JP5090699B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game hall for the system utilizing the game arcade for stand MaiSo location with air vent having a grating for foreign matter intrusion preventing passing for forming an air curtain between the gaming table.

In the amusement hall, players play side by side, so when a player smokes, the underground smoke from the tobacco flows to the next player, and the next player may feel uncomfortable. is there. In order to solve such a problem, the thing of patent document 1 has proposed providing a table | surface air-cleaning apparatus between game machines.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-15220

  In such an air purifier for each table, it is necessary to suck in air to form an air curtain, but when sucking in air, dirty air in the game hall is also sucked in, so the air inlet provided on the front of the filter also Dust adheres. And since a suction inlet is formed in a grid | lattice form as described also in patent document 1, it is comparatively easy about the cleaning | cleaning operation | work about the front surface of a grating | lattice, but about the back side of a grating | lattice, it is cleaning. It is difficult to let the finger to do so, and the cleaning work is difficult. For this reason, dust is accumulated on the back side of the lattice that can be visually recognized by the player, and the player is uncomfortable. Such dirt on the grid also occurs at the outlet, although not as much as the inlet.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a device for a game arcade having an air vent through which air for forming an air curtain between game machines passes through a grid for preventing foreign matter from entering. in, it lies in the operator while reducing the effort of cleaning the grid, to provide Yu for skill-field system back side Ru can be reliably cleaned grid.

  When the device for each table is operated, the air by the blowing means passes through the vent through the grid for preventing foreign matter from entering. For this reason, the highly sticky dust mixed with the dust contained in the cigarettes smoked by the player adheres to the lattice of the ventilation opening. According to the invention of claim 1, the protrusion of the cleaning means is moved. Then, since the dust removal part closely_contact | adhered to the outer peripheral surface of a grating | lattice moves, highly adhesive dust adhering to a grating | lattice can be removed without difficulty. In addition, since the cleaning is performed by moving the protrusion, not only the cleaning work by the employee becomes easy, but also when the player feels uncomfortable, the player himself can be expected to clean it. .

In this case , since a privilege is given to the player when the player cleans the lattice of the vent holes by the cleaning means, the cleaning can be motivated without giving the player unpleasant feeling. Therefore, unlike the conventional privilege related to the game, it is possible to give a new privilege to the player that the game site has contributed in terms other than operating profit. In addition, since the player is not given a privilege unless the cleaning means is reciprocated a predetermined number of times along the lattice, the player reciprocates the cleaning lattice a predetermined number of times across the lattice to receive the privilege. It can be reliably cleaned.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the game stand is cleaned during a specific game state, for example, during a big hit, it is given to the player in a state where the privilege is enhanced, so there is time remaining in the big hit. It becomes possible to motivate the player to perform cleaning.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the entire system. In FIG. 3, a game table 1 such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine is installed on the game table island. Between these game tables 1, an interball ball lending machine 2 and a device for each device 3 are installed, and a relay device 4 is installed in the game table island corresponding to each game table 1.

The relay device 4 aggregates various signals output from the corresponding gaming machine 1 and the sales signal of the machine between lending machines, and as management information (game information management device, game information input means, game information determination means) And an I / O (Input / Output) function for outputting various information from the management device 5 to the device 3 for each device. As a function of this relay device 4, in order to enable replay by storing balls, input of an operation signal output in response to an operation on the payout button from the daitama ball lending machine 2, paying out to the daitama ball lending machine 2 A signal (or storage information) is output, and card information from the device 3 is input.
The management device 5 manages the sales of each inter-ball ball lending machine 2 and manages the operating state of each gaming machine 1, and manages the management of the game hall based on the management information. It is designed to collect various data.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stand-by device 3, and FIG. 5 is a side view schematically showing the structure of the stand-by device 3. 4 and 5, a suction port (corresponding to a ventilation port) 7 is provided in the lower front portion of the device main body 6 of the base unit 3, and an air outlet 8 is provided in the upper front portion. An air volume adjustment button 9 is provided in the middle portion. In the apparatus main body 6, a duct-shaped fan housing portion 10 that communicates the suction port 7 and the air outlet 8 is provided. A fan (corresponding to an air blowing means) 11 is arranged on the upper part of the fan housing portion 10, and air sucked from the suction port 7 in front of the air outlet 8 through the fan housing portion 10 when the fan 11 is driven. Is blown out. A photocatalyst unit 12 is detachably attached to an intermediate portion of the fan storage portion 10. A power supply board 13 is disposed on the bottom surface in the apparatus main body 6.

