JPH07185122A - Counting apparatus of pachinko balls - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the necessity to provide a space for installing a counter on each game machine by equipping a pachinko ball counter on the ball lending machine to be installed between two game machines at a position above the top board in a movable manner, and to improve working efficiency at the time of renewing game machines by eliminating the necessity to remove the counter at the time of such work. CONSTITUTION:In a counting apparatus 10 to count pachinko balls won by a player per each pachinko machine 1, a counter 40 is fixed on the ball lending machine 20 installed between the adjacent two pachinko machines 1 at a position above the top board in a movable manner. A ball receiving mouth 41 to receive balls falling from the lower plate 3 of the pachinko machine 1 and a counted ball discharge mouth 12 are formed at a part of the upper face of the counter 40 and at the lower part of the side of the counter 40 facing the ball lending machine 20 installed between two pachinko machines, respectively. Further, a ball collecting hole 23 to collect discharged balls is formed on the ball lending machine 20 at its lower part against the counted ball discharge mouth 12 of the counter 40.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines are juxtaposed, and a counter is attached to an inter-lens ball lending machine installed between adjacent gaming machines. The present invention relates to a pachinko ball counting device that counts the pachinko balls that the player has acquired for each.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pachinko ball counting device for counting the pachinko balls that a player has acquired for each gaming machine, there is, for example, one shown in FIG.

That is, the top plate 20 in front of each gaming machine 201
5 had holes for installing the pachinko ball counting device 240 for each gaming machine. On the top plate 205, there is a portion provided with a ball introduction port 209 for introducing a pachinko ball from the lower plate 203, and the main body of the counting device was stored under the top plate.

The pachinko balls dropped in the ball introduction port 209 were counted while flowing through the counting device, and then discharged from the measuring device to the ball collecting trough.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional pachinko ball counting device 240, it is necessary to make holes in the top plate by the number of gaming machines for the installation.
As a result, it took time and effort to construct the game machine island.
Further, when the game machine is replaced, the part protruding from the top plate becomes an obstacle, so the pachinko ball counting device has to be removed one by one, and there is also a problem that the construction takes time and labor.

Further, since the main body of the counting device is stored under the top plate, there is little drop between the counting device and the ball collecting trough for collecting the pachinko balls after counting, and therefore the rolling speed of the balls becomes small, There was a problem that the flow of the stream might be stopped.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and when the gaming machines are replaced without providing holes for installation on the top plate of each gaming machine. An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko ball counting device that does not need to be removed from the top plate and that allows pachinko balls to be collected after counting to flow into a ball collecting trough without delay.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball counting device equipped with a display device for displaying a caution when the counter of the pachinko ball counting device is not at the counting position.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to: 1 In a gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines (1) are arranged in parallel, between adjacent gaming machines. A pachinko ball counting device (10) for attaching a counter (40) to a stand-alone ball lending machine (20) installed in a machine, and counting the pachinko balls that the player has acquired for each gaming machine. Top plate (5) with (40)
A pachinko ball falling from the lower plate (3) of the gaming machine (1) is attached to the inter-lens ball lending machine (20) so that it can be moved upward, and is attached to one upper surface of the counter (40). A ball introduction port (41) for introduction is opened, and on the side surface on the other side close to the inter-mountain ball lending machine (20) and below the side facing the inter-mountain ball lending machine (20). Counting ball outlet (1
2) is opened, and for collecting the ejected balls in a portion facing the counting ball discharge port (12) of the counter (40) below the inter-mountain ball lending machine (20). The pachinko ball counting device (10) is characterized in that a ball collection hole (23) is opened.

2 In a gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines (1) are arranged side by side, a counter (40) is attached to an inter-lens ball lending machine (20) installed between adjacent gaming machines, A pachinko ball counting device (10) for counting the number of pachinko balls that a player has acquired for each gaming machine, wherein the counter (40) is movable so that the counter (40) can be moved above the top plate (5). Attached to the machine (20), a ball introduction port (41) for introducing a pachinko ball falling from the lower plate (3) of the gaming machine (1) is opened on one upper surface of the counter (40). , A counting ball outlet (12) is opened below the side facing the inter-mountain ball lending machine (20) on the other side and facing the inter-mountain ball lending machine (20). Below the ball lending machine (20), the counting ball outlet (1) of the counter (40) is provided.
A ball collection hole (23) for collecting discharged balls is opened in a portion facing 2), and the counter (40) is rotated so that a ball counting position below the lower plate (3). A sensor (21) for sensing it and a display (16) for displaying the rotation state of the counter (40) in response to a sensing signal from the sensor. The present invention resides in a pachinko ball counting device (10).

