JP2018086490A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which a boundary portion between decorative portions positioned and displaced forward and backward can be made inconspicuous.SOLUTION: A game machine 1 includes: a first decorative member (e.g., a game board 10) having a light transmitting portion 11 with light permeability and a first decorative portion 12; and a second decorative member (e.g., a decorative plate 20) positioned behind the first decorative member and having a second decorative portion 21 at least partly overlapping the light transmitting portion 11. At least a part of a boundary portion between the light transmitting portion 11 and the first decorative portion 12 is a zigzag portion 30 having such a shape that both portions are alternately zigzagged.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art A decorative member is disposed behind a light-transmitting game board so that the decorative member can be visually recognized through the game board (for example, see Patent Document 1 below). In addition, a one-dimensional and three-dimensional decoration mode is constructed (for example, one character is constructed) by the decoration provided on the game board and the decoration of the decoration member arranged behind the game board. What is made is known.

JP 2008-073190 A

  In the case where the above-described integrated decoration mode is constructed, the decoration formed on the game board and the decoration of the decoration member arranged at the back of the game board are displaced forward and backward, so the boundary between the two Will stand out and the sense of unity will be lost.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can obscure the boundary portion of the decorative portion that is shifted forward and backward.

A gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is located at the rear of the first decorative member, a first decorative member having a light transmitting portion having a light transmitting property and a first decorative portion, and at least A second decorative member having a second decorative portion that partially overlaps the light transmitting portion, and at least a part of a boundary portion between the light transmitting portion and the first decorative portion, both portions alternately enter It is the insertion part which exhibits such a shape.
The first decorative member and the second decorative member do not mean a member that exhibits only a decorative function. It may be a member that exhibits functions other than the decorative function.

  According to the present invention, at least a part of the boundary portion between the light transmitting portion and the first decorative portion has a shape that alternately enters each other. Accordingly, the boundary between the second decorative part visually recognized through the light transmitting part and the first decorative part is made inconspicuous (the decoration constituted by the first decorative part and the second decorative part has a sense of unity. Is possible.

  It is preferable that at least a part of the outer edge portion on the light transmitting portion side in the first decorative portion has a shape such that the decoration is rubbed.

  By making the light transmitting part side of the first decorative part rubbed, it is possible to make the boundary between the first decorative part and the second decorative part less noticeable.

  A part of the second decorative portion may overlap the first decorative portion.

  By overlapping (overlapping) a part of the second decorative portion with the first decorative portion, a gap (a portion not decorated) is generated between the first decorative portion and the second decorative portion. It is possible to prevent.

  The decoration visually recognized by combining the first decorative part and the second decorative part is shaded, and the first decorative part is arranged such that at least a part of the shadow is along the insertion part. It is good to be formed.

  It is possible to further improve the sense of unity of the decoration constituted by the first decoration part and the second decoration part by forming the shape of the decoration shadow and the insertion part.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can make the boundary portion of the decorative portion that is shifted forward and backward inconspicuous.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed typically the positional relationship of the game board and decoration plate in the front-back direction. It is the figure which showed the part in which the 1st decoration part in the game board was formed. It is the figure which showed the decoration plate. It is the figure which showed the state by which the united decoration was constructed | assembled by the game board (1st decoration part) and the decoration plate (2nd decoration part).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine 1 (pachinko gaming machine) according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a game board 10. The game board 10 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 903 that forms a path for guiding a game ball launched by operating the launching device 908 (shooting handle) to the gaming area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

  In the game area 902, a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like are provided. A display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that is visible through an opening 901 formed in the game board 10.

  In addition, the game area 902 is provided with a plurality of game nails as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flow-down game balls collide. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes into various modes depending on the condition when it collides with the game nail.

  In such a gaming machine 1, a game ball is launched toward the game area 902 by operating the launching device 908. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning opening such as the start winning opening 904 or the big winning opening 906, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by the payout device.

  It should be noted that description of components and control modes of the gaming machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as a lower plate and an upper plate for storing game balls, a jackpot lottery method, and the like are omitted. About these, the thing of the structure similar to a well-known game machine is applicable.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the game board 10 (corresponding to the first decorative member in the present invention) and the decorative plate 20 (corresponding to the second decorative member in the present invention) fixed behind the game board 10 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Details will be described with reference to FIG.

  On the front side of the game board 10, members constituting the above-described game nails and various winning holes are fixed (see FIG. 1 and the like). At least a part of the game board 10 is a light transmission portion 11 formed of a light transmissive material (see FIG. 3 and the like). In this embodiment, the whole is formed of a transparent material. A member located behind the light transmission part 11 is visible through the light transmission part 11.

