JP2016036373A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine including a generator device capable of presenting a highly impactful and unpredictable movable mode in a movable accessory operating in front of a performance display device.SOLUTION: The game machine includes a movable body rotating by operation of a rotating mechanism. The movable body includes: a first design surface that is visible from a player when the rotating mechanism is not operated; a second design surface that faces the first design surface and is invisible from the player when the rotating mechanism is not operated; and a slide body that is stored in the movable body and projectably/retractably provided by the operation of a slide mechanism. The slide mechanism is configured to move the slide body after the movable body is rotated by the operation of the rotating mechanism to make the second design surface facing the first design surface, visible from the player, and to make it emerge from the movable body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that produces a highly unexpected effect by the operation of a movable accessory.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine has been known that includes a movable body called an accessory device. For example, in Patent Document 1, a logo member that displays a model name of a gaming machine, etc. is arranged on one side, and a special symbol holding display unit that displays the number of balls won at the start opening is arranged on the other side. In addition, an accessory device including a quadrangular prism-shaped rotating body is disclosed. The object device changes the surface facing the player by the rotating operation of the rotating body, and expresses a highly interesting effect by the rotating operation of the rotating body and the change of the display mode of the special symbol hold display unit. To do.

JP 2013-180087 A

  However, in order to improve the interest and expectation of the player, there is a demand for a more impactful and unexpected production, and only a change in the rotating operation and display mode of the rotating body is an accessory device. As a result, the player's interest and expectation cannot be sufficiently enhanced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and for a movable accessory that operates in front of an effect display device, it is possible to exhibit a movable form that has a strong impact and an unexpected movement. It aims at providing the gaming machine provided with.

As a configuration of a gaming machine for solving the above-described problems, a gaming machine including a movable body that rotates by an operation of a rotating mechanism, the movable body being a first visible to a player when the rotating mechanism is not operating. The second design surface is opposed to the first design surface and is not visible to the player when the rotation mechanism is not operating, and is stored in the movable body, and the second design surface is operated by the slide mechanism. A slide body that can be projected and retracted from the surface, and the slide mechanism is configured such that the movable body is rotated by the operation of the rotation mechanism, and the second design surface facing the first design surface is visually recognized by the player. It was made to operate after it was made possible to emerge from the movable body.
As another configuration of the gaming machine, the slide body includes a plurality of slide members that can be projected and retracted from a plurality of openings formed on the second design surface.
Further, as another configuration of the gaming machine, the first design surface is an effect display unit capable of displaying a predetermined effect image.
Further, as another configuration of the gaming machine, the movable body is provided with a rotation shaft serving as a rotation center of the movable body, and the rotation shaft is positioned in the vicinity of the corner of the movable body.
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 said structure, it becomes possible to provide the game machine provided with the accessory apparatus which can exhibit a mobile form with a strong impact and an unexpectedness.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the pachinko machine concerning an embodiment. It is a front view which shows the game board at the time of non-operation of an accessory device. It is a block diagram of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the game board at the time of operation | movement of an accessory device. It is a disassembled perspective view of an accessory apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the operation | movement process of an accessory apparatus.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, but the following embodiments do not 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.

[Overall configuration of pachinko machine]
The overall configuration of a pachinko machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a vertically-long rectangular machine casing 2 that is fixed to equipment called an island of a store where gaming machines are installed, and a longitudinal direction with respect to the machine casing 2. A main body frame 3 that can be freely opened and closed, a game board 20 that is detachably accommodated in the main body frame 3, a glass window 4A that can be opened and closed in front of the main body frame 3, A panel frame 4 having a tray 6 provided below the glass window 4A, a handle unit 7 projecting forward from one lower side of the panel frame 4, and an upper both sides of the panel frame 4 are disposed. The speaker unit 8 is provided.
In a state in which the panel frame 4 is closed to the main body frame 3 side, a player sitting in front of the pachinko machine 1 is accommodated in the main body frame 3 through the glass window 4A disposed in the panel frame 4. The game area 20A of the game board 20 can be visually recognized.

An operation mechanism 9 as an operation means that can be operated arbitrarily by the player is disposed at the center of the tray 6. The operation mechanism 9 includes a circular push button 9A that can be pressed by the player, and a dial 9B that can be rotated by the player around the push button 9A. The operation mechanism 9 is connected to an effect control device 300 (see FIG. 3) to be described later, and signals output from the push button 9A and the dial 9B are input to the effect control device 300 side.
In addition to the operation mechanism 9, the tray 6 is provided with a ball rental button, a return button, etc., not shown. A lending operation of game balls corresponding to the number of lent balls recorded on a recording medium such as an IC card inserted into a CR unit (not shown) by a button operation such as a ball lending button or a return button, or a recording medium return operation Executed.

