JP2009136444A - Performance device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a performance device for game machines which enables a plurality of mobile accessories to work individually with one motor as a drive source. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of slide members 26 and drive bodies 27 as many are so supported on a base 25 installed on a game board 3 as to reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to each other while corresponding protrusions 27b of the respective drive bodies 27 are engaged with cam grooves 34 formed on the respective slide members 26. The slide members 26 are made to reciprocate with one motor 20 as a drive source so that the drive bodies 27 are lifted or lowered by directionally shifting the reciprocal movement at the engaged parts between the cam grooves 34 and the protrusions 27b, thereby making mobile decoration bodies 30 open or close accordingly. In this process, the cam grooves 34 are so formed in such a figure as to make straight parts 34a and inclined parts 34b follow each other alternately. The straight parts 34a of at least one cam groove 34 are made non-sensitive 35 and 36 and when the protrusions 27b of an optional drive body 27 are engaged with the non-sensitive parts 35 and 36, the drive body 27 is kept from being lifted or lowered free from the movement of the slide members 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect device for a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, and more particularly to an effect device for a game machine that can individually operate a plurality of movable accessories.

  In gaming machines typified by pachinko machines, an image display screen consisting of an LCD or the like is placed in the center of the game board to move the game board in the vicinity of the image display screen in order to enhance the interest of the player. A central accessory device in which an accessory is arranged to produce a game is widely adopted. A movable accessory performs various motions using a motor as a drive source. Conventionally, a plurality of movable actors are individually operated using a plurality of motors. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

In the effect device for a gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of (for example, three) movable accessories are arranged at the top of the image display screen, and each movable accessory operates using a motor as a drive source. Drive mechanism. This drive mechanism includes a coiled spring member that moves up and down with the rotation of the motor, an elevating movable unit attached to the tip of the spring member, a rotatable movable unit rotatably supported at the lower end of the elevating movable unit, etc. When the motor rotates in either the forward or reverse direction, as the spring member moves downward, the elevating movable part and the rotary movable part descend integrally, and the lowest point position of the elevating movable part The rotation movable part rotates with respect to the elevation movement part. Therefore, by controlling the rotation of each of the plurality of motors, the plurality of movable accessories can be individually operated at the top of the image display screen, and the display content of the image display screen is associated with the movement of each movable accessory. Can enhance the effect of the game.
JP 2007-268011 A

  However, in the gaming machine effect device according to the above-described conventional example, the same number of motors as the movable accessory is required to operate the plurality of movable accessories, so the cost increases as the number of motors increases. In addition, it is difficult to secure a space for installing a plurality of motors.

  The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an effect device for a gaming machine capable of individually operating a plurality of movable accessories using one motor as a drive source. There is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, an effect device for a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a base provided on a board surface of the gaming machine, a plurality of driving bodies supported by the base so as to be movable up and down, and the base. And a plurality of pivot links connected to one end of each driving body, and a slide provided with a cam groove that engages a protrusion provided on the other end of each driving body. A member and a motor that reciprocates the slide member in a direction substantially orthogonal to the ascending / descending direction of the driving body, and the cam grooves alternately correspond to the inclined portions and linear portions corresponding to the driving bodies. In addition to being formed in a continuous shape, at least one linear portion of these cam grooves is a dead zone that extends substantially parallel to the moving direction of the slide member, and the projection of an arbitrary driving body is the dead zone. When engaged, the other drive The protrusion is configured to engage the inclined portion of the cam groove corresponding.

  In the effect device of the gaming machine configured as described above, when the slide member reciprocates using the motor as a drive source, the movement is converted into a movement in the orthogonal direction at the engaging portion of the inclined portion of the cam groove and the protrusion, A plurality of driving bodies are moved up and down along a base provided on the board surface of the gaming machine, and a rotating link is rotated in accordance with a lifting operation of these driving bodies, and a plurality of driving bodies and a plurality of rotating links are provided. Each movable accessory is operated. At that time, when all the driving body protrusions are engaged with the inclined portion of the cam groove, all the driving bodies move up and down as the slide member moves. In this case, since only this driving body does not move up and down regardless of the movement of the slide member, a plurality of movable accessories can be individually operated using one motor as a driving source.

