JP2010110440A - Pusher game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pusher game machine which is provided with a pusher base of a new form, can effectively utilize space inside a play area, and makes a drawing to be easily understandable when a game element wins a prize. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 1 includes: an upper pusher base 10 having an upper fixed table 11 for mounting tokens M and an upper reciprocating table 12 for reciprocating on the upper fixed table 11 and pushing out the tokens M on the upper fixed table 11; and lower pusher bases 20 and 30 disposed in the direction that the upper pusher base 10 pushes out the tokens M in the stage lower than the upper pusher base 10, and having lower fixed tables 21 and 31 for mounting the tokens M pushed out and dropped by the upper pusher base 10 and lower reciprocating tables 22 and 32 for reciprocating on the lower fixed tables 21 and 31 and pushing out the tokens M on the lower fixed tables 21 and 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pusher game machine that moves game elements arranged in a play area.

Conventionally, some pusher game machines have a plurality of extrusion tables (for example, Patent Document 1).
However, the conventional pusher game machine has the following problems.
(1) The conventional pusher game machine has a simple form of moving medals from the upper side to the lower side.
(2) In the conventional pusher game machine, since the pusher base is located at the center of the play area, devices other than the pusher base cannot be arranged well.
(3) A conventional pusher game machine is provided with a medal winning hole in a play area for a lottery such as a large payout of medals. However, the lottery after winning is performed by the internal control device, and the player cannot visually recognize the lottery process.
JP 2007-130218 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a pusher game machine having a pusher table of a new aspect, capable of effectively using a space in a play area, and further making it easy to understand a lottery when a game element wins. .

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. However, the configuration described with reference numerals may be modified as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another component.

The invention of claim 1 includes an upper fixed table (11) on which a game element (M) is placed, and an upper reciprocating table (12) that reciprocates on the upper fixed table to push out the game element on the upper fixed table. And an upper pusher table (10) having a lower position than the upper pusher table, the upper pusher table being arranged in a direction to push out the game element, and the game element pushed out and dropped by the upper pusher table. A lower pusher base (21, 31) having a lower fixed table (21, 31) to be placed and a lower reciprocating table (22, 32) for reciprocatingly moving on the lower fixed table to push out the game element on the lower fixed table ( 20, 30).
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pusher game machine according to the first aspect, when the plurality of lower reciprocating tables (22, 32) are viewed from above the play area (F), the lower reciprocating table (22 , 32) is arranged so that the reciprocating direction thereof extends radially from the upper pusher base (10).
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pusher game machine according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the pusher game machine further comprises a drive section (60) that reciprocally moves using the plurality of lower reciprocating tables (22, 32). This is a pusher game machine.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the pusher game machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the upper pusher base (10) is disposed between the lower pusher bases (20, 30). A pusher game machine comprising a winning portion (50) for winning the game element (M) that has fallen from the top.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the pusher game machine according to the fourth aspect, the winning portion (50) has a plurality of winning holes (51) and the game element (M) has won the plurality of winning holes. And a control unit (76) for performing a play corresponding to a winning hole in which the game element has won in accordance with an output of the detection unit. Pusher game machine.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the pusher game machine according to the fifth aspect, the winning portion (50) has the same plurality of winning holes (51) when the play area (F) is viewed from above. A pusher game machine, comprising: a drive unit that is arranged on a circumference and rotates the winning portion around a center of the circumference.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the pusher game machine according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, the winning portion (50) is disposed substantially at the center of the play area (F), and the lower portion The pusher base (20, 30) is a pusher game machine characterized in that at least two pusher stands (20, 30) are arranged with the winning portion interposed therebetween.

