JP2002282529A - Balloon game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a game for acquiring a prize more interesting. SOLUTION: An action is applied to a balloon, and a prize is paid out according to that the balloon is laid in a certain specified shape, thereby, the curiosity of a player can be excited. Since the swollen balloon easily gets into the eyes of the player and consequently enhances the eye catching property, the player can be easily made to feel like trying a 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 capable of obtaining a prize according to a result of playing a game,
In particular, the present invention relates to a balloon game machine for playing a game using a balloon.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Capture game machines that acquire prizes provide players with the substantial benefit of gaining prizes as compared to other game machines that are simply scored as a result of game play. In Japan, the recreational nature has been widely accepted by the public. Under these circumstances, further enhancing the entertainment of the capture game machine has significant significance in itself.

[0003] Here, the enhancement of the amusement of the capture game is, of course, performed by making the prize attractive to the player, but not only that, but also various measures are taken for the method of capturing the prize. It is also done by increasing the "fun to capture".

[0004] In practice, such improvement of the method of capturing prizes is as effective as diversification of prizes, and various approaches have been attempted.

[0005]

[0006] In this regard, there have been devised in the capture method of the capture game, in which a player operates a crane to grab one of the prizes from a pile of prizes, Some prizes are obtained by dropping prizes from racks loaded with prizes. In these prior arts, the player is asked "Let's try a game"
It is not only the attractiveness of the prize itself, but also the fun of capturing the prize that has given rise to the great momentum.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that is more interesting by adding elements that can draw the player's attention.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adds an action to a balloon, and as a result, the shape of the balloon becomes a specific form. It is characterized by paying out prizes accordingly.

As described above, by using balloons, it is possible to inspire the curiosity of a player. Inflated balloons are easily seen by the player, and the eye catching property for the player is improved. Since it is also possible to increase the player's feeling, it is possible to easily cause the player to feel like "let's play a game". In addition to devising the form of balloon splitting, the result of splitting the balloon is directly linked to paying out prizes, so the fun of splitting balloons and the satisfaction of obtaining prizes Can be given to the player.

[0009] More specifically, the present invention provides the following.

(1) At least a part of the case is transparent, means for applying a predetermined action to the balloon accommodated inside the case, means for operating the means for applying the action, and addition of the action A prize payout means for paying out a prize in accordance with the balloon having a certain form by means.

(2) A case that is at least partially transparent, means for applying a predetermined action to a balloon housed inside the case and to which a prize is connected, and means for operating the means for applying the action And a prize payout means for paying out the prize when the balloon is in a specific form by the means for adding the gesture.

According to the inventions of (1) and (2), a game using a balloon, such as breaking, inflating, or grasping and moving the balloon to a predetermined position, stimulates the curiosity of the player. It becomes possible. Also, balloons that are inflated are easy for the player to see and increase the eye catching ability for the player,
It is possible to easily cause a player to feel like "let's play a game". Also, in the invention of (2), the prize is directly connected to the balloon, and a prize can be obtained as a result of breaking the balloon, and the balloon will be broken for the player to obtain the prize. It is possible to provoke the feeling.

(3) A game machine in which a prize is automatically paid out in response to the phenomenon of breaking a balloon.

(4) A game machine in which a prize is automatically paid out in response to the phenomenon of breaking a balloon, the balloon having a contact member provided to be able to contact the balloon to break the balloon. A splitting mechanism, and adjusting means for adjusting a relative positional relationship between the contact body and the balloon, wherein the adjusting means makes the contact body and the balloon relatively approach, It is adjustable so that an abutting body is brought into contact with the balloon to break the balloon, and a discharge unit is provided for discharging a prize out of the game machine when the balloon is broken. Balloon game machine.

(5) A game machine in which a prize is automatically paid out in response to the phenomenon of breaking a balloon, comprising: a hard, sharp, at least one sharp member; and a mounting member to which the sharp member is attached. A balloon splitting mechanism, a balloon holding mechanism capable of holding a balloon in an inflated state, and adjusting means for adjusting a relative positional relationship between the acute angle member and the balloon. An aiming body serving as an aim for the piercing operation by the acute angle member is provided, and the balloon is pierced by the acute angle member based on the aiming body, and the balloon is broken, thereby A prize game machine wherein a prize tied to the broken balloon is discharged out of the game machine.

According to the inventions (3) to (5), it is possible to give the player an "excitement or an exciting feeling" to the act of breaking the balloon. Then, the impact of breaking the balloon adds to the sense of achievement of the game, and the joy when the prize is obtained is further increased.

(6) A prize is discharged when a plurality of balloons are all broken, (3) to (5).
A balloon game machine according to any of the above.

According to the invention of (6), a prize cannot be obtained unless a plurality of balloons are broken. Therefore, even if the balloons are broken, if the number of balloons has not reached the number that must be divided to obtain prizes. It is possible to give the player a sense of expectation such as "you can get a prize soon", and it is possible to give the player a feeling of trying again.

(7) The balloon splitting mechanism pulls or presses the balloon holding mechanism in a state where the relative position with respect to the balloon is adjusted by the adjusting means, so that the balloon is split by the contact body. The balloon game machine according to (4) or (6), which is made.

According to the invention of (7), the player only has to perform an easy-to-understand operation such as adjusting the position of the balloon splitting mechanism to a position at which the balloon can be split, and anyone can easily play the game.

(8) A transparent member shield having a hole through which the acute-angled member passes is provided as the aiming body between the player and the balloon. Balloon game machine.

According to the invention of (8), since the player cannot break the balloon unless the sharp member is passed through the hole of the transparent shield, the difficulty of the game can be increased. Further, since the shield having the hole is made transparent, it is also possible to avoid the adverse effect of making it difficult to see the balloon and the prize suspended from the balloon.

(9) The balloon splitting mechanism and the balloon holding mechanism are adapted to be brought closer to each other by means for generating an attractive force using a magnetic force, an air pressure or the like. Balloon game machine.

According to the invention of (9), if the relative position between the balloon splitting mechanism and the balloon holding mechanism by the adjusting means is deviated, the attraction force is reduced, so that the balloon splitting mechanism, the balloon holding mechanism and May stop with a slight approach. In this case, the player can be encouraged to try again by feeling nervous, "I'm going to break a little more."

(10) The balloon game machine according to (9), wherein the means for generating the attraction force has a variable attraction force.

According to the invention of (10), the attractive force can be changed by adjusting the magnetic force by the electromagnet or adjusting the air pressure, so that the difficulty level can be easily adjusted.

