A prize-capturing game apparatus 10 comprises a prize storage portion 14 in which a prize 18 is stored. A drop inlet 26 for dropping the prize 18 gripped by a movable body 24 is disposed on the prize storage portion 14. The drop inlet 26 is opened or closed by a shutter 74 of a mechanism 37 for open
A prize-capturing game apparatus 10 comprises a prize storage portion 14 in which a prize 18 is stored. A drop inlet 26 for dropping the prize 18 gripped by a movable body 24 is disposed on the prize storage portion 14. The drop inlet 26 is opened or closed by a shutter 74 of a mechanism 37 for opening and closing the drop inlet. A prize deposit room 30 is disposed below the drop inlet 26 and an outlet 32 for taking out the prize 18 is disposed on a front face of the prize deposit room 30. The outlet 32 is opened and closed by the prize outlet door 34. During a game, the shutter 74 opens the drop inlet 26 to receive the drop of the prize 18 and the prize outlet door 34 is locked in a closed position using a locking mechanism 62. After the game, the shutter 74 closes the drop inlet 26 and a lock of the prize outlet door 34 using the door locking mechanism 62 is released.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A prize-capturing game apparatus comprising: a drop inlet for allowing a player to drop a prize stored in the inside of a casing through the operation of the player; an outlet disposed on an outer wall of said casing, said outlet allowing the player to take out the priz
The invention claimed is: 1. A prize-capturing game apparatus comprising: a drop inlet for allowing a player to drop a prize stored in the inside of a casing through the operation of the player; an outlet disposed on an outer wall of said casing, said outlet allowing the player to take out the prize dropped into said drop inlet; a prize depositing portion for temporarily depositing the prize dropped into said drop inlet, said prize depositing portion including said outlet; a shutter disposed above said drop inlet or on a path from said drop inlet to said outlet, said shutter being configured to selectively open or close said drop inlet or the path, and to block a communication between the prize depositing portion and the drop inlet upon closing the drop inlet or the path; an opening/closing driving mechanism for opening and closing said drop inlet by automatically driving said shutter; a prize outlet door configured to be openable and closable when the player takes out the prize dropped into said drop inlet from said outlet; an outlet opening/closing detecting unit configured to detect opened and closed states of said prize outlet door; a controlling unit configured to control opening and closing of said drop inlet and/or said outlet; and an outlet locking unit configured to maintain a state where said outlet is closed by locking said prize outlet door, wherein said controlling unit maintains a state where said prize outlet door has closed said outlet by locking said outlet locking unit and controls driving of said shutter so as to open said drop inlet using said opening/closing driving mechanism when said prize outlet door has closed said outlet based on a detection signal from said outlet opening/closing detecting unit. 2. The prize-capturing game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a lock release operation portion for releasing a lock of said outlet locking unit through an operation of the player when the state where said prize outlet door has closed said outlet is maintained using said outlet locking unit, wherein said controlling unit causes said opening/closing driving mechanism to drive to have said shutter to close said drop inlet, and then releases the lock of said outlet locking unit in response to an operation signal from said lock release operation portion. 3. The prize-capturing game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said controlling unit includes a notifying unit configured to notify the player to close said outlet, when said outlet is opened, based on a detection signal from said outlet opening/closing detecting unit. 4. A prize-capturing game apparatus comprising: a drop inlet for allowing a player to drop a prize stored in the inside of a casing through an operation of the player; an outlet disposed on an outer wall of said casing, said outlet allowing the player to take out the prize dropped into said drop inlet; a prize depositing portion for temporarily depositing the prize dropped into said drop inlet, said prize depositing portion including said outlet; a shutter disposed above said drop inlet or on a path from said drop inlet to said outlet, said shutter being configured to selectively open or close said drop inlet or the path, and to block a communication between the prize depositing portion and the drop inlet upon closing the drop inlet or the path; an opening/closing driving mechanism for opening and closing said drop inlet by automatically driving said shutter; a drop inlet opening/closing detecting unit configured to detect opened and closed