JP2012166007A - Game machine equipped with bubble generating yakumono (accessory) - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine equipped with a bubble generating Yakumono that can form a bubble stream free of turbulence.SOLUTION: In the bubble generating Yakumono 5 of a game machine 1, a liquid flow formed by bubbles 30 released from bubble outlets 14a is guided upward inside a liquid container 11 with a vertically extending bubble guide fin 16. As a result, no turbulence is generated in the liquid container 11, with a plurality of rising liquid flows formed going upward from the bottom of the liquid container 11. The bubbles 30 released from each bubble outlet 14a are carried off by the rising liquid flow and headed upward from the bottom of the liquid container 11. Consequently, a plurality of lines of turbulent-free bubble flow are formed heading upward from the bottom of the liquid container 11. Then, through the bubble flows, the display screen 4 of a center Yakumono 3 on a game base board 2 is made visible to a player, enabling presentation effect to be enhanced of the display contents on the display screen 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a foam generating accessory arranged in a state of covering the front side of a display unit arranged on a gaming board surface.

  In a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a center role is arranged at the center of the game board board surface, and a specific winning port, a general winning port, etc. are arranged around it. For example, three rows of symbols are scroll-displayed on the liquid crystal screen or the like, and the pachinko machine is switched to a specific state such as a jackpot when the symbols are aligned. Further, when the so-called reach state in which two symbols are aligned, the character appears on the liquid crystal display screen, or the background color, form, etc. are changed to enhance the effect of the reach state.

  Such a change in the display state is planar, and there is a limit to enhancing the effect. In order to improve this, a gaming machine having a structure in which a foam generating agent is arranged in front of the center agent has been proposed. In Patent Document 1, a gaming machine is proposed in which a liquid injection container is arranged in front of a display device (center accessory) and bubbles are generated in the liquid injected therein.

  In the gaming machine of this configuration, there is a depth that cannot be obtained in a planar production by the display screen by making the production state of the display device arranged behind the liquid injection container in which bubbles are generated visually. A production effect and a production effect by bubbles are expected.

JP 2004-8660 A

  In the foam generating agent having this configuration, when a foam discharge port is arranged at the bottom of the liquid injection container, that is, the transparent water tank, and bubbles are blown out, a water flow is generated in the transparent water tank due to the discharge of the bubbles. Since the foam generating combination is arranged on the front side of the game board surface, it has a small size compared to a general aquarium, in particular, a flat shape with a very thin thickness. For this reason, when bubbles are released from a large number of bubble discharge ports in the transparent water tank, water flows are generated by the discharge of the bubbles from the respective bubble discharge ports, and these water flows interfere with each other and enter the transparent water tank. A turbulent flow or a swirling flow in the vertical direction is generated.

  As a result, bubbles released at the bottom of the transparent water tank move randomly in the vicinity of the bottom without rising from the bottom to the top of the transparent water tank, and it is difficult to form a turbulent bubble flow in the transparent water tank. It is. For example, it is difficult to move the bubbles in an aligned state from the bottom to the top. If the bubbles cannot be moved along the target movement path and the bubbles move along the random movement path, a sufficient effect can be achieved when viewing the display contents of the center object through it. I can't get it. This is considered to be one of the main causes that the foam generating agent is not put into practical use.

  The subject of this invention pays attention to this point, and there is in proposing the game stand provided with the foam generating agent which can form the flow of the bubble without disorder.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems,
Has a foam generating agent arranged to cover the display part on the game board surface from the front side,
The foam generating agent is
A flat liquid container capable of seeing through the display unit;
A transparent liquid stored in the liquid container;
A foam generating section having a plurality of foam discharge ports arranged at the bottom in the liquid container;
An exhaust port formed in the upper part of the liquid container;
In order to guide the bubbles generated from the bubble generating part upward, a plurality of bubbles arranged in the liquid container at a predetermined interval in a horizontal direction parallel to the game board surface in a state of extending vertically. With guide fins,
The bubble generating part is connected to an air supply pipe that sends gas into the liquid of the liquid container from the bubble generating part,
An exhaust pipe for discharging gas from the inside of the liquid container to the outside is connected to the exhaust port through the exhaust port.

