JPH0922479A - Automatic card registering and issuing system, automatic card registering accounting machine and registered card automatic vending machine to be used for this issuing system, registered card selling system and registered card automatic selling system using this issuing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save power for the issuing a registered card and to improve the security of the card by providing an automatic card registering account machine, operating a registered card issuing machine and storing the issued registered card in the automatic card registering and accounting machine. SOLUTION: An automatic card registering and accounting machine 1 is connected with a registered card issuing machine 40. This registered card issuing machine 40 is made possible to be transmitted and received with the host computer 46 of an external card financial facility via a telephone line 45. In this automatic card registering and accounting machine 1, an automatic registered card storage mechanism 3 is provided on the upper stage part of the outer case 2 and an automatic paper money paying out device 4 is provided on the middle stage part. This automatic card issuing machine 4 operates the registered card issuing machine 40. Further, the registered card issued by the registered card issuing machine 40 is fetched by a registered card carrier device, a writing device writes a record in the registered card and this registered card with the record is stored in a storage part. This stored registered card with the record is sold by a registered card automatic vending machine 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card automatic registration and ticketing system for automatically prepaid unregistered cards and issuing the prepaid registration card, and card automatic registration for use in this card automatic registration and ticketing system. The present invention relates to a teller machine, a registered card vending machine that sells a registered card issued by the automatic card registration and ticketing system, and a registered card vending method and a registered card vending system using the automatic card registering and issuing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Regarding telephone cards, orange cards, etc., a system for automatically prepaid unregistered cards and a card vending machine for selling the prepaid registered cards are very common. It is used.
Also, these registration cards are very widely sold nationwide.

[0003]

Conventionally, in an extremely narrow range such as an amusement store or a sports practice field, a prepaid card used for various kinds of games and plays is provided in each of the amusement store and the practice range. I was operating a registration card issuing machine to issue a registration card.

This registered card issuing machine stocks unregistered cards and is connected to a host computer of a card financial institution via a telephone line so that data can be transmitted and received. Each time the store inserts a predetermined bill, the above registered card ticket issuing machine operates and sends a deposit signal to the host computer, and each time the host computer receives this deposit signal, the registered card ticket issuing machine sends an unregistered card. Send a registration signal to. Based on this signal, the registration card ticket issuing machine writes the deposit data to the stocked unregistered card and makes it prepaid, and issues the registration card each time. For this ticketing, the store side manually inserted the banknotes one by one into the registration card issuing machine and issued the registration card once and once, so that the labor and time was burdened. There was a problem that it was extremely large.

Recently, amusement machines using the above registration cards have been increasing in popularity, and in particular, vending machines for registration cards for pachinko ball lending have become popular, so that they can be registered at many amusement stores. Cards are on sale.
Therefore, there has been a growing demand for the amusement store side to sell at its own store a card that has been prepaid and registered by the own store and has its own records. This can also be utilized as a means for discriminating a fake card or a counterfeit card. In addition, there has been a growing problem that customers want to provide services that allow them to continue playing and playing games while at their desks. In addition, there is a problem that there is a demand for a registered card vending system that uses a card automatic registration and ticketing system that can centrally manage registered cards with their own records for each pachinko line in real time. It was

In order to solve the above problems and problems, the present invention saves labor for issuing registration cards and provides an automatic registration ticketing system for selling registration cards issued by the own shop at the own shop. With the aim of improving the security of the card, we aim to provide an automatic card registration and payment machine and a registered card vending machine used in this ticketing system, and also provide a registered card sales method using this automatic card registration and ticketing system. In addition, the purpose is to provide a registration card vending system.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a card automatic registration ticket issuing system of the present invention is a registration card issuing system including a registration card issuing machine capable of transmitting and receiving with a computer. A card automatic registration / dispensing machine is connected to the ticket issuing machine to operate the registration card issuing machine, and the registration card issuing machine issues the registration card issued by the computer via this computer While being accommodated in the machine, it is characterized by being provided with a registration card vending machine for selling the stored registration card.

The automatic card registering / dispensing machine is provided with an automatic registering card accommodating mechanism and an automatic bill dispensing device. This automatic registering card accommodating mechanism can be connected to the card registering mechanism of a registered card issuing machine. It is characterized in that the bill dispensing device can be connected to the depositing device of the registration card issuing machine. The automatic card registering / dispensing machine is characterized by being provided with a deposit signal generating device in place of the automatic bill dispensing device.

The automatic registration card accommodating mechanism is characterized in that it is provided with a device for writing a record on the registration card.
The automatic bill dispensing device is characterized by being formed by a detachable bill hopper and a bill sending device for sending bills to the depositing device. The deposit signal generator is characterized in that it has an output unit for a registration signal to the card, and this output unit is connected to the control unit of the deposit device.

The registration card vending machine is characterized in that it is provided with a reading device for a record written on the registration card, and this reading device controls the operation of the registration card vending machine.

The registration card vending system using the card automatic registration and ticket issuing system of the present invention is a registration card issuing system having a registration card issuing machine capable of transmitting and receiving to and from a computer. The registration card issuing machine operates the registration card issuing machine, and the registration card issuing machine stores the registration card issued through the computer in the automatic registration and payment machine. On the other hand, a registration card vending machine for selling the stored registration card is provided, and this registration card vending machine and card automatic registration teller machine are placed in the management section, and the registration card vending machine is in the business area. It is characterized in that it is placed in a game machine or a rental machine installed in.