[About the configuration of the game board]
As shown in FIG. 2, a game area 20 </ b> A partitioned by an outer guide rail 21 and an inner guide rail 22 is formed in the game board 20 accommodated in the main body frame 3. The game area 20A is formed between the front surface of the game board 20 and the rear surface of the glass window 4A, and is a space where game balls can flow down. Also, a large number of nails and windmills provided in front of the game board 20 are arranged in the game area 20A. Then, the game ball that is launched by a launch mechanism (not shown) that is driven according to the operation of the handle unit 7 by the player and reaches the game area 20A is guided irregularly by a large number of nails and windmills, and the game area 20A. Flow down inside.

  The game board 20 is provided with an effect display device 50, a plurality of winning components described later, and an accessory device 500 on which a sub-effect display device 60 described later is mounted. The effect display device 50 is a liquid crystal display device capable of variably displaying an effect symbol S composed of numbers 1 to 8 and a specific character, for example, and the effect display unit 50A is a game at the center of the game board 20. It occupies about a quarter of the total area of the board 20. In the effect display unit 50A, in addition to the effect symbol S, various variation effects expressed by images and moving images, which are also referred to as a notice effect and a reach effect, are displayed as the effect symbol S varies. Then, the player generally enjoys the game while visually recognizing the variable display and the variable effect displayed on the effect display unit 50A.

  Further, a game ball guiding wall 31 protrudes forward around the effect display portion 50A. The game ball guiding wall 31 is a wall portion extending so as to surround the upper portion and both side portions of the effect display portion 50A in a substantially circular shape. When the glass window 4A is closed, the front end portion of the game ball guiding wall 31 and the glass window 4A approach each other less than the diameter of the game ball, and the game ball is surrounded by the game ball guiding wall portion 31. Is not allowed to enter. Therefore, the sphere flowing down in the game area 20 </ b> A flows down while being guided by the inclination of the plurality of game nails and the game ball guide wall 31. Below the game ball guiding wall 31, a stage 34 that extends rearward at the lower part of the effect display device 50 is provided. The stage 34, after rolling the ball guided through the warp passage 32 established on the left side of the game ball guiding wall 31, can be led out through the outlet 35 provided in the front or center of the stage 34. It is. The outlet 35 is located immediately above a common inlet 43A of the distribution mechanism 43 described later, and the sphere discharged from the outlet 35 is taken into the common inlet 43A with a high probability.

Next, each game component disposed on the game board 20 will be described.
In the game area 20A of the game board 20, a first start winning component 40, a second start winning component 41, a large winning component 45, and a plurality of general winning components 46 are arranged as winning components. Each of these winning components 40, 41, 45, and 46 includes a first starting port detection switch SW1, a second starting port detection switch SW2, a large winning port detection switch SW3, and a general winning port detection switch SW4 (see FIG. 3). It is built in and outputs a detection signal to the main control device 100 described later based on the detection of the game ball.

  The first start winning component 40 and the second start winning component 41 are arranged in parallel with each other at the lower center of the game area 20A. The first start winning component 40 and the second start winning component 41 are disposed below the downstream outlet 44A and the downstream outlet 44B of the distribution mechanism 43, respectively. The distribution mechanism 43 is a flow path formed of, for example, a transparent substrate that can be visually recognized from the outside, and the sphere that has entered from the common inlet 43A is distributed in the upstream central portion of the flow path divided into two branches. The body 42 is distributed to one of the downstream outlets 44A and 44B. In this embodiment, the allocating body 42 is mechanically operated by the weight of the sphere without using external power, and the spheres that have entered the common inlet 43A are alternately directed toward the downstream outlets 44A and 44B. Even if it distributes to, it operates using the power from the outside and may distribute balls alternately toward the direction of the downstream outlets 44A and 44B.

  When a ball wins the first start winning component 40 or the second start winning component 41 through the distribution mechanism 43, the main controller 100 executes various lottery processes such as a special symbol lottery (hereinafter also referred to as a special drawing lottery). Then, the results of the various lottery processes are reflected and displayed on the first special symbol display device 55A, the second special symbol display device 55B, and the effect display device 50. Further, when a ball wins the first start winning component 40 or the second start winning component 41, a predetermined number (for example, three) of predetermined balls are played through the payout control device 250 (see FIG. 3). Paid out to the person. In addition, the second start winning component 41 is provided with an opening / closing body 41 </ b> A also referred to as an electric tulip. As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing body 41A is opened / closed by a solenoid SOL1. Solenoid SOL1 is controlled by main controller 100 to open and close open / close body 41A at a predetermined number of times and at predetermined intervals.

  The special winning component 45 is disposed at the lower right side of the game area 20A. The big winning component 45 has an opening / closing body 45A that is opened during a so-called big hit game that is executed when the result of the special drawing lottery is a win. As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing body 45A is opened / closed by a solenoid SOL2. The solenoid SOL2 is controlled by the main controller 100 during the big hit game, and opens and closes the opening / closing body 45A at a predetermined number of times and at a predetermined interval. Further, when a ball is won in the special winning component 45, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of award balls are paid out to the player.

  The plurality of general winning components 46 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the lower left part of the game area 20A. When a ball wins the general winning component 46, a predetermined number (for example, three) of award balls are paid out to the player.

