JPH0536462Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a card issuing device for a gaming machine in which pachinko balls, coins, etc. are used as gaming media, and the number of gaming media is recorded on a card.

``Prior Art'' Recently, a game machine that uses pachinko balls, coins, etc. as game media has been proposed in which the number of game media is recorded on a card, and various card issuing devices for this purpose have also been proposed. There is.

When issuing cards, it is desirable to be able to issue them at hand, such as in conventional ball lending machines between machines, and to be able to do so without bothering the player as much as possible.

Therefore, it has been considered to provide a card issuing device between the machines and issue cards directly to the gaming machine so that the player can immediately start playing the game.

In order to do this, the general idea in the past has been to create a one-to-one correspondence between gaming machines and card issuing devices, and to dedicate them to each other.

``The problem that the idea is trying to solve'' However, in this conventional way of thinking,
Since each gaming machine must be equipped with one card issuing device, it is uneconomical and requires additional installation space.

The present invention has been made in view of these conventional problems, and aims to provide a card issuing device for a gaming machine that solves the above problems by requiring a minimum number of devices to be installed.

``Means for Solving Problems'' The gist of the present invention to achieve this purpose is: A game machine that uses pachinko balls, coins, etc. as game media and records the number of game media on a card. In the card issuing device, the card issuing device is installed between the gaming machines, and has bill insertion slots facing sideways corresponding to the gaming machines on both sides, and a single bill insertion slot that communicates with both bill insertion slots. A common conveyance path is formed, and each of the banknote insertion slots has a sensor for detecting the use of the banknote insertion slot, and a sensor head for detecting insertion that detects a normal rotation signal of a motor of a banknote authenticity determination device. A gaming machine characterized in that, upon receiving a detection signal from a sensor that detects the use of the banknote insertion slot, a card is issued from a card receiving slot arranged in a pachinko machine on the receiving side. card issuing device.

"Function" Thus, the card issuing device can be shared by the gaming machines on both sides, and the players of the gaming machines on both sides use the insertion slots facing their own direction.

When bills or coins are inserted through the insertion slot, a sensor installed there detects the insertion.
Even if the internal conveyance path is shared by the insertion port, it can be determined which insertion port was used.

Therefore, the card issuing device issues a card to the gaming machine where the card is used. Even if the internal mechanism is shared in this manner, one card issuing device can be shared by both sides by making a judgment based on the insertion slot.

“Embodiment” An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

Each figure shows one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a card issuing device 20 is installed between two pachinko machines 10 and 10, and a card issuing device 20 is installed between them.
A banknote accepting device 30 is installed in the bank. The bill accepting device 30 consists of a device main body 40 housed in the card issuing device 20 and a bill guide member 50 that is detachable therefrom.
protrudes from the front of the card issuing device 20.

The card issuing device 20 further includes a coin receiving port member 21 and a return port member 25.
A display section 26 is provided to protrude from the front surface of the device, and at the upper end is a display section 26 that displays the amount, stoppage, and malfunctioning part.
is provided, and a release button 27 is provided in the middle part.

A bill storage device 70 is connected to the rear end of the device main body 40 of the bill accepting device 30 housed inside the card issuing device 20 .

The pachinko machine 10 is provided with an operation handle 11 and a display board 12, and the display board 12 includes a game result display section 13 and a card receiving slot 1.
4. An operating lamp 15 and a failure indicator lamp 16 are provided.

As can be seen in FIG.
2 is pivotally connected to the opening/closing body 42 via a pivot 43a.

A spring member 44 is stretched between the opening/closing body 42 and the pressing plate 43, and biases the pressing plate 43 in a direction to press it against the fixed housing part 41. Further, the pressing plate 43 includes pressing protrusions 45,
46... is provided protrudingly.

