JP2009297065A - Crane game machine having automatic prize packaging function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crane game machine capable of saving a player from carrying an acquired prize as it is in the exposed state, and capable of facilitating the management of bags etc. provided to the player on the game machine management side. <P>SOLUTION: The crane game machine is provided with an automatic prize packaging device 10 inside a prize outlet 5. The automatic prize packaging device 10 preferably has a tray 103 provided close to a prize slot 4 for receiving a prize dropped from a prize catcher 2, for temporarily storing the prize acquired by the player; and means 103b-103d for dropping the prize stored in the prize storage tray 103 into the prize slot 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a crane game machine having an automatic gift package function configured to package a prize acquired by a player in a bag or box prepared in advance and then deliver it to the player.

A crane game machine configured such that a number of prizes are stacked in a play field surrounded by a transparent plate, and a desired prize can be obtained by a liftable prize catcher attached to a crane operated from outside the machine (for example, the following patents) Those described in Document 1) have been widely spread and enjoyed by many people.
However, in the conventional crane game machine, the prizes earned by the player are paid out to the prize payout exit without being exposed, so if the player does not have a bag or a suitable bag, the prize is left exposed to the house. It was inconvenient to carry around.
For this reason, it is troublesome and troublesome for the player himself to bring a bag or the store crew to procure the bag.
If the bag for take-away was placed in the store so that it could be used freely, there was a problem that it took time and effort to manage it, such as being stolen or mischievous.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-225993

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is that the player does not have to carry the acquired prize uncovered. An object of the present invention is to provide a crane game machine capable of facilitating the management of bags and the like to be provided.

The above object can be achieved by a crane game machine characterized in that a prize automatic packaging device is provided inside a prize payout exit.
When a plurality of prizes are packaged together, the above-described prize automatic packaging device is provided in the vicinity of a prize entry port for receiving a prize dropped from a prize catcher, and temporarily stores a prize acquired by a player. It is recommended to provide a tray and means for dropping the prize stored in the prize storage tray to the prize input port automatically by the operation of the player or after the game is over.

  With the above configuration, the prizes earned by the player are automatically packaged in a bag or box and then delivered to the player from the prize payout exit, so the player needs to carry the obtained prizes while being exposed. Therefore, the management of the bags provided to the player is unnecessary or easy even on the game machine operator side.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a crane game machine according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a prize is packaged in the crane game machine according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a bag combination in which a large number of bags for a package are connected,
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a bag opening mechanism of an automatic gift packaging device in a crane game machine according to the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the prize storage tray of the prize automatic packaging device in a state where the open / close bottom plate is closed,
FIG. 6 is a side view showing the premium storage tray shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the prize storage tray when the open / close bottom plate is closed as shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the premium storage tray viewed from obliquely below with the open / close bottom plate opened as shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the automatic gift packaging device in the crane game machine according to the present invention.

  In these drawings, 1 is a crane game machine, 2 is a prize catcher, 2a and 2b are prize gripping arms, 3 is a prize, 4 is a prize input slot, 5 is a prize payout slot, 6 is an operation panel, and 7 is a coin return slot. , 8 is a transparent plate, 9 is a play field, 10 is an automatic gift packaging device, 100 is a combined bag, 101 is a bag, 101a is a perforated cut line, 101b is an embossed portion, 102 is a bag opening mechanism, and 102a is Side plate, 102b is an open / close bottom plate, 103 is a tray, 103a is a side plate, 103b is an open / close bottom plate, 103c is a lever, 103d is a link rod, 104 is a bag opening mechanism, 104a to 104d are bag opening rods, 104e is a rod drive mechanism 104f are attachment substrates for the bag combination.

As shown in FIG. 1, a crane game machine 1 is supported near the ceiling inside the casing so as to be movable along guide rails extending in the X-axis direction (left-right direction) and the Y-axis direction (front-back direction). A carriage (not shown in the figure) is provided, and a prize catcher 2 is attached to the carriage so as to be lifted and lowered. A pair of arms 2a, 2b for holding a prize is attached to the prize catcher 2 so as to be controlled to open and close. A large number of prizes 3 are placed side by side or stacked on the bottom of the play field 9. The play field 9 is surrounded by a transparent plate 8 made of a reinforced plastic plate or the like.
In the illustrated embodiment, two crane catchers 2, two operation panels 6, etc. are provided in one crane game machine 1 so that two players can play simultaneously.

