JPH10137438A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which effectively increases the interest of a player in a relatively simple configuration. SOLUTION: This game machine is configured to comprise a hammering device which hammers medals, the gondola bodies 31 of a ropeway device 30 which can contain hammered medals, a Ferris wheel 20 which rotates a plurality of gondola bodies 21 each containing a medal inside with a predetermined radius, and a gondola body inclining device which has the medal drop and discharge from the inside by protruding an arm to incline the inside of a gondola body 31 at the time when a medal is placed in the gondola body 31 of the ropeway device 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medal game machine, and more particularly to a medal game machine characterized by a structure for starting a lottery for a large amount of medal discharge and a medal mass discharge operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The present applicant has disclosed a "medal playing machine" in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-25816. This gaming machine is a medal shooter that is a mechanism for flipping medals, a container that throws medals by flipping medals, and various hats that periodically swing and that detects that medals have entered the hat, respectively. And a predetermined number of medals are discharged when the medals enter the hat.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to further provide a game device having a structure that increases the interest of a player and makes it easier for the player to concentrate on the game.

[0004]

A game device according to the present invention, which has been invented to achieve this object, has a configuration in which the game device reciprocates periodically in a predetermined direction, and a predetermined object launched by a player is put in the game device. The computing means has a reciprocating member for performing a predetermined computation in response to the request. Further, the present invention has a calculating means for making a decision regarding the execution of the large-volume discharging process by performing a predetermined calculation. Further, the present invention provides a plurality of the rotating shafts, each of which is installed at a different rotating angle position at a predetermined radial distance from the rotating shaft, and is rotated at a predetermined rotating speed about the rotating shaft as a center of rotation. Has a rotating container member in which the predetermined object is placed. Further, the present invention has a projecting member, and in a case where the decision regarding the execution of the large-volume discharging process of the arithmetic means is to execute the large-volume discharging process, the projecting member is made to project with respect to the rotating container member. There is provided a container member tilting mechanism that tilts the approaching rotary container member in accordance with the rotation of the rotary container member about the rotation axis and drops a predetermined object contained therein.

Further, the reciprocating member has the appearance of a ropeway gondola, and the container member has the appearance of a ferris wheel gondola, so that the player shoots a predetermined object at the ropeway gondola and discharges a large amount. Is performed, it is desirable to be able to play the game as if a large number of predetermined objects are falling from the gondola of the ferris wheel.

Further, the container member tilting mechanism causes the projecting member to protrude for a predetermined period according to the determination regarding the execution of the arithmetic means, and thereby successively tilts the plurality of rotating container members sequentially according to the rotation about the rotation axis. It is desirable that a predetermined object inside them be dropped.

An operation lever rotatably supported by the player and one end of which is engaged with the operation lever and urged in a predetermined direction by a first elastic member to move the operation lever to a predetermined rotation angle position. A transmission member for rotating, a concave portion, and a predetermined object receiving member which is urged by the second elastic member in the predetermined direction and is engaged with the operation lever; A striking member which is maintained at a predetermined rotation angle position by its own weight by abutting against an end, and a predetermined object which is provided between the predetermined object receiving member and the striking member and which is extruded by the predetermined object receiving member. It is desirable to have a launching mechanism consisting of a predetermined object passage that passes to the position of the member. The striking portion is provided with a striking portion, and the striking portion projects above a predetermined object passage when the striking portion is maintained at the predetermined rotation angle position. After setting the predetermined object in the predetermined object receiving member, the player rotates the operation lever while moving the transmission member in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction against the elastic force of the first elastic member, and as a result, The predetermined object receiving member is moved in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction against the elastic force of the second elastic member, and the predetermined object previously set in the predetermined object receiving member is provided in the predetermined object receiving member. Fall into the recess. At the same time, with the movement of the transmission member in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction, the embossed portion abutting on the other end of the transmission member is rotated by its own weight, and the impact portion is pulled out from the predetermined object passage, and thus has already been removed. If there is a predetermined object stopped there by the hitting unit, the predetermined object is moved in a predetermined direction. Next, when the player releases the operation lever, the transmission member moves in the predetermined direction by the elastic force of the first elastic member, and as a result, the operation lever is rotated to the predetermined rotation angle position, whereby the predetermined object is rotated. The receiving member moves in the predetermined direction by the elastic force of the second elastic member, and pushes out the predetermined object dropped in the concave portion of the predetermined object receiving member in the predetermined direction. The predetermined object extruded in this manner moves to the position of the hitting portion of the launching member. On the other hand, by the movement of the transmission member in the predetermined direction, the launching portion is pressed by the other end of the transmission member and rotated, and as a result, the hitting portion projects onto the predetermined object passage and stops the predetermined object moved to that position. Let it. At the same time, if there is a predetermined object that has already moved in a predetermined direction when the hitting portion has been pulled out, the predetermined object is hit in the direction of the reciprocating member.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A medal game device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of the medal game device 1, and FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 are a front view, a side view, and a plan view of the medal game device 1, respectively.

The medal game device 1 has a substantially pentagonal outer shape, and a large window made of transparent glass or plastic is provided on each side of the upper half, and the inner surface thereof is transparent through the large window. It is a visible configuration. Each side of the substantially pentagonal pillar is a satellite part. Therefore, the medal game device 1 has five satellite units, and each satellite unit competes for the number of medals obtained.

