JP2022065447A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To increase fun of a decorative member in a conventional game machine.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine 10 includes a decorative member 33. In the decorative member 33, decorative sheets 37, 38 are covered with a sheet cover 50 from a front side. A step protrusion 55 projecting to the front relative to a body part 51 is provided in the sheet cover 50, the first decorative sheet 37 is piled up to a rear of the body part 51, and the second decorative sheet 38 is piled up to a rear of the step protrusion 55.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present disclosure relates to a gaming machine having a decorative member.

Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, a machine provided with a decorative member in which a decorative sheet is covered with a resin cover is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-37538 (see FIG. 4)

There is a demand for improving the taste of decorative members as compared with the conventional gaming machines described above.

The gaming machine of the present disclosure is one of the above-mentioned seat covers in a gaming machine having a decorative member in which a decorative sheet on which a motif related to a game is drawn is covered from the front with a seat cover which is a molded product of a transparent or translucent member. A stepped portion is provided in which a portion thereof is projected forward in a stepped manner with respect to the main body portion of the seat cover, and the decorative sheet is a first decorative sheet of the seat cover that is overlapped with the rear surface of the main body portion. A gaming machine including a second decorative sheet that is arranged so as to be displaced forward with respect to the first decorative sheet and that is overlapped with the rear surface of the stepped portion.

According to the gaming machine according to the present disclosure, since the second decorative sheet is arranged so that the second decorative sheet is shifted forward with respect to the first decorative sheet, the decorative member can be shown three-dimensionally, and the decorative member can be shown three-dimensionally. It is possible to improve the taste of pachinko.

Front view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment Perspective view of the upper decoration unit from the rear side Front view of front decorative member Top view of front decorative member Perspective view of the cover member from the rear side Perspective view of the main body from the front side Perspective view of the first and second decorative sheets and the support base A plan sectional view of the front decorative member on the AA cut surface of FIG. Side sectional view of the front decorative member on the BB cut surface of FIG.

Hereinafter, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment (corresponding to the “gaming machine” of the present invention) will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is covered with a front frame 10Z, and the gaming area R1 of the gaming plate 11 can be visually recognized through the glass window 10W of the front frame 10Z. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, "right" and "left" mean "right" and "left" when the gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front.

An upper decorative unit 30 is provided above the glass window 10W of the front frame 10Z. The upper decoration unit 30 is decorated with, for example, the model name of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and the decoration of characters appearing in the game. Further, the upper decorative unit 30 is detachably attached to the front frame 10Z and can be replaced when the game board 11 is replaced.

The upper exchange unit 30 includes a support base 31 having a gate shape, and the support base 31 is attached so as to protrude diagonally upward with respect to the front frame 10Z. As shown in FIG. 2, the support base 31 is provided with a support projecting piece 31T protruding from the upper end surface thereof, and a decorative member 33 on which a character appearing in a game is drawn is screwed to the support projecting piece 31T. There is. In the present embodiment, a resin plate 32 imitating a wing is provided behind the decorative member 33 and projects from both the left and right sides of the decorative member 33.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the decorative member 33 includes an accommodating portion 34, a mounting protrusion 35 projecting from the rear side of the accommodating portion 34, and a mounting piece 36 projecting from the lower end portion of the accommodating portion 34. Have. The accommodating portion 34 is made of, for example, a colorless and transparent resin, and a first decorative sheet 37 (see FIG. 7) on which a character related to the game is drawn is accommodated therein. Further, the accommodating portion 34 has a shape as if an elongated half-moon shape and a drop shape extending in the lateral direction are overlapped, and the entire accommodating portion 34 is curved in an arc shape. Then, in the accommodating portion 34, the mounting piece 36 is inserted into the upper end surface of the support base 31, and the mounting protrusion 35 is attached to the support protrusion 31T and fixed to the support base 31 in a state of being tilted forward. There is.

