JP2011172717A - Accessory device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an accessory device of a game machine, capable of making a novel movement and giving amusements to a player. <P>SOLUTION: The accessory device of a game machine includes: a movable accessory 21 having a substrate 22 provided freely movably in the vertical direction on a support case 30 and a lid body 25 provided so as to be opened and closed relative to the substrate 22; a moving member 40 provided freely movably on the support case 30 along the moving direction of the substrate 22 on the back surface side of the substrate 22; a connection member 26 whose one end is freely turnably connected to a horizontal shaft 25e provided on the lower part of the lid body 25 and extended to exceed the substrate 22, whose longitudinal direction intermediate part is freely turnably supported by a first shaft part and a second shaft part 22d provided on the substrate 22, and whose longitudinal direction other end part is freely turnably connected to the moving member 40; and a movement regulation means 34 for regulating the movement of the moving member 40 by abutting an engaging pin 40b provided on the moving member 40 on the upper end part of an oblong hole 35 provided in the support case 30 in the downward movement of the substrate 22 relative to the support case 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an accessory device for a gaming machine provided with a movable accessory.

In a pachinko game machine, which is a type of gaming machine, when a game ball wins a start winning opening provided on the game board, the symbols displayed on the symbol display device provided on the game board start changing, and a predetermined time has elapsed. When the symbol that is stopped later becomes a predetermined jackpot symbol, a big hit state occurs, and the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls. Some of these gaming machines are configured such that an accessory provided on the game board is movable in accordance with the display content of the symbol display device in order to improve the interest of the game.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that when a big hit is made, the accessory is moved in the left-right direction in conjunction with the display content of the symbol display device. Patent Document 2 discloses that an accessory is moved in the front-rear direction of the game board when the symbols are in a predetermined combination.

JP 2004-195084 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-007509

  However, since all the objects disclosed in the above-mentioned patent documents are configured to move only in the same direction (left-right direction or front-rear direction), it seems similar even if a change is made in the amount of movement and the timing of movement of the object. There is a problem that the player moves slowly and makes the player feel bored and lacks interest.

  The present invention solves such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an accessory device for a gaming machine that can perform a novel movement different from conventional ones and can provide an interest to the player.

  In order to solve such a problem, the accessory device of the gaming machine according to the present invention opens and closes with respect to the substrate with the substrate provided on the support case so as to be movable in the vertical direction and the lower side of the substrate as a rotation fulcrum. A movable accessory having a possible lid, a moving member provided on the back side of the substrate so as to be movable in the support case along the direction of movement of the substrate, and a horizontal provided at the bottom of the lid One end side of the shaft is pivotably connected and extends beyond the substrate, and the middle portion in the longitudinal direction is pivotable to the shaft portions (first shaft portion 22c and second shaft portion 22d in the embodiment) provided on the substrate. And a connecting member whose other end in the longitudinal direction is rotatably connected to the moving member, and when the substrate moves relative to the support case, the movement of the moving member is restricted and the connecting member is rotated as the substrate moves. It has a movement control means to move (Claim 1).

  The horizontal axis provided in the lid is connected to the connecting member and serves as a pivot for the lid. The shaft portion provided on the substrate movably supports the longitudinal intermediate portion of the connecting member. The position of the shaft portion with respect to the substrate is provided at a position where the lid can slide relative to the substrate when the substrate moves, and the lid can be opened and closed with respect to the substrate. Specifically, the position of the shaft portion (second shaft portion 22d in the embodiment) is provided in the lower part on the back side of the substrate, and the distance between the horizontal shaft and the shaft portion is the distance between the connecting member and the moving member. It is provided at a position that is longer than the distance between the rotation fulcrum and the shaft portion. If it does in this way, at the time of a movement of a board | substrate, a cover body can be slid at a faster speed than a board | substrate.

  The connecting member may be constituted by a single member, or may be constituted by rotatably connecting two members.

