JP2002273024A - Payout device and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a payout device which can freely set a medal stacking position and the number of stacked medals to be paid out, and which has an interesting appearance of the stacked medals. A payout device (40) for paying out medals (42) to a game field (18). Game field 1
A stacking mechanism 46 for stacking a plurality of medals 42 below the payout port 44;
A payout mechanism 48 for paying out the plurality of stacked medals 42 from the payout port 44 onto the game field 18 in a stacked state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a payout device and a game device, and more particularly, to a payout device and a game device for paying out a payout target to a field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general,
A medal pusher game device is known as a game device.

In this medal pusher game machine, a player inserts medals into a play field on which medals are ridden, and pushes the medals on the play field with a pusher plate to drop the medals, thereby acquiring medals.

However, in such a medal pusher game device, the operation is monotonous, and only a few medals can be obtained at a time, and the game is not interesting.

Therefore, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-29643, a medal stacking means for stacking medals near the game field is provided, and when a prize is won based on a lottery result, the accumulated medals are discarded by the medal collapse means. It has been proposed that a large number of medals can be obtained by collapsing toward.

However, in this medal pusher game machine, there is a limit on the stacking position so that the medal stacking means does not get in the way, and the number of coins to be paid out is also limited. The appearance of a given medal is also a lack of interest because it is also a fixed position.

An object of the present invention is to provide a payout device and a game device in which the medal stacking position and the number of stacked medals to be paid out can be freely set, and the manner in which the stacked medals appear is interesting. Is to do.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a dispensing apparatus for dispensing an object to be paid out to a field, comprising: a payout port provided in the field for dispensing the object to be paid out. A stacking means for stacking a plurality of the payout objects below the payout port, and a payout means for paying out the stacked plurality of payout objects from the payout port in a stacked state on the field. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, the payout port is provided in the field, the objects to be paid out are stacked by the stacking means below the payout port, and the payout means pays out the goods in the stacked state on the field. In addition, the payout position can be set at an arbitrary position in the field, and the appearance of the stacked payout objects also appears from below the field. Can be set to

In the present invention, it is possible to provide a stopper for maintaining the piled-up dispensed objects to be dispensed to the dispensing port in the dispensed state.

[0011] With such a configuration, after the payout objects in the stacked state are paid out by the stopper, the payout state can be surely maintained without being lowered below the field.

In this case, the object to be paid out to the payout port can be pushed out of the payout port by another payout object on the field or by an extruding member. At least one object to be dispensed is left in the mouth while being supported by the stopper, and can be used as a lid for the dispensing opening.

[0013] With this configuration, by using the object to be paid out as a lid, there is no need to provide a lid at the payout port, and the payout device can be simplified.

[0014] In this case, the object to be paid out from the payout port can be pushed out by another object to be paid out on the field, and the other object to be discharged is located upstream of the payout port in the pushing direction of the object to be paid out. Of the object to be paid out can be provided.

[0015] With this configuration, since another payout object rides on the riding portion of the payout port and pushes the stacked payout objects, it is possible to easily move the payout object.

Further, in this case, the riding portion can be higher on the upstream side in the pushing direction and gradually lower on the downstream side.

With such a configuration, it is possible to smoothly move other payout objects, and to more reliably move the payout objects in a stacked state.

A game device according to the present invention is a game device using any one of the payout devices described above, wherein a plurality of payout objects stacked from the payout port when a certain condition is satisfied in a game. To be paid out.

According to the present invention, a plurality of payout objects stacked up when certain conditions are satisfied in the game can be paid out to the field, and a large amount of payout objects can be paid out at one time. The stacking position and the number of payouts can be freely set, and the appearance of stacked medals also rises from below the field, so that a game device with a high visual effect can be provided.

In the present invention, the number of the payout objects to be paid out from the payout port can be changed in accordance with the satisfying conditions in the game.

With this configuration, payouts can be made according to various game conditions by changing not only the number of the payout objects stacked but also the number of the payout objects.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 11 are views showing a game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

This game device 10 is for playing a medal pusher game. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game board surface 14 is provided on the upper front of a housing 12, and a pusher is provided at a lower end position of the game board surface 14. A game field 18 having a plate 16 is provided.

An operation section 20 is provided in front of the housing 12, and a medal slot 22 is provided in the operation section 20.

The medals 24 as payout objects inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 are guided to a medal firing device 28 in the housing 12 through a shooting rail 26, and are fired there and fired through a firing rail 30. Of the game board 14.

The game board 14 has a lottery display section 32,
The chucker section 34 and the medals 24 to the chucker section 34
Nails 36 that obstruct the course of the player and the released medal 2
4 and a horizontally movable sorting device 38 for sorting.

Then, the medals 24 discharged to the upper part of the board surface 14 are sorted by the sorting device 38, and the nail 3
When it moves downward while being disturbed by 6, and passes through the chucker section 34, a lottery is performed by the lottery display section 32, and a lottery result such as a hit or a big hit is displayed.

