JP4535646B2 - Disc-shaped object launcher - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a disk-shaped object launching device, and more particularly to a disk-shaped material launching apparatus that fires a disk-shaped object with centrifugal force.
[0002]
[Background Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
2. Description of the Related Art Generally, game devices using a medal launching device that uses a driving motor to drive medals are known in game devices using, for example, disc-shaped medals.
[0003]
An example of such a medal launcher is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-289970.
[0004]
This medal launching apparatus is configured to launch a medal by rotating the rotating disk with the medal interposed between a rotating disk having a deformable ring portion on the outer periphery and a roller.
[0005]
However, in this medal launching device, since the medal is launched by the frictional force of the ring portion provided on the outer periphery of the rotating disk, there is a problem that the ring portion is easily worn and the durability is poor.
[0006]
In addition, since the medal is sandwiched between the rotating disk and the roller, the load is applied to the driving means of the rotating disk at the time of launching, and when the medal is continuously inserted, the medal is evenly skipped. There is a problem that becomes difficult.
[0007]
An object of the present invention is to fire a disk-shaped object by a centrifugal force of rotation, so that there is no wear, excellent durability, no load is applied to the driving means at the time of firing, An object of the present invention is to provide a disk-shaped object launching device that can fire uniformly.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, the disk-shaped object launching apparatus of the present invention is a disk-shaped object launching apparatus that fires a disk-shaped object using a rotating body that is rotated by a driving means,
A supply port that is provided on a rotation shaft of the rotating body and supplies the disk-shaped object to the rotating body;
A launch passage for the disk-shaped object that leads from a supply port of the rotor to a launch port provided on an outer peripheral edge of the rotor,
The disk-shaped object is fired from the launch port by a centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotating body.
[0009]
According to the present invention, the disk-shaped object can be reliably supplied to the rotating rotating body by forming the supply port for supplying the disk-shaped object on the rotating shaft of the rotating body. Without using frictional force, the disc-shaped object is guided to the launch port through the launch passage that leads from the mouth to the launch port, and the disc-shaped object is launched from the launch port by the centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the rotating body. In addition, wear is excellent, durability is high, and the driving means is not loaded at the time of launch, and a disc-like object can be reliably and evenly fired even when continuously fired.
[0010]
In the present invention, the rotating body can be provided with an inclination.
[0011]
By adopting such a configuration, the disc-like object supplied to the supply port due to the inclination of the rotating body can smoothly enter the launch passage without staying on the rotating shaft, and the disc-like object can be launched. Become.
[0012]
In this case, the launch passage and the launch port can be provided so that the launch port is positioned behind the outer peripheral edge of the launch passage in the medal approach direction in the rotational direction.
[0013]
By adopting such a configuration, when the launch passage is located below the inclination, the disk-shaped object can enter the launch passage and be located at the outer peripheral portion, and can be sufficiently accelerated to the launch position. Time can be secured.
[0014]
In the present invention, the rotating body may be provided with holding means for holding the disk-shaped object in the vicinity of the launch port and release means for releasing the disk-shaped object.
[0015]
By adopting such a configuration, the disk-shaped object is held near the launch port by the holding means, and the disk-shaped object is popped out in the middle by releasing the disk-shaped object by the releasing means at the firing position. The disc-shaped object can be reliably fired at the firing position without causing it to occur.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are diagrams showing a game apparatus using a disk-shaped object launching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0020]
The game apparatus 10 performs a medal pusher game. A game board surface 14 is provided at the upper front portion of the housing 12, and a game field 18 having a pusher plate 16 is provided at a lower end position of the game board surface 14.
[0021]
In addition, an operation unit 20 is provided in front of the housing 12, and a medal slot 22 is provided in the operation unit 20.
[0022]
The medal 24, which is a disk-shaped object inserted into the medal insertion slot 22, is guided to the medal launching device 28 in the housing 12 through the insertion rail 26, and is fired there through the launch rail 30. It is discharged to the upper part of the board surface 14.
