JP5981130B2 - Medal pusher game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal pusher game machine including a pusher base.

Conventionally, there have been some medal pusher game machines in which a rotating plate is provided on a table of a pusher base to change the form and diffuse medals on the table (for example, Patent Document 1).
However, even though the conventional medal pusher game machine can change the form of the table, the administrator cannot arbitrarily control the flow of medals in order to adjust the payout rate arbitrarily. Further, in the conventional medal pusher game machine, the edge of the rotating plate protrudes from the table surface, and the medal may be replaced to obstruct the flow of the medal.

JP-A-8-57148

  An object of the present invention is to provide a medal pusher game machine that can arbitrarily control the flow of medals and can move medals without hindering the flow.

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

-1st invention is a medal pusher game machine provided with the pusher stand (6) which has a reciprocating table (61) which reciprocates on the fixed table (62) and the said fixed table, Comprising: The said fixed table and the said reciprocating table A plurality of panels (20 (21-28), 120B, 120B, 120B, 120B, 120B, 20B, 20B, 20B, 20B, 20B The pusher game machine includes a panel portion (10, 210) having 121 to 128, 220).
The second invention is the medal pusher game machine according to the first invention, wherein the panel portion (10, 210) is provided with a recessed table surface, and the plurality of panels (20 (21-28), 120B , 121-128, 220) are provided with recesses (11, 211) for placing them so as to be accommodated.
-3rd invention is the medal pusher game machine of 1st or 2nd invention, The said panel part (10,210) is the said panel (20 (21-28), 120B, 121-128,220). A medal pusher game machine characterized by being placed in a tile shape.
The fourth invention is the medal pusher game machine according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein the panels (20 (21-28), 120B, 121-128, 220) are orthogonal to the moving direction. It is a medal pusher game machine characterized by being arranged in at least two rows in parallel with (X).
The fifth invention is the medal pusher game machine according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the panel (20 (21-28), 120B, 121-128, 220) is moved forward (Y1). The tip (20f, 20h) of the panel (26) disposed on the front side in the movement direction with respect to the tip (20h) or the surface of the table (62) on the front side in the movement direction with respect to the tip (20f) It is a medal pusher game machine characterized by projecting more.
-6th invention is a medal pusher game machine of 5th invention, The bottom part (11a) of the said recessed part (11) is planar shape, The said panel (20 (21-28), 120B, 121-128) ) Is arranged such that the panel surface (20b) is inclined with respect to the panel bottom (20a), and the recess is arranged so as to be inclined upward (Z2) as the panel surface reaches the front side in the movement direction. This is a medal pusher game machine.
-The seventh invention is the medal pusher game machine of the fifth invention, wherein the bottom (211a) of the recess (211) is inclined upward (Z2) as far as the movement direction front side (Y1), The panel (220) has a panel surface (220b) and a panel bottom (220a) that are parallel to each other, and is disposed in the recess so that the panel surface is inclined upward as it reaches the front side in the moving direction. The medal pusher game machine.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
The first invention is provided with a plurality of panels that are placed so that they can be exchanged with different frictions for moving the medals. Therefore, the administrator can arbitrarily change the arrangement of the panels to change the flow of medals. Control and adjust payout rates.
-Since 2nd invention is provided with the recessed part which mounts a some panel, the administrator etc. can control the flow of medals by arranging so that a panel may be put in order in this recessed part.
In the third invention, since a plurality of panels are placed in a tile shape, it is only necessary to place the panels so that they are arranged side by side.
In the fourth invention, since the panels are arranged in at least two rows parallel to the direction orthogonal to the moving direction, the flow of medals can be controlled more finely.
In the fifth invention, the front end of the panel in the moving direction is more protruded than the panel arranged on the front side in the moving direction. Therefore, as in the second invention, the panels are arranged in at least two rows. Even if it is, you can move without getting a medal. In addition, the front end of the panel in the moving direction protrudes from the table surface on the front side of the moving direction. it can. Thereby, even if it arrange | positions a panel in a medal flow path, a medal can be moved, without inhibiting a flow.
In the sixth aspect of the invention, since the bottom of the recess is flat, when the recess is formed, for example, the table surface may be cut flat, so that the recess can be easily processed. Moreover, since the panel surface inclines by arrange | positioning a panel in a recessed part, the shape of a panel and the freedom degree of arrangement | positioning can be enlarged. That is, since the plurality of panels need only have the same planar shape of the recesses in a state where they are all housed in the recesses, the number of panels, the planar shape of each panel, and the like are not limited. Furthermore, according to the planar shape of a recessed part, it can change into the combination of another panel from which the number of panels and the planar shape of a panel differ.
In the seventh invention, the bottom of the recess is inclined, and the panel surface and the panel bottom are parallel, so that the panel manufacturing is simple.

