JP2002239081A - Play facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a play facility, with which paper moneys received in medal lending are collected at one place and it is not necessary for a player to move medals from a medal lending machine to a slot machine, in a play island, with which a plurality of medal game machines are parallel provided. SOLUTION: In the play island formed by parallel providing a plurality of game machines of slot machines, with which a card unit device capable of loading a medal lending card storing medal lending information is made adjacent correspondently, a paper money identifying device for identifying the truth/false of paper money and a paper money conveying device for conveying the paper money sent out of the paper money identifying device along with the line of game machines are provided above the line of game machines, and communication wiring for conducting communication to the card unit device is connected from the paper money identifying device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game facility provided on a game island of a pachinko hall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a game facility on a game island in which a medal renting machine is arranged while medal gaming machines (hereinafter referred to as slot machines) are arranged in parallel. Prior to the start of the game, the player plays the game on an adjacent slot machine after receiving a loan of a medal with a medal lending machine.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned gaming machine, the back face is closed even if the base is opened due to the structure of the slot machine, so that a trouble occurs in the bill transport device provided on the back side. However, since the inspection cannot be performed, there is no banknote transporting device for transporting the banknote inserted at the time of lending a medal to the island-side stacker. Therefore, centralized management of banknotes cannot be performed. Therefore, bills must be stored for each medal lending machine, and for this reason, manual collection of bills after the store closes is an extremely labor- and time-consuming operation for halls and employees. . On the other hand, the player has to transfer the medals paid out to the medal lending machine to the medal tray of the slot machine, which is troublesome. In addition, there was a problem that medals were dropped on the floor during the transfer work.

An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote set above a row of gaming machines on a gaming island formed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines of a slot machine adjacent to a card unit device into which a medal lending card can be inserted. By connecting the discriminator and the card unit device with communication wiring, it is possible to install the bill transport device, centrally manage the bills accepted at the time of lending medals in one place, and directly send the medals to the slot machine. To provide a game facility for lending (credit).

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention provides a gaming machine of a slot machine adjacent to a card unit device capable of inserting a medal lending card storing medal lending information. A gaming island formed by arranging a plurality of machines, and a bill identifying device for identifying the authenticity of a bill and a bill delivered from the bill identifying device are transported along the gaming machine row above the gaming machine row. And a communication wire for performing communication with the card unit device is connected from the bill identification device.

According to such a configuration, the bills inserted into the bill discriminating device, which are set on the curtain plate at the upper part of the game island, are conveyed to the island management device at the end of the game island by the bill conveying device, and are aligned and stored. Is done. For this reason, banknotes can be centrally managed in one place, and the employees of the hall need only collect the banknotes stored in the island management device, eliminating the conventional banknote collection work for each medal lending machine, The effort is reduced. In addition, maintenance and inspection for banknote jam etc.
By opening the curtain plate, it can be easily performed from the front side of the gaming machine.

On the other hand, the bill discriminating device outputs a bill signal to the card unit device via the communication wiring. The card unit device receives the bill signal (money information) and outputs a medal lending signal to the slot machine. The slot machine receives the medal lending signal and credits the lending medal. For this reason,
Players no longer need to grab medals lent to a medal lending machine and transfer them to a medal tray of a slot machine as in the past. Furthermore, as a result,
This eliminates the spill of medals on the floor, which leads to improved service for players.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a state perspective view showing the entire game facility. In the gaming island 1, gaming facilities including a bill identifying device 2, a card unit device 3, a slot machine 4, a bill transporting device 5, and an island managing device 6 are provided.

The bill validator 2 includes a card unit 3
Is provided on the openable and closable curtain plate portion 1a, and a bill insertion slot 21 is provided on the front surface thereof. Is transmitted to the card unit device 3 via the communication wiring 23, and the discriminating unit 22 sends the bill to the bill transport device 5 from the back. In the case of a fake bill, it is returned to the bill insertion slot 21 as it is. Further, the receiving bill is not limited to a single denomination but may be formed so that a plurality of denominations can be used.

The card unit devices 3 are provided one by one adjacent to the slot machines 4. The card unit device 3 includes a usable lamp 31 for notifying that the card can be used when it is turned on, and a card insertion lamp 3 for notifying by lighting that a medal lending card is inserted.
2, a balance display section 33 for displaying the remaining amount of money stored in the medal lending card in, for example, a unit of 1000 yen, and a card insertion slot 34 for inserting a medal lending card are provided on the front surface.

A card processor (not shown) for taking in or returning a medal lending card inserted into the card insertion slot 34, and for reading and writing information stored in the card. ) Is built-in.
The remaining amount of money included in the read card information is displayed on the remaining amount display section 33.