  Further, outside of the game area 20A of the game board 20, the first special symbol display device 55A, the second special symbol display device 55B, the first special symbol hold display device 56A, the second special symbol hold display device 56B, normal A symbol display device 57 and a normal symbol hold display device 58 are provided. Each display device is controlled by the main control device 100 in accordance with the progress of the game, and notifies the player of the game status by the change in the display.

[Internal configuration of pachinko machine]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control unit that controls the pachinko machine 1. As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 1 mainly controls a main control device 100 that controls basic operations related to all games, a payout control device 250 that mainly controls payout operations of prize balls, and mainly controls the launch of game balls. A launch control device 260 that performs the above-described effect display device 50 and an effect control device 300 that controls the accessory device 500 described later.

  The main control device 100 includes a (main) CPU 100a, a (main) ROM 100b, and a (main) RAM 100c. The CPU 100a of the main control device 100 reads out a program stored in advance in the ROM 100b in response to an input from each detection switch or timer, performs arithmetic processing according to the program, and is connected to the main control device 100. Each of the display devices such as the solenoids SOL1, SOL2 and the first special symbol display device 55A and the second special symbol display device 55B disposed outside the game area 20A of the game board 20 are directly controlled. Various commands are sent to the control device. At this time, the RAM 100c functions as a work area at the time of arithmetic processing of the CPU 100a, and temporarily holds various data and commands necessary for arithmetic.

  A payout control device 250 and an effect control device 300 are connected to the main control device 100. The payout control device 250 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM (not shown) similarly to the main control device 100, and is connected to the main control device 100 so as to be capable of one-way communication. An external information output terminal plate 251 is connected to the payout control device 250. The external information output terminal board 251 is provided in a store or the like where the pachinko machine 1 is installed with various information regarding the progress of the game output from the main control device 100 (CPU 100a) and the payout control device 250 (CPU of the payout control device). Send to the host computer.

  Further, the payout control device 250 is connected with a payout motor 252 for paying out a prize ball to a player, and a prize ball number counting switch 253. The payout control device 250 controls the payout motor 252 so that a predetermined prize ball number is paid out based on the prize ball number information included in the payout command transmitted from the main control device 100. The prize balls paid out by driving the payout motor 252 are detected by the prize ball number counting switch 253, and it is grasped on the payout control device 250 side whether or not the appropriate prize balls are paid out. In addition, the payout control device 250 detects that the tray full tank detection switch for detecting that the allowable number of game balls are stored in the tray 6 or that the door of the main body frame 3 is open. Various switches such as a door opening detection switch are connected.

  The launch control device 260 includes a touch sensor 261 mounted in the handle unit 7, a launch volume 262, a ball feed motor 263 that is provided in a launch mechanism (not shown) and feeds game balls stored in the tray 6, and launch A ball launch motor 264 stored in the mechanism is connected. The launch control device 260 is based on an input signal from the launch volume 262 that changes according to the amount of operation of the handle unit 7 by the player, subject to launch permission from the payout control device 250 and input from the touch sensor 261. The launch motor 264 is controlled to launch the game ball stored in the tray 6 into the game area 20A with a predetermined launch force.

The effect control device 300 controls various effects during the game progress or in standby.
The effect control device 300 includes a (sub) CPU 300a, a (sub) ROM 300b, and a (sub) RAM 300c, and communicates with the main control device 100 only from the main control device 100 to the effect control device 300 (one direction). Communication is possible. The effect control device 300 reads a program stored in advance in the ROM 300b based on various commands related to the effect transmitted from the main control device 100 and an input signal from the internal timer, and performs arithmetic processing according to the program. Sound control such as image control of the effect display unit 50A of the effect display device 50 connected to the effect control device 300, image control of the sub effect display unit 60A of the sub effect display device 60, music and sound effects while the game is in progress Audio output control to be output from the unit 8, movable body drive control to operate a drive mechanism 501 such as a solenoid or a motor for operating the accessory device 500 described later, or the game board 20 and the panel frame 4 are disposed in various places. The light emission control for issuing light emitters (LEDs) outside the figure in various patterns is executed. At this time, the RAM 300c functions as a work area at the time of calculation processing of the CPU 300a, and temporarily holds various data necessary for calculation, commands, and the like.

  Further, the effect control device 300 is connected to the CPU 300a, receives various commands related to image display transmitted from the CPU 300a, and displays VDP for displaying various images on the effect display unit 50A and the sub effect display unit 60A. And hardware necessary for various controls, such as a VRAM that temporarily stores various data necessary for the image display process, a voice synthesis LSI for voice control, and the like. In addition, the above-described operation mechanism 9 that can be arbitrarily operated by the player is connected to the effect control device 300. For example, the above-described control is executed in accordance with the operation timing of the operation mechanism 9, and the operation mechanism 9 It is possible to express a predetermined effect according to the operation timing. In addition, the effect control device 300 receives various commands, operates a later-described accessory device 500 in a predetermined manner, and excites the game by the operation manner.

