JP2010104486A - Performance device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a performance device for a game machine, which can move a performance movable member as if it is floating in a wide range. <P>SOLUTION: The performance device 1 for a game machine installed on a game board 15 includes: a performance fixing member 2 which is installed in an immovable manner against the game board 15; a transparent member 3 which is formed of a light-transmitting material and is installed on the surface of the performance fixing member 2 in a movable manner; performance movable members 4, 5 which are installed on the transparent member; and a driving means 6 which moves the transparent member 3 against the performance fixing member 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rendering device that is attached to a game board of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine to improve the interest.

Various effect devices for improving the interest are attached to the game board of the gaming machine. For example, an effect device having a liquid crystal display device provided at the center of a game board, an effect movable member that moves relative to the liquid crystal display device, and a drive unit that moves the effect movable member is known (see Patent Document 1). The effect movable member can move to the appearance position on the front side of the liquid crystal display device to hide the liquid crystal display device, and can move to the retracted position above the liquid crystal display device to make the liquid crystal display device visible. The drive means has a motor and a link that is moved by the motor, and the link always moves in a position that cannot be seen from the front side such as the back side of the movable member. Therefore, the effect movable member moves as if it is floating.
JP 2008-79726 A

  However, since it is necessary to always hide the link of the driving means, the range in which the effect movable member can move is limited. Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the production | presentation apparatus for game machines which can move the production | presentation movable member as if it floated in the wide range.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is an effect device for a gaming machine having a configuration as described in each claim. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the effect fixing member provided immovably with respect to the game board, the transparent member formed of a light transmitting material and provided movably on the front side of the effect fixing member, and transparent An effect movable member provided on the member, and a driving means for moving the transparent member relative to the effect fixing member.

  Therefore, since the transparent member is formed of a member that transmits light, the presence of the transparent member is difficult to be visually recognized. Therefore, the effect movable member provided on the transparent member can move as if floating. In addition, since the transparent member that is difficult to visually recognize is used, the effect movable member can be provided at any position of the transparent member, and the effect movable member can be moved as if floating in a wide range. In addition, since the effect fixing member can be visually recognized through the transparent member and the effect movable member can also be visually recognized, the interest can be improved by a competition between the effect fixing member and the effect movable member.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the effect fixing member is disposed on the back side of the opening of the game board. The transparent member is disposed on the back side of the game board and on the front side of the effect fixing member. Further, the transparent member is larger than the opening of the game board, and the outer peripheral edge is always located in the outer region of the opening when moving. Therefore, since the outer peripheral edge of the transparent member is not always visible from the front side of the game board, it becomes very difficult to recognize the presence of the transparent member. Thereby, the effect that the effect movable member is floating further improves.

  According to invention of Claim 3, it has a base member arrange | positioned by the back side of a game board. The base member has a plate-like base body having an opening corresponding to the opening of the gaming machine, and a guide portion that supports the transparent member in a movable manner. The guide portion extends along the side edge of the plate-like transparent member and covers the side edge. The base body has such a shape that the outer peripheral edge of the transparent member does not always protrude from the outer peripheral edge of the base body when the transparent member moves. Therefore, the outer peripheral edge of the transparent member moves without protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the base body, and the side edge is partially or entirely covered by the guide portion of the base member. For this reason, even if the transparent member moves, the possibility that wires or the like are caught between the transparent member and the base member is reduced.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine (game machine) 10 includes a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 11, a front frame 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11, and a game board 15 attached to the front frame 12. is doing. A game board 15 is attached to the center of the front frame 12, and a control board or the like is attached to the back surface of the front frame 12. A firing handle 14, an upper plate 16, a lower plate 17 and the like are attached to the lower part of the front frame 12, and a glass door 13 having a glass plate covering the game board 15 is rotatable on the side of the front frame 12. Mounted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game board 15 is plate-shaped, and an arc-shaped ball guide rail 20 is attached to the outer periphery of the surface, and the game area 15 a is partitioned by the ball guide rail 20. An opening 15b is formed in the center of the game board 15, and the rendering device 1 is provided in the opening 15b. A plurality of rotating wind turbines 24 and a general winning opening 21 are provided in the game area 15 a of the game board 15. A start winning opening 22 is provided directly under the stage device 1, and an attacker apparatus 23 having a large winning opening is provided immediately below the start winning opening 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the effect device 1 includes a base member 7, a display device (effect fixing member) 2, and a transparent member 3 movably provided therebetween. The base member 7 is made of an opaque resin material and has a plate-like base body 7a. In the center of the base body 7a, an opening 7a1 that allows the display device 2 to be viewed from the front side is formed. A pair of recesses 7a2 is formed at the lower edge of the opening 7a1.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pair of guide portions 7b and a plurality of boss portions 7d and 7e are formed on the back surface of the base body 7a. The pair of guide portions 7b extend in a substantially horizontal direction from the lower end portion of the vertically extending portion 7b1 to the other guide portion 7b, and the vertically extending portion 7b1 vertically arranged at the position adjacent to the opening 7a1. It has a stopper portion 7b2.