It is a perspective view of game machine 1 of a 1st embodiment. It is a top view of the composition near exchange panel part 10 of a 1st embodiment. It is sectional drawing (III-III part sectional drawing of FIG. 2) which looked at the replacement panel part 10 vicinity of 1st Embodiment from the right side X2. It is a top view at the time of changing the form of the exchange panel of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view at the time of changing the form of the exchange panel of 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which looked at the exchange panel part 210 vicinity of 2nd Embodiment from the right side.

(First embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game machine 1 according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, a game machine 1 (medal pusher game machine) is an apparatus mainly installed in a store such as a game center. The game machine 1 is a device that performs a medal pusher game in which a pusher base 6 is arranged in a play area F. The play area F is an area where devices such as the game board 5 and the pusher base 6 are arranged and a play for moving the medal M is actually performed.

The game machine 1 includes a case 2, a window 3, a medal insertion device 4, a game board 5, a pusher base 6, a parent drop hole 7, a medal acquisition hole 8, a medal payout opening 9, and an exchange panel unit 10.
Case 2 is a housing of game machine 1.
The window 3 is a member that partitions the play area F inside the game machine 1 from the outside of the game machine 1. The window 3 is provided on the front side Y1 of the game machine 1. The window 3 is formed of a transparent material (for example, glass, acrylic resin) so that the play area F can be visually recognized from the outside.

The medal insertion device 4 is a device for the player to perform an insertion operation in order to insert the medal M into the play area F.
In the medal insertion device 4, the player inserts the medal M into the medal insertion hole 4c. In the medal insertion hole 4c, a medal insertion sensor (not shown) for detecting the inserted medal M is provided. The medal insertion sensor is an optical sensor, for example, and outputs detection information to a control unit (not shown) when the medal M is detected. The control unit drives a medal sending unit (not shown) in accordance with the output of the medal insertion sensor, and a medal from the medal discharge unit (not shown) provided on the upper side Z2 of the game board 5 to the game board 5 Release M.
Note that the medal insertion device may be of a type in which the player directly inserts the inserted medal by rotating the cylinder.

  The game board 5 is arranged so that the surface faces the front side Y1. At the top of the game board 5, a medal discharge unit (not shown) is provided. When the medal M is inserted into the medal insertion device 4, the control unit (not shown) receives the medal M from the medal release unit. It is supposed to be released. The game board 5 is a member that drops the medal M released from the medal discharge unit.

  The pusher base 6 is provided on the lower side Z1 with respect to the game board 5. The pusher table 6 is provided in a range where the medal M that has dropped the game board 5 can be placed. The pusher base 6 gradually moves the placed medal M to the front side Y1 (front side in the moving direction) and drops it to the medal acquisition hole 8.

The pusher base 6 includes a fixed table 62 and a reciprocating table 61 that reciprocates on the fixed table 62 in the depth direction Y (movement direction).
The reciprocating table 61 places the medal M dropped from the game board 5 and abuts the medal M against the lower portion 5a of the game board 5 by reciprocating movement so as to push it out to the fixed table 62 like a ball. It is configured.
The fixed table 62 places the medal M that has dropped from the reciprocating table 61 and the medal M that has dropped directly from the game board 5. The fixed table 62 is configured such that the reciprocating movement of the reciprocating table 61 causes the medal M to come into contact with the side surface 61a of the front side Y1 of the reciprocating table 61 and drop into the medal acquisition hole 8 like a ball cue. The fixed table 62 is fixed to the case 2.

  The parent drop holes 7 are provided on the left side X1 and the right side X2 of the fixed table 62, respectively. The parent drop hole 7 is a collection hole for collecting a part of the medal M on the fixed table 62. The parent drop hole 7 is a medal M that moves in the left-right direction X when the medal M on the fixed table 62 is pushed out to the near side Y1 by the near side Y1 side surface 61a of the reciprocating table 61 in accordance with the reciprocating movement of the reciprocating table 61. Recover.

The medal acquisition hole 8 is an opening hole provided on the front side Y1 with respect to the pusher base 6, and the medal M pushed out to the pusher base 6 falls. The medal M dropped into the medal acquisition hole 8 is paid out to the medal payout port 9 by a medal payout device (not shown).
The exchange panel unit 10 is a part that controls a flow of the medal M by deforming a part of the shape of the table surface of the fixed table 62.

