JP2001212361A - Prize game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a prize game machine capable of individually setting the degrees of difficulty to suspended prizes hardly discernibly by a player and capable of suspending large prizes simply. SOLUTION: A reciprocating body 3 is held slidingly reciprocatably on a prize suspension shelf disposed on a vertical rotary shaft changeably for the fitting height. Both ends of the reciprocating body 3 are protruded from the prize suspension shelf, one end section is a pressure receiving section 3a, and the other end section is a prize suspending section 3b suspending a prize 6. The reciprocating body 3 is provided with an adjuster 4 adjusting the sliding resistance. The pressure receiving section 3a of the reciprocating body 3 is struck by a pressing piece moved and controlled by the player to retreat the reciprocating body 3, and the prize suspending section 3b is extracted from the suspended prize 6 to drop it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize game machine in which a player enjoys a game in which a player selects and obtains a desired one from a number of prizes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A prize game machine is a game device in which a player selects and obtains a desired prize from a large number of prizes, and various types of various devices have been developed. In these prize game machines, prizes suspended from a hook or the like are provided so as to be movable in front of the prize, and the player operates an operation arm having a gripping claw at the tip to sandwich the prize, and There is a thing which is obtained by pulling out and removing a premium from a hook or the like.

As a game machine of a type in which a prize is suspended, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-131458 discloses that a prize orbiting at a predetermined speed is provided in a vertical direction along a vertical axis provided in proximity to a circling path of the prize. And a hook that is obtained by hooking by a horizontally protruding hook rod that rotates around a vertical axis by a predetermined angle is disclosed. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
-319303, a prize provided around a horizontal rotation axis and provided on a hanging bar parallel to the rotation axis, the free end of which is suspended by an L-shaped hook extending in the rear direction, There is disclosed a prize game machine in which a hammer-shaped member rotating around a horizontal rotation axis is hit with a doll at the tip and dropped. Unlike the crane game machines, these prize hanging type prize game machines have the advantage that even small items such as key chains and mobile straps can be used as prizes, and that all prizes are located at positions where they can be obtained. ,
The difficulty level is set by adjusting the moving speed and gripping force of the members operated by the player or by changing the moving speed of the premium.

[0004] For this reason, there has been a problem that the player clearly feels the difficulty when operating, and the player who intuitively senses the difficulty avoids the game itself. Also, in such a game machine, the difficulty level cannot be set on the prize hanging mechanism side.
There was a problem that the difficulty level could not be set individually for each prize, and the type of prize had to be aligned for each machine. Further, in the conventional prize game machine as described above, there is a problem that the size of the prize cannot be largely changed, and the prize cannot be diversified.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to individually assign a difficulty level to a suspended prize so that it is difficult for a player to understand. In addition to being able to make settings, even large gifts can be easily suspended.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above problem is solved by providing a prize hanging shelf provided on a vertical rotating shaft such that the mounting height can be changed, and both ends are projected outside the prize hanging shelf. An adjuster that adjusts slide resistance to a substantially U-shaped reciprocating movable body whose one end is a pressure receiving part and the other end is a prize suspension part for suspending a prize, and is slidably held back and forth. Achieved by striking the pressure receiving part of the reciprocating moving body with the pressing element controlled by the player to move the reciprocating moving body back, and dropping and acquiring the prize suspended on the prize suspension Is done.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a top view of a main structure of a first embodiment of a prize game machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front explanatory view showing an arrangement state of a prize hanging shelf shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the prize hanging shelf shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing the reciprocating movable body shown in FIG. 4 in a retracted state, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view of the pressing element of the pressing arm shown, FIG. 7 is a side view of a reciprocating body used in the second embodiment of the prize game machine according to the present invention, FIG. 9 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the prize hanging shelf according to the third embodiment of the present invention, showing a reciprocating moving body in an advanced state. FIG. 10 is a front view around the reciprocating moving body shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 12 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of the reference member, FIG. 12 is a partial longitudinal sectional view in which the reciprocating moving body shown in FIG. Partial longitudinal sectional view reciprocating body is in the second retracted position shown in 9, FIG. 14 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing a retraction state of the reciprocating body shown in FIG.

First, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, 1 is a rotating shaft, 2 is a prize hanging shelf, 3 is a reciprocating movable body, 4 is an adjuster, 5 is a pressing mechanism, and 6 is a prize. In the following description, the front indicates the direction in which the reciprocating moving body is pulled out, and the rear indicates the pushing direction. This prize game machine is for two-player play, and is housed in a pair of left and right sides in a display case (not shown), and a player operates a control panel (not shown) provided outside the case, thereby pressing the pressing arm 52. Is played by controlling the position and the timing of hitting. The rotating shaft 1 is held vertically and is rotationally controlled by a driving mechanism (not shown) so as to be able to rotate at a predetermined speed.

The prize hanging shelf 2 is a donut disk shape, and a plurality of prize hanging shelves are attached to the rotating shaft 1 so as to be able to rotate with the rotating shaft 1 via a clutch mechanism (not shown).
Even if the pressing arm 52 described later is caught by the reciprocating moving body 3 and the rotation of the prize hanging shelf 2 is stopped, the rotation of the rotating shaft 1 is obstructed, so that a load is not applied to a driving mechanism (not shown). . The mounting height and the number of the prize hanging shelves 2 can be changed as appropriate. Further, a plurality of reciprocating moving bodies 3 to be described later project radially from the outer peripheral surface of the premium hanging shelf 2. In FIG. 2, the reciprocating moving body 3 except for the one at the center of the uppermost stage is omitted, but the reciprocating moving body 3 described later is arranged along the outer peripheral surface of all the prize hanging shelves 2. Things.

The reciprocating moving body 3 is a flat plate-like member whose both ends are curved so as to face in the same direction, and both ends are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the prize hanging shelf 2 as shown in FIG. Radially arranged radially in the prize hanging shelf 2 so as to protrude outward from the slit, vertically inside the prize hanging shelf 2, and a predetermined range outward from the rotating shaft 1 by three guide rollers 30, 31, 32. Is slidably held. Further, stoppers 33 and 34 are provided on the inner edge side and the outer edge side of the curved portion of the reciprocating body 3 to regulate the sliding distance of the reciprocating body 3. The upper end of the reciprocating moving body 3 is a pressure receiving portion 3a, the tip of which is provided with a pressing pad 35, and the lower end is a premium hanging portion 3b. A plurality of mountain-shaped irregularities 3c
Having.

[0011] As shown in FIG.
When the reciprocating movable body 3 slides fully in the direction of the rotation axis 1, that is, when the reciprocating movable body 3 is at the last retreat position, the unevenness 3c
However, the length is immersed in the premium hanging shelf 2. In addition, the reciprocating movable body 3 has a wavy uneven surface 3d as shown in FIG. 5 and the like at a part of the lower edge located inside the prize hanging shelf 2 on the side of the prize hanging portion 3b. The adjuster 4 has a pin 40 disposed vertically so that a tip thereof contacts an uneven surface 3 d of the reciprocating moving body 3, and an upper end of the pin 40 projects from an upper end,
A guide member 41 for holding the pin 40 in a reciprocally slidable manner toward the reciprocating movable body 3, an adjusting screw 42 provided at a lower end of the guide member 41, and a pin 4 inside the guide member 41.
The elastic member 43 is disposed between the zero and the adjusting screw 42 and pushes up the pin 40 in the direction of the reciprocating body 3. Since the adjusting screw 42 moves up and down by turning the adjusting screw 42, the adjuster 4 can change the pressing force of the pin 40 acting on the concave-convex surface 3d of the reciprocating moving body 3 and the reciprocating moving body 3 The slide resistance can be adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pressing mechanism 5 is provided vertically on the front surface (not shown) between the pair of rotating shafts 1 and has a driving device 50 and a vertical device adjacent to the driving device. It comprises a shaft 51 and a pressing arm 52 which is arranged along the shaft 51 so as to be able to control rotation up and down and at a predetermined angle. The driving device 50 controls the pressing arm 52 to rotate vertically along the shaft 51 and around the shaft 51 by a predetermined angle based on the operation of a control panel (not shown).

The pressing arm 52 has, at its tip, a pressing element 520 extending in the tangential direction of the rotation trajectory of the pressing arm 52. As shown in FIG. 7, a pressing ball 520a that is rotatably held around a vertical axis passing through the center of the pressing element 520 is provided at the tip of the pressing element 520. The pressing arm 52 is normally provided near the lower end of the shaft 51, as shown in FIG.
It is held at a position away from the prize hanging shelf 2. The operability of the pressing mechanism 5, for example, the speed of vertical movement and the rotation speed, may be changed as necessary.

