JP2007054109A - Pusher type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pusher type game machine stimulating and sustaining the speculative spirit of a player. <P>SOLUTION: This pusher type game machine comprises main tables 7 and 8 piled with tokens, pushers 25 and 26 relatively advancing/retreating relative to the main tables 7 and 8 by a driving unit 40 and pushing the tokens toward a falling groove 27, and a control unit 16 controlling the driving unit 40. The main tables 7 and 8 are provided with a plurality of slits 37 having width smaller than the diameter of a token at a prescribed interval in the horizontal direction. The pushers 25 and 26 comprise a plurality of thin-sheet pusher plates 31 erected at a prescribed interval in the horizontal direction, projecting from the slit 37 upward the main tables 7 and 8 and pushing the tokens toward the falling groove 27. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a main table on which medals are accumulated, a pusher that moves forward and backward relative to the main table by a driving unit to push the accumulated medals toward a falling groove adjacent to the main table, and the driving unit. The present invention relates to a pusher-type game machine including control means for controlling.

  As an arcade game installed in a game center or the like, a pusher type game machine is widely used. In this pusher-type game machine, the player inserts a medal from the outside of the housing toward the main table in the housing, and the pusher that moves forward and backward on the table moves the medal on the main table into the drop groove. The medals are sequentially pushed out in a ball shape toward the player, and the medals dropped from the dropping groove are paid out to the player from the medal payout opening on the outside of the casing. Such a pusher type game machine has a great attraction that it has both simplicity and depth that the number of medals that can be obtained varies greatly depending on the timing, number, direction, etc. of inserting medals. It has become.

  On the other hand, the conventional pusher-type game machine has a variety of devices that stimulate the gambling feeling of the player because the pusher repeats a simple forward / backward movement and the change in the operation and medal payment (payout) rate is poor. Yes.

  For example, in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below, an element of a slot machine or bingo game is added to a pusher-type game machine to increase the player's willingness to challenge. Specifically, when a medal inserted by a player passes through a winning hole or a specific passage, the slot is rotated, and when a winning combination is established, a large number of medals or balls are inserted on the main table to easily acquire medals. is doing.

  However, in these Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the pusher shape and the forward / backward movement itself are as simple as conventional ones, the effect of maintaining the player's interest is not sufficient.

  With regard to this point, in Patent Document 3, the pusher advance / retreat operation is not a simple reciprocating motion, but the pusher advance amount when the medal passes through a specific winning hole (vertex: front end in the left-right direction when the pusher is fully advanced) By changing the (position), a device for maintaining the interest of the player is devised. Moreover, in patent document 4, while forming the front end of a pusher into a waveform, it is comprised so that the whole pusher may be moved also to the left-right direction (direction crossing the advancing / retreating direction). Further, in Patent Document 5, the pusher is composed of a plurality of pusher members arranged side by side, and the plurality of pusher members are configured to advance and retract in a wave shape with a time difference.

JP 2002-253842 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-325972 JP 2000-84237 A JP 2003-79928 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-19661

  However, in Patent Document 3 described above, the amount of pusher advancement is uniformly increased at the time of winning a prize, and the amount of medals (acquisition possibility) is simply linked to the presence / absence of a prize (probability of winning). Become. Therefore, even if a player's experience and skill are less dependent and many medals are accumulated on the main table, the player avoids or cancels play when it is determined that the winning probability is low at first glance. Resulting in. That is, the player's willingness to challenge and euphoria cannot be stimulated and sustained.

  In addition, Patent Documents 4 and 5 appear to be rich in changes in the operation and shape of the pusher. However, Patent Document 4 simply follows the locus of a sine curve obtained by combining the forward and backward movements and the left and right movements. In Patent Document 5, the advancement amount and period of each pusher member are constant, and there is no difference in actuality from one pusher moving forward and backward. In other words, the shape and movement of the pusher in these documents is merely a production effect, and medals cannot be paid out (change the payout rate) according to the skill of the player. Therefore, it does not lead to the player's willingness to challenge and sustain it.

  Further, each of the above-mentioned patent documents is not yet enough to provoke the player's excitement because the pusher repeats a flat forward / backward movement and lacks in appearance.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pusher-type game apparatus that can stimulate and maintain a player's happiness.

