JPH06210064A - Crane type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer a crane type game machine which can keep attracting the player's interest to the game by increasing gifts in postures easy to catch them with a catcher device when the number of games increases after the gifts are fed in a gift compartment. CONSTITUTION:A rotatable disc 10 has a protrusion 11 with a cross section of nearly triangle and installed on a floor 3 of a gift compartment 2. When the number of games increases after gifts are fed in line gift compartment 2 and the gifts in postures easy to grab them with a catcher device 4 decrease in the number, the disc 10 is rotated to change the postures of the gifts.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a crane type game machine in which a prize is grabbed by a crane, and more particularly to a mechanism for changing the attitude of a prize in a prize room of the game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional game machine of this type is shown in FIG.
It is as shown in 1. In the figure, 1 is a game machine main body having a prize room 2 formed of a transparent plate at least on the front surface, 3 is a floor surface of the prize room 2, and 4 is provided in the prize room 2 to grab the prize A Is a catcher means having a pair of swingable claws. Further, 5 is a crane means for moving the catcher means 4 in three directions of forward, backward, left and right, and up and down, as long as it can perform the same operation as a so-called overhead traveling type crane, detailed illustration and The description is omitted. 6 is a prize drop opening opened in the prize room 2, 7 is a prize outlet opened outside the game machine body 1 and communicating with the prize drop opening 6, 8 is a coin slot, and 9 is an instruction to move the catcher means 4. This is an operation switch for operating. The prize A is, for example, a stuffed animal, and a large number of prizes A are randomly loaded and stacked in the prize chamber 2 until the height thereof is slightly below the prize drop opening 6.

Next, the operation of the conventional example will be described. The player inserts a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion slot 8,
The operation switch 9 is operated to move the catcher means 4 in the left-right direction, and when the desired position is reached, the operation switch is operated again to move the catcher means 4 in the front-rear direction to stop on the desired prize. This way,
After that, the catcher means 4 automatically descends, and when the prize is reached, the claws of the catcher means 4 swing to perform the operation of grasping the prize, and then the catcher means 4 moves up and further above the prize drop opening 6. It moves, and the claw of the catcher means 4 swings there to release the prize. Therefore, if the player operates the operation switch 9 properly, the catcher means 4 is put down on the desired prize, and the posture of the prize is such that the nail of the catcher means 4 is easily caught, the prize is the catcher means. The player can take out the prize from the prize take-out port 7 because it is grabbed by 4 and put into the prize drop-out port 6.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned crane type game machine, the player generally takes out the prizes in sequence from the prize which the catcher means 4 easily catches in consideration of the stacked posture of the prizes. Therefore, as the number of games played after the prizes are introduced increases, the prizes in a posture in which the catcher means 4 is easily caught are gradually reduced, and it becomes difficult to take out the prizes. There was a drawback of going.

For this reason, the installer of the game machine sometimes manually agitates the prizes to change the posture in which the prizes are piled up to increase the number of prizes in which the catcher means 4 easily catches the claws, which is attractive to the game. However, in this case, it takes a lot of labor to stir, and in addition, in order to stir, it is necessary to open the prize room 2 of the game machine. Since the use of the game machine has to be stopped for a long time, it is not possible to stir the game machine for such a short time, and there is a drawback that the attractiveness maintaining effect of the game is not good.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional crane-type game machine, reduces the number of prizes that can be easily grasped by the catcher means since the number of games has been increased since the prize was put into the prize room. At this time, it is possible to increase the number of prizes in a posture that is easy to grasp by the catcher means, and therefore, it is possible to maintain the attraction for the game, and to provide a crane game machine that does not require labor for maintaining the attraction for the game. Is intended.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a crane type game machine which allows a player to be interested in the attitude change of the prize in the prize room.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the crane type game machine of the present invention comprises a game machine main body having a prize room formed in an upper portion thereof, and a catcher means provided in the prize room for grasping a prize. In a crane-type game machine having a crane means for moving the catcher means back and forth, left and right, and up and down, and a prize drop opening that is open to the outside of the game machine and communicates with the outside of the game machine, the posture of the prize is changed at the bottom of the prize room. It is characterized in that it is provided with stirring means.

