JP3860128B2 - Game machine prize placing and dropping device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a prize placing and dropping device for a game machine.
[0002]
There are many game machines in which at least a part of the side surface is covered with a transparent plate and a game is enjoyed in the closed game space. Among such game machines, the present invention is provided with a prize placing plate as a prize display means for projecting a prize from a back plate, and this game machine can also serve as a prize carry-out means when a certain game effect is obtained. The present invention relates to a gift placing and dropping device.
[0003]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, based on the fixed idea that the prize placing and dropping device is for sliding the prize on the prize placing board, the prize placing board is projected to the player side tip of the U-shaped frame protruding from the back plate. To connect the free end of the prize placing plate from the back plate, use the plane maintenance means that can move freely, display the prize while maintaining the plane state of the prize placing board, and drop and feed the prize. The plane maintaining means is submerged in or behind the rear plate, the plane maintenance is released, the premium is slid down on the premium placement plate, and the premium is brought into contact with the rear plate as a drooping guide. In addition, there is a technique in which the product is dropped and conveyed to a premium carrying means below the back plate.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above prior art is based on the fixed idea that the prize placing and dropping device slides the prize placing plate. Since it is indispensable to fix the U-shaped frame to be protruded, there is a problem that the plane maintaining means and the U-shaped frame are expensive and the appearance is lacking in beauty.
[0005]
In addition, since the process of dropping the prize and dropping takes a process of dropping after dropping, there is also a problem that the game lacks agility and lacks crisp game pleasure.
[0006]
In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a game placing and dropping device that is low in cost, has an aesthetic appearance, and can obtain an agile game pleasure.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a game machine in which a premium placement plate that protrudes in a planar manner is provided on a back plate of a concealed game space that is covered with a transparent material on the front or side and is visually recognized by a player. A mounting plate is pivotally connected to the back plate, and is connected to a toggle mechanism provided on the back surface of the back plate through the back plate, and the toggle mechanism is fixed to a hanging support plate provided on the back surface of the back plate. A first toggle rod whose ends are pivoted, a second toggle rod which is pivoted to the first toggle rod and pivoted to the prize placing plate side, and the first and second double toggle rods a stopper for maintaining the straight stationary state, that is composed of the first and second opposite Toguru rod between the pivot connection portion or s linearly state release means for applying a force in the bending direction to the proximal band, the major The problem is solved.
[0008]
Based on the main problem solving means, the present invention is such that the linear state releasing means uses a solenoid mechanism, and the solenoid stem of the solenoid mechanism presses the pivot portion or its vicinity. It can take the composition to add.
[0009]
In addition, based on the above-mentioned main problem solving means, the present invention, when the prize placing plate or the prize placed on the prize placing plate has a considerable weight, The angle around the pivot part is reduced from 180 degrees, the pivot part is attached in the downward direction, and a stopper means corresponding to this can be installed.
[0010]
In the present invention, the stopper means is an L-shaped metal fitting, and can be configured to freely contact and support the first toggle rod.
[0011]
With the above-described configuration, when the player achieves a certain game result, for example, when the prize is carried out to the player, the solenoid trunk end portion is connected to the first toggle rod and the second by the control of the solenoid mechanism. For example, a pressing force is applied to the pivotal part with the Toggle ridge or in the vicinity thereof. The use of the solenoid mechanism is useful as a pressurizing means for pressing because it facilitates electronic control that causes instantaneous solenoid stem movement.
[0012]
When this pressure is applied, the first toggle rod is instantly moved away from the L-shaped bracket by the weight of the prize placing plate, and the first toggle rod and the second toggle bracket are instantly separated from the stopper means having the L-shaped bracket as a typical example. The pivotal part with the Toggle Pass jumps up.
[0013]
As a result, the prize placement board continuously connected to the second toggle bag is drawn to the back plate side vigorously, butterflies in a state equivalent to colliding with the back plate, and hangs down when viewed from the player side. It becomes. In this operation, an impulse peculiar to the toggle mechanism is generated. Therefore, it is preferable to provide an impulse relaxation means or the like on the prize placing plate contact portion of the back plate.
