JPH1133216A - Game device using electromagnet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device with a high freedom degree operability and rich game property to players by using an electromagnet. SOLUTION: A basin 2 is provided in a case body 1 and a waterflow is generated inside the basin by a pump 4 which is provided in the basin. Magnetized targets 3 forming a fish are put inside the basin 2 and moved in the basin by following the waterflow. A fishing rod 6 is provided with the electromagnet 6 and a reel-shaped manual power generator 8, electricity is generated by the player by rotating the manual power generator 8 and magnetic force is generated from the electromagnet 7 which is connected to the manual power generator. The players land the target 3 by the electromagnet 7 so as to compete in the number of the targets 3 which are put into a backet 9 within a limited time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device for playing a game by moving an electromagnet excited by electricity generated by a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game has been released in which a player operates a permanent magnet to lift a magnetized target. Further, in the conventional prize payout apparatus, a device in which a player operates an arm having a gripper to grasp a prize is mainly used. An example of this type of game machine is a crane game machine of Registered Utility Model No. 2096190. In the crane game machine, when a player operates a crane to move the prize above a desired prize, and the crane can grab a prize such as a stuffed animal and transport it to a prize payout port, the prize is paid out. is there.

[0003]

However, in the case of the game device using the permanent magnet, the magnetic force does not change, so that it is not possible to give a range to the game characteristics, and the game tends to be a simple game, and the player is satisfied. It was difficult to provide things.

Further, the crane game machine described above is good for beginners since the operation for acquiring a prize is performed with only two buttons, but it is unsavory for players who are accustomed to the operation. Furthermore, since the player only has to move the crane to the desired prize and then automatically grab the prize and transport it to the receiving part, the game content is poor, and for players who are accustomed to the game, Not satisfying,
Also, if a prize falls during automatic transport, it is not a mistake made by the player's operation, so it is not clear to the player.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a novel game device that utilizes electricity generated by the player's own power in a game, thereby providing the player with a high degree of operability. And to provide a game device with rich game characteristics.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus comprising an electromagnet and a human-powered generator for supplying electricity to the electromagnet. .

[0007] According to the above configuration, since an electromagnet is used, power must be generated manually to generate a magnetic force, which requires a player to perform a more complicated operation than when a permanent magnet is used. Thus, a game device that is challenging for the player can be provided.
Further, if the change in the magnetic force by the electromagnet is used as a game element, the game process changes depending on the operation of the player, so that a game device with high strategy and rich in game characteristics without getting tired can be provided.

In order to achieve the above object, a game device according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the driving device moves the electromagnet in the game space.

According to the above arrangement, there is provided a game device which requires a player to operate the drive device in addition to the operation of the human-powered generator, which requires a familiarity with the operation, and which is more challenging for the player. Will be able to

In order to achieve the above object, in the game apparatus according to the third aspect, an electromagnet, a manual power generator, a weight, a scale for measuring the weight of the weight, and a control device for reflecting the measured weight of the weight in the game. It is characterized by having.

[0011] According to the above configuration, the player must pay attention to the weight of the weight in addition to the operation of the game device, and a deeper game can be provided.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0013]

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game device using an electromagnet according to the present invention. 1 is mainly used as a carnival game in an amusement park or the like. Water tank 2 in case 1
Is provided, and a water flow is generated in the water tank 2 by the pump 4 provided in the water tank. The water flow can be changed clockwise or counterclockwise by a variable nozzle 5 attached to the pump 4. A magnetized target 3 imitating a fish is placed in the water tank 2 and moves in the water tank according to the water flow. The fishing rod 6 has an electromagnet 7 and a human-powered generator 8 in the form of a reel. When the player rotates the human-powered generator 8, electricity is generated, and magnetic force is generated from the electromagnet 7 connected to the human-powered generator. Occurs.
The player catches the target 3 with the electromagnet 7,
Compete for how many targets 3 can be put in the bucket 9 within the time limit. In order to catch many targets, the player must rotate the reel at a high speed, and operate the fishing rod while rotating the reels so as not to drop the targets so as to place the targets in the bucket 8. When the game is over, the player places the fishing rod 6 on the fishing rod holding device 10.

[0014]

Embodiment 2 FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a game device using an electromagnet according to the present invention. A game field 12 is installed at the top of a game device 11 using electromagnets, and a prize weighing unit 13 and a weight weighing unit 1 are provided at the bottom of the game field 12.
4. A weight accommodating portion 16 for accommodating the weight 15 is provided. An electromagnet 1 is provided above the game field 12.
Moving guide rail 18 for enabling the front and rear to move 7
A fixed guide rail 19 for moving the moving guide rail 18 to the left and right, an elevator (not shown in FIG. 1) for lifting and lowering the electromagnet, and an electromagnet operation constituted by a cable 20 and the electromagnet 17 There is a mechanism.