(11) The balloon game machine according to (4), wherein the balloon splitting mechanism supports the contact body via an elastic body.

According to the invention of (11), the contact body supported via the elastic body vibrates little by little with the movement of the balloon splitting mechanism, so that the tip portion for contacting the balloon is provided. It becomes difficult to determine the position, and as a result, it becomes difficult to position the contact body in contact with the balloon, so that the difficulty of the game can be increased.

(12) The balloon splitting mechanism is characterized in that it moves directly by the operation of the player or indirectly by the action of a hammer or pusher operated by the player. The balloon game machine according to 4) or 5).

According to the invention of (12), by making the balloon splitting mechanism and the balloon holding mechanism approach by the operation of the player, the difficulty can be adjusted by a new operation. In addition, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game by an unexpected operation such as hitting with a hammer.

(13) The balloon game machine according to (5), wherein the shape of the balloon and the shape of the acute angle member are variable.

According to the invention of (13), the difficulty of the game can be changed according to the shape of the balloon and the shape of the acute angle member.

(14) The balloon holding mechanism is characterized in that the balloon holding mechanism comprises a carrier portion adapted to place the balloon on an annular belt body which is wrapped around at least a pair of pulleys. ) A balloon game machine according to any of the above.

(15) The balloon game machine according to (5), wherein the balloon holding mechanism and an aiming body are integrated.

According to the inventions (14) and (15), the movement of the balloon holding mechanism can be realized with a simple configuration.

(16) Since a plurality of the balloon holding mechanisms are erected at predetermined intervals on the annular belt body, a plurality of balloons are held by each of the balloon holding mechanisms, and each of the balloon holding mechanisms is held. When the sighting body is formed integrally with the mechanism, the balloon holding mechanism and the sighting body are integrated with each other, and when the integrated member is inverted below the annular belt body, The balloon game machine according to (14), wherein a slit for passing a hook for hanging a prize of the balloon placed on the upper side of the annular belt body is formed.

According to the invention of (16), in a state where a plurality of balloons having hooks for hanging prizes are arranged side by side on the rotating belt, the member in which the balloon holding mechanism and the aiming body are integrated is a rotating belt. Even if it moves to the lower side, the hook of the balloon can be prevented from interfering with the member.

(17) The balloon game machine according to (5), wherein the aim provided on the aiming body is appropriately selected in position, size, shape, and the like according to the skill of the player. According to the invention of (17), the difficulty of the game can be adjusted.

(18) The balloon (4) is characterized in that the balloon is equipped with a hanging pin having a hook-shaped lower part capable of hanging one or more prizes. 7) The balloon game machine according to any of the above.

According to the invention of (18), since the prize is hung on the balloon, the prize hung on the balloon falls due to the balloon being broken, and the prize discharge port is located at the drop position. It is possible to easily connect the balloon with the prize simply by providing the prize.

[Definition of Terms] The “action added to the balloon” includes various actions such as cracking, inflating, grasping, and pressing on the balloon.

"The balloon has a specific shape" means that the balloon that has been inflated has been broken, the balloon that has not been inflated has been inflated, or that the balloon has been gripped by an arm or the like and the shape has changed. Etc.

The term "contact body" refers to an acute-angled member having a sharp tip such as a needle, a tip having a high temperature regardless of the shape of the tip, and the like. Anything can be used.

The "balloon holding mechanism" may be one which merely mounts a balloon on the annular belt body, and is not necessarily limited to a mechanism for securely fixing the balloon.

[0045]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a capture game device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(A) Description of First Embodiment [Configuration of Apparatus] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a balloon game machine 10 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the balloon game machine 10 is provided with a case section 12 formed at least on the front side with a transparent glass plate on a base section 11 in which a control section and the like are housed. A plurality of balloon holding mechanism parts 15 are provided inside the case part 12,
Each balloon holding mechanism 15 holds a plurality of balloons 13. A premium 14 is suspended from each balloon 13 by a hook or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the balloon holding mechanisms 15 is constituted by angle members 16 and 17 having a U-shaped cross section as main frames. One end of each of the angle members 16 and 17 has the angle member 16
Hooks 16A, 16B and 17A, 17B are formed to hook the rear panel 17 and 17 to the back plate of the case 12.

The hook portions 16A, 16B and 17A,
17B is inserted into the engaging hole 12B formed in the back plate 12A of the case portion 12, so that the balloon holding mechanism 15
Is cantilevered at the one end. In this state, the balloon holding mechanism 15 is moved from the horizontal direction toward the tip of the balloon 13 in the predetermined direction (α).
°) only in a downwardly inclined state. In this manner, by inclining the balloon holding mechanism 15 downward toward the tip of the balloon 13 that is the feeding direction of the balloon 13, the balloon splitting mechanism described below causes the balloon 13
When moving the balloon 13 toward the tip end of the balloon holding mechanism 15, the balloon 13 is easily moved.

The balloon holding mechanism 15 has rotating shafts 21 and 2 attached to bearings held by the angle members 16 and 17.
2 is rotatably supported. This one rotating shaft 21
Are fitted with pulleys 22A and 22C, and the other rotating shaft 22 is fitted with pulleys 22B and 22D. The pair of pulleys 22A and 22B have an annular belt body 2.
5 is wrapped around freely, and an annular belt 26 is wrapped around a pair of pulleys 22C and 22D. As a result, the balloon 13 larger than the interval between the annular belt members 25 and 26 is moved to the annular belt members 25 and 2.
By placing the balloon 13 on the annular belt members 25 and 26, the balloon 13 can be moved back and forth.

As described above, the balloon holding portions 20 are implanted in the annular belt members 25 and 26 constituting the carrier portion of the balloon 13. The balloon holding section 20 is provided with a balloon holding mechanism section 15.
And a support 20A made of an elastic body.
And 20B support the holding plates 20C and 20D on the annular belt bodies 25 and 26.
Aiming bodies 20E and 20F made of a magnetic material such as an iron plate are adhered to and 20D.

