JP2004113565A - Token game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a lottery function more interesting by a simple structure when a certain kind of lottery is executed according to the motion of a slotted token. <P>SOLUTION: The token game machine A has a token slot 2, and a play field to which the token slotted from the token slot 2 is delivered. The token game machine also has a medal runway surface 5 with a prescribed width and a rear edge 51 on which the token m slotted from the token slot 2 slides, rolls or jumps from the front to the rear, and a token jump member 6 with a front edge 6a and a rear edge 6b. The front edge 6a can be in a first state in which the front edge 6a is adjacent to the rear edge 51 of the token runway surface 5 and in a second state in which the front edge 6a is separate from the rear edge 51 of the token runway surface 5. When the front edge 6a is in the first state, the token m received from the token runway surface 5 can slide, roll or jump toward the rear edge 51 on the upper surface of the token jump member 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medal game machine, and more particularly, to a medal game machine capable of transmitting a medal inserted from an insertion slot to a play field and receiving a medal through an operation through the medal in the play field. In this specification, the term “medal” is a concept that includes a coin and a similar metal circular plate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A representative example of this type of medal game machine is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The medal game machine disclosed in the document is a so-called pusher game machine, in which a play field has a first table having an edge on the near side, and also has an edge on the near side, and is stacked on the first table. And a second table that repeats forward advance and backward retreat with the given appearance. The first table stores a large number of medals prepared in advance or previously inserted. Since the second table reciprocates as described above, the medals accumulated on the first table can be pushed forward by the advance movement. The player aims a certain aim and throws a new medal into the play field. When a medal can be sent to the back of the first table at the moment when the second table moves backward, the medal is pushed forward by the advance movement of the second table, and the movement of the medal already causes the medal to move forward. The medal group pushed out by the advance movement of the two tables is further pushed forward. At this time, the medals that have been pushed to near the front edge of the first table fall from the front edge of the first table and are paid out from the payout opening. The player selects a place in the play field and inserts medals so that as many medals as possible can be paid out with as few medals as possible.
[0003]
Patent Document 2 discloses another medal game machine. The one disclosed in this document is also basically based on a so-called pusher game mechanism, but, contrary to the configuration of Patent Document 1, the upper second table is fixed, and the lower first table reciprocates. Also in this case, since the relative movement of the second table viewed from the first table is the same as in the case of Patent Document 1, the same game as described above can be performed.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-210225
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2001-347059 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, in addition to the configuration as the pusher game machine described above, a certain kind of lottery is performed when a medal enters the chucker, and the size of the prize obtained as a result of the lottery is determined. Accordingly, a configuration is disclosed in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out.
[0006]
For example, in the configuration of Patent Literature 1, a slot through which medals can pass is formed in the back of the second table, and a lottery function is provided by passing through this slot. However, the above-mentioned slot described in the document has a medal that can be finally passed, and has a considerable distance from the medal slot, so that the chance element is too large and lacks interest.
[0007]
Further, in the configuration of Patent Document 2, a chucker is provided in a shape floating above the play field. In such a configuration, a configuration for attaching medals to the medal slot and for flying medals is required, which complicates the configuration of the game device.
[0008]
The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and when performing a certain kind of lottery based on the movement of the inserted medals, this lottery function is more interesting with a simple configuration. The task is to do something.
[0009]
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following technical means.
[0010]
That is, a medal game machine provided by the present invention is a medal game machine including a medal slot and a play field in which a medal inserted from the medal slot is transmitted.
A medal entrance surface having a predetermined width and a rear edge, in which a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot slides toward the back from the near side, rolls, or bounces,
A first state having a front edge and a rear edge, wherein the front edge is adjacent to the rear edge of the medal running surface, and a second state in which the front edge is separated from the rear edge of the medal running surface. And a medal jump member capable of rolling or bouncing a medal transferred from the medal running surface toward the back edge on the upper surface when the first state is taken.
[0011]
In a preferred embodiment, the medal running surface is inclined so as to be lower as it goes toward the inner edge.
[0012]
In a preferred embodiment, the upper surface of the medal jump member is formed in a cylindrical inner surface.
[0013]
Further, in a preferred embodiment, when the medal jumping member is in the first state, the vicinity of the back edge thereof is inclined so as to be higher toward the back of the play field.
