JPH0222775Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a control device for a golf ball rental machine.

(Prior art) In many golf driving ranges, in order to fairly allocate each player's playing time during crowded times and to manage the batting seats efficiently, each player's batting booth number is designated at the front desk. You can either lend out the displayed card or specify your batting area and lend out medals, insert this card into the ball lending machine at the batting area, and either eject the ball by pressing a button or insert the medal into the golf ball lending machine. We rent out golf balls. This kind of turn-at-bat management is necessary because if golf balls are rented out for cash using a golf ball rental machine, troubles such as competition for turn-at-bats or a certain player monopolizing the turn-at-bat may occur, or if the turn-at-bat is occupied by a player. This is because it is difficult to ascertain and there are likely to be empty turns at bat. Therefore, conventional golf ball lending machines are configured so that the dispensing operation is performed using a special card or medal, and cannot be disbursed using cash.

This kind of golf ball rental machine was developed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 1973-
Publication No. 7293, Publication No. 52-43998, Publication No. 50-106696
It is stated in the No.

On the other hand, at a golf driving range, the number of players varies depending on the time of day, and there are times when there are a small number of players, such as early morning and night, and times when there are many players, such as during the day. During times when there are only a small number of players, such as at night or early in the morning, it is preferable to rent out golf balls using cash, without the need to manage the turns at bat using special cards or medals. Cash loaning of golf balls can be managed by a small number of employees, achieving extremely favorable business advantages. In such a case, beneficial effects can be achieved by using a golf ball rental machine that can switch between a golf ball rental mode using a special card or medal and a cash rental mode. The golf ball lending machine described in Publication No. 4293 is also capable of lending balls using banknotes.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, if one were to use a golf ball rental machine that can switch modes as described above, the existing golf ball rental machine would have to be completely replaced.
This results in inconveniences that require a great deal of expense.

On the other hand, although vending machines such as soft drinks are installed at golf practice ranges, many of them are constructed so that only coins can be used, which is inconvenient for players who do not have coins on hand. In order to facilitate the convenience of such players, it is necessary to install a considerable number of currency exchange machines or replace them with vending machines that have a currency exchange function, which also causes an increase in equipment costs.

The purpose of this invention is to enable existing golf ball lending machines, which rent out balls using a special card or metal card, to have the function of renting out balls in cash, and also to have the machine itself have a currency exchange function. An object of the present invention is to provide a control device for a golf ball rental machine that can reduce equipment costs.

The control device for the golf ball lending machine of the present invention outputs a ball retrieval signal to the ball lending signal line by loading a special card and operating the ball lending member or by inserting a special medal to play golf. An output signal line connected to the ball lending signal line in a golf ball lending machine connected to an existing golf ball lending machine for lending golf balls in cash and exchanging money; A banknote input slot, a banknote withdrawal port, a banknote validator and coin validator for determining the authenticity of coins inserted from the banknote input slot, a deposit memory for outputting a signal representing the input amount, and a golf machine. It has a ball rental designation button for inputting the rental amount of balls, an exchange button for specifying currency exchange, a lending mode for lending balls with cash, and an exchange mode for exchanging money. an arithmetic unit that outputs a ball lending signal in response to a signal from a designated button, and outputs an exchange signal in response to the input amount and a signal from the exchange button when in the exchange mode; a mode setter for switching between modes, a ball payout signal generator that receives a ball lending signal from the computing unit and outputs a ball paying signal to the output signal line, and receives an exchange signal from the computing unit; The present invention is characterized by comprising a change stocker for dispensing exchanged money from the money dispensing port.

(Function) In the control device of the present invention, when the mode setting device sets the calculator to the money exchange mode, the control device simply acts as a money changer and operates the existing golf ball lending machine in the usual way. You can rent golf balls. Further, when the computing unit is set to the rental mode using the mode setting device, the control device can be integrated with an existing golf ball rental machine to rent out golf balls for cash. Therefore, by switching the mode setting means according to the business hours, the golf driving range can be operated efficiently.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the connection relationship between the control device of the present invention and an existing golf ball rental machine that rents out balls using a special card or medal. The existing golf ball rental machine 1 is connected to the control device 2 of the present invention by a signal line 3. This signal line 3
is connected to a lending signal line of a ball lending control circuit of the golf ball lending machine 1, and when a payout signal appears on this signal line, the golf ball lending machine is configured to lend out a golf ball.