The registration card vending system used in the card automatic registration ticket issuing system of the present invention is a registration card issuing system having a registration card issuing machine capable of transmitting and receiving to and from a computer. A cashier is connected and the registration card issuance machine is operated, and the registration card issuance machine stores the registration card issued through the computer in the automatic registration and payment machine. On the other hand, using the card automatic registration and ticket issuing system equipped with the registration card automatic sending device for replenishing the stored registration card, the endless card with the card holder for receiving the registration card supplied by the registration card automatic sending device is attached. A registered card delivery device that rotatably has a circulating body is arranged along the row of the play table, and the above card holder is provided. The registration card received in the card holder is sent to the registration card receiving device by a deposit signal from the registration card receiving device provided between the play table columns while being moved along the playing table column. On the other hand, the registration card automatic sending device,
A system management central processing unit for controlling and controlling the registration card delivery device and the registration card receiving device is provided.

The empty card holder for sending out the registration card is moved to the position of the registration card automatic sending device.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A card automatic registration ticket issuing system of the present invention and a registration card selling system using this ticket issuing system will be described below with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 1 in the figure indicates a card automatic registration and payment machine, and this card automatic registration and payment machine 1
Is connected to the registration card ticket issuing machine 40 such that its front surface is brought close to the front surface of the registration card ticket issuing machine 40. The registration card issuing machine 40 can transmit / receive data to / from a host computer 46 of an external card financial institution via a telephone line 45. Note that, instead of the telephone line, for example, a dedicated line may be used to enable transmission / reception between the registration card ticket issuing machine and the computer of the external institution. In addition, the automatic card registering machine 1 and the registered card issuing machine 40 are arranged in the management area. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a registration card vending machine for selling registration cards, and the registration card vending machine 21 is arranged in a business area. The card automatic registration / dispensing machine 1 has a registration card automatic accommodating mechanism 3 (to be described later) on the upper stage of the outer case 2.
And the automatic bill dispensing device 4 is provided in the middle section. These power supplies are provided in the lower part. On the other hand, the registration card issuing machine 40 is provided with a card registration mechanism 41, which will be described later, in the upper part of the outer case, and a depositing device 42 in the lower part.

In FIG. 2, the front end portion 5 of the automatic registration card accommodating mechanism 3 is inserted into and connected to the registration card payout opening 44 of the card registration mechanism 41, and the registration card issued by the registration card issuing machine 40 is automatically registered. It can be housed in the housing mechanism 3. Similarly, the leading end portion 6 of the automatic bill dispensing device 4 is inserted into the bill insertion opening 43 of the deposit device 42 to be connected thereto, so that bills can be supplied from the automatic bill dispensing device 4 to the deposit device 42. The registration card payout opening 44 is formed so as to be able to receive the tip portion 5, and similarly, the bill insertion slot 43 is also formed so as to be able to receive the tip portion 6.
In addition, the card automatic registration and payment machine 1 and the registration card issuing machine 40
The connection with is not limited to the above method. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the card registration mechanism 41 and the automatic accommodation mechanism 3 are connected by a short rectangular tube-shaped connecting member 32, and similarly, the automatic bill dispensing device 4 and the depositing device 42 are connected by a rectangular tube-shaped connecting member. You may connect by 33. In the illustrated embodiment, the registration card automatic accommodating mechanism 3 is composed of the carrying device 8, the writing device 9, the detecting mechanism 10 and the accommodating portion 11, but the registration card automatic accommodating mechanism 3 is composed only of the accommodating portion 11. However, the accommodation unit 11 may be directly connected to the registration card payout opening 44 of the card registration mechanism 41.

The automatic registration card storage mechanism 3 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. The registration card automatic accommodation mechanism 3 includes a registration card transport device 8, a writing device 9 for writing a record on the registration card, a detection device 10, and an accommodation portion 11 for accommodating a registration card on which a record is written by the writing device 9. It is provided and formed. The registration card transport device 8, the writing device 9, and the detection device 10 are
It is housed in a case 12, and is formed by projecting the above-mentioned tip 5 with the upper end of the front surface of the case 12 as a base end. Similarly, a registration card in which recording is written with the upper end of the rear surface as a base end is a cartridge type. The guide portion 17 for discharging into the housing portion 11 is formed to project. This tip 5
The width of the guide portion 17 is slightly wider than the width of the registration card, and side plates 22 are provided on both sides.

The registration card carrying device 8 has a case 12
It is formed by two belts 13, 13 running parallel to each other in the vicinity of the upper portions of the inner surfaces of both sides and pulleys 14, 14 for rotating the belts 13, 13. The width between the belts 13 and 13 is made substantially equal to the width of the registration card, the front end of the belt 13 is close to the base end of the tip portion 5, and the rear end is the base end of the guide portion 17. Is close to.

The writing device 9 is a printing device for writing a print record on a registration card, and is formed by an ink containing portion 15 and a printing rotary plate 16 having a printing surface.
The printing rotary plate 16 is arranged close to the belt 13. The writing device 9 is configured to be able to write at least the record of the store name of the amusement store and the date of ticket issue on the registration card. Hereinafter, for the sake of explanation, the registration card in which this record is written will be referred to as a registration card with record. A dryer for the printing surface is provided adjacent to the writing device 9, and
It can be replaced with a dot printer based on computer data. Further, the device for writing the record on the registration card is not limited to the printing device. For example, it may be a magnetic recording writing device, or may be a combination of a printing device and a magnetic writing device. This is also used to help improve the security of the card.

