JP2000300825A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game apparatus which can limit the number of persons participated in a game while preventing the mission of fitting pieces by moving the individual fitting pieces freely in a game space. SOLUTION: In this game apparatus, a player moves game pieces 261-2612 by his hand as arranged within a game space 14 separated from the outside world by transparent or non-transparent partition plates. A space is extended between the partition plates 16 and 17 in a specified direction sufficiently to let the player's hand be movable being inserted with a width enough for the player to insert his hand into the game space and the minimum width of the game pieces is larger than the width of the space. Therefore, the player can insert his hand to move the game pieces freely within the game space to allow the prevention of the game pieces from being taken outside the game space.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a game device,
The present invention relates to a game device for fitting a plurality of fitting pieces having different appearance planar shapes into a plurality of concave portions having shapes corresponding to the respective appearance planar shapes of the fitting pieces provided on a panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as one type of a game device installed in a game center or the like, a plurality of fitting pieces (game pieces) having different appearance plane shapes are adapted to the appearance plane shapes of the respective fitting pieces provided on a panel. A game device that fits into a recessed part has been considered. This game device pays out prizes from a prize payout mechanism stored in the housing when all the fitting pieces can be fitted into corresponding recesses of the panel installed in the housing within a predetermined time. Be composed.

[0003]

In such a game machine installed in a game center or the like, each fitting piece is moved to any position among a plurality of recesses provided in the panel. It is necessary to have a configuration that can be freely moved in the game space so that the fitting pieces can be fitted and can be prevented from being lost.

[0004] Further, this game device is intended to play a game by one person or at most two people. When a game is played by a large number of people, all the fitting pieces can be easily handled by a panel within a predetermined time. Since a prize can be paid out because the prize can be fitted into the recess, a mechanism for limiting the number of players is also required. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a game device capable of freely moving a game piece in a game space, preventing loss of the game piece, and limiting the number of players. The purpose is to do.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a player moves a game piece provided in a game space separated from the outside world by a transparent or opaque separator to play the game. In the game device, the separator has a gap that is wide enough to allow a player's hand to be inserted into the game space and that extends in a predetermined direction so that the player's hand can move in the inserted state. The minimum width of the game piece is larger than the width of the gap.

Thus, the separator has a gap extending in a predetermined direction so that the player's hand can be moved in the inserted state with a width that allows the player's hand to be inserted into the game space.
Since the minimum width of the game piece is larger than the width of the gap, the player can insert his hand and move the game piece freely in the game space, preventing the game piece from being taken out of the game space it can.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus for fitting a plurality of fitting pieces having different appearance planar shapes into a plurality of concave portions having shapes corresponding to the respective fitting pieces provided on the game panel. In addition, a game space for moving each of the fitting pieces is formed, and on one surface facing the game panel, a gap having a width in which a player's hand can be inserted and each fitting piece cannot be inserted is formed. Formed.

As described above, a gap is formed on one side of the game space facing the game panel, in which the player's hand can be inserted and the fitting pieces cannot be inserted. In addition, the player can freely move each fitting piece in the game space by inserting a hand to perform a fitting operation, and the fitting piece is taken out of the game space and the fitting piece is lost. Can be prevented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus according to the second aspect, the game panel is provided upright, and the gap extends in a height direction. As described above, since the gap extends in the height direction, the player can freely move the fitting piece placed at the lower part of the game space by hand, and fit the fitting piece into the recess provided on the vertically standing game panel. A mating piece can be fitted.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the third aspect, a plurality of the gaps are provided so as to be parallel to each other. As described above, since a plurality of gaps are provided so as to be parallel to each other, each fitting piece can be freely moved not only in the height direction but also in the horizontal direction. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the third or fourth aspect, the gap is formed by arranging a plurality of bar members in parallel.

As described above, since the gap is formed by arranging the plurality of rod members in parallel, the gap having sufficient strength can be formed at low cost.

[0012]

1 and 2 are perspective views of an embodiment of the game apparatus according to the present invention at the time of starting and completing the game.
FIG. 3 is a front view of one embodiment of the game apparatus. FIG. 4 is a left side view of one embodiment of the game apparatus. FIG. 5 is a plan view of one embodiment of the game apparatus.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, a game device 10
The game space 14 is formed in the upper part 13 of the vertical housing 12. The game space 14 includes a game panel 15,
Glass windows 16 and 17 that bend and surround part of the side and front
And metal bar members 20 and 2 disposed in the center of the front surface.
1, 22, 23 and the lower and uppermost portions of the housing 12 are formed. The game panel 15, the glass windows 16, 17 and the bar members 20, 21, 22, 23 are fixed to the housing 12, respectively.

Each of the rod members 20, 21, 22, 23 is in the form of a cylindrical pipe, and each of the rod members 20, 23 is a glass window 1.
6 and 17 are fixed adjacent to the respective ends. The rod members 20, 21, 22, and 23 are installed in parallel at a predetermined distance X1 from each other. This rod member 20,
Gap 2 extending in the height direction formed by 21, 22, and 23
4A, 24B, and 24C are selected to have a value (for example, 95 mm) sufficient to allow a player's hand to be inserted.