[0014]
In a preferred embodiment, the medal jumping member assumes a first state and a second state by being swung about a central axis of a cylinder of which the upper surface forms a part. be able to.
[0015]
In each of the above-described configurations, when the medal jump member takes the first state, the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot usually moves the medal approaching surface toward the back edge thereof by gravity, and then receives the medal by gravity or inertia. It moves on a jump member and is made to jump from a back edge. On the other hand, when the medal jump member is in the second state, the medal that moves the medal running surface toward the back edge thereof cannot move onto the medal jump member and falls, or She is blocked by a jump to the back and falls. The medal slides on the approach surface or the jump member, and moves while rolling or bouncing. However, when the medal is rolled in the insertion slot in the vertical direction, the above-described medal movement becomes more speedy. The medal insertion slot is usually configured to be able to select the sending direction of the medal by swinging left and right. Conventionally, the medal slot is simply controlled so that the medal is successfully guided to a predetermined position on the play field or the medal enters the chucker on the play field successfully. While the player takes the first state, the player inserts medals and guides the medals to a target place on the play field.
[0016]
Further, in a preferred embodiment, the play field has at least two plates in a stacked relationship with each other, and the relative movement of the plates can push a medal on a lower plate toward the near side. It is formed by a possible pusher game mechanism.
[0017]
In a preferred embodiment, one or a plurality of targets that detect the passage or contact of medals and generate a lottery signal are provided further behind the medal jump member.
[0018]
In a preferred embodiment, the target further has a central through-hole, and detects that a medal has passed through the central through-hole.
[0019]
In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of the targets are arranged in a lateral direction.
[0020]
In a preferred embodiment, the targets are supported on a swingable bracket.
[0021]
When the medal jumped by the medal jump member successfully passes through or touches the target, a lottery signal is issued.For example, a predetermined number of medals are paid out according to the size of the prize obtained by this lottery. It is. As can be understood from the above description, in the configuration of the present invention, instead of merely controlling the medal slot and aiming at the target or the chucker, the medal is inserted in accordance with the movement timing of the medal jump member, and the medal is successfully acquired. By jumping and doing so, the medal is guided to the chucker, so that a more skillful play can be enjoyed.
[0022]
In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of targets are generally arranged so that their central through-holes extend vertically, and the medals pass through the central through-holes from top to bottom to form the pusher. It is arranged to fall on the game mechanism.
[0023]
With this configuration, the above-described medal insertion operation by the player who expects the lottery by the target directly leads to the basic medal acquisition in the pusher game mechanism, which further enhances the interest in the amusement machine. Can be
[0024]
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the drawings.
[0025]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
[0026]
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of one embodiment of the medal game machine A. A regular polygonal transparent showcase 1b is provided on the regular polygonal lower housing 1a. The lower housing 1a and the showcase 1b are divided into zones 11 equally divided in the circumferential direction so that, for example, 8 to 10 players can play at the same time. In each zone 11, a medal insertion slot 2 is provided at two places on the left and right, and a medal payout slot 12 is provided in the lower housing 1a.
[0027]
FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of each zone 11 in the showcase 1b. In a lower area in front of the hand, a so-called pusher game mechanism 3 as a play field of a medal game machine is arranged. The pusher game mechanism 3 has a fixed first table 31 having a front edge 31a, and is stacked on the first table 31 so that the first table 31 is slightly deeper in the forward direction. And a second table 32 that reciprocates such as repeating retreating in the depth direction. On the first table 31, a medal group M prepared in advance or sent out through insertion from the medal insertion slot 2 is stored. By the reciprocating motion of the second table 32, the medal group M on the first table 31 is pushed forward. When the medal m inserted from the medal insertion slot 2 at the moment when the second table 32 retreats can be sent to an open space at the back of the first table 31, the medal m moves toward the second table 32. Is pushed toward you. Then, the medal m further pushes the medal group M, which has already been pushed to the near side of the first table 31, toward the near side. As a result, the medals m near the front edge 31 a on the first table 31 are dropped from the first table 31. The player selects a region in the width direction on the first table 31 where many medals are likely to fall from the front edge 31a so as to receive as many medals as possible with the smallest possible number of inserted medals. Try to send medals.
