JPS60139271A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that uses magnetic tickets as a transaction medium between a parlor and a customer.

(Prior Art) Recently, the present applicant has provided a pachinko machine in which a magnetic ticket is used instead of the conventional pachinko ball itself as a transaction medium between the parlor and the customer in % Application No. 58-140667. are doing.

First, a ticket issuing machine equivalent to a conventional ball lending machine issues a magnetic ticket with ball count data magnetically recorded in place of the pachinko balls, and then this magnetic ticket is inserted into the pachinko machine's recording and reproducing device. A game is played based on the data on the magnetic ticket, and at the end of the game, if there are any balls at that time, the magnetic ticket with the ball number data recorded by the recording/reproducing device is returned to the player, and the ticket is used for payment. The collection reader is made to read and display the latest ball number data of the magnetic ticket, and transactions are made based on this display.

By the way, when playing pachinko, there are times when the player wants to continue playing without interrupting due to running out of balls. This is especially the case when the winning probability on the game board is increasing, and if the player has no balls left and has to stop playing, the player will not be able to continue playing. This results in decreased motivation and discomfort.

(Object of the Invention) Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and enable a comfortable game in a pachinko machine that uses magnetic tickets as a transaction medium between the parlor and the customer. It is in.

(Structure of the invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, a pachinko machine is provided with a recording and reproducing device in which a conveyance path is formed, a magnetic ticket is inserted into the conveyance path, and while the magnetic ticket is conveyed by a conveying means within the conveyance path, the recording and reproducing device and the The pachinko machine becomes ready for playing by exchanging signals with the magnetic ticket, and the magnetic ticket is kept in the conveyance path during play. A pachinko machine characterized in that a retraction control means is provided for controlling the conveyance means so as to retract the magnetic ticket from within the conveyance path.

(Example) The invention will now be explained in detail with reference to illustrated embodiments.

First, in the system of the pachinko machine of the present invention, a magnetic ticket 1 as shown in FIG. 1 (ARK) is used as a magnetic card serving as a transaction medium between the parlor and the customer. It is made of paper with one side and the other side is printed side 1B on which ball number data is numerically printed by a thermal printer, which will be described later.
Ball number data and fraud prevention code data are recorded on a magnetic recording surface for each person, and the ticket is issued by a ticket issuing machine, which will be described later.

As shown in Fig. 2, the system is roughly composed of a host computer 2, a code setting device 3, a ticket issuing machine 4, a pachinko machine 5, and a ticket collection/reading machine 6. Let's explain the elements.

The host computer 2#'i serves as a central management machine for comprehensively managing the entire system.
It has various display sections for checking the operating status of M4, pachinko machine 5, and ticket collection/reading Wk6.

The code setting device 6 sends code data for fraud prevention to the host computer 2, ticket issuing machine 4, pachinko machine 5, and ticket collection/reading machine 6, and is equipped with a keyboard, etc., and can arbitrarily input the code data. It is said that it can be set to Dates, store numbers, etc. are used as code data, and by changing the numbers to days, stores, etc., it is possible to prevent fraud.

The ticket issuing machine 4 issues the magnetic ticket 1 shown in FIG. 1, and is connected to the host computer 2 via a connector 4A serving as an adapter, as shown in FIG. It is provided with a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as MPU) 10 having a data memory 7 for storing data, a program memory 8 storing system software, and a designated signal controller 9. 11Fi,
This is the data bus of the MPU 10, and electrical components to be described later are connected to the data bus 11 to form a control circuit system and are controlled by the MPU 1°, the sequence of which will be described later. Incidentally, the code setter 3 is connected to the data bus 1 via a connector 4A serving as an adapter.
Connected to 1. Regarding this control circuit system, the solid line arrows in FIG. 3 indicate the flow of data, and the dashed line arrows specify what is to be controlled at that time by commands from the MPU 10. This shows the designated signal issued to do this.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ticket issuing machine 4 is provided with a sales indicator light 12, a ticket end indicator light 13, and a coin input number display section 14 on the front side of its frame. These indicator lights or displays 12.13.14
is included in the display device 15 in the circuit shown in FIG. The sales indicator light 12 is a blank light that indicates that tickets can be sold when it is lit, and conversely, when it is turned off, it indicates that ticket sales are not possible. becomes. Ticket end light 1
3ij, it lights up when there are no continuous ticket strips that will be the material for the magnetic ticket 1, which will be described later, or there are only a few remaining. Reference numeral 16 denotes an input slot, and the inserted coin number display section 14 numerically displays the number of coins inserted through the input slot 16.

On the front of the ticket issuing machine j, there is a sales switch 1.
7 and a coin return switch 18 are provided. These switches 17 and 18 are gold colored in the switch device 19 in the circuit of FIG. The vending switch 17 is operated after a predetermined number of coins have been inserted to prevent a ticket from being issued. Reference numeral 20 denotes a coin return port, and a coin return switch 17i; i is used to operate the coin return switch 17i; Note that 21i is an i-ticket issuing port.

A coin storage section 22 such as a conveyor is provided on the back side of the frame of the ticket issuing machine 4, and is connected to the coin return port 20 and the coin storage section 22. This coin sorter 2
3 is connected to the data bus 11 and has a coin return/lenoid and a coin detection switch (not shown),
When the vending switch 17 or the coin return switch 18 is turned on, or when an unauthorized coin is inserted, the power to the coin return solenoid is cut off, and the coins flow toward the coin return slot 20. In addition, when a regular coin is inserted, it is detected by a coin detection switch, and a detection signal is output each time. This detection signal is
read by U1o and each time data memory 7
When the sales switch 17 is turned on, the number of balls to be paid for one coin and the ball number data from the ball number setting device 24, which is set as the number of balls to be paid for one coin, are magnetically recorded on the magnetic ticket 1, as shown in FIG. This is used when calculating the number of balls data (number of coins inserted) x (number of balls rented for one coin).

