JP3239261B2 - A prize transport and reciprocation mechanism by reciprocating motion - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanism for transferring and paying out prizes one by one in a game machine or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among game machines installed in a game center or the like, a game machine of a type in which a prize is paid out by satisfying a prescribed condition is very popular recently. Various types of game machines have been developed, and prize transfer and payout mechanisms according to the types of the game machines have been developed.

[0003] For example, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3016094 discloses a device (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example 1) relating to a transport and payout mechanism employed in a game machine of a type for transporting and paying out a prize having a hanging portion. I have. A specific configuration of the present invention is a configuration in which a coil spring having a coarse pitch is supported by a stay, and a shaft of a motor is connected to one end of the coil, and a hanging portion of the premium is hung between the pitches.
The prize is conveyed and paid out by controlling the number of rotations of the motor.

The invention disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3020894 (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example 2) supports a belt in which teeth are formed on an inner periphery and a claw for hanging a prize on an outer periphery is supported by a stay. The prize is conveyed by rotating a belt driving gear having teeth meshing with the teeth formed on the belt.

[0005]

However, for example, in the mechanism of the first conventional example, since the prize is conveyed by rotating the coil, a specific driving source is limited to a motor, and the prize is provided between the coil pitches. Since the hanging part is hung, there is a problem that the hanging part may be caught or cannot be transported depending on the shape of the hanging part. Also, in the mechanism of the conventional example 2, if the width of the belt is narrow, twisting or the like occurs, feeding becomes uncertain, and conversely, if the width of the belt is widened, there are objects in which a hanging portion such as a key holder does not enter. There was a problem that there was a restriction on the prizes to be attached.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is intended to simplify the mechanism to prevent the occurrence of failures and catching, and to transport and pay out prizes which can correspond to various driving sources. The purpose is to provide a mechanism for doing so.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has the following arrangement to solve the above-mentioned problems. In other words, hanging
In a mechanism for conveying and paying out prizes having a portion, a supporting portion having a holding portion for holding prizes having the hanging portion at equal intervals, and having a ridgeline on which the prize having the hanging portion moves , And is located in relation to the support portion, and further reciprocates back and forth to hang the
A slide unit that conveys and pays out prizes having a portion to the distal end side of the support unit, and associates the support unit with the slide unit, and a vertical direction in which the transfer direction of the prize having the hanging unit is positive. a guide portion for guiding the reciprocating motion direction forward with a positive slope upwards, hanging hanging made of a drive connecting portion for reciprocation between a rearward limit position and a forward limit position to said sliding portion A mechanism for carrying and paying out prizes having a support section , wherein the support section
A saw-shaped support on which the hanging portion of the prize slides.
Holding part, wherein the slide part is the same as the saw-shaped support part.
Having a saw-shaped slide portion having a shape, the rear limit position and
The horizontal distance between the front limit position and the
Is closest to the transport direction from the valley position
And a horizontal distance or more to the position of the saw-like supporting portion of the mountain, before Symbol
After hand at the limit position, the ridge line of the saw-like slide portion said serrated
Located vertically downward relative ridge of the support portion, in front SL front side limit position, the ridge line of the saw-like slide portion is positioned vertically upward relative to the ridge line of the saw-like support <br/> portion The present invention is characterized in that the prizes having the hanging portion move by one interval in the transport direction by one reciprocating movement of the slide portion.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram in which the sliding portion is at a rear limit position, FIG. 2 is a partially broken entire schematic diagram in which the sliding portion is at a front limit position, and FIG. , (A) is at the rear limit position,
FIG. 4B is a movement explanatory diagram of a prize having a hanging portion when FIG. 4B is at the front limit position.

In this embodiment, a mechanism for conveying and paying out prizes having a hanging portion will be described. The mechanism in the present embodiment includes a support portion W that hooks and holds the hanging portions R of premiums at equal intervals, a slide portion X that is located in relation to the support portion W, and further reciprocates back and forth, It comprises a guide portion Y for associating the support portion W with the slide portion X, and a drive communication portion Z for reciprocating the slide portion X.

First, the support portion W will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the support portion W includes a saw-shaped support portion 1 on which a hanging portion R of prizes slides, a base end portion 2 for fixing the support portion W to a column member 12 or the like, and a distal end of the support portion W. And a tip 3 located on the side. The saw-shaped support portion 1 has a plurality of slanted descending portions 1b and slanted ascending portions 1a in which the hanging portions R slide alternately arranged, and is hung at a position A of a valley where the slanted descending portions 1b and the slanted rising portions 1a are continuous. A groove 1c as a holding portion for holding R is formed.