The invention of claim 8 includes an upper fixed table (11) on which a game element (M) is placed, and an upper reciprocating table (12) that reciprocates on the upper fixed table to push out the game element on the upper fixed table. A pusher game machine comprising: an upper pusher base (10) having a), and a winning portion (50) arranged at substantially the center of the play area (F) and winning the game element dropped from the upper pusher base. is there.
A ninth aspect of the present invention is the pusher game machine according to the eighth aspect, wherein the lower fixed table (21, 31) on which the game element (M) pushed out and dropped by the upper pusher base (10) is placed; A lower reciprocating table (22, 32) that reciprocates on the lower fixed table and pushes out the game element on the lower fixed table, and has at least two arranged with the winning portion (50) in between A pusher game machine comprising a lower pusher base (20, 30).

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Since the present invention includes an upper pusher table and a plurality of lower pusher tables, the game element is pushed out of the upper pusher table, dropped into one of the plurality of lower pusher tables, and further the lower pusher. It is possible to provide a game machine of a new mode such as pushing out with a table.
(2) Since the present invention is arranged such that the moving direction of the plurality of lower pusher bases is a direction extending radially from the upper pusher base, the space of the play area can be used effectively.

(3) Since the present invention includes a drive unit that is also driven by a plurality of lower pusher bases, the cost can be reduced even if a plurality of lower pusher bases are provided.
(4) Since the present invention includes a winning portion for winning a game element that has fallen from the upper pusher stand, not only dropping the game element on the upper pusher stand to the lower pusher stand but also winning the winning portion, It is possible to improve the fun by making the player aim and play.
(5) Since the present invention plays in accordance with the winning hole in which the game element has won, the player can confirm the lottery process by visually checking the process in which the game element wins the winning hole.

(6) Since the winning portion rotates in the present invention, which winning hole is changed depending on the timing at which the game element falls from the upper pusher base, and the fun of the play can be improved.
(7) In the present invention, since the winning portion is arranged substantially in the center of the play area, it is possible to effectively use the space in the play area by arranging the winning portion, which is an apparatus different from the pusher stand, in a conspicuous manner. it can.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a pusher game machine that has a pusher table of a new aspect, can effectively use the space in the play area, and further makes it easy to understand the lottery when a game element is won. The machine has an upper pusher table having an upper fixed table for placing medals, an upper reciprocating table for reciprocating on the upper fixed table to push out the medals on the upper fixed table, and a lower stage than the upper pusher table. The upper pusher table is arranged in the direction to push out the medals, the lower fixed table on which the dropped medals are pushed by the upper pusher table, and the lower reciprocation to push the medals on the lower fixed table by reciprocating on the lower fixed table This is realized by providing a plurality of lower pusher bases having a table.

(Embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game machine 1 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, a game machine 1 (a pusher game machine) is installed in a game center or the like, and has a width of about 1 m in the left-right direction X, a length of about 1.5 m in the depth direction Y, and a height in the vertical direction Z. It is a large apparatus of about 2 m, and a play area F is provided inside.
The play area F refers to an area where devices such as the pusher bases 10, 20, 30 and the winning portion 50 are arranged and a play for moving the medal M (game element) is actually performed.

First, an outline of the game on the game machine 1 will be described.
When the player inserts the medal M into the medal insertion devices 4L, 4R provided on the left and right of the operation panel 2a, the medal M is ejected from the medal injection holes 5a, 5b on the upper side of the game board 5, and the medal M is applied to the upper pusher table 10. Fall.
Then, when the medal M of the upper pusher table 10 falls into the winning hole 51 of the winning portion 50, a plurality of medals M are discharged from the medal discharging hole 5d.
On the other hand, when the medal M of the upper pusher base 10 falls on the lower pusher bases 20 and 30, and when the medal M of the lower pusher bases 20 and 30 further falls into the medal drop hole 40, the medal M is paid out. It is paid out to the mouth 41.

Next, the configuration of the play area F will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the play area F of the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the play area F of the present embodiment, and shows a state where the movement positions of the upper reciprocating table 12 and the lower reciprocating tables 22 and 32 are different from those in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view of the play area F of the present embodiment as viewed from above (view of the play area F as viewed from above in the vertical direction; hereinafter referred to as “planar shape”).

