JPH0450037B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a card-type pachinko system that uses a magnetic card or the like as a transaction medium between a parlor and a customer.

(Prior art) Recently, in Japanese Patent Application No. 140667/1987, a pachinko machine has been developed which uses a paper magnetic ticket, which serves as a card, instead of the conventional pachinko balls themselves, as a medium of transaction between the parlor and the customer. The applicant provides.

First, a ticket issuing machine equivalent to a conventional ball rental machine issues a magnetic ticket with ball count data magnetically recorded in place of the pachinko balls, and then this magnetic ticket is inserted into the recording/reproducing device of the pachinko machine. A game is played based on the data on the magnetic ticket, and at the end of the game, if there are any balls at that time, the magnetic ticket with the ball number data recorded by the recording/reproducing device is returned to the player, and the player makes payment. The latest ticket collection/reader for magnetic tickets is read and displayed on the magnetic ticket, and transactions are made based on this display.

By the way, in general, players have to leave the pachinko machine during play, and at that time, the above-mentioned pachinko machine may cause inconvenience. For example, if you want to exchange some of your balls for a prize such as a cigarette, you must take the magnetic ticket out of the pachinko machine and bring it to the counter. Since the machine becomes available for anyone to play, it becomes difficult to secure the machine until the end of the prize exchange. Also, when you go to the washroom, you can leave the magnetic ticket on the pachinko machine, but it is ready to be played with, so you can avoid being played with by others while you are away from the pachinko machine. , it is easy for magnetic tickets to be stolen. In addition, a card-type pachinko system has been proposed in which a timer is installed in the pachinko machine, the timer is activated when the game is interrupted, the cards are ejected when the timer is activated, and the player stores the cards while the game is interrupted. There is. This type of card-type pachinko system disables play by installing other cards while the timer is operating, and allows play to be restarted only when a specific card is installed in the pachinko machine. This solves the problem of cards being used illegally by other players, but since they are taken out of the hall, there is a risk of losing the card while carrying it or having the data written on the card illegally tampered with. The problem remains that it is easy to

This also applies to other card system type pachinko machines.

(Object of the Invention) Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that solves the above-mentioned problems and allows players to play comfortably.

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve this object, the present invention has the following structure.

That is, when a pachinko machine is equipped with a recording and reproducing device, and a magnetic card, which is a transaction medium between the parlor and the customer, is inserted into the storage and reproducing device, the pachinko machine is able to shoot pachinko balls, etc. In a pachinko machine configured to be in a playable state, the pachinko machine is provided so as to be operable from the outside, and when the operation is received, the card is inserted into the recording and reproducing device and the inserted card is an interrupt switch that generates a play interrupt signal when the number of balls held in a game based on the game is not zero; an ejection operation of at least the card inserted in the recording/reproducing device based on the generation of the play interrupt signal; A control device having a timer function that generates an invalidation control signal for a predetermined period of time to invalidate operations on the machine from the start of play to the end of play, and a display means whose display state changes depending on whether or not the invalidation control signal is received. This is a card-operated pachinko system equipped with and.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to illustrated examples.

First, in the card-type pachinko system of the present invention, a magnetic ticket 1 as a card as shown in FIG. 1A is used as a magnetic card serving as a transaction medium between a parlor and a customer. This magnetic ticket 1 is
One side is a magnetic recording surface 1A, and the other side is a printing surface 1B on which ball number data is numerically printed by a thermal printer, which will be described later. Data and code data for fraud prevention are recorded and issued by a ticket issuing machine, which will be described later.

As shown in Fig. 2, the system is roughly composed of a host computer 2, a code setting device 3, a ticket issuing machine 4, a pachinko machine 5, and a ticket collection/reading machine 6. I will explain about this.

The host computer 2 serves as a central control device for comprehensively managing the entire system, and has various display sections for checking the operating status of the ticket issuing machine 4, pachinko machine 5, and ticket collection reader 6. ing.

The code setting device 3 sends code data for fraud prevention to the host computer 2, ticket issuing machine 4, pachinko machine 5, and ticket collection reader 6. It is equipped with a keyboard, etc., and can input the code data arbitrarily. It is said that it can be set to Dates, store numbers, etc. are used as the code data, and are changed depending on the day or store to prevent fraud.

The ticket issuing machine 4 issues the magnetic ticket 1 shown in FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG.
A microprocessor which is connected to the host computer 2 via a connector 4A serving as an adapter, and which has a data memory 7 for storing data, a program memory 8 in which system software is stored, and a specified signal controller 9. (hereinafter referred to as MPU). 11 is
This is the data bus of the MPU 10, and the electrical components to be described later are connected to the data bus 11 to form a control circuit system and are controlled by the MPU 10, the sequence of which will be described later. Note that the code setter 3 is connected to the data bus 11 via a connector 4A serving as an adapter. Regarding this control circuit system, the solid line arrows in Figure 3 indicate the flow of data.
Furthermore, the dashed arrow indicates a designation signal issued by a command from the MPU 10 to designate the object to be controlled at that time.

The ticket issuing machine 4 has a sales indicator light 1 on the front of its frame, as shown in Figures 4 and 5.
2, a ticket end indicator light 13, and a coin input number display part 14 are provided, and these indicator lights or display parts 12, 13, and 14 are included in a display device 15 in the circuit shown in FIG. It is something that The sales indicator light 12 is used to indicate that tickets can be sold when turned on, and conversely, when it is turned off, it is used to indicate that tickets cannot be sold. Become. The ticket end light 13 is turned on when there are no more continuous ticket strips to be used as the material for the magnetic ticket 1, which will be described later, or there are only a few remaining.
16 is an input slot, and a coin input number display section 14
is used to numerically display the number of coins inserted from this slot 16.

A sales switch 17 and a coin return switch 18 are further provided on the front of the ticket issuing machine 1. These switches 17 and 18 are included in a switch device 19 in the circuit shown in FIG. The vending switch 17 is operated to issue a ticket after a predetermined number of coins have been inserted. Reference numeral 20 denotes a coin return slot, and the coin return switch 17 is operated to receive the inserted coins back from the coin return slot 20. Note that 21 is a ticket issuing port.

