JPH08224365A - Prize gaining game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To place prizes so that their hardnesses fro the player to gain look like all the same and they look like easy to be gained by furnishing a moving means which moves a prize drop device to the position confronting any of the prizes, and providing a control means which controls the motion of a prize drop means and the moving means. CONSTITUTION: A prize drop device 15 is waiting in the standby position, and if the player pushes a rise button 18a, the prize drop device 15 rises continuously and stops when the player releases his finger from the button 18a. When that prize which the player wishes has come in front of the prize drop device 15 with rotation of a rotary disk 9, he should push a push button 18b in appropriate timing, and a prize pushing member will protrude toward a prize drop hole provided in the rotary disk 9. When the tip of the prize pushing member comes into contact with the prize on the rotary disk 9 in the proper timing, the prize is pushed out and falls into the prize drop hole. Now, the player can take out the prize from a prize takeout hole 20 provided under the prize drop device 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game machine installed in a game hall or the like, in which a player operates a machine to drop and acquire a prize.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a prize acquisition game machine installed in a game hall or the like, a turntable on which a prize is placed in a game space as seen in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-48233, and a turntable parallel to the turntable. It has a rotatable freebie drop arm provided on the surface, and the game player operates a button provided outside the machine to rotate the arm and drop the freebie on the turntable to obtain it. There is.

In the game space surrounded by transparent glass and the like, as shown in FIG. 7 of Jitsuhei 3-42949,
After the game player operates the button on the outside of the machine to move the gripping pawl device supported and fixed to the end of the telescopic pipe that can move back and forth, left and right, it automatically descends via the telescopic pipe. There is a device in which a predetermined prize placed in the game machine can be acquired by the grip claw.

[0004]

However, among the above-mentioned conventional techniques, first, a game machine for rotating an arm to drop a prize is one in which a large number of prizes placed on a turntable are included in a rotatable prize dropping arm. By switching the position, the position of each prize shifts when the arm comes into contact with one of the plurality of prizes, and as a result it is possible to acquire the prize falling from the turntable. It was highly contingent and the player could not directly aim for the desired prize.

Further, in the case of the game machine using the other grip, the prizes are not good-looking because the prizes are piled up on the floor surface in the game space, and the prizes arranged below the stacked prizes are hard to be taken. Therefore, it is impossible for the player to directly aim for the prize he / she wants from the first play, and he has to retreat the other prize which is an obstacle.

For this reason, even if the player has a desired prize, the player's willingness to challenge the game is halved, or the player gives up playing.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems and achieve the objects described below.

The first purpose is to provide a prize acquisition game machine in which a player can directly aim for a prize he or she wants, and the prizes of the players have the same difficulty level to acquire any prize, and the prize can be easily acquired. To provide.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a prize acquisition game machine in which the prize removing means can surely deal with one prize.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a prize acquisition game machine having a game property in which the player cannot easily acquire a prize.

A fourth object is to provide a prize acquisition game machine in which a plurality of players can simultaneously play a game.

A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a prize acquisition game machine in which the prize placement looks good and many prizes can be placed.

A sixth object is to change the degree of difficulty for each of a plurality of turntables.

[0014]

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a prize acquisition game machine according to the invention of claim 1 is provided with a prize placement section for placing prizes one by one in a line. A prize removing device provided with a prize removing means for contacting the prize on the prize placing part and dropping the prize from the prize placing part, and a moving means for moving the prize removing device to a position facing the prize. And operation means for controlling the operation of the prize removing means and the moving means.

The prize acquisition game machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the prize dropping means is an elongated member, and the prize is pushed down by pushing it out.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a prize-winning game machine in which the elongated member of the prize-removing means is wound in the prize-removing device as a flexible flat metal plate.

In the prize acquisition game machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the prize placing section is a turntable having a prize drop hole in the center.

The prize acquisition game machine according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the turntable is configured in at least two stages by changing the height on the same axis.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a prize-winning game machine having a mechanism for changing the rotation speed of at least one of the turntables having two or more stages by changing the height.

