JPH0713756Y2 - Freebie picking game device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize grasping game apparatus in which a game player performs an operation of moving a grasping pawl in an upright state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various game devices have been devised in which a game player operates a grasping pawl to grasp a prize. This type of game device is provided with an openable / closable gripping pawl movably and vertically movable in a game space surrounded by a transparent plate or a hemispherical member and placed in the game space. I try to catch the free gift. In order to grasp the prize placed in the game space, the game player operates the operation switch provided on the main body of the game device to move the gripping pawl device in the horizontal plane, and the gripping pawl device for the desired prize. Is performed, the grasping pawl device is stopped at that position, and the grasping pawl of the grasping pawl device is automatically lowered to grasp a desired prize.

[0003]

However, in the conventional prize catching game apparatus, the main purpose is to arrange the game space for accommodating the prize at a position where the game player can easily see the game space. The position is not so much considered. If the operation switch provided on the main body of the game device is not provided at a position where the game player can easily operate in an upright state, the game player cannot concentrate on the switch operation and perform horizontal positioning of the gripper, There is a problem that the operation of holding the prize is not performed reliably. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a prize grasping game device in which a game player performs an operation of moving a grasping pawl in an upright state to reliably perform a grasping operation of a prize. The purpose is to

The prize catching game device of the present invention has a game device main body having a game space formed at an upper portion thereof, and a height lower than the game space of the game device main body and operable by the game player in an upright state. An operation console provided with an operation switch, a grip pawl drive device disposed on a ceiling portion of the game space, a movable body driven by the grip pawl drive device so as to be movable in the horizontal direction of the game space, A telescopic pipe that is attached to the moving body so as to be able to extend and contract downward, a gripping pawl device that is openably and closably attached to the lower portion of the telescopic pipe, and the moving pawl device moves the gripping pawl device in the vertical direction. It has a vertical movement means and an opening / closing drive means of the gripper device.

In the prize catching game device of the present invention, (1) since the game space is provided in the upper part of the device main body, the game player observes the state of the prize and the grasping and pawling device for grasping it from the front. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately select the prize to be grasped, and at the same time, it is possible to accurately set the front, rear, left and right stop positions of the gripping and pawling device. In particular, when the game space is above the operation console, the gripping pawl device descending from the upper part of the game space can be observed from the side, and the state of the pawl that opens and closes can be seen well,
This has the advantage of increasing the fun of the game. (2) Since the operation switch is provided below the game space at a position where the player can stand and operate, in combination with the point of (1) above, the state of the prize can be clearly observed and the grasping pawl device can be operated. The operation can be performed reliably. In addition, since the player can operate the player facing the front, the game can be easily executed and the user is less tired. (3) Since the grip pawl drive device is provided on the ceiling portion of the game space, these members do not become an obstacle when observing the prize in the game space from the front. Therefore, it is possible to reliably observe the prize and operate the gripper device. (4) Since the gripping pawl device is supported by the telescopic pipe attached to the moving body, the gripping pawl device does not rock and shift from the target prize, and the prize is secured at the position where the moving body is stopped. You can grab it.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an overall view of a prize catching game device according to the present invention. On the front side of a prize catching game device main body 31, an operation switch 32 for moving the gripper devices 20, 20 in the left-right direction. Also, an operation console 34 (for two-player play in this embodiment) is provided on which an operation switch 33 for moving in the front-back direction is arranged. The height of the operation console 34 is set to a height at which the game player can easily operate the operation switch while standing upright. A game space 36 surrounded by a transparent acrylic plate 35 is formed on the upper part of the game device main body 31, and the gripping pawl drive device 1 (FIG. 2) is provided in the machine space provided on the upper part of the game space 36. It is arranged. In FIG. 1, only the gripping pawl device 20 and the telescopic pipe 19 operated by the gripping pawl drive device 1 are visible in the game space 36. Then, a stepped shelf plate 37 is arranged at the bottom of the game space 36, and take-out pipes 38, 38 are arranged at symmetrical positions.
Are arranged. The take-out pipe 38 connects the game space 36 and a prize take-out port (not shown) provided in the lower portion of the game apparatus main body 31, is located in the game space 36, and is given a prize (shown in the figure) gripped by the gripping pawl device 20. Take out).