In the initial state before the game starts, the carriage of the traveling crane provided near the ceiling above the prize stand inside the game machine is waiting at the home position near one corner of the ceiling and descends downward toward the carriage. The prize catcher 2 attached in a possible manner is stopped in a raised state, and the prize gripping arms 2a and 2b are in a closed state.
When the player inserts coins into the coin collecting device of the game machine, the game can be started. Therefore, the player presses a push button switch or the like provided on the operation panel 6 of the game machine to move the carriage in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis. The prize catcher 2 attached to the carriage is operated so as to be directly above the prize aimed by the player. That is, first, for example, an X-axis (or Y-axis) direction push button switch is pressed to move the carriage in the X-axis (or Y-axis) direction to a desired position, and then a Y-axis (or X-axis) direction push button. Press the switch to move the carriage in the Y-axis (or X-axis) direction, and when the carriage and prize catcher reach a position that seems to be directly above the prize aimed by the player, move in the Y-axis (or X-axis) direction. Release the push button switch.

  When the player releases his / her hand from the Y-axis (or X-axis) direction push button switch, the prize catching arms 2a and 2b of the prize catcher 2 are opened to a predetermined opening, and the prize catcher 2 is lowered in this state. It starts and stops when it is lowered to a predetermined position where prizes are placed, and closes the arms 2a and 2b. At this time, if the positional relationship between the opened arms 2a and 2b with respect to the targeted prize is appropriate, the prize is gripped by the arm, and if it is inappropriate, the prize is not gripped or is otherwise different. The prize is gripped.

Next, regardless of whether or not the prize is gripped by the arms 2a and 2b, the prize catcher 2 is pulled up and further moved to a position just above the prize input port 4 provided at one corner of the play field 9. After that, the arms 2a and 2b are opened.
When the prize is held by the arms 2a and 2b, as shown in FIG. 2, the prize 3 falls into the prize input port 4 and is guided to the prize payout port 5 so that the player can acquire it. In the present invention, the prize 3 is packaged in the bag 101 or the box by the prize automatic packaging device 10 provided inside the prize payout outlet 5, and the player can take it out.
The prize catcher 2 that dropped the prize on the prize slot 4 is then returned to the home position, and the game ends.
Hereinafter, the configuration of the prize automatic packaging device 10 provided in the crane game machine 1 according to the present invention will be described.

First, referring to FIG. 3, an example of the exclusive bag in the case of packaging a prize using a bag will be described.
3A is an external view of a bag assembly 100 formed by connecting a large number of bags 101, and FIG. 3B is a conceptual cross-sectional view taken along line bb in FIG. It is.
When it is raining, a large number of bags 101 are gathered together at the top to form a bag combination 100 like a plastic umbrella bag placed at the entrance of a store so that customers can tear it freely and use it. Two holes 101c for attaching to the folder of the gift automatic packaging device are opened.
A number of bags 101 are joined to each other at an embossed portion 101b immediately above the perforated cut line 101a. When the front bag 101 is pulled and separated along the perforated cut line 101a, the mouth of the next bag is opened. It opens to the front and is ready for the next player.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the bag opening mechanism of the gift automatic packaging device 10.
The bag opening mechanism 102 includes a side plate 102a attached to the inside of the prize input port 4 and an open / close bottom plate 102b attached to the lower end thereof so as to be freely opened and closed. The open / close bottom plate 102b is spring-biased. Thus, it closes in a normal state, and when a force is applied from above, it opens downward (indicated by a broken line in the figure).
When the prize 3 is dropped into the prize input port 4 from the prize catcher 2, the open / close bottom plate 102 b is opened obliquely downward by the weight of the prize 3. At this time, the front end of the open / close bottom plate 102b is hooked on the upper edge of the bag 101, and the mouth of the bag 101 is opened as shown.
The prize 3 descends along the slope of the open / close bottom plate 102 b opened obliquely and is accommodated in the bag 101.
When the prize 3 falls into the bag 101, the open / close bottom plate 102b is closed upward by the spring force, and the player can take out the bag 101 containing the prize 3 from the prize payout exit 5.
As described above, when the player takes out the front bag 101 containing the prize 3, the opening of the next bag opens as described in FIG. 3, and when the next prize is dropped, The opening of the bag is further expanded by the tip, and the next prize is packaged.

