JPH0633964Y2 - Combination of slot machine and prize exchange - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a combination of a slot machine and a prize exchange.

<Prior Art> In a conventional slot machine, after a player inserts a medal into a medal insertion slot, he operates a starter lever to rotate three reels at the same time, and then automatically or by a player to operate a stop button. The reels that rotate based on the above are sequentially stopped.

In the case of this slot machine, since it is complicated for the player to insert medals for each game, in recent years, the medals possessed by the player have been deposited in the machine as storage medals, and thereafter, the player can store the medals by a simple button operation. A slot machine was proposed in which the game was thrown in and the game was executed.

In this slot machine, the player continuously inserts a large number of medals before the game starts, and the machine counts and stores the number of medals, and the stored medals are subtracted each time the game is executed. Do it.

Thus, if you want to close the game and settle the payment,
When the settlement switch is operated, the number of medals corresponding to the remaining number of stored medals is discharged to the medal tray and returned to the player.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, in such a method, when a large number of medals are settled, not only does it take a long time to release the medals, but also the medals are released after the medals have been released. It is necessary for the player to transfer it from the saucer to the container and carry it to the prize exchange, which is very troublesome for the player. In order to solve such a problem, a slot machine has recently been proposed which issues a checkout sheet in which the number of stored medals is printed at the time of checkout (JP-A-63-9468). According to this method, it is possible to eliminate the complexity of carrying the medal to the prize exchange office, but since it is easy to forge the checkout slip, it is easy to induce fraud, and there is a possibility that trouble may occur during the prize exchange. Also, if there is a printing defect or stains on the checkout sheet, it is not easy to read the checkout sheet with the prize exchange machine.
Not only will it cause trouble, but it will also hinder the rapid exchange of prizes.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and by adopting a method of creating a checkout sheet in which the number of medals is magnetically recorded and performing the checkout process, troubles and fraud are prevented, and the prize is exchanged. It is an object of the present invention to provide a combination of a slot machine and a prize exchange machine that enables speeding up.

<Means for Solving Problems> The present invention comprises a combination of a slot machine and a prize exchange, wherein the slot machine has a memory for storing and retaining the remaining number of stored medals deposited on the machine side, and the machine. A settlement switch for instructing a settlement process, a settlement voucher issuing mechanism for magnetically recording the remaining number of stored medals stored in the memory on a settlement voucher having a magnetic recording surface according to an instruction from the settlement switch, and a settlement. The prize exchange is equipped with a discharge port for discharging the checkout ticket issued by the vote issuing mechanism, and the prize exchange is configured such that the checkout ticket input port into which the checkout ticket is inserted and the magnetic payment of the checkout ticket inserted from the checkout ticket input port. The reading means for reading the remaining number of stored medals settled from the recording surface is provided.

<Operation> When the game is finished halfway and the payment is made, by operating the payment switch, the payment ticket issuing mechanism magnetically records the number of stored medals stored in the memory in the payment ticket and issues it. Discharge to the exit. When the checkout sheet is put into the prize exchange machine when the prize is exchanged, the number of medals is automatically read from the magnetic recording surface.

<Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The slot machine of the illustrated example has three reels 1a to 1c, and on the front of the machine body 2, a symbol display unit 3, a medal slot 4, a stored number display unit 5, a game button switch 6, two settlement switches 7,
8, start lever 9, three stop button switch 10, medal tray 1
1, there is a payment slip 12 etc.

The symbol display portion 3 is a portion for displaying the symbols on the peripheral surface of each reel 1a to 1c in line along a predetermined stop line. When the reel is activated, the rotation state of each reel is indicated, and when the reel is stopped, each reel is indicated. You can check the patterns for the three pieces.

The medal insertion slot 4 is a portion for inserting a large number of medals, and the inserted medals are deposited and stored in a machine. The number-of-stored-displays 5 is for displaying the number of stored medals deposited in the machine, and the number of stored medals is inserted each time a medal is inserted through the medal insertion slot 4 or each time a medal is paid in a winning game. Or the number of coins corresponding to the number of dividends is added. The game button switch 6 is for instructing the consumption of stored medals at the start of each game.

The two settlement switches 7 and 8 are operated to end the game in the middle. One settlement switch 7 is for settlement by issuing a settlement ticket, and the other settlement switch 8 is for settlement by releasing a medal. It is for instructing.

The starting lever 9 is operated after the game button switch 6 is operated. By operating the starting lever 9, the three reels 1a to
1c rotates all at once. The three stop button switches 10 are for stopping the rotation of each reel, the medal tray 11 is for releasing a medal at the time of settlement, and the settlement slip tray 12 is for releasing a settlement slip at the settlement.

Inside the machine body 2, a settlement form issuing mechanism 20 as shown in FIG. 2 is provided inside the settlement form tray 12.

The checkout sheet issuing mechanism 20 in the illustrated example includes a paper feed section 21 for feeding the roll paper, an issuing section 22 for printing the supplied paper and cutting the cutout sheet into a predetermined size, and issuing the checkout sheet, and a checkout sheet. In this embodiment, the magnetic head 25 is arranged on the transport path of the transport unit 23.

The paper feeding unit 21 is provided with a roll paper 26 having a back surface coated with a magnetic coating film, and a feeding mechanism 27 for feeding the roll paper, and the issuing unit 22 is for performing printing on the roll paper. The thermal head 28, a cutter mechanism 29 for cutting the roll paper to a predetermined size, and a feeding mechanism 30 for feeding the roll paper in thin lines at the time of printing and sending the check sheet to the transport unit 23. .