Inside the upper half of the medal game device 1, there is provided a device 20 provided on a rotating turntable. This device has a configuration similar to a ferris wheel in an amusement park as shown in the figure, and is hereinafter simply referred to as a ferris wheel device 20. Each gondola body 21 corresponding to each gondola of the ferris wheel device 20 contains a large number of medals in advance, and discharges internal medals by being rotated by a gondola body rotating rod described later.

Although not shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, a ropeway device 30 resembling a ropeway is provided inside the transparent large window and around the ferris wheel device 20. The ropeway device 30 is provided for each satellite, that is, a total of five ropeway devices 30 are provided. Each ropeway device 30
Are provided with two gondola bodies 31, which reciprocate alternately left and right in parallel to the side surfaces of a substantially pentagonal prism as each satellite unit.

Each satellite unit has two launchers 4.
0 is provided. These launchers 40 are configured to be operated by the player from outside the medal game device. The player launches in front of each satellite unit 4
By operating 0, a medal is shot out and is made to fly toward the gondola body 31 of the ropeway device 30. The gondola body 31 has an opening on the front surface (the surface facing the outside of the medal game device), and the medals flying toward the gondola body 31 enter the gondola body 31. The bottom plate of the gondola body 31 is openable and closable, and is normally kept closed by a spring. However, when a medal enters the inside of the gondola body, it is opened by the weight of the medal, and the medal is dropped.

The gondola body 31 of the ropeway device 30
A pusher game 2 as shown in FIG. This pusher game device 2 is similar to a well-known pusher game composed of a pusher field and a pusher (see Japanese Patent Application No. 7-29839 “Medal Device” filed by the present applicant). That is, a member called a pusher automatically slides back and forth on the pusher field with respect to the player of the satellite portion, whereby a large number of medals on the pusher field are pushed out, and the medal is pushed forward of the pusher field (that is, dropped to the player side). The medals are discharged to the satellite's acquisition port 3,
The medals that have fallen left and right are returned inside the medal game device 1. The medals and the like launched from the launcher 40 supply medals to the pusher field of the pusher game device 2. Further, when the medal falls to a predetermined position in front of the pusher field, the right and left reciprocating motion of the gondola body 31 of the ropeway device is automatically stopped, so that it becomes easy to aim the gondola body 31 with the launcher 40. .

Although not shown in FIG. 1, a triple L is provided inside each of the large windows of the medal game device so as to face each satellite portion.
An ED 60 is provided. As described above, when a medal hit by the player with the hitting device 40 enters the gondola body 31 of the ropeway device 30 and then falls therefrom, it is detected by the internal CPU and a lottery is performed. As a result of the lottery, the three numbers of the triple LED change, and when a predetermined number is arranged, a predetermined large-volume discharging process is executed. As described above, this large-volume discharge process is performed so that a predetermined number of gondola bodies 21 of the ferris wheel device 20 are sequentially tilted by the gondola rotating rod, and medals inside are supplied to the pusher field of the pusher game device 2 in the satellite portion. This is the processing to be performed.

Next, an outline of the structure of the above-mentioned driving device 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a side view of the launcher 40, and FIG. 6 is a plan view. All are internal perspective views. Referring to FIG. 5, the launcher 40 is supported by the support structure 43 on the medal game device 1,
It is supported so as to be rotatable by a predetermined angle in the left-right direction about b as a rotation center. The launching device 40 is the medal game device 1
Are supported so as to be rotatable vertically by a predetermined angle about a rotation shaft 43a. An operation lever 41a is supported at the upper left end portion of the setter 40 so as to be rotatable up and down around a rotation shaft 41b. In addition, a grip 42 is provided below it. The player holds the grip 42 with his hand and operates the operation lever 41a with the thumb of the other hand. A claw portion 41j is provided at the lower right portion of the operation lever 41a.
Is provided. An upper left portion of a substantially middle portion of the portion of the claw portion 41j extending in the upper right direction is in contact with a pin 41k provided on the transmission shaft 41e. The transmission shaft 41e is supported movably back and forth along the axial direction (direction from upper left to lower right) in the launcher 40, and is urged to the lower right by a coil spring 41f. The left side of the upper right end of the claw 41j is in contact with an engaging portion 41m provided to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the medal receiving member 41c. The medal receiving member 41c is provided on the launcher so as to be movable back and forth along the axial direction of the launcher, and is biased to the lower right by a coil spring 41d. In the upper right direction of the medal receiving member 41c, a medal receiving recess 41n is provided such that a stack of 8 to 10 medals according to the medal size can be accommodated without any gap. A protrusion 41p protruding in the upper right direction is provided in the upper left portion of the medal receiving member 41c, and the medal receiving recess 41n is provided.
Will be placed on the protrusion 41p. In this state, the medal M placed on the protruding portion 41p cannot enter the medal passage 44. Medal passage 4
Numeral 4 includes a bottom portion that forms a plane on which the medal M can slide, and a side portion that regulates the sliding direction of the medal M, and is formed in the lower right direction of the protrusion 41p of the medal receiving member 41c. It is provided along the axial direction of the launcher from the concave portion 41q to the lower right end of the launcher 40, and when pushed out by the protrusion 41p of the medal receiving member 41c as described later, slides on the plane of the bottom and travels in the direction of travel by the side. Is guided, and moves to the position of the launching member 41g described later.

