JPH10137432A - Pachinko ball counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily install counters in existing islands in publishing information recording medium bodies on the basis of the counting data of a measuring section for counting the numbers of pachinko balls by forming an outlet path for exhausting balls into an island of a plurality of stages of rails. SOLUTION: A sand 3 of a ball paying-off machine interposed between a plurality of pachinko game machines provided side by side on an island bed incorporates a L-shaped supply path 22 by communicating with a ball inserting port 21 provided on the top of the frame 4. An infinite counter 16 is interposed on the way of the supply path 22, so that the balls passing through the supply path 22 are counted. Also, a measuring section for counting balls passing through an outlet path 19 is provided to have an array path provided with an introduction part continuously connected to the bottom surface of a tray 27 inside the square tube-shaped frame and the outlet path 19 communicating with this array path. The array path and the outlet path 19 are formed constitutionally vertically with 3 stages of rails 34.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus which allows a player who has played a game with a pachinko game machine to count payouts at the end of the game without having to carry the payout to the front desk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko ball counting apparatus capable of counting pachinko balls without carrying them to the front is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-79971. The counting device described in this publication has a counting device for each game machine installed on an island stand. The counting device counts the pachinko balls falling from the ball tray of the pachinko game machine and records them on a magnetic card as a recording medium, and the pachinko balls after counting pass through the passage provided on the island stand and enter the island. Is discharged.

[0003] In pachinko parlors, there are many requests to provide this type of counting device in order to modernize the store and improve the atmosphere inside the store. Since the passage is provided on the island platform, there is a problem that the island platform must be replaced when the counter is installed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 6-79059 proposes a counting device for discharging pachinko balls into an island through a passage provided integrally below the pachinko game machine.
The counting device 41 proposed in this publication includes a counting unit 42 and the recording medium issuing device 18 as shown in FIGS.

[0005] The counting unit 42 is a ball tray 24 for storing pachinko balls paid out from the pachinko game machine, and a measuring unit 28 for aligning the pachinko balls sent from the ball tray.
The measuring unit 28 communicates with the alignment passage 33 fixed to the lower front of the pachinko game machine, the sensor 35 disposed in the alignment passage, and the alignment passage, and opens into the island at the back of the pachinko game machine. An outlet passage 19 is provided.
The pachinko balls dropped from the tray 24 are received by a stage 43 provided on the upstream side of the alignment passage 33, and roll between partition guides 44 extending in the longitudinal direction of the alignment passage. From 19 is released to the island.

[0006] The recording medium issuing device 18 includes a counting unit 4.
The number of pachinko balls counted in 2 is recorded on a recording medium and output. The counting data from the sensor 35 is sent to the control unit 46 of the pachinko game machine, and the control unit sends the data to the recording medium issuing device 18. The sent data is magnetically recorded on the card.

[0007]

In the above structure, since the counting device and the pachinko ball passage are provided integrally with the pachinko game machine, there is no need to rebuild the island stand when replacing the pachinko game machine. Has the advantage of
In order to provide the counting device, the pachinko game machine must be replaced, and when the pachinko game machine is replaced, the counting device which can still be used is also replaced, which is uneconomical.

The present invention is separate from a pachinko game machine,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable pachinko ball counting device that does not require a passage on the island stand and can be installed on an existing island stand.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko ball counting apparatus, comprising: a measuring unit for counting the number of pachinko balls; and an outlet for discharging the pachinko balls which have passed through the measuring unit into the island. In the pachinko ball counting device including the passage 19 and the recording medium issuing device 18 that outputs the count data from the measuring unit 28 to the information recording medium, the exit passage 19 is connected to the multi-stage rail 34 passing through the lower end of the sand 3. It is characterized by having been formed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko ball counting apparatus according to the first aspect, the measuring unit 28 includes the outlet passage 1.
9 is provided with an alignment passage 33 provided on the upstream side and a sensor 35 arranged in the alignment passage 33. The counting data sent from the sensor 35 is managed by a sand controller 17, and an output from the controller 17 is provided. The measurement data is output to the magnetic recording medium issuing device 18 based on the command.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko ball counting apparatus according to the second aspect, an introduction portion 32 is provided on the upstream side of the alignment passage 33, and a discharge passage rail 33 is provided on a tray side of the introduction portion 32. The present invention is characterized in that there is provided a clogging releasing means 38 provided with a vertically moving member 37 for changing the mutual positional relationship of the pachinko balls on the connected multi-stage alignment rails 40.

