JP5160923B2 - Freebie game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game machine.

  A prize acquisition game machine installed in a game center or the like is generally configured so that a player operates a button to operate a prize moving means to take out a prize arranged in a game field including a predetermined space. ing. In actual game progress, for example, if a prize is carried by the prize moving means to a position just above the prize drop port while being held by the prize holding section, the player can acquire the prize. Yes.

  In such a prize acquisition game machine, in order to prevent the prize in the game field from being unduly dropped from the prize drop opening due to vibration or the like when the game is not being executed, It is formed in a cylindrical shape projecting to

  On the other hand, in an actual game, there is a tendency that a prize near the prize drop opening is easily acquired. Even if the prize is not securely grasped, the prize is held at the prize exit with an irregular movement such as the prize is dragged to the prize gripping part in the process of returning the prize gripping part to the prize exit. This is because there may be. On the other hand, if the configuration is such that the prize drop port protrudes upward as described above, it is difficult to obtain a prize by the irregular movement. Therefore, if it is designed so that the height of the upper end of the prize drop opening is increased, the difficulty of obtaining the prize can be increased.

  However, if the difficulty level is increased by increasing the height of the upper end of the prize drop opening, it can be seen that the degree of expectation for obtaining the prize is low, and the player cannot be attracted. Therefore, there is a demand for means for appropriately changing the difficulty level of the prize acquisition. In addition, there are various prizes of different sizes and shapes that can be thrown into the game field, but it is also required to change the difficulty of obtaining prizes according to the type and quantity of the prizes to be added. .

JP 9-164264 A

  The present invention has been conceived under such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a prize acquisition game machine that can easily change the difficulty level of prize acquisition.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following technical means.

A game machine provided by the present invention includes a game field including a predetermined space, a prize drop opening provided in the game field and allowing a prize to pass through, and a prize to the prize drop opening in the game field. A prize moving game machine for moving the prize, and a height adjusting means capable of changing the upper end height of the prize drop opening, the prize drop opening being superposed in the inner and outer directions. A plurality of cylindrical members that are detachably coupled along the height direction in a state having a portion are configured, and among the plurality of cylindrical members, one cylindrical member has a plurality of through holes. Are provided at a predetermined interval in the height direction, and a plurality of nuts are arranged on the other cylindrical member that overlaps with the one cylindrical member in a height direction different from the arrangement interval of the plurality of through holes. Separated The height adjusting means is configured to insert a bolt in common into the one through hole and one nut selected from the plurality of through holes and the plurality of nuts, and by enabling changing the length of the overlapping portion between the other tubular member is characterized Rukoto to have a configuration for changing an upper end height of the prize drop port.

  According to the prize acquisition game machine having such a configuration, the difficulty level of acquisition of the prize can be easily changed by changing the upper end height of the prize drop port by the height adjusting means.

According to the above configuration, the upper end height of the prize drop port, it is possible to relatively fine-grained adjustments.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a game machine according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5 show an embodiment of a prize acquisition game machine according to the present invention. As clearly shown in FIG. 1, in the prize acquisition game machine A of the present embodiment, a transparent cylindrical showcase 11 is placed on a lower housing 10, and an upper cover 12 is placed on the showcase 11. Is provided. Four game fields GF are provided in the internal space surrounded by the showcase 11.

  The internal space of the showcase 11 is divided into approximately four equal parts by a plurality of upright vertical walls 13 (eight in this embodiment), and each divided space is a game field GF. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, each vertical wall 13 is made of, for example, a transparent acrylic plate having a uniform thickness, and a floor plate 101 provided on the upper portion of the lower housing 10. On the other hand, it is provided to rise through a fixing member (not shown). A peripheral portion of the game field GF is defined by two intersecting vertical walls 13 and a part of the showcase 11 surrounding the vertical walls 13.

  A plurality of operation panel portions 14 are provided at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface portion of the lower housing 10 so as to correspond to the game field GF, and the same number of persons (for example, four people) as those operation panel portions 14 are simultaneously provided. You can play games. Each operation panel unit 14 is provided with a button 14A for operating a prize moving means 4 described later and a coin insertion slot 14B. Below the operation panel 14, a prize payout outlet 14C for paying out prizes is provided.