Each of the detection devices 10 and 10 is formed by pairing a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, and detects the number of passed recording cards each time a recorded registration card passes between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion. It is as a configuration. The accommodating portion 11 is provided with an opening 18 facing the rear surface of the case 12, so that the registration card with recording discharged from the guide portion 17 is received and stacked in the inclined plate 19 formed at the lower end of the opening 18. I am doing it. Further, this accommodating portion is of a cartridge type and is detachable.

Next, the automatic bill dispensing device 4 will be described. The automatic bill dispensing device 4 includes a bill dispensing device 24 provided in a vertically elongated and deep dispensing case 23 and a bill hopper 2 with a lock placed on an upper surface of the dispensing case 23.
5 and 5. The bill sending device 24 is configured to automatically switch between a forward operation for sending bills toward the front surface of the outer case 2 and a reverse operation for removing bills toward the rear surface. An elongated through hole formed on the lower surface of the banknote hopper 25 and an elongated through hole formed on the upper surface of the delivery case 23 are in communication with each other, and the edge of the lowermost banknote of the banknotes stored in the banknote hopper 25 is transferred to this banknote. It faces the through hole on the upper surface of the case 23. Therefore, an elongated rotary plate is provided below the upper surface of the sending case 23, and the lowermost banknotes are discharged laterally to the banknote sending device 24 one by one, as indicated by an arrow line 26 in FIG. I am trying to put it correctly.

The bill sending device 24 has a belt 29 having the same width as the bill and traveling in both forward and reverse directions, and a pulley 30.
And side plates 31 are formed on both sides of the belt 29. Further, the front end of the belt 29 is close to the base end of the tip portion 6 provided in the delivery case 23. The above-mentioned delivery case 23 is further provided with a bill validator and a device for detecting the position and the number of bills placed on the bill dispenser 24. When a defective bill is identified, or the bill dispenser 2
When the banknotes are not normally placed on the banknote 4, the banknote sending device 24
Is immediately switched to the reverse operation, and the bill is discharged to the rejected bill collecting box 28 with a lock arranged below the bill sending device 24 as shown by an arrow line 27.

The card registration mechanism 41 will be described below. The card registration mechanism 41 stocks unregistered cards, converts the unregistered cards into prepaid cards, converts them into registered cards, and issues the registered cards from the registered card payout exit 44. The card registration mechanism 41 is provided with a registration amount setting device and a receiving device for receiving a deposit signal from the deposit device 42, and a transmitting unit for transmitting a deposit signal to the host computer 46 via the telephone line 45, The host computer 46 is provided with a receiving unit for receiving a registration signal to be transmitted via the telephone line 45 based on the deposit signal. The card registration mechanism 41 includes a host computer 46.
The unregistered card is prepaid by the registration signal transmitted by the. In the prepaid conversion, the banknote corresponding to the amount set by the registered amount setting device is used as the deposit device 42 as described below.
It is done every time you deposit.

The deposit device 42 is a bill validator and
It is formed by a control unit including a computer connected to the bill validator. This control unit is connected to the deposit signal receiving device of the card registration mechanism 41, and a bill corresponding to the amount set in the registered amount setting device is sent from the bill sending device 24 to the deposit device 42 via the tip 6. Each time a deposit is made, the deposit signal is transmitted to the receiving device.

With the above structure, the automatic card registering / dispensing machine 1 can operate the registered card issuing machine 40.
Every time the automatic bill dispensing device 4 supplies a bill corresponding to the set amount to the depositing device 42, the registration card issuing machine 40
Card registration mechanism 41 via the host computer 46
The unregistered card stocked in (1) is converted into a prepaid card, and the registration card is issued from the registration card payout exit 44. This registration card is taken in by the registration card transport device 8 through the tip portion 5, the writing device 9 writes a record on the registration card, and the registration card with recording is accommodated in the accommodating portion 11. The registration card with recording stored in this storage section 11 is
It is sold by the registration card vending machine 21. In addition,
The card automatic registration / dispensing machine 1 and the registration card issuing machine 40 may be detachably connected to each other, and the card automatic registration / dispensing machine may be configured to be portable.

Further, in place of the automatic bill dispensing device 4 described above, it is possible to easily provide a deposit signal generating device to configure an automatic card registering / dispensing machine different from the automatic card registering / dispensing machine 1 described above. . This depositing signal generating device is provided with an output unit for a registration signal, and this output unit is connected to the control unit of the depositing device. In addition, the output unit of the deposit signal generator is provided with a registration signal writing unit that includes the registration amount and the number of issued tickets. As a result, instead of using the banknote, by transmitting a registration signal, the registration card issuing machine issues a predetermined number of prepaid registration cards to a predetermined amount. This registration card is stored in the card automatic registration and payment machine as described above. In addition,
The deposit signal generator may be arranged separately from the automatic card registering and dispensing machine.

