Prize display shelf and prize acquisition game machine with the same

Abstract

To provide a prize display shelf which allows prizes for display to be arranged in a wide variety of layouts in a playing space, and a prize acquisition game machine with the same.SOLUTION: A prize display shelf 30 for displaying prizes 3 in a playing space 2 within a crane game machine 1 as the prize acquisition game machine comprises: an attachment part 31 attached to a desired position of a back surface part 25 as an inner surface facing the playing space 2; and a shelf body part 41 used for placing display prizes 3B and capable of displacing in a projection direction (forward direction) of projecting toward the side of the playing space 2 from the back surface part 25 or in a retreat direction (backward direction) of retreating toward the side of the back surface part 25.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a prize acquisition game machine such as a crane game machine that acquires a prize housed in a play space, and a prize display shelf for displaying the prize.

Background Art

[0002] The prize acquisition game machine controls prize guiding means such as a crane in the play space inside the housing by the operation of the player, moves it to the position where the prize is placed, and then guides it to the acquisition port by grasping the prize, etc., so that the prize can be acquired.

[0003] In the conventional prize acquisition game machine, when displaying prizes in the play space, a plurality of prizes are stacked and arranged, or they are arranged in a loose layout such as leaving gaps between them so that the prizes can be easily grasped by the crane. In the former case, it is difficult to recognize the types and forms of prizes that can be obtained from the outside of the play space, and in the latter case, the layout of the prizes is likely to be restricted. In either case, a sufficient display effect could not be expected for the customers around the prize acquisition game machine including the player.

[0004] In response to such problems, Patent Document 1 proposes to provide a prize display stand provided with a plurality of shelves on the back side of a prize acquisition game machine with the back panel or the like removed. The prize display stand of Patent Document 1 is designed so that a display prize (hereinafter also referred to as "display prize") displayed on the shelf provided on the prize display stand can be seen beautifully by a player standing on the front side of the prize acquisition game machine.

[0005] However, when display prizes are placed on the prize display stand installed on the back side of the prize-winning game machine, in addition to the fact that the display prizes are farther from the player standing on the front side of the prize-winning game machine than when placed inside the prize-winning game machine, the prize to be acquired (hereinafter also referred to as "prize for acquisition") will be displayed outside the play space in which it is accommodated. Therefore, there is a concern that the display effect, that is, the effect of arousing the desire to obtain it through vision, will rather be weakened.

[0006] On the other hand, in order to enhance the display effect of the prizes, in the same space as the play space in which the prizes for acquisition are accommodated, the display prizes are, for example, hung on the end of the support frame for supporting the prizes for acquisition, or displayed at the corner of the floor surface (bottom surface) of the play space at the on-site level.

[0007] However, as described above, in the play space, even if the display prizes are arranged at the on-site level, not only is the appearance poor, but also the outer area outside the movable area of the prize guiding means cannot be fully and effectively utilized, so there is a limit to enhancing the variations in the arrangement of the display prizes.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0008]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0009] An object of the present invention is to provide a prize display shelf capable of arranging display prizes in a richly varied layout in a play space, and a prize-winning game machine equipped with the same.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0010] The present invention relates to a prize display shelf for displaying prizes in a play space within a prize acquisition game machine, comprising a mounting portion for mounting at a desired position on the inner surface facing the play space, and a shelf body portion for placing prizes thereon and displaceable in a protruding direction protruding from the inner surface toward the play space or a retracting direction retracting toward the inner surface side.

[0011] According to the present invention, prizes can be stocked while being displayed in the play space, and can be stably arranged in a layout rich in variations. Specifically, the shelf body portion can be attached to a desired attachment position on the inner surface via the attachment portion, or the protruding length of the shelf body portion can be changed by displacing the shelf body portion in the protruding direction or the retracting direction with respect to the inner surface.

[0012] Thereby, prizes can be stably arranged in a layout rich in variations in the play space. Furthermore, since prizes can be stocked while being displayed in an outer region outside the movable region so as not to interfere with prize guiding means such as a crane that moves in the play space, the outer region can be effectively utilized.

[0013] The inner surface is a surface facing the play space in at least any one of the side wall surface portion, the top surface portion, and the bottom surface portion that define the play space inside the prize acquisition game machine, that is, inside the housing of the prize acquisition game machine.

[0014] The attachment portion is not particularly limited as long as it can be attached to the inner surface that is the attachment partner side in the play space. For example, it can be provided with a magnet, an engagement member such as an engagement claw (hook) or a suspension string, a fastening member such as a screw and a nut, a hook-and-loop fastener, a suction cup, a stud, a snap button, an adhesion means such as an adhesive or a tape, and the like.

[0015] The attachment portion can be set according to the form and material of the inner surface of the play space. For example, as will be described later, when at least the area (attachable area) on the inner surface where the attachment portion can be attached is made of metal, a magnet can be adopted as the attachment portion.

[0016] Similarly, when the attachable area is a wall surface provided with a female surface fastener, a male surface fastener can be adopted as the attachment portion (needless to say, the reverse combination is also possible). When the attachable area is a wall surface provided with a number of engagement holes (punch holes), an engagement hook that can engage with the engagement holes may be adopted as the attachment portion. When the attachable area is a fence formed by combining a plurality of horizontal bars and vertical bars in a lattice pattern, an engagement hook that can engage with the horizontal bars or vertical bars may be adopted as the attachment portion. When the attachable area is a wall surface provided with a number of screw holes, a fastening member that can be screwed into the screw holes may be adopted as the attachment portion. When the attachable area is a flat and smooth wall surface, a suction cup that can be adsorbed on the flat wall surface may be adopted as the attachment portion. When the attachable area is a soft wall surface formed of a cork board or the like, a stud that can be inserted into the soft wall surface may be adopted as the attachment portion.

[0017] As an aspect of the present invention, the shelf main body portion may include a fixing member attached to the inner surface via the attachment portion, and a movable member supported by the fixing member so as to be slidable in the protruding direction or the retracting direction with respect to the fixing member.

