JP6042640B2 - Gift acquisition game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine capable of acquiring a desired prize from a displayed prize by an operation of a user (player).

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are game machines in which a prize is displayed in a transparent case, and a user can discharge and obtain a desired prize by performing a predetermined operation (see Patent Documents 1 and 2). For example, in the case of the game machine of Patent Document 1, a plurality of prize stock parts (24) are provided concentrically with the rotation axis (31), and the whole prize stock part revolves around the rotation axis. If the user can tilt any one of the prize stock parts and drop the prize, the user can acquire the prize. In the case of the game machine of Patent Document 2, prizes are placed on a pair of trays that rotate about a rotation axis (36). If the user pushes the prize with the pusher (8a) and drops it, the prize can be acquired.

Registered Utility Model No. 3033916 Japanese Patent No. 3819244

  However, in the case of the conventional prize acquisition game machine, since the expressive power of the mechanical reaction when the user fails to acquire the prize is poor, the degree of causing the user to feel “sorrowful” is small. Moreover, even if the display state of the prize is viewed, the performance output indicating the unstable placement state of the prize is poor. For this reason, the configuration is unsatisfactory to make the user think that “it may be caught if it is played next time”, and it is not possible to sufficiently inspire the user of the desire to play.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the prize acquisition game machine which can fully arouse the feeling which wants to play with respect to a user.

  A prize acquisition game machine according to the present invention includes a prize table on which a prize is placed, a support that is positioned below the prize table and supports the prize table in a swingable manner, and the support is swingable. And a support body posture maintaining unit that maintains the inclined posture of the support body with respect to the base body.

  Thereby, since it is the structure rock | fluctuated in two steps by a premium stand and a support body, the rocking | fluctuation mode of the premium stand which is not in the past is realizable. Further, since the inclined posture of the support is maintained, a state in which a certain user plays and tilts the support is maintained. That is, the unstable state of the prize continues even after play. Therefore, it is possible to urge the same user or other users to feel “may be obtained if they play next time”.

  Further, the prize stand may swing in the entire circumferential direction with reference to a predetermined position above the support, and the support may swing around a horizontal axis. Thereby, the prize stand swings in various directions, and the degree of appeal to the user is improved.

  The support may have a support abutting portion that abuts the prize stand when the prize stand swings in a predetermined direction. As a result, the support is further swung by being pushed by the swung gift stand. As a result, when the support swings, the prize stand swings greatly, and the appeal to the user is improved.

  Further, the support contact portion may be capable of adjusting a distance from the premium table. Thereby, the timing which a support body rock | fluctuates can be adjusted. For example, if the distance between the support abutment portion and the prize stand is set to be small, the support starts to be tilted when the tilt angle of the prize stand is small, and the difficulty of acquiring the prize is low. On the other hand, if the distance between the support abutment portion and the prize stand is set large, the support cannot be tilted unless the tilt angle of the prize stand is increased, so that the difficulty of acquiring the prize is increased.

  Moreover, you may provide the rotational drive part which rotates the said prize stand around the axis | shaft turned upward from the said support body. Thereby, in addition to the swing of the prize stand and the support, the prize stand can also be rotated. Therefore, the degree of appeal to the user is further improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the prize acquisition game machine which can fully arouse the feeling which wants to play with respect to a user can be provided.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the prize acquisition game machine concerning an embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of a prize acquisition game machine. It is a side view which shows the external appearance of a prize display unit. It is an exploded view which shows the detailed structure of a prize display unit. It is an exploded view which shows the detailed structure of a prize display unit. It is a side view which shows the operation example of a prize display unit. It is a top view which shows the structure of a prize stand.

  Hereinafter, a premium acquisition game machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “game machine”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Overall configuration of game console)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the game machine 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game machine 1. The game machine 1 generally has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes an upper display case 2 and a lower operation console 3.