  In the game field GF, a plurality of shelf boards 2, a prize drop port 3, and a prize moving means 4 are provided. The plurality of shelf boards 2 are for placing premiums (not shown). Each shelf board 2 consists of a transparent acrylic board which has uniform thickness, for example, and is attached to the vertical wall 13 via the fixture 21. FIG. In the present embodiment, the vertical wall 13 has a plurality of openings 13a penetrating in the thickness direction. The plurality of openings 13a have circular shapes of the same size, and are arranged in a matrix at a predetermined pitch in each of the horizontal direction and the height direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fixture 21 includes a locking piece 211, a vertical wall fixing portion 212, and a shelf board fixing portion 213. The locking piece 211 is L-shaped when viewed from the side, and is provided at the top of the fixture 21. The fitting 21 is detachably attached to the vertical wall 13 by inserting the locking piece 211 into the opening 13a. When the vertical wall fixing part 212 inserts the core member 212A and inserts the core member 212A into the opening 13a at a lower position different from the opening 13a through which the locking piece 211 is inserted, the core member 212A is pushed. In this state, the end of the diameter-expanding member 212B is engaged with the core member 212A in a state where the tip of the diameter-expanding member 212B is displaced outward in the radial direction, so that the diameter-expanding member 212B is prevented from coming out from the opening 13a. With this configuration, the fixture 21 can be fixed to the vertical wall 13. The shelf fixing part 213 mounts the end of the shelf 2 on the shelf placing piece 213a formed to protrude in the horizontal direction and fastens the two pushing screws 213B and the shelf mounting. The shelf 2 is sandwiched and fixed between the piece 213a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fixtures 21 for attaching the respective shelf boards 2 are attached at two or more positions at the same level in the height direction and different in the horizontal direction. In the present embodiment, one fixture 21 is attached to each of two intersecting vertical walls 13 at the same height level, and each shelf 2 changes the mounting position of the fixture 21. By doing so, the attachment position of the height direction with respect to the vertical wall 13 can be changed.

  The plurality of shelf boards 2 are different in size, and the planar size of the shelf board 2 positioned at the upper level is smaller. Thereby, the several shelf 2 is arrange | positioned at step shape. And the space | interval of the shelf boards 2 can be adjusted by selecting the attachment position of each shelf board 2 suitably according to the magnitude | size and shape of the prize put into the game field GF. In FIG. 2, six shelf boards 2 are arranged, but a smaller number or a larger number of shelf boards 2 may be arranged. A cylindrical spacer 22 is interposed between the shelf board 2 and the shelf board 2 or floor board 101 immediately below the shelf board 2 as necessary.

  The prize drop port 3 is for dropping a prize from the game field GF to the prize payout exit 14C, and as shown in FIG. 1, in the vicinity of the showcase 11 and close to one vertical wall 13. positioned. As shown well in FIG. 5, the prize drop port 3 includes a plurality (three in this embodiment) of cylindrical members 31, 32, and 33 that are detachably connected along the height direction. The inner diameter is relatively large so that various prizes of different sizes and shapes can pass through.

  The cylindrical member 31 located at the lowermost stage is fixed to the floor board 101. More specifically, a flange portion 31a is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical member 31, and the cylindrical member 31 faces the hole 101a formed in the floor plate 101, and the flange portion 31a and the floor plate 101 are bolted, for example. The floor plate 101 is fixed by being fastened by the fastening means. A plurality (four in the present embodiment) of through holes 31b are formed in the upper portion of the cylindrical member 31 at regular intervals along the height direction.

  The cylindrical member 32 located in the middle stage can be inserted into the cylindrical member 31. A plurality of (two in this embodiment) nuts 32 </ b> A for connection to the lowermost cylindrical member 31 are provided on the inner surface near the lower portion of the cylindrical member 32 at a predetermined interval in the height direction. On the inner surface near the upper part of the cylindrical member 32, a plurality (two in this embodiment) of nuts 32B for connection with the cylindrical member 33 located at the uppermost stage are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval in the height direction. Is provided. For the connection between the cylindrical member 31 and the cylindrical member 32, for example, one of the four through holes 31b arranged in the height direction and one of the two nuts 32A are selected, and a bolt is connected to the through hole 31b and the nut 32A. This is done by inserting 34 in common. Here, the length L1 of the overlapping portion in the inner and outer directions of the cylindrical members 31 and 32 can be changed to eight ways by a combination of selection of the through hole 31b and the nut 32A. Thereby, in this embodiment, the upper end height of the cylindrical part 32 can be finely adjusted in eight steps.

  The uppermost cylindrical member 33 can be extrapolated with respect to the cylindrical member 32. A plurality (two in this embodiment) of through-holes 33a are formed in the lower portion of the cylindrical member 33 at intervals in the height direction. For connecting the cylindrical member 33 and the cylindrical member 32, for example, one of the two through holes 33a of the cylindrical member 33 and one of the two nuts 32B of the cylindrical member 32 are selected, and the through hole 33a and This is done by inserting the bolt 35 in common into the nut 32B. Here, the length L2 of the overlapping portions in the inner and outer directions of the cylindrical members 32 and 33 can be changed in four ways by a combination of selection of the through hole 33a and the nut 32B. Thereby, in this embodiment, the upper end height of the cylindrical member 33 can be finely adjusted in four steps. With such a configuration, the upper end height of the prize drop port 3 can be adjusted.

  The prize moving means 4 is for holding a prize and moving it to the prize dropping port 3. The prize moving means 4 includes a rotation mechanism 41, a linear movement mechanism 42, and a prize gripping part 44 supported by a straight rail 43. It is configured to include. The rotation mechanism 41 is for reciprocally rotating the linear rail 43 in a horizontal plane. One end of the linear rail 43 is rotatable about a rotation shaft 121 provided near the center of the upper cover 12, while a roller 43 </ b> A provided at the other end is near the periphery of the upper cover 12. It travels on the arc rail 122 provided in the. The rotation mechanism 41 having such a configuration is driven by a drive motor (not shown). The linear moving mechanism 42 is for linearly moving the prize gripping portion 44 along the longitudinal direction of the linear rail 43, and includes a slide member 421 that can slide in the longitudinal direction of the linear rail 43. A wire (not shown) is wound around the slide member 421, and the prize gripping portion 44 is suspended from the wire. A motor for feeding and winding the wire is also provided inside the slide member 421. The slide member 421 is driven through a pulley and a belt by a motor (not shown), for example. The prize gripping portion 44 has an openable / closable gripping claw 441 for gripping a prize, and a motor for opening and closing the gripping claw 441 is provided inside the prize gripping portion 44. The prize gripping unit 44 stands by just above the prize dropping port 3 when the game is not being executed.