[0018] According to the present invention, since the movable member is slidable in a state of being supported by the fixing member in the protruding direction or the retracting direction with respect to the fixing member, the protruding length of the shelf main body portion can be changed stably and smoothly.

[0019] As another aspect of the present invention, a fastening member for fastening the fixed member and the movable member is provided. Through holes that allow the insertion of the fastening member are formed in the fixed member and the movable member. The through hole in either the fixed member or the movable member may be formed in an elongated hole shape that is long along the sliding direction of the movable member.

[0020] According to the present invention, when sliding the movable member with respect to the fixed member, by simply inserting the fastening member into the respective through holes of the fixed member and the movable member and loosening the fastening of the fastening member, it is possible to firmly guide in the sliding direction by the edge of the through hole having an elongated hole shape. On the other hand, by fastening the fixed member and the movable member using the fastening member, the movable member can be fixed so as not to slide with respect to the fixed member.

[0021] That is, the shelf main body portion can easily achieve a guide function for guiding the movable member in the sliding direction and a restricting function for restricting non-sliding by using the fastening member and the through hole as fixing means for fixing the fixed member and the movable member.

[0022] As another aspect of the present invention, the shelf main body portion includes a planar movable-side display article placement portion provided on the side of the movable member and a planar fixed-side display article placement portion provided on the side of the fixed member. The movable-side display article placement portion and the fixed-side display article placement portion may be arranged to overlap each other on the upper and lower sides.

[0023] According to the present invention, on the shelf main body portion, a display article placement surface portion on which display articles can be stably placed can be formed by the movable-side display article placement portion and the fixed-side display article placement portion. And by sliding the movable-side display article placement portion in a direction protruding from a state where it overlaps the fixed-side display article placement portion, the display article placement surface portion can be enlarged. On the other hand, by retracting from a state where the movable-side display article placement portion and the fixed-side display article placement portion protrude so as to overlap more in the vertical direction, the display article placement surface portion can be made compact.

[0024] As an aspect of the present invention, the movable member may include a guide wall portion erected from the tip end portion in the protruding direction in the movable-side ornament mounting portion, and at least the guide wall portion may be formed transparently. According to the present invention, the guide wall portion can guide the ornament placed on the ornament mounting surface portion formed by the movable-side ornament mounting portion and the fixed-side ornament mounting portion so as not to fall.

[0025] Furthermore, even when visually recognizing the ornament placed on the ornament mounting surface portion through the guide wall portion, the ornament can be visually recognized through the transparent guide wall portion, so that the visibility of the ornament placed on the ornament mounting surface portion can be kept good. Therefore, it is possible to ensure an excellent display effect of the ornament while stably placing the ornament on the ornament mounting surface portion.

[0026] Here, at least the guide wall portion of the movable member may be colorless transparent, colored transparent, or translucent, but it is preferably colorless transparent in terms of excellent transparency and not hindering the visual recognition of the ornament placed on the ornament mounting surface.

[0027] As an aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the inner surface is preferably formed of metal, and the mounting portion is preferably formed of a magnet. According to the present invention, the shelf main body portion can be easily attached to and detached from a desired position on the metal inner surface through the mounting portion formed of a magnet and can be firmly attached, so that the ornaments can be arranged in a richly varied layout.

[0028] Specifically, as described above, by making the mounting portion a magnet and the inner surface a metal, even if the mounting portion is repeatedly attached to and detached from (attached or detached from) the inner surface, the attachment strength does not decrease and it is difficult to be damaged. Therefore, the shelf main body portion can be firmly attached to the inner surface and can be easily attached and detached.

[0029] Furthermore, by forming at least a part of the inner surface with a metal to which a magnet is attracted, the shelf body can be easily configured to be attachable to the inner surface via the attachment portion without performing additional processing on the inner surface or separately providing a member to which the attachment portion can be attached on at least a part of the inner surface.

[0030] The present invention also relates to a prize acquisition gaming machine in which the above-described prize display shelf is attached to the inner surface of the play space. According to the present invention, prizes can be stocked while being displayed in the play space, and can be stably arranged in a layout rich in variations.

Effects of the Invention

[0031] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a prize display shelf capable of arranging display prizes in a layout rich in variations in the play space, and a prize acquisition gaming machine including the same.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0033] Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the prize acquisition game machine of the present invention is applied to the crane game machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the crane game machine 1 in the present embodiment. In the following description, each direction is set based on the state of viewing the crane game machine 1 from the front. That is, in the figure, arrow Z indicates the vertical direction (height direction), arrow Y indicates the front-rear direction (depth direction), and arrow W indicates the left-right direction (width direction). Further, in the figure, arrow Za indicates the upward direction, arrow Zb indicates the downward direction, arrow Ya indicates the front direction, arrow Yb indicates the rear direction, arrow Wa indicates the left direction, and arrow Wb indicates the right direction.

[0034] The crane game machine 1 includes a box-shaped housing 10 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the left-right direction with respect to the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. Casters C are erected from the four corner portions of the bottom surface of the housing 10 of the crane game machine 1, and the housing lower part 11 as a base and the housing upper part 21 having a play space 2 inside are provided.

[0035] Note that the crane game machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided separately on the left and right so that two players can play simultaneously. That is, the crane game machine 1 of the present embodiment has a structure in which the substantially left half portion and the substantially right half portion of the housing 10 are arranged integrally with each other having substantially the same configuration, but only one of the substantially right half portion and the substantially left half portion may be configured for one player to play.

[0036] The upper part 21 of the housing has four columns 22 arranged corresponding to the four corner portions in plan view, a front surface portion 23, left and right side surface portions 24a, 24b, a back surface portion 25, and a top surface portion 26. The play space 2 is defined by these columns 22 and each surface portion 23, 24a, 24b, 25, 26. The play space 2 is formed over the entire length of the upper part 21 of the housing in the left-right direction, but is divided separately into left and right corresponding to the players on each side.

