JP2007319376A - Mobile performance device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small mobile performance device which enables a substantial movement of a performance member. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile performance device 20 has a base member 40 movable between the standby position and the working position by the rotary drive of a motor. The first rack 52 and the second rack 54 are so arranged on the base member 40 as to be slidable horizontally sandwiching a transmission gear 56 rotatably pivoted on it. The second rack 54 is provided with a rack stopper 55 for regulating its movement at the first and second positions. The second rack 54 moving together with the base member 40 going to the first direction from the standby position gets its movement regulated with the rack stopper 55 to be held at the first position and then, the first rack 52 is displaced to the first position relative to the base member 40 with the movement of the base member 40. In other words, the performance member 22 disposed on the first rack 52 is moved by a value equivalent to the addition of the displacement distance of the first rack 52 to the moving distance of the base member 40. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is arranged in a decorative member facing a symbol display device that performs a game effect by variably displaying symbols, and is movable in a gaming machine that causes the effect member to perform a predetermined effect operation in accordance with the game effect of the symbol display device. The present invention relates to an expression production device.

  A pachinko machine, which is a typical gaming machine, has a decorative member (also referred to as a center accessory) disposed at a substantially central position of a game area defined on a board surface of a gaming board set in the machine. A symbol display device for playing a desired symbol variation game by varying and stopping and displaying various symbols in an opening formed in the member is configured. Then, the game balls hit on the board surface (game area) of the game board win a start winning device arranged at a position below the decorative member, so that a symbol variation game is performed on the symbol display device. ing. Also, in many pachinko machines, a movable effect device having a movable body that performs a required operation is arranged on the decorative member, and the movable body is operated in accordance with the symbol variation game on the symbol display device. This improves the production effect.

For example, as a movable presentation device, there is one provided with a plurality of movable members capable of reciprocating in the vertical direction below the decorative member (see Patent Document 1). Each movable member is fixed to the upper end of the rack, meshes with a pinion interlocked with the motor, and the rack moves up and down by the rotation of the pinion as the motor is driven to rotate. As the rack moves up and down, the movable member protrudes upward from the lower side of the decorative member and faces the front side of the symbol display device, or retreats to the inside of the decorative member.
JP 2001-137461 A

  In such a movable production device, it is required to move the movable member more greatly in order to improve the production effect. In the movable presentation device of Patent Document 1, the moving distance of the movable member is determined by the length of the rack. That is, it is necessary to lengthen the rack in order to move the movable member greatly, but it is difficult to secure a space for accommodating the rack in the decorative member under the recent trend of increasing the size of the symbol display device. It has been difficult to widen the operating range of the movable member.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed to solve these problems in view of the above-described problems inherent in the movable effect device in the gaming machine according to the prior art, and is small in size and can greatly move the effect member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a movable production device in a gaming machine.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a movable performance device in a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application is
Arranged on the decorative member (12) facing the symbol display device (S) for variably displaying the symbol and performing a game effect, and in accordance with the game effect of the symbol display device (S), a predetermined effect is applied to the effect member (22). A movable production device in a gaming machine that performs production operations,
Driving means (30) disposed in a fixing portion (24) provided in the decorative member (12);
A base member (40) that is slidably disposed on the fixing portion (24) and that is connected to the driving means (30) and is moved between a standby position and an operating position by the driving means (30). When,
A first rack (52) having the effect member (22) and disposed on the base member (40) so as to be slidable in the moving direction of the base member (40);
A second rack (54) disposed on the base member (40) so as to be opposed to the first rack (52) and slidable in the moving direction of the base member (40);
The base member (40) is rotatably disposed in a state of being engaged between the first rack (52) and the second rack (54), and one rack (52, 54) is rotated by the rotation. A transmission gear (56) for displacing the other rack (54, 52) on the opposite side of the displacement direction with respect to the base member (40).
When the second rack (54) moves in the first direction from the standby position to the operating position, the movement of the second rack (54) is restricted by the fixing portion (24) and the second rack (54) is restricted. (54) is held in the first position, and when the second rack (54) moves in the second direction from the operating position toward the standby position, the movement of the second rack is restricted by the fixing portion (24). A rack stopper (55) for holding (54) in the second position;
When the base member (40) moves from the standby position in the first direction, the rack stopper (55) is regulated by the fixing portion (24) and the second rack (54) is held in the first position. The first rack (52) is displaced in the first direction with respect to the base member (40) under meshing action with the transmission gear (56), and the base member (40) is moved from the operating position in the second direction. When the rack stopper (55) is regulated by the fixing portion (24) and the second rack (54) is held at the second position, the first rack (52) is connected to the transmission gear (56). The base member (40) is displaced in the second direction under the meshing action.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the base member is moved from the standby position to the operating position by the driving means, the first rack is in the first direction with respect to the base member while the second rack is held at the first position. Therefore, the effect member can be moved by a distance that is the sum of the amount of movement of the base member in the first direction and the amount of displacement of the first rack in the first direction. In addition, the effect member is configured to operate by the movement of the base member and the displacement of the first rack disposed on the base member, so that the length of the base member and the first rack in the movement or displacement direction can be suppressed. it can. That is, it is possible to achieve both space saving of the entire apparatus and a large operation of the effect member. Furthermore, since the base member and the first rack can be moved and displaced by one driving means, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be kept low.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first rack (52) and the second rack (54) are disposed within a range facing the base member (40) at the standby position of the base member (40).
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the first rack and the second rack are arranged in a range facing the base member at the standby position of the base member, the entire apparatus can be further downsized.

