JP2001009145A - Gift selecting and dropping device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To freely select an arbitrary key holder by a game player in a game machine for business for a key holder. SOLUTION: In a plurality of rotation substrates 8, each of many slide supporting members 15 is installed, key holders 33 are suspended and supported on the supporting members 15. A drawing member 30 provided with a drawing piece 31 which is engaged to a hook piece 17 at the rear end and draws the piece 17 is installed at a front position of each rotation substrate 8 and the drawing member 30 is actuated by a solenoid 29. A game player selects an arbitrary rotation substrate 8 by a selection button and performs two games, the slide supporting members 15 are electromagnetically pulled by depressing an operation button when a desired key holder 33 comes to the front at the time of a winning and the gravity fall is made to be performed. A gift can be selected from multiplier of the number of the rotation substrates 8 and the number of the slide supporting members 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine and, more particularly, to a prize selecting and dropping device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a prize dropping device of this kind of game machine,
2. Description of the Related Art There has been known an apparatus in which a number of prizes suspended and supported on the outer periphery of a rotating base rotatably disposed on a game machine main body are dropped at a predetermined position into a prize take-out port.

[0003] According to this, the rotating base is arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, a prize dropping device is provided for each rotating base, and an arbitrary rotation is performed by operating an operation button (stop button) provided on the game machine body. A substrate is selected, and a predetermined prize at the standby position is dropped on the selected rotating substrate. At this time, the prize dropping device radially surrounds the rotating substrate and faces backward in the rotation direction of the rotating substrate. Prize support means provided with a "H" -shaped support hook capable of suspending and supporting a large number of prizes installed in the direction (anti-rotation direction), and supporting so as to intersect with the prize suspended and supported by the support hook. It is installed at a fixed position on the rotation trajectory of the hook to allow the support hook to pass along with the rotation of the rotating base, while preventing the prize suspended and supported by the support hook from passing therethrough. A fixed-position prize passage obstructing means provided with a fixed bar which is configured to drop the prize from the support hook in a rotationally rearward direction so as to climb over the tip of the support hook by moving the prize by rotation of the rotating base. At this time, for example, a coin is inserted into a coin insertion slot of the game machine main body, and thereby sequentially blinking so as to pass through a plurality of rotating bases in the vertical direction including the space between them. According to the display of the display lamp (hit lamp), the operation button is operated so as to synchronize with the display lamp.
The prize is rotated by the pitch, and is used so that the prize at the standby position, which is suspended and supported by the support hook immediately before the rotation direction by the prize passage obstructing means provided at the fixed position, falls down in the above-mentioned manner.

[0004]

