JPS6332469B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a sequential stopping device for a coin game machine.

Coin games are game media in which players compete to increase or decrease the number of coins, and there have conventionally been machines known as so-called slot machines that eject prize coins according to the combination of the stop positions of a plurality of rotating bodies. This type of conventional coin game machine is relatively large-scale because the rotating bodies are rotated by manual handles, and the stopping mechanism for each rotating body is also quite large-scale.

Since the coin game machine is box-shaped as a whole, each coin game machine occupies a large amount of space in a game hall, making it completely unsuitable for installation in large numbers in a game hall in a downtown area.

In order to solve these shortcomings of conventional coin game machines, coin game machines have recently been devised that are arranged horizontally in rows like pachinko machines and can be operated from the front. It is coming.
In this coin game machine, the rotating body is driven under electrical control using an electric drive source, and the rotating body is also stopped using a rotation stopping means such as a solenoid that responds to an electric signal. ing.

By the way, the stop command means for driving such a rotation stop means is usually small in overall size and relatively easy to operate, such as a push button switch, and placed on a panel for each rotating body. A corresponding arrangement is used.

If this is done, there is a risk that the player will operate two or more stop command means at the same time, and if two or more rotating bodies are stopped at the same time in such a case, the interest of the game will be lost. .

Incidentally, in conventional slot machines, players find it very interesting to play the game while checking the appearance of the numbers or symbols that are assembled one by one as the rotating bodies are stopped one by one. This is something that everyone feels the same way about.

In consideration of the above points, in the present invention, even if a player operates two or more stop command means at the same time, only one rotating body is stopped by one operation. , without sacrificing the main interest that can be obtained with conventional coin game machines.

An example of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. First, a coin game machine to which the sequential stopping device according to the present invention is applied has the following configuration.

As is clear from Figures 1 to 4, the coin game machine has a relatively flat box-shaped machine frame 1 with an open front similar to a pachinko machine, and a machine frame 1 on one side of the front side of the machine frame 1, for example on the left side. The main external element is a front frame 3 which is rotatably mounted via hinges 2, 2, and has a front plate 4 from the upper part to the center part, and an operation panel 5 and a coin tray 6 at the lower part. It is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the front plate 4 is fitted into a stepped portion 7 formed on the periphery of the back side of a window hole provided in the front frame 3, and is fitted with upper and lower retaining plates 8,
9 into the window hole of the front frame 3.
In addition, a cushioning material 10 is attached to the front of the holding plates 8 and 9,
It is preferable to protect the front plate 4. This front plate 4 has a transparent combination display section 11 (Fig. 1) that makes the stopping position of the combination rotary body (described later) visible, and is therefore entirely made of a transparent material such as glass or synthetic resin. It is preferable to print the necessary parts or attach decorative paper or the like.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the operation panel 5 is provided on a back plate 12 that extends horizontally to the lower part of the back surface of the front frame 3, and on the front side thereof, an operation signal is provided to the drive source of the combined rotary body. A start switch 13, and a plurality of stop switches 14A to 14, for example, three, which give a stop signal to the stop device for the combined rotating body.
C is attached to each.

In addition, stop lamps 15A to 15C corresponding to each of the stop switches 14A to 14C are disposed above the operation panel 5, for example, at an upper position in line with each of the stop switches 14A to 14C, and when the start switches 14A to 14C are operated, the rotating bodies When it starts to rotate, the stop lamp 15A~15
C lights up all at once, then stop switch 14
When A to 14C are operated one by one and the corresponding rotating body is stopped, the corresponding stop lamps 15A to 15C are turned off.

Note that 15 is a hole for wiring formed in the back plate 12.

In this embodiment, the start switch 13 is the first
As shown in Figure 1, a lever 13a is used to provide a feeling of operation.
The switch pin 13b and the switch lever 5 are rotated when this is rotated.
The micro switch 54 is turned on via the switch 4a, and the drive motor 35 is driven. This start operation can of course be performed by any other switch means such as a push button switch.

