JPS60139273A - 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 card system type pachinko machine that uses a magnetic card as a transaction medium between a parlor and a customer.

(Prior Art) Various pachinko machines have been developed that use magnetic cards instead of pachinko balls themselves as transaction media between parlors and customers, and the present applicant has already developed this type of machine. Invented and applied for a pachinko machine (Igj Gansho 58-140)
No. 667).

First, a card issuing machine equivalent to a ball lending machine issues a magnetic card with man-hour data and fraud prevention code data magnetically recorded to replace the pachinko balls. If the data on the magnetic card is read by a recording/reproducing device, and the read code data matches the preset code data, play becomes possible. The system reads more data, and when the read code data matches the preset code data, the transaction becomes possible. This configuration was intended to prevent fraud, but it goes without saying that the data to be compared must be accurate. .

(Object of the Invention) Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that can perform accurate code data comparison and has enhanced fraud prevention measures.

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

That is, a card issuing machine that issues a magnetic card by magnetically recording preset data such as ball number data and fraud prevention code data on its magnetic recording part; and a card issuing machine that reads and increases the data on the magnetic card. , a pachinko machine that becomes playable when the code data of the magnetic card matches the preset code data; a card collection reader that enables transactions when the data match; a central control machine having a display section for checking the operating status of the card issuing machine, the pachinko machine, and the card collection reader; and the card issuing machine. This pachinko machine is comprised of: a code setter that sends a code data signal for presetting to a pachinko machine, a card collection reader, and a central control machine.

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

First, in the pachinko machine system of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1(4), a magnetic ticket 1 is used as a magnetic card serving as a transaction medium between the parlor and the customer. This magnetic ticket 1 is made of paper, with one side being a magnetic recording surface and the other side being a printing surface 1B on which ball number data is numerically printed by a thermal printer, which will be described later. Ball count data and fraud prevention code data are recorded on each recording surface, 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 serves as a central management machine for comprehensively managing the entire system, and the ticket issuing machine 4,
It has various display sections for checking the operating status of the pachinko machine 5 and the ticket collection/reading machine 6.

The code setting device 3 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., to arbitrarily input the code data. It is said that it can be set to The date, store number, etc. are used as the code data, and by changing the date, store, etc., it is possible to prevent cine error.

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. A microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as MPU) 1o has a data memory 7 for storing data, a program memory 8 in which the entire system is stored, and a designated signal controller 9.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a data bus of this MPU 1o, and the electrical components described later are connected to this data bus 11 to constitute a control circuit system and are controlled by the MPU 10, the sequence of which will be described later. do. still,
The code setter 3 is connected to the data bus 11 via a connector 4A serving as an adapter. Regarding this control circuit system, in Fig. 3, the solid line arrows indicate the flow of data, and the broken line arrows specify what is to be controlled at that time by commands from the MPU 1o. This shows the designated signal issued for this purpose.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ticket issuing machine 4 is equipped with a sales indicator light 12, an end-of-ticket indicator light 13, and a rigid input number display section 14 on the front of its frame. , these indicator lights or displays 12.15.14
is included in the display device 15 in the circuit shown in FIG. The sales indicator light 12 is used only to indicate that tickets can be sold when it is lit, and conversely, to indicate that tickets cannot be sold when it is turned off. Become something. Ticket end light 1
Reference numeral 3 lights up when there is no continuous ticket band, which will be the material for the magnetic ticket 1 to be described later, or when there are 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 1, there is also a vending switch 1.
7 and a coin return switch 18 are provided. These switches 17, 18 are gold colored in the switch device 19 in the circuit of FIG. The vending switch 17 is only operated to issue a ticket after a predetermined number of coins have been inserted. Reference numeral 2o denotes a coin return opening, and the coin return switch 17 is only operated in order to receive the returned coins from the coin return opening 2o. Note that 21 is a 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 the inflow side of a coin sorter 23 is connected to the coin input port 16, and the outflow side is connected to the coin input port 16.
It is branched in the direction and connected to a coin return port 20 and a coin storage section 22. This coin sorter 23 is connected to the data bus 1
1 and has a coin return solenoid and a coin detection switch (not shown). , the power to the coin return solenoid is cut off and the coin is allowed to flow toward the coin return slot 20, and when a legitimate coin is inserted, this is detected by the coin detection switch, and each time the coin is A detection signal is output. This detection signal is read by the MPU 10 and stored in the data memory 7 each time, and when the sales switch 17 is turned on, the number of balls for setting the number of balls to be paid for one coin as shown in FIG. Together with the ball number data from the setter 24, it can be used when calculating the ball number data to be magnetically recorded on the magnetic ticket 1 ((number of inserted coins) x (number of balls to be paid per 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.
A conveyance path is formed by arranging various conveyance rollers as shown in the figure, 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 the material of the magnetic ticket 1, and is wound around a reel member 28.