  In the display case 2, a transparent panel is fitted on the other three surfaces (left and right surfaces and front surface) excluding the rear wall portion 4 on the top surface and the back surface, so that the inside can be seen from the periphery. A plurality of premium display units 5 on which premiums such as stuffed animals are placed are suspended on the rear wall 4 in the vertical and horizontal directions, and an effecting unit 6 such as an LED is also provided. Further, on the front side in the display case 2, a prize acquisition unit 7 is provided. The prize acquisition unit 7 has a stick 8 that is driven by a motor, and the unit 7 itself can be moved in the vertical and horizontal directions by a mechanism such as a pulley and a belt that are separately provided. When the motor is driven at an arbitrary position, the stick 8 rotates. In the present embodiment, the stick 8 (see also FIG. 3) whose tip rotates with the base end as an axis is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a stick that is held at a certain angle (such as horizontal) may be moved in parallel in the vertical direction, or may be moved in the front-rear direction. Moreover, you may employ | adopt the aspect which shakes down a front-end | tip diagonally centering on a base end.

  The operation table 3 forms the foundation of the display case 2, and a user operation unit 9 such as a button is provided in the upper front portion. The user (player) can play a game in which a prize is dropped from the prize display unit 5 by moving the prize acquisition unit 7 or rotating the stick 8 by operating the user operation unit 9. . There is a storage port (not shown) on the upper surface of the operation table 3, and a prize dropped from the prize display unit 5 enters the inside through this storage port and reaches a discharge port 10 provided in the front part of the operation table 3. Therefore, the user can acquire a prize that has fallen into the discharge port 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game machine 1 includes a control unit 20 in the operation table 3, and the rendering unit 6 and the user operation unit 9 are connected to the control unit 20. The rendering unit 6 executes various renderings such as LED emission according to instructions from the control unit 20, and inputs to the user operation unit 9 by the user are transmitted to the control unit 20.

  Also connected to the control unit 20 are a vertical drive unit 21 that moves the prize acquisition unit 7 in the vertical direction, a left and right drive unit 22 that moves the prize acquisition unit 7 in the horizontal direction, and a stick drive unit 23 that rotates the stick 8. . These drive units 21 to 23 are controlled in operation based on a control signal output by the control unit 20 in response to an input from the user operation unit 9. Further, the control unit 20 is connected to a prize table rotation drive unit 24 that operates the prize display unit 5 and a prize table return unit 25 that returns the attitude of the prize display unit 5 to the initial state. The configuration and operation of the prize display unit 5 including the prize table rotation drive unit 24 will be described later.

(Composition of the prize display unit)
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the external configuration of the prize display unit 5. The prize display unit 5 includes a base body 30 that is suspended and supported by the rear wall 4 of the display case 2, a support body 31 that is supported by the base body 30, and a support section 31 that is connected to the support body 31 via a connection section 33. A gift stand 32 supported at an upper position is provided. The base body 30 is supported so as to protrude forward from the rear wall portion 4, and the support body 31 is swingable about an axis in the horizontal direction (left-right direction in the present embodiment). The prize stand 32 is rotatable (spinned) around an axis extending upward from the support 31 and is swingable in the entire circumferential direction such as front and rear, right and left with reference to a predetermined position above the support 31. .

  With reference to FIG.4 and FIG.5, the specific example of a structure of the prize display unit 5 is explained in full detail. As shown in FIG. 4, the base body 30 includes a rectangular cylindrical base body main body 40 extending in the front-rear direction and a pair of left and right swing support arms 41 extending from the front end of the base body main body 40. Prepare. Among these, the base body main body 40 is detachable from the rear wall 4 of the display case 2 via a bracket (not shown) attached to the rear part.