  In the above configuration, the cam groove provided in the slide member is formed in a shape corresponding to at least three or more driving bodies, and the cam grooves corresponding to two of the driving bodies have a length in the extending direction. If there is a dead zone having different diameters, during the movement of the slide member in the forward or backward direction, only one of the three or more existing drive members is moved up and down, and the remaining two drive members It is preferable that the two driving bodies can be moved up and down simultaneously and the remaining one driving body can be stopped.

  In the above configuration, cam grooves corresponding to the respective driving bodies can be provided continuously or dispersed in a common slide member. However, the slide member corresponds to each driving body and is provided on each slide member. It is preferably divided into a plurality of parts, and each of the slide members is provided with a cam groove, and a pair of adjacent slide members are preferably connected by a link lever. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to arrange three or more driving bodies connected by link levers at arbitrary positions such as on a circular arc as well as on a straight line, and to support each driving body so as to be movable up and down Is provided on a non-planar surface such as a curved surface, it is also possible to three-dimensionally arrange a plurality of movable accessories.

  Further, in the above configuration, a light-transmitting sheet imitating a butterfly wing is attached to each rotating link, and a light source for irradiating light to the light-transmitting sheet is disposed on the board surface of the gaming machine. In addition, the movement of multiple butterflies flapping on the board surface can be realized, and the light emitted from the light source is visible to the player through the light-transmitting sheet, so the effect of each movable accessory can be achieved. This can be further enhanced, which is preferable.

  When the slide member reciprocates using the motor as a drive source, the game device effect device according to the present invention converts the movement into an orthogonal direction movement at the inclined portion of the cam groove and the protrusion, so that a plurality of drives The body moves up and down along the base provided on the board surface of the gaming machine, and the rotating link is rotated in accordance with the lifting and lowering operation of these driving bodies, and a plurality of movable accessories having the driving body and the rotating links. Are operated respectively. At that time, when all the driving body protrusions are engaged with the inclined portion of the cam groove, all the driving bodies move up and down as the slide member moves. In this case, since only this driving body does not move up and down regardless of the movement of the slide member, a plurality of movable accessories can be individually operated using one motor as a driving source.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board provided in the pachinko machine, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the effect device viewed from one direction, FIG. 5 is a side view of the effect device viewed from the other direction, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the effect device arranged on the game board. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a movable accessory provided in the rendering device, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the movable accessory, FIG. 9 is a front view of the movable accessory, and FIG. 10 is a side view of the movable accessory. 11 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 10, FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the movable accessory, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 8, and FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of cam grooves provided on a plurality of slide members, and FIG. 16 is a protrusion of the drive body. A timing chart showing the engagement relationship between the cam groove, FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing an operating state of a plurality of movable won game.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine (game machine) according to this embodiment includes a machine frame 1 installed in an island facility of a game hall, and a front frame attached to the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable. 2, a game board 3 to be described later housed in the front frame 2, a glass frame 4 attached to the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a tray 5 disposed below the front frame 2. And a launching handle 7 attached to the front board 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 3 has a game area 9 surrounded by guide rails 8 and the like, and when the launch handle 7 is rotated by the player, the game balls stored in the tray 5 are stored. Is launched from a launcher (not shown) toward the game area 9. An image display screen 10 made up of a liquid crystal panel (LCD) or the like is disposed above the center of the game area 9, and a plurality (three in the present embodiment) are displayed on the right side of the image display screen 10 in the figure. An effect device 11 having a movable accessory is provided. Also, below the image display screen 10, a start winning opening 12 having a movable piece, a large winning opening 13 having an opening / closing door, and a plurality of general winning openings 14 are arranged, and any of the winning openings is awarded. The missing game balls are discharged to the back side of the game board 3 from the out port 15 provided at the lowermost end of the game area 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the effect device 11 includes a support base 16 made of synthetic resin, and the support base 16 is fitted and fixed in a recess of the game board 3. Mounted on the support base 16 are three movable hands 17, 18, 19 simulating butterflies, and a motor 20 that is a drive source for each of the movable hands 17, 18, 19, and is as follows. In the description, the first movable combination 17, the second movable combination 18, and the third movable combination 19 may be referred to in order from the one closest to the motor 20. The motor 20 is screwed to the upright wall 16 a of the support base 16, and a pinion (small gear) 21 is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 20. The pinion 21 meshes with a rack 22a formed on one side wall of the movable body 22, and the movable body 22 reciprocates on the support base 16 along arrows P1-P2 in FIG. 3 as the motor 20 rotates. It is like that.