[About outline of equipment]
Next, the outline | summary of the accessory apparatus 500 which is the principal part of this invention arrange | positioned around the effect display apparatus 50 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the accessory device 500 according to the present embodiment stands by at a standby position at the upper front of the effect display device 50 that can be visually recognized by the player during non-operation, and displays the upper portion of the effect display unit 50A. It is assumed to be blocked. Then, in the sub effect display unit 60A of the sub effect display device 60 provided in the accessory device 500, for example, an effect image related to the effect image displayed on the effect display unit 50 is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the movable body 505 of the accessory device 500 is an axis of the rotating shaft 521 extending in the left-right direction in front of the effect display unit 50A of the effect display device 50 from the standby position during operation. It rotates 90 [deg.] (Rotation) around the center of rotation and can rotate to the standby position again. Further, the accessory device 500 includes a slide body 508 that slides in the vertical direction orthogonal to the rotation shaft 521 in front of the effect display unit 50A.

  That is, the accessory device 500 according to the present embodiment can rotate in the forward and reverse directions (in the case of the present embodiment, in the front-rear direction) around the rotation shaft 521 in front of the effect display unit 50A of the effect display device 50. Composed. Further, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the movable body 505 (not shown) of the accessory device 500 can be slid in the vertical direction perpendicular to the rotation shaft 521 in front of the effect display unit 50A of the effect display device 50. ing. Hereinafter, the details of the accessory device 500 will be described.

[Details of accessory equipment]
FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of the accessory device 500 during operation. FIGS. 6A to 6C are perspective views showing an operation process of the movable body 505.
As shown in the drawings, the accessory device 500 includes a movable body 505 having a sub-effect display unit 60A that can be visually recognized by the player when not operating, and a drive mechanism 501 that drives the movable body 505. The drive mechanism 501 includes a rotation mechanism 502 that rotates the movable body 505 in front of the effect display unit 50A, and a slide mechanism 504 that slides the slide body 508 from the inside of the movable body 505 rotated by the rotation mechanism 502. . Hereinafter, the drive mechanism 501 will be described in order from the rotation mechanism 502.

  As shown in each figure, the rotation mechanism 502 includes a mechanism plate 511 that is provided on the back side of the upper part of the game ball guiding wall 31 and allows a part of the rotation mechanism 502 to be visually recognized by the player. The mechanism plate 511 is a substantially U-shaped plate extending in the left-right direction, and is fixed on the back side of the game board 20 via fixing means (not shown). On both side surfaces (side surfaces in the left-right direction) of the mechanism plate 511, mounting holes 512 through which a rotating shaft 521 protruding from a side surface of a front cover 520 described later can be inserted are opened.

  On one side surface (right side surface) of the mechanism plate 511, a movable body 505 and a slide mechanism 504 accommodated in the front cover 520 of the movable body 505 are moved in the forward and reverse directions about the rotation shaft 521 as a rotation center. A motor M1 that rotates is mounted. A rotation shaft 513 (see FIG. 2 and the like) that penetrates the side surface of the mechanism plate 511 is connected to the output shaft of the motor M1. A gear 514 (see FIG. 2 and the like) that rotates on the side surface of the mechanism plate 511 is formed around the rotation shaft 513. The gear 514 meshes with a gear 522 provided on a side surface of the front cover 520 of the movable body 505 described later. When the rotating shaft 513 rotates with the driving of the motor M1 in a state where the gear 514 and the gear 522 are engaged with each other, the rotational force is transmitted by the gear 514 and the gear 522, and the movable body 505 and the slide mechanism 504 are moved in the forward and reverse directions. It will rotate. As a result, the movable body 505 of the accessory device 500 and the slide mechanism 504 in the movable body 505 with respect to the rotation mechanism 502 are 90 ° forward and backward in front of the effect display portion 50A as the motor M1 is driven. It can be rotated.

  The motor M1, which is a power source for the rotation operation, is connected to the effect control device 300 shown in FIG. 3 via a wiring and a relay board outside the drawing, and is positive based on a control signal output from the effect control device 300. It is driven to rotate in the reverse direction. The rotation control by the rotation mechanism 502 is performed by a position detection sensor that detects a detection unit (not shown) provided on the front cover 520 described later. The position detection sensor detects a detection unit provided in the front cover 520 and the like when the motor M1 is not in operation, and outputs a detection signal to the effect control device 300 by the detection of the detection unit. That is, the position detection sensor detects the origin position (standby position) of the rotation mechanism 502.

Next, the slide mechanism 504 of the drive mechanism 501 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the slide mechanism 504 includes a mechanism plate 530, a first restriction plate 550, a second restriction plate 560, and a rear cover 570 in order from the front side. The slide mechanism 504 slides a slide body 508 described later disposed inside the front cover 520 of the movable body 505.

