JP4390320B2 - Game equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is provided corresponding to a gaming machine that uses a game medium to play a game, and the size of the acquired game medium acquired by the player can be reused in the game in response to a request from the player. The present invention relates to a gaming device that pays out to a person.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when a game is played with a pachinko machine as a gaming machine, the player's game media obtained by counting the prize balls paid out to the player with a counter is exchanged for prizes, etc. Replay may be possible by paying out a predetermined amount of pachinko balls as needed.
[0003]
When such re-playing is possible, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, pachinko balls that are continuously supplied from a supply basket (not shown) provided in a gaming island stand in which gaming machines are arranged, A game device 01 having a game medium payout device capable of paying out a predetermined amount in a payout passage communicating with an upper plate (not shown) of a game machine via a nozzle is provided corresponding to each pachinko machine. A part or all of the acquired game media can be paid out as required.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the gaming apparatus 01 as described above, when a player operates a payout button (not shown) provided at an appropriate place, a predetermined amount of pachinko balls are transferred from the payout apparatus 02 to the payout passage 03. For example, when a player performs a payout operation while a large amount of pachinko balls are staying on the upper plate, the pachinko balls are not discharged from the tip of the nozzle 04 and are discharged into the payout passage 03. Pachinko balls stay on the ground.
[0005]
Here, when the number of pachinko balls sent out by the payout device 02 has not reached the number of pachinko balls to be paid out, if the pachinko balls are clogged in the payout device 02 as shown in FIG. The drive is not stopped until all the pachinko balls are paid out based on the signal, and a load is applied for a long time. Therefore, there is a problem that the drive motor 05 may cause a fire and the device may be damaged. It was.
[0006]
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and provides a gaming apparatus in which a load is not applied to a payout means for a long time even when it occurs during payout of a game medium. With the goal.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve the above-described problems, the gaming apparatus of the present invention is provided corresponding to a gaming machine that uses a gaming medium to play a game, and the size of the acquired gaming medium acquired by the player is determined by the gaming A gaming device that pays out to a player in a reusable manner in response to a request from a player,
  Game media supplied from the supply passage provided on the upstream side can be paid out to the payout passage provided on the downstream sideUsing drive motorA game medium payout means;
  Payout of game media by the game media payout meansTheA payout operation means provided so that it can be executed from the player side;
  Game medium counting means for counting game media paid out by the game medium payout means;
  Provided at a predetermined location of the payout passage downstream of the game medium payout means;A movement detection means for detecting a movement status of the game medium paid out by the game medium payout means;
  An input waiting process that repeatedly determines whether or not there is an operation of the payout operation means until the operation is performed, and a process that is executed when it is determined by the input wait process that there is an operation of the payout operation means A payout process for paying out game media by the game media payout means;Is the size of the game media acquired?BeforeThe size of the game media counted by the game media counting means is reduced.Execute subtraction processing to calculateControl means,
  The control means includesWhen the payout process is started, the payout process is executed until a predetermined number of game media are paid out. When the predetermined number of game media are paid out, the payout process is ended and the process returns to the input waiting process. With
Said withdrawalDuring processingIn the case where it is determined that the detection signal output from the movement detection means does not change for a predetermined time,Regardless of whether or not the predetermined number of game media have been paid out in the payout process, the payout process ends and returns to the input waiting process.It is characterized by that.
  According to this feature,Using drive motorPayout of game media by game media payout meansExecution of processingIf the game media stagnates in the payout passage, the number of game media counted up to that point should be paid out according to the payout operation.A predetermined number ofGame mediaRegardless of whether or notOf game media by means of game media payout meansThe payout process endsTherefore, game media payout means due to stagnation of game mediaDrive motorTherefore, damage to the apparatus is reliably prevented.
[0008]
In the gaming apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the gaming apparatus includes display means capable of displaying the size of the acquired gaming medium or the paid gaming medium.
In this way, the player can confirm the size of the acquired game medium acquired by the player and the size of the game medium that has been paid out.
[0009]
  The gaming device of the present invention,The length of the predetermined time is such that, when the game medium stays at the position of the movement detection means, the game medium reaches the game medium payout means when the game medium payout by the game medium payout means continues. Shorter than the time toIt is preferable.
  In this way,In order to stop the payout operation of the game medium payout means before the game medium reaches the game medium payout means,Game media payout meansDrive motorIs less likely to be loaded.
[0010]
In the gaming apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the game medium counting means is provided in the vicinity of the downstream side of the game medium payout means.
In this way, the amount of game media paid out to the player can be accurately counted.
[0011]
  The gaming apparatus of the present invention constitutes the gaming medium payout means.Drive motorThisDrive motorDrive operation detecting means is provided for detecting the drive operation, and the control means, when an abnormality occurs in the detection signal output from the drive operation detecting means,Drive motorIt is preferable to stop the drive of.
  In this way,Drive motorIf some load is applied to the game, or game media may be idle without being suppliedDrive motorIs reliably stopped,Drive motorCan be effectively prevented.
[0012]
In the gaming apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that a predetermined portion in the payout passage is formed in a curved shape.