  The support base 16 has a mounting surface 16b having an arcuate shape in plan view. The mounting surface 16b has an aspherical shape with a downward slope from the outer peripheral side toward the inner peripheral side and the central portion in the longitudinal direction swells. It has a curved surface. A pair of wiring boards 23 are laid along the peripheral edges of the mounting surface 16b, and a plurality of LEDs 24 as light sources are mounted on these wiring boards 23. Further, first to third movable accessories 17, 18, and 19 are mounted in a line along the longitudinal direction on the mounting surface 16b, and each of these movable accessories 17, 18, and 19 is mounted on the mounting surface 16b. The three-dimensional arrangement is slightly inclined toward the image display screen 10 along the curved shape.

  The first to third movable accessories 17, 18, 19 are basically configured in the same manner. Hereinafter, the configuration of the movable combination will be described in detail using the second movable combination 18 as a representative example. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 12, the second movable accessory 18 is supported by the base 25 fixed to the mounting surface 16 b of the support base 16 and the base 25 so as to reciprocate in the horizontal direction. The sliding member 26, a drive body 27 supported so as to be reciprocally movable (movable up and down) in the vertical direction with respect to the base 25, and a pair of rotary links 28 and 29 that are opened and closed as the drive body 27 moves up and down. And a pair of movable decorative bodies 30 attached to the rotary links 28 and 29, and a fixed decorative body 31 attached to the upper portion of the base 25. However, the fixed decorative body 31 is not shown in FIGS.

  The base 25 is constituted by a pair of support bodies 32 having guide holes 32a extending in the front-rear direction and a pair of bearing bodies 33 having guide grooves 33a extending in the up-down direction. It is integrated. The guide hole 32a of the support body 32 and the guide groove 33a of the bearing body 33 are orthogonal to each other, and the lower end of the guide groove 33a communicates with the center of the upper end of the guide hole 32a. The two bearing bodies 33 are fixed to the upper parts of the support bodies 32 in a state where the guide grooves 33a abut each other, and a pair of shaft holes 33b and 33c are formed in the upper parts of the bearing bodies 33, respectively.

  The slide member 26 is a long body that is slidably inserted into the guide hole 32a of the support 32, and connecting pieces 26a are formed at both ends along the longitudinal direction. These connecting pieces 26a are inclined with a slope opposite to that of the mounting surface 16b of the support base 16 described above, and the connecting pieces 26a are substantially parallel to the board surface of the game board 3 by canceling the inclination angles of both. It is arranged in the plane. The slide member 26 is formed with an elongated recess 26b whose upper surface is opened, and cam grooves 34 are formed on both side walls opposed via the recess 26b. The cam groove 34 includes a linear portion 34a that extends substantially in parallel along the moving direction S (see FIG. 12) of the slide member 26 and an inclined portion 34b that extends in a direction inclined with respect to the moving direction of the slide member 26. The straight portions 34a and the inclined portions 34b are alternately and continuously formed so as to cause a phase change in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction S.

  The drive body 27 is a rod-like body that is slidably inserted into the guide groove 33 a of the bearing body 33, and a pair of support shafts 27 a extending along the moving direction S are formed at the upper end portion of the drive body 27. Further, a pair of protrusions 27b extending in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction S is formed at the lower end of the driving body 27. As shown in FIG. 14, these protrusions 27b are inserted into the recesses 26b and are cam grooves 34. Is engaged. As a result, when the slide member 26 reciprocates in the front-rear direction along the guide hole 32a, the movement is converted into a vertical movement at the engaging portion of the inclined portion 34b of the cam groove 34 and the protrusion 27b, and the driving body 27 is guided. It reciprocates in the up-down direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the moving direction S, along the groove 33a.

