JP2004248926A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine ccapable of changing a timing occurring a jack pot in response to the contents of a game played by a player, and visually and easily predicting the timing occurring the jack pot. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine puts out a gift by allowing the gift placed on a gift placement base 12 to fall onto a gift put-out port 60, and includes an axis part for pivotally supporting the gift placement base 12 freely rotatably. The gift placement base 12 is normally kept in a horizontal direction. When the gift placed on the gift placement base 12 is pushed out toward the gift put-out port 60 by a slide table 14, the base 12 is inclined toward the gift put-out port 12 with the axis part as a center by variable inclination. Thus, the placed gift falls onto the gift put-out port 12 so as to be put out. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, a game machine called a pusher type is a shovel for scooping prizes arranged on a rotating turntable, a prize mounting table, and a slide table moving on the prize mounting table so as to approach or move away from the payout port. And When the player inputs a start instruction, the shovel scoops up the prize, and when the player inputs a drop instruction, the shovel drops the prize on the prize mounting table. The prize that has fallen on the prize mounting table is pushed by the slide table. When the prize is successfully pushed by the slide table, falls from the prize mounting table, and enters the prize payout exit, the prize can be obtained.
[0003]
As one of such pusher-type amusement devices, when a prize passes or contacts a predetermined area, a roulette is operated, and as a result, when a predetermined point is obtained, a so-called "jackpot" is called a predetermined jackpot. There is known a system in which a number of prizes are separately paid out as a bonus (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-9-51982 (pages 2-5, FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the pusher type amusement device with the jackpot function as described above, the occurrence of the jackpot needs to satisfy a specific jackpot occurrence condition set in the amusement device such as roulette hit or success of the slot. Luck and jackpot probability. Therefore, there is a problem that a jackpot is not easily generated depending on a player even if the game is continued for a long time.
[0006]
Further, the player starts the game in expectation of a prize being paid out as a bonus. However, when it is difficult to visually recognize when the jackpot will occur, if the game continues without the jackpot being generated, the player loses interest in the game.
[0007]
For example, in the case of a game device in which the goal of the Sugoroku is set as the jackpot occurrence condition, immediately after the occurrence of the jackpot, the Sugoroku eye returns to the start point. Therefore, a lot of game play is required to satisfy the jackpot generation condition, and the player has reduced interest in the game.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an amusement device that enables the timing at which a jackpot is generated to be changeable in accordance with the content of game play by a player, and allows the timing at which a jackpot is generated to be visually easily understood and predicted. That is.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the game device according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a prize mounted on a prize mounting table (for example, the prize mounting table 12 in FIG. 3) by using a prize payout port (for example, FIG. In the amusement device which drops and pays out to the prize payout opening 3), the shaft (for example, the shaft 322 in FIG. 4) that rotatably supports the prize mounting table and the prize mounting table are It is characterized by having inclination changing means (for example, a spring 324 in FIG. 3 and a prize placement table support device 510 in FIG. 5) for inclining in the direction of the prize payout opening about the shaft portion.
[0010]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, by observing the inclination of the prize mounting table, the player visually determines whether or not the prize placed on the prize mounting table can be easily obtained from outside the game apparatus. Can be determined. Thereby, the curiosity of the player for the game can be inspired.
[0011]
Here, the premium means a reward or a prize paid out when a predetermined privilege condition is cleared in game play (play). For example, candy and confectionery, medals (play media), toys, decorations, various goods, capsules, and the like, which are divided into small bags, may be appropriately selected according to the target age of the player, the setting of the game price, and the like.
[0012]
In addition, the following inventions can be considered as inventions that more specifically embody the invention described in claim 1. That is, a prize mounting table, a shaft portion that pivotally supports the prize mounting table at one end so as to freely swing, and periodically moves so as to approach or move away from the other end of the prize mounting table. An extrusion member that pushes out the prize mounted on the prize, a prize payout port provided below the other end of the prize mounting table, and the other end side of the prize mounting table with the shaft as a center is directed upward. Urging means for urging the mounting table so as to move, wherein the prize mounting table has its other end side lowered against the urging force of the urging means due to the weight of the mounted prize. It is an invention of a game device that moves in a direction and tilts. The inclination varying means according to the first aspect of the present invention corresponds to the urging means.
