JP3930790B2 - Medal game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medal game machine, and more particularly, to a medal game machine that can send out a medal inserted from an insertion slot to a play field and receive a payout of the medal through an operation through the medal in the play field. In this specification, the medal is a concept including a coin and a similar metal circular plate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A typical example of this type of medal game machine is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The medal game machine disclosed in the same document is a so-called pusher game machine. The play field has a first table having an edge on the front side, and an edge on the near side, and is stacked on the first table. And a second table that repeats the forward movement and the backward movement in the forward direction. The first table stores a large number of medals that have been prepared in advance or that have been thrown in first. Since the second table reciprocates as described above, the medals accumulated on the first table by the advancing movement can be pushed forward. The player sets a target to some extent and inserts a new medal into the play field. If the medal can be sent to the back of the first table at the moment when the second table moves backward, the medal is pushed forward by the advancement movement of the second table, and the movement of this medal has already moved the previous table. The medal group pushed out by the two-table advance movement is pushed further forward. At this time, the medal pushed out to the vicinity of the front edge of the first table falls from the front edge of the first table and is paid out from the payout port. The player chooses a place in the play field and inserts medals so that as many medals can be paid out as possible with as few medals as possible.
[0003]
Patent Document 2 discloses another medal game machine. The one disclosed in this document is based on a so-called pusher game mechanism, but, contrary to the configuration of Patent Document 1, the upper second table is fixed and the lower first table reciprocates. Even in this case, since the relative movement of the second table as seen from the first table is the same as that in Patent Document 1, the same game as described above can be performed.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-210225 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2001-347059 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Incidentally, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, in addition to the configuration as the pusher game machine described above, a certain lottery is performed when a medal enters the chucker, and the size of the prize obtained as a result of the lottery is set. Accordingly, a configuration for paying out a predetermined number of medals is disclosed.
[0006]
For example, the lottery mechanism in Patent Document 1 discharges a ball when a medal enters a chucker, and gives a prize when the ball enters one of the winning holes after moving through the play field.
[0007]
However, in the lottery mechanism in the medal game machine of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, after the discharged ball moves to the lowest lower end in the vertical direction by the action of gravity, the ball is again lifted by the lift mechanism, and subsequently the complex for lottery Since the ball is moved, the structure is complicated, and the time until the final lottery is performed is too long.
[0008]
The invention of the present application has been conceived under such circumstances, and it is possible to grasp the process from when a ball discharged according to a medal win moves to the lottery stage. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medal game machine that can further enhance the interest by increasing the player's expectation level and excitement level.
[0009]
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following technical means.
[0010]
That is, the medal amusement machine provided by the present invention has a medal slot, a play field to which medals inserted from the medal slot are sent out, and a ball that is discharged when the medal enters a predetermined chucker. And a lottery mechanism that leads to a lottery section after passing through a predetermined movement route, and is a medal game machine that pays out a predetermined number of medals by lottery in the lottery portion. And a plurality of ribs arranged in the depth direction and extending laterally on the table surface, each having a break, on the table surface. Ball swing table with And a rotating body arranged adjacent to the ball swing table and having a plurality of rail grooves on the outer periphery The ball is introduced into the ball swing table from a portion biased in the width direction at the back end of the ball swing table. At the same time, when the ball transferred from the ball swing table to one end of the rail groove of the rotating body reaches the other end of the rail groove, the moving path can be continued as a safe ball. It is configured as described above.
[0011]
The ball makes a swing movement that swings slowly to the left and right along the bottom cross-section track formed by each rib, and moves from the interrupted portion of the rib to the adjacent track, and this track also swings as described above. It will move to the front end of the ball swing table. Such a movement of the ball is visually interesting, and when a plurality of balls are introduced onto the ball swing table at the same time, the introduced ball moves from the previous break to the next track. Or, the balls make interesting moves while interfering with each other. As described above, the ball swing table having the above-described configuration can realize various and very interesting ball movements while having a very simple configuration as a ball movement path. This is one factor that enhances the interest of medal game machines.
[0013]
Also, above Since the rotating body is always rotating, the ball transferred to the rail groove does not always reach the other end safely. A ball that could not be transferred to the rail groove, or a ball that dropped out in the middle of the rail groove becomes an outball, and the right to draw in the lottery section is stripped. Such a configuration of the ball movement path is a simple configuration, but gives the player a feeling of thrill and excitement, which is also an element that enhances the interest of the medal game machine.