In the invention according to claim 3, the connecting portions (52b, 54b) that mesh with the transmission gear (56) in the first rack (52) and the second rack (54) are set to have the same length. The rack (52) and the second rack (54) face each other with the transmission gear (56) in the middle of the displacement direction of each connecting portion (52b, 54b) at the standby position.
According to the invention of claim 3, the first rack and the second rack have the connecting portions set to the same length, and sandwich the transmission gear at the center in the displacement direction of each connecting portion at the standby position. Since it is the structure which faces, the other rack can also be displaced in the whole displacement range with respect to the base member in one rack. That is, the displacement range of both racks can be maximized without increasing the overall size of the apparatus at the standby position.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the operating position of the base member (40) is such that the base member (40) moves in the first direction from the state where the second rack (54) is held at the first position. The first rack (52) is set to a position displaced with respect to the base member (40) in the first direction by half the length of the connecting portion (52b).
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the base member moves in the first direction from the state in which the second rack is held at the first position, so that the length of the connecting portion of the first rack with respect to the base member is increased. Since the position displaced in the first direction by the half of the position is the operating position of the base member, the displacement range of the first rack can be maximized and the effect member can be greatly displaced.

  According to the movable effect device in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the effect member can be operated largely without taking up a large installation space of the entire device, and the visual effect of the effect member can be improved. This can further increase the interest of the game.

  Next, the movable effect device in the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine provided with a symbol display device that variably displays symbols and performs a main game effect will be described as an example. Further, in the following description, “front / rear” and “left / right” are designated when the game board 10 of the pachinko machine is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming board 10 of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment has a gaming area T defined by a substantially circularly curved rail on the front side thereof, and is positioned above the gaming area T. A large decorative member 12 facing the symbol display device S disposed on the back side of the game board 10 is disposed. The decorative member 12 is configured by arranging decorative parts, light-emitting bodies and the like having a required design on a frame-like main body that occupies most of the game area T in the left-right width direction. The frame-shaped main body is screwed into the mounting hole (not shown) while being inserted from the front side. The symbol display device S faces the front side of the game board 10 through a window 12a established at a substantially central position of the decorative member 12. In addition, a starting winning tool C capable of winning a pachinko ball flowing down the gaming area T is disposed below the decorative member 12 in the gaming area T, and the symbol is placed below the starting winning tool C. A large electric prize-winning device D that is opened according to the result of the symbol combination game on the display device S is provided. Furthermore, on the left side of the game area T, there is disposed an electrical decoration device 13 for changing the irradiation pattern according to the symbol combination game on the symbol display device S and performing a light emission effect.

