JPH0639138A - Circulating system for game machine medal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate necessity for refilling medals externally, nullify the risk of stopping of the medal circulating function of the whole unitary frame for pachinko game machines even though any trouble is generated on the medal transport path, allow suppressing the costs for design, fabrication, and installation works, and liberate the player from labor of carrying heavy medals. CONSTITUTION:A medal circulating system concerned comprises two game machines 10, 19, a medal lease counting machine 30, and a storing and refilling part 50 to store medals between them and refill when necessary. The medal lease counting machine 30 is equipped with a medal discharge device 32 to discharge medals and a medal counting machine 38 to count the medals cast in from a medal cast-in hole 37. The game machines 10, 19 are equipped with a hopper 13 to store temporarily the medals cast in from medal cast-in hole 11 and a medal tray 15 for discharge of the medals. The storing and refilling part 50 is equipped with a storage tank 51 for medals and a refilling path 53 for transporting medals and refilling them, discharge device 32 and hopper 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, an arrangement ball and a sparrow ball in a pachinko hall, and a medal lending machine installed between these gaming machines (between units). The present invention relates to a medal circulation system for gaming machines provided with a circulation system for lending, collecting and replenishing medals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine for playing a game using medals such as a pachi-slot, an arrangement ball, and a sparrow ball, which are installed in a pachinko hall, a coin exchanging machine is installed between the gaming machine main body and the table. To supply medals to the medal storage section inside the machine, the front door was opened and the medals were supplied manually.

However, a system for automatically supplying medals from the inside of an island where game machines are lined up is being used in recent years in order to save labor in the hall and give consideration to game players. These systems are usually island-based replenishment systems, in which the medals inserted by the customer into the gaming machine for the game fall into the medal storage section in the gaming machine, and overflow when the storage section is full. It had fallen onto the collection belt line provided below the gaming machine and was collected in the storage tank inside the island edge.

Further, the collected medals are sent to a polishing machine, where the surface of the medals is cleaned and cleaned. The washed medals are transported to the upper part of the island by a lift and supplied to a replenishment line using a belt or rails. This replenishment line is installed horizontally above the gaming machine and medal lending machine, and is located above and below the island so as to face the collection line. In response to a medal replenishment request signal from the gaming machine and medal lending machine The coins are transported to the game machine and the medal lending machine, and the medals are dropped into the respective upper insertion openings. In general, a belt system using a belt is implemented in this recovery line, and a rail system in which medals are transported on a rail track is implemented in addition to this belt system in the supply line.

[0005]

However, in the conventional medal circulation system for a gaming machine, since the belt durability is low in the belt system, troubles such as belt cutting and damage occur frequently, and the rail system in the rail track. There were many troubles such as the track being closed by the deformed medals that flowed inside. At that time, since the circulation of medals in this conventional medal circulation system for gaming machines is carried out on an island-by-island basis, the problem that all the medal circulation functions on the island stop due to the occurrence of a trouble at one location on the medal transportation route. There was a point.

Further, since this conventional medal circulation system for a gaming machine is formed on an island basis, when installing a pachinko hall, it is necessary to design, process, and work according to the island size, and it becomes a single product. Therefore, there is a problem that design, processing and construction costs are high because mass production is not possible. The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and two game machines and one medal lending counter are set as one unit, and medals are circulated in the one unit. Provides a medal circulation system for gaming machines that does not require external supply of medals and does not stop all medal circulation functions on the island even if trouble occurs, which can reduce design, processing and construction costs The purpose is to do.

[0007]

A medal circulation system for a gaming machine according to the present invention is installed between two gaming machines that use medals and the two gaming machines, and lends and counts medals. It consists of one medal lending / counting device for storing and collecting medals, and a storage and replenishment section for replenishing medals and replenishing medals to the one medal lending counter and the two gaming machines. A medal circulation system for gaming machines having a circulation system of, wherein the medal lending counter is,
A bill validator for identifying the inserted bill, and a bill payout device for dispensing a predetermined number of medals by inserting the bill into the bill validator, a medal insertion slot for inserting medals, and a medal insertion port The gaming machine is provided with a medal counting machine for counting the number of medals by inserting medals, and a ticket issuing machine for issuing a recording paper on which the number of medals obtained by the medal counting machine is recorded. The medal insertion slot that inserts, the medal selection machine that selects the medals that have been inserted into this medal insertion opening, the storage hopper that stores the medals selected by this medal selection machine, and the medals from the storage hopper due to the game winning. The storage and replenishment unit is provided with a medal plate to be dispensed, and the medals that have been inserted into the medal counting machine and the medals that have overflowed from the storage hopper. There the storage tank to be stored, transported the medals stored in the storage tank, characterized by being formed with a supply passage for supplying the medal payout device or the storage hopper.