[0014]
In a preferred embodiment, the rotating body has a substantially truncated cone shape as a whole, and the plurality of rail grooves are formed along a generatrix of the substantially truncated cone.
[0015]
According to such a configuration, a simple rotation support structure in which the rotating body is rotated about the horizontal axis can be adopted, but the upper portion of the rail groove is inclined so that the other end side is lower. Can be. Thereby, the ball transferred to one end of the rail groove can be conveniently guided to the other end by the action of gravity.
[0016]
In a preferred embodiment, the moving path further includes a pocket for receiving a safe ball reaching the other end of the rail groove of the rotating body, and a transport path for transporting the ball received in the pocket to the lottery section by gravity. And further.
[0017]
In a preferred embodiment, the lottery section is arranged near the central portion of the ball rolling table, and a dish-shaped ball rolling table in which the central portion is the most depressed and the amount of depression becomes smaller toward the peripheral portion. And one or a plurality of winning holes.
[0018]
In a preferred embodiment, the ball passing through the moving path is further discharged onto the ball rolling table in a direction substantially tangential to the peripheral edge of the ball rolling table.
[0019]
In a preferred embodiment, the ball rolling table is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.
[0020]
In a preferred embodiment, the ball rolling table can change an inclination angle.
[0021]
In a preferred embodiment, the play field is constituted by a medal pusher mechanism.
[0022]
As described above, in the present invention, the movement path for guiding the ball to the lottery part depends on the action of gravity. Accordingly, as described above, an interesting ball movement can be realized with a simple configuration without arranging a complicated mechanism such as a lift mechanism in the movement path. All the movements of the ball moving in the movement path can be visually confirmed, and this greatly contributes to enhancing the interest as a medal game machine.
[0023]
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the drawings.
[0024]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
[0025]
FIG. 1 shows an appearance of an embodiment of the medal game machine A. A transparent showcase 1b having a regular polygon is provided on the lower casing 1a having a regular polygon. The lower housing 1a and the showcase 1b are divided into zones 11 equally divided in the circumferential direction so that, for example, 8 to 10 people can play simultaneously. In each zone 11, medal insertion ports 2 are provided at two places on the left and right, and a medal payout port 12 is provided in the lower housing 1 a.
[0026]
FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of each zone 11 in the showcase 1b. A so-called pusher game mechanism 3 as a play field of a medal game machine is arranged in a lower area in front of the hand. The pusher game mechanism 3 as the basic mechanism of the medal game machine according to this embodiment will be described below.
[0027]
The pusher game mechanism 3 includes a fixed first table 31 having a front edge 31a, and is advanced on the first table 31 in a slightly rearward direction so as to be stacked on the first table 31. And a second table 32 that reciprocates such as retreating in the back direction. On the first table 31, medals M prepared in advance or sent out through insertion from the medal insertion slot 2 are stored. By the reciprocation of the second table 32, the medal group M on the first table 31 is pushed forward. When the medal m inserted from the medal insertion slot 2 at the moment when the second table 32 is retracted can be sent to the open space in the back of the first table 31, the medal m moves forward in the second table 32. Is pushed forward. Then, the medal m further pushes the medal group M that has already been pushed to the near side of the first table 31 in the forward direction. Thereby, the medal m near the front edge 31 a on the first table 31 is dropped from the first table 31. The player selects the area in the width direction on the first table 31 where there are many medals that are likely to fall from the front edge 31a so as to receive as many medals as possible with as few medals as possible. Try to send medal to.
[0028]
In this embodiment, the medals dropped from the first table 31 are not paid out as they are, but a plurality of balance gates 4 are provided adjacent to the front edge 31a of the first table 31. The balance gate 4 is swingable about a shaft 41 extending in the lateral direction. As shown in FIG. 3, a weight 42 is provided on one side of the shaft 41 and a medal receiving portion 43 is provided on the other side of the shaft 41. have. The medal receiving portion 43 also has a medal receiving port 43a. In a normal state, the balance gate 4 is stable in a predetermined inclination state in which the medal accommodating portion 43 is moved up by the weight of the weight 42 as indicated by a solid line in FIG. When the medals m falling from the first table 31 are accumulated in the medal accommodating portion 43, the medal accommodating portion 43 becomes heavier and eventually overcomes the weight of the weight 42, and as shown by a virtual line in FIG. It swings so that the accommodating part 43 becomes lower. Then, the medals m stored in the medal accommodating portion 43 are collectively dropped and discharged downward. The medal m dropped and discharged reaches the medal payout port 12. When the medal receiving portion 43 is lightened by the medal discharge, the balance gate 4 returns to the normal position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 and waits for the falling medal m. The player selects the balance gate 4 in which the medal accommodating portion 43 is almost full, and in order to further drop the medal m onto the balance gate 4, an area in the width direction of the first table 31 where the balance gate 4 is located is selected. Select and try to send a new medal m to the back of the area. As a result, the chance to receive more medals is created by the smaller number of inserted medals, and the interest as a medal game machine is further enhanced.
