JP2006068218A - Crane game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crane game machine constituted so as to enable a player to easily operate a crane device without detaching a game operation board from a crane game machine main body, reduce damages and prevent the game operation board from being left to stand or lost. <P>SOLUTION: The crane game machine comprises a casing for housing premiums, a catcher for catching the premiums and an operation board for operating the catcher. The operation board is provided integrally on the casing and the operation board is freely movable in a horizontal direction around the casing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a crane game machine that is installed in a game center or the like and catches various prizes such as stuffed animals and small items.

As a conventional crane game machine, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-154162 is known.
The conventional game operation panel of the crane game machine is provided on the crane game machine so as to be removable from the crane game machine main body. This game operation panel is usually hooked on a casing or placed on a control panel, and is connected to a casing for storing prizes by wire or wirelessly so as to exchange various signals. .
In addition, the game operation panel of the crane game machine according to the prior art can be operated by being removed from the casing or the control panel and held in the hand when the player starts the game.

  However, in the game operation panel of the conventional crane game machine described above, the player is left as it is without being returned to the control panel or lost, or the crane game machine main body, casing, etc. There is a problem that it may be easily damaged due to contact with the.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-described conventional crane game machine, and allows the player to easily operate the crane apparatus without removing the game operation panel from the crane game machine main body, and damages. It is an object of the present invention to provide a crane game machine that can be reduced and that can eliminate the loss or loss of a game operation panel.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a casing for storing a prize, a catcher for capturing the prize, and an operation panel for operating the catcher, the operation panel being provided integrally with the casing, and the operation panel. Is achieved by a crane game machine that is configured to be movable in the horizontal direction around the casing.

  With the configuration as described above, the crane game machine according to the present invention allows the player to easily operate the crane device without removing the game operation panel from the crane game machine body, and can reduce damage. There is an effect that it is possible to eliminate leaving or losing the game operation panel.

  In the crane game machine of the present invention, an end of the operation panel may be pivotally supported integrally with the casing, and the operation panel may be configured to be rotatable.

  In the crane game machine of the present invention, the operation panel may be rotatably supported by 180 degrees or more so as to go around the casing.

  In the crane game machine of the present invention, the operation panel may be configured to be urged to return to a predetermined neutral position when the operation panel can be manually moved and when the manual movement operation is not performed. .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a game operation panel for a crane game machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of game operation panels 200 and 201 (hereinafter abbreviated as operation panels) for the crane game machine 1 according to the present invention.

  The crane game machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured such that two players play a crane game by operating separate operation panels 200 and 201, respectively. These are configured so that they can be freely rotated in a specific direction within a predetermined angle range by springs 205 and 206 around rotary shafts 203 and 204 installed on the control panel 202 of the control panel 202.

  Further, the operation panels 200 and 201 respectively include an operation button 1 (reference number CB1 in the drawing, hereinafter referred to simply as the operation button 1) for moving the crane apparatus 10 in the X-axis direction on the plane, and the crane apparatus 10. Is provided with an operation button 2 (reference number CB2 in the drawing, hereinafter simply referred to as operation button 2). The operation buttons 1 and 2 are arranged such that the operation button 1 is close to the rotation axis and the operation button 2 is far from the rotation axis. The operation panels 200 and 201 are configured such that a signal is generated when the player presses the operation buttons 1 and 2, and the crane game machine 1 uses the signals generated on the operation panels 200 and 201 to It is configured to control the operation. That is, when the player presses the operation button 1, the crane apparatus 10 moves in the lateral direction (X-axis direction) and moves to a desired position. Stop moving. Next, when the operation button 2 is pressed, the crane apparatus 10 moves in the vertical direction (Y-axis direction), and when the operation apparatus 2 is moved to a desired position, the operation button 2 is stopped and the crane apparatus 10 moves in the vertical direction. Stop. Hereinafter, the crane apparatus 10 automatically shifts to an operation of gripping a prize, but a detailed description of the operation is omitted here. The operation of the crane device 10 can be performed as usual in a neutral position without rotating the operation panels 200 and 201 described below.

