JP2018042871A - Performance means of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide performance means of a game machine that stores exposure means being longer than the horizontal length of a front cover, in the front cover and, in the performance, exposing the exposure means by moving it in an extension direction.SOLUTION: When executing no performance, a base end 162 of a nose part 160 and a body part 163 are hid in the back of a face cover 121. A tip end 161 is exposed from the face cover 121 and extends to the right. Accordingly, a player misunderstands that the nose part 160 moves in the horizontal direction just like a tentative nose part 260, and easily develops an illusion that a length L1 of a base end 262 and a body part 263 is equal to or less than a horizontal length L0 of the face cover 121. In the performance, the nose part 160 moves in an extension direction intersecting with the horizontal direction and exposes the tip end 161 and the body part 163. An extension-directional length L2 of the base end 162 and the body part 163 is longer than the horizontal length L0 of the face cover 121. Consequently, a performance device 100 can surprise the player with the nose part 160 that extends longer than the expected length.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a rendering means for a gaming machine that produces a game.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an effect unit that is provided in a pachinko machine and performs an effect by exposing a long exposure unit during the effect is known. For example, the mechanical performance device described in Patent Document 1 holds a long sword member in a substantially vertical state in a retracted position on the back side of the decorative member at the time of non-production. At the time of production, the mechanical production device rotates the sword member by a predetermined angle and moves to the exposed position in front of the display screen. Since the mechanical performance device holds the sword member in a substantially vertical state at the storage position, the long sword member can be stored behind the decorative member.

JP 2008-200193 A

  However, there is a case in which the extending direction of the exposing means is arranged in the left-right direction, and the exposing means is moved in the extending direction and exposed to the front of the display screen at the time of production. In this case, in order to store the exposure means in the side of the decorative member during non-production, the length of the exposure means in the extending direction needs to be equal to or less than the length in the left-right direction of the side of the decorative member. The lateral length of the decorative member side portion is shorter than the lateral length of the display screen. For this reason, the exposure means cannot obtain a length enough to straddle the display screen at the time of production, and there is a possibility that the force of the production by the exposure means cannot be sufficiently transmitted to the player.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an effect means for a gaming machine in which an exposure means longer than the length of the front cover in the left-right direction is stored in the front cover, and the exposure means is exposed by moving in the extending direction during the effect.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a game board in which a game area where a game ball flows down is formed on the front surface, a symbol display means provided on the back side of the game board to variably display various symbols, and the game board A decorative frame that has an opening that is provided in the front-rear direction and that exposes the display portion of the symbol display means through the opening. In the production means for performing the game by the above, it extends in the extending direction, and at the time of non-production, the tip portion which is one end is exposed in front of the display portion of the symbol display means, and at the time of production, the other end An exposure means that exposes a main body portion and the distal end portion between a base end portion, which is an end portion, and the distal end portion, in front of the display portion; and the exposure means that is disposed on the side portion of the decorative frame. A first holding means for movably holding along the stretching direction, and the first A front cover that is provided in a holding means and covers a front surface of the first holding means and the exposing means; a first storage position in which the front cover stores the base end portion and the main body portion; and the distal end portion and the main body A first moving means for moving the exposure means along the extending direction between a first effect position where the part is exposed in front of the display part, and a base end part of the exposure means and the The length of the main body portion in the extending direction is longer than the length of the front cover in the left-right direction of the gaming machine, and the first holding means is in a state where the extending direction of the exposing means intersects the left-right direction, When the exposure means is movably held and the exposure means is located at the first storage position, the base end portion and the main body portion are stored within a range of the length in the left-right direction of the front cover. Providing a means for producing a gaming machine It is.

  The length of the base end part of the exposure means which concerns on this aspect, and the main-body part is longer than the length of the left-right direction of a front cover. If the first holding means holds the exposing means with the extending direction of the exposing means aligned with the left-right direction, the first holding means is the length of the front cover in the left-right direction when the exposing means is located at the first storage position. It is impossible to completely store the base end portion and the main body portion of the exposure means within this range. The exposure means of this aspect is held by the first holding means in a state where the extending direction intersects the left-right direction. Therefore, in the process in which the exposure means moves from the first storage position to the first presentation position, the effect means shows the exposure means that extends longer than the length of the front cover in the left-right direction from the first holding means to the player. Can give surprises. In addition, since the exposure means extends longer than the length of the first holding means in the left-right direction, the portion exposed to the front of the display unit at the time of production increases, so the player can fully convey the power of the production by the exposure means to the player. be able to.

  In this aspect, the second holding unit fixed to the side portion of the decorative frame and holding the first holding unit movably along the left-right direction, and the second storage overlapping the side portion of the decorative frame You may provide the 2nd moving means which moves the said 1st holding means along the said left-right direction between a position and the 2nd production position ahead of the said display part. If the exposure means is moved to the first effect position and the first holding means is moved to the second effect position, the portion exposed to the front of the display portion at the time of the effect is further increased. The power of can be conveyed more fully.

  The first performance position of this aspect may be located below the first storage position. When the effect means moves from the first storage position to the first effect position, it has a component that moves from the top to the bottom as the component in the movement direction, so the load on the first movement means is reduced. Therefore, the effect means can move from the first storage position to the first effect position faster than the case where the effect means moves in the left-right direction, and can tell the player the force of the exposure means when the exposure means is exposed.

  The tip portion of the exposure means of this aspect is bent with respect to the main body portion, and when the exposure means is located at the first retracted position, the tip portion is located at a side of the front cover. And may extend in the left-right direction. When the exposing means is located at the first retracted position, the tip portion exposed from the front cover extends in the left-right direction. When the exposing means extends from the first holding means, the player tends to imagine that the player moves in the left-right direction from the position of the tip, and the exposing means extends from the length of the first holding means in the left-right direction. Predict the length to be put out. However, since the exposure means moves obliquely downward from the position of the tip and can extend longer than the length of the first holding means in the left-right direction, it can give the player a surprise due to a difference from the expectation. it can.

