JP2013188247A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine including a performance member having a large range covering a display region compared to before.SOLUTION: In a game machine 1, when a first main performance member 31 and a second main performance member 32 are positioned in standby positions, an auxiliary performance member 4 installed to one of them has a non-covering attitude. When the first main performance member 31 and the second main performance member 32 are positioned in advance positions, the auxiliary performance member 4 installed to the one of them has a covering attitude, at least a part of a display region 921 comes into a state that at least the part is covered with the first main performance member 31, the second main performance member 32, and the auxiliary performance member 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including an effect member that moves on the front side of a display device.

  For example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, a gaming machine including a rendering member that moves on the front side of a display device is known. The production member is shielded so that the display area (image) of the display device can not be seen, or has a partially transparent or translucent part, and by overlaying the image of the display device on the transparent or translucent part, It provides an effect in cooperation with the display device. That is, it is a member that overlaps the display area in the front-rear direction so as to cover the display area of the display device when providing a predetermined effect.

JP 2008-200306 A

  In recent years, the display area of a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine has been increased. Therefore, if an effect member that covers the enlarged display area as widely as possible is used in order to improve the preference of the effect, the effect member is enlarged in the surface direction of the display area, and the effect member is limited. There is a problem that it cannot be placed in the space inside the gaming machine.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with an effect member whose range covering a display area is larger than that in the past.

  The gaming machine according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-described problem, is a display device having a display area capable of displaying an image, and the display device in a state of being separated from each other on the front side of the display area. A first main effect member provided in a movable manner between a standby position where the area covering the area is relatively small and an advanced position where the area covering the display area is relatively large, and the area covering the display area is relatively large A non-covering posture that does not cover the display area and a covering posture that covers the display area on at least one of the two main effect members, the first main effect member and the second main effect member An auxiliary effect member attached to be displaceable between the first main effect member and the second main effect member when the second main effect member is located at the standby position. While the material is in the uncovered posture, when the first main effect member and the second main effect member are located at the advanced position, the auxiliary effect member attached to the first main effect member and the second main effect member is in the cover posture, and at least the display area A part is covered with the first main effect member, the second main effect member, and the auxiliary effect member.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, at least a part of the main effect member positioned at the standby position, or at least a part of the main effect member positioned at the standby position, and this The storage unit includes a storage unit that stores an auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member, and when the main effect member is located at a standby position, the storage unit is in a covering posture. While it is difficult to accommodate both the effect members, the auxiliary effect member is in a shape capable of accommodating both effect members when the auxiliary effect member is in the uncovered posture.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, at least a part of the main effect member positioned at the standby position and the auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member in the storage portion. In the storage section in which both are stored, an auxiliary effect member storage location narrower than the other locations is formed, and the auxiliary effect member in the uncovered posture is stored in this auxiliary effect member storage location. It has features in some places.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, further comprising a first urging member that urges the auxiliary effect member in the direction of the covering posture, As the main effect member moves in the direction of the standby position, the auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member is displaced in the direction of the uncovered posture against the urging force of the first urging member. It is characterized in that the auxiliary effect member displacement portion is provided.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary effect member can rotate between the state of the non-covering posture and the state of the covering posture. The auxiliary effect member displacing part is attached to the main effect member, and has a curved surface that rotates and displaces the auxiliary effect member between the non-covering posture and the covering posture, When the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture is moved together with the main effect member moving in the direction of the standby position and is in contact with the curved surface of the auxiliary effect member displacement portion, As the main effect member moves in the direction of the standby position, the contact position changes, and the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture moves toward the non-covering posture against the biasing force of the first biasing member. Gradually turning Characterized in place that is configured to.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display area is located at the first main effect member located at the advance position or at the advance position. The shape of the area covered by the first main effect member and the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture attached thereto is the second main effect member located at the advance position or the second main effect member located at the advance position. It is characterized in that it is substantially the same as the shape of the region covered by the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture attached thereto.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 6, wherein the first main effect member and the second main effect member located at the advanced position are in contact with each other on the other main effect member side. The first main effect member located at the advance position or the first main effect member located at the advance position in the display area and the covering attached thereto with the contacted edge as the axis of symmetry Covered by the area covered by the auxiliary effect member in the posture, the second main effect member located in the advance position or the second main effect member located in the advance position, and the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture attached thereto The region to be viewed is characterized by being substantially line symmetric.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one of the first main effect member and the second main effect member is moved. A secondary effect member that moves, and when the first main effect member and the second main effect member are located at the advanced position, the secondary effect member covers the main effect member and the auxiliary effect member in the display area. By moving to a covering position that covers an area different from the area, the substantially entire area of the display area is covered by the first main effect member, the second main effect member, the auxiliary effect member, and the sub effect member. It has a feature in a state.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 8, further comprising a second urging member that urges the secondary effect member in a direction to position the secondary effect member at the initial position, wherein the main effect member is in the standby position. The main effect member moves the sub effect member to the covering position against the urging force of the second urging member when the main effect member moves from the advanced position to the standby position. When moved to the position, the secondary effect member is moved to the initial position by the urging force of the second urging member.

  In addition, a gaming machine according to the invention of claim 10, which has been made to solve the above problems, includes a display device having a display area capable of displaying an image, and an area covering the display area in front of the display area. A main effect member that is movable between a standby position that is a relatively small state and an advancing position that is a relatively large region that covers the display region, and a non-covered state that does not cover the display region An auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect position so as to be displaceable between a cover posture and a cover posture that covers the display area, and the main effect member is located at the standby position. When the auxiliary effect member is in the non-covering posture, the auxiliary effect member is in the covering posture when the main effect member is located at the advanced position, and at least a part of the display area is the main effect. Characterized in place in the state of being covered in wood and the auxiliary effect member.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the tenth aspect, there is provided a storage portion in which at least a part of the main effect member located at the standby position and an auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member are stored. And the storage portion is characterized in that an auxiliary effect member storage location for storing the auxiliary effect member in the uncovered posture is formed.

  The invention according to claim 12 is the invention according to claim 11, further comprising a first biasing member that biases the auxiliary effect member in the direction of the covering posture, As the main effect member moves in the direction of the standby position, the auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member is displaced in the direction of the uncovered posture against the urging force of the first urging member. It is characterized in that the auxiliary effect member displacement portion is provided.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the twelfth aspect, the auxiliary effect member can rotate between the state of the non-covering posture and the state of the covering posture. The auxiliary effect member displacing part is attached to the main effect member, and has a curved surface that rotates and displaces the auxiliary effect member between the non-covering posture and the covering posture, When the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture is moved together with the main effect member moving in the direction of the standby position and is in contact with the curved surface of the auxiliary effect member displacement portion, As the main effect member moves in the direction of the standby position, the contact position changes, and the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture moves toward the non-covering posture against the biasing force of the first biasing member. Rotate slowly Characterized in place that is configured to go.

  The invention according to claim 14 is the invention according to any one of claims 10 to 13, further comprising a secondary effect member that moves with the movement of the main effect member, wherein the main effect member is the When the subsidiary effect member moves to a covering position that covers a region different from the region covered by the main effect member and the auxiliary effect member in the display region when the subsidiary effect member is located at the advanced position, at least a part of the display region is It is characterized in that it is covered with the main effect member, the auxiliary effect member, and the sub effect member.

  The invention according to claim 15 is the invention according to claim 14, further comprising a second urging member that urges the secondary effect member in a direction to position the secondary effect member at the initial position, wherein the main effect member is in the standby position. The main effect member moves the sub effect member to the covering position against the urging force of the second urging member when the main effect member moves from the advanced position to the standby position. When moved to the position, the secondary effect member is moved to the initial position by the urging force of the second urging member.

  In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the display area is covered not only by the first main effect member and the second main effect member but also by the auxiliary effect member. In other words, the area covered with the effect member in the display area can be made larger than the conventional effect by the amount of the auxiliary effect member. And since an auxiliary production member becomes a non-covering attitude | position when a main production member is located in a standby position, it can suppress that the whole production member becomes large in the surface direction which follows a display field. It becomes. That is, it becomes easy to arrange the effect member in a limited space in the gaming machine.

  When the main effect member is located at the standby position as in the second aspect of the invention, since the auxiliary effect member is in the non-covering posture, both effect members can be stored in the predetermined storage portion. Become. That is, if the auxiliary effect member is in the covering posture when the main effect member is located at the standby position (if the main effect member can be covered only by the main effect member without using the auxiliary effect member), the storage Where it is difficult to store the effect member in the part, according to the second aspect, the effect member can be stored in the storage part.

