JPH07334742A - Coin game machine providing game on screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operation rate by associating a message function for trouble contents, data, etc., regarding the reception and payment of coins with the function of a hopper board which controls the reception, etc., of coins. CONSTITUTION:A general main game board 9 for playing games on the game screen 1 and the hopper board 8 having the control function regarding the reception of coins from a coin selector 10, the payment of coins from a coin hopper 12 are separated from each other. A coin sensor 11 detects coins which are thrown in from a coin insertion slot and a hopper sensor 13 detects coins which are paid from the coin hopper 12. And, the message function which displays the trouble contents, data, etc., regarding the reception and payment of the coins on the game screen 1 is so arranged as to function together with the hopper board 8. Consequently, a customer and an employee can directly confirm hopper trouble and coin payment data and the trouble is eliminated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin game machine for playing a game on a screen for displaying troubles, data, etc. relating to coin acceptance and payout on the screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a general-purpose coin game machine having a hopper board for paying out coins, when paying out the credits of the built-in main game board as coins, the credit of the main game board is pushed by pressing the payout button on the operation panel. Is sent to the hopper board as a pulse signal, and the number of coins corresponding to the number of credits is paid out. In addition to the function of driving the hopper, the hopper board also has a function of converting the number of coins inserted for playing a game into the number of credits suitable for the game (generally). ). And when the coins in the hopper run out while the hopper board is paying out coins from the hopper (hopper empty), when the coins get stuck in the hopper sensor and the hopper stops (hopper jam), If coins get stuck in the coin sensor (coin jam), stop the hopper or return the coin selector blocker to stop the function of the hopper board, block the acceptance of coins, and stop playing the next game. It is like this. Then, although the trouble is displayed on the outside by a lamp or the like, it is difficult to notice and it is difficult to grasp the contents of the trouble quickly. When a trouble occurs, the customer contacts the person in charge, the person in charge removes the cause of the trouble, the hopper board is returned to normal, and the game can be continued.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional hopper board, the function of the hopper board is stopped when a hopper trouble or a coin trouble relating to the hopper board occurs, but the game screen is the same as the normal state If you move to another game console without contacting the staff, the staff will not be able to notice it only by the lamp display that informs you of the trouble, and the trouble will not be solved, and the operating rate of the game machine in which the trouble occurs will be low. There was a problem. Moreover, even if the staff member notices the trouble, he / she cannot grasp what kind of trouble the trouble is, so it is difficult to quickly deal with the trouble.

Regarding the function of converting the number of inserted coins into the number of credits suitable for the number of games, particularly when the credits are set to be increased after a plurality of coins are inserted, for example, five coins are inserted. If one credit goes up on the game screen for the first time after coins are inserted, there is no change on the game screen from the first coin to the fourth coin, and it is clear how many coins are inserted. The current situation is that I don't understand. Further, there is a problem that the number of coins paid out and the number of unpaid coins are not clearly known.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a main game board for playing a game on a screen, and a hopper having a function of controlling things relating to coin acceptance and payout. It is characterized in that the board is separated and the message function for displaying trouble contents and data regarding coin acceptance and payout on the game screen and the function of the hopper board are interlocked.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described in detail below. 1 in FIG. 1 is a game screen consisting of a cathode-ray tube, 2 is an upper display section for displaying the type of game, 3 is a lower display section, 4 is an insertion slot for inserting a coin, and 5 is an operation for playing a game. A panel portion, 6 is a game instruction board that briefly describes various games, and 7 is a saucer.

Reference numeral 8 in FIG. 2 is a hopper substrate having a control function for receiving coins from the coin selector 10 and paying out coins from the coin hopper 12, and is separated from a general-purpose main substrate. Reference numeral 11 is a coin sensor that detects inserted coins, 13 is a hopper sensor that detects coins paid out from the coin hopper 12, and has a message function for displaying trouble contents and data regarding coin acceptance and payout on the game screen. It is arranged integrally in the hopper substrate 8 or as a separate body so as to be functionally interlocked with the hopper substrate 8. 14 is a control box.

3, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7 show trouble states and contents for displaying messages, and FIG. 4 shows the position of the trouble display on the screen.

Next, the operation will be described. First, when coins are inserted from the coin insertion slot 4 and the hopper board 8 is set in such a state that one credit is increased by a plurality of coins, when the first coin is inserted, the game screen shown in FIG. The number of coins is displayed so that you can see at a glance how many coins you have inserted. Then
A game is played on the game screen 1 by operating the operation panel 5.