  A filter mounting portion 14 is formed in a portion of the fan storage portion 10 that is the back surface of the suction port 7. The primary filter 15 with a coarse mesh and the secondary filter 16 with a fine mesh are formed in the filter mounting portion 14 with air. It is installed in order along the suction direction. The primary filter 15 adsorbs relatively large dust contained in the passing air, and the secondary filter 16 adsorbs fine particles contained in the passing air, particularly fine particles such as spear contained in cigarette smoke. It is like that.

  Each device 3 is provided with a member card insertion slot 17, and a card unit (corresponding to identification information reading means) 18 is built in corresponding to the member card insertion slot 17. Membership cards are issued as ID cards to players who are registered as members, and by using the membership card, various services provided by the amusement hall (savings, replays, information provision, etc.) ).

  A display unit 19 is provided at an intermediate portion on the front surface of the apparatus main body 6. The display unit 19 is provided so as to be tiltable by 10 degrees in the range of 30 degrees from the front direction of the apparatus main body 6 to the opposite side of the corresponding game table 1. The display unit 19 has a touch panel, and displays game data of the game table 1 currently being played or game data of the desired game table 1 to the members, and the game table is based on these game data. As a guideline for selecting 1, it is possible to determine whether or not to continue the game on the gaming table 1 currently being played. In this case, the air outlet 8 is formed in a vertically long slit shape, and is provided so as to be shifted to the corresponding game table 1 side with respect to the display unit 19. This is because an air curtain can be formed by blowing air from the air outlet 8 regardless of the inclination angle of the display unit 19 without disturbing the display unit 19. An input / output connector (corresponding to an input / output means) 20 for connecting a cable for transmitting / receiving information to / from the management device 5 is provided on the rear surface of each device 3.

  Returning to FIG. 3, when the payout button (not shown) is operated in the state where the device 3 reads the member information from the member card, the platform ball lending machine 2 is a range of the number of game media stored in advance. The pachinko ball of the number of unit balls is paid out from the nozzle 21 to the game table 1. The game medium can also be paid out by inserting a bill into the bill insertion slot 22 or by inserting a coin into the coin insertion slot 23.

Here, a cleaning unit (corresponding to a cleaning means) 25 is attached to the suction port 7 of the device 3 for each table in relation to the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a suction port 7 of the base unit 3. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of grids 24 for preventing foreign matter entry are provided in the suction port 7 in the vertical direction, and a cleaning unit 25 is attached to the grid 24. The cleaning unit 25 is formed by combining a front member 27 and a rear member 28 each having a long rectangular shape in the illustrated horizontal direction.

  FIG. 7 is a plan view of the cleaning unit 25, FIG. 8 is an exploded plan view of the cleaning unit 25, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the cleaning unit 25. 7 to 9, recesses 27a and 28a are formed at regular intervals in the lateral direction on the rear surface of the front member 27 and the front surface of the rear member 28, and the front member 27 and the rear member 28 sandwich the grid. The lattice 24 is surrounded by the concave portions 27a and 28a in a state where they are combined together. A projection 28b is formed on the front surface of the rear member 28 so as to protrude forward, and a hole 27b is formed in the front member 27. The rear member 27 and the rear member 28 are combined together. A projecting portion 28 b provided on 28 projects through a hole 27 b formed in the front member 27 and protrudes forward of the front member 27. The protrusion 28b functions as a handle when a player or employee moves the cleaning unit 25 up and down along the lattice 24.

