JP2997675B1 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine for throwing a flat body from a throwing position, wherein the thrown flat body can be automatically collected again at the throwing position without manual intervention. SOLUTION: A transport plate 422 extending downward and inclined toward a throwing position T, and air ejecting means 247 for ejecting air upward from a plurality of locations on the upper surface of the transport plate 422, are provided. The flat body FD that has fallen onto the transport plate 422 is conveyed toward the throwing position T while being levitated by the jet air that is jetted upward by the jetting means 247 while being levitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine for throwing a flat body from a throwing position, and more particularly, to a game machine capable of automatically collecting the thrown flat body again at the throwing position without manual intervention. About the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As this type of game machine, there is known a game machine in which a sphere such as a ball is thrown at a target at a predetermined distance from a throwing position to compete for the number of targets hit by the sphere. . In this type of game machine, in order to allow a player to throw a sphere without any trouble until a predetermined number of throws can be made, the sphere thrown toward the target is placed under the player in the throwing position. Is provided with means for collecting again. As this collection means, means for providing an inclined floor which is inclined downward from below the target toward the throwing position is known.
The sphere thrown toward the target hits the target, falls on the inclined sloping floor, rolls on the inclined floor, and is collected again at the throwing position.

[0003]

However, as a game machine for throwing thrown objects, a game machine for throwing a flat body such as a disk in addition to a sphere such as a ball has been proposed. However, in the case of a flat body, unlike a sphere, it does not roll on an inclined floor, so it does not move smoothly on an inclined floor,
As a result, there is a case where the vehicle stops on the inclined floor, which is inconvenient.

[0004] Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has provided a roller conveyor on a sloping floor, comprising a number of rotating rollers having a rotating shaft oriented in a horizontal direction and having the rotating shaft perpendicular to the inclined direction. We have devised a means to be smoothly transported to the throwing position by movement. However, the roller may be damaged due to the impact that occurs when the flat body falls down on the roller conveyor by rebounding, or when it is thrown from the player and collides directly with the roller conveyor, and the damaged part may be repaired. Was troublesome and expensive. Also, if a roller conveyor made of a roller having rigidity that is not easily damaged by the collision of a flat body is to be manufactured, the cost is increased or the weight is increased, which is not desirable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem. In a game machine which throws a flat body from a throwing position, the thrown flat body is re-inserted without human intervention. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine with few troubles that can be automatically and smoothly collected at a throwing position.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine for throwing a flat body from a throwing position, wherein the transport plate is extended downwardly inclined toward the throwing position, and an upper surface of the transport plate. Air ejecting means for ejecting air upward from a plurality of locations in the above, and the flat body dropped onto the carrier plate is thrown onto the carrier plate while being levitated by the ejected air ejected upward by the air ejector. The above-mentioned problem is solved by a game machine characterized by being transported toward a position.

According to the present invention, there is a height difference due to the downward inclination of the transport plate, and the flat body is levitated to reduce the frictional resistance of the flat body to the transport plate.
The sheet is conveyed so as to slide by gravity along the inclination direction of the conveying plate. As a result, the flat body that has dropped onto the transport plate after being thrown is smoothly transported on the transport plate toward the throwing position and is transported to the throwing position.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game machine according to the first aspect, the transport plate is a perforated plate having a large number of air holes formed in the extending direction, and air is provided below the transport plate. A supply means is provided, and air is ejected upward from the air hole by the air supply means.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a transport plate provided with air ejecting means with a simple configuration in which the air supply means is provided below the perforated plate. Solve the problem.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a chamber is formed with a transfer plate, which is extended downwardly inclined toward the throwing position and has a plurality of air holes formed in the extending direction, as an upper surface, Air supply means for supplying air into the chamber is attached to the chamber, and the air taken into the chamber by the air supply means blows upward from the air holes, and the blown air causes the air to flow onto the transfer plate. The falling flat body,
While being levitated, it is transported on the transport plate toward the throwing position.

According to the present invention, all the air supplied by the air supply means passes through the chamber and is jetted out of the air hole without leakage. Further, the air supplied into the chamber is pressurized to a constant pressure in the chamber, and is blown out from all the air holes of the transfer plate, which is the upper surface of the chamber, at a uniform pressure. Therefore, even on a long and inclined conveyance plate, air can be efficiently ejected from each air hole evenly.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game machine according to the second or third aspect, a plurality of air supply means are provided in a direction in which the transport plate extends. .

According to the present invention, since a plurality of air supply means are provided dispersedly in the front-rear direction of the transport plate, the air supply means can be generally formed in a large number of air holes formed in the front-rear direction. Air can be supplied, and as a result, air can be spouted from each air hole with uniform stability.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game machine according to the first aspect, further comprising a guide means for guiding the falling flat body onto the transport plate.

According to the present invention, since the flat body falling by the guide means is guided onto the transport plate, the width of the transport plate can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the area of the transport plate and reduce the number of locations where air is blown out, and as a result, it is possible to save the output of the air blowing means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game machine according to the fifth aspect, the guide means is an inclined plate extending downward and inclined toward the transport plate.

