JP2010194188A - Movable panel component, game board, and pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extend an outside limit position when a movable member is opened to a position overlapping a interference-required avoidance area by extending a position of an outer end part of a lower side guide rail outside beyond the interference-required avoidance area while the position does not interfere a connector placed on a game board rear surface side when the guide rail freely slidably supports up and down sides of the movable member, such as a paper sliding door, moving in parallel to a game panel surface. <P>SOLUTION: A movable panel component includes: a movable member 22 placed on another rear surface of the game board 1 having the interference-required avoidance area 51 on the rear surface; and a guide rail 35. The guide rail has: a guide rail body 36 having one end part terminating near the interference-required avoidance area; and an auxiliary guide rail 37 placed in a game board rear surface part that has avoided the interference-required avoidance area. A guided part fixed and placed to the movable member is guided by the guide rail, so that the movable member is guided in the direction beyond one of the end parts of the guide rail body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, the layout of the guide rail that guides the movable members such as the shoji and the door that opens and closes the liquid crystal display surface on the game board is remarkably caused by the presence of the connector installation area provided at the corner of the game board. The present invention relates to a movable board surface part, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine that can solve a problem that is limited.

In pachinko machines, various board parts such as a prize opening, windmill, variable display device, and lighting device are provided on the board surface of the game board in order to diversify the contents of the game, winning prizes during the game, and other situation changes The stage effect is enhanced by moving the movable panel surface parts in various directions.
For example, when a game ball wins a start winning opening provided on the game board, the symbol displayed on the variable display device in the game board starts to change, and the symbol stopped after a predetermined time elapses is a predetermined jackpot symbol. When it becomes, it becomes a big hit state, and a player can acquire a lot of balls. In such a gaming machine, various display effects are performed in order to enhance the interest of the game.
For example, in Patent Document 1 related to the proposal of the present applicant, the game progress is performed by opening / closing and retracting a shoji or door that opens and closes a display surface of a liquid crystal display device provided on the game board surface in a direction substantially parallel to the board surface. Movable panel parts have been proposed that allow the above characteristic effects to be demonstrated. This movable panel surface component is configured to linearly advance and retract the shoji in the left and right (inside and outside) directions by engaging a rack gear fixed to the lower side of the shoji with a pinion gear that is rotationally driven by a motor.

4A and 4B are a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine and a rear view of the gaming board, and the gaming board 100 is configured to be detachable from the gaming board mounting frame 110 on the gaming machine main body side. When the gaming board 100 is mounted from the front side of the gaming board mounting frame 110, the gaming board side connector 105 and a gaming board mounting frame side connector (not shown) are directly connected. A space (connector installation area) 106 for installing the connector 105 on the game board side is provided in the lower right corner of the back of the board (lower left corner when viewed from the back). A connector 105 on the side is arranged. On the other hand, the game board mounting frame 110 is provided with an overhanging portion 111 for installing a connector on the game board mounting frame side at a position facing the space 106 when the game board 100 is assembled in the frame. When the game board 100 is assembled to the game board mounting frame 110, the space 106 and the connectors on the overhanging portion 111 are connected in a state of facing each other.
Thus, since the space 106 as a connector installation area is provided in the lower corner of the back of the game board, in order to avoid interference with the connector, it is not possible to place components.
As described above, the connector placement area 106 on the game board side reduces the effective space for installing the parts on the back of the game board and causes a reduction in the degree of layout freedom when placing various parts.

