JP2015139533A - Prize acquisition game device and actuation method for prize acquisition game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a wasteful operation of a prize acquisition part in resetting a coordinate value of the prize acquisition part in movement control.SOLUTION: A prize acquisition game device 1 includes: a prize acquisition part 5 for freely holding and releasing a prize A; a movement device 10 for moving the prize acquisition part 5 in a predetermined area including an initial position and a prize releasing position; a movement control part 110 for controlling the movement of the prize acquisition part 5 by the movement device 10, using a coordinate; a detection part 90 for detecting the prize acquisition part 5 moved to the prize releasing position; and a reset part 113 for resetting a coordinate value of the prize acquisition part 5 in the movement control part 110 at a position where the prize acquisition part 5 is detected by the detection part 90.

Description

  The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game device and a method for operating the prize acquisition game device.

  As a game machine installed in a game center or a shopping mall, there is a prize acquisition game device that acquires prizes such as stuffed animals and sweets. In the prize acquisition game device, the player operates a prize acquisition unit having an arm aiming for a prize in the housing, and the prize acquisition part performs an operation of holding the prize, then moves to the prize release position and drops the prize It is obtained by dropping it into the mouth. The prize acquisition unit has a predetermined initial position (home position), and is always returned to the initial position before play.

  In many of the conventional prize acquisition game devices, the initial position of the prize acquisition unit coincides with the prize release position, and the initial position and the prize release position are fixed (see Patent Document 1). As shown in FIG. 2, in order to improve the game performance, there has been proposed one in which the operator can arbitrarily set the initial position and the prize release position of the prize acquisition unit. Such a prize acquisition game apparatus generally includes a moving device having a stepping motor, a moving rail, and the like for moving the prize acquiring unit, and a movement control unit for controlling movement of the prize acquiring unit by the moving device. The movement control unit controls the movement of the prize acquisition unit to the initial position or the prize release position using the coordinates.

JP 2000-342839 A JP 2005-205169 A

  By the way, when the prize acquisition unit is moved many times, the position (coordinate value) on the movement control of the prize acquisition unit in the movement control unit and the actual position of the prize acquisition unit are shifted due to mechanical slipping during movement. May come. When such a positional deviation occurs, the movement control unit cannot accurately move the prize acquisition unit to the initial position or the prize release position. Therefore, in order to prevent this displacement, the prize acquisition unit is moved from the prize release position to the position of the limit sensor at the mechanical movement limit, and the coordinate value on the movement control of the prize acquisition unit is obtained as a prize. The reset operation is performed to match the correct coordinate value where the part is actually located.

  However, in the above-described reset operation, the prize acquisition unit needs to move from the initial position to the prize release position, then once move to the reset position with the limit sensor, perform the reset operation, and then return to the initial position. In other words, the prize acquisition unit needs to make a movement unrelated to the game characteristics in order to perform the resetting operation, and during that time, for example, the player is made to wait.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a prize acquisition game apparatus and a prize acquisition game apparatus that can suppress useless operations unrelated to game characteristics when resetting coordinate values of a prize acquisition unit in a movement control unit It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation method of the above.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a prize acquisition unit capable of holding and releasing a prize, a movement device for moving the prize acquisition part within a predetermined area including an initial position and a prize release position, and the movement A movement control unit for controlling movement of the premium acquisition unit by the apparatus using coordinates, a detection unit for detecting a premium acquisition unit moved to a premium release position or a position close thereto, and the detection unit by the detection unit And a reset unit that resets the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit in the movement control unit at the position when detected. Note that “reset” includes matching the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit to a true value (value indicated by absolute coordinates) or a reference value (for example, zero value). The “close position” is a position within 100 mm from the prize release position.

  According to the present invention, since the coordinates of the prize acquisition unit are reset at a position where the prize is released or a position near the prize release position that is always moved to release the prize, the prize acquisition unit is wasted when performing the reset operation. Operation can be suppressed.

  The prize acquisition game device may further include an initial position setting unit that sets an initial position of the prize acquisition unit to an arbitrary position within the predetermined area.

  The prize acquisition game device may further include a prize release position setting unit that sets at least one prize release position from a plurality of prize release positions.

  In the prize acquisition game device, the prize acquisition unit may be moved from the prize release position to the initial position by the movement control unit.

