JPH0631048A - Pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is possible to play the commanded number of lending balls within the range of the amount of cash inserted, and pay out the card-shaped recording medium that records the remaining amount and the number of balls held after the game is finished. In a pachinko machine for clearing processing by using a pachinko machine, the amount of the pachinko balls recorded on the card-shaped recording medium can be used to play a game on another pachinko machine one after another. [Structure] A card processing device 20 having functions of receiving, reading, writing and paying out a card-shaped recording medium,
Ball lending switch 39, 40 for commanding ball lending
Then, when the card-shaped recording medium is loaded into the card processing device 20 and the remaining amount and the number of balls held are read, the read number of balls held is set as the initial value of the number of balls held for playing, and the ball lending switch 39 , 40, when the number of balls to be played is added to the initial value, the control unit 5 adds the number of balls lent by the operation within the range of the remaining amount read to the initial value.
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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention makes it possible to play a game as many as the commanded number of lending balls within the range of the amount of cash inserted, and a card-shaped recording medium in which the remaining amount and the number of balls held are recorded after the game is finished. It relates to a pachinko machine for paying out and clearing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a pachinko machine that does not require a pachinko ball to be carried or counted by a player, it is possible to play the commanded number of balls within the range of the amount of cash inserted, and the game ends. A pachinko machine that later pays out a card-shaped recording medium in which the remaining amount and the number of balls are recorded and performs settlement processing has been proposed.

This is to sequentially supply pachinko balls as many as the commanded lending balls internally to the ball launching device, and even when there is a prize, the number of balls for this prize is played without paying out the pachinko balls. Is added as the number of balls that can be played, and the game is advanced. After the game is finished, the remaining amount at that time (the amount that has not been used for ball lending and the number of balls) is recorded on a magnetic card, etc. The player can easily receive the prize exchange and clearing process by taking this card to the counter at the game hall.

[0004]

However, with the above-mentioned pachinko machine, even if cash is thrown into a certain pachinko machine and a considerable number of balls are acquired, another amount of balls will be used for another one. There was a problem that it was not possible to play games on a pachinko machine, and it was inconvenient to use when playing games by changing the base, as compared to a normal pachinko machine that actually pays out pachinko balls.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and it becomes unnecessary for a player to carry pachinko balls and perform counting work, and moreover, the amount of pachinko balls carried is used. Then, it aims at providing the pachinko machine which can play a game with another pachinko machine one after another.

[0006]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to enable a game for the number of lending balls instructed within the range of the amount of cash inserted.
A card processing device (20) having functions of accepting, reading, writing, and paying out the card-shaped recording medium in a pachinko machine for paying out and clearing a card-shaped recording medium in which the remaining amount and the number of balls held are recorded after the game is finished. , Ball Lending Switch (39, 40) for Instructing Ball Lending
Then, when the card-shaped recording medium is put into the card processing device (20) and the remaining amount and the number of balls held are read, the read number of balls held is set as an initial value of the number of balls held for playing, and further, When the ball lending switch (39, 40) is operated, the number of balls lent by this operation within the range of the read remaining amount is added to the initial value to set the number of balls that can be played. The present invention resides in a pachinko machine characterized by being provided with a control unit (50).

[0007]

In the pachinko machine of the present invention, the card processing device (2
When the card-shaped recording medium is inserted into 0) and the remaining amount and the number of balls held are read, the control unit (50) sets the read number of balls held as the initial value of the number of balls held for playing, and further balls. When the lending switch (39, 40) is operated, the number of rental balls instructed by this operation within the range of the remaining amount read is added to the initial value to make the number of balls available for playing.

For this reason, the player inserts cash into the first pachinko machine to play the game, and even after the player pays out the card-shaped recording medium, another player tries to play the card-shaped recording medium. By inserting it into a pachinko machine, you can play as many balls as you have recorded on this card-shaped recording medium, and if there is a remaining amount, you can operate the ball lending switch (39, 40). Further games can be played within the range of the remaining amount. In addition, the player,
As long as the number of balls held in the card-shaped recording medium or the remaining amount of money remains, the pachinko machines can be exchanged one after another in the same manner.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, in a pachinko machine 1, a board surface 10 is formed in front of an upper vertical portion 2, and projecting portions 3 and 4 are formed on both sides of the lower front portion so as to project obliquely forward (front side). Of these overhangs 3 and 4, the overhang 3 on the right side
The card processing device 20 is built in, and the money handling device 30 is built in the left overhang portion 4. As shown in FIG. 2, a magnetic card (card-shaped recording medium) inlet / outlet opening 21, an operation display lamp 22, and an abnormality display lamp 23 are provided on the surface of the right overhang portion 3. , And a card use display lamp 24 are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, on the surface of the left overhanging portion 4. Inserting coins 31, 32 into the money handling device 30, ball holding indicator 33, status indicator 3
4, a balance indicator 35, and the overhanging portion 4 on the left side
On the lower slope, call switch 36, stop lamp 3
7, a clearing switch 38, and ball lending switches 39 and 40 are provided. Further, on the horizontal surface 6 which constitutes the bottom surface of the concave portion 5 between the two overhanging portions 3 and 4, the handle 4 for launching is formed.
5 are provided. Note that each element of the card processing device 20 and the like is, as shown in FIG.
It operates under the control of a control unit 50 built in the back side of the.