Reference numeral 25 denotes a main body of the issuing machine, and the magnetic ticket 1 is formed within the main body 25 of the issuing machine. In FIG.
1, conveyance rollers (not shown) are arranged to form a conveyance path, and the magnetic ticket 1 is manufactured while being conveyed along this conveyance path. 27 is a continuous ticket band, and this continuous ticket band 27 is a magnetic ticket 1.
The material is wound around the reel member 28.

A swallowing motor 29 is provided near the swallowing port 26, and is used to draw the swallowing motor P29F7J and the ticket continuous band 27 into the conveyance path.When the sales switch 17 is turned on, the motor starts. The drive circuit 30 causes one rotation in the direction of the arrow. In the vicinity of the swallowing hole 26, there is also a force forming the cutter 31 shown in Figure 3.
A cut position detection sensor 35 included in the cutter 32 and the drive solenoid 33 and the position detection device 34 is disposed, and the cut position detection sensor 35 is disposed further inward of the conveyance path than the cutter 32 is.

When the continuous ticket band 27 is detected by the cut position detection sensor 35, the swallowing mode starts? ) 29 is stopped, the drive solenoid 33 is driven, and the continuous strip 27 is cut by the cutter 32 into the shape shown in FIG. Like the swallowing motor 29, the conveyance motor 36 is also rotationally driven by a motor drive circuit 50.
This is for transporting the magnetic ticket 1 after it has been cut into the shape shown in Figure (4).

A magnetic head 37 for both recording and reproduction is disposed on the conveyance path through which the magnetic ticket 1 is conveyed by the conveyance motor 36, and this magnetic spatula) 37t1. M via signal converter 38
It is designed to receive and receive signals from the PU11. A recording/reproducing position detecting sensor 39 included in the position detecting device 34 is provided in the transport path at a position where the leading end of the moving magnetic ticket 1 contacts the magnetic head 37 .

The magnetic ticket 1 being moved to this recording/reproducing position detection sensor 39
When the MPU is detected, the magnetic head 37 first detects the MPU
The number of balls data and code data for fraud prevention sent from the magnetic ticket 11 are recorded on the magnetic recording surface of the magnetic ticket 1, and after the recording is completed, the recorded data is read out. Furthermore, the transport motor 36 and the signal converter 3
A timing signal generator 40 is connected between the timing signal generator 8 and the timing signal generator 40, and the timing between the moving speed of the magnetic ticket 1 and the recording/reproducing operation of the magnetic head assembly 37 is adjusted by the timing signal VC from the timing signal generator 40. It is now possible to

A take-out position detection sensor 41 is provided at the take-out port 21, and when the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the take-out position detection sensor 41, the transport motor 36 is stopped and the magnetic ticket 1 is removed from the take-out port. When the coin is pulled out from 41, it is placed in a state where it waits for a new coin to be inserted.

Next, the sequence of the MPU 10 will be explained.

When the power is turned on, first, the coin return solenoid of the coin selector 23 is turned off, and the sales display lamp 12 is turned off. Next, a signal from a ticket end detection switch (not shown) is read, and if the ticket continuous band 27 has ended, the ticket end indicator lamp 13 is turned on, and the system waits in this state until a new ticket continuous band 27 is stored. do. Then, if the continuous ticket band 27 is stored or if the continuous ticket band 27 exists, the power to the coin return solenoid is turned on, and the sales display lamp 1 is turned on.
2 is lit to wait for coin insertion.

Here, when the customer inserts a coin, a coin detection switch (not shown) of the coin selector 25 is turned on, and when the transmitted coin insertion detection signal is read through the data bus,
It is stored in the address for storing the data on the number of coins inserted in the data memory 7. If a customer inserts multiple coins,
Each time the data is input, it is added to the number stored in the data memory 7 and stored.

When the customer finishes inserting the number of coins corresponding to the desired number of coins and turns on the sales switch 17, the signal is read, the coin return solenoid of the coin selector 23 is turned off, and a new coin is inserted. prohibited. Next, the ticket swallowing motor 29 is driven to rotate, and the ticket continuous band 27 is drawn into the interior from its end. When this is detected by the cut position detection sensor 35, the signal is read and the power to the swallowing motor 29 is turned off to stop its rotation, thereby stopping the movement of the drawn-in portion of the continuous ticket band 27. Then, the lunoid 33 of the cutter 32 is driven to move the drawn-in portion of the continuous ticket band 27 to a predetermined position with the cutter
2 to form a magnetic ticket 1, and
A signal is sent to the rotation direction switch 40 to set the rotation direction of the ticket conveyance motor 36 in the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 is conveyed to the ticket outlet 21, that is, on the issuing side.

Next, the ticket conveyance motor 36 is turned on and rotated to start conveying the magnetic ticket 1. When the magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording and reproducing position detection sensor 59, the signal is read and the ball number setting device 24 immediately sets the ball number data for one coin and the number of coins inserted by the customer. The data is read out from the memory 7.8, multiplied by each other, the number of balls corresponding to the amount is calculated, and the data is sequentially converted into the data format specified by the program and sent to the signal converter 38 via the data bus 11. Send to. Analog digital level converter 38
First, the level of the digital signal sent to it is converted into an analog signal in a form that can be written magnetically, and the converted signal is sent to the magnetic head 37.

As a result, the magnetic head 37 causes the magnetic ticket 1 to
Ball number data is first written on the magnetic recording surface of the player. Next, the code setter 3 reads the preset fraud prevention code data, transmits it to the signal converter 38 through the data bus 11, and magnetically records it on the magnetic head 37 in the same way as the ball number data. When this magnetic writing is completed, the transport motor 36 is temporarily stopped, the rotational direction is set to the non-issuing side, and then the magnetic head 37 is driven to rotate, and the process shifts to the next data readout by the magnetic head 37. Even when the magnetic writing operation is completed, the data stored in the data storage memory 7, such as the input coin number data and ball number data, are retained without being cleared.

