JPH1157202A - Game medium static eliminating mechanism and game medium counting system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To readily apply a game medium static eliminating mechanism to a game medium counting system having a counting device for each game machine, while preventing an increase in the cost of a game medium storage box and receiving no limitations from the design of a game mechanism facility. SOLUTION: This mechanism includes a top plate 17 placed below the front surfaces of game machines in a game-machine island where a plurality of game machines are aligned and a game medium storage box 20 placed on the top plate and storing game media. A grounded static-eliminating member 29 made from an electrically conductive material is provided in a position near the depth of the corner of the upper surface of the top plate 17, and a slit 28 into which the static-eliminating member 29 is fitted and through which the game media cannot pass is formed through the inside and outside of the storage box, at a position below the rear of the game medium storage box 20. Thus, static charged on the game media in the game medium storage box 20 is eliminated by bringing the game media into contact with the static eliminating member 29.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a static elimination mechanism for eliminating static electricity charged on a game medium stored in a game medium storage box, and a game medium counting system provided with the static elimination mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of a pachinko machine, a storage box capable of storing a large number of pachinko balls is used. The pachinko balls housed in such a storage box are liable to be charged with static electricity because they rub against each other, and when a player tries to grab and take out the pachinko balls in the storage box, they may have discomfort due to electric shock.

[0003] For this reason, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. Sho 62-174585 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 62-174585) discloses a method for removing static electricity from a pachinko ball stored in a storage box.
Alternatively, the one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-202886 (known example 2) is known.

In the case of the above-mentioned known example 1, a conductor (metal member) penetrating inside and outside is buried at the bottom of the storage box. In use, the upper part of the conductor is stored in the storage box. The pachinko ball is in contact with the pachinko ball, the lower part of the conductor is in contact with the top plate projecting from the lower front of the pachinko machine, and the static electricity charged in the pachinko ball is grounded to the top plate through the conductor. Have been.

[0005] In the known example 2, a pachinko ball is fitted into the bottom of the storage box but cannot pass therethrough, and the lower end of the pachinko ball fitted into the through hole contacts the top plate. It is configured to be grounded to the top plate.

[0006]

The above-mentioned storage box is generally formed of plastic, and therefore, embedding a metal material in the bottom as in the prior art example 1 increases the manufacturing cost of the storage box. However, since the number of storage boxes used in a game hall is large, even if the cost increase per unit is small, there is a problem in that the entire game hall leads to a large cost increase.

Although the provision of the through hole as in the prior art example 2 does not significantly affect the cost, it is determined whether or not the pachinko ball can be securely fitted into such a through hole to obtain a grounded state. There is no guarantee, and an accurate static elimination effect is not always obtained. If the opening of the through hole is enlarged, for example, like a groove, so that pachinko balls are easy to fit,
There is a problem that the storage box is easily broken starting from the through hole.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned publicly known examples 1 and 2, since the storage box is placed on the top plate to be grounded, the top surface of the top plate must be covered with a conductive material (metal plate). Therefore, there is a common problem that the top side is subject to design restrictions, and it is difficult to support a gaming medium counting system in which a counting device is provided for each gaming machine.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention does not cause an increase in the cost of a storage box, does not impose design restrictions on the top plate side, and has a game medium counting device provided with a counting device for each game machine. The purpose of this system is to make it easy to apply to the system.The top plate is arranged at the lower front of the gaming machine on the gaming island where a plurality of gaming machines are lined up, and is mounted on this top plate. And a game medium storage box for storing the game medium, a static elimination member made of a conductive material and grounded at a position near the innermost upper surface of the top plate, and a rear lower position of the game medium storage box. A slit into which the static elimination member is inserted and through which the game medium cannot pass is formed through the inside and outside of the storage box, and the game medium in the game medium storage box comes into contact with the static elimination member to form a slit on the game medium. Removes static electricity Unishi was game medium neutralizing mechanism, and in that the game media counting system using the neutralizing mechanism.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. The illustrated embodiment is a gaming machine 1
FIG. 1 shows a case in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of gaming units each including a gaming machine 1 and peripheral devices are arranged in a row in the width direction. The game islands are formed by arranging them back to back as shown.

