JPH06254257A - Crane game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the game property by making the probability of an acquisition of an article variable. CONSTITUTION:The crane game machine is equipped with a prize mounting table 7 on which a plurality of articles such as toys or candies, etc., are mounted, and a catcher 8 with 3 pairs of hook claws 81a, 81b, hook claws 82a, 82b, and hook claws 83a, 83b, which is formed vertically movably arranged on the top of the prize mounting table 7 and is formed to be openable/closable so that it can grip an article by descending. A pair of hook claws, which are close-driven by a hook claw driving means are selected randomly by a roulette 9, and only the selected hook claws are closed when the catcher 8 is lowered by operating a catcher moving means 81 by a control unit 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a crane game machine for grasping articles such as toys and confectionery placed on a placing table by using a claw of a catcher.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a housing whose upper part is covered with a transparent acrylic panel, a placing table on which a large number of articles (prize) such as toys and confectionery are placed, and above the placing table are arranged so as to be able to move up and down, A crane game machine provided with a catcher having a pair of claws is known.

In this crane game machine, the catcher is moved back and forth, right and left, and up and down in accordance with the contents of the operation of the operation section arranged outside the housing.
When the catcher descends, each pair of claws is closed to grab the article on the table.

[0004]

However, in the conventional crane game machine, since the claw is opened and closed only once, the number of articles that the catcher can hold is almost constant. Therefore, the probability of winning a prize is almost determined by the shape of the claws, and the game machine is monotonous.

The present invention solves the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a crane game machine in which the probability of item acquisition can be changed to enhance the playability.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is arranged such that a catcher is arranged so as to be able to move up and down above a mounting table on which a plurality of articles are mounted, and the catcher is lowered to move the articles. In the crane game machine that guides the player to the outlet after grasping, the catcher has a plurality of pairs of claws that can be opened and closed to grab the article, and the claws are closed for each pair. Forming means, a selecting means for randomly selecting a pair of claws to be closed and driven by the claw driving means, and a control for controlling the claw driving means so as to close only the selected pair of claws. And means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of the selection means are arranged in a ring shape, and each roulette is composed of an indicator light having a numerical value written therein, and the lighting positions of these indicator lights are sequentially switched. The lighting switching is stopped in response to the operation of the operation switch, and the roulette control means selects the pair of claws to be opened / closed according to the value of the stopped position.

Further, the invention of claim 3 is characterized in that the selection means stops the numerical value of the display part by operating the operation switch and the display part in which the numerical value changes at random, and corresponds to the numerical value at the time of the stop. And a slot control means for selecting a pair of claws to be opened and closed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the selecting means arranges a plurality of cards whose numerical values are written on the front (front) side in an inverted state and operates the operation switch. One card is selected from these cards, and a card control means for selecting a pair of claws to be opened / closed is driven according to the numerical value written on the selected card.

Further, in the invention of claim 5, the catcher has a pair structure in which two hooks are paired.

Further, in the invention of claim 6, the catcher has a pair structure in which three or more claws are paired.

[0012]

According to the crane game machine of the first aspect, the pair of claws closed and driven by the selection means are randomly selected. Then, when the catcher descends to the mounting table, only the claws of the selected pair are driven to be closed and the articles on the mounting table are grasped, so that the number of pieces that can be grasped by the catcher or the probability of acquiring the articles is changed.

According to another aspect of the crane game machine of the present invention, the lighting position of the indicator light is sequentially switched, and the lighting switch is stopped by operating the operation switch, so as to correspond to the numerical value of the stopped position. Then, a pair of claws that are driven to be closed is selected. Then, when the catcher descends to the mounting table, only the pair of claws selected above are driven to be closed and the article on the mounting table is gripped.

Further, according to the crane game machine of the third aspect, the numerical value of the display portion is changed at random, and the numerical value is stopped by the operation of the operation switch, thereby corresponding to the numerical value at the time of the stop. Then, a pair of claws that are driven to be closed is selected. Then, when the catcher descends to the mounting table, only the pair of claws selected above are driven to be closed and the article on the mounting table is gripped.