A transport path 47 for banknotes S is formed between the press plate 43 of the opening/closing body 42 of the banknote accepting device 30 and the front surface 41a of the fixed housing part 41, and a transport mechanism 60 is provided therein, as well as a banknote guide member. 50 is inserted and installed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the mouth end 51 of the bill guide member 50 protruding from the front surface of the card issuing device 20, there are bill insertion slots 52 each facing the corresponding pachinko machine 10 side. , 53 are opened in the form of slits, and sensors 52a and 53a are provided in the insertion openings 52 and 53, respectively, to detect insertion of banknotes.

A rail portion 54 extends from the mouth end 51 of the banknote guide member 50 and is inserted into the device main body 40 so as to share space with the conveyance path 47 . The mouth end portion 51 and the rail portion 54 are integrally formed, and a gap 55 is formed in the rail portion 54 through which the banknote S passes in a vertical position.
4 is inserted into the conveyance path 47 inside the main body 40 of the card issuing device 20 through the insertion slot 24 provided on the front side of the card issuing device 20.

The bill guide member 50 has a horseshoe shape with a bent portion 56 formed at the tip of the rail portion 54, and has a hairpin-like cross section with an urging force in the direction of width expansion, and is used for positioning the bill guide member 50. In addition, grooves 57a, 57b, .

A notch 58 through which banknotes S pass is provided at the back of the rail portion 54.

The conveyance mechanism 60 is provided with a belt 63 on the side of the fixed housing part 41 of the device main body 40 for sending banknotes S wound around belt winding pulleys 61 and 62, and on the side of the opening/closing body 42, a belt 63 is provided to send the banknotes S on the belt 63. Presser rollers 64 and 65 are provided to press the rollers 64 and 65. The belt winding pulley 61 is rotatably driven in either forward or reverse directions by a motor (not shown).

An insertion detection sensor head 31 faces the gap 55 between the conveyance path 47 and the bill guide member 50 and issues a signal for normal rotation of the motor when the insertion of a bill S is detected, and a sensor head 31 for detecting the rotation of the motor in the reverse direction when a defective bill is detected. Magnetic sensor head 32 for authentic bill determination that emits a signal
and photoelectric sensor heads 33 and 34 that detect banknotes S in a non-contact manner,
0 on the fixed housing portion 41 side and the opening/closing body 42 side.

Further, passage detection ends 35 are sequentially arranged to issue an operation signal for issuing a card to the card issuing device 20 when the banknote S passes, and to prevent the banknote S from returning.

In the coin receiving opening member 21 provided to protrude from the front surface of the card issuing device 20, insertion openings 22 and 23 facing the corresponding pachinko machine 10 side are opened, similar to the opening end 51 of the bill guiding member 50. A sensor is provided there, and the return port member 25 has receiving ports 25a, 25 facing the corresponding pachinko machine 10 side.
b has been established.

The bill storage device 70 has a guide portion 71 that guides the bill S transferred from the gap 55 of the rail portion 54 of the bill guide member 50, and a pressure plate 72 biased by a spring. A stacker 73 that stacks and holds banknotes, and a stage 74
and a drive unit (not shown) that changes the banknotes carried in from the guide unit 71 to the localization value on the stage 74 and presses the banknotes at the localization value against the pressure plate 72. Note that the banknotes may be stored by being held on a belt and transported to a stacker (safe).

Next, the action will be explained.

In the state where the banknote guide member 50 is installed between the conveyance paths 47 as shown in FIG. 3, for example, as shown in FIG.
When a banknote S is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 52 from the right side of one of the pachinko machines 10 in FIG.
5, that is, it enters the conveyance path 47. When the bill S is inserted through the insertion slot 52, the sensor 52a detects the use of the insertion slot 52, and instructs preparation for issuing a card to the pachinko machine 10 on the right side.

When a banknote S is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 53 from the side of the other pachinko machine 10 on the left side, the sensor 53a similarly operates to instruct the left side to issue a card. In addition, when using coins, insert slot 2
2, 23 and the sensors provided there determine left and right.