  A wiping member (corresponding to a dust removing portion) 29 is attached to the inner surfaces of the recesses 27 a and 28 a of the cleaning unit 25. When the cleaning unit 25 is attached to the lattice 24, the wiping member 29 is the outer surface of the lattice 24. Go in close contact. Therefore, when the cleaning unit 25 is moved up and down along the grid 24, dust such as dust attached to the grid 24 is removed by the wiping member 29. As the wiping member 29, a cotton material is suitable, but cloth, gauze, mesh, or the like can be used as appropriate.

  In the cleaning unit 25, a wiping member 29 is also attached to the side surface facing the inner wall surface of the suction port 7 and the back surface facing the primary filter 15, and the front surface of the primary filter 15 or the suction port 7 Dust adhering to the wall surface is also removed simultaneously when the cleaning unit 25 moves along the lattice 24. In this case, when the dust adhering to the primary filter 15 becomes a certain mass by being wiped off by the cleaning unit 25, the dust reservoir 26 provided below the primary filter 15 (see FIG. 5). To fall under its own weight. The dust reservoir 26 can be pulled out forward, and dust accumulated in the dust reservoir 26 can be removed.

  The suction port 7 configured as described above is configured as a frame integrated with the lattice 24 and can be detached from the apparatus main body 6. After the cleaning unit 25 is mounted on the suction port 7 by combining the front member 27 and the rear member 28 constituting the cleaning unit 25 with the suction port 7 removed so as to sandwich the lattice 24 of the suction port 7, this is done. The suction port 7 to which the cleaning unit 25 is attached is attached to the apparatus main body 6. When the suction port 7 is attached to the apparatus main body 6, a frame-shaped front cover 7a (see FIG. 4) can be attached to the front peripheral edge of the suction port 7, and the cleaning unit 25 is attached to the front cover in the attached state. It becomes the form secured by 7a. 1 and 2 show a state in which the front cover 7a is omitted.

  A push button type upper sensor (corresponding to detection means) 30 and a push button type lower sensor (corresponding to detection means) 31 are respectively provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the suction port 7 (only the operator of the lower sensor 31 is shown in FIG. 2). In the state where the cleaning unit 25 is positioned at the upper end and the lower end along the grid 24, the sensors 30 and 31 are turned on, respectively.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the device 3 for each base. In FIG. 6, the base unit 3 is mainly configured by a control device (corresponding to determination means and output means) 32. When receiving the operation signal from the air volume adjustment button 9, the control device 32 switches the air volume in the order of “normal” → “strong” → “off” → “normal” by adjusting the rotation speed of the fan 11. Further, as described later, when the on-device 3 receives the on signal from the upper sensor 30 after receiving the on signal from the lower sensor 31 as will be described later, it outputs a cleaning point signal to the management device 5.

  The management device 5 manages the point information for each player, and accompanies the player's game based on the game information input through the relay device 4 and the member ID information (the card unit 18 receives the membership card). The game information (related to the period during which the player's game can be specified, such as the period of reading) is specified, and the specified game information is used as the player's game information (the number of used game media (hereinafter, “out”)). , The number of game media paid out from the gaming machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as “safe”), the number of games played on the gaming machine 1 (hit the jackpot lottery) (hereinafter referred to as “start”), the number of jackpots (hereinafter referred to as “hit”), or their calculated values When the game information reaches a predetermined value, the player's member points are added. As will be described later, when a cleaning point signal is input from the device 3 for each table, a temporary point is added, and a member point is added every time the temporary point becomes 4 points. Furthermore, the increasing rate of points to be added by the cleaning points is determined according to the game state of the player.