[0029]
In this embodiment, in order to send the medal m inserted from the medal insertion slot 2 to the play field, the following measures are taken. As shown in FIG. 3, the medal slot 2 is provided with a cylindrical or groove-shaped guide member 21 that can roll and give an initial speed while standing the medal m as a whole. The guide member 21 is supported so as to be swingable in the horizontal and vertical directions around the fulcrum, whereby the player sends out the medal m given the initial speed from the tip of the guide member 21. You can choose the direction freely.
[0030]
In the showcase 1b, on the front side of the play field, and above the play field, the run up that allows the medal m sent from the tip of the guide member 21 to be rolled further toward the back of the play field. A surface 5 is provided. This running surface 5 can be constituted by a plate-like member having a predetermined width substantially corresponding to the width of each zone 11, and has a straight rear edge 51, preferably in FIGS. 3 and 4. As shown, the rear edge 51 is inclined so as to be low.
[0031]
A first state in which the front edge 6a has a front edge 6a and a back edge 6b so as to be adjacent to the back edge 51 of the running surface 5 and the front edge 6a is adjacent to the back edge 51 of the running surface 5; There is provided a medal jump member 6 that can take a second state in which 6a is separated from the rear edge 51 of the running surface 5. In this embodiment, the medal jump member 6 is formed so that its upper surface 6c has a cylindrical inner surface. As shown in FIG. 4, the medal jump member 6 can swing around a central axis 62 of a cylinder formed by the upper surface 6c via brackets 61 formed so as to rise from both ends thereof. Is supported by the machine frame 60. When the medal jump member 6 takes a first state in which the front edge 6a is adjacent to the rear edge 51 of the running surface 5 (shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 and shown in FIG. 4), The medal m rolling on the surface 5 should be able to continue rolling while smoothly transferring to the upper surface of the arc inner surface. Further, the vicinity of the back edge 6b of the medal jump member 6 taking the first state is inclined so as to become higher as it goes further to the back of the play field.
[0032]
In order to swing the medal jump member 6, as shown in FIG. 4, one end can be pivoted to an eccentric position of a rotating plate 64 that is rotated by a motor 63 supported by an appropriate part of the machine frame 60. By connecting the other end of the rod 65 connected to the bracket 65 to an appropriate portion of the bracket portion 61 of the medal jump member 6 so as to be pivotable, the rod 65 can be easily configured.
[0033]
By inserting from the medal insertion slot 2 provided with the guide member 21, the medal m rolling with an initial speed rolls on the inclined running surface 5 and is further increased in speed. When the medal jump member 6 is shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 and the front edge 6a is in the first state adjacent to the rear edge 51 of the running surface 5 as shown in FIG. When reaching the rear edge 51 of the surface 5, the medal m is transferred to the upper surface 6c of the medal jump member 6 as it is, and continues to roll due to inertia, and is eventually jumped obliquely upward from the rear edge 6b inclined upward. On the other hand, when the medal jump member 6 is shown in phantom lines in FIG. 3 and the front edge 6a is separated from the rear edge 51 of the running surface 5 as shown in FIG. Even if m reaches the rear edge 51 of the running surface 5, this medal cannot be transferred to the medal jump member 6 and falls or is knocked down by the medal jump member 6.
