JP3401872B2 - Prize acquisition game machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game device capable of stirring prizes inside a case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, game machines such as crane game machines have been provided in amusement centers such as game arcades as one of the popular game machines for a wide range of age groups. Such a game device has an interesting feature of being able to win a prize stored inside.
The use of popular characters as freebies has made it challenging. For this reason, it has been installed in many game arcades and is in the spotlight.

A crane game machine will be described below with reference to the drawings as an example of a game machine for obtaining such a prize. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the game machine body 1 includes a base 2 and a case 3. Here, the front direction of the crane game machine, which is the operation position of the player during playing, is the front, the rear direction of the crane game machine is the rear, and the left and right viewed from the front are the left and right directions.

The case 3 has a front surface and a side surface made of a transparent plate member such as glass or resin. Further, the back surface and the top plate of the case 3 are made of a transparent or mirror-finished plate-shaped member or a plate-shaped member that is decorated. Further, a receiving portion (not shown) is provided on a part of the inner bottom surface of the case, and is connected to a prize outlet 8 described later. It is possible to accommodate a large number of prizes 4 such as stuffed animals in the case 3.

Further, inside the case 3, a crane is suspended from above. This crane is composed of a rod-shaped support member 5 suspended in the vertical direction, and a gripping member provided at the lower end thereof for gripping the prize 4. This gripping member is provided with two crab-shaped arms 6 that can be opened and closed. Note that these arms 6 are normally in a closed state, and are configured to be opened by a player's operation when grasping a prize. The support member 5 is provided so as to be slidable in the left and right direction and the front and rear direction and extendable and contractible in the up and down direction by a drive source (not shown) provided in the upper part of the case 3. There is.

On the other hand, an operation panel 9 is provided on the base 2. The operation panel 9 is provided with a coin slot 10 for starting a game and a button switch 7 for stopping the support member 5 of the crane corresponding to a desired prize 4 position. This button switch 7 is
First for stopping the crane at the corresponding position in the left-right direction
It comprises a switch 7a and a second switch 7b for positioning the crane, which is positioned in the left-right direction by the first switch 7a, in the front-rear direction. Further, a lower portion of the front surface of the base 2 is provided with an opening 8 for taking out a prize which is connected to a lower end of the receiving portion (not shown).

The operation of the conventional example having the above structure is as follows. That is, when the player inserts a coin into the coin slot 10 and presses the first switch 7a, the drive source is activated and the support member 5 slides in the left-right direction. Then, the first switch 7a is released to stop at the position in the left-right direction corresponding to the desired prize. Next, when the player presses the second switch 7b, the support member 5 slides in the front-rear direction. Then, by releasing the second switch 7b, the support member 5 is temporarily stopped, and the two arms 6 are opened and extended downward,
At the position of the prize 4 at the bottom of the case 3, the operation of closing the arm 6 (holding the prize) is performed once. After this, the support member 5 contracts upward again with the arm 6 closed, and the receiving portion (not shown).
Move to above. Then, the arm 6 is opened above the receiving portion (not shown). Therefore, when the prize can be grasped by the prize holding operation, the prize 4 is grasped by the arm 6 and carried to the receiving portion (not shown), where it is dropped into the receiving portion by opening the arm. It Then, the player takes out the prize 4 from the takeout opening 8 below.

By the way, in such a prize-winning game device, recently, in order to appeal the game device to the surroundings, a large number of prizes are housed in a case seen from the outside so as to be piled up like a mountain. Has been done. For this reason, even if there is a distance to the game device, the prize that is overlapped in contact with the front surface and the side surface of the case is conspicuous.

[0009]

However, the prior art has the following problems. That is, the prizes that can be grasped by the crane are limited to those exposed on the surface of the mountain of the prize. Therefore, the number of selectable prizes is limited, and even if the desired prize can be seen from the front or side of the case, it cannot be acquired when it is buried in another prize. Therefore,
If the prize desired by the player is not exposed on the surface, the player's willingness to challenge decreases.

For this reason, means for transmitting vibration from the bottom surface to the prize is provided, such as vibrating the bottom surface of the case or providing a protrusion on the bottom surface to move the case. This is because it is possible to change the overlapping position of each prize by transmitting the vibration to the prize that is left stationary inside the case.