5 to 8, a plurality of prizes are temporarily stored in a prize storage tray of the prize automatic packaging device, and when the game is stopped, the prizes are collectively packaged in a bag or the like. Examples are shown.
The prize storage tray 103 shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 opens and closes a side plate 103a attached to the inside of the prize input port 4, an open / close bottom plate 103b attached to the lower end of the premium plate, and an open / close bottom plate 103b. For this purpose, a lever 103c operated by the player and a link rod 103d connecting the open / close bottom plate 103b and the lever 103c are configured.
Normally, the open / close bottom plate 103 b is closed as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, and the prize dropped from the prize catcher 2 to the prize slot 4 is stored in the prize storage tray 103. When the player plays the game a plurality of times and acquires a plurality of prizes, all the prizes are temporarily stored in the prize storage tray 103.
The prizes stored in the prize storage tray 103 in this way show off the prizes that have been obtained, or give the image that it is easy to obtain prizes in the game machine, and also show a kind of demonstration effect that attracts the next player. To do.
When the player pulls the lever 103c at the end of the game, the open / close bottom plate 103b is opened as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, and the stored premium is stored in the bag as in the embodiment shown in FIG. The player can take it out and take it home.

FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of a prize automatic packaging device in a crane game machine according to the present invention.
The bag opening mechanism 104 of the automatic gift packaging device 10 is configured to keep the opening of the bag 101 open by the four bag opening rods 104a to 104d.
When a prize is inserted and stored in the bag, the bag opening rods 104a to 104d are retreated in the right direction in the drawing by the operation of the rod drive mechanism 104e, and the player takes out the bag 101 containing the prize. Can do.
Next, the bag opening rods 104a to 104d advance leftward in the drawing to open the mouth of the next bag. At this time, the distances s and t between the rods can be controlled by the function of the rod driving mechanism 104e, and the opening amount can be adjusted according to the size of the bag 101.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, as shown in the figure, a bag combined body mounting board 104f for setting the bag combined body 100 formed by connecting a large number of bags 101 to the automatic gift packaging apparatus 10 is shown in FIG. It is configured so that it can be driven left and right, moves to the left according to the consumption of the bag 101, and keeps the position of the bag to be opened next at a fixed position regardless of the decrease in the number of remaining bags. The opening operation by the rods 104a to 104d is performed smoothly.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example.
That is, in the above embodiment, the prize is packaged by the bag, but may be packaged by an appropriate box.
5 to 8, the player pulls the lever 103c at the end of the game to drop the prize stored in the tray 103, but the player presses a push button or the like. If the game is allowed to fall or the game play can be performed a predetermined number of times, the prize can be automatically dropped when the number of times has expired.
Accordingly, the present invention includes all modified embodiments that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art from the description of the specification and the drawings within the scope of the claims.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, it is not necessary for the player to carry the acquired prizes in an exposed state, and the game machine operator manages the bags provided to the player. It is possible to provide a crane game machine that can be simplified, and has a great industrial applicability.

1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a crane game machine according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process in which the prize is packaged in the crane game machine which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the bag coupling body which connected many bags for packages. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the bag opening mechanism of the prize automatic packaging apparatus in the crane game machine which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the prize storage tray of the prize automatic packaging apparatus in the state which the opening-and-closing bottom plate closed. It is a side view which shows the prize storage tray shown in FIG. 5 in the state which the opening-and-closing bottom plate opened. It is the perspective view which looked at the prize storage tray in the state which the opening-and-closing bottom plate closed as shown in FIG. 5 from diagonally downward. It is the perspective view which looked at the prize storage tray in the state where the opening-and-closing bottom plate opened as shown in FIG. 6 from diagonally downward. It is explanatory drawing which shows another Example of the prize automatic packaging apparatus in the crane game machine which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Crane game machine 2 Prize catcher 2a, 2b Prize holding arm 3 Prize 4 Prize inlet 5 Prize discharge outlet 6 Operation panel 7 Coin return slot 8 Transparent board 9 Play field 10 Prize automatic packaging apparatus 100 Combined bag 101 Bag 101a Sewing machine Cutout line 101b Embossed portion 102 Bag opening mechanism 102a Side plate 102b Open / close bottom plate 103 Tray 103a Side plate 103b Open / close bottom plate 103c Lever 103d Link rod 104 Bag opening mechanism 104a-104d Bag opening rod 104e Rod drive mechanism 104f Attaching the bag assembly substrate

Claims (2)

  A crane game machine (1) characterized in that a prize automatic packaging device (10) is provided inside a prize payout exit (5).   The automatic prize packaging device (10) is provided in the vicinity of a prize slot (4) for receiving prizes dropped from the prize catcher (2), and a tray (103) for temporarily storing prizes acquired by the player. And means (103b to 103d) for dropping the prizes stored in the prize storage tray (103) into the prize input port (4) automatically by the player's operation or after the game ends. The crane game machine (1) according to claim 1.

Images