The tip of the banknote S is a sensor head 3 for detecting insertion.
When the banknote S is inserted until it reaches 1, the sensor head 31 for insertion detection detects the insertion of the banknote S and issues a normal rotation signal for the motor. When the motor starts rotating in the normal direction, the normal rotation of the motor is transmitted to the belt 63 by the transmission system, and the belt 63 is driven in the direction in which the bill S is advanced.

In this way, when the leading end of the banknote S, which is transported in the vertical position within the gap 55 of the rail section 54 by the belt 63, moves further into the back, the magnetic sensor head 32 for authenticating the banknote and the banknote S are separated. It is determined whether the banknote S is genuine by the photoelectric sensor heads 33 and 34 that detect the contact.

When it is determined that the banknote S is a defective banknote,
The magnetic sensor head 32 and the photoelectric sensor heads 33 and 34 for determining authenticity generate a motor reversal signal to reverse the motor. Thereby, the belt 63 is driven in the opposite direction, and the banknote S is returned to the banknote insertion slot 52.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the banknote S is a genuine banknote, the banknote S is advanced as is.

When the bill S passes through the passage detection end 35, the passage detection end 35 issues an operation signal to the card issuing device 20 for issuing a predetermined card.

The banknote S that has passed through the passage detection end 35 in this way reaches the gap 55 of the rail part 54 at the notch part 57.
and exits from the conveyance path 47. The banknote S carried in by the guide part 71 is displaced by the drive part to the localization value on the stage 74 and then transferred to the pressure plate 72.
, and are stacked and held on the pressure plate 72 of the stacker 73.

If the banknote S gets stuck in the middle of the rail section 54 when the banknote S is transported in this way,
Grasp the mouth end 51 of the bill guide member 50 that slightly protrudes from the front surface of the card issuing device 20 and apply force to pull the bill guide member 50 out of the insertion opening 24 of the card issuing device 20.

When the mouth end portion 51 is strongly pulled, the rail portion 54 is elastically deformed, and the grooves 57a, 57b, . . .
are separated from the pressing protrusions 45, 46, .

At this time, the banknote S is attached to the bent portion 56 of the rail portion 54.
The banknote guide member 50 is pulled out together with the banknote guide member 50.

After pulling out the bill guide member 50 in this way and removing the jammed bill S, the bill guide member 50
is inserted through the insertion opening 24 of the card issuing device 20,
The bill guide member 50 is pushed into the position where the grooves 57a, 57b, . . . of the rail portion 54 match the pressing protrusions 45, 46, .

"Effect of the invention" According to the card issuing device for gaming machines according to the invention, it is sufficient to install one card issuing device in two gaming machines, so the cost for the card issuing device is halved, and Since it does not take up much space, it is possible to install a large number of gaming machines and create a spacious gaming hall.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a card issuing device placed between pachinko machines, Figure 2 is a front view, and Figure 3 is a line taken along the line - in Figure 1. FIG. 10... Pachinko machine, 11... Operation handle,
20...Card issuing device, 21...Coin receiving port member, 22, 23...(money) insertion port, 25...Return port member, 25a, 25b...Receiving port, 30...
Bill accepting device, 40... device main body, 50... bill guide member, 51... mouth end, 52, 53... (banknote) insertion slot, 52a, 53a... sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A card issuing device for a gaming machine that uses pachinko balls, coins, etc. as gaming media and records the number of gaming media on a card, where the card issuing device is installed between the gaming machines. The banknote insertion slots are opened in the side directions corresponding to the gaming machines on both sides, and a common conveyance path communicating with both banknote insertion slots is formed, and each of the banknote insertion slots A sensor for detecting the use of the bill insertion slot is arranged in front of a sensor head for insertion detection that detects a normal rotation signal of the motor of the bill authenticity determination device, and a detection signal of the sensor for detecting the use of the bill insertion slot is detected. A card issuing device for a gaming machine, characterized in that the card is issued from a card receiving slot arranged in a pachinko machine on the receiving side.