JPH09201471A - Taima ball rental machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a pedestal ball lending machine capable of displaying service information in characters that are easy for a player to understand and easily storing and replaying. SOLUTION: A display device 10 and a membership card reader 14A are provided in a pedestal ball lending machine 3. A transparent touch panel 30 is provided on the display device 10. After operating the display device 10 to input the password, the menu screen is displayed. Allows you to save and replay by entering a password. Select a predetermined item displayed on the menu screen and touch panel 3
By touching 0, data etc. of the pachinko machine 2 etc. are displayed. The commercial is displayed on the display device 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine for renting balls between pachinko machines and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of pachinko machines as game machines are juxtaposed on a plurality of islands provided in a pachinko parlor (pachinko hall). In these pachinko machines, a pachinko ball storage container is installed in a part of the pachinko parlor or in a part of the island. The pachinko balls stored in the pachinko ball storage container are sent out to a pachinko machine installed in a pachinko parlor or an island by a circulation device, and are returned to the pachinko ball storage container.

That is, a pachinko machine is an all-store-type or island-return type game machine in which a pachinko ball is circulated through a pachinko ball storage container and a plurality of pachinko machines. Purchase prepaid cards at a large prepaid card vending machine located at the edge or in a corner of a pachinko parlor.

[0004] A prepaid card is inserted into a card insertion slot of a prepaid card reader arranged in parallel with a pachinko machine, and a selection button provided on the front of the pachinko machine is operated to select an arbitrary amount of money recorded on the prepaid card. Of pachinko balls are discharged into the pachinko ball tray to enjoy playing pachinko machines.

[0005] On the other hand, in a pachinko parlor or the like where dozens or hundreds of players enter and leave per day, when and where a person enters, and the occupation and age of the entering player, There is no way to know. Therefore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-47
In Japanese Patent No. 169 (A63F7 / 02), a membership card is issued to easily grasp a customer who is a player or a unified player.

[0006] The width of the pachinko machine is narrow (about 30 m).
m) is equipped with a pachinko ball lending machine, and the player enjoys playing the pachinko machine by putting money into the taima ball lending machine and borrowing a predetermined number of pachinko balls. In addition, a member card reader is provided in the Taima ball lending machine, and a system is provided in which pachinko parlors provide sufficient services to players by using members' cards. As a result, many players are secured and the operation of pachinko parlors is stabilized.

[0007] The member card reader reads the data of the member card inserted into the member card slot, and if the read data is a member number registered in the pachinko parlor, the pachinko parlor can receive a predetermined information service. Is configured. Here, the membership card is a magnetic card of a predetermined shape, on which an indication of the insertion direction, an address, a company name, and the like are printed, and has a size that can be easily inserted into the membership card reader.

The member card is provided with a magnetic stripe portion at the lower end in the longitudinal direction for magnetically recording the date of issuance, type of issued ticket, issue number data, and the like. The member can use the membership card to receive a predetermined information service from the pachinko parlor side, and the pachinko parlor side is configured to be able to grasp the occupation, age, entry time, and the like of the member.

[0009] A membership card application is provided at a predetermined position in the pachinko parlor, and predetermined items such as address, name, date of birth, gender, occupation, family structure, hobbies are recorded in the membership card application. ing. Then, the pachinko parlor has the customer who enters the store record it in the above application form, register this content in the computer, and a member number exclusively for the member,
Registration processing of the pachinko parlor number and the like is performed. When the registration process is completed, a member card on which the member number is recorded (in this case, the name and address of the member may be described) is requested and issued to a card producing company or the like.

[0010] In addition, the lending machine has a money input port, a pachinko ball discharge port, a membership card insertion port, a data display board, a display changeover switch, and the like. In this case, a data display panel using three 7-segment LEDs (three digits) is provided for displaying data. A plurality of display changeover switches for changing information displayed on the data display board are provided, and the member operates the display changeover switch to obtain necessary predetermined information.