Then, data from one person is read from the magnetic recording surface of the magnetic ticket 1, which is read by the read head 19 and converted into a digital signal through the signal converter 38, and sequentially temporarily stored in the data memory 7. When the reading of all the data recorded on the magnetic recording surface of the magnetic ticket 1 for one person is completed, this read data and the data at the time of writing are read out from the data storage memory 7, and both Compare the results and perform further processing based on the results.

That is, if the read data and the written data match, the moving magnetic ticket 1 is sent to its shredding outlet 21 and waits until it is pulled out by a customer. On the other hand, if the read data and the written data do not match, the power to the ticket conveyance motor 36 is turned off, movement of the magnetic ticket 1 is stopped, and the rotation direction switch 38 changes the rotation direction of the ticket conveyance motor 36. , the magnetic ticket 1 is inserted into the ticket exit 2.
1 to the non-issuance side, and the ticket conveying motor 36 is turned on and driven to rotate.

The magnetic ticket 1 is then moved to the back of the aisle and stored as a defective ticket in a defective ticket storage box (not shown) or the like. At this time, when a discarded magnetic ticket 1 is detected by a defective ticket detection sensor (not shown), the signal is read, and after confirming that there are no defective tickets in the aisle based on this signal, The rotation of the ticket conveyance motor 36 is stopped, the ticket swallowing motor 29 is driven to rotate, and the operation moves on to create a new magnetic ticket 1 from the ticket continuous band 27. Furthermore, here,
When the data match, the magnetic ticket 1 is immediately discarded as a defective ticket, but it is also possible to request that the data be recorded again.

By the way, when a customer pulls out the magnetic ticket 1 from the ticket outlet 21 [, l) and this is detected by the increase position detection sensor, the ticket conveyance motor 56 is stopped and the inserted coin number data stored in the data memory 7 is read. A pulse signal is sent from a transmission drive circuit (not shown) to a sales aggregation machine, etc., and when this is completed, all data related to the currently issued magnetic ticket (IK) is erased from the data memory 7, and the state waits for a new coin to be inserted. This is the result.

The ticket issuing machine 4 has been described above, and in this embodiment, one head performs both writing and reading operations, but dedicated heads for writing and reading are prepared respectively. It is also considered good.

As shown in FIG. 7, the pachinko machine 5 is connected to the host computer 2 via five connectors serving as adapters.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, it is equipped with a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as MPU) 45 having a data memory 42, a program memory 43, and a designated signal controller 44. . The electrical components to be described later are connected to this data bus 46 and controlled by the MPU 45, and the sequence thereof will be described later. Incidentally, five code setters are connected to the data bus 46 via a connector 5B serving as an adapter. In the control circuit system shown in FIG. 7, the solid line arrows indicate the flow of data, and the broken line arrows indicate the items to be controlled at that time by commands from the MPU 45. This shows the designated signal issued to the

In Figures 8 and 9, 47 frames, 4
8 is a game board, and the game board 48 has a plurality of safe holes 49.
and an out hole 50 are opened. The game board 48 is also provided with a guide rail 51 that guides pachinko balls fired by a hitting mallet, which will be described later, into the game board 48.

On the back side of the game board 48, as shown in FIG. 9, a safe ball case 52 and an out ball case 53 are formed.
The exits of all the safe holes 49 face into the safe ball case 52, and the exits of the out holes 50 face into the out ball case 53.

54 is a safe ball passage led out from the safe ball case 52, 55 is an out ball passage led out from the out ball case 53, and safe balls and out balls are always in each passage 54.
and 55 separately.

In FIGS. 10 and 11, 56 is a firing rail, and a ball relief part 57 is formed between the upper end of the firing rail 56 and the lower end of the guide rail 51.
A foul ball passage 58 for foul balls that have fallen into the foul ball escape section 57 is connected to the foul ball escape section 57. 59 is a waiting ball gutter, 60 is a hitting ball circulation path, the exits of the safe ball path 54, the out ball path 55, and the foul ball path 58 are all connected to the hitting ball circulation path 60,
The lower end of the hitting ball circulation passage 60, which is the outlet, is a waiting ball gutter 59.
It is connected to the upper end that serves as the entrance. As a result, all the pachinko balls, including safe balls, out balls, and foul balls, are configured to concentrate in the waiting ball gutter 59, and a certain amount of pachinko balls are circulated and used within the hall.

The lower end of the waiting ball gutter 59 is connected to the firing tray h56.
A ball feeding portion 62A of a ball feeding lever 62 which faces the vicinity of the lower end of the ball feeding lever 62 and is rotatably driven around the shaft 61 at this lower end.
is coming. This forward feed lever 62 is the standby ball gutter 5.
The pachinko balls in 9 are sequentially fed one by one into the firing tray A-56, and its movement is synchronized with the movement of the hitting mallet, which will be described later. Reference numeral 63 denotes a ball hammer, and the tip of this ball hammer 63 faces inside the lower end of the firing section of the firing rail 56. With this configuration, the pachinko balls sent sequentially from the standby ball gutter 59 are hit by the ball hammer 63 and launched, guided through the first hole 56 and the first hole 51, and then flown into the game board 48. It looks like this. 64 is 56 from standby Doyo @ 59 to launch Ray
It is the entrance to.

Reference numeral 65 is a ball extraction unit, and reference numerals 66 and 67 are its pressure relief operation levers. These pressure relief operation levers 66 and 67 are for extracting the pachinko balls in the standby ball gutter 59 to the outside, and are provided on the odor-containing side to prevent the balls from being removed illegally as they cannot be operated from the outside. is prevented. Of these two pressure relief operation levers 66 and 67, the pressure relief operation lever 66 is one
The lever is used to take out pachinko balls one by one in each turn, and the other pressure relief lever 67 is used to take out a plurality of pachinko balls in succession in one turn.