  According to the present invention, the main table on which the medals are accumulated, the pusher that moves forward and backward relative to the main table by the driving means to push the accumulated medals toward the drop groove adjacent to the main table, and the drive Control means for controlling the means, wherein the main table is provided at predetermined intervals in a direction intersecting with the forward / backward direction of the pusher (hereinafter referred to as “left-right direction”), and has a plurality of widths smaller than the diameter of the medal. The pusher is provided with a slit, and is configured by a plurality of thin pusher plates that are erected at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction and project upward from the slit to the main table to push out medals toward the dropping groove. A pusher type game machine is provided.

  According to such a configuration, the plurality of thin plate-like pusher plates protruding upward from the slits of the main table are advanced, so that the medals can be pushed out so that the waves are pushed. Thereby, a three-dimensional advance / retreat operation can be produced, and the interest of the player can be stimulated. In addition, if the amount of protrusion upward of the pusher plate is dynamically switched, the main table is formed in a curved shape in the vertical direction, and the pusher plate to be pushed out can be dynamically switched, the entire pusher Will exhibit an unprecedented three-dimensional and innovative behavior, which can further stimulate the player's gambling. Furthermore, when a hopper mechanism is provided that jumps up medals accumulated on the main table when an event occurs, the player is stimulated by a novel method, unlike simple effects such as the conventional supply of a large number of medals. The medal payout rate can be dynamically changed.

  With the configuration as described above, it is possible to obtain a pusher-type game apparatus that can stimulate and maintain the gambling feeling of the player.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional side view thereof.

  The game machine 1 includes a housing 3 in which a game space 2 is formed and a game unit 4 arranged in the game space 2. The game space 2 includes a transparent cover 5 provided at the upper part on the front side indicated by F in the figure, upper side walls of the left and right cases 3, a game board 6 erected on the back side of the front, and the interior of the case 3 Is formed by two upper and lower main tables 7 and 8. On the upper surface of the main tables 7 and 8, medals supplied by a player, medals accumulated in advance by a game center administrator, and medals supplied by a conventionally known bonus game or the like are accumulated. A control unit (control means) 16 of the game machine 1 is built in the lower part of the housing 3.

  On the front surface of the housing 3, a name panel 9, a pair of left and right speakers 10 and 10 for game effects, left and right and center medal slot 11a to 11c, an operation lever 12, a game explanation panel 13, a medal payout port 14, An inspection port 15 for repair and maintenance work of the control unit 16 is provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the game board 6 has a liquid crystal display 18 for displaying a progress state (rotation slot etc.) of an event such as a bonus game, and in parallel with the operation of the operation lever 12. A plurality of flippers 20 (only one shown) for changing the dropping direction of medals supplied to the game space 2 from a plurality of provided medal supply ports 19 (only one shown), and a medal dropping on the front of the game board 6 There are provided a number of nails 21 that irregularly change the falling direction of, and a winning hole 22 having blades spreading left and right.

  The game unit 4 moves in the front-rear direction (the FB direction in the figure) with respect to the game board 6, the upper and lower main tables 7, 8, and the main tables 7, 8, and repeats forward and backward movements, respectively. The upper and lower pushers 25, 26 and the direction of the pusher 25, 26 provided adjacent to the front of the lower main table 7 and intersecting the forward / backward direction (front-rear direction) (hereinafter referred to as “left-right direction (LR)”) And a long drop groove 27 extending to the control unit 16. The dropping groove 27 communicates with the payout opening 14, and a cup 28 for storing a medal by the player and storing the medal can be accommodated in the payout opening 14. The upper and lower main tables 7 and 8 and the pushers 25 and 26 are independently controlled. However, since they have the same configuration, the upper main table 8 and the pusher 26 will be described below. The corresponding parts of the lower main table 7 and the pusher 25 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In the pusher-type game machine 1 configured as described above, when a player inserts a medal from any medal insertion slot 11, a medal is supplied from the medal supply slot 19 toward the game board 6. The medals that did not win the winning hole 22 are temporarily placed on the upper main table 8 after colliding with the upper pusher 25. The medal is pushed forward in the shape of a ball as the upper pusher 26 moves forward, and falls onto the lower main table 7. The medals dropped on the lower main table 7 are pushed forward in the shape of a ball as the lower pusher 25 moves forward. The medal that reaches the drop groove 27 is paid out from the medal payout opening 14.

  When a medal is won in the winning hole 22, for example, a slot game is started on the liquid crystal display 18 by the control unit 16. When a predetermined combination is achieved in the slot game, a hopper mechanism 70 described later is activated to jump up medals accumulated on the upper and lower main tables 7 and 8. As a result, the production effect is enhanced and the payout rate can be dynamically changed, and the player can acquire more medals.