[0020]

Therefore, according to the above construction, when the player operates the operation means corresponding to the prize removing device to be operated, first, the moving means moves the prize removing device to an arbitrary position which can face the prize. Then, by further operating the operation means, the prize dropping means operates to drop the prize, and the prizes arranged in a line one by one by acting on the prize fall from the prize placing portion without contacting other prizes. To do. Therefore, the player can directly aim for the prize that he or she wants and the difficulty of acquiring the prize can be equalized.
At first glance, it looks easy to get a prize.

Further, in this prize acquiring game machine, the prize removing means has the protrusion mechanism composed of the elongated member, so that the prize removing device can correspond to one prize. Therefore, the player can easily aim at the prize.

Further, since the elongated member of the prize removing means is a flexible flat metal plate, the prize is easily bent even when the prize is moved by the rotating disk and laterally abuts against the elongated member. I can do things. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from easily obtaining the prize as well as not disturbing the rotating prize.

Further, since the prize placing portion is the rotating disk having the prize dropping hole at the center thereof, a plurality of prize dropping devices can be arranged around it. Therefore, a large number of people can play the game at one time.

Further, since the rotating disk is composed of at least two stages by changing the height on the same axis, the appearance of the prize can be improved and the game space can be effectively used to mount a large number of prizes. be able to.

Further, since there is a mechanism for changing the rotation speed of at least one of the rotating discs having two or more stages by changing the height, the degree of difficulty in obtaining a prize varies for each rotating disc. Can have

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire prize acquisition game machine 1 that can be played by four people. Of course, it can be used as a game machine for one player, but if you can play multiple games, you can compete with other players and you can effectively use the space in the amusement hall, so we chose four players. The main body of the game machine forms a game space 2 surrounded by transparent glass 2 and the like so that the inside can be seen.

A circular prize outlet 5 is opened on the bottom surface 4 of the game space, and four rotary disk support shafts 6 are provided upright on the circumference thereof, and each rotary disk support shaft 6 has a rotary disk. Rotating plate receiving portions 7 for supporting the rotating plate 9 are provided at four positions for each rotating plate supporting shaft 6. A donut-shaped rotating disc 9 having a prize dropping hole 8 having the same diameter as that of the prize dropping port 5 is provided in the center of each rotary disc receiving portion 7 with its inner peripheral portion supported. One of the rotary disk support shafts 6 is a rotary disk drive device 10, which is rotated by a motor 11 provided at the lower portion as shown in FIG. Is transmitted and the turntable 9 is constantly rotated.

In the present embodiment, the prize placing portion is a rotating disk, but it may be constituted by a series-shaped flat plate that reciprocates or a circulation type conveyor. Further, the prize placing portion itself may be a fixed type.

A prize 12, such as a stuffed animal, is placed on each turntable 9. In FIG. 1, there are four turntables 9
Only one of them shows the situation.

Around the turntable 9, parallel to the turntable support shaft 6, two vertically extending columns 13 are erected so that four sets are rotatably erected by a lower motor 14, and a prize removing device 15 is provided. Are installed so that both ends thereof are penetrated by the support columns 13 so that they can be moved along the support columns 13. The prize removing device 15 is configured so that one of the two columns 13 rotates to transmit power and ascend. Further, the prize dropping device 15 accommodates an elongated prize pushing member 16 protruding from the inside, and by projecting from the prize dropping device 15, the prize 12 can be pressed in the direction of the prize dropping hole 8. .

An operation panel 19 having a coin slot 17 and operation buttons 18 is installed on the outer surface of the machine body at a position corresponding to each prize removing apparatus 15, and each operation button 18 is used to operate the prize removing apparatus 15. The raising and pushing-out operation of the prize pushing member 16 are performed.