In the inside of the above-mentioned gaming island, a ball collecting passage 4 for collecting pachinko balls, including a ball supply passage 3 for supplying pachinko balls to each of the gaming machines 1 and the betting machine 2 are arranged. Has been established. The ball supply passage 3 conveys pachinko balls lifted by a lifting means (not shown) in the direction in which the gaming islands are arranged, and supplies the pachinko balls to each of the gaming machines 1 and the betting machine 2. The ball collecting passage 4 collects pachinko balls discharged from each of the gaming machines 1 and the counting device, conveys the pachinko balls to one place, and sends them to unillustrated lifting means.

In addition, the above-mentioned betting machine 2 has a status display lamp 5 at an upper position on the front surface thereof for blinking when an abnormality occurs or the like to notify a clerk of an abnormality or the like. 5 lamps 6 blinking according to the counting result by the coin, a coin slot 7, an operation unit 8,
A ball ejection nozzle 10 for guiding a pachinko ball to the upper plate 9 of the gaming machine 1 and a card insertion slot 11 are arranged in this order, one at a time on the side of the gaming machine 1. The operation unit 8 includes an LED display unit (not shown in detail) capable of displaying a two-digit numerical value,
A throw button for instructing the ejection of pachinko balls, a card return button for instructing the return of the card inserted in the card insertion slot 11, a call button for operating the call lamp 13, a numeric keypad used for inputting a personal identification number to be described later, and the like. Etc.

A coin processing unit for identifying, storing and returning coins and returning fishing coins, a pachinko ball throwing-out mechanism, and a card processing for identifying, holding and returning coins are provided inside the tama ball lending machine 2. Part is provided.

Further, a curtain plate 12 and a calling lamp 13 are arranged above the gaming machine 1 and a waist plate 14 is arranged below the gaming machine.

A lower plate 15 for winning balls is provided immediately below the upper plate 9 for putting lending balls, and a game handle 16 is disposed on the right side of the lower blood 15 and a top plate below the lower plate. A cover 19 is provided at the lower part of the top plate 17 and has a structure in which a counting device 18 for counting pachinko balls is installed and a bottom 19a is inclined downward toward the rear.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the above-described counting device 18, and a game medium is mounted on the top plate 17 by being fitted into a shallow recess 17a formed on the top surface of the top plate 17. A storage box 20 is detachably provided, and a ball passage portion for aligning the pachinko balls 21 and sending the balls to the counting portion 22 is provided below the receiving portion of the top plate 17 corresponding thereto. Is connected to a relay passage 23 leading to the ball collection passage 4 in the game island.

The main body of the storage box 20 (ball box) is a rectangular box having an open upper surface integrally formed of a synthetic resin (non-conductive material). Handles 20a, 20a to be handled when carrying as shown in FIG.
Is formed, and the bottom plate 20b is formed as an inclined surface inclined toward the center so that the center thereof becomes lower, and the discharge hole 24 is opened at the lowest position.

On the lower surface side of the discharge hole 24, a shutter member 25 for opening and closing the discharge hole 24 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, one end of the shutter member 25 is pivotally supported by a shaft 26 on the lower surface of the bottom plate 20b of the storage box 20, and the shutter portion 25a fully closes the discharge hole 24. The operation lever 25b is located at a lower part on the near side of the storage box 20 and can be opened and closed freely. The shutter portion 25a is normally urged by the torsion spring 27 so that the shutter portion 25a is located at a position where the discharge hole 24 is fully closed.