  The exposure means of this aspect is made of a light transmitting member, a shielding plate made of sheet metal is fixed to the base end portion, and the first holding means is configured to shield the exposure means when the exposure means is located at the first retracted position. You may provide the detector which detects a board. The exposure means is formed using a light transmissive member for production. When the shielding plate is formed integrally with the exposing means using a light transmitting member, the detection light is transmitted through the shielding plate, so that the detector is difficult to detect the shielding plate. By forming the shielding plate from sheet metal, the detection light can be reliably blocked and detection by the detector can be performed. Further, even if the shielding plate made of sheet metal is formed smaller, sufficient rigidity can be obtained. Therefore, the shielding plate can be securely and easily fixed to the base end part while reducing the weight and reducing the load applied to the first moving means by being formed small.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 2. FIG. 4 is a front view of the rendering device 100. FIG. It is a front view of the rendering device 100 when the face-type rendering body 120 is located at the face storage position. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the rendering device 100 as viewed from the upper right front. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the nose exit / retraction mechanism 180 and the nose part 160 of the face type effect body 120 from the lower right front. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the jaw part 170 of the face type effect body 120 from the lower right front. It is a front view of the rendering device 100 when the face-type rendering body 120 is located at the face rendering position. It is a front view of the rendering device 100 when the nose portion 160 is located at the nose rendering position. FIG. 11 is a front view of the rendering device 100 in a state immediately before the jaw 170 is positioned and rotated. FIG. 11 is a front view of the rendering device 100 when the jaw 170 is located at a separated position.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine 1 which is an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the mechanical structure of the pachinko machine 1 is demonstrated. In the following description, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front and back direction of the pachinko machine 1 are based on the direction of the board surface of the game board 2 unless otherwise specified. That is, the direction (the direction of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1) of the pachinko machine 1 viewed from a player who plays with the pachinko machine 1 installed in the hall is a reference. In the following, for the sake of convenience, the front and back direction of FIG. 1 will be described as the front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 1. In addition, with respect to the devices and parts used in the pachinko machine 1, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-back direction are defined based on the orientation when the pachinko machine 1 is assembled.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game board 2 is provided on the upper side of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 is substantially square, and the front surface is protected by a front frame 10 holding a transparent glass plate. An upper plate 5 and a lower plate 6 are provided on the lower side of the game board 2. The upper plate 5 is provided in the lower part of the game board 2, supplies a game ball to a game ball launcher (not shown), and receives a prize ball. In the upper center of the upper plate 5, an operation button 9 that is operated by a player is provided. The operation button 9 of this embodiment is substantially circular in plan view. For example, the operation button 9 receives an input of an operation by the player in an effect when notifying the result of the jackpot determination. The lower plate 6 is provided directly below the upper plate 5 and receives a prize ball that overflows or is discharged from the upper plate 5. On the right side of the lower plate 6, a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided. The firing handle 7 receives a rotation operation by the player. When the player operates the launch handle 7, the game ball launch device launches a game ball with an intensity corresponding to the rotation angle of the launch handle 7. In addition, speakers 48 are respectively provided at the left and right corners of the front frame 10.

  A substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by guide rails 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2. The game balls launched by the game ball launcher flow down in the game area 4. In the approximate center of the game area 4, a symbol display device 28 configured using an LCD (liquid crystal display) or the like is provided. The symbol display device 28 is disposed on the back side of the game board 2 and exposes the display screen to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 through an opening provided in the approximate center of the game board 2. Various images such as moving images and messages are displayed on the display screen, and in particular, a demo symbol for notifying the result of the jackpot determination is displayed. The pachinko machine 1 changes the number of demo symbols (three in this embodiment), and then executes a notification effect for confirming and displaying a combination of demo symbols indicating the result of the jackpot determination, thereby obtaining the result of the jackpot determination. Inform the player.

  A decoration or the like is applied to the edge of the opening of the game board 2, and a decoration frame 11 surrounding the outer edge of the symbol display device 28 is provided. The display screen of the symbol display device 28 is exposed to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 through the opening of the decorative frame 11. The decoration frame 11 is provided with a plurality of effect devices 8 and 100 that perform various effects together with the decoration frame 11. The rendering devices 8 and 100 are arranged in the decorative frame 11 or between the decorative frame 11 and the symbol display device 28. The production devices 8 and 100 produce an effect such as causing a light emitter such as an LED to emit light on the spot or in front of the symbol display device 28 according to the gaming state.

  The effect device 100 which is one of them is provided on the left side of the decorative frame 11 and is arranged on the left side of the display screen of the symbol display device 28. Although the details will be described later, the rendering device 100 is arranged at a position where a part of the rendering device 100 is hidden at the left edge of the opening of the decorative frame 11 when viewed from the front when not performing. The production device 100 uses the power of the face drive motor 155 (see FIG. 3) during the production to project in front of the display screen of the design display device 28 to emit a light emitting body such as an LED, and the design display device 28, the speaker 48, etc. Various performances are performed while interlocking.

  A first special symbol start winning opening 15 is provided below the symbol display device 28. An out port 14 is provided below the first special symbol start winning port 15. The out port 14 collects the game balls that have flowed down to the lower end of the center of the game area 4. A big prize opening 16 is arranged on the right side of the first special symbol starting prize opening 15. The special winning opening 16 includes an opening / closing member 17. The game ball wins the big prize opening 16 only when the opening / closing member 17 is opened.

  A normal symbol start gate 12 is provided on the right side of the symbol display device 28. A second special symbol starting electric accessory 18 is provided diagonally to the upper right of the big prize opening 16. The second special symbol starting electric member 18 includes an opening / closing member 19. The game ball wins the second special symbol starting electric accessory 18 only when the opening / closing member 19 is opened. When game balls win the first special symbol start winning opening 15 and the second special symbol start electric combination 18, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls, respectively.

  A symbol display unit 24 is provided on the lower right side of the game area 4. The symbol display unit 24 includes a normal symbol display unit, a first special symbol display unit, a second special symbol display unit, a normal symbol memory number display LED, a first special symbol memory number display LED, and a second special symbol memory number display LED. Is provided.

  The normal symbol memory number display LED displays up to four normal symbol operation reserved balls. The normal symbol operation reserved ball number is the number of game balls that have passed through the normal symbol start gate 12 and for which the result of the normal hit determination is not yet displayed on the normal symbol display portion. The first special symbol memory number display LED of the symbol display unit 24 displays up to four first special symbol actuated balls. The number of first special symbol actuated reserved balls is the number of game balls that have won the first special symbol start winning opening 15 and for which the result of the first big hit determination has not been displayed yet. The second special symbol memory number display LED displays up to four second special symbol actuated balls. The second special symbol actuated holding ball number is the number of game balls which have won the second special symbol starting electric player 18 and the result of the second big hit determination has not yet been displayed.

  Although not shown, a control unit having various substrates is provided on the back side of the game board 2. Each board of the control unit includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and controls various operations of the pachinko machine 1. For example, the main board performs a normal hit determination, a big hit determination, and the like, and controls the main control of the pachinko machine 1. The relay board drives a solenoid that opens and closes the special winning opening 16 based on the control result performed on the main board. Further, the CPU (not shown) of the effect board controls the drive of the nose drive motor 185 and the face drive motor 155 responsible for the operation of the effect device 100, and the light emission control of the LED for illumination (not shown) provided in the effect device 100. Etc.

