JPH0573438B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a coin game machine, and particularly to one in which advantageous gaming conditions are given to some of the coins inserted.

[Prior art]

The coin inserted by the player is dropped onto the PC,
2. Description of the Related Art Various types of coin game machines have been known in which games are played by causing coins to fall from a predetermined groove (falling groove) by colliding with coins already deposited on a plate. As such a coin game machine, for example,
Some of these are described in Publication No. 35389, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-24390, Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-95079, etc.

There are also known coin games in which some of the coins inserted by the player are guided into the vicinity of a falling groove formed in the plate, thereby improving the entertainment value. Examples include those described in British Patent Application No. 8223233. Hereinafter, the above-mentioned British patent application will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings.
In addition, in the description of the drawings, the same elements are indicated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the main parts thereof, and FIG. 7 is a side view thereof. A large number of coins 2 are placed on a plate 1 arranged almost horizontally, and a drop groove 3 for dropping the coins is formed on the front side of the plate 1. The coins that fall from here are acquired by the player as earned coins from a payout port (shown in FIG. 5, which will be described later), which is not shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. As will be described later with reference to FIG. 5, a plurality of play fields are arranged in one coin game machine, and therefore, the plate 1 is separated from the adjacent plate by the partition member 5. Further, a coin pusher 7 is provided on the back side of the plate 1, and since this coin pusher 7 is designed to move back and forth, the coins 2 on the plate 1 gradually move toward the fall groove 3 side, that is, the front side. I'm pressed by it.

Input port 11 for players to insert coins
is provided at the top of the main body 10 of the coin game machine. The inserted coin moves downward through a zigzag-shaped guide path 13 and is guided to a guide plate 15 provided with a number of pins 14 for repelling coins.
Most of the coins falling from the guide plate 15 collide with the coins 2 already existing on the coin pusher 7 or on the plate 1. and,
As a result, a large number of coins on the plate 1 move forward little by little, and as a result, some of the coins 2 fall into the falling groove 3 and become coins acquired by the player.

Further, in the coin game machine shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the guide plate 15 is provided with a coin guide 16 that guides some of the falling coins to the vicinity of the falling groove 3. This coin guide 16 has slit 1
7, it reciprocates left and right by a drive mechanism 18. In this way, when an inserted coin enters the coin guide 16, it is guided to the vicinity of the falling groove 3, falls, and collides with the coin 2 at that position, so the probability of acquiring the coin is high, and the coin guide 16 As a result, the entertainment value is improved to some extent.

However, the coin guide 16 and the drive mechanism 1
Compared to the cost of providing 8 etc., the improvement in entertainment is not sufficient.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a coin game machine that can significantly improve the entertainment value, provide a large profit to the machine owner, and provide a lot of fun to the players. purpose.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sensor for detecting coins in a coin guide for guiding a part of the inserted coins to the vicinity of the falling groove, and when the sensor detects a coin, a payout of a roulette etc. is provided. To provide a coin game machine which operates a selection means and pays out coins to a player according to a selected payout (winning payout).

[Embodiments of the invention]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the main parts of one embodiment, and the second
The figure is a side view thereof. The difference between this and the conventional examples shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is that the coin guide 1
6 is provided with a roulette wheel 21 of an LED display type, for example, for selectively displaying payouts, and a sensor 22 for detecting passage of coins. In this embodiment, the payout is, for example, 5 times, 6 times
Five types of magnifications are set: x, 8x, 12x, and 20x, and the probability of being assigned to a high magnification is low, and the probability of being assigned to a low magnification is high. The roulette wheel 21 is equipped with display means such as LED lamps and indicator hands on the edge of the wheel, and the display determines the payout as the wheel rotates. Also, for example, as shown in Figure 3, the roulette wheel is divided into 16 parts, 50 times as many as one piece,
Even if you assign two 20x, five 10x, and eight 5x, turn on the LED lamp 23 as if a steel ball is rotating on a disk, and select the payout rate. good. For example, an optical sensor can be used as the sensor 22, but any sensor such as a micro switch or the like that can detect the passage of a coin may be used.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section of the above embodiment. The detection signal of the sensor 22 is transmitted to the payout selection device (e.g. LED display type roulette) 3.
given to 0. The payout selection device 30 operates based on this detection signal, selects one of the plurality of preset multipliers as the winning multiplier, and provides the winning multiplier signal to the payout control device 31. The payout control device 31 controls the payout mechanism 32 according to the winning multiplier signal, and thereby the number of coins corresponding to the winning multiplier is paid out. The dispensing mechanism 32 is manufactured by Tokuko Sho 63-
A general payout method as described in the 36040 publication is used. Specifically, the payout mechanism 3
2 includes a hopper for storing a large number of coins, a cylindrical case provided at the lower end of this hopper, a coin feeding disk provided within the cylindrical case, and a drive device for rotating this coin feeding disk. We are prepared. A plurality of coin receiving holes of a size that can accommodate coins to be dispensed are provided in the coin feeding disk at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and an exit hole is provided in a part of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical case. . The coin that enters the cylindrical case from the hopper further enters the coin receiving hole of the coin feeding disk. When the coin feeding disk is rotated by the drive device, the coins that have entered the coin receiving hole reach the position where the exit hole is provided due to this rotation, and the coins are ejected one by one from the exit hole. Therefore, by rotating the coin feeding disk until a predetermined number of coins are ejected, a predetermined number of coins can be dispensed. The winning magnification signal is also given to the displays 21 and 33 and displayed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a game machine incorporating the above embodiment. This game machine has figures 1 to 4.
Three units of the example shown in the figure are stored,
The number is not limited to three, and any number may be used. Main body 1
A plate 1, a zigzag guideway 13, a coin guide 16, etc. are arranged inside the 0 as shown by dotted lines. The front surface of the main body 10 is provided with an input port 11 for inserting coins and a payout port 35 for dispensing coins. Indicators 33a to 33c of a roulette type or the like are arranged at positions indicated by diagonal lines in the figure.