  The mechanism plate 530 is a substantially U-shaped plate body that extends in the left-right direction and is invisible to the player, and has a fixing portion 531 that protrudes from both left and right side portions provided inside the front cover 520. It is attached to the fixed part outside the figure. A through hole (not shown) through which a rotation shaft 575 provided on an output shaft of a motor M2 described later is inserted is formed at a substantially central portion of the mechanism plate 530. A gear 532 is attached to the rotary shaft 575 protruding forward from the through hole. The gear 532 meshes with a gear portion 534 formed on the rotary arm 533.

The rotating arm 533 is a substantially L-shaped member that is provided on the upper side of the gear 532 and extends from the central portion in the left-right direction toward the side portion (right side). The rotating arm 533 is formed with a gear portion 534 that meshes with a gear 532 and a gear portion 539 of the rotating arm 538 described later. The gear portion 534 is rotatably attached to the mechanism plate 530. In addition, the rotating arm 533 includes a substantially elliptical arm portion 535 that extends toward the side portion while being inclined at a predetermined angle from the outer peripheral surface of the gear portion 534 during operation. One end side of the arm portion 535 is formed integrally with the gear portion 534, and a guide projection 536 that moves along the guide hole 537 as the gear portion 534 rotates is formed on the other end side. The guide protrusion 536 is provided so as to protrude from the rear surface (rear side surface) on the other end side of the arm portion 535 toward the rear side. The guide protrusion 536 is formed in a cylindrical shape, is inserted through the guide hole 537 from the front side toward the rear side, and passes through the elongated hole 582A of the first member 580A of the slide body 508 described later, and the second member 590. It reaches the long hole outside the figure. The outer diameter of the guide protrusion 536 is outside the guide hole 537, the guide hole 553 of the first restriction plate 550, which will be described later, the elongated hole 582A of the first member 580A, the guide hole 561 of the second restriction plate 560, and the second member 590. Are formed substantially the same as the inner diameter of the long hole.
The guide hole 537 is an arc-shaped opening that penetrates the mechanism plate 530 in the front-rear direction and extends in the up-down direction while curving, and guides the above-described guide protrusion 536 inserted through the opening in the up-down direction. To do.

A rotation arm 538 corresponding to the rotation arm 533 is attached to the mechanism plate 530. The rotation arm 538 is a substantially L-shaped member that has substantially the same shape as the rotation arm 533 and extends from the center in the left-right direction toward the side (left side). The rotating arm 538 is disposed so as to be symmetrical with respect to the rotating arm 533. The rotating arm 538 is formed with a gear portion 539 that meshes only with the gear portion 534 of the rotating arm 533. A central portion of the annular gear portion 539 is rotatably attached to the mechanism plate 530. Further, the rotating arm 538 has an arm portion 540 that is substantially elliptical in a front view and extends toward the side portion while being inclined at a predetermined angle from the outer peripheral surface of the gear portion 539 during operation. One end side of the arm portion 540 is integrally formed with the gear portion 539, and a guide protrusion 541 that moves along the guide hole 542 as the gear portion 539 rotates is integrally formed on the other end side. The guide protrusion 541 protrudes from the back surface (rear side surface) on the other end side of the arm portion 540 toward the rear side. Further, the guide protrusion 541 is cylindrical and is inserted into the guide hole 542, and passes through a long hole 582B of the first member 580B of the slide body 508, which will be described later, to a long hole outside the figure of the second member 590. Reach. The outer diameter of the guide protrusion 536 is as follows: the guide hole 542, a guide hole 554 of the first restricting plate 550, which will be described later, a long hole 582B of the first member 580B, a guide hole 562 of the second restricting plate 560, and the second member 590. Are formed substantially the same as the inner diameter of the long hole.
The guide hole 542 is an arc-shaped opening that penetrates the mechanism plate 530 in the front-rear direction and extends in the up-down direction while being curved, and guides the guide protrusion 541 inserted therein to the up-down direction along the opening. To do.

  In a state where the guide protrusions 536 and 541 are inserted into the guide holes 537 and 542, when a motor M2 described later is driven, the rotating arm 533 engaged with the gear 532 via the gear portion 534 rotates. In accordance with the rotation of the rotary arm 533, the guide protrusion 536 moves upward in the guide hole 537 from the lower standby position to the state shown in FIG. Further, when the rotating arm 538 rotates with the rotation of the rotating arm 533, the guide projection 541 moves upward from the lower standby position in the guide hole 542, so that the state shown in FIG. The slide body 508 is slidable in the vertical direction as the rotary arms 533 and 538 rotate.

  The first regulating plate 550 is fixed to the back side of the mechanism plate 530 through fixing means (not shown). The first restriction plate 550 has a shape in which substantially U-shaped plates are continuous in the left-right direction, and is formed in a substantially E shape as a whole. A through hole 555 through which the rotation shaft 575 of the motor M2 is inserted from the rear side toward the front side is opened at the center of the first restriction plate 550. In addition, guide holes 553 and 554 through which the guide protrusions 536 and 541 are inserted are formed on both sides in the left-right direction with respect to the through-hole 555, corresponding to the above-described guide holes 537 and 542. The guide holes 553 and 554 are openings that penetrate the first regulating plate 550 in the front-rear direction and extend in the up-down direction while being curved. The guide holes 553 and 554 guide the guide protrusions 536 and 541 inserted therethrough in the vertical direction along the opening.