As shown in FIG. 1, a balloon game machine 10
A balloon split mechanism 30 that can move up and down along a guide column 31 is provided inside the case section 12. The balloon splitting mechanism 30 can be moved in the vertical and horizontal directions when viewed from the front by the drive mechanism shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a drive mechanism for moving the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The fixed rail 41 and the guide groove 43 are provided in the upper and lower portions inside the case of the balloon game machine 10 respectively. Has been fixed. A roller mechanism 45 provided at the upper end of the guide column 31 is movably engaged with the fixed rail 41 by the rollers 51 so as to be movable in the left-right direction (the direction of arrow a), thereby being integrated with the roller mechanism 45. The guide column 31 is suspended so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the fixed rail 41 as a whole. The roller 51 is rotationally driven by a lateral drive motor 52, and the guide column 31 moves in the lateral direction (left / right direction) according to the rotation of the roller 51.

A guide roller 44 is provided at the lower end of the guide column 31 so that the rotation axis thereof is oriented in the vertical direction. When the guide column 31 moves in the left-right direction, the guide roller 44 engages the guide groove 43. By rolling along the inner surface, the movement of the guide column 31 is guided at its end.

A vertically movable base 42 is slidably fitted in the guide column 31 in the up and down direction.
A balloon splitting mechanism 30 is fixed to the outer surface of 2.
It is vertically movable along the guide column 31 together with the vertically movable base 42. Further, a horizontal plate portion 46 is provided on the upper portion of the guide column 31 substantially vertically from the side surface of the guide column 31, and a vertical drive motor 47 is fixed on the horizontal plate portion 46.

A pulley 48 is fitted on the rotation output shaft of the vertical drive motor 47 so that it can rotate together with the rotation output shaft. A wire 49 for suspending the vertical movement base 42 is wound around the pulley 48, and the wire 49 is wound around the pulley 48 by rotating the vertical drive motor 47 in a predetermined direction. The base 42 and the balloon splitting mechanism 30 integrated therewith can be moved upward, and the wire 49 wound around the pulley 48 is driven by rotating the vertical drive motor 47 in the reverse direction. The vertical movement base 42 and the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 integrated therewith can be moved downward.

As described above, the horizontal drive motor 52 and the vertical drive motor 47 allow the player's operation unit 27 to operate.
It is possible to move the balloon splitting mechanism 30 in the left-right direction and the up-down direction when viewed from the front side where is provided. Incidentally, the driving of the horizontal driving motor 52 and the vertical driving motor 47 is performed by a control unit described later based on the operation input of the player.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing the structure of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the balloon split mechanism 30 has a balloon attracting mechanism 33 provided inside a housing 32. This balloon attracting mechanism 33
Is a rear part 3 of the housing 32 facing the balloon holding mechanism 15.
2A, the arm 34 is movable forward and backward in a direction approaching the balloon holding mechanism 15 and in a direction away from the balloon holding mechanism 15, and a rack formed on a side surface of the arm 34 is moved in a depth direction. The pinion 36A fitted to the output rotation shaft of the drive motor 36 is engaged. Thus, by rotating the depth direction driving motor 36,
The arm 34 can be moved in the front-back direction indicated by the arrow c. A magnet 35 is attached to the tip of the arm 34.
Are fixed, and in a state where the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is positioned at an appropriate position, when the arm 34 is extended from the housing 32, the sighting bodies 20E and 20F made of a magnetic material of the balloon holding mechanism 15 are provided. And the aiming bodies 20E, 20
F can be adsorbed.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 5, an optical sensor 38 for determining the extension amount of the arm 34 is provided inside the housing 32 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30.
The optical sensor 38 includes a light emitting section 38A and a light receiving section 38B for receiving light from the light emitting section 38A, and is provided at the rear end of the arm 34 when the arm 34 is extended by a predetermined amount. When the shield plate portion 34A crosses the optical axis of the light from the light emitting portion 38A, the light receiving portion 38A
The light receiving level at B decreases. This allows arm 3
4 can be detected to have moved to the maximum feeding position. Similarly, an optical sensor 37 is provided at a position where the arm 34 is most retracted inside the housing 32. The optical sensor 37 includes a light emitting unit 37A and a light receiving unit 37B for receiving light from the light emitting unit 37A. When the arm 34 is in the most retracted state, the light sensor 37 is attached to the rear end of the arm 34. When the provided shielding plate section 34A crosses the optical axis of the light from the light emitting section 37A, the light receiving level in the light receiving section 37B is reduced. This makes it possible to detect that the arm 34 has moved to the maximum extension position.

FIG. 6 shows the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30.
Aiming bodies 20E and 20F of balloon holding mechanism 15
It is a side view which shows operation | movement which attracts. As shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is positioned at a predetermined position by the operation of the player, and that the position is an appropriate position for splitting the balloon 13 ( 6 (A), the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is extended toward the balloon holding mechanism 15 (FIG. 6 (B)). When the player positions the balloon splitting mechanism 30 at an appropriate position for splitting the balloon 13, the magnet 35 fixed to the tip end of the extended arm 34 causes the balloon splitting mechanism 30 to move. 15 sighting bodies 2
0E, 20F, the aiming bodies 20E, 2F
OF is attracted to the magnet 35.

When the arm 34 is extended by a predetermined amount by the installation of the optical sensor 38, the arm 34 is moved again in a direction away from the balloon holding mechanism 15 (a direction to be drawn into the inside of the housing 32). Thus, if the sighting bodies 20E and 20F are attracted to the magnet 35 at this time, the sighting bodies 20E and 20F
5 and moves in a direction approaching the balloon splitting mechanism 30 as the arm 34 moves. At this time, the aiming body 20
The holding plates 20C and 20D to which E and 20F are fixed are also moved in accordance with the movement of the sighting bodies 20E and 20F.
Move in the direction approaching zero. As a result, the holding plate 2
Annular belt bodies 25 and 2 carrying 0C and 20D
6 rotates around with movement of the holding plates 20C and 20D. Thus, the balloon 13 held by the holding plates 20C and 20D and the annular belt bodies 25 and 26 is
It moves in the direction approaching the balloon splitting mechanism 30. When the balloon 13 approaches the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by a certain moving distance, the acute angle member 39 fixed to the outer surface of the housing 32 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 pierces the balloon 13 and the balloon 13 Is divided (Fig. 6
(C)).

As described above, when the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by the player is proper, the magnet 35 provided at the tip of the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 causes the balloon holding mechanism 15 to move. Aiming bodies 20E and 2
When 0F is attracted to the balloon splitting mechanism 30, the balloon 13 is split by the acute angle member 39 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. On the other hand, when the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by the player is not appropriate, even if the arm 34 is extended from the balloon splitting mechanism 30 toward the balloon holding mechanism 15, the tip of the arm 34 is The magnet 35 provided in the section is the aiming body 20E.
And 20F, the sighting bodies 20E and 20F are not retracted even if the arm 34 is retracted into the balloon splitting mechanism 30, and as a result, the balloon holding mechanism 15
The balloon 13 held by the
And will not be cracked.

