JPH0444788A - Card type pachinko (japanese pinball) game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the reuse of a card read writer and its control device from an old machine to a new machine at the time of exchanging pachinko game machines by mounting the card inserting part of a card type ball lending device on the front surface of an outer frame and its control part on the back surface of the outer frame. CONSTITUTION:The card inserting part 5a of a card type ball lending device and its control part are mounted onto the front surface of an outer frame 14 and the back surface of the outer frame 14, respectively. Thus, at the time of exchanging pachinko game machines, exchanging work for connecting the outer frame of an old machine with the front frame of a new one through a hinge can be performed, and the card read writer and its control device integrated into the old machine can be reused as it is.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a card-type pachinko machine in which game balls of the pachinko machine can be lent out using a card.

(Prior Art) Generally speaking, game balls for pachinko machines used in pachinko parlors are obtained from an automatic rental machine that is placed in a corner of the parlor or between the pachinko machines lined up in the parlor. For these, it was necessary to prepare small denominations of banknotes and coins in advance, and the game had to be temporarily interrupted in order to exchange them for cash.

In recent years, for personal reasons and other reasons, card-type ball lending machines using prepaid cards have been proposed. Card-type ball lending machines are equipped with a card reader, amount display and selection switch, etc. By inserting the card into the card slot of the ball lending machine and operating the selection switch, the game balls will be placed in the designated position. A few are being paid out. There is a proposal to install this card-type ball rental machine between pachinko machines or above the pachinko machines (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 1983-1999-1).
(See Publication No. 122482). According to this configuration, by inserting the card into the card insertion slot located at the same position of the ball lending machine and pressing the lending switch, the borrowed balls are discharged into the pachinko machine's tray via the gutter. ing. However, since the card insertion slot and operation section of this card-type ball lending machine are located far from the pachinko machine, the player must move his body when operating the cards, which causes the game to be interrupted. Therefore, there has been a proposal to arrange a card-type ball rental machine in the front frame of a pachinko machine for exclusive use with one pachinko machine (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication Nos. 54-34390). By dedicating the reading of card information, the player can leave the card inserted during the game, eliminating the need for complicated ball lending operations and allowing players to focus on the game.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned pachinko machine in which the card-type ball rental machine is provided integrally with the pachinko machine, when replacing a new machine, the card reader/writer and its control, which are not related to the gaming experience, Renovation costs will be high as the equipment will also have to be replaced.

An object of the present invention is to provide a card-type pachinko machine in which a card reader/writer and its control device can be reused when replacing the pachinko machine that is integrated with a card-type ball rental machine.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pachinko machine in which an outer frame and a front frame are connected by a hinge and a card-type ball rental device is integrally incorporated. The card insertion part of the ball rental device is attached to the front surface of the outer frame, and the control part thereof is attached to the back surface of the outer frame.

(Function) By configuring as described above, it is possible to perform a replacement work in which the outer frame of the old machine and the front frame of the new machine are connected via a hinge while the pachinko machine is being installed. The read/writer and its control device can be reused as is.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. As shown in Figure 1.2, the front of the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an upper tray 2 and a lower tray 3 on which game balls are placed, and an electric handle 4 that shoots the game balls flowing down from the upper tray 2 is shown in the drawing. A card reader/writer 5a (card insertion section) of a card-type ball rental device 5, which is attached to the right side and will be described later, is attached to the left side in the drawing. The electric handle 4 is activated by pressing a touch switch 4a arranged on the top surface, and the firing force is adjusted by turning a knob 4b protruding from the side surface. In addition, a switch 6 for single-shot firing is attached near the electric handle 4. A prize opening (including a prize starting port) 8 is provided on the game board 7, and in the embodiment, a prize opening 8 is provided. 8 is a mechanism for rotating the slot 9, and a switch 10 for stopping the rotation and stopping the pattern is arranged on the side of the electric handle 4. Furthermore, the discharge port 2 of the upper plate 2
Rental balls and prize balls are discharged from a, and by pressing a ball removal button 11 arranged in the frame of the upper tray 2, game balls in the upper tray 2 are discharged from the discharge port 3a of the lower tray 3. Throughout the country, there is a drawer-type ashtray box 12 next to the card reader/writer 5a.
is equipped.