When the player presses down the operation lever 41a with his thumb against the elastic force of the coil spring 41f, the operation lever 41a rotates counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 41b. As a result, the upper right end of the claw portion 41j moves in the upper left direction, and pushes up the engaging portion 41m of the medal receiving member 41c in the upper left direction. As a result, the metal receiving member 41c moves in the upper left direction, and the protrusion 41p slides on the bottom surface of the medal M thereon in the upper left direction. As a result, the bottom surface of the lowermost medal M is located on the lower right recess 41q of the protrusion 41p, and the medal M is
The state falls within 1q. The remaining medals M overlap the lowermost medal M that has fallen into the recess 41q, and are held down by the frictional force due to the weight of the remaining medals, so that the lowermost medal M stops at the same position. doing.

On the other hand, the claw 41j is similarly rotated by the counterclockwise rotation of the operation lever 41a, thereby causing the claw 41 to rotate.
The pin 41k in contact with the upper left of j is pushed up in the upper left direction. Thereby, the transmission shaft 41e is pulled up in the upper left direction against the elastic force of the coil spring 41f. The lower left drive part 41s of the embossing member 41g is in contact with the lower right end 41r of the transmission shaft 41e. The launching member 41g is provided with a rotating shaft 4 at the lower right end of the launcher 40.
It is supported so as to be rotatable up and down about 1 h as a rotation center. When the transmission shaft 41e is pulled up in the upper left direction as described above, it loses its support and rotates clockwise by gravity. As a result, the striking portion 41 at the upper right end of the striking member 41g
i moves to the lower left and is pulled out from the medal passage 44.

When the player releases his / her hand from the operation lever 41a, the transmission shaft 41e moves to the lower right due to the elastic force of the coil spring 41f. As a result, the transmission shaft 41e is pulled by the pin 41k and the operation lever 41a rotates clockwise. Is done.
As a result, the claw portion 41j of the operation lever 41a moves to the lower right direction. As a result, the medal receiving member 41c moves to the lower right direction by the elastic force of the coil spring 41d for the medal receiving member 41c. As a result, the lowermost medal M is pushed to the lower right by the protrusion 41p against the frictional force of the remaining medals M superimposed thereon, and the momentum pushed by the protrusion 41p as it is and its own weight. Therefore, it slides in the lower right direction along the medal passage 44.

On the other hand, as described above, when the transmission shaft 41e moves in the lower right direction due to the elastic force of the coil spring 41f, the lower right end 41r thereof presses the driving portion 41s of the driving member 41g. Thereby, the driving member 41
The g rotates counterclockwise, and the hitting portion 41i moves to the upper right and enters the medal passage 44. As described above, the medal M pushed out by the protrusion 41p of the medal receiving member 41c and sliding in the lower right direction along the medal passage 44 enters the medal passage 44 at the upper left end of the striking portion 41i of the launching portion 41g. And stops. In this manner, the medal M is not launched by the first operation of the operation lever 41a (blank shot).

Next, when the player pushes down the operation lever 41a again, the hitting portion 41i of the hitting portion 41g moves in the lower left direction via the transmission shaft 41e and is pulled out from the medal passage 44 by the operation described above. As a result, the impact unit 4
Medal M stopped at the upper left corner of 1i
Slides further downward on the medal passage 44 under its own weight, reaches the lower right end of the medal passage 44, comes into contact with a stopper provided at the end of the passage, and stops again. At the same time, the medal receiving member 41c moves to the upper left through the claw portion 41j by the operation as described above, and the next medal M falls into the concave portion 41q and stops.

When the player releases the operating lever 41a again, the driving member 41g rotates counterclockwise through the transmission shaft 41e by the operation described above, and the hitting portion 41i moves to the upper right and returns to the medal again. It enters the passage 44. As a result, the medal M stopped at the lower right end of the medal passage 44 is hit by the hitting portion 41i and is blown rightward. At the same time, the medal receiving member 41c moves to the lower right by the elastic force of the coil spring 41d via the claw 41j, and pushes out the medal M which has fallen into the recess 41q and has been stopped as described above to the lower right. The medal M thus pushed out slides in the medal passage 44 in the lower right direction as described above, and then comes into contact with the upper left end of the striking portion 41i of the launching member 41g that has entered the medal passage 44 and stops. I do.

By repeating the operation of pushing down the operation lever 41a and the operation of releasing it, the above-described operations of the medal receiving member 41c and the launching member 41g are repeated, so that the medal M superimposed on the upper right of the medal receiving member 41c. Move one after the other toward the launching member 41g and are launched in the upper right direction by the launching member 41g. In this way, it is possible to launch a large number of medals M continuously.

The lower right portion of the launcher 40 is inserted into the medal game device 1, and the direction in which the medals M are thrown is determined by the gondola body 31 of the ropeway device 30 provided in front of the satellite portion. Direction. A light transmission type passing sensor is provided so as to sandwich the medal passage from above and below the position where the hitting portion 41i on the lower right side of the medal passage 44 protrudes, and light passing therethrough passes through the medal passage. A signal is issued each time the signal is interrupted by the CPU, and the CPU receives the signal and counts the number of medals ejected from the ejector 40.