3 When the counter (40) is counting, the counter (4
0) The pachinko ball counting device (10) according to 1 or 2, further comprising a lock mechanism (47) for preventing the rotation.

4 One end of the counter (40) close to the inter-mountain ball lending machine (20) and the inter-mountain ball lending machine (20) so that the counter (40) can rotate above the top plate (5). Hinge to and (1
1) Attached via 1).
Or it exists in the pachinko ball counting device (10) described in 2 or 3.

[0013]

[Function] The pachinko balls paid out to the player from the inside of the machine due to a prize or the like are paid out to the front plate (2) and, if necessary, introduced into the lower plate (3) and stored. The pachinko balls stored in the lower plate (3) are appropriately dropped into the ball introduction port (41) of the pachinko ball counter (40) by operating the ball drop lever (4), and the counting sensor in the counter (40). Counted by (46). As a result, the player does not need to take out the pachinko balls from the lower plate (3) and carry them to a pachinko ball counting device in another place.

The counter (40) has a hinge (1) on one side.
Since it is attached to the inter-lens ball lending machine (20) through 1), an opening for installing a counter on the top plate (5) in front of each gaming machine when the gaming machine (1) is installed. Need not be provided.

When the game machine (1) is replaced, the counter (40) may be rotated to a position where it does not get in the way, and it is not necessary to remove it.

The entire counter (40) is a top plate (5).
Since it is above, there is a sufficient height difference between the counter (40) and the ball collecting trough (50) below the gaming machine (1). Therefore, the alignment rail (42) and the ball discharge path (4
The inclination of 5) can be sufficiently taken. As a result, after the pachinko balls flow on the alignment rails (42) in the device and are counted by the counting sensor (46), the inter-mountain ball lending machine from the inside of the counter (40) on the counting ball discharge path (45). (2
0) Ball collection gutter (5 behind the gaming machine (1)
In the process of flowing to 0), it is possible to smoothly flow the balls.

While the counter (40) is counting balls,
It is locked by a lock mechanism (47) so that it cannot rotate.

Further, when the counter (40) rotates and is displaced from the counting position, the rotation detection sensor (21) provided in the counter (40) or the inter-lens ball lending machine (20)
It is possible to call attention by detecting this and displaying it on the display (26).

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko ball counting device 10 according to the present invention includes a plurality of gaming machines 1, for example, a pachinko machine,
In the gaming machine island in which are arranged side by side, a counter 40 is attached to the inter-lens ball lending machine 20 installed between the adjacent pachinko machines 1, and the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player is counted for each pachinko machine. It is a pachinko ball counting device.

On the front surface of the pachinko machine 1, there are provided a front plate 2 for paying out prize balls and a lower plate 3 below the front plate 2 for storing the pachinko balls overflowing from the front plate 2. The lower plate 3 is provided with a ball drop lever 4 for dropping the accumulated pachinko balls, so that the player can drop the pachinko balls by operating the ball drop lever 4 at any time.

The counter 40 according to the present invention is entirely a top plate 5.
Above, and a ball introducing port 41 for taking in a pachinko ball is opened on the upper surface thereof. The counter 40 in the normal use state is at the position shown by the solid line, and at this time, the ball introducing port 41 is at a position where the balls dropped from the lower tray 3 by the operation of the ball dropping lever 4 can be taken in.

The counter 40 is attached to the inter-lens ball lending machine 20 via a hinge 11 at one end on the side close to the inter-lens ball lending machine 20 (the side opposite to the side where the ball introduction port 41 is opened).

