JP4571464B2 - Amusement machine platform - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine inter-table machine that is arranged adjacent to a gaming machine for lending gaming media such as pachinko balls, and in particular, communication condition setting for setting communication conditions with a host device. The present invention relates to an inter-table machine for a game machine in which a game machine is built in a controller.

  In game stores such as pachinko parlors, a large number of game machine pedestrian machines are generally arranged between each game machine for renting game media such as pachinko balls. The communication system is constructed so that the total management of the sales amount and the management of the payment information are performed in the upper management computer. Each inter-game machine is equipped with a communication condition setting unit that can change the setting of the interface circuit for communication so that communication conditions that match the communication conditions of the upper management computer can be set.

  The interface circuit settings include, for example, the resistance value of the disconnection detection resistor, the pulse width of the communication output, and the output format (relay contact configuration). A manual operation member such as a dip switch arranged on the operation surface of the communication condition setting unit is switched so that these match the host device.

Conventionally, it is known that a communication condition setting device is mounted on a power supply unit (junction box) or a relay board (relay device) of a pedestal machine. For example, the following Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a junction box on which a communication condition setting device is mounted is connected to the back side of a gaming machine pedestal machine via a connection cord or the like.
JP-A-3-295585

  However, in a game machine platform machine with a communication condition setting device installed in the power supply unit or relay board, when connecting sales data etc. to the upper side from the game machine machine controller A signal is transmitted via the code in a form that matches the set communication condition via a communication condition setting unit mounted on the power supply unit or the relay board. Therefore, there are problems that the communication path becomes complicated and that it is easily affected by external noise that enters through a connection cord or the like. In order to suppress the influence of external noise, if measures such as using an electromagnetic shield cord for the connection cord are taken, there arises a problem that the cost increases.

  Therefore, it is conceivable that a communication condition setting unit is directly mounted on the controller of the gaming machine interim machine. However, in this case, it is necessary to form an opening in the controller cover or the like so that the operation surface of the communication condition setting unit in the controller can be accessed from the outside for setting the communication condition. If the opening of the controller cover is left exposed, dust or the like may intrude from there, and there is a risk of unauthorized operation by a player or the like after the setting (during operation).

  Therefore, it is necessary to devise such as attaching an opening / closing lid to the opening, but adding an opening / closing mechanism such as an opening / closing lid and its locking mechanism will increase the cost and increase the installation space for the controller. Resulting in. Furthermore, when setting communication conditions, it is necessary to release the lock, open the open / close lid, perform settings, close the open / close lid, and lock the open / close lid again, which complicates the setting work. It takes time and effort.

  In view of these points, the problem of the present invention is that communication can be performed with a simple and inexpensive configuration so that dust and the like can be prevented from entering and unauthorized operations can be performed, and communication condition setting operations can be easily performed. The object is to propose an inter-table machine for a game machine in which a condition setting device is mounted on a controller.

In order to solve the above-described problems,
A pedestal holder,
A pedestal machine body mounted on the pedestal machine holder;
A controller mounted in the inter-machine main body;
A communication condition setter having an operation surface on which a plurality of manual operation members for setting communication conditions between the controller and the host device are arranged;
A controller-side opening formed in the controller;
Having an opening on the machine body side formed on the machine body,
The communication condition setter is built in the controller,
The pedestal machine main body side opening is sealed by the pedestal machine holder in a state where the pedestal machine main body is mounted on the pedestal machine holder, and exposed to the outside when pulled out from the pedestal machine holder,
The manual operation member can be operated from the outside through the pedestal machine main body side opening and the controller side opening in a state where the pedestal machine main body side opening is exposed to the outside. .

  In the interim machine for gaming machines of the present invention, the controller has a built-in communication condition setting unit, and the operation surface thereof is the controller side opening formed in the controller and the intermediary machine formed in the interim machine body. It can be accessed from the outside through the body side opening. In a state (operating state) in which the dairy machine main body is mounted on the dairy machine holder, the dairy machine main body side opening is sealed by the daikan machine holder. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the inside of the controller from the outside through the inter-machine unit side opening and the controller side opening without attaching an opening / closing lid or the like and sealing the opening. It is also possible to prevent the communication condition setter from being operated by an outsider such as a player.