Referring to FIG. 6, the medal passage 44 is provided with a striking opening 44c at the back side of the drawing, through which the striking portion 41i of the striking member 41g can pass. On the other side (on the front side of the drawing), there is provided a medal launching opening 44b through which the medal M hit by the hitting portion 41i can pass. In the middle of the bottom of the medal passage 44, a long left and right drop opening 44a is provided. This drop opening 44a
(The width in the vertical direction in the figure) is smaller than the outer shape of the medal M. When the medal M passes through the medal passage 44, the medal M falls or is caught, thereby hindering the smooth sliding thereof. Never. However, a predetermined medal M
If a smaller medal is used, this drop opening 44
a, and is discharged along the discharge passage 45. In this way, it is prevented that a medal having a diameter smaller than the predetermined medal M is launched and supplied to the pusher field of the pusher game device 2. The width W between both sides of the portion (the left portion in FIG. 6) of the medal passage 44 adjacent to the medal receiving member 41c is configured to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the predetermined medal M. In this configuration, a medal having a large diameter cannot be passed. In this way, it is also prevented that a medal having a diameter larger than the predetermined medal M is launched and supplied to the pusher field of the pusher game device 2.

The structure of the ropeway device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 shows a front view of the ropeway device, and FIG. 8 shows a plan view. Referring to FIG.
In the figure, the gondola body 31 shown on the left side shows a front view thereof, and is configured to face the player when the player stands on each satellite portion. The right side, that is, the gondola body 31 shown in the middle is a side view of the gondola body 31 shown on the left side for convenience, and the gondola body 31 shown on the right side, that is, the rightmost is the rear view for convenience. Is shown. Actually, in the ropeway device of each satellite section, two gondola bodies 31 are provided, one on the front side and one on the back side, a total of two gondola bodies 31 facing each other.

A large opening 31 is provided in front of each gondola body 31.
is provided, and when the player launches a medal M from the outside of the apparatus with the above-described launcher 40 at the gondola body 31 inside the apparatus, and hits the gondola body 31, the gondola body 31 through the large opening 31a. It is a configuration that almost enters inside. A flap valve 31b is provided at the bottom of the gondola body 31 so as to be rotatable vertically about a rotation shaft 31c.
Is provided. A spring mechanism is provided on the rotating shaft 31c, and when nothing is placed on the flap valve 31b, the flap valve 31b is moved upward so as to maintain the flap valve 31b in a closed state, that is, the side surface in the drawing. In the figure, it is urged clockwise. However, as described above, when the medal M launched by the player enters the inside of the gondola body through the large opening 31a, the medal M is put on the flap valve 31b, and the weight of the medal M causes the flap valve 31b. Is opened against the elastic force of the spring mechanism. That is, the flap valve 31b rotates counterclockwise in the side view. As a result, the medal M that has entered the gondola body 31 falls and falls into the pusher field of the pusher game device 2.

A cam portion 31d is provided on the shaft of the flap valve 31b.
The limit switch (mechanical sensor) 31e is further provided on the gondola body 31 at the upper part. When the flap valve 31b is opened, the cam portion 31d
As a result, the limit switch 31e is operated, and the signal is sent to the CPU to notify the CPU that the medal M has passed the gondola body 31.

Referring to FIG. 8, each gondola body 31 is supported by two copper rods 32 so as to be movable left and right.
These four copper rods 32 are supported by left and right housings 33. The signal from the limit switch 31e is transmitted to the housing 33 via the copper rod 32, and from there is transmitted to the CPU inside the medal game device 1.

A motor 34d is provided in the left housing 33, and the motor 34d rotates a pulley 34a fixed on an upper portion of the rotation shaft. A pulley 34b is rotatably supported by the right housing 33, and a wire (for example, an iron wire) 34c is stretched between these two pulleys 34a and 34b. And this wire 34
The gondola body 3 between the left and right pulleys 34a and 34b of FIG.
1 is fixed. When the motor 34d drives the pulley 34a to rotate, one of the wires stretched thereon is pulled and the other is sent. As a result, the opposing pulley 34b rotates so as to pull the wire on the side pulled from the pulley 34a. As a result, the two pulleys 34a and 34b rotate in the same direction. The two gondola bodies 31 fixed respectively to these wires move in opposite directions according to the movement of the wires. In FIG. 8, for convenience, the two gondola bodies 31 are both shown to be located near the left housing 33, but actually one gondola body 31 is approaching the left housing 33. In the meantime, the other gondola bodies 31 approach the right housing 33, and when each of the gondola bodies 31 approaches the left and right housings 33 by a predetermined distance, the motor 34d is rotated in the reverse direction. Numerals 31 are mutually approaching and mutually rubbing at the center between the left and right housings 33.

Referring to FIG. 7, a transmission rod 35a is supported on the right housing 33 so as to be movable left and right and projecting a predetermined length to the right. As described above, when the gondola body 31 moves rightward in accordance with the movement of the wire 34c and its side comes into contact with and pushes in the left end of the transmission rod 35a, a limit switch (micro switch) 35b provided on the right end of the transmission rod 35a is activated. Is activated and the resulting signal is CP
U, and the CPU rotates the motor 34d in the reverse direction. A set of the transmission rod 35a and the limit switch 35b is provided for each gondola body 31 respectively. Thus, the two gondola bodies 31 alternately reciprocate left and right as described above. A roof 36 is provided on the passage where the gondola body 31 travels. When the medal is discharged from the gondola body of the ferris wheel device 20, the discharged medal is transferred to the ropeway device 30. The gondola body 31 is prevented from hitting.

