KR200273826Y1 - Coin-throwing game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a coin throwing game machine, and more specifically, to a game machine that can enjoy a conventional coin throwing game in a business place such as a game room. The present invention relates to an automated single person coin throwing game machine that can install and operate a coin throwing game that has been widely practiced in a business place such as a game room, and in order to reduce the meandering power of a conventional coin throwing game, The game result may be judged corresponding to the ratio close to the point, and the determination result may be output.

Description

Coin Throwing Game Machine {COIN-THROWING GAME MACHINE}

The present invention relates to a coin throwing game machine, and more specifically, to a game machine that can enjoy a conventional coin throwing game in a business place such as a game room.

In the past, games that were open to the public in general were computer games such as arcade games and martial arts games made in Japan. The first game machine that brought about such a change in a commercial game machine was a basketball game machine, which required a user's physical activity, that is, throwing a ball.

As such, there are many games that can be developed commercially, such as the basketball game machine described above among the traditional games frequently encountered in daily life, and one of them is a coin throwing game developed as a commercial game machine by the present invention. However, the conventional coin throwing game has a serious problem because the winner throwing the coin closest to the predetermined point occupies all the coins of the remaining participants. In addition, there is a problem that only at least two participants can proceed with the game.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automated coin throwing game machine that can be installed and operated in a business such as a game room.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a single coin throwing game machine.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a coin throwing game machine that can determine the game result corresponding to the ratio of the coin thrown close to a certain point, and output the determination result in order to reduce the meandering of the conventional coin throwing game. .

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin throwing game machine that can eliminate the determination of the source by accurately determining the stop point of the thrown coin.

1 is a perspective view of a coin throwing game machine according to the present invention;

2 is a rear view of the coin throwing game machine according to the present invention;

3 is a front view of the coin throwing game machine according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is a controller internal configuration of the coin throwing game machine according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the object as described above, the coin throwing game machine according to the present invention, the opening and closing portion 110 that can be opened and closed on a part of the upper portion is formed at a predetermined height from the top, the inclined surface 112 between the left and right sides of the opening and closing portion is And a coin collecting groove 114 is formed at an end of the inclined surface, and at least one foul detecting sensor 150, 155, at least one speaker 130, 135, and the opening and closing unit 110 are disposed at an upper portion thereof. A top plate housing 100 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a coin collecting device and a first display unit 140 are installed to collect coins opened and closed and coins injected into the coin collecting groove 114; A support member 320 installed below one side of the upper housing 100; It is installed on the other side of the upper housing 100, mounted therein a controller for controlling the coin throwing game machine and a ticket issuing printer for outputting a prize exchange ticket in accordance with the game result, the user operation button 220 on the top And a lower housing 200 having a ticket outlet 210 installed on one side thereof. A rear plate 120 installed at an upper side of the upper plate housing 100 so as to be perpendicular to the upper plate housing 100, and having a second display unit 145 and a second sensor 415 installed at one side thereof; Left and right side plates (300, 310) installed on the left and right sides of the upper plate housing (100) and the rear plate (120) so as to be perpendicular to the upper plate housing (100) and the rear plate (120), respectively; A transparent cover 330 having a rotating shaft fixed to the left and right side plates 300 and 310 by two rotating members 305 and 306; And an upper housing installed at one upper side of the rear plate 120 and the left and right side plates, having a transparent cover driving means 430 and 435 therein, and having a first sensor 410 installed at a bottom thereof. do.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a coin throwing game machine according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the coin throwing game machine includes a top plate housing 100, a support member 320, a bottom housing 200, a back plate 120, left and right side plates 300 and 310, a transparent cover 330, and an upper housing ( 400). Hereinafter, to describe FIG. 1, reference numerals shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be used.

The top housing 100 is positioned to maintain a constant height from the bottom surface to fit the coin throwing of the game participants. It is preferable that a fixed height is 40 CM or more from the ground. In addition, the upper plate housing 100 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the upper portion is about 46 CM in width, 220 cm in and around is suitable for coin throwing game.

At least one fouling detection sensor (150, 155) and at least one speaker (130, 135) is installed on the upper housing 100. In addition, a coin drop point, that is, the opening 110 is formed in the upper part of the upper plate housing adjacent to the back plate 120 to collect the thrown coins. The coin collecting device is located below the opening and closing unit 110 and collects the thrown coins by opening and closing the opening and closing unit 110 by a driving means such as a motor.

