JP2014000302A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a game machine capable of providing players with performance representation that is rich in variety owing to movable bodies arranged respectively in front and rear positions in right and left ends at the front of a display screen of a performance display device.SOLUTION: Each of a pair of movable bodies arranged behind a game board 20 and disposed to right and left ends at the front of a display screen 51 is provided with a front movable body (601) and a rear movable body (701). The front movable body has an upper movable body and a lower movable body and a movable body driving device provided in the front movable body has a mounting plate by which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are movably connected in a direction to bring them to approach each other and in a direction to keep them away from each other. The rear movable body is visible from a player when the upper movable body and the lower movable body are kept away from each other, and a decorative part related to the rear movable body is arranged on the front surface of the mounting plate so that performance representation realized by incorporating performance representation by the movable bodies and decorative performance representation by the decorative part is visible from a player when the upper movable body and the lower movable body are kept away from each other.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a plurality of movable bodies.

  In a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine, a pachinko machine including a movable body (see Patent Document 1) that moves in an oblique direction inclined with respect to the vertical direction and a movable body (see Patent Document 2) such as a door. Are known.

JP 2011-45391 A JP 2011-67406 A

The movable body of Patent Document 1 only moves in an oblique direction in front of the display screen of the effect display device and moves uniformly, and the movable body of Patent Document 2 moves to the left and right of the display screen of the effect display device. There is a problem in that it is difficult to provide a variety of productions, only moving from the front of the end side to the front of the center side of the display screen.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can provide a player with a variety of effects due to movable bodies arranged at the front and rear ends of the display screen of the effect display device.

As a configuration related to a gaming machine for solving the above problems, a gaming board attached to a gaming machine frame, an opening formed so as to penetrate the gaming board forward and backward at a substantially central portion of the gaming board, An effect display device provided at the rear, a display screen of an effect display device arranged so that a player can see through the opening of the game board from the front of the game board, and a display screen behind the game board A pair of movable bodies respectively disposed at the left and right end portions of the front, a plurality of movable body drive devices provided for each movable body, and a control device for controlling the drive of the movable body drive device, and a pair of movable bodies Each of the bodies includes a front movable body provided at a position near the back of the game board and a rear movable body provided at a position near the display screen, and the front movable body is configured to move in conjunction with each other. A pair of upper and lower movable bodies The movable body drive device of the movable body includes a mounting plate movably connected in a direction in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are brought close to each other or in a direction in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved away from each other. When the upper movable body and the lower movable body are close to each other, the body is positioned behind the front movable body and cannot be seen by the player, and the upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved away from each other. In this state, it is positioned in front of the center of the display screen than the front movable body and is visible from the player, and the front surface of the mounting plate is provided with a decorative portion related to the rear movable body, In a state where the upper movable body and the lower movable body are separated from each other, the movable body effect by the front movable body and the rear movable body positioned in front of the center side of the display screen and the decoration provided on the front surface of the mounting plate Combined with the decoration part production by the department Since the player can see the game from the player, it is possible to create a characteristic collaborative effect by the movable body and the decorative part, and a characteristic effect that the rear movable body is visible and hidden from the player is possible. It becomes.
In addition, the movable body drive device for the front movable body includes a base plate on which the mounting plate is movably mounted in the left-right direction, and a decorative portion related to the rear movable body is provided on the front surface of the base plate. In the initial position where the upper movable body and the lower movable body are close to each other with the mounting plate positioned behind the game board and on the left or right side of the display screen in front, In an effect operating state in which the mounting plate is positioned behind the game board and on the center side in front of the display screen, and the upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved away from each other. Is in a state visible to the player, and in the production operation state in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are separated from each other, the decorative portion on the front surface of the base plate and the decorative portion provided on the front surface of the mounting plate are connected The decorated part production is visible from the player Since configured urchin, it is possible to distinctive cooperative 働演 unloading by the movable body and the decorative portion.
Further, the upper movable body and the lower movable body move away from each other in the process of moving to the center side in front of the display screen after moving to the center side in front of the display screen while being close to each other from the initial position state. Therefore, a characteristic movable body effect that changes state during the movement of the upper movable body and the lower movable body to the center side in front of the display screen is possible.
The front movable body includes a side face movable body composed of an upper face portion as an upper movable body and a lower face portion as a lower movable body, and the mounting plate includes the upper movable body and the lower movable body. In the initial position state where the two are close to each other, it is possible to form a side profile movable body with its mouth closed, and a side profile movable body with its mouth open in a production operation state in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved away from each other Since the upper face portion and the lower face portion are movably connected to each other, it is possible to produce a characteristic effect in which the side face is in a state where the mouth is opened from a state where the mouth is closed.
Further, in the production operation state in which the profile movable body has opened its mouth, the movable body drive device of the rear movable body is arranged so that the profile movable body appears to the player to discharge the rear movable body from the mouth. Since the movable body is moved, it is possible to produce an effect of expelling an object from the mouth.
In addition, since the rear movable body is configured in the shape of a flame and the decoration portion has a flame pattern, it is possible to produce an effect decorated with a flame.
The summary of the invention does not enumerate all necessary features of the present invention, and individual configurations constituting the feature group can also be the invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a gaming machine that can provide a player with rich effects.

The perspective view of a pachinko machine. The disassembled perspective view of a game board unit. The figure which looked at the initial position state of each movable body, and the board surface of the game board from the front side of the game board. The disassembled perspective view of a right front side movable body unit. Operation | movement explanatory drawing which looked at the right front side movable body unit from the front side. Operation | movement explanatory drawing which looked at the right front side movable body unit from the back side. The disassembled perspective view of a right rear side movable body unit. Operation | movement explanatory drawing which looked at the right rear side movable body unit from the front side. The block block diagram which shows the control system of a pachinko machine. The figure which looked at an example of the production operation state of a movable body unit from the front side of the game board.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10, but the following embodiments are not intended to limit the invention according to the claims and are described in the embodiments. Not all combinations of features are essential to the solution of the invention.
In the following description, the left-right direction of each part of a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine will be described in accordance with the left-right direction for a player facing the pachinko machine.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a vertically-rectangular machine frame 2 installed in an island facility of a game arcade, and opens and closes in the form of a door to the machine frame 2. A main body frame 3 that is freely attached, a game board unit 29 mounted inside the main body frame 3, a front door of the main body frame 3 that can be freely opened and closed, and a large window 4 </ b> A is provided at the center. It has a panel door 4 and a tray 6 that is attached to the front surface of the main body frame 3 at the lower side of the panel door 4 so as to be openable and closable and accommodates game balls (so-called “pachinko balls”, hereinafter simply referred to as “balls”). The front board 5, the launching device 7 </ b> B (see FIG. 9) disposed at the lower part of the main body frame 3, the firing operation handle 7 attached to the front board 5, and the left and right upper parts of the panel door 4, respectively. Arranged around the speaker 8 and the panel door 4 It provided with the outside of the plurality of lamps. The machine frame 2, the main body frame 3, the panel door 4, and the front board 5 constitute a gaming machine frame.

  An operation portion 9 is provided at the front edge of the tray 6 that is a part of the gaming machine frame so that the player can operate it. The operation unit 9 selects a dial unit 9A for moving a cursor or the like displayed on an effect display device 50, which will be described later, and an item corresponding to the cursor moved by the dial unit 9A, or the effect display device 50. The button 9B is pressed in various button effects developed above.