When the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by the player is proper and the balloon 13 is split by the acute angle member 39, the premium 14 suspended from the balloon 13 via the hook 19 falls. In the case of the balloon game machine 10, as shown in FIG. 6 (C), the prize 14 is inclined to the fall position of the prize 14 as a guide for guiding the prize 14 that has fallen to the prize payout port 9 of the base portion 11 (FIG. 1). A bottom plate 8 having a portion 8B is provided. The bottom plate 8 is provided with an inclination (inclined portion 8B) for guiding the prize 14 to the prize payout port 9 only at a position where the balloon 13 is broken by the balloon splitting mechanism 30 and falls, and other portions are provided. It is a horizontal portion 8A. As a result, the balloon splitting mechanism 30
Only the balloon 13 broken by the falling falls on the inclined portion 8B, and slides down in the direction of arrow d to give the prize payout 9
The prize 14 that has fallen to the other position is discharged from the prize payout port 9 while staying at the fall position because the bottom plate 8 at the fall position is a horizontal portion 8A. Never. Therefore, the prize 14 that has fallen from a position other than the position where the balloon 13 should be broken in the balloon holding mechanism 15 due to some inconvenience is not paid out from the prize payout port 9 to the outside.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, after the balloon 13 at the foremost end of the balloon holding mechanism 15 is split by the balloon splitting mechanism 30, the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is turned into a housing. When the balloon holding portion 20 holding the balloon 13 broken at this time is retracted to the position where it is most retracted into the body 32, the balloon holding portion 20 holding the balloon 13 is pulled by the arm 34 to be pulled to the distal end portions of the annular belt bodies 25 and 26. And arm 3
4 is retracted into the housing 32, the sighting bodies 20E and 20E
F becomes more difficult to move in the retracting direction of the arm 34, and the magnet 35 and the sighting bodies 20E and 20E
As shown in FIG. 7, the balloon holding unit 20 including the sighting bodies 20E and 20F is inverted at the pulley 22C, and is hung downward from the annular belt bodies 25 and 26. In this case, since the balloon holding portion 20 is formed with a slit 20G in the vertical direction substantially at the center of the horizontal width, the annular belt members 25 and 26 are formed.
This prevents the balloon holding portion 20 suspended from below from interfering with the hook 19 for suspending the premium 14 of the balloon 13 (FIG. 7B).

FIG. 7B is a view of the balloon holding mechanism 15 as viewed from the front. As shown in FIG. 7, the balloon holding mechanism 15 is mounted on the annular belt members 25 and 26 of the balloon holding mechanism 15. The holding portion 20 has a slit 20G formed in the vertical direction at substantially the center of the lateral width thereof. As described above with reference to FIG. 6B, the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is extended and the magnet at the tip end thereof is provided. 35 is the balloon holder 2
Aiming body 20 provided with zero slit 20G interposed
When both E and 20 are adsorbed, the adsorbing force on the balloon holding unit 20 is maximized and the slit 20
The two annular belt bodies 25 and 26 can be pulled through the sighting bodies 20E and 20F divided by G, and the balloon 13 can be more smoothly moved to the balloon splitting mechanism 30.
It is possible to draw to.

On the other hand, the position of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is deviated from the proper position, and the magnet 34 moves
Or, when any one of 20F is adsorbed, its adsorbing force is reduced, and one of the annular belt bodies 25 or 26 is pulled through one of the sighting bodies 20E or 20F divided by the slit 20G. Becomes In this case, the two annular belt bodies 25 and 26 are configured so that their rotations follow each other by the rotating shafts 21 and 23, respectively.

That is, one of the annular belt members 25 or 2
When the belt 6 rotates, the other annular belt member 26 or 25 also performs the loop operation. Therefore,
When the magnet 35 of the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 attracts and pulls one of the sighting bodies 20E or 20F,
Both of the annular belt bodies 25 and 26 are caused to move around by either the attracted sighting body 20E or 20F, and only the sighting body 20E or 20F implanted on one of the annular belt bodies 25 or 26 is pulled. The two annular belt bodies 25 and 26
Need to be rotated around, so that the magnet 35 is easily detached from the sighting body 20E or 20F. As described above, the ease of attracting the balloon 13 changes depending on the state of adsorption of the magnet 35 to the sighting bodies 20E and 20F. This means that the accuracy of the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 performed by the player in the course of the game becomes easy to attract the balloon 13 as it is.

Next, a description will be given of the configuration of a control section for moving the balloon splitting mechanism section 30 and extending the arm 34. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control unit 61 provided inside the base unit 11 of the balloon game machine 10 and each control target controlled by the control unit 61. As shown in FIG. 8, a series of operations of the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 is executed by a control unit 61 having a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 61 includes a coin insertion switch 33B, a vertical (up / down) direction operation button 27A,
A lateral (left / right) direction operation button 27B, a speaker 63 for outputting various sounds and music in accordance with the progress of the game, and respective driving motors (a vertical driving motor 47, a horizontal driving motor 52, a depth driving By connecting the motor 36) and driving each drive motor in accordance with an operation signal from each operation button, the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is moved up and down, left and right in accordance with the operation of the operation button by the player. ing.

That is, the control section 61 advances the balloon game in accordance with the processing procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9. When the control section 61 enters the processing procedure from step A1, a coin is inserted in step A2. The process waits for the player to insert a coin by repeating the processing steps until a positive result is obtained.

When the player inserts a coin, the control section 61 proceeds to step A3 and waits for the player to operate the vertical operation button 27A. At this time, the control unit 61 urges the player to perform an operation by causing a light emitting unit provided on the vertical operation button 27A to emit light.

When the player operates the vertical operation button 27A, the control section 61 obtains an affirmative result in step A4, and proceeds to step A5 in which the control section 61 controls the vertical driving button in accordance with the operation time operated by the player. By driving the motor 47, the balloon splitting mechanism 30 at the lower left reference position as viewed from the front is raised. The player raises the balloon splitting mechanism 30 from the plurality of balloon holding mechanisms 15 in accordance with the height of the sighting bodies 20E and 20F of the balloon holding mechanism 15 on which the balloon 13 to be split is held. . The control unit 61 moves the balloon splitting mechanism 30 upward only while the player presses the vertical operation button 27A, and the player operates the balloon splitting mechanism 3
When it is determined that 0 has reached the target height, the pressing operation of the vertical operation button 27A is stopped, so that the balloon splitting mechanism 30 stops at a height corresponding to the player's determination.