  The game board 10 has a first decorative portion 12 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). In the present embodiment, the first decorative portion 12 is formed on the front surface of the game board 10. Any method may be used to form the first decorative portion 12. Examples thereof include affixing a sticker formed by printing or decorated. In consideration of forming the insertion portion 30 to be described later, it is desirable to form by printing (if the configuration is such that another member such as a seal is attached, the insertion portion 30 may be formed on the other member. Have difficulty).

  A light transmissive portion 11 that is the material itself of the game board 10 is provided so as to be adjacent to the region where the first decorative portion 12 is formed in the game board 10 (see FIG. 3 and the like). A light-transmitting sheet or the like may be attached. That is, the light transmission part 11 should just be what permeate | transmits light so that the thing located in the back may be visually recognized.

  At least a part of the boundary portion between the light transmitting portion 11 and the first decorative portion 12 is an insertion portion 30 that has a shape in which both of them are alternately deeply inserted into each other region (FIG. 3 and the like). reference). Specifically, the boundary line between the light transmitting portion 11 and the first decorative portion 12 is not a straight line or a smooth curve, but has a concavo-convex shape, with one convexity entering the other concave shape. . In other words, a main part of the light transmission part 11 (a part excluding the part constituting the insertion part 30) and a main part of the first decorative part 12 (a part excluding the part constituting the insertion part 30) When viewed along the imaginary line L that is equidistant from (), the light transmitting portion 11 and the first decorative portion 12 are alternately positioned (see the enlarged portion in FIG. 3).

  If the effect of the insertion part 30 to be described later (the effect of making the boundary part between the first decoration part 12 and the second decoration part 21 inconspicuous) is increased, the width of each unevenness constituting the insertion part 30 is: It is desirable to be as small (thin) as possible. Moreover, it is preferable that the length of each unevenness constituting the insertion portion 30 is as long as possible. In addition, it is desirable that each protrusion constituting the insertion portion 30 has a shape that gradually becomes thinner from the base end to the tip end (if the recess is seen, it is desirable that the shape gradually increase from the bottom to the opening. ). In the present embodiment, the insertion portion 30 is formed by causing at least a part of the outer edge of the first decorative portion 12 to have a shape in which the decoration is rubbed. In other words, the first adhering portion 12 is the portion where the ink or the like constituting the ornament is rubbed, and the light transmitting portion 11 is the portion where the ink or the like is not adhering.

  The 1st decoration part 12 is combined with the 2nd decoration part 21 mentioned later, and constructs | assembles a predetermined decoration (it may be hereafter called the union decoration 40) (refer FIG.1, FIG.5 etc.). The combined decoration 40 in the present embodiment is a decoration depicting a specific character. The combined decoration 40 is a specific character drawn in a dramatic style. Specifically, a shadow 12s for giving a specific character three-dimensionally is provided. At least a part of the shadow 12s is formed along the insertion portion 30 (see the enlarged portion in FIG. 3). That is, the shadow 12s is formed so that thin unevenness is repeated, and is formed so that the outer edge of the unevenness and the unevenness of the insertion portion 30 match as much as possible.

  The decorative plate 20 is a member fixed to the rear of the game board 10 (see FIG. 2 and the like). As long as the relative position between the decorative plate 20 and the game board 10 is not changed, the fixing method of the decorative plate 20 may be any method. The decorative plate 20 may be fixed to the game board 10, or both the game board 10 and the decorative plate 20 are fixed to the gaming machine main body side, so that the relative position between the two is not changed. May be.

  A second decorative portion 21 is formed on the front surface of the decorative plate 20, that is, on the game board 10 side (see FIGS. 2 and 4). At least a part of the second decoration portion 21 overlaps the light transmission portion 11 formed on the game board 10 in the front-rear direction. That is, at least a part of the second decoration portion 21 is visually recognized by the player through the light transmission portion 11 formed on the game board 10. That is, the player can visually recognize the combined decoration 40 in which the first decorative portion 12 formed on the game board 10 and the second decorative portion 21 are combined (see FIG. 5 and the like). In addition, in order to prevent locations other than the second decorative portion 21 on the decorative plate 20 from being involved in the decoration, it is desirable that the portions other than the second decorative portion 21 are transparent. In the present embodiment, the decorative plate 20 is formed by forming the second decorative portion 21 on the front surface of the transparent base plate 20b (see FIG. 4 and the like).