  When setting the communication conditions, etc., when the main body of the intermediary machine is pulled out of the interim machine holder, the opening of the interim machine main body is exposed, and from here, the operation surface of the communication condition setting section inside the controller can be accessed. Become. Therefore, an operation such as opening the opening / closing lid is not required to access the operation surface, and the communication condition setting operation can be easily performed.

  Here, the opening between the pedestal machine main body may be formed in a side surface portion of the pedestal machine main body covered by the pedestal machine holder in a state where the pedestal machine main body is mounted on the pedestal machine holder. .

  In addition, a setting content explanation section displaying the setting contents is arranged on the operation surface of the communication condition setting device, and the operator operates each manual operation member on the operation surface while looking at the setting content explanation section. The communication conditions are set. Accordingly, it is desirable that the inter-machine unit main body side opening is an opening having a size including the operation surface and the setting content explanation unit, and the setting content explanation unit can be seen from the outside.

  In this case, the controller side opening may be formed in the cover of the controller, and the setting content explanation section may be printed on the surface of the cover. In this way, it is not necessary to manufacture and affix another member such as a seal on which the setting content explanation section is printed. Here, when a cover provided with a transparent sheet made of synthetic resin is used as the cover, the setting content explanation section may be printed on the back surface of the transparent sheet facing the inside of the controller. .

  In the gaming machine pedestal machine of the present invention, a communication condition setting unit is incorporated in the controller mounted on the pedestal machine main body, and its operation surface is divided into the controller side opening and the pedestal machine main body side opening. Via the outside. Further, in a state in which the main body of the dairy machine is mounted on the dairy machine holder, the controller side opening is covered with the dairy machine holder.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent intrusion and unauthorized operation of dust and the like without providing an opening / closing lid and its locking mechanism in the opening formed to access the operation surface of the communication condition setting device from the outside. In addition, when the main body of the intermediary machine is pulled out of the intermediary machine holder, the operation surface of the communication condition setting device in the controller can be accessed from the outside, so that the setting work is extremely simple.

  Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial front view showing a gaming system according to the present embodiment. The basic configuration of the gaming system 1 is general, and has gaming islands 2 arranged in a plurality of rows in a gaming store (not shown). Each gaming island 2 includes a gaming island mounting frame 3 and And a plurality of game units 4 mounted along the game island mounting frame 3. Each gaming unit 4 includes a gaming table 5 such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, and a gaming machine platform machine 10 disposed adjacent to the left side of the gaming machine 5. Each gaming unit 4 on each gaming island 2 is connected to a management computer device 9 (higher level device) of the gaming store via an island repeater 7 and a communication line 8.

  2 (a) and 2 (b) are a side view of the gaming machine table machine 10 and a side view showing a state in which the machine body is pulled out from the machine machine holder by a predetermined amount. As shown in these figures, the gaming machine pedestal machine 10 can be fixed by being inserted horizontally into the pedestal machine holder 20 from the front with respect to the pedestal machine holder 20 fixed to the gaming island mounting frame 3. This is composed of a main machine body 30.

  The interstage machine holder 20 includes a vertical frame 21 having a U-shaped cross section composed of a back plate portion 21a and side plate portions 21b and 21c on both sides, and an upper side extending horizontally forward from the upper and lower ends of the vertical frame 21. A horizontal frame 22 and a lower horizontal frame 23 are provided. Between these frames 22 and 23, the interframe machine main body 30 is inserted and fixed from the front.

  An inter-machine main body 30 and a vertically long flat box-shaped chassis 31 are provided. The chassis 31 includes a card reader / writer, a card stocker (storage unit), a bill discriminator, and a controller that controls the drive of these units. 50 is attached. A front panel 41 is attached to the front surface of the chassis 31. As shown in FIG. 1, a status display lamp 42, a bill insertion slot 43, a display unit 44 and an operation unit 45, a card insertion slot 46, and the like are arranged on the front panel 41 in order from the upper side.