The structure relating to the ferris wheel device 20 and the turntable for rotating the ferris wheel device 20 about a vertical axis as a center of rotation will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14. FIG. 9 is a front view of the ferris wheel device 20. The ferris wheel device 20 has a total of 12 gondola bodies 21. Each gondola body 21 has a substantially tear shape, and its upper end is rotatably supported at a predetermined angular position on a support ring 22a about a rotation shaft 21a perpendicular to the plane of FIG. The lower half of each gondola body 21 is a medal pool 21c as a container for a predetermined number of medals.
1b, and medals can be put into the medal reservoir 21c from outside through the opening 21b. Support ring 2
2a is fixed to a center disk 22c by twelve radially extending support rods 22b. The rotating body including the center disk 22c, the support rod 22b, the support ring 22a, and the gondola body 21 is substantially formed by the support structure as shown in FIG.
2 is supported rotatably about a rotation axis 22d perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the ferris wheel device. A motor 23a substantially fixed to the turntable 4 drives the pulley 21d to rotate about a left-right axis in FIG. The rotational energy is transmitted to the pulley 23b, which is substantially fixed to the center disk 22c via the rotary shaft 22d, via the belt 23c, and the entire rotary body including the gondola body 21 and the like rotates the rotary shaft 22d. Rotate as center. As a result, the twelve gondola bodies 21 rotate clockwise about the rotation axis 22d together with the support ring 22a. Further, the gondola body 21 is appropriately rotated about the rotation shaft 21a as a center of rotation by gravity, and the medal reservoir 21c is always positioned below.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the rotating shaft 22d in FIG. 10. Two cam plates 23e and 23f are fixed to the rotating shaft 22d on the opposite side (left side) of the rotating shaft 22d.
FIG. 11 is a front view of these cam plates 23e and 23f. The cam plate 23f is provided for detecting the home position, and has a concave portion 23g at one position. This recess 23g
Comes to the lowest position, which is detected by the limit switch (micro switch) 23h, and the signal is sent to the CPU.
To notify the CPU that the rotating body is at the home position (predetermined rotation angle position). Cam plate 23e
Is provided for angle detection, and each time a large number of concave portions 23j around it come to a lowermost position, each is detected by a limit switch (micro switch) 23i, and its signal is transmitted to the CPU. The CPU is informed that the rotating bodies are at respective predetermined rotational angle positions. Thus, the CPU can recognize whether the rotating body is at the current rotational angle position by counting the signal sent from the limit switch 23i after the home position is detected.

Referring to FIG. 9, a gondola body tilting mechanism 24 is substantially fixed to the turntable 4 by a support structure below the rotating body. FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the gondola body tilting mechanism 24 of FIG. At the time of the large-volume discharge process, the lead screw extending in the horizontal direction of FIG. 13 is rotated about the center axis thereof by the DC motor 24a by the DC motor 24a. 13, an arm 24b slidably supported in the horizontal direction in the figure on the body of the gondola body tilting mechanism 24 projects to the right in FIG. FIG. 13 shows a state in which the arm 24b is protruded to the maximum. A roof 21d is fixed to each gondola body, and the left and right ends of the roof 21d are respectively extended right and left downward, then curved as shown in the figure, and the tips further extend left and right horizontally. A curved portion 21e is formed. An engaging rod 2 is provided at the tip of the arm 24b of the gondola body tilting mechanism 24.
4c is provided so as to extend toward the front side of the paper surface of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the gondola body 21 moves to the lower left toward the engaging rod 24c with the rotation of the rotating body with the arm 24b protruding to the right as much as possible, first, the roof body The lower surface of the curved portion 21e on the left side of 21d contacts the engaging rod 24c. When the gondola body 21 further moves in the lower left direction, the engaging rod 24 moves along the curved surface of the curved portion 21e.
c slides with respect to the curved portion 21e. In this way, the curved portion 24e is pressed upward by the engaging rod 24c, and as a result, the roof 21d is inclined. When the rotating body further rotates and the gondola body 21 moves in the lower left direction, the roof body 21d further tilts, and accordingly, the entire gondola body 21 tilts so that the right end thereof lowers. During this time, the engaging rod 24c is
While sliding around the curved portion 21e of 1d with respect to the roof 21d, the roof 21d is pressed to gradually incline the roof 21d at an acute angle. Thus, the gondola body 21
The gondola body 21 is inclined in the same direction with the movement of the lower left direction, and when the inclination angle becomes a predetermined angle exceeding 90 degrees, the roof body 21d passes through the engaging rod 24c,
It comes off from the engagement rod 24c. As a result, the gondola body 21 inclined at a steep angle rotates about the rotation shaft 21a as a center of rotation due to gravity, and returns to the original posture where the medal reservoir 21c is located below. The end of the roof portion 21d extends obliquely downward and is further curved to form a curved portion 21e, so that when the roof portion 21d passes through the engagement bar 24c, the engagement rod 24
The roof 21d can smoothly slide on the engagement rod 24c by the pressing force of c, and the gondola body 21 can smoothly incline.

During this time, when the gondola body 21 is inclined at the predetermined angle, the center of the medal reservoir 21c is
1a, and the medals stored in the medal pool 21c are all opened by gravity.
The coin is discharged from the medal pool 21c via b and falls. The medals discharged and dropped from the medal pool 21c in this manner are supplied to the pusher field of the pusher game device 2 in the satellite section facing the gondola body 21.

