JPH0630645B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a game machine in which, when a prize is obtained, a payout of coins corresponding to the prize is received.

[Conventional technology]

In a game machine that uses coins, medals, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as coins), coins are inserted to start the game,
When a prize is obtained, a payout of the number of coins according to the type of the prize can be received. As such a game machine, for example, a slot machine is widely known.

The slot machine has, for example, 3 in which various symbols are arranged.
A game is played using individual reels. That is, when the start lever is operated after coins are inserted, the reels are simultaneously rotated, and when all of these reels are stopped by the operation of the stop button or the random timer, the combination of symbols of each reel is displayed in the observation window. Then, when these correspond to the winning, the number of coins determined according to the type of the winning is paid out.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, in the conventional slot machine, a big hit called a so-called jackpot was obtained regardless of the number of coins to be paid out being about 20 coins at most, such as a small hit or a medium hit. At times, a large amount of coins, such as 200 to 300 coins or more coins, may be paid out. In such a case, the number of coins stored in the slot machine is often insufficient for paying out, and there is a disadvantage that a clerk must be called to perform a coin replenishment work.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the drawbacks of the above-described conventional techniques. Therefore, even if a prize with a large number of coin payouts occurs, such as a jackpot in a slot machine, It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that does not require coin replenishment work each time.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The game machine of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object,
When a big hit occurs as a result of the game, without paying out coins, issue a card recording the total number of payouts of coins allocated to this big hit, or pay a part of this payout. In the payout, a card in which the number of remaining coins is recorded is issued.

[Action]

According to the above configuration, when a big hit occurs, instead of paying out coins, a card recording the number of coins to be paid out is issued from the game machine. Therefore, even if a big hit occurs, the game machine can be continuously used without supplying coins.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

〔Example〕

In FIG. 2 showing the appearance of a slot machine using the present invention, a front door 3 which can be opened and closed is attached to the front surface of a main body 2 of the slot machine. This front door 3
Are provided with observation windows 4 to 6 so that three symbols can be observed on each of the three reels 7 to 9 installed in the main body 2.

Insert coins from coin slot 10 and start lever 1
When 1 is operated, the reels 7 to 9 rotate. When the stop buttons 12 to 14 provided for each reel are pressed at arbitrary timings, the reels 7 to 9 are stopped. Then, when the symbols corresponding to the preset winning combination are lined up on the winning line, the coins of the number corresponding to the winning combination are received from the payout opening 16 below the front door 3 into the receiving tray 17
Be paid to.

The main body 2 has a card issuing means 21 for writing data in the IC card 18 and issuing it, as will be described later. As a result of playing the game, the card issuing means 21
This is activated when a jackpot hit occurs, and the coin payout number of, for example, 300 coins allocated to the jackpot hit is written in the data memory in the IC card 18. The IC card 18 thus written is ejected from the ejection port 19 provided in the front door 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the IC card 18 includes a microcomputer (hereinafter, referred to as a microcomputer) 24 and an external connection terminal 2 inside a plastic base 22 having an insulating property.
5 is built in, and the microcomputer 24 is C
PU 26, interface 27, program memory 2
8 and a data memory 29.

This IC card 18 is electrically connected to the card issuing means 21 through an external connection terminal 25, signals are exchanged between them, and coin payout number data is written in the data memory 29 when a jackpot occurs. Be done. The program memory 28 stores a processing procedure for performing the above-described writing processing. In addition, the data memory 2
As the data to be written in 9, not only the above-mentioned payout number,
It is advisable to add the slot machine number, the date and time when a jackpot hit occurred, and so on.

FIG. 1 shows the outline of the card issuing means 21 and the control means for outputting the operation signal to the card issuing means 21 to operate it. The card issuing means 21 is composed of a storage case 30 for accommodating an unissued card, a writing / reading circuit 41, a card feeding means, etc., and a control means for operating them is composed of a microcomputer 15 and an input / output circuit 40. Has been done. The IC card 18 before data writing is stacked and stored in a storage case 30 provided in the main body 2 of the slot machine, and is urged upward by a spring 39 via a partition plate 38.

A feeding path 31 is provided between the storage case 30 and the discharge port 19.
Is provided, and the stepping motor 3 is provided in the feeding path 31.
A feeding roller 32 driven by 7a, feeding rollers 33, 35 driven by a stepping motor 37b, and pressure rollers 34, 36 are arranged. Feed roller 3
2 sends the uppermost IC card 18 of the storage case 30 toward the writing position. The feeding roller 33 sandwiches the IC card 18 sent from the storage case 30 with the pressure bonding roller 34, and feeds the IC card 18 to the data writing position. Further, the feeding roller 35 cooperates with the pressure roller 36 to feed the IC card 18 after data writing toward the discharge port 19 of the front door 3.

