JPH07275500A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a game machine capable of presenting a good game at all times regardless of the experience of a player. CONSTITUTION:A prizewinning member 16 equipped with a prizewinning port 17 is arranged in a machine 1. A guide rail 7 emitting a ball B is arranged at the position opposite to the prizewinning port 17. A restraint member 12 is arranged in the prizewinning member 16. By rotating it, a restraint plate 15 obstructs the prizewinning of the ball B. The ball B is circulated in the game machine. The ball B supplied to one end part 7a of the guide rail 7 is emitted from a discharge part 7b to the prizewinning port 17 along the guide rail 7 by the gap.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a game machine as shown in FIG. That is, the rotating body 41 having the winning opening 40 is arranged in the game machine, and the discharging member 42 for discharging the game medium is arranged at a position facing the winning opening 40.
When, for example, a coin C is inserted into the insertion opening 43 of the ejection member 42 as a game medium, the coin C is moved along the ejection member 42 due to its drop and ejected from the ejection opening 44 toward the rotating body 41. Then, the player performs this operation in consideration of the rotation timing of the rotating body 41,
When the coin C is won in the winning opening 40, for example, the limit switch 45 detects it and discharges the prize.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional game machine can only perform a monotonous game in which coins C are inserted in consideration of the timing when the winning opening 40 faces the discharging member 42. Therefore, since the rotation status can be grasped to some extent, the timing of inserting the coin C can be easily adjusted. For this reason, it has become unplayable for a player who has become accustomed to it.

Further, the winning rate depends on the player's experience level and game feeling, and it is impossible for the installer of this game machine to predict, for example, the prize discharge ratio (prize discharge number / ball discharge number). , It was not possible to operate the game console efficiently.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a game machine capable of always playing with high playability regardless of the number of times the player has experienced. To provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1, a winning member having a winning opening,
A discharging member arranged to face the winning member and discharging the game medium; and a position for obstructing winning of the game medium,
It is composed of a locking member that can move between a prize-allowed position and a determination unit that determines when the released game medium is won in the winning opening.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of winning openings are provided on the side surface of the winning member, and the releasing members are arranged to face each winning opening, and the locking member is provided inside the winning member. It is arranged and moved along the inner surface of the winning member.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the winning member is fixed at a position where the winning opening faces the discharging member. In the invention of claim 4, the winning member has its winning opening moved along the moving surface of the locking member.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of the game contents are accommodated in the game device, and the winning game contents and the removed game contents are both collected and circulated in the game device, and again as the releasing member. What is supplied.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the discharging member is a guide rail, and the game medium located at one end of the guide rail is transferred to the winning member from the discharging opening formed at the other end lower than the same end. It is released toward.

[0011]

In the invention of claim 1 having the above-mentioned structure, the locking member is structured so as to prevent the winning of the game contents. Therefore, the game machine is highly playable.

In the invention of claim 2, a plurality of people can play at the same time. According to the invention of claim 3, the game machine has high playability. In the invention of claim 4, since the winning opening is moved along the moving surface of the locking member, the winning opening is opposed to the discharging member and the winning opening is opened along with the movement of the locking member which is also moved. It is difficult for the player to become accustomed to the timing of being played, and it is possible to prevent the player from becoming accustomed to playing this game machine a plurality of times, and it is possible to reduce the difference (difference in winning rate) from the game beginner. As a result, the installer of this game machine can prevent monopolization of prizes by familiar players, and can predict the prize discharge rate of this game machine.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the game contents are circulated, it is only necessary to store the minimum amount of game contents in the game machine. For this reason, for example, it is not necessary to take out a medal as in the conventional case, and it is not necessary to provide an accommodating portion having a certain capacity for accommodating a medal, so that the game machine can be made compact.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the discharge port of the guide rail is located at a low position, the game medium is discharged due to the drop with one end.

[0015]

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of a game machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the machine base 1 is placed on the floor or the like, and at the lower part of the machine base 1 is formed a prize accommodating portion 2 having an outer peripheral surface covered with glass. A plurality (4 places) of prize outlets 3 are formed at regular intervals at the lower end of the side surface of the machine base 1. When the player succeeds in the game, the prize K stored in the prize storing portion 2 passes through a prize passage formed inside the machine base 1 (not shown), and from the prize outlet 3 corresponding to each player. It is supposed to be discharged.