[0013]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising a determination unit (for example, the control device 50 of FIG. 1) for determining whether to incline the prize mounting table. The inclination changing means is characterized in that the prize mounting table is inclined stepwise according to the judgment result by the judgment means.
[0014]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the judging means can detect a jackpot or the like, and can perform effects such as tilting the prize mounting table stepwise by the tilt changing means. Thereby, the curiosity and gambling of the player for the game can be improved.
[0015]
The invention according to claim 3 is the game device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclination varying means is an elastic body (for example, a spring shown in FIG. 4) which is deformed in accordance with a torque applied to the prize mounting table. 324).
[0016]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the prize mounting table can be inclined according to the weight of the prize by the biasing force of the elastic body or the like. Thus, by continuing the game, a large number of premiums or heavy premiums can be obtained at an early timing. Therefore, since the player can pay out the prize as a bonus without relying only on the jackpot, the player's ambition can be improved.
[0017]
The invention according to claim 4 is the game device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclination varying means inclines the prize mounting table in a stepwise manner.
[0018]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, effects such as tilting the prize mounting table in a stepwise manner by the tilt changing means can be performed. Thereby, the curiosity and gambling of the player for the game can be improved.
[0019]
An amusement device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the amusement device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the push member pushes out the prize placed on the prize placement table in a direction of the prize payout exit. (For example, the slide table 14 in FIG. 3).
[0020]
Also, as in the invention according to claim 6, in the amusement device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the extruding member extends downward according to the inclination of the prize mounting table. 3 (for example, the stretching member 330 in FIG. 3), and the stretching member may slide on the prize mounting table when pushing out the prize.
[0021]
According to the invention described in claim 5 or 6, even when the extending member enters and exits from the pushing member so as to slide on the upper surface of the prize mounting table, even if the extending member inclines in the prize payout direction of the prize mounting table, The prize on the prize mounting table can be pushed out.
[0022]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, further comprising a locking means for locking the inclined prize mounting table from returning to its original position. It is characterized by:
[0023]
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, even when the prize placing table is inclined and the prize is paid out to the prize payout port, the inclination of the prize placing table can be maintained by the locking means. This makes it easier for the player to acquire a prize by operation, and can improve gambling.
[0024]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing a game apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the game apparatus 1. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a main part of one station of the game apparatus 1.
[0025]
According to FIGS. 1 and 2, the amusement apparatus 1 includes a turntable 70 on which a plurality of prizes are placed, a scooping device 20 for scooping the prizes placed on the turntable 70, and a scooped prize. A pusher table unit 10 to be placed and dropped to the prize payout port 60, and a prize payout device (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as a "JP payout device") that pays out prizes for JP when a jackpot (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "JP") is achieved. .) 30, an operation switch 80 of the scooping device 20, a control device 50 for integrally controlling the amusement device 1, and a prize take-out port 100 for taking out a prize paid out from the prize pay-out port 60. It is mainly prepared for. The upper side surface of the housing of the game apparatus 1 is formed of, for example, a transparent resin or the like so that the inside of the game apparatus 1 can be visually recognized.
[0026]
The amusement device 1 has a substantially hexagonal shape in plan view, and is provided with six stations for the player to play on each side of the substantially hexagon, and for each station, a scooping device 20 and a pusher table A section 10, an operation switch 80, a prize payout port 60, and a prize takeout port 100 are provided. Therefore, in the game device 1 of the present embodiment, six players can enjoy the game at the same time.
[0027]
Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the game device 1 will be described, focusing on one station of the game device 1. In the description, the up-down direction is the up-down direction in FIG. The direction in which the slide table 14 approaches the premium payout exit 60 is referred to as front or front, and the direction in which the slide table 14 moves away is referred to as rear or back.
[0028]
The turntable 70 has an annular groove that opens upward, and is configured so that a large number of premiums can be placed on the bottom upper surface of the groove portion. The game device 1 is supported and driven by the motor 300 and slowly rotates in the game device 1 in a certain direction about the center of the game device 1 as an axis. The rotation / stop of the motor 300 is controlled by the control device 50.
[0029]
The pusher table section 10 includes a prize mounting table 12, a slide table 14 that slides on the prize mounting table 12 in the front-rear direction, and a chuck 16 installed at a front end of the prize mounting table 12. You.