[0028]
In this embodiment, the medal dropped from the first table 31 is not simply paid out as it is, but as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. A plurality of balance gates 4 are provided. The balance gate 4 is swingable about a shaft 41 extending in the lateral direction. As shown in FIG. 3, a weight 42 is provided on one side of the shaft 41 and a medal housing 43 is provided on the other side of the shaft 41. have. The medal storage unit 43 also has a medal receiving opening 43a. Normally, the balance gate 4 is stable in a predetermined inclined state in which the medal accommodating portion 43 is moved upward by the weight of the weight 42, as shown by a solid line in FIG. When the medals m falling from the first table 31 accumulate in the medal accommodating portion 43, the medal accommodating portion 43 becomes heavier and eventually exceeds the weight of the weight 42, and as shown by a virtual line in FIG. The part 43 swings down. Then, the medals m stored in the medal accommodating portion 43 are collectively dropped and discharged downward. The medals m discharged in this way reach the payout port 12. When the medal accommodating portion 43 becomes lighter due to the medal discharge, the balance gate 4 returns to the normal position shown by the solid line in FIG. The player selects the balance gate 4 in which the medal accommodating portion 43 is almost full, and drops the medal m on the balance gate 4 by setting an area in the width direction of the first table 31 where the balance gate 4 is located. Is selected and an attempt is made to send a new medal m to the back of the area. As a result, a chance to receive more medals is produced with a smaller number of inserted medals, and the interest as a medal game machine is further enhanced.
[0029]
In this embodiment, in sending the medal m inserted from the medal insertion slot 2 to the above-mentioned play field, the following device is further devised. As shown in FIG. 3, the medal slot 2 is provided with a cylindrical or groove-shaped guide member 21 which can roll while giving the medal m and give an initial speed as a whole. The guide member 21 is supported so as to be swingable in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction about the fulcrum, so that the player sends out the medal m given the initial velocity from the tip of the guide member 21. The direction can be freely selected.
[0030]
In the showcase 1b, on the front side of the play field and higher than the play field, a runway in which the medal m sent from the tip of the guide member 21 can be further rolled toward the back of the play field. A surface 5 is provided. This run-up surface 5 can be constituted by a plate-like member having a predetermined width substantially corresponding to the width of each zone 11, and has a straight back edge 51, and is preferably shown in FIGS. As shown, the back edge 51 is inclined so as to be in a low position.
[0031]
A first state in which a front edge 6a and a rear edge 6b are provided adjacent to the rear edge 51 of the approach surface 5 and the front edge 6a is adjacent to the rear edge 51 of the approach surface 5; A medal jump member 6 is provided, which can take a second state in which 6a is separated from the rear edge 51 of the running surface 5 described above. In this embodiment, the medal jump member 6 is formed such that its upper surface 6c has a cylindrical inner surface. As shown in FIG. 4, the medal jump member 6 swings about a central axis 62 of a cylinder formed by the upper surface 6c via a bracket 61 formed in a rising shape from both ends. It is supported by the machine frame 60 as much as possible. When the front edge 6a of the medal jump member 6 is in the first state (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 and the state shown in FIG. 4) adjacent to the rear edge 51 of the approach surface 5, the medal jump member 6 rolls on the approach surface 5. The medal m should be able to continue rolling while smoothly moving on the upper surface of the inner surface of the arc. Further, the vicinity of the rear edge 6b of the medal jump member 6 in the first state is inclined so as to be higher as it goes further in the play field.
[0032]
In order to swing the medal jump member 6, as shown in FIG. 4, one end can be pivotally moved to an eccentric position of a rotating plate 64 rotated by a motor 63 supported on an appropriate portion of the machine frame 60. By connecting the other end of the rod 65 connected to the bracket to the appropriate portion of the bracket portion 61 of the medal jumping member 6, the rod 65 can be easily configured.
[0033]
By inserting from the medal insertion slot 2 provided with the guide member 21, the medal m that is given the initial velocity and rolls can roll on the above-described inclined running surface 5 to be further accelerated. When the medal jump member 6 assumes the first state in which the front edge 6a is just adjacent to the rear edge 51 of the approach surface 5 as shown in FIG. When the medal m reaches the rear edge 51 of the run-in surface 5, the medal m moves onto the upper surface 6c of the medal jump member 6 as it is, continues to roll due to inertia, and is eventually jumped obliquely upward from the rear edge 6b that is inclined upward. On the other hand, when the medal jumping member 6 is in the second state in which the front edge 6a is separated from the rear edge 51 of the approach surface 5 as shown in FIG. Even if m reaches the rear edge 51 of the run-up surface 5, the medal cannot move onto the medal jump member 6, and falls or is hit by the jump being hindered by the medal jump member 6.