In this prize game machine, as shown in FIG. 4, first, the reciprocating moving body 3 protruding from the prize hanging shelf whose height is set according to the size of the prize is drawn out to the most forward position. The prize 6 is hung on the innermost side of the prize hanging part 3b, and the rotating shaft 1 is rotated at a constant speed. At this time, when it is desired to increase the difficulty of obtaining the prize, the adjusting screw 42 is turned so as to move upward, and when it is desired to lower it, the adjusting screw 42 is turned so as to move downward.
Set the difficulty level for each.

The control panel (not shown) has two operation buttons. When one of the operation buttons is pressed, the pressing arm 52 rises at a constant speed only while the operation button is being pressed. When the button is depressed, the pressing arm 5
When the up and down movement of the second arm 2 is stopped and the other operation button is pressed after this operation, the pressing arm 52 starts rotating in the direction of the rotating shaft 1. The player presses the operation button on the control panel to stop the pressing arm 52 at a desired position and turns it, and the pressing ball 520a of the pressing arm 52
When it hits the pressing pad 35 of the reciprocating moving body 3, the pressing arm 52
The reciprocating moving body 3 moves backward with the rotation of.

When the reciprocating moving body 3 moves backward, the prize hanging part 3b
Gradually escapes from the suspended prize, and finally falls off as shown in FIG. 5, so that the player can acquire the prize. When the pressing ball 520a does not hit the center of the pressing pad 35 of the reciprocating moving body 3,
With the rotation of the pressing arm 52, the pressing ball 520a rotates and shifts from the pressing pad 35, so that the reciprocating movable body 3 can be pushed only halfway, and no premium can be obtained.

In the prize game machine according to the present invention, the degree of difficulty can be set by adjusting the ease of sliding of the reciprocating body itself by the prizes suspended on each reciprocating body. It is possible to suspend prizes that are easy to obtain in the game and difficult ones in a mixed manner.Also, since the difficulty level is not set by relying only on the operability of the presser, the player can clearly You don't have to experience it, and you won't lose your willingness to take on the game. Furthermore, since the height of the prize hanging shelf can be changed, various kinds of prizes can be hung regardless of the size of the prize.

Next, FIGS. 7 and 8 will be described. The main components used in the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment except for the reciprocating moving body. In the drawing, 7 is a reciprocating body, 7d is an uneven surface, 70 is a pressing pad, and 72 is an annular member. The main body portion of the reciprocating moving body 7 is a cylindrical shape having both ends curved in the same direction, and three ridges are formed at the end of the prize hanging portion to form irregularities for hooking the prize. Annular member 7
2 are installed. In addition, a wavy recess is provided on the lower surface of the prize suspension side end of the reciprocating movable body 7 to form an uneven surface 7d with which the tip of an adjuster pin (not shown) abuts.

Next, FIGS. 7 to 14 will be described. Note that the main configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and therefore the description will be focused on the differences. In the figure, 8
Is a reciprocating movable body, 80 is a pressing pad, 81 is a prize suspension,
82 is a reference member. The concave and convex surface 8a of the reciprocating moving body 8 with which the tip of the adjuster pin comes into contact is provided on the lower edge of the horizontal surface on the pressure receiving side of the reciprocating moving body 8, and the tip of the adjuster also contacts with the concave and convex surface 8a. It is provided as follows.

The prize suspension lower end of the main body of the reciprocating moving body 8 does not protrude outside the prize suspension shelf, but extends diagonally downward and forward to this end, and extends outside the prize suspension shelf. A protruding premium hanging portion 81 is mounted. Three protrusions 81a extending upward are provided on the upper inclined surface of the premium hanging portion 81.
To 81c. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the reference member 82 is a three-step stair-shaped member provided along the projecting direction of the prize hanging portion 81 of the prize hanging shelf. It is configured to incline downward.

When viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. 10, the reference member 82 has a U-shape that is open at the upper side and covers the side and lower end of the prize hanging portion 81 so as not to hinder the advance and retreat of the prize hanging portion 81. Shape. This prize suspension part 81,
The relationship between the shapes of the reference member 82 will be described. When the reciprocating moving body 8 is at the most advanced position, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, all the projections 81a to 81c are
2 and the upper projection 81a projects near the lower edge of the upper slope of the reference member 82, so that the prize can be held on the upper slope while being caught by the upper projection 81a. ing.