In this way, the payout passage having a long distance can be provided in a small space in a compact manner.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a game island stand 1 to which the present invention is applied. The game island stand 1 has front and rear surfaces (the rear surface is not shown). A predetermined number (four in this embodiment) of the pachinko machine 2, the CR unit 3 corresponding to the pachinko machine 2, and the payout unit 23 are arranged, and the pachinko machine 2 is operated inside. Is formed by connecting a plurality of appropriate devices (for example, pachinko ball lifting device, etc.) and having a single independent unit configuration in the longitudinal direction. .
[0014]
This gaming island stand 1 ′ is disposed adjacent to the waist plate 7 covering the lower part of the gaming island stand 1 ′, the pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine arranged on the waist board 7, and the pachinko machine 2. The CR unit 3, the payout unit 23, the curtain plate 6a covering the upper part of the pachinko machine 2 of the game island stand 1 ', the lamp plate 6b, and the call button 17 provided on the lamp plate 6b corresponding to each pachinko machine 2. And a counter 4 for each pachinko machine 2 is provided at a lower position of the pachinko machine 2. The curtain plate 6a and the lamp plate 6b are provided so as to be openable to the front, and by opening the curtain plate 6a, maintenance of a ball clog generated in the game island stand 1 ', each electrical installation portion, etc. can be performed from the outside. It has become.
[0015]
The counter 4 is fixed so that a box-shaped ball receiving tray 35 whose upper surface is open is positioned below a discharge port (not shown) provided in the lower tray 5 of each pachinko machine 2. The pachinko balls obtained by the above can be appropriately discharged from the lower plate 5 to the ball receiving plate 35. The pachinko balls stored in the ball receiving tray 35 are counted by the counter 4 by operating the slide lever 34, and then the recovery bowl 40 provided below the inside of the game island 1 '(see FIG. 3). To be returned to. Further, the supply of pachinko balls to each pachinko machine 2 is supplied from a supply chute 30, and the supply of pachinko balls to a payout unit 23 described later is supplied from a supply chute 29.
[0016]
On the front face of the counter 4, a payout button 33 is provided for letting a player acquire a desired amount of pachinko balls from a payout unit 23 described later. The pachinko balls counted once can be used again by operating the payout button 33.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, between the lamp plate 6 b and the pachinko machine 2, the total number of balls acquired by the counter 4, the processing status at the end of the game or at the time of leaving the seat, and guidance information In addition, an LED display device 38 capable of displaying game information and the like of the pachinko machine is provided. A magnetic card reader / writer 39 capable of recording and reading information on a magnetic card as a recording medium is provided at an intermediate position between the two pachinko machines 2 on the other side of the LED display device 38. 37 is arranged so as to be exposed, and next to the LED display device 38, the total number adjustment button 19 for writing and issuing the total number of acquired balls displayed on the LED display device 38 on the magnetic card by the card reader / writer 39. An end ball adjustment button 20 for writing and issuing the number of acquired balls excluding the end balls that cannot be prized, and a leaving button 21 for issuing a magnetic card in which leaving information is written when the player leaves the seat. In addition, operation buttons including data buttons 22 for appropriately displaying data are provided, and these parts are provided on the same electrical panel 18. To have.
[0018]
In addition, since the arrangement position of this electrical installation panel 18 becomes easy to understand the corresponding relationship with the corresponding pachinko machine 2, it is provided at the peripheral position of the pachinko machine 2 that is immediately above the pachinko machine 2 as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 3, at the lower position of the game island stand 1 ′, the pachinko ball is connected to the recovery rod 40 and is lifted by the lifting motor 25 to the upper supply rod 36 through the lifting rod 27. A polishing device 41 that polishes pachinko balls is provided in a path that is provided with the lifting device 26 and reaches the supply rod 36.
[0020]
The CR unit 3 has an appearance as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, and an operation lamp 11 for informing the player that a pachinko ball can be rented is provided on the front surface. There is provided a prepaid card insertion slot 12 through which a prepaid card having appropriate amount data recorded for use can be inserted.
[0021]
The payout unit 23 has an appearance as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, and an operation lamp 13 is provided on the front to notify the player that the player can pay out the acquired balls. In addition, a nozzle 15 pivotally supported on the front surface of a unit box 14 provided in the interior so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction and the up-down direction is provided so that the tip extends to the upper plate 16 of the pachinko machine 2. .
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 4, the unit box 14 has one side surface that can be inserted from the front in a mounting portion 23 a that is formed in a concave shape that opens forward by a plate material at a substantially central position in the vertical direction in the dispensing unit 23. A payout device 51 for paying out a predetermined number of pachinko balls set in advance when a button operation of the payout button 33 is performed is formed on the upper side of the side plate 50. It is arranged.
[0023]
Below the payout device 51 in the side plate 50, a discharge passage 53 that communicates the discharge port 52 provided at the lower portion of the payout device 51 and the base end of the nozzle 15 is disposed, and above the payout device 51. A supply passage 55 that communicates between the supply port 54 provided at the upper part of the device 51 and the supply chute 29 attached to the supply rod 36 in the game island stand 1 ′ is provided.