[0008]

In the present invention, first, a person who wants to play a game using the gaming machine inserts a bill into the bill validator provided in the medal lending counter and borrows a predetermined number of medals from the medal payout device. . When the medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot of the gaming machine, the medals can be sorted by the medal sorting machine to play the game. Furthermore, there are cases where the number of prizes is small and the number of medals held by the player decreases when the game is continuously continued, and cases where the player can obtain many medals due to the game prize.

When the number of medals held by the player in the game decreases, the medals thrown into the gaming machine are sorted by the medal sorter according to whether the medals are true or false, and the medals are stored in the storage hopper. Since the number of medals to be played is small, the inserted medals overflow in the storage hopper during the game. At this time, the overflowed medals are carried and stored in the storage tank of the storage / supply unit. On the other hand, continue playing in this way,
As the number of medals on hand decreases, new medals are borrowed from the medal payout device, and the medals thrown into the gaming machine overflow the storage hopper and are stored in the storage tank. The number of medals stored in the medal payout device inside the machine is reduced. At this time, the reduced number of medals corresponds to the number of medals that have overflowed and are stored in the storage tank. Therefore, by supplying the overflowed medals from the storage tank of the storage and replenishment unit to the medal payout device inside the medal lending counter, the number of medals in the entire medal circulation system for gaming machines can be increased without supplying new medals from the outside. The processing can be performed inside this circulation system without changing.

On the other hand, as a result of playing games with borrowed medals,
When a player can obtain many medals by winning a game, the medals inserted into the gaming machine are sorted by the medal sorter according to whether the medals are true or false, and are stored in the storage hopper. Since the number of medals paid out to the plate is large, the paid-out medals become full in the medal plate during the game and overflow. At this time, this overflowed medal is inserted by the player into the medal insertion slot provided in the medal lending counter, and after this inserted medal is counted by the medal counter, the counted medal is stored in the storage and replenishing unit. It is moved to a storage tank and stored.

In the medal counting machine, the counted number of medals is recorded on a recording paper, and this recording paper is issued by a ticket issuing machine. Further, the player can exchange this recording paper for a prize by returning it to the game store. On the other hand, in this way, continue playing the game, obtain a lot of medals by the game prize, and insert the medals paid out from the storage hopper to the medal plate from the medal insertion slot provided in the medal lending counter,
When the medals are moved and stored in the storage tank, the number of medals stored in the storage hopper inside the gaming machine decreases as the medals are paid out for the game winning. At this time, the reduced number of medals corresponds to the number of medals that overflow from the medal tray and are inserted from the medal insertion slot of the medal lending counter and stored in the storage tank. Therefore, by supplying the medals that have overflowed from this medal tray to the storage hopper inside the gaming machine from the storage tank of the storage replenishing unit, it is possible to supply medals for the entire gaming machine medal circulation system without newly supplying medals from the outside. Can be processed within this circulation system without change.

As described above, in any case, since only one game machine and two game machines and one medal lending / counting machine constitute one circulation path, the games are continuously played and the medals are excessively reduced. Even if there is a place to be filled or a place to be overflowed, two gaming machines and one medal lending counter without making adjustments such as supplying new medals to places where medals have decreased from the outside of this circulation system. The total number of medals in the circulation system consisting of can be processed inside the circulation system without changing.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a game machine medal circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a game machine medal circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic front view thereof.

The gaming machine medal circulation system according to this embodiment includes two gaming machines 10, 19 that use medals.
And one medal lending / counting machine 30 installed between the two gaming machines 10 and 19 for lending and counting medals.
And a storage and replenishment unit 50 that stores medals and replenishes the medals to one medal lending counter 30 and the two gaming machines 10 and 19, and has a circulation system for renting, collecting and replenishing medals. Is.