In this case, it is possible to select a plurality of rotating bases in the vertical direction by operating buttons provided on the game machine. However, the prize passage inhibiting means is provided at a fixed position, and the rotating base is rotated. Since the prize in the waiting state suspended and supported by the support hook just before the direction stops falling,
Even in the case of a hit, there is no room for selecting a prize on the rotating base, and the prize selectability as a game machine is extremely limited. Therefore, for a game player such as a child or an infant, a variety of prizes are suspended and supported on the rotating base, and despite the impression that any one of the prizes can be selected and taken out, in reality, the rotating base may be used. If the player is not in the standby state, it is impossible to select and extract a desired prize, the game machine cannot satisfy the gamer's expectations, and continues the game until the gamer obtains the desired prize. May result, or the result of losing popularity as a game machine may be caused.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to select and take out a large number of prizes suspended from and supported by a rotating base, thereby increasing the selectivity of prizes. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine which can be secured.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a bar-shaped tip support having a prize suspension supporting a rotating base rotatably disposed on a game machine main body at a tip thereof. While using the prize support means having a portion and slidably movable in the center direction of the rotating base, the suspension support of the prize is released by forcibly moving the slide support member toward the center of the rotating base. In order to prevent the prize from being retracted, the bar-shaped tip support portion is retracted to the position of the stopper provided on the prize support means, and the slide support members are set at fixed positions for releasing the hanging support of the prize. And using the common suspension support release means, and the suspension support release means for each slide support member of the prize support member provided on the outer periphery of the rotating base. The prize, which is selectively forcibly attractable and rotates with the rotation of the rotating base, is dropped at a fixed position of the hanging support releasing means by the operation of the hanging support releasing means by operating the operation button (stop button). The invention according to claim 1, wherein a large number of prizes suspended and supported on the outer periphery of a rotating base rotatably disposed on the game machine main body are dropped at a predetermined position to a prize take-out port. A prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine, wherein a plurality of radiating members are radiated on the outer periphery of the rotating base and are slidably moved toward the center of the rotating base. A slide support member having respective tip support portions that allow the prize to be hung and supported freely, and the same position as the tip end of the tip support portion by sliding movement of the slide support member. Prize support means provided with a stopper for preventing prize draw-in of each slide support member provided so as to be located inside the rotating base, and a slide support member at the fixed position at a fixed position of the game machine main body, the center of the rotating base. The game machine can be forcibly pulled toward the direction, so that the leading end support portion can be retracted to the stopper position, and the suspension of the prize by the leading end support portion can be released and released. 3. A prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine, comprising: a suspension support releasing means which is operated by an operation button of a main body. The invention according to claim 2, wherein the sliding support member is forcibly pulled. Is carried out by the electromagnetic attracting means, and the prize is released from the suspension support so as to improve the reliability and durability of the suspension support release of the prize. 2. The prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein said removing means is provided with an electromagnetic attracting means capable of electromagnetically forcibly attracting said slide support member. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the electromagnetic attracting means is drawn in the center direction of the rotating base by using a solenoid and the solenoid so that the electromagnetic attracting means has a preferable form. 3. A prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine according to claim 2, further comprising a pulling member engaged with the slide supporting member and capable of forcibly pulling the slide supporting member. In the invention described in Item 4, the forcible drawing of the slide supporting means by the electromagnetic drawing means can be performed with as simple a structure as possible and with certainty and durability. , This is performed by forcibly pulling the slide support member by the electromagnetic pulling means, a hooking piece installed at the rear end of the slide support member, and installed at the tip of the pull member so that the slide support member can pass freely. 4. A prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine according to claim 3, wherein said prize selection and dropping device of a game machine is carried out by hooking and pulling of said hook of said slide support member with a pulling piece which can be hooked on said hook by sliding said solenoid. According to the invention described in 5, the prize drop position is set at the front or near the front of the game machine, so that the prize can be easily and reliably selected by the gamer. 5. A prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the means is provided at a position in front of or near the front of the game machine body. The invention described in Item 6 maximizes the selectivity of a prize by enabling a gamer to select and take out any prize from a prize having a multiplier obtained by multiplying the number of rotating bases and the number of prizes of each rotating base. In order to show a preferred form as a game machine, the above-mentioned rotating base is arranged in a single row or a plurality of rows in the width direction in the main body of the game machine, and a plurality of tiers are vertically arranged and a prize dropping device is provided for each rotating base. It is characterized in that a selection button for a rotating base is additionally provided on the game machine main body, and an arbitrary prize on an arbitrary rotating base can be selected and taken out by the selection button and the operation button of the hanging support release means. A prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine according to the first, second, third, fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention, which is used as a means for solving the above problems as a gist of the present invention.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game machine according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the game machine shown in FIG. The game machine 1 is provided with a prize selecting and dropping device 13 configured to drop a large number of prizes 33 suspended and supported on the outer periphery to a prize take-out port 6 at a predetermined position. 8 are arranged in a single row in the width direction on the game machine main body 2, are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, a prize selection and drop device 13 is arranged for each rotating base 8, and the selection button 4 of the rotating base 8 is provided on the game machine main body 2. The game lamp 3 which is installed and selected by the selection button 4 to select an arbitrary rotating base 8 and flashes right and left of the installation on the game machine main body 2.
The game is performed such that the operation button 5 is operated when the lighting position of the button 4 coincides with the center hit position, and when the button is hit, an optional prize 34 can be selected and taken out from the rotating rotating base 8. For example, it is installed in a large-scale store, an amusement park, a game center, or the like, and is used as an arcade game machine by inserting coins.
Is a key ring having a character doll, a clock, and other main bodies, and is supported by the rotating base 8 by hanging portions such as rings, loop-shaped chains, and strings.

The prize selecting and dropping device 13 in the game machine 1 is provided with a prize supporting means 14 and a hanging support releasing means 27, and the prize supporting means 14 is provided radially on the outer periphery of the rotating base 8. Each of the tip support portions 16 is provided on each of the tip sides thereof so as to be slidably movable toward the center direction of the rotating base 8 and is bar-shaped toward the outer peripheral direction so that the premium 33 can be suspended and supported. A slide support member 15 having a stopper for preventing the prize from being pulled in for each slide support member 15 installed so as to be located at the same position as the tip of the tip support portion 16 or inside the rotating base 8 by sliding movement of the slide support member 15. 2
And the suspension support release means 27
In the fixed position of the game machine body 2, the slide support member 15 at the fixed position can be forcibly pulled toward the center of the rotating base 8 so that the tip support portion 16 can be retracted to the stopper 21 position. The game machine main body 2 is commonly used for each slide support member 15 which allows the suspension support of the premium 33 by the tip support portion 16 to be freely retracted.
It is operated by the operation button 5 of FIG.