The shelf plate 37 may be made of various materials such as an opaque and transparent acrylic plate, a mirror, a half mirror, etc. Further, not only the stepped shape as described above but also a flat surface or a curved surface. It may have a shape, rotation, or vibrate vertically or horizontally, or may have an obstacle such as a protrusion. If the transparent acrylic plate 35 on the front side is formed so as to be openable and closable in a sliding manner, it is possible to easily take in and out the prize.

FIG. 2 shows a grip pawl drive device arranged in a machine space provided above the game space 36. The grip pawl drive device 1 has two I-shapes extending in parallel to the left and right direction. It has fixed rails 2, 2 and each of these fixed rails 2,
Two movable rails 3, 3 extending in the front-rear direction are arranged below the fixed rail 2 so as to be orthogonal to the fixed rail 2. As shown in FIG. 3, suspension frames 4 and 4 each having a U-shaped cross section are fixed to the upper surfaces of the front and rear end portions of the moving rail 3, respectively. An opening 5 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed between 4 and 4. A lateral drive motor 6 is fixed to one side surface (rear side in this embodiment) of the suspension frame 4 such that a shaft 6a thereof projects inside the suspension frame 4. A plurality of rollers 7, 7 ... Are rotatably attached to the other side surface and inside both side surfaces of the other suspension frame 4. These rollers 7, 7 ... Are placed on the lower upper surface of the fixed rail 2 to suspend and support the moving rail 3. Further, a rack gear 8 is fixed to the upper surface of the fixed rail 2 along the longitudinal direction, and a pinion gear 9 attached to the shaft 6a of the left-right direction driving motor 6 is provided.
It meshes with the rack gear 8. The moving rail 3 is moved in the left-right direction by the drive of the motor 6 via the pinion gear 9 and the rack gear 8, and the limit switches 10 and 10 provided on the upper surface of the fixed rail 2 include the two moving rails 3 and 3. Operates so as to limit the range of movement so that the vehicle does not collide with or deviate from the fixed rail 2.

Further, the inside of the moving rail 3 is shown in FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a moving body 11 having a U-shaped cross section is provided. A plurality of rollers 12, 12 ... Are rotatably attached to the outer surface of the moving body 11 so as to abut against the inner surfaces of the moving rail 3, and the moving body 11 is moved by the rollers 12, 12 ,. Move smoothly without rocking. A front-rear direction driving motor 13 and a vertical direction driving motor 14 are arranged inside the moving body 11, respectively, and the front-rear direction driving motor 13 is arranged so that a drive shaft 13a thereof is directed upward. A pinion gear 15 is attached to the tip of the shaft 13a. The pinion gear 15 meshes with a rack gear 16 fixed to the edge portion of the opening 5 of the moving rail 3 along the longitudinal direction, and drives the moving body 11 in the front-rear direction by driving the front-rear direction driving motor 13.

Further, a reel 18 for winding the ball chain 17 is attached to the shaft 14a of the vertical driving motor 14, and a telescopic pipe 19 extending downward is fixed to the lower surface of the moving body 11. ing. The ball chain 17 is inserted into the telescopic pipe 19 and the lower end thereof is connected to a gripper device 20 fixed to the lower end of the telescopic pipe 19.

As shown in FIG. 6, the expansion / contraction pipe 19 has four pipes 21a, 21b, 21 each having a gradually decreasing diameter.
c and 21d are formed so as to be slidable by nesting, and stoppers 22, 22 and 22 projectingly formed on the peripheral surfaces of the pipes 21b, 21c and 21d are attached to the outer pipes 21a, 21b and 21c. By engaging with the grooves 23, 23, 23 formed along the axial direction, the pipes 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d can slide without rotating and without falling off.

