JP2004073757A - Prize game machine and prize storage case in prize game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a prize storage case and a prize game machine capable of exhibiting prizes for improving the capability of attracting players to play a game by such a visual display as to make the player looking at the prize game machine think that the player can get a large profit if the player plays the game in the prize game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The player can lead the prize storage case in which the prize is stored out of a prize outlet port to the outside to acquire the prize storage case by operating an operating means. A plurality of the prize storage cases can be stuck in the vertical direction on a mounting table to be moved/controlled on the horizontal plane. With this structure, the prize game machine can be the one with a completely new attraction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a prize storage case used in a prize game machine having a playability in which a plurality of prizes are placed on a prize placing table and the prize is dropped to a prize dropout so that a game player can acquire a prize. And a prize game machine that can use the prize storage case.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a prize game machine having a playability in which a prize is dropped from a state in which a plurality of prizes are placed on a prize placing table to a prize dropper and a game player obtains a prize, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-224836 is disclosed. No. is known. This prize game machine is, as described in the solution, a prize machine provided with a play field on which a prize is placed and moved, and a swing arm that rotates above the play field, The swing arm includes a moving body that moves along the swing arm, and a hanging body that is hung from the moving body toward the play field, and drops a prize along the swing arm to a fall opening while being in contact with the prize. It is configured with a pusher that can be used. The prizes are placed on the prize carrier in advance by manual operations such as a clerk of a game arcade, and are distributed and arranged on the play field.
[0003]
In order to put prizes on a prize carrier in this way, it is assumed that each prize used as a prize has a variety of shapes, and recently, anime and famous figure dolls may be adopted. When placed on the play field without a prize carrier, the figure dolls are intertwined with each other and become in a dumpling state, so that the appearance is very poor, and the game player who is a customer before playing the game with the prize game machine The prize carrier is used for the same purpose as a store that sells products aims to improve the display effect because there is a fear that the desire to play the game is killed.
[0004]
As a prize storage case different from the prize carrier, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-48780, a prize box of any shape is stored as a prize box for a crane game machine, and the acquisition rate of each prize is made uniform. For this purpose, it has been proposed to provide an engaging hole on the outer periphery of the prize storage box in which a claw of a crane is hooked. Furthermore, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-6992 is also known for storing other premiums.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Traditionally, this kind of prize game machine has always been the eternal solution theme, at first glance, how it looks like a prize can be taken, or how much rewarding you can get by playing a game However, there is no prize storage case as described above which is improved to solve this problem.
[0006]
That is, the conventional prize storage case merely aims at a display effect and a uniform payout rate when the prize is stored in the prize storage space in the prize game machine. As is apparent from the conventional prize storage cases disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-48780 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-76992, the difficulty of the prize gripping operation in the crane game machine as a kind of the prize game machine is adjusted. Consideration on how to store many kinds of prizes in the prize placement part for prize display with limited space and focus on how to display many prizes with good looks Was not what was done.
[0007]
In addition, the conventional prize game machine has a monotonous game property in which a prize on a play field, on which a prize is placed and moved, is transferred to a fall port by a swing arm or a prize holding means. Given the long history of the game, the emergence of a prize game machine with a new taste is desired.
[0008]
In the present invention, in view of the above-described problems, a game player who has seen a prize game machine produces an advantage by playing the game, and has an ability to attract customers to attract the game player to play the game. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize storage case that can be displayed in an improved manner.
[0009]
A second object is to provide a completely new prize game machine capable of executing a game having a plurality of different game characteristics.
[0010]
Further, as a third object, a large number of prizes can be displayed in the limited prize storage space in the prize game machine, and even if an attempt is made to display a large number of prizes, a prize like a conventional prize game machine is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prize storage case that can be displayed with good appearance without being cumbersomely stacked.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In view of the above problems, the present invention proposes an invention having the following configuration.