The stirring means is activated before the catcher means performs the action of gripping the prize every time the game is played, and the operating time of the stirring means is within a predetermined time set by the player. Can be arbitrarily determined.

[0010]

Therefore, when the player moves the catcher means, grabs the prize in the prize room by the catcher means, drops the prize in the prize drop opening, and takes it out of the game machine many times, the catcher means makes it easy to grasp The prizes that are easily grabbed by the catcher means are reduced in the prize room because they are sequentially taken out, but by changing the attitude of the prize by operating the stirring means, the prize that is easy to grab by the catcher means Can be increased.

Further, by allowing the player to determine the operating time of the stirring means, the player can reflect his or her intention in the posture change of the prize.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of a crane game machine. In FIG. 1, the components 1 to 9 are shown in FIG.
The description is omitted because it is similar to the above. Reference numeral 10 denotes a disc that is rotatably driven and is provided on the floor surface 3 of the prize room 2. Reference numeral 11 denotes a ridge fixed to the disc 10. The disc 10 and the ridge 11 allow the prize to be stirred. Constitutes a means.

2 to 4 are views for explaining the structure relating to the disc 10 and the protrusion 11. As shown in these figures, the disk 10 has a diameter slightly shorter than the width of the floor surface 3 in the short direction. On the back side of the floor surface 3 near the center of the disk 10, a motor 12 with a speed reducer is attached via a mounting bracket 13. A hole 14 is opened on the floor surface 3, and a rotary shaft 15 of the motor 12 passes through the hole 14 to allow the disk 10 to pass through.
It is connected to the back of. The ridges 11 are provided in the radial direction from the center of the disc 10 to the periphery thereof, and the cross section thereof is formed in a substantially triangular shape. In order not to damage the prize, it is desirable that the disc 10 and the protrusion 11 are integrally formed of resin or the like. The configuration of the stirring means is not limited to the above, and one having a plurality of protrusions 11 on the disc 10 or one having a large number of substantially conical protrusions on the disc 10 instead of the protrusions 11 is also considered. To be

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. The player inserts a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion slot 8,
The operation switch 9 is operated to move the catcher means 4 in the left-right direction, and when the desired position is reached, the operation switch is operated again to move the catcher means 4 in the front-rear direction to stop on the desired prize. This way,
After that, the catcher means 4 automatically descends, and when the prize is reached, the claws of the catcher means 4 swing to perform the operation of grasping the prize, and then the catcher means 4 moves up and further above the prize drop opening 6. It moves, and the claw of the catcher means 4 swings there to release the prize. Therefore, if the player operates the operation switch 9 properly, the catcher means 4 is put down on the desired prize, and the prize is easily caught by the catcher means 4, the prize is transferred to the catcher means 4. Grasp it, giveaway 6
The player can take out the prize from the prize outlet 7.

The above is the operation from the start to the end of one game, but the player sequentially takes out the prizes in which the catcher means 4 is easily caught in consideration of the stacked postures. When the game is repeatedly performed, the prizes in the prize room 2 are in a state where the prizes A are closely arranged as shown in FIG. It becomes difficult to grab the prize A.

When the motor 12 is operated for a certain period of time to rotate the disk 10, the ridge 11 collides with the prize A, so that the prize A is sequentially pushed up and agitated, and the mutual positions are exchanged. As shown in (b) of FIG. 5, they are sparsely stacked, and A1 and A2
As a result, the number of prizes in which the catcher means 4 is easily caught by the catches is increased. It should be noted that such a stirring operation may be performed every certain time or every certain number of games. The control method is arbitrary, and the catcher means 4 is engaged. Regardless of whether the number of prizes in an easy posture has decreased, if the prizes are agitated each time the game is played, the player can play the game with a prize in a completely new posture each time the game is played. This will keep the game fresh and attractive.