  The moving member is provided on the support case so as to be movable along the moving direction of the substrate. Specifically, a long hole extending in the moving direction of the substrate is provided in the support case, and an engaging pin that is movable along the long hole is provided in the moving member. If comprised in this way, when a connection member rotates with the movement of a board | substrate, an engagement pin will move along a long hole and a movement member can be moved along the movement direction of a board | substrate.

  The movement restricting means restricts the movement of the moving member when the substrate moves relative to the support case, and rotates the connecting member as the substrate moves. Specifically, the movement of the substrate means when the substrate moves when the lid is closed or when the opened lid is closed.

  The movement restricting means has a long hole provided in the support case and extending in the moving direction of the substrate, and an engagement pin provided in the moving member and inserted into the long hole. The movement of the moving member is restricted by the contact of the engaging pin with the second aspect (claim 2).

  The long hole only needs to be able to regulate the movement of the moving member, and one long hole or a plurality of long holes may be provided in the support case.

  According to the present invention, a movable accessory comprising a substrate provided on the support case so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the substrate with the lower side of the substrate as a rotation fulcrum. A moving member provided on the back side of the substrate so as to be movable in the support case along the direction of movement of the substrate, and a horizontal axis provided at the bottom of the lid body are pivotally connected at one end side beyond the substrate. A connecting member in which a longitudinal intermediate portion is rotatably supported by a shaft portion provided on the substrate and a longitudinal other end is rotatably connected to the moving member, and when the substrate moves relative to the support case, And a movement restricting means for restricting the movement of the moving member and rotating the connecting member as the substrate moves, so that when the substrate moves downward, the movement restricting means restricts the movement of the moving member, and the substrate As the plate moves, the connecting member rotates and the lid body Moves downward Te, the lid opens by its own weight in the horizontal axis as a rotation fulcrum. For this reason, a turning operation is performed in which the lid suddenly opens while the movable accessory moves linearly downward. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an accessory device for a gaming machine that enables a novel movement of the movable accessory and can provide interest to the player.

The perspective view of the front side of the accessory apparatus of the game machine concerning one embodiment of this invention is shown. 1 is a front view of a gaming board of a gaming machine provided with a gaming machine accessory device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. The accessory device of the gaming machine according to the present invention is shown, in which (a) is a left side view of the accessory device, and (b) is a right side view of the accessory device. The back view of the accessory apparatus of the game machine concerning one embodiment of this invention is shown. The front side perspective view of the movable accessory of the state which the cover concerning one embodiment of this invention opened is shown. The bottom view of the accessory apparatus of the game machine concerning one embodiment of this invention is shown. The left view for demonstrating operation | movement of the accessory apparatus of the game machine concerning this invention is shown.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 (front view) shows a configuration example of a gaming machine in which an accessory device is arranged on the upper part of the gaming board of the gaming machine. Note that the gaming machine will be described using a pachinko machine as an example, but the gaming machine is not limited to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, and may be a slot machine.

  First, the entire gaming machine will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, a front glass 3 having a rectangular shape in front view is provided on the front side of the gaming machine 1, and a game board 5 is provided on the rear side of the front glass 3. The game board 5 is provided with a symbol display portion 7 at the center thereof, a plurality of winning holes 9 and the like are provided below the symbol display portion 7, and a relatively small diameter above the symbol display portion 7. A movable accessory 15 having a diameter larger than that of the movable accessory 15 is provided. The accessory device 20 for driving the movable accessory 21 will be described later. A decorative member 11 is provided around the symbol display unit 7 so as to protrude toward the center of the symbol display unit 7. Although the decorative member 11 is disposed on the front side of the movable accessory 15, 21, the decorative member 11 is formed of a transparent material, so that the movable accessory 15, 21 can be visually recognized through the decorative member 11.

  A tray unit (not shown) is disposed below the front glass 3, and an operation handle (not shown) is disposed below the right end of the tray unit. The operation handle protrudes toward the player and is operated by the player when the game ball is fired.

  The accessory device 20 for driving the movable accessory 21 disposed above the center in the width direction of the symbol display unit 7 is shown in FIG. 1 (front view), FIG. 3 (a) (right side view), FIG. ) (Left side view), as shown in FIG. 4 (rear view), a support case 30 extending in the vertical direction and formed in a box shape, a movable accessory 21 disposed on the front side of the support case 30, A driving unit 50 for moving the movable accessory 21 is provided.