state of said drop inlet; a prize outlet door configured to be openable and closable when the player takes out the prize dropped into said drop inlet from the outlet; an outlet locking unit configured to maintain a state where said outlet is closed by locking said outlet opening/closing portion; and a controlling unit configured to control opening and closing of said drop inlet and/or said outlet, wherein said controlling unit drives said shutter using said opening/closing driving mechanism and controls said prize outlet door to be openable and closable by releasing a lock of said outlet locking unit when said shutter has closed said drop inlet based on a detection signal from said drop inlet opening/closing detecting unit. 5. The prize-capturing game apparatus according to claim 4, including: a drop inlet locking unit configured to maintain a state where said shutter has closed said drop inlet, wherein said controlling unit drives said shutter using said opening/closing driving mechanism, and when said shutter has closed said drop inlet based on a detection signal from said drop inlet opening/closing detecting unit, maintains the state where said shutter has closed said drop inlet using said drop inlet locking unit and controls opening/closing of said prize outlet door so as to open said outlet by releasing a lock of said outlet locking unit. 6. A prize-capturing game apparatus comprising: a drop inlet for allowing a player to drop a prize stored in the inside of a casing through an operation of the player; an outlet disposed on an outer wall of said casing, said outlet allowing the player to take out the prize dropped into said inlet; a prize depositing portion for temporarily depositing the prize dropped into said drop inlet, said prize depositing portion including said outlet; a shutter disposed above said drop inlet or on a path from said drop inlet to said outlet, said shutter being configured to selectively open or close said drop inlet or the path, and to block a communication between the prize depositing portion and the drop inlet upon closing the drop inlet or the path; an opening/closing mechanism biased by a biasing unit such that said shutter is rotated and returned to an original position after said shutter is rotated by colliding with the prize dropped into said drop inlet; a drop inlet opening/closing detecting unit configured to detect opened and closed states of said drop inlet; a prize outlet door configured to be openable and closable when the player takes out the prize dropped into said drop inlet from said outlet; an outlet locking unit configured to maintain a state where said outlet is closed by locking said prize outlet door; and a controlling unit configured to control opening and closing of said outlet, wherein said controlling unit controls said prize outlet door to be openable and closable by releasing a lock of said outlet locking unit when said shutter has closed said drop inlet based on a detection signal from said drop inlet opening/closing detecting unit. 7. The prize-capturing game apparatus according to claim 6, including: a lock release operation portion for releasing a lock of said outlet locking unit through an operation of the player when the state where said prize outlet door has closed said outlet is maintained using said outlet locking unit, wherein said controlling unit causes said opening/closing mechanism to drive to have said shutter close said drop inlet, and then releases the lock of said outlet locking unit in response to an operation signal from said lock release operation portion. 8. A prize-capturing game apparatus comprising: a drop inlet for allowing a player to drop a prize stored in the inside of a casing through an operation of the player; an outlet disposed on an outer wall of said casing, said outlet allowing the player to take out the prize dropped into said drop inlet; a shutter disposed above said drop inlet or on a path from said drop inlet to said outlet, said shutter being configured to selectively open or close said drop inlet or the path; an opening/closing driving mechanism for opening and closing said drop inlet by automatically driving said shutter; a prize depositing portion for temporarily depositing the prize dropped into said drop inlet, said prize depositing portion including said outlet for allowing the player to take out the deposited prize; a pressure detecting unit configured to detect pressure applied to the inside of said prize depositing portion; and a controlling unit configured to control opening and closing of said drop inlet, wherein said controlling unit controls driving of said shutter so as to open said drop inlet using said opening/closing driving mechanism when no pressure is applied to the inside of said prize depositing portion based on a detection signal from said pressure detecting unit, and the shutter is configured to block a communication between the prize depositing portion and the drop inlet upon closing the drop inlet of the path.
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