JP2011172705A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a mode of appearance of a movable article unexpected to a player in a game machine configured to move the movable article appearing on the front side of an image display in one direction only. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 1 includes: a game board 10 having an opening 10a at the center of a play area; the image display 13 disposed on the back side of the game board 10 and visible from the front side of the game board 10 through the opening 10a; a movable arm 30 disposed between the game board 10 and the image display 13, projectable forward from the image display 13 and having a guide passage 31; and the ornament movable article 21 to move in front of the image display along the guide passage 31 as the movable arm projects forward from the image display to be inclined by a driving means. The driving means for driving the movable arm 30 drives the movable arm 30 to be inclined at one inclination angle of a plurality of inclination angles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine provided with an image display for displaying images for various effects at substantially the center of a game board on which a game ball is launched.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a special symbol is displayed on the condition that a game ball launched on the surface of the game board enters a predetermined starting port. As a result, the game shifts to a big prize opening game in which the big prize opening is opened, and a number of games that provide advantageous game value to the player are provided. In this type of gaming machine, an image display is generally provided in the approximate center of the gaming board. In such an image display, various effect images are displayed as the game progresses. For example, by displaying a moving image such as a reach effect in conjunction with the change display of the special symbol, an effect that enhances the player's expectation that they may win a big win is performed. However, if only the effect image is displayed on the image display, the effect performed in the gaming machine becomes monotonous. Further, since the player's line of sight is fixed only on the display screen of the image display, it is not possible to enhance the interest of the game.

  Therefore, the conventional gaming machine arranges various movable accessories around the image display, and operates the movable combination in conjunction with the effect image displayed on the image display, thereby allowing a variety of gaming machines. It is comprised so that production can be performed. As a result, the player's line of sight can be concentrated on the movement of the movable accessory. As one of such gaming machines, for example, there is known one that enhances the effect by moving a movable accessory suspended by a wire up and down on the front side of an image display (for example, Patent Documents). 1). According to this prior art, since the movable accessory descends in front of the image display, the player's line of sight inevitably moves from the display screen of the image display to the movable accessory, and the operation of the movable accessory To focus on.

JP 2009-72336 A

  By the way, the movable accessory provided in the conventional gaming machine is configured to reciprocate between a standby position waiting around the image display and an operation position advanced to the front side of the image display. Yes. In such a configuration, when the movable accessory is moved from the standby position to the operating position, the movable accessory suddenly advances in front of the image display that the player is paying attention to. It is possible to produce an impact that will surprise you. However, on the other hand, when the movable accessory advanced to the front of the image display is returned to the original standby position, the movement of the movable accessory is visually recognized by the player, but a special impression is given to the player. Is not something to embrace. Therefore, in the conventional gaming machine, when the movable accessory is operated, when the movable accessory is returned to the original standby position, the operation is performed by the player even though the special effect is not exhibited. There is a problem of being visually recognized.

  In addition, since the conventional gaming machine has a configuration in which the movable accessory is simply reciprocated, the operation of the movable accessory has to be monotonous. For this reason, there is a problem that the movement of the movable accessory is easily predicted by the player, and it is difficult to realize the appearance of the movable accessory unexpected to the player.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-described conventional problems, and is configured so that a movable object that appears on the front side of the image display can be moved in only one direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can realize an appearance form of a movable object that is unexpected for a person.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine having a game area where a game ball is launched and having an opening at the center of the game area, and the game An image display disposed on the back side of the board and visible from the front side of the game board through the opening; and provided between the game board and the image display; on the front side of the image display A movable arm that can be advanced and retreated and formed with a guide path; a standby state in which the movable arm is retracted from the front of the image display; and an inclined state in which the movable arm is inclined in front of the image display. A driving means for moving forward and backward, and a decorative movable object that moves in front of the image display along the guide path when the movable arm advances and inclines forward of the image display by the driving means. The drive means comprises The movable arm can be held at a plurality of inclination angles in the inclined state of the movable arm, and the movable arm is driven from a standby state to an inclined state inclined at one of the plurality of inclination angles. It is the structure characterized by these.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the movable arm is held substantially horizontally above the image display device in the standby state and is driven by the driving means. Is rotated around a predetermined rotation axis to advance to the front of the image display, and is rotated until one of the plurality of inclination angles is reached.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a gaming machine, which has a gaming area where a game ball is launched, and is provided on the back side of the gaming board, the gaming board having an opening at the center of the gaming area. An image display that is visible from the front side of the game board through the opening, and is provided between the game board and the image display, and is capable of moving forward and backward to the front side of the image display. A movable arm formed of: a driving means for moving the movable arm back and forth between a standby state in which the movable arm is retracted from the front of the image display; and an inclined state in which the movable arm is inclined in front of the image display; The movable arm moves forward in front of the image display device by the driving means and tilts, thereby moving the front of the image display device along the guide path, and the driving means comprises: Inclined shape of the movable arm A construction which is characterized in that to hold the movable arm at any angle of inclination of the predetermined inclination angle range in.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a gaming area in which a gaming ball is launched and having an opening provided at the center of the gaming area, and disposed on the back side of the gaming board. An image display that is visible from the front side of the game board through the opening, and is provided between the game board and the image display, and is capable of moving forward and backward to the front side of the image display. A movable arm formed of: a driving means for moving the movable arm back and forth between a standby state in which the movable arm is retracted from the front of the image display; and an inclined state in which the movable arm is inclined in front of the image display; The movable arm moves forward in front of the image display device by the driving means and tilts so as to move in front of the image display device along the guide path. , The movable arm is A structure, characterized in that along said guide path in a state in which by changing the tilt angle in advance to the front of the image display unit to move the front of the image display device.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the decorative movable object is arranged on the guide path while the movable arm is inclined in front of the image display. Along the front of the image display, and is configured to be detached from the guide path at the end of the movable arm, and the decorative movable object detached from the guide path is collected on the back side of the game board. The apparatus further comprises: a collecting unit; and a conveying unit that conveys the decorative movable object collected by the collecting unit on the back side of the game board and supplies the movable movable unit to the movable arm that is in a standby state. It is the structure to do.

  The invention according to claim 6 is a gaming machine, which has a gaming area in which a gaming ball is launched, and is provided on the back side of the gaming board having an opening in the center of the gaming area. An image display that is visible from the front side of the game board through the opening, and is provided between the game board and the image display, and is capable of moving forward and backward to the front side of the image display. A movable arm formed of: a driving means for moving the movable arm back and forth between a standby state in which the movable arm is retracted from the front of the image display; and an inclined state in which the movable arm is inclined in front of the image display; When the movable arm is inclined in front of the image display, it moves in front of the image display along the guide path and moves to the back side of the game board, and then the movable Detach from the guideway at the end of the arm A decorative movable object, a recovery means for recovering the decorative movable object detached from the guide path on the back side of the game board, and the decorative movable object recovered by the recovery means on the back side of the game board. Transporting means for transporting and supplying the movable arm that is in a standby state.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the movable movable object moves by its own weight in front of the image display along the guide path. It is the structure to do.

  According to the present invention, the decorative movable object moves in front of the image display along the guide path formed in the movable arm when the movable arm advances to the front of the image display and becomes inclined. Configured. In such a configuration, the player only visually recognizes the movement of the decorative movable object in one direction in front of the image display. Therefore, it is possible to realize an appearance form of the decorative movable object that is unexpected for the player. Moreover, it is possible to perform only the effect with an impact which surprises a player by such an appearance form.