Next, the slide portion X will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the slide portion X connects the hanging portion R to the support portion W.
A dispensing portion 4 for dispensing from the distal end portion 3 and a base end link portion 5 connected to the drive communication portion Z. Further, it has the same shape as the saw-shaped support portion 1 and has a slope corresponding to the slope descending portion 1b. And a saw-shaped slide portion 6, which is a feed inclined portion 6a that pushes up the hanging portion R along the inclined rising portion 1a. The slide portion X is associated with the support portion W via the guide portion Y, and the moving direction is determined by being guided by the guide portion Y. In this embodiment, the case where the saw-shaped slide portion 6 and the saw-shaped support portion 1 have the same shape has been described.
However, by one reciprocating motion of the slide portion X described later,
If it is possible to move the hanging part R by one interval of the support part W, the saw-shaped slide part 6 may not have the same shape as the saw-shaped support part 1.

Next, a description will be given of the guide portion Y which associates the support portion W with the slide portion X. In the present embodiment,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the support portion W includes two saw-like support portions 1 arranged in parallel with a gap sandwiching the slide portion X,
The guide pins 7 are integrated. A guide hole 8 is formed in the slide portion X, and the guide pin 7 is inserted into the guide hole 8 so that the support portion W and the slide portion X are associated with each other. As a result, the slide portion X moves so that the guide pin 7 follows the shape of the guide hole 8. The guide portion Y includes a guide pin 7 and a guide hole 8, and guides the reciprocating movement of the slide portion X according to the relationship between the guide pin 7 and the guide hole 8. In this embodiment, the case where the guide pin 7 is formed in the support portion W and the guide hole 8 is formed in the slide portion X has been described, but the guide pin 7 is formed in the slide portion X and the guide hole 8 is formed in the support portion. W can also be formed.

A description will be given of a drive connecting portion for causing the slide portion X to reciprocate. In the present embodiment, the drive communication portion Z
Transmits a reciprocating motion to the slide portion X and the slide portion X
A communication unit 9 for determining a reciprocating range of the motor, a driving unit 10 for generating a driving force and transmitting the driving force to the communication unit 9, and a control unit for determining the number of reciprocating movements.

The communication unit 9 is a driving motor 1 serving as a driving unit.
A crank bar 9a that cranks by rotation of 0,
Lever bar 9b that makes a lever movement through crank bar 9a
A guide roller α portion 9c for rotatably connecting the base end link portion 5 and the lever bar 9b, a guide roller β portion 9d for rotatably connecting the crank bar 9a and the lever bar 9b, and a crank bar 9a. And a fulcrum 9e rotatably supported. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotational motion of the motor is changed to a linear motion by a crank motion. Further, the reciprocating range of the slide portion is determined by the rotation radius of the crank bar 9a or the position of the guide roller β portion 9d.

Further, when the game player has achieved the prescribed condition, a signal for designating the number of revolutions is sent from the control unit (not shown) to the drive motor 10. The drive motor 10 rotates by the number of rotations specified by the signal,
The slide portion X reciprocates for the number of rotations. By installing the microswitch 11 as a part of the control unit, the lever 9b can be accurately positioned. The configuration of the drive communication portion Z is not limited to the present embodiment, and may be any configuration as long as it can transmit the reciprocating motion back and forth to the slide portion X. For example, a configuration using a solenoid coil or a cylinder may be used.

The fulcrum 9e and the driving unit 10 are
It is fixed to 2 etc. Further, in order for the lever 9b to move about the fulcrum 9e as an axis and for the lever 9b to transmit a linear motion to the slide portion X, the lever 9b and the guide roller α portion 9c, and the lever 9b and the guide roller α
A shaft margin 9f is formed in the portion 9c.

Next, the positional relationship between the support portion W and the slide portion X related by the guide portion Y will be described based on the positional relationship between the guide hole 8 and the guide pin 7. FIG.
Is a normal state in which the slide portion X stops, and the groove 1c
FIG. 3A shows a state in which a hanging portion R of prizes is held, and FIG. 3A is a schematic enlarged view of the saw-like slide portion 6 in the state shown in FIG. The position of the slide portion X shown in FIG. 1 is called a rear limit position t1. FIG. 2 shows a state in which premiums are paid out from the distal end portion 3 of the support portion W, and FIG. 3B is a schematic enlarged view of the saw-like slide portion 6 in the state shown in FIG. The position of the slide portion X shown in FIG. 2 is referred to as a front limit position t2.

