JPS61238275A - Automatic vendor of magnetic card for pinball lending - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic card vending machine for renting pachinko balls.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Generally, pachinko game parlors provide pachinko rental machines at specific locations to rent out pachinko balls. In such a case, each time a player needs to rent out pachinko balls, he has to go back and forth between the pachinko game machine and all the rental machines, which is a hassle. Therefore, it has been known to solve this problem by installing rental machines at adjacent pachinko game machines. However, when this type of pachinko ball lending system is adopted, game parlors have no choice but to collect coins from a large number of lending machines, which is not only complicated, but also has the disadvantage that coins are easily lost during collection. . As described above, the conventional lending system has not been able to simultaneously satisfy the convenience of players and gaming parlors.

Furthermore, conventional lending machines require players to insert coins, etc. to receive the Bachiko balls, which requires players to prepare coins, etc. On the other hand, on the gaming parlor side, for the convenience of players, players have to prepare coins, etc. It was necessary to install a currency exchange machine. In addition, since the pachinko balls were carried around, they were easily soiled.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention provides a magnetic card vending machine for pachinko ball rental that can simultaneously eliminate the above-mentioned problems such as the complexity of pachinko ball rental for players and game parlors. The purpose is to

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention, as shown in FIG. In response to the output C of the control means C which responds to the outputs a and b of the controller B, the card dispensing means writes the number of pachinko balls to be rented onto a magnetic card that has been stocked therein in advance, and then inserts the magnetic card into the card. It is configured to pay out.

Function: When a pachinko player inserts coins or banknotes and selects the desired number of pachinko balls to be rented within the amount of money inserted, a magnetic card with the selected number of balls to be rented written thereon is dispensed.

Embodiment FIG. 2 shows the overall configuration of a magnetic card vending machine for renting pachinko balls according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the coin changer 1 and bill validator 2, which accept coins and banknotes respectively, are conventional ones. The card dispensing device 3 is configured as described in detail below. 4 is a conventionally known selection device, and in this embodiment, it is an integral multiple of the amount corresponding to one rental unit of pachinko balls, for example, 100 yen, 2
It consists of a group of switches for selecting 00 yen, 300 yen, 500 yen, 100 yen (under NX, referred to as selected amount) and a group of display lamps corresponding to each switch.

These devices 1 to 4 are connected to a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 6 via an input/output circuit 5 in a control relationship. 7 is a memory device connected to the CPU 6, which is a read-only memory <RO
M) and random access memory (
RAM).

FIG. 3 shows details of the card dispensing device 3 of FIG. 2,
The card stocker 30 of this device has a support plate 32 disposed inside a box-shaped container 31, and a considerable number of magnetic cards 8 are accommodated in a stacked manner on the support plate 32. A coil spring 33 is used to hold the support plate 32. 32 upward, and a locking protrusion 31a for preventing the magnetic card 8 from slipping off is formed at the upper end of one side of the box-shaped container 31, and in cooperation with the feed roller 34, the uppermost card 8 is moved to the transport start position. It is designed to be held at This magnetic card 8 is made of a hard vinyl plate, and has a magnetic stripe formed in the longitudinal direction on one side thereof.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a guide rail defining a card conveying path 35', and facing the path 35', three feed rollers 36 are arranged at intervals, and a guide roller 36' forming a pair with each roller 36 faces this. It is arranged as follows. Also, passage 35
The magnetic heads 37 to 37'' for erasing, writing, and reading facing the middle part of the conventional write/read circuit 3
8 and the input/output circuit 5 in a control relationship with the CPU 6 .

M is a motor drivingly connected to the feed rollers 34 and 36, which is controlled by a motor drive circuit 39 connected to the CPU 6 via the input/output circuit 5;
．． 36 in forward and reverse directions. Also, 81
．． A microswitch 82 serves as a sensor for detecting the transport position of the magnetic card 8, and is connected to the CPU 6 via the input/output circuit 5. 35'a is a card ejection port.

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a magnetic card dispensing execution program executed by the CPU 6 of FIG. 2, and this control program is started by turning on the power to the vending machine. When a coin is inserted into the coin changer 1 or a bill is inserted into the bill validator 2, an output representing the inserted amount is supplied to the CPU 6 each time the coin is inserted, and the added value of the inserted amount is stored in the first register R1. Among the display lamps of the selection device 4, those corresponding to amounts less than or equal to the additional amount are lit to indicate that the item can be rented (steps 401 and 402).
). Such addition and display operations continue until the player turns on the selection switch of the selection device @4. Next, when one of the selection switches is turned on in order to rent out a desired number of pachinko balls, the selected amount corresponding to that switch is stored in the second register R2 (step 4).
03.404).