[0014]
Due to the momentary operating mechanism as described in the previous section, the prize placed on the prize placing plate falls almost immediately without falling through the process of sliding down. The player is provided with agile and crisp game pleasure, and the drop point is directly below the prize placing plate, so the prize carry-out means may be provided at the direct point.
[0015]
In order to return the prize placing plate to the state of projecting planarly as viewed from the player side, the first toggle rod is first attached to the L-shaped bracket which is the stopper means until it is in a linearly stationary state. Until the toggle rod comes into contact, for example, the pressure may be applied manually or by a separately attached device.
[0016]
The stopper means is not limited to the L-shaped metal fitting, but, for example, in addition to the L-shaped metal fitting, a stopper trunk is protruded from the first toggle rod, and the second toggle rod comes into contact with the stopper rod when resting linearly. With such a configuration, the unexpected butterfly movement of both toggle folds can be suppressed even better.
[0017]
For prizes having a substantial weight or prize placing plates, the angle of the straight line state of the toggle rod is reduced from 180 degrees according to these weights, and the pivoting part is attached downward, and the stopper means corresponding thereto If the structure is installed, the butterfly due to the release of the toggle mechanism from the resting state is unlikely to occur unless a considerable pressure is applied to the pivotal portion of the first toggle rod and the second toggle rod or in the vicinity thereof.
[0018]
Therefore, for example, if the degree and force of projection of the solenoid trunk are increased by electronic control, the similar straight line state can be easily released even in the state described in the previous section.
[0019]
In addition, for prizes or prize placing plates having a considerable weight, the angle around the pivotal part of the straight state of the toggle rod is reduced from 180 degrees according to these weights, and the pivotal part is attached downward. In this case, if the stopper is an L-shaped bracket and the first toggle rod is configured to freely contact and support, the straight line state is satisfactorily maintained withstanding the weight of the prize or the prize placing plate. .
[0020]
According to the above-described configuration, the prize is projected on the player side from the back board, which is required in the prior art, which is naturally required to go through the process of sliding off the thing placed on the prize placing board. The U-shaped frame is unnecessary, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the appearance is also aesthetic.
[0021]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0022]
FIG. 1 is a partially transparent overall perspective view of the first and second toggle rods in the embodiment of the game machine mounting and dropping device according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a partially perspective overall perspective view of a state where both toggle rods are in a straight linear stationary release state.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a toggle mechanism is connected to the prize placing plate 1 through a support plate 2 extending downward. That is, the second toggle rod 4 and the first toggle rod 3 are connected to the support plate 2 with the prize placing plate 1, and these support plates 2 are connected to the second toggle rod 4 by the support plate pivot 2 a, Toggle rods 3 and 4 are pivotally connected by a toggle pivot shaft 5. As a result, the second toggle rod 4 is pivoted to the first toggle rod 3 and to the prize placing plate side 1.
[0023]
The prize placing plate 1 is exposed to the player side from the back plate 6 in a game space covered with a transparent material, and is hinged to the back plate 6 via a hinge 1a. Usually, it protrudes in the horizontal direction from the surface 6 a of the back plate 6. It is the support plate 2 with the prize placement plate 1 that horizontally supports the prize placement plate 1, but the support plate 2 to the second toggle rod 4 are long and narrow holes formed in the back plate 6. It is configured to be able to appear and disappear from a rectangular movable hole 7.
[0024]
A back support plate 8 for pivotally connecting the first toggle rod 3 is provided on the back surface 6b of the back plate 6, and the first toggle rod 3 is pivotally coupled thereto. As a result, the first toggle rod 3 is pivotally connected to the hanging support plate 8 at its fixed end. In addition, an L-shaped metal fitting 9 is fixed adjacent to the hanging support plate 8 as stopper means for maintaining the first and second toggle rods 3 and 4 in a straight-line stationary state.
[0025]
With respect to the L-shaped metal fitting 9, when the prize placing plate 1 is relatively light and the prize placed on the L-shaped metal fitting 9 is also lightweight, The L-shaped metal fitting 9 is fixed so as to come into contact with the first toggle rod 3 so that the toggle rods 3, 4 are 180 degrees around the toggle pivot 5, that is, substantially linear.
