JPH07328218A - Monitoring tool for play hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To monitor players and to check inside islands by forming an opening part above a game machine in the island, pivotally attaching a hanging screen plate for opening/closing the opening part to the opening part and arranging a reflecting member to be inclined toward the game machine at the time of closing the hanging screen plate on the hanging screen plate. CONSTITUTION:The numbers of out balls and safe balls generated at a game machine are outputted from a calling lamp unit 5 through a lead wire 6 to a computer for centralized management. Therefore, the differential number of balls between the number of out balls and the number of safe balls is calculated and when this differential number of balls reaches a prescribed game stop number, a game stop state is alarmed by the calling lamp unit 5. In the state of closing an opening part 3 formed above the game machine 1 at an island 2 with a hanging screen plate 8, by the way, a reflecting member 9 arranged on the hanging screen plate 8 is inclined toward the game machine 1 at a prescribed angle. Therefore, a patrol staff can monitor the hand of the player from behind that player. Besides, when the opening part 3 is opened by turning the hanging screen plate 8 forward, various equipments can be easily checked.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game hall monitor for monitoring a game player with a reflecting member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in pachinko halls,
For example, a TV camera is used to monitor fraud of a player. In other words, television cameras are installed at a plurality of positions on the ceiling of a pachinko hall, and the action of a game player playing on a gaming machine is monitored by displaying images from the television cameras on a monitor.

However, in the configuration in which the television camera is used to monitor the player, a plurality of the player who are located far from the television camera are monitored, and thus it is difficult to detect fraud of the player. In addition, equipment such as a television camera and a monitor is expensive, and wiring work is troublesome, which increases costs. Therefore, it is considered that a mirror is fixed to a portion above the game machine on the island where the game machine is installed, and the illegality of the player is monitored by the mirror.

[0004]

However, when a mirror is fixed above the gaming machine to monitor the illegality of the player, it is necessary to fix the mirror in an inclined state on the island. For this reason, there is a drawback that the mirror interferes when inspecting the island where the game machine is installed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine monitoring instrument capable of inspecting an island where a gaming machine is installed while monitoring a player with a simple structure. To do.

[0006]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitoring device for a game hall, wherein an island having a plurality of gaming machines is provided, and an opening is formed on the island above the gaming machine. A curtain plate is provided whose upper end is pivotally supported so as to close the portion and which opens the opening portion in response to an external operation. The curtain plate is closed to the opening portion of the curtain plate at a predetermined angle with respect to the gaming machine. The reflecting member is provided so as to be inclined.

In the above structure, the curtain plate may be provided with a groove portion in which the lead wire extended from the notification device is located in a state where the opening portion is closed.

[0008]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine surveillance device, wherein the reflecting member provided on the curtain plate is positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the gaming machine when the curtain plate is in the closed state of the opening formed on the island. Therefore, the person in charge can monitor the hands of the player.
Here, when inspecting the equipment provided on the island, the curtain plate is rotated forward. Then, the opening closed by the curtain plate opens, so that the equipment on the island can be inspected by the opening.

[0009] In the case of the game machine surveillance device according to claim 2,
When the opening is closed by the curtain plate, the lead wire is located in the groove formed in the curtain plate, so the lead wire extended from the alarm device is hidden from the outside without forming a hole for passing the lead wire in the island. can do.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pachinko game machine. In FIG. 2, pachinko game machines 1 as a plurality of gaming machines are attached to an island 2. In this island 2, for example, an opening 3 for inspecting various devices in the island 2, for example, a ball supply device for supplying pachinko balls to the pachinko game machine 1 is provided above the two pachinko game machines 1.
(See FIG. 1) are formed. Opening 3 on island 2
A call lamp unit 5 as a notification device is attached to the beam portion 4 formed of a metal plate such as a stainless plate located between the game machine 1 and the pachinko game machine 1.

The call lamp unit 5 is provided with a call lamp (none of which is shown) in response to an operation on a call switch.
Is turned on, and a function for managing the operating status and the illegal status of the pachinko game machine 1 is provided. Specifically, the number of out balls of the pachinko game machine 1 (the number of pachinko balls driven into the pachinko game machine) and the number of safe balls (the number of pachinko balls released from the pachinko game machine) are counted respectively for centralized control. In addition to outputting to the computer, it detects that the pachinko game machine 1 has made an illegality based on the detection state of the illegality detection device provided in the pachinko game machine 1 and outputs it to a central management computer (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 1, a lead wire 6 is attached to the calling lamp unit 5 via a connector 7, and the lead wire 6 passes through the opening 3 and is drawn into the island 2. The lead wire 6 is pulled out from the island 2 and connected to the centralized management computer.

This centralized management computer manages the operating status and illegal status of the pachinko game machine 1.
Based on the number of out balls and the number of safe balls output from the calling lamp unit 5 through the lead wire 6, the difference ball number is calculated, and when the difference ball number reaches a predetermined stop number, the calling lamp unit 5 is used. A stopping process for prohibiting an operation on the operation handle of the pachinko game machine 1 is executed.
Further, when the calling lamp unit 5 outputs the fact that the illegality has occurred through the lead wire 6, an emergency alert is output to notify the occurrence of the illegality.