The pressure release operation lever 66 extends toward the boundary between the pachinko balls within the waiting ball gutter 59 to the vicinity thereof, and has a tapered tip. Further, a contact operation portion 66k is provided at the longitudinally intermediate portion of the pressure relief operation lever 66.
is installed protrudingly. The pressure relief operation lever 67 extends slightly below the wide contact operation portion 66A of the pressure relief operation lever 66, and its tip portion is connected to a lever portion 6 of a crank member 68, which will be described later.
8AK is in contact. Reference numeral 68 denotes a crank member, 69Fi slide bar, and the crank member 68 has a substantially doglegged shape and has two lever parts 68A and 68B, and is rotatably driven around a shaft 68C. It is. A coil spring 70 is hooked between the lever part 68B of the crank member 68 and the base frame, and this biases the crank member 68) to rotate clockwise. 68k is pushing up the ball number control lever 66.67. The slide par 69 is provided so as to be slidable in the lateral direction with respect to the machine frame, and is used to open and close a small extraction hole to be described later, and its sliding operation is performed by the crank member 68.
The lever part 68BK is constructed. In this configuration, when the pressure relief operation lever 66 is pushed in from the odor-containing side, the lever part 68 of the crank member 68 is pushed by the contact operation part 66k, and the crank member 68 is moved from the coil spring 70. It is rotated counterclockwise against a force, and the lever part 68AK slides the slide parr 69 to the right in the figure to open a small ejection hole and take out the pachinko balls. At this time, the tip of the pressure relief operation lever 66 enters the boundary between the first ball and the second ball, and the balls after the second ball are prevented from flowing out. Further, when the pressure relief operation lever 67 is pushed in, the lever part 68A of the crank member 68 is pushed by the tip thereof, the crank member 68 is rotated, and the slider 69 is slid by the lever part 68. Pachinko balls are said to flow out continuously.

Each passage 5 has a safe ball passage 54 and a foul ball passage 58.
4. A safe ball detection sensor 71 and a foul ball detection sensor 72 are installed to detect pachinko balls passing through the inside of the ball.
A shot ball detection sensor 73 for detecting shot balls to be shot is also provided at the lower end of the waiting ball gutter 59. These detection sensors 71, 72, and 73 are detected by a pachinko ball detection device 74 shown in FIG.

Returning to FIGS. 8 and 9, 74Vi is a stop lamp, 75 is a ball release status display device, and a ball release status display lamp 76 is a play interruption display lamp. 75 and a play interruption indicator lamp 76 are both provided above the frame 47 and are included in the indicator @77 in the circuit of FIG. Stop lamp 7
4 lights up when the number of balls put out by the pachinko machine 5 reaches the number of balls that have been stopped, indicating that the game has stopped. The ball output status display lamp 75it displays the ball output status of the pachinko machine 5 in stages according to the number of balls output, and the lamps 75A and 75B
, 75C, and is configured to perform three-stage display here. For example, assume that the number of balls hit by the pachinko machine 5 is 4000. In this case, the lamps 75A, 75B, and 75C are turned on in sequence as the number of balls released reaches 1,000, 2,000, and 5oon. According to this ball dispensing status display lamp 75, like some pachinko machines in which pachinko balls appear on the table, it is possible to easily grasp how many balls are being dispensed from each machine.

Further, the ball output status display device is not limited to an optical display such as the above-mentioned ball output status display lamp 75. For example, it is also effective to use a buzzer or the like to generate a sound depending on the number of balls put out. The optical display may also be made to blink rather than just turn on and off, and if a buzzer sounds in synchronization with the blinking, the effect of stimulating the player's desire to play can be obtained.

The game interruption display lamp 76 indicates that the pachinko machine 5 is suspending the game, and while this display is being displayed, operations from the start of the game to the end of the game are disabled, as will be described in detail later. It is designed to be. 78 is a short-time interrupt switch, and this short-term interrupt switch 78 is used for hand washing,
This is to be operated for small purposes such as exchanging some of the balls for prizes, and is provided on the front of the frame 47 as shown in the figure so that it can be operated from the outside so that the player can operate it freely. , the operation is enabled only when there are balls in hand.

79 is a winning display lamp, and this winning display lamp 79 is
When a pachinko ball flies into the safe hole 49 and wins a prize, the door lights up to display the winning. 80 is a speaker, and this sound power 80 is for generating an onomatopoeic sound when a pachinko ball wins. Reference numeral 81 denotes a ball number display. This ball number display 81 numerically displays the number of balls in hand at the moment. It is provided at the bottom of the game board 48, and these display lamps 79, speakers 80, and balls The number display 81 is also included in the display device 77 in the circuit of FIG.

A window 82 is provided on the right side of the ball number display 81, and the pachinko balls lined up in the waiting ball gutter 59 can be viewed through this window 82. Further, on the right side of the window 82, a small extraction hole 83, which constitutes a part of the tangent device 65 described above, is provided. The small hole 83 for taking out serves as an outlet for taking out the pachinko from the standby ball gutter 59, as described above.

Furthermore, the pachinko machine 5 is provided with an ashtray 84 and an electric hand A-85 at the lower part of the frame 47, and a circuit device in which a stopping solenoid 86 and a circuit mainly shown in FIG. 7 are incorporated on the back side. 87 has been established. The stopping flenoid 86d is included in the ball feed inhibiter 88 in the circuit shown in FIG. A long-term interruption switch 89 is provided on the top surface of the circuit device 87, and is used when the player has to leave the pachinko machine 5 for a relatively long time, such as when eating. be. When this long-term interruption switch 89 is turned on, the interruption indicator lamp 76 is supposed to be lit in the same way as when the short-term interruption switch 78 is turned on. operation is considered impossible.

This prevents the player from performing unnecessary operations.