A coin storage section 22 such as a conveyor is provided on the back side of the frame of the ticket issuing machine 4, and the inflow side of a coin sorter 23 is connected to the coin input port 16, and the outflow side is branched into two directions. The coin return opening 20 and the coin storage section 22 are connected to each other. This coin sorter 23 is connected to the data bus 11 and has a coin return solenoid and a coin detection switch (not shown). When an incorrect coin is inserted, the power to the coin return solenoid is cut off, and the coin is allowed to flow toward the coin return slot 20. When a legitimate coin is inserted, a coin detection switch detects this. The detection signal is output each time the detection signal is detected. This detection signal is read by the MPU 10 and stored in the data memory 7 each time, and when the sales switch 17 is turned on, it is used to set the number of payable balls for one coin as shown in FIG. Together with the ball number data from the ball number setter 24, it is used when calculating the ball number data ((number of inserted coins) x (number of balls to be paid per coin)) for magnetically recording on the magnetic ticket 1.

25 is the issuing machine main body, and this issuing machine main body 2
5, the magnetic ticket 1 is formed in the magnetic ticket 1, and in FIG. is formed, and the magnetic ticket 1 is manufactured while being transported through this transport path. 27 is a continuous ticket band, and this continuous ticket band 27 is a magnetic ticket 1.
The material is wound around the reel member 28.

A swallowing motor 29 is provided near the swallowing port 26, and this swallowing motor 29 is for drawing the continuous ticket band 27 into the conveyance path, and when the sales switch 17 is turned on, It is adapted to be rotationally driven in the direction of the arrow by a motor drive circuit 30. Further, in the vicinity of the intake port 26, a cutter 32 and a drive solenoid 33, which constitute the cutter 31 shown in FIG. The detection sensor 35 is arranged further inward than the cutter 32 in the conveyance path. When the continuous ticket band 27 is detected by the cut position detection sensor 35, the swallowing motor 29 is stopped, the drive solenoid 33 is driven, and the cutter 32 cuts the continuous ticket band 27 into the shape shown in FIG. 1A. It is something that is cut off.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a forward-reversible conveyance motor, and like the swallowing motor 29, this conveyance motor 36 is rotationally driven by a motor drive circuit 30. This is for conveying magnetic tickets 1. A magnetic head 37 for both recording and reproduction is disposed on the conveyance path through which the magnetic ticket 1 is conveyed by the conveyance motor 36, and this magnetic head 37 receives and receives signals from the MPU 11 via a signal converter 38. It's becoming like that. A recording/reproducing position detecting sensor 3 included in the position detecting device 34 is located in the conveyance path at a position where the tip of the magnetic ticket 1 that is moving contacts the magnetic head 37.
9 is provided. This recording/playback position detection sensor 3
When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the magnetic head 37, the number of balls data and code data for fraud prevention, which are sent from the MPU 11, are first recorded on the magnetic recording surface 1A of the magnetic ticket 1. After the recording is completed, the recorded data is read out. A timing signal generator 40 is connected between the transport motor 36 and the signal converter 38, and the movement speed of the magnetic ticket 1 and the magnetic head 37 are controlled by the timing signal from the timing signal generator 40. The timing is set to coincide with the recording/reproducing operation.

A take-out position detection sensor 41 is provided at the take-out port 21, and when the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the take-out position detection sensor 41, the transport motor 3 is activated.
When the magnetic ticket 6 is stopped and the magnetic ticket 1 is pulled out from the outlet 41, the magnetic ticket 1 is placed in a state of waiting for new coins to be inserted.

Next, the sequence of the MPU 10 will be explained.

When the power is turned on, first, the power to the coin return solenoid of the coin selector 23 is turned off, and the sales display lamp 12 is turned off. Next, a signal from a ticket end detection switch (not shown) is read, and if the continuous ticket band 27 has ended, the ticket end indicator lamp 13 is turned on, and the device waits in this state until a new continuous ticket band 27 is stored. do.
Then, if the continuous ticket band 27 is stored or if the continuous ticket band 27 exists, the coin return solenoid is turned on, the sales display lamp 12 is turned on, and the coin is waiting to be inserted. do.

Here, when the customer inserts a coin, a coin detection switch (not shown) of the coin selector 23 is turned on, and when the transmitted coin insertion detection signal is read through the data bus, the data memory 7 for storing the coin insertion number data is Save the address. When a customer inserts a plurality of coins, each time a customer inserts a plurality of coins, the number is added to the number stored in the data memory 7 and stored.

When the customer finishes inserting the number of coins equivalent to the desired number of coins and turns on the sales switch 17, the signal is read, the power is turned off to the coin return solenoid of the coin selector 23, and a new coin is inserted. prohibited. Next, the ticket swallowing motor 29 is rotated to draw the continuous ticket band 27 into the inside from its end. This is the cut position detection sensor 3.
5, the signal is read and the swallowing motor 29 is turned off to stop its rotation, thereby stopping the movement of the pulled-in portion of the ticket continuous band 27. And the solenoid 33 of the cutter 32
The cutter 32 cuts the drawn-in portion of the ticket continuous band 27 at a predetermined position to form the magnetic ticket 1, and also sends a signal to the rotation direction switch 40 to change the rotation direction of the ticket conveyance motor 36. , the magnetic ticket 1 is set in the ticket outlet 21 in the transport direction, that is, on the issuing side.

Next, the ticket transport motor 36 is turned on and rotated to start transporting the magnetic ticket 1. When the magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 39, the signal is read and the number of balls per coin set by the ball number setting device 24 and the number of coins inserted by the customer are immediately displayed. are read out from the memories 7 and 8, multiplied by each other to calculate the number of balls equivalent to the amount, and sent to the signal converter 38 through the data bus 11 while sequentially converting into the data format specified by the program. . First, the level of the digital signal sent to the analog-to-digital level converter 38 is converted into an analog signal in a form that can be written magnetically, and the converted signal is sent to the magnetic head 37. As a result, ball number data is first written on the magnetic recording surface 1A of the magnetic ticket 1 by the magnetic head 37. Next, the code setter 3 reads the preset fraud prevention code data, transmits it to the signal converter 38 through the data bus 11, and magnetically records it on the magnetic head 37 in the same way as the ball number data. When this magnetic writing is completed, the conveyance motor 36 is temporarily stopped, the rotational direction is set to the non-issuing side, and then the magnetic head 37 is driven to rotate and the process shifts to data reading by the magnetic head 37. Even when the magnetic writing operation is completed, the data stored in the data storage memory 7, such as the input coin number data and ball number data, are retained without being cleared.

