WO2017221489A1

WO2017221489A1 - Prize acquisition game device

Info

Publication number: WO2017221489A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/011610
Authority: WO
Inventors: 光晴深澤; 敬吾犬山; 森　透; 晃若生
Original assignee: 株式会社セガゲームス
Priority date: 2016-06-23
Filing date: 2017-03-23
Publication date: 2017-12-28
Also published as: JP2017225702A; JP6057243B1; CN109069918A; CN109069918B

Abstract

Provided is a prize acquisition game device which makes it possible to improve the visibility of a space containing prizes and arouse motivation of a player candidate for playing. This prize acquisition game device 1 is provided with: light emitting units 8 as light emitting parts; and side boards 6 which close off the ends in the width direction of a storage space 30. The light emitting units 8 are each disposed to face a light entering surface 61a which is one end surface of a side portion 61. The side boards 6 guide light entering through the light entering surface 61a to the front side while reflecting the light therein and cause some of the light to be emitted from a curved portion 62 and the remaining light to be emitted from a front portion 63.

Description

Premium acquisition game device

The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game device in which an operation reception unit is provided on one side of a housing, and a prize is acquired based on a player operation received by the operation reception unit.

A premium acquisition game device that acquires a premium based on a player's operation on a button or the like has become widespread. The prize acquisition game device accommodates prizes in an accommodation space formed in the housing. The accommodating portion that defines the accommodating space is formed of a transparent material such as glass or acrylic resin. Thereby, the player can perform an operation while visually recognizing the accommodation space through the accommodation unit.

In the conventional prize acquisition game device, a column member is generally erected at the corner of the accommodation space. The column member holds a glass plate or an acrylic plate, and supports a decoration or the like disposed on the upper portion of the housing. However, such a pillar member becomes an obstacle when the player visually recognizes the accommodation space.

On the other hand, Patent Document 1 describes a prize acquisition game device configured without using a pillar member. In the prize acquisition game device, the acrylic plate that divides the side surface of the accommodation space is bent so as to be L-shaped in plan view, and the corner of the accommodation space is defined by the bent portion. Since the periphery of the bent portion exhibits high rigidity, the acrylic plate can stand on its own and can support decorations on the upper part of the housing. As a result, it is possible to partition the storage space without using a pillar member and improve the visibility of the storage space.

JP2015-146922A

In the above-described prize acquisition game device using the pillar member, an electric decoration such as a light emitting diode may be provided on the outer surface of the pillar member. The light emitted from the electrical decoration attracts the eyes of player candidates around the prize acquisition game device (that is, a person who can be charged and become a player of the prize acquisition game device) to the prize in the accommodation space, and is willing to play (I.e., the willingness to take a prize).

On the other hand, in the prize acquisition game device described in Patent Document 1, if such electrical decoration is applied to the bent portion of the acrylic plate, the visibility of the accommodation space may be reduced by the electrical decoration. In other words, if the bent portion is illuminated, the purpose of improving the visibility of the accommodation space by eliminating the column member will be lost. For this reason, the prize acquisition game device described in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it cannot sufficiently arouse the player candidate's willingness to play.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a prize acquisition game device capable of improving the visibility of a space for storing prizes and inviting player candidates to play. It is to provide.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a prize acquisition game device in which an operation reception unit is provided on one side of a housing and acquires a prize based on a player operation received by the operation reception unit. Looking at the housing so that it faces the side, the front side is the front side, the back side is the back side, the direction from the front side to the back side is the depth direction, and the horizontal direction orthogonal to the depth direction is the width direction And a transparent storage section for forming a storage space for storing premiums, a premium acquisition section for performing a premium acquisition operation in the storage space, a light emitting section for emitting light, and controlling light emission of the light emitting section, A control unit that controls movement of the prize acquisition unit based on a player operation received by the operation reception unit. The housing portion includes a front plate that partitions the end portion of the housing space on the front side, and a side plate that partitions the end portion of the housing space in the width direction. The side plate is bent to accommodate the side portion extending in the depth direction, the front portion extending in the width direction and disposed on the front side of the front plate, and the side portion and the front portion. And a bent portion that divides the corner portion. The light emitting unit is disposed opposite to the incident surface which is one end surface of the side surface. The side plate is configured to guide the light incident from the incident surface to the front side while reflecting the light internally, to emit a part of the light from the bent part, and to emit the other part from the front part.

