WO2015037050A1

WO2015037050A1 - Lottery apparatus

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Publication number: WO2015037050A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/074365
Authority: WO
Inventors: 潤竹中
Original assignee: セガサミークリエイション株式会社
Priority date: 2013-09-10
Filing date: 2013-09-10
Publication date: 2015-03-19

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to more reliably prevent a die from resting on a wall or the like so as to become inclined and stop when rotating the die so as to perform a physical lottery of a number rolled. In order to achieve this purpose, a lottery apparatus (1) is provided with: a bottom member (41) which forms a bottom surface which is an area where the die can roll and come to rest; a wall part (16a) which is placed above the bottom member (41) and which defines an area where the die can roll and come to rest; a rotary device which rotates the die; a drive mechanism (49) which displaces the bottom member (41) relative to a wall part (16); an actuator (48) which drives the drive mechanism (49); and a control device which operates the actuator (48) and the drive mechanism (49) for at least a predetermined period of time prior to the die coming to a rest upon the bottom member (41). The rotary device may be provided with: cylinders (16, 17) which are disposed above the bottom member (41); and a fluid feeding apparatus which blows the die upward inside of the cylinders (16, 17), rotates the die, and subsequently drops the die upon the bottom member (41).

Description

Lottery equipment

The present invention relates to a lottery apparatus. The present invention relates to an improvement of an apparatus for performing physical lottery by rotating a polyhedral die.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for performing physical lottery by rotating a die or the like, a dice pendulum equipped with a hollow container for storing a lightweight dice and a wind feed unit into the hollow container (for example, Patent Documents) 1), a game piece operating device (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3) including a blower that blows a game piece upward in the transparent housing has been proposed.

In addition, there is also proposed an apparatus that prevents the die from leaning on the wall surface of the blow-up cylinder when the die roll is finalized, and stopping the die so that the die stays on a flat surface without being inclined (see, for example, Patent Document 4). ).

JP-A-4-352980 Japanese Patent No. 2573981 Japanese Patent No. 2575738 JP 2012-75622 A

However, even in the apparatus as in Patent Document 4, it is possible that the die leans against the wall surface of the blow-up cylinder and stops and tilts. In this case, the outcome of the dice is not fixed.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a lottery device that more reliably prevents a die from leaning on a wall or the like and tilting and stopping when performing a physical lottery by rotating the die. With the goal.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention is a lottery apparatus for performing a physical lottery by rotating a dice made of a polyhedron.
A bottom member that forms the bottom surface of the die rolling and resting area;
A wall installed above the bottom member to define a rolling and resting area of the die;
A rotating device for rotating the die;
A drive mechanism for displacing the bottom member relative to the wall,
An actuator for driving the drive mechanism;
A control device that operates the actuator and the drive mechanism at least for a predetermined time before the die rests on the bottom member;
It is characterized by providing.

When rotating the die by the rotating device and dropping it on the bottom member, the actuator and the drive mechanism operate for a predetermined time to change the relative position of the bottom member with respect to the wall portion. The lottery device configured in this way loses balance by changing the relative position of the bottom member with respect to the wall, even if the die is leaning against the wall and is likely to be balanced, Stops leaning against the wall and tilting.

In the lottery device according to the present invention, the rotating device is placed on the bottom member by the cylinder disposed above the bottom member and the fluid that is sent from below the bottom member and passes through the bottom member. A fluid feeding device that blows the die up inside the cylinder, rotates the die, and then drops the die onto the bottom member.

In the lottery device, the bottom member may be supported so as to be movable in the horizontal direction.

Further, the bottom member may be suspended by the suspension means so as to be swingable while maintaining the level.

In the lottery apparatus, the drive mechanism may be one that displaces the bottom member in the horizontal direction. According to this lottery device, even when the die is leaning against the wall and is in a state of being inclined, the balance is lost by displacing the bottom member.

The drive mechanism may be one that displaces the bottom member in two orthogonal directions when displacing the bottom member in the horizontal direction. If the bottom member moves so as to be displaced in two directions perpendicular to each other, the die will lean against the wall at any point in the rollable region, and even if it is likely to be balanced in an inclined state, the balance is lost. Easy to use.