  The controller 50 is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and is connected to an adjacent game machine and a higher management computer via a communication repeater 47 attached to the back side of the vertical frame 21 of the interframe machine holder 20. 9 is connected. For example, information such as sales data in the gaming machine inter-table machine 10 is transmitted to the management computer 9 via the repeater 47 and is totaled there.

  3 (a) is an enlarged partial side view showing a part in which the controller 50 in FIG. 2 (b) is built in, and FIG. 3 (b) and FIG. 3 (c) are b in FIG. 3 (a). It is a fragmentary sectional view of the part cut | disconnected by the -b line and the cc line. 4 (a) is a perspective view showing the controller 50, and FIG. 4 (b) is a partially enlarged view showing a part of a cover sheet attached to the back side thereof.

  Referring to these drawings, the controller 50 of the present example includes a flat rectangular parallelepiped sheet metal unit case 51 having one side surface open, and a side surface opening of the unit case 51 sealed. And a cover sheet 52 made of synthetic resin, and various electronic components are mounted therein. In this example, a communication condition setting unit 60 for setting a communication condition that matches the communication condition of the management computer 9 is also incorporated so that communication with the management computer 9 can be performed. A first switch group 62 and a second switch group 63 including a plurality of dip switches are arranged on the operation surface 61 of the communication condition setting unit 60.

  The communication condition setting device 60 is incorporated so that the operation surface 61 faces the back surface of the cover sheet 52 of the controller 50. An elongated rectangular controller-side opening 53 that includes the operation surface 61 is formed in a portion of the cover sheet 52 of the controller 50 that faces the operation surface 61. Also, the surface portion adjacent to the controller side opening 53 in the cover sheet 52 is a setting content description on which setting content description tables 54 and 55 representing the setting content by the first and second switch groups 62 and 63 are printed. Has become a department.

  As can be seen from FIG. 3C, for example, the cover sheet 52 is a synthetic resin transparent sheet 52a and a black color laminated on the back surface of the transparent sheet 52a (the surface facing the inside of the controller). And a multilayer structure including an insulating coating layer 52b. For example, the setting content description tables 54 and 55 are printed on the back surface of the transparent sheet 52a with a white paint and covered with an insulating coating layer 52b.

  Next, the controller 50 in which the communication condition setting unit 60 is built is provided with a fixing screw or the like with the cover sheet 52 facing the inner surface of the one side surface portion 32 of the chassis 31 of the interframe machine main body 30. It is attached by fasteners. On the side surface portion 32 of the chassis 31, an intermediary machine main body side opening 33 having a size including the controller side opening 53 formed in the cover sheet 52 and the setting content explanation tables 54 and 55 is formed. As can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, the intermediary machine main body side opening 33 is on one side of the vertical frame 21 of the intermediary machine holder 20 in a state where the intermediary machine main body 30 is mounted on the intermediary machine holder 20. It is formed at a position covered by the face plate portion 21b.

  In the gaming machine table machine 10 thus configured, when setting or changing communication conditions, the machine unit body 30 is pulled forward from the machine machine holder 20. When the intermediary machine main body 30 is pulled forward, the intermediary machine main body side opening 33 and the setting content explanation tables 54 and 55 that are covered with the vertical frame side surface plate portion 21b of the intermediary machine holder 20 are exposed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to access the operation surface 61 of the communication condition setting unit 60 built in the controller 50 mounted on the platform machine body 30 from the outside. Therefore, the operator operates the first and second switch groups 62 and 63 arranged on the exposed operation surface 61 while viewing the setting content explanation tables 54 and 55 to set or change the communication conditions. It can be carried out.

  After the operation of setting or changing the communication conditions is completed, the interpolator main body 30 is mounted on the interpolator holder 20. As a result, the machine main body side opening 33 returns to the state where it is again covered by the vertical frame side face plate portion 21b of the machine holder 20. In general, a locking mechanism is configured between the pedestal machine main body 30 and the pedestal machine holder 20 so that the pedestal machine main body 30 is not pulled out illegally.

  Accordingly, the main body 30 is not pulled out by an outsider such as a player. Therefore, since the machine side opening 33 is not exposed to the outside, foreign matter such as dust enters the controller from the outside via the machine side opening 33 and the controller side opening 53. Can be prevented. It is also possible to reliably prevent an outsider such as a player from operating the communication condition setting device 60 illegally.