  The driving means can hold the movable arm at a plurality of inclination angles in the inclined state of the movable arm, and drives the movable arm from the standby state to an inclined state inclined at one of the plurality of inclination angles. According to the configuration, it is possible to realize the appearance form of the decorative movable object that is unexpected for the player.

  Further, even when the driving means holds the movable arm at an arbitrary inclination angle within a predetermined inclination angle range when the movable arm is in an inclined state, it is possible to further realize the appearance of the decorative movable object that is surprising to the player. Can do.

  In addition, with the configuration in which the decorative movable object moves in front of the image display along the guide path while the movable arm that has advanced to the front of the image display changes its inclination angle, Since the moving direction changes according to the changing inclination angle of the movable arm, the appearance of the decorative movable object that is unexpected for the player can be realized.

  Further, a recovery means for recovering the decorative movable object separated from the guide path of the movable arm on the back side of the game board, and a decorative movable object recovered by the recovery means is transported on the back side of the game board and supplied to the movable arm. By providing the conveying means, the decorative movable object can be circulated on the back side of the game board and re-supplied to the movable arm. Thereby, the appearance form of the decorative movable object unexpected for the player can be realized even more.

It is a front view which shows the example of 1 structure of a gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the state which open | released the front frame member of the gaming machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows one detailed structural example of an accessory operating mechanism. It is an enlarged view which shows each structural example of a some decoration movable body. It is an enlarged view of a movable arm. It is an enlarged view which shows the structure which hold | maintains a movable arm in a substantially horizontal standby state. It is a figure which shows the detail of the drive mechanism of a movable arm. It is a figure which shows the structure and operation | movement of a 2nd rotation member. It is the perspective view which looked at the 1st rotation member and the 2nd rotation member from the back side. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the movable arm by a 1st rotation member and a 2nd rotation member. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the movable arm by a 1st rotation member and a 2nd rotation member. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the movable arm by a 1st rotation member and a 2nd rotation member. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the movable arm by a 1st rotation member and a 2nd rotation member. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the movable arm by a 1st rotation member and a 2nd rotation member. It is an enlarged view of a collection rail. It is an enlarged view which shows the structure of a conveyance mechanism. It is a front view which expands and shows the upper end part vicinity of a guide member. It is a figure which shows the inclination state of the movable arm which a decoration movable body starts a movement along a guide path. It is the figure which looked at the accessory holding frame when a movable arm is in a standby state from the front side. It is the figure which looked at the accessory holding frame body in the state where the movable arm was driven by the 1st support member of the 2nd rotation member from the front side. It is the figure which looked at the accessory holding frame body in the state where the movable arm was driven by the 2nd support member of the 2nd rotation member from the front side. It is the figure which looked at the accessory holding frame body in the state where the movable arm was driven by the 3rd support member of the 2nd rotation member from the front side. It is a figure which shows an example of the production | presentation aspect by the movement of a decoration movable object in the state which the movable arm seen from the front side of the game board inclines with the 1st inclination angle. It is a figure which shows an example of the production | presentation aspect by the movement of a decoration movable object in the state which the movable arm seen from the front side of the game board inclines with the 2nd inclination angle. It is a figure which shows an example of the production | presentation aspect by the movement of a decoration movable object in the state which the movable arm seen from the front side of the game board inclines with the 3rd inclination angle.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiments described below, members that are common to each other are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate descriptions thereof are omitted.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of an external configuration of a gaming machine 1 according to the present invention. The gaming machine 1 is a bullet-type gaming machine configured to pay out a prize ball when a game ball launched by a player's instruction operation enters various winning holes. The gaming machine 1 includes a front frame member 3 attached to the front side of the gaming machine main body 1a so as to be openable and closable.

  The front frame member 3 has a window portion 2 in which a transparent glass plate 2a is fitted at the center. The player can visually recognize the gaming board 10 attached to the gaming machine main body 1a from the front side of the gaming machine 1 through the transparent glass plate 2a. The front frame member 3 is provided with a handle lever 4 operated by a player on the lower right side of the window portion 2, and when the player rotates the handle lever 4 in the clockwise direction (clockwise direction), the operation is performed. A game ball is launched on the surface of the game board 10 at predetermined time intervals with a hitting force according to the angle.

  The front frame member 3 includes a pair of speakers 5 provided on the left and right sides of the upper portion of the window portion 2 and frame lamps 6 provided at the centers of the upper and lower portions of the window portion 2. The speaker 5 performs various effects by emitting music, voice, sound effects, and the like, and the frame lamp 6 is configured to perform various effects depending on a lighting / flashing pattern or a difference in emission color.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front frame member 3 of the gaming machine 1 is opened. As shown in FIG. 2, the front frame member 3 is pivotally supported by a support portion 1b provided on the left side of the gaming machine main body 1a. When the player plays a game, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame member 3 is closed to the gaming machine main body 1a and locked. During a game, for example, when a ball jam occurs in the game area 11 of the game board 10, the store clerk unlocks the front frame member 3 and opens the front frame member 3 as shown in FIG. Can be resolved.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a gaming board 10 is attached to the gaming machine main body 1a. On the front side of the game board 10, a substantially circular game area 11 in which a game ball is launched is formed. A decorative frame body 12, which is also referred to as a center accessory, is provided in the approximate center of the game area 11. Further, an image display 13 is disposed on the back side of the center of the decorative frame 12. The image display 13 is composed of a color liquid crystal display, for example, and displays various effect images according to the progress of the game.

  Although not shown in the drawing, inside the game area 11, known members such as a large number of nails, through gates, windmills, a normal winning opening, a starting opening, an electric tulip, and a big winning opening are arranged. Then, the gaming machine 1 obtains a random number along with a game ball entering the starting port, and determines whether or not the acquired random number is a predetermined value, thereby performing a big hit lottery. When the jackpot lottery is performed in the gaming machine 1, the image display 13 individually displays, for example, three decorative symbol images with numbers 1 to 9 and starts the variable display for a predetermined time. The three decorative design images are stopped at the timing when elapses. At this time, if it stops in a state where three decorative design images are aligned, it will be a big hit, and the gaming machine 1 will shift to a big prize opening game that opens the big prize opening, and a game value advantageous to the player will be given. . That is, in the big prize opening game, a large number of game balls enter the big prize opening, so that the player can acquire many prize balls.

  Next, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the game board 10 in the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, an opening 10 a is formed in the approximate center of the game board 10. The display screen of the image display 13 arranged on the back side of the game board 10 is visible from the front side of the game board 10 through the opening 10a. A decorative frame body 12 is attached to the peripheral edge of the opening 10a from the front side of the game board 10. Thereby, the decorative frame 12 constitutes a screen frame of the image display 13.

  On the other hand, the image display 13 is attached to the back side of the game board 10 via an accessory holding frame 14. That is, the accessory holding frame body 14 is attached to the back side of the game board 10, and the image display 13 is attached to the back side of the accessory holding frame body 14.

  The accessory holding frame 14 is a box-shaped frame having a certain thickness, the front side is entirely open, and the window 16 corresponding to the display screen size of the image display 13 is formed on the back side. Structure. A pair of flange portions 14 a and 14 b are provided on the front side edge of the accessory holding frame 14 at the top and bottom thereof. The accessory holding frame body 14 is fixed to the back side of the game board 10 by screwing these flange portions 14 a and 14 b to predetermined positions on the back side of the game board 10. The image display 13 is fixed to the back side of the accessory holding frame 14 by attaching the peripheral edge of the display screen around the window 16 in the accessory holding frame 14.

