JPH0759906A - Pusher game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pusher game machine which remarkably enhances game performance of a coin game machine and furnishes further amusement than conventional. CONSTITUTION:This game machine is composed of a game board main body 10 wherein pins 17 are embedded, a game board 20 and a coin pressing plate 19, and coins on the game board 20 are pushed and delivered by the reciprocating coin pressing plate 19. Right and left sides of the game board 20 are made visible, delivery rate adjusting plates 21 for adjusting the number of falling coins are formed there respectively, dropped coins are stored on endless belts 22 of delivery devices 24 and appropriately delivered. A rotary disk 15 having a coin area 16 is arranged on the game board main body 10 to alternately repeat normal and reverse rotations of an aperiodic operation time ratio, a roulette 14 operated by a sensor 18 is formed and the delivery device 24 is operated according to the result. Accordingly, stored coins visible in the delivery device 24 can be expected in addition to conventional delivery from the front so as to moremover enhance an interest.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pusher game machine, and more particularly to a pusher game machine capable of playing a coin game provided with a condition for deepening the player's interest.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of coin game machine is referred to as a pusher game machine. When dropped on the game board from
Coins on the game board are pushed down by the reciprocating movement of the coin pushing plate, and the coins are paid out from a predetermined payout opening. The number of coins to be paid out is determined only by the distribution state of the coins on the game board, and the payout amount does not change significantly even if the player inserts a small number of coins. For this reason, there is a problem that the game is lacking in interest.

[0003]

Various proposals have been made for the above problems in the prior art. For example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-126888, when a falling coin collides with a switch that can reciprocate left and right, coins accumulated at the left end of the game board are paid out as a bonus. The storage section to be dispensed is only one side opposite to the owner-side recovery chute. Further, in British Patent Application No. 8223233, the probability of acquiring coins is increased by guiding some of the inserted coins to the vicinity of the drop groove on the game board by a guide that reciprocates left and right. However, compared to the cost of providing the guide having the drive mechanism, the improvement of the entertainment is not sufficient.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pusher game machine in which the game property is remarkably improved and the game can be enjoyed more than ever.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a game board main body having a coin slot at the top, and a substantially horizontal game board on which coins falling from the game board main body are accumulated. A coin pushing plate that is in contact with the upper surface of the game board and reciprocates back and forth with a predetermined stroke. Coins accumulated on the game board are pushed out by the coin pushing board, and the front surface of the game board is pushed. In a pusher game machine that pays out from the end, the left and right side parts where coins fall from the left and right of the game board are exposed so that they can be seen by the player side like the front end part, and the dropped coins are paid out to the left and right side parts. It is characterized in that a coin payout means for paying out is installed.

The coin payout means is operated alternately left and right, and an endless belt driven by a motor is provided on the left and right side portions of the game board. The coins accumulated on the endless belt are arranged. A payout rate adjusting means for adjusting the coin payout rate by adjusting the payout rate control plate of the coin payout means to a predetermined angle by driving the motor alternately left and right. is there.

Further, a rotating disk is arranged on the game board main body, and control is performed such that forward rotation and reverse rotation are alternately repeated, and the operation time ratio of forward rotation and reverse rotation is controlled aperiodically. In the predetermined area of the rotating disk,
A coin area for receiving inserted coins is provided, and nail-shaped bodies are planted on the outer periphery of the coin area and the outer periphery of the rotating disc at a predetermined interval and shape.

[0008]

According to the above structure, the rotating disc in the game disc body is rotationally controlled in the left-right direction in a non-periodic manner so that the coins falling in the game disc body are once captured in the coin area of the rotating disc. When a released coin is released or a falling coin activates a switch provided at a specific position, another specific game is started, and when a predetermined number of steps is reached, the coin payout means is operated for the player. be able to. At this time, among the coins dropped from the left and right side portions of the game board, a predetermined rate of coins can be accumulated, and one of the left and right accumulated coins can be paid out to the player by the "up" of the another game. In this case, the payout rate to be paid out to the player among those pushed out from the left and right ends of the game board can be mechanically set in advance by the owner of the game machine.