That is, in this embodiment, the rotating base 8 is formed into a circular shape, for example, a wide ring, and the rotating base 8 is provided with a motor for rotating the rotating base, for example, a geared motor 11 and a unit with a motor. This is installed in a large number of stages, for example, four stages, in the vertical direction of the game machine main body 2, and for example, by inserting coins into the coin insertion holes 3,
To rotate the four-stage rotating base 8 at a constant speed, for example, clockwise, so that the game player can identify the prize 33 of each rotating base 8. The rotation of the selected rotating base 8 is continued by operating one of the selection buttons 4 arranged side by side on the front side of the game machine main body 2 by displaying the base 8 and, for example, pushing the selected rotating base 8, 8 is stopped.

A total of 36 prize support means 14 installed on the outer periphery of the rotating base 8 are arranged at regular intervals so as to form a radial shape from the center of the rotating base 8, for example, at an angle of 10 degrees in the present embodiment. A total of 1 is a multiplier obtained by multiplying the number of the above-described four-stage rotating bases 8 and the number of premiums 33 of each rotating base 8 as 1.
There are provided 44 prize support means 14, which hang and support the same number of 144 prizes 33, thereby maximally securing the prize selectability of the gamer.

The prize support means 14 is also configured as a prize support unit in the present embodiment, and is fixed to the outer periphery of the rotating base 8 so as to be installed on the rotating base 8. At this time, the prize support means 14 serving as the prize support unit is configured to suspend the prize 33 by the bar-shaped tip support portion 16 of the slide support member 15 in addition to the slide support member 15 and the stopper 21 for preventing the prize from being retracted. The slide support member 15 is provided with a stopper 23 for preventing the tip support portion 16 from falling off at the time of support, and a slide guide 24 for guiding the slide movement of the slide support member 15. To prevent the prize 33 from dropping off due to the swing of the slide support member 15 or the like, and An urging member for allowing a constant position return after forced pull pulling of the slide support member 15 by the release mechanism 27, for example, as having a coil spring 26.

That is, the prize supporting means 14 of the present embodiment has the tip supporting portion 16 and the slit-shaped through hole 9 of the rotating base 8.
A plate-shaped slide support member 15 to be inserted through the
The rotating base 8 is vertically sandwiched, and a screw, an adhesive (not shown)
The lower surface member 20 having the stopper 21 and the stopper 23 disposed on the lower surface of the rotating base 8 so as to be fixed by fixing means such as welding, and the slide guide 24 and the coil spring of the biasing means disposed on the upper surface of the rotating base 8. The unit includes a pair of base holding members 18 formed by an upper surface member 19 having an upper surface member 26.

At this time, the slide supporting member 15 is formed by using a metal plate, for example, a thick plate thereof, to protrude and form the distal end supporting portion 16 having a horizontal lower portion on the distal end side of the base and a slightly downward end. By forming a hooking piece 17 protruding above the end side, the above-mentioned plate-shaped one is formed, and the slide support member 15 is inserted into a slit-shaped through hole 22 which is provided through the rotating base 8 toward the center position. Inserted so that the middle part of the base is located, and formed on the upper surface member 19 by, for example, a slide guide 24 directed in the center direction by a horizontal guide groove or guide hole, protruding from the base to the side surface thereof. For example, by slidingly engaging the slide portion 25 with, for example, a horizontal ridge or a plurality of horizontally arranged projections, the slide portion 25 can be slidably moved horizontally toward the center thereof. Are you.

At this time, the stopper 21 has a wall portion having a through hole 22 through which the distal end support portion 16 of the slide support member 15 can be inserted through the lower surface member 20 near the distal end side of the lower surface member 20. In particular, depending on the sliding movement width of the slide support member 15, the tip support portion 16 is immersed or substantially immersed in the through hole 22 of the stopper 21 according to the slide movement width of the slide support member 15. Prize 3 with tip support 16
3 and makes it possible to drop the prize 33 without fail.
Similarly, the distal end of the lower surface member 20 contacts the distal end of the distal end support portion 16 of the slide support member 15, and in this example, the premium 33 is provided in front of the distal end support portion 16 together with the distal end of the lower surface member 20. It is based on a spring member installed to form a closed space for hanging support,
This allows the opposing spring member to resiliently penetrate the prize, in this example the ring, chain, string or other hanging portion of the key ring, thereby reliably eliminating the possibility of the prize 33 dropping off due to its elasticity. Thus, the stability of the prize 33 suspended and supported by the distal end support 16 is highly ensured.

