JP2950826B1 - Prize dropping game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a prize-removing game machine that enhances the fun of a game, that can be enjoyed by a wide range of players, and that can appropriately maintain the balance on the store side. SOLUTION: A hit is generated in a game using an electronic control circuit board, and in the case of a hit, a solenoid 13 is driven to translate a moving member 5b of a contact portion 5 so that the contact portion 5 comes into contact with the premium 1. When the arm member 3 is rotated, the prize 1 can be easily dropped from the table 2 so that even a beginner can enjoy the game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize removing game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been known a prize dropping game machine in which a prize placed on a rotating table is dropped from the table by operating an arm member rotating above the table. In the prize dropping game machine, when a player presses an operation button, an arm member starts rotating from near the center of the table toward an edge, and a bar-shaped arm provided at a tip of the arm member is provided. When the contact portion comes into contact with the prize, the prize moves in the direction of the edge of the table as the arm member rotates. In other words, the prize can be dropped from the table when the movement of the contact portion of the arm member coincides with the timing at which the prize turns on the table. Therefore, the player predicts the movement path of the prize and the arm member contact portion, and presses the operation button. When a player successfully drops a prize from the table, the player can receive the prize.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional prize-removing game machine, since the contact area of the bar-shaped contact portion with the prize is narrow, the player needs to accurately predict the moving path of the prize and the contact portion. There is. For this reason, considerable skill is required to obtain prizes, and unskilled beginners can not easily enjoy the game, and the popularity of game machines is limited to only some skilled players, There was a problem that the penetration rate did not increase.

[0004] Even if it is a beginner, the prize can be easily dropped by increasing the contact area of the contact portion. However, if the prize can be dropped easily, the fun of the game is reduced by half, and Become unpopular to the expert. In addition, there is a problem that a store providing a game using a game machine has an unbalanced balance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize-removing game machine which can enhance the fun of the game so that a wide range of players can enjoy the game and can properly maintain the balance on the store side. It is.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a prize is placed on a rotating table, and an arm member that rotates above the table is operated. In a prize dropping game machine that drops a prize from the table by contacting a contact portion provided at the tip of the prize with a prize, a means for generating a hit with a game with an arbitrary probability is provided, and the contact portion includes a prize. A moving member driven to change the contact area of the contact member is provided, and when a hit occurs, the moving member is driven to form a contact area between the contact portion and the premium. It is.

That is, a hit is generated in the game with an appropriate probability, and only when this hit occurs, the contact area between the contact portion and the prize is expanded, so that all the players can play the game regardless of their skill level. This gave them a chance to drop the prizes from the table, and added an extraordinary uncertainty factor to further enhance the fun of the game.

[0008] As means for generating a hit in the game, an electronic control circuit board having a storage unit and an operation unit is used, a display device is connected to the electronic control circuit board, and based on the probability set in the storage unit, By generating a hit in the calculation unit and displaying the hit on the display device, it is possible to control the probability of the hit, appropriately maintain the balance of the game machine, and integrate the game machine integrally. And a smart design.

As a method for determining the hit of the game, two or more drums in which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a circumferential direction are arranged side by side, and these drums are rotated. It is possible to adopt a method of hitting when the symbols of the respective drums coming to the direction position are aligned with the same symbol. When a display device connected to the electronic control circuit board is used, the drum can be represented on a screen of the display device.

[0010] By driving the contact portion in the form of a doll and the legs of the doll as the moving members to open the crotch, the player is given the sensation of chasing the prize with the doll as an alter ego, thereby making the player more comfortable. You can get hooked on the game.

The arithmetic unit of the electronic control circuit board has a function of calculating the operating time of the game machine and the number of prizes to be taken out, and a means for outputting these calculated data to the outside is provided. In addition, the balance of the game machine can be calculated, and the timing of replenishment of the prize to the game machine can be known.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the prize dropping game machine includes a rotary table 2 on which a large number of prizes 1 are placed, and a plurality of arm members 3 which rotate on the table 2 so as to draw an arc. It has. The table 2 and each arm member 3 are covered with a transparent glass case 4 so that a player cannot directly touch the prize 1 or the arm member 3 on the table 2. At the tip of each arm member 3, a contact portion 5 that comes into contact with the premium 1 is provided, and when the contact portion 5 makes good contact with the premium 1 when the arm member 3 rotates,
The prize 1 falls from the table 2.

The table 2 covered with the glass case 4
A plurality of operation tables 6 for the player to operate the arm member 3 are arranged around the. On each operation console 6, an operation button 7 for starting the rotation operation of the arm member 3,
An electronic control circuit board (not shown) for generating a hit of a game to be described later, a monitor device 8 for displaying a hit or a miss of the game, an insertion slot 9 for game coins, and an outlet for the premium 1 dropped from the table 2 10 are provided so that a plurality of players can enjoy the game at the same time. Sensors (not shown) for detecting the drop of the coin and the prize 1 are also installed in the insertion slot 9 and the ejection slot 10, respectively.

