JP2011072675A - Article obtaining device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article obtaining device in which an operator easily takes out an article when the operator takes out the article stored in an article storing space by opening a door of an article taking out port. <P>SOLUTION: The article obtaining device includes a horizontal fixed shaft 22 fixed to a part in a vicinity of the upper side of the upper edge part of the inner wall of the article taking out port 6 in the article storing space 21, a movable shaft holding member 23 having a substantially L shape in section which has one end suspended on the fixed shaft 22 and a lower end located above the upper edge part of the inner wall and a door 7 held by the other end of the movable shaft holding member 23, located inside of the fixed shaft 22 and suspended on a horizontal movable shaft 24 movable upward with respect to the fixed shaft 22 in the article storing space 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an article acquisition apparatus that selects a desired article from among articles displayed in an upper space of a housing, moves it to an article storage space in a lower space, and takes it out from an article take-out port. The present invention relates to an article acquisition apparatus having a structure that prevents the article from being sandwiched between a bottom plate in an article storage space.

  As the structure of the article outlet, the door is divided into an upper door and a lower door, and an intermediate hinge is provided in front of the upper door and the lower door, so that the lower door rotates only forward with respect to the upper door. Some are movable (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  The article take-out port of Patent Document 1 has a shape in which the article receiving portion that is the bottom plate of the article storage space follows the rotation of the door, so it is difficult to assume that the article is sandwiched between the bottom plate of the article storage space and the door. However, since the size of the articles generally used in the article acquisition apparatus varies, the article storage space is widely provided and does not have a shape that follows the rotation of the door.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-21456

  When the operator tries to take out the article from the article storage space, the operator pushes the door backward. However, at this time, even in the case of the door structure as in Patent Document 1, since the article storage space is generally wide, the bottom plate does not have a shape along the rotation of the door. Therefore, by pushing the door backward, a space is created between the bottom plate of the article storage space and the tip of the lower door, and the article may be caught in this space when trying to grab the article. . For this reason, there is a problem that the article is sandwiched between the front end portions of the lower door, and the lower door does not rotate well forward with respect to the upper door, so that it may be difficult to take out the article.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an article acquisition device that is easy to take out when an operator takes out the article stored in the article storage space by opening the door of the article takeout port.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing partitioned into an upper space and a lower space by an article display board, the article is displayed, the article is selected, and the article display board is selected. An article selection mechanism provided in an upper space that can be put into an article drop opening that is opened in a part of the article, and an article that communicates with the article drop opening in the upper part and is opened in a part of the front side wall on the near side An article storage portion formed in a lower space communicating with the take-out opening, and a door that closes the article take-out opening from the inside to the article storage section and allows the article take-out opening to be opened by turning to the back side. In the article acquisition apparatus provided, a horizontal fixed shaft fixed in the vicinity of the upper edge of the inner wall of the article outlet in the article storage section, and one end suspended from the fixed shaft, the fixed A movable shaft holding member rotatable about a shaft, and A horizontal movable shaft that is held at the other end of the moving shaft holding member, can move in the article storage unit, and can be rotated by suspending the door. The article acquisition apparatus is characterized in that it is in a normal state in which the article take-out port is closed and opened, and in a state in which the article is moved when a load is applied to the movable shaft.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the article acquiring apparatus according to the first aspect, the movable shaft holding member is configured such that the movable shaft can be positioned on the back side of the fixed shaft when no external force is applied. The displacing state is a state in which the movable shaft holding member rotates about the fixed shaft, so that the movable shaft moves upward and the door moves upward. To do.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the article acquiring apparatus according to the first aspect, the movable shaft holding member or the door has a magnet for attracting the other member in a normal state and moves. The state is characterized in that the door is rotated about the movable shaft by separating the door-side magnet and the movable shaft holding member-side magnet.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when an operator takes out the articles | goods accommodated in the article | item storage space by opening the door of an article | item taking-out port, the article acquisition apparatus which is easy to take out can be provided.

It is a perspective view of the article acquisition device concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the article | item storage space 21 in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state where the article 10 is sandwiched between the bottom plate 26 and the door 7 in the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the state which tried to take out the articles | goods 10 in Example 1. FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the article | item storage space 21 in Example 2. FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state where an article 10 is sandwiched between a bottom plate 26 and a door 7 in Example 2. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the state which was going to take out the articles | goods 10 in Example 2. FIG.

