JP2009011681A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can hold a performance mobile body in a standby position without imposing a great burden on a control system and a driving system. <P>SOLUTION: The performance mobile body 26 is arranged in a case body 30 through a linking mechanism 34 swingably between a standby position and an operating position. A first rotary body 54 normally and reversely rotated between a first position and a second position by a motor 46 is rotatably arranged in the case body 30. The first rotary body 54 is provided with a holding section 58 capable of abutting against the engagement section 36a of a first rotary arm 36 forming the linking mechanism 34. When the first rotary body 54 is staying in the first position, the first rotary body 54 and the first rotary arm 36 are arranged so as to make the movement direction of the abutting point X where the performance mobile body 26 butts against the first rotary body 54 in the first rotary arm 36 when the performance mobile body 26 moves toward the operating position from the standby position correspond with a straight line L passing the abutting point X and the rotation center O of the first rotary body 54. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a production movable body is provided in a game area of a game board.

  In a pachinko machine that is a typical gaming machine, a decorative member is arranged at a substantially central position of a game area formed on a board surface of a gaming board set in the machine, and liquid crystal is emitted from an opening formed in the decorative member. A symbol display device such as a formula or drum type is faced, and a game effect such as a symbol combination game or a reach effect is performed with this symbol display device. In such a pachinko machine, an effect movable body is provided in a game area (for example, a decorative member), and the effect movable body is operated in accordance with a symbol combination game performed by the symbol display device, so that a big hit notice, a reach notice, etc. Proposals have been made in which ancillary performances are provided to improve the visual effects and enhance the fun of the game.

The stage movable body needs to be held at a predetermined standby position when the auxiliary stage is not performed. When a solenoid or a motor is used as a drive source for the stage movable body, the stage movable body is always excited to produce the stage movable body. Is normally urged and held at the standby position, or the origin return control is performed to return to the original position by operating the drive source upon detecting that the production movable body has moved from the standby position. Is. There is also a method of holding the effect movable body at the standby position using the biasing force of the spring (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-110862 A

  However, as described above, in the holding method for controlling the drive source, such as the constant excitation of the drive source or the origin return control, there is a possibility that the rendering movable body cannot be held at the standby position due to the occurrence of control failure or the like. In addition, in the case of such a holding method for controlling the drive source, it is necessary to continue to control the drive source even when the auxiliary performance is not performed, and it is pointed out that the load on the control system increases. Furthermore, since power supply is not possible during transport of gaming machines, etc., the holding method for controlling the drive source cannot hold the stage movable body in the standby position, and the stage movable can be moved by its own weight or vibration. The body may move carelessly and be damaged.

  On the other hand, in the holding method using the biasing force of the spring, it is possible to hold the effect movable body at the standby position even in a state where power supply is not possible. However, since the urging force of the spring always acts in the direction of holding the production movable body in the standby position, it is necessary to operate the production movable body against the urging force of the spring when performing the auxiliary production. There is a problem that the load applied to the drive source increases.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve the above-mentioned problems inherent in gaming machines according to the prior art, and can be used for production without imposing a heavy burden on the control system and the drive system. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can hold a body in a standby position.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application provides:
In a gaming machine provided with a movable body for production (26) that can move between a standby position and an operating position in a gaming area (14) formed on the front side of the gaming board (10),
A rotating body (54) that rotates between a first position for holding the effect movable body (26) in a standby position and a second position for moving the effect movable body (26) to an operating position;
Driving means (46) for rotationally driving the rotating body (54);
A rotating arm (36) connected to the movable body for production (26) and in contact with the rotating body (54),
In a state where the rotating body (54) is in the first position, the rotating movable body (26) contacts the rotating body (54) in the rotating arm (36) when moving from the standby position toward the operating position. The rotating body (54) and the rotating arm (36) are arranged so that the moving direction of the contact (X) coincides with a straight line (L) passing through the corresponding contact (X) and the rotation center (O) of the rotating body (54). Is placed,
As the rotating body (54) rotates from the first position to the second position, the rotating arm (36) rotates and the effect movable body (26) moves from the standby position to the operating position. It is characterized by that.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the rotating body and the rotating arm are set in such a positional relationship that the rotating arm does not rotate unless the rotating body is rotationally driven by the driving means, it is impossible to energize the driving means during transportation. Even in the situation, the production movable body does not move due to its own weight or vibration, and the production movable body can be prevented from being damaged. Further, since the production movable body is held at the standby position only by the positional relationship between the rotary body and the rotation arm, the burden on the control system when the auxiliary production is not performed can be reduced, and the production movable body A large load is not applied to the driving means during operation, and the burden on the driving means can be reduced.