  As in the third aspect of the present invention, even if the storage portion is configured to have a narrow auxiliary effect member storage location as compared to other locations, the auxiliary effect member is supported when the main effect member is located at the standby position. Since the effect member is in an uncovered posture, both effect members can be stored in the storage portion.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily construct a configuration for displacing the auxiliary effect member as the main effect member moves.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary effect member can be displaced by a simple structure in which a curved surface is provided in the auxiliary effect member displacement portion.

  The invention according to claim 6 is covered by the first main effect member alone or the area covered by the first main effect member and the auxiliary effect member, and the second main effect member alone or the second main effect member and the auxiliary effect member. The areas are almost the same. The invention according to claim 7 is the first main effect member alone or the region covered by the first main effect member and the auxiliary effect member, and the second main effect member alone or the second main effect member and the auxiliary effect member. The covered area is substantially line symmetric. In other words, even if there is a restriction on the space where the effect member is arranged, by using the auxiliary effect member, the effect member (set) on one side can be balanced with the effect member (set) on the other side. It is possible to obtain a production form.

  As in the eighth aspect of the invention, by using a subsidiary effect member that moves with the movement of the main effect member, the main effect member, the auxiliary effect member, and the subsidiary effect member cover substantially the entire display area. It becomes possible to make it the structure which can do.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily construct a configuration in which the secondary effect member is moved along with the movement of the main effect member.

  In the invention according to claim 10, the display area is covered not only by the main effect member but also by the auxiliary effect member. That is, the area where the display area is covered with the effect member can be made larger than the conventional effect member. And since an auxiliary | assistant effect member becomes a non-covering attitude | position when a main effect member is located in a standby position, it is suppressed that the whole effect member becomes large in the surface direction which follows a display area. That is, it becomes easy to arrange the effect member in a limited space in the gaming machine.

  When the main effect member is located at the standby position as in the eleventh aspect of the invention, the auxiliary effect member is in the uncovered posture, so that the auxiliary effect member can be stored in the auxiliary effect member storage location of the storage unit. It becomes possible.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily construct a configuration for displacing the auxiliary effect member as the main effect member moves.

  According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary effect member can be displaced by a simple structure in which a curved surface is formed in the auxiliary effect member displacement portion.

  As in the invention described in claim 14, by using the secondary effect member that moves as the main effect member moves, at least a part of the display area is covered by the main effect member, the auxiliary effect member, and the secondary effect member. Can be configured. That is, it is possible to further increase the area covered with the effect member in the display area.

  According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily construct a configuration in which the subsidiary effect member is moved along with the movement of the main effect member.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board (in the state where each production member is not located in the position which expresses production operation). It is the figure which showed the production | presentation apparatus in the state located in the position where each production member expresses production effect with a game board. It is an external view of a base member. It is an external view of what a production | presentation apparatus was attached to the base member. FIG. 6 is an external view of the base member with the effect device attached, as viewed from slightly above FIG. 5, and shows a state where each effect member is located at a position where the effect is not exhibited. FIG. 6 is an external view of the base member with the effect device attached, as viewed from slightly above FIG. 5, showing a state in which each effect member is located at a position where the effect action is exhibited. It is the external view which looked at the production | presentation apparatus from the back, Comprising: Each production | presentation member shows the state located in the position which does not express production | production effect (The said part is covered so that the power transmission element of the left side of a figure may be exposed) With the cover removed). It is the external view which looked at the production | presentation apparatus from back, Comprising: The state where each production | presentation member was located in the position which expresses production | presentation effect | action is shown. (A) is the external view which looked at the 1st main production member and the auxiliary production member in the non-covering posture attached to it from the front, (b) is the first main production member and the non-covering posture attached to it. It is the external view which looked at a certain auxiliary production member from back. (A) is the external view which looked at the 1st main production member and the auxiliary production member in the covering posture attached to it from the front, (b) is the auxiliary in the covering posture attached to the 1st main production member. It is the external view which looked at the production member from back. It is the external view which looked at the 1st main production member and the auxiliary production member attached to it from back, Comprising: The state where the cover was removed is shown. It is the external view (disassembled perspective view) which looked at the assembly of the 1st main production member and the auxiliary production member, and the 1st subordinate production member from the front. It is the external view (disassembled perspective view) which looked at the assembly of the 1st main production member and the auxiliary production member, and the 1st subordinate production member from back. It is the external view (disassembled perspective view) which looked at the 2nd main stage member, the 2nd secondary stage member, and the 2nd secondary stage member support plate attached to it from the front. It is the external view (disassembled perspective view) which looked at the 2nd main production member, the 2nd sub production member, and the 2nd sub production member support plate attached to it from back. It is the external view (disassembled perspective view) which looked at the 2nd secondary production member stored in the auxiliary production member accommodation location, the 2nd secondary production member, and the 2nd secondary production member support plate attached to it from back. It is the external view which showed a mode that the 1st subordinate production member was extruded to the near side by the extrusion protrusion, when accommodated in the 1st accommodating part. It is sectional drawing which showed a mode that the 1st subordinate production member was extruded to the near side by the extrusion protrusion, when accommodated in a 1st accommodating part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front side (front) simply refers to the front side of the gaming machine 1 (the side where the player is located during the game), and the rear side (rear) simply refers to the back side of the gaming machine 1. It is. Further, the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side are the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front, and the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side in FIGS. Point to the side. The front-rear direction is a direction perpendicular to a display area 921 (display surface of the display device 92) described later, and the width direction is a left-right direction. The surface direction is a surface direction parallel to the display area 921 and is a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction.

(Overall configuration of gaming machine)
The overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gaming machine 1 includes a frame-shaped machine frame 80 having a predetermined depth. A front frame 81 is attached to the machine frame 80. The front frame 81 has a left edge supported rotatably on the machine frame 80 and can be opened and closed on the front side. A glass frame 82 is attached to the front frame 81. The left edge of the glass frame 82 is rotatably supported by the front frame 81 and can be opened and closed on the front side.

  A transparent plate such as a glass plate or a plastic plate is provided in the central opening of the glass frame 82, and the player can visually recognize the game board 90 from the front side through the transparent plate. In addition, an upper plate unit 83 is provided below the glass frame 82 for storing the paid-out game balls until they are sent to the launching device. The upper plate unit 83 is provided with an upper plate switch for causing the stored game balls to flow down to the lower plate unit 85, a ball lending switch for paying out lending balls that can be lent. Speakers 84 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper part of the glass frame 82.

  At the bottom of the front frame 81, there is a lower plate unit 85 that can store game balls when the paid-out game balls cannot enter the upper plate unit 83, and a touch switch for launching the game balls. A firing handle 86 and the like are provided. On the left side of the lower plate unit 85, a game switch 87 that is operated by the player in accordance with the effects displayed on the display device 92 is provided.

  The game board 90 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is formed of a substantially square plywood and is detachably attached to the front frame 81. The game board 90 is provided with a strip-shaped guide rail 91 made of a thin metal plate for guiding a game ball launched from the launch device so as to have a substantially arc shape. A part of the outer shell is formed. In the game area of the game board 90, a start winning port 931, a big winning port 932, an out port 933, and the like are provided.

  As the display device 92, for example, a liquid crystal display device is used, and a special symbol, a normal symbol, or the like is displayed in a display area 921 (display surface) of the display device 92. The display area 921 of the display device 92 is visible through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90. In the vicinity of the display device 92, there is provided the effect device 2 provided with various effect members for enhancing the effect effect of the game. Details of the configuration of the rendering device 2 will be described later.

  In the game area of the game board 90, a plurality of game nails (not shown) are provided as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flowing-down game balls collide. The game ball flowing down the game area changes into various modes depending on the condition when it collides with the game nail.

  Although not shown, on the back side of the gaming machine 1, there are various types of external terminal board for frame, display control board, main control board, voice control board, lamp control board, payout control board, launch control board, power supply board, etc. Various game machine components, such as a board | substrate, a card interface connection part, a ball holder, a ball tank, a tank rail, a payout apparatus, a launching apparatus, are provided.

  In such a gaming machine 1, by operating the launch handle 86, a game ball is launched from the launching device to the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area is used as a prize opening such as the start prize opening 931 and the grand prize winning opening 932. When winning, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by the payout device. In addition, since a known game machine control method can be applied to the jackpot lottery method and the like, description thereof is omitted.

(Configuration of the production device)
The configuration of the rendering device 2 included in the gaming machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The rendering device 2 is a device that includes various rendering members that perform predetermined operations on the front side of the display area 921 and a drive mechanism 6 for operating the rendering members.