90 is a ticket processing device serving as a recording/reproducing device,
As shown in FIG. 12, the ticket processing device R90 includes a magnetic head 91 that reads data recorded on the magnetic ticket 1 and writes data to one person on the magnetic recording surface, and a ball that this magnetic head 91 writes. A thermal printer 92 included in the printing device 112 in FIG. 7 is provided as a printing means for printing the same data as the numerical data on the printing surface 1B. These magnetic heads 91 and thermal printers 92
are sequentially arranged along a ticket conveyance path 90A formed inside the ticket processing device 90. Then, the upper feed roller 9 is moved along the ticket conveyance path.
3A to 95G and lower feed rollers 94A to 94G are arranged in upper and lower pairs. Reference numeral 95 is a forward/reverse ticket transport motor; 96 is an output roller thereof; this output roller 96 and lower feed rollers 94A to 94G;
A conveyor belt 97 is passed between the two. The lower feed roller 94A and the lower feed roller 94B are
The conveyor belt 98 is hooked up. Reference numeral 99 denotes a tape inlet/outlet, and with this configuration, the magnetic ticket 1 inserted through the hoop inlet/outlet 99 passes through the upper and lower feed rows 293A to 293A.
93G and 94A to 94G are used to convey the ticket along the ticket conveyance path. still,
In FIG. 7, 110 is a motor drive circuit, and 111 is a timing signal generator.

The thermal printer 92 is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the magnetic ticket 1 present in the ticket conveyance path, and a plunger 100 is provided below it, and 101ij is its plunger, and this plunger 101 and the thermal printer 92 by a coil spring 102. In addition, the thermal printer 92 and/or Lenoid 100
A conveyance auxiliary roller 105 is provided between the two.

In this configuration, the magnetic ticket 1 is
When printing is to be performed on the magnetic ticket 1, the solenoid 100 is activated, the plunger 101 is retracted, and the thermal printer 92 is brought into contact with the printing surface 1B of the magnetic ticket 1 to perform printing.

The ticket processing device 90 is also provided with a ticket entry/exit detection sensor 102, a recording/reproduction position detection sensor 103, and a ticket stop position detection sensor 104. The ticket entrance/exit detection sensor 102 is provided near the ticket entrance/exit 99 and detects insertion/removal of the magnetic ticket 1 at the ticket entrance/exit 99 . The recording and reproducing position detection sensor 103 is for detecting the recording and reproducing position on the magnetic ticket 1 by the magnetic head 91, and the magnetic ticket 1 is recorded on its magnetic recording surface at the position detected by the recording and reproducing position detection sensor 103. The magnetic head 91 reads and writes data. In addition, 109 is the signal converter 3
This is a signal converter that has the same functions as 8. A ticket stop position detection sensor 104ij is provided at the innermost part of the ticket conveyance path, and when the magnetic ticket 1Fi is detected by this ticket stop position detection sensor 104, it is stopped and remains at that position until the payment button described later is turned on. It is now on standby.

The ticket processing device 90 further includes a ticket evacuation passage 9 that is continuous with the ticket conveyance passage 90A at the innermost part.
0B is provided, and this ticket evacuation passage 90BK
Upper feed rollers 105A, 105B and feed rollers 106A, 106B are disposed along the line. Below the lower feed roller 106B is the rotation shaft 107 of the conveyance motor 105.
A rotary shaft 107 and a lower feed roller 106A are provided.

106BK has a conveyor belt 108 wound around it.

Near the innermost part of the evacuation passage 90B is an evacuation position detection cell 1.
08 is provided, and this evacuation position detection sensor 108
Detects the presence or absence of the magnetic ticket 1 in the evacuation path 90B.

A settlement button 109 is provided on the front of the ticket processing device 90, and this settlement button/109 is operated by the customer when finishing the game, and when the settlement button 109 is turned on. , the magnetic ticket 1 that has been waiting is transported, data is magnetically recorded and printed, and then sent out to the ticket entrance 99. In addition, among the above-mentioned components, various position detection sensors 1
02.103.104.108 are included in the position detection device 115 in the circuit shown in FIG. 7, and a photo sensor, contact switch, etc. are used.

Next, the sequence of the MPU 45 will be explained.

When the magnetic ticket 1 is inserted from the ticket entrance 99 of the ticket processing device 90, the ticket entrance/exit detection sensor 10
2, the magnetic ticket 1 is detected. When the detection signals are read, the rotation direction of the transport motor 950 is set by 111 in the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 moves away from the ticket entrance 99, that is, to the reading side. Then, the conveyance motor 95 is turned on and conveyance of the magnetic ticket 1 is started.

When the magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 103, the detection signal is read and the data recorded on the magnetic recording surface of the magnetic ticket 1 is waited for. The data signal read by the magnetic head 9MIC is converted into a signal by a signal converter 109, and a timing signal is generated based on signals from the transport motor 91 and timing signal generator 111. When this timing iminder signal is read, the data is read as a regular signal, and the read data signals are sequentially stored in the data memory 42. When all data storage is completed, the temporarily stored data is used as ball count data to prevent fraud. It is classified into code data, etc., and each data is stored at the address where it should be stored.

When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the stop position detection sensor 104, the detection signal is read and the drive motor 95 is stopped to stop the movement of the magnetic ticket 1.

Next, the fraud prevention code read from the code setter 3 and the fraud prevention code from the magnetic ticket 1 stored in the data memory 42 are compared. If the results match, it is determined that there is no fraud, and then the number of balls held by the customer according to the number of balls data from the magnetic ticket 1 stored in the data memory 42 is between the maximum number of balls that the customer can have and zero. A comparison is made to determine whether or not the value is within the value of . If the result is OK, the number of balls data in the data memory 42 is sent to the number of balls display 81, and the number of balls held by the customer is displayed on the number of balls display 81. This allows customers to know how many balls they have.

Next, a signal is sent to the ball feed inhibit device 88 and the stop solenoid 8
6 is turned on, it becomes possible to force feed into the ejection rail 56, and the penis stand 5 becomes ready for play.

