JP4768694B2 - Game media rental machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending machine that sends out a predetermined number of game media such as medals by inserting coins, and more particularly to a technique that makes it difficult to change the number of game media to be sent out by unauthorized operation.

As a conventional technique, a bill recognition unit, a control unit, a medal tank unit, and a medal dispensing unit are stored in the housing of the medal lending machine main body, an upper door that opens and closes the front of the bill recognition unit and the control unit, and a front surface of the medal tank unit. There are medal lending machines that have an inner door that opens and closes and a lower door that opens and closes the front of the medal payout unit. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-053012 A

  In such a medal lending machine, a medal payout number setting change switch is provided on the front of the control unit so that it can be operated with the upper door open, and this switch is operated with the upper door open, Change settings are made.

  However, when the medal payout unit operates by inserting a banknote to receive one medal loan in a state where the setting state is changed so as to increase the number of medal payouts by operating the setting switch by fraud, The number of medals to be paid out based on the changed set number becomes larger than the normal number, which is a problem for a gaming facility.

  Further, if the unit price of one medal is reduced to, for example, 10 yen, the number of medals to be paid out by inserting 1000 yen banknotes becomes 100. In this state, when the medal payout unit is operated by an illegal act and the medal payout is performed, the large number of medals are collected and the medal in the medal storage unit (hopper) becomes insufficient. In addition, this is even more noticeable in a state where the setting state is changed so that the number of medals paid out is increased by operating the setting switch by an illegal act.

  In view of such a point, the present invention is to set a medal payout number by a specific external setting device as a technique for making it difficult to change the number of medals to be sent out by an unauthorized operation.

  In the present invention, game media is a generic term for medals, pachinko balls, etc. used in gaming machines, and a game media rental machine is a device that lends a predetermined number of these game media by inserting a predetermined amount of money. The coin-shaped member is a generic name including a circular coin, a circular medal, and the like, and in the following embodiment, a game medium is described as a circular medal that is one of the coin-shaped members. In addition, the thin piece is a general term including a prepaid card and other cards as well as a valuable card for receiving a supply of game medals as well as including a banknote, and the material of the banknote or the card is not limited. .

A gaming medium lending machine according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a banknote identification device that is detachably housed in the front side in a vertically long rectangular gaming medium lending machine body, and a predetermined number of gaming media by inserting banknotes into the banknote identification device. A game medium sending device to be sent is housed, and a power supply line and a signal line to the bill identifying device are connected to a power supply line of an electrical component in the game medium lending machine body and a signal line of a control unit by a connector, The connector includes a control unit side connector connected to a power supply line of the electrical unit and a signal line of the control unit, and a banknote identification device side connector that can be attached to and detached from the control unit side connector. In the state where the connector is separated and the connector is separated, the data setting of the game medium rental machine is performed by an external setting device connected to the control unit side connector.

  The gaming medium lending machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine lending machine main body according to the first aspect, wherein the bill identifying device is supported in the gaming medium lending machine main body so that it can be pulled out and stored in the front-rear direction. The bill identifying device side connector is disposed at the rear of the bill identifying device, and both connectors are configured to be detachable as the bill identifying device is pulled out and stored.

  Conventionally, in the case where a data setting switch is provided in a medal lending machine, the setting data may be changed by operating the switch illegally. In the first invention, however, the data setting of the game medium lending machine is performed. Since it is performed by an external setting device, such illegal acts cannot be performed, and safety in management can be obtained.

  In the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the invention, the control unit side connector is arranged in the back of the game medium lending machine main body, and the banknote identification device side connector attached to and detached from this is arranged in the rear part of the banknote identification device. Thus, the connector portion can be prevented from being tampered with. Further, while maintaining this effect, the bill identification device is pulled out and stored in the game medium lending machine body in the front-rear direction, so that both connectors can be detached. Therefore, the connection and separation operations of both connectors are simplified.