In the invention according to claim 2, when the rotating body (54) rotates from the first position toward the second position, the rotating arm (36) is rotated by the weight of the effect movable body (26). When the movable body for production (26) moves to the operating position by rotating in sliding contact with the body (54), and the rotating body (54) rotates from the second position toward the first position, it rotates. The gist is that the stage movable body (26) is moved toward the standby position when the rotating arm (36) is pushed and rotated by the body (54).
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the effect movable body is moved to the operating position by its own weight, so that it is possible to reduce the load applied to the driving means during the operation of the effect movable body.

In the invention according to claim 3, the rotating body (54) is engaged with the rotating arm (36) when forcibly rotating when rotating from the first position toward the second position ( 62) is provided.
According to the invention of claim 3, even if the production movable body is not moved from the standby position due to malfunction of the rotary arm or the like, the production movable body is forcibly operated by the forcible operation section. Is possible, and the player does not feel uncomfortable. In particular, in the case where the production movable body is configured to move from the standby position to the operating position by its own weight, the cause of minor malfunctions of the rotating arm is often eliminated by giving a trigger first, so forced By forcibly rotating the rotating arm at the operating portion, the cause of the slight operation failure is eliminated, and thereafter, the effect movable body can move smoothly to the operating position by its own weight.

The gist of the invention according to claim 4 is that a plurality of the rotating bodies (54) that come into contact with the rotating arm (36) at different positions are provided.
According to the invention of claim 4, the plurality of rotating bodies abut on the rotating arm at different positions, so that the load applied via the rotating arm can be dispersed, and the load is concentrated on one rotating body. The possibility of breakage may be reduced.

In the invention according to claim 5, a plurality of the rotating arms (36) are coupled to the effect movable body (26), and a plurality of the rotating bodies (54) in contact with the rotating arms (36) The gist is that they are rotated in the same direction by means (46).
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of rotating bodies are arranged corresponding to the plurality of rotating arms connected to the production movable body, the production movable body can be stably held and added in the holding state. It is possible to reduce the occurrence of breakage by distributing the load to a plurality of rotating bodies.

The invention according to claim 6 includes an auxiliary rotating body (56) rotated in the same direction as the rotating body (54) by the drive means (46), and the effect movable body (26) includes the auxiliary rotating body. A second rotating arm (38) connected to the body (56) and rotating together with the rotating arm (36) is connected, and the auxiliary rotating body (56) is connected to the rotating body (56). 54) A forcible operating part (62) for engaging with the second rotating arm (38) and forcibly rotating when rotating with the rotation from the first position to the second position of 54) is provided. Is the gist.
According to the invention of claim 6, even if the production movable body does not move due to its own weight due to malfunction of the rotating arm or the like, the production movable body can be forcibly actuated by the forcible operation unit. It does not give the player a sense of incongruity.

In the invention according to claim 7, the auxiliary rotating body (56) includes a support piece that supports the second rotating arm (38) in contact with the second rotating arm (38) with the rotating body (54) in the first position. The main point is that (56b) is provided.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the effect movable body can be stably held at the standby position by supporting the second rotating arm with the support piece.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the control system and the drive system when holding the production movable body at the standby position, and the load applied to the driving means when operating the production movable body. Can be reduced.