Then, data from the magnetic recording surface 1A of the magnetic ticket 1 read by the read head 19 and converted into digital signals through the signal converter 38 is read and sequentially temporarily stored in the data memory 7. After reading all the data recorded on the magnetic recording surface 1A of the magnetic ticket 1, the read data and the written data are read from the data storage memory 7 and compared. and perform the following processing based on the results.

That is, if the read data and the written data match, the moving magnetic ticket 1 is sent out as it is to the takeout port 21 and waits until it is pulled out by a customer. On the other hand, if the read data and the written data do not match, the power to the ticket transport motor 36 is turned off, movement of the magnetic ticket 1 is stopped, and then the rotation direction switch 38 changes the direction of the ticket transport motor 36. The direction of rotation is set in the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 moves away from the ticket outlet 21, that is, on the non-issuing side, and the ticket transport motor 36 is turned on and driven to rotate. The magnetic ticket 1 is then moved to the back of the aisle and stored as a defective ticket in a defective ticket storage box (not shown) or the like. At this time, when a discarded magnetic ticket 1 is detected by a defective ticket detection sensor (not shown), the signal is read and it is confirmed that there are no defective tickets in the aisle anymore. Afterwards, the rotation of the ticket conveyance motor 36 is stopped, the ticket swallowing motor 29 is driven to rotate, and the operation moves on to create a new magnetic ticket 1 from the ticket continuous band 27. Here, when the data does not match, the magnetic ticket 1 is immediately discarded as a defective ticket, but the data may be recorded again.

By the way, when a customer pulls out the magnetic ticket 1 from the ticket outlet 21 and the pull-out position detection sensor detects this, the ticket conveyance motor 36 is stopped, and the inserted coin number data stored in the data memory 7 is transferred to a not-shown transfer mode. It is sent as a pulse signal from a credit drive circuit, etc. to a sales aggregation machine, etc.
Once this is completed, the currently issued magnetic ticket 1
All related data is erased from the data motor 7, and the state waits for a new coin to be inserted.

The ticket issuing machine 4 has been explained above, but
In this embodiment, one head is used for both writing and reading operations, but it is also possible to prepare dedicated heads for writing and reading respectively.

As shown in FIG. 7, the pachinko machine 5 is connected to the host computer 2 via a connector 5A serving as an adapter, and has a data memory 42, a program memory 43, and a designated signal controller 44 as shown in FIG. A microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as MPU) 45 is provided as a control device, and 46 is a data bus thereof. The electrical components described later are connected to this data bus 46.
and is controlled by the MPU 45, the sequence of which will be described later. Note that the code setter 3 is connected to the data bus 46 via a connector 5B serving as an adapter. In the control circuit system shown in FIG. 7, solid line arrows indicate the flow of data;
Furthermore, the dashed arrow indicates a designation signal issued by a command from the MPU 45 to designate the object to be controlled at that time.

8 and 9, 47 is a frame, 48 is a game board, and the game board 48 has a plurality of safe holes 49 and out holes 50. Further, the game board 48 is provided with a guide rail 51 that guides pachinko balls fired by a hitting mallet, which will be described later, into the game board 48.

As shown in FIG. 9, a safe ball case 52 and an out ball case 53 are formed on the back side of the game board 48, and the exits of all the safe holes 49 face into the safe ball case 52, and the out holes The exit 50 faces the inside of the out ball case 53. 54 is a safe ball passage led out from the safe ball case 52;
5 is an out ball passage led out from the out ball case 53, and safe balls and out balls always pass through each passage 54 and 55 separately.

In FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, 56 is a firing rail, and the upper end of this firing rail 56 and the lower end of the guide rail 51 form the foul ball release part 5.
7 is formed, and this foul ball release part 57
Fowl ball passage 5 for the Fowl ball that fell on
8 is connected to the foul ball release part 57. 5
9 is a waiting ball gutter, 60 is a hitting ball circulation passage, the exits of the safe ball passage 54, the out ball passage 55, and the foul ball passage 58 are all connected to the hitting ball circulation passage 60; The lower end portion is connected to the upper end portion which is the entrance of the waiting ball gutter 59. As a result, all the pachinko balls, including safe balls, out balls, and foul balls, are configured to concentrate in the standby gutter 59, and a certain amount of pachinko balls are circulated within the machine for use.

The lower end of the waiting ball gutter 59, which is the outlet, faces the vicinity of the lower end of the firing rail 56, and a ball feeding lever 6, which is rotatably driven around a shaft 61, is provided at this lower end.
The second ball feeding section 62A is facing. This ball feeding lever 62 sequentially feeds the pachinko balls in the standby ball trough 59 one by one to the firing rail 56, and its movement is synchronized with the movement of a hitting mallet, which will be described later. Reference numeral 63 denotes a ball mallet, and the tip of this ball mallet 63 faces into the lower end firing section of the firing rail 56. With this configuration, the pachinko balls sequentially sent from the waiting ball gutter 59 are hit by the ball hammer 63 and fly into the game board 48 through the launch rail 56 and the guide rail 51. There is. 64 is an entrance from the waiting ball gutter 59 to the launch rail 56.

