JP2895370B2 - Air-conditioning control method and device in amusement arcade - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling air conditioning in a game arcade, and more particularly to a method for controlling air conditioning in a game arcade in a pachinko parlor having a large heat load fluctuation in relation to the number of operating pachinko machines. And its device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, about 300 gaming machines, such as pachinko machines, are installed in a game arcade, and the number of people using the machines varies greatly depending on the day of the week and time of day. large.

Generally, the air-conditioning equipment of a game arcade is a heat pump type, and the air-conditioning equipment is proportionally controlled to ± 0.5.
Control at about ° C is possible. On the other hand, the heat load of 300 people
Assuming that the calorific value of 100 W per person, that is, 86 kcal, 86 x 300 = 25,800 kcal, the load becomes one air conditioner of about 10 horsepower, and the heat load fluctuation is this much depending on the number of customers. In response to this change, the control of the air conditioner is controlled only by the detection of the room temperature sensor. Therefore, the air conditioner is operated with a certain delay time.

[0004]

In the conventional apparatus, as described above, the operation of the air conditioner is controlled only by the change of the room temperature sensor, and therefore, the change of the heat load in a game room or the like where the customer enters and exits sharply. On the other hand, the air conditioner is operated with a certain delay time, so that there is a problem that a highly comfortable operation cannot be expected.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the invention of claim 1 is to perform air-conditioning control in a game arcade quickly according to the number of visitors and to perform precise control. It is an object of the present invention to provide a control method for saving energy.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control device for quickly performing air-conditioning control in a game arcade according to the number of visitors and saving energy by precise control.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling air conditioning in a game arcade, wherein, in the game arcade, the operating table information collected by the operating table information collecting means of the gaming machine is used to determine the number of visitors at that time. In this method, the heat load calculated based on the number of operating units is regarded as one element of the air conditioning control.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioning control apparatus in a game arcade, comprising: a gaming machine; operating table information collecting means for collecting operating table information of the gaming machine; Calculate heat load based on the number of units,
Computing means for controlling the air conditioning means.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling air conditioning in a game arcade, wherein the number of operating machines of the gaming machine is regarded as the number of visitors at that time from the operating machine information collected by the operating machine information collecting means of the gaming machine. The heat load is calculated based on the number of operating units, and this heat load is used as one element of the air conditioning control.

An air conditioning control device in a game arcade according to a second aspect of the present invention calculates a heat load of the number of visitors corresponding to the number of operating machines based on the number of operating machines counted by operating machine information collecting means of the gaming machine. The air conditioner is controlled based on the calculated value.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will now be given of an embodiment in which one embodiment of the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine or a slot machine. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an air conditioning control method in a game arcade according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an air conditioning control device in a game arcade according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine, for example, a plurality of pachinko machines and slot machines 1;
a, 1b, and 1c. 2 is a counting means for counting the number of balls or the number of replenishing balls of the gaming machine 1;
The number of balls for the gaming machine 1 is arithmetically controlled based on the output of the counting means 2 by a supply computer connected to the computer. The replenishment computer 3 also has an operating table information collecting means 4 for collecting operating table information of the gaming machine 1 and a calculating means 5. 6
Is an air-conditioning control means connected to the replenishing computer 3, and is constituted by, for example, an air-conditioning controller. Reference numeral 7 denotes an air conditioner connected to the air conditioner controller 6 and comprises a plurality of air conditioners 7a and 7b as required. The operating table information collecting means 4 and the calculating means 5 may be incorporated in the air conditioning control means 6, and the supply computer 3 and the air conditioning control means 6 may be integrated as required.

Next, a routine of air-conditioning control of a game arcade in the configuration of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. (Step 1) When the gaming machine 1 is operated, the counting means 2 counts the number of payouts, replenishment or difference balls of the gaming machine 1. This information is output to the operating table information collecting means 4 of the replenishing computer 3 as the number of used gaming machines 1.
The operating table information collecting means 4 receives a signal from the counting means 2
It is determined whether or not the patron is attached to the gaming machine 1. Then, the calculating means 5 collects the information of the counting means 2 and counts the number of persons in the game hall. Based on the counted number of people, the variation of the heat load in the plant is calculated. The calculating means 5 determines whether the number of used gaming machines 1 has increased or decreased based on the output of the operating table information collecting means 4. (Step 2) Then, when the number of used vehicles increases, the calculating means 5 regards the output of the operating table information collecting means 4, that is, the number of operating vehicles as the number of visitors, and calculates the heat load for the increased number of people. For example, a heating value of 100 W per person, that is, 86 k
A calorie Ku required as 86 × increased number of people N is calculated as cal and this value Ku is added to the heat load B in the air conditioning control so far. That is, Ku = B + 86N. (Step 3) Conversely, in step 1, when the number of used devices decreases, the calculating means 5 calculates the heat load of the reduced number of people. For example, a calorific value of 100 W per person, that is, 86 kcal, and a calorific value Kd required as 86 × increased number N are calculated, and this value Kd is subtracted from the thermal load B in the air conditioning control so far. That is, Kd = B-86N
Becomes (Step 4) This value, that is, Kd or Ku, is transmitted from the supply computer 3 to the air conditioner 7, whereby the air conditioner 7 is controlled.

[0013]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the game arcade, the operating table information collected by the operating table information collecting means of the gaming machine is regarded as the number of visitors at that time, and Since the heat load calculated based on the heat load is an element of the air conditioning control, the number of persons in the amusement arcade at that time can be extremely accurately grasped, whereby the change amount of the heat load can be quickly calculated, that is, the heat load fluctuation. Therefore, it is possible to control the air conditioning means before the temperature in the game hall changes, and therefore, it is possible to control the air conditioner with less temperature fluctuation and a higher degree of comfort, and to save energy.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioning control device in a game arcade, comprising: a gaming machine; operating table information collecting means for collecting operating table information of the gaming machine; Calculate heat load based on the number of units,
Since it is provided with arithmetic means for controlling the air conditioning equipment, the number of persons in the game hall at that time becomes extremely accurate, and thus the amount of change in the heat load can be calculated quickly. It is possible to control the air-conditioning means before the temperature changes, and therefore, it is possible to control the air conditioner with a small temperature fluctuation and a high degree of comfort, and to save energy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an air conditioning control method in a game arcade according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an air conditioning control device in a game arcade according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 gaming machine 2 counting means 4 operating table information collecting means 5 calculating means 6 air conditioning control means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] In a game arcade, operating table information collected by operating table information collecting means of a gaming machine is regarded as the number of passengers at that time, and a heat load calculated based on the operating number is one element of air conditioning control. Air conditioning control method in a game hall. 2. A gaming machine, operating table information collecting means for collecting operating table information of the gaming machine, and a heat load calculated based on the number of operating units counted by the operating table information collecting means. Control device in a game arcade, comprising: an arithmetic unit that outputs a signal to the air conditioning control unit.