JPH05293247A - Shielding device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To close holes through which concealed bodies are not protruded in a game machine. CONSTITUTION:Hole opening/closing disks 73 are provided below concealed body entrance holes. The disk 73 is liftably supported by a support member 67. An elastic member 72 elastically supporting the disk 73 movably in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is provided between the disk 73 and the support member 67. A guide 77 is provided on the periphery of the concealed body entrance hole, and the disk 73 is horizontally moved and matched to the concealed body entrance hole while the guide 77 collides with the periphery of the disk 73 when the disk 73 is lifted. The disks 73 are lifted and correctly matched by the guides 77 to the concealed body entrance holes through which concealed bodies are not protruded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is, for example, for a game machine in which a to-be-shielded object imitating various animals is put out from any hole of a hiding plate, while hiding a hole to which the to-be-covered object does not come out. The present invention relates to a shielding device for hiding an object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a game machine such as a so-called smash-hit game machine in which a large number of holes are made in a concealing plate and a doll of a mole is allowed to enter or exit through any of the holes.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional game machine has a hole in which a doll moves in and out at all times, which makes it difficult to see the inside of the game machine. There is also a problem that a protrusion or the like must be provided around the hole to make it difficult to see the inside.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a shielding device for a game machine for closing a concealed body entrance / exit hole into / from which a concealed body does not come out. A disk that is lifted up and down while being supported by a support member to open and close the concealed body entrance / exit hole below the concealed body entrance / exit hole in which the concealed body does not come out, and the support member and the disk. An elastic member interposed therebetween to elastically support the disc so as to be movable in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and when the disc moves up, the elastic member is brought into contact with the peripheral edge of the disc to match the disc with the concealed body in-out hole. A configuration of a shielding device for a game machine, which includes a guide provided on the periphery of the concealed object entrance / exit hole, is adopted.

[0005]

[Function] The disc can be lifted up and down while being supported by the supporting member below the concealed object entrance / exit hole where the concealed object does not come out, and when the concealed object entrance / exit hole is closed, the support member rises. As a result, the disk approaches the entrance / exit hole of the concealed body.

When the disc moves up to the position of the guide, the peripheral edge of the disc hits the guide and moves up while being guided by the guide. The disk is supported by an elastic member so that it can move in the horizontal direction.Therefore, even if the support member is not located directly under the cover-in / out hole of the concealed body, it is moved in the horizontal direction under the control of the guide while moving in and out. Ascends toward the hole and exactly matches the hole of the object to be concealed.

Further, since the disk is supported by the support member so as to be movable in the vertical direction via the elastic member, it is elastically abutted on the peripheral portion of the concealed body entrance / exit hole and the concealed body entrance / exit hole is opened. Close properly.

After that, when the opening / closing hole for the concealed body is opened, the supporting member descends, and the disc also descends accordingly, and moves away from the concealed body entrance / exit hole.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of a shielding device for a game machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main components of the game machine are covered with a shell 1, and a plurality of columns 2 are provided above the shell 1 to provide a row lamp 3, a ball 4, a flag of 10,000, etc. Ornaments are supported.

The upper part of the shell 1 is flat, and six cylindrical cap-shaped covers 6 are arranged in an annular shape there.
In each of the coverings 6, for example, one hidden object 7 in the shape of an animal as shown in FIG. 2 is inserted.
Six types of concealed objects 7 are also prepared. The covering body 6,
The concealed objects 7 and the like are not limited to six types, and may be an arbitrary number of more or less.

In this game machine, any one of the concealed bodies 7 is inserted into any one of the covered bodies 6 so that the operator (player) can select the type of the concealed body 7 and the existing covered body. When 6 is determined, the cover 6 can be opened. The shell 1 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a drive unit of the covering body 6, a plurality of types of the concealed bodies 7, and a holding body 8 that disposes the concealed bodies 7 in an annular shape at regular intervals and detachably holds them. Concealment plate 10 that is arranged above holding body 8 in which concealed body insertion / exit holes 9 are formed corresponding to each concealed body 7 held by holding body 8, holding body 8 and concealment plate An elevating device 11 that moves up and down with respect to 10 and swivels at a predetermined height position to move in and out an arbitrary concealed body 7 held by the holding body 8 through an arbitrary concealed body entrance / exit hole 9; A shielding device 12 for closing the concealed body entrance / exit hole 9 other than the concealed body entrance / exit hole 9 through which the arbitrary concealed body 7 exits is provided.

