JP2008245922A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine improving amusement in playing a game through changes of move by sequentially shifting a plurality of movable members with a very simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with a first movable member, one or a plurality of the sequentially and continuously movable members following the first member and an operating device to move each member through an operation. The device is provided with an operating part for sequentially and continuously shifting from a first position to one or a plurality of continued positions. When the part shifts from the first position to the continued position, after the first member comes in contact with the part to start to shift, the continuously movable members are so disposed that they come in contact with the part to start to sequentially and continuously shift. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of operating a plurality of movable members at different timings.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a variable winning ball apparatus as an example of a structure for moving a position of a movable member based on an operation of an operation unit in order to enhance a production effect in a gaming machine. In this device, the movable member such as the ball receiving member is moved from the first state to the second state by using the operating device, and the first state is a state where the game ball can be easily received, The movable member is actuated in each state by the actuating part based on the weight, the number of prizes, and the like when the game ball is won at the prize opening. However, the variable winning ball apparatus has a problem that its structure is extremely complicated and a failure is likely to occur.

  Therefore, there is also a variable winning ball apparatus as described below that can operate the movable member with a simpler configuration (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This variable winning ball apparatus has a ball receiving member that is a movable member that is movable between a first state in which a game ball is easily received and a second state in which the game ball is not received or is difficult to receive. An engaging member that engages with the member and holds the ball receiving member in the second state; and a first member that operates according to a weight of the game ball and releases the engaged state between the ball receiving member and the engaging member. An operation member is provided with a second operation member that is operated by excitation of a solenoid and that causes the ball receiving member and the engagement member to be in an engaged state.

However, in such a variable winning ball apparatus, one movable member is operated by the first operating member and the second operating member, and a plurality of movable members are operated by changing their movements. It is extremely difficult. Therefore, there is a demand for a gaming machine having a simpler structure that can enhance the effect of playing the game by moving a plurality of movable members.
Japanese Patent No. 2660712

  The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and a gaming machine capable of enhancing the interest of a game by changing the movement of a plurality of movable members sequentially with an extremely simple configuration. It is to provide.

  That is, the invention of claim 1 includes a first movable member, one or a plurality of continuously movable members that are successively moved to the first movable member, and an operating device that moves each of the movable members by operating. In the gaming machine provided, the actuating device includes an actuating unit that moves to one or a plurality of consecutive positions that are sequentially consecutive from the first position, and the actuating unit moves from the first position to the continuous position. When the first movable member first comes into contact with the operating portion and starts moving, the continuous movable member comes into contact with the operating portion and starts to move sequentially. According to the featured gaming machine.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first movable member and the continuous movable member each have a decorative portion, and the first movable member and the continuous movable member are pivoted to a common single shaft portion. When the operating portion is in the first position, the decorative portions of the first movable member and the continuous movable member are superposed and held, and when the operating portion is moved to the continuous position, the decorative portions of the movable member are 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is held in a state different from the superposition state at one position.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the first movable member and the continuous movable member are accommodated in a case body, and the decorative portion of the first movable member and the continuous movable member is more in the case at the continuous position than at the first position. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be exposed more than the body.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the operating portion includes a rotating member that rotates by engaging with a plunger member of the operating device, and the first movable member and the continuous movable member are engaged with the rotating member. The engaging portions of the first movable member and the continuous movable member are respectively held at different positions in the first position, and each movable member is moved from the continuous position to the first position by an elastic member. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is biased in a return direction.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the first movable member and the continuous movable member are arranged so as to move from the first position to the continuous position on the front side of the image display device. It relates to the gaming machine according to any one of 4 to 4.

  According to the gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the first movable member and one or a plurality of continuously movable members that are sequentially movable in succession to the first movable member, and the operation of moving each movable member by operating. In the gaming machine including the device, the operating device includes an operating unit that moves to one or a plurality of continuous positions sequentially consecutive from the first position, and the operating unit is moved from the first position to the continuous position. When the position is moved, the first movable member is first arranged to come into contact with the operating part and then start to move, and then the continuous movable member comes into contact with the working part and starts to move sequentially. Therefore, the position of the plurality of movable members can be moved, and the movement of each movable member can be changed by changing the timing of the position movement.

