JPH0739887U - Ball counting device on Pachinko Island - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a ball counting device which displays guidance as to which direction or position the available ball counting device is when the pachinko island ball counting device cannot be used. [Structure] Counting means for counting received pachinko balls,
In the ball number counting device on the pachinko island equipped with an output means for outputting the counting result by the counting means to a receipt or the like, and a cancellation display means for displaying a cancellation when it is unusable, it can be used when it cannot be used. Guide display means for guiding and displaying the installation direction or position of the ball counting device is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a ball counting device on a pachinko island that allows a pachinko ball that a player has acquired on a pachinko island to always be counted near him.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, pachinko parlors often circulate pachinko balls for each pachinko island. In other words, a ball tank is installed in the lower part near the center of Pachinko Island, and balls are raised from this ball tank to the upper part of the island by a posting device and sent to each game table as a prize ball. (Premium balls) are counted by a ball counting device provided in a part of Pachinko Island, and the counted pachinko balls are collected in a ball tank on Pachinko Island. In addition, the counted number of balls and the like are printed and issued as a receipt, and the player has the receipt exchanged for a prize at the counter. Of course, out balls and safe balls from the game console are also collected.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, if each pachinko island is operated independently in this way, when the ball tank on the pachinko island becomes full, the ball counting device on that island cannot be used anymore, and the pachinko player has won the pachinko island. You must take the ball to another ball counter on another island. At this time, if there are multiple pachinko islands, the ball counting device does not provide any guidance as to which one of the pachinko islands should be visited. So, for example, when a player goes to the ball counting device on the right island with a large number of pachinko balls and tries to insert a ball, if the ball tank on that island is full, the ball counting device will also It is not possible to use it, you have to go to another island, and there is no guarantee that the ball counting device of that other island can also be used, and the player will go around the store.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to determine in which direction or position the usable ball counting device is located when the pachinko ball counting device cannot be used. An object is to provide a ball counting device that displays guidance.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention is a pachinko machine equipped with counting means for counting the number of received pachinko balls, output means for outputting the counting result by this counting means to a receipt, etc. The invention relates to a ball number counting device on an island, and the above object of the present invention is achieved by providing guide display means for guiding and displaying the installation direction or position of the usable ball counting device when it is not usable.

[0006]

[Action]

 When the ball counting device is full and cannot be used, a guidance display is provided indicating in which direction or position the usable ball counting device is located. The player can quickly and accurately go to the usable ball counting device according to the guide display of the ball counting device, and does not go back and forth while holding the pachinko ball inside the store.

[0007]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an internal arrangement example of a general pachinko parlor, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. In the pachinko parlor, a plurality of divisions (# 1 to # 6 in this example) are separately provided, which are called pachinko islands 1, and a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are installed on each pachinko island 1. At the same time, pachinko balls are circulated in each pachinko island 1. At both ends of each pachinko island 1, a ball counting device 10 for counting the number of pachinko balls that a player has acquired is placed on a gantry 3. Each ball counting device 10 of each pachinko island 1 is connected to each other by a communication line so that the usable state of another ball counting device 10 can be grasped.

FIG. 3 shows an external configuration of a ball counting device 10 according to the present invention, in which a ball counting unit 11 for inserting and counting pachinko balls obtained by a player is provided in a hopper shape at a lower portion. The pachinko balls counted by the ball counting unit 11 are introduced into the pachinko island 1, and the counted total number is displayed on the display unit 12A of the panel unit. Along with the counting of the number of pachinko balls, the number of prizes at the time of exchanging the prizes is automatically calculated and displayed on the display section 12B, and the remaining number of “total-number of prizes × n (integer)” is automatically calculated. Is displayed on the display unit 12C, the data is printed on the receipt, is derived from the receipt outlet 13, and is delivered to the player. The all button 14 is used to record the total number of inserted pachinko balls on the receipt and not to return the surplus balls, and the return button 15 is a prize for the total number of inserted pachinko balls. It is used to return the remaining surplus balls after subtracting the number to the player. When the return button 15 is pressed, the surplus balls are returned to the player from the return ball take-out port 16. Further, when the ball counting device 10 cannot be used, the stop lamp 17 provided in the central portion of the panel is turned on to notify the player. Further, on the upper part of the panel, there is provided a guide display section 20 indicating the installation direction of the ball counting device which can be used when the machine is not usable.

The operation of such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a player obtains a large number of pachinko balls with a fever or the like, he / she takes the pachinko balls to a nearby ball counting device 10 and puts them into the ball counting unit 11. The control unit (CPU) of the ball counting device 10 always determines whether or not it can be used (step S 1), and if it is available, it is a normal operation, the stop lamp 17 is off, and the guidance is given. The display unit 20 is also off. If it cannot be used by itself, the stop lamp 17 is turned on to display the stop (step S2), and it is determined which of the left and right pachinko islands is available (step S3). If there are many rightward directions, the rightward arrow on the guide display unit 20 is lit and instructed (step S4). If there are many leftward directions, the leftward arrow is lit and instructed (step S5). In the determination in step S3, the closest usable ball counting device may be determined and the direction thereof may be indicated. The determining means for determining the direction may be provided in each ball counting device, or may be provided only in any one ball counting device. Further, the determination may be performed by a separately provided control unit (host computer).

As described above, the ball counting device 10 reports to the player whether the ball counting device 10 is available or not, so that the player who brought the pachinko ball to the nearby ball counting device 10 can It is possible to immediately know the usable state, and if it is not possible, it is possible to go to the nearby usable ball counting device 10 according to the instruction of the guide display unit 20. Thus, the player who went to the usable ball counting device 10 puts his or her pachinko balls into the ball counting section 11 and the counted pachinko balls are introduced into the pachinko island concerned and circulated in the island. used. The total number counted by the ball counting unit 11 is displayed on the display unit 12A, the number of prize exchanges within the number of balls is automatically calculated and displayed on the display unit 12B, and the number of surplus balls is also displayed on the display unit 12C. It Then, by pressing the all button 14 or the return button 15, a receipt in which the required items are recorded is issued from the receipt take-out port 13 and handed to the player.

In the above description, either the left or right direction of the ball counting device is indicated by an arrow. However, all pachinko islands and all ball counting devices as shown in FIG. 5 are displayed on the guide display section. Alternatively, the position of the usable ball counting device may be notified by lighting the lamp. Also, voice may be output together. Further, although the ball counting device is installed at the end of the island, it may be installed at various places such as near the center of the island or on the surface where the pachinko machine is attached. The point is that the direction and position of the closest usable ball counting device should be displayed on the guide part of the unusable ball counting device.

[0013]

[Effect of device]

 Since a guidance display can be provided indicating in which direction or position the usable ball counting device is located, the player can move with the pachinko balls that he / she has acquired according to the display, and go right and left in the store. It is possible to reach the ball counting device in a short time without doing so.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement example of a pachinko island and a ball counting device in a pachinko parlor.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an arrangement example of a pachinko island and a ball counting device.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing an embodiment of a ball counting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing another example of the guide display unit according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko Island 2 Pachinko Stand 3 Stand 10 Ball Counter 11 Ball Counter 20 Guidance Display

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshiaki Yamada 1-3-1, Shimodeno, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture Glory Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pachinko island equipped with counting means for counting the number of received pachinko balls, output means for outputting the counting result by the counting means to a receipt or the like, and stop display means for displaying a stop when the pachinko balls cannot be used. The ball counting device in Pachinko Island, characterized in that it is provided with guide display means for guiding and displaying the installation direction or position of the usable ball counting device when it is not usable.