JPH09319928A - Automatic transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an illegal act, using a defective transaction medium by holding a transaction medium and disabling it to be returned to the customer if a decision means decide that the transaction medium is false. SOLUTION: When a coin processing part 19 decides that a inserted coin C is false, the coin C is discharged to a return passage 19b. The false coin C which is discharged is temporarily held by a holding member 31. A pinball supply part 18 supplies no pinball, since the decision result of the coin processing part 19 indicates a false coin. After the false coin C has been held, an attendant opens the front game board by unlocking operation and moves an operation member 21 upward, and then a lock part 23 below the operation member 21 rotates drawing in the holding member 31 from the return passage 19b, so that the coin C which is temporarily held by the holding member 31 is returned to a coin return opening 16, through the return passage 19b. Consequently, the defective coin which was inserted cannot be used repeatedly.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
Tables in vending machines and pachinko game systems that release products to the outlet based on the insertion of transaction media such as banknotes, prepaid cards (prepaid transaction media) and credit cards (postpaid transaction media). The present invention relates to an automatic transaction device such as a ball rental machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional automatic transaction device, for example, an inter-lens ball lending machine in a pachinko gaming system is a judgment unit for judging whether an inserted coin is true or false, and a normal coin (a true coin) is judged by the judgment unit. If it is determined, the supply unit that supplies a predetermined number of game balls to the saucer of the pachinko gaming machine, and if the determination unit determines that the coin is a bad coin (counterfeit coin) such as counterfeit coins or foreign coins, the defective coin It was equipped with a return section for returning the to the return port.

In such a conventional configuration, when a player inserts a normal coin, the determination unit determines that the coin is a true coin, and the supply unit supplies a predetermined number of game balls to the tray of the pachinko game table. . On the other hand, when the player throws in a defective coin, the determination unit determines that the coin is false, the return unit returns the defective coin to the return slot, and the game ball is not supplied. In this way, the conventional inter-mountain ball lending machine attempts to prevent fraudulent acts using bad coins.

[0004]

However, according to the conventional inter-mountain ball renting machine, when a defective coin is determined to be a false coin, the defective coin is returned, so that another inter-mountain ball renting machine is used. It was possible to use the bad coin at. That is, since there are variations in the determination unit, there may be a case where a defective coin is erroneously determined as a normal coin by another inter-mountain ball lending machine. For this reason, a situation in which many bad coins are challenged to find a Taima ball lending machine that erroneously determines that the coin is a normal coin, and a fraudulent act is performed by using a large number of bad coins in the Tajima ball lending machine that erroneously determines the coin Was occurring.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic transaction apparatus capable of preventing fraudulent activity using a bad transaction medium.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic transaction device for discharging a product to an outlet based on a customer's input of a transaction medium into the outlet.
Determination means for determining the authenticity of the transaction medium, release means for releasing the product to the outlet when the determination means determines that the transaction medium is true, and the determination means for determining the transaction medium When it is determined to be false, a holding means for holding the transaction medium and making it impossible to return it to the customer,
Holding means for releasing the holding operation of the holding means and enabling the return of the transaction medium to the customer.

According to the above construction, when the customer inputs a transaction medium that is not true (a defective transaction medium), the defective transaction medium is determined to be false by the determination means, and is held by the holding means. Will not be returned and the products will not be released. Therefore, it is impossible to repeatedly use the input defective transaction medium. The defective transaction medium that has been held can be returned to the customer by, for example, releasing the holding operation of the holding release means based on the operation of the clerk.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming system showing an application example of a stand ball lending machine as an automatic transaction device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This pachinko game system,
A plurality of pachinko equipment units 1 are arranged in parallel with each other to form an island. These pachinko equipment units 1
For example, it is composed of four pachinko game machines 2 installed back to back in parallel with each other in two rows, and between the adjacent pachinko game machines 2 and 2, the inter-lens ball rental machine 10 according to the present invention is provided. It is installed. In the figure, 2
a is a game board that can be opened by an unlocking operation, and 3 is a curtain plate that can be opened without an unlocking operation.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a detached state of the inter-lens ball lending machine 10. This inter-mountain ball lending machine 10 is a fixed guide frame frame 11 provided between the pachinko game stands 2 and 2.
And a main body frame 12 which can be attached to and detached from the fixed guide frame 11 via a lock mechanism 20.

