JP3737216B2 - Gift acquisition game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game machine that obtains a prize by dropping a prize from a prize suspending device by launching a ball by a player's operation and hitting it on the prize.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In conventional prize acquisition game machines, various prizes are displayed on the board, displaying the number of points necessary to acquire those prizes, and the player plays a game on another game board and accumulates the points. If you reach the specified score at the end of the game or at the end of the game, you will be able to activate the prize button for the required score.
[0003]
However, in the conventional acquisition game machine, attention is particularly concentrated on the necessary (normative) score, so that the interest in the prize itself is often diminished.
There is also a type of game machine in which a prize is sandwiched between games and then moved and dropped, or a prize ring part is hooked with a game fishhook.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The prize displayed on the board is merely a display and not intended to be taken out, so a capsule dedicated to the display is required, and there is a drawback that it takes time to maintain the game machine.
In a game machine that is pinched or hooked, the method of dropping is not clear or an arbitrary operation seems to have been performed in advance.
According to the present invention, a prize is obtained by playing a game so as to directly aim at the arranged prizes.
Further, it is possible to appeal to the player directly and easily the relationship between the game's upper and lower game and the prize.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention creates a space covered with a transparent cover on a base and serves as a play field, and a suspension device that rotates at a low speed is provided in the play field on the base.
This suspension device is composed of a support column erected on the base so as to rotate at a low speed, an annular body attached substantially coaxially to the support column, and a hook mechanism rotatably provided on the annular body. Then, the target is fixed to the hook mechanism and the prize is suspended so as to be removable, and the ball enclosed in the play field is launched by the ball launching mechanism toward the target, and when the ball hits the target, the prize In the prize acquisition game machine that falls off the hook mechanism,
The annular body is formed with a hole that penetrates from the upper surface to the lower surface and has a large diameter at the top and bottom and a small diameter at the center, and a piece of L-shaped rotating material is loosely inserted into the hole. The tip of the torus protrudes from the lower surface of the torus, and the other piece is present on the upper surface of the torus. The weight of the target and the other piece causes the other piece of the rotating material to contact the upper surface of the torus, and a locking claw extending in the direction of the column is attached to the tip of the piece in a substantially perpendicular direction. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the prize is suspended from the engaging claws.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1 FIG.
The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, referring to FIG. 1, a premium acquisition game machine of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a prize acquisition game machine according to the present invention.
The game machine has four independent play fields 2, 3 (left and right in FIG. 1) and the center and back of FIG. 1 so that four players can play the game separately.
A cylindrical cover 50 made of a transparent acrylic plate or the like is provided on each of the play fields 2, 3 and front and rear surfaces.
[0007]
In addition, you may provide a wall that separates the play fields 2 and 3 and the front and back, but there is no wall because it is intriguing if you can see the movement of each other's balls, and it will not be annoying to the opponent's side play. May be.
Corresponding coin insertion slots 4, 5, 30, operation units 6, 7, 23, and a common prize outlet 8 are provided below the respective play fields 2, 3 and front and rear.
The operation units 6, 7, and 23 are pad units that are hit by the player when the ball 9 is launched toward the target 20.
The coin insertion slots 4, 5, and 30 are parts for inserting a fee required for the game and dedicated coins, and the prize outlet 8 is a part for the player to receive prizes.
[0008]
Here, the prize is suspended from the rotary suspension device 10.
The rotary suspending device 10 is configured by providing an annular body 12 on a support column 11 that rotates slowly, and attaching a number of hook mechanisms 13 thereto. A premium 15 (only one is illustrated in the shape of a bell in FIG. 1) is suspended from the hook mechanism 13.
The support | pillar 11 is rotatably provided in the base 14 perpendicularly | vertically, and is rotated with the electric motor (not shown) provided in the base 14. FIG.
[0009]
Three or more bar members (not shown) are radially projected from the outer periphery of the column 11 at the same height in a substantially horizontal direction.
