Adjustable Discharging Port for Prize Acquisition Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional prize acquisition game apparatuses face challenges in accommodating prizes of varying sizes, as fixed discharging ports lead to increased difficulty in acquiring prizes and require time-consuming and inconvenient unit replacements.
Innovation Solution
A prize acquisition game apparatus with a discharging port that can be automatically adjusted in size by sliding a frame, allowing the port to be increased or decreased based on the size of the prize, eliminating the need for interchangeable units and optimizing space within the prize housing section.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the discharging port has a fixed size, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but small prizes fall more easily into the discharging port which decreases the fun of the game
Solution Approach 1:
The discharging port is designed with a movable frame that can slide horizontally to change the port size dynamically. The frame includes first and second frames that can be positioned at different locations, allowing the opening between them to be adjusted. This dynamic adjustment mechanism enables the discharging port to adapt to different prize sizes while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the discharging port size is changed by using an interchangeable unit structure, then the adaptability to different prizes is improved, but it takes considerable time and labor to replace the units
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of replacing entire discharging port units, the invention uses a dynamic adjustment mechanism where the frame can be slid to different positions. This allows rapid size changes without the need for disassembly or replacement operations, significantly reducing the time and labor required to adapt to different prize sizes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the discharging port size is changed by replacing interchangeable units, then the adaptability is improved, but the store must provide additional storage space for unused units
Solution Approach 1:
The movable frame mechanism allows a single discharging port structure to provide multiple size configurations. This eliminates the need to store multiple interchangeable units, thereby freeing up storage space in the store while maintaining full adaptability to different prize sizes.
4Device complexity
If the discharging port has a fixed size, then the structure is simple, but the difficulty of acquiring prizes increases when prizes are of inappropriate size
Solution Approach 1:
The discharging port incorporates a movable frame that can be adjusted to different positions to match the size of different prizes. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the port to accommodate various prize sizes, making prize acquisition easier while maintaining relatively simple structural complexity.
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AI summary
A prize acquisition game apparatus is provided which does not require the effort of replacing an interchangeable discharging port structure unit but rather has a discharging port the size of which can be easily changed.The prize acquisition game apparatus comprises: operation means which is operated by a player; a prize housing section for housing a plurality of prizes; prize acquiring means for acquiring a said prize; a discharging port which is formed in the prize housing section for discharging the prize from the prize housing section; control means for controlling the prize acquiring means to operate in response to an operation signal from the operation means; a discharged prize receiving section for receiving the prize discharged through the discharging port by the prize acquiring means which operates under the control of the control means; and sliding means for sliding a frame which is provided on the discharging port to change the size of the discharging port according to a distance the frame is slid.