  Hereinafter, the first embodiment and the second embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 7 will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an article acquisition apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The article acquisition apparatus according to the present embodiment is a crane game machine 1 that accommodates various types of articles 10 and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape (or a cylindrical body) and is installed in a play facility or the like.

  The crane game machine 1 includes a lower housing part 2 in the lower half and an upper housing part 3 in the upper half that is covered with a transparent plate that can be visually recognized from the outside. The article display board 4 is stretched on the upper edge of the outer peripheral wall forming the outer peripheral surface of the rectangular parallelepiped, and an article drop opening 5 having a rectangular opening is formed on the left front side of the article display board 4. On the left side of the front wall of the outer peripheral wall, an article take-out opening 6 is formed below the article drop opening 5 in a front view, and a door 7 is formed on the back side of the article take-out opening 6 and in the vicinity of its upper edge. Is pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable, and an article 10 as several kinds of stuffed animals is placed on the article display board 4. Further, an article storage space 21 having a space in which the article 10 can be stored is provided at the back side of the article take-out port 6. The article takeout port 6 is set to a size corresponding to the largest article 10 stored in the article storage space 21.

  A traveling crane 9 is disposed on the ceiling of the play space 8 covered with a transparent plate in the upper part 3 of the housing, and the traveling crane 9 has two transverse fixed rails (not shown) oriented in the horizontal direction. The two traversing rails are provided with longitudinal traversing rails (not shown) that are arranged in the front and rear directions of the play space 8. The upper end of the telescopic pipe is integrally attached to the crane carriage, and a pair of gripping claws are provided at the gripping claw opening / closing part provided at the lower end of the telescopic pipe so as to be openable and closable. Yes.

  In this embodiment, the article gripping crane game machine 1 is used. However, as long as the article 10 is stored in the article storage space 21 as a result of the game play by the operator, other It may be an article acquisition apparatus of the form.

  An operation block 11 is integrally provided on the right side of the front wall of the outer peripheral wall of the lower body 2, and the traveling crane 9 is placed on the upper surface of the operation block 11 in the lateral direction (X direction) and the depth direction (Y direction). An operation button for operating is provided, and a coin slot 12 is provided on the front wall of the operation block 11.

  Further, the traveling crane 9 sets the upper position of the article drop opening 5 as a home position, and then travels according to the operation by the operation button by the operator, and then the gripping claw opening / closing portion moves downward to open / close the gripping claw. When the article 10 is dropped through the article drop opening 5 by a series of operations in which the article 10 is gripped, returned upward, returned to the home position, and the gripping claw is opened and closed again, 10 is stored in the article storage space 21.

  Since the article 10 that has entered the article dropout 5 is stored in the article storage space 21, the operator pushes the door 7 to the back side and rotates it to open the article takeout opening 6. 10 can be grabbed and acquired.

  Here, when the operator pushes the door 7 to the back side to open the article take-out port 6 and grasps the article 10 from the article take-out port 6, the present invention has been devised so as to easily grasp the article. Yes.

  FIG. 2 illustrates a longitudinal sectional view of the article storage space in which the door of the article take-out port according to the first embodiment is closed.

  The door 7 is a rectangular transparent plate capable of closing the rectangular article take-out port 6 from the back side, and the door 7 has a width that is sandwiched between the left and right inner plates of the article storage space 21. The door 7 has a horizontal fixed shaft 22 fixed near the upper side of the upper edge of the inner wall of the article take-out port 6, one end suspended from the fixed shaft 22, and the lower end at the upper edge of the inner wall. A movable shaft holding member 23 having a substantially L-shaped cross section located above the portion, and held at the other end of the movable shaft holding member 23, located on the back side of the fixed shaft 22, and the article accommodating space 21. It is suspended from a horizontal movable shaft 24 that can move upward around the fixed shaft 22.