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine using a pachinko ball as a game ball will be described as an example of a game machine. Further, in the following description, “front” and “rear” are designated when the game board 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 14 defined by a rail 12 curved in a substantially circular shape on the front side thereof, and is positioned at the center of the gaming area 14. A large decorative member 18 facing the symbol display device 16 disposed on the back side of the game board 10 is disposed. The decorative member 18 is configured by arranging a decorative part, a light emitting body, or the like having a required design on a horizontally long frame-shaped main body 18a that occupies most of the game area 14 in the left-right width direction. The frame-shaped main body 18a is screwed into the mounting hole (not shown) opened in Fig. 2 while being inserted from the front side. And the display surface of the symbol display device 16 faces the front side of the game board 10 through a window 18b established at a substantially central position of the frame-shaped main body 18a. In addition, a starting prize device 20 capable of winning a pachinko ball flowing down the gaming area 14 is disposed below the decorative member 18 in the gaming area 14, and the symbol is provided below the starting prize tool 20. An electric winning device 22 that is opened according to the result of the symbol combination game on the display device 16 is provided. Further, on the lower left part of the game area 14, an illumination device 24 and the like for changing the irradiation pattern according to the symbol combination game on the symbol display device 16 and performing a light emission effect are disposed.

  In the decoration member 18 (frame-shaped main body 18a), on the upper part of the window 18b, as shown in FIG. The entertainment movable body 26 is operated in accordance with the symbol variation game performed on the symbol display device 16 so as to improve the interest of the game. As shown in FIG. 2, the effect device 28 includes a case body 30 that is positioned and fixed to the frame-shaped main body 18a, and an effect movable body 26 that is disposed on the case body 30 and can swing in the vertical direction. The operation mechanism 32 for operating the effect movable body 26 is basically configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the effect movable body 26 includes a display portion 26a formed in a required shape and a mounting portion 26b extending rearward from the lower edge of the display portion 26a. The portion 26 b is swingably connected to the case body 30 via the link mechanism 34. The link mechanism 34 includes a first rotating arm (rotating arm) 36 whose one end portion in the longitudinal direction is pivotally supported by the mounting portion 26b, and a pivot position of the first rotating arm 36 in FIG. The first rotary arm 36 and the second rotary arm 38 are configured by a second rotary arm 38 having a longitudinal end pivotally supported by the mounting portion 26b at a position spaced leftward. The other end portion in the longitudinal direction is pivotally supported by the case body 30 via a first shaft 40 and a second shaft 42 so as to be rotatable. The effect movable body 26 has a standby position above the window 18b (solid line position in FIG. 1, state in FIG. 3) and an operating position below the standby position facing the front side of the display surface in the symbol display device 16. The display unit 26a is configured to move in parallel between the two-dot chain line position in FIG. 1 and the state in FIG. 6 while maintaining a constant posture via the link mechanism 34. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the case body 30 is provided with a first stopper portion 60 facing the rotation locus of the second rotating arm 38, and when the effect movable body 26 reaches the operating position. The lower surface of the second rotary arm 38 comes into contact with the first stopper 60, and the operation of the link mechanism 34 is thereby restricted, so that the effect movable body 26 is held at the operating position. ing. In addition, the front part of the display part 26a is decorated with a symbol related to the symbol variation game performed by the symbol display device 16.

  In FIG. 2, the first rotating arm 36 located on the right side (in the following description, “left / right” refers to the rendering device 28 when viewed from the back unless otherwise specified) includes a case body 30. An engaging portion 36a is integrally formed extending from the pivot end portion (first shaft 40) to the left (in a direction away from the pivot side with respect to the mounting portion 26b). The engaging portion 36a is set so that the top surface is substantially horizontal in the standby state of the effect movable body 26. Further, the second rotary arm 38 located on the left side in FIG. 2 extends upward from the pivot end portion (second shaft 42) with the case body 30 to the right position (pivot side with the mounting portion 26b). The protruding regulating portion 38a is integrally formed.

