JP2596993Y2 - Medal dropping game device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medal-dropping game device, and more particularly to a medal-dropping game device to which a new game element is added.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a medal dropping game device, a number of medals are placed on a horizontally fixed field plate,
The medal pushing plate is reciprocated back and forth within a predetermined range along the upper surface of the field plate, and further, a player inserts a hand-held medal through a predetermined medal slot, and the medal passes through a medal shoot and the medal shoots through the field. By configuring to fall on the board, any medal on the field board is pushed by the pushing plate and falls from the field board, and the dropped medal is given to the player according to the falling position. The game device is configured to compete for the number of medals obtained by paying back or collecting the money to the owner.

[0003] However, the number of medals paid out to the player is determined only depending on the arrangement of medals on the field plate, which changes according to the medals newly inserted by the player, and this arrangement is determined by one or two players. Even with the introduction of a small number of medals, there was little change in the medals, and there was some lack of interest in the game.

There is also provided a game in which a medal as a bonus is paid out. In this game, a medal as a bonus is paid out only when the medal passes or enters a bonus device provided on the board of the medal shoot. In this case, the medals are paid out directly to the player's payout port or on the field board, so the number of medals to be paid out as a bonus is obtained. I couldn't get the expectations I could and the visual effect was small.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to greatly enhance the interest of the game as compared with the conventional medal-dropping game device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medal dropping game device which can perform the game.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems Thus, the above object is
A field plate fixed horizontally to the machine frame, a medal pushing plate provided in contact with the upper surface in parallel with the field plate and reciprocating back and forth on the field plate, and a lower end provided so as to be in contact with the medal pushing plate In a medal dropping game device having a medal shoot for dropping a medal inserted from a medal insertion slot provided on an upper portion onto a medal pushing plate and a payout device for paying out a medal pushed out from the field plate, A bonus device comprising the components described in the following items a) to e): a) a medal hopper provided above the medal shoot and for releasing a desired number of medals to the board of the medal shoot in response to a command; b) It is provided on the board of the medal chute, and when it is in operation, when a medal passes therethrough, a predetermined number of medal At least one jackpot to be discharged from the hopper to the board of the medal chute; c) a medal sensor for detecting insertion of a medal by the player; d) a numeric display that is started by the output of the medal sensor and randomly stopped; A) a bonus device comprising: a jackpot control device for activating a jackpot for a predetermined time according to the role when the display value of the numeric display at the time of stop matches a predetermined role. This can be achieved by a medal-dropping game device characterized in that:

[0007]

With the above arrangement, when a medal is inserted, the numeral display is always activated, and when the display value of the numeral display at the time of stop matches a predetermined combination, the numeral display is performed in accordance with the combination. The jackpot is activated during a predetermined time, and when a medal passes there during the operation of the jackpot, a predetermined number of medals are released from the medal hopper to the surface of the medal shoot. Therefore, depending on the expectation of the number displayed on the numeric display, the visual effect when multiple bonus medals descend on the medal shoot board, and the number of medals exceeding the number of bonus medals depending on the arrangement of bonus medals dropped on the field board It is possible to provide a medal-dropping game device that can obtain many interesting effects such as a feeling of expectation that can be acquired.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall external view of an embodiment of a medal dropping game device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the units, FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a main part thereof, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the medal slot portion as viewed from the inside of the machine, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the control program.

The apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is composed of _eight units A _{1 to} A ₈ each capable of playing a game individually. Since each unit has the same configuration, only one of them will be described below.

1 to 6, 1 is a machine frame, 2 is a field plate, 3 is a medal chute, 4 is a crank mechanism, 5 is a medal pushing plate, 6a and 6b are medal slots, 7a and 7b are medals. Passage, 70a and 70b are medal sensors, 8 is a nail, 9 is a transparent plate, 10 is a sliding plate, 11 is a medal payout chute, 12
Is a numeric display, 13, 14, and 15 are jackpots, 16 is a medal hopper, 17 is a medal dispenser, 18 is a medal passage, 19 is a medal, and 20 is a control device (see FIG. 6).