When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot, the coin passes through a predetermined path and collides with the pins around the main body of the game board and the rotating disk and drops onto the game board, and the coins already existing on the board collide. As a result, a large number of coins on the board are gradually moved to the player side, and are further pushed down by the reciprocating motion of the coin pushing plate from the front surface of the end of the game board to be paid out to the player.

On the other hand, among coins pushed down from the left and right ends of the game board, coins having a predetermined payout rate are stored, and a coin sensor, which is a switch arranged at a predetermined position in the main body of the game board, When a certain other game is started, the arrow display of the step based on the game rule is stepped up, and when a predetermined position, for example, 6 steps is reached, the accumulated coins from the left and right coin payout means are alternately stored. Can be paid out to the player as a bonus.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Will be described with reference to. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing an arrangement of a dispensing device, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an arrangement of a dispensing device.

As shown in these figures, the game board body 1
0 is provided upright on a substantially horizontal game board 20. The left and right side portions of the game board 20 are exposed so that they can be seen by the player, and at a predetermined position slightly below the left and right side portions,
The payout devices 24 are installed on the left and right respectively. Dispensing device 24
Is an endless belt 22 that is wound around two rollers 23.
And a motor (not shown), the endless belt 22
It is attached so that its surface is parallel to the surface of the game board 20. A payout rate control plate 21 for adjusting the payout rate is installed near the rear of the payout device 24 so that the angle can be adjusted.

Game board 20 as a pusher game machine
The coin pushing plate 19 and the coin pushing plate 19 are the same as before.
By the reciprocating motion of a predetermined stroke of 9, the coins that have fallen on the game board and accumulated are gradually moved to the player side, pushed down from the front end of the game board 20 and paid out to the player.

In this embodiment, the game board body 10 is constructed as shown in FIG. That is, the game board body 10
A coin insertion slot 12 for inserting a coin 11 is provided at two places on the left and right of the upper part, and the open bottom of the coin chute 13 having the coin insertion slot 12 is installed so as to face the center of the game board body 10. . A rotating disk 15 is axially supported so that the surface of the game board body 10 and the disk surface are flush with each other in the vicinity of the open lower portion of the coin chute 13, and this is driven by a motor (not shown) capable of normal and reverse rotation.

On the outer peripheral surface of the rotating disk 15, the pin 1
7 (nail-shaped bodies) are appropriately planted at a predetermined interval, and further, from the outer circumference of the rotating disk 15 toward the center, the coin chute 13
A coin receiving portion 16 (coin area) in which a pin 17 is appropriately planted in a predetermined shape is provided so as to receive the coin 11 falling from the open lower portion, and the coin receiving portion 16 is symmetrically arranged with respect to the center of the rotating disk 15. is doing.

The motor for driving the rotary disk 15 repeats normal rotation or reverse rotation at a predetermined angular velocity, and the forward and reverse operation time intervals are controlled by a controller (not shown).
It is controlled aperiodically. One movement is about 180 degrees to 5
Since the normal rotation and the reverse rotation are repeated in the rotation angle range of 40 degrees, the player can aim the position of the coin area (coin receiving portion 16) of the rotating disk 15 to some extent and insert the coin 11. .

At the time of playing, when a coin 11 is inserted from either the left or right coin insertion slot 12, it drops from the lower part of the coin chute 13 into the main body 10 of the game board, and the normal rotation and the reverse rotation of the rotating disk 15 are repeated. Most of the coins collide with the pin 17 that is planted on the outer periphery, and most of the coins are rotating disks 15.
However, some of the coins are caught when the entrance of the coin area 16 faces upward while the rotating disk 15 is rotating, and the captured coins are stored in the coin area 16. When the entrance faces downward, it is discharged below the game board body 10.

On the other hand, a coin sensor 18 is arranged at a predetermined position near the center below the rotating disk 15.
The coin sensor 18 is a coin area 16 of the rotating disk 15.
The switch is turned on by a collision with a coin falling from the game board or a coin falling from the game board body 10. When the coin 11 enters the coin area 16,
When the coin is released, the coin sensor 1 directly below
There is a high possibility that the switch will be turned on after passing through 8.