According to the present invention, guide means can be provided with a simple configuration.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game machine according to the fifth aspect, a gutter which is provided with standing walls extending in the extending direction of the carrier plate on both side edges along the extending direction of the carrier plate to open upward. A flat body having a circular shape in a plan view, wherein a distance between opposing standing walls is slightly larger than a diameter of the flat body.

According to the present invention, the flat body guided on the conveying plate by the guide means and conveyed forward on the conveying plate is guided by the opposed standing walls, and is wasted in the width direction. It is transported at the shortest distance to the throwing position without moving. At this time, since the portion of the flat body that comes into contact with the standing wall has a rounded peripheral portion, the flat body is smoothly brought into contact with the standing wall and guided.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the game machine according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, a recess is formed on the back surface of the flat body so that the opening faces outward.

According to the present invention, the air ejected from the transport plate is taken into the recess formed on the back surface of the flat body,
The flat body is easily levitated. Further, since the concave portion is provided on the back surface, the contact surface with the transport plate is reduced, and the frictional resistance is reduced. As a result, the output of air from the air jetting means can be reduced.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the game machine according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the target is disposed at a predetermined distance from the throwing position, and the transport plate is directed downward from below the target toward the throwing position. It is extended while being inclined, and throws a flat body from the throwing position.

According to the present invention, there is provided a hitting game machine for throwing a flat body, wherein the thrown flat body can be automatically collected again at the throwing position without human intervention. Machine can be provided. With this configuration, the pleasure of hitting the thrown flat body and the pleasure of competing for the result of hitting the flat body are added, thereby enriching the interest of the game machine.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the game machine according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, there is provided a surrounding body for regulating a flight space of the flat body thrown from the throwing position, and the transport plate is provided in the surrounding body. It is characterized by being installed.

According to the present invention, the flight space of the flat body can be limited to the space surrounded by the surrounding body, and as a result, the flat body can be prevented from being scattered.

The invention of claim 11 is the invention of claim 9 or 10
In the game machine described above, a coin insertion portion for detecting coin insertion, a recovery sensor provided in the middle of the transport plate for detecting passage of the flat body, and detecting a hit on the target of the flat body provided above Target sensor, and a flat body payout device provided downstream of the transport plate, wherein the flat body payout device detects coin insertion into the coin insertion portion, and detects the passage of the flat body of the collection sensor. A game machine wherein a flat body is paid out a predetermined number of times by detecting any one of hit detection of the flat body by the target sensor.

According to the present invention, the predetermined number of times is detected by detecting the coin insertion into the coin insertion portion, and detecting any one of the detection of the passing of the flat body by the recovery sensor and the hit detection of the flat body by the target sensor. Dispense the oblate body.

[0028]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a game machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the target game machine 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the target hitting game machine 1 shown in FIG. The target game machine 1 is installed on a floor F, and includes a forward box 2 and a back box 3.

In FIG. 1, the direction of arrow R is to the right of the game machine 1, the direction of arrow L is to the left of the game machine 1,
The direction of arrow U corresponds to the upper side of the game machine 1, and the direction of arrow D corresponds to the lower side of the game machine 1. 2, the direction of arrow F is in front of the game machine 1, the direction of arrow B is behind the game machine 1, the direction of arrow U is above the game machine 1,
The direction of arrow D corresponds to the lower side of the game machine 1, respectively. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions of each component follow the directions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The above-described forward box 2 has a basic frame 21 including a vertical frame 211 facing in the vertical direction, a horizontal frame 212 facing in the front-rear direction, and a bent frame 213 formed in a substantially Z shape. I have.

Each of the left and right sides of the frame 21 is provided with a side plate 22 which faces in the vertical direction. The side plate 22 is 3/4 from the front in the front-rear direction.
Up to the position, the side plate 22 having a short length in the up-down direction, which closes the lower side than the middle in the up-down direction of the side portion.
1 is provided. The remaining rear quarter is provided with a side plate 222 whose length in the vertical direction is substantially the same as the length in the vertical direction of the side portion, and where the long side plate 222 is provided in the vertical direction. Is almost completely closed.

A horizontal bottom plate 23 is provided between the opposed side plates 22. The support 2 is on the bottom plate 23.
31 is provided, and a chute 24 is provided on the support base 231. The side plate 22, the bottom plate 23, and the chute 24 constitute a base portion of the forward box 2.

A net 25 is stretched between a portion of the frame surrounding frame 21 that is not closed by the side plate 22 and an upper horizontal frame 212 facing in the front-rear direction.
The net 25 regulates the thrown flat body so as not to jump out of the game machine 1 during the game.

A flying disk supply unit 4 is provided in front of the forward box 2. A print sheet payout port 411, a commemorative medal payout port 412,
In addition, a flying disk outlet 413 is provided. A print sheet on which the results of the hitting game are printed is paid out from the print sheet payout port 411, while a commemorative medal is paid out from the commemorative medal payout port 412 when a high score is achieved in the hitting game.
Further, from the flying disk outlet 413, the flying disks FD (flat bodies) are discharged one by one as described later.