In addition to managing the operation data and sales data of the normal gaming machine 1, the management device 5 manages the member database, the point condition, and the cleaning point increase condition in relation to the present invention.
FIG. 10 shows an example of the member database. As shown in FIG. 10, in the member database, member names, genders, member points, the number of stored balls, the number of stored medals, and addresses are registered corresponding to member IDs (corresponding to identification information). The member name, gender, and address are registered based on information described in the member registration application submitted by the player when the player registered as a member.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of the point condition. As shown in FIG. 11, as the point condition, a point granting condition is set corresponding to the target item. This setting is performed by an administrator and can be set arbitrarily. The “cleaning point” among the target items shown in FIG. 10 is set in connection with the present invention, and is 1 point each time four cleaning point signals are input from the device 3 as described later. Is to be added. Since other grant conditions are well known, description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 12 shows the cleaning point increase condition. As shown in FIG. 12, the point increase rate is set corresponding to the gaming state, and can be arbitrarily set by the administrator. Note that, during the big hit, the period in which the big hit signal is output is determined to be a big hit based on the big hit signal output from the gaming table 1 when the gaming table 1 is in the big hit state.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing processing related to the present invention among the operations of the device 3 for each table. As shown in FIG. 13, each device determines whether the member ID has been read (A1), whether the lower sensor 31 is turned on (A3), or whether the upper sensor 30 is turned on (A5).
When the player inserts the membership card into the device 3 for each device, the device 3 for each device reads the member ID stored in the member card (A1: YES) and transmits the member ID to the management device 5 (A2). .

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing related to the present invention in the operation of the management apparatus 5. As shown in FIG. 14, the management device 5 determines whether the member ID is input from the device 3 (B1) or the cleaning point signal (B3). When the ID is input (B1: YES), the member ID is associated with the game machine 1 (B2). That is, the member ID in the member database shown in FIG. 10 is associated with the game machine.

  When the player throws money into the daitama ball lending machine 2 and borrows a pachinko ball, a sales signal is output from the daima ball lending machine 2, so the management device 5 is not shown in FIG. However, when the number of sales signal inputs reaches a predetermined number, 1 point is added to the player's member points. Further, when the player starts the game, each signal is output from the gaming table 1 as the game progresses. Therefore, the management device 5 determines that the number of input times of the predetermined signal is that the condition for giving the point condition shown in FIG. When the specified number of times is reached, 1 point is added to the player's member points.

By the way, since such points are benefits related to gaming due to the player's contribution to the operating profit of the game hall, some of the players contributed in terms other than the operating profit of the gaming hall and gained the bonus. There is a desire to want.
Therefore, in this embodiment, the points are added even when the player cleans the suction port 7 of the device 3 for each table with the cleaning unit 25. Note that the amusement hall indicates that a member point is added by cleaning the suction port 7 of each device 3 for the member in advance on the display unit 19 or the like (for example, when an operation is detected or a member card is If inserted).

  A player who knows that points are added by cleaning the suction port 7 of the stand-by-device 3 will positively clean the suction port 7 by moving the cleaning unit 25 up and down. When the player moves the cleaning unit 25 up and down, the dust A adhering to the lattice 24 or the inner wall surface of the suction port 7 is cleaned by the cleaning unit 25 as shown in FIG. 1, and the suction port 7 is cleaned as shown in FIG. Is cleaned. At this time, the upper sensor 30 and the lower sensor 31 provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the suction port 7 are alternately turned on according to the vertical movement of the cleaning unit 25. In this case, when the lower sensor is turned on as shown in FIG. 13 (A3: YES), the base unit 3 sets the lower detection flag (A4), and the upper sensor 30 is set in the set state of the lower detection flag. When turned on (A5: YES, A6: YES), the lower detection flag is reset (A7), and a cleaning point signal is transmitted to the management device 5 and then the process returns. In addition, when the lower detection flag is not set, that is, when the upper sensor 30 is turned on first without the lower sensor 31 being turned on, the turning on is ignored.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the management device 5 receives a cleaning point signal from the base unit 3 (B3: YES), the management device 5 adds 1 point to the cleaning point corresponding to the player (B4). When the player reciprocates the cleaning unit 25 up and down, a cleaning point signal is transmitted from the device 3 to the management device 5 for each reciprocation, so the management device 5 has a cleaning point of 4. When (B5: YES), that is, when the player reciprocates the cleaning unit up and down at least four times, it is determined that the cleaning condition by the player is satisfied, and the gaming state satisfying the cleaning point increasing condition shown in FIG. (B6). At this time, if the gaming state does not satisfy the cleaning point increasing condition shown in FIG. 12 (B6: NO), 1 point is added to the member points shown in FIG. 10 (B9). Accordingly, since the member points are added to the player who cleaned the suction port 7 by the cleaning unit 25, the player is motivated to clean the suction port 7 of the device 3 for each player when viewed as a game hall. It is possible to save labor for the employee to clean the suction port 7 of the device 3 for each table.