The ring members 12 are fixed to the outer ends of the bars by making the opening angles of the bars substantially uniform and the same length.
An annular body 12 having a similar configuration is provided for each position at a predetermined height to form a multilayer (five layers in the figure) structure. In the multi-layered torus 12, the uppermost layer has the smallest radius, and the radius is increased toward the lower layer.
[0010]
2 and 3, the hook mechanism 13 will be described in detail.
A hole 16 penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface is formed in the annular body 12, and the hole 16 has a large diameter at the top and bottom and a central portion with a small diameter at a constricted shape.
A piece 18 of an L-shaped rotating member 17 is loosely inserted into the hole 16, and its tip protrudes from the lower surface of the torus 12.
The other piece 19 of the rotating member 17 exists on the upper surface of the torus 12, and a flat plate-like target 20 that is the direct target of the ball is attached to the other piece 19.
[0011]
With the weight of the target 20 and the other piece 19, the rotating member 17 is in a state in which the other piece 19 comes into contact with the upper surface of the torus 12 and the one piece 18 hangs substantially vertically from the hole 16 of the torus 12.
A locking claw 21 is attached to the distal end portion of one piece 18 of the rotating member 17 in a substantially perpendicular direction. Here, the prize 15 will be described as a key holder 22 below.
The locking claw 21 extends from the one piece 18 in the direction of the column 11, and the locking claw 21 is inserted into the hole of the ring 23 of the key holder 22.
[0012]
Even if the key holder 22 is suspended from the locking claw 21, since the weight of the other piece 19 and the target 20 is large, the locking claw 21 is maintained in a substantially horizontal direction, and the key holder 22 does not slide off the locking claw 21.
Now, a large number of such hook mechanisms 13 are arranged at equal angles on the annular members 12 of each layer, and key rings 22 having different shapes, patterns, colors, materials, etc. are suspended from the respective locking claws 21. .
[0013]
Further, a band-shaped transparent cover 24 is attached along the outer peripheral portion of the torus 12 to prevent the ball 9 from the target 20 from directly hitting the piece 18 of the rotating member 17, the key holder 22, or the like.
The transparent cover 24 is squeezed inward as it goes downward, and when the key holder 22 falls off the locking claw 21 and falls, it is directed toward the column 11.
[0014]
Since the transparent cover 24 is transparent, the player can observe the premium key ring 22 suspended from each layer.
The upper surface of the base 14 located between the portion where the column 11 is rotatably held and the lowermost transparent cover 24 is vacant (not shown).
The key holder 22 detached from the locking claw 21 hits the transparent cover 24 along the dotted line a, passes through this space, passes through the conduit inside the base 14, and slides down to the Kyoto article outlet 8.
[0015]
Next, the ball launching mechanism 28 will be described with reference to FIG.
The upper surface of the base 14 is slowly inclined and funnel-shaped at the play fields 2 and 3 and the front and rear sides, and a cylindrical recess 25 is formed at the lowest position. The ball 9 that has fallen on the upper surface of the base 14 flows into the recess 25. A thin hole 26 is formed below the center of the recess 25, and a hitting rod 27 is loosely inserted into the thin hole 26.
[0016]
The hitting bar 27 is accelerated upward by the ball launching mechanism 28 and hits the ball from below to above, so that the ball 9 jumps upward.
As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end surface of the hitting bar 27 is slightly inclined in the direction of the column 11, and the ball 9 to be thrown has a parabolic trajectory that reaches a higher position in proportion to the magnitude of the acceleration that the hitting bar 27 pushes up. Draw and fly in the direction of the hook mechanism 13.
[0017]
Next, the ball launching mechanism 28 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
When reaching the player's hand and hitting the pad portion of the operation portions 6, 7, and 23, the arm portion 36 rotates around the pin 34.
As the arm portion 36 rotates, the push rod 38 rises, and the second arm portion 37 rotates about the second pin 35.
[0018]
By the way, an eccentric plate cam 31 is provided below the second arm portion 37 so that the ball firing mechanism 28 operates only when a coin, a 100-yen coin, or the like is inserted.
