JPH1071259A - Unit type game platform - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a unit type game platform with which a game can be enjoyed only by turning one a power source after introduction and installation thereof without necessity of stacking up boxes in which game mediums are stored, without necessity of handling heavy boxes filled with game mediums and without necessity of replenishing the platform with game mediums by a person in charge. SOLUTION: A replenished ball reserving part 5 is provided so that replenished balls drops and flows thereinto from a lower pan 4. Further, there are provided a counting means for counting replenished balls to be returned into a platform from a return port formed in the bottom part of the replenished ball reserving part 5, and count number display part for displaying a result of counting. When the number of replenished balls to be used in a game becomes insufficient, when a discharge starting button 12a is depressed after a cup 12e is set in a normal condition, a predetermined number of balls, for example, 100 replenished balls, not exceeding a number of balls indicated on the count number display part, is discharged into the cup 12e in the discharge part 12b from an upper tank 8, and the indication on the display part is changed into a small number by a number corresponding to that discharged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention includes at least a game medium storage section and a plurality of game machines, and pachinko balls, coins, medals, and other game media are provided between the game medium storage section and the plurality of game machines. The present invention relates to a unit-type gaming island that is configured to be circulable and can be played simultaneously in each of the gaming machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in most game halls, a pachinko island is formed by fixing, for example, one pachinko machine one by one to a wooden frame constructed and assembled by a carpenter on site. In the building designed as a game hall from the beginning, the path for supplying pachinko balls to each pachinko machine and the path for collecting pachinko balls from each pachinko machine are installed under the floor, ceiling, or above the pachinko machine. Have been.

[0003]

However, in the case where a pachinko hall is to be opened using an existing building, for example, a pachinko ball supply / recovery path cannot be provided under the floor or ceiling structurally. There are many. In particular, when opening a pachinko hall in a building with a low ceiling, it is difficult to set up a pachinko ball supply / recovery path above the pachinko machine. It is necessary to provide a unit-type pachinko island having a configuration in which a pachinko ball storage unit, a pachinko ball supply / recovery unit, and the like are integrated.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises at least a game medium storage section and a plurality of game machines, and circulates game media between the game medium storage section and the plurality of game machines. In a unit-type gaming island configured as possible, game medium return means provided for each of the gaming machines, and game medium return means provided for each of the game medium return means, for counting the returned game media. Counting means, and a unit-type gaming island having a first configuration, wherein:

[0005] In the unit-type game island of the first configuration, there is provided a unit-type game island of a second configuration, wherein a discharging means for discharging the returned game medium again for use in the game is provided. It is.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below by taking a pachinko island as an example. In the figure, 1 is a ball lending machine, 2 is a pachinko machine, 3 and 4 are upper and lower plates assembled to the pachinko machine 2, 5 is a replenishing ball storage section, 6 is a counting means, 7 is a counting display section, and 8 and 9 Is an upper tank and a lower tank as a ball storage unit, 10 is a lifting device, 11 is a polishing device, 12 is a discharging unit, 13 is a recording medium issuing and end ball discharging unit, 14 is a control unit, and 15 is a pachinko machine 2. A handle, 16 is a steel frame, and 50 is a pachinko ball.

The unit-type pachinko island 10 illustrated in FIG.
At 0, two ball lending machines 1 and two pachinko machines 2 are also arranged on the back side, and the pachinko balls 50 circulate, for example, as shown in FIG.

The ball lending operation by the ball lending machine 1, the pay-out operation of a supply ball (safe ball) 50a to be paid out at the time of winning, the lifting operation by the lifting device 10, and the polishing operation by the polishing device 11 are all conventional. This is performed by a known method.

By operating the ball removal lever 4 a of the lower plate 4, a hole (not shown) provided at the bottom of the lower plate 4 is opened in each of the supply ball storage units 5, and the supply balls 5 stored in the lower plate 4 are opened.
0a is installed at a position where it falls and flows in. A return port (not shown) that can be opened by operating the opening / closing lever 5a is provided in front of the bottom of the supply ball storage section 5, and a counting means 6 is provided downstream of the return port.
Is configured so that the number of supply balls 50a returned to the lower tank 9 can be measured.

The number of refill balls 50a counted by the counting means 6 is digitally displayed on a counting display section 7 composed of a liquid crystal device or the like installed on each of the pachinko machines 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the discharge means 12 includes four discharge start instruction buttons 1 provided on the front surface of each of the supply ball storage sections 5 for instructing discharge of the supply balls 50a.
2a, four discharge portions 12b recessed in the front of the frame 16 below each of the pachinko machines 2, and one end opening to the bottom of the upper tank 8 and the other end to each of the four discharge portions 12b. Four discharge paths 12c opened downward, four discharge number control mechanisms 12d provided in the middle of each of the discharge paths 12c, and four portable resin cups 12e to be placed on each of the discharge sections 12b. And four sensors 12f including limit switches for detecting whether or not the cup 12e is normally placed on the discharge unit 12b, and a warning lamp 12g provided on the surface of each discharge unit 12b.
And a common control unit 14 connected to these via a signal line (not shown).

