JPS63311982A - Magnetic card type pinball rental system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is a magnetic card type ball rental device that monitors the operation of a magnetic card type ball lending device and, if an abnormal operation is detected, notifies a person by a predetermined means. This relates to a card-type pachinko ball rental system.

(Prior Art) The applicant has already filed an application for a pachinko ball rental system using a magnetic card ball rental system in a pachinko parlor (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 143085/1985). In addition, the applicant has already filed an application regarding the improvement of a pachinko ball rental machine (Japanese Patent Application No. 104760/1983, Patent Application No. 61/1983).
No. 248169 and Utility Model Application No. 62-60224), these ball lending machines cannot detect abnormal operations if the ball lending machine breaks down or is used illegally, and pachinko It was not possible to deal with accidents such as not being able to lend out balls or pachinko balls falling flat.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention was invented to further improve the conventional system described above, and each time the ball lending device performs a ball lending operation, it sends a ball lending completion signal to the control computer. If the ball lending complete signal is not returned within a predetermined time even though the control computer has issued the ball lending permission signal, or if the control computer has not issued the ball lending permission signal, the ball The purpose of the present invention is to provide a magnetic card-type pachinko ball rental system that is capable of responding immediately in the event of an accident by issuing an alarm and notifying the occurrence of an abnormality when a rental completion signal is returned. It is.

(Means for Solving the Problem) The gist of the present invention is to provide a magnetic card insertion slot, a remaining number display unit that displays the number of remaining uses of the magnetic card or the remaining usage amount, and a magnetic card slot that is connected to the magnetic card insertion slot. A magnetic card reader section,
Pachinko ball storage means for storing a predetermined number of Pachinko balls;
A pachinko ball rental device having a ball-out sensor that detects when a pachinko ball is out of shape, a ball jam sensor that detects when a pachinko ball is jammed, and a release means that releases the stored pachinko balls from the pachinko ball storage means. A control computer is connected to the device, and when a predetermined magnetic card is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot and pulled out, the magnetic information of the magnetic card is read by the magnetic card reader section, and a ball loan request signal is sent along with this magnetic information. The information is sent to a control computer, and if the sent magnetic card information and ball lending request signal satisfy predetermined ball lending conditions, the control computer sends a ball lending permission signal back to the ball lending device and stores it. Pachinko balls are opened and balls are rented, and the actual number of uses or amount of money used for the magnetic card inserted into the magnetic card slot is stored in the control computer, and the maximum number of uses or maximum use of the magnetic card is set in advance. A magnetic card type pachinko ball that calculates and stores the remaining number of uses or remaining amount by subtracting the actual number of uses or the amount used from the amount, and displays the remaining number of uses or remaining amount on the remaining number display section. In the lending system, an alarm device is connected to a control computer and configured to send a ball lending completion signal to the control computer each time the ball lending device performs a ball lending operation, and when the control computer issues a ball lending permission signal. However, if the ball lending completion signal is not returned within a predetermined time, or if the ball lending completion signal is returned even though the control computer has not issued a ball lending permission signal, the alarm device will issue an alarm and indicate an abnormality. The present invention resides in a magnetic card type pachinko ball rental system characterized by notifying the occurrence of the occurrence.

In the present invention, if a selection button for specifying the requested number of pachinko balls to be rented is further provided, there is an advantage that the number of balls to be rented can be specified according to the user's wishes.

If the selection button is configured with an illuminated pushbutton switch and has both the function of displaying the remaining number and selecting the number of requested balls, there will be no need to provide a remaining number display section in addition to the selection button, and the cost will be reduced accordingly. This will result in a reduction.

In the present invention, it is also possible to further provide a ball lending requesting display section that displays whether or not a ball lending request operation is being performed, so as to inform the user whether or not a ball lending request is being made.

It is convenient for visual inspection if the ball lending requesting display section is set as a ball lending requesting lamp.

In the present invention, when a ball breakage or ball jam is detected by the ball breakage sensor or ball jam sensor, if the ball breakage or ball jam is not cleared within a predetermined time, ball lending is not performed, and the ball breakage or ball jam is detected within a predetermined time. It can also be configured to perform normal ball lending processing when the ball jam is resolved or when there is no ball breakage or ball jam from the beginning.

