JPH07163748A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the incovenience that various game medium for lending and prizes are in a mixed state, by controlling the game medium for prizes not to be delivered while a lending machine is driven to deliver the game medium for lending, even if a game result to deliver game medium for a prize has arisen. CONSTITUTION:A game parlor management system using game machines, a number of pachinko game machines 300 for instance, is composed of at least, a slot machine 10 dealing in pachinko-cards 22, a card fare adjustment machine 12, and a card system management device 14 managing cards, on the basis of these data. And the card system management device manages data on the basis of respective data from the card insertion apertures 340 of respective pachinko game machines 300 and a prize ball counter 20. In this constitution, while the game medium delivery means is driven to deliver pachinko balls, game medium for lending, even if a game result to deliver game medium for a prize has arisen, the system controls not to deliver pachinko balls for prizes.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, for example, a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine or a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to play a game with a ball game machine, which is an example of this type of game machine, it is first necessary to insert coins and bills into a ball lending machine and borrow a pachinko ball, which is an example of a game medium. There is. Then, the player can play the game by inserting the borrowed pachinko balls into the supply dish of the ball game machine. When a player plays a game, the pachinko balls are struck in the game area in which the winning area is formed. If the hit ball wins the winning area, a pachinko ball corresponding to the game result is paid out to the player.

On the other hand, even in a slot machine as an example of a game machine, in order to play a game there, it is necessary to insert coins or bills into a coin lending machine to borrow a coin as an example of a game medium. After the variable display device including the reels and the like is variably started after being variably started, the variable display device is variably stopped, and if the game result of the variable display device satisfies the payout condition, a coin as an example of the game medium is paid out.

The game hall collects the coins and banknotes inserted by the player into the game medium lending machine such as a ball lending machine or a coin lending machine in order to play a game with a ball game machine or a slot machine.

That is, a player playing a game on a gaming machine borrows a gaming medium corresponding to the valuable value of coins and bills, plays a game with the gaming machine using the gaming medium, and plays the game according to the gaming result of the gaming machine. The medium was paid out to the player, and the player enjoyed the game.

[0006]

However, it is necessary for a player who plays a game on a gaming machine to borrow a gaming medium from a gaming medium lending machine and insert it into the gaming machine.
Therefore, the player cannot play the game on the game machine without going through such a preparation stage for enjoying the game on the game machine, which is inconvenient for the player.

Therefore, if the gaming machine lending function is provided in the gaming machine itself, it is expected that the above problems will be solved. That is, for example, by pressing a lending button or the like provided on the gaming machine, the gaming medium lending condition is satisfied,
If the game medium is paid out from the gaming machine itself as a rental game medium, the above problem is expected to be solved.

However, the game medium lending function is provided in the gaming machine itself as described above, whereby the lending game medium is paid out to the player. However, the gaming medium paid out to the player is a lending game. Not only the medium but also the game medium corresponding to the above-mentioned game result is paid out. Therefore, when the game result for which the prize game medium is to be paid out occurs while the lending game medium is being paid out, the lending game medium and the prize game medium are mixed. It is expected that there will be a new problem that the player will be paid out, and the player will not be able to distinguish between the payout of the lending game medium and the payout of the prize game medium.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned new problems that are expected to occur when a game medium for rent is dispensed from the game machine itself, so that a player can play a game with the game machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the convenience of playing.

[0010]

The present invention is a game machine in which a game is played using a predetermined game medium, and a game medium payout means capable of paying out the game medium and a predetermined game medium lending condition. When the above condition is established, the game medium payout means pays out the game medium as a lending game medium, and the game medium payout means pays out the game medium as a prize game medium according to the game result of the gaming machine. A payout control means for performing, and during the lending operation in which the gaming medium for lending is being dispensed from the gaming medium dispensing means, even if a game result in which the gaming medium for prize is to be dispensed occurs The game medium for the prize is not paid out.

[0011]

In the lending operation in which the gaming medium for lending is being dispensed from the gaming medium dispensing means controlled by the dispensing control means, even if a game result in which the gaming medium for prizes should be dispensed occurs, Since the game media for prizes are not paid out, the game media for lending and the game media for prizes are not mixed and paid out.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a game hall management system using a ball game machine (pachinko game machine, which will be hereinafter referred to as a pachinko game machine) 300 which is an example of the game machine according to the present invention. It is a schematic structure block diagram shown. The block diagram of FIG. 1 shows a management system using a card for managing a pachinko hall. As shown in the figure, this system includes at least a card vending machine 10 for selling a pachinko card 22 and a card settlement. Machine 12 and a card system management device 14 that manages data based on the machines. Furthermore, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 300 having a card insertion slot 340 and a prize ball counter 2
Each processing data in 0 is given to the card system management device 14, and the card system management device 14 also performs data management based on these data.

The card vending machine 10 is an example of a lending recording medium whose valuable value can be specified, and sells a pachinko card 22 as a prepaid card on which predetermined information is recorded, such as a telephone card. It is for. The pachinko card 22 stores, for example, the number of balls that can be rented out. By inserting the pachinko card 22 from the card insertion slot 340,
The pachinko gaming machine 300 is configured to lend a pachinko ball.

Sales data generated by the card vending machine 10, that is, the amount of cash inserted in the card vending machine 10, the type of pachinko card sold (how many faced pachinko cards were sold), the pachinko card sold. The sales data such as the number of coins and the amount of change returned are sent to the card system management device 14.

The card settlement machine 12 is for paying back an unused pachinko card or paying an unused fee for a pachinko card in use. The data such as the amount of money and the type of card settled by the card settlement machine 12 are given to the card system management device 14.

Further, the number of balls lent out from the pachinko gaming machine 300, the number of balls loaded in the pachinko gaming machine 300, the number of replenished balls, other ball number data, and the prize ball counter 20.
Card system management device 1
Give to 4.

The card system management device 14 collects and analyzes various data such as game hall sales data, sales guidelines or reference data based on the data sent from the above-mentioned devices, and It is used for managing inventory data.

The above is the main group of devices constituting this system. Although not shown in this block diagram, it is not limited to the case where only the pachinko game machine is provided in the game hall, but other game machines such as slot machines (so-called pachislot machines) and arrange-type coin game machines May be provided, and in such a case, as will be described later, coins are lent out from the gaming machine by a pachinko card sold by the card selling machine 10. The card may be commonly used for a pachinko gaming machine, a slot machine, or the like, or may be a card dedicated to a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine.

Further, instead of the card settlement machine 12, a card reader for reading card data is provided at a prize ball exchange place,
An employee may confirm the read data, manually input the settlement amount, and send it to the management device.

When a management system using such a pachinko card is introduced to manage a game arcade, a merit is that a pachinko card used for lending game balls and game coins (for example, a relatively expensive card such as 1000 yen) )
Can be sold in advance (can be sold in advance), which increases the sales for the game hall.

The pachinko gaming machine only needs to perform a ball lending process based on the insertion of a pachinko card, and it is easier to determine whether the pachinko card is correct or not, as compared to the case where the ball lending process is performed based on the insertion of a bill or coin. In other words, the judgment of correctness of currency such as bills and coins requires a relatively complicated and precise device, but in the case of judgment of correctness of a pachinko card, it is only necessary to use a card reader such as a head for reading a magnetic signal. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the pachinko gaming machine which requires a large number of machines. Further, if the device for identifying the pachinko card is simplified, the pachinko gaming machine can be downsized accordingly, and the space for arranging the gaming machines in the pachinko gaming hall can be saved.