  In the foam generating agent of the gaming table of the present invention, the liquid flow formed by the bubbles discharged from the bubble discharge port is guided upward in the liquid container by the foam guide fins extending in the vertical direction, so that from the bottom of the liquid container A plurality of upward liquid streams are formed upward. Therefore, the bubbles released from the respective bubble discharge ports are quickly moved upward from the bottom of the liquid container along the rising liquid flow. As a result, no turbulent flow is generated in the liquid container, so that a plurality of bubble flows without turbulence are formed in the liquid container. Through these bubble flows, the display effect on the display content on the display screen can be enhanced by allowing the player to visually observe the display unit on the game board surface, for example, the display screen of the center object composed of the liquid crystal display device. .

  Here, water can be used as the liquid stored in the liquid container. Instead of water, a liquid having substantially the same viscosity as water, for example, ethanol or xylene can be used. Further, as the liquid stored in the liquid container, a liquid having higher viscosity than water, for example, glycerin, toluene, silicone oil, PFPE (perfluoropolyether) can be used. By using a highly viscous liquid, the flow of bubbles can be further stabilized.

  Moreover, as a foam generation | occurrence | production part, the thing of the structure by which the foam discharge port was arranged in the horizontal direction parallel to the game stand surface in the bottom part of the liquid container at predetermined intervals can be used. In this case, if the foam guide fins are arranged on both sides of the foam outlet of the foam generating part in the direction parallel to the game board surface, the upward liquid flow upward from the foam outlet can be effectively prevented. Since the bubbles rise on the rising liquid flow, a bubble flow without turbulence can be reliably formed.

  In order to generate a large number of fine bubbles, a foam generating tube is used as a foam generating portion that extends in the lateral direction parallel to the game board surface at the bottom of the liquid container, and the foam generating tube is formed from a porous material. Just keep it.

  Here, in order to further enhance the effect of the display content viewed through the bubble generating agent, it is desirable to change the amount of bubbles released and the size of the bubbles generated in the bubble generating agent. In order to adjust the amount of bubbles, a bubble discharge amount adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the flow rate of the gas supplied to the bubble generation unit via the air supply pipe may be arranged. In order to adjust the bubble size, a bubble size adjusting mechanism that can adjust the pressure of the gas supplied to the bubble generating unit via the air supply tube may be provided.

  In addition, in order to change the upward flow of bubbles generated in the bubble generating agent, a bubble guide for guiding the bubbles in a predetermined direction is arranged above the bubble guide fins in the liquid container to reduce the flow of the bubbles. Change it.

  Furthermore, in order to enhance the effect of the production due to the upward flow of bubbles, it is desirable to arrange an illumination tool such as an LED that illuminates the inside of the liquid container.

  Next, it is also possible to arrange a bubble discharge port that discharges bubbles in different directions as the bubble discharge port of the bubble generation unit.

  Further, the movable accessory can be immersed in the liquid in a state where it can be moved in a predetermined direction by the liquid flow generated by the bubbles discharged from the bubble discharge port of the bubble generation unit. Since the movable accessory moves by the flow of bubbles, the effect of production can be enhanced.

  Furthermore, even if a plurality of suspended matters are mixed in the liquid stored in the liquid container, it is possible to enhance the effect by the foam generating agent.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the foam generating agent is arranged in front of the display unit arranged on the surface of the gaming board, and the direction of the liquid flow generated by the released bubbles is inside the liquid container of the foam generating agent. Foam guide fins for regulating Due to the bubble guide fins, the liquid flow generated by the bubbles released at the bottom in the liquid container becomes an upward flow and does not become a turbulent state. Therefore, since the generated bubbles become a plurality of bubble flows without disturbance and move from the bottom to the top in the liquid container, the effect of viewing the display unit on the game board surface can be enhanced through this. .

It is explanatory drawing which shows the principal part of the game stand to which this invention is applied. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the foam generation | occurrence | production thing of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a foam generating combination. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a foam generating combination. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a foam generating combination. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the game stand to which this invention is applied.