The accommodating portion 34 covers the base plate 40 from the front with the seat cover 50. As shown in FIG. 6, the base plate 40 is provided with a pair of position collision portions 41 at positions near the left and right ends of the half-moon-shaped portion of the front surface thereof. Further, a plurality of ridges 42 are provided on the front surface of the base plate 40, and screw holes 40B are arranged between the ridges 42. Then, the first decorative sheet 37 is overlapped on the front surface of the base plate 40 with the positioning recess 37A of the first decorative sheet 37 engaged with the positioning collision portion 41. The mounting protrusion 35 and the mounting piece 36 described above are formed on the base plate 40.

As shown in FIG. 7, on the first decorative sheet 37, a character related to the game, in detail, a part above the chest of the person is drawn, and a face part of the character and a background (not shown) are drawn in the drop-shaped part. The half-moon-shaped part is drawn from the shoulder to the chest. Further, the first decorative sheet 37 is formed with a plurality of notches 37K on the outer edge portion so as to avoid the screw holes 40B of the base plate 40.

As shown in FIG. 5, the seat cover 50 has a front wall 52 and a side wall 53, and a plurality of cylindrical protrusions 50T are provided inside the side wall 53. Then, the seat cover 50 is fixed to the base plate 40 by aligning the cylindrical protrusion 50T and the screw hole 40B of the base plate 40 and fastening them with screws, and as shown in FIG. 8, the first decorative sheet 37 is the front wall. It is housed in the housing unit 34 with a certain gap from the rear surface of the 52.

By the way, the seat cover 50 of the present embodiment is provided with a stepped protrusion 55 that projects forward in a stepped manner with respect to the main body 51 composed of the front wall 52 and the side wall 53, and the stepped portion 55 is provided. A second decorative sheet 38 is housed on the rear side.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the stepped portion 55 is formed at a position closer to the left end portion of the lower end portion of the main body portion 51, and has a substantially triangular shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the stepped portion 55 is composed of a front wall 56 and a step wall 57 connecting between the front wall 56 and the front wall 52, and the amount of protrusion from the front surface of the front wall 52. Is almost the same as the thickness of the main body 51.

As shown in FIG. 7, on the second decorative sheet 38, the hand (specifically, a fist) of the character drawn on the first decorative sheet 37 is drawn. Then, in the present embodiment, the second decorative sheet 38 is stacked on the support base 70 fixed to the front surface of the base plate 40 and accommodated in the stepped protrusion 55.

The support base 70 is made of a colorless and transparent resin like the seat cover 50, and has almost the same size as the second decorative sheet 38. Further, the support base 70 has a front wall 71 and a side wall 72, and a ridge 73 is formed from the lower left corner portion of the front wall 71 along the lower edge portion. Further, while the support base 70 is formed with a plurality of cylindrical protrusions 71T on the rear surface of the front wall 71 (see FIG. 8), the base plate 40 is located closer to the center of the lower end portion in addition to the screw hole 40B described above. A plurality of screw holes 40B are formed (see FIG. 6), and a through hole 37H is formed in the first decorative sheet 37. Then, the cylindrical protrusion 71T is addressed to the screw hole 40B of the base plate 40 and fastened with a screw in a state where the through hole 37H of the first decorative sheet 37 is inserted, and the support base 70 is fixed to the base plate 40. As a result, the fist drawn on the second decorative sheet 38 is placed at the position of the character's chest drawn on the first decorative sheet 37, and when the decorative member 33 is viewed from the front, the character holds the fist in front of the chest. It will be a protruding composition.

In the support base 70, the front surface of the front wall 71 forms a concentric arc with the rear surface of the front wall 56 of the step protrusion 55, and when the support base 70 is housed in the step protrusion 55, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Similar to the first decorative sheet 37, the second decorative sheet 38 is in a state of having a certain gap with the rear surface of the front wall 56.