  The operating mechanism 32 is disposed in the case body 30 and is a motor 46 as drive means that is driven and controlled by a sub general control board 44 (see FIG. 9) provided in the pachinko machine, and the motor 46 and the link. It is basically composed of a transmission means 48 that is linked to each of the mechanisms 34 and is rotationally driven by a motor 46 to operate the link mechanism 34. The sub integrated control board 44 controls the drive of the motor 46 based on the effect movable body control signal sent from the main control board 50 that controls the entire pachinko machine.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the transmission means 48 is fixed to the output shaft of the motor 46 and rotates integrally therewith, and above the engaging portion 36a in the first rotating arm 36. Teeth that are pivotally supported by the case body 30 and mesh with the drive gear 52 at a position facing the (moving side of the engaging portion 36a when the effect movable body 26 moves from the standby position toward the operating position). The first rotating body (rotating body) 54 provided with the portion 54 a and the drive gear 52 are pivotally supported by the case body 30 on the opposite side of the first rotating body 54 and meshed with the driving gear 52. And a second rotating body (auxiliary rotating body) 56 provided with a tooth portion 56a. The first rotating body 54 and the second rotating body 56 are configured to rotate forward and backward in the same direction under the meshing action of the drive gear 52 and the tooth portions 54a and 56a by rotating the motor 46 forward and backward. Is done.

  The first rotating body 54 is provided with a substantially fan-shaped holding portion 58 that can contact the upper surface of the engaging portion 36a of the first rotating arm 36 so as to extend outward in the radial direction. The first rotating body 54 is configured to rotate forward and backward between the first position and the second position by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 46. In the first position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the holding portion 58 is set to be positioned below the rotation center O of the first rotating body 54. From the first position, the counterclockwise in FIG. The holding portion 58 faces the right side of the rotation center O at the second position rotated by a predetermined angle in the direction. The outer peripheral surface of the holding portion 58 is curved so that the diameter gradually decreases by connecting to a flat holding surface 58a extending in a predetermined length in the tangential direction and one end of the holding surface 58a (the left end in FIG. 5). Operating surface 58b is formed. When the first rotating body 54 is in the first position, the upper surface of the engaging portion 36a in the first rotating arm 36 of the effect movable body 26 facing the standby position is on the holding surface 58a of the holding portion 58. Configured to abut. At this time, the engaging portion 36a of the first rotating arm 36 is pressed against the holding portion 58 (holding surface 58a) of the first rotating body 54 by the weight of the effect movable body 26. At the first position of the first rotating body 54 that holds the first rotating arm 36 so as not to rotate, the first rotating arm 36 (engagement) when the effect movable body 26 moves from the standby position toward the operating position. In the state where the moving direction of the contact point X with the first rotating body 54 (holding portion 58) in the joint portion 36a) coincides with a straight line L passing through the contact X and the rotation center O of the first rotating body 54, The engaging portion 36 a of the first rotating arm 36 is in contact with the holding portion 58 of the one rotating body 54. Thus, when the moving direction of the contact point X coincides with the straight line L, the first rotating arm 36 is held in a non-rotatable state unless the first rotating body 54 is rotated and the holding portion 58 is displaced. Thereby, the effect movable body 26 is held at the standby position.

  When the first rotating body 54 rotates from the first position to the second position and the holding portion 58 is displaced obliquely upward, it is pressed against the holding portion 58 by the weight of the effect movable body 26. The first rotating arm 36 rotates about the first shaft 40 while the engaging portion 36a is in sliding contact with the operating surface 58b of the holding portion 58, and the effect movable body 26 moves toward the operating position. Configured to do. When the first rotating body 54 rotates from the second position to the first position, the operating surface 58b of the holding portion 58 pushes down the engaging portion 36a of the first rotating arm 36, so that the rotating arm 36 is in the first position. It is configured to rotate around the shaft 40, thereby moving the effect movable body 26 from the operating position to the standby position (see FIG. 8).