A plate cam 31 for rotating the second arm portion 37 in a direction away from the push rod 38 and retracting the second arm portion 37 outside the stroke of the push rod 38 is provided below the second arm portion 37.
[0019]
If the solenoid coil 44 is not energized, the plate cam 31 is pulled by the spring 32 and rotated to push the second arm portion 37 upward.
When the solenoid coil 44 is energized, the movable iron piece 33 is pulled by the solenoid coil 44, and at the same time, the plate cam 31 is rotated in the opposite direction against the attractive force of the spring 32. Come down to.
[0020]
FIG. 7 shows an example of an electric circuit. The power supply 47 supplies electric power to the solenoid coil 44 via the control unit 41 including the control unit 41.
The coin sensor 42 is provided in the coin insertion slot 4, 5, 30, detects a coin, sends a detection signal to the control unit 41, and the control unit 41 has a timer 46 built therein.
Beginning with this detection signal, the control unit 41 starts the timer 46 and sends power to the solenoid coil 44.
The strut 1 is always rotating to draw the customer's attention.
[0021]
When the power is turned on, the timer 46 measures a predetermined time, for example, 60 seconds, and sends a timeout signal to the control unit 41 after 60 seconds.
The controller 41 energizes the solenoid coil 44 for 60 seconds.
The prize sensor 43 is provided in the path of the falling prize, detects a passing prize, and sends a detection signal to the control unit 41.
[0022]
Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Step S1 in which the customer stands in front of the play field 2 in FIG. 1 and inserts a 100 yen coin into the coin insertion slot 4, for example.
In step S 2, a detection signal from the coin sensor 42 is sent to the control unit 41, and the control unit 41 supplies power from the power supply 47 to the solenoid coil 44, the rotary motor 45, and the timer 46.
[0023]
Then, the timer 46 is activated and starts counting time for 60 seconds while displaying the remaining number of seconds on the display unit. Almost simultaneously, the solenoid coil 44 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is excited in step S 3, and the movable piece 33 is drawn into the solenoid coil 44.
As a result, the connecting piece 29 is pulled to the right by the movable piece 33. Then, the eccentric cam 31 is rotated around the shaft 30, and the convex portion is rotated leftward in the figure from above.
[0024]
The second arm portion 37 shown in FIG. 5 rotates counterclockwise in the drawing, and approaches the push rod 38 and comes into contact therewith.
Thereby, in step S4, the ball firing mechanism 28 can operate the pad, that is, the lock is released and the ball can be launched.
During this operation, the player strikes the pad of the operation unit 6 in FIG. Since the suspension device 10 is slowly rotated around the support column 11 by the rotation motor 45, various key holders 22 can be seen through the transparent cover 24.
[0025]
The player hits the operation unit 6 with his / her hand while aiming at the target 20 of any layer in accordance with the rotation of the suspension device 10.
Through the ball launching mechanism 28 of FIG. 4, in particular, the rising of the hitting bar 27 causes the ball 9 to jump out of the recess 25 due to acceleration and ascend, and make a parabolic flight toward the target 20.
When the ball hits the target 20, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotating member 17 rotates clockwise in the figure, the locking claw 21 also rotates, and the key holder 22 naturally falls by weight. .
[0026]
The key holder 22 continues to fall inside the transparent cover 24 and enters the prize outlet 8 through the internal conduction path.
The launched ball 9 hits the target 20, falls and returns to the upper surface of the base 14 while hitting the transparent cover 24.
Meanwhile, the control unit 41 checks whether a time-out signal is received from the timer 46 in step S5.
[0027]
Further, in step S6, the control unit 41 checks whether or not a prize has come out from the signal of the prize sensor 43.
If the player is not a good player, before the target 20 is hit, the time-out is made in step S5 and the process proceeds to step S8. The control unit 41 stops the power supply to the solenoid coil 44, the rotary motor 45, and the timer 46.