It suffices to lend a ball for each required amount of the amount stored in the pachinko card, and it is not necessary to pay change as compared with the case of bills.

It is easier for a player to insert a pachinko card than to insert a bill or coin,
Easy to operate. Further, it is convenient because it is not necessary to prepare many bills and coins for pachinko ball lending, and it is sufficient to carry one pachinko card.

There are many advantages as described above. Below are the individual devices that make up this system:
Card vending machines, pachinko cards, pachinko gaming machines with ball lending function, card settlement machines, card system management devices,
Its configuration and operation will be described in detail.

Description of Card Vending Machine FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a card vending machine 10 according to an embodiment of this card system, and FIG.
It is a front view of 0. Further, FIG. 4 is a block diagram drawn for explaining the configuration of the card vending machine 10. The configuration and operation of the card vending machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, and particularly with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

In the card vending machine 10, while power is being supplied from the power supply circuit 24 to each mechanical section, whether the card is on sale or not is displayed on the on-sale display 26 or the stop display 28. In the card vending machine, when coins or banknotes are inserted from the coin slot 30 or the banknote slot 32, the coin sorter 34 or the banknote sorter 36 determines whether the inserted coin or the banknote is a regular coin or banknote, respectively. If the coins or bills are legitimate, they are given to the bill counter 38. The bill counter 38 detects the amount of inserted coins (coins and bills) and performs integrated calculation. The detected count data (money amount data) of the money counter 38 is given to the control unit 40, stored in the money amount storage unit 42, and displayed on the money amount indicator 46 via the display driver 44.

The inserted coins after being counted by the coin counter 38 are partially given to the change holding and returning mechanism 48 as supplementary coins, and the other coins are stored and stored in the safe 52.

If the input currency selected by the currency selector 34 or the inserted banknote selected by the banknote selector 36 is defective currency or defective banknote, it is returned from the change return port 50 via the money holding / returning mechanism 48. It

After the coin is inserted, the user operates the selection instruction mechanism. That is, in normal operation, sales card amount selection buttons 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d, 54e
Is pressed, the number of sales cards selection button 56
Either a or 56b is pressed. Signals generated by these button operations are detected by the signal reading circuit 58 and given to the control unit 40. The control unit 40 gives these signals to the display driver 44 and causes the sales card amount display 60 and the sales card number display 62 to display the amount and the number of the selected sales cards, respectively.

The user confirms the display on each of the display devices 60 and 62, presses the cancel button 64 when he / she wants to correct the displayed contents, and presses the sale button 66 when he / she wants to purchase the card of the displayed amount. In addition, the sales card number display 62
Displays the number "1" when any one of the sales card amount selection buttons 54 is pressed, and changes the number display when any one of the sales card amount selection buttons 56a, 56b is pressed thereafter. It is a thing.

Instead of providing the sales card number selection button 56, the sales card number may be detected and displayed in response to the number of times the sales card selection button 54 is pressed.

The signal of the sales button 66 is the signal reading circuit 58.
Is given to the control unit 40 via. The control unit 40 controls the card sales mechanism based on this signal, takes out the card from the card paper stock unit 68, writes necessary data in the magnetic stripe unit of the card in the data writing unit 70, and the card printing unit 72 in the data printing unit 72. Print the required data on the surface,
The card is issued from the card payout opening 76 via the ticket issuing processing unit 74.

Further, the control unit 40 controls the change holding and return mechanism 48 to return the change after the card purchase from the change return port 50, and also to store the change amount and the like in the change amount storage unit 42.

In the above description, in the card issuing mechanism, a card having no data is stocked in the card paper stock section 68, the card in the stock section is taken out based on the sales control signal, and necessary data is written. I explained that it is a configuration that (magnetically encoded data) is printed and ticketing processing is performed, but instead of this, cards in which data is stored in advance are stocked by type,
Either of them may be selectively paid out.

The amount of pachinko cards sold by the card vending machine 10 is, for example, 1,000 as shown in the figure.
Yen card, 2,000 yen card, 3,000 yen card,
These are 5,000 yen cards and 10,000 yen cards, which are higher than the usual amount when a player borrows coins with money. This is because when you rent a pachinko ball with a pachinko card, you can rent the pachinko ball by the necessary amount of it instead of renting the entire face value of the card, so you can buy the card many times. This is done so as to save the trouble of doing.

The card vending machine is not limited to the one described above, but may include a ball rental mechanism as shown in FIG. That is, in addition to the operation unit for selling cards, the in-lens indicator 78 for ball rental processing, the rental amount selection button 80 and the ball outlet 82 are provided, and the coin insertion slot 30 or the bill insertion slot is provided. After inserting coins or banknotes into 32, a predetermined number of balls can be dispensed from the ball discharge port 82 by operating the ball rental amount selection button 80.

With such a card selling and ball lending machine,
The user can rent a predetermined number of pachinko balls at the start of the game, etc., and consider that it is necessary to borrow more pachinko balls depending on the progress of the game, so that the user can purchase a card together with the convenient device.

In the pachinko hall, there is no need to install the card vending machine and the ball lending machine side by side, and the installation space of the hall can be used advantageously.

Furthermore, the card vending machine may have the following simple structure. That is, it may be a coin insertion slot provided with only a predetermined bill, for example, a 1,000-yen bill, and a card payout opening. Then, a 1,000-yen pachinko card is sent in response to the 1,000-yen bill being inserted from the bill insertion slot, and the discriminating device discriminating that the inserted bill is a regular 1,000-yen bill. May be paid out from the card payout exit. That is,
The card vending machine 10 described in FIG. 3 is not a vending machine that can insert various types of banknotes and can select the amount of a pachinko card that has been purchased. A simple structure such as issuing a 1,000 yen pachinko card may be used.

Description of Pachinko Card FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing an example of a pachinko card used in one embodiment of this system. Pachinko card 22
Is made of, for example, a paper ticket or a thin ticket based on polyester, and has a magnetic coating portion on part or all of its front surface or back surface. In the illustrated embodiment, a magnetic stripe 84 is provided on a part of the surface thereof. On the surface of the pachinko card 22, the store name (for example, “Fever I store”), expiration date (for example, “61.8.3”).
1 "), the date of sale (for example," 61.7.01 "), and the amount of the card (for example," amount: 3,000 ") are printed.

The magnetic stripe 84 is an area where data can be magnetically written, and written data can be mechanically read. In the magnetic stripe 84, for example, data as illustrated in FIG. 7, that is, a store name,
Sale date, expiration date, usable store code (not only the store that sold the pachinko card 22, but also a store that has a business tie-up, and the pachinko card allows borrowing of pachinko balls), Data such as the amount of the card, whether or not the card has been settled (data showing whether or not the card has been settled), and the amount used (how much of the card amount of 3,000 yen has already been used for pachinko ball lending) Remembered

The pachinko cards 22 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are merely examples, and the pachinko cards usable in this embodiment are not limited to such embodiments. The following are possible modifications of the pachinko card.