In the present invention, if the remaining number display section performs the display function during ball lending request, there is no need to provide a separate ball lending request display section, resulting in cost reduction.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below based on the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a magnetic card type pachinko ball rental device, and a magnetic card insertion slot 4 is provided on the front surface of the device.

A magnetic card reader section 6 is connected to the rear of the magnetic card insertion slot 4, and the magnetic card reader section 6 is provided with a magnetic head 8 for reading magnetic information from the magnetic card (second ), the magnetic information of the magnetic card M inserted from the magnetic card insertion slot 4 is read by the magnetic head 8, and the read magnetic information is sent to a control computer C, which will be described later, to be recorded and perform necessary control. The magnetic information of the magnetic card ball rental company M used in the present invention includes unique information such as the card number of the magnetic card ball rental company, the date and time of issue, and the issuing store number. A take-out part 10 for pachinko balls P to be lent is provided below the magnetic card insertion slot 4. C is a control computer connected to the magnetic card type pachinko ball lending device 2 and having a control section for controlling the ball lending device 2 and a storage section for storing necessary information.

When a regular magnetic card M is inserted, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are loaned according to a command from the control computer C. Reference numeral 12 denotes a remaining number display section for displaying the remaining number of magnetic cards M inserted according to a command from the control computer C. The way to display this remaining number is to set it so that 25 balls are rented in - times, and a total of 10 balls are rented, and the remaining number is 8.5, 3, 1°0. You may also display the balance (yen) as 800, etc.
500, 300, 100. It can also be displayed as O etc.

In the example shown in Fig. 1, the number of pachinko balls that can be rented by one insertion and withdrawal of the magnetic card M is specified in advance (for example, 50), and the user cannot select the number. There is. Of course, it is also possible for the user to specify the number of balls to be rented; for example, as shown in FIG.
The player may be configured to be able to request pachinko balls for 100 yen, 14f for 200 yen, and 14g for 500 yen. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, if the ball loan request number selection button 14 is configured with an illuminated pushbutton switch, and the remaining number of uses or remaining amount of use is displayed by lighting and extinguishing the selection button 14, The installation of the remaining number display section 12 as shown in FIG. 1 or 3 can be omitted,
This has the advantage of being able to reduce costs.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, reference numeral 16 indicates a ball lending request lamp which serves as a ball lending request display section, which lights up when the magnetic card M is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot 4 and pulled out, and the ball lending request operation is performed. The light remains on while the ball is being played, but when the ball lending operation is completed or for some reason (for example, if the ball runs out or is not cleared within a predetermined time, or if the magnetic card is determined to be a fraudulent card). etc.), when the ball lending operation is no longer performed, the light goes out. Therefore, the user can visually check whether or not the ball lending operation is being performed, so that the user does not feel anxious. Further, in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, if the illuminated push button switch 14 is also used as the ball lending request lamp 16, the installation of the ball lending request lamp 16 can be omitted, leading to cost reduction. Furthermore, without providing the ball lending request display unit 16 as a separate unit, the remaining number display unit 12 in FIGS.
For example, it can be displayed as 0).

18 is an alarm device connected to the control computer C. The ball lending device 2 is configured to send a ball lending completion signal to the control computer C every time it performs a ball lending operation. This ball loan completion signal has a voltage of 0. 5~IQO
V, l/j is about 3-1 OQms. If the ball lending completion signal is not returned within a predetermined period of time (set to about 0 to 10 seconds) even though the control computer C has issued the ball lending permission signal, there is a problem with the ball lending device 2 or the communication system. An abnormality has occurred. In addition, if the ball lending completion signal is returned even though the control computer C has not outputted the ball lending permission signal, it is possible that the ball lending device 2 is malfunctioning, that there is an abnormality in the communication system, or that there is a mischief. It is being used illegally. In these cases, the alarm device 18 issues an alarm to notify the occurrence of an abnormality. As this alarm device 18, an alarm lamp may be provided on the ball lending device 2 and turned on, or an alarm buzzer may be provided on the ball lending device 2 and this may be sounded. Further, the control computer C may be provided with a display device (television), and the number of the ball rental device 2 may be displayed at the same time as the alarm buzzer sounds.