For example, FIGS. 5A and 5B show a shoji opening / closing mechanism (only the right shoji is shown) as an example of a conventional movable panel surface component. This shoji opening / closing mechanism 150 is disposed on the back surface of the opening provided in the game board in order to dispose the liquid crystal display surface 101. The opening / closing mechanism 150 is a right hand shovel made of three shoji pieces 160a to 160c that are supported by an upper guide rail 151 and a lower guide rail 152 so that the upper and lower edges thereof are slidable and extendable in the lateral direction. (Movable member) 160, a motor 153, a pinion gear 154 driven by the motor, and a drive mechanism including a slide gear 155 which is moved forward and backward by the pinion gear 154 and fixed to the inner shoji piece 160a. Yes. In order for the shoji 160 to open the liquid crystal display surface 101 as much as possible, it is necessary to move the shoji 160 to the extent that the inner edge of the shoji 160 reaches the outer edge (right edge) of the liquid crystal display surface. In the present configuration example, the lower guide rail 152 has an outer end (right end) 152 a that terminates at a position close to the inner end edge 106 a of the connector installation region 106, and thus the lateral area of the liquid crystal display surface 101. Even if it is attempted to change the layout in order to further expand the position, the position of the right shoji 160 at the time of opening shown in FIG. 5A cannot be displaced further to the right than the illustrated position, making it difficult to change the layout. That is, since the position of the outer end 152a of the lower guide rail 152 cannot be extended on the surface of the connector installation area 106 because it is necessary to avoid interference with the connector, the right side obstacle when the cover is moved to the right as much as possible. There is a limit to the arrangement of 160, and as a result, it is difficult to increase the lateral area of the liquid crystal display surface 101.
In addition, not only when the guide rail of the movable member interferes with the connector provided in the connector installation area, but also when the guide rail etc. interferes with other parts (interference avoidance parts) arranged on the back of the game board, A similar problem occurs when there is interference with other parts (interference required parts) provided on the front side of the game board mounting frame 110.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-188632

As described above, when the guide rail for guiding the movable member is arranged on the back surface of the game board in order to arrange the movable member such as a shoji that opens and closes in parallel with the game board surface, the outer end portion of the guide rail is connected to the back surface of the game board or It is common to terminate the rail outer end before the interference avoidance parts so that they do not interfere with connectors and other parts (interference avoidance parts) installed on the game board mounting frame. The degree of freedom was reduced. When this movable member is used as a means for opening and closing a liquid crystal display screen arranged on the game board surface, the lateral limit of the liquid crystal display screen is increased by regulating the outer limit position when the movable member is opened. There was a problem of difficulty.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when the two opposite sides of a movable member such as a shoji that moves forward and backward in parallel with the game board surface are slidably supported by the guide rails, The position of the outer end of the guide rail is extended to the outside beyond the installation area of the connector, etc., so that the movable member is released while preventing the interference from the interference avoiding parts such as the connector arranged on the back of the game board. It is an object of the present invention to provide a movable board surface part, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine that can extend the outer limit position to a position overlapping with an installation area of a connector or the like.

In order to achieve the above object, the movable board surface component according to the first aspect of the present invention is a movable member that is disposed on the other back surface portion of the game board having an interference avoidance area on the back surface, and advances and retreats substantially parallel to the game board surface. And a guide rail disposed on the back surface of the game board for guiding the guided part provided on the movable member, wherein one end of the guide rail is the essential part. An auxiliary guide rail body that terminates in the vicinity of the interference avoidance area, and an auxiliary guide rail that is disposed on the back side of the game board that avoids the interference avoidance area, and that is fixedly disposed on the movable member by the auxiliary guide rail The movable member can be guided in a direction beyond the one end portion of the guide rail body by guiding the guided portion.
Thus, according to the invention, when the movable member moving in parallel with the game board surface is slidably supported by the guide rail, the position of one end portion of the guide rail arranged on the back side of the game board is arranged on the back side of the game board. It is possible to extend outside the connector installation area while not interfering with the required interference avoidance parts, and to extend the movement limit position when the movable member is opened to a position overlapping the interference area installation area. Therefore, it is possible to enlarge a display surface such as a display that is opened and closed by the movable member without considering interference with the interference avoidance area.
The invention according to claim 2 is arranged on the other back surface portion of the game board having the interference avoidance area on the lower back surface and having the opening portion on the board surface, and substantially parallel to the game board surface to open and close the opening portion. A movable member that moves forward and backward, and a lower guide rail that is disposed on the back of the game board along the lower edge of the opening to guide the guided portion provided on the lower side of the movable member. The lower guide rail is disposed on a lower guide rail body whose one end terminates in the vicinity of the interference avoidance area and a game board rear surface located above the interference avoidance area. An auxiliary lower guide rail, and the auxiliary lower guide rail guides an auxiliary guided portion fixed to a lower portion of the movable member, thereby moving the movable member to the one end of the lower guide rail body. Person who crossed It is possible to guide in the direction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the guided portion provided on the movable member is engaged with the movable member so as to be relatively movable along the moving direction, and is always directed toward one end of the guide rail. Even when the guided member stops moving in the same direction in the process in which the movable member moves in the direction of one end of the guide rail, the movable member does not move in the same direction. It is configured to be able to continue.
Even if the movable range of the movable member is expanded by configuring the guide rail body of the guide rail and the auxiliary guide rail, if the movable member and the guided part are fixed, the movable range of the movable member is limited. It will be. In the present invention, since the guided portion is configured to be movable with respect to the movable member, only the movable member can be continuously moved in the opening direction even after the guided portion is locked at the end portion of the guide rail body. .
A game board according to a fourth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the movable board surface component according to any one of the first to third aspects is provided.
A pachinko gaming machine according to a fifth aspect of the present invention comprises the gaming board according to the fourth aspect.