[0034]
In this embodiment, three targets 7 arranged in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. 2 are arranged above the play field in the back of the medal jump member 6. The target 7 is decorated in a desired shape as shown in FIG. 6, but has a central through hole 71 and is mounted on a bracket 73 that can swing around a horizontal axis 72. ing. Needless to say, the bracket 73 also has a hole corresponding to the central through hole 71 of each target 7. These targets 7 can detect the passage of the medal m to the central through hole 71 by, for example, a metal sensor. The medal m passing detection signal alone can be used as a lottery signal to pay out a predetermined number of medals m by a separate medal payout mechanism, or as a separate lottery mechanism activation signal. It can also be used. When the medal m passage detection signal is used as the lottery signal, the weights per lottery for the three targets 7 are made different, and the medals to be paid out according to which target 7 has passed the medal m. The number of m may be different. In this embodiment, each of the targets 7 is generally configured such that the central through hole 71 swings around the vertical direction, and an appropriate depth direction in the pusher game mechanism 3 as a play field. As shown in FIG. 3, preferably, the medal m that drops through the central through hole 71 is provided at a position where it easily falls near the back of the first table 31.
[0035]
In order to make the target 7 swingable, as shown in FIG. 6, one end can be pivoted with respect to the eccentric position of the rotating plate 75 rotated by the motor 74 supported by the machine frame 60. The other end portion of the rod 76 connected to the shaft is realized by a simple mechanism that supports the target 7 and is pivotally connected to an appropriate portion of a bracket 73 that can swing about a lateral shaft 72. be able to.
[0036]
The player determines the aim in the horizontal direction while considering the timing at which the medal jump member 6 takes the first state and taking into consideration which target 7 the medal m is allowed to pass through. Input from 2. When the timing is appropriate and the direction is appropriate, as shown in FIG. 3, the medal m that has successfully transferred from the running surface 5 to the medal jump member 6 is caused to jump off the medal jump member 6 as described above, and the parabola. Is passed through the desired target 7. Then, a predetermined number of medals m can be paid out as an award commensurate with the target 7, or the next big chance can be given by a separate lottery device.
[0037]
As described above, in the medal gaming machine A configured as described above, at the time of sending the medal m to the play field, not only the medal sending direction but also the fun that requires the skill including the timing is born. There are two methods for paying out medals as prizes: a method of paying out directly to the medal payout slot 12 and a method of paying out on the first table 31 of the pusher game mechanism 3. When paying out on the first table 31 of the pusher game mechanism 3, a substantially equal number of medals m are paid out to the medal payout port 12 via the first table 31 or the balance gate 4. The expectation that the medal stay situation on the field will be changed at once will be born.
[0038]
Further, as described above, if each target 7 is positioned above the first table 31 in the pusher game mechanism 3, the medal m that has dropped through the central through hole 71 of the target 7 is exactly the second table. Since the medal group M on the first table 31 is effectively dropped by the advance movement by the player 32, the medal insertion operation aiming at the target 7 as described above by the player is performed by the pusher game mechanism 3 as it is. This improves the basic medal acquisition efficiency and further enhances the interest as a medal game machine.
[0039]
In the above, an example in which the so-called pusher game mechanism 3 is adopted as the play field in the basic mechanism of the medal game machine A has been described. As described above, the separate lottery mechanism 8 can be activated when the medal m passes through the target 7 (sometimes referred to as “chucker”). In the configuration. Therefore, the configuration until the lottery mechanism 8 is activated is not limited to the above, and any configuration may be adopted. Hereinafter, an example of the lottery mechanism 8 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0040]
The lottery mechanism 8 is arranged in the sub-machine frame 80 installed further in the pusher game mechanism 3 while enjoying the visual fun of moving the ball. A desired number of balls B are discharged from the ball discharge holes 81 opened at appropriate positions on the front surface 80a of the sub machine casing 80 depending on which target 7 the medal m has passed. A belt conveyor type ball elevation mechanism 88 is installed behind the ball discharge hole 81 as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. Lifted and kept waiting. The waiting balls B can continuously discharge a desired number of balls B one after another by rotating the discharge rotor 88a.
[0041]
The ball B discharged from the ball discharge hole 81 moves on the ball swing table 82. 7 and 8, the ball swing table 82 has a plurality of laterally extending ribs 82a arranged in a depth direction on a surface gently curved concavely when viewed from the front. Each rib 82a is provided with a notch 82b at an appropriate location, and the entire ball swing table 82 is inclined so that the front side is slightly lowered. The ball discharge hole 81 is provided at a position slightly deviated laterally from the center in the width direction of the ball swing table 82 on the wall surface of the sub-machine frame standing from the back end of the ball swing table 82. In addition, the ball swing table 82 may be installed in a fixed manner, or may swing left and right at a desired angle.
