JP2006000533A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can respond to the needs of a player through the use of a highly versatile and simply constituted device and set the difficulty level of a game. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine uses a gift moving device 20 composed of a bellows body 21 having an inside space 21a and formed into a bellow shape, and a blow fan 22 for making air flow into the inside space 21a, and the mounted gift 7 is elevated/lowered by the device. The difficulty level of the game is set by setting the operation condition of the blow fan 22 by an elevating/lowering function controller 19b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game apparatus for playing a game capable of obtaining a predetermined profit in accordance with an operation of a player (hereinafter referred to as “player”), and more particularly to a prize acquisition game apparatus for acquiring a prize.

  At present, in order to meet the various needs of players, premium acquisition game devices that provide predetermined benefits such as toys and other prizes according to the player's operation results have various types of premium acquisition game devices installed. . Such a prize acquisition game device has to deal with the needs of the player by producing a small number of many models, and there are specific parts for each of the prize acquisition game devices.

  In these premium acquisition game devices, the difficulty level of the game is set in advance so that the premium acquisition rate is in a certain range. In the premium acquisition game, the skill of the player greatly affects the premium acquisition rate. The prize acquisition rate tends to vary between a player with skilled skills and a player without inexperienced skills. As a result, the inexperienced player cannot easily obtain the desired prize and tends to stop the game quickly.

In view of this, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-239203 discloses that the difficulty level of the prize acquisition game is controlled by controlling the swing of the placing table swinging device on which the prize is placed in the game space by setting the difficulty level with the setting means. A prize acquisition game device capable of changing the degree is described. The prize acquisition game apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is a game apparatus in which a player operates the prize pushing means to obtain a prize by pushing out a prize from the placement table. In a setting with a low difficulty level of the game, the placement table The swinging device is not swung, and all the force with which the prize pushing means pushes the prize is applied to the prize. On the other hand, when the game difficulty level is high, the placing table swing device is easily swung, and the force that the prize pushing device pushes the prize is the force pushing the prize and the placing table swing device is swung. It is difficult to obtain a prize because it is distributed to the force to be given. That is, the game difficulty level can be changed by controlling the braking force against the swing of the mounting table swing device.
JP 2002-239203 A

However, since the prize acquisition game apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is a prize acquisition game apparatus in which the difficulty level of the prize acquisition game can be adjusted by a model-specific component (in this case, a placing table swinging apparatus), Although the degree of difficulty can be set, the parts that make up the mounting table swing device are extremely low in versatility and can only be used with the model or its affiliated models, making it difficult to respond to design changes. There was a problem that.
Furthermore, since the mounting table swinging device disposed in the prize acquisition game device described in Patent Document 1 is composed of a large number of parts such as a mounting table, a rotating shaft, and a clutch brake, the mechanism becomes complicated. There is also a problem that maintenance and inspection of the prize acquisition game device becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described conventional problems, and uses versatile and easily configured parts to meet various needs of players and to set the difficulty level of the game. An object is to provide a changeable game device.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game apparatus according to claim 1 has an internal space (for example, internal space 21a) in which fluid can flow in and out, and expands and contracts according to the volume of fluid flowing into and out of the internal space. Expansion / contraction means (for example, a bellows body 21), a mounting means (for example, a mounting table 5) that moves up and down according to the expansion / contraction operation of the expansion / contraction means, and on which the game object is mounted, and the fluid It is characterized by comprising fluid inflow / outflow means (for example, a blower fan 22) that flows into and out of the internal space and expands / contracts the expansion / contraction means.

  A game device according to claim 2 is the game device according to claim 1 (for example, the prize acquisition game device 1), wherein the fluid is gas (for example, air), and the fluid inflow / outflow means is a blower fan. (For example, a blower fan 22).