According to the result of the lottery, the game field 1
A payout medal 42, which is a payout target, is paid out from the payout device 40 below the payout device 8.

The medals 24 released to the game board 14 are transferred from the lower portion of the game board 14 to the game field 1.
8 and the medal 24 on the game field 18
Is pushed by the pusher plate 16 and discharged to a medal take-out opening (not shown).

Next, the payout device 40 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, three payout devices 40 are provided below the game field 18 so as to pay out three medals 42 stacked vertically from three positions of the game field 18. (See FIG. 1).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, each payout device 40 has a payout port 44 provided in the game field 18 and a stacking mechanism as stacking means for stacking payout medals 42 below the game field 18. 46 and a payout mechanism 48 as payout means for paying out the stacked payout medals 42.

The payout port 44 has an opening 50 formed in the game field board surface, and a stacking mechanism 46 is formed in the opening 50.
Is formed with a part of it facing.

The stacking mechanism 46 includes a medal supply device 52
, A shooter 54 and a cylinder 56.

The medal supply device 52 is capable of supplying payout medals 42 to the shooter 54 one by one.

Further, the medal supply device 52 can change the number of medals 42 to be paid out for stacking according to the conditions satisfied in the game, for example, in the lottery display section 32, in accordance with the lottery result such as a hit or a big hit. I can do it.

The shooter 54 is provided between the medal supply device 52 and the cylinder 56 so as to be inclined downward from the medal supply device 52 toward the cylinder 56, and the payout medals 42 supplied from the medal supply device 52 are provided. Is conveyed while sliding toward the cylinder 56.

The cylinder 56 is disposed vertically below the game field 18, and the payout medals 42 supplied from the medal supply device 52 via the shooter 54.
Are stacked vertically and stored inside.

The upper end of the cylinder 56 is an opening.
In this case, the opening at the upper end is used as a payout port 44.

Further, in the cylinder 56, the medal 42
Receiving member 58 is disposed.

The receiving member 58 is provided so as to be able to move up and down in the cylinder 56.

The dispensing mechanism 48 includes a drive motor 60,
A drive pulley 62 attached to the output shaft of the drive motor 60 and a driven pulley 64 attached to the receiving member 58
And one end is fixed to the housing 12 side, and the driven pulley 6
4, having a wire 66 that is rotatably mounted on the drive pulley 62 at the other end.

Then, a wire 66 is driven by the driving pulley 62.
Of the receiving member 58 through the driven pulley 64
Is raised, the plurality of payout medals 42 stacked on the receiving member 58 are lifted and paid out from the payout opening 44 onto the game field 18, and the wire 66 is rewound by the driving pulley 62, so that the receiving member 58 is moved. By lowering, the payout medals 42 can be stored again.

In the vicinity of the payout port 44 of the cylinder 56, a plurality of stoppers 68, for example, four, are provided for maintaining the paid-out stacked medals 42 in the paid-out state.

These stoppers 68 are formed in a substantially U-shape in plan view, one end of which is rotatably mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 56, and the locking piece 70 at the other end thereof is formed by a slit 71 formed in the cylinder 56 through a slit 71. It is in a state of being urged by a spring (not shown) so that it can protrude inward.

The locking piece 70 has a tapered opening / closing guide 72 formed on the lower side.

Further, the upper end of the locking piece 70 is arranged at a distance corresponding to the thickness of at least one medal 42, in this embodiment, for example, three medals 42 from the upper end of the payout opening 44. Have been.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3 (2), the receiving member 58 is lowered in the cylinder 56, and the payout medals 42 are stacked on the receiving member 58. Reference numeral 68 denotes a state in which the locking piece 70 protrudes into the cylinder 56, as shown in FIG.
2 is supported by the locking piece 70 of the stopper 68 and serves as a lid of the payout port 44 to close the payout port 44.

In this state, when the drive pulley 62 is rotated by the drive motor 60 to wind up the wire 66, the receiving member 58 to which the driven pulley 64 is attached rises, and the stacked medals 42 are pushed up. The medal 42 comes into contact with the guide portion 72 formed on the locking piece 70 of the stopper 68, pushes and expands the stopper 68, and passes through the payout port 44.

When the stacked medals 42 completely pass through the stopper 68, the stopper 68 is rotated by a spring, and the locking piece 70 protrudes into the cylinder 56 so as to come into contact with the lower surface of the lowermost medal 42. It becomes.

The medals 42 stacked in this state are:
The payout is paid out from the payout port 44 onto the game field 18 and is maintained by the stopper 68 in the paid up state.

The number of medals to be paid out is, for example, one at the time of a hit and three at the time of a big hit by satisfying a certain condition in the game.

Next, in this state, when the wire 66 is rewound by the driving pulley 62, the receiving member 58 integrated with the driven pulley 64 is lowered to a state where the medal 42 can be stored in the cylinder 56. By supplying the medals 42 from the medal supply device 52 and the shooter 54, a plurality of medals 42 are stacked in the cylinder 56 again.