The discharge portion 12b is formed such that a container such as coffee or juice is difficult to place or falls down when placed, for example, by raising the central portion of the mounting surface, and one cup 12e is provided on the bottom surface thereof. Raised portion 1 of discharge portion 12b
It is formed by providing a recess into which 2b1 can penetrate.

The recording medium issuing and end ball discharging means 13
Is a card issuing port 13a provided above the ball lending machine 1 between two side-by-side pachinko machines 2;
Three operation buttons 13b, 13c, 13d provided on the left and right sides of the card 3a, respectively, and a card issuing port 13a
A card storage / recording / transporting function unit (not shown) for issuing a printed card 13e from the card issuing port 13a
An arrow-shaped lamp 13f provided on both left and right sides adjacent to the
These are composed of a common control unit 14 connected via a signal line (not shown), and are arranged one on each side.

Each time the discharge start instruction button 12a is operated, the shared control unit 14 controls the sensor 1 (hereinafter the same) corresponding to the operated discharge start instruction button 12a.
First, it is determined whether or not a predetermined control signal is input from 2f. When the predetermined control signal is not input and the cup 12e is not properly placed on the discharge unit 12b, the warning lamp 12g blinks. It prompts the user to place the cup 12e normally, and a predetermined control signal is input to the discharging unit 12b.
When it is confirmed that the cup 12e is properly placed on the control unit 14, the number of replenishment balls counted by the counting unit 6 and stored in the storage unit (not shown) of the control unit 14 is limited.
Activating the discharge number control mechanism 12d to set a preset number,
For example, 100 supply balls are discharged from the upper tank 8 to the discharge unit 12.
In addition to discharging the replenishment balls to the cup 12e of b, the display of the counting display unit 7 is redisplayed to a numerical value obtained by subtracting the discharged number from the numerical value displayed before discharging, each time the supply ball is discharged. The required control program is stored.

The control unit 14 includes an operation button 13b.
Is operated, the card 13e on which the number of balls displayed on the counting display section 7 is printed is issued from the card issuing port 13a, the lamp 13f on the side where the operated operation button 13b is located is turned on, and the operation button is operated. When 13c is operated, the number of balls that can be exchanged for special prizes or the number of exchangeable special prizes out of the number of balls displayed on the counting display section 7 is printed on the card 13e and issued from the card issuing port 13a. At the same time, the lamp 1 on the side where the operated operation button 13c is located
3b is turned on, and the end balls that cannot be exchanged for special prizes are discharged from the upper tank 8 to the cup 12e of the discharge section 12b by activating the discharge number control mechanism 12d of the discharge means 12, and the operation button 13d is operated. And the card 13e printed with the number displayed on the counting display section 7 is issued from the card issuing port 13a, and the lamp 13f on the side where the operated operation button 13d is provided is turned on. Until inserted into the issuing port 13a
A required control program for preventing a game from being played is stored.

The counting of return replenishment balls by the counting means 6 starts the card storage / recording / conveyance function unit (not shown) of the recording medium issuing / end ball discharging means 13 and activates the card issuing port 1.
Until the printed card 13e is issued from 3a, the supply and return balls returned by operating the opening / closing lever 5a are accumulated and measured, and the total is displayed on the counting display section 7.

Therefore, in the unit-type pachinko island 100 having the above-described structure, if the supply balls 50a accumulate so as to be unable to be stored in the lower plate 4 during the game, the supply balls collected in the lower plate 4 are operated by operating the ball removal lever 4a. 50 a can be poured into the reservoir 5.

When the supply balls 50a further increase and are likely to overflow from the supply ball storage section 5, the return port (not shown) is opened by operating the opening / closing lever 5a provided on the front surface of the supply ball storage section 5, and this return port is opened. The replenishing balls 50a that exit from and are returned to the lower tank 9 are counted by the counting means 6, and the number is displayed on the counting display unit 7.

If the number of replenishing balls becomes short due to further playing the game, the replenishing balls 50a stored in the replenishing ball storage section 5 can be put into the upper plate 3 to continue the game.

When the supply balls 50a remaining in the supply ball storage section 5 are exhausted, the cup 12e is placed in a normal state on the discharge section 12b, and the discharge start instruction button 12a is operated. The number, for example, 100, of supply balls is from the upper tank 8 to the cup 12e of the discharge portion 12b.
The game can be continued by transferring the replenishing balls discharged to the glass 12e to the upper plate 3. At this time, the display of the counting display unit 7 is changed to a number smaller by the number of discharged balls.

When the game is finished with a large number of supply balls 50a, the upper plate 3, the lower plate 4, and the supply ball storage 5
Is returned to the unit-type pachinko island 100 from the return port (not shown) of the replenishment ball storage unit 5 by operating the ball removal levers 3a, 4a and the opening / closing lever 5a, and then operating the operation button 13b, for example. , Return means 6
The card 13e printed with the number of balls counted and displayed on the counting display section 7 is issued from the card issuing slot 13a, so that the player can take the card 13e to the counter and exchange it for a desired prize. can do.