  The prize acquisition unit has a pair of openable and closable arms for gripping the prize, and an arm having a different size can be attached to the prize acquisition unit, and the prize release is performed for each arm having a different size. The position may be set.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a free gift acquiring unit capable of holding and releasing a free gift, a moving device for moving the free gift acquiring portion within a predetermined area including an initial position and a free gift releasing position, and the free gift by the moving device. An operation method of a prize acquisition game device having a movement control unit that controls movement of an acquisition unit using coordinates, the step of moving the prize acquisition unit to a prize release position or a position close thereto, and the prize acquisition part Resetting the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit in the movement control unit at a position where the prize is released or a position close thereto, and returning the prize acquisition unit from the prize release position to the initial position. The operation method of the prize acquisition game apparatus.

  According to the present invention, since the useless operation of the prize acquisition unit when the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit is reset can be suppressed, for example, the waiting time of the player can be shortened.

It is a perspective view which shows the outline of a structure of a prize acquisition game device. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of a structure of a moving apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the prize release position on a prize mounting base. It is an exploded view of the movement apparatus for demonstrating the position of the detection part in a movement apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the sensor of a detection part. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a control apparatus. It is a processing flow figure of a prize acquisition game device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the movement path | route of the prize acquisition part on a prize mounting base. It is explanatory drawing which shows the prize release position provided according to the magnitude | size of an arm. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which detects the movement of the prize acquisition part to three prize release positions with two sensors. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the example which detects the movement of a prize acquisition part because a shielding board begins to block | interrupt the light of a sensor, (b) is because a shielding board complete | finishes blocking | blocking the light of a sensor. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which detects the movement of a prize acquisition part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example at the time of limiting the setting range of an initial position.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. Note that the positional relationship such as up, down, left, and right in the drawing is based on the positional relationship shown in the drawing unless otherwise specified. Further, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios. Furthermore, the following embodiment is an illustration for explaining the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention only to the embodiment. Furthermore, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of the configuration of the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment. The prize acquisition game device 1 has, for example, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped base 2 and a substantially box-shaped prize storage unit 3 provided on the base 2.

  The prize container 3 is, for example, glass-coated at least on the front surface, preferably on the front, back, left and right. In the prize storage section 3, a substantially square prize placing table 4 on which prizes A such as stuffed animals, miscellaneous goods, and sweets are placed is provided. Above the prize placing table 4, there is provided an article acquisition unit 5 that can be moved in a predetermined area in the prize accommodating unit 3 by a moving device 60 described later and can hold and release the prize A.

  The prize placing table 4 is divided into a plurality of, for example, a front and rear (Y direction) and a left and right (X direction) matrix, and includes a plurality of removable panels 4a. By removing the panel 4a, a prize drop port 6 through which the prize A is dropped can be formed. In the present embodiment, for example, six panels 4a are provided side by side on the front, rear, left, and right, and the prize drop openings 6 can be formed at six locations. A door 7 is provided in front of the prize storage unit 3, and an operator such as a store clerk can install the prize A in the prize storage unit 3.

  In the base 2, a prize dropping portion 10 is formed which communicates with the prize dropping port 6 and accommodates the prize A dropped from the prize dropping port 6. On the front surface of the base 2, a prize outlet 11 for taking out the prize A that has fallen on the prize dropping unit 10 is formed.

  An operation console 20 is provided on the front surface of the base 2. The console 20 is input with a coin insertion slot 30 for inserting coins at the start of the game, an operation unit 31 for the player to move the prize acquisition unit 5 at the time of the game, game settings, game status, and the like. Touch panel 32 is provided.

  The operation unit 31 includes, for example, a first operation button 31A for inputting an operation for moving the prize acquisition unit 5 to a desired position in the left-right direction (X direction) during the game, and the article acquisition unit 5 in the front-rear direction (Y direction). The second operation button 31B for inputting an operation for moving to the desired position is provided. The operation unit 31 may further include an operation button for performing other operations such as rotating the article acquisition unit 5. Further, on the touch panel 32, for example, an input screen for setting an initial position of a premium acquisition unit 5 (to be described later) or a premium release position (premium drop opening 6) can be displayed.

  In the prize acquisition game device 1 according to the present embodiment, the prize storage unit 3 is divided into two areas on the left and right, and the above-described prize placement table 4, the prize acquisition part 5, the prize drop part 10, and the prize take-out port 11 are divided into the respective areas. In addition, a coin insertion slot 30 and an operation unit 31 are provided, and a prize acquisition game can be played in each region.