  In FIG. 1, the operation panel 200 arranged on the left hand side of the rotary shaft 203 installed on the control panel 202 of the crane game machine 1 is watched by a spring 205 within a predetermined angle range, for example, within a 180 ° range. It is installed so that it can rotate freely (clockwise). Then, when the player lightly holds the operation panel 200 at the point A1 rotated from the neutral position (starting point) 207, the operation buttons 1 and 2 of the operation panel 200 can be easily operated at the point A1. .

Referring to FIG. 2, the player can further operate the operation panel 200 at the maximum rotation point A2 (a point rotated by 180 ° from the neutral point 207) by further rotating the operation panel 200 clockwise. it can. By operating the operation panel 200 at the maximum rotation point A2, in addition to viewing the operation of the crane device 10 from the front of the crane game machine 1, the player can also view the crane device 10 from the left hand side of the crane game machine 1. Since the movement can be seen, the depth movement of the crane apparatus 10 (that is, the parallel movement with respect to the side surface) can be seen, and the degree of the depth movement can be grasped more accurately when the operation button 2CB2 of the operation panel 200 is operated. Therefore, the relative position of the crane device 10 with respect to the prize to be acquired can be grasped, and the movement of the crane device 10 can be accurately operated by the operation buttons 1CB1 and 2CB2 of the operation panel 200.
Further, the operation panel 200 is configured to return to the neutral point 207 of the control panel 202 by the spring 205 when the player releases the operation panel 200 from a point other than the neutral point 207.

  Returning to FIG. 1 again, on the other hand, the operation panel 201 disposed on the right hand side in FIG. 1 is within a range of a predetermined angle with respect to the rotary shaft 204 installed on the control panel 202 of the crane game machine 1, for example, 180. It is installed to rotate counterclockwise (counterclockwise) within the range of °. Then, when the player lightly holds the operation panel 201 at the point B1 rotated and moved from the neutral position (start point) 208, the operation buttons 1CB1 and 2CB2 of the operation panel 201 can be easily operated at the point B1. Can do.

  Returning to FIG. 2 again, the player further rotates the operation panel 201 in the counterclockwise direction so that the operation panel 201 is rotated at the maximum rotation point B2 (a point rotated by 180 ° from the neutral point 208). Can also be operated. By operating the operation panel 201 at the maximum rotation point B2, the player can view the operation of the crane apparatus 10 from the front of the crane game machine 1 and also the crane apparatus 10 from the right hand side of the crane game machine 1. Since the movement can be seen, the depth movement of the crane apparatus 10 (that is, parallel movement with respect to the side surface) can be seen, and the degree of the depth movement can be grasped more accurately when the operation button 2CB2 of the operation panel 201 is operated. Therefore, it is possible to easily grasp the relative position with respect to the prize to be obtained with respect to the crane device 10, so that the movement of the crane device 10 can be accurately operated with the operation buttons 1 CB 1 and 2 CB 2 of the operation panel 201. It is configured to be able to.

  Similarly, when the player releases the operation panel 201 from a point other than the neutral point 208, the operation panel 201 is configured to return to the neutral point 208 of the control panel 202 by a spring 206.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration in an embodiment of a game operation panel for a crane game machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining an operation example of a game operation panel for a crane game machine according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Crane game machine 200, 201 Game operation panel CB1 Operation button 1
CB2 Operation button 2
203, 204 Rotation axis

Claims (4)

A casing for storing prizes;
A catcher for capturing the prize,
An operation panel for operating the catcher,
A crane game machine, wherein the operation panel is provided integrally with the casing, and the operation panel is configured to be movable in a horizontal direction around the casing.   The crane game machine according to claim 1, wherein an end of the operation panel is pivotally supported integrally with the casing, and the operation panel is configured to be rotatable.   The crane game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation panel is pivotally supported by 180 degrees or more so as to turn around the casing.   4. The control panel according to claim 1, wherein the operation panel can be manually moved and can be urged to return to a predetermined neutral position when no manual movement operation is performed. A crane game machine characterized by that.

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