Frame 4 having a game zone G in the center
Is provided on the upper part of the machine base 1. The operation switches 5 are arranged at regular intervals on the upper surface of the frame 4 (four places in this embodiment), and the coin slot 6 is formed on the side surface of the frame 4 at a position corresponding to each operation switch 5. . Guide rail 7 as discharge member
Are arranged so as to project into the game zone G. That is, one end 7a of the guide rail 7 is cantilevered at the front position of the operation switch 5 on the inner peripheral surface of the frame 4, and the other end located at a lower position than the one end 7a is at the other end. The emission part 7b is formed. Solenoid 8
Is arranged on the side of the guide rail 7,
The armature 8a is configured to be able to project inside.
Then, when the solenoid 8 is operated by the operation switch 5 and the armature 8a is retracted, the ball B as a game medium located at one end of the guide rail 7 is moved by the drop with the discharging portion 7b and the game zone G is reached. Is released into.

The support column 9 is erected in the center of the machine base 1, and the motor mount 10 is provided on the top surface of the support column 9. The motor mount 10 is located at the center of the game zone G, and the drive motor 11 is held by the motor mount 10. The drive shaft 11a of the drive motor 11 extends vertically upward, and a locking member 12 is fixed to the tip portion thereof. The locking member 12 is a drive shaft 11 of the drive motor 11.
The fixing portion 13 is fixed to a, a plurality of support rods 14 extend horizontally from the fixing portion 13, and locking plates 15 extend vertically downward from the support rods 14, respectively. The locking plate 15 constitutes a character, and is cut out in a goalkeeper type as shown in FIG. 3, for example. The locking member 12 may rotate at a constant speed, or the rotation speed may be changed regularly or randomly. Further, the rotation direction of the locking member 12 may be always one direction or may be changed.

The winning member 16 is made of an opaque material and has a cylindrical shape with a lid. The winning member 16 is arranged so as to cover the motor mount 10 and the locking member 12 by fixing the opening edge portion to the upper edge portion of the column 9. The winning openings 17 are formed on the side surface of the winning member 16 at positions extending in the extending direction of the guide rails 7, and are formed in a soccer goal shape, for example. The goal keeper type locking plate 15 covers part or all of the soccer goal type winning opening 17 from the back side thereof regularly or irregularly.

The edge portion 17a of the winning opening 17 of the winning member 16 is made of a transparent material having a constant width, and the player can confirm it immediately before the locking plate 15 covers the winning opening 17. ing. As a result, it is possible to prevent a visual impression that the locking plate 15 suddenly covers the winning opening 17, and to provide the player with a playability without giving the player a feeling that winning a prize in the game machine is a coincidence. Will increase. Reference numeral 18 denotes an LED, which is configured to blink during play or standby, and for example, blinks randomly when a prize is won.
You may make it change and blink.

A plurality of (four) through holes 20 are formed vertically downward from the upper edge of the pillar 9, and the through holes 20 are formed.
The upper opening is shaped like a mortar and forms a winning passage. The winning passages 20 are arranged below the respective winning openings 17, and the winning balls NB from the winning openings 17 are introduced into the winning passage 20 through the mortar-shaped openings. In addition,
A partition (not shown) is provided between the adjacent winning passages 20 to prevent the winning ball NB from entering the winning passage 20 in the area of another player. Prize passage 20
Limit switch 2 as a judgment means
When 1 is placed and the winning ball NB passes therethrough, the limit switch 21 is actuated to discharge the prize K from the prize outlet 3 arranged near the foot of each player.

A mortar-shaped detachment passage 22 is formed below each guide rail 7 between the outer peripheral surface of the column 9 and the inner peripheral surface of the machine base 1. Then, the outlying passages 22 correspond to the respective winning passages 2 in the through holes 20a formed at the lower end portion of the inner surface of the winning passage 20.
It is connected to 0.

