JP2010227653A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of stably moving and rotationally turning a drive object. <P>SOLUTION: A first rail 191 and a second rail 195 are alignedly provided in parallel in the axial direction of a turning center of the drive object 141; the drive object 141 is provided with a first guide section 185 and a second guide section 187; the first rail 191 is provided with a first pressing slope section 192 which is adapted to contact with the first guide section 185 when the drive object 141 moves from a first position to a second position to press the first guide section 185 in a first rotation direction and rotate it in the first rotation direction, and a first retreat slope section 192 which is adapted to retreat the first guide section 185 when the drive object rotates in a second rotation direction; and the second rail 195 is provided with a second pressing slope section 196 which is adapted to contact with the second guide section 187 when the drive object 141 moves from the second position to the first position to press the second guide section in the second rotation direction and rotate it in the second rotation direction, and a second retreat slope section 196 which is adapted to retreat the second guide section 187 when the drive object 141 rotates in the first rotation direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a driving object that is rotatably attached to a moving body.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a rotatable object that can freely rotate about an axis perpendicular to the board surface can be hung up and down by its own weight and reciprocated in a lateral direction. Mounting, and further rotating the rotatable object in the pressing direction by contacting the lower part of the rotatable object in the middle of the moving path of the rotatable object and pressing the lower part of the rotatable object in one direction. There are some that have a moving obstacle.

  However, since the rotatable object is directed in the vertical direction only by its own weight during the movement and there is nothing to regulate the direction, it is easy to move while swinging like a pendulum, and lacks stability during movement. There is a risk of impairing the performance of the game.

JP-A-6-285222

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can stably move and rotate a driven object and can improve the performance of the game.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a moving body that reciprocates between a first position and a second position by driving a driving source, a first rotation direction centered on an axis orthogonal to a trajectory when the moving body moves, A game comprising a driving object attached to the movable body so as to be rotatable in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction and reciprocatingly moved between the first position and the second position together with the movable body. In the machine, a first rail and a second rail are provided side by side in the axial direction of the center of rotation of the driven object in parallel to the trajectory when the moving body moves, A first guide portion that contacts the rail to restrict rotation of the driven object in the second rotational direction and performs rotation in the first rotational direction; and a contact portion of the driven object that contacts the second rail. The rotation in the first rotation direction is restricted and the rotation in the second rotation direction is restricted. And a second guide portion to be moved away from each other in a direction substantially along a trajectory when the movable body moves, and the movable body is moved from the first position to the second position on the first rail. When moving, a first pressing inclined portion that contacts the first guiding portion and presses the first guiding portion in the first rotation direction to rotate the driven object in the first rotation direction; and the moving body A first inclined portion that also serves as a first retraction inclined portion that retreats the first guiding portion when the driven object rotates in the second rotation direction when moving from the second position to the first position. The second rail is in contact with the second guide portion and moves the second guide portion in the second rotation direction when the moving body moves from the second position to the first position. A second pressing inclined portion that presses and rotates the driven object in the second rotation direction; and the movable body. There is provided a second inclined portion that also serves as a second retraction inclined portion that retreats the second guiding portion when the driven object rotates in the first rotation direction when moving from the first position to the second position. The first rail and the second rail are both located on one end side of the driving object, and are sandwiched between the first rail and the second rail so that the first rail and the second rail are between the first rail and the second rail. A rail-to-rail moving part that moves along the rail and the second rail is provided in the driven article, and the first guide part and the second guide part are provided in the rail-to-rail moving part.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the display device according to the first aspect, wherein the driving object reciprocates between the first position and the second position in front of the display device. To do.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first rail and the second rail are provided in parallel with the trajectory when the movable body moves, and are arranged in the axial direction of the rotation center of the driven object. A first guide portion that contacts the first rail to restrict rotation of the driven object in the second rotation direction and to rotate in the first rotation direction; and The second guide part that restricts the rotation of the driven object in the first rotation direction and that rotates the second object in the second rotation direction is separated from each other in a direction substantially along a trajectory when the moving body moves. The first rail is in contact with the first guide portion and moves the first guide portion in the first rotation direction when the moving body moves from the first position to the second position. A first pressing inclined portion that rotates the driven object in the first rotation direction and the movable body There is provided a first inclined portion that also serves as a first retraction inclined portion that retreats the first guide portion when the driven object rotates in the second rotation direction when moving from the second position to the first position. When the moving body moves from the second position to the first position, the second rail comes into contact with the second guide portion and presses the second guide portion in the second rotation direction. A second pressing inclined portion that rotates the driven object in the second rotation direction; and rotation of the driven object in the first rotation direction when the movable body moves from the first position to the second position. In some cases, a second inclined portion serving also as a second retracting inclined portion for retracting the second guiding portion is provided, so that the first rail, the second rail, the first guiding portion, and the second guiding portion Since the free rotation of the driven object is restricted, the driven object can be moved and rotated. Can be stably performed, it is possible to increase the effect of the game. Moreover, it is not necessary to separately provide the pressing inclined portion and the retracting inclined portion on the rail, and the configuration of the rail is simplified.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first rail and the second rail are both positioned on one end side of the driving object, so that the first rail and the second rail are located in a conspicuous position such as the center of the driving object. Since the rail does not exist and the player can see the movement and rotation of the driven object without being disturbed by the rail, it is possible to improve the performance of the game. Moreover, the drive mechanism can be provided in a smaller space than when the first rail and the second rail are provided separately at both ends of the driven object.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the inter-rail movement is moved between the first rail and the second rail between the first rail and the second rail along the first rail and the second rail. Since the first guide portion and the second guide portion are provided in the moving part between the rails, the backlash of the driven object is determined by the distance between the first rail and the second rail. The sticking can be suppressed, and the movement and rotation of the driven object can be performed more stably.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the display device for displaying the gaming state is provided, and the driven object is configured to reciprocate between the first position and the second position in front of the display device, thereby changing the design. Since the driven object rotates while reciprocating in front of a display device that is rendered and is noticeable, the player can be noticed by the player, and the performance of the game can be improved.