[0034]
In this embodiment, three targets 7 arranged in the left-right direction are arranged above the play field further behind the medal jump member 6 as shown in FIG. The target 7 is decorated in a desired shape as shown in FIG. 6, but has a central through hole 71 and is mounted on a bracket 73 that can swing about a horizontal axis 72. ing. Needless to say, the bracket 73 is also provided with a hole corresponding to the central through hole 71 of each of the targets 7. These targets 7 can detect the passage of the medals m to the central through-hole 71 by, for example, a metal sensor. Such a passage detection signal of the medals m can be used alone as a signal per lottery to pay out a predetermined number of medals m by a separate medal payout mechanism, or as a start signal of a separate lottery mechanism. Can also be used. When the pass detection signal of the medal m is used as the signal for the lottery, the weights for the lottery for the three targets 7 are made different, and the medals to be paid out according to which target 7 the medal m has passed. The number of m may be different. In this embodiment, each of the targets 7 has its central through-hole 71 swinging about the vertical direction, and the target 7 has an appropriate depth direction in the pusher game mechanism 3 as a play field. The medals m falling through the central through-hole 71 are preferably provided at a position such that the medals m that fall through the center through hole 71 easily fall near the back of the first table 31 as shown in FIG.
[0035]
In order to make the target 7 swingable, as shown in FIG. 6, one end is pivotable with respect to the eccentric position of the rotating plate 75 rotated by the motor 74 supported by the machine frame 60. The other end of the rod 76 connected to the target 7 is achieved by a simple mechanism that supports the target 7 and is pivotally connected to an appropriate portion of a bracket 73 that can swing about a horizontal axis 72. be able to.
[0036]
The player measures the timing at which the medal jump member 6 takes the first state, sets a horizontal aim while taking into account which target 7 the medal m passes through, and inserts the medal m into the medal slot. Load from 2. When the timing is correct and the direction is appropriate, as shown in FIG. 3, as described above, the medal m that has successfully transferred from the run-up surface 5 to the medal jumping member 6 is caused to leave the medal jumping member 6 and jump. To pass through the desired target 7. Then, a predetermined number of medals m can be paid out as a prize corresponding to the target 7, or the next big chance by a separate lottery device can be given.
[0037]
As described above, in the medal gaming machine A having the above configuration, at the time when the medal m is transmitted to the play field, it is interesting to require skills including not only the direction of the medal transmission but also the timing. As a method of paying out medals as a prize, there are a method of directly paying out to the medal payout opening 12 and a method of paying out on the first table 31 of the pusher game mechanism 3. When paying out to the first table 31 of the pusher game mechanism 3, substantially the same number of medals m are paid out to the medal payout opening 12 through the first table 31 or the balance gate 4. There is a sense of expectation that the status of medals staying on the field will be changed at once.
[0038]
Further, as described above, if each target 7 is positioned above the first table 31 in the pusher game mechanism 3, the medal m that has fallen through the central through hole 71 of the target 7 will be Since the medal group M on the first table 31 is efficiently dropped by being pushed by the advance movement by the player 32, the player inserts the medal into the target 7 as described above by the pusher game mechanism 3 as it is. This also leads to an improvement in the basic medal acquisition efficiency, which further enhances the interest as a medal game machine.
[0039]
By the way, although it has been described above that a separate lottery mechanism can be activated when the medal m has passed the target 7, in this embodiment, the following separate lottery mechanism 8 is added. This will be described for reference. FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view showing the lottery mechanism 8 taken out, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lottery mechanism shown in FIG.
[0040]
A lottery mechanism 8 is provided in the sub machine frame 80 installed further in the back of the pusher game mechanism 3 to enjoy the visual fun by moving the ball. A desired number of balls B are discharged from a ball discharge hole 81 formed at an appropriate position in front of the sub machine frame 80 depending on which target 7 the medal m has passed. As shown in FIG. 8, a ball elevation mechanism 88 is provided behind the ball discharge hole 81, and the collected ball is lifted to a position behind the ball discharge hole 81 and is on standby.
