TW202118542A - Grabbing machine and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A grabbing machine and a control method therefor are provided to enhance the amusement effect of the conventional grabbing machine. The grabbing machine includes a body having a compartment, a disc unit disposed in the compartment, a grabbing unit having a claw and an actuating unit electrically connected to the claw, and a processor controlling the actuating unit to move the claw to a releasing area and release the object when the claw has captured the object. The disc unit includes at least one through-hole and a number of sensors corresponding to the quantity of the at least one through-hole. The sensor is configured to detect whether there is any object passing through the through-hole and accordingly generates a sensing signal. The processor generates a game data corresponding to the sensing signal.

Description

Grab machine and its control method

The invention relates to a grabbing machine and a control method thereof, in particular to a grabbing machine with both grabbing and games and a control method thereof.

Please refer to Figure 1, which is a conventional grasping machine 9, the conventional grasping machine 9 has a machine 91, a fetching mechanism 92 and a light-emitting element 93, the machine 91 has a housing A space 94, and the accommodating space 94 has a shelf 95. The retrieval mechanism 92 has a base 92a and a retrieval member 92b. The base 92a is set on the machine table 91, and the retrieval member 92b is disposed on the base 92a, and can move toward the placing table 95 along a first direction. mobile. The light-emitting element 93 is disposed on the base 92 a and projects a light on the table 95. In this way, when the player operates the fetching object 92b, the light projected by the light emitting element 93 can be used to align the fetching object 92b and the gift. The grasping machine 9 similar to the conventional one has been disclosed in the Republic of China Announcement No. M567658 "Game Machine" Patent Case.

The game method of the above-mentioned conventional grab machine 9 is that the player manipulates the object 92b to try to grab the gift. The game method of the conventional grab machine 9 is not interesting enough, which may easily cause the player to feel bored. Bored and lost interest in playing the grab machine.

In view of this, there is indeed a need to improve the conventional grabbing machine.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a grabbing machine that can also have a game mode to attract players to the players.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide a control method of the grabbing machine, which can increase the uncertain factors in the grabbing process of the grabbing machine.

The directionality described in the full text of the present invention or its similar terms, such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up (top)", "down (bottom)", "inner", "outer" , "Side", etc., mainly refer to the direction of the attached drawings. The terms of the directionality or similar terms are only used to assist in the description and understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

The elements and components described in the full text of the present invention use the quantifiers "one" or "one" for convenience and to provide the general meaning of the scope of the present invention; in the present invention, it should be construed as including one or at least one, and single The concept of also includes the plural, unless it clearly implies other meanings.

Approximate terms such as "combination", "combination" or "assembly" mentioned in the full text of the present invention mainly include the types that can be separated without destroying the components after being connected, or the components cannot be separated after being connected, which are common knowledge in the field Those can be selected based on the materials of the components to be connected or assembly requirements.

The grabbing machine of the present invention includes: a machine body with an accommodation chamber; a game board assembly located above the bottom of the accommodation room and partially shielding the bottom; the game board assembly has at least one through hole and opposite to the communication board. At least one sensing element with a number of holes, the through hole communicates with the bottom, and the sensing element is used to sense whether a clamping object passes through the through hole to generate a sensing signal; a clamping component is disposed in the container Chamber, the clamping assembly has a clamping jaw and an actuating assembly, the actuation assembly is electrically connected to the clamping jaw, and used to drive the clamping jaw to move and generate the clamping jaw action; and a processor electrically connected to the sensing Component and the gripping assembly, the processor controls the actuation component to move the gripping claw that grabs the gripping object to a falling object area to release the gripping claw, and the processor generates a phase according to the sensing signal Corresponding game data.

The control method of the grab machine of the present invention includes: the processor respectively sets a game data to the at least one sensing element; the processor controls the actuation component to actuate to drive the gripper to move and generate a gripper action; When the gripper grabs the gripping object, the processor controls the actuating component to move the gripper to the falling object area and then release the gripper; and when the gripper falls to the pass When the corresponding sensing element is triggered to generate the sensing signal, the processor generates corresponding game data according to the sensing signal, and performs statistics on the game data to generate a game score.