  On the right side of the decorative member 12, for example, a movable effect device 20 having an effect member 22 that imitates a character related to a symbol combination game is disposed (see FIG. 1). In the movable effect device 20, the effect member 22 is moved to a stand-by position (see FIG. 5) positioned outside the window 12a and an operation position positioned inside (see FIG. 7) in accordance with the symbol combination game on the symbol display device S. To the left and right). In other words, the effect member 22 moves from a position not facing the front surface of the symbol display device S to a position facing it by moving from the standby position to the operating position. The movable effect device 20 is set so that the effect member 22 is always in a standby position.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the movable effect device 20 includes a case member (fixed portion) 24 attached to the decorative member 12, a driving means 30 provided on the case member 24, and the driving means 30. A base member 40 that is moved in the left-right direction, a stage member 22, a movable portion 50 that is provided on the base member 40 and moves when the base member 40 moves left and right, and is a single unit in the case member 24 unit. Configured to be handled. The case member 24 is a box-like member configured by combining the front half body 25 and the rear half body 26, and a base member 40 and a later-described transmission portion 31 of the driving means 30 are arranged between the half halves 25 and 26. It is installed. A rear groove portion 26a that extends in the left-right direction and opens toward the left side (the window 12a side) is formed on the upper side of the rear half body 26, and the base member 40 is slidably disposed along the rear groove portion 26a. It is installed. In addition, the front half 25 is formed with a front groove 25a that extends in the left-right direction and opens to the left while facing the front surface of a first rack 52, which will be described later, in the movable portion 50 disposed on the base member 40. Projections 53a and 53b, which will be described later, provided on the front surface of the first rack 52 extend to the front side of the case member 24 via the front groove 25a.

  The driving means 30 is composed of a motor M disposed on the front surface of the front half 25 and a transmission unit 31 including a plurality of gears 32, 34, and 36 for transmitting the rotation of the motor M. A stepping motor that rotates forward and backward under the rotational speed control of the control means P shown in FIG. 4 is employed. Here, when the case member 24 is assembled to the decorative member 12, the motor M is disposed so as to be positioned behind the decorative part (not shown) disposed on the front half 25 or the decorative member 12. That is, even if the motor M is provided on the front surface of the case member 24, the motor M is not exposed, and thus the motor M does not protrude rearward, so that the space on the rear side of the case member 24 can be used effectively. . The motor M is disposed at the lower right side of the front half body 25 with its rotation shaft facing rearward, and faces the front half body 25 and the rear half body 26 at the tip of the rotation shaft that has penetrated the front half body 25. The first gear 32 is fixed. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a second gear 34 that meshes with the lower side of the first gear 32 is pivotally supported between the front half body 25 and the rear half body 26. Further, a third gear 36 that meshes with the left side of the second gear 34 and meshes with a tooth portion 42a (to be described later) of the base member 40 is pivotally supported between the front half body 25 and the rear half body 26, and the motor M rotates. The first gear 32, the second gear 34, and the third gear 36 are transmitted to the base member 40 via a transmission 31 that includes three gears. In the transmission unit 31 of the embodiment, the number of teeth of the second gear 34 is set larger than that of the first gear 32, and the number of teeth of the third gear 36 is set larger than that of the second gear 34. Thus, the rotation of the motor M is sequentially decelerated.

  The base member 40 is set to have a substantially rectangular middle plate 42 that is longer in the left-right direction than the right and left dimensions of the case member 24, and is set to have substantially the same dimensions as the middle plate 42. A front plate 44 assembled at a predetermined interval and a rear plate 46 set substantially the same as the left and right dimensions of the intermediate plate 42 and assembled at a rear upper and lower center of the intermediate plate 42 at a predetermined interval are overlapped. It is configured together. The base member 40 is held so as to sandwich the upper and lower edges of the rear groove portion 26a of the case member 24 in the gap between the middle plate 42 and the rear plate 46, and is slidable in the left-right direction along the rear groove portion 26a. Established. And the movable part 50 is arrange | positioned between the intermediate | middle board 42 and the front board 44 so that a displacement is possible. Further, the intermediate plate 42 is provided with a tooth portion 42a on the entire surface in the left-right direction on the surface facing the transmission unit 31 (the lower surface in the embodiment), and this tooth portion 42a meshes with the third gear 36, The rotation of the three gears 36 is converted into a linear motion in the left-right direction with respect to the case member 24 of the intermediate plate 42 (base member 40).