  2 and 5, the second rotating body 56 is forced to extend leftward from the center of rotation of the second rotating body 56 with the first rotating body 54 facing the first position. The operation part 62 is integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the forcible operating portion 62 faces the upper left side of the restricting portion 38a in the second rotating arm 38, and when the first rotating body 54 rotates from the first position to the second position, The forcible operating portion 62 of the second rotating body 56 that rotates in the same direction as the first rotating body 54 (counterclockwise in FIG. 5) abuts against the restricting portion 38a of the second rotating arm 38 from the left side, and It functions to forcibly rotate the second rotary arm 38 in the direction in which the movable body 26 moves from the standby position toward the operating position (clockwise in FIG. 5). Further, the second rotating body 56 is integrally formed with a support piece 56b at a position separated to the right in FIG. 5 from the forcible operating portion 62. The support piece 56b has the first rotating body 54 at the first position. In a state of facing, the second rotating arm 38 abuts on the right side (the moving side of the restricting portion 38a when the effect movable body 26 moves from the standby position to the operating position) in the restricting portion 38a of the second rotating arm 38, and the second rotating arm 38 38 is configured to be able to hold the standby position shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a detection piece 64 is formed on the front surface of the holding portion 58 of the first rotating body 54 in an arc shape with a required radius centered on the rotation center O of the first rotating body 54. Original position detecting means 66 (see FIG. 2) that is provided so as to project and can detect the detection piece 64 is disposed on the case body 30. As the original position detecting means 66, for example, a photoelectric sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit is employed, and the detection piece 64 faces the detection unit between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit and blocks light from the light emitting unit. The original position detecting means 66 detects the first position of the first rotating body 54 when the detection piece 64 passes through the detection unit when the detection piece 64 passes through the detection unit, and the detection signal is sent to the sub integrated control board. 44 (see FIG. 9). In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, when the right end (one end) of the detection piece 64 passes through the detection unit and the light receiving unit receives light from the light emitting unit, the first rotating body 54 is in the first position. The length of the detection piece 64 is set so as to face. Then, the sub control board 44 controls the motor 46 to stop based on the detection signal from the original position detecting means 66, so that the first rotating body 54 is stopped and held at the first position. The second position is set based on the rotation number and rotation angle of the motor 46, the number of pulses for motor control, etc. with the first position as the origin. At this time, the detection piece 64 faces the detection unit as shown in FIG. It is designed to block light from the light emitting part. As the original position detecting means 66, other non-contact type sensors such as a magnetic type or a contact type sensor such as a limit switch can be appropriately employed instead of the photoelectric sensor as in the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the case body 30 has the first rotating arm 36 and the second rotating arm at a position facing the rotation locus of the first rotating arm 36 and the second rotating arm 38. Second stopper portions 68 and 68 capable of contacting the upper surface of the arm 38 on the right side of the shafts 40 and 42 are provided. Then, when the production movable body 26 moves from the operating position toward the standby position, when the first position is detected by the original position detecting means 66, both the rotary arms 36 and 38 are moved to the second stopper portion. The effect movable body 26 can be surely stopped at the standby position by abutting against 68, 68 and being restricted in rotation.

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Next, the operation of the gaming machine according to the above-described embodiment will be described. In the effect device 28, as shown in FIG. 2, the holding surface 58a of the holding portion 58 of the first rotating body 54 abuts on the engaging portion 36a of the first rotating arm 36, and the effecting movable body 26 is It is assumed that it is held at a standby position indicated by a solid line in FIG.

