JP2012192228A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform a variable performance having an impact by rapidly moving a movable performance body to a descending position from an ascending position.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: the movable performance body 29 provided between the ascending position A and the descending position B so as to be ascendable and descendable freely; a driver 30 for pushing up the movable performance body 29 to the ascending position A from the descending position B; a drive means 32 of driving the driver 30 to ascending/descending directions; and a free-fall means 39 of making the movable performance body 29 freely fall to the descending position B from the ascending position A. The free-fall means 39 includes a locking means 33 of locking the movable performance body 29 at the ascending position A, and a releasing means 34 of making the locking means 33 release the lock of the movable performance body 29 when the driver 30 is descended to a release position C that is not higher than the descending position B.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, etc., in which a movable effector freely falls during production.

  For example, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an effect image displayed on the image display unit of the image display means is incorporated into the image display means arranged in the image display means arranged substantially in the center of the game area of the game board. There is one in which a specific gaming state is produced by a combination with a movable production body that moves up and down on the front side of the image display unit (Patent Document 1).

  When the movable effect actor is in a normal game state, the movable effect body is retracted to the raised position on the upper side of the image display unit. The movable effector is moved up and down between the lower position on the front side of the image display unit.

  The movable effector is supported by the support frame via the guide rail so as to be movable up and down. The driving means includes a driving pulley and a driven pulley disposed on both upper and lower sides of the guide rail, and a driving belt wound around the driving pulley and the driven pulley, and a movable effect body is connected to the driving belt. The drive pulley is fixed to the rotation shaft of the drive motor.

JP 2007-136104 A

  In the conventional movable effect actor, since the movable effect body is driven in the vertical direction along the guide rail through the drive belt by forward and reverse rotation of the drive motor of the drive means, the movable effect body corresponds to the rotational speed of the drive motor. It will go up and down at speed.

  However, even when the movable effector is lowered from the raised position to the lowered position in a specific gaming state, the lowering speed of the movable effector is determined by the number of revolutions of the drive motor and is equal to or greater than the number of revolutions of the drive motor. Therefore, it is difficult to produce an effect with an impact due to the rapid lowering of the movable effector.

  In addition, since the movable effector is moved up and down via the drive belt, if the movable effector descends and stops at a high speed repeatedly, an excessive load is applied to the drive belt and the drive belt may be extended or disconnected. There are problems in terms of accuracy and durability.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention enables a movable production body to rapidly move from an ascending position to a descending position to perform a movable production with impact, simplifying the structure, and improving durability. It is an object to provide a gaming machine that can be improved.

  The present invention includes a movable effect body 29 provided so as to be movable up and down between an ascending position A and a descending position B, and drive means 32 for raising the movable effect body 29 from the descending position B to the ascending position A. , And a free fall means 39 for freely dropping the movable effect body 29 from the raised position A to the lowered position B.

  According to the present invention, the movable effector 29 can rapidly move from the ascending position A to the descending position B to perform a movable effect with impact, and the structure can be simplified and durability can be improved. There are advantages you can do.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows the 1st example of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the game board. It is explanatory drawing of the image display. It is a front view of the movable production | presentation actor. It is an enlarged front view of the principal part of the movable production | presentation actor. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part of the movable production | presentation actor. It is a plane sectional view of the important section of the movable production actor. It is a plane sectional view of the important section of the movable production actor. It is a front view of the principal part of the locking means. It is sectional drawing of the control means. It is a block diagram of the control system. It is the same time chart. FIG. It is a front view of the movable production | presentation actor which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a front view of the movable production | presentation actor which shows the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a front view of the movable production | presentation actor which shows the 4th Example of this invention. It is a block diagram of the control system. It is sectional drawing of the control means which shows the 5th Example of this invention. It is a front view of the movable production | presentation actor which shows the 6th Example of this invention. It is a front view of the movable production | presentation actor which shows the 7th Example of this invention. FIG. It is a block diagram of the control system.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-13 has illustrated the 1st Example which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine includes a rectangular outer frame 1 and a front frame 2 pivotally attached to a front side of the outer frame 1 by a hinge so as to be opened and closed around a vertical axis. A glass door 3 and a front plate 4 are arranged vertically on the front side of the front frame 2 and are pivotally supported by a hinge on the same side as the hinge with respect to the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis.

  On the front side of the front plate 4, a ball storage tray 5 for storing a game ball for launch is arranged, and a launch handle 6 of launch means (not shown) for launching the game ball is provided on the side. A game board 7 (see FIG. 2) is detachably attached to the front frame 2 on the back side of the glass door 3 so as to correspond to the glass door 3.

  On the front surface of the game board 7, a guide rail 8 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching means is arranged in an arc shape, and the image display means 10 and the normal symbol start in the game area 9 inside the guide rail 8 are arranged. Various game parts such as means 11, special symbol starting means 12, large winning means 13, and normal winning means 14 are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the image display means 10 is arranged at the approximate center of the game area 9, and is attached to the support frame 15 attached to the back surface of the game board 7 and the approximate center of the support frame 15. A liquid crystal type or plasma type image display unit 16 is provided. In the image display means 10, movable effect actors 17 arranged on the left and right sides of the image display unit 16 are mounted on the support frame 15. Further, a normal symbol display means 18 and a special symbol display means 19 are provided on the front surface of the support frame 15.

  The normal symbol display means 18 is for variably displaying the normal symbol, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On the condition that the starting means 11 detects a game ball, the two light emitting elements blink for a predetermined time so that they are alternately turned on, and a random number value randomly selected when the normal design starting means 11 detects the game ball is predetermined. The light emitting element on the “◯” side in the hit state is turned on when the hit determination value is matched, and the light emitting element on the “×” side in the off state is turned on and stopped in other cases.

  The special symbol display means 19 is composed of one or a plurality of display means, for example, a seven-segment type display means capable of variably displaying one special symbol, and the special symbol starting means 12 detects the game ball. The special symbol is displayed in a variable condition for a predetermined time, and when the random number value drawn at the time of detection of the game ball by the special symbol starting means 12 matches the predetermined jackpot random value, in a predetermined jackpot mode, In some cases, it comes to a stop in a disengagement mode.

  The image display unit 16 has a rectangular shape and other shapes. As shown in FIG. 3, during the game, the effect symbols 20a to 20c and the background image 21 are lit and displayed, and when a specific gaming state is reached, As shown in FIG. 1, the notice effect image 22 is lit and displayed in synchronization with the effect operation of the movable effect agent 17.

  A plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 20 a to 20 c are displayed at appropriate positions on the image display unit 16, and each effect symbol 20 a to 20 c starts to change in synchronization with the change of the special symbol on the special symbol display means 19. Then, after changing for a predetermined time after passing through a predetermined fluctuation pattern, it is sequentially stopped in a predetermined order in synchronization with the end of fluctuation of the special symbol.

