JP2007089890A - Movable decorative part of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a movable decorative part of a game machine, capable of shifting a decorative member highly substantially without an enlargement of a solenoid. <P>SOLUTION: The movable decorative part is provided with a power transmission member 7 pivoted on an axis 71 and moved up/down by the solenoid and the decorative member 2 with a seesaw structure overturned or tilted in an up/down direction by the transmission member 7. A drive shaft 52 is provided near a seesaw shaft 41 of the decorative member 2. The drive shaft 52 is turnably and loosely fit into a wide hole part 73 provided on the transmission member 7. Thereby when the decorative member 2 is tilted by up/down movement of the transmission member 7, tilting inertia of the decorative member 2 rotates the drive shaft 52 abutting on one side of an inside wall of the hole part 73 to the other side of the inside wall the drive shaft 52 abuts on in a tilting direction, allowing the decorative member 2 to tilt more substantially by an angle turned. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a movable decorative part of a gaming machine used for decoration such as a pachinko machine.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, various decorative parts are arranged to excite the fun of the game. For example, in Patent Document 1, when a gas is sealed in a transparent container and a part of the surface of the container is grounded, a plasma tube that discharges from the discharge electrode toward the grounded part; and A gaming machine including a character model disposed outside the plasma tube is disclosed. The character model 17 is provided with a grounding plate 17E at the tip of the metal hammer 26, which can ground the surface of the character model 17 when it is close to the surface of the glass tube 15. The hammer 26 is attached to the tip of the arm portion 17C so as to be rotatable about the pin 17B. The plunger 18A of the solenoid 18 connected to the middle of the arm portion 17C moves forward and backward with respect to the surface of the glass tube 15. Can be close or remote.

By the way, in the decorative part having the structure as described above, when the movement of the hammer 26 is increased in order to enhance the decorative effect, the distance between the pin 17B and the connecting portion of the plunger 18A is shortened or the movement of the plunger 18A is performed. It is necessary to increase the displacement of the hammer 26 by increasing the distance. However, when the distance between the pin 17B and the connecting portion of the plunger 18A is shortened, a large load is applied to the plunger 18A, so the solenoid 18 needs to be large. Also, when the distance of movement of the plunger 18A is increased, it is necessary to make the solenoid 18 large. For this reason, there existed a problem of causing a raise of cost and an increase in power consumption.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-1229892 (FIG. 3)

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a movable decorative part of a gaming machine that can greatly displace a decorative member without increasing the size of a solenoid.

The movable decorative part of the gaming machine of the present invention made to solve the above problems is
A movable decorative part of a gaming machine comprising a driving member that is vertically moved by a solenoid and a decorative member having a seesaw structure that is inverted and tilted in the vertical direction by the driving member,
By providing a drive shaft in the vicinity of the seesaw shaft of the decorative member, providing a wide hole in the drive member, and loosely fitting the drive shaft into this hole,
When the drive member is moved up and down and the decorative member is tilted in the reverse direction, the drive shaft rotates in the tilt direction in the hole due to the inertia of the tilt, and the decorative member is further tilted by the rotated angle. It is comprised so that it may carry out.

In the above-described invention, in the middle of the decorative member, an oval recess that can be tilted in reverse with the decorative member is provided, a seesaw shaft is provided in the recess, and a rolling element is inserted into the recess.
When the hollow portion is inverted and tilted together with the decorative member, the rolling element located on the upper end side in the hollow portion rolls toward the lower end side, and the decorative member can be reliably tilted in the reverse direction.

In addition, the decorative member can have a decorative arm extending in one direction from the seesaw shaft, and a balance weight extending in the opposite direction from the decorative arm,
The drive member is composed of a power transmission member that moves up and down around the support shaft, and a locking piece that is locked to the solenoid plunger. The power transmission member includes a wide hole and a support shaft. A radially extending ridge is provided, and the locking piece is provided with a concave flange, and the power transmission member is moved up and down by a solenoid by engaging the protrusion and the flange. You can make it.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the drive shaft is provided in the vicinity of the seesaw shaft of the decorative member, and the drive shaft is loosely fitted into the wide hole provided in the drive member. When tilted in the reverse direction, due to the inertia of the tilting, the drive shaft is rotated from one inner wall of the hole until it abuts the other corresponding inner wall, so that the decorative member is further enlarged by the rotated angle. Can be tilted.

In the invention of claim 2, since the rolling element is inserted into an oval depression provided in the middle of the decoration member so as to be able to roll, the upper end in the depression when the depression is tilted reversely together with the decoration member. By rolling the rolling element located on the side to the lower end side, the decorative member can be reliably inverted and tilted.
In the invention of claim 3, since the decorative member is formed of the decorative arm and the balance weight, the decorative member having a complicated shape can be easily manufactured.
In the invention of claim 4, since the driving member is composed of the power transmission member and the locking piece, the displacement of the hole provided in the power transmission member can be increased, and the tilting amount of the decoration member can be increased. Can be bigger. Therefore, the solenoid can be reduced in size and can be easily arranged.