Further, at this time, the coil spring 26 of the urging means has one end fixed to a protruding piece projecting from the top end of the upper surface member 19 and the other end fixed to the slide support member 15. Is always drawn and urged toward the outer peripheral side of the rotating base 8.

In this embodiment, the suspension support releasing means 27 is installed at a position in front of the game machine main body 2 and is used to electromagnetically pull the slide support member 15 electromagnetically. The electromagnetic attracting means of the present embodiment is engaged with the slide support member 15 by being pulled toward the center of the rotating base 8 by the solenoid 28 and the solenoid 28, thereby engaging the slide support member 15 And a pulling member 30 capable of forcibly pulling.

That is, the suspension support release means 27 is constituted as a support release unit in the present embodiment, and is disposed slightly above the central through-hole of the rotary base 8 having a circular ring shape. The pulling member 30 is placed in a fixed position by being placed on and fixed to the fixing plate 12, and the pulling member 30 is set to the front position, and is slidable toward the center of the rotating base 8. Attraction is performed.

At this time, the forcible pulling of the slide support member 15 by the electromagnetic pulling means in this embodiment is performed by using the hooking piece 1 installed at the rear end of the slide support member 15.
7 and the solenoid 2 are installed at the tip of the pulling member 30 so that they can pass through the slide support member 15 and
8 by pulling in the pulling piece 31 which can be hooked on the hooking piece 17 of the slide support member 15 by pulling in the slide supporting member 15.

That is, the pulling member 30 slides rearward, that is, toward the center of the rotating base by the energization of the solenoid 28 within the magnetic field of the solenoid 28 forming the electromagnetic pulling means. In the present embodiment, the urging means is fixedly installed at the tip of the installed steel bar 29, moves with the sliding movement of the steel bar 29, moves the pulling piece 31, and thereby causes the upward hooking piece 17 to move. And a metal plate, for example, a thick plate thereof, is used to bend the tip of the base downward to form a downward pulling piece 31. It has a hook shape in the shape of a side L-shaped plate, and is fixed integrally by fitting the rear end of the base to the tip of the steel bar 29.

In the figure, reference numeral 7 denotes a bracket for fixing one end to the game machine main body 2 and supporting the rotating base 8 (or its unit) and the fixing plate 12 provided with the suspension support releasing means 27, and 11 covers the upper surface of the rotating base 8. A base cover 32 for decorating the rotating base 8 in a disk shape, and 32 denotes a guide for the pulling member 30.

In the game machine 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the game player stands in front of the game machine 1 and inserts coins into the coin insertion holes 3 and rotates the respective rotating bases 8 to play the game. With the machine 1 in a start state, the selection button 4 is operated to select a rotating base 8 on which a desired prize 33 is suspended and supported, and a game for centering the game lamp 34 is performed. When the desired prize 33 arrives at the front due to the rotation of the selected rotating base 8, the operation button 5 is operated to activate the prize selecting and dropping device 13, and the prize 33 is kept in the rotating state of the rotating base 8. From the suspended and supported slide support member 15,
By releasing the support, the prize 33 is dropped by its own weight, and the prize 33 is taken out from the prize take-out port 6 of the game machine main body 2. Therefore, in the game machine 1 of this embodiment, the game player An arbitrary prize can be selected and taken out from a prize of a multiplier of the number of the rotating bases 8 and the number of the prize support means 14 of each rotating base 8.