A machine frame 13 for supporting the above-mentioned mechanisms is housed in the shell 1. Hereinafter, each part will be described separately. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the machine frame 13 has six hexagonal horizontal cross sections corresponding to the provision of six concealed bodies 7. The bottom of the machine frame 13 is closed by a bottom plate 13a.

[0014] covering body covering body 6, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, as a skeleton, a stretchable two posts 15 from the top to the telescope-like rising vertical machine frame 13, the two Ring-shaped top plate 16 fixed to the upper end of the column 15 and two auxiliary columns 17 extending from the top plate 16 and capable of telescopic expansion and contraction.
And a collar plate 18 fixed to the lower end of the auxiliary column 17. Moreover, the top plate 1 is attached to the support column 15 and the auxiliary support column 17.
The compression coil springs 19 and 20 for applying a force to separate the collar plate 18 from 6 are attached.

An outer skin 21 made of a flexible material such as cloth is stretched between the top plate 16 and the collar plate 18 for adjusting the appearance of the covering body 6 in a top hat shape. The outer skin 21 is
The top plate 16 and the collar plate 1 are formed by the compression coil springs 19 and 20.
Since they are separated from each other, they extend in a cylindrical shape and cover the column 15, the auxiliary column 17, and the like.

A wire 22 is inserted into each of the columns 15 and 17, the tip of the wire 22 is connected to the tip of the column 15, and the rear of the wire 22 is wound around a pulley 23. The pulley 23 is axially mounted in the machine frame 13 and driven by a motor 24.

The covering body 6 having such a structure is used as the concealed body 7.
The same number as the above, and are arranged in a ring shape on the machine frame 13 at regular intervals. Then, when the wire 22 is paid out from the pulley 23 by the controlled drive of the motor 24, as shown in FIG. 6, the column 15 extends and the covering body 6 rises to expose the portion that has been covered so far. Let Wire 2 on the contrary
When 2 is wound around the pulley 23, the column 15 contracts and the cover 6 descends to cover the original position again, as shown in FIG.

Concealed Body The concealed body 7 is a stuffed toy as shown in FIG. 2 and is mounted on a base 27 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

In this case, the stuffed toy represents an elephant, and the head, the body, the forefoot and the like are formed by sewing or the like. As the to-be-concealed object, ones expressing various animals other than elephants are prepared. The concealed object 7 can be imitated by various objects such as cartoon characters other than animals.

Each of the concealed bodies 7 is arranged on the holder 8 to be described below in an annular shape, and the base 27 thereof attracts a plurality of permanent magnets (not shown) on the holder 8 side. A plurality of permanent magnets 44 are attached.

The holder 8 is a hexagonal plate, which is horizontally fixed to the middle part of the machine frame 13 as shown in FIG. 3, and the plurality of types of the concealed bodies 7 are annularly spaced at regular intervals. It is designed to be detachably held. In the center of the plate,
Although not shown, a round hole through which the elevating device 11 penetrates is formed, and six notches are formed along the inner edge of the round hole. The base 27 of the to-be-concealed body 7 is placed on the holding body 8 so as to close each of these notches. In addition, permanent magnets attracting the permanent magnets 44 of the base 27 are fixed to the edges of the notches correspondingly, and the respective concealed bodies 7 are held on the holding body 8 in a fixed direction by attraction of both magnets. It will be held detachably.

Concealing Plate The concealing plate 10 is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a machine casing 1
It is a hexagonal plate horizontally fixed on the upper part of 3 and shell 1
Forming the upper surface of. The concealing plate 10 is provided with circular concealed object insertion / removal holes 9 corresponding to the respective concealed objects 7 held by the holder 8.