[0024]
A holding member 68 capable of holding the lower portion of the replenishment chute 29 is provided at the upper portion of the mounting portion 23a so that the lower end opening of the replenishment chute 29 is communicated with a communication hole 67 formed in the upper plate. The upper opening of the supply passage 55 is connected to a communication hole 66 formed in the upper plate of the unit box 14. When the unit box 14 is attached to the attachment portion 23 a, the communication hole 66 and the communication hole 67 are provided. And communicate with each other.
[0025]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the box 51 a constituting the dispensing device 51, the ball passage 56 penetrating the box 51 a vertically and the supply chute 29 through the supply port 54 are continuously provided. Drive motors 57 for feeding the supplied pachinko balls to the discharge passage 53 by a predetermined amount are respectively provided on the left and right sides via the partition plate 58. The drive motor 57 is provided so that the rotating shaft 60 having the sprocket 59 fixed to the tip thereof traverses the ball passage 56, and the pachinko ball that has entered the ball passage 56 is in a state where the sprocket 59 is stopped. The flow down to the discharge port 52 is restricted, and the sprocket 59 is discharged one by one as the sprocket 59 rotates.
[0026]
The drive motor 57 is connected to the control unit 42 as will be described later, and starts to be driven by the button operation of the payout button 33. The magnetic sensor 61 detects the passage of a predetermined number of pachinko balls. At this point, the control unit 42 controls the rotation shaft 60 to stop driving. That is, by one press operation of the payout button 33, the sprocket 59 rotates and the pachinko balls are sent one by one to the payout passage 53, and finally a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the upper plate 16. . In addition, the rotating shaft 60 is configured so that the number of pachinko balls detected by the magnetic sensor 61 reaches the preset payout number (for example, when the payout number is 125 shots, the magnetic sensor 61 uses 124 pachinko balls). Is controlled so as to rotate at a low speed at the time when the passage of is detected), so that a predetermined number of pachinko balls can be reliably paid out.
[0027]
Further, a ball receiving portion 64 that receives a pachinko ball that enters the inside from the supply port 54 is provided in the ball passage 56 so that the upper surface thereof is located slightly above the tooth bottom of the sprocket 59 and is substantially vertical. The load of the pachinko balls that are continuously supplied downward is not directly applied to the sprocket 59.
[0028]
A magnetic sensor 61 capable of detecting a pachinko ball sent out by the rotation of the sprocket 59 is provided at a position below the sprocket 59 in the ball passage 56. The magnetic sensor 61 is controlled to function as a counting means for counting the number of pachinko balls sent out by the rotation of the sprocket 59, that is, the number of pachinko balls paid out to the player.
[0029]
Returning to FIG. 4, the payout passage 53 is formed so as to be curved in a substantially square shape from upstream to downstream, and a pachinko ball in the payout passage 53 can be detected at a predetermined position on the downstream side. A magnetic sensor 62 is provided. As will be described later, the magnetic sensor 62 is connected to the control unit 42 via a control box 63 and a connector 65. The movement state of the pachinko balls in the payout passage 53, that is, the pachinko balls in the payout passage 53 normally. It is controlled so as to function as a movement detecting means for detecting whether or not it is flowing down. Therefore, when the magnetic sensor 62 detects that the pachinko ball is stagnant, the control unit 42 stops the drive motor 57 even before the payout operation performed by the operation of the payout button 33 is completed. It is like that.
[0030]
Reference numeral 65 denotes a connector for connecting to an external connector for connecting to various external devices. The drive motor 57 is connected to the connector 65 and the magnetic sensors 61 and 62 are arranged in the lower part in the side plate 50. It is connected via a control box 63 provided.
[0031]
Next, the configuration of the game island 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. 7. Each game island stand 1 ′ exchanges signals and data with each part constituting the game island stand 1 ′. An input / output unit for performing the control, a memory for storing status data of each unit, a communication unit for communicating with the management computer 47 to be described later, and a CPU (central processing unit) for executing a predetermined control program and performing a control operation A control unit 42 and the like are provided to control the operation of the game island stand 1 ′. The control unit 42 manages the control and operating status (errors, etc.) of each part.
[0032]
The control unit 42 is connected to a gaming microcomputer (not shown) mounted on each pachinko machine 2 installed on the gaming island 1 via an interface, and game information (start, special prize, The game information in each pachinko machine 2 is output to the management computer 47 connected to the control unit 42 via the communication cable 46 together with the machine number of each pachinko machine 2. Are updated and registered sequentially.
[0033]
Furthermore, in the game island stand 1 ′ of this embodiment, a replenishment ball counter for counting the number of replenishment balls supplied to the pachinko machine 2 and an out ball for counting the out balls discharged from the pachinko machine 2. Counters are provided at predetermined positions above and below the pachinko machine 2, and these counters are connected to the control unit 42, so that the counting information (the number of replenishing balls, the driving balls) by these counters Number) is transmitted from the control unit 42 to the management computer 47, and is sequentially updated and registered together with the difference ball number calculated from the supply ball number and the shot ball number.
