JP3992283B2 - Multi crane game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a multi-crane game apparatus, that is, a plurality of crane game machines operated by different players, in a single common casing, and displays the upper surface of the prize stand corresponding to the game area of each crane game machine. The present invention relates to a multi-crane game machine in which a partition plate device extending from the front side to the back side for partitioning into a plurality of prize stand regions is provided.

Such multi-crane game devices are widely used.
Usually, it is a game device for two players, the inside of a common housing is divided into two equal parts, the upper surface of the prize stand is divided into two by a fixed partition plate, and the crane apparatus has a corresponding prize stand area. It is designed to operate in the range of.

In general, each prize stand area has different unique prizes, but the sales of prizes change rapidly, and any popular prize will drop if it reaches the customer. The management of premium inventory has a significant impact on the sales performance of the store where it is installed.
In addition, the prize includes a large stuffed toy, a small character, personal items, and the like.
When placing such prizes in combination, if the prizes are stacked at the same height, the number of small prizes will be placed more than necessary, so the turnover rate of the prize will be reduced, while large prizes will be of the necessary number. There was a problem that the exhibition could not be done, and there was a problem that the display would look poor if the small prizes were not stacked high, and the design of the prizes was restricted.
JP2003-062323 JP2003-053020 JP2002-239208 JP 08-066555 JP 04-299586

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-crane game apparatus capable of efficiently displaying and providing prizes of various sizes.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the multi-terminal game device according to the present invention, a plurality of crane game machines operated by different players are installed in a single common casing, and the game of each crane game machine In the multi-crane game machine provided with a partition device extending from the front side toward the back side in order to partition the upper surface of the premium table into a plurality of premium table regions corresponding to the region,
The partition plate device has the following components:
1. A sub-partition plate that can be moved left and right in the left-right direction on the prize table.
2. An upper partition plate slidably provided with respect to the lower partition plate.
3. A device that holds the upper partition plate at a desired relative height with respect to the lower partition plate.
More structure, and further,
A device for limiting and controlling the game area of the corresponding crane game device according to the left-right direction position of the partition plate device ;
A shroud around the prize dropout and its height adjustment means,
Is provided .

In the preferred embodiment,
On both sides of the upper partition plate, long hole guides are provided along the edges,
Screw holes are provided at positions corresponding to the long hole guides on both sides of the lower partition plate,
A set screw is screwed into the screw hole of the lower partition plate through the long hole guide of the upper partition plate, and is tightened to lock the upper partition plate at a desired height with respect to the lower partition plate.

In yet another embodiment, a magnetic chuck device or hook-and-loop fastener is used to lock the upper partition plate with respect to the lower partition plate.

In still another preferred embodiment, support pillars extending upward are provided at both end portions of the lower partition plate, and the guide grooves are fitted on the opposite surfaces of the upper partition plate so that the ends of the upper partition plate are fitted slidably. And the upper partition plate is held at a desired position by friction between the guide groove and the end of the upper partition plate. In this case, a device for generating an appropriate frictional force such as a spring may be provided on the contact surface between the guide groove and the upper partition plate.

In order to fix the lower partition plate on the prize stand, it is desirable to provide support legs having slightly large struts at both ends thereof.
It is also recommended to provide a magnetic chuck device on the support leg of the lower partition plate.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a multi-crane game apparatus capable of displaying various prizes of large, medium, and small sizes in a reasonable and attractive manner.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an example of a multi-crane game device,
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration of a conventionally known multi-crane game apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of the multi-crane game apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of the lifting and lowering means for the partition plate.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing the configuration of another example of the lifting and lowering means for the partition plate,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a means for raising and lowering the shroud of the prize drop opening.
FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram of the multi-crane game apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a two-player multi-crane game machine, 20 is one crane game machine, 30 is a prize plate partition device, and 40 is the other crane game machine.

Crane game machines 20 and 40 are prize catchers 21 and 41, prize drop openings 22 and 42, prize drop entry enclosures 23 and 43, crane lateral movement control buttons 24 and 44, crane forward and backward movement control buttons 25 and 45, coin slots 26, 46, prize delivery ports 27, 47, and the like, a crane mechanism for moving the prize catchers 21, 42 (not shown), a central control device, and the like.

In the known crane game machine shown in FIG. 2, the position and height of the partition device 30 and the movement ranges 29 and 49 of the prize catchers 21 and 41 are constant regardless of the sizes of the prizes 28 and 48. .