  Furthermore, when setting or changing the communication conditions, the operation surface 61 of the communication condition setting unit 60 with built-in controller can be automatically accessed from the outside by pulling out the main body 30 from the intermediate machine holder 20. A state is formed. Therefore, the work becomes extremely simple.

  Next, in the gaming machine pedestal machine 10 of this example, an opening 34 for a sales display lamp is formed on the side surface portion 32 of the chassis 31 of the pedestal machine main body 30 together with the pedestal machine side opening 33. Has been. A transparent window 56 is formed on the cover sheet 52 of the controller 50 attached to the chassis 31 at a portion facing the opening 34. The transparent window 56 is defined by the portion of the transparent sheet 52a where the insulating coating layer 52b is not formed in the cover sheet 52. Inside the controller 50, a sales display lamp 57 is arranged facing the transparent window 56 (see FIG. 3C).

  The sales display lamp 57 is, for example, an LED lamp, and is lit when an unprocessed sales amount remains in the gaming machine inter-table machine 10. For example, immediately after the bill is inserted and the sales amount is recorded, the sales indicator lamp is displayed when the main body 30 is pulled out before the game medium is paid out or rented out before the game medium is paid out or rented out. 57 is turned on.

  When the machine body 30 is pulled out from the machine holder 20, the state of the sales display lamp 57 is visually observed through the transparent window of the controller cover sheet from the opening 34 formed in the side surface portion 32 thereof. I can confirm. Therefore, since the operating state of the gaming machine pedestal machine 10 can be confirmed when the pedestal machine main body 30 is pulled out, the subsequent response can be performed quickly and accurately, which is convenient.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the game system provided with the interstage machine for game machines to which this invention is applied. (a) is a side view of the gaming machine pedestal machine in FIG. 1, (b) is a side view showing a state in which the pedestal machine main body has been pulled out from the pedestal machine holder by a predetermined amount or a state before mounting. is there. (a) is an enlarged partial side view showing an enlarged part in which the controller in FIG. 2 (b) is incorporated, and (b) and (c) are the bb line and cc in (a). It is a fragmentary sectional view of the part cut | disconnected by the line. (a) is a perspective view which shows a controller, (b) is the elements on larger scale which show a part of cover sheet attached to the back surface side.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 gaming system, 5 game machine, 10 game machine machine, 20 machine machine holder, 21 vertical frame, 21b side plate part, 30 machine machine body, 31 chassis, 32 side part, 33 machine machine side Opening, 34 Opening, 50 Controller, 51 Unit case, 52 Cover sheet, 52a Transparent sheet, 52b Insulating coating layer, 53 Controller-side opening, 54, 55 Setting contents table, 56 Transparent window, 57 Sales indicator lamp

Claims (5)

A pedestal holder,
A pedestal machine body mounted on the pedestal machine holder;
A controller mounted in the inter-machine main body;
A communication condition setter having an operation surface on which a plurality of manual operation members for setting communication conditions between the controller and the host device are arranged;
A controller-side opening formed in the controller;
Having an opening on the machine body side formed on the machine body,
The communication condition setter is built in the controller,
The pedestal machine main body side opening is sealed by the pedestal machine holder in a state where the pedestal machine main body is attached to the pedestal machine holder, and exposed to the outside when pulled out from the pedestal machine holder
The manual operation member can be operated from the outside through the platform machine main body side opening and the controller side opening in a state where the platform machine main body side opening is exposed to the outside. Inter-table machine for game machines. In claim 1,
The pedestal machine main body side opening is formed on a side surface of the pedestal machine main body. In claim 1,
It has a setting content explanation part of the communication condition setter formed at a position adjacent to the controller side opening,
The pedestal machine main body side opening is an opening having a size including the operation surface and the setting content explanation unit. In claim 3,
The controller has a cover sheet on which the controller-side opening and the setting content explanation section are formed,
The setting content explanation section is printed on the cover sheet. In claim 4,
The cover includes a transparent sheet made of synthetic resin,
The inter-table machine for a gaming table, wherein the setting content explanation section is printed on a back surface of the transparent sheet facing the inside of the controller.

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