The concealed body entrance / exit hole 9 has substantially the same diameter as the base 27 of the concealed body 7, and the base 27 has the concealed body entrance / exit hole 9 therein.
The object to be concealed 7 appears on the concealing plate 10 when the above condition is met.

Elevating Device As shown in FIG. 3, the elevating device 11 includes an elevating table 49, and a turning motor 50 for the elevating table 49 is vertically installed at the center of the bottom plate 13a of the machine frame 13. A shaft 51 is connected to the tip of the output shaft, and the upper end of the shaft 51 is pivotally supported at the center of the concealing plate 10.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a swing frame 52 is connected to the shaft 51 so as to surround the shaft 51. Arms 53a and 53b horizontally project from the upper and lower sides of the revolving frame 52, and a feed screw 54 and a guide rod 55 for raising and lowering the elevating table 49 are stretched between the arms 53a and 53b. A lifting motor 56 for driving the feed screw 54 is attached to the lower arm 53b.

An elevating table 49 is engaged with the feed screw 54 and the guide rod 55, and the elevating table 49 is provided with the feed screw 5.
The rotation of 4 moves up and down between the lower part of the holder 8 and the lower part of the concealing plate 10.

The screw threads are removed from the upper and lower portions of the feed screw 54 so that an excessive force is not applied when the elevating table 49 reaches the uppermost position and the lowermost position. The elevating table 49 protrudes below the notch of the holding body 8 at the lowest position so that it can pass through the notch when ascending and descending by driving the feed screw 54. A permanent magnet 45 that attracts a permanent magnet (not shown) attached to the base 27 is attached to the lifting table 49.

As a result, when the elevating table 49 passes through the predetermined notch of the holder 8 from the bottom to the top, the permanent magnet attracts and holds the permanent magnet of the base 27 of the object 7 to be concealed. The other 27 permanent magnets 44 are separated from the permanent magnets on the holding body 8 side. Then, it rises toward the concealing plate 10 while supporting the concealed body 7.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the bottom plate 1 of the machine frame 13 is attached to the lower arm 53b of the revolving frame 52.
A swivel member 57 that swivels together with the swivel frame 52 along 3a is connected, and three sets of photointerrupters 58, 59, 60, which are photoelectric conversion elements, are attached to the swivel member 57 so as to draw mutually different circular loci. There is. And
The six concealed bodies 7 on the holding body 8 and the six concealing plates 10
A light shielding plate 61 is provided in the loci of the photo interrupters 58, 59 and 60 so as to correspond to the individual holes 9. The light shielding plate 61 is arranged so as to be able to identify each set of the respective concealed bodies 7 and the respective holes 9, and is fixed to the bottom plate 13a of the machine frame 13.

Then, the photo interrupters 58, 5
The turning motor 50 stops driving when the specific holes 9 and the concealed body 7 are detected by 9, 60, and the lifting platform 49 stops just below the arbitrary concealed body 7.

The hidden object 7 and the like are specified by a signal generated by, for example, a random number generator in a control unit (not shown) of the game machine. The turning motor 50 and the lifting motor 56 of the lifting table 49 are the lifting table 4 described below.
The drive is controlled by the height position detecting device 9.

As shown in FIG. 4, two sets of photointerrupters 62, 63, which are photoelectric conversion elements, are provided on the lifting table 49.
Is attached to the swivel frame 52, and the lifting table 4 is attached.
Two light-shielding plates 64 and 65 are attached so as to follow the paths of the photo interrupters 62 and 63 at the time of raising and lowering 9.

The left and right light-shielding plates 64, 65 are provided on the lift base 49.
However, as shown in FIG. 3, the photo interrupter 62 and the photo interrupter 62, which exist between the highest A, the middle B, the lowest C, the highest and the middle, and the middle and the lowest, respectively. It is formed so that 62 can detect.