1) Structure of effect member In this embodiment, the main effect member 3, the auxiliary effect member 4, and the sub effect member 5 are used as an effect member. Hereinafter, each effect member will be described in detail.

  In the present embodiment, as the main effect member 3, two main effect members, a first main effect member 31 located on the upper side and a second main effect member 32 located on the lower side, are used. The first main effect member 31 located on the upper side is a member having a shape in which a part of a rectangle is cut away when viewed from the front-rear direction (viewed by the player). As for the 1st main production | presentation member 31 of this embodiment, a part of upper right corner is notched into the rectangular shape (henceforth the location 311 where the said location was notched may be called). On the other hand, the second main effect member 32 is a member formed in a rectangular shape as viewed from the front-rear direction (as viewed from the player). Assuming that the first main effect member 31 is a member formed in a rectangular shape having no cutout portion 311, the assumed shape and the shape of the second main effect member 32 are substantially the same.

  These main effect members 3 are supported on the base member 7 fixed to the machine casing 80 as follows. As shown in FIG. 4, the base member 7 is a member in which a side wall rising from the peripheral edge of the base plate along the surface direction having a large opening at the center is formed. A rail member 71 in which a plurality of guide holes, which are long holes along the vertical direction, are formed is fixed to the outside in the width direction of the opening in the base plate (see FIGS. 5 to 7). One end (end on the inner side in the width direction) of the main effect member fixture (the first main effect member fixture 721 and the second main effect member fixture 722) is provided on each side of the rear surface of the main effect member 3 in the width direction. They are connected (see FIGS. 8 and 9). The other end of the first main effect member fixture 721 attached to the first main effect member 31 is fixed to the first rack member 63 that constitutes the drive mechanism 6. Two first guided projections 632 formed on one rack member 63 are engaged with two upper and lower first guide holes 711 positioned on the outer side in the width direction of the rail member 71. The other end of the second main effect member fixture 722 attached to the second main effect member 32 is fixed to the second rack member 64 that also constitutes the drive mechanism 6, and is formed on the second rack member 64. The two second guided protrusions 642 engage with the upper and lower second guide holes 712 positioned on the lower side in the width direction of the rail member 71.

  Here, a hole through which a mounting screw 721b for connecting both is inserted is formed at one end of the first main effect member fixture 721 connected to the first main effect member 31, in the present embodiment. The hole is a long hole 721a that is long in the vertical direction (see FIGS. 8 and 9). The tightening force of the mounting screw 721b is adjusted so that the first main effect member 31 can move with respect to the first main effect member fixture 721. That is, in the range in which the attachment screw 721b can move in the long hole 721a, the first main effect member 31 can move relative to the vertical direction with respect to the first-type effect member fixture. Such a connection structure is not used in the present embodiment for connecting the second main effect member 32 and the second main effect member fixture 722.

  Thus, the main effect member 3 supported by the rail member 71 fixed to the base member 7 can move along the guide hole of the rail member 71, that is, in the vertical direction. That is, the guided projection of the rack member, to which the other end of the main effect member fixture is fixed, can move within a range where it engages with the guide hole of the rail member 71 (within the range from the upper end to the lower end of the guide hole). . The first main effect member 31 is movable in the vertical direction along the display area 921 above the approximate center in the vertical direction of the display area 921. The second main effect member 32 is movable in the vertical direction along the display area 921 below the approximate center in the vertical direction of the display area 921. Since the first main effect member 31 and the second main effect member 32 have substantially the same position in the front-rear direction, when the first main effect member 31 moves downward and the second main effect member 32 moves upward, the other side The edges on the main effect member 3 side come into contact with each other. The first main effect member 31 is movable from the uppermost position that is the “standby position” to the position that contacts the second main effect member 32 that is the “advance position”. The second main effect member 32 is movable from a position positioned at the lowest position as the “standby position” to a position where it abuts on the first main effect member 31 as the “advance position”.

  Thus, when the two main effect members 3 are located at the standby position, the two main effect members 3 are separated from each other, and when the two main effect members 3 are located at the advanced position, the two effect members abut against each other between the two effect members. There will be no gap. For example, as can be seen by comparing FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 or FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the main effect member 3 located at the standby position covers the display region 921 (the portion where the effect member and the display region 921 overlap in the front-rear direction). The same applies hereinafter) is smaller than the area where the main effect member 3 located at the advance position covers the display area 921. In the present embodiment, the main effect member 3 located at the standby position does not cover the display area 921. In the above-described configuration, “the area where the main effect member 3 located at the standby position covers the display area 921 is smaller than the area where the main effect member 3 located at the advance position covers the display area 921”. A configuration in which the main effect member 3 located at the standby position does not cover the display area 921 at all is also included.

  The auxiliary effect member 4 shown in FIGS. 3, 7, and 9 to 12 is a plate-like member attached to the first main effect member 31. Specifically, the auxiliary effect member 4 is a plate-like member formed in substantially the same shape as the rectangular cut portion of the first main effect member 31, and the notch in the first main effect member 31. It is rotatably attached to a portion along the lower edge of the place 311. Details are as follows.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, an auxiliary effect member support shaft 42 is attached to a portion along the lower edge of the cutout portion 311 in the first main effect member 31. The auxiliary effect member support shaft 42 is engaged with a groove locked to a portion along the lower edge of the first main effect member 31. The auxiliary effect member 4 is prevented from falling off by the cover 43 attached from the rear surface side of the first main effect member 31. The auxiliary effect member 4 is rotatably supported on the auxiliary effect member support shaft 42. The auxiliary effect member 4 is formed with a rotation stop protrusion 41 protruding from the right edge when viewed from the rear side. When the auxiliary effect member 4 stands up and is in a state along the surface direction (when the first main effect member 31 (the front surface) and the auxiliary effect member 4 (the front surface) are substantially flush), the rotation is stopped. The protrusion 41 comes into contact with the rear surface of the first main effect member 31. That is, the auxiliary effect member 4 does not rotate further forward. Hereinafter, the posture of the auxiliary effect member 4 in a state along the surface direction is referred to as a “covering posture”. Further, the auxiliary effect member 4 can be rotated in a direction in which the auxiliary effect member 4 itself falls back to a point where the auxiliary effect member 4 itself contacts the side edge of the first main effect member 31 or the upper end surface of the cover 43. Specifically, it can be rotated to a state substantially orthogonal to the surface direction. Hereinafter, the posture of the auxiliary effect member 4 in a state substantially orthogonal to the surface direction is referred to as “non-covering posture”. A torsion coil spring 44 (corresponding to the first biasing member in the present invention) for biasing the auxiliary rendering member 4 is inserted through the auxiliary rendering member support shaft 42. The torsion coil spring 44 urges the auxiliary effect member 4 in a direction in which the auxiliary effect member 4 rotates forward, that is, in a direction in which the covering effect is taken. Therefore, in a state where no force is applied to the auxiliary effect member 4, the auxiliary effect member 4 is in the covering posture.

  As described above, the auxiliary effect member 4 is formed in substantially the same shape as the notched portion 311 of the first main effect member 31. Therefore, the auxiliary effect member 4 is in the covering posture, and the assembly of the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 in a state where the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 are substantially flush with each other is viewed from the front. The shape (rectangular shape) substantially matches the shape (rectangular shape) of the second main effect member 32 as viewed from the front. Accordingly, when the assembly of the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 and the entire second main effect member 32 are overlapped in the front-rear direction with respect to the display area 921, the overlapped portion (the covered portion) ) Regions are substantially the same.

  The sub effect member 5 shown in FIGS. 3, 5 to 7, 9, and 13 to 16 is an effect member that moves as the main effect member 3 moves. In the present embodiment, a first secondary effect member 51 that moves with the movement of the first main effect member 31 and a second secondary effect member 52 that moves with the movement of the second main effect member 32 are provided. Each subsidiary effect member 5 is a member having a decorative portion (a portion contributing to the effect) formed in substantially the same width as each main effect member 3, and is relatively vertical with respect to each main effect member 3. It is mounted so that it can move. Details are as follows.

  The first main effect member 31 is formed with a first guided protrusion 312 (a protrusion set composed of two protrusions in the present embodiment) that protrudes outward in the width direction from the side surfaces on both sides in the width direction. Yes. On the other hand, the first secondary effect member 51 is formed with a first guide hole 511 which is a long hole extending in the vertical direction penetrating the side surfaces on both sides in the width direction. A first guided protrusion 312 is engaged with each of the first guide holes 511. Note that a drop-off preventing member fixed to the tip of the first guided protrusion 312 prevents the first guided protrusion 312 from coming off the first guide hole 511. With this configuration, the first secondary effect member 51 moves in the vertical direction relative to the first main effect member 31 within a range where the first guided projection 312 engages with the first guide hole 511. It is possible.