  The stop symbol after the change of the effect symbols 20a to 20c is a jackpot effect mode in which all the special symbols on the special symbol display means 19 stop in the big hit mode, and at least when the special symbol stops in the off mode. A part is a different off-direction production mode. For example, when the special symbol is stopped in a big win mode, the effect symbols 20a to 20c are stopped at “7, 7, 7” or the like as shown in FIG. The symbols 20a to 20c are stopped at “3, 4, 5” or the like.

  The special symbol starting means 12 includes a fixed winning opening 12a and a variable winning opening 12b such as an electric tulip. The variable winning award 12b is opened for a predetermined time when the normal symbol after the variation of the normal symbol display means 18 stops and displays the hit state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support frame 15 is mounted on the back surface of the game board 7, and a front decoration board 25 is mounted on the front surface of the game board 7 corresponding to the support frame 15. The front decorative plate 25 covers the outer peripheral portion of the image display unit 16 from the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the movable effect agent 17 includes a movable effect body 29 provided on the front side of the image display unit 16 so as to be movable up and down between the ascending position A and the descending position B, and the image display unit 16. A movable body 30, which is arranged to be movable up and down below the movable production body 29 in the vicinity of the lateral side in the left and right directions and pushes up the movable production body 29 from the lowered position B to the raised position (retracted position) A, and movable Guide means 31 for supporting and guiding the effect body 29 and the drive body 30 so as to be movable up and down, drive means 32 for driving the drive body 30 in the up-and-down direction, lock means 33 for locking the movable effect body 29 at the raised position A, and drive The release means 34 for releasing the lock of the lock means 33 and allowing the movable effect body 29 to fall freely when the body 30 is lowered to the release position C below the lowered position (effect position) B, and the movable effect body Regulations regulating 29 to the lowered position B Means 35, first detecting means 36 for detecting that the movable effector 29 has been raised to the raised position A, and stopping the drive means 32 in the raising direction; a lowered position B and a release position C below it; And a second detection means 37 for detecting that the drive body 30 has been lowered to the release waiting position D between the two and the drive means 32 to stop the drive means 32 in the downward direction. 15 is attached.

  In this embodiment, the movable effect actors 17 are arranged substantially symmetrically on the left and right sides of the image display unit 16, but only one of the left and right may be used. In the embodiment, the lock means 33 and the release means 34 constitute a free fall means 39 for freely dropping the movable effect body 29 from the raised position A to the lowered position B. The movable effect component 17 is substantially entirely covered with a front decorative plate 25 from the front side except for a later-described effect unit 42 of the movable effect body 29.

  The movable effect body 29 includes a support part 41 disposed in the vicinity of the side of the image display part 16 and an effect part 42 protruding from the support part 41 toward the image display part 16 side. The movable effect body 29 is normally retracted to the rising position A on the upper side of the image display unit 16 and is lowered to the lowering position B on the front surface of the image display unit 16 due to free fall in a specific gaming state. Thus, a specific game state is rendered in advance by a combination with the preview effect image 22 displayed on the image display unit 16.

  The effect unit 42 is provided with a pattern, shape, structure, and the like that harmonize with the notice effect image 22 displayed on the image display unit 16. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine in which the game progresses while performing an effect on the theme of “monkey”, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. When the preview effect image 22 of the tree is displayed on the part 16, the scene 42 climbs after the monkey slides down along the tree by dropping and raising the effect unit 42 in synchronization with the display. ing. The production unit 42 may emit light as necessary, or may rotate or swing around the axial center in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the mounting frame 38 includes a support plate 43 and a sheet metal reinforcing plate 44 that is detachably attached to the back surface of the support plate 43, and both are provided from the support frame 15 to the front surface. The protruding mounting boss 26 is coupled with a screw or the like. The guide means 31 includes a guide rail 45 arranged in the vertical direction along the edge of the image display portion 16 of the attachment frame 38 in the vicinity of the edge and a part of the attachment frame 38. The guide rail 45 has a round bar shape, and both upper and lower end portions are fixed to the bracket portion 44 a of the reinforcing plate 44.

  The support portion 41 of the movable effector 29 is vertically long, and as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a first sliding portion 46 that is fitted to the guide rail 45 and guided so as to be slidable up and down, There is a second sliding portion 48 that is provided on the opposite side of the image display portion 16 from the first sliding portion 46 and that is guided by a guide portion 47 between the support plate 43 and the reinforcing plate 44 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. . The first sliding part 46 is provided at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction or long in the vertical direction so that the movable effector 29 does not tilt with respect to the guide rail 45, and the second sliding part 48 is provided in the support part 41. It is provided in the front-end | tip of the protrusion part 49 of the planar view L shape which protrudes outside from the lower part side of this, and bends back.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the drive body 30 is disposed below the support portion 41 of the movable effect body 29, and is fitted to the guide rail 45 and is slidably guided to be vertically slidable. And is regulated so as not to rotate around the guide rail 45 by the engagement of a rack 52 and a pinion 53 which will be described later. Similar to the first sliding portion 46 of the movable effect body 29, the sliding portion 50 is provided at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction or long in the vertical direction so that the driving body 30 does not tilt with respect to the guide rail 45. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8, the drive means 32 includes a vertical rack 52 provided on the drive body 30 substantially parallel to the guide rail 45, a pinion 53 that meshes with the rack 52, and a mounting frame 38, and a drive motor 54 that drives the pinion 53 forward and backward, and is disposed on the opposite side of the image display unit 16 with respect to the drive body 30. The drive motor 54 is fixed to the front surface of the support plate 43 of the mounting frame 38, and a drive gear 55 that meshes with the pinion 53 is fixed to the rear end portion of the rotating shaft that protrudes rearward from the support plate 43. The drive gear 55 has a larger diameter than the pinion 53, and the drive gear 55 and the pinion 53 constitute a speed increasing mechanism. The pinion 53 is disposed so as to penetrate the support plate 43 back and forth, and is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 56 on the support plate 43 side. Note that the drive gear 55 may be omitted and the pinion 53 may be fixed to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 54.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and 9, the lock means 33 is provided when the engaged portion 57 provided on the support portion 41 of the movable effect body 29 and the movable effect body 29 rise to the raised position A. When the movable effector 29 is raised to the raised position A, the lock member 58 that is detachably engaged with the engaged portion 57, the spring 59 that urges the lock member 58 in the engagement direction, and the engaged portion 57 are engaged. It has a stopper 60 for positioning the locking device 58 at a position engageable with the joint portion 57, and is provided on the side opposite to the image display portion 16 with respect to the movable effect body 29.

