JP2000288237A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase pleasure in considering the timing to insert medals, and to enhance amusement by detecting the dropping of medals by a medal detecting means when medals guided onto a rotating plate drop into a dropping hole of the rotating plate and informing a player of the occurrence of dropping. SOLUTION: Medals inserted into a medal insertion opening 14 are dropped onto a pusher 8 or a field plate 6 via a medal guide 16. When medals 4 on the field plate 6 are dropped into a groove 9 on the front side of the field plate 6 at the time of the forward movement of the pusher 8, the dropped medals 4 are given as premiums. At this time, when a medal 4 enters a dropping hole 20, the dropping of the medal 4 is detected by a micro-switch 36 arranged beneath the dropping hole 20, and a slot game on a display 12 is started by a medal detection signal of the micro-switch 36. A player verifies the dropping of the medal 4 into the dropping hole 20 by the starting of the slot game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine for playing a game using medals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game device in which a game is advanced by a medal, for example, a player rolls a medal on a game board (field board) by a medal guide, and the medal drops by a pusher sliding on the game board. There is known a pusher game device or the like in which a player can acquire a medal by being pushed toward the game machine.

[0003]

However, in various game devices utilizing medals such as the pusher game device, the player simply rolls medals onto a game board whose surface does not change. , Was for entertainment.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a game machine having a novel structure with high entertainment properties.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus in which a predetermined game is advanced by a medal inserted into a medal insertion section. A rotating plate having holes and provided substantially horizontally, driving means for rotating the rotating plate, medal guiding means capable of guiding medals inserted into the medal insertion portion on the rotating plate, It is characterized by comprising a medal detecting means for detecting a fall, and a fall notifying means for notifying a fall of a medal to a drop hole based on a medal detection signal from the medal detecting means.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the medals inserted into the medal insertion portion are guided on the rotating plate by the medal guiding means. The medals guided on the rotating plate may fall into the falling holes of the rotating plate, and the falling is detected by the medal detecting means. And
After the medal detection unit detects that the medal has fallen into the fall hole, the fall notification unit notifies the player that the fall has occurred. Here, in the present invention, the rotating plate is rotated by the driving means, and it is difficult to drop medals into the falling holes of the rotating plate. For this reason, the pleasure of aiming at the timing of inserting the medals and the like increases, and the game becomes highly entertaining. In addition, as a fall notification means, there is a notification by turning on a lamp, a notification by paying out a medal (a prize), a notification by separately starting an extra game such as a slot game, and the like.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the first aspect, the rotation center of the rotating plate and the center of the falling hole are located at different positions.

According to the game device of the second aspect of the present invention, it is difficult to drop medals into the falling holes, and the recreation of the game is further improved.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a game device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the same reference numerals are used for the same elements,
Duplicate descriptions are omitted.

FIG. 1 shows a pusher game device 2 which is the game device of the present embodiment. Inside a game device body (not shown), a field plate 6 on which a number of medals 4 are placed, and a pusher 8 that slides on the field plate 6 to the near side and the back side in FIG. The rear plate 10 has a lower end slidably in contact with the upper surface of the pusher 8, and a display 12 positioned above the rear plate 10 and displaying a reel of a slot game on a liquid crystal display.

Further, the game device body is inserted into a rectangular hole 21 formed in a transparent cover 18 (partially cut away and shown) covering the front surface, and a medal slot 14 is formed. Two medal guides (medal guiding means) 16 are rotatably supported by a support shaft 17. The medal guide 16 is inclined at a predetermined angle, and the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 14 fall on the pusher 8 or the field plate 6. The medal 4 placed on the pusher 8 is dropped by the rear plate 10 on the field plate 6 before the pusher 8 when the pusher 8 retreats. Then, when the pusher 8 moves to the front end, the medals 4 on the field plate 6 fall into the groove 9 in front of the field plate 6. The medal 4 that has fallen into the groove 9 can be obtained by the player as a prize.

The pusher 8 has a medal 4 on its upper surface.
Are provided horizontally with two rotating plates 22 formed with a drop hole 20 large enough to allow the fall. The shape of the drop hole 20 and the rotary plate 22 is circular, and the position of the center of the drop hole 20 matches the position of the rotation center of the rotary plate 22.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the pusher game apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line II-II, and shows a structure near the rotating plate 22. On the lower surface of the rotating plate 22, a thrust bearing 24 for rotatably supporting the rotating plate 22, a motor (drive means) 28 for rotating the rotating plate 22 via a gear 26 meshing with the back surface of the rotating plate 22, , Are provided.

The thrust bearing 24 comprises an upper bearing 24a screwed to the rotating plate 22, and a lower bearing 24b supported and fixed to the game apparatus main body by a support post 30. Further, the upper bearing 24a and the lower bearing 24b
The through hole 32 having the same diameter as the drop hole 20
a, 32b are formed, and a cylinder 34 is fitted into the through hole 32b. Note that there is a gap between the outer wall of the cylinder 34 and the inner wall of the through hole 32a. When the motor 28 is driven in such a configuration, the lower bearing 24b fixed to the game device main body does not rotate,
Only the rotating plate 22 and the upper bearing 24a rotate.

