Displaying and conveying apparatus and game machine using the same
AssigneeNamco Ltd.
InventorsMitsuru Ogata, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshitake Inagaki, Takashi Masuko, Hiroshi Takeuchi
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Abstract
A main conveyor belt endlessly conveys articles to be displayed. A side conveyor belt guides said articles in the direction of conveyance. Said main conveyor belt is disposed along an endless conveyance path having a plurality of corners, and said side conveyor belt is disposed along the outer periphery of said main conveyor means and in a direction in which the plane of conveyance of said side conveyor belt intersects the plane of conveyance in said main conveyor belt.
Claims35
A displaying and conveying apparatus for conveying articles to be displayed along an endless conveyance path including a plurality of corners, said displaying and conveying apparatus comprising:
- main conveyor means including a main conveyor belt for endlessly conveying said articles to be displayed, and
- side conveyors means including a side conveyor belt for guiding said articles in the direction of conveyance, said main conveyor belt being disposed along an endless conveyance path having a plurality of corners, said side belt conveyor belt being disposed along the outer periphery of said main conveyor means and in a direction in which the conveyance plane of said side conveyor belt intersects the plane of conveyance in said main conveyor belt.
A game machine comprising:
- a displaying and conveying apparatus for conveying game articles to be displayed along an endless conveyance path including a plurality of corners, and
- article taking-out means responsive to the instruction of a player for taking out the game articles,
- said displaying and conveying apparatus comprising main conveyor means including a main conveyor belt for endlessly conveying said game articles and side conveyor means including a side conveyor belt for guiding the game articles in the direction of conveyance, said displaying and conveying apparatus being disposed on a display platform, and
- said side conveyor belt being disposed along the outer periphery of said main conveyor means and in a direction in which the conveyance plane of said side conveyor belt intersects the plane or conveyance in said main conveyor belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.