  A control device 99 is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. 9, the control device 99 includes a main control device 100, an effect control device 200 that constitutes a sub-control device, and a payout control device 300. The main control device 100, the production control device 200, and the payout control device 300 all have a CPU, a ROM that stores a computer program and data necessary for game processing, production processing, and payout processing, and a computer program in which the CPU is stored in the ROM. And a RAM that is a temporary storage area for performing processing according to the above. The control devices of the main control device 100, the effect control device 200, and the payout control device 300 are driven by power supply from a power supply device (not shown), and the supplied power is supplied to each device connected to the output side. Supplied.

  The main controller 100 controls the pachinko machine 1 as a whole. The effect control device 200 includes a speaker 8, a plurality of movable bodies to be described later, an effect display device 50, a lamp 88 (see FIG. 3) provided on the game board 20, and an unillustrated lamp provided on the gaming machine frame and the movable body. The production parts such as the sound production, the movable body production for moving each movable body, the image production for displaying an image on the display screen 51 of the production display device 50, and the light production are controlled. As shown in FIG. 9, the payout control device 300 controls the prize ball payout device 301 and inputs a signal from a firing volume (variable resistor) 7A based on the operation of the firing operation handle 7 to input the launching device 7B. Control the firing force.

  The balls accommodated in the tray 6 are supplied one by one to the launching device 7B. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the payout control device 300 launches the ball from the launch device 7B with a predetermined launch force based on the input from the launch volume 7A that increases or decreases in accordance with the rotational operation amount of the launch operation handle 7. In this manner, the driving of a launch motor (not shown) is controlled, and a signal from the payout counting switch 302 is input to control the winning ball payout device 301. Further, the payout control device 300 inputs a signal from a firing stop switch 7C provided on the peripheral surface of the firing operation handle 7 or a touch sensor 7D disposed inside the firing operation handle 7 to stop firing and Control the start of firing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming board unit 29 attached to the gaming machine frame includes a gaming board 20, a movable body unit installation space forming housing 31, and a plurality of movable body units 600; 600A; 700; 700A. The effect display device 50 is provided.

2; As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 20 attached to the gaming machine frame has a guide rail 21 and a game on a board surface 19 which is a front surface of a game board 18 formed of a rectangular plate having light permeability. Ball regulation rail 22, first special symbol display device 40A, second special symbol display device 40B, normal symbol display device 41, first start winning port (starting port) 30A, second starting winning port (starting port) 30B, first This is a configuration including gaming parts such as a first grand prize opening 35A, a second big prize opening 35B, a plurality of general prize openings 36, an out mouth 68, a plurality of game nails 75 and a windmill 76, a center decoration frame 80, and the like.
Each of the first start winning port 30A, the second start winning port 30B, the first big winning port 35A, the second big winning port 35B, and the general winning port 36 has a first starting winning port detection sensor for detecting passage of a ball. 91, a second start winning opening detection sensor 92, a first big winning opening detecting sensor 93, a general winning opening detecting sensor 95, and a second large winning opening detecting sensor 96 are incorporated. These detection sensors 91; 92; 93; 95; 96 are, for example, magnetic sensors that output a sphere detection signal (electrical signal) as the sphere passes, and the sphere detection signal is input to the main controller 100 ( (See FIG. 9).

  A guide rail 21 and a game ball regulating rail 22 are provided on the peripheral edge of the board surface 19 of the game board 18, and the area of the board surface 19 is centered on the center of the board surface 19 by the guide rail 21 and the game ball regulating rail 22. A game area 20A partitioned by being surrounded by a substantially circular shape is formed. The gaming parts described above are provided on the board surface 19 in the gaming area 20A.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center decorative frame 80 is a frame projecting forward from the board surface 19 positioned at the periphery of the opening 34 provided so as to penetrate the game board 18 of the game board 20. The opening 34 is formed on the center side of the game board 20 so as to penetrate the game board 20 back and forth. This opening 34 is formed in a substantially central portion of the game board, although it shifts up and down and right and left for each pachinko machine model due to the influence of the placement of nails and accessories of the game board 20, the game specifications, the design of the game board surface, and the like. .
The center decorative frame 80 includes a mounting flange 85 provided so as to project outside the frame, and the mounting flange 85 is fixed to the panel surface 19 by screws or the like, and is attached to the panel surface 19. The center decorative frame 80 includes a stage portion 81 in the lower frame and a ball introduction path 82 to the stage portion 81 in the left frame portion.

As shown in FIG. 2, the movable body unit installation space forming housing 31 disposed behind the game board 20 is formed in a bottomed box shape with a front opening 310, and an effect display is displayed on the bottom surface 311 on the rear side. A display hole 312 is provided for positioning the display screen 51 of the device 50 so as to be visible from the front through the opening 34 of the game board 20.
The effect display device 50 is provided behind the opening 34 of the game board 20, and an effect display is provided so that the player can visually observe the display screen 51 through the opening 34 and the display hole 312 of the game board 20 from the front of the game board 20. The device 50 is attached to the back surface of the movable body unit installation space forming housing 31.

The gap between the front face of the center decorative frame 80 and the window 4A and the gap between the front end face of the flange 81c of the stage part 81 and the window 4A are formed to be smaller than the diameter of one sphere. Has been. Accordingly, the sphere flowing down the game area 20 </ b> A around the center decorative frame 80 is not guided to the inside of the center decorative frame 80 except from the introduction path 82. In addition, the ball that has entered the stage portion 81 does not move upward from the flange portion 81 c and falls into the game area 20 </ b> A below the stage portion 81. That is, the ball flowing down the game area 20A does not enter the inside of the opening 34 of the game board 20.
The center decorative frame 80 is configured to project forward from the upper edge, left edge, and right edge of the opening 34 of the game board 20, or from the upper edge and left edge of the opening 34 of the game board 20. It is the structure provided so that it might protrude ahead. When the center decorative frame 80 is configured to protrude forward from the upper edge and left edge of the opening 34 of the game board 20, the right decorative frame protruding forward from the right edge of the opening 34 of the game board 20 is The decorative frame 690 (see FIG. 2) provided to extend forward from the rear base plate 613 of the right front movable body unit 600 described later.

  The first start winning opening 30A and the second start winning opening 30B are arranged separately in the vertical direction at the center of the game area 20A. When a ball wins the first start winning opening 30A or the second start winning opening 30B, the main control device 100 executes various lottery processes such as special symbol lottery (hereinafter referred to as special figure lottery), and the various lottery processes. Is reflected and displayed on the special symbol display devices 40A and 40B and the effect display device 50. In addition, when a ball enters the first start winning opening 30A or the second start winning opening 30B, a predetermined number (for example, three) of predetermined balls are operated by the control of the payout control device 300. By 301, the player is paid out.

  The second start winning opening 30B is provided with an opening / closing body called an electric tulip. As shown in FIG. 3, the electric tulip is opened and closed by an electric tulip driving device 65A (see FIG. 9) configured by a solenoid or the like. The electric tulip driving device 65A is controlled by electric tulip control means 170 (not shown) provided in the main control device 100, and opens and closes the opening / closing body at a predetermined number of times and at a predetermined interval.

  The first big prize opening 35A is disposed below the second start prize opening 30B in the game area 20A. The first big winning opening 35A has an opening / closing body that opens in the case of a so-called big hit game. The opening / closing body is opened / closed by an attacker driving device 65B constituted by a solenoid or the like. The attacker driving device 65B is controlled by special game control means (not shown) included in the main control device 100 during the big hit game, and opens the opening / closing body that closes the first big winning opening 35A at a predetermined number of times and at a predetermined interval. Make it work. In addition, when a ball is won in the first big winning opening 35A, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of award balls are paid out to the player by the prize ball payout device 301.

