JPH1080574A - Prize capturing game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an enjoyable prize-capturing game machine of new constitution. SOLUTION: This game machine includes a rotating plate 4 that is driven by a drive means to rotate about a roughly horizontal axis, a plurality of prize- holding buckets 11 arranged on the front of the rotating plate 4 at predetermined circumferential intervals and freely turnably supported against the rotating plate so that they keep positions with their openings up, a bucket turning means which turns the buckets 11 at a predetermined prize dropping position to drop the prizes enclosed, and a prize output port 17 for taking out the prizes dropped from the bucket at the prize dropping position, and the drive means, when receiving a rotating plate stopping signal from a control switch 19, stops the rotating plate 4 at a position such that either one of the buckets 11 is located at the prize dropping position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a so-called roulette game machine, a large number of light emitters are arranged along the outer periphery of a disk, and the light emission state of these light emitters is moved.
In some cases, the moving speed is gradually reduced, and "hit" and "missing" are determined according to the position where the movement has stopped.

[0003]

However, in the conventional roulette game machine described above, when a "win" occurs, only a chip of a payout or at most one kind of prize comes out of the machine. Since it is not a game such as a so-called crane game machine in which a desired prize selected from a large number of prizes arranged so as to be visible from the outside of the game machine is obtained, it is possible to make a player interested. It was difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a prize acquisition game machine having a novel structure which is rich in entertainment.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a prize acquisition game machine according to the present invention comprises a rotating plate driven to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis by a driving means, and a rotating plate provided on a front side of the rotating plate. A plurality of buckets for storing prizes, each rotatably supported by a rotating plate so as to maintain a posture in which openings are upwardly arranged at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction, and a bucket is rotated at a predetermined prize drop position A bucket rotating means for dropping the prize stored in the bucket, and a prize take-out port for taking out the prize dropped from the bucket at the prize dropping position. When a rotating plate stop signal is received, the rotating plate is stopped so that any one of the buckets is arranged at the prize drop position.

In the above structure, the game machine further comprises game means in which "hit" and "missing" appear at a substantially constant ratio, and when the game result of the game means is "hit", the rotating plate from the operation switch is turned on. The rotating plate can be stopped by a stop signal.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A prize acquisition game machine according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The game machine main body 1 of the prize acquisition game machine is formed in a vertically long box shape, and a play surface 2 is formed on the front upper portion thereof, and the front, side and upper portions of the play surface 2 are made of transparent synthetic resin. It is covered with a cover 3.

The play surface 2 is provided with an annular rotating plate 4. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the rotating plate 4 is rotatably supported around a horizontal axis by three supporting rollers 5a, 5b, 5c provided on the back surface side. Also,
As shown in FIG. 4, a timing pulley 7 is fixed to the rear end of the rotating shaft 6 of the supporting roller 5c, and the timing pulley 7 is connected to a rotating plate driving motor (driving means) via a timing belt 8 and a timing pulley 9. ) 10, whereby the rotating plate 4 is configured to be driven to rotate in a predetermined direction (for example, clockwise as viewed from the front of the playing surface 2).

On the front side of the rotary plate 4, a total of eight buckets 11 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Each bucket 11 is formed in a bowl shape having a substantially hemispherical cross section using a transparent synthetic resin, and penetrates the rotating plate 4 in the front-rear direction at one location near the opening end thereof, as shown in FIG. Rotating plate 4
And is fixed to the front end of a support shaft 12 that is rotatably provided with respect to. Therefore, from the positional relationship between the center of gravity of each bucket 11 and the axis of the support shaft 12, regardless of the rotation of the rotating plate 4, all the buckets 11 maintain their postures with their openings facing upward. Note that, in the drawing, a symbol K indicates a prize stored in each bucket 11. In this embodiment, as the prize K, a variety of prize bodies (not shown) such as dolls and toys are put in spherical capsules made of a transparent synthetic resin having a predetermined size.

A rubber transmission roller 13 is fixed to the rear end of each support shaft 12. A bucket rotating motor (bucket rotating means) 14 is provided on the back side near the lower end of the rotating plate 4. The bucket 11 at the "prize drop position" is rotated. 3 and 5
As shown in FIG.
a, a substantially fan-shaped transmission plate 15 is fixed to the output shaft 1.
4a rotates once in the direction of arrow A, the outer peripheral surface of the transmission plate 15 corresponding to the sector-shaped arc portion rotates while drawing a trajectory indicated by a chain line a in FIG. Rolling contact with the transmission roller 13 causes the support shaft 12 to rotate by about 90 ° in the direction of arrow B due to the frictional force, thereby dropping the premium K in the bucket 11. After dropping the prize K, the transmission plate 15 separates from the transmission roller 13, and the bucket 11 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow B by gravity and returns to the original posture.

Below the prize drop position, there is provided a prize drop cylinder 16 having an open upper end. I have. Above the prize take-out opening 17, a coin insertion opening 18 and an operation switch 19 are provided.