According to the above configuration, the player candidate's eyes can be attracted to the prize by the light emitted from the bent portion and the front portion of the side plate, and the willingness to play can be evoked. The light is incident from the incident surface, which is one end surface of the side surface portion, and is guided to the front side while being reflected inside the side plate.

That is, according to the above configuration, light can be emitted from the light emitting part without providing the light emitting part at the bent part or the front part. As a result, the visibility of the accommodation space can be improved and the player candidate's willingness to play can be evoked.

Further, the incident surface may be formed such that the normal line is along the depth direction. According to this configuration, the light emitting part can emit light to the front side, and the light can efficiently reach the bent part and the front part. That is, it can suppress that the light which injected from the entrance plane radiate | emits from a side part, without reaching a bending part and a front part. As a result, the light emitted from the light emitting portion can be efficiently emitted from the bent portion and the front portion with a simple configuration.

The incident surface may be an end surface on the back side of the side surface portion. According to this structure, it becomes difficult to visually recognize a light emission part from the player candidate in the front side of a housing | casing. That is, light can be emitted from the bent portion and the front portion without disturbing the visual recognition of the accommodation space by the light emitting portion.

Further, the front part may have a central emission surface that emits light toward the central part of the front plate. The center-side emission surface can also be visually recognized by the player candidates at the position offset in the width direction from the housing. In other words, according to this configuration, it is possible to emit light over a wide range and to motivate more player candidates to play.

Further, the side plate may be formed so that the side portion, the bent portion and the front portion are integrated by bending a transparent flat plate. According to this configuration, since the side surface portion, the bent portion, and the front portion are formed seamlessly, the light emitted from the light emitting portion can reach the bent portion and the front portion more efficiently. Moreover, when performing a bending process, the curvature of the outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of a bending part can be adjusted suitably. As a result, it is possible to adjust the balance between the amount of light emitted from the outer peripheral surface of the bent portion and the amount of light emitted from the front portion.

Further, the control unit may lower the luminance of the light emitting unit when executing the operation standby mode waiting for the player operation as compared to when not performing the operation standby mode. According to this structure, it can suppress that the light radiate | emitted from a bending part or a front part obstructs when a player operates an operation reception part, visually recognizing accommodation space.

In addition, the prize acquisition unit is configured to move in the depth direction, the width direction, and the vertical direction in the accommodation space to hold and release the prize, and the control unit is configured so that the operation reception unit moves the prize acquisition unit in the depth direction. When the depth operation standby mode in which the player operation for moving is performed is executed, the luminance of the light emitting unit may be made lower than when the depth operation standby mode is not executed. According to this configuration, even when the player moves the viewpoint to the side surface side to check the positional relationship between the prize and the prize acquisition unit when trying to move the prize acquisition unit in the depth direction, It becomes possible to suppress that the emitted light becomes the obstacle.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a prize acquisition game device that can improve the visibility of a space for storing prizes and can stimulate the player candidates to play.

It is a perspective view which shows the installation state of the prize acquisition game device which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the II section of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the prize acquisition game device of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line IV-IV in FIG. 2. It is a perspective view which expands and decomposes | disassembles the V section of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the advance of the light inside a side plate. It is a mimetic diagram showing progress of light in the neighborhood of a prize acquisition game device. It is a flowchart which shows the control which a control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the control which a control part performs. It is a schematic diagram which shows the advance of the light in the inside of the side plate which concerns on a modification. It is a schematic diagram which shows the advance of the light in the inside of the side plate which concerns on a reference example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the description, the same constituent elements in the drawings will be denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, and redundant description will be omitted.

First, an outline of a prize acquisition game device 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “game device 1”) according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installed state of the game apparatus 1. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion II in FIG.

Game device 1 is placed on the floor of an amusement facility or the like. FIG. 1 shows a state in which two game apparatuses 1 are installed side by side in the width direction. An operation receiving unit 21 is provided on one side of the housing 10 of the game apparatus 1. The player operates the operation receiving unit 21 when playing a game on the game apparatus 1.

In the present application, the front side is referred to as the front side and the back side is referred to as the back side when viewing the housing 10 so as to face the one side where the operation receiving unit 21 is provided. A direction from the front side to the back side is referred to as a depth direction, and a horizontal direction orthogonal to the depth direction is referred to as a width direction.

The case 10 of the game apparatus 1 includes a function unit 2 and a storage unit 3. The functional unit 2 is a part that is provided in the lower part of the housing 10 and accommodates various electronic devices that operate the game apparatus 1.

