JP2014219805A - Article dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article dispensing device capable of preventing unnecessary articles from being dispensed, as much as possible with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: An article dispensing device 1 comprises: a handle 106 capable of being operated if a predetermined condition is established; a drum mechanism 200 that dispenses at least one article C from among a plurality of articles C housed in a housing 70 once the handle 106 is operated; and a selection mechanism 300 that holds the article C dispensed from the drum mechanism 200 in a temporarily dispensed state and can select a replacement of the article C held in the temporarily dispensed state. The selection mechanism 300 includes: a seesaw 308 on which the article C held in the temporarily dispensed state is placed; and a push button 312 to operate the seesaw 308. Once the push button 312 is operated, the seesaw 308 is activated so that the article C held in the temporarily dispensed state is returned to the housing 70.

Description

  The present invention relates to an article dispensing apparatus, and more particularly to an article dispensing apparatus that can dispense at least one article out of a plurality of articles accommodated in an accommodating portion when a handle is operated.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an article dispensing device that can dispense at least one article out of a plurality of articles accommodated in an accommodating portion by operating a handle is already known. Such an article dispensing apparatus is called a so-called gacha gacha, and a capsule containing a gift such as a small confectionery or a small toy is employed as the article. Here, Patent Document 1 below discloses an article dispensing apparatus of a type in which a handle cannot be operated unless a coin is inserted. Thereby, since the sale of goods can be performed unattended, the profitability of the sales can be improved.

JP-A-8-212438

  However, with the technique of Patent Document 1 described above, even if there are a plurality of types of prizes, the purchaser cannot select the type of prize he / she wants. For example, even if there are capsules containing confectionery or capsules containing toys, the purchaser could not select a capsule containing confectionery. As a result, unnecessary premiums may be paid out (purchased).

  The present invention is intended to solve such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an article dispensing apparatus that can suppress the dispensing of unnecessary articles as much as possible with a simple configuration.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
The invention according to claim 1 is a handle that can be operated when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a drum mechanism that pays out at least one of a plurality of articles housed in the housing portion when the handle is operated, And a selection mechanism capable of holding an article dispensed from the drum mechanism in a temporary payment state and capable of selecting replacement of the article held in the temporary payment state. Is equipped with a seesaw for placing an article held in a temporary payment state and a push button for operating the seesaw so that when the push button is operated, the article held in the temporary payment state is returned to the housing portion. The seesaw operates.
According to this configuration, the article is temporarily paid out before being paid out (mainly paid) from the article dispensing device. And if it is a commodity for which the temporarily paid item is desired, the item can be paid out as it is (can be paid in full). On the other hand, if it is a product that does not want the product of the temporarily paid item, it is possible to proceed to the lottery, and if it is this lottery, another item can be temporarily paid again. Therefore, since it is possible to repeat the delivery of the goods until the goods of the desired product are temporarily paid out, it is possible to suppress the delivery of the goods of the product that is not desired as much as possible. Of course, if the lottery is not selected, the temporarily paid article is paid out as it is (mainly paid). Further, according to this configuration, when the push button is pressed, the seesaw is operated so that the article held in the temporary payment state is returned to the storage unit. Since the return of the article can be performed by the push button and the seesaw in this way, it can be carried out in a simple form.