The double line with an arrow in FIG. 1 shows the concept of delivering the registration card with recording stored in the cartridge type storage unit 11 to the registration card vending machine 21. The registration card vending machine 21 will be described below. This registration card vending machine 21 is arranged for a pachinko ball lending machine between the pachinko machines installed in the business area.
As shown in the figure, the outer case is vertically long, slightly short in depth, and extremely narrow in width to form a front open type, and is divided into an upper chamber 52 and a lower chamber 53 by a middle partition plate 51. In the lower chamber 53, a bill validator 55 having a bill accepting slot 54 for a customer to enter bills, a computer 57 having a display unit 56 for displaying the amount of money received, and the like are installed. On the other hand, in the upper chamber 52, a large number of the registration cards with recording described above are stacked and accommodated, and when receiving the banknotes of the amount of the cards, the registration card automatic sending device 58 which automatically sends out the registration cards with recording one by one. Is equipped with.
In the illustrated example, two sets of the registration card automatic sending device 58 are incorporated so that the registration cards with records having different registration amounts can be accommodated separately. The upper and lower front open-type lids shown in the figure are hinged so that they can be opened and closed so that they can be locked. On the other hand, the front open-type lid of the upper chamber 52 in which the automatic registration card delivery device 58 is incorporated shows that the remaining amount of the recorded registration cards stored in the automatic registration card delivery device 58 has become small or has disappeared. A near-end indicator light 59 for displaying is provided.

FIG. 7 shows the registration card automatic sending device 58. Reference numeral 60 in the figure is a base similar to that of a known card vending machine, a card sending-out portion including a pusher is located at the central position of the horizontal substrate 61, and the pusher reciprocates. In the figure, reference numeral 62 denotes a card feeding section composed of a plate-shaped pusher, and a drive gear system 64 operated by a motor 63.
The recording registration card stacked on the card holding frame 65 is horizontally pushed forward through the reciprocating operation via the. The card sending-out section 62 is a base 60.
It is supported by two parallel guide rods 66 extending forward and backward so as to move forward and backward, so that stable card feeding is performed. The card holding frame 65 is configured to be attachable / detachable in the front-rear direction of the base 60 in a cassette type. Further, reference numeral 68 in the drawing is a plate-like weight that is placed on a large number of recording registration cards that are stacked and pressed onto the horizontal bottom plate 67 of the card holding frame 65.

The horizontal substrate 61 of the base 60 and the card holding frame 6
5, the horizontal bottom plate 67 and the plate-shaped weight 68 are formed with notches 69, 70, 71 whose positions are aligned with each other.
A reading device 72 for reading the record of the recordable registration card and a light detection mechanism 73 are provided immediately below the cutout portion 69 of the horizontal substrate 61. The reading device 72 is an optical reading device in this embodiment, and reads the store name of the amusement store and the ticket issuing date recorded on the registration card. Further, as will be described later, the operation of the registration card automatic sending device 58 is controlled by the recording read by the reading device 72. The light detection mechanism 73 is deactivated when the light is reflected by the recorded registration card, and is activated when all the cards are gone and all the light passes through the cutouts 69, 70, 71. The registration card with records is informed that the remaining amount is exhausted.
This notification may be displayed by turning on the near-end indicator light 59.

In order to control the operation of the automatic card sending-out device 58, a small controller is provided in the registered card automatic sending-out device 58, and this controller is connected to the power supply connector 74 and the motor 6.
3, and is connected to the reading device 72. If all the cards stacked on the card holding frame 65 are registered cards with a record of the store name of the amusement store and the date of ticketing, the control unit does not operate and the sending of the cards is continued.
However, when there is a card without this record, the control unit operates and immediately stops the sending of the card. It is easy to display this stop immediately on the display unit 56 and notify the management section. Also,
The control unit is provided with a calendar and a date comparator, and the control unit can easily set the expiration date from the ticket issuing date to within a certain number of days. As a result, when the reading device 72 reads the registered card with recording that has passed the expiration date, it is possible to immediately stop the sending of the card, as in the above case.
The setting of the number of days for this effective date is performed at the amusement store side.
The reading device is not limited to the optical type. For example, a magnetic reading type may be used, or a combination of an optical type and a magnetic reading type may be used.

A card sending-out slit 75 is formed in the lower front part of the card holding frame 65, and the lowermost card sent out by the pusher of the card sending-out portion 62 is sent out forward from this slit 75. A card holding frame 65 is provided in front of the card delivery slit 75.
A part of the horizontal bottom plate 67 is projected forward to provide a card support tongue piece 76 so that the card delivered from the slit 75 is horizontally supported and stably delivered.

With the above-mentioned configuration, the registered card vending machine 21 can sell the registered card with the record stored in the automatic registering and dispensing machine and can prevent the registered card with the record from being sold after the expiration date.

The registered card automatic vending system used in the automatic card registration and ticket issuing system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This registered card automatic vending system automatically and efficiently transfers a registered card with a record issued by the automatic card registering / dispensing machine 1 of the automatic card registering / issuing system to a registered card receiving device provided between the pachinko machines. 8 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the system. In the figure, a pachinko machine row 81 and a pachinko machine row 82, which are play table rows, are installed back to back, and a registration card delivery device 83 is arranged in a narrow gap between the pachinko machine row 81 and the pachinko machine row 82. There is. The registration card delivery device 83 is provided with an endless circulating body 90 that is rotatably attached to a drive portion 88 with a drive mechanism provided at both ends of the pachinko machine row and a dependent portion 89. A plurality of card holders 84 are attached to the endless circulating member 90, and each of the card holders 84 is moved along the pachinko machine rows 81 and 82. The endless circulating body 90 may be arranged above the pachinko machine row.

