JP2008123250A - Vending machine equipped with game device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the power to attract customers by satisfying purchasers' playful minds and unexpectedness. <P>SOLUTION: A vending machine 11 is equipped with a crane game machine 21 by which a purchaser who purchases a commodity 15 can obtain a prize 23 by operating operation buttons 39, 40. The purchaser can positively participate in a game by operating the operation buttons 39, 40, and he or she can win the prize 23 depending on his or her skill, so that the game is highly entertaining and attracts more customers. Moreover, the purchaser can select the desired prize 23 instead of the commodity 15 sold in the vending machine 11, so that the power to attract customers is further increased. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

    The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with a game device for providing a game to a purchaser of a product.

Conventionally, as a vending machine provided with a hitting device, for example, a vending machine described in Patent Document 1 below is known.
JP-A-9-259336

  This is a vending machine in which when the purchase price is paid to the purchase price processing means, the product selected by the product selection button is dispensed from the product storage column to the dispensing outlet. A hitting device is added to change the winning probability of a roulette game displayed with an LED lamp or the like based on the number (the cumulative number of times each product selection button has been pressed), At that time, one of the products for sale is paid out as a prize.

    However, in such a conventional vending machine with hitting device, when the purchaser presses the product selection button, the hitting device then hits the roulette game, and the failure is appropriately determined according to the hitting probability described above. Therefore, the purchaser lacks playability just by waiting for the result, and even if it is a win, only one of the products sold is paid out, and the freshness and unexpectedness are lacking. There was a problem that customer suction power was weak.

  An object of this invention is to provide the vending machine with a game device which can increase a customer's attractive force by satisfying a purchaser's game mind and unexpectedness.

    Such a purpose is to provide a game controller to a purchaser who has purchased a product in a vending machine that pays out the product from the product storage unit to the delivery port when the purchase price is paid to the purchase price processing means. This can be achieved by attaching a game device that provides a game capable of acquiring a prize by operating the.

  In this invention, since the vending machine is provided with a game device that provides a game that allows a purchaser who has purchased a product to acquire a prize by operating the game controller, the purchaser can In addition to being able to actively participate in the game by the operation of the above, since the skill affects the acquisition of the prize, the gameability is high and the customer attraction is improved. In addition, since the prize to be acquired is not a product sold by the vending machine, it is possible to select and acquire a prize that meets the purchaser's desire, so that the customer attraction is further improved. Further, if the game device is a popular crane-type game device as described in claim 2, the customer suction power can be further improved.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, 11 is a vending machine, and this vending machine 11 has a square box-shaped frame 12, and a coin, for example, a 100 yen coin, is inserted in the center of the front wall of the frame 12 in the height direction. An inlet 13 is formed. When a coin is inserted into the insertion slot 13, the checker 14 installed on the back side of the insertion slot 13 detects the authenticity and amount of the coin, and the inserted coin is authentic and the product 15 If the price is the same as the price, a detection signal is output to a merchandise payout means (not shown) and a control means described later. The input port 13 and the checker 14 described above constitute purchase price processing means 16 that receives and processes the purchase price of the product 15 as a whole.

  Here, the purchase price processing means may receive the purchase price from the inserted banknote, or may receive and process the purchase price from electronic money stored in a mobile phone, a card or the like. The frame 12 below the purchase price processing means 16 incorporates a product storage unit 17 for storing a large number of products 15, here, a two-part spherical capsule containing toys and the like.

  Then, when a purchase price is paid to the purchase price processing means 16 by inserting coins into the insertion slot 13, a detection signal is output from the purchase price processing means 16 to the product delivery means as described above. At this time, the product delivery means delivers the products 15 in the product storage unit 17 from the product storage unit 17 to the delivery port 18 formed on the front wall at the lower end of the frame 12 by the number corresponding to the input amount.

  In this invention, when the purchase price is paid to the purchase price processing means, it is possible to select a plurality of selection buttons installed corresponding to different types of products, for example, can juice with different contents, When the purchaser selects a specific product by pressing any one of the selection buttons, the selected type of product may be paid out from the product storage unit to the delivery port by the product delivery means.