The number displayed on the display panel is a 7-segment LED, so that only the numbers can be represented in a pseudo manner, such as P (letter P = meaning of a point). Since it is difficult to know whether or not there is a character, characters that cannot be understood by a player who uses the display board for the first time are displayed. The number is displayed only up to three digits, and the number of digits beyond that is displayed on two screens.
In this case, the number displayed on the first screen and the number displayed next must be read side by side as three or more digits.

The member operates the display changeover switch to display information (numerals) that the member wants to know on the display board and read the service information of the pachinko parlor. That is, the number of accumulated balls, the number of end balls, the number of points, and the number of special prizes are displayed on the display board with incomprehensible characters displayed by 7-segment LEDs (the jackpot when the symbols are aligned or the numbers are aligned is called the special prize), After the special prize, the number of starts is displayed.

[0013] In addition, the player can save the ball and play again as necessary. That is, the player can go to the service counter and temporarily deposit a predetermined number of pachinko balls in the pachinko parlor, and when returning to the shop, pull out the temporarily stored pachinko balls and play the pachinko machine. In this case, when a player temporarily deposits a pachinko ball in a pachinko parlor, it is called reserving, and when the pachinko parlor is temporarily withdrawn in a pachinko parlor and plays a pachinko machine, it is called replay.

[0014]

However, in recent years, pachinko machines have become complicated operations due to the use of microcomputers, etc., and pachinko parlors often explain the operations each time the model changes. Also, the service information displayed by operating the display changeover switch in order for the member to receive the service information of the pachinko parlor side is displayed in the 7-segment LE.
There is a problem that the displayed characters or numbers cannot be easily understood because D3s are displayed.

Further, since the display changeover switch is provided separately from the display characters, there is a problem that the operation of the display changeover switch is extremely complicated.

Further, there is a problem that the player has to go to the service counter to store and replay the ball, and the operation thereof is troublesome.

The present invention was made in order to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is possible to display service information in characters that are easy for a player to understand, and to easily save or replay Taima balls. The purpose is to provide a rental machine.

[0018]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the inter-mountain ball lending machine 3 according to claim 1 is a inter-mountain ball lending machine 3 arranged in parallel with a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine 2 and has a display panel 11 and a transparent touch panel. Thirty
The display device 10 and the control means (microcomputer) 17 are provided, and the control means (microcomputer) 17 performs a predetermined display on the display plate 11 based on a touch operation on the touch panel 30.

In addition, the ball-to-ball rental machine 3 of the second aspect is the first aspect of the invention.
, A member card reader 14 is provided, and the control means (microcomputer) 17
A predetermined display is performed on the display board 11 based on the member number of the member card read in step 4.

[0020] Further, in the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a machine for lending between machines.
In claim 2, the control means (microcomputer) 17 displays a menu screen on the display board 11 and displays data relating to the gaming machine (pachinko machine) 2 on the basis of the menu selection by the touch operation of the touch panel 30. Is to be displayed.

[0021] In addition, in the case of the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a machine for renting between balls.
In the control means (microcomputer) 17,
A menu screen is displayed on the display plate 11 and coins can be accumulated and replayed based on a predetermined password input by a touch operation on the touch panel 30.

In addition, the inter-ball ball rental machine 3 according to claim 5 is based on claim 1.
In the control means (microcomputer) 17,
The operation explanation of the pachinko machine 2 and a predetermined advertisement display are performed on the display board 11.

Further, in the sixth embodiment, the ball rental machine 3 according to the first aspect is provided.
In this embodiment, a ball-to-ball machine is arranged between the prepaid card reader 4 and the pachinko machine 2.

Further, the inter-mountain ball lending machine 3 of claim 7 is the display device 10 or the inter-mountain ball lending machine 3 according to claim 1, wherein the front surface is inclined toward the pachinko machine 2 side.

[0025]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 shows each pachinko machine on the island 1.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the tama ball lending machine 3 juxtaposed to the pachinko machine 2, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the tama ball lending machine 3 of the present invention. 4 shows a front view of the touch panel 30, and FIG. 5 shows a front view of the display device 10, respectively. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. 9 denote the same components.

On the island 1 in the pachinko parlor, for example, a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are arranged side by side.
Are provided in parallel with each other.
The pachinko machine 2 is for a player to enjoy playing by borrowing a predetermined number of pachinko balls, and a large number of pachinko balls stored in a pachinko ball storage container (not shown) are used.
.. Are circulated in the whole store or island reduction type.

