JP2007312901A - Movable ornamental device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a movable ornamental device of a game machine having rich varieties of ornamental mode and dispensing with a separate cover body for improving the aesthetic appearance. <P>SOLUTION: This movable ornamental device consists of a vertical substrate fixed with a motor, a driving gear 2 driven by the motor, an ornamental member 3 having a vertical rack gear 35, threadedly engaging the rack gear 35 with the driving gear 2 and vertically lifting/lowering the substrate. The substrate has a support part 16 with a vertically opened insertion hole 17, the back face of the ornamental member 3 has a guide rod 34 vertically, and the guide rod 34 is inserted into the insertion hole 17. A part of the driving gear 2 has a non-gear part 22 so as to suddenly fall the ornamental member 3 on the way of lifting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a movable decoration device used for an accessory of a gaming machine.

  In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, it is required to attract the player's interest for a long time so that the player does not get bored. For this reason, many recent gaming machines are equipped with decorative parts such as a movable body for performing a three-dimensional effect as well as merely displaying a two-dimensional symbol on an image display device. As such a gaming machine, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a game provided with a symbol display device having a movable body that does not interfere with winning a game ball traveling on a game board and does not diminish the effect of image production. A machine is disclosed. The movable body is an element that is arranged outside the course range of the game ball and has transparency so that the inside of a predetermined area of the display screen covered with the movable body can be seen from the outside when moving on the display device. It is configured.

However, in the above-mentioned, the movable body simply moves to the left and right in front of the display screen, so that the decoration mode is poorly changed. Further, since the spiral shaft is provided on the display screen side, the spiral shaft is exposed and impairs the appearance, so that a cover body for covering this is necessary.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-34316 (FIG. 28)

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a movable decoration device for a gaming machine that has a variety of decoration modes and does not require a separate cover body for improving appearance.

A movable decorative device of the present invention made to solve the above-described problems includes a substrate on which a motor is fixed, a drive member connected to the motor, and a decorative member that is reciprocated by driving of the drive member. In the movable decoration device of a gaming machine,
The substrate is provided with a support portion having an insertion hole,
A guide rod is provided on the back of the decorative member, and the guide rod is inserted into the insertion hole to support the decorative member so as to be reciprocally movable.
The drive member and the support portion are arranged behind the decorative member so that the player cannot visually recognize the drive member and the support portion.

In the above-described invention, a drive gear can be used as the drive member.
In addition, a plurality of drive gears and a plurality of decorative members that are moved up and down by the drive gear are arranged side by side on the substrate, and a power transmission gear is mounted on the support shaft of each drive gear, and each power transmission gear is attached to the shaft of the motor. A plurality of decorative members can be moved up and down simultaneously by a single drive source.
In addition, it can be connected to the motor gear by changing the rotation ratio of multiple drive gears,
A non-gear part can also be provided in a part of the drive gear.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the decorative member can be reciprocated in the vertical direction or the like by sliding the guide rod in the insertion hole. Moreover, since the drive member and the support portion are arranged behind the decorative member (in the direction opposite to the player), the appearance from the player direction is not impaired. Therefore, a cover body is unnecessary.
The invention according to claim 2 can reliably transmit power by the drive gear.
In the invention according to claim 3, a plurality of decorative members can be moved up and down at the same time by one drive source.
In the invention according to the fourth aspect, since the rotation ratio between the motor gear and the plurality of drive gears is changed, the decoration mode can be changed by changing the ascending / descending speed of the plurality of decoration members.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the decorative member can be suddenly dropped when the non-gear portion reaches the rack gear while the decorative member is raised.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1-3 is a figure which shows the movable decoration apparatus of 1st Embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a vertical substrate, 2 is a drive gear, and 3 is a decorative member. The substrate 1 includes a base plate 11a, an LED substrate 11b provided on the player side of the base plate 11a, and a lens plate 11c provided on the player side. A plurality of LEDs (not shown) are arranged on the player side of the LED board 11b. These are assembled by providing a boss 12 between the LED substrate 11b and the lens plate 11c, thereby providing a gap 14 for diffusing LED light, and screwing with screws 13 from the back side of the base plate 11a. It has been.

  A motor M is screwed on the back side of the substrate 1, and a drive gear 2 is attached to a rotary shaft 15 that protrudes forward (in the player direction) from the substrate 1. The drive gear 2 has a gear portion 21 and a non-gear portion 22. Further, a support portion 16 is screwed on the front side (player side) of the substrate 1, and the support portion 16 has an insertion hole 17 that opens in the vertical direction.

  The decorative member 3 is provided with a boss portion 32 on the back side of a decorative member body 31 having an irregular outer shape, and a mounting substrate 33 is screwed to the boss portion 32. A guide bar 34 extending in the vertical direction is fixed to the mounting substrate 33, and a rack gear 35 is provided in parallel with the guide bar 34.

  In the configuration configured as described above, when the gear portion 21 of the drive gear 2 is engaged with the upper end portion of the rack gear 35 as shown in FIG. 1, the rack gear 35 is raised as the drive gear 2 rotates counterclockwise. Thus, the decorative member 3 is raised in the vertical direction (FIGS. 4 and 5). Note that the moving direction of the decorative member 3 is not limited to the vertical direction, and there is no problem even if the decorative member 3 is moved in the horizontal direction or in an oblique direction slightly inclined to the left and right. Further, the decorative member 3 can be reciprocated using a spiral shaft instead of the drive gear 2 and the rack gear 35.