As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 1 includes a case 2, a window 3, medal insertion devices 4L and 4R, a game board 5 provided in the play area F, an upper pusher base 10, and two lower parts. The pusher bases 20 and 30, the medal drop hole 40, the medal payout port 41, and the winning portion 50 are provided.
Case 2 is a housing of game machine 1.
The window 3 is a member that partitions the play area F inside the game machine 1 from the outside of the game machine 1. The window 3 is provided on the front side Y1 of the game machine 1. The window 3 is formed of a transparent material (for example, an acrylic resin) so that the play area F can be visually recognized from the outside.
The medal insertion devices 4L and 4R are devices in which the player inserts the medal M in order to inject the medal M from the medal injection holes 5a and 5b. The medal insertion devices 4L and 4R are provided on the left and right of the operation panel 2a of the case 2, respectively.

The game board 5 includes medal injection holes 5a and 5b, a plurality of pins 5c, and a medal discharge hole 5d.
The medal ejection holes 5a and 5b are opening holes provided on the upper left and right sides in the game board 5 in order to eject the medal M.
The pin 5c is hit against the game board 5 in order to irregularly change the direction in which the medal M ejected from the medal ejection holes 5a and 5b falls.
The medal release hole 5 d is an opening hole provided in the lower range in the game board 5 and discharges a plurality of medals M to the play area F in accordance with the winning of the medal M to the winning portion 50.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper pusher base 10 is disposed on the back side Y <b> 2 of the play area F. The upper pusher base 10 includes an upper fixed table 11 and an upper reciprocating table 12.
The upper fixed table 11 has a top surface 11a, a front slope 11e, two medal guides 11f, a left slope 11g, and a right slope 11h.
The top surface 11 a is a part that receives and places the medal M that has dropped from the game board 5. The top surface 11a is arranged in the play area F so that the normal direction is on the upper side. The top surface 11a has a side 11b and oblique sides 11c and 11d.
The side 11b is a side on the near side Y1 of the top surface 11a and is parallel to the left-right direction X.
The hypotenuses 11c and 11d are sides that extend from the both ends of the side 11b to the back side Y2 in the left-right direction X. The hypotenuses 11c and 11d have a symmetrical shape.

The front slope 11e is a slope that slopes downward from the side 11b of the top surface 11a to the near side Y1.
The medal guide 11f is a member that guides the medal M sliding down the front slope 11e to the winning portion 50. The medal guide 11f is provided on the front slope 11e.
The left slope 11g is a slope that slopes downward from the oblique side 11c of the top surface 11a to the near side A1 in the direction A perpendicular to the oblique side 11c.
The right slope 11h has a symmetrical shape with the left slope 11g, and slopes downward from the oblique side 11d of the top surface 11a to the near side B1 in the direction B perpendicular to the oblique side 11d.

The upper reciprocating table 12 is a table that pushes the medal M on the upper fixed table 11 by reciprocating in the depth direction Y on the upper fixed table 11. The upper reciprocating table 12 is driven by a drive mechanism (not shown).
The upper reciprocating table 12 has a top surface 12a (see FIG. 3), an inclined surface 12b, and an extrusion surface 12c.
As shown in FIG. 3, the top surface 12 a is arranged so as to be positioned below the game board 5. The top surface 12a enters the lower side of the game board 5 when the upper reciprocating table 12 is moved to the farthest side Y2 (the state shown in FIG. 2), while the top surface 12a is moved to the foremost side Y1 ( The state exposed to the play area F is such a size that the medal M cannot be placed. Therefore, the top surface 12a does not place the medal M that has fallen from the game board 5, and even if it can be placed, when the upper reciprocating table 12 moves to the innermost side Y2, the game board 5 It is pushed out and falls.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slope 12 b is a part that slides the medal M dropped from the game board 5 and guides it onto the upper fixed table 11. The inclined surface 12b is an inclined surface that is inclined downward from the top surface 12a to the near side Y1.
The extrusion surface 12c is a surface that actually extrudes the medal M on the upper fixed table 11. The extrusion surface 12c is connected to the lower side of the inclined surface 12b and is disposed so that the normal direction is the front side Y1.