A console box 26 is provided on the right side of the flying disk supply unit 4. An instruction button 261 is provided on the upper panel of the console box 26 for giving an instruction to start a game and an instruction to designate a target to be hit next during the game. A score display section 2 is also provided on the upper panel of the console box 26.
The score display unit 262 electronically displays the score obtained by the flying disk FD hitting the target panel 322. The console box 26
Is provided with a coin insertion slot 263 for inserting a predetermined amount of coins.

An indicator light section 27 is provided near the front end of a horizontal frame 212 facing the front and rear direction of the upper part of the frame surrounding frame 21. On the front surface of the indicator light portion 27, a display panel 2 having a light-transmitting property, such as a game machine naming, is drawn.
The indicator light unit 27 is turned on by an electric tube (not shown) built in the indicator light unit 27. Speakers 272 are provided on the left and right sides of the display panel 271, respectively, and various sound effects and sounds for exciting the interest of the game are output as the game progresses.

The back box 3 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a casing 3 formed in a box shape having an opening panel 311 in which a round hole 311a is cut out at the center.
The target body 32 is installed in 1 and is comprised. The target 32 is
Eight fan-shaped target panels 322, which are arranged behind the opening panel 311 and occupy the main part of the target body 32, and a central circular target panel 322 are exposed forward through a round hole 311a.

As shown by a virtual line in FIG. 2, the player throws the flying disc FD from the throwing position T to the target panel 322. Flying disc FD thrown
Hits the target panel 322, bounces forward and falls on the chute 24.

As described above, the chute 24 is mounted on the support base 231.
And is provided in the forward box 2. The support base 231 is a trapezoidal member whose upper surface is inclined downward and forward. The chute 24 is placed on the support base 231 and moves from the front surface of the opening panel 311 toward the flying disk supply unit 4. It is provided to be inclined downward.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 2 showing one embodiment of the chute 24.
(B) is DD sectional drawing in FIG. 2 which shows one Embodiment of the chute 24. FIG.

As shown in FIG.
Is a base plate 241, a pair of standing plates 242 facing the front and rear and standing upright on the base plate 241, and each facing downward toward the upper edge of each of the pair of facing standing plates 242. And a pair of inclined plates 243 (guide members) which are connected to each other in an inclined manner, and a transport plate 24 interposed between the opposed standing plates 242.
4

The inclined plate 243 is formed from the side plate 22 to the standing plate 241.
The support plate 245 is inclined downward toward the upper edge of the
The lower edge of the inclined plate 243 is connected to the upper edge of the upright plate 242. Since the distance from the side plate 22 to the upper edge of the standing plate 242 is short, the inclined plate 2
43 can be provided steeply. Therefore, the flying disk FD that hits the target panel 322, bounces forward, and falls on the inclined plate 243, moves along the inclination of the inclined plate 243 so as to slide by gravity, and moves along with the transport plate 24.
4 fall on.

The transport plate 244 has a plurality of air holes 244a formed in the front-rear direction.
, A pair of right and left standing plates 242, and a base plate 241, and is formed into a four-sided frame, and the chamber 2 on a rectangular cylinder that is long in the front-rear direction.
46 are formed.

The above-described chamber 2 on the base plate 241
On the right side of 46 is a blower fan 24 serving as an air supply means.
7 are provided at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction, and an air discharge portion 277a of the blower fan 247 is connected to an air inlet 242a formed in the right upright plate 242. Is exhausted from the air inlet 242a, the chamber 246 is filled with air, and the air is ejected upward from the air holes 244a formed in the transfer plate 244 as shown by arrows ( FIG. 4 (b)).

The transport plate 244 is interposed between the inner surfaces of the opposed standing plates 242 at a position slightly lower than the upper edge of the standing plate 242. Therefore, the standing wall 242b is provided at a portion of the standing plate 242 above the upper surface of the transport plate 244.
Are formed, and a gutter-like groove 248 whose upper part is opened is formed by the standing wall 242b and the transport plate 244.

The width between the opposed inner surfaces of the standing plate 242 is slightly larger than the diameter of the flying disk FD,
Therefore, the flying disk FD is connected to the left and right standing walls 24.
It is guided by 2b and conveyed forward without uselessly moving in the left-right direction. At this time, since the flying disk FD has a circular shape in plan view, the portion that comes into contact with the standing wall 242b has a rounded peripheral portion, and therefore, the flying disk FD is smoothly brought into contact with the standing wall 242b and guided.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a view in which the flying disk FD is cut vertically along the diameter of the flying disk. As shown in FIG. 5, the flying disk FD has a recess 67 on the back surface. As shown by the arrow, the air ejected from the transport plate 244 is taken into the concave portion 67, so that the flying disk FD easily floats. Further, since the contact portion between the flying disk FD and the transport plate 244 is limited to the peripheral edge 68 of the concave portion 67, the frictional resistance is reduced, and the transport is facilitated smoothly.