  Furthermore, the game device according to claim 3 is the game device according to claim 1 or 2 (for example, the prize acquisition game device 1), wherein the expansion / contraction means (for example, the bellows body 21) is formed in a bellows shape. It is characterized by comprising an accordion body.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to the first to third aspects (for example, the prize acquisition game apparatus 1), wherein the game apparatus includes a fluid inflow / outflow means (for example, a blower fan 22). It has the setting means (for example, raising / lowering function controller 19b) which can set the driving | operation state of this.

  The game apparatus according to claim 5 has an internal space (for example, internal space 21a) in which gas can flow in and out, and expands and contracts according to the volume of gas flowing into and out of the internal space. The telescopic member (for example, the bellows body 21) formed in the above, a mounting base (for example, the mounting base 5) that moves up and down according to the telescopic operation of the telescopic member, and on which the game object is placed, It has a blower fan (for example, the blower fan 22) that allows gas to flow into the internal space of the telescopic member, and setting means (for example, a lifting function controller 19b) that can set the operating state of the blower fan. Is characterized in that a prize (for example, prize 7) given based on the game result is placed.

  To achieve the above object, the game device according to claim 1 has an internal space in which fluid can flow in and out, and expands and contracts according to the volume of fluid flowing into and out of the internal space; According to an expansion / contraction operation of the means, there is provided a placement means for moving a game object, and a fluid inflow / outflow means for flowing the fluid into and out of the internal space and expanding / contracting the expansion / contraction means. As a result, since the expansion / contraction means, the placement means, and the fluid inflow / outflow means are simply configured, the game object can be moved using a mechanism with a simple configuration, so that the versatility is high. It is possible to flexibly cope with a design change of the game device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the expansion / contraction means is operated by causing the air to flow into and out of the expansion / contraction means by a blower fan that is a fluid inflow / outflow means. As a result, in addition to the effects described above, even when a failure occurs and fluid leaks, the game device gets wet and damage to other components of the game device is minimized, and damage due to the failure is minimized. be able to.

  The game device according to claim 3 is the game device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the expansion / contraction means is formed of a bellows body formed in a bellows shape, so that an allowable range for expansion / contraction is provided. In general, when the movement distance of the prize changes due to the design change, it is possible to cope with the design change without replacing or changing the expansion / contraction means.

  Furthermore, since the game apparatus according to claim 4 has setting means capable of setting the operation state of the fluid inflow / outflow means in the game apparatus according to claims 1 to 3, the operation state of the fluid inflow / outflow means is changed. It can be set arbitrarily. Thereby, the administrator of the game apparatus can change the movement mode of the game object that moves based on the driving state of the fluid inflow / outflow means.

  The game device according to claim 5 has an internal space in which gas can flow in and out, and an elastic member formed in a bellows shape that expands and contracts according to the volume of gas flowing in and out of the internal space. And a mounting table that moves up and down according to the expansion / contraction operation of the expansion / contraction member, places the game object on it, a blower fan that causes the gas to flow into the internal space of the expansion / contraction member, and an operating state of the blower fan Since the prize given on the basis of the game result is placed on the table, the prize can be moved with a highly versatile and simple configuration. It is possible to provide a game device that can change the difficulty level of the prize acquisition game by the setting means.

  Hereinafter, a game device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment in which the game device is embodied. This embodiment will be described in detail based on an embodiment of the prize acquisition game device 1 that gives a predetermined benefit such as a prize such as a toy according to the operation result of the player.

First, the outline of the prize acquisition game device 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the prize acquisition game device 1.
The housing 2 of the prize acquisition game device 1 includes a main body 2a having a game space 4 in which a game by a player's operation is developed, and a door 2b attached to the main body 2a so as to be opened and closed. Transparent panels 3 are attached to the upper front surface of the door 2b and the left and right side surfaces of the upper portion of the main body 2a. With the transparent panels 3, the player can visually recognize the state of the game space 4 from the outside.