[0041]
The ball B discharged from the ball discharge hole 81 moves on the ball swing table 82. As shown in FIG. 7, the ball swing table 82 has a plurality of laterally extending ribs 82a arranged in the depth direction on a surface that is smoothly curved concavely when viewed from the front. Each rib 82a is provided with a notch 82b at an appropriate position, and the entire ball swing table 82 is inclined so that the frontward direction is slightly lower. The ball discharge hole 81 is provided at a position slightly deviated laterally from the center in the width direction of the ball swing table 82 on the front surface 80a of the sub machine frame 80 that rises from the back end of the ball swing table 82. I have. In addition, the ball swing table 82 may be installed in a fixed shape itself, or may swing right and left at a desired angle.
[0042]
The ball B basically moves slowly left and right along the rib 82a on the ball swing table 82, and moves forward from the notch 82b of the rib 82a. Direction to the center of the edge.
[0043]
Next, the ball B moves to the chance gate 83 arranged adjacent to the front side of the ball swing table 82. The chance gate 83 includes a truncated conical member 84 that rotates around an axis extending forward from the front wall of the ball swing table 82. The truncated conical member 84 is reduced in diameter toward the near side, and a plurality of groove-shaped rails 84a extending in the generatrix direction are formed on the outer periphery thereof. The rail 84a located at the top is inclined so as to become lower toward the near side. When the ball B can ride on the rear end of any of the rails 84a of the truncated conical member 84, the ball B can reach the front end of the rail 84a with a relatively high probability. Is dropped into the entrance pocket 85 to the next route from the front end of the vehicle. The ball B that falls on the way without being able to reach the front end of the rail 84a is out.
[0044]
The ball B dropped into the entrance pocket 85 is guided to a ball rolling table 86 as a lottery section disposed below the ball swing table 82. The ball rolling table 86 has a form similar to a roulette wheel, and includes, for example, a dish-shaped ball rolling field 86a having a gentle and uniform quadratic curve in any diameter section. . The ball rolling field 86a has a circular shape in plan view, and is provided with, for example, three winning holes 86b near the center.
[0045]
A ball guide pipe 87 communicates with the entrance pocket 85, and the lower end of the ball guide pipe 87 moves the ball B dropped through the ball guide pipe 87 to the vicinity of the outer periphery of the ball rolling field 86a. It is oriented so that it can be released in its tangential direction. The ball B released to the ball rolling field 86a rolls while drawing a spiral on the ball rolling field 86a, and eventually enters one of the winning holes 86b near the center. The winning hole 86b preferably changes the size of the prize. For example, when the ball rolling field 86a is slightly inclined in a predetermined direction with respect to the horizontal state, the probability of the ball B entering each winning hole 86b differs. In this case, the winning hole 86b with the lowest probability is set as the highest prize, and the weight of the prize is reduced in the order of increasing probability. When the ball B enters the winning hole 86b, a predetermined number of medals m are paid out according to the size of the prize given to the winning hole 86b. Further, the ball B that has entered the winning hole 86b is collected together with the out ball at the chance gate 83 described above, raised to the vicinity of the ball discharge hole 81 by the ball elevation mechanism 88 described above, and made to stand by. The entry of the ball B into each of the winning holes 86b can be easily detected, for example, by providing a microswitch at an appropriate portion of the inner wall of the winning hole 86b. It should be noted that the ball rolling field 86a is fixed in a predetermined inclined state, and the inclined state is always changed as shown in FIG. 8, or the inclination angle can be changed as desired. You can also
[0046]
As described above, the lottery mechanism 8 based on the movement of the ball performs the lottery while the ball B passes through various paths in the visually confirmable area. In addition, only the ball B that has passed the chance gate 83 successfully acquires the right to perform a lottery. Thereby, the visual fun as a medal game machine and the fun as a game are further doubled.
[0047]
The medal amusement machine according to this embodiment has a lottery mechanism 8 as described above, that is, a mechanism for paying out medals in accordance with a prize in a lottery by the target 7 or a lottery in the ball rolling field 86a. In order to enhance the visual effect of the game and its interest as a game, it is configured as follows.