  An opening 42 is formed in the upper part of the base body main body 40, and a buffer part 50 is provided in the inside thereof. The buffer portion 50 has a configuration in which a coil spring 53 having an axial center in the vertical direction is sandwiched between a lower bracket 51 and an upper contact plate 52 having a plate shape. The lower bracket 51 is stored in the base body main body 40 in a state where the lower bracket 51 is connected to the inner bottom surface of the base body main body 40. In this stored state, the upper part of the coil spring 53 and the contact plate 52 protrude outward from the opening 42 of the base body main body 40. The coil spring 53 has a predetermined spring constant, and when an external force is applied to the contact plate 52, the coil spring 53 contracts in the axial direction (vertical direction) to reduce the impact. Each of the pair of swing support arms 41 extends obliquely upward and forward from the front end of the base body main body 40, and a through hole 43 in the left-right direction is formed at the tip. The support body 31 is supported by the base body 30 through the swing shaft 44 passed through the through hole 43. In the present embodiment, a torque hinge (support posture maintaining section) is employed as the swing shaft 44, and the tilted posture of the swing support 31 is maintained. Note that the configuration is not limited to the torque hinge, and other configurations such as a damper hinge may be adopted as long as the tilted posture of the support 31 can be maintained or the posture displacement of the support 31 can be limited to some extent.

  The support 31 includes a support body 60, a rear extension 62 extending rearward from the body 60, and a support abutment 66 provided at the front of the body 60. The support body 60 includes an upper plate 63, left and right side plates 64, and a front plate, and a bearing portion 65 on which the above-described swing shaft 44 is mounted is provided on the upper portions of the left and right side plates 64. Therefore, the axis A1 passing through the left and right bearing portions 65 forms the swing axis of the support 31.

  The rear extension 62 extends rearward from the upper rear end of the left and right side plates 64 of the support main body 60 and the bottom plate 69 extending rearward from a position one step lower than the upper plate 63 of the support main body 60. And left and right side plates 70 provided. These left and right side plates 70 are connected at their lower ends to the left and right side end portions of the bottom plate 69, and as a result, the rear extension 62 has a space surrounded by the bottom plate 69 and the left and right side plates 70.

  The bottom plate 69 is formed with a hole 72 through which a weight 71 can be fastened with a screw or the like. By appropriately adjusting the weight of the weight 71 to be fastened (the position of the game machine 1 can be adjusted by the manager of the game machine 1). The moment about the axis A1 acting on the support 31 changes. As described above, the weight 71 and the hole 72 form the moment adjusting portion 73 of the support 31.

  Further, the rear part of the rear extension 62 is located above the buffer part 50 attached to the foundation body 30. More specifically, when the support 31 is in an initial state in which it is in a horizontal posture, the rear extension 62 is located slightly above the buffer 50 and located above. Then, when the support 31 swings rearward about the axis A1 from this state, the rear portion of the rear extension 62 comes into contact with the upper portion of the buffer portion 50 in a predetermined backward tilt posture. Therefore, the buffer part 50 relieves the posture displacement of the support 31 to the rear.

  Connected to the front portion of the support body 60 is a support abutment portion 66 that abuts the prize stand 32 when the prize stand 32 swings in a predetermined direction. That is, the support contact portion 66 includes a rod 67 that extends forward from the front plate of the support body main portion 60 and a contact plate 68 that is connected to the tip of the rod 67. A longitudinal slit 69 is formed in the contact plate 68, and the tip end of the rod 67 is inserted into an appropriate position of the slit 69. In this state, the rod 67 and the contact plate 68 are fixed by appropriate fastening means (screws or the like). Further, the height of attachment of the contact plate 68 to the rod 67 can be arbitrarily adjusted within the range of the vertical dimension of the slit 69, and accordingly, the distance between the contact plate 68 and the gift stand 32 can also be adjusted. The “predetermined direction” can typically be a direction that coincides with the swinging direction of the support 31, but is not limited thereto. Even if the direction is other than this, it can be adopted as long as a moment can be generated in the swinging direction with respect to the support 31 by contacting when the prize stand 32 swings.