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the counter portion of this embodiment cut in the longitudinal direction. Further, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the counter portion of this embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the alignment rail 42 composed of several rails, the flow of pachinko balls from the side where the ball introduction port 41 is provided to the other side is delayed inside the counter 40. It is provided with a downward slope of
The lower end ends before reaching the housing wall of the counter 40. The alignment rail 42 is provided with several partition guides 44 vertically, and the space between them is one pachinko ball.
It is open enough to allow only individual pieces to pass.

A ball counting sensor 46 is arranged near the lower end of the aligning rail 42, so that each pachinko ball passing through each path partitioned by the partition guide 44 can be counted reliably one by one. The count value is sent to a hall management computer (not shown) and recorded on a recording medium by the recording medium issuing means 24 provided in the inter-lens ball lending machine 20,
It is paid out to the player from the recording medium entrance / exit 25.

There is a lower end of the alignment rail 42 in front of the ball counting sensor 46, and a head is provided from the lower end of the alignment rail 42 to discharge the counting ball 4
5 are provided. The counting ball discharge path 45 is the alignment rail 4
It is provided in the direction orthogonal to the direction 2 and has a downward slope so that the flow of pachinko balls does not become stagnant.

The counting ball discharge path 45 passes through the counting ball discharge port 12 provided below the side of the counter 40 close to the inter-mountain ball lending machine 20 and on the side facing the inter-mountain ball lending machine 20. , Through a ball collection hole 23 opened below the unit ball lending machine 20 in a portion facing the counting ball discharge port 12 to a ball collection trough 50 arranged below the back of the gaming machine island. ing.

The counting ball discharge path 45 has a sufficient downward slope, and since there is a considerable drop from the lower end to the bottom of the ball collecting trough 50, the flow of pachinko balls does not stop. The balls can be collected smoothly.

The counter 40 is attached to the inter-lens ball lending machine 20 by the hinge 11 and can be easily rotated manually to a position shown by an imaginary line in FIG.
When the pachinko machine 1 is replaced by this, the counter 40
The counter 40 can be easily replaced by simply rotating the counter to the position of the imaginary line without interfering with the counter 40.

However, during counting, the player mistakenly detects the counter 4
If 0 is rotated, the pachinko balls may fall out of the counter 40 when the pachinko balls fall from the alignment rail 42 to the counting ball discharge path 45. Therefore, a rotation detection sensor 21 and a display 26 for detecting the counter 40 when it is rotated and deviated from the counting position are provided on the inter-lens ball lending machine 20 side. When it detects the rotation of the counter 40, it sends a rotation signal to the hall management computer,
In response to this, the hall management computer transmits a display signal to the display device 26 to turn on the display device 26 or the like to call attention.

Further, while the counter 40 is counting balls, the hole management computer sends a lock signal to the lock mechanism 47 using, for example, a solenoid in accordance with the count signal sent from the counter 40 to the hole management computer. May be transmitted to lock the counter 40 so that it cannot rotate.

Next, the operation will be described.

When the player finishes the game or tries to calculate the number of balls he / she has by playing the game on another pachinko machine, he / she operates the ball drop lever 4 of the lower plate 3 to store the balls. When the pachinko ball is dropped, it falls into the ball introduction port 41 of the counter 40 portion of the pachinko ball counting device 10 as shown in FIG.

The pachinko balls that have fallen into the ball introduction port 41 are taken into the counter 40 according to the alignment rail 42 that is inclined downward on the other side of the counter 40 in the longitudinal direction, but the partition guide 44 It flows in a line for every several passages made by. The passage is pachinko ball 1
Although the width is such that the individual pieces can pass through, the slant of the alignment rails 42 is sufficient, so that the pachinko balls flow smoothly without delay.

The ball counting sensor 46 counts the pachinko balls that have flowed through the passages near the lower end of the alignment rail 42. The counted values are sent to the hall management computer for comprehensive management, recorded on a recording medium by the recording medium issuing means 24 provided in the pedestal ball lending machine 20, and paid out from the recording medium entrance 25. The player can take the recording medium to a prize exchange place and exchange it for a prize. Alternatively, the game can be started again by inserting the recording medium into another game machine.