A control unit (not shown) stops driving of the lifting motor 56 when the signal of the highest A is input, and turns the motor 50 for turning when the signal of the middle B or the lowest C is input.
Of the turning motor 50 while the signal indicating that it is between the highest A and the middle B or the signal indicating that it is between the middle B and the lowest C is input. The drive is stopped and the output for permitting the drive of the lifting motor 56 is performed. At the middle position B and the lowest position C, even if the lift base 49 turns, the concealed object 7 on it does not interfere with other objects, so there is no inconvenience.

The elevating table 49 pivotally moves below the desired object to be concealed 7 at the lowest position, and while rising from there, receives the desired object to be concealed 7 from the holder 8 and reaches the middle position B. Pause. Then, it turns again to reach directly below the desired concealed body entrance / exit hole 9 and pauses. It goes up further from there and pushes the to-be-concealed body 7 upward through the concealed-body entrance / exit hole 9.

The shielding device shielding device 12, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, is provided below the concealment plate 10, the concealment member and out holes emerging in the concealed body 7 of the concealment plate 10 The hidden object entrance / exit holes 9 other than 9 are closed.

The shielding device 12 has a support arm 67 which is five support members radially extending from a boss 66 slidably attached to the shaft 51 located at the center of the machine frame 13. Each of the support arms 67 extends toward the five concealed body entrance / exit holes 9, and a cap device 68 for covering each of the five concealed body entrance / exit holes 9 from which the concealed body 7 does not exit is provided at each tip. It is installed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an engaging arm 69 projects from the boss 66 toward the elevating table 49, is in contact with the upper surface of the elevating table 49, and is loosely fitted to the feed screw 54. Therefore, the support arm 67 and the lid device 68
Will move up and down along the shaft 51 as the lift table 49 moves up and down, and will rotate with the lift table 49.

Further, the support arm 67 moves up and down together with the lifting table 49 only above the shaft 51 so as not to interfere with the concealed body 7 and the like on the holding body 8 when turning in the middle position B. Has become. That is, a stopper 70 for fixing the lowering of the support arm 67 on the way is fixed to the upper part of the shaft 51.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lid device 68 has an elastic member 72 fixed to the upper end of a protrusion 71 rising from the tip of the support arm 67. The elastic member 72
Are made of leaf springs that extend radially and upward from the protrusions 71, and horizontally support the disk 73 that closes the concealed body inlet / outlet hole 9 at their tip ends.

A support plate 75 for supporting the disk 73 via a stay 74 is provided below the disk 73.
A hole 7 is loosely fitted in the protrusion 71 at the center of the support plate 75.
6 is provided.

The disk 73 is pushed upward by the elastic member 72, and the support plate 75 is in contact with the lower surface of the elastic member 72. Therefore, the disk 73 can be elastically moved in the vertical direction.

Further, the support plate 75 can move in the horizontal direction by the clearance of the hole 76. Therefore, the disk 73 is elastically movable in the horizontal direction while being in contact with the elastic member 72. The amount of movement in the horizontal direction is regulated by the holes in the support plate 75.

On the other hand, on the lower surface of the concealing plate 10, a plurality of guide pieces 77, which are guides, are fixed along the circumference of each of the concealed body receiving / exiting holes 9. The inner side surface of each guide piece 77 is an inclined surface 77a that can slide on the peripheral edge 73a of the disk 73. Even if the disk 73 is not located directly below the concealed body entrance / exit hole 9, it can be fitted to the concealed body entrance / exit hole 9 when being raised while being guided by the slope 77a of the guide piece 77.

The guide may be formed as an inverted mortar-shaped slope on the inner edge of the concealed object inlet / outlet hole 9. In that case, it is desirable to provide an inclined surface which can be slidably contacted with this inclined surface also on the peripheral edge of the disk 73.

Next, a series of operations of the above game machine will be described together with a playing method. (1) Initially, the six concealed bodies 7 are placed on the respective cutouts of the holding body 8, and they are kept in a fixed position by the attraction between the permanent magnets 44 on the concealed body 7 side and the permanent magnets on the holding body 8 side. is doing. Further, the top hat-shaped covering body 6 closes each of the concealed body entrance / exit holes 9 of the concealing plate 10.

