JP2015100385A - Movable decorative device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a movable decorative device for a game machine which can fix a design part on a front surface side of a rotor without rotating in the way that a player can visually recognize the design part.SOLUTION: A movable decorative device for a game machine includes: a base part 1 which is provided with a first sun gear 10 and fixed to the game machine; a rotor 9 which is located on the front surface side of the base part 1 and is rotated by a rotary shaft going through a center of the first sun gear 10; and a design part 14 which is located on the front surface side of the rotor 9 and is pivotally supported on a rotary center line of the rotor 9 in a freely rotatable manner. To the design part 14, a second sun gear 16 which is coaxial to the first sun gear 10 and has the same number of teeth is fixed. By the rotor 9, a first planetary gear 11 engaged with the first sun gear 10 and a second planetary gear 13 that has the same number of teeth as the gear 11 and is engaged with the second sun gear 16 are pivotally supported. Even when the rotor 9 is rotated, the design part 14 is not rotated.

Description

  The present invention relates to a movable decoration device for a gaming machine having a rotating body on which electric and electronic parts such as a light emitter are mounted.

  A variety of movable decoration devices are attached to the gaming machine to enhance interest, for example, there is a rotating body having a light emitting body as disclosed in Patent Document 1. When power is supplied to the light emitter, a slip ring is used that can transmit power, signals, etc. by bringing a brush into contact with an annular electric circuit arranged concentrically with the rotating body. The

  However, since the rotation shaft portion of the slip ring is located on the rotation center line of the rotating body, for example, on the rotation center line on the front surface side of the rotating body, try to fix the design portion such as the manufacturer's logo so that the player can visually recognize it. However, there is a problem that it cannot be fixed because there is no foundation for supporting the design portion.

JP 2005-224436 A

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described conventional problems and provide a movable decoration device for a gaming machine that can be fixed to the front side of a rotating body without rotating so that a player can visually recognize a design portion. That is.

  The present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes a first sun gear, a base portion fixed to a gaming machine, and a front surface side of the base portion, penetrating through the center of the first sun gear. A rotating body that is rotated by a rotating shaft; and a design portion that is positioned on a front surface side of the rotating body and is pivotally supported on a rotation center line of the rotating body. The design portion includes the first portion. A second sun gear coaxial with the sun gear and having the same number of teeth is fixed, and the rotating body has a first planetary gear meshing with the first sun gear and the same number of teeth as the second gear. The second planetary gear meshing with the sun gear is pivotally supported, and the design portion is not rotated even when the rotating body is rotated.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the movable decoration device for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, the first planetary gear is loosely inserted on the rear surface side of the rotating body, and the second planetary gear is mounted on the front surface side of the rotating body. In addition, the first planetary gear and the second planetary gear are attached to the rotating body via the same rotating shaft portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the movable decoration device for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, the base portion meshes with a motor, a motor gear that conducts driving force of the motor, and the motor gear, and A hub gear that includes a protrusion that is inserted through a through-hole formed at the center of the sun gear, and the rotating body is fixed to the protrusion, and a slip ring that supplies power to electrical and electronic components provided on the rotating body. A power supply device having a structure, and a rotating shaft portion of the power supply device is attached to a rear surface side of the hub gear.

  A movable decorative device for a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a first sun gear, a base portion fixed to the gaming machine, and a rotary shaft that is located on the front side of the base portion and penetrates the center of the first sun gear. And a design portion that is located on the front side of the rotation body and is pivotally supported on the rotation center line of the rotation body. The design portion includes a first sun gear and A second sun gear that is coaxial and has the same number of teeth is fixed, and the rotating body has a first planetary gear that meshes with the first sun gear and a second planetary gear that has the same number of teeth and meshes with the second sun gear. The design part was made non-rotating even when the planetary gear was pivotally supported and the rotating body was rotated. As a result, the design portion is stationary and visually recognized by the player, so that the design portion can be fixed to the front side of the rotating body without being rotated when viewed from the player, and the range of effects is widened.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the movable decorative device for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, a motor, a motor gear that conducts the driving force of the motor, and the motor gear are engaged with each other inside the base portion. 1 A hub gear in which a protrusion is inserted through a through-hole formed in the center of the sun gear, and a rotating body is fixed to the protrusion, and a slip ring structure that supplies power to electrical and electronic components provided in the rotating body. A rotating shaft portion of the power feeding device is attached to the rear surface side of the hub gear. This makes it possible to supply power to the electrical and electronic components mounted on the rotating body even while the rotating body rotates.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the front side of this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the rear surface side of this embodiment. It is a section perspective view showing this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows this embodiment. It is a top view which shows this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the front side of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the rear surface side of this embodiment. It is a top view which shows the principal part of this embodiment.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below. A base portion 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is fixed to a game board of a gaming machine (not shown). The base part 1 is composed of a base part main body 2 attached to the game board and a base part cover 3 fixed to the front side thereof. Inside the base portion main body 2, a motor 4 is attached and a motor gear 5 that conducts the driving force of the motor 4 is provided. The hub gear 6 having an engaging portion that meshes with the motor gear 5 meshes with the motor gear 5 inside the base portion 1, and a projection 7 that extends to the front side of the hub gear 6 is the center of the base portion cover 3. The through-hole 8 formed in is inserted. Further, since the rotating body 9 located on the front side of the hub gear 6 is fixed to the projection 7, it rotates coaxially with the hub gear 6 (that is, the A axis in FIG. 3).