The front wall 56 of the stepped portion 55 is provided with a thickened portion 58 having a thicker wall. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the thick portion 58 has a plurality of peaks and valleys in accordance with the unevenness of the fist drawn on the second decorative sheet 38, and the plurality of peaks and valleys thereof. The ridges of the ridges are lined up in a "dogleg" shape. As a result, the front surface of the front wall 56 of the stepped portion 55 becomes a meandering surface 56M having irregularities in the front-rear direction. In the present embodiment, the front wall 56 of the stepped portion 55 has a meandering surface 56M, while the front wall 52 of the main body 51 has a non-meandering surface.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the first decorative sheet 37 has a portion above the chest of the character, and the second decorative sheet 38 has a fist of the character. That is, skin is drawn on both the first decorative sheet 37 and the second decorative sheet 38, and the same color is applied to the skin portion. In addition, in FIG. 7, the common skin portion is shown in gray scale. Here, since the stepped portion 55 in front of the second decorative sheet 38 has a meandering surface 56M, the reflected light may become strong and appear dazzling. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the skin color of the second decorative sheet 38 is darker than the skin color of the first decorative sheet 37, and the reflection intensity of the portion where the reflected light is strong due to the meandering surface 56M. It suppresses the glare. In other words, the skin color of the second decorative sheet 38 looked whitish compared to the skin color of the first decorative sheet 37 due to the reflected light from the meandering surface 56M, but the skin color of the second decorative sheet 38 became darker. By doing so, it is possible to make the first decorative sheet 37 look the same as the skin color.

As shown in FIG. 3, the right side portion of the stepped wall 57 of the stepped portion 55, which is inclined downward to the right, has irregularities gently and continuously arranged in accordance with the unevenness of the contour of the second decorative sheet 38. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the step wall 57 is inclined so as to expand as it approaches the front wall 52 of the main body 51. Further, a portion where the outer surface of the front wall 56 and the outer surface of the step wall 57 intersect, and a portion where the outer surface of the step wall 57 and the outer surface of the front wall 52 of the main body 51 intersect are chamfered. The inclination of the step wall 57 is gentler than that of the side wall 72 of the support base 70.

The configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is as described above. As described above, in the decorative member 33 of the present embodiment, the stepped portion 55 projecting forward with respect to the main body 51 of the seat cover 50 is provided, and the first decorative sheet 37 is overlapped on the rear side of the main body 51 to form a step. Since the second decorative sheet 38 is overlapped on the rear side of the protrusion 55 and the second decorative sheet 38 is arranged so as to be shifted forward with respect to the first decorative sheet 37, the decorative member 33 can be shown three-dimensionally. It is possible to improve the taste of decorative members from the conventional method.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the front wall 56 of the stepped portion 55 and the stepped wall 57 are rounded and smoothly connected to each other, the end portion of the second decorative sheet 38 becomes inconspicuous and the sense of unity is enhanced. be able to.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, an example in which the "decorative member" in the claims is applied to the decorative member 33 attached to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 10 has been described, but the "decorative member" is provided inside the pachinko gaming machine 10. The configuration of the present disclosure may be applied to decorative members and movable members.

(2) In the above embodiment, there is only one stepped protrusion 55 protruding forward in a stepped manner with respect to the main body 51, but a plurality of stepped protrusions may be provided. At that time, the plurality of stepped protrusions arranged so as to be displaced forward may have a constant amount of protrusion from the main body 51, or the plurality of stepped protrusions may have different protrusions. There may be.

(3) In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the step protrusion 55 is projected forward with respect to the main body 51 of the seat cover 50 has been described, but for example, the step protrusion 55 protruding rearward with respect to the main body 51 is described. It may have a provided configuration. In that case, the stepped portion protruding rearward corresponds to the "main body portion" in the claims, and the main body portion corresponds to the "stepped portion" in the claims.

(4) In the above embodiment, the front surface of the main body 51 of the seat cover 50 has a non-meandering surface, and the front surface of the stepped protrusion 55 has a meandering surface 56M, but the configuration is the opposite. May be good. Further, for example, in the main body 51, a thick portion is provided at a portion corresponding to the nose of the character drawn on the first decorative sheet 37 to form a meandering surface, and the other portion is a non-meandering surface. Alternatively, the stepped portion 55 may have a structure in which a part thereof is a meandering surface and the other part is a non-meandering surface.