It is a front view which abbreviate | omits and shows the nail of a game board about the gaming machine which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows simply the connection of the control board, apparatus, etc. of the gaming machine. It is a front view of the center actor of the gaming machine. It is a perspective view of the center combination of the gaming machine. It is a perspective view in the state where the front cover was removed from the center combination of the gaming machine. It is the front view which shows the 1st position of a drive thing about the drive thing vicinity in the same game machine, a top view, and a rear view. It is the front view which shows the 2nd position of the drive thing in the same game machine, a top view, and a rear view. It is a perspective view, such as a drive thing and a rail moving part in the game machine. It is a perspective view from the front side which decomposes | disassembles and shows the drive thing and the moving part between rails, etc. in the same gaming machine. It is a perspective view from the back side which decomposes | disassembles and shows the drive thing and the moving part between rails, etc. in the same gaming machine. It is a back side perspective view of the rail member in the game machine. It is a rear view in the state where the inter-rail moving part was combined about the rail member in the gaming machine. It is a top view which shows the movement from the 1st position to the 2nd position of the drive thing in the game machine, and the rotation to the 1st rotation direction in the middle. It is a top view which shows the movement from the 2nd position to the 1st position of the drive thing in the game machine, and the rotation to the 2nd rotation direction in the middle.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with the nails of the gaming board omitted, FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the connection of the control board and devices of the gaming machine, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the center role of the gaming machine, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the gaming machine with the front cover removed from the center role, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view, a plan view, and a rear view showing the first position of the driven object in the vicinity of the driven object in the gaming machine, and FIG. 7 is a front view, a plan view, a rear view, and FIG. 8 showing the second position of the driven object in the gaming machine. FIG. 9 is a perspective view from the front side showing the driving object and the moving part between the rails in the gaming machine, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view from the front side showing the driving object and the moving part between the rails in the gaming machine. FIG. 11 is a perspective view from the back side showing an exploded view of a driving object and a moving part between rails in FIG. FIG. 12 is a rear view of the rail member in the gaming machine in which the rail-to-rail moving unit is combined, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the driving object from the first position to the second position in the gaming machine. FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the movement of the driven object in the first rotation direction, and FIG. 14 shows the movement of the driven object from the second position to the first position and the rotation in the second rotation direction in the middle of the game machine. FIG.