  According to the present invention, the guide rail that guides while supporting the movable member, the guide rail body whose one end terminates in the vicinity of the interference component installation area, and the game board back surface portion that avoids the interference component installation area The auxiliary guide rail arranged on the movable member is guided by the auxiliary guide rail and fixedly arranged on the movable member so that the movable member can be guided in a direction beyond one end of the guide rail body. When the upper and lower sides of a movable member such as a shoji that opens and closes in parallel with the game board surface are slidably supported by the upper and lower guide rails, the outer end of the lower guide rail disposed on the back side of the game board The position of the part was extended outside the interference component installation area while avoiding interference with the interference avoidance component arranged on the back of the game board, and the movable member was released It can be extended up to the outer limit position overlapping the main interference component placement area location.

It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board part of the pachinko game machine provided with the movable board surface component which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board part of the pachinko game machine provided with the movable board surface component which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) and (b), (c), and (d) are the back view which shows the closed state and open | release state of the mechanism which drives the movable member in this movable panel surface component, and the structure explanatory drawing of a guide rail part. (A) And (b) is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine and a rear view of a game board. (A) And (b) is a structure and operation | movement explanatory drawing of the conventional movable member.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
1 and 2 are front views showing a configuration of a gaming board portion of a pachinko gaming machine provided with a movable board surface component according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 (a), (b), (c) and (D) is the back view which shows the closed state of the mechanism which drives the movable member in this movable surface part, and an open state, and structure explanatory drawing of a guide rail part.
The game board 1 is a plate member that is arranged in front of the pachinko gaming machine main body and mounts various board surface parts, and is detachably mounted inside a rectangular annular game board mounting frame (not shown). A glass door frame (not shown) provided with a glass plate covering the front surface of the game board is pivotally supported on one side edge of the game board mounting frame so as to be freely opened and closed. In addition, on the back of the game board, a synthetic resin mechanism board (none of which is shown) that is assembled with back parts related to the progress and production of the game, such as a liquid crystal screen, main control board and sub control board, can be opened and closed freely. It is installed. Around the game area 2 of the game board 1, there are an outer rail R 1 and an inner rail R 2 that guide a game ball launched from a ball striking device (not shown) to the upper part of the game area 2 and guide it to the out-ball collection port 3. Is provided. Further, in the opening 4 in the substantially central portion of the game area 2, there is a symbol variation display device (variable display device) 5 or the like which is composed of a liquid crystal display device, a CRT or the like, and various symbols are variably displayed with color images or the like. Has been placed. A start winning port 6 is arranged below the symbol variation display device 5 installed in the opening 4, and each time a game ball enters the start winning port 6, a plurality of types of symbols are changed by the symbol variation display device. When the displayed symbol is stopped at the predetermined symbol, a special gaming state advantageous to the player is generated. In addition, a large number of game nails (not shown) are projected from the game area 2 of the game board 1, and these game nails slow down the falling speed of the game ball and change the falling direction in a complex manner. Increases interest in progress.
The symbol variation display device 5 and the center ornament 7 arranged on the outer periphery thereof constitute a center accessory 8.