Further, specifically, the gaming machines 10 and 19 have a medal insertion slot 11 for inserting medals for a game. The medal slot 11 has a square front plate 17 in which a part of the upper center is cut out in a semicircular shape, and a semicircular protrusion 16 on the back surface of the front plate 17, The protrusion 16 is spaced apart by the thickness of the medal. Further, the gaming machines 10 and 19 are provided below the medal insertion slot 11, and a medal sorting machine 12 for discriminating the authenticity of the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 11 and the medal sorting machine 1
A storage hopper 13 capable of storing and discharging the medals sorted by 2 and the storage hopper 13
The remaining amount medal measuring device 18 installed inside for detecting that the amount of remaining amount of medal has decreased below a predetermined amount, and the storage hopper 1.
A discharge port 14 for discharging medals from 3 and the gaming machines 10, 1
It is provided in the lower part of 9, and it is a storage hopper 1 by the game prize.
It is provided with a medal plate 15 from which the medals are paid out from the discharge port 14 of 3. When the storage hopper becomes full, newly inserted medals will overflow to the outside of the storage hopper.

On the other hand, the medal lending counter 30 has a bill insertion slot 41 for inserting a bill and a bill validator 31 for identifying the bill inserted in the bill insertion slot 41. This bill insertion slot 41 is formed in the front surface of the bill validator 31 in a square shape that is substantially aligned with the short side of a 1000-yen bill.
Further, the medal lending counter 30 includes a medal payout device 32 for paying out a predetermined number of medals by inserting the banknotes into the bill validator 31, and an outlet 40 for ejecting medals corresponding to the inserted bills. , A medal payout tray 33 for receiving the ejected medals and paying them out to the player, and a medal payout device 3
2 has a remaining amount medal measuring device 42 installed inside and detecting that the remaining amount of medals has decreased below a predetermined amount. Here, the medal discharge port 40 is provided in the lower part of the front facing the passage side, and the medal payout tray 33 is provided in a dish shape below the discharge port 40.

Furthermore, this medal lending counter 30 is
A medal insertion slot 37 for inserting medals for exchanging medals for merchandise, a medal counting machine 38 for counting the number of medals inserted in the medal insertion slot 37, and an ejection opening 39 for ejecting the medals after the counting. A printer 35 as a ticket issuing machine for recording the number of medals obtained by the medal counting machine 38 and issuing a ticket on a receipt 35 as a recording paper drawn from a roll paper 36 wound in a roll shape is provided.

Here, the medal insertion slot 37 is formed in a hemispherical shape with the upper half opened, and is formed in the lower front part of the medal lending counter 30 on the player side, and the medal counting part 38 is the lower rear part of the medal insertion slot 37. Is formed in. In addition, the outlet 39
Is formed on the lower portion of the back surface of the medal counter 38 opposite to the player side, and medals can be sent from the discharge port 39 to the storage and replenishment unit 50. Further, the printer 34 as a ticket issuing machine has a medal slot 37 when viewed from the side of the player.
And the medal payout tray 33.

Further, the storage and replenishment section 50 is a gaming machine 10, 1
9 and the medal lending counter 30 are formed below, and the medals that have been inserted from the medal insertion port 37 and ejected from the ejection port 39 after being counted by the medal counting device 38 and the medals that have overflowed from the storage hopper 13 are stored. Storage tank 51, a medal polishing machine 52 for polishing the medals sent from the storage tank 51, and the polishing machine 52
The medal abraded by the machine that is polished by
And a supply path 53 for supplying medals to the storage hopper 13.

In the gaming machine medal circulation system thus configured, first, a person who wants to play a game using the gaming machines 10 and 19 has a bill insertion slot of a bill validator 31 provided in the medal lending counter 30. Insert a 1000 yen bill into 41. The bill validator 31 can determine and identify the inserted 1000-yen bill. Furthermore, since the medal lending counter 30 has the medal payout device 32, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the bills inserted into the bill validator 31 are ejected from the ejection port 40 to the medal payout tray 33 and paid out. be able to. As a result, a predetermined number of medals can be borrowed from the medal payout device 32. When the medals are inserted between the front plate 17 of the medal insertion slot 11 of the gaming machines 10 and 19 and the protruding portion 16, the medals are sorted by the medal sorting machine 12 and the game can be played. Furthermore,
There are cases where the number of prizes is small and the number of medals held by the player decreases when the game is continued, and cases where the player can obtain many medals due to the game prize.