  Restricting portions 551 and 552 are formed on the back (rear) side of the first restricting plate 550. The restricting portions 551 and 552 are both formed slightly larger than the width direction (left and right direction) dimensions of the first members 580A and 580B, and surround the side surfaces of the first members 580A and 580B in the left and right direction. Restrict movement. Therefore, the first members 580A and 580B slide in the up and down direction within the restricting portions 551 and 552, and the moving direction is the up and down direction.

  The second restriction plate 560 is a flat plate body extending in the left-right direction, and the extension dimension in the width direction (left-right direction) is set to be longer than that of the first restriction plate 550. The second regulating plate 560 is fixed to the back side of the mechanism plate 530 described above via fixing means (not shown). That is, the first restriction plate 550 and the second restriction plate 560 are both fixed to the mechanism plate 530, and the plates 530, 560, and 570 are integrally configured.

  In addition, guide holes 561 and 562 through which the guide protrusions 536 and 541 are inserted correspond to the above-described guide holes 537 and 542 on both sides of the second restriction plate 560. The guide holes 561 and 562 are openings that penetrate the second restriction plate 560 in the front-rear direction and extend in the up-down direction while being curved. The guide holes 561 and 562 guide the guide protrusions 536 and 541 inserted therethrough in the vertical direction along the opening.

  A cutout portion 566 that is slightly larger than the shape of a cylindrical body 592 provided on a second member 590 of the slide body 508 described later is formed at the upper center of the second restriction plate 560. The notch 566 can accommodate the cylindrical body 592 when it is not in operation (in a state where it waits at the standby position on the lower side). Further, a not-shown through-hole through which the rotating shaft 575 of the motor M2 is inserted is formed below the notch 566. A regulating member (not shown) is fixed to the back surface of the first regulating plate 560. The regulating member is, for example, a member extending in the vertical direction, and is slidably engaged with a regulating member (not shown) fixed to the front surface of the second member 590 so that movement in the horizontal direction is regulated. The moving direction is the vertical direction.

  The rear cover 570 is a flat plate body extending in the left-right direction, like the second restriction plate 560, is located on the rear side of the second restriction plate 560, and is connected via fixing means (not shown). It is fixed in the front cover 520. A motor M2 that slides the slide body 508 up and down is mounted on the back side of the rear cover 570. A rotation shaft 575 is provided on the output shaft of the motor M2, and the rotation shaft 575 is inserted into the through hole of the second restriction plate 560, the through hole 555 of the first restriction plate 550, and the through hole of the mechanism plate 530. A gear 532 that rotates on the front surface of the mechanism plate 530 is attached around the rotation shaft 575.

  The motor M2, which is a power source for the slide movement of the slide body 508, is connected to the effect control device 300 shown in FIG. 3 via a wiring and a relay board (not shown), and a control signal output from the effect control device 300 Is driven to rotate in the forward / reverse direction (left-right direction). The mechanism plate 530 is provided with a position detection sensor (not shown). The position detection sensor is connected to the effect control device 300, detects a detection unit (not shown) when the slide body 508 stands by at the lowered position, and outputs a detection signal to the effect control device 300. That is, the position detection sensor detects the origin position (standby position) of the slide mechanism 504.

Next, the movable body 505 of the accessory device 500 will be described.
As shown in each figure, the movable body 505 includes a front cover 520 on which a sub-effect display device 60A of the sub-effect display device 60 that can be visually recognized by the player when the drive mechanism 501 is not operating, and the front cover 520. And a slide body 508 that is housed inside and cannot be seen by the player when the drive mechanism 501 is not operating.