1 is an overall perspective view of an article dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 1 from the back side. FIG. 2 is a side view of the inside of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1. It is an enlarged view of the game panel of FIG. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the game panel of FIG. 5, and is a figure which shows the state in which the capsule was sent. In FIG. 6, it is a figure which shows the state in which the capsule is drawn by lot. In FIG. 7, it is a figure which shows the state which won the lottery. In FIG. 7, it is a figure which shows the state from which lottery was removed. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the handle mechanism of FIG. 4 and shows a state where the handle is assembled. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 10 from the left-right reverse side. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the handle mechanism of FIG. 11, and is a figure which shows the state before coins are inserted. In FIG. 12, it is a figure which shows the state in which the coin was inserted. In FIG. 13, it is a figure which shows the state in the middle of operating a handle. In FIG. 14, it is a figure which shows the state which operation of the handle was completed. It is an enlarged view of the drum mechanism of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 16 from the back side. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the drum mechanism of FIG. 17, and is a figure which shows the state in which the capsule has been conveyed. In FIG. 18, it is a figure which shows the state in the middle of operating a handle. In FIG. 19, it is a figure which shows the state which operation of the handle was completed. It is an enlarged view of the selection mechanism of FIG. FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 21. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the selection mechanism of FIG. 22, and is a figure which shows the state which the capsule was sent. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 23 from the left-right reverse side. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a state where a capsule payout button is pressed in FIG. 23. In FIG. 24, it is a figure which shows the state by which the capsule replacement | exchange button was pushed. It is an enlarged view of the launch mechanism of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 27 from the left-right reverse side. FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 28. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the launch mechanism of FIG. 27, and is a figure which shows the state in the middle of the capsule being sent. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 30 from the left-right reverse side. In FIG. 30, it is a figure which shows the state in which the capsule was sent. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 32 from the left-right reverse side. In FIG. 32, it is a figure which shows the state which is operating the lever. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 34 from the left-right reverse side. In FIG. 34, it is a figure which shows the state in the middle of the capsule being launched. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 36 from the left-right reverse side. In FIG. 37, it is a figure which shows the state which the launch of the capsule was completed. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 38 from the left-right reverse side. It is an enlarged view of the replay mechanism of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 40 from the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 40 from the left-right reverse side. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the replay mechanism of FIG. 42, and is a figure which shows the state in which the capsule was sent. In FIG. 43, it is a figure which shows the state in the middle of operating a handle | steering-wheel. In FIG. 44, it is a figure which shows the state which operation of the handle was completed. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the goods delivery apparatus of FIG.

  Hereinafter, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using FIGS. 1-46. First, with reference to FIGS. 1-4, the whole structure of the goods delivery apparatus 1 which concerns on the Example of this invention is demonstrated. As an article to be dispensed from the article dispensing apparatus 1, a transparent capsule C containing at least one premium such as a small confectionery or a small toy will be described as an example. In the description of the operation of the article dispensing apparatus 1 described later, it is assumed that there are a plurality of capsules C and a plurality of types of prizes.

  The article dispensing apparatus 1 mainly includes a main body cover (base cover 10, front cover 20, rear side cover 60, upper cover 80) that covers the top, bottom, left, and right front and back surfaces of the main body, and various types assembled inside the main body cover. The mechanism (the handle mechanism 100, the drum mechanism 200, the selection mechanism 300, the launch mechanism 400, and the replay mechanism 500) is configured. Hereinafter, these main body covers and various mechanisms will be described individually.

  First, the main body cover will be described. As described above, the main body cover includes the base cover 10, the front cover 20, the rear side cover 60, and the upper cover 80. The base cover 10 is a cover that covers the lower surface of the article dispensing apparatus 1. The front cover 20 is a cover that includes an under panel 30 and a game panel 40 and covers the front of the article dispensing apparatus 1.

  A capsule payout port 32 is formed in the under panel 30. The capsule outlet 32 communicates with a lower part on the front side of a seesaw 308 to be described later. Therefore, the capsule C placed on the seesaw 308 can be discharged from the capsule discharge outlet 32 by pressing a capsule discharge button 314 described later. A lower part on the rear side of a seesaw 308 to be described later communicates with a receiving port 404a of a duct 404 of a launch mechanism 400 to be described later.

  The gaming panel 40 is formed with a receiving port 40a communicating with a payout port 404b of the duct 404 of the launch mechanism 400, which will be described later, and a gaming surface 40b to which the capsule C received from the receiving port 40a is distributed (see FIG. 5). ). The receiving port 40a communicates with a payout port 404b of a duct 404 described later. The game surface 40b includes a stage 42 having a notch 42a, a plurality of (in this example, five) adjusting nails 44 positioned below the stage 42, a center pocket 46 positioned below the adjusting nails 44, Side pockets 48, 48 located on the left and right of the center pocket 46 are formed.