The pedestal ball rental machine 3 is vertically long (in this case, the width is about 30).
mm, depth about 160 mm), and has a substantially rectangular shape,
The height is substantially equal to that of the pachinko machine 2. The betting machine 3 comprises a cash input unit 6, a display device 10, a pachinko ball payout unit 8, and a member card reader 14. A decorative panel 5A is attached to the front surface of the main body 5 of the tama ball lending machine 3, and the decorative panel 5A is
Is mounted in the AC-DC direction.

The money input section 6 is provided above the decorative panel 5A, and the display device 10 is attached below the money input section 6. A pachinko ball payout section 8 is provided below the display device 10, and a member card insertion port 14A is provided below the display device 10, that is, below the decorative panel 5A. The member card reader 14 is provided inside the main body 5, and the member card insertion slot 14A and the member card reader 14 are attached to correspond to each other.

The member card reader 14 is configured to read data of the member card inserted from the member card insertion slot 14A. The description of the member card reader 14 is omitted because it is described in the conventional example. Reference numeral 13 denotes a coin return slot.

On the other hand, the money input section 6 is composed of a bill input port 6A for inputting bills and a coin input port 6B for inputting coins. Is provided, and a coin slot 6B is provided on the lower side. Such a money discriminating device (a bill discriminating device, a coin discriminating device) is provided inside the main body 5 of the money input unit 6.

This money discriminating device is for discriminating the authenticity of money, and when the money inputted from the money input section 6 is judged to be true (genuine), the amount of the inputted money is displayed as described later. It is configured to display on the display board 11 of the device 10. Further, when the banknote inserted into the money insertion unit 6 is determined to be false (counterfeit) by the money identification device, it is returned to the banknote insertion port 6A as it is, and when the inserted coin is determined to be false, the coin return port 13 It is configured to discharge to.

The microcomputer 17 as the control means is configured to convert money into a pachinko ball in increments of 100 yen or the like within the range of the amount of money that is inserted by inserting money into the money insertion unit 6. There is. Then, the pachinko balls converted within the range of the inserted amount are discharged from the pachinko ball discharge port 12 described later, and this is the player (player).
It becomes the number of possessed balls.

A display device 10 is provided below the coin insertion slot 6B.
And the touch panel 30. The
The display plate 11 uses a display device such as a liquid crystal display capable of color display, and is configured to be able to display characters such as English letters, numbers, and Japanese. This display plate 11 is 26 mm wide and 14 mm long.
4mm in size, 24 dots in width, 24 dots in height and 3 dots in width
A total of 72 characters can be displayed by displaying characters and vertical 12 characters.

Also, a horizontal 12 dots and a vertical 24 dots and a horizontal 6
A total of 36 characters can be displayed by displaying characters and 12 vertical characters. That is, 36 full-width characters and 7 half-width characters
2 can be displayed. And the display board 1
1 is capable of displaying numeric keys (numbers from 0 to 9), predetermined character information, advertisements (holidays for pachinko parlors, opening hours, advertisements for other pachinko parlors, etc.), operating instructions for the pachinko machine 2, and the like. Have been.

The touch panel 30 is a coordinate input device, and a panel made of a transparent glass plate or the like is provided with a plurality of substantially transparent detection electrodes (not shown) on the X axis and the Y axis. And
As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of electrodes 31 are provided on one side, and detection electrodes are respectively connected to the electrodes 31. The touch panel 30 is configured such that the capacitance of the detection electrode changes when the user touches the detection electrode with his / her hand, and the position (coordinates) of the touch when touching a predetermined portion (within a dotted frame) of the panel with the hand is microscopic. It is configured to be detected by the computer 17.

The characters displayed in a horizontal line on the surface (display portion) of the display panel 11 and the dotted frames (coordinates) of the touch panel 30 are provided in correspondence with each other. When the user touches a predetermined visible character by hand, the microcomputer 17 recognizes the character displayed on the display panel 11. That is, the display device 10 is configured to recognize the characters displayed on the display panel 11 by the microcomputer 17 when the touch panel 30 is touched and operated by hand.

