Patent ID: 8585057

Claim:
A game machine comprising: a frame including a panel formed on a front side thereof, wherein the upper portion of the panel is transparent for a user to easily operate the game machine, an opening defined in a lower portion of the panel and a guide apparatus mounted in a lower portion of the frame for guiding a falling prize to the opening such that the player can easily take the falling prize; a control unit mounted on the panel of the frame; a rack assembly disposed in the frame, the rack assembly divided into multiple rooms, each room having a plate pivotally mounted therein for support the prize, each plate having a front edge extending out from a front side of the rack assembly for being struck; a moving unit disposed in the frame and electrically connected to the control unit; and a hammering device mounted onto the moving unit and electrically connected to the control unit, the hammering device including a shelf mounted on the moving unit, a drive device mounted on the shelf, a clutch mounted on the drive device, a sensor mounted on the shelf and a hammer connected to the clutch, the hammer situated within a sensing area of the sensor when the clutch can be driven by the drive device and in a connecting condition, an angle of elevation of the hammer relative to sea level being less than 90 degrees corresponding to a front side of the rack assembly when the clutch is in a connecting condition.