The housing part 3 is formed of a transparent acrylic resin and defines a housing space 30 for housing the prize G. The accommodation space 30 is a space having a substantially rectangular shape. A hole 31 is formed in the bottom surface of the accommodation space 30. The hole 31 communicates with the outlet 22 opened in the function unit 2.

In addition, the meaning of “transparent” in the present application is not limited to the property of the medium that transmits incident light without loss. That is, the meaning of “transparent” in the present application includes so-called “semi-transparent (milky white)” which is a property of a medium that absorbs part of incident light.

The prize acquisition unit 4 is arranged in the accommodation space 30. The prize acquisition unit 4 can move in the depth direction, the width direction, and the vertical direction in the accommodation space 30 by a moving mechanism (not shown). The prize acquisition unit 4 includes a main body 41 that is suspended and

arms

42 and 42 extending from the main body 41. The main body 41 can grip and release the prize G by moving the

arms

42 and 42 so as to approach and separate from each other.

The electrical decoration part 9 is arrange | positioned above the accommodating part 3. FIG. The illumination part 9 is a part that emits light to the outside of the housing 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the illumination part 9 has a light guide member 91. The light guide member 91 is a transparent flat plate made of acrylic resin. The light guide member 91 has a first emission surface 91a and a second emission surface 91b. The first emission surface 91a is a flat surface and is disposed toward the front side. The 2nd output surface 91b is a curved surface which is formed in the edge part of the light guide member 91 in the width direction, and protrudes outward.

A light emitting diode (not shown) is disposed as a light source on the back side of the light guide member 91. The light emitted from the light emitting diode enters from the rear side end of the light guide member 91. The light is guided to the front side while being reflected inside the light guide member 91 and is emitted from the first emission surface 91a and the second emission surface 91b. The light source is not limited to the light emitting diode, and other forms of light source such as a cold cathode tube may be used.

When the two game devices 1 are arranged side by side in the width direction, the second emission surface 91b is arranged to bend toward the gap between the two game devices 1. The light emitted from the second emission surface 91b travels toward the gap side. As a result, when viewed from the player candidates in the vicinity of the game apparatus 1, it can be produced that light is emitted from the upper part of the two game apparatuses 1 without gaps in the width direction. Moreover, you may make the electrical decoration part 9 of one game device 1 and the electrical decoration part 9 of the other game device 1 interlock | cooperate. For example, the game device 1 may transmit and receive the control timing data of the lighting unit 9 by a communication unit (not shown), and the two

lighting units

9 and 9 may synchronize the blinking timing.

The game that the game apparatus 1 provides to the player is to move the prize acquisition unit 4 based on the player's operation and acquire the prize G stored in the storage space 30. The game sequence will be briefly described below.

The game apparatus 1 starts waiting for a player operation, triggered by a predetermined number of coins being inserted into a coin insertion slot (not shown). As will be described later, the operation reception unit 21 is provided with a first button 211 and a second button 212, and the game apparatus 1 first waits for the first button 211 to be pressed.

When the player presses the first button 211 with a finger, the prize acquisition unit 4 moves in the width direction from the initial position in the accommodation space 30. The prize acquisition unit 4 moves while the first button 211 is pressed, and stops when the player releases the finger from the first button 211. When the prize acquisition unit 4 stops, the game device 1 next waits for the second button 212 to be pressed.

When the player presses the second button 212 with his / her finger, the prize acquisition unit 4 moves within the accommodation space 30 in the depth direction. The prize acquisition unit 4 moves while the second button 212 is pressed, and stops when the player releases the finger from the second button 212.

Next, the prize acquisition unit 4 descends with the

arms

42 and 42 being separated from each other. Then, when the prize acquisition unit 4 stops in the vicinity of the prize G, the

arms

42 and 42 are brought close to each other. If the

arms

42, 42 are in contact with appropriate portions of the prize G, the prize acquisition unit 4 can grip the prize G.

Next, the prize acquisition unit 4 moves up and returns to the initial position described above. When the prize acquisition unit 4 separates the

arms

42 and 42 from each other at the initial position, the prize G that has been held so far is released and falls into the hole 31. The player can receive the prize through the outlet 22 opened in the function unit 2.

Next, the configuration of the game apparatus 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the prize acquisition game device 1. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the V portion of FIG. 4 in an enlarged and exploded manner.