Further, according to the crane game machine of the fourth aspect, one card is selected from the plurality of flipped cards by operating the operation switch. Then, when the catcher descends to the mounting table, only the pair of claws corresponding to the numerical value written on the selected card is driven to be closed and the article on the mounting table is gripped.

Further, according to the crane game machine of the fifth aspect, the pair of claws that are closed and driven by the selection means are randomly selected. Then, when the catcher descends to the mounting table, only the pair of claws selected above are driven to be closed and the article on the mounting table is gripped.

Further, according to the crane game machine of the sixth aspect, the pair of claws which are closed and driven by the selection means to form a pair are randomly selected. Then, when the catcher descends to the mounting table, only the pair of claws selected above are driven to be closed and the article on the mounting table is gripped.

[0018]

1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a crane game machine according to the present invention. The housing 1 of this crane game machine is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and a plurality of casters 1a for transportation are arranged on the lower surface thereof. Further, a window 2 and windows 3a and 3b are formed in the upper half of the front surface and both side surfaces of the housing 1, respectively. A transparent acrylic panel is provided in each of the windows 2, 3a and 3b, and the inside of the housing 1 can be viewed through the transparent acrylic panel. Also, the front window 2
An operation section 4 is provided below the operation section 4, a coin insertion section 5 is provided on the right side of the operation section 4, and a prize payout opening 6 is provided on the left side of the operation section 4.

Inside the housing 1, a prize mounting base 7 on which a plurality of articles (free gifts) such as toys and sweets (not shown) are mounted, and above the prize mounting base 7 and via a wire 80 will be described later. A catcher 8 connected to the catcher moving means 81 is provided, and a roulette 9 is provided at an appropriate position on the rear wall of the housing 1.

The operation section 4 is provided with a catcher operation switch 41 for operating the movement of the catcher 8 and a roulette operation switch 42 for operating the roulette 9. The coin insertion portion 5 is for inserting coins to operate the crane game machine. As will be described later, the prize payout port 6 is for grasping the prize from the prize placing table 7 by the claws of the catcher 8 and introducing the prize introduced into the prize input port 60 to the outside of the housing 1 and paying it out.

The prize mounting table 7 is rotationally driven at a low speed by a drive motor or the like (not shown) in a state where the prize is mounted. The roulette wheel 9 is, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of indicator lights 91 arranged in an annular shape are provided.
Numerical values of "2", "4", or "6" are randomly written in 1 for example. These numbers are
Among the three pairs of claws arranged at the bottom of the catcher 8, the pair of claws that are driven to open and close by the claw driving means 12 to be described later is determined.

The catcher 8 is, as shown in FIG.
For example, it is composed of a bee-shaped casing, and three pairs of claws 81a and 81b, claws 82a and 82b, and claws 83a and 83b are respectively disposed in the lower part corresponding to the legs, and these claws are further provided. Indicator lights 84,8 on top of
5, 86 are arranged respectively.

The claws 81a, 81b and the claws 82a, 8 described above.
2b and the claws 83a and 83b are bent inward at their lower portions and have a small disc-shaped grip portion 87 at their lower ends. Then, the claws 81a and 81b, the claws 82a and 82b.
The claws 83a and 83b are opened by the claw driving means 12 so that the tips of the gripping portions 87 of the claws come into contact with each other or close to the contact, and are further separated from each other. There is. The indicator lights 84, 85, 86 are lit corresponding to the number of claws determined by the roulette 9.

The catcher moving means 81 is the housing 1
It is arranged on the inner ceiling and moves the catcher 8 back and forth and left and right. Further, the catcher moving means 81 is configured to feed or rewind the wire 80 to move the catcher 8 up and down.

Next, the structure of the control system of the crane game machine will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
This control system includes roulette control means 10 for driving and controlling the roulette 9, catcher control means 11 for driving and controlling the catcher moving means 81, and hooks 81a, 81b, hooks 82a, 82b, and hooks 83 of each pair of the catcher 8.
It is provided with a claw driving means 12 for opening and closing a and 83b.