At the lower corner of the rear portion of the storage box 20 (the surface opposite to the surface on which the operation lever portion 25b is located), slits 28 for positioning and static elimination are formed at two symmetrical positions. I have. This slit 28 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG.
c, which is cut in an L-shape in cross section over a part of c, and when placed at a predetermined position (dent 17a) on the top plate 17, a flat plate-shaped static elimination made of a conductive material projecting vertically from the gaming island side By engaging the slit 28 with the charge removing member 29, the position of the storage box 20 is determined, and at the same time, the shift movement is prevented, and the pachinko machine in the storage box 20 is provided. Some of the balls 21 come into contact with the static elimination member 29, and the pachinko balls 2
When 1 is charged, it is grounded through the neutralizing member 29 and the ground wire 30 connected to the neutralizing member 29. In addition, the static elimination member 29 may protrude from the gaming machine 1 or protrude upward from the top board 17.

When the storage box 20 is positioned by the static elimination member 29, the top plate 17 is aligned with the discharge hole 24, and an input hole 31 is opened. Is provided with a shutter member 32 for opening and closing the input hole 31 so as to be movable forward and backward in the horizontal direction. The shutter member 32 is opened and closed in the direction of the arrow along a guide rail 34 by a motor (not shown) in a shutter unit 33. It has become.

In the cover 19, a receiving plate 35, which is provided to be inclined downward from immediately below the charging hole 31 toward the near side from the position immediately below the charging hole 31 to the counting section 22 and constitutes a part of the flow-down passage. And a vertical surface portion 36a which is provided at a position facing the end of the receiving plate 35 and hits the pachinko balls 21 rolling on the receiving plate 35, and a bottom surface portion 36b inclined downward from the lower end toward the rear. Each of these surface portions 36
A plurality of small holes 36c, 36c,... for draining water having a size through which the pachinko balls 21 cannot pass through the a, 36b. Aligning unit 3 that is located at the rear of the pachinko ball and aligns the pachinko balls 21 and also constitutes a part of the downflow passage.
7, the counting unit 22 is arranged following the alignment unit 37.

The small drain hole 36c of the direction change unit 36 is used for the liquid that has flowed down from the end of the receiving plate 35 to the direction change unit 36 when a liquid such as juice flows into the input hole 31 by mistake or intentionally. Small holes 36c, 36c ...
From the bottom 19 a of the cover 19, and the bottom 1
This is for immediately discharging to the outside through the drain hole 38 at the lower end thereof along the inclination of 9a.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the aligning unit 37 includes side walls 39a, 39a and a bottom 39.
are formed in the unit main body 39 constituted by a plurality of lines b. The alignment passage 40 has a passage plate 42 having an inclined upper edge 42a at the level of the entrance end and the exit end at the end of the bottom surface portion 36b of the direction changing unit 36 and the start end of the inclined passage 41 of the counting unit 22. , 42 ... (five) are erected along the longitudinal direction on the bottom portion 39b at an interval slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball 21 and the upper end thereof is located at a central position between the passage plates 42, 42 ... (Four) partition plates 43, 43... Of which the edge 43 a is inclined upward toward the rear, and the upper edge 43 of the partition plates 43, 43.
The level at the beginning of a is the upper edge 4 of the passage plates 42, 42,.
The level is almost the same as the level at the beginning of 2a.

The upper side wall 3 of the rear end of the unit body 39
A base end of an opening / closing plate 44 for opening and closing the rear half portion of the upper surface of the main body 39 during maintenance is pivotally supported by a shaft 45 between 9a and 39a. 42, 42 ... corresponding to the ball chain 46,
Are attached to the pachinko balls 21. The ball chains 46, 46 are suspended to a position where they can come into contact with the pachinko balls 21 rolling on the upper edge 42a of the passage plates 42, 42. Has a function of forming a single-layer state. In this case, since the ball chain 46 is swingable, it is possible to prevent the pachinko ball 21 from being clogged unlike the case of the fixed guide.

The counting section 22 has a passage structure composed of a passage plate 47 and a partition plate 48 having the same configuration as that of the alignment passage 40. The upper and lower portions of each passage 41, 41,. comprising counting sensor S ₁ is provided, pachinko balls 21 flowing down the passage 41 is adapted to be counted by shielding the optical path of the counting sensor S ₁ a (detection line). In FIG. 3, reference numeral 49 denotes a shutter for closing the entrance of the passage 41 of the counting section 22 when the counting is to be stopped.