The gaming medium lending machine of the present invention sends a predetermined number of gaming media by inserting a banknote identification device detachably housed in the front side into a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped gaming medium lending machine body and inserting the banknotes into the banknote identification device. The game medium delivery device is stored, and the power supply line and the signal line to the banknote identification device are connected to the power supply line of the electrical unit in the game medium lending machine body and the signal line of the control unit by a connector, The connector includes a control unit side connector connected to the power supply line of the electrical unit and a signal line of the control unit, and a banknote identification device side connector that can be attached to and detached from the control unit side connector. In the state where the connector is pulled out and separated, the data setting of the game medium rental machine is performed by an external setting device connected to the control unit side connector. A medal lending machine which is an embodiment of the game medium lending machine of the present invention will be described below.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention in which a thin piece is represented by a representative banknote and a coin-like member 100 as a game medium is a circular game medal 100 will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of a medal lending machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the medal lending machine according to the present invention with a front door removed, and FIG. 3 illustrates an internal configuration of the medal lending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a front view of the bill recognition device storage chamber according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an external setting device for data setting of the medal lender according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which a medal lending machine and a gaming machine equipped with a coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention are installed, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory perspective view of the internal configuration of the medal lending machine according to the present invention with the front door opened It is.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As the coin-shaped member, there are a coin that is money and a medal dedicated to the gaming machine. In the embodiment, a case where the coin-shaped member is a medal will be described. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine, which indicates a gaming machine called a slot machine, a throttle machine, or a pachislot machine. Since a predetermined medal 100 is used in the gaming machine 1, three reels 1C are operated by operating the start lever 1A in a state where at least one medal 100 necessary for the game is inserted in the medal insertion slot 25. Rotates. In this state, when the timing is viewed and the three stop buttons 1B are pressed, the corresponding reels 1C are sequentially stopped, and a winning medal is displayed in accordance with a combination of symbols and numbers displayed on the reels 1C. Is paid out to the medal tray 1D.

  The gaming machine 1 is provided with a medal lending machine MK which is a lending machine for coin-like members. The medal lending machine MK includes a banknote, a valuable card, and the like inserted from the insertion slot 111 on the front surface in order to receive the supply of the game medal 100 in the main body 200 of the vertically long rectangular medal lending machine MK having an opening on the front surface. A thin piece identification device 110 having a thin piece identification function (referred to as a banknote identification device 110 when only a banknote is used), a medal sending device 2 for paying out a predetermined number of medals 100 by insertion of the thin piece, an electrical unit 60, and the like are housed. ing. The medal lending machine MK may be simply referred to as a lending machine, and is also referred to as an inter-table lending machine because it is disposed between the gaming machines 1. Since each gaming machine 1 is provided with a rental machine MK and this form forms a single island, this is referred to as an island of gaming machines, a gaming island. The gaming machine 1 and the rental machine MK are formed at substantially the same height in order to adjust the appearance of the gaming island.

  The thin piece identifying device 110 (in the embodiment, the bill identifying device 110) includes an identification function unit 110A for authenticating a thin piece (a bill in the embodiment) inserted from the insertion port 111, and an authentic thin piece ( In the embodiment, the stacking unit 110B stacks banknotes. The medal 100 can be supplied from the medal lending machine MK by inserting a predetermined thin piece (a bill in the embodiment) into the thin piece identifying device 110 (the bill identifying device 110 in the embodiment).

  The medal lending machine MK has an opening in the front of the vertically long rectangular medal lending machine main body 200 in order from the top to the bottom, a first door (upper door) 205, a second door (middle door) 206, and a third door (lower Door) 207. Each door may be referred to as a cover. The first door 205 covers the front surface of the thin piece identification device 110 and the electrical component 60 so that they can be taken out to the front surface. The third door 207 covers the front surface of the medal sending device 2, and guides the medal 100 sent from the medal sending device 2 to a medal payout portion provided on the front surface. The medal payout portion may be a medal tray provided on the entire surface of the third door 207, but in the embodiment, is configured with a nozzle 2N that leads to the medal tray 1D of the gaming machine 1. The opening and closing of the third door 207 may be a hinge mechanism, but in the embodiment, it is a detaching mechanism. By removing the third door 207 from the medal lending machine main body 200 together with the nozzle 2N, the support 216 in the medal lending machine main body 200 is attached. The placed medal delivery device 2 can be removed together with a storage container (first storage unit) 5P described later by pulling it forward from the medal lending machine body 200. Further, as will be described later, the second door 206 opens the medal replenishment opening on the front surface of the medal lending machine main body 200 and replenishes the medal 100 to the medal receiving portion (hopper) 5 provided in the upper part of the medal sending device 2. It is the front door 206 for supply for doing.