When the predetermined number of gondola bodies 21 are sequentially inclined to discharge the medals in the medal pool 21c in this manner, the arm 24b retreats to the left under the control of the CPU and moves to the left as much as possible. When the arm 24b moves to the left as much as possible, the gondola body 21 rotates with the rotation of the rotating body and passes through the gondola body tilting mechanism 24, so that the engaging rod 24c does not contact the gondola body 21. The predetermined limit position (the maximum rightward movement position and the maximum leftward movement position) of the horizontal movement of the arm 24b is detected by a limit switch (micro switch) 24d, and the information is transmitted to the CPU. The arm 24b is stopped at each predetermined limit position.

Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, a transmission type gondola medal presence / absence sensor 2 is provided at the lower right portion of the ferris wheel device in FIG.
5 are provided. By providing a transparent portion at least below the medal pool 21c of the gondola body, when the medal pool 21c of the gondola body 21 passes between the gondola body medal presence / absence sensors 25, the medal pool from one side of the sensor 25 toward the other. Light can pass through the transparent portion 21c. And in this way sensor 2
If the light can pass through in step 5, it can be determined that the medal reservoir 21c is empty, and if it cannot be transmitted, it can be determined that a medal is in the medal reservoir 21c. At this time, the fact that the transparent portion of the medal reservoir 21c of each gondola body 21 has come to the position facing the sensor 25 means that the two cam plates 23e and 23f described above.
Can be detected by the rotation angle position detection function.

FIG. 12 shows a structure following the structure shown in FIG. A hopper 26a is fixed on the turntable 4. This hopper 26a is housed in the present invention by rotating the internal drum by a motor on the same principle as the hopper shown in FIG. 7 in Japanese Patent Application No. 7-114639 "Game Apparatus". Medal M to guideway 26b
This is a mechanism that is sequentially pushed up along. Guideway 26b
Is a configuration having substantially the same cross-sectional shape as the guide path shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) of, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 7-114639 described above. When it is detected by the gondola body medal presence / absence sensor 25 that there is no medal in the medal reservoir 21c of the gondola body 21, the information is transmitted to the CPU, and under the control, when the gondola body 21 comes to the lowest position. The rotating body drive motor 23a of the ferris wheel device 20 is stopped. At that time, the hopper 26a
Is driven, and the medals M are sequentially guided and pushed up by the guide path 26b, and are thrown into the medal reservoir 21c through the opening 21b of the gondola body 21, as shown in FIG. A medal insertion limit switch 2 is provided above a position where medals are inserted into the gondola body 21 from the guide path 26b.
6c is provided, and each time a medal passes, the right end of the arm is flipped up by the medal, and a signal by the operation is transmitted to the CPU. When it is determined that a predetermined number of medals M have been inserted into the gondola body 21 in this manner, the driving of the hopper 26a is stopped. this,
The operation of detecting the absence of a medal in the gondola body and supplying medals to the gondola body 21 is performed for all empty gondola bodies 21, so that a predetermined number of medals M are supplied to all gondola bodies 21. . When a large number of gondola bodies are supplied and a plurality of, for example, all twelve gondola medals are supplied once, a total of twelve gondola bodies are tilted by the control of the CPU, and the medals in the gondola bodies are dropped and discharged. Until the above, the operation of stopping the rotation of the rotating body of the ferris wheel device each time and supplying the medals to the emptied gondola body is performed without discharging the medal of all 12 gondola bodies. Then, the medal is supplied from all 12 gondola bodies within a relatively short time by supplying the medals to the empty gondola bodies, and the medals are supplied from the gondola bodies. The operation of dropping and discharging can give a greater force to the player.

Referring to FIG. 12, when the rubber ring 5a is rotated by the motor 5, the driving energy of the turntable 4 is transmitted by the frictional force between the rubber ring 5a and the side wall of the turntable. As a result, the rotation is performed at a predetermined first speed around the rotation axis along the vertical direction in FIG. Incidentally, when the medal launched by the player by the launcher 40 enters the gondola body 31 of the ropeway device 30 and the mass discharge processing is executed, the gondola body 21 of the ferris wheel device 20 is inclined by the gondola body inclination mechanism 24. When the internal medals are ejected, the ejected medals reach a rotation angle position supplied to the pusher field of the pusher game device 2 in the satellite portion of the player. The turntable 4 is rotated at the second speed. When the mass discharging process is completed, the turntable 4 is rotated again at the first predetermined speed, and the ferris wheel device 20 provided thereon is rotated at the same speed. The rotation angle position of the turntable is substantially detected by limit switches (micro switches) 4a and 4b provided on the base structure 7 inside the medal game device 1. The detection principle is exactly the same as the principle in which the rotation angle position of the rotating body of the ferris wheel device 20 is detected by the limit switches 23h and 23j. The turntable 4 is used instead of the cam plates 23e and 23f in the case of the ferris wheel device 20.
In this case, the turntable 4 itself functions as a cam plate. More specifically, protrusions 4c and 4d are fixed to the bottom surface of the turntable 4 at a predetermined rotation angle position, and the protrusions correspond to the limit switch 4a when the turntable 4 comes to the predetermined angle position. , 4b are operated. A slip ring 6 is provided below a support shaft 4 e that supports the turntable 4, and the devices and equipment on the turntable 4 substantially correspond to the base structure 7.
To electrically connect devices and equipment fixed to the

Referring to FIGS. 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19,
A control system of the medal game device 1 will be described. FIG.
Referring to FIG. 5, the medal game device 1 is provided with two CPUs, a table board 100 and a main board 200, each of which is electrically connected to each other by the slip ring 6. Each device on the turntable is electrically connected to the table board 100,
Signals from these devices are transmitted to the table board 100
And transmits a control signal to those devices based on those signals.