  The prize acquisition unit 5 includes a substantially spherical main body 50 and a pair of openable and closable arms 51 suspended below the main body 50. By opening and closing these arms 51, prizes can be held and released. The arm 51 can be exchanged with respect to the main body 50, for example, and the difficulty level of the game can be changed by replacing the arm 51 with a different size, for example.

  The prize acquisition unit 5 can move a predetermined area including the initial position on the prize placing table 4 and the prize release positions P1 to P6 by the moving device 60 shown in FIG. The moving device 60 includes, for example, two X-direction rails 70 fixed in the vicinity of the ceiling above the prize container 3 and extending in the left-right direction (X direction), and the X-direction rail 70 in the X direction. A Y-direction rail 71 that is slidably attached and extends in the front-rear direction (Y-direction), a slider 72 that is slidably attached to the Y-direction rail 71 in the Y-direction, and a lower portion of the slider 72 And a support portion 73 that supports the premium acquisition unit 5.

  The Y-direction rail 71 can be driven in the X direction by, for example, a stepping motor capable of strictly controlling the movement amount. The slider 72 can be driven in the Y direction by a stepping motor, for example. With the moving device 60, the prize acquisition unit 5 can be moved to an arbitrary position within a predetermined movement region R on the XY plane of the prize placing table 4 shown in FIG.

  The support unit 73 shown in FIG. 2 is configured to be extendable and contractable by, for example, a Z-direction moving motor, and can move the prize acquisition unit 5 up and down. The moving device 60 is provided with a counter (not shown) such as an encoder for counting the amount of movement of the prize acquisition unit 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a detection unit 90 that detects the prize acquisition unit 5 that has moved to predetermined prize release positions P1 to P6 on the prize placement table 4 is provided in the prize storage unit 3. In the present embodiment, the prize release positions are set at, for example, six places corresponding to the center of the prize drop opening 6 (panel 4a), and the detection unit 90 detects the six prize release positions P1 to P6. This is composed of five photoelectric sensors. Specifically, the detection unit 90 includes, for example, X coordinate sensors S1, S2, and S3 that detect that the prize acquisition unit 5 has moved to the X coordinates of the prize release positions P1 to P6, and Ys of the prize release positions P1 to P6. Y coordinate sensors S4 and S5 that detect movement to the coordinates are provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the X coordinate sensors S1 to S3 are provided at positions corresponding to the X coordinates (three places) of the prize release positions P1 to P6 on the X direction rail 70, and the Y coordinate sensors S4 and S5 are The directional rail 71 is provided at a position corresponding to the Y coordinates (two places) of the prize release positions P1 to P6.

  The types of the sensors S1 to S5 are not particularly limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the light emitting unit Sa and the light receiving unit Sb may be arranged to face each other in the horizontal direction. For the X-coordinate sensors S1 to S3, as shown in FIG. 2, a shielding plate 91 is provided on a Y-direction rail 71 that moves integrally with the prize acquisition unit 5, and the shielding plate 91 is a light emitting unit Sa and a light receiving unit Sb. The movement to the X coordinate of the prize release positions P1 to P6 of the prize acquisition unit 5 can be detected by passing between the two and blocking the light. For the Y-coordinate sensors S5 and S6, a shielding plate 92 (shown in FIG. 4) is provided on a slider 72 that moves integrally with the prize acquisition unit 5, and the shielding plate 92 serves as a light emitting unit Sa and a light receiving unit Sb. By passing the light and blocking the light, it is possible to detect movement of the prize release positions P1 to P6 of the prize acquisition unit 5 to the Y coordinate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the base 2 includes a control device 100 that controls the operation of the prize acquisition game device 1.

  The control device 100 is configured by a computer having, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the control device 100 controls the movement of the prize acquisition unit 5 by the movement device 60 using coordinates, and arbitrarily sets the initial position of the prize acquisition unit 5 in the movement region R. When the prize acquisition unit 5 is detected by the initial position setting unit 111 that sets the position, the prize release position setting unit 112 that sets at least one prize release position from the plurality of prize release positions P1 to P6, and the detection unit 90 The reset unit 113 for resetting the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit 5 in the movement control unit 110, the storage unit 114, and the like at the prize release position.

  The storage unit 114 stores an initial position of the prize acquisition unit 5, prize release positions P1 to P6, various setting data including coordinates, various programs for executing the game, and the like.

