JP5202423B2 - Bullet extrusion device in prize game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bullet pushing device for a prize game machine that obtains a prize by hitting a bullet against a prize.

A so-called prize game machine is installed in a game center or the like in which a prize is dropped by applying a pushing member to a prize displayed on a display stand.
As a prize game machine of this type, a prize acquisition game machine has been proposed (Patent Document 1). The prize dropping device in this game machine has a structure in which the spring steel material is extended from the drum toward the target prize in a straight line using a mechanism of a tape measure using the spring steel material. It will be dropped against the prize.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-43425

The above-mentioned proposal is a structure that uses spring steel and stretches, so if extreme force is applied, it may bend and the apex of the pushing part may be avoided like licking the prize, and it is not suitable for dropping heavy prizes. there were.
Therefore, when a bullet is pushed out, when a force is applied to the top of the pushing portion with respect to a receiving structure such as a prize, there is an extrusion device that can reliably push out the prize by continuously pushing the prize. desired.

  The object of the present invention is to keep the right and left bars having push bullets at the tip always in a triangular shape, so that the push force is always transmitted to the push bullets, and even if it hits a heavy prize, it will warp. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bullet extrusion device in a prize game machine that can be reliably pushed out.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention provides a bullet pushing device for a prize game machine that obtains a prize by dropping a prize displayed, and a bullet for pushing the prize, and the bullet Two push bar members that are pivotably supported, a lane that is installed in a direction facing the prize display, and the other end of the two push bar members that can move left and right on the lane. Two lane movement boxes attached rotatably, and by pushing the lane movement box on the lane, the bullets supported by the push bar members are pushed out in the direction of the prize display. And
Claim 2 of the present invention is a mechanism for moving the lanes moving boxes in the invention according to the first aspect, constitute a lane rack, the lane moving box, meshes with the rack attached to the motor and the motor output shaft When a gear is provided and the bullet is pushed out, the motor is driven to move the lane moving box left and right.

  According to the above configuration, since the prize can be pushed out powerfully, it becomes easy to give a player acquisition success image.

It is an external appearance perspective view of a prize game machine using the bullet extrusion device by the present invention. It is a side view for explaining operation of extrusion of a bullet extrusion device, and shows the state before pushing out a bullet. The side view for demonstrating the extrusion operation | movement of a bullet extrusion apparatus has shown the state which extruded the bullet. It is a top view which shows the structure of a bullet extrusion apparatus, and has shown the state before pushing out a bullet. The top view which shows the structure of a bullet extrusion apparatus, and has shown the state which extruded the bullet. It is the front view and side view which show the structure of the lane for gearboxes and gearboxes. It is a figure for demonstrating the detail of a panel part.

Hereinafter, the bullet extrusion device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a prize game machine using a bullet extrusion device according to the present invention.
In the prize game machine 10, a movable prize stand 30 is disposed at the rear of the prize floor 4, and a bullet pushing device 20 is provided in front. A prize is attached to the movable prize stand 30. In the bullet pusher 20, the push bar extends in a triangular shape according to the operation of the player, the push bullet attached to the tip of the push bar is pushed out, and the push bullet pushes the prize.
The inside of the prize game machine is shielded from the outside by the peripheral transparent window 5, and the player can see the inside from each direction. A panel portion 2 is disposed on the front surface, and a prize outlet 3 is provided below the control panel portion 2. If the bullet of the bullet pusher 20 pushes the prize of the variable prize stand 30 and falls, the dropped prize can be taken out from the prize outlet 3.

2A and 2B are side views for explaining the extrusion operation of the bullet extrusion device 20.
The movable prize stand 30 is composed of frames 31, 31... (See FIG. 1) and support frames 39, 40 over which the frames are spanned. The support frames 39 and 40 are rotatably connected by a shaft 41. Has been. A long groove 34 is formed at the lower end of the support frame 40, and the long groove 34 is fitted to a pin 33 that is planted on the prize game machine housing side. A gear 35 is rotatably provided at the upper end of the support frame 39. A motor drive unit composed of a motor 37, a gear group 38 that decelerates the motor output, and a gear 36 attached to the end of the gear group 38 is attached to the prize game machine housing side, and the gear 36 meshes with the gear 35. Yes.
The display position of the prize 32 (see FIG. 3A) can be adjusted back and forth by driving the motor 37 to push the central portion of the movable prize stand 30 forward and backward.

On the other hand, the bullet pusher 20 is attached to the gear box lane 16 so as to be movable to the left and right. ) Is attached so that it can move up and down.
The bullet pushing device 20 is moved to the vertical position by the player's operation, and the player can push out the bullet 11 aiming at one of the prizes in the prize group at that position.