  Even if the mounting position of the rod 67 with respect to the slit 69 is the same, the distance between the contact plate 68 and the gift stand 32 is adjusted by reversing the direction of the contact plate 68 having the slit 69. It may be. Further, for example, by selecting a rod 67 having an appropriate length, the distance between the contact plate 68 and the gift stand 32 can be adjusted even when the position of the contact plate 68 in the front-rear direction is adjusted. . Furthermore, another shape of the contact plate 68 may be adopted, and the moment acting on the support 31 can be adjusted by appropriately selecting the weight of the contact plate 68.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a motor 75 constituting the prize stand rotation drive unit 24 is provided inside the support body main body 60. The motor 75 is arranged with an output shaft 76 that rotates at the time of driving facing upward, and the output shaft 76 is connected to the connection portion 33 (through the shaft hole 77 formed in the upper plate 63 of the support body main body 60. A universal joint 80 (see FIG. 2) is connected.

  The universal joint 80 has a structure in which a lower joint member 81, an intermediate joint member 82, and an upper joint member 83 are pivotally supported, and form two axes (axial centers A2 and A3) extending in the horizontal direction and orthogonal to each other. To do. Of these, the lower joint member 81 has a disk-shaped flange 85. A connection shaft 86 extends downward from a central portion of the flange 85, and a pair of bearing portions 87 arranged to face each other stand upward. The connection shaft 86 and the bearing portion 87 are integrally connected via a hole (not shown) formed in the center portion of the flange 85, and are rotatable with respect to the flange 85. The flange 85 is fastened to the upper plate 63 of the support body 60 from above, and the connection shaft 86 projects into the support body 60 through the shaft hole 77 described above. The output shaft 76 of the motor 75 is connected coaxially to the connection shaft 86. Therefore, when the motor 75 is driven, the connection shaft 86 and the bearing portion 87 of the lower joint member 81 rotate (spin) around the vertical axis A4.

  The intermediate joint member 82 includes a rectangular plate-like substrate 90, a bearing portion 91 that extends downward from a pair of opposing sides of the substrate 90, and another bearing portion 92 that is erected on the other opposing side. Have. The lower bearing portion 91 is pivotally supported by a bearing portion 87 included in the lower joint member 81 via a shaft (not shown) along the horizontal axis A2.

  The upper joint member 83 has a disk-shaped flange 95, and a pair of bearing portions 96 are extended downward from the lower surface of the flange 95. The bearing portion 96 is pivotally supported by a bearing portion 92 on the upper side of the intermediate joint member 82 via a shaft (not shown) along the horizontal axis A3. The bottom portion of the prize stand 32 is connected to the flange 95 of the upper joint member 83 as described above. In the present embodiment, the prize stand 32 has a substantially circular shape in plan view, and has a dish shape in which the central portion 35 is recessed downward as compared with the peripheral portion 36.

  Further, a biasing means 100 is fitted on the universal joint 80. The urging means 100 includes a coil spring 101 with the vertical axis oriented, and disk-shaped flanges 102 and 103 connected to the upper and lower ends of the coil spring 101. The coil spring 101 has a diameter that can accommodate the intermediate joint member 82 and the upper joint member 83 of the universal joint 80, and the flanges 102 and 103 have openings of the same diameter. Such an urging means 100 is externally fitted to the universal joint 80 between the support 31 and the prize stand 32.

  In the prize display unit 5 as described above, the support body 31 pivotally supported by the base body 30 can swing back and forth or up and down around the axis A1 in the left-right direction. Note that when the support body 31 swings rearward, the extension part 62 does not directly contact the base body 30 and the impact is mitigated through the buffer part 50. Further, when the motor 75 is driven, the prize stand 32 is rotated about the vertical axis A4 because the rotational force is transmitted through the universal joint 80. Furthermore, since the prize stand 32 is supported by the universal joint 80 with respect to the support body 31, it can swing in the entire circumferential direction with reference to a predetermined position above the support body 31.