Next, the operation of the magnetic card type pachinko ball rental device 2 of the present invention will be explained together with the operation of the control computer C using the flowchart shown in FIG. In this case, an example will be used in which the magnetic card ball rental field M is set to 100θ yen per card, and 25 pachinko balls are lent out for 100 yen, for a total of 250 pachinko balls worth 1000 yen. . For convenience of explanation, the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described, but since almost the same operation is performed in other embodiments, the explanation of each will be omitted.

The user presses the number selection button 14 for borrowing balls, and the magnetic card M is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot 4 and pulled out (either pressing the selection button 14 or inserting the magnetic card M may be done first depending on the settings). However, it is necessary to perform both operations within about 0 to 2 seconds, and if it takes longer than that, it is configured to be repeated.), and the magnetic card M is read by the magnetic card reader section 6. When the magnetic information is read (in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, there is no selection button 14 and there is no need to specify the number of balls to borrow), at this time, the ball lending request lamp 16 lights up.Next, when a ball breakage is detected by the ball breakage sensor 48, which will be described later, or a ball jam is detected by the ball jam sensor 50, a predetermined time (for example, about 5 seconds, but this time is determined by a known timer). If the ball is broken or the ball is jammed, it may be set by one method.
Since ball lending is not possible, the ball lending requesting lamp 16 goes out and the operation ends. On the other hand, if a ball breakage or a ball jam does not exist, or if a ball breakage or a ball jam is initially detected but the ball breakage or ball jam is resolved within the above-mentioned predetermined time, a ball lending request is made It goes without saying that the present invention also includes a case in which the above-mentioned waiting period is not performed. The control computer C reads the contents of the magnetic card information and recognizes unique information such as the card number of the magnetic card ball rental company M, the date and time of issue, and the issuing store number. If these unique information is abnormal, an error message will be displayed, e.g. “E”
is displayed on the remaining number display section 12, and the ball lending requesting lamp 16 is turned off to complete the operation. If the unique information is normal, the control computer C determines the remaining number of magnetic card balls available for rental,
That is, it checks how many balls or how many yen have already been lent, and when there is no remaining number, that is, the remaining number - 0, a remaining number = 0 signal is sent to the ball lending device 2, and at the same time, a ball lending disallowance signal is sent. Either send it to the ball lending device 2 or ignore the ball lending request signal. Ball lending device 2
is set to 0 on the remaining number display section 12 by a command from the control computer C.
is displayed and ball lending is not allowed, while magnetic card ball lending world M
If there is a remaining number of balls, but the number of ball lending requests is greater than the remaining number, the ball lending is permitted, a signal is sent to the ball lending device 2, and the remaining number of balls in the magnetic card ball lending area M is rented, and the remaining number is set to 0. . At the same time, a remaining number-0 signal is sent to the ball lending device 2, and 0 is displayed on the remaining number display section 12. In addition, when there is a remaining number of magnetic card ball lending areas M and the number of ball lending requests is within the remaining number, the control computer C sends a remaining number signal (the new remaining number is the old remaining number - the current number used) and A ball lending permission signal is sent back to the ball lending device 2. In this case, the ball lending permission signal and the remaining number signal may be sent individually.
The remaining number signal may be included as part of the ball lending permission signal.

The ball lending device 2 displays a new remaining number on the remaining number display section 12 in response to a signal from the control computer C, lends the requested number of pachinko balls, and at the same time, the ball lending requesting lamp 16 turns off. When the ball lending is completed, a ball lending completion signal is sent to the control computer C, and the - times of ball lending operations are completed. If the ball lending completion signal is not returned to the control computer C within the predetermined time, it means that the ball lending device 2 is malfunctioning or there is an abnormality in the communication system, and the control computer C has not authorized the ball lending. If the ball lending completion signal is returned even though the signal is not being output, the ball lending device 2 may be malfunctioning, there may be an abnormality in the communication system, or it may be mischief or unauthorized use. In these cases, the alarm device 18 issues an alarm to notify the occurrence of an abnormality. The staff member will go to the ball lending device where the abnormality has occurred and will deal with the malfunction or abnormality.

When the magnetic card ball rental field M is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot 4 again, the same operation is repeated.

The remaining number display section 12 has a 7-segment LED display, etc.
The number of remaining uses may be displayed as a number such as 0 to 9, such as 0.1
It is also possible to display the remaining amount (yen) such as 00, 300, 500.800, etc. Also, L
It is also possible to provide a required number of ED lamps and to display the remaining number by lighting the lamps as many as the remaining number. In this case, the lighting time is 2~
It only takes about 5 seconds.