The board surface 10 is a normal one whose surface is covered with protective glass, and rails, safe holes, out holes, nails, tulips, and other accessory objects are attached to appropriate positions on the gauge plate at the back of the protective glass. A ball launching device 15 (only shown in FIG. 4) provided inside the lower portion of the machine 1 is used to drive a pachinko ball. It should be noted that the balls to be shot on the board surface 10 may be replenished from a ball transfer line disposed behind the pachinko machine 1 as in the conventional case, but by enclosing the balls inside and using them cyclically, A configuration that does not require a ball transport line may be adopted. That is, a ball collection case is attached so as to cover the back surface of the gauge plate, balls that enter the safe hole or out hole are collected by this ball collection case, and the balls are supplied again to the ball launching unit of the ball launching device 15. May be.

In this case, the card processing device 20 is a magnetic card drive device (having a read / write function).
It operates by exchanging data or signals with the control unit 50 as appropriate by reading the amount data of the magnetic card inserted from the inlet / outlet port 21, and at the time of liquidation, the data such as the balance or the number of acquired balls is stored in this card. After writing, the card is paid out. The card processing device 20 has a magnetic card storage unit and a payout mechanism from the storage unit inside, and when the game is started only by cash without inserting the magnetic card, the storage unit is stored. It also has a function of writing out data such as remaining money on the magnetic card of the above and paying it out.

As the card processing device 20,
Not only one type of magnetic card is used as an input / output medium, for example, a magnetic card is used only as a card-shaped recording medium for inputting amount data, and data is used as a card-shaped recording medium for outputting prize ball data. A receipt or the like for printing may be used. Further, a card-shaped recording medium that uses a recycled card (proposed by the applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-260879) capable of displaying or erasing characters on the surface due to temperature change as the card-shaped recording medium But it's okay.

The operation display lamp 22 is a lamp which is controlled by the control unit 50 and lights up when the pachinko machine 1 is in operation (power-on state). The abnormality display lamp 23 is lit by the card processing device 20 for self-diagnosis when an abnormality such as a card jam occurs. The card use display lamp 24 is a lamp that is turned on when the card processing device 20 detects insertion of a card.

The money handling apparatus 30 has an input port 31 or 32.
It has an identification device for identifying the type of coins thrown in from, and the controller 50 calculates a deposit amount by sending a signal according to the type to the controller 50 each time the coins are thrown. It provides the necessary data. In this case, the input port 32 is a coin input port, the input port 31 is a banknote input port, and the identification devices are respectively provided. Further, the inserted bills may be stored inside, but as in the conventional manner, the bills and the like, which are arranged behind the pachinko machine 1, can automatically collect the bills in a money changer or the like at the end of the pachinko island. Good.

The ball holding indicator 33, the status indicator 34, and the balance indicator 35 are, for example, liquid crystal displays.
The ball holding indicator 33 is controlled by the control unit 50 to display the current ball holding number (earned ball number). Status indicator 34
Displays the amount of money inserted and the progress of the game, and displays, for example, "10000 yen inserted", "in fever", "stopped", and the like. The balance indicator 35 is
The remaining amount of the input amount is displayed.

The call switch 36 is a switch for calling a store clerk. When this switch is operated, the control unit 50 calls a hall computer (a computer that manages the entire game arcade and is installed in the hall where the store clerk is located). A signal is sent and a calling process such as turning on a calling lamp (not shown) provided on the upper portion of the Pachinko island is performed. The stop lamp 37 is turned on when a stop is given, and is turned on by the control unit 50 when a stop instruction is issued from the hall computer or the like. Clearing switch 38
Is operated by the player at the end of the game, and when this is operated, the control unit 50 carries out a settlement process described later.

The ball lending switches 39 and 40 are for designating the amount of money to be used for the game out of the amount of money inserted by cash or a magnetic card. In this case, the switch 39 is for 500 yen and the switch 40 is for 1000 yen. It is for.

The handle 45 commands the ball launching by the ball launching device 15 and also the launching speed (strength).
To adjust. That is, the ball launching device 15 is
It operates by a control signal (pulse signal) output from the control unit 50 according to the operation amount of the handle 45, and periodically shoots a ball at a strength (speed) according to the operation amount of the launch handle 16. For example, it is composed of a rotary solenoid and a mallet which is swung by the rotary solenoid. The handle 45 is, for example, an operating unit of a rotary variable resistor that adjusts the amplification factor of a control signal for exciting the rotary solenoid.