[0037] The back surface portion 25 and the top surface portion 26 are formed of a metal plate material. In particular, the back surface portion 25 includes a metal plate material (so-called sheet metal) formed in a flat plate shape having a plate thickness in the front-rear direction as a whole, and at least the front surface of the back surface portion 25 is formed to be able to adsorb a magnet.

[0038] On the other hand, the front surface portion 23 and the left and right side surface portions 24a, 24b are formed of at least a transparent plate material such as acrylic or glass. The prize 3 accommodated in the play space 2 can be visually recognized through the transparent plate material.

[0039] The prize 3 accommodated in the play space 2 is conveniently distinguished into a prize for acquisition 3A for the player to acquire and a prize for display 3B for display to people around the crane game machine 1 including the player. However, basically, both are formed in the same form.

[0040] For this reason, for example, the prize for display 3B can be used as a stock for replenishment when the prize for acquisition 3A is acquired in the play space 2 and the number thereof decreases. However, at least one of the plurality of prizes for display 3B may be used only for display by forming it in a form different from that of the prize for acquisition 3A.

[0041] The play space 2 mainly includes a prize guiding device 4, a prize discharge port 5, a prize support frame 6, and a prize display shelf 30. The prize display device 4 includes a crane 7 having at least a plurality of (two in this example) arms 7a capable of gripping the prize 3A for acquisition, a lifting unit 8 for raising and lowering the crane 7, and a horizontal movement unit (not shown) for moving the lifting unit 8 horizontally (in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction). The horizontal movement unit is attached to the top surface portion 26 from the side of the play space 2, and the crane 7 is suspended from the top surface portion 26 via the lifting unit 8 and the horizontal movement unit.

[0042] Although not shown in the drawings, the crane 7 includes a motor for driving the two arms 7a and a drive transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the motor to the two arms 7a, and the tip portions of the respective arms 7a are formed so as to open at a predetermined angle with respect to each other.

[0043] The prize discharge port 5 is provided to open upward at the bottom surface portion of the upper part of the housing 21, that is, at the front side position of the bottom surface portion of the play space 2.

[0044] The prize support frame 6 is formed by combining a plurality of frames extending along the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and is horizontally installed at a lower position behind the prize discharge port 5 in the play space 2 and higher than the bottom surface portion so as to support the prize 3A for acquisition.

[0045] The prize 3A for acquisition supported by the prize support frame 6 is arranged within the movable range of the crane 7 in the play space 2, that is, within the area that can be gripped by the crane 7. The prize display shelf 30 will be described later.

[0046] The lower part of the housing 11 is provided separately on the left and right for each player on the left and right sides, mainly with an operation unit 12a, a prize extraction port 13, a collection box (not shown), and a control board. The operation unit 12a is disposed on each side of the left and right of the upper surface of the operation table 12 that protrudes forward over substantially the entire length in the left-right direction at the upper front of the lower part of the housing 11, and is provided with a plurality of buttons for moving the crane 7 in each of the left-to-right direction, the front (front) to the rear (rear) direction, and the lowering direction, and for performing an operation to stop the lowering. Note that the operation unit 12a is not limited to buttons, and may be provided with an operation lever as appropriate, together with the buttons or instead of the buttons.

[0047] The prize outlet 13 is provided at a position lower than the operation table 12 on the left and right of the front surface of the lower part of the housing 11 so as to communicate with the prize discharge port 5 inside the lower part of the housing 11. Thereby, the acquisition prize 3A discharged from the prize discharge port 5 can be taken out from the prize outlet 13. Note that the prize outlet 13 is provided with an openable and closable door.

[0048] The coin collection box is built in the lower part of the housing 11 so as to collect coins inserted from a coin insertion port (not shown) provided near the operation unit 12a on the front surface of the lower part of the housing 11. Further, the control board is built in the lower part of the housing 11 to control the prize guidance device 4 based on the operation of the operation unit 12a.

[0049] The above-mentioned prize display shelf 30 is a shelf for displaying the display prize 3B, and is arranged outside the movable area of the crane 7 in the play space 2. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the prize display shelf 30 is attached to the back surface portion 25 among the respective surface portions 23, 24a, 24b, 25, 26 that define the play space 2.

[0050] Subsequently, the configuration of the prize display shelf 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 based on the posture attached to the front surface of the back surface portion 25. The prize display shelf 30 includes a mounting portion 31 for mounting at a desired position on the front surface of the back surface portion 25, and a shelf main body portion 41 for placing the display prize 3B.

[0051] The shelf main body 41 is formed in a horizontally long shape along the left - right direction, and is formed in a rectangular U - shaped that opens upward in a cross - sectional view orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (hereinafter referred to as "longitudinal direction orthogonal cross - sectional view").

[0052] Specifically, the shelf main body 41 includes a horizontally flat display article placement surface portion 42 along the front - rear direction and the left - right direction on which the display article 3B for display can be placed, a guide wall portion 43 erected vertically upward from the front end of the display article placement surface portion 42, and a flange portion 44 erected vertically upward from the rear end of the display article placement surface portion 42.

[0053] In other words, the shelf main body 41 includes a fixing member 51 attached to the front surface of the back surface portion 25 via the attachment portion 31, and a movable member 55 supported by the fixing member 51 so as to be slidable in the forward direction (protrusion direction) or the backward direction (retraction direction) with respect to the fixing member 51.

[0054] The fixing member 51 is integrally formed by the above - mentioned flange portion 44 and a fixing plate portion 52 as a fixing - side display article placement portion extending forward in a flat plate shape from the lower end of the flange portion 44. As shown in FIG. 6 which is a cross - sectional view taken along the line A - A in FIG. 5, it is formed in an L - shape in a longitudinal direction orthogonal cross - sectional view by pressing a metal plate material.

[0055] The movable member 55 is integrally formed by the above - mentioned guide wall portion 43 and a movable plate portion 56 as a movable - side display article placement portion extending backward in a flat plate shape from the lower end of the guide wall portion 43. It is formed in an L - shape in a longitudinal direction orthogonal cross - sectional view by molding an acrylic resin, and the whole including the guide wall portion 43 and the movable plate portion 56 is formed in a transparent color.