Furthermore, inside the card unit device 3,
A control unit 35 for controlling the card unit device 3 is provided. Necessary signals and information (for example, sales signals) are exchanged between the control unit 35, the banknote recognition device 2, a slot machine 4 described later, and a hall computer that manages a game arcade. Communication wiring 36
Transmits a medal lending signal to the slot machine 4.

The slot machine 4 is provided with three rotating drums 41 on the front, a medal slot 42 on the lower right side, and a display section 43 for displaying the number of credits of medals above. . In addition, the three rotating drums 4
1 to stop each rotating drum 41
, Three stop buttons 44 are provided.

Further, on the front of the slot machine 4, a start lever 45 for rotating the rotary drum 41 is provided on the left side of the three stop buttons 44, and one credit is operated by one operation above the start lever 45. An insertion button 46 for inserting medals into the machine, and a settlement button 47 for adjusting credit medals are provided on the left side thereof.

Further, a medal payout opening 48 is provided below the front surface of the slot machine 4, and a medal payout device 4 is provided therein.
9 are provided.

The bill conveying device 5 has a bill receiving port 51 for receiving bills from the bill discriminating device 2, and the back surface of the bill discriminating device 2 is connected. For this reason, the bill validator 2
Is inserted into the bill transport device 5, and
It is conveyed while being pinched vertically by an endless belt and a plurality of holding pulleys (not shown).

The bill transporting device 5 is arranged in a row along a line of gaming machines, and is configured to transfer bills between an adjacent bill transporting device 5 and a drive case 52 having a transporting mechanism for received bills and a driving mechanism therefor. A main transport unit 53 that transports linearly,
In order to absorb the error of the mounting position of the bill transport device 5 along the transport path, the longitudinal direction (that is, the direction along the gaming machine row)
Joint 54 movably supported by main transport unit 52
And a transport direction variable section 55 that converts the transport direction of the banknote and transports the banknote upstream of the drive case 52. In addition,
If the gaming island is configured linearly, the main transport unit 53
, That is, the transport direction variable portion 55 may be set linearly.

The above-described bill transporting device 5 is installed on the curtain plate portion 1a in the island, and its end is connected to the island managing device 6.

Therefore, when a trouble such as a banknote jam occurs in the banknote transporting apparatus 5, the maintenance can be easily performed from the front side of the gaming machine by opening the curtain plate portion 1a. Further, by using the bill transport device 5 of the present invention, it is possible to form a curved game island, which leads to an improvement in the image of a game store.

The island management device 6 is installed at the end 1b of the game island, and is connected to the bill transporting device 5 in the stacker 6 inside.
1 is arranged, and the bills conveyed are aligned and stored. Further, the banknote management device 6 in this embodiment is provided with a currency exchange function, and is provided with a currency exchange bill insertion slot 62 and a banknote payout port 63 on the front face, and the banknotes stored in the stacker 61. Is to be recycled as currency exchange bills. In addition to the above functions, the island management device 6 controls and manages the operations of the bill identification device 2, the card unit device 3, and the bill transport device 5.

The above-described appraisal unit 22 discriminates the authenticity of the bill and a communication wire 23 for communicating with the card unit 3 is wired between the bill validator 2 and the card unit 3. ing. Furthermore, the card unit 3 outputs a medal lending signal for lending a medal to the slot machine via the communication wiring 36 to the slot machine by using the money amount information read by the appraisal unit 22 by the control unit 35. A lending instruction means is configured.
Upon receiving the lending instruction means, the slot machine 4 credits the lending of medals. On the other hand, bills are aligned and stored in the stacker 61 of the island management device 6 via the bill transport device 5.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The banknotes accepted at the time of lending medals can be collected in one place, and employees at the hall need only collect the banknotes that are aligned and stored in the island management device. This eliminates the need for each bill collection operation, thereby centralizing money management and reducing labor. In addition, since the bill transport device is provided on the curtain plate at the upper part of the game island in connection with the bill validator, maintenance and inspection of the bill transport device and the like are enabled.

Furthermore, since medals are lent directly at the medal gaming machine, the player must lend to the medal lending machine, grab medals one by one and transfer the medals to the medal tray of the medal gaming machine, as in the conventional case. Is gone. In addition, as a result, the medals are not spilled on the floor, which leads to improved service for the player.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state of the entire game facility.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the bill validator, the card unit, and the slot machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a connected state of the bill transport device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game island 2 Banknote identification device 3 Card unit device 4 Slot machine 5 Banknote transfer device 6 Island management device 23 Communication wiring 36 Communication wiring

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A gaming island formed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines of adjacent slot machines corresponding to a card unit device capable of inserting a medal lending card in which medal lending information is stored, wherein the gaming machine row Above the above, comprising a banknote identification device that identifies the authenticity of the banknote, and a banknote transport device that transports the banknotes sent from the banknote identification device along the gaming machine row, from the banknote identification device, A game facility, wherein communication wiring for communicating with the card unit device is connected.