The amount of the pachinko card is set in advance to a predetermined amount, for example, 1,000 yen, and the pachinko card stores only expiration date data and usable store name data, and the pachinko card is used once. Pachinko balls that can be lent out by doing this are set in units of 200 yen, and a card that can be used 5 times may be used.
And, each time it is used, one punch hole or notch
Alternatively, the card may be used when three punch holes or notches are formed. Here, the pachinko hole or notch is included in the information whose valuable value can be specified. In other words, the value of 1,000 yen can be specified when no pachinko hole or notch is formed, and the value of 800 yen can be specified when one pachinko hole or notch is formed. The pachinko card in which one pachinko hole or notch is formed each time it is used once is an example of a game medium lending recording medium in which information that can identify a valuable value is recorded.

Further, the storage of each data in the pachinko card may be encoded by a printing mode such as a bar code which is optically detectable, instead of the magnetic storage. Further, the encoding of the data on the pachinko card may be performed by using a combination of small through holes formed on the pachinko card.

Further, the card expiration date data encoded in the card is not limited to the one stored in advance from the card vending machine, but when the card is first used and the pachinko ball is lent out for the first time, it is predetermined from that point. The expiration date data may be stored at that time so that the card can be used during the period.

When the number data (money amount data) of pachinko balls that can be rented is encoded on the card, the data cannot be illegally re-recorded.
Depending on the number (price) of pachinko balls that have already been lent out, a through hole may be formed in a data recordable portion such as a magnetic coating portion so that data cannot be physically rerecorded.

Description of Pachinko Gaming Machine FIG. 8 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 300 which is an example of a gaming machine applicable to one embodiment of this system.
FIG. 4 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure thereof. Further, FIG. 10 is a side view of the pachinko gaming machine 300.
Further, FIG. 11 is a configuration block diagram of the pachinko gaming machine 300.

The configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11. A game board 304 is formed on the front frame 302 of the pachinko gaming machine 300, and a game area 305 is formed by the game board 304. The front plate 330 is provided with a hitting ball supply tray 324, which temporarily stores pachinko balls, which is an example of a game medium paid out from the prize ball outlet 323, and also hits the pachinko balls one by one. 9)) and the player operates the operation handle 336 so that the pachinko balls can be driven into the game area 305 one by one. Further, in the lower portion of the pachinko gaming machine 300, a surplus ball receiving tray 332 is provided, and when the pachinko balls stored in the hitting ball supply tray 324 become full, a part of the surplus ball outlet 334 is provided. It is configured so that it can be discharged from and stored by the surplus ball tray 332. The game board 304 is provided with a variable display device 306 in its central portion and a variable winning ball device 310 in its lower portion. Furthermore, game board 30
4 is provided with start winning a prize holes 316a, 316b, 314, and the starting winning a prize ports 316a, 316b, 31.
The rotation drums 308a, 308b, and 308c of the variable display device 306 are configured to rotate and stop for a certain period of time when a pachinko ball is won in 4 of FIG. In addition, 32 in the figure
8 is a stop button, which is the rotary drum 308a, 30
The rotation of the rotating drums 308a, 308b, 308c is configured to stop when the player turns on while rotating 8b, 308c. Further, the rotary drums 308a, 308b, 308c may be constantly rotated, or may be configured to automatically stop with a start winning of a pachinko ball. This rotating drum 308a, 3
When the combination of symbols at the time of stopping 08b and 308c becomes a predetermined combination (for example, 777), it becomes a big hit state, and the opening / closing plate 312 of the variable winning ball device 310 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). Controlled by. However, during this opening period, the number of Pachinko balls won is 10
In the case of individual pieces, the opening time is controlled to be closed before reaching a predetermined time.

During the opening of the opening / closing plate 312,
When a pachinko ball wins a V-pocket provided in the variable winning ball device 310, the opening / closing plate 312 of the variable winning ball device 310 is closed and then reopened. It is set to 10 times.
The number of continuations is displayed by the continuation number indicator 318.

Numeral 392 in the drawing is a prize coin number display unit for displaying the number of unpaid prize coins when the prize coin dispenser cannot dispense the prize coins because the number of prize coins to the pachinko gaming machine is large. belongs to. Further, reference numeral 326 in the figure is a speaker for generating a sound effect in the case of the big hit state and a warning sound in the case of an illegal act. 322 is an out hole for discharging out balls, 320 is a variable winning ball device 31
It is a winning number display for displaying the number of winning pachinko balls to 0. On the front frame 302, a ball rental display 338 is formed to display that a ball lending device is in operation. A card insertion port 340 is provided below the card insertion port 340 so that a pachinko card can be inserted vertically. Further, an amount display 342 and a ball rental signal command button 344 are provided below it. The amount display 342 is for displaying the amount of payable balls stored in the pachinko card. Ball rental signal command button 344, "1,000 yen""500yen"
The buttons include five buttons of "300 yen", "200 yen", and "100 yen", and when any one of the buttons is pressed, the pachinko balls for the amount corresponding to the displayed amount are displayed for lending. Then, by inserting a pachinko card and operating the ball rental signal command button 344, the pachinko balls are lent out from the prize ball outlet 323.

The ball rental signal command button is not limited to the above embodiment, and a single amount button (100 yen, 200 yen, etc.) is provided, and the corresponding ball rental is paid out each time the amount button is pressed. May be. Also, without the purpose of providing a ball rental command signal button, each time a player manually inserts a pachinko card into the card insertion slot, a single amount of money (100 yen, 200 yen, etc.) is paid out. May be.

The starting winning opening 31 which is an example of the winning area
As shown in FIG. 9, 6a, 316b, 314 are provided with start prize winning ball detectors 364a, 364b, 364c, and a pachinko ball is won at the start winning holes 316a, 316b, 314, and this detector is used. The first winning state is generated by the detection, and the rotation drum 308 is rotationally controlled by the detection output of the detector. Further, it is controlled so as to pay out a fixed number (for example, 7) of prize balls based on the detection output of this detector, and the starting winning prize detectors 364a, 364b, 364c are also configured as winning prize detectors. ing. Also, in the figure, 368
a, 368b, 368c are prize winning ball detectors attached to the mechanism plate 349, and a second winning state is generated by the detection of this detector, and a fixed number (for example, 13 pieces) is generated by winning a pachinko ball. ) Is for paying out prize balls. Further, 366a and 366b are also prize winning ball detectors, and a third winning state is generated by the detection by this detector, and a predetermined number (for example, 10
It is for paying out the prize balls for each item. When any one of a plurality of types of winning states determined by these starting winning ball detectors 364a, 364b, 364c, winning ball detectors 368a, 368b, 368c and winning ball detectors 366a, 366b, the winning state is determined. The winning signal generating means for generating a winning signal according to the type of is configured. The game medium payout means capable of paying out the game media is
An example of ball payout means that can be paid out, based on the detection output of these prize ball detectors, which is composed of a ball payout means and indicates a game result in which a pachinko ball, which is an example of a game medium for prizes, should be paid out. The prize ball payout device 352 is driven and controlled, the pachinko balls in the prize ball payout device 352 are sent to the prize ball passage 354 side, and a predetermined amount of the prize balls is given to the prize ball outlet 3
It is configured to dispense a predetermined amount from the ball 23 to the hit ball supply tray 324 (see FIG. 8). The prize ball passage 354 is provided with a switching valve 358 in the middle thereof, and the switching valve 358 is switched by a ball pulling solenoid 356 so that the pachinko ball drop path is either the prize ball passage 360 or the ball dropping passage 362. It is configured so that it can be switched alternatively. This beading passage 362 is for taking out the pachinko balls remaining in the pachinko gaming machine at the end of the game hall or the like.