The check sensor S ₂ for fraud prevention in relay passage 23 for the flow of pachinko balls 21 into the game island of the ball return passage 4 communicates with the passage 41 of the counting unit 22 is provided. As the check sensor S _2, and a pressure detection sensor for detecting a pressure, sensor or the like having a photo-interrupter for detecting the movement of the detection lever and the detection lever to be pressed directly by the pachinko ball passing is used. Thus a detection status of pachinko balls by the counting sensor S _1, if the setting value or more differences between the detection situation according to the check sensor S ₂ is generated, counted to determine that some fraud or failure occurs Processing such as stoppage and abnormality notification is performed.

A display section 50 (7-segment LED, 5 digits) and an operation button (projection button) 51 for displaying the count value at a position slightly depressed at the front end of the top plate 17 as shown in FIG.
The operation section 52 having a forward tilting posture is provided so as to improve the visibility and hardly receive an external impact.

The top plate 17 can be removed from the counting device 18 by key operation. During maintenance, the top plate 17 is removed to expose the inside of the counting device 18 so that maintenance can be performed. ing. When the top plate 17 is removed, the shutter unit 33 and the alignment unit 37 can be pulled out upward. When the alignment unit 37 is pulled out and turned over, the shutter unit 33 and the alignment unit 37 are stacked on the bottom 39b. Foreign matter such as dust can be easily collected.

Next, an outline of a ball storage / replay system relating to a game will be described with reference to FIG.

[0030] The player registers in advance as a member, sets up a bank account, and receives a member card. The clerk operates the member registration terminal device 60 at the counter or the like to register as a member, and the member card issued from the member card issuing device 61 is passed to the player (member). Then, the player registers the personal identification number.

The player who has become a member stores the pachinko balls obtained by the game in his / her own bank account and withdraws the ball at the time of a game or at the time of exchange of prizes. When debiting a pachinko ball from an account, a membership card and a PIN are required. At the time of membership registration or when there is no coins in the coin account, a pachinko ball will be borrowed with cash.

The ball storage data is managed by the management computer 62 in the hall, and the obtained pachinko balls counted by each counter 18 can be stored. Also, if a member card is inserted into the tama ball lending machine 2 and a password is entered, pachinko balls can be withdrawn from the accumulated ball and used for a game. Further, the amount of the accumulated ball can be exchanged for a prize at a counter or the like.

When a non-member player uses the game, it is sufficient to borrow a pachinko ball with cash to play a game, and it is not always necessary to be a member to play a game. However, in order to count the obtained pachinko balls and to store the number of pachinko balls as a result of the counting, a ball savings account is required. Therefore, a temporary member card is given to a player who is going to count the pachinko balls. The temporary membership card has a bank account that can be used only for one day, and the counted ball number data is stored in the bank account. The player (temporary member) who receives this card receives a prize at a counter or the like after the game is over.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described together. (1) Standby state The ball stacking lamps 6 of the tama ball lending machine 2 are all off.
An empty storage box 20 (tama box) is placed on the top plate 17. At this time, the bottom of the storage box 20 is a shallow depression 1 on the upper surface of the top plate 17.
7a and the slit 2 at the rear lower corner at the same time
8 and 28 are fitted to static elimination members 29 and 29. As a result, the storage box 20 is placed at a fixed position on the top plate 17, the position of the discharge hole 24 at the bottom thereof and the position of the input hole 31 of the top plate 17 are aligned, and the neutralization member 29 is projected into the storage box 20. I will At this time, the discharge hole 24 of the storage box 20 is closed by the shutter portion 25a of the shutter member 25,
7 is in a state of being closed by a shutter member 32.