  An accessory operating mechanism 20 is provided inside the accessory holding frame 14 provided between the game board 10 and the image display 13. The accessory operating mechanism 20 includes a movable arm 30, a drive mechanism 40, a recovery rail 50, and a transport mechanism 60. Normally, the movable arm 30 is held in a substantially horizontal state above the window portion 16 as shown in FIG. When it is time to perform a special performance in the gaming machine 1, the movable arm 30 is driven by the drive mechanism 40 and advances to the front position of the window portion 16, that is, the front of the image display 13, and the decorative movable object 21 to be described later. 25 is configured to move in front of the image display 13. Hereinafter, such an accessory operating mechanism 20 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing details of the accessory operating mechanism 20 provided in the accessory holding frame 14. The movable arm 30 is a long member formed of, for example, a colorless and transparent synthetic resin. The movable arm 30 has a guide path 31 formed in a slit shape on the front side thereof from the proximal end portion 30a toward the distal end portion 30b. The movable arm 30 is provided with a rotation shaft 32 at a predetermined position closer to the base end 30a than the center in the longitudinal direction. The rotation shaft 32 is attached to a predetermined position on the upper left side of the support plate 42 that supports the drive mechanism 40. The support plate 42 is fixed at a predetermined position on the upper right portion of the window 16 in the accessory holding frame 14. Therefore, the movable arm 30 rotates around the rotation shaft 32 in the upper right part of the accessory holding frame body 14, and is on the front side of the image display 13 and from the front side of the game board 10 through the opening 10a. It is configured to advance and retreat with respect to the visible region.

  As described above, the movable arm 30 normally exits from the front side of the image display 13 and is held in a substantially horizontal state. This state is a standby state of the movable arm 30. A spring 44 is provided between the support plate 42 and the movable arm 30 to urge the movable arm 30 toward the standby state. When the movable arm 30 is in the standby state, the movable arm 30 cannot be viewed from the front side of the game board 10 through the opening 10a. On the other hand, when the movable arm 30 is driven at the timing of performing a special effect in the gaming machine 1, the movable arm 30 rotates around the rotation shaft 32 against the urging force of the spring 44, and the distal end The part 30b is lowered, and it advances to the front side of the image display 13 and is inclined.

  When the movable arm 30 advances to the front side of the image display 13, the guide path 31 formed in the movable arm 30 allows any one of the plurality of decorative movable objects 21 to 25 to be on the front side of the image display 13. It is a guide path for moving from the upper part toward the lower part. That is, each of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 to be described later is located in front of the image display 13 along the inclination of the guide path 31 formed in the movable arm 30 when the movable arm 30 advances to the front of the image display 13. To move.

  The collection rail 50 is used for collecting the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 moving along the guide path 31 on the back side of the game board 10 when the movable arm 30 is inclined in front of the image display 13. It is. Similar to the guide path 31, a slit-shaped recovery path 51 is formed on the recovery rail 50. The collection rail 50 is attached to the accessory holding frame body 14 so that the right end portion of the collection path 51 is inclined downward.

  The drive mechanism 40 that drives the movable arm 30 includes a motor 41 as a drive source. The motor 41 is attached to the back side of the support plate 42, and its rotating shaft protrudes to the front side of the support plate 42. The accessory holding frame body 14 is provided with an opening 14c for exposing the main body of the motor 41 to the back side, and the motor 41 is attached at a position corresponding to the opening 14c.

  A disc-shaped first rotating member 45 is attached to the tip of the rotating shaft of the motor 41. The motor 41 rotationally drives the first rotating member 45 in a predetermined direction (for example, counterclockwise when viewed from the front). A second rotating member 46 that is pivotally supported by the support plate 42 is provided on the upper portion of the first rotating member 45. As the first rotating member 45 rotates in a predetermined region, the second rotating member 46 rotates by a certain amount in a predetermined direction (for example, clockwise when viewed from the front) in conjunction with the first rotating member 45. It has become. When the second rotating member 46 rotates, the lower surface of the base end portion 30a of the movable arm 30 is pushed upward. Therefore, the movable arm 30 is in a tilted state in which the second rotating member 46 rotates and advances from the standby state to the front of the image display 13. And if the 2nd rotation member 46 rotates further, the base end part 30a of the movable arm 30 will fall, and the movable arm 30 will return to a standby state. Details of such operations will be described later.

  The transport mechanism 60 is provided on the right side of the window portion 16 in the accessory holding frame body 14 and transports the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 collected by the collection rail 50 to above the image display 13 on the back side of the game board 10. By doing so, it supplies to the movable arm 30 which is in a standby state. The transport mechanism 60 transports the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 above the image display 13 by operating the endless belt 66 by the driving force of the motor 41. The endless belt 66 is suspended in the vertical direction by pulleys 63 and 65. A rotating body 61 that is rotated by the driving force of the motor 41 is provided at a predetermined position inside the endless belt 66 so as not to interfere with the endless belt 66. The rotating body 61 is rotatably supported by a bracket 60 a attached to the accessory holding frame body 14. The pulley 63 is rotatably supported by a bracket 60b attached to the accessory holding frame 14, and the pulley 65 is rotatably supported by a bracket 60c attached to the accessory holding frame 14. The rotating body 61 and the pulley 63 are connected by a link member 62. When the rotating body 61 rotates in a predetermined direction, the pulley 63 rotates in the same direction as the rotating body 61 via the link member 62. Yes. That is, the endless belt 66 is circulated and moved by the pulley 63 being rotated by the rotating body 61 in a certain rotational direction.

  A plurality of support portions 67 are provided on the surface of the endless belt 66 at predetermined intervals, and the support portions 67 convey upward in a state where the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 are supported. On the left side of the endless belt 66, a guide member 90 provided in the vertical direction is disposed at a predetermined interval from the belt surface. The guide member 90 is for preventing the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 from falling when the support portion 67 supports the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 and transports them upward. A stopper 91 that protrudes to support the lower surface of the base end portion 30 a of the movable arm 30 is provided on the upper portion of the guide member 90.

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing a configuration example of the decorative movable objects 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. In the present embodiment, these five decorative movable objects 21 to 25 are provided for the accessory holding frame body 14, and when the movable arm 30 advances to the front of the image display 13, these five decorative movable objects. Any one of 21 to 25 is configured to move along a guide path 31 formed in the movable arm 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), each of the decorative movable objects 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 has a star shape or the like on its front side. The decorative portion 70 is shaped into a predetermined shape, a cylindrical shaft portion 71 is provided on the back side of the decorative portion 70, and a diameter-expanded portion 72 is provided at the tip of the shaft portion 71. . In the plurality of decorative movable objects 21 to 25, the shapes of the decorative portions 70 are different, but the other structures are common. The diameter of the shaft portion 71 is smaller than the slit width of the guide path 31 formed in the movable arm 30. On the other hand, the external dimensions of the decorative part 70 of each of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 are larger than the slit width of the guide path 31, and the diameter of the enlarged diameter part 72 is also larger than the slit width of the guide path 31. As a result, the decorative movable objects 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 can roll along the guide path 31 without leaving the guide path 31.

  Each of the decorative movable objects 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 includes a light emitter 73 such as an LED or a light bulb inside the decoration portion 70, and the light emitter 73 emits light with a predetermined brightness. The entire front surface of the decorative portion 70 is lit brightly. Conductor patterns 74 and 75 serving as contact points for supplying electric power to the light emitter 73 are formed in an annular shape on the peripheral surface of the shaft portion 71, and the conductor patterns 74 and 75 are formed inside the shaft portion 71, for example. Electric power is supplied to the light emitter 73 via the wiring.