In the figure, reference numeral 372 is a hitting ball launching device, which is a hitting motor 374 and a hitting rod 376 driven thereby.
The pachinko balls sent one by one from the hitting ball supply tray 324 (see FIG. 8) can be hit in the game area.

In the figure, 340 is a card insertion slot, and 34
A card control box 6 and a selection control box 348 correspond to the ball rental signal command button 344 (see FIG. 8). By inserting a card from the card insertion slot 340 and operating the ball rental signal command button 344 (see FIG. 8), predetermined game medium lending conditions are established, and as will be described later, a prize of an example of the game medium payout means. The ball payout device 352 is drive-controlled to lend a predetermined amount of pachinko balls.

FIG. 9 shows a pachinko gaming machine provided with a plurality of prize winning ball detectors. However, this prize winning ball detector is composed of a single one, and the same number of prizes are obtained regardless of which winning hole is won. You may also pay out the balls.

In addition, the payout of the prize balls is not limited to winning the prize hole, and the display mode when the variable display device is stopped is a combination of predetermined symbols,
You may pay out the prize balls.

The card control box 346 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, a card insertion detection switch 380 for detecting a card inserted from the card insertion port 340, a card conveyance mechanism 382 for conveying the inserted card to a predetermined place, and data recorded on the card It comprises a card data read / write device 384 for reading and writing new data. Also, pachinko machine 3
The front frame 302 of 00 is provided with a ball lending display 338 so that it can display that the ball lending device is being driven. In the figure, 342 is an amount display, 34
4 is a ball rental signal command button, 324 is a hitting ball supply plate, 336
Is an operation handle, 332 is a surplus ball tray, and 349 is a mechanism plate.

On the surface of the pachinko gaming machine 300,
Further, a lamp may be provided to indicate whether the inserted pachinko card is a usable card.

The card insertion detection switch 380 is composed of a pair of a light emitter and a light receiver provided on both left and right sides of the card insertion passage. The card insertion detection switch 380 detects the insertion of the pachinko card 22 when the tip of the pachinko card 22 is inserted so that the light from the light projector to the light receiver is blocked.

The card insertion detection switch 380 is
Instead of the switch composed of the light projector and the light receiver, a micro switch may be used in which the actuator unit is configured to move lightly.

The card transfer mechanism 382 is configured to include a card transfer roller and a motor. The both ends of the pachinko card 22 are nipped by the rollers and driven in one direction to take the pachinko card 22 inside. In addition, the pachinko card 22 is ejected to the outside by driving in the other direction.

The card data reading / writing device 384 is
Magnetic stripe 84 on pachinko card 22
It is provided so as to correspond to the position (see FIG. 6), and the encoded data magnetically stored in the magnetic stripe 84 can be read and the data can be rewritten. In this embodiment, this is a magnetic head.

If the information on the pachinko card 22 is encoded by a bar code, for example, the card data reading element may be a bar code reader capable of optically reading data.

The pachinko card is manually inserted into the card insertion slot without using the card transport mechanism of the above embodiment,
After detecting this, the data stored in the card may be read, a single ball rental may be paid out, and the ball rental may be paid out by once pulling out the card and inserting it again.

A pachinko ball deficiency detector 394 (not shown in FIG. 9) is provided at a predetermined position on the way of the prize ball passage 354. Normally, the prize ball passage 354 is always replenished with pachinko balls from its upstream end. However, if the supply of pachinko balls is stopped for some reason, the prize ball passage 354 is supplied with the pachinko balls. You may run out of balls. In such a case, this pachinko ball deficiency detector 394 detects a shortage of pachinko balls,
Based on this, the control unit 378 is configured to give a signal to the display driver 390 to turn off the ball rental display 338 and stop the control operation of other mechanisms. The presence or absence of a signal from the pachinko ball deficiency detector 394 is detected by the control unit 378 by an interrupt process in a predetermined time cycle. Each mechanism of the pachinko gaming machine 300 is controlled by the control unit 378 as shown in FIG. Control unit 37
8 is composed of a microcomputer,
The control center includes a CPU, a RAM that is a storage circuit, a ROM that stores a control program, an input / output interface, and the like. It should be noted that a motor driver 386 for a pachinko ball payout motor 388, which is an example of a ball payout means capable of paying out balls constituting the game medium payout means, an amount display 342, a ball rental display 338, and a winning coin number display. 39
A display driver 390 for 2 and the like are provided as necessary. In particular, when a predetermined game medium lending condition is satisfied by operating the lending designation button 344 by the motor driver 386 and the control unit 378, the game medium is used as the lending game medium from the game medium payout means 388 (352). A payout control unit is configured to perform payout and payout of the game medium as a prize game medium from the game medium payout unit 388 (352) according to the game result of the gaming machine 300. Furthermore, the start winning prize detector 346
a, 364b, 364c and winning ball detectors 366a, 36
Various detectors such as 6b, 368a, 368b, 368c are also connected to the control unit 378.

The ball rental control circuit section shown in FIG. 11 and the game control circuit section for controlling the game may be provided separately.
Moreover, you may provide integrally.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the operation of the control circuit of FIG. Next, the processing operation of the pachinko gaming machine 300 will be described according to the flow of the flowchart of FIG.

When the control is started, first, step S
1 determines whether the prize ball detector is ON or not,
If it is determined that it is not, it proceeds to step S2, it is determined whether there is a stored value in the winning ball storage counter,
If it is determined that there is no stored value, the process proceeds to step S6, it is determined whether or not there is an input from the insertion switch, and if it is determined that there is no input, the DO loop that returns to step S1 again is executed. Has been formed. When it is determined in step S1 that the winning ball detector is ON during the circulation of the DO loop, the process proceeds to step S3,
A process of incrementing the prize winning ball memory counter and the prize winning indicator by 1 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S4 to control the payout of the pachinko balls. Then, in step S5, the winning ball storage counter and the winning ball indicator are decremented by 1, and the control ends. If it is determined in step S2 that there is a stored value in the winning ball storage counter during the circulation of the DO loop, the process proceeds to step S4 and the subsequent control is performed. If it is determined in step S6 that there is an input from the insertion switch during the circulation of the DO loop, the process proceeds to step S7 to move the transport mechanism to take in the card, and in step S8.
Thus, the reading process of the card data is performed, and the amount data is displayed in step S9. Furthermore, step S
In step 10, it is judged whether or not there is an input of the selection button. If there is an input, the process proceeds to step S11, in which the selection amount and the remaining amount are judged to be large or small. If the selection amount is larger than the remaining amount, That is, if the monetary equivalent value of the pachinko ball (game medium) that is borrowed is greater than the monetary equivalent value remaining in the inserted pachinko card, the process proceeds to step S12, and error processing is performed. On the other hand, if the selected amount is less than or equal to the balance,
Proceeding to step S13, the motor driver is controlled according to the selected amount of money, and the control is continued until it is determined in step S14 that the number of rental balls according to the selected amount of money is output, and the pachinko balls are lent out. To do. By performing the loop processing in steps S13 and S14 as described above, the prize ball payout device 352, which is an example of the game medium payout means, pays out the game media for lending during the lending operation. Even if a game result in which the game medium is paid out occurs, the game medium for the prize is not paid out. As a result, the player does not mix out the game media for prizes with the game media for lending that is being paid out. Therefore, whether the game medium to be paid out is a game medium for lending. You can enjoy the game by accurately recognizing whether or not. Note that the control unit 378 shown in FIG.
As for the operation of the winning signal generating means 364, the lending command signal button 344 is operated to drive the motor driver 386 to perform the lending operation.
a-364c, 366a, 366b, 368a-368
The signal generated by c may not be accepted, or even if the signal is accepted, the corresponding drive signal may not be output to the motor driver 386. That is,
During the lending operation in which the lending game medium is dispensed from the premium ball outlet 323 of FIG. 8, it is sufficient that the premium game medium is not dispensed from the premium ball outlet 323. Next, in step S15, the balance is displayed, and in step S16, it is determined whether or not there is a balance. If there is a balance, the process proceeds to step S17 to rewrite the amount data of the card. That is, the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the selected amount from the remaining amount is rewritten to a new remaining amount. Next, step S1
Proceed to step 8 to eject the card after rewriting the data.
If it is determined in step S16 that there is no balance, the process proceeds to step S19 to collect the card inside.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view showing the structure of the prize ball payout device 352, and in order to explain the internal structure of the prize ball payout device 352, the front cover member is removed. Further, FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the prize ball payout device 352 and a portion related thereto.