[0012]

The sand provided between adjacent pachinko game machines on the island stand can be manufactured and installed independently. The sand is a device for paying out pachinko balls in accordance with the money inserted by the player, and usually has a width of 4 cm.
Sand has its front face flush with the pachinko game machine and its back face facing the island. Therefore, by providing an exit passage for pachinko balls at the lower end of the sand, a counting device independent of the island stand and the pachinko game machine can be provided.

However, when the lower end of the sand is used as an exit passage, the width of the passage is 4 cm or less, which is such that two pachinko balls can pass in parallel, and the discharge speed is reduced (restriction of passage width). . Further, since the height from the tray to the lower end of the sand is limited by the height of the pachinko game machine and the island stand, it is not possible to secure a sufficient inclination angle in the passage, and there is a risk of jamming. Height constraint).

The pachinko ball counting device according to claim 1 is
The above-mentioned restriction on the width of the passage is eliminated, and the outlet passage 1
Since 9 is formed by the multi-stage rails 34, the counted pachinko balls can be discharged into the island in a short time. Further, since the lower end of the sand 3 is the exit passage 19, it is not necessary to remodel the island stand when replacing the pachinko game machine, it can be installed on the existing pachinko game machine, and the counting is performed regardless of the replacement of the game machine. The device can be used up to its full useful life.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the alignment path 33 is provided in the measuring section 28, the pachinko balls pass through the sensor 35 in an aligned state, so that the number of pachinko balls can be accurately counted, and Pachinko balls can be smoothly guided to the exit passage provided with multi-stage rails, and occurrence of clogging can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the restriction on the width of the passage and the restriction on the height of the passage are eliminated, and the introduction portion 32 is provided on the upstream side of the alignment passage, and the clogging provided on the tray side of the introduction portion. Since the clogging of the pachinko balls on the alignment rails 40 is eliminated by the releasing means 38, it is possible to prevent ball jams due to the small inclination angle of the alignment passage 33.

[0017]

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a pachinko game machine and a sandwich. The pachinko game machines 1 are juxtaposed on the island 2 with the game surface facing forward. Between the pachinko game machines, there is a pachinko ball payout machine called sand. Sand 3 is, for example, 840 mm long,
A thin rectangular parallelepiped frame 4 having a width of about 40 mm and a depth of about 140 mm is provided. On the front of the frame 4, a bill insertion slot 5, a coin insertion slot 6, a liquid crystal display panel 7, a coin return slot 8, a pachinko ball payout nozzle 9, and a card insertion slot 11 are provided in this order from the top. As shown in FIG. 1, a connector 12 and a transformer 13 are provided on the back of the frame.
5, an infinity counter 16, a control board 17, a card read / write device 18, and an exit passage 19 are provided. The infinity counter 16 has an L-shaped supply passage 2 communicating with a pachinko ball insertion port 21 provided on the upper surface of the frame 4.
The pachinko balls 23 that are provided in the middle of the step 2 and pass through the supply passage 22 are counted, and the counted data is sent to the control board 17.

The player inserts money into the coin insertion slot 6 or the bill insertion slot 5 of the sand 3 and passes the pachinko ball 2 through the nozzle 9.
Get 3 payouts. Pachinko balls 23 paid out
Is the ball tray 24 of the pachinko game machine through the payout nozzle 9.
to go into. The pachinko balls 23 of the ball tray are taken into the game machine from the ball entrance 25 by the number required for the game and used for the game. When the bowl 24 becomes full, a button 26 provided on the bowl is operated to transfer an extra pachinko ball 23 through the pachinko game machine to a lower tray 27. The counting device of the illustrated embodiment is provided integrally with the sand 3 and includes a tray 27.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a counting apparatus according to the present invention. The counting device includes a rectangular cylindrical frame 31, an alignment passage 33 having an introduction portion 32 connected to the bottom surface of the receiving tray 27 inside the frame, and a lower end of the sand 3 communicating with the alignment passage. Said exit passage 1
9 are provided. The alignment passage 33 is connected to the front surface of the outlet passage 19 so as to be rotatable around a vertical line.

