JP3100426U - Catcher device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To freely move without any obstacle in a state where a catcher arm is compactly closed.
SOLUTION: A plurality of pairs of catcher arm assemblies 3 provided so as to be able to be folded inward via the catcher levers 3A and 3B, a drive means for controlling the ascending and descending drive of the pair of catcher arm assemblies 3, and any one of the catcher levers 3A , 3B at the ascending rotation position. The catcher arm assembly pair 3 includes a pair of catcher levers 3A and 3B rotatably supported by the holder frame 2, a pair of catcher arms 3C and 3D rotatably supported at the distal ends of the catcher levers 3A and 3B, and the holder frame 2. And an arm support 14 whose rear end is rotatably supported and whose front end is slidably engaged in a long hole 13 formed on the upper side surface of the catcher arms 3C and 3D.
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Description

The present invention relates to a catcher device for capturing a prize in a show window case in a prize capturing game.

Conventionally, as a catcher device of this type, a catcher arm for capturing a prize in a show window case is moved while being opened in a substantially U-shape by a catcher lever. Further, when adjusting the strength of the grasping force of the catcher arm, the adjustment is performed by replacing the spring with the catcher arm.
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問題 The problem to be solved is that if the catcher arm moves while it is open, extra space is taken up in the show window case containing the prizes, and the moving range is considerably restricted. In addition, when adjusting the strength of the gripping force of the catcher arm, the spring itself must be replaced with the catcher arm, and the adjustment itself is very complicated and troublesome.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned existing circumstances, so that the catcher arm can be freely moved without any obstacles while the catcher arm is compactly closed, and the catcher arm can be freely moved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a catcher device capable of easily adjusting the strength of a grasping force.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, there are provided a holder frame 2 and a plurality of pairs of catcher arm assemblies 3 provided so as to be able to be folded inward with respect to the holder frame 2 via catcher levers 3A and 3B. And a driving means for interlockingly raising and lowering the catcher arm assembly pair 3 and a locking means for locking any one of the catcher levers 3A, 3B at an ascending rotation position so as to limit the operation of the plurality of catcher arms 3C, 3D. 5 is provided.
The catcher arm assembly pair 3 includes a pair of catcher levers 3A and 3B rotatably supported by the holder frame 2, a pair of catcher arms 3C and 3D rotatably supported at the distal ends of the catcher levers 3A and 3B, and a holder. An arm support 14 whose rear end is rotatably supported by the frame 2 and whose front end is slidably engaged with a long hole 13 formed on the upper side surface of the catcher arms 3C and 3D can be provided. .
The driving means includes a driving motor 46, a transmission pulley 41 at one end connected to an output pulley 47 of the driving motor 46 via an endless belt 49, and a first driving gear 42 at the other end. A drive shaft 43, a second drive shaft 45 including a second drive gear 44 meshing with the first drive gear 42 of the first drive shaft 43, a first drive shaft 43 that rotates the catcher levers 3 </ b> A, 3 </ b> B, The driving lever 50 may be provided on each of the two driving shafts 45.
When the catcher levers 3A and 3B are rotated upward to a predetermined angle of inclination, the locking means 5 is formed by a solenoid 501 that can lock the catcher levers 3A and 3B by projecting the actuator 502. it can.
The catcher arm assembly pair 3 has one end connected to the rear ends of the pair of catcher levers 3A and 3B, and the other end connected to a nut 62 screwed to a rotatable screw 61 disposed on the upper side of the holder frame 2. A pair of left and right spring springs 63, an optical sensor 69 driven to detect the number of rotations of the screw 61 by light shielding by a rotary shutter 68 provided at the upper end of the screw 61, and a movement range of the nut 62 with respect to the screw 61. The prize grasping force adjusting means 6 including the regulating micro switch 70 may be included.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to freely move the catcher arm without any obstacle while keeping the catcher arm closed compactly, and easily adjust the strength of the grasping force of the catcher arm. can do.