JP2013085918A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for performing three-dimensional effect with depth for not boring a player and continuously improving interest in a game by piling up and disposing a laminated decorative part for producing a pseudo three-dimensional effect and a plurality of decorations each having an actual three-dimensional structure.SOLUTION: The game machine 10 includes: a transparent window 110 provided on a part of a surface 30a of a game board 30, so as to be flat with the surface; a plane part 130 disposed in parallel with the surface of the game board on the side of the back surface 30b of the game board at a position provided with the transparent window; a laminated decorative part 140 provided on the plane part, in which a transparent protective layer 141, a decorative layer 142 decorated by coloring and a metallic reflection layer 146 for reflecting light made incident from a player side and transmitted through the protective layer and the decorative layer are laminated and arranged in order from the side near the game board; and a plurality of decorations 151-154 arranged at different positions in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the game board between the plane part having the laminated decorative part and the transparent window.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a configuration that gives a pseudo three-dimensional effect to at least a part of a gaming board.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a decorative sheet that gives a pseudo three-dimensional effect is provided on a part or the whole of the gaming board by shining the surface and shiningly. There are those that improve the interest in games due to their visual effects (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2000-107364 A JP 2010-158378 A

  However, in the gaming machines as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, a pseudo three-dimensional effect can be produced by the visual effect of the decorative sheet disposed on the game board, but it is only a pseudo one. Therefore, if the player gets used to the visual effect of the decorative sheet, there is a risk that it may be difficult to feel a three-dimensional effect, and it is difficult to continuously improve the interest in games due to the visual effect. there were.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a laminated decorative portion that gives a pseudo three-dimensional effect and a plurality of decorative objects having an actual three-dimensional structure are stacked on a part of the game board. A game machine that can provide a depth and depth that does not bore the player due to its visual effect, and as a result, it can continuously improve the fun of the game. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a transparent window provided on a part of the surface of the game board so as to be flush with the surface of the game board, and the transparent On the back side of the game board at the position where the window is provided, a flat part arranged in parallel to the surface of the game board, and a transparent protection provided in order from the side close to the game board provided in the flat part. A laminated decorative portion in which a layer, a decorative layer on which decoration is drawn by coloring, and a metal reflective layer that is incident from the player side and reflects light transmitted through the protective layer and the decorative layer are laminated, and A gaming machine having a plurality of decorations arranged at different positions in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the game board between the flat surface portion having the laminated decoration portion and the transparent window.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is provided with a laminated decorative portion that gives a pseudo three-dimensional effect and a decorative concave portion having a depth structure in which a plurality of decorative objects having an actual three-dimensional structure are arranged in an overlapping manner. Therefore, the visual effect can produce a three-dimensional feeling with a depth that does not bore the player, and as a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can continuously improve the interest in games.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko game machine in the embodiment of the present invention from the surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the same pachinko gaming machine from the back side. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine. It is the perspective view which expanded and outlined the decoration recessed part of FIG. It is the top view which expanded and outlined the decoration recessed part of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the laminated decoration part of the same pachinko gaming machine.

  Hereinafter, a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine is described as an example of the gaming machine. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine as seen from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a window frame 13, a game board 30 (described later) covered by the window frame 13, and the like. Yes. Also, on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 10, as shown in FIG. 2, display control of a liquid crystal display type effect display device 37 (described later) and control of game effects using a movable accessory 41 (described later) and LEDs, etc. Display effect sub-board 21, sound sub-board 22 for controlling the output of various game sounds, main board 23 for controlling main operations of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including operations of the pachinko gaming machine 10 at the time of winning, pachinko balls Various substrates such as a payout substrate 24 for controlling the payout operation of (game balls) and a power supply substrate 25 for supplying power to each substrate are mounted in a state of being accommodated in a transparent case, for example.

  Specifically, the outer frame 11 is installed on the Taijima island of the pachinko hall, and as shown in FIG. 1, the outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular tube shape so that the front and rear surfaces are open. The front frame 12 is attached to the front end surface of the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis on the left side. Further, a lower plate 14 having an upper surface opened and an upper plate 15 having an upper surface opened are fixed to the front lower portion of the front frame 12.

  A handle base 16 is fixed around the right end of the lower plate 14, and a firing handle 19 is rotatably attached to the handle base 16. A firing motor is fixed to the rear of the firing handle 19, and a hitting ball is connected to the rotation shaft of the firing motor. This firing motor corresponds to a driving source for the hitting ball, and when the firing handle 19 is rotated, driving power is supplied to the firing motor. As a result, the hitting ball is driven and the pachinko ball in the upper plate 15 is ejected.