As shown in FIG. 12, the stop switches 14A to 14C include a push button operator 14b elastically projected forward from the panel surface B by a spring 14a, and a protrusion 14C extending rearward from the operator 14b. A micro switch 14d that is turned on when the push button operator 14b is pressed and slid backward can be applied. As shown in FIG. 13, the stop switches 14A to 14C may have a push button operator 14b covered with a cover 145, or may have a touch type configuration instead of the push button type. can also be widely applied.

A coin slot 17 is provided on the front right side of the front frame 3 and communicates with a coin guiding gutter 16 on the back side. Selector 1
9 and a coin detector 20. On the other hand, inside the machine frame 1 are a coin rail 21 and a coin rail 2 that communicate with the lower end exit of the guide gutter 16 of the closed front frame 3.
Hopper 2 temporarily stores coins that slide down from 1.
2, and a tank 23 for storing coins that slide down when the hopper 22 is filled with coins. A coin ejecting device 24 is located at the bottom of the hopper 22.
is provided, and a number of coins corresponding to the game result are discharged from a coin discharge port 25 to a coin outlet 26 to a front frame tray 6.

A keyhole 27 provided below the coin return slot 18 of the front frame 3 allows the hook 29 of the locking device 28 to move up and down by inserting a key, thereby connecting the hook 29 and the receiving fitting 30 on the machine frame 1 side. The opening/closing frame 3 is then locked to the closed position and released.

The main mechanisms of the coin game machine, such as the combination rotating body, are supported as a unit by a support board 31 attached to the upper part of the back surface of the front frame 3. Next, this will be explained with reference to FIG. 6 and subsequent figures. The support substrate 31 is formed in a U-shape having vertical legs 32 on both sides, and a mounting leg 34 to the back surface of the front frame 3 is attached to the tip of one leg via a shaft 33. Therefore, the support substrate 31 can be opened and closed around the shaft 33.

An electric drive source 35 with a rotating shaft protruding into a U-shaped space is supported at the center of the back surface of the support substrate 31, and a pulley 37 having three belt grooves 36 is supported on the rotating shaft.
is fixed. These three belt grooves 36 are connected to three disc-shaped rotating bodies 38A, 3 parallel to the front frame 3.
It corresponds to 8B and 38C, and each belt groove 3
6 and the shafts 39A~ of the rotating bodies 38A, 38B, 38C
Drive belts 41A to 41C are stretched between pulleys 40A to 40C provided at 39C, respectively. The shafts 39A to 39C are the support substrate 31
The above-mentioned combined rotating body 38A is erected and supported by
Stopper plate 42A~42 coaxially with~38C
C, and this stopper plate 42A~
42C is a locking lever device 43 provided on the support substrate 31
Together with A to 43C, they constitute stop devices 44A to 44C, and at the same time, together with sensors 45A to 45C, they constitute detection devices 46A to 46C that detect the stop position.

To simplify the explanation, the combined rotating body 38A
Assuming that the number of symbols S displayed on ~38C is eight (at 45° intervals) as shown in FIG. Eight pieces are provided at equal angular intervals as shown in FIG.
The levers 48A to 48C of 3A to 43C are engaged and disengaged by energizing and demagnetizing the solenoids 49A to 49C.
In this embodiment, the solenoids 49A-49C are energized by the coin detection signal from the coin insertion detector 20 to disengage the levers 48A-48C from the pawl 47, allowing the rotating bodies 38A-38C to rotate.
When the solenoids 49A-49C are demagnetized by operating the stop switches 14A-14C, the levers 48A-48C are engaged with any of the claws 47 to stop the rotating bodies 38A-38C. Thus, when the rotating bodies 38A to 38C are stopped, the symbol S on the surface thereof is aligned with the window 11a of the combination display section 11.

