JP6654867B2 - Gaming equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a stand-to-stand medal lending machine that is provided corresponding to a slot machine that is a gaming machine and lends medals to be used in the corresponding slot machine, and an upper door on the front of the stand-to-shelf medal lender, A lock mechanism for locking the upper door, a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking by operating the key or the remote controller for staff at the closed position of the upper door, a bill insertion slot for inserting bills, a card insertion slot for inserting IC cards, and status display A status display unit that performs input operations, a touch panel type liquid crystal display that enables input operations, an operation display unit that displays the number of medals projected, error codes, input numerical values, etc. There is a receiver in which a reception unit is provided for receiving a signal transmitted by a clerk using a remote controller for a clerk in order to issue a command to collect the product or to unlock the upper door (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-128504 A

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, for example, when a display such as a touch panel type liquid crystal display is enlarged in order to improve the visibility and operability of a player, There is a problem that the limited space in front of the device cannot be efficiently used.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming device capable of efficiently using a limited space in front of the gaming device.

The game device of the means 1 is
A gaming device (for example, a medal lending machine 100) provided corresponding to a gaming machine (for example, a slot machine 1),
A display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display unit 121 having a liquid crystal display panel 119) that displays predetermined information so that the player can visually recognize the information;
An action unit capable of performing an operation (for example, a key release operation or an operation of hooking a drawer jig or a finger) for bringing the gaming device into a predetermined state (for example, a state in which the housing 101 is pulled forward). (For example, the cylinder key 125 and the hook 126)
On the front,
The display unit is configured to display a first position (for example, a first rotation position or a first rotation position) at which a player who is playing a game on a corresponding gaming machine can easily recognize predetermined information (for example, operation guidance, an inserted amount, an error code, and the like). (2 rotation positions) and a 2nd position (for example, a 3rd rotation position) which is more difficult to see than the 1st position (for example, storage inside by rotation or sliding movement in a modification). possible der Rutotomoni, when for the gaming device is operating, but may be moved to the second position from the first position,
When the display unit is positioned in the second location, it is possible to easily perform the action on the working portion than when the display unit is positioned at the first position (e.g., In the third rotation position, the cylinder key 125 and the hook 126 are not covered by the liquid crystal display unit 121) .
It is characterized by:
According to this feature, the limited space at the front of the gaming device can be efficiently used.
The “predetermined state” in the present invention includes not only the physical state of the gaming machine but also the internal control state and processing state without changing the physical state.
In addition, the term “recognition becomes difficult” in the present invention includes a state in which predetermined information is not visible to the player at all and the predetermined information is difficult to see in the first position. May be more easily recognized than the second position, and more specifically, may be invisible at the second position but visible at the first position, or visible at the second position. The case where the first position looks more easily than the second position is included.

Gaming device of the hand stage 2, a gaming apparatus according to means 1,
The operation section is characterized in that a person (for example, a clerk or the like) of a facility (for example, a game arcade) in which the gaming machine is installed can perform an operation.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent improper operation or the like on the operation section on which the person related to the facility operates.

Gaming device hands stage 3, a gaming apparatus according to means 1 or means 2,
The operation unit is covered by the display unit (for example, the liquid crystal display unit 121) located at the first position (for example, the first rotation position or the second rotation position). Features.
According to this feature, the action portion is covered by the display portion and is not visually recognized by a player or the like during a game, so that illegal action on the action portion and the like can be further prevented, and the design of the gaming device is improved. Can also be improved.
In the present invention, "covered by the display unit" means that the display unit is interposed between the operation unit and the player, and the entire operation unit is hidden by the display unit from being invisible to the player. Is included.

Gaming device hands stage 4, a gaming device according to any one of the hand stages 1 to unit 3,
The gaming device can execute a process (for example, a lending process) for lending a gaming value (for example, a medal M) using a gaming value (for example, a card balance),
Receiving a recording medium for accepting a game recording medium (for example, a visitor card or a membership card) on which information (for example, prepaid balance data or card ID) capable of specifying a gaming value usable for lending of a game medium is recorded. (For example, card insertion slot 112),
A money receiving unit (for example, a bill insertion slot 110) for receiving money,
A game value adding means for adding a game value in accordance with the acceptance of money (for example, a part in which the control unit 181 executes a game value addition process);
An operation unit (for example, a return button 114 or a lend button 116) operated by a player to cause the gaming device to execute lending based on a gaming value or returning a gaming recording medium;
With
The operation unit is provided near the recording medium receiving unit and the money receiving unit (for example, between the bill insertion slot 110 and the card insertion slot 112).
According to this feature, the position of the operation unit can be easily grasped by the player.