  The window frame 13 is attached to the front surface of the front frame 12. The window frame 13 is integrated with the front frame 12 and is rotatable about the above-described axis. The window frame 13 is formed with a circular hole-shaped window portion 17, and a transparent plate 17 a made of transparent glass, acrylic, or the like is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the window portion 17. Speakers 18 for outputting game sounds are fixed to the back surfaces of the upper left corner and upper right corner of the window frame 13. A plurality of decorative LEDs are fixed to the window frame 13.

  The above-described game board 30 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 12. Hereinafter, the gaming board 30 and each component included in the gaming board 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 is a front view of the game board 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the decorative recess in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a decorative recess in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a laminated decoration portion of the pachinko gaming machine. The game board 30 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 12 as described above, and is covered with the transparent plate 17a of the window frame 13 from the front.

  The game board 30 is a plate-like member that fixes each constituent member to the board surface or the like, and is made of wood or resin. The guide rail 32 is fixed to the surface of the game board 30 facing the transparent plate 17a, and the pachinko ball launch passage 31a and the launched pachinko ball roll on the game board 30. The game area 31b that flows down is partitioned. An opening 38 penetrating the game board 30 is formed at a substantially central part of the game area 31b of the game board 30. A center decorative member 40 is attached to the periphery of the opening 38. In addition, a stage 50 is formed on the center decorative member 40 so as to cover the lower portion of the opening 38.

  Further, in the game area 31b, the pachinko balls flow down at least partially around the opening 38 formed in the game board 30 while rolling. In the present embodiment, the pachinko balls flow down from the upper part of the opening part 38 to the left and the lower right part in the area between the guide rail 32 and the opening part 38.

  Also, a plurality of game nails (obstacle members) 39 that change the flow-down direction of the pachinko balls are driven into the board surface of the game board 30 in the game area 31b. The pachinko ball played by the hitting ball basket is released into the game area 31b through the launch passage 31a. Then, the pachinko balls released to the game area 31b hit the game nail 39 and flow down the game area 31b while finally rolling, and finally enter one of the winning holes or the out-port 36 positioned at the lowermost position of the game area 31b. It is supposed to enter.

  In addition, an effect display device 37 using a color liquid crystal display or the like is provided behind an opening 38 penetrating the game board 30. The effect display device 37 has a display screen 37a having a large area for performing a variable effect display based on a determination result of whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state, and the display screen 37a is connected to the pachinko gaming machine from the opening 38. It faces to the front of 10.

  In addition, a start winning opening 33 is disposed below the effect display device 37 in the game area 31b. The start winning port 33 is a starting point for determining whether or not a big hit gaming state advantageous to the player is generated when the pachinko ball wins, and is formed in a pocket shape opened upward. Yes.

  In the game area 31b, a special winning opening 34 is arranged on the lower right side of the effect display device 37. The big winning opening 34 is provided with an open / close door 34a that opens and closes by the operation of an actuator (not shown). The open / close door 34a opens when the gaming state becomes a big hit gaming state, and in that case, the big winning opening 34 is directed upward. A wide opening is formed in a pocket-like shape, and a large number of pachinko balls can be simultaneously and continuously awarded to the big winning opening 34.

  Further, a warp passage 90 is provided at a predetermined position in the game area 31b (in the present embodiment, on the left side of the center decorative member 40 attached to the periphery of the opening 38), and a pachinko ball in the game area 31b is provided. A ball inlet 91 of the warp passage 90 is formed in the middle of flowing down (in this embodiment, the upper left side of the center decorative member 40 attached to the periphery of the opening 38), and the stage in the game area 31b A ball outlet 92 of the warp passage 90 is formed in the vicinity of 50 (in this embodiment, a position connected to the stage 50 at the lower left side of the center decorative member 40 attached to the periphery of the opening 38). And in this Embodiment, the pachinko ball rolling to the game area | region 31b enters into the warp channel | path 90 from the ball | bowl entrance 91, passes through the said warp channel | path 90, and is discharged | emitted from the ball | bowl exit 92, thereby pachinko ball Is guided to the stage 50.

  Further, at a predetermined position in the game area 31b, a general winning opening 35 through which a pachinko ball can be won is formed in a pocket shape that opens upward (in the present embodiment, a plurality of lower left corners of the game area 31b have a plurality of A general winning opening 35 is formed).