The control device 2 has at least a lending/exchange mode in which golf balls are lent out and exchanged in cash, and an exchange mode in which only money is exchanged;
During the exchange mode, golf balls can only be lent using special cards or medals.
However, in the embodiment described later, it is possible to set three modes: a lending/exchange mode in which both lending and currency exchange are performed, a lending mode in which only lending is performed, and a currency exchange mode in which only currency exchange is performed.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of an example of a front panel of an embodiment of the control device according to the present invention. The display lamp 10 includes a rental lamp 10a and an exchange lamp 1.
During the lending mode, the lamp 10a is lit, and during the exchange mode, the lamp 10b is lit to display each mode. When the player inserts cash from the bill slot 11 or the coin slot 12,
The deposited amount is displayed on the deposited amount display 13. In the lending/exchange mode in which both lending and money exchange are performed, both the ball lending lamp 10a and the money exchange lamp 10b are lit. In this state,
After inserting banknotes or coins, the player presses either the ball lending designation button 14a or 14b. That is,
To receive one ball payout, press the "1" button 1
4a, and if you want to receive two payouts of balls, press the "2" button 14b. If the user wishes to exchange money, he or she presses the "exchange" button 14c.

Further, 15 is a payout price display, which displays the price for one golf ball rental. If you want to cancel, you can press the return button 16 to cancel, and if you are out of change, the cancellation indicator 17 will display that you are out of change. The exchanged coins and change are paid out from the payout port 18.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the control device 2. As shown in FIG. The authenticity of the banknotes inserted through the banknote slot 11 is determined by the banknote validator 19, and if the banknotes are genuine, the inserted amount is stored in the deposit memory 2.
0 and stored in the banknote safe 21 according to the output from the deposit memory 20, and in the case of a fake banknote, it is returned to the input slot 11. The authenticity of the coins inserted through the coin slot 12 is determined by the coin verification device 22, and if the coins are genuine, the deposited amount is stored in the deposit memory 2.
0 and then stored in the coin safe 23.
If it is a fake, it will be returned from the payout port 18. The input amount output to the deposit memory 20 is displayed on the input amount display 13 and is also output to the calculator 24. This arithmetic unit 24 performs all controls such as generation of payout signals, change management, mode setting, etc., and is composed of a microcomputer and its auxiliary circuits. This calculator 24 includes a mode setter 25,
Price setting device 26, cancellation indicator 17, return button 16,
Rental designation buttons 14a, 14b and exchange button 14c are connected. This mode setting device 25 is used to set the modes of this control device, and includes a lending mode in which only golf balls are lent, a currency exchange mode in which only currency exchange is performed, and a lending mode in which both lending and currency exchange are performed.
It can be set to currency exchange mode, and the administrator can manually set it according to business hours. For example, when the number of players is small, such as early in the morning or at night, the lending mode or lending/exchange mode is set to lend out balls with cash, or lend out balls and exchange money, and when there are many players like during the day, During the time period when there is a driver, the exchange mode is set and only the exchange operation is performed, and the golf ball lending machine 1 pays out the balls using a card at the turn of the bat or a special medal. When the lending mode is set, the lending lamp 10a lights up, and when the currency exchange mode is set, only the exchange lamp 10b lights up, and the lending/exchange lamp 10b lights up.
In exchange mode, both lamps 10a and 10b
lights up together. The price setting device 26 is used to input the ball rental price for one time, and the price set by the administrator is displayed on the payout price display 15. After inserting cash, when the player presses the one-time payout designation button 14a or the two-time payout designation button 14b, the output is input to the calculator 24, and the deposited amount and the payout price are compared. If the deposited amount is equal to or greater than the payout price, the ball payout signal generator 27 is designated to generate one or two ball payout signals, and the ball payout signal is sent to the golf ball via the signal line 3. A predetermined number of golf balls are paid out from the golf ball rental machine 1. At this time, if the deposit amount is larger than the payout price, the change data calculated by the calculator 24 is output to the change stocker 28, and change corresponding to the difference is paid out from the payout port 18. When the player wishes to exchange money, the deposit data from the deposit memory 20 is inputted into the calculator 24 after inserting the banknotes, and when the player presses the exchange button 14c, the calculator 24 hard currency exchanges the amount corresponding to the deposited amount. Change stocker 2 to pay with
8, and a corresponding amount of coins is paid out from the change stocker 28 to the payout port. Further, if the player wants to cancel after depositing money, if the player presses the return button, a payout signal is output from the calculator 24 to the change stocker 28, and coins of the same amount as the deposited amount are paid out to the payout port. In addition, when the coins in the change stocker 28 are insufficient, the coins are sent from the change stocker 28 to the calculator 2.
4, a change shortage signal is output, and the cancellation indicator 17 is turned on to notify that fact. In this way, the control device according to the present invention is configured to perform the currency exchange function by using almost the same mechanism used to create a payout signal for cash lending, so it can easily perform the function of paying out golf balls and exchanging money using cash. This can be achieved with a configuration.