When the switch of the coin sensor 18 is turned on, the roulette portion 14 provided on the upper portion of the game board body 10
Is activated, and according to the indication of the stopped position of the roulette,
In this embodiment, the arrow display (not shown) indicating the progress of the game proceeds from, for example, one step to three steps. This display operation is repeated each time the switch of the coin sensor 18 is turned on, and when the arrow display reaches 6 steps, the payout device 24 on either the left or right side of the payout device 24 installed on each of the left and right side portions of the game board 20 is displayed. The motor is rotationally driven to the player side so that coins accumulated so far on the endless belt 22 are paid out to the player side.

The left and right payout devices 24 are alternately operated regardless of the player's intention. For example, coins are accumulated on the left payout device and almost coins are placed on the right payout device. If the payout is on the right side,
Even if the payout device operates, the player cannot obtain the bonus. On the other hand, when the payout side is on the left side, a large bonus can be acquired.

Now, with reference to FIG. 2, a payout rate control device for setting a ratio of coins paid out as a bonus to the player side and coins collected to the owner side will be described. The payout rate control device is a control device for setting a ratio of coins paid out as a bonus to the player side and coins collected to the owner side, out of coins dropped from the left and right side portions of the game board 20, It is designed to be set in advance by the owner before using this machine. As for the adjusting method, the payout rate control plate 21 is mounted by a bolt so that the angle can be adjusted, and a predetermined angle is set by the mounting bolt. That is, first, the mounting bolt is loosened to make the tip of the payout rate control plate 21 rotatable, and the tip position is set to a predetermined position in the front-rear direction of the game board 20, and then the mounting bolt is tightened and fixed. I am trying to do it.

Of the coins falling from the left and right sides of the game board 20, the coins on the front side (player side) of the payout rate control plate 21 projecting above the game board 20 are the endless belts of the payout device 24. It is dropped onto 22 and is paid out to the payout box 26 on the player side according to a predetermined game rule. On the other hand, coins on the far side from the tip of the payout rate control plate 21 are directly collected in the collecting box 25 on the owner side.

The back side of the payout rate control plate 21 of the payout device 24 is formed so as not to be seen from the player side.
The accumulation status of coins on the payout device 24 can always be visually recognized from the player side, and the operation of the roulette unit 14 confirms the accumulated amount of coins to be paid out from the payout device 24 on either the left or right side. You can now proceed with the game while expecting payout.

In the present embodiment, the payout of the bonus coin by the payout device 24 is performed by the rotation of the endless belt 22, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications are possible. Is. For example, the dispensing device 24 may be formed of a container having an appropriate shape and the container may be inverted. Further, although the payout rate control plate 21 is formed to be adjustable in angle and the payout rate is controlled by adjusting the angle as appropriate, the position may be adjusted in the front-rear direction. Any means that realizes the effect of

As described above, in the present embodiment, the rotating disc is provided in the game disc main body, and the coin is dropped in the game disc main body by controlling the rotation of the rotating disc in the left-right direction aperiodically. When it is configured to be trapped in an area and the coins trapped in it are released and a switch provided at a specific position is activated, or when a coin falling in the game board body directly activates the switch. First, another specific game is started, and when a predetermined number of steps is reached, the payout device for the player is operated.

On the other hand, the payout device stores a predetermined percentage of the coins pushed down from the left and right side portions of the game board, and stores the left or right stored coins in the "up" of the another game. Was paid out to the player as a bonus. With this configuration, when a coin is inserted into the coin slot, the coin passes through the predetermined path and collides with the pins around the game board body and the rotating disk, drops onto the game board, and already exists on the board. Collide with a coin that is As a result, a large number of coins on the board are gradually moved to the player side, and are further pushed down by the reciprocating motion of the coin pushing plate from the front surface of the end of the game board to be paid out to the player.