A swallowing motor 29 is provided near the swallowing port 26, and the swallowing motor 29 is for drawing the continuous ticket band 27 into the conveyance path.
When turned on, the motor drive circuit 30 rotates in the direction of the arrow. Further, in the vicinity of the swallowing lower 6, there is a cutter 3 constituting a cutter 31 shown in FIG.
2 and a drive solenoid 33, and a cut position detection sensor 35 included in a position detection device 34 are arranged, and this cut position detection sensor 35 is also arranged inside the conveyance path as well as the cutter 32. When the continuous ticket band 27 is detected by the cut position detection sensor 55, the swallowing motor 2
9 is stopped, the drive solenoid 33 is driven, and the continuous ticket band 27 is cut by the cutter 32 into the shape shown in the first park.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a forward and reverse reversible conveyance motor, and like the swallowing motor 29, this conveyance motor 56 is rotationally driven by a motor drive circuit 30, in the form shown in FIG. 1 (4). This is for transporting the cut magnetic ticket 1.

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.
It is designed to receive and receive signals from U11. 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 .

Magnetic ticket 1 being moved to this recording/playback position detection station 59
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 1A 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 4Q is connected between the timing signal generator 40 and the timing signal generator 40, and the movement speed of the magnetic ticket 1 and the magnetic head 0 are controlled by the timing signal from the timing signal generator 40.
The timing is set to coincide with the recording/reproducing operation of No. 37.

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 conveyance motor 36 is stopped. When the coin is pulled out from the outlet 41, the coin is placed in a state where it is waiting 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 power to the coin return solenoid of the coin selector 23 is turned off, and the sales display 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 ticket continuous band 27 is continued until a new ticket continuous band 27 is stored. Wait in state. 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, the coin detection switch (not shown) of the coin leakage 22230 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 customer reads the signal and turns off the power to the coin return solenoid of the coin selector 23 to insert new coins. It is prohibited to input. 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 swallowing motor 29 is turned off and rotation is stopped, thereby stopping the movement of the drawn-in portion of the continuous ticket band 27. . Then, by driving the solenoid 35 of the cutter 32, the cutter 32 cuts a predetermined position of the drawn-in portion of the continuous ticket band 27 to form the magnetic ticket 1, and sends a signal to the ζFl button ell-40. Then, the rotation direction of the ticket conveyance motor 36 is set to the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 is conveyed to the ticket outlet 21, that is, to 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/reproducing position detection sensor 39, the signal is read and the number of balls setter 2 is immediately increased.
Read the data on the number of balls for one coin set in step 4 and the data on the number of coins inserted by the customer from the memory 7.8, multiply them by each other, calculate the number of balls equivalent to the amount, and write it into the program. The signal converter 3 passes through the data bus 11 while sequentially converting the data into a specified data format.
Send to 8. First, the level of the digital signal sent to the analog-to-digital level converter 38 is converted into an analog signal that can be written magnetically, and the converted signal is sent to the magnetic head 37.

Accordingly, 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 and multiplies the anti-tampering code data that has been reset to the L side, 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-issuance side, and then the magnetic head 37 is driven to rotate and the process shifts to data reading 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 and increasing 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 out as it is to the takeout port 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 causes the ticket conveyance motor 36 to rotate. Set the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 moves away from the ticket outlet 21, that is, on the non-issuance side,
The ticket conveyance motor 36 is powered on and rotated. 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 more defective tickets in the aisle. ,
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 newly produce the magnetic ticket 1 from the ticket continuous band 27. Here, when the data match, the magnetic ticket 1 is immediately discarded as a defective ticket, but the data may be recorded again.