Further, the drive mechanism may move the bottom member so as to draw a circle along a horizontal plane. For example, when a relatively simple device and an existing design are diverted as much as possible, the desired effect can be achieved while causing the bottom member to move in this manner.

In the lottery apparatus, the bottom member may be configured by a linear member configured in a net shape.

Furthermore, the lottery device may include an elastic member that imparts elasticity to the bottom member. In this lottery device, the die that has fallen on the bottom member can be rebounded higher.

According to the present invention, it is possible to more reliably prevent the die from leaning on the wall or the like and stopping when rotating the die and performing the physical lottery of the result.

It is a schematic block diagram of the game device in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a game device. It is a perspective view which shows the dice blowing housing | casing of a game device. It is a perspective view showing a dice lottery device of a game device. It is a perspective view which shows the example of a structure of the dice table of a dice lottery apparatus, and the part below it. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the configuration shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a front view of the configuration shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a left side view of the configuration shown in FIG. 5. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of a dice table. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the exit pipe periphery of a die blowing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the outline of an internal structure of a die blowing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a dice lottery process. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the game field displayed on the game table display part.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail based on an example of an embodiment shown in the drawings. In the lottery apparatus according to the present invention, even polyhedral objects such as various game pieces can be handled. However, in the embodiment described below, physics using a dice (dice) D constituting the game apparatus 100 is used. A description will be given of an example of a device that performs a lottery.

The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a dice lottery apparatus 1 that performs a lottery using the dice D, and a plurality of station machines 200-N (N is a natural number of 2 or more) in which each player performs a BET (bet) operation in the dice game. And a master machine 300 for controlling the dice lottery apparatus 1 and each station machine 200-N. The dice lottery apparatus 1 and the master machine 300, and the master machine 300 and each station machine 200-N (hereinafter simply referred to as the station machine 200 when each station machine does not need to be specified) are connected to a LAN (Local Area Network). ), WAN (Wide Area Network), and the network 400 such as the Internet. A player who participates in the dice game makes a normal BET in the normal game according to the expected outcome of the dice in the station machine 200, and if a predetermined condition is satisfied, in order to aim for a larger payout, the jackpot game You can enjoy a game of playing a jackpot BET.

The station machine 200 has an operation housing (not shown) for a player to perform operation input and the like. In the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of operation housings are arranged on the front side of the dice lottery apparatus 1 and the movement of the dice D in the dice lottery apparatus 1 and the history display unit (display) 13 from any operation housing. Is arranged so that it is easy to see. In addition to the game table display unit 3 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 13) arranged on the upper surface of the operation casing, the player can select any grid in the game field 20 displayed on the game table display unit 3. An operation unit 5 for betting medals by moving a cursor, a medal detection unit 6 for detecting medals inserted from a medal insertion slot, a medal payout hopper 8 (for the above, see FIG. 2), and the like are provided as appropriate.

The game table display unit 3 is composed of a touch panel type liquid crystal display which is a display means for outputting the game field 20 as an image. For example, command keys are appropriately displayed on the liquid crystal display as the game progresses, and various command signals are input to the game control circuit by the player directly touching the touch panel on the command keys. In the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the game field 20 of the dice game is displayed on the game table display unit 3 (see FIG. 13).

On the game field 20 illustrated in FIG. 13, a dice game (the dealer rolls three dice, the player predicts the total number and combination of the dice, and bets chips etc. on the pictures and numbers on the table. Field for a game to obtain a payout). Specifically, an area to bet by predicting the number of rolls of the dice D (for example, a combination / combination of two dice D out of 3), or an area to bet by predicting the total number of dice D ( For example, the total number of three dice D / Total), a region to bet with the sum of the eyes of the three dice D expected to be “large” or “small” (for example, “large” (11 to 17), “Small” (4 to 10) / Big or Small) is displayed on the game field 20. In addition, a bet acceptance time display unit 25 is provided at the upper left of the game field 20, and the remaining time for which the player can bet is displayed in a countdown manner.

Next, the dice lottery apparatus 1 will be described (see FIG. 4 and the like).