  A grip arm 8 that is driven based on the player's operation is provided on the front side of the game space 4, and a prize 7 (not shown) is placed on the board surface 6 that constitutes the bottom surface of the game space 4. In the embodiment, the mounting table 5 on which a prize 7 such as a toy is mounted so as to be able to be moved up and down is provided at three places). A prize moving device 20 that can be moved up and down by a control program to be described later is attached below the mounting table 5. In this embodiment, the mounting table 5 is a mounting means, and the prize 7 is a game object.

The prize acquisition game apparatus 1 having such a configuration is a game apparatus that indirectly acquires a prize 7 in the game space 4 by a moving grip arm 8 in accordance with an operation of a player.
Specifically, after the gripping arm 8 is positioned in the horizontal plane according to the player's operation, the telescopic rod 8b constituting the gripping arm 8 extends downward and is formed at the tip of the gripping arm 8. The prize 7 on the mounting table 5 or the board surface 6 is grasped by the hand portion 8a. The player can acquire the prize 7 by dropping the prize 7 held by the hand portion 8a into the drop slot 12 formed on the board surface 6.

  The prize 7 picked up from the mounting table 5 or the board surface 6 by the gripping arm 8 is dropped into the drop opening 12. The drop opening 12 communicates with a prize payout opening 17 formed in the door 2 b below the board surface 6, and the dropped prize 7 is paid out to the player through the prize payout opening 17.

As described above, the gripping arm 8 is constituted by the hand portion 8a and the telescopic rod 8b. The hand portion 8a is a portion that directly grips the prize 7, and has a configuration in which the prize 7 can be gripped and released by a hand portion driving motor 34 (see FIG. 2). The telescopic rod 8b is controlled by the vertical movement motor 33 (see FIG. 2).
The gripping arm 8 disposed in the prize acquisition game device 1 is moved forward and backward by a motor 32 for back and forth movement on the Y axis slide rail 10 disposed in the front and rear direction (Y axis direction) in the upper part of the game space 4 (see FIG. 2) and attached via a moving body (not shown). Then, the Y-axis slide rail 10 has two X-axis slide rails 9 disposed on the upper part in the game space 4 in the left-right direction (X-axis direction) of the left-right movement motor 31 (see FIG. 2). It is arranged to be able to reciprocate left and right by driving. As a result, while the game is being executed by the player, the left / right movement motor 31 (see FIG. 2) is controlled while the later-described left / right direction operation button 15 is pressed, and the Y-axis slide rail 10 and the gripping arm 8 are moved to X. Move on the axis slide rail 9 in the right direction. When the pressing of the left / right direction operation button 15 is released, the movement of the gripping arm 8 in the right direction is stopped, and the position of the gripping arm 8 in the X-axis direction is determined.

  As described above, the Y-axis slide rail 10 is disposed on the X-axis slide rail 9 disposed in parallel with the upper part of the game space 4 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The gripping arm 8 is disposed on the Y-axis slide rail 10 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction (Y-axis direction) between the two X-axis slide rails 9 in the game space 4. While the game is being executed by the player, the gripping arm 8 is moved in the game space 4 from the near side to the far side by controlling the forward / backward movement motor 32 (see FIG. 2) based on the pressing of the forward / backward operation button 14 described later. To do. When the pressing of the front-rear direction operation button 14 is released, the movement in the back direction is stopped, and the position of the grip arm 8 in the Y-axis direction is determined.

  In this way, the position of the grip arm 8 in the horizontal plane in the game space 4 is determined based on the operation of the front-rear direction operation button 14 and the left-right direction operation button 15 by the player. Then, the hand unit 8a automatically moves from the upper part of the game space 4 to the lower direction (Z-axis direction) by driving the vertical movement motor 33 (see FIG. 2) at the determined position. 6 Grab the prize 7 from above. After completion of the gripping operation, the gripping arm 8 is configured to return to the initial position of the left end of the X-axis slide rail 9 and the front end of the Y-axis slide rail 10 and release the gripped prize 7. Since the above-described drop opening 12 is disposed below the initial position of the gripping arm 8, the prize 7 released from the gripping arm 8 is paid out to the player from the prize payout exit 17.