  In the following, an embodiment of a game machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the main part of the game table according to the present embodiment. The gaming table 1 is, for example, a pachinko machine, and the overall configuration is the same as that generally used, and a center accessory 3 is disposed in the center of the gaming board surface 2. For example, a rectangular display screen 4 of a liquid crystal display device is exposed on the surface of the center accessory 3 as indicated by a dotted line, and various symbols and the like are displayed according to the progress of the game, the winning state, etc. Is done.

  A foam generating accessory 5 is attached to the front side of the center accessory 3. The bubble generating combination 5 can transmit visible light, and the display screen 4 in the center combination 3 is covered with the bubble generating combination 5. Therefore, the display screen 4 can be viewed from the front of the game table 1 through the foam generating agent 5.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the foam generating agent 5. The foam generating combination 5 includes a transparent liquid container 11 positioned on the front side of the display screen 4 of the center combination 3. The liquid container 11 is a flat rectangular parallelepiped container having a small thickness (thickness in a direction perpendicular to the game board surface 2), and a transparent liquid 12 is sealed inside. For example, transparent glycerin is enclosed. A bubble generation unit 13 is attached to the bottom side of the liquid container 11. The bubble generating unit 13 includes three bubble discharge tubes 14 that extend in the vertical direction through the bottom plate 11a of the liquid container 11, and the upper end opening of each bubble discharge tube 14 is a bubble discharge port 14a. An exhaust port 15 is formed in the top plate 11 b of the liquid container 11.

  Inside the liquid container 11, a plurality of foam guide fins 16 are arranged in the bottom part of the liquid container 11, in this example, three sets (six sheets). The foam guide fins 16 are linear fins of a predetermined length extending vertically upward from the bottom plate 11a inside the liquid container 11. Each set of foam guide fins 16 is disposed on both sides of a portion of each foam discharge tube 14 located inside the liquid container 11, that is, on both sides in the lateral direction parallel to the game board surface 2. Each foam guide fin 16 is formed so as to be bridged between the front and rear plates of the liquid container 11, and the bottom portion of the liquid container 11 in which the foam guide fin 16 is disposed is divided into left and right by the foam guide fin 16. Yes. Instead of the foam guide fins 16, it is also possible to use projecting fins having a certain height and width extending in the vertical direction along the inner surfaces of the front and rear plates of the liquid container 11.

  Two foam guides 17 are arranged on the top plate side inside the liquid container 11. The bubble guide 17 is a guide that is inclined toward the center in the width direction in a symmetric state on both sides in the width direction of the liquid container 11 (lateral direction parallel to the game board surface 2). These two foam guides 17 are located immediately above the foam outlets 14a on both sides. Various forms can be adopted for the number, shape, arrangement position, and the like of the bubble guide 17.

  Next, each bubble discharge tube 14 of the bubble generating unit 13 disposed at the bottom of the liquid container 11 is connected to an air supply tube 18 for sending gas, for example, air, into the liquid container 11 through these. . It is also possible to use a gas other than air. The upstream end of the air supply pipe 18 is connected to the discharge port 19 a of the air supply pump 19. On the other hand, an exhaust pipe 20 is connected to an exhaust port 15 formed in the top plate 11 b of the liquid container 11, and a downstream end of the exhaust pipe 20 is connected to a suction port 19 b of an air supply pump 19.

  A flow rate adjustment valve 21 is attached to each bubble discharge pipe 14, and the gas flow rate supplied via each bubble discharge pipe 14 can be adjusted individually. Further, the pressure of the gas supplied to each bubble discharge pipe 14 can be adjusted by a pressure adjustment valve 22 attached to the air supply pipe 18. In addition, it is also possible to attach a pressure adjusting mechanism to each foam discharge pipe 14.

  Control of the foam generation operation of the foam generating agent 5 is performed by the control device 23 of the game table 1. The control device 23 includes a control circuit 24 that includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The control circuit 24 controls the operation of each unit during the game in the game table 1. For example, the display content of the display screen 4 is controlled by driving the liquid crystal display device of the center accessory 3 via the liquid crystal driver 25. Further, each flow rate adjustment valve 21 is controlled via a driver 26 to individually adjust the amount of bubbles released from each bubble discharge port 14a, and the pressure adjustment valve 22 is controlled via a driver 27, The size of the bubble discharged from each bubble discharge port 14a is adjusted. Further, the air pump 19 is driven and controlled via the driver 28.