A circular hole 243a is formed in a part of the inclined plate 243 near the front, and a mesh plate 243b is provided to cover the circular hole 243a. A blower 28 is provided below the circular hole 243a, and the blower 28 blows the wind upward from below. The wind sent by the blower 28 is
Through the mesh plate 243a, the air is blown into the forward box 2 and soars upward in the forward box 2.

Therefore, the flying disc FD thrown toward the target from the throwing position T is swept by the airflow generated by the blower 28, and does not fly as expected by the player. Even if the distance is relatively short, the difficulty level increases and the interest is not spoiled.

In front of the groove 248, a collection sensor 63, which is a reflection type photo sensor, is provided.
The passage of the flying disk FD conveyed on 44 is detected.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of the flying disk supply section 4, and is an enlarged view of a portion E in FIG. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the flying disk payout device 42 as viewed from the direction of arrow F in FIG. 6.

As shown in FIG. 6, the flying disk supply unit 4 includes a box-shaped housing 41 and the housing 4.
1 and a flying disk dispensing device 42 housed in the housing 1. As described above, the front plate of the housing 41 is provided with the flying disk outlet 413, and the rear plate facing the front plate has an opening. Also, a maintenance door 414 for checking the flying disk dispensing device 42 is provided on the upper surface plate of the housing 41.
Is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the flying disk dispensing device 42 includes a roller conveyor 421 including a plurality of rollers 421a whose rotation axes are directed to the left and right. 42
An upper cover 423 is fixed at a height that allows the flying disk FD to pass over the upper surface 1. A part of the upper cover 423 is cut out in a rectangular shape, and the roller conveyor 421 can be visually recognized from the cutout.

The lower case 422 is attached to the inside of the housing 41 downward and forward from the opening of the rear plate of the housing 41 to the flying disk outlet 413, and the rear end of the lower case 422 is connected to the downstream end of the transport plate 244. The front end of the lower case 422 is connected to the flying disk outlet 413.

The flying disk FD conveyed so as to slide on the conveying plate 244 is transferred from the downstream end of the conveying plate 244 to the roller conveyor 421 and stored in the flying disk discharging device 42.

A solenoid A 424 and a solenoid B 425 are mounted on the right side of the lower case 422 in parallel with each other.

As shown by phantom lines in FIG. 6, the flying disk FD is connected to the rod A42 of the solenoid A424.
4a and locked to the rod B425a of the solenoid B425, and stored in the flying disk dispensing device 4. The flying disc FD is a solenoid A42
The solenoid 4 and the solenoid B 425 are driven, and the rod of each solenoid is switched between forward and backward, and is discharged one by one to the flying disk outlet 413.

That is, in the state shown in FIG. 7, when the solenoid A424 is driven and the rod A424a is retracted, the engagement between the rod A424a and the flying disk FD is released, and as a result, the flying disk F
D is conveyed on the roller conveyor 421 and sent out to the flying disk outlet 413.

When the flying disk FD is sent out to the flying disk outlet 413, the payout sensor A
426 is detected. The payout sensor A426 is a reflection type photosensor in which the light emitted from the light emitting unit is reflected by the mirror 426A and enters the light receiving unit. The light is emitted by the passing of the flying disk FD sent out to the flying disk outlet 413. Detect that light is blocked.

By the detection of the payout sensor A426,
When the passage of the flying disk FD is detected, the solenoid B 425 is energized (ON) and the solenoid A 424 is turned ON.
Is turned off (OFF). Therefore, the rod B425a of the solenoid B424 retreats, and at the same time, the rod A424a of the solenoid A424 advances.
As a result, the flying disk FD locked by the rod B 425b of the solenoid B advances to a position where it is locked by the rod A 424a of the solenoid A424.

The payout sensor B 427 is connected to the flying disk F locked by the rod A of the solenoid A.
D is a sensor for detecting the presence of the payout sensor B42.
7, it is confirmed whether the flying disk FD is in the standby state or not. The payout sensor B427 may be a proximity sensor such as a photo sensor or a mechanical switch such as a limit switch.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the target 32. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the target body 32 includes a target frame 321 formed by attaching a panel body 321 b having a sector shape and a circular cutout to a frame body 321 a formed by a four-sided frame of an angle rod. Eight fan-shaped target panels 322 provided at the fan-shaped cut-out positions on the back surface of 321b
And one circular target panel 322 provided at a circular notch position on the back surface of the panel body 321b. Each of the fan-shaped target panel 322 and the circular target panel 322 has its front face looking forward through the above-mentioned cutout.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing components of the target panel 322. As shown in FIG. 9, the target panel 322
Are the first panel member 322a and the second panel member 322
b, intermediate sheet 322c, and back sheet 322d
And the first panel member 322 from the front side.
a, an intermediate sheet 322c, a second panel member 322b, and a back sheet 322d in this order.

The first panel member 322a and the second panel member 322b are transparent plates made of a synthetic resin such as acryl, and the back surfaces of the first panel member 322a and the second panel member 322b are Each of the display marks 322e is drawn by engraving, etching, printing, or the like. In the present embodiment, numbers from 1 to 9 are drawn on the back surface of the first panel member 322a, and a crack pattern is drawn on the back surface of the second panel member 322b.