  According to the gaming machine of the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the first movable member and the continuous movable member each have a decorative portion, and the first movable member and the continuous movable member are common. Is pivotally supported by a single shaft portion, and when the operating portion is in the first position, the decorative portions of the first movable member and the continuous movable member are held in a superimposed manner and moved to the continuous position. Since each decoration part of the movable member is held in a state different from the overlapped state of the first position, a plurality of movable members can be provided even in a limited space, and each movable member Can be moved effectively.

  According to the gaming machine according to the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, the first movable member and the continuous movable member are accommodated in a case body, and the decoration of the first movable member and the continuous movable member is provided. Since the portion is configured to be exposed more than the case body than the first position in the continuous position, by continuously changing the exposure of the decorative portion of each movable member visually recognized by the player, The fun of gaming can be enhanced.

  According to a gaming machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the operating portion has a rotating member that rotates by engaging with a plunger member of the operating device. The first movable member and the continuous movable member are each provided with an engaging portion that engages with the rotating member, and the engaging portions of the first movable member and the continuous movable member are respectively at different positions in the first position. While being held, each movable member is urged in the return direction from the continuous position to the first position by the elastic member, so that it has a simpler configuration and can be easily arranged in the gaming machine. Further, it is easy to move the position of each movable member in the return direction to the first position.

  According to the gaming machine according to the invention of claim 5, in the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4, the first movable member and the continuous movable member are located from the first position on the front side of the image display device. Since it is arranged to move to the continuous position, each movable member can be moved according to the image displayed on the image display unit of the image display device. As a result, the game performance can be further enhanced.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a front view of the entire gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a gaming board in the gaming machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is housed in a case body disposed in the gaming machine. 4 is an exploded perspective view from the front side showing each movable member and the operating device, FIG. 4 is a front view of each movable member in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a first position of each movable member and the operating portion arranged in the gaming machine. FIG. 6 is a front view showing the positional relationship between each movable member and the operating part in the second position of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is the position of each movable member and the operating part in the third position in FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the positional relationship at the engagement position of each movable member and the operating portion in FIG. 5, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the main parts of each movable member and the operating portion at the first position in FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing system control of the gaming machine.

  A gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is a pachinko gaming machine that uses a gaming ball as a gaming medium, and a gaming board 3 is accommodated inside the frame 2 in a detachable and replaceable manner. An outer guide rail 4 and an inner guide rail 5 of a game ball are erected in a substantially circular shape at the edge of the game board 3, and the upper part of the game area 8 is surrounded by the inner guide rail 5 from the upper part to the lower part. In this order, a display device 9, a start winning port 10 which is a normal electric accessory, a large winning port 15 which is a special electric accessory, and an out port 17 are arranged. In FIG. 1, nails provided in the game board are omitted.

  On the front side of the game board 3, there is an upper ball tray 32 for receiving the paid-out game balls, a lower ball tray 34 for receiving the game balls when the upper ball tray 32 is saturated, and a lamp for notifying the game state. A display 35, speakers 37, 37 disposed on the left and right sides above the gaming machine 1, a game operation member (jog shuttle) 39, and a game ball is shot and released toward the game area 8 in accordance with the player's launch operation. Each launching device H is assembled.

  Further, as can be understood from the front view of the game board 3 in FIG. 2, the normal symbol variation start gate 19 is on the left side of the display device 9, the windmill 22 is below it, and the left winning port 23 and the right winning port are further below. 25, and a left dropping winning opening 27 and a right dropping winning opening 29 are arranged on both sides of the big winning opening 15, respectively. When a game ball wins the various winning holes, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a prize ball. Further, when the determination result is a win or a big win under a predetermined condition, a special special gaming state is entered and the special winning opening 15 is opened, so that the game ball is easy to win. Further, when the numerical value related to the hit of the normal symbol acquired by the detection signal of the normal symbol variation start gate 19 becomes a predetermined value, the start winning opening 10 is in the expanded open state. In FIG. 2, images of a movable member and an image display unit 50 described later are omitted.