The control section 61 proceeds to step A6 and waits for the player to operate the lateral operation button 27B. At this time, the control unit 61 operates the horizontal operation button 2
By causing the light emitting unit provided in 7B to emit light,
The player is prompted to perform an operation.

When the player operates the lateral operation button 27B, the control unit 61 obtains a positive result in step A7, and proceeds to step A8, where the controller 61 controls the lateral driving button according to the operation time operated by the player. By driving the motor 52, the operation of the player at this time causes the balloon splitting mechanism 30 at the ascending position to be moved laterally by a distance corresponding to the operation amount of the player. The player selects the sighting bodies 20E and 2E of the balloon holding mechanism 15 holding the balloon 13 to be split out of the plurality of balloon holding mechanisms 15.
The balloon splitting mechanism 30 is moved in the lateral direction (in this embodiment, rightward when viewed from the front) in accordance with the position of 0F. The control unit 61 is configured to move the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 only while the player presses the horizontal operation button 27B.
When it is determined that the player has reached the target position, the pressing operation of the lateral operation button 27B is stopped, so that the balloon splitting mechanism 30 stops at the position corresponding to the player's determination. Thus, the balloon splitting mechanism 30 stops at the height and the horizontal position corresponding to the operation of the player's vertical operation buttons 27A and 27B.

Then, the controller 61 proceeds to step A9, and drives the back direction drive motor 36 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 in a predetermined direction to move the arm 34 to the space where the balloon holding mechanism 15 is juxtaposed. Extend toward the approaching back. When the arm 34 is extended in the depth direction by the maximum extension amount, the optical sensor 38 (FIG. 5) detects this and obtains a positive result in step A10, and further moves to step A11 to change the moving direction of the arm 34. It is reversed from the back direction (extending direction) to the drawing direction to the inside of the housing 32. At this time, assuming that the operation of the vertical operation button 27A and the horizontal operation button 27B by the player is proper, the arm extended from the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 stopped at a position corresponding to the operation of the player. The magnet 35 of 34 comes into contact with the sighting bodies 20E and 20F and is attracting the sighting bodies 20E and 20F. Therefore, when the arm 34 is moved in the retracting direction in step A11, the sighting bodies 20E and 20F adsorbed by the magnet 35 of the arm 34, that is, the balloon holding unit 20 and the balloon 13 held by this are divided into balloons. Mechanism 30
(FIG. 6B).

When the arm 34 is pulled to a certain position, the balloon 13 drawn by the magnet 35 of the arm 34 comes into contact with the acute angle member 39 fixed to the housing 32 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. Will be divided by When the balloon 13 is broken, the prize 14 suspended from the balloon 13 via the hook 19 is paid out from the prize payout port 9 to the outside.

When the arm 34 is retracted to the maximum retracted position, the optical sensor 37 provided inside the casing 23
By detecting this in (5), the control unit 61 obtains a positive result in step A12, and further, in step A1.
Then, the process moves to step S3, where the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is moved to the lower left reference position when viewed from the front, and the processing procedure ends in step A14.

When the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by the player is not appropriate, the magnet 35 of the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is shifted with respect to the sighting bodies 20E and 20F of the balloon holding mechanism 15. It comes into contact or not at all. Magnet 35 is aiming body 2
If the contact is shifted with respect to 0E and 20F, sufficient suction force cannot be obtained, and the balloon holding unit 20 may be separated on the way when the arm 34 is pulled into the housing 32 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. Becomes In addition, in such a case, the magnet 35 may be in a state where only one of the sighting bodies 20E and 20F is attracted. In this case, the balloon holding unit 20 is completely attracted as described above. It becomes difficult. Thus, whether or not the balloon 13 can be broken is determined by whether or not the positioning of the balloon breaking mechanism 30 by the player is appropriate.

When the sighting bodies 20E and / or 20F are separated from the magnet 35 of the arm 34 when the arm 34 is pulled into the housing 32, the balloon holder 2
0 (balloon 13) remains at the position moved by a certain distance. In this case, since the balloon 13 has a shorter distance to the balloon splitting mechanism 30 than before, when the balloon 13 is re-challenged, it is easier to split. The player can be encouraged to try again.

[Operation] In the above-described configuration, the player operates the vertical operation buttons 27A and 27B of the balloon game machine 10 to hold the balloon 13 which is going to split the balloon splitting mechanism 30 at this time. It is moved to the front of the balloon holder 20. Assuming that the position of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 moved by the operation of the player is an appropriate position for splitting the balloon 13, the balloon 13 is drawn to the acute angle member 39 and split by the balloon splitting mechanism 30. Becomes

The positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is determined by the vertical and horizontal positions of the relatively small sighting bodies 20E and 20F of the balloon holding section 20 and the small tip (magnet 35) of the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. If the positioning is incorrect, the balloon 13 will not be pulled to the acute angle member 39 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. As described above, in the balloon game machine 10, the action of the player when breaking the balloon 13 is not a simple and reliable operation such as piercing the acute angle member 39 such as a needle into the large balloon 13 but the small aiming body 20 </ b> E. And 2
A more difficult operation of attracting 0F by the small magnet 35 at the tip of the arm is performed. As described above, by performing a simple operation for the player, such as breaking the relatively large balloon 13, by a more difficult operation, the relatively large balloon 13 is broken.
, And the excitement due to the difficulty of the game can be compatible.

Further, the relatively large balloon 13 has a high eye catching property that is easy for the player to be interested in, and the player can increase the sense of expectation for the premium 14 by the eye catching. Then, in the balloon game machine 10, it is possible to achieve both the eye-catching property for attracting the player's interest and the difficulty of obtaining the prize 14 of interest with the opportunity. ,
It is possible to provide a more interesting game. Further, since the prize 14 is hung on the balloon 13, the player can always obtain the prize 14 as a result of breaking the balloon 13, which is an opportunity for causing the player to play a game. It becomes.

(B) Description of Second Embodiment [Apparatus Configuration] FIG. 10 shows a second embodiment of a balloon game machine according to the present invention.
It is the front view (FIG. 10 (A)) and side view (FIG. 10 (B)) which show embodiment of FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, in the balloon game 100 according to the second embodiment, the balloon splitting mechanism and the balloon holding mechanism are particularly different from the first embodiment, and the acute angle members of the balloon splitting mechanism 101 are different from the first embodiment. 12
4 is pierced by the balloon holding mechanism 102 to break the balloon 13.