On the other hand, a game operation unit 13 is disposed at the lower front portion of the door 2b. On the upper surface of the game operation unit 13, there are a front / rear direction operation button 14 for moving the gripping arm 8 in the back direction by the operation of the player, and a left / right direction operation button 15 for moving the gripping arm 8 in the right direction according to the operation of the player. It is arranged. On the right side of the left / right direction operation button 15, a display unit 18 capable of displaying the number of games that can be executed by the player and various effects is provided.
Further, a coin insertion slot 16 for inserting coins necessary for the execution of the game and a prize payout outlet 17 through which a prize 7 acquired by the game is paid out are arranged on the front surface of the game operation unit 13.

A switch panel 19 is disposed on the right side surface of the main body 2a. The switch panel 19 includes a power switch 19a that controls the operation of the prize acquisition game apparatus 1, an on / off setting of a lifting function in the prize moving apparatus 20 (see FIG. 3), and a blower that is a fluid inflow / outflow means in the present embodiment. An elevating function controller 19b capable of setting an operation cycle composed of an operation stop time t and an operation continuation time T of the fan 22 is provided. This elevating function controller 19b is a setting means in this embodiment.
In the main body 2a below the board surface 6, a prize moving device 20 (see FIG. 3) for raising and lowering the prize 7 placed on the placing table 5 and a prize acquisition game are controlled so as to be playable. A control unit 30 that performs control is disposed. The prize moving device 20 is arranged at the lower part of the mounting table 5, and has a bellows body 21 that moves up and down the prize 7, a blower fan 22 that blows air into an internal space 21 a formed inside the bellows body 21, It consists of an air feeding tube 23 that communicates with the inside of the bellows body 21.

Here, the control unit 30 of the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the control unit 30 of the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment.
The control unit 30 includes a CPU 30a, a ROM 30b, and a RAM 30c, and is a part that controls the prize acquisition game device 1 by executing various control programs stored in the ROM 30b by the CPU 30a. In addition to the control program related to the execution of the game of the prize acquisition game device 1, the ROM 30b stores a lift control program for the prize moving device 20 which will be described in detail later, and the RAM 30c includes various programs used for executing these control programs. Variable values are stored.

  The control unit 30 includes a power switch 19a, a lifting function controller 19b, a front / rear direction operation button 14, a left / right direction operation button 15 related to the operation of the grip arm 8, a display unit 18, a blower fan 22, a grip A left / right movement motor 31, a front / rear movement motor 32, and a vertical movement motor 33, which are related to the movement of the arm 8, and a hand unit driving motor 34, which is related to the gripping operation of the hand unit 8a, are connected. Further, the control unit 30 detects a game counter 35 that counts the number of games that the player can play, and a coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 16, and adds the number of games corresponding to the coin to the game counter 35. A coin-insertion detection sensor 36 is connected and used for controlling the prize acquisition game device 1 itself. As will be described in detail later, a lifting device timer 37 that counts the lifting operation interval of the prize moving device 20 is also connected.

  That is, in the control unit 30 according to the present embodiment, the power switch 19a, the various operation buttons and the display unit 18 of the game operation unit 13, the various motors related to the grip arm 8, the game counter 35, and the coin insertion detection sensor 36 are included in the ROM 30b. The control program stored in is executed by the CPU 30a to perform control related to the prize acquisition game. The control related to the prize acquisition game is the same as that of a conventional prize acquisition game apparatus (for example, a crane game machine), and is a known technique, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

On the other hand, in the control unit 30 according to the present embodiment, in addition to the control related to the prize acquisition game, the control unit 30 controls the elevating function controller 19b, the blower fan 22, and the elevating device timer 37, thereby providing the prize moving device. 20 operation controls are performed.
The elevating function controller 19b is a switch that switches between operation and non-operation of the prize moving device 20, and is a controller that can set the operation cycle of the blower fan 22 for each of the operation stop time t and the operation duration time T. If the elevator function controller 19b is set to operate the prize moving device 20, an elevator control program, which will be described in detail later, is executed, and the prize 7 is moved up and down. When the elevator function controller 19b is set to non-operating, the prize moving device 20 does not operate and the prize 7 does not move up and down and is maintained in a normal state (see FIG. 3A).
Further, the operation continuation time T indicating the time when the blower fan 22 is in the operating state set by the elevating function controller 19b and the operation stop time t indicating the time when the blower fan 22 is stopped are stored in the RAM 30c and will be described later. Used in the lift control program.

