JPH0246883A - Pachinko ball rental machine control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the dimension of a controller and reduce the production cost by carrying out the paper money discrimination control, coin discrimination control, and the pinball lending control by the same control elements. CONSTITUTION:A control part 70 is constituted of a central processing unit (CPU) 80, interface 90, address bus 81 of the CPU 80 which is installed as memory device, and the ROM 71 and RAM 72 which are connected with the data bus 82, all of which are constituted of LSIs, and data is transported between a driving device, I/O ports 83, 84 and 85 of the CPU 80 and each sensor installed in a money detection part 30 and a money change part 40, paper money discriminating part 50, ball delivery part 60. With such constitution, the paper money discrimination control, coin discrimination control, and the pinball lending control in the control part 70 are carried out synthetically by the CPU 80, and the number of parts of the control part 70 is reduced, and each dimension of the control part 70 and the pinball lending machine 20 can be reduced, and the production cost can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a control device for a pachinko ball lending machine that lends pachinko balls to players at a pachinko parlor.

[Prior art] In order to rent out pachinko balls, it is necessary for pachinko ball rental machines to identify the coins inserted. Coin identification methods include optically identifying the outer shape and using a detection coil to identify coins. Electrical identification methods are used based on changes in inductance, and banknote identification methods include testing printed patterns and magnetism due to ink. In this way, currency identification is performed separately for coins and banknotes based on different principles, so conventional pachinko ball lending machines use coin and banknote recognition machines, each equipped with a dedicated microcomputer. Identification is taking place. In addition, in controlling the rental of pachinko balls, a dedicated microcomputer performs counting and supply control of the number of pachinko balls, and supplies the number of pachinko balls according to the identification results from each identification machine.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] As described above, in conventional ball lending machines, a dedicated microcomputer is provided for each control function, so a large number of parts are used to connect each microcomputer. Therefore, there are problems in that the control system for the entire ball lending machine becomes larger and the price becomes higher.

An object of the present invention is to provide a small and inexpensive ball lending machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a bill identification control for identifying inserted banknotes, a coin discrimination control for discriminating inserted coins, an identification result by the bill identification control, and the coin discrimination. In a control device for a pachinko ball rental machine that performs pachinko ball rental control that rents out pachinko balls according to a determination result by the control,
The technical means is that the banknote identification control, the coin discrimination control, and the pachinko ball lending control are performed by the same control element.

[Operations and Effects of the Invention] In the control device for a pachinko ball rental machine of the present invention, banknote recognition control for identifying inserted banknotes, coin discrimination control for determining inserted coins, and identification by banknote recognition control are provided. Results and coin identification! Pachinko ball rental control, which rents out pachinko balls according to the determination result by the II controller, is performed by the same control element. Therefore, without using a signal transmission element, pachinko ball lending control can be performed immediately based on the control results of the banknote identification control and the discrimination results of the coin discrimination control. As a result, the number of parts can be reduced, so the control device can be made smaller and manufacturing costs and prices can be reduced.

[Example] Next, the present invention will be explained based on examples.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of pachinko machines 10 are arranged in a row on the island 1 inside the pachinko parlor, and above each pachinko machine 10, a plurality of ball lending machines 20 are installed corresponding to each pachinko machine 10. is set up.

The front of each ball lending machine 20 has a bill insertion slot 21 for inserting 1,000 yen bills, a coin slot 22 for inserting 100 yen coins and 500 yen coins, and a slot for returning defective coins and changing. A return port 23 for dispensing coins is provided respectively.

The ball rental machine 20 is provided with ball rental amount selection switches 24 and 25 for selecting and specifying either 500 yen or 1,000 yen as the ball rental amount when a 1,000 yen bill is inserted, The ball rental amount is selected according to the player's preference.

Inside the island 1 on the back side of each pachinko machine 10, there is a coin conveying device 2.
The coins that are identified as genuine coins and discharged from each ball lending machine 20 are conveyed by a coin conveying bag W2 to the coin storage device 3 installed at the end of the island 1 and stored therein.

