JPH05293248A - Positioning device for concealed body in game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To keep dolls used in a game machine in the constant direction. CONSTITUTION:Multiple kinds of dolls are supported on bases 27. A holder 8 supporting the dolls is provided in a game machine, and notches 48 through which a doll conveying lift bed 49 passes are provided at positions corresponding to the bases 27. Multiple magnets 43 are fitted around each notch 48 at the preset layout. Multiple magnets attracted to these magnets to keep and fix the dolls in the constant direction on the holder 8 are provided on the bases 27. The dolls are positioned invariably in the same direction on the holder 8 by the attraction between the magnets.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine for playing a predetermined game, for example, by exposing a to-be-concealed object imitating various animals from a hole or the like, and by disposing the to-be-concealed object at a predetermined position in the game machine. A positioning device for placing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a mole striking game machine has a mechanism for moving a mole doll into and out of a hole.
Each doll is fixed to a link or the like in the mechanism in order to keep its direction constant.

[0003]

However, if the structure is such that each doll is supported by links or the like to raise and lower like a conventional game machine, the entire apparatus becomes complicated.

On the other hand, it is possible to selectively raise and lower each doll by a single lifting mechanism, but in that case, the problem that the posture of the doll cannot be kept constant occurs.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a base provided under each of a plurality of types of concealed objects to be annularly arranged at regular intervals, and the concealed objects. A holder to be held in the above-mentioned arrangement, a notch through which an elevating table for transporting the concealed object provided at a location corresponding to each base passes, and a plurality of pieces mounted in a predetermined arrangement around each notch And a plurality of magnets attached to the base for fixing the concealed body in a fixed direction by attracting the magnets to each other and fixing the concealed body in a fixed direction. The concealment device positioning device is used.

[0006]

Function The object to be concealed is supported by the base. The base rests on the holder so as to close each notch in the holder. The magnet on the base side corresponds to the magnet on the holding body side, and the base and the concealed body are held on the holding body side in a fixed direction by attraction of both magnets.

When the object to be concealed used for the game is taken out from the holder, the lifting table rises, and when passing through the notch of the holder, the base is pulled up against the attraction force of both magnets. Since the concealed body has a fixed orientation on the holding body, it is transported to a predetermined position by the elevating table while maintaining that orientation.

When the object to be concealed is returned to its original position on the holder, the elevating table descends while supporting the object to be concealed, and passes through the notch downward. As a result, the base of the concealed body is received by the holding body. The object to be concealed is fixed in a state in which the magnet is attracted to each other while maintaining its original posture.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a concealed object positioning apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A game machine provided with this positioning device is shown in FIG. 1 as a whole, and the main components such as the positioning device are covered with a shell 1. Above the shell 1, ornaments such as a lamp 3, a ball 4, and a national flag 5 are supported by a plurality of columns 2.

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. 11, a drive unit of the covering body 6, a plurality of types of the concealed bodies 7, a holding body 8 that annularly arranges the concealed bodies 7 at regular intervals and detachably holds the A concealing plate 10 that is arranged above the holding body 8 in which the concealed body entrance / exit holes 9 are formed corresponding to the respective concealed bodies 7 held by the holding body 8, the holding body 8, and the concealing plate 10 An elevating device 11 for moving up and down between the and and swiveling at a predetermined height position to move an arbitrary concealed body 7 held by the holding body 8 into and out of an arbitrary concealed body moving-in / out hole 9; And a shielding device 12 that closes the concealed body entrance / exit hole 9 other than the concealed body entrance / exit hole 9 through which the concealed body 7 exits.

A machine frame 13 for supporting the above-mentioned mechanisms is housed in the shell 1. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the machine frame 13 corresponds to the provision of six concealed bodies 7, and has a hexagonal horizontal cross section. The bottom of the machine frame 13 is closed by a bottom plate 13a.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cover 6 has, as its skeleton, two telescopic columns 15 that extend vertically from the upper part of the machine frame 13 and can extend and contract in a telescopic manner. A ring-shaped top plate 16 fixed to the upper end of the column 15.
And a pair of auxiliary columns 17 which extend from the top plate 16 and can expand and contract like a telescope, and a collar plate 18 fixed to the lower end of the auxiliary columns 17. Further, compression coil springs 19 and 20 for applying a force to separate the collar plate 18 from the top plate 16 are attached to the column 15 and the auxiliary column 17.