  With the above configuration, the upper pusher base 10 pushes out the medal M on the upper fixed table 11 by the upper reciprocating table 12, and moves the medal M to the near side Y1 due to the ball hitting phenomenon of the medal M. Then, the medal M pushed out from the range of the side 11b is led to the winning portion 50, while the medal M pushed out from the range of the oblique sides 11c, 11d is led to the lower pusher bases 20, 30.

The lower pusher bases 20 and 30 are arranged below the upper pusher base 10 and are provided so as to be connected to the upper pusher base 10 in the direction in which the upper pusher base 10 pushes out the medal M. The lower pusher base 20 is connected to the left slope 11g, and the lower pusher base 30 is arranged to connect to the right slope 11h.
In each drawing and the following description, portions of the lower pusher base 30 that perform the same functions as those of the lower pusher base 20 are given the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals at the end, and redundant descriptions are given. Omitted as appropriate.

The lower pusher base 20 includes a lower fixed table 21 and a lower reciprocating table 22.
The lower fixed table 21 is a table that receives and places the medal M that has been pushed out by the upper pusher base 10 and dropped from the left slope 11g. The lower fixed table 21 has a shape like a part of a ring centering on the center of the winning portion 50 in a planar shape (see FIG. 4).
The lower reciprocating table 22 reciprocates in the direction A in a planar shape on the lower fixed table 21 to push out the medals M on the lower fixed table 21. The lower reciprocating table 22 includes a slope 22a and an extrusion surface 22b.

The inclined surface 22a is an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the near side A1 in the direction A. The inclined surface 22a is arranged so that the upper side of the upper fixed table 11 is most moved to the front side A1 in the direction A and the upper side of the inclined surface 22a matches the lower side of the left inclined surface 11g of the upper fixed table 11. Therefore, the lower reciprocating table 22 does not place the medal M, and guides the medal M that has dropped from the left slope 11 g of the upper pusher base 10 to the lower fixed table 21.
The extrusion surface 22b is a surface that actually extrudes the medal M on the lower fixed table 21. The extrusion surface 22b is connected to the lower side of the inclined surface 22a and is disposed so that the normal direction is the front side A1 in the direction A.

  The lower pusher base 30 has a symmetrical configuration with the lower pusher base 20. The lower pusher table 30 includes a lower fixed table 31 and a lower reciprocating table 32. The medal M placed on the lower fixed table 31 is flattened by being pushed by the upper pusher table 10 and falling from the right slope 11h. At the upper fixed table 11 in the direction B orthogonal to the hypotenuse 11d.

The medal drop hole 40 is an opening hole provided on the front side Y1 with respect to the lower fixed tables 21 and 31. The medal M pushed out by the lower reciprocating tables 22 and 32 and dropped from the lower fixed tables 21 and 31 to the medal dropping hole 40 is paid to the medal payout port 41 by a payout medal transport unit 74 (described later) inside the game machine 1. Issued by the player.
The medal payout port 41 is an opening hole for paying out the medal M that has fallen into the medal drop hole 40 to the outside.

The winning portion 50 is a device for winning a medal M that has fallen from the front slope 11e of the upper fixed table 11.
As shown in FIG. 4, the winning portion 50 is sandwiched between the lower pusher bases 20 and 30 and arranged between the lower pusher bases 20 and 30 in a planar shape. The winning portion 50 is a disk-shaped member and includes eight winning holes 51 and a winning sensor 52.