Hereinafter, a game operation of the game device using the electromagnet having the above configuration will be described. When the player inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 21, the game starts, and the prize weighing unit 13 is operated by a prize installation device (not shown).
The prize 22 is set, the balance display unit 23 displays which of the present prize weighing unit 13 and the weight weighing unit 14 is heavier, and the remaining time display unit 29 displays the remaining play time of the game. . After the above processing is completed, the player unlocks the rotating body 24, the operation lever 25, and the operation button 26, and can perform an operation input.

The player operates the operation lever 25 to move the electromagnet 17 to a position above the weight receiving section 16 and presses the operation button 26 to move the electromagnet 17 to the weight receiving section 16.
To the weight 15 by rotating the rotating body 24.
Is magnetically attached to the electromagnet 17. Since the magnetic force of the electromagnet changes according to the electric current, the rotating body 24 should be rotated faster if the player wants to magnetize a large amount of weight, and if the amount is small, the rotation should be improved.

When the rotating body 24 is rotated, a plurality of lamps 27 installed at the bottom of the game field 12 are turned on by electric power generated from a human power generator (not shown). The number of lamps to be turned on is determined by the amount of generated electricity.
The number of lights of 7 can be used as an indication of how much magnetic force is currently generated. For example, if it is found that powering about six lamps is necessary to magnetize 10 weights 15 in the first transport, then if you want to transport 5 lamps next time, about three lamps are required. If you only need to generate electricity,
You can use it as a guide.

When the desired number of weights of the player are magnetically attached to the electromagnet 17, the player presses the operation button 26 to raise the electromagnet 17 to the initial position, and moves the electromagnet 17 over the weight weighing unit 14 by the operation lever 25. Let it. Since electromagnets need electricity to generate magnetic force,
Even during the movement, the player needs to keep rotating the rotating body 24.

The player mounts the electromagnet 17 on the weight section 14.
Then, the operation button 26 is pressed again, and the electromagnet 17 is lowered to the vicinity of the weight weighing unit 14. And
The player stops the rotation of the rotating body 24 and drops the weight 15 onto the weight weighing unit 14. Immediately after the weight 15 has fallen, the weight weighing unit 14 cannot measure the weight accurately due to the vibration of the weight 15, and thus starts measuring after a certain period of time.

When the weight is put on the weight weighing section 14, the weigher 1
The total weight of the prize 22 or the weight 15 is displayed on the weight display section 28, and the total weight of the prize 22 or the weight 15 is displayed on the balance display section 23. For example, when the total weight of the weight is 100 g and the weight of the prize is 300 g, “100” is displayed on the weight display section 28, and the “prize” is displayed on the balance display section 23.
The balance instruction arrow 36 moves to one side where is displayed to notify the player that the prize side is heavier. In addition, if the weight of the weight 15 and the weight of the premium 22 are the same, "just"
The balance instruction arrow 36 stops in the balance acceptable range 37 displayed as.

The game ends when the specified time comes,
If the total weight of the weight 15 and the weight of the prize 22 match at the end of the game, the prize 22 is paid out from the prize payout port 30. If the total weight of the weight 15 does not match the weight of the prize 22, No prizes are paid out and the game ends. When the game is over, the electromagnet 17 automatically moves to the initial position, the weight 15 is collected by a weight collection device (not shown), and the prize 22 is collected by a prize collection device (not shown). Further, the rotating body 24, the operation lever 25, and the operation button 26 are locked.

Since the prizes 22 have different weights for each prize, the clear condition changes for each play, and the game content also differs depending on the total weight of the weight carried by the player at one time. Therefore, the content of the game does not turn into a rut, and the possibility of obtaining a prize depends to some extent on the skill level of the player, so even if the prize can not be obtained, the player can be satisfied and encourage the player's ambition. Can be.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electromagnet operating mechanism installed above the game field 12. The electromagnet operating mechanism includes a moving guide rail 18 for moving the electromagnet 17 back and forth, and the moving guide rail 18.
There is an electromagnet operating mechanism constituted by a fixed guide rail 19 for moving the electromagnet up and down, an elevator 31 for moving the electromagnet up and down, a cable 20 and the electromagnet 17. The moving guide rail 18 is supported by the fixed guide rail 19 so as to be able to reciprocate in the left-right direction by a motor 32 for lateral movement, and the elevator 31 is reciprocated by the motor 33 for vertical movement on the moving guide rail 18 in the front-rear direction. It is supported for exercise. The elevator 31 includes:
It is constituted by a reel 34 and an electromagnet elevating motor 35, and when the electromagnet elevating motor 35 rotates forward and backward, the cable 20 connected to the reel 34 is rewound or taken up, and attached to the end of the cable 20. The electromagnet 17 is moved up and down. The electromagnet operating mechanism is shown in FIG.
Is operated by the operation lever 25 and the operation button 26.