When the operation button 13c is operated after the counting is completed, an end ball that cannot be exchanged for a special prize is discharged to the discharging unit 12b.
The card 13e is printed from the card issuing slot 13a and is printed on the number of refillable balls that can be exchanged for special prizes or the number of replaceable special prizes. In the above, if the operation is completed by operating the operation button 13c, it is not necessary to borrow a ball from the ball rental machine 1 again when playing a game with another pachinko machine 2.

If the user has a card 13e issued from the card issuing slot 13a by operating the operation button 13d, the player can play the game with the pachinko machine 2 until the card 13e is inserted into the card issuing slot 13a. Since it is not possible, it is easy to secure the pachinko machine 2 and a meal can be taken with confidence.

In this case, the supply balls 50a are placed on the upper plate 3 and the lower plate 4
The card 13e may be received while remaining in the supply ball storage unit 5, or all the supply balls may be counted, returned once to the unit-type pachinko island 100, and printed with the number of returned supply balls. Can be received.

Since the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the appended claims.

For example, a configuration in which any one of the operation buttons 13b and 13c is not provided may be adopted.

The means for detecting whether or not the cup 12e is normally placed on the discharge portion 12b may be a mechanism for detecting and detecting a change in magnetism or interruption of light. .

It is also possible to attach a handle to the cup 12e so that the cup 12a can be easily used when the supply ball 50a of the supply ball storage section 5 is transferred to the upper plate 4. In addition, cup 12e
It is also possible to provide a small hole at the bottom so that liquid cannot be introduced, to make it difficult to divert it even if it is brought back, or to provide an advertising surface.

When the discharge start instruction button 12a is operated to discharge the supply balls from the upper tank 8 to the cup 12e placed on the discharge section 12b, the warning lamp 12g is turned on to discharge the supply balls. It is also possible to configure to notify. The warning lamp 12g can be replaced by a buzzer or the like.

The discharge section 12b may be provided with an ultraviolet lamp so that the cup 12e is irradiated with ultraviolet rays so that sterilization or sterilization can be achieved.

The card 13e may be magnetically recorded or the like, or the date and time of the clock, the number of the pachinko machine, or the like may be written together. It may be a receipt or the like.

The ball lending machine 1 may be one that uses bills and coins, or one that can use both prepaid cards and bills and coins. Regarding the installation position, in addition to being installed on one side of each of the pachinko machines 2, it is also possible to configure so as to be installed between the pachinko machines 2 arranged side by side.

The unit-type pachinko island 100 is
In consideration of transportability and strength, two pachinko machines 2 are usually arranged on each surface, as shown in the drawing, so that a total of four pachinko machines are arranged so that the overall width and depth dimensions are close to each other. It is preferable that three pachinko machines 2 be installed on each side.
It is also possible to configure so that a total of six units are arranged one by one.

However, one pachinko machine 2 is provided on each surface, and the configuration consisting of only two pachinko machines is different from the lifting device 1
O. Since the installation ratio of the polishing apparatus 11 is increased and the cost is increased, this does not hinder the implementation of this configuration, but is not a very preferable embodiment. Alternatively, the ball lending machine 1 and the pachinko machine 2 may be arranged on only one side, and may be installed near a wall.

Further, the present invention is also effective as a game island where a game is played using game media other than pachinko balls, for example, coins and medals.

[0036]

As described above, according to the unit-type game island of the present invention, all functions necessary for the game are provided, and the game can be performed simply by carrying in, installing, and turning on the power. It became possible to easily open a game hall even in a low building.

In the unit-type gaming island of the present invention, a game medium returning means is provided for each of the gaming machines,
Since the game media obtained in the game is returned to the island each time it accumulates, the number of game media discharged to the outside of the island can be reduced. Therefore, even in the case of a unit-type game island in which the game medium storage section cannot be made large as in the conventional island, the disadvantage that the game medium is insufficient does not occur.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of pachinko balls.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a discharging unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 ball rental machine 2 pachinko machine 3 upper plate 3a ball puller lever 4 lower plate 4a ball puller lever 5 replenishment ball storage section 5a opening / closing lever 6 counting means 7 counting display section 8 upper tank 9 lower tank 10 lifting device 11 polishing device 12 Ejecting means 12a Ejection start instruction button 12b Ejecting part 12c Ejecting path 12d Ejection number control mechanism 12e Cup 12f Sensor 12g Warning lamp 13 Recording medium issuing / end ball ejecting means 13a Card issuing port 13b / 13c / 13d Operation button 13e Card 13f Lamp 14 Control unit 15 Handle 16 Frame body 50 Pachinko ball 50a Supply ball 100 Unit pachinko island

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor: Kazuo Fukai 2-5-5, Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Inside Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor: Shohei Ugawa 1-164-5, Aioimachi, Kiryu-shi, Gunma

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A unit-type game island comprising at least a game medium storage section and a plurality of game machines, wherein a game medium can be circulated between the game medium storage section and the plurality of game machines. Game media returning means provided corresponding to each of the machines, and counting means provided corresponding to each of the game media returning means and counting the returned game media are provided. Unit-type gaming island. 2. The unit-type game island according to claim 1, wherein the unit-type game island is provided with a discharge means for discharging the returned game medium again for use in the game.