  One rotation link 28 includes a shaft portion 28a inserted into one shaft hole 33b of the bearing body 33, a protruding piece 28b protruding inward from one end portion of the shaft portion 28a, and outward from the shaft portion 28a. A protruding clip-like support piece 28 c is provided, and the protruding piece 28 b is rotatably supported on one support shaft 27 a of the drive body 27. The shaft portion 28a extends along the movement direction S, and the protruding piece 28b and the support piece 28c extend in directions opposite to each other in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction S. The other rotation link 29 includes a shaft portion 29a inserted into the other shaft hole 33c of the bearing body 33, a protruding piece 29b protruding inward from one end portion of the shaft portion 29a, and outward from the shaft portion 28a. The protruding piece 29b is rotatably supported by the other support shaft 27a of the driving body 27. The shaft portion 29a extends along the moving direction S, and the protruding piece 29b and the support piece 29c extend in directions opposite to each other in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction S. As a result, when the driving body 27 reciprocates in the vertical direction along the guide groove 33a, both the rotation links 28 and 29 are driven to rotate about the shaft portions 28a and 29a, respectively, and the both support pieces 28c and 29c are moved closer to and away from each other. Open and close as follows.

  A movable decorative body 30 simulating butterfly wings is attached to the support pieces 28c, 29c of both the rotation links 28, 29 by elastically deforming and sandwiching the clip-like portions. The leading end is locked to the hole 30 a of the movable decorative body 30. As shown in FIG. 13, these movable decorative bodies 30 have a two-layer structure of an upper light-transmitting sheet 30a and a lower light-diffusing sheet 30b. Each LED 24 described above is disposed below the movable decorative body 30, and the light emitted from each LED 24 is diffused by the light diffusion sheet 30b and then viewed by the player through the transparent sheet 30a. It has become. A fixed decorative body 31 simulating a butterfly body and a head is disposed above the projecting pieces 28b and 29b of the rotary links 28 and 29, and the fixed decorative body 31 is lowered from the front and rear two locations. It has the attachment piece 31a extended in this. The fixed decorative body 31 is fixed to the upper portion of the base 25 by assembling these mounting pieces 31 a to the bearing body 33. Therefore, when the rotary links 28 and 29 are driven to rotate about the shaft portions 28a and 29a below the fixed decorative body 31 as the drive body 27 moves up and down, the pair attached to the support pieces 28c and 29c. The movable decorative body 30 opens and closes so that the wings flutter.

  As described above, the first movable combination 17 and the third movable combination 19 have the same basic configuration as the second movable combination 18, but as shown in FIG. , 18 and 19 are different in the shape of the cam groove 34 provided in each slide member 26. That is, reference numerals 26A, 26B, and 26C are attached to the slide members 26 of the first to third movable members 17, 18, and 19, and reference numerals 34A, 34B, and 34C are assigned to the cam grooves 34 of the slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C. Is attached, the cam grooves 34A, 34B, 34C of the slide members 26A, 26B, 26C are all formed in a shape in which inclined portions 34b and linear portions 34a are alternately continuous between the linear portions 34a at both ends. However, the length and number of the straight line portions 34a on the way are different.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 15 (a), the cam groove 34A of the slide member 26A of the first movable accessory 17 is an ascending slope portion starting from the lower straight portion 34a located at the left end in the figure. 34b, the upper straight portion 34a and the descending slope portion are alternately continued to reach the lower straight portion 34a on the right end, and symmetrical with respect to the lower straight portion 34a located at the center. Is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, the cam groove 34B of the slide member 26B of the second movable accessory 18 climbs from the lower straight portion 34a located at the left end in the drawing to the starting slope and the upper slope portion 34b. The straight line portions 34a and the descending slope portions are alternately and continuously reach the straight portion 34a on the upper right side, and the upper straight portion 34a extending from the left ascending slope portion 34b to the vicinity of the center is the first straight portion 34a. A dead zone 35 is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 15 (c), the cam groove 34C of the slide member 26C of the third movable accessory 19 climbs from the lower straight portion 34a located at the left end in the figure to the starting slope portion 34b and the upper step side. The straight portion 34a and the descending inclined portion 34b are used to reach the straight portion 34a on the lower right side, and the upper straight portion 34a extending between the inclined portions 34b on the left and right sides is a second dead zone 36. It has become.