In addition, when the number of balls held by the customer according to the number of balls data on the magnetic ticket 1 is equal to or greater than the maximum number of balls or is zero, and when the fraud prevention code does not match the preset fraud prevention code, the motor drive circuit 110, the rotational direction of the transport motor 95 is set in the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 approaches the ticket entrance/exit 99, that is, in the sending direction, and then the power of the transport motor 95 is turned on to return the hunting ticket 1 to the ticket entrance/exit 99.

When the customer pulls out the magnetic ticket 1 and it is detected by the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 102, the detection signal is read, the conveyance motor 95 is stopped, and its rotation direction is reset to the reading side, and a new magnetic ticket is inserted. It enters a state where it waits for 1 to be inserted.

The customer operates the electric A85 to fire the ball and start playing. During the game, the flowing balls are detected by the safe ball detection sensor 71, the foul ball detection sensor 72, and the shot ball detection sensor 73, and respective detection signals are output.

Each time it receives a detection signal from the fired ball detection sensor, it subtracts one count from the ball number data in the data memory and stores it.
Sends a signal to display the number of balls held. Further, each time it receives a detection signal from the foul ball detection sensor 72, it adds one count and performs the same operation as the sensor 71. When receiving the detection signal from the safe ball detection sensor 73, the means 114 includes ball number setting or various selection switches.
The preset number of prize balls for one winning ball (for example, 11, 13, 15) is added to the ball number data and sequentially stored in the data memory 42. At this time,
Since changing data on the number of balls is constantly sent to the ball number display 81 and displayed, customers can always know the number of balls they have at the moment. Further, pulses are constantly being generated from a firing ball pulser and a safe ball generator (not shown) to the host computer 2, and the ball output status of the pachinko machine 5 is monitored by the host computer.

Unless the host computer 2 detects that the pachinko machine 5 has stopped playing, the above operation continues while the number of balls held by the customer is one or more and less than the maximum number of balls.

During the game, when the player has something to do and turns on the short-term interrupt switch 78 on the front of the console, and a play interrupt signal is sent, the software in the program memory 43 or the timer ROM (not shown) is activated. A signal specifying the game interruption display lamp 76 as a control target and a signal for lighting up the 2/P are sent to the display 88 for a preset time such as, etc., and the game interruption display lamp 76 is turned on. let At the same time, a ball-feed prohibition signal, which is one of the invalid control signals, is sent to the ball-feed prohibition device 88 for the same period of time to turn off the power to the stop solenoid 86, thereby invalidating the ball-hitting operation.

Further, at the same time as the short-time interruption switch 78 is turned on, one magnetic ticket 1 is issued.

This issuing process will be detailed later. Then, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the table is automatically brought into a playable state. still,
There are at least two types of small errands: cases where a magnetic ticket 1 is required, such as when exchanging some of the balls for prizes (e.g. cigarettes, soft drinks, etc.), and cases where a magnetic ticket 1 is required, such as when washing the hands, etc. There are cases where it is not necessary to carry Ticket 1.

In the former case, the above-mentioned method is sufficient, but in the latter case, it is not necessarily a good method. This is because it is generally desired to avoid losing the magnetic ticket. Therefore, two options may be available as short-term play interruption methods. That is, a ticket issue interrupt switch and a ticket non-issuance interrupt switch are provided as interrupt switches, and when the ticket issue interrupt switch is turned on, the above-mentioned process is performed, and when the ticket non-issue interrupt switch is turned on, The above-described magnetic ticket issuing process may not be performed during the processing, and in addition, the operation of the payment switch 109 may be disabled.

Also, during play, if a player has to do something that requires them to leave the table for a relatively long time, such as to eat, the hall staff may
When the long-term interruption switch 89 is turned on and the game interruption signal is sent, the game is displayed on the display 88 as a control target for the time set by software in the program memory 43 or a timer ROM (not shown). A signal for specifying play interruption display/rough 6 and a signal for turning on the lamp are transmitted, and the game interruption display lamp 76 is turned on. At the same time, the ball-feeding prohibition signal, which is one of the invalid control signals, is sent to the ball-feed inhibiting device 88 for the same period of time to turn off the power to the ball-feeding solenoid 86. A signal is sent to the controller to invalidate all switch operations, thereby invalidating the operation of the payment switch 109. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the game interruption display lamp 76
Turn off the light and put it in a playable state.

By the way, while playing, the number of balls you have is always 4 in the Grogram Memory.
The number of balls that can be added is also compared with the number that can be added set in the software or the setting means 114 of 3, and when the number of balls that you have becomes less than this number that can be added, it becomes possible to insert a new ticket.
It becomes possible to add balls to the current balls.

Here, when a new magnetic ticket 1 (hereinafter referred to as a new ticket) is inserted, this new ticket is detected by the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 102, and when the detection signal is output, this is read and the transport motor 95 is rotated in the swallowing direction (direction of arrow A in the figure), and the transport motor 1
05 is also synchronously rotated in the direction of arrow B in the figure so that the rollers 94A to 94F and the rollers 106A and 106B have the same rotational speed. In this way, the new ticket is conveyed in the swallowing direction, and the old ticket is transferred into the evacuation passage 90B. When the old ticket is loaded onto the evacuation position detection sensor 108 and a detection signal thereof is output, the conveyance motor 105 is stopped and the old ticket is made to stand by at that spot.

On the other hand, the new ticket is processed in the same way as the old ticket before the game starts. As a result, if the new ticket is genuine, the number of balls recorded on the new ticket is added to the number of balls held, and the transport motor 105 is moved in the ticket disposal direction (
It is rotated K (in the direction of arrow B in the figure) and discarded. Then, when the old ticket is detected by a discarded ticket detection sensor (not shown), the conveyance motor 105 is stopped.

It should be noted that during this additional process, the game is in a state where it is possible to continue playing normally, and after the process is completed, the game continues. Furthermore, if the new ticket is not a genuine one, it is returned to the ticket entrance 99, and the old ticket is returned to its original stopping position, allowing the player to continue playing limited play games with balls in hand. .