  The transparent member 3 is formed in a substantially plate shape from a material that transmits light, for example, a transparent or translucent resin material. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the transparent member 3 is installed between the guide portions 7b, and is supported by the vertically extending portion 7b1 so as to be movable up and down on the back side of the base body 7a. The stopper 7b2 of the guide 7b prevents the base 7a from falling off.

  Production movable members 4 and 5 are attached to the surface of the transparent member 3 as shown in FIGS. The effect movable member 4 has a UFO shape and is attached to a substantially central position of the transparent member 3. The effect movable member 5 is a pachinko ball and is attached to the lower left and right parts of the transparent member 3.

  Between the transparent member 3 and the base member 7, driving means 6 for moving the transparent member 3 relative to the base member 7 is provided as shown in FIGS. The drive means 6 has a motor 6a and a cam 6b. The motor 6 a is attached to the bracket 6 c, and the bracket 6 c is attached to the boss portion 7 e of the base member 7. As a result, the driving means 6 is provided at the bottom of the back surface of the base member 7. The cam 6b has a circular or elliptical plate shape, and the output shaft of the motor 6a is attached to an eccentric position.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an urging member 8, which is a coil spring, is attached between the transparent member 3 and the base member 7. The upper end portion of the biasing member 8 is locked to a locking portion 3a formed at the lower end portion of the transparent member 3, and the lower end portion is locked to a locking portion 7c formed at the lower portion of the base body 7a. . As a result, the transparent member 3 is urged downward by the urging member 8.

  The display device 2 has a liquid crystal display unit. The liquid crystal display unit displays symbols such as three reels that appear to rotate and stop, and symbols such as characters. As shown in FIG. 3, the display device 2 is attached to a boss portion 7 d on the back side of the base member 7. The display device 2 is disposed at a position corresponding to the opening 7 a 1 of the base member 7 and can be viewed from the front side through the opening 7 a 1 and the transparent member 3.

  A frame member 9 is attached to the front side of the base member 7 as shown in FIGS. The frame member 9 has a rectangular frame shape, and is attached to the front side of the base member 7 while being inserted into the opening 15b of the game board 15 from the front side. In the center of the frame member 9, an opening 9 a that makes the display device 2 visible is formed. On the lower upper surface of the frame member 9, a stage 9c for receiving and rolling pachinko balls is formed as shown in FIGS. A notch 9b that allows the effect movable member 5 to enter and exit is formed on the back side of the stage 9c below the opening 9a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the display device 2 can be visually recognized through the transparent member 3 from the opening 15 b of the game board 15 by attaching the effect device 1 to the game board 15. On the other hand, since the drive means 6 is located on the back side of the game board 15 and outside the area of the opening 15b, it cannot be seen from the front side.

  When the motor 6a of the driving means 6 is driven as shown in FIG. 6, the motor 6a rotates the cam 6b. Thereby, the outer peripheral edge of the cam 6b pushes the lower surface of the transparent member 3, and the transparent member 3 moves up and down. The transparent member 3 moves stably using the urging force of the urging member 8 when moving downward. The side edge of the transparent member 3 is guided and supported by the guide portion 7b. When the transparent member 3 moves up and down, the side edge is covered by the guide portion 7b, and when it is in the upper position, only the upper end portion of the side edge protrudes from the guide portion 7b. The outer peripheral edge of the transparent member 3 always moves within a range that does not protrude from the outer peripheral edge of the base body 7a when the transparent member 3 moves.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, and 8, the effect movable members 4 and 5 move up and down together with the transparent member 3, and the effect movable member 4 moves up and down on the front side of the display device 2. The effect movable member 5 moves up and down between a retreat position (a position in FIG. 7) retracted to the lower side of the display device 2 and an appearance position (a position in FIG. 8) located on the front side of the display device 2. When the effect movable member 5 moves from the appearance position to the retracted position, the effect movable member 5 moves to the retracted position that cannot be seen from the front side through the recess 7a2 of the base member 7 and the notch 9b of the frame member 9. Therefore, by moving to the appearance position, it suddenly appears above the stage 9c.

  As described above, the production device 1 is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display device (production fixing member) 2 provided immovably with respect to the game board 15, and the display device 2 that is formed of a material that transmits light. The transparent member 3 movably provided on the front side, the effect movable members 4 and 5 provided on the transparent member 3, and the drive means 6 for moving the transparent member 3 relative to the display device 2.

  Therefore, since the transparent member 3 is formed of a member that transmits light, the presence of the transparent member 3 is difficult to be visually recognized. Therefore, the production movable members 4 and 5 provided on the transparent member 3 can move as if floating. Moreover, in order to use the transparent member 3 that is difficult to visually recognize, the effect movable members 4 and 5 can be provided at any position of the transparent member 3, and the effect movable members 4 and 5 are floating in a wide range. Can be moved. In addition, since the display device 2 can be visually recognized through the transparent member 3 and the effect movable members 4 and 5 can also be visually recognized, interest can be improved by a competition between the display device 2 and the effect movable members 4 and 5.