[0030]
The prize mounting table 12 is a flat plate extending from the center of the game apparatus 1 toward the front above the turntable 70, and its front end reaches above the prize payout opening 60. The slide table 14 is a flat plate that slides back and forth along the upper surface of the prize mounting table 12. As a driving method of the slide table 14, a known technique is appropriately used, and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0031]
The chucker 16 includes a bar-shaped detection bar that is movable by the gravity of the prize, and is arranged so that the detection bar comes into contact with the prize falling from the front end of the prize mounting table 12. When the drop of the prize is detected by the movement of the detection bar, the chucker 16 outputs a detection signal to the control device 50.
[0032]
The scooping device 20 includes two arms 22, 23, a shovel 24, a JP roulette 26, and a JP meter 27. A predetermined link mechanism is formed by the two arms 22 and 23 and the shovel 24. The scooping device 20 scoops a prize placed on the turntable 70 with the shovel 24 and drops the scooped prize to the pusher table unit 10 in accordance with an operation input from the operation switch 80. Execute the raising operation. The operation input by the player is, in principle, only a scooping operation instruction to the scooping device 20. It should be noted that the link mechanism and the driving method of the scooping device 20 use a known technique as appropriate, and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0033]
On the prize table 12, the slide table 14 slides in the front-back direction. For this reason, the prize dropped on the pusher table 10 by the shovel 24 is pushed by the front end of the slide table 14 and moves toward the prize mounting table 12. If the density of the prizes placed on the prize mounting table 12 is high, the prizes enter a beading state, and fall from the front end of the prize mounting table 12 to the prize payout port 60 in order from the near prize. On the other hand, when the density of the prizes placed on the prize mounting table 12 is low, the prizes only move to fill the gaps on the prize mounting table 12, and the prize is not paid out.
[0034]
The prize outlet 100 is provided below the prize outlet 60. The prize paid out to the prize payout port 60 falls to the prize takeout port 100 via a prize payout groove formed by communication between the prize payout port 60 and the prize takeout port 100.
[0035]
Further, a JP roulette 26 and a JP meter 27 are installed on the front surface of the shovel arm 22.
[0036]
The JP roulette 26 is an electronic roulette that is activated under the control of the control device 50 when the payout of the prize is detected by the chucker 16, and is one of “1”, “2”, and “3”. (Hereinafter referred to as “points”). The JP meter 27 is a display for cumulatively displaying the number of points designated by the JP roulette 26, and displays the current number of points in a bar graph. The amusement device 1 is configured to activate three types of privilege operations of “small hit”, “medium hit”, and “big hit (JP)” according to the number of points.
[0037]
The JP payout device 30 includes a basket 32 in which a premium is stored in advance, and a support arm 34 that supports the basket 32. The basket 32 is pivotally supported at one end of the support arm 34, and the support arm 34 rotates to the near side (falls down toward the player) around the other end of the support arm 34 as an axis, whereby the basket 32 is supported. The prize falls from the upper opening to the prize payout opening 60. The rotation operation of the support arm 34 is started when the number of points becomes “big hit (JP)”.
[0038]
The prize replenishing device 40 includes a cylinder 42 formed of a transparent resin or the like into a cylindrical shape, a piston 44 for pushing up prizes accumulated in the cylinder 42 from below, and a guide inclined obliquely downward from an upper opening of the cylinder 42. The game device 1 is provided with a plate 46 and is disposed at a vertex position in the game apparatus 1 having a substantially hexagonal shape in plan view. 2, the guide plate 46 is disposed between the end of the pusher table 10 and the turntable 70 such that the end surface of the guide plate 46 is located there. The prize discharged from the opening of the cylinder 42 falls on the pusher table 10 or the turntable 70. The upward movement of the piston 44 is executed at a predetermined timing.
[0039]
The control device 50 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU and an LSI, an IC memory, an electric circuit, and the like, and integrally controls the operation of the game device 1. Specifically, various controls such as a scooping operation by the scooping device 20, an operation of the JP roulette 26, a display of the JP meter 27, and a payout operation by the JP payout device 40 are executed.
[0040]
Next, the configuration from the prize placement table 12 to the prize payout opening 60 for one station will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a main part of one station of the game apparatus 1. A fixing member 310 is disposed below the slide table 14. Then, the lower surface of the fixing member 310 and one end of the premium placing table 12 are connected by the connecting member 320.