  The second big prize opening 35B is arranged at the lower right side in the game area 20A. Similarly to the above, the second big winning opening 35B has an opening / closing body that is opened in the case of a so-called big hit game, and is opened at a predetermined number of times and at predetermined intervals by the above-described attacker driving device 65B in the big hit game. In addition, when a ball is won in the second big prize opening 35B, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of award balls are paid out to the player by the prize ball payout device 301.

  The plurality of general winning ports 36 are arranged at a predetermined interval at the lower left side of the game area 20A. When a ball wins the general winning opening 36, a predetermined number (for example, three) of award balls are paid out to the player.

  Next, various display devices arranged on the game board 20 will be described. The game board 20 is provided with a first special symbol display device 40A, a second special symbol display device 40B, a normal symbol display device 41, and an effect display device 50.

  The first special symbol display device 40A is a digital display disposed in the lower right portion of the game board 20, and is performed by the main controller 100 when a game ball is won at the first start winning opening 30A. The result of the special drawing lottery (first special drawing lottery) is displayed. The first special symbol display device 40A is, for example, a display capable of lighting and displaying “-” and “◯”, and lights any symbol in a manner indicating the result of the first special symbol lottery described above. . Here, for example, when the result of the first special drawing lottery is “displacement”, “−” is stopped and when it is “winning”, “◯” is stopped.

The second special symbol display device 40B is a digital display disposed below the first special symbol display device 40A, and the main control device 100 is triggered by the winning of a game ball in the second start winning opening 30B. The result of the special drawing lottery (second special drawing lottery) performed by is displayed. The second special symbol display device 40B is a display capable of displaying “−” and “◯” in the same manner as the first special symbol display device 40A, and shows the result of the second special symbol lottery. Press to light any symbol. Here, when the result of the second special drawing lottery is “out”, “−” is stopped and when it is “winning”, “◯” is stopped.
The first special symbol display device 40A and the second special symbol display device 40B may be configured as a 7-segment display or a display composed of a plurality of lamps. The result of the lottery may be shown according to the lighting mode of the lamp.

  The first special symbol display device 40A and the second special symbol display device 40B are controlled by the variable display control means 130 (see FIG. 9) of the main controller 100. The variation display control means 130 determines a predetermined variation time according to the result of the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery, and the first special symbol display device 40A and the second special symbol display only for the predetermined variation time. After changing the device 40B, the display is stopped. Here, the variation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is a state in which “-” and “◯” of the first special symbol display device 40A or the second special symbol display device 40B blink alternately at high speed. The fluctuation stop is a state in which any symbol is lit and displayed after the fluctuation time.

  The effect display device 50 is a display device disposed in a substantially central portion of the game board 20, and a liquid crystal display device is employed in the present embodiment. The effect display device 50 scrolls and displays a plurality of effect symbols S composed of specific numbers, characters, etc. corresponding to the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol described above. The effect symbol S is stopped and displayed substantially in synchronization with the fluctuation stop timing of the second special symbol. Here, when the result of the first special figure lottery or the second special figure lottery is “winning”, the stop pattern of the effect symbol S is the same number or character on the line where the three effect symbols S are set in advance. (See FIG. 3). On the other hand, the stop mode in the case of “out” is a mode stopped in a mode other than the above.

As shown in FIG. 9, the effect display device 50 is controlled based on various commands transmitted from the effect symbol control unit 210 of the effect control device 200 that has received the effect command transmitted from the main control device 100. For example, in the effect command transmitted from the effect symbol control unit 210, various kinds of effect necessary for effect display such as change time information of the effect symbol S, stop symbol information, various reach pattern information displayed during the change time, etc. Information is included. The effect display device 50 side analyzes the information included in the command, reads out necessary image data, moving image data, and the like, and outputs the data on the display screen to display various effect displays for the player. provide. As commands transmitted from the effect symbol control unit 210, there are a command for executing a big hit game transmitted at the time of starting the big hit game, an error display command for notifying an abnormality during the game, and the like.
In addition, the voice control unit 220 of the production control device 200 reads the audio data corresponding to the variation time of the production symbol S and the production in accordance with the internal command transmitted from the production symbol control unit 210 and controls the speaker 8. Provide voices that excite the game while the game is in progress.
In addition, the movable body control unit 230 of the production control device 200 operates a plurality of movable bodies, which will be described later, in a predetermined manner in accordance with an internal command transmitted from the production symbol control unit 210, and excites the game by the operational manner.

  In addition, the effect control device 200 controls driving of each motor that is a drive source of a plurality of movable body drive devices described later, and the operation pattern of the movable body after the effect symbol S is variably displayed until it is stopped. To excite the game. Hereinafter, various movable body units mounted on the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 2, for example, an attachment flange for attaching the movable unit installation space forming housing 31 to the back surface of the game board 20 at the opening edge of the front opening 310 of the movable device unit installation space forming housing 31. 313 is provided, and the mounting flange 313 is attached to the periphery of the back surface of the game board 20 with screws or the like, so that the movable body unit installation space forming housing 31 is attached to the back surface of the game board 20. A plurality of movable body units are arranged in the accommodation space 314 behind the game board 20 formed by the movable body unit installation space forming housing 31 and inside the movable body unit installation space forming housing 31; A plurality of movable body units are fixedly attached to the rear surface of the game board 20 or the movable body unit installation space forming housing 31.

The plurality of movable body units include a left front movable body unit 600A, a right front movable body unit 600, a left rear movable body unit 700A, and a right rear movable body unit 700.
Each of the plurality of movable body units includes a movable body and a movable body driving device.
That is, it is provided for each of the plurality of movable body units, and is provided for each of the plurality of movable bodies and the plurality of movable bodies arranged behind the game board 20 and in front of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50. A plurality of movable body drive devices and an effect control device 200 as a control device for controlling the plurality of movable body drive devices are provided, and as the plurality of movable bodies, the center side of the display screen 51 from the left edge side of the opening 34 of the game board 20 A left movable body configured to be movable forward, and a right movable body configured to be movable forward from the right edge side of the opening 34 of the game board 20 to the center side of the display screen 51. As shown in FIG. 2, the left movable body includes a left front movable body 601 </ b> A constituting the front movable body provided at a position close to the back surface of the game board 20 and a rear movable body provided at a position close to the display screen 51. And a left rear movable body 701A. The right movable body includes a right front movable body 601 that constitutes a front movable body provided at a position close to the back surface of the game board 20 and a right rear movable that constitutes a rear movable body provided at a position close to the display screen 51. A body 701.