  The lock 58 is pivotally supported on the mounting frame 38 by a support shaft 61 at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction, and is engaged with a front end of the engagement portion 57 of the movable effector 29 so as to be freely disengaged. A joint 62 is provided. Further, a spring 59 is hung on the lock 58 between the end opposite to the engagement portion 62 and the spring hook 63 of the support plate 43. The stopper 60 is provided on the support plate 43.

  The engaging portion 62 is provided at a guided surface 64 that protrudes in a substantially arc shape toward the movable effect body 29, a contact portion 65 provided above the guided surface 64, and a lower side of the guided surface 64. Engaging recess 66. The engaged portion 57 has a contact portion 67 that contacts the contact portion 65 on the upper side of the guided surface 64 of the engagement portion 62, and the engagement portion 62 when the contact portions 65 and 67 contact each other. It has an engaging protrusion 68 that engages with the engaging recess 66. The contact portion 67 and the engagement protrusion 68 are provided above and below a space corresponding to the guided surface 64 of the engagement portion 62. When the movable effector 29 is raised to the support portion 41, the guided surface 64 of the lock tool 58 that is positioned by the stopper 60 in the disengaged state comes into contact with the engagement portion 62 to engage the engaged portion of the support portion 41. A guide surface 69 slidably guided to 57 is formed in an inclined shape.

  The restricting means 35 is for the effect part 42 to restrict the movable effect body 29 at the lowered position B corresponding to the substantially central part in the vertical direction of the image display part 16, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 10. A holding portion 71 provided on the attachment frame 38 in the vicinity of the guide rail 45 on the opposite side to the image display portion 16, and an elastic body 72 such as an impact absorbing rubber attached to the holding portion 71 so as to protrude upward. The abutment portion 73 of the support portion 41 abuts on the elastic body 72 when the movable effect body 29 falls to the lowered position B. The restricting means 35 may be provided with the elastic body 72 on the support portion 41 of the movable effect body 29 and the contact portion 73 on the attachment frame 38.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the release means 34 includes a trigger body 75 pivotally supported by a support shaft 74 in the vicinity of the upper side of the drive motor 54, and a drive body projecting toward the trigger body 75. 30 and an operating portion 76 for operating the trigger body 75 in a downward release direction when the drive body 30 is lowered to a release position C lower than a position corresponding to the downward position B, and both upper and lower ends of the lock device 58. And an interlocking member 77 that interlocks in the release direction against the spring 59 when the operation unit 76 operates the trigger body 75 downward, and is connected to the trigger body 75, The image display unit 16 is disposed on the opposite side.

  The first detection means 36 is mounted on the mounting frame 38 corresponding to the raised position A of the movable effect body 29, and is constituted by a detection switch that detects the rise of the movable effect body 29 to the raised position A by contact or non-contact. Yes. The second detection means 37 is mounted on the attachment frame 38 corresponding to the release waiting position D of the drive body 30 and is configured by a detection switch that detects the lowering of the drive body 30 to the release wait position D by contact or non-contact. Yes.

  In this embodiment, each detection means 36 and 37 is a proximity switch such as a photosensor that detects the detected portions 36a and 37b provided in the movable effect body 29 and the drive body 30 in the vicinity of the guide rail 45. ing.

  In FIG. 5, the ascending position A and the descending position B are indicated by the substantially vertical center position of the movable effector 29, and the release waiting position D and the release position C are indicated by the upper end position of the drive body 30. The release position C is near the lower side of the position when the driving body 30 corresponds to the lowered position B, and the release waiting position D is between the position corresponding to the lowered position B and the released position C. The release position C may be the same as the position corresponding to the lowered position B, and may be any position below the lowered position B. The release waiting position D may be in a relationship of releasing the lock of the movable effector 29 at the ascending position A when the driving body 30 once stops at the release waiting position D and then descends to the release position C again. Therefore, as long as the release waiting position D is near the upper side of the release position C, it may be either above or below the position corresponding to the lowered position B.

  FIG. 11 shows a control system of the pachinko machine. The control system of the pachinko machine includes a main control board 80 and an effect control board 81. The main control board 80 is responsible for controlling the game operation of the entire pachinko machine. When the normal symbol starting means 11 detects a game ball, it determines whether or not it is a random number value and determines whether or not it is normal. In addition to the normal symbol system control means 82 for opening the variable winning award 12b of the special symbol starting means 12 for a predetermined time after the normal symbol after the fluctuation of the symbol display means 18 stops in a winning manner, the random number lottery means 83, the determination means 84, special symbol control means 85, stop mode determination means 86, fluctuation pattern determination means 87, command transmission means 88, and special game generation means 89.

  The random number lottery means 83 draws a random value when the special symbol starting means 12 detects a game ball, and the judging means 84 compares the random number value drawn by the random number lottery means 83 with the jackpot random number value to determine whether or not it is a big hit It comes to judge. The special symbol control means 85 changes the special symbol of the special symbol display means 19 for a predetermined time with the detection of the game ball of the special symbol start means 12, and when the determination result of the determination means 84 is a big win, At this time, the special symbols are controlled so as to stop each in a disengagement mode.

  The stop mode determining means 86 is for drawing and determining the stop mode of the effect symbols 20a to 20c when the determination result of the determining means 84 is a big hit. Fluctuation pattern determining means 87 is used for lottery determination of the big hit fluctuation pattern when the determination result of the determination means 84 is the big hit, and the outlier fluctuation pattern when it is out of place, and is determined in advance according to the determination result of the determination means 84. One variation pattern to be used for variation of the production symbols 20a to 20c at that time is selected and determined from the plurality of types of jackpot variation patterns and out-of-range variation patterns.

  There are several types of jackpot variation patterns and out-of-range variation patterns depending on the length of variation time, the presence / absence of reach during variation of the production symbols 20a to 20c, and the like. For example, there are many types of jackpot fluctuation patterns such as jackpot fluctuation pattern 1, jackpot fluctuation pattern 2, jackpot fluctuation pattern 3,... A variety of patterns are prepared, such as reach / displacement variation pattern 1, reach / displacement variation pattern 2, reach / disappearance variation pattern 1, reach / disappearance variation pattern 2, etc. Has been.

  In general, the fluctuation pattern with reach has a longer fluctuation time than the fluctuation pattern with no reach, and one or more types that are part of the fluctuation pattern with reach have a variation time of the jackpot fluctuation pattern. Some have close variation times. In the case of a fluctuation pattern with a long fluctuation time, the appearance rate is lower than that of a fluctuation pattern with a short fluctuation time and a fluctuation pattern with no reach, but the reliability that a special symbol becomes a big hit after a fluctuation becomes large. ing.

  The special symbol control means 85 changes the special symbol of the special symbol display means 19 in response to the detection of the game ball by the special symbol start means 12 and changes according to the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern determined by the fluctuation pattern determination means 87. The special symbol is stopped in either the big hit mode or the off mode according to the determination result of the big hit / out of the determination means 84. The command transmission unit 88 performs one-way communication of the stop mode command determined by the stop mode determination unit 86, the variation pattern command determined by the variation pattern determination unit 87, and the variation stop command for each variation pattern to the effect control board 81 side. It is supposed to send by.

