JPH10156012A - Crime prevention device for game machine and manufacture of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily prevent the loss due to an act to unfairly replace an action memory (ROM) in a control unit of a game machine. SOLUTION: If a cover 3A of a game machine 1 is opened after a breaker 5 is turned off and a shop is closed, a sensor 12 mounted to the game machine 1 senses that the cover 3A has been opened and the sensing of the sensor 12 is stored in a control means 16 so that the means 16 prevents electric power from being fed to the machine 1 so as not to actuate the machine 1 until the opening time of the shop when the breaker 5 is turned on. Thus the machine 1, in which the action memory in the control device has been replaced, can be prevented from being unlawfully used so that damage due to unfair use can be avoided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine, a pachislot machine, and the like, which relates to the prevention of damage caused by unauthorized replacement of an operation memory (ROM) in a control unit of the game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in a pachinko parlor, a read-only operation memory "ROM (rom)" provided in a control unit for controlling a device stored in the back of a pachinko machine or the like for adjusting the payout rate of pachinko machines is provided. After the store closes, there are frequent crimes in which the pachinko machine is replaced with a modified product (backside rom) and illegally picks up balls. This modified product concentrates balls in a certain period of time without changing the overall ball rate, and criminals play a large amount of balls by pachinko machines in pachinko machines that were replaced with modified products during that time period. obtain.

[0003] In this case, the pachinko parlor has conventionally provided a security device for detecting an intruder into the store after the store is closed by a monitoring device such as a sensor attached to an entrance such as a door and informing the crime prevention center or the like, and after the store is closed. They tried to prevent the above criminal activity by finding someone trying to enter the store to replace it with a fake product.

[0004]

However, in the conventional security device, if a person who has entered the store through the surveillance device or has been hidden in the store in advance has been improperly replaced with a modified product, the device is replaced with the modified product. Since the overall payout rate of pachinko machines was constant, pachinko parlors could not easily distinguish between pachinko machines that were replaced with altered products and pachinko machines that were not replaced, and the discovery of this misconduct was delayed. However, there is a problem that an act of illegally obtaining a large number of balls is left for a long period of time and the damage is increased.

[0005] Even if an intruder after closing the store is found by using the conventional security device, it is difficult to identify the pachinko machine that has been replaced with a modified product as described above. Will be replaced with a new one, and the damage will also increase. Furthermore, even if an attempt is made to mount a protection device against such criminal acts, there are laws and regulations on mounting the device on a pachinko machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and to provide a security device for a game machine which can easily prevent damage caused by illegally replacing an operation memory in a control section of the game machine.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a security device for a gaming machine, wherein a lid is attached to a support frame so as to be openable and closable, and one of the support frame and the lid is provided. A game machine in which a main body having a built-in device and its control unit is mounted, a breaker for turning on and off a power supply for operating the game machine, and a lid for the game machine when the breaker is off. A sensor that detects an opening operation and outputs an opening detection signal, a switching unit that is provided in a power supply circuit between the breaker and the game machine and that turns on and off power supply to the game machine, and when the breaker is off. When the breaker is turned on from off, an off switching signal is output to the switching means to turn off the power supply to the game machine and not to operate the game machine. Like And a control means for.

According to the above arrangement, when the lid of the gaming machine is opened after closing the store with the breaker turned off, the sensor attached to the gaming machine detects the opening, and the control means stores the opening detection. The power supply to the gaming machine is turned off when the store is opened when the breaker is turned on so that the gaming machine is not operated, so that the operation memory in the control unit can be prevented from being illegally used and the unauthorized use of the gaming machine can be prevented. Damage due to unauthorized use can be prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a security device for a gaming machine.
, The sensor is a proximity switch having a detection head attached to one of a lid and a support frame of the gaming machine, and a detection body attached to the other. Therefore, the sensor can be small and simple.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a security device for a gaming machine.
Or 2) a display means for displaying that the lid of the gaming machine has been opened when the breaker is off. Therefore, since it is displayed that the lid of the gaming machine has been opened after the store is closed, it is possible to recognize that the operation memory in the control unit of the gaming machine has been improperly replaced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a security device for a gaming machine, comprising the steps of detecting the sensor on one of a lid and a support frame of the gaming machine. The head is fixed, and the detection body is temporarily fixed to the detection head, and the joining means of the detection body is mounted on the other side, and the lid of the game machine is closed, so that the detection is performed on the other side via the joining means. Join the body. According to the above configuration, after the detection body is accurately positioned and temporarily fixed to the detection head, the detection body is joined through the joining means by closing the lid of the game machine, and the proximity switch is connected to the game machine. It can be installed accurately and easily.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a side view of a security device for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. For example, in a pachinko parlor, a plurality of gaming machines 1 such as pachinko machines adjacent to each other are arranged.
As shown in (a) and (b), each pachinko machine 1 has a support frame 2 fixed between a horizontally extending upper plate 9A and a lower plate 9B of a base 9 installed on the floor, A lid (player operation unit) 3A attached to the frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a lid 3A
3B with built-in equipment and its control unit
Consists of An operation memory M for adjusting the payout rate of pachinko machines is loaded in the control unit.

