JPS5830070B2 - Pachinko game machine management device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a management device for a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a management device that can grasp the usage status of a pachinko game machine in which each pachinko machine is equipped with an internal return machine.

A conventional ball counting device for a pachinko game machine counts the number α of pachinko balls supplied from a supplementary ball gutter and the number β of pachinko balls discharged, and calculates the difference (β − α) and displays or prints the result. , and whether the profit margin of the machine is large or small is determined depending on whether the difference number (β-α) is large, small, or a negative number.

However, in the case of a machine equipped with a discharge ball tank and a return machine that constantly returns pachinko balls from the discharge ball tank to the supply tank, the number of balls to be supplied α, the number of discharged balls β, and the difference number (β − α
) is displayed or printed, it only shows the profit or loss for each machine, and since out balls and safe balls are returned by the return machine and used over and over again, it does not show the usage status of the machine, e.g. It was not possible to determine whether the system was in full operation for 10 hours a day or only for about 1 hour.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine management device that allows a simple device to grasp the operating status of each machine, that is, the usage status by players, as well as the profit of the machine.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on drawings of embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows the constituent countries of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a combination of a rear view and an electric circuit block diagram.

Above the plurality of pachinko machines 1 arranged in a row in the horizontal direction, there is a distribution gutter 2 for supplying pachinko balls to each pachinko machine.
A collecting gutter 3 for collecting medium balls from each pachinko machine is provided below the pachinko machines 1...1.

A branch gutter 4 for catching pachinko balls for each pachinko machine branches from the distribution gutter 2, and the branch gutter communicates with a supply gutter 5, and the lower end of the supply gutter 5 opens above the supply tank 6. .

The outlet of the supply ball communicates with a prize ball tank 8 via a switching device 7, and the outlet of the switching device 7 communicates with a remaining ball discharge gutter 9.

On the other hand, among the balls fired by the players, safe balls are guided to a safe rescue collecting gutter 10, and out balls are guided to an out ball passing gutter 11.

The lower ends of the remaining ball discharge gutter 9, the safe ball collection gutter 10, and the out ball passage gutter 11 are all open above the discharge ball tank 12.

The return machine 13 is a device that constantly returns the balls from the discharge ball tank 12 to the supply tank 6, and usually has a structure in which an endless chain or belt is continuously provided with shelf-like protrusions on which pachinko balls are placed one by one. be.

Further, the overflow ball discharge gutter 14 of the discharge ball tank 12 and the outlet of the switching device 15 both communicate with the discharge gutter 16, and the discharge gutter 1
The lower end of 6 opens above the collection gutter 3.

The supply gutter 5, the discharge gutter 16, and the return machine 13 are provided with pachinko ball detection devices 17, 18, and 19 that count the number of passing pachinko balls and emit one pulse signal for each passing number or an integral multiple thereof.
are provided respectively, and their output lines 20, 21.2
2 is connected to the input terminal of the conversion circuit 23.

The conversion circuit 23 is a circuit that performs addition of the number of pulse signals, and calculates the number of pulse signals emitted by the pachinko ball detection device 17 related to the supply gutter 5 by α, and the number of pulse signals emitted by the pachinko ball detection device 1 related to the discharge gutter 16.
If the number of pulse signals emitted by the machine 8 is β, and the number of pulse signals emitted by the pachinko ball detection device 19 related to the return machine 13 is γ, then
It is configured to calculate (α+γ) and (β+γ) and output the sum as the corrected number of pulse signals.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit diagram of an embodiment of the conversion circuit 23.

In the figure, 30 is a clock generator, 31 is a timing counter, 32, 33, 34 are R8 type flip-flops, 35, 36, 3γ are D type flip-flops, 38, 3
9, 40.41 are AND gates, and 42.43 is an OR gate.

44°45.4.6 is a waveform shaping circuit.

The timing counter 31 sequentially outputs To, T1...T7 as shown in the time chart in FIG.

This signal width is set to a time longer than the scanning period of the input section of the microprocessor, which will be described later, but this time width is longer than the output signal width of the detection device 17, 18 or 19 when the pachinko ball passes through the gutter. is also short enough.

When the contacts of the pachinko ball detection devices 17, 18, 19 are closed, a predetermined time determined by a time constant by a differentiating circuit consisting of a capacitor C and a resistor R of the waveform shaping circuit 44, 45 or 46;
A set input is applied to the flip-flop 32, 33 or 34, while the reset input is inhibited by the inverter 47, 48 or 49.

The state of the R8 type flip-flop 32, 33 or 34 is stored in the next stage D type flip-flop, and the AND gate 3
D type flip-flop 3 while 8 or 39 is open
5 or 36, an output appears at the first output terminal 24, and while the AND gate 40 or 41 is open, the output appears at the first output terminal 24.
If the type flip-flop 40 or 41 has an output, an output appears at the second output terminal 25.

AND gates 38 and 41 are connected as shown in FIG.
+T3), and AND gates 39 and 40 are opened at (T5+T6).

Further, the RS flip-flops 32 and 34 are forcibly reset at timing T1 immediately before the AND gates 38 and 41 are opened, and the R8 type flip-flop 33 is
Timing T4 immediately before D gates 39 and 40 are opened
will be forcibly reset.