65 is a ball extraction device, and 66 and 67 are its ball extraction operation levers. These ball removal operation levers 66,
Reference numeral 67 is for extracting the pachinko balls in the standby ball trough 59 to the outside, and is provided on the back side of the table to prevent the balls from being removed illegally since it cannot be operated from the outside. Of these two ball extraction operation levers 66 and 67, the ball extraction operation lever 66 is used to take out one pachinko ball one by one with each operation, and the other ball extraction operation lever 67 is used to take out pachinko balls one by one with one operation. It is said to be used to take out multiple pachinko balls. The ball extraction operation lever 66 extends to the vicinity of the boundary between the pachinko balls in the waiting ball trough 59, and has a tapered tip. Further, an abutment operation portion 66A is provided in a protruding manner at the longitudinally intermediate portion of the ball removal operation lever 66. The ball removal operation lever 67 extends slightly below the abutting operation portion 66A of the ball removal operation lever 66, and its tip portion contacts a lever portion 68A of a crank member 68, which will be described later. 68 is a crank member, 69 is a slide bar, and the crank member 68 has a substantially doglegged shape and has two lever portions 68.
A and 68B, and is rotationally driven around a shaft 68C. A tight coil spring 70 is stretched between the lever portion 68B of the crank member 68 and the machine frame, so that the crank member 68 is urged to rotate clockwise, and the lever portion 68A is pulled out. The operating levers 66 and 67 are in a pushed up state. The slide bar 69 is provided so as to be slidable laterally with respect to the machine frame,
It opens and closes a small extraction hole, which will be described later, and is configured to be slid by a lever portion 68B of the crank member 68. In this configuration, when the ball removal operation lever 66 is pressed and operated from the back side of the table, the lever portion 68A of the crank member 68 is pushed by the contact operation portion 66A, and the crank member 68 resists the force of the coil spring 70. The lever portion 6 is rotated counterclockwise.
8A, the slide bar 69 is slid to the right in the figure, a small ejection hole is opened, and the pachinko balls are ejected. At this time, the ball removal operation lever 66
The tip of the ball enters the boundary between the first ball and the second ball, and the balls after the second ball are prevented from flowing out. Further, when the ball removal operation lever 67 is pushed in, the lever portion 68A of the crank member 68 is pushed by the tip thereof, the crank member 68 is rotated, and the slide bar 69 is moved to the lever portion 68A.
Pachinko balls are supposed to flow out continuously by sliding operation.

In the safe ball passage 54 and foul ball passage 58,
A safe ball detection sensor 71 and a foul ball detection sensor 72 are provided to detect pachinko balls passing through each passage 54 and 58, and the lower end of the waiting ball gutter 59 detects a fired ball to be fired. A shot ball detection sensor 73 is provided for this purpose. These detection sensors 71, 72, and 73 are included in a pachinko ball detection device 74A in the circuit shown in FIG. 7, and their detection signals are counted by the MPU 45, which will be described in detail later.

Returning to FIGS. 8 and 9, 74B is a stop lamp, 75 is a ball release status display lamp that serves as a ball release status display device, and 76 is a play interruption display lamp. The indicator lamp 75 and the play interruption indicator lamp 76 are both provided above the frame 47 and are included in the display device 77 in the circuit of FIG. Stop lamp 7
4B lights up when the number of balls put out by the pachinko machine 5 reaches the number of balls that have been stopped, indicating that the game has stopped. The ball output status display lamp 75 displays in stages according to the ball output status of the pachinko machine 5, and consists of three lamps 75A, 75B, and 75C, and is configured to display in three stages here. There is. For example, assume that the number of balls hit by the pachinko machine 5 is 4000. In this case, the balls are 1000, 2000, 3000
Lamps 75A, 75B, 75
C is made to light up sequentially. According to this ball dispensing status display lamp 75, it is possible to easily grasp how many balls each machine is dispensing, similar to a general pachinko machine in which pachinko balls are displayed on the table.

Further, the ball output status display device is not limited to an optical display such as the above-mentioned ball output status display lamp 75. For example, it is also effective to use a buzzer or the like to generate a sound depending on the number of balls put out. The optical display may also be made to blink rather than simply turn on, and if a buzzer or the like is sounded in synchronization with this blinking, the effect of stimulating the player's desire to play can be obtained.

The game interruption display lamp 76 indicates that the pachinko machine 5 is suspending the game, and while this display is being made, operations from the start of the game to the end of the game are invalid, as will be described later. It is meant to be. 78 is a short-time interrupt switch as an interrupt switch, and this short-term interrupt switch 78
is to be operated for small errands such as washing hands, exchanging some of the balls for prizes, etc., and is provided on the front of the frame 47 as shown in the figure so that it can be operated from the outside so that the player can operate it freely. Holding a ball in a game based on a magnetic ticket 1 which is provided so as to be operable from the outside and is inserted into a ticket processing device 90 (described later) when the magnetic ticket 1 is operated. The operation is enabled only when the number is not zero. In other words, ticket processing device 90
If there are no tickets in the game, or if the number of balls is 0, the game becomes invalid.

Numeral 79 is a winning display lamp, and this winning display lamp 79 lights up every time a pachinko ball flies into the safe hole 49 and wins a prize to display this winning. 80 is a speaker, and this speaker 8
0 is for generating an onomatopoeic sound when a pachinko ball wins. Reference numeral 81 denotes a ball number display device, which numerically displays the number of balls held at the moment, and is provided below the game board 48, and displays the winning display lamp 49, the speaker 80, and the number of balls. Display device 81 is also included in display device 77 in the circuit of FIG. A window 82 is provided on the right side of the ball number display 81, and the pachinko balls lined up in the waiting ball gutter 59 can be viewed through this window 82. Further, on the right side of the window 82, there is provided a small hole 83 for taking out the ball, which constitutes a part of the ball removing device 65 mentioned above. The small hole 83 for taking out serves as an outlet for taking out the pachinko from the standby ball gutter 59, as described above.

Furthermore, the pachinko machine 5 has its frame 47
An ashtray 84 and an electric handle 85 are provided at the bottom, and a stop solenoid 86 and a circuit device 87 mainly incorporating the circuit shown in FIG. 7 are provided on the back side. The stop solenoid 86 is the seventh
This is included in the ball feed inhibiting device 88 in the circuit shown in the figure. A long-term interruption switch 89 is provided on the top surface of the circuit device 87, and this long-term interruption switch 89 is operated when the player has to leave the pachinko machine 5 for a relatively long time, such as when eating. be. When this long-term interruption switch 89 is turned on, the interruption indicator lamp 76 is supposed to light up in the same way as when the short-term interruption switch 78 is turned on, but since it is provided on the back of the stand, it cannot be used from outside. It is considered impossible to operate. This prevents the player from performing unnecessary operations.