The die lottery apparatus 1 blows up the die D based on the blow-up command of the die D transmitted from the master machine 300, rotates the die D, drops it, detects the exit of the die D, A series of dice lottery processes of transmitting corresponding image data (die image data) to the master machine 300 is performed (see FIG. 12 and the like). The dice lottery apparatus 1 may be configured to be incorporated in the master machine 300 as a part of the master machine 300 in addition to being connected to the master machine 300 via the network 400.

In the dice lottery apparatus 1, a lottery is performed using three dice D that are light and appropriately rounded. Each surface of the die D is provided with a visually visible appearance. The outcome may be a normal outcome with points representing 1 to 6, or an outcome with 6 different patterns on each surface. The die D is formed so that the center of gravity Do coincides with the center thereof, and the appearance probabilities of the respective eyes are equal to 1/6 (see FIGS. 10 and 11).

The die D is blown up by wind (updraft) in the hollow pipe (blow-up pipe 16) and then falls onto the die table (bottom member) 41. In some cases, the die D further rolls on the die table 41, Then stop. When the die D stops moving in a state in which one of the surfaces is parallel to the die table 41, it is determined which die has come out.

The dice lottery apparatus 1 in the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment includes a dice blowing casing 10, a dice blowing apparatus 30, a dice table 41, a turn detection apparatus 80, a dice leaning prevention apparatus 40, and the like.

In the die blowing case 10 of the die lottery apparatus 1, three blowing pipes 16 extending in the vertical direction are arranged side by side (see FIG. 3 and the like). In these die blowing casings 10, a total of three dice D contained inside each of these three blowing pipes 16 are blown from the lower side and then dropped, so that the physical lottery can be obtained. Done. The blow-up pipe 16 is disposed at a height where the size of the gap between the lower opening end and the die table 41 is t (see FIG. 11). Furthermore, the inner wall 16a of the blowing pipe 16 functions as a wall portion that defines a horizontal region in which the die D can roll and rest.

An outlet pipe 17 having a diameter larger than that of the blowing pipe 16 is connected to the upper part of the blowing pipe 16 (see FIG. 4 and the like). The blow-up pipe 16 and the outlet pipe 17 are formed of a transparent material such as glass, and the state of the die D that is blown up and falls in the blow-up pipe 16 as viewed from the player in each operation housing is easily visible. Are arranged as follows. As long as the movement of the dice D and the state of the lottery can be visually recognized, the blow-up pipe 16 and the outlet pipe 17 may be translucent or opaque due to partial coloring. I do not care.

A pedestal 12 is supported on the pillars 11 on both sides of the die blowing casing 10. On the pedestal 12, a history display unit 13, a blow-up housing speaker 14, and the like are arranged (see FIG. 3). A history of game results and the like are displayed on the history display unit 13. In addition, the blow-up housing speaker 14 outputs a sound that excites the progress of the game and various sound effects. Although not shown in particular, the blowing pipe 16 is lit up.

A top plate 18 made of a circular horizontal plate is provided in a state of being supported by a top plate support member 19 at a position above the outlet pipe 17 and away from the upper opening end 17 a of the outlet pipe 17. (See FIG. 4). The air flowing upward in the blowing pipe 16 is once blocked by the bottom surface of the top plate 18 or diffused by the dice D and flows radially outward. Such an air flow acts so that the die D blown up to just below the top plate 18 rotates while being floated softly (or while staying so as to stagger). More specifically, a force that rotates the die D acts when the balance of the updraft is greatly disrupted by the wobbling movement of the updraft and the die D. That is, the die D stays and floats in the vicinity of the upper opening end 17a of the outlet pipe 17 and starts to move when the balance of the updraft is lost.

In addition, in order to rotate the die D more reliably while floating, a long hole 17b extending in the vertical direction may be formed in the outlet pipe 17 (see FIG. 10). According to such a long hole 17b, by allowing the wind to escape outside the outlet pipe 17, it is possible to increase the swing width (wobble) of the die D and to easily break the balance, thereby making it easier to rotate.