As a coordinate input device, a hard transparent synthetic resin plate (a glass plate or the like) and a soft transparent synthetic resin plate are laminated at a predetermined interval, and are substantially opposed to both panels. A plurality of transparent detection electrodes are provided as an X-axis and a Y-axis (in this case, an X-axis detection electrode is provided on a hard transparent synthetic resin plate, and a Y-axis detection electrode is provided on a soft transparent synthetic resin plate). Then, a touch panel 30 may be used as a touch panel 30 by pushing the soft detection electrode by hand and bringing the X-axis and Y-axis detection electrodes into contact with each other and causing the microcomputer 17 to detect this position (coordinate).

Further, a light-emitting element (in this case, a light-emitting diode) is provided on one side of the dotted frame of the panel as a coordinate input device, and a light-receiving element (in this case, a light-receiving diode) is provided on the other side of the panel along the light-emitting element. ) Is provided. Then, the touch panel 30 may be used as a touch panel 30 by touching the inside of the dotted frame of the panel with a hand (in this case, blocking the light of the light emitting element).

On the other hand, the pachinko ball payout portion 8 is provided with a cover 8A projecting from the decorative panel 5A, and a pachinko ball discharge port 12 is provided downward in the cover 8A. The pachinko ball discharge port 12 is attached to be rotatable left and right, and the tip of the pachinko ball discharge port 12 is configured to extend to above a pachinko ball tray 20 described later. Then, the pachinko ball converted into the money input unit 6 by inputting the money is discharged to the pachinko ball receiving tray 20. In addition, by inserting a membership card into the membership card insertion slot 14A and operating the touch panel 30, the member can discharge the pachinko balls stored by himself / herself into the pachinko ball tray 20.

On the other hand, the pachinko machine 2 includes an operation dial 22 for operating and firing a pachinko ball, and a game board 23, and a guide rail 24 is provided on a surface of the game board 23. Reference numeral 18 denotes an out hole, and reference numeral 21 denotes a pachinko ball receiving tray.

When the player operates the operation dial 22 of the pachinko machine 3, the pachinko balls in the pachinko ball tray 20 are fired one by one along the guide rails 24 by a pachinko ball firing device (not shown). When the fired pachinko balls enter a prize hole (not shown), a predetermined amount of pachinko balls are discharged into the pachinko ball tray 20, and this is added to the number of balls held. Thereby, the player enjoys playing the pachinko machine 2. The pachinko balls that do not enter the winning hole enter the out hole 18 and circulate to return to the pachinko ball storage container.

Next, a description will be given of an example of use of the tama ball lending machine 3 with the above-mentioned configuration, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, on the left side of each pachinko machine 2, the inter-mountain ball rental machine 3 is installed in parallel, and each pachinko machine 2 ... and each inter-mountain ball rental machine 3 ...
Is assumed to be connected to the microcomputer 17. It is also assumed that a membership card has been issued to the player in advance.

In step S1, a predetermined advertisement is displayed on the display plate 11 of the display device 10 of each of the ball-to-roll machines 3,... Below the display plate 11 (below the advertisement).
Is displayed. Then, when the player touches the display board 11 with his / her hand, an operation method of the pachinko machine 2 is displayed, and a player playing the pachinko machine 2 can easily enjoy playing the pachinko machine 2 by the operation explanation. When the pachinko machine 2 to be used by the player (member) is determined, in step S2 the member card slot 1 of the Taima ball lending machine 3
The member card is inserted into 4A and the process proceeds to step S3, in which the member card reader 14 reads the data of the member card.

If the data read by the member card reader 14 matches the registration number of the member registered in the pachinko parlor, the process proceeds to step S4. If the data read by the membership card reader 14 in step S3 does not match the membership number registered in the pachinko parlor (including the case where a card other than the membership card is used), the flow returns to step S1 and the display board 11 is displayed. Display the advertisement and wait for the insertion of the membership card again.