Gaming device hands stage 5, a gaming device according to any one of the hand stage 1 means 4,
The display unit (for example, the liquid crystal display unit 121) is in a non-interfering position that does not interfere with an open door (for example, the front door 1b) that is openably provided on the front of the corresponding gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 1). (For example, a first rotation position and a second rotation position).
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the display unit from obstructing the opening and closing of the open door.

Gaming device hands stage 6, a gaming device according to any one of the hand stage 1 means 5,
A game recording medium (for example, a visitor) in which information (for example, prepaid balance data or card ID) capable of specifying a game value (for example, card balance) usable for lending a game value (for example, medal M) is recorded. A recording medium receiving unit (for example, a card insertion slot 112) for receiving a card or a membership card),
The peripheral shape of the recording medium receiving portion is a concave shape (for example, the concave portion 112 ′) which is depressed toward the recording medium receiving portion.
According to this feature, the game recording medium can be easily inserted into the recording medium receiving unit.

It is a front view showing a slot machine and a medal lending machine as an example of the present invention. It is a detailed view of the upper part of a medal lending machine. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a rotation state of a liquid crystal display unit. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a medal lending machine.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a slot machine and a medal lending machine as an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, up, down, left, right, front and rear directions are shown with reference to the case where the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 100 of FIG. 1 are viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of slot machines 1 are arranged side by side on each of a plurality of game islands (not shown) arranged in a game arcade as a facility, and a housing 1a having an open front surface and a housing 1a. And a front door 1b pivotally supported on the left side of the front door 1b. Reels 2L, 2C, 2R on the outer periphery of which various types of symbols are arranged are horizontally arranged at the upper position inside the casing 1a. Of the symbols arranged on these reels 2L, 2C, 2R, Three continuous symbols are arranged so as to be visible from the see-through window 3.

  When playing a game (game) in the slot machine 1, first, a medal M, which is an example of a disc-shaped game medium, is inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, or the number of bets is set using credits. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. When a prescribed number of bets determined according to the game state is set, the pay lines L1 to L5 become valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the game can be started. In the present embodiment, the pay lines L1 to L5 become valid when the prescribed number of bets is set to three regardless of the game state and the prescribed number of bets is set. When a medal M is inserted in a number exceeding the maximum number out of the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line set to determine whether the combination of the symbols displayed on the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is a combination of the winning symbols. Here, only the pay line L set over the symbols arranged in the lower row of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is determined as the pay line. Although one pay line is used in the present embodiment, a plurality of pay lines may be defined.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R rotate, and the symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R change continuously. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the see-through window 3.

  One game is completed by stopping all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and a predetermined combination of symbols (also referred to as a combination) on any of the pay lines L1 to L5 is displayed on each of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. When the game is stopped as a result of the display, a prize is generated, and a predetermined number of medals M are given to the player according to the prize and added to the credit. When the number of credits reaches the upper limit (for example, 50), the medal M is directly provided from the medal payout exit 9 to the lower part of the front door 1b as a game medium storage portion provided so as to protrude forward. 5 is paid out.

When the combination of symbols accompanied by the transition of the gaming state is stopped on any of the winning lines L1 to L5 as a display result of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the gaming state (for example, It is adapted to transition to regular bonuses and Biggubo na vinegar or replay time (RT), etc.).

  Next, the medal lending machine 100 will be described. The medal lending machine 100 is provided so as to correspond to the slot machine 1 on a one-to-one basis. In this embodiment, the medal lending machine 100 corresponding to one slot machine 1 is arranged on the right side of the slot machine 1. In the present embodiment, the medal lending machine 100 is provided so as to correspond to the slot machine 1 on a one-to-one basis. 1, one medal lending machine 100 may be shared by two slot machines 1, 1 on the left and right.