That is, in the balloon holding mechanism 102 of the balloon game machine 100, pulleys 111 and 112
Between the annular belt bodies 115 and 118 are wrapped freely. On the annular belt bodies 115 and 118, balloons 13 in which prizes 14 are suspended by hooks 19 are mounted in a plurality of rows. At the rearmost end of the plurality of balloons 13 arranged side by side, a pressing plate 122 for urging the plurality of balloons 13 arranged side by side in the front direction is provided. A biasing means 122A made of, for example, a coil spring or the like is provided on the back side of the pressing 122, and constantly biases the pressing plate 112 in the front direction indicated by the arrow f.

Further, a transparent resin shield plate 121 is fixed to the front of the plurality of balloons 13 juxtaposed to the housing of the game machine, and is attached in the front direction (arrow f direction) by a pressing plate 122. It functions as a stopper for the balloon 13 to be energized. Thus, the annular belt bodies 115 and 118
The plurality of balloons 13 placed on the upper side are in a state of being sandwiched between the shield plate 121 and the pressing plate 122 and constantly urged in the front direction.

In this balloon game machine 110, a plurality of balloons 1 held by the balloon holding mechanism 102
3, the balloon 13 which is closest to the front side (in contact with the shield plate 121) is broken by piercing the acute angle member 124 of the balloon splitting mechanism 101. FIG. 11 is an end view showing a detailed configuration of the balloon splitting mechanism unit 101. As shown in FIG. 11, in the balloon splitting mechanism 101, a needle-shaped acute angle member 124 is slidably housed inside a cylindrical housing member 125, and the outer surface of the housing member 125 is slidable. Is provided with a rack 125A.

The rack 125A is meshed with a pinion gear 126 that is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown) provided integrally with the storage member 125. The pinion gear 126 is rotated by the motor,
The storage member 125 can be moved in the longitudinal direction via the rack 125A.

The one sharp end 12 of the sharp member 124
4A, a flange-shaped spring receiving portion 124B is formed at the rear end portion on the other end side.
B and the flange 12 formed at the end of the storage member 125
5B, an urging means 127 made of a coil spring or the like is interposed. The urging means 127 allows the sharp member 12
4 is a housing member 1 whose acute end 124A is always a cylindrical body.
25 is held in a state of being drawn inside.

The spring receiving portion 12 of the acute angle member 124
A cam 128 is slidably abutted on a surface of the side 4B opposite to the surface on which the urging means 127 is received.
The cam 128 is fitted and fixed to a rotating shaft 129 of a motor 130 provided integrally with the storage member 125, and rotates around the rotating shaft 129 in response to the rotation of the motor 130. Has been made.

The short side of the cam 128 normally contacts the spring receiving portion 124B. In this state,
The acute angle end 124A of the acute angle member 124 is housed inside the housing member 125 so as not to protrude from the opening 125C. When the cam 128 is rotated from this state,
The long diameter side of the cam 128 comes into contact with the spring receiving portion 124B. In this state, the acute angle member 124 is opposed to the acute end portion 124A against the urging force of the urging means 127.
Project from the opening 125C of the storage member 125 to the outside.

The projecting operation of the acute end portion 124A is performed only once during one rotation of the cam 128.
Sharp end 1 projecting from opening 125 of storage member 125
24A, the abutting position of the cam 128 against the spring receiving portion 124B moves from the longer diameter side to the shorter diameter side with the rotation of the cam 128, thereby immediately storing the storage member 125.
From the opening 125C.

In the balloon game machine 100, the sharp end 124
The operation of instantaneously protruding A is executed in accordance with the moving operation of the balloon splitting mechanism 101. That is, in this balloon game machine 100, FIGS.
The balloon splitting mechanism 30 of the first embodiment described above
In the same manner as in the case (1), it can be moved up, down, left and right by a predetermined driving mechanism while being held by the guide column 31.

Therefore, the balloon splitting mechanism 101 is moved by the operation of the player to the storage member 1 of the balloon splitting mechanism 101.
When the 25 is moved to a position where it can be inserted into the aiming hole 121A of the shield plate 121, the control unit (not shown) of the balloon game machine 100, as shown in FIG. 125 is moved toward the shield plate 121. At this time, if the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 101 by the player is proper, the storage member 125 passes through the aiming hole 121A of the shield plate 121, and the end of the storage member 125 contacts the balloon 13.

In this manner, the storage member 125 is
At a position where the balloon 13 passes through A and abuts on the balloon 13, as in the case described above with reference to FIG. The control unit detects the position based on the output change of the optical sensor, and stops the operation of the storage member 125 hitting the balloon 13. In this state, the control unit rotates the cam 128 described above with reference to FIG. 11 once to instantaneously move the acute end 124A of the acute member 124 from the opening 125C at the tip of the storage member in contact with the balloon 13. Project. As a result, FIG.
As shown in (2), the balloon 13 is broken by piercing the balloon 13 with the acute end 124A.

As described above, in the balloon game machine 100, the balloon 13 is broken by piercing the sharp end 124A into the balloon 13, and the premium 14 suspended by the balloon 13 is dropped. In this case, the smaller the difference between the size of the sighting hole 121A provided in the shield plate 121 and the size of the storage member 125 passing through the sighting hole 121A, the smaller the storage member 125 becomes.
And the difficulty of the game can be increased. Then, the player can break the balloon 13 by the easy-to-understand game in which the storage member 125 passes through the aiming hole 121A and has a certain level of difficulty, and obtain a prize.

In the above-described second embodiment, a case is described in which the balloon splitting mechanism 101 uses the cylindrical storage member 125 in which the acute angle member 124 is stored, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, a rod-shaped acute angle member 136 obtained by bending an acute end portion 136A may be used, and one transparent shield plate 135 covering a plurality of balloons 13 may be used. It may be. In this way, the rod-shaped acute angle member 1
The balloons 13 and the prizes 14 can be easily viewed from the front side by the player by disposing the 36 as a whole in the vertical direction. Further, by using one large shield plate 135, the balloon 13 and the premium 14 can be more easily seen than when a plurality of shield plates are used for each stage.