[0056] The movable member 55 and the fixing member 51 are arranged on the front and rear sides in a posture that is line - symmetric with respect to an axis extending in the up - down direction in a longitudinal direction orthogonal cross - sectional view, and the movable plate portion 56 of the movable member 55 and the fixing plate portion 52 of the fixing member 51 are arranged so as to overlap on the upper and lower sides. Thereby, the movable plate portion 56 of the movable member 55 is supported so as to be slidable in the front - rear direction with respect to the fixing plate portion 52 of the fixing member 51.

[0057] In short, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, the movable member 55 is formed to be slidable between a retracted position where the movable plate portion 56 substantially entirely overlaps with the fixed plate portion 52 in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed plate portion 52, and a protruding position where it protrudes forward with respect to the fixed member 51, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 6.

[0058] Both the guide wall portion 43 and the flange portion 44 protrude vertically upward from the prize placement surface portion 42 and protrude with substantially the same protruding length from each other. However, depending on the form of the display prize 3B, for example, the guide wall portion 43 may be formed to protrude above the flange portion 44, or may protrude while being inclined in the front-rear direction.

[0059] Also, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the prize placement surface portion 42 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape by vertically overlapping the flat plate-shaped movable plate portion 56 of the movable member 55 and the flat plate-shaped fixed plate portion 52 of the fixed member 51, and the width in the front-rear direction can be changed by sliding the movable plate portion 56 in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed plate portion 52.

[0060] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the width in the front-rear direction of the prize placement surface portion 42 is the sum of the width in the front-rear direction of the movable plate portion 56 and the width in the front-rear direction of the portion of the fixed plate portion 52 located below the movable plate portion 52 that does not overlap with the movable plate portion 56. For this reason, the shelf main body portion 41 can change the front-rear width of the prize placement surface portion 42 according to the overlapping condition with the movable plate portion 56 in the fixed plate portion 52 located below the movable plate portion 56.

[0061] That is, the prize placement surface portion 42 can expand the front-rear width by displacing the movable member 55 in the protruding direction protruding toward the side of the play space 2 with respect to the fixed member 51, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 6, while it can contract the front-rear width by displacing it in the retracting direction retracting toward the side of the back surface portion 25, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6.

[0062] The shed main body 41 is provided with a fastening member 45 for fastening the fixed member 51 and the movable member 55. In the present embodiment, the fastening member 45 is a knurled screw that can be tightened by hand without using tools. By fastening the fixed member 51 and the movable member 55 that overlap on the upper and lower sides with the fastening member 45, the movable member 55 is fixed so as not to slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed member 51.

[0063] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, such fastening locations between the fixed member 51 and the movable member 55 are arranged at a total of three locations, namely, the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the prize placement surface portion 42 and both left and right outer sides, and all are formed with the same fastening structure.

[0064] The fastening structure between the fixed member 51 and the movable member 55 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. At the fastening locations on the prize placement surface portion 42, through holes 56H and 52H that allow the insertion of the fastening member 45 are formed in the movable plate portion 56 and the fixed plate portion 52 that overlap on the upper and lower sides, respectively. That is, the through hole 56H of the movable plate portion 56 and the through hole 52H of the fixed plate portion 52 communicate with each other in the vertical direction.

[0065] The through hole 52H of the fixed plate portion 52 is formed as a threaded hole that has been subjected to tapping so that the fastening member 45 can be screwed in, and at least one is formed in the front-rear direction of the fastening location of the fixed plate portion 52. At the fastening location of the fixed plate portion 52 in the present embodiment, two through holes 52H are arranged at a front-rear width such that the heads of the fastening members 45 inserted into the respective through holes 52H do not interfere with each other. The fastening member 45 includes two for each fastening location corresponding to the two through holes 52H.

[0066] Note that, as in the present embodiment, the through hole 52H is not limited to a configuration in which two are formed at each of the three fastening locations of the fixed plate portion 52, and may be formed at only one location or three or more locations. Also, the fastening member 45 is not limited to a configuration including two for each fastening location, and may include only one.

[0067] On the one hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the through-hole 56H of the movable plate portion 56 is not subjected to thread machining on its inner peripheral surface and is formed in an elongated hole shape along the sliding direction (front-rear direction). The elongated hole-shaped through-hole 56H is formed over substantially the entire length in the front-rear direction at each fastening location of the movable plate portion 56.

[0068] Then, by inserting the two fastening members 45 from above into the elongated hole-shaped through-hole 56H of the movable plate portion 56 and further screwing them into the respective through-holes 52H of the fixed plate portion 52, the movable plate portion 56 and the fixed plate portion 52 can be fastened using the fastening members 45, and the movable member 55 can be fixed to the fixed member 51 in a non-slidable manner.

[0069] On the other hand, by loosening the fastening of the fastening members 45, the movable member 55 can slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed member 51. At this time, the fastening members 45 inserted into the elongated hole-shaped through-hole 56H of the movable plate portion 56 abut against the edge of the through-hole 56H in the left-right direction, so that the movable member 55 slides in the front-rear direction while being guided in the left-right direction with respect to the fixed member 51.

[0070] Also, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the attachment portion 31 includes a columnar member formed of a magnet (hereinafter referred to as "columnar magnet 31A"). A total of four columnar magnets 31A are provided in the prize display shelf 30 and are arranged at equal intervals over substantially the entire length in the left-right direction of a flange portion 44 (to be described later) of the shelf main body portion 41.

[0071] The columnar magnet 31A is attached to the flange portion 44 integrally by screwing it in a state where the front end face when the axial direction coincides with the front-rear direction abuts against the rear surface portion of the flange portion 44. The columnar magnet 31A can be adsorbed to the front surface by bringing the rear end face into contact with the front surface of the back portion 25.