  Next, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the movable arm 30. The guide path 31 formed in the movable arm 30 is formed in an open state connected to the end surface of the distal end portion 30 b of the movable arm 30. Further, the guide path 31 is a mountain-shaped path detoured to the upper side so as to avoid the rotation shaft 32 on the base end part 80a side of the movable arm 30, and further, an upward path on the base end part 30a side. It is formed in a state opened obliquely upward. That is, both ends of the slit-shaped guide path 31 are open. And the part by which the guide way 31 was open | released in the base end part 30a side is the supply port 33 for supplying the decoration movable bodies 21-25 to the guide way 31. FIG. In addition, a portion where the guide path 31 is opened on the distal end portion 30 b side serves as a discharge port 34 for discharging the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 from the guide path 31.

  The above-described decorative movable objects 21 to 25 are supplied to the guide path 31 from the supply port 33 on the base end portion 30a side of the movable arm 30 when the movable arm 30 is in the standby state. The guide path 31 formed in the movable arm 30 has an initial position 31 a that is curved downward from the supply port 33. The initial position 31a is for holding the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 supplied from the supply port 33 when the movable arm 30 is in the standby state. That is, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 can roll on the guide path 31 and, when supplied from the supply port 33, roll according to the inclination of the guide path 31 and at the initial position 31a that is the lowest point. It is held in a stationary state.

  In addition, as shown in the enlarged view of the broken line portion in FIG. 6, on the lower surface side of the guide path 31, a conductor pattern that comes into contact with each of the conductor patterns 74 and 75 formed on the shaft portion 71 of each decorative movable object 21 to 25. 78, 79 are formed. These conducting wire patterns 78 and 79 are patterns for supplying power to the light emitters 73 of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25. The conductor patterns 78 and 79 are switched between an energized state connected to a power source and a non-energized state not connected to the power source by switch means (not shown). For example, when the movable arm 30 is driven and the inclination angle of the movable arm 30 in front of the image display 13 exceeds a predetermined angle, the conductor patterns 78 and 79 are in the energized state, and otherwise are in the non-energized state. . It should be noted that the inclination angle of the movable arm 30 for energizing the conductive wire patterns 78 and 79 is before the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 start moving toward the discharge port 34 over the mountain-shaped path in the guide path 31. It is preferable to set the angle.

  As a result, the movable arm 30 advances to the front of the image display 13 and is in an inclined state, and when the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move along the guide path 31, the wire pattern formed on the shaft portion 71. 74 and 75 and the conductor patterns 78 and 79 formed on the guide path 31 move while rolling while in contact with each other, so that the light emitter 73 emits light and the entire front surface of the decorative portion 70 is lit brightly. The image display 13 is moved in the forward direction.

  Here, since the movable arm 30 is colorless and transparent, the player can visually recognize the image displayed on the image display 13 even if the movable arm 30 is driven to advance to the front side of the image display 13. That is, the movement of the movable arm 30 to move forward and backward with respect to the front of the image display 13 does not affect the visibility of the image display 13 at all. Then, after the movable arm 30 advances to the front side of the image display 13, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move on the front side of the image display 13 while lit brightly.

  Such a movable arm 30 is rotatable about a rotation shaft 32, and is urged in a direction indicated by an arrow R1 in the drawing (that is, a clockwise direction) by a spring 44 provided on the back side thereof. The spring 44 is composed of, for example, a coil-shaped spring, and applies an elastic force in the winding direction. For example, the spring 44 is attached in a state where the rotation shaft 32 is inserted in the center thereof, one end of which is locked to a locking bar 43 protruding to the front side at the upper part of the support plate 42, and the other end of the movable arm 30. It is latched by the flat plate part 35 provided in the back side. Thereby, the spring 44 urges the base end portion 30a of the movable arm 30 in the direction of the arrow R1, and urges the movable arm 30 to be in a substantially horizontal standby state.

  By the way, when the urging force of the spring 44 is strong, the movable arm 30 is excessively rotated in the direction of the arrow R1, and the proximal end portion 30a is lowered from the distal end portion 30b. In order to prevent this, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, when the movable arm 30 becomes substantially horizontal, the stopper 91 provided on the upper part of the guide member 90 is the lower surface of the base end portion 30 a of the movable arm 30. Contact with the movable arm 30 prevents excessive rotation of the movable arm 30 and supports the movable arm 30 in a substantially horizontal standby state. Note that the upper end portion 92 of the guide member 90 has an upper surface inclined downward toward the supply port 33, and when the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 conveyed upward along the guide member 90 exceed the upper end portion 92. By this downward inclination, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 can be rolled toward the supply port 33.

  Next, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing details of the drive mechanism 40 of the movable arm 30. In FIG. 8, illustration of the movable arm 30 is omitted. The motor 41 provided on the back side of the support plate 42 rotates the first rotating member 45 around the rotating shaft 41a in the direction indicated by the arrow R2 in the drawing (ie, counterclockwise direction).

  The first rotating member 45 is a disk-shaped member, and has a concave portion 45a in which a part of the surface on the front side is cut out in an arc shape. The first rotating member 45 has an outer edge of the recess 45a protruding outward in the radial direction, and includes an engaging protrusion 47 that protrudes forward from the protruding portion 45b. That is, the engagement protrusion 47 is located at a predetermined radius from the rotation shaft 41a, and moves on a circular orbit with a predetermined radius as the first rotation member 45 rotates in the direction of the arrow R2. The first rotating member 45 includes a circular gear 81 that meshes with a rotating body 61 that operates the transport mechanism 60 on the front side.

  The rotating shaft 46a of the second rotating member 46 is disposed above the rotating shaft 41a of the first rotating member 45 and is spaced apart from the rotating shaft 41a of the first rotating member 45 by a predetermined distance. The second rotating member 46 is provided with a plurality of support members 49a, 49b, 49c arranged at predetermined angular intervals with respect to the front side of the disk-shaped member, and a plurality of concave grooves radially from the center of rotation to the back side. Reference numeral 48 denotes a configuration formed at predetermined angular intervals. The number of concave grooves 48 matches the number of support members. In the present embodiment, three support members 49a, 49b, 49c are provided on the front side of the second rotating member 46, and three concave grooves 48 are provided on the back side. Therefore, the support members 49 a, 49 b, and 49 c are arranged at an interval of 120 degrees with respect to the front side of the second rotating member 46, and the concave grooves 48 are also at an interval of 120 degrees with respect to the back side of the second rotating member 46. Be placed. However, the number of concave grooves 48 and the number of support members are not limited to this.

  Such a second rotating member 46 is arranged so that the lower part thereof covers the upper part on the front side of the first rotating member 45, and each concave groove 48 is tangent to the circular orbit of the engaging protrusion 47. It is arranged so that it can face the direction. Then, when the first rotating member 45 rotates in the arrow R2 direction, the engaging protrusion 47 enters the concave groove 48 and rotates the second rotating member 46 in the direction indicated by the arrow R3 in the drawing (that is, in the clockwise direction). Configured as follows.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration and operation of the second rotating member 46. First, FIG. 9A is a front view of the second rotating member 46. The plurality of support members 49 a, 49 b, 49 c disposed on the front side of the second rotation member 46 are provided at different distances from the rotation center of the second rotation member 46. That is, the support member 49a is provided such that the outermost portion thereof is at a distance L1 from the rotation center, and the support member 49b is provided such that the outermost portion thereof is at a distance L2 from the rotation center. The support member 49c is provided such that the outermost portion thereof is at a distance L3 from the center of rotation. The relationship between these distances L1, L2, and L3 is L1> L2> L3. That is, the support member 49a is at a position farthest from the rotation center, the support member 49c is at a position closest to the rotation center, and the support member 49b is at an intermediate position therebetween. These support members 49 a, 49 b, and 49 c act so as to abut on the lower surface of the base end portion 30 a of the movable arm 30 and push up as the second rotating member 46 rotates. Since each support member 49a, 49b, 49c is located at a different distance from the center of rotation, when each support member 49a, 49b, 49c pushes up the base end portion 30a of the movable arm 30, the amount of push-up is different. Become.