First, when the number of medals held by the player decreases in the game, the medal insertion slot 1 of the gaming machines 10 and 19
The medals inserted from 1 are sorted by the medal sorter 12 and stored in the storage hopper 13. However, since the number of medals paid out by the game winning is small, the inserted medals overflow in the storage hopper 13 during the game. . At this time, the overflowed medals are carried and stored in the storage tank 51 of the storage / supply unit 50. On the other hand, the game is continued in this way, and new medals are borrowed from the medal payout device 32 as the number of medals in hand is reduced, and the medals inserted into the gaming machines 10 and 19 overflow the storage hopper 13 and are stored in the storage tank 51. As the medals are borrowed, the number of medals stored in the medal payout device 32 inside the medal lending counter 30 decreases as the medals are borrowed. At that time, the reduced number of medals overflows and the storage tank 51
It corresponds to the number of medals stored in. Therefore, by supplying the overflowed medals from the storage tank 51 of the storage and replenishment unit 50 to the medal payout device 32 in the medal lending counter 30 by using the replenishment passage 53, it is possible to supply new medals from the outside. The processing can be performed inside this circulation system without changing the number of medals in the entire medal circulation system for gaming machines.

In this embodiment, since the medal payout device 32 has the remaining amount medal measuring device 42 inside, it is possible to detect when the remaining amount of medal inside is reduced to a predetermined amount or less. The request signal can be output to the storage / supply unit 50. As a result, when the remaining amount of medals inside the medal payout device 32 is reduced to a predetermined amount or less, medals can be replenished from the replenishment path 53.

On the other hand, as a result of playing games with the borrowed medals,
If a player can win many medals by winning a game,
Medals inserted into the gaming machines 10 and 19 are medal sorters 1.
The authenticity of the medal is selected by 2 and the storage hopper 13 is selected.
However, since a large number of medals are paid out from the discharge port 14 to the medal plate 15 due to the game winning, the paid-out medals are full in the medal plate 15 during the game and overflow. At this time, this overflowed medal is inserted by the player into the medal insertion slot 37 provided in the medal lending counter 30, and the inserted medal is counted by the medal counter 38, and then this medal is stored and replenished. It is moved to and stored in the storage tank 51 of the section 50.

The number of medals counted by the medal counting machine 38 is recorded on a receipt 35 as a recording paper pulled out from a roll paper 36 wound in a roll, and the receipt 35 is issued by a printer 34 as a ticket issuing machine. To do. Further, the player can exchange the receipt 35 as the recording paper for a prize by returning it to the game store.

On the other hand, in this way, the game is continued, many medals are won by the game winning, and the medals paid out from the storage hopper 13 to the medal tray 15 are medals lending counter 3
0 is inserted from the medal insertion slot 37 provided, and when this medal is moved and stored in the storage tank 51,
Amusement machines 10, 19 with payout of medals by game prize
The number of medals stored in the internal storage hopper 13 is reduced. At this time, the reduced number of medals corresponds to the number of medals that overflow from the medal tray 15 and are stored in the storage tank 51. Therefore,
By replenishing medals overflowing from the medal tray 15 from the storage tank 51 of the storage replenishing unit 50 to the storage hopper 13 inside the gaming machines 10 and 19 using the replenishment path 53, a new medal is replenished from the outside. Without
It is possible to process inside the circulation system without changing the number of medals in the entire medal circulation system for gaming machines.

Since the storage hopper 13 has a remaining amount medal measuring device 18 therein, when the remaining amount of medals is reduced to a predetermined amount or less due to a game winning, the remaining amount medal measuring device 18 reduces the medal amount. It can be detected and a medal request signal can be output to the storage and replenishment unit 50. As a result, when the remaining amount of medals inside the storage hopper 13 is reduced to a predetermined amount or less, medals can be replenished from the replenishment path 53.

Further, in this embodiment, the storage tank 51
Since the medal polisher 52 is provided between the medal polisher 52 and the replenishment path 53, oil, dirt, and the like adhered to the surface of the medal in the medal polisher 52 are polished while the medal moves from the storage tank 51 to the replenishment path 53. Can be removed. As a result, when the medal sorter 12 discriminates the authenticity of a medal, it is possible to prevent a malfunction caused by oil, dirt, or the like adhering to the medal surface adhering to the measuring device inside the medal sorter 12. .