  The medal lending machine 100 is installed corresponding to a predetermined lateral position of the slot machine 1 (in this embodiment, on the right side of the slot machine 1), and is used for a banknote or a general player who has not registered as a member. Visitor card (not shown) having a prepaid function, which is a game recording medium issued in advance, and a membership card (not shown), which is a game recording medium issued to a member player who has registered as a member at the game hall. And a process for renting a medal M, which is a disk-shaped game medium used for a game in a gaming machine, is performed.

  The medal lending machine 100 includes a card management computer (not shown) that manages the visitor card and the membership card used in the medal lending machine 100 and the medal lending machine 100, and a medal management that manages the number of saved medals. Various computers such as a computer (not shown) and a hall computer (not shown) for managing game information such as table data of each slot machine 1 installed in the game arcade are connected to each other. , Two-way data communication is possible.

The medal lending machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 101 having a vertically long rectangular shape in front view and having an open front surface, an opening / closing plate 102 provided at the lower front opening of the housing 101 so as to be openable and closable, The upper unit 103 is provided in the upper opening at the front of the camera, and various devices described later are built therein. In the present embodiment, the form in which the entire casing 101 can be pulled out forward is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and even if only the upper unit 103 can be pulled out. good.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front surface of the upper unit 103, a state notification lamp 111 constituted by a full-color LED and capable of notifying the state of the medal lending machine 100 by lighting in a plurality of colors, an operation guide, A liquid crystal display unit 121 having a liquid crystal display panel 119 capable of displaying various displays such as an amount of money inserted and an error code, and rotatably provided by pivotally supporting a side end near the slot machine 1. , A speaker 123 capable of outputting a guide voice or a sound effect in a jackpot effect, a bill insertion slot 110 for inserting a bill, a card insertion slot 112 for inserting a membership card or a visitor card, and a card insertion slot 112 inserted from the card insertion slot 112. Card balance display section 115 on which the card balance of the received card is displayed, a return button 114 operated when returning a card being accepted, a device In the lending medal storage unit (not shown) provided in the unit, a medal out LED 118 that is turned on when there is not enough medal to be used for lending, a lending button 116 that is operated when lending a medal, a corresponding slot A face image photographing camera 188 and the like capable of photographing a face image of a player playing a game on the machine 1 are provided.

  Note that a position below the card insertion slot 112 and the lending button 116 is a receiving section for a mobile phone (mobile terminal) or an electronic money card having an electronic money function in which the character “touch” is printed and displayed. Is provided with an external card reader / writer 189.

  The state notification lamp 111 is provided at the uppermost position of the medal lending machine 100 (upper unit 103) and at the center position in the width direction of the front surface so that a clerk or the like can visually recognize the position from any direction away. ing.

  The face image capturing camera 188 is provided at a position substantially equal to the height position of the see-through window 3 where the face of the player playing the corresponding slot machine 1 is located. In this embodiment, the form in which the face image capturing camera 188 is provided on the right side of the front surface of the medal lending machine 100 which is below the bill insertion slot 110 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, it is provided at a position below the card insertion slot 112, that is, at a position on the left side of the front of the medal lending machine 100 which is closer to the corresponding slot machine 1 so that the player's face can be imaged from the front. You may do it.

  Further, in the medal lending machine 100 of the present embodiment, the return button 114 and the lending button 116 operated by the player are moved to positions near the card insertion slot 112 and the bill insertion slot 110, that is, the card insertion slot 112 and the bill insertion slot 110. When the return button 114 or the lending button 116 which is frequently operated after inserting a card or a bill into the card insertion slot 112 or the bill insertion slot 110 is operated, the return button 114 or the lending Although the position of the button 116 can be easily grasped by the player, the operation can be performed with a short moving distance from the card insertion slot 112 or the bill insertion slot 110, and the convenience of the player can be improved. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the arrangement positions of the return button 114 and the lending button 116 are It may be provided at a position other than between the openings 110 and in the vicinity of the card insertion slot 112 or the bill insertion slot 110, or the arrangement direction of the card insertion slot 112 or the bill insertion slot 110 (for example, one is horizontal). Depending on the case, it may be provided at a position other than the position near the card insertion slot 112 or the bill insertion slot 110.

  The speaker 123 is provided substantially at the center of the upper unit 103, and is disposed below the liquid crystal display unit 121 so that the upper part, which is a part thereof, is covered (covered) by the liquid crystal display unit 121. .