The top plate support member 19 is composed of, for example, a plurality of rod-like members arranged in a circumferential shape extending in the vertical direction from the upper opening end 17a of the outlet pipe 17 (see FIG. 4). The top plate support member 19 made of such a rod-shaped member is unlikely to be resistant to the flow of air flowing out from the upper opening end 17a of the outlet pipe 17 to the outside. Moreover, the top plate support member 19 and the top plate 18 prevent the blown-up dice D from falling out of the pipe even when the die D protrudes upward from the upper opening end 17a of the outlet pipe 17. Note that the vertical length of the top plate support member 19 (in other words, the distance from the upper opening end 17a of the outlet pipe 17 to the top plate 18) is not particularly limited. 16 and the inner diameter of the outlet pipe 17, the shape / size / weight of the die D, and the ease of rotation of the floating die D are set as appropriate.

A total of three die blowing devices 30 corresponding to each of the three blowing pipes 16 are installed in the die blowing casing 10 (see FIG. 11). The die blowing device 30 sends the blown air into the inside of the blowing pipe 16 from below, raises the die D in the blowing pipe 16, rotates it, changes its posture, and drops it. The die D changes its posture by rotating when it is blown up and floated, and also changes its posture by rolling on the die table 41 after falling. The output of the die D after the stop is detected by the output detection device 80.

The roll detection device 80 detects the roll of the die D that has been blown up and moved up in the blowup pipe 16 and the outlet pipe 17 and then dropped and stopped. The roll detection device 80 emits infrared light from the lower opening 38b of the air duct 38 into the air duct 38 by the infrared LED 82 (see FIG. 2) to illuminate the die D on the dice table 41, and the lower surface of the die D is illuminated. The camera 81 (see FIG. 2) for photographing is photographed through the mesh-like wire 43 constituting the dice table 41. Image recognition processing of the photographed dice D is performed by the output detection processing unit 53 (see FIG. 2), and when there is no change in the movement of the image, the lower surface of the photographed dice D is recognized and the upper surface thereof is recognized. Determine the outcome attached to.

The ascending air flow generating unit 32 of the die blowing device 30 takes in air from an air intake port 33 on the lower side of the die blowing housing 10. The die blowing device 30 of the present embodiment has a shutter 34 that opens and closes an air intake port 33. The shutter 34 is opened and closed by driving a stepping motor 35 (see FIG. 2) for opening and closing the shutter, and is attached upward. The air inflow to a certain DC axial flow fan 36 is opened and closed. The DC axial fan 36 is rotated by the DC motor 36a to take in the air in the lower part of the die blowing casing 10 from the air intake port 33 and send it upward. Further, a grid-shaped rectifying grid 37 is placed on the DC axial flow fan 36, receives the turbulent air from the DC axial flow fan 36, and rectifies the air flow upward (FIG. 11).

An air duct 38 is disposed on the rectifying grid 37. The air duct 38 gradually decreases in diameter from the lower part toward the upper part so that the upper opening 38a is slightly smaller in diameter than the inner diameter of the blowing pipe 16 and the lower opening 38b is slightly larger than the upper surface of the rectifying grid 37. It is formed (see FIG. 11 etc.). The blower duct 38 receives the air flow generated upward by the rectifying grid 37, rectifies and blows the upward air flow to the blowing pipe 16. The air duct 38 is attached to the inside of a duct housing 39 surrounding the air duct 38 (see FIG. 5 and the like). An upper opening 38 a of the air duct 38 protrudes from the duct housing 39. In the gap t between the upper opening 38a of the blower duct 38 and the lower end of the blowing pipe 16, the die table 41 is positioned in a state where it can move in the horizontal direction (see FIG. 11).

The die leaning restraint device 40 actively displaces the die table 41 for at least a predetermined time at the time of lottery using the die D, thereby preventing the die D from leaning against the inner wall 16a and stopping. It is a device to suppress. According to this, since the die D made of hexahedron is seated with either surface contacting the die table 41 and the outcome is determined, the situation where the outcome is not determined at the time of lottery is avoided. can do. The die leaning restraint device 40 of the present embodiment has a structure that actively displaces a die table 41 suspended so as to be swingable for a predetermined time.

The dice table 41 is formed in a mesh shape by stretching wires 43 vertically and horizontally on the horizontal frame 42 (see FIG. 9 and the like). This mesh-like surface serves as a seat for receiving the die D that has fallen after being blown up, and forms the bottom surface of the rollable region and the restable region of the die D. The mesh portion forming the die table 41 is formed larger than the upper opening 38a of the air duct 38 (see FIG. 6 and the like). In addition, the die table 41 formed in a mesh shape with the wires 43 in this way does not hinder the flow of air blown from the lower air duct 38.