[0048]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a tower-shaped medal payout mechanism 9 is installed adjacent to two zones 11 in the showcase 1b. The medal payout mechanism 9 has a plurality of holding frames 92 provided in a vertical direction on a front wall 91a of a frame 91 extending in a narrow shape in the vertical direction. The holding frame 92 is formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape by molding a transparent resin, for example. A predetermined clearance is provided between the holding frames 92, and a shutter member 93 is provided which can advance from the front wall 91a to each clearance and retreat. The shutter member 93 advanced to each clearance and the holding frame 92 immediately above the shutter member 93 form a medal storage pocket 92A. At the upper end of the medal payout mechanism 9, a predetermined number of medals m pumped by a medal pumping mechanism (not shown), that is, medals m each of which is enough to fill one medal storage pocket 92A, are stored. A medal supply mechanism capable of supplying the medal to the holding frame 92 forming the upper medal storage pocket 92A is provided. Below the medal payout mechanism 9, there is provided a sorting mechanism 94 which selects an adjacent zone 11 and pays out medals to the play field of one of the zones 11.
[0049]
The medal payout mechanism 9 stands by in a state where the medals m are stored in all the medal storage pockets 92A. The supply of the medals m to the respective medal storage pockets 92A can be performed, for example, as follows. A predetermined number of medals m are supplied from the above-described medal supply mechanism to the uppermost medal storage pocket 92A with the shutter member 93 forming the bottom of the medal storage pocket 92A advanced. To transfer the medals m stored in the respective medal storage pockets 92A to the immediately lower medal storage pockets 92A, the medal storage pockets with the shutter member 93 forming the bottom of the lower medal storage pockets 92A are advanced. What is necessary is just to retract the shutter member 93 of 92A. By repeating such an operation, the medals m can be sequentially transferred to the lowest empty pocket as long as the lower medal storage pocket 92A is empty. Therefore, a state can be created in which all the medal storing pockets 92A are filled with the predetermined number of medals m.
[0050]
On the other hand, the payout of the medal m can be performed, for example, as follows. When paying out one medal m of the medal storage pocket 92A, only the shutter member 93 of the lowest medal storage pocket needs to be retracted. The medals are paid out at once by gravity because the bottom of the medal storage pocket 92A comes off. When paying out two medals m corresponding to two medal storage pockets 92A, the time of the lowermost medal storage pocket 92A and the shutter member 93 of the second medal storage pocket 92A from the bottom are set simultaneously or sequentially from the bottom. You only have to delay and retreat. By doing so, a predetermined number of medals m in the medal storage pocket 92A can be paid out at once.
[0051]
Immediately after such a payout is made, the medal storage pockets 92A corresponding to some from the bottom are emptied, but the empty pockets can be filled with the medals m in the manner described above. Theoretically, by recording the movement of each shutter member 93, it is possible to know the state of each medal storage pocket 92A, that is, whether the medal m is filled or empty. As described above, the operation of filling the medal storing pockets 92A with the medals m may be performed according to the appropriate information. Alternatively, a medal detection sensor may be provided in each medal storage pocket 92A so that the empty medal storage pocket 92A is filled with medals.
[0052]
The state in which the medals m are filled in all the medal storage pockets 92A of the tower-shaped medal payout mechanism 9 is spectacular. When the largest prize is won, there is a sense of expectation that all the medals m stored in the tower-shaped medal payout mechanism 9 can be received. This is also one factor that enhances the interest of the medal game machine A. Further, the medal filling operation into each medal storage pocket 92A as described above is visually interesting.
[0053]
In addition to the above, the following effects are further incorporated in the medal gaming machine A according to this embodiment.