As shown in FIG. 3, the left front movable body unit 600A is disposed in the accommodation space 314 on the back side of the game board 20 on the left edge side of the opening 34 of the game board 20, and is used for forming the game board 20 or the movable body unit installation space. The left decorative portion of the center decorative frame 80 is attached to the body 31 and in the initial position state, the left front movable body 601A symmetrical to the right front movable body 601 described later decorates the front of the left edge of the opening 34 of the game board 20. 84, positioned on the center side of the game board 20 from the right end, and visible to the player. In the effect operating state, the left front movable body 601A moves to the right and the left front movable body 601A is the effect display device. It is configured to be positioned in front of 50 display screens 51 so as to be visible to the player.
The left rear movable body unit 700A is disposed in the accommodation space 314 behind the left front movable body unit 600A and is attached to the left front movable body unit 600A or the movable body unit installation space forming housing 31, and in the initial position state. Is a left rear movable body 701A that is symmetrical to the right rear movable body 701, which will be described later, and is positioned behind the left front movable body unit 600A so that it cannot be seen by the player. The left rear movable body 701A moves further to the right than the left front movable body 601A in the effect operating state, and the left rear movable body 701A is positioned in front of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50. It is comprised so that it can be visually recognized from.
The front right movable body unit 600 is disposed in the accommodation space 314 on the back side of the game board 20 on the right edge side of the opening 34 of the game board 20 and attached to the game board 20 or the casing 31 for forming the movable body unit installation space. In the position state, a right front side movable body 601 to be described later is positioned on the center side of the game board 20 from the right edge of the opening 34 of the game board 20 and can be viewed by the player. The movable body 601 moves to the left, and the front right movable body 601 is positioned in front of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50 so that it can be viewed by the player.
The right rear movable body unit 700 is disposed in the accommodation space 314 behind the right front movable body unit 600 and is attached to the right front movable body unit 600 or the movable body unit installation space forming housing 31, and in the initial position state. The right rear movable body 701, which will be described later, is positioned behind the right front movable body unit 600A so that it cannot be seen by the player, and in the effect operating state, the right rear movable body 701 produces an effect. The left rear movable body 701 is moved further to the left than the right front movable body 601 in the operating state, and the right rear movable body 701 is positioned in front of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50 so as to be visible to the player. .

The right front movable body unit 600 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the right front movable body unit 600 includes a right front movable body 601 and a right front movable body driving device 602.
The right front movable body 601 includes, for example, a lower face portion 604 as a lower movable body having the lower jaw, lower lip, and lower teeth of a person, and an upper jaw and upper lip located above the lower jaw portion of the person's profile. And an upper face portion 603 as an upper movable body having upper teeth, cheeks, nose, eyes, and forehead.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper face portion 603 is configured, for example, as a light transmitting portion in which a flame pattern portion 603 a, an eye portion 603 b, and an upper tooth portion 603 c provided on the cheek portion are formed of a light transmitting material. The other parts are constituted by a light non-transmissive part formed of a light non-transmissive material. Then, a light source (not shown) is installed in the recessed space on the back side of the upper face portion 603 so that light from the light source passes through the light transmitting portion such as the flame pattern portion 603a and passes in front of the upper face portion 603. It is configured.
Similarly, the lower face portion 604 is configured as a light transmitting portion in which, for example, a flame pattern portion 604a and a lower tooth portion 604b provided on the cheek portion are formed of a light transmitting material, and the other portions are light. The light non-transmission part is formed of a non-transmission material. A light source (not shown) is installed in a recessed space on the back side of the lower face portion 604, and light from the light source passes through a light transmitting portion such as the flame pattern portion 604a and passes through the front of the lower face portion 604. It is configured as follows.

  The right front movable body driving device 602 includes a base plate 605, a rail 606 that is attached to the base plate 605 in parallel with the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50 and extends in the horizontal direction, and a slider that moves on the rail 606. 607, a motor 608 such as a step motor as a driving source, a pinion 609 configured by an output gear rotatably attached to an output shaft of the motor 608, a rack 610 meshing with the pinion 609, and a link device 611 Is provided.

The base plate 605 includes a front base plate 612 and a rear base plate 613. The rear base plate 613 includes an upper rear base plate portion 614 having a left and right extension portion 619 extending in the left-right direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, and a lower rear base plate portion 615 extending in the left-right direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. And a central rear base plate portion 616 that extends in the vertical direction and connects the upper rear base plate portion 614 and the lower rear base plate portion 615.
The front base plate 612 is positioned on the front side of the upper rear base plate portion 614, and the front base plate 612 and the upper rear base plate portion 614 are connected to each other with a set screw or the like at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction.
A motor 608 is fixedly attached to the front surface of the front base plate 612, and an output shaft of the motor 608 passes through a hole formed in the front base plate 612, and a pinion 609 is attached to the front end side of the output shaft.
A rail 606 extending in the left-right direction perpendicular to the vertical direction is attached to the front surface of the left-right extension 619 in the upper rear base plate portion 614.
The slider 607 is movable in the extending direction of the rail 606 and is provided so as not to be detached from the rail 606.

  The link device 611 has a plurality of support shafts provided so as to protrude rearward from the back side of the right front movable body 601 and each support shaft is movably attached so that the right front movable body 601 is movable. A mounting plate 620. The attachment plate 620 includes a front attachment plate 621 and a rear attachment plate 622 attached to the back surface of the front attachment plate 621.

The upper end 623 of the front mounting plate 621 and the rack 610 are fixedly attached to the slider 607 so that the rack 610 is engaged with the pinion 609. Therefore, when the motor 608 is driven to rotate the pinion 609, the rotational force is transmitted to the rack 610, the slider 607 connected to the rack 610 moves on the rail 606, and the mounting plate 620 connected to the slider 607 is also a slider. 607 moves in the moving direction.
The mounting plate 620 is positioned on the front side of the central rear base plate portion 616 of the rear base plate 613 in the initial position state of the right front movable body 601 and moves to the left as the rack 610 moves.

A plurality of arc-shaped long holes are formed in the front mounting plate 621. The plurality of arc-shaped long holes extend in the vertical direction on the upper left side of the front mounting plate 621 and are curved so that the central portion bulges to the left side, and the upper portion of the front mounting plate 621 A second arc-shaped elongated hole 626 formed along the first arc-shaped elongated hole 625 at a position on the right side of the first arc-shaped elongated hole 625 on the left side, and in the left-right direction on the lower left side of the front mounting plate 621 And a third arc-shaped elongated hole 627 that is curved so as to extend and bulge upward.
A plurality of long holes are formed in the rear mounting plate 622. The plurality of long holes are a first long hole 630 formed to be in the vertical direction at the upper right side of the rear mounting plate 622 and a second hole formed to be in the vertical direction at the lower right side of the rear mounting plate 622. A long hole 631, a third long hole 632 formed so as to be in the vertical direction at the center in the vertical direction on the left side of the rear mounting plate, and a first long hole 630 in the upper right side of the rear mounting plate 622. 4th long hole 633 provided so that it may extend in the left-right direction on the upper side, and the lower left side of rear mounting plate 622 is formed by a long hole whose lower end extends in the vertical direction. An arc-shaped long hole formed by a long hole whose upper end portion extends in the vertical direction and curved so that the lower end opening of the upper end long hole and the upper end opening of the lower end long hole bulge to the upper left side Communicated by And a fifth long hole 634 formed.