3 and 4 show the settlement slip 40 issued by the issuing unit 22.
The surface of this checkout sheet 40 is the printed side 4
1. The back surface serves as a magnetic recording surface 42. The number of medals, the date, the current time, the machine number, the issue number, etc. are printed on the printing surface 41, and the printed contents are encoded as magnetic information on the magnetic recording surface 42 by the magnetic head 25 provided in the transport unit 23. It

The transport unit 23 sandwiches the settlement slip 40 between the upper and lower transport belts 30 and 31 and transports it to the discharge port 24, and a photoelectric sensor 32 that detects the arrival of the settlement slip is provided in front of the discharge port 24. I am doing it.

FIG. 5 shows a main part particularly related to the present invention in the circuit configuration of the slot machine.

In the figure, a medal detection sensor 50 detects a medal inserted through the medal insertion slot 4 and outputs a medal detection signal. The functions of the storage number indicator 5, the adjustment switches 7 and 8, the photoelectric sensor 32, the magnetic head 25, the thermal head 28, and the cutter mechanism 29 are as described in FIGS. 1 and 2, and will be described here. Do not repeat. The transport system 51 is a general term for a portion for feeding the roll paper and transporting the checkout sheet, and includes the feeding mechanism 27, the feeding mechanism 30, the transport unit 23, etc. shown in FIG.

These input / output units are electrically connected to a control circuit unit 54 composed of a microcomputer via interfaces 52 and 53. The control circuit unit 54 is configured to control the CPU 55 as the main control unit and
The OM56 and the RAM57 are included in the memory, and the CPU55 decodes and executes the programs stored in the ROM56 and reads and writes data to and from the RAM57 while executing various calculations and processes related to the progress of the game.

The RAM 57 is provided with a storage area for counting the number of stored medals and storing and storing the current number of stored medals, and the number of inserted medals depending on the insertion of medals into the medal insertion slot 4 and the payout of medals in a winning game. And the number of payouts are added, and the number of stored coins is subtracted one by one when the stored medals are consumed.

FIG. 6 shows a control procedure at the time of settlement by the control circuit section 54, and is step 1 in the figure (indicated by “ST1” in the figure).
Is waiting for the operation of the settlement switch 7.

When the settlement switch 7 is pressed now, step 1 is "YES".
Then, the number of stored medals held in the storage area of the RAM 57 is read by the CPU 55, and the CPU 55 activates the feeding mechanism 27 of the checkout ticket issuing mechanism 20 to feed the roll paper (steps 2 and 3).

Next, in the issuing unit 22, while the feeding mechanism 30 intermittently feeds the roll paper, the thermal head 28 prints the number of stored medals and other necessary data on the roll paper, and then the cutter mechanism 29.
Is activated to cut the roll paper to a predetermined size and issue a settlement slip (steps 4 and 5).

Next, the transport unit 23 operates to transport the checkout slip 40 to the discharge port 24, and the magnetic head 25 magnetically records the print content data on the magnetic recording surface 42 of the checkout slip 40 during the transfer (step 6,
7).

Thus, when the checkout sheet 40 passes through the photoelectric sensor 32 and is discharged to the discharge port 24, step 8 becomes "YES", the carrying operation is stopped, and the number of stored medals stored in the RAM 57 is cleared (step 9). ,Ten).

The player brings this checkout slip to the prize exchange place and exchanges it for a prize according to the number of medals, but if the player inserts the checkout slip 40 into the adjustment slip input slot of the prize exchange machine, it is recorded on the magnetic recording surface 42. The number of medals thus read is read by the reading means, and an automatic prize exchange process is performed.

If the slot machine has a checkout slot,
The player can play the game again by inserting the checkout slip into the checkout slot of the slot machine, and the number of medals magnetically recorded is read and set as the number of stored medals.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, the present invention, as described above, is such that the adjustment voucher issuing mechanism magnetically records the number of stored medals stored in the memory in the adjustment voucher by issuing the adjustment switch. Since the number of medals is read from the magnetic recording surface of the checkout sheet, it is not easy to forge the checkout sheet, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of fraud and the occurrence of trouble. In addition, since the number of medals can be automatically and surely read from the checkout slip, it is possible to reduce the number of factors causing troubles associated with the exchange of prizes, and to realize the rapid exchange of prizes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the structure of a settlement form issuing mechanism, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a concrete example of the settlement form. Fourth
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the slot machine, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the control circuit section. 7: Settlement switch 20: Settlement slip issuing mechanism 24: Discharge port, 57: RAM

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A combination of a slot machine and a prize exchange, wherein the slot machine has a memory for storing and retaining the remaining number of stored medals deposited on the machine side, and a settlement for instructing the machine to perform a settlement process. A switch, and a checkout sheet issuing mechanism that magnetically records the remaining number of stored medals stored in the memory on a checkout sheet having a magnetic recording surface according to instructions from the checkout switch, and a checkout sheet issued by the checkout sheet issuing mechanism. The prize exchange, the prize exchange, the settlement ticket insertion slot into which the settlement slip is inserted, and the storage medal settled from the magnetic recording surface of the settlement slip put in from the settlement slip insertion slot. A combination of a slot machine equipped with a reading means for reading the remaining number of sheets and a prize exchange machine.