The circulation passage 23 is connected to the winning passage 20 and the slip-off passage 22, and extends to a position below the guide rail 7 with a slight inclination. Furthermore, the circulation passage 23
Extends vertically upward through the push-up body 24 and is connected to one end 7a of the guide rail 7. The push-up body 24 is rotated by a motor (not shown), and the support plate 24a of the push-up body 24 pushes up the ball B to circulate the plurality of balls B arranged in the circulation passage.
The push-up body 24 is attached to the motor via a friction clutch (not shown). When the push-up body 24 is loaded with a certain amount or more due to a ball clogging in the circulation passage 23, the clutch is disengaged and the motor is idle. Is configured.

Next, the operation of the game machine having the above structure will be described. When the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 6, the solenoid 8 holding the ball B can be operated. When the player arbitrarily operates the operation switch 5, the solenoid 8 is operated according to the operation, and the ball B is discharged toward the winning member 16 by the drop of the guide rail 7. The locking member 12 is rotated so that the locking plate 15 prevents the winning of the ball into the winning opening 17, and even if the ball B matches the winning opening 17, the locking plate 15 wins. If 17 is covered, the winning is blocked and the ball B is repelled and guided to the detached passage 22.

When the ball B avoids the obstruction of the locking plate 15 and enters the winning opening 17, the winning ball NB moves into the winning passage 20.
When the ball NB passes, the limit switch 21 is operated and the prize K is discharged. It should be noted that, as described above, the prize discharge is determined as one prize K by one winning.
Alternatively, a counting means may be connected to the limit switch 21 so that one prize K is discharged only when the prize is won a predetermined number of times.

The outlying ball HB and the winning ball NB
Are both guided to the circulation passage 23 and supplied again to the guide rail 7 by the push-up body 24. Although not described in detail, the operation of the operation switch 5 is invalidated by the counting means for counting the number of operations of the operation switch 5 (the number of discharged balls B) when the set number of plays is completed. Has been done.

As described above, in the game machine having the above structure, the locking member 12 arranged inside the opaque winning member 16 covers a part or the whole of the winning opening 17 regularly or irregularly. Is configured. Therefore, in order to grasp the timing at which the locking plate 15 covers the winning opening 17, the player has no choice but to make a judgment at the transparent portion 17a at the edge of the winning opening 17, so that the player must play this game machine a plurality of times. It is possible to prevent the player from becoming accustomed to the game and to reduce the difference from the game beginner (the number of winnings). As a result, the installer of this game machine can prevent monopolization of the prize K by familiar players, and can predict the prize discharge rate of this game machine.

Further, in the conventional method of purchasing and inserting medals, it is necessary to take out the inserted medals every time a fixed amount is accumulated, but in the present embodiment, the circulation passage 23 having the push-up body 24 is used. Since the ball B is circulated, the minimum ball B (vertical circulation passage 23a
It is enough to store only the number that satisfies the requirements. For this reason, it is possible to save the trouble of taking out the medals as in the conventional case, and it is not necessary to provide an accommodating portion having a certain capacity for accommodating the medals.

[0029]

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the game machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The winning member 16 is fixed to the support column 9 in the first embodiment described above, but this embodiment is different in that the winning member 16 is rotated.

As shown in FIG. 4, the motor mount 10
A first motor 30 is mounted at the center of the. The drive shaft 30a of the first motor 30 extends vertically upward, and the winning member 16 is supported at the tip thereof. Then, the winning member 16 is rotated by the rotation of the first motor 30.

The gear 31 is a drive shaft 30a of the first motor 30.
Are arranged as rotation axes. Since the gear 31 is in contact with the drive shaft 30a via the bearing 31a, the gear 31 is free from rotation of the drive shaft 30a. The gear 31 is supported from below by a support member 32 fixed to the drive shaft 30a of the first motor 30 via a bearing 32a. Same gear 31
The fixing portion 13 is provided on the fixing member 12, and the locking member 12 is attached thereto as in the above embodiment.

A second motor 33 is arranged in parallel with the first motor 30, and a gear 34 attached to a drive shaft 33a of the second motor 33 is meshed with the gear 31. And the second
The rotation of the motor 33 causes the gear 31 to move to the first motor 30.
The drive shaft 30a is freely rotated about its axis, and the locking member 12 fixed to the gear 31 is rotated.