A microswitch 36 having an actuator 38 is provided below the drop hole 20 and the cylinder 34.
Are arranged. Further, a control device 40 connected to the microswitch 36 and the display 12 (see FIG. 1) is provided below the microswitch 36. When the medal 4 that has fallen from the drop hole 20 collides with the actuator 38, the microswitch 36 transmits a medal detection signal to the control device 40. Then, the control device 40 that has received the medal detection signal starts the slot game on the display 12. By starting the slot game, the player can confirm that the medal 4 has fallen into the drop hole 20. That is, the control device 40 and the display 12 constitute a unit that notifies that the medal 4 has fallen into the drop hole 20. In addition,
When a predetermined pattern is prepared by the slot game, a number of medals 4 corresponding to the pattern are supplied to the field plate 6 from a medal hopper (not shown).

Next, a situation until the medals 4 discharged from the medal guide 16 fall into the drop hole 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the rotating plate 22. The player adjusts the position of the medal guide 16 so that the medal 4 is placed on the pusher 8, and adjusts the medal slot 1 of the medal 4 in accordance with the movement of the pusher 8.
4. The timing of charging to 4 is planned. Further, for the purpose of replenishing a plurality of medals 4 onto the field plate 6,
The player tries to drop the medal 4 into the drop hole 20. For this reason, the player once drops the medal 4 on the rotating plate 22 and tries to make the medal 4 reach the falling hole 20 by the rotation of the medal 4. However, during the game, since the rotating plate 22 is rotating in the direction of the outlined arrow shown in the figure,
The medal 4 placed on the rotating plate 22 does not advance straight, but a rotational force in the direction of the arrow is applied, and the moving locus of the medal 4 draws a curve. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the player to drop the medals 4 into the drop holes 20, and a game having a high amusement is provided.

If the rotation direction of the rotation axis of the motor 28 is controlled to be intermittently reversed, the player needs to adjust the rotation timing of the rotary plate 22 when dropping the medal 4 into the drop hole 20. The properties are further improved. Further, the rotation speed of the rotating plate 22 may be changed.

Although the pusher game apparatus provided with the rotating plate 22 or the like for enhancing the recreation of the pusher game device has been described above, the present invention is applicable to games other than the pusher game, 4 may be a game whose main purpose is to drop the game.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modification of the present embodiment. In this modification, the center 20o of the drop hole 20 is eccentric with respect to the rotation center 22o of the rotating plate 22. With such a configuration, it is more difficult to drop the medal 4 into the drop hole 20, and the entertainment is improved.

As described above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the rotating plate may not be completely horizontal but may be slightly inclined.
In addition, the rotating plate and the drop hole can be formed in various shapes such as a polygon instead of a circle. In addition, the detection that the medal has dropped into the drop hole
The detection may be performed by an optical sensor or a magnetic sensor having a light emitter and a light receiver. In addition to the method of starting an extra game such as a slot game to notify the player that the medal has fallen into the fall hole, lighting of a lamp,
Various methods such as payout of medals (prize money) can be used.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The medals inserted into the medal insertion section are guided on the rotating plate by the medal guiding means. The medals guided on the rotating plate may fall into the falling holes of the rotating plate, and the falling is detected by the medal detecting means. Then, after the medal detection unit detects that the medal has fallen into the fall hole, the fall notification unit notifies the player that the fall has occurred. Here, in the present invention, the rotating plate is rotated by the driving means, and it is difficult to drop medals into the falling holes of the rotating plate. For this reason, the pleasure of aiming at the timing of inserting the medals and the like increases, and the game becomes highly entertaining.

If the center of rotation of the rotating plate and the center of the drop hole are set at different positions, it is difficult to drop medals into the drop hole, and the recreation of the game is further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a game device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the game device shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line II-II.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a situation until a medal falls into a drop hole.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a modification of the game device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Pusher game machine, 4 ... Medal, 6 ... Field board, 8 ... Pusher, 10 ... Rear board, 12 ... Display (fall notification means), 14 ... Medal slot (medal slot), 16 ... Medal guide (medal) Guidance means), 18 ...
Cover, 20: falling hole, 22o: rotation center, 22: rotating plate, 28: motor (drive means), 34: cylinder, 36: micro switch (medal detection means), 38: actuator, 40: control device (fall notification) means).

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which a predetermined game is advanced by medals inserted into a medal insertion portion, a rotating plate having a drop hole through which the medals can be dropped and provided substantially horizontally, and rotating the rotating plate. Drive means for causing the medal to be inserted into the medal insertion part, medal guiding means capable of guiding the medal on the rotating plate, medal detecting means for detecting the medal falling into the drop hole, and the medal detecting means Based on the medal detection signal from
A game device comprising: a fall notifying unit for notifying that the medal falls into the drop hole. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein a center of rotation of the rotating plate and a center of the drop hole are located at different positions.