The casing 10 of the game apparatus 1 is configured to be substantially plane-symmetric in the width direction with the center portion as a boundary. For this reason, the case 10 of the game apparatus 1 can be played simultaneously by up to two players. Among a plurality of members constituting the game apparatus 1, those having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted as appropriate.

The operation reception unit 21 has a first button 211 and a second button 212. The first button 211 and the second button 212 are known input devices, and output operation signals when pressed. The player can move the prize acquisition unit 4 in the width direction by pressing the first button 211. The player can move the prize acquisition unit 4 in the depth direction by pressing the second button 212.

As shown in FIG. 3, a control unit 23 is arranged inside the function unit 2. The control unit 23 is a so-called ECU (Electronic Control Unit) and includes a plurality of electronic elements (not shown). Based on the operation signal received from the operation receiving unit 21, the control unit 23 transmits a signal to the moving mechanism that moves the prize acquisition unit 4 and the light emitting unit 8 described later, and controls the operation thereof.

The housing part 3 has a front plate 5, a side plate 6, and a back plate 7.

The front plate 5 is a member that divides the end of the accommodation space 30 on the front side. The front plate 5 has a first front plate 51 and a second front plate 52. The first front plate 51 and the second front plate 52 are both formed of a transparent acrylic resin.

The first front plate 51 and the second front plate 52 are both slidably arranged in the width direction. Further, the first front plate 51 is arranged on the back side of the second front plate 52. That is, the front plate 5 is a sliding door that opens and closes in the width direction. The administrator of the game apparatus 1 can open the accommodation space 30 by opening the front plate 5 to replenish prizes or perform maintenance on the prize acquisition unit 4.

The side plate 6 is a member that partitions the end portion of the accommodation space 30 in the width direction. The side plate 6 is made of a transparent acrylic resin. The end of the side plate 6 on the front side is bent and has a substantially L shape in plan view. That is, the side plate 6 includes a side surface portion 61 and a front surface portion 63, and a bent portion 62 that bends so as to connect the side surface portion 61 and the front surface portion 63.

The side part 61 is arranged so as to extend in the depth direction. As shown in FIG. 5, an incident surface 61 a is formed at the end of the side surface portion 61 on the back surface side. The incident surface 61a is a plane formed such that the normal line N is along the depth direction.

Further, the front part 63 is arranged so as to extend in the width direction. The front portion 63 is disposed on the front side of the front plate 5. As shown in FIG. 4, the bent portion 62 defines the corner 30 a of the accommodation space 30.

The back plate 7 is a member that divides the end of the accommodation space 30 on the back side. The back plate 7 does not necessarily need to be transparent. For example, the surface of the back plate 7 located on the accommodation space 30 side may be a mirror surface, or the surface may be decorated.

As shown in FIG. 4, a light emitting unit 8 is arranged on the back side of the side plate 6. As shown in FIG. 5, the light emitting unit 8 includes a plurality of light emitting diodes 81 as light emitting elements. The plurality of light emitting diodes 81 are arranged in a straight line at intervals from each other along the longitudinal direction of the light emitting unit 8 having a strip shape. Further, the plurality of light emitting diodes 81 are arranged so as to emit light in the same direction. The light emitting unit 8 is disposed opposite to the incident surface 61 a of the side plate 6.

Next, the progression of light emitted by the light emitting unit 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the progress of light inside the side plate 6. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the progress of light around the game apparatus 1. 6 and 7 show the progress of light by arrows.

As shown in FIG. 6, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 8 to the front side enters the side surface 61 of the side plate 6 from the incident surface 61a. Of the incident light, light incident on the

surfaces

61b and 61c of the side surface portion 61 at an incident angle larger than the critical angle is guided to the front side while being reflected between the surface 61b and the surface 61c.

As described above, the bent portion 62 located on the front side of the side surface portion 61 is bent, and the outer peripheral surface 62a and the inner peripheral surface 62b are curved. The curvature of the outer peripheral surface 62a in plan view is smaller than the curvature of the inner peripheral surface 62b. Part of the light that has passed through the side surface portion 61 and reached the bent portion 62 is incident on the outer peripheral surface 62a at an incident angle smaller than the critical angle. The light is emitted from the outer peripheral surface 62a and travels to the front side as indicated by an arrow L1.

The other part of the light reaching the bent part 62 is incident on the outer peripheral surface 62a at an incident angle larger than the critical angle on the outer peripheral surface 62a. The light is reflected by the outer peripheral surface 62a and guided to the front portion 63 side.