Below the prize removing device 15, a prize outlet 20 is provided so that the prize dropped from the rotating disk 9 can be taken out.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the prize acquisition game machine 1. As shown in the figure, a recess 21 is formed on the surface of the turntable 9 so that the prize 12 does not roll unnecessarily or flow laterally. At the same time, since the turntable 9 is divided into one prize, it is easy to arrange the prizes 12.
When the prizes 12 are arranged one by one, it is easy for the player to aim at the desired prize. Also, the recess 2
Instead of 1, a stopper or the like may be used. However, this alone can easily drop prizes, which makes it less interesting as a game.

Therefore, in order to improve the game, the prize pushing member 16 is made of a flexible thin metal plate 22.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the prize removing device 15, but the prize pushing member 16 is normally used as the prize removing device 1.
Although it is wound up by the drum 23 in 5, the prize removing device 1 is used when the push button 18b is pressed.
The driving device 24 in the unit 5 acts to rotate the drum 23, and the metal plate 22 is pushed out of the prize removing unit 15. The metal plate 22 is provided with a convex curve having a slight warp in a vertical direction, and is wound around the drum 23 in a state where the warp is extended. However, when the metal plate 22 is extruded, the warp of the part is recovered. Therefore, a certain degree of rigidity is obtained, and the prize pushing member 16 is projected straight without being bent by only the weight of the prize pushing member 16. Further, there is a prize contact portion 25 at the tip of the protruding metal plate 22, which makes it easier to transmit the force to the prize 12 than in the case of only the metal plate 22.

Since the prize pushing member 16 is constructed by arranging the flexible metal plate 22 in the vertical direction, it is strong against the vertical force but is easily bent due to the lateral force. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, when the prize 12 comes into contact with the metal plate 22 in the fully extended direction from the lateral direction, the prize 12 easily bends and the prize 12
Does not interfere with the rotation of.

The prize pushing member 16 may be formed by using a bar member in addition to the above embodiment and extruding it by a motor or the like. In this method, the length is the same as the length of the bar member on the side opposite to the extruding direction. Space must be prepared. Further, a telescopic pole formed by combining several hollow cylinders like an automobile antenna may be pushed out by a motor.

A motor or the like may be incorporated into the apparatus to operate the premium dropping apparatus 15 or push out the premium dropping member. However, this requires a large power source and secures a power source. This example has the following configuration.

FIG. 5 is a simplified view of the interior of the prize removing device 15. The movement of the prize removing device 15 is carried out by the moving device 26 in the prize removing device 15, and the two pillars 13 are moved. The rotary motion of one of them is converted into a linear motion and transmitted. In addition, when pushing out the prize pushing member 16, the drum 23 around which the metal plate 22 is wound is moved to the gear 27.
Rotate by turning through. Drum 2
The gear 27 for rotating 3 is fixed to the other column 13 by penetrating, and when the column 13 rotates, the gear 27 also rotates. Since the stanchion is a D-cut shaft, it is possible to reliably transmit power without spinning. As a result, the prize removing device 15 can be operated without securing the power supply itself.

Now, when actually playing with the prize acquisition game machine 1, when the player inserts a coin into the coin slot 17, the player is in a playable state, the operation button 18 blinks by the built-in light bulb, and the inside of the prize removing device 15 LED 28
Lights up to inform the player that it is ready to play.

In this state, the player first raises the prize removing device 15 toward the turntable 9 of the layer on which the desired prize is placed. At first, the prize removing device 15 is on standby in the standby unit 29, but the player pushes the up button 1
8a is pressed while the button is being pressed.
Receives the driving force of the moving device 26 and continues to rise, and stops when the button is released. Next, when the desired prize comes to the front of the prize removing device 15 due to the rotation of the turntable 9, when the push button 18b is pressed at the timing, the drive device 24 built in the prize removing device 15 causes the inside of the prize removing device 15 to be removed. The prize pushing member 16 wound around the projecting member 16 is projected toward the prize dropping hole 8 of the turntable 9, and when a certain length is projected, the drum in the prize dropping device 15 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the prize pushing member 16 is rotated. Is wound up again.