In addition, the inclined surface 112 is provided between the left and right sides of the opening and closing portion 110 and the upper portion of the upper plate housing 100, the coin collecting groove 114 is formed on the left and right sides of the inclined surface end, that is, the upper plate housing. In another embodiment, the inclined surface may be formed all around the opening and closing portion 110, and the coin collecting groove 114 may also be formed all around the inclined surface 114 end.

The first display unit 140 is installed near the coin throwing point of the game participant, and flashes a plurality of lamps included therein.

The support member 320 is installed below one side of the upper housing 100 and supports the upper housing together with the lower housing 200.

The lower housing 200 is installed at the other side of the upper housing 100, that is, the coin throwing position of the game participant, supports the upper housing 100 together with the supporting member 320, and controls the coin throwing game machine therein. The ticket issuing printer which outputs a prize exchange ticket corresponding to a controller and a game result is implemented. In addition, a button 220 for user operation is installed on an upper portion of the lower housing 200, and a ticket outlet 210 is provided on one side, that is, a prize exchange ticket printed by a ticket issuing printer is provided on a side facing a game participant. do.

The rear plate 120 is installed to be perpendicular to the upper housing 100 on one upper side of the upper housing 100, one side, that is, the second display unit 145 and the second sensor 415 on the side facing the game participants Is installed.

The left and right side plates 300 and 310 are installed on the left and right sides of the upper plate housing 100 and the rear plate 120 to be perpendicular to the upper plate housing 100 and the rear plate 120, respectively. In addition, left and right pivot members 305 and 306 are installed at the coin throwing points of the left and right side plates 300 and 310, respectively, and the transparent cover 330 fixed to the left and right pivot members 305 and 306 is a pivot member 305, It rotates about the rotating shaft by 306).

The transparent cover 330 is positioned so that the lower part contacts the upper part of the upper housing before the game is started by the game operation switch 220. When the game participant operates the game operation switch 220, the rotating members 305 and 306 are provided. Rotate counterclockwise around the axis of rotation. This allows the game participant to throw the coin to the coin throwing point. The transparent cover 330 is rotated by transparent cover driving means 430 and 435 mounted on the upper housing. Therefore, the transparent cover 330 is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the transparent cover driving means 430 and 435 may be directly applied to the rotation members 305 and 306, and thus, the limitation of the shape of the transparent cover 330 may be overcome. Of course.

The upper housing 400 is installed on one side of the rear plate 120 and the left and right side plates, and includes transparent cover driving means 430 and 435 therein, and a first sensor 410 is installed on the bottom surface.

Hereinafter, the operation sequence of the coin throwing device described above will be briefly described.

When the game participant presses the operation switch, the transparent lid, which is in contact with the lower portion of the upper housing, is rotated counterclockwise by the transparent lid driving means mounted on the upper housing to prevent the foreign object or the coin throwing before the game starts. When the transparent cover is rotated and the game participant can throw a coin, the game participant throws one or more coins at a time. To prevent cheating when the coin is thrown, a foul detection sensor (hereinafter referred to as a third sensor) located at a distance from the coin throwing position detects whether the game player has thrown the coin beyond the foul line.

In the case of throwing a coin without committing a foul, a first sensor installed on the bottom of the upper housing measures the face value of the thrown coin and a distance from a predetermined throwing point.

As a result of the measurement, when a coin is thrown within a predetermined predetermined distance, a prize exchange ticket that can be exchanged with a corresponding prize is output.

2 is a rear view of the coin throwing game machine according to the present invention. To describe FIG. 2, reference numerals described in FIG. 1 or 3 will be used.

Referring to FIG. 2, an opening and closing part 110 is formed at a coin throwing point of the upper plate housing 100, and a coin collecting device is installed at a lower portion thereof. The opening and closing portion 110 is preferably formed to 10% or less of the upper area of the upper housing, the shape of the opening and closing portion 110 is preferably a square. However, the shape of the opening and closing portion 110 is not necessarily limited to the square, of course. The opening and closing part 110 and the left and right inclined surfaces 112 may be formed in a ratio of 3: 1: 1 based on the upper width of the upper housing. After the first sensor 410 measures the liquid value of the thrown coin and the distance between the predetermined throwing point, the coin collecting device located at the lower side is operated so as to incline the opening and closing unit 110, so that the coin located above the opening and closing unit 110 is Make it fall inside the coin recovery device.

In order to collect the coins thrown near the opening and closing portion 110, an inclined surface 112 is installed between the left and right sides of the opening and closing portion 110 and the upper portion of the upper housing 100, the end of the inclined surface, that is, the left and right sides of the upper housing housing A coin collecting groove 114 is formed. In another embodiment, the inclined surface may be formed all around the opening and closing portion 110, and the coin collecting groove 114 may also be formed all around the inclined surface 114 end. Coins introduced into the coin collecting groove 114 is collected by a coin collecting device.