  The game surface 40b is covered with a surface cover 50 that is a transparent cover. The center pocket 46 communicates with a guide duct 504 of a replay mechanism 500 described later. The left and right side pockets 48, 48 communicate with capsule discharge ports 48a, 48a formed directly below the left and right side pockets 48, 48.

  As a result, the capsule C that has entered the left and right side pockets 48 can be dispensed (the capsule C can be picked up). Moreover, the adjustment nail 44 can adjust the insertion angle with respect to the game surface 40b. Here, an adjustment method of the adjustment nail 44 will be described. The adjusting nail 44 is formed so as to be slightly inclined with respect to a screw (not shown) formed so as to be integrated with the base end side thereof.

  The adjusting nail 44 is screwed to the game surface 40b with a screw so that the screw penetrates the game surface 40b. Therefore, the inclination of the adjustment nail 44 with respect to the game surface 40b can be adjusted by adjusting the rotational position of the screw from the back side of the game surface 40b. When the inclination of the adjustment nail 44 can be adjusted in this way, the probability that the capsule C enters either the center pocket 46 or the left and right side pockets 48 and 48 can be arbitrarily adjusted. The front cover 20 is configured in this way.

  Next, the operation of the front cover 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the capsule C fed from the receiving port 40a is distributed through the stage 42 and the plurality of adjusting nails 44 (see FIG. 7), and then the center pocket 46 or the left and right side pockets 48. , 48 (see FIGS. 8 to 9). As shown in FIG. 8, when the capsule C enters the center pocket 46, the lottery is won. Such a hit state corresponds to “establishment of a predetermined condition” recited in the claims.

  On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 9, when the capsule C enters one of the left and right side pockets 48, 48, the lottery is lost. When the capsule C enters one of the left and right side pockets 48 and 48 in this way, the capsule C is paid out from a capsule outlet 48a formed immediately below the capsule.

  The rear side cover 60 is a cover that covers the left and right side surfaces and the rear surface of the article dispensing apparatus 1 (see FIG. 4). Inside the rear side cover 60, a capsule housing cover 70 having a guide plate 72 is assembled. A plurality of capsules C can be stored inside the article dispensing apparatus 1 by the capsule storage cover 70. This description corresponds to the “accommodating portion” described in the claims. Further, the guide plate 72 can guide the capsule C toward the payout opening 204b located below the longitudinally rotating drum 204 of the drum mechanism 200 described later.

  The upper cover 80 is a cover that covers the upper surface of the article dispensing apparatus 1. The main body cover is configured to have a space inside from the base cover 10, the front cover 20, the rear side cover 60, and the upper cover 80.

  Next, various mechanisms (the handle mechanism 100, the drum mechanism 200, the selection mechanism 300, the launch mechanism 400, and the replay mechanism 500) will be described. First, the handle mechanism 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 11, the handle mechanism 100 mainly includes a base 102 fixed to the base cover 10, a handle rod 104 pivotally attached (rotatably assembled) to the base 102, and the handle The handle 106 is fixed to the front end of the rod 104, and the connecting pin 108 is fixed to the rear end of the handle rod 104.

  A ratchet 110 having a plurality of engaging teeth 110 a on the peripheral surface is fixed to the connecting pin 108. Further, a bracket 112 that can be engaged with the engaging teeth 110 a of the ratchet 110 is pivotally attached to the base 102. As a result, the rotation direction of the handle 106 can be regulated to be one direction (the arrow direction in FIG. 14). A ring 114 having a notch groove 114a is fixed to the handle rod 104.

  A stopper 116 that can be fitted into the notch groove 114a is pivotally mounted on the base 102. The stopper 116 is always urged in the direction in which the tip 116a is fitted into the notch groove 114a. For this reason, when the handle 106 is in the initial state, the tip 116a of the stopper 116 is fitted in the cutout groove 114a of the ring 114.