  When a pachinko ball that has been launched into the game area 14 of the game board 10 wins the starting prize-winning tool 20, a required symbol variation game is played on the symbol display device 16. Based on the required control conditions, a control signal for operating the effect movable body 26 of the effect device 28 is sent from the main control board 50 to the sub general control board 44, and the control signal from the sub general control board 44 is transmitted. The motor 46 is rotationally driven based on the above. That is, when the motor 46 rotates in the forward direction, the first rotating body 54 rotates under the meshing action of the drive gear 52 and the tooth portion 54a, and the holding portion 58 is tilted upward as shown in FIG. The first rotating arm 36 in which the engaging portion 36a is pressed against the holding portion 58 by the weight of the effect movable body 26 is moved to the operating surface 58b of the holding portion 58. It rotates around the first shaft 40 while making sliding contact. Further, the support piece 56b of the second rotating body 56 that rotates in the same direction as the first rotating body 54 under the meshing action of the drive gear 52 and the tooth portion 56a is separated from the restricting portion 38a of the second rotating arm 38. Thus, both the rotating arms 36 and 38 are rotated by the weight of the effect movable body 26, and the effect movable body 26 moves from the standby position to the operating position (see FIG. 6).

  When the first rotating body 54 rotates by a predetermined angle, a stop signal is sent from the sub integrated control board 44 to the motor 46, and the motor 46 stops. At this time, the second rotating arm 38 is in contact with the first stopper portion 60 of the case body 30 and its rotation is restricted, so that the effect movable body 26 that is going to be lowered by its own weight is held in the operating position. (See FIGS. 4 and 7).

  Here, it is conceivable that a situation may occur in which the rotary arms 36 and 38 do not rotate only with the weight of the production movable body 26 due to, for example, a rotation failure at the pivotal support portion. In this case, in the transmission means 48 of the embodiment, when the first rotating body 54 rotates from the first position to the second position, the forcible operating portion 62 provided on the second rotating body 56 performs the second rotation. The rotating arm 38 can be forcibly rotated by coming into contact with the restricting portion 38a of the arm 38. Therefore, the link mechanism 34 is forcibly actuated, and the effect movable body 26 can be moved to the actuated position, and the player does not feel uncomfortable.

  When a control signal for returning the effect movable body 26 from the operating position to the standby position is sent from the main control board 50 to the sub control board 44, the motor 46 is reversed based on the control signal from the sub control board 44. It is rotationally driven in the direction. That is, the first rotating body 54 and the second rotating body 56 rotate in opposite directions, and the operating surface 58b of the holding portion 58 of the first rotating body 54 pushes the engaging portion 36a of the first rotating arm 36 downward. As a result, the rotary arm 36 rotates, and accordingly, the second rotary arm 38 also rotates in the same direction, so that the effect movable body 26 moves from the operating position to the standby position. When the right end of the detection piece 64 of the holding unit 58 passes through the detection unit of the original position detection unit 66 and the original position detection unit 66 detects arrival of the first rotating body 54 at the first position, the detection is performed. A stop signal is sent from the sub integrated control board 44 to the motor 46 based on the signal, and the motor 46 stops. At this time, the engaging portion 36a of the first rotating arm 36 contacts the holding surface 58a of the holding portion 58, and the effect movable body 26 is held at the standby position.

  In a state where the engaging portion 36a of the first rotating arm 36 is in contact with the holding surface 58a of the holding portion 58, the first rotation when the effect movable body 26 moves from the standby position toward the operating position. The moving direction of the contact point X of the arm 36 with the first rotating body 54 is set to coincide with the straight line L. Therefore, as long as the first rotating body 54 does not rotate from the first position, the rotation of the first rotating arm 36 is restricted. Therefore, the rendering movable body 26 can be held at the standby position with the motor 46 stopped. it can. In addition, since it is not necessary to control the motor 46 to hold the effect movable body 26 at the standby position, it is possible to reduce the burden on the control system in the state where the auxiliary effect for operating the effect movable body 26 is not performed. Furthermore, even if the motor 46 is not energized, the directing movable body 26 can be held at the standby position by the positional relationship between the first rotating body 54 and the first rotating arm 36, so that the pachinko machine is energized. Even during transportation that cannot be obtained, the effect movable body 26 can be held at the standby position, and the effect movable body 26 can be prevented from being inadvertently moved and damaged by vibration or the like.