  A gaming machine 1 of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is a pachinko gaming machine that uses a game ball as a game medium, and an outer guide rail 4 and an inner guide rail 5 of the game ball are substantially circular on the front surface of the game board 3. Are displayed on the center line of the game area 6 surrounded by the inner guide rail 5 in the order from the upper part to the lower part thereof, the display device 9, the start winning port 10, the special winning member 15, the large winning port 15, and the out A mouth 17 is provided. The display device 9 includes a normal symbol display unit 11 in the lower left, and the other part constitutes a special symbol display unit 12. Below the display device 9, a normal symbol variation start gate 19 is provided on the left side of the start winning port 10, a left sleeve winning port 23 is provided on the left side of the normal symbol variation start gate 19, and a left side is provided on the left side. A winning prize opening 27 is provided. On the other hand, a right sleeve winning opening 25 is provided on the right side of the starting winning opening 10, and a right dropping winning opening 29 is provided below the right sleeve winning opening 25.

  Further, a center accessory 100 is disposed so as to cover the periphery and the front surface of the display device 9. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the center accessory 100 according to the present embodiment includes a front cover 111 and a mounting base 121 that is attached to the back of the center cover 100 and attaches the center accessory 100 to the game board 3. As shown in FIG. 4, a driving object 141 is attached to the attachment base 121 side.

  The front cover 111 has a size that covers the periphery and the front surface of the display device 9 and has an opening corresponding to the display device 9, and a plastic or a plastic provided in an opening portion of the frame 112. The transparent member 117 is made of glass or the like, and the player can see through the display device 9 through the transparent member 117. A stage 113 is formed at a lower portion of the frame body 112 at a portion directly above the start winning opening 10, and enters a game ball entrance / exit opening 114 formed between the stage 113 and the lower end of the transparent member 117. After receiving and swinging the game ball once, it can fall downward from the entrance / exit opening 114.

  The mounting base 121 includes a base board 121a and a base frame body 121b that surrounds the base board 121a, and the driver 141 is attached to the base board 121a, while the base frame body 121b is connected to the game board 3. A screw hole 121c is formed. The driving object 141 is attached to the upper portion of the base substrate 121a by a configuration described in detail later, and a front position of the display device 9 is driven by a driving motor 140 as a driving source (display in this embodiment). Between the right end position of the device, that is, the right end positions of first and second rails described later) and the second position (in this embodiment, the approximate center position of the display device, that is, the left end positions of first and second rails described later). In addition to being able to reciprocate, it is possible to rotate about an axis (in this embodiment, the vertical axis) perpendicular to the trajectory (in this embodiment, a substantially horizontal trajectory in the left-right direction). ing. The driven object 141 is rotated when the driven object 141 moves from the first position to the second position in the first rotation direction (counterclockwise in this embodiment). When returning from the second position to the first position, it is rotated in a second rotation direction (clockwise in this embodiment) opposite to the first position rotation direction to return to the original rotation position. Yes. In addition, the driven object 141 is formed in the shape of a skeleton in the present embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 6, the skeleton is in an oblique state in which the skeleton is directed leftward in the front as shown in FIG. Rotate in the first rotation direction at a midway position of moving to face directly in front, and in that state, move to the second position as shown in FIG. In addition, the driven object 141 is rotated in the second rotation direction at a position in the middle of returning from the second position to the first position in a state of facing directly in front, and is again in an inclined state in which the original left direction is directed. Further, the driving object 141 having a skeleton shape is configured such that the jaw 142 is opened and closed by a jaw solenoid 143 as shown by 6-C in FIG. The mechanism for reciprocating and rotating the driving object 141 and the driving of the driving motor 140 will be described in detail later.