  The base member 40 is restricted from moving to the right (second direction) at a standby position locked to the right end of the rear groove portion 26a. At this time, the base member 40 is housed inside the case member 24. At the same time, the left end portion side of the tooth portion 42a of the base member 40 meshes with the third gear 36 (see FIGS. 2 and 5). In addition, the base member 40 has locking pieces 46a and 46a formed so as to protrude vertically on the right end side of the rear plate 46 on a pair of protrusions 26b and 26b provided on the left end side of the upper and lower edges of the rear groove portion 26a. The movement to the left (first direction) is restricted at the operation position in which the is locked. At this time, the base member 40 protrudes leftward from the case member 24, and the right end side of the tooth portion 42a of the base member 40 meshes with the third gear 36 (see FIG. 7). In addition, a transparent member is adopted as the front plate 44, and each component member 52, 54, 56 of the movable portion 50 sandwiched between the middle plate 42 and the front plate 44 can be visually recognized from the front side. In the manufacturing process, the positional relationship between the constituent members 52, 54, and 56 in the movable portion 50 is easily confirmed. Further, with respect to the moving direction of the base member 40, the displacement direction of first and second racks 52 and 54, which will be described later, the moving direction of the effect member 22, etc., the direction from the standby position of the base member 40 toward the operating position (in the embodiment). The first direction is also referred to as the left direction), and the second direction is also referred to as the direction from the operating position to the standby position (right direction in the embodiment).

  The movable part 50 is integrally displaced in the left-right direction as the base member 40 moves in the left-right direction, and the effect member 22 provided in the movable part 50 is linked to the base member 40 in conjunction with the left-right movement. It is comprised so that it may move to the left-right direction with respect to the member 40 further. The movable portion 50 is disposed to face the front surface of the intermediate plate 42 of the base member 40 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and can be slidably displaced in the left and right directions, respectively, and the first rack 52 and It is comprised from the transmission gear 56 rotatably arrange | positioned at the base member 40 in the state which meshes | engages with the 2nd rack 54, respectively (refer FIG. 3). Further, in the movable portion 50, the first rack 52 and the second rack 54 are connected via the transmission gear 56, and on the opposite side of the displacement direction of the one rack 52 (54) with respect to the base member 40, the transmission gear 56 is connected. The other rack 54 (52) is configured to be displaced with respect to the base member 40 under rotation (see FIGS. 5 to 8).

  The first rack 52 is set to be substantially the same as the left and right dimensions of the base member 40, and a first rail groove 52a provided on the rear surface thereof is formed on one side of the front surface of the intermediate plate 42 of the base member 40 (in the embodiment, a speed change). The first rail 42b projecting in the left-right direction on the lower side (the portion 31 side) is fitted between the middle plate 42 and the front plate 44 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. Further, the first rack 52 is formed with a tooth-like first connecting portion 52b over the entire left and right direction on the upper side facing the second rack 54 that is opposed to the first rack 52. The first connecting portion 52 b is configured to mesh with the transmission gear 56 that is pivotally supported between the front plate 42 and the front plate 44. The first rack 52 overlaps with the front surface of the base member 40 and is positioned in a range opposite to the front surface (see FIG. 2 or FIG. 5), and displaced in the first direction from the retracted position. The base member 40 is configured to slide relative to the advanced position (see FIG. 7). That is, in the retracted position of the first rack 52, the central portion in the left-right direction of the first linkage portion 52b is opposed to the transmission gear 56, and the distance from the center of the first linkage portion 52b to the right end is the first rack 52 The rack displacement distance is allowed to be displaced in one direction. Note that the rack displacement distance of the first rack 52 set to be approximately the same as the left and right dimensions of the base member 40 is shorter than the movement distance of the base member 40. In the embodiment, the distance between the standby position and the operating position of the base member 40 is It is about 2/3 of the moving distance between.

  The second rack 54 is set to have the same left and right dimensions as the first rack 52, and the second rail groove 54a provided on the rear surface of the second rack 54 is formed on the other side portion of the front surface of the intermediate plate 42 of the base member 40 (in the embodiment, the speed change). It is fitted to a second rail 42c projecting in the left-right direction (upper side away from the portion 31), and is slidable in the left-right direction between the middle plate 42 and the front plate 44. Further, the second rack 54 is formed with a tooth-like second linking portion 54b extending in the left-right direction on the lower side facing the first rack 52 that is disposed opposite to the second rack 54, and the second linking portion 54b serves as a transmission gear. 56. The second rack 54, in the retracted position of the first rack 52, overlaps with the front surface of the base member 40 in the same manner as the first rack 52 and is positioned within a range facing the front surface (see FIG. 2 or FIG. 2). 5) and a second position protruding in the second direction opposite to the first rack 52 with respect to the base member 40 at the forward position of the first rack 52 (see FIG. 5). 7). That is, at the standby position where the base member 40 is accommodated in the case member 24, the first rack 52 and the second rack 54 of the movable portion 50 face the front surface range of the base member 40 in the first direction from the base member 40. Or it arrange | positions so that it may not protrude in a 2nd direction (refer FIG. 2), and the presentation member 22 is hold | maintained in a standby position at this time. On the other hand, at the operating position of the base member 40, the first rack 52 of the movable part 50 is displaced to the forward position protruding from the base member 40 in the first direction, and at this time, the effect member 22 is maximized. It faces the operating position moved in one direction.