  In the present embodiment, when a game ball wins the first special symbol start winning opening 15, a first big hit determination is performed, and one of a plurality of special symbols is displayed on the first special symbol of the symbol display unit 24 according to the determination result. It is displayed on the symbol display section. As a result, when it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot game in which the jackpot 16 is opened. A specific area is formed in the flow path of the game ball that has won the big winning opening 16. In the pachinko machine 1, the game ball passing through a specific area in the big winning opening 16 during the jackpot game is a condition for causing a probability variation state after the jackpot game ends. A control unit (not shown) for controlling the main control of the game, various effects, etc. is provided on the back side of the game board 2.

  Further, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol start gate 12, the normal hit determination is performed, and the determination result is displayed on the normal symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. As a result, when it is determined that it is normal, the opening / closing member 19 of the second special symbol starting electric accessory 18 is opened. When a game ball wins the second special symbol start electric accessory 18, a second big hit determination is performed, and the determination result is displayed on the second special symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. As a result, when it is determined that the game is a jackpot, a jackpot game is executed as described above.

  Next, the structure of the rendering device 100 will be described. The effect device 100 is provided in the decorative frame 11 along the left outer edge of the symbol display device 28. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the production device 100 is a device in which a face-type production body 120 simulating a person's profile is provided on the front side of a back plate 110 extending in the vertical direction so as to be movable in the horizontal direction. . The back plate 110 is plate-shaped and extends long in the vertical direction. A relay substrate 111 is provided on the front surface of the upper portion 110 </ b> A of the back plate 110. The relay board 111 is connected to the effect board of the control unit of the pachinko machine 1, and relays the control signals of the nose drive motor 185 of the face-type effect body 120 and the effect LED (not shown). The relay substrate 111 is surrounded and protected by the substrate cover 112.

  A face moving mechanism 150 that moves the face type effect body 120 in the left-right direction is provided in the lower part 110 </ b> B of the back plate 110. The face moving mechanism 150 includes three face gears 151 to 153, a face gear cover 154, a face drive motor 155, and a face gear presser 156.

  The face gears 151 to 153 are external gears provided with teeth on the outer circumference. The face gear 151 is disposed on the lower left side of the front surface of the lower portion 110 </ b> B of the back plate 110. A drive shaft 155A of the face drive motor 155 is connected to the rotation shaft 151A of the face gear 151. The face gear 152 is disposed on the upper right of the face gear 151. The rotation shaft 152A of the face gear 152 is held by the back plate 110. The face gear 152 is a two-stage gear in which two external gears having different outer diameters are provided in a step shape, and a small-diameter gear 152B is formed on the front side of the large-diameter gear 152C. The face gear 151 meshes with the small diameter gear 152B. The face gear cover 154 is provided on the front surface of the lower portion 110B of the back plate 110, and is fixed to the back plate 110 with screws (not shown). The face gear cover 154 covers the front sides of the face gears 151 and 152. The face gear cover 154 holds the rotation shaft 152A of the face gear 152 between the back plate 110 and prevents the face gear 152 from coming off. The face drive motor 155 is a pulse motor. The face drive motor 155 is fixed to the front surface of the face gear cover 154, and the drive shaft 155A is disposed in the face gear cover 154. The drive shaft 155A is inserted into a hole provided in the rotation shaft 151A of the face gear 151, and is fixed to the face gear 151 with a screw. A face sensor 157 is provided at the upper left corner of the front face of the face gear cover 154. The face sensor 157 is a photo sensor for detecting the origin position of the face-type effect body 120 that moves in the left-right direction with respect to the back plate 110. The face sensor 157 is fixed to the face gear cover 154 with a screw so that the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are aligned in the front-rear direction.

  The face gear 153 is disposed at the upper left of the face gear 152. The rotation shaft 153A of the face gear 153 is held by the back plate 110. The face gear 153 meshes with the large-diameter gear 152C of the face gear 152. On the front surface of the face gear 153, a round bar-like drive rod 153B protruding forward is provided. The drive rod 153B is provided near the gear teeth of the face gear 153, and revolves around the rotation shaft 153A when the face gear 153 rotates. In addition, the length between the rotating shaft 153A and the drive rod 153B in plan view is referred to as a “revolution radius” of the drive rod 153B for convenience. Protruding stoppers (not shown) are provided on the back surface of the face gear 153 and the front surface of the back plate 110 to limit the range in which the face gear 153 can rotate. The angular range in which the face gear 153 can rotate is a range of about 270 degrees in which the drive rod 153B can move from the left position of the rotation shaft 153A to the upper position and the right position to the lower position. is there. The face gear presser 156 holds the rotating shaft 153A of the face gear 153 between the back plate 110 and prevents the face gear 153 from coming off. The face gear presser 156 is fixed to the front surface of the back plate 110 above the face gear cover 154. The face gear presser 156 holds the rotary shaft 153A from the lower left side of the face gear 153 so as not to interfere with the drive rod 153B.

  The back plate 110 has two upper guide holes 113 and lower guide holes 114 extending in the left-right direction at an intermediate part 110C between the upper part 110A and the lower part 110B. The upper guide hole 113 is formed at the upper end of the intermediate portion 110C. The lower guide hole 114 is formed substantially at the center in the vertical direction of the intermediate portion 110C. The upper guide hole 113 and the lower guide hole 114 guide the movement of the face type effect body 120 in the left-right direction. The length in the left-right direction of the upper guide hole 113 and the lower guide hole 114 corresponds to a length approximately twice the revolution radius of the drive rod 153B. On the lower guide hole 114, a guide rail 115 extending in the left-right direction is provided. The guide rail 115 is fixed to the front surface of the back plate 110 with a screw. The guide rail 115 guides the movement of the face-type director 120 in the left-right direction.

  A suction plate 116 is provided between the upper guide hole 113 and the guide rail 115 on the front surface of the back plate 110. The suction plate 116 is an iron plate and is fixed to the back plate 110 with the plate surface facing rightward. When the face effect body 120 is located at the origin position, a magnetic body (not shown) provided on the rear surface of the face effect effect body 120 is attracted to the suction plate 116 by a magnetic force, and the face effect effect body 120 is held at the origin position. Is done.

  The face-type director 120 includes a face support plate 130, a nose gear cover 122, a nasal exit / retraction mechanism 180, a face cover 121, a nose part 160, and a jaw part 170. The face support plate 130 is a base of the face type effect body 120 and is formed in a plate shape. The upper part 130 </ b> A of the face support plate 130 has a substantially pentagonal shape in which the upper right corner of the plate body that is substantially rectangular in front view is chamfered. Four fixing portions 135 to 138 are formed on the rear surface of the upper portion 130A. The fixing portions 135 and 136 are provided side by side in the left-right direction at the upper end of the upper portion 130 </ b> A of the face support plate 130. The front end portions of the upper slide bars 131 and 132 are fixed to the fixing portions 135 and 136, respectively. The upper slide bars 131 and 132 have rear end portions protruding toward the rear of the face support plate 130, respectively. The fixing portions 137 and 138 are provided side by side in the left-right direction at the lower end of the upper portion 130A of the face support plate 130. The front end portions of the lower slide bars 133 and 134 are fixed to the fixing portions 137 and 138, respectively. The lower slide bars 133 and 134 have rear end portions protruding toward the rear of the face support plate 130, respectively.