The plurality of speakers 130 and 135 may be installed at an arbitrary point on the upper housing to output a pre-stored sound to induce game participation or game participation. However, the installation positions of the speakers 130 and 135 may of course vary depending on the embodiment. In addition, preferably, the sound output during the game progression and in the case of inducing game participation are different.

The first display 140 and the second display 145 emit a plurality of lamps included therein in a predetermined order to induce game participation or game progress. Preferably, the order of light emission is different at the time of game progress and in the case of inducing game participation. In particular, the second display 145 may display a game result. That is, when a throwing point that can obtain the highest score is set in advance, and the ranking is given by a difference of a predetermined ratio or a predetermined distance from the throwing point, the game result of the game participant is displayed on the second display 145.

The third sensors 150 and 155 are installed at the left and right sides of the portion close to the coin throwing point to detect whether the arm or body part of the game participant has crossed the foul line to be displayed on the upper housing. As the third sensors 150 and 155, an optical sensor or an ultrasonic sensor is preferable. In another preferred embodiment, the third sensor may be installed on the left and right side plates (300, 310).

Referring back to Figure 2, the upper part of the lower housing is provided with a control switch 220 for the game participant to start the game, one side of the lower housing is installed ticket outlet 210 to output the prize exchange ticket do.

The left and right side plates 300 and 310 support the transparent cover 330 coupled to the rotating members 305 and 306, and prevent the thrown coin from being thrown out of the coin throwing game machine. In addition, together with the back plate 120, the upper housing 400 is supported.

3 is a front view of the coin throwing game machine according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the second display 145 is installed on one side of the back plate 120 and displays a game result. According to another embodiment, the second display 145 may be installed in the upper housing 400.

The ticket printing printer 230 is mounted in the lower housing 200, and prints a prize exchange ticket according to a game result through the ticket outlet 210. Although not shown in FIG. 3, a controller and a power supply may be mounted together in the lower housing 200.

The first sensor 410 is installed on the bottom of the upper housing 400, and generates a signal for detecting the face value of the thrown coin and / or the distance from the throwing point to obtain the highest score. The signal generated by the first sensor 410 is an image signal and is used by the coin identification / position detection unit 250 to be described below to determine the face value and / or the throwing distance of the coin. The first sensor 410 is preferably a camera sensor. The reason why the camera sensor is preferred as the first sensor 410 is that, when a contact sensor is used instead of the camera sensor, an error may occur in measuring the distance of the coin to be thrown, and also, the probability of failure or malfunction due to the falling coin Because this is highly. Therefore, only the non-contact sensor of the camera sensor can be used to eliminate the judgment due to the accurate throwing distance measurement, and there is an advantage in easy maintenance and repair.

The second sensor 415 is installed below one side of the back plate 120, and detects the position of the coin that the first sensor 410 cannot detect. That is, the second sensor may determine a game result when the thrown coin stands on the back plate 120 or when the coin is in contact with a target separately installed on the back plate 120. The second sensor is preferably a contact sensor.

The transparent cover driving means is composed of motors 430 and 435 and rollers 420 and 425, and may further include a gear box. In other embodiments, the rollers 420 and 425 may be replaced with cog wheels. As shown in the partial cutaway view of the upper housing shown in FIG. 3, the transparent lid driving means is installed on the bottom surface of the upper housing 400 and generates torque under the control of the controller, so that the roller contacting the transparent lid is Rotate the transparent cover.

Figure 4 is a controller internal configuration of the coin throwing game machine according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the controller covers the driver 240, the coin collecting device driver 242, the display driver 244, the sound generator 246, the printer driver 248, the coin identification / position detector 250, The foul detector 252, the controller 260, and the memory 270 may be included.

The cover driver 240 generates a signal for controlling the transparent cover driving means to open and close the transparent cover in response to the transparent cover driving signal of the controller 260. If a malfunction occurs during opening and closing of the transparent cover, the transparent cover malfunctions. The generation signal is transmitted to the controller 260.

The coin collecting device driver 242 generates a signal for driving the coin collecting device in response to the coin collecting signal of the controller 260 after the coin throwing of the game participant, and when the switch unit or the coin collecting device malfunctions, The coin collecting device malfunction signal is transmitted to the controller 260.

The display driver 244 generates a lighting signal for sequentially emitting a plurality of lamps included in the first display and the second display in order to proceed with a game or to induce game participation according to the display signal of the controller 260. do. In addition, the display driver 244 generates a lighting signal that can be displayed by the second display and transmits the game result transmitted from the controller 260 to the second display. The display driver 244 transmits a display malfunction occurrence signal to the controller 260 when the first display or the second display malfunctions.