  The connecting portions 52b and 54b that mesh with the transmission gear 56 in the first rack 52 and the second rack 54 are set to have the same length. Further, the first rack 52 and the second rack 54 face the center in the left-right direction (displacement direction) of the connecting portions 52b and 54b at the standby position of the base member 40 (see FIG. 2).

  A pair of protrusions 53 a and 53 b are provided on the front surface of the first rack 52 so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction, and both protrusions 53 a, 53 b extend in the left-right direction at corresponding positions of the front plate 44. The long hole 44a thus opened faces the front side. Then, the slide block 18 serving as the installation base of the effect member 22 is attached to the front ends of the projecting portions 53a and 53b so as to face the front side of the case member 24. A pair of boss portions 18a, 18a are provided on the front surface of the slide block 18 in a straight line in the left-right direction, and the first rack 52 and the slide block 18 are covered at the front ends of the boss portions 18a, 18a. The effect member 22 is attached, and the effect member 22 is configured to move between the standby position and the operation position as the base member 40 moves and the first rack 52 moves. The long hole 44a is set to a length that allows displacement between the retracted position and the advanced position of the first rack 52.

  The movement of the second rack 54 in the first direction or the second direction is restricted by the case member 24 as a fixed portion, and the movement of the second rack 54 in the first direction or the second direction with respect to the case member 24 is prevented. A rack stopper 55 for restriction is provided. The rack stopper 55 protrudes upward at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction on the upper side surface of the second rack 54. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the rear half body 26 of the case member 24 has a first locking portion 28 and a second locking portion 29 corresponding to the protruding side of the rack stopper 55 in the second rack 54. The rack stopper 55 comes into contact with the locking portions 28 and 29, so that the movement of the second rack 54 in the first direction or the second direction is restricted. In the embodiment, a concave portion that opens downward is formed in a part of the wall portion that is provided along the upper side of the second rack 54 in the rear half body 26 along the left-right direction, and the left end of the concave portion is the first end. It functions as the first locking portion 28 and the right end functions as the second locking portion 29. The second rack 54 includes a first position (see FIGS. 6 and 7) in which the rack stopper 55 is in contact with the first locking portion 28 and movement in the first direction (leftward) is restricted, and the rack The stopper 55 is configured to be held at the second position (see FIGS. 5 and 8) in which the stopper 55 abuts against the second locking portion 29 and the movement in the second direction (rightward) is restricted.

  That is, at the standby position of the base member 40, the rack stopper 55 abuts against the second locking portion 29 and the first rack 52 faces the retracted position, so that the base member 40 is directed to the operating position. During the movement in the direction, after the rack stopper 55 comes into contact with the first locking portion 28 and the movement is restricted at the first position, the movement of the base member 40 with the transmission gear 56 is increased. The first rack 52 is configured to be displaced in the first direction with respect to the base member 40 under the meshing action. Further, in the operating position of the base member 40, the rack stopper 55 is in contact with the first locking portion 28, and the first rack 52 faces the advanced position, so that the base member 40 faces the standby position in the second direction. After the rack stopper 55 comes into contact with the second locking portion 29 and is restricted from moving in the second position during the movement to the second position, the engagement with the transmission gear 56 is accompanied by the movement of the base member 40 in the second direction. Under the action, the first rack 52 is configured to be displaced in the second direction with respect to the base member 40. The operating position of the base member 40 is such that the base member 40 moves in the first direction from the state in which the second rack 54 is held at the first position, so that the first rack 52 is moved with respect to the base member 40. Is set to a position that is displaced in the first direction by half the length of the first connecting portion 52b.