The movable decorative part of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a movable decorative part, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are a front view, a side view, and a rear view of the movable decorative part, respectively. In the figure, 1 is a main body of a movable decorative part, 3 is a solenoid, 4 is a decorative arm, and 5 is a balance weight. The decoration arm 5 is decorated so as to enhance the fun of the game, and has a seesaw shaft 41 at one end. The seesaw shaft 41 is inserted into the shaft hole 11 provided in the main body 1 from the front side of the main body 1.

  The balance weight 5 has a base 55 in which an oval depression 51 is formed at one end, and the bottom center of the depression 51 is screwed to the end of the seesaw shaft 41 from the back side of the main body 1. A decorative member 2 as shown in FIG. 5 is configured. That is, in the decorative member 2, the decorative arm 4 extends from the seesaw shaft 41 to one side, and the balance weight 5 extends from the decorative arm 4 in the opposite direction. The decorative arm 4 and the balance weight 5 are connected to the seesaw shaft. They are combined together so as to tilt in the opposite direction about 41. And the oval hollow part 51 is extended | stretched and assembled | attached with the decorative member 2 in the direction which can be reversely tilted.

A raised portion 53 that slightly protrudes inward is formed at the opening end of the recess 51 so as to go around the opening end. Although the rolling element S which is a steel ball is fitted in the hollow part 51, the parallel part of the oval hollow part 51 is formed in the width | variety slightly larger than the diameter of the rolling element S, and The width between the corresponding raised portions 53 is narrower than the diameter of the rolling element S. Since the raised portion 53 has flexibility, the rolling element S is fitted so as to be able to roll without falling off the recessed portion 51. When the decorative member 2 is tilted in the opposite direction, the rolling element S can roll in the recess 51 from the upper side end to the lower side end to increase the inertia of tilting.
A driving shaft 52 for tilting the decorative member 2 by the driving force of the solenoid 3 is provided at a position slightly apart from the seesaw shaft 41 on the back side of the bottom surface of the hollow portion 51.

Moreover, in FIG. 1, 6 and 7 are the locking piece and power transmission member which comprise the member for a drive.
The locking piece 6 has a plunger mounting portion 61 into which the plunger 31 of the solenoid 3 is fitted at the lower portion, and a flange portion 62 formed in a concave shape at the upper portion.
The power transmission member 7 has a ridge 72 extending radially from the support shaft 71 and a wide hole 73 into which the drive shaft 52 is loosely fitted. The power transmission member 7 can be moved up and down by being pivotally mounted at a required position.

  FIG. 6 shows an engaged state between the locking piece 6 and the power transmission member 7. That is, since the protrusion 72 is fitted in the concave flange 62, the power transmission member 7 can be rotated in the vertical direction by the locking piece 6 moved up and down by the plunger 31. Since the ridge portion 72 is fitted into the flange portion 62, the displacement of the hole portion 73 provided in the power transmission member 7 can be increased, and the tilting amount of the decorative member 2 can be increased. Therefore, the solenoid 3 can be reduced in size and can be easily arranged.

  Moreover, the engagement state of the power transmission member 7 and the decoration member 2 is shown in FIG. That is, since the drive shaft 52 of the decorative member 2 is loosely fitted in the hole 73 of the power transmission member 7, the drive shaft 52 can be rotated around the seesaw shaft 41 in the hole 73.

The state where the decorative member 2 is tilted in the opposite direction will be described below.
2 to 4 and 7 are views showing a state in which the solenoid 3 is de-energized, the plunger 31 protrudes downward, and the power transmission member 7 is pulled down to the maximum by the locking piece 6. Is rotated diagonally downward. In this state, the drive shaft 52 is in contact with the lower inner wall of the hole 73, and the recess 51 has a lower end on the decorative arm side. Located (FIG. 4).

  When the solenoid 3 is energized and the plunger 31 is pulled up, the locking piece 6 is moved upward, so that the power transmission member 7 is rotated upward. That is, the protrusion 72 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. By this rotation, the drive shaft 52 is pushed up by the lower inner wall of the hole 73, and the decorative arm 4 of the decorative member 2 is tilted upward. In this state, inertia that continues to tilt acts on the decorative member 2. Moreover, since the inclination of the hollow part 51 provided in the base 55 is reversed by the tilting of the decoration member 2, the rolling element S rolls in the hollow part 51 from the upper side to the lower side.