The body frame 12 has a shape in which the front and rear surfaces are bent. Front part 1 of body frame 12
2a, a bill insertion slot 13 for inserting a bill, a coin insertion slot 14 for inserting a coin (for example, a 500-yen coin) C,
A ball feeder 15 for supplying game balls and a coin return port 16 for returning a defective 500-yen coin C such as a counterfeit coin or a foreign coin or a coin C for change are provided. Further, on the rear surface portion 12b of the main body frame frame 12, square hole-shaped engaging holes 17a, 17a are formed at upper and lower portions, and a normal coin C is taken in the vicinity of the lower engaging hole 17a. A coin take-in port 17b used for storage processing in a safe (not shown) is formed. On the web portion 12c of the main body frame 12, a ball supply unit 18 that sends out a predetermined number of game balls to the ball supply unit 15, and a coin processing unit 19 that determines whether the coin C inserted from the coin insertion port 14 is true or false. Is provided.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a locked state of the main body frame 12.

A guide passage 18a for guiding a game ball from a game ball supply / collection device (not shown) to the ball supply unit 18 is provided above the ball supply unit 18, and to the ball supply unit 15 below the ball supply unit 18. A supply passage 18b communicating therewith is provided.

The ball supply unit 18 is a coin processing unit 19 described later.
Based on the result of the determination of the true coin, the game balls from the game ball supply / collection device (not shown) are supplied to the ball feeder 15 through the predetermined number of supply passages 18b.

Above the coin processing unit 19, a coin slot 1 is provided.
Input passage 1 for receiving coins C input from 4
9a is provided, a return passage 19b leading to the coin return opening 16 is provided in the lower front of the coin processing portion 19, and a take-in passage 1 leading to the coin taking opening 17b is provided in the lower rear of the coin processing portion 19.
9c is provided.

The coin processing unit 19 includes a material sensor, a thickness sensor (or gap), a diameter sensor (or gap).
Various sensors (gap) such as the above are provided, and using these sensors (gap) from the coin slot 14 to the slot 19
The coin C input via a is used to determine whether the coin C is a normal coin (genuine coin) or a bad coin (counterfeit coin), and the coin C determined to be a coin is passed through the passage 19c. Then, the coin C, which is determined to be a fake coin, is discharged to the coin return port 16 via the return passage 19b. Further, the coin processing unit 19 discharges the coin (for example, 100-yen coin) C for change into the coin return port 16 via the return passage 19b when change is required.

The lock mechanism 20 is provided with an operating member 21 supported so as to be movable up and down, and a tension coil spring 22 as an urging member for urging the operating member 21 downward. It is detachably held in the frame 11, and also has a function of canceling the temporary holding of the defective coin C by the holding mechanism 30 described later.

The fixed guide frame 11 has a contact surface 11a which contacts the rear surface 12b of the body frame 12,
Square-shaped engaging holes 110, 110 are formed at positions facing the engaging holes 17a, 17a formed in the main body frame 12, and a supporting piece 111 for supporting one end 22a of the tension coil spring 22 is provided so as to project. Supporting pieces 112, 112 for guiding the member 21 up and down are provided in a protruding manner.

The operating member 21 is a fixed guide frame 1
The engaging holes 110, 110 of 1 and the engaging holes 17a, 17a of the main body frame 12 are provided with wedge-shaped locking portions 23, 23, and the guide holes 21a, 21a are formed vertically and pulled. The support piece 21b that supports the other end 22b of the coil spring 22 is provided.

The operating member 21 is supported so as to be vertically movable via a guide shaft 24 provided on the support piece 112 of the fixed guide frame 11, and is elastically biased downward by a tension coil spring 22. ing. When the operating member 21 is moved upward against the urging force of the tension coil spring 22 and the tension coil spring 34 described later, the lock of the main body frame 12 and the fixed guide frame 11 is released, and the main body frame 12 is pulled out. It becomes possible to cancel the temporary holding of the defective coin C by the holding mechanism 30 described later. Locking portion 23 of operation portion 21
Has an inclined sliding contact surface 23a,
Can be attached to the fixed guide frame frame 11 with one touch. The details of the locking portion 23 will be described later.

In addition, the coin ball lending machine 10 includes a coin processing unit 19
A holding mechanism 30 that temporarily holds the coin C that is determined to be a false coin is provided on the lower side.