In the pachinko parlor, a breaker 5 (FIG. 2) for turning on and off the AC power supply from the AC power supply 4 when the store is opened and closed, and an upper plate 9A for fixing each pachinko machine 1
And a power supply transformer 6 for converting the AC power into a predetermined power (for example, 24 V AC), supplying the AC power to the pachinko machine 1 and operating the same.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the security device 8 includes an apparatus main body 7 attached between the power transformer 6 and the pachinko machine 1 and a pachinko machine 1 in which, for example, the support frame 2 and the lid 3A are provided.
A sensor 12 such as a proximity switch and a display means 18 such as an LED, which are attached to a predetermined opposing portion on the upper side of the device.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a security device 8 for a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. First, this security device 8
Is provided in the pachinko machine 1 as described above.
That is, when the breaker 5 is off, the lid 3 of the pachinko machine 1
A proximity switch (sensor) 12 for detecting the opening operation of A and outputting an opening detection signal d1, and a display means 18 for displaying when the lid 3A of the pachinko machine 1 is opened when the breaker 5 is off. It has.

The security device 8 includes a rectifier 22 for converting AC power from the power transformer 6 into DC power in the device main body 7 and an output from the rectifier 22 so that the breaker 5
And a relay circuit provided in an AC power supply circuit L between the breaker 5 and the pachinko machine 1 for turning on and off the power supply to the pachinko machine 1. And a battery means 20 which is charged by the output from the rectifier 22 when the breaker 5 is on and outputs DC power to the control means 16 when the breaker 5 is off.
Receiving the opening detection signal d1 output from the proximity switch 12 when the breaker 5 is off, stores the opening in a built-in memory, and stores the opening when the breaker 5 is turned on from off. And a control means 16 for outputting an off-switching signal s1 to the switching means 14 to turn off the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 so as not to operate the pachinko machine 1 when it exists.

As shown in FIG. 3, the proximity switch 12 includes a substantially U-shaped mounting bracket 13 for mounting the detection head 12a, the detection body 12b, the connection cord 12c, and the detection head 12a.
Having. The mounting surface of the detection head 12a is fixed to one surface (lower surface) of the mounting bracket 13 with a double-sided tape 15b, and the other surface (upper surface) of the mounting bracket 13 is
By 5c, it is fixed to a predetermined position on the lower surface of the upper frame 2A of the support frame 2 and is fixed to the support frame 2. The detector 12b is
The cover 3A is attached to the upper portion of the back surface of the cover 3A by a joining means 15a such as a double-sided tape. The detection body 12b may be attached to the support frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1 and the detection head 12a may be attached to the lid 3A.

FIG. 4 shows a method of mounting the proximity switch 12. First, as indicated by the broken line, the detection head 12a of the proximity switch 12 is fixed to the mounting bracket 13 using the double-sided tape 15b, and the detection body 12b having the double-sided tape 15a adhered to the back surface has a sensor capability. In order to maximize the effect, the position is accurately aligned with the detection head 12a and temporarily fixed to the double-sided tape 15b. In this state, the mounting bracket 13 is fixed to the lower surface of the upper frame 2A of the support frame 2 with a double-sided tape 15c. When the lid 3A of the pachinko machine 1 is closed, the double-sided tape 15a of the detector 12b is attached to the back of the lid 3A.
Is pressed, and the detection body 12b is fixed to the back surface.
When the lid 3A is opened, the detection body 12b separates from the double-sided tape 15b of the mounting bracket 13. As a result, the detection head 12a and the detection body 12b of the proximity switch 12 are connected to the pachinko machine 1
Can be easily attached to each of the support frame 2 and the lid 3A with accurate positioning.

The display means 18 may further include a display means for displaying when the battery life of the battery means 20 has expired and the voltage has dropped.