The pachinko balls that have been counted fall into the counting ball discharge passage 45 provided with a sufficient head from the lower end of the alignment rail 42, and are turned by approximately 90 degrees to incline the counting ball discharge passage 45. Flow through the counting ball discharge port 12 of the counter 40, the ball collection hole 23, the inter-mountain ball lending machine 20, and the lower end of the counting ball discharge path 45 to the lower side of the back of the pachinko machine 1. It falls into the ball collection gutter 50 provided and is collected.

Since the pachinko balls may spill out of the counter 40 if the counter 40 rotates during counting, the lock mechanism 4 provided inside (or outside) the counter 40 may be used.
7 locks the counter 40 during counting from rotation. In the lock mechanism 47, the counter 40 starts counting pachinko balls, transmits a count signal to the hall management computer, and receives and locks a lock signal from the hall management computer transmitted in response to the count signal. It is like this.

The counter 40 or the inter-lens ball lending machine 20
When the rotation detection sensor 21 provided in the sensor detects rotation of the counter 40, a rotation signal is transmitted to the hall management computer, and in response thereto, the hall management computer transmits a rotation state display signal to the display 26. Display the rotation status and call attention.

When the pachinko machine 1 is replaced,
The counter 40 is rotated to the position indicated by the imaginary line. Thereby, the pachinko machine 1 can be replaced without the counter 40 getting in the way.

[0042]

According to the pachinko ball counting device of the present invention, since the pachinko ball counter is attached to the inter-lens ball lending machine so as to be movable above the top plate, a counter is set for each gaming machine. Since it is not necessary to provide an opening for the game machine and it is not necessary to remove the counter when replacing the game machine, the time and effort required for the installation or installation work of the game machine can be greatly reduced, and the cost accordingly. Can also be lowered.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko ball counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a counter of a pachinko ball counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a counter of a pachinko ball counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Is.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a processing flow of a counter and an inter-lens ball lending machine unit of a pachinko ball counting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional pachinko ball counting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Pachinko machine 3 ... Lower plate 5 ... Top plate 10 ... Pachinko ball counting device 11 ... Hinge 12 ... Counting ball discharge port 16 ... Indicator 20 ... Inter-mountable ball lending machine 21 ... Rotation state detection sensor 23 ... Ball collection hole 40
… Counter 41… Ball introduction 47… Lock mechanism

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines are juxtaposed with each other, a counter is attached to an inter-lens ball lending machine installed between adjacent gaming machines, and a player is acquired for each gaming machine. A pachinko ball counting device for counting the pachinko balls, which is mounted on the inter-lens ball lending machine so that the counter can be moved above the top plate, on one upper surface of the counter, of the gaming machine. A ball introduction port for introducing pachinko balls falling from the lower plate is opened, and counting is performed on the side of the other side close to the inter-mountain ball lending machine and below the side facing the inter-mountain ball lending machine. A ball discharge port is opened, and a ball collecting hole for collecting discharged balls is formed in the inter-lens ball lending machine at a portion below the machine facing the counting ball discharging port of the counter. A pachinko ball counting device characterized in that 2. On a gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side, a counter is attached to an inter-lens ball lending machine installed between adjacent gaming machines, and a player is acquired for each gaming machine. A pachinko ball counting device for counting the pachinko balls, which is mounted on the inter-lens ball lending machine so that the counter can be moved above the top plate, on one upper surface of the counter, of the gaming machine. A ball introduction port for introducing pachinko balls falling from the lower plate is opened, and counting is performed on the side of the other side close to the inter-mountain ball lending machine and below the side facing the inter-mountain ball lending machine. A ball discharging port is opened, and a ball collecting hole for collecting discharged balls is opened in the portion facing the counting ball discharging port of the counter below the inter-lens ball lending machine, Detects when the counter rotates and is at a position different from the ball counting position under the lower plate Pachinko ball counter apparatus characterized by receiving the sensing signals from the order of the sensors and the sensor formed by providing an indicator for indicating the rotation state of the counter. 3. The pachinko ball counting device according to claim 1, further comprising a lock mechanism that prevents the counter from moving while the counter is counting. 4. The inter-lens ball lending machine and one end thereof on the side closer to the inter-lens ball lending machine are attached via a hinge so that the counter can be rotated above the top plate. The pachinko ball counting device according to claim 1, 2, or 3.