The accumulated medals 42 paid out on the game field 18 are
8 and is pushed by the medal 24 to move.

At this time, even if the stacked medals 42 move from the payout port 44, the medals 42 remain as lids at the payout port 44, and the payout port 44 does not open.

In order that the medals 42 paid out in a stacked state from the payout port 44 can be moved from the payout port 44 on the game field 18 without fail, the payout port 44 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, a riding portion 74 of the medal 24 is formed.

The ride-up portion 74 is formed in a half-circumferential portion of the payout opening 44 on the upstream side in the pushing direction of the medals 24.

The riding section 74 is formed so as to be higher on the upstream side in the pushing direction and gradually lower on the downstream side.

Accordingly, in a state where the stacked medals 42 are paid out from the payout port 44 onto the game field and the payout state is maintained by the stopper 68, the medals 24 on the game field 18 are pushed out by the pusher plate 16. Then, the medals 24 located on the upstream side of the payout opening 44 will ride on the riding section 74.

Then, without contacting the third medal 42 from the bottom, which is the lid, as shown in FIG. 11, the medal 42 located on the fourth payout slot 44 from the bottom.
, So that it can be reliably pushed out, and since the riding portion 74 is gradually lowered toward the downstream side,
The medals 42 in a stacked state can be reliably pushed out to a position where the medals 42 come off the payout opening 44.

When the paid-out stacked medals 42 are not in the payout port 44, as shown in FIG. 9, the medals 24 on the game field 18 have a lid closing the payout port. Thus, the medals 42 are moved on the medals 42, so that the medals 24 are not disturbed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified into various forms within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the game apparatus for performing the medal pusher game is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. The present invention can be applied to a game device using an object.

Further, the riding portion provided at the payout opening is not limited to the one integrally formed at the upper end of the cylinder 56 as in the above-described embodiment, and a separately formed riding portion may be attached to the upper end of the cylinder. It is also possible to form a riding portion by bending the vicinity of the opening formed in the game field board.

Further, the distance between the upper end of the locking piece 70 of the stopper and the payout opening is not limited to the distance corresponding to the thickness of three medals as described above, but may be at least the thickness of one medal. Any equivalent distance may be used.

In the above embodiment, the stacking means and the payout means are provided for one payout port, but one stacking means and payout means are provided for a plurality of payout ports. You may do it.

At this time, the stacking means and the payout means are moved with respect to the payout port.

As a result, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a cover of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention has been removed.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

3 shows a payout device in which medals are stacked and stored in a cylinder, (1) is a plan view thereof, and (2) is a side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the payout device in a state in which the stacked medals stored in the cylinder are being paid out, (1) is a plan view thereof, and (2) is a side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a payout device in a state in which medals in a stacked state are paid out from inside a cylinder, wherein (1) is a plan view thereof, and (2) is a side view thereof.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show a payout device in a state in which medals in a stacked state are pushed out by other medals, wherein (1) is a plan view thereof and (2) is a side view thereof.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view of a payout opening.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of a payout opening.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view showing a state in which a payout opening is covered with a medal.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state immediately before a medal is paid out to a payout port and pushed out with another medal.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view showing a state in which the paid-out medals are moved from the state of FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game device 16 Pusher plate 18 Game field 24, 42 Medals 40 Payout device 44 Payout port 46 Stacking mechanism 48 Payout mechanism 52 Medal supply device 54 Shooter 56 Cylinder 58 Receiving member 68 Stopper 70 Locking piece portion 72 Guide portion 74 Ride portion

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A payout device for paying out payout objects to a field, comprising: a payout port provided in the field for paying out the payout objects; A dispensing device, comprising: a dispensing unit that dispenses the stacked plurality of disbursement objects from the dispensing port onto the field in a stacked state. 2. The dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein a stopper is provided at the dispensing port for maintaining the dispensed objects in the dispensed state in the dispensed state. 3. The object to be paid out according to claim 2, wherein the object to be paid out to the payout port can be pushed out from the payout port by another payout object or a pushing member on a field, and the object to be paid out is extruded. A dispensing apparatus, wherein at least one dispensing target is left in the dispensing port while being supported by the stopper, and is used as a lid of the dispensing port. 4. The pay-out object to be paid out from the pay-out port according to claim 3, wherein the pay-out object can be pushed out by another pay-out object on the field, and the pay-out object is located upstream of the pay-out port in the pushing direction of the pay-out object. A dispensing device, wherein the dispensing device is provided with a rider for the other dispensing target. 5. The dispensing device according to claim 4, wherein the climbing portion is higher on the upstream side in the pushing direction and gradually lower on the downstream side. 6. A game device using the payout device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of payout objects stacked from the payout port when a predetermined condition is satisfied in a game. A game device for paying out to the field. 7. The game device according to claim 6, wherein the number of payout objects paid out from the payout port changes according to a condition satisfied in the game.