Next, in step S4, the member inputs predetermined money into the money input section 6, and proceeds to step S5 to judge whether the input money is true or false. Then, when the inserted money (banknote or coin) is determined to be true (real money), FIG.
The amount of money (1000 yen in this case) inserted into the display plate 11 is displayed as shown in, and the process proceeds to step S6, where the pachinko balls corresponding to the inserted amount are discharged to the pachinko ball discharge port 12 and the process proceeds to step S7. .

If it is determined in step S5 that the money input is false (when money other than money is input or the money is not determined due to scratches or dirt), the process proceeds to step S5.
Proceeding to 16, the fact that the inserted money is fake is displayed on the display board 11 with predetermined characters. Then, the inserted money (banknote) returns to the banknote insertion slot 6A as it is, and the coin is returned to the coin return slot 13 and returns to step S4 to wait for the insertion of money.

Next, after resetting the counter (setting the counter value to 0) in step S7, the flow advances to step S8, where 1 is added to the counter, and the flow advances to step S9. Then, it is checked whether the counter value is 3 or more (here, the counter value is reset and the counter value is 1 because only 1 is added to the 0 (zero) counter value). In this case, since the counter value is 0, the process proceeds to step S10, and the numeric key is displayed on the display panel 11 as shown in FIG.
Proceed to 1. Here, the player operates the numeric keypad to input a password (a predetermined number given to each member).

The display device 10 is a transparent touch panel 3
0 and the display panel 11, and the X-axis and Y-axis coordinates of the touch panel 30 correspond to the characters displayed on the display unit of the display panel 11.
The microcomputer 17 touches the touch panel 30 by simply touching a predetermined number on the numeric keypad displayed on the screen 1.
To recognize the input of a number (password).

When the input of the password is completed, the player touches the end character displayed below the display board 11 with his / her hand and proceeds to step S12. Here, the microcomputer 17 checks the registered member card number and password, and if the member card number and password are registered in the pachinko parlor, the process proceeds to step S13 to display a menu screen as shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the display panel 11, and the process proceeds to step S14 to wait for selection of an item on the menu screen.

On the menu screen, the total number of balls, the number of end balls, the number of points, the number of special prizes, the start, and other new information are displayed in easy-to-understand characters (including numbers). The number of points in this case is the number of points added according to the usage status of the member's pachinko parlor, and is a privilege provided by the pachinko parlor to the member when the point number reaches a certain value.
When the player touches these items by hand, the total number of balls, the number of end balls, the number of points, the number of special prizes, the number of special prizes, the start, and other new information, etc., of the pachinko store service information are registered. It can be understood with detailed contents. The service information may be displayed without inserting a password after inserting the membership card.

Here, FIG. 7 shows a display example of detailed service information using the number of special prizes displayed in step S15 as an example.
If the number of special prizes on the menu screen is selected and touched by hand, the process proceeds from step S14 to step S15, and the number of special prizes of the day and the number of special prizes from one day to five days ago, one day to
The date, the number of special prizes, the average number of special prizes, etc., such as the average number of special prizes for five days up to five days before, are displayed in detail in characters. Thus, the member can easily select the pachinko machine 2 to be used.
When the display is confirmed, the user touches the bottom of the display panel 11 with the hand to return to step S13 to display the menu screen.

Also, when other items are displayed from the menu screen, the character information is displayed in easy-to-understand characters as in the detailed display of the number of special prizes, and the character returning to the bottom of the display board 11 is displayed. Then, when the user touches the bottom of the bottom displayed on the display board 11 by hand, the process returns to step S13 to display the menu screen.

Also, the member can receive special service information of the pachinko parlor by operating the menu screen by inputting the password, and also can play a ball or replay while sitting in front of the pachinko machine 2. Can be. Then, when the end of the menu screen is selected in step S14 and touched by hand, the menu screen is ended and step S1 is performed.
Return to and display the advertisement screen.

As described above, the display device 10 of the tama ball lending machine 3 according to the present invention has a double structure of the touch panel 30 and the display panel 11, and the displayed menu can be selected and touched by hand. The details of the displayed item contents can be displayed. Also,
Since the menu screen is displayed on the display board 11 after the password is input, it is possible to save coins or play again while sitting in front of the pachinko machine 2, and to replace the lost member card with another member. And unauthorized use by other players.