The intermediate sheet 322c is a translucent sheet that transmits light, such as tracing paper.
The reason that the intermediate sheet 322c, which is a translucent sheet, is interposed between the first panel member 322a and the second panel member 322b is that when the target panel 322 is viewed from the front side,
This is to make the cracked pattern drawn on the back surface of the second panel material 322b inconspicuous on the front side.

The back sheet 322d is a black paper sheet. The reason for disposing the black back sheet 322d on the back surface of the second panel member 322b is that the display mark 322e (the numeral 1 in FIG. 9) drawn on the first panel member 322a is described later. This is because, when emitting blue light, if the ground is black, blue is most clearly recognized.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line GG in FIG. A bracket 323 is attached to the back surface of the panel body 321b of the target frame 321. The bracket 323 has L having different emission colors.
The ED 7A 324 and the LED 7B 325 are provided in front and back in parallel. The front LED 7A324 is a blue LED that emits blue light, and the rear LED 7B325 is a red LED that emits red light. The LED 7A 324 is provided to face the end face of the first panel material 322a, and the LED 7B 325 is provided to face the end face of the second panel material 322b.

In the present embodiment, when the game is started, the LED 7A324 that emits blue light is turned on, and a blue light beam enters the first panel member 322a from the end face of the first panel member 322a. The incident light impinges on the display mark 322e subjected to the diffusion processing and is scattered to the outer periphery. Therefore, when viewed from the front surface opposite to the back surface on which the display mark 322e is drawn, it can be visually recognized that only the display mark 322e emits light due to the scattered light of the display mark 322e. That is, the eight fan-shaped target panels 322 have 1
Numerals 3 to 8 appear in blue, and a circular target panel 3 surrounded by eight fan-shaped target panels 322.
In FIG. 22, the numeral 9 appears in blue.

All target panels 322 are provided with a target sensor 326 on the back surface of the second panel member 322b. The target sensor 326 is an impact sensor that detects an impact. Player plays flying disc FD during game
Is applied to one of the target panels 322, an impact is detected by a target sensor 326 provided on the hit target panel 322. According to the detection result of this target sensor 326, the LEDB3 provided on the hit target panel 322
25 lights up. Therefore, a red light beam enters the second panel member 322b from the end surface of the second panel member 322b, and the incident light causes the crack pattern, which is the display mark 322e drawn on the second panel member 322b, to become red. It emits light. As a result, when the target panel 322 is viewed from the surface, the number that appears blue and the number of cracks that appear red are superimposed and visible.

By the way, the cracked pattern appearing by emitting red light simulates that the flying disk FD hits the target panel 322 and the target panel 322 is cracked. The target panel 322 is distinguished. The first target panel 322 and the fifth target panel 32 in FIG.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a mode when a hit is made.

At the lower left and right corners of the front surface of the target frame 321, there are provided two-sheet removal determination sensors 327 (see FIG. 8). The two-sheet removal determination sensor 327 is a reflection-type photo sensor, and is provided at the upper left and right corners on the diagonal of the attachment position of each of the two-piece removal determination sensors 327.
Mirror 327a for reflecting light emitted more
Is provided. Therefore, the two-sheet removal determination sensor 32
The optical axis of the light beam emitted by 7 passes through the boundary between two fan-shaped target panels 322 adjacent to each other on the diagonal line of the target frame 321. That is, if the thrown flying disc FD hits the above-described boundary portion,
The light beam of the two-sheet removal determination sensor 327 is blocked, and as a result, it is possible to detect that two adjacent fan-shaped target panels 322 bordering on this boundary portion hit simultaneously.

The end face of the first panel member 322a is
The second panel member 322b is located at a position further inward than the end surface of the second panel member 322b. The LED 7A 324 provided to face the end surface of the first panel member 322a is attached to the bracket 323 with a spacer 323a interposed therebetween, and protrudes one step outside compared to the LED 7B 325. With this configuration, the LED 7A324 and the LED 7B
The light emitted from 325 is no longer incident from the end face of the adjacent panel material, and as a result, the display marks 322e of the first panel material 322a and the second panel material 322b are not mixed. Light can be emitted in a vivid single color.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the target hitting game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, which comprises a control unit 5 and peripheral devices. The control unit 5 includes a game control unit 51,
The result calculation unit 52, the hit determination unit 53, the disk payout control unit 54, and the target display control unit 55 are included.

The game control unit 51 includes a score calculation unit 52, a hit determination unit 53, a collection sensor 63, and a disk payout control unit 5.
4 and the main flow of the entire game of the basic game machine 1 in accordance with the signal from the coin insertion unit 61.

The score calculation unit 52 calculates a score according to an instruction from the game control unit 51, and controls the driving of the score display unit 262 to display the score. After the game is over, the result printer 62 is driven and controlled by an instruction from the game control unit 51 to print out the result of the game.

The hit judging section 53 judges which part of the target has been hit and whether or not two hits have been made, based on the input from the hit sensor 326 and the two-missing judging sensor 327, and transmits it to the game controlling section 51. I do.