  In the bubble generating combination 5 having this configuration, bubble release control is performed in accordance with the display content on the display screen 4 of the center combination 3 that changes in accordance with the progress state of the game operation on the gaming table 1 or the like. When the air supply pump 19 is driven to supply air to each bubble discharge port 14 a in the liquid container 11, the bubbles 30 are discharged upward from each bubble discharge port 14 a in the liquid 12. The discharged air bubbles 30 are guided by the foam guide fins 16 and travel upward. Further, since the liquid flow formed by the upward discharge of the bubbles 30 is guided by the bubble guide fins 16, it becomes an upward flow upward without forming a turbulent flow. Therefore, the released bubbles 30 form a three-row rising bubble flow that is not disturbed and quickly move upward.

  In this example, the foam guides 17 are disposed at the left and right portions on the upper end side in the liquid container 11. Therefore, the bubble guide 17 guides the rising bubble flow on both sides in the direction toward the center in the width direction. In the liquid container 11, the bubbles 30 that have reached the liquid surface 12a of the liquid 12 enclosed therein are discharged into the gap 11c between the liquid surface 12a and the top plate 11b. An exhaust port 15 is formed in the top plate 11b, and air is sucked from the exhaust port 15 to the air feed pump 19 through the exhaust pipe 20 and recirculates.

  When an event such as a big hit or a probability change occurs, the display content of the center accessory 3 is switched, and the effect of rendering can be enhanced by switching the bubble generation state of the bubble generating agent 5 in synchronization with this. For example, a large amount of large-sized bubbles can be generated by increasing the flow rate and pressure of the supply gas. Alternatively, a large amount of small-sized bubbles can be generated by increasing the flow rate of the supply gas and decreasing the pressure.

(Modification example of foam generating agent)
Here, in order to generate a large number of fine bubbles, a bubble generating tube extending in the lateral direction parallel to the game board surface 2 is used as the bubble generating unit 13 at the bottom of the liquid container 11. It may be formed from quality material. In this way, as shown in FIG. 3, gas is released from the outer peripheral surface of the bubble generating tube 41 through the porous portion, so that fine bubbles are generated in the liquid 12.

  Further, in order to enhance the effect of the display content viewed through the bubble generating agent 5, it is desirable to arrange an illumination tool such as an LED for illuminating the inside of the liquid container 11. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, three LEDs 42 may be attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate 11 a of the liquid container 11 so as to emit light upward.

  Next, as the bubble discharge port 14 a of the bubble generation unit 13, it is possible to arrange a bubble discharge port that discharges bubbles in different directions. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, one bubble discharge port 14a is opened in the bottom plate 11a of the liquid container 11, and the bubble discharge port 14a discharges bubbles from the lateral direction to the bottom side portions of the side plates 11d and 11e on both sides. Can be left open. Even in this case, a pair of bubble guide fins 16 may be arranged in the vertical direction on both sides of the central bubble discharge port 14a so that turbulent flow of the liquid 12 does not occur.

  Next, it is also possible to place a movable accessory in the liquid container 11 and move it in a predetermined direction by a liquid flow caused by bubbles released from the bubble discharge port 14 a of the bubble generation unit 13. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a movable accessory 43 that can swing in the vertical direction is disposed inside the left and right side plates 11 d and 11 e of the liquid container 11, and the rise caused by the bubble discharge from the bubble discharge port 14 a. The movable accessory 43 may be swung upward by the liquid flow. In this case, the movable accessory 43 can be swung up and down by increasing or decreasing the flow rate of the supply gas.

  On the other hand, as the liquid 12 stored in the liquid container 11, toluene, silicone oil, PFPE (perfluoropolyether), or the like can be used instead of glycerin. These liquids are higher in viscosity than water, and can form a more stable flow of bubbles than when water is used.

  Of course, water having a lower viscosity than these liquids, and other liquids can be used. For example, a liquid such as ethanol or xylene can be used.