Above, game board 7, upper tray 2, lower tray 3, and electric handle 4
is mounted on a front frame 13 shown in FIG. 4, and a card reader/writer 5a and an ashtray box 12 are attached to a lower part surface 14a of a rectangular outer frame 14 shown in FIG. The hinge 15 includes a support 15a fixed to the upper edge of the outer frame 14 and a claw-side hinge 1 fixed to the upper edge of the front frame 13.
5b, and similarly, the lower front surface 14a of the outer frame 14.
It is composed of a claw-side hinge 15b fixed to the top and a support 15a fixed to the lower edge of the front frame 13, which are connected to each other to make the front frame 13 rotatable laterally. Therefore, the structure is such that the connection can be easily removed by rotating the front frame 13 forward and lifting it upward. Also,
The front frame 13 has a hinge 15 and a cylinder lock 16 on the opposite side.
The outer frame 14 is provided with exposure receiving members 17 at two locations in the vertical direction, and the front frame 1 is secured by a cylinder lock 16.
3 and the glass frame 18 can be fixed or opened. Additionally, a speaker 19 and an indicator light 20 are attached around the front frame 13, and +1 and a mechanism frame 21 are attached to the rear.
are integrally constructed and a ball-closing cover 22 is attached,
An upper tank 23 is arranged at the top. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a locking device 24 is engaged with the exposure member 17, and a frame open detection switch 25 is attached to this location, so that the front frame 13 or the glass frame 18 is opened with a duplicate key. and detects its open state. A prize ball and rental ball discharge device 27 is connected to the upper tank 23 via a connection gutter 26, and a prize ball gutter 2 is connected to the lower part of the discharge device 27.
8 and a ball extraction gutter 29 are connected. The prize ball gutter 28 is connected to a connection gutter 30 to the upper plate 2 and a lower plate flow box 31. In addition, a batted ball firing device 32 operated by the electric handle 4 is disposed at the lower part of the front frame 13, and a winning ball control device 34 and a winning detection switch 35 are installed in a winning ball passage 33 connected to the winning opening 8. is installed.

Incidentally, an accessory control device 36 and a main body control device 37 are attached to the back side of the front frame 13, and a read/writer control device 5 constituting the card-type legal tender device 5 is attached to the back side of the outer frame 14.
b and the card reader/writer 5a which is this terminal device.
is installed. The card reader/writer 5a protrudes from the front and is fixed with a screw 38.
A card insertion slot 5c is located on the front side, and a card conveyance device 39 is incorporated therein, and an amount display device 40, a legal tender switch 41, and a card ejection switch 42 are attached to the front surface. The electric circuit of the main body control device 37 is connected to the electric circuits of the accessory control device 36 and the read/writer control device 5b, and the main body control device 37 and the read/writer control device 5b are circuits in which the respective CPUs exchange signals and operate. (See Figure 6). The main body control device 37 and the read/write control device 5b are controlled by repeatedly executing the routines shown in section 7 and FIG. 8 at high speed.

Next, the operation of the main body control device 37 and the card-type legal tender device 5 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8.

As shown in FIG. 6, the main CPU of the read/writer control device 5b operates according to a program written in the ROM, and inputs ON/OFF signals for the legal tender switch 41, card ejection switch 42, and frame open detection switch 25. It receives information from the card reader/writer 5a and operates the card reader/writer 5a, the card transport device 39, and the amount display device 40. On the other hand, by transmitting a ball rental request signal (BB call) to the main body control device 37, the main body control device 37 outputs a busy output signal, a balance subtraction request signal (remaining money signal), and a legal tender storage subtraction request signal (memory signal). The card reader/writer 5a, card transport device 39, and amount display device 40 are operated based on these total input signals sent back.