A circular fixed plate 2 is provided inside the rotary plate 4.
0 is provided fixed to the game machine main body 1 via a pair of left and right support rods 21, and a bingo game section (game means) 22 is provided at the center of the fixed plate 20. The bingo game section 22 has a total of nine display windows arranged in three rows and columns, and includes therein three colored light bulbs (not shown) of red, yellow, and blue for each display window. Yes,
By selectively causing the colored bulb to emit light,
One of the colors is displayed for each display window.

A prize stock box 23 for accommodating a large number of prizes K and a conveyor device 24 for taking out the prizes K from the prize stock box 23 and refilling them in the bucket 11 are provided inside the game machine body 1. Is provided. The conveyor device 24 includes a pair of upper and lower sprockets 25 and 26,
A chain 27 is provided between the sprockets 25 and 26, and a prize support 28 attached to the chain 27 at appropriate intervals. The upper sprocket 25 is provided with a conveyor driving motor 29 as shown in FIG.
And timing pulleys 30, 31 and timing belt 3
2, so that the chain 27 is driven to rotate in the direction of arrow C.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the prize support 28 includes a substantially L-shaped plate member 28a fixed to the pin link plate 27a of the chain 27, and a plate member 28a.
and a pair of left and right arm members 28b protruding from the front surface of "a" so as to be slightly elevated. Further, a groove 33 is formed from the rear wall to the bottom wall of the prize stock box 23 so as to prevent the prize K inside from falling. The left and right arm members are rotated with the rotation of the chain 27 in the direction of arrow C. 28b is the prize stock box 2 from the groove 33
The prize support 28 rises in a state where the prize support 28 protrudes into the inside of the prize 3.

Between the fixing plate 20 and the upper sprocket 25, a prize replenishing cylinder 34 having a bottom is fixedly provided on the support rod 21. As shown in FIG.
At the lower end of the front wall of No. 4, an opening 34a is formed having a size large enough to allow the prize K to pass therethrough. Have been. The prize refill port 35 is located diagonally above the prize drop position.

As shown in FIG. 2, a proximity switch 36 is provided behind the fixed plate 20 for stopping the rotating plate 4 in a state where one of the buckets 11 is at the prize dropping position. The proximity plate 37 paired with the proximity switch 36 is provided on the rear surface of the rotating plate 4 with each of the transmission rollers 13.
Are provided at intermediate positions. Further, the prize replenishing cylinder 34 is provided with a microswitch 38 for detecting the passage of the prize K. Further, although not shown, a control device including electrical components, a microcomputer, and the like, which is connected to the motors, the switches, and the bingo game unit 22 to perform predetermined operations, is provided. I have.

Next, the operation will be described. In the initial state before the start of the game, the rotating plate 4 is slowly rotating with the prizes in each of the buckets 11. From this initial state, the player inserts a predetermined amount of coins into the coin slot 1.
When the player enters the game number 8, the game starts. That is, first, the color of each display window of the bingo game unit 22 is randomly switched to red, yellow, and blue for each display window.

When the player presses the operation switch 19, a bingo stop signal is issued from the operation switch 19,
Upon receiving this, the display color switching operation of the bingo game unit 22 is stopped, and each display window is fixed to the color at the time when the operation switch 19 is pressed. Here, in the display window of three rows and three columns,
If there are no rows with the same color in any of the vertical, horizontal and diagonal directions, the game is over and the game ends.
The prize acquisition game machine returns to the initial state.

If there is a row in any of the colors red, yellow, and blue in any of the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions, it means "hit", and the rotating plate 4 starts to rotate quickly. Then, when the player presses the operation switch 19 again, a rotation plate stop signal is issued from the operation switch 19, and the rotation of the rotation plate driving motor 10 receiving this signal is slowed down, and the rotation speed of the rotation plate 4 is gradually increased. When the proximity switch 36 detects the approach of the proximity plate 37 after the speed decreases to a certain speed, the rotation plate driving motor 10 stops completely and the rotation plate 4 also stops. Thus, the rotating plate 4 stops in a state where any one of the buckets 11 is disposed at the prize drop position.

Next, the output shaft 14a of the bucket rotating motor 14 makes one rotation, and the bucket 11 at the prize drop position rotates as described above, and the prize K stored in the bucket 11 becomes the prize drop cylinder. It falls into the inside from the upper end opening of 16 and reaches the prize take-out opening 17. Thereby, the player can take out the prize K from the prize take-out opening 17.

The game is now completed, but the conveyor drive motor 29 is stopped while the rotating plate 4 is stopped in order to drop the prize K and replenish the empty bucket 11 with the prize. to start. As a result, the chain 27 of the conveyor device 24 rotates, and the prize support 28 rises with the left and right arm members 28b protruding from the groove 33 into the prize stock box 23. At this time, as shown in FIGS.
Only one prize K in the prize stock box 23 rides during b, and the prize support 28 further rises and comes out of the prize stock box 23 while supporting the prize K.

When the prize support 28 reaches the upper sprocket 25, the prize support 28 gradually tilts obliquely along the outer periphery of the sprocket 25 as shown in FIG. The prize K supported by 28 falls into the prize replenishing cylinder 34. The dropped prize K passes through the opening 34a of the prize replenishing cylinder 34 and the prize refilling port 35 of the fixed plate 20, and at this time falls into the bucket 11 in which the opening has already returned to the upward-facing posture.