Reference numerals 58b, 58c, and 58d in the drawing denote automatic registration card sending devices, and the above-mentioned registration cards with recording taken out from the automatic card registering and dispensing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 are stored in these automatic registration card sending devices. Further, the registration card automatic sending devices 58b, 58c, 58d are adapted to accommodate the registration cards with the recording of the respective different registration amounts. The card holder 84 receives the registration card with recording of the registration card automatic sending device 58b, the one receiving the registration card with recording of the registration card automatic sending device 58c, and the registration card with recording of the registration card automatic sending device 58d. Are grouped into those that accept. That is, each front plate 100 of the card holder 84 is provided with a card holder identification bar code 101 for identifying the card holder itself, and a registration amount identification bar code 102 indicating the registration amount of a registration card with recording that the card holder receives. (Fig. 8).

In the figure, numeral 87 is a system management central processing unit. This system management central processing unit 87 operates the registration card delivery unit 83 and the registration card automatic sending unit 58.
In addition to controlling the operations of b, 58c, and 58d, it also controls a registration card receiving device 94 described later to centrally manage the registration card automatic ticket issuing system.

A registration card receiving device 94 is provided in each of the narrow spaces 86 of the pachinko machine 85. The registered card receiving device 94 is linked with a bill validator, a feeding mechanism including a motor 95, a cam 96, and a card shooter 97, a sensor 103 for identifying a card holder, and a system management central processing unit 87. The control unit controls the mechanism and the like, and the identification number of the registration card receiving device itself is written in this control unit. The sensor 103 is attached to the space 86 so that it faces the front plate of the card holder. The delivery mechanism is provided so as to project from the space 86 toward the card holder 84. A bill insertion slot 98 of a bill validator and a registration card receipt slot 99 are provided vertically in each of the spaces 86 (FIG. 9).

The system management central processing unit 87 and the control unit of each of the registration card receiving units 94 are connected via a line a. Similarly, the central processing unit 87 and the registration card automatic sending device 58b are connected via a line b, the central processing device 87 and the registration card automatic sending device 58c are connected via a line c, and the central processing device 87 and the registration card are connected. It is connected to the automatic sending device 58d through a line d. further,
The central processing unit 87 and the drive mechanism of the drive unit 88 of the registration card delivery device 83 are connected via a line e. The system management central processing unit may be connected to each registration card receiving device via one line to communicate with the registration card receiving device by identification number. Further, the system management device and the registered card automatic sending device may be connected via a single line.

The operation of the above registered card automatic vending system will be described along the process. (1) First, when a banknote corresponding to the amount of the registered card with recording stored in the automatic registration card delivery device 58b is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 98, the banknote validator sends a deposit signal of the amount, and The deposit signal is sent to the system management central processing unit 8 via the line a through the control unit of the card receiving unit 94.
7 is transmitted. At that time, the identification number of the registration card receiving device 84 is also transmitted to the system management central processing unit 87 along with the deposit signal. (2) The system management central processing unit 87 confirms the deposit signal of the above amount of money and the identification number of the registration card receiving device 94, and then, via the line e, the driving unit 8 of the registration card delivery device 83.
8 transmits a command signal to the drive mechanism to move the card holder 84, which has received the registration card with the record corresponding to the amount, to the registration card receiving device 94, and the card holder 84 faces the registration card receiving device 94. Stop at the same time. This movement and stop is immediately transmitted to the system management central processing unit 87 via the line e and the line a. As described above, the system management central processing unit 87 monitors the position and movement of the card holder 84 in real time.

(3) The sensor 103 includes the card holder identification bar code 101 and the registered amount identification bar code 102 on the front plate 100 of the stopped card holder 84.
Read and read this card holder identification barcode 10
1 and the registration amount identification bar code 102 are transmitted to the system management central processing unit 87 via the line a via the control unit of the registration card receiving device 94. (4) The system management central processing unit 87 transmits a command signal to the control unit via the line a based on the above transmission. As will be described later in detail, the control section drives the motor 95 in response to this command signal, and the cam 96 connected to the motor 95 sends the recording registration card 112 received in the card holder 84 to the card shooter 97,
Glide to the registration card receiving slot 99. At that time, the bar code reader 104 provided in the card shooter 97 confirms the registration amount of the sent registration card with recording. After sending out, the card holder 84 becomes empty. This sending out and the fact that the card holder has become empty are transmitted to the system management central processing unit 87 via the line a.

When the banknote corresponding to the amount of the registered card with recording stored in the registration card automatic sending device 58c is inserted into the bill insertion slot 98, the registration card automatic sending device 5
Even when a banknote corresponding to the amount of the registered card with recording of 8d is inserted, the registered card with recording corresponding to each amount is sent to the registration card receiving port as in the above case. The system management central processing unit 87 manages in real time the registration amount, the number of sheets to be sent, the order of sending, etc. of the registration cards with recording sent to each of the registration card receiving apparatuses.