  The movement control unit 110 controls the movement of the prize acquisition unit 5 during a game based on, for example, a program stored in the storage unit 114 and various data related to movement. The movement control unit 110 controls the driving of the stepping motor based on a coordinate system (X coordinate: 0 to 100, Y coordinate: 0 to 100) set on the movement region R as shown in FIG. 3, for example. The movement (movement position, movement amount, movement route) in the X direction and the Y direction of the prize acquisition unit 5 is controlled.

  The initial position setting unit 111 sets the initial position of the prize acquisition unit 5 based on the coordinate value input by the operator on the initial position coordinate input screen displayed on the touch panel 32, for example, and stores it in the storage unit 114.

  The prize release position setting unit 112 sets a prize release position, for example, based on the prize drop opening 6 (prize release position) selected by the operator on the selection screen of the prize drop opening 6 (prize release position) displayed on the touch panel 32. And stored in the storage unit 114. The prize release position is set at the coordinates of the center of the prize drop port 6. Also, a plurality of prize release positions may be set.

  The reset unit 113 resets the coordinate value on the control coordinate system of the prize acquisition unit 5 when the detection unit 90 detects the prize acquisition unit 5 and the prize acquisition unit 5 actually moves to the prize release position. Specifically, for example, when the coordinate value in the movement control unit 110 when the prize acquisition unit 5 actually moves to the prize release position is deviated from the true coordinate value (for example, the true coordinate value is X = 50, If Y = 50, but the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit 5 in the movement control unit 110 is X = 49 and Y = 51), the coordinate value is corrected to the correct value X = 50 and Y = 50. To do.

  Next, the operation of the prize acquisition game device 1 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 7 shows an example of the operation flow of the prize acquisition game device 1 in the present embodiment.

  First, the prize acquisition game device 1 is turned on. Next, as shown in FIG. 8, an initial position H and a prize release position P5 of the prize acquisition unit 5 are set. The initial position H of the prize acquisition unit 5 is set, for example, when an operator inputs a coordinate value of a desired initial position on a coordinate input screen displayed on the touch panel 32. For example, when the operator selects a desired prize drop opening 6 from the candidates of the six prize drop openings 6 (prize release positions P1 to P6) displayed on the display 32, the prize release position is set to the prize drop opening 6. The corresponding prize release position is set. In the present embodiment, one premium release position P5 (coordinates (X, Y) = (50, 50)) is selected from the premium release positions P1 to P6. A plurality of prize release positions may be selected. In addition, the initial position H and the giveaway release position are stored in the storage unit 114. By using the storage unit 114 as a non-volatile memory, setting data once set by the operator is read when the power is turned on. You may make it set. Note that the initial position H may be limited to an area R1 that can be set in the movement region R so that the substantial movement range of the prize acquisition unit 5 during the game is not narrowed as shown in FIG. 12, for example.

  Next, a predetermined initialization operation is performed. Here, it is confirmed whether various motors and sensors of the prize acquisition game device 1 are abnormal.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, the prize acquisition unit 5 moves to the set initial position H.

  When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 30, the game is started.

  When the game is started, the player operates, for example, the buttons 31A and 31B of the operation unit 31 in order to move the prize acquisition unit 5 in the X direction and the Y direction, and stops at a desired prize acquisition position N.

  When the player's operation is completed, the arm 51 of the prize acquisition unit 5 is automatically opened at the prize acquisition position N, the prize acquisition unit 5 is lowered, the arm 51 is closed, and then raised. At this time, the prize A is held by the arm 51 if it is successful.

  Thereafter, the prize acquisition unit 5 automatically moves sequentially from the prize acquisition position N in the X direction and the Y direction, and moves to the prize release position P5. If a plurality of prize release positions are selected, for example, the prize may be moved from the prize acquisition position N to the nearest prize release position.

  This movement of the prize acquisition unit 5 is performed until the detection unit 90 detects the prize acquisition unit 5 that has moved to the prize release position P5. For example, the prize acquisition unit 5 moves in the X direction until detected by the X coordinate sensor S2, and then moves in the Y direction until detected by the Y coordinate sensor S5. When the detection unit 90 detects the premium acquisition unit 5, the movement of the premium acquisition unit 5 is stopped.

  Next, the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit 5 in the movement control unit 110 is reset at the position where the prize acquisition unit 5 is detected by the detection unit 90. That is, the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit 5 at this time is changed to the coordinate value (X = 50, Y = 50) of the genuine prize release position P5. Thereby, when the coordinate values of the prize acquisition unit 5 when actually moving to the prize release position P5 are X = 49 and Y = 51, the correct coordinate values (X = 50, Y = 50) are set. Will be corrected.