At a data writing position between the feeding roller 33 and the feeding roller 35, a terminal unit 52 that comes into contact with the external connection terminal 25 of the IC card 18 fed to this position is provided. This terminal unit 52 is a read / write circuit 4
Connected to 1. The terminal unit 52 and I
Through the external connection terminal 25 of the C card 18, the data is written in the data memory 29 or the data written therein is read.

The operation of the card issuing means 21 is controlled by the microcomputer 15 together with the drive control of the stepping motors 53 to 55 for driving the reels of the slot machine. Therefore, a signal from the signal generator 51, that is, a start signal from the start lever 11 and a stop signal from the stop buttons 12 to 14 are input to the microcomputer 15 via the input / output circuit 40. The input / output circuit 4 is connected to the drive circuits 43 to 45 of the stepping motors 53 to 55.
A drive pulse is supplied from the microcomputer 15 via 0.

Each time the rotating reels 7 to 9 pass the reference position, the position sensors 47 to 49 output a reset pulse, which is fed back to the microcomputer 15 via the input / output circuit 40. The microcomputer 15 has drive circuits 43 to 4
Each drive pulse supplied to 5 is counted, and the rotational position of the reels 7 to 9 can be known by the number of drive pulses. That is, the reference position at which the reset pulse is obtained is predetermined, and it is also known how the symbols are arranged from the reference position. Therefore, after passing through the reference position, how many driving pulses are supplied. Depending on whether the stepping motor has stopped at that point, the observation window 4
It is possible to know which symbol is displayed in 6.

Based on the number of drive pulses supplied to the drive circuits 43 to 45, the microcomputer 15 confirms the combination of symbols when the reels are stopped, and if this corresponds to winning, the hopper control circuit via the input / output circuit 40. A coin payout signal is output to 46. This activates the hopper 50,
The number of coins corresponding to the winning is paid out. Reference numeral 42 is a stepping motor 37a,
The motor drive circuit which controls drive of 37b is shown.

The slot machine configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When a coin is inserted from the coin slot 10, the start lever 11
Is unlocked. When the start lever 11 is operated, a start signal is sent from the signal generator 51 to the microcomputer 1
5, the microcomputer 15 supplies drive pulses to the drive circuits 43 to 45. This enables the stepping motor 5
3-55 are driven, and the reels 7-9 start rotating all at once.

After the stepping motors 53-55 reach steady rotation,
When the stop buttons 12 to 14 are pressed at arbitrary timing, the drive pulse is not supplied to the drive circuits 43 to 45, the stepping motors 53 to 55 are stopped, and the reels 7 to 9 are stopped. When the reels 7 to 9 are stopped in this way, the microcomputer 15 confirms whether or not a winning is obtained, based on the number of drive pulses supplied to the drive circuits 43 to 45. As a result of this confirmation, if no prize is obtained, one game ends, and a coin insertion standby state is entered. In addition, as a result of the winning confirmation, if a medium or small hit is obtained, a coin payout signal is output from the microcomputer 15 to the hopper control circuit 46, and the hopper 50 pays a prescribed number of coins according to the type of hit. One game ends after being issued.

If a big hit is confirmed by the microcomputer 15,
No coin payout signal is supplied to the hopper control circuit 46, and the microcomputer 15 outputs an operation signal to each of the motor drive circuit 42 and the write / read circuit 41 via the input / output circuit 40. As a result, first, the stepping motor 37
When a is rotated by a certain amount, the uppermost IC card 18 in the storage case 30 is sent out by the feeding roller 32, and its tip moves to a position where it enters between the feeding roller 33 and the pressure roller 34. When the IC card 18 moves a certain amount in this way, the stepping motor 37a stops, and then the stepping motor 37b rotates a certain amount. As a result, the IC card 18 is sent to the data writing position, and stops with the external connection terminal 25 in contact with the terminal unit 52. At this position, the tip of the IC card 18 is in a state of being inserted between the feeding roller 35 and the pressure roller 36.