By the way, when the number of balls held by the customer, that is, the number of balls data in the data memory 42 matches the maximum number of balls or zero, a signal is sent to the ball feeding inhibit device 88 to turn off the power to the stop solenoid 86, and the ball is fired. Ball feeding to the rail 56 is made impossible. Also, only when the number of balls held by the customer matches the maximum number of balls, a signal is sent to a stop pulser (not shown), and a pulse signal is sent to the host computer 2 to notify the stop pulser that the ball has been stopped. Output and stop display lamp 74
lights up. Then, since there is a possibility that the last ball hit may win a prize, after waiting for a predetermined time, the same ticket issuing process as when the settlement switch 109, which will be described later, is turned on is automatically performed.

On the other hand, when the host combiator 2 or the like detects that the number of balls played by the pachinko machine 5 has reached the number of balls that have been stopped, and the detection signal is sent via a stoppage detector (not shown) or the like, This is read through the data bus 46 and the same termination process as described above is performed.

Next, when the customer turns on the payment switch 109, the motor drive circuit 110 sets the rotational direction of the transport motor 95 in the direction to send out the magnetic ticket 1, and the power to the transport motor 95 is turned on. Then, magnetic ticket 1F
Start moving towards the i-ticket entrance/exit 99. On the way, when the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 105 detects the
While reading the detection signal and converting the ball number data and fraud prevention code data in the data memory 42 into the writing format specified by the program, the data is sent to the magnetic head 91 through the signal converter 109. The magnetic recording surface of the magnetic ticket 1 is sequentially recorded by one person on the magnetic recording surface.

Next, the recorded data is read by the magnetic head 91 and converted into a digital signal by the signal converter 109, which is then read and stored in the data memory 42.

When all data has been read, the transport motor 95
, and compare the data that was written with the data that was just read. If the results do not match, the rotational direction of the transport motor 95 is switched and driven, the magnetic ticket 1 is returned to the position detected by the stop position detection sensor 104, and writing is started again. On the other hand, when they match, K rotates the transport motor 95 to move the magnetic ticket 1 toward the ticket entrance/exit 99. During this process, the printing machine 112 is activated at a predetermined timing (see Fig. 1).
Print in the form shown in , and insert it into the ticket entrance 9
Send it to 9.

In addition, if you want to cancel the game in the middle of the game, press the payment switch 109.
Turn on. In this case, the procedure is different from the case of discontinuation.
When the payment switch 109 is turned on, the stop lunoid 86 is first powered off, and then the above operation begins.

When a customer pulls out the magnetic ticket 1 that has appeared at the ticket entrance/exit 99, it is detected by the ticket entrance/exit detection sensor 102. Then, the transport motor 95 is stopped, its rotational direction is changed to the reading side, the data in the data memory 42 is cleared, and the process waits for the next ticket. However, in the case of termination due to a detection signal from the host computer 2, the termination display lamp 74 is kept lit until the signal from the host computer 2 is cut off, and during this time the pachinko machine 5 is disabled.

In addition, when the number of balls held by the customer becomes zero, the same operation as in the above-mentioned case of stopping is performed, or the motor drive circuit 110
The rotation direction of the transport motor 950 is set to the reading side, the power is turned on, and the magnetic ticket 1 is further moved to the back and disposed of in an unused ticket storage box (not shown) or the like. When this is detected by a discarded ticket detection sensor (not shown), the detection signal is read, the transport motor 95 is stopped, and the data in the data memory 42 used in this game is cleared as the end of one game. Then you will have to wait for the next ticket.

Further, when a customer uses the same magnetic ticket 1 to play a game by changing machines, the new machine will operate based on the data written on the machine where the game was played last time. For example, if a customer changes machines twice, the ball number data is recorded on the magnetic recording surface IAK of the magnetic ticket 1 each time, and is also printed on the print surface 1B as shown in Figure 1 (q). It is something that will be done.

As shown in FIG. 13, the ticket collection reader 6/d is connected to the host computer 2 via a connector 6A, and also has a data memory 115 and a program memory 116.
and a designated signal controller 117, and 9.119 is its data bus. As shown in FIG. 14, the front plate 120 includes a confirmation indicator 122 included in the indicator 121, a ticket exchange indicator light 123, a ticket exchange end light 124, a fraud detection light 125, and an error indicator light 12.
6, a key switch 127, a discard switch 128, and a reissue switch 129 are arranged as shown.

The internal configuration of the ticket collection/reading machine $6 is similar to the ticket processing device 90 of the pachinko machine 5, so a brief description will be given here.
1 is a ticket disposal port, and a conveyance path 132 is formed from this ticket entrance/exit 130 to the ticket disposal port 131.

The conveyance path 132 includes upper feed rollers 133A to 113.
5E and lower power feeding rollers 134A to 134E are provided. 135 is a conveyance motor, 156fri (D output roller, this output roller 136 and feed roller 133λ
~133E and 134A~154E have a belt 137
is being rolled up. An intermediate roller 138 is disposed behind the lower feed roller 134E, and a feed row 2159 is further disposed near the waste port 131. A belt 140 is attached to these intermediate rows 2138 and feed rollers 139.
is rolled up and driven by a motor 135 as shown in the figure.

Intermediate roller 2138 and feed roller 139 in conveyance path 132
A thermal printer 14 serving as a printing machine 141 is installed between the
2 and 7 lenses 143 and pressure rollers 144 are arranged,
Further, a cutter 146 and a solenoid 147 serving as a destruction device 145 are arranged, and a magnetic head 148 is provided near the ticket entrance/exit 130. Also, 1
49.150 151.152.153, 154 are the ticket entry/exit position, recording/playback position, printing position, respectively.
This is a position detection sensor for detecting a stop position, a disposal position, and a disposal position, and is included in the position detection device 155 in the circuit shown in FIG.