  21 is a game device that is usually attached to the vending machine 11 and is called a crane-type game device. This game device 21 is provided at the top of the frame 12, and is a gift such as a stuffed toy. The gift case 22 has a number 23 stored therein. Reference numeral 24 denotes a pair of horizontal guide rails that are attached to the upper end of the frame 12 and extend in the front-rear direction. The guide rails 24 support both ends of a traveling platform 25 that extends in the left-right direction. The traveling platform 25 can be moved in the front-rear direction while being guided by the guide rail 24 by receiving a driving force from a driving motor (not shown).

  A moving table 28 is supported by the traveling table 25 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The moving table 28 receives a driving force from a drive motor (not shown) and moves in the left-right direction while being guided by the traveling table 25. Can do. The guide rail 24, the traveling platform 25, and the moving platform 28 described above constitute a moving means 29 that horizontally moves a catcher described later. The moving table 28 incorporates an elevating mechanism (not shown), and a catcher 30 is attached to the lower end of the suspension cable of the elevating mechanism. As a result, the catcher 30 rises when the lifting mechanism is actuated to wind the suspension cord, while the catcher 30 descends when the suspension cord is unwound.

  The catcher 30 has a pair of arc-shaped gripping arms 33 that can swing around the upper end, and these gripping arms 33 are closed positions where the lower ends are almost in contact by a swinging mechanism (not shown). And the open position where the lower ends are greatly separated. And when the grip arm 33 swings from the open position to the close position, if the prize 23 is luckily positioned between the grip arms 33, the prize 23 is gripped and captured by the grip arm 33, When the gripping arm 33 swings from the closed position to the open position while the prize 23 is being gripped by the gripping arm 33, the prize 23 is released from the gripping and freely falls during this swinging.

  Reference numeral 36 denotes a guide passage provided at the corner of the front end portion of the prize case 22, and the lower end of the guide passage 36 is connected to an outlet 37 provided on the front wall of the frame 12. Then, after the catcher 30 holding the prize 23 has moved to a position directly above the guide passage 36, when the holding arm 33 is released, the prize 23 is released from the holding arm 33 and falls and passes through the guide passage 36. It is paid out to the outlet 37. Reference numeral 38 denotes an operation table installed at the center of the front wall of the frame 12, and the operation table 38 is provided with two operation buttons 39 and 40 as game controllers. When the operation buttons 39 and 40 are pushed in, the moving base 28 and the catcher 30 move in the same direction as the arrows of the operation buttons 39 and 40, that is, rightward and backward, respectively, and return to the initial position. Stops moving.

  43 is a control means such as a CPU, for example.When the detection signal is input from the purchase price processing means 16, the control means 43 outputs a signal to the display unit 44 provided on the front wall of the frame 12, A number corresponding to the number of detection signal inputs is displayed on the display unit 44. Further, the control means 43 can control the operation of each part of the game apparatus 21. For example, when the display on the display unit 44 is 1 or more, a signal is output to the operation buttons 39, 40 and the operation buttons 39, When 40 is blinked to indicate that the game is possible, or when the operation buttons 39 and 40 are pressed, the drive motor described above is operated to move the traveling platform 25 and the movable platform 28, and the display unit 44 Subtract 1 from the display number of and redisplay.

  When the number of displays on the display unit 44 is 1 or more, the purchaser who has purchased the product 15 with the vending machine 11 acquires the prize 23 by the catcher 30 by operating the operation buttons 39 and 40. The crane game to be performed can be performed as many times as the display unit 44 displays. The premium case 22, the moving means 29, the catcher 30, the guide passage 36, the operation buttons 39 and 40, the control means 43, and the display unit 44 described above are attached to the vending machine 11 as a whole to the purchaser who has purchased the product 15. On the other hand, the game device 21 that provides a game in which the prize 23 can be acquired by operating the operation buttons 39 and 40 is configured.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
When the purchaser purchases the product 15, first, at least one coin is inserted into the insertion slot 13. At this time, the checker 14 detects the authenticity and the amount of the coin, and the inserted coin is inserted. If the coin is authentic and has the same price as the price of the product 15, the same number of detection signals are output as the number of coins inserted into the product paying-out means and the control means 43, assuming that the purchase price has been paid.