However, when vibration is transmitted from the bottom of the case to the prize, the position of the prize in contact with the bottom changes, and the prize position on the upper part also changes accordingly. The more you reduce the vibration transmitted to the prize,
As a result, the change in the prize position is reduced. this is,
When the prizes overlap in two stages, the positions of the prizes may change and the prizes may be replaced as a whole.
However, as in recent years, when a large number of prizes are stored inside the case, even if vibrations are transmitted from the bottom to the prizes, the prizes buried by other prizes may be exposed on the surface. Is quite small, and the position of the freebies exposed on the surface will not change much. Therefore, if the prize desired by the player is not exposed on the surface in advance, the prize is selected from the limited prizes, which makes it difficult to inspire the player.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems in the prior art, and its object is to stir a large number of prizes stored in a case before performing a prize acquisition operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize acquisition game device capable of significantly increasing the number of prizes that can be acquired and broadening the range of prize selection.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is provided with a case for accommodating a prize, and an acquisition means for acquiring a prize inside the case, and the case. In a prize-winning game device externally provided with operating means for operating the winning means, an axis provided parallel to the bottom surface of the case is provided at the bottom of the case.
A stirring means for stirring rotatable gifts is provided in the front,
As a stirring means, one or more blades are installed around the rotary shaft.
Drive rotor and drive source for rotating the rotor shaft
Are provided, and the rotation of the rotor causes
It is characterized in that the prize is entirely agitated vertically .

The invention of claim 2 is the same as that of claim 1.
It is characterized in that a drop preventing means for prizes is provided at a lower portion of the rotor .

The invention according to claim 3 is the case according to claim 1.
An operation unit for operating the stirring means is provided outside
And said that you are.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that an operating portion for operating the stirring means is provided outside the case according to claim 1.

[0017]

According to the invention of claim 1, which has the above-mentioned structure, the stirring means for stirring the stored prize is provided inside the case, so that the whole prize in the case can be stirred. it can. As a result, the prizes exposed on the surface are exchanged, and the player has a wider selection range of prizes.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the prizes in the case can be agitated by the rotor so that the prizes in the case are switched up and down.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the opening is provided in the bottom surface of the case and the rotor is provided in this portion, the fall preventing means is provided so as to prevent the prize from falling through the opening. Stirring becomes possible, and the whole prize can be stirred at once.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by providing the operating means, if the player desires, the prize can be stirred before the acquisition operation by the arm.

[0021]

【Example】

(1) Main Examples Hereinafter, one example of the prize acquisition game device according to the present invention will be described.
It will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing the premium getting game device of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing a stirring means provided in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a premium getting game of the present embodiment. The perspective view which shows an apparatus. Here, the present embodiment includes the inventions according to claims 1 to 4. In this embodiment, members having the same functions as those of the conventional technique are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the premium getting game device of this embodiment, the game shown in FIG.
As shown in, a stirring means for the prize 4 is provided at the bottom of the case 3. This stirring means is provided with a rotating shaft 12 and a rotor 11 provided with blades 13 on its peripheral surface, a drive source 14 for rotating the rotating shaft 12 of the rotor 11, and a prize 4 from the case 3 to the base during stirring. 2 and a cover portion 15 which is a means for preventing it from falling inside.

The stirring means is specifically constructed as follows. That is, a long opening 16 is provided on the bottom surface of the case 3 in the left-right direction, which is an intermediate position in the front and rear of the case 3. The rotor 11 is rotatably provided in the opening 16. The rotor 11 is arranged so that the axis center of the rotating shaft 12 is located at the bottom surface of the case 3. The rotor 11 has a structure in which the rotating shaft 1 is provided around the rotating shaft 12.
1 or 2 or more blades 13 which are in the same direction as the axial direction of 2
Are provided so as to protrude radially. 1 and 2, the rotor provided with four blades is shown.

On the bottom surface of the case 3, the rotor 11
A long opening 16 is provided to provide
From the gap between the opening 16 and the blade 13 of the rotor 11,
A gutter-shaped cover portion 15 is provided below the opening 16 so that the prize 4 does not fall inside the base 2. here,
The cover portion 15 is formed and arranged in such a shape that it does not come into contact with the blades 13 of the rotating rotor 11 and that the prize 4 is smoothly rotated and discharged together with the blades 13 when the rotor 11 rotates.