According to the first invention, a prize storage case storing the prize by operating the operation means by the game player is placed on a mounting table that can be led out from the prize dropout and acquired and used. Prize storage case,
The prize storage case is composed of an upper case and a lower case, and the upper case and the lower case are fitted to form a prize storage space,
The upper case is provided with an engaged portion that engages with an engaging portion of a lower case of another prize storage case,
The lower case is formed with legs for placing the engaged portion of the upper case and the engaging portion of the other prize storage case on the placing table in a state in which the engaging portion is vertically engaged. The present invention is characterized in that a plurality of prize storage cases are vertically stacked and used in a state where the legs are mounted on the mounting table.
[0012]
According to the present invention, in a state where the prize is stored in the prize storage space formed in the prize storage case, a plurality of the prize storage cases are stacked in the up-down direction and the number of types / the number of the Can be placed on the placement table in the limited space. In addition, an engaging portion or an engaged portion for engaging with another prize storage case is formed above and below the prize storage case so that the prize storage case can be stacked endlessly. The cases can be stacked to form a tower of the prize case, and the prize storage density can be improved. Further, in the case where a prize dropout for guiding the prize or the prize storage case to the outside is arranged near the placing table, the tower including the prize storage case group falls down with respect to the prize dropout. It is possible to provide new playability such that a large amount of prizes can be obtained.
[0013]
The possibility of obtaining a large amount of prizes by the collapse of the tower is such that, as in the invention described later, a table in which the mounting table for mounting the prize storage case horizontally moves is a table of the tower. Even if the fixed table does not move, the falling table is promoted, but even if it is a fixed table in which the placing table does not move, it is executed by collision of another prize or another prize storage case with the tower, or operation of the operating means of the game player. There is a possibility that a large amount of the tower can be led to the outside from the prize dropout located near the tower by the action of some stress on the tower by the operation of the prize obtaining means.
[0014]
According to the second invention, a prize used in a prize game machine that is placed on a placement table that is controlled to move in a horizontal plane and falls from the placement table to a prize dropout to pay out prizes to the outside A storage case,
The prize storage case is composed of an upper case and a lower case, and the upper case and the lower case are fitted to form a prize storage space,
The upper case is provided with an engaged portion that engages with an engaging portion of a lower case of another prize storage case,
The lower case has legs for placing on the placing table in a state where the engaged portion of the upper case and the engaging portion of the other premium storage case are vertically engaged. The present invention is characterized in that a plurality of prize storage cases are vertically stacked and used in a state where the legs are mounted on the mounting table described above. "
[0015]
According to the present invention, a prize is stored in the prize storage case, and a plurality of prize storage cases storing the prize are vertically stacked and placed on the prize placement table, and the game player moves to the prize dropout. Since the game is executed for the purpose of dropping the prize, an effective presentation in which the stacked prize storage case group can give the game player a sense of expectation having a possibility of dropping to the prize dropout at once. Becomes possible.
[0016]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, "an engaging force between the engaging portion of the prize storage case and an engaged portion of another prize storage case is a From the state of being vertically stacked by engaging with the joint portion, a plurality of prizes are placed by horizontal movement of the placing table or collision with another prize placed on the placing table or another prize storage case. The prize storage case is characterized by having a play such that a tower formed by stacking the prize storage cases falls down. "
[0017]
According to the present invention, a prize is stored in the prize storage case, and a plurality of prize storage cases storing the prize are vertically stacked, whereby a plurality of prizes can be stored in the prize game machine, and the stacked prize can be stored. The storage case group has such a play that there is a possibility of falling to the prize dropping hole due to horizontal movement of the placing table or collision with another prize placed on the placing table or another prize storage case. With this configuration, it is possible to provide an effective effect that gives the player the expectation that the accumulated prizes may fall at once to the prize exit and obtain a large amount of prizes. It becomes.
[0018]
The prize storage case has a height that can be stored in a prize storage space of a prize game machine by engaging an engaging portion of another prize storage case with the engaged portion. The table can be stacked up to a height that does not fall down by horizontal movement of the table, and because it has a configuration with the play, the higher the stacking height, the higher the stacking height on the placing table, the more prize storage As a result, the case swings toward the prize drop.As a game player, if you play a little more games, a so-called prize tower consisting of multiple prize storage cases will be placed at the prize drop. It is possible to execute the production of the possibility that a large amount of prizes can be expected by falling down.