The first connecting shaft 640 that protrudes rearward from the upper right side on the rear surface of the front mounting plate 621 passes through the first long hole 630 from the front surface side of the rear mounting plate 622, and the first connecting shaft 640 is the first connecting shaft 640. 1 is configured to be movable in the first long hole 630, and a retainer 641 is attached to the rear end surface of the first connecting shaft that has passed through the first long hole 630. The first connecting shaft 640 is configured not to be disengaged from the first long hole 630 by engaging with the surface around the first long hole 630 on the rear surface of the mounting plate 622.
The second connecting shaft 642 protruding rearward from the lower right side on the back surface of the front mounting plate 621 passes through the second long hole 631 from the front surface side of the rear mounting plate 622 and the second connecting shaft 642 is connected to the second connecting shaft 642. 2 is configured to be movable in the second long hole 631, and a retaining member 643 is attached to the rear end surface of the second connecting shaft 642 that has passed through the second long hole 631. The second connecting shaft 642 is configured not to be disengaged from the second long hole 631 by engaging with the surface around the second long hole 631 on the rear surface of the side mounting plate 622.
A third connecting shaft 644 that protrudes rearward from the central portion in the left-right vertical direction on the back surface of the front mounting plate 621 passes through the third long hole 632 from the front surface side of the rear mounting plate 622, and the third connecting shaft. 644 is configured to be movable in the third elongated hole 632, and a retaining member 645 is attached to the rear end surface of the third connecting shaft 644 that has passed through the third elongated hole 632. The third connecting shaft 644 is configured not to be disengaged from the third long hole 632 by locking 645 to the surface around the third long hole 632 on the rear surface of the rear mounting plate 622.

Two upper and lower left support shafts 650; 651 projecting rearward from the back side of the forehead portion of the upper face portion 603 penetrate the first arc-shaped elongated hole 625 from the front side of the front mounting plate 621, and the left support shaft 650; 651 Is movable in the first arcuate slot 625, and the rear end surface of each of the left support shafts 650; 651 that has passed through the first arcuate slot 625 is not shown in the figure. A retaining member is attached, and the retaining member is locked to a surface around the first arc-shaped elongated hole 625 on the rear surface of the front mounting plate 621, so that the left support shaft 650; 651 is disengaged from the first arc-shaped elongated hole 625. Is configured to not.
A central support shaft 652 that protrudes rearward from the rear side of the temple portion in the upper face portion 603 passes through the second arc-shaped elongated hole 626 from the front side of the front mounting plate 621, and the central support shaft 652 has a second arc shape. The inside of the long hole 626 is configured to be movable, and the center side support shaft 652 is configured not to be detached from the second arc-shaped long hole 626 by a retaining structure similar to that described above.
The rear end portion of the upper right support shaft 653 protruding rearward from the back side of the rear head of the upper face portion 603 is inserted into the fourth long hole 633 from the front surface side of the rear mounting plate 622, and the rear of the upper right support shaft 653. The end portion is configured to be movable in the fourth slot 633.
Furthermore, a guide support shaft 656 that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the upper end portion of the extension plate 655 that extends from the back side of the rear head of the upper face portion 603 to the upper right side of the back of the head is provided, and the peripheral surface on the rear end side of the guide support shaft 656 is The guide wall 657 is configured to be movable in an up and down diagonal direction. The guide wall 657 is formed by an inclined surface inclined in the upper left direction from the lower side formed in the upper portion of the central rear base plate portion 616 in the rear base plate 613.

The lower face portion 604 includes a rotation center support shaft 661 projecting rearward from the back surface of the lower end portion of the extension plate 660 extending below the lower jaw, and the rear end side of the rotation center support shaft 661 is the lower end of the front mounting plate 621. The lower face portion 604 is configured to be rotatable about the rotation center support shaft 661 as a rotation center.
In addition, the rear end side of the central support shaft 663 protruding rearward from the back side of the central portion of the lower face portion 604 penetrates the third arc-shaped elongated hole 627 from the front side of the front mounting plate 621 and the rear mounting plate 622. And the central support shaft 663 is configured to be movable in the third arc-shaped elongated hole 627 and the fifth elongated hole 634, and the fifth elongated hole 634. The rear end face of the central support shaft 663 that has passed through 634 is attached with a stopper similar to the above so that the central support shaft 663 does not come off the third arc-shaped elongated hole 627 and the fifth elongated hole 634. It is configured.

The operation of the right front movable body unit 600 will be described with reference to FIG. 5; FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5 (a); FIG. 6 (a), in an initial position state in which the rack 610 is positioned on the rightmost side and the face formed by the right front movable body 601 is formed with a clenched expression. The guide support shaft 656 provided from the upper face portion 603 is located at a position away from the guide wall 657 on the right side, and the lower left support shaft 651 is positioned at the lower end edge of the first arc-shaped elongated hole 625, The shaft 652 is positioned at the lower end edge of the second arc-shaped elongated hole 626, the upper right support shaft 653 is positioned at the left end edge of the fourth elongated hole 633, and the central support shaft 663 provided from the lower face portion 604. Is located at the upper edge of the third arc-shaped slot 627 and the fifth slot 634.
When the motor 608 is driven in one direction to move the rack 610 to the left side, the right front movable body 601 and the rear mounting plate 622 attached to the front mounting plate 621 connected to the rack 610 are connected to the rack 610. After the movement, the rack 610 moves to the left side after the guide support shaft 656 contacts the guide wall 657 (FIG. 5B; FIG. 6B and after). Is in contact with the guide wall 657, the movement of the upper face portion 603 in the left direction is restricted, and the two left support shafts are moved as the guide support shaft 656 moves to the upper left along the guide wall 657. 650; 651 moves upward in the first arc-shaped elongated hole 625, and the central support shaft 652 moves upward in the second arc-shaped elongated hole 626. Accordingly, the upper right support shaft 653 moves to the right in the fourth elongated hole 633 and raises the rear mounting plate 622 upward, so that each elongated hole 630; 631; 632 is connected to the connecting shaft 640; 642; 644 is moved upward using the guide as a guide, and the fifth long hole 634 is moved upward using the center side support shaft 663 as a guide, and the lower face portion 604 is rotatable via the rotation center support shaft 661. The central support shaft 663 moves from the upper edge to the lower edge of the third arc-shaped elongated hole 627 and the fifth elongated hole 634. As described above, the upper face portion 603 moves to rotate right about the guide support shaft 656, and the lower face portion 604 moves to rotate left about the rotation center support shaft 661. The face formed by the side movable body 601 is in an expression operating state with a facial expression with its mouth wide open (see FIG. 5C; FIG. 6C).
The front right movable body 601 is positioned on the right side in front of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50 in the initial position state and is visible to the player, and in the effect operating state, the effect display device 50 The display screen 51 is positioned on the right side in front of the display screen 51 and is visible to the player.

As shown in FIG. 5 (c), the central rear base plate portion 616 includes a light transmissive decorative portion 616a formed of a light transmissive material and a light non-transmissive decorative portion 616b formed of a light transmissive material. Consists of. The front mounting plate 621 includes a light transmissive decorative portion 621a formed of a light transmissive material and a light non-transmissive decorative portion 621b formed of a light nontransmissive material.
Then, in the process in which the right front movable body 601 shifts from the initial position state shown in FIG. 5A to the effect operating state shown in FIG. 5C, the light transmitting decorative portion 621a of the front mounting plate 621 and the central rear side The light transmitting decorative portion 616a of the base plate portion 616 is formed in a decorative portion having a relationship with each other, and the light non-transmitting decorative portion 621b of the front mounting plate 621 and the light non-transmitting portion of the central rear base plate portion 616 are formed. The transparent decorative portion 616b is formed in a decorative portion having a relationship with each other. As such a decorative part, for example, a flame-shaped decoration that extends radially in the right direction around the center position of the open mouth of the right front movable body 601 in the production operation state shown in FIG. is there.
A light source (not shown) is installed in the recessed space on the back side of the light transmitting decorative portion 616a of the central rear base plate portion 616 and the light transmitting decorative portion 621a of the front mounting plate 621, and the light from the light source transmits light. It is configured to pass through the decoration portion 616a and to the front of the central rear base plate portion 616, and to pass through the light transmission decoration portion 621a and to the front of the front mounting plate 621.

