JP2008036206A - Bonus prize putout mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bonus prize putout mechanism capable of arousing attraction and gambling spirit of a player and, when being post-installed, easily installed without electrically changing a game machine side in the prize putout device having a pusher type putout mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: A prize grasped from a turn table 13 is dropped onto a slide table 11 of a pusher mechanism by a catcher assembly 15. The dropped prize is pushed by the slide table 11 and, if the pushed prize pushes a jackpot prize reciprocating to the left/right by the slide mechanism with precise timing, the jackpot prize can be dropped to a prize drop opening. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bonus prize payout mechanism of a prize payout apparatus having a pusher type payout mechanism.

  There is a crane game machine having a pusher-type payout mechanism as a prize payout device. This crane game machine usually drops a moving plate (such as a rotating table) on which a large number of prizes are mounted, a catcher assembly that picks up or scoops up a prize on the moving plate, and a prize secured by the catcher assembly. It is a general configuration to include a pusher mechanism that has a function of pushing in the direction of the prize drop opening. When the player designates the number of times to be played by inserting coins and the like, and the starter support is given to the catcher assembly, the catcher assembly picks up or scoops up the prize from the moving plate and puts it on the slide table of the pusher mechanism. Perform the action of dropping. The slide table moves back and forth on the fixed table, and the prize on the fixed table is moved to the prize drop opening by the repeated operation of the slide table. Then, when pushed beyond the tip of the fixed table, the prize reaches the drop opening and is paid out.

The crane game machine as described above is also practically used for paying out jackpot prizes. This crane game machine is used as an additional element payout for a normal prize payout, and the presence of a jackpot enhances the interest of players to acquire a prize.
The normal prize is pushed by the pusher of the pusher mechanism, and the jackpot payout mechanism is activated by contact with the jackpot payout switch.

In many game devices, jackpot payouts are often provided as a retrofit device to provide jackpot prizes, and the structure thereof is relatively simple.
In addition, the payout mechanism is a situation in which the jackpot prize is merely arranged inside the housing, and it cannot be said that the attracting and appealing degree is high for the player.
Furthermore, it is difficult to retrofit an electric payout mechanism due to problems with wiring and power supply maintenance.
JP-A-2005-81018

  As a crane game apparatus for paying out bonus prizes, a box-type container or the like is provided and a prize is stored therein (Patent Document 1). In this proposal, when a box-type container is pushed by a free gift and reaches a position disengaged from the end of the fixed table, the bonus free gift in the box-type container is surely discharged. As with the reason for the above-mentioned reasons, the player is not attracted or appealed. Moreover, it does not move by electric power.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prize dispenser having a pusher-type payout mechanism, which can increase the attractiveness and joyfulness to the player and is added to the game machine side when retrofitted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bonus prize payout mechanism that can be easily installed without electrical changes.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention provides a prize payout device having a pusher mechanism capable of pushing and paying out a prize on a fixed table by moving the slide table back and forth. A solar battery that receives the illumination light in the prize dispenser housing is disposed in the vicinity, and is driven by the electric energy obtained by the solar battery at the prize drop position of the pusher mechanism, and is perpendicular to the longitudinal movement of the slide table. A slide mechanism that reciprocates is provided, a bonus prize is mounted on the slide mechanism, and the prize that is pushed by the pusher mechanism is abutted against the bonus prize, so that the bonus prize is paid out from the prize outlet. It is characterized by.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mechanism for rotating the bonus prize in addition to the reciprocating motion in the perpendicular direction in the first aspect of the present invention.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the prize on the fixed table is a prize that the catcher assembly picks up or scoops up the prize and drops it on the pusher mechanism in accordance with a player's operation instruction. .

According to the above configuration, since the bonus prize that is constantly moving near the player can be installed, it is possible to increase the attractiveness to the player. Moreover, since the special prize is moved, the player's joyfulness is tickled.
Since it is configured to obtain electrical energy from the light source in the game machine casing with a solar battery and drive the slide mechanism to the left and right, there is no need to change the electrical circuit configuration on the game machine side, and any game device with a pusher mechanism It can be installed as a retrofit without selecting the type of game machine.
As one of the usage forms, it is possible to store electric power supplied from a solar battery in a capacitor and use it with charged energy.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a prize payout apparatus provided with a bonus prize payout mechanism according to the present invention, which is an example applied to a crane game apparatus.
Four crane game terminals are installed, and the first terminal to the fourth terminal are installed in the crane game apparatus at intervals of 90 degrees. A crane mechanism and a pusher mechanism are arranged in the transparent dome 4.

