JP2016083064A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a powerful presentation as a single unit of a game device, and also when installed side by side in multiple numbers, enable a more powerful presentation without damaging a sense of unity as a whole.SOLUTION: An expansion member 2 is provided that expands, when a prescribed game state is established, from a current state positioned within a width of a device body 12 to more than the width of the device body 12. A game device 1 is installed side by side in multiple numbers so that the expansion members 2 of these game devices 1 are mutually making a line with the expansion member 2 of each game device 1 in an expanded state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus, and more particularly to a gaming apparatus that enables powerful effects.

  Patent Document 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine that is a gaming apparatus, in which a horizontally long lamp indicator is provided along the upper edge of the front frame. A number of neon fluorescent tubes are provided in the lamp display in the longitudinal direction at intervals. And it is described that if a plurality of such pachinko gaming machines are arranged in parallel on the pachinko machine installation island, the lamp display can be continued and the overall atmosphere can be gorgeous.

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  However, in the above conventional pachinko gaming machines, it is possible to obtain a sense of unity when displayed in parallel with each other, but a pachinko gaming machine or the like intervenes between them. When they are separated from each other, there is a problem that the sense of unity of display is greatly reduced and the power of display of each pachinko machine is lost.

  Therefore, the present invention solves such a problem, and it is possible to produce powerful effects as a single gaming device, and more powerful effects that do not impair the overall sense of unity when arranged in parallel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming device that enables the game.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the gaming apparatus (1) of the first invention, the width of the apparatus main body (12) from the original state positioned within the width of the apparatus main body (12) when a predetermined gaming state is established. The expansion member (2, 3, 4) that expands as described above is provided.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, when the predetermined gaming state is established, the expansion member is mechanically expanded beyond the width of the apparatus main body, so that a powerful effect can be achieved as a single gaming apparatus.

  In this 2nd invention, a display part (311 and 312) is provided in the said expansion member (3).

  In the second aspect of the present invention, by providing the display unit, a more powerful display can be performed during the expansion operation of the expansion member.

  In the gaming facility of the third invention, a plurality of gaming devices (1) of the first invention are arranged side by side, and the expansion member (2) of each gaming device (1) is expanded, and these gaming devices (1) The expansion members (2) are connected to each other.

  In the third aspect of the present invention, the expanded expansion members of adjacent gaming devices are continuous with each other, and even if there is a space between the gaming devices, a more powerful performance is possible without impairing the overall sense of unity. .

  The reference numerals in the parentheses refer to the correspondence with specific means described in the embodiments described later.

  According to the present invention, powerful effects can be achieved as a single gaming device, and more powerful effects can be achieved without impairing the overall sense of unity when a plurality of game devices are arranged in parallel.

It is a schematic front view of the island installation which arranged the pachinko game machine in parallel in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of an expansion member installation part. It is a top view of an expansion member installation part. It is sectional drawing of an expansion member edge part, and is an expanded sectional view along the IV-IV line of FIG. It is a schematic plan view of an expansion member installation part in a state in which the expansion member is advanced forward. It is sectional drawing of the expansion member edge part of the state which the expansion member expanded to the side. It is a perspective view of the state where the expansion member advanced forward and expanded to the side. It is a schematic front view of the island installation which arranged the pachinko game machine in the state where the expansion member expanded to the side. It is a schematic front view of the front frame upper edge corner part of the pachinko game machine which installed the expansion member in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view of the front frame upper edge corner part of the pachinko game machine which installed the expansion member in 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

  The embodiment described below is merely an example, and various design improvements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a gaming facility in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 to which the present invention is applied are arranged in parallel on the island at regular intervals. Each pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a gaming device constituting the gaming equipment has the same structure, and a horizontally long expansion member 2 is provided at the center of the upper edge of the front frame 12 constituting the gaming machine main body above the gaming area 11.

  Here, a perspective view of the front frame 12 portion where the expansion member 2 is installed is shown in FIG. 2, and a horizontal schematic cross-sectional view of the front frame 12 portion is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, which is a cross-sectional view of one end portion of the expansion member 2.