  Here, reference numeral 53 in the figure denotes a medal storage unit that temporarily stores medals inserted from the player, and reference numeral 55 detects the inserted medals and detects them together with the type code of the insertion slot 11 by the control unit 16. It is a medal detection sensor that transmits a signal. Upon receiving this medal detection signal, the control unit 16 sends a medal insertion instruction signal to the medal supply unit 51. The medal supply unit 51 supplies the inserted number of medals toward the game board 6 from the medal supply port 19 according to the insertion port type code. Further, when the player operates the operation lever 12, a signal indicating the left and right direction and the amount of movement is transmitted to the control unit 16, and the direction and amount operated from the control unit to the drive unit 52 of the flipper 20 is followed. Left and right movements are instructed. The medals stored in the medal storage unit 53 are transported to the upper medal stocker 54 by a gondola (not shown) or the like at a predetermined cycle or when a predetermined number is stored.

Next, the configuration of the main table 8 and the pusher 26 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
First, the main table 8 is formed substantially in an L shape from a horizontal portion 8a where medals stay and a vertical portion 8b where the front end of the horizontal portion 8a hangs downward while being curved downward. In this way, by forming a substantially L shape, the main table 8 and the plurality of pusher plates 31 moving forward and backward can express a behavior like a three-dimensional wave. The lower portion of the vertical portion 7b of the lower main table 7 is inserted into the drop groove 27 (see FIG. 2).

  In the present embodiment, a pair of left and right star plate cams 35, 35 are provided below the front portion of the main table 8, and a cylindrical roller 36 that is rotatably fixed to the front end of the main table 8 at the upper end of the star plate cam 35, 36 are in contact with each other. In such a configuration, by starting a motor (not shown) and rotating the star-shaped plate cam 35 in one direction, the cylindrical roller 36 as a follower moves upward while rotating, and the main table with the rear end as a fulcrum. 8 can be tilted up and down by a predetermined angle (the front end is lifted). As a result, the overall behavior combined with the advancing / retreating operation of the pusher plate 31 becomes more three-dimensional and complicated, and it is possible to increase the production effect and the degree of freedom in changing the payout rate. The lift of the star-shaped plate cam 35 (lift = difference in the moving radius between the concave portion and the convex portion) is determined in relation to the height of the pusher plate 31, the lift of the plate cam 86 moved up and down, the cycle time of the forward / backward movement, and the like. Is preferred.

  Contrary to the above, the rear part of the main table 8 provided with the cam mechanism on the rear side is moved up and down, or the cam mechanism is provided in the front and rear, respectively, or provided in the center so as to translate the entire main table. Or may be provided on either the left or right side and tilted in the left-right direction, or may be combined and moved up and down and left and right in different directions. Such vertical movement of the main table 8 may be synchronized with the forward / backward movement or vertical movement of the pusher plate 31 or may be operated independently. In order to more reliably prevent the main table 8 from jumping from the cam, an urging means for urging the main table 8 downward may be provided.

  The horizontal portion 8a of the main table 8 is provided with a plurality of (15 in this embodiment) slits 37 having a width smaller than the diameter of the medal at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction. As the pusher plate 31 protrudes upward from the slit 37 and advances forward, the medals staying in the horizontal portion 8a are pushed forward. Since the slit 37 is narrower than the diameter of the medal, the medal does not fall below the main table 8. In rare cases, the medal may fall from the slit 37 while standing upright, but in this case, it is collected in a reject box (not shown).

  Further, the same number of slits 38 as the horizontal portion 8a are formed in the vertical portion 8b. The slit 38 is for the lower pusher plate 31 to pass back through the main table 8 and retreat to the rear. Therefore, the upper and lower main tables 7 and 8 are positioned so that the slit 38 of the vertical portion 8 b communicates with the slit 37 of the horizontal portion 7 a of the lower main table 7. Similarly, the slit 38 of the horizontal portion 8 a is configured to communicate with the slit 39 a of the back plate 39 erected on the back of the main table 8 so that the pusher plate 31 can be retracted to the back of the back plate 39. On the other hand, when it is installed as the lower main table 7, the slit 38 does not particularly function. In this way, by adopting the same configuration for the upper and lower main tables 7, 8, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pusher 26 includes a plurality of (15 in this embodiment) thin plate-like pusher plates 31 and a rectangular base plate 32 that are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction (LR). The pusher unit 33, a guide frame 34 for guiding the forward / backward movement of the pusher unit 33, and a drive unit 40 for operating the pusher unit 33 in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction.