When the tip of the prize pushing member 16 comes into contact with the prize 12 on the turntable 9 in good timing when the prize pushing member 16 extends, the prize 12 moves as the prize pushing member 16 extends.
Is pushed from the top of the turntable 9 and falls from the prize trap hole 8. The prize drop hole 8 is divided into four by the partition plate 30 to form a prize passage 31 in each of them, so that the prize dropped by the player passes under the prize drop device 15 operated by the player through the prize passage 31. Guided to a certain prize outlet 20, the player can obtain the prize.

However, since the prize pushing member 16 is composed of the flexible metal plate 22, the prize cannot be dropped unless the center of gravity of the prize is properly hit. When the series of operations is completed, the prize removing device 15 descends and the waiting unit 29
Return to

By changing the speed of rotation when rotating each turntable 9, it is possible to change the difficulty of obtaining the prize for each turntable 9. Therefore, an expensive prize is placed on the turntable 9 having a high speed, and the rotation speed is slow. It is possible to give a wide range of game contents by placing inexpensive prizes on the board 9. Further, the rotation directions may not be all rotated in the same direction, but the directions may be reversed by the turntable.

In the present embodiment, the prize placing section is rotated and the prize removing device is moved so that the prize and the prize removing device are opposed to each other. However, in consideration of game characteristics and difficulty,
It is also possible to move only one of the prize placement unit and the prize removing device so that the prize and the prize removing device face each other.

As another embodiment, the prize dropping device is hung from the upper part of the game machine so that it can be moved to a desired position of the player, or the prize dropping part can be vertically rotated by an arm or a hook. It may be configured so that it is dropped to the front with.

[0047]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the prize removing device can be moved to a position opposite to the prize, so that the player can directly aim at the prize he or she wants and each rotation. Since the prizes are arranged one by one on the board, it is possible to equalize the prize acquisition difficulty of all the prizes.

Further, by using the elongated member as the prize removing means, it is possible to surely correspond the prize removing means to one prize.

Further, since the elongated member is made of a flat metal plate having flexibility, it is difficult to obtain a prize which seems to be easy for a player to obtain at first glance.
The game can be enhanced and the player's willingness to play is improved.

Further, since the prize mounting portion is the rotating plate having the prize dropping hole in the center, the prize removing device can be provided around the rotating plate, and the prize acquiring game machine can be played by a large number of people. You can

In addition, since the rotating disk is multi-layered, the game space can be widely used and the prizes can be arranged so that the appearance can be improved, the player's motivation to play can be enhanced, and the game space can be effectively used. Many can be placed.

By changing the rotation speed of each rotary disk, it is possible to change the degree of difficulty in obtaining a prize for each rotary disk.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment embodying the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Schematic diagram showing the internal mechanism

[Fig. 3] Cross-sectional view of a premium dropping game machine

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the premium removing device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a simplified internal mechanism of the premium removing device.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the action of the premium pushing member.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 prize acquisition game machine 3 game space 5 prize outlet 6 rotating plate support shaft 8 prize dropping hole 9 rotating plate 11 motor 12 prize 13 pillar 14 motor 15 prize removing device 16 prize pushing member 19 operation panel

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Naoyuki Hada 1-22-1 Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo Within SEGA Enterprises Inc.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A prize placing section for placing prizes one by one in a line, and a prize dropping means for contacting the prize on the prize placing section and dropping the prize from the prize placing section. And a prize removing device, a moving means for moving the prize removing device to a position facing the prize, and an operation means for controlling the operation of the prize removing means and the moving means. Machine. 2. The prize acquisition game machine according to claim 1, wherein the prize removing means is provided with a protrusion mechanism formed of an elongated member. 3. The prize acquisition game machine according to claim 2, wherein the elongated member of the prize removing means is wound as a flexible flat metal plate in the prize removing device. 4. The prize acquisition game machine according to claim 1, wherein the prize placement section is a turntable having a prize trapped hole in the center thereof. 5. The prize obtaining game machine according to claim 4, wherein the rotating disk is configured in at least two stages by changing the height on the same axis. 6. The prize-winning game machine according to claim 5, further comprising a mechanism for changing the rotation speed of at least one of the turntables having two or more stages by changing the height. .