  As described above, since the speaker 123 of the present embodiment is provided so as to partially cover the liquid crystal display unit 121, sound can be heard from the rear side of the liquid crystal display unit 121. If the sound effect of the big hit effect and the image of the big hit effect displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 119 of the liquid crystal display unit 121 can be improved in integrity, and if the whole speaker 123 is provided so as to cover the liquid crystal display unit 121, the speaker 123 The sound output from the device is reflected on the liquid crystal display unit 121, and the audibility of the sound is reduced. Therefore, by covering only a part of the sound with the liquid crystal display unit 121, the sound effect and the image can be integrated. Thus, both effects of improving the sound quality and preventing the audibility of the sound from lowering can be obtained.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since there is a space between the rear of the liquid crystal display unit 121 and the front of the upper unit 103 in which the speaker 123 is disposed, a portion where the speaker 123 covers the liquid crystal display unit 121 can be increased. The space in front of the upper unit 103 can be more effectively utilized.

  In addition, the medal expiration LED 118 is provided at a position near the lending button 116 so that the player inevitably visually recognizes the lending button 116 when operating the lending button 116, and is located above the lending button 116. With this arrangement, the medal shortage LED 118 does not become invisible by the hand that operates the lend button 116.

  A medal supply door 130 for opening a part of the opening / closing plate 102 when replenishing medals M to the above-mentioned lending medal storage unit is provided to be openable and closable about a lower side as a rotation axis. The medal supply door 130 cannot be opened unless a predetermined key (not shown) carried by a store clerk or the like at the game arcade is inserted into the medal supply door key 131.

  In addition, inside the position corresponding to the medal supply door key 131, a second lock release operation unit 132 and a first lock release operation unit 133 including a mechanical switch that can be operated when the medal supply door 130 is opened. (See FIG. 4). That is, the second unlock operation unit 132 and the first unlock operation unit 133 can be operated only by a store clerk or the like at a game hall that can open the medal supply door 130 using a predetermined key (not shown). It has been.

  At a lower position of the medal supply door 130, that is, at a substantially central position in the vertical direction of the housing 101, a rental medal storage unit (not shown) for storing the payout medals M is provided. A medal hopper for lending, a medal hopper that opens upward and is provided at an upper portion of a payout device 182 that pays out medals M stored in the medal rent storage unit, and a space formed above the medal hopper; After the medals M stored in the rental medal storage unit are aligned and guided by the medal hopper toward the payout device 182, the medals M are formed on the front surface by a rotating disk (not shown) provided therein. The medal is discharged from the medal discharge port (not shown), and is paid out to the lower plate 5 via the nozzle 150. An opening / closing plate key 106 for locking the opening / closing plate 102 is provided at an upper position of the opening / closing plate 102 provided with the nozzle 150. The opening / closing plate 102 is provided with a dispensing device provided therein. 182 is opened when the maintenance of 182 is performed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the medal lending machine 100 in which the medal supply door 130 is opened and the medal M is supplied to the lending medal storage unit 183 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, a medal M may be automatically replenished from a medal replenishing device (not shown) provided on a gaming machine installation island (not shown).

  The bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 110 is taken in the bill insertion slot 110 provided in the upper unit 103, and the authenticity and the bill type are identified, and the identification result is provided in the upper unit 103. A banknote recognition unit 180 that outputs to the control unit 181 is provided in series, and the banknote recognition unit 180 can receive various banknotes (10,000, 5,000, 2,000, and 1,000 yen). Have been.

  The inserted banknotes are stored in a storage unit provided inside the banknote recognition unit 180, and the banknotes stored in the storage unit are taken out (recovered) by pulling the housing 101 forward as much as possible. It is possible.

  The card insertion slot 112 provided in the upper unit 103 has a membership card inserted from the card insertion slot 112 and a (member) card ID recorded on a visitor card, a member ID (only a membership card), a prepaid card, and the like. An internal card reader / writer 187 for reading and writing recorded information such as balance data is provided in series.

  The prepaid balance data is information that can specify a card balance, which is a game value that can be used for renting a medal M as a game medium. In the management device, the prepaid balance data includes the (member) card ID. The (member) card ID is also information that can specify the remaining card amount.