The front cover 520 is a rectangular box extending in the left-right direction, and the rotating shaft 521 protruding from both side surfaces (left-right direction) as described above is rotatably attached to the mounting hole 512. . An opening is formed in the lower surface of the front cover 520 when the drive mechanism 501 is not in operation (the rear surface in the operation shown in FIG. 5), and the slide mechanism 504 and the slide body 508 are provided from the opening to the inside. Assembled. Further, the rear surface of the front cover 520 when the driving mechanism 501 is not operating (the upper surface when the driving mechanism 501 is operating) corresponds to the position of the first members 580A and 580B of the slide body 508, and the motor M2 is driven. Accordingly, openings 524A and 524B through which the first members 580A and 580B can appear from the front cover 520 are formed. Further, the front cover 520 is formed with a notch 525 that corresponds to the position of the second member 590 and that allows the second member 590 to protrude and retract from the front cover 520 as the motor M2 is driven.
The rotation shaft 521 protruding from both side surfaces of the front cover 520 is located near the corner of the front cover 520 and is located at the lower end of the rear portion of the front cover 520 when the rotation mechanism 502 is not operating. More specifically, the rotation shaft 521 is positioned below the middle of the vertical dimension of the front surface 526 (first design surface) of the front cover 520 when the rotation mechanism 502 is not in operation, and It is located behind the middle of the front-rear dimension on the lower surface (the surface orthogonal to the first design surface) facing the upper surface 528. That is, the rotation shaft 521 is not positioned near the center position of the side surface of the front cover 520. As a result, the movable body 505 operates significantly different from the case where the rotary shaft 521 is located at the center position of the side surface of the front cover 520, and therefore has a strong impact on the player and an unexpected role. The material device 500 can be provided.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6A, the sub effect display device 60 is mounted on the front cover 520. The sub-effect display device 60 can display effect images such as numbers, characters and specific characters in conjunction with the effect display device 50. The sub effect display device 60 is provided in a state where a portion of the effect display device 50 is blocked, and the sub effect display unit 60A occupies about one-sixth of the entire area of the effect display unit 50A. The sub effect display unit 60A is provided on the front surface 526 of the front cover 520 when the rotation mechanism 502 of the drive mechanism 501 is not operating, and faces the player. That is, in the movable body 505 in the present embodiment, the front surface 526 of the front cover 502 that can be visually recognized by the player when the rotation mechanism 502 is not operating is the first design surface, and from the player when the rotation mechanism 502 is not operating. The rear surface of the front cover 520 that cannot be visually recognized (the upper surface 528 in the operation shown in FIG. 5) is the second design surface. Then, the player can enjoy the game while visually recognizing the effect image displayed on the sub effect display unit 60A in addition to the changing effect displayed on the effect display unit 50A.
Further, the sub effect display device 60 is connected to the effect control device 300 shown in FIG. 3 via a wiring or the like outside the drawing, and the effect image is based on the control signal output from the effect control device 300 as described above. Is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the slide body 508 includes first members 580A and 580B as a slide member, and a second member 590. The first members 580A and 580B are both rectangular, and the first members 580A and 580B are provided to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the left-right direction. The first members 580A and 580B are disposed in a space formed by the first restriction plate 550 and the second restriction plate 560. Further, in the first members 580A and 580B, a surface that is visually recognized by the player during the operation of the slide mechanism 504 of the drive mechanism 501 is configured as a design surface 585. On the design surface 585, for example, a display completely different from the normally displayed design surface, such as a model title or a logo mark of the pachinko machine 1, is given. Specifically, by combining with a design surface 595 of a second member 590 described later, for example, a shape imitating a vehicle body such as a tank is given.
Under the first members 580A and 580B, elongated holes 582A and 582B are opened. The elongated holes 582A and 582B are elliptical through holes that penetrate the first members 580A and 580B in the front-rear direction and extend in the left-right direction, and the guide protrusions 536 of the rotating arms 533 and 538 described above in accordance with the sliding operation. 541 is guided in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the second member 590 is a rectangular box that is positioned between the back surfaces (rear side surfaces) of the first members 580A and 580B and the front surface of the rear cover 570 and extends in the left-right direction. The depth dimension (the dimension in the front-rear direction) is set to be thicker than the first members 580A and 580B. The second member 590 has a design surface 595 that is visually recognized by the player when the slide mechanism 504 is operated. The design surface 595 has a shape imitating a vehicle body such as a tank, for example, similarly to the first members 580A and 580B described above. In particular, a cylindrical body 592 simulating a turret such as a tank is provided at the center of the design surface 595, and the first tank 580 </ b> A, 580 </ b> B and the second member 590 represent the entire tank. In addition, a long hole (not shown) similar to the long holes 582A and 582B of the first members 580A and 580B is formed in the lower part of the second member 590. The long hole is an elliptical through hole that penetrates the second member 590 in the front-rear direction and extends in the left-right direction, and guides 536, 541 of the rotating arms 533, 538 described above in the left-right direction in accordance with the sliding operation. invite.
The guide protrusions 536 and 541 inserted through the elongated holes 582A and 582B of the first members 580A and 580B and the elongated holes of the second member 590 are slid upward as the motor M2 is driven. Then, the first members 580A, 580B and the second member 590, which are modeled on the tank body and the turret, are synchronized from the openings 524A, 524B and the notch 525 of the front cover 520 after being rotated by the rotation mechanism 502. Will appear.