  Thus, the operation of the handle 106 is always restricted (the handle 106 is locked). Further, the stopper 116 is in a state in which a notch 508a of a rack 508 of the replay mechanism 500 described later is fitted. The handle mechanism 100 is configured in this way.

  Next, the operation of the handle mechanism 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, when a predetermined coin M is inserted into the coin insertion slot 102a formed in the base 102, the stopper 116 rotates against the urging force acting on itself by the weight of the inserted coin M. (See FIG. 13). Inserting the coin M in this way corresponds to “establishment of a predetermined condition” described in the claims. As a result, the fitting of the tip end 116a of the stopper 116 is dropped from the notch groove 114a of the ring 114, and the handle 106 is unlocked.

  When the lock is released in this way, the handle 106 can be rotated (see FIG. 14). As already described, the stopper 116 is always urged in the direction in which the tip 116a is fitted into the notch groove 114a. Therefore, when the handle 106 is rotated once, the handle 106 is returned to the locked state. (See FIG. 15).

  Next, the drum mechanism 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 16 to 17, the drum mechanism 200 mainly includes a base 202 fixed to the base cover 10 and a longitudinally rotating drum 204 pivotally attached to the base 202. An interlocking gear group 206 composed of a plurality of gears is pivotally attached to the base 202. One of the gears of the interlocking gear group 206 (the largest gear among the plurality of gears in the interlocking gear group 206 in FIG. 16) is fixed to the connecting pin 108 of the handle mechanism 100.

  Further, the other one of the plurality of gears in the interlocking gear group 206 is in a state of being engaged with a gear 204a of the longitudinal rotating drum 204 described later. A gear 204 a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the vertical rotating drum 204. The gear ratio between the gears 204a and the interlocking gear group 206 is set so that when the handle 106 is rotated once, the longitudinal rotating drum 204 is rotated halfway.

  The longitudinal rotating drum 204 is formed with two through holes 204b and 204b that serve both for receiving the capsule C from the capsule housing cover 70 and for delivering the received capsule C. When the through hole 204b reaches the lower end of the vertical rotation drum 204, the capsule C can be received from the capsule housing cover 70, and the upper end of the vertical rotation drum 204 (the 12 o'clock position on the hands of the analog clock). ), The capsule C can be dispensed.

  When the through hole 204b reaches the upper end of the vertical rotating drum 204, it communicates with a seesaw 308 of the selection mechanism 300 described later. As is apparent from FIG. 17, these two through holes 204 b are formed so as to be symmetric with respect to the rotational axis of the longitudinal rotating drum 204. Note that the pivoting direction of the longitudinally rotating drum 204 is a direction in which the longitudinally rotating drum 204 can be rotated around an axis having the front-rear direction as an axial direction. The drum mechanism 200 is configured as described above.

  Next, the operation of the drum mechanism 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 18, when the vertical rotation drum 204 rotates so that the through hole 204 b is positioned at the lower end of the vertical rotation drum 204, the guide plate 72 of the capsule housing cover 70 is inserted into the through hole 204 b positioned at the lower end. The capsule C is fed from (not shown in FIG. 18). When the handle 106 is rotated from this state, the vertical rotating drum 204 is also rotated through the gear 204a and the interlocking gear group 206 (see FIG. 19).

  Then, when the handle 106 is rotated once, as described above, the longitudinally rotating drum 204 is also rotated halfway (see FIG. 20). As a result, the through-hole 204b through which the capsule C is guided reaches the upper end of the vertical rotating drum 204. Therefore, the capsule C rolls so as to be placed on a seesaw 308 of the selection mechanism 300 described later by its own weight.

  Next, the selection mechanism 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 21 to 22, the selection mechanism 300 mainly includes a base 302 fixed to the base 202 of the drum mechanism 200, a front cover 304 fixed to the front side of the base 302, and the base 302 and the front cover. The upper cover 306 is a transparent cover fixed to the upper side of the front cover 304, and a seesaw 308 pivotally attached to bridge the inner surface of the front cover 304.