The holding mechanism 30 is provided with a holding member 3 which can be retracted from an opening 19d formed in the return passage 19b.
1 and a bearing 32 that rotatably supports the retaining member 31.
And one end is locked in a locking hole 31a provided in the holding member 31, and the other end is a locking pin 33 provided on the body frame 12 side.
By locking the other end of the tension coil spring 34 that causes the retaining member 31 to project into the return passage 19b by locking the other end of the tension coil spring 34 that is locked by the locking pin 33, A retaining pin 35 for retracting the retaining member 31 from the return passage 19b is provided. Above the holding member 31 of the return passage 19b, there is a volume capable of holding a plurality of counterfeit coins C (20 in the present embodiment). Since the holding member 31 projects into the return passage 19b by the tension coil spring 34, a coin (500 yen coin in this embodiment) C necessary for renting a game ball is prevented from passing, and a 100-yen coin C, etc. Other types of coins C are passed. For example, of the 500 yen and 100 yen coins, the 500 yen coin has the largest diameter,
The gap of the return passage 19b formed by the retaining member 31 is smaller than the diameter of the 500-yen coin C and is 100
It can be realized by making it larger than the diameter of another coin C such as a circle. The bearing 32, the locking pin 33, and the tension coil spring 34 are used for the coin C in the intake passage 19c.
3 is arranged at a position eccentric to the front or the rear with respect to the paper surface of FIG.

Details of the locking portion 23 of the operating member 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

Each locking portion 23, as shown in FIG.
The main body frame 12 has a shape tapering in a direction opposite to the inserting direction X, and the sliding contact surface 2 is provided on the lower side portion.
3a is formed, and the locking neck portion 23 is provided on the lower side thereof.
Notch b is formed. That is, the lock mechanism 20
As shown in FIG. 5, when the main body frame 12 is inserted into the fixed guide frame 11 from the front,
When the front end of the locking portion 23 is inserted into the engagement hole 17a, the sliding contact surface 23a of the locking portion 23 has a lower edge 17 of the engagement hole 17a.
As shown in FIG. 6, it slides against b and moves upward in response to the movement of the main body frame 12 in the inserting direction X, and moves the operating member 21 upward against the biasing force of the tension coil springs 22 and 34. Thus, the main body frame 12 can be inserted into the fixed guide frame 11 from the front. In this state,
When the rear surface portion 12b of the main body frame 12 comes into contact with the facing surface portion 11a of the fixed guide frame frame 11, the sliding contact surface 23a of the locking portion 23 is released from the lower edge 17b of the engaging hole 17a, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
The locking neck portion 23b is locked by being locked to the lower side edge 17b of the engaging hole 17a by the biasing force of 2, so that it is attached to the fixed guide frame 11 of the main body frame frame 12 with one touch. It is supposed to be done.

Next, the operation of the inter-mountain ball lending machine 10 will be described.

The other end of the tension coil spring 34 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the retaining pin 31 is engaged with the retaining pin 33 and protrudes into the return passage 19b to prevent the 500-yen coin C from passing.

First, when a player inserts a coin of, for example, 500 yen C into a coin slot 14 in order to rent a game ball, the coin C enters the coin processing section 19 via a slot 19a. The coin processing unit 19 makes an authenticity determination of the coin C inserted from the coin insertion port 14. Coin processing unit 19
Is a true coin, the coin C is taken in the passage 1
The coin is discharged to the coin inlet 17b via 9c. The coin C discharged to the coin intake port 17b is received by a coin type unit (not shown) for each type of coin, and provided for storage processing in a safe (not shown). The ball supply unit 18 supplies game balls from a game ball supply / collection device (not shown) to the ball supply unit 15 via a predetermined number of supply passages 18b based on the determination result of the true coin. The player plays a game on the pachinko gaming table 2 using the supplied game balls.

On the other hand, when the coin processing unit 19 determines that the inserted coin C is a false coin, the coin C is rejected by the reject passage 19.
Discharge to b. The counterfeit coins C discharged into the return passage 19b are temporarily held by the holding member 31. Ball supply unit 1
No. 8 does not supply the game ball because the determination result by the coin processing unit 19 is a false coin.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the hold release state of the holding mechanism 30. After the counterfeit coin C is temporarily held, for example, a player informs the pachinko machine base 2 of the notification.
The game board 2a on the front side is opened by an unlocking operation, and as shown in FIG. 8, the operation member 21 is moved upward against the biasing force of the tension coil springs 22 and 34. Then, the operation member 21
The locking portion 23 on the lower side of the holding member 31 returns the passage 19b.
Rotate in the direction to pull in. The coin C temporarily held by the holding member 31 is returned to the coin return port 16 via the return passage 19b. After the coin C is returned,
When the clerk releases the operating member 21, the operating member 21 returns to the state shown in FIG. 3 again by the urging force of the tension coil spring 22 and the holding member 34 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 34.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a state in which the temporary holding function of the holding mechanism 30 is stopped. To stop the temporary holding function by the holding mechanism 30, as shown in FIG.
By removing the other end of the tension coil spring 34 from the upper locking pin 33 and replacing it with the lower locking pin 35, the holding member 31 is urged in the direction of being retracted from the return passage 19b, and the 500-yen coin C and Another type of coin C is the return passage 1
You will be able to pass 9b.