  In addition, the code | symbol F1 in FIG. 1 is an outer frame, F2 is the front frame attached to the outer frame F1, and G is the glass frame attached to the front frame F2 with the hinge so that opening and closing is possible. Furthermore, a prepaid card knit 56 is connected to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment.

  Further, on the front side of the gaming machine 1, a lamp device 35 including a frame decoration right lamp 35a, a frame decoration upper lamp 35b, and a frame decoration left lamp 35c, an upper ball receiving tray 36 for receiving the paid game balls, Lower ball tray 37 for receiving a game ball when the upper ball tray 36 is saturated, speaker 38 that emits sound effects, etc., and a launch that emits a game ball toward the game area 6 in response to a player's launch operation The devices 53 and the like are assembled. Reference numeral 54 denotes an operation lever.

  A plurality of control boards, devices, and the like for controlling the game are provided on the back side of the gaming machine 1. Each control board is provided with a control circuit. The electrical connection of the main control board is simply shown using the block diagram of FIG.

  FIG. 2 shows a main control board 200, a display control board 210, a sound control board 220, a lamp control board 230, a payout control board 240, and the like as main components of the control board and apparatus.

  The main control board 200 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a computer having a plurality of counters, and an input / output circuit that connects the computer to a sub-control board such as a display control board and a voice control board. Main control of the game, such as control of the sub-control board. In the present embodiment, the main control board 200 also functions as a drive source for the driven object 141, in this embodiment, a drive control means for the drive motor 140 and the jaw solenoid 143, and is driven according to the gaming state. The motor 140 and the jaw solenoid 143 are controlled. On the other hand, the display control board 210 controls the special symbol display unit 12 and the normal symbol display unit 11. The sound control board 220 controls sound from the speaker 38, the lamp control board 230 controls the lamp device 35, etc., and the payout control board 240 is based on a prize ball payout device and a ball lending device. Controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls.

  In the gaming machine 1, when game balls launched by the launching device 53 toward the game area 6 win the various winning holes, a predetermined number of gaming balls according to the winning holes are used as upper balls. It is paid out to 36. Further, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol variation start gate 19, a small hit determination / normal symbol determination random number value is acquired, and a normal symbol hit (small hit) determination is performed based on the acquired random number value. The normal symbol starts to fluctuate in the normal symbol display unit 11 and stops after fluctuating for a predetermined time. At this time, if the hit determination result of the normal symbol is a small hit, the small hit normal symbol, in this example, stops at an odd number, and the two movable pieces 10a and 10b of the start winning opening 10 By the solenoid for use, it is changed from a narrow open state (normal state) that is almost vertical and difficult to win, to a generally V-shaped (reverse C-shaped) open and open state that is easy to win, and it becomes easy for the game ball to win. Then, when a game ball wins the start winning opening 10, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a prize ball.

  Further, when a game ball wins the start winning opening 10, a jackpot winning / not determining random number value and a jackpot determining special symbol combination determining random number value are acquired, and the jackpot winning / not determining random number value is obtained based on the acquired jackpot winning / not determining random value. A determination is made that the special symbol starts to change in the special symbol display unit 12 of the display device 9 and stops after a predetermined time fluctuation.

  When the result of the jackpot success / failure determination is a jackpot, the special symbol display unit 12 has a jackpot confirmed special symbol combination, in this example, “1,1,1” (so-called “1” gaze eyes) or “2, 2, 2 ”(a combination of the same numbers such as“ 2 ”), and the game shifts to a jackpot game (special game) advantageous to the player. In the special gaming state, the open / close plate 16 of the grand prize opening 15 is opened to make it easy to receive the game ball falling on the surface of the gaming area 6 so that the big prize opening 15 can be awarded. When there is a prize for 15, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls. The opening / closing plate 16 is closed after a predetermined time (for example, 29.5 seconds) elapses or when the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10). Further, when a winning ball to the specific area winning opening 52 in the big winning opening is detected during the opening of the big winning opening 15 or within about 2 seconds after the closing of the big winning opening 15, the big hit is repeated again. The right is generated and the opening / closing plate 16 is repeatedly opened a predetermined maximum number of times (for example, a maximum of 16 times).