(5) In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the stepped portion 55 extends linearly, but the stepped wall 57 does not have the linear portion and has a substantially S-shaped cross section. The R chamfer on the front wall 56 side and the R chamfer on the front wall 52 side of the main body 51 may be smoothly connected to each other.

(6) In the above embodiment, the main body 51 and the step 55 of the seat cover 50 are made of the same parts, but the main body 51 and the step 55 may be made of different parts.

Although specific examples of the techniques included in the claims are disclosed in the present specification and the drawings, the techniques described in the claims are not limited to these specific examples, and are specific. Examples include those that have been variously modified or modified, and also include those that are partially taken out from specific examples.

<Additional Notes>
Hereinafter, the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while showing the effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiment are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in the parentheses or the like.

[Invention 1]
In a gaming machine having a decorative member in which a decorative sheet on which a motif related to a game is drawn is covered from the front with a seat cover which is a molded product of a transparent or translucent member.
A stepped portion is provided in which a part of the seat cover is projected forward in a stepped manner with respect to the main body of the seat cover.
The decorative sheet has a first decorative sheet that is stacked on the rear surface of the main body of the seat cover, and a second decorative sheet that is arranged so as to be displaced forward with respect to the first decorative sheet and is stacked on the rear surface of the stepped portion. A gaming machine that includes a decorative sheet.

According to the first invention, since the second decorative sheet is arranged so as to be shifted forward with respect to the first decorative sheet, the decorative member can be shown three-dimensionally, and the taste of the decorative member is conventionally improved. It will be possible to improve.

[Invention 2]
Invention 1 in which the portion of the stepped protrusion where the outer surface of the main wall facing the second decorative sheet intersects with the outer surface of the step wall connecting the main wall and the main body is R-chamfered. The gaming machine described in.

By making the invention 2 as described, the outer edge portion of the second decorative sheet becomes difficult to see, and it becomes possible to enhance the sense of unity with the first decorative sheet.

[Invention 3]
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the step wall of the step protrusion is inclined in a direction away from the main wall as it approaches the main body.

According to the third invention, it is possible to enhance the sense of unity between the first decorative sheet and the second decorative sheet.

[Invention 4]
The gaming machine according to the invention 2 or 3, wherein the stepped wall of the stepped portion has an R chamfered portion where the portion intersecting the outer surface of the main body portion is chamfered.

According to the fourth invention, it is possible to enhance the sense of unity between the main body portion and the stepped portion.

[Invention 5]
The gaming machine according to any one of inventions 1 to 4, wherein a meandering surface in which front and rear irregularities are gently and continuously arranged and a non-meandering surface other than the meandering surface are provided on the front surface of the seat cover.

According to the invention 5, it is possible to make it appear three-dimensional.

[Invention 6]
The gaming machine according to invention 5, wherein the front surface of the stepped portion of the seat cover has the meandering surface, while the front surface of the main body has a non-meandering surface.

The front surface of the main body of the seat cover may have a meandering surface, and the front surface of the stepped portion may have a non-meandering surface. However, as in Invention 6, the front surface of the stepped portion of the seat cover has a meandering surface. None, the front surface of the main body may be a non-meandering surface.

[Invention 7]
Characters appearing in the game are drawn on the decorative sheet as motifs related to the game.
Described in Invention 5 or 6, the portion of the decorative sheet that has the same color in the setting of the character is darker in the portion located behind the meandering surface than in the portion located behind the non-meandering surface. Game machine.

According to the invention 7, the color of the portion located behind the meandering surface is darker than that of the portion located behind the non-meandering surface, and the reflection intensity of the portion where the reflected light is strong due to the meandering surface is suppressed. The glare can be suppressed.