Therefore, unlike the related art, the member does not have to perform a complicated operation of switching a plurality of display changeover switches provided separately from the display panel (7-segment LED) to receive the information service of the pachinko parlor. Further, since the service information is displayed on the display plate 11 in easy-to-understand characters, the characters displayed on the display plate 11 are easy to understand, so that even the first player can easily understand the displayed information.

On the other hand, if the password entered in step S11 is incorrect, the process proceeds from step S12 to step S12.
Returning to 8, the counter is incremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S9. Here, it is checked whether the counter value is 3 or more. That is, in this case, 1 is added to the previous counter value 1, which becomes 2, and the process proceeds to step S10. Then, the ten keys are displayed on the display plate 11 as described above, and the process proceeds to step S11 to wait for the input of the password.

Then, as in the previous time, the player operates the ten keys to input the password again and proceeds to step S12. Here, the microcomputer 17 identifies the membership number and password of the membership card, and if the membership number and password are properly registered in the pachinko parlor, the process proceeds to step S13 and the menu screen is displayed on the display board 11 as before. indicate.

However, if the password entered in step S11 is incorrect again, the process returns from step S12 to step S8, adds 1 to the counter, and proceeds to step S9. Here, it is checked whether the counter value is 3 or more as described above. That is, in this case, the aforementioned counter value 2
Is added to 1 to 3, and the process proceeds to step S10. Then, the numeric keypad is displayed on the display panel 11 as described above, and the flow advances to step S11 to wait for the input of the password.

Here, the player operates the numeric keypad to enter the password again as in the previous case, and if the entered password is incorrect again, the process returns to step S8 to add 1 to the counter and proceeds to step S9. Then, as described above, it is checked whether the counter value is 3 or more. That is,
In this case, 1 is added to the above-mentioned counter value 3 to obtain 4, so that the process proceeds to step S17. Here, the microcomputer 17 cancels the use of the membership card and ends the process.

The player incorrectly enters the password by 3
If the member card is used more than once, the use of the member card is canceled, so that the member card can be prevented from being misused even if the member loses the member card. This allows the member to use the member card with peace of mind. If you enter the wrong password three times and cannot use the membership card again, please fill in the membership card application form of the pachinko parlor again and have it reissued.

As described above, the tama ball lending machine 3 can display detailed and easy-to-understand characters only by touching the menu screen (the touch panel 30) with a hand, and displays an advertisement when the menu screen is terminated. Therefore, the pachinko parlor can inform the member of detailed character information that is easy to understand if the player inputs a password, and an advertisement is displayed when the display board 11 is not used. As a result, the pachinko parlor can provide the player with extraordinary information, and can also display advertisements, thereby significantly improving profits.

Further, since the display board 11 can be displayed in color and the service information and advertisement are displayed in color, the display to be emphasized is easy to see, and the advertisement effect is greatly increased.
Further, it is possible to provide easy-to-understand information. As a result, pachinko parlors can significantly increase profits.

FIG. 9 illustrates another embodiment. Between the pachinko machine 2 A and the prepaid card reader 4, a tama ball lending machine 3 A is juxtaposed. That is, the pachinko machine 2A is a CR machine,
The inter-mountain ball renting machine 3A includes the above-mentioned inter-mountain ball renting machine 3 to the money insertion unit 6
And the coin return slot 13 is deleted. Also,
The prepaid card reader 4 is configured so that pachinko balls of an arbitrary amount out of the amounts recorded on the prepaid card can be borrowed, and the player inserts the prepaid card into the prepaid card insertion slot 16. Then, by operating a pachinko ball lending switch 25 provided on the front of the pachinko machine 2A described later, an arbitrary number of pachinko balls are discharged to the pachinko ball tray 20 provided on the front of the pachinko machine 2A. ing.

In this case, when the player inserts the prepaid card into the prepaid card insertion slot 16 of the prepaid card reader 4 juxtaposed beside the pachinko machine 2A, for example, 500 yen or the like within the amount of money of the prepaid card. You can convert this in units. Then, the converted pachinko balls are placed on the pachinko ball receiving tray 2 provided on the front of the pachinko machine 2A.
It is discharged within 0 and this is your own ball count.

