JP2009297258A - Movable mechanism of performance member for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a movable mechanism of a performance member for game machines which sufficiently improves the taste of a game by allowing the performance member for the game machines to execute operation giving an innovative impression on players. <P>SOLUTION: This movable mechanism consists of: the performance member 21 for the game machines drawn with a desired symbol on its front face; an expansion/contraction mechanism 22 attached with the performance member 21 for the game machines, having links 29 and 30 crossed into an X-shape one pair at a time, pivoting 31 the respective crossing parts and freely and fully expanded/contracted by pivoting 32 the ends of both links 29 and 30; and a mounting base plate 34 having a turning member 23 freely turning within a plane in parallel to the plate face, wherein a free end of at least one link 29 or 30 out of the pair of links 29 and 30 located at the base end of the expansion/contraction mechanism 22 is loosely connected to the turning member 23 to freely turn the turning member 23, so that the performance member 21 for the game machines executes a complicated operation formed by mixing a circular motion and a linear motion along a mounting board 34. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a movable mechanism for a production member for a gaming machine used in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or an arrangement ball machine.

  Conventionally, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine that is a kind of gaming machine, a variable display device that displays a variable pattern of characters, numbers, etc. is arranged at the center of the game board, and the design when the variable display device is stopped When a game is in a specific pattern (for example, “777”), it becomes a special game state advantageous to the player, so-called “big hit”, and many prize balls can be obtained at a time. Yes. However, the change display alone is not enough, and a game machine directing member that operates so as to blend into the scene according to the contents of the game is provided at the desired position of the change display device to further enhance the interest of the game. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). In particular, how to produce the state in a big hit state is an important point for enhancing the fun of the game.

JP 2001-38005 A (page 2-4, FIG. 3, FIG. 5)

  However, the effect member for gaming machines according to Patent Document 1 is vertically mounted on one side and repeats a reciprocating arc motion in a horizontal plane as the game progresses, and its operation and locus are monotonous and simple. Even if the effect members for the gaming machine are arranged, the operation is not enough to enhance the fun of the game. It would be desirable if there was an element that surprised the player in the movement.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a game machine effect in which a game machine effect member performs an operation that gives a novel impression to a player and can sufficiently enhance the interest of the game. The object is to provide a movable mechanism of the member.

  In order to achieve such an object, the movable mechanism for a gaming machine effect member according to the present invention includes a gaming machine performance member having a desired pattern drawn on the front surface, and the gaming machine performance member attached and a pair of links. Stretched freely in a plane parallel to the plate surface, and an expansion / contraction mechanism that pivotally attaches to each other and pivots at the ends of both links. And a mounting substrate on which the expansion / contraction mechanism is rotatably mounted, and a free end portion of at least one of the pair of links positioned at the base end of the expansion / contraction mechanism is used as the rotation member. By connecting in a loose-fitting manner and freely rotating the rotating member, the effect member for the gaming machine performs a complicated operation in which arc motion and linear motion are mixed along the mounting board. It is characterized by that. Of the pair of links positioned at the base end of the telescopic mechanism, the free end of one link is connected to the rotating member in a loose-fitting manner, and the free end of the other link is pivotally attached to the mounting substrate. Alternatively, either of the configurations in which the free end portions of both links are connected to the rotating member in a loose-fit manner is employed. In this case, two rotating members are used.

  The movable mechanism for a gaming machine effect member according to the present invention is such that the gaming machine effect member and the gaming machine effect member are attached, and the links are crossed in pairs in an X-shape to pivot each intersection. In addition, there are provided an expansion / contraction mechanism that can freely extend and contract as a whole by pivoting the ends of both links, and a rotation member that can rotate freely in a plane parallel to the plate surface, and the expansion / contraction mechanism can be rotated freely. It comprises a mounting substrate to be mounted, and has a free end portion of at least one of the pair of links positioned at the base end of the telescopic mechanism connected to the rotating member in a loose fit. Therefore, by freely rotating the turning member, the game machine effect member performs a complicated operation in which the arc motion and the linear motion are mixed along the mounting board, and the operation of the game machine effect member. Gives players a fresh impression. As a result, there is an effect that the operation of the effect device for the gaming machine makes the player feel excited and at the same time enhances the fun of the game in a big hit state.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a movable mechanism for a gaming machine effect member according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is applied to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball machine, a pachislot machine, a parrot (registered trademark) machine, etc., of which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine. explain. The parrot machine is a game machine capable of playing a pachislot machine using a pachinko ball as a game ball as a game medium.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. The pachinko gaming machine P has a machine frame 1 having a vertically long rectangular shape, a main body frame (not shown) is mounted on the front side of the machine frame 1, and a game board 2 is disposed on the main body frame. In addition, a transparent plate holding frame 5 having a transparent window 4 that covers the front surface of the game board 2 and is covered with a transparent plate 3 so that the front surface of the game board 2 can be seen from the front side can be freely opened and closed. It is installed. A front plate 6 that covers the lower front surface of the game board 2 is opened under the transparent plate holding frame 5 so as to be openable and closable. A game ball supplied to a hitting position (not shown) is supplied to the front surface of the front plate 6. A ball tray 7 is provided for storage. A hitting force adjusting handle 8 for adjusting the hitting force of the game ball supplied to the hitting ball launching position is attached to one side of the ball receiving tray 7.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inner and outer guide rails 9a and 9b are laid in a substantially spiral shape on the surface of the game board 2, and a game portion 2a is formed so as to be surrounded by the inner and outer guide rails 9a and 9b. Is done. In the gaming part 2a, a large variable display device 10 is arranged near one side of the upper half. In addition, a start winning opening 12 having a pair of opening and closing blades 11 and 11 is disposed below, and a large winning device 14 having an opening and closing door 13 that is freely opened and closed to the front side is disposed below the start winning opening 12. 15 is a rail decoration arranged along the inner side of the inner guide rail 9a, and 16 is a game ball that has been driven into the game unit 2a, and a game ball that has not been won in any of the winning openings is used as an out ball. It is an out ball outlet for discharging to the outside of the game board 2.