[0028]
If the ball 9 hits the target 20 and the prize 15 is removed, a signal is sent from the prize sensor 43 to the control unit 41 in step S7, and again in step S8, the control unit 41 supplies power to the solenoid coil 44. Stop timer 46.
[0029]
In step S8, the solenoid coil 44 of FIGS. 5 and 6 is de-energized, and the connecting piece 29 and the movable piece 33 are pulled back to the left in the drawing by the spring 32.
Then, the plate cam 31 rotates about the shaft 30 in the clockwise direction, and the convex portion comes into contact with the second arm portion 37 and further pushes it up.
For this reason, the 2nd arm part 37 rotates centering on the 2nd pin 35, and the 2nd arm part 37 moves out of the stroke of the push rod 38. FIG.
[0030]
Accordingly, the hitting rod 27 and the second arm portion 37 of FIG. 4 are not affected by the operation portion 6, the arm portion 36, and the push rod 38, and are locked, and the ball 9 cannot be fired.
At the same time, the timer 46 becomes zero and the game is over.
[0031]
The prize 15 is not limited to the key holder 22, but may be a hanging type product wrapped in cardboard, a small stuffed animal, or a doll animal with a hanging ring.
Since the prize can be seen through the transparent cover 24, it is easy to select the desired prize. The player only has to aim at the target 20 while paying attention to the prize and fire the ball 9.
Because you can control the ball directly, you can concentrate on the game with confidence.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a prize acquisition game machine of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a hook mechanism of a hanging device for a prize acquisition game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the behavior of the hook mechanism of the hanging device of the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a ball launching mechanism of the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the main part of the ball launching mechanism of the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the behavior of the lock mechanism of the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 game machine 2, 3 play field 4, 5, 30 coin insertion slot 6, 7, 23 operation unit 8 prize takeout 9 ball 10 rotary suspension device 11 support 12 torus 13 hook mechanism 14 base 15 prize 16 Hole 17 Rotating member 18 One piece 19 Other piece 20 Target 21 Locking claw 22 Key holder 24 Transparent cover 25 Recess 26 Hole 27 Strike rod 28 Ball firing mechanism 29 Connection piece 31 Plate cam 32 Spring 33 Movable iron piece 36 Arm part 37 Second arm Unit 38 push rod 41 control unit 42 coin sensor 43 premium sensor 44 solenoid coil 46 timer 47 power supply 50 cover

Claims (4)

Create a space covered with a transparent cover on the base and make it a play field, and provide a hanging device that rotates at a low speed in the play field on the base,
This suspension device is composed of a support column erected on the base so as to rotate at a low speed, an annular body attached substantially coaxially to the support column, and a hook mechanism rotatably provided on the annular body. Then, the target is fixed to the hook mechanism and the prize is suspended so as to be removable, and the ball enclosed in the play field is launched by the ball launching mechanism toward the target, and when the ball hits the target, the prize In the prize acquisition game machine that falls off the hook mechanism,
The annular body is formed with a hole that penetrates from the upper surface to the lower surface and has a large diameter at the top and bottom and a small diameter at the center, and a piece of L-shaped rotating material is loosely inserted into the hole. The tip of the torus protrudes from the lower surface of the torus, and the other piece is present on the upper surface of the torus. The weight of the target and the other piece causes the other piece of the rotating material to contact the upper surface of the torus, and a locking claw extending in the direction of the column is attached to the tip of the piece in a substantially perpendicular direction. A prize acquisition game machine characterized in that the prize is suspended from the engaging claws.   The prize acquisition game machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the hook mechanisms are provided around the torus.   3. The prize acquisition game machine according to claim 2, wherein the annular body is provided in a plurality of layers with the height of the mounting position of the support column being changed.   4. The prize acquisition game according to claim 3, wherein a transparent cover is attached to an outer periphery of the torus so as to surround a lower portion of the hook mechanism, and a falling prize is moved in the direction of the column. Machine.

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