The light reaching the front part 63 is guided to the center side of the front plate 5 while being reflected between the surface 63a and the surface 63b. The end surface of the front portion 63 located on the center side of the front plate 5 is a flat surface arranged such that the normal line is along the width direction. Of the light that has passed through the inside of the front portion 63, the light that has entered the central-side emission surface 63c at an incident angle smaller than the critical angle is, as indicated by the arrow L2, from the central-side emission surface 63c to the center of the front plate 5. To the side. In addition, the light incident on the central emission surface 63c with an incident angle larger than the critical angle is reflected and travels toward the bent portion 62 side. As indicated by an arrow L3, the light is incident on the outer peripheral surface 62a at an incident angle smaller than the critical angle, is emitted from the outer peripheral surface 62a, and travels to the back side.

As a result, the game apparatus 1 emits light in a plurality of directions as shown in FIG. As indicated by the arrow L4, the light emitted from the bent portion 62 to the front side is directed to the player candidate H1 located on the front side of the housing 10 of the game apparatus 1. Further, as indicated by the arrows L5 and L6, the light emitted from the central emission surface 63c is directed to the player candidates H2 and H3 located at positions offset from the housing 10 in the width direction. Furthermore, as indicated by arrows L7 and L8, the light emitted from the bent portion 62 to the back side is directed to the player candidates on the front side of the casing 10 of the game apparatus 1 and the adjacent game apparatus 1.

According to such a configuration of the game apparatus 1, the player's candidate H1 to H3 eyes are placed in the accommodation space 30 and the prize G placed in the accommodation space 30 by light emitted from the bent portion 62 and the front portion 63 of the side plate 6. Attracting and arousing play motivation. The light is incident from the incident surface 61 a that is one end surface of the side surface portion 61 and is guided to the front side while being reflected inside the side surface plate 6.

That is, according to the above configuration, light can be emitted from the light emitting unit 8 that is a light emitting unit without providing the light emitting unit 8 in the bent portion 62 or the front portion 63. As a result, it is possible to improve the visibility of the accommodation space 30 and to stimulate the player candidates H1 to H3 to play.

Further, the incident surface 61a is formed so that the normal N thereof is along the depth direction. According to this configuration, the light emitting unit 8 can emit light to the front side, and can efficiently reach the bent portion 62 and the front portion 63. That is, it is possible to suppress the light incident from the incident surface 61 a from being emitted from the side surface portion 61 without reaching the bent portion 62 and the front surface portion 63. As a result, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 8 can be efficiently emitted from the bent portion 62 and the front portion 63 with a simple configuration.

Further, the incident surface 61 a is an end surface on the back side of the side surface portion 61. According to this configuration, it is difficult to visually recognize the light emitting unit from the player candidates H1 to H3 on the front side of the housing 10. That is, light can be emitted from the bent portion 62 and the front portion 63 without hindering the visual recognition of the accommodation space 30 by the light emitting unit 8.

Further, the front part 63 has a central-side emission surface 63 c that emits light toward the central part of the front plate 5. The center-side emission surface can also be visually recognized by the player candidates at the position offset in the width direction from the housing. In other words, according to this configuration, it is possible to emit light over a wide range and to motivate more player candidates to play.

The side plate 6 is formed so that the side portion 61, the bent portion 62, and the front portion 63 are integrated by bending a transparent flat plate. According to this configuration, since the side surface portion 61, the bent portion 62, and the front portion 63 are formed seamlessly, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 8 can reach the bent portion 62 and the front portion 63 more efficiently. . Moreover, when performing a bending process, the curvature of the outer peripheral surface 62a of the bending part 62 and the internal peripheral surface 62b can be adjusted suitably. As a result, it is possible to adjust the balance between the amount of light emitted from the outer peripheral surface 62 a of the bent portion 62 and the amount of light emitted from the front portion 63.

By the way, the light emitted from the bent portion 62 and the front portion 63 is effective in stimulating the player's desire to play H1 to H3, but there is a possibility that the play of the game may be hindered. That is, the light emitted from the bent part 62 or the front part 63 may cause the player to feel dazzling and hinder the operation when operating the operation receiving unit 21 while viewing the accommodation space 30.

Therefore, the control unit 23 controls the light emission of the light emitting unit 8 so that the light emitted from the bent portion 62 and the front portion 63 does not hinder the game play. The control of the control unit 23 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the control executed by the control unit when the player starts the game.