For this reason, a large amount of the prize 28 cannot be displayed in a sufficient quantity, and the small prize 48 is difficult to display in a flashy manner that attracts attention.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the multi-crane game apparatus 100 according to the present invention, the position and height of the partition plate device 300 in the left-right direction can be varied according to the shape, size, etc. of the prizes 28, 48, and the partition plate. The movable ranges 290 and 490 of the prize catchers 21 and 41 can be changed in accordance with the position of the apparatus 300.

Therefore, the partition plate device 300 is configured as shown in FIG. 4, for example. In FIG. 4, 301 is a lower partition plate, 302 is an upper partition plate, 303 is a support leg, and 304 is a set screw.
The lower partition plate 301 is supported at both ends by a pair of support legs 303, 303. The support legs 303, 303 are provided with an appropriate method, for example, a lower end is provided with a strut such as a book end, a magnetic chuck, a magic tape, or the like. To be able to fix it in place on the gift stand. Each of the support legs 303 and 303 is provided with a screw hole into which a set screw 304 is screwed.

The upper partition plate 302 has elongated guide long holes 302h through which set screws 304 are inserted at both ends, and is supported by a pair of support legs 303 and 303 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

The set screw 304 is screwed into the screw hole of the support leg from the back side of the upper partition plate 302 through the guide long hole 302h. The upper partition plate 302 is held at a desired height, the set screw 304 is tightened, and the upper partition plate 302 is fixed at a desired position.

As shown in FIG. 3, if the partition plate device 300 configured in this way is arranged and fixed in place according to the size of the large prize 28 and the small prize 48, the prizes can be rationalized. In addition, it will be possible to stack and display it luxuriously.

At this time, it is necessary to adjust the movable ranges 290 and 490 of the prize catchers 21 and 41 according to the position of the partition plate device 300.
An example of this adjusting means is shown in FIG.
In FIG. 7, reference numerals 200 and 400 denote crane operation devices 24 and 44, crane operation buttons 25 and 45, crane operation buttons 25 and 45, coin operation slots 26 and 46, and 201 and 401, crane game machines 20 and 40, respectively. The local control CPUs 202, 402 are motor drive circuits for driving the left and right direction feed motors 203, 403, the front and rear direction feed motors 204, 404, and the lift motors 205, 405 of the prize catchers 21, 41, respectively. A CPU 600 for controlling the operation of the entire multi-crane game apparatus and recording the operation state is a moving range setting circuit for the prize catchers 21 and 41.

When the administrator of the game machine inputs a numerical value corresponding to the position of the partition plate device 300 through the input device provided in the movement range setting circuit 600, the CPU 500 changes the setting conditions of the local control CPUs 201 and 401, and The operation ranges 203 and 403 are changed to ranges corresponding to the movement ranges 290 and 490 of the premium catchers 21 and 41 shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the partition plate device.
In the figure, 320 is a partition plate device, 321 is a lower partition plate, 322 is an upper partition plate, and 323 is a support leg incorporating a lifting device for the upper partition plate 322.
The lifting device includes a rack gear 3231 attached to the upper partition plate 322, a pinion gear 3232 meshing with the rack gear 3231, a motor 3333 with a reduction gear that drives the pinion gear 3232, and a belt 3234 that transmits the rotation of the motor 3233 to the pinion gear 3232 Consists of.
Thus, the administrator of the game machine operates a control switch (not shown) to raise and lower the upper partition plate 322 and adjust its height appropriately.