The disk payout control unit 54 is a game control unit 5
In response to the instruction from 1, the solenoid A424 and the solenoid B425 are driven according to the input from the payout sensors A426 and B425 to pay out the flying disk FD.

The target display control unit 55 receives an instruction from the game control unit 51, and controls the LED1A324... LED9A32
4, LED1B325 ... LED9B325 is turned on or off, and a target display and a hit display are performed.

The fan drive unit 65 drives the blower fan 247 and the fan 66 of the blower 28 in accordance with an instruction from the game control unit 51 to give buoyancy to the flying disk FD, change the flying of the flying disk FD,
Smooth recovery of the flying disk FD.

In response to an instruction from the game control section 51, the sound generation section 64 causes the speaker 272 to output necessary sound effects and sounds in the case of the game.

When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 263, the coin insertion section 61 sends a signal to the game control section 51, and the game control section 51 receives the signal and starts the game.

The above functions can be realized by a sequence circuit using a relay or the like and its peripheral devices. However, by loading a program into a general-purpose computer constituted by a CPU, a memory, and its auxiliary circuit, It can also be realized by causing the computer to control peripheral devices. In that case, in the process in which the computer executes the loaded program, C
The PU, the memory, and the auxiliary circuit cooperate to play some roles of the functional blocks.

Next, the operation of the target game machine according to the present embodiment thus configured will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

FIG. 12 shows the flow of the main operation of the basic game machine 1. The game control unit 51 includes a coin insertion unit 6
1 is constantly monitored to see if a coin has been inserted (step S
T510) If there is a coin insertion, step ST
Proceed to 520 to start the hit game.

FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are flowcharts showing the detailed flow of the target game of the target game machine 1.
In step ST610, the game control unit 51 sets the result calculation unit 5
2. Instruct the winning determination unit 53 and the disk payout control unit 54 to perform initial settings, the result calculation unit 52 clears the previous game result, the hit determination unit 53 clears the previous determination, and performs the disk payout control. The unit 54 returns the number N of payout disks to zero.

Next, the game controller 51 controls the fan driver 6
5 to start the rotation of the fan 66 (step ST
620), the target display control unit 55 is instructed to
5 to LED 9B 325 and LED 1A 324
Then, the LED 9A324 is turned on, and all the target displays are returned to the numerical display (step ST630). Then, in step ST640, it instructs the disk payout control unit 54 to pay out one disk.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of the payout operation of the flying disk FD. The disk payout control unit 54 turns on the solenoid B 425 in response to a disk payout instruction from the game control unit 51 (step ST410). As a result, the rod B 425a of the solenoid B 425 retreats, and if there is no other flying disk FD ahead, the rod B 425a of the solenoid B 425 is retracted.
The flying disk FD, which has been locked in advance, advances to a position where it is locked to the rod A424a of the solenoid A424 in the front. Then, the flying disk F is placed at the position L1.
It waits until the payout sensor B427 detects that there is D (step ST420, step ST47).
0). Dispensing sensor B427 indicates that there is a disk in L1
Is detected, the disc ejection control unit 54 turns off the solenoid B 425 and turns off the solenoid A 424.
N (step ST430). As a result, the flying disk FD located at L1 is sent out in the direction of the flying disk outlet 413, and the flying disk FD behind it is connected to the rod B42 of the solenoid B425.
It is locked at 5a and remains at that position.

Next, the disc dispensing control section 54 waits until the fed flying disc FD passes the dispensing sensor A426 at the position L2 (step ST45).
0, step ST440), when the flying disk FD passes through the payout sensor A426 at the position L2, the disk payout control unit 54 turns on the solenoid B425 and turns off the solenoid A424 (step ST440).
460). Then, the disk payout control unit 54 determines that the flying disk FD exists in L1 and provides the payout sensor B427.
(Step ST46)
2. Step ST464). When the payout sensor B427 detects that the flying disk FD exists in L1, the disk payout control unit 54 sets the solenoid B425 to O.
FF is set (step ST464), and the process returns to the flow of FIG. 13 to wait for the next instruction from the game control unit 51.

If it is not detected in step ST420 and step ST470 that the flying disk FD exists in L1 even after waiting for a predetermined time, the flying disk FD is clogged for some reason and the next flying disk FD flows. Doesn't come, or the flying disk FD has run out for some reason,
Alternatively, since it is considered that another unexpected abnormal event has occurred, the disk payout control unit 54 regards this as an error, issues an error signal to the game control unit 51, and stops the game flow there (step ST49).
0).

Similarly, steps ST450 and ST
At 440, the payout sensor A426 at the position of the predetermined time L2
Does not detect the passage of the sent disc,
The disk payout control unit 54 regards this as an error, issues an error signal to the game control unit 51, and stops the game flow there (step ST480). Also, if the payout sensor B427 does not detect that there is a disk in L1 even after waiting for a certain period of time in steps ST462 and ST464, an error signal is similarly sent to the game control unit 51, and the flow of the game is stopped there (step ST464). ST468).

Returning to FIG. 13, in step ST650, the disk payout control unit 54 adds 1 to the number N of payout disks and stores it as a new N. This means that the player is ready to start the hit game.