[0054]
As shown in FIG. 1, a motion model imitating an unknown creature, for example, an alien, is hidden in the center of the showcase 1b. The alien 13 is hidden inside a rotating cylinder 14, and the rotating cylinder 14 is provided with a slide shutter 15 that gradually opens from above. For example, in a lottery on the ball rolling table 86, when a ball enters the largest winning hole, the rotary cylinder 14 rotates so that the slide shutter 15 is in front. Subsequently, for example, an instruction is issued to pass the medal m to one of the three targets 7. Such an instruction is performed, for example, through the LCD display 16 installed above the ball swing table 82. The player inserts a medal m from the medal slot 2 with a sense of attacking, as if to attack an unknown alien 13, aiming at a predetermined target 7. The slide shutter 15 gradually descends according to the number of times the medal m has passed the predetermined target 7, and the alien 13 inside appears. The above-mentioned attacks are allowed until the time is up, and when the time is up, the alien attack mode ends. If the slide shutter is fully opened by the time-up and the alien can be defeated, a predetermined number of medals can be paid out. During this time, the medal payout mechanism 9 continuously pays out medals according to the prize for the ball entering the prize hole 86b of the ball rolling table 86 or the prize for the medal m passing through the target 7. Is continued.
[0055]
By performing such an effect, in order to uncover the alien 13, the medal insertion for the target aiming to make full use of the skill directly leads to the payout of a large amount of medals, and the interest as the medal game machine is remarkably enhanced.
[0056]
Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and all modifications within the scope of the matters described in each claim are included in the scope of the present invention.
[0057]
In the embodiment, a so-called pusher game mechanism is employed as a configuration of the play field, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. Further, as the lottery mechanism, various mechanisms other than those described in the embodiment can be adopted. The same applies to the medal payout mechanism.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall external view of an embodiment of a medal game machine of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration example of a play field in each zone of the medal gaming machine.
FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the configuration shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a relationship between a medal running surface and a medal jump member, and illustrating an operation of the medal jump member.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a relationship between a medal running surface and a medal jump member, and illustrating an operation of the medal jump member.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a target.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a lottery mechanism.
8 is a vertical sectional view of the lottery mechanism shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
A medal game machine
M medal group
m medal
B ball
1a Lower housing
1b showcase
11 zones
12 Medal payout
13. Alien (motion model)
14 rotating cylinder
15 Slide shutter
16 LCD display
2 medal slot
12 Guide member
3 Pusher game mechanism
31 First table
32 Second table
4 Balance gate
41 axes
42 weight
43 Medal compartment
5 Running surface
51 Back edge
6 Medal jump members
6a Front edge
6b back edge
6c upper surface
7 Target
71 Central through hole
8 Lottery mechanism
82 ball swing table
83 Chance Gate
86 ball rolling table
88 Ball elevation mechanism
9 Medal payout device
92A medal storage pocket
93 Shutter member
94 Sorting mechanism

Claims (11)

A medal game machine including a medal slot and a play field in which a medal inserted from the medal slot is sent out,
A medal entrance surface having a predetermined width and a rear edge, in which a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot slides toward the back from the near side, rolls, or bounces,
A first state having a front edge and a rear edge, wherein the front edge is adjacent to the rear edge of the medal running surface, and a second state in which the front edge is separated from the rear edge of the medal running surface. And a medal jump member capable of rolling or bouncing the medal passed from the medal running surface toward the rear edge when taking the first state. Amusement machine. The medal game machine according to claim 1, wherein the medal running surface is inclined so as to be lower as it goes toward the inner edge thereof. The medal game machine according to claim 2, wherein an upper surface of the medal jump member is formed in a cylindrical inner surface. 4. The medal game machine according to claim 3, wherein, when the medal jumping member is in the first state, the vicinity of a rear edge thereof is inclined so as to be higher toward the back of the play field. 4. The medal jumping member according to claim 3, wherein the medal jumping member can assume a first state and a second state by being swung about a central axis of a cylinder of which the upper surface forms a part. 4. The medal game machine according to 4. The play field is formed by a pusher game mechanism that has at least two plates in a stacked relationship with each other, and that can move a medal on a lower plate toward the near side by a relative movement of the plates. The medal game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein 7. The medal gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a target for detecting a passing or a contact of a medal and issuing a lottery signal at a further position behind the medal jumping member. The medal game machine according to claim 7, wherein the target has a central through-hole, and detects that a medal has passed through the central through-hole. 9. The medal game machine according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of said targets are arranged in a horizontal direction. The medal game machine according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of targets are supported on a swingable bracket. The plurality of targets are generally arranged such that their central through-holes extend vertically, and the medals pass through the central through-holes from top to bottom and fall onto the pusher game mechanism. The medal game machine according to any one of claims 8 to 10, which is arranged.

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