The ball holder of each of these pachinko machines 10 is between the tray 11 and each corresponding ball rental machine 20, so that the rental balls supplied from each ball rental machine 20 are directly supplied only to the corresponding pachinko 8110. As shown, a pachinko ball supply pipe (not shown) is connected.

In addition, each pachinko machine 10 and each ball rental machine 20 are connected to each island 1
Pachinko balls are supplied from a pachinko ball supply facility (not shown) arranged in each machine, and a number of pachinko balls are supplied to the ball tray 11 of the pachinko machine 10 in accordance with the number of winning balls and the amount of balls to be paid. .

It should be noted that the missed balls in each pachinko machine 10 are collected by ball collecting equipment (not shown), and are sent to the pachinko machine via a ball transport device.
Circulate again to the ball supply equipment.

Each pachinko machine 10 is provided with a pachinko ball counting device 12 that counts the number of winning balls and losing balls in each pachinko machine 10, as well as the number of prize balls discharged by winning balls.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko ball counting device 12 is connected via a counting signal transmission cable 4 to a central computer 100 installed in the counter of the pachinko parlor or in the office processing room. The number of balls is constantly counted and transmitted to the central computer 100 as ball number information.

Each ball lending machine 20, like the pachinko ball counting device 'If, 12, is connected to the central computer 100 through an amount signal transmission cable 5. , a coin validation section 30, a change section 40, a banknote identification section 50, a coin cutting section 60, and a control section 70.

As shown in FIG.
is provided with an outer diameter sensor 31,32 for identifying the outer diameter of the coin inserted from the coin input port 22, and a coil driven by a high frequency current for identifying the material of the coin. Magnetic sensors 33 and 34; a passage detection sensor 35 for detecting that a coin is discharged from the coin discharge port 27 to the coin conveying device 2 when it is determined that the coin is a genuine coin;
are provided in order. In addition, magnetic sensors 33 and 34,
A coin is placed in the coin path 26 between the passage detection sensor 35 and the coin when it is determined that it is not a genuine coin. a return solenoid 36 that changes the path of the coin in order to return the coin to the return slot 23;
is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the change section 40 includes a path switching solenoid 41 that switches the path of the coin in order to reserve a portion of the coin as change if necessary when the inserted coin is a 500 yen coin. As shown, the passage switching solenoid 4 is provided between the return solenoid 36 and the passage detection sensor 35.
1 is driven, the coin is held in the change holding section 28.

The change holding unit 28 is provided with position sensors 42 and 43 for detecting the number of held 500 yen coins. Here, the maximum number of sheets on hold is set to 10, the position sensor 42 detects that the number of sheets on hold is 10, and the position sensor 43 detects that the number of sheets on hold is 0.

The change section 40 also has a dispensing device for dispensing the reserved 500 yen coins to the return slot 23! 44, and a payout detection sensor 45 for detecting payout.

The banknote identification unit 50 transports the banknote inserted through the banknote insertion slot 21 into the inside, and if the recognition result is a 1,000 yen bill, the banknote is transported to the money conveying device 2, and if the recognition result is a banknote other than a 1,000 yen banknote, the banknote is transported to the inside of the banknote recognition unit 50. includes a conveyance device 51 for returning bills to the bill insertion slot 21, position sensors 52, 53, and 54 for detecting the dimensions of bills;
Identification sensors 55, 56 and magnetic sensors 57, 58 that detect the print pattern on the surface of the banknote and the magnetic pattern resulting from the printing, respectively, and an LED lighting circuit 59 that serves as a light source for identifying the print pattern are provided.

The ball cutting section 60 includes a counting sensor 61 for counting the pachinko balls supplied from the pachinko ball supply equipment, and a counting sensor 61 for counting the pachinko balls supplied from the pachinko ball supply equipment. A pachinko ball sensor 62 for detection and a ball cutting device 63 that divides the supplied pachinko balls into predetermined numbers according to the identification results and supplies them to each pachinko machine 10 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 70 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 80 and an interface 90 each constructed of an LSI, and a CPU 80 provided as a storage device.
It is mainly composed of a ROM 71 and a RAM 72 connected to the address bus 81 and data bus 82 of Input/output buffers 73.74. to transfer data between the device and the CPUSO's I10 boat 83.84.85, respectively.
75, a setting switch 76 connected to the input port 91 of the interface 90, a decoder 77 connected to the output port 92 of the interface 90 and demodulating the signal, and a driver 77b for driving the display circuit 77a according to the signal from the decoder 77. , a decoder 78 connected to the output port 93 of the interface 90 and demodulating the signal, a driver 78b for driving the pulse output circuit 78a according to the signal of the decoder 78, reset terminals 86 and 94 of the CPU 80 and the interface 90, and the decoder 78. It consists of a reset circuit 79 that sends out a reset signal.