As described above, the blower fan 22 is a device that blows air into the bellows body 21 of the prize moving device 20 via the air pipe 23, and is provided at three places of the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment. It is connected to all the prize movement devices 20 arranged. The operation state of the blower fan 22 is controlled by the elevation control program. When the blower fan 22 is in the operation state, the prize moving device 20 moves the prize 7 upward, and in the blower fan 22 operation stop state, the prize 7 is It is configured to move downward.
In addition, although the ventilation fan 22 which concerns on this embodiment is an apparatus which performs only the ventilation to the inside from the outside, the ventilation apparatus which can also blow the air inside the bellows body 21 outside may be sufficient.
And the raising / lowering device timer 37 is a timer which measures the stop period of the ventilation fan 22 used by the raising / lowering control program demonstrated in detail later, and an operation period.

Here, the configuration and operation of the prize moving device 20 disposed in the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory diagram of the prize moving device 20 in the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3A is a prize in a normal state in which the prize 7 is at the same height as the board surface 6. The moving device 20 is shown, and FIG. 3B shows the premium moving device 20 in an operating state located above the board surface 6.
As described above, the prize moving device 20 includes the bellows body 21 that moves up and down the prize 7, the blower fan 22 that blows air to the internal space 21 a inside the bellows body 21, and the internal space inside the blower fan 22 and the bellows body 21. It is comprised with the air_pipe 23 which connects 21a.

  As described above, the bellows body 21 is a member formed in a bellows shape having an internal space 21a therein. Since the bellows body 21 is formed in a bellows shape, when the amount of air flowing into the internal space 21a increases due to the operation of the blower fan 22, the bellows body 21 starts to expand upward as the pressure in the internal space 21a increases. By this movement, the mounting table 5 and the prize 7 arranged on the bellows body 21 move upward. When the blower fan 22 is in the operation stop state, the air in the internal space 21 a flows out to the outside through the air feeding tube 23 and the blower fan 22. Thereby, the mounting table 5 and the prize 7 are configured to return to the normal positions again.

  Next, the operation of the prize moving device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail. First, when the power switch 19a is turned on and the prize acquisition game device 1 is operated, the prize moving device 20 is in a normal state in which the top surface of the mounting table 5 and the top surface of the board surface 6 in FIG. is there. When air is introduced into the internal space 21a inside the bellows body 21 in the normal state due to the start of the operation of the blower fan 22, the bellows body 21 starts to gradually expand upward. As a result, the prize 7 on the mounting table 5 disposed in the bellows body 21 moves upward, so that the prize 7 is in an operating state (see FIG. 3B) positioned above the normal state. .

When the operation of the blower fan 22 is stopped by the elevator control program described below, the bellows body 21 in the operating state is shrunk downward because the air in the internal space 21a is naturally exhausted to the outside. Go. Accordingly, the prize 7 moves downward and returns to the normal state (see FIG. 3A) where the prize 7 is at the same height as the board 6. In this way, the prize moving device 20 according to the present embodiment repeats the up and down movement of the prize 7.
In addition, since the prize moving devices 20 arranged at three locations in the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment are all connected to one blower fan 22, the up and down movement of the prize 7 is as follows. It is performed at almost the same timing.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the prize acquisition game device 1 when all the prize moving devices 20 are in the operating state shown in FIG. In this way, the height of the placed prize 7 can be changed by operating the arranged bellows body 21.
The distance between the gripping arm 8 and the prize 7 on the mounting table 5 is higher than the distance between the prize 7 on the board surface 6 and the prize 7 in the normal state than the prize 7 on the board surface 6. It becomes shorter by maintaining the state. As a result, the prize 7 on the mounting table 5 when the prize moving device 20 is in an operating state can determine the position of the gripping arm 8 in the horizontal plane more easily than the prize 7 on the board surface 6. 7 can be easily obtained. That is, it is possible to provide an unskilled player with an opportunity to acquire the prize 7. Moreover, when the interval of the raising / lowering movement of the prize moving device 20 is set short, the prize 7 repeats the raising / lowering movement at a short interval, so that it is possible to increase the positioning difficulty of the gripping arm 8 in the horizontal plane. As a result, it is also possible to provide a highly-priced prize acquisition game to a skilled player.