  The upper slide bars 131 and 132 are inserted through the upper guide hole 113 of the back plate 110 in the front-rear direction. A pair of flanged bushes 139 are fitted on the upper slide bars 131 and 132, respectively. The pair of hooked bushes 139 engage with the front side and the rear side of the upper guide hole 113, respectively, and are disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the upper slide bars 131 and 132 and the inner peripheral surface of the upper guide hole 113. A retaining ring is fitted to the rear end portions of the upper slide bars 131 and 132, and the upper slide bars 131 and 132 and the hooked bush 139 are prevented from coming off from the upper guide hole 113. The lower slide bars 133 and 134 are inserted through the lower guide hole 114 of the back plate 110 in the front-rear direction. A pair of hooked bushes 140 are made of resin and are fitted on the lower slide bars 133 and 134, respectively. The pair of hooked bushes 140 are respectively engaged with the front side and the rear side of the lower guide hole 114, and are disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the lower slide bars 133 and 134 and the inner peripheral surface of the lower guide hole 114. A retaining ring is fitted to the rear ends of the lower slide bars 133 and 134, and the lower slide bars 133 and 134 and the hooked bush 140 are prevented from coming off from the lower guide hole 114. When the upper slide bars 131 and 132 are guided in the upper guide holes 113 and the lower slide bars 133 and 134 are guided in the lower guide holes 114, the face support plate 130 can be moved in the horizontal direction. It is held on the plate 110.

  A groove portion 141 extending in the left-right direction is formed on the fixing portions 137 and 138 on the rear surface of the face support plate 130. The guide rail 115 of the back plate 110 is engaged with the groove portion 141. The guide rail 115 assists the smooth movement of the face support plate 130 in the left-right direction when the face support plate 130 moves in the left-right direction. Thus, the face-type effect body 120 is suppressed from rattling when moving in the left-right direction. When the upper slide bars 131 and 132 of the face support plate 130 are moved to the left end of the upper guide hole 113 and the lower slide bars 133 and 134 are moved to the left end of the lower guide hole 114 by the face moving mechanism 150, the face type effect body 120. Is located at the left end of the movement range (hereinafter referred to as “face storage position”). When the face sensor 157 detects that the face effect body 120 is located at the origin position, the face effect effect body 120 is located at the face storage position. When the upper slide bars 131 and 132 of the face support plate 130 are moved to the right end of the upper guide hole 113 and the lower slide bars 133 and 134 are moved to the right end of the lower guide hole 114 by the face moving mechanism 150, the face type effect body 120. Is located at the right end of the movement range (hereinafter referred to as “face effect position”).

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a nose exit / retraction mechanism 180 is provided on the upper portion 130 </ b> A of the face support plate 130. The nasal exit / retraction mechanism 180 is a mechanism for moving the nose portion 160 in the extending direction that intersects in the left-right direction. The nose exit / retraction mechanism 180 includes four nose gears 181 to 184, a nose gear cover 122, a nose drive motor 185, and a nose rack gear 186.

  The nose gears 181 to 184 are external gears provided with teeth on the outer circumference. The nose gear 181 is disposed at a position approximately in the center in the left-right direction and closer to the upper end on the front surface of the upper portion 130A of the face support plate 130. The drive shaft 185A of the nose drive motor 185 is connected to the rotation shaft 181A of the nose gear 181. The nose gear 182 is disposed at the lower right of the nose gear 181. The rotation shaft 182A of the nose gear 182 is held by the face support plate 130. The nose gear 182 is a two-stage gear in which two external gears having different outer diameters are provided in a step shape, and a small-diameter gear 182B is formed on the front side of the large-diameter gear 182C. The nose gear 181 meshes with the small diameter gear 182B. The nose gear 183 is disposed at the lower right of the nose gear 182. The rotation shaft 183A of the nose gear 183 is held by the face support plate 130. The nose gear 183 is also a two-stage gear, and a small diameter gear 183B is formed on the front side of the large diameter gear 183C. The large diameter gear 182C of the nose gear 182 meshes with the small diameter gear 183B. The nose gear 184 is disposed at the lower right of the nose gear 183. The rotation shaft 184A of the nose gear 184 is prevented from coming off from the face support plate 130 by screwing. The nose gear 184 meshes with the large-diameter gear 183C of the nose gear 183.

  The nose gear cover 122 is provided in front of the upper part 130A and the intermediate part 130C of the face support plate 130, and is fixed to the face support plate 130 with screws (not shown). The nose gear cover 122 covers the front sides of the nose gears 181 to 183 and the nose portion 160 (described later). The nose gear cover 122 holds the rotation shafts 182A and 183A of the nose gears 182 and 183 between the face support plate 130 and prevents the nose gears 182 and 183 from coming off. The nose drive motor 185 is a pulse motor. The nose drive motor 185 is fixed to the front surface of the nose gear cover 122, and the drive shaft 185 </ b> A is disposed in the nose gear cover 122. The drive shaft 185A is inserted into a hole provided in the rotation shaft 181A of the nose gear 181 and is fixed to the nose gear 181 with a screw. An electrical decoration board 123 connected to the relay board 111 of the back plate 110 via a harness (not shown) is provided at the lower front portion of the nose gear cover 122. The electrical decoration board 123 is further connected to an electrical decoration board (not shown) provided in the nose portion 160 via a harness (not shown).

  An intermediate portion 130C of the face support plate 130 is long in the left-right direction and protrudes to the right side from the upper portion 130A. An elongated nose guide hole 142 that penetrates the face support plate 130 in the front-rear direction and extends obliquely with respect to the left-right direction is formed in the intermediate portion 130C. The nose guide hole 142 intersects in the left-right direction and extends in a predetermined extending direction in which the left end portion is positioned above the right end portion. The nose rack gear 186 is a plate-like gear that extends long and thin. The nose rack gear 186 is disposed in front of the nose guide hole 142. The nose rack gear 186 has a longitudinal direction along the extending direction and a thickness arranged in the front-rear direction. A pair of resin hooked bushes 187 are arranged on the rear surface of the nose rack gear 186, and are fixed to the nose rack gear 186 with screws. The hooked bush 187 engages with the nose guide hole 142. Accordingly, the nasal rack gear 186 can move in the extending direction along the nasal guide hole 142. The teeth of the nose rack gear 186 are provided on the upper side surface, and are arranged in a straight line along the extending direction. The nose rack gear 186 meshes with the nose gear 184. Therefore, when the nose drive motor 185 is driven to rotate the nose gear 181, the nose gears 182 to 184 are driven and rotated, and the nose rack gear 186 moves in the extending direction.