  The variation display device 10 includes an attachment board 17 attached to the surface of the game board 2. A window 19 facing the front surface of the display 18 is opened on the mounting board 17, and a decorative frame 20 is integrally provided on the front side of the mounting board 17 so as to surround the window 19. And the movable mechanism A of the effect member for game machines which concerns on this invention is arrange | positioned at the one side and the upper side of the back side of this decoration frame 20, respectively.

  Therefore, when a game ball that has been driven into the game unit 2a wins the start winning opening 12, symbols such as numbers and symbols displayed on the display 18 of the variable display device 10 start to change, and stop after a certain time has elapsed. At this time, when the stopped symbols are aligned with a specific symbol such as “777”, for example, a special game state advantageous to the player, so-called “big hit” is obtained. In this state, the open / close door 13 of the large prize-winning device 14 rotates forward, and opens for 30 seconds, for example, until 10 game balls are won. Furthermore, as long as a certain condition is continued as one round, it is repeated up to 16 rounds at a maximum so that many prize balls can be obtained at one time.

  Under such circumstances, together with the game content displayed on the display 18, the game machine effect member 21 described later is operated and produced by the movable mechanism A to give the player interest and surprise. I try to enhance the fun of the game.

  Next, the movable mechanism A of the effect member for gaming machines according to the present invention will be described. Since the movable mechanisms A on one side and the upper side of the decorative frame 20 have the same configuration, the movable mechanism A on one side will be described for convenience. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the movable mechanism. The movable mechanism A includes a gaming machine effect member 21 in which a desired design (in this case, a model imitating a cloud) is depicted on the front surface, a telescopic mechanism 22 to which the game machine performance member 21 is attached, The rotating member 23 is linked to the extending / contracting mechanism 22 and causes the extending / contracting mechanism 22 to reciprocate and linearly move back and forth in an arc shape.

  The gaming machine effect member 21 is provided with a substantially rectangular support plate 24 on the back side thereof. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the support plate 24 is provided with a longitudinal hole 25a and a longitudinal short hole 25b along the longitudinal direction at the center in the lateral direction, and is moved to one side of the longitudinal direction on both sides. Horizontal elongated holes 26, 26 perpendicular to the vertically elongated / short elongated holes 25a, 25b are formed. Also, a boss 28 is provided on the front surface of the support plate 24 on the extended line of the vertically long and short holes 25a and 25b, and on the edge of the vertically short hole 25b. Yes. Although illustration is omitted, the game machine presentation member 21 is fixed to the support plate 24 by, for example, screwing or bonding.

  The expansion / contraction mechanism 22 has a pair of elongate links 29 and 30 (two pairs in this case) intersecting each other to pivotally attach 31 to each other, and the ends of both links 29 and 30 are pivotally attached to each other 32 so that they can be freely operated as a whole. It is said to be a so-called “pantograph mechanism”. The telescopic mechanism 22 is disposed on the rear side of the support plate 24. A boss 33 protrudes from each tip of the pair of links 29 and 30 on the tip side, and a boss 33 protrudes from the intersection of the link 29 located on the front side. Of these, both bosses 33, 33 at the front end are loosely fitted into the two horizontally elongated holes 26, 26 in the support plate 24, and the boss 33 at the intersecting portion is loosely fitted into the vertically short hole 25b. A tension spring 37 is stretched between the boss 28 provided on the vertical short hole 25 b side of the support plate 24 and the boss 33 provided at the intersection of the pair of links 29 and 30 on the distal end side of the telescopic mechanism 22. It is installed.