(2) Pachinko ball lending When a player inserts a membership card into the card insertion slot 11 of the Taitama ball lending machine 2, the card reader 63 determines the authenticity of the card, and the membership card is authentic. When it is confirmed that a password is present, the password can be input, and the player operates the numeric keypad of the operation unit 8 to input the password. Next, the management computer 6 determines whether the membership card information and the password match or not.
Ask 2.

When the coincidence between the member card information and the personal identification number is confirmed, it becomes possible to draw out the coins to be stored by the betting machine 2. Therefore, when the ejection button 51 is pressed, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are ejected through the ball ejection nozzle 10 into the upper plate 9 of the gaming machine 1. Further, the shutter member 32 is driven in accordance with the confirmation of the member card information, the ejection hole 31 of the top plate 17 is opened, and the ball counting device 18 can be used.

If the coincidence between the member card information and the personal identification number is not confirmed, the coins cannot be withdrawn and the ball counting device 1
8 cannot be used.

When borrowing a pachinko ball with cash, a coin is inserted into the coin slot 7 of the tama ball lending machine 2 and when a throw button is pressed, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are played through the ball throwing nozzle 10. It is thrown into the upper plate 9 of the machine 1. Therefore, members who do not want to withdraw the ball, members who do not have a ball to withdraw, and non-members who do not have a ball account, borrow and play pachinko balls with cash. However, when the collation of the member card is not performed, the insertion hole 31 of the top plate 17 remains closed, and the ball counting device 18 cannot be used.

(3) Game Operation A game is enabled by operating the handle 16 and a pachinko ball is hit. The pachinko balls obtained by the game are thrown into the lower plate 15 of the gaming machine 1, and when the bottom of the lower plate 15 is opened, the pachinko balls flow down into the storage box 20 placed immediately below the lower plate.

The pachinko balls stored in the storage box 20 come into contact with the static elimination member 29 protruding into the storage box 20, and the static electricity generated at the time of the flow is eliminated through the static elimination member 29 and the ground wire 30, and the game is played. When a customer grabs a pachinko ball in the storage box 20, it may cause discomfort due to electric shock,
There is no adverse effect on peripheral devices.

When the pachinko balls on the upper plate 9 are almost exhausted during the game with the pachinko balls in the storage box 20, the pachinko balls are removed from the storage box 20 and transferred to the upper plate 9. Can be continued with little interruption.

(4) Counting process When a certain amount of pachinko balls are stored in the storage box 20, the operation lever 25b of the shutter member 25 is rotated to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. (Fig. 6
2), the pachinko balls in the storage box 20 are sent from the discharge holes 24 to the ball counting device 18 through the input holes 31 of the top plate 17. In this case, since the shutter member 25 rotates about the shaft 26 in the horizontal plane, the shutter member 25 does not become difficult to move even when the weight of the pachinko ball is added.

As described above, the pachinko ball that has flowed through the insertion hole 31 of the top plate 17 falls onto the receiving plate 35 located immediately below, and rolls forward while being decelerated by the gentle inclination of the receiving plate 35. Then, it falls toward the direction change unit 36 from the end. The pachinko ball that has fallen onto the direction changing unit 36 is moved from its vertical surface 36a to the bottom surface 3a.
The direction is changed along 6b and flows backward.

The bottom portion 36b of the direction changing unit 36
The pachinko ball that has reached the end of enters the alignment unit 37,
Are initially misaligned, but since the upper edges 43a of the partition plates 43, 43 and the upper edges 42a of the passage plates 42, 42 ... are inclined in opposite directions to each other, the partition plates 43, 43 ... During this time, they are sorted into the passages 40, 40,... And are arranged in a five-row state, and roll as they are downstream. If the pachinko balls are in an irregular posture during this rolling, the pachinko balls are leveled by the ball chains 46, 46,... Hanging from the opening / closing plate 44 of the alignment unit 37, and one row is provided for each passage 40, 40,. To the counting section 22.

