JPH0430877A - Ball lending device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable customers to play game straightaway by putting coins and cards into a ball lending machine through the customers sitting down in front of game machines, and by enabling balls corresponding with amounts cast into the lending machine, to be payed out on front plates on the front surface sides of the game machines. CONSTITUTION:A ball lending machine B set between both pin ball machines A adjacent to each other is provided with a display lamp 11, a bill-casting port section 1 having two ports, and a two-port coin-casting-port section 12, at the front surface side upper-section, and a lending ball selecting button 13, and a card casting port section 14 having two ports, respectively at the lower section. The rear surface side is provided with a ball counter controlling line 15, an identification machine 16, a bill outlet 17, a CPU controlling substrate 18, a coin outlet 19, and a card reading machine 20. The rear surface sides of the respective pin ball machines A are provided with ball counters 4 which communicate with an upper ball-feeding gutter 2 via chutes 21 and bellows 22 and communicate with front plates 3. The respective ball counters 4 are respectively connected to the ball counter controlling line 15, and by the ball lending machine B for checking false coins and cards, the respective ball counters 4 are operated to be controlled.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which banknotes, coins, or cards are inserted into a ball lending machine, and game media such as balls are paid out to a customer in accordance with the amount of money inserted. , relates to a ball lending device for gaming machines such as slot machines.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a gaming machine which has a banknote slot and is equipped with a ball lending machine nearby which can perform a counterfeit check for coins, etc., as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-221187, When you insert banknotes, coins, or cards, the ball lending machine will check the money or card for fakeness, and if it is determined to be true, the ball counter inside the ball lending machine will operate and dispense balls that match the amount inserted. The balls were dispensed from the number exit on the front side of the ball rental machine.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, the customer must receive the balls paid out from the ball number outlet on the front side of the ball rental machine using a box or by hand, and then transfer them to the front tray on the front side of the gaming machine. This was problematic, and when there were a large number of balls, there were problems such as << when transferring the balls, or failure to drop the balls.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention solves such problems and makes it possible to receive balls directly to the gaming machine. A ball counter that communicates with the supply gutter and the tray on the front side of the gaming machine is installed on the back side of each gaming machine, and the ball lending machine is installed in a separate frame below each gaming machine. This is what I did.

[Accordingly, when a customer seated in front of a gaming machine inserts coins or cards into the ball lending machine, the balls matching the amount inserted will be paid out into the front mold of the gaming machine, and the customer You will be able to play the game immediately, and in the case of the type where the ball lending machine is fixedly attached to the gaming machine,
When replacing a gaming machine, you will also have to replace the ball lending machine at the same time. Conversely, if the ball lending machine is defective and you are replacing it, you will have to replace the entire gaming machine. In this case, when replacing the game machine, the ball rental machine can be left as is, and the hassle of wiring etc. can be saved and the game machine can be replaced easily. , you can leave the gaming machines as they are and replace only the malfunctioning ball lending machine.

[Example] Next, the embodiment shown in the drawings will be described.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, A indicates a pachinko machine arranged on a pachinko island, with a device 3 and a firing operation dial 5 located at the lower part of the front side, and an upper tray 6 and a CPt1 control board on the back. 7. A motor 8, an out tank 9, an incoming ball counting machine 10, etc. are installed, and a ball rental machine B is installed between the two adjacent pachinko machines A, but the ball rental machine B is displayed on the upper part of the front side. The bill slot 1 of the lamp 11.20 is equipped with the coin slot 12 of 20, and the ball rental selection button 13 and the card slot 14 of 20 are installed at the bottom thereof, and a ball counter control line 15 is provided on the back side. , an identification device 16, a bill exit I7, a CP (I control board 18, a coin exit 19, and a card reader 20), and is configured to be able to check for fake currency and cards.

On the back side of the machine body of each pachinko machine A, a ball counter 4 is provided, which communicates with the upper ball supply gutter 2 via a nut 21 and bellows 22, and also communicates with the device 3. Each ball counter 4 is connected to a ball counter control line 15 so that a ball lending machine B which performs a false check on coins and cards can control and operate each ball counter 4.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment, which has substantially the same structure as the previous embodiment as indicated by the same reference numerals, but has a structure without the card slot 14 of the previous embodiment.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a third embodiment, which has a substantially similar structure to the previous embodiment as indicated by the same reference numerals, but the ball rental machine B is attached below each pachinko machine A in a separate frame. The bill slot 1 and the coin slot 12 are constructed in the form of a 10-shape.

FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment, which has a substantially similar structure to the previous embodiment as indicated by the same reference numerals, but a card may be inserted into the bill slot 1, and a cart slot may be provided separately. It can be configured by providing

Therefore, when a customer seated in front of the pachinko machine A inserts money or a cart into the ball lending machine B, the balls corresponding to the amount inserted are directly dispensed from the ball counter 4 to the player 3.

In addition, as shown in Figures 4 and 6, if the ball rental machine B is installed in a separate frame below each pachinko machine A, when replacing the pachinko machine A with a new machine, the lower ball rental machine B By leaving the machine as it is, only the pachinko machine A can be replaced easily, saving the trouble of wiring and the like.

In addition, the ball rental machine B can be attached to the pachinko machine A, or it can be installed on the curtain plate on the outer circumferential side of the pachinko machine A.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention allows a customer seated in front of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, or a gaming machine such as a slot machine or toman machine to insert coins or a cart into a ball lending machine. Each time the balls matching the input amount are paid out to the front side device of the gaming machine, the player can play the game immediately without having to go through the trouble of buying balls and transferring them to the front side as in the past. In addition, if you install the ball lending machine as a separate frame below the gaming machine, when you replace the gaming machine with a dankin, you can leave the ball lending machine as it is and save the trouble of wiring etc. This means that only the game machine can be easily replaced, and construction work can be carried out easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of the main part of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a second embodiment, FIG. 4 is a third embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 5 shows a rear view thereof, and FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment. 1-...Banknote slot B...Ball lending machine A...
Bathing machine 2...Ball supply gutter 3...Front
4...Ball counter patent applicant A-S Denken Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Ken Aihara

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a gaming machine equipped with a ball lending machine nearby that has a banknote slot and is capable of performing a false check on currency, etc., a ball lending machine that is operated by the ball lending machine and supplies balls upward. A ball lending device characterized in that a ball counter communicating with a gutter and a front tray of the gaming machine is arranged on the back side of the machine body of each gaming machine. 2. The ball lending device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball lending device is mounted below each gaming machine as a separate frame.