[0019]
In this case, it is preferable that the position of the prize dropout is located on the side opposite to the moving direction of the prize placing table. According to this arrangement, there is a high possibility that the tower of the prize storage case will fall in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the prize placement table (moving table) on which the tower is placed. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the possibility that many of the prize storage cases that have fallen when falling down fall into the prize dropout.
[0020]
Further, in the fourth invention, in addition to the configuration of the first and second inventions, "the engaged portion of the upper case is formed as a cylindrical concave portion in a ceiling portion of the upper case, The case is characterized in that the engaging portion as a cylindrical projection is formed inside the cylindrical leg portion. " According to the present invention, the cylindrical projection and the concave portion are engaged with each other, and the stacking can be easily performed without worrying about the engaging direction. In other words, when the engaging portion and the engaged portion are rectangular protrusions and concave portions, it is necessary to care about the direction of the engagement. There is a merit that it will not be. Such a merit is that in the field of prize game machines in which this kind of prize storage case is used, a large amount of prizes can be replenished in the prize storage space of the prize game machine in a limited time, This is useful because it is necessary to make the actual operation time of the as long as possible. In addition, by forming the prize storage case itself to have a substantially cylindrical shape in the outer shape, when a plurality of prize storage cases are stacked, it is possible to form a tower that is tied up without worrying about the stacking direction.
[0021]
According to the fifth invention, "a casing forming a prize storage space,
A turntable provided in the prize storage space in the housing and rotationally driving the prize storage space in a predetermined direction on a horizontal plane with the prize or the prize storage case mounted thereon,
A plurality of operating means provided in the outer peripheral direction of the turntable and outside the housing;
A slide table including a fixed table and a movable table that reciprocate in the front-rear direction provided between each of the operation means and the turntable;
A prize transfer unit capable of scooping up the prize or the prize storage case on the turntable by the operation unit and performing a transfer operation to any table of the slide table,
A prize dropout for leading the prize or the prize storage case dropped from the slide table from the prize storage space to the outside of the housing forming the prize storage space,
The prize dropout is in the reciprocating direction of the moving table of the slide table, and is arranged between the slide table and the operation means. "
[0022]
According to the present invention, for example, a conventional crane game machine, which is famous as a prize game machine, is not a monotonous game in which a game player directly operates a prize transfer means to transfer the prize to a prize dropout. By providing a plurality of stages of playability such as dropping a prize from the turntable to the slide table in consideration of the positional relationship of the prize, it is possible to provide a new playability that is hard to get tired of. In other words, even if there is a prize that the game player wants on the turntable, it cannot be aimed directly, and if a prize on the slide table is desired, the best prize or amount of prize to drop the desired prize from the turntable Is required to be secured by the prize transfer means. In addition, the prize on the turntable is transferred in the rotating direction, and the prize on the slide table is transferred in the front-rear direction. A stage in which the game player can directly transfer the prize or the prize storage case storing the prize by operating the prize transfer means, and a step of indirectly transferring the prize, may be provided in the stage of producing one prize acquisition game. Therefore, it is possible to add a complicated and novel playability as compared with the conventional crane game machine.
[0023]
In the sixth invention, a prize collecting groove is arranged on the reciprocating right and left sides of the moving table of the slide table, and a prize is provided from the prize collecting groove to a prize discharge port provided at a substantially central portion of the turntable. Prize collecting means for lifting the prize, and forming a circulation system from the turntable to the slide table, from the slide table to the prize collecting groove, from the prize collecting groove to the turntable via the prize discharge port ".
According to this invention, in addition to the effects of the above invention, the prize can be circulated, so that maintenance can be made easy, and the prize can be placed on the turntable from the outlet provided in the substantially central portion. Since it is possible to perform a dynamic production that is discharged, it can be visually interesting. If it is created, it will be obvious that the prize can be erupted from the crater.