By the above operation, the card holder is emptied in sequence. The empty card holder is classified by the system management central processing unit 87 into registered amount identification barcodes and card holder identification barcodes and managed in real time. When the empty card holder reaches a preset management limit, the registration card automatic sending device 58b, the registration card automatic sending device 58c, or the registration card automatic sending device 58d is emptied by a command signal from the system management central processing unit 87. Add the registration card with the record to the card holder. For example, the system management central processing unit 87 transmits a command signal to the driving mechanism of the driving unit 88 via the line e, and the registration card automatic sending device 5
The card holder provided with the registration amount identification bar code corresponding to the registration card with recording 8b is moved and stopped at the position of the registration card automatic sending device 58b. Subsequently, the registration card automatic sending device 58b supplies the registration card with recording to the stopped card holder by a command signal from the system management central processing unit 87 via the line b. This supply is transmitted to the system management central processing unit 87 via the line b, and the system management central processing unit 87 remains in the card holder that has received the registration card with recording by the above supply and the registration card automatic sending device 58b. The number of registered cards with records and the number of registered cards are managed in real time.

The registration card with recording is supplied from the registration card automatic sending device 58c and the registration card automatic sending device 58d in the same manner as described above. At that time, the signal transmission between the system management central processing unit 87 and the registration card automatic sending device 58c is performed through the line c, and the signal transmission between the system and the registration card automatic sending device 58d is also performed through the line d. Done.

The registration card automatic sending devices 58b, 58
Reference numerals c and 58d are those obtained by partially modifying the registration card automatic sending device 58. The registration card automatic sending device 58 is adapted to send a registration card with a recording in response to a command signal from the system management central processing unit 87, and the reading device 72 described above. It is connected to the system management central processing unit 87 via a line. When the reading device 72 detects the above-mentioned registration card without recording or the registration card whose expiration date has passed, the supply to the card holder is immediately stopped and an emergency signal is issued at the same time.

An embodiment of the registration card delivery device, registration card receiving device, and delivery mechanism used in the registration card automatic ticket issuing system will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 15. In this embodiment, a fixed rail 120 for guiding the card holder 121 between the elongated plates 118 and 119 arranged in a pair along the pachinko machine rows 81 and 82,
The pair of upper and lower 120 is provided. Long plates 118, 11
A drive portion and a dependent portion having tooth portions are rotatably provided at both ends of 9, and a chain type endless circulation body 122 is engaged with and engaged with the tooth portions (FIG. 10). Nut-like fixing members 123 are vertically paired and fixed outwardly to the endless circulating member 122 at appropriate intervals.
Further, the card holder 121 is attached. At this time, the card holder 121 is positioned slightly outside the outer edges 124 of the long plates 118 and 119. The card holder 121 includes a rear plate 125 and a slightly lower front plate 12.
6 is formed in the shape of a thin rectangular frame having an opening at the top and bottom, and pulleys 127, 127 provided on the back plate 125 are hooked on the fixed rails 120, 120 to form a card holder 12.
1 is moved stably and lightly along the slightly outside of the long plates 118 and 119. Front plate 126
1 is provided with a card holder identification barcode 101 and a registered amount identification barcode 102 (FIGS. 11 and 1).
2).

The card holder 121 is provided with a locking device 128 for preventing the recording registration card 112 from falling off and for removing the recording registration card 112 toward a delivery mechanism described later. This locking device 128
Is formed by a small cylindrical bearing 129 provided on the front plate 126 and a locking piece 131 with a shaft 130.
0 is inserted into a bearing 129 with a small coil-shaped elastic member interposed and is rotatably fixed. Due to the elasticity of this elastic material, the tip of the locking piece 131 is in contact with the back plate 125, so that the card holder 121 has the recording registration card 112.
To stand upright and receive it stably (left part in FIG. 11).

Along the long plate 119, a solenoid 133 connected to the control unit of the registration card receiving device 94 described above,
A plurality of delivery mechanisms formed by the cylindrical delivery tube 134 are provided, and the delivery tube 134 and the registration card receiving device 94 are provided.
The card shooter 97 is provided between In addition, between the elongated plate 119 and the delivery cylinder 134, the registration card 1 with a record which is detached from the card holder 121 and drops.
Plate 135 with side wall that guides 12 to the delivery tube 134
Is provided. In the lower part of the delivery cylinder 134, two right and left triangular plate members 136 and 136 are provided. At the lower opening of the delivery cylinder 134, the plate members 136, 136
However, they are opposed to the endless circulating member 122 with a narrow gap 137 that is oriented at a right angle therebetween, and are opened upward. The hypotenuses of the plate members 136 and 136 are opposed to each other. Further, the above-mentioned gap 137 is opposed to and close to the narrow U-shaped groove-shaped tip of the card shooter 97.

The solenoid 133 is mounted slightly outward from the plate 135, and when the solenoid 133 is actuated to project the iron core 133a upward, the iron core 133a is attached to the side surface of the base end portion of the locking piece 131. It is positioned so as to abut. Registration card with record 11 in the figure
When the card holder 121 that has received 2 moves and the sensor 103 of the registration card receiving device 94 detects the card holder identification barcode 101 and the registration amount identification barcode 102, a command signal from the system management central processing unit 87 is sent. When the solenoid 133 is operated via the control unit of the registration card receiving device 94, the iron core 133a projects upward. When the card holder 121 moves and the locking piece 131 hits the iron core 133a (shown by a phantom line in FIG. 12), the tip of the locking piece 131 is immediately separated from the rear plate 125, and the registration card with recording 112 is instantly operated. Then, the card is removed from the card holder 121, and the delivery tube 134 is passed through the plate 135.
To the right (the right side portion in FIG. 11). The registration card 112 turns at a right angle by the plate members 136 and 136, passes through the gap 137, slides on the card shooter 97, and reaches the registration card receiving port 99.