When the drive gear 2 is further rotated counterclockwise and the non-gear portion 22 reaches the rack gear 35, the engagement between the drive gear 2 and the rack gear 35 is released. Will fall. When the gear portion 21 reaches the rack gear 35, the engagement between the drive gear 2 and the rack gear 35 is started again, and the decorative member 3 starts to rise. The decorative member 3 can be raised and lowered repeatedly as described above.
When the decorative member 3 is moved in the lateral direction, the non-gear portion is energized by urging the decorative member 3 in the reverse direction (direction opposite to the moving direction) by a biasing member such as a spring, rubber, or magnet. When 22 reaches the rack gear 35, the decorative member 3 can be rapidly returned to the original position (position before the movement).

  FIGS. 6-8 is a figure which shows the movable decoration apparatus of 2nd Embodiment, Comprising: This movable decoration apparatus has the central movable decoration apparatus 91 which has the decoration member 3, and the decoration members 3a or 3b of the both sides. The movable decorative devices 92 and 93 are combined into one set. The central movable decoration device 91 includes a drive gear 2 that is mounted on the rotation shaft 15 of the motor M and meshes with the rack gear 35, and a power transmission gear 4 that is coaxial with the drive gear 2 and provided on the back side of the substrate 1. Yes. The power transmission gear 4 is meshed with a motor gear 7 mounted on a rotating shaft 15 of the motor M. Further, the movable decorative devices 92 and 93 on both sides are respectively provided with drive gears 2a and 2b meshed with the rack gears 35a and 35b, and power transmission gears 4a and 4b provided on the back side of the substrate 1 coaxially with the drive gears 2a and 2b. And have. The power transmission gears 4 and 4a are connected by an intermediate gear 5, and the power transmission gears 4 and 4b are connected by intermediate gears 6a and 6b.

In the structure configured as described above, when the motor M is driven, the drive gear 2 is driven in the counterclockwise direction via the motor gear 7 and the power transmission gear 4, thereby being provided on the left side of the guide bar 34. Since the rack gear 35 is raised, the decorative member 3 is also raised.
Further, when the power transmission gear 4 is driven counterclockwise, the power transmission gear 4a is driven via the intermediate gear 5, and the drive gear 2a is also driven counterclockwise. Therefore, since the rack gear 35a provided on the left side of the guide bar 34a is raised by driving the drive gear 2a, the decorative member 3a is also raised (FIGS. 9 and 10).

Further, since the power transmission gear 4 is driven counterclockwise, the power transmission gear 4b is driven clockwise via the intermediate gears 6a and 6b, so that the drive gear 2b is also driven clockwise. . Therefore, since the rack gear 35b provided on the right side of the guide bar 34b is raised by driving the drive gear 2b, the decorative member 3b is also raised.
Since these drive gears 2, 2a, 2b do not have a gearless portion, the decorative members 3, 3a, 3b can be repeatedly raised and lowered by the motor M repeating normal rotation and reverse rotation.

  Since the number of teeth of the power transmission gears 4, 4a, 4b is changed to an appropriate number, the rotational ratio of the drive gears 2, 2a, 2b is different from that of the motor gear 7. Therefore, since the raising / lowering speeds of the decoration members 3, 3 a, 3 b can be made different, it is possible to give a change in the decoration mode that the player does not get tired of. For example, the decorative members 3, 3a and 3b having different heights when lowered as shown in FIG. 6 can be arranged in an orderly manner as shown in FIG.

As described above, the movable decorative device for a gaming machine according to the present invention includes the guide shaft provided on the movable decorative member side, and the decorative member that moves the support portion and the drive member provided on the substrate side. Even if it is in the position, it is said that the cover member for concealing the guide shaft is separately required when the guide shaft is provided on the substrate side by providing it at the position hidden by the decorative member. The problem can be solved.
Further, since the guide shaft or the like is not provided in the region where the decorative member descends, the appearance of this region is not impaired without using the cover member, and various decorative members provided in this region are provided. There is an advantage that it can be used effectively. In the embodiment of the present invention, a light emitting body using an LED is described as an example of various decorative members. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to use a pattern drawn on a substrate, various display devices, and the like. There may be.

It is a front view which shows the movable decoration apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a side view of the movable decoration apparatus of FIG. It is a top view of the movable decoration apparatus of FIG. It is a front view of the movable decoration apparatus of FIG. 1 with the decoration member raised. It is a side view of the movable decoration apparatus of FIG. It is a front view which shows the movable decoration apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view of the movable decoration apparatus of FIG. It is a top view of the movable decoration apparatus of FIG. It is a front view of the movable decoration apparatus of FIG. 6 in which the decoration member was raised. It is a side view of the movable decoration apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 drive gear, 3 decorative member, 16 support part, 17 insertion hole, 22 no-gear part, 34 guide rod, 35 rack gear

Claims (5)

In a movable decoration device of a gaming machine comprising a board to which a motor is fixed, a drive member connected to the motor, and a decoration member that is reciprocated by driving of the drive member,
The substrate is provided with a support portion having an insertion hole,
A guide rod is provided on the back of the decorative member, and the guide rod is inserted into the insertion hole to support the decorative member so as to be reciprocally movable.
A movable decoration device for a gaming machine, wherein the driving member and the support portion are arranged behind the decoration member so that the player cannot see the decoration member. The movable decoration device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a driving gear is used as the driving member. A plurality of drive gears and decorative members that are moved up and down by the drive gears are arranged side by side on the substrate, and power transmission gears are mounted on the support shafts of the drive gears, and each power transmission gear is used as a motor shaft. The movable decorative device for a gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the movable decorative device is connected to the attached motor gear, and the plurality of decorative members are simultaneously moved up and down by one drive source. The movable decoration device for a gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of drive gears are connected to the motor gear by changing a rotation ratio thereof. The movable decoration device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a non-gear portion is provided in a part of the drive gear.

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