JPH1057579A - Management device for intermachine prize exchange and vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the setting of the temperature of a part for storing prizes by providing a communication means which transmits a control signal, which is outputted by a temperature setting means for setting the temperature of a storage part of an intermachine prize exchange and selling machine incorporating the prizes, to a temperature adjustment means of the intermachine prize exchange and selling machine. SOLUTION: A target temperature of a storage part 22 and a required number of pachinko balls 60 for exchanging with a drink 70 are simultaneously inputted by an operation part into a plurality of intermachine prize exchange and selling machines 20 and transmitted to control parts 21 of the intermachine prize exchange and selling machines 20 via a communication wire of the control part. When the drink 20 to be drunk by being cooled is stored in the storage part 22, a current carried to a temperature adjustment means 27 is so controlled by the control parts that, when the temperature detected by a temperature detection means 28 is higher than the target temperature in each intermachine prize exchange and selling machine 20, the current is carried to the temperature adjustment means 27 so as to cool them and, when the temperature becomes lower than the target temperature, the current carried to the temperature adjustment means 27 is discontinued.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium installed between game consoles such as a pachinko or slot machine and used in a game console, that is, a pachinko ball in a pachinko game console and a coin in a slot machine. To exchange canned coffee and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
JP-A-68049, a beverage storage unit for storing beverages, a beverage outlet for taking out beverages, and a metal inlet are provided, and the beverage storage unit is provided at an upper part and a lower part of the beverage storage part. The beverage outlet is further arranged below the beverage outlet, and the metal inlet is disposed, and metal is injected into the metal inlet, whereby the beverage stored in the beverage storage unit is discharged. There is disclosed a metal-beverage exchange machine which can be taken out from a beverage outlet and is provided beside a game machine using metal.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since each of the vending machine for vending machines has an independent control system, metal required for exchanging beverages in each vending machine of vending machines is required. It is necessary to set the number of sheets and to set the temperature of the beverage storage unit for storing the beverages, etc., one by one, and there is a problem that the setting operation is troublesome and labor saving cannot be achieved. Had become.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a prize exchange between machines which is provided between game machines and exchanges and sells a built-in prize by using a game medium used in the game machine. In a vending machine management device, a temperature setting means for setting a temperature of a storage section of at least a prize exchange vending machine containing a prize, and a control signal output by the temperature setting means are installed in each prize exchange vending machine. And communication means for communicating to the temperature control means.
A vending machine exchange vending machine management device having a configuration of

[0005] In the management device for a stand-to-table prize exchange vending machine of the first configuration, an exchange rate setting means capable of setting a required number of game media required for exchange sale with prizes is provided. A management device for a vending machine for vending machines having a configuration,

[0006] In the management apparatus for a vending machine exchange machine of any of the first and second configurations, a stock number display means capable of displaying the stock number of the premium for each vending machine exchange machine is provided. And a management device for a prize exchange vending machine having the configuration of 3 above.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a management apparatus according to the present invention, which is installed at the end of an island, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, and is installed between the pachinko gaming machines 50 arranged side by side. Control signals are exchanged with the control unit 21 of each exchange vending machine 20 via the communication line 14 as communication means.

As shown in FIG. 2, the prize exchange vending machine 20 includes a storage section 22 for storing a beverage 70 such as a can or a bottle as a prize from the upper stage to the middle and lower stages. A take-out means 23 for taking out the beverage 70 and a take-out port 24 are formed below the portion 22.

The vending machine 20 has a storage section 2 so that the beverage 70 can be easily stored in the storage section 22.
The front panel 25 facing the front panel 2 is mounted so that the upper side can be tilted in the forward direction by, for example, a hinge (not shown) on the lower side, and a key hole 26 is provided on the upper side so that the storage unit 22 is not opened unless a key (not shown) is held. The configuration is as follows.

Appropriate temperature control means 27, such as a Peltier element, is installed on the back side facing the storage section 22, and temperature detection means 28 is installed on the front side of the storage section 22, and the control section 21 controls the temperature detection means. The energization to the temperature adjusting means 27 is controlled so that the temperature detected by 28 becomes the target temperature. The control unit 21 and the management device 10 are connected via the communication line 14 as described above, and the target temperature of the storage unit 22 is set by the management device 10 of the present invention.

Further, when even one beverage 70 is stored in the storage section 22, an indicator 29 which can be lit and displayed is installed on the front panel 25, and when the stock becomes, for example, two or less. Activates and outputs a predetermined signal to the control unit 2.
1 can be output to the storage unit 2.
2

The vending machine 20 has a slot 3 for inserting a pachinko ball 60 below the outlet 24.
1 and a discharge path opened on the lower surface on the back side where a spring path 32 for guiding a pachinko ball 60 is attached to a pachinko ball collection path (not shown) of the island, for example. A return rolling path 34 extending from the middle of the rolling path 33 to a return port 35 opened in the lower front surface is extended.

The rolling path 33 and the return rolling path 34 are both provided on a downward slope, and the pachinko balls 6 inserted into the slot 31 are provided.
0 can reach any of the spring passage 32 and the return port 35 by its own weight without using any special power.