The remaining number display section 12 has a 7-segment LED display, etc.
The number of remaining uses may be displayed as a number such as 0 to 9, such as 0.1
It is also possible to display the remaining amount (yen) such as 00, 300, 500.800, etc. Also, L
It is also possible to provide a required number of ED lamps and to display the remaining number by lighting the lamps as many as the remaining number. In this case, the lighting time is 2~
It only takes about 5 seconds.

The means for storing pachinko balls and the means for releasing the stored pachinko balls, which constitute the main body of the magnetic card-type pachinko ball lending device 2, are not particularly limited, and the means for storing pachinko balls that constitute the main body of the magnetic card type pachinko ball lending device 2 are not particularly limited. Any device that can eject pachinko balls P based on a signal that M has been inserted and store pachinko balls P when there is no signal is sufficient.For example, the patent application filed by the applicant 6
The mechanism of No. 1-248169 can be applied as described below (FIGS. 8 to 12).

Reference numeral 20 denotes a ball insertion path that constitutes a part of the pachinko ball rental machine, and serves to guide the insertion of pachinko balls P. 22 is a ball storage path provided below the ball insertion path 20. The upper end of the ball storage path 22 is opened to form an upper end opening 24, and communicates with the cough ball insertion path 20 via the upper end opening 24. 26 is a ball discharge path provided below the ball storage path 22. The lower end of the ball storage path 22 is opened to form a lower end opening 28, and communicates with the ball discharge path 26 via the lower end opening 28.

The illustrated example has the advantage that by arranging a plurality of ball storage paths 22 in parallel, the time required to drop and discharge pachinko balls can be shortened, and the operation can be speeded up when repeatedly lending balls. The figure shows a case where three wires are installed in parallel. The number of ball storage paths 22 to be installed is determined in consideration of the installation space and the speed of ball lending operation. As the number of installed ball storage paths 22 increases, the space in the width direction increases accordingly,
As the space in the length direction becomes shorter, the number of pachinko balls P stored per pachinko ball decreases, so the time required to rent balls is shortened, and when renting balls repeatedly, the time required to rent balls decreases. It will be much shorter and more convenient.

A stopper member 30 has an upper stopper 30a that opens and closes the upper end opening 24 and a lower stopper 30b that opens and closes the lower end opening 28. The upper and lower stops 308 and 30b are connected to the upper and lower openings 24.28.
It is not necessarily necessary to completely block the pachinko ball P, and various shapes can be considered. In the illustrated example, as best shown in FIG.
4.28 is partially obstructed to prevent pachinko balls P from falling. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, a side plate 36 is made to protrude laterally from the support plate 32, and a ball passage 38 is formed in the cough side plate 36, corresponding to the opening 24, 28 and through which at least the pachinko balls P can pass. An open configuration is also possible.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a spring means attached to one side of the support means 32 to constantly bias the stopper member 30 in one direction. 42 connects the stopper member 30 to the spring means 40.
The support plate 32 is connected to the other side of the support plate 32 by a solenoid means that can pull the support plate 32 in the other direction for a certain period of time. The spring means 40 and the solenoid means 42 constitute a stopper actuating means.

When the ball rental magnetic card M is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot 4 described above, and the magnetic card reader section 6 determines that it is a regular magnetic card and receives a predetermined ball rental request number signal, a pachinko ball release signal is sent. be done. When this pachinko ball release signal is received, the solenoid means 42 is actuated to pull or attract and move the stop/flange member 30 in the other direction. The solenoid means 42 is not activated (off)
In the state, the stopper member 30 is biased in one direction,
The upper stopper 308 is located on the side of the upper end opening 240 and does not stop the pachinko balls P, while the lower stopper 30b is located inside the lower end opening 26 and performs the action of stopping the pachinko balls P (Fig. 8). and FIG. 11), when the solenoid means 42 is activated (on), it is attracted and moved in the other direction, and the upper stopper 30a closes the upper end opening 24.
The lower stopper 30b is located on the side of the lower end opening 28 and does not perform a stopping action.
Figure 12).