  In the present embodiment, the shape around the card insertion slot 112 is a concave recess 112 ′ that is depressed toward the card insertion slot 112, and by adopting such a shape, the front end of the visitor card or the membership card is formed. Is guided to the card insertion slot 112 by the concave portion 112 ′, so that it is easy to insert a visitor card or a membership card into the card insertion slot 112, and when the visitor card or the membership card is ejected, Even if the projecting length of the visitor card or member card protruding from the front surface of the upper unit 103 is short, the visitor card or member card can be easily extracted from the card insertion slot 112, and the projecting length becomes longer. As a result, the card may be accidentally caught on the tip of the protruding card. It can be also prevented that result in loss, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may not be provided with the recess 112 'around the card insertion slot 112.

  The liquid crystal display unit 121 of the present embodiment is formed in a thin, substantially rectangular shape, and the left side edge of the surface of the liquid crystal display unit 121 on which the liquid crystal display panel 119 is provided is supported by the bearing unit 120. As a result, the liquid crystal display unit 121 is rotatable as shown in FIG. 3, so that a player or the like can change and adjust the direction and position of the liquid crystal display panel 119.

  On the front surface of the liquid crystal display panel 119, a transparent touch panel 119 'is provided. By operating the transparent touch panel 119', an operation relating to replay described later, for example, input of a password can be performed. It has become.

  In addition, a replay button 122 operated at the time of replay is provided at a lower central position of the liquid crystal display unit 121.

  The liquid crystal display unit 121 of this embodiment is set so as to be semi-fixed at the three rotation positions shown in FIG. Specifically, the position shown in FIG. 3A is a third rotation position where the liquid crystal display unit 121 is raised most, and is rotated to the third rotation position at the time of maintenance or bill collection as described below. . 3B is a second rotation position in which the tip of the liquid crystal display unit 121 does not protrude from the front area of the medal lending machine 100, and the front door 1b of another adjacent slot machine 1 is located at the second rotation position. Even if the front door 1b of the corresponding slot machine 1 is opened, the front door 1b does not collide (interference) with the front door 1b, and the front door 1b can be easily opened. The position shown in FIG. 3C is a first rotation position where the liquid crystal display unit 121 is most laid down, and is used in the first rotation position during normal use (business etc.). The first turning position is also a position where the front door 1b of the corresponding slot machine 1 does not collide with the front door 1b even when the front door 1b is opened, and the front door 1b can be easily opened. Is a position where there is a possibility of collision (interference) with the front door 1b of another slot machine 1 to be performed, but the present invention is not limited to this position. The front door 1b of the slot machine 1 and the corresponding front door 1b of the slot machine 1 may not collide (interference).

  In the third rotation position of the present embodiment, since the cylinder key 125 and the hook 126 are not covered (covered) by the liquid crystal display unit 121, the second rotation position and the first rotation position. The operation of the cylinder key 125 and the action on the hook portion 126 (trapping jig or finger) can be performed more easily than when the liquid crystal display unit 121 is located at the same position.

  In the third rotation position of the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display panel 119 plays the game in the direction of the corresponding slot machine 1 (the slot machine 1 on the left side of the medal lending machine 100), that is, in the corresponding slot machine 1. Since the player is substantially in the opposite direction to the direction of the player, the display on the liquid crystal display panel 119 can hardly be visually recognized by the player, whereas the display on the liquid crystal display panel 119 is in the second rotation position and the first rotation position. Since the liquid crystal display panel 119 is oriented in the direction of the player playing the corresponding slot machine 1, the player can easily display the liquid crystal display panel 119 more than the third rotation position. You can see it.

  As described above, the first turning position and the second turning position of the present embodiment are non-interfering positions that do not interfere with the front door 1b that is openably provided on the front surface of the corresponding slot machine 1. The liquid crystal display unit 121 can be turned (moved) to the first turning position and the second turning position, and the liquid crystal display unit 121 is turned (moved) to the first turning position and the second turning position. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the liquid crystal display unit 121 from obstructing opening and closing of the front door 1b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a cylinder key 125 for releasing the lock when the housing 101 is pulled out to the front as much as possible is provided on the right side of the bearing portion 120 which rotatably supports the liquid crystal display unit 121. And a hook 126 for facilitating pulling out of the housing 101 when pulling out the housing 101 forward.