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. 10, the support column 15 extends and the covering body 6 rises to expose the portion that has been covered so far. Let On the contrary, when the wire 22 is wound around the pulley 23, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the column 15 is contracted, and the covering body 6 descends to cover the original position again.

Further, when the operation of further winding and unwinding the wire 22 is repeated while the cover 6 is lowered, the outer cover 21 of the cover 6 expands and contracts, regardless of the presence or absence of the concealed body 7. It can be made to appear as if the concealed body 7 is moving.

The to-be-concealed body 7 includes a stuffed toy portion 25 as shown in FIG. 2, and a drive mechanism portion 26 as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 for giving a predetermined movement to the stuffed toy portion 25. Base 27 for supporting the drive mechanism 26
And have.

The stuffed toy portion 25 represents an elephant in this case, and the head portion 25a, the body portion 25b, the forefoot portion 25c and the like are formed by sewing or the like. The stuffed toy portion 25 is prepared to represent various animals in addition to elephants. The concealed object 7 can be imitated by various objects such as cartoon characters other than animals.

The drive mechanism portion 26 includes a vertical frame 28 provided upright in the center of a base 27, and a front-back moving frame 30 rotatably supported by a pin 29 on the upper portion of the vertical frame 28 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. The vertical frame 28 has two vertical moving frames 32 which are pivotally supported by pins 31 on the left and right sides of the middle portion of the vertical frame 28 so as to be vertically rotatable. Further, a vertical sliding member 33 is arranged along the vertical frame 28, an upper portion thereof is connected to an inner end of the vertical moving frame 32 via a pin 34 and an elongated hole 35, and a lower portion thereof penetrates the base 27 downward. However, the cam follower 36 is provided there. Further, an arm 14 is provided so as to project from the front-rear moving frame 30.
And the upper and lower sliding members 33 include the pins 37, 38 and the connecting rod 39.
And the front-rear moving frame 30 is connected by the vertical sliding member 3
It is designed to interlock with the vertical movement of 3.

A motor 40 serving as a drive source for the drive mechanism section 26.
Is attached to the lifting device 11 described later. A cam 41 is fixed to the output shaft of the motor 40, and when the lifting device 11 and the base 27 are united, the cam 4 is fixed as will be described later.
1 hits the cam follower 36.

The base 27 is disk-shaped and has a center portion for supporting the drive mechanism portion 26, and a central shaft portion provided with a guide hole 42 for guiding sliding of the vertical sliding member 33. .. The stuffed toy portion 25 is placed on the drive mechanism portion 26 on the base 27, and the body portion 25b is attached to the vertical frame 28.
And the vertical sliding member 33, the head portion 25a covers the front-rear moving frame 30, and the front foot portion 25c covers the vertical moving frame 3
Covers 2.

When the vertical sliding member 33 moves up and down due to the rotation of the cam 41, the forward / backward moving frame 30 pivots back and forth to swing the head 25a of the stuffed toy portion 25 back and forth, causing the vertical moving frame 32 to move forward and backward. The part 25c will be rocked up and down.

The concealed body 7 may not be provided with the drive mechanism portion 26, and only the stuffed toy portion 25 may be fixed to the base 27. Each of the concealed bodies 7 should be annularly arranged on a holder 8 described below, and a base 27 thereof has a plurality of holders 8 on the side of the holder 8 to be described later, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. A plurality of permanent magnets 44 (see FIG. 5), which form a positioning device for the concealed body, are attached.

Further, in order to position and fix the object 7 to be concealed by the lifting device 11, the bases 27 are respectively attracted to the permanent magnets 45 (see FIG. 5) on the lifting device 11 side. Three permanent magnets 46 that match each other are attached.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the holding body 8 holds the plurality of types of the to-be-concealed bodies 7 in an annular manner at a fixed interval so that the holding body 8 can be horizontally attached to the middle section of the machine frame 13. It is a hexagonal plate fixed to. A round hole 47 in the center of the plate
And six notches 48 along the inner edge of the round hole 47.
Are formed. Then, the base 27 of the concealed body 7 is placed on the holding body 8 so as to close each notch 48.