The prize ball payout device 352 is a mounting board 558 mounted on a mechanism plate arranged on the back side of the game board 304.
And a cover member 560 arranged in parallel with the mounting substrate 558. Mounting board 558 and cover member 5
Between 60 and 60, for example, a width slightly wider than the diameter of one pachinko ball is formed, and one pachinko ball can pass through.

A transport belt 562 for transporting pachinko balls P is provided between the mounting substrate 558 and the cover member 560. The conveyor belt 562 is stretched between the main rotation pulley 564 and the sub rotation pulley 566. The main rotary pulley 564 is driven by the drive motor 568, while the sub rotary pulley 566 is rotatably mounted between the mounting substrate 558 and the cover member 560.

The outer peripheral surface of the conveyor belt 562, that is, the outer surface on the side opposite to the inner side surface that abuts or engages with the peripheral surfaces of the main rotary pulley 564 and the sub rotary pulley 566, is equal in the length direction. The prize ball placing recesses 570 are formed at intervals, and the recess balls 570 are configured to convey the prize balls one by one.

Further, the inner surface of the conveyor belt 562 is formed with irregularities, and engages with the irregularities formed on the surfaces of the main rotary pulley 564 and the secondary rotary pulley 566, so that the conveyor belt 562 slides on each pulley. It is designed to be moved without a match.

When the conveyor belt 562 is made of a material having a large friction coefficient such as rubber, it is not necessary to form an uneven portion on its inner surface. In that case, unevenness on the peripheral surface of each pulley is also unnecessary. Is.

As shown in FIG. 13, the conveyor belt 562 is arranged from the side of the sub-rotating pulley 566 to the side of the main rotating pulley 564 so that the upper surface side thereof is gently raised and inclined so that the pachinko ball P is natural. The transport belt 562 is configured so as not to roll from the main rotation pulley 564 side to the sub rotation pulley 566 side due to a fall or the like.

The prize balls rolled out from the prize ball communication port 572 formed on the mounting board 558 are sequentially placed one by one in the prize ball mounting recess 570 of the conveyor belt 562, and the main prize balls move as the conveyor belt 562 moves. It is sent to the rotary pulley 564 side.

A prize ball detector 574 is mounted in the vicinity of the main rotating pulley 564 so that the prize balls can be detected one by one, which are conveyed by the conveyor belt 562 and discharged to the prize ball outlet 576.

Accordingly, the rotation of the drive motor 568 is started based on the prize ball payout start signal, and when the number of prize balls paid out by the prize ball detector 574 reaches a predetermined number, the drive motor 568 is driven. If stopped, it is possible to pay out an arbitrary number of prize balls.

In addition, the prize ball payout device is also driven by the signal of the ball rental command to pay out the corresponding ball. That is, the payout control means 378, 386
When a predetermined game medium lending condition is satisfied by a ball lending command signal, a game medium for lending is provided as game medium payout means 388.
From (352), the payout and lending control is performed. The paid-out gift balls fall downward through the gift ball outlet 576. Reference numeral 578 is a prize ball rectifying protrusion for leveling the balls, so as to restrict the number of prize balls sent by the conveyor belt 562 so that there is always one prize ball per recess ball mounting recess 570. is there.

As shown in FIG. 14, the prize ball exit 5
The prize ball that falls from 76 reaches the prize ball passage 544.

The prize ball payout device is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be considered. Description of Card Payment Machine FIG. 15 is an external perspective view showing an example of a card payment machine used in one embodiment of this system, and FIG. 16 is a front view thereof. Mainly referring to FIG. 16, whether the card settlement machine 12 is in a state where the card settlement machine can perform settlement processing,
A settlement-in-progress display 140 and a settlement-stop display 142 are provided to display whether or not the settlement process is in a stopped state. The card slot 144 is for the card user (player) to insert the card 22 that he / she wants to settle. When the card 22 is inserted from here, the remaining amount of the card 22 is detected and the remaining amount indicator is displayed. The amount is displayed in 146. The settlement amount display 148 is for displaying the amount to be settled. Both the bill withdrawal port 150 and the coin withdrawal port 152 are for withdrawing the settlement amount. The card settlement machine 12 is further provided with a ten-key 154 for inputting numerical data, a settlement key 156 for instructing settlement processing, and a collection key 158 for instructing card collection processing.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the card settlement machine 12. 18 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the block diagram of FIG. Next, the configuration and operation of the card settlement machine 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18.

When the card user inserts the card 22 he / she wants to settle into the card slot 144, the card detection switch 160 is turned on, and a signal is given from the card detection switch 160 to the control section 162. According to the control unit 16
2 drives the card transport mechanism 164 to take in the card 22, and at the same time, the card reader / writer 166 reads the data encoded in the card 22. The data read by the card reader / writer 166 is detected and stored by the control unit 162, and when the amount data of the read card data is not the remaining amount “0”, the remaining amount of the card 22 is displayed via the display driver 168. Display 1
Display at 46.

Next, when the user operates the ten-key pad 154 to input the numerical data, the input numerical data is displayed on the settlement amount display 148 and the settlement button 156 is awaited. When the settlement button 156 is input, the control unit 162 compares the settlement amount input by the ten keys 154 with the remaining amount of the card 22, and only when the input amount is less than or equal to the remaining amount, the bill dispensing mechanism. By driving 170 and / or coin payout mechanism 172, the amount of the settlement amount of money is paid from the banknotes and / or coins in the banknote storage box 174 and / or coin storage box 176 to the banknote payout exit 150 and / or the coin payout exit 1
Pay out to 52.

When the settlement amount input with the ten keys is larger than the remaining amount of the card 22, the money payout process cannot be performed until the settlement amount is corrected with the ten keys 154 again.