The gaming board 1 is configured to be detachable from a gaming board mounting frame (not shown) on the gaming machine main body side. When the gaming board 1 is mounted from the front side of the gaming board mounting frame, the gaming board side connector and the gaming board are arranged. In order to connect directly to the connector on the mounting frame side, the connector on the game board side (needs to avoid interference) at the lower right corner of the back of the substantially rectangular gaming board (the lower left corner when viewed from the rear) A connector installation region (interference required component installation region) 51, which is a space for installing the component) 50, is provided. On the other hand, the game board mounting frame is provided with an overhang portion for installing the connector on the game board mounting frame side at a position facing the connector installation area 51 when the game board 1 is assembled in the frame (see FIG. 4). When the game board 1 is assembled to the game board mounting frame, the connector installation area 51 and the connectors on the overhanging portion face each other and are connected to each other.
As described above, since the connector installation area 51 is provided at the lower corner of the back of the game board, other components cannot be arranged in the connector installation area 51 in order to avoid interference with the connector 50.

As shown in FIG. 2, the movable board surface component 20 according to this embodiment is disposed on the back side of the opening 4 of the game board, and the closed position (inner position) where the opening is closed and the opened position (outer position) where the opening is opened. ) Between the movable members 21 and 22, which are a pair of left and right shoji that move back and forth in a horizontal direction substantially parallel to the game board surface, and guided portions 23 and 24 provided on the upper and lower sides of the movable members 21 and 22, respectively. In order to guide, an upper guide rail 30 and a lower guide rail 35 arranged on the back of the game board along the upper edge and the lower edge of the opening 4 are provided. The upper guided portion 23 is fixed to the middle portion of the lower side of the movable members 21, 22, and one lower guided portion 24 A is fixed to the central portion of the lower side of the movable member 21, while the other lower side covered portion is fixed. The guide portion 24A engages with the lower side of the movable member 22 so as to be relatively movable as will be described later.
The movable members 21 and 22 are driven forward and backward inward and outward by a drive mechanism including a wire or a gear that is operated by a driving force from a motor (not shown). Specifically, for example, the rack and pinion mechanism shown in Patent Document 1 or FIG. 5 can be employed.
In this example, the upper guide rail 30 can be extended to the left and right edges of the game board because the connector installation area 51 does not exist in either the left or right direction.
Further, since the movable member 21 on the front left side of the left and right movable members 21 and 22 has no connector installation area outside the moving locus (front left side), the left end portion of the lower guide rail 35 is the game board. It can move to the left edge.

On the other hand, when the right end portion (right outer end portion) of the lower guide rail 35 is extended toward the right outside, the connector (interference avoidance component) 50 on the connector installation area (interference avoidance area) 51 is formed. There is a relationship of interference. For this reason, in the present invention, the lower guide rail is arranged above the lower guide rail main body (guide rail main body) 36 whose outer end 36a terminates in the vicinity (near side) of the connector installation area 51, and above the upper end edge of the connector installation area. The auxiliary lower guide rail (auxiliary guide rail) 37 disposed on the back surface portion of the game board located at the position of the left side movable member 22 is opened to the maximum extent while avoiding interference with the connector 50. Configure to get.
That is, when the outer end portion 36a of the lower guide rail main body 36 is extended to the right outside the front as it is, it protrudes into the connector installation area and interferes with the connector, so it is terminated at the inner end of the connector installation area. On the other hand, an auxiliary lower guide rail 37 for guiding the movable member 22 to the right outside beyond the connector installation area is disposed on the back of the game board directly above the area where the connector installation area is avoided. The lower guide rail main body 36 and the auxiliary guide rail 37 are arranged discontinuously and at different height positions, but are configured to guide the opening and closing movement of the movable member 22 in cooperation with each other.