  The special game generating means 89 is for generating a special game (bonus game) advantageous to the player after the special symbol is stopped in the big win mode when the judging means 84 determines that the big hit is, for example, the big winning means 13 Is opened a plurality of times for a predetermined time. In addition, the opening / closing pattern of the special winning means 13 in the special game can be determined as appropriate. In addition, in special games, in addition to opening the big winning means 13 or separately from the opening of the big winning means 13, the probability variation that changes the lottery probability of the jackpot on condition of the type of the big win mode of the special symbol is advantageous to other players. Various elements may be added.

  The effect control board 81 analyzes each command transmitted from the main control board 80 and controls the effect symbols 20a to 20c, the background image 21, and the notice effect image 22 displayed on the image display unit 16 of the image display means 10, Moreover, it is for controlling the raising and lowering of the movable effect body 29, and includes command receiving means 90, effect design control means 91, notice effect determining means 92, effect image control means 93, movable effect control means 94 and the like. .

  The command receiving means 90 is for receiving and analyzing each command transmitted from the command transmitting means 88 to the effect control board 81 side. In accordance with the variation pattern command from the main control board 80, the effect symbol control means 91 changes the effect symbols 20a to 20c with a predetermined variation pattern for a predetermined time in synchronization with the variation of the special symbol on the special symbol display means 19, and a stop command is issued. When there is, the effect symbols 20a to 20c are stopped in the jackpot effect mode or the off effect mode. The three effect symbols 20a to 20c are stopped in the stop mode specified by the stop mode command so that all the special symbols stop in the big hit mode, and in other cases, there is a reach. Accordingly, the stop is performed in the stop mode selected on the effect symbol control means 91 side.

  The notice effect determining means 92 includes one or a plurality of variation pattern commands that are part of the reach or variation pattern having a variation time that is close to the variation time of the jackpot variation pattern, or all or a variation pattern command of the jackpot variation pattern. If there is, a random number value is randomly selected on the condition of the variation pattern command to determine whether or not to perform a notice effect. In the case of the big hit variation pattern, the lottery rate of the notice effect may be higher than that of the loss variation pattern. In that case, the lottery rate may be changed for each variation pattern.

  The effect image control means 93 selects any one of a plurality of types of background images 21 according to the variation pattern command to control the background image 21 of the effect symbols 20a to 20c, and the notice effect determination means 92 determines the notice effect. The notice effect image 22 is displayed on the image display unit 16 at an appropriate timing after the effect symbols 20a to 20c are reached.

The movable effect control means 94 is for controlling the effect operation by raising and lowering the movable effect body 29, and before the notice effect determining means 92 decides the notice effect and the effect symbols 20a to 20c reach, before that. A function of issuing a lowering command to control the driving means 32 in the lowering direction of the driving body 30 and a function of stopping the driving means 32 when the second detection means 37 detects the lowering of the driving body 30 to the release waiting position D. Then, after the driving body 30 stops at the release waiting position D, the driving body 30 is lowered in the downward direction to the release position C by a release command (drop command) according to the gaming state such that the notice effect image 22 becomes reach. The function, the function of controlling the drive means 32 in the reverse direction to raise the drive body 30 after the free fall from the lowered position B of the movable effect body 29, and the first detecting means 36 to the raised position A And a function of stopping the driving means 32 when detecting the temperature was driver 30.

  In the case of the jackpot notice effect, the control functions of the effect image control means 93 and the movable effect control means 94 work in a predetermined notice effect pattern according to the decision of the notice effect by the notice effect determining means 92, and the image display unit 16 is operated. The movable effect body 29 falls and rises in synchronization with the displayed notice effect image 22.

  This pachinko machine performs the following controls and effects during the game. That is, when the special symbol starting unit 12 detects a game ball, the random number lottery unit 83 draws a random number value, and the determination unit 84 determines whether or not the big hit is based on whether or not the random number value is the same as the big hit random number value. I do. And if a determination result is a jackpot, the stop mode determination means 86 will determine the stop mode of the production symbols 20a-20c. If the determination result is a big hit, the fluctuation pattern determining means 87 selects one of a plurality of types of big hit fluctuation patterns, and if it is out of the range, the fluctuation pattern determining means 87 selects one of a plurality of kinds of outlier fluctuation patterns. To do.

  Subsequently, after the special symbol of the special symbol display means 19 starts to fluctuate and fluctuates for the fluctuation time designated by the fluctuation pattern selected by the fluctuation pattern determination means 87, the determination result of the jackpot / off is determined by the determination means 84. In response to this, the vehicle stops in either a big hit mode or an off mode. If the determination means 84 determines that the game is a big hit, after the special symbol stops in the big win mode, a special game is generated by the special game generation means 89 and the big winning means 13 is released a plurality of times. The game can be continued in an advantageous state.

  On the other hand, when the stop mode determining unit 86 determines the stop mode of the effect symbols 20a to 20c, and the variation pattern determining unit 87 determines the variation pattern of the effect symbols 20a to 20c, the command transmission unit 88 moves to the effect control board 81 side. Send each command. On the effect control board 81 side, when the variation pattern command is received, the effect symbols 20a to 20c start to vary in synchronization with the start of the variation of the special symbol under the control of the effect symbol control means 91, and vary for a predetermined time according to the variation pattern. .

  As shown in FIGS. 12 (a) to 12 (c), each of the effect symbols 20a to 20c shifts to a swing fluctuation close to the stop state in the order of left, right, middle, etc. And finally stop. In addition, under the control of the effect image control means 93, the background images 21 of the effect symbols 20a to 20c are displayed as shown in FIG.

  For example, when the variation pattern determining means 87 selects any one of the jackpot variation patterns by the jackpot determination of the determination means 84, or when selecting any one of the reach reach variation patterns close to the variation time of the jackpot variation pattern In this case, the notice effect determining means 92 determines whether or not to perform the notice effect. Then, if the notice effect determining means 92 determines the notice effect, for example, when the other effect symbols 20a and 20c except for one effect symbol 20b reach the same reach, as shown in FIG. 12 (d). The notice effect image 22 is displayed on the image display unit 16, and the movable effect member 29 is free from the ascending position A to the descending position B as shown in FIG. 12 (f) in synchronization with the display of the notice effect image 22. By falling and then rising, a notice effect is performed by a combination of the notice effect image 22 and the effect part 42 of the movable effect body 29 as shown in FIG.

  That is, the movable effect body 29 is normally locked by the locking means 33 at the raised position A as shown in FIG. At this time, the locking means 33 is locked by the locking member 58 being biased in the engaging direction by the spring 59 and the engaging portion 62 being engaged with the engaged portion 57 of the movable effector 29.