The balance of the remaining amount of the card may be settled by inserting the card into the card settlement machine.

At the same time as the money payout process, the control unit 162 rewrites the amount data encoded in the card 22 by the card reader / writer 166. That is, the amount obtained by subtracting the entered settlement amount from the remaining amount of the card 22 is encoded again on the card 22,
Will be the new remaining amount. When there is no new remaining amount of money, the control unit 162 drives the card transport mechanism 164 to perform a card collection process, and collects the card 22 in the card collection box 178. If there is a new remaining amount, the card transport mechanism 164 returns the card 22 to the card slot 144 again.

The payment of the card 22 is, for example, 10
It is preferable that the payment is made in units of 0 yen, and the payment of a smaller amount than that is not possible so as to prevent the mischievous payment.

When the amount data in the card data detected when the card 22 is first taken in has no remaining amount, the control unit 162 causes the remaining amount indicator 146 to display the card price. Here, the card price will be briefly described.

The card 22 applied to this system is a disposable card. Therefore, when the user runs out of the remaining amount of money encoded on the card 22, the card 22 is discarded. Usually, some scrap baskets are installed in the pachinko hall, but the player playing the game on each pachinko machine or slot machine, etc. If the remaining amount of the card 22 is exhausted when you borrow the card, without carrying the card 22 to the trash basket,
It is possible to put it on the edge of an island stand or throw it out on the floor. And since there will be many such players during business hours, many unnecessary cards 22 will be disturbed in the game hall, and it will be difficult to clean them later.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the disposable card 22 that is no longer needed is collected by the card checkout machine, and the unnecessary card 22 that has run out of the remaining amount is used to clean the amusement hall and save the trouble of its disposal. . That is, the unnecessary card 22 is purchased at a predetermined card price, for example, 20 yen, and for that purpose, the player can insert the unnecessary card 22 into the card settlement machine.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 18, when the collect button 158 is pressed after displaying the card price, the control unit 162 collects the card 22 into the card collecting box 178. Then, after that, the coin payout mechanism 172 is driven to perform the payout process of the card price, for example, 20 yen from the coin payout exit 152.

When the remaining amount of the card 22 after the settlement is exhausted, the card payment process is performed after the card collection process.

In addition to the above control, the card settlement machine 12 performs the following interrupt control. That is, it is determined whether or not a predetermined amount or more of bills and coins are stored in the bill storage box 174 and the coin storage box 176, respectively, and if they are stored, the processing operation of the device is further performed normally. It is determined whether or not there is any control trouble, and if no trouble occurs, the settlement-in-progress display 142 is turned on via the display driver 168.

When there is no more than a predetermined amount of money or when there is an abnormality in the processing, the settlement cancel processing, that is, the processing operation of the card settlement machine 12 is disabled to prohibit the processing, and the settlement stop indicator 142 is turned on. Let Such an interrupt process is performed, for example, every 0.4 ms.

Description of Card System Management Device FIG. 19 is an external perspective view of the card system management device 14 used in one embodiment of this system, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a key arrangement and the like provided on the operation panel unit.

Referring to FIGS. 19 and 20, on operation panel 180 of card system management device 14, a mode selector switch 182 for switching the operation mode, a numeric keypad 184 for inputting numerical data, and various operations are provided. A plurality of function keys 186 for issuing commands and a receipt outlet 188 of the built-in printer are provided. The mode changeover switch 182 is an OFF mode in which the power of the management device 14 is shut off, an ON mode in which the management device 14 can perform a normal operation, and a function of the management device 14 performed by a specific operator, for example, a game hall. The SECRET mode in which only the data that can be confirmed only by the manager or the person in charge of the game arcade is displayed and the PROGRAM mode for changing or rewriting the operation program of the management device 14 are switched. The mode changeover switch 182 is designed so that the mode can be changed over by inserting a key. Normally, a general employee possesses a key for changing over between the OFF mode and the ON mode, and the person in charge of the amusement hall. It is conceivable that, etc. have a key capable of switching the OFF mode, ON mode, SECRET mode and PROGRAN mode.

The mode selector switch 182 is turned off.
In the modes other than the mode, a display lamp 190 for indicating that the management device 14 is energized is provided above the mode changeover switch 182.

The ten-key pad 184 is provided with eleven keys of "1" to "9" and "0" and "C (clear)" key, and numerical data can be input using these keys. The "C" key is a key used when correcting input data.

The function key 186 includes various keys described below. That is, the card sales status key 192: This key 192 is for outputting data such as the number of cards sold for each card type, the sales amount for each card type, the total number of cards sold, and the total amount of cards sold. Yes, input money status key 194: This key 194 is used to output data regarding the number of inserted coins for each currency type, the amount of coins inserted for each currency type, and the total amount of all coins. Change situation key 196: This key 196 is provided to display and command the number of coins paid out by type, the amount of money paid out by type of change, and the total amount of all paid out change. Change situation key 198: This key 198 is also used to display and command the monetary amount of change pre-installed in the card vending machine or the card settlement machine. Built-in change setting key 200: This key 200 is used to input and set the amount of change stored in advance in the card vending machine and the card clearing machine using the numeric keypad for each change type. Number designation key 202: This key 202 is for instructing display of ball lending information for each ball lending machine. All-ball lending (total amount) key 204: This key 204 is the total number of ball lending and balls. Print key 206: This key 2
Reference numeral 06 is for instructing the print processing of the data displayed on the display screen by the built-in printer, and the total number of replenishing balls key 208: This key 208 indicates the total number of replenishing balls replenished for each gaming machine. Display command, total number of driven balls key 210: This key 210 is for displaying and commanding the total number of driven balls for each pachinko gaming machine, and the number of balls to be lent. Ball rate key 21
2: This key 212 is for displaying and commanding the ratio of the payout rate of the pachinko gaming machine to the number of pachinko gaming machines borrowed by the pachinko gaming machine, and the payout rate key 214 for this card vending machine: This key Reference numeral 214 is a command for displaying the payout rate of all pachinko gaming machines based on the current game with respect to the sales amount of the sold cards. Difference number key 216: This key 216 is the number to be compared with the reference number. The actual sales amount key 218: This key 218 is for calculating and displaying the actual sales amount, and the actual sales amount / all-ball lending amount comparison key 220: This key 220 is for instructing the comparison display of the total sales amount and the ball lending amount, and the total card sales amount / all ball lending amount comparison key 222: this key 222
Is a command for calculating and displaying the total selling amount of cards and the total lending amount.

Referring to FIG. 19, the card system management device 14 has a CRT display 2 for displaying data.
24 are provided. On the display 224,
By operating each key of the operation panel 180, various data are displayed.

The internal structure of the management device 14 is composed of a microcomputer centering on a CPU,
An example of the configuration circuit is shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 21, the card system management device 14 includes an operation panel 180 including various keys as described above, and a C to which a signal from the operation panel 180 is given.
A PU 226, a ROM 228 in which an operation program of the CPU 226 is stored, a RAM 230 capable of writing and reading various data, and a CRT display 224.
And a printer 232. The block diagram of FIG. 21 is a simplified schematic diagram. In reality, the signal path given from the CPU 226 to the CRT 224 and the printer 232 is provided with an interface and a driver circuit. Since such a technique is already well known and is not important as an embodiment of the present invention, it will be omitted.