The winning hole 51 is arranged on a circumference 53 centering on the center of the winning portion 50.
The winning sensor 52 is an optical sensor or the like disposed inside each winning hole 51 in order to detect that the medal M has won the winning hole 51. When the winning sensor 52 detects the medal M, it outputs a detection signal to the control unit 76 (described later). In response to this, the control unit 76 proceeds with the game corresponding to the winning hole 51 that has won.
The medals M that have fallen into the gap 54 between the winning portion 50 and the lower fixed tables 21 and 31 are collected inside the game machine 1 without being paid out.

The winning portion 50 is rotationally driven around its center by a drive portion (not shown) provided with a DC motor or the like. For this reason, the winning hole 51 where the medal M wins differs depending on the rotational position of the winning portion 50. As a result, the winning hole 51 for winning changes according to the timing at which the medal M falls from the upper pusher table 10, so that the fun of the play can be improved.
Further, the game machine 1 can not only drop the medal M on the upper pusher base 10 onto the lower pusher bases 20 and 30 but also make the player aim to win the winning section 50, thereby improving the fun. be able to.

  Here, the conventional game machine is configured so that a plurality of medals can be placed on the reciprocating table. Therefore, the conventional game machine 1 drops medals on the reciprocating table onto the fixed table, and pushes out the medals on the fixed table by the reciprocating table. In other words, the pusher base of the conventional game machine has a smaller movement amount of medals than the pusher bases 10, 20, and 30 of the game machine 1 because the medals on the reciprocating table are moved.

However, when a plurality of pusher bases 10, 20, and 30 are provided as in the game machine 1, if the movement amount of the medals M of each pusher base 10, 20, and 30 is reduced, the medal M within the play area F As a result, the total amount of movement is further reduced. For this reason, the game machine 1 prevents the medals M from being placed on the upper reciprocating table 12, increases the movement amount of the medals M of the pusher bases 10, 20, and 30, and the medals M within the play area F. This prevents the amount of movement from decreasing. As a result, even when the multi-stage pusher bases 10, 20, and 30 are provided, the game machine 1 makes it easy for the medal M to fall into the medal drop hole 40, and the player, like the conventional game machine, Is configured to obtain a medal M.
In addition, since the pusher bases 10, 20, and 30 have the inclined surfaces 11e, 11g, 11h, 22a, and 32a, the game machine 1 further increases the movement amount of the medal M even in a multi-stage configuration. be able to.

  Furthermore, with the above configuration, in the planar shape as shown in FIG. 4, in the game machine 1, the winning portion 50 is arranged in the center range of the near side Y <b> 1. This range is a conspicuous range from the outside of the game machine 1, and makes it possible for a person who is trying to play to be interested in the game machine 1 and improve his willingness to play.

Furthermore, in the planar shape, the upper pusher base 10 is arranged on the back side Y2 of the winning portion 50, and the two lower pusher bases 20 and 30 are arranged so that the reciprocating motion of the lower reciprocating tables 22 and 32 is the upper pusher base 10. It is arrange | positioned so that it may become the direction extended radially from. For this reason, in the game machine 1, even if the winning portion 50 is arranged in the center range of the near side Y 1, the lower reciprocating tables 22, 32 do not interfere with the winning portion 50, and the lower pusher tables 20, 30 are Can be arranged.
As a result, the game machine 1 can effectively use the play area F, which is a limited space inside the game machine 1, and the pusher bases 10, 20, and 30 are arranged in a manner different from that of the conventional game machine. A pusher game of a new mode can be provided.

Here, the pusher game machine has a large type in which an outer shape is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with a diameter of about 3 m, and a plurality of (for example, about 10 players) players can play around the cylinder at the same time. In the case of such a large pusher game machine, since the space of the play area is large inside, it is possible to secure a sufficient space for arranging the pusher stand, the winning portion and the like.
On the other hand, since the game machine 1 is often arranged side by side with a plurality of types of game machines, the outer shape of the game machine 1 is elongated in the vertical direction, and the game machine 1 is of a type that is played by one person (or two persons). is there. In the case of this type, the space of the play area F is small. However, as described above, the game machine 1 can effectively use the small play area F to arrange the pusher bases 10, 20, 30 and the winning portion 50 so that the player is interested.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the drive unit 60 of the lower reciprocating tables 22 and 32 of the present embodiment.
The driving unit 60 includes a chassis 61, a motor 62, driving force transmission units 63 and 64, and driven units 65 and 66.
The chassis 61 is a member serving as a base of the drive unit 60 and is fixed inside the game machine 1.
The motor 62 is a drive source such as a DC motor, and is arranged in the chassis 61 so that the rotation axis is in the vertical direction Z. A driving gear 62a is provided at the tip of the rotating shaft.