Here, the opening 3 is closed by a curtain plate 8. That is, the upper end of the curtain plate 8 is pivotally supported, and the lower end of the curtain plate 8 contacts the beam portion 4 so that the entire opening 3 is closed by the curtain plate 8. The front surface of the curtain plate 8 is formed to bulge out in a triangular shape in section, and a mirror 9 as a reflecting member is attached to the lower inclined surface of the bulging portion. In this case, the mirror 9 is attached such that the mirror 9 is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the front surface of the pachinko game machine 1. Here, a groove portion 10 is formed in a portion of the curtain plate 8 that abuts the beam portion 4, and when the curtain plate 8 closes the opening portion 3, it is mounted on the calling lamp unit 5 as shown in FIG. Connector 7 and the connector 7
The lead wire 6 extending from is located in the groove portion 10.

Now, the procedure for attaching the calling lamp unit 5 will be described. After the call lamp unit 5 was attached to the beam 4 of the island 2 at a predetermined position, the lead wire 6 connected to the computer for centralized control was pulled out forward through the opening 3 and connected to the lead wire 6. The connector 7 is attached to the calling lamp unit 5. And the curtain plate 8
When the opening 3 is closed by the above, the connector 7 and the lead wire 6 are located in the groove 10 formed in the lower portion of the curtain plate 8, so that they can be hidden from the outside.

When a player plays a game on the pachinko game machine 1, the number of out balls and the number of safe balls generated on the pachinko game machine 1 are output from the calling lamp unit 5 to the centralized management computer through the lead wire 6. The centralized management computer calculates the number of difference balls based on the number of out balls and the number of safe balls, and when the number of difference balls reaches a predetermined number of hits, this is called through the lead wire 6 Notify the unit 5. Then, the calling lamp unit 5 prohibits the operation handle of the pachinko game machine 1 and puts the pachinko game machine 1 in a stopped state based on a notification from the centralized management computer.

Further, when a player makes a fraud on the pachinko game machine 1, a fraud detecting device provided in the pachinko game machine 1 detects the fraud, so that the calling lamp unit 5 leads through the lead wire 6. The central management computer is notified of the occurrence of fraud. Then, the centralized management computer notifies the person in charge of the occurrence of fraud in the pachinko game machine 1, so that the fraud by the player can be promptly dealt with.

On the other hand, when the opening 3 is closed by the curtain plate 8, since the mirror 9 provided on the curtain plate 8 is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the pachinko game machine 1, the person in charge who goes around the pachinko hall is in charge. As shown in FIG. 4, the player's hand can be monitored by the mirror 9 from the rear of the player.

When inspecting the equipment in the island 2, the curtain plate 8 is rotated forward. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening 3 that is closed by the curtain plate 8 largely opens, so that various devices provided in the island 2 can be inspected through the opening 3.

According to the above structure, the curtain 9 for closing the opening 3 formed in the island 2 is provided with the mirror 9, and the mirror 9 is used to monitor the hands of the player who is playing the pachinko game machine. Therefore, as compared with the structure in which the mirror is fixed at a position above the gaming machine on the island, the inside of the island 2 can be inspected while monitoring the player with a simple structure.

A groove 10 is formed in the lower portion of the curtain plate 8 for closing the opening 3. When the opening 3 is closed by the curtain plate 8, the connector 7 and the lead wire 6 connected to the calling lamp unit 5 are provided. Since it is located in the groove 10,
The connector 7 and the lead wire 6 can be hidden from the outside. Therefore, compared with the structure in which the lead wire extending from the calling lamp unit is drawn into the island through the hole formed in the island, it is necessary to form a hole in the beam portion 4 made of a metal plate to which the calling lamp unit 5 is attached. Wiring work can be simplified.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows. A half mirror may be attached to the curtain plate 8 so that the inside of the island 2 can be easily inspected through the half mirror. The lead wire may be directly connected to the calling lamp unit 5.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, the gaming machine monitoring instrument of the present invention has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the curtain member for closing the opening formed in the island is provided with the reflecting member, and the reflecting member is used to monitor the player. Therefore, the player can be monitored with a simple configuration. Although you can do it, you can inspect the island where the game machines are installed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the curtain plate is provided with the groove portion in which the lead wire extended from the alarm device is located in the closed state of the opening portion, the hole for allowing the lead wire to pass through the island. The lead wire extended from the notification device can be hidden from the outside without forming a wire.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an upper portion of an island shown in a rotating state of a curtain plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pachinko game machine.

[Figure 3] Longitudinal section of the top of the island

[Figure 4] Side view of the island

FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a state where the curtain plate is largely rotated.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko game machine (gaming machine), 2 is an island, 3 is an opening, 5 is a calling lamp unit (notifying device), 6 is a lead wire, 8 is a curtain plate, 9 is a reflecting member, and 10 is a groove.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An island on which a plurality of gaming machines are installed, an opening formed above the gaming machine on the island, and an upper end pivotally supported to close the opening according to an external operation. A curtain plate that opens the opening, and a reflecting member that is provided on the curtain plate and is inclined with respect to the gaming machine at a predetermined angle in a closed state of the curtain plate with respect to the opening are provided. Monitoring equipment for amusement halls. 2. A notifying device mounted on the island between the gaming machine and the opening, and having a lead wire connected to the opening connected thereto, wherein the curtain plate closes the opening. The gaming machine monitoring instrument according to claim 1, further comprising: a groove portion in which the lead wire extended from the notification device is positioned.