  A first gear 302b and a second gear 302c fixed to the first gear 302b are pivotally attached to the base 302 via a rotating shaft 302a. These two gears 302b and 302c are assembled to the base 302 via a torsion spring (not shown). The front cover 304 is formed with an upper opening 304a and a lower opening 304b at the top and bottom thereof.

  The capsule replacement button 312 is inserted into the upper opening 304a and assembled. The capsule replacement button 312 is formed with an arm 312a capable of pressing a pin 308c of a seesaw 308 described later. On the other hand, the capsule dispensing button 314 is inserted in the lower opening 304b. The capsule payout button 314 is formed with an arm 314a having a rack 314b that can mesh with the first gear 302b.

  A gear 308 b that can mesh with the second gear 302 c is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pivot shaft 308 a that forms the rotation axis of the seesaw 308. In addition, an upper surface on the rear side of the seesaw 308 (a placement surface of the capsule C) is formed with an inclined surface 308d that is inclined upward toward the end portion. The inclined surface 308d is formed such that its longitudinal direction is directed to the rear side of the lateral direction of the seesaw 308. A compression spring (not shown) is disposed between the lower surface on the rear side of the seesaw 308 and the base 302. The selection mechanism 300 is configured in this way.

  Next, the operation of the selection mechanism 300 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 23 to 24, the capsule C rolled from the through hole 204 b of the longitudinal rotating drum 204 of the drum mechanism 200 is held in a state of being placed on the seesaw 308. In this state, the prize in the held capsule C can be confirmed through the upper cover 306 (the upper cover 306 is not shown in FIGS. 23 to 24).

  When the capsule payout button 314 is pushed from the state shown in FIGS. 23 to 24, the second gear 302c is rotated together with the first gear 302b via the rack 314b in accordance with the pushing. Accordingly, the gear 308b of the seesaw 308 is also rotated, so that the seesaw 308 is also rotated toward the front side (see FIG. 25). Accordingly, the capsule C placed on the seesaw 308 can be dispensed from the capsule dispensing outlet 32 of the under panel 30. When the push-in of the capsule payout button 314 is canceled, the seesaw 308 is returned to the state before the rotation by the urging force of the torsion spring.

  On the contrary, when the capsule replacement button 312 is pushed from the state shown in FIGS. 23 to 24, the arm 312a pushes the pin 308c of the seesaw 308 along with the pushing. Thereby, since the pin 308c rotates around the axis of the pivot shaft 308a of the seesaw 308, the seesaw 308 also rotates toward the rear side.

  Therefore, the capsule C placed on the seesaw 308 can be fed into a receiving port 404a (not shown in FIG. 26) of the duct 404 of the launch mechanism 400 described later (see FIG. 26). At this time, the capsule C placed on the seesaw 308 rolls with the upper surface of the seesaw 308 facing rearward. However, since this rolling is eventually regulated by the inclined surface 308d of the seesaw 308, the capsule C will then roll toward the right diagonally rear side, and will be sent to the inlet 404a of the duct 404 of the launch mechanism 400. It is. When the pressing of the capsule replacement button 312 is canceled, the seesaw 308 is returned to the state before the rotation by the urging force of the compression spring.

  Next, the launch mechanism 400 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 27 to 29, the launch mechanism 400 mainly includes a base 402 fixed to the base cover 10, a duct 404 fixed to the inside of the base 402, and a lever 406 pivotally attached to the base 402. It consists of and.

  The base 402 is formed with a cam member 408 having a cam surface 408a that is substantially C-shaped. The cam member 408 is formed such that the distance between the cam surface 408a and a pivot shaft 410a of a short arm 410 described later gradually decreases from the upper side to the lower side. A short arm 410 is pivotally attached to the cam member 408 via a pivot shaft 410a.