Therefore, when the pachinko ball detection device 17 outputs one pulse signal, as shown in output A in FIG.
The pachinko ball detection device 18 outputs a pulse signal, and the pachinko ball detection device 18
When the first pulse signal is output, one pulse signal specified at the same timing (T2 + Ta) as described above is output from the second output terminal 25.

Further, when the pachinko ball detection device 19 outputs one pulse signal, the timing (
A pulse signal defined by T5+T6) is output one by one.

Furthermore, when the two pachinko ball detection devices 17 and 19 simultaneously output one pulse signal each, (T2+T
3) and (T5 + To), outputting two pulse signals, one each.

Similarly, when the pachinko ball detection devices 18 and 19 simultaneously output one pulse signal each, two pulse signals are output from the second output terminal 25 as shown in output C in FIG. Output.

In this way, three pachinko ball detection devices 17°18
．． If the number of pulse signals emitted from 19 is α and βγ, then (α+γ) pulse signals are output from the first output terminal 24, and (β+γ) pulse signals are output from the second output terminal 25. Output.

The output terminals 24 and 25 of the conversion circuit 23 are connected to the central management device 26.
is connected to the input terminal of

The central management device 26 is mainly composed of a microprocessor, and has a memory that stores the corrected number of balls to be supplied (α + γ) and the corrected number of balls to be ejected (β + γ) for each pachinko machine, and calls a pachinko machine with a desired machine number and performs various operations. It has an operating section that issues commands, and an output section that displays or prints the results of calculations by the microprocessor in accordance with commands from the operating section, and operates according to a program that controls the microprocessor.

For example, by specifying a desired machine number from the operation panel, the corrected number of supplied balls (α + γ), corrected number of ejected balls (β + γ), and the difference (β - α) for that machine can be displayed or printed. - After business ends on day 1, the corrected number of balls supplied (α+γ), corrected number of balls discharged (β+γ), and their difference (β-γ) for all machines can be displayed or printed.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the conversion circuit 23 is omitted and the output of each pachinko ball detection device is input directly to the central management device, and the outputs (α+γ), (β+γ),
(β−α) can be performed.

In that case, store the count values of α, β, and γ for each machine in memory, and when there is an output command, (α + γ),
(β+γ), (β-α) may be calculated, or
A memory may be provided to store (α+γ), (β+γ), and (β-α) for each machine, and the content of a predetermined memory may be incremented by (+1) when one pulse signal is input. .

According to the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously grasp the profit and usage status of each pachinko machine, which is extremely useful for business management of a pachinko game parlor.

Further, according to the present invention, the pachinko ball detection device 17°18.
19 is provided in the supply gutter above the pachinko machine, the collection gutter below the pachinko machine, and the center of the reduction machine, all of which are provided in places with sufficient space, so manufacturing is easy.

Furthermore, since there are many existing machines that are equipped with ball detection devices in the replenishment trough and collection trough, the present invention can be carried out by using them as they are and simply adding a ball detection device to the return path of the reducing machine.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, three signal lines (α, β, γ
) is converted into two signal lines (α + γ, β + γ), and as a result, it can be directly connected to the conventional pachinko machine management device that manages profit margin etc. by inputting the total number of balls supplied and the total number of balls discharged. There is an effect that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the conversion circuit 23 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a time chart explaining the operation of the circuit shown in FIG. be. 1... Pachinko machine, 2... Distribution gutter,
3... Collection gutter, 5... Supply gutter, 6...
... Catching tank, 8... Prize ball tank, 12.
...Discharge bulb tank, 13...Reduction machine, 1
6...Discharge gutter, 17,18.19...
Pachinko ball detection device, 23... Conversion circuit, 26
...Central management device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Pachinko balls are supplied from a supply gutter provided above the pachinko machine to a ball catching tank at the top of the pachinko machine, and from this ball catching tank the pachinko balls are supplied to a prize ball tank, etc., and safe balls, A return machine is provided which collects out balls and other balls in a discharge ball tank at the bottom of the pachinko machine, returns the pachinko balls from this discharge ball tank to the ball catching tank, and from the discharge ball tank passes through a discharge gutter and is installed below the pachinko machine. A pachinko machine configured to collect pachinko balls into a recovery gutter, which emits one pulse signal every time a predetermined number of pachinko balls pass through the ball catching gutter, the ejection gutter, and the return machine. A ball detection device is provided respectively, and the number of pulse signals of the pachinko ball detection device related to the supply gutter is α, the number of pulse signals of the pachinko ball detection device related to the discharge gutter is β, and the pulse of the pachinko ball detection device related to the reduction machine When the number of signals is γ, (α + γ) and (β + γ) for each pachinko machine
1. A management device for a pachinko game machine, characterized in that it is provided with an addition device that calculates . 2. A conversion circuit equipped with input terminals for inputting pulse signals related to α, β, and γ and output terminals for outputting (α+γ) and (β+γ) is interposed between the pachinko machine and the central management device. A management device for a pachinko game machine according to claim 1. 3. A memory is provided to store the above α, β, and γ for each pachinko machine, and when outputting (α+γ). A management device for a pachinko game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it is configured to display or print after calculating (β+γ). 4 A memory is provided to store the above (α + γ) and (β + γ) respectively for each pachinko machine, and when outputting (β - α)
3. A management device for a pachinko game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the management device is configured to display or print after calculating.