One end of each wire 43 is connected to the horizontal frame body 42 via a spring 43a (see FIG. 9 and the like). The spring 43a imparts elasticity to the wire 43 that constitutes the die table 41, and realizes a movement in which the die D falling on the wire 43 rebounds higher, and has a net-like net structure having a function like a trampoline. Configure. In addition to this, for example, a wire 43 having a high elasticity can be adopted, and the elasticity of the wire 43 can be used to rebound the die D higher.

On the front and rear sides of the horizontal frame 42 (sides located on the front side and sides located on the back side), rectangular downward frames 44 and 45 are provided so as to extend vertically downward (FIG. 9). Etc.). The distance between the pair of downward frames 44 and 45 (distance between the downward frame body 44 on the front side and the downward frame body 45 on the back side) is greater than the longitudinal width of the duct housing 39 (length from the front side to the back side). And is arranged so as not to come into contact with the duct housing 39 when displaced (see FIG. 5 and the like).

The front-side downward frame 44 is provided with a plate-like connection member 46 that transmits the movement of the motor to the dice table 41 so as to extend to the front side (see FIG. 9 and the like). The connection member 46 is provided with a connection portion 46a connected to a power transmission board 49a of a drive mechanism 49 described later.

Further, the horizontal lower frame portion 44a of the downward frame body 44 on the front side is provided with two through holes 44b for suspension (see FIG. 9). Similarly, the horizontal lower frame part 45a of the downward frame 45 on the back side is also provided with two through holes 45b for suspension (see FIG. 9). A hanging wire 47 suspended from the wire hanging portion 39a of the duct housing 39 is connected to the hanging through holes 44b (see FIGS. 5 and 7). A total of four suspension wires 47 are provided, two from each wire suspension portion 39a on the front side and the back side. The die table 41, the horizontal frame body 42, and the

downward frame bodies

44 and 45 suspended by the suspension wire 47 can swing while maintaining the horizontal state (see FIG. 5 and the like).

The motor 48 and the drive mechanism 49 are devices (swing mechanisms) that drive the suspended dice table 41 and move it horizontally. The motor 48 is installed on a motor installation base 71 formed on the front side (front side) of the duct housing 39, and rotates the power transmission board 49a (see FIG. 5 and the like). The power transmission board 49a is pin-coupled to the connection portion 46a at an eccentric position (see FIG. 6 and the like), and transmits rotational motion to the connection member 46 via the connection portion 46a. Further, the amount of rotation of the power transmission board 49a is detected by a sensor 49b (see FIG. 8 and the like) that detects light using, for example, irregularities on the outer periphery of the power transmission board 49a, and is transmitted to the control unit 50. The dice table 41 in a state suspended by the suspension wire 47 swings so as to draw a circle in the horizontal direction as the connecting member 46 rotates. The movement of the motor 48 is controlled by a control unit (control device) 50 (see FIG. 2).

The control unit 50 is configured by a CPU, a memory (ROM, RAM), and the like, and controls the entire game apparatus 100 by realizing various functions by executing the game program 62 of the storage unit 60. The functions realized by the control unit 50 include a game control unit 51, a dice D blow-up control unit 52, an appearance detection processing unit 53, a display control unit 54, a sound control unit 55, and a die leaning inhibition control unit 56. Yes (see FIG. 2). The control unit 50 includes various configurations of the game apparatus 100, such as a game table display unit 3, an operation unit 5, a medal detection unit 6, a medal payout hopper 8, a game history display unit 13, a blow-up housing speaker 14, a camera 81, an infrared ray. The LED 82, the stepping motor 35 for opening and closing the shutter, the DC axial fan 36, the motor 48, and the like are controlled (see FIG. 2). For example, an operation unit 5 for a player to bet a medal by moving the cursor to an arbitrary cell of the game field 20 displayed on the game table display unit 3, a medal detection unit 6 for detecting a medal from a medal insertion slot, and a die Input signals from the camera 81 that captures the lower surface of D are each transmitted to the control unit 50. The storage unit 60 stores a game program 61, bet data 62, reference information 63, payout rate data 64, and the like (see FIG. 2).