The state in which the stopper member 30 is sucked in the other direction does not need to be maintained any longer once all the pachinko balls P in the ball storage path 22 have fallen, so the ball storage path 22 becomes empty. Gradually, the solenoid means 42 is turned off and the stopper member 30 is pulled back in one direction by the spring means 40 to return to its original state, and the pachinko balls P are quickly stored again for the next ball lending. is necessary. Therefore, the time during which the solenoid means 42 is turned on and sucks the stopper member 30 is sufficient for a very short time of about 0.83 to 1 second.

Note that 48 is a ball-out sensor that detects the presence or absence of pachinko balls P in the ball insertion path 20, and 50 is a ball jam sensor that detects the presence or absence of pachinko balls P in the ball discharge path 26.

When a ball breakage in the ball insertion path 20 is detected by the ball breakage sensor 48 and a ball blockage in the ball discharge path 26 is detected by the ball blockage sensor 50, normal ball lending cannot be performed, so the solenoid means 42 is no longer in operation.

The number of balls rented at one time in current pachinko parlors is 25, but in order to discharge this number at one time, the three rows of ball storage paths 22 in the illustrated embodiment are required. In this case, 9, 8, or 8 pachinko balls P may be stored.

When only one ball storage path 22 is installed, all 25 pachinko balls P can be stored.In the future, if the number of balls rented for - times changes, the number of stored balls can be adjusted accordingly. Of course, all you have to do is set it.

The structure of the ball insertion path 20 will now be further explained. The ball insertion path 20 has a diagonal path 52 having an inclination through which the pachinko balls P that have entered can naturally flow down. The oblique path 20 has a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) ball inlets 54a, 54b, 54 corresponding to the number of installed ball storage paths 22.
c is drilled. 56 a, 56 b, 5
6c is a plurality of ball guiding paths that communicate the ball inlets 54a, 54b, 54c and the upper end opening 24 of the ball storage path 22. The cough ball inlets 54a, 54b, 54c need to have a size that allows the pachinko ball P to fall, and have a diameter that is slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball P, and the ball guidance As shown in the figure, the lengths of the paths 56b and 56C are such that the pachinko balls P are guided by the ball guiding paths 56b and 56C.
It is necessary to set the ball PL at the upper end so that it does not protrude upward from the bottom surface of the oblique path 20 and obstruct the flow of other balls P when the ball PL is guided and filled. Also, the taxiway 56a,
The length of the pachinko balls 56b and the installation positions of the ball entrances 54b and 54C are as shown in the figure.
6b and the oblique path portions 52a, 52b, the ball P2 on the proximal end protrudes from the plane of perpendicular lines Vl, V2 drawn perpendicularly upward from the tip edges of the ball inlets 54b, 54C, and other balls are filled. It is necessary to set it so that it does not interfere with the falling of P into the ball inlets 54b and 54C.

When a pachinko ball P is inserted from the ball insertion path 20, the solenoid means 42 is initially in an off state, and as shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, since the stopper member 30 is urged by the spring means 40 and moves in one direction, the upper end opening 24
is open and the lower end opening 28 is closed, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls P are stored in the ball storage path 22.Next, the magnetic card M is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot 4 and the pachinko ball P is stored in the magnetic card reader section. When the magnetic card 6 is read as a legitimate magnetic card and a signal indicating the predetermined number of ball lending requests is received, the solenoid means 42 is turned on, and the stopper member 30 is moved in the other direction against the spring means 40. , the upper end opening 24 is closed, the lower end opening 26 is opened, and all the pachinko balls P in the ball storage path 22 fall downward and are ejected from the ball discharge path 26 to be lent (12th figure).

When all the pachinko balls P are dropped and discharged, the solenoid means 42 is turned off again, and the stopper member 30 is turned off by the spring means 4.
Since it moves in one direction again by 0, it returns to the same state as the beginning (FIGS. 8 and 11). In this way, the ball lending operation is repeated every time the magnetic card ball lending field M is inserted.

In the above example, the upper and lower stoppers were integrated into one stopper member, but the upper and lower stoppers were formed separately, and the openings at the upper and lower ends could be opened and closed alternately in the same way as described above. It goes without saying that it is possible to configure a similar ball lending operation by forcing the player to perform the same ball lending operation.