  The rotation mechanism 41 and the linear movement mechanism 42 are configured to operate in accordance with the operation of the button 14A of the operation panel unit 14. When the game is executed, the player operates the button 14A at an arbitrary timing, so that the prize gripping portion 44 (slide member 421) is moved to a desired position (for example, aiming) within the range in which the linear rail 43 reciprocally rotates. It is possible to move to a position just above the designated prize). Then, at the position, the prize gripping portion 44 is lowered by feeding the wire in the slide member 421. At this time, the gripping claws 441 are in an open state. When the prize gripping portion 44 reaches the prize or the shelf board 2 or the floor board 101, the gripping claws 441 are closed. The operation of closing the gripping claws 441 is started, for example, by detecting the looseness of the wire by a sensor built in the slide member 421. Next, the wire is wound up, and the turning mechanism 41 and the linear movement mechanism 42 are operated to return the prize gripping portion 44 to the standby position. Next, the gripping claws 441 are opened. At this time, if the prize is gripped by the gripping claws 441, the player can acquire the prize that has passed through the prize drop port 3.

  In the prize acquisition game machine A of the present embodiment, the upper end height of the prize dropping port 3 can be adjusted. Thereby, the difficulty level of prize acquisition can be changed suitably. More specifically, FIG. 5 shows a configuration in which three cylindrical members 31, 32, and 33 are connected, but instead of this, only the lowermost cylindrical member 31 is used, or the lowermost and middle steps. A mode in which the cylindrical members 31 and 32 are used can be employed. Thus, the upper end height of the prize drop port 3 can be roughly adjusted by changing the number of cylindrical members used. Further, as described above, by changing the length L1 of the overlapped portion of the cylindrical members 31, 32 or the length L2 of the overlapped portion of the cylindrical members 32, 33, the upper end height of the prize drop port 3 is changed. Fine adjustment is possible. Therefore, as for the upper end height of the prize drop port 3, when the shelf board 2 whose mounting height can be changed according to the kind of prize to be introduced as described above is used, or the quantity of prizes to be introduced is increased or decreased. Even in the case where the height of the prizes to be stacked is changed, it can be adjusted appropriately.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. The specific configuration of each part of the prize acquisition game machine according to the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  In the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention, the prize moving means is not limited to the type that grips the prize as in the above-described embodiment, for example, a type in which a prize is hooked with a rod-like member or a hook-like member, or an excavator Various types, such as a type of scooping up a prize with a plate-like or plate-like member, can be employed.

  In the above embodiment, the game field GF has a fan shape in plan view in which the inside of the cylindrical showcase 11 is divided. However, the game field GF is not limited to this, and may be rectangular in plan view. In the case of a rectangular shape in plan view, a configuration including a biaxial linear movement mechanism may be adopted as the prize moving means.

  The prize drop port is not limited to the cylindrical shape as in the above-described embodiment, and may be a cylindrical shape having an elliptical or polygonal cross section.

1 is an overall external view of an embodiment of a prize acquisition game machine according to the present invention. It is a general | schematic principal part perspective view of a game field. It is a principal part enlarged front view for demonstrating the attachment state of a shelf board. It is a fragmentary sectional view which follows the IV-IV line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a prize drop port.

Explanation of symbols

A A prize acquisition game machine GF Game field 2 Shelf board 3 Prize drop opening 4 Prize moving means 31, 32, 33 Cylindrical member (tubular member)
L1, L2 Polymer length

Claims (1)

A game field consisting of a predetermined space;
A prize drop opening provided in the game field and allowing a prize to pass;
A prize acquisition game machine comprising a prize moving means for moving a prize to the prize drop opening in the game field,
A height adjusting means capable of changing the upper end height of the prize drop opening ,
The prize dropping port is configured to include a plurality of cylindrical members that are detachably connected along the height direction in a state having a polymerization portion in the inner and outer directions,
Among the plurality of cylindrical members, one cylindrical member is provided with a plurality of through holes at predetermined intervals in the height direction, and the other cylindrical member that overlaps with the one cylindrical member A plurality of nuts are provided at intervals different from the arrangement interval of the plurality of through holes in the height direction,
The height adjusting means is configured such that a bolt is commonly inserted into one through hole and one nut selected from the plurality of through holes and the plurality of nuts, and the one cylindrical member and the other cylindrical shape are inserted. by enabling changing the length of the overlapping portion of the member, and wherein the Rukoto to have a configuration for changing an upper end height of the prize drop port, prize game machine.

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