When the guided portion 24B is fixed to the center of the lower side of the movable member 22, when the guided portion 24B reaches the outer end portion 36a (stopper portion) of the lower guide rail body 36, the movable member 22 is no longer. Since it cannot move to the outside, the movable range of the movable member is extremely limited. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the guided portion 24B is configured to slide relatively in the lateral direction within a predetermined range L along the lower side of the movable member 22. With this configuration, even after the guided portion 24B comes into contact with the outer end portion 36a of the lower guide rail and stops moving along with the opening operation of the movable member 22, only the movable member 22 moves outward alone. Can continue. For this reason, compared with the case where the to-be-guided part 24B is fixed to a movable member, the movable distance to the outer side of a movable member can be increased.
That is, the lower guide rail main body 36 supports the guided portion 24B provided on the lower side of the movable member 22 so as to be slidable in the lateral direction, while the auxiliary guided guide 37 is fixedly disposed below the movable member 22 by the auxiliary guide rail 37. By guiding the portion 25, the movable member 22 can be stably guided to the outside beyond the outer end portion 36a of the lower guide rail body.
When the movable member 22 in the open position is returned to the closed position (inner position), the guided portion 24B is moved outward by the elastic member 26 so that the guided portion 24B returns to the initial position shown in FIG. Always elastically biased toward
In order to open the movable member 22 along the horizontal trajectory from the closed position shown in FIG. 3A to the open position shown in FIG. Therefore, it is necessary to change the relative lateral position of the movable member 22 with respect to the guided portion 24B that moves while being guided by the lower guide rail main body 36 and the auxiliary guide rail 37. c) The configuration as shown in (d) is adopted.

First, in FIG. 3C, a recessed portion 24a having a substantially U-shaped cross section is provided on the guided portion 24B side, and a fitting portion 22a provided on the lower side of the movable member 22 is movable in the lateral direction in the recessed portion 24a. Supports mating. In (d), a recess 22b is provided on the lower side of the movable member 22, and a fitting portion 24b provided on the guided portion 24B is fitted and supported in the recess 22b so as to be movable in the lateral direction.
A guide 40 for preventing displacement is provided between the recess 24a and the fitting portion 22a and between the recess 22b and the fitting portion 24b so as not to cause a displacement in the vertical direction.
In the above embodiment, the case where the movable member is moved in the lateral direction and the connector installation region 51 is located outside the lower guide rail 35 has been described. However, the structure of the guide rail according to the present invention is the movement of the movable member. The present invention can be applied even when the direction is the vertical direction or the oblique direction, and when the connector installation region exists at the extended position of the upper guide rail, the structure of the present invention may be applied to the upper guide rail.

As described above, in the present invention, the movable members 21 and 22 which are arranged on the other back surface portion of the game board 1 having the connector installation area 51 on the back surface and advance and retreat substantially in parallel with the game board surface, and the objects provided on the movable member. In the movable board surface component including guide rails 30 and 35 arranged on the back of the game board for guiding the guide part 24B, at least one of the guide rails 35 has one end 36a in the vicinity of the connector installation area 51. A guide rail body 36 that terminates in the (front) side, and an auxiliary guide rail 37 that is disposed on the back side of the game board avoiding the connector installation area, and the auxiliary guide rail 37 that is fixedly disposed on the movable member by the auxiliary guide rail 37. By guiding the guide portion, the movable member can be guided in a direction beyond one end portion 36a of the guide rail body.
Furthermore, the guided portion provided in the movable member 22 is engaged with the movable member so as to be relatively movable along the moving direction, and is always elastically biased toward one end of the guide rail. Furthermore, the movable member can continue to move in the same direction even after the guided portion 24B stops moving in the same direction while the movable member 22 moves in the direction of one end of the guide rail.