[Invention 8]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 5 to 7, wherein the unevenness of the meandering surface and the unevenness drawn on the decorative sheet are combined.

[Invention 9]
The gaming machine according to any one of the inventions 1 to 7, wherein at least a part of the contour of the stepped portion is a contour uneven portion in which irregularities are gently and continuously arranged.

[Invention 10]
The gaming machine according to invention 9, wherein the unevenness of the contour uneven portion and the unevenness of the contour of the second decorative sheet are combined.

According to the inventions 8 to 10, it is possible to make the appearance three-dimensional.

[Invention 11]
The motif related to the game is a character of a person or an animal appearing in the game.
On the second decorative sheet, a hand or foot protruding forward of the person or animal is drawn, and on the first decorative sheet, a part of the person or animal other than the hand or foot is drawn. The gaming machine according to any one of the inventions 1 to 10.

As a part to be drawn on the decorative sheet, as in Invention 11, a person or an animal may have a hand or a foot protruding forward on the second decorative sheet, and other parts may be drawn on the first decorative sheet.

[Invention 12]
In a gaming machine having a decorative member in which a decorative sheet on which a motif related to a game is drawn is covered from the front with a seat cover which is a transparent or translucent resin molded product.
The seat cover has an uneven shape having a first portion and a second portion in which the positions of the rear surfaces are different in the front-rear direction.
The decorative sheet is a gaming machine including a first decorative sheet to be stacked on the rear surface of the first portion and a second decorative sheet to be stacked on the rear surface of the second portion.

According to the invention 12, since the other decorative sheet is arranged so as to be displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to one decorative sheet, the decorative member can be shown three-dimensionally, and the taste of the decorative member can be improved as compared with the conventional case. It will be possible.

10 Pachinko game machine 30 Upper decorative unit 33 Decorative member 37 1st decorative sheet 38 2nd decorative sheet 50 Seat cover 51 Main body 55 Stepped protrusion 56M Meandering surface 70 Support stand

Claims (11)

In a gaming machine having a decorative member in which a decorative sheet on which a motif related to a game is drawn is covered from the front with a seat cover which is a molded product of a transparent or translucent member.
A stepped portion is provided in which a part of the seat cover is projected forward in a stepped manner with respect to the main body of the seat cover.
The decorative sheet has a first decorative sheet that is stacked on the rear surface of the main body of the seat cover, and a second decorative sheet that is arranged so as to be displaced forward with respect to the first decorative sheet and is stacked on the rear surface of the stepped portion. A gaming machine that includes a decorative sheet. The claim that the portion of the stepped protrusion where the outer surface of the main wall facing the second decorative sheet intersects with the outer surface of the step wall connecting the main wall and the main body is chamfered. The gaming machine according to 1. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the step wall of the step protrusion is inclined in a direction away from the main wall as it approaches the main body. The gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the stepped wall of the stepped portion has an R chamfered portion where the portion intersecting the outer surface of the main body portion is chamfered. The invention according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the seat cover is provided with a meandering surface in which front and rear irregularities are gently and continuously arranged and a non-meandering surface other than the meandering surface. Game machine. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the front surface of the stepped portion of the seat cover has the meandering surface, while the front surface of the main body has a non-meandering surface. Characters appearing in the game are drawn on the decorative sheet as motifs related to the game.
According to claim 5 or 6, the color of the portion of the decorative sheet that has the same color due to the setting of the character is darker in the portion located behind the meandering surface than in the portion located behind the non-meandering surface. The described gaming machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the unevenness of the meandering surface and the unevenness drawn on the decorative sheet are combined. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the contour of the stepped portion is a contour uneven portion in which irregularities are gently and continuously arranged. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the unevenness of the contour uneven portion and the unevenness of the contour of the second decorative sheet are combined. The motif related to the game is a character of a person or an animal appearing in the game.
The second decorative sheet is drawn with a hand or foot protruding forward from the person or animal, and the first decorative sheet is drawn with a part of the person or animal other than the hand or foot. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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