  Next, an elevation control program executed by the CPU 30a in order to execute the above-described up-and-down movement of the prize 7 by the prize moving device 20 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the elevation control program.

  The elevation control program according to the present embodiment starts to be executed when the power switch 19a of the prize acquisition game device 1 is turned on. When the elevating control program is executed, first, in step 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as S1), setting of an operation cycle constituted by an operation stop time t and an operation duration time T of the blower fan 22 stored in the RAM 30c. Initialization processing such as reading of values is performed. After initialization processing (S1) such as processing for reading the set values of the operation stop time t and the operation continuation time T from the RAM 30c, the process proceeds to S2.

Here, the operation cycle constituted by the operation stop time t and the operation continuation time T of the blower fan 22 stored in the RAM 30c will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a time flow showing the operation state of the blower fan 22 according to the present embodiment.
As described above, the operation cycle includes the operation stop time t in which the time interval from the time when the prize acquisition game device 1 is turned on or the operation of the blower fan 22 to the start of operation of the blower fan 22 is set, To an operation continuation time T that sets a time interval from when the operation of the blower fan 22 is stopped.
The operation state of the blower fan 22 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. In S1, the operation stop time t ₁ and the operation duration time T ₁ stored in the RAM 30c are read out. After the end of S1, measurement of the elapsed time by the lifting device timer 37 is started, and the operation of the blower fan 22 is started after the elapse of the operation stop time t1. As shown in FIG. 6, during the operation stop time t ₁ stored in RAM30c the operation of the blower fan 22 is not performed. After the operation stop time t _{1 has} elapsed, the operation of the blower fan 22 is started, and the blower fan 22 is operated for the operation duration time T ₁ . After a continuous operation time T ₁ stops the operation of the blower fan 22, thereafter, the operation stop time t _1, based on the setting of the operation continuation time T _1, the blower fan 22 is repeated periodically operating and shutdown .
In this operation cycle, the elevating function controller 19b can set the operation stop time t and the feed operation continuation time T to arbitrary values. In Figure 6, the operation stop time t _1, further operation to the operation stop time t ₂ which is less time in the stopped state, is set to the continuous operation time T ₂ to continue longer period driving operation continuation time T ₁ The case is illustrated.
In the case of FIG. 6, when the operation cycle setting is changed, the changed operation stop time at the end of the operation of the blower fan 22 (after the operation duration time T _{1 has} elapsed) based on the setting value of the operation cycle before the change. The setting of t ₂ and operation continuation time T ₂ is validated. Thus, the subsequent blowing fan 22, the operation stop time t _2, based on the set value of the operation continuation time T _2, and repeats the operation and shutdown periodically.
In the present embodiment, the operation cycle after the change is made valid at the end of the operation of the blower fan 22 based on the setting value of the operation cycle before the change (after the operation duration time T has elapsed). At the same time when the setting is changed, the operation of the blower fan 22 based on the setting value before the change may be stopped and the changed setting of the operation cycle may be validated.

