JP2010162256A - Token shooter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token shooter capable of shooting tokens in the required direction precisely, in which illegal action through the damage of the device can be prevented. <P>SOLUTION: In the token shooter (5A, 5B) which is provided to the token game machine for shooting tokens to a playfield built in the housing inside of the token game machine, a main section (51), which forms from the handle section (52) from which the player feeds tokens to the guide rail section (53) introducing tokens into a housing of the token game machine, is fixed to the token game machine platform (1). A distal end area (54), where shooting of the tokens is performed, is configured such that it can rotate right and left for the main section (51) so that the direction of shooting tokens can be changed. Furthermore, a distal end rotating operation means (55) is arranged for performing the rotating operation from the handle section (52). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal shooter for releasing medals in a medal game machine such as a medal pusher game.

A medal pusher game machine that has been widely used in the past is provided with a game field in a casing that is shielded with a transparent acrylic plate or the like so that the inside can be seen by players, and the game field has a flat table and A flat pusher that is reciprocally slid back and forth while contacting the upper surface of the table is provided.
A large number of medals are placed on the flat table upper surface and the pusher upper surface, and new medals are released from the medal shooter by the operation of the player during the game.

In such a medal shooter, in order to make it possible to change the direction in which the medal is released to the play field, conventionally, the medal shooter itself has to It was designed to be pivotally supported so as to be rotatable.
That is, the conventional medal shooter is integrally configured from the handle portion where the player inserts medals through the guide rail portion for introducing the medals into the case of the medal game machine to the tip portion where the medals are discharged. The entire medal shooter was pivotally supported so as to be able to rotate left and right with respect to the machine base of the medal game machine.
In this case, when the medal is driven into the play field, the player adjusts the angle of the medal shooter by holding the handle with one hand so that the medal is launched in the target direction, and the handle with the other hand. Although the medal was inserted into the medal slot provided in the case, since the handle was touched when the medal was inserted, the predetermined angle was changed and the direction of releasing the medal was distorted. was there.

In addition, when a player performs an action such as applying an unexpected force to the medal shooter, the shaft support part of the medal shooter is likely to be damaged, and a malicious player intentionally damages it. Often done.
Therefore, as in the inventions described in Patent Documents 2 and 3 below, it is also necessary to provide means for preventing such illegal acts.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to (1) prevent a medal shooter from blurring when a medal is inserted into a medal slot of a handle portion. It is possible to release the medal by aiming at the target without fail. (2) To prevent the medal shooter's shaft support part from being damaged by improper application of force, and to carry out fraud. (3) Durability (4) Prevent accidents such as players and passers-by colliding with medal shooters, improve safety, (5) Improve freedom of layout of game machine housing, etc. It is to provide a medal shooter having the advantages of.

The above purpose is
In the medal shooter provided in the medal game machine for releasing the medal into the play field built inside the case of the medal game machine,
The main part that forms from the handle part where the player inserts a medal to the guide rail part that introduces the medal into the case of the medal game machine is fixed to the machine base of the medal game machine, and the medal is released. The tip end region is configured to be turnable to the left and right with respect to the main body so as to change the medal discharge direction, and tip turning operation means for performing the turning operation from the handle portion is provided. Was it,
Can be achieved by a medal shooter featuring
As the tip rotation operation means, a handle-side rotating wheel provided on the handle portion that can be operated by the player, a tip-side rotating wheel attached to the tip region, and a transmission belt stretched between these rotating wheels What was comprised from these can be used suitably.

  With the configuration as described above, the main part of the medal shooter including the handle part is fixed with respect to the base of the game machine, and the direction of the medal discharge is changed by the tip turning operation means. Therefore, even if the handle portion is touched when the medal is inserted, the medal discharge angle does not blur. In addition, since the main part of the medal shooter is fixed to the base of the game machine, it is possible to prevent the shaft support part from being damaged due to excessive force applied as in the past, and to prevent fraud. , Durability is also improved. Furthermore, since the main part of the medal shooter does not protrude from the base of the game machine, it does not collide with a player or a passerby, improving safety and improving the layout of the game machine housing. To do.

It is the perspective view which looked at one Example of the medal game machine provided with the medal shooter concerning this invention from the front side. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the medal game machine shown in FIG. 1 from the upper position of a medal shooter. It is a front view of the medal game machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the function of the medal shooter which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the medal shooter which concerns on this invention in the state which removed the one part cover. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the tip rotation operation means of the medal shooter which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the principal part of the front-end | tip rotation operation means shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which rotated the front-end | tip area | region of the medal shooter which concerns on this invention rightward. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which rotated the front-end | tip area | region of the medal shooter which concerns on this invention to the left direction.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
In these drawings, 1 is a medal game machine, 1a is a partition plate that divides the inside and outside of the game machine, 2 is a game field, 3 is a display device, 4 is a medal payout exit, 5A and 5B are medal shooters, and 51 is a main body. , 52 is a handle portion, 521 is a medal slot, 53 is a guide rail portion, 54 is a tip region, 55 is a tip turning operation means, 551 is a handle side rotating wheel, 552 is a tip side rotating wheel, and 553 is a transmission belt. It is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the medal shooters 5A and 5B according to the present invention are attached to a machine base 1 of a medal game machine (in the illustrated embodiment, a partition plate 1a of the machine base 1), and a handle thereof. The medal inserted into the medal slot 521 provided in the section 52 passes through the guide rail section 53 and is discharged from the tip area 54 into the game field 2 of the game machine. In the illustrated embodiment, two medal shooters 5A and 5B are attached to one medal game machine so that two players can play simultaneously.
Since the medal shooters 5A and 5B have the same configuration, only the medal shooter 5A will be described here.