In this way, both when there are few prizes and the number of medals on hand decreases, and when there are many medals for the player due to game prizes, the two gaming machines 1
0, 19 and 1 medal lending counter 30 and storage replenishment unit 5
With 0, one circulation path is configured, so even if there is a place where medals are excessively reduced and a place where overflow occurs due to continuous game play, new medals are replenished from outside the circulation system. Without adjusting, and without changing the total number of medals in one circulation system consisting of two game machines 10 and 19, one medal lending counter 30 and a storage replenishment unit 50. , Can be processed inside this circulation system.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine medal circulation system according to the present embodiment, one medal lending / counting machine 30, two gaming machines 10, 19, and a replenishment / replenishing section 50 are used to collect medals. It forms a closed loop that circulates and has an independent circulation system for lending, collecting, and replenishing medals. Therefore, even if a trouble occurs in a part of the route through which the medals circulate, only the functions of the two gaming machines 10 and 19 and the medal lending machine 30, which are the minimum units that constitute the medal circulation system, are stopped. Thus, it is possible to prevent the functions of other game machines on the island from stopping.

That is, even if trouble occurs on the medal transportation route, maintenance and repair can be performed without affecting the operation of other gaming machines and medal lending counters on the island where the gaming machines are lined up. . Further, since the unit of the circulation system for gaming machines according to the present embodiment is composed of two gaming machines 10, 19 and one medal lending counter 30, it is not affected by the size of the island or the like. Design, processing and construction can be performed, mass production in factories is possible, and design, processing and construction costs can be reduced.

Furthermore, to the player, the medal insertion slot 3 with the medal won by the game winning prize sitting on the seat
Since it can be thrown in 7, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of carrying a heavy medal. In the above description, the receipt 35 is described as the recording paper and the printer 34 is described as an example of the ticket issuing machine. However, for example, the ticket issuing machine is a ticket issuing machine capable of magnetic recording, and the recording card is a magnetic card capable of magnetic recording. The same effect can be obtained.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, 2
One gaming machine, one medal lending counter, and the storage and replenishment unit 50 between them have independent circulation systems for lending, collecting, and replenishing medals, so that the game can be continued continuously. Even if there is a place where medals are excessively reduced or a place where overflow occurs, without making adjustments such as newly supplying medals from the outside of this circulation system, without changing the total number of medals in this circulation system. , Can be processed inside the circulation system.

Further, even if a trouble occurs on the medal transportation route, all the medal circulation functions on the island do not stop, so that the design, processing and construction costs can be reduced, and furthermore, for the player. Even if it is possible to provide a medal circulation system for a gaming machine, which eliminates the trouble of carrying a heavy medal.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a medal circulation system for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing a medal circulation system for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10; Gaming machine 11; Medal slot 12; Medal sorter 13; Storage hopper 14; Discharge port 15; Medal plate 16; Projection 17; Front plate 18; Remaining medal measuring machine 19; Gaming machine 30; Medal loan count Machine 31; bill validator 32; medal payout device 33; medal payout tray 34; printer 35; receipt 36; roll paper 37; medal insertion slot 38; medal counting machine 39; ejection opening 40; ejection opening 41; bill insertion opening 42 Remaining amount medal measuring machine 50; Storage and replenishment section 51; Storage tank 52; Medal polishing machine 53; Replenishment path

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine using two medals, and one medal lending / counting machine installed between the two gaming machines for lending and counting medals, and storing medals, A medal circulation system for gaming machines, comprising a medal lending counter and a storage / replenishment unit for replenishing medals to the two gaming machines, and having a circulation system for lending, collecting, and replenishing medals. The medal lending counter is a bill validator for identifying inserted bills, a medal payout device for paying out a predetermined number of medals by inserting bills into the bill validator, and a medal insertion slot for inserting medals. A gaming machine that includes a medal counting machine that counts the number of medals by inserting medals into the medal insertion slot, and a ticket issuing machine that issues a recording sheet on which the number of medals obtained by the medal counting machine is recorded. Is a medal slot for inserting medals for a game, a medal sorter for sorting medals inserted in this medal slot, a storage hopper for storing medals sorted by this medal sorter, and a game prize. And a storage tank for storing the medals inserted into the medal counting machine and the medals overflowing from the storage hopper, and the storage tank. And a replenishing path for replenishing the medal payout device or the reserving hopper to form the medal circulation system for game notes.