[0023]
On the game board surface 14, a lottery display unit 32, a chucker unit 34, a plurality of nails 36 that obstruct the path of the medal 24 to the chucker unit 34, and a horizontally movable sorting device that sorts the released medal 24. 38.
[0024]
Then, the medals 24 released to the upper part of the board surface 14 are distributed by the distribution device 38, moved downward while being obstructed by the nail 36, and passed through the chucker unit 34, the lottery display unit 32 performs a lottery, for example, A lottery result such as winning or jackpot is displayed.
[0025]
In accordance with the lottery result, a payout medal is paid out from a payout device (not shown).
[0026]
Further, the medal 24 released to the game board surface 14 is released from the lower part of the game board surface 14 onto the game field 18, and the medal 24 on the game field 18 is pushed by the pusher plate 16 to a medal takeout port (not shown). It is supposed to be discharged.
[0027]
Next, the medal launcher 28 will be described.
[0028]
The medal launching device 28 has a drive motor 40 as drive means and a launching unit 42 that is rotated by the drive motor 40 and launches the medal 24.
[0029]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the launching unit 42 is configured so that the rotating body 44 rotated by the drive motor 42 and the rotating body 44 of the rotating body 44 in a state where the medal firing direction (arrow direction in FIG. 3) of the rotating body 44 is opened. The rotating body 44 is inclined and provided so that the medal launch side of the rotating body 44 becomes higher.
[0030]
In this way, by tilting the rotating body 44, the medal 24 supplied to the supply port 56 smoothly enters the launch passage 60 without staying on the rotating shaft of the rotating body 44, and the medal 24 is continuously fired. It becomes possible.
[0031]
The rotating body 44 includes a lower disk 48, an upper disk 50, and cover disks 52 and 54 that sandwich the lower disk 48 and the upper disk 50 from above and below. A supply port 56 for supplying the medal 24 is formed in the rotating body 44 on the rotating shaft of the disk 50, and the supply port 56 is connected to the input rail 26.
[0032]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the lower disk 48 includes a pair of divided disks 58 formed in a divided manner, and a launch passage 60 for the medal 24 connected to the supply port 56 is formed between the pair of divided disks 58. It is in a state.
[0033]
Further, holding portions 62 as holding means for holding the medal 24 are formed to protrude at both ends of each divided disk 58, and a part of the medal 24 is located at the outer edge of the rotating body 44 at both ends of the launch passage 60. The medal 24 can be held so as to protrude more.
[0034]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper disk 50 communicates with the firing passage 60 above the holding portion 62 as a release means for releasing the medal 24 at positions corresponding to both ends of the launch passage 60. It is arranged.
[0035]
Further, the release portion 64 is formed wider than the launch passage 60 toward the rear side in the rotation direction, and the launch port 66 is formed adjacent to the release portion 64.
[0036]
The frame 46 has a claw portion 68 as a transition means that constitutes a releasing means disposed at a position corresponding to the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 44.
[0037]
The claw portion 68 has a tapered surface 70 that moves the medal 24 from the holding portion 62 side to the release portion 64 side of the firing passage 60.
[0038]
Then, when the medal 24 held by the holding part 62 rotates and moves to the position of the claw part 68 in a state of slightly protruding from the outer edge of the rotating body 44, the lower surface of the medal 24 protruding from the rotating body 44 becomes the tapered surface 70. It contacts, is moved upward along the tapered surface 70, and is transferred to the release portion 64.
[0039]
The medal 24 transferred to the release unit 64 moves from the release unit 64 to the launch port 66 side with the rotation of the rotating body 44 and is ready to launch, and the launch port 66 reaches the launch rail 30 position. Then, the medal 24 is fired by centrifugal force.
[0040]
Thus, the medal 24 inserted from the medal insertion port 22 is supplied to the supply port 56 provided on the rotation shaft of the rotating body 44 through the insertion rail 26, so that the rotating medal 44 can be reliably received. 24 can be supplied.
