JP2009261636A - Token game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of guaranteeing the impartiality of a token game machine by linking the flow of tokens on a token mounting field with a flow of an object and surely reflecting the outcome of token insertion by a player thereto in the token game machine putting out tokens. <P>SOLUTION: When respective reels on a slot part 5 are completed at a predetermined symbol, a moving object 8 is sent out to a token mount table 3 by a moving object output hole 9. Tokens 7 are inserted from token insertion guides 6a and 6b and accumulated on the token mount table 3 and a pusher table 2. As the tokens 7 are newly added to the mount face, by the front/rear movement of the pusher table 2, the tokens 7 fall and are put out to the token putout part 4. The moving object 8 immediately stands on the token mount face to move with the movement of the tokens. Accordingly, the moving object 8 is prevented from moving alone irrelevant to the movement of the tokens or from moving by vibrations from the outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, for example, when the slots are arranged in a special pattern, an object such as a sphere is released to the medal field surface, and the released object moves to a predetermined position as the medal moves to generate an event or the like Thus, the present invention relates to a medal gaming machine that pays out medals in addition to dropping medals with a pusher in association with the movement of an object.

  A large number of medals are deposited on the field surface, and the medals deposited on the pusher table are pushed out to drop to the medal dispensing opening provided on the front side. In addition, the sphere is released to the field surface to release the sphere. A medal pusher game machine that contributes has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

In this game machine, a sphere is released on the accumulated medals when the slots are arranged in a special pattern on the accumulated medals.
FIG. 4A shows a state of the sphere 20 placed on the medals 7 accumulated in large numbers. The ball 20 placed on the medal 7 is easy to move on the medal 7 as shown in FIG. 4B even if the medal does not move.
JP 2002-253842 A

Since this type of conventional medal pusher game machine is placed on the medal placement surface as described above, the flow of medals on the medal placement surface and the flow of moving objects placed on the medal are not uniform. Even when the flow of medals on the surface was good, the moving object did not move in cooperation.
In addition, since a sphere is used as a moving object, the position of the sphere may change when the medal pusher game machine housing vibrates, which can easily lead to fraud in the game itself, and ensure the fairness of the game. That was difficult.

  An object of the present invention is to, for example, when the slots are arranged in a special pattern, the object is released to the medal placement field surface, and the released object is moved to a predetermined position along with the movement of the medal to the receiving groove. In a medal gaming machine that pays out medals in addition to paying out medals with a pusher in association with the movement of an object by generating an event when it falls, the flow of medals in the medal placement field is linked to the flow of objects. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reliably reflect the results of the player's medal insertion and ensure the fairness of the medal game machine.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention is a medal pusher game machine in which medals deposited on a medal placement surface are dropped onto a medal payout portion by pushing the medals on a pusher stand, and a medal is paid out. The moving object is released to the medal placement field surface on the condition that the display device provided in the medal pusher game machine has a special display, and the moving object released as the medal moves is moved to a predetermined position. In the medal gaming machine in which the medal is paid out by moving other than dropping the medal paying part, the shape of the moving object is coupled to the grounding part that contacts the medal placement surface and the upper part of the grounding part The distance between the grounding surface of the grounding portion and the lower surface of the appearance portion is a dimension equal to or greater than the thickness of the medal.
The display device is, for example, a slot, and the special display condition is when all of a specific pattern is arranged.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the ground contact portion is a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the number of grounding portions coupled to the lower portion of the outer appearance portion is three or more, and the outer appearance portion is supported by the three or more grounding portions. To do.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first, second, or third aspect of the invention, the appearance portion is a curved body having a flat bottom surface.

  According to the above configuration, the medal flow on the medal placement surface and the flow of the object are linked, that is, the flow of the medal placed before and after the object is the same as the flow of the object. The results can be reliably reflected by the input. In addition, since the ground contact surface is slid and moved with respect to the placement surface instead of rolling, the fairness of the game can be maintained.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of the appearance of a medal gaming machine according to the present invention.
This embodiment is a medal pusher game machine, which mainly shows the vicinity of the medal placement surface. The medal insertion guide 6a is installed so that medals can be inserted from the back of the game machine, and the medal insertion guide 6b is installed so that medals can be inserted from the front of the game machine. The player can insert medals into the medal placement table 3 from any medal insertion guide. The medal placement table 3 is installed in the center, and a medal payout unit 4 is provided in front of it.