  The first door 205 is rotatably supported at the lower end portion by the medal lending machine main body 200 by a shaft support portion 204 of a horizontal axis, and includes a locking device 212 for locking at the upper portion. The lower end of the second door 206 is rotatably supported by the medal lending machine main body 200 by a shaft support portion 208, and includes a locking device 213 for locking at the upper portion. The third door 207 cannot be removed unless the second door 206 is opened. That is, in the third door 207, the lower end 207D of the third door 207 is engaged with an engagement flange 200F provided at the lower part of the medal lending machine main body 200, and the upper end 207U of the third door 207 is closed. It is close to the lower end 206D of the door 206. For this reason, in the state where the second door 206 is closed, even if the third door 207 is lifted, the upper end portion 207U of the third door 207 abuts on the lower end portion 206D of the second door 206 and locks with the locking flange 200F. Since the third door 207 cannot be removed. When the second door 206 is opened, the lower end portion 206D of the second door 206 is separated from the upper end portion 207U of the third door 207. Therefore, if the third door 207 is lifted, the lower end portion 207D of the third door 207 becomes the locking flange. The third door 207 can be removed in this state after being disengaged from 200F. In addition, the attachment / detachment structure of the upper part of the 3rd door 207 is the same structure as Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-202147.

  In the medal lending machine MK, a bill identifying device 110 for identifying the authenticity of a bill, which is one of the thin pieces, is arranged at the upper part of the medal lending machine MK, and a medal sending device 2 as a coin-like member sending device is arranged at the lower part. An electrical component 60 is disposed in the middle part.

  As described above, in the medal lending machine of the present invention, the front opening of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped lending machine main body 200 is arranged in order from the top to the bottom, the first door (upper door) 205, the second door (middle door) 206, And the third door (lower door) 207, the first door 205 covers the front surface of the slice identification device 110 and the electrical component 60 installed in the medal lending machine body 200, and the second door 206 is the medal The lower end of the medal lending machine body 200 is supported by the medal lending machine body 200 so as to open and close the medal replenishment opening in order to replenish the medal 100 to the medal storage container 5P provided at the upper part of the medal sending device 2 supported so as to be able to be pulled out in the lending machine body 200. The third door 207 is attached to a nozzle 2N that guides the medal 100 delivered from the medal delivery device 2 to the medal tray 1D of the gaming machine so that the front surface of the medal delivery device 2 is supported. You have me.

  A door detection switch 220 for detecting opening / closing of the first door (or cover) 205 is provided in the main body 200, and when the first door (or cover) 205 is opened, the door detection switch 220 is activated, thereby An alarm lamp (LED or the like) 257 is turned on by the operation. Further, a door detection switch 221 for detecting opening / closing of the second door (or cover) 206 is provided in the main body 200, and when the second door (or cover) 206 is opened, the door detection switch 221 is activated, thereby the control unit. An alarm lamp (LED or the like) 257 is turned on by the operation of 61. Further, a door detection switch 222 for detecting opening / closing of the third door (or cover) 207 is provided in the main body 200, and when the third door (or cover) 205 is opened, the door detection switch 222 is operated, thereby the control unit. An alarm lamp (LED or the like) 257 is turned on by the operation of 61.

  On the front side of the control unit 61, a circuit board 61A connected to the control unit 61 with an electrical connector 223 is disposed in the main body 200 substantially vertically along the back surface of the first door (or cover) 205. The substrate 61 constitutes a part of the control unit 61. On the front surface of the circuit board 61, a door detection switch 220 is attached to the upper part, an alarm lamp 257 is attached to the middle part, and a display part 214 is attached to the lower part. In addition, a first switch 224 and a second switch 225 that function as function switches of the medal lending machine MK are arranged in the middle part of the front surface of the circuit board 61 so as to be separated from each other left and right. A reset switch 226 is arranged. Further, a power switch 227 of the medal lending machine MK is attached to the lower part of the electrical equipment unit 60. The display unit 214 and the warning lamp 257 are configured to be visible from the front surface of the medal lending machine MK through the through-hole portion of the second door (or cover) 206.

  For this reason, the door detection switch 220, the first switch 224, and the second switch 225 are arranged so as to be exposed on the front surface of the main body 200 when the first door (or cover) 205 is opened, and the first door (or The first switch 224 and the second switch 225 can be operated from the front surface of the main body 200 with the cover 205 being opened. Further, the reset switch 226 that resets (releases) the abnormal state and the power switch 227 of the medal lending machine MK are arranged on the back side and the lower side of the first door (or cover) 205 by the above arrangement, The first door (or cover) 205 cannot be opened for operation. Therefore, with the first door (or cover) 205 closed, the second door (or cover) 206 is opened, and the user can insert the hand from the front opening of the main body 200 opened for replenishment of medals, and can be operated. The reset switch 226 is operated so as to be operated toward the front side with the inserted finger, and the power switch 227 is configured to be operated upward with the finger. As a result, it is possible to distinguish between the confirmation operation after setting the sales total and the number of medals sent out and the resetting operation, and the power is not turned off carelessly so that the operation can be stabilized. Become.