In the above-described embodiment, three modes can be set, but the mode setting device 25 may be configured to switch between two modes: a currency exchange only mode and a lending only mode.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, according to the invention, by simply connecting the control device of the invention to an existing golf ball rental machine that rents out balls using a special card or medal, a special card or medal can be used. You can rent out golf balls and cash. As a result, by using the existing golf ball rental machine as is and simply switching the control mode, it is possible to rent out golf balls with cash during times when there are few players, and to rent out with special cards and medals during times when there are many players. Therefore, the golf driving range can be operated more efficiently with a minimum number of employees without incurring large expenses.

Furthermore, since the control device according to the present invention also has a money exchange function, it can also function as a money changer, eliminating the need to install a money changer and allowing the golf driving range to be managed more efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the control device according to the present invention and a golf ball rental machine, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of an example of the panel of the control device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the control device according to the present invention. 1...Golf ball rental machine, 2...Control device, 3
... Signal line, 10 ... Display lamp, 11 ... Bill slot, 12 ... Coin slot, 13 ... Input amount display, 14a, 14b ... Lending designation button, 14c
...Currency exchange button, 15...Payout price display, 16...
Return button, 17...Cancellation indicator, 18...Payout port,
19...Banknote validator, 20...Deposit memory, 21
...Banknote safe, 22...Validator, 23...Coin safe, 24...Arithmetic unit, 25...Mode setting device, 2
6...Price setting device, 27...Ball payout signal generator, 28...Change stocker.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A golf ball lending machine that lends out golf balls by outputting a ball payout signal to a ball lending signal line by loading a special card and operating a ball lending member or by inserting a special medal. In this control device, an output signal line 3 connected to the ball lending signal line, and bill slots 11 and 12 are connected to
, a banknote dispensing port 18 , a banknote validator 19 and a coin validator 22 that determine the authenticity of the coins inserted from the banknote input port, a deposit memory 20 that outputs a signal representing the input amount, and a golf machine. It has ball rental designation buttons 14a and 14b for inputting the rental amount of balls, an exchange button 14c for designating money exchange, a lending mode in which balls are lent out in cash, and an exchange mode in which money is exchanged. an arithmetic unit 24 which outputs a ball lending signal in response to the amount of money and a signal from the ball lending designation button, and outputs an exchange signal in response to the input amount and a signal from the exchange button when in the exchange mode; a mode setter 25 that switches between the lending mode and the exchange mode; a ball payout signal generator 27 that receives a ball lending signal from the calculator and outputs a ball payout signal to the output signal line; A control device for a golf ball lending machine, comprising a change stocker 28 that receives the exchange signal and dispenses the exchanged money from the money dispensing port.