In this embodiment, the guide hole 8 is
As shown in the figure, the shape is an elongated hole having a positive inclination in the vertical direction with the transport F direction being positive. Further, the guide hole 8 is located in a state of being hooked on the guide pin 7, and the slide portion X reciprocates back and forth with the guide pin 7 along the guide hole 8.

At the rear limit position t1, the ridge line (solid line in the figure) of the saw-shaped slide portion 6 is vertically lower than the ridge line (dashed line in the figure) of the saw-shaped support portion 1 as shown in FIG. Located in. The slide portion X is guided in the shape of the guide hole 8 via the drive connection portion Z by the rotation of the drive motor 10 as a drive portion, and moves in the transport F direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the movement is made at a position where the ridge line (solid line in the figure) of the saw-shaped slide portion 6 is vertically above the ridge line (dashed-dotted line in the figure) of the saw-shaped support portion 1. It temporarily stops and then returns to the rear limit position t1 through the reverse trajectory of the movement. The temporarily stopped position is the front limit position t2. The slide portion X reciprocates between the rear limit position t1 and the front limit position t2.

The horizontal distance (t1, t2) and the vertical distance [t1, t2] between the rear limit position t1 and the front limit position t2 are set to predetermined distances. With this setting, slide part X
Of the prizes arranged at equal intervals by one reciprocation, the hanging distances R of the prizes arranged at equal intervals in the transport F direction, that is, the horizontal distances (A,
A) It can be moved by minutes. In the present embodiment, the predetermined horizontal distance (t1, t2) is the horizontal distance (A ′,
B) and not more than the total of the horizontal distance (A, A) and the horizontal distance (A ′, B). The vertical distance [A ', B'] is equal to or longer than the vertical distance [A ', A], and the vertical distance [A, B] is equal to the vertical distance [A', A] and the vertical distance [t1, t2]. Is less than the combined distance.

A is the position of the valley of the saw-shaped support portion 1, A 'is the position of the valley of the saw-shaped slide portion 6, B is the position of the ridge of the saw-shaped support portion 1, and B' is the saw-shaped slide portion 6. The location of the mountain. Further, the horizontal distance (A, A) is the horizontal distance between adjacent valleys, and the horizontal distance (A ′, B) is the closest position from the valley position A ′ of the saw-like slide portion 6 toward the transport F direction. 5 shows the horizontal distance to the peak position B of the saw-shaped support portion 1 shown in FIG. Also,
The vertical distance [A ', B'] is the vertical distance from the valley position A 'of the saw-shaped slide portion 6 to the peak position B', and the vertical distance [A ', A] is the valley position of the saw-shaped support portion 1. The vertical distance from A ′ to the position A of the valley of the saw-shaped support portion 1, the vertical distance [A,
B] indicates the distance from the valley position A to the peak position B of the saw-shaped support portion 1, and the vertical distance [t1, t2] indicates the vertical distance between the rear limit position t1 and the front limit position t2 (see FIG. 3). .

Also, in the present embodiment, the case where the prizes having the hanging portions R are transported and paid out has been described. However, by changing the shape of the support portion W, box-shaped prizes having no hanging portions can be provided. It can also transport and pay out spherical prizes. Further, even in the case where the forward path and the backward path follow different trajectories in the reciprocating motion of the slide portion X, it can be handled by changing the shape of the saw-like slide portion 6.

The operation of the present invention and the movement of the prizes according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4. Normally, the slide portion X is located at the rear limit position t1 with respect to the support portion W, and the hanging portions R are held at equal intervals in the groove 1c (see FIGS. 1 and 4A).

When the player of the game machine achieves the prescribed condition, a signal for instructing the motor speed to the drive motor 10 is sent via the control unit. In the present embodiment, the number of rotations is one rotation. By the rotation of the drive motor 10, the crank bar 9a rotates, the lever bar 9b moves about the fulcrum 9e as an axis, and further, the guide roller α portion 9
The slide portion X is pushed out and pulled in through c. (See FIGS. 1 and 2)

When the slide portion X is pushed out, the saw-like slide portion 6 is guided by the guide portion Y and moves obliquely upward in the direction of conveyance F. In the middle of the movement, the feed inclined portion 6a formed on the saw-shaped slide portion 6 lifts the hanging portion R of the prizes from the groove 1c, and slides up and transports the hanging portion R along the inclined rising portion 1a ( FIG. 4B).