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 shown in the figure is a catcher device for holding a prize in a prize capturing game, and this catcher device 1 As shown in FIG. 1, a substantially housing-shaped holder frame 2 which can be moved in the front-rear, left-right and up-down directions by a chain drive or the like (not shown) in a show window case accommodating a prize, and a pair of the holder frame 2 For example, three pairs of catcher arm assemblies 3 provided so as to be able to be folded inward via the catcher levers 3A and 3B, drive means for controlling each of the pairs of catcher arm assemblies 3 to drive up and down, and a plurality of catcher levers 3A , 3B, the catcher levers 3A, 3B of the catcher arm assembly pair 3 are raised to the upper rotational position. In comprises a locking means for locking, and a prize grasping force adjusting means 6 for changing the gripping force of the prize by the catcher arm assembly: 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the catcher arm assembly pair 3 includes a first drive shaft, a second drive shaft, and a second drive unit of a drive unit of the holder frame 2, for example, which can be rotated between the inclined positions of the elevation angle with respect to the holder frame 2. The drive shaft is provided with a pair of catcher levers 3A and 3B whose rear ends are rotatably supported on the respective drive shafts. The catcher levers 3A and 3B have, at their leading ends, catcher arms 3C and 3C each having a prize grasping claw at the leading end. 3D is rotatably supported via a hinge joint 3E. A long hole 13 is formed in the upper end side surface of the catcher arms 3C and 3D, and the rear end of the L-shaped arm support 14 is attached to the holder frame 2 so as to be arranged in parallel with the catcher levers 3A and 3B. The end of an arm support 14 is slidably engaged with the slot 13 of the catcher arms 3C and 3D. Thus, even if the catcher levers 3A, 3B are rotated up and down between the elevation tilt position and the horizontal position, the catcher arms 3C, 3D can be held by the arm support 14 so that they do not spread outward and always face downward. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the driving means includes a first driving shaft 43 having a transmission-side pulley 41 at one end and a first driving gear 42 at the other end, and a first driving gear 42 of the first driving shaft 43. A second drive shaft 45 having a second drive gear 44 at one end so as to mesh with the first drive shaft 43 is pivotally disposed inside the holder frame 2, and the first drive shaft 43 has three pairs of catcher levers 3 </ b> A, The rear end of each one of 3B is rotatably supported, and the second drive shaft 45 is rotatably supported at the other rear end of each of a pair of catcher levers 3A, 3B. I have. The transmission pulley 41 of the first drive shaft 43 is connected to an output pulley 47 of a drive motor 46 that can be rotated forward and backward, and an adjustment pulley 48 for adjusting belt tension via an endless belt 49. Further, a rear end of the drive lever 50 is fixed to each of the first drive shaft 43 and the second drive shaft 45 in the vicinity of the catcher levers 3A and 3B, and projects laterally from the tip of the drive lever 50. While the lower side of the catcher levers 3A, 3B is supported by the projections, the catcher levers 3A, 3B can rotate between the inclined positions of the elevation angle by the forward / reverse rotation of the first drive shaft 43 by the drive motor 46. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of sensors 51 are provided on the side surface of the holder frame 2, and a lever shutter 52 connected to the catcher levers 3A and 3B is disposed so as to face the sensors 51. , 3B is rotated by the lever shutter 52 and detected by the sensor 51 to determine the position of the catcher arm assembly pair 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the locking means 5 includes a solenoid 501 for projecting or retracting the actuator 502 by turning on / off an electromagnetic drive upon energization or non-energization. A total of four catcher levers 3A and 3B of the pair of catcher arm assemblies 3 on both sides are provided. On the other hand, the central catcher arm assembly pair 3 merely repeats the elevating operation. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, when the catcher levers 3A, 3B rotate upward to a predetermined elevation tilt position, the actuator 502 of the solenoid 501 is projected by energization to support the catcher levers 3A, 3B from below. To stop the catcher levers 3A and 3B from rotating downward. As an operation of these four solenoids 501, for example, a roulette operation method can be adopted, and the operation of the buttons “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4” is performed by a user operation. For example, when "1" is pressed, the actuator 502 of one solenoid 501 designated as the button "1" out of a total of four on both the left and right sides may be retracted, and the catcher levers 3A and 3B may rotate downward. .

The prize grasping force adjusting means 6 is suspended downward from an upper position in the holder frame 2, and a nut 62 is screwed to a screw 61 rotatably pivoted to the holder frame 2. The upper ends of the pair of springs 63 are connected, and the lower ends are connected to the rear ends of the pair of catcher levers 3A, 3B. A transmission pulley 64 is coaxially attached to the upper end of the screw 61, and is connected to an output pulley 66 of the SP adjustment motor 65 via an endless belt 67. A rotary shutter 68 is coaxially arranged on the transmission pulley 64 side, and an optical sensor 69 for detecting the number of rotations of the screw 61 by light shielding by the rotary shutter 68 provided at the upper end of the screw 61 is arranged near the rotary shutter 68. is there. Further, a microswitch 70 for restricting a moving range of the nut 62 with respect to the screw 61 is arranged near the screw 61. By adjusting the tension of the spring 63 in advance in this manner, the grasping force of the catcher arm assembly 3 with respect to the premium can be easily adjusted.