  Since the cylinder key 125 and the hook portion 126 are not used during normal use of the medal lending machine 100 but are used only during maintenance of the medal lending machine 100 or at the time of collecting bills, the liquid crystal display unit 121 is used. In a first rotation position, which is a normal use position in which the liquid crystal display panel 119 is directed toward the player, the liquid crystal display panel 119 is covered with the liquid crystal display unit 121 as shown in FIGS. When the liquid crystal display unit 121 is rotated to the third rotation position during maintenance or when collecting bills, the liquid crystal display unit 121 can be easily used by the player. ing.

  In other words, in the space in front of the upper unit 103 that is covered by the liquid crystal display unit 121 during normal use, the cylinder key 125 and the hook 126 that are not used during normal use are provided, so that the limited upper unit is provided. Not only can the space in front of 103 be effectively utilized, illegal operations and mischief on the cylinder key 125 and the hook portion 126 can be further prevented, but also the design of the medal lending machine 100 can be improved.

  In addition, as described above, the cylinder key 125 and the hook portion 126 of this embodiment are not unlocked or locked by a clerk or the like who is involved in a game arcade where the slot machine 1 is installed, and are not shown. It is possible to perform an operation such as pulling the housing 101 forward by hooking a drawer jig or a finger on the hook portion 126. The shape of the hook portion 126 is not limited to a finger, but is a shape capable of catching a drawer jig. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The shape may be such that a force to be pulled out only by a finger can be applied.

  In the present embodiment, the cylinder key 125 and the hook 126, which are operated only by a clerk or the like who is a person involved in the amusement arcade, are illustrated as the action unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this. These action units may be not only the clerks and the like who are related to the game hall, but also the parts where the player works together with the clerks and the like who are related to the game hall.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the medal lending machine 100 according to the present embodiment. The control unit 181 of this embodiment includes a central processing unit (CPU) 181a capable of executing a control program, a visitor card and a member card (member) that are being accepted by the internal card reader / writer 187 and the external card reader / writer 189. A RAM 181b capable of storing various data such as a card ID, a prepaid balance, and the number of points visited, a control program executed by a central processing unit (CPU) 181a, and setting information including a device ID of the medal lending machine 100 are stored. An EEPROM 181c, which is a rewritable and nonvolatile memory, and a real-time clock (RTC) 181d capable of outputting time information and calendar information at that time are included. The RAM 181b is backed up by a battery (not shown). Are also stored for a predetermined period of time Data you are is held. Further, the control unit 181 is capable of bidirectional data communication with the various computers described above via the communication unit 184 and the HUB.

  In addition, the control unit 181 includes the above-described bill identification unit 180, the status notification lamp 111, the liquid crystal display unit 121 (the liquid crystal display panel 119, the transparent touch panel 119 ', the replay button SW122'), the internal card reader / writer 187, and the external card. A reader / writer 189, a speaker 123, a face image photographing camera 188, and a payout device 182 are connected.

The control unit 181, are lending operations substrate 1 90 is connected to the lending operations substrate 1 90, a card remaining amount display unit 115 'corresponding to the card remaining amount display unit 115 described above, the medal lending A medal lending button switch 116 'corresponding to the button 116, a return button switch 114' corresponding to the return button 114, and a medal expiration LED 118 are provided.

  Further, the above-described first unlock operation section 133 is connected to the control unit 181, and when the first unlock operation section 133 is operated, a first unlock operation section (not shown) The one-stage lock mechanism is released, and the casing 101 can be pulled forward by a predetermined amount (about 5 cm).

  Next, the operation of the medal lending machine 100 will be briefly described. When a player plays a game with the slot machine 1, by inserting a bill into the bill insertion slot 110, medals M (for example, 50) of 1,000 yen are discharged from the payout device 182 and are discharged via the nozzle 150. Since the payout is made to the lower plate 5 of the slot machine 1, the player can play a game using the payout. Also, if a high-value bill (2,000 yen, 5000 yen, 10,000 yen) is inserted, if there is no visitor card being accepted, a medal M for 1000 yen will be paid out, and the remaining amount will be a newly issued visitor card. If there is a visitor card or member card that is being accepted, the received amount is added to the remaining amount of the visitor card or member card that is being accepted and updated.

  That is, in the control unit 181 of the medal lending machine 100 of the present embodiment, a game value addition process of adding to the card balance, which is a game value, according to acceptance of a bill (money) is executed.