  The reason for constructing the combined decoration 40 in which the first decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21 are combined using such a decorative plate 20 (second decorative portion 21) (the decorative portion is formed only by the game board 10). The reason why the game board 10 is not formed is that there is a portion where it is difficult to form decoration on the game board 10 due to the presence of game members such as a game nail or an accessory fixed to the front surface of the game board 10. The decorative plate 20 (second decorative portion 21) provided behind the plate 10 is seen to be decorated. That is, a game member such as a game nail is provided on a portion of the game board 10 that overlaps the second decoration portion 21 (see FIG. 1). However, it is not necessarily denied that the combined decoration 40 is constructed by the first decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21 for reasons other than the above reasons.

  A part of the second decorative portion 21 overlaps the first decorative portion 12 in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 5). In this way, by overlapping (overlapping) a part of the second decorative part 21 with at least a part of the first decorative part 12, the relative positional relationship between the first decorative part 12 and the second decorative part 21 is obtained. Even if it is slightly deviated, it is possible to prevent a gap (a portion not decorated) from occurring between the first decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21. Further, when the player sees the first decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21 (union decoration 40) from an oblique direction, it is suppressed that the gap between them (the gap that occurs because they are displaced in the front-rear direction) becomes conspicuous. Is done.

  Thus, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, at least a part of the boundary portion between the light transmitting portion 11 and the first decorative portion 12 has a shape that alternately enters each other. That is, since the boundary between the first decorative portion 12 and the light transmitting portion 11 that transmits the second decorative portion 21 is covered by the insertion portion 30, the second decorative portion 21 that is visually recognized through the light transmitting portion 11, It is possible to make the boundary of the first decorative part 12 inconspicuous (make the decoration constituted by the first decorative part 12 and the second decorative part 21 have a sense of unity).

  Further, by constructing the insertion portion 30 by making the light transmitting portion 11 side of the first decorative portion 12 rubbed, that is, by making the decoration rubbed, the first decorative portion 12 The boundary between a certain portion and the portion that is the light transmitting portion 11 (second decorative portion 21) becomes more difficult to understand. That is, the sense of unity between the first decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21 can be further enhanced.

  Further, the combined decoration 40 that is visually recognized by combining the first decorative part 12 and the second decorative part 21 is provided with a shadow 12 s so that at least a part of the shadow 12 s extends along the insertion part 30. The first decorative portion 12 is formed. Even if the insertion part 30 is formed, there is a boundary between the first decoration part 12 and the second decoration part 21, but the shadow 12s of the combined decoration 40 and the entry part 30 are present as in the present embodiment. Since the boundary between the first decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21 is confused with the shadow 12s, the sense of unity of the decoration constituted by the first decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21 is further increased. It is possible to improve. In other words, the present embodiment skillfully utilizes the fact that the narrow uneven shape of the insertion portion 30 is a shape close to the shadow 12s for showing the decoration three-dimensionally, and by integrating both as much as possible, The boundary between the decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21 is made less noticeable.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment (and its modification) of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment (and its modification) at all, and in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. Various modifications are possible.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, but the same technical idea can be applied to other gaming machines such as a rotary gaming machine.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that the first decorative portion 12 is formed on the game board 10 and the second decorative portion 21 is formed on the decorative plate 20, but the first decorative portion 12 and the second decorative portion 21 are formed. Any object may be used. The member in which the first decorative portion 12 is formed (first decorative member) and the member in which the second decorative portion 21 is formed (second decorative member) are arranged so as to overlap in the front-rear direction to form the first decorative portion 12. The technical idea similar to that of the above embodiment can be applied to any configuration as long as the second decorative portion 21 can be visually recognized through the light transmitting portion 11 provided on the member. . For example, the same technical idea can be applied to a movable member (movable accessory) provided to enhance the effect.

1 gaming machine 10 game board (first decorative member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Light transmission part 12 1st decoration part 12s Shadow 20 Decoration plate (2nd decoration member)
21 2nd decoration part 30 Insertion part 40 Combined decoration

Claims (4)

A first decorative member having a light transmitting part and a first decorative part having light transparency;
A second decorative member located behind the first decorative member and having a second decorative portion at least partially overlapping the light transmitting portion;
With
A gaming machine, wherein at least a part of a boundary part between the light transmission part and the first decoration part is an insertion part having a shape in which both parts enter alternately.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of an outer edge portion on the light transmitting portion side in the first decorative portion has a shape such that a decoration is rubbed.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a part of the second decorative portion overlaps with the first decorative portion. The decoration that is visually recognized by combining the first decorative part and the second decorative part is shaded,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least a part of the shadow is formed in the first decorative portion so as to be along the insertion portion.

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