  The first dead zone 35 and the second dead zone 36 extend substantially parallel to the moving direction of the slide members 26B and 26C. As is apparent from the timing chart of FIG. 16, the first dead zone 35 is a slide member. 26A, the second dead zone 36 is formed on the left slope of the cam groove 34A of the slide member 26A. The second dead zone 36 is formed in a range from the end point of the climb slope 34b on the left side of the cam groove 34A of 26A to the end point of the linear part 34a on the lower center side. It is formed in a range from the end point of the portion 34b to the end point of the upper straight portion 34a on the right side. Therefore, when the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 that engages with the cam groove 34B is in the first dead zone 35, the driving body 27 does not move in the vertical direction even if the slide member 26B reciprocates in the front-rear direction. Similarly, when the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 that engages with the cam groove 34C is in the second dead zone 36, the driving body 27 moves up and down even if the slide member 26C reciprocates back and forth. do not do.

  Of the connecting pieces 26 a formed at both ends of the slide member 26 </ b> A of the first movable accessory 17, the connecting piece 26 a on the front side (motor 20 side) is rotatably connected to the movable body 22. With the reciprocating movement, the slide member 26A also reciprocates in the same direction. Further, the connecting piece 26 a on the back side of the slide member 26 </ b> A is rotatably connected to one end portion of the first link lever 37, and the other end portion of the first link lever 37 is the second movable accessory 18. This slide member 26B is rotatably connected to a connecting piece 26a on the front side. Further, the connecting piece 26a on the back side of the slide member 26B is rotatably connected to one end portion of the second link lever 38, and the other end portion of the second link lever 38 is connected to the third movable accessory 19. Is connected to a connecting piece 26a on the front side of the slide member 26C. As a result, when the movable body 22 reciprocates on the support base 16 in the direction of the arrow P1-P2 in FIG. 3 using the motor 20 as a drive source, the slide members 26A of the first to third movable accessories 17, 18, 19 are provided. 26B, 26C and the first and second link levers 37, 38 are integrally reciprocated on the curved mounting surface 16b, and accordingly, the cam grooves 34A, 34B of the slide members 26A, 26B, 26C, The drive body 27 engaged with 34C moves up and down in the vertical direction. However, since the cam grooves 34A, 34B, and 34C of the slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C are different from each other, as described later, each of the first to third movable accessories 17, 18, and 19 is used. The driving body 27 is individually moved up and down according to the shape of the cam grooves 34A, 34B, and 34C of the corresponding slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C.

  In the effect device 11 of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, when the game ball wins the start winning opening 12, a lottery is performed by a random number generator or the like stored in a control unit (not shown), and the lottery result By controlling the rotation of the motor 20 based on the above and operating the first to third movable accessories 17, 18, 19, the display content of the image display screen 10 and the movement of each movable accessory 17, 18, 19 are changed. In association with this, the effect of the game is enhanced. At this time, in the initial state before the first to third movable members 17, 18, 19 start to operate, the protrusions 27 b of the respective driving bodies 27 are “region I” and “region II” in the timing chart shown in FIG. 16. Are engaged with the cam grooves 34A, 34B, 34C of the corresponding slide members 26A, 26B, 26C, and the motor 20 is rotated in either the forward or reverse direction with the position as a home position. The protrusion 27b reciprocates in the cam grooves 34A, 34B, and 34C to individually move the driving body 27 up and down, and accordingly open and close the corresponding movable decorative body 30.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the first to third movable accessories 17, 18, and 19 will be described with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. First, at the home position before the operation starts, the protrusions 27b of the respective driving bodies 27 are engaged with the corresponding linear portions 34a on the upper stage of the corresponding cam grooves 34A, 34B, 34C. As shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 9 and 11, the rotary links 28 connected to the support shafts 27 a of the respective drive bodies 27 are moved along the guide grooves 33 a of the body 33 to the raised position of the base 25. 29 is rotationally driven outward about the shaft portions 28a and 29a, and the pair of movable decorative bodies 30 attached to the support pieces 28c and 29c of the rotary links 28 and 29 are opened to the maximum angle. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the first to third movable actors 17, 18, 19 are in a state in which three butterflies have their wings expanded at the home position before the start of operation. .

  In this state, when the motor 20 rotates, for example, in the positive direction by a predetermined amount, the rotation is transmitted from the pinion 21 to the movable body 22 via the rack 22a, so that the movable body 22 moves on the support base 16 by the arrow P1 in FIG. Accordingly, the slide members 26A, 26B, 26C and the first and second link levers 37, 38 of the first to third movable members 17, 18, 19 are moved in the forward direction. Move integrally to. As a result, the engagement positions of the protrusions 27b of the respective drive bodies 27 and the corresponding cam grooves 34A, 34B, 34C change within the “region II” in FIG. 16, and the first movable accessory 17 is provided during this time. The protrusion 27b of the driven body 27 is shifted from the upper linear portion 34a of the cam groove 34A of the slide member 26A to the lower linear portion 34a via the inclined portion 34b. As a result, the drive body 27 descends along the guide groove 33a of the bearing body 33, and the rotation links 28 and 29 are rotationally driven inwardly about the shaft portions 28a and 29a. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 11, the pair of movable decorative bodies 30 rotate from the open position to the closing direction.

