JPH103578A - Vending machine annexed to playing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove troublesomeness for leaving a seat to require drinking water by arranging a vending machine for beverages on the side part of a pinball machine and obtaining a beverage by using a playing medium recording means or playing media. SOLUTION: When a player selects a payment method for beverages, the payment is executed by playing media when a player depresses a ball button 32a or by a ball lending card upon depressing a ball lending card button 32b. When playing media charged from a charging port 35 in depressing the ball button 32a, the media are counted through a count detector 35a and stored in a playing medium box 39 and the number of playing media is displayed on a ball display device 31. When a media allowed to be replaced for a beverage are charged, selection buttons 33a to 33c are turned on, and when any one of the buttons 33a to 33c is depressed, remaining media obtained by subtracting media corresponding to the price of the selected deverage from the charged media are ejected from the box 39 to a ball returning port 36 through a counter 36a and a gate 36b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine attached to a game machine, and more particularly to a method of easily obtaining drinking water by using a game medium or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game store such as a pachinko machine,
During a game, a player may want to drink coffee or the like when thirsty. At such time, the player:
I went to the vending machine installed in the corner of the game store etc.
Obtained through cash or game media (game balls).

[0003]

Therefore, the player has to interrupt the game and seek drinking water or the like, which is annoying. Then, this invention provides the vending machine which can obtain drinking water etc. easily.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vending machine for drinking water attached to a game machine, wherein a drinking water or the like can be obtained by a game medium or a game medium recording means. Drinking water can be easily obtained without interruption.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a front view of an island having a large number of pachinko machines as gaming machines. A ball rental machine 20 and a vending machine 30 are arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 forms a pair with a ball lending machine 20, and the ball lending machine 20 has a built-in card reader (not shown) capable of reading and writing a ball lending card as game medium recording means. The front panel 21 of the ball lending machine 20 is provided with an indicator lamp and a card insertion slot 22 when the operation of the ball lending machine 20 is valid.

On the other hand, an operation button and the like of the ball lending machine 20 are provided on a supply plate 12 attached to the front panel 11 of the pachinko machine. Specifically, the operation button is inserted into the card insertion slot 22. A display 13a for displaying the balance of the ball lending card (the number of game media (game balls)) and the like, and a conversion button 13b for supplying the ball lending (game medium) to the pachinko machine via the ball lending machine 20 by operation of the player A return button 13c for returning a card is provided. Therefore, when the player presses the conversion button 13b, a predetermined amount of game media (game balls) is discharged to the supply tray 12, and the game becomes possible, and the game value of the ball lending card is subtracted. When the return button 13c for return is pressed, the ball rental card is returned.

[0007] The ball lending card may record a game value (the number of balls for lending), or a different card reader may be used to record a member number on the ball lending card. However, the game value for the member number may be of a form recorded on a management computer.

A storage plate 17 is provided below the supply plate 12, and stores the overflowing game media (game balls) when the supply plate 12 is full. Further, by operating the handle 18 of the launching device, a game medium (game ball) supplied for each ball from the supply tray 12 is guided by the guide rail 3 and launched into the game area 5. At a substantially central portion of the game area 5, a special symbol display L of a liquid crystal display for performing a variable display game via a plurality of variable symbols is arranged. The special symbol display L includes first symbol display units (special symbol display units) L1 to L
3 can be displayed separately, and the symbols "1 to 9, A, B, C,
"D, E" are variably displayed.

Next, an operation when a player wants drinking water during a game will be described. The control device (not shown) transmits and receives signals from the ball rental machine 20 and the vending machine 30, and performs the following control.

(1) Selection of Payment Method for Drinking Water Charge The player selects the payment method for drinking water by pressing the ball button 32a with the game medium, and pressing the ball rental card button 32b with the ball rental card. Becomes When the ball button 32a is pressed, when the game medium is inserted from the insertion port 35, the counting detector 35a
Are counted and stored in the game medium box 39, and the number is displayed on the ball display 31. Then, when a game medium replaceable with drinking water described later is inserted, the corresponding selection button 3
3a to 33c are lit, and the lit selection buttons 33a to 33c
Is pressed, the remaining game media obtained by subtracting the number of game media corresponding to the price of the selected drinking water from the inserted game media are returned from the game media box 39 via the counter 36a and the gate 36b. Discharge to mouth 36. On the other hand, when the ball lending card button 32b is selected, if the game value recorded on the ball lending card is equal to or more than the exchange value for drinking water, the corresponding selection buttons 33a to 33c are turned on.

(2) Selection of Drinking Water Any one of the lit selection buttons 33a to 33c can be selected. The selection button 33a is for coffee, the selection button 33b is for orange juice, and the selection button 33c is for tea.
push. Reference numeral 34 denotes an outlet for drinking water, and coffee, orange juice or tea is placed in a paper cup 38.
It can be taken out after being measured by a measuring method described later.