  The pusher plate 31 is divided into a substantially trapezoidal shape in a side view from a central, substantially rectangular movable plate 31a and front and rear triangular fixed plates 31b, 31c. A lower portion 31d of the movable plate 31a extends downward through the through hole 32a of the base plate 32. The lower portion 31d of the movable plate 31a is jumped upward by the hopper mechanism 70 when an event occurs, so that the medals accumulated on the main table 8 are jumped up. In the present embodiment, three movable plates 31a and a lower portion 31d are integrally formed in the left-right direction, and the three movable plates 31a are flipped up simultaneously when an event occurs.

  The hopper mechanism 70 includes an electromagnet 72 and a coil spring 73 housed in a housing 71, and a metal core 74 that can protrude above the housing 71. The electromagnet 72 is energized during normal times and attracts the metal core 74 downward by magnetic force against the urging force of the spring 73. When a predetermined event occurs, the energization to the electromagnet 72 is interrupted by a command from the control unit 16, and the magnetic force is reduced or eliminated, and the metal core 74 is driven upward by the urging force of the spring 73, and the movable plate 31a. Jump up. The jumped movable plate 31a falls by its own weight. In addition, as the hopper mechanism 70, the conventionally well-known structure used with the pinball game machine etc. can be employ | adopted suitably.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the drive unit 40 includes a crank mechanism 80 that moves the pusher unit 33 forward and backward, and a cam mechanism 81 that moves the pusher unit 33 up and down. 5 and 6 show a state in which the pushers 25 and 26 are advanced forward, and FIGS. 7 and 8 show a state in the middle of retreating.

  The crank mechanism 80 includes a drive motor 82 that rotates in the forward / reverse direction by the amount of crank displacement (stroke), and a pair of left and right first arms 83 and 83 that are pivotally supported on the output shaft of the motor 82, One end is pivotally supported by the other end of the first arm 83, and the other end is constituted by a pair of left and right second arms 85 and 85 pivotally supported by a bracket 84 fixed to the back surface of the base plate 32. The The drive motor 82 is a stepping motor that rotates forward and backward according to pulse units (1 to n or −1 to −n) received from the control unit 16. In addition, you may make it reversely rotate based on the detection signal of the sensor which detects the position of the 1st arm 83 or the pusher unit 33, or may employ | adopt a limit switch.

  When the pusher unit 33 is moved forward, the drive motor 82 is rotated forward in the clockwise direction so that the first and second arms 83 and 85 are displaced in a straight line as shown in FIGS. The unit 33 is pushed forward so as to slide on the guide frame. Conversely, when the pusher unit 33 is moved backward, the drive motor 82 is rotated counterclockwise so that the first and second arms 83 and 85 are bent at an acute angle as shown in FIGS. Displacement and pull the pusher unit 33 backward.

  The cam mechanism 81 includes a pair of left and right (only right side shown) substantially elliptical plate cams 86 whose upper ends are in contact with the back surface of the guide frame 34, and a stepping motor (not shown) that rotates the plate cams 86 forward and backward by a predetermined angle. Z). The cam mechanism 81 moves the pusher unit 33 up and down in conjunction with the advance / retreat operation of the crank mechanism 80. That is, when the pusher unit 33 moves forward by the crank mechanism 80, the motor rotates counterclockwise to lower the pusher unit 33 as shown in FIGS. As a result, the pusher plate 31 gradually descends as the pusher plate 31 moves forward, making it difficult to push out the medals on the main table 8. If the main table 8 is moved up and down by the rotation of the star-shaped plate cam 35 in such an operation, the upper end of the pusher plate 31 completely sinks below the main table 8 or is insufficient for pushing out medals. The state which protrudes only to a certain extent is repeated, and the pusher 26 as a whole can exhibit a three-dimensional wave-like behavior.

  On the other hand, when the pusher unit 33 is moved backward by the crank mechanism 80, the motor rotates forward in the clockwise direction and gradually raises the pusher unit 33 as shown in FIGS. However, the pusher unit 33 reaches the highest position when the pusher unit 33 reaches the vicinity of the rearmost position, and the upper end of the pusher plate 31 moves at a position lower than the main table 8 during the backward movement. Is done. Thereby, the pusher plate 31 does not push back the medals on the main table 8 backward when the pusher unit 33 moves backward.