To explain the movement of the pachinko ball P in the ball insertion path 20, when the upper end opening 24 is closed, the pachinko ball P
When the pachinko balls P enter the ball insertion path 20, they first flow down the oblique path 52. The pachinko balls P flowing down depend on the degree of inclination of the oblique path 52. For example, if the inclination is steep, the pachinko balls P flow down to the ball entrance 54b.

54c and fall from the ball entrance 54a, filling starts from the ball guide path 56a, and when the ball guide path 56a and the oblique path portion 52a are filled, the pachinko balls P fall from the ball entrance 5
Pachinko balls P fall from the ball entrance 54c and begin to fill the first guideway 56b, and when the first guideway 56b and the oblique route portion 52b are filled, the pachinko balls P fall from the ball entrance 54c and fill the first guideway 56b.
Fill with 6c. At this time, since the pachinko ball P2 does not protrude from the surface of the perpendicular lines v1 and v2,
Pachinko ball P smoothly moves to taxiway 1 56 b.

He is guided to fall by 56c. On the other hand, for example, if the slope of the diagonal path 52 is gentle, the pachinko balls P flowing down the diagonal path 52 fall from the first ball entrance 54c and start filling the first guide path 56C. When the first guideway 56C is filled, the first guideway 56C is filled.
The pachinko balls P flow down over the pachinko balls PL located at the uppermost end filled in the guideway 56c, and flow down to the next ball entrance 5.
4b and start filling the 1st taxiway 56b. When the first guideway 56b is filled, the pachinko balls P flow down over the pachinko balls P1 located at the uppermost end filled in the first guideway 56b, fall into the next ball entrance 54a, and enter the first guideway. Start filling 56a. The first guiding path 56a is filled with pachinko balls P, and the diagonal path 52 is further filled with pachinko balls P. At this time, the pachinko balls Pl located at the top end of each guideway 56c, 56b are positioned so as not to interfere with the other balls P, so the pachinko balls P can perform the above-mentioned operations smoothly. . In addition, the above-mentioned operation of the pachinko ball P in the ball pushing path 20 is an extreme explanation of when the slope of the oblique path 52 is steep and when it is gentle.
The movement of the pachinko balls P in reality is a mixture of the two movements mentioned above.In any case, the movement of the pachinko balls P in the ball pushing path 20 is extremely smooth, and there is no possibility that the balls will get stuck. It's something that doesn't exist.

When the upper end opening 24 of the ball storage path 22 is opened with the pachinko balls P inserted and filled into the ball insertion path 20 as described above, each of the filled pachinko balls P falls by a predetermined number. . Further, when the upper end opening 24 is closed, the pachinko balls P are smoothly inserted and filled into the ball insertion path 20 by the same movement again.

Although the system of the present invention relates to a pachinko ball lending system, it goes without saying that the technical idea of the present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than pachinko, such as coin lending machines of slot machines.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, an alarm device is provided and a ball lending completion signal is sent to the control computer every time the ball lending device performs a ball lending operation, and the control computer If the ball lending completion signal is not returned within a predetermined time even though the ball lending permission signal has been issued, or if the ball lending completion signal is returned even though the control computer has not issued the ball lending permission signal, Since an alarm is issued to notify the occurrence of an abnormality, it is possible to take immediate action if a failure, accident, or trouble occurs in the ball lending device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the connection between the magnetic card type pachinko ball lending device and the control computer according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the magnetic card insertion slot and the magnetic card reader section, and Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the magnetic card insertion slot and the magnetic card reader section. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the connection between the magnetic card type pachinko ball rental device and the control computer according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. The figure is an explanatory diagram of the connection between the magnetic card type pachinko ball lending device and the control computer according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is the connection between the magnetic card type pachinko ball lending device and the control computer according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the magnetic card type pachinko ball lending system of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory drawing showing an example of the ball lending mechanism, and FIG. A top view of water catching of the stopper member, Fig. 1O is a top view of water catching showing another example of the stopper member, Figs. and FIG. 12 respectively show the state in which pachinko balls are dropped and paid out. 4--magnetic card insertion slot, 6--magnetic card reader section, M--magnetic card, 8--magnetic head, 10-
...-Pachinko ball outlet, 12--Remaining number display section, 14
...Ball lending request number selection button, 16--Ball lending request display section, 18-Alarm device, 20-1 insertion path, 22--Ball storage path, 24--Top opening, 26 ...-ball discharge path,
28--Lower end opening, 30--Stopper member, 3
0a...-upper stopper, 30b...-lower stopper, 40...-spring means, 42-...-solenoid means,
52... Diagonal path, 54a, 54b, 54cm=ball entrance, 56a, 56b, 56 C--ball guideway,
P, P 1, P 2 = pachinko balls. Patent Applicant Nax Co., Ltd. Same as above Katama-O drawing r1 letter Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 11 Figure 12 Procedural amendment form G) % formula % 1. Indication of case Patent application 62-148706 No. 2, Title of the invention: Magnetic card type pachinko ball rental system 3, Relationship with the amended person's case Patent applicant address: 2-6-6 Ebisu Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Name: Nasokus Co., Ltd. Address: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 1-5-5-3208 Tomobuchicho, Ichibejima-ku
Name: Kataki-O 4, Agent address: 1-4-26 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108 (1)
Submit Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure f, clearly depicting the explanatory characters in the figures, as attached.