After the IC card 18 is sent to the data writing position in this way, the writing / reading circuit 41 operates and the data supplied from the microcomputer 15, that is, the number of coins to be paid at the time of a big hit, and the unit number of this slot machine. And the date and time are written in the data memory 29 of the IC card 18. Then, when this writing process is completed, the writing / reading circuit 41 reads the data actually written in the data memory 29 of the IC card 18, and compares this with the data sent from the microcomputer 15. As a result of this collation, if the both match, the write completion signal is fed back from the write / read circuit 41 to the microcomputer 15.

The microcomputer 15 receives the write completion signal and operates the motor drive circuit 42 again. As a result, the stepping motor 37b is driven for a certain period of time, and the I
The C card 18 is moved toward the discharge port 19 by the feeding roller 35 and the pressure bonding roller 36, and the driving of the stepping motor 37b is stopped with the tip protruding from the discharge port 19. Therefore, if the player pulls out the tip of this IC card 18, the IC card 1 in which data has been written
8 can be obtained.

After the IC card 18 is issued in this manner, coins can be continuously inserted from the coin insertion slot 10 to restart the game. According to the above, in the case of a big hit such as a jackpot, instead of paying out a large amount of coins from the main body 2 of the slot machine, the IC card 18 in which the number of coins to be paid is written is simply issued. ,
The game is not interrupted while coins are paid out and coins are replenished.

The IC card 18 in which the data is written as described above
Can be exchanged for coins, prizes, etc. by submitting them to the front of the game center, for example, and this IC card 18 can also be used as a credit card. That is, the write / read circuit 41
Since the data can be read from the C card 18, it is possible to insert the IC card 18 into the slot machine and play the game instead of actually inserting the coin from the coin slot 10. .

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when a big hit occurs, the coins are not paid out at all, and instead, an IC card in which the total number of coins to be paid is written as data is issued. At the time of occurrence, a part of the payout number may be actually paid out, and the remaining coin number may be written in the IC card 18. Further, a coin accommodation amount detector is provided in a bucket accommodating coins to be used for payout, and when the coin accommodation amount is insufficient for payout of the payout coins, I
The device may be devised such that the C card 18 is issued. Instead of the IC card 18, a magnetic card, a perforated sheet or the like can be used as a medium for writing data.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, in the gaming machine of the present invention, when a big hit occurs, instead of paying out a large amount of coins, the payout number of coins or a part of the payout number is actually paid out. Since the card in which the remaining number of coins is written is issued, the payout of coins is insufficient at the time of a big hit, and the labor such as the need for the replenishment of coins is urgently unnecessary. Also, even if a big hit occurs, the inconvenience that the game has to be interrupted until the large amount of coins are paid out is solved,
There is also an advantage that the player does not have to actually handle a large number of coins due to a big hit, only by storing the card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a main part showing an embodiment of a slot machine using the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view of a slot machine using the present invention. FIG. 3 shows I used in the slot machine using the present invention.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the electric constitution of a C card. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the slot machine having the configuration of FIG. 2 ... Main body 7, 8, 9 ... Reel 15 ... Microcomputer 18 ... IC card 19 ... Ejection port 37a, 37b ... Stepping motor 41 ... Write / read circuit 42 ... Motor drive circuit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which when a game is played and a prize is generated, a payout number of coins corresponding to the type of the prize is paid out, wherein the prize type is a large number of coins paid. It is determined whether it is a certain big hit or another hit with a small number of coins to be paid, and when it is the big hit, an operation signal is output without operating the coin payout hopper, and the other When it is a hit, it comprises a control means for driving the hopper to execute payout of all coins of the number of payouts, a card storage part storing an unrecorded card, and a data writing means. The data issuing means is driven in response to the operation signal of, and a card issuer for recording and ejecting the number of coins to be paid at the time of the big hit on the card Game machine, characterized in that it is provided with a, and. 2. A game machine in which a coin is paid out according to the type of the prize when a prize is generated as a result of playing the game, and the type of the prize is a large number of coins to be paid. It is judged whether it is a big hit or another hit with a small number of coins paid out, and when it is the big hit, the hopper for paying out coins is operated to pay out a part of the coins paid out. And the operation signal is output, and when it is the other hit, the control means for driving the hopper to execute payout of all coins of the number of payouts, and a card storage unit storing an unrecorded card. Data writing means, the data writing means is driven in response to an actuation signal from the control means, and the coin distribution at the time of the big hit is distributed. Gaming machine, characterized in that the remaining number of coins obtained by subtracting the payout already coins from number of sheets and a card issuing means for discharging recorded on the card.