Further, permanent magnets 43 attracting the three permanent magnets 44 of the base 27 are fixedly attached to the edges of each notch 48 corresponding thereto. By the attraction of the permanent magnets 44 on the base 27 side and the permanent magnets 43 on the holding body 8 side, each of the concealed bodies 7 is detachably held on the holding body 8 in a fixed direction.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the concealing plate 10 is a hexagonal plate horizontally fixed to the upper part of the machine frame 13 and forms the upper surface of the shell 1. The concealing plate 10
A circular concealed object inlet / outlet hole 9 is formed in each of the concealed bodies 7 held by the holding body 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.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the elevating device 11 includes an elevating table 49 and a bottom plate 13a of the machine frame 13.
A turning motor 50 for the lifting table 49 is vertically installed at the center of the shaft 50, a shaft 51 is connected to the output shaft of the motor 50, and the upper end of the shaft 51 is pivotally supported at the center of the concealment plate 10. ing.

A swivel 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 5 for raising and lowering a platform 49 are provided between the arms 53a and 53b.
5 has been passed over. 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.
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 48 of the holding body 8 at the lowest position,
The notch 48 can be passed through when the feed screw 54 is moved up and down. This elevator 49
As shown in FIG. 5, three permanent magnets 46 attached to the base 27 are provided at positions passing through the notches 48 of the.
A permanent magnet 45 that is attracted to is attached.

As a result, when the elevating table 49 passes through the predetermined notch 48 of the holding body 8 from the bottom to the top, the permanent magnet 4 thereof is
5 attracts and holds the permanent magnets 46 of the base 27 of the concealed body 7, and separates the other permanent magnets 44 of the base 27 from the permanent magnets 43 on the holding body 8 side. Then, while supporting the to-be-concealed body 7, it is lifted up toward the concealing plate 10.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the lower arm 53b of the revolving frame 52 has a machine frame 13
A turning member 57 that turns together with the turning frame 52 is connected along the bottom plate 13a, and three sets of photointerrupters 58, 59, 60, which are photoelectric conversion elements, are attached to the turning member 57 so as to draw mutually different trajectories. ing. Then, the six notches 48 of the holding body 8 and the concealing plate 1
A light shielding plate 61 is provided in the loci of the photo interrupters 58, 59 and 60 so as to correspond to the six holes 9 of 0, respectively. The light shielding plate 61 is arranged so that each of the six cutouts 48, the holes 9 and the concealed body 7 can be specified, 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 cutouts 48, the holes 9 and the concealed body 7 are detected by 9, 60, and the elevating table 49 stops just below the arbitrary cutouts 48 and the concealed body 7.

The hidden object 7 and the like are specified by a signal generated by, for example, a random number generator in the 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 FIGS. 3 and 4, the lifting table 4
Reference numeral 9 denotes two sets of photo interrupters 6 which are photoelectric conversion elements.
2, 63 are attached to the revolving frame 52.
2 light shields 64, 65 along the path of 2, 63
Is attached.

The left and right light-shielding plates 64 and 65 are such that the lifting platform 49 has the highest A, the middle B, the lowest C, between the highest A and the middle B, and between the middle B and the lowest C. It is formed so that both photointerrupters 62, 62 can detect the presence of the same.

That is, when the lifting platform 49 is at the highest level A (1,1), when it is at a between the highest level A and the middle level B (1,0), it is at the middle level B. (0,0), (b) between the middle B and the least significant C, (0,1), and (0,0) when the least significant C is present, both photo interrupters 62,6.
3 is generated, a translucent groove 64a is formed in the upper part of the left-side light shielding plate 64, and a translucent notch 65a and a translucent groove 65b are formed in the upper and lower parts of the right-side light shielding plate 65. There is.

When the control section (not shown) receives a signal from the photo interrupters 62 and 63 that the lift table 49 is at the uppermost position A, it stops the driving of the lifting motor 56, and the middle position B.
Or, upon receiving a signal indicating that it is at the lowest C, the turning motor 5
When 0 is driven and a signal indicating that it is between the highest rank A and the middle rank B or between the middle rank B and the lowest rank C is received, the turning motor 5
The output of 0 is blocked and the output of the lifting motor 56 is allowed. 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 C, and ascends from it to receive the desired object to be concealed 7 from the holder 8 and moves to the middle position B. Suddenly stop. 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.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the shielding device 12 closes the concealed body entrance / exit holes 9 other than the concealed body entrance / exit holes 9 of the concealed body 7 of the concealment plate 10. It is provided below the concealing plate 10.