The rotor 11 is constructed such that the rotation shaft 12 of the rotor 11 is rotated by a motor 14 as a drive source. The motor 14 is configured such that the driving force is transmitted to the rotor 11 by the transmission means 17 or the driving force is directly transmitted from the motor 14 to the rotating shaft 12 of the rotor 11. The driving force transmission means 17 may be, for example, the motor 14 and the rotor 1.
A method of transmitting a driving force to the rotor by providing a V-pulley on each of the rotating shafts 12 and 18 of FIG. A flat belt method or a method using a sprocket and a roller chain is used for the belt wheel.

On the other hand, the operation panel 9 of the base 2 is provided with a coin insertion slot 10 and a button switch 7, as well as a stirring button 19 for rotating the rotor.
When a coin is inserted into the coin slot 10, the button switch 7 and the stirring button 19 provided on the operation panel 9 are provided.
Power is supplied to each drive source connected to the.

(2) Operation / Effects of Main Embodiment The operation of the present embodiment configured as described above is as follows. That is, when the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 10, the drive sources connected to the button switch 7 and the agitating button 19 are powered on, and the operation standby state is set. Here, among the many prizes 4 housed inside the case 3, if there is no prize 4 that the player desires among the prizes 4 exposed on the surface, the stirring button 19 is pressed. Along with this, the motor 14, which is the drive source, operates and the rotor 11 rotates from the front to the rear. At this time, the rotor 1
With the blade 13 of No. 1, the prize 4 is drawn into the rotation, rotationally moves together with the rotor 11, and discharged upward. this is,
The prize 4 in the case 3 is entirely agitated in the vertical direction, and the prize 4 is buried by other prizes until then.
Will be exposed on the surface.

Thereafter, the button switch 7 is operated to move the crane to the position of the prize 4 desired by the player in the newly exposed prize group, and the prize 4 by the arm is moved.
The acquisition operation of.

Therefore, in this embodiment, since the stirring means is provided on the bottom surface of the case 3, if the player desires, the prize 4 inside the case 3 can be stirred so that the top and bottom of the prize 4 are interchanged. Moreover, the rotor 1
At the time of driving 1, the prize 4 in the case 3 moves as a whole, so that the movement of appearance is large and the stirring can be visually appealed. As described above, since the prize 4 can be stirred by the player's selection before the acquisition operation by the arm 6, even if the prize 4 desired by the player is not exposed on the surface in advance, the stirring button is pressed. 19
When is pressed, the desired prize 4 may be exposed. This significantly increases the number of prizes 4 that can be acquired compared to the conventional case.

Moreover, even players who would not have challenged the game without the desired prize 4 in the past, will challenge the game with an interest in what kind of prize 4 is exposed. Become. In addition, which of the prize 4 that is exposed on the surface in advance and the prize 4 that is exposed by stirring is the one that the player desires, the player can also press the stirring button 19 like a game. You can enjoy.

In the present embodiment, since the rotor 11 is provided on the bottom surface of the case 3, it does not normally come in contact with the eyes of the player and does not interfere with the prize winning operation.

(3) Other Embodiments The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and the specific shape, or the mounting position and method of each, can be changed as appropriate.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the opening is provided on the bottom surface of the case 3 for disposing the rotor 11, but in the present invention, the opening width in the front-rear and left-right directions can be appropriately changed. Alternatively, the entire bottom surface of the case 3 may be used as an opening and the bottom surface may be used as the guard portion 15 to form a gutter shape. In such a case, depending on the opening width, the rotor 1
Change the size and shape of 1. Further, as a drive source for rotating the rotor 11, a drive source having a capacity corresponding to the rotor 11 is appropriately selected and used.

For example, when the entire bottom surface of the case 3 is the cover portion 15, the blades 13 provided on the rotor 11 are also large corresponding to the opening widths before and after the opening portion 16. Further, the rotary shaft 12 and the drive source 14 for rotating the rotary shaft 12 also have shapes and capacities corresponding to loads applied to the blades 13 due to the weight of the prize 4. With such a configuration, a group of a plurality of prizes 4 is provided inside the case 3 for each block divided by the blades 13 of the rotor 11. Then, for example, when four blades 13 are provided, by rotating the rotor 11 by 1/4, the groups visible from the front of the case 3 are switched. Further, the group that was seen from the front surface of the case 3 before the rotor 11 was rotated is also agitated in the group due to the rotation. Therefore, the prize 4 exposed on the surface is entirely replaced with that before the rotor 11 was rotated. Therefore, the number of prizes 4 that can be obtained is significantly increased, and the range of selection for the player is expanded.