[0024]
In the seventh invention, "the operation means is configured to be capable of inputting on condition that a coin is inserted into a coin selector, and in accordance with a lottery result selected in accordance with the insertion of a coin into the coin selector, The prize or the prize discharging means containing the prize storage case is configured to discharge the prize to the prize dropout or the turntable or the slide table. "
According to the present invention, it is possible to perform an effect that a prize suddenly appears on the prize dropout or the turntable or the slide table by a lottery triggered by insertion of a coin, so that the prize can be acquired by the game player on the slide table. Even if there is no big prize, the game player can be encouraged to continue the game while expecting a large amount of prizes released by lottery. Moreover, if the prize is released to the turntable or the slide table other than the prize dropout, a prize on the turntable or the slide table can be further acquired to produce an environment change, which is surprisingly interesting. It becomes possible to be a prize game machine.
[0025]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of a prize game machine suitable for using the prize storage case of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1 with a part thereof omitted, and FIG. 3 is a hard block diagram. is there.
[0026]
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a prize game machine, and a casing 2 of the prize game machine 1 has a circular shape in plan view, is divided into nine in the circumferential direction of the circular shape, and one of the divided areas is divided into nine parts. One is a maintenance area 2A, and the other area is a play area 2B. In each of the play areas 2B, an operation panel is arranged as operation means 3 for a game player to execute a game input.
[0027]
In the housing 2, a prize storage space 4 is formed via a transparent shielding portion 5 which is visible from the outside. The shielding section 5 of the maintenance area 2A is configured to be openable and closable by an opening / closing mechanism (not shown). The opening / closing mechanism allows a store clerk of the game center to appropriately open and close the turntable 6 or the internal prize placement table. Maintenance for replacing or replenishing prizes placed on the slide table 7 can be replenished without interrupting the game of the game player playing the game in the play area 2B.
[0028]
By the driving means 8 of the turntable 6 and the slide table 7, the turntable 6 is moved in the circumferential direction of the housing 2, and one of the two tables is moved by the method of the housing 2. It is driven to reciprocate L in the linear direction.
[0029]
The prize A placed on the turntable 6 or the prize storage case 40 containing the prize is scooped by the prize transfer means 10 by the operation of the game player of the operation means 3, and the upper slide table of the slide table 7. 7B, the other prize A or the prize storage case 40 already placed on the upper slide table 7A is pushed out of the slide table 7A, and a part thereof is transferred to the lower slide table 7A. May be done. Then, the prize A or the prize storage case 40 transferred to the lower slide table 7B is moved to the end 7A1 of the upper slide table 7A by the reciprocation L of the upper slide table 7A, and the prize A and the prize on the lower slide table 7B. The prize storage case 40 in which the prize A or the prize is dropped falls on the prize drop opening 9 provided on the front side in the front-rear sliding direction of the slide table 7 in particular, and falls into the prize drop opening 9. The case 40 is configured to be led out to the prize take-out port 9A and discharged.
Although not shown, the prize A or the prize storage case 40 on the upper slide table 7A comes into contact with the end of the turntable 6 due to the reciprocating slide motion orthogonal to the rotation direction of the turntable 6 of the upper slide table 7A, It may be transferred from the upper slide table 7A to the lower slide table 7B. In other words, the transfer of the prize A or the prize storage case 40 from the slide table 6 to the prize dropout 9A is performed by the arm of the game player, while the transfer from the turntable 6 to the slide table 7 is affected by the game operation arm of the game player. Not only that, but also the luck and the situation determination when starting the game and the determination result of the place where the prize A or the prize storage case 40 is scooped and dropped on the slide table influence.
[0030]
The hardware configuration will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 20 denotes control means. The control means 20 includes a power source 21 such as an outlet or a transformer, a coin selector 22 provided near the operation means 3 for each play area 2B, and a coin selector 22. A lottery means 23 that is activated on condition that a predetermined amount of coins have been inserted into the jackpot, a display means or an audio output means that is activated when the lottery result of the lottery means 23 is a jackpot win, or a jackpot. Jackpot effect means 24 such as a prize release mechanism, storage means 26 for storing an effect program of the jackpot effect means 24, random numbers of the lottery means and various control programs, and prize payout when the prize falls into the prize dropout 9 The payout detection sensor 25 for detecting the payout to the opening 9A is in contact with the operation means 3, the transfer means 10, and the drive means 8. It is. Reference numeral 36 denotes a prize collecting means. The prize collecting means 36 lifts a prize from a collecting groove, which will be described later, to a prize discharge port 35 provided at a hill height provided substantially at the center of the turntable 6 and a lifting mechanism. The control unit 20 is controlled based on a prize collection program stored in the storage unit 26.