In addition to the motivation for cleaning the suction port 7 of the table-by-device 3 in this embodiment, when the suction port 7 of the table-by-device 3 is cleaned in a specific gaming state, the points to be added are increased. In order to further motivate them.
That is, when the management device 5 cleans the suction port 7 of the device 3 for each table in a specific gaming state that satisfies the cleaning point increase condition (B6: YES), only the increase rate set as shown in FIG. The point is increased (B7). In this case, the point increase rate can be increased in combination. That is, if the suction port 7 of the base unit 3 is cleaned 10 times or more during the big hit, the point increase rate (= 2) of the big hit 10 times or more × the point increase rate during the big hit (= 2) is 4 Double point increase rate. Therefore, in addition to the increase in member points due to cleaning, the rate of increase is determined by the gaming state, so the player should expect independent cleaning at the timing when the suction port 7 of the device 3 is soiled Can do.

The cleaning point increase condition may be configured as follows. That is, every time the game information (for example, out, start, etc.) corresponding to the operating time of the gaming table 1 reaches a predetermined value (for example, 6000 balls if it is out, 360 times if it starts) (equivalent to about 1 hour) In addition, the cleaning points may be increased until a predetermined number of times (for example, twice) is given. In this way, each time the suction port 7 becomes dirty as the game table 1 operates, it becomes possible to effectively promote cleaning of the suction port 7 as many times as the dirt is cleaned, and further increase the number of cleaning points. A game is aimed at and an increase in the operation of the game machine 1 can be expected.
And when the management apparatus 5 adds a member point as mentioned above, after resetting a cleaning point (B8), it returns.

  According to such an embodiment, the dust attached to the grid 24 is removed simply by moving the cleaning unit 25 attached to the grid 24 of the suction port 7 of the base unit 3 up and down. The back side of the grid 24 can be cleaned by a simple operation of moving up and down, and the labor of cleaning work by employees can be greatly reduced.

  Moreover, when the player cleans the suction port 7 of the device 3 by moving the cleaning unit 25 up and down a predetermined number of times, the player's member points are increased. Motivation for cleaning the suction port 7 of each device 3 can be given, and it can be expected that the cleaning effort by the employee is reduced without causing discomfort to the player. Can be expected to be cleaned frequently.

Furthermore, since the increase rate of the points to be given is determined according to the game state when the player plays with the cleaning unit 25, the player's game progresses and the suction port 7 of the device 3 is soiled. It is possible to expect voluntary cleaning by the player at an appropriate timing.
In addition, in addition to cleaning the back side of the grid 24 of the suction port 7 by the cleaning unit 25, the front side of the primary filter 15 and the inner wall surface of the suction port 7 are also cleaned at the same time. In addition, dust at the corner of the suction port 7 can be cleaned.

(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows.
You may make it provide the cleaning unit 25 in the blower outlet 8 of the apparatus 3 for every stand. In this case, it corresponds to an air outlet 8 vent.

  When points are awarded to the player, that fact may be displayed on the display unit 19. In addition, when the point condition provision condition is satisfied, the cleaning may be called by displaying the fact. Further, when the point condition is satisfied when the membership card is not read (when the upper sensor 30 is turned on with the lower detection flag set), a message prompting the user to insert the membership card is displayed. Also good. In this case, since the insertion of the member card can be promoted, the opportunity to collect the member's game information increases.

As the upper sensor 30 and the lower sensor 31 constituting the cleaning unit 25, various sensors can be used as long as the cleaning unit 25 can be detected in addition to the push button type.
The identification of the member ID may be acquired by other methods such as biometric authentication in addition to reading the member card.