  As shown in FIG. 12 (e), the drive motor 54 of the drive means 32 is started in the downward direction at the time before the two effect symbols 20a and 20c are all reached, as shown in FIG. 12 (e). As a result, the drive motor 54 rotates forward in the downward direction, and the drive body 30 is lowered via the drive gear 55, the pinion 53, and the rack 52. Then, when the driving body 30 descends over the descending position B to the release waiting position D as shown in FIG. 13B, the second detecting means 37 detects the driving body 30, and the movable effect control means 94 is driven by the driving motor. In order to stop 54, the driving body 30 temporarily stops at the release waiting position D.

  Thereafter, in synchronism with the reach of the effect symbols 20a and 20c, the notice effect image 22 is displayed on the image display unit 16 under the control of the effect image control means 93 as shown in FIG. ), The drive motor 54 of the drive means 32 is started in the downward direction by the release command. Then, when the drive body 30 is lowered from the release waiting position D to the release position C, the operation unit 76 of the release means 34 pushes the trigger body 75 downward as shown in FIG. For this reason, the trigger body 75 swings around the support shaft 74 in the releasing direction, and the locking tool 58 of the locking means 33 rotates against the spring 59 via the interlocking member 77 in the disengagement direction around the support shaft 61. Then, the engaging portion 62 of the lock tool 58 is released from the engaged portion 57 of the movable effector 29 to release the lock.

  When the lock at the raised position A by the lock means 33 is released, the movable effector 29 having a sufficient weight is suddenly free-falling along the guide rail 45 from the raised position A to the lowered position B (FIG. 12 ( f)). When the movable effector 29 falls to the lowered position B as shown in FIG. 13C, the contact portion 73 of the movable effector 29 collides with the elastic body 72 of the restricting means 35, and the elastic body 72 The movable effect body 29 is received.

  The lowering of the drive body 30 to the release position C is appropriately detected by the number of rotations, the rotation angle, and the like of the drive motor 54. When the drive body 30 is lowered to the release position C, the drive motor 54 is stopped. Immediately after the drive motor 54 is stopped or after a predetermined time has elapsed, as shown in FIG. 12E, the drive motor 54 reverses in the ascending direction and raises the drive body 30 as shown in FIG.

  Then, when the drive body 30 is raised to the lowered position B, the drive body 30 is brought into contact with the movable effect body 29 stopped at the lowered position B and pushed upward, so that the upper side from the lowered position B is shown in FIGS. 12 (f) and 13 (d). ), When the drive body 30 is pushed up, the movable effect body 29 and the drive body 30 rise together.

  On the raised position A side, the locking device 58 of the locking means 33 is positioned by the stopper 60. When the movable effector 29 is raised, the engaging part 62 of the lock tool 58 is guided in contact with the guide surface 69 of the movable effector 29 as shown in FIG. It rotates against the support shaft 61 against it. When the movable effector 29 reaches the raised position A, the engaging part 62 of the lock tool 58 passes through the guide surface 69 and the engaged part 62 of the lock tool 58 and the engaged part 57 of the movable effector 29 Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13A, both engage to lock the movable effector 29 at the raised position A. On the other hand, when the driving body 30 rises to the rising position A, the first detection unit 36 detects the driving body 30, so that the driving motor 54 stops and stops the movable effect body 29 at the rising position A.

  If the movable effect body 29 is configured to freely fall by its own weight in this way, the movable effect body 29 is rapidly moved compared to the case where the movable effect body 29 is lowered by the drive motor 54 via the drive belt or the like. The movable effect body 29 can perform a movable effect with impact. In addition, since the free-falling movable effect body 29 is received and stopped at the lowering position B by the restricting means 35, particularly the elastic body 72, the movable effecting body 29 rapidly falls to the lowering position B and stops. As compared with the case where the drive motor 54 is lowered via the drive belt, it is possible to prevent the durability from being lowered and the lowered position from being varied.

  Furthermore, the movable body 29 is raised by the drive body 30 and locked by the locking means 33 at the raised position A, while the drive body 30 is lowered to the release waiting position D below the lowered position B and is in a standby state. Thereafter, the drive body 30 is lowered from the release waiting position D to the release position C and the lock of the lock means 33 is released by the release means 34, so that the movable effect body 29 is freely dropped in accordance with the timing of the release command. The time lag from the release command to the free fall of the movable effector 29 can be reduced.

  That is, the movable effect body 29 is locked at the raised position A by the lock means 33, and the drive body 30 reaches the release position C while lowering the drive body 30 along the guide rail 45 by the drive of the drive means 32. In this case, the lock by the lock means 33 may be released via the release means 34. In this case, the movable effect body 29 falls in consideration of the time until the drive body 30 reaches the release position C. It is necessary to display the notice effect image 22 on the image display unit 16 in synchronization with the timing, and it becomes difficult to control both of them.

  However, the drive body 30 is once lowered to the release waiting position D, and the drive body 30 is lowered from the release waiting position D to the release position C in response to the release command. The synchronization control of both of them can be easily performed, for example, by matching the timings of the display and the free fall of the movable effector 29.

  In addition, the locking means 33 has a locking device 58 pivotally supported so as to be swingable in an engagement / disengagement direction in which the engaging portion 62 engages / disengages with respect to the engaged portion 57 of the movable effect body 29. Since the engaging portion 62 is detachably engaged with the engaged portion 57 when it is raised to the raised position A, the movable effect body 29 is easily moved to the raised position A by raising the movable effect body 29. Can be locked to.

  The release means 34 operates the trigger body 75 around the support shaft 74 by the operating portion 76 of the drive body 30, and transmits the swing of the trigger body 75 to the lock device 58 via the interlocking member 77 at that time, Since the tool 58 is swung around the support shaft 61 in the disengagement direction to release the lock, the entire structure is simplified in combination with the fact that the lock tool 58 of the lock means 33 is rocking. Can be. Furthermore, since the guide rail 45 of the guide means 31 is also used for raising and lowering the movable effect body 29 and the drive body 30, the structure can be simplified.

  FIG. 14 exemplifies the second embodiment of the present invention, in which the drive means 30 is provided with the restricting means 35 and stops at the release position C when the movable effect body 29 is lowered to the lowered position B. 30 is configured to regulate the movable effect body 29 via the regulating means 35. The restricting means 35 includes a holding portion 71 provided on the driving body 30 in the vicinity of the guide rail 45 and an elastic body 72 fitted to the holding portion 71, and a contact portion of the support portion 41 on the elastic body 72. 73 abuts. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In this case, after the driving body 30 is temporarily stopped by the detection of the second detection means 37 at the release waiting position D, it is lowered to the release position C by a drop command. When the driving body 30 is lowered to the release position C, the lock means 33 releases the lock of the movable effect body 29 via the release means 34, so that the movable effect body 29 freely falls along the guide rail 45. The free-falling movable effect body 29 is regulated via the elastic body 72 by the drive body 30 that stops at the release position C. Accordingly, the lowered position B is the same as the release position C. When the drive body 30 is raised, the movable effect body 29 is pushed up via the elastic body 72.