Accordingly, the gripper and control method of the present invention can set the game board assembly so that the gripping object grasped by the gripper can further fall into the through hole and be set on the game board according to the trigger. The sensing signal generated by the sensing element of the assembly is used to obtain the corresponding game data. In this way, the grabbing machine and the control method thereof of the present invention have the effect of enhancing the entertainment effect.

Wherein, the game board assembly may have at least one stopper which is combined with the upper surface of the game board assembly. In this way, the stopper can change the moving direction of the gripping object on the game board assembly to increase the randomness of the gripping object falling into the through hole, which has the effect of enhancing the fun of the player.

Wherein, the game board assembly can be combined with the chamber obliquely with respect to the ground plane. In this way, the gripping objects falling on the upper surface of the game board assembly can fall into the bottom of the chamber along the oblique direction.

Wherein, the bottom can be in the shape of a funnel with an outer circumference inclined downward toward the center, and an opening is formed at the bottom of the bottom, and the opening is not covered by the game board assembly. In this way, the gripping object has the effect of being able to fall and move to the opening.

The grabbing machine of the present invention may further include a detection element, the detection element is arranged at the opening, the detection element is electrically connected to the processor, and is used to detect whether the gripper has caught The gripping object generates a detection signal. When the processor receives the detection signal, the processor automatically controls the actuating component to move the gripper gripping the gripping object to the falling object area . In this way, it can be ensured that the clip falls onto the game board assembly, which has the effect of reducing man-made manipulation failures.

The grabbing machine of the present invention may further include a fairway set combined with an inner side wall of the chamber, a fairway area is formed between a cover of the fairway set and the inner side wall, and an entrance of the fairway area is opposite to In the falling object area, the fairway kit may have a plurality of stoppers located in the fairway area at intervals, and a channel is formed between any two adjacent stoppers among the plurality of stoppers, the The channel is used to provide the gripping object to pass through. In this way, the clamps can be randomly passed through the several channels by the several stoppers to change the position where the clamps fall to the game board assembly, which has the effect of enhancing the entertainment effect. .

Wherein, a detection element is used to detect whether the gripper has grabbed the object to generate a detection signal. When the processor receives the detection signal, the processor can control the actuating assembly by itself Move the gripper to the falling object area. In this way, it can be ensured that the clip falls onto the game board assembly, which has the effect of reducing man-made manipulation failures.

Wherein, the processor can control the actuating assembly to move the clamping jaw to the falling object area, control the actuation assembly to reciprocate and translate along the X-axis direction, and control the clamping jaw after receiving a jaw release signal release. In this way, the player can first select the position of the gripper relative to the entrance, and enable the gripping object to pass through different passages and then fall on the exit.

In order to make the above and other objectives, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following describes the preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in detail as follows:

Please refer to Figure 2, which is a preferred embodiment of the grab machine of the present invention, which includes a machine body 1, a game disc assembly 2, a clamping assembly 3 and a processor 4. The game disc The assembly 2 and the clamping assembly 3 are located in the machine body 1, and the processor 4 is electrically connected to the game board assembly 2 and the clamping assembly 3.

The main body 1 of the machine has a chamber 11 for holding a clip B. In this embodiment, the shape of the clip B is spherical, for example, a baseball. The chamber 11 has a bottom 12 that can be shaped like a funnel with an outer periphery that slopes downwards toward the center. Preferably, the bottom 12 can form an opening 13 at a low position, and the opening 13 is not used by the game board assembly. 2 concealed to be used for positioning the gripping object B.

The machine body 1 may have an operating component 14 for generating an operating signal to control the action of the gripping component 3. In this embodiment, the operating component 14 may be a touch screen, A physical joystick, a physical button or a combination of the above. In another embodiment, the operating component 14 is a control module of an external device with functions such as network connection and human-machine interface. The player can remotely control the gripping assembly 3 via the network via the external device. For example, but not limited to, the external device can be a mobile phone, a tablet, or a computer.

The main body 1 of the machine may have a display component 15 for displaying game data. For example, the game data may be a game score, a remaining game second, or a remaining game count. This is limited.

The machine body 1 may have a lottery machine 16 for issuing lottery tickets, which can be exchanged for gifts of the same value.