  The expansion member 2 includes a cylindrical housing portion 21 that is open at both ends, and the front half circumferential surface of the housing portion 21 is exposed forward from a laterally long opening 121 provided at the center of the upper edge of the front frame 12. A square plate-like base portion 22 protrudes into the gaming machine from the second half of the housing portion 21, and the tip of the swivel arm 23 is connected to each of the long holes 221 provided in the left and right positions of the rear end of the base portion 22 (FIG. 3) Has been. Each swivel arm 23 has a circular base end connected to an output shaft 24 of a drive motor (not shown). As shown by arrows in FIG. 3, the left and right swivel arms 23 are synchronized in the horizontal plane by the drive motor. Reverse rotation is activated.

  The accommodating part 21 accommodates double cylinders 25 and 26 in the left and right end parts (FIG. 4 shows the right end part), respectively. The double cylinders 25 and 26 include an outer cylinder 25 and an inner cylinder 26 located in the outer cylinder 25. The outer cylinder 25 is a cylindrical body with both ends open, and is slidable in the cylinder axis direction along the inner peripheral wall of the housing portion 21. The inner cylinder 26 is a cylindrical body whose outer end is closed, and can slide along the inner peripheral wall of the outer cylinder 25 in the cylinder axis direction. In the original state shown in FIG. 4 in which the outer cylinder 25 and the inner cylinder 26 are located in the accommodating portion 21, the outer opening end of the outer cylinder 25 and the outer end of the inner cylinder 26 are flush with the opening end of the accommodating portion 21. Yes. A magnet 261 is embedded in the outer end of the inner cylinder 26.

  In FIG. 4, the distal end of a telescopic arm 27 is connected to the inner end of the inner cylinder 26. The telescopic arm 27 is configured by connecting a large number of link arms 271, and the base ends of the pair of link arms 271 located at the innermost part are respectively connected to the output shaft 28 of a drive motor (not shown). When the drive motor is rotated forward and backward as indicated by arrows in FIG. 4, the link arm 271 is unfolded from the folded state shown in FIG. 4 (see FIG. 6), and the entire telescopic arm 27 is moved in accordance with the forward / reverse rotation of the drive motor. Expands and contracts. Thereby, as will be described later, the inner cylinder 26 and the outer cylinder 25 are slid. The double cylinders 26 and 27 having the above-described structure are similarly symmetrically provided in the left end portion of the accommodating portion 21.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 including the expansion member 2 described above, when a predetermined gaming state such as a special winning state is established, the drive motor is activated and rotated forward and left and right swing arms 23 as indicated by arrows in FIG. Is swung outward of the front frame 12, and the entire accommodating portion 21 of the expansion member 2 is advanced to the front of the front frame 12 through the laterally long opening 121.

  When the accommodating portion 21 is advanced to the front of the front frame 12, the drive motor starts and rotates forward, and as shown in FIG. 6, the link arm 271 located at the innermost part of the telescopic arm 27 is indicated by the arrow in FIG. As a result, the folded link arm 271 is expanded and the telescopic arm 27 is extended as a whole. As the telescopic arm 27 extends, the inner cylinder 26 is slid outward in the outer cylinder 25, and when the telescopic arm 27 is further expanded, the outer cylinder 25 is pulled out from the housing portion 21 following the inner cylinder 26. The inner cylinder 26 and the outer cylinder 25 are protruded largely from the inside of the accommodating portion 21 to the side.