At the start of the game, the player inserts, for example, coins or the like through a predetermined insertion slot (not shown) and presses a start button (not shown). When the game machine does not have the cover 6, the player simultaneously determines in which cover 6 the concealed body 7 is contained and what kind of the concealed body 7 is. It is specified by operating a button (not shown) or the like. (2) The elevating table 49 of the elevating device 11 is swung below the concealing plate 10 by the driving of the swiveling motor 50, and is stopped at a position corresponding to any concealed object 7 held by the holder 8. The concealed body 7 is designated by a random number generator or the like, and the photo interrupters 58, 59, and 60 detect the concealed body 7 to stop the lifting platform 49 at a corresponding position. (3) The concealed object 7 is received from the holder 8 while the elevating table 49 is elevated by driving the elevating motor 56. Then, when the photo interrupters 62 and 63 of the height position detecting device of the lift table 49 detect that the lift table 49 is in the middle position B, the lift table 49 stops rising.

Then, the turning motor 50 is driven to turn the elevator base 49 below the cover-in / out hole 9 of the object to be concealed or the cover 6 designated by the random number generator or the like, and stop it. (4) Thereafter, the elevating table 49 rises and pushes the concealed body 7 onto the concealing plate 10 through the concealed body entrance / exit hole 9.

Further, the disk is raised below the cover-receiving object in and out holes where the cover is not exposed, and the disk is raised while being supported by the supporting member along with the elevation of the lift table 49, and guided by the guide piece. The concealing body entrance / exit hole is reached and the hole is closed. (5) Next, the driving motor 40 of each cover body 6 drives to make the cover body 6 bend and stretch to make it appear as if the concealed body 7 is moving.

Therefore, the player specifies which cover 6 the concealed body 7 is in, what kind of the concealed body 7 is, and the like by operating a button or the like. When the operation of the button or the like is finished, the driving motor 40 of the cover 6 is driven, and the wire 22 is paid out from the pulley 23 and pushed up as shown in FIG.

As a result, it becomes clear whether or not the player's bet is right, and if so, the game machine will eject a predetermined amount of coins or the like. In addition, since the cover-entry object entry / exit holes in which the cover-engaged object does not come out when the cover 6 rises are blocked by the shielding device,
You cannot see the inside from there.

After that, the elevating table 49 descends and turns along the same path as when ascending, passes the object 7 to be concealed to the empty space of the holder 8, and descends the shielding device when descending. Then, it returns to the original position and waits for the next player's operation.

[0053]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, it blocks the hidden object entrance / exit holes in the game machine in which the object is not exposed, and the inside of the machine cannot be seen from there. You can

Further, even when the supporting member for the disk is not located directly below the opening / closing hole for the object to be concealed, the disk can be horizontally displaced on the disk as the supporting member rises. Therefore,
It is possible to easily fit the disk into the concealed object entrance / exit hole.

Further, even if the ascending stroke of the supporting member of the disk is not accurate, the disk can move in the vertical direction by the elastic force of the elastic member. Therefore, the disc can be brought into close contact with the concealed object entrance / exit hole accurately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a game machine provided with a shielding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an example of a concealed body.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway elevational view of the internal structure of the game machine.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view of the game machine seen from above a concealing plate.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of the cover in the closed state of the game machine.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of the cover in the opened state of the game machine.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the shielding device of the game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 ... Concealed object 9 ... Concealed object entrance / exit hole 12 ... Shielding device 67 ... Support arm 72 ... Elastic member 73 ... Disk 77 ... Guide piece

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Tsutomu Koshigoe 9-32-3 Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Sigma Corporation

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shielding device of a game machine for closing a concealed body entrance / exit hole into which a concealed body comes in / out, wherein a concealed body does not come out. A disc that moves up and down while being supported by a support member to open and close the concealed object entry / exit hole below what does not come, and moves the disc vertically and horizontally by being interposed between the support member and the disc. An elastic member that elastically supports as much as possible, and a guide that is provided at the peripheral edge of the concealed body entry / exit hole that abuts the peripheral edge of the disc when the disc moves up to match the disc with the concealed body entry / exit hole. A shield device for a game machine characterized by being included.