[0034]
The operation buttons including the total adjustment button 19, the edge adjustment button 20, the leaving button 21, and the data button 22 are mounted on the operation unit board 44, and these operation buttons are connected to the control unit 42 via the operation unit board 44. It is connected.
[0035]
The acquired ball number data counted by the counter 4 and the payout ball number data paid out through the payout unit 23 by operating the payout button 33 are added or subtracted as appropriate by the control unit 42 and sequentially connected to the control unit 42. Is displayed on the LED display device 38.
[0036]
Although the LED display device 38 is not particularly shown in detail, the LED elements that are the issuing elements are arranged in a matrix and can be displayed by turning on the appropriate LED elements. Based on the display output, it is connected to the control unit 42 via a display driver 43 that controls the lighting of the LED element 48.
[0037]
The magnetic sensor 61 and the drive motor 57 in the payout device 51 of the payout unit 23, the magnetic sensor 62 provided in the payout passage 53, and the operation lamp 13 that informs the player that the pachinko ball can be paid out from the acquired ball. Are connected to the control unit 42 via cables.
[0038]
The operation lamp 11 that informs the player that pachinko balls can be lent out in the CR unit 3 and the prepaid card reader 10 that reads out monetary data from the prepaid card are connected to the control unit 42 via cables. ing.
[0039]
Hereinafter, the game situation on the gaming island 1 'according to the present embodiment will be described. First, when a player plays a game, the player inserts a prepaid card through the prepaid card insertion slot 12, and the card reader / writer 10 removes the prepaid card from the prepaid card. A desired number of pachinko balls are borrowed by operating a ball lending button (not shown) provided as appropriate on the pachinko machine 2 or the like from the amount data read and appropriately displayed on the display device, and the game is started.
[0040]
During the game, the pachinko balls paid out due to the occurrence of a big hit or the like can be temporarily stored in the ball receiving tray 35 or the like of the ball counter 4, and if there is more paying, the pachinko balls in the ball receiving tray 35 are moved to the slide lever 34. Is operated and is put into the counter 4 so that it can be temporarily returned to the game island 1 '. At this time, the number of pachinko balls counted and paid out by a counting sensor (not shown) in the counter 4 is output to the control unit 42 and displayed as an acquired ball on the LED display 38 as shown in FIG. Will be.
[0041]
Here, even if there are no pachinko balls in the game, if there is an acquired ball that has been acquired by paying once through the counter 4 until now, the player can operate the payout unit 33 to operate the payout unit 23. A predetermined amount of pachinko balls are paid out to the upper plate 16 of the pachinko machine 2. That is, the player can draw a predetermined number of pachinko balls from the numerical values displayed on the LED display device 38 and play again.
[0042]
A control method of various devices when paying out a predetermined amount of pachinko balls from the displayed number of acquired balls in response to a re-game request from the player will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0043]
First, the payout process control process in the normal time will be described with reference to FIG. 8. The control unit 42 determines whether or not the player has pressed the payout button 33 (S1), and when the operation is performed, The drive motor 57 of the dispensing device 51 of the dispensing unit 45 is driven (S2).
[0044]
When the pachinko ball detection signal is output from the magnetic sensor 61 (S3), the control unit 42 counts the number of detected pachinko balls based on this detection signal and displays it on the LED display device 38. The number of pachinko balls detected and counted by the magnetic sensor 61 as described above is subtracted from the number of balls acquired (S4), and the updated number of balls acquired is displayed on the LED display device 38. (S5). In addition, the display of the number of acquired balls updated in this way may not be sequentially updated every time the pachinko ball is detected by the magnetic sensor 61. For example, a predetermined time (for example, 5 for example) after the subtraction process is started. The display may be updated every second).
[0045]
Further, the number of pachinko balls counted based on the pachinko ball detection signal from the magnetic sensor 61 has reached a predetermined number (for example, 125 balls corresponding to 500 yen) stored in the memory in the control unit 42 in advance. (S6). When the predetermined number is reached, the drive motor 57 is stopped and the payout is completed.
[0046]
Through a series of these operations, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out to the player, and the subtraction processing and display for the number of paid-out pachinko balls are performed from the number of acquired balls.
[0047]
Next, the control processing steps of various devices when a clogging occurs in the payout passage 53 during the payout operation as described above will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0048]
The control unit 42 determines whether or not the drive motor 57 is driven (S1). When the drive motor 57 is driven, the control unit 42 starts detecting the pulse signal from the magnetic sensor 62, and outputs the HI state pulse signal and LOW. It is determined whether or not each state pulse signal is switched within a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) (S2). Then, if the pulse signals of HI and LOW are alternately switched within a predetermined time, it is determined that the pachinko balls are normally flowing down in the payout passage 53, and the detection is repeated, and the pulses in the HI state (or LOW state) are detected. When the signal is detected continuously for a predetermined time or longer, it is determined that there is no movement of the pachinko balls, that is, clogging has occurred in the payout passage 53, and it is determined whether or not the drive motor 57 is driven (S3). If it is being driven, the drive of the drive motor 57 is stopped.