Next, the trouble display during the game will be described. "When a coin is jammed in the coin selector 10" As shown in FIG. 8, when the coin switch or the coin sensor 11 is ON for about 0.5 seconds or more,
Due to the function of the program (written in the ROM) provided on the hopper board 8, the above-mentioned trouble content is alternately and repeatedly displayed on the game screen 1 at the positions indicated by and in FIG. Is programmed to activate the blocker of the coin selector 10 so that it cannot be inserted.

"Insufficient coins paid out from the hopper" As shown in FIG. 9, the hopper is driven to rotate for 5 seconds, stop for 1 second, and rotate for 5 seconds when the number of coins to be paid out is sufficient. When there is no change in the hopper coin switch or the hopper sensor 13 within these 11 seconds, the hopper is stopped by the function of the program (written in the ROM) provided on the hopper substrate 8 and the above-mentioned trouble is described. Is alternately displayed for 2 seconds on the game screen 1 at the position shown in FIG. 4 for 2 seconds, and the blocker of the coin selector 10 is programmed so that the next coin is not inserted.

"In case of coin jam in hopper" Fig. 1
As shown in 0, when the coin sensor 11 is turned on for a certain time (eg, about 3 seconds) during the payout operation, the program (written in the ROM) installed on the hopper substrate 8 By the function, the above-mentioned trouble content is displayed repeatedly on the game screen 1 at the positions of and in FIG. 4 for 2 seconds alternately, and further, the program to activate the blocker of the coin selector 10 so that the next coin cannot be inserted. Has been done.

"When the contents of the RAM of the hopper board is broken" As shown in FIG. 11, a memory error is displayed on the game screen 1.

Next, the operation when the game is completed and the coins are paid out will be described. First, when the payout button on the operation panel 5 is pressed, the number of credits on the screen becomes a pulse and is sent to the hopper board 8. The hopper board 8 which receives the pulse is converted into the set number of coins and the hopper is set. Although the coins are driven to start paying out coins, at the same time when a pulse of the number of credits is sent to the hopper substrate 8, the coin payout display shown in FIG. The number of coins paid out from the hopper is displayed in real time, and the coin payout status can be seen at a glance.

After the trouble is cleared, the hopper is replenished with coins, and the insufficient unpaid coins are paid out from the hopper, or the insufficient coins are handed to the customer, and the number of coins is recorded in the electromagnetic counter. Either of them can be selected and processed. Other,
It has the function of FIG. 7 showing the accepting state of coins for exchange, and the H / B memory error display (not shown) of FIG. 3 displayed when a memory error occurs in the hopper board.
A simple game (big small game) is arranged on the hopper board so that the game can be played without a game board, and the hopper board is multifunctional and very easy to use.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the main game board for playing a game on the screen and the hopper board having a function of controlling things relating to the acceptance and payout of coins are separated, and the trouble content regarding the acceptance and payout of coins and Since the message function for displaying data etc. on the game screen and the function of the hopper board are arranged to interlock with each other, the coins paid out from the hopper are clogged and the hopper stops, or the coins are paid out from the hopper. Since coin payout data such as hopper trouble and number of inserted coins, number of coins paid out, number of unpaid coins, etc. are displayed on the screen during the game when the coins in the hopper are lost on the way, Customers and employees directly check hopper trouble and coin payout data Come, trouble it is possible to increase the happened in the game machine operation rate of trouble for that can be released.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external front view of a coin game machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of the front door of FIG. 1 opened.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a trouble display content of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a trouble display position of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a coin payout display diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the number of accepted coins according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a display diagram of the number of accepted exchanges according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram of a coin selector of the present invention when a coin jam is displayed.

FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of the hopper of the present invention when a coin shortage is displayed.

FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of the hopper of the present invention when a coin jam is displayed.

FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram when the contents of the RAM of the hopper substrate of the present invention are displayed broken.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game screen 4 Coin slot 8 Hopper board 9 General-purpose main game board 10 Coin selector 11 Coin sensor 12 Coin hopper 13 Hopper sensor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main game board for playing a game on a screen and a hopper board that has a function of controlling the acceptance and payout of coins are separated, and the trouble content and data regarding the acceptance and payout of coins are displayed in the game. A coin game machine for playing a game on a screen, wherein a message function displayed on the screen and a function of the hopper board are arranged so as to interlock with each other.