At the lower part of the game space 14, there is provided a fitting piece storage space 28 for storing fitting pieces.
As shown in FIG. 1, the two fitting pieces 26 _{1 to} 26 ₁₂
It is stored in the fitting piece storage space 28. The game panel 15 is fixed vertically to the housing 12. The game panel 15 3 × 4 pieces of recesses 30 ₁ to 30 ₁₂ are provided in an array. Incidentally, the recess 30 ₁ to 30 ₁₂ in FIG. 3
, The center position of each recess is indicated by a cross.
Each of these recesses 30 ₁ to 30 ₁₂ has a shape that matches the external planar shape of each of the _twelve fitting pieces 26 _{1 to} 26 ₁₂ , and each recess has only one type of fitting piece corresponding thereto. Are fitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, each recess is provided with a depth such that each fitting piece does not come off during fitting. Recesses 30 ₁ to 30 ₁₂ each bottom, at reset, driven by a plunger or the like (not shown), the fitting piece releasing mechanism (not shown) for disengaging the engagement piece 26 _{1-26 12} respectively fitted are In addition, a fitting detection sensor (not shown) for individually detecting the fitting of the fitting pieces 26 _{1 to} 26 ₁₂ is provided.

The number of fitting pieces and the number of recesses are 12
The number of fitting pieces and the number of recesses may be different from each other, and may be more or less. At the center position of the uppermost portion 32 of the housing 12 of the game apparatus 10, a timer 34 for counting down the game time in seconds, for example, and digitally displaying it with two digits is provided.

The lower part 3 of the housing 12 of the game apparatus 10
6 is provided with a coin insertion slot 38 into which coins are inserted for resetting and starting a game. Also,
Selection buttons 40, 41, and 42 are provided for selecting a prize to be paid out of the three types of prizes, and a storage section 44 for storing the three types of prize samples and covered with glass is provided below the selection buttons. , A prize refund slot 4 below
6 are provided. By the way, a prize payout mechanism (not shown) is stored in the lower portion 36 of the housing 12.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of one embodiment of the game apparatus. FIG. 7 is a rear view of one embodiment of the game apparatus. FIG. 8 is a bottom view of one embodiment of the game apparatus. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the housing 12 includes a moving caster 46 and a fixing leg 4 at the bottom corner of the bottom 37.
7 are provided. The rear sides of the upper portion 13 and the lower portion 36 of the housing 12 are closed by rear panel plates 48 and 49, respectively.

Next, the fitting piece will be described. 9, FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view of an embodiment of a fitting piece 26 _5,
FIG. Fitting piece 26 ₅ appearance planar shape is circular, fits only into the recess 30 ₅ game panel 15. Fitting piece 26 ₅ includes a first member 50 made of a shaped resin in the knob 51 has substantially disc-shaped, and the second member 52 made of shaped into a bowl-like resin, is shaped in a substantially cylindrical shape The third member 54 is made of resin.

A third member is provided inside the knob 51 of the first member 50.
54 are fitted and bonded, and then the second member is attached to the first member 50.
By fitting and bonding the member 52, the fitting piece
26 _FiveIs composed. Other mating pieces 26₁~ 26₁₂
Also, the outer appearance planar shape of the first member 50 and the second member 52
The above structure is the same except for the shape. here,
Fitting piece 26_FiveRecess 30_FiveDimension in the mating direction with respect to
X (not including the knob 51) is the rod member 20, 21,
Separation of gaps 24A, 24B, 24C of respective 2, 23
Greater than the interval X1 (eg, 95 mm) (eg, 100 m
m), and the dimension Y in the direction orthogonal to the fitting direction is also
It is set to be larger than the separation distance X1 (for example, 130 mm).
You. Other mating pieces 26₁~ 26₁₂Also for mating
26_FiveSimilarly, each of the dimensions X and Y is the separation interval X
It is greater than one.

This prevents the fitting pieces 26 _{1 to} 26 ₁₂ from being taken out of the game space 14 to the outside. Further, since the spacing X1 between the gaps 24A, 24B, 24C of the rod members 20, 21, 22, 23 is selected to be a value sufficient to allow the player's hand to be inserted, the player can use the rod members 20, 21. , 22, 23 each gap 2
By inserting a hand from 4A, 24B, and 24C, the fitting piece picked up from the fitting piece storage space 28 can be freely moved to the concave position corresponding to the fitting piece and fitted.

Next, a method of using the game apparatus 10 will be described.
Will be described. First, the player makes a coin into the coin slot 38.
When the game device 10 is inserted, the game device 10 is reset.
Then, the fitting piece detaching mechanism is activated to operate the concave portion 30.₁~ 30₁₂
Fitting piece 26 fitted to ₁~ 26₁₂Separate each
Remove. Thereby, the fitting piece 26₁~ 26₁₂Fit
After dropping into the combined piece storage space 28,
Will be full.