  The image display device 43 of the display device 9 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal, a dot matrix, or an LED display device. In this embodiment, an image display unit 50 (a TFT-LCD module) that can display a color image or the like. Variable display area). The image display unit 50 can change and display normal symbols or special symbols such as numbers, alphabets, symbols, or pictures (characters). The image display unit 50 displays decorative symbols such as backgrounds (buildings, landscapes, etc.), characters (persons, animals, plants, objects, etc.), characters, etc., in addition to the special symbols, while the special symbols are changing. The decorative symbol can be displayed in a variable manner due to a predetermined starting condition such as the start of variation of the special symbol.

  Note that on the back side of the game board 3 of the gaming machine 1, there is a main control board that controls the progress of the entire game in cooperation with various control boards, and the image display device 9 disposed on the front side of the game board. A symbol control board that controls display of symbols and the like on the image display unit 50, a payout control board that controls payout of prize balls, and the like are provided. All the substrates are not shown.

  In the display device 9 of FIG. 1, in this embodiment, a plurality of movable members 110, 120, and 130 are respectively disposed at the left and right end portions on the front surface side of the image display unit 50 of the image display device 43. In addition, flag-shaped images 501, 502, and 503 are respectively displayed. The units of the movable members at both the left and right end portions arranged on the front side of the image display device 43 have the same configuration, and one of them will be described below.

  First, the movable member is composed of a first movable member and one or a plurality of continuous movable members that are successively movable relative to the first movable member. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. Further, two continuous movable members, that is, a second movable member 120 and a third movable member 130 are provided for one first movable member 110. And each movable member is arrange | positioned between the back surface of the said display apparatus 9, and the said image display apparatus 43, and when it is not moving, it is difficult for the player to visually recognize. In addition, it is not limited to this embodiment, for example, two or more movable members corresponding to the first movable member are configured, or a plurality of movable members as the continuous movable member, that is, the second movable member, the third movable member, and the fourth movable member. Member: The nth movable member may be configured sequentially. Even with such a configuration, the continuous movable member operates in the same manner as in the embodiments described later with respect to the first movable member.

  The first movable member 110 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 includes a decorative portion 111 that is a flag-shaped main body portion, an arm portion 113 below the arm portion 113, and a hook portion 118 below the arm portion. An engaging portion 115 that comes into contact with and engages with a rotating member 160 described later is provided on the distal end side of the portion. Similarly, the second movable member 120 is also formed with a flag-shaped decorative part (main body part) 121 and an arm part 123 below the decorative part (main body part) 121. A hook part 128 is provided below the arm part, and the tip of the arm part. Engaging portions 125 are formed on the sides. The same applies to the third movable member, which includes a flag-shaped decorative part (main body part) 131, an arm part 133, a hook part 138, and an engaging part 135.

  As can be understood from FIG. 3, each of the movable members 110, 120, and 130 has the first movable member 110 on the foremost side, the second movable member 120 on the back side, and the back surface of the second movable member. The third movable member 130 is disposed on the side (the back side) and is accommodated in the case body 60. Each movable member 110, 120, 130 is pivotally supported by a common single shaft portion 71 inserted through holes 117, 127, 137 shown in FIG. The shaft portion 71 is formed integrally with the case body 60. In addition, arrangement | positioning of each movable member is not limited to this example, You may arrange | position in what order. Further, reference numeral 63 in FIG. 3 denotes a lid of the case body, which is attached to the case body 60 with a mounting screw (not shown).