[0041]
An extension member 330 is included in a front portion of the slide table 14. The extension member 330 includes, for example, a spring portion and an extension portion. One end of the spring portion is fixed inside the slide table 14 and the other end is fixed to the extension portion, and an urging force acts in a direction in which the extension portion always contacts the upper surface of the prize mounting table 12. The surface of the front surface of the slide table 14 with respect to the prize mounting table 12 is opened so that the extension portion can enter and exit from the front surface of the slide table 14 by the biasing force of the spring portion.
[0042]
However, the biasing force of the spring portion is not large enough to affect the spring 324, but is a force necessary to bring the extended portion into contact with the premium placing table 12.
[0043]
Note that, without using the biasing force of the spring portion, the extension portion may be configured to enter and exit from the front portion of the slide table 14 such that the extension portion always comes into contact with the premium placing table 12 by its own weight.
[0044]
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view for explaining the configuration of the connecting member 320. The connecting member 320 includes plate portions 321a and 321b, a shaft 322, fixing screws 323a and 323b, a spring 324, and the like.
[0045]
One ends of the plate portions 321a and 321b are rotatably supported by a shaft 322. The plate portion 321a is fixed to the lower surface of the fixing member 310, and the plate portion 321b is fixed to one end of the premium placing table 12 by fixing screws 323a and 323b, respectively. You.
[0046]
The spring 324 constitutes a torsion coil spring including a coil part wound in a coil shape, an arm part extending to the plate part 321 a side and the plate part 321 b side, and is disposed at a position close to the shaft 322. The spring 324 exerts an urging force in a direction for holding the prize mounting table 12 horizontally, that is, for holding the plate portion 321a and the plate portion 321b at a substantially right angle. Further, the spring 324 has, as a minimum force, an urging force for horizontally holding the prize mounting table 12 when no prize is mounted on the prize mounting table 12.
[0047]
The turning operation of the prize mounting table 12 about the axis 322 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. When the slide table 14 slides along the upper surface of the prize mounting table 12 in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 3), the prizes G1 and G2 mounted on the prize mounting table 12 are in the state of a bobbin. It moves in the direction of the payout opening 60.
[0048]
Thereby, the prizes G1 and G2 are weighed before the prize mounting table 12 (left side of the prize mounting table 12 in FIG. 3). Then, the prize mounting table 12 rotates against the urging force of the spring 324 according to the weight of the prizes G1 and G2. That is, the prize mounting table 12 is gradually rotated around the axis 322 from the position indicated by the solid line in the figure to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure.
[0049]
When the biasing force of the spring 324 and the position energy of the prize on the prize mounting table 12 and the potential energy are balanced, the prize mounting table 12 stops at that position (angle). The prize mounting table 12 is rotatable until the lower surface contacts the stopper 340.
[0050]
In addition, as the distance between the springs 324 and the prizes G1 and G2 on the prize mounting table 12 increases, the prize mounting table 12 is easily rotated by the leverage principle.
[0051]
When the prize placement table 12 starts rotating from the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing toward the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure due to the rotation of the prize placement table 12, the extending portion of the extension member 330 moves to the upper surface of the prize placement table 12. It comes in and out of the front of the slide table 14 so that it always contacts.
[0052]
Then, the prizes G1 and G2 drop to the prize payout port 60 according to the weight of the prize, the inclination angle of the prize mounting table 12 with respect to the horizontal position, the frictional force on the prize mounting table 12, and the like.
[0053]
The weight of the prize on the prize mounting table 12 may be a predetermined weight due to the prize dropped from the slide table 14 or the prize dropped from the turntable 70 by the scooping device 20 and dropped on the prize mounting table 12. Is exceeded, the prize placement table 12 also performs a rotation operation in the same manner.
[0054]
Further, by adjusting the strength of the spring 324, the degree of rotation of the prize mounting table 12 with respect to the total weight of the prize on the prize mounting table 12 can be adjusted.
[0055]
As described above, the prize mounting table 12 is gradually rotated from the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing toward the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the drawing due to the weight of the prize. Can be acquired at an early timing. Further, the player can pay out the premium as a bonus without relying only on JP. For this reason, the ambition of the player can be improved.