[0031]
Next, the flow of the game of the prize game machine of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0032]
When the power source 21 is connected to a fixed power source such as a game center and the switch is turned on (step S1), the coin selector 22 detects that a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted (step S2). Is executed by the lottery means 23 while referring to the random number in the storage means 26, or if the result of the jackpot lottery is out, the control means 20 connected to the The operation input of the operation means 3 is validated (step S3). The lottery process of this jackpot lottery is displayed on a 7-segment display, which is one of jackpot effecting means 24 provided near the operating means 3 (not shown).
[0033]
Next, if the jackpot lottery result is a winning, the jackpot winning process is executed. That is, the jackpot effect is executed by the jackpot effect means 24 (step S5). The jackpot effect means that the openable and closable sphere 30 as the jackpot prize discharging mechanism storing the prize shown in FIG. 1 moves on the circumference of the prize storage space 4 in plan view under the control of the control means 20. Then, the player stops on the winning play area 2B and drops the prize in the sphere 30 to the prize dropout 9 in the pre-area 2B under the control of the control means 20. Such an effect can be achieved by a more visually dynamic effect by performing an effect such as winning when the ball 30 moves in the play area of the game player at the same time as the start of the lottery in step S3. It is possible to increase expectations for winning.
[0034]
When the jackpot lottery is lost or the jackpot lottery ends, the shovel game starts next (step S6). In the shovel game, a prize placed on the turntable 6 is operated by the operation means 3 by the game player, scooped up by the transfer means 10, moved on the slide table 7, and previously moved by the moved prize A. This is a game in which the prize A is dropped into the prize dropout 9 and the prize A is obtained from the prize payout opening 9A by a collision with the prize A on the slide table and the horizontal movement of the slide table 7. The prize A or the prize storage case 40 moved from the turntable 6 to the upper slide table 7A of the slide table 7 is replaced with the prize A or the prize storage case 40 previously placed on the upper slide table 7A. It will be pushed out of 7A. Then, when a part of the prize A or the prize storage case 40 that has been pushed down falls on the lower slide table 7B, the dropped prize A or the prize storage case 40 is moved to another lower prize A or the prize storage case 40 by the lower slide table 7B. While being pushed outward, the end 7A1 of the upper slide table 7A performs the horizontal reciprocating sliding movement L to drop the prize to the prize drop opening 9.
[0035]
In this embodiment, the lower slide table 7B is fixed so as not to move with respect to the housing 1, and performs a reciprocating slide motion such that the upper slide table 7A enters between the turntable 6 and the lower slide table 7B. It is configured to That is, the lower slide table 7B is a fixed table, and the upper slide table 7A is a movable table. In addition, by removing the upper slide table 7A using the lower slide table 7B as a moving table, the turntable 6 can be configured to play the role of the fixed table. Further, both the upper and lower slide tables 7A and 7B may be configured to reciprocate with each other.
[0036]
The prize A or the prize storage case 40 that has fallen on the slide table 7 from a direction other than the reciprocating direction is collected by a not-shown collecting groove (a groove for parent dropout), and the prize A or the prize collected by the collecting groove. The storage case 40 is transferred to the hill-shaped prize discharge port 35 arranged at the center of the turntable 6 by the elevating means of the prize collection means 36. The prize discharge port 35 is configured to be automatically re-mounted on the turntable 6 by using a hill-shaped slope 35A provided between the prize discharge port and the turntable 6. I have.