The medal shooter 5A is roughly divided into a handle 52 provided with a medal insertion slot 521, a guide rail 53 for introducing a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 521 into the case of the medal game machine, and the guide rail. It is provided with a tip region 54 that is provided at the tip of the portion 53 and that releases medals.
The main body 51 is integrally formed from the handle portion 52 to the guide rail portion 53. The main body 51 is fixed to the partition plate 1a of the machine base 1 of the game machine, and the player touches the handle portion 52. Is also not moving.
The medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 521 by the player moves to the tip region 54 while rolling in the guide rail portion 53, and is released into the game field 2 from the tip of the tip region 54.

The change and adjustment of the medal discharge direction are performed by rotating the tip region 54 attached to the tip of the guide rail 53 to the left and right.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the base portion of the tip region 54 is attached to the tip portion of the guide rail portion 53 so as to be turnable to the left and right, and the tip side rotation fixed to the base portion of the tip region 54. By pulling and moving the loop-shaped transmission belt 553 wound around the wheel 552, the rotating wheel 552 is rotated, and at the same time, the tip region 54 is rotated.
The other end of the loop-shaped transmission belt 553 is wound around the rotation shaft 551a of the handle-side rotation wheel 551 attached to the handle portion 52, and when the player turns the handle-side rotation wheel 551, the transmission belt 553 is interposed. Thus, the distal end side rotation wheel 552 rotates, and the distal end region 54 rotates.
In order to reliably transmit the turning operation of the handle-side rotating wheel 551 to the tip-side rotating wheel 552, a tooth profile is formed on the outer peripheral surface of both rotating wheels, and a corresponding tooth profile is also formed on the inner wall surface of the transmission belt 553. It is also recommended to use

As a means for the player to turn the tip region 54 left and right from the handle portion 52 (tip turning operation means 55), various forms can be adopted.
That is, the angle amount for turning the tip region 54 to the left and right is about 180 degrees at the maximum, so that a wire can be used instead of the loop-shaped transmission belt 553. In that case, for example, a spring is urged to rotate the distal end side rotating wheel 552 in the clockwise direction, and a wire wound around the outer periphery of the distal end side rotating wheel 552 is pulled from the handle side, and the distal end side rotating wheel 552 is moved. Turn counterclockwise. In that case, the handle portion is provided with a lever or button instead of the rotation wheel, and the amount of rotation of the distal end side rotation wheel 552 can be changed by pulling or loosening the wire.
Further, instead of using the rotating wheel 552 and the like, the tip region 54 can be rotated left and right by an operation from the handle unit using a link mechanism, screws, gears, and the like.
Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes all modified embodiments that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art from the above description within the scope of the object.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, (1) When a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot of the handle portion, the medal shooter does not shake, and the medal is surely aimed at the target. (2) Prevents the medal shooter's shaft support from being damaged due to excessive force being applied and preventing fraud, (3) Improves durability, (4) Player Providing a medal shooter that has many advantages, such as preventing accidents such as a passerby colliding with a medal shooter, improving safety, (5) improving the degree of freedom of the layout of the game machine housing, etc. Therefore, the present invention has a great industrial utility value.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medal game machine base 1a Bulkhead board 2 Game field 3 Display apparatus 4 Medal payout port 5A, 5B Medal shooter 51 Main part 52 Handle part 521 Medal insertion slot 53 Guide rail part 54 Tip area 55 Tip rotation operation means 551 Handle Side rotation wheel 552 Tip side rotation wheel 553 Transmission belt

JP 2004-167001 A JP 2003-126536 A JP 2005-218638 A

Claims (2)

In the medal shooter (5A, 5B) provided in the medal game machine in order to release the medal into the play field built inside the case of the medal game machine,
A main part (51) that forms from a handle part (52) where a player inserts a medal to a guide rail part (53) for introducing the medal into the case of the medal game machine is a machine base (1 ) And the tip region (54) where the release of the medal is performed is configured to be able to rotate to the left and right with respect to the main body (51) so as to change the release direction of the medal. A medal shooter (5A, 5B) characterized in that tip rotation operation means (55) for performing the rotation operation from the handle portion (52) is provided.   The tip rotation operation means (55) includes a handle-side rotation wheel (551) that can be operated by a player provided on the handle portion (52), and a tip-side rotation wheel (552) attached to the tip region (54). The medal shooter (5A, 5B) according to claim 1, wherein the medal shooter (5A, 5B) comprises a transmission belt (553) stretched between the rotating wheels (551, 552).

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