When the crank bar 9a has rotated half a turn, the feed inclined portion 6a reaches a position beyond the inclined descending portion 1b. This position is the front limit position t2. At the front limit position t2, the ridge line of the saw-like slide portion 6 is located vertically above the ridge line of the saw-like support portion 1. Further, the dispensing section 4 sets the hanging section R held in the groove 1c formed on the most distal end side to the feeding inclined section 6.
a with the same action as in FIG. 2A, and slide up on the sloped up portion 1a to pay out prizes from the tip of the support portion W (FIG. 2,
4 (b) and 4 (c)).

When the crank bar 9a continues to rotate, the slide portion X is pulled back. Forward limit position
At t2, the hanging portion R was lifted by being hooked at the valley position A ′ of the saw-shaped slide portion 6 and was independent of the support portion W (see FIG. 4C), but the slide portion X was pulled back. On the way, it is caught by the inclined descending portion 1b and again receives the interference of the support portion W (see FIG. 4D). Further, the retraction of the slide portion X proceeds, and when the ridge line of the saw-like slide portion 6 completely enters vertically below the ridge line of the saw-like support portion 1, the hanging portion R slides down the inclined descending portion 1b. Then, it reaches the groove 1c and is conveyed to the leading end side by one interval (see FIG. 4E).

[0028]

The mechanism according to the present invention is constructed as described above, and has the following effects. The prizes are conveyed and paid out by reciprocating the slide part back and forth, so that the drive source can be a solenoid coil or cylinder, etc. Is wide. Since it is not configured to carry or pay out by rotation of the belt, there is no failure due to belt twist or the like. Any type of prize can be used as long as it can be hung, such as a ring type, a string type, and a ball chain type. Also, depending on the shape of the support plate, it can be used for box-shaped prizes and spherical prizes. Since the mechanism is simplified, the occurrence of a failure is small, and the control of the transport moving distance is easy. Since the holding portion is formed, the prizes do not easily fall out of the support portion even if a mischief such as tilting the game machine is performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram in which a sliding portion is at a rear limit position.

FIG. 2 is an overall schematic view of a partially broken part in which a slide portion is at a front limit position.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a saw-like slide portion 6,
(A) is at the rear limit position, (b) is at the front limit position

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of movement of premiums having a hanging portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 R: prize hanging portion W: support portion 1: saw-shaped support portion 1a: inclined rising portion 1b: inclined falling portion 1c: groove 2: base end portion 3: tip end portion X: slide portion 4: payout portion 5: Base link part 6: Saw-shaped slide part 6a: Feed inclined part Y: Guide part 7: Guide pin 8: Guide hole Z: Drive connection part 9: Communication part 9a: Crank bar 9b: Lever bar 9c: Guide roller α part 9d : Guide roller β section 9e: Support point section 9f: Shaft margin section 10: Drive motor (drive section) 11: Micro switch 12: Column member A: Valley of saw-shaped support section B: Peak of saw-shaped support section A ': Saw Valley of the sliding part B ': peak of the saw-shaped sliding part

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hanging hook conveyance of premiums having, in mechanism for dispensing, has a holding portion for holding the premiums with the hanging hook at regular intervals, and the prize with the hanging hook A supporting portion having a moving ridgeline, and a sliding portion which is located in relation to the supporting portion, and further conveys and pays out premiums having the hanging portion to the tip end side of the supporting portion by reciprocating back and forth. If, association, and the suspended and the slide portion and the support portion
A guide portion that guides the reciprocating movement with a direction having a positive gradient upward in the vertical direction with the transport direction of the prizes having the hanging portion being positive, and a guide portion for the rear limit position and the front limit position on the slide portion . And a drive communication unit for reciprocating the prize, and a mechanism for transporting and paying out prizes having a hanging unit , wherein the support unit is a sliding movement of the hanging unit of the prize.
A saw having a saw-shaped support portion, wherein the slide portion has the same shape as the saw-shaped support portion.
Have Jo sliding portion, the horizontal distance between the rear limit position and a forward limit position,
From the position of the valley of the saw-shaped slide portion toward the transport direction
Horizontal distance to the nearest serrated support peak
Not less than away, before Symbol after lateral limit position, the ridge line of the saw-like slide portion is positioned vertically below with respect to the ridge line of the saw-like supporting portion, pre Symbol
In front side limit position, the ridge line of the saw-like slide portion said serrated
Located vertically upward with respect to the ridge line of the support portion, hanging <br/> premiums with the hanging hook in one reciprocating motion of the slide portion is characterized in that said moving one spacing partial in the transport direction A prize transporting and dispensing mechanism with a hanging part .