  Further, by starting the hopper mechanism 70 when the upper end of the pusher plate 31 is sinking below the main table 8, the medal on the main table 8 is flipped up and the possibility of acquiring a medal is increased.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 16 controls the drive unit 40 to control the forward / backward movement and vertical movement of the pusher 26, the jumping movement of the hopper mechanism 70, and the vertical movement of the main table 8. The whole play operation of the pusher type game machine 1 is controlled. Therefore, the control unit 16 has a configuration in which a RAM 42, a ROM 43, and a drive circuit (driver) 44 are connected to a CPU 41 via a communication bus 45. In the ROM 43, event generation conditions (the role of the slot, duration, etc.), game data to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 18 (slot design, effect character, etc.), audio signals for effects output from the speaker 10, and control programs (Random number generation program, operation command program for each part, etc.), rotation angle (input pulse) of each stepping motor, and the like are stored.

  When receiving the detection signal that the inserted medal has won the winning hole 22 from the winning sensor 50, the control unit 16 reads out the game program for rotating the slot from the ROM 43 and outputs it to the liquid crystal display 18 and also generates a random number. To determine whether to execute a bonus game (whether it is a big hit). At this time, a predetermined sound effect is output from the speaker 10. When the slot is stopped and a predetermined combination is established, the control unit 16 inverts the stocker 54 for storing medals with respect to the medal supply unit 51 and causes a large amount of medals to be inserted into the game space 2 from the medal supply port 19. . Also at this time, a predetermined sound effect is output from the speaker 10. If the slots are not aligned, the control unit 16 reads out a moving image or message of a predetermined character from the ROM 43 and displays the effect on the liquid crystal display 18.

  Finally, referring to the timing chart of FIG. 9, the forward / backward movement and vertical movement of the pusher plate 31 (pusher unit 33), the vertical movement (tilting) of the main table 8, and the upper end of the pusher plate 31 are the main table. The relationship with the amount protruding above 8 will be described. In this figure, the horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis represents the amount of displacement or protrusion. Further, this figure shows a state (3 cycles) in which the pusher unit 33 repeats the forward / backward movement three times. In this example, a slight interval is set from when the pusher unit 33 reaches the rearmost position to when the pusher unit 33 starts to advance, and during this time, the plate cam 86 rotates backward to raise the pusher unit 33. Yes.

  As is clear from this figure, by rotating (displacement) the star-shaped plate cam 35 and the plate cam 86 at different periods, the protrusion amount of the pusher plate 31 is not only different at the time of forward movement and at the time of backward movement, but also only at the time of forward movement. Even when compared, the behavior is different. Further, as described above, when the pusher unit 33 is retracted, the upper end of the pusher plate 31 is controlled to be lower than the upper surface (reference surface) of the main table 8 which is a medal accumulation surface.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not change the summary of invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the pusher has two stages in the upper and lower directions is shown. it can. In the case of providing a plurality of pushers, it is sufficient that at least one pusher includes a plurality of pusher plates as in the above embodiment. Different event generation conditions can be set for a plurality of pushers. Further, the advancing / retreating direction of the pusher may be a lateral direction, a circumferential direction, a crossing shape, etc., in addition to the front-rear direction.

  Also, the event occurrence conditions are accumulated on the main table instead of or in addition to the prize, the cumulative play time, the medal payout rate within a predetermined time (payout ratio), the cumulative number of medals inserted within the predetermined time, and the main table. It can be set on condition that a parameter such as the number of medals received has reached a predetermined value. The accumulated play time can be counted by estimating a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) from the insertion of medals as the play time. The payout rate can be easily calculated by storing the number of medals accumulated on the main table in the initial operation in the RAM and counting the number of medals inserted and paid out. The same applies to the cumulative number of input sheets. The number of medals deposited on the main table can be estimated in the same manner as the payout rate, or can be calculated by using image processing or a weight sensor.

  In the above embodiment, both the pusher plate and the main table are moved up and down (tilted), but at least one of them may be moved up and down to change the amount of protrusion upward of the pusher plate. In addition, the main tables 7 and 8 are curved in an L shape (one protrusion), but may be formed in a waveform having a plurality of protrusions or recesses. By making the shape of the main table itself into a waveform in this way, it is possible to produce a three-dimensional wave simply by advancing without moving the pusher plate up and down.