  Here, when the 1st movable member 110, the 2nd movable member 120, and the 3rd movable member 130 are hold | maintained by the axial part 71, the engaging part 115,125,135 of each movable member operates. The parts 150 are held at different positions. That is, in this embodiment, as better understood from FIGS. 5 and 9, only the engaging portion 115 of the first movable member 110 constitutes the operating portion 150 in a state before the operating portion 150 described later operates. The rotating plate 160 is in contact with the operating plate 164 and is held so that the engaging portion 125 of the second movable member is positioned above and the engaging portion 135 of the third movable member is positioned above. As will be described in detail later, this position is the first position.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the arm portion 113 of the first movable member 110, the arm portion 123 of the second movable member 120, and the arm portion 133 of the third movable member 130 are formed with different lengths. Has been. Specifically, the length b in the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 123 of the second movable member 120 in FIG. 5B is longer than the length a of the arm portion 113 of the first movable member 110 in FIG. Long formed. Further, the length c in the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 133 of the third movable member 130 in FIG. 10C is the length a of the arm portion 113 of the first movable member 110 in FIG. ) Of the second movable member is longer than the length b of the arm portion.

  With this configuration, even if the plurality of movable members of the first movable member 110, the second movable member 120, and the third movable member 130 are pivotally supported by a common single shaft portion 71, each movable member When the member is moved by an actuating portion 150 described later, the decorative portions are prevented from being overlapped and difficult to see, and the decorative portions 111, 121, 131 are effectively removed from the opening 62 of the case body 60. It is possible to expose. In addition, the length of this arm part is not limited to an Example, It changes suitably according to the form etc. of a decoration part.

  Further, a spring 75 as an elastic member is hooked on the hook portion 118 formed on the arm portion 113 of the first movable member 110 in FIG. 5 and the hook portion 66 of the hook mounting body 65 formed on the case body 60. The Similarly, the second movable member 120 and the third movable member 130 are not shown in the hook portions 128 and 138 (see FIG. 4) and the respective hook portions provided on the hook mounting body 65 corresponding thereto. A spring is hooked.

  In this way, each movable member is urged by the spring hooked to each of the movable members in the return direction to the first position, which is the direction opposite to the direction in which the position is moved based on the operation of the actuator described later. . And the regulation parts 114, 124, 134 formed on one side of the main body parts (decoration parts) 111, 121, 131 of each movable member shown in FIG. 4 come into contact with the side plate 61 of the case body of FIG. Movement in the return direction is restricted. The spring for urging each movable member can be appropriately selected according to the moving amount (distance) of the movable member. For example, in the embodiment, the first movable member having the largest moving amount A spring having a larger elastic force than a spring provided in another movable member can also be used.

  Next, the configuration of the operating device 140 will be described. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 to 8, the operating device 140 is for moving each movable member by its operation, and has a solenoid 141, a plunger member 142, and a rotating member 160. These are disposed below the movable members 110, 120, and 130 and accommodated in the case body 60. In addition, the plunger member 142 and the rotating member 160 are also configured as an operating unit 150 that moves from a first position to a continuous position (second position, third position in the embodiment) to operate the movable member. . In the embodiment, the movable member is moved by the rotation member 160 being interposed as the operating portion 150 that contacts the movable member. However, other members such as a cam member are used instead of the rotation member. Alternatively, the movable member may be moved by the plunger member 142 directly without interposing the rotating member.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, the solenoid 141 is fixed to the case body 60 by a mounting member 79, and a plunger plate 143 is formed at the tip of the plunger member 142 inserted through the solenoid 141. The plunger plate 143 is engaged with an engaging claw 163 formed on one end side of the rotating member 160. As shown in FIG. 9, the engaging claw 163 is divided into two parts and sandwiches the plunger member 142. The rotating member 160 has a substantially inverted L shape when viewed from the front, and is pivotally supported by a shaft portion 72 fixed to the case body 60. And the other end side of the rotation member 160 provided with the engaging claw 163 is engaged with the engaging portions 115, 125, 135 of the respective movable members in contact with each other based on the operation of the rotating member 160, and then engaged. A plate portion 164 is formed.

  Here, control of the solenoid 141 as the actuator 140 will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing the system control of the gaming machine in this embodiment. In this gaming machine, the progress of the game is controlled by appropriately executing various operations in cooperation with each other by the CPU, ROM, and RAM mounted in the main control circuit.

  The cause of the winning of the game ball is the detection of the winning of the game ball by the winning switch provided in the start winning port 10 and the detection of the gaming ball by the detection switch provided in the large winning port 15. The cause of the passage of the game ball is detected by the detection switch provided in the normal symbol variation start gate 19. Signals such as detection of these various switches are transmitted to the main control circuit.