  Further, in the present embodiment, during the special symbol variation display, the special symbol display unit 12 of the display device 9 displays an effect image such as a character or a background image in addition to the special symbol, and the driving motor 140. Is operated under the control of the main control board (drive control means) 200, and the driven object 141 is moved back and forth between the first position and the second position in front of the display device 9, and the first rotation direction and the first rotation. The jaw solenoid 143 is operated under the control of the main control board (drive control means) 200 to open and close the jaw 142, thereby producing an effect (for example, a big hit notice) For example, an effect as a role of improving expectation for a game such as an advance notice or a reach notice, an effect in accordance with an effect image on the special symbol display unit 12, and the like. Below, the drive mechanism of the said drive thing 141 in this invention is explained in full detail.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the base substrate 121 a to which the driving object 141 is attached has a portion corresponding to the display device 9 as an opening portion 122, and an LED or the like below the opening portion 122. When the driving object 141 reciprocates between the first position (right end position) and the second position (left end position), the driving object 141 is illuminated from below according to the gaming state. It has become. The light emitting device 123 is controlled by the lamp control board 230.

  A support shaft 124 is provided substantially horizontally in the left-right direction above the opening 122 in the base substrate 121a. The drive shaft 126 is parallel to the support shaft 124 and a predetermined distance below the support shaft 124. Is provided. The drive shaft 126 is formed with a spiral groove 127 formed on the outer periphery, and is connected to the drive motor 140 via a gear 128 provided at the right end as shown in FIGS. The motor 140 is rotated forward and backward by forward and reverse driving.

  A movable body 151 is slidably attached to the support shaft 124 and the drive shaft 126, and an upper portion of the driven object 141 is attached to a lower portion of the movable body 151. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the moving body 151 includes a moving body front side member 152, a moving body back side member 161, and a moving engagement claw member 171. The movable body front side member 152 includes a support groove 153 into which the support shaft 124 fits in an upper part on the back side facing the movable body back side member 161, and a drive groove 154 into which the drive shaft 126 fits below. Are formed parallel to the left-right direction. The support groove 153 and the drive groove 154 are sized so that the movable body 151 can slide in the left-right direction with respect to the support shaft 124 and the drive shaft 126, and the drive groove 154 further includes the drive groove 154. The size of the shaft 126 is such that it can rotate. Further, a moving engagement claw member mounting recess 155 is formed on the front side of the moving body front side member 152 (the front side of the gaming machine). A through hole 156 communicates between the moving engagement claw member mounting recess 155 and the driving groove 154. On the other hand, the movable body rear side member 161 is in a state where the support shaft 124 is fitted in the support groove 153 of the movable body front side member 152 and the drive shaft 126 is fitted in the drive groove 154. The support body 124 and the drive shaft 126 are held by the mobile body by being fixed to the back surface of the mobile body front side member 152 with screws. The movable body rear side member 161 is formed with a slide protrusion 162 that comes into contact with the surfaces of the support shaft 124 and the drive shaft 126, and moves with the support shaft 124 and the drive shaft 126. The contact area with the body back side member 161 is reduced to reduce the frictional resistance when the moving body 151 moves.

  The moving engagement claw member 171 is fixed to the moving engagement claw member mounting recess 155 of the movable body front side member 152 with a screw or the like. On the back side (the back side of the gaming machine) of the moving engagement claw member 171, there is a moving claw 172 that is inserted into the through hole 156 of the moving body front side member 152 and fits in the spiral groove 127 of the driving shaft 126. Is formed. When the driving claw 172 rotates (forward and reverse) while the moving claw 172 is fitted in the spiral groove 127 of the driving shaft 126, the moving claw 172 moves along the driving shaft 126. The reciprocating movement causes the moving body 151 to reciprocate between the first position and the second position along the driving shaft 126 together with the driving object 141.

