JPH0821109B2 - How to determine the normal passage of medals for game machines - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for determining whether a game machine such as a slot machine, a combination-type pachinko machine, or a mahjong-type pachinko machine passes in a normal direction.

[Prior Art] Various automatic vending machines using coins, medals, etc., and various game machines have been provided.

There is no problem if coins, medals, etc. are always inserted correctly in such various devices, but there are cases in which fake coins are inserted and fraud is made when inserting coins. Was there.

If counterfeit coins are thrown in here, it suffices to eliminate them with a selector such as coins or medals.

However, despite using the correct coins or medals, for example, by attaching a string to the medal or the like, and pulling or releasing the string, the switch part for detecting the insertion of the medal or the like is used. By moving it up and down, there was also a dishonest act in which it was judged that a large number of sheets had been inserted even though they were not actually inserted.

The following means can be considered to prevent such fraud.

That is, this is for mechanically preventing such fraud and the like, and mechanical processing is performed so that the inserted medals or the like do not run backward in the medal passage communicating with the insertion hole.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in this way, in a vending machine or a genm machine, in a sorting device for medals or the like that is limited in size, installation place, etc.,
The entire device became large and complicated, and it was a cause of failure.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-described conventional technology, and the purpose thereof is the following two points.

Firstly, in consideration of the complexity of mechanically detecting an illegal insertion or a large number of failures, the present invention is provided with two switches on the device itself, and these two switches detect medals sequentially. By doing so, when repeatedly moving up and down, by forming all to detect as an error, by moving the same medal up and down with a string etc., it will be as if a plurality of coins were thrown in. The purpose is to be able to prevent the judgment.

Secondly, the present invention has an object to prevent illegal insertion of medals by performing color display, and thereby to properly manage the game machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is for achieving the above-mentioned object, and the contents thereof will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

The present invention is characterized by having the following two configurations.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, when a medal (50) for a game machine that faces the medal passage (40) and flows down in the medal passage (40) is detected, a first detection signal is output. 1
The medal passage (40) is located downstream of the switch (10) and the first switch (10) in the medal passage (40).
A second detection signal is output when a medal (50) flowing down is detected, and a second switch (20) arranged at a distance shorter than the diameter of the medal (50) from the first switch (10) is provided. ing.

Second, as shown in FIG. 3, it includes the following seven steps.

The first step is a step of determining whether or not the first detection signal is output from the first switch (10).

In the second step, if it is determined in the first step that the first detection signal is output from the first switch (10), then the second detection signal is output from the second switch (20). Is a step of determining whether or not is output.

The third step is a step of displaying an error when it is determined in the second step that the second detection signal is output from the second switch (20).

In the fourth step, if it is determined in the second step that the second detection signal is not output from the second switch (20), then the first switch (10) outputs the first detection signal. Is a step of determining whether or not is output.

In the fifth step, if it is determined in the fourth step that the first detection signal is not output from the first switch (10), then the second switch (20) is changed to the second switch.
It is a step of determining whether or not a detection signal is output.

The sixth step is a step of displaying an error when it is determined in the fifth step that the second detection signal is not output from the second switch (20).

The seventh step is a step of increasing the count value of the number of medals when it is determined in the sixth step that the second detection signal is output from the second switch (20).

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated examples.

FIG. 1 is a medal passage for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a case where two switches 10 and 20 are provided in the 40, and FIG. 2 shows two switches 10 and 2 in the medal passage 40.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing ON and OFF states of two switches 10 and 20 accompanying passage of a medal 50 when 0 is provided, and FIG. 3 shows that the medal 50 has passed properly by the judging means of the present invention. 6 is a flow chart for detecting the.

Referring to FIG. 1, the schematic configuration of the present invention will be described. According to the present invention, the medal passage 40 having the insertion opening 41 is provided with the selector 30 and the first switch 10 and the second switch 20 in close proximity to each other. There is.

Here, the insertion slot 41 is a hole into which the medal 50 is inserted, and is normally provided so as to be exposed to the outside of a game machine (not shown).

Further, the selector 30 is for determining whether or not the inserted medal 50 is a genuine coin, and when it is determined by the selector 30 that the coin is a false coin, it is canceled to a cancel hole (not shown). It is something.

Therefore, in the present invention, the inserted medal 50
Among them, only genuine coins reach the first switch 10 and the second switch 20.