[0072] The structure for attaching the columnar magnet 31A provided in the attachment portion 31 to the flange portion 44, that is, the magnet attachment structure 35, will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6. The magnet mounting structure 35 includes a screw 32 and a collar 33. The collar 33 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and its inner surface is tapped so that the screw 32 can be screwed in. Further, as the magnet mounting structure 35, a through hole 34 through which the screw 32 can be inserted along the axial direction (front-rear direction) is formed in the columnar magnet 31A, and a through hole 44a penetrating in the plate thickness direction (front-rear direction) so that the collar 33 can be inserted is formed at the center of the contact portion of the columnar magnet 31A in the flange portion 44.

[0073] As shown in FIG. 6, the through hole 34 of the columnar magnet 31A is provided with a small hole portion 34a, a stepped portion 34b, and a large hole portion 34c from the front side to the rear side in the axial direction. The large hole portion 34c is formed with an inner diameter larger than that of the small hole portion 34a, and the stepped portion 34b is formed in a stepped shape so as to connect the rear end of the small hole portion 34a and the front end of the large hole portion 34c.

[0074] The small hole portion 34a of the columnar magnet 31A and the through hole 44a of the flange portion 44 communicate with each other in the front-rear direction when the columnar magnet 31A is in contact with the peripheral edge of the through hole 44a of the flange portion 44 from the rear side, and both are formed with the same inner diameter so that the collar 33 can be fitted therein.

[0075] Then, in a state where the columnar magnet 31A is in contact with the flange portion 44 as described above, the collar 33 is fitted over the small hole portion 34a of the columnar magnet 31A and the through hole 44a of the flange portion 44, and in this state, the screw 32 inserted from the rear of the through hole 34 of the mounting portion 31 is screwed into the collar 33 until the head of the screw 32 is pressed against the stepped portion 34b as the seating surface, whereby the columnar magnet 31A can be screwed to the flange portion 44. Further, since the columnar magnet 31A adsorbs by taking advantage of the magnetic force with respect to the metal flange portion 44, it is more firmly attached.

[0076] Hereinafter, the operation and effect of the prize display shelf 30 of the present embodiment will be described.

[0077] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the prize display shelf 30 of the present embodiment is a prize display shelf 30 for displaying prizes 3 (display prizes 3B) in the play space 2 in the crane game machine 1 as a prize acquisition game machine. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, it includes a mounting portion 31 to be mounted at a desired position on the back portion 25 as the inner surface facing the play space 2, and a shelf main body portion 41 on which the display prize 3B is placed and which is displaceable in a protruding direction (forward direction) protruding from the back portion 25 toward the play space 2 or a retracting direction (rear direction) retracting toward the back portion 25 side.

[0078] According to the above configuration, while displaying the prize 3 in the play space 2, it can be stocked, and it can be stably arranged in a layout rich in variations.

[0079] Specifically, by attaching the shelf main body portion 41 to a desired attachment position on the back portion 25 via the attachment portion 31, or by displacing the shelf main body portion 41 in the protruding direction or the retracting direction with respect to the back portion 25, the front-rear width of the shelf main body portion 41, that is, the prize placement surface portion 42, can be changed.

[0080] Thereby, various forms of prizes 3 can be stably arranged in a layout rich in variations in the play space 2. Further, since the prizes 3 can be stocked while being displayed in the outer region of the movable region so as not to interfere with the prize guiding device 4 such as the crane 7 that moves in the play space 2, the above outer region can be effectively utilized.

[0081] Among FIGS. 2 to 6, particularly as shown in FIG. 6, as an aspect of the present invention, the shelf main body portion 41 can include a fixing member 51 attached to the back portion 25 via the attachment portion 31, and a movable member 55 slidably supported by the fixing member 51 in the protruding direction (forward direction) or the retracting direction (rear direction) with respect to the fixing member 51.

[0082] According to the above configuration, since the movable member 55 is slidable while being supported by the fixed member 51 in the protruding direction or the retracting direction with respect to the fixed member 51, the protruding length of the shelf main body portion 41 can be changed stably and smoothly.

[0083] As an aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the shelf main body portion 41 includes a flat plate-shaped movable plate portion 56 provided on the side of the movable member 55 and a flat plate-shaped fixed plate portion 52 provided on the side of the fixed member 51. As shown in FIG. 6, the movable plate portion 56 and the fixed plate portion 52 are arranged so as to overlap each other on the upper and lower sides.

[0084] According to the above configuration, since the movable plate portion 56 and the fixed plate portion 52 are arranged so as to overlap each other on the upper and lower sides, the movable member 55 is firmly supported in a state where the surfaces are in contact with each other with respect to the fixed member 51 and can slide stably and smoothly.

[0085] Furthermore, on the shelf main body portion 41, a prize placement surface portion 42 on which the prize 3 can be stably placed can be formed by the movable plate portion 56 and the fixed plate portion 52. By sliding the movable plate portion 56 forward from the state where it overlaps the fixed plate portion 52, the prize placement surface portion 42 can be enlarged. On the other hand, by sliding the movable plate portion 56 backward from the protruding state and further overlapping it with the fixed plate portion 52 in the vertical direction, the prize placement surface portion 42 can be made compact.

[0086] As an aspect of the present invention, a fastening member 45 for fastening the fixed member 51 and the movable member 55 is provided, and through holes 52H and 56H that allow the insertion of the fastening member 45 are formed in the fixed plate portion 52 of the fixed member 51 and the movable plate portion 56 of the movable member 55. Among these through holes 52H and 56H, the through hole 56H of the movable plate portion 56 is formed in a long hole shape along the sliding direction (front-rear direction) of the movable member 55.

[0087] According to the above configuration, by simply inserting the fastening member 45 into the long-hole-shaped through-hole 56H and loosening the fastening of the fastening member 45, when sliding the movable member 55 relative to the fixed member 51, it is possible to firmly guide in the above sliding direction. On the other hand, by fastening the fixed member 51 and the movable member 55 using the fastening member 45, they can be fixed so as not to be slidable. That is, the shelf main body portion 41 is configured by using the fastening member 45 and the through-holes 52H and 56H as the fixing means for the fixed member 51 and the movable member 55, such as a guiding means for guiding the direction in which the movable member 55 slides relative to the fixed member 51 and a restricting means for restricting non-sliding. As a result, a more compact configuration can be achieved compared to the case where it is provided separately.