As shown in FIG. 7, the gripping pawl device 20 has a main body 24 and L-shaped gripping pawls 25, 25, and the gripping pawl 25 projects from the side surface of the main body 24.
It is provided rotatably in the vertical direction with the upper side end portion as an axis. A spring 26 is connected to the lower part of the end portion of each of the gripping pawls 25, 25 on the main body 24 side.
5, 25 are urged in the closing direction. The main body 24
An opening / closing drive motor 27 is disposed on the inner central axis of the. In this embodiment, the opening / closing drive motor 27 is a stepping motor. Then, the cords connected to the motor 27 and the like are inserted into the expansion pipe 19, so that the cords are not exposed, and therefore the appearance of the device is not spoiled. An elliptical cam 28 is attached to the opening / closing drive motor 27. The elliptic cam 28 is provided on the end surface of each of the gripping pawls 25, 25 and is attached to a rotary cylinder 29 that freely rotates in accordance with the rotation of the elliptic cam 28. Abut. Then, by driving the motor 28 to rotate the elliptical cam 28, when the minor axis direction of the elliptical cam 28 comes into contact with the gripping pawls 25, 25, the gripping pawls 25, 25 are closed and the length of the elliptic cam 28 is increased. When the axial direction comes into contact with the gripping pawls 25, 25, the gripping pawls 2
5, 25 are opened against the urging force of the spring 26, and the elliptic cam 28 is rotated by 1/2 turn so that the gripping pawls 25, 25 perform one opening / closing operation. Further, the elliptical cam 28 is provided with a position detecting reflection (not shown), and inside the main body 24,
A sensor (not shown) for detecting the position of the elliptical cam 28 and outputting it to the control device is provided by this reflecting plate, and the opening / closing state of the gripping pawls 25, 25 is recognized.
Further, by changing the elastic force of the spring 26, the gripping force of the gripping pawl 25 can be changed. The gripping pawl device 20 drives the vertical drive motor 14 to lower the ball chain 17 by the reel 18 and lowers the ball chain 17, and raises the ball chain 17 when the ball chain 17 is wound. The pipe 19 expands and contracts. The range of this vertical movement is changed according to the position of the moving body 11 by the micro switch 30 provided on the moving rail 3.

When a game is played by the game device of this embodiment, first, a prize 39 is arbitrarily placed on a shelf board 37 in the game space 36, and the game player first pushes the left / right direction switch 32. The gripper device is moved to any position in the left-right direction. That is, the left-right direction switch 32 drives the left-right direction driving motor 6 to move the moving rail 3. Then, when the left / right direction switch 32 is released, the left / right direction driving motor 6 is stopped, and then the front / rear direction switch 33 is pushed to drive the front / rear direction driving motor 13 to move the moving body 11, thereby grasping The pawl device 20 is moved to any position in the front-rear direction. Then, when the front-rear direction switch 33 is released, the front-rear direction driving motor 13 is stopped, and then the up-down direction driving motor 14 is automatically driven to lower the ball chain 17 and lower the gripping pawl device 20. When the gripping pawl device 20 reaches the lowermost position, the vertical driving motor 14 is stopped, and the opening / closing driving motor 27 is driven to rotate the elliptical cam 28 to close the gripping pawl 25 to grasp the prize 39. . The gripping pawl 25 keeps this closed state, and again the vertical driving motor 14 is driven.
The gripping pawl device 20 is raised by the above, and the gripping pawl device 20 is moved to the upper side of the extraction pipe 38 by driving the driving motors 6 and 13 in the left-right direction and the front-back direction. Then, the opening / closing drive motor 27 is driven to open the gripping pawl 25 to release the prize, and the prize is taken out from the take-out pipe 38 to the outside to complete one game.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, a game apparatus main body having a game space formed on the upper portion thereof and a height lower than the game space of the game apparatus main body and operable by the game player in an upright position. In addition, an operation console provided with an operation switch, a gripping pawl device arranged so as to be movable back and forth, left and right, and up and down in the game space, and a gripping pawl drive device for moving the gripping pawl device up and down, left and right, and vertically. Since the game player has the operation of moving the grasping pawls in an upright state, the operation of grasping the prize is surely performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a prize capturing game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a gripper driving device portion.

FIG. 3 is a side view of fixed rail and movable rail portions.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a moving body portion.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a moving body portion.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a telescopic pipe.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a cross section of a part of the gripper device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grip pawl drive device 2 Fixed rail 3 Moving rail 20 Grip pawl device 31 Prize grasping game device main body 32 Switch 33 Switch 34 Control console 36 Game space

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A game apparatus main body having a game space formed at an upper portion thereof, and an operation console provided with an operation switch at a height below the game space of the game apparatus main body and operable by the game player in an upright state. A gripping pawl drive device disposed on a ceiling portion of the game space, a movable body which is movably driven in the horizontal direction of the game space by the grasping pawl drive device, and a downward direction with respect to the moving body. A telescopic pipe attached so as to be extendable and contractible, a gripping pawl device attached to the lower part of the telescopic pipe so as to be openable and closable, a vertically moving means for moving the gripping pawl device from the moving body in the vertical direction, and the grip pawl device And a drive device for opening and closing the game.