  A gear 410 b is formed on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the short arm 410. Further, a notch groove 410 c is formed along the radial direction of the short arm 410 on the back surface (the surface facing the base 402) of the short arm 410. A slider 412 is assembled to the notch groove 410c via a compression spring 414. Thereby, the tip 412a of the slider 412 can be constantly biased toward the cam surface 408a of the cam member 408.

  Further, a long hole 410d is formed in the cutout groove 410c along the longitudinal direction thereof. Accordingly, the protrusion 412b formed on the slider 412 can be inserted into the long holes (first long hole 416a and second long hole 416b) of the long arm 416 described later. A long arm 416 is pivotally attached to the cam member 408 via a pivot shaft 410a.

  That is, the short arm 410 and the long arm 416 are pivotally attached to the cam member 408 through the same pivot shaft 410a. The long arm 416 is formed with a first long hole 416a having a shape corresponding to the long hole 410d of the short arm 410, and a second long hole 416b along the radial direction thereof. A tension spring 418 is latched between a tip of the long arm 416 and an upper side of a duct 404 described later via a pin 418a.

  Further, the duct 404 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a substantially C shape in which a receiving port 404a capable of receiving the capsule C is formed on one side and a discharge port 404b capable of discharging the capsule C is formed on the other side. . In addition, a launch base 422 for launching the capsule C received from the receiving port 404a toward the payout port 404b is assembled in the duct 404 so as to be movable up and down along the guide bar 404d.

  The launch table 422 is fixed to the pin 418 a through a long hole 404 c formed in the duct 404. A capsule feed arm 420 is pivotally mounted on the upstream side of the launch table 422 inside the duct 404. The capsule feed arm 420 is formed with an operating piece 420a that interferes with the lowered launch table 422 when the launch table 422 is lowered.

  Due to this interference, the capsule feeding arm 420 makes a half rotation, so that the capsule C placed on the capsule feeding arm 420 is placed on the launch table 422. Note that the capsule C received from the receiving port 404a rolls so as to be placed on the capsule feeding arm 420 by its own weight.

  The lever 406 is pivotally attached to a gantry 424 fixed to the base 402. A pinion gear 406 a that can mesh with the gear 410 b of the short arm 410 is fixed to the lever 406. The lever 406 is pivotally attached to the gantry 424 via a tension spring 406b so as to return to the state before the operation is performed when the purchaser operates. The launch mechanism 400 is configured in this way.

  Next, the operation of the launch mechanism 400 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 30 to 31, when the capsule C is fed into the receiving port 404a of the duct 404, the fed capsule C rolls by its own weight and is placed on the capsule feeding arm 420 (FIGS. 32 to 31). 33).

  When the lever 406 is operated from this state (when the lever 406 is pushed down), the short arm 410 rotates downward via both the gears 406a and 410b. Therefore, the long arm 416 also rotates downward together with the short arm 410 against the urging force of the tension spring 418 via the protrusion 412 b of the slider 412. At this time, the tip 412 a of the slider 412 is gradually pushed back to the cam surface 408 a of the cam member 408.

  At this time, the launch pad 422 is also gradually lowered. Eventually, when the operation of the lever 406 is completed (when the lever 406 is completely pushed down), the launch pad 422 that has been lowered by the long arm 416 interferes with the operating piece 420a of the capsule feed arm 420, and thus has already been described. In addition, the capsule C placed on the capsule feeding arm 420 is placed on the launch table 422 (see FIGS. 34 to 35).

  Immediately after this, the protrusion 412b of the slider 412 reaches the base end of the first long hole 416a of the long arm 416 (the joint portion of the first long hole 416a with the second long hole 416b). The long arm 416 is returned to the state before the rotation by the urging force of the tension spring 418 together with the short arm 410. As a result, the launch table 422 rises, so that the capsule C is launched inside the duct 404 (see FIGS. 36 to 37). Accordingly, the launched capsule C is discharged from the discharge outlet 404b of the duct 404 (see FIGS. 38 to 39).

  Finally, the replay mechanism 500 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 40 to 42, the replay mechanism 500 mainly includes a base 502 fixed to the base 102 of the handle mechanism 100 and a guide duct 504 fixed to the base 502.