  At the lower ends of the movable body front side member 152 and the movable body rear side member 161, there are half cylinder portions 157 and 163 that become short cylinder portions due to the coupling of the movable body front side member 152 and the movable body rear side member 161. Each is formed. On the inner peripheral surfaces of the half cylinder portions 157 and 163, fitting groove portions 158 and 164 that are annular groove portions for fitting are formed by coupling the movable body front side member 152 and the movable body rear side member 161, respectively. . The movable body back side member 161 has a lower portion projecting and formed in a substantially L shape substantially perpendicular to the back side, and the half cylinder portion 163 is formed on the lower surface of the portion projecting to the back side. The semi-cylindrical portion 163 is open at the top, and the inner side of the semi-cylindrical portion 163 also serves as a wiring insertion portion 165 for the jaw solenoid 143. Further, a position sensor protrusion 166 is formed on the outer back surface of the half tube portion 163 of the movable body back surface side member 161. The position sensor protrusion 166 is detected by the first position detection sensor S1 and the second position detection sensor S2 provided at the first position and the second position of the driven object on the mounting base 121, thereby The position of the moving body 151, that is, the first position state and the second position state of the driving object 141 are detected, the rotation direction of the driving motor 140 is switched, and the driving shaft 127 is rotated forward and backward. It is like that.

  The driving object 141 has a cylindrical portion 144 at the top, and a rotating body 145 is rotatably fitted to the cylindrical portion 144. The rotating body 145 has a shape in which the outer periphery of the upper end protrudes in an annular shape, and is fitted to the cylindrical portion 144 so that a gap 146 is formed between the protruding annular portion 145a and the upper end of the cylindrical portion 144. ing.

  An inter-rail moving portion 181 is fitted and fixed to the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 144 below the gap 146 of the rotating body 145. The inter-rail moving portion 181 is formed of a plate-like body in which a fitting hole 182 into which the cylindrical portion 144 is inserted and fitted is formed in the center, and the front side of the plate-like body (the front side of the gaming machine) is a rail. An inter-insertion portion 183 is formed. The outer periphery of the inter-rail insertion portion 183 has an arc shape. Further, in the inter-rail insertion portion 183, a first guide portion 185 (shown in FIG. 8) is formed in a short pin shape at a position on the lower right side of the lower surface, and a second guide portion 187 is shorter on the left side of the upper surface. Projected into a pin shape. The first guide portion 185 and the second guide portion 187 are located apart from each other in a direction (horizontal direction on the left and right) that substantially follows the trajectory when the driven object 141 moves between the first position and the second position. .

  In the driving object 141, the annular portion 145a of the rotating body 145 is inserted into the fitting groove portions 158 and 164 of the movable body front side member 152 and the movable body rear side member 161, and the movable body front side member 152 and The movable body back side member 161 is fixed and held at the lower part of the movable body 151 by the coupling. As a result, the driven object 141 can be rotated about the vertical direction of the movable body 151 below the movable body 151, that is, the head can be swung left and right. It is attached to the working shaft 126 via the moving body 151 and is disposed in front of the display device 9. Note that the inside of the cylindrical portion 144 and the rotating body 145 is a wiring insertion portion for the jaw solenoid 143.