When the player takes out the flying disc outlet 41
Take out the flying disk FD from 3
When the flying disc FD hits the target 32, the target sensor 326 is turned on (YES in step ST660). Then, the hit determination unit 53 determines whether the target panel 322 has already hit the target (step ST670). If the target has not yet been hit, the hit determination unit 53 determines whether the adjacent target panel 322 from which two more sheets can be removed has already been hit (step ST680). If the determination is NO, the hit determination unit 53
Determines whether the two-sheet removal determination sensor 327 has been turned ON (step ST720).

If the judgment is YES, the hit judging section 53 outputs the target panels 322 and 322 whose target sensor 327 is turned ON.
The game control unit 51 causes the sound generation unit 64 to generate a sound of “delete two sheets” (step ST730), and hits the target from the hit determination unit 53. Data X of the number on panel 322,
Y is received, the data is passed to the target display control unit 55, and the sound generation unit 64 generates the sound of “Get Xth and Yth” (step ST740).

Next, the target display control unit 55 uses the LEDs XB and LE to display cracked patterns on the X and Y panels.
The DYB is turned on to illuminate the second X and Y panel members 322b (step ST750). And step S
At T760, the score calculation unit 52 adds 2 to the number of hits M and stores it as a new M, calculates the score, and calculates the score.
Displayed at 62.

Next, the score calculation unit 52 determines whether or not the number of hits M has reached 9 (step ST810). If so, the game control unit 51 sends a sound of “Congratulations to achieving perfection” to the sound generation unit 64. (Step S
T820), the target display control unit 55 and the result calculation unit 52 are instructed to perform a perfect demonstration (step ST8).
30).

After that, the score calculation section 52 displays the game over on the score display section 262 (step ST).
870), and print out the results (step ST88)
0), the game control unit 51 sends the fan 6
6 (step ST890), and the game device is over.

If it is determined in step ST810 that the number of hits M has not reached 9, the operation flow branches.
The disk payout control unit 54 determines whether or not the number N of disks to be paid out has reached 12 (step ST850). If so, the game control unit 51 causes the sound generation unit 64 to generate a sound of "Sorry". Returns to step ST870, and then returns to step ST880 and step ST89.
0 and a game over operation are performed.

If it is determined in step ST850 that the number N of disks to be paid out has not reached 12, the flow returns to step ST640 and the disk payout control unit 54 pays out one next flying disk FD to play the game. continue.

If it is determined in step ST720 that the two-sheet removal determination sensor 327 has not been turned ON, and if it is determined in step ST680 that the adjacent target panel 322 capable of removing two sheets has already been hit, the hit determination unit 53 Only the target panel 322 for which the target sensor 326 has been turned on hits, the operation flow branches to step ST690, and the game control unit 51 sends the target panel 3 hit from the hit determination unit 53.
The data X having the number 22 is received, the data is passed to the target display control unit 55, and the voice generation unit 64 generates the voice of "Get X" (step ST690).

Then, the target display control unit 55 causes the LEDXB325 to display a crack pattern on the X panel.
Is turned on to illuminate the second panel member 322b of X (step ST700). Then, the result calculation unit 52 adds 1 to the number of hits M and stores the result as a new M. After that, the process returns to step ST810, and the result calculation unit 52 determines whether or not the number of hits M has reached 9 (step ST810).

Returning to the previous step, if the hit judging section 53 judges in step ST670 that the target panel 322 has already hit, the operation flow branches to step ST790, and the hit judging section 53 turns on the two-sheet removal judgment sensor 327. It is determined whether or not it has become. If it is ON, it is determined whether the adjacent target panel 322 from which two sheets can be removed has already been hit (step ST795). If it is determined that the hit has not yet been made, the hit judging section 53 sets the adjacent target panel 322 from which the two sheets can be removed as a hit (step ST800), and returns to step ST690 to branch.
The game control unit 51 receives the data X of the number of the target panel 322 hit from the hit determination unit 53, passes the data to the target display control unit 55, and causes the voice generation unit 64 to generate a voice of “Get X”. .

If it is determined in step ST790 that the two-sheet removal determination sensor 327 has not been turned ON, and in step ST795, the adjacent target panel 32 from which two sheets can be removed.
If it is determined that 2 has already been hit, the operation flow branches to step ST840, the game control unit 51 causes the sound generation unit 64 to generate a sound of "missed", and returns to step ST850.

Also, in step ST660, the target sensor 32
If the target sensor 6 is not turned on, or until the target sensor 326 is turned on in step ST660, the operation flow branches to step ST770, and the game control unit 51 checks whether the collection sensor is turned on. Collection sensor 63 is ON
If not, it is checked whether a predetermined time has elapsed (step ST780). If not, the process returns to step ST660 to check again whether the target sensor 326 has been turned ON. If the target sensor 326 is not turned on, it is checked whether the collection sensor 63 is turned on again.
This operation is repeated until the target sensor 326 is turned on.
If N has been reached (YES in step ST770),
Alternatively, if the fixed time allotted per disk has elapsed before the target sensor 326 is turned on (YES in step ST780), the flow proceeds to step S780.
In T840, the game control unit 51 causes the sound generation unit 64 to generate a sound of "disconnected", and the game apparatus 1 performs a disconnection operation.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified. For example, chamber 246
Instead of a configuration in which air is stored in the air, an air supply source such as an air compressor and each of the air holes 244a may be connected by a tube to eject air. The target may be a moving target instead of a fixedly disposed configuration.