By the way, when a customer pulls out the magnetic ticket 1 from the ticket takeout port 21 and this is detected by the takeout position detection sensor, the ticket conveyance motor 36 is stopped and the inserted coin number data stored in the data memory 7 is displayed. When this is completed, all data related to the currently issued magnetic ticket 1 is erased from the data memory 7, and the state waits for a new coin to be inserted. It is something.

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/computer 2 via a connector 5A serving as an adapter.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as MPU) 45 having a data memory 42, a program memory 43, and a designated signal controller 44 is provided, and 46 is its data bus. Electrical components to be described later are connected to this data bus 46 and
This is controlled by the PU 45, and its sequence will be described later. Incidentally, the code setter 3 is connected to the data bus 4 via a connector 5B serving as an adapter.
6. 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 FIGS. 8 and 9, 47 is a frame;
8 is a game board, and the game board 48 has multiple safe holes 49.
and an out hole 50 are opened. The game board 48 is still 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 55 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, and 55 is an out ball passage led out from the out ball case 53. Safe balls and out balls are always placed in each passage 54.
and 55 separately.

In FIGS. 10 and 11, 56 is a firing rail, and a sifting ball release 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 seven foul balls that have fallen into this foul ball escape section 57 is connected to the foul ball escape section 57Vc. 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 that becomes the exit is the waiting ball gutter 5
9 is connected to the upper end that serves as the entrance. For this,
It is configured so that all the pachinko balls, including safe balls, out balls, and foul balls, are concentrated in a 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 rail 56.
A forward feed portion 62A of a ball feed lever 62 facing near the lower end of the ball feed lever 62 and rotatably driven around a shaft 61 is located at this lower end.
is coming. This forward feed shillingper 62 is a gutter 59 for waiting balls.
The pachinko balls inside are sequentially fed into the firing rail 56 one by one, and its movement is synchronized with the movement of a hitting mallet, which will be described later. Reference numeral 63 denotes a ball hammer, and the tip of the ball hammer 63 faces into 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, pass through the launch rail 56 and the guide rail 51, and fly into the game board 48. It is expressed as follows. 64 is an entrance from the waiting ball gutter 59 to the launch rail 56.

65 is a pressure relief device, and 66 and 67 are its pressure relief operation levers. These pressure release 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 money side so that they cannot be operated from the outside and prevent the balls from being removed illegally. is prevented. Of these two pressure relief operation levers 66 and 67, the pressure relief operation lever 66 is one
It is designed to take out one pachinko ball one by one with each operation, and the other pressure relief operation lever 67 is designed to take out a plurality of pachinko balls in succession in one operation.

The pressure relief operation lever 66 extends to the vicinity of the boundary between the pachinko balls in the waiting ball trough 59, and has a tapered tip. Further, a contact operation portion 66A is provided at the longitudinally intermediate portion of this pressure relief operation lever 66.
is installed protrudingly. The pressure relief operation lever 67 extends slightly below the abutting 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.
It is in contact with 8A. 68 is a crank member, 69 is a slider, and the crank member 68 has a substantially doglegged shape and has two lever parts 68A and 6sBt, and is rotatably driven around a shaft 68C. Chill with things. A coil spring 70 is hooked between the lever part 68B of the crank member 68 and the machine frame, and thereby the crank member 68 is biased to rotate clockwise.
8A is pushing up the pressure relief operation levers 66 and 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 ejection hole to be described later, and its sliding operation is performed by a lever portion 68B of the crank member 68. has been done. In this configuration, when the pressure relief operation lever 66 is pressed and operated from the metal height side, the lever portion 68A of the crank member 68 is pushed by the contact operation portion 66A, and the crank member 68 is pressed.
8 is rotated counterclockwise against the force of the coil spring 7o, and the lever part 68A slides the slide par 69 to the right in the figure to open a small hole for taking out the pachinko balls. taken out. 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. In addition, when the pressure relief operation lever 67 is pushed in, the lever portion 68 of the shift flank member 68 is moved to the tip thereof.
When A is pressed, the crank member 68 is rotated, and the slider 69 is slid by the lever part 68, so that pachinko balls are continuously flowed out.