The sound generator 246 outputs a sound signal pre-stored through a speaker or a sound data D / A converted sound signal received from the controller in response to the sound generation signal and / or the sound data of the controller 260. The sound generator 246 may include a D / A converter and an amplifier.

The printer driver 248 converts the game result of the game participant into a signal that can be recognized by the ticket output printer and transmits it to the ticket output printer corresponding to the game result output signal of the controller 260. In addition, the printer driver 248 transmits a ticket output malfunction signal to the controller 260 when the ticket output printer malfunctions or the ticket outlet is blocked.

The coin identification / position detection unit 250 operates the first sensor and the second sensor after a predetermined time has passed, corresponding to the liquid level-to-throwing point detection signal of the control unit 260, and the first sensor and / or the second sensor. The signal input from the sensor is used to determine the face value of the coin thrown by the game participant and the distance from the throwing point to obtain the highest score. As a result of the determination using the signal by the first sensor, when the face value or the throwing position cannot be determined, the signal by the second sensor is used to determine whether the thrown coin is in contact with the second sensor. The coin identification / position detector 250 transmits the determination result to the controller 260. In addition, the coin identification / position detection unit 250 transmits a sensor malfunction signal to the controller 250 when a malfunction of the first sensor or the second sensor is detected.

The foul detecting unit 252 operates the third sensor in response to the foul detecting start signal of the controller 260 and generates a foul detecting signal when the foul signal is generated from the third sensor during a predetermined time period during which the game is played. 260). When the foul signal is not generated from the third sensor for a predetermined time during the game, the foul-free signal is transmitted to the controller 260. In addition, the foul detecting unit 252 transmits a sensor malfunction signal to the controller 260 when a malfunction of the third sensor is detected.

The controller 260 controls the plurality of driving units and the sensing unit as described above, proceeds with the coin throwing game, and determines the rank of the game participant according to a preset game determination criterion. For example, the control unit 260 is a first place, more than 50% 100 if the coin to be stopped as a result of the detection by the first sensor at a distance less than 50% of the diameter of the coin from the highest score acquisition point 100 In case of stopping by less than%, each player will be awarded second place.

In addition, the controller 260 outputs an error generation signal according to a predetermined method without stopping the game progress or starting the game when the above-described malfunction of the driving unit and the sensing unit occurs.

The memory 270 stores a program related to the operation and control of the coin throwing game machine, game determination reference information, sound information, display lighting sequence information, and the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those of ordinary skill in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided an automated coin throwing game machine that can install and operate a coin throwing game that has been widely practiced in a business such as a game room. In addition, a single coin throwing game machine can be provided by the present invention. In addition, according to the present invention, in order to reduce the meandering performance of a conventional coin throwing game, a coin throwing game machine capable of determining a game result corresponding to a ratio close to a predetermined point and outputting the result of the determination may be provided. .

Claims (1)

In the commercial coin throwing game machine, Opening and closing part 110 that can be opened and closed on a portion of the upper portion is formed at a predetermined height from the upper side, the inclined surface is formed between the left and right sides of the opening and closing portion, the groove for collecting coins is formed at the end of the inclined surface, At least one fouling detection sensor (150, 155), At least one speaker (130, 135), A coin recovery device for collecting the coin thrown by opening and closing the opening and closing unit 110 and the coin put into the coin collecting groove; A top plate housing 100 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the first display unit 140 is installed; A support member 320 installed below one side of the upper housing 100; It is installed on the other side of the upper housing 100, mounted therein a controller for controlling the coin throwing game machine and a ticket issuing printer for outputting a prize exchange ticket in accordance with the game result, the user operation button 220 on the top And a lower housing 200 having a ticket outlet 210 installed on one side thereof. A rear plate 120 installed at an upper side of the upper plate housing 100 so as to be perpendicular to the upper plate housing 100, and having a second display unit 145 and a second sensor 415 installed at one side thereof; Left and right side plates (300, 310) installed on the left and right sides of the upper housing (100) and the rear plate (120) so as to be perpendicular to the upper plate housing (100) and the rear plate (120), respectively; A transparent cover 330 having a rotating shaft fixed to the left and right side plates 300 and 310 by two rotating members 305 and 306; And The upper housing is installed on the upper side of the rear plate 120 and the left and right side plates, the transparent cover driving means (430, 435) therein, and the first housing 410 is installed on the bottom Coin throwing game machine comprising a.