  FIG. 9B is a rear view of the second rotating member 46. As shown in FIG. 9B, each concave groove 48 is linearly formed in the radial direction from the rotation shaft 46a. One of the plurality of concave grooves 48 is located in the tangential direction of the circular orbit of the engaging protrusion 47, and the end of the one concave groove 48 is located on the circular orbit. If so, the engaging protrusion 47 enters the one concave groove 48. For example, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the engaging protrusion 47 moves in the direction of the arrow R2, the engaging protrusion 47 enters the concave groove 48 at a position 48a on the circular orbit. As the engaging protrusion 47 rotates in the direction of the arrow R2, the groove 48 rotates in the direction of the arrow R3 about the rotation shaft 46a. When the concave groove 48 is rotated to the position 48 b that has been rotated by 1/3, the engaging protrusion 47 comes out of the concave groove 48. By such rotation of the concave groove 48, the front-side support members 49a, 49b, 49c rotate around the rotation shaft 46a.

  FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the first rotating member 45 and the second rotating member 46 as seen from the back side. As shown in the order of FIGS. 10A, 10 </ b> B, and 10 </ b> C, when the engaging protrusion 47 of the first rotating member 45 enters the concave groove 48, the first rotating member 45 rotates and the engagement is increased. The mating protrusion 47 rotates the second rotating member 46 while being engaged with the concave groove 48. Then, when the engaging protrusion 47 comes out of the concave groove 48, the rotation of the second rotating member 46 stops. Therefore, when the first rotating member 45 makes one rotation in the direction of the arrow R2, the engaging protrusion 47 and the groove 48 are engaged while the first rotating member 45 rotates within a predetermined range, and the second rotation. The member 46 rotates 1/3 in the direction of the arrow R3.

  FIGS. 11 to 15 are views showing the operation of the movable arm 30 by the first rotating member 45 and the second rotating member 46. First, as shown in FIG. 11, when the movable arm 30 is in the standby state, the support members 49 a, 49 b, 49 c of the second rotating member 46 are in positions that form an inverted triangle, and the base of the substantially horizontal movable arm 30 is located. It does not contact the lower surface of the end 30a. Further, in the state shown in FIG. 11, the engaging protrusion 47 of the first rotating member 45 is located at the end of the one recessed groove 48. The drive mechanism 40 stands by in the state shown in FIG. 11 until the timing for operating the movable arm 30 is reached. When the timing for operating the movable arm 30 is reached, the motor 41 rotates the first rotating member 45 in the direction of the arrow R2.

  FIG. 12 shows a state in which the first rotating member 45 has rotated a certain amount from the state of FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, when the first rotating member 45 rotates in the direction of the arrow R <b> 2, the engaging protrusion 47 rotates along a predetermined circular path while being engaged with the recessed groove 48. The second rotating member 46 is rotated in the direction of the arrow R3 while entering the rear direction. At this time, since the support member 49a also rotates in the direction of the arrow R3, the support member 49a pushes up the proximal end portion 30a of the movable arm 30. At this time, the support member 49a lifts the proximal end portion 30a against the biasing force of the spring 44 described above. As a result, the movable arm 30 rotates about the rotation shaft 32. In FIG. 12, the support member 49 a is in a state where the base end portion 30 a of the movable arm 30 is pushed up most. The motor 41 is temporarily stopped in a state where the support member 49a pushes up the base end portion 30a of the movable arm 30 most. For example, the motor 41 temporarily stops the rotational driving of the first rotating member 45 when the first rotating member 45 is rotated by a predetermined angle in the arrow R2 direction from the state shown in FIG. Pause with 30a pushed up most. Thereby, the movable arm 30 is held in a state where it is inclined at the maximum angle by the support member 49a.

  FIG. 12 shows a case where the base end portion 30a of the movable arm 30 is pushed up by the support member 49a, but the same applies to the case where the support members 49b and 49c are used.

  However, the support member 49b is closer to the rotation center of the second rotation member 46 than the support member 49a. Therefore, the tilt angle when the movable arm 30 is tilted by the support member 49b pushing up the base end portion 30a is smaller than the tilt angle by the support member 49a. Further, the support member 49c is located closer to the rotation center of the second rotation member 46 than the support member 49b. Therefore, the tilt angle when the movable arm 30 is tilted by the support member 49c pushing up the base end portion 30a is further smaller than the tilt angle by the support member 49b. Therefore, in this embodiment, the inclination angle when the movable arm 30 is held in an inclined state is different depending on which of the plurality of support members 49a, 49b, 49c pushes up the base end portion 30a. .

  When a certain time has elapsed after the movable arm 30 is held in the inclined state, the motor 41 resumes the rotational driving of the first rotating member 45 in the arrow R2 direction. As a result, the second rotating member 46 further rotates in the direction of the arrow R3 and the support member 49a also rotates, so that the base end portion 30a is gradually pushed down by the biasing force of the spring 44. When the second rotating member 46 rotates by a certain amount, the movable arm 30 returns to a substantially horizontal state. FIG. 13 shows this state. When the first rotating member 45 further rotates in the direction of the arrow R2 from the state shown in FIG. 13, the engaging protrusion 47 comes out of the groove 48 with the second rotating member 46 rotated by 1/3. As a result, the second rotation member 46 does not rotate, and the support members 49 a, 49 b, 49 c return to the original state where they do not contact the lower surface of the base end portion 30 a of the movable arm 30. The movable arm 30 is held in a substantially horizontal standby state.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the first rotating member 45 further rotates in the direction of the arrow R <b> 2 in a state where the engaging protrusion 47 does not engage with the concave groove 48. As shown in FIG. 15, the motor 41 stops when the engaging protrusion 47 of the first rotating member 45 is located at the end of the concave groove 48 of the second rotating member 46. In the state shown in FIG. 15, the drive mechanism 40 stands by until the next timing for operating the movable arm 30 is reached. Then, by performing the same operation as described above at the next timing, the movable arm 30 is again driven to the inclined state.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the motor 41 drives the movable arm 30 once by rotating the first rotating member 45 once in the arrow R2 direction. That is, the motor 41 is in a tilted state in which the movable arm 30 is advanced from the standby state to the front of the image display 13 and tilted at a predetermined angle during one rotation of the first rotating member 45, and is constant in the tilted state. The movable arm 30 in the tilted state can be retracted from the front of the image display 13 and then returned to the standby state again. Further, every time the motor 41 rotates the first rotating member 45 in the direction of the arrow R2, the movable arm 30 is held in an inclined state at a different inclination angle in front of the image display 13. At that time, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 that move along the guide path 31 move by their own weight in the direction corresponding to the inclination angle of the movable arm 30 in front of the image display 13. The decorative movable objects 21 to 25 that have moved along the guide path 31 of the movable arm 30 are discharged from the discharge port 34 formed in the distal end portion 30 b of the movable arm 30. In other words, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move on the guide path 31 while the movable arm 30 is in the inclined state, and are detached from the guide path 31 at the distal end portion 30 b of the movable arm 30. The decorative movable objects 21 to 25 separated from the guide path 31 are collected by the collection rail 50 on the back side of the game board 10.