  If the visitor card or the membership card being accepted has a card balance of 1000 yen or more, pressing the lending button 116 pays out 1000 yen of medals M (for example, 50 cards) from the payout device 182. Then, the balance is subtracted and updated.

  That is, in the medal lending machine 100 of the present embodiment, a lending process for lending out the medal M having the gaming value can be executed using the remaining card amount which is the gaming value.

  When the member card being received has a predetermined number or more of saved medals, the replay button 122 is pressed on condition that the authentication of the password received from the player by the transparent touch panel 119 'is OK. As a result, medals M (for example, 50) of 1,000 yen are paid out from the payout device 182, and the number of saved medals is updated by subtraction.

  When the player ends the game, the player operates the return button 114 to return a visitor card or a membership card that is being accepted (including a visitor card issued by inserting cash).

  Although not provided in the medal lending machine 100 of the present embodiment, a counting function for counting the number of medals M obtained by the player in the slot machine 1 is provided, and the counted number of medals is added to the visitor card or the membership card. By recording or storing and managing in association with the (member) card ID of the visitor card or member card in the management device, the counted medal count may be returned as identifiable from the visitor card or member card. good.

  Here, a situation where the cylinder key 125 and the hook portion 126 are used will be described. First, when the cylinder key 125 and the hook portion 126 are used, the cylinder key 125 and the hook portion 126 are moved to the liquid crystal display in the first rotation position and the second rotation position where the liquid crystal display unit 121 is normally located. Since the front is covered by the unit 121, first, the liquid crystal display unit 121 is rotated to the third rotation position, so that the clerk of the game arcade or the like can move the cylinder key 125 and the hook 126 to the front of the medal lending machine 100. Make it easily accessible from the side.

  Then, by unlocking the medal supply door key 131 shown in FIG. 1 and opening the medal supply door 130, the second unlock operation section 132 and the first lock release provided inside the medal supply door 130 are performed. The operation unit 133 can be operated.

  Next, the first lock release operation unit 133 is operated. By this operation, the first-stage lock mechanism (not shown) provided at the rear of the housing 101 as described above is released. After releasing the lock mechanism of the first stage, the casing 101 is pulled out by a predetermined amount (about 5 cm) by, for example, pulling the casing 101 forward by hooking a drawer jig or a finger on the hook 126. ) Only can be pulled forward.

  In this embodiment, by pulling the housing 101 forward by a predetermined amount, the connection between the housing 101 and a socket (not shown) for supplying power to the housing 101 is disconnected. Therefore, clerks at the amusement arcade can safely perform maintenance and the like on electric devices without worrying about electric shock or the like while pulling the casing 101 forward by a predetermined amount. ing.

  In the state where the above-mentioned housing 101 is pulled out by a predetermined amount, the banknote identification unit 180 is not entirely exposed, so that a clerk or the like at the game hall takes out (collects) the banknote from the banknote identification unit 180. Is disabled.

  The socket (not shown) and the housing 101 are connected again by pushing the housing 101 backward. Further, when the connection between the socket (not shown) and the housing 101 is connected, various settings in the control unit 181 are reset. For this reason, in the medal lending machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the power can be stopped and reset can be performed only by releasing the lock of 1, so that the reset can be easily performed.

  After the housing 101 has been pulled out by a predetermined amount, the cylinder lock 125 is unlocked by operating the second lock release operation unit 132 at the same time as the cylinder key 125 is unlocked, so that the unillustrated The two-stage lock mechanism is released, and the housing 101 can be pulled further forward as much as possible. After the release of the lock mechanism of the second stage, the housing 101 is further moved forward by pulling the drawer jig or the finger hooked on the hook 126 toward the front and pulling the housing 101 forward. To the maximum extent possible. When the housing 101 is further pulled out in this manner, the storage unit of the bill identification unit 180 is exposed from the side surface of the housing 101. In other words, the clerk at the game hall or the like can take out the banknote from the storage portion of the banknote recognition unit 180 exposed from the side surface of the housing 101 by pulling the housing 101 further forward.

  As described above, the present embodiment exemplifies a mode in which the entire casing 101 can be pulled out to the maximum. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only the upper unit 103 is moved to the maximum. What can be pulled out may be used.