[0042]
The ball B moves from the break portion 82b of the rib 82a to the adjacent track while swinging to the left and right slowly swinging the track of the ship bottom cross section formed by each rib 82a. Such a swinging motion is performed, and the ball swing table 82 is reached at the front end. Such movement of the ball B is visually interesting, and when a plurality of balls B are introduced onto the ball swing table B at the same time, the ball B introduced later is more than the ball B introduced earlier. First, it moves from the break to the next track, and the ball makes interesting movements while interfering with each other. As described above, the ball swing table 82 having the above-described configuration can realize various and very interesting movements of the ball B while having a very simple configuration as a ball movement path. This is one element that enhances the interest of the medal game machine A.
[0043]
Next, the ball B transfers to the chance gate 83 disposed adjacent to the front side of the ball swing table 82. The chance gate 83 includes a truncated cone-shaped rotating body 84 that rotates about an axis extending in the front direction from the front wall of the ball swing table 82. The rotating body 84 is reduced in diameter toward the front side, and a plurality of concave groove-shaped rails 84a extending in the generatrix direction are formed on the outer periphery thereof. The rail 84a located in the upper part is inclined so as to become lower toward the front side. If the ball B can get on the rear end of one of the rails 84a of the rotating body 84, the ball B can reach the front end of the rail 84a with a relatively high probability. It is dropped into the entrance pocket 85 from the front end to the next path. The ball B that cannot reach the front end of the rail 84a and falls in the middle is out.
[0044]
Since the rotating body 84 is always rotating, the ball B transferred to the rail 84a does not always reach the other end safely. The ball B that could not be transferred to the rail 84a and the ball B dropped out in the middle of the rail 84a become an outball, and the right of lottery in the lottery section is deprived. Such a configuration of the ball movement path is a simple configuration, but gives the player a sense of thrill and excitement, which is also an element that enhances the interest of the medal game machine A.
[0045]
The ball B dropped into the entrance pocket 85 is guided to a ball rolling table 86 as a lottery unit disposed below the ball swing table 82 by the action of gravity. The ball rolling table 86 has a form similar to a roulette, and includes, for example, a dish-shaped ball rolling field 86a that gently forms the same quadratic curve in any diametrical cross section. . As shown in FIG. 10, the ball rolling field 86a has a circular shape in plan view, and for example, three winning holes 86b are provided near the center.
[0046]
A ball guide pipe 87 as a conveyance path communicates with the entrance pocket 85, and the lower end of the ball guide pipe 87 falls through the ball guide pipe 87 as shown in FIG. The ball B is oriented so that it can be discharged in the tangential direction near the outer periphery of the ball rolling field 86a. The ball B released to the ball rolling field 86a rolls while drawing a spiral on the ball rolling field 86a, and eventually enters the winning hole 86b near the center. The winning holes 86b preferably have different prize sizes. For example, if the ball rolling field 86a is slightly inclined in a predetermined direction with respect to the horizontal state, the probability that the ball B enters in each winning hole 86b becomes different. In this case, the winning hole 86b with the lowest probability is set as the highest prize, and the weight of the prize is decreased in the order of increasing probability. When the ball B enters the winning hole 86b, a predetermined number of medals m are paid out according to the size of the prize given to the winning hole 86b. The ball B that has entered the winning hole 86b is collected together with the out-ball at the chance gate 83 described above, raised to the vicinity of the ball discharge hole 81 by the ball elevation mechanism 88, and then waited. The entry of the ball B into each of the winning holes 86b can be easily detected, for example, by providing a micro switch 86c on an appropriate portion of the inner wall of the winning hole 86b. In addition to fixing the ball rolling field 86a in a predetermined inclination state, as shown in FIG. 8, the inclination state can be changed constantly, or the inclination angle can be changed as desired. It can also be done.
[0047]
As described above, the lottery mechanism 8 based on the movement of the ball performs lottery while the ball B passes through various movement paths in an area that can be visually confirmed. Although the movement path has a simple configuration in which the ball is guided to the lottery section by the action of gravity, as described above, a very interesting movement of the ball can appear. Only the ball B that successfully passes through the chance gate 83 finally obtains the right to draw. This further doubles the visual fun and the fun of the game as a medal game machine.