  A lower first spring on which one end of a first tension coil spring 513 (corresponding to a second urging member in the present invention) is hooked on both sides in the width direction of a portion extending upward from the decorative portion of the first subsidiary effect member 51. A hooking portion 512 is formed. The other end of the first tension coil spring 513 is hooked on an upper first spring hooking portion 76 provided under the upper side wall of the base member 7. That is, the first secondary effect member 51 is biased upward by the first tension coil spring 513. Hereinafter, the position of the first secondary effect member 51 that is urged by the first tension coil spring 513 and is located at the uppermost position (in contact with the upper side wall of the base member 7) is referred to as an “initial position”.

  When the first main effect member 31 moves downward, that is, toward the advance position, the first guided projection 312 formed on the first main effect member 31 moves downward. In a state where the first guided projection 312 is not in contact with the inner surface on the lower end side of the first guide hole 511, the power of the drive source (motor 61) transmitted to the first main effect member 31 reaches the first sub effect member 51. Since it is not transmitted, the first secondary effect member 51 is positioned at the initial position by the urging force of the first tension coil spring 513. After the first guided projection 312 contacts the lower end side inner surface of the first guide hole 511, the lower end side inner surface of the first guide hole 511 is pushed by the first guided projection 312 and the first main effect member 31 The follower effect member 51 moves downward. That is, the first secondary effect member 51 moves downward until the first main effect member 31 is in the advanced position. Hereinafter, the position of the first secondary effect member 51 when the first main effect member 31 is located at the advanced position is referred to as a “cover position”.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the first guide hole 511 has a portion positioned below the decorative portion of the first subsidiary effect member 51. The first guided protrusion 312 is formed on the upper side of the first main effect member 31. The shapes of the first guided hole 511 and the first guided protrusion 312 are such that the first guided effect member 51 is decorated when the first guided protrusion 312 comes into contact with the inner surface at the lower end side of the first guide hole 511. The portion is set so as not to overlap the decorative portion (front surface) of the first main effect member 31 (strictly, it overlaps slightly so as not to cause a gap). That is, the portion where the first main effect member 31 located at the advance position overlaps the display region 921 in the front-rear direction (the portion to be covered) and the first sub effect member 51 located at the cover position with respect to the display region 921 It is configured such that a portion overlapping in the front-rear direction (a portion to be covered) is a different portion (for details, refer to the operation description described later).

  The second secondary effect member 52 is attached to a second secondary effect member support plate 73 attached to the base member 7. The second secondary effect member 52 has two second guided protrusions 521 (in the present embodiment, a protrusion set composed of two protrusions) protruding forward from the decorative portion. Two (two sets) are formed. Two second guide holes 731 extending in the vertical direction are formed in the second subsidiary effect member support plate 73, and the second guided protrusions 521 are engaged with the two second guide holes 731, respectively. . Note that a drop-off preventing member fixed to the tip of the second guided projection 521 prevents the second guided projection 521 from coming off the second guide hole 731. With this configuration, the second secondary effect member 52 moves in the vertical direction relative to the second main effect member 32 within a range where the second guided protrusion 521 is engaged with the second guide hole 731. It is possible.

  The second secondary effect member 52 has an upper second spring hooking portion on which one end of a second tension coil spring 524 (corresponding to the second biasing member in the present invention) is hooked at the center of the portion extending downward from the decorative portion. 523 is formed. The other end of the second tension coil spring 524 is hooked on a lower second spring hooking portion 732 provided at the center lower portion of the second subsidiary effect member support plate 73. That is, the second secondary effect member 52 is urged downward by the second tension coil spring 524. Hereinafter, the position of the second secondary effect member 52 that is urged by the second tension coil spring 524 and located at the lowest position is referred to as an “initial position”.

  Further, the second secondary effect member 52 is formed with engaged protrusions 522 that protrude outward in the width direction at upper ends on both sides in the width direction. On the other hand, the second main effect member 32 is formed with hook-like engagement protrusions 321 projecting forward at the lower ends on both sides in the width direction. When the second main effect member 32 moves upward, that is, toward the advanced position with the second guided protrusion 521 guided by the second guide hole 731, the engaged protrusion 522 comes into contact with the engaging protrusion 321. In the state where it is not, the power of the drive source (motor 61) transmitted to the second main effect member 32 is not transmitted to the second sub effect member 52, so the second sub effect member 52 is attached to the second tension coil spring 524. It will be in the state located in the initial position by force. After the engaged protrusion 522 comes into contact with the engaging protrusion 321, the second auxiliary effect member 52 is moved upward together with the second main effect member 32 so that the engaged protrusion 522 is lifted by the engagement protrusion 321. Moving. That is, the second secondary effect member 52 moves upward until the second main effect member 32 is in the advanced position. Hereinafter, the position of the second secondary effect member 52 when the second main effect member 32 is located at the advanced position is referred to as a “cover position”.

  As described above, the engaged protrusion 522 is located at the upper end of the second secondary effect member 52. Further, the engagement protrusion 321 is located at the lower end of the second main effect member 32. Therefore, after the second main effect member 32 moves upward and the engaged protrusions 522 come into contact with the engagement protrusions 321, the decorative portion of the second secondary effect member 52 becomes the decorative portion (front surface) of the second main effect member 32. )) (Strictly, it overlaps slightly so as not to generate a gap). That is, the portion where the second main effect member 32 located at the advance position overlaps the display region 921 in the front-rear direction (the portion to be covered) and the second secondary effect member 52 located at the cover position with respect to the display region 921. It is configured such that a portion overlapping in the front-rear direction (a portion to be covered) is a different portion (for details, refer to the operation description described later).

2) Configuration of Drive Mechanism Hereinafter, the drive mechanism 6 that operates each of the effect members will be described. In the present embodiment, only the main effect member 3 is directly operated by the drive mechanism 6. That is, the auxiliary effect member 4 and the sub effect member 5 operate (displace) accompanying the operation of the main effect member 3 operated by the drive mechanism 6, that is, operate indirectly by the drive mechanism 6 ( Strictly speaking, not only the drive mechanism 6 but also a biasing member (a torsion coil spring 44 or a tension spring) is operated. In addition, the drive mechanism 6 demonstrated below is an example to the last, and if it is the structure which can operate the 1st main production | presentation member 31 and the 2nd main production | presentation member 32 to an up-down direction, it will not be limited to the following structures.

  The drive mechanism 6 has a motor 61 and a power transmission element. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, two motors 61 serving as a drive source for operating the main effect member 3 are installed below the base member 7, a pair of left and right. The power transmission element has a plurality of gears 62 arranged in the vertical direction, a first rack member 63 and a second rack member 64.

  A plurality of gears 62 (see FIG. 8) arranged in the vertical direction are meshed with adjacent gears. The lowermost motor gear 621 is fixed to the output shaft of the motor 61, and when the motor 61 is driven, the power is transmitted to the uppermost output gear 622.

  The first rack member 63 is a member to which the other end of the first main effect member fixture 721 connected to the first main effect member 31 is fixed as described above. Two first guided projections 632 projecting forward are formed on the front surface of the first rack member 63. The upper first guided protrusion 632 is engaged with the upper first guide hole 711 of the rail member 71, and the lower first guided protrusion 632 is engaged with the lower first guide hole 711 of the rail member 71. Are combined. Similarly, on the front surface of the second rack member 64 to which the other end of the second main effect member fixture 722 connected to the second main effect member 32 is fixed, two second guided objects projecting forward. A protrusion 642 is formed. The upper second guided protrusion 642 is engaged with the upper second guide hole 712 of the rail member 71, and the lower second guided protrusion 642 is engaged with the lower second guide hole 712 of the rail member 71. Are combined. That is, the first rack member 63 and the second rack member 64 are attached so as to be movable in the direction in which the guide projections are guided by the guide holes, that is, in the vertical direction.

  The rack portions of the first rack member 63 and the second rack member 64 mesh with the output gear 622. Specifically, the first rack portion 631 of the first rack member 63 is engaged with the outer side of the output gear 622 in the width direction, and the second rack portion 641 of the second rack member 64 is engaged with the inner side in the width direction. . Therefore, when the power of the motor 61 is transmitted to the output gear 622 and the gear rotates, the first rack member 63 and the second rack member 64 that mesh with it move in the vertical direction. Since the first rack portion 631 and the second rack portion 641 are engaged with the output gear 622 so as to be sandwiched in the width direction, the movement direction of the first rack member 63 and the second rack member 64 when the output gear 622 rotates. The direction of movement is reversed. That is, when the output gear 622 rotates to one side (the motor 61 rotates to one side), the first rack member 63 moves downward, the second rack member 64 moves upward, and the output gear 622 rotates to the other side. When the motor 61 rotates (the motor 61 rotates to the other side), the first rack member 63 moves upward and the second rack member 64 moves downward.