The main board 200 is connected to equipment and devices substantially fixed to the base structure 7.
As shown in FIG. 5, a turntable rotation motor 5, rotation angle position detection limit switches 4a and 4b are connected, and a medal recirculation device 8 is connected. The pusher game device 2 is a game in which the medals M on the pusher field are dropped from the pusher field as described above. Generally, the medals M that have fallen in front of the satellite unit (player side) are returned to the player via the acquisition port 3. The medals M that have fallen toward the left are supplied to the satellite hopper 2a (see FIG. 17) in the device 1, and the medals M that have fallen to the right are supplied to a not-shown medal recirculation belt conveyor in the device. When a player obtains medals in the predetermined game of the medal game device 1, the medals supplied to the satellite hopper 2 a are supplied with the medal of the writing constant from the hopper 2 a to the pusher table of the pusher game device 2 of the satellite portion. You.

The medal recirculation devices 8 include a hopper and the belt conveyor, and medals spilled to the right side of the pusher field are conveyed to the hopper by the belt conveyor and supplied thereto. When the medals in the hopper 26a shown in FIG. 12 are insufficient, the information is transmitted to the CPU, and the CPU sends the medal recirculation equipment 8
Is driven to supply medals to the hopper 26a.

Referring to FIG. 17, the main board 200
The solenoid 34a is connected to the motor 34d for driving the ropeway device 30, the motor 2b for driving the pusher game device 2, the hopper 2a for satellite, and the like.
For example, when something tries to take out the medal in the medal game device 1 by maliciously tilting the medal game device 1 or giving a shock, the tilt switch (TILTBOMB) is operated by such a shock and the information is transmitted to the CPU. Then, the CPU operates the solenoid 3a to control the acquisition port 3 to be closed.

Referring to FIG. 18, the main board 200
Is a satellite board 21 for each satellite unit described later.
0 are connected in series. A sound board 220 is also connected. This sound board supplies various sounds (sound effects) to each satellite unit in accordance with the progress of various games of the medal game device, so that the player can concentrate on the game. FIG. 19 shows the configuration of each satellite board. In this manner, the detection signal related to the ropeway device 30 of each satellite unit, the detection signal related to the pusher game, and the detection signal related to the launcher are transmitted to the main board 200 via the communication unit, and the display signals such as the triple LED are respectively transmitted from the CPU to the main board 200. It is transmitted to the display device.

20 and 21 together with the medal game device 1
An outline of the operation according to the control of the table board 100 and the main board 200 will be described. In each satellite section, the player launches a medal M with the launcher 40 aiming at the gondola body 31 of the ropeway device 30 (step S1). When it is detected that the medal has entered the gondola body 31, a predetermined calculation operation, for example, a calculation operation using a random number is executed (step S3), and the display number of the triple LED 60 of the satellite portion is randomly determined. (Step S4). Then, it is determined whether or not to execute the large-volume discharging process according to the combination of the numbers, and if so, how many of the gondola bodies 21 of the ferris wheel device 20 are inclined to discharge the medals therefrom (step S5). ). If it is determined that the large-volume discharging process is to be performed, the turntable 4 is rotated at a high speed and stopped when the gondola body 21 of the ferris wheel device 20 is rotated to a rotation angle position facing the satellite portion (step). S
6). Then, the arm 24b of the gondola body tilting mechanism 24 projects toward the gondola body 21 (step S7).
During this time, the rotating body of the ferris wheel device 20 continues to rotate, and a predetermined number of the gondola bodies 21 are tilted by the engaging rods 24c of the arms 24b, and the medals are discharged to the pusher table of the pusher game device 2 in the satellite portion. (Step S8). Then gondola body tilting mechanism 24
Arm 24b is retracted, and thereafter the gondola body 2
1 is not tilted (step S9). The turntable 4 resumes the rotation at the normal speed.

As described above, in the present invention, medals are hit so as to hit the gondola body of the ropeway device in order to perform a large-volume discharging process. In such a configuration, the gondola body rotates so as to face, and a large number of medals are supplied to the satellite portion by inclining the gondola body by a predetermined number. Therefore, the player can be effectively concentrated on the medal game device with a relatively simple configuration.

The specific structure, mechanisms, means, and the like of the medal game device are not limited to those of the above-described embodiment, and various modified embodiments can be considered within the technical idea of the present invention.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the container member is inclined by the protruding member during the large-volume discharging process, so that a large number of predetermined objects fall therein. Therefore, it is possible to implement a powerful dropping and discharging scene of a predetermined object with a relatively simple configuration. In particular, by making the container member have the appearance of a gondola of a ferris wheel, it is possible to easily perform a large-volume discharge process for the player. Therefore, the player concentrates on this game aiming at performing such a powerful mass discharging process. Further, by performing such an operation successively and sequentially on each of the adjacent container members, the container members are successively inclined, and a number of predetermined objects fall from there, so that the medal is lost. The force given to the player of the discharging operation is further increased,
This allows the player to concentrate more on game play. Further, by providing a launching mechanism capable of launching medals one after another in succession, the player can easily and effectively perform a medal launching operation, so that the player can more easily concentrate on game play.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front external view of a medal game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the medal game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the medal game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the medal game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective side view of a launcher used in the medal game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective plan view of the above-mentioned embossing device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective front view of a ropeway device used in the medal game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective plan view of the ropeway device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective front view of a ferris wheel device used in the medal game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a side view of the ferris wheel device.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a cam plate used in the ferris wheel device.