A pusher table 2 is arranged on the back surface of the medal mounting table 3. The pusher base 2 has a moving object output hole 9 in the front center, and the entire pusher base moves back and forth repeatedly. A slot portion 5 is provided on the back surface of the pusher base 2. When the patterns of the three reels 5 a, 5 b, 5 c constituting the slot portion 5 are arranged in a specific pattern, the moving object 8 is pushed out from the moving object output hole 9 to the medal placement table 3.
The medals inserted from the medal insertion guides 6a and 6b are placed on the pusher table 2 or bounced by hitting the pusher table and placed on the medal mounting table 3.
The medal 7 placed on the pusher table 2 is gradually dropped onto the medal mounting table 3 by the forward / backward movement of the pusher table 2. Further, the medal 7 placed on the medal placement table 3 is pushed by the pusher table 2 and moves forward little by little.

The medal 7 pushed to the vicinity of the medal paying unit 4 is further pushed forward by the medal behind the medal mounting table 3 by adding the inserted medal, and is dropped and paid out to the medal paying unit 4.
At this time, if the moving object 8 is released to the medal placement table 3, the moving object 8 is pushed forward on the placement surface between the medals 7 by the medal behind. By moving in this way, the moving object 8 gradually approaches and finally falls to the payout unit 4. When the moving object 8 falls on the payout unit 4, a special event occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out separately from the medals paid out from the payout unit 4. The moving object 8 has a structure that does not rest on the medal.

FIG. 2A is a diagram for explaining a specific shape example of the moving object according to the present invention.
The moving object 8 includes an appearance part 14 and a grounding part 12. The appearance portion 14 has a mushroom shape, and a grounding portion 12 having a height r is coupled to the lower surface of the appearance portion 14. The height r is set larger than the thickness of the medal 7. By making the height of the grounding portion 12 larger than the thickness of the medal 7, the lower surface of the external appearance portion 14 can move smoothly without contacting the upper surface of the medal 7.
The horizontal cross-sectional shape of the ground contact portion 12 may be any of a circle 12a, a square 12b, an octagon 12c, an ellipse 12d, and a triangle 12e.

FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining another example of the specific shape of the moving object according to the present invention.
This embodiment is an example in which the number of grounding portions 12 of the moving object 8 is three, and the height of each grounding portion is equal to or greater than the thickness of the medal 7 as in the example of FIG. 2A. The horizontal cross-sectional area of the grounding part 12 can be made various sizes as shown in 13a and 13b. In addition, four or more grounding portions can be provided.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining how the moving object according to the present invention flows on the medal placement surface.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the grounding portion 12 of the moving object 8 stands on the medal placement surface between the medals 7. Therefore, the moving object 8 is pushed by the medal 7b when the medal 7a is pushed by the medal placement table as shown in FIG. 3B, and the grounding part 12 of the moving object 8 is pushed by the medal 7b. Further, the medal 7 c is moved by the grounding unit 12 by substantially the same distance as the moving amount of the moving object 8. Therefore, only the moving object 8 does not behave differently from the movement of the medal, and moves according to the movement of the medal without rolling.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the appearance portion has a mushroom shape has been described, but the shape of the appearance portion is not limited to the mushroom shape, and the effects of the present invention can be obtained even if the shape is other shapes.
Further, although FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which one moving object is sent to the medal mounting table, the same operation is performed when a plurality of moving objects are simultaneously sent to the medal mounting table.

  Medal game machines such as commercial medal pusher game machines.

It is a perspective view which shows a part of external appearance of the medal game machine by this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a specific shape of the moving body concerning this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of the specific shape of the moving body concerning this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating a mode that the moving object concerning this invention flows through a medal mounting surface. It is a figure for demonstrating a mode that the conventional spherical moving object flows through the medal upper surface.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medal pusher game machine 2 Pusher stand 3 Medal placement stand 4 Medal payout part 5 Slot part 6a, 6b Medal insertion guide 7 Medal 8 Moving object 9 Moving object output hole 12 Grounding part 14 Exterior part

Claims (4)

A medal pusher game machine that pays out medals by dropping medals accumulated on a medal placement surface with a pusher table onto a medal payout unit, and the display device provided on the medal pusher game machine has a special display The moving object is discharged to the medal placement field surface on the condition that it has become, and the moving object released along with the movement of the medal is moved to a predetermined position. In medal game machines to be performed other than falling,
The shape of the moving object is composed of a grounding portion that contacts the medal placement surface and an appearance portion coupled to an upper portion of the grounding portion, and the distance between the grounding surface of the grounding portion and the lower surface of the appearance portion is a medal. A medal gaming machine characterized by having a thickness that is more than the thickness of the game machine.   The medal gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a horizontal cross-sectional shape of the grounding portion is a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon.   The medal gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of grounding portions coupled to the lower portion of the appearance portion is three or more, and the appearance portions are supported by the three or more grounding portions.   4. The medal gaming machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the appearance portion is a curved body having a flat bottom surface.

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