  A lever 504b having a substantially L shape is pivotally attached to the base 502 via a spring (not shown) so as to be positioned at a crank portion 504a of a guide duct 504 described later. The lever 504b is configured to operate (press down) when the capsule C remains in the crank portion 504a. A pinion gear 506 connected to the lever 504 b is pivotally attached to the base 502, and a rack 508 that meshes with the pinion gear 506 is assembled via a tension spring 510.

  A notch 508 a that engages with the lock release pin 116 b of the stopper 116 of the handle mechanism 100 is formed at the lower end of the rack 508. Further, a delivery bar 512 is assembled to the base 502 so as to be positioned at a crank portion 504a of a guide duct 504 described later. The gear 512a formed on the feed bar 512 is connected to the gear 204a of the longitudinal rotating drum 204 of the drum mechanism 200 via an interlocking gear group 514 composed of a plurality of gears assembled to the auxiliary base 502a. Accordingly, when the longitudinal rotating drum 204 is operated, the capsule C remaining on the crank portion 504a can be paid out.

  Further, the guide duct 504 is formed in a duct shape so that the capsule C fed from the center pocket 46 of the game panel 40 can be fed into the capsule housing cover 70. The guide duct 504 is formed to have a crank portion 504a in plan view. The crank portion 504a has a slightly recessed shape. Thereby, the capsule C fed from the center pocket 46 can be temporarily held by the crank portion 504a. The replay mechanism 500 is configured in this way.

  Next, the operation of the replay mechanism 500 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 43 to 45, the capsule C that has rolled from the center pocket 46 of the gaming panel 40 temporarily remains in the crank portion 504 a of the guide duct 504. Then, the lever 504b is activated by its own weight. As a result, the pinion gear 506 rotates, and the rack 508 moves downward against the urging force of the tension spring 510. Therefore, the unlocking pin 116b of the stopper 116 of the handle mechanism 100 is pushed down by the moved rack 508. That is, the stopper 116 rotates against the urging force acting on itself. Thereby, it will be in the same state as the state where predetermined coin M was inserted into coin insertion slot 102a. Therefore, the handle 106 is unlocked.

  In this unlocked state, the handle 106 can be operated. Therefore, when the vertical rotation drum 204 of the drum mechanism 200 is rotated by the operation of the handle 106, the gear 204a of the vertical rotation drum 204 is connected via the interlocking gear group 514. The delivery bar 512 is activated. Therefore, the capsule C remaining on the crank portion 504a can be paid out. The dispensed capsule C is returned to the capsule housing cover 70. Further, when the handle 106 is rotated once, as described above, the handle 106 is returned to the locked state.

  Subsequently, referring to FIG. 46, the above-described main body cover (base cover 10, front cover 20, rear side cover 60, upper cover 80) and the various mechanisms described above (handle mechanism 100, drum mechanism 200, selection mechanism 300, A series of operations of the article dispensing apparatus 1 including the launch mechanism 400 and the replay mechanism 500) will be described.

  First, an operation of inserting a coin M into the coin insertion slot 102a is performed (S1). Then, since the handle 106 is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state, an operation of turning the handle 106 is performed (S2). Accordingly, since the vertical rotation drum 204 rotates, the capsule C stored in the capsule storage cover 70 is discharged from the discharge outlet 204b of the vertical rotation drum 204 and placed on the seesaw 308 (S3).

  The payout here is still a temporary payment. That is, the payout here is a payout in a state where the purchaser cannot pick up the capsule C. Therefore, the prize in the capsule C can be confirmed through the upper cover 306 (S4). Next, it is determined whether or not the confirmed prize of the capsule C is a desired prize (S5). In S5, if the confirmed prize is desired (in the case of YES), an operation of pressing the capsule payout button 314 is performed (S6).

