JPH03260790A - Reuse system for money in group control of renting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To utilize money cyclically by installing plural renting machines and a common exchange machine so that they are connected by conveying means in series. CONSTITUTION:The renting machines 13 and common exchange machine 10 are installed while coupled in series by the conveying means 15 and 16, and money thrown in each renting machine 13 is collected in the exchange machine 10 by the conveying means. Then the collected money is used cyclically so that some of the money is appropriated as exchange money and exchange money is thrown in each renting machine again. Consequently, the effective utilization of the working fund, the reduction of the labor cost for the supplementation and collection of money, prevention against loss, a mistake such as misaccounting, and an intentional decrease in money, and an increase in profit as a total result are realized to utilized the money cyclically.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

This invention mainly consists of a plurality of group-managed ball lending machines that rent out pachinko balls as play media and a common money exchange machine, which are installed in a form connected in series by a conveyance path. The coins inserted into the coins are collected by the money exchange machine via a conveyance path, a portion of the collected coins is used as exchange coins by the exchange machine, and the exchanged coins are then used again to input the coins into the coin lending machine. Concerning a method for reusing money in group management of lending machines.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional group-controlled ball lending machines, each ball lending machine accepts 1,000 yen bills (
By inserting paper money (hereinafter simply referred to as banknotes), corresponding pachinko balls are lent out. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a conventional group-controlled ball lending machine, in which a total of four ball lending machines 21 are arranged, two on each side of the upper and lower sides, forming a so-called "island". The banknotes inserted into each ball lending machine 21 are collected into the storage 26 via a conveyance means consisting of the main belt 22 and each auxiliary belt 23.2425. Furthermore, two money exchange machines 30 are each installed near the "island". Note that the direction of movement of the main heald 22 is indicated by a normal single arrow, and the movement of the banknote is indicated by a double arrow. Looking at the flow of banknotes in the conventional example, there is one flow in which the banknotes put into each ball lending machine 21 are collected into a common storage 26 via a conveying means, and another flow is as follows.
There is a flow in which the banknotes exchanged by the player at the exchange machine 30 are used (inserted) into each ball lending machine 21. These two banknote flows are independent. Although FIG. 2 shows an example of a pachinko ball lending machine, the same is basically true for a gaming medal lending machine.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As explained above, in the conventional technology, the banknotes inserted into each banknote 21 as one flow are collected into the common storage 26 via the conveyance means, and as another flow,
The banknotes exchanged by the player at the exchange machine 30 are put into each ball lending machine 21, and these two banknotes flow independently. Therefore, even if it is unavoidable to appropriately collect the banknotes in the storage 26, it is necessary to collect the inserted banknotes and to replenish the currency exchange machine 30 with banknotes for exchange. This replenishment is not only troublesome, but also a task that can easily lead to the loss of banknotes or misaccounts. The object of this invention is to solve the problems of the conventional technology, and to make it possible to circulate money between multiple lending machines for game media and a common money exchange machine, thereby increasing the rotation of funds. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for reusing coins in group management of game machines, which can improve efficiency and save labor in replenishing and collecting coins.

[Means to solve the problem] In order to solve this problem, the money reuse method in the group management of lending machines according to the present invention includes a plurality of lending machines that lend out play media used in a game machine according to the inserted money; a conveying means for commonly conveying the coins inserted into each of the lending machines by connecting them in series; installed at an end of the conveying means; a money exchange machine that collects money, dispenses money to be exchanged according to the money inserted for exchange, and allocates a portion of the collected money to the money to be exchanged; Equipped with [Effect]

In the money reuse method in group management of lending machines according to the present invention, a plurality of lending machines and a common money changer are installed in a form connected in series by means of conveyance, and the money inserted into each lending machine is is collected by the conveyance means into the exchange machine, a part of this collected coin is appropriated as exchange money, and the exchange money is again used to input it into each lending machine.
The circular use of money can be achieved.