In addition, the main CPU of the main body control device 37 operates according to a program written in the ROM, and the winning detection switch 3
5. Touch switch 4a and single firing switch 6
In response to the input of the on/off signal, the signal indicating the operating status of the ejection device 27, and the BB call from the read/writer control device 5b, the ball launcher 32, the speaker 19, and the indicator light 20 are activated.
and operates the ejection device 27. It also transmits a busy output signal, a balance subtraction request signal, and a legal tender storage subtraction request signal to the read/writer control device 5b.

Next, the operation of the read/writer control device 5b will be explained with reference to FIG. 11! Functionally, it can be divided into blocks of legal tender $, BB call output generation, and card ejection.

First, it is determined whether a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 5c of the card reader/writer 58 (step 1). If there is no card, it remains in a standby state, and if it is inserted, it can proceed to step 2 (transferring the card to a predetermined reading position), step 3 (reading data), and step 4. In step 4, the security in step 3 is determined, and if YES, proceed to the next step 5, and if NO, proceed to step 30, which will be described later. In step 5, it is determined whether the eject switch 42 is activated, and if YES (if activated), the process proceeds to step 20, which will be described later.
If yes (if not activated), the process advances to the next step 6 and it is determined whether the legal tender switch 41 is activated. If the determination in step 6 is YES, the process advances to step 7 and it is determined whether the frame open detection switch 25 is activated. If the glass frame 18 etc. are in a closed state (no), the conditions for legal tender withdrawal are met, and the process proceeds to step 9 through step 8 in which the number of legal tender coins stored is added. It should be noted that if the legal tender switch 41 is not activated in step 6 and if the glass frame 18 etc. are in an open state in step 7, the numerical value of the legal tender memory is not increased.

Next, a procedure for transmitting a BB call by checking the presence or absence of a signal from the main body control device 37 and the presence or absence of a balance will be described. In step 9, it is determined whether or not a busy output signal has been received.

If it has not been received (NO), it is determined in step 10 whether or not a legal tender storage subtraction request signal has been received, and in step 11 it is determined whether or not a balance subtraction request signal has been received. If both signals are not received here, it is determined in step 12 whether or not there is a balance in the amount data of the card. and,
If there is a balance, a check is made in step 13 to see if legal tender is stored. If legal tender is stored, check again in step 14 to see if a busy output signal has been received.
If it has not been received (NO), a BB call is generated in step 15. Note that if the legal tender storage subtraction request signal is received in step 10, step 1 is executed.
Proceed to step 6, calculate the legal tender storage value by 1m, and proceed to step 11. Further, if the balance subtraction request signal is received in step 11, the process proceeds to step 17, where the balance data is subtracted, and then merges with step 12 (confirmation is made that it is not zero). On the other hand, if the busy output signal is received, that is, in step 9, the process proceeds to step 18, and in step 14, the process proceeds to step I.
Proceed to step 9 to stop the BB call. Thereafter, the above process is repeated while the card is inserted.

If the determination in step 5 is YES (the card ejection switch is activated), the process advances to step 20 and the card ejection procedure is performed. First, it is determined here whether a BB call has occurred. If it has not occurred, proceed as is, but if it has, stop the BB call and proceed to the next step.In step 22, check whether a busy output signal is being received, and if so, go into standby mode, otherwise. For example, in step 23, it is determined whether or not there is a legal tender storage subtraction request signal, and if there is no signal, the process proceeds to the next step, but if there is, the numerical value in legal tender memory is subtracted by 1 in step 24, and in step 25, the numerical value in legal tender memory is 0. If it is confirmed that there is a stored number, the numerical value of legal tender storage is cleared in step 26. Next, in step 27, it is determined whether the balance subtraction request signal has been received or not, and if it remains as is, the result of the subtraction process is written to the card in step 28 (step 29).
), the card is ejected in step 30. Note that if it is determined in step 12 that the balance data has become O, the process proceeds to step 29 and the card is discharged. In addition, if the security is inappropriate in step 4, the process moves to step 30 and data with a balance of 0 is written on the card. Eject the card.