  The face cover 121 is a decorative body that imitates the side face of a person facing the right side, and is fixed to the front surfaces of the face support plate 130 and the nose gear cover 122 with screws. The face cover 121 covers the face support plate 130 and the nasal exit / retraction mechanism 180 provided on the front surface of the face support plate 130. The face-type director 120 includes a nose portion 160 and a chin portion 170. The nose part 160 is a decorative body that imitates the nose of a person facing the right side. The jaw part 170 is a decorative body imitating a human jaw facing the right side. The nose portion 160 and the jaw portion 170 are formed separately from the face cover 121.

  The nose portion 160 extends in the extending direction, and is fixed to the front surface of the nose rack gear 186 with screws. That is, the nose portion 160 is provided so as to be movable in the extending direction by the nasal retracting mechanism 180. The nose part 160 produces the expansion / contraction of the nose part of the face-type production | presentation body 120 by moving so that a movement in an extending | stretching direction is possible. The nose portion 160 is formed of a light transmissive member, and at the time of production, the nose portion 160 extends to the right side of the face cover 121, transmits light of the LED for illumination provided on the illumination board in the nose portion 160, and emits light. Produce.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tip portion 161 of the nose portion 160 is a decorative portion imitating a human nasal head. When the bushed bush 187 of the nasal rack gear 186 is moved to the left end of the nose guide hole 142 by the nasal retracting mechanism 180, the nose portion 160 is positioned at the left end of the movement range (hereinafter referred to as “nasal retracted position”). At this time, the distal end portion 161 of the nose portion 160 is exposed to the right side of the face cover 121, and the base end portion 162 and the main body portion 163 are concealed behind the face cover 121. When the hooked bush 187 of the nose rack gear 186 is moved to the right end of the nose guide hole 142 by the nose exit / retraction mechanism 180, the nose portion 160 is positioned at the right end of the movement range (hereinafter referred to as “nose effect position”). The nose presentation position is located on the right side and below the nose storage position. At this time, the front end portion 161 and the main body portion 163 of the nose portion 160 are exposed to the right side of the face cover 121 (see FIG. 9) and are disposed in front of the symbol display device 28. The base end portion 162 is concealed behind the face cover 121. The proximal end portion 162 and the main body portion 163 of the nose portion 160 extend along the extending direction, while the distal end portion 161 is bent with respect to the main body portion 163 and extends in the right direction. The length L2 in which the base end portion 162 and the main body portion 163 extend in the extending direction is longer than the length L0 in the left-right direction at the portion corresponding to the position where the nose portion 160 of the face cover 121 is provided (see FIG. 9).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a shielding plate 164 is provided at the base end portion 162 of the nose portion 160. The shielding plate 164 is a substantially rectangular iron plate, and is fixed to the base end portion 162 with screws with the plate surface facing in the front-rear direction. A nose sensor 124 is provided on the rear surface of the nose gear cover 122. The nose sensor 124 is a photosensor for detecting the origin position of the nose portion 160 that moves in the extending direction with respect to the face support plate 130. When the nose gear cover 122 is fixed to the face support plate 130, the nose sensor 124 is positioned in front of the fixing portions 137 and 138 provided at the lower end of the upper portion 130 </ b> A of the face support plate 130. The nose sensor 124 is fixed to the nose gear cover 122 with screws so that the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are aligned in the front-rear direction. The nose sensor 124 detects the origin position of the nose portion 160 that moves in the extending direction with respect to the face support plate 130. The shielding plate 164 of the nose portion 160 is positioned between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion of the nose sensor 124 when the nose portion 160 moves to the left end of the movement range. When the nose sensor 124 detects that the nose portion 160 is located at the origin position, the nose portion 160 is located at the nose retracted position.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lower part 130B of the face support plate 130 protrudes downward from the lower left part of the intermediate part 130C. A slot cam 145 having a long hole penetrating the face support plate 130 in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower portion 130B. The groove cam 145 has an extending portion 145A extending linearly and a bent portion 145B extending bent in an arc shape. The extending portion 145A is an upper portion of the groove cam 145 and extends in the vertical direction. The bent portion 145B is a lower portion of the groove cam 145 and extends downward while bending leftward from the lower end of the extending portion 145A. The groove cam 145 engages with a drive rod 153B provided on the face gear 153 of the face moving mechanism 150 disposed on the rear side of the face support plate 130. The width of the groove cam 145 is slightly larger than the diameter of the drive rod 153B. The extending portion 145A extends in the vertical direction by a length corresponding to the revolution radius of the drive rod 153B. The extending portion 145A is a portion that acts when the face-type director 120 moves in the left-right direction. The bent portion 145B has a radius of curvature corresponding to the revolution radius of the drive rod 153B and bends in an arc shape of approximately 90 degrees. The bent portion 145B is a portion that acts when the jaw portion 170 is rotated.

  A shielding member 143 is screwed to the left side of the groove cam 145. The shielding member 143 includes a substantially rectangular plate-like shielding portion 143A at the lower end. The shielding portion 143A is provided at a position where the plate surface faces in the front-rear direction and projects forward from the front surface of the face support plate 130. The shielding unit 143A is located between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the face sensor 157 when the face effect body 120 moves to the left end of the movement range (see FIG. 4).

  A support shaft 146 extending forward is provided on the right side of the extending portion 145A of the groove cam 145. The support shaft 146 is a shaft body that rotatably supports the jaw portion 170. As will be described later, the jaw 170 rotates between an approach position and a separation position by driving the face moving mechanism 150. The jaw 170 is disposed on the lower right side of the face cover 121. The jaw 170 produces an opening / closing of the mouth portion of the face-type production body 120 by moving the right end 170A in the vertical direction.

  The jaw 170 has a substantially inverted triangular shape with a bottom extending in the left-right direction when viewed from the front, and includes a shaft support 171 at the left end. The shaft support portion 171 has a through hole 171A penetrating in the front-rear direction. The support shaft 146 of the face support plate 130 is inserted through the through hole 171A. A pair of hooked bushes 172 made of resin is provided on the front side and the rear side of the shaft support portion 171. The pair of hooked bushes 172 engage with the front side and the rear side of the through hole 171A, respectively, and are disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the support shaft 146 and the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 171A. A torsion spring 173 is provided between the rear flanged bush 172 and the front surface of the face support plate 130. The torsion spring 173 is disposed through the support shaft 146 and has one end engaged with the face support plate 130 and the other end engaged with the jaw 170. The pair of hooked bushes 172, the shaft support 171 and the torsion spring 173 are prevented from coming off from the support shaft 146 by screwing. The torsion spring 173 urges the jaw 170 in a direction to rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the front, and moves the right end 170A of the jaw 170 upward. The jaw 170 includes a resinous pad 170C on the upper surface (see FIG. 5). In the jaw 170, the pad 170C abuts on the lower right side of the face cover 121, and the counterclockwise rotation is restricted. The rotation position of the jaw 170 when the pad 170C comes into contact with the face cover 121 and the right end 170A approaches the lower right end of the face cover 121 is referred to as an “approach position”.