  A plurality of types of counters are provided in the main control circuit, and random number values are updated as needed, and random number values are acquired for each counter in accordance with the types of signals of various switches and detection points. Based on the random numbers obtained in this way, whether or not the game is special, such as per special symbol (big hit) or ordinary symbol (small hit), reach mode, special symbol, winning probability change state decision, time reduction state Commands related to various games such as determination of transition and determination of duration of jackpot game (round game) are determined.

  Then, based on such a game-related command, a game image is displayed on the image display unit 50 of the symbol display device 43, and at the same time, energization to the solenoid 141 which is an operation means is controlled, and the operation unit 150 is activated. As a result, each movable member is moved. Therefore, the main control circuit corresponds to the operation control means of the operating device. In addition, the opening and closing of each winning opening is controlled by driving out a prize ball through the payout control circuit and driving a solenoid provided in the start winning opening or the big winning opening.

  Next, the operation of the plunger member 142 and the rotating member 160 and the movement of the positions of the movable members 110, 120, and 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, only the engaging portion 115 of the first movable member 110 is in contact with the operating plate portion 164 of the rotating member 160 constituting the operating portion 150. The position of each constituent member can be the first position. In the embodiment, the first position is already in the state before the actuating device 140 is actuated, but the state of the first position may be created by actuating the actuating device 140.

  Subsequently, when the solenoid 141 is energized, as shown in FIG. 6, the plunger member 142 inserted through the solenoid 141 is retracted (position moved downward in the figure). As the plunger member 142 and the plunger plate 143 provided at the tip thereof are moved downward, the rotating member 160 engaged with the plunger plate 143 is rotated in the opposite direction to the clock. As a result, the first movable member 110 that is in contact with the operating plate portion 164 of the rotating member 160 is moved in the direction of the arrow d1 against the urging force of the spring 75.

  Further, when the plunger member 142 moves downward and the rotation member 160 is rotated, the second movable plate 164 is located on the back side of the first movable member 110 as shown in FIG. The member 120 comes into contact with an engaging portion (not shown). The position at this time is the second position. In the second position, the engaging portion 115 of the first movable member and the engaging portion of the second movable member are in contact with and in contact with the operation plate portion 164 of the rotating member 160.

  Subsequently, when the plunger member 142 and the rotating member 160 are further operated from the second position, the first movable member is opposed to the urging force of the springs hooked on the first movable member and the second movable member. 110 and the second movable member 120 are moved in the direction of the arrow d2 in FIG. Then, the operating plate portion 164 of the rotating member 160 comes into contact with an engaging portion (not shown) of the third movable member 130 on the backmost side. The position at this time is defined as a third position, and in this third position, the engagement portion 115 of the first movable member, the engagement portion of the second movable member 120, and the engagement of the third movable member 130 are engaged with the operating plate portion 164. This is a state where the parts are in contact with and in contact with each other.

  Then, as the plunger member 142 is moved downward from the third position, the rotating member 160 is actuated, whereby each movable member moves in the direction of the arrow d3 in FIG. 8 against its biasing force. Is done. Then, the engaging portion 115 of the first movable member, the engaging portion of the second movable member, and the engaging portion of the third movable member that have been in contact with the operating plate portion 164 so far are engaged with the operating plate portion 164. Will come to be. Assuming that the position at this time is the engagement position, in the embodiment, each movable member is moved from the first position to the engagement position by the operating portion. This engagement position is one of one or a plurality of continuous positions that are sequentially continued from the first position. In addition, it is good also as a structure that each movable member is moved further from this engagement position.

  On the other hand, when the solenoid 141 is de-energized, the plunger member 142 moves forward, that is, moves upward in FIGS. In addition, the movable members of the first movable member 110, the second movable member 120, and the third movable member 130 are moved in the return direction from the engagement position to the first position by the biasing force of the springs provided therein. Is done. Accordingly, the rotating member is also rotated to the first position so as to be pushed back to the engaging portion of the movable member. Thus, each movable member can move in the return direction more smoothly by the spring being hooked.