  Further, in the “region II”, the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 provided in the second movable accessory 18 moves in the upper linear portion 34a of the cam groove 34B of the slide member 26B, as described above. Since the straight portion 34a is the first dead zone 35, the driving body 27 of the second movable accessory 18 remains stopped at the raised position and does not descend regardless of the movement of the slide member 26B. Similarly, in the “region II”, the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 provided in the third movable accessory 19 moves in the upper straight portion 34a of the cam groove 34C of the slide member 26C, and this straight portion 34a is the first portion 34a. Since the second dead zone 36 is provided, the driving body 27 of the third movable accessory 19 remains stopped at the raised position and does not descend regardless of the movement of the slide member 26C. Therefore, if the motor 20 is controlled to rotate in both forward and reverse directions and the slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C are reciprocated within the “region II”, as shown in FIG. Only 17 can be opened and closed so that the butterfly wings flutter. During this time, the second and third movable members 18 and 19 maintain the state where the butterfly wings are spread.

  Thereafter, the motor 20 is controlled to rotate in the forward direction so that the slide members 26A, 26B, 26C further move in the direction of the arrow P1 (forward direction), and the cam grooves 34A, 34B, When the position of engagement with 34C reaches “region III” beyond “region II”, the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 provided in the first movable accessory 17 is provided in the cam groove 34A within this “region III”. The lower straight portion 34a moves from the lower straight portion 34a through the inclined portion 34b to the upper straight portion 34a. As a result, the drive body 27 of the first movable accessory 17 rises from the lowered position and rotationally drives the rotation links 28 and 29 outward, so that the pair of movable decorative bodies 30 is opened from the closed position. Rotate to. Further, in the “region III”, the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 provided in the second movable accessory 18 passes from the upper straight portion 34a (first dead zone 35) of the cam groove 34B through the inclined portion 34b. Since the drive body 27 moves downward from the raised position and drives the rotation links 28 and 29 to rotate inward during this time, the pair of movable decorative bodies 30 is closed from the open position. Rotate to. On the other hand, in the “region III”, the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 provided in the third movable accessory 19 moves in the upper linear portion 34a of the cam groove 34C, and this linear portion 34a is still in the second region. Since the dead zone 36 is formed, the driving body 27 of the third movable accessory 19 remains stopped at the raised position and does not descend regardless of the movement of the slide member 26C. Therefore, if the slide member 26A, 26B, 26C is reciprocated within the “region III” by controlling the rotation of the motor 20 in both forward and reverse directions, as shown in FIG. 17 and the second movable accessory 18 can be alternately opened and closed so that the butterfly wings flutter, while the third movable accessory 19 maintains the state where the butterfly wings are spread. Become.

  Thereafter, the motor 20 is controlled to rotate in the forward direction so that the slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C further move in the forward direction, and the engagement positions between the protrusions 27b of the drive bodies 27 and the corresponding cam grooves 34A, 34B, and 34C. Reaches “region IV” beyond “region III” within this “region IV”, the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 provided in the first movable accessory 17 again becomes the upper straight portion of the cam groove 34A. It moves from 34a to the lower stage side straight part 34a through the inclined part 34b. As a result, the driving body 27 of the first movable accessory 17 descends from the raised position and rotationally drives the rotation links 28 and 29 inward, so that the pair of movable decorative bodies 30 rotate from the open position to the closing direction. To do. Further, in this “region IV”, the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 provided in the second movable accessory 18 moves from the lower linear portion 34a of the cam groove 34B to the upper linear portion 34a via the inclined portion 34b. Then, the protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 provided in the third movable accessory 19 transitions from the upper linear portion 34a (second dead zone 36) of the cam groove 34C to the lower linear portion 34a via the inclined portion 34b. Therefore, the driving body 27 of the second movable accessory 18 rises and rotationally drives the rotation links 28 and 29 outward, and the driving body 27 of the third movable accessory 19 descends and rotates. The links 28 and 29 are rotationally driven inward. Accordingly, if the motor 20 is controlled to rotate in both forward and reverse directions and the slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C are reciprocated within the “region IV”, as shown in FIG. The movable members 17 and 19 and the second movable member 18 can be alternately opened and closed so that the butterfly wings flutter.