Safe ball passage 54.7 Aral ball passage 58 includes each passage 5.
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 75 are included in a pachinko ball detection device 74 in the circuit shown in FIG. 7, and their detection signals are counted by the MPU 45, which will be described in detail later.

Returning to FIGS. 8 and 9, 74 is a stop lamp, 75 is a ball release status display lamp that serves as a ball release status display device, and 76 is a play interruption display lamp. The status display lamp 75 and the play interruption display lamp 76 are both provided above the frame 47 and are included in the display device 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 75 displays the ball output status of the pachinko machine 5 in stages according to the number of balls output, and includes lamps 75A and 75B.
, 75C, and is configured to provide a 5-step display. 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 sequentially turned on as the number of balls being put out reaches 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000. According to this ball output status display lamp 75,
Just like a general pachinko machine where pachinko balls come out in white coats, it is easy to see how many confessions are coming out.

However, the ball dispensing status display device is not limited to an optical display such as the above-mentioned ball dispensing 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 simply turn on, and if a buzzer or the like is sounded in synchronization with this 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,
It is used for small tasks 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
Each time a pachinko ball flies into the safe hole 49 and wins a prize, it lights up to display this winning. Reference numeral 80 is a speaker, and this speaker 80 is used to generate an onomatopoeic sound when a pachinko ball wins. Reference numeral 81 denotes a ball number display device, which numerically displays the number of balls held at the moment, and is provided below the game board 48, and displays the winning display lamp 79, the speaker 80, and the number of balls. Display 8
1 is also included in the display device 77 in the circuit of FIG.

It is something.

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 pressure relief 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.

The hatchet stand 5 is provided with an ashtray 84 and an electric handle 85 at the lower part of its frame 47, and a stop solenoid 86 and a circuit device 87 mainly incorporating the circuit shown in FIG. 7 on the back side. is provided. The stop solenoid 86 is included in the forward feed inhibit device 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 this long-term interruption switch 89 is operated when the player has to leave the pachinko machine 5 for a relatively long time, such as when eating. It is. When this long-term interruption switch 89 is turned on, the interruption indicator lamp 76 is supposed to light up in the same way as when the short-term interruption switch 78 is turned on, but since it is provided on the high side, it cannot be accessed from the outside. operation is considered impossible.

This is to prevent the player from being manipulated unnecessarily.

Reference numeral 90 denotes a ticket processing device serving as a recording/recording/reproducing device, and the ticket processing device 9o reads data recorded on the magnetic ticket 1 and transfers data to one person on the magnetic recording surface, as shown in FIG. It has a magnetic head 91 for writing data, and a thermal printer 92 included in the printing device 112 in FIG. ing. These magnetic heads 91 and thermal printers 9
2 are sequentially arranged along a ticket conveyance path 90A formed inside the ticket processing device 90. Then, along the ticket conveyance path, the upper feed width = 2
The lower feed rollers 93A to 95Q and the lower feed rollers 94A to 94Q are arranged in upper and lower pairs.

Reference numeral 95 denotes a ticket conveyance motor capable of forward and reverse rotation, and 96 denotes its output roller.A conveyor belt 97 is looped around the output roller 96 and the lower feed rollers 94A to 94Q. Then, the lower feed date-ra 94A and the lower feed roller 29
A conveyor belt 98 is passed over the 4B. 99
is a tape entrance/exit, and with this configuration, the magnetic ticket 1 inserted through the tape entrance/exit 99 is conveyed through the ticket conveyance path while being held by the vertical feed rollers 95A to 95Q and 94A to 94Q. ing. In addition, in FIG. 7, 110 is a motor drive circuit, 11
1 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 solenoid 100 is provided below it, and 1o1 is its plunger, and this plunger 101 and the thermal printer 92 The coil spring 102 is connected to the coil spring 102. Furthermore, a conveyance assisting four-ra 1o3 is provided between the thermal printer 92 and the solenoid 100.