  By projecting the inner cylinder 26 and the outer cylinder 25 at both ends of the accommodating portion 21, the expansion member 2 is expanded to the left and right at the front position of the front frame 12, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the expansion is performed in each pachinko gaming machine 1 beyond the front frame 12, that is, the width (side end portion) of the gaming machine main body, and adjacent pachinko games arranged in parallel at regular intervals. The expansion members 2 of the machine 1 are continuously in contact with each other at the expanded left and right ends. This continuous state is reliably ensured by the magnets 261 (FIG. 6) embedded in the outer end as the projecting end of the inner cylinder 26 attracting each other. Further, since the outer facing surfaces of the inner cylinders 26 that are in contact with each other have the same shape, a more integrated feeling can be obtained in appearance. In the present embodiment, after the accommodating portion 21 is advanced to the front of the front frame 12, the inner cylinder 26 and the outer cylinder 25 are protruded laterally, so that the other is provided on the surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Interference with other members can be avoided.

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the expansion member 2 is mechanically expanded beyond the width of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 when a predetermined gaming state is established. A powerful production is possible as a single pachinko machine 1. When a plurality of such pachinko gaming machines 1 are arranged in parallel in the island as described above, the expanded expansion members 2 of adjacent pachinko gaming machines 1 are in contact with each other and are continuously connected between the pachinko gaming machines 1. Even if there is a gap, it is possible to produce a more powerful performance without impairing the overall sense of unity. Here, the predetermined gaming state is specified in a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a module (RTC: real time clock) capable of recognizing the current time in addition to a special gaming state (for example, a big hit state) in a single pachinko gaming machine. A state in which a plurality of pachinko machines adjacent to each other operate at the same time.

  In particular, if the expansion member 2 is provided with a display portion to emit light, or liquid crystal display is performed, more powerful display is possible. Further, at this time, if a unified pattern is displayed on the expansion member 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the entire island that is continuously integrated, a more integrated and powerful display can be performed. When the expansion member 2 is contracted, the drive motor is reversely rotated to first retract the inner cylinder 26 and the outer cylinder 25 into the accommodating portion 21, and then retract the accommodating portion 21 into the front frame 12. To the original state shown in FIG.

  Note that the drive structure of the expansion member is not limited to the link arm type, and a rack and pinion structure can also be used. One end of the rack gear is connected to the inner end of the inner cylinder 26, and as the pinion gear rotates, the rack gear moves left and right and the inner cylinder 26 expands outward. According to this, compared with a link arm structure, an internal transmission structure can be made compact. In this case, one drive source and one pinion gear are provided at the center, and a pair of rack gears are arranged symmetrically with respect to each other, so that the left and right expansion members can be operated simultaneously, and the drive source and transmission structure can be accommodated more compactly. can do.

  The display unit may be controlled so as to display the display content of one cycle in the range from one end side to the other end side of one pachinko gaming machine. By doing so, when a plurality of pachinko gaming machines are connected at the same specific time as described above, the content displayed on the display unit flows to the display unit of the adjacent pachinko gaming machine without interruption in the middle. This makes it possible to produce a sense of unity and powerfulness throughout the island.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 9 shows another example of the expansion member. In FIG. 9, a display 51 is provided at the center of the front frame 12 at the upper edge of the gaming area 11 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the left and right positions are shown across this (only the left position is shown in the figure in the figure). ) An expansion member 3 is provided. The expansion member 3 includes a horizontally-long rectangular display board 31 in which a portion related to the game area 11 is omitted, and light emitting elements 311 as display parts are provided on the surface of the display board 31 in the form of dots. The outer edge of the display board 31 is fixed to the output shaft 33 where the drive motor 32 stands and can be rotated in a horizontal plane.

  When a predetermined gaming state such as a special winning state is established, the drive motor 32 is activated and the display board 31 is reversed to the side beyond the width of the front frame 12, that is, the main body of the gaming machine as shown by a chain line in FIG. It can be turned. A light emitting element 312 is provided on the back surface of the inverted display plate 31 as a dotted display portion different from the front surface side.