  The display device 2 is disposed on the back side of the opening 15b of the game board 15 as shown in FIGS. The transparent member 3 is disposed on the back side of the game board 15 and on the front side of the display device 2. Further, the transparent member 3 is larger than the opening 15b of the game board 15, and the outer peripheral edge is always located in the outer region of the opening 15b when moving. Therefore, since the outer peripheral edge of the transparent member 3 is not always visible from the front side of the game board 15, it becomes very difficult to recognize the presence of the transparent member 3. Thereby, the effect that the production movable members 4 and 5 are floating further improves.

  The production device 1 also has a base member 7 disposed on the back side of the game board 15 as shown in FIGS. The base member 7 has a plate-like base body 7a having an opening 7a1 corresponding to the opening 15b of the gaming machine, and a guide portion 7b that supports the transparent member 3 so as to be movable. The guide portion 7b extends along the side edge of the plate-like transparent member 3 and covers the side edge. The base body 7a has such a shape that the outer peripheral edge of the transparent member 3 does not always protrude from the outer peripheral edge of the base main body 7a when the transparent member 3 moves. Therefore, the outer peripheral edge of the transparent member 3 moves without protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the base body 7 a, and the side edge is partially or entirely covered by the guide portion 7 b of the base member 7. For this reason, even if the transparent member 3 moves, the possibility that wires or the like are caught between the transparent member 3 and the base member 7 is reduced.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be the following form.
(1) The rendering device 1 of the above embodiment is provided in the pachinko machine 10. However, it may be provided in other gaming machines such as slot machines and pachislot machines.
(2) The rendering device 1 of the above embodiment includes a liquid crystal display type display device 2 as a rendering fixing member. However, the display fixing member may include a display device having an LED, an electrical decoration device, a decorative member on which a decorative design is drawn, and the like.
(3) The transparent member 3 of the above embodiment has a plate shape and is lifted and moved by the driving means 6. However, the transparent member may be a sheet that can be wound, and the transparent member may be moved by a driving unit that winds one end of the transparent member.
(4) The driving means 6 of the above embodiment is provided on the back side of the game board 15 and at a position away from the opening 15b of the game board 15, and thus cannot be seen from the front side. However, it may be in a form that cannot be seen from the front side by being arranged on the back side of other members on the front side of the game board 15.
(5) The driving means 6 of the above embodiment is provided at a position that cannot be seen from the front side of the game board 15. However, the drive means is provided at a position that is far from the effect movable members 4 and 5 and that can be visually recognized from the front side of the game board 15 to the extent that the drive means cannot move the effect movable members 4 and 5 easily. It may be a form.
(6) The transparent member 3 and the drive means 6 of the above embodiment are attached to the back side of the base member 7. However, these may be mounted on the front side of the base member 7.
(7) The transparent member 3 of the above embodiment moves up and down with respect to the display device 2. However, the transparent member may be moved in other directions such as the left-right direction.
(8) The effect movable members 4 and 5 of the above embodiment have a shape that protrudes to the front side of the transparent member 3. However, the form movable member may be in the form of a sheet that is pasted or embedded in the transparent member 3, or a pattern drawn directly on the front or back surface of the transparent member 3.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board. FIG. 10 is a partially exploded perspective view of the effect device. It is a perspective view of the rendering device in a state where the frame member is removed. It is a perspective view of the rendering device viewed from the front side. It is a perspective view of the rendering device viewed from the back side. They are a front view (A) of the production device when the production movable member is in the lower position, and a cross-sectional view taken along line XX (B). They are a front view (A) of the effect device when the effect movable member is in the upper position, and a cross-sectional view taken along the line Y-Y (B).

Explanation of symbols

1 ... production device 2 ... display device (production fixing member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Transparent member 4, 5 ... Production | movement movable member 6 ... Drive means 6a ... Motor 6b ... Cam 7 ... Base member 7a ... Base main body 7a1, 9a, 15b ... Opening part 7b ... Guide part 8 ... Energizing member 9 ... Frame member 10 ... Pachinko machine (game machine)
11 ... Outer frame 12 ... Front frame 13 ... Glass door 15 ... Game board

Claims (3)

A game machine directing device attached to a game board,
An effect fixing member provided immovably with respect to the game board, a transparent member formed of a light transmitting material and provided movable to the front side of the effect fixing member, and an effect movable member provided on the transparent member And a driving device for moving the transparent member with respect to the effect fixing member. A rendering device for a gaming machine according to claim 1,
The production fixing member is disposed on the back side of the opening of the game board,
The transparent member is disposed on the back side of the game board and on the front side of the effect fixing member,
Furthermore, the transparent member is larger than the opening portion of the gaming board, and the outer peripheral edge is always located in the outer region of the opening portion when moving. An effect device for a gaming machine according to claim 2,
Having a base member disposed on the back side of the game board;
The base member has a plate-like base body having an opening corresponding to the opening of the gaming machine, and a guide portion that supports the transparent member in a movable manner.
The guide portion extends along a side edge of the plate-like transparent member and covers the side edge,
The base body has a shape in which the outer peripheral edge of the transparent member does not always protrude from the outer peripheral edge of the base main body when the transparent member moves.

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