The game board assembly 2 is located above the bottom 12 of the chamber 11, and partially covers the bottom 12, but does not cover the opening 13, so that the gripping component 3 can grip the gripping object B located at the opening 13 . Preferably, the game board assembly 2 can be combined with the chamber 11 obliquely with respect to the ground level, so that the gripping object B can fall into the bottom 12 along the oblique direction. The game board assembly 2 has at least one through hole 21 and at least one sensing element 22 corresponding to the through hole 21. The through hole 21 is connected to the bottom 12. In this embodiment, the number of the through hole 21 may be four. , And arranged in a diamond shape to simulate the arrangement of first base, second base, third base and home base of baseball; the sensing element 22 is arranged on the lower surface of the game board assembly 2 and is used to sense whether there is the gripping The object B passes through the through hole 21 to generate a sensing signal. In this embodiment, the sensing element 22 may be a NO/NC photoelectric sensor.

The game board assembly 2 may also have at least one stopper 23, which is combined with the upper surface of the game board assembly 2. In detail, the stopper 23 can be used to change the moving direction of the gripping object B on the game board assembly 2, and when the number of the stopper 23 is plural, the stoppers 23 can be opposite to each other. It is arranged at intervals on the upper surface of the game board assembly 2, and the distance between any two adjacent stoppers 23 among the plurality of stoppers 23 allows the clip B to pass through. For example, the blocking member 23 can be a nail post, a baffle or a combination of the above.

The clamping assembly 3 is disposed in the chamber 11. The clamping assembly 3 has a clamping jaw 31 and an actuation assembly 32. The actuation assembly 32 is electrically connected to the clamping jaw 31 and is used to drive the clamping jaw 31 to move and Generate gripper action. For example, the size of the clamping jaw 31 can be a large jaw, a middle jaw, a small jaw or a mini jaw. The number of jaws of the jaw 31 can be two jaws, three jaws, four jaws or other numbers of jaws. In the embodiment, the clamping jaw 31 is illustrated as a middle jaw having three jaws. The actuating assembly 32 can drive the clamping jaw 31 to move along the XY plane, and move up and down along the Z axis to produce clamping jaw movements. In this embodiment, the actuation assembly 32 can be constructed similarly to a conventional clamping machine. As those skilled in the art can understand, I won’t repeat them here.

The processor 4 is electrically connected to the operating component 14, the display component 15, the voting machine 16, the sensing component 22 and the clamping component 3. The processor 4 can be any data processing operation, data access, Electronic devices with functions such as timing and signal input and output, such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), digital signal processors (DSP), microcontrollers (MCU), or circuit boards with embedded components with the above functions, etc. The processor 4 controls the actuating assembly 32 to move the gripper 31 that grabs the gripping object B to a falling object area and then release the gripping gripper 31 so that the gripping object B can fall to the On the game board assembly 2, the falling object area may be an area directly above the game board assembly 2. When the clip B passes through the through hole 21, the processor 4 generates a corresponding game data according to the sensing signal. The processor 4 can perform statistics on the game data to generate a game score.

Please also refer to Figure 3, the grabbing machine of the present invention may also have a detecting element 5, which may be disposed on the bottom 12 or the clamping jaw 31. In this embodiment, the The detecting element 5 is arranged at the opening 13. The detection element 5 is electrically connected to the processor 4, and is used to detect whether the gripping object B is grasped by the gripper 31 to generate a detection signal. For example, the detecting element 5 can be an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a pressure sensor, a weight sensor or a photoelectric sensor. When the processor 4 receives the detection signal, the processor 4 can automatically control the actuating component 32 to move the gripper 31 that grabs the object B to the falling object area without passing through The operating signal generated by the operating component 14 can control the self-moving of the actuating component 32, that is, the movement of the actuating component 32 can move by itself without manual control.

The grabbing machine of the present invention may also have a fairway kit 6 with a cover 61 which can be made of a transparent acrylic plate, but it is not limited to this. The cover 61 is combined with an inner side wall of the chamber 11 and forms a fairway area R with the inner side wall. The fairway area R has an inlet H1 and an outlet H2, and openings of the inlet H1 and the outlet H2 The size system allows the clip B to pass through. Specifically, the opening of the inlet H1 is located at the top of the chamber 11, and the inlet H1 is located in the falling object area. In this embodiment, the area directly above the inlet H1 is the falling object area; the outlet H2 is connected to the inlet H1, so that the gripping object B can sequentially pass through the falling object area, the inlet H1 and the outlet H2, and then fall onto the upper surface of the game board assembly 2.