  Further, the door detection switch 220 has confirmed the transition to the predetermined mode, that is, in the embodiment, after confirming the transition to the standby mode after confirming the release of the sales aggregation display mode and confirming the set data. A confirmation function for shifting to the standby mode is provided. That is, the first switch 224 is displayed on the display unit 214 as a numerical display of the sales total for the current day by the operation of the control unit 61 by a single instantaneous ON (less than 2 seconds ON), or by turning it ON for 2 seconds or more. The sales total for the previous day is displayed as a number on the display unit 214. Therefore, the first switch 224 is a predetermined mode selection switch. If the display unit 214 is a two-digit number display, if the sales total is 40,000 yen, for example, 40 is displayed in units of 1,000 yen.

  Then, in order to end (cancel) this sales total display mode and confirm that the medal lending machine MK shifts to the standby mode for waiting for the customer to insert the banknote, the door detection switch 220 is closed and the door detection switch is closed. By operating 220, the sales total display mode is ended (released), and the transition to the standby mode is confirmed. For this reason, unlike the prior art, there is no troublesome operation of opening the second door (or cover) 206 and operating the reset switch.

  The banknote identification device 110 performs authenticity determination of the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 111, and the identified genuine banknote is stacked and stored in the stack unit 110B. However, the banknote transport apparatus (not shown) installed on the back side of the game island. ) May be transported to a safe provided at the end of the island of the gaming device. The banknote applicable to the medal lending machine MK may be, for example, one or a plurality of banknotes of 2000 yen, 5000 yen, and 10000 yen other than 1000 yen. In the embodiment, it is set so that 50 medals 100 are sent out (paid out) by inserting a 1000 yen banknote into the banknote insertion slot 111.

  The medal sending device 2 which is a sending device for the medal 100 which is a coin-like member has the following configuration. That is, on the base member 4 made of a synthetic resin, a housing part (or called a hopper) 5 that houses a medal 100 that is a circular coin-shaped member is formed, and the medal 100 in the housing part (hopper) 5 is placed. A delivery rotor 7 is provided for feeding one by one. The delivery rotor 7 is disposed on the base member 4 in a substantially horizontal state at a lower portion of the housing portion (hopper) 5 and is made of a synthetic resin in which a plurality of separation holes 10 are formed. The delivery rotor 7 is attached to the tip of the rotating shaft 9 extending through the upper wall of the base member 4 via a transmission mechanism 8A including a plurality of gears arranged in the base member 4 from the device 8.

  The storage unit (hopper) 5 of the medal 100 may be a single-type medal storage unit (hopper), but in order to allow the medal sending device 2 to be pulled out to the front side of the medal lending machine MK, The first storage unit and the second storage unit can be divided into two parts. That is, the storage unit (hopper) 5 of the medal 100 includes a storage container 5P that forms a first storage unit, and a second storage unit 5P2 that is continuously formed on the storage container (first storage unit) 5P. The medal delivery device 2 can be pulled out together with the storage container 5P to the front side of the medal lending machine MK.

  The storage container 5P is detachably attached to the base member 4, and the rear wall 5G, the left wall 5H, and the right wall 5M have upper ends on the left and right side walls 201, 202 of the main body 200 of the vertical cuboid medal lending machine MK. The lower surface opening 5B is formed in a circular shape along the outer periphery of the sending rotor 7 and the upper opening is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. A side wall and a facing wall extend outward from the circular shape, and the remaining two facing walls extend substantially perpendicularly from the peripheral edge of the delivery rotor, and the lower side is circular and the upper side is It has a rectangular container shape. A delivery rotor 7 is arranged corresponding to the lower surface opening 5B.