[0088] As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, as an aspect of the present invention, the movable member 55 includes a guide wall portion 43 standing from the tip portion (front end portion) in the protruding direction of the movable plate portion 56, and at least the guide wall portion 43 is formed transparently.

[0089] According to the above configuration, the guide wall portion 43 can guide from the front side so that the prize 3 placed on the prize placement surface portion 42 formed by the movable plate portion 56 and the fixed plate portion 52 does not fall.

[0090] Furthermore, even when visually recognizing the prize 3 placed on the prize placement surface portion 42 through the guide wall portion 43, the prize 3 can be visually recognized through the transparent guide wall portion 43, so the visibility of the prize 3 placed on the prize placement surface portion 42 is not impaired.

[0091] Therefore, it is possible to ensure an excellent display effect of the prize 3 while stably placing the prize 3 on the prize placement surface portion 42.

[0092] As an aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the back surface portion 25 is formed of metal, and the columnar magnet 31A provided in the attachment portion 31 is formed of a magnet.

[0093] According to the above configuration, the prize display shelf 30 of the present embodiment can easily attach and detach the columnar magnet 31A formed of a magnet to a desired position on the metal back surface portion 25, so that the prizes 3 can be arranged in a richly varied layout.

[0094] Specifically, as described above, by providing the attachment portion 31 with the columnar magnet 31A and making the back surface portion 25 of metal, even if the attachment and detachment (attachment or removal) of the attachment portion 31 to the back surface portion 25 is repeated, the attachment strength does not decrease and it is difficult for them to damage each other. Therefore, the shelf main body portion 41 can be firmly attached to the back surface portion 25 via the columnar magnet 31A and can be easily attached and detached.

[0095] Furthermore, by forming at least a part of the back surface portion 25 of a metal to which the magnet adheres, it is not necessary to perform additional processing on the back surface portion 25 or separately provide a member to which the attachment portion 31 can be attached on the back surface portion 25. Therefore, a configuration in which the prize display shelf 30 can be attached and detached to and from the back surface portion 25 can be easily configured.

[0096] Subsequently, the crane game machines 1A, 1B, and 1C according to the modified examples of the crane game machine 1 of the above-described embodiment will be described. However, the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and their description is omitted.

[0097] (Modified Example 1) As shown in FIG. 7, the attachment portion 60 in the prize display shelf 30A provided in the crane game machine 1A of Modified Example 1 is provided with two attachment wires 60A. The attachment wire 60A is formed by bending a wire made of metal such as stainless steel that can be engaged with the side of the back surface portion 25A into a substantially U-shaped (rectangular U-shaped) opening upward in a front view.

[0098] On one side, the back surface portion 25A to which the attachment portion 60 of the prize display shelf 30A is attached is provided with a multi-hole board (25A) having a number of holes 25Aa drilled therein. The number of holes 25Aa are arranged at a predetermined pitch in each of the vertical direction and the width direction of the multi-hole board (25A). Note that the multi-hole board (25A) is not limited to being made of metal as in the above-described embodiment, and may be formed of other materials such as resin as long as it has a strength capable of supporting the prize display shelf 30A in a state where an engaging portion 62, which will be described later, provided in the attachment portion 60 is engaged with any one of the holes 25Aa.

[0099] To describe the attachment wire 60A in detail, the attachment wire 60A is integrally formed by a base portion 61 attached and fixed to the flange portion 44 of the fixing member 51 and an engaging portion 62 that engages with any one of the holes 25Aa of the multi-hole board (25A). A pair of attachment wires 60A are provided on the prize display shelf 30A and are attached to both outer sides in the width direction of the flange portion 44 of the fixing member 51.

[0100] The base portion 61 of the attachment wire 60A is integrally formed by a horizontal line portion 61a extending linearly in a direction coinciding with the width direction and vertical line portions 61b extending vertically upward from both ends of the horizontal line portion 61a, and the entire horizontal line portion 61a and the lower portion of the vertical line portion 61b are joined to the flange portion 44 by welding or the like from the rear side.

[0101] The engaging portion 62 of the attachment wire 60A includes a pair of left and right projections protruding upward on both sides in the width direction of the attachment wire 60A so as to be insertable into any one of the holes 25Aa of the multi-hole board (25A) and engageable with the edge portion of the hole 25Aa. Each of the pair of engaging portions 62 is integrally formed by an engaging base portion 62a extending upward and rearward from the upper end portion of the vertical line portion 61b protruding upward from the upper end portion of the flange portion 44 and an engaging tip portion 62b extending vertically upward from the upper end portion of the engaging base portion 62a. The engaging base portion 62a extends rearward from the upper end portion of the vertical line portion 61b by more than the plate thickness of the multi-hole board (25A).

[0102] The holes 25Aa of the multi-hole board (25A) are set at an arrangement pitch in the width direction such that a pair of engaging portions 62 provided on both sides in the width direction of the attachment wire 60A for the prize display shelf 30A can be inserted into the multi-hole board (25A) together when the attachment wire 60A is attached to the multi-hole board (25A).

[0103] When attaching the prize display shelf 30A of the above-described modification 1 to a desired location on the multi-hole board (25A), the prize display shelf 30A is inclined by approximately 90 degrees from the posture where the engaging tip portion 62b protrudes upward to the posture where it protrudes rearward toward the back surface portion 25A, and is faced from the front side with respect to the back surface portion 25A. Then, the engaging tip portion 62b protruding rearward is inserted into the hole 25Aa of the multi-hole board (25A) that faces the engaging tip portion 62b in the front-rear direction.

[0104] At that time, while inserting the engaging portion 62 of the attachment wire 60A deep into the hole 25Aa up to the engaging base portion 62a, the prize display shelf 30A is rotated by approximately 90 degrees around the engaging portion 62 inserted into the hole 25Aa until it returns to its original posture, using the mass of the shelf main body portion 41 as a fulcrum. As a result, as shown in the prize display shelf 30A arranged on the right side in FIG. 7, the engaging portion 62 of the attachment wire 60A engages with the edge of the hole 25Aa in such a manner that the engaging tip portion 62b protrudes upward on the rear side of the multi-hole board (25A) and the engaging base portion 62a is inserted into the hole 25Aa.