  As described above, when the operation unit 150 including the plunger member 142 and the rotation member 160 moves from the first position to the second position and the third position, which are continuous positions, first, the first movable member After 110 starts to move by contacting the plate member 164 of the rotating member 160 provided in the operating unit 150, the second movable member 120 then contacts, and the third movable member 130 contacts the operating unit 150. Since the plurality of movable members can be moved, the timing at which each movable member starts to move and the movement distance can be changed. it can. In addition, not all the movable members are moved in contact with and in contact with the operating portion at a time, but the movable members are sequentially brought into contact with the operating portion, so that the load on the operating portion is reduced.

  Next, a description will be given of the superposition state of the decorative part and the change of the decorative part exposed from the case body as the position of each movable member moves. In the first position shown in FIG. 5, the movable members are not moved, and the decorative portion 131 of the third movable member 130 on the backmost side is also moved by the second movable member 120 disposed on the front surface thereof. The decorative portion 121 of the second movable member 120 is further held in a state of being partially overlapped by the first movable member 110 disposed on the front surface thereof. Further, the decorative portions 111, 121, and 131 of each movable member are hardly exposed from the opening 62 of the case body 60.

  In the second position of FIG. 6, only the first movable member 110 is moved in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 150, so that the overlapping state of the first movable member 110 and the second movable member 120 is the first position. Will change. That is, since the position of the first movable member 110 is moved in the direction of the arrow d1, the overlapping portion between the decorative portion 121 of the second movable member 120 and the first movable member 110 is reduced. Further, the decorative portion 111 of the first movable member 110 is more exposed from the opening 62 of the case body 60 than in the first position. Since the second movable member and the third movable member are not moved from the first position, the decorative portions 121 and 131 are hardly exposed from the opening 62.

  Subsequently, at the third position in FIG. 7, the first movable member 110 and the second movable member 120 are moved in the direction of the arrow d2, and the overlapping state of the second movable member 120 and the third movable member 130 changes. , The overlap is reduced. The overlapping state of the second movable member with respect to the first movable member is the same as that in the second position. In this third position, the decoration part 111 of the first movable member 110 and the decoration part 121 of the second movable member 120 are more exposed from the opening 62 of the case body 60 than in the second position. Since the third movable member 130 has not been moved, the decorative portion 131 is hardly exposed from the opening 62.

  8, the first movable member 110, the second movable member 120, and the third movable member 130 are moved in the direction of the arrow d3 in the same state as when the respective overlapping states are the third position. Is done. At this time, each decoration part 111, 121, 131 of the movable member is exposed more than the third position, and the decoration part of each movable member is most exposed from the case body (see FIG. 1).

  As described above, the decorative portions of the movable member are superposed and held at the first position, and the decorative portions of the movable members are moved to the first position when moved from the first position to the continuous position of the second position and the third position. The polymerization state is maintained in a different state. Thereby, the state of the decoration parts 111, 121, 131 of each movable member changes, and the position can be moved effectively. In addition, when the decorative portion of the movable member is exposed to the player in the second position and the third position (continuous position) by exposing them with a change such as exposing more than the case body 60 than the first position, It can be recognized that the members 110, 120, and 130 are moved at different timings, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  Further, the decorative portions 111, 121, 131 of these movable members are arranged so as to move the front side of the image display device 43 from the first position to the second position, the third position, and the engagement position. From the above, it is possible to expose each of the decorative portions in accordance with the image displayed on the image display unit 50. In this embodiment, as can be understood from FIG. 1, when the first movable member 110, the second movable member 120, and the third movable member 130 are exposed from the case body 60 and moved to the front surface of the image display device 43. In addition, by displaying the flag-shaped images 501, 502, and 503 of the image display unit 50 in accordance with the movement, it is possible to produce an effect as if more movable members are operating, and to excite the game. Can do.