  A second storage part 5P2 is continuously formed on the storage container (first storage part) 5P in communication with the rectangular upper opening 5A of the storage container (first storage part) 5P. The second storage unit 5P2 is formed by a space formed by the left and right side walls 201, 202 and the rear wall 203 of the main body 200 of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped medal lending machine MK with an opening formed on the front surface. The part 5P2 has a supply opening formed on the front surface. The medal 100 can be manually supplied to the second storage portion 5P2 by opening the replenishment front door 206 that opens and closes the replenishment opening with the locking device 213 removed by the key. The replenishment front door 206 is supported at its lower end by a horizontal shaft support 208 so that its upper part pivots forward and opens. A replenishment guide bottom plate 209 is attached to the bottom of the replenishment opening on the front surface of the second storage unit 5P2 across the left and right side walls 201 and 202 of the second storage unit 5P2. In addition, supply guide left and right plates 210 and 211 extending along the left and right side walls 201 and 202 of the second storage unit 5P2 are attached to the left and right portions of the supply front door 206, respectively. The replenishment front door 206 is provided with a limiting mechanism so that it can be rotated forward and opened within a range of approximately 90 degrees.

  The base member 4 of the medal sending device 2 is placed on the support portions 216 attached to the left and right side walls 201 and 202 of the main body 200 of the medal lending machine MK, whereby the medal sending device 2 forms a first storage portion. Together with the storage container 5P, it can be pulled out from the main body 200 of the medal lending machine MK in the front-rear direction. The medal sending device 2 is held at a predetermined position in the main body 200 of the medal lending machine MK, and this predetermined position is held by a holding device (not shown).

  In this configuration, when the administrator manually replenishes the medal 100, the replenishment front door 206 is rotated forward and opened within a range of approximately 90 degrees. In this state, the replenishment guide left and right plates 210 and 211 are exposed at the left and right portions of the replenishment opening of the second storage unit 5P2, so that the replenished medal 100 does not spill from both the left and right sides. The replenishment guide bottom plate 209 existing at the bottom of the replenishment opening of the second storage unit 5P2 introduces the replenished medal 100 to the second storage unit 5P2 and the storage container (first storage unit) 5P below the second storage unit 5P2.

  In order to attenuate that the load of the medal 100, which is the coin-like member 100 accommodated in the storage container (hopper) 5P, is applied to the transmission rotor 7, it is sent out from the front wall 5F of the storage container (first storage part) 5P. A decompression plate 37 that is inclined downward toward the upper position of the center of the rotor 7 is provided. This medal 100 to be replenished directly falls to the rear wall 5G of the storage container (first storage unit) 5P, and moves toward the sending rotor 7 along the inclination, and collides with the decompression plate 37, Some move along the inclination of the decompression plate 37. In this manner, the medal 100 is accommodated in the storage container (first storage unit) 5P and the second storage unit 5P2.

  At the corner portion of the front wall 5F of the storage container (first storage portion) 5P, there is a medal residual prevention member 46 constituted by a coil spring extending so as to approach the separation hole 10 of the delivery rotor 7 where the tip 46P rotates from above. Is provided. The medal remaining prevention member 46 acts so that the medal 100 receives resistance as the delivery rotor 7 rotates, and the horizontal medal 100 that has fallen sideways enters the medal separation hole 10 one by one. .

  The electrical component 60 is electrically connected to the banknote identification device 110, the medal delivery device 2, and the like. For this reason, the electrical unit 60 controls the reading of the amount data of the genuine banknote inserted through the banknote insertion slot 111 and identified by the banknote identification device 110, and the display unit provided with this amount data on the front plate of the medal lending machine MK. Or a control for paying out a predetermined number of medals from the medal sending device 2 in accordance with the amount of the genuine banknote (in the embodiment, paying out 50 medals for 1000 yen as a minimum purchase unit), In addition, a control for displaying the number of medals to be paid out from the medal sending device 2 on the display unit 214 configured by an LED or the like provided on the front side of the medal lending machine MK, or a shortage of stored medals in the storage container (hopper) 5P is detected. Control by the remaining amount detection unit ES to be detected and notified by the display unit 214 or the like, or when the remaining amount detection unit ES detects the minimum remaining amount, how many times the regular medal is paid out thereafter Control of the fraud detection system for only up prevention Medals by unauthorized operation, a control unit 61 for controlling the like to light the alarm lamp 257 displays an error code on the display unit 214 at the time fraud.

  The banknote identification device 110 includes an identification function unit 110A for authenticating a banknote inserted from the insertion slot 111, and a stack unit 110B for stacking the genuine banknotes identified there. The banknote identification device 110 is stored in a storage room BM formed in the medal lending machine main body 200, and can be removed to the front side in a state where a first door (upper door) 205 described later is opened. In the embodiment, the banknote recognition apparatus 110 has a unit configuration in which the identification function unit 110A and the stack unit 110B are integrated, and is stored in a state of being placed on the bottom wall 113 in the storage chamber BM. The upper door 205 is held in a closed position or by a positioning device (not shown). In addition, as described above, since the stack unit 110B does not exist in the mechanism in which the banknote transport device (not shown) is transported to the safe provided at the end of the gaming device island, the banknote recognition device 110 Only the identification function unit 110A is provided.