  The support case 30 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, is formed in a rectangular shape and extends in the lateral direction, a rectangular front plate portion 30b that is connected to the right front end portion and extends downward, and a front plate A pair of left and right side plate portions 30c, 30d connected to the both sides in the width direction of the portion 30b and the top plate portion 30a and extending rearward, and a front protruding plate portion 30e projecting outward in the left-right direction from both front and rear end portions of the side plate portions 30c, 30d. And a rear projecting plate portion 30f.

  The front protruding plate part 30e is provided from the upper part to the lower end part of each side plate part 30c, 30d, and is disposed on substantially the same plane as the front plate part 30b. The rear protruding plate portion 30f is provided from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of each side plate portion 30c, 30d, and is disposed substantially parallel to the front protruding plate portion 30e. A bottom plate 30g is provided at the lower ends of the front protruding plate 30e, the rear protruding plate 30f, and the side plates 30c and 30d connecting them.

  Therefore, rectangular parallelepiped spaces 30h and 30i are formed in a region surrounded by the front protruding plate 30e, the rear protruding plate 30f, the bottom plate 30g, the top plate 30a, and the side plates 30c and 30d. In these space portions 30h and 30i, a drive shaft 51 and a guide shaft 53 that constitute a part of the drive portion 50 described later are provided.

  The movable accessory 21 is arranged along the front plate portion 30b of the support case 30 formed in this way. The movable accessory 21 includes a substrate 22 formed in a disk shape in a front view and a lid 25 that is disposed on the surface side of the substrate 22 and that can be opened and closed with the lower side of the substrate 22 as a rotation fulcrum. Do it.

  The substrate 22 is formed with a space inside, and the rear side of the substrate is open. A printed board 23 on which light emitting elements such as LEDs are mounted is disposed in the substrate 22. Since the substrate 22 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, light emitted from the light emitting element can pass through the substrate 22. A rectangular cutout hole 22a (see FIG. 4) is provided in the lower portion of the substrate 22. The cutout hole 22 a penetrates the substrate 22 in the front-rear direction and opens on the lower peripheral surface of the substrate 22. A connecting member 26 extending from a lid body 25 to be described later is disposed in the notch hole 22a so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction to move and open and close the lid body 25.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (partial front view), a support portion 22b that projects downward is provided in the upper portion of the cutout hole 22a, and a first portion extending in the horizontal direction at the lower end portion of the support portion 22b. A shaft portion 22c is inserted. The first shaft portion 22c protrudes from the left and right sides of the lower end portion of the support portion 22b, and a first connecting member 26a (described later) of the connecting member 26 is rotatably supported at both ends of the protruding first shaft portion 22c. A second shaft portion 22d extending in the horizontal direction is provided on the upper rear side of the cutout hole 22a. The second shaft portion 22 d is provided on a pair of projecting portions 22 e that project from the back surface of the substrate 22.

  A pair of engaging portions 16 and 17 that engage with the guide shaft 53 and the drive shaft 51 are provided on the upper portions of both sides in the left-right direction on the back surface side of the substrate 22. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, these engaging portions 16 and 17 are provided on the distal end side of arm portions 16 a and 17 a extending from the upper part of the substrate 22 to the rear side of the substrate. The engaging portions 16 and 17 are formed in a cylindrical shape having substantially the same size and extending in the vertical direction, and are disposed symmetrically with respect to the width direction of the substrate 22. The upper end surfaces of the engaging portions 16 and 17 are disposed above the substrate 22, and the upper end surfaces of the engaging portions 16 and 17 are disposed on substantially the same plane. A plurality of projections (not shown) projecting inward are provided in the engagement portion 17 disposed on the right side in the left-right direction among the engagement portions 16 and 17. The protrusion engages with the spiral groove 51a of the drive shaft 51 provided in the space 30i, and moves along the spiral groove 51a with the rotation of the drive shaft 51. 22 is moved up and down.