First, in step S11, the control unit 23 waits for the insertion of a coin into a coin insertion slot (not shown). While no coin is inserted (S11: NO), the control unit 23 turns on the light emitting unit 8 and emits light from the bent portion 62 and the front portion 63. When a coin is inserted (S11: YES), the control unit 23 proceeds to the process of step S12.

Next, the control unit 23 turns off the light emitting unit 8 in step S12. That is, the control unit 23 stops the light emission of the light emitting unit 8 based on the fact that a coin has been inserted and the state has shifted to a state of waiting for a player operation.

Next, the controller 23 waits for the end of the game sequence in step S13. That is, as described above, the control unit 23 waits for the end of the sequence until the prize acquisition unit 4 returns to the initial position. The control unit 23 keeps the light emitting unit 8 off during the game sequence (S13: NO). On the other hand, if it is determined that the game sequence has ended (S13: YES), the control unit 23 proceeds to step 14.

Next, the control unit 23 turns on the light emitting unit 8 in step S14. That is, the light emission of the light emitting unit 8 is resumed based on the end of the game sequence and the completion of the game by the player.

As described above, the control unit 23 lowers the luminance of the light emitting unit 8 that is the light emitting unit when executing the operation standby mode for waiting for the player operation as compared to when not executing the operation standby mode. According to this structure, it can suppress that the light radiate | emitted from the bending part 62 or the front part 63 becomes a hindrance when a player operates the operation reception part 21, visually recognizing the storage space 30. FIG.

A modified example of the control executed by the control unit 23 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the control executed by the control unit during the game sequence. The control unit 23 executes this control using a coin inserted into a coin insertion slot (not shown) as a trigger.

First, in step S21, the control unit 23 shifts to a first button press standby mode. The first button press standby mode is an operation mode for waiting for the first button 211 to be pressed. As described above, the first button 211 is an input device that is pressed by the player in order to move the prize acquisition unit 4 in the width direction. During execution of the first button press standby mode, even if the second button 212 is pressed, the control unit 23 does not move the prize acquisition unit 4.

Next, in step S22, the control unit 23 waits for the player to press the first button 211. While the first button 211 is not pressed (S22: NO), the control unit 23 causes the light emitting unit 8 to emit light with relatively high luminance. When the first button 211 is pressed (S22: YES), the control unit 23 proceeds to the process of step S23.

First, in step S23, the control unit 23 shifts to the second button press standby mode. The second button press standby mode is an operation mode for waiting for the second button 212 to be pressed. As described above, the second button 212 is an input device that is pressed by the player to move the prize acquisition unit 4 in the depth direction. During execution of the second button press standby mode, even if the first button 211 is pressed, the control unit 23 does not move the prize acquisition unit 4.

Next, the controller 23 dims the light emitting unit 8 in step S24. That is, the control unit 23 reduces the luminance of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 8 based on the transition to the second button press standby mode.

Next, in step S25, the control unit 23 waits for the player to press the second button 212. While the second button 212 is not pressed (S25: NO), the control unit 23 causes the light emitting unit 8 to emit light with relatively low luminance. When the second button 212 is pressed (S25: YES), the control unit 23 proceeds to the process of step S26.

Next, the control unit 23 increases the light emission unit 8 in step S26. That is, the control unit 23 increases the luminance of light emitted from the light emitting unit 8 based on the second button 212 being pressed.

As described above, the control unit 23 is in the second button press standby mode when the operation accepting unit 21 executes the second button press standby mode in which the player operation for moving the prize acquisition unit 4 in the depth direction is executed. The luminance of the light emitting unit 8 is lowered as compared with the execution time. According to this configuration, even when the player tries to move the prize acquisition unit 4 in the depth direction, the player moves the viewpoint to the side surface part 61 side to check the positional relationship between the prize G and the prize acquisition unit 4. The light emitted from the bent portion 62 can be prevented from being hindered.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to specific examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these specific examples. In other words, those specific examples that have been appropriately modified by those skilled in the art are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the characteristics of the present invention. Each element included in each of the specific examples described above and their arrangement, material, condition, shape, size, and the like are not limited to those illustrated, and can be changed as appropriate.