The control program for the ball rental machine 20 is written in the ROM 71, and the data input/output terminal 95 of the interface 90 is connected to the ROM 71, the RAM 72, and the CPU.
80, and the interface 90 connects each input/output port 91.9 with the initial data transferred from the ROM 71.
2.93 operating modes are controlled. In addition to this,
A control bus (not shown) is provided for controlling the operations of the CPU 80, interface 90, and the like.

With the above configuration, the control section 70 comprehensively controls the coin verification section 30, the change section 40, the banknote identification section 50, and the ball cutting section 60 in the ball lending machine 20 as follows.

Next, the operation will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG. Symbols in parentheses indicate each step in the flowchart, and Y or N indicates confirmation or negation in the step of performing the test.

When the power is turned on (Sol>), initial settings such as erasing unnecessary data and setting the work area are performed (302), and if the device is not in the coin processing operation of coin verification processing or change processing (811 to N). , the banknote insertion is checked (S12), and when the banknote is inserted (913-Y), the banknote identification unit 50 checks whether the inserted banknote is a 1,000 yen bill (521), and if it is other than a 1,000 yen banknote. (S22-
N), return the banknote to the banknote insertion slot 21 (323), and return to step 11 via connector A;

If it is a 1,000 yen bill (S22-Y), one of the ball rental amount selection switches 24 or 25 is pressed, and if the order is 1,000 yen (S24-N), a 1,000 yen deposit is processed (S27). Ejecting banknotes to the money conveying device 2 3
28>, it is determined in step 42 whether or not there is a request for change.

When the order is 500 yen (S24-Y), the number of pending change is checked, and if the change is not detected by the position sensor 43 (S25-N), the display circuit 77a is driven to light up a change out lamp (not shown), The inserted 1,000 yen bill is returned to the bill insertion slot 21 (S23). At this time, a small speaker or display asks the player whether or not he can order 1,000 yen since he does not have change, and if so, the amount of the ball to be paid is The customer may select an order of 1,000 yen using the selection switch 25, and if the customer wishes to cancel the order, the customer may press a cancel switch. If there is change pending (525-Y), the change request flag is set (526), and the process proceeds to step 27.

If the coin processing operation is in progress (St 1-Y), and if the change is being paid out (S40-Y), the change processing from step 42 onwards is performed. The change is being paid out ((S40-N
), when a coin is deposited (S41-Y), the outer diameter of the coin is detected by the outer diameter sensor 31.32, the material is determined by the magnetic sensor 33.34, and the results are integrated. The coin is determined (S51).

If the coin is other than 100 yen or 500 yen (S52
-N), the return solenoid 36 is activated to return the coin to the return slot 23 (553), and the process moves to step 42. If the coin is 100 yen (S52-Y and S54・
-Y), the deposit process of 100 yen is performed (S55), the return solenoid 36 and the passage switching solenoid 41 are not driven, and the coin is ejected to the money conveying device 2 (556), and the process moves to step 42.

If the coin is 500 yen (S52-Y and 554-N)
), performs a deposit process for 5 100 yen coins (357), checks the number of 500 yen coins held in the change holding section 28, and when the number of 500 yen coins held is 10 (S58-Y), J-
: Eject the coins to the coin conveying device 2 in the same manner as described above (S
56), if the number of 500 yen coins held is 9 or less (
S58-N), it is not detected by the position sensor 42, only the passage switching solenoid 41 operates, and the return solenoid 36
does not operate, the 500 yen coin is held in the change holding section 28 (S59>, and the process moves to step 42).