FIG. 12 is a perspective front view of a lower portion of the medal game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 9 for explaining a tilting operation of the gondola body by the gondola body tilting mechanism.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 10 for explaining the vicinity of the rotation axis of the ferris wheel device.

FIG. 15 is a control system block diagram (part 1) of the medal game device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a control system block diagram (part 2) of the medal game device.

FIG. 17 is a control system block diagram (3) of the medal game device.

FIG. 18 is a control system block diagram (part 4) of the medal game device.

FIG. 19 is a control system block diagram (5) of the medal game device.

FIG. 20 is a diagram (part 1) of a schematic operation flowchart of the medal game device.

FIG. 21 is a diagram (part 2) of a schematic operation flowchart of the medal game device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medal game device 2 Pusher game device 3 Acquisition opening 4 Turntable 20 Ferris wheel device 24 Gondola body tilting mechanism 24b Arm of gondola body tilting mechanism 24c Engagement rod at the tip of the above-mentioned arm 21 Gondola body of ferris wheel device 30 Ropeway device 31 gondola body of ropeway device 40 launcher 41a operation lever 41c medal receiving member 41q recess 41d, 41f coil spring 41e transmission shaft 41g launching member 41i hitting portion 43 support structure 44 medal passage M medal

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A launching mechanism for launching a predetermined object, and a reciprocating mechanism that periodically reciprocates in a predetermined direction, wherein a calculating means performs a predetermined calculation in response to the launched predetermined object entering. A reciprocating member, and a calculating means for making a decision regarding the execution of the large-volume discharging process by performing a predetermined calculation; A rotating container member which is supported and is rotated at a predetermined rotation speed about the rotation axis as a center of rotation, and which usually has a plurality of predetermined objects therein, and a protruding member; When the decision regarding the execution of the process is to execute the large-volume discharge process, the projecting member is made to protrude with respect to the rotating container member, so that the rotation axis of the rotating container member is centered. A game device comprising a container member tilting mechanism for tilting a rotating container member approaching according to the rotation and dropping a predetermined object contained therein. 2. The reciprocating member has the appearance of a ropeway gondola that reciprocates in opposite directions to each other, and the container member has the appearance of a ferris wheel gondola, so that the player can aim at the ropeway gondola. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined object is launched, and when a large-volume discharging process is performed, the game play can be performed as if a large number of predetermined objects were falling from a gondola of a ferris wheel. 3. The container member tilting mechanism causes the projecting member to protrude for a predetermined period according to the determination regarding the execution of the calculating means, and thereby successively tilts the plurality of rotating container members sequentially according to rotation about the rotation axis. A game device that drops predetermined objects inside them. 4. An operation lever which is rotatably supported and operated by a player, one end of which is engaged with the operation lever and is urged in a predetermined direction by a first elastic member, to thereby move the operation lever to a predetermined position. A transmission member for rotating to a rotation angle position, a concave portion, and a predetermined object receiving member which is urged by the second elastic member in the predetermined direction and engages with the operation lever; and is rotatably supported. And a punching member which is maintained at a predetermined rotation angle position by its own weight by abutting against the other end of the transmission member, and is provided between the predetermined object receiving member and the punching member and is pushed out by the predetermined object receiving member. A striking portion is provided in the striking portion, and the striking portion is maintained at the predetermined rotation angle position. After the predetermined object is set in the predetermined object receiving member, the player moves the transmission member in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction against the elastic force of the first elastic member. While rotating the operation lever, the predetermined object receiving member is moved in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction against the elastic force of the second elastic member, and thus the predetermined object set in the predetermined object receiving member in advance. Object falls into the recess provided in the predetermined object receiving member, and at the same time, with the movement of the transmission member in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction, the punching portion abutting on the other end of the transmission member rotates by its own weight Then, the hitting portion is pulled out of the predetermined object passage, and if there is a predetermined object that has been stopped there by the hitting portion, the predetermined object is moved in a predetermined direction, and then the player operates the operating lever. Release Then, the transmission member moves in the predetermined direction by the elastic force of the first elastic member, and as a result, the operation lever is rotated to the predetermined rotation angle position, whereby the predetermined object receiving member is moved to the second elastic member. The predetermined object that has been moved in the predetermined direction by the elastic force of the member and has fallen into the recess of the predetermined object receiving member is extruded in a predetermined direction. And the other end of the transmission member is pressed by the other end of the transmission member and rotated by the movement of the transmission member in the predetermined direction. As a result, the impact portion protrudes above the predetermined object passage and is moved to that position. 2. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined object is stopped, and at the same time, if there is a predetermined object that has moved in a predetermined direction when the hitting portion has been pulled out, the predetermined object is ejected to the outside.