  Thereafter, the arm 51 of the prize acquisition unit 5 is opened, and when the prize A is held, the prize A is released and dropped to the prize dropping unit 10 through the prize dropping port 6. The player can acquire the prize A by taking out the prize A from the prize outlet 11.

  Thereafter, the movement from the reset coordinates of the prize release position P5 to the set initial position H is controlled, and the prize acquisition unit 5 is moved in the XY direction and returned to the initial position H. When the game is started again, the prize acquisition unit 5 is moved from the initial position H to the prize acquisition position N (varied by the player's operation) and then moved to the prize release position P5, and a reset operation is performed. After that, the premium release position P5 is returned to the initial position H. Each time the game is played, these operations are repeated.

  According to the present embodiment, the detection unit 90 that detects the prize acquisition unit 5 that has moved to the prize release position P5 is provided, and when the prize acquisition part 5 moves to the prize release position P5 that must move during the game, the prize acquisition is performed. Since the coordinate value of the unit 5 is reset, there is no need to move the prize acquisition unit 5 from the prize release position to the reset position with the limit sensor as in the prior art, and the movement unrelated to the game characteristics when performing the reset operation is suppressed. Is done. Thereby, for example, the waiting time until the next game is started can be shortened.

  In this embodiment, since the prize acquisition game device 1 includes the initial position setting unit 111 that sets the initial position H of the prize acquisition unit 5 to an arbitrary position, the initial position H of the prize acquisition unit 5 is set. The game characteristics can be improved by appropriately changing the game. In addition, when the initial position H can be arbitrarily set, the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit 5 can be reset at the prize release position, so that the reset operation is appropriately performed without being affected by the setting position of the initial position H. Can be done.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the prize release position setting unit 112 that sets at least one prize release position from the plurality of prize release positions P1 to P6 is provided, the prize release position of the prize acquisition unit 5 is appropriately changed. Can improve the game.

  The movement control unit 110 moves the prize acquisition unit 5 from the prize release position P5 to the initial position H, so that it can be returned directly from the prize release position P5 to the initial position H, thereby waiting until the next game starts. Time can be shortened sufficiently.

  In the above embodiment, the prize acquisition unit 5 has a pair of freely openable and closable arms 51 for gripping the prize, and different sizes of arms can be attached to the prize acquisition unit 5, and the sizes are different. A prize release position may be set for each arm. For example, when there are a plurality of, for example, three arms 51 having different sizes, for example, the prize release positions P3 and P6 close to the side wall of the prize storage unit 3 are set for each arm 51 as shown in FIG. For example, the prize release position of the large arm is set at a position farther from the side wall than the prize release position of the smaller arm. That is, the prize release positions P3a (P6a), P3b (P6b), and P3c (P6c) are set in this order from the wall side to the inner side with respect to the relatively small arm, medium arm, and large arm. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a large arm from colliding with the side wall when releasing the prize at the prize release position close to the side wall of the prize container 3.

  In such an example, the X coordinate sensor S3 of the detection unit 90 may be increased to the same number of three corresponding to each premium release position P3a (P6a), P3b (P6b), P3c (P6c).

  In such an example, as shown in FIG. 10, the number of X coordinate sensors S3 may be smaller than the number of prize release positions. In such a case, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a position where one X coordinate sensor S3 starts to block light by the shielding plate 91, a position where the prize acquisition unit 5 having a middle arm reaches the prize release position P3b. ((A) of FIG. 11), the position where the light shielding of the shielding plate 91 ends is set to a position where the prize acquisition unit 5 having a small arm reaches the prize release position P3a ((b) of FIG. 11). )). By doing so, it is possible to detect movement of the prize acquisition unit 5 to the two prize release positions by one X coordinate sensor S3. FIG. 2 shows an arrangement example of the X coordinate sensor S3a that detects the two prize release positions. According to such an example, the number of sensors can be reduced.