[0041]
In addition, the medal 24 is guided to the launch port 66 through the launch passage 60 that leads from the supply port 56 to the launch port 66, and the medal 24 is fired from the launch port 66 by the centrifugal force due to the rotation of the rotating body 44. Without using force, there is no wear, it is excellent in durability, and the drive motor 40 is not loaded at the time of launch, and even if it is fired continuously, medals can be fired reliably and uniformly.
[0042]
Further, the medal 24 is held by the holding portion 62 at the end of the launch passage 60, the medal 24 is shifted from the holding portion 62 to the release portion 64 by the claw portion 68, and fired from the launch port 66, so that The medal 24 can be held and released, and the medal 24 can be held and released with a simple structure.
[0043]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be modified into various forms within the scope of the gist of the present invention.
[0044]
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the holding means is a holding portion that protrudes from the launch port, the release means is provided above the holding portion in communication with the launch passage, and the claw portion provided in the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and various holding means and releasing means can be employed.
[0045]
In the above embodiment, a rotating body is formed by laminating a plurality of disks. However, the lower disk and the upper disk can be formed as a single body.
[0046]
Next, in the above-described embodiment, the holding unit 62, the release unit 64, and the claw unit 68 are provided so that the medal is fired with a centrifugal force of a predetermined value or more. An embodiment that is launched in response to centrifugal force will be described.
[0047]
As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, in this embodiment, the launch passages 84, 90, and 98 are formed by bending the feed passages in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating bodies 80, 86, and 96, The launch ports 82, 88, 96 corresponding to the exits of the passages 84, 90, 98 are formed so as to be located rearward in the rotational direction with respect to the outer peripheral edge position corresponding to the medal traveling direction of the launch passages 84, 90, 98. .
[0048]
By forming the firing passages in a straight line instead of forming them in a straight line, the launch passages 82, 88, 96 are located at a point before the position shown in each drawing, specifically, the firing passages 84, When the medal approach direction of 90 and 98 is inclined downward, the medal 24 supplied on the rotation shaft can move downward, that is, it can enter the launch passages 84, 90, and 98. In each figure, it is possible to have a sufficient acceleration time up to the launch position in the upper right.
[0049]
Although the embodiment of FIG. 8 has only one launch passage, it is possible to launch many medals at short intervals by providing a plurality of launch passages as shown in FIGS. Become. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the rotating body was comprised with two sheets, a lower disk and an upper disk, in this Embodiment, a rotating body can be formed with one sheet.
[0050]
In addition, since the other structure and effect | action of this Embodiment are the same as that of the said embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0051]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the projecting object is a medal. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and various objects can be fired as long as they have a disk shape.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view seen from the side of a game apparatus using a launching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view of the game apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a plan view of the launcher shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the launching apparatus according to the present embodiment.
6 is a plan view of the upper disk of FIG. 5. FIG.
7 is a plan view of the lower disk of FIG. 5. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a lower disk of a launcher according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of a lower disk of a launching apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of a lower disk of a launcher according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
28 medal launcher 40 drive motor 42 launcher 44 rotor 44 frame 48 lower disc 50 upper disc 56 feed port 60, 84, 90, 98 launch path 62, 92 holder 64 release unit 66 launch port 68 claw

Claims (4)

A disk-shaped object launching device that fires a disk-shaped object using a rotating body that rotates by a driving means,
A supply port that is provided on a rotation shaft of the rotating body and supplies the disk-shaped object to the rotating body;
A launch passage for the disk-shaped object that leads from a supply port of the rotor to a launch port provided on an outer peripheral edge of the rotor,
A disk-shaped object launching device, wherein the disk-shaped object is fired from the launch port by a centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotating body. In claim 1,
A disk-shaped object launching device characterized in that the rotating body is inclined. In claim 2,
A disk-shaped object launching device, wherein the launch passage and the launch port are provided so that the launch port is located behind the outer peripheral position of the launch passage in the medal approach direction in the rotational direction. . In any one of Claims 1-3,
The rotating body is provided with a holding means for holding the disk-shaped object in the vicinity of the launching port and a release means for releasing the disk-shaped object, and the disk-shaped object launching apparatus characterized in that .

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