(C) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiment, the case where the difficulty of the game is increased by providing the aiming body 20 (FIG. 2) and the aiming hole 121A (FIG. 10) has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the pin unit 142 as an aiming body may be pushed by the end of the rod 141. The pin unit 142 is, as shown in FIG.
Base portions 142B, 142C, 142 supporting 42A
D. The base portions 142B, 142C, 142
D indicates that the first base 142B directly supporting the acute angle member 142A has the largest diameter, and the second base 142
The diameter is reduced in the order of C and the third base portion 142D.

Therefore, the rod-shaped body 14 is operated by the player.
After the positioning of the pin unit 142, the rod unit 141 is moved so as to be in contact with the pin unit 142, whereby the pin unit 142 is moved by the rod unit 141, whereby the balloon is moved by the acute angle member 142A of the pin unit 142. It is made to break. In this case, the amount of movement of the rod 141 pressing the pin unit 142 is constant, and when the end of the rod 141 abuts the most protruding base 142D of the pin unit 142, the pin unit 142 is moved the largest. Can break the balloon at once (Fig. 15
(B), (C)), when the end of the rod 141 abuts on the stepped base portions 142C and 142B of the pin unit 142, the pin unit 142 moves even if the amount of movement of the rod 141 is constant. The smaller the volume, the more difficult it is to break the balloon at once.

In this case, it is possible to give the player the feeling of "playing the game again". In this case, the player plays the game again, and
When the end of 41 can be brought into contact with the most protruding base portion 142D of the pin unit 142, the pin unit 142 can be moved to such an extent that the balloon can be broken, thereby breaking the balloon. Becomes possible.

Incidentally, the configuration of the pin unit is shown in FIG.
The configuration shown in FIG. 16A is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the rod-like body 1 of the base portion 143B
A pin unit 143 having a tapered portion 143C at the portion to which 41 abuts may be used. In short, the portion at which the end of the rod 141 abuts may be stepped or tapered.

In the above-described embodiment, the balloon holding mechanism 1 is operated by the magnet 35 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30.
Although the case where the balloon 13 is broken by attracting the sighting body 20 of FIG. 5 (FIG. 6) has been described, the present invention is not limited to this.
As shown in the figure, the annular belt body 1 for placing the balloon 13 thereon
A pulley 153 having a ratchet mechanism is used as a pulley for hanging the
The pulley 153 is rotated by hitting the arm 152 for rotating the 3 with the hammer 151 and rotating the arm 152 by a predetermined angle or more. As a result, the annular belt body 115 hung on the pulley 153 can be rotated by a distance corresponding to the rotation angle of the pulley 153, that is, the amount of rotation of the arm 152 when struck by the hammer 151.

Thus, the balloon 13 placed on the annular belt 115 moves forward in accordance with the orbital movement of the annular belt 115, and approaches the acute angle member 155 fixed to the fixing plate 154. Then, when the balloon 13 that has moved forward contacts the acute angle member 155, the balloon 13 is broken, and the prize 14 hung on the balloon 13 falls and is paid out of the balloon game machine from the prize payout port.

In the balloon game machine using the hammer 151, when the player moves the hammer 151 and performs the positioning operation, the hammer 1 is controlled under the control of a predetermined control unit.
The operation in which the arm 51 hits the arm 152 is executed. At this time, if the positioning of the hammer 151 by the player is appropriate, the rotation angle of the arm 152 when the hammer 151 hits the arm 152 becomes the largest, and thus the forward movement amount of the balloon 13 becomes maximum. Balloon 1 in one operation
You can divide three.

On the other hand, the hammer 151 by the player
If the positioning of the balloon 152 is not appropriate, the rotation angle of the arm 152 when the hammer 151 hits the arm 152 is reduced, and the forward movement amount of the balloon 13 is also reduced.
Therefore, it is difficult for the player to break the balloon 13 by one operation, and the player who sees the balloon 13 that has moved forward a little will be urged to "play the game again". .

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the balloon game machine having the configuration in which the balloon 13 is mounted on the annular belt members 25, 26, 115, 118 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. The balloon 13 is attached to a hook 161 having a plurality of claws 161A, and the arm 166 attached to the lower end of the hook 161 is attached to the arm 166 in FIG.
In, the above-described hammer or the like may be operated to push down. In this case, the hook 161 is pushed down to the exclusion site while the claw 161A of the hook 161 is engaged with the concave portion inside the cylindrical fixed guide 163 fixed to the housing of the game machine.

The balloon 13 is broken by the sharp angle member 163A fixed to the upper end of the fixed guide 163 piercing the balloon 13 lowered by the pressing operation of the hook 161. When the balloon 13 breaks, the balloon 13 that has crossed the optical axis of a predetermined optical sensor (not shown) disappears, so that the sensor output changes and this can be detected by the control unit. As a result, the prize can be paid out from a prize payout port (not shown). As described above, various configurations can be used for the configuration for holding the balloon 13 and the configuration for breaking the balloon 13.

In the above-described embodiment, the balloon game machine has been described in which the prize 14 is obtained by breaking one balloon 13. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the prize 14 may be paid out when all the balloons 13 can be broken. In this case, by arranging the plurality of acute angle members 171 at positions where the balloons 13 of the base 172 can be split at the same time as the balloon splitting mechanism 170, the player can appropriately position the balloon splitting mechanism 170. In the case of, when the balloon splitting mechanism 170 is extended in the direction of the balloon 13, the balloons 13 can be split at the same time by the sharp members 171.
If the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 170 by the player is not appropriate, it is difficult to split all the balloons 13 at the same time. If some balloons 13 remain, it becomes easier to get the prizes 14 in the next game,
The player can be encouraged to try the game again.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the acute angle member is fixed to the supporting means has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. The acute angle member 136A may be supported via an elastic member 137 such as. This makes it easier for the acute angle member 136A to vibrate.
1A, and it becomes possible to further increase the difficulty of the game.

In the above-described embodiment, the sharp member is inserted into the balloon 13 to break the balloon. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Balloon 1 by using
The means for breaking the balloon 13 is not limited to the acute angle member, and various contact members can be used.

In the above embodiment, the sighting body 2
Although the description has been given of the case where the difficulty level of the game is increased by using the sighting object 2 and the sighting hole 121A, the invention is not limited to this.
The balloon 13 may be split without using 0 or the aiming hole 121A.