[0037]
As described above, since a prize circulation system which has not existed in the related art can be achieved by providing the prize collecting means 36, there is an advantage that maintenance is facilitated. In addition, from the prize discharge port 35 provided at the center of the turntable 6 in a hill shape, the sloping surface 35A is rendered such that the prize A or the prize storage case 40 naturally falls on the turntable 6 by gravity. Therefore, an effect like a volcanic eruption can be shown to the game player through the shielding portion 5 made of a transparent material, so that the effect of the effect is dynamic and highly attractive.
[0038]
When the prize A or the prize storage case 40 is paid out to the prize payout port 9A, the payout sensor 25 detects that the prize has been paid out, and by the control of the control means 20, a notification means (not shown) externally notifies that the payout was successful. Notify. As another effect of such notification, the control means 20 executes a payout effect while referring to the storage means 26 (step S8).
[0039]
If the payout effect has ended or if the payout has not been made in step S7, the game ends and the process returns to step S1 (step S9).
[0040]
(Gift storage case)
The structure and usage of the prize storage case 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. The prize storage case 40 of this embodiment is mounted on a slide table 7 as a mounting table including the moving table that is controlled to move in a horizontal plane and the fixed table that does not move horizontally. It is used for a prize game machine that pays out prizes to an external prize payout port 9A by dropping the prize to the mouth 9.
[0041]
FIG. 7C shows a state where the prize storage case 40 is placed on the moving table. However, the prize storage case 40 may be placed on the upper slide table 7A as the fixed table. it can. In this case, the prize storage case tower T composed of a plurality of prize storage cases 40 placed on the upper slide table 7A is used to transfer other prizes A and prizes transferred from the turntable 6 to the upper slide table 7A. A phenomenon such as being pushed by the storage case 40, colliding, and falling down can occur. When such a phenomenon occurs, the fallen prize storage case 40 is paid out from the prize drop opening 9 depending on the direction of the fall. Therefore, it is possible for the game player to provide a new playability that enables a large amount of unexpected prizes to be obtained.
[0042]
Similar effects can be obtained when the prize storage case 40 is mounted on the turntable 6 in the same manner as when the prize storage case 40 is mounted on the upper slide table 7A. The surprising playability that makes it possible to obtain a large amount of prizes is such that the higher the height of the tower T, that is, the more the prize storage cases 40 are stacked, the higher the possibility of obtaining a large amount of prizes. The fun is also improved.
[0043]
The prize storage case 40 is composed of an upper case 41 and a lower case 42 having a substantially cylindrical outer shape, and forms a space 41B having an opening 41A below the upper case 41 and an upper opening 42A of the lower case 42. The premium 42 is formed by fitting the space 42B. The premium A is stored in the premium storage space 43 as shown in FIG. When the prize A is stored in the prize storage case 40 and mounted on the prize mounting table such as the turntable 6 or the slide table 7 as described above, even if the prize mounted on the prize mounting table is in a different shape, By storing the prize in the prize storage case 40, uniformity of the shape can be achieved, so that the display performance can be improved. In addition, the prize A that the user wants to stand out and wants to store is stored in the prize storage case 40, and other prizes are stored in the prize storage case. The prize stored in the prize storage case 40 can be displayed prominently by placing and displaying the prize on the turntable 6 or the slide table 7 as a prize mounting table without being stored.
[0044]
Since both the upper case 41 and the lower case 42 have a substantially cylindrical outer shape, even when the prize storage cases 40 are vertically stacked as shown in FIG. It becomes easier to stack them neatly than a hexahedral prize storage case. Each of the upper case 41 and the lower case 42 is made of a transparent material so that the external appearance of the premium A stored inside can be visually recognized by an external game player. Of course, if it is not a truly transparent material but a material having such transparency that the premium A stored inside can be visually recognized, it can be appropriately adopted as a material of the upper case 41 and the lower case 42.
[0045]
Further, the upper case 41 is provided with an engaged portion 41C that engages with an engaging portion 42C of the lower case 42 of another premium storage case 40.