The driving force transmission unit 63 includes idle gears 63a and 63b, a driven gear 63c, a crank 63d, and a cam follower 63e.
The idle gears 63a and 63b and the driven gear 63c are arranged in the chassis 61 so that the rotation axis is in the vertical direction Z. The drive gear 62a, idle gears 63a and 63b, and driven gear 63c of the motor 62 are mechanically connected in this order.
One end side of the crank 63d is fixed to the driven gear 63c on the rotating shaft, and a cam follower 63e that rotates at a rotation radius L is provided on the other end side.

The driven portion 65 includes a driven chassis 65a and a cam 65b.
The driven chassis 65a is held movably in the direction A by eight rollers 65c and a guide (not shown) inside the game machine 1. Further, the lower reciprocating table 22 is fixed to the driven chassis 65a.
The cam 65b is formed so that the cross-sectional shape is a U-shape opening upward. The cam 65b is elongated in a direction orthogonal to the direction A, and a cam follower 63e is engaged with the inner surface thereof.

  With the configuration described above, the driving force transmission unit 63 transmits the driving force of the motor 62 to the driven gear 63c, and the driven gear 63c is rotationally driven, so that the cam follower 63e finally rotates around the axis in the vertical direction Z. Rotates at a rotation radius L. The lower reciprocating table 22 reciprocates in the direction A with a stroke twice the rotation radius L by the action of the cam follower 63e and the cam 65b.

The driving force transmission unit 64 is symmetric with the driving force transmission unit 63 and the driven unit 66 is symmetric with the driven unit 65.
The driving force transmitting unit 64 transmits the driving force of the motor 62 to the driven gear 64c, and moves the lower reciprocating table 32 in the direction B with a stroke twice the rotation radius L by the action of the cam follower 64e and the cam 66b. Move to.

Thus, since the drive part 60 reciprocates using the two lower pusher stands 20 and 30 in the game machine 1, even if it has the several lower pusher stands 20 and 30, cost can be held down. it can.
As shown in the figure, the driving force transmission units 63 and 64 are out of phase with each other by a half cycle. For example, when the lower reciprocating table 22 is located at the foremost position on the front side A1 in the direction A, The table 32 is positioned at the rearmost position B2 in the direction B. This is so that when one of the reciprocating tables is retracted, the other reciprocating table pops out so that the operation is not simplified.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the game machine 1 of the present embodiment.
In addition to the hardware such as the winning sensor 52 described above, the game machine 1 includes inserted medal sensors 71L and 71R, inserted medal transport unit 72, dropped medal sensor 73, payout medal transport unit 74, and storage unit 75. And a control unit 76.

The inserted medal sensor 71L is a detection unit that is provided in the medal insertion device 4L and detects the medal M inserted in the medal insertion device 4L, and is, for example, an optical sensor. The inserted medal sensor 71L outputs a detection signal to the control unit 76 when detecting the medal M inserted into the medal insertion device 4L.
The inserted medal sensor 71R is a detection unit similar to the inserted medal sensor 71L, and is provided inside the medal insertion device 4R. When the inserted medal M is detected, a detection signal is output to the control unit 76.
The inserted medal transport unit 72 is a transport device that transports the medal M stored in the medal storage unit (not shown) to the medal injection holes 5a and 5b. The inserted medal transport unit 72 is controlled by the control unit 76, and can switch whether to inject the medal M from one of the medal injection holes 5a and 5b.