Inside the alignment passage 33 and the outlet passage 19, there are vertically arranged three stages of alignment rails 40 and discharge rails 34.
The rails of each step are parallel and have an inclination angle of about 4 degrees. The alignment rail 40 and the discharge rail 34 of each stage are substantially integrated, and the pachinko balls that have fallen from the tray are aligned on the alignment rail 40 at the introduction portion 32 and guided to the outlet passage 19. The introduction portion 32 is narrowed in a tapered shape toward the downstream side of the alignment passage 33 in plan view, and a sensor 35 is provided on each rail 40 of each stage of the alignment passage 33. The measuring section 28 is formed by the alignment passage 33 and the sensor 35. The sensor 35 is
The number of pachinko balls passing through the alignment passage 33 is measured, and the counted data is sent to the control board 17.

A rocking plate 37 is pivotally supported by a horizontal pin 36 on the lowermost rail of the rail 40 of the alignment passage, and a coil spring 38 is provided between the tip of the rocking plate 37 and the frame 31.
Is interposed. The swinging plate 37 is moved from the tray to the introduction portion 3.
Due to the weight of the pachinko balls 23 flowing into 2, the pachinko balls move up and down and swing up and down the pachinko balls on the alignment rails 40, whereby the adjacent pachinko balls on the alignment rails 40 are pressed against each other to inhibit rolling. This prevents the occurrence of clogging.

The clogging of the pachinko balls is detected by the sensor 35, and a solenoid or the like is operated based on the detection signal to move the alignment rail 40 up and down. It can also eliminate clogging of pachinko balls.

Next, the operation of the counting device will be described. When the game starts, the required number of pachinko balls 23 are taken into the pachinko game machine from the ball tray 24, and when the player wins the game, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the winning rate is provided from the payout port 39. Dispensed to plate 24. As the player continues to win the game, the ball tray 24 becomes full of pachinko balls, and the player operates the button 26 to transfer extra pachinko balls to the tray. The transferred pachinko balls enter the introduction section 32 through the tray 27. The pachinko balls 23 that have flowed into the introduction portion 32 are guided to the rails 40 of the alignment passage while being squeezed by the tapered portion.
From 9 is discharged into the island.

The count data from the sensor 35 is sent to the control board 17 and sent from the control board to the card read / write unit 18 to output the count data to the inserted card. Thereby, the pachinko ball obtained by the player can be accurately measured without being carried to the front.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an outlet passage and a sand of a counting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the counting device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional front view of the counting device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a portion A in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pachinko game machine and sand.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional pachinko game machine and sand.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional front view of a conventional counting device.

8 is a sectional view of a portion B in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Sand 17 Control board 18 Card read and write unit 19 Exit passage 23 Pachinko ball 28 Measuring unit 34 Rail 35 Sensor 38 Coil spring

Claims (3)

[Claims] A measuring section for counting the number of pachinko balls;
And an exit passageway (19) for discharging the pachinko balls (23) passing through the measuring unit into the island, and a recording medium issuing device (18) for outputting the count data from the measuring unit (28) to the information recording medium. In the pachinko ball counting device, the outlet passage (19) is sanded.
(3) A pachinko ball counting device formed of a multi-stage rail (34) passing through the lower end of (3). 2. An alignment passage (33) provided with a measuring section (28) upstream of an outlet passage (19) and a sensor arranged in the alignment passage (33).
(35), and a multi-stage alignment rail (40) connected to the multi-stage rail (34) of the exit passage, and the sensor (35)
The counting data sent from the controller is managed by a sand controller (17), and the measurement data is output to a magnetic recording medium issuing device (18) based on an output command from the controller (17). A pachinko ball counting apparatus according to claim 1. 3. The aligning passage (33) has an inlet (32) on the upstream side, and a vertical movement for changing the relative positional relationship of the pachinko balls on the aligning rail (40) on the tray side of the inlet (32). The pachinko ball counting device according to claim 2, further comprising a clogging release means (38) including a member (37).