[0026]
On the other hand, in the case of the second embodiment, that is, when the prize placing plate 1 has a relatively heavy weight and the prize placed thereon has a substantial weight, the first and second toggle rods 3 are in a linearly stationary state. 4 is configured to be a gentle V-shaped line that is slightly bent downward rather than a straight line so that the angle 4 is sharper than 180 degrees around the toggle pivot 5, that is, the toggle pivot 5 is slightly downward. In accordance with this, the metal fitting 9 is also fixed so as to contact the first toggle rod 3.
[0027]
In the present embodiment, the stopper protrusion 10 serves as a secondary stopper means in the vicinity of the toggle pivot 5 of the first toggle rod 3 and the second toggle rod 4 to prevent the second toggle rod 4 from moving freely. Protruded to do. In addition, this stopper protrusion 10 can be abbreviate | omitted as needed.
[0028]
A micro switch 11 is fixed below the first toggle rod 3. This micro switch 11 detects whether or not the prize placing plate 1 is in a horizontal state.
A solenoid body 13 having a retractable solenoid stem 12 is fixed below the toggle pivot shaft 5 in the linearly stationary state of the first and second toggle rods 3 and 4. The solenoid stem 12 and the solenoid main body 13 constitute a solenoid mechanism, and the upper end 12a of the solenoid stem 12 can be moved in and out of the solenoid main body 13, and when the player achieves a certain result in the game, it is illustrated accordingly. The solenoid mechanism is actuated by a control signal output from the solenoid control means that does not, the solenoid stem 12 protrudes from the solenoid body 13, and the pivoting portion between the first and second toggle rods 3 and 4, that is, the toggle pivot 5 is disposed. It is set as the structure which applies the press from the bottom to the upper direction to the 1st 2nd toggle rod 3 currently performed, the 4 end overlapping part, or its vicinity.
[0029]
With the above-described configuration, when the player has achieved a certain game result in a game adjacent to the present embodiment, for example, when the prize is carried out to the player, the solenoid mechanism is controlled by the control of the solenoid mechanism. The upper end 12a applies an upward pressure to the pivot 5 of the first toggle rod 3 and the second toggle rod 4 or in the vicinity thereof.
[0030]
When this pressure is applied, the first toggle rod 3 is instantly moved away from the L-shaped metal fitting 9 from the L-shaped metal fitting 9 as the stopper means due to the weight of the prize placing plate 1, and the first toggle rod 3 Toggle pivot 5 which is a pivotal portion between the second toggle rod 4 and the second toggle rod 4 jumps up vigorously.
[0031]
At the same time, the prize placing plate 1 pivotally connected to the second toggle rod 4 via the support plate 2 is drawn to the back plate 6 side and is in a state equivalent to a collision with the back plate 6. It moves, and the state where it sees from the player side appears instantly. In this operation, an impulse peculiar to the toggle mechanism is generated. Therefore, it is preferable to provide an impulse relaxation means or the like on the prize placing plate abutting portion of the back plate 6. For example, a styrofoam or cloth material is disposed on the prize placing plate contact portion of the back plate 6 so as not to impair the aesthetic appearance.
At this time, the microswitch 11 is activated to detect that the prize placing plate 1 is suspended, and the notifying means (not shown) is activated. That is, for example, a lamp or the like is turned on.
[0032]
In this way, the prize placed on the prize placing plate 1 falls almost in a state close to a vertical fall without going through the process of sliding down, and visually falls with the stone. The player feels agile in the movement and has a crisp game pleasure.
[0033]
In order to return the prize placing plate 1 to the state of projecting planarly as viewed from the player side, the first toggle rod 3 is manually operated until it is in a linearly stationary state or with a separately attached device. Apply pressure. Whether the first toggle rod is in contact with the L-shaped metal fitting 9 serving as the stopper means is detected by the microswitch 11 so that the prize placing plate 1 is planar. The fact that it is in a protruding state is notified by turning off the lamp or the like.