[0105] As described above, the prize display shelf 30A can be firmly attached so as not to come off unintentionally with respect to the multi-hole board (25A). When intentionally removing the prize display shelf 30A from the multi-hole board (25A), the operator holds the shelf main body portion 41 and tilts it so that the lower part is positioned forward with respect to the upper part, and by slightly lowering it using the mass of the shelf main body portion 41, the engaging portion 62 can be pulled out from the hole 25Aa of the multi-hole board (25A), so that it can be easily removed even with one hand.

[0106] The prize display shelf 30A of the above-described modification 1 can achieve the following effects in addition to the effects achieved by the prize display shelf 30 of the above-described embodiment. As described above, the prize display shelf 30A is tilted so that the engaging tip 62b of the engaging portion 62 of the mounting wire 60A projects toward the multi-hole board (25A), that is, rearward. The engaging tip 62b is inserted into the hole 25Aa of the multi-hole board (25A), and by using the mass of the shelf main body 41 to return to the original position, the prize display shelf 30A can be easily attached to a desired position on the multi-hole board (25A).

[0107] (Modification 2) As shown in FIG. 8, the attachment portion 70 of the prize display shelf 30B provided in the crane game machine 1B of Modification 2 is provided with an attachment hook 70A. The attachment hook 70A is integrally formed by a base portion 71 extending in the vertical direction and an engaging portion 72 bent into a hook shape so that the tip projects downward after protruding rearward from the upper end of the base portion 71. Note that the attachment hook 70A is made of resin in this embodiment, but it may be made of metal or the like.

[0108] The base portion 71 of the attachment hook 70A is fixed to the flange portion 44 from the rear side so as to project upward from the upper end of the flange portion 44. The hook-shaped engaging portion 72 is formed so as to be engageable with a cross bar 25Ba described later on the back surface portion 25B. A pair of attachment hooks 70A are provided on the prize display shelf 30B, and are respectively attached to both outer sides in the width direction of the flange portion 44.

[0109] On the other hand, the back surface portion 25B to which the attachment portion 70 of the prize display shelf 30B is attached is provided with a fence (25B) in which a plurality of cross bars 25Ba extending linearly in the width direction and a plurality of vertical bars 25Bb extending linearly in the vertical direction are combined in a lattice shape. The fence (25B) is arranged so as to face the play space 2 from the rear side. The plurality of cross bars 25Ba are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the width direction, and the plurality of vertical bars 25Bb are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction.

[0110] When attaching the prize display shelf 30B of the above-described Modification 1 to a desired location on the fence (25B), it is detachably attached arbitrarily by facing it from the front side to a desired location on the fence (25B) and engaging the engaging portion 72 by hooking it on the cross bar 25Ba provided at the desired location.

[0111] In addition to the effects exhibited by the prize display shelf 30 of the above-described embodiment, the prize display shelf 30B of the above-described Modification 2 can exhibit the following effects. In addition to the effects exhibited by the prize display shelf 30 of the above-described embodiment, the prize display shelf 30B can be easily attached to a desired position on the fence (25B) because it only needs to hook the engaging portion 72 on the cross bar 25Ba provided at a desired location on the fence (25B). (Modification 3) As shown in FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b), the prize display shelf 30C provided in the crane game machine 1C of Modification 3 is entirely formed of a metal wire rod including a shelf main body portion 80 and a mounting portion 90.

[0112] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9(a), the fixing member 81 is formed by combining a plurality of L-shaped rods 82 arranged in parallel in the width direction and width-direction extending rods 83a and 83b horizontally extending linearly across the plurality of L-shaped rods 82.

[0113] The L-shaped rod 82 is integrally formed by a vertical rod 82a extending in the vertical direction and a cross bar 82b extending forward from the lower end of the vertical rod 82a. And the flange portion 44C of the fixing member 81 is formed in a vertical wall shape by combining the vertical rods 82a of the plurality of L-shaped rods 82 and the width-direction extending rod 83a horizontally extending linearly across the plurality of vertical rods 82a.

[0114] The fixed-side prize placement portion 52C provided on the side of the fixing member 81 in the prize placement portion 42C is formed in a horizontal plane shape by combining the cross bars 82b of the plurality of L-shaped rods 82 and the width-direction extending rod 83b horizontally extending linearly across the plurality of cross bars 82b.

[0115] The movable member 85 is formed by combining a plurality of movers 86 arranged in parallel in the width direction and a width-direction extending rod 87 horizontally extending linearly across the plurality of movers 86. The mover 86 is integrally formed by a pair of inverted L-shaped rods 88 and a connecting rod 89. The pair of inverted L-shaped rods 88 are arranged parallel to each other and are each integrally formed by a vertical rod 88a extending in the vertical direction and a horizontal rod 88b extending rearward from the lower end of the vertical rod 88a. The connecting rod 89 connects the rear end portions of a pair of horizontal rods 88b extending linearly in the width direction.

[0116] And the guide wall portion 43C of the movable member 85 is formed in a vertical wall shape by combining a plurality of vertical rods 88a and a width-direction extending rod 87 horizontally extending linearly across the vertical rods 88a.

[0117] The movable-side prize placing portion 56C provided on the side of the movable member 85 in the prize placing portion 42C is formed by arranging a pair of horizontal rods 88b and a connecting rod 89 in parallel in the width direction.

[0118] In the middle portion of the horizontal rod 82b extending in the front-rear direction of the fixed member 81, a cylindrical tubular holding portion 84 extending in the front-rear direction is fixed from above. On the other hand, the middle portion of the horizontal rod 88b extending in the front-rear direction of the movable member 85 is slidably inserted and held by the tubular holding portion 84. Thereby, the movable member 85 of the third modification is also formed to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed member 81 (refer to the movable member 85 shown by the phantom line in Fig. 9(b)).