  Here, it returns to description of the raising / lowering control program (refer FIG. 5) again. In S1, after initialization processing such as reading of the setting of the driving cycle from the RAM 30c is performed, in S2, it is determined whether or not the prize raising / lowering function of the prize acquisition game apparatus 1 is on. The on / off state of the prize elevating function is set by the elevating function controller 19b, and is determined by the setting of the elevating function controller 19b. When the lifting / lowering function is set to ON (S2: YES), the process proceeds to S3, and the time counting by the lifting / lowering device timer 37 is started. On the other hand, when the elevating function is set to OFF (S2: NO), execution of the elevating control program is waited until the elevating function is set to ON.

  When the time counting by the lifting / lowering device timer 37 is started (S3), in S4, it is determined whether or not the time measured by the lifting / lowering device timer 37 has reached the operation stop time t stored in the RAM 30c. . When the time measured by the lifting / lowering device timer 37 reaches the operation stop time t (S4: YES), the process proceeds to S5 and the operation of the blower fan 22 is started. If the time measured by the lifting / lowering device timer 37 has not reached the operation stop time t (S4: NO), execution of the lifting / lowering control program is waited until the time measured by the lifting / lowering device timer 37 reaches the operation stop time t.

  When the operation of the blower fan 22 is started (S5) and the process proceeds to S6, it is determined whether or not the time measured by the lifting device timer 37 has reached the operation duration time T. When the time measured by the lifting / lowering device timer 37 becomes the operation continuation time T (S6: YES), the process proceeds to S7, and the operation of the blower fan 22 is stopped. On the other hand, when the time measured by the lifting / lowering device timer 37 is not the operation continuation time T (S6: NO), the operation of the blower fan 22 is continued until the operation continuation time T elapses.

  Then, after the operation of the blower fan 22 is stopped (S7), the process returns to S4 again, and the lifting device timer 37 measures the time from the stop of the blower fan 22 (S7), and the process from S4 to S7. repeat.

  As described above, in the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment, the basic configuration of the prize moving device 20 includes only the bellows body 21 and the blower fan 22 and has a small number of parts. Can be arranged. Furthermore, since the number of parts that require maintenance inspection is small, the maintenance work of the prize moving device 20 can be performed quickly. In addition, since the bellows body 21 operates due to the inflow and outflow of air into the internal space 21a, even if the prize moving device 20 breaks down, other parts constituting the prize acquisition game device 1 are adversely affected. Will not affect.

  Even when the weight or the movement amount of the prize 7 is changed when changing the model or design of the prize acquisition game apparatus 1, the configuration of the prize moving apparatus 20 is changed or the number of parts is greatly increased. There is nothing. Further, even when there is no space for arranging the blower fan 22 in the vicinity of the bellows body 21 due to a design change or model change, the blower fan 22 is arranged in an empty space, and the bellows body 21 and the blower are blown by the air feeding pipe 23. The fan 22 may be connected. In other words, by providing the prize moving device 20 with the air feeding tube 23 in addition to the bellows body 21 and the blower fan 22, it is possible to give a degree of freedom to the place where the blower fan 22 is installed. It can be applied to a highly versatile object moving mechanism.

  Furthermore, in the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment, if the blower fan 22 is in the driving state, the prize moving device 20 moves the prize 7 upward, and if the blower fan 22 is in the operation stopped state, Since the prize 7 moves downward, the administrator arbitrarily sets the interval and amount of movement of the prize moving device 20 by setting the time during which the blower fan 22 is in operation and in the operation stop state arbitrarily. Can be set to