The game control unit 51 controls the game using the three dice D by executing the game program 61 of the storage unit 60. In addition, the game control unit 51 stores bet data 62 associated with the progress of the game and reference information 63 representing the history of past game results, and the payout rate that changes each time the game is overlaid is used as payout rate data 64. Accumulated.

The game control unit 51 also has functions as a setting unit 51a, a determination unit 51b, a payment unit 51c, and a calculation unit 51d for executing a dice game. The setting unit 51a sets various game fields of the dice game in accordance with the progress of the game, and sets information bet by the player in the game field. The determination unit 51b detects the appearance of the die D, which is blown up in the blow-up pipe 16 from the die blow-up control unit 52 and is dropped on the die table 41 with the camera 81. The processing unit 53 makes a determination by image processing. The payment unit 51c pays for the prediction setting when the determination unit 51b determines that the prediction is successful. The payer 51c pays out the number of medals according to the bet from the medal payout hopper 8. The calculation unit 51d performs a predetermined calculation (for example, a calculation such as a payout rate or a probability that each item appears) according to the outcome detected by the outcome detection processing unit 53, and further calculates the calculated payout rate as a payout rate. It is stored as data 64 (see FIG. 2).

The display control unit 54 controls display on the game table display unit 3 and the game history display unit 13 under the control unit 50. The sound control unit 55 controls the output of sound and various sound effects from the blowing case speaker 14 and the like as the game progresses. Under the control of the control unit 50, the blow-up control unit 52 illuminates the blow-up pipe 16, a stepping motor 35 that opens and closes the shutter 34 that opens and closes the air intake port 33, and a DC axial flow fan that generates an updraft 36 operations are controlled.

The storage unit 60 is configured by a hard disk device or the like, and stores various programs and data. The data stored in the storage unit 60 includes bet data 62 indicating bet status set by the setting unit 51a, and reference information 63 (reference information 63) that can be used as a reference for bets to be provided to the player during the betting time. History information of appearance dice, appearance rate of each eye of past games), payout rate data 64 indicating the current payout rate calculated by the calculation unit 51d, and the like.

Here, the operation of the die countering device 40 will be described.

The die D used in the present embodiment is a six-sided die formed of a rounded hexahedron made of a lightweight material such as polycarbonate (see FIG. 10 and the like). After such a die D has been blown up, the blower pipe 16 is dropped and dropped onto the die table 41, and then the edge of the die D comes into contact with the inner wall 16a of the blowup pipe 16 to be inclined. (See FIG. 11). At this time, if the center of gravity Do of the die D is closer to the inner wall 16a than the side of the die D in contact with the die table 41, the weight of the die D is relatively light and returns to the horizontal state at the center of gravity Do of the die D itself. Since the friction generated between the edge of the die D and the inner wall 16a is relatively larger than the action, there is a case where the balance is maintained in that state and the tilted state remains (see FIG. 11).

In this regard, in the die lottery apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the die leaning restraining device 40 as described above is used to actively swing the die table 41 using the motor 48 and the drive mechanism 49 for a predetermined time ( Swing) and move horizontally. When the die table 41 is displaced in this way, the relative position of the die table 41 with respect to the wall portion (in the present embodiment, the inner wall 16a of the blow-up pipe 16) that may lean against the die D in an inclined state changes. . In such a case, even if the die D leans against the wall portion 16a and tends to be balanced, the balance is lost, so that the die D leans against the wall portion 16a and stops being inclined. The Due to such an action, the die D always stops with one of the surfaces horizontal, and the outcome is determined each time a lottery is performed.

In addition, in the die leaning restraint device 40, the die table 41 is swung in a circular shape via the connection member 46, so that the die table 41 is given a longitudinal displacement and a lateral displacement. Thus, displacement in two directions orthogonal to each other in the plane can be given simultaneously. In such a case, even if the die D is inclined and leans on any part of the inner wall 16a, the balance is easily lost due to the movement of the die table 41.