  On the other hand, the base end portion of the link 29 located on the front side of the pair of links 29 and 30 on the base end side of the expansion / contraction mechanism 22 is pivotally attached to the mounting substrate 34. On the other hand, the base end portion of the link 30 located on the rear side is a free end, and the connection long hole 36 is opened. A projection 38 of a driven gear 23 to be described later is loosely fitted in the connecting long hole 36. In this case, conversely, a protrusion 38 that protrudes rearward may be provided at the base end portion of the link 30, and a connection long hole 36 in which the protrusion 38 loosely fits may be provided in the arm 23 a of the driven gear 23. Further, a boss 33 protrudes at the intersection of the front link 29, and the boss 33 is loosely fitted in the vertically long hole 25 a of the support plate 24. A hooked screw 39 is screwed to each boss 33. Each hooked screw 39 is formed to have a diameter larger than the hole width of the vertically long / longitudinal holes 25a, 25b and the horizontally long hole 26. This is because each boss 33 has the vertically long / longitudinal short holes 25a, 25b and the horizontally long hole 26. This is in order not to get out of it.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the mounting board 34 to which the expansion / contraction mechanism 22 is attached has a driven gear 23 that is positioned on the front side of the mounting board 34 and that can be freely rotated in a plane parallel to the plate surface. It is pivotally attached so as to rotate. An arm 23a projects from one side of the outer periphery of the driven gear 23, and is provided at the proximal end portion of the link 30 on the rear side of the pair of links 29, 30 disposed on the proximal end side at the distal end of the arm 23a. Protrusions 38 that are loosely fitted in the connecting long holes 36 are provided. The protrusion 38 protrudes outward from the outer peripheral edge of the driven gear 23. A driving gear 40 that meshes with the driven gear 23 is disposed on the mounting board 34 on the same front side as the driven gear 23. The drive gear 40 is attached to a drive shaft 41 a of a drive motor 41 with a reduction gear provided on the rear side of the substrate 34.

  As shown in FIG. 3, two bosses 42, 42 projecting rearward are provided on the rear side of the decorative frame 20 in the variable display device 10 and at positions where the movable mechanism A is disposed. Therefore, the mounting substrate 34 is disposed on the rear side of the decorative frame 20 and the two screw insertion holes 43 and 43 are aligned with the rear end of the boss 42, and the screw is inserted from the rear side through the screw insertion holes 43 and 43. The mounting substrate 34 is fixed by screwing the screws 44 into the screw holes 45 at the rear end of the boss 42. At this time, the game machine effect member 21 is hidden behind the decorative frame 20 so that it cannot be seen by the player.

  The movable mechanism A of the effect member for gaming machines according to the present invention has the above configuration, and the operation will be described next. In a normal state, as shown in FIG. 5, the gaming machine presentation member 21 is hidden behind the decorative frame 20 in the variable display device 10. In this state, for example, when the drive motor 41 is driven in the middle of the game, the drive gear 40 rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6, and the driven gear 23 rotates in the direction of the arrow in the drawing. At the same time, the projection 38 at the tip of the arm 23a projecting from the driven gear 23 is also rotated in the same direction. As a result, the free end of the rear link 30 on the proximal end side of the expansion / contraction mechanism 22 moves to the window 19 side, and the expansion / contraction mechanism 22 is attached to the shaft which is the fixed end of the front link 29 on the proximal end side. It rotates around the part 35. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the gaming machine presentation member 21 moves in an arc shape from the edge of the decorative frame 20 and can be seen.

  When the driven gear 23 further advances from the above state and rotates as shown in FIG. 7, the interval between the shaft attachment portion 35 of the one link 29 on the rear end side and the protrusion 38 of the driven gear 23 is narrowed. Accordingly, both the pair of links 29 and 30 are linearly moved toward the center of the window 19 while being slightly arcuately stopped. The stopped gaming machine effect member 21 returns to the reverse direction as it follows the protruding locus as the drive motor 41 rotates in the reverse direction. At this time, the tension spring 37 acts to urge the gaming machine presentation member 21, that is, the support plate 24, in the direction of contraction with respect to the expansion / contraction mechanism 22. Therefore, not only the operation becomes smooth, but also the load on the drive motor 41 at the time of contraction is reduced particularly when the effect device for gaming machine 21 protrudes downward.

  Thus, of the pair of links 29 and 30 positioned at the base end of the telescopic mechanism 22, the free end portion of the front link 29 is pivotally attached to the mounting substrate 34, and the free end portion of the rear link 30 is rotated. Since it is connected to the moving member 23 in a loosely fitting manner, the effect member 21 for the gaming machine is changed from the arc motion to the linear motion along the mounting board 34 by rotating the rotating member 23 in the forward direction. They change and perform a complicated movement in which they are mixed, and the operation of the game machine effect member 21 gives a novel impression to the player. As a result, the operation of the effect device 21 for the gaming machine makes the player feel excited and the feelings are enhanced when the player is in a big hit state, and the interest of the game is remarkably improved.