  Below the driving shaft 126 in the base substrate 121a, a rail member 190 is provided horizontally in the left-right direction at a position in front of the inter-rail moving portion 181 on the upper end side of the driving object 141. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the rail member 190 has attachment portions 190a to the base substrate 121a at both ends thereof, and a first rail 191 below the back surface (the back side of the gaming machine). However, on the upper side, the second rail 195 is arranged in the axial direction (up and down in the present embodiment) of the rotation center of the driving object 141 and between the first position and the second position of the driving object 141. It is formed parallel to the track (horizontal in the left-right direction in this embodiment). The first guide portion 185 is in contact with the first rail 191 and the second guide portion 187 is in contact with the second rail 195, so that the free rotation of the driven object 141 is restricted. Between the first rail 191 and the second rail 195 is an insertion path L into which the inter-rail insertion portion 183 of the inter-rail moving portion 181 is inserted. A first inclined portion 192 is formed at a predetermined intermediate position on a surface of the first rail 191 that contacts the first guide portion 185, and the right side portion 193 is more than the left side portion 194 than the first inclined portion 192. The depth in the front-rear direction is small, and the first inclined portion 192 is inclined so as to recede from the right end to the left end toward the back side. On the other hand, on the surface of the second rail 195 where the second guide portion 187 contacts, a second inclined portion 196 is formed near the first inclined portion 192, and on the right side of the second inclined portion 196. The front and rear depth of the portion 198 is greater than that of the left portion 199, and the second inclined portion 196 is inclined so as to approach the front side from the right end to the left end. That is, the first inclined portion 192 and the second inclined portion 196 are inclined in opposite directions. In addition, the first rail 191 and the second rail 195 have the same inclination angle a of the first inclined portion 192 and the inclination angle b of the second inclined portion 196, and the first inclined portion 192 and the second rail 195 are the same. The portions other than the inclined portion 196 are parallel to the front surface of the display device 9. That is, in the portions other than the first and second inclined portions 192 and 196, the surfaces of the first and second rails 191 and 195 that are in contact with the first and second guide portions 185 and 187 are in the depth direction. Are also parallel and maintaining the same spacing.

  The first guide portion 185 is in contact with the first rail 191 and the second guide portion 187 is in contact with the second rail 195, so that the free rotation of the driving object 141 is restricted. That is, when the driven object 141 is free to rotate in the second rotation direction (clockwise direction) due to vibration of the gaming machine or the like, the first guide portion 185 collides with the first rail 191 and the second rotation direction. On the other hand, when the driven article 141 is free to rotate in the first rotation direction (counterclockwise direction) due to vibration of the gaming machine or the like, the second guide portion 187 causes the second rail 195 to rotate. To prevent rotation in the second rotation direction. In addition, the surfaces of the parallel portions of the first and second rails 191 and 195, which are in contact with the first and second guide portions 185 and 187, have the depths changed by the first and second inclined portions 192 and 196. Since the direction distance is parallel, the driven object 141 moves while being regulated in the rotated direction.

  Further, in this embodiment, the first inclined portion 192 serves as both the first pressing inclined portion and the first retracting inclined portion, and the second inclined portion 196 serves as the second pressing inclined portion and the second retracting inclined portion. ing. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, when the driven object 141 (the movable body 151) moves from the first position (right end position in this embodiment) to the second position (left end position in this embodiment), The first inclined portion 192 contacts the first guide portion 185 and presses the first guide portion 185 in the first rotation direction (counterclockwise direction in the present embodiment), and causes the driven article 141 to move in the first rotation direction. It functions as the 1st press inclination part which performs this rotation. In addition, when the driven object 141 rotates in the first rotation direction, the second inclined portion 196 of the second rail 195 causes the second guiding portion 187 to collide with the second inclined portion 196 so that the driven object 141 is moved. In order to prevent the rotation in the first rotation direction, the second guide portion 187 is moved along the second inclined portion 196, and the drive object 141 is rotated according to the rotation in the first rotation direction. It functions as a second retreat slope part to be retreated.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14, when moving from the second position (the left end position in the present embodiment) to the first position (the right end position in the present embodiment), the second inclined portion 196 As a second pressing inclined portion that comes into contact with 187 and presses the second guide portion 187 in the second rotation direction (clockwise direction in the present embodiment) and causes the driven object 141 to rotate in the second rotation direction. Function. In addition, when the driven object 141 rotates in the second rotation direction, the first inclined portion 192 of the first rail causes the first guide portion 185 to collide with the first inclined portion 192 so that the driven object 141 is In order to prevent the rotation in the two rotation directions, the first guide portion 185 is moved along the first inclined portion 192 to move the first guide portion 185 in the second rotation direction of the driving object 141. It functions as a first retraction slope that retreats by an amount corresponding to the rotation.