(Operation example of the prize display unit)
The operation of the prize display unit 5 when the user plays the game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the initial state of the prize display unit 5 is the state shown in FIG. Specifically, the support 31 is pivotally supported in a horizontal posture with respect to the base body 30, and the universal joint 80 stands upright without rotating in any of the shaft centers A2 and A3, and the prize stand 32 The inner bottom surface is oriented upward. Here, when a power source (not shown) of the game machine 1 is turned on and a predetermined operation is performed, the motor 75 is driven. Accordingly, the prize stand 32 on which the prize is placed rotates around the axis A4 (see FIG. 6A).

  When the user operates the stick 8 and the tip thereof presses the peripheral portion 36 of the prize stand 32 downward, the universal joint 80 is bent, and the prize stand 32 swings and tilts (see FIG. 6B). . Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 6B, a state in which the support 31 does not swing and only the prize stage 32 is inclined is referred to as a “first inclined state”. In the first inclined state, the prize placed on the prize stand 32 can move from the central portion 35 toward the peripheral portion 36 along the slope of the prize stand 32.

  Here, when the prize stand 32 is tilted, a restoring force in a direction to return to the initial state by the biasing means 100 acts on the prize stand 32. Therefore, when the stick 8 is released from the pressing force in the first inclined state, the prize stand 32 can be restored to the initial state. At this time, the prize stand 32 rotates around the axis A4 while swinging with respect to the initial position. Therefore, it is possible to appeal the instability of the placement state of the prize to the user and the surrounding audience.

  On the other hand, the gravity of the prize stand 32 (and the prize) in the inclined state and the restoring force of the urging means 100 may be balanced by the position shift of the prize on the prize stand 32 or the like. In this case, the prize stand 32 is maintained in the first inclined state. At this time, the prize stand 32 rotates around the vertical axis A4 in an inclined state, and thus performs a three-dimensional operation such as precession motion (swing motion).

  Next, when the peripheral portion 36 of the prize stand 32 is further pressed downward by the stick 8, not only the prize stand 32 is inclined, but the support 31 is also inclined. That is, when the prize stand 32 is inclined to a certain angle, the prize stand 32 hits the contact plate 69 and tries to push it down. As a result, the support 31 swings around the axis A1 and tilts forward (FIG. 6C). Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 6C, the state in which the support 31 and the gift stand 32 are inclined is referred to as a “second inclined state”. In the second inclined state, the support 31 is inclined and the prize stand 32 is inclined more than in the first inclined state. Therefore, there is a high possibility that the prize placed on the prize stand 32 will fall from the prize stand 32.

  Here, as described above, the mounting height of the contact plate 69 can be adjusted as appropriate. Therefore, by changing the mounting height, it is possible to adjust the inclination angle of the prize stand 32 when contacting the contact plate 69. Therefore, when the contact plate 69 is attached at a high position, the prize stand 32 and the contact plate 69 come into contact with each other when the tilt angle of the prize stand 32 is small, and the support body 31 is likely to swing. Conversely, when the contact plate 69 is attached to a low position, the support 31 is less likely to swing. In this way, by adjusting the position of the contact plate 69, the swinging mode of the support 31 can be changed, and the possibility that the prize can be obtained (game difficulty level) can be adjusted.

  Further, by appropriately attaching the weight 71 to the support 31, the support 31 can be adjusted to be easy to tilt or difficult to tilt. Further, since the support 31 is pivotally supported via the swing shaft 44 having a torque hinge, the inclined posture of the support 31 is maintained even when released from the pressing force of the stick 8. Yes. Therefore, there may be a situation in which the prize stand 32 rotates around the axis A4 while the support 31 is inclined and the prize stand 32 is also inclined. Thereby, the instability of the placement state of the prize can be further appealed.

  By the way, the peripheral portion 36 of the gift stand 32 is not limited to a uniform shape over the entire circumference, and may be appropriately modified. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example of the configuration of the peripheral portion 36 in the prize stand 32 in particular. In the prize stand 32 shown here, a peripheral portion 36 can be attached to and detached from other portions (base body) 37.