[0056]
Furthermore, depending on the weight of the prize table 12, the prize table 12 rotates around the axis 322, or if the prize table 12 is inclined, the degree of the inclination determines whether or not the player can easily acquire the prize on the prize table 12. This can be visually judged from outside the play apparatus 1. Thereby, the curiosity of the player for the game can be inspired.
[0057]
The application of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0058]
For example, a locking means for locking the prize mounting table 12 that has once tilted back to the original horizontal position may be further provided. Specifically, a locking means is provided for maintaining the other end of the prize mounting table 12 in a downwardly inclined state by the weight of the prize mounted on the prize mounting table 12. The locking means is composed of, for example, a ratchet mechanism, a drive unit that drives the ratchet mechanism by an instruction signal output from the control device 50, and the like.
[0059]
When a signal instructing the locking operation is output from the control device 50, the ratchet mechanism is driven by the drive unit, and fixes the position of the other end of the prize mounting table 12. When a signal instructing the lock release operation is output from the control device 50, the driving of the ratchet mechanism is released. Then, according to the gravity of the prize placed on the prize mounting table 12, the other end of the prize mounting table 12 is inclined downward. Alternatively, the premium placing table 12 returns to the original horizontal position by the bias of the spring 324.
[0060]
Normally, the ratchet mechanism is in an unlocked state by a control signal from the control device 50. For example, when the number of points of the JP meter 27 reaches “medium hit” or the like, a signal for instructing the locking operation is output from the control device 50, and the ratchet mechanism is used to lock the other end of the premium mounting table 12 for a predetermined time. Stop is realized. During this time, the prize placement table 12 can rotate in the direction in which the inclination increases, but does not rotate in the direction to return to the original horizontal position. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the control device 50 outputs a signal for instructing an unlocking operation.
[0061]
Thereby, even after the other end of the prize mounting table 12 moves downward and tilts, and the prize is paid out to the prize payout opening 60, the inclination of the prize mounting table 12 is maintained by the locking means. Can be. As a result, the player can easily acquire the prize by the operation after that, and the gambling spirit can be improved.
[0062]
[Second embodiment]
In the first embodiment, by connecting the fixed member 310 and the prize mounting table 12 with the connecting member 320 having the spring 324, the prize mounting table 12 rotates according to the weight of the prize applied to the prize mounting table 12. I decided. In the second embodiment, instead of the spring 324, a prize table support device 510 is disposed below the prize table 12 on the near side.
[0063]
FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of one station of the game apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment. Hereinafter, the same components as those of the game machine of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
[0064]
A fixing member 310 is provided below the slide table 14, and a lower surface of the fixing member 310 and one end of the premium placing table 12 are connected by a connecting member 500. The connecting member 500 does not include the spring 324 with respect to the connecting member 320 described in the first embodiment.
[0065]
A prize placement table support device 510 is disposed below the prize placement table 12 (on the left side below the prize placement table 12 in FIG. 5). The prize table support device 510 includes a support spring 510a and a support member 510b. Specifically, one end of the support spring 510 a is fixed on a fixed base 520 (between the turntable 70 and the premium payout opening 60) which is a base of the main body of the game apparatus 1 below the premium placement table 12. A support member 510b is attached to the other end of the support spring 510a.
[0066]
The support spring 510a always exerts an upward biasing force. That is, the support member 510b is always in contact with the lower surface of the premium placing table 12 by the urging force of the support spring 510a. Also, the prize placing table 12 is always urged upward by the biasing force of the support spring 510a, but by using the connecting member 500 having the maximum opening angle of 90 °, the prize placing table 12 is always kept in the normal state and always horizontal. Held in position.
[0067]
Then, when the slide table 14 slides in the front-rear direction along the upper surface of the prize mounting table 12, when the prizes G1 and G2 mounted on the prize mounting table 12 move toward the prize payout port 60, The prizes G1 and G2 are weighted before the prize mounting table 12.
[0068]
Then, a downward force is applied to the prize mounting table 12, and the prize mounting table 12 rotates against the urging force of the support spring 510a. That is, the prize mounting table 12 is gradually rotated around the shaft 322 of the connecting member 500 from the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the drawing.
[0069]
When the prize mounting table 12 starts rotating from the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the drawing by the rotation of the prize mounting table 12 about the axis 322, the extending portion of the extension member 330 changes the prize. The slide table 14 enters and exits from the front surface of the slide table 14 so as to always contact the upper surface of the mounting table 12.