  The movable effect device 20 includes position detection means 60 (see FIG. 4) that detects a standby position (standby position of the base member 40) that is the origin of the effect member 22, and based on the detection result of the position detection means 60. The motor M is controlled by the control means P. Specifically, a photosensor 60 including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit is used as the position detection unit, and the photosensor 60 is disposed on the decorative member 12. The slide block 18 has a detected piece 18b projecting from the front surface thereof, and the detected piece 18b faces a gap between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion at the standby position, and from the standby position of the base member 40. When the slide block 18 moves in the first direction as the first rack 52 moves while being held in the retracted position with the movement in the first direction, the detected piece 18b moves between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit. It comes out of the gap between them. The photosensor 60 determines that the effect member 22 is in the standby position on the condition that the detected piece 18b is located in the gap between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit. Output to the production control board P3) P. In addition, the photosensor 60 outputs to the control means P that the effect member 22 has moved toward the operating position on the condition that the detected piece 18b is out of the gap between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion. It is like that. In this manner, control is facilitated by detecting the position of the effect member 22 by the photosensor 60. As the position detection means 60, other non-contact type sensors such as a magnetic type, or contact type sensors such as a limit switch can be appropriately employed instead of the photosensor as in the embodiment.

  The movable effect device 20 operates the effect member 22 under the control of the control means P in conjunction with the symbol display device S, light emitting means such as LEDs and lamps, sound output means, or other movable effect devices. It is like that. As shown in FIG. 4, the control means P of the embodiment controls the main control board P1 that comprehensively controls the entire gaming machine, and controls the symbol display device S, the light emitting means, and the like under the control of the main control board P1. There is a sub-control board P2 and an effect control board P3 that controls the movable effect device 20 under the control of the sub-control control board P2, and the position information of the effect member 22 by the photosensor 60 is stored in the effect control board P3. Entered. The production control board P3 starts to rotate the motor M based on the signal from the sub integrated control board P2, and the production member 22 is operating normally due to the non-detection of the detected piece 18b from the photosensor 60. The motor M is driven in one direction for the required rotation (between the standby position and the operating position) under the rotational speed control. After that, the effect control board P3 controls the motor M to stop when the photo sensor 60 detects the detected piece 18b by rotating the motor M in the reverse direction.

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Next, the operation of the movable effect device 20 for the pachinko machine according to the embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 5, in the movable effect device 20, the base member 40 is held in the standby position, the first rack 52 is in the retracted position, and the second rack 54 is in the second locking state. It is assumed that the effect member 22 is in the standby position with the rack stopper 55 in contact with the portion 29 and held in the second position.

  When the pachinko ball launched into the game area T of the game board 10 in accordance with the player's game operation wins the start winning tool C, a symbol change game is performed on the symbol display device S, and accordingly. The movable effect device 20 is also drive-controlled by the control means P so as to perform a predetermined effect. Specifically, when the motor M is rotationally driven in one direction, the gears 32, 34, 36 of the transmission unit 31 are rotated, and the third gear 36 and the tooth portion 42 a of the base member 40 are engaged with each other. The rotation of the transmission 31 is converted into the linear motion of the base member 40, and the base member 40 is moved from the standby position toward the first direction with respect to the case member 24. At this time, the first rack 52 and the second rack 54 move integrally in the first direction without being displaced with respect to the case member 24, and the effect member 22 also moves in the first direction along with this (FIG. 6).

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the rack stopper 55 of the second rack 54 comes into contact with the first locking portion 28 and is restricted from moving, the first movement of the base member 40 in the first direction is thereafter performed. The first rack 52 is displaced in the first direction with respect to the base member 40 by the rotation of the transmission gear 56 that meshes with the second rack 54 held in position. When the base member 40 reaches the operating position, the first rack 52 reaches the forward position, and the effect member 22 faces the operating position (see FIG. 7). As described above, the effect member 22 is displaced from the retracted position to the advanced position with respect to the base member 40 by the moving distance that the base member 40 moves from the standby position to the operating position with respect to the case member 24. It moves largely in the first direction from the standby position by the distance including the rack displacement distance.

  When the control means P rotates the motor M by a predetermined number of rotations in one direction and moves the base member 40 in the first direction to arrive at the operating position, the rotation direction of the motor M is switched to the reverse direction. The base member 40 is moved in the second direction. When the base member 40 moves from the operating position in the second direction, the first rack 52 and the second rack 54 move in the second direction while the first rack 52 is held at the advanced position, and the effect member 22 is also moved. It is moved in the second direction. After the rack stopper 55 comes into contact with the second locking portion 29 (see FIG. 8), after the movement of the second rack 54 in the second direction relative to the case member 24 is restricted, the base member 40 is moved. Along with the movement in the second direction, the transmission gear 56 that meshes with the second rack 54 held in the second position rotates, so that the first rack 52 is displaced in the second direction with respect to the base member 40. . When the base member 40 arrives at the standby position, the first rack 52 reaches the retracted position where it is within the front surface range of the base member 40, and the second rack 54 is also within the front surface range of the base member 40. At this time, on the condition that the photo sensor 60 detects the detected piece 18b, the rotation drive of the motor M is stopped by the control means P, and the effect member 22 is held at the standby position.