  The drive shaft 51 constitutes a part of the drive unit 50 and is rotatably supported between a top plate portion 30a and a bottom plate portion 30g that partition the space portion 30i on the right side of the support case 30 in the left-right direction. A spiral groove 51 a extending in the vertical direction is formed on the surface of the drive shaft 51.

  The upper portion of the drive shaft 51 protrudes upward from the top plate portion 30 a of the support case 30, and a driven gear 55 that can rotate together with the drive shaft 51 is attached to the upper portion of the drive shaft 51. The driven gear 55 meshes with a drive gear 57 attached to the shaft portion of the motor M via a plurality of power transmission gears 56 rotatably provided on the upper surface on one side of the top plate portion 30a. For this reason, when the motor M is driven, the power of the motor M is transmitted to the drive shaft 51 via the drive gear 57, the plurality of power transmission gears 56, and the driven gear 55.

  The left-right engaging portion 16 is disposed in the left-right space 30h of the support case 30, and is rotatably supported between a top plate 30a and a bottom plate 30g that partition the space 30h. It is movably inserted along the shaft 53. This engaging portion 16 prevents the substrate 22 from tilting in the width direction together with the other engaging portion 17.

  The lid body 25 includes a top plate portion 25a formed in a circular shape, a peripheral wall portion 25b protruding from the periphery to one side of the top plate portion, and a back plate 25c that covers an opening portion opened to the distal end side of the peripheral wall portion 25b ( (See FIG. 5). When the lid 25 is in a closed state with respect to the substrate 22 (hereinafter referred to as Pc when closed), the lid body 25 is arranged such that the tip of the peripheral wall portion 25b abuts along the peripheral edge of the substrate 22. The outer diameter of 25 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the substrate 22.

  An opening 25d (see FIG. 5) is formed below the back plate 25c of the lid 25, and a horizontal shaft 25e extending in the horizontal direction is provided in the lid 25 inside the opening 25d. The front end side of the connecting member 26 inserted from the opening 25d is rotatably connected to the horizontal shaft 25e, and the lid body 25 can be opened and closed in the vertical direction with the horizontal shaft 25e as a rotation fulcrum.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 (bottom view), one end side of the connecting member 26 is rotatably supported by the horizontal shaft 25e in the lid body 25, and the other end side thereof is freely rotatable by the first shaft portion 22c. The first connecting member 26a is supported, and a pin projecting from the first connecting member 26a is inserted into a long hole provided at one end, and is supported movably along the long hole 26c. Is supported by the second shaft portion 22d so as to be rotatable, and the other end portion has a second connecting member 26b rotatably supported at a lower end portion of a moving member 40 described later. Therefore, the lid body 25 is connected to the substrate 22 via the first connecting member 26a and is connected to the substrate 22 via the second connecting member 26b. Therefore, when the substrate 22 moves in the vertical direction, the lid body 25 moves in the vertical direction via the first connecting member 26a and the second connecting member 26b.

  In the second shaft portion 22d, the distance Y between the horizontal shaft 25e and the second shaft portion 22d is longer than the distance X between the rotation fulcrum between the connecting member 26 and the moving member 40 and the second shaft portion 22d. (See FIG. 7B). In this way, when the substrate 22 is moved, the lid 25 is slid at a higher speed than the substrate 22 when the connecting member 26 is rotated downward about the rotation fulcrum of the connecting member 26 and the moving member 40. be able to.

  A torsion coil spring 27 is attached to the horizontal shaft 25e in the lid 25, and the torsion coil spring 27 biases the lid 25 in the opening direction. Further, a torsion coil spring is also attached to the second shaft portion 22d, and the torsion coil spring urges the lid side of the connecting member 26 to rotate downward.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the moving member 40 connected to the connecting member 26 is disposed between a pair of side plate portions 30c and 30d of the support case 30, and extends in the vertical direction. It has a pair of engaging pins 40b protruding on both sides of the upper part.