The side plate 6A according to the modification will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 illustrates an end portion on the back side of the side plate 6A. Since the configuration of the end portion on the front side of the side plate 6A is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, the illustration is omitted. The same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

The end surface 61Ad on the back side of the side plate 6A is formed so as to be inclined with respect to the thickness direction of the side portion 61A. The end surface 61Ad is subjected to processing for easily reflecting light into the side surface portion 61A, for example, a member having a mirror surface (for example, aluminum foil) is attached.

The light-emitting unit 8 is disposed to face the rear-side end portion of the surface 61Ac of the side plate 6A. That is, a portion of the surface 61Ac that faces the light emitting unit 8 functions as the incident surface 61Aa.

The light emitted from the light emitting unit 8 is incident on the side surface 61A of the side plate 6A from the incident surface 61Aa. The light is totally reflected toward the front side at the end face 61Ad, and is guided to the front side while being reflected between the surface 61Ab and the surface 61Ac. Thereafter, as described above, the light is emitted from the bent portion 62 and the central emission surface 63c (see FIG. 6).

The side plate 6B according to the reference example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 illustrates the front end of the side plate 6B. Since the configuration of the end portion on the back side of the side plate 6B is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, the illustration is omitted. The same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

The side plate 6B does not have a bent portion or a front portion, unlike the embodiment described above. That is, the side plate 6B is configured only by the side portion 61B having a flat plate shape. The front end surface of the side surface portion 61B functions as the emission surface 61Bd. The exit surface 61Bd is formed along the thickness direction of the side surface portion 61B.

The light emitted from the light emitting unit 8 (not shown) and incident on the side surface 61B is guided to the front side while being reflected between the surface 61Bb and the surface 61Bc. Most of the light is incident on the emission surface 61Bd at an incident angle smaller than the critical angle. The light is emitted from the emission surface 61Bd and travels to the front side as indicated by an arrow L9.

1: prize acquisition game device 21: operation reception unit 23: control unit 3: accommodation unit 30: accommodation space 30a: corner 4: prize acquisition unit 5: front plate 6: side plate 61: side unit 61a: incident surface 62: Bending part 63: front part 63c: central emission surface 8: light emitting unit (light emitting part)
N: Normal

Claims

A prize acquisition game device in which an operation receiving unit is provided on one side of a housing and acquires a prize based on a player operation received by the operation receiving unit,
Looking at the housing so as to face the one side, the front side is the front side, the back side is the back side, the direction from the front side toward the back side is the depth direction, and orthogonal to the depth direction When the horizontal direction is the width direction,
A storage section that forms a storage space that is transparent and stores premiums;
A prize acquisition unit that performs an operation of acquiring a prize in the accommodation space;
A light emitting unit that emits light;
A control unit that controls light emission of the light emitting unit and controls movement of the prize acquisition unit based on a player operation received by the operation receiving unit,
The accommodating portion has a front plate that defines an end portion of the accommodating space on the front side, and a side plate that defines an end portion of the accommodating space in the width direction,
The side plate connects the side surface portion extending in the depth direction, the front surface portion extending in the width direction and disposed on the front side of the front plate, and the side surface portion and the front surface portion. A bent portion that bends to define a corner of the accommodation space,
The light emitting portion is disposed opposite to an incident surface which is one end surface of the side surface portion,
The side plate is configured to guide the light incident from the incident surface to the front side while reflecting the light internally, and to emit a part of the light from the bent portion and the other portion from the front portion. The prize acquisition game device characterized by being made.
2. The prize acquisition game device according to claim 1, wherein the incident surface is formed such that a normal line thereof is along the depth direction.
3. The prize acquisition game device according to claim 2, wherein the incident surface is an end surface on the back side of the side surface portion.
4. The prize acquisition game device according to claim 3, wherein the front portion has a central emission surface for emitting light toward the central portion of the front plate.
5. The prize acquisition game according to claim 4, wherein the side plate is formed so that the side portion, the bent portion, and the front portion are integrated by bending a transparent flat plate. apparatus.
6. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the operation standby mode for waiting for a player operation is executed, the control unit lowers the luminance of the light emitting unit compared to when the operation standby mode is not executed. The prize acquisition game device according to item 1.
The prize acquisition unit is configured to move in the depth direction, the width direction, and the vertical direction in the accommodation space to hold and release the prize,
The controller controls the brightness of the light emitting unit during execution of the depth operation standby mode in which the player operation for moving the prize acquisition unit in the depth direction is performed, compared to when the depth operation standby mode is not performed. The premium acquisition game apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the premium acquisition game apparatus is lowered.