  As described above, the main effect member 3 is connected to these rack members via the main effect member fixture. Therefore, when the motor 61 is driven and the rack member moves in the vertical direction, the main effect member 3 moves in the vertical direction accordingly.

(Composition of storage part)
Hereinafter, a storage unit in which each effect member included in the effect device 2 is stored will be described. The storage portion is a portion that forms a space (region) constituted by the base member 7 and various members attached thereto, and each effect member located at a position where the effect is not expressed is stored in the space. Specifically, the main effect member 3 located at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member 4 in the uncovered posture attached to the first main effect member 31 located at the standby position, and the subsidiary effect member 5 located at the initial position. Is stored.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the first storage part 74 in which the first main effect member 31, the auxiliary effect member 4, and the first secondary effect member 51 are stored as the storage part, and the second A second storage part 75 in which the main effect member 32 and the second secondary effect member 52 are stored is provided. The first storage portion 74 is located above the base member 7, and the second storage portion 75 is located below the base member 7. Basically, both the storage portions are spaces in which the main effect member 3 and the auxiliary effect member 4 that are elongated in the width direction are accommodated. However, the first storage portion 74 has a narrower portion than other portions. Here, the configuration in which the narrow portion is formed as compared with the other portions is not only a configuration in which the space (volume) of the portion is smaller than the other portions, but also the entire portion. Structures that are different in shape from other locations (the size of the location in a specific direction is smaller than other locations) and obstacles such as protrusions that project into the space at the location A configuration in which there is a portion that hinders storage of an object to be stored in the location.

  In the present embodiment, the right side of the upper side wall of the base member 7 has a shape recessed downward, and the first storage portion 74 is “compared to other portions” by the recess H (see FIGS. 4 and 5). It is a space with a “narrow spot”. That is, the “narrow place compared to other places” in the first storage portion 74 is a place that is at least smaller in the vertical direction than the “other places”. The “location narrower than other locations” in the first storage portion 74 is a location where the auxiliary effect member 4 attached to the first main effect member 31 is stored (hereinafter referred to as an auxiliary effect member storage location 741). Called).

  The auxiliary effect member storage portion 741 is smaller in the vertical direction than the other portions because a ball tank or the like for supplying and storing game balls to the gaming machine 1 is disposed above the base member 7. Because. That is, the right side of the upper side wall of the base member 7 has a shape that is recessed downward in order to secure an arrangement space for the ball tank or the like. Thus, in the gaming machine 1, in order to arrange various members in a limited space, a specific part of the storage unit may be formed narrower than other parts.

  An auxiliary effect member displacement portion 741a is provided in the auxiliary effect member storage portion 741 having a small vertical size. The auxiliary effect member displacement portion 741a is a member having a curved surface C that connects a surface P1 substantially parallel to the display region 921 and a surface P2 substantially orthogonal to the display region 921 (see FIG. 17). The effect | action of this auxiliary production member displacement part 741a is mentioned later.

  Further, an extrusion protrusion 77 protruding toward the first storage portion 74 is formed on the upper left side of the surface P1 substantially parallel to the display region 921 in the base member 7 (see FIGS. 18 and 19). The operation of the extrusion protrusion 77 will be described later.

(Operation of the production device)
Although the operation (operation) of the rendering device 2 having the above configuration partially overlaps with the above description, it will be described in detail below. In addition, the following explanation expresses the operation (effect operation) of each effect member from the position (state stored in the storage unit) where the effect is not exhibited to the position (posture) where the effect is expressed, and the effect. The description will be divided into the operation (storage operation) of each effect member from the position (posture) to the position where the effect is not exhibited (the state in which the effect is stored).

1) Effect Operation The effect operation is an operation of positioning each effect member in a position that overlaps the display area 921 in the front-rear direction (covers a predetermined part of the display area 921). By this effect operation, the main effect member 3 changes its position and posture from the standby position to the advance position, the auxiliary effect member 4 changes from the non-covering posture to the covering posture, and the subsidiary effect member 5 changes from the initial position to the covering position.

  First, the motor 61 which is a drive source is rotated (forward rotation) to one side. The power of the motor 61 is transmitted to the first rack member 63 and the second rack member 64 that mesh with the output gear 622 by a plurality of gears 62. As a result, the first rack member 63 moves downward while the first guided projection 632 is guided by the first guide hole 711, and the second guided projection 642 of the second rack member 64 is guided by the second guide. It moves upward while being guided by the hole 712.

  When the first rack member 63 moves downward, the first main effect member 31 connected to the first rack member 63 via the first main effect member attachment 721 moves downward. That is, the first main effect member 31 moves from the standby position toward the advanced position. Similarly, when the second rack member 64 moves upward, the second main effect member 32 connected to the second rack member 64 via the second main effect member attachment 722 moves upward. . That is, the second main effect member 32 moves from the standby position toward the advanced position. The two main effect members 3 that have moved to the advanced position are in contact with the edges on the other main effect member 3 side (moved until the edges on the other main effect member 3 side are in contact with each other). ). In the present embodiment, the contact position is set to be approximately the center of the display area 921 in the vertical direction.

  Here, as described above, the first main effect member 31 can move relative to the first main effect member fixture 721 in the vertical direction within a range in which the attachment screw 721b can move in the elongated hole 721a. In a normal state (a state in which the first main effect member 31 and the second main effect member 32 are not in contact), the first main effect member 31 has the most relative position to the first main effect member fixture 721 due to its own weight. Down. Therefore, when the first main effect member 31 and the second main effect member 32 abut, the first main effect member 31 moves upward so as to absorb the impact caused by the abutment. That is, in the present embodiment, in order to prevent the main effect member 3 and the drive mechanism 6 from being damaged due to an impact when the first main effect member 31 and the second main effect member 32 come into contact with each other, A small movable range corresponding to the long hole 721a is set for connection with the one main effect member mounting tool 721. Note that such a connection structure for setting the movable range may be applied to the connection between the second main effect member 32 and the second main effect member attachment 722, or both the main effect members 3 and both the effect member attachments. It may be applied to each connection. This is because the same damage prevention effect can be obtained even in this way.

  When the first main effect member 31 moves from the standby position toward the advanced position, the auxiliary effect member 4 attached to the first main effect member 31 changes its posture from the non-covering posture to the covering posture. When the first main effect member 31 is located at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member 4 is stored in the auxiliary effect member storage location 741 of the first storage part 74. The auxiliary effect member 4 is biased in the direction of the covering posture by the torsion coil spring 44, but the upper end of the auxiliary effect member 4 comes into contact with the surface P2 substantially orthogonal to the display area 921 of the auxiliary effect member displacement portion 741a (display). It is in a non-covering posture, pressed by a surface P2 substantially orthogonal to the region 921). When the first main effect member 31 moves from the standby position toward the advanced position, the contact position between the auxiliary effect member displacement portion 741a and the auxiliary effect member 4 changes. Specifically, the tip of the auxiliary effect member 4 (the upper end when in the covering posture) is in contact with the curved surface C from the state (FIGS. 17A and 17B) in contact with the surface P2 substantially orthogonal to the display area 921. (Fig. 17 (c)), and finally leaves the auxiliary effect member displacement portion 741a and becomes a covering posture substantially parallel to the display region 921 by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 44 (Fig. 17 (d)). )). That is, when the first main effect member 31 is located at the advanced position, the auxiliary effect member 4 covers the display area 921 together with the first main effect member 31. Specifically, the auxiliary effect member 4 covers a portion of the display area 921 that overlaps the notched portion 311 in the front-rear direction so as to compensate for the notched portion 311 of the first main effect member 31.

  When the first main effect member 31 moves from the standby position to the advanced position, the first sub effect member 51 moves from the initial position to the covering position as follows. When the first main effect member 31 is located at the standby position, the first sub effect member 51 is biased upward by the first tension coil spring 513 and is in a state close to the upper side wall of the base member 7. That is, the first secondary effect member 51 is located at the initial position stored in the first storage portion 74. Even if the first main effect member 31 starts to move from the standby position toward the advanced position, the first guided projection 312 of the first main effect member 31 is in the lower end side of the first guide hole 511 of the first sub effect member 51. In the stage before contacting the wall surface, the power of the motor 61 transmitted to the first master effect member 31 is not transmitted to the first slave effect member 51, and therefore the first slave effect member 51 is positioned at the initial position as it is. In other words, at this stage, the first master effect member 31 moves downward with respect to the first sub effect member 51 remaining on the spot, so both effect members that are overlapped in the front-rear direction gradually. And away in the plane direction.