On the other hand, the detection devices 46A to 46C
As shown in FIG. 10, the stopper plate 42
Inside and outside 3 at angular positions corresponding to claws 47 of A to 42C.
A row of annular detection hole drilling tracks 50 are set, and a light emitting element 51 and a light receiving element 52 are arranged on the front and back sides of the stopper plates 42A to 42C in correspondence with each detection hole drilling track 50. . As shown in FIG. 9, zero to three detection holes 53 are bored in each detection hole drilling track 50 in different manners. Therefore, the stop position of the combined rotating body 38 can be detected as a digital code by turning on/off the three light receiving elements 52 and their combinations.

In the coin game machine having the above configuration, when a coin is inserted through the coin slot 17, the coin detector 20 detects this, and the start switch 13 enables the drive source 35 to be energized.

When the drive source 35 is driven, the pulley 37, drive belts 41A to 41C, and pulleys 40A to 40
The combination rotating bodies 38A to 38C and the stopper plates 42A to 42C rotate simultaneously via C,
Therefore, from the window 11a of the combination display section 11 of the front plate 4, the combination rotating body 38A that rotates and moves.
~38C The symbol S on the surface is visible. At this time, the indicator lamps 15A to 15C above the stop switches 14A to 14C are all turned on (or may be made to blink), indicating that the combined rotating bodies 38A to 38C are rotating. When the player then presses the stop switches 14A, 14B, and 14C in that order, the solenoids 49A to 49C of the locking lever devices 43A to 43C, which were energized by the coin detection signal, are demagnetized, and the levers 48A to 48C are activated.
engages with any of the pawls 47 of the stopper plates 42A-42C to stop the rotation of the combined rotating bodies 38A-38C. The stop positions of the rotating bodies 38A to 38C can be seen on the combination display section 11, and at the same time the detection holes 53 of the stopper plates 42A to 42C and the light emitting elements 51 and light receiving elements 52 (detecting devices 46A to 46C) of the sensors 45A to 45C are visible. Detect the stop position.

In this manner, the game ends when the player presses all three stop switches 14A to 14C to stop the three combined rotating bodies 38A to 38C. At this time, the combination of symbols S on the surfaces of the combination rotating bodies 38A to 38C that can be seen from the combination display section 11 is a predetermined combination (for example, when the same symbol is displayed on the window 11a on the horizontal line 11b or the inclined line 11C). If so, the detection devices 46A to 46C that detect this stop position and their control actuate the coin ejecting device 24 to eject a number of coins into the coin tray 6 according to the combination. Note that in this embodiment, when the rotation of the combined rotating bodies 38A to 38C is stopped while the drive source 35 is rotating, the drive belts 41A to 41C and the pulley 37
Or 40A to 40C are designed to be slidable. For this purpose, pulley 37 and/or 40A
~40C is preferably made of a low friction material. Further, when the stop switches 14A to 14C are pressed, the corresponding indicator lamps 14A to 14C go out, indicating the end of the stop operation of the combined rotating bodies 38A to 38C.

The above control is performed by a control device on a control board 55 (FIG. 2) attached to the back surface of the support board 31.

While the rotating bodies 38A to 38C are rotating by operating the start switch 13 as described above, the player operates the stop switches 14A, 14B,
If the player operates 14C one by one, the rotating bodies 38A, 38B, and 38C will stop in that order, but even if the player accidentally operates two or more stop switches at the same time, the rotating body corresponding to one of them will stop. In order to do this, a time series scanning circuit 70 is provided for selectively validating the output information of the stop switch on the time axis.

For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the scanning circuit 70 has a scan counter 72 which is a ternary counter that repeatedly counts the output of the pulse oscillator 71. Stop switch 14A~14
The signals are sent to gate circuits 73A to 73C for C as gate signals G _A to G _C. Gate circuit 73A~
73C is an AND circuit whose output is used as a stop signal ST _A to the first to third rotating bodies 38A to 38C.
~ST _C , thereby demagnetizing the solenoids 49A to 49C via the control device to stop the stop plates 42A to 42C and turning off the corresponding stop lamps 15A to 15C.