On the operation panel surface of each terminal, there are provided a button for operating a crane to grab a prize, a button for dropping a prize grabbed by the crane, a coin insertion slot 10, an inserted coin display section 7 and a play number display section 8.
A maintenance terminal door 9 provided at the lower front of the operation panel is provided with a speaker 5 for outputting game sound and the like and a prize outlet 6.
When each player inserts a coin at each terminal, the number of plays corresponding to the coin insertion is displayed, and a crane and a prize payout game can be performed individually.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining details of each terminal in the dome of FIG.
A circle tube fluorescent lamp 19 is installed on the support frame 22 in the center of the dome, and a compact fluorescent lamp 21 is arranged below the support frame 22 to illuminate the entire interior of the dome.
The turntable 13 provided at the bottom of the crane game apparatus is rotating, and a large number of prizes (not shown) are mounted thereon.
A catcher assembly 15 is suspended from the support frame 22 for each terminal, and each catcher assembly 15 is movable in the direction of rotation of the turntable 13 according to a button operation by the player, and performs a lowering and raising operation. . The arm 17 of the catcher assembly 15 moves in the direction of closing the arm in order to grab a prize on the turntable when descending.

  The pusher mechanism of each terminal includes a fixed table 12 and a slide table 11 that reciprocates back and forth on the fixed table 12. In addition, a slide mechanism is provided at the front opening of the fixed table 12, and a solar battery 16 is disposed on the side of the pusher mechanism. The solar battery 16 converts light energy into electrical energy by illumination from the circle tube fluorescent lamp 19 and the compact fluorescent lamp 21. The electric energy generated in this way is used as energy for reciprocating the slide mechanism left and right.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the bonus prize payout mechanism according to the present invention.
The state where the prize 25 dropped from the arm 17 of the catcher assembly 15 is placed on the slide table 11 is shown.
In FIG. 2, when the player presses the button 2 to be gripped at a certain timing, the catcher assembly 15 is lowered to the vicinity of the turntable 13. Then, the arm 17 grasps the prize and rises to start moving upward in the pusher mechanism, and when the catcher assembly 15 reaches the slide table 11 of the pusher mechanism, the player presses the button 3 to be dropped. The free gift falls.

The slide table 11 repeatedly moves back and forth in the direction of the arrow 22, moves forward to a position drawn by a two-dot chain line, and moves back to a position where the tip 11 a is aligned with the back wall 14. As the front end 11a of the slide table 11 moves back to the position of the rear wall 14, the prize 25 that has fallen from the catcher assembly falls onto the fixed table 12. The prize 25 dropped on the fixed table 12 is pushed by the tip 11a when the slide table 11 moves forward and pushed forward on the fixed table 12.
A slide base 27 of the slide mechanism is installed at a prize drop opening portion on the front surface of the fixed table 12, and a prize mounting plate 28 for mounting a jackpot prize 26 as a bonus prize is attached to the slide base 27. The prize mounting plate 28 is reciprocated in the left-right direction while swinging by a predetermined angle about the shaft 23.

In addition, a solar battery support portion 30 that supports a battery frame 16a incorporating a solar battery 16 that receives illumination inside the housing is attached to a side portion of the pusher mechanism.
The light energy obtained by the solar battery 16 is converted into electric energy and used as a power source for swinging and reciprocating motion of the prize mounting plate 28.
As described above, if the prize 25 pushed on the fixed table 12 hits the jackpot prize 26 that swings and moves to the left and right in a timely manner, the jackpot prize 26 can be pushed out of the prize mounting plate 28, and the drop opening. The jackpot prize 26 can be dropped. In addition, pressed prizes can be dropped at the same time.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the structure of the slide mechanism.
The prize mounting plate 28 is fixed to the shaft 32 and moves together with the pinion 31. The slide base 27 is provided with a rack 29 and a guide plate 40, and a guide groove 40 a for guiding the pinion 31 is formed in the guide plate 40. The pinion 31 is attached so that its tooth portion 31 a meshes with the tooth portion 29 a of the rack 29 and engages with the guide groove 40 a of the guide plate 40. The output of the motor is connected to the shaft of the pinion 31, and the motor is controlled to perform a reversible operation.
When the motor rotates in the clockwise direction, the pinion 31 moves to the right in the direction of the arrow 36 and the pinion 31 rotates, so that the prize mounting plate 28 also rotates to the right while moving to the right. When the motor reaches a predetermined number of revolutions, it reverses and starts to rotate counterclockwise. As a result, the prize mounting plate 28 rotates counterclockwise while moving in the left direction, and this operation is repeated.

  FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the circuit of the bonus prize payout mechanism according to the present invention. Illumination light from the fluorescent lamp is converted into electric energy by the solar battery 16, adjusted by the charging circuit 35 so as to output a predetermined voltage, and serves as a power source for the control circuit 36 and the motor 37. The control circuit 36 outputs a signal that reversely drives the motor 37 at every predetermined number of rotations. The charging circuit 35 and the control circuit 36 are mounted on the control board, and the wiring for connecting the control board and the control board to the motor and the solar battery is built in the solar battery support 30.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining another structure of the slide mechanism section.
This embodiment is an example in which the prize mounting plate 28 is reciprocated left and right.
Two rails 37a and 37b are stretched over the slide base 37, and the prize mounting plate 28 is slidably mounted on the rails 37a and 37b. A pin guide 33 having a long hole 33 a is attached to the lower surface of the prize mounting plate 28. A pin 34a implanted in the eccentric plate 34 is engaged with the long hole 33a. The shaft of the eccentric plate 34 is connected to the output shaft of the motor directly or through a gear. By rotating the motor in one direction, the jackpot prize 26 reciprocates in the directions of arrows 38 and 39 repeatedly. The motor drive circuit is mounted on the control board, and the control board and the wiring connected to the control board, the solar battery, and the motor are built in the solar battery support 30.

  The above embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a crane game machine as a prize payout device. However, if a pusher mechanism for pushing a prize is provided, the bonus prize payout mechanism is changed to an electric circuit of the game device. It is possible to install without doing.

  This is a prize payout device with a pusher-type payout mechanism installed in an arcade game center or event venue.

It is the perspective view which shows the external appearance of the prize payout apparatus which installed the bonus prize payout mechanism by this invention, and is the example applied to the crane game apparatus. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the detail of each terminal in the dome of FIG. It is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a bonus prize payout mechanism according to the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a slide mechanism part. It is a figure for demonstrating the other structure of a slide mechanism part. It is a circuit diagram which shows embodiment of the circuit of the bonus prize payment mechanism by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Crane game machine
2 Grab button
3 Button to drop
4 Dome
5 Speaker
6 prize take-out port 7 inserted coin display section 8 play number display section 10 coin insertion slot 11 slide table 12 fixed table 13 turntable 14 back wall 15 catcher assembly 16 solar battery 17 arm 18 prize drop opening 19 circle tube fluorescent lamp 20 center display 21 Compact Fluorescent Lamp 25 Premium 26 Jackpot Premium 27 Slide Base 28 Premium Mount Plate 29 Rack 30 Battery Support 31 Pinion 32 Shaft

Claims (3)

In the prize dispensing device having a pusher mechanism that can push out and give away the prize on the fixed table by moving the slide table back and forth,
A solar battery that receives the illumination light in the prize dispensing device housing is disposed near the pusher mechanism,
At the prize drop position of the pusher mechanism, a slide mechanism that is driven by the electric energy obtained by the solar battery and reciprocates in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal movement of the slide table is provided.
Bonus prizes are mounted on the slide mechanism,
A bonus prize payout mechanism characterized in that the bonus prize is paid out from a prize outlet by abutting the prize pushed by the pusher mechanism against the bonus prize.   2. The bonus prize payout mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the slide mechanism has a mechanism for rotating the bonus prize in addition to a reciprocating motion in a right angle direction.   3. The bonus according to claim 1, wherein the prize on the fixed table is a prize that the catcher assembly picks up or scoops up and drops on the pusher mechanism in accordance with an operation instruction of a player. A premium payout mechanism.

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