  When the first guided projection 312 of the first main effect member 31 contacts the lower inner wall surface of the first guide hole 511 of the first sub effect member 51, the decorative portion of the first sub effect member 51 and the first main effect member The decorative portion (front surface) 31 does not overlap in the front-rear direction (strictly overlaps slightly so as not to generate a gap; each covers a different display area). After the first guided projection 312 contacts the lower inner wall surface of the first guide hole 511 as described above, the first guided projection 312 moves as the first main effect member 31 moves toward the advanced position. As a result, the inner surface on the lower end side of the first guide hole 511 is pushed, and the first secondary effect member 51 moves together with the first main effect member 31 downward against the urging force of the first tension coil spring 513. That is, both effect members move downward without changing the decorative portions (without changing the relative positional relationship between them). When the first main effect member 31 reaches the advance position, the first sub effect member 51 reaches the covering position. The first main effect member 31 located at the advanced position covers the portion near the center of the display area 921 together with the auxiliary effect member 4. On the other hand, the first secondary effect member 51 located at the covering position is different from the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 and is a part above the part covered by the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4. Cover.

  On the other hand, when the second main effect member 32 moves from the standby position to the advanced position, the second secondary effect member 52 moves from the initial position to the covering position as follows. When the second main effect member 32 is positioned at the standby position, the second secondary effect member 52 is biased downward by the second tension coil spring 524 and is positioned at the initial position stored in the second storage part 75. The stage before the engaged projection 522 of the second secondary presentation member 52 contacts the engagement projection 321 of the second primary presentation member 32 even if the second primary presentation member 32 starts to move from the standby position toward the advanced position. Then, since the power of the motor 61 transmitted to the second main effect member 32 is not transmitted to the second sub effect member 52, the second sub effect member 52 is positioned at the initial position as it is. In other words, at this stage, since the second main effect member 32 moves upward with respect to the second secondary effect member 52 that remains in place, both effect members that are overlapped in the front-rear direction gradually increase. And away in the plane direction.

  When the engaged protrusion 522 of the second secondary effect member 52 comes into contact with the engagement protrusion 321 of the second main effect member 32, the decorative part of the second secondary effect member 52 and the decorative part (front surface) of the second main effect member 32 Is a state in which they do not overlap in the front-rear direction (strictly, they overlap slightly so as not to cause a gap; they cover different display areas). Then, after the engaged protrusion 522 contacts the engaging protrusion 321 in this way, the engaged protrusion 522 is lifted by the hook-shaped engaging protrusion 321, and the second main effect member 32 moves to the advanced position. The second secondary effect member 52 is moved upward against the urging force of the second tension coil spring 524 together with the second main effect member 32 as it moves toward. That is, both effect members move upward while maintaining a state where the decorative portions do not overlap (without changing the relative positional relationship between them). When the second main effect member 32 reaches the advanced position, the second secondary effect member 52 reaches the covering position. The second main effect member 32 located at the advance position covers a portion near the center of the display area 921. On the other hand, the second secondary effect member 52 located at the covering position covers a lower part than the part covered by the second main effect member 32, which is different from the second main effect member 32.

  Among the effect members that operate as described above, when the main effect member 3 and the auxiliary effect member 4 are extracted and viewed, the following can be said with respect to the relationship between them. When the first main effect member 31 and the second main effect member 32 move to the advanced position, the auxiliary effect member 4 attached to the first main effect member 31 assumes the covering posture. The auxiliary effect member 4 in the covering posture covers the display area 921 so as to compensate for the notched portion 311 of the first main effect member 31. When it is assumed that the first main effect member 31 is a member formed in a rectangle having no cutout portion 311, the assumed shape and the shape of the second main effect member 32 are substantially the same. The shape of the area covered by the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 in the area 921 is substantially the same as the shape of the area covered by the second main effect member 32. In addition, the first main effect member 31 located at the advance position and the second main effect member 32 located at the advance position have edges on the other main effect member 3 side in the approximate center of the display area 921 in the vertical direction. It comes into contact. That is, the abutted edge is set as an axis of symmetry (indicated by X in FIGS. 3 and 7) (a straight line that substantially bisects the display area 921 in the vertical direction is set as the axis of symmetry X), and the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect The area covered by the member 4 and the area covered by the second main effect member 32 are substantially line symmetric.

  On the other hand, the following can be said with respect to the relationship between all the effect members, ie, the main effect member 3, the auxiliary effect member 4, and the sub effect member 5. The first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 cover the upper side near the approximate center of the display area 921 in the vertical direction, and the second main effect member 32 covers the lower side near the approximate center of the display area 921 in the vertical direction. . The first secondary effect member 51 covers an area that is not covered by the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 among areas above the approximate center of the display area 921 in the vertical direction. The second secondary effect member 52 covers an area that is not covered by the second main effect member 32 among areas below the approximate center of the display area 921 in the vertical direction. Thus, the subordinate effect member 5 covers the area that is not covered by the main effect member 3 and the auxiliary effect member 4. That is, the display area 921 is substantially entirely covered by the two main effect members 3, the auxiliary effect member 4, and the two sub effect members 5.

2) Storage operation When each production member located at a position where the production effect is developed is stored in the storage unit, first, the motor 61 is rotated (reversely rotated) to the other side. The power of the motor 61 is transmitted to the first rack member 63 and the second rack member 64 that mesh with the output gear 622 by a plurality of gears 62. Thus, the first rack member 63 moves upward while the first guided protrusion 632 is guided by the first guide hole 711, and the second guided protrusion 642 of the second rack member 64 is second guided. It moves downward while being guided by the hole 712.

  When the first rack member 63 moves upward, the first main effect member 31 connected to the first rack member 63 via the first main effect member attachment 721 moves upward. That is, the first main effect member 31 moves from the advanced position toward the standby position. Similarly, when the second rack member 64 moves downward, the second main effect member 32 connected to the second rack member 64 via the second main effect member attachment 722 moves downward. . That is, the second main effect member 32 moves from the advanced position toward the standby position.

  When the first main effect member 31 moves from the advanced position toward the standby position, the auxiliary effect member 4 attached to the first main effect member 31 changes its posture from the covering posture to the non-covering posture. When the first main effect member 31 is located at the advanced position, the auxiliary effect member 4 is in a covering posture substantially parallel to the display region 921 due to the urging force of the torsion coil spring 44 (FIG. 17D). When the first main effect member 31 moves from the advance position toward the standby position by a predetermined distance, the upper end of the auxiliary effect member 4 in the covering posture is provided in the auxiliary effect member storage location 741 in the first storage unit 74. It contacts the curved surface C of the member displacement part 741a (FIG. 17C). When the first main effect member 31 moves toward the standby position after coming into contact with the curved surface C in this way, the auxiliary effect member 4 is pressed against the curved surface C by the moving force, and the auxiliary effect member 4 becomes an auxiliary effect. A reaction force that tends to tilt the auxiliary effect member 4 that is larger than the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 44 that tries to erect the member 4 is received from the curved surface C. That is, as the main effect member 3 moves toward the standby position, the contact position changes, and the auxiliary effect member 4 in the covering posture gradually moves in a direction toward the non-covering posture against the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 44. (FIG. 17 (c) → (b)). Eventually, the upper end of the auxiliary effect member 4 comes into contact with the surface P2 substantially orthogonal to the display area 921 of the auxiliary effect member displacement portion 741a, and the auxiliary effect member 4 is in the uncovered posture (FIG. 17A). ). In the present embodiment, when the first main effect member 31 is moved to the standby position in this manner, the auxiliary effect member 4 is always in the uncovered posture by the action of the auxiliary effect member displacement portion 741a using the moving force. It is configured.