The pachinko machine 2A comprises an operation dial 22 for operating and firing a pachinko ball and a game board 23, and a guide rail 24 is provided on a surface of the game board 23. In addition, a pachinko ball lending switch 25 is provided below the game board 23, and the pachinko machine 2A is provided.
Is connected to the microcomputer 17A.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a discharge switch, which is operated by the player when he / she wants to end the play of the pachinko machine 2A, to discharge the prepaid card in use from the prepaid card slot 16 at any time. Can end. Reference numeral 18 denotes an out hole, and reference numeral 21 denotes a pachinko ball receiving tray.

When the player operates the operation dial 22 of the pachinko machine 3, the pachinko balls in the pachinko ball tray 20 are fired one by one along the guide rails 24 by a pachinko ball firing device (not shown). When the shot pachinko balls enter a prize hole (not shown), a predetermined amount of pachinko balls are discharged into the pachinko ball tray 20, and this is added to the number of balls held by the player. This allows the pachinko machine 2
Enjoy playing A. Pachinko balls that do not enter the winning hole enter the out hole 18 and circulate to return to the pachinko ball storage container.

In this case as well, the member can receive a special information service of the pachinko parlor by inputting the password and operating the menu screen, and can play a ball or replay while sitting in front of the pachinko machine 2A. It can be carried out. The operation of the other display panel 10 is the same as that described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, even in the case where the inter-ball game machine 3A is juxtaposed between the CR machine (pachinko machine 2A) and the prepaid card reader 4, only the menu displayed on the display panel 10 is selected and touched by hand. The details of the item contents displayed by can be displayed. Further, by inputting the password, it is possible to save a ball or play again while sitting in front of the pachinko machine 2.

Therefore, the member is a CR machine (pachinko machine) 2A
It is possible to enjoy playing the pachinko machine 2A without leaving the front of, and to receive the information service provided by the pachinko parlor side in plain text.

In the embodiment, the decorative panel 5A is attached to the main body 5 with the front face facing.
As shown in FIG. 2, the decorative panel 5A may be attached to the pachinko machine 2 side at an angle of 30 ° to 45 ° with respect to the direction orthogonal to the main body 5 to improve the visibility and operability of the display device 10 and the like. It is also effective to incline only the display device 10 as shown in FIG.

In this case, the viewing angle of a display device such as a liquid crystal display is extremely narrow except for the front due to its structure, and the displayed characters cannot be easily viewed by the player unless the player is facing the front. Here, when the player is playing the pachinko machine 2, the distance from the pachinko machine 2 is usually about 400 mm. On the other hand, the inclination angle of the display device 10 is changed as shown in FIG.
When it is inclined by about 45 degrees as shown in the figure, the distance from the pachinko machine 2 at the position of the player who is playing in front of the pachinko machine 2 is about 300 mm, and about 400 mm at 30 degrees.
It will be about. That is, preferably, by setting the inclination angle of the display device 10 to 30 degrees, the player can easily confirm the display content only by turning the face in the direction of the display device 10.

The display panel 11 has 24 horizontal dots and 24 vertical dots.
The characters are displayed with dots, 12 horizontal dots, and 24 vertical dots. However, the present invention is not limited to this. If the displayed characters can be easily understood, the number of dots of the characters may be displayed with more or less dots.

The pachinko machine rental machine 3 is located beside the pachinko machine 2.
Although the prepaid card reader 4 and the prepaid card reader 4 are arranged side by side, the present invention is not limited to this.

