JPH0445751Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] This invention is a pachinko hall counter for counting the number of pachinko balls or metals when exchanging them for prizes at a pachinko hall. Regarding equipment.

[Prior Art] As an example of this type of pachinko hall counting device, for example, a pachinko ball counting device, conventionally, the number of pachinko balls that have been inserted is counted, and the counting result P is counted as a specific prize (a prize to be exchanged for cash). Divide by the number of units N corresponding to the exchange unit price, and calculate the quotient Q by the division.
(equivalent to the number of specific prizes that can be exchanged) and the remaining number R
(equivalent to the number of remaining pachinko balls) and the above counting result P (equivalent to the total number of pachinko balls offered for prize exchange)
A configuration in which the information is displayed digitally on the display unit is known. When such a pachinko ball counting device is used, the pachinko hall that returns the pachinko balls equivalent to the surplus number R to the player is uniquely exchanged for general prizes such as cigarettes and chiyoko rate. Some pachinko halls hand over the remaining pachinko balls to players, and especially when they are exchanged for general prizes, the pachinko hall employees judge the value of the remaining pachinko balls, and then hand them out to other pachinko halls in exchange for general prizes. We are trying to give out general prizes. By the way, in the case of pachinko halls, not only the number of specific prizes paid out but also the number of general prizes paid out are managed and tallied, but the conventional pachinko ball counting device described above does not calculate the number of paid out specific prizes. Although it is possible to automatically input the number of paid out general prizes into the aggregation device based on the division result, the number of general prizes paid out must be manually input, and as a result, managing and aggregating the number of paid out general prizes becomes extremely complicated. There was a problem.

[Purpose of the invention] This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to exchange pachinko balls or metal left over after exchanging pachinko balls or metal with a specific prize for a general prize. To provide a coin counting device for a pachinko hall that can extremely easily manage and tally the number of general prizes paid out.

[Summary of the invention] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a number of auxiliary units in multiple stages corresponding to multiple types of general prizes that are less than the number of units corresponding to the exchange price of the specific prize and have different prices. In addition to providing a storage unit for storing the number of pachinko balls or metals thrown in, when the result of counting the number of pachinko balls or metals is divided by the number of units, if a remainder greater than the minimum value of the number of auxiliary units is obtained, the remainder is stored. The apparatus is configured to include a calculation means for allocating the number of auxiliary units within the range of numbers based on a preset rule and outputting a signal indicating the type of the number of auxiliary units so distributed. Therefore, a signal indicating the number of general prizes exchanged with surplus pachinko balls or surplus metals can be automatically obtained.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a counting device for pachinko balls will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes the main body of the counting device, which consists of a main body case 2 and a ball receiver 3 with an open top surface located above the main case 2. The ball receiver 3 has a bottom surface formed as an inclined surface that descends toward the center, and a drop opening 4 is formed at the lowest part thereof. When a pachinko ball is thrown into the ball receiver 3, the pachinko ball is dropped into the drop slot 4.
The pachinko balls are guided back through the drop port 4 to a pachinko ball circulation path (not shown), and a counter 5 for counting the pachinko balls that have passed through the drop port 4 is provided in the main body case 2. Reference numeral 6 denotes a display unit installed at the rear of the main body case 2, and digital displays 7, 8, and 9 are provided on the front and rear sides of the display unit, respectively.
(only the front side is shown). in this case,
The digital display 7 displays the number of specific prizes (prizes for redemption), the digital display 8 displays the number of remaining pachinko balls, and the digital display 9 displays the total number of pachinko balls counted by the counter 5. It is composed of Further, on the side surface of the main body case 2, a reset switch 10 is provided, for example, a momentary type push button switch.

In FIG. 1 showing the electrical configuration, 11 is a microcomputer provided in the main body case 2, which includes a CPU 12 as a calculation means, a ROM 13,
It is configured to include a RAM 14, which is a storage section, and the like. In this case, the RAM 14 stores in advance the number of units N ₀ (for example, "75") corresponding to the exchange unit price of the specific prize, as well as the number of units N 0 (for example, "75") corresponding to the exchange unit price of the specific prize, and multiple types of different prices that are less than the number of units N ₀ . For example, the number of auxiliary units in three stages corresponding to general prizes N ₁ , N ₂ , N ₃
(for example, "50", "20", and "10", respectively) are stored in advance. Then, the CPU 12 controls the digital displays 7 to 9 via the driver 15 based on the control program stored in the ROM 13, data transfer with the RAM 14, counting data from the counter 5, and the ON signal from the reset switch 10. In addition to controlling as described below, data signals Sd ₁ , Sd ₂ ,
Output Sd ₃ . In addition, the counter 5 is connected to the reset terminal CR.
and is configured to initialize the counting contents when a reset signal from the CPU 12 is received at the reset terminal CR.