The outer peripheral edge of the table 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), the rotating ring 11 driven by a motor (not shown) is pressed, and the table 2 is rotationally driven by the frictional force with the rotating ring 11. Further, the arm member 3
Is mounted at its base end to a rotating shaft 12, which is a motor (not shown) driven by pressing the operation button 7, as shown by an alternate long and short dash line in the figure. To rotate.

The contact portion 5 provided at the distal end of the arm member 3 comprises a rod-shaped fixed member 5a and a moving member 5b. The moving member 5b is connected to a solenoid 13 attached to the base end of the arm member 3. Are linked. In a normal state, the moving member 5b is pressed against the fixed member 5a by the coil spring 14 mounted on the drive shaft of the solenoid 13, and as shown in FIG. 2A, one fixed member 5a and one moving member 5b are provided. It is shaped like a bar.

When the hit of the game occurs, FIG.
As shown in (b), the solenoid 13 is driven, the moving member 5b moves in parallel to the solenoid 13 side, and the interval with the fixed member 5a is expanded. This interval is set so as to be substantially equal to the width dimension of the premium 1. When the arm member 3 is rotated, the range in which the contact portion 5 contacts the premium 1 is increased. 2, the prize 1 can be easily dropped from above.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the electronic control circuit board for generating the game hit includes a CPU (Central Proceeding Unit) 15 having an arithmetic function and a ROM (Read Only Memory) connected to the CPU 15. ) 1
6 and a timer 17. A probability setting program is written in the ROM 16, and by changing the constants of the program on the operation panel 18 connected to the CPU 15, the probability of the game winning can be set arbitrarily.

The CPU 15 also has a function of controlling the operation of the entire prize dropping game machine and a function of outputting management data such as the operating time of the game machine and the entry and exit of the prize 1 to the outside. , And the output signals of the sensors 19 and 20 of the input port 9 and the output port 10 are input, and the calculation result is output to the monitor device 8 for the game and the monitor device 21 for management installed separately.
Each motor 2 for driving the rotating ring 11 and the rotating shaft 12
2, 23, and an operation signal is output to the solenoid 13.

The probability setting program of the ROM 16 is as follows:
As shown in FIG. 4, 3 is often used in slot machines.
It is a type to match the pattern 24 of two drums,
The result of the hit or miss is read by the CPU 15. In the case of a hit, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), a screen on which three symbols 24 are aligned is displayed on the monitor device 8, and in the case of a loss, as shown in FIG. Pattern 2
4 is displayed.

The timer 17 is appropriately accessed by the CPU 15 and is used for accumulating the operating time of the game machine, setting a time limit for the game, and the like.

Next, a game method of the prize removing game machine will be described with reference to FIG. The table 2 rotates at a constant speed, and the tip of the arm member 3 before the start of the game is set near the center of the table 2. When the player inserts a coin (S1), first, the symbol matching program is operated, and the monitor device 8 displays a state in which the slot machine-like pseudo drum rotates (S1).
2) When the pseudo drum stops, a hit or a miss is determined (S3).

If the game is successful, the screen shown in FIG. 4A is displayed on the monitor device 8 (S4), and then the solenoid 13 is driven (S5), and the moving member 5b moves in parallel, and The width of the part 5 is expanded. After displaying this hit, the time is counted by the timer 17 (S6), and if the operation button 7 is pressed within a preset time (S6).
7), the motor 23 for driving the rotary shaft 12 is driven, the arm member 3 rotates, and the contact portion 5 reciprocates from near the center of the table 2 to the outer peripheral edge (S8). Therefore, the player can get the prize 1 on the table 2
The operation button 7 is depressed in consideration of the movement of the arm member 3 and the timing at which the arm member 3 starts rotating, and the contact portion 5 is brought into contact with the prize 1 and dropped from the table 2. If the operation button 7 is not pressed within the set time, the game ends. By setting the time limit in this way, the player can be given a sense of tension, and the player also considers the timing of inserting coins.

When the arm member 3 finishes reciprocating rotation and returns to the initial position again, the solenoid 13 is stopped (S
9), the moving member 5b returns to the original position, and the game ends. The stop time of the solenoid 13 may be the time when the arm member 3 finishes the forward rotation.

If the game is lost, a screen of the type shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the monitor device 8 (S10), and the timer 17 counts the time while the solenoid 13 is not driven (S11). When the operation button 7 is pressed down (S12), the arm member 3 reciprocates (S13).

Since the hit of the game occurs irrespective of the skill of the player, if the hit occurs, even a beginner can easily drop the prize 1 with the extended contact portion 5, and can enjoy the game.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show a second embodiment. This prize-removing game machine is obtained by changing only the contact portion 5 of the game machine of the first embodiment. The contact portion is a doll 25, and the feet 26 of the doll 25 are movable members, and A solenoid 27 mounted near the base end is driven to open the crotch.