In this configuration, the magnetic ticket 1 is
When printed on B, solenoid io.

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
It is a signal converter with the same functions as the day one.

The ticket stop position detection sensor 104 is provided at the innermost part of the ticket conveyance path, and when the magnetic ticket 1 is detected by this ticket stop position detection sensor '104, it is stopped and a payment button to be described later is turned on. It is designed to wait in that position until the next day.

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 along this ticket evacuation path 90B, upper feed rollers 2105'A and 105' and feed rollers 106A and 10tSB are arranged. A rotary shaft 107 of a conveyance motor 105 is provided below the lower feed row 2106B, and a conveyor belt 108 is wound around this rotary shaft 107 and the lower feed rollers 106A and 106B. An evacuation position detection sensor 108' is provided near the innermost part of the evacuation passage 90B, and this evacuation position detection sensor 108' is designed to detect the presence or absence of the magnetic ticket 1 within the evacuation passage 90B. There is.

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 this settlement button 109 is turned on, Are you waiting? C magnetic ticket 1 is conveyed, data is magnetically recorded and printed, and sent out to ticket entrance/exit 99. Incidentally, among the above-mentioned components, various position detection sensors 102, 103, 104, and 108 are included in the position detection device 113 in the circuit of FIG.
A contact switch etc. is 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 starts to be conveyed in a direction in which the inspected ticket 1 moves away from the ticket entrance 99, that is, to the reading side.

When the magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording/reproduction 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 91 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 the timing signal of B is read, the data is read as a legitimate 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, fraudulent data, etc. prevention code data, etc., and store each data 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, the drive motor 95 is stopped, and the sign setter 3 stops the movement of the magnetic ticket 1. The fraud prevention code read from the magnetic ticket 1 is compared with the fraud prevention code from the magnetic ticket 1 stored in the data memory 42. 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 the customer to know the number of balls he or she owns.

Next, send a signal to the ball feed inhibit device 8B and stop solenoid 8.
6 is turned on, the ball can be fed into the firing rail 56, and the penis stand 5 is 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 950 is set in the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 approaches the ticket entrance/exit 99, that is, in the feeding direction, and then the power of the transport motor 95 is turned on and the magnetic ticket 1 is returned 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 handle 85 to shoot balls and start playing. During the game, flowing pachinko balls are detected by a safe ball detection sensor 71, a foul ball detection sensor 72, and a fired ball detection sensor 75, 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 □ and displays the number of balls held. Further, each time it receives a detection signal from the seven owl ball detection sensor 72, it adds one count and performs the same operation as the cell 71. Upon receiving the detection signal from the safe ball detection sensor 73, the means 11 includes ball number setting or various selection switches.
4, 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, the changing ball number data is constantly sent to the ball number display 81 and displayed, so the customer can know the current number of balls at any time. Furthermore, pulses are constantly generated from a firing pressure pulser and a safe ball pulser (not shown) to the host computer 2, and the ball output status of the pachinko machine 5 is monitored by this 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 interruption switch 78 on the front of the console, and the game interruption signal is sent, the software in the four-gram memory 45 or the software (not shown) is activated. A signal specifying the game interruption display lamp 76 as a control target and a signal for lighting the lamp are transmitted to the display 88 for a time preset in a timer ROM or the like, and the game interruption display lamp 76 is turned on. Turn it on. 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.

Furthermore, at the same time as the short-time interruption switch 78 is turned on, the sex appeal 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 times when it is necessary to carry Chikerato 1 with you.

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 control target is displayed on the display 88 for a preset time using the software in the program memory 43 or the dangerous timer ROM shown in the figure. A signal specifying the play interruption display lamp 76 and a signal for lighting the lamp are transmitted, and at the same time as the play interruption display lamp 76 is turned on, it becomes one of the invalid control signals to the ball feeding prohibition device 88 for the same period of time. By sending a ball feeding prohibition signal and turning off the power to the stop solenoid 86, the ball hitting operation is invalidated, and a signal for invalidating the switch operation is sent to the switch means 114, thereby invalidating the operation of the settlement switch 109. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the game interruption indicator lamp 76 is turned off and the game is enabled.