In the vending machine, the paper cups 38 are stacked in a plurality of stages, and a means for taking out one paper cup 38a from the stacked state when necessary and transporting it to a predetermined position is well known. It is performed through an arm 40 mechanism or the like,
The description is omitted. In addition, a storage pot of various kinds of drinking water may be provided for each vending machine and a predetermined amount may be discharged to the paper cup 38. In the present embodiment, the storage pot provided for each vending machine is used. Considering the equipment costs such as
A method is adopted in which a storage pot installed at one location is transported and distributed to each paper cup.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the concept of a so-called drinking water facility (storage pot and distribution device) installed at the end of the island. Coffee, orange juice and tea storage pots 50a, 50b, The liquid of 50c is supplied to the constant temperature devices 51a, 51
Via b and 51c, the temperature is maintained low in summer and high in winter. A solenoid valve 52a is provided at the bottom of each storage pot.
It is connected via 52b and 52c to a common measuring instrument 55 for one cup of glass 38. Further, a three-way solenoid valve 56 which can switch and connect an air tank and each of the storage pots via an air vent tube 61 is installed in the measuring device 55. On the other hand, a three-way solenoid valve 58 (58a, 58b... 58n) provided at a position above the cup 38 of each vending machine is arranged in series at the bottom of the measuring instrument 55 through a common tube 59 via an electromagnetic valve 57. It can be connected and discharged to the bucket 60 installed at the rear end. As described above, in the present embodiment, a measuring device is installed for each of the storage pots 50a, 50b, and 50c, and a tube is provided from the measuring device to a paper cup installed in each vending machine. The construction is being simplified.

Next, a method of discharging coffee or the like into a cup by the drinking water facility will be described. The following steps are repeated. (1) Washing process The three types of beverages, coffee, orange juice, and tea, are weighed and discharged through the common measuring device 55 and the tube 59. Therefore, washing is performed to avoid mixing these liquids. Use air instead of water as the medium. Therefore,
Closing the solenoid valves 52a, 52b, 52c, opening the solenoid valve 57,
The three-way solenoid valve 58 is brought into conduction with the bucket, and the three-way solenoid valve 5
6 switches and enters compressed air from the air tank,
This air is measured by a meter 55, a solenoid valve 57, a three-way solenoid valve 58,
The liquid flowing through the tube 59 is discharged to a bucket. Therefore, the liquid adhering to each device is discharged to the bucket 60 together with the air, and the inside of each device can be cleaned.

(2) Measuring Step A case where coffee is discharged to a second vending machine will be described. First, the three-way solenoid valve 56 is switched to a state in which it communicates with the storage pot, and the solenoid valve 57 is closed. When the air solenoid valve 52a for coffee is opened, the coffee flows from the coffee storage pot 50a into the measuring device 55, while the air in the measuring device 55 flows into the storage pot and is weighed while removing air. Then, by closing the air solenoid valve 52a of the coffee liquid after a predetermined time has elapsed, the measuring device 55 becomes full and a predetermined amount (for one cup).
Complete weighing. In addition, the measurement error is minimized by making the air vent tube 61 extremely thin.

(3) Step of discharging to each cup Only the three-way solenoid valve 58 of the vending machine to be discharged, here the three-way solenoid valve 58b of the cup 38b of the second vending machine, is brought into conduction with the cup side. Then, when the electromagnetic valve 57 is opened and the three-way electromagnetic valve 56 is switched to supply compressed air from the air tank, the air enters the measuring device 55 and pushes out the coffee liquid, passes through the three-way electromagnetic valve 58a, and the next three-way electromagnetic valve 58a. Discharge from the valve 58b to the cup 38b. As described above, since the liquid is pressure-fed with air, there is almost no coffee liquid attached to the apparatus, the measurement error can be minimized, and the mixing with other liquids can be suppressed together with the washing step.

As described above, since the drinking water facility is installed at the end of the island and can be poured into the paper cup of each vending machine via the common tube 59, the pot of drinking water is provided to each vending machine. It is possible to provide drinking water to a player who is playing a game with each pachinko machine without installing a weighing device.

In the above-described method, a vending machine is installed on the side of each pachinko machine, and the equipment cost is considerable. Therefore, as a simplest method, as shown in FIG. 4, a call button 80 for the attendant is provided on the front panel of the pachinko machine, and when the call button 80 is pressed, a lamp 88 installed on the top of the pachinko machine is turned on. It should be noted that the call button 80 may also serve as a lamp and a button to be called when the gaming machine becomes inconvenient. or,
Adjacent to the lamp 88, a coffee button 81a, an orange juice button 81b, and a tea button 81c are attached, and are easily installed at a position where no erroneous operation is performed.

The control device (not shown) is a ball rental machine 2
0 is connected to the buttons 80, 81a to 81c and the lamp 88, and performs the following control. Player calls button 80
When the is pressed, the lamp 88 is lit to notify the clerk, and when the clerk wears the player, he orders a drink. When the drinking water is coffee, the clerk first checks the indicator 13a that displays the balance (frequency) of the prepaid card,
Accept the order. And when you bring your coffee,
When the clerk presses the coffee button 81a, the control device subtracts the value corresponding to the coffee cost from the game value of the card.

According to this method, a player cannot obtain drinking water by exchanging with a game medium, but if a ball lending card has a balance, he can place an order through a clerk.
Therefore, it is not necessary to install a vending machine as described above, and it is only necessary to send and receive signals to and from the ball rental machine 20, so that equipment costs can be reduced, and for a player, drinking water can be obtained without interrupting the game. Can be.

[0021]

According to the present invention, a drinking water vending machine is provided on the side of a pachinko machine, and drinking water can be obtained by game medium recording means or game media. Eliminate the hassle of leaving your seat.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a part of an island where a plurality of pachinko machines are installed.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a perspective view and a concept of a vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a concept of a drinking water facility (a storage pot and a distribution device).

FIG. 4 is a front view of another pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming machine 13a Display 13b Conversion button 13c Return button 20 Ball lending machine 22 Card slot 30 Vending machine 31 Ball display 32a Ball button 32b Ball lending card button 33a-33c Selection button 34 Take-out port 35 Game media input port 36 Ball return port 38 Paper cup

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine for drinking water attached to a gaming machine, wherein the vending machine obtains drinking water or the like via a game medium or game medium recording means.