It is also possible to count the number of pachinko balls 60 rolling on the rolling path 33 on the upstream and downstream sides of the rolling path 33 across the branch point 36 between the rolling path 33 and the return rolling path 34. Possible counters S1 and S2 are installed respectively, and
The pachinko balls 60 inserted from the insertion port 31 can freely roll into the spring passage 32 or cannot be rolled,
A required number, for example, a number adjusting means 37 capable of transmitting one by one is installed immediately downstream of the branch point 36,
Rolling path switching means 38 capable of freely allowing the pachinko balls 60 inserted from the insertion port 31 to flow into the return rolling path 34 or preventing the pachinko balls 60 from flowing into the return rolling path 34 is provided at the entrance of the return rolling path 34.

The number adjusting means 37 controls the number of pachinko balls 60 by one.
It can be formed using a gear structure or the like in which recesses that can be individually held are arranged in a circumferential portion.

The rolling path switching means 38 rolls from the upstream side to the downstream side on the lower surface of the upstream rolling path 33 immediately downstream of the number adjusting means 37 on the downstream side of the counter S1 installed on the upstream side. An opening 33a having a size that allows the pachinko balls 60 to fall out can be opened, and an opening / closing plate in which a downstream end can be connected to and separated from the rolling path 33 with an upstream end as a fulcrum, for example. By installing the member 39, the opening / closing plate member 3
Only when the downstream end of 9 is apart from the rolling path 33 and opens the opening 33a, the pachinko ball 60 is formed to enter the returning rolling path 34 from the rolling path 33.

The rolling path switching means 38 applies a mechanical force such as a spring member (not shown) to the opening / closing plate member 39.
a in the direction to open the opening 33a, and the electromagnetic force generated by energizing a solenoid (not shown) acts in the direction to close the opening 33a, so that the opening 33a can be opened during a power failure or when the plug is not inserted into the outlet. Is open, even if the pachinko balls 60 are inserted from the insertion port 31 when the counting cannot be performed by the counters S1 and S2, all of the pachinko balls 60 are returned through the opening 33a.
And returned to the return port 35.

The operation of the number adjusting means 37 and the rolling path switching means 38 is controlled by the control section 21 based on the number of pachinko balls 60 measured by the counters S1 and S2.

For example, the number adjusting means 37 is mounted so that the pachinko balls 60 that have rolled from the upstream roll without any hindrance and roll toward the downstream spring passage 32, and the control unit 21 outputs. Upon receiving a predetermined control signal, the pachinko ball 60 is operated to prevent rolling into the spring passage 32.

The number adjusting means 37 receives a predetermined control signal output from the control section 21 and sends out pachinko balls 60 one by one to the side of the spring passage 32.

On the other hand, the rolling path switching means 38 is configured and installed so that the opening 33a is normally opened and the opening 33a is closed in response to a predetermined control signal output from the control section 21.

The management apparatus 10 of the present invention includes an operation unit 11, a control unit 12, and a display unit 13 in addition to the communication line 14, and the operation unit 11 is a stand-to-table prize exchange vending machine 20.
The target temperature T of the storage section 22 and the required number N of the pachinko balls 60 for exchanging with the beverage 70 can be set simultaneously or individually by the plurality of vending machine exchange vending machines 20, and when desired. Various switches are provided so that the inventory of the beverage 70 can be displayed on the display unit 13.

The control unit 12 operates based on a control signal input from the operation unit 11, controls the display unit 13, and controls the display unit 13.
The control signal is output to the control unit 21 of 0.

The display unit 13 is formed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device or the like, and can display the stock status of the beverage 70 for each of the vending machine exchange vending machines 20, in this case, whether or not the beverage 70 has decreased to two or less. I do. In particular, when the inventory detecting means 30 is operated and the inventory is reduced to a predetermined number or less in a state in which no special operation is performed by the operation unit 11, the screen is automatically turned on and the number of the inventory reduced is reduced. If the number of the prize exchange vending machine 20 is configured to blink on the screen, labor saving in inventory management can be achieved.

More specifically, for the plurality of prize exchange machines 20, the target temperature T of the storage section 22 and the required number N of pachinko balls 60 for exchanging the beverage 70 with the operation section 11 are described. And transmits it to the control unit 21 of the vending machine 20 via the control unit 12 and the communication line 14.

For example, when the beverage 70 cooled and stored is stored in the storage section 22, the temperature t detected by the temperature detecting means 28 is higher than the target temperature T in each of the prize exchange vending machines 20. Sometimes, the temperature control means 27
Control unit 2 so that the power supply to the temperature control means 27 is interrupted when the temperature t becomes higher than the target temperature T.
1 controls the energization of the temperature control means 27.

If a pachinko ball 60 rolling on the rolling path 33 toward the spring path 32 is detected,
The number is counted by the counters S1 and S2.

That is, when the rolling of the pachinko ball 60 is confirmed by the measuring instrument S1 installed on the upstream side, first, the control section 21 outputs a predetermined control signal to the rolling path switching means 38, and the opening / closing plate member 39 is moved. With the upstream side serving as a fulcrum, the downstream side pivots toward the rolling path 33 side to close the opening 33a, thereby allowing the pachinko balls 60 transferred from the upstream to pass through the spring path 32.
To go to.