At the base of both feet 26, FIG.
As shown in (b), the gears 28 meshing with each other
Are provided, and each gear 28 is rotatably attached to each shaft 30 attached to the body plate 29. A string 31 connected to a drive shaft of a solenoid 27 is connected to a base end of one foot 26. When a hit occurs in the game, the solenoid 27 is driven and the string 31 is tensioned,
One of the legs 26 having the string 31 coupled to the base end is turned outwardly, and the other leg 2 is meshed with the gear 28.
6 is also rotated outward, and the doll 25 is opened. Doll 25
Stoppers 32 are attached to both sides of the waist of the
Is restricted by the stopper 32. In the case of disconnection, the solenoid 27 remains stopped, and FIG.
As shown in (a), both feet 26 hang down under their own weight,
It has a single rod shape. In this embodiment, the player can make the doll 25 feel like an alter ego, and can be more absorbed in the game.

In each of the embodiments described above, the moving member of the contact portion is moved in the direction in which the arm member extends to expand the contact portion with the prize. However, there are various methods for expanding the contact portion. For example, a method of expanding the contact portion by moving the moving member up and down or rotating the moving member at the tip end of the arm member can also be adopted.

In this embodiment, an electronic circuit control panel is used as a means for generating a hit. However, a method of rotating a drum by lever operation, such as a slot machine, may be employed. Furthermore, regarding the method of determining the hit, in addition to the above-described drum pattern matching method,
Various hit determination methods using a game using dice or playing cards, a bingo game, or the like can be adopted. The hits can be ranked, and the degree of expansion of the contact portion can be changed according to the rank.

[0030]

As described above, the prize-removing game machine of the present invention generates a hit in a game with an appropriate probability, and expands a contact portion with a prize only when this hit occurs. Gives players the chance to drop prizes from the table, regardless of their skill level, and adds an uncertainty factor to improve the fun of the game, so that a wide range of players can enjoy the game .

As means for generating a hit in the game, an electronic control circuit board having a storage unit and an arithmetic unit is used.
A display device that displays hits is connected to the electronic control circuit board, so that the probability of hits can be controlled and the balance of the game machine can be maintained properly. be able to. The arithmetic unit of the electronic control circuit board has a function of calculating the operating time of the game machine and the number of prizes to be taken out, and a means for outputting these calculated data to the outside is provided, so that the game machine can be easily operated. Can be calculated, and the timing of replenishment of prizes to the game machine can be known.

Further, the contact portion with the prize is shaped like a doll,
By driving the legs of the doll as a moving member to open the crotch, the doll can be given a bodily sensation of chasing the prize, and the player can be more absorbed in the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a prize removing game machine according to a first embodiment.

2A is an enlarged perspective view showing an arm member of FIG. 1, FIG.
b is a perspective view showing the state where the arm member contact portion of a is expanded;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit control panel of the game machine shown in FIG. 1;

4A and 4B are diagrams each showing an example of a screen of the game monitor device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a game in the game machine of FIG. 1;

6A is an enlarged perspective view showing an arm member of the prize-removing game machine according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view showing a state where an arm member contact portion of a is expanded;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 gift 2 table 3 arm member 4 glass case 5 contact portion 5a fixing member 5b moving member 6 operation table 7 operation button 8 monitoring device 9 input port 10 take-out port 11 rotation ring 12 rotation axis 13 solenoid 14 coil spring 15 CPU 16 ROM 17 Timer 18 Operation panel 19, 20 Sensor 21 Monitoring device 22, 23 Motor 24 Design 25 Doll 26 Foot 27 Solenoid 28 Gear 29 Body plate 30 Axis 31 String 32 Stopper

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A prize is placed on a rotating table,
By operating the arm member that rotates above the table and bringing the contact portion provided at the tip of the arm member into contact with the prize, the prize dropping game machine that drops the prize from the table has an arbitrary probability. A means for generating a hit in the game is provided, and a moving member driven to change a contact range with the prize is provided in the contact portion, and when the hit occurs, the moving member is driven, A prize-dropping game machine characterized in that a contact area between the contact portion and a prize is extended. 2. The means for generating a hit in the game comprises an electronic control circuit board having a storage unit and an operation unit,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein a display device is connected to the electronic control circuit board, and a hit is generated in the arithmetic unit based on the probability set in the storage unit, and the hit is displayed on the display device. A prize dropping game machine. 3. A method for determining a hit of the game,
Two or more drums in which a plurality of symbols are arranged in the circumferential direction are arranged side by side, and these drums are rotated. When the rotation stops, the symbols of the respective drums that have come to a predetermined circumferential position are aligned with the same symbol. 3. The prize-removing game machine according to claim 1, wherein the prize is lost. 4. The prize according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion has a shape of a doll, and the feet of the doll are formed as the moving members so as to be driven to open the crotch. Dropped game machine. 5. The arithmetic unit of the electronic control circuit board has a function of calculating the operating time of the game machine and the number of prizes to be taken out, and means for outputting these calculated data to the outside is provided. A prize-removing game machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4.