  When the detection signal is output to the control unit 43 in this way, the control unit 43 outputs a signal to the display unit 44 and displays a number corresponding to the number of input detection signals (the number of coins inserted) on the display unit 44. In addition, a signal is output to the operation buttons 39 and 40 to blink the operation buttons 39 and 40 to display that the game is ready. As described above, when the detection signal is output to the product delivery means, the product delivery means sends the product 15 in the product storage unit 17 to the number of the input detection signals, that is, the same number as the number of coins inserted. Only pay out one after another to the outlet 18.

  Thereafter, the purchaser plays a game. At this time, first, the flashing operation button 39 is pushed. At this time, 1 is subtracted from the display of the display unit 44 and the display is redisplayed, and the moving table 28 moves horizontally to the right. Here, the movement to the right is only while the purchaser is pressing the operation button 39. The purchaser releases the operation button 39 at the timing, and the operation button 39 returns to the initial position. Then, the movement of the moving table 28 to the right stops.

  Next, when the purchaser pushes the operation button 40, the traveling table 25 and the moving table 28 move horizontally backward. And this backward movement is also only while the purchaser is pressing the operation button 40, when the purchaser releases the operation button 40 at the timing, and when the operation button 40 returns to the initial position, The backward movement of the traveling platform 25 and the movable platform 28 stops. When the moving table 28 and the catcher 30 move horizontally to the predetermined position in this way, the control means 43 unwinds the suspension cable from the moving table 28 and lowers the catcher 30 in which the gripping arm 33 is stopped at the open position.

  When the catcher 30 is lowered to the lowering limit and the gripping arm 33 comes into contact with the prize 23, the gripping arm 33 swings from the open position to the closing position, and the capture (acquisition) of the prize 23 is attempted. If the user is lucky, the prize 23 is grasped and captured by the grasping arm 33. Next, when the suspension rope is wound around the movable table 28, the catcher 30 is raised to the ascent limit.

  Next, the moving base 28 moves forward and left one after another, and moves the catcher 30 horizontally to the position directly above the guide passage 36. Thereafter, the gripping arm 33 swings from the closed position to the open position. At this time, if the prize 23 is captured by these gripping arms 33, the prize 23 is moved during the above-described swinging. After being released from the gripping and falling, it is paid out to the take-out port 37 through the guide passage 36. The above-described game can be played until the display on the display unit 44 becomes zero.

  As described above, the vending machine 11 is provided with a game device 21 that provides a game that allows the purchaser who has purchased the product 15 to acquire the prize 23 by operating the operation buttons 39 and 40. The purchaser can actively participate in the game by operating the operation buttons 39 and 40, and the skill affects the acquisition of the prize 23, so that the game is high and the customer attraction is improved. In addition, since the gift 23 to be acquired can be selected and acquired not according to the product 15 sold by the vending machine 11, but according to the purchaser's desire, customer attraction is further improved. If the game device 21 is a popular crane-type game device, the customer suction can be further improved.

    In the above-described embodiment, a clay game device is used as the game device 21, but in the present invention, a slot machine or a janken game device may be used. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the detection signal to the control means 43 is output from the purchase price processing means 16, but in the present invention, a product in the middle of being delivered from the product storage unit to the delivery outlet is detected. A detection sensor may be provided, and when the detection sensor detects a product, a detection signal may be output from the detection sensor to the control means.

  Furthermore, although the operation buttons 39 and 40 are used as the game controller in the above-described embodiment, a joystick, a lever, or the like may be used in the present invention. In addition, in the present invention, for example, another slot for inserting a medal is installed in the frame, and a medal is handed over to a person who eats or eats at a restaurant or store, and the medal is inserted into the slot. The game may be played by throwing it in.

  The present invention can be applied to the industrial field of vending machines with game devices that provide games to purchasers of goods.

1 is an overall schematic perspective view showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 ... Vending machine 15 ... Product
16 ... Purchase price processing means 17 ... Product storage department
18 ... Dispensing port 21 ... Game device
23… Premium 39, 40… Game controller

Claims (2)

    When the purchase price is paid to the purchase price processing means, the premium is obtained by operating the game controller for the purchaser who has purchased the product in the vending machine that pays out the product from the product storage department to the delivery outlet. A vending machine with a game device, characterized in that a game device for providing a game capable of acquiring a game is provided.     The vending machine with a game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is a crane-type game device.

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