  In order to change the image displayed on the image display unit 50 of the image display device 43 in accordance with the movement of the movable member as described above, for example, it can be performed as follows. In this embodiment, when the solenoid 141 is energized, the operating unit 150 is moved to a position, and accordingly, each movable member is sequentially exposed from the opening 62 of the case body 60 to the front side of the image display device 43. It is comprised so that it may be visually recognized by. For this reason, if the operating speed of the operating unit 150 is constant, the moving speed of each movable member associated therewith becomes substantially constant, and the moving speed of each movable member can be calculated.

  In the main control circuit, a plurality of variation patterns are set in which the display contents of the image display device and the sound, lamp, drive pattern, etc. are set for each variation. Among them, the timing for driving the solenoid in accordance with the displayed image is set in advance in the variation pattern in which the operation for driving the solenoid is set. Then, the main control circuit transmits the variation pattern as a command to the symbol control circuit, and the symbol control circuit is based on the received command at the timing set in the variation pattern as a command for starting variation of display contents including special symbols. Display an image. Further, when the driving of the solenoid is set in the variation pattern, the main control circuit drives the solenoid at a driving timing set in advance in the variation pattern with the start of symbol variation. Thus, the solenoid can be driven in accordance with the image.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention. The gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be another gaming machine. In this embodiment, as described above, the decorative portion of each movable member is formed in the substantially same flag shape, but is not limited to this example, and may be formed in any manner, for example, The decorative portion of each movable member may be provided with a decorative pattern such as a character such as a person, an animal, or a character, or the decorative portion of the movable member may have a different form. In addition, the position and the number of the movable members in the gaming machine are not limited to the embodiment, and the image display device may be provided at one or more appropriate positions such as an upper end or a lower end on the front side. Arranged. In addition, as the operating device, another drive source such as a drive motor may be used instead of the solenoid.

1 is a front view of an entire gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board in the gaming machine of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view from the front side which shows each movable member and actuator which were accommodated in the case body arrange | positioned at the same gaming machine. It is a front view of each movable member of FIG. It is a front view which shows the positional relationship in the 1st position of each movable member arrange | positioned at the same game machine, and an action | operation part. It is a front view which shows the positional relationship in the 2nd position of each movable member of FIG. 5, and an action | operation part. It is a front view which shows the positional relationship in the 3rd position of each movable member of FIG. 5, and an action | operation part. It is a front view which shows the positional relationship in the engagement position of each movable member of FIG. 5, and an action | operation part. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the principal part of each movable member and action | operation part in the 1st position of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows simply the system control of the game machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 3 Game board 6 Game area 9 Display apparatus 43 Image display apparatus 50 Image display part 110 1st movable member 120,130 2nd movable member, 3rd movable member (continuous movable member)
111, 121, 131 Decoration part 115, 125, 135 Engagement part 140 Actuating device 142 Plunger member 150 Actuating part 160 Rotating member

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine comprising a first movable member, one or a plurality of continuous movable members that are successively moved to the first movable member, and an actuating device that moves each movable member by actuating.
The actuating device includes an actuating portion that moves to one or a plurality of continuous positions that are sequentially continuous from the first position,
When the operation unit moves from the first position to the continuous position, the first movable member first contacts the operation unit and starts moving, and then the continuous movable member contacts the operation unit. A game machine characterized by being arranged so as to start moving successively.   The first movable member and the continuous movable member each have a decorative portion, and the first movable member and the continuous movable member are pivotally supported on a common single shaft portion so as to perform the operation. When the part is in the first position, the decorative parts of the first movable member and the continuous movable member are superposed and held, and when the part is moved to the continuous position, the decorative part of the movable member is the superposition state of the first position. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is held in different states.   The first movable member and the continuous movable member are accommodated in a case body, and the decorative portions of the first movable member and the continuous movable member are exposed more than the case body at the continuous position than at the first position. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured. The operating part has a rotating member that rotates by engaging with a plunger member of an operating device,
The first movable member and the continuous movable member each include an engaging portion that engages with the rotating member,
The engaging portions of the first movable member and the continuous movable member are held at different positions in the first position, and each movable member is urged in the return direction from the continuous position to the first position by an elastic member. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is provided.   The first movable member and the continuous movable member are arranged so as to move from the first position to the continuous position on the front side of the image display device. The gaming machine described in 1.

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