When the reciprocating body 8 is pressed by a pressing element (not shown) and the reciprocating body reaches the first retreat position, as shown in FIG. , Lower than the upper slope of the reference member 82. At this time, the tip of the middle projection 81b projects in the middle of the middle slope of the reference member 82, and the lower projection 81c projects upward from near the lower edge of the lower slope of the reference member 82. Has become. For this reason, when the reciprocating moving body 8 reaches the first retreat position, the upper projection 81
The prize stuck on a slides down the upper slope and falls to the middle slope because the projection 81a is hidden under the reference member 82.

The prize that has fallen on the middle slope is caught by the middle projection 81b protruding from the middle of the middle slope, and is held in the form of the slope. Whether the fall from the upper slope to the middle slope is strong or not. Also, when the prize is slightly retreated from the first retreat position shown in FIG. 12 and the prize jumps over the projection 81b protruding from the middle slope, the prize slides down to the lower slope at a stretch, and the lower projection 81c, and is held on the lower slope. Also, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the prize held on the middle or lower slope is shown in FIG. 14 when the reciprocating moving body 8 is pushed to the second retreat position and further to the last retreat position. As described above, all the projections 81a to 81
Since the tip of c is hidden under the reference member 82, the prize sequentially slides down from the reference member 82. In the third embodiment, the adjuster also serves to hold the reciprocating moving body 8 once pushed in the pushed position so as not to return to the front due to the weight of the prize.

The shape of the reciprocating moving body used in the prize game machine according to the present invention is such that when one end is hit or pressed, the other end can retreat. And specific shapes include, for example, U-shape, V-shape, and J-shape, and these may be integrally formed. May be used. The holding mechanism of the reciprocating body may be any mechanism as long as it can hold a predetermined range so as to be able to reciprocate, and the pin of the adjuster is directly connected to the reciprocating body without providing an uneven surface on the reciprocating body. The slide resistance may be adjusted by pressing the adjuster, and any adjuster may be used as long as the slide resistance with respect to the reciprocating body can be adjusted.

In the case where the prize of the reciprocating movable body is horizontal as in the first and second embodiments, the unevenness for hooking the prize stepwise may be more or less than in the embodiment. , And may be omitted as necessary. Further, in the third embodiment, the reference member may be provided along one side surface of the prize hanger, or two reference members may be provided along both sides thereof. You may make it appear and disappear. Further, in the above embodiment, the upper end of the reciprocating movable body is a pressure receiving portion, and the lower end is a prize hanging portion. The sliding direction of the reciprocating body may not be horizontal.

Another feature of the present invention is that, by pushing one end of a reciprocating body held so as to be able to reciprocate a predetermined distance so that a desired load can be applied by the adjuster, the other one end is pushed. The structure is such that the prize falls down from the prize that recedes and gets caught on it, and the prize falls.
For example, the configurations of the prize hanging shelf, the pressing mechanism, and the like are not limited to the above embodiment. Also, a predetermined number of prize hanging shelves are provided on the rotating shaft in advance so that they can be attached to required positions, and when a large prize is not used, such as when hanging a large prize, it is moved to the lower end side of the rotating shaft. You may do so. Further, the radius of the prize hanging shelf may be considered to be infinite, and the reciprocating moving body may be arranged on a fixed shelf so that the pusher can be controlled to move up, down, left and right.

[0027]

Since the present invention is configured as described above,
According to the present invention, it is possible to individually set a difficulty level for a suspended prize so as to be difficult for a player to understand, and to easily suspend a large prize.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a main configuration of a first embodiment of a prize game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory front view showing an arrangement state of the premium hanging shelf shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of an elliptical area shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial vertical sectional view of the premium hanging shelf shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing a retreated state of the reciprocating movable body shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the pressing element of the pressing arm shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a side view of a reciprocating moving body used in a second embodiment of the prize game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of the premium hanging shelf according to the third embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a reciprocating moving body is advanced.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the vicinity of the reciprocating moving body shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of a reference member of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a partial longitudinal sectional view in which the reciprocating moving body shown in FIG. 9 is at a first retreat position.

13 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the reciprocating moving body shown in FIG. 9 at a second retracted position.