On the other hand, the outputs of the gate circuits 73A to 73C are given as a scan stop signal SC to the scan counter 72 via a 3-input OR gate 74, and the scan counter 72 is counted while an output is obtained from any of the gate circuits 73A to 73C. It is designed to stop the operation.

In the scanning circuit 70 of FIG.
Since the scan stop signal SC is not given to the scan counter 72 while A to 38C are rotating, the scan counter 72 continues counting, and as a result, the gate circuits 73A and 73
B and 73C are opened cyclically in that order.

In this state, the stop switches 14A-1
When one of the stop switches 4C, for example the first stop switch 14A, is operated, the corresponding gate circuit 7
Stop signal from 3A to first rotating body 38A
ST _A is sent. This stop signal ST _A is given to the scan counter 72 as the scan stop signal SC via the OR circuit 74, so that
The scan counter 72 stops counting operation,
Thus, even if the other stop switches are subsequently operated while the first stop switch 14A is being operated, no stop signal is sent to the other rotating bodies.

Thus, when one of the stop switches 14A-14C is operated, a stop signal is sent only to the corresponding rotating body.

On the other hand, as described above, the rotating bodies 38A to 38
C is rotating, two or more stop switches, for example, the first and second stop switches 14
When A and 14B are operated simultaneously, the scan counter 72 first switches to the first stop switch 14.
If the gate circuit 73A of A is being scanned, a stop signal ST _A is sent from this gate circuit 73A. At this time, since the gate signal G _B is not applied to the gate circuit 73B of the second stop switch 14B, the stop signal ST _B is not sent from the second gate circuit 73B. When the stop signal ST _A is obtained from the first gate circuit 73A in this way,
As in the case described above, the scan counter 72 stops counting and maintains this state thereafter.

On the other hand, secondly, the scan counter 72 is connected to the gate circuit 73B of the second stop switch 14B.
, the stop signal ST _B to the second rotating body 38B is similarly sent only from the second gate circuit 73B.

Thirdly, if the scan counter 72 is scanning the gate circuit 73C of the third stop switch 14C, since both the first and second gate circuits 73A and 73B are not open, the first and second rotating bodies Stop signal for 38A and 38B
ST _A and ST _B are not sent immediately.

When the scan counter 72 counts the next pulse of the oscillator 71, the gate signal G _A is sent to the gate circuit 73A of the first stop switch 14A. Therefore, at this time, the stop signal to the first rotating body 38A
ST _A is sent and this state is maintained.

The above description is about the case where two stop switches are operated at the same time, but even when three stop switches 14A to 14C are operated at the same time, a stop signal is sent out in chronological order only to the rotating body for one stop switch. be done.

As described above, according to the present invention, even when two or more stop switches are operated at the same time, it is possible to easily provide a sequential stop device that can reliably give a stop signal to only the rotating body corresponding to one of the stop switches. It can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the coin game machine according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the same front frame in an open state, and Fig. 4 is a view of the front frame. A perspective view showing the installation state of the front plate,
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the support substrate supporting the combined rotating body, etc.
Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the same, Figure 8 is a front view of the combined rotating body, Figure 9 is a front view of the stopper plate, and Figure 1 is a front view of the stopper plate.
Figure 0 is a plan view of the detection device, Figures 11A and 11B are perspective views and front views of the main parts of the start handle and the switch turned on and off by it, Figures 12 and 1.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the stop switch, No. 14.
The figure is a connection diagram showing the main parts of the sequential stopping device according to the present invention. 14A-14C...stop switch, 35...
...Electrical drive source, 38A to 38C...Rotating body, 4
4A to 44C...stop device, 70...time series scanning circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a coin game machine in which a plurality of rotating bodies are driven by an electric drive source and each of the rotating bodies can be stopped by a rotation stopping means that responds to an electric signal provided on each of the rotating bodies, each of the rotating bodies is A stop switch corresponding to a means for stopping rotation of the body,
A sequential stopping device for a coin game machine, comprising a time series scanning circuit for selectively validating the output information of each of the stop switches on a time axis.