  The moving member 40 is accommodated in the support case 30 so that the lower end portion does not protrude from the support case 30 when the lid 25 is closed. As shown in FIG. 7A, the long hole 35 for guiding the movement of the engaging pin 40b extends from the upper side of the side plate portion 30d to the lower portion of the side plate portion 30d. The long hole 35 provided in the side plate portion 30c is the same as the long hole 35 provided in the side plate portion 30d. These long holes 35 are provided in the side plate portions 30 c and 30 d so that the engaging pin 40 b comes into contact with the upper end portion of the long hole 35 when the lid body 25 is closed Pc. The engagement pin 40b and the long hole 35 are collectively referred to as the movement restricting means 34 hereinafter. The relationship between the engagement pin 40b and the long hole 35 will be described later.

  In the accessory device 20 configured as described above, when the motor M is driven when the lid 25 is closed, the drive shaft 51 rotates and the engaging portions 16 and 17 move downward with respect to the support case 30. To do. At the same time, as the substrate 22 moves downward, the second connecting member 26b of the connecting member 26 rotates downward with the connection portion with the moving member 40 as a rotation fulcrum A. At this time, the engaging pin 40b of the movement restricting means 34 is maintained in a state in contact with the upper end portion of the long hole 35 and restricts the upward movement of the moving member 40. For this reason, the 2nd connection member 26b rotates below with the movement of the board | substrate 22 below. As a result, the substrate side of the first connecting member 26a (see FIG. 5) rotates downward with the first shaft portion 22c as a rotation fulcrum, and the lid body 25 is faster than the substrate 22 with respect to the substrate 22. Slide down. That is, when the motor M drives the movable accessory 21, the lid body 25 slides downward at a faster speed than the substrate 22 while the substrate 22 moves downward.

  When the position of the horizontal shaft 25e in the lid body 25 moves to the substrate side with respect to the center of gravity of the lid body 25 during the downward movement of the substrate 22, the lid body 25 is moved downward with the horizontal axis 25e as a rotation fulcrum by gravity. (See FIG. 7B).

  And when the board | substrate 22 moved further below, the connection part with the moving member 40 of the 2nd connection member 26b was made into the rotation fulcrum A, the 2nd connection member 26b rotated further below, and the cover body 25 was fully opened. Open to the state (see FIG. 7C). Then, as the substrate 22 further moves downward and the moving member 40 moves downward via the connecting member 26, the fully open lid body 25 moves downward together with the substrate 22. And when the engaging parts 16 and 17 contact | abut to the baseplate part 30g of the support case 30, the movement of the movable accessory 21 will stop.

  As described above, when the motor M is driven, the movable accessory 21 of the accessory device 20 slides the lid 25 downward at a faster speed than the substrate 22 while the substrate 22 moves downward, and then the lid. The body 25 opens suddenly by gravity. For this reason, the movement of the movable accessory 21 becomes novel, making it difficult for the player to feel bored, and providing the player with interest.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 21 Movable accessory 22 Board | substrate 22c 1st axial part (axial part)
22d Second shaft portion (shaft portion)
25 Lid 25e Horizontal shaft 26 Connecting member 30 Support case 34 Movement restricting member 35 Long hole 40 Moving member 40b Engagement pin

Claims (2)

A movable accessory comprising: a substrate provided on the support case so as to be movable in the vertical direction; and a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the substrate with the lower side of the substrate as a rotation fulcrum.
A moving member provided on the back side of the substrate so as to be movable in the support case along the moving direction of the substrate;
One end side is pivotally connected to a horizontal shaft provided at the lower part of the lid body and extends beyond the substrate, and a middle portion in the longitudinal direction is rotatably supported by a shaft portion provided on the substrate. A connecting member whose other end in the direction is rotatably connected to the moving member;
And a movement restricting means for restricting the movement of the moving member and rotating the connecting member in accordance with the movement of the substrate when the substrate is moved relative to the support case. . The movement restricting means has a long hole provided in the support case and extending in the moving direction of the substrate, and an engagement pin provided in the moving member and inserted into the long hole. 2. The accessory device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the moving member is restricted by the engagement pin coming into contact with an upper end portion of the long hole.

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