The replacement panel unit 10 will be described in detail.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the configuration in the vicinity of the replacement panel unit 10 of the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the replacement panel portion 10 of the first embodiment as viewed from the right side X2 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2).
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the replacement panel unit 10 includes a recess 11 and eight replacement panels 20 (21 to 28).
The recess 11 is a bottomed hole formed by recessing the surface of the fixed table 62. The recess 11 is provided on a flow path through which the medal M passes on the fixed table 62.
The planar shape (the shape seen from the upper side Z2) of the recess 11 is a rectangle that is long in the left-right direction X (see FIG. 2).
The bottom 11a of the recess 11 is planar (flat) and parallel to the horizontal plane (XY plane). For this reason, the recessed part 11 can be formed, for example, if the surface of the fixed table 62 is shaved flat, and manufacture is easy.

The replacement panel 20 has a rectangular planar shape, and is just large enough to fit in the recess 11. The replacement panels 20 are arranged in two rows in parallel in the left-right direction X, which is a direction orthogonal to the depth direction Y, which is the moving direction of the medals M. That is, four replacement panels 20 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction X on each of the front side Y1 and the back side Y2.
The exchange panel 20 can be arbitrarily arranged so as to be exchangeable by being placed in the recess 11. In this case, since the operator only has to place the replacement panel 20 in the recess 11 so as to be tiled, the work is simple.
The exchange panel 20 has a different friction when the medal M moves in the moving direction. The friction varies depending on, for example, the surface roughness. For this reason, the administrator of the game machine 1 can adjust the payout rate (the ratio of the medal payout amount to the medal insertion amount) by adjusting the flow of the medals M by replacing the replacement panel 20 and changing the arrangement. In addition, since the replacement panels 21 to 24 and 25 to 28 are arranged in two rows, the flow of medals M can be controlled and more precisely controlled.

For example, when it is desired to lower the payout rate, the replacement panel 20 may be arranged as follows to make it difficult for the medal M to flow into the medal acquisition hole 8 and to easily flow into the parent drop hole 7.
The replacement panel 20 (22, 23, 26, 27) having a large resistance is disposed near the center of the recess 11, and the replacement panel 20 (21, 25, 24, 28) having a small resistance is disposed on the left and right of the recess 11. To do.
The replacement panel 20 (25 to 28) with high resistance is arranged in the row on the front side Y1, and the exchange panel 20 (21 to 24) with low resistance is arranged in the row on the back side Y2.
On the other hand, when it is desired to increase the payout rate, the replacement panel 20 may be arranged as follows so that the medal M easily flows into the medal acquisition hole 8 and hardly flows into the parent drop hole 7.
The replacement panel 20 (22, 23, 26, 27) having a small resistance is disposed near the center of the recess 11, and the replacement panels 20 (21, 25, 24, 28) having a large resistance are disposed on the left and right sides of the recess 11. To do.

The cross-sectional shape of the exchange panel unit 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the cross-sectional shape of the replacement panel 20 is a trapezoid, the sides 20c and 20d of the near side Y1 and the far side Y2 are parallel, and the lower side Z1 of the near side Y1 and the far side Y2 The angles θ1 and θ2 are right angles. For this reason, the replacement panel 20 is disposed in the recess 11 with almost no gap.

In the exchange panel 20, the side 20b (panel surface) on the upper side of the panel is inclined with respect to the side 20a (panel bottom) on the lower side of the panel, with the side 20a on the lower side Z1 in contact with the bottom 11a of the recess 11. . The inclination is linear so as to reach the upper side Z2 as it reaches the near side Y1. Further, the side of the back side Y2 is shorter than the depth of the recess 11.
For this reason, the surface of the fixed table 62 protrudes from the rear ends 20e of the replacement panels 21 to 24. That is, the rear ends 20 e of the replacement panels 21 to 24 are lower than the surface of the fixed table 62. Thereby, the medal M can be moved from the fixed table 62 to the replacement panels 21 to 24 without being replaced.
Moreover, the front end 20f of the front side Y1 of the replacement panels 21 to 24 protrudes beyond the rear end 20g of the replacement panels 25 to 28 arranged on the front side Y1. That is, the rear ends 20g of the replacement panels 24 to 28 are lower than the front ends 20f of the replacement panels 21 to 24. Thereby, the medal M can be moved from the replacement panels 21 to 24 to the replacement panels 25 to 28 without being replaced.
Furthermore, the front end 20h of the front side Y1 of the replacement panels 25 to 28 protrudes from the surface of the fixed table 62 on the front side Y1. For this reason, the fixed table 62 is lower than the tip 20h of the replacement panels 25-28. As a result, the medal M can be moved from the replacement panels 25 to 28 to the fixed table 62 without being replaced.