By the way, while playing, the number of balls held is always 4 in the program memory.
The number of balls that can be added is also compared with the number that can be added, which is set in the software or setting means 114 in No.
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 loaves 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 detected by 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 subjected to the same processing 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 in the direction of arrow B in the figure to perform disposal processing. 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 can be played normally, and after the process is completed, the game continues. If the new ticket is not a regular one, it is returned to the ticket entrance 99 and returned to the old ticket stop position, allowing the game to continue as long as there are balls left.

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 disabled. 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 combinator 2 to notify the stop pulser that the ball has been stopped. and stop display lamp 7.
Turn on 4. 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 computer 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, data is transmitted. This is read through the 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, the magnetic ticket 1 begins to move toward the ticket entrance 99. On the way,
When detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 103, the detection signal is read, and the number of balls data and code data for fraud prevention in the data memory 42 are changed into the writing format specified by the program. ,
Data is sent to the magnetic head 91 through the signal converter 109, and one person is sequentially magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording surface of the magnetic ticket 1.

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 transport motor 950 is driven with the rotational direction switched, 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, the conveyance motor 95 is rotated to move the magnetic ticket 1 toward the ticket entrance/exit 99. On the way, at a predetermined timing, the printing machine 112 prints in the form shown in FIG.
send to.

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, unlike the case of termination,
When the payment switch 109 is turned on, the power to the stop solenoid 86 is first turned off, and then the above operation is started.

When a customer pulls out the magnetic ticket 1 that has appeared at the ticket entrance/exit 99, it is detected by a 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 95 is set to the reading side, the power is turned on, and the magnetic ticket 1 is moved further 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), etc., the detection signal is read and the transport motor 95 is stopped for several seconds, 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 game will be operated based on the data written by the new machine and the machine on which the game was previously played. For example, if a customer changes machines twice, the number of balls is recorded each time on the magnetic recording surface of the magnetic ticket 1, and also on the printed surface 1B as shown in Figure 1. It is printed.

As shown in FIG. 13, the ticket collection reader 6 is connected to the host computer 2 via a connector 6A, and is powered by a microprocessor (MPU 3118) having a data memory 115, a program memory 116, and a designated signal controller 117. 119 is its data bus.

As shown in FIG. 14, the front plate 120
includes a confirmation indicator 122 included in the display 121, a ticket exchange indicator light 123°, and a ticket exchange end light 124.
, a fraud detection light 125, an error indicator light 126, 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 explanation will be given here.
1 is a ticket disposal port, and a conveyance path 132 is formed from this ticket entrance/exit 130 to a ticket disposal port 131.

The conveyance path 132 includes upper feed rollers 133A to 133.
E and lower feed rollers 134A to 134E are provided. 135 is a conveyance motor, 156 is its exit roller, and the exit roller 136 and feed rollers 135A to 133.
A belt 137 is wound around E and 134A to 134E. An intermediate roller 158 is disposed behind the lower feed roller 134E, and a feed roller 139 is further disposed near the waste port 151. These intermediate low 2
A belt 140 is wound around the feed row 168 and the feed row 2139, and is driven by a motor 135 as shown.

Intermediate roller 2138 and feeding roller 2139 of conveyance path 152
There is a thermal printer 7 printer 1 serving as a printing machine 141 between
42, a solenoid 143, and a pressure roller 144 are arranged, and furthermore, a cutter 146 and a solenoid 147 serving as a discarding device 145 are arranged.A magnetic head 148 is provided near the ticket entrance/exit 130. Also,
149,150,151゜152.15! 1 and 154 are position detection sensors for detecting the entry/exit position, recording/reproducing position, printing position, stop position, discard processing position, and disposal position of the ticket, respectively. It is included.