FIG. 4 shows a rotating body 24, an operation lever 25, an operation button 26, a weight display section 28, and a remaining time display section 2.
9 is a front view of the operation panel configured by the balance display unit 23. FIG. The rotating body 24 is connected to a human-powered generator, and generates electricity from the human-powered generator when rotated. The operation lever 25 is for moving the electromagnet 17 in the front-rear and left-right directions, and responds to a player's input in response to a horizontal movement motor 32 and a vertical movement motor 3.
3 is sent an operation command. The operation button 26 is for moving the electromagnet 17 up and down, and sends an operation command to the electromagnet motor 35 in response to an input from the player. When the player presses the operation button 26, the electromagnet elevating motor 35 first rotates forward, and the electromagnet 17 hanging on the reel is automatically lowered to a predetermined position. When the player presses the operation button 26 again with the electromagnet 17 lowered, the electromagnet lifting motor 35 rotates in the reverse direction, and the electromagnet 17 moves up to a predetermined position. The remaining time display section 29 displays the remaining time of the game. The remaining time display section 29 counts down from when the player can operate the operation panel, and the game ends when the display becomes “0”. The weight display unit 28 displays the total weight of the weights 15 on the weight scale unit 14.

The balance display section 23 displays which of the weight of the prize 22 placed on the prize weighing section 13 and the total weight of the weight 15 placed on the weighing section 14 is heavier. In the balance display section 23, there is a balance instruction arrow 36 for displaying the balance between the prize and the weight.
There are seven. If the total weight of the weights 15 is heavier, the balance instruction arrow 36 moves to the direction where “weight” is written, and the premium 22
If the weight is heavier, the balance instruction arrow 36 moves to the direction where “prize” is written, and if the weight and the weight of the premium are balanced, the balance instruction arrow 36 is “fit” at the center of the balance display section 23. Stop at the written balance pass range 37.
If the balance instruction arrow 36 can be stopped within the balance acceptable range 37 during the game time, the premium 22
Is paid out to the player from the prize payout port 30 by a prize payout mechanism (not shown).

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be variously modified. For example, in the first embodiment, a carnival game is described, but it may be used as an arcade game machine, or may be downsized and used as a home game machine. Further, in the first embodiment, the target imitating a fish is caught, but a capsule containing magnetic prizes may be directly caught by an electromagnet and transported to a bucket to acquire the prize. In the second embodiment, the prize is paid out by comparing the weight of the prize with the weight. However, the prize may be paid out when the weight is carried by a specified weight.

[0027]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, since an electromagnet is used, a variety of game devices can be provided regardless of simple input means, and a long-lasting game that does not tire the player. Be able to offer games.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game device using an electromagnet (first embodiment).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a game device using an electromagnet (second embodiment).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electromagnet operation mechanism.

FIG. 4 illustrates a game device operation panel according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 2 Water tank 3 Target 4 Pump 5 Variable nozzle 6 Fishing rod 7 Electromagnet 8 Human power generator 9 Bucket 10 Fishing rod holding device 11 Game device 12 Game field 13 Premium weighing part 14 Weight weighing part 15 Weight 16 Weight accommodation part 17 Electromagnet 18 Moving Guide rail 19 Fixed guide rail 20 Cable 21 Coin slot 22 Premium 23 Balance display section 24 Rotating body 25 Operation lever 26 Operation button 27 Lamp 28 Weight display section 29 Remaining time display section 30 Premium payout port 31 Elevator 32 For horizontal movement Motor 33 Motor for vertical movement 34 Reel 35 Motor for lifting and lowering electromagnet 36 Balance instruction arrow 37 Balance acceptable range

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game device comprising: an electromagnet movably arranged in a game space; and a human-powered generator that supplies electricity to the electromagnet. 2. The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a driving device for moving said electromagnet. 3. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a weight to be magnetically attached to the electromagnet, a scale for measuring the weight of the weight, and control for reflecting the measured weight of the weight in the game. A game device comprising the device.