[0034]
In addition to the L-shaped metal fitting 9, the stopper means is provided with a stopper projection 10 as a stopper trunk projecting from the first toggle rod 3 so that the second toggle rod 4 abuts against the stopper rod when resting in a straight line. If it is set as a simple structure, the unexpected butterfly movement of both toggle rods 3 and 4 is suppressed more favorably by both stopper means.
[0035]
With respect to a prize having a considerable weight or a prize placing plate, the first and second toggle rods 3 and 4 have an acute angle of more than 180 degrees around the toggle pivot axis 5, that is, the toggle pivot axis 5 is slightly below. As shown in the figure, it is constructed so that it is a slightly bent line rather than a straight line, so that the pivotal portion 5 between the first toggle rod 3 and the second toggle rod 4 or in the vicinity thereof has a considerable amount. If no pressure is applied, butterfly movement due to the release of the toggle mechanism from the stationary state is unlikely to occur. This pressing control may be performed by electronic control of a solenoid mechanism.
[0036]
Further, in the case of a prize having a considerable weight, or when the prize placing plate 1 has a considerable weight, the first and second toggle rods 3 and 4 have an acute angle of more than 180 degrees around the toggle axis 5 in accordance with these weights. That is, since the toggle pivot 5 is configured to be slightly bent downward rather than a straight line so that the toggle pivot 5 is slightly downward, it is possible to freely attach the L-shaped metal fitting 9 as a stopper means, If it rises slightly to the right, the first toggle rod 3 makes good contact with it, so that the weight of the prize and the prize placing plate can be endured and the straight line state is maintained well.
[0037]
According to such a configuration, the prize placed on the prize placing plate 1 is finished instantaneously equally without going through the process of oblique sliding down. In addition to providing a crisp game pleasure, the U-shaped frame projecting on the player side from the back plate, which is required in the prior art, is unnecessary, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the appearance is also shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, it has an aesthetic appearance, and the covered space can also be a prize display space.
In addition, as a straight line state release means for applying a force in the bending direction to the pivotal portion between the first and second toggle plates 3 and 4 or in the vicinity of the pivotal portion, a drive mechanism of a type that pushes up the pivotal portion. In addition, it is possible to use a drive mechanism of a type that pulls up the pivot part.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the prize placing and dropping device for a game machine according to the present invention, there is provided a game placing and dropping device that is low in cost and has an aesthetic appearance and can obtain a more agile game pleasure. Provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partially transparent overall perspective view of a first straight both-state toggle state of first and second double toggle rods according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially transparent whole perspective view of a first linear toggle release state of first and second toggle toggles according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an overall view of a main part of a game machine provided with an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Premium placement plate 2 Support plate 3 1st toggle rod 4 2nd toggle rod 5 Toggle pivot 6 Back plate 6a Back plate surface 6b Back plate rear surface 7 Movable hole 8 Vertical support plate 9 L-shaped bracket 10 Stopper projection 11 Micro Switch 12 Solenoid trunk 12a Solenoid trunk upper end 13 Solenoid body

Claims (3)

In a game machine in which a front or side surface is covered with a transparent material, and a prize placing board protruding in a plane is provided on the back board of the covering game space that is visually recognized by the player,
The prize placing plate is pivotally connected to the back plate, and is connected to a toggle mechanism provided on the back side of the back plate through the back plate, and the toggle mechanism is pivotally connected to the prize placing plate at one end. A second toggle rod, a first toggle rod having one end pivotally connected to the other end of the second toggle rod, and a hanging portion provided on the back surface of the back plate and having the other end of the first toggle rod pivoted. A support plate, a stopper for maintaining a linear static state of the first toggle rod and the second toggle rod, and a pivotal portion between the first toggle rod and the second toggle rod or in the vicinity of the pivotal portion A prize placing and dropping device for a game machine, comprising: a straight line state releasing means for applying a force in a bending direction to the game machine.   2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the similar linear state releasing means uses a solenoid mechanism, and a solenoid stem of the solenoid mechanism applies a pressure to the pivotal portion or its vicinity. A gift placement and fall device. The stopper has a first Toguru rod is abutting supportably freely L bracket attached, that game machine prize placement置落under device according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein.

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