  Next, the collection rail 50 will be described. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the recovery rail 50. As shown in FIG. 16, the recovery rail 50 includes an arc-shaped receiving part 52 for receiving the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 that are detached from the movable arm 30, a recovery path 51 connected from the receiving part 52, and a recovery path 51. And a delivery portion 53 provided at the right end of the accessory holding frame 53 and is attached below the window portion 16 of the accessory holding frame body 14. The arc-shaped receiving part 52 has a structure in which the upper part of the recovery path 51 is opened, and communicates with the recovery path 51 at the right end thereof. The receiving portion 52 has the center of the arc as the rotation shaft 32 of the movable arm 30. In addition, the arc length of the receiving portion 52 is such that the movable arm 30 can receive the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 that are detached from the distal end portion 30b of the movable arm 30 while the movable arm 30 is held at a plurality of inclination angles. The length corresponds to 30 swing ranges. The decorative movable objects 21 to 25 collected by the receiving unit 52 move to the right side by their own weight along the receiving unit 52 and are guided to the collecting path 51. Since the collection path 51 is inclined downward to the right side, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move further along the collection path 51 to the right side by their own weight and stay on the delivery part 53 at the right end of the collection rail 50. It is configured. Such a recovery rail 50 is arranged so that it cannot be seen from the front side of the game board 10.

  Next, FIG. 17 is an enlarged view showing the configuration of the transport mechanism 60. The rotating body 61 meshes with a circular gear 81 provided on the front side of the first rotating member 45 that is rotationally driven by the motor 41. Therefore, when the motor 41 rotates the first rotating member 45, the rotating body 61 rotates. The pulley 63 is configured to rotate in conjunction with the rotating body 61 by the link member 62. Therefore, when the motor 41 rotates the first rotating member 45 once in the arrow R2 direction in order to drive the movable arm 30 once, the pulley 63 rotates by a predetermined amount in the arrow R4 direction in the figure. As a result, the endless belt 66 is driven by a certain amount in the clockwise direction (clockwise direction).

  As described above, the endless belt 66 is provided with a plurality of support portions 67 at predetermined intervals for supporting the decorative movable objects 21 to 25. In the present embodiment, the interval at which the support portion 67 is provided is set so as to substantially coincide with the amount of movement of the endless belt 66 while the motor 41 rotates the first rotating member 45 once in the arrow R2 direction.

  The decorative movable objects 21 to 25 recovered by the recovery rail 50 are supported by a support portion 67 provided on the endless belt 66 in the delivery portion 53 of the recovery rail 50. When the endless belt 66 is driven, the endless belt 66 is conveyed upwardly between the surface of the endless belt 66 and the guide member 90. In the example shown in the figure, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 are conveyed while being sequentially supported by the support portion 67.

  When the motor 41 rotates the first rotating member 45 once in the direction of the arrow R2, the movable arm 30 is inclined from the standby state to the front of the image display 13 until the motor 41 makes a predetermined angle from the start of driving. To return to the standby state again. Even after the movable arm 30 returns to the standby state, the motor 41 further rotates the first rotating member 45, so that the endless belt 66 conveys the decorative movable objects 21 to 25. Then, immediately before the motor 41 stops, the support portion 67 that supports the decorative movable object 21 exceeds the upper end portion of the guide member 90.

  FIG. 18 is an enlarged front view showing the vicinity of the upper end portion of the guide member 90. The decorative movable object 21 conveyed by one support part 67 rolls toward the guide path 31 of the movable arm 30 and enters the guide path 31 when the support part 67 exceeds the upper end of the guide member 90. To do. And it will be in the state hold | maintained at the initial position 31a of the guide path 31. FIG. Thereafter, the motor 41 stops and the endless belt 66 also stops. Thereafter, the same operation is performed every time the movable arm 30 is driven by the motor 41. As described above, in this embodiment, after the movable arm 30 returns from the inclined state to the standby state, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 conveyed by the conveying mechanism 60 are set at the initial position 31 a of the guide path 31. Therefore, when it is time to perform the effect of driving the movable arm 30 in the gaming machine 1 to move the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 in front of the image display 13, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 are already at the initial position 31a. Since it is set, the production can be started immediately.

  As described above, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 set at the initial position 31a of the guide path 31 have the guide path 31 immediately after the start of the rotation even when the movable arm 30 rotates and lowers the tip portion 30b. The movement is started after the inclination angle of the movable arm 30 reaches a predetermined angle or more. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an inclined state of the movable arm 30 in which the decorative movable object 21 starts to move along the guide path 31. Since the guide path 31 adjacent to the initial position 31a is mountain-shaped, the decorative movable object 21 has a downward slope when the movable arm 30 rotates by a predetermined angle or more and the mountain-shaped path is viewed from the initial position 31a. After that, the movement starts from the initial position 31 a along the guide path 31, and rolls with its own weight toward the distal end portion 30 b of the movable arm 30.

  Next, an inclined state of the movable arm 30 by the above-described accessory operating mechanism 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 20 is a view of the accessory holding frame body 14 when viewed from the front side when the movable arm 30 is in the standby state. As shown in FIG. 20, when the movable arm 30 is in a standby state in which it is retracted from the front of the image display 13, the decorative movable object 21 is held at the initial position 31 a of the movable arm 30. When the movable arm 30 is driven in this state, the movable arm 30 is held in a state where the movable arm 30 is inclined at a plurality of inclination angles as shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 21 shows a state in which the movable arm 30 is driven by the first support member 49 a of the second rotating member 46. When the movable arm 30 is driven to the tilted state by the support member 49a, the movable arm 30 is held in a state tilted at the maximum tilt angle in front of the image display 13. At this time, for example, the decorative movable object 21 moves along the guide path 31 by its own weight in front of the image display 13. At this time, since the conductive wire patterns 78 and 79 of the guide path 31 described above are in an energized state connected to a power source, the light emitter 73 provided on the decorative movable object 21 emits light, and the decorative movable object 21 is The front of the image display 13 is moved while the surface is lit brightly. Then, the decorative movable object 21 moving along the guide path 31 moves below the image display 13 and further moves below the lower edge of the opening 10a provided in the game board 10, so that the game is played again. It becomes a state hidden behind the back side of the board 10. Then, the decorative movable object 21 is detached from the guide path 31 at the distal end portion 30 b of the movable arm 30 and is collected by the collection rail 50.

  FIG. 22 shows a state where the movable arm 30 is driven by the second support member 49 b of the second rotating member 46. When the movable arm 30 is driven to the inclined state by the support member 49b, the movable arm 30 is held in a state inclined at an inclination angle smaller than the maximum inclination angle in front of the image display 13. At this time, for example, the decorative movable object 22 moves along the guide path 31 by its own weight in front of the image display 13. At this time, since the conductive wire patterns 78 and 79 of the guide path 31 described above are in an energized state connected to a power source, the light emitter 73 provided on the decorative movable object 22 emits light, and the decorative movable object 22 The front of the image display 13 is moved while the surface is lit brightly. Then, the decorative movable object 22 that moves along the guide path 31 moves below the image display 13 and further moves below the lower left edge of the opening 10a provided on the game board 10, so that the game is played again. It becomes a state hidden behind the back side of the board 10. Then, the decorative movable object 22 is detached from the guide path 31 at the tip portion 30 b of the movable arm 30 and is collected by the collection rail 50.