The registration card can be sent out by the above-mentioned method without stopping the endless circulating member while continuing the movement. Further, when sending out the registration card, the movement of the endless circulating member may be temporarily interrupted by a command signal from the system management central processing unit.

In this embodiment, the long plate 118 is further provided with
Relay holders 138 for stand-by of recording registration cards supplied from the respective registration card automatic sending devices are separately fixed. This relay holder 138
Is a substantially rectangular frame-shaped replenishment holder 139 mounted slightly outside the outer edge 124 of the long plate 118, a locking device 140 provided on the replenishment holder 139, and a solenoid 14
1 and 1. The relay holder 138 is positioned so as not to collide with the card holder 121 when the card holder 121 moves directly below it (FIGS. 13 and 14). The locking device 140 is the locking device 1 described above.
When the solenoid 141 is not in operation, the registration card with recording 112 is vertically erected in the replenishing holder 139 and is on standby.

The solenoid 141 is provided laterally and is connected to the system management central processing unit 87 so as to interlock with the control of the registration card automatic sending device. That is, the solenoid 141 is operated by a command signal from the system management central processing unit, and the locking device 1 is operated by the iron core 141a.
The locking piece of 40 is removed (shown by phantom lines in FIG. 15), and the recording registration card that has stood by in the relay holder 138 is replenished to the card holder 121, and immediately after this replenishment, the solenoid 141 stops operating, and at the same time. A registration card with recording is replenished from the registration card automatic sending device to the relay holder 138 for standby. By providing the above relay holder, it is possible to replenish the registration card with recording even when the endless circulating member continues to move, and shorten the waiting time for replenishing the registration card with recording even when the movement of the endless circulating member is temporarily interrupted. There is an effect that can be done.

The registration card automatic vending system used in the card automatic registration ticket issuing system may be configured such that a registration card without the recording can be used instead of the registration card with the recording described above. For example, the depositing device 42 is removed from the registration card issuing machine 40 having the depositing device 42 and the card registration mechanism 41 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and instead, a depositing signal including an output unit of a registration signal to an unregistered card. A registration device is connected to the card registration mechanism 41 so that the registration card issuing machine issues a registration card from the registration card issuing machine, and the automatic card registering machine in FIGS. 1 and 2 is removed to perform registration. A card automatic registration and ticket issuing system in which the registration card payout opening 44 of the card issuing machine is opened is configured. As a result, a predetermined number of registration cards registered for a predetermined amount are issued from the registration card payout opening 44. Further, in the registration card automatic vending system, the reading device is removed from the registration card automatic sending device. By the above refurbishment, the registration card issued by the registration card issuing machine can be supplied to the card holder of the registration card vending system. That is, the registration card issued by the card automatic registration ticketing system can be sold by the registration card automatic selling system.

[0051]

The card automatic registration and ticket issuing system of the present invention is
A registration card issuing machine that can send and receive data to and from a computer is provided with a card automatic registration and payment machine connected to it to operate the registration card issuing machine, and the registration card issuing machine issues a registration ticket issued through the computer. Since the card is accommodated in this card automatic registration and disbursement machine, it has the effect of automatically and economically issuing the registration card and accommodating it, and the effect of being able to manage this registration card safely. . On the other hand, since the registration card vending machine for selling the stored registration card is provided, the registration card can be directly sold.

The card automatic registration and dispensing machine used in the card automatic registration and ticket issuing system of the present invention is provided with an automatic registration card accommodation mechanism and an automatic bill dispensing device, which are used as the card registration mechanism and the depositing device of the registration card issuing machine. Since they are connected to each other, there is an effect that banknotes can be used to continuously issue and store registration cards.

The automatic card registering / dispensing machine is provided with a deposit signal generator in place of the automatic bill dispensing device, and this deposit signal generator is connected to the control unit of the registered card ticket dispenser. Instead, it has the effect that the registration cards can be issued continuously and stored.

Since the registration card automatic accommodating mechanism is provided with a device for writing the record on the registration card, the record can be written on the registration card issued by the registration card issuing machine. It has the effect of identifying the store name and the date of issue.

The registration card vending machine used in the card automatic registration and ticket issuing system of the present invention is equipped with a reading device for recording the data written in the registration card.
Since the operation of the registration card vending machine is controlled, the registration card with record can be sold. In addition, the registration card with record has an effect that it is possible to sell the registered card within the expiration date from the ticket issuing date.

In the registration card vending system using the card automatic registration ticketing system of the present invention, since the registration card vending machine is arranged in the game machine or the lending machine installed in the business area,
It has the effect of being able to sell registered cards with records within the expiration date to customers who are still at their seats.

The registration card automatic vending system using the card automatic registration ticket issuing system of the present invention is a registration card having a rotatable endless circulating member having a card holder for receiving the registration card supplied by the registration card automatic sending device. A delivery device is arranged along the play table row, the above card holder is moved along the play table row, and a card is received by a deposit signal from a registered card receiving device provided between the play table rows. While the holder is moved to send the registered card received in the card holder to the registered card receiving device, a system management central processing unit for controlling and centrally managing these is provided. As long as the registration card with the record issued by is stored in the registration card automatic sending device,
If a banknote is inserted from the banknote insertion slot, there is an effect that the registered card with a record issued by the store can be automatically and efficiently sent out to the registration card receiving slot provided between the pachinko machine rows.
In addition, the system management central processing unit can control and collectively manage a large number of pachinko machines by increasing the number of lines. For example, one system management central processing unit can collectively manage pachinko machines of multiple stores. Has the effect that can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a card automatic registration ticketing system of the present invention and a registration card sales system using this ticketing system.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a connection state between a card automatic registration / dispensing machine used in the card automatic registration ticketing system of the present invention and a registration card ticketing machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a card automatic registration / dispensing machine.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an automatic registration card storage mechanism.