[0049]
Thus, during the payout of the pachinko balls from the number of acquired balls, that is, during the drive operation of the drive motor 57, for example, the pachinko balls are full in the upper plate 16 as the payout destination, and the payout passage 53 as shown in the conventional example. In the case where clogging occurs, the pachinko balls stay in the vicinity of the magnetic sensor 62 in the pachinko ball payout passage 53 and do not move. That is, since the above-described change does not occur in the pulse signal output from the magnetic sensor 62 within a predetermined time, the control unit 42 determines that this has occurred and stops driving the drive motor 57. Accordingly, the rotation of the sprocket 59 is regulated by the pachinko balls stored up to the inside of the dispensing device 51, and the load is not applied to the drive motor 57 for a long time, so that the device is prevented from being damaged or fired.
[0050]
Further, in the present embodiment, the magnetic sensor 62 is provided on the downstream side of the dispensing passage 53, that is, closer to the nozzle 15, so that it is possible to detect clogging at an early stage.
[0051]
In addition, since it is provided at a predetermined downstream position separated from the dispensing device 51 by a predetermined distance, the pachinko ball until the control unit 42 stops the drive motor 57 based on the detection signal from the magnetic sensor 62. Will not reach the dispensing device 51 even if it is stored further upstream. It should be noted that the number of pachinko balls stored from the time when such clogging is detected until the drive motor 57 stops driving is calculated in advance, and the distance from the dispensing device 51 to the magnetic sensor 62 is calculated as the number of pachinko balls. If the allowable distance is set, the occurrence of clogging up to the drive motor 57 can be reliably prevented.
[0052]
Further, in this embodiment, even if it is set so that, for example, 125 pachinko balls are paid out to the player for each operation of the payout button 33 as described above, it is clogged as described above. If the drive of the drive motor 57 is stopped before the payout of 125 shots, the payout of the pachinko balls is completed there, so that the player requests further payout of the pachinko balls, and the payout button again When 33 is operated, the control unit 42 executes the processing described based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 and 9 again.
[0053]
It should be noted that the subtraction process from the number of acquired balls is performed sequentially if a pachinko ball is detected from the magnetic sensor 61 regardless of whether the drive motor 57 is driven or stopped. Even if the driving is stopped before the payout of 125 shots is completed, only the number of pachinko balls actually paid out is surely subtracted from the number of acquired balls.
[0054]
In this embodiment, since the magnetic sensor 61 is provided close to the lower portion of the sprocket 59, it is possible not only to accurately count the pachinko balls actually paid out to the player, but also from occurrence of clogging. Until the drive motor 57 is stopped, more pachinko balls than the predetermined number of pachinko balls (125 in this embodiment) are not paid out so as to be paid out by one operation of the payout button 33.
[0055]
10 to 15 show a second embodiment of the present invention. The game island stand 1 in this embodiment counts the prize balls paid out to the player and pays them out into the game island stand 1 or the number of pachinko balls counted by the counter 4. There is no display device 38 or the like to display, and it is configured as a so-called general game island stand. In this embodiment, a stand relay terminal (DMC) is provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 2, and game information, out ball information, supply ball information, CR, as described in the first embodiment. Unit information and replay unit information, which will be described later, are transmitted to the management computer 47 via this stand relay terminal.
[0056]
In this embodiment, when the player plays a game, the prepaid card is inserted into the prepaid card insertion slot 12 and the ball lending button (not shown) is appropriately operated as in the first embodiment. You can borrow a desired number of pachinko balls from the amount data read from the prepaid card and start the game, and the number of balls acquired by playing the game can be appropriately externalized to a magnetic card such as a member card. By recording and saving with the recording device, the pachinko ball is drawn out from the acquired ball number data recorded on the magnetic card via the replay unit 99 and can be used again in the game.
[0057]
Hereinafter, components different from those of the first embodiment will be described. In addition, the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.
[0058]
As shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the replay unit 99 has a card insertion slot 94 into which a magnetic card can be inserted on the front surface, and the number of balls acquired recorded on the magnetic card inserted into the card insertion slot 94. The display device 71 to be displayed, the payout buttons 33 a to 33 e operated when the player draws the number of balls described on the surface from the acquired ball number data displayed on the display device 71, and the card insertion slot 94 A payout button 98 for discharging the inserted magnetic card is provided. As shown in FIG. 11, the payout operation means in the present embodiment is configured by a plurality of payout buttons 33a to 33e, and is described on the surface of each button by selectively pressing each button. Since the number of pachinko balls that have been set are paid out, the player can select and draw out the desired number of pachinko balls.
[0059]
The payout device 80 in the present embodiment is configured as shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, and in a box 80 a constituting this, there is a substantially reverse letter-shaped ball passage 81 and an upper portion from the supply chute 29. Drive motors 83 for feeding pachinko balls continuously supplied through the supply port 82 to the discharge passage 53 by a predetermined amount are respectively provided on the left and right sides. At the tip of the output shaft 83 a of the drive motor 83, a tooth portion 85 formed at the end of the screw shaft 84 that is pivotally supported around the shaft center along the horizontal passage portion 81 a in the ball passage 81. A gear 86 that meshes with the screw shaft 84 is fixed, and the screw shaft 84 is interlocked with the rotation of the output shaft 83a.