[0119] Further, the attachment portion 90 includes an attachment wire 90A integrally formed by a base portion 91 extending in the vertical direction and an engagement portion 92 bent into a hook shape from the upper end portion of the base portion 91. The prize display shelf 30B includes a pair of attachment wires 90A, each of which is fixed to both sides in the width direction of the flange portion 44C (only the left attachment wire 90A is shown in Figs. 9(a) and 9(b)). On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 9(b), the back surface portion 25B includes a fence (25B) in the same manner as the back surface portion 25B of the second modification.

[0120] When attaching the prize display shelf 30C of the above-described Modification 3 to a desired location on the fence (25B), as shown in FIG. 9(b), similar to the case of the prize display shelf 30B of Modification 2, the engaging portion 92 of the attachment portion 90 is engaged with the cross bar 25Ba provided at the desired location on the fence (25B), and it can be detachably attached.

[0121] Also, as shown in FIG. 9(b), since the guide wall portion 43C of the movable member 85 has a plurality of vertical bars 88a arranged in parallel in the width direction and all of them protrude upward, among these plurality of vertical bars 88a, a display prize 3B' such as a stuffed toy, a figure, a miscellaneous good, or a decoration can be suspended by a string such as a wire or a chain on an arbitrary vertical bar 88a. Thereby, in the play space 2, prizes 3 and the like can be stably arranged in a more diverse layout.

[0122] This invention is not limited to only the configuration of the above-described embodiments, and many embodiments can be obtained. For example, the prize display shelf of the present invention is not limited to being attached to the back surface portion 25 in the play space 2 like the prize display shelf 30 of the above-described embodiments, and it may be attached to other inner surfaces such as the left side surface portion 24a, the right side surface portion 24b, and the bottom surface portion.

[0123] Also, the prize display shelf of the present invention is not limited to the combinations of the respective shelf main body portions 41, 80 and the attachment portions 31, 60, 70, 90 in the above-described prize display shelves 30, 30A, 30B, 30C, such as combining the attachment portion 60 of Modification 1 and the shelf main body portion 80 formed of a wire material of Modification 3, and the combination may be changed for configuration.

[0124] Also, the attachment portion of the present invention is not limited to the above-described attachment portions 31, 60, 70, 90, and for example, it can be provided with at least one of fastening members such as hook-and-loop fasteners and screws, suction cups, nails, snap buttons, and adhesion means such as adhesives and tapes.

[0125] Further, the present invention is not limited to forming the through hole 56H formed in the movable plate portion 56 in an elongated hole shape, and the through hole 52H formed in the fixed plate portion 52 of the fixing member 51 may be formed in an elongated hole shape.

[0126] In the correspondence between the configuration of this invention and the above-described embodiment, the prize acquisition gaming machine corresponds to the crane gaming machines 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, and similarly The inner surface facing the play space corresponds to the back surface portion 25 facing the play space 2, The protruding direction protruding from the inner surface toward the play space side corresponds to the forward direction, The retracting direction retracting toward the inner surface side corresponds to the backward direction, The movable-side prize placement portion corresponds to the fixed plate portion 52 or the fixed-side prize placement portion 52C, The fixed-side prize placement portion corresponds to the movable plate portion 56 or the movable-side prize placement portion 56C, The through hole formed in an elongated hole shape corresponds to the through hole 56H formed in the movable plate portion 56, The attachment portion formed of a magnet corresponds to the columnar magnet 31A provided in the attachment portion 31.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0127] 1, 1A, 1B, 1C... Crane gaming machines (prize acquisition gaming machines) 2... Play space 3... Prize 3A... Prize for acquisition 3B... Prize for display 30, 30A, 30B, 30C... Prize display shelves 25... Back surface portion (inner surface) of the play space 31, 60, 70, 90... Attachment portions 41, 80... Shelf main body portions 42, 42C... Prize placement portions 43, 43C... Guide wall portions 45... Fastening member 51, 81... Fixing members 52... Fixed plate portion (fixed-side prize placement portion) 52C... Fixed-side prize placement portion 52H... Through hole of the fixed plate portion (through hole formed in an elongated hole shape) 55,87…Movable member 56…Movable plate part (movable-side prize placement part) 56C…Movable-side prize placement part 56H…Through hole of movable plate part Ya…Forward direction (protrusion direction protruding from the inner surface to the side of the play space) Yb…Backward direction (retreat direction retreating to the side of the inner surface)

Claims

1. A prize display shelf for displaying prizes in a play space inside a prize-winning game machine, comprising a mounting portion to be mounted at a desired position on the inner surface facing the play space, and a shelf body portion for placing prizes and displaceable in a protruding direction protruding from the inner surface toward the play space or a retracting direction retracting toward the inner surface side. Prize display shelf.

2. The shelf body portion includes a fixing member attached to the inner surface via the mounting portion, and a movable member slidably supported by the fixing member in the protruding direction or the retracting direction with respect to the fixing member. The prize display shelf according to Claim 1.

3. Comprising a fastening member for fastening the fixing member and the movable member, through holes for allowing insertion of the fastening member are formed in the fixing member and the movable member, and one of the through holes in the fixing member and the movable member is formed in an elongated hole shape along the sliding direction of the movable member. The prize display shelf according to Claim 2.

4. The shelf body portion includes a planar movable-side prize placement portion provided on the side of the movable member, and a planar fixed-side prize placement portion provided on the side of the fixing member, and the movable-side prize placement portion and the fixed-side prize placement portion are arranged to overlap each other on the upper and lower sides. The prize display shelf according to Claim 2.

5. The movable member includes a guide wall portion erected from the tip end portion in the protruding direction in the movable-side prize placement portion, and at least the guide wall portion is formed transparently. The prize display shelf according to Claim 4.

6. At least a part of the inner surface is formed of metal, and the mounting portion is formed of a magnet. The prize display shelf according to Claim 1.

7. A prize-winning game machine in which the prize display shelf according to any one of Claims 1 to 6 is attached to the inner surface facing the play space. Prize-winning game machine.

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