In this embodiment having the above structure, the locking member 1
Not only 2 but the winning member 16 is also rotated. That is, the winning opening 17 is opposed to the guide rail 7, and the locking member 12
Is not won unless the winning opening 17 is not covered. Further, in one player, all four winning openings 17 are targeted for winning. Therefore, playability is further enhanced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be carried out in the following modes without departing from the spirit of the present invention. (1) One end of the guide rail 7 is movably supported by a cantilever so that the player can control the discharging direction of the ball B within a certain range. By doing so, playability is further enhanced. (2) As the prize K, the number of balls B on hand should be increased. In this case, the game count number of the counting means for counting the operation number of the operation switch 5 is subtracted. (3) Instead of the ball B as the game medium, a coin is inserted from the insertion slot as in the conventional case.
In this case, a coin accommodating portion is provided inside the game machine. By doing so, it is not necessary to provide a circulation passage or the like, and the configuration of the game machine can be simplified. (4) In the above embodiment, the rotation of the locking member 12 is stopped for a certain period of time when a certain condition is satisfied. For example, a digital display unit is provided, and the display is randomly changed and stopped for each play, and the locking member 12 is stopped as a special mode only when a predetermined number or character is displayed. By doing so, playability is further enhanced. (5) In the above embodiment, the number of people who can play on the game machine at the same time is four. However, the number is not limited to this, and it should be configured so that, for example, about one to six people can play. That is, provide the frame 4 with the operation switches 5 and the guide rails 7 for the number of people. (6) In the above embodiment, the winning hole 17 is a soccer goal type and the locking plate 15 is a goalkeeper type, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the winning hole 17 is a glove type, the locking plate 15 May be a bat type. (7) In the above embodiment, the upper surface of the game zone G is covered with a transparent plate made of glass or resin. In this way, fraud is eliminated. (8) In the above embodiment, the ball B is the guide rail 7
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball B may be ejected by a rod-shaped ejection member urged by a spring. (9) In the above embodiment, the ball B is the push-up body 24.
The vertical circulation passage 23a was pushed up by the rotation of the guide rail 7. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Be configured to supply.

The technical ideas other than the claims that can be understood from the above-described embodiments will be described below along with their effects. (1) The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the game medium is a ball B.

By doing so, compared with the case where coins are used as the game medium, the structure can be simplified, for example, the coins can be easily circulated in the game machine. (2) The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the winning member 16 is opaque except for the edge portion 17a of the winning opening 17.

By doing so, playability is enhanced.

[0038]

According to the invention of claim 1 having the above structure, a game machine having high playability is provided. According to the invention of claim 2,
Multiple people can play at the same time.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the game machine has a high playability. According to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to reduce the difference (the number of winnings) between the player who is accustomed to the game and the beginner of the game.

According to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to save the trouble of managing the game machine and to make the game machine compact.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the discharge port of the guide rail 7 is at the low position, the game medium is discharged due to the drop with one end.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a first embodiment embodying the present invention and is a perspective view of a game machine.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a game zone in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a winning member.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a second embodiment of the present invention and is a sectional view of a winning member.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view showing a conventional game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 ... Guide rails as discharge members, 12 ... Locking members,
16 ... Winning member, 17 ... Winning mouth, 21 ... Limit switch as judging means, 23 ... Circulation passage, B ... Ball as game medium.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A winning member having a winning opening, a discharging member arranged to face the winning member and discharging a game medium, a position for obstructing winning of the game medium, and a position for allowing winning. A game machine including a locking member that can move between, and a determination unit that determines when a released game medium is won in a winning opening. 2. A plurality of winning openings are formed on a side surface of the winning member, and a releasing member is arranged to face each winning opening, and a locking member is arranged inside the winning member. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is moved along an inner surface of the member. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the winning member is fixed at a position where the winning opening faces the discharging member. 4. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the prize-winning member has its prize-winning port moved along the moving surface of the locking member. 5. A plurality of the game media are stored in the game machine, and the winning game media and the removed game media are collected together, circulated in the game machine, and supplied again to the discharging member. The game machine according to any one of 1 to 4. 6. The discharging member is composed of a guide rail, and the game medium positioned at one end of the guide rail is discharged toward a winning member from a discharging opening formed at the other end lower than the same end. The game machine according to claim 1.