  The first main effect member 31 located at the standby position and the auxiliary effect member 4 attached thereto are stored in the first storage unit 74. In particular, the auxiliary effect member 4 is stored in an auxiliary effect member storage location 741 that is formed narrower than other locations in the first storage portion 74. Thus, in this embodiment, when the 1st main production | presentation member 31 is located in a stand-by position, "Because the auxiliary production member 4 will be in a non-covering attitude | position", both productions are carried out in the 1st accommodating part 74 formed partially narrowly. A member can be accommodated. In other words, the first storage unit 74 maintains a state in which the auxiliary effect member 4 is not in the non-covered posture (is still in the covered posture) when the first main effect member 31 is located at the standby position. If it leans, the auxiliary effect member 4 can not be stored in the auxiliary effect member storage location 741 formed narrower than the other locations, and thus it is a shape that cannot store both effect members. is there. Further, from the same viewpoint, the first storage portion 74 has a shape without the portion 311 where the first main effect member 31 is cut out (the second main effect member 32 to which the auxiliary effect member 4 is not attached). If it is the same rectangular shape), it means that the effect member cannot be stored.

  When the first main effect member 31 moves from the standby position to the advanced position, the first sub effect member 51 moves from the covering position to the initial position as follows. When the first main effect member 31 moves from the advanced position toward the standby position, the first guided projection 312 formed on the moving first main effect member 31 moves upward. The first guided projection 312 contacts the lower inner wall surface of the first guide hole 511 of the first secondary effect member 51 and resists the biasing force of the first tension coil spring 513 to cause the first secondary effect member 51 to move. Since it is a portion that has been pushed downward, when the first guided projection 312 moves upward, the first secondary effect member 51 moves upward due to the urging force of the first tension coil spring 513 accordingly.

  When the first main effect member 31 moves upward by a predetermined distance, the first sub effect member 51 that moves upward ahead of the first main effect member 31 is first stored in the first storage portion 74 (initial position). Located). In other words, since the first slave effect member 51 cannot move any further upward, the first slave effect member 51 does not move thereafter, and the first master effect member 31 moves upward, that is, in the standby position. Move towards. Specifically, the first guided protrusion 312 is separated from the inner wall surface on the lower end side of the first guide hole 511, and the overlap between the first main effect member 31 and the first sub effect member 51 in the front-rear direction is increased. And when the 1st main production | presentation member 31 arrives at a standby position, in the state which the substantially 1st subproduction member 51 (decoration part) located in the near side overlaps with the 1st main production | presentation member 31 located in the back | inner side. Both effect members are stored in the first storage portion 74. As described above, when the first main effect member 31 is located at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member 4 is placed in the non-covering posture and stored in the auxiliary effect member storage location 741 of the first storage unit 74. That is, the first storage unit 74 is in a state in which the first main effect member 31 located at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member 4 in the uncovered posture, and the first sub effect member 51 located at the initial position are stored. .

  Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, the base member 7 is formed with the extrusion protrusion 77 protruding toward the first storage portion 74. The push projection 77 plays a role in smoothing the storing operation of the first main effect member 31 and the first sub effect member 51. Specifically, it is as follows.

  When the first secondary effect member 51 enters the first storage portion 74 from the state shown in FIGS. 18 (a) and 19 (a), as shown in FIGS. 18 (b) and 19 (b). The effect member 51 comes into contact with the extrusion projection 77 and is pushed out to the front side by the height of the extrusion projection 77. When the first secondary effect member 51 previously stored in the first storage part 74 is pushed forward in this way, the first secondary effect member 51 is then inserted into the rear of the first secondary effect member 51 so as to enter the rear. The storage space for the first primary effect member 31 entering the position increases as the first secondary effect member 51 is pushed forward. That is, interference between the first secondary effect member 51 stored in the first storage part 74 first and the first main effect member 31 trying to enter the first storage part 74 later is prevented, and the first main effect member The storing operation of the member 31 becomes smooth.

  On the other hand, when the second main effect member 32 moves from the advanced position to the standby position, the second secondary effect member 52 moves from the covering position to the initial position as follows. When the second main effect member 32 moves from the advanced position toward the standby position, the engaging protrusion 321 formed on the moving second main effect member 32 moves downward. Since the engaging protrusion 321 is a part that has contacted the engaged protrusion 522 of the second secondary effect member 52 and lifted the second secondary effect member 52 against the urging force of the second tension coil spring 524. When the engagement protrusion 321 moves downward, the second secondary effect member 52 moves downward by the urging force of the second tension coil spring 524 accordingly.

  When the second main effect member 32 moves downward by a predetermined distance, the second secondary effect member 52 that moves downward prior to the second main effect member 32 is first stored in the second storage part 75 (initial position). Located). That is, since the second secondary effect member 52 cannot move any further downward, the second secondary effect member 52 does not move after that, and the second main effect member 32 moves downward, that is, in the standby position. Move towards. Specifically, the engaging protrusion 321 is separated from the engaged protrusion 522, and the overlap between the second main effect member 32 and the second sub effect member 52 in the front-rear direction is increased. And when the 2nd main production | presentation member 32 reaches | attains a standby position, in the state which the substantially 2nd secondary production | generation member 52 (decoration part) located in the near side overlaps with the 2nd main production | presentation member 32 located in the back | inner side. Both effect members are stored in the second storage part 75.

  In addition, in order to make the storing operation of the second master effect member 32 smooth during the storing operation of the second slave effect member 52 and the second master effect member 32, the above-described push-out projection acting on the second slave effect member 52 A configuration corresponding to 77 may be provided.

(Effect of this embodiment)
The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment described above has the following effects.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the display area 921 is covered not only by the first main effect member 31 and the second main effect member 32 but also by the auxiliary effect member 4. That is, the area covered by the effect member in the display area 921 can be made larger than the conventional effect by the auxiliary effect member 4. And since the auxiliary | assistant effect member 4 becomes a non-covering attitude | position when the 1st main effect member 31 is located in a stand-by position, it will be that the whole effect member becomes large in the surface direction which follows the display area 921. It becomes possible to suppress. That is, it becomes easy to arrange the effect member in a limited space in the gaming machine 1.

  In addition, when the first main effect member 31 is located at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member 4 is in the non-covering posture, so that the first portion having a narrow portion (auxiliary effect member storage location 741) compared to other locations. Both effect members can be stored in one storage portion 74. That is, if the first main effect member 31 is positioned at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member 4 is in the covering posture (the same region can be covered only by the first main effect member 31 without using the auxiliary effect member 4). With this configuration, it is difficult to store both effect members in the first storage part 74. However, according to the present embodiment, the auxiliary effect member 4 is in a non-covering posture, so the first storage part It is possible to store both effect members in 74.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, with the movement of the main effect member 3, the auxiliary effect member displacement part 741a provided in the auxiliary effect member storage location 741 formed narrower than the other locations in the first storage portion 74 is used. Thus, the auxiliary effect member 4 can be displaced to the uncovered posture. Specifically, since the auxiliary effect member displacement portion 741a only needs to have a curved surface C with which the auxiliary effect member 4 contacts, the structure is simple, which contributes to the reduction of manufacturing costs.

  In the present embodiment, the area covered by the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 and the area covered by the second main effect member 32 are substantially the same. More specifically, the area covered by the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 and the area covered by the second main effect member 32 are substantially line symmetric. That is, even if there is a restriction on the space where the effect member is arranged, by using the auxiliary effect member 4, there is a balance between the effect member (group) on one side and the effect member (set) on the other side. It is possible to obtain a beautiful and beautiful production form.

  In addition to the auxiliary effect member 4, a first sub effect member 51 that moves with the movement of the first main effect member 31 and a second sub effect member 52 that moves with the movement of the second main effect member 32 are used. Thereby, it becomes possible to make it the structure which can cover the substantially whole region of the display area 921 by the two main production | presentation members 3, the auxiliary production | generation effect member 4, and the two secondary production | presentation members 5. In addition, since the secondary effect member 5 is configured to be stored in the first storage part 74 or the second storage part 75 substantially in its entirety at the initial position, the secondary effect member 5 is disposed. There is no problem that it is difficult to secure the space to be used.

  Thus, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the main effect member 3 is located at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member 4 is in the uncovered posture, and the sub effect member 5 is substantially entirely in the main effect member 3. It is in a state of overlapping. That is, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the portion overlapping the display area 921 in the state where the effect is exhibited (covering region) even though the arrangement space of each effect member in the state where the effect is not exhibited is small. Is excellent in that it is large.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications as described below are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. is there.

  Although the said embodiment demonstrated that it was the structure provided with the two main effect members 3 called the 1st main effect member 31 and the 2nd main effect member 32, it is good also considering the main effect member 3 as one. In other words, one main effect member 3 that is operated by a drive source is provided, and an auxiliary effect member 4 that is displaced by the movement of the main effect member 3 and a sub effect member 5 that is moved by the movement of the main effect member 3 are provided. It is good also as a structure.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that three types of effect members, the main effect member 3, the auxiliary effect member 4, and the sub effect member 5, are provided as the effect members of the effect device 2. It is good also as a structure where the production | presentation member 5 is not used. That is, it is good also as a structure by which two types, the main production | presentation member 3 and the auxiliary production | generation member 4, are used as a production | presentation member of the production | presentation apparatus 2, or a structure by which two types, the main production | generation member 3 and the sub-production member 5.