Hereinafter, the rotation operation and the slide operation of the movable body 505 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6A, a drive signal is output from the effect control device 300 to the motor M1 from the state where it is stopped at the standby position, and the rotation shaft 513 of the motor M1 rotates in a predetermined direction. Then, the gear 521 protruding from the front cover 520 via the gear 514 rotates in a predetermined direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the movable body 505 and the slide mechanism 504 rotate 90 degrees forward (player side) as the gear 521 rotates. Then, the front surface 526 before the rotation operation faces the lower side after the rotation operation, and the upper surface 528 before the rotation operation faces the front side. Therefore, the surface that is visually recognized facing the player after the rotation operation is the upper surface 528 of the front cover 520.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6C, when the rotation operation of the rotation mechanism 502 is completed, a drive signal is output from the effect control device 300 to the motor M2, and the motor M2 rotates in a predetermined direction. When power is transmitted to the gear portion 534 of the rotating arm 533 via the rotating shaft 575 and the gear 532 as the motor M2 rotates, the guide protrusion 536 of the rotating arm 533 and the guide protrusion 541 of the rotating arm 538 are guided into the guide hole. 537 and the guide hole 542 to rotate upward. The guide protrusions 536 and 541 move in the elongated holes 582A and 582B of the first members 580A and 580B and in the elongated holes not shown in the figure of the second member 590 as they rotate. As a result, the first members 580A and 580B and the second member 590 are simultaneously slid upward from the front cover 520, and the player can design the design surface 585 of the first members 580A and 580B and the design of the second member 590. The surface 595 can be visually recognized. That is, the sub-effect display unit 60A that was visible to the player when the rotation mechanism 502 is not operating becomes invisible as the rotation mechanism 502 is driven, and is not visible to the player when the slide mechanism 504 is not operating. The first members 580 </ b> A and 580 </ b> B and the second member 590 appear from the front cover 520 in synchronization with the driving of the slide mechanism 504, and can be visually recognized by the player.
Thereafter, the first members 580A and 580B and the second member 590 are accommodated in the front cover 520 when the motor M2 is rotationally driven in the reverse direction from the state of FIG. 4 and FIG. Is impossible. Further, the front cover 520 of the movable body 505 is rotated by 90 ° when the motor M1 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the front surface 526 of the front cover 520 provided with the effect display portion 60A is set at a standby position where the player can visually recognize the front cover 520. Return.

As described above, according to the accessory device 500 according to the present embodiment, the front cover 520 of the movable body 505 on which the sub-effect display unit 60A visually recognized by the player is mounted is the effect display unit 50A of the effect display device 50. The first member 580A, 580B and the second member 590 appear from the front cover 520 as the slide mechanism 504 is driven, and the sub-effect display unit as a design surface is rotated. Since 60A becomes a design surface that imitates a completely different tank or the like with rotation, it is possible to provide an accessory device 500 that has a strong impact on the player and is surprising.
Further, since the first members 580A, 580B and the second member 590 slide in synchronization with each other, the impact device has a stronger impact on the player than the individual slide operations and has an unexpected property. 500 can be provided.
Further, since the movable body 505 is rotated toward the front side (player side) by driving the rotation mechanism 502 with the rotation shaft 521 as the rotation center, the movable body 505 approaches the player who visually recognizes the movable body 505. It is possible to provide an effect, and it is possible to provide an accessory device 500 having an impact and an unexpectedness.
Further, since the front cover 520 of the movable body 505 is driven to rotate 90 ° in the forward and reverse directions, even if the space around the movable body 505 is small, the space required for rotation can be reduced. Therefore, the space in the pachinko machine 1 can be used effectively.
In the present embodiment, the sub effect display device 60 is mounted on the accessory device 500, and the front surface 526 visually recognized by the player when not operating is the sub effect display unit 60A. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The form of the pachinko machine 1, the name of the manufacturer, the logo mark, or other shapes having aesthetics may be displayed. In addition to the design surface 585 of the first members 580A and 580B and the design surface 595 of the second member 590, the upper surface 528 of the front cover 520 (the front surface 526 in the operation shown in FIG. 5) may be used as the design surface. By using the upper surface 528 as a design surface, it is possible to show the effect of the accessory device 500 having a stronger impact on the player and an unexpectedness. Further, although the first members 580A and 580B and the second member 590 are configured to slide in synchronization, they may be individually slid.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and improvements can be made by combining the embodiments. Obviously in the trader. Further, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such various changes and improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 pachinko machine, 20 game board, 20A game area, 50 effect display device,
50A effect display unit, 60 sub effect display device, 60A sub effect display unit,
100 main control device, 300 production control device,
500 accessory device, 501 drive mechanism, 502 rotation mechanism, 504 slide mechanism,
505 Movable body, 508 Slide body, 520 Front cover, 521 Rotating shaft,
530 mechanism plate, 550 first restriction plate, 560 second restriction plate,
570 Rear cover, 580A, 580B first member, 590 second member,
M1 motor, M2 motor.

Claims (4)

A gaming machine including a movable body that rotates by an operation of a rotation mechanism,
The movable body is
A first design surface visible from the player when the rotation mechanism is not operating;
A second design surface facing the first design surface and invisible to the player when the rotation mechanism is not operating;
A slide body that is stored in the movable body and can be projected and retracted from the second design surface by an operation of a slide mechanism;
With
The slide mechanism operates the slide body after the movable body is rotated by the operation of the rotation mechanism, and the second design surface opposite to the first design surface is made visible to the player, A gaming machine that is caused to appear from the movable body.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the slide body includes a plurality of slide members that can be projected and retracted from a plurality of openings formed in the second design surface.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first design surface is an effect display unit capable of displaying a predetermined effect image. The movable body is provided with a rotation shaft serving as a rotation center of the movable body,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotation shaft is positioned near a corner of the movable body.

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