In particular, by allowing the player to determine the operating time of the stirring means, the player can reflect his or her intention in the posture change of the prize. That is, for example, when a player inserts a coin into the coin slot 8, the stirring means automatically starts rotating, and when the player operates the operation switch 9 once, the stirring means stops rotating, and then the stirring means stops rotating. Let the catcher means 4 start moving. By doing so, the player can stir when the prize is in a posture that is easy to grasp by the catcher means 4 or when the posture of the prize that he or she wants to take is in a posture that is easy to grasp by the catcher means 4. I will make an effort to stop the rotation of the means, and in terms of whether or not the posture change of the prize can be done as desired, I can have an interest that was not obtained with this type of game machine in the past, New appeal can be added to this type of game machine. In this case, in order to efficiently operate the game machine, it is necessary to prevent the stirring means from rotating beyond a predetermined time set in advance.

6 to 10 are views showing another embodiment of the stirring means. In these drawings, the same components as those in the above-mentioned embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

6 and 7, a sheet 17 made of a material having a large frictional resistance such as rubber is attached to the upper surface of the disc 16, and a blade 18 having one end fixed to the floor surface 3 is slightly separated from the sheet 17. In this example, the disk 16 is extended in the direction of the center of the disk 16. The blade 18 is inclined so that the side facing the rotation direction a of the disc 16 is lowered.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the disc 16 is rotated in the direction of a, the prize A is moved together with the disc 16 due to the adhesive force generated between the disc 16 and the sheet 17, and When reaching the position, the prize A rides on the blade 18, and then falls on the back side of the blade 18. In this way, the prize is stirred and its posture is changed.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the stirring means may not be provided with a disc, and only the rod-shaped stirring body 19 may be rotated by the motor 12 to stir the prize.

Although it depends on the material of the premium, if it is necessary to prevent damage to the premium due to the stirring operation as much as possible,
As shown in FIG. 10, a protective sheet 20 made of cloth, soft vinyl, or the like is stretched around the floor surface 3 of the prize room 2, and a stirring means made of the disc 10 or the like is operated on the back side of the protective sheet 20. As a result, it is possible to prevent the prize A from directly contacting the stirring means, and it is possible to prevent the prize A from being damaged by friction or the like.

Further, the stirring means is not limited to the one using the rotating element as described above, and for example, an air blowout port (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the prize chamber 2, and compressed air is jetted from this air blowout port. It is possible to stir the prize by doing this.

[0024]

As described above, according to the crane type game machine of the present invention, the number of games played after the prize is loaded is increased, and the prize which is easily grasped by the catcher means is provided in the prize chamber. When the amount decreases, the stirring means is operated to change the attitude of the prize, so that the catcher means can increase the number of prizes that are easily grasped, and it is possible to prevent the game from being less attractive.

Further, according to the present invention, labor for manually stirring the prize is not required and the prize is efficiently stirred, so that it is not necessary to stop the use of the game machine for a long time with the stirring work. It is also possible to increase the frequency of stirring as compared with the conventional case.

It should be noted that by allowing the agitating means to operate each time a game is played and by allowing the player to determine the operating time of the agitating means, the player can change the attitude of the prize as desired. In terms of whether it can be done or not,
It is possible to have an interest that cannot be obtained with this type of game machine in the past, and it is possible to add a new attraction to this type of game machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a crane game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a stirring unit.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a change in posture of a prize.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the stirring means.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the stirring means.

9 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a stirring means having a protective sheet.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional crane type game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game machine main body 2 prize room 3 floor surface 4 catcher means 5 crane means 6 prize drop port 10 disk 11 ridge 16 disk 18 blades 19 stirrer

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game machine main body having a prize room formed in an upper part thereof, a catcher means provided in the prize room for holding a prize, a crane means for moving the catcher means forward and backward, left and right, and up and down, A crane game machine having a prize drop opening that opens into a prize room and communicates with the outside of the game machine, wherein a crane means for changing the attitude of the prize is provided at the bottom of the prize room. 2. The agitating means is operated before the catcher means performs an operation to grab a prize every time a game is played, and the agitating means is operated for a predetermined time within a preset time. The crane game machine according to claim 1, wherein a person can arbitrarily make a decision.