Now, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control contents by the CPU 12, and the operation of this embodiment will be explained below together with the control contents shown in FIG. Now, when a pachinko ball is put into the ball receiver 3 from the initialized state of the microcomputer 11, the counting result P corresponding to the total number of pachinko balls is output from the counter 5.
It is input to the CPU 12. Then, the CPU 12 reads the counting result P in the data reading step A and stores it in the RAM 14, and then divides the counting result P by the number of units N ₀ corresponding to the exchange unit price of the specific prize in the next division step B. In addition, in the next memory step C, the quotient Q which is the result of the above division
and the remainder number R are stored in the RAM 14, and in the next display step 2, the above-mentioned stored contents, ie, the quotient Q, the remainder number R, and the counting result P are stored as the number of exchanged specific prizes, the number of remaining pachinko balls, and the number of inserted pachinko balls, respectively. The total number of pachinko balls is displayed on digital displays 7, 8, and 9. Therefore, such a display allows players and pachinko hall employees to be informed of the number of exchanged specific prizes, the number of pachinko balls, etc. In addition, in the judgment step E that is performed after the display step D, the remainder number R stored as described above corresponds to the minimum value of the auxiliary unit numbers N ₁ , N ₂ , and N ₃ , that is, “10”. It is determined whether the number of auxiliary units N is ₃ or less, and if the determination result is "NO" (in other words, if the number of remaining pachinko balls is less than 10), the process moves to the determination step. Then, in this judgment step, it is judged whether or not the reset switch 10 has been turned on. If "YES", the process moves to the next initialization step, and in this initialization step, the counter 5 is reset. A signal is given to initialize the counting contents, and the stored contents of the counting result P, quotient Q, and remainder R are also initialized, and the display contents of the digital displays 7, 8, and 9 are reset to zero. Then return to data reading step A. In addition, if the judgment is "NO" in the judgment step, the process returns to the display step D.
Therefore, the display states of the digital displays 7, 8, and 9 are maintained until the reset switch 10 is turned on.

On the other hand, if it is determined as ``YES'' in the above-mentioned judgment process E, that is, the number of remaining pachinko balls is 10 or more (75
(less than 1), the calculation routine (A) is executed and then the process moves to the above-mentioned judgment step. In this calculation routine (A), the following calculations and signal outputs are performed. That is, in the calculation routine (A), the three stages of auxiliary unit numbers N ₁ , N ₂ , N ₃ are determined by a preset law within the range of the remainder R, for example, the third
The number of auxiliary units N ₁ distributed in this manner and distributed based on the operational law as shown in the flowchart in the figure,
Data signals Sd ₁ , Sd ₂ , which indicate the types of N ₂ and N ₃ , respectively
It outputs Sd ₃ . The above distribution law is to sequentially subtract the remainder number R by the larger value among the auxiliary unit numbers N ₁ , N ₂ , and N _3. To give a concrete example, the remainder number R ( For example, if there are 72 pachinko balls (remaining pachinko balls), the remaining number R is distributed to the auxiliary unit numbers N ₁ and N ₂ and data signals Sd ₁ and Sd ₂ are output, respectively, so that the remaining number R is For example, if there are 50 balls, the remaining ball number R is distributed only to the auxiliary unit number N ₁ and the data signal Sd ₁ is output, or if the remaining ball number R is 35 balls, for example, , the remaining number of balls R is the number of auxiliary units
N ₂ and N ₃ and data signals Sd ₂ and
Performs calculations and outputs signals such as outputting Sd ₃ respectively. In the case of pachinko hall employees, each subsidy unit number shall be determined based on such laws.
General prizes corresponding to N ₁ , N ₂ , and N ₃ are paid out. In this case, the number of outputs of data signals Sd ₁ , Sd ₂ , Sd ₃ corresponds to the number of general prizes to be paid out corresponding to the number of auxiliary units N ₁ , N ₂ , N ₃ , and therefore,
As mentioned above, if the data signals Sd ₁ , Sd ₂ , and Sd ₃ automatically output from the CPU 12 are totaled for each signal by a data aggregation device (not shown), the number of general prizes paid out by the remaining pachinko balls can be calculated for each signal. This information can be easily found for each type of prize.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist, for example, it can be applied to a counting device for metals. It is something.

[Effect of the invention] According to the invention, as is clear from the above explanation, the number of pachinko balls or metals inserted is counted, and the counting result is converted into units corresponding to the exchange price of a specific prize. In a pachinko hall counting device that performs division, when pachinko balls or metal remaining after exchanging pachinko balls or metal for a specific prize are exchanged for a general prize,
This has practical effects such as the ability to extremely easily manage and tally the number of general prizes paid out.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the electrical configuration, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control contents by the calculation means, and FIG. 3 shows a part of FIG. 2 in detail. The flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view. In the figure, 1 is the main body of the counting device, 5 is the counter, 6 is the display, 10 is the reset switch, 11 is the microcomputer, 12 is the CPU (computing means), and 14 is the
Indicates RAM (storage means).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A counting device for pachinko halls that counts the number of pachinko balls or metals thrown in and divides the counting result by the number of units corresponding to the exchange price of a specific prize, which is less than the number of units and each a storage unit that stores the number of auxiliary units in multiple stages corresponding to a plurality of types of general prizes of different values; and a remainder that is greater than or equal to the minimum value of the number of auxiliary units when the counting result is divided by the number of units. calculation means for distributing the number of auxiliary units in the plurality of stages based on a preset rule within the range of the remaining number and outputting a signal indicating the type of the number of auxiliary units so distributed. A counting device for pachinko halls characterized by the following.