  In the configuration shown in the figure, the bill recognition device 110 is stored in a state of being placed on the bottom wall 113 of the storage chamber BM, and is supported by the storage chamber BM in the medal lending machine main body 200 so as to be stored / drawn. With the first door (upper door) 205 opened, the upper surface of the bottom wall 113 is slid to be stored and pulled out. The medal lending machine main body 200 may be configured to be supported by the left and right rail portions provided on the left and right walls 201 and 202 so as to be housed / drawn.

  A power supply line and a signal line to the bill recognition device 110 are a connector 112 that is attached and detached as the thin piece recognition device 110 is inserted and pulled out, and a corresponding power supply line of the electrical component 60 and a signal line of the control unit 61. And a seed line 112C. The connector 112 includes a control unit side connector 112A connected to the power supply line of the electrical unit 60 on the medal lending machine body 200 side and the signal line of the control unit 61, and a bill recognition device side connector 112B that can be attached to and detached from the connector 112A. It consists of.

  The control unit side connector 112 </ b> A has a terminal portion facing the front wall 203 on the rear wall 203 of the medal lending machine main body 200 constituting the rear wall of the storage room BM so that the connector 112 </ b> A is arranged in the back of the medal lending machine main body 200. In this state, it is fixed in a state of being located at the lower part of the rear wall of the storage chamber BM. Moreover, the banknote identification device side connector 112B is arrange | positioned at the rear part of the banknote identification device 110, and in order that both connectors 112A and 112B can be attached or detached with drawer | drawing-out accommodation of the banknote identification device 110, it is a banknote identification device side. The connector 112 </ b> B is attached to the rear wall of the banknote recognition device 110 with the terminal portion facing rearward.

  The control part side connector 112A and the banknote recognition apparatus side connector 112B are in the opposing positions, and the control part side connector 112A and the terminal part of the banknote recognition apparatus side connector 112B are associated with the storage of the banknote recognition apparatus 110 in the storage chamber BM. Are electrically joined. Further, with the withdrawal of the banknote recognition device 110 from the storage room BM, the control unit side connector 112 </ b> A and the banknote recognition device side connector 112 </ b> B are separated so as to be released from electrical connection.

  The medal lending machine MK requires various data settings. In the present invention, this data setting is performed by the external setting device 300. For example, the setting of the number of outgoing (payout) medals, which is one of the data settings, will be described. When the amount of the genuine banknote inserted through the banknote insertion slot 111 and identified by the banknote identification device 110 is a predetermined amount, a predetermined number of medals in one medal lending is sent out (paid out) from the medal sending device 2. The The administrator can set an arbitrary number of medals to be sent out (paid out).

  In order to set the number of medals to be sent out (paid out), the first door 205 is opened, the bill identifying device 100 is pulled out, and the connectors 112A and 112B are separated from each other, and the external setting device 300 is connected to the control unit side connector 112A. The connector 301 is connected. The connector 301 includes a power supply line and a signal line, and is connected to the power supply line of the electrical component 60 and the signal line of the control unit 61 by this connection.

  The external setting device 300 includes a control unit 302 therein, and a DC-DC converter 303 for generating a substrate power supply for the control unit 302 in a part thereof. Also, the external setting device 300 has a first switch 304 and a second switch 305 for setting the number of outgoing (payout) medals on the front, and a two-digit display unit for displaying a 1-digit part and a 10-digit part of 7 segments. 306, an LED display unit 307 for displaying 100 digits, and a confirmation switch 308 for confirming the numerical values set by the first switch 304 and the second switch 305.

  The setting items (setting data) can be changed in a state where the connector 301 of the external setting device 300 is connected to the control unit side connector 112A. In order to change or newly set the number of medals to be sent out for each medal lending, first, the first switch 304 and the second switch 305 are simultaneously pressed for a predetermined time (3 seconds or more in the embodiment) ( In this embodiment, the setting mode is entered. That is, when it is desired to change the number of medals sent (paid) up to 50, for example, to 100, for example, the first switch 304 and the second switch 305 are simultaneously set for a predetermined time (3 seconds or more in the embodiment). ) Press (ON in the embodiment) to enter the setting mode by the operation of the control unit 61. At this time, whether 50, 0, or another number is displayed on the display unit 306 is determined by a predetermined program of the control unit 61.