Here, the first switch 10 and the second switch 20 are arranged at an interval shorter than the diameter of the inserted medal 50.
Therefore, when the inserted medal 50 moves from the first switch 10 to the second switch 20, whichever switch 10, 2
In the case of 0 as well, a state occurs in which the medal 50 is detected.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the ON and OFF states of the first switch 10 and the second switch 20 associated with the movement of the medal 50 will be described.

First, the state shown in FIG.
While is on, the second switch 20 is also on,
And after the first switch 10 is turned off, the second switch 2
This shows the case where 0 is in the OFF state. In such a case, the inserted medal 50 is first detected by the first switch 10, the first switch 10 is turned on, and the second switch 20 is also turned on while maintaining this on state. Furthermore, the first switch 10 is turned off, and then the second switch 20 is also turned off.
0 indicates the state of falling.

Therefore, the case shown in FIG. 2A indicates that the medal 50 has moved in the normal direction, that is, has been correctly inserted.

Further, in FIG. 2 (B), the first switch 10 is turned on,
It shows a case where the second switch 20 is not sensing at all until it is turned off. In this case, it is conceivable that the medal 50 is fished with a string or the like and is caught, and the first switch 10 detects the medal 50 but lifts it again before detecting it with the second switch 20. This is the case.

Therefore, the case shown in FIG. 2 (B) is a case where some kind of fraud is performed.

The state shown in FIG. 2 (C) is the first switch 10
Shows the case where only the second switch 20 moves from ON to OFF in a state where no detection is made. In such a case, hang down the medal 50 with a string and once
Medals until you pass the switch 10 and the second switch 20
The figure shows a case where the medal 50 is slightly pulled up in a state where the medal 50 is lowered, the medal 50 moves only the second switch 20 ON and OFF, and moves downward again.

Therefore, the state shown in FIG. 2 (C) is also a case where some kind of fraud is performed.

In the state shown in FIG. 2 (D), the second switch 20 is turned on once, and the first switch 10 is turned on and the second switch 20 is turned on until the second switch 20 is turned off.
This shows a state in which the first switch 10 is turned off after the switch becomes F. This state is a detection completely opposite to that in FIG. 2 (A). This is because the medal 50 is once caught below the second switch 20 by a string or the like, and then the second switch 20 is again detected.
It shows the movement of the switch when the coin is lifted from the first switch to the first switch. Therefore,
In this case as well, some kind of fraud is being performed.

In the state shown in FIG. 2 (E), the first switch 10 is once turned on, and the second switch 10 is turned on and off before the first switch 10 is turned off next. It shows the state. In this state, the medal 50 is caught with a string, and the caught medal 50 crosses the first switch 10 and the second switch 20.
However, it did not move downward as it was, and immediately after reaching the second switch 20, it was pulled up again,
The second switch 20 is turned off first, and then the first switch 1
It shows a state where it is turned off from 0. In this case as well, some kind of fraud was committed.

Further, in the state shown in FIG. 2 (F), contrary to the state shown in FIG. 2 (E), the first switch 10 is turned on until the second switch 20 is turned on and the second switch 20 is turned off. Is ON, OFF
This shows the case where At this time, conversely, gradually catch the medal 50 that has moved downward so as to pass the first switch 10 and the second switch 20,
First, after reaching the second switch 20, it is further lifted up a little, the first switch 10 detects the presence of the medal 50, and then, on the contrary, lowers it downwards, and the first switch 10 no longer detects the medal 50. This shows a state in which the medal 50 of the second switch 20 is no longer detected after the operation. Therefore, it is considered that such a state also involved some kind of fraud.

That is, among the various combinations of the operations of the first switch 10 and the second switch 20 shown in FIGS. 2A to 2F, only the case shown in FIG.
It is probable that 50 charges and passages were made, and in all other cases it can be considered that some kind of fraud was made. Therefore, in the case as shown in FIGS. 2B to 2E, it is desirable not only to not count but also to output that something wrong has been done.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, the judgment means of the normal direction passage judgment device according to the present invention will be described.

First, it is assumed that the regular medal 50 has been inserted after the regular direction passage half-judgment device becomes operable.

If the medal 50 is not a genuine one, the selector 30 removes the medal 50 to the outside.
It does not reach the device for determining whether or not the vehicle has passed the normal direction.

There, a regular medal 50 was put in, and that medal 50
When a player reaches the medal passage 40, the medal 50 is the first
The presence of the medal 50 is confirmed by the switch 10.

That is, the presence of the medal 50 is the first switch 10
When detected by, the first switch 10 changes from the 0 state to the 1 state.