[0060]
Since the protrusion 87 is spirally provided on the outer periphery of the screw shaft 84, pachinko balls that have entered the ball passage 56 are discharged in the horizontal passage portion 81a when the rotation of the screw shaft 84 is stopped. The flow down to the outlet 52 is restricted, and the screw shaft 84 is sent to the discharge port 88 one by one as the screw shaft 84 rotates.
[0061]
A magnetic sensor 61 capable of detecting a pachinko ball sent out by the rotation of the screw shaft 84 is provided below the screw shaft 84 in the ball passage 81. The magnetic sensor 61 is controlled so as to function as a counting means for counting the number of pachinko balls sent out by the rotation of the screw shaft 84, that is, the number of pachinko balls paid out to the player.
[0062]
Further, a substantially disc-shaped shielding plate 90 with a part cut away is fixed to the right end of the screw shaft 84 in the drawing so as to rotate as the screw shaft 84 rotates. The space between the light projector 89a and the light receiver 89b in the upward U-shaped sensor 89 provided below is selectively shielded.
[0063]
The gaming island 1 in this embodiment is configured as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 15, and in the replay unit 99, a control unit 91 (FIG. 15) connected to the control unit 42 via a communication unit 92. The control unit 91 includes a drive motor 83, magnetic sensors 61 and 62, a sensor 89, an operation lamp 13, payout buttons 33a to 33e, and a magnetic card inserted from the card insertion port 94. A card reader 93 capable of reading the recorded number of acquired balls, a payout button 98 for paying out the inserted magnetic card, and a display device 71 capable of displaying the number of acquired balls read by the card reader 93 are displayed. Each is connected via a driver 96.
[0064]
Further, the drive motor 83 connected to the control unit 91 is similar to the first embodiment described above when the magnetic sensor 61 detects the passage of a predetermined number of pachinko balls set in advance, or a magnetic sensor 62 described later. Thus, the control of the screw shaft 84 is stopped when the clogging in the payout passage 53 occurs. That is, in a normal time, by one pressing operation of the payout buttons 33a to 33e, the pachinko balls are sent one by one to the payout passage 53 by the screw shaft 84, and finally a predetermined number of pachinko balls set in advance are obtained. When the balls are paid out to the upper plate 16 and the balls are stagnated in the payout passage 53 during the payout operation, the drive motor 83 is driven even before the payout of the predetermined number of pachinko balls is completed. It is supposed to be stopped.
[0065]
Further, the shielding plate 90 rotates with the rotation of the screw shaft 84 and the light projected from the light projector 89a toward the light receiver 89b is selectively blocked, whereby the control unit 91 (connected to the sensor 89) 15), the control unit 91 determines whether or not the screw shaft 84 is normally rotated by this pulse signal, and determines that the screw shaft 84 is not normally rotated. In this case, the drive of the drive motor 83 is stopped regardless of the control of the magnetic sensors 61 and 62.
[0066]
When a player plays a game on the gaming island stand 1 in this embodiment configured as described above, a prepaid card is inserted into the prepaid card insertion slot 12 and an operation means provided as appropriate in the gaming machine 2 is operated. Pachinko balls are paid out and it becomes possible to play games. When the player has paid out a prize ball, it is stored in a ball box (not shown) as needed and can be counted by a counter installed in a prize counter or the like. The time player can record this prize ball on the member card as the number of balls acquired.
[0067]
Here, when a player wants to replay a predetermined number of pachinko balls from the acquired ball number data recorded on the member card or the like, the player inserts the member card into the card insertion slot 94 of the replay unit 99. If this is done, the acquired ball number data recorded on the membership card is read out by the card reader 93 and displayed on the display device 71. When one of the payout buttons 33a to 33e is pressed by looking at this, it is written on the button surface. The amount of pachinko balls thus obtained is paid out to the upper plate 16 from the payout device 80, and replay is possible.
[0068]
In this way, the number of balls acquired by the player can be managed collectively by the management computer 47. In this case, only identification data is assigned to each magnetic card, and each game The number of balls acquired by the person is managed on the management computer 47 side corresponding to the identification data. Each time a magnetic card is inserted into the counter or the replay unit 99 as described above, the identification data of the magnetic card is sequentially output to the management computer 47, and the management computer 47 obtains an acquisition ball corresponding to the identification data. For example, when the number of acquired balls is saved or paid out, the management computer 47 sequentially performs addition and subtraction processing from the acquired acquired ball number data. Good.
[0069]
As described above, in the replay unit 99 in the present embodiment, during such a payout operation, when the magnetic sensor 62 detects that the ball is stagnating in the payout passage 53, by that time. Even if the counted number of pachinko balls does not reach the preset number of balls to be paid out, the drive motor 83 is stopped and no load is applied to the drive motor 83 for a long time. Etc. are prevented.
[0070]
Further, in the payout device 80 in this embodiment, since the rotational drive of the screw shaft 84 is separately controlled by the sensor 89, clogging of the screw shaft 84 due to pachinko balls supplied into the payout device 80 is prevented. It can be prevented.
