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US 7,918,458 · App. 12/527,095 · Granted Apr 5, 2011

Article capturing game machine

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega
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Patent No.
US 7,918,458
App. No.
12/527,095
Granted
Apr 5, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

To enabling actions that meet even diversified display patterns such as a prize hooked on a prize drop hole. An article housing section for storing articles, an article capturing section for capturing an article in the article housing section, lifting device for moving the article capturing section up and down, control device for controlling the movement of the article capturing section by the lifting device, and detection device for detecting that the article capturing section being moved downward by the lifting device strikes against any object including the article in the article housing section are provided. The control device performs control for operating the lifting device to continue to move the article capturing section downward even after the control device receives a detection signal from the detection device, and after the continued downward movement, stopping the downward movement of the article capturing section.

Claims (33)

1. An article capturing game machine comprising:

an article housing section for storing a plurality of articles;

an article capturing section for capturing an article in the article housing section;

a lifting device for moving the article capturing section up and down;

a control device for controlling movement of the article capturing section by the lifting device; and

a detection device for detecting that the article capturing section being moved downward by the lifting device strikes against any object including the article in the article housing section,

wherein the control device performs control for operating the lifting device to continue to move the article capturing section downward even after the control device receives a detection signal from the detection device, and after the continued downward movement, stopping the downward movement of the article capturing section.

2. The article capturing game machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a moving device for moving the article capturing section horizontally; and

a position detection device for detecting a horizontal position to which the article capturing section has been moved by the moving device,

wherein the control device performs control for determining, through the position detection device, whether the article capturing section is located in a preset, fixed range in the horizontal direction, and if the article capturing section is located in the fixed range, operating the lifting device to continue to move the article capturing section downward even after the control device receives the detection signal from the detection device, and after the continued downward movement, stopping the downward movement of the article capturing section, or if the article capturing section is not located in the fixed range, the control device performs control for stopping the downward movement of the article capturing section in response to receiving the detection signal from the detection device.

3. The article capturing game machine according to claim 2 , further comprising

an article input port provided in the article housing section to input an article in the article housing section, wherein

the position detection device detects whether the article capturing section is located in a fixed range above the article input port, and

the control device performs control for determining, through the position detection device, whether the article capturing section is located in the fixed range above the article input port, and if the article capturing section is located in the fixed range, operating the lifting device to continue to move the article capturing section downward even after the control device receives the detection signal from the detection device, and after the continued downward movement, stopping the downward movement of the article capturing section.

4. The article capturing game machine according to claim 3 , further comprising an adjustment device for adjusting, under the control of the control device, time or distance from when the lifting device continues to move the article capturing section downward after the control device receives the detection signal until the downward movement is stopped.

5. The article capturing game machine according to claim 2 , further comprising an adjustment device for adjusting, under the control of the control device, time or distance from when the lifting device continues to move the article capturing section downward after the control device receives the detection signal until the downward movement is stopped.

6. The article capturing game machine according to claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment device for adjusting, under the control of the control device, time or distance from when the lifting device continues to move the article capturing section downward after the control device receives the detection signal until the downward movement is stopped.

7. An article capturing game machine comprising:

an article housing section for storing a plurality of articles;

an article capturing section for capturing an article in the article housing section;

a lifting device for moving the article capturing section up and down;

a control device for controlling movement of the article capturing section by the lifting device;

a detection device for detecting that the article capturing section being moved downward by the lifting device strikes against any object including the article in the article housing section; and

an operation device for allowing a player to control for capturing the article,

wherein when receiving an operation signal from the operation device, the control device performs control for operating the lifting device to continue to move the article capturing section downward even after the control device receives a detection signal from the detection device, and after the continued downward movement, stopping the downward movement of the article capturing section.

8. An article capturing game machine comprising:

an article housing section for storing a plurality of articles;

an article capturing section for capturing an article in the article housing section;

a lifting device for moving, up and down, the article capturing section being suspended;

a control device for controlling movement of the article capturing section by the lifting device; and

a weight detection device for detecting a weight of the article capturing section suspended by the lifting device,

wherein the control device performs control for determining, based on a detection signal from the weight detection device, whether the weight reaches a preset, given weight, operating the lifting device to continue to move the article capturing section downward until the weight reaches the given weight, and when the weight reaches the given weight, stopping the downward movement of the article capturing section.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FIRST NAME OF THE FIRST ASSIGNOR. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 023757 FRAME 0187. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE FUKAZAWA, MITSUHARU. Recorded Jan 12, 2010
From: FUKAZAWA, MITSUHARU; WATANABE, HIDEKI; KASHIWAGI, NOBUTO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA DOING BUSINESS AS SEGA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023763/0548 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2010
From: FUKAZAWA, MITSUHARA; WATANABE, HIDEKI; KASHIWAGI, NOBUTO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA DOING BUSINESS AS SEGA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023757/0187 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-034051 · Feb 14, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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