Crane game machine

Abstract

To provide a crane game machine that can easily perform an automatic pressing and moving operation on the position of a prize and has a high degree of freedom with respect to the size and type of prizes that can be handled. 【Solution means】 It is provided with a table 11 on which a prize 1 is placed and a catcher 2 for lifting and capturing the prize on the table, and has a pusher for pressing and moving the prize on the table. The pusher has a first pusher 12 for pressing and moving the prize in the left-right direction and a second pusher 13 for pressing and moving the prize in the front-back direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a crane game machine that captures and enjoys getting prizes with a catcher that can move in the left - right, front - back, and up - down directions, and particularly relates to a crane game machine that can automatically replenish prizes and adjust their movement.

Background Art

[0002] A crane game machine is a type of game machine that enjoys lifting a prize placed on a table with a catcher and dropping it into a prize slot to get the prize. When replenishing prizes on the table or when a prize dropped by a player during the game, the position of the prize does not necessarily settle at a predetermined position on the table. Until now, the staff at the game venue has dealt with this by rearranging it each time. Since this makes it difficult for the staff to respond, it has been required to achieve labor - saving by automatically adjusting the position of the prizes or automating the replenishment of the prizes.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 describes a crane game machine equipped with a moving mechanism that moves a prize to a predetermined position on a mounting table (on the table). However, the crane game machine disclosed in the same publication arranges a pair of U - shaped moving members along the diagonal line of the mounting surface, and there are significant limitations on the size of the prizes that can be moved.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Disclosure of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] The present invention aims to provide a crane game machine that can easily perform automatic pressing and moving operations on the position of prizes and has a high degree of freedom with respect to the size and type of prizes that can be handled.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0006] The crane game machine according to the present invention includes a table on which prizes are placed and a catcher for lifting and capturing the prizes on the table, and is characterized by having a pusher for pressing and moving the prizes on the table.

[0007] Here, the catcher is attached to the crane arm and refers to a known catcher that is controlled to move in the left-right and front-back directions and to move up and down in order to capture the prizes, and has opening and closing claws for capturing the prizes.

[0008] In the present invention, the pusher for pressing and moving the prizes on the table refers to something that presses and moves the prizes to a predetermined position on the table. Therefore, it has a pressing plate or bar that abuts on the prize from the lateral direction and a drive unit for moving it forward and backward.

[0009] Here, it is preferable that the pusher has a first pusher for pressing and moving the prize in the left-right direction and a second pusher for pressing and moving the prize in the front-back direction. By doing so, the prize can be moved to a predetermined position set on the table with two simple pushers.

[0010] In recent years, prizes have become larger, and the prize insertion port for getting the prize is often provided at the left or right corner on the front side. Therefore, it is preferable that the table has a prize insertion port on either the left or right side of the front side, the first pusher is located on the rear side of the prize insertion port, and further, the second pusher is for pressing and moving the prize that has been pressed and moved in the left-right direction by the first pusher in the front-back direction.

[0011] In the crane game machine according to the present invention, it may have a prize stocker, and when a prize on the table is lifted, captured, and obtained by the catcher, the prize may be replenished by dropping from the stocker. Here, the stocker has a placement member for holding prizes horizontally. When it automatically detects that there are no more prizes on the table, the front side of this placement member falls downward, and the prizes fall onto the table by their own weight. After that, a pusher presses and moves the prizes to a predetermined position. However, the automatic replenishment mechanism for prizes is not limited to this. By doing so, further labor saving can be achieved.

Effects of the Invention

[0012] In the present invention, since the position of the prize dropped by the player during the game can be returned to a predetermined original position, or the position of the next automatically replenished prize can be automatically adjusted by pressing and moving, the staff does not need to be called each time, and labor saving can be achieved.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0014] The configuration of the crane game according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The external view is shown in FIG. 1. It has a table 11 for placing prizes 1 and a catcher 2 for capturing and obtaining the prizes placed on this table 11. The catcher 2 can be moved by using an operation lever 15a provided on the operation panel 15 in the left - right direction and the front - rear direction, and a known mechanism is used. When the catcher 2 is positioned above the prize 1, it descends, has opening and closing claws for capturing the prize, and has its operation button 15b.

[0015] This embodiment is an example having an inlet 16 for the prize lifted by the catcher 2 at the left corner portion on the front side of the table 11. The prize 1 that has fallen toward the inlet 16 can be taken out from the outlet 17 to get the prize 1. When the prize 1 runs out on the table 11, it is automatically detected, and the next prize 1 previously placed (stocked) on the stocker 14 is replenished onto the table 11. In the stocker 14 in this embodiment, a plate-shaped placement member 14a is held horizontally, and the prize 1 is stocked thereon. Although not shown in the drawing, when the horizontal holding mechanism of this placement member is released, the front end side of the placement member 14a inclines downward as shown in Fig. 2(b), and this is an example where the prize 1 falls.

[0016] The flow of moving the prize 1 to a predetermined position on the table 11 will be described based on Fig. 2. In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2(a), there is an inlet 16 for the prize 1 at the left corner portion on the front side of the table 11. When the prize 1 captured by the opening and closing claws 2a, 2b, 2c of the catcher 2 is obtained from the outlet 17 via the inlet 16, it is automatically detected that the prize 1 has disappeared from the table 11. Then, the prize 1 falls from a predetermined stocker 14 and is replenished onto the table 11 as shown in Fig. 2(b).

[0017] Next, the first pusher 12 operates on the prize 1 replenished by falling onto the table 11, and presses and moves the prize 1 from the left to the right as shown in Fig. 2(c). Similar to the second pusher 13 described later, the first pusher 12 has a drive unit that moves a pressing member forward and backward. The drive unit is not particularly limited in its mechanism as long as the pressing member is supported to move forward and backward with respect to this drive unit. For example, examples include belt drive for driving an endless belt with a motor or the like, wire drive with a wire or the like stretched, shaft drive with a ball screw or the like, and the like. Next, as shown in FIG. 2(d), the second pusher 13, which is a pressing member connected via a support member 13b slidably supported by the drive unit 13a, operates to press and move the prize 1 to a predetermined position 11a on the front side. Thereby, the prize 1 is placed at a predetermined position. Such movement of the prize not only occurs when replenishing the next prize as described above, but also automatically operates to return the prize to its original position when the player fails to get the prize and the position of the dropped prize is displaced. Therefore, it is preferable to have a sensor for detecting the position of the prize on the table, and the pusher can press and move the prize while detecting the position of the prize on the table using various sensors.

Explanation of Signs

[0018] 1 Prize 2 Catcher 11 Table 12 First Pusher 13 Second Pusher 14 Stocker 15 Operation Panel 16 Insertion Port 17 Extraction Port

Claims

1. A table on which prizes are placed; a catcher for hoisting and catching the prize on the table; A crane game machine having a pusher that pushes and moves the prizes on the table.

2. 2. The crane game machine according to claim 1, wherein the pushers include a first pusher for pushing and moving the prize in the left-right direction, and a second pusher for pushing and moving the prize in the front-rear direction.

3. 3. The crane game machine according to claim 2, wherein the table has a prize insertion opening on either the left or right side of the front side thereof, and the first pusher is positioned behind the prize insertion opening.

4. 4. The crane game machine according to claim 3, wherein the second pusher is adapted to push and move in a front-rear direction the prize that has been pushed and moved in a left-right direction by the first pusher.

5. It has a prize storage, 5. The crane game machine according to claim 1, wherein when a prize on the table is lifted up, caught and acquired by the catcher, a prize is dropped from the stocker to be replenished.

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