  When the motor 20 is rotated in the opposite direction opposite to the above at the home position, the movable body 22 moves on the support base 16 in the direction indicated by the arrow P2 (reverse direction) in FIG. The slide members 26A, 26B, 26C of the movable accessories 17, 18, 19 and the first and second link levers 37, 38 are integrally moved in the reverse direction. As a result, the engaging positions of the protrusions 27b of the respective drive bodies 27 and the corresponding cam grooves 34A, 34B, 34C change within the “region I”, and during this time, the protrusions 27b of the respective drive bodies 27 are all cam grooves 34A. , 34B, 34C from the upper linear portion 34a through the inclined portion 34b to the lower linear portion 34a, each driving body 27 descends from the raised position and rotationally drives the rotary links 28, 29 inward. To do. Therefore, when the motor 20 is controlled to rotate in both forward and reverse directions and the slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C are reciprocated within the “region I”, as shown in FIG. The movable accessories 17, 18, and 19 can be simultaneously opened and closed so that the butterfly wings flutter.

  As described above, in the staging device 11 for the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the base 25 standing on the mounting surface 16b of the support base 16 fixed to the game board 3 and the base 25 can be moved up and down. A plurality of supported driving bodies 27, rotation links 28 and 29 that are rotatably supported by the base 25 and connected to the upper end portions of the respective driving bodies 27, and lower end portions of the respective driving bodies 27 A plurality of slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C having cam grooves 34A, 34B, and 34C that engage with the protrusions 27b provided on the drive member 27, and these slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C are substantially orthogonal to the ascending / descending direction of the drive body 27. And a motor 20 that reciprocates in the front-rear direction, and each cam groove 34A, 34B, 34C is formed in a shape in which straight portions 34a and inclined portions 34b are alternately continued, and cam grooves 34B, 3 The straight C portion 34a is a first dead zone portion 35 and a second dead zone portion 36, respectively. When the projection 27b of an arbitrary driving body 27 is engaged with these dead zone portions 35, 36, The protrusion 27b of the driving body 27 is configured to engage with the inclined portion 34b of the corresponding cam groove 34A. With such a configuration, the protrusion 27b of each driving body 27 that is a constituent member of the first to third movable accessories 17, 18, 19 engages with the inclined portion 34b of the corresponding cam groove 34A, 34B, 34C. In this case, all the drive bodies 27 are moved up and down as the corresponding slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C reciprocate, but the protrusions 27b of any drive body 27 are the first in the groove cam grooves 34B and 34C. When engaged with the dead zone 35 or the second dead zone 36, only the driving body 27 does not move up and down regardless of the movement of the slide members 26B and 26C, and therefore the first motor 20 is used as a driving source. Or the 3rd movable accessory 17, 18, 19 can be operated separately.

  Further, the lengths in the extending direction of the first dead zone 35 formed in the cam groove 34B of the slide member 26B and the second dead zone 36 formed in the cam groove 34C of the slide member 26C are made different. Therefore, during the reciprocal movement of the slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C, only one of the three driving bodies 27 provided in the first to third movable accessories 17, 18, and 19 is moved up and down to remain. Variations can be made in the operation of each movable accessory 17, 18, 19, such as stopping two or simultaneously raising and lowering the two driving bodies 27 and stopping the remaining one driving body 27.

  Since the adjacent slide members 26A and 26B are connected by the first link lever 37 and the slide members 26B and 26C are connected by the second link lever 38, the first and second link levers 37 and 38 are connected. The slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C that are connected to each other can be reciprocated along the curved mounting surface 16b, and three-dimensional movement is performed such that the butterfly flutters on the game board 3. The 1st thru | or 3rd movable accessory 17, 18, 19 can be arrange | positioned in three dimensions.