It is also possible to provide the rotor 11 on the bottom of the case so that the rotating blade 13 is located above the bottom of the case 3. In this case, the cover portion 15 is not necessary and the configuration is simple. Moreover, since the prize can be stirred, the stirring means can be inexpensive.

Further, in the present invention, the rotor 1 of the stirring means is
The arrangement position and the arrangement direction of 1 are not limited, and the rotary shaft 12 of the rotor 11 can be provided in the front-rear direction or the like. Also,
The blades 13 of the rotor 11 can be appropriately changed such that they are provided so as to be parallel to the axial direction of the rotating shaft 12 and that they are provided spirally around the rotating shaft 12. Furthermore, case 3
It is also possible to provide a plurality of rotors 11 on the bottom. Further, a plurality of stirring buttons 19 may be provided so as to drive each rotor 11 in accordance with the number of rotors 11 installed.

This is, for example, from the left and right side surfaces of the case 3, at positions where the width of the case 3 in the left-right direction is about 1/4, and the axial direction of the rotary shaft 12 is the front-back direction.
Place 1 The operation panel 9 has two stirring buttons 19 for driving the left and right stirring means respectively.
To provide. With such a configuration, after the coin is inserted, the player can mix the right half, the left half, or the whole prize 4. For example, if there is a prize 4 that can be acquired on the surface of the right half, only the left half is stirred.
As a result, a better prize 4 may be exposed on the surface of the left half. Therefore, in the case where there is a free gift 4 in advance and it is desired to also stir, it is possible to avoid the risk that the desired free gift 4 is not exposed by stirring the whole.

Further, in the present invention, the drive source 14 provided in the stirring means can be appropriately set such that it is operated for a certain period of time when the stirring button 19 is pressed once, or is operated while the stirring button 19 is pressed. is there. Furthermore, the setting of the number of times of use of the stirring button 19 can be appropriately selected. Also, the drive source 1
The rotation direction of the rotor 11 according to No. 4 is not limited to a fixed direction, and can be changed forward and backward. Further, it is also possible to configure the drive source 14 of the rotor 11 to be operated by inserting a coin into the coin insertion slot 10 without providing the stirring button 19. In this case, what kind of prize 4 is exposed on the surface can be first enjoyed as if playing a game.

The prize-winning game device of the present invention is
The present invention is not limited to the crane game machine, and can be applied to other prize acquisition game devices that acquire the prize 4, and in this case, the same effect can be obtained.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, the agitating means for agitating the prize is provided at the bottom of the case in which the prize is stored.
It is possible to stir many prizes in the case.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a prize acquisition game device in which the number of prizes that can be acquired is increased and the range of selection of prizes is expanded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of a premium getting game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a stirring means of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a premium getting game device provided with a stirring means of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a crane game machine, which is an example of a prize acquisition game apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1… Main body 2 ... Base 3… Case 4 ... Freebie 5 ... Support member 6 ... Arm 7… Button switch 8… Exit 9… Operation panel 10 ... Coin slot 11 ... Rotor 12, 18 ... Rotation axis 13 ... feather 14 ... Drive source (motor) 15… Cover part 16… Opening 17 ... Means of communication 19… Stir button

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A prize acquisition game apparatus in which a case for accommodating a prize is provided, and an acquisition means for acquiring a prize inside the case and an operation means for operating the acquisition means are provided outside the case. At the bottom of the case parallel to the bottom of the case
A stirring means for stirring a prize that is rotatable around a rotating shaft is provided .
Rotate the rotor with blades and the rotor shaft
A drive source for
The prize in the base is totally stirred vertically.
A prize acquisition game device characterized in that 2. A drop preventing hand for a prize is provided on a lower portion of the rotor.
The view according to claim 1, wherein a step is provided.
Item acquisition game device. 3. A stirring means is operated outside the case.
An operating section for the device is provided.
The prize acquisition game device described in 1.