In FIG. 3, the inclination of the side 20b of the upper side Z2 of the replacement panel 20 is exaggerated. Actually, since there is no need to have a protrusion that can be moved by the moving medal M, the step height L1 shown in FIG. 3 may be, for example, about 0.1 mm. This is because if the step height is about 0.1 mm, the presence or inclination of the step can hardly be visually recognized, and the player does not feel uncomfortable.
In addition, when exchanging the replacement panel 20, the manager or the like may hook and lift a nail or a jig on this step portion.

  In 1st Embodiment, since the bottom part 11a of the recessed part 11 is planar, the shape of the exchange panel 20 and the freedom degree of arrangement | positioning can be enlarged. In other words, the replacement panel 20 is not limited in terms of the number of replacement panels 20, individual planar shapes, etc., as long as the planar shape of the recesses 11 is the same in a state where all of the replacement panels 20 are stored in the recesses 11. The form can be changed.

4 and 5 are top views when the form of the replacement panel of the first embodiment is changed.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the planar shape can be changed between the rear side Y2 row and the front side Y1 row of the replacement panels 121 to 128, or as shown in FIG. 4 (b). , Can be arranged in a more complex puzzle.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, according to the planar shape of the recessed part 11, it can change into the combination of another 12 replacement panels 120B from which the number of replacement panels and the planar shape of an exchange panel differ. Thereby, for example, according to the actual flow of the medal M, the flow of the medal M can be controlled with higher accuracy.

As described above, the game machine 1 of the present embodiment can arbitrarily control the flow of medals M and adjust the payout rate by changing the arrangement of the exchange panels 21 to 28.
Moreover, even if the game machine 1 arrange | positions the replacement panels 21-28 in the medal flow path of the pusher stand 60, it can move the medal M, without inhibiting a flow.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Note that, in the following description and drawings, the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals are given to the portions that perform the same functions as those in the first embodiment described above, and overlapping descriptions will be omitted as appropriate.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view (a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3) of the vicinity of the replacement panel unit 210 of the second embodiment as viewed from the right side.
The cross-sectional shape of the replacement panel 220 is such that the side 220b on the upper side Z2 and the side 220a on the lower side Z1 are parallel. That is, the exchange panel 220 has a flat plate shape in which the panel surface and the panel bottom are parallel.
The bottom portion 211a of the recess 211 is stepwise inclined. The bottom part 211a is inclined to the upper side Z2 as it reaches the near side Y1.

The replacement panel 220 is disposed in the recess 211, so that the panel surface is inclined to the upper side Z2 as the panel surface reaches the near side Y1, as in the first embodiment. Thereby, the exchange panel part 210 of this embodiment can change the flow path of the medal M similarly to 1st Embodiment.
Moreover, since the exchange panel 220 of this embodiment is flat form, manufacture is easy.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)
In this embodiment, although the exchange panel part provided the example provided in a fixed table, it is not limited to this. For example, the exchange panel unit may be provided on a reciprocating table.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 10,210 ... Replacement panel part 11 ... Recessed part 11a, 211a ... Bottom part 20 (21-28), 120B, 121-128, 220 ... Exchange panel

Claims (7)

A medal pusher game machine comprising a fixed table and a pusher table having a reciprocating table that reciprocates on the fixed table,
Comprising a panel portion provided on said stationary table,
The panel portion is
A plurality of panels medals to move friction different respectively,
And a mounting portion for exchangeably mounting a panel of multiple,
By changing the panel, it is possible to deform at least part of the shape of the table surface ,
A medal pusher game machine. In the medal pusher game machine according to claim 1,
The panel portion is provided with a recessed table surface, and includes a recess for placing the plurality of panels.
A medal pusher game machine. In the medal pusher game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The panel unit is configured to place the panel in a tile shape;
A medal pusher game machine. In the medal pusher game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The panels are arranged in at least two rows parallel to the direction perpendicular to the moving direction;
A medal pusher game machine. In the medal pusher game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The front end of the panel in the moving direction is protruded from the panel arranged on the front side in the moving direction from the front end, or the table surface on the front side in the moving direction from the front end.
A medal pusher game machine. In the medal pusher game machine according to claim 5,
The bottom of the recess is planar,
The panel is
The panel surface is inclined with respect to the bottom of the panel,
In a state where the panel surface is disposed in the concave portion , the panel surface can be disposed so as to be inclined upward as it reaches the front side in the movement direction,
A medal pusher game machine. In the medal pusher game machine according to claim 5,
The bottom of the concave portion is inclined upward toward the front side in the moving direction,
The panel is
The panel surface and the panel bottom are parallel,
While being disposed in the recess, that the panel surface is inclined upward extent leading to the movement direction front side,
A medal pusher game machine.

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