The pachinko balls entering the counting section 22 cut off the detection line of the counting sensor S ₁ while rolling on the passage 41 and are counted. Then through the relay passage 23, is detected by checking sensor S ₂ made, it flows into the ball return passage 4.

As described above, each passage 41, 4 of the counting section 22
The total of the counted values in 1... Is stored as the number of obtained balls in the storage unit in the betting machine 2 and displayed on the display unit 50 in front of the ball counting device 18. When the discharge hole 24 of the storage box 22 is opened and closed several times and counting is performed a plurality of times,
Each time the counting result is added.

When the number of obtained balls reaches 1,000, one of the lamination lamps 6 is turned on, and when the number reaches 2000, two are turned on. Find out to other players and clerks.

If the number of balls is exhausted after counting the number of pachinko balls, the pachinko balls are paid out from the number of obtained balls by pressing the throw button, and the numerical values stored in the storage unit and displayed on the display unit 50 are displayed. Is subtracted.

When the number of obtained balls is reduced by paying back the pachinko balls, and the number of obtained balls falls below the lighting reference of the balling lamp 6, the balling lamp 6 is turned off.

The paid-back pachinko balls are not the pachinko balls counted by the counting section 22, but are newly supplied.

When a non-member player wants to count the number of pachinko balls obtained, he pushes the call button of the Taima ball lending machine 2 to call the clerk and receive a temporary membership card from the clerk. Insert the temporary member card into the card slot 1 of the Taima ball rental machine 2
When the ball counting device 18 is inserted, the shutter member 32 of the slot 31 of the ball counting device 18 opens and moves, and the ball counting device 18 can be used. Thus, the shutter member 25 of the storage box 20
Can be opened and the pachinko balls in the storage box 20 can be counted in the same manner as described above, the counting data can be stored in the storage unit, and the pachinko balls can be refunded from the counted amount. Is performed in the same manner as

(5) Termination Processing When the player as a member ends the game, the pachinko balls on hand are lost by counting or playing the game, and the return button of the betting machine 2 is pressed. The stored number-of-acquired-balls data is transmitted to the hall management computer 62, and is stored in the bank account of the member, and the storage unit of the tama ball lending machine 2 and the display unit 50 of the ball counter 18 are cleared. You. When the communication processing between the hall management computer 62 and the tama ball lending machine 2 is completed, the member card is returned from the tama ball lending machine 2 and the shutter member 32 of the slot 31 of the ball counting device 18 is closed. To the input hole 3
1 is closed. When the acquired ball count data is “0”, the ball is not stored, and the member card is simply returned.

The case where the game is terminated in a state where the non-member game player has the number of acquired balls is the same as the case where the game is terminated in a state where the member has the number of acquired balls. In the case where the non-member player ends the game without using the ball counting device 18 and the ball is exhausted, the player does not need to perform any particular operation and may just leave the seat. Further, when a non-member player receives the provisional membership card and counts, but loses the game and finishes the game by using all the pachinko balls in the acquired ball count data, the player may leave the seat as it is. At this time, the temporary member card is not returned, but remains held in the tama ball lending machine 2. When the temporary member card is held and the state in which the game is not performed continues for a predetermined time, the shutter member 32 of the insertion hole 31 of the ball counting device 18 is closed and the calling lamp is turned on, and the attendant rushes to collect the temporary member card. Then, the gaming machine 1 is returned to the standby state.

[0054] When the check sensor S ₂ (6) abnormal processing ball counting device 18 is in the counting operation detects an abnormality, the informing means the shutter member 32 of the input hole 31 of the ball counting device 18 is closed A clerk is called. Also, the operation units such as the return button and the throw button are inoperable. At this time, the membership card,
The temporary member card is kept in the Taima ball lending machine 2.

When the attendant performs a predetermined abnormality canceling process, the game is returned to a playable state. When there is no continuity in the game state, the game state is returned to the standby state, and when there is continuity, the state is returned to the state before the occurrence of the abnormality.

The membership card (or the temporary membership card) held in the tama ball lending machine 2 is taken out by the attendant and returned to the player if there is no problem such as forgery. If there is a problem, the attendant will collect it, and then take action.