The control unit 50 includes a CPU 51, a ROM 52,
RAM 53, interface (not shown), etc.
This is a so-called microcomputer, which operates in accordance with the above-described instruction of the hall computer or the like and the program written in the ROM 52 to perform the processing described later.

Next, the operation will be described. When a predetermined magnetic card is inserted into the entrance / exit 21, the card processor 35 sends the data of the remaining amount written in the card to the read controller 50. When the amount of money used for the game is designated by the ball lending switches 39, 40, the control unit 50 confirms that the amount of money used is within the range of the remaining amount written in the magnetic card. , It is possible to play a game for the number of balls corresponding to the amount of money used.

That is, for example, on the condition that the handle 45 has been turned by a predetermined angle or more, the control signal is transmitted to the ball launching device 15 and the balls are shot periodically as long as there are held balls. At this time, the control unit 50 deducts the usage amount designated as the ball lending amount from the remaining amount, displays the new remaining amount on the remaining amount display unit 35, and lends it to the ball holding indicator 33. After displaying the number of balls that have been thrown as an initial value, the displayed value of this ball holding indicator 33 is reduced each time a ball is launched, and each time there is a ball prize, this ball holding indicator 3
The process of increasing the display value of 3 is performed. In addition, the status display 34 appropriately displays necessary information. further,
Rewrite the remaining amount of the magnetic card with a new one (this rewriting may be performed at the time of liquidation after the game ends).

When the remaining amount of the inserted magnetic card is less than the amount designated by the ball lending switches 39 and 40, the control unit 50 assumes that all the remaining amount is designated for lending and the same as above. When the number of acquired balls is registered in the inserted magnetic card, this is set as the initial value of the number of balls.

When the clearing switch 38 is pressed,
The control unit 50 operates the card processing device 20 and newly writes the remaining balance and the number of coins at that time to the magnetic card and pays them out. The player can bring the card to a prize exchange place in the game hall to exchange the prize, or can insert the card into another pachinko machine 1 again to play the game. Even if there are no balls left, if the ball lending switches 39 and 40 are operated again without pressing the clearing switch 38, the control unit 50 repeats the above operation, so that the same pachinko machine 1 will play the game as long as there is remaining money. You can also continue.

When cash is thrown into the cash slot 31, 32, the money handling apparatus 30 identifies the thrown coin and sends a signal indicating the kind and the amount of thrown coin to the control unit 50. Then, the control unit 50 calculates the inserted amount from this signal, enables the game within the range of the inserted amount, and performs the same processing as in the case of the above card insertion. Then, at the time of settlement, the card processing device 20 is operated and the remaining amount and the number of balls held are recorded and paid out on the card stored inside.

As described above, with the pachinko machine 1,
A player can play a game by selectively using either a card or cash, but a player inserts cash into the first pachinko machine to play a game, Even after receiving the payout, by inserting this card-shaped recording medium into another pachinko machine that is going to play, it is possible to play as many balls as the number of balls held in this card-shaped recording medium. If there is a remaining amount, by operating the ball lending switches 39, 40, a game can be further played within the range of the remaining amount. Further, the player can also change the pachinko machines one after another in the same manner as long as the number of balls held in the card-shaped recording medium or the remaining amount of money remains.

[0026]

According to the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the player inserts cash into the first pachinko machine to play the game, and even after receiving the payout of the card-like recording medium, the card-like recording is performed. By inserting the medium into another pachinko machine that is going to play a game, you can play the number of balls stored in this card-shaped recording medium, and if there is a remaining amount, operate the ball lending switch. By doing so, a game can be further played within the range of the remaining amount. Also,
As long as the number of balls in the card-shaped recording medium or the remaining amount of money remains, the player can similarly change the pachinko machines one after another to play a game. Therefore, the ease of playing the game can be improved, which in turn can contribute to an increase in demand for pachinko machines.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine that is a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pachinko machine that is an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Pachinko machine 10 ... Board surface 20 ... Card processing device 39, 40 ... Ball lending switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game as many as the commanded number of lending balls is made possible within the range of the amount of cash inserted, and after the game is finished, a card-shaped recording medium recording the remaining amount and the number of balls held is paid out and a settlement process is carried out. In a pachinko machine, a card processing device having functions of receiving, reading, writing, and paying out the card-shaped recording medium, a ball lending switch for instructing ball lending, and inserting the card-shaped recording medium into the card processing device. When the remaining amount and the number of balls held are read, the read number of balls held is set as the initial value of the number of held balls that can be played, and when the ball lending switch is operated, the remaining amount read. A pachinko machine provided with a control unit for adding the number of balls to be lent by this operation within the range of 1 to the number of balls that can be played in addition to the initial value.