In the circuit shown in FIG. 13, 155 is a motor drive circuit;
6 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. Further, 158 is an optical reader such as a barcode reader. Although this optical reader 158 is not necessarily required, if it is provided, as shown in FIG. 14
Make it face 8.

Next, the sequence of MPU 118 will be explained.

When the magnetic ticket 1 is inserted through the entrance/exit 130 and detected by the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 149, the detection signal is read, and the rotation direction of the transport motor 135 is specified by the motor drive circuit 155. Then, the power is turned on and rotated to convey the magnetic ticket 1. The moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 15.
If it is detected as 0, the detection signal is read and the state waits for a signal from the magnetic head 148. When a signal is sent from the magnetic head 148, it is read and stored in the 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 probability display 121. Thereafter, the code data read from the magnetic 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 print surface 1B or the data entered from the key switch 127 are compared.

As a result, if they do not match, the error indicator 12
6 to indicate that there is an error.

If there is a match, prizes can be exchanged.

When exchanging prizes, when the number of prize balls is input to the optical reader (mainly barcode league) 158 or key switch 127, that data is subtracted from the data read from the magnetic ticket 1, and this subtraction is performed. It is stored again in the data memory 115 for each process, 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 motor 135 is rotated in the swallowing direction to move 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 bunch 146 punches a hole in the magnetic ticket 1, making it unusable.

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 to an initial state, and the 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 155 is driven toward the layered 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
The number of balls data is printed on the printing surface 1B 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, and when it is taken out,
The conveyor motor 135 is stopped, the data in the data memory 115 is cleared, and the system waits for the next ticket.

The data on the number of traded balls is sent as a pulse from the connector 6A to the host computer, and is used for the number of sunrise balls, sales management, etc.

In the above embodiment, it is compared with the code data recorded on the magnetic ticket 1 in the pachinko machine 5 and the ticket collection/reading machine 6 at once, and is used to determine whether or not the code data is correct. Since the code data is obtained from the code setter 3, which is a common signal source for all system components including the ticket issuing machine 4, pachinko machine 5, and ticket collection/reading machine 6, extremely accurate code data comparisons can be made. obtain.

In addition, the code data for fraud prevention is transferred to the host computer 2.
Since the host computer 2 is also provided with a comparison function to display the machine where the fraud occurred, it becomes clear at a glance which machine the fraud occurred on.

Furthermore, the code setter 3 can be used to arbitrarily set the code data using a dial, key switch, etc., so if it is used frequently on a given day or for each store, the code data will not be leaked to the outside. Even if someone brings in a ticket with encoded data recorded on it, the probability that the card will be used to play an illegal game can be extremely reduced.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from what has been described above, according to the present invention, extremely accurate comparison of encoded data is possible, and fraud prevention can be accordingly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1A to 0 are diagrams showing the structure of a 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, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the mechanical structure of the ticket issuing machine according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a side view also showing its internal structure; FIG. 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, and 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. Figure 1 showing the internal configuration of the pachinko machine ticket processing device according to 2.
FIG. 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 FIG. 14 is a partial front view showing the mechanical configuration (front part) of the ticket collection/reading machine according to the present invention. , FIG. 15 is a diagram showing its internal configuration. 1...Magnetic ticket) IA...Magnetic recording surface 2...
Host computer 3... code setter 4... ticket issuing machine 5...
Pachinko machine 6...Ticket collection reader 10.45,118...MPU (1 other person) Fang 5 fig. '4 fig. Fang 6 fig. 8 Fang 7 fig. Fang 8 fig. Fang 9f'21 Chimi 51 door 11 ``＼１ Fang 13 fig. Fang 14 fig. Sai 15

Claims (1)

[Claims] T1) A magnetic card with ball number data in its magnetic recording section,
A card issuing machine that magnetically records and issues preset data, such as code data for fraud prevention; a pachinko machine that enables play when the numbers match, and a card collection reader that reads data on the magnetic card and enables transactions when the code data of the magnetic card and preset code data match. , a central control machine having a display section for checking the operating status of the card issuing machine, pachinko machine, and card collection reader; A code setting device that sends out a coded data signal, and a Karakaru Pachinko machine.