  When no external force is applied such as the door 7 is not pushed from the front to the back by the operator, that is, when the door 7 is suspended vertically downward, the article take-out port 6 is closed from the back side. When the door 7 is pushed from the front to the back side, the product 7 is rotated about the movable shaft 24 and the article take-out port 6 is opened. When the distal end portion 7a of the door 7 is bent inward, and the door 7 is fully rotated to the back side (and the upper side) as shown by the dotted line in the drawing (fully opened state), the distal end portion 7a of the door 7 is the article. The rotation is restricted by contacting a guide plate 27 provided on the lower edge of the rear side of the drop port 5 toward the front and lower side, and the door 7 is in a state of substantially closing the article drop port 5.

  FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the door of the article take-out port is pushed into the back side to sandwich the article.

  When the operator pushes the door 7 to the back and rotates it around the movable shaft 24 to open the article take-out port 6, the operator tries to grab the article 10 stored in the article storage space 21. Is released from the door 7, the door 7 tends to return to the fully closed state due to its own weight, and the article 10 is sandwiched between the bottom plate 26 in the article storage space 21 and the tip 7 a of the door 7. It may become. In this state, when the operator tries to grip the article 10 toward the front side (F1 direction), the article 10 is sandwiched between the bottom plate 26 and the tip 7a of the door 7, so The force is transmitted from the 7a side, and the force is generated toward the extension line side (F2 direction) via the door 7 and the movable shaft 24.

  FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a state where the door is pushed inward and the article is about to be pulled out from the state where the article is sandwiched.

As shown in FIG. 3, when a force is transmitted from the front end 7 a side of the door 7 and a force is generated toward the extension line side (F 2 direction) via the door 7 and the movable shaft 24, the operator can move the article 10. The state at the time of grasping further to the near side (F1 direction) is illustrated. Since the movable shaft holding member 23 has a substantially L-shaped cross section due to the force generated in the upward direction before the movable shaft 24, that is, the fixed shaft 22 is positioned below the extension line of the force in the F2 direction. Thus, it becomes easy to rotate counterclockwise about the fixed shaft 22. Then, since the position of the movable shaft 24 in the article storage space 21 moves upward, the operator can grasp the article 10 further forward by moving the entire door 7 accordingly.

  The movable shaft holding member 23 having a substantially L-shaped cross section rotates counterclockwise around the fixed shaft 22 as the length in the horizontal (back side) direction is longer than the length in the vertical (height) direction. It becomes easy to move. That is, since the fixed shaft 22 is located below the extension line of the force when the force starting point (movable shaft 24) acting in the front and upward direction is located on the far side from the fixed shaft 22, The movable shaft holding member 23 is easy to rotate counterclockwise around the fixed shaft 22. In this way, when the article 10 is sandwiched between the bottom plate 26 and the door 7 in the article storage space 21, the movable shaft holding member 23 can be easily rotated counterclockwise with less force. A person can more easily grasp the article 10.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the movable shaft holding member 23 has a substantially L-shaped cross section has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a force is applied from the distal end portion 7a side of the door 7 toward the movable shaft 24 side. If it occurs, the shape and size of the movable shaft 24 in the article storage space 21 can be easily moved upward.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7 will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the article storage space in which the door of the article take-out port according to the second embodiment is closed.

  The door 7 is a rectangular transparent plate capable of closing the rectangular article take-out port 6 from the back side, and the door 7 has a width that is sandwiched between the left and right inner plates of the article storage space 21. The door 7 has a horizontal fixed shaft 22 fixed in the vicinity of the upper edge of the inner wall of the article take-out port 6 and a magnet 29 at a substantially central portion on the back side, and one end thereof is connected to the fixed shaft 22. A movable shaft holding member 23 having a substantially linear cross-section that is suspended, and a horizontal movable member that is held at the back side at the other end of the movable shaft holding member 23 and can move upward about the fixed shaft 22. The shaft 24 is suspended. The door 7 has a magnet 28 that is longer in the vertical direction than the movable shaft holding member 23, is suspended from the movable shaft 24 at a substantially central position, and is magnetically attached to the magnet 29 at a position corresponding to the magnet 29. .

  When no external force is applied, such as when the door 7 is not pushed from the front to the back by the operator, that is, when the door 7 is suspended vertically downward, the article take-out port 6 is closed from the back side (fully closed) State), when the door 7 is pushed from the front to the back side, the door 7 is rotated about the fixed shaft 22 and the article take-out port 6 is opened. When the distal end portion 7a of the door 7 is bent inward, and the door 7 is fully rotated to the back side (and the upper side) as shown by the dotted line in the drawing (fully opened state), the distal end portion 7a of the door 7 is the article. The rotation is restricted by contacting a guide plate 27 provided on the lower edge of the rear side of the drop port 5 toward the front and lower side, and the door 7 is in a state of substantially closing the article drop port 5.

  FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a state in which the door of the article take-out port sandwiches the article pushed into the back side.

  When the operator pushes the door 7 to the back side and rotates it to open the article take-out opening 6 to grab the article 10 stored in the article storage space 21, the operator puts his hand from the door 7. If separated, the door 7 may return to the fully closed state due to its own weight, and the article 10 may be sandwiched between the bottom plate 26 in the article storage space 21 and the front end portion 7a of the door 7. In this state, when the operator tries to grip the article 10 toward the front side (F1 direction), the article 10 is sandwiched between the bottom plate 26 and the front end portion 7a of the door 7, so that the F1 direction toward the front side. Is transmitted from the distal end portion 7 a side of the door 7, the force acts clockwise on the door 7 via the movable shaft 24, and rotates clockwise with respect to the region of the door 7 above the movable shaft 24 ( A force is generated toward (F2 direction).

  FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a state where the door is pushed inward and the article is about to be pulled out from the state where the article is sandwiched.

As shown in FIG. 6, when a force is generated clockwise around the movable shaft 24 (F2 direction) with respect to the region of the door 7 above the movable shaft 24, the operator further moves the article 10 toward the front side. A state when gripped in the (F1 direction) is illustrated. That is, the door 7 and the movable shaft holding member 23 are usually attracted by the door side magnet 28 and the movable shaft holding member side magnet 29, but when a certain force or more is generated in the F2 direction, the door side magnet 28 and the movable shaft When the holding member side magnet 29 is pulled apart, the entire door 7 is rotated about the movable shaft 24, so that the operator can grasp the article 10 further toward the front side.

  In this embodiment, the magnet is used as the member for attracting the door 7 and the movable shaft holding member 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the watch 7 is not limited to the position of the door 7 above the movable shaft 24. Any member may be used as long as the door 7 and the movable shaft holding member 23 are separated when a certain force or more is generated. Specifically, a sticky type, a suction cup type, a fitting type, or the like may be used.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Crane game machine 2 Case lower part 3 Case upper part 4 Article display board 5 Article drop opening 6 Article take-out opening 7 Door 7a Tip part 8 Play space 9 Traveling crane 10 Article 11 Operation block 12 Coin insertion slot 21 Article storage space 22 Fixed shaft 23 movable shaft holding member 24 movable shaft 25 back side wall portion 26 bottom plate 27 guide plate 28 door side magnet 29 movable shaft holding member side magnet

Claims (3)

A housing that is partitioned into an upper space and a lower space by an article display board;
An article selection mechanism provided in the upper space capable of displaying an article and picking up the article and putting it in an article drop opening opened in a part of the article display board;
An article storage portion formed in the lower space communicating with the article drop opening and communicating with an article take-out opening opened in a part of the front side wall on the near side;
In the article acquisition apparatus provided with a door that closes the article take-out port from the inside in the article storage unit and is capable of opening the article take-out port by turning to the back side.
A horizontal fixed shaft fixed in the vicinity of the upper edge of the inner wall of the article outlet in the article storage section;
One end is suspended from the fixed shaft, and a movable shaft holding member rotatable about the fixed shaft;
A horizontal movable shaft that is held at the other end of the movable shaft holding member, moves within the article storage unit, and can be rotated by suspending the door;
With
The article acquisition apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door is in a normal state where the door is rotated between a position where the article take-out port is closed and a position where the door is opened, and a state where the door moves when a load is applied to the movable shaft. The movable shaft holding member has a shape capable of positioning the movable shaft on the back side of the fixed shaft when no external force is applied,
The moving state is a state in which the movable shaft holding member rotates about the fixed shaft, the movable shaft moves upward, and the door moves upward. The article acquisition apparatus according to 1. Either one of the movable shaft holding member or the door has a magnet for attracting the other member in a normal state,
The article acquisition apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving state is a state in which the door is pivoting about the movable shaft by separating the magnet and the other member.