[0070]
Then, the prizes G1 and G2 drop to the prize payout port 60 according to the weight of the prize and the inclination angle of the prize mounting table 12 with respect to the horizontal position.
[0071]
Further, by adjusting the strength of the support spring 510a, the degree of rotation of the prize mounting table 12 with respect to the total weight of the prize on the prize mounting table 12 can be adjusted.
[0072]
As described above, the prize mounting table 12 is gradually rotated from the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing toward the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the drawing due to the weight of the prize. Can be acquired at an early timing. Further, the player can pay out the premium as a bonus without relying only on JP. For this reason, the ambition of the player can be improved.
[0073]
Furthermore, whether the player can easily acquire the prize on the prize mounting table 12 depending on whether the prize mounting table 12 is rotated about the axis 322 depending on the weight of the prize, or if the prize mounting table 12 is inclined, is determined. Can be visually judged from the outside of the game apparatus 1. Thereby, the curiosity of the player for the game can be inspired.
[0074]
The application of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0075]
For example, due to the weight of the prize on the prize mounting table 12, the prize mounting table 12 gradually rotates around the shaft 322 so that the other end side moves downwards against the biasing force of the support spring 510a. However, regardless of the weight of the prize, the other end of the prize mounting table 12 may be pulled stepwise downward to rotate the prize mounting table 12.
[0076]
Specifically, a prize placement table support device 510 including a solenoid, a ratchet, a rack & pinion, and the like is provided, and the prize placement table 12 is stepped around the axis 322 in accordance with an instruction signal output from the control device 50. It is configured to rotate.
[0077]
In this case, in FIG. 5, the connecting member 500 is replaced with a connecting member 320. When the prize mounting table 12 is returned to the original horizontal position, the tow of the prize mounting table 12 by the prize mounting table support device 510 including a solenoid, a ratchet, a rack and a pinion is released by an instruction signal from the control device 50. I do. Then, the premium placing table 12 returns to the original horizontal position by the urging force of the spring 324.
[0078]
Thus, for example, in addition to paying out the prize as a bonus at the time of the JP, it is possible to perform an effect such as rotating the prize mounting table 12, thereby improving the ambition of the player.
[0079]
As described in the first embodiment, a locking means for locking the prize mounting table 12 from returning to the original horizontal position may be further provided.
[0080]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the player can visually determine from the outside of the amusement apparatus whether or not the prize placed on the prize placement table can be easily obtained by observing the inclination of the prize placement table. . Thereby, the curiosity of the player for the game can be inspired.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of a game apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the game apparatus shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of one station of the game machine according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a connecting member.
FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of one station of a game machine according to a second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Amusement apparatus 10 Pusher table 12 Premium table 14 Slide table (extrusion member)
60 prize payout port 70 turntable 300 motor 310 fixing member 320, 500 connecting member 321a, 321b plate portion 322 shaft 323a, 323b fixing screw 324 spring 330 extension member 340 stopper 510 prize mounting table support device 510a support spring 520b support member 520 fixing Stand G1, G2 Premium

Claims (7)

In a game device for dropping a prize placed on a prize mounting table to a prize payout port and paying out,
A shaft portion rotatably supporting the prize mounting table,
Inclination changing means for inclining the prize mounting table in the prize payout direction around the shaft portion,
An amusement device comprising: The game device according to claim 1,
A determining unit for determining whether to incline the prize mounting table,
An amusement device, wherein the inclination varying means inclines the prize mounting table in a stepwise manner in accordance with a result of the judgment by the judgment means. 3. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inclination changing unit includes an elastic body that is deformed in accordance with a torque applied to the prize mounting table. 4. The game device according to claim 1 or 2,
An amusement device, wherein the inclination varying means inclines the prize mounting table in a stepwise manner. It is a game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
An amusement device, comprising: a push-out member for pushing out a prize placed on the prize placement table in a direction of a prize payout opening. It is a game device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The extrusion member has a stretching member that extends downward according to the inclination of the prize mounting table,
The amusement device, wherein the extending member slides on the prize mounting table when pushing out the prize. It is a game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
An amusement device comprising a locking means for locking a return of the inclined prize mounting table to its original position.

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