Next, the operation of the present apparatus will be described. First, after the pachinko parlor closes, the breaker 5 in FIG. 2 is turned off and the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped, and DC power is supplied from the battery means 20 to the security device 8.

When the breaker is in the off state after the store is closed, the lid 3A of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is opened by a person who has entered the store, and the payout rate of the pachinko provided in the control section of the main body 3B is adjusted. When the operation memory (ROM) M is illegally replaced with a falsified product, the proximity switch 12 detects the opening of the lid 3A and sends the opening detection signal d1 of FIG.
6 is output. The control means 16 outputs the open detection signal d1
Accordingly, only when the breaker 5 is turned off and the breaker-on signal s2 does not exist, the lid 3A is stored in the built-in memory.
Is stored.

Thereafter, when the store is opened, the breaker 5 is turned on,
When power is supplied to the pachinko machine 1, the control means 16
Upon receiving the breaker on signal s2 from the breaker on / off detection means 24, based on the open detection stored in the memory,
An off-switching signal s1 is output to the switching means 14 to turn off the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 so that the pachinko machine 1 is not operated. In addition, at the time of inspection before opening,
When the clerk opens the lid 3A, the display means 18 displays the LED, so that the lid can be recognized after the store is closed. When the lid 3A is not opened after the store is closed and the opening detection is not stored in the memory, the switching unit 14 is kept on, so that the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is turned on, The pachinko machine 1 operates.

Thus, after the store is closed, the lid (3A) of the pachinko machine (1) is opened, and a memory (ROM) M provided in the control section of the main body (3B) on the back side for adjusting the payout rate of pachinko machines.
If the pachinko machine is illegally replaced with a modified product, the pachinko parlor can identify and recognize the pachinko machine 1, preventing illegal use of the pachinko machine 1, and ensuring that the normal operation memory (RO)
M) Damage can be prevented by means such as replacing with M.

In this embodiment, the proximity switch is used as the sensor, but an infrared sensor, a photo sensor, or the like may be used.

In this embodiment, the display means 18 for displaying the opening of the lid after the store is closed is provided.
If it is sufficient to recognize that the lid is opened when the power supply to the power supply is stopped, the lid may not be provided.

[0026]

According to the security device for a gaming machine according to the present invention, when the lid of the gaming machine is opened after closing the store with the breaker turned off, the sensor attached to the gaming machine detects the opening, and the control is performed. The means stores the opening detection and turns off the power supply to the gaming machine at the time of opening the store where the breaker is turned on so as not to operate the gaming machine, so that the operation memory in the control unit is illegally replaced by the gaming machine. Use can be prevented, and damage due to unauthorized use of the gaming machine can be prevented.

According to the method for manufacturing a crime prevention device for a game machine according to the present invention, the detection body is accurately positioned and temporarily fixed to the detection head, and then the game machine is closed by closing the lid of the game machine. And the proximity switch can be accurately and easily attached to the gaming machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a side view showing a security device for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a security device of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of a sensor.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a method of manufacturing the security device for the gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine (Pachinko machine), 2 ... Support frame, 3A ... Lid, 3
B: body, 5: breaker, 12: sensor, 12a: detection head, 12b: detection body, 14: switching means, 15a: joining means, 16: control means, 18: display means, M: operation memory (ROM), d1: Open detection signal, s1: OFF switching signal, s2: Breaker ON signal.

Claims (4)

[Claims] A gaming machine having a lid attached to a support frame so as to be openable and closable, and one of the support frame and the lid having a main body including a device and a control unit for the equipment mounted thereon; A breaker for turning on and off a power supply for operating the game machine, a sensor for detecting an opening operation of the lid of the gaming machine when the breaker is off, and outputting an opening detection signal; Switching means provided in the power supply circuit for turning on and off the power supply to the gaming machine; storing an open detection signal output from the sensor when the breaker is off; and turning on the breaker from off. And a control means for outputting an off-switching signal to the switching means to turn off power supply to the gaming machine so as not to operate the gaming machine. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is a proximity switch having a detection head attached to one of a lid and a support frame of the gaming machine, and a detection body attached to the other. Security equipment. 3. The game machine crime prevention device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying that a lid of the game machine is opened when the breaker is off. 4. A method for manufacturing a security device for a gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the detection head of the sensor is fixed to one of a lid and a support frame of the gaming machine, and a detection body is attached to the detection head. A method for manufacturing a security device for a gaming machine, in which the detection unit is joined to the other unit through the joining unit by temporarily fixing and attaching the joining unit of the detection unit to the other unit and closing the lid of the game machine. .