  FIG. 23 shows a state where the movable arm 30 is driven by the third support member 49 c of the second rotating member 46. When the movable arm 30 is driven to the inclined state by the support member 49c, the movable arm 30 is held in a state inclined at the minimum inclination angle in front of the image display 13. At this time, for example, the decorative movable object 23 moves along the guide path 31 by its own weight in front of the image display 13. At this time, since the conductive wire patterns 78 and 79 of the guide path 31 described above are in an energized state connected to a power source, the light emitter 73 provided on the decorative movable object 23 emits light, and the decorative movable object 23 is The front of the image display 13 is moved while the surface is lit brightly. Then, the decorative movable object 23 moving along the guide path 31 moves below the image display 13 and moves further leftward than the left edge of the opening 10a provided in the game board 10, and then again. The game board 10 is hidden behind the game board 10. Then, the decorative movable object 23 is separated from the guide path 31 at the distal end portion 30 b of the movable arm 30 and is collected by the collection rail 50.

  The movable arm 30 has a constant inclination shown in FIG. 21, FIG. 22, or FIG. 23 for a predetermined time required for the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 to pass through the guide path 31 and to be detached from the distal end portion 30b of the movable arm 30. Held in a state. When a predetermined time elapses, the movable arm 30 returns from the inclined state to the standby state shown in FIG.

  24, 25, and 26 are diagrams illustrating examples of effects produced by the movement of the decorative movable objects 21, 22, and 23 as viewed from the front side of the game board 10. First, as shown in FIG. 24, the case where the decorative movable object 21 moves along the guide path 31 in a state where the movable arm 30 is inclined at the maximum inclination angle will be described. When the movable arm 30 is inclined at the maximum inclination angle in front of the image display 13, the decorative movable object 21 appears in front of the image display 13 from the back side of the game board 10. At this time, the decorative movable object 21 suddenly advances to the front side of the image display 13 that the player is paying attention to, and since the decorative movable object 21 is lit brightly, the player is surprised. It is possible to produce such an impact. Since this decorative movable object 21 moves under its own weight along the guide path 31, the front of the image display 13 moves from the upper right to the lower left as indicated by the arrow F1, and then the decorative frame Go to the lower frame of the body 12. And if it passes the front of the image display 13, it will be in the state hidden behind the back side of the game board 10 again. Thereafter, the movable arm 30 retracts from the front of the image display 13 to the back side of the game board 10. The decorative movable object 21 that has moved in front of the image display 13 passes through the back side of the game board 10 and is set to the initial position 31a of the movable arm 30 again.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 25, a case where the decorative movable object 22 moves along the guide path 31 in a state where the movable arm 30 is inclined at an intermediate angle between the maximum inclination angle and the minimum inclination angle will be described. When the movable arm 30 is tilted at a tilt angle smaller than the maximum tilt angle in front of the image display 13, the decorative movable object 22 appears in front of the image display 13 from the back side of the game board 10. At this time, the ornamental movable object 22 suddenly advances to the front side of the image display 13 that the player is paying attention to, and the ornamental movable object 22 is lit brightly, which surprises the player. It is possible to produce such an impact. Since the decorative movable object 22 moves under its own weight along the guide path 31, the front of the image display 13 is moved from the upper right to the lower left corner as indicated by an arrow F2. And if it passes the front of the image display 13, it will be in the state hidden behind the back side of the game board 10 again. Thereafter, the movable arm 30 retracts from the front of the image display 13 to the back side of the game board 10. The decorative movable object 22 that has moved in front of the image display 13 passes through the back side of the game board 10 and is set to the initial position 31a of the movable arm 30 again.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 26, a case where the decorative movable object 23 moves along the guide path 31 in a state where the movable arm 30 is inclined at the minimum inclination angle will be described. When the movable arm 30 is inclined at the minimum inclination angle in front of the image display 13, the decorative movable object 23 appears in front of the image display 13 from the back side of the game board 10. At this time, the decorative movable object 23 suddenly advances to the front side of the image display 13 that the player is paying attention to, and since the decorative movable object 23 is lit brightly, the player is surprised. It is possible to produce such an impact. Since the decorative movable object 23 moves under its own weight along the guide path 31, the front of the image display 13 is moved from the upper right to the left as indicated by the arrow F3. And if it passes the front of the image display 13, it will be in the state hidden behind the back side of the game board 10 again. Thereafter, the movable arm 30 retracts from the front of the image display 13 to the back side of the game board 10. The decorative movable object 23 that has moved in front of the image display 13 passes through the back side of the game board 10 and is set to the initial position 31a of the movable arm 30 again.

  In the above description, the decorative movable objects 21, 22, and 23 are illustrated, but the same applies to the other decorative movable objects 24 and 25.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 24, FIG. 25 and FIG. 26, even when the movable arm 30 has advanced to the front side of the image display 13, the movable arm 30 is colorless and transparent. Is not drastically reduced. Therefore, the player can pay attention to the effect image displayed on the image display 13 even when the movable arm 30 advances to the front side of the image display 13. When the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 appear on the front side of the image display 13, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 are lit brightly, so that the player inevitably pays attention to the decorative movable objects 21 to 25. It becomes like this.

  The movable arm 30 is held at a different inclination angle each time it is driven from the standby state to the inclined state as described above. That is, the drive mechanism 40 can hold the movable arm 30 at a plurality of inclination angles in the inclined state of the movable arm 30, and when driving the movable arm 30 from the standby state to the inclined state, It drives to the inclined state inclined by one inclination angle. Therefore, when the movable arm 30 advances in front of the image display 13 and the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move in front of the image display 13, the moving direction becomes a different direction each time. Therefore, when the movable arm 30 moves forward in front of the image display 13, the player cannot predict in which direction the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 will move, and the game Operation unexpected for a person. Further, the decorative movable object appearing in front of the image display 13 is also one decorative movable object selected from the plurality of decorative movable objects 21 to 25. Therefore, a different decorative movable object is provided to the player each time. An impression of moving in front of the image display 13 can be given.

  Then, after the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move in one direction on the front side of the image display 13, the player visually recognizes the operation for returning the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 to the initial position 31 a of the movable arm 30. It is configured to be performed on the back side of the game board 10 that cannot be performed. Therefore, such an operation is not seen by the player, and for the player, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 that have moved from the upper side to the lower side in the forward direction of the image display 13 are again displayed on the image display. Since the front of 13 moves from one direction to the other in the downward direction, it is possible to realize the appearance of unexpected decorative movable objects 21 to 25.

  As described above, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is driven to an inclined state in which the movable arm 30 that advances and retreats forward of the image display 13 is inclined at one of the plurality of inclination angles. And while the movable arm 30 is held in the inclined state, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move in one direction along the guide path 31 in front of the image display 13. With such a configuration, the player sees only the movement of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 moving from the upper part to the lower part of the front of the image display 13 and each time the movable arm 30 is operated. Since the inclination angles are different, the directions in which the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move in front of the image display 13 are different directions. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can realize the appearance of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 that are surprising to the player, and only perform an impact effect that surprises the player. Is possible.

  In addition, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that each of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 moves while rolling by its own weight along the guide path 31 in front of the image display 13. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide moving means for moving the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 in front of the image display 13, and the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 can be moved with a simple structure. . Specifically, the movable arm 30 that moves forward and backward in front of the image display 13 can be configured simply. Therefore, the movable arm 30 can also be configured to be colorless and transparent, and can move the image displayed on the image display 13 with high transmittance when it advances forward of the image display 13. 30 can be realized. Thereby, the visibility of the image display 13 can be prevented from being lowered by the movable arm 30.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move in front of the image display 13 along the guide path 31, and then are moved to the original position by the collection rail 50 and the transport mechanism 60 on the back side of the game board 10. It returns to the initial position 31a. Since such a return operation to the initial position 31a is performed on the back side of the game board 10, the player cannot visually recognize it. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from visually recognizing an operation that does not exhibit a special effect that is performed to return the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 to the original initial position 31a. As a result, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment can effectively perform only an effect with an impact that surprises the player.