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[Scope of Claims] (1) A magnetic card insertion slot, a remaining number display unit that displays the number of remaining uses of the magnetic card or the remaining usage amount, and a magnetic card reader unit that is connected to the magnetic card insertion slot; A pachinko ball storage means for storing a predetermined number of pachinko balls, a ball-out sensor for detecting when a pachinko ball has run out, a ball jam sensor for detecting a jam in a pachinko ball, and a pachinko ball storage means for storing a predetermined number of pachinko balls. A control computer is connected to a pachinko ball rental device having a release means for releasing from the storage means, and when a predetermined magnetic card is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot and pulled out, the magnetic information of the magnetic card is transferred to the magnetic card reader section. A ball lending request signal is sent to the control computer along with this magnetic information, and the control computer will issue a ball lending request signal if the sent magnetic card information and ball lending request signal satisfy predetermined ball lending conditions. A permission signal is sent back to the ball lending device to release the stored pachinko balls to rent out the balls, and the control computer stores the actual number of times the magnetic card inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot or the amount spent is used. Then, the actual number of uses or the amount used is subtracted from the preset maximum number of uses or the maximum amount used, and the remaining number of uses or remaining amount is calculated and stored. In a magnetic card type pachinko ball lending system that displays information on a number display section, an alarm device is connected to a control computer, and a ball lending completion signal is sent to the control computer each time the ball lending device performs a ball lending operation. If the ball lending completion signal is not returned within a predetermined time even though the control computer has issued the ball lending permission signal, or if the ball lending completion signal is not returned even though the control computer has not issued the ball lending permission signal. A magnetic card type pachinko ball rental system characterized in that the alarm device issues an alarm to notify the occurrence of an abnormality when the number is returned. (2) The magnetic card type pachinko ball rental system according to claim 1, further comprising a selection button for specifying the number of pachinko balls requested for rental. (3) The magnetic card according to claim 2, characterized in that the selection button is constituted by an illuminated pushbutton switch, and has both the function of displaying the number of remaining balls and the function of selecting the number of requested balls. Pachinko ball rental system. (4) A patent claim characterized in that a ball lending request display section is further provided to display whether or not a ball lending request is in progress, so that the user is informed of whether or not a ball lending request is in progress. A magnetic card type pachinko ball rental system according to any one of items 1 to 3. (5) The magnetic card type pachinko ball lending system according to claim 4, wherein the ball lending requesting display section is a ball lending requesting lamp. (6) The selection button is constituted by an illuminated pushbutton switch, and has the function of displaying the number of remaining balls, selecting the number of ball lending requests, and displaying the ball lending request in progress. A magnetic card-type pachinko ball rental system as described in Scope 5. (7) When a ball breakage or ball jam is detected by the ball breakage sensor or ball jam sensor, if the ball breakage or ball jam is not resolved within a predetermined time, the ball will not be rented, Any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that when the jammed ball is resolved or when there is no ball breakage or jammed ball from the beginning, the ball is rented as described above. A magnetic card-type pachinko ball rental system described in . (9) Claim 4, characterized in that the remaining number display section is made to perform the remaining number display function and the ball lending request display function without providing the ball lending request display section. The magnetic card pachinko ball rental system described.