  The rear surface of the jaw 170 is provided with a protrusion 170B that protrudes rearward. The projecting portion 170B is provided slightly to the left of the jaw portion 170 from the approximate center in the left-right direction. With the jaw 170 in contact with the face cover 121, the protrusion 170 </ b> B is located on the lower right side of the through hole 171 </ b> A of the shaft support 171. A link member 174 is engaged with the protrusion 170B. The link member 174 extends in a rod shape, has a circular through hole 174B penetrating in the front-rear direction at one end, and has a long hole-shaped cam hole 174A penetrating in the front-rear direction at the other end. The cam hole 174A extends long in the direction in which the link member 174 extends. The protrusion 170B engages with the cam hole 174A. The drive rod 153B of the face gear 153 is inserted through the through hole 174B.

  The drive rod 153B is inserted through the groove cam 145 via the resin hooked bush 175 and protrudes to the front side of the face support plate 130. The hooked bush 175 engages with the rear side of the groove cam 145 and is disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the drive rod 153B and the inner peripheral surface of the groove cam 145. The front end portion of the drive rod 153B protrudes to the front side of the link member 174 through the through hole 174B. A retaining ring is fitted to the front end portion of the drive rod 153B, and the drive rod 153B and the hooked bush 175 are prevented from coming off from the link member 174 and the groove cam 145. When the drive rod 153B moves along the groove cam 145 to the lower left end of the bent portion 145B, the link member 174 pulls the protruding portion 170B of the jaw portion 170 downward to the left. The jaw 170 is rotated to a position where the right end 170A moves away from the lower right end of the face cover 121 (hereinafter referred to as a “separated position”).

  Next, the operation of the rendering device 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 8 to 11. As shown in FIG. 4, at the time of non-production, the CPU of the production board arranges the face-type production body 120 at the face storage position and the nose portion 160 at the nose storage position. When the face effect body 120 is in the face storage position, the face sensor 157 has detected the shielding part 143A. At this time, the drive rod 153B of the face gear 153 is located to the left of the rotation shaft 153A. When the nose portion 160 is in the nose retracted position, the nose sensor 124 has detected the shielding plate 164.

  If face-type effector 120 is not in the face storage position at the time of non-effect, CPU of effect board rotates drive shaft 155A of face drive motor 155 counterclockwise in front view. Since the face gear 153 rotates counterclockwise and the drive rod 153B presses the left inner surface of the groove cam 145 to the left, the face effect body 120 moves to the left. When the face sensor 157 detects the shielding part 143 </ b> A, the CPU of the effect board stops driving the face drive motor 155. The drive rod 153B is located on the left side of the rotation shaft 153A, and the face type effect body 120 is located at the face storage position (the origin position of the face type effect body 120).

  Further, if the nose portion 160 is not in the nose retracted position at the time of non-production, the CPU of the production board rotates the drive shaft 185A of the nose drive motor 185 counterclockwise when viewed from the front. Since the nose gear 184 rotates clockwise and the nose rack gear 186 moves to the upper left along the extending direction, the nose portion 160 moves to the upper left along the extending direction. When the nose sensor 124 detects the shielding plate 164, the CPU of the effect board stops driving the nose drive motor 185. The nose part 160 is located at the nose storage position (the origin position of the nose part 160).

  As shown in FIG. 8, at the time of production, the CPU of the production board rotates the drive shaft 155A of the face drive motor 155 clockwise in front view. The face gear 153 rotates clockwise, and the drive rod 153B moves 180 degrees in a circular arc around the rotation shaft 153A clockwise from a state positioned on the left side of the rotation shaft 153A. During this time, the drive rod 153B is positioned at the extending portion 145A of the groove cam 145.

  While the drive rod 153B moves from the left to the right of the rotating shaft 153A and moves to the right, the drive rod 153B moves up and down the length corresponding to the revolution radius and rightward the length corresponding to twice the revolution radius. Move to. Since the extending portion 145A of the groove cam 145 extends in the vertical direction, the drive rod 153B can move without contacting the inner surface of the groove cam 145 in the vertical movement. The drive rod 153B presses the right inner surface of the groove cam 145 to the right when moving in the right direction. The driving rod 153B transmits the driving force of the face driving motor 155 to the face type effect body 120 via the groove cam 145. When the drive rod 153B moves to the right of the rotating shaft 153A, the face-type effector 120 moves to the right from the face storage position by a length corresponding to twice the revolution radius of the drive rod 153B. Located in the production position. The number of steps that the CPU of the effect board rotates the drive shaft 155A of the face drive motor 155 is such that the orientation of the face gear 153 when the face-type effector 120 is located at the origin position is 0 degrees, and the face gear 153 rotates clockwise. This is the number of steps corresponding to the amount rotated 180 degrees.

  When the face effect body 120 moves from the face storage position to the face effect position, the jaw 170 also moves to the right by a length corresponding to twice the revolution radius. Therefore, the distance in the left-right direction between the drive rod 153B and the protrusion 170B of the jaw 170 does not change. However, since the drive rod 153B moves in the vertical direction by the revolution radius, the distance between the drive rod 153B and the protrusion 170B slightly changes. The cam hole 174A of the link member 174 has a length corresponding to a change in the distance between the drive rod 153B and the protrusion 170B. Therefore, the protrusion 170 </ b> B moves within the cam hole 174 </ b> A of the link member 174 while the face effect body 120 moves, and does not transmit the driving force of the face driving motor 155 to the jaw 170.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when performing an effect of extending the nose portion of the face-shaped effect body 120, the CPU of the effect board rotates the drive shaft 185A of the nose drive motor 185 clockwise in front view. The nose gear 184 rotates counterclockwise, and the nose rack gear 186 is guided by the nose guide hole 142 and moves to the lower right along the extending direction. Therefore, the nose portion 160 moves to the lower right along the extending direction. The CPU of the effect board controls the driving of the nose drive motor 185 and rotates the drive shaft 185A by a predetermined number of steps, thereby moving the nose portion 160 from the nose retracted position to the nose effect position.