Subsequently, the motor control output of the CPU 6 is supplied to the motor drive circuit 39 via the input/output circuit 5, and as a result, the motor M rotates in the normal direction, causing the feed rollers 34 and 36 to rotate in the normal direction to move the feed rollers 34 and 36 to the top of the stocker 30. The held magnetic card 8 is passed through the passage 35'.
along the magnetic heads 37 to 37'' (step 405).

Then, each of the magnetic heads 37 to 37'' was operated in accordance with the magnetic head control output of the CPU 6 supplied via the input/output circuit 5 and the write/read circuit 38 to erase the contents of the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card 8 in advance. Thereafter, the selected amount stored in register R2 is written to the magnetic stripe, and the written contents are then read (steps 406 and 407).

The CPU 6 determines whether or not this read content matches the selected amount stored in the register R2 (step 40).
8) If the selected amount is correctly written on the magnetic card 8, when the switch S2 is turned off after turning on -H, that is, the position where the magnetic card 8 appears at the card ejection opening 35'a of the passage 35'. When the coin reaches the point where it is transported, the motor M which is rotating in the normal direction is stopped, and then the coin changer 1 and/or the bill validator 2 is caused to perform a change dispensing process to return the difference between the input amount and the selected amount. Steps 409 to 409 412), the machine enters a standby state in preparation for the next payout of the magnetic card.

On the other hand, if the selected amount is not written correctly, the motor M which is rotating in the normal direction is driven in the reverse direction to move the magnetic card 8 backward, and then when the switch S1 is turned on, that is, the magnetic card 8
When the front end of the motor M reaches the erase start position, the motor M is stopped (steps 413-415), and then steps 405-4.
08 is executed again to correctly write the selected amount on the magnetic card 8.

In the above embodiment, an amount corresponding to an integral multiple of the number of rental units of pachinko balls is written on the magnetic card 8.
The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the number of lending times corresponding to an integral multiple of the number of lending units may be written.

Further, in order to simplify the configuration of the vending machine, a magnetic card with a fixed number of loans written thereon may be dispensed.In this case, at least the selection device 4 of FIG. CPU6
register R2 and steps 403 and 404 in FIG.
can be removed. However, in steps 406 and 408, register R1 is used instead of register R2.

Further, in addition to the selected amount, a gaming parlor identification code or the like may be written on the magnetic card 8 to prevent counterfeiting of the card.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a magnetic card on which the desired number of pachinko balls to rent is written is dispensed, so such a card can be used to pay out a pachinko machine installed at or near each game player. If a system is adopted in which pachinko balls are lent out from a ball lending machine, players do not have to prepare coins each time they receive a loan, go back and forth between the lending machine and the game machine, and carry the pachinko balls with them. In addition, it is possible to ensure that only the amount that has been lent in advance can be lent out as needed.In addition, on the gaming parlor side, there is the hassle of collecting money from a large number of lending machines, and the risk of losing coins during collection. This eliminates the need for both parties, and also reduces the amount of dirt on pachinko balls.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing means for solving the problems according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of a magnetic card vending machine for a pachinko ball rental machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
This figure is a block diagram of the card dispensing device of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a control program executed by the CPU of FIG. 2. 1... Coin changer, 2... Bill burr device, 3
...Card dispensing device, 4...Selection device, 6...Central processing unit (CPU), 8...Magnetic card, 37-
37''...Magnetic head, A...Money accepting means, B゛° selection means, C...Controlling means, D...Card dispensing means, M...Motor, 81.82...Micro switch.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A money receiving means, a selection means for selecting the number of pachinko balls to be lent out within the amount input into the money receiving means, a control means responsive to the outputs of the selection means and the money receiving means, and the control means. A vending machine for magnetic cards for renting pachinko balls, comprising a card dispensing means for dispensing the selected number of pachinko balls to be rented after writing the selected number of pachinko balls to be rented on a magnetic card stored in advance in accordance with the output of the means. (2) The selection means selects an amount corresponding to an integral multiple of the number of rental units of pachinko balls within the input amount, and the card dispensing means writes the selected amount on the magnetic card. The vending machine for magnetic cards for renting pachinko balls as described in paragraph 1.