  The base member 40 is not only operated to reciprocate between the standby position and the operating position and the effect member 22 is reciprocated between the standby position and the operating position, but the base member 40 is operated to the standby position. It is also possible to cause the production member 22 to perform complicated operations by reciprocating a plurality of times with respect to the position, reciprocating between the standby position and the operating position, or temporarily stopping in the middle. .

  In the movable effect device 20, the effect member 22 is not limited to the movement distance of the base member 40 moved by the driving means 30, and is greatly moved within a range in which the rack displacement distance of the first rack 52 is combined with this movement distance. The visual effect by the operation of the effect member 22 can be improved. For example, in order to obtain a movement range similar to that of the effect member 22 of the embodiment with a single rack linked to the driving means, a rack having the same length as the movement range is required, so the left and right dimensions of the movable effect device are large. Or the rack protrudes to the left or right and has a negative effect of interfering with other members. On the other hand, in the movable effect device 20 of the embodiment, the effect member 22 is operated by the lateral movement of the base member 40 with respect to the case member 24 and the horizontal displacement of the first rack 52 with respect to the base member 40. Therefore, the base member 40 or the first rack 52 having the same length as the moving range of the effect member 22 is not necessary, and the left and right dimensions of the base member 40 and the first rack 52 can be suppressed. In addition, since the first rack 52 and the second rack 54 are arranged within a range facing the base member 40 at the standby position of the base member 40, the entire apparatus can be further miniaturized and the base member 40 can be further reduced. Alternatively, it is possible to avoid the interference between the first rack 52 and other members and to effectively use the space of the game board 10. Thus, according to the movable production | presentation apparatus 20, the space saving of the whole apparatus and the big operation | movement of the production | presentation member 22 can be made compatible.

  When the base member 40 is moved between the standby position and the operating position by the rotational drive of the motor M, the first rack 52 is transmitted by restricting the movement of the second rack 54 at the first position or the second position. Since the position between the retracted position and the advanced position can be displaced under the meshing action of the gear 56, no separate driving means is required to displace the first rack 52. That is, since the base member 40 and the first rack 52 can be moved and displaced in the left-right direction by one motor M, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be kept low.

  The effect member 22 moves long by the distance that the first rack 52 is displaced from the retracted position to the advanced position with respect to the base member 40 by the rotation amount of the motor M that moves the base member 40 from the standby position to the operating position. That is, since the moving distance of the effect member 22 can be increased with respect to the rotation amount of the motor M, there is no need to increase the rotation amount of the motor M in order to increase the movement distance, and noise and vibration caused by increasing the rotation amount. Or the load on the motor M can be suppressed.

  The movable portion 50 includes a first rack 52 and a second rack 54, the connecting portions 52b and 54b having the same length, and the left and right directions of the connecting portions 52b and 54b at the standby position of the base member 40. Therefore, the other rack 54 (52) can be displaced in the entire displacement range of the one rack 52 (54) with respect to the base member 40. That is, the displacement range of both racks 52 and 54 can be maximized without increasing the left and right dimensions of the entire movable effect device 20 with the base member 40 held at the standby position. In addition, when the base member 40 moves in the first direction from the state where the second rack 54 is held at the first position, the first rack 52 moves to the base member 40 in the first position. Since the position that is displaced in the first direction by half the length of the one connecting portion 52b is set, the displacement range of the first rack 52 can be maximized and the effect member 22 can be moved greatly.