  In addition, since the effect movable body 26 is not held at the standby position by the biasing means such as a spring, when the effect movable body 26 is moved from the standby position to the operating position, it resists the biasing force of the biasing means. It is not necessary to move the effect movable body 26 with the force to be applied, and the load on the motor 46 can be reduced.

  In the embodiment, when the production movable body 26 is moved from the operating position to the standby position, the rotary arms 36 and 38 are brought into contact with the second stopper members 68 and 68 of the case body 30 as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the motor 46 is stopped, the positional relationship between the first rotating body 54 and the first rotating arm 36 can be set so that the contact point X described above coincides with the straight line L. The production movable body 26 can be reliably held at the standby position. Further, with the first rotating body 54 facing the first position, the support piece 56b of the second rotating body 56 abuts on the restricting portion 38a of the second rotating arm 38 to support the rotating arm 38 in a standby posture. Therefore, the portion supported by the second rotary arm 38 in the effect movable body 26 can be prevented from falling by its own weight, and the effect movable body 26 can be stably held in the correct posture.

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Note that the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
(1) In the embodiment, a case has been described in which the production movable body is translated by a link mechanism including a pair of rotation arms, but the production movable body is moved between the standby position and the operation position by a single rotation arm. It can be configured to move. In this configuration, the second rotating body 56 and the second rotating arm 38 in the rendering device 28 shown in FIG. 2 are omitted.
(2) Further, in the effect device described in (1), it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a forcible operating portion is provided in the first rotating body. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the first rotating arm 36 is positioned above the pivot end (first shaft 40) with the case body 30 to the right side (the pivot side with the effect movable body 26). The extending contact portion 70 is formed, and the forcible operating portion 62 that can contact the contact portion 70 is provided on the holding portion 58 of the first rotating body 54. According to this configuration, when the first rotating body 54 rotates from the first position to the second position, the forcible operating portion 62 pushes the contact portion 70 so that the first rotating arm 36 has the first axis. The effect movable body 26 is forcibly rotated around 40 at a direction to move from the standby position to the operating position. In many cases, the cause of the minor malfunction of the first rotating arm 36 is solved by giving a trigger first, and thereafter, the first rotating arm 36 is rotated by the weight of the effect movable body 26. Therefore, the relationship between the forcible operating portion 62 and the contact portion 70 is not limited to the positional relationship in which the first rotating body 54 contacts while rotating from the first position to the second position, but a predetermined angle from the first position. It may be in a positional relationship in which the forcible operating portion 62 is separated from the contact portion 70 when rotated.
(3) In the embodiment, the case where one first rotating body for holding the effect movable body at the standby position is described, but a plurality of the first rotating bodies may be provided. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the first rotating bodies 54, 54 are arranged on the left and right with the drive gear 52 driven to rotate by the motor 46. The two rotating arms constituting the link mechanism 34 have the same configuration as that of the first rotating arm 36 in the embodiment, and the corresponding first rotating body 54 corresponds to the engaging portion 36a of each first rotating arm 36. The holding portion 58 is disposed so as to be able to come into contact therewith. According to this configuration, the weight of the effect movable body 26 applied via the first rotating arms 36 and 36 can be distributed and supported by the two first rotating bodies 54 and 54, and one rotating body can be supported. It is possible to prevent damage caused by applying a large load to 54. Therefore, by providing a plurality of first rotating bodies, it is possible to employ a heavy, large production-use movable body.
(4) Further, in the case of providing a plurality of first rotating bodies, not only the configuration in which the first rotating arms 36 are provided corresponding to the respective first rotating bodies 54 as shown in FIG. It is also possible to configure so that a plurality of different positions of the arm can be contacted and supported by the first rotating body.
In the modified examples illustrated in the above (2) and (3), members and configurations not described are the same as those in the example, and in FIGS. 10 and 11, the same reference numerals as those in the example are given. .