Reference numeral 90 denotes a ticket processing device serving as a recording/reproducing device, and the ticket processing device 90 reads data recorded on the magnetic ticket 1 and writes data on the magnetic recording surface 1A, as shown in FIG. A thermal printer 92 included in the printing device 112 in FIG. 7 is provided as a printing means for numerically printing the same data as the ball number data written by the magnetic head 94 on the printing surface 1B. These magnetic head 91 and thermal printer 92 are arranged in sequence along a ticket conveyance path 90A formed inside the ticket processing device 90. Upper and lower feed rollers 93A to 93G and lower feed rollers 94A to 94G are arranged in upper and lower pairs along the ticket conveyance path. 95 is a ticket conveyance motor that can be rotated in forward and reverse directions; 96 is its output roller;
This output roller 96 and lower conveyance rollers 94A to 9
A conveyor belt 97 is stretched over 4G.
A conveyor belt 98 is wrapped around the lower feed roller 94A and the lower feed roller 94B. Reference numeral 99 is a tape inlet/outlet, and due to this configuration, the magnetic ticket 1 inserted through the tape inlet/outlet 99 is passed through the upper and lower feed rollers 93A to 93G and 9.
The tickets are conveyed through the ticket conveyance path while being held by the tickets 4A to 94G. still,
In FIG. 7, 110 is a motor drive circuit, and 111 is a timing signal generator.

The thermal printer 92 is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the magnetic ticket 1 existing in the ticket conveyance path, and a solenoid 100 is provided below it, and 101 is its plunger, and this plunger 101 and the thermal printer 92 are connected together. are connected by a coil spring 102. Additionally, a conveyance assisting roller 103 is provided between the thermal printer 92 and the solenoid 100. In this configuration, when the magnetic ticket 1 is to be printed on its print surface 1B, the solenoid 100 is activated, the plunger 101 is retracted, and the thermal printer 92 prints the print surface 1B of the magnetic ticket 1.
Printing is performed by touching B.

The ticket processing device 90 also includes a ticket entry/exit detection sensor 102 and a recording/reproduction position detection sensor 1.
03 and a ticket stop position detection sensor 104 are provided. Ticket entrance/exit detection sensor 102
is provided near the ticket entrance/exit 99 and detects insertion/removal of the magnetic ticket 1 from the ticket entrance/exit 99. The recording/reproducing position detection sensor 103 is for detecting the recording/reproducing position on the magnetic ticket 1 by the magnetic head 91, and the magnetic ticket 1 records on its magnetic recording surface 1A at the position detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 103. The magnetic head 91 reads and writes data. Note that 109 is a signal converter having the same function as the signal converter 38. The ticket stop position detection sensor 104 is provided at the farthest end of the ticket conveyance path, and when the magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the ticket stop position detection sensor 104, it is stopped and a payment button, which will be described later, is turned on. They are now expected to wait in that position until the next day.

The ticket processing device 90 is further provided with a ticket evacuation path 90B that is continuous with the ticket conveyance path 90A at the innermost end, and the upper feed roller 10 is moved along the ticket evacuation path 90B.
5'A, 105'B and feed rollers 106A, 106
B is arranged. Lower feed roller 106B
A rotating shaft 107 of a conveying motor 105 is provided below, and a conveying belt 108 is wound around this rotating shaft 107 and lower feed rollers 106A, 106B. A retreat position detection sensor 108' is provided near the innermost part of the retreat passage 90B.
This evacuation position detection sensor 108' detects the evacuation path 9.
It is assumed that the presence or absence of the magnetic ticket 1 within 0B is detected.

There is a payment button 1 on the front of the ticket processing device 90.
09 is provided, and this payment button 109
is for the customer to operate when finishing the game, and when this settlement button 109 is turned on, the waiting magnetic ticket 1 is conveyed,
The data is magnetically recorded and printed and sent to the ticket entrance 99.
Among the above-mentioned components, the various position detection sensors 102, 103, 104, and 108 are included in the position detection device 113 in the circuit shown in FIG. 7, and photo sensors, contact switches, etc. are used.

Next, the sequence of the MPU 45 will be explained.

When the magnetic ticket 1 is inserted through the ticket entrance/exit 99 of the ticket processing device 90, the magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 102. When the detection signal is read, the motor drive circuit 110 sets the rotation direction of the transport motor 95 in the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 moves away from the ticket entrance/exit 99, that is, on the reading side. Then, the conveyance motor 95 is turned on and conveyance of the magnetic ticket 1 is started.

The magnetic ticket 1 is a recording/reproducing position detection sensor 10
3, the detection signal is read and the data recorded on the magnetic recording surface 1A of the magnetic ticket 1 is waited for. The data signal read by the magnetic head 91 is converted into a signal by a signal converter 109, and a timing signal is generated based on signals from the transport motor 91 and timing signal generator 111. When this timing signal is read, the data is read as a regular signal, and the read data signals are sequentially stored in the data memory 42. When all data storage is completed, the temporarily stored data is used as ball count data and fraud prevention code. It is classified into data, etc., and each data is stored at the address where it should be stored. When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the stop position detection sensor 104, the detection signal is read and the drive motor 95 is stopped to stop the movement of the magnetic ticket 1.

Next, the tamper-proof code read from the code setter 3 and the tamper-proof code from the magnetic ticket 1 stored in the data memory 42 are compared. If the results match, it is assumed that there is no fraud, and then the number of balls held by the number of balls from the magnetic ticket 1 stored in the data memory 42 is between the maximum number of balls that the customer can take home and zero. A comparison is made to determine whether or not the value is within the specified value. If the result is OK, the number of balls data in the data memory 42 is sent to the number of balls display 81, and the number of balls held by the customer is displayed on the number of balls display 81. This allows the customer to know the number of balls he or she owns.

Next, a signal is sent to the ball feed prohibitor 88 to turn on the stop solenoid 86, so that balls can be fed into the firing rail 56, and the pachinko machine 5 is ready for play.