(Example of change)
The configuration of the movable effect device is not limited to that of the embodiment, and various changes can be made as follows.
(1) In the embodiment, the case where the movable effect device is disposed on the right side of the decorative member has been described. However, the position may be any position such as the left side or the top and bottom. Further, the moving direction of the effect member is not limited to the left-right direction, and each direction such as the up-down direction or the diagonal direction can be arbitrarily set by changing the arrangement direction of the case member in the embodiment.
(2) In the embodiment, the driving means and the base member are arranged on the case member as the fixing portion, but the driving means and the base member may be directly attached to the decorative member. In this case, the decorative member becomes the fixed portion.
(3) The driving means for moving the base member is not limited to the configuration of the motor and the transmission unit in the embodiment, and various rotary actuators such as a rotary solenoid can be employed instead of the motor. It is also possible to employ a configuration in which a linear actuator such as a solenoid or cylinder that is linearly driven is directly connected to the base member.
(4) In the embodiment, the locking portion with which the rack stopper that regulates the movement of the second rack abuts is provided in the front half of the case member. However, if the rack stopper can abut, it is provided in the latter half. It may be. Also, the case member is provided with one locking portion, and two rack stoppers, one that abuts against the locking portion when moving in the first direction and the one that contacts when the movement in the second direction, are attached to the second rack. The structure provided in may be sufficient. That is, various other structures can be adopted as long as the second rack can be held at the first position and the second position.
(5) In the embodiment, the liquid crystal-type symbol display device is arranged on the decorative member to perform the main game effect. However, any display may be used as long as the symbol is variably displayed such as a drum type or a belt type. .
(6) The game machine in which the movable presentation device is arranged is not limited to a pachinko machine, but may be an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine machine, a pachinko slot machine (parrot), etc. Any device may be used as long as the display device includes a decorative member.

It is a front view which shows the game board of the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic front view which shows the internal structure of the movable production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a front view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the movable production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a main control block diagram of the pachinko machine concerning an example. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the state with which the base member was hold | maintained in the standby position about the movable production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the state with which the rack stopper of the 2nd rack which moved to the 1st direction contact | abutted the 1st latching | locking part, and was hold | maintained in the 1st position about the movable production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the state which the base member reached the operation position about the movable production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the state with which the rack stopper of the 2nd rack which moved to the 2nd direction was contact | abutted to the 2nd latching | locking part, and was hold | maintained at the 2nd position.

Explanation of symbols

12 decoration member 22 production member 24 case member (fixed part)
30 driving means 40 base member 52 first rack 52b first connecting portion (linking portion)
54 2nd rack 54b 2nd connection part (connection part)
55 Rack stopper 56 Transmission gear S Symbol display device

Claims (4)

A movable effect device in a gaming machine that is arranged on a decorative member facing a symbol display device that performs a game effect by variably displaying symbols and causes the effect member to perform a predetermined effect operation in accordance with the game effect of the symbol display device. Because
Driving means disposed on a fixed portion provided on the decorative member;
A base member that is slidably disposed on the fixed portion and that is linked to the driving means and is moved between a standby position and an operating position by the driving means;
A first rack having the effect member and disposed on the base member so as to be slidable in a moving direction of the base member;
A second rack disposed on the base member so as to be opposed to the first rack and slidable in the moving direction of the base member;
The base member is rotatably disposed in a state of being engaged between the first rack and the second rack, and the other rack is disposed on the opposite side of the displacement direction with respect to the base member of the one rack by the rotation. A transmission gear to be displaced;
Provided in the second rack, and when the second rack moves in the first direction from the standby position toward the operating position, the movement is restricted by the fixing portion to hold the second rack in the first position; A rack stopper that holds the second rack in the second position by restricting the movement when the second rack moves in the second direction from the operating position toward the standby position.
When the base member moves from the standby position in the first direction, the first rack engages with the transmission gear in a state where the rack stopper is regulated by the fixing portion and the second rack is held at the first position. When the base member is displaced in the first direction under the action and the base member moves in the second direction from the operating position, the rack stopper is regulated by the fixing portion and the second rack is held in the second position. In the above-described state, the first rack is configured to be displaced in the second direction with respect to the base member under the meshing action with the transmission gear.   The movable effect device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first rack and the second rack are disposed within a range facing the base member at a standby position of the base member.   The connecting portions that mesh with the transmission gear in the first rack and the second rack are set to have the same length, and the first rack and the second rack are located at the center in the displacement direction of each connecting portion at the standby position. The movable effect device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movable effect device faces the game machine. The operating position of the base member is such that the first rack moves in the first direction from the state in which the second rack is held at the first position, so that the length of the connecting portion of the first rack with respect to the base member is reached. The movable effect device for a gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the movable effect device is set at a position displaced in the first direction by half of the distance.

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