[0071]
Further, although not particularly illustrated, if the discharge passage 53 is formed so as to meander in the side plate 50, the distance of the discharge passage 53 from the downstream side of the nozzle 15 to the discharge device 80 becomes longer, so the stagnation of the pachinko balls is detected. Even if a long time is set, the payout device does not frequently become clogged. Therefore, it is possible to reliably detect clogging without frequently stopping the driving of the device.
[0072]
Each element in each of the embodiments corresponds to the present invention as follows.
[0073]
  Claim 1 of the present invention is provided corresponding to a game machine (pachinko machine) that uses a game medium (pachinko ball) to play a game, and determines the size of the acquired game medium acquired by the player by the game. A game device (payout unit 23) for paying out to a player in a reusable manner in response to a request from a player, and a game medium (pachinko ball) supplied from a supply passage (55) provided on the upstream side ) Can be dispensed to the dispensing passage (53) provided on the downstream sideUsing drive motors (drive motors 57 and 83)Game medium payout means (payout devices 51, 80) and payout of game media (pachinko balls) by the game medium payout means (payout devices 51, 80)TheA game for counting payout operation means (payout buttons 33, 33a to 33e) provided so as to be executed from the player side and game media (pachinko balls) paid out from the game medium payout means (payout devices 51, 80). Medium counting means (magnetic sensor 61);The payout passage (53) provided downstream of the game medium payout means (payout devices 51 and 80) is provided at a predetermined location,Movement detection means (magnetic sensor 62) for detecting the movement status of game media (pachinko balls) paid out from the game medium payout means (payout devices 51 and 80);An input waiting process for repeatedly determining whether or not there is an operation of the payout operation means (payout buttons 33, 33a to 33e) until the operation is performed, and the payout operation means (payout buttons 33, 33a to 33a ~) by the input wait process. 33e) is a process executed when it is determined that there is an operation, and a payout process for paying out game media (pachinko balls) by the game medium payout means (payout devices 51, 80);Is the size of the game media acquired?BeforeThe size of the game medium (pachinko ball) counted by the game medium counting means (magnetic sensor 61) is reduced.Execute subtraction processing to calculateControl means (control unit 4291And the control means (control unit 42)91)When the payout process is started, the payout process is executed until a predetermined number of game media (pachinko balls) are paid out, and when the predetermined number of game media (pachinko balls) are paid out, the payout process is ended. And return to the input waiting process.Said withdrawalDuring processingWhen it is determined that the detection signal output from the movement detection means (magnetic sensor 62) does not change for a predetermined time,Regardless of whether or not the predetermined number of game media (pachinko balls) have been paid out in the payout process, the payout process ends and returns to the input waiting process.It is supposed to be.
[0074]
According to claim 2 of the present invention, the gaming device (payout unit 23) includes display means (LED display devices 38 and 71) capable of displaying the size of the acquired game medium or the game medium (pachinko ball) that has been paid out. It has.
[0075]
  Claim 3 of the present invention providesThe length of the predetermined time is such that when the game medium stays at the position of the movement detection means, the game medium is played when the game medium (pachinko ball) is continuously paid out by the game medium payout means. It is shorter than the time to reach the payout means.
[0076]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the game medium counting means (magnetic sensor 61) is provided in the vicinity of the downstream side of the game medium payout means (payout devices 51 and 80).
[0077]
  Claim 5 of the present invention constitutes the game medium payout means (payout devices 51 and 80).Drive motor(Drive motor 83)Drive motorDrive operation detection means (sensor 89) for detecting the drive operation of (drive motor 83) is provided, and the control means (control unit 99) detects a detection signal output from the drive operation detection means (sensor 89). If an abnormality occurs inDrive motorThe drive of the (drive motor 83) is stopped.
[0078]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a predetermined portion of the payout passage (53) is formed in a curved shape.
[0079]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.
[0080]
For example, although the drive motors 57 and 83 having the sprocket 59 and the screw shaft 84 are used as the pachinko ball payout mechanism in the payout devices 51 and 80 in the above embodiment, the pachinko balls flow down as these payout mechanisms. In order to selectively regulate, an electromagnetic solenoid having an extension / retraction shaft provided so as to be freely retractable in the ball passage may be used, and the shape of the payout mechanism is not particularly limited. In the above embodiment, a payout device for paying out pachinko balls used when playing pachinko games is used as the payout means. However, the payout means of the present invention is a slot game using coins or the like. In addition, a coin payout device and the like applied in the above are also included.
[0081]
Moreover, the attachment position, the number of attachments, etc. of the magnetic sensor 61 as the counting means and the magnetic sensor 62 as the movement detection means are arbitrary and can be variously changed.
[0082]
Furthermore, the payout of the pachinko balls from the gaming device in the present embodiment may be performed by inserting cash.
[0083]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following effects.
[0084]
  (A) According to the invention of claim 1,Using drive motorPayout of game media by game media payout meansExecution of processingIf the game media stagnates in the payout passage, the number of game media counted up to that point should be paid out according to the payout operation.A predetermined number ofGame mediaRegardless of whether or notOf game media by means of game media payout meansThe payout process endsTherefore, game media payout means due to stagnation of game mediaDrive motorTherefore, damage to the apparatus is reliably prevented.