Although the illustrated example is as described above, the game machine is provided with a single rotating base on the game machine main body 2, and the prize according to the number of prize support means is provided from the single rotating base. Selection, and a single or multiple stages of rotating bases are vertically arranged in a plurality of rows in the game machine main body so that the rotating bases can be selected together. The tip support portion of the support member, instead of the horizontal one, downward slope, upward slope, upward curve, to make an appropriate side shape such as waving, at this time the spring member, if necessary, For example, an appropriate stopper such as a pin-shaped member urged in the closing direction by the urging means may be used at the same time so that the tip support portion can be freely opened and closed. Gathering means Alternatively, the configuring comprises a mechanical attracting means is freely mechanically forcing attracting the slide support member, which when the above electromagnetic attracting means,
A pulling member that engages with the slide support member by the same repulsive force of the electromagnet and makes the slide member freely pullable is provided. Including these cases, forcible pulling of the slide support member When using the hooking of the slide support member and the pulling piece of the pulling member, instead of the engagement of the upward hooking piece and the downward pulling piece, a downward hooking piece and an upward pulling piece are used. This is performed by engaging the pulling piece, the suspension support release means is installed at a position near the front of the game machine main body or at an appropriate position such as a side surface of the game machine main body, and the rotation of the rotating base is Instead of the above-mentioned constant speed, intermittent rotation by a stepping motor, and when a plurality of rotating bases are used, the rotation speed is changed by the rotating bases. The main body of the game machine, including setting the prize to something other than the key holder by suspending and supporting the tip support portion, and appropriately setting the relationship between the game of the game machine and the prize selecting and dropping device. The specific materials, shapes, structures, numbers, relationships, and additions to the rotating base, prizes, prize support means, suspension support release means, and the like are appropriately changed unless they violate the gist of the invention. , In various forms.

[0023]

Since the present invention has been configured as described above,
The present invention according to claim 1 provides a prize selection and take-out game machine in which a large number of prizes suspended from and supported by a rotating base can be selected and taken out, so that selectivity of the prize can be secured as much as possible. The invention according to claim 2 can
The forcible pulling of the slide support member is performed by an electromagnetic pulling means, so that it is possible to improve the reliability and durability of releasing the suspension support of the prize. The pulling means may be of a preferred form, and the invention according to claim 4 provides a structure in which the electromagnetic pulling means forcibly pulls the slide support means as simple as possible to ensure reliability. The invention according to claim 5 can easily and reliably select a prize of the gamer by setting the fall position of the prize at the front or near the front of the game machine. The invention according to claim 6 is such that the game player can select and take out any prize from a prize of a multiplier obtained by multiplying the number of rotating bases and the number of prizes of each rotating base. Selection of prizes by Possibility to maximize can preferably form as a game machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game machine.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a rotating base.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a prize is suspended and supported on a rotating base.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state where the slide support member is forcibly pulled.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the rotating base, showing premium support means and suspension support release means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Game machine main body 8 Rotating base 13 Premium dropping / falling device 14 Premium support means 15 Slide support member 17 Hook piece 21 Stopper 27 Suspension support release means 28 Solenoid 30 Pull member 31 Pull piece

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A prize dropping device for a game machine, wherein a large number of prizes suspended from and supported on an outer periphery of a rotating base rotatably disposed on a game machine main body are dropped at a predetermined position to a prize take-out port. Each tip support portion which is radially arranged on the outer periphery of the base and is slidably movable toward the center direction of the rotating base, and which is mounted on each end side thereof and is bar-shaped toward the outer periphery so that prizes can be suspended and supported. And a stopper for preventing the prize from being pulled in for each slide support member installed so as to be located at the same position as the tip of the tip support portion or inside the rotating base by sliding movement of the slide support member. Prize support means, and at a fixed position of the game machine main body, the slide support member at the fixed position can be forcibly pulled toward the center of the rotating base. With this configuration, the tip support portion can be retracted to the stopper position, and the suspension support of the prize by the tip support portion can be released and released. And a prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine. 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein said suspension support release means is provided with an electromagnetic attracting means for electromagnetically forcibly attracting said slide support member. Machine prize selection drop device. 3. The electromagnetic attracting means includes a solenoid and a attracting member which is engaged with the slide supporting member by being retracted toward the center of the rotating base by the solenoid to make the slide supporting member freely attractable. 3. The prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine according to claim 2, wherein the prize selecting and dropping device is provided. 4. A forcible pulling of the slide support member by the electromagnetic pulling means is provided at a hook piece provided at a rear end of the slide support member and at a tip of the pulling member so that the slide support member can pass through the slide support member. 4. A prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine according to claim 3, wherein said prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine is carried out by hooking and pulling of said hook of said slide support member by means of said solenoid. 5. The prize selecting and dropping device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the hanging support release means is installed at a front surface or a position near the front surface of the game machine main body. . 6. The rotating base is arranged in a single row or a plurality of rows in the width direction in the main body of the game machine, and is arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: additionally providing a selection button, wherein the selection button and an operation button of the suspension support releasing means allow any prize on an arbitrary rotating base to be selectively taken out. Or the prize selecting and dropping device of the game machine according to 5.