The dropped medal sensor 73 is a detection unit that detects the medal M dropped from the lower fixed tables 21 and 31 to the medal dropping hole 40, and is, for example, an optical sensor. The dropped medal sensor 73 is provided inside the medal dropping hole 40 and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 76 when the dropped medal M is detected.
The payout medal transport unit 74 is a transport device that transports the medal M dropped into the medal drop hole 40 to the medal payout port 41.
The storage unit 75 is a storage device such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory element for storing a game program 75a necessary for the operation of the game machine 1, information, and the like.

The control unit 76 is a control unit that comprehensively controls the game machine 1 and also comprehensively controls the progress of the game. The control part 76 is comprised from CPU (central processing unit) etc., for example.
The control unit 76 reads out and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 75 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware described above.

Next, the operation of the game machine 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, when a player inserts a medal M into one of the medal insertion devices 4L and 4R, insertion medal sensors 71L and 71R provided in the medal insertion devices 4L and 4R into which the medal M is inserted are detected. The signal is output to the control unit 76.
At this time, when the player wants to drop the medal M from the upper pusher table 10 and win the winning portion 50, the player can push out the medal M placed in the center on the upper pusher table 10. It is necessary to decide whether or not to insert the medal M into one of the medal insertion devices 4L and 4R, and to determine the insertion timing.
On the other hand, when the player wants to drop the medal M from the upper pusher base 10 and drop it onto the lower pusher bases 20 and 30 and further acquire the medal M on the lower pusher bases 20 and 30, the upper pusher base 10 It is necessary to decide whether or not to insert the medal M into one of the medal insertion devices 4L and 4R so that the medal M placed on the upper left L or right R can be pushed out.

  As described above, the game machine 1 has a plurality of dropping paths of the medals M from the upper pusher table 10, so that the player selects which falling path and inserts the medals M according to the dropping path. , 4R and the input timing can be determined, and the fun of the play can be improved.

When the medal M wins any one of the winning holes 51 of the winning portion 50, the winning sensor 52 provided in the winning hole 51 that has won the prize outputs a detection signal to the control portion 76. When the medal M is won in the winning hole 51 and a detection signal is output from the winning sensor 52 in accordance with the progress of the play, the control unit 76 advances the game corresponding to the winning hole 51.
For example, when the medal M wins the winning hole 51a shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 76 drives the payout medal transport unit 74 to release about 100 medals M stored in the medal storage unit. Release from the hole 5d. In addition, when the medal M wins the winning hole 51b, the control unit 76 releases about 50 medals M from the medal discharge hole 5d.

Here, in a conventional game machine, after a medal is won in the winning hole, a lottery is performed using a slot by a control device or the like, and the player does not know how the lottery process is actually performed. It was. For this reason, the player may have doubts that the winning probability may be adjusted by the control device, and the willingness to play may be reduced.
On the other hand, since the game machine 1 can visually recognize which winning hole 51 the medal M has won, the player can check the lottery process and understand how the game proceeds as a result. For this reason, the game machine 1 can improve a willingness to play, without a player having doubts about a lottery process.
Furthermore, since the winning portion 50 is arranged at a conspicuous position in the play area F, the game machine 1 can produce the lottery process in an easily visible manner.

On the other hand, when the medal M falls on the lower fixed table 21 of the lower pusher base 20, the medal M on the lower fixed table 21 moves to the front side A1 in the direction A as the lower reciprocating table 22 moves back and forth. . When the medal M falls into the medal drop hole 40, the dropped medal sensor 73 outputs a detection signal to the control unit 76. The control unit 76 drives the payout medal transport unit 74 to pay out the medal M to the medal payout port 41.
Similarly, when the medal M falls on the lower fixed table 31 of the lower pusher base 30, the medal M on the lower fixed table 31 moves to the front side B1 in the direction B, and the medal M falls in the medal dropping hole 40. Then, the control unit 76 pays out the medal M to the medal payout opening 41.