  Therefore, according to the right front movable body unit 600, the decoration right front movable body driving device 602 controlled by the effect control device 200 moves the right front movable body 601 to the left from the initial position state, and the effect operating state. In the process, the right front movable body 601 moves to the left, and the upper face portion 603 and the lower face portion 604 move away from each other after the right front movable body 601 moves to the left. A mouth opening effect that moves and the face formed by the right front movable body 601 opens wide, and as the front mounting plate 621 moves to the left, the center rear base plate portion 616 becomes visible to the player and becomes a flame. It is possible to perform a combined effect in cooperation with a flame expansion effect such that the shape decoration expands, and the effect control device 200 simultaneously performs the front mounting plate 621 and the flame expansion effect. By performing lamp control to turn on or blink the light source on the back side of the central rear base plate portion 616, a light effect is shown to show the player the light through the light transmissive decorative portion 616a and the light transmissive decorative portion 621a. Thus, the combined effect and the light effect can be used to enhance the player's expectation.

  Although not shown, a cover that forms a guide path for the lower end portion 620e of the mounting plate 620 is attached to the front surface of the lower rear base plate portion 615, and the lower end portion 620e is inserted into the guide path and left and right. It is guided so as to be movable in the direction and immovable in the front-rear direction. When the decorative frame 690 (see FIG. 2) is provided, the decorative frame 690 is provided on the front surface of the cover that forms the guide path and the decorative base plate that is provided so as to extend from the front base plate 612. Is provided.

The right rear movable body unit 700 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the right rear movable body unit 700 includes a right rear movable body 701 and a right rear movable body driving device 702.
The right rear movable body 701 is, for example, a movable plate that imitates the outer shape of a flame. The right rear movable body 701 is made of a light transmissive material, and a light transmissive portion 703 that is shaped like a “soul” is formed on the front surface. A light source and a light source control board (not shown) are provided on the back surface of the right rear movable body 701, and light from the light source passes through the light transmitting portion 703 so that the word “soul” shines and is displayed. .

The right rear movable body drive device 702 includes a motor 704 such as a step motor as a drive source, a transmission mechanism 705, a base plate 706, and a link device 707.
The base plate 706 includes a front base plate 710 and a rear base plate 711. The rear base plate 711 is disposed on the rear side of the front base plate 710, and the rear base plate 711 and the front base plate 710 are connected to each other with a set screw or the like so as to face each other in parallel at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. Yes. A motor 704 is attached to the front surface of the front base plate 710 in a fixed state, and the output shaft of the motor 704 passes through a hole formed in the front base plate 710, and an output gear 715 is attached to the front end side of the output shaft. The transmission mechanism 705 includes, for example, an output gear 715 that is rotatably attached to the output shaft of the motor, and a final gear 716 that meshes with the output gear 715. One end of the rotation center shaft 717 of the final gear 716 is fixed to the front base plate 710, the other end of the rotation center shaft 717 is inserted into the rotation center hole 718 of the final gear 716, and the final gear 716 is rotated to the rotation center shaft 717. Is provided to be rotatable about the rotation center.

The link device 707 includes a left link 720, a right link 721, and a transmission shaft 722 provided so as to protrude rearward from the outer peripheral side of the back surface of the disk of the final gear 716.
The left link 720 is attached to one end of the left link 720 so as to be rotatable through a rotation center shaft 724 that is passed through a rotation center hole 761 formed at the one end and fixed to the fixing holes 750 and 751 of the base plate 706. The other end of the left link 720 is rotatably attached to a rotation center shaft 726 fixed to the back surface of the right rear movable body 701.
The right link 721 is rotatable at one end side of the right link 721 through a rotation center shaft 725 that passes through a rotation center hole 762 formed on the one end side and is fixed to the fixing holes 780 and 781 of the base plate 706. In addition, the other end of the right link 721 is rotatably attached to a rotation center shaft 727 fixed to the back surface of the right rear movable body 701.
The left link 720 includes one end portion 731 extending from the rotation center shaft 724 fixed to the base plate 706, the other end portion 732 extending from the rotation center shaft 726 fixed to the back surface of the right rear movable body 701, and one end In this configuration, an intermediate portion 733 that connects the portion 731 and the other end 732 is provided.
The right link 721 includes one end 735 disposed in parallel with the one end 731 of the left link 720, the other end 736 disposed in parallel with the other end 732 of the left link 720, and one end 735 and the other end. 736, and an intermediate portion 737 disposed in parallel with the intermediate portion 733 of the left link 720.
A long hole 740 extending in the extending direction of the one end 736 is formed inside the one end 735 of the right link 721, and a transmission shaft 722 provided in the final gear 716 is inserted into the long hole 740. A rotation center hole 762 is formed at a boundary portion between the one end 735 and the intermediate portion 737 of the right link 721.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the motor 704 is driven in one direction from the initial position in which the other end 732 of the left link 720 and the other end 736 of the right link 721 extend vertically, As the gear 716 rotates counterclockwise and the transmission shaft 722 moves on the arc and moves upward, the transmission shaft 722 presses the inner wall of the long hole 740 of the right link 721, thereby causing one end portion of the right link 721. 735 moves upward with the rotation center axis 725 as the rotation center, so the right link 721 rotates clockwise around the rotation center axis 725 and the other end of the right link 721 rotates about the rotation center axis 727. In addition, as the other end of the left link 720 also rotates about the rotation center axis 726, the left link 720 rotates clockwise about the rotation center axis 724. . Therefore, the other end of the left link 720 and the other end of the right link 721 rotate clockwise around the rotation center shafts 725 and 727, and the right rear movable body 701 moves leftward without rotating. As a result, the effect is activated (see FIG. 8B).

In the state where the left link 720 and the right link 721 are rotated to the maximum in the clockwise direction, the middle portion 733; 737 of each link is in an effect operating state in which it extends vertically, and in this effect operating state, the right rear movable body 701 is located in front of the display screen 51.
The base plate 706 includes an unillustrated restricting portion that contacts the intermediate portion 737 of the right link 721 at the initial position and restricts the right link 721 from rotating counterclockwise beyond the initial position. A regulation unit (not shown) is provided that contacts the one end 735 of the right link 721 and regulates the right link 721 from rotating clockwise beyond the position of the effect operation state.

  In the right rear movable body unit 700, the base plate 706 is fixed to the base plate 605 of the right front movable body unit 600, or the base plate 706 is fixed to the casing 31 for forming the movable body unit installation space. It arrange | positions so that it may be located in the back of the side movable body unit 600. FIG.

  According to the right rear side movable body unit 700, the right rear side movable body 701 is opened by the right rear side movable body 701, for example, by the right rear movable body driving device 702 controlled by the effect control device 200. When the expression is activated, the character moves to the left and is controlled to move to the effect activation state, so that the word “soul” is displayed from the open mouth produced by the right front movable body 601. It is possible to show the player such an effect that the shining right rear movable body 701 is discharged, and it is possible to produce an effect that increases the player's expectation.