  A movable accessory 41 is disposed in front of the lower portion of the effect display device 37. The movable accessory 41 is accommodated in an accommodation space provided between the effect display device 37 and the stage 50.

  Further, a decorative concave portion 100 having a three-dimensional shape as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is formed on a part of the surface 30a located on the player side of the game board 30, and the front portion thereof faces the surface 30a of the game board 30. They are arranged to be one. In the present embodiment, a hole (not shown) is formed below the start winning opening 33 on the surface 30a of the game board 30, and the decorative recess 100 is disposed in this hole. The decorative recess 100 includes a laminated decorative portion 140 that produces a pseudo 3D stereoscopic effect as shown in FIG. 6 and a plurality of decorative objects 151, 152, having an actual three-dimensional structure as shown in FIGS. 153 and 154, and by arranging them in a stacked state, it is possible to produce a stereoscopic effect with depth that does not bore the player due to its visual effect, and as a result It is possible to improve the interest in games.

  Hereinafter, the decorative recess 100 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The decorative recess 100 in the present embodiment is configured to include a transparent window 110, a recess 120, a flat surface portion 130, a laminated decorative portion 140, decorative objects 151 to 154, and the like.

  Among these, the transparent window 110 is a window made of colorless and transparent plastic or the like configured to fit exactly in a hole formed in the surface 30 a below the start winning opening 33 in the game board 30, and the player of the game board 30 It is arranged on the surface 30a of the game board 30 so that the pachinko ball can roll on the front surface of the transparent window 110, being flush with the surface 30a located on the side. The interior of the decorative recess 100 can be viewed from the surface 30 a side of the game board 30 through the transparent window 110. The transparent window 110 is not limited to being colorless and transparent, and may be colored and transparent as long as the inside is visible. The shape of the transparent window 110 is a square shape for convenience in FIGS. 4 and 5, but is not limited to this, and may be an appropriate shape according to the shape of the game board 30. .

  The concave portion 120 is disposed on the back surface 30b side of the game board 30 at the position where the transparent window 110 is provided, and a laminated decoration portion 140 and ornaments 151 to 154 to be described later are disposed therein. It has come to be. Moreover, the recessed part 120 of this Embodiment is comprised by the rectangular parallelepiped box shape. And this recessed part 120 is isolated from the surface 30a side of the game board 30 by the transparent window 110 attached flush with the game board 30, and becomes an isolation space where a pachinko ball or the like does not enter.

  In addition, a planar portion 130 formed in a planar shape is disposed in the recess 120 at a position farthest from the game board 30 to the back surface 30b side (a position on the innermost side) at a position where the transparent window 110 is provided. ing. In the flat portion 130, a surface parallel to the surface 30 a of the game board 30 is formed on the surface 30 a side (player side) of the game board 30, and a laminated decoration portion 140 described later is provided here. .

  In addition, the laminated decoration part 140 is provided on a plane parallel to the surface 30a of the game board 30 of the flat part 130, and in order from the side closer to the game board 30 (player side), the transparent protective layer 141, the coloring The decorative layer 142 on which the decoration is drawn by the above and the metal reflective layer 146 that reflects the light that is incident from the surface 30a side (player side) of the game board 30 and passes through the protective layer 141 and the decorative layer 142 are laminated. It has come to be. More specifically, the laminated decorative portion 140 of the present embodiment is configured in a sheet shape that is affixed to the flat portion 130. As shown in FIG. 6, the protective layer 141 and the decorative layer 142 are sequentially arranged from the player side. The base layer 143, the adhesive layer 144, the lens layer 145, the reflective layer 146, the adhesive layer 147 and the base plate 148 are laminated.

  The protective layer 141 is an optically transparent resin sheet for protecting the surface (front surface) of the laminated decorative portion 140. As the material of the protective layer 141, celluloid, cellulose acetate butyrate resin, or the like is used.

  The decoration layer 142 is a layer on which decorations such as characters, characters, and background pictures are drawn with colored ink. As a printing method, dot printing by UV offset printing, gravure printing, or the like is used, and decoration is printed on the rear surface (back surface) of the protective layer 141. In addition, the printing is C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow), and K (sumi) four-color printing (which may include a non-colored region). In this vehicle, a coloring agent such as a dye or a pigment is added, and a solvent, a stabilizer, a curing agent, or the like is appropriately mixed as necessary.