[0046]
In addition, the lower case 42 is placed on the placing table in a state where the engaged portion 41C of the upper case 41 and the engaging portion 42C of the other prize storage case are vertically engaged. A plurality of prize storage cases 40 are vertically stacked in a state where the legs 42D are placed on the placing table, so that a tower T can be formed (FIG. 7 (C)). At this time, the engaging portion 42C1 and the engaged portion 41C1 engaged with each other are forcibly fitted so that the upper case 41 and the lower case 42 of the other prize storage case 40 are difficult to separate from each other. Rather, the slide is designed to have a predetermined play S when the inner periphery 41C1 of the engaged portion 41C and the outer periphery 42C1 of the engagement portion 42C are fitted (see FIG. 6). When the tower T is formed by vertically stacking a plurality of prize storage cases 40 due to the horizontal reciprocating motion L of the table 7, a phenomenon appears in which the tower T swings due to the reciprocating motion L.
[0047]
Due to this phenomenon, it is possible to give the game player an expectation that the tower T will fall down and fall at the prize dropout 9 arranged in the direction in which the prize reciprocates L of the slide table (the position opposite to the moving direction). You can. Of course, regardless of the position of the prize drop 9, even if a large amount of prize is placed on the slide table 7 due to the collapse of the tower T, the prize drop by the end 7 A 1 of the upper slide table 7 A by the reciprocating motion L. By moving the prize A or the prize storage case 40 to the mouth 9, the possibility of obtaining the prize is increased. As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the higher the number of prize storage cases 40 to be stacked, the higher the tower T, and the greater the swing.
[0048]
When the structures of the engaging portion 42C and the engaged portion 41C described above are further specified, as apparent from FIGS. 6 and 7, the engaged portion 41C formed on the upper case 41 is The ceiling portion is formed as a cylindrical hollow portion, and the engaging portion 42C of the lower case 42 is formed as a cylindrical protrusion inside the cylindrical leg portion 42D. The engaging portion and the engaged portion are both cylindrical in this embodiment, but are not limited to this shape, and may be formed in a polygonal column shape such as a triangular column, a quadrangular column, or the like.
[0049]
(Modified example of jackpot)
FIG. 8 shows a prize game machine 1 provided with a jackpot device 31 of a type different from the jackpot type in which a prize is stored in the above-described sphere 30.
[0050]
The jackpot device 31 has a prize placement shelf 31A radially arranged from a central portion for each play area 2B above the prize placement table (turntable 6, slide table 7).
[0051]
The prize placing shelf 31A has a hinge portion (not shown) provided at one end side and the center portion of the upper portion of the housing 2, and the other end side is turned downward under the control of the control means 20 via the hinge portion. It is provided movably.
[0052]
In the above-described embodiment, the jackpot prize is discharged into the prize storage space 4 by opening and closing the sphere 30, but in the modified example of the jackpot prize release mechanism, the jackpot is won. The other end of the prize placing shelf 31A provided above the play area 2B to which the winning is allotted is moved downward by the control of the control means 20, and the prize placing shelf 31A is inclined. The prize A or the prize storage case 40 on the mounting shelf 31A falls onto the pre-area 2B. When the dropped prize A or the prize storage case 40 is added to the prize placing table, the possibility of dropping the prize to the prize drop opening 9 is improved or the prize is dropped from the prize placing shelf 31A. The prize A or the prize storage case 40 directly falls into the prize dropout 9 and the prize can be acquired.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention described above, it is possible to provide a prize storage case that can easily display a prize that can be easily recognized by a game player when it is likely that a large amount of prizes stored in the prize storage case can be acquired. It becomes.
Further, it is possible to provide a prize game machine having an unusual taste.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of a prize game machine suitable for using a prize storage case of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view in which a part of the prize game machine shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.
FIG. 3 is a hardware block diagram of the prize game machine shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a game flow of the prize game machine of the embodiment.
5A and 5B are perspective views of the prize storage case, wherein FIG. 5A shows a state in which the upper case and the lower case are fitted, and FIG.
FIG. 6A is a bottom view of a lower case, and FIG. 6B is a plan view of an upper case.
FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a state in which a premium A is stored in a premium storage case. (B) is a perspective view which shows the state which the premium | prize storage case was piled up and down. (C) is an explanatory view showing a state where the prize A and the prize storage case are placed on the slide table 7.
FIG. 8 is a side view of a prize game machine showing a modification of the jackpot prize discharging mechanism.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Prize game machine
2 Case
3 operation means
4 Premium storage space
5 Shield (transparent glass or acrylic material)
6 Turntable
7 Slide table
8 driving means
9 prize drop
10 means of transport
20 control means
21 Power supply
22 Coin selector
23 Lottery means
24 Jakpot production means
25 Payout detection sensor
26 storage means
40 Premium storage case
41 Upper case
42 Lower case
A prize
S clearance

Claims (7)

A prize storage case used by placing a prize storage case storing the prize by operating the operation means by a game player on a mounting table which can be led out from the prize dropout and acquired. hand,
The prize storage case is composed of an upper case and a lower case, and the upper case and the lower case are fitted to form a prize storage space,
The upper case is provided with an engaged portion that engages with an engaging portion of a lower case of another prize storage case,
The lower case is formed with legs for placing the engaged portion of the upper case and the engaging portion of the other prize storage case on the placing table in a state in which the engaging portion is vertically engaged. A prize storage case, wherein a plurality of prize storage cases are vertically stacked and used while the legs are placed on the mounting table. A prize storage case used for a prize game machine that is mounted on a mounting table that is controlled to move in a horizontal plane, and is dropped from the mounting table to a prize dropper to pay out prizes to the outside,
The prize storage case is composed of an upper case and a lower case, and the upper case and the lower case are fitted to form a prize storage space,
The upper case is provided with an engaged portion that engages with an engaging portion of a lower case of another prize storage case,
The lower case is formed with legs for placing the engaged portion of the upper case and the engaging portion of the other prize storage case on the placing table in a state in which the engaging portion is vertically engaged. A prize storage case, wherein a plurality of prize storage cases are vertically stacked and used while the legs are placed on the mounting table. The engaging force between the engaging portion of the prize storage case and the engaged portion of another prize storage case is changed from a state in which the engaging portion and the engaged portion are engaged with each other and are vertically stacked. The tower, which is formed by stacking a plurality of the prize storage cases, has a play such that the tower falls down due to horizontal movement of the table or a collision with another prize or another prize storage case mounted on the table. The prize storage case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The engaged portion of the upper case is formed as a cylindrical recess in a ceiling portion of the upper case, and the lower case is formed as a cylindrical protrusion inside the cylindrical leg. The prize storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the prize storage case is formed with a part. A housing forming a prize storage space,
A turntable provided in the prize storage space in the housing, the prize storage space being rotated in a predetermined direction on a horizontal plane with the prize or the prize storage case placed thereon,
A plurality of operating means provided in the outer peripheral direction of the turntable and outside the housing;
A slide table that is provided between each of the operation means and the turntable, and that includes a fixed table and a movable table that reciprocate in a front-rear direction;
A prize transfer unit capable of scooping up the prize or the prize storage case on the turntable by the operation unit and performing a transfer operation to any table of the slide table,
A prize dropout for leading the prize or the prize storage case dropped from the slide table from the prize storage space to the outside of the housing forming the prize storage space,
The prize game machine is characterized in that the prize dropout is located in a reciprocating direction of a moving table of the slide table and between the slide table and the operation means. A prize collecting groove is arranged on both left and right sides of the slide table in a reciprocating motion, and prize collecting means for lifting a prize from the prize collecting groove to a prize discharge port provided at a substantially central portion of the turntable is provided. The prize game machine according to claim 4, wherein a circulation system is formed from the table to the slide table, from the slide table to the prize collecting groove, and from the prize collecting groove to the turntable via the prize discharge port. The operation means is configured to be able to be input on condition that a coin is inserted into the coin selector, and the prize or the prize storage case is set according to a lottery result selected according to the insertion of the coin into the coin selector. 7. The prize game machine according to claim 5, wherein the stored prize discharging means is configured to discharge the prize to a prize dropout or the turntable or the slide table.

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