The roulette control means 10 controls the lighting so that the lighting position of the indicator lamp 91 is sequentially switched, for example, clockwise in FIG. 2 when a coin is inserted into the coin inserting portion 5 and the game is started. It is a thing. In addition, the roulette control means 10 includes the roulette operation switch 4
When 2 is turned on, the lighting switching speed of the indicator lamp 91 is gradually reduced and then stopped, and the numerical value of the indicator lamp 91 which is lit at this time is used as numerical data for instructing the number of claws to be opened and closed. It is adapted to output to the claw driving means 12. For example, when the “2” indicator light 91 is lit, the numerical data “2” changes to “4” indicator light 9
Numerical data "4" is output to the claw driving means 12 when 1 is lit, and numerical data "6" is further output when the indicator lamp 91 of "6" is lit. The roulette control means 10 may stop the lighting switching of the indicator lamp 91 at the same time when the roulette operation switch 42 is turned on.

The catcher control means 11 controls the catcher moving means 81 in accordance with the operation of the catcher operation switch 41 to move the catcher 8 from the initial position (the front left position in the housing 1 shown in FIG. 1) to the front, rear, left and right directions. The catcher 8 is moved up and down, and the wire 80 is paid out or rewound from the catcher moving means 81 to move the catcher 8 up and down. Further, the catcher control means 11 is adapted to automatically return the catcher 8 to the initial position.

The claw driving means 12 is, for example, a wire 80.
Is also used, or is energized via an energization line (not shown), the indicator lights 84, 85, 86 are turned on in accordance with the numerical data from the roulette control means 10, and the claws 81a, 81b, The claws 82a and 82b and the claws 83a and 83b are controlled to open and close.
For example, when the numerical data from the roulette control means 10 is "2", the indicator lamp 84 lights and the claw 8
Only 1a and 81b are driven to open and close, and when the numerical data is "4", the indicator lights 84 and 85 are turned on and the claws 81a and 81b and the hooks 82a and 82b are driven to open and close, and when the numerical data is "6". Indicator light 8
4 to 86 are all lit up and claws 81a, 81b,
The claws 82a and 82b and the claws 83a and 83b are all opened and closed.

The claws 81a and 81b, the claws 82a,
The claws 82b and the claws 83a, 83b are normally in the open state, and the claws for which opening / closing drive is determined only during the period from when the catcher 8 descends to the height position of the prize mounting table 7 until it returns to the initial position. It is supposed to be closed. Also, the larger the number of claws that are closed, the larger the number of prizes that can be held. In addition, each indicator light 91 of the roulette wheel has a number of pairs "1", "2", which are driven to open and close,
Alternatively, “3” may be directly written.

Next, the operation of the crane game machine will be described. When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion part 5,
The operation of the crane game machine starts, and the lighting position of the indicator light 91 of the roulette wheel 9 is sequentially switched, for example, clockwise in FIG. When the roulette operation switch 42 is turned on in this state, the lighting switching of the indicator lamp 91 is stopped,
At this time, the numerical value of the indicator light 91 that is lit is determined as the number of claws to be opened and closed, and the indicator lights 84 to 86 are illuminated according to the determined number of claws.

Thereafter, when the catcher operating switch 41 is operated, the catcher 8 is moved by the catcher moving means 81 from the initial position (the position in FIG. 1) in the front-rear and left-right directions and further descended in response to this operation. Then, when the catcher 8 descends to the height position of the prize mounting table 7, the claw whose open / close drive is determined is closed at a speed in consideration of the rotation speed of the prize mounting table 7 and the ease of grasping. As a result, the prize on the prize mounting table 7 is held by the claws.

Subsequently, the catcher 8 rises at an appropriate speed after closing the claw, and then automatically returns to the initial position. At this initial position, the claws 81a, 81b, the claws 82a, 82b, and the claws 83a, 83b are opened and grasped, and the prize that has been grasped is thrown into the prize slot 60 and paid out from the prize payout port 6.