Furthermore, when the number of balls held by the customer according to the number of balls data on the magnetic ticket 1 is equal to or greater than the maximum number of balls or is zero, and when the fraud prevention code does not match the preset fraud prevention code, the motor drive circuit 110, the rotational direction of the transport motor 95 is set in the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 approaches the ticket entrance/exit 99, that is, in the sending direction, and then the power of the transport motor 95 is turned on to return the magnetic ticket 1 to the ticket entrance/exit 99. . When the customer pulls out the magnetic ticket 1 and it is detected by the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 102, the detection signal is read, the transport motor 95 is stopped, its rotation direction is reset to the reading side, and a new magnetic ticket is inserted. It enters a state where it waits for 1 to be inserted.

The customer operates the electric handle 85 to shoot balls and start playing. During the game, the flowing pachinko balls are detected by a safe ball detection sensor 71, a foul ball detection sensor 72, and a fired ball detection sensor 73, and respective detection signals are output.

Each time it receives a detection signal from the fired ball detection sensor, it subtracts one count from the ball number data in the tape memory and stores it, and each time it subtracts, it sends a signal to the ball number display 81 to display the number of waiting balls. let Further, each time it receives a detection signal from the foul ball detection sensor 72, it adds one count and performs the same operation as the sensor 71.
When the detection signal from the safe ball detection sensor 73 is received, the number of prize balls (for example, 11, 13, 15) for one winning ball that has been preset is determined by the means 114 that includes the ball number setting or various selection switches. It is added to the ball number data and sequentially stored in the data memory 42. Since the changing number of balls data is constantly sent to the number of balls display 81 and displayed, the customer can always know the number of balls he has at the moment. Furthermore, pulses are constantly being generated to the host computer 2 from a firing ball pulser and a safe ball pulser (not shown), and the ball output status of the pachinko machine 5 is monitored by this host computer.

Unless the host computer 2 detects that the pachinko machine 5 has stopped playing, the above operation continues while the number of balls held by the customer is one or more and less than the maximum number of balls.

During the game, when the player has something to do and turns on the short-term interrupt switch 78 on the front of the console, and a play interrupt signal is sent, the MPU 45 starts using the software in the program memory 43 or the software (not shown). A signal specifying the game interruption display lamp 76 as a control target and a signal for lighting the lamp are transmitted to the display 88 for a time preset by a timer ROM or the like, and the game interruption display lamp 76 is turned on. let At the same time, a ball feeding prohibition signal, which is one of the invalidating control signals, is sent to the ball feeding inhibiting device 88 for the same period of time to turn off the power to the stop solenoid 86, thereby invalidating the ball hitting operation. Furthermore, at the same time that the short-time interruption switch 78 is turned on, the magnetic ticket 1 is issued. This issuing process will be detailed later. Then, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the table is automatically brought into a playable state.
Furthermore, there are at least two types of small errands: cases where a magnetic ticket 1 is required, such as when exchanging some of the balls for prizes (e.g., cigarettes, soft drinks, etc.), and cases where a magnetic ticket 1 is required, such as when washing hands, etc. In particular, there are cases where it is not necessary to carry around the magnetic ticket 1. In the former case, the above-mentioned method is sufficient, but in the latter case, it is not necessarily a good method. This is because it is generally desired to avoid losing the magnetic ticket. Therefore, as a short-term play interruption method, 2.
It may also be possible to select a street. That is, a ticket issuance suspension switch and a ticket non-issuance suspension switch are provided as suspension switches, and when the ticket issuance suspension switch is turned on, the above-mentioned process is performed, and when the ticket non-issuance suspension switch is turned on, the ticket issuance suspension switch is turned on. When it is done,
During the above-described processing, the magnetic ticket issuing process may not be performed, and in addition, the operation of the payment switch 109 may be disabled.

As a result, after receiving the play interruption signal, the MPU 45 generates an invalidation control signal for a predetermined period of time, invalidating the taking out of the magnetic ticket 1 from the ticket processing device 90 and the operation from the start of the game to the end of the game at the pachinko machine 5. , card withdrawal is prohibited.

Also, during play, if the player has to leave the table for a relatively long time, such as to eat, and the hall attendant turns on the long-term interruption switch 89 and sends the play interruption signal. , a signal specifying the game interruption display lamp 76 as a control target and a signal for lighting the lamp are transmitted to the display 88 for a time preset by software in the program memory 43 or a timer ROM (not shown), etc. and play interruption indicator lamp 7
At the same time, the ball-striking operation is disabled by sending a ball-feeding prohibition signal, which is one of the invalid control signals, to the ball-feeding inhibiting device 88 for the same period of time and turning off the power to the stop solenoid 86.
Send a signal to 14 to disable the switch operation,
The operation of the payment switch 109 is invalidated. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the game interruption display lamp 76 is turned off and the game is enabled.

By the way, during the game, the number of balls held is constantly compared with the number of additional balls set in the software of the program memory 43 or the setting means 114, and when the number of balls held falls below this possible number of additions, a new ticket is issued. It becomes possible to insert balls, and it becomes possible to add balls to the current number of balls.

Here, when a new magnetic ticket 1 (hereinafter referred to as a new ticket) is inserted, this new ticket is detected by the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 102, and when the detection signal is output, it is read and transferred. The motor 95 is rotated in the swallowing direction (direction of arrow A in the figure), and the conveyance motor 105 is also driven to rotate in the direction of arrow B in the figure.
06A and 106B are rotated in synchronization so that they have the same rotational speed. In this way, the new ticket is transported in the swallowing direction, and the old ticket is transported to the evacuation path 90.
When the old ticket to be transferred into B is detected by the evacuation position detection sensor 108 and a detection signal thereof is output, the transport motor 105 is stopped and the old ticket is made to stand by at that spot.

On the other hand, the new ticket is subjected to the same processing as the old ticket before the game starts. As a result, if the new ticket is genuine, the number of balls recorded in the new ticket is added to the number of balls held, and the transport motor 105 is rotated in the direction of ticket disposal (in the direction of arrow B in the figure). , carry out disposal processing. Then, when the old ticket is detected by a discarded ticket detection sensor (not shown), the conveyance motor 105 is stopped.
It should be noted that during this additional process, the game can be played normally, and after the process is completed, the game continues. Furthermore, if the new ticket is not a regular one, it is returned to the ticket entrance/exit 99 and returned to the stopping position of the old ticket, allowing the game to continue as long as there are balls left.