  Thus, the movable effector 29 may be regulated at the lowered position B via the regulating means 35 by the driving body 30 at the release position C. Also in this case, the display of the notice effect image 22 on the image display unit 16 and the display of the movable effect member 29 is performed by lowering the drive member 30 once stopped at the release waiting position D to release the lock of the movable effect member 29. Both synchronous control such as matching the timing of free fall can be easily performed. Further, when the drive body 30 is at the release position C, the drive body 30 restricts the movable effect body 29 via the restricting means 35, so that the lowered position B of the movable effect body 29 is the release position C of the drive body 30. Be the same. In this case, the release waiting position D is higher than the lowered position B.

  FIG. 15 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention, in which electrical means is used as the release means 34. The release means 34 is disposed below the second detection means 37 and detects the lowering of the drive body 30 to the release position C. The third detection means 99 detects the drive body 30. A solenoid (electric drive means) 100 for releasing the lock of the lock means 33 is sometimes provided. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In this way, when the third detecting means 99 detects the lowering of the driving body 30 to the release position C and the lock of the lock means 33 is released by the solenoid 100, the interlocking member 77 is mechanically interlocked. In comparison, mechanical constraints can be reduced.

  In the case of using the solenoid 100, for example, a lock means 33 having a lock member that is moved back and forth in the front-rear direction and engaged with the movable effector 29 from below is provided, and the lock member is driven by the solenoid 100. It may be. Further, a plurality of third detection means 99 are arranged in the vertical direction, and one of the third detection means 99 is selected at the time of a fall effect, and the third detection means 99 stops the driving body 30. Then, the lowered position B can be changed as appropriate.

  16 and 17 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the lowering position B can be set to an arbitrary position near the upper and lower sides of the release waiting position D, and when the driving body 30 stopped at the release waiting position D moves to the lowering position B due to a drop command, The means 33 is released and the movable effector 29 is dropped to the lowered position B.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 16, in addition to the solenoid (electric drive means) 100 for electrically releasing the lock means 33, the movable effector 29 is received at the variably set lowered position B. As described above, the restricting means 35 is provided on the driving body 30. The restricting means 35 has an elastic body 72 held by the holding portion 71.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the control system includes setting means 101 that can arbitrarily set the lowering position B of the movable effect body 29 and the driving body 30 with reference to the release waiting position D, and the lowering position B from the release waiting position D. And detecting means 102 for detecting the movement of the driving body 30 to the center.

The movable effect control means 94 stops the drive motor 54 at the position when the second detection means 37 detects the lowering of the drive body 30 to the release waiting position D, and then the drive body 30 when a drop command is issued. Is moved (lowered or raised) to the lowered position B set by the setting means 101, and the drive motor 54 is stopped when the detecting means 102 detects the arrival of the drive body 30 at the lowered position B during the movement. At the same time, a release command is issued to the solenoid 100.

  Also in this case, the lowered position B is the same as the release position C as in the second embodiment. The drive motor 54 preferably has a brake. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. The descending position B may be set by the fall height from the ascending position A without setting the release waiting position D as a reference.

  In this embodiment, the lowering position B of the movable effect body 29 and the driving body 30 is set in advance by the setting means 101 based on the release waiting position D. For example, it is set to be several steps above or several steps below the release waiting position D. In the fall effect of the movable effect body 29, when a lowering command is issued, the drive motor 54 is activated in the downward direction by the control of the movable effect control means 94, and the drive body 30 is lowered along the guide rail 45. When the driving body 30 is lowered to the release waiting position D, the second detection unit 37 detects the lowering of the driving body 30 to the release waiting position D, so that the drive motor 54 is stopped by the control of the movable effect control means 94. To do.

  After the driving body 30 stops at the release waiting position D, when a drop command is input to the movable effect control means 94, the drive motor 54 starts up in the ascending or descending direction according to the descending position B set by the setting means 101. Thus, the driving body 30 is raised or lowered. When the driving body 30 moves up or down to the lowered position B set by the setting means 101 and the detection means 102 detects the movement of the driving body 30 to the setting position, the driving motor 54 stops and the driving body 30 is stopped. Stops at the lowered position B, and at the same time, the solenoid 100 unlocks the movable effector 29. As a result, the movable effect body 29 in the raised position A freely falls downward along the guide rail 45, and collides with the drive body 30 stopped at the lowered position B via the elastic body 72 and stops. .

  In this way, the movable effector 29 can be freely dropped from the raised position A to the lowered position B arbitrarily set by the setting means 101. Therefore, if the data of the descending position B that differs in the vertical direction is included in the control data such as the notice effect pattern in addition to the timing of the free fall effect, the descending position B is changed according to each fall effect. Is also possible.

  In this embodiment, the lowering position B of the movable effect body 29 and the driving body 30 is arbitrarily set by the setting means 101 based on the release waiting position D, but the lowering position B is the release waiting position D. When the driving body 30 is raised or lowered by a predetermined distance after the driving body 30 stops at the release waiting position D, the driving body 30 is It is necessary to configure to reach the lowered position B. Therefore, although the lowered position B is near the release waiting position D, it is not the same position as the release waiting position D. The descending position B may be only above or below the release waiting position D.

  The suspension of the driving body 30 at the release waiting position D is temporarily stopped, and the movable effect body 29 and the lowering position B of the driving body 30 can be arbitrarily set by the setting means 101, and the driving body 30 moves from the lowering position B to the lowering position. At the same time, when the driving body 30 stops at the lowering position B or when the driving body 30 is stopped at the lowering position B after the stop command, the solenoid 100 unlocks the movable effecting body 29 and the moving effecting body 29 29 may be freely dropped to the lowered position B. When the driving body 30 stops at the lowered position B and then the lock is released and the movable effector 29 is allowed to fall freely to the lowered position B by a drop command input according to the production pattern or the like, It is also possible to synchronize easily.

  In this embodiment, the second detection unit 37 detects the lowering of the driving body 30 to the release waiting position D. However, the vicinity of the upper side of the lowering position B set by the setting unit 101 is proportionally calculated. The release waiting position D can be changed by setting it separately or the like, and when the release waiting position D is reached, the driving body 30 is automatically stopped, and the driving body 30 is lowered to the lowered position B by a subsequent drop command. You may make it descend | fall to and stop.