  The nose portion 160 of the present embodiment can be configured to extend longer by moving in the extending direction than when moving in the left-right direction. For example, as shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure, the nose portion 260 is assumed to be configured to move in the left-right direction between the nose storage position and the nose effect position. In this case, the base end part 262 and the main body part 263 of the nose part 260 extend in the left-right direction by a length L1. If the length L1 is equal to or less than the length L0 in the left-right direction of the portion corresponding to the position where the nose portion 260 of the face cover 121 is provided, when the nose portion 260 is in the nose retracted position, the base end portion 262 and the main body portion 263 is concealed behind the face cover 121. On the other hand, the base end portion 162 and the main body portion 163 of the nose portion 160 of the present embodiment extend the length L2 in the extending direction. Since the extending direction intersects the left-right direction, the length L3 in the left-right direction of the base end portion 162 and the main body portion 163 is shorter than the length L2. The length L2 in the extending direction of the base end portion 162 and the main body portion 163 is longer than the length L0 in the left-right direction of the portion corresponding to the position where the nose portion 160 of the face cover 121 is provided. Even if the length L2 is longer than the length L0, if the length L3 is equal to or less than the length L0, the base end portion 162 and the main body portion 163 are placed behind the face cover 121 when the nose portion 160 is in the nose retracted position. Can be concealed. Therefore, if the length L3 in the left-right direction of the nose portion 160 and the length L1 in the left-right direction of the nose portion 260 are the same, the length L2 in the extending direction of the nose portion 160 is Can be made longer than the length L1 in the left-right direction.

  As described above, in the effect device 100, when the nose part 160 moves to the nose effect position, the length L2 in the extending direction of the nose part 160 is longer than the length expected from the length L0 in the left-right direction of the face cover 121. And let the player feel. Moreover, since the front-end | tip part 161 of the nose part 160 is the structure extended in the left-right direction, the production | presentation apparatus 100 can be misidentified that the moving direction of the nose part 160 is the left-right direction. Therefore, the rendering device 100 can make the player have an illusion that the length L2 of the nose portion 160 in the extending direction is equal to or less than the length L0 of the left and right direction of the face cover 121.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, when performing the effect of opening and closing the mouth portion of the face-type effect body 120, the CPU of the effect board has the face drive motor 155 in a state where the face-type effect body 120 is at the face effect position. Control the drive. In this effect, the number of steps by which the CPU of the effect board rotates the drive shaft 155A of the face drive motor 155 is the number of steps corresponding to the rotation of the face gear 153 in the range of 180 degrees to 270 degrees.

  When performing the effect of opening the mouth portion, the CPU of the effect board rotates the drive shaft 155A of the face drive motor 155 clockwise in front view. The face gear 153 rotates clockwise in the range of 180 degrees to 270 degrees, and the drive rod 153B moves around the rotation shaft 153A in an arc shape clockwise from the position located to the right of the rotation shaft 153A. That is, the drive rod 153B moves downward and leftward. During this time, the drive rod 153B is located at the bent portion 145B of the groove cam 145. The bent portion 145B bends with a radius of curvature corresponding to the revolution radius of the drive rod 153B along the trajectory of the drive rod 153B when the face gear 153 rotates in the range of 180 degrees to 270 degrees. Therefore, the drive rod 153B can move without contacting the inner surface of the groove cam 145. That is, the drive rod 153 </ b> B and the groove cam 145 do not transmit the drive force of the face drive motor 155 to the face type effect body 120. Therefore, while the effect of opening and closing the mouth part is performed, the face-type effector 120 is stationary without moving from the face effect position.

  As shown in FIG. 10, as long as the length between the drive rod 153B and the protrusion 170B of the jaw 170 is not more than the maximum length between the through hole 174B and the cam hole 174A, the protrusion 170B It moves in the cam hole 174A. That is, the protrusion 170B is located away from the edge of the cam hole 174A farther from the through hole 174B. The protrusion 170B and the link member 174 do not transmit the driving force of the face driving motor 155 to the jaw 170. The jaw 170 is located at the approach position, and the state in which the pad 170C is in contact with the face cover 121 by the biasing of the torsion spring 173 is maintained and does not rotate.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the length between the drive rod 153B and the protruding portion 170B of the jaw portion 170 is longer than the maximum length between the through hole 174B and the cam hole 174A, the protruding portion 170B becomes the cam hole 174A. It contacts the edge part on the side far from the through hole 174B. Therefore, the protrusion 170B and the link member 174 transmit the driving force of the face driving motor 155 to the jaw 170. Since the drive rod 153B moves downward and to the left, the link member 174 pulls the protrusion 170B downward to the left. When the projecting portion 170B located on the lower right side of the shaft support portion 171 moves to the lower left side, the jaw portion 170 rotates about the shaft support portion 171 from the approach position to the separation position in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front. The face-type director 120 opens the mouth part. By the biasing of the torsion spring 173, the protruding portion 170B is maintained in contact with the end portion of the cam hole 174A, so that the jaw portion 170 does not swing.

  When performing the effect of closing the mouth portion, the CPU of the effect board rotates the drive shaft 155A of the face drive motor 155 counterclockwise when viewed from the front. The face gear 153 rotates counterclockwise in the range of 180 degrees to 270 degrees, and the drive rod 153B moves upward and to the right. The link member 174 moves upward and to the right. The jaw 170 maintains a state in which the projecting portion 170B is in contact with the end portion of the cam hole 174A by the bias of the torsion spring 173. Therefore, as the link member 174 moves, the jaw 170 rotates about the shaft support 171 counterclockwise from the separated position to the approach position. The face-type director 120 closes the mouth portion. In this way, the CPU of the effect board can perform the effect of opening and closing the mouth portion of the face-type effect body 120 by controlling the driving of the face drive motor 155.

  As described above, the base end portion 162 of the nose portion 160 and the length L2 of the main body portion 163 are longer than the length L0 of the face cover 121 in the left-right direction. If the face-type effect body 120 holds the nose part 260 in which the extending direction of the nose part 160 coincides with the left-right direction, when the nose part 260 is located at the nose retracted position, the face-type effect body 120 has the face cover 121. The base end portion 262 and the main body portion 263 of the nose portion 260 cannot be completely stored within the range of the length L0 in the left-right direction. The nose portion 160 is held by the face-type effect body 120 in a state where the extending direction intersects the left-right direction. Therefore, the production device 100 shows the nose part 160 extending from the face type production body 120 longer than the length in the left-right direction of the face cover 121 in the process in which the nose part 160 moves from the nose storage position to the nose production position. A surprise can be given to the player. Further, the nose portion 160 extends longer than the length of the face effect body 120 in the left-right direction, so that a portion exposed to the front of the symbol display device 28 at the time of production increases, so that the effect of the nose portion 160 is given to the player. I can fully convey the force.

  If the nose part 160 moves to the nose effect position and the face type effector 120 moves to the face effect position, the portion exposed to the front of the symbol display device 28 at the time of the effect further increases. It is possible to more fully convey the force of production by 160.

  When the production device 100 moves from the nose storage position to the nose production position, the production device 100 has a component that moves from the upper side to the lower side as a component in the movement direction. Therefore, the production device 100 can move from the nose storage position to the nose production position faster than when moving in the left-right direction, and can convey the force of the operation when the nose portion 160 is exposed to the player.