In the main body control circuit, as shown in FIG. 8, it is determined in step 31 whether a BB call is being received. If it has not been received, it is determined whether there is a winning ball (step 32). If there is no winning ball, it will be on standby here (
Return to step 31. ), again if there is a winning ball, B
It is determined whether there is a B call (step 33). If there is no BB call, a prize ball discharge process is performed (step 34), and the prize balls are discharged until the completion of the process is detected in step 35. If the end of the process is detected, the process returns to step 3I. Step 33
is designed to give priority to lending method discharge over prize ball discharge. If a BB call is received, the process proceeds from step 31 or step 33 to step 36 and generates a gee output signal. Then, in step 37, a lending method discharge process is performed. In step 38, it is determined whether the lending method discharging process has ended, and if it is continuing, step 37 is performed. After the discharge process is completed, the busy output signal is stopped in step 39, and a legal tender storage subtraction request signal is generated in step 40. Further, in step 41, a balance subtraction request signal is generated, and a BB call and a winning ball standby state (step 31.32).

That is, when a card is inserted in a card-type pachinko machine, the card reader/writer 5a judges the quality of the card and the balance (Step 4.5), and based on the player's operation of the legal tender switch 41 (Step 7), the prize ball and loan are issued. The ball ejection device 27 is activated and the lending method ejection process is performed [Step 2
5). In this case, the game balls stored in the upper tank 23 become rental balls, flow down the connection gutter 26, and are supplied to the tray 2 through the prize ball gutter 28 at the lower part of the discharge device 27.

In addition, in step 8, the circuit was controlled so that even if the operator accidentally performed the ball lending operation while opening the glass frame 18 etc. to process the pachinko [1], the ball would not be borrowed. This function may be such that the card is ejected when opening of the glass frame 18 or the like is detected, or any function may be used as long as the legal tender withdrawal function is stopped when the frame is opened. Further, in this embodiment, after the card is inserted, the card is held in the card reader-writer 5a until the remaining amount reaches O (see step 12) or the eject switch 42 is operated (see step 5). However, it may be discharged every time a ball lending operation is performed.

In the pachinko machine ML described above, when the front frame 13 is opened and the hinge 15 is uncoupled for a while, the front frame 13 separates from the outer frame 14. Then, the front frame 13 of the new stand is aligned with the outer frame 14 of the old stand, and the hinge 15 is assembled to install the new stand. The wiring can be done by connecting the connector, and the card read rider 5a and read rider control device 5b of the card-type legal tender device 5 attached to the outer frame 14 are as follows.
By removing the front frame 13, the screws can be easily removed and maintenance work can be performed easily. In addition, the positional relationship between the electric handle 4 and the card insertion slot 5c is such that if the player faces the player in a natural posture, he or she can hold the electric handle 4 with one hand while operating the legal currency with the other hand, making it easy to operate. However, it does not interrupt the game.

It should be noted that since the table on which the Pachinko machine 1 is installed does not require any changes, it can be installed as is in an existing store, as there is almost no need for renovation work inside the store.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, when replacing a pachinko machine, the card reader/writer and its control device are reused from the old machine to the new machine, so the cost is reduced accordingly. be done. Furthermore, since the card insertion portion is attached to the outer frame, there is an effect that the lending operation of game balls using a card can be performed without interrupting the game.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine in an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of a pachinko machine in an embodiment, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an outer frame of a pachinko machine in an embodiment, and Fig. 4 is an implementation. FIG. 5 is a back view of the pachinko machine in the example; FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the connection between the card-type legal tender device and the main body control device in the example; FIG. 7 The figure is a flowchart of the card-type legal tender device of the embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the prize ball and lending device of the embodiment. 1... Pachinko machine 5... Card type legal tender device 5a... Card insertion section 13... Front frame 14... Outer frame 15... Hinge

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a pachinko machine in which an outer frame and a front frame are connected by a hinge and a card-type ball lending device is integrated, the card insertion portion of the card-type ball lending device is placed on the front side of the outer frame, and its control portion is mounted on the front side of the outer frame. A card-type pachinko machine characterized by each card being attached to the back of the outer frame.