By the way, when the number of balls held by the customer, that is, the number of balls data in the data memory 42 matches the maximum number of balls or zero, a signal is sent to the ball feeding inhibit device 88 to turn off the power to the stop solenoid 86, and the ball is fired. rail 5
Make it impossible to send the ball to 6. Also, only when the number of balls held by the customer matches the maximum number of balls, a signal is sent to a stop pulser (not shown), and a pulse signal is sent to the host computer 2 to notify the stop pulser that the ball has stopped. output, and also lights up the stop indicator lamp 74B. Since there is a possibility that the last ball hit may win a prize, after waiting for a predetermined time, the same ticket issuing process as when the settlement switch 109, which will be described later, is turned on is automatically performed.

On the other hand, when the host computer 2 or the like detects that the number of balls played by the pachinko machine 5 has reached the number of balls that have been stopped, and the detection signal is sent via a stoppage detector (not shown), etc., the data This is read through the bus 46 and the same termination process as described above is performed.

Next, when the customer turns on the payment switch 109, the motor drive circuit 110 turns on the transport motor 95.
The rotational direction of the magnetic ticket 1 is set to the direction in which the magnetic ticket 1 is sent out, and the power to the transport motor 95 is turned on. Then, the magnetic ticket 1 is inserted into the ticket entrance 9.
Start moving towards 9. During this process, when detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 103, the detection signal is read, and the number of balls data and fraud prevention code data in the data memory 42 are corrected to the writing format specified by the program. , the data is sent to the magnetic head 91 through the signal converter 109, and is sequentially magnetically recorded on the magnetic recording surface 1A of the magnetic ticket 1.

Next, the recorded data is transferred to the magnetic head 91.
The data read by the digital signal converter 109 and converted into a digital signal by the signal converter 109 is read and stored in the data memory 42 .

When reading of all data is completed, the transport motor 95 is temporarily stopped, and the data at the time of writing is compared with the data just read. If the results do not match, the rotation direction of the transport motor 95 is switched and driven, and the stop position detection sensor 1
Return the magnetic ticket 1 to the position detected at 04 and start writing again. On the other hand, if they match, the transport motor 95 is rotated to move the magnetic ticket 1 toward the ticket entrance/exit 99. On the way, at a predetermined timing, the printing machine 112
The ticket is printed in the form shown in FIG. 1B and sent to the ticket entrance 99.

Incidentally, if the player wants to stop the game in the middle, the payment switch 109 is turned on. In this case, unlike the case of termination, when the payment switch 109 is turned on, the power of the termination solenoid 86 is first turned off, and then the above operation is started.

When the customer pulls out the magnetic ticket 1 that has come out from the ticket entrance 99, the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 10 is activated.
Detected by 2. Then, the conveyor motor 95 is stopped, its rotational direction is changed to the reading side, the data in the data memory 42 is cleared, and the process waits for the next ticket. However, in the case of termination due to a detection signal from the host computer 2, the termination display lamp 74B is kept lit until the signal from the host computer 2 is cut off, and during this time the pachinko machine 5 is disabled.

If the number of balls held by the customer reaches zero, the same operation as in the above-mentioned case of stopping is performed, or the rotation direction of the transport motor 95 is set to the reading side by the motor drive circuit 110 and the power is turned off. , the magnetic ticket 1 is moved further to the back, and is disposed of in an unused ticket storage box (not shown) or the like. When this is detected by a discarded ticket detection sensor (not shown), the detection signal is read, the transport motor 95 is stopped, and the data in the data motor 42 used in this game is cleared to mark the end of one game. Waiting for the next ticket.

Furthermore, when a customer uses the same magnetic ticket 1 to play a game by changing machines, the new machine will operate based on the data written by the machine on which the game was played last time. For example, if a customer changes the machine twice, the number of balls data is recorded on the magnetic recording surface 1A of the magnetic ticket 1 and printed on the print surface 1B as shown in FIG. 1C each time. It is something that

As shown in FIG. 13, the ticket collection reader 6 is connected to the host computer 2 via a connector 6A, and also has a data memory 115, a program memory 116, and a designated signal controller 1.
A microprocessor (MPU) 1 having 17
18, and 119 is its data bus. As shown in FIG. 14, the front plate 120 includes a confirmation indicator 122 included in the indicator 121, a ticket exchange indicator light 123, a ticket exchange end light 124, a fraud detection light 125, an error indicator light 126, A key switch 127, a discard switch 128, and a reissue switch 129 are arranged as shown.

Furthermore, the internal configuration of the ticket collection/reading machine 6 is similar to the ticket processing device 90 of the pachinko machine 5, so a brief explanation will be given here: 130 is a ticket entrance/exit, 131 is a ticket disposal port,
Ticket disposal port 1 from this ticket entrance/exit 130
31, a conveyance passage 132 is formed.
The conveyance path 132 includes upper feed rollers 133A~
133E and lower feed rollers 134A to 134E are provided. 135 is a transport motor, 136
is the output roller, and this output roller 136 and feed rollers 133A to 133E and 134A to 13
A belt 137 is wound around 4E. An intermediate roller 138 is located behind the lower feed roller 134E.
Further, a feed roller 139 is provided near the waste port 131. A belt 14 is attached to these intermediate rollers 138 and feed rollers 139.
0 is mounted on a winding rack, and as shown in the figure, a motor 135
It is designed to be driven by

A thermal printer 142 serving as a printing machine 141, a solenoid 143, and a pressure roller 144 are arranged between the intermediate roller 138 and the feed roller 139 of the conveyance path 132, and a cutter 146 and a solenoid 147 serving as a disposal device 145 are arranged. A magnetic head 148 is provided near the ticket entrance/exit 130. Also, 149,
Reference numerals 150, 151, 152, 153, and 154 are position detection sensors for detecting the ticket entry/exit position, recording/reproducing position, printing position, stop position, disposal position, and disposal position, respectively. , is included in the position detection device 155.