Further, among coins pushed down from the left and right ends of the game board, the payout rate to be paid out to the player is
The coin sensor, which is a switch placed mechanically in advance on the game machine holder side by the payout rate adjustment device, stores coins of a predetermined payout rate on the endless belt, and is placed in the main body of the game board. When a coin is detected, the specific separate game is started, the arrow indication of the step based on the game rule advances, and when the predetermined step is reached, bonus coins are retained from the payout device alternately to the left and right. As a result, a coin game of paying out to the player can be performed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the following operational effects are obtained. Since the left and right side portions of the game board 20 are exposed so as to be seen by the player side like the front end portions thereof, and the payout device 24 is installed facing the left and right side portions thereof, the payout from the front end portion up to now is performed. At the same time, the player can play with the expectation of payout from the left and right sides, and the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

Further, the left and right payout devices 24 are operated alternately to the left and right, so that even if a coin on one side is acquired, the motivation to continue to acquire coins on the other side is motivated. You can

Further, a payout rate adjusting device is installed behind the payout device 24 facing the left and right side portions of the game board 20, and the payout rate of coins falling from the left and right side portions of the game board 20 is adjusted and paid out. Since this is done, the player has a higher probability of acquiring coins, and the game can be more enthusiastic.

Further, the rotating disk 15 is arranged on the game board body 10 so that the normal rotation and the reverse rotation are alternately repeated, and the operation time ratio of the normal rotation and the reverse rotation is controlled aperiodically. Coin area 1 that accepts inserted coins in a predetermined area in the axial direction of the rotating disk.
6 are provided, and the pins 17 are planted at predetermined intervals on the outer periphery of the coin area and the outer periphery of the rotating disc, so that the coin falling on the main body of the game board can be given a larger behavior than ever before. The distribution state of the coins on the board 20 is also unexpectedly affected, and it is possible to exert a great effect such as making the coin game machine more interesting and entertaining the game.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pusher game machine in which the game property is remarkably improved and the game can be enjoyed more than ever.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an arrangement of the dispensing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an arrangement of the dispensing device according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Game Board Main Body 11 Coin 12 Coin Slot 13 Coin Shoot 14 Roulette Part 15 Rotating Disc 16 Coin Receiver (Coin Area) 17 Pin (Nail-Shaped Body) 18 Coin Sensor 19 Coin Push Plate 20 Game Board 21 Payout Rate Control Plate 22 endless belt 23 dispensing device 24 player dispensing box 25 owner collecting box

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game board main body having a coin slot at the top, a game board on which coins falling from the game board main body are deposited, and an upper surface of the game board are in contact with each other and reciprocate back and forth with a predetermined stroke. In a pusher game machine that is composed of a coin pushing plate and pushes out coins accumulated on the game board by the coin pushing board and pays out from the front end of the game board, The left and right sides that fall,
A pusher game machine characterized in that coin payout means for paying out coins that have fallen is provided on the left and right side portions so as to be exposed to the player side like the front end portion. 2. The pusher game machine according to claim 1, wherein the coin payout means operates alternately left and right. 3. The coin payout means is configured by providing an endless belt driven by a motor on the left and right side portions of the game board, and coins accumulated on the endless belt,
The payout is performed by appropriately driving the motor.
Or the pusher game machine described in 2. 4. The coin payout means comprises a payout rate adjusting means for adjusting a coin payout rate of the coin payout means by adjusting a ratio of coins falling to the left and right side portions of the game board. 3. A pusher game machine described in 3. 5. A rotating disk is arranged on the game board body,
The pusher game machine according to claim 1, wherein the forward rotation and the reverse rotation are controlled to be alternately repeated, and the operation time ratio of the forward rotation and the reverse rotation is controlled aperiodically. 6. The pusher game machine according to claim 5, wherein a coin area for receiving inserted coins is provided in a predetermined area of the rotating disk. 7. The pusher game machine according to claim 5, wherein nail-shaped bodies are implanted at predetermined intervals and shapes on the outer circumference of the coin area and the outer circumference of the rotary disk.