Next, the player selects the selection buttons 40, 41, 4
Press any of 2 to select the prize you want to refund. If the selection buttons 40, 41, and 42 are not pressed within a predetermined time, it is possible to assume that the selection button 40 has been pressed, for example, and to perform control in accordance therewith. When the selection buttons 40, 41 and 42 are pressed, the timer 34
Starts counting down from 60 seconds, for example. The player moves the fitting piece 26 from the fitting piece storage space 28 until the display of the timer 34 becomes 0 sec.
The _{1-26 12} are sequentially fitted in the recess 30 ₁ to 30 _12.
At this time, the player has left and right hands,
It is possible to insert the pieces into the game space 14 through the gaps 24A, 24B, 24C between the two and 23, and to move and fit the fitting pieces using both hands.

When the display of the timer 34 becomes 0 sec, all the fitting pieces 26 _{1 to} 26 ₁₂ are in the concave portions 30 _{1 to} 3.
0 ₁₂ long as it is fitted in, prize refund mechanism is activated by the detection result of the engagement detecting sensor, prize previously selected are paid from the prize refund port 46. Further, in this game device 10, since one of the hands is inserted into the game space 14 from either the gap between the rod members 20 and 21, the gap between the rod members 21 and 22, or the gap between the rod members 22 and 23, Even only two hands can be inserted,
At the same time, the number of people who can participate in the game can be limited.

Instead of providing the bar members 20, 21, 22, 23, the glass windows 16, 17 are made continuous on the front of the game space 14, and the bar members 20, 21,
By providing a slit having a width of X1 at the same position as the three gaps formed by 22 and 23, three gaps 24 are formed.
A, 24B and 24C may be formed, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the fitting pieces 26 ₁ to 26 2
While 6 ₁₂ is intended to fit in the recess 30 ₁ to 30 _12,
Applicable to any game device in which a player moves a game piece similar to a fitted piece provided in a game space separated from the outside world by a glass or the like by hand and plays. In this case, a gap extending in a predetermined direction is provided on the separator so that the player's hand can be moved in the inserted state with a width large enough to allow the player's hand to be inserted into the game space. The small width may be larger than the width of the gap.

[0028]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention provides
The separator has a gap that is wide enough to allow the player's hand to be inserted into the game space, and has a gap that extends in a predetermined direction so that the player's hand can move in the inserted state. Since the width is larger than the width of the game space, the player can freely move the game piece in the game space by inserting his hand, thereby preventing the game piece from being taken out of the game space.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a game space is formed, and the player's hand can be inserted into one surface facing the game panel, and each of the fitting pieces cannot be inserted. Since the gap is formed, the player can insert the hand to freely move each fitting piece in the game space to perform the fitting operation, and the fitting piece is taken out of the game space. Loss of the fitting piece can be prevented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the gap extends in the height direction, the player can freely move the fitting piece placed at the lower part of the game space by hand.
The fitting piece can be fitted into a recess provided in the vertically standing game panel. In the invention described in claim 4, since a plurality of gaps are provided so as to be parallel to each other, each fitting piece can be freely moved not only in the height direction but also in the horizontal direction.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the gap is formed by arranging a plurality of rod members in parallel, the gap having sufficient strength can be formed at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention when a game is started.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the game device according to the present invention when the game is completed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of one embodiment of the game device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of one embodiment of the game device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an embodiment of the game device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of one embodiment of the game device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of one embodiment of the game device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of one embodiment of the game device of the present invention.

9 is a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of a fitting piece 26 _5.

10 is a side view of one embodiment of a fitting piece 26 _5.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game device 12 Housing 14 Game space 15 Game panel 16, 17 Glass window 20, 21, 22, 23 Bar member 24A, 24B, 24C Gap 26 _{1 to} 26 ₁₂ Fitting piece 28 Fitting piece storage space 30 ₁ to 30 ₁₂ concave portion 34 timer 38 coin slot 40, 41, 42 selection button 44 storage section 46 prize refund port 50 first member 51 knob 52 second member 54 third member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game device in which a player moves a game piece provided in a game space separated from the outside world by a transparent or opaque separator by hand to play a game. A gap extending in a predetermined direction so that a player's hand can be inserted into the game space, and the player's hand can move in the inserted state.The minimum width of the game piece is A game device characterized by being larger than the width. 2. A game device for fitting a plurality of fitting pieces having different appearance planar shapes into a plurality of concave portions having a shape corresponding to each of the fitting pieces provided on a game panel, A game space for moving pieces is formed, and on one surface facing the game panel, a gap is formed having a width in which a player's hand can be inserted and each fitting piece cannot be inserted. Game device. 3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the game panel is provided upright, and the gap extends in a height direction. 4. The game device according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the gaps are provided so as to be parallel to each other. 5. The game device according to claim 3, wherein the gap is formed by arranging a plurality of bar members in parallel.