The shielding device 12 has five support arms 67 extending radially from a boss 66 slidably attached to the shaft 51 located at the center of the machine frame 13. Each support arm 67 includes five concealed body access holes 9
And a cover device 68 for covering the five concealed-body-entry holes 9 in which the concealed body 7 is not exposed at each tip.
Is attached.

As shown in FIG. 4, an engaging arm 69 projects from the boss 66 toward the elevating table 49, contacts the upper surface of the elevating table 49, and engages with 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 does not interfere with the concealed body 7 and the like on the holding body 8 when turning in the middle position B,
Only the upper part of the shaft 51 moves up and down together with the lifting table 49. 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.

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 supports the disk 73 that has the above-mentioned structure and closes the concealed member entrance / exit hole 9. The elastic member 72 is made of a leaf spring that extends radially and upward from the protrusion 71, and horizontally supports the disc 73 at the tip end thereof. Disc 7
A support plate 75 that supports the disk 73 via a stay 74 is provided below the disk 3. A hole into which the protrusion 71 is loosely fitted is provided at the center of the support plate 75.

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. Further, the support plate 75 can be moved in the horizontal direction by the clearance of the hole.
With the movement of 5, the disk 73 can also move horizontally while contacting the elastic member 72.

On the other hand, on the lower surface of the concealing plate 10, a plurality of guide pieces 77 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 that can slide on the peripheral edge 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 of the guide piece 77.

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 notches 48 of the holding body 8.
It is on the top and is stationary in a fixed direction at a fixed position due to attraction between the permanent magnet 44 on the concealed body 7 side and the permanent magnet 43 on the holding body 8 side. 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 holding body 8 by the driving of the turning motor 50, and is stopped at a position corresponding to any concealed body 7 held by the holding body 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. At that time, the magnet 45 of the lifting table 49 and the base 27 of the concealed body 7
The magnets 44 of the base 27 are separated from the magnets 43 of the holder 8. The concealed body 7 is fixed on the elevating table 49 in the same direction by the attraction of the two magnets 45, 46, and ascends.

Then, the photo interrupters 62 and 63 of the height position detecting device of the lifting table 49 are set to the middle position B of the lifting table 49.
When it is detected that the vehicle is in the above position, the lift 49 stops rising. Then, the turning motor 50 is driven to turn the elevator base 49 below the concealed object entrance / exit hole 9 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. (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 upward as shown in FIG.

As a result, it becomes clear whether the player's bet is right or wrong, and if so, the game machine releases a predetermined amount of coins or the like. After that, the elevating table 49 takes the same path as when going up, descends and turns, and passes the concealed body 7 to the empty space of the holding body 8. At that time, the magnet 45 on the lifting table 49 side is separated from the magnet 46 on the base 27 side, and the magnet 43 on the holder side attracts the magnet 44 on the base 27 side. Therefore, the concealed body 7 returns to the original position in the original posture. Then, it waits for the next player's operation.

[0055]

According to the present invention, a plurality of objects to be concealed can be selectively supported and raised by a single lift. Therefore, the structure of the game machine can be simplified.

Further, since the plurality of objects to be concealed and their holders are attracted by the plurality of magnets, when the object to be concealed is made to stand by in the game machine, the position, orientation, The posture etc. can be kept constant at all times. Therefore, the concealed object can be properly used in the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a game machine provided with a device for positioning a concealed body 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 partial cutaway horizontal sectional view showing the vicinity of a holding body of the game machine.

FIG. 6 is a partial cutaway horizontal sectional view showing a bottom portion of the game machine.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view of the cover in the closed state of the game machine.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway front view of the cover in the opened state of the game machine.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view of a drive unit of the concealed body of the game machine.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway side view of a drive unit of the concealed body.

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view of a drive unit of the concealed body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 ... Concealed object 27 ... Base 8 ... Holding body 49 ... Lifting table 48 ... Notch 43 ... Magnet 44 ... Magnet

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base provided under each of a plurality of types of to-be-concealed bodies to be annularly arranged at regular intervals, a holding body for holding these to-be-concealed bodies in the above arrangement, and each of the bases. The notches through which the lifting table for transporting the concealed object is provided at a position corresponding to the above, a plurality of magnets mounted in a predetermined arrangement around each notch, and the magnets are attracted to each other to be concealed. A device for positioning a to-be-concealed object in a game machine, comprising: a plurality of magnets attached to the base for fixing the to-be-concealed object on the holding body while fixing the body to a fixed orientation. ..