  More specifically, the peripheral part 36 is composed of four parts 110 having a central angle of 45 °, and each part 110 has a large protruding part 111 projecting greatly in the diameter increasing direction at the center part in the circumferential direction, and both end parts. A small protruding portion 112 that protrudes small and a concave portion 113 therebetween. Such a part 110 is fastened to the periphery of the base body 37 with screws or the like, so that the periphery portion 36 is configured.

  When the prize stand 32 having such a peripheral portion 36 is employed, the degree of interference between the prize stand 32 and the stick 8 changes as the prize stand 32 rotates. For example, the large protrusion 111 has a large overlapping area with the movable range of the stick 8, and the moment acting on the prize table 32 also increases, so if the stick 8 is pressed here, the prize table 32 can be greatly inclined, There is a high possibility that you can get a free gift. On the contrary, since the recessed portion 113 has a small overlapping area with the movable range of the stick 8, even if it is pressed with the stick 8, the prize stand 32 is inclined only small. Therefore, the possibility that a prize can be obtained is low. Thus, depending on the timing at which the stick 8 is swung down with respect to the rotating prize stand 32, the inclination angle of the prize stand 32 differs, and the possibility of obtaining a prize varies.

  In addition, although what protruded in the diameter expansion direction was illustrated as a protrusion part in FIG. 7, it is not restricted to this. For example, the protruding dimension in the height direction when the prize stand 32 is viewed from the side may be different in each part of the peripheral portion 36. Or you may employ | adopt the structure which protrudes in both an enlarged diameter direction and a height direction as a protrusion part. Further, the peripheral portion 36 may be divided into an arbitrary number other than being divided into four as shown in FIG. 7, or may be constituted by an annular single part without being divided. When configured with a plurality of parts, at least one of them may have a shape different from other parts. Further, the prize stand 32 is not limited to a dish shape, and may be a flat plate shape or other shapes. Furthermore, a means for limiting the positional deviation of the prize may be provided on the upper surface of the prize table 32. For example, a sheet having a large friction coefficient may be laid, or an anti-slip unevenness may be provided on the upper surface of the prize stand 32.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. The prize stand returning unit 25 includes a sensor provided as appropriate to detect the fall of the prize from the prize stand 32, and drive means for returning at least the support 31 to the posture before swinging. When the sensor detects a drop of the prize from the prize table 32, the detection signal is input to the control unit 20. Receiving this detection signal, the control unit 20 operates the driving means to return the prize display unit 5 to the initial posture (the state shown in FIG. 6A). Therefore, when the prize display unit 5 is in the posture as shown in FIG. 6C and the prize is dropped, the manager of the game machine 1 automatically takes the prize display unit 5 to the initial posture without any operation. Can be restored. However, such a prize stand returning unit 25 may not be provided, and the prize display unit 5 may be left as it is when the prize falls, or the manager or the like may manually return it to the initial posture. Or it is good also as lighting the lamp which shows that the prize fell.

  The present invention can be applied to a game machine capable of acquiring a desired prize from a displayed prize by a user operation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Premium acquisition game 5 Premium display unit 7 Premium acquisition unit 8 Stick 24 Premium stand rotation drive part 30 Base body 31 Support body 32 Premium stand 33 Connection part 44 Swing axis (support body attitude maintenance part)
50 buffer portion 66 support member contact portion 73 moment adjustment portion 75 motor 100 biasing means 101 coil spring

Claims (1)

A prize stand on which prizes are placed;
A support that is positioned below the prize stand and supports the prize stand in a swingable manner;
A base body for swingably supporting the support;
A support body posture maintaining unit for maintaining the inclined posture of the support body with respect to the base body;
A rotation drive unit for rotating the prize stand around an axis directed upward from the support;
Equipped with a,
The prize table, based on the above predetermined position of the support is pivotable to the entire circumferential direction, the support is, Ru swingable der in the horizontal axis, the prize acquisition game machine.

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