  18 (a) to 18 (c) show a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and the regulating means 35 is configured such that the elastic body 72 can be adjusted in the vertical direction. In FIG. 18A, the holding portion 71 is provided upward on the support plate 43 of the mounting frame 38, and the elastic body 72 is fitted to the holding portion 71 so that the adjustment portion 105 can be adjusted up and down. The adjusting means 105 includes a screw 106 that is screwed to the bottom 71 a side of the holding portion 71 so as to be vertically adjustable, and a lock nut 107 that locks the screw 106 to the holding portion 71. An elastic body 72 is attached to the upper end of the screw 106. A receiving plate 108 is arranged. In this case, it is possible to continuously adjust the height of the elastic body 72 within the range of the adjustment allowance of the screw 106.

  In FIG. 18B, a plurality of holding portions 71 are formed horizontally in the mounting frame 38 in the vertical direction, and an elastic body 72 is detachably attached to any one of the holding portions 71. Also in this case, the height of the elastic body 72 can be adjusted stepwise by appropriately selecting the holding portion 71 to which the elastic body 72 is to be attached.

  In FIG. 18 (c), a plurality of holding portions 71 are formed horizontally in the mounting frame 38 in the vertical direction, and an elastic body 72 is press-fitted into each holding portion 71 so as to be freely retractable by other methods. The elastic body 72 having a required height is protruded from the holding portion 71, and the elastic body 72 above the elastic body 72 is inserted into the holding portion 71. Also in this case, the height of the elastic body 72 that should receive the movable effect body 29 can be changed as necessary.

  In this case as well, it is desirable to provide an opening 71b for pushing out the elastic body 72 on the bottom 71a side of the holding portion 71. The elastic body 72 below the elastic body 72 having a required height may remain protruding. Further, the lowermost elastic body 72 need not be freely retractable.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (c), when the elastic body 72 is provided in each holding portion 71 so as to be freely retractable, a retracting drive means such as a solenoid for driving the elastic body 72 so as to freely retract is provided. When the state changes, any of the plurality of elastic bodies 72 may be projected in accordance with the gaming state to change the falling position of the movable effect body 29.

  FIG. 19 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a movable movable effect agent 17 in which a movable effect body 29 and a drive body 30 are rotated about a pivot 110 to move up and down. The movable effect agent 17 includes a movable effect body 29 provided on the front side of the image display unit 16 between the ascending position A and the descending position B so as to be pivotable in the up and down direction around the pivot 110 and around the pivot 110. A driving body 30 that is rotatably provided and pushes up the movable effector 29 from the lowered position B to the raised position A, and driving means 32 that drives the driving body 30 forward and backward around the pivot 110 in the up-and-down direction; Locking means 33 for locking the movable effect body 29 at the raised position A, and when the drive body 30 is lowered to the release position C below the lowered position B, the lock of the lock means 33 is released to move the movable effect body 29. Release means 34 for freely dropping around the pivot 110, restriction means 35 for restricting the movable effect body 29 to the lowered position B, and drive means 32 by detecting that the movable effect body 29 has been raised to the raised position A. In the upward direction The first detection means 36 for stopping the driving and the release waiting position D between the lowering position B and the release position C are detected to detect that the drive body 30 has rotated in the lowering direction, and the driving means 32 is moved downward. And a second detection means 37 for stopping the driving.

  The pivot 110 is disposed in the front-rear direction on the mounting frame 38 outside the image display unit 16, for example, in the vicinity of the upper corner of the image display unit 16, and the movable effector 29 and the drive unit 30 are rotatable around the pivot 110. It is supported. The movable effect body 29 includes an arm-shaped support portion 41 pivotally supported by the pivot 110 and an effect portion 42 provided at the tip of the support portion 41, and usually the effect portion 42 is located above the image display portion 16. Is locked by the locking means 33 at the raised position A, and is freely dropped to the dropping position on the front side of the image display unit 16 at the time of production, and is regulated by the regulating means 35.

  The locking means 33 is engaged with the engaged portion 57 and the guide surface 69 provided around the pivot 110 of the support portion 41, and the lock tool 58 pivotally supported by the support shaft 61 on the mounting frame 38 correspondingly. The portion 62 has a spring 59 that urges the locking device 58 in a direction to engage the engaged portion 57.

  The driving body 30 is fixed to the side surface of the gear 112 that rotates about the pivot 110 and engages with the support portion 41 to raise the movable effect body 29 to the ascending position A. The drive means 32 has a gear 112 and a pinion 53 that meshes with the gear 112, and the pinion 53 is driven by a drive motor 54 via a drive gear 55. Instead of the gear 112, a rotating body may be provided, and the driving body 30 may be provided on the rotating body.

  The release means 34 includes a trigger body 75 pivotally supported by a support shaft 74 and a drive body 30 that operates the trigger body 75 in the release direction when it is rotated to the release position C. The driver 30 may be provided with a dedicated operation unit. The restricting means 35 has an elastic body 72 fixed to the attachment frame 38 at the lowered position B. When the movable effect body 29 falls to the lowered position B, the support portion 41 comes into contact with the elastic body 72. Yes. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In this way, the movable effect member 17 is rotated by the movable effector 29 about the pivot 110 to freely fall from the raised position A to the lowered position B, and from the lowered position B to the raised position A by the driver 30. The movable effector 29 may be pushed up.

  20 to 22 illustrate a seventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the movable effect actor 17 includes a movable effect body 29 provided on the front side of the image display unit 16 so as to be movable up and down between a raised position A and a lowered position B. A guide means 31 that supports and guides the movable effect body 29 so as to be movable up and down, a winding-type drive means 32 that drives the drive body 30 in the upward direction, and the movable effect body 29 and the drive means 32 are connected freely when ascending. A connecting means 113 for releasing the connection at the time of dropping and a restricting means 35 for restricting the movable effect body 29 to the lowered position B are provided.

  In this embodiment, when the connecting means 113 releases the connection between the movable effect body 29 and the drive means 32 by a drop command from the outside, the movable effect body 29 freely falls from the raised position A to the lowered position B. Therefore, the free fall means 39 is constituted by the connection means 113.

  The guide means 31 has two guide rails 45, and the support portion 41 of the movable effector 29 is guided along the two guide rails 45 so as to be movable up and down. The driving means 32 includes a pair of upper and lower guide wheels 114, 115, a flexible rotary cord 116 wound around the guide wheels 114, 115, and a drive motor 54 for driving one of the guide wheels. And.