  The left front movable body unit 600A and the right front movable body unit 600 are symmetrically configured with a center line passing through the center of the game area 20A of the game board 20 and extending in the vertical direction as a boundary. The movable body unit 700A and the right rear side movable body unit 700 are also symmetric with respect to the center line. The left rear side movable body unit 700A includes a left rear side movable body 701A (see FIG. 2) in which a light transmission portion 703 in the shape of a character “battle” is formed on the front surface. Therefore, the right rear movable body 701 and the left rear movable body 701A appear so as to approach each other in front of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50, that is, the open mouth produced by the right front movable body 601. The left rear movable body 701 with the characters “soul” shining from the stage is in an effect operating state, and the character “battle” shines from the open mouth produced by the left front movable body 601A (see FIG. 2). When the rear movable body 701A is in an effect operating state in which it is expelled, flames are expelled from the open mouths of the left and right left rear movable bodies 701A and the right rear movable body 701, and the fire in each expelled flame is emitted. It becomes possible to perform a characteristic combined effect in which characters “Fighting Soul” in flames in which characters “Fight” and “soul” are arranged appear in front of the display screen 51 and displayed to the player. .

When the right front movable body 601 of the right front movable body unit 600 is in the effect operating state, the left link 720 and the right link 721 of the right rear movable body unit 700 in the effect operating state of the right rear movable body unit 700 are the players. It is comprised so that it may be located ahead of the left link 720 and the right link 721 so that it may not be visually recognized. Similarly, the relationship between the left front movable body unit 600A and the left rear movable body unit 700A is also the left front movable body unit 601A in the rendering operation state, and the left rear movable body unit in the rendering operation state of the left rear movable body unit 700A. The left link and the right link of 700A are configured to be positioned in front of the left link and the right link so that the player does not see them.
Therefore, in the characteristic combined effect in which, for example, the characters “fighting spirit” described above appear in front of the display screen 51 and displayed to the player, the face of the right front movable body 601 and the characters of the right rear movable body 701 are attached. An effect with a sense of unity with the flame can be provided, and an effect with the sense of unity between the face of the left front movable body 601A and the flame with letters of the left rear movable body 701A can be provided.

  In other words, on the front surface of the movable plate simulating the outer shape of the flame, the left rear movable body 701A configured so that the word “battle” shines on the front surface of the movable plate simulating the outer shape of the flame, and on the front surface of the movable plate simulating the outer shape of the flame. The right rear movable body 701 that is configured so that the characters “soul” are shined and displayed is positioned on the rear side of the left front movable body 601A and the right front movable body 601 so that the player cannot see it. From the initial position state, as shown in FIG. 10, the left front movable body 601A in the effect operation state and the effect operation that is positioned on the center side in front of the display screen 51 relative to the right front movable body 601 and that can be viewed by the player In this state, the parts other than the left rear movable body 701A of the left rear movable body unit 700A and the parts other than the right rear movable body 701 of the right rear movable body unit 700 are in the production operation state. Left front movable body 601A, Since the player is positioned behind the right front movable body 601 and cannot be seen by the player, the left front movable body 601A and the right front movable body 601 are covered with flames. It is possible to show the player without a sense of incongruity the “Soul Soul” spout production with a continuous sense of unity that spits out the shining character “Sword”.

  Furthermore, the left front movable body unit 600A and the right front movable body unit 600 have a front movable body (a left front movable body 601A; a right front movable body 601) having a light transmitting decorative portion and a light non-transmissive decorative portion on the front surface. ), A front mounting plate 621 and a central rear base plate portion 616, and therefore a left front movable body 601A having a profile movable body composed of an upper face portion 603 and a lower face portion 604; As shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the light on the front surface of the central rear base plate portion 616 is placed on the rear side of the front mounting plate 621 in the process of moving the front side of the display screen 51 toward the central side as shown in FIGS. In the production operation state in which the transparent decoration portion 616a and the light non-transparent decoration portion 616b begin to appear so as to be visible from the player, and the upper face portion 603 and the lower face portion 604 open their mouths away from each other, Of the mounting plate 621 The area visible to the player in front of the front and center rear base plate portions 616 is maximized, and the flame pattern portion 603a of the upper face portion 603; the flame pattern portion 604a of the lower face portion 604; the front mounting plate 621 The light transmission decoration part 621a; the light transmission decoration part 616a of the center rear base plate part 616 has a flame expansion effect extending radially and extending from the center side of the mouth of the profile of the front movable body to the rear side of the profile. It can be shown to the player. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, it is possible to produce a “fighting spirit” spout effect with a continuous sense of unity such that the glowing characters “fighting spirit” covered with flames are expelled from the mouth from the flame of this flame expansion production. Become.

  Although not shown in the drawings, each link or rack of each driving device is provided with a detected body for detecting the initial state position of each movable body, and each base plate detects each detected body and produces an effect control device. 200 is provided with a sensor that outputs a signal indicating that the movable body is in the initial state position, so that the production control device 200 can accurately grasp the initial state of each movable body, Accurate position control can be performed.

The movable body is controlled from the initial position state of each movable body shown in FIG. 3 to the effect operating state shown in FIG.
That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the left front movable body 601A and the left rear movable body 701A move to the right, the right front movable body 601 and the right rear movable body 701 move to the left, and these movable bodies Is positioned in front of the center of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50, producing a state in which the faces of the left side movable body 601A and the right front side movable body 601 are frightened with their mouths open, The left rear movable body 701A and the right rear movable body 701 jump out from the mouths of the left front movable body 601A and the right front movable body 601 to produce a state of forming a character “battle spirit” decorated with flames.

  That is, the left-side movable body 601A and the right-front side movable body 601 that are symmetrical to each other constitute a side profile movable body. When the side profile movable body is in the initial position state, the side profile is in a closed state. In the effect operating state, it is possible to perform an effect in which the profile is in a state where the mouth is open. Furthermore, the left rear movable body 701A and the right rear movable body that form a flame-modifying character “fighting soul” from the mouth in a state where the left front movable body 601A and the right front movable body 601 having the profile movable body open their mouths. An effect of extruding 701 can be performed.

  As described above, the left front movable body 601A and the right front movable body 601 are arranged at the left and right sides of the opening 34 of the game board 20 in the accommodation space 314 provided in front of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50 in the initial position state. It functions as a decorative part that is located near the opening edge and decorates the vicinity of the opening edge, and in the production operation state, it moves characteristically when moving so as to approach the center side of the display screen 51. Control is performed such that a characteristic performance is shown to the player in front through the opening 34 of the game board 20. In the effect operation state of the left front movable body 601A and the right front movable body 601, the left rear movable body 701A and the right rear movable body 701 come closer to each other in front of the center of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50. The game board 20 has a characteristic production that is in a state where the appearance of the game board 20 is spewed out from the mouths of the side movable bodies of the left front movable body 601A and the right front movable body 601. It can be shown to the player in front through the opening 34.

According to the embodiment, a left movable body and a right movable body are provided as a plurality of movable bodies, and the left movable body and the right movable body are each a front movable body 601A provided at a position close to the back surface of the game board 20. 601 and the rear movable body 701A; 701 provided at positions close to the display screen 51, it is possible to perform a characteristic collaborative effect by the front movable body and the rear movable body.
Further, the left and right front movable bodies 601A; 601 include an upper face portion 603 as an upper movable body and a lower face portion 604 as a lower movable body, and the front movable body is on the left edge side of the opening 34 of the game board 20. Alternatively, the upper movable body and the lower movable body are configured to move in a direction in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body move away from each other as they move forward from the right edge side toward the center of the display screen 51. Characteristic collaborative production is possible.
When the left and right rear movable bodies 701A; 701 are located on the left edge side or the right edge side of the opening 34 of the game board 20, the player can open the opening 34 of the game board 20 from the front of the game board 20. The front movable body 601A; is located behind the 601 so that it cannot be seen through the display board 51, and moves forward from the left edge side or the right edge side of the opening 34 of the game board 20 to the front of the center side of the display screen 51. Since the movable body 601 </ b>A; 601 is positioned in front of the center of the display screen 51 with respect to the display screen 51 and is configured to be visible to the player through the opening 34 of the game board 20 from the front of the game board 20, the game board The rear movable body 701 </ b>A; 701 that is controlled so as to be visible and hidden from the front of 20 can provide a characteristic performance.