A medal pushing plate 5 reciprocating back and forth by a crank mechanism 4 is slidably provided on a field plate 2 fixed horizontally to the machine frame 1. It has a medal slot 6a and 6b and this slot
Medals 19 dropped from 6a and 6b through passages 7a and 7b
The sliding plate 10 attached to the opening at the lower end of the medal chute 3 in which a large number of nails 8, 8 are planted at right angles to the direction in which the medals fall is brought into sliding contact with the medals at random. A transparent plate 9 made of acrylic or the like is attached to the front of the medal shoot 3,
The state of the medal 19 descending in the medal shoot can be observed.

Therefore, when the medal 19 is inserted from the insertion slot 6a or 6b, the medal descends randomly along the zigzag course along the medal chute 3 while colliding with the nails 8, 8 implanted on the board of the medal chute 3. Then, it falls onto the push plate 5 from its lower end opening, and the already placed medal 1
Stop on or near 9,19. Some of these medals dropped and accumulated on the push plate 5 are reciprocated in the front-back direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 4) of the push plate 5,
It is pushed out by the sliding plate 10 provided at the lower end of the medal chute 3 and moves onto the field plate 2, and the medals on the field plate 2 are further pushed by the pushing plate 5 to move from the front end 2 a of the field plate 2 to the player side. Dropping chute 11 or a collection chute (not shown) on the owner side. The medals that fall into the payout chute 11 on the player side slide down to the payout port 11a and are paid out to the player.

The above is a general form common to conventionally known medal-dropping game machines. As can be understood from the above configuration and operation, in this type of game device, the number of medals paid out to the player is determined by the number of medals on the push plate 5 and the field plate 2 that change depending on medals newly inserted by the player. Although it depends only on the arrangement and the timing of the movement of the push plate 5, this medal arrangement does not change so much depending on the small number of medals inserted by the player.
As a result, the number of medals paid out is often small or nil, and often lacks the interest of the game.

Accordingly, in the present invention, a bonus device described below is added to the above-mentioned game device, thereby making the conventional medal-dropping game device more interesting. That is, in the illustrated medal dropping game device,
A medal hopper 16 that is provided above the medal chute 3 and discharges a desired number of medals 19 on the board of the medal chute 3 in accordance with a command. When the medals have passed through the jackpots 13, 14,, a predetermined number of medals are released from the medal hopper 16 to the medal shoot board.
15, a medal sensor 70a, 70b for detecting the insertion of a medal by the player, a numeric display 12 which is activated by the output of the medal sensors 70a, 70b and stops at random, and a display value of the numeric display 12 at the time of stop. , When it matches the predetermined role,
Jackpot during a predetermined time according to the role
A jackpot control device 20 for operating 13, 14, 15;
Is provided.

When the player inserts a medal 19 into the medal slot 6a or 6b, the medal is released onto the board of the medal chute 3 through the medal passage 7a or 7b, and hits the nails 8 along the medal chute 3 while hitting the nails 8. Descends randomly following the zigzag course, but medal passage 7a or 7b
When passing through the medal sensors 70a, 70
It is detected by b that the medal has been inserted, and the control device 20 activates the numeric display 12 based on the output. As the medal sensor 20, a magnetic sensor, a capacitance sensor, a photocoupler sensor, or other known sensors can be used.

In the embodiment shown, the numeric display 12 has three digits of seven segments (hereinafter referred to as "7SEG") 12a, 12a.
It consists of 12b and 12c, and stops at random after the number of each digit changes for a certain period of time. Numerical display 12
Display values when stopped are “777”, “77−”, “7−
− ”,“ 111 ”,“ 222 ”,“ 333 ”,“ 44 ”
4 "," 555 "," 666 "," 888 "," 99 "
In the case of "9" or "000", the jackpot for a predetermined time (right time) according to each roll
13, 14, and 15 are activated. This right time is displayed on the numeric display 12, and is decremented over time.