Here, the “predetermined time” for displacing the die table 41 by using the motor 48 and the drive mechanism 49 is not particularly limited as long as the die D is prevented from leaning against the inner wall (wall portion) 16a. Although it is not limited, it is preferably a predetermined time including the time before the dice D stops on the dice table 41, and more preferably, the movement starts immediately before the dice D falls on the dice table 41. To do. If the die table 41 is moved for a predetermined time including the time before the die D stops on the die table 41, the die D moves until just before the die D stops, and more effectively prevents the die D from stopping in an inclined state. It becomes possible. Further, if the die table 41 starts to be displaced immediately before the die D falls on the die table 41, a visual effect is produced as if the die table 41 began to shake as the die D dropped. It becomes possible.

Subsequently, a series of operations in the dice lottery apparatus 1 will be briefly described below (see FIGS. 11 and 12).

When the control unit 50 of the dice lottery apparatus 1 receives a lottery start command from the master machine 300 via the network 400 (step S1; YES), the control unit 50 operates the stepping motor 35 to open the shutter 34 of the air intake port 33. Then, the shutter 34 is opened, and the DC axial flow fan 36 is operated. As a result, an updraft is generated as the buoyancy of the die D, and the die D on the die table 41 is blown up in the blowing pipe 16 (step S2), and the upper opening end 17a of the outlet pipe 17 and the top plate 18 It rotates while floating in between.

Thereafter, when there is a blow-up stop command (step S3; YES), the control unit 50 operates the stepping motor 35 to block the air flowing into the DC axial flow fan 36 of the die blow-up device 30 to remove air. The shutter of the inlet 33 is closed and the DC axial fan 36 is stopped. Thereby, the ascending air current in the blowing pipe 16 is completely blocked, and the die D rotating on the outlet pipe 17 descends in the blowing pipe 16 and falls onto the die table 41. At this time, the die D does not slowly fall from the floating state, but shows a sharp movement that immediately falls when the blowing is stopped.

Even after the die D has dropped, even if the die D leans against the inner wall 16a of the blowing pipe 16, the die leaning restraint device 40 moves the die table and stops with the die D tilted. Is suppressed. In addition, when the camera 81 that detects the outcome of the die D photographs the die D, and the movement of the die D completely stops, the eyes on the lower surface of the photographed die D are recognized, and the upper surface is the outcome. If confirmed (step S4; YES), the captured dice image data is sequentially transmitted to the master device 300 via the network 400 (step S5). The above operations and processes are performed for each of the three dice blow-up devices 30, the outcome of the three dice D is finally determined, the game win / loss is determined for each player, and the game results are determined. If the player loses, the bet medals are confiscated, and if the player wins, the payout is paid.

The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the die leaning prevention device 40 using the motor 48, the power transmission board 49a, etc. is exemplified, but this device displaces the die table 41 so as to restrain the die D leaning. Anything is acceptable. From this point, the die leaning prevention device 40 can be configured using other actuators and mechanisms.

In the above-described embodiment, the hexahedral die D has been described as an example. However, the dice is not limited to a hexahedron (cube), and any face may be a regular polyhedron having the same appearance probability.

Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the apparatus which blows up air was illustrated as the die blowing apparatus 30, However, The fluid feeding apparatus of the structure which blows up the dice | dies D by generating a water flow not only in air but in water can also be utilized. .

In the above-described embodiment, the structure in which the die table 41 is suspended using the suspension wire 47 is exemplified as an example of the mechanism for supporting the dice table 41 in parallel movement, but this is also only a suitable example. In addition, for example, a structure in which the die table 41 is supported so as to be movable in parallel using two sets of orthogonal linear guides may be used.

Moreover, although the structure which displaces the die table (bottom member) 41 was illustrated in the above-mentioned embodiment, although it does not demonstrate in detail here from a viewpoint of suppressing the leaning of the die | dye D, it is not explained in detail here. (The inner wall 16a) may be displaced. In short, if the relative position of the die table (bottom member) 41 and the inner wall (wall portion) 16a with which the die D is in contact is changed with respect to the inclined die D, the balance of the die D is adjusted. It is possible to deter and lean against it.