5 is a partially transparent plan view of the registration card automatic accommodation mechanism shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a registration card vending machine used in the card automatic registration ticketing system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an automatic registration card delivery device.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a registration card automatic vending system used in the card automatic registration ticketing system of the present invention.

9 is a front view showing the pachinko machine row shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a registered card delivery device, a card holder, and a delivery mechanism.

FIG. 11 is a partial side sectional view showing the registration card delivery device, the card holder, and the delivery mechanism shown in FIG.

12 is a plan view showing the registration card delivery device, the card holder, and the delivery mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing a relay holder and a card holder.

14 is a partial side sectional view showing the relay holder and the card holder shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the relay holder shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 card automatic registration and disbursement machine 3 registration card automatic accommodation mechanism 4 automatic bill dispensing device 5 tip portion 6 tip portion 8 registration card transport device 9 writing device 10 detection device 11 accommodating portion 21 registered card vending machine 23 delivery case 24 bill delivery device 25 Banknote hopper 40 Registered card issuing machine 41 Card registration mechanism 42 Deposit device 43 Banknote insertion slot 44 Registered card payout outlet 45 Telephone line 46 Host computer 58 Registered card automatic sending device 72 Reader 73 Optical detection mechanism 84 Card holder 86 Unit interval 87 System management central processing unit 94 Registration card receiving device 121 Card holder 138 Relay holder

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] July 10, 1996

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

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[Correction contents]

An automatic card registration and ticket issuing system, an automatic card registering and dispensing machine and a registered card vending machine used in this ticketing system, and a registered card selling method and a registered card automatic selling system using this ticketing system.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A registration card issuing system including a registration card issuing machine capable of transmitting and receiving to and from a computer,
An automatic card registering / dispensing machine is connected to the registration card issuing machine to operate the registration card issuing machine, and the registration card issuing machine issues a registration card issued through the computer to the registration card issuing machine. An automatic card registration and ticket issuing system characterized by being provided with an automatic registration card vending machine for selling the registered cards stored in the automatic registration teller machine. 2. A registration card automatic accommodation mechanism and an automatic bill dispensing device are provided. The registration card automatic accommodation mechanism can be connected to a card registration mechanism of a registration card issuing machine, and the automatic bill dispensing device is also registered. An automatic card registering / dispensing machine for use in a card automatic registering / issuing system, which can be connected to a depositing device of a card issuing machine. 3. The automatic card registering / dispensing machine according to claim 2, further comprising a deposit signal generating device in place of the automatic bill dispensing device. 4. The automatic card registering / dispensing machine according to claim 2, wherein the automatic registration card accommodating mechanism is provided with a device for writing a record on the registration card. 5. The automatic card registration system according to claim 2, wherein the automatic banknote payout device is formed by a removable banknote hopper and a banknote sending device for sending banknotes to the depositing device. Teller machine. 6. The automatic card registration according to claim 3, wherein the deposit signal generation device includes an output unit for a registration signal to the card, and the output unit is connected to the control unit of the deposit device. Teller machine. 7. A card automatic registration according to claim 1, further comprising a reading device for reading the record written in the registration card, the reading device controlling the operation of the registration card vending machine. Registration card vending machine used for ticketing system. 8. A registration card issuing system comprising a registration card issuing machine capable of transmitting and receiving with a computer,
An automatic card registering / dispensing machine is connected to the registration card issuing machine to operate the registration card issuing machine, and the registration card issuing machine issues a registration card issued through the computer to the registration card issuing machine. While using the automatic registration / dispensing machine, the automatic registration / ticketing system is used to sell the registered registration card. A registration card vending system using an automatic card registration and ticketing system, characterized in that and are placed in a management area, and the registration card vending machine is placed in an amusement machine or a lending machine installed in a business area. 9. A registration card issuing system comprising a registration card issuing machine capable of transmitting and receiving with a computer,
An automatic card registering / dispensing machine is connected to the registration card issuing machine to operate the registration card issuing machine, and the registration card issuing machine issues a registration card issued through the computer to the registration card issuing machine. A registration card supplied by the registration card automatic sending device using an automatic registration card issuing / issuing system equipped with a registration card automatic sending device for supplying the stored registration card A registered card delivery device rotatably equipped with an endless circulating body having a card holder attached to which is arranged along the play table row, and the card holder is moved along the play table row.
The registration card received by the card holder is sent to the registration card receiving device by a deposit signal from the registration card receiving device provided between the play table rows, while the registration card automatic sending device and the registration card receiving device are provided. A registered card automatic vending system using a registered card automatic vending system provided with a system management central processing unit that controls and integrally manages a card delivery device and a registered card receiving device. 10. The registration card automatic selling system using the registration card automatic selling system according to claim 9, wherein the empty card holder for sending out the registration card is moved to the position of the registration card automatic sending device.