The member point provision condition or the cleaning point increase condition is an example, and the target item and the provision condition can be arbitrarily set.
You may make it partition the grating | lattice 24 of the suction inlet 7 of the stand apparatus 3 in the up-down direction. In this case, a cleaning unit is mounted corresponding to each vertical separation, and a sensor for detecting the movement is provided.

The game state and the point condition may be determined by the relay device 4 in addition to the management device 5.
In the embodiment, the cleaning unit 25 outputs a cleaning point signal when the cleaning unit 25 reciprocates once in the embodiment. It may be configured to output when reciprocating, and a member point may be given according to the input of the cleaning point signal. That is, the condition for the device 3 to output the cleaning point signal is not limited to the cleaning unit 25 reciprocating once.
The member points to be given (corresponding to benefits) may be stored balls or stored medals.

The perspective view which shows the cleaning unit with which the suction inlet in one Example of this invention was mounted | worn. FIG. 1 equivalent view showing the cleaning unit moved upward. Diagram showing the overall system configuration Perspective view of equipment for each table Side view schematically showing the internal structure of each unit Block diagram showing the configuration of each unit Top view of cleaning unit Top view showing exploded cleaning unit Perspective view of cleaning unit The figure which shows an example of the member database which a management apparatus manages The figure which shows an example of the point conditions which a management apparatus manages The figure which shows an example of the cleaning point increase conditions which a management apparatus manages Flow chart showing processing of each device Flow chart showing processing of management device

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1 is a game machine, 3 is a game machine (game machine machine), 5 is a management machine (game information management device, game information input means, game information determination means), and 7 is a suction port (ventilation port). ), 11 is a fan (air blowing means), 18 is a card unit (identification information reading means), 20 is an input / output connector (input / output means), 24 is a grid, 25 is a cleaning unit (cleaning means), and 28b is a protrusion. , 29 is a wiping member (dust removing unit), 30 is a push button type upper sensor (detection means), 31 is a push button type lower sensor (detection means), and 32 is a control device (determination means, output means).

Claims (4)

Provided corresponding to the game board, a blowing means for forming an air curtain between amusement machine juxtaposed, and vent the air by the blowing means having a grating for foreign matter intrusion preventing the passing of the grid A cleaning means having a dust removing portion movable along the grid in close contact with the outer peripheral surface, and a projection protruding forward from the grid so that the dust removing portion can be moved along the lattice ; An identification information reading means for reading player identification information, a detection means for detecting that the cleaning means is located at an end of the grid, and the cleaning means on the grid based on a detection result of the detection means. A determination unit that determines that the reciprocating movement has been performed a predetermined number of times along with the identification information read by the identification information reading unit, and the determination unit determines that the cleaning unit has reciprocated a predetermined number of times. Predetermined conditions And output means for outputting information indicating that enacted outside, the cleaning means, the dust removal unit with in the protrusion is moved in the grid by moving along the grid A system for a game hall comprising a device for a game hall that removes dust attached to an outer peripheral surface, and a player information management device that manages privilege information for each player,
When the player information management device associates the player with the device for each game hall when the identification information is input from the device for each game hall, and enters that the predetermined condition is satisfied A system for a game hall, wherein a predetermined privilege is given to a player associated with the device for each game hall . The gaming information management device includes gaming information input means for inputting gaming information of a gaming table, and gaming state determination means for determining the gaming state of the gaming table based on gaming information input by the gaming information input means, 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein when a player's privilege is granted, the privilege is given in a state higher than usual based on the gaming state determined by the gaming state determining means . The air vent is configured to be removable from the main body of the gaming machine base unit,
The dust removing portion is configured by a rear member having the protrusion and a front member having a hole that can penetrate the protrusion.
In a state where the ventilation port is removed from the apparatus main body, the dust removing portion is attached to the ventilation opening by combining the rear member and the front member so as to sandwich the lattice, and then the ventilation hole is connected to the apparatus main body. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game room system is attached to the head . A display unit is provided that displays a message prompting reading of the identification information when the predetermined condition is satisfied by the determination unit in a state where the identification information reading unit is not reading the identification information. Item 4. A game system according to any one of Items 1 to 3 .

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