【Example】

An embodiment of a money reuse method in group management of lending machines according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which is a configuration diagram thereof. In FIG. 1, 10 is a money exchange machine, 12 is a pachinko machine as a game machine, and 13 is a ball rental machine that lends out pachinko balls as a game medium. 15 and 16 are transport paths for banknotes and coins, respectively. In addition, in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 12
The same number of ball lending machines and ball rental machines 13 are installed adjacent to each other,
Generally, the number of ball rental machines 13 is smaller. Here, a common money exchange machine 10 and three sets of pachinko machines 12.
One "island" is constituted by the ball lending machine 13 and two series of conveyance paths 15 and 16 which are connected in series and connected to the money changer 10 installed at the end. The exchange machine 10 mainly includes a banknote processing section 1, a dispensing section 2 for exchanged banknotes, a dispensing section 3 for exchanged coins, a temporary holding section 4 for collected bills, and a banknote processing section 1 for exchanging banknotes. It consists of a sorting/holding section 5 that sorts two types of yen coins and holds them for -time, a safe 6 that stores coins by denomination, and an overall control section 7. Further, the banknote processing section 1 includes an input section 1a, a discrimination section 1b, and a storage section 1c. The ball lending machine 13 is functionally a device that lends out pachinko balls according to the amount of coins inserted, and is for 1,000 yen bills, 500 yen bills, and 500 yen bills.
Each input slot 13a is commonly used for each 100 yen coin. 13b and a ball opening 13c are provided on the surface. Each of the conveyance paths 15 and 16 is a cylindrical structure having respective conveyance means for banknotes and coins therein. A common money exchange machine 10 as described above and three sets of pachinko machines 1
2. The operation of the system consisting of the ball lending machine 13 and each conveyance path 15, 16 is as follows. Note that inside the exchange machine 10, single arrows indicate the flow of signals, and double arrows indicate the flow of money. In each ball lending machine 13, in order to receive balls, the banknotes and coins inserted into the respective slots 13a and 13b are transferred to each conveyance path 1.
5.16, the collected banknotes are collected by the exchange machine 10, and the collected banknotes are first temporarily stored in the -hour storage unit 4. In addition, the collected coins are sorted by denomination in the sorting/holding section 5, and then temporarily held. Of course, the rented pachinko balls are used at each pachinko machine 12. On the other hand, at the money exchange machine 10, for the purpose of exchange, 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen,
Each banknote of 10,000 yen is inserted into the input section 1a of the banknote processing section 1,
After the authenticity and denomination of these inserted banknotes are discriminated by the discriminating section 1b, they are stacked and stored according to the denomination in the storage section 1c. Further, exchanged banknotes are dispensed from the storage section 1c via the dispensing section 2, and exchanged coins are dispensed from the sorting/holding section 5 via the dispensing section 3. This exchange operation is controlled by the control unit 7 based on the exchange denomination request from the exchanger. Further, the control unit 7 transfers the banknotes from the - hour storage unit 4 to the storage unit 1c.
It is replenished based on the fact that the stored amount has become less than a predetermined value, and also based on the fact that the amount of storage in the - hour storage section 4 and the amount of storage in the distribution/retention section 5 exceed their respective set values. Then, the excess amount is sent to the safe 6. In the safe 6, these coins are stored by denomination, and the entire safe 6 is taken out and collected as appropriate. In addition, when the amount of storage in the - hour storage section 4 and the sorting/storage section 5 becomes less than a predetermined limit, this is detected visually or by a detector, and the banknotes and coins are manually removed. supplemented by The purpose of this replenishment of banknotes and coins is to prevent the replenishment of banknotes and coins into the storage section 1c of the banknote processing section 1, and thus to disturb the dispensing of exchanged banknotes through the dispensing section 2 and the dispensing of exchanged coins through the dispensing section 3. This is because there is no In order to make it easier to monitor the conditions for normal currency exchange operation, a -hour holding section 4 and a sorting/distributing section are installed at the first stage of the currency exchange machine 10 for collecting money, that is, at the connection points with the respective conveyance paths 15 and 16. There is a reason why the holding section 5 is provided. As described above, the coins inserted into each ball lending machine 13 are collected by the money changing machine 10 through each conveyance path 15, 16,
A part of the collected coins is appropriated as money for exchange, and the exchanged coins are then used again for inputting into each ball lending machine 13, so that the money can be used in a cyclical manner.

【Effect of the invention】

As explained above, in the present invention, a plurality of lending machines and a common money exchange machine are installed in a form connected in series by a conveyance means, and the money inserted into each lending machine is transferred to the exchange machine by the conveyance means. A portion of the collected coins is used as money for exchange, and the exchanged coins are then used again to insert money into each lending machine, thus recycling the money. Therefore, ■Effective use of working capital, ■Reduction of personnel costs related to replenishment and collection of coins, ■Prevention of intentional depletion of coins due to negligence such as loss or misaccounting, and ■Increase in profits as a comprehensive result of the above. This has the remarkable effect of making it possible to achieve the following. Furthermore, when the money exchange machine is equipped with a temporary storage section for collected coins in its first stage, by monitoring the quantitative situation of the coins in this temporary storage section, the timing of replenishment of coins can be accurately determined. Not only will the effectiveness be increased, but the effort involved will be minimized.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional example. Code explanation 1: Banknote processing section, 1a: Insertion section, 1b = Validation section, 1
c: storage section, 2, 3: dispensing section, 4 d temporary holding section, 5:
Sorting/holding section, 6: Safe, 7; Control section, 10: Money exchange machine,
12: Pachinko machine, 13: Ball lending machine, 13a, 13b
: Input port, 13c: Ball deposit port, 15.16: Conveyance path.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A plurality of lending machines that lend out game media to be used in the game machine according to the coins inserted; these lending machines are connected in series, and the coins inserted into each are commonly conveyed. a conveying means installed at the end of the conveying means, the conveying means collects the coins inserted into each of the lending machines, and dispenses the exchanged coins according to the coins inputted for exchange; and a currency exchange machine that appropriates a portion of the collected coins for the exchange currency;
A method of reusing money in group management of loaned machines.