[0075]

As described above in detail, according to the invention of claim 1, the display device comprises a display plate and a transparent touch panel, and the control means displays a predetermined display on the display plate based on the touch operation of the touch panel. Since this is done, it is possible to display numbers, information, advertisements, etc. on the display board with easy-to-understand characters. Therefore, the member can easily display the information on the pachinko machine or the like simply by touching the characters displayed on the display board. As a result, it is possible to provide a member with a service of easy-to-understand and detailed character information, and it is possible to display an easy-to-understand character advertisement on the display board, and the pachinko parlor can significantly improve profits.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the control means performs a predetermined display on the display board based on the membership number of the membership card read by the membership card reader. Therefore, only members registered in the pachinko parlor can receive special information services. Therefore, the member can display numbers, information, and the like in easy-to-understand characters on the display board, and can receive a detailed character information service from the pachinko parlor.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention,
In claim 2, the menu screen is displayed on the display board, and the control means displays the data regarding the gaming machine based on the touch operation on the touch panel when the menu is selected. Therefore, the member is displayed on the touch panel. By simply touching a predetermined item, the number of accumulated coins, the number of end balls, the number of points registered in the microcomputer on the display board,
It is possible to receive display provision of information services such as the number of special prizes and the number of starts after the special prize.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, in claim 3, the control means displays the menu screen on the display board based on the input of a predetermined password by the touch operation of the touch panel. It is possible to play balls and play again without leaving the machine.

In particular, since the menu screen is displayed on the display board based on the input of the password, the abuse of the membership card can be prevented, and the player can use the membership card with peace of mind. As a result, the number of pachinko parlor members will significantly increase, and it will be possible to significantly improve profitability.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, since the control means is configured to display the operation explanation of the pachinko machine and the predetermined advertisement display on the display board, the player can enjoy playing the pachinko machine for the first time. Even in such a case, the pachinko machine can be easily operated, and the pachinko parlor can obtain the profit of the advertisement in addition to the profit of the pachinko machine. Therefore, even a beginner can easily enjoy the pachinko machine, and the pachinko parlor can greatly improve the profit.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the tama ball lending machine is arranged between the pachinko machine and the prepaid card reader, the control means can also be controlled based on the touch operation of the touch panel in the CR machine. Numerals, information, advertisements, and the like can be displayed on the display panel in easy-to-understand characters. Accordingly, the convenience of the player is increased, and the pachinko parlor can greatly improve the profit.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, since the front surface of the display device or the inter-lens ball lending machine 3 is inclined toward the pachinko machine side, the characters displayed on the display device are very easy to see. Therefore, it is possible to receive the service information of the pachinko parlor while sitting in front of the pachinko parlor, and the convenience of the player is increased, so that the pachinko parlor can significantly improve the profit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an inter-lens ball rental machine installed in parallel on each pachinko machine in an island.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of a pachinko machine and a tama ball lending machine arranged side by side.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a table ball lending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a touch panel.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the display device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a menu screen displayed on a display panel.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of the number of special prizes displayed on the display panel.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of an input amount displayed on a display panel.

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of a pachinko machine, a stand-to-door ball lending machine, and a prepaid card reader.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the tama ball lending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a table-token ball lending machine in which a decorative panel is attached at an angle.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a pachinko machine and an inclined decorative panel.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a table ball lending machine in which only a display device is attached at an angle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Pachinko machine 3 Lit machine between machines 5 Main body 6 Cash input section 8 Pachinko ball payout section 10 Display device 11 Display board 14 Member card reader 14A Member card slot 17 Microcomputer 20 Pachinko ball tray 22 Operation dial 30 Touch panel

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An inter-mountain ball lending machine provided in parallel with a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, comprising a display device comprising a display plate and a transparent touch panel, and a control means, the control means comprising: An inter-mountain ball lending machine characterized by performing a predetermined display on the display plate based on a touch operation. 2. A member card reader, wherein the control means comprises:
2. The machine according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined display is performed on a display board based on the member number of the member card read by the member card reader. 3. The control means displays a menu screen on the display board, and displays data relating to the gaming machine on the display board based on the menu selection by the touch operation on the touch panel. Item 2 Tajima ball rental machine. 4. The inter-mountain ball lending machine according to claim 3, wherein the control means is capable of displaying a menu screen on the display board and storing and replaying the balls based on the input of a predetermined password by touch operation on the touch panel. . 5. The inter-lens ball lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the control means displays an operation explanation of the pachinko machine and a predetermined advertisement display on the display board. 6. The inter-mountain ball lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the prepaid card reader and the pachinko machine are arranged side by side. 7. The inter-mountain ball lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the display device or the inter-mountain ball lending machine is inclined toward the pachinko machine side.