The fairway kit 6 may have a plurality of stoppers 62, the plurality of stoppers 62 are located in the fairway area R at intervals, the plurality of stoppers 62 can be combined with the cover 61 or the inner side wall, and the plurality of stoppers 62 can be combined with the cover 61 or the inner side wall. A passage is formed between any two adjacent stoppers 62 in the stopper 62, and the passage is used for allowing the gripping object B to pass through, so that the gripping object B can enter and leave the fairway area R. In this embodiment In this case, the stopper 62 can be a stud, a baffle, or a combination of the above.

The control method of the grabbing machine of the present invention can be applied to control the aforementioned grabbing machine. The steps of the control method include a setting step S1, a grabbing step S2, a placing step S3, and an output step S4.

The setting step S1 can set the number of games of the grab machine for the processor 4 and set a game data for the at least one sensing element 22 respectively. For example, the grabbing machine of the present invention can be applied to simulate a baseball game, so the number of the at least one sensing element 22 is described as four. The processor 4 can set the number of play times to three to simulate the number of outs in each half of baseball; and, the processor 4 can set the number of runs corresponding to the four sensing elements 22 to be first base. Hits, hits at second bases, hits at third bases, and home runs.

Please refer to FIG. 4, the grabbing step S2 is for the processor 4 to control the actuation assembly 32 to actuate, so as to drive the gripper 31 to move and generate a gripper action. Specifically, the processor 4 can drive the actuation component 32 to act according to the operation signal generated when the player manipulates the operation component 14, so as to control the gripper 31 to move along the XY plane and move up and down along the Z axis. Generate gripper action.

Preferably, the processor 4 can also control the actuating component 32 to move the gripper 31 to the falling object area by itself according to the detection signal. In detail, the detection element 5 can be used to detect whether the gripper 31 has grabbed the gripping object B to generate the detection signal. When the processor 4 receives the detection signal, the processor 4 can control the actuating component 32 to move the gripper 31 to the falling object area without using the operation signal generated by the operating component 14 , The actuation component 32 can be controlled to move by itself.

The dropping step S3 is that when the clamping jaw 31 grabs the gripping object B, the processor 4 can control the actuating assembly 32 to move the clamping jaw 31 to the falling object area to release the clamping jaw 31 open. Specifically, the processor 4 can move the gripper 31 to the area directly above the entrance H1, and then control the gripper 31 to loosen, so that the gripping object B can pass through the entrance H1 of the fairway area R. Fall and fall to the game board assembly 2 from the outlet H2.

Please refer to FIG. 5, when the processor 4 controls the gripper 31 to move to the falling object area, the processor 4 can also control the actuating assembly 32 to reciprocate translation along the X-axis direction, and receive The clamping jaw 31 is controlled to loosen only after a claw release signal issued by the operating component 14 so that the clamping object B can fall into the fairway area R according to the entrance H1 selected by the player.

Please refer to FIG. 6, the output step S4 is when the clip B falls into the through hole 21 and then triggers the corresponding sensing element 22 to generate the sensing signal, the processor 4 is The game data set by the sensing element 2 can be obtained, and the processor 4 performs statistics on the game data to generate a game score. The processor 4 can control the display component 15 to display the game score.

For example, when the clip B sequentially passes through the through holes 21 corresponding to the second base hit, third base hit, and home run through the game data, the processor 4 can calculate that the game score is 3. A point, that is, when a second base hits, the second base is hit, and the third base hits the teammate on the second base back to home run to get 1 point, and the third base is hit, and the home run will make the hitter and the teammate on the third base hit back to home together. An additional 2 points are added to the base, so the game score is 3 points. In addition, when the clip B does not pass through the through hole 21, the processor 4 may subtract the number of play times once, and end the game when the number of play times returns to zero, but it is not limited to this.

In summary, the grabbing machine and its control method of the present invention can, by setting the game board assembly, make the gripping object grabbed by the gripper further fall into the through hole and pass through the game board. The several stoppers of the disc assembly allow the clip to randomly pass through several of the channels generated by the several stoppers, and trigger the sensing signal generated by the sensing element provided in the game disc assembly To get the corresponding game data. In this way, the grabbing machine and the control method thereof of the present invention have the effect of enhancing the entertainment effect.