  The connecting means 113 is provided on the support portion 41 of the movable effector 29 and rotates between the connection frame 117 provided on the support portion 41 and surrounding the rotation cable 116 and the receiving portion 118 of the connection frame 117. A presser body 119 that presses and connects the cord 116, and a solenoid 120 that is provided in the support portion 41 and that drives the presser body 119 in a releasing direction that separates the presser body 119 from the rotary cord 116. The presser body 119 is a spring of the solenoid 120. 121 is biased in the connecting direction. Note that other connecting means 113 may be employed.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the movable effect control means 94 is connected to the first detection means 36, the fourth detection means 122, the drive motor 54, the solenoid 120, and the like. When there is a drop command, the movable effect control means 94 excites the solenoid 120 until the fourth detection means 122 detects the movable effect body 29 at the lowered position B, and the fourth detection means 122 moves to the lowered position B. The function of demagnetizing the solenoid 120 when the movable effect body 29 is detected, the function of rotating the drive motor 54 in the ascending direction of the movable effect body 29 when the ascent command is issued, and the first detecting means 36 are in the ascending position A And the function of stopping the drive motor 54 when the movable effector 29 is detected.

  In this embodiment, the movable effector 29 is normally held at the raised position A by the driving means 32 and the connecting means 113. At this time, the solenoid 120 of the connecting means 113 is demagnetized, and the holding body 119 and the receiving portion 118 hold the rotating cord 116 by the bias of the spring 121, so that the movable effect body 29 rotates via the connecting means 113. It is connected to the cord 116.

  When there is a drop command to the movable effect control means 94, the solenoid 120 of the connecting means 113 is excited to release the connection between the movable effect body 29 and the rotary cord 116. Therefore, the movable effect body 29 rapidly falls freely along the two guide rails 45 of the guide means 31 to the lowered position B and is received by the restricting means 35 at the lowered position B.

  When the movable effect body 29 falls to the lowered position B, the fourth detecting means 122 detects the movable effect body 29, and the solenoid 120 of the connecting means 113 is excited to connect the movable effect body 29 and the rotary cord 116. . Thereafter, the drive motor 54 is activated by the ascending command to rotate the rotating cord 116 in the upward direction, so that the movable effector 29 connected to the rotating cord 116 via the connecting means 113 is moved along the guide rail 45. To rise. When the movable effect body 29 rises to the raised position A, the first detection means 36 detects the movable effect body 29, the drive motor 54 stops, and the movable effect body 29 is held at the raised position A.

  Even when the winding type driving means 32 using the rotating cord 116 such as a wire or a belt is employed in this way, by releasing the connection between the movable effector 29 and the rotating cord 116 at the ascending position A, The movable effector 29 can be dropped to the lowered position B by free fall. Therefore, the drive means 32 does not need to be of a rack and pinion type, and the drive body 30 for raising the movable effect body 29 may be omitted.

  As mentioned above, although each Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each Example, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, the movable effector 29 may be anything as long as it can be used for the movable effect. In the embodiment, the movable effector 29 drops from the raised position A (retracted position) to the lowered position B (effected position) with the raised position A as the retracted position and the lowered position B on the front side of the image display unit 16 as the effected position. In this case, the movable effector 29 is allowed to fall freely, but the ascending position A is defined as the ascending position A on the front surface of the image display unit 16 and the descending position B on the lower side of the image display unit 16 as the retracted position. The movable effector 29 may be dropped by free fall from A (effect position) to the lowered position B (retreat position). In this case, the movable effector 29 rises from the lowering position B on the lower side of the image display unit 16 to the rising position A on the front surface of the image display unit 16 and then freely falls from the rising position A to the lowering position B. Will do.

  The movable effector 29 may be linearly dropped in the vertical direction from the ascending position A to the descending position B, or may be dropped while rotating around the pivot 110. Further, as long as the movable effector 29 falls within the free fall range, it may be dropped in the left and right tilt directions. Moreover, in each embodiment, although the case where the movable production | presentation body 29 is located in the front surface of the image display part 16 in the production | presentation position is illustrated, even if the movable production | presentation body 29 is arrange | positioned in places other than the front surface of the image display part 16. Good.

  The guide means 31 for guiding the movable effect body 29 and the drive body 30 so as to be movable up and down is desirably shared in part or both, but may be provided separately. The movable effect actor 17 may be used for effects other than the notice effect. Needless to say, the present invention can be similarly applied to other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine, and also to various game machines such as a slot machine.

16 Image display unit 22 Production image 29 Movable production body 30 Drive body 31 Guide means 32 Drive means 33 Lock means 34 Release means 35 Restriction means 37 Second detection means 39 Free fall means 58 Locking tool 75 Trigger body 76 Operation part 94 Movable effect Control means A ascending position B descending position C release position D release waiting position

The present invention, such view of the conventional problems, achieve both the movable directing body Ru performed movable effect with the impact and falls in the raised position or al rapid improvement in durability can be simplified structure An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

The present invention includes a movable directing member provided to freely rise later, a driving body for raising the elevating freely provided and the movable directing body to increase position location, and to lock the movable directing member by said raised position those having a free fall hand stage to fall freely movable directing member to unlock the movable directing body based on lowering of the driver.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the movable directing body Ru performed movable effect with impact rapidly dropping et placed rise position together, it is possible to improve the durability can be simplified structure.

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  A movable effect body (29) provided so as to be movable up and down between the raised position (A) and the lowered position (B), and the movable effect body (29) from the lowered position (B) to the raised position (A). And a free fall means (39) for freely dropping the movable effector (29) from the raised position (A) to the lowered position (B). A gaming machine.   A drive body (30) for pushing up the movable effect body (29) from the lowered position (B) to the raised position (A); and the drive means (32) for driving the drive body (30) in the up-and-down direction. The free fall means (39) includes a lock means (33) for locking the movable effect body (29) at the raised position (A) and the drive body (30) below the lowered position (B). The game according to claim 1, further comprising: release means (34) for causing the lock means (33) to release the lock of the movable effect body (29) when lowered to the release position (C). Machine.   One of the ascending position (A) and the descending position (B) is an effect position located on the front side of the image display unit (16) on which the movable effect body (29) displays the effect image (22). 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the other is a retreat position in which the movable effect body (29) retreats to one side in the vertical direction of the image display unit (16).   Guide means (31) for guiding the movable effect body (29) and the driving body (30) to be movable up and down, and the movable effect body (29) freely falling along the guide means (31) at the lowered position. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising a regulating means (35) for regulating in (B).   Detecting means (37) for detecting that the drive body (30) has been lowered to a release waiting position (D) near the upper side of the release position (C) and stopping the drive body (30); and the drive body Control means (94) for lowering the drive body (30) to the release position (C) in accordance with a drop command after (30) stops at the release waiting position (D). The gaming machine according to claim 2 or 4.   The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the release waiting position (D) is between the lowered position (B) and the release position (C) below the lowered position (B).   The locking means (33) is pivotally supported so as to be swingable in an engaging / disengaging direction, and is a locking device (58) which is detachably engaged when the movable effector (29) is raised to the raised position (A). The release means (34) includes a trigger body (75) interlocked with the lock (58), and the trigger body (30) when the drive body (30) is lowered to the release position (C). The game machine according to any one of claims 2, 4 to 6, further comprising an operation unit (76) for operating 75) in a release direction.

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