[0048]
The medal game machine A according to this embodiment is a play field as a mechanism for paying out medals in accordance with a prize in the lottery mechanism 8 as described above, that is, a lottery by the target 7 or a lottery in the ball rolling table 86. In order to enhance the visual effects and the fun as a game, it is configured as follows.
[0049]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a tower-shaped medal payout mechanism 9 is installed adjacent to two zones 11 in the showcase 1b. The medal payout mechanism 9 has a plurality of holding frames 92 that are arranged in the vertical direction on the front wall 91a of a frame 91 that extends in a narrow shape in the vertical direction. The holding frame 92 is formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape by molding a transparent resin, for example. A predetermined gap is opened between the holding frames 92, and a shutter member 93 is provided that can advance from the front wall 91a to the gap and move backward. The shutter member 93 advanced into each gap and the holding frame 92 located immediately above form a medal storage pocket 92A. At the upper end portion of the medal payout mechanism 9, a predetermined number of medals m pumped up by a medal pumping mechanism (not shown), that is, medals m enough to fill one medal storage pocket 92A, are loaded. There is provided a medal supply mechanism that can be supplied into the holding frame 92 that forms the upper medal storage pocket 92A. Also, below the medal payout mechanism 9, there is provided a distribution mechanism 94 that selects adjacent zones 11 and pays out medals to the play field of one of the zones 11.
[0050]
The medal payout mechanism 9 stands by in a state where medals m are stored in all the medal storage pockets 92A. The supply of the medal m to each medal storage pocket 92A can be performed as follows, for example. A predetermined number of medals m are supplied to the uppermost medal storage pocket 92A from the above-described medal supply mechanism in a state in which the shutter member 93 forming the bottom of the medal storage pocket 92A is advanced. In order to move the medal m stored in each medal storage pocket 92A immediately to the lower medal storage pocket 92A, in the state where the shutter member 93 that forms the bottom of the lower medal storage pocket 92A is advanced, the medal storage pocket The shutter member 93 of 92A may be moved backward. By repeating such an operation, as long as the lower medal storage pocket 92A is empty, the medals m can be sequentially transferred to the lowest empty pocket. Therefore, it is possible to create a state in which all the medal storage pockets 92A are filled with a predetermined number of medals m.
[0051]
On the other hand, the medal m can be paid out as follows, for example. When paying out the number of medals for one medal storage pocket 92A, only the shutter member 93 of the lowest medal storage pocket needs to be retracted. Since medals are in a state in which the bottom of the medal storage pocket 92A is removed, they are paid out at a stroke by gravity. When paying out the number of medals m corresponding to two medal storage pockets 92A, the time is given to the lowest medal storage pocket 92A and the shutter member 93 of the second medal storage pocket 92A from the bottom simultaneously or sequentially from the bottom. You can delay and retreat. In this way, a predetermined number of medals m in the medal storage pocket 92A can be paid out all at once.
[0052]
Immediately after such a payout is made, several medal storage pockets 92A from the bottom are emptied. Filling of the medals m into the empty pockets can be performed as described above. Theoretically, by recording the movement of each shutter member 93, it is possible to know the state of each medal storage pocket 92A, that is, whether the medal m is filled or empty. According to such information, as described above, the medal storage pocket 92A may be filled with the medal m. It is also possible to provide a medal detection sensor in each medal storage pocket 92A so that the medal storage pocket 92A which is empty can be filled with medals.
[0053]
The state where all the medal storage pockets 92A of the tower-shaped medal payout mechanism 9 are filled with the medal m is spectacular. In the case of winning the largest prize, a sense of expectation that all the medals m accumulated in the tower-shaped medal payout mechanism 9 can be received is generated. This is also one element that enhances the interest of the medal game machine A. Furthermore, the medal filling operation in each medal storage pocket 92A as described above is visually interesting.
[0054]
In addition to the above, the medal game machine A according to this embodiment further incorporates the following effects.