As described above, the game machine 1 includes the lower pusher bases 20 and 30 arranged in a step shape below the upper pusher base 10, so that the medal M is transferred from the upper pusher base 10 to the lower pusher base. It is possible to provide a game of a new mode in which the game is dropped to 20, 30 and pushed out by the lower pusher bases 20, 30.
Moreover, the game machine 1 can arrange | position the pusher stand 10,20,30, the winning part 50, etc. so that a player may be interested using the space of the play area F effectively.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

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(1) In this embodiment, although the game machine showed the example whose outer shape is a rectangular parallelepiped and is a type which plays with one person (or two persons), it is not limited to this. For example, the game machine has a substantially cylindrical shape, and may be a large type that a plurality of (for example, about 10) players play.

(2) In this embodiment, although each round-trip table demonstrated the form in which a medal cannot be mounted, it is not limited to this. Each round-trip table may be configured to be able to place medals.

It is a perspective view of the game machine of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the play area of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the play area of this embodiment. It is the figure which looked at the play area of this embodiment from the upper side. It is a perspective view which shows the drive part of the lower reciprocating table of this embodiment. It is a block diagram of the game machine of this embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 10 Upper pusher base 11 Upper fixed table 12 Upper reciprocating table 20,30 Lower pusher base 21,31 Lower fixed table 22,32 Lower reciprocating table 31 Lower fixed table 50 Winning part 51 Winning hole 60 Drive part F Play area M Medal

Claims (9)

An upper pusher table having an upper fixed table for placing a game element; and an upper reciprocating table for reciprocating on the upper fixed table to push out the game element on the upper fixed table;
A lower fixed table that is lower than the upper pusher base and is arranged in a direction in which the upper pusher base pushes out the game element, and on which the game element that has been pushed down and dropped by the upper pusher base is placed; and the lower fixed table A plurality of lower pusher tables having a lower reciprocating table that reciprocates on the table and pushes out the game element on the lower fixed table;
Pusher game machine equipped with. The pusher game machine according to claim 1,
The plurality of lower pusher bases are arranged so that a reciprocating direction of the lower reciprocating table is a direction extending radially from the upper pusher base when the play area is viewed from above.
Pusher game machine characterized by. In the pusher game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
Including a drive unit that reciprocates using the plurality of lower pusher bases;
Pusher game machine characterized by. In the pusher game machine of any one of Claim 1- Claim 3,
A winning portion that is disposed between the plurality of lower pusher bases and that wins the game element that has fallen from the upper pusher bases;
Pusher game machine characterized by. In the pusher game machine of Claim 4,
The winning part
Multiple winning holes,
A detection unit that detects that the game element has won a prize in the plurality of winning holes;
According to the output of the detection unit, a control unit that performs a play progress corresponding to a winning hole in which the game element has won,
Pusher game machine characterized by. In the pusher game machine of Claim 5,
When the play area is viewed from above, the plurality of winning holes are arranged on the same circumference,
A drive unit that rotates the winning portion around the circumference of the circumference;
Pusher game machine characterized by. The pusher game machine according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
The winning portion is arranged in the approximate center of the play area,
At least two of the lower pusher bases are disposed with the winning portion interposed therebetween,
Pusher game machine characterized by. An upper pusher table having an upper fixed table for placing a game element; and an upper reciprocating table for reciprocating on the upper fixed table to push out the game element on the upper fixed table;
A winning portion that is arranged substantially in the center of the play area and wins the game element dropped from the upper pusher table;
Pusher game machine equipped with. The pusher game machine according to claim 8,
A lower fixed table on which the game element pushed down by the upper pusher table is placed; and a lower reciprocating table that reciprocates on the lower fixed table to push out the game element on the lower fixed table. , Comprising at least two lower pusher bases arranged across the winning portion,
Pusher game machine characterized by.

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