In the above-described embodiment, as a means for rotating the die D, the die blowing device 30 (or the die D) that blows up the die D with a fluid (air), rotates the die D in a suspended state, and then drops it onto the die table 41 (or alternatively). The combination of the device 30 and the blow-up pipe 16 or the like is illustrated, but the rotating means is not limited to such a die blow-up device 30 or the like. In addition, the rotating means may be a device that swings the die D so as to be thrown toward the die table 41 or causes the die table 41 to vibrate and roll.

In the above-described embodiment, the game apparatus 100 in which the medium representing the value in the game (the game value medium) is a medal is described as an example. However, this is also a preferred example, and the game value medium is not a medal. Even a medium (for example, a magnetic card or an IC card capable of storing a value number) does not hinder the application of the present invention.

The present invention is suitable for application to a lottery apparatus that rotates a polyhedron to perform a physical lottery.

1 ... Dice lottery equipment (lottery equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Game table display part 6 ... Medal detection part 10 ... Dice blowing housing | casing 11 ... Support | pillar 12 ... Base 13 ... History display part 14 ... Blowing housing speaker 16 ... Blowing pipe (cylinder)
16a ... Inner wall (wall part) of blow-up pipe
17 ... Exit pipe (cylinder)
17a ... Upper opening end 17b of outlet pipe ... Long hole 18 ... Top plate 19 ... Top plate support member 20 ... Game field 25 ... Bet reception time display unit 26 ... Various console information display unit 30 ... Dice blowing device (fluid feed) apparatus)
33 ... Air intake 34 ... Shutter 35 ... Stepping motor 36 ... DC axial fan 36a ... DC motor 37 ... Rectifier grid
38 ... Air duct 38a ... Upper opening 38b (of the air duct) ... Lower opening (of the air duct)
39 ... Duct housing 39a ... Wire hanging part 40 ... Die leaning prevention device 41 ... Dice table (bottom member)
42 ... Horizontal frame 43 ... Wire 43a ... Spring (elastic member)
44 ... downward frame 44a (front side) ... lower frame 44b ... hanging through hole 45 ... (back side) downward frame 45a ... lower frame 45b ... hanging through hole 46 ... connecting member 46a ... Connection part 47 ... Hanging wire (suspension means)
48 ... motor (actuator)
49 ... Drive mechanism 49a ... Power transmission board 49b ... Sensor 50 ... Control unit (control device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 51 ... Game control part 52 ... Blow-up control part 53 ... Outlet detection process part 54 ... Display control part 55 ... Sound control part 56 ... Dice leaning prevention control part 60 ... Memory | storage part 61 ... Game program 62 ... Bet data 63 ... Reference information 64 ... Payout rate data 71 ... Motor installation base 80 ... Outlet detection device 81 ... Camera 82 ... Infrared LED
100 ... Game device 200 ... Station machine D ... Dice

Claims

In a lottery device that rotates a polyhedron to perform a physical lottery,
A bottom member forming a bottom surface of the die rolling and resting region;
A wall portion that is installed above the bottom member and defines a rollable and restable area of the die; and a rotating device that rotates the die;
A drive mechanism for displacing the bottom member relative to the wall;
An actuator for driving the drive mechanism;
A control device for operating the actuator and the drive mechanism at least for a predetermined time before the die rests on the bottom member;
A lottery apparatus comprising:
The rotating device is
A cylinder disposed above the bottom member;
A fluid is sent from below the bottom member, and the die placed on the bottom member is blown upward inside the cylinder by the fluid that has passed through the bottom member, and then rotated. A fluid feeder for dropping a die onto the bottom member;
The lottery device according to claim 1, comprising:
The lottery device according to claim 2, wherein the bottom member is supported so as to be movable in a horizontal direction.
The lottery device according to claim 3, wherein the bottom member is suspended by a suspension means so as to be swingable while being kept horizontal.
The lottery device according to claim 4, wherein the driving mechanism is configured to displace the bottom member in a horizontal direction.
The lottery device according to claim 5, wherein the drive mechanism is configured to displace the bottom member in two orthogonal directions when displacing the bottom member in the horizontal direction.
The lottery device according to claim 6, wherein the drive mechanism moves the bottom member so as to draw a circle along a horizontal plane.
The lottery device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the bottom member is a linear member configured in a net shape.
9. The lottery apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising an elastic member that imparts elasticity to the bottom member.