As described above, since the number of claws that are opened and closed by the claw driving means 12 is selected using the roulette wheel 9, the number of prizes that can be grabbed or the probability of winning a prize change depending on the value of the roulette wheel 9. , The playability of crane games is improved.

The claws 81a, 81b, the claws 82a,
The means for randomly selecting the opening / closing drive of the 82b and the claws 83a, 83b is not limited to the roulette game, but numerical values "2", "4", "6" are randomly switched and displayed, and the operation switch is displayed. When the switch 42 is turned on, the slot control means stops the switching of the numerical values, and the claws 8 corresponding to the numerical values at the time of the stop.
1a, 81b, claws 82a, 82b, claws 83a, 83
It may be a slot game configured to select opening and closing of b. Further, as the selecting means, a plurality of cards with numbers written on the front side are arranged in an inverted state, and one of these cards is selected by operating the operation switch 42. The claw 81a, depending on the value of the card selected by the card control means,
It may be a card game or the like configured to select opening / closing of 81b, claws 82a and 82b, and claws 83a and 83b. Further, the present invention can be applied even if there are two pairs of claws or four pairs or more.

In the above embodiment, the catcher 8 is 1
By operating the catcher operation switch 41, the automatic movement in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction from the initial position and further lowering are performed, but with the catcher operation switch 41, the movement amount in the front-rear direction, the lowering timing, and the closing timing are changed. Each may be instructed in order, or a plurality of catcher operating switches may be individually instructed for the front-rear and left-right movement amounts, the descending timing, and the closing timing. Further, in the above embodiment, the initial position is the left front position in the housing 1, but the initial position may be, for example, the front center position in the housing 1. In this case, the prize can be held only by moving the catcher 8 in the front-rear direction and lowering it.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the paired structure has two hooks that make one pair, but a paired structure that has three or more hooks makes one pair.

[0037]

According to the present invention, when the catcher descends, the pair of claws selected by the selection means of the roulette game, the slot game, the card game, etc. closes and grabs the article on the mounting table. It is possible to change the number of articles that can be grabbed, that is, the probability of obtaining articles, according to the selection of the selection unit. Therefore, the playability of the crane game is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a roulette wheel.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a catcher.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the crane game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 2, 3a, 3b Window 4 Operation part 5 Coin insertion part 6 Prize payout exit 7 Prize mount table 8 Catcher 9 Roulette 10 Roulette control means 11 Catcher control means 12 Claw driving means 41 Catcher operation switch 42 Roulette operation switch 81a, 81b , 82a, 82b, 83a, 83b Claw 84, 85, 86 Indicator light

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A crane game machine in which a catcher is disposed so as to be able to move up and down above a mounting table on which a plurality of articles are placed, and the catcher descends to grab the articles and guides them to a payout opening. , A plurality of pairs of claws that can be opened and closed to grab the article, and further, a claw driving means for closing the claws for each pair, and a pair of closing claws driven by the claw driving means. A crane game machine comprising: a selection unit that randomly selects a claw and a control unit that controls the claw driving unit so that only the selected pair of claws are closed. 2. The roulette, which comprises a plurality of indicator lamps each of which is provided with a numerical value, and the lighting positions of these indicator lamps are sequentially changed over in accordance with the operation of an operation switch. 2. The crane game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: roulette control means for stopping the lighting switching and selecting a pair of claws to be opened / closed according to the value of the stopped position. 3. The selection means stops the numerical value on the display section by operating an operation switch and a display section whose numerical value changes at random, and opens and closes the pair corresponding to the numerical value at the time when the numerical value is stopped. 2. The crane game machine according to claim 1, further comprising slot control means for selecting the claw of the crane. 4. The selecting means arranges a plurality of cards whose numerical values are written on the front side in an inverted state, and operates one of these cards by operating an operation switch. 2. The crane game machine according to claim 1, further comprising card control means for selecting a pair of claws to be opened and closed according to a numerical value written on the selected card. 5. The crane game machine according to claim 1, wherein the catcher has a paired structure in which two claws are paired. 6. The catcher has three or more claws in one.
The crane game machine according to claim 1, wherein the crane game machine has a paired structure.