Next, a gaming method according to the above embodiment will be explained.
First, when a player inserts a coin from the slot 11, the coin reaches the upper end of the guiding path 13 through a predetermined path, and slowly moves toward the lower end. The coin that came out from the bottom of the taxiway 13 is the pin 14
However, most of the coins do not fall into the coin guide 16 and remain on the plate 1.
to fall. During this time, the coin guide 16 is slowly reciprocating from side to side along the slit 17.

When the inserted coin enters the coin guide 16, it is detected by the sensor 22 as it slides down. As a result, the LED lamps of the roulette wheel 21 blink in a certain direction one after another, and the selection of the payout (multiplier) is started. Then, for example, at 5 times
When the LED lamp stops lighting, a 5x win signal is output from the payout selection device 30, and five coins are paid out from the payout port 35.
Further, a 5x win is displayed on the indicators 33a to 33c. Note that the lighting control of the LED lamp and the like is performed by the payout selection device 30.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown by the broken line in the figure, a retaining member 36 is provided on the front surface of the guide plate 15 to retain some of the coins that have fallen. When payout of the reserved coins is selected as a result of payout selection using a roulette or the like, the reserved coins are paid out to the payout port 35. in particular,
The holding member 36 is tilted about the joint between the holding member 36 and the guiding plate 15 so that the joint is facing downward, and a hole (not shown) is opened in the guiding plate 15 at the rear of the holding member 36 . By this operation, the coins held in the holding member 36 fall into this hole. This hole is connected to a payout port 35, and coins that have fallen into this hole are discharged from the payout port 35. Further, when dropping the reserved coin is selected as a result of the payout selection, the reserved coin is dropped onto the plate 1. Specifically, the holding member 36 is tilted about the joint between the holding member 36 and the guiding plate 15 so that the joint is on top, and the coins held in the holding member 36 fall onto the plate 1. Note that this holding member 36 may be moved from side to side together with the coin guide 16.

In the above embodiment, the payout is selected using a roulette wheel with an LED display, but the selection is not limited to this. For example, the selection may be made using a combination of symbols on rotating reels like in a slot machine. In short, any system may be used as long as it selects one from a plurality of preset magnifications. In addition, although the coin guide moves back and forth from side to side along the path, other types of movement may also be used.
Alternatively, the coin guide may be stationary, or may have a chute lip attached to the upper end of the coin guide to open and close, as is provided in pachinko machines, for example. Further, the format of the guide device such as the guideway and the guide plate, and the format of the plate (play field) are not limited to those of the embodiments, but are, for example, those shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-95079 by the present inventors. It may be in any format. Further, the installation positions of the roulette wheel and the sensor are not limited to those in the embodiment, and may be installed at other positions.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the present invention, the coin guide is provided with a sensor that detects a coin, and when this sensor detects a coin, one is selected from a plurality of preset payouts (multiplying factors, etc.), and the selected payout is selected. Since coins are paid out in accordance with winning payouts (winning multipliers, etc.), it is possible to provide a coin game machine with significantly improved entertainment.
This makes it possible to provide more fun to players and increase the number of games they play, thereby providing greater profits to game machine owners.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a roulette, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control section thereof. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a game machine incorporating the above-mentioned embodiment, FIG. 6 is a front view of essential parts of an example of a conventional device, and FIG. 7 is a side view thereof. 1... Plate, 2... Coin, 3... Drop groove, 11... Inlet, 13... Taxiway, 14...
Pin, 15...guiding plate, 16...coin guide,
21...Roulette, 22...Sensor, 33,
33a to 33c...display device, 35...payout port.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An input port for inserting coins, a guide device for guiding the inserted coins downward, a plate disposed substantially horizontally below the guide device, and at least one end of the plate. a falling groove for discharging coins to the outside, and a coin guide for guiding coins falling from the lower part of the guiding device and/or a part of the coins moving inside the guiding device to the vicinity of the falling groove; A coin game machine comprising: causing coins falling from the lower part of the guide device and coins falling from the tip of the coin guide to collide with coins deposited on the plate, causing the coins to fall into the falling groove, a sensor that detects when a coin passes through the coin guide; and a selection means that operates when the sensor detects a coin and selects at least one of a plurality of preset types of payouts as a winning payout. , and a payout means for paying out coins according to the winning payout. 2. The guiding device has a holding means for holding some of the coins falling from the lower part of the guiding device and/or some of the coins moving inside the guiding device, and the dispensing device holds the coins that fall from the lower part of the guiding device and/or a part of the coins that move inside the guiding device, and the paying out device holds the coins that fall from the lower part of the guiding device and/or holds a part of the coins that move inside the guiding device. The coin game machine according to claim 1, wherein the reserved coins are paid out. 3. A patent claim in which the selection means has a roulette for selecting one of a plurality of preset multipliers as a winning multiplier, and the payout means pays out a number of coins according to the winning multiplier. The coin game machine according to item 1 or 2 of the scope. 4. The guiding device has a holding means for holding the coins falling from the lower part of the guiding device and/or a part of the coins moving inside the guiding device, and the paying out device holds the coins falling from the lower part of the guiding device and/or the paying out device according to the winning payout. 2. The coin game machine according to claim 1, wherein the reserved coins are caused to fall onto the plate.