  When the nose portion 160 is positioned at the nose retracted position, the distal end portion 161 exposed from the face cover 121 extends in the left-right direction. When the nose portion 160 extends from the face effect body 120, the player tends to imagine moving from the position of the tip portion 161 in the left-right direction. The length that the nose portion 160 extends is predicted. However, the nose portion 160 moves obliquely downward from the position of the tip portion 161 and can extend longer than the length of the face-type effect body 120 in the left-right direction. Can be given.

  The nose portion 160 is formed using a light transmitting member for production. When the shielding plate 164 is formed integrally with the nose portion 160 using a light transmitting member, the nose sensor 124 is difficult to detect the shielding plate 164 because the detection light is transmitted through the shielding plate 164. By forming the shielding plate 164 from sheet metal, the detection light can be reliably blocked, and detection by the nose sensor 124 can be performed. Further, even if the shielding plate 164 made of sheet metal is formed smaller, sufficient rigidity can be obtained. Therefore, the shielding plate 164 can be securely and easily fixed to the base end portion 162 while reducing the weight and reducing the load applied to the nasal retracting mechanism 180 by being formed small.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above in detail, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Although the nose effect position of the nose portion 160 is located at the lower right of the nose storage position, it may be located at the upper right, or may be located at the upper left or the lower left. While the body portion 163 of the nose portion 160 extends in the extending direction, the distal end portion 161 extends in the left-right direction, but the distal end portion 161 may also extend in the extending direction.

  The stretching direction may intersect with the left-right direction at −45 degrees or more and 45 degrees or less. However, the angle at which the stretching direction intersects the left-right direction is desirably 5 degrees or more and 10 degrees or less. If the intersection angle is greater than 10 degrees, the difference between the length L2 of the nose portion 160 in the extending direction and the length L0 of the face cover 121 in the left-right direction is large. Therefore, the player may feel that the nose portion 160 is originally housed in the face cover 121 obliquely, and it is natural that the nose portion 160 extends for a long time. When the intersection angle is smaller than 5 degrees, the difference between the length L2 of the nose portion 160 in the extending direction and the length L0 of the face cover 121 in the left-right direction is small. Therefore, the player may feel that the extended length of the nose portion 160 is the same as expected.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the nose portion 160 moves between the nose storage position and the nose presentation position when the face type production body 120 is located at the face production position has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The nose portion 160 may move when the face effect body 120 is located at the face storage position, or move when the face effect body 120 is located between the face storage position and the face effect position. Also good. In addition, the nose portion 160 may stop the movement while moving from the nose storage position to the nose presentation position, or may return to the nose storage position while moving from the nose storage position to the nose presentation position. May be performed.

  The shielding plate 164 may not be an iron plate, and may be formed of, for example, a resin member that does not transmit light. Alternatively, the shielding plate 164 may be formed integrally with the nose portion 160, and the surface may be colored with a paint that does not transmit light, or a seal that does not transmit light may be attached to the surface.

  All elements described in the claims, specification, and drawings (eg, display devices, ordinary electric accessories, symbol operation ports, etc.) are physical unless otherwise explicitly limited. These may be single or plural, and the arrangement may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the names (element names) given to the elements are merely given for convenience in describing the present case, and are not particularly conscious of the occurrence of special meaning. Therefore, what is an element is not limitedly interpreted only by the element name. For example, the “display device” may be hardware alone or may include software. Further, whether to configure a plurality of elements among all the elements as appropriate integrally or to divide one element into a plurality of elements, unless specified in the claims, etc. Any one of those skilled in the art can think of it very easily, so it is clear that all patterns are within the expected range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification. It goes without saying that such rights are included in the scope of rights. Therefore, the adoption of a gaming machine having a structural difference within that range only because it is not described in the present embodiment does not avoid the right according to the present invention. . The same applies to differences in obvious ranges that can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from the present embodiment in the configuration and shape of each element.

  In the present invention, the pachinko machine 1 corresponds to a “gaming machine”. The symbol display device 28 corresponds to “symbol display means”. The production device 100 corresponds to “production device”. The nose portion 160 corresponds to “exposure means”. The face-type director 120 corresponds to “first holding means”. The face cover 121 corresponds to a “front cover”. The nose storage position corresponds to the “first storage position”. The nose effect position corresponds to the “first effect position”. The nasal exit / retraction mechanism 180 corresponds to the “first moving unit”. The back plate 110 corresponds to “second holding means”. The face storage position corresponds to the “second storage position”. The face effect position corresponds to the “second effect position”. The face moving mechanism 150 corresponds to “second moving means”. The nose sensor 124 corresponds to a “detector”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Game board 4 Game area 11 Decorative frame 28 Design display apparatus 100 Production apparatus 110 Back board 120 Face type production body 121 Face cover 124 Nose sensor 150 Face movement mechanism 160 Nose part 161 Front end part 162 Base end part 163 Main part 164 Shield plate 180 Nasal exit / retraction mechanism

Claims (5)

A game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down on the front is formed;
A symbol display means provided on the back side of the game board for variably displaying various symbols;
A decorative frame provided in the game board, having an opening penetrating in the front-rear direction, and exposing a display portion of the symbol display means through the opening;
An effect unit that is provided on a side portion of the decorative frame of a gaming machine including
Extending in the stretching direction, when non-production, the front end that is one end is exposed in front of the display unit of the symbol display means, and during production, the base end and the front end are the other end. Exposing means for exposing the main body part and the tip part between the front part and the display part;
First holding means disposed on the side portion of the decorative frame and holding the exposing means movably along the extending direction;
A front cover provided on the first holding means, covering the front surface of the first holding means and the exposing means;
Between the first storage position where the front cover stores the base end portion and the main body portion and the first effect position where the front end portion and the main body portion are exposed in front of the display portion, First moving means for moving along the stretching direction;
With
The length in the extending direction of the base end portion and the main body portion of the exposing means is longer than the length of the front cover in the left-right direction of the gaming machine,
The first holding means holds the exposing means movably in a state where the extending direction of the exposing means intersects the left-right direction,
When the exposure means is located at the first storage position, the base end and the main body are stored within the range of the length of the front cover in the left-right direction. means. Second holding means fixed to the side portion of the decorative frame and holding the first holding means movably along the left-right direction;
A second moving means for moving the first holding means along the left-right direction between a second storage position overlapping the side part of the decorative frame and a second effect position in front of the display part;
The rendering means for a gaming machine according to claim 1, comprising:   3. The effect means for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first effect position is located below the first storage position.   The tip of the exposing means is bent with respect to the main body, and when the exposing means is located at the first retracted position, the tip is located on the side of the front cover, and 4. The game machine presentation means according to claim 3, wherein the game machine extends in the left-right direction. The exposing means is made of a light transmitting member, and a shielding plate made of sheet metal is fixed to the base end portion,
5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first holding unit includes a detector that detects the shielding plate when the exposing unit is located at the first storage position. 6. Directing means.

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