For this reason, even if there is an obstacle such as a connector installation area outside the guide rail 35 provided on the back of the game board, a part of the guide rail can be spaced apart from the part avoiding the connector. It becomes possible to open 22 to the outside which overlaps with the connector installation area stably without interruption.
When the movable member is a door member that opens and closes the liquid crystal display device or the like, the lateral movable range of the door member is expanded, so that the horizontal width of the screen of the liquid crystal display device to be used can be expanded as much as possible. .
Thus, according to the invention, when the movable member that opens and closes in parallel with the game board surface is slidably supported by the guide rail, the position of the one end portion of the guide rail arranged on the back side of the game board is set on the back side of the game board. It extends outside the connector installation area without interfering with the arranged connector, and the movement limit position when the movable member is opened can be extended to a position overlapping the connector installation area. Therefore, it is possible to enlarge a screen such as a display that is opened and closed by the movable member without considering interference with the connector installation area.

In addition, even if the movable range of the movable member is expanded by configuring the guide rail from the guide rail body and the auxiliary guide rail, the movable range of the movable member is fixed when the movable member and the guided portion are fixed. Is limited. In the present invention, since the guided portion is configured to be movable with respect to the movable member, only the movable member can be continuously moved in the opening direction even after the guided portion is locked at the end portion of the guide rail body. .
Note that the present invention is not limited to the case where a guide rail or the like that guides the movable member interferes with a connector provided in the connector installation region, but the guide rail or the like interferes with other interference avoidance parts disposed on the back of the game board. The present invention can also be applied to cases where there is a risk of interference with other interference avoidance components provided on the front side of the game board mounting frame.
Therefore, the interference avoidance component is not limited to the connector. Further, in the concept of the required interference avoidance area formed on the back side of the game board, no interference required parts are mounted in the required interference avoidance area itself, but there is an interference avoidance part on the corresponding game board mounting frame side. Including cases where guide rails cannot be installed in
The movable board surface component of the present invention can be applied to any game board. Moreover, the game board provided with the movable board surface component of the present invention can be applied to any game machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 2 ... Game area | region, 4 ... Opening part, 6 ... Start winning opening, 8 ... Center part, 20 ... Movable board surface component, 21, 22 ... Movable member, 23, 24 ... Guided part, 25 ... Auxiliary guided portion, 26 ... elastic member, 30 ... upper guide rail, 35 ... lower guide rail, 36 ... guide rail body, 36a ... outer end (one end), 37 ... auxiliary guide rail, 50 ... connector (interference required) Avoidance parts), 51 ... Connector installation area (interference avoidance area)

Claims (5)

A movable member that is disposed on the other rear surface portion of the game board having an interference avoidance area on the back surface and advances and retreats substantially parallel to the game board surface, and the game board for guiding a guided portion provided on the movable member A movable panel surface component including a guide rail disposed on the back surface,
The guide rail has a guide rail main body whose one end terminates in the vicinity of the interference avoidance area, and an auxiliary guide rail disposed on the back side of the game board that avoids the interference avoidance area,
The movable member can be guided in a direction beyond the one end of the guide rail body by guiding an auxiliary guided portion fixedly arranged on the movable member by the auxiliary guide rail. Panel parts. A movable member which has an interference avoidance area on the lower back surface and is disposed on the other back surface portion of the game board having an opening on the board surface, and advances and retreats substantially parallel to the game board surface to open and close the opening; A movable board surface component comprising lower guide rails respectively disposed on the back side of the game board along the lower edge of the opening to guide the guided part provided on the lower side of the movable member,
The lower guide rail includes a lower guide rail main body whose one end terminates in the vicinity of the interference avoidance area, and an auxiliary lower guide rail disposed on the back side of the game board located above the interference avoidance area. Have
The auxiliary member can be guided in a direction beyond the one end portion of the lower guide rail body by guiding an auxiliary guided portion fixedly disposed below the movable member by the auxiliary lower guide rail. A feature of movable platen parts. The guided portion provided on the movable member is engaged with the movable member so as to be relatively movable along the moving direction, and is always elastically biased toward one end of the guide rail,
The movable member can continue to move in the same direction even after the guided portion stops moving in the same direction as the movable member moves in the direction of one end of the guide rail. The movable platen part according to claim 1, wherein the movable platen part is configured.   A game board comprising the movable panel surface component according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   A pachinko gaming machine comprising the gaming board according to claim 4.

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