Various data from the above-mentioned card vending machine, card settlement machine, ball lending machine, pachinko gaming machine, prize ball exchange machine, etc. are input to the CPU 226. CPU2
26 temporarily stores these input data in the RAM 230 and, in response to a command signal from the operation panel 180, performs arithmetic processing based on the data stored in the RAM 230 and outputs the instructed data. It is displayed on the CRT display 224 or printed by the printer 232.

The RAM 230 includes at least the following storage areas as areas for storing various data. That is, the storage area for each card type,
Storage area for the number of coins inserted by currency type, storage area for the number of coins paid out by currency type, storage area for the number of internal changes by currency type, storage area for the number of replenished balls for each pachinko machine, storage area for the number of driven balls for each pachinko machine, and number of settlements for each card type A storage area, a payment refund amount storage area for each card type, a collection card number storage area for each card type, a prize exchanged ball number storage area, an exchange prize type and number storage area, a calculation register area, and the like.

Of the above storage areas, more preferably, a storage area for storing the number of sold cards for each card type, a storage area for storing the number of inserted coins by currency type, a storage area for storing the number of dispensed coins by currency type,
The storage area for the number of built-in changes by currency type
A storage area is configured for each card vending machine and card settlement machine so that each data can be stored for each card settlement machine.

The CPU 226 of the management device 14 accesses the control units of the card vending machine, the card settlement machine, the ball lending machine, the pachinko gaming machine and the prize ball exchange machine, which are connected to the management device, in a predetermined time cycle, and each machine accesses them. Data is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 230. Further, when a display command signal or the like is given from the operation panel 180, predetermined arithmetic processing is performed based on the data stored in the RAM 230, and the result is the CRT.
Displayed on the display 224. In addition, the operation panel 1
When a printout signal is given from 80, C
The data displayed on the RT display 224 is printed out by the printer 232.

In this embodiment, the case where the RAM 230 is used as the data storage means of the CPU 226 has been described, but when the storage capacity of the RAM 230 is insufficient, an external storage device such as a floppy disk or a magnetic tape is used. May be used.

Further, instead of outputting the data by the printer 232, the data may be stored in a floppy disk or the like.

22 to 29 are similar to FIGS. 19 to 2.
C of the card system management device 14 described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of data displayed on an RT display 224 and data printed out by a printer 232. In these drawings, various data examples in a state of being printed as print data are shown. Below, the data obtained by the card system management device 14 will be explained step by step.

FIG. 22 shows an example of "input money management data". This data is a compilation of the types, the number, and the amount of money put into the card vending machine for card purchase. As shown in the figure, this data is collected every three hours and automatically printed. In addition, at the desired time, the inserted bill status key 194 (see FIG. 20) is pressed to be ejected.

FIG. 23 is a printout example of "sales card management data". This data is data that aggregates the number of cards sold by all card vending machines by type and the amount of sales, and is also printed out so that the change can be seen at every predetermined time. By pressing the card sales status key 192, it is possible to print out the card sales status at a desired time. With reference to this data, pachinko hall managers
It is possible to grasp the card sales situation and the like, and on the basis of this, it is possible to know the time for replenishment of card tickets, etc. to be stocked in the card vending machine.

FIG. 24 is an example of printout of "change management data". This data is data in which how many coins are paid out of the change stored in advance in all card vending machines. Based on this data, the manager of the pachinko hall can always supply change in advance in advance so as to prevent shortage of change in each card vending machine.

FIG. 25 shows "internal change management data", which displays the amount of change of each currency type stored beforehand in the card vending machine.

FIG. 26 is an example of a printout of "actual sales amount, total coin lending amount comparison data". This data is obtained by subtracting the settlement amount settled by the card settlement machine from the total amount of card sales sold by the card selling machine, and displaying the actual sales of pachinko halls at a certain point. This data includes the sales amount of the ball lending machine,
That is, the ball rental amount rented out by the ball lending machine is also aggregated and displayed. In this case, if actual sales> ball lending machine sales amount, the remaining amount of the card that the card user has sold, has not been processed for ball rental, and has not been settled. It appears as the difference between sales and ball rental machine sales.

On the other hand, when the actual sales amount is less than the ball rental machine sales amount, it is possible to presume that there was some fraud regarding the ball rental because the ball was not properly processed.
It can be quickly processed.

With this data, it is possible to ascertain the status of card sales and usage in pachinko halls, the status of ball rental by money, the status of a player possessing an unused card, and the like.

FIG. 27 is an example of a printout of "card sales total amount / ball lending total amount comparison data". This data calculates the settlement amount calculated based on the total card sales amount and the total ball lending amount, and by adding up the actual settlement amount, the difference between the calculated settlement amount and the actual settlement amount is calculated. It is used as reference data for detecting and grasping the possession rate and the possession situation of the card with the unbalanced balance. In addition, when the difference between the calculated settlement amount and the actual settlement amount is more than a predetermined value, there is an advantage that it can be estimated or detected that the fraudulent act has been made.

FIG. 28 is data representing the "ball-out rate relating to the number of balls to be lent", which is the result of calculating the ball-out rate from the total number of balls lent, the total number of replenished balls, and the total number of driven-in balls. Is. Usually, the payout rate during business hours in a pachinko hall is, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-6306, the payout rate = {total number of rental balls + (total number of replenishment balls-total number of hit balls). Number)} / total number of rental balls × 100, or the payout rate = {total number of rental balls- (total number of driven balls-total number of replenished balls)} / total number of rental balls × 100.

Therefore, the card system management apparatus 14 according to this embodiment calculates and outputs the above-mentioned payout rate based on the data from the pachinko gaming machine 300 with a ball lending function.

FIG. 29 shows an example of a printout of the "ball-out rate relating to the card vending machine". In this case, the payout rate is calculated as follows: total ball lending = total card lending total card lending-card settlement total ball lending instead of the total ball lending in FIG. 28 described above. It shows the expected payout rate calculated as if the amount of cards pre-sold by the card vending machine was not based on the number of balls rented by the ball lending machine and that the ball rental processing was performed. Pachinko halls can be used as business guidelines.

FIG. 30 is a schematic plan view showing a system arrangement example of an embodiment of the present invention in an actual game arcade. In FIG. 30, the system having the schematic configuration shown in FIG.
This is an example of arrangement in an actual game hall. In FIG. 30, 10 is a card vending machine, 12 is a card settlement machine, and 1
Reference numeral 4 is a card system management device, 300 is a pachinko gaming machine, and 396 is a slot machine. Further, 18 is a ball lending machine, which is a dedicated machine provided with the pachinko gaming machine 300 and having a ball lending function. Also,
Reference numeral 18 'in the figure denotes a coin lending machine, which is a dedicated machine provided with the slot machine 396 and having a coin lending function. The arrows shown in the figure are representative of a part of the signal flow.

The pachinko gaming machine 30 with the ball lending function of this embodiment
The ball lending function unit of 0 may be integrally provided for each pachinko gaming machine, or the ball lending function unit may be provided on the pachinko island side,
You may make it possible to use it commonly when exchanging pachinko balls.

(Other Embodiments) The gaming machine of the present invention may be a slot machine 396 as shown in FIG. 31, instead of the pachinko gaming machine 300.