In the circuit shown in FIG. 13, 155 is a motor drive circuit, 156 is a signal converter, and 157 is a timing signal generator, all of which are similar to those of the ticket issuing machine 4 and the pachinko machine 5. Further, 158 is an optical reader such as a barcode reader. Although this optical reader 158 is not necessarily required, if it is provided, as shown in FIG. 1
Make it face 48.

Next, the sequence of the MPU 118 will be explained.

The magnetic ticket 1 is inserted through the entrance/exit 130,
When detected by the ticket entry/exit detection sensor 149, the detection signal is read and the transport motor 13
The direction of rotation of the magnetic ticket 5 is designated by the motor drive circuit 155, and the power is turned on to rotate and drive the magnetic ticket 1 to convey the magnetic ticket 1. When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording/reproducing position detection sensor 150, the detection signal is read and a signal from the magnetic head 148 is waited for. When a signal is sent from the magnetic head 148, it is read and stored in the data memory 115.

When all the magnetically recorded data has been read, the code data and ball number data are stored separately in the data memory 115, and the ball number data is first displayed on the probability display 121. Thereafter, the code data read from the magnetic ticket 1 and the code data from the code setter 3 are compared. As a result, if they do not match, the fraud detection light 125 is turned on to notify that fraud has occurred, and the inserted magnetic ticket 1 is returned to the ticket entrance 130 or discarded. . This disposal process will be described later. On the other hand, if the code data match, then the magnetically recorded ball number data and the optical reader 158 are used to print the printed surface.
Data read from B or key switch 12
Compare with the data entered from 7. As a result, if they do not match, the error indicator 12
6 to indicate an error. If there is a match, prizes can be exchanged.

When exchanging prizes, when the number of prize balls is input using an optical reader (mainly a barcode reader) 158 or key switch 127, that data is subtracted from the data read from the magnetic ticket 1, and the data is stored in the data memory for each subtraction process. 115, and display the ball number data after the subtraction on the probability display 121. This allows you to know how many balls are left.

When the prize exchange is completed and the discard switch 128 is turned on, the transport motor 135 is rotated in the swallowing direction to move the magnetic ticket 1 to the back. When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the discard processing position detection sensor 153 and the detection signal is read, the solenoid 147 is driven and the punch 146 punches a hole in the magnetic ticket 1 without sending a signal to the discard device 146. Open it and make it unusable. Then, the magnetic ticket 1 is moved further to the back and dropped into the ticket storage box 159 to be discarded. When this discarded ticket is detected by the discarded ticket detection sensor 154, the detection signal is read, the transport motor 135 is stopped, the data in the data memory 115 is cleared to the initial state, and the next Waiting for a ticket.

On the other hand, if there are still balls remaining even after the prize exchange has been completed, that is, when some of the balls held are exchanged for prizes, when the reissue switch 129 is turned on, the transport motor 135 is first driven to the issuing side. magnetic ticket 1
is conveyed toward the magnetic head 148. When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the recording/reproduction detection sensor 150, the detection signal is read and data on the number of remaining balls is magnetically recorded on the magnetic ticket 1. Next, this ball number data is converted into printing data and stored again in the data memory 115. When the moving magnetic ticket 1 is detected by the print position detection sensor 151, this detection signal is read and ball number data is printed on the print surface 1B of the magnetic ticket 1. After that, the magnetic ticket 1 is moved to the entrance and exit, waits for the magnetic ticket 1 to be taken out, and when the magnetic ticket 1 is taken out, the transport motor 135 is stopped and the data memory 115 is moved.
Clears the data in the memory and waits for the next ticket.

The data on the number of balls traded is sent as a pulse from the connector 6A to the host computer.
It will be used to manage the number of balls rolled out each day, sales management, etc.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from what has been described above, according to the present invention, by turning on the interrupt switch,
Since the pachinko machine is in a state where operations other than taking out the magnetic card are disabled, even if the machine becomes susceptible to tampering, it is impossible to do so, It is possible to complete errands such as exchanging some of the balls for prizes, washing hands, etc. without worrying about anything, and the effect is that the game can be played comfortably.

In addition, the control device disables the card ejection operation for a predetermined time based on the generation of the play interrupt signal, and card withdrawal is prohibited for a predetermined time from the time the interrupt switch is operated. In addition to securing a pachinko machine with a worthless card with zero balls and preventing loss of the card, it also prevents other players from fraudulently paying the card, tampering with each data written on the card, etc. can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1A to C are diagrams showing the structure of a magnetic ticket used in the pachinko machine system of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the pachinko machine system of the present invention, and Figure 3 is a ticket according to the present invention. 4 is a front view showing the mechanical structure of the ticket issuing machine according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a side view also showing its internal structure; FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a control circuit system showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine according to the present invention. FIG. Figure 9 is a front view showing the mechanical configuration, Figure 9 is its rear view, Figure 10 is
The figure is a partially enlarged front view, FIG. 11 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of a ticket processing device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a ticket collection reader according to the present invention. FIG. 14 is a partial front view showing the mechanical structure (front part) of the ticket collection reader according to the present invention, and FIG. 15 is a diagram showing its internal structure. It is. 1... Magnetic ticket, 5... Pachinko machine, {4
5...MPU, 79...Short-time interruption switch 88
...Ball feed prohibition device} (invalidation control means), 76...Play interruption display lamp.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine is provided with a recording and reproducing device, and when a card serving as a transaction medium between the parlor and the player is inserted into the recording and reproducing device, it is possible to shoot pachinko balls, etc. In a card-type pachinko system configured such that the pachinko machine is in a playable state when an interrupt switch that is inserted into the card and generates a play interrupt signal when the number of balls held in a game based on the inserted card is not zero; a control device having a timer function that generates an invalidation control signal for a predetermined period of time to invalidate a card ejection operation and operations from the start of play to the end of play at the pachinko machine; and depending on whether or not the invalidation control signal is received. A card-type pachinko system comprising: a display means whose display state changes; and a card-type pachinko system.