(7) Prize Exchange The player who has finished the game hands the member card to the attendant at the counter. When the clerk inserts the member card into the member card reader 63, the member data is read, the number of balls held in the member's ball account is called, and the prize management terminal device 64 is operated according to the selection of the prize by the player. , The number of possessed balls is reduced accordingly. The special prize is thrown out from the prize throwing device 65.

When the player is a member, it is not always necessary to exchange all possessed balls for prizes, and it is possible to keep them in a coin savings account. In addition, it is also possible to save all of the obtained ball numbers in the ball account without exchanging any prizes.

When such processing is completed, the member card is returned to the player as a member. If the player is not a member but a temporary member card user, the ball account is for the day only and all balls will be exchanged for prizes, and the temporary member card will be collected by the store. You.

The present invention is applicable to gaming machines other than pachinko machines as long as they use ball-shaped gaming media.

[0061]

As described above, according to the game medium static elimination mechanism of the first aspect, the storage box for storing the game medium has only a narrow slit at the lower corner where the bottom plate and the side plate intersect. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the storage box is not required, and the slit can be narrow, so that the strength of the storage box is hardly reduced and the storage box is not damaged. Further, since it is not necessary to impart conductivity to the top plate, there is no restriction on the design of the top plate.

Further, when the slit is fitted to the static elimination member, the static elimination member enters the inside of the storage box, so that it comes into reliable contact with the game medium in the storage box, and the static elimination effect can be significantly enhanced. . Furthermore, the fitting position of the storage box is determined by fitting the slit to the static elimination member, so that the storage box can be kept in a stable state without any sudden movement.

According to the counting system of the second aspect,
Even when the gaming table is changed during the game, the player can move with the game medium at hand and can solve the inconvenience of re-borrowing the medium despite the presence of the acquired game medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a part of a game island when the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a game medium counting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a front portion of the gaming table.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the storage box in FIG. 3 in a state where a discharge hole is closed;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing a state where a discharge hole is opened.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the storage box in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the alignment unit in FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is an overall system configuration diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming machine (Pachinko stand) 2 Ball lending machine between three units 3 Ball supply passage 4 Ball collection passage 9 Upper plate 11 Card insertion slot 15 Lower plate 17 Top plate 18 Game media counter 19 Cover 20 Storage box 21 Pachinko ball 22 Counter Reference Signs List 23 relay passage 24 discharge hole 25 shutter member 28 slit 29 static elimination member 31 input hole 32 shutter member 35 receiving plate 36 direction conversion unit 37 alignment unit 40 alignment passage 41 inclined passage 42, 47 passage plate 43, 48 partition plate 44 opening / closing plate 46 ball chain S ₁ counting sensor S ₂ check sensor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A top plate provided at a lower portion of the front of a gaming machine on a gaming island in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged, a game medium storage box mounted on the top plate and containing game media. There is provided a static elimination member made of a conductive material and grounded at a position near the deepest portion of the upper surface of the top plate, and the static elimination member is fitted in a lower rear portion of the game medium storage box, and the game medium is Forming a slit that cannot pass through the inside and outside of the storage box,
A game medium static elimination mechanism, wherein static electricity charged on the game medium is eliminated when the game medium in the game medium storage box contacts the static elimination member. 2. A game medium counting system provided with a game medium counting device corresponding to each of a plurality of gaming machines arranged in a row, wherein a top plate arranged at a lower front portion of said gaming machines;
A receiving opening that opens at a central position of the top plate, a game medium counting device provided at a position below the top plate for counting game media received through the receiving opening, and a game medium placed on the top plate, A game medium storage box for housing, and a static elimination member made of a conductive material and grounded at a position near the innermost portion of the upper surface of the top plate, and the static elimination member at a rear lower position of the game medium storage box. Wherein a slit is formed to fit the game media into the game media in the storage box to remove static electricity from the game media.