[0105]

As described above, according to the game machine of the present invention, the conveying plate is inclined downward toward the throwing position to provide a height difference to the conveying plate, and a plurality of positions on the upper surface of the conveying plate are provided. Since the air ejection means for ejecting air upward from is provided, the flat body that has fallen on the transport plate,
It can be conveyed to the throwing position on the conveying plate so as to slide while levitating by the jetting air. In a game machine that throws a flat body, the thrown flat body is thrown again without human intervention. Can be automatically retrieved to a location.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of a game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the target hitting game machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the target hitting game machine shown in FIG. 2 taken along line BB.

4A is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. (B) It is DD sectional drawing in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a flying disk.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion E in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing one embodiment of the flying disc payout device viewed from the direction of arrow F in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a target.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing components of the target panel.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line GG in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the target hitting game machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a main operation of the hit game machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of a target game of the target game machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of a target game of the target game machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of a payout operation of a flying disk.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Forward box 21 Frame surrounding frame 22 Side plate 23 Bottom plate 24 Chute 241 Base plate 242 Upright plate 243 Inclined plate (guide means) 244 Carrier plate 244a Air hole 246 Chamber 247 Air supply means 248 Groove 26 Console box 27 Indicator light Part 3 Back box 31 Casing 32 Target body 321 Target frame 322 Target panel 324 LED A 325 LED B 4 Flying disk supply unit 41 Housing 42 Flying disk dispenser 421 Roller conveyor 422 Lower case 423 Upper cover 424 Solenoid A 425 Solenoid B5 Control unit Reference Signs List 51 Game control unit 52 Result calculation unit 53 Hit determination unit 54 Disk payout control unit 55 Target display control unit 61 Coin insertion unit 62 Result printer 63 times Sensor 64 sound generating unit 65 fan drive 66 fan FD flying disc (flat body) 67 recess 68 the periphery

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masato Muko 7-3-3 Minatojima-Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe Inside of Konami Corporation (72) Inventor Jo Minoru 7-3-2, Minatojima-Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 2-2 Examiner Konami Co., Ltd. Etsuhiko Kami (56) References Japanese Utility Model 60-45082 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63B 67/06 A63B 65/10 A63F 9/02

Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game machine for throwing a flat body from a throwing position, comprising: a transport plate extending downwardly inclined toward the throwing position; and air upward from a plurality of locations on an upper surface of the transport plate. Air ejecting means for ejecting the flat body, the ejected air ejected upward by the air ejecting means, the flat body which has fallen on the carrier plate is floated on the carrier plate toward the throwing position. A game machine characterized by being transported. 2. The transfer plate is a perforated plate having a large number of air holes formed in an extending direction, and air supply means is provided below the transfer plate, and the air supply means performs the penetration. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein air is ejected upward from the hole. 3. A chamber is formed with a transport plate as an upper surface extending downwardly inclined toward the throwing position and having a plurality of air holes formed in the extending direction. Air supply means for supplying air into the chamber is attached, and air taken into the chamber by the air supply means is ejected upward from the air hole, and the ejected air causes 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the flat body that has fallen upward is transported on the transport plate toward the throwing position while being levitated. 3. 4. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of said air supply means are provided in an extending direction of said transport plate. 5. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising guide means for guiding the falling flat body onto the transport plate. 6. The game machine according to claim 5, wherein said guide means is an inclined plate extending downward and inclined toward said transport plate. 7. A trough-like groove is formed on both side edges of the carrier plate along the extending direction, and a vertical wall is formed upright in the extending direction of the carrier plate to open upward, and the flat body is flat. 6. The game machine according to claim 5, wherein the disc is a circular body when viewed, and a distance between the opposed standing walls is slightly larger than a diameter of the flat body. 8. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion whose opening faces outward is formed on the rear surface of the flat body. 9. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a target is disposed at a predetermined distance from the throwing position, and the transport plate is inclined downward from below the target toward the throwing position. A game machine configured to throw a flat body from the throwing position toward the target. 10. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a surrounding body that regulates a flying space of the flat body thrown from the throwing position, wherein the transport plate is installed in the surrounding body. Game machine characterized. 11. The game machine according to claim 9, wherein a coin insertion portion for detecting coin insertion, a collection sensor provided in the middle of the transport plate for detecting passage of the flat body, A target sensor for detecting a hit to the target of the flat body, and a flat body payout device provided downstream of the transport plate, wherein the flat body payout device detects coin insertion into the coin insertion portion, and A game machine for paying out a flat body a predetermined number of times by detecting one of the detection of passing of the flat body by the collection sensor and the detection of hit of the flat body by the target sensor.