  On the other hand, even if a large number of suspended matters are mixed in the liquid 12 stored in the liquid container 11, the effect of the foam generating agent 5 can be enhanced. Since the floating material moves on the liquid flow formed by the bubble discharge, for example, if the floating material of each color is mixed in the liquid 12, the effect can be further enhanced.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. The present invention can also be arranged at a position covering the display unit on the surface of the game board other than the center role in the pachinko machine. In addition, the present invention can be similarly applied to game machines other than pachinko machines. For example, the present invention can be applied to the slot machine shown in FIG. Since the slot machine 50 has the drum portion 52 disposed in the center of the board surface 51, the foam generating agent 5 can be attached to cover the drum portion 52.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game stand 2 Game stand board surface 3 Center accessory 4 Display screen 5 Foam generating agent 11 Liquid container 11a Bottom plate 11b Top plate 11c Crevice 11d, 11e Side plate 12 Liquid 13 Foam generation part 14 Foam discharge pipe 14a Foam discharge port 15 Exhaust port 16 Bubble guide fin 17 Bubble guide 18 Air supply pipe 19 Air supply pump 20 Exhaust pipe 21 Flow rate adjustment valve 22 Pressure adjustment valve 23 Control device 24 Control circuit 25 Liquid crystal driver 26, 27, 28 Driver 30 Bubble 41 Bubble generation pipe 42 LED
43 movable object 50 slot machine 51 board surface 52 drum part

Claims (11)

Has a foam generating agent arranged to cover the display part on the game board surface from the front side,
The foam generating agent is
A flat liquid container capable of seeing through the display unit from the front of the game board surface;
A transparent liquid stored in the liquid container;
A foam generating section having a plurality of foam discharge ports arranged at the bottom in the liquid container;
An exhaust port formed in the upper part of the liquid container;
In order to guide the bubbles generated from the bubble generating part upward, a plurality of bubbles arranged in the liquid container at a predetermined interval in a horizontal direction parallel to the game board surface in a state of extending vertically. With guide fins,
The bubble generating part is connected to an air supply pipe that sends gas into the liquid of the liquid container from the bubble generating part,
A game table, wherein an exhaust pipe for discharging gas from the inside of the liquid container to the outside is connected to the exhaust port through the exhaust port. In claim 1,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the liquid is water, a liquid having a viscosity equivalent to that of water, or a liquid having a higher viscosity than water. In claim 1 or 2,
The foam discharge ports of the foam generation unit are arranged at predetermined intervals in a lateral direction parallel to the game board surface at the bottom of the liquid container,
A game table, wherein the bubble guide fins are arranged on both sides of the bubble generating portion of the bubble generating portion in a direction parallel to the game board surface. In claim 1 or 2,
The foam generating section is a foam generating pipe extending in a lateral direction parallel to the game board surface at the bottom in the liquid container,
The air supply pipe is connected to the bubble generating pipe;
The game stand characterized in that the foam generating tube is made of a porous material. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
A game machine comprising a bubble discharge amount adjusting mechanism for adjusting a bubble amount discharged into the liquid container by adjusting a flow rate of the gas supplied to the air supply pipe. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
A game table comprising a bubble size adjusting mechanism for adjusting a size of bubbles released into the liquid container by adjusting a pressure of the gas supplied to the air supply pipe. In any one of claims 1 to 6,
A game table comprising a lighting device for illuminating the inside of the liquid container. In any one of claims 1 to 7,
A game table in which a bubble guide for guiding bubbles in a predetermined direction is disposed above the bubble guide fin in the liquid container. In any one of claims 1 to 8,
The game table according to claim 1, wherein the bubble discharge port of the bubble generation unit includes a bubble discharge port that discharges bubbles in different directions. In any one of claims 1 to 9,
In the liquid container, there is disposed a movable accessory immersed in the liquid in a state movable in a predetermined direction by a water flow caused by bubbles released from the bubble discharge port of the bubble generation unit. A characteristic game stand. In any one of claims 1 to 10,
A game table, wherein a plurality of suspended matters are mixed in the liquid stored in the liquid container.

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