(5) In the embodiment, the case where the effect device is arranged on the upper part of the decorative member has been described, but the arrangement position may be any position such as the lower part or the left and right side parts. In addition, the object on which the effect device is disposed is not limited to the decorative member, but may be the game board itself.
(6) The moving direction of the effect movable body is not limited to the vertical direction of the embodiment, and may be set in any direction.
(7) The drive means of the operating mechanism is not limited to the rotary motor of the embodiment, as long as the first rotating body can rotate between the first position and the second position, It is possible to employ a configuration in which the drive gear is rotated using a linear actuator such as a linear motor or the first rotating body is directly rotated.
(8) In the embodiment, the first rotating body and the second rotating body are configured to rotate by gear connection. However, a configuration in which the first rotating body and the second rotating body are rotated by other mechanisms such as a belt-pulley and a rack-pinion can be adopted.
(9) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine is used as a gaming machine, but an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine machine, a pachinko slot machine, or the like may be used.

It is a front view which shows the game board of the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic back view which shows the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example in the state which hold | maintained the production movable body in the standby position. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example in the state which hold | maintained the production movable body in the standby position. It is a schematic front view which shows the relationship between each stopper part and rotation arm in the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic back view which shows the relationship between the rotary body and rotary arm in the production | presentation apparatus based on an Example. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example in the state which hold | maintained the movable body for production in the operating position. It is a schematic back view which shows the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example in the state which hold | maintained the movable body for production in the operating position. It is a schematic back view which shows the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example in the state which moved the movable body for production from the operation position to the standby position. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the presentation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is the schematic which shows the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on the example of a change using only a 1st rotary body. It is the schematic which shows the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on the example of a change using two 1st rotary bodies.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board 14 Game area 26 Movable body for production 36 1st rotation arm (rotation arm)
38 Second rotary arm 46 Motor (drive means)
54 First Rotating Body (Rotating Body)
56 Second rotating body (auxiliary rotating body)
56b Support piece 62 Forced operation part L Straight line O Rotation center of 1st rotary body X Contact point of 1st rotary arm with 1st rotary body

Claims (7)

In a gaming machine provided with a movable body for production that can move between a standby position and an operating position in a gaming area formed on the front side of the gaming board,
A rotating body that rotates between a first position that holds the effect movable body in a standby position and a second position that moves the effect movable body to an operating position;
Driving means for rotationally driving the rotating body;
A rotating arm connected to the stage movable body and contacting the rotating body;
In the state where the rotating body is in the first position, the moving direction of the contact point of the rotating arm in the rotating arm when the effect moving body moves from the standby position toward the operating position is determined by the contact point and the rotating body. A rotating body and a rotating arm are arranged so as to coincide with a straight line passing through the center of rotation,
A gaming machine configured such that as the rotating body rotates from the first position to the second position, the rotating arm rotates and the effect movable body moves from the standby position to the operating position.   When the rotating body rotates from the first position toward the second position, the rotating arm rotates while being in sliding contact with the rotating body by its own weight, and the effecting movable body is moved to the operating position. When the rotating body moves and rotates from the second position toward the first position, the movable body for presentation moves toward the standby position by rotating the rotating arm pushed by the rotating body. The gaming machine according to claim 1.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body is provided with a forcible operation unit that is engaged with the rotating arm and forcibly rotates when rotating from the first position toward the second position.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of the rotating bodies that come into contact with the rotating arm at different positions are provided.   A plurality of the rotating arms are coupled to the effect movable body, and the plurality of rotating bodies in contact with the rotating arms are rotated in the same direction by the driving means. A gaming machine according to claim 1.   A second rotating arm connected to the auxiliary rotating body and rotating together with the rotating arm is connected to the effect movable body, the auxiliary rotating body rotated in the same direction as the rotating body by the driving means, The auxiliary rotating body includes a forcible operating portion that engages with the second rotating arm and forcibly rotates when the auxiliary rotating body rotates as the rotating body rotates from the first position to the second position. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the auxiliary rotating body is provided with a support piece that contacts and supports the second rotating arm in a state where the rotating body is in the first position.

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