  When the housing 101 is stored, the housing 101 is pushed in, the cylinder key 125 is locked, the medal supply door 130 is closed, and the medal supply door key 131 is locked.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the bill identification unit 180 is provided in the housing 101 and the bill is stored in the storage unit of the bill identification unit 180. However, the present invention is not limited to this. If the banknote recognition unit 180 is provided with a banknote transfer function of transferring a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 110 to a specific storage unit on a game island or the like where the medal lending machine 100 is installed. Since the banknotes are not stored, the housing 101 may be pulled out as far as possible only by operating the second lock release operation unit 132 without providing the cylinder key 125.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention, they are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, as an example of the gaming machine, the slot machine 1 for playing a game using medals (game media) or credits, which are game values, is applied, but the present invention is not limited to this. A slot machine using a pachinko ball (game medium) may be provided, or a slot machine provided for a pachinko game machine playing a game using a pachinko ball (game medium) may be used to lend a pachinko ball (game medium). It may be a game device for performing. The pachinko ball (game medium) may be lent out by supplying the pachinko ball (game medium) paid out from a payout device provided inside the game device to a corresponding pachinko game machine through a supply nozzle. Alternatively, the game machine may be provided with a function of paying out pachinko balls (game media) lent from a corresponding pachinko gaming machine.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the slot machine 1 in which a medal (game medium) as a game value is paid out is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a medal (game medium) or the like may be used. Instead, a completely credit-type slot machine that can play a game using credits, points, etc. may be used, and a pachinko game machine also includes a pachinko ball (game medium) incapable of touching. May be an enclosed pachinko gaming machine.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the cylinder key 125 and the hook part 126 are illustrated as an example of the action part. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and parts other than the cylinder key 125 and the hook part 126, for example, , A remote control receiver for receiving infrared signals transmitted from the remote control carried by the clerk, a setting operation unit operated when displaying a setting screen for performing various settings, a player possessing Connection terminal for charging a portable terminal to be charged, a call button of a clerk, a display switching button of the liquid crystal display panel 119, a replay button 122, and a medal lending machine 100 having a medal M counting function. The action part may be a part directly or indirectly operated by the player, such as an operation button for paying out the counted number of medals.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, as the “predetermined state” of the present invention, a state in which the housing 101 is pulled out forward, that is, a physical state of the medal lending machine 100 is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the remote control light-receiving unit or the setting operation unit is used as the operation unit, the internal control state is not a physical state but a specific control state (normal control state). For example, the state may change to a state for performing maintenance, or the state may change from a normal processing state to a special processing state (for example, a processing state for performing a setting process or the like).

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a game arcade is exemplified as a facility where a gaming machine is installed, but a facility other than the game arcade, for example, a facility such as a game center may be used.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which the liquid crystal display unit 121 rotates is illustrated as an example of “movement” in the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display of the liquid crystal display panel 119 is not limited thereto. Any form of movement can be used as long as the liquid crystal display unit 121 can be moved to a position where the visual recognition of the liquid crystal display panel 119 becomes easy and a position where the visual recognition of the display of the liquid crystal display panel 119 becomes more difficult than the position. It is slidably provided at a storage position (second position) where the liquid crystal display panel 119 is stored inside the device and the display of the liquid crystal display panel 119 is not visible, and at a position (first position) that protrudes (exposes) from the front of the device. Alternatively, both the slide movement and the rotation may be possible.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the form in which both the first unlock operation unit 133 and the second unlock operation unit 132 are mechanical switches is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. At least one of these release operation units may be used as an electrical switch so that the lock can be released simultaneously by an instruction from a hall computer, a remote controller, or the like.

1 slot machine 5 lower plate 100 medal lending machine 101 housing 110 bill insertion slot 114 return button 116 lending button 112 card insertion slot 119 liquid crystal display panel 121 liquid crystal display unit 125 cylinder key 126 hook part

Claims (1)

A gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine,
A display unit for displaying predetermined information so that the player can view the information,
An action portion capable of performing an action for bringing the gaming device into a predetermined state,
On the front,
The display unit includes a first position where the player in the game is easy to visually recognize the predetermined information in a gaming machine corresponding, Ru der movable to a second position where the viewing is difficult than the first position In addition, when the gaming device is operating, it is possible to move from the first position to the second position,
When the display unit is positioned in the second location, it is possible to easily perform the action to the action portion than when the display unit is positioned at the first position,
A gaming device characterized by the above-mentioned.

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