  In this way, in the setting mode, the numbers on the display unit 214 are sequentially changed by sequentially pressing the second switch 305 while viewing the display unit 306. The display unit 306 can display only numbers up to 99, but when it reaches 100 digits, the LED display unit 307 for displaying 100 digits is turned on. For this reason, when the number of medals to be sent out (paid out) is set to 100, if the display unit 306 displays “99” and is incremented by 1, the display on the display unit 306 becomes “00” and the LED for displaying 100 digits. Since the display unit 307 is lit, the display unit 306 and the LED display unit 307 can read that the number of sent out (paid out) medals has been changed to “100”. In this way, it is possible to set up to “199 sheets”.

  At this stage, 100 sheets have not yet been confirmed, but by pressing the confirmation switch 308 (ON in the embodiment), the signal is input to the control unit 61, and this number is confirmed by the operation of the control unit 61. At the same time, it is determined that the medal lending machine MK shifts to a standby mode for waiting for the customer to insert banknotes. At this stage, the connector 301 is disconnected from the control unit side connector 112A, and the banknote recognition apparatus 100 is stored again in the storage chamber BM, so that the connectors 112A and 112B are connected. As a result, the medal lending machine MK enters a state of waiting for the payout of 100 medals for the customer's bill insertion.

  In the setting mode, the setting change of the number of outgoing (payout) medals may be changed by the second switch 305 for the first digit and changed by the first switch 304 for the tenth digit. Good.

  In the above description, the case where the setting of the number of medals to be sent out (paid out) is performed only by the external setting device 300, but the setting change of 50 sheets or less (for example, 40 sheets to 50 sheets) is performed by the medal lending machine MK. The operation is performed by operating the first switch 224 and the second switch 225 provided on the front surface, and 51 sheets or more (51 to 199 sheets) are performed by operating the first switch 304 and the second switch 305 of the external setting device 300. Can be.

  In this case, when changing the setting with the first switch 224 and the second switch 225, first, the first switch 224 and the second switch 225 are simultaneously pressed for a predetermined time (3 seconds or more in the embodiment) (ON in the embodiment). To enter the setting mode. That is, when it is desired to change the number of medals sent (paid) up to 50, for example, to 45, for example, the first switch 224 and the second switch 225 are simultaneously set for a predetermined time (3 seconds in the embodiment). By pressing (ON in the embodiment), the setting mode is set by the operation of the control unit 61. At this time, whether 50, 0, or another number is displayed on the display unit 214 is determined by a predetermined program of the control unit 61.

  In this way, when the setting mode is entered, the second switch 225 is sequentially pressed while viewing the display unit 214, so that the numbers on the display unit 214 are sequentially changed to the number to be set (the above 45 sheets). , Stop pressing the second switch 225. At this stage, 45 sheets are not yet determined, but the door detection switch 220 is activated by closing the upper door 205 (ON in the embodiment), so that signal is input to the control unit 61 and the control unit 61 This operation confirms this number and confirms that the medal lending machine MK shifts to a standby mode in which it waits for a customer to insert a bill. Thus, since the number of sent (paid out) medals is set by the second switch 225, the second switch 225 can be called a setting switch for the number of sent out (paid out) medals.

  Another setting item (setting data) can be changed. For example, the replenishment of medals to the storage unit (hopper) 5 of the medal lending machine MK is a manual supply type in which the second door (or cover) 206 is opened, or the medal storage level in the storage unit (hopper) 5 It is possible to set whether the automatic replenishment type is to automatically replenish by an automatic replenishing device (not shown) by detecting that the pressure has decreased to a predetermined value. In this case as well, first, the first switch 224 and the second switch 225 are simultaneously pressed for a predetermined time (3 seconds in the embodiment) (turned on in the embodiment) to enter the setting mode. In this state, the display unit 214 displays the automatic replenishment mode setting code or the manual replenishment mode setting code by operating both the first switch 224 and the second switch 225 or by one operation. A predetermined setting code is selected while looking at numbers and / or English characters. At this stage, the setting code is not yet determined, but the door detection switch 220 is activated by closing the upper door 205 (ON in the embodiment), so that the signal is input to the control unit 61 and the control unit This setting code is confirmed by the operation 61, and it is confirmed that the medal lending machine MK shifts to a standby mode in which the customer inserts a bill.