  The upper movable mechanism A in the decorative frame 20 also performs the same operation as described above to entertain the player and enhance the interest of the game. The movable mechanism A is arranged on the rear side of the decorative frame 20 of the variable table placing device 10, but may be arranged on the rear side of the transparent plate holding frame 5. In this case, when the movable mechanism A of the game machine effect member is operated, the game machine effect member 21 appears and disappears in the transparent window 4.

  In recent years, the size of the variable display device has been increased, and the periphery of the variable display device is narrow in space, and it is difficult to arrange a movable object around the variable display device. The operating range for the animal size is very wide, and it is also suitable for space-saving arrangements.

  10 to 11 show a movable mechanism A1 of the effect member for a gaming machine according to another embodiment. In addition, since the whole structure is almost the same as the movable mechanism A of the effect member for gaming machines according to the present invention, detailed description is omitted by attaching the same reference numerals to the same portions.

  In other words, the movable mechanism A1 of the effect member for gaming machines according to this embodiment is provided with the second decorative board 46 arranged in parallel to the decorative board 34 on the front side of the decorative board 34. On the rear surface of the second decorative substrate 46, a second driven gear 47 that is a rotating member and a second drive gear 48 that meshes and drives the second driven gear 47 are provided to face each other. . The protrusion 49 of the second driven gear 47 is provided to protrude rearward. Further, the second drive motor 50 is provided on the front surface of the second decorative substrate 46, and the second drive gear 48 is fixed to the drive shaft 50 a of the second drive motor 50.

  On the other hand, a connecting long hole 51 in which the protrusion 49 of the second driven gear 47 is loosely fitted is opened at the base end portion of the link 29 located on the front side of the pair of links 29, 30 on the base end side of the telescopic mechanism 22. Yes. In addition, two holding rods 52 and 52 projecting forward are provided at predetermined positions on the front surface of the decorative substrate 34, and screw insertion holes 53 are provided on the second decorative substrate 46 so as to face the respective holding rods 52. Established. Then, the second decorative board 46 is fixed to the decorative board 34 by screwing the screws 55 into the screw holes 54 at the front end of the holding rods 52 through the screw insertion holes 53. At this time, the protrusion 49 of the second driven gear 47 is loosely fitted into the connecting long hole 51 of the front link 29.

  The movable mechanism A1 of the effect member for gaming machines according to the other embodiments has the above-described configuration. In this case, the base end portion of the link 29 located on the front side of the pair of links 29, 30 on the base end side is also movable. Therefore, for example, by changing the rotational speed of the second drive motor 50 with respect to the drive motor 41, a more complicated operation in which the arc motion and the linear motion are mixed is performed, and the operation of the game machine effect member 21 is performed by the player. Give a fresh impression. As a result, the operation of the effect device 21 for the gaming machine makes the player feel excited in a big hit state and the like, and the feelings are enhanced, and the entertainment of the game is remarkably improved.

  In the present invention, the driven gear 23 is selected as the rotating member. However, the rotating member may be a lever that freely rotates, and a stepping motor and a rotary solenoid may be directly connected to the shaft. Alternatively, the rotating member may be a lever, and the lever may be reciprocally moved by a solenoid.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. The front view of a game board. XX line expanded sectional view of FIG. The disassembled perspective view of a movable mechanism. The front view of the movable mechanism which shows an effect | action. The front view of the movable mechanism which shows an effect | action. The front view of the movable member which shows an effect | action. The YY line expanded sectional view of FIG. ZZ line expanded sectional view of FIG. The top view which shows the use condition of the movable mechanism which concerns on other embodiment. The exploded perspective view of the movable mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

21 Production members for gaming machines 22 Telescopic mechanisms 23 Rotating members (driven gears)
29 links 30 links 31 pivot attachments 32 pivot attachments 34 mounting boards A movable mechanism of effect members for gaming machines

Claims (1)

A directing member for a gaming machine that depicts a desired design on the front,
An expansion / contraction mechanism in which the effect members for the gaming machine are attached and the links are crossed in a pair of X-shapes so as to be pivotally attached to each other and the ends of both links are pivotally attached to each other to freely expand and contract as a whole; ,
A rotation member that freely rotates in a plane parallel to the plate surface and a mounting substrate on which the expansion and contraction mechanism is rotatably mounted;
Of the pair of links located at the base end of the telescopic mechanism, at least one of the free ends of the links is connected to a rotating member in a loose-fitting manner, and the rotating member is freely rotated, thereby A mechanism for moving a stage member for a gaming machine, wherein the stage member for a machine performs a complicated operation in which an arc motion and a linear motion are mixed along the mounting board.

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