In addition, in the circuit of FIG. 13, the 155Fi motor drive circuit, 1
56 is a signal converter, and 157 is a timing signal generator, both of which are similar to those of the ticket issuing machine 4 and the pachinko machine 5. In addition, an optical reader such as a 15B#-t barcode reader is used, and although this optical reader 15B is not necessarily required, if it is provided, the first
As shown in FIG. 5, it is arranged to face a magnetic head 148 across a conveyance path 132.

Next, the sequence of the MPU 118 will be explained.

When a magnetic ticket (magnetic ticket) 1 is inserted from the entrance/exit 130 and detected by the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 149, the detection signal is read, the rotation direction of the transport motor 135 is designated by the motor drive circuit 155, and the power is turned on. The magnetic ticket 1 is conveyed by rotational driving. When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 150, the detection signal is read and a signal from the magnetic head 148 is waited for. magnetic head 148
When a signal is sent from the computer, it is stored in the reader and data memory 115.

When all the magnetically recorded data has been read, the code data and ball number data are stored separately in the data memory 115, and the ball number data is first displayed on the accuracy display 121. Thereafter, the code data read from the hunting ticket 1 and the code data from the code setter 3 are compared. If the result does not match, the fraud detection light 125 is turned on to notify that fraud has occurred, and the inserted magnetic ticket 1 is returned to the ticket entrance 130 or discarded. . This disposal process will be described later. On the other hand, if the code data match, then the magnetically recorded ball number data and the optical reader 158
The data read from the printed surface 1B or the data entered from the key switch 127 are compared. As a result, if they do not match, the error indicator 1
26 to indicate an error.

If there is a match, prizes can be exchanged.

When exchanging prizes, when the number of prize balls is input using an optical reader (mainly a barcode reader) 158 or key switch 127, that data is subtracted from the data read from the magnetic ticket 1, and each subtraction process It is stored in the data memory 115 again, and the ball number data after the subtraction is displayed on the probability display 121. This allows you to know how many balls are left.

When the prize exchange is completed and the discard switch 128 is turned on, the transport mode rotates the $135 in the swallowing direction and moves the magnetic ticket 1 to the back.

The moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the discard processing position detection sensor 15
3, and when the detection signal is read, the solenoid 147 is driven without sending a signal to the destruction device 146, and the punch 146 punches the magnetic ticket (IJC hole) to make it impossible to reuse.

Then, the magnetic ticket 1 is moved further to the back and dropped into the ticket storage box 159 to be discarded. When this discarded ticket is detected by the discarded ticket detection sensor 154, the detection signal is read and the transport motor 1
35 is stopped, the data in the data memory 115 is cleared, and the initial state is set to wait for the next ticket.

On the other hand, if there are still balls remaining even after the prize exchange is completed, that is, when some of the balls are exchanged for prizes, the reissue switch 12
9 is turned on, first, the conveyance motor 135 is driven to the issuing side to convey the magnetic ticket 1 toward the magnetic head 148. When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 150, the detection signal is read and the remaining ball number data is magnetically recorded on the magnetic ticket 1. Next, this ball number data is converted into printing data and stored again in the data memory 115. When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the print position detection sensor 151, this detection signal is read and the magnetic ticket 1 is
Ball number data is printed on the printing surface 18 of the ball. After that, move the magnetic ticket 1 to the entrance and exit, wait for the magnetic ticket 1 to be taken out from the taker, and when it is taken out from the taker,
The conveyance motor 135 is stopped, the data in the data memory 115 is cleared, and the system waits for the next ticket.

In addition, the data on the number of balls traded is sent as a pulse to the six connectors or the host computer, and it is calculated as -the number of balls traded at sunrise,
It will be used for sales management, etc.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from what has been described above, according to the present invention, even if there is an old ticket in the recording/reproducing device, a new ticket can be inserted, so the number of balls held is This means that additional pressure can be applied before all balls are used up, and the probability of winning on the game board increases to avoid a situation where the game has to be interrupted due to no balls remaining. This has the effect of allowing the player to play comfortably without reducing his or her desire to play or causing discomfort.

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1 (5) to (Q is a diagram showing the structure of the magnetic ticket used in the pachinko machine system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the pachinko machine system of the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control circuit system showing the electrical configuration of the ticket issuing machine according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a front view showing the mechanical configuration of the ticket issuing machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is the inside thereof. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of the main body of the ticket issuing machine according to the present invention; FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the control circuit system showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine according to the present invention; FIG. The figure is a front view showing the mechanical configuration of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged front view thereof, FIG. 11 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. Diagram 1 showing the internal configuration of the ticket processing device of the pachinko machine according to
Figure 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit system showing the electrical configuration of the ticket collection/reading machine according to the present invention, and Figure 14 is a part showing the mechanical configuration (front section) of the ticket collection/reading machine according to the present invention. The front view and FIG. 15 are diagrams showing the internal configuration thereof. 1.-Magnetic ticket 5-Pachinko machine 45.-MPU 90...Recording/reproducing device 90A-Transportation path 90B..Evacuation path 93A to 95G,-.Upper feed rollers 94A to 94G...Lower feed roller 95. -Conveyance motor 96 -Output roller 97...Belts 105A, 105B -Upper feed roller 105 -Conveyance motor 107-,Rotary shaft 108...Evacuation position detection sensor 110, -Motor drive circuit patent application Person Heiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Yumi Sae (1 other person) Fang 5 O.
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Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A pachinko machine is provided with a recording and reproducing device in which a conveyance path is formed, a magnetic ticket is inserted into the conveyance path, and the magnetic ticket is conveyed by a conveyance means within the conveyance path while the recording and reproducing device In the pachinko machine, the pachinko machine is in a playable state and the magnetic ticket is kept in the conveyance path during play. A pachinko machine, further comprising a retraction control means for controlling the conveyance means so as to retract the magnetic ticket from within the conveyance path.