  As described above, the gaming machine 1 includes a plurality of decorative movable objects 21 by the movable arm 30 driven in an inclined state in front of the image display 13, the collection rail 50 provided on the back side of the game board, and the transport mechanism 60. ~ 25 are configured to sequentially circulate, and compared to the conventional reciprocating movement, it is possible to realize the appearance of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 that are surprising to the player, It has a configuration that can only produce an impact that surprises the player.

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As mentioned above, although several embodiment regarding this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the content mentioned above, A various modification is applicable.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the motor 41 is temporarily stopped in a state where the movable arm 30 has a predetermined inclination angle in front of the image display 13 and the movable arm 30 is held at the predetermined inclination angle is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the motor 41 continuously rotates in both forward and reverse directions within a predetermined angle range around the rotational position of the motor 41 where the movable arm 30 has a predetermined inclination angle. You may make it repeat. As a result, the movable arm 30 is not held at a predetermined inclination angle, but swings in the vicinity of the predetermined inclination angle. Then, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move along the guide path 31 in front of the image display 13 in a state in which the tilt angle of the movable arm 30 is constantly changed while the movable arm 30 swings. When the player sees such a movement mode of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25, it seems that the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move in front of the image display 13 while drawing a wavy locus. Therefore, in this case, the operation of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 becomes even more surprising for the player, and a great effect is exhibited.

  Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the drive mechanism 40 that drives the movable arm 30 also functions as a drive source of the transport mechanism 60 is illustrated. Thereby, since both the movable arm 30 and the conveyance mechanism 60 can be driven by one motor 41 serving as a drive source, the installation space can be saved and the component cost can be reduced. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a drive source that drives the movable arm 30 and a drive source that drives the transport mechanism 60 may be provided separately. As a result, when the movable arm 30 drives the movable arm 30 from the standby state to the inclined state where the movable arm 30 has advanced to the front of the image display 13, the movable arm 30 is moved in a predetermined state when the movable arm 30 is inclined. It is also possible to hold at an arbitrary inclination angle within the inclination angle range. In this case, the moving direction when the decorative movable object 21 moves in front of the image display 13 can be made more diverse. Further, in this case, for example, as the inclination angle of the movable arm 30 increases, it is possible to provide an effect mode in which the possibility that a big hit is generated in the gaming machine 1 can be increased, and an even greater effect can be achieved.

  Further, by providing a dedicated drive source for driving the movable arm 30, for example, the movable arm 30 is imaged without being held at a fixed inclination angle with the movable arm 30 advanced to the front of the image display 13. The movable arm 30 can be swung relatively easily with the display 13 being moved forward, and the swing range can be arbitrarily controlled. Therefore, in this case, the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move in front of the image display along the guide path 31 in a state where the movable arm 30 advances to the front of the image display 13 and changes the inclination angle. . Also in this case, the player seems to move the front of the image display 13 while the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 draw a wavy trajectory, which is an unexpected operation. In this case, since the swing range of the movable arm 30 can be controlled to be different each time, the operation of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 becomes even more surprising for the player, and a great effect is exhibited.

  Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 move by their own weight along the guide path 31 when the movable arm has advanced to the front of the image display 13 has been illustrated. However, the movement of the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 does not necessarily have to be based only on its own weight. For example, when the movable arm 30 advances to the front of the image display 13, a separate sending mechanism for sending the decorative movable objects 21 to 25 from the initial position 31 a toward the guide path 31 may be provided. I do not care.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 10 Game board 10a Opening part 11 Game area 12 Decoration frame 13 Image display device 14 Object holding frame body 20 Object operating mechanism 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Decoration movable object 30 Movable arm 31 Guide way 40 Drive mechanism (drive means)
50 Collection rail (collection means)
60 Conveying mechanism (conveying means)

Claims (7)

A game board having a game area in which a game ball is launched, and an opening provided in the center of the game area;
An image display disposed on the back side of the game board and visible from the front side of the game board through the opening;
A movable arm provided between the game board and the image display, capable of moving forward and backward to the front side of the image display, and having a guide path;
Drive means for advancing and retracting the movable arm between a standby state in which the movable arm is retracted from the front of the image display and an inclined state inclined in front of the image display;
A decorative movable object that moves in front of the image display along the guide path by moving the movable arm forward and inclined by the driving means.
With
The drive means can hold the movable arm at a plurality of inclination angles in the inclined state of the movable arm, and the inclined state in which the movable arm is inclined from the standby state at one of the plurality of inclination angles. A gaming machine characterized by being driven to   The movable arm is held substantially horizontally above the image display in the standby state, and is rotated about a predetermined rotation axis by being driven by the driving means to move forward of the image display. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is rotated until it reaches one inclination angle of the plurality of inclination angles. A game board having a game area in which a game ball is launched, and an opening provided in the center of the game area;
An image display disposed on the back side of the game board and visible from the front side of the game board through the opening;
A movable arm provided between the game board and the image display, capable of moving forward and backward to the front side of the image display, and having a guide path;
Drive means for advancing and retracting the movable arm between a standby state in which the movable arm is retracted from the front of the image display and an inclined state inclined in front of the image display;
A decorative movable object that moves in front of the image display along the guide path by moving the movable arm forward and inclined by the driving means.
With
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the driving means holds the movable arm at an arbitrary inclination angle within a predetermined inclination angle range in the inclined state of the movable arm. A game board having a game area in which a game ball is launched, and an opening provided in the center of the game area;
An image display disposed on the back side of the game board and visible from the front side of the game board through the opening;
A movable arm provided between the game board and the image display, capable of moving forward and backward to the front side of the image display, and having a guide path;
Drive means for advancing and retracting the movable arm between a standby state in which the movable arm is retracted from the front of the image display and an inclined state inclined in front of the image display;
A decorative movable object that moves in front of the image display along the guide path by moving the movable arm forward and inclined by the driving means.
With
The game in which the decorative movable object moves in front of the image display along the guide path in a state in which the movable arm advances to the front of the image display and changes an inclination angle. Machine. The decorative movable object moves in front of the image display along the guide path while the movable arm is inclined in front of the image display, and from the guide path at the end of the movable arm. Configured to leave,
A recovery means for recovering the decorative movable object detached from the guide path on the back side of the game board;
Conveying means for conveying the decorative movable object collected by the collecting means on the back side of the game board and supplying the movable arm in a standby state;
The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: A game board having a game area in which a game ball is launched, and an opening provided in the center of the game area;
An image display disposed on the back side of the game board and visible from the front side of the game board through the opening;
A movable arm provided between the game board and the image display, capable of moving forward and backward to the front side of the image display, and having a guide path;
Drive means for advancing and retracting the movable arm between a standby state in which the movable arm is retracted from the front of the image display and an inclined state inclined in front of the image display;
When the movable arm is in an inclined state in front of the image display, it moves in front of the image display along the guide path, and moves to the back side of the game board. A decorative movable object that separates from the guide path at the end of the movable arm;
A recovery means for recovering the decorative movable object detached from the guide path on the back side of the game board;
Conveying means for conveying the decorative movable object collected by the collecting means on the back side of the game board and supplying the movable arm in a standby state;
A gaming machine comprising:   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the decorative movable object moves by its own weight along the guide path in front of the image display.

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