[0055]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an operation model imitating an unknown creature such as an alien is hidden in the center of the showcase 1b. The alien 13 is concealed inside the rotary cylinder 14, and the rotary cylinder 14 is provided with a slide shutter 15 that gradually opens from above. For example, in the lottery on the ball rolling table 86, when the ball enters the largest winning hole, the rotating cylinder 14 rotates so that the slide shutter 15 is in front. Subsequently, for example, one of the three targets 7 is instructed to pass the medal m. Such an instruction is given, for example, through the LCD display 16 installed on the upper part of the ball swing table 82. The player inserts the medal m from the medal insertion slot 2 aiming at a predetermined target 7 as if to make an attack in order to uncover the appearance of the unknown alien 13. In accordance with the number of times the medal m has passed the predetermined target 7, the slide shutter 15 is gradually lowered, and the internal alien 13 appears. The attack as described above is allowed until the time is up, and the alien attack mode ends when the time is up. During this time, the medal payout mechanism 9 continuously pays out according to a prize for entering the winning hole 86b of the ball rolling table 86 or a prize for passing the medal m to the target 7. Will continue.
[0056]
By such a production, in order to uncover the appearance of the alien 13, a target-oriented medal insertion that makes full use of the skill leads to a large amount of medal payout as it is, and the interest as a medal game machine is remarkably enhanced.
[0057]
Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and all modifications within the scope of the matters described in each claim are included in the scope of the present invention.
[0058]
In the embodiment, a so-called pusher game mechanism is adopted as the configuration of the play field, but the configuration is not limited to such a configuration. Moreover, what kind of structure of the lottery unit is adopted in the lottery mechanism using the balls is not limited. The same applies to the medal payout mechanism.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall external view of an embodiment of a medal game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration example of a play field in each zone of the medal game machine.
FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the configuration shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the medal running surface and the medal jump member and explaining the operation of the medal jump member.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the medal running surface and the medal jump member and explaining the operation of the medal jump member.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a target.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a lottery mechanism.
8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lottery mechanism shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a ball elevation mechanism in a lottery mechanism.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of a ball rolling table (lottery unit) in the lottery mechanism.
[Explanation of symbols]
A medal game machine
M medals
m medal
B ball
1a Lower housing
1b showcase
11 zones
12 Medals outlet
13 Alien (motion model)
14 Rotating cylinder
15 Slide shutter
16 LCD display
2 medal slot
12 Guide members
3 Pusher game mechanism
31 First table
32 Second table
4 Balance gate
41 axis
42 weights
43 Medal compartment
5 Running surface
51 Back edge
6 Medal jump members
6a Front edge
6b back edge
6c top surface
7 Target
71 Center through hole
8 lottery mechanisms
82 Ball swing table
83 Chance Gate
86 ball rolling table
88 Ball Elevation Mechanism
9 Medal payout device
92A Medal storage pocket
93 Shutter member
94 Sorting mechanism

Claims (8)

A medal insertion slot, a play field to which medals inserted from the medal insertion slot are sent out, and a lottery to reach a lottery section after a ball discharged when a medal enters a predetermined chucker passes through a predetermined movement route A medal game machine that pays out a predetermined number of medals by lottery in a lottery section,
The moving path is concavely curved upward in a front view and is inclined in such a manner that the front side is lower, and on the table surface, each extends in a lateral direction while having a break, And a ball swing table provided with a plurality of ribs arranged in the depth direction , and a rotating body disposed adjacent to the ball swing table and having a plurality of rail grooves on the outer periphery ,
The ball is introduced into the ball swing table from a portion biased in the width direction at the back end of the ball swing table, and the ball transferred from the ball swing table to one end of the rail groove of the rotating body is A medal amusement machine, wherein the game machine is configured such that when it reaches the other end of the rail groove, it can continue to travel along the moving path as a safe ball . The medal game machine according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating body has a substantially truncated cone shape as a whole, and the plurality of rail grooves are formed along a generatrix of the substantially truncated cone. The moving path further includes a pocket for receiving a safe ball reaching the other end of the rail groove of the rotating body, and a transport path for transporting the ball received in the pocket to the lottery section by gravity. Item 3. A medal game machine according to item 1 or 2 . The lottery section has a dish-shaped ball rolling table in which the center portion is most depressed, and the amount of the depression decreases toward the peripheral portion, and one or more winning holes arranged near the center portion of the ball rolling table The medal game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , comprising: 5. The medal game machine according to claim 4 , wherein the ball passing through the moving path is configured to be discharged onto the ball rolling table with a substantially tangential direction of a peripheral edge portion of the ball rolling table directed to the ball rolling table. Is the ball rolling table, with respect to the horizontal direction, is inclined is provided, medal game machine according to claim 4 or 5. The medal game machine according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein the ball rolling table can change an inclination angle. The medal game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the play field is constituted by a medal pusher mechanism.

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