Patent ID: 6840837

Claim:
A racing game machine, comprising: a racing track; a traveling field, on which platen dots are provided, extending below the racing track; a plurality of self-propelled members provided on the traveling field, each self-propelled member including: a first yoke, which constitutes a first linear motor together with the platen dots for propelling the self-propelled member in a first direction on the traveling field; a second yoke, which constitutes a second linear motor together with the platen dots for propelling the self-propelled member in a second direction which is perpendicular the first direction; and a first magnet provided in an upper portion of the self-propelled member, and a plurality of miniature members, which are provided on the racing track to be raced with each other while being associated with the respective self-propelled members, each miniature member including: front wheels and rear wheels provided on a bottom face thereof for supporting the miniature member on the racing track, the front wheels being provided as caster wheels; and a second magnet provided in a front side of the caster wheels while being magnetically coupled with the first magnet.