Although the present invention has been disclosed using the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention may make various changes and modifications relative to the above-mentioned embodiments. The technical scope of the invention is protected. Therefore, the scope of protection of the invention shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

﹝this invention﹞ 1: Machine body 11: Room 12: bottom 13: opening 14: Operating components 15: Display components 16: Lottery machine 2: Game disk components 21: Through hole 22: Sensing element 23: stop 3: Clamping components 31: Gripper 32: Actuating components 4: processor 5: Detection component 6: Fairway kit 61: Hood 62: stop B: Clipping H1: entrance H2: Exit R: Fairway area S1: Setting steps S2: Grabbing steps S3: Delivery steps S4: Output step ﹝Used ﹞ 9: Grab machine 91: Machine 92: Picking agency 92a: Pedestal 92b: Take object 93: Light-emitting element 94: accommodating space 95: storage table

[Picture 1] A combined three-dimensional view of a conventional grabbing machine. [Figure 2] A perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] A perspective view of a partial structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] A side view of the partial structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] A front view of the partial structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] The action situation diagram shown in Figure 3.

1: Machine body

11: Room

12: bottom

13: opening

14: Operating components

15: Display components

16: Lottery machine

2: Game disk components

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32: Actuating components

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5: Detection component

B: Clipping

Claims (9)

A grabbing machine, including: A machine body with a chamber; A game board assembly is located above the bottom of the chamber and partially shields the bottom. The game board assembly has at least one through hole and at least one sensing element corresponding to the through hole. The through hole communicates with the bottom, and the sensing The component is used for sensing whether a clip passes through the through hole to generate a sensing signal; A clamping assembly, which is arranged in the chamber, the clamping assembly has a clamping jaw and an actuating assembly, the actuation assembly is electrically connected to the clamping jaw, and is used to drive the clamping jaw to move and generate a clamping jaw action; and A processor electrically connected to the sensing element and the gripping assembly, the processor controls the actuating assembly to move the gripping claw that grabs the gripping object to a falling object area to release the gripping claw, The processor generates corresponding game data according to the sensing signal. According to the first item of the patent application, the game board assembly has at least one stopper, and the stopper is coupled to the upper surface of the game board assembly. According to the first item of the scope of patent application, the grabbing machine, wherein the game board assembly is attached to the chamber obliquely with respect to the ground plane. According to the first item of the scope of patent application, the bottom part is in the shape of a funnel with an outer circumference inclined downward toward the center, and the bottom part forms an opening at the lower part, and the opening is not covered by the game board assembly. For example, the gripper described in item 4 of the scope of patent application further includes a detecting element, the detecting element is arranged at the opening, and the detecting element is electrically connected to the processor and used for detecting the gripper Whether the gripping object is grabbed to generate a detection signal, when the processor receives the detection signal, the processor automatically controls the actuating component to move the gripper that grabs the gripping object To the falling object area. For example, the grabbing machine described in any one of items 1 to 5 of the scope of the patent application further includes a fairway kit combined with an inner side wall of the chamber, and a cover of the fairway kit is formed between the inner side wall A fairway area, an entrance of the fairway area aligns with the falling object area, the fairway kit has a plurality of stoppers, the stoppers are located in the fairway area at intervals, any two of the stoppers A channel is formed between the adjacent blocking members, and the channel is used for allowing the clip to pass through. A control method of a grabbing machine is applied to control the grabbing machine as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application. The steps of the control method include: The processor respectively sets a game data for the at least one sensing element; The processor controls the actuation component to move, so as to drive the gripper to move and generate gripper action; When the gripping claw grabs the gripping object, the processor controls the actuating assembly to move the gripping claw to the falling object area to release the gripping claw; and When the clip falls into the through hole and then triggers the corresponding sensing element to generate the sensing signal, the processor generates corresponding game data according to the sensing signal, and performs statistics on the game data To generate a game score. For example, the control method of the grabbing machine described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein a detection element is used to detect whether the gripping object is grabbed by the gripper to generate a detection signal, and the processor receives When the detection signal is reached, the processor automatically controls the actuating component to move the clamping jaw to the falling object area. For the control method of the grabbing machine described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the processor controls the actuating assembly to move the clamping jaw to the falling object area, and controls the actuating assembly to reciprocate along the X-axis direction Translation, and control the clamping jaw to release only after receiving a jaw release signal.

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