Note that if it is determined in step 41 that no coins are deposited (S41-N), the process moves to step 42.

If there is a change request in step 42 (S42
-Y), the payout process is performed (S61), and the change 140 is changed until the payout of the 500 yen coin is detected (S62・-Y).
The dispensing device 44 operates. If no change is requested (
S42-N), the process moves to step 70, and ball rental processing is performed.

In step 70, it is determined whether or not there is a request for a deposit;
When there is a request for payout (S70-Y), the payout section 60 is driven according to the requested amount (S71 and 572), and when the requested amount is 100 yen (S71-Y), 1
00 yen worth of balls873), in the case of 500 yen (
S71-N and 572-Y), put out a ball worth 500 yen574), in the case of 1000 yen, (S71-N and 5
72-N) and 1000 yen worth of balls 575), the corresponding ball receivers of the pachinko machine 10 are fed to the tray 11,
Return to step 11 via connection 7-A.

Note that if a new banknote is inserted before the payout detection sensor 45 detects that the change has been paid out, the transfer device! 51 is not driven and banknotes cannot be placed in the ball lending machine 20.Also, even if a coin is inserted, the tray is not placed in the ball lending machine 20, and the return solenoid 36 is driven and the coin is returned.

If the inserted bill is a counterfeit bill or a bill other than a thousand yen bill, it is returned from the bill insertion slot 21 by the conveying device 51.

Also, for some reason, pachinko balls are not supplied from the pachinko ball co-feeding equipment to the ball rental machine 20, and the pachinko ball sensor 62
If no pachinko balls are detected, both banknotes and coins can be used as balls! 120 will not be accepted and all will be returned.

The central computer 100 controls the control unit 70 of each ball rental machine 20.
The sales status of each ball lending machine 20 is managed by each pulse signal indicating the processing content transmitted by the ball lending machine 20. Also,
The central computer 100 receives data from each pachinko machine 10, which is transmitted from a ball counting device 12 provided in each pachinko machine 10.
The operating state of each pachinko machine 10 is managed based on the counting information of the number of winning balls, the number of losing balls, and the number of prize balls ejected by winning balls.

With the above configuration, in the ball lending machine 20 of the present embodiment, the banknote identification control, coin discrimination control, and pachinko ball lending control in the control unit 70 are performed comprehensively by the cpuso, so the number of parts in the control unit 70 can be reduced. can do. Therefore, the control unit 70 and the ball lending machine 20 can be made smaller, and manufacturing costs and prices can be reduced. Furthermore, the proceeds from sales of pachinko balls rented from each ball rental machine 20 can be always grasped as the sales of the corresponding pachinko machine 10, and the sales status of each pachinko machine 10 can be managed. In addition, since the operating status of each pachinko machine 10 can be grasped at the same time based on the number of balls information from each ball counting device 12, the relationship between the sales amount and operating status of each pachinko 11110 can be grasped and proper management can be performed. Can be done. Furthermore, it is also possible to grasp the number of banknotes and coins that have been discharged to the money conveyance device 2 as sales proceeds. Furthermore, it is also possible to know the store with change in the ball lending machine 20 at the same time, and it is possible to replenish change before running out of change.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a hard block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit of the pachinko ball lending machine according to an embodiment of the control device for the pachinko ball lending machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing the island of this embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the connection relationship between the pachinko machine, the ball lending machine, and the central computer in this embodiment, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the ball lending machine in this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the ball lending machine in this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the coin verification section and the change section in the ball lending machine, and is a flowchart showing the operation of the ball lending machine of this embodiment. In the diagram, 20... Ball rental machine 81 (Pachinko ball rental machine), 80.
...Central processing unit (control element).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) Bill identification control for identifying inserted banknotes, coin discrimination control for discriminating inserted coins, identification results by the bill identification control, and discrimination results by the coin discrimination control. A control device for a pachinko ball lending machine that performs pachinko ball lending control that lends out pachinko balls according to the requirements, characterized in that the banknote identification control, the coin discrimination control, and the pachinko ball lending control are performed by the same control element. A control device for pachinko ball rental machines.