On the contrary, unless the first switch 10 changes from the 0 state to the 1 state, it is judged that the medal 50 has not been inserted.

Further, when it is detected that the medal 50 is inserted and the first switch 10 is 1, that is, the ON state is detected, then the second switch 20 is 0 in this state, that is, OF
Whether the F state or not is detected.

Here, when the second switch 20 is not 0, that is, already
In the case of the ON state, the state becomes the state of (D) or (F) of FIG. 2, and this is detected as an error.

Further, after it is detected that the second switch 20 is 0, it is then detected whether the first switch 10 is 0, that is, the first switch 10 is in the OFF state. Here, when the first switch 10 is not 0, it means that the medal 50 has not completely left the first switch 10.

Here, when the medal 50 is completely separated from the first switch 10, it is then determined whether or not the second switch 20 is 1, that is, the ON state. Here, the first switch 10 first becomes 1, the second switch 20 is 0 at that time, and then the second switch 20 becomes 0 even though the first switch 10 becomes 0.
When the switch 20 is also 0, for example, FIG. 2 (B)
Alternatively, in the case of (E) or the like, it is assumed that some dishonest act has been performed and this is displayed as an error.

If the second switch 20 is set to 1, that is, it is detected that the medals 50 have been inserted in the proper order as shown in FIG. It will be output as a thing.

Therefore, it is possible to count 1 as if the regular medal 50 was correctly inserted at the moment when the second switch 20 was detected to be 1, as described above,
After such a state, the second switch 20 is turned off.
It is also possible to add 1 to the count by detecting that

When such a judgment result is judged according to the flow chart shown in FIG. 3, (B), (D) of FIG.
Both (E) and (F) are output as an error.

At this time, as for FIG. 2 (A), it is counted that the input is correct.

Further, here, referring to FIG. 2 (C), the first switch 10
In this case, since it is determined that the first switch 10 is not 1, in the flow chart shown in FIG. 3, the count does not move at all.

Therefore, according to the present invention, not only is it counted for those input in a regular order, but not for any other order, that is, those for which fraudulence has been performed in some way. Since most of them display an error, such fraud can be prevented in advance.

In the illustrated example, the first switch 10 and the second switch
Although 20 and 20 are shown adjacent to each other, they may be provided apart from each other if the distance is shorter than the diameter of the inserted medal 50.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

 The present invention has the following two effects.

First, according to the present invention, in consideration of the complexity of mechanically detecting an illegal insertion or a large number of failures, the device itself is provided with two switches, and these two switches sequentially output medals. In case of repeatedly moving up and down by detecting, by forming so as to detect all as an error, by moving up and down the same medal with a string etc., it is as if a plurality of coins were inserted. It is to prevent the judgment to become.

Secondly, according to the present invention, by displaying an error,
It is possible to prevent illegal insertion of medals, and thus to properly manage the game machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a case where two switches are provided in a medal passage for explaining the embodiment of the present invention. (A)
6A to 6F are diagrams showing ON and OFF states of two switches accompanying passage of a medal when two switches are provided in the medal passage, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart for detecting that a vehicle has passed through normally. 10 …… First switch, 20 …… Second switch 30 …… Selector, 40 …… Medal passage 41 …… Inlet slot, 50 …… Medal

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first switch which outputs a first detection signal when detecting a medal for a game machine which flows into the medal passage and flows down in the medal passage, and a first switch which is located downstream of the first switch in the medal passage. Position to,
When a medal flowing down in the medal passage is detected, a second detection signal is output, and a second switch arranged at a distance shorter than the diameter of the medal from the first switch is provided, and the first detection is made from the first switch. A first step of determining whether or not a signal is being output, and in the first step, if it is determined that the first detection signal is being output from the first switch, then the second switch And a second step of determining whether or not the second detection signal is output from the second switch, and in the second step, when it is determined that the second detection signal is output from the second switch, an error occurs. In the third step of displaying and in the second step, if it is determined that the second detection signal is not output from the second switch, then the first detection signal is output from the first switch. And a fourth step of determining whether or not the second switch detects the second detection signal, and in the fourth step, when it is determined that the first detection signal is not output from the first switch, the second detection signal is output from the second switch. The fifth step of determining whether or not is output, and the sixth step of performing an error display when it is determined that the second detection signal is not output from the second switch in the fifth step. And a seventh step of increasing the count value of the number of medals when it is determined that the second detection signal is output from the second switch in the sixth step. A method for determining the normal passage of medals for machines.