As described above, the prize K is changed to the prize replenishing cylinder 3
4 is detected by the micro switch 38, first, the conveyor driving motor 29 is stopped, the conveyor device 24 is stopped, and then the stopped rotating plate driving motor 10 is started, and the rotating plate 20 is turned off. Return to the initial state of slowly rotating.

As described above, the conventional roulette game machine does not acquire a desired prize from a large number of prizes arranged so as to be visible from the outside of the game machine like a crane game machine. It was difficult to make them interested in On the other hand, in the case of crane game machines, the possibility of obtaining prizes is greatly affected by the skill of the game technique of operating the player's game machine,
Beginners had the problem that getting prizes was too difficult.

On the other hand, in the prize acquisition game machine of the present embodiment, the player enjoys selecting a desired prize from the various types of prizes stored in the buckets 11 and enjoys the bucket 11 storing the prizes. Enjoys pressing the operation switch 19 at an appropriate timing so that the rotating plate 4 stops when the prize comes to the predetermined prize drop position, and the desired time between the pressing of the operation switch 19 and the stop of the rotating plate 4. , The thrill of whether or not the rotating plate 4 stops at the position of, and the game can be played very interestingly.

In addition, which bucket 11 comes to the position where the prize falls, the rotating plate 4 stops,
Since factors such as luck and bad luck are involved in addition to the game technique of measuring the timing of pressing the operation switch 19,
Even beginners can play games with a strong sense of expectation for prizes.

Further, the player first enters the bingo game section 22.
, And the prize acquisition game can be performed only when the result is "hit", so that the player can enjoy two types of games in one play.

When only the prize acquisition game is performed, all players can acquire any prize. However, when the bingo game section 22 is provided as described above, a "win" is obtained there. Since only the player who has obtained the qualification for obtaining a prize, the number of prizes obtained by the player can be reduced, and the quality of the prize can be improved accordingly.

Further, in a configuration in which, for example, the rotating plate is rotated horizontally and a large number of prizes are placed on the upper surface of the rotating plate, a prize at a predetermined position is taken out, and then the prizes are replenished. In addition to the above, the structure of the game machine becomes complicated, and the playing surface becomes horizontal, so that the floor area of the game machine body becomes large. Because
Retrieval and replenishment of prizes can be easily done using gravity,
In addition, since the floor area of the game machine body is reduced, there is an advantage that the game machine can be installed in a small space.

It goes without saying that the prize obtaining game machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described one. For example, the game means according to the present invention may be anything other than the above-mentioned bingo game as long as "hit" and "out" appear at a substantially constant ratio.For example, a plurality of figures or pictures are displayed on the outer peripheral surface. It is also considered to adopt a so-called slot machine that has a plurality of rotating drums, and if all the numbers or pictures of the rotating drums are aligned, it will be a "hit", and if they are not aligned, it will be "out". Can be

[0031]

As described above, according to the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention, the player enjoys selecting a desired prize from the prizes stored in each bucket and stores the prize. The pleasure of operating the operation switch at a proper timing so that the rotating plate stops when the bucket reaches the predetermined prize drop position, and the desired time between the operation of the operation switch and the stop of the rotating plate. The thrill of whether or not a prize can be obtained can be enjoyed, and the game can be played very interestingly.

Further, the game device has game means in which "hit" and "missing" appear at a substantially constant ratio. When the game result of this game means is "hit", the game machine is rotated by a rotating plate stop signal from an operation switch. In a configuration in which the board can be stopped, the player can enjoy two types of games in one play, and only a player who has obtained a "hit" result in the game means. Will be qualified to acquire a prize, so that the number of prizes acquired by the player can be reduced, and the quality of the prize can be improved accordingly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a premium getting game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the premium getting game machine.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view showing a main part of the premium getting game machine.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part mainly showing a motor for driving a rotating plate.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear view mainly showing a transmission plate.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side sectional view showing a main part of a prize stock box and a part of a conveyor device.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 4 rotating plate 10 rotating plate driving motor (driving means) 11 bucket 14 bucket rotating motor (bucket rotating means) 17 prize take-out port 19 operation switch 22 bingo game section (game means) K prize

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rotating plate which is driven to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis by a driving means, and a rotating plate which is arranged at a predetermined interval in a circumferential direction on a front side of the rotating plate so that an opening is kept upward. A plurality of buckets for storing prizes rotatably supported by a rotating plate; bucket rotating means for rotating the bucket at a predetermined prize drop position to drop prizes stored in the bucket; A prize take-out port for taking out a prize dropped from the bucket at the drop position, and wherein the driving means arranges any one of the buckets at the prize drop position when receiving a rotating plate stop signal from an operation switch. A prize acquisition game machine configured to stop the rotating plate in a state where the prize is played. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a game unit in which "hit" and "missing" appear at a substantially constant ratio. 2. The prize acquisition game machine according to claim 1, wherein the prize acquisition game machine is configured to be able to stop the board.