  Further, the movable decorative body 30, which is a constituent member of the first to third movable accessories 17, 18, and 19, has a two-layer structure of an upper light-transmitting sheet 30a and a lower light-diffusing sheet 30b. By mounting a plurality of LEDs 24 on the wiring board 23 laid on the 16 mounting surfaces 16b, the light emitted from each LED 24 is diffused by the light diffusion sheet 30b and then transmitted through the transparent sheet 30a. Since the player can see it, the effect of the movable accessories 17, 18, and 19 can be further enhanced.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the three movable combinations 17, 18, 19 are operated using one motor 20 as a drive source has been described. However, the number of movable combinations driven by the motor 20 may be two or more. In this case, the cam groove that engages with the drive body of at least one movable accessory may have a dead zone.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the plurality of movable accessories 17, 18, and 19 have the individual slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C corresponding to the respective driving bodies 27, and the slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C have the respective slide members 26A, 26B, and 26C. Although the case where the cam grooves 34A, 34B, and 34C are respectively formed has been described, it is possible to form a cam groove corresponding to each driving body on one slide member, and in this case, one cam is formed on a common slide member. The grooves may be formed continuously or a plurality of cam grooves may be dispersed.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the effect device according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to other gaming machines such as a slot machine.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board with which this pachinko machine is equipped. FIG. 49 is a plan view of a rendering device arranged on the game board. It is the side view which looked at this production device from one direction. It is the side view which looked at this direction device from the other direction. FIG. It is a perspective view of a movable accessory provided in the effect device. It is a top view of this movable accessory. It is a front view of this movable accessory. It is a side view of this movable accessory. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of this movable accessory. It is sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the slide member with which this movable accessory is equipped, and a drive body. It is explanatory drawing of the cam groove provided in the some slide member. It is a timing chart which shows the engagement relationship of the protrusion of a drive body, and a cam groove. It is a perspective view which shows the operation state of a some movable accessory.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Game board 9 Game area 10 Image display screen 11 Staging device 16 Support base 16a Standing wall 16b Mounting surface 17, 18, 19 Movable accessory 20 Motor (drive source)
21 pinion 22 movable body 22a rack 23 wiring board 24 LED (light source)
25 Base 26, 26A, 26B, 26C Slide member 26a Connection piece 26b Recess 27 Drive body 27a Support shaft 27b Protrusion 28, 29 Rotating link 28a, 29a Shaft portion 28b, 29b Projection piece 28c, 29c Support piece 30 Movable decoration body 31 Fixed decorative body 30a Light transmissive sheet 30b Light diffusion sheet 32 Support body 32a Guide hole 33 Bearing body 33a Guide groove 33b, 33c Shaft hole 34, 34A, 34B, 34C Cam groove 34a Straight part 34b Inclined part 35 First dead zone Part 36 Second dead zone part 37 First link lever 38 Second link lever

Claims (4)

A base provided on the board surface of the gaming machine, a plurality of driving bodies supported by the base so as to be movable up and down, and rotatably supported by the base and connected to one end of each driving body. A plurality of pivot links, a slide member provided with a cam groove that engages with a protrusion provided at the other end of each drive body, and the slide member substantially orthogonal to the ascending / descending direction of the drive body A motor that reciprocates in the direction,
The cam grooves are formed in a shape in which inclined portions and linear portions are alternately continued corresponding to the driving bodies, and at least one linear portion of the cam grooves is substantially parallel to the moving direction of the slide member. When the projection of any driving body is engaged with the dead zone, the projection of the other driving body is engaged with the corresponding inclined portion of the cam groove. An effect device for a gaming machine, characterized in that it is configured.   2. The cam groove according to claim 1, wherein the cam groove is formed in a shape corresponding to at least three of the drive bodies, and the cam grooves corresponding to two of the drive bodies have a length in the extending direction. An effect device for a gaming machine having the dead zone portion which is different.   3. The slide member according to claim 1, wherein the slide member is divided into a plurality of parts corresponding to the respective driving bodies, and each of the slide members is provided with the cam groove, and a pair of adjacent slide members. An effect device for a gaming machine characterized in that a link lever is connected between the two.   4. The light-transmitting sheet according to claim 1, wherein a light-transmitting sheet imitating butterfly wings is attached to the rotating link, and light is transmitted to the light-transmitting sheet on the board surface of the gaming machine. An effect device for a gaming machine, characterized in that a light source for irradiating is disposed.

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