  The underlayer 143 is a light-shielding layer that is colored white. The base layer 143 serves as a base for characters, characters, and the like drawn on the decoration layer 142 (by placing the characters, characters, etc. on the white base by the base layer 143, the characters and the like stand out). The underlayer 143 is formed only on a part of the laminated decorative portion 140 when viewed from the front. As a printing method, screen printing (printing method suitable for thick coating for light shielding) is used, and as an ink material, in addition to a colorant such as a white dye and a white inorganic pigment in addition to a vehicle made of various resins, it is necessary. Accordingly, a mixture of a solvent, a stabilizer, a curing agent and the like as appropriate is used.

  Note that the base layer 143 is not limited to white, and may be another color (for example, black). For example, when the main color of a character or character drawn on the decoration layer 142 is yellow, an image of the character or character or the like is reflected when the base layer 143 is black.

  The adhesive layer 144 is a layer for adhering a lens layer 145, which will be described later, to the rear surface (back surface) of the base layer 143 (the decorative layer 142 in a region where the base layer 143 is not present). The adhesive layer 144 is formed by applying a transparent resin adhesive to the rear surface (back surface) of the base layer 143 (the decorative layer 142 in the region where the base layer 143 is not present).

  The lens layer 145 is formed such that small lenses are arranged in a matrix when viewed from the front. The lens layer 145 is formed of a transparent resin (for example, PET). The lens of the lens layer 145 is not limited to a large number of small lenses arranged in a matrix, and may be a lens in which one large lens is arranged.

  The reflective layer 146 is a layer for reflecting light incident on the laminated decoration part 140 from the player side (front) (for example, illumination light of the hall, light due to the light emission effect of the pachinko gaming machine 10 facing each other, etc.). The reflective layer 146 is a metal layer having a gloss on the surface (front surface), and aluminum, silver, gold, or the like can be used as the metal. As the reflective layer 146, not only a metal stay in which a metal is thinly cast, but also a material in which the metal stay is attached to a sheet of paper or plastic can be used. Moreover, if it can reflect light, it can also be colored by applying a paint to the surface of the metal stay.

  The adhesive layer 147 is a layer for adhering a base plate 148 described later to the rear surface (back surface) of the reflective layer 146. The adhesive layer 147 is formed by applying a transparent resin adhesive to the rear surface (back surface) of the reflective layer 146.

  The base plate 148 is a thin plate (sheet) -like member that serves as a base of the laminated decorative portion 140. The base plate 148 can be formed of various materials such as paper and plastic. Further, the color of the base plate 148 is not limited.

  In the laminated decorative portion 140 configured in this way, light incident from the front (front) passes through the protective layer 141, the decorative layer 142, the adhesive layer 144, and the lens layer 145, and is reflected by the reflective layer 146, and again in front. To the front. At this time, by passing through the lens layer 145, it is possible to make the player looking from the front feel a deep stereoscopic effect.

  Also. Of the light incident from the front (front), the light that passes through the protective layer 141 and the decoration layer 142 and is applied to the base layer 143 is shielded by the base layer 143 and is not reflected. For this reason, the decoration can be made to stand out by drawing the decoration of a character etc. in the part corresponding to the base layer 143 in the decoration layer 142.

  The laminated decorative portion 140 is not directly configured in a sheet shape as in the present embodiment, but is directly laminated on the flat portion 130 by applying or pasting materials of each layer to the flat portion 130. It may be.

  In addition, the flat portion 130 having the laminated decorative portion 140 located at the innermost position inside the concave portion 120 and the transparent window 110 located at the most front side inside the concave portion 120 and flush with the surface 30a of the game board 30. A plurality of ornaments 151, 152, 153, 154 are arranged in the space between the two. The ornaments 151 to 154 of the present embodiment are configured by plate-like members each having a different shape, and decorations such as various characters are drawn on the player side surface. Further, the plurality of ornaments 151 to 154 are at different positions in a direction orthogonal to the surface 30a of the game board 30 (that is, a direction facing the player / a direction from the back surface 30b side of the game board 30 toward the surface 30a side). Are arranged to form a plurality of layers.