  The pusher unit 33 may be divided into a plurality of right and left parts and connected to each other by a link mechanism having a long link member so that only one or more arbitrary pusher units 33 are pushed out. In this case, a plurality of pusher units 33 are connected to each other while maintaining a slight clearance, so that the pushed-out pusher unit 33 and the other pusher units 33 connected to the pusher unit 33 are advanced by being delayed by the clearance. It is preferable. As a result, a plurality of pusher plates 31 can be advanced in a shape having an apex (frontmost position) in the horizontal direction, so that the medal acquisition possibility is affected and the vertical wave and the horizontal direction are affected. Since the waves are combined, the pusher plate 31 can be advanced and retracted with a more innovative behavior. In this case, the one or more pusher units 33 to be pushed out can be switched randomly based on a random number or the like, or can be switched when an event such as winning a winning hole, establishment of a slot role, elapse of time, or the like occurs.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the star-shaped plate cam 35 is set to a non-stationary movement (simple rotation movement), but may be stopped or accelerated at a predetermined event occurrence or at random.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the game machine. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the game machine. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pusher plate unit and a schematic configuration diagram of a hopper mechanism. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part when the pusher plate is advanced. FIG. 6 is a side view of the same. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of main parts when the pusher plate is retracted. FIG. 8 is a side view of the same. FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the displacement amount of the two cams and the protrusion amount of the pusher plate.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pusher type game machine 2 ... Game space 3 ... Case 4 ... Game unit 6 ... Game board 7, 8 ... Main table 7a, 8a ... Horizontal part 7b, 8b ... Vertical part 16 ... Control unit 18 ... Liquid crystal display 25, 26 ... Pusher 27 ... Drop groove 31 ... Pusher plate 31a ... Movable plate 31b, 31c ... Fixed plate 31d ... Lower 32 ... Base plate 32a ... Through hole 33 ... Pusher unit 34 ... Guide frame 35 ... Star plate cam 36 ... Cylindrical roller 37 38 ... Slit 39 ... Back plate 40 ... Drive unit 41 ... CPU
42 ... RAM
43 ... ROM
44: drive circuit 45 ... communication bus 70 ... hopper mechanism 71 ... housing 72 ... electromagnet 73 ... coil spring 74 ... metal core 80 ... crank mechanism 81 ... cam mechanism 82 ... drive motor 83 ... first arm 84 ... bracket 85 ... first 2 arms 86 ... Plate cam

Claims (8)

A main table on which medals are accumulated, a pusher that moves forward and backward relative to the main table by the driving means to push the accumulated medals toward a drop groove adjacent to the main table, and a control means for controlling the driving means And
The main table is provided at predetermined intervals in a direction (hereinafter referred to as “left-right direction”) that intersects the forward / backward direction of the pusher, and includes a plurality of slits having a width smaller than the diameter of the medal.
The pusher is provided with a plurality of thin pusher plates that are erected at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction and project upward from the slit above the main table to push out medals toward the dropping groove. Pusher type game machine. The pusher type game machine according to claim 1,
The pusher-type game machine characterized in that the control means changes the amount of upward protrusion of the pusher plate by vertically moving or tilting at least one of the pusher plate and the main table. A game machine according to claim 2,
The control means moves or tilts at least one of the pusher plate and the main table so that the upper end of the pusher plate is positioned below the medal accumulation surface of the main table when the pusher plate is retracted. Pusher type game machine. A game machine according to claim 2,
The control means moves or tilts at least one of the pusher plate and the main table so that the amount of protrusion of the pusher plate gradually decreases as the pusher plate moves forward. Machine. It is a pusher type game machine of Claim 4, Comprising:
A plurality of the main tables are provided in the front-rear and / or left-right direction,
The pusher-type game machine, wherein the control means moves each table up and down or tilts independently. The game machine according to claim 1,
The pusher-type game machine, wherein the main table is formed in a waveform having one or more protrusions or recesses curved in the vertical direction. It is a pusher type game machine of Claim 1, Comprising:
A pusher-type game machine further comprising a hopper mechanism provided below the main table and configured to jump up medals accumulated on the main table when a predetermined event occurs. It is a pusher type game machine of Claim 1, Comprising:
Each of the plurality of pusher plates is divided and connected to another adjacent pusher plate so as to be pulled forward with a predetermined time difference.
The control means is configured to selectively push out one or more pusher plates to advance another pusher plate connected to the pushed pusher plate in a predetermined time difference. Type game machine.

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