[0085]
(B) According to the invention of claim 2, the player can confirm the size of the acquired game medium acquired by the player and the size of the game medium paid out.
[0086]
  (C) According to the invention of claim 3,In order to stop the payout operation of the game medium payout means before the game medium reaches the game medium payout means,Game media payout meansDrive motorIs less likely to be loaded.
[0087]
(D) According to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to accurately count the amount of game media paid out to the player.
[0088]
  (E) According to the invention of claim 5,Drive motorIf some load is applied to the game, or game media may be idle without being suppliedDrive motorIs reliably stopped,Drive motorCan be effectively prevented.
[0089]
(F) According to the invention of claim 6, the payout passage having a long distance can be provided compactly in a small space.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a game island platform to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the main part of the game island stand of FIG. 1;
3 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of the game island stand of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a dispensing device.
5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 4;
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game island stand of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control processing process during a payout operation.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a control processing process during a payout operation.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an amusement island stand as a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is an enlarged front view of the main part of the game island platform of FIG. 10;
12 is a cross-sectional view showing a payout device applied to the game island platform of FIG. 10;
13 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG.
14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game island stand of FIG.
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional dispensing device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Yugijimadai
2 Pachinko machines
3 CR units
4 counters
5 Lower plate
6a curtain
6b Lamp plate
7 waist plate
8 display devices
10 Prepaid card reader
11 Operation lamp
12 Prepaid card slot
13 Operation lamp
14 unit box
15 nozzles
16 Fine dishes
17 button
18 Electric panel
19 Complete payment button
20 End ball adjustment button
21 Leave button
22 Data button
23 Dispensing unit
23a Mounting part
25 Lifting motor
26 Lifting device
27 Lifting
29 Supply chute
33 payout button
33a-33e payout button
34 Slide lever
35 saucer
36 Supply fence
37 Card insertion and issue slot
38 LED display
39 Card Rewriter / Writer
40 Recovery dredge
41 Polishing equipment
42 Control unit
43 Display driver
44 Operation unit board
45 Dispensing unit
46 Communication cable
47 Management computer
50 side plate
51 Dispensing device
51a box
52 outlet
53 Dispensing passage
54 Supply port
55 Supply passage
56 Ball Passage
57, 80 Drive motor
58 divider
59 Sprocket
60 axis of rotation
61 Magnetic sensor
62 Magnetic sensor
63 Control box
64 Ball receiver
65 connector
66, 67 communication hole
68 Holding member
71 Display device
80 Dispensing device
80a box
81 ball passage
81a Horizontal passage
82 Supply port
83 Drive motor
83a Output shaft
84 Screw shaft
85, 86 teeth
87 ridges
88 outlet
89 sensors
89a Floodlight
89b Receiver
90 Screening board
91 Control unit
92 Communication unit
93 Card reader
94 Card slot
96 Display driver
98 payout button
99 replay units

Claims (6)

Provided to game machines that use game media to play games, and allows players to re-use the size of the acquired game media that the player has acquired through the game in response to a request from the player A gaming device for paying out,
Game medium payout means using a drive motor capable of paying out game media supplied from a supply passage provided on the upstream side to a payout passage provided on the downstream side;
A payout operation means provided so as to be executed from the player side payout's game medium by the game medium payout means,
Game medium counting means for counting game media paid out by the game medium payout means;
A movement detecting means provided at a predetermined location on the payout path downstream of the game medium payout means and detecting a movement state of the game medium paid out from the game medium payout means;
An input waiting process that repeatedly determines whether or not there is an operation of the payout operation means until the operation is performed, and a process that is executed when it is determined by the input wait process that there is an operation of the payout operation means executes a payout process for paying the game medium by the game medium payout means is in, and a subtraction process for subtract the magnitude of the counted game media by the size or al before Symbol game medium counter means acquisition game media Control means,
When the payout process is started , the control means executes the payout process until a predetermined number of game media are paid out. When the predetermined number of game media are paid out , the control means ends the payout process and performs the input. While returning to the waiting process,
During execution of the payout processing, when a predetermined time change in the detection signal output from said movement detecting means determines that no, the predetermined number of game media in the payout processing regardless of whether it is paid out A gaming apparatus, wherein the payout process is terminated and the process returns to the input waiting process .   The gaming device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit capable of displaying a size of an acquired gaming medium or a paid gaming medium. The length of the predetermined time is such that, when the game medium stays at the position of the movement detection means, the game medium reaches the game medium payout means when the game medium payout by the game medium payout means continues. The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein the gaming device is shorter than the time until .   4. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game medium counting means is provided in the vicinity of the downstream side of the game medium payout means. The drive motor constituting the game medium payout means is provided with drive operation detection means for detecting the drive operation of the drive motor , and the control means has an abnormality in the detection signal output from the drive operation detection means. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when it occurs, the drive of the drive motor is stopped.   The gaming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined portion in the payout passage is formed in a curved shape.

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