  Thereby, the administrator can set the difficulty level of various prize acquisition game apparatuses 1. For example, when the operation stop time t and the operation continuation time T are set to a long time, the operating state of the prize moving device 20 that allows easy acquisition of the prize 7 can be maintained for a long time and is on the board surface 6. As compared with the conventional prize acquisition game apparatus that acquires only the prize 7, the prize acquisition game apparatus 1 that is less difficult can be provided. Further, when the operation stop time t and the operation continuation time T are set so that the prize 7 is always moved by the prize moving device 20, it is difficult to adjust the position of the grip arm 8 in the horizontal plane. Therefore, it is possible to provide the prize acquisition game device 1 having a high difficulty in acquiring the prize 7.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, Of course, various improvement and deformation | transformation are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the present embodiment, the bellows body 21 is a member formed in a bellows shape having an internal space 21a inside, but has an internal space communicating with the outside as shown in FIG. It is good also as a structure using a flexible cylinder-shaped member, and it is good also as using the elastic bag-shaped member which has an internal space shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the prize moving device 20 is configured to allow external air to flow into the internal space 21a by the blower fan 22, but the fluid that flows into the internal space 21a is not limited to air. . For example, a gas different from air may be used, or a liquid such as water or oil may be used. In this case, it goes without saying that the blower fan 22 is changed to a pump or the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the placement space 5 and the prize moving device 20 are arranged at three places in the game space 4, but the place is not limited to three places, and is arranged at more places. It may be arranged, and may be arranged only at one place. Further, in the present embodiment, the mounting table 5 has a cylindrical shape that is slightly larger than the prize 7. However, the mounting table 5 may be formed in a prismatic shape, or a mounting table on which a plurality of prizes 7 can be placed. It may be. Furthermore, it is needless to say that the prize moving device does not limit the direction of use for movement in the vertical direction, and may be used in the horizontal direction.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the three prize moving devices 20 are all connected to one blowing fan 22, but the configuration is such that the blowing fans 22 are arranged for each prize moving device 20. You may do it. In this case, since the three prize moving devices 20 can perform the lifting / lowering movements independently, the heights of the respective prize moving apparatuses 20 can be different, and the timing of the lifting / lowering movements can be shifted. it can. Thereby, when the player is not playing the game, it is possible to arouse a strong interest in the prize acquisition game, and during the player's game, by aiming to acquire the prize 7 according to his / her skill level , A wide range of players from beginners to skilled players can be urged to try and challenge.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows schematic structure of the prize acquisition game device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram of the prize acquisition game device concerning this embodiment. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the prize moving device arrange | positioned at the prize acquisition game device. It is an external appearance perspective view of the prize acquisition game device concerning this embodiment in a prize movement device operating state. It is a flowchart of the raising / lowering control program of the prize acquisition game device which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the driving | operation period of the ventilation fan which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows another embodiment (1) of the prize moving device which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows another embodiment (2) of the prize moving device which concerns on this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Premium acquisition game device 5 Mounting stand 7 Premium 8 Grasping arm 14 Front / rear direction operation button 15 Left / right direction operation button 19 Switch panel 19a Power switch 19b Lifting function controller 20 Bellows moving device 21 Bellows body 21a Internal space 22 Blower fan 23 Air pipe 30 control unit 30a CPU
30b ROM
30c RAM
37 Lifting device timer

Claims (5)

Extending and contracting means having an internal space capable of flowing in and out of fluid, and extending and contracting according to the volume of fluid flowing in and out of the internal space;
A mounting means that moves up and down according to the expansion and contraction operation of the expansion and contraction means, and on which the game object is mounted;
A game apparatus comprising: fluid inflow / outflow means for flowing the fluid into and out of the internal space and extending / contracting the expansion / contraction means. The game device according to claim 1,
The game apparatus characterized in that the fluid is a gas and the fluid inflow / outflow means is a blower fan. The game device according to claim 1 or 2,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the expansion / contraction means comprises a bellows body formed in a bellows shape. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The game apparatus includes a setting unit capable of setting an operation state of the fluid inflow / outflow unit. An internal space in which gas can flow in and out, and an elastic member formed in a bellows shape that expands and contracts according to the volume of gas flowing into and out of the internal space;
In accordance with the expansion / contraction operation of the expansion / contraction member, a mounting table that moves up and down and on which the game object is mounted;
A blower fan that causes the gas to flow into the internal space of the elastic member;
Setting means capable of setting the operating state of the blower fan,
A game apparatus characterized in that a prize given based on a game result is placed on the table.

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