According to the inter-mountain ball lending machine 10 as described above,
Even if a bad coin C such as a counterfeit coin is inserted, if it is determined to be a false coin, it is temporarily held inside the machine 10 and is not returned, and the game ball is not released, so the bad coin C that has been inserted is repeated. Since it becomes impossible to use, psychological recurrence can be prevented, and it becomes possible to prevent fraudulent acts using the bad coin C in advance.

Further, since the temporary holding release operation can be performed by the unlocking operation by the staff of the pachinko parlor, the defective coin C
It is possible to more reliably prevent cheating using.

Further, since the temporary holding function can be stopped only by changing the mounting position of the tension coil spring 34, a staff member of a pachinko parlor can easily carry out the suspension. For example,
When the use of the defective coin C decreases with time, the temporary holding function can be stopped and the conventional operation can be performed.

Also, since the inter-mountain ball lending machine 10 can be attached and detached and the coin C can be temporarily held off using the common operation member 21, the structure can be simplified.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various embodiments are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, the pedestal ball lending machine has been described, but the invention can be similarly applied to an automatic vending machine for beverage cans and the like. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the coin has been described as the currency to be temporarily held when it is determined to be a fake coin, but the invention can be similarly applied to a bill, a prepaid card, and a credit card. When a prepaid card is to be temporarily held, even a balance of 0 may be included in a defective card.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a defective transaction medium is thrown in, if it is determined that the transaction medium is not true, the defective transaction medium is withheld and not returned. Since it is not released, it is impossible to repeatedly use the input defective transaction medium, and thus it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts using the defective transaction medium.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming system showing an application example of an inter-mountain ball lending machine as an automatic transaction device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a detached state of the inter-mountain ball lending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a locked state of the main body frame according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of an essential part showing details of a locking part of the operation member according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part showing a process of mounting the main body frame on the fixed guide frame according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part showing a state in which the main body frame according to the present invention is being attached to the fixed guide frame.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of an essential part showing a locked state of the main body frame frame according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a holding release state of the holding mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the temporary holding function of the holding mechanism according to the present invention is stopped.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko gaming system 2 Pachinko gaming table 10 Ball lending machine 14 Coin insertion slot 16 Coin return slot 19 Coin processing section 19b Return passage 19c Intake passage 20 Lock mechanism 21 Operation member 22, 34 Tension coil spring 30 Hold mechanism 31 Hold member C coin

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An automatic transaction device that discharges a product to an outlet based on a customer's input of the transaction medium into an inlet, the determination means determining the authenticity of the transaction medium, and the determination means including the transaction medium. When it is determined that the transaction medium is false, and when the determination unit determines that the transaction medium is false, the transaction medium is held and returned to the customer. An automatic transaction apparatus, comprising: a holding means that disables the holding means; and a holding release means that releases the holding operation of the holding means to allow the transaction medium to be returned to the customer. 2. An automatic transaction device, which releases a product to an outlet based on a customer's input of the transaction medium into an outlet, and returns the transaction medium from a return port when the transaction medium is not genuine, Determining means for determining the authenticity of the transaction medium; release means for releasing the product to the outlet when the determining means determines that the transaction medium is true; and the determining means for determining the transaction medium. When it is determined to be false, holding means for holding the transaction medium in front of the return port to make it impossible to return the transaction medium from the return port, and releasing the holding operation of the holding means. An automatic transaction device, comprising: a hold releasing unit that returns the transaction medium from the return port. 3. The holding means includes a holding member provided so as to be retractable from and into a return passage leading to the return port, and an urging member for urging the holding member in a direction projecting to the return passage. 3. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the holding release means includes an operation member that moves the holding member in a direction in which the holding member is retracted from the return passage against the biasing force of the biasing member. 4. The holding member returns the fake transaction medium to the return port by taking a posture of retracting from the return passage by changing a mounting position of the urging member or adding another urging member. 4. The structure according to claim 3,
The described automatic transaction device. 5. The operation member is located on one side of a locked casing member, and is configured to be operated by unlocking the casing member to form an operation space on the one side. The automatic transaction device according to claim 3. 6. The automatic transaction device according to claim 1, wherein the transaction medium is one of a coin, a bill, a prepaid card, and a credit card.