The tilting is continued by the inertia and the rolling of the rolling element S until the drive shaft 52 that is in contact with the lower inner wall of the hole 73 comes into contact with the upper inner wall of the hole 73 as shown in FIG. It will be rotated. Therefore, the decorative member 2 is further tilted by the angle by which the drive shaft 52 is rotated from the lower inner wall to the upper inner wall of the hole 73.
Even if the decorative member 2 does not have the rolling elements S, the right and left weight balance of the seesaw shaft 41 is balanced, so that the inside of the hole 73 is kept until the drive shaft 52 comes into contact with the upper inner wall due to the inertia of tilting. However, by rotating the rolling element S to the lower side in the recessed portion 51, the decorative member 2 can be reliably tilted in the reverse direction. That is, in FIG. 4, the rolling element S located at the end on the decorative arm 4 side in the recess 51 is positioned at the end on the balance weight 5 side in the recess 51, as shown in FIG. Thus, the decorative member 2 can be reliably tilted in the opposite direction by its weight.

  On the other hand, when the solenoid 3 is de-energized and the plunger 31 is lowered, the decorative arm 4 is rotated downward by the lowering of the plunger 31 until the state shown in FIG. That is, the power transmission member 7 is pulled down to the maximum by the locking piece 6, and the protrusion 72 is rotated obliquely downward. In this state, the drive shaft 52 is in contact with the upper inner wall of the hole 73, but inertia that continues to rotate acts on the decorative arm 4 and the balance weight 5. Moreover, since the inclination of the hollow part 51 is reversed by the rotation of the decorative member 2, the rolling element S rolls in the hollow part 51 from the upper side to the lower side.

  The rotation is continued by the inertia and the rolling of the rolling element S until the drive shaft 52 located on the upper inner wall of the hole 73 comes into contact with the lower inner wall of the hole 73 as shown in FIG. It will be rotated. Therefore, the decorative member 2 is further tilted by the angle by which the drive shaft 52 is rotated from the upper inner wall to the lower inner wall of the hole 73. As shown in FIG. 4 again, the rolling element S is positioned at the end of the recess 51 on the decorative arm 4 side.

  Instead of the locking piece 6 and the power transmission member 7 described above, a driving member 8 having a shape shown in FIG. This drive member 8 has a plunger mounting portion 81 into which the plunger 31 is inserted at the lower portion and a wide hole portion 82 into which the drive shaft 52 is loosely fitted at the upper portion.

  As described above, the drive shaft 41 can be rotated in the hole 73 due to the inertia when the decorative member 2 is tilted in the opposite direction, so that the decorative member 2 can be largely tilted accordingly. Therefore, the movable decorative part of the present invention has a great advantage that it is not necessary to enlarge the solenoid 3.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the movable decoration component of this invention. It is a front view of the movable decorative component in a state where the decorative arm is tilted downward. FIG. 3 is a side view of the movable decorative component in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the movable decorative component in FIG. 2. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a decoration member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the engagement state of a locking piece and a drive member. It is explanatory drawing of the decoration member which the decoration arm completed the downward tilt. It is explanatory drawing of the decoration member in which the decoration arm is tilting upwards. It is explanatory drawing of the decoration member which the decoration arm completed tilting upward. It is explanatory drawing of the decoration member in which the decoration arm is tilting downward. It is a front view of the movable decorative component in a state where the decorative arm has been tilted upward. FIG. 12 is a side view of the movable decorative component in FIG. 11. FIG. 12 is a rear view of the movable decorative component in FIG. 11. It is a perspective view of a member for a drive.

Explanation of symbols

  2 decorative members, 7 power transmission members, 41 seesaw shafts, 52 drive shafts, 71 support shafts, 73 wide holes

Claims (4)

A movable decorative part of a gaming machine comprising a driving member that is vertically moved by a solenoid and a decorative member having a seesaw structure that is inverted and tilted in the vertical direction by the driving member,
By providing a drive shaft in the vicinity of the seesaw shaft of the decorative member, providing a wide hole in the drive member, and loosely fitting the drive shaft into this hole,
When the drive member is moved up and down and the decorative member is tilted in the reverse direction, the drive shaft rotates in the tilt direction in the hole due to the inertia of the tilt, and the decorative member is further tilted by the rotated angle. A movable decorative part of a gaming machine, characterized by being configured to do so. In the middle of the decorative member, an oval recess that can be tilted in reverse with the decorative member is provided, a seesaw shaft is provided in the recess, and a rolling element is inserted into the recess.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the hollow portion is tilted in a reverse direction together with the decorative member, the rolling element located on the upper end side in the hollow portion rolls to the lower end side to reliably perform the reverse tilt of the decorative member. Movable decorative parts.   The movable decorative part of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the decorative member includes a decorative arm extending in one direction from the seesaw shaft and a balance weight extending in the opposite direction from the decorative arm. The drive member is composed of a power transmission member that moves up and down around a support shaft, and a locking piece that is locked by a solenoid plunger.
The power transmission member is provided with a wide hole portion and a ridge portion extending radially from the support shaft, and the locking piece is provided with a concave flange portion,
The movable decorative part of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the power transmission member is moved up and down by a solenoid by engaging the protrusion and the flange.

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