When a medal inserted by the player enters the jackpots 13, 14, 15 during the right time, a detection signal is sent to the control device 20, and a medal is issued by a command from the control device 20. Hopper 16 medal dispenser 17
Is activated and a predetermined number of medals are
Discharge to the upper part of the medal shoot 3 through 18. As the medal dispenser 25, for example, a coin dispensing device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-48634 can be used.

The medals released as a bonus from the medal hopper 16 in this manner descend zigzag on the board of the medal chute 3 in the same manner as described above, and fall on the push plate 5, but at this time, luck is saved. If this bonus medal enters the jackpots 13, 14, 15 again, further bonuses will be given. In this way, the number of medals on the field plate 2 is greatly increased, and the arrangement of the medals is also greatly changed. Therefore, there is a chance that the number of medals paid out to the player is increased more than expected.

Therefore, the interest of the game is greatly increased as compared with the case where the bonus medals are directly given to the payout port to the player.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the above control program.

[0021]

[Effect of the Invention] The present invention is configured as described above.
According to the present invention, the number of bonus medals depends on the expectation of the number displayed on the numeric display, the visual effect when a plurality of bonus medals descend on the medal shoot board, and the arrangement of the bonus medals dropped on the field board. It is possible to provide a medal-dropping game device that has many interesting effects such as a feeling of expectation that more medals can be obtained.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, for example, the number and arrangement of jackpots, the type of numerical display, the addition of other decorative lamps, and the like can be freely changed within the scope of the purpose of the present invention, and the present invention changes all of them. Examples are included.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall external view of one embodiment of a medal-dropping game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the units.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the main part.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view thereof.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the medal insertion slot as viewed from the inside of the machine.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the control program.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A1 ~ A8 ────── Game unit 1 ──────── Machine frame 2 ──────── Field board 3 ──────── Medal shoot 4 ──── ────Crank mechanism 5 ────────Medal push plate 6a, 6b ──────Medal slot 7a, 7b ──────Medal passage 70a, 70b ──── ─Medal sensor 8,8 ───────Nail 9 ────────Transparent plate 10────────Sliding plate 11────────Recovery chute on player side 12────────Numerical display 12a, 12b, 12c ───7SEG 13,14,15─────Jackpot 16────────Medal hopper 17────── ──Medal dispenser 18────────Medal passage 19,19 ──────Medal 20────────Control device

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (56) References JP-A-7-116335 (JP, A) JP-A-58-126888 (JP, U) JP-A-4-240467 (JP, A) JP-A 5- 13486 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A63F 9/00 508 A63F 9/00 511

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A field plate (2) fixed horizontally to a machine frame, a medal pushing plate (5) provided in contact with an upper surface of the field plate in parallel with the field plate and reciprocating back and forth on the field plate. A medal shoot (3) provided at its lower end so as to be in contact with the above-mentioned medal pushing plate, and for dropping a medal (19) inserted through a medal insertion opening (6a, 6b) provided at the upper portion onto the medal pushing plate (5). And a payout device (11) for paying out medals pushed out from the field board, wherein a bonus device comprising the following components a) to e) is provided. The above medal dropping game device. a) The medal chute (3) is provided above the medal chute (3) and a desired number of medals (19) are provided according to a command.
Medal hopper (16) to be discharged onto the board. b) It is provided on the board of the medal chute (3), and when it is in operation, when the medal (19) passes, a predetermined number of medals are released from the medal hopper (16) to the medal chute board. Have at least one jackpot (13,14,15). c) Medal sensors (70a, 70b) for detecting insertion of medals by the player. d) Activated by the output of the medal sensors (70a, 70b),
Numeric display (12) that stops randomly. e) When the display value of the numeric display (12) at the time of stop matches a predetermined combination, during a predetermined time according to the combination,
A jackpot control device (20) for operating the jackpots (13, 14, 15).