  A first sun gear 10 is formed on the outer periphery on the front side of the through hole 8 of the base cover 3. A first planetary gear 11 that meshes with the first sun gear 10 is loosely inserted on the rear surface side of the rotating body 9. Further, on the front side of the rotating body 9, a second planetary gear 13 having the same number of teeth as that of the first planetary gear 11 and attached via the first planetary gear 11 and the rotating shaft portion 12 is provided. . In the present embodiment, the first planetary gear 11 and the second planetary gear 13 are coaxial (that is, the B axis in FIG. 3). However, the number of teeth is the same as long as the number of teeth is the same. Yes.

  On the front side of the rotating body 9, a rotating shaft portion 15 formed on a design portion 14 to which a manufacturer's logo or the like is attached is pivotally supported on the rotation center line of the rotating body 9. As shown in FIG. 2, a second sun gear 16 is formed on the design portion 14 on a concentric circle centered on the rotating shaft portion 15 on the rear surface side, and meshes with the second planetary gear 13 described above. ing. At this time, the number of teeth of the second sun gear 16 formed on the design portion 14 and the first sun gear 10 formed on the base portion cover 3 are the same. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the hub gear 6, the rotating body 9, and the design portion 14 have their rotation centers located on the A axis.

  With the above configuration, when the motor 4 is driven, the motor gear 5 rotates in conjunction with this, and the hub gear 6 meshed with the motor gear 5 rotates around the A axis. Therefore, the rotating body 9 also rotates around the A axis. Here, since the base part cover 3 on which the first sun gear 10 is formed is fixed to the game board, the first rotating body 9 is rotated and inserted slowly on the B axis of the rotating body 9. The planetary gear 11 revolves around the A axis while rotating around the B axis. Further, the second planetary gear 13 attached via the first planetary gear 11 and the rotating shaft portion 12 similarly revolves around the A axis while rotating around the B axis. The design portion 14 includes a second sun gear 16 that meshes with the second planetary gear 13, and the number of teeth of the first sun gear 10 and the number of teeth of the second sun gear 16 are the same. In addition, since the number of teeth of the first planetary gear 11 and the number of teeth of the second planetary gear 13 are the same, the design portion 14 is not rotated. That is, even if the rotating body 9 is rotated, the design portion 14 is stationary and is visually recognized by the player. Therefore, the design portion 14 can be fixed to the front side of the rotating body 9 without being rotated as viewed from the player. At the same time, the range of production can be expanded.

  In the present embodiment, the first sun gear 10 and the first planetary gear 11 have the same number of teeth, and the second sun gear 16 and the second planetary gear 13 have the same number of teeth. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Is not to be done.

  A plurality of light emitting elements 18 that are electric and electronic components are provided in a straight line on the front side of the blade 17 extending in the left and right directions of the rotating body 9. In this embodiment, the rotating body 9 is rotated. Along with this, a versatile writer that displays characters, numbers and the like as an afterimage is not limited to this. The light emitting element 18 needs to be fed, and a slip ring is used as the feeding method. The slip ring is provided in a power supply device 19 attached to the inside of the base portion main body 2, and power is supplied when a brush (not shown) contacts the rotating slip ring. The rotating shaft portion 20 of the power feeding device 19 is located on the A-axis line of FIG. 3, and the rotating shaft portion 20 is fixed to the rear surface side of the hub gear 6. With such a configuration, it is possible to always supply power to the light emitting element 18 provided in the rotating body 9 even while the rotating body 9 rotates.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base part 2 Base part main body 3 Base part cover 4 Motor 5 Motor gear 6 Hub gear 7 Protrusion part 8 Through-hole 9 Rotating body 10 First sun gear 11 First planetary gear 12 Rotating shaft part 13 Second planetary gear 14 Design part 15 Rotation Shaft portion 16 Second sun gear 17 Blade 18 Light emitting element 19 Power feeding device 20 Rotating shaft portion

Claims (3)

A base portion having a first sun gear and fixed to the gaming machine;
A rotating body that is located on the front side of the base portion and is rotated by a rotating shaft that penetrates the center of the first sun gear;
A design portion located on the front side of the rotating body and pivotally supported on the rotation center line of the rotating body;
A second sun gear having the same number of teeth as the first sun gear is fixed to the design portion,
The rotating body is pivotally supported by a first planetary gear that meshes with the first sun gear and a second planetary gear that meshes with the second sun gear with the same number of teeth as the first planetary gear.
A movable decorative device for a gaming machine, wherein the design portion is not rotated even when the rotating body is rotated.   The first planetary gear is loosely inserted on the rear surface side of the rotating body, the second planetary gear is positioned on the front surface side of the rotating body, and the first planetary gear and the second planetary gear are rotated in the same rotation. The movable decoration device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the movable decoration device is attached to the rotating body via a shaft portion. The base portion includes a motor,
A motor gear for conducting the driving force of the motor;
A hub gear that meshes with the motor gear and includes a protrusion that passes through a through hole formed at the center of the first sun gear, and the rotating body is fixed to the protrusion.
A power supply device provided with a slip ring structure for supplying power to the electric and electronic components provided in the rotating body,
The movable decoration device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a rotating shaft portion of the power feeding device is attached to a rear surface side of the hub gear.