In the multi-crane game apparatus according to the present invention, together with the height of the prize table center of the partition plate, it can be adjusted the height of the enclosure surrounding the prize drop port.
For this purpose, it is naturally possible to use a configuration similar to that of the above-described partition plate devices 300 and 320, but further, for example, a configuration as shown in FIG. 6 is also used.
In FIG. 6, reference numeral 430 denotes a surrounding plate around the drop opening, 431 denotes a wall surface of the dropping opening, 432 denotes a guide groove provided on the wall surface 431, and 433 denotes a surrounding plate holder that slides along the guide groove. A part of the shroud holder 433 is fitted in the guide groove 432, and the holder 433 can be moved up and down along the guide groove 433 by being strongly pressed by hand.
The lower end portion of the enclosure plate 430 is fitted into the pit, and the lower end edge thereof is supported by the upper surface of the enclosure plate holder 433. Therefore, the manager can adjust the height of the surrounding plate 430 by appropriately adjusting the position of the holder 433.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, the partition plate device of the prize stand is moved according to the size of the prize, and the height is freely adjusted, so that various sizes can be obtained. It is possible to provide a multi-crane game apparatus capable of displaying prizes reasonably and luxuriously.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of an example of a multi-crane game device. It is a front view which shows the structure of a conventionally well-known multi crane game apparatus. It is a front view which shows the structure of the multi-crane game device which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows an example of the raising / lowering means of a partition plate. It is a front view which shows the structure of another example of the raising / lowering means of a partition plate. It is a perspective view which shows the means which raises / lowers the enclosure board of a prize drop port. It is a control circuit diagram of the multi-crane game device according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10, 100 Multi-crane game machine
20, 40 Crane game machine
21, 41 Premium catcher
22 and 42
23, 43 Enclosure for prize drop
24, 25 Crane left / right control buttons
25, 45 Crane back-and-forth motion control button
26, 46 coin slot
27, 47 Premium outlet
29, 49 Movement range of the prize catcher
200, 400 Player operation unit,
201, 401 CPU for local control of crane game machines 20, 40
202, 402 Motor drive circuit
203, 403 Left-right feed motor
204, 404 Longitudinal feed motor
205, 405 Lifting motor
290, 490 Movement range of the prize catcher
30 divider
300 Partition device
301 Lower divider
302 Upper divider
303 support
304 Set screw
320 Partition device
321 Lower divider
322 Upper divider
323 support legs
3231 Rack gear
3232 pinion gear
3233 Motor with reduction gear
3234 belt
500 CPU
600 Movement range setting circuit for premium catchers 21, 41

Claims (9)

A plurality of crane game machines (20, 40) operated by different players are installed in a single common casing, and the upper surface of the prize stand is displayed corresponding to the game area of each crane game machine (20, 40). In a multi-crane game machine provided with a partition device (30, 300, 320) extending from the front side toward the back side in order to partition into a plurality of premium stage regions,
The partition device (300, 320) has the following components:
1. Lower partition plates (301, 321) that can be moved left and right in the left-right direction on the gift stand.
2. Upper partition plates (302, 322) that are slidable with respect to the lower partition plates (301, 321).
3. A device (302h, 304, 323) for holding the upper partition plate (302, 322) at a desired relative height with respect to the lower partition plate (301, 321).
More structure, and further,
A device (600) for limited control of the game area (290, 490) of the corresponding crane game device (20, 40) according to the left-right position of the partition device (300, 320) ;
A shroud (430) around the prize dropout and its height adjusting means (432, 433);
A multi-crane game device. Long hole guides (302h) are provided on both sides of the upper partition plate (302) along the edge thereof,
Screw holes are provided at positions corresponding to the long hole guide (302h) on both sides of the lower partition plate (301).
A device for holding the upper partition plate (302) at a desired relative height with respect to the lower partition plate (301) passes through the long hole guide (302h) of the upper partition plate (302), and the lower partition plate (301). The multi-crane game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a set screw (304) that can be screwed into the screw hole. The multi-crane game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device that holds the upper partition plate (302) at a desired relative height with respect to the lower partition plate (301) is a magnetic chuck device. The lower partition plate (301) has struts at both ends thereof , and the end portions of the upper partition plate are fitted into the guide grooves provided on the opposing surfaces of the struts with a predetermined frictional force. 2. The multi-crane game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the multi-crane game apparatus is configured to be slidable by applying an external force exceeding , and to be held at a desired height without sliding due to its own weight due to the frictional force . The upper partition plate (302) has rack gears (3231) provided along the edges of both ends thereof,
The lower partition plate (301) has a pinion gear (3232) that meshes with the rack gear (3231) at both ends thereof, and a drive-up mechanism (3233, 3244) that drives the pinion gear (3232). The multi-crane game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a partition plate lifting device (323). The multi-crane game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lower partition plate (301, 321) has support legs (303, 323) at both ends thereof. The multi-crane game apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the support legs (303, 323) of the lower partition plates (301, 321) are attached to and detached from the upper surface of the prize table by a magnetic chuck device. The multi-crane game apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the support legs (303, 323) of the lower partition plate (301, 321) have a wide strut extending on the upper surface of the prize stand. The multi-crane game apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the support legs (303, 323) of the lower partition plate (301, 321) are attached to and detached from the upper surface of the prize stand by means of a hook-and-loop fastener.

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