Further, the movable body drive device for the front movable body includes a front mounting plate 621 that is movably coupled in a direction in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are brought close to each other or in a direction in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved away from each other. A mounting plate 620 including a rear mounting plate 622 is provided, and the rear movable body is positioned behind the front movable body and viewed from the player when the upper movable body and the lower movable body are close to each other. In a state in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are separated from each other, the front movable body is positioned in front of the center of the display screen 51 and can be viewed by the player. The front surface of the plate 621 is provided with a light transmissive decorative portion 621a and a light non-transmissive decorative portion 621b as decorative portions related to the rear movable body, and in a state where the upper movable body and the lower movable body are separated from each other, In display screen 51 The player can visually recognize the combined effect of the movable body effect by the front movable body and the rear movable body located in front of the side and the decoration part effect by the decoration part provided on the front surface of the front mounting plate 621. As a result, a characteristic collaborative effect by the movable body and the decorative portion is possible.
The movable body drive device for the front movable body includes a base plate 605 to which a mounting plate 620 is movably mounted in the left-right direction, and the rear movable body is disposed on the front surface of the central rear base plate portion 616 of the base plate 605. A light transmissive decorative portion 616a and a light non-transmissive decorative portion 616b are provided as decorative portions, and the light transmissive decorative portion 616a and the light non-transmissive decorative portion 616b on the front surface of the central rear base plate portion 616 are attached to a mounting plate. In an initial position state where the upper movable body and the lower movable body are close to each other and 620 is located behind the game board 20 and on the left or right side in front of the display screen 51, the game is located behind the mounting plate 620. In an effect operating state in which the mounting plate 620 is positioned behind the game board 20 and in front of the display screen 51 and the upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved away from each other. In an effect operating state where the upper movable body and the lower movable body are separated from each other, the light transmitting decorative portion 616a and the light non-transmissive decorative portion 616b on the front surface of the central rear base plate portion 616 are provided. And the front portion of the front mounting plate 621 are configured so that the player can visually recognize the decorative portion effect that the light transmitting decorative portion 621a and the light non-transmitting decorative portion 621b are connected to each other. Collaboration can be performed.
In addition, the upper movable body and the lower movable body move to the center side in front of the display screen 51 after moving to the center side in front of the display screen 51 while moving closer to each other from the initial position state. Since it is configured to be in an effect operating state away from each other, a characteristic movable body effect that changes state in the middle of moving the upper movable body and the lower movable body to the front center side of the display screen 51 is possible. .

The upper movable body and the lower movable body constituting the front movable body may constitute other than the human profile movable body, and the rear movable body may constitute other than the flame shape. .
For example, the upper movable body and the lower movable body constitute a profile of fish and animals and the rear movable body constitutes food, and the movable body is configured to produce an effect such that the fish or animal eats food. The upper movable body and the lower movable body constitute a treasure box lid and box, and the rear movable body constitutes a treasure, and the treasure box lid is opened so that the treasure jumps out. You may make up your body.

1 pachinko machine, 20 game board, 29 game board unit, 34 opening of game board,
50 effect display device, 51 display screen, 200 effect control device (control device),
600A left front movable body unit, 601A left front movable body (front movable body),
600 right front movable body unit, 601 right front movable body (front movable body),
602 right front movable body drive device, 603 upper face part (upper movable body),
604 Lower face part (lower movable body), 616 center rear base plate part (base plate),
616a light transmission decoration part (decoration part), 616b light non-transmission decoration part (decoration part),
620 mounting plate, 621a light transmissive decoration part (decoration part), 621b light non-transmission decoration part (decoration part),
700A Left rear movable body unit, 701A Left rear movable body (rear movable body),
700 right rear movable body unit, 701 right rear movable body (rear movable body),
702 Right rear side movable body drive device.

Claims (6)

A gaming board attached to a gaming machine frame, an opening formed through the gaming board in the front and rear at a substantially central portion of the gaming board, an effect display device provided behind the opening, and the gaming A display screen of the effect display device arranged so that a player can see through the opening of the game board from the front of the board, and a left and right end of the display board behind the game board and in front of the display screen, respectively A pair of movable bodies arranged, a plurality of movable body drive devices provided for each movable body, and a control device for controlling the drive of the movable body drive device,
Each of the pair of movable bodies includes a front movable body provided at a position near the back surface of the game board and a rear movable body provided at a position near the display screen,
The front movable body includes a pair of upper movable body and lower movable body configured to move in conjunction with each other,
The movable body driving device of the front movable body is a mounting plate that is movably connected in a direction in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are brought close to each other or in a direction in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved away from each other. With
The rear movable body is positioned behind the front movable body and invisible to the player when the upper movable body and the lower movable body are close to each other. In a state where the lower movable body is away from each other, it is positioned in front of the front movable body on the center side of the display screen and is visible from the player,
A front surface of the mounting plate is provided with a decorative portion related to the rear movable body, and the upper movable body and the lower movable body are located in front of the center of the display screen in a state where the upper movable body and the lower movable body are separated from each other. The combined effect of the movable body effect by the front movable body and the rear movable body and the decoration part effect by the decoration part provided on the front surface of the mounting plate is configured to be visible to the player. A featured gaming machine. The movable body drive device of the front movable body includes a base plate on which the mounting plate is movably mounted in the left-right direction, and a front surface of the base plate is provided with a decoration portion related to the rear movable body,
The decoration part on the front surface of the base plate is an initial stage in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are close to each other because the mounting plate is located behind the game board and on the left or right side in front of the display screen. In the position state, it is positioned behind the mounting plate and cannot be seen by the player, and the mounting plate is positioned behind the game board and on the center side in front of the display screen. In the production operation state where the lower movable body is away from each other, it is in a state visible from the player,
In the effect operating state in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are separated from each other, a decoration portion effect in which a decoration portion on the front surface of the base plate and a decoration portion provided on the front surface of the mounting plate are joined together is a player. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be visible from the outside.   The upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved to the front central side of the display screen while moving closer to each other from the initial position state, and further moved to the front central side of the display screen. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the game machine is configured to be in the effect operating state away from each other. The front movable body includes a side face movable body composed of an upper face portion as the upper movable body and a lower face portion as the lower movable body,
In the initial position state in which the upper movable body and the lower movable body are close to each other, the mounting plate has a side profile movable body with a closed mouth, and the upper movable body and the lower movable body are moved away from each other. The upper face portion and the lower face portion are movably connected so that a movable body with a mouth open can be formed in the operating state. The gaming machine according to one item.   In the production operation state in which the side face movable body opens its mouth, the movable body drive device of the rear side movable body seems to cause the side face movable body to discharge the rear side movable body from the mouth to the player. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the rear movable body is moved. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the rear movable body is configured in a flame shape, and the decoration portion has a flame pattern.

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