  Further, since the inclination angles a and b of the first inclined portion (first pressing inclined portion) 192 and the second inclined portion (second pressing inclined portion) 196 are equal, the first rotation of the driven object 141 is performed. The amount of rotation in the direction is equal to the amount of rotation in the second rotation direction, and the driven object 141 is always in a fixed direction when it returns to the first position. In addition, in the parallel part other than the 1st inclination part 192 and the 2nd inclination part 196 in the said 1st rail 191 and the said 2nd rail 195, the said drive thing 141 becomes a fixed direction, without rotating. That is, it is possible to perform parallel movement while maintaining the rotated direction.

  In this way, the gaming machine 1 is driven by the first rail 191, the second rail 195, the first guide portion 185, and the second guide portion 187, so that the free rotation of the driven object 141 is restricted. The movement of the object 141 between the first position and the second position and the rotation in the first rotation direction and the second rotation direction can be performed stably, and it is possible to improve the performance of the game.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to a present Example, It can change in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of invention. For example, the first position and the second position are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance so that the driving object can be reciprocated up and down, and the first rotation direction of the driving object is rotated upward, The rotation direction may be a downward rotation direction. Further, the driving mechanism for reciprocating the driven object between the first position and the second position is not limited to a mechanism that rotates the driving shaft formed with the spiral groove. A thing attached to an object and pulling a tow string-like object may be used, or a driven object may be reciprocated between a first position and a second position by an expanding and contracting cylinder device. Further, the shape or the like of the driven object may be changed according to the content of the game, or a lighting device may be provided in the driven object so that the light is turned on according to movement or rotation. In addition, the first rail and the second rail are not limited to the upper end of the driving object. For example, when the driving object moves to the left and right, the first rail and the second rail serve as the lower end of the driving object, or when the driving object moves up and down. Either one of the left and right ends of the driving object may be used. Furthermore, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be another gaming machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 3 Game board 9 Display apparatus 141 Driven object 151 Moving body 181 Rail moving part 185 1st guide part 187 2nd guide part 191 1st rail 192 1st inclination part (1st press inclination part and 1st retraction inclination) Part)
195 2nd rail 196 2nd inclination part (2nd press inclination part and 2nd retraction inclination part)

Claims (2)

A moving body that reciprocates between a first position and a second position by driving a driving source;
Attached to the movable body so as to be rotatable in a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction about an axis orthogonal to the trajectory when the movable body moves, together with the movable body A driving object that reciprocates between the first position and the second position;
In a gaming machine equipped with
The first rail and the second rail are provided side by side in the axial direction of the rotation center of the driven object in parallel with the trajectory when the moving body moves,
The driven object is in contact with the first rail to restrict rotation of the driven object in the second rotation direction and to rotate in the first rotation direction; and A second guide portion that contacts the rail and restricts rotation of the driven object in the first rotation direction and causes rotation in the second rotation direction is substantially on the track when the movable body moves. Provided in the direction along which
When the moving body moves from the first position to the second position, the first rail contacts the first guide portion and presses the first guide portion in the first rotation direction when the moving body moves from the first position to the second position. A first pressing inclined portion that rotates the driven object in the first rotation direction; and the rotation of the driven object in the second rotation direction when the movable body moves from the second position to the first position. A first inclined portion also serving as a first retracting inclined portion for retracting the first guiding portion;
When the moving body moves from the second position to the first position, the second rail comes into contact with the second guide portion and presses the second guide portion in the second rotation direction. A second pressing inclined portion that rotates the driven object in the second rotation direction; and the rotation of the driven object in the first rotation direction when the movable body moves from the first position to the second position. A second inclined portion also serving as a second retracting inclined portion for retracting the second guiding portion;
Both the first rail and the second rail are located on one end side of the driving object,
An inter-rail moving portion that is sandwiched between the first rail and the second rail and moves between the first rail and the second rail along the first rail and the second rail is provided in the driving article, A gaming machine, wherein the rail-to-rail moving portion is provided with the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a display device that displays a gaming state, wherein the driving object reciprocates between the first position and the second position in front of the display device.

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