When the beverage 70 in the storage section 22 is exchanged and sold, for example, for 50 pachinko balls 60, the management device 10
In the case of setting in the above, the measuring instrument S1 on the upstream side
When the number of pieces is measured, the controller 21
To prevent the pachinko ball 60 from rolling in the direction of the spring passage 32.

After a predetermined time, for example, one second, has elapsed after the pachinko balls 60 have been prevented from rolling into the spring passage 32 by the number adjusting means 37, the pachinko machine S2 installed on the downstream side has measured the pachinko balls. The number of the balls 60 is checked.

The time from when the number adjusting means 37 stops rolling of the pachinko balls 60 to when the counter S2 checks the number of the pachinko balls 60 measured is determined by the interval between the number adjusting means 37 and the counter S2. It is set to be slightly longer than the time that the ball 60 passes.

When the counter S2 counts, for example, 48 pachinko balls 60, the operation of sending one pachinko ball 60 to the downstream side by one operation is performed by the number adjusting means 37.
Is repeated twice, and two pachinko balls 60 are added to the side of the spring passage 32 for sending and rolling, and a total of 50 pachinko balls 60 are returned to the pachinko ball collection passage via the spring passage 32. At the same time, a required control signal is output to the take-out means 23 to operate the same, and the beverage 70 stored, for example, in the lowermost part of the storage part 22 is transported to the outlet 24, and the beverage 70 and the pachinko balls Exchange sale with 60 ends.

The opening / closing plate member 3 of the rolling path switching means 38
9 is rotated in a direction in which the downstream side separates from the rolling path 33 with the upstream side as a fulcrum (usually achieved by turning off the power supply to the rolling path switching means 38), and the number adjusting means 37 is opened by opening the opening 33 a. The pachinko ball 60, which has been prevented from rolling in the direction of the spring passage 32, is introduced into the return rolling path 34, returned to the return port 35 and returned to the player.

When the exchange of the beverage 70 and the pachinko balls 60 is completed and the inventory becomes two, the inventory detection means 3
0 is activated to output a predetermined signal to the control unit 21 and further input to the control unit 12 of the management device 10 via the communication line 14 and blinked on the display unit 13. When the replenished beverage 70 is replenished, the replenished beverage 70 is sufficiently cooled before the two remaining beverages are drunk.

When the stock becomes zero without replenishing the beverage 70, the display 29 is turned off and the stock is displayed as zero.

As described above, in the management apparatus 10 for the prize exchange vending machine 20 according to the present invention, the temperature setting of the storage section 22 in the prize exchange vending machine 20 and the pachinko machine for exchanging with the beverage 70 are provided. Since the required number of balls 60 can be easily set, labor can be saved.

Since the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, the management device 10 can be configured as a hall computer installed at a counter or the like.

The inventory detecting means 30 may be configured to operate when the number of the beverages 70 in the storage section 22 becomes one, and to input a predetermined signal to the control section 21 or to perform cooling. When replenishing hot or heated beverage 70, it may be configured to operate only when the stock becomes zero.

Further, it is also possible to provide a stand-to-prize exchange vending machine which is provided alongside the slot machine and exchanges beverages and the like for coins used in the slot machine for sale.

[0042]

As described above, by installing the management device for the vending machine for vending machines of the present invention, the temperature of the portion storing the prizes in the vending machine for vending machines can be exchanged with the prize. The required number of game media can be easily set.

That is, setting operations such as changing from heating to cooling, conversely changing from cooling to heating, changing the price of a prize, and changing the prize itself can be easily performed, thereby saving labor. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example of the configuration of a vending machine exchange vending machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a main part of a vending machine for vending machines.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 management device 11 operation unit 12 control unit 13 display unit 14 communication line 20 prize exchange vending machine 21 control unit 22 storage unit 23 takeout means 24 takeout 25 front panel 26 / 26a keyhole 27 temperature control means 28 temperature detection means 29 Indicator 30 Inventory detecting means 31 Input port 32 Spring path 33 Rolling path 33a Opening 34 Returning rolling path 35 Returning port 36 Branch point 37 Number adjusting means 38 Rolling path switching means 39 Opening / closing plate member 50 Pachinko game machine 55 60 Pachinko ball 70 Beverage S1 / S2 counter

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims 1. A management device for a vending machine that exchanges and sells a built-in prize installed between gaming machines by using a game medium used in the gaming machine, the vending machine having at least a prize built therein. Temperature setting means for setting the temperature of the storage section of the exchange vending machine, and communication means for transmitting a control signal output by the temperature setting means to temperature adjustment means installed in each of the stand-to-table prize exchange vending machines. A special feature is a management device for a vending machine for vending machines. 2. The management device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising an exchange rate setting means for setting a required number of game media required for exchange sale with a prize. 3. The vending machine management system according to claim 1, further comprising a stock quantity display means for displaying a stock quantity of the prize for each vending machine.