  In the present embodiment, three layers of an A layer, a B layer, and a C layer are provided in order from the player side (the surface 30a side of the game board 30), and at least one ornament is disposed on each layer. It is comprised so that. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the ornament 151 is disposed in the A layer, the ornament 152 is disposed in the B layer, and two ornaments 153 and 154 are disposed in the C layer. One is arranged. In addition, at this time, the ornaments 151 to 154 are arranged so as to be shifted in the lateral direction or the height of the game board 30 so as to be visible from the player side without completely overlapping. ing. Further, the decorations 151 to 154 are arranged so that the decoration having a pseudo three-dimensional effect of the laminated decoration part 140 positioned behind the decorations 151 to 154 is not completely hidden by the decorations 151 to 154. Has been. And, when the player views the decorative recess 100 during the game by the laminated decorative part 140 and the decorative objects 151 to 154 arranged in consideration of the respective states in this way, the decorative objects 151 to 154 and the laminated decoration part 140 are configured to be seen as one three-dimensional object.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 10 according to the present embodiment has a transparent window provided on a part of the surface 30a of the game board 30 so as to be flush with the surface 30a of the game board 30. 110 and a recess 120 disposed on the back surface 30b side of the game board 30 at the position where the transparent window 110 is provided and separated from the front surface 30a side of the game board 30 by the transparent window 110. A flat portion 130 parallel to the front surface 30a of the game board 30 is disposed in the concave portion 120 at a position farthest from the game board 30 to the back surface 30b side in the concave portion 120. Are, in order from the side closer to the game board 30, a transparent protective layer 141, a decorative layer 142 on which decoration is drawn by coloring, and a light incident on the player side and transmitted through the protective layer 141 and the decorative layer 142. There is a laminated decorative portion 140 in which a reflective layer 146 made of metal to radiate is laminated, and a plurality of portions between the flat portion 130 having the laminated decorative portion 140 in the recess 120 and the transparent window 110 are provided. Pachinko gaming machines (games) in which the decorations 151, 152, 153, and 154 are arranged at different positions in the direction orthogonal to the surface 30a of the gaming board 30 so as to constitute a plurality of layers A, B, and C. Machine) 10.

  And according to the pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 10 of the present embodiment, the laminated decoration part 140 that gives a pseudo three-dimensional effect and a plurality of ornaments 151, 152, 153, and 154 having an actual three-dimensional structure are provided. By providing the decorative recesses 100 having a depth and arrangement arranged in layers, it is possible to produce a stereoscopic effect with a depth that does not get the player bored by the visual effect, and as a result, the interest in gaming is sustained. The pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 10 can be improved.

  The embodiment described above is described in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and is not described in order to limit the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine has been described as a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other gaming machines such as a pachislot gaming machine and an arrangement ball. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the decorative recess 100 is disposed below the start winning opening 33. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the decorative recess is located at an appropriate position on the surface of the game board. What is necessary is just to be arrange | positioned. Moreover, the arrangement | positioning location of a decoration recessed part is not restricted to one place, You may arrange | position to multiple places. Further, the size and shape of the decorative recess may be appropriately configured according to conditions such as the position on the game board to be arranged and the configuration of the game board itself.

  In the above-described embodiment, the decorative objects 151, 152, 153, and 154 are arranged so as to have a three-layered structure at different positions in the direction orthogonal to the surface 30a of the game board 30. The present invention is not limited to this, and the ornament may be arranged so as to have a two-dimensional structure or a four-layer or more three-dimensional structure. Further, the ornament does not necessarily have to be arranged in a three-dimensional structure constituting a plurality of layers, and if a plurality of ornaments are arranged at different positions in the direction orthogonal to the surface of the game board, It may be arranged in a disjoint position without constituting.

  In the embodiment described above, plate-like members are arranged as the ornaments 151, 152, 153, and 154. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ornament is plate-like. Other shape members may be used. However, in the case where a plurality of layers are constituted by a plurality of ornaments as in the above-described embodiment, the plate-shaped member has an advantage that a clear layer can be easily formed. In addition, the arrangement position, number, size, shape, and the like of the decorative object may be appropriately configured according to conditions such as the position, size, shape, etc. of the decorative recess.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine (game machine), 30 ... Game board, 100 ... Decoration recessed part, 110 ... Transparent window, 120 ... Recessed part, 130 ... Plane part, 140 ... Laminated decoration part, 141 ... Protective layer, 142 ... Decoration layer, 146 ... reflective layer, 151 to 154 ... ornaments

Claims (1)

A transparent window provided on a part of the surface of the game board so as to be flush with the surface of the game board;
On the back side of the game board at the position where the transparent window is provided, a plane portion disposed in parallel with the surface of the game board;
A transparent protective layer, a decorative layer on which decoration is drawn by coloring, and a light incident on the player side and transmitted through the protective layer and the decorative layer, in order from the side close to the game board, provided on the flat portion. A laminated decoration part in which a reflective layer made of metal that reflects is laminated;
A plurality of ornaments arranged at different positions in the direction orthogonal to the surface of the game board between the flat portion having the laminated ornament portion and the transparent window,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

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