  In the said embodiment, although the auxiliary | assistant effect member 4 was attached to the 1st main effect member 31, it is good also as a structure by which the auxiliary | assistant effect member 4 was attached to the 2nd main effect member 32, and both starrings. It is good also as a structure by which the auxiliary production member 4 was attached to the output member 3. FIG. Specifically, the first main effect member 31 alone or the area covered by the first main effect member 31 and the auxiliary effect member 4 in the display area 921 is the second main effect member 32 alone or the second main effect member 32 and the auxiliary. As long as it is set to be substantially the same (substantially line symmetrical) as the area covered by the effect member 4, the auxiliary effect member 4 may be configured to be attached to one of the main effect members 3, It is good also as a structure attached to the main production | presentation member 3. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that the first secondary presentation member 51 and the second secondary presentation member 52 corresponding to the first primary presentation member 31 and the second primary presentation member 32 are provided. 3 may be configured such that one subsidiary effect member 5 corresponding to only one of the three is provided.

  As long as each effect member in the above embodiment overlaps the display area 921 in the front-rear direction at the position where the effect is exhibited, the specific mode is not limited to a specific one. For example, when the display area 921 overlaps with the display area 921 in the front-rear direction, the display area 921 may function as a member that shields the display area 921 from being seen at all, or has a partially transparent or translucent portion. The video displayed in the display area 921 of the display device 92 may be overlapped at various locations to function so as to provide an effect in cooperation with the display device 92.

  In the said embodiment, although it was the structure which operates the 1st main production | presentation member 31 and the 2nd main production | generation member 32 to an up-down direction, the moving direction of the 1st main production | presentation member 31 and the 2nd main production | generation member 32 is an up-down direction. It is not limited to the right and left and diagonal directions.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Production | presentation apparatus 3 Main production | presentation member 31 1st main production | presentation member 32 2nd main production | presentation member 4 Auxiliary production member 44 Torsion coil spring 5 Secondary production member 51 First secondary production member 513 First tension coil spring 52 Second secondary Effect member 524 Second tension coil spring 74 First storage part 741 Auxiliary effect member storage location 741a Auxiliary effect member displacement part C Curved surface 75 Second storage part 92 Display device 921 Display area

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A display device having a display area capable of displaying an image;
A standby position in front of the display area that is separated from each other and that covers the display area is relatively small, and an advanced position that is close to each other and that covers the display area is relatively large A first main effect member and a second main effect member provided so as to be movable between,
At least one of the first main effect member and the second main effect member can be displaced between a non-covering posture that does not cover the display area and a covering posture that covers the display area. An auxiliary performance member attached to be,
When the first main effect member and the second main effect member are located at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member attached to the first main effect member is in the uncovered posture,
When the first main effect member and the second main effect member are located at the advanced position, the auxiliary effect member attached thereto is in the covering posture, and at least a part of the display area is the first main effect member, A gaming machine characterized by being in a state covered with a second main effect member and an auxiliary effect member. A storage unit for storing at least a part of the main effect member located at the standby position, or at least a part of the main effect member located at the standby position and an auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member;
When the main effect member is positioned at the standby position, the storage portion has a shape that makes it difficult to store both the effect members when the auxiliary effect member attached thereto is in a covering posture. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the member has a shape capable of accommodating both effect members when the member is in the uncovered posture.   Among the storage units, the storage unit in which at least a part of the main effect member located at the standby position and the auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member are stored is narrower than the other parts. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein an auxiliary effect member storage portion is formed, and the auxiliary effect member in the non-covering posture is stored in the auxiliary effect member storage portion. A first urging member for urging the auxiliary effect member in the direction of the covering posture;
In the auxiliary effect member storage location, the auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member is resisted against the urging force of the first urging member as the main effect member moves in the direction of the standby position. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein an auxiliary effect member displacing portion is provided for displacing in an uncovered posture direction. The auxiliary effect member is attached to the main effect member so as to be rotatable between the state of the non-covering posture and the state of the covering posture.
The auxiliary effect member displacement part has a curved surface that rotates and displaces the auxiliary effect member between the non-covering posture and the covering posture,
When the main effect member is located at the advanced position, the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture moves together with the main effect member moving in the direction of the standby position and contacts the curved surface of the auxiliary effect member displacement portion. As a result, the contact position changes as the main effect member moves in the direction of the standby position, and the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture resists the biasing force of the first biasing member in the non-covering posture. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine is configured to gradually rotate in a direction to become.   In the display area, the first main effect member located at the advance position or the first main effect member located at the advance position and the shape of the area covered by the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture attached thereto are The shape is substantially the same as the shape of the area covered by the second main effect member located at the advance position or the second main effect member located at the advance position and the auxiliary effect member attached to the covering effect attached thereto. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The first main effect member and the second main effect member located at the advanced position are in a state where the edges on the other main effect member side are in contact with each other,
With the abutted edge as the axis of symmetry, in the display area, the first main effect member located at the advance position or the first main effect member located at the advance position and the auxiliary effect in the covering posture attached thereto The area covered by the member, the second main effect member located at the advance position or the second main effect member located at the advance position, and the area covered by the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture attached thereto, The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the gaming machine is substantially line symmetrical. A secondary effect member that moves with the movement of at least one of the first main effect member and the second main effect member;
When the first main effect member and the second main effect member are positioned at the advanced position, the sub effect member covers a region different from the region covered by the main effect member and the auxiliary effect member in the display region. By moving to the position, substantially the entire display area is covered with the first main effect member, the second main effect member, the auxiliary effect member, and the sub effect member. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A second urging member for urging the subordinate production member in a direction to be positioned at the initial position;
When the main effect member moves from the standby position to the advance position, the main effect member moves the sub effect member to the covering position against the urging force of the second urging member,
9. The secondary presentation member is moved to the initial position by the urging force of the second urging member when the main presentation member moves from the advance position to the standby position. Gaming machine. A display device having a display area capable of displaying an image;
It is possible to move between a standby position where the area covering the display area is relatively small and an advance position where the area covering the display area is relatively large, in front of the display area. A main production member;
An auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect position so as to be displaceable between a non-covering posture that does not cover the display region and a covering posture that covers the display region;
When the main effect member is located at the standby position, the auxiliary effect member is in an uncovered posture,
The auxiliary effect member is in a covering posture when the main effect member is located at the advanced position, and at least a part of the display area is covered with the main effect member and the auxiliary effect member. Machine. A storage unit for storing at least a part of the main effect member located at the standby position and an auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member;
The gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein an auxiliary effect member storage location in which the auxiliary effect member in the uncovered posture is stored is formed in the storage unit. A first urging member for urging the auxiliary effect member in the direction of the covering posture;
In the auxiliary effect member storage location, as the main effect member moves in the direction of the standby position, the auxiliary effect member attached to the main effect member is opposed to the urging force of the first urging member. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein an auxiliary effect member displacing portion is provided for displacing in a non-covering posture direction. The auxiliary effect member is attached to the main effect member so as to be rotatable between the state of the non-covering posture and the state of the covering posture.
The auxiliary effect member displacement part has a curved surface that rotates and displaces the auxiliary effect member between the non-covering posture and the covering posture,
When the main effect member is located at the advanced position, the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture moves together with the main effect member moving in the direction of the standby position and contacts the curved surface of the auxiliary effect member displacement portion. As a result, the contact position changes as the main effect member moves in the direction of the standby position, and the auxiliary effect member in the covering posture resists the biasing force of the first biasing member in the non-covering posture. The game machine according to claim 12, wherein the game machine is configured to gradually rotate in a direction to become. A secondary effect member that moves with the movement of the main effect member,
When the main effect member is located at the advance position, the sub effect member moves to a covering position that covers a region different from the region covered by the main effect member and the auxiliary effect member in the display region, thereby displaying the display. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein at least a part of the region is covered with the main effect member, the auxiliary effect member, and the sub effect member. . A second urging member for urging the subordinate production member in a direction to be positioned at the initial position;
When the main effect member moves from the standby position to the advance position, the main effect member moves the sub effect member to the covering position against the urging force of the second urging member,
15. The secondary presentation member is moved to the initial position by the urging force of the second urging member when the main presentation member moves from the advance position to the standby position. Gaming machine.

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