  In the above embodiment, the detection unit 90 detects the prize acquisition unit 5 that has moved to the prize release position, but it is a position close to the prize release position (hereinafter referred to as “proximity reset position”). It is also possible to detect the prize acquisition unit 5 that has moved to In this case, for example, the proximity reset position is set in the vicinity of the prize release position and the positional relationship with the prize release position is known, and the detection unit detects the prize acquisition unit 5 moved to the proximity reset position. 90 may be installed. For example, the proximity reset position may be arranged within 100 mm, preferably within 50 mm from the corresponding prize release position, and may be arranged on the same prize drop opening 6 (panel 4a) as the prize release position. In such a case, for example, after releasing the prize at the prize release position, the prize acquisition unit 5 is moved to the proximity reset position, where the coordinates of the prize acquisition unit 5 are reset, and then moved to the initial position. Even in such an example, useless movement of the prize acquisition unit 5 can be reduced. In such a case, for example, the prize release position can be set at a position corresponding to the size of the arm from the proximity reset position, so that the prize for each arm having a different size without increasing the number of sensors. The release position can be set. In such a case, the proximity reset position may be provided closer to the assumed initial position than the assumed prize release position. In this case, since the coordinates are often reset in the middle of moving to the initial position, useless movement of the prize acquisition unit 5 can be reduced. The proximity reset position is preferably set to a position that must pass when the prize acquisition unit 5 moves to the prize release position, or a position that always passes when the prize acquisition unit 5 moves from the prize release position to the initial position.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that various modifications or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the idea described in the claims, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood.

  For example, in the above embodiment, there are six prize release positions, but the number and position can be arbitrarily selected. Further, the coordinate system set on the prize placing table 4 for controlling the movement of the prize acquisition unit 5 and the movement area R of the prize acquisition unit 5 by the moving device 60 are not limited to those of the above embodiment. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a case where the initial position cannot be arbitrarily set, and the present invention can also be applied to a case where the prize release position cannot be set. Further, in the above embodiment, in the reset operation, the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit 5 is matched with a genuine value indicating the position where the prize acquisition unit is actually located, but is matched with a reference value such as a zero value. It may be. The configuration of the prize acquisition game device 1 as a whole, the moving device 60, the prize acquisition unit 5 and the like is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to other configurations. When a plurality of sensors for resetting the coordinate values of the prize acquisition unit 5 are provided in the movement region R, some sensors do not detect the movement of the prize acquisition unit 5 to the prize release position. You may detect the movement to other positions, such as an initial position. In this case, a sensor near the prize release position or the initial position is detected in a series of operations from the initial position H through the prize acquisition position N and the prize release position in order to return to the initial position H again. The prize acquisition unit 5 may move there to perform resetting work.

  The present invention is useful in suppressing useless operations of the prize acquisition unit when resetting the coordinate values for movement control of the prize acquisition unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Prize acquisition game device 3 Prize storage part 4 Prize placement stand 5 Prize acquisition part 6 Prize drop opening 60 Moving apparatus 90 Detection part 100 Control apparatus 110 Movement control part 111 Initial position setting part 112 Prize release position setting part 113 Reset part A Prize H Initial position P1 to P6 Free gift release position R Movement range S1 to S3 X coordinate sensor S4, S5 Y coordinate sensor

Claims (6)

A free gift acquisition unit for holding and releasing free gifts;
A moving device for moving the prize acquisition unit within a predetermined area including an initial position and a prize release position;
A movement control unit for controlling movement of the premium acquisition unit by the moving device using coordinates;
A detection unit for detecting a prize acquisition unit moved to a prize release position or a position close thereto;
A prize acquisition game device comprising: a reset unit that resets a coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit in the movement control unit at the position when the prize acquisition unit is detected by the detection unit.   The prize acquisition game device according to claim 1, further comprising an initial position setting unit that sets an initial position of the prize acquisition unit to an arbitrary position within the predetermined area.   The prize acquisition game device according to claim 1, further comprising a prize release position setting unit that sets at least one prize release position from a plurality of prize release positions.   The prize acquisition game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the movement control unit moves the prize acquisition unit from the premium release position to the initial position. The prize acquisition unit has a pair of openable and closable arms for gripping the prize, and an arm having a different size can be attached to the prize acquisition unit,
The prize acquisition game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the prize release position is set for each of the arms having different sizes. A coordinate is used for a prize acquisition unit that can freely hold and release a prize, a moving device that moves the prize acquisition unit within a predetermined area including an initial position and a prize release position, and a movement of the prize acquisition unit by the movement device using coordinates. A prize acquisition game device having a movement control unit for controlling
Moving the prize acquisition unit to a prize release position or a position close thereto;
Resetting the coordinate value of the prize acquisition unit in the movement control unit at the prize release position where the prize acquisition unit has moved or a position close thereto;
And a step of returning the premium acquisition unit from the premium release position to the initial position.

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