FIG. 14 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing the reciprocating movable body shown in FIG. 9 in a retracted state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rotation axis 2 Premium hanging shelf 3 Reciprocating moving body 3a Pressure receiving part 3b Premium hanging section 3c Unevenness 3d Uneven surface 30 Guide roller 31 Guide roller 32 Guide roller 33 Stopper 34 Stopper 35 Press pad 4 Adjuster 40 Pin 41 Guide member 42 Adjusting screw 43 Elasticity Body 5 Pressing mechanism 50 Drive device 51 Shaft 52 Pressing arm 520 Pressing element 520a Pressing ball 6 Premium 7 Reciprocating moving body 7d Uneven surface 70 Pressing pad 72 Ring member 8 Reciprocating moving body 8a Uneven surface 80 Pressing pad 81 Premium hanging portion 81a Projection 81b Projection 81c Projection 82 Reference member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation (1);
And a prize hanging shelf (2) provided so that the mounting height can be changed.
A plurality of each are radially arranged in the radial direction of the prize hanging shelf (2), and both ends are projected outward of the prize hanging shelf (2), and both ends can slide back and forth a predetermined distance along the protruding direction. And one end is a pressure receiving portion (3a)
A plurality of reciprocating moving bodies (3, 7, 8) whose other ends are prize hanging parts (3b, 81); and an adjuster for adjusting slide resistance acting on the reciprocating moving bodies (3, 7, 8). (4) A pusher (5), which is controlled to move according to the operation of the player and hits the pressure receiving portion (3a) of the reciprocating moving body (3, 7, 8).
The prize is hung on the prize suspension part (3b, 81) of the reciprocating movable body (3, 7, 8) in a protruding state, and is reciprocated by the pressing element (520) operated by the player. The pressure receiving portion (3a) of the moving body (3, 7, 8) is hit,
A prize game machine configured such that a prize falls off the prize suspension (3b, 81) when the prize suspension (3b, 81) retreats, so that a player can acquire the prize. 2. A wavy uneven surface (3) is provided on at least a part of a side surface of the reciprocating body (3, 7, 8) along a sliding direction.
d, 7d, 8a) are provided, and the adjuster (4) is
One end is the uneven surface (3) of the reciprocating body (3, 7, 8).
d, 7d, 8a), and the reciprocating moving body (3,
A pin (40) supported to be reciprocally slidable toward (7, 8), and an adjustment provided so as to be capable of reciprocating forward and backward toward the pin (40) via a predetermined gap with the other end of the pin (40). Screw (42), pin (40) and adjusting screw (4
The prize game machine according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic body (43) disposed between the elastic member (2) and the pin (40) to press the pin (40) in the direction of the reciprocating moving body (3, 7, 8). 3. A plurality of irregularities (3c) are provided at least on the upper surface of the prize hanging portion (3b, 81) of the reciprocating moving body (3, 7, 8), and the reciprocating moving body (3, 7, 8) is retracted. The prize game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the prize (6) suspended from the prize suspension (3b, 81) falls out of the prize suspension (3b, 81). 4. A premium hanging portion (81) of the reciprocating moving body (8).
At least one projection (81a, 81a) projecting obliquely downward from the prize hanging shelf and extending upward on the upper surface thereof.
b, 81c) are provided, and a stair-like reference member (82) is provided along at least one side of the prize hanging portion (81), the step plate portion of which is inclined obliquely downward. When the reciprocating movable body (8) is pulled out, the projection (81a) of the premium hanging portion (81) protrudes upward from the tread plate portion of the reference member (82) so that the premium can be hooked, and reciprocates. The prize is configured such that when the body (8) is pushed in a predetermined distance, the upper end of the projection (81a) is lower than the tread portion of the reference member (82) so that the prize comes off the projection (81a). 3. The prize game machine according to 2. 5. A plurality of protrusions (81) provided on a prize hanging portion (81).
a, 81b, 81c) are provided, and when the reciprocating movable body (8) is pulled out, at least the projection (81a) provided on the upper stage projects above the uppermost step plate portion of the reference member (82) to reciprocate. When the body is pushed in a predetermined distance, the upper end of the projection (81a) becomes lower than the uppermost stepping plate portion of the reference member (82), and the next projection (81a).
The prize game machine according to claim 4, wherein b) is configured to protrude above the next step plate portion.