Next, an example of use and operation of the best mode configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the prize grasping force adjusting means 6 adjusts the tension of the spring 63 in advance. . That is, the nut 61 is moved up and down by rotating the SP adjustment motor 65 to rotate the screw 61, and the spring spring 63 connected to the catcher levers 3 </ b> A and 3 </ b> B is extended or contracted to thereby assemble the catcher arm 3. Adjust your grasp of prizes. At this time, the number of rotations of the screw 61 is detected by the light blocking of the optical sensor 69 by the rotation of the rotary shutter 68 on the transmission pulley 64 side. When the micro switch 70 comes into contact with the nut 62, the SP adjustment motor 65 stops, thereby restricting the moving range of the nut 62 with respect to the screw 61.

(4) The rotation of the drive motor 46 in the drive means in the forward direction causes the drive lever 50 to rotate integrally, thereby rotating the catcher levers 3A and 3B up to the elevation tilt position. At this time, the solenoid 501 in the locking means 5 is energized, the actuator 502 protrudes, and the catcher levers 3A, 3B are supported and locked from below so that the lowering rotation of the catcher levers 3A, 3B is prevented. is there. Thus, the catcher arm assembly pair 3 can be freely moved without any obstacle in a state where it is compactly closed.

On the other hand, when the drive lever 50 rotates in the opposite direction to rotate the catcher levers 3A and 3B to the horizontal position by the rotation of the drive motor 46 in the reverse direction in the drive means, at the same time, the solenoid 501 in the locking means 5 is turned on. When the power is turned off, the actuator 502 retreats and the support from below the catcher levers 3A and 3B is released, whereby the catcher levers 3A and 3B are allowed to rotate downward.

As described above, even if the catcher levers 3A and 3B are rotated up and down between the elevation tilt position and the horizontal position, the arm supports 14 hold the catcher arms 3C and 3D so that they do not spread outward and always face downward. It is.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an internal structure according to a best mode for carrying out the present invention. FIG. FIG. It is a perspective view showing a part of internal structure similarly.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Catcher main body 2 Holder frame 3 Catcher arm assembly pair 3A, 3B Catcher lever 3C, 3D Catcher arm 5 Locking means 6 Premium grasping force adjusting means 13 Slot 14 Arm support 42 First drive gear 43 First drive shaft 44 Second Drive gear 45 Second drive shaft 50 Drive lever 501 Solenoid 502 Actuator

Claims (5)

A holder frame,
A plurality of catcher arm assembly pairs provided in such a manner that the holder frame can be folded inward via a catcher lever,
Driving means for interlockingly raising and lowering drive control of the catcher arm assembly pair,
Locking means for locking any one of the catcher levers at an ascending rotation position in order to limit the operation of the plurality of catcher levers. The catcher arm assembly pair, a pair of catcher levers rotatably supported by the holder frame, a pair of catcher arms rotatably supported at the tip of the catcher lever, and a rear end rotatably supported by the holder frame, 2. The catcher device according to claim 1, further comprising an arm support having a tip slidably engaged in a long hole formed on a side surface on an upper end side of the catcher arm. The drive means includes a drive motor, a first drive shaft provided with a transmission-side pulley at one end connected to an output-side pulley of the drive motor via an endless belt, and a first drive gear at the other end; 2. A drive system comprising: a second drive shaft provided with a second drive gear meshing with a first drive gear of the drive shaft; and drive levers provided on each of the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft to rotate a catcher lever. Or the catcher device according to 2. 5. The solenoid according to claim 1, wherein the locking unit is formed by a solenoid that locks the catcher lever by projecting an actuator when the catcher lever is rotated upward to a predetermined angle of inclination. 6. Catcher device. The pair of catcher arm assemblies has a pair of left and right sides each having one end connected to a rear end side of a pair of catcher levers, and the other end connected to a nut screwed on a rotatable screw disposed on the upper side of the holder frame. Includes prize grasping force adjusting means including a spring spring, an optical sensor that drives to detect the number of rotations of the screw by light shielding by a rotary shutter provided at the upper end of the screw, and a microswitch that regulates a moving range of the nut with respect to the screw. The catcher device according to claim 1.

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