  Thus, since the expansion member 3 is mechanically expanded beyond the width of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 when a predetermined gaming state is established, each pachinko gaming machine 1 is also a single unit in this embodiment. As a powerful production is possible. When a plurality of such pachinko gaming machines 1 are juxtaposed in the island, the display boards 31 of the expanded expansion members 3 of adjacent pachinko gaming machines 1 are in contact with each other as shown in FIG. Even if there is an interval between the pachinko gaming machines 1, a more powerful performance is possible without impairing the overall sense of unity.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 10 shows still another example of the expansion member. In FIG. 10, a display 52 is provided at the center of the front frame 12 on the upper edge of the gaming area 11 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the left and right positions are sandwiched between them (in the figure, only the right position is shown in the figure). ) An expansion member 4 is provided. The expansion member 4 includes a vertically long rectangular display board 41 from which a portion related to the game area 11 is missing. In addition, the display part provided on the display board 41 is abbreviate | omitting illustration. The center of the upper end of the display board 41 is fixed to a horizontal output shaft 42 extending in the front-rear direction of a drive motor (not shown), and can be rotated in a vertical plane parallel to the surface of the front frame 12.

  When a predetermined gaming state such as a special winning state is established, the drive motor is activated and the display board 4 extends in the vertical plane beyond the width of the front frame 12, that is, the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1, as indicated by the chain line in FIG. Can be turned to the side.

  In this way, when a predetermined gaming state is established, the expansion member 4 is mechanically expanded beyond the width of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and in this embodiment as well, each pachinko gaming machine 1 alone. A powerful production is possible. When a plurality of such pachinko gaming machines 1 are juxtaposed in the island, the display boards 31 of the expanded expansion members 3 of the adjacent pachinko gaming machines 1 are continuously adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. Even if there is an interval between the pachinko gaming machines 1, a more powerful performance is possible without impairing the overall sense of unity.

(Other embodiments)
In each of the above embodiments, the position where the expansion member is arranged is not limited to the upper edge of the front frame of the gaming machine, but may be any position where the player can visually recognize the side, the saucer portion, the outer frame curtain plate portion, and the like. In addition, the expansion member is not limited to one that expands to the left and right, and may be expanded only to one side so as to exceed the width of the gaming machine. If the expansion member is expanded, restrict the opening operation of the front frame, or provide an operation unit that contracts the expansion member, contracts the expansion member in advance before opening the door, and unlocks the front frame By detecting the operation and automatically expanding the expansion member before the front frame is opened, these interferences can be prevented. It is good also as a structure where the whole moves integrally (for example, up-down direction) in the state which the expansion member expanded. By doing so, not only the design connection but also the overall sense of unity can be impressed.

  In addition to the pachinko gaming machine shown in the above embodiment, the present invention includes other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball game machine, a ball ball game machine, a game machine such as a rotating game machine such as a pachislot machine or a ball-type pachislot machine, Furthermore, the present invention can be widely applied to gaming devices such as stand-by ball lending machines and callers. If the expansion member is provided with a speaker, a blower or the like that operates in a predetermined game state other than the display unit, a more powerful game effect can be achieved. If the expansion member is molded into a cylindrical shape and the expansion members of adjacent gaming devices are expanded and connected to each other, sound and wind can be sent from the end of the island facility. It is possible to give powerful effects to nearby players. In addition, by making it possible to recognize the control content of the display unit of the adjacent gaming device wirelessly or by wire, it is possible to perform display according to the display content of the adjacent gaming device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine (game device), 12 ... Front frame (device main body), 2 ... Expansion member, 21 ... Storage part, 22 ... Base part, 23 ... Turning arm, 25 ... Outer cylinder, 26 ... Inner cylinder, 27 ... Telescopic arm, 3 ... expansion member, 31 ... display plate, 311, 312 ... display unit, 32 ... drive motor, 4 ... expansion member, 41 ... display plate.

Claims (3)

A gaming apparatus, comprising: an expansion member that extends from an original state positioned within the width of the apparatus main body to a width greater than the width of the apparatus main body when a predetermined gaming state is established. The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein a display unit is provided on the expansion member. A gaming facility in which a plurality of gaming devices according to claim 1 are arranged side by side so that the expansion members of the gaming devices are connected to each other in a state where the expansion members of the gaming devices are expanded.

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