The slot machine 396 is provided with a coin insertion slot 408 for inserting a coin, which is an example of a game medium, and by inserting a coin into this coin insertion slot 408, a game state becomes possible. . Then, when the player presses the rotation start button 414, the rotation reels 398a, 398b, 398c start rotating, and then the stop buttons 415a, 41 are selected by the player.
5b and 415c are stopped and the rotary reel 39
8a, 398b, 398c are stopped. Then, when the display mode of the stopped rotating reels is a predetermined combination of symbols (for example, 777), the jackpot state is reached, and the prize coins are paid out onto the coin tray 416. This big hit state is the rotating reels 398a, 3
This is true when the same symbols in 98b and 398c are aligned in a horizontal row or in an oblique direction, and a hit line display 4 for displaying a line in which the same symbols are aligned.
10a, 410b, 410c, 410d, 410e are provided, and jackpot indicators 412a, 412b for displaying a jackpot are provided.

It should be noted that such rotating reels 398a, 3a
A plurality of different display results of the variable display device capable of variably displaying symbols including 98b and 398c are defined, and coins, which are an example of different numbers of game media, are paid out to the player according to the types of the display results. .

In the figure, reference numeral 400 denotes a coin lending indicator,
This is for displaying that the coin lending device is being driven. Further, 402 is a card insertion slot, 404 is an amount display, and 406 is a lending coin signal command button.

When the card 22 is inserted into the card insertion slot 402 as shown in FIG. 32 while the coin lending indicator 400 is displayed, first, the insertion of the card is detected by the card insertion detection switch 380, Next, the card transport mechanism 382 operates to transport the card to a predetermined position. Further, by the card data reading / writing device 384,
The data recorded on the card 22 is read, and the data is rewritten if necessary. The card data reading / writing device 384 is for reading the data for authenticity determination of the card 22 and the remaining amount (money equivalent value) left in the card 22, as described above. Then, the remaining amount of the card 22 is displayed on the amount display 404. In addition, when the player operates the lending coin signal command button 406, a required number of coins, which is an example of a game medium, is paid out from the coin payout device 420 to the coin tray 416. Although the game medium is described as a coin in this embodiment, a pachinko ball is used as a game medium in the case of a game machine capable of playing a slot machine by using the pachinko ball of a pachinko game machine described above. But it's okay. This coin payout is performed by the coin payout device 4 which is an example of a game medium payout means.
The coin payout motor 422 is driven and controlled while counting the detection output of the payout coin detector 424 provided below the coin 20, and a predetermined amount can be paid out. As the control mechanism for paying out coins, a mechanism substantially the same as the one in which the starting winning prize detector and the winning prize detector are deleted in the block diagram shown in FIG. 11 can be used. It is omitted here.
In the control operation for paying out coins, the control portion based on the detection output of the winning ball detector and the stored value of the winning ball storage counter in the flowchart of FIG. 12 is replaced with well-known control at the time of a big hit in the slot machine. Since the same thing is used as it is, detailed description is omitted here. That is, the processing of steps S13 and S14 in FIG. 12 is the same in the control operation for paying out coins.
The description is omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 426 is a coin deficiency detector for detecting that the coins in the coin payout device 420 are deficient and supplying coins from the coin replenishing pipe 430. A coin full detector 428 in the figure detects that the coins in the coin payout device 420 have become full due to the replenishment of coins from the coin replenishment pipe 430, and the coin replenishment pipe 430 It is for stopping the supply. Note that coin replenishment may be performed manually instead of automatically. Furthermore, in the figure 39
Reference numerals 8a, 398b and 398c denote rotating reels, which are driven and rotated by a pulse motor 418 provided corresponding to each reel. Not only the coin payout device 420, but also a coin payout motor 422 and a coin deficiency detection device 42
6, the coin full detector 428 and the payout coin detector 424 constitute a game medium payout means.

As described above, according to the present invention, during the lending operation in which the game medium lending means 388 (352) is lending out the game medium for lending because the predetermined game medium lending condition is satisfied. Even if the game result of the gaming machine 300 in which the game media for prizes should be paid out occurs, the game media for prizes are not paid out, so the payout is made when the game media for prizes are mixed in the game media for lending. Problems that may occur due to difficulty in confirming the number of items are avoided in advance, and the game media for prizes are mixed in the loan game media being paid out. You can enjoy the game with peace of mind by recognizing that it is not.

[0131]

As described above, according to the present invention, the game result for which the game medium for payout is paid out during the lending operation in which the game medium for lending is paid out. Even if occurs, the game media for prizes are not paid out, so that the player can prevent the inconvenience that the game media for prizes are mixed in the game media for lending and cannot be distinguished from each other as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of a system using a game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an example of a card vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a card vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card vending machine.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of a card selling / ball lending machine as another example of the card selling machine.

FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing one example of a card applicable to the system.

FIG. 7 is an illustrative view showing an example of data that can be magnetically encoded in a card.

FIG. 8 is an overall front view showing a pachinko gaming machine which is an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of a pachinko gaming machine 300.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a pachinko gaming machine 300.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view showing a configuration of a gift ball payout device 352.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a gift ball payout device 352.

FIG. 15 is an external perspective view showing an example of a card settlement machine.

FIG. 16 is a front view of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card settlement machine.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the card settlement machine.

FIG. 19 is an external perspective view showing an example of a card system management device.

FIG. 20 is a plan view for explaining each key and the like provided on the operation panel of the card system management device.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a card system management device, in which the contents stored in a storage device are schematically shown.

FIG. 22 is an illustrative view showing an example of various data printed out by the card system management device.

FIG. 23 is an illustrative view showing an example of various data printed out by the card system management device.

FIG. 24 is an illustrative view showing an example of various data printed out by the card system management device.

FIG. 25 is an illustrative view showing an example of various data printed out by the card system management device.

FIG. 26 is an illustrative view showing an example of various data printed out by the card system management device.

FIG. 27 is an illustrative view showing an example of various data printed out by the card system management device.

FIG. 28 is an illustrative view showing an example of various data printed out by the card system management device.

FIG. 29 is an illustrative view showing an example of various data printed out by the card system management device.

FIG. 30 is a schematic plan view showing a state where each device constituting the system in the game arcade is connected to the game machine.

FIG. 31 is an overall front view of a slot machine that is another example of the gaming machine and shows another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 32 is a vertical sectional view of the slot machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

P is a pachinko ball which is an example of a game medium, C is a coin which is an example of a game medium, and 388 (352) is a pachinko ball payout motor (prize ball payout device) which is an example of a game medium (ball) payout means. , 420 is a coin payout device 378, 386 which is an example of a game medium payout means, a motor driver and a control unit which constitute an example of payout control means, 22 is an example of a lending recording medium card, and 300 is an example of a gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 396 is a slot machine which is an example of a gaming machine.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which a game is played using a predetermined game medium, the game medium payout device being capable of paying out the game medium, and the game medium when a predetermined game medium lending condition is satisfied. A payout control means for paying out the game medium from the payout means as a lending game medium, and controlling the payout of the game medium as the prize game medium from the game medium payout means according to the game result of the gaming machine; During the lending operation in which the game medium for lending is being paid out from the game medium payout means, even if a game result in which the game medium for prize is to be paid out occurs, the game medium for prize is still available. A gaming machine characterized by not being paid out.