Further, in the above embodiment, the balloon 13
Although the balloon game machine in which the prize 14 is obtained by dividing is described, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the balloon 13 may be broken by an arm that is remotely controlled by the player, or the balloon 13 may be inflated. In short, the player adds a gesture to the balloon 13 by remote control, and as a result, What is necessary is just to obtain a prize according to the predetermined shape of the balloon 13. in this case,
As a means for detecting that the balloon has a certain form, for example, a method of detecting the presence or absence of the balloon by an optical sensor, when holding the balloon by an arm,
A pressure sensor is provided at the part of the arm that contacts the balloon,
There is a method of grasping the balloon with a constant force based on a change in the output of the pressure sensor and detecting that the form of the balloon is changing.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the balloon 13 having a fixed size is divided has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the balloon 13 may be inflated or contracted. For example, the size of the balloon 13 may be made variable by providing a nozzle at the mouth of the balloon 13 and providing a means for supplying or discharging air through the nozzle. If you do this,
In a configuration in which the balloon 13 is split directly by the balloon splitting mechanism without using the aiming body or the aiming hole, the difficulty level can be changed according to the size of the balloon 13.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the contact body having a fixed shape is used has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the size of the contact body for breaking the balloon 13 is made variable. You may do so. In this case,
By making the diameter and length variable, it is possible to change the degree of difficulty in breaking the balloon 13.

In the above embodiment, the sighting body 2
Although the case where the size of 0E, 20F or the sighting hole 121A is fixed has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the difficulty of the game may be changed by making these sizes variable. Good. In this case, the aiming body 20E,
The smaller the size of the 20F or the aiming hole 121A,
You can also prepare attractive prizes.

[0112]

According to the present invention, the use of balloons makes it possible to inspire the curiosity of a player. Inflated balloons are more easily seen by the player, Since the eye catching property can be improved, the player can easily have the feeling of "let's play a game".

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a balloon holding mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a configuration of a balloon holding mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a mechanism for driving a balloon splitting mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of a balloon splitting mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining the operation of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view and a front view for explaining the operation of the balloon holding mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a control system of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view and a side view showing another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a balloon splitting mechanism according to another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side view for explaining the operation of another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side view for explaining the operation of another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a side view showing a configuration of a balloon splitting mechanism of another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a side view showing another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a side view showing another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a side view showing the configuration of a balloon splitting mechanism of another embodiment of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 balloon game machine 11 base portion 12 case portion 13 balloon 14 prize 15, 102 balloon holding mechanism portion 19 hook 20 balloon holding portion 20E, 20F sighting body 25, 26, 115, 118 annular belt body 30 balloon splitting mechanism portion 35 magnet 37 , 38 Optical sensor 39 Sharp member 27A Vertical operation button 27B Horizontal operation button 61 Control unit 121 Shield plate 121A Aiming hole

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A case that is at least partially transparent, means for applying a predetermined action to a balloon housed inside the case, means for operating the means for applying the action, and means for applying the action And a prize payout means for paying out a prize in accordance with the balloon having a certain form. 2. A case that is at least partially transparent, means for applying a predetermined action to a balloon housed inside the case and in which a prize is connected, and means for manipulating the means for applying the action And a prize payout means for paying out the prize in accordance with the balloon having a certain form by the means for adding the gesture. 3. A game machine in which a prize is automatically paid out in response to a phenomenon of breaking a balloon. 4. A game machine in which a prize is automatically paid out in response to a phenomenon of breaking a balloon, the balloon split having a contact member provided to be able to contact the balloon to break the balloon. A mechanism for adjusting a relative positional relationship between the contact body and the balloon, wherein the adjusting means relatively moves the contact body and the balloon closer to each other, and It is adjustable so that a contact body is brought into contact with the balloon to break the balloon, and a discharge unit is provided for discharging a prize out of the game machine when the balloon is broken. Balloon game machine. 5. A game machine in which a prize is automatically paid out in response to a phenomenon of breaking a balloon, comprising: a hard and sharp one or more acute-angle members; and a mounting member to which the acute-angle members are attached. A balloon splitting mechanism, a balloon holding mechanism capable of holding a balloon in an inflated state, and adjusting means for adjusting a relative positional relationship between the acute-angled member and the balloon; and for the balloon, An aiming body serving as an aim for a piercing operation by the acute-angled member is provided, and the balloon is pierced by the acute-angled member based on the aiming body, and the balloon is broken, so that the splitting is performed. A prize attached to the balloon is discharged to the outside of the game machine. 6. The balloon game machine according to claim 3, wherein a prize is discharged when all of the plurality of balloons are cracked. 7. The balloon splitting mechanism pulls or presses the balloon holding mechanism in a state where a relative position with respect to the balloon is adjusted by the adjusting means,
The balloon game machine according to claim 4 or 6, wherein the balloon is split by the contact body. 8. A transparent member shield having a hole through which the acute angle member passes is provided as the aiming body between the player and the balloon.
A balloon game machine according to claim 1. 9. The balloon according to claim 7, wherein the balloon splitting mechanism and the balloon holding mechanism are brought closer to each other by means for generating an attractive force using a magnetic force, an air pressure, or the like. game machine. 10. The balloon game machine according to claim 9, wherein the means for generating the attraction force has a variable attraction force. 11. The balloon game machine according to claim 4, wherein the balloon splitting mechanism supports the contact body via an elastic body. 12. The balloon split mechanism moves directly by an operation of a player or indirectly by an action of a hammer or a pusher operated by the player. The balloon game machine according to 4 or 5. 13. The balloon game machine according to claim 5, wherein the shape of the balloon and the shape of the acute angle member are variable. 14. The balloon holding mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the balloon holding mechanism comprises a carrier portion configured to place the balloon on an annular belt body that is wrapped around at least a pair of pulleys. A balloon game machine as described. 15. The balloon game machine according to claim 5, wherein the balloon holding mechanism and the aiming body are integrated. 16. A plurality of the balloon holding mechanisms are erected at predetermined intervals on the annular belt body, whereby a plurality of balloons are held by each of the balloon holding mechanisms, and each of the balloon holding mechanisms is held. The sighting body is formed integrally with each other, and the balloon holding mechanism and the sighting body are integrated with each other, and when the integrated member is inverted below the annular belt body, the annular 15. The balloon game machine according to claim 14, wherein a slit for passing a hook for hanging a prize of the balloon placed on the upper side of the belt body is formed. 17. The balloon game machine according to claim 5, wherein a position, a size, a shape, and the like of the aim provided on the aiming body are appropriately selected according to the skill of the player. 18. The balloon according to claim 4, wherein the balloon is provided with a hanging pin having a hook-shaped lower portion capable of hanging one or more prizes.
A balloon game machine according to any of the above.