  In the above, the display on the display unit 306 becomes “00” and the LED display unit 307 for displaying 100 digits lights up, and the display unit 306 and the LED display unit 307 allow the number of medals to be sent out (payout) up to “199”. In order to be able to display more numbers, the left and right two displays on the display unit 306 are used to display the 10th digit on the left side and the 1st digit on the right side. If you switch between the state to display the thousandth digit on the left side and the state to display the hundredth digit on the right side every short time (for example, 1 second or 0.5 second), The remaining total can be displayed up to “9999”. In this way, the LED display unit 307 for displaying 100 digits is not necessary, and large numbers can be easily displayed on the 2-digit display.

  In addition, the change operation order of setting items (setting data) performed by the first switch 224 and the second switch 225 is not limited to the above, and other methods may be used. Further, other than the first switch 224 and the second switch 225, A switch may be provided, and setting items (setting data) may be changed using the switch.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be considered without departing from the technical scope of the present invention. The game medium lending machine is not limited to a medal lending machine, and is a pachinko ball lending machine. Since this is the same, various embodiments are included.

It is a front view of the coin-like member (medal) rental machine concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a front view of the state which removed the front door of the medal rental machine concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a vertical side view explaining the internal configuration of the medal lending machine according to the present invention. Example 1 It is a front arrow figure of the storage chamber for bill identification devices concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is explanatory drawing of the apparatus for external setting for the data setting of the medal rental machine which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a front view which shows the combined state of the medal rental machine provided with the coin-shaped member sending device which concerns on this invention, and a game machine. Example 1 It is an explanation perspective view of an internal configuration in the state where the front door of the medal rental machine concerning the present invention was opened. Example 1

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Coin-like member sending-out device 4 ... Base member 5 ... Coin-like member accommodating part (hopper)
5A ... Upper side opening 5B ... Lower side opening 5F ... Front wall of storage container (hopper) 5G ... Rear wall of storage container (hopper) 5H ... Left wall of storage container (hopper) 5M ... Right wall of storage container (hopper) 5P ... Storage container (first storage part)
5P2 ··· Second storage portion 7 ··· Sending rotor 8 ··· Electric motor device 9 ··· Rotating shaft 60 ··· Electrical portion 61 ··· Control portion 100 ·· Coin-like member 111 ··· Insertion Mouth 112 .. Connector 112 A .. Control unit side connector 112 B .. Bill identification device side connector 200 .. Main body of medal lending machine MK 201 .. Left side wall of main body 200 202 .. Right side wall of main body 200 203. Rear wall 204 ... Shaft support 205 ... First door 206 ... Second door (front door for replenishment)
207 ··· Third door 208 · · Shaft support portion 209 · · Supply guide bottom plate 210 · · Supply guide left plate 211 · · Supply guide right plate 212 · · Locking device 213 · · Locking device 214 · · Number display portion 220 · · First door opening / closing detection switch 221 Second door opening / closing detection switch 222 Third door opening / closing detection switch 223 Electric connector 224 First switch 225 Second switch 226 Reset switch 227 Power switch 257 .. Alarm light 300 .. External setting device 301 .. Connector 302 .. Control unit 303 .. DC-DC converter 304 .. First switch 305 .. Second switch 306 .. Display unit 307. LED display unit for 100-digit display 308 ・ ・ Confirmation switch MK ・ ・ ・ Medal lending machine

Claims (2)

In the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped gaming medium lending machine main body, a bill identifying device detachably stored on the front side and a gaming medium sending device for sending a predetermined number of gaming media by inserting bills into the bill identifying device are housed,
The power supply line and the signal line to the banknote identification device are connected to the power supply line of the electrical component in the game medium lending machine main body and the signal line of the control unit by a connector,
The connector includes a control unit side connector connected to a power supply line of the electrical unit and a signal line of the control unit, and a bill recognition device side connector that can be attached to and detached from the control unit side connector.
Game, characterized in that said connector said bill validator is pulled out in a separated state, so that the data set of game media lending machine is performed by an external setting device connected to the controller connector Medium rental machine. The banknote identification device is supported in the game medium lending machine body so that it can be pulled out and stored in the front-rear direction.
The control unit side connector is arranged at the back in the game medium rental machine body,
The banknote recognition device side connector is arranged at the rear of the banknote recognition device,
2. The game medium lending machine according to claim 1, wherein both the connectors are configured to be detachable as the bill identifying device is pulled out and stored.

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