  Then, since the seesaw 308 operates toward the front side, the capsule C placed on the seesaw 308 is paid out from the capsule payout port 32 of the under panel 30 (S7), and the step ends. The payout here is a full payment. That is, the payout here is a payout in a state where the purchaser can pick up the capsule C.

  On the other hand, in S5, if the confirmed prize is not desired (in the case of NO), an operation of pressing the capsule replacement button 312 is performed (S8). Then, since the seesaw 308 operates toward the rear side, the capsule C placed on the seesaw 308 moves (rolls) so as to be placed on the capsule feeding arm 420 via the receiving port 404a of the duct 404. (S9). Next, an operation of depressing the lever 406 is performed (S10).

  Then, the capsule C is launched (S11). The launched capsule C is distributed from the receiving port 40a of the game panel 40 through the stage 42 and the plurality of adjusting nails 44 (S12). After the sorting, the capsule C enters either the center pocket 46 or the left and right side pockets 48, 48 (S13).

  In S13, when the capsule C enters one of the left and right side pockets 48, 48 (in the case of NO), the lottery is lost, so the capsule C is paid out from the capsule payout port 48a of the game panel 40. (S14) The step ends. The payout here is a full payment. That is, the payout here is a payout in a state where the purchaser can pick up the capsule C.

  On the other hand, when the capsule C enters the center pocket 46 in S13 (in the case of YES), since the lottery is won, the process returns to S2. The capsule C that has entered the center pocket 46 is returned to the capsule housing cover 70 via the replay mechanism 500. Thereafter, the above steps are repeated until the step is completed.

  The article dispensing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. According to this configuration, the capsule C is temporarily paid before being paid out (mainly paid) from the article dispensing apparatus 1. And if it is a prize which wants the premium of the capsule C temporarily paid, the capsule C can be paid out as it is (it can pay in full). On the other hand, if the prize for the temporarily paid capsule C is not desired, it is possible to proceed to the lottery. If the prize is won, another capsule C can be temporarily paid again. Therefore, since the dispensing of the capsule C can be repeated until the capsule C containing the desired prize is temporarily paid, the dispensing of the capsule C containing the unwanted prize can be suppressed as much as possible. Of course, if the lottery is lost, the temporarily-paid capsule C is paid out as it is (mainly paid). In addition, since the lottery has room for human hand intervention such as operation of the lever 406, the gameability can be improved. Further, according to this configuration, when the capsule replacement button 312 is pressed, the seesaw 308 operates so that the temporarily paid capsule C is returned to the capsule housing cover 70 via the launch mechanism 400. Since the capsule C can be returned by the capsule replacement button 312 and the seesaw 308 in this way, it can be implemented in a simple form.

The contents described above are only related to one embodiment of the present invention, and do not mean that the present invention is limited to the above contents.
In the embodiment, the lottery is described as being performed when the capsule C enters either the center pocket 46 or the left and right side pockets 48 and 48 by the sorting by the game panel 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be performed by a control device.

  Moreover, the Example demonstrated the form whose goods are the capsules C. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various products may be used. In the embodiment, the configuration in which the probability that the capsule C enters either the center pocket 46 or the left and right side pockets 48 and 48 can be arbitrarily adjusted by the adjustment nail 44 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a windmill or a guide plate may be used instead of the adjustment nail 44.

1 Article Dispensing Device 70 Capsule Housing Cover (Housing Unit)
106 Handle 200 Drum mechanism 300 Selection mechanism 308 Seesaw 312 Capsule replacement button C Capsule (article)

Claims (1)

A handle that can be operated when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
An article dispensing device comprising: a drum mechanism that dispenses at least one article out of a plurality of articles accommodated in the accommodating portion when the handle is operated;
A selection mechanism capable of holding the article paid out from the drum mechanism in a temporary payment state and selecting the replacement of the article held in the temporary payment state;
The selection mechanism includes a seesaw for placing an article held in a temporary payment state, and a push button for operating the seesaw.
An article dispensing apparatus, wherein a seesaw is operated such that when a push button is operated, an article held in a provisional payment state is returned to a storage unit.

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