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are plan views showing the structure of the bullet pushing device, showing the state before pushing out the bullet and the state after pushing out the bullet, respectively.
The gearbox lane 16 is engaged with the push gearboxes (left) 14 and (right) 15 so that the lane 16 can be moved to the left and right. Lower ends of push bars (left) 12 and (right) 13 are rotatably attached to push gear boxes (left) 14 and (right) 15. The upper ends of the push bars (left) 12 and (right) 13 are rotatably attached to the push bullet 11.
The pushing gear box (left) 14 is positioned at the left end of the gear box lane 16 and the pushing gear box (right) 15 is positioned at the right end of the gear box lane 16, that is, the gear box lane 16 and the push bar (left ) When 12 and (right) 13 are in a substantially parallel state, the pushing bullet 11 is in the foremost position, and is in an extrusion standby state.

FIG. 4 is a front view (a) and a side view (b) showing the structure of the gear box and the gear box lane.
A rack 17 is disposed in the gear box lane 16. On the other hand, motors 23 and 23 are built in the pushing gear boxes (left) 14 and (right) 15, and gears 18 and 21 are attached to the output shafts of the motors 23 and 23. Gears 19 and 22 are engaged between the gears 18 and 21 and the rack 17.
In the standby state of FIGS. 2A and 3A, when the pushing gear box (right) 15 is moved to the left by driving the motor, the gear box lane 16 and the pushing gear box (left) 14 and (right) 15 are moved. As shown in FIG. 2B and FIG. 3B, a triangle can be formed between the two and the prize 32a can be hit with a bullet, and the prize 32a can be pushed out and dropped.
The amount of movement of the pushing gearbox (left) 14 and (right) 15 differs depending on which prize is aimed. In order to determine the aim, the player can adjust the amount by which the lever 25 is tilted as will be described later. For example, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3B, when the prize 32b is targeted, the motor in the pushing gear box (left) 14 is moved to the arrow 46 by pressing the bullet push button 26 after adjustment by the lever 25. The motor in the pushing gear box (right) 15 can be driven by the distance indicated by the arrow 45 at the same time to hit the prize 32b.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the details of the control unit.
An explanation for explaining how to play is displayed on the control panel section 2 between an acrylic surface and the control panel main body 24, a lever 25 operable in eight directions, a push button 26 for pushing out a bullet, fee information, and maintenance information. A VFD 27 and a coin insertion slot 28 are provided.
A game can be played by inserting a predetermined coin into the coin insertion slot 28. When the player tilts the lever 25 in the vertical direction, the bullet pusher 20 moves in the vertical direction on the vertical movement lane 29. While the lever 25 is being operated, a motor (not shown) operates in that direction and moves to the height of the prize aimed by the player.

After adjusting the target height, the lever 25 is tilted to the left and right to aim at one of the prize groups of the target height. Depending on the amount of left and right defeat, it will hit one of the prizes lined up on the left and right.
Next, when the bullet push button 26 is pressed, the motors of the push gear boxes (left) 14 and (right) 15 are respectively driven by a predetermined amount, and if the push bullet 11 is pushed out against the targeted prize, The winning prize is released and falls.

  In the above embodiment, the gear box lane is configured by a rack, and the lane moving box is provided with a gear that meshes with the rack, and the lane moving box is moved by the rack and pinion method. It is also possible to move the lane moving box from side to side by passing a wire between both ends of the gear box lane, fixing the lane moving box to one point of the wire, and rotating the wire by a motor drive or the like. Since there are two lane moving boxes, it is necessary to provide two wires so that each wire and the lane moving box do not interfere with each other.

  This is a prize game machine installed at an event venue or game center.

2 Control Panel 3 Premium Exit 4 Premium Floor 5 Peripheral Transparent Window 10 Prize Game Machine 11 Press Bullet 12 Push Bar (Left)
13 Push bar (right)
14 Gearbox for pushing (left) (lane movement box)
15 Pushing gear box (right) (lane movement box)
16 Gear Box Lane 17 Rack 18, 19, 21, 22 Gear 20 Bullet Pushing Device 23 Motor 25 Lever 26 Bullet Push Button 27 VFD (Fluorescent Display Tube)
28 Coin slot 29 Vertical movement lane

Claims (2)

In a bullet extrusion device in a prize game machine that obtains a prize by dropping a displayed prize,
A bullet to push the prize,
Two push bar members that rotatably support the push bullets;
A lane installed in a direction facing the prize display;
Two lane moving boxes that are movable left and right on the lane and in which the other ends of the two push bar members are rotatably attached,
With
A bullet pushing device for a prize game machine, wherein the bullet moving machine pushes the bullets supported by the push bar member in the direction of the prize display by moving the lane moving box on the lane. As a mechanism for moving the lane moving box, the lane is configured with a rack,
The lane moving box is provided with a gear that is attached to a motor and a motor output shaft and meshes with the rack,
2. The bullet pushing device for a prize game machine according to claim 1, wherein, when pushing out the pushing bullet, the motor is driven to move the lane moving box left and right.

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