JP4814972B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines are equipped with a variable display device such as a liquid crystal display device or a lighting device using a light emitting diode as a light source together with a speaker or a movable effect device for the purpose of producing a game. As such a gaming machine, when a specific gaming state such as a jackpot state or a reach state is reached, a device that excites the player's mood by directing light by an electrical decoration device and makes the player entertained ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

  The electrical decoration device for a gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 includes a light emitter and an inclined reflector that is rotated by a driving source in accordance with the gaming state. The inclined reflecting plate is integrally provided with a diffusing lens surrounding the front and side surfaces of the light reflected from the inclined reflecting plate in the traveling direction. Therefore, the illumination device is configured such that the light emitted from the light emitter is reflected by the inclined reflector, and the reflected light is transmitted through the diffusion lens and diffused to reach the player.

JP 2002-346064 A

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, the effect by the lighting device is turned on, blinking, or turned off of the light emitter, the light reflected from the light emitted from the light emitter, or the light emitted from the light emitter. In most cases, the light is diffused by transmitting the reflected light or the light reflected by the reflector through a diffusing lens with a simple structure, and there is a problem that the visual effect on the player is poor because the production is not novel. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and includes a drive light-emitting device capable of performing light effects with a novel visual effect for a player by combining driving by driving means and light effects. The object is to provide a gaming machine.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is as described in claim 1.
In a gaming machine equipped with a driving light emitting device that drives and emits light according to the gaming state,
The drive light emitting device includes a light source that emits light according to a gaming state,
A first transmissive member disposed on the front side of the light source and rotatable;
Driving means for rotating the first transmission member;
A second transmissive member that is disposed between the light source and the first transmissive member and transmits light emitted from the light source toward the first transmissive member;
A side member provided on a side surface of the second transmission member,
Forming a plurality of protrusions on one of the outer periphery or the inner periphery of the side member of the second transmission member and forming a plurality of recesses that can be fitted to the protrusions on the other;
The first transmitting member is connected to the driving means on the back surface side to rotate the first transmitting member, and a shaft for pivotally supporting the second transmitting member. A support portion is provided, and the rotation shaft and the shaft support portion are provided at different positions;
The second transmission member is pivotally supported by the shaft support portion, and is displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion as the first transmission member rotates, and the convex portion and the concave portion are fitted together. Thus, the gist is that the first support member rotates in a direction different from the rotation direction of the first transmission member with the shaft support portion as a rotation axis.

Further, the gaming machine of the present invention relates to claim 1, as described in claim 2,
The first transmission member and the second transmission member are formed in a substantially circular shape, and the diameter of the second transmission member is smaller than the radius of the first transmission member,
The gist of the invention is that the shaft support is provided on the outer peripheral side with respect to the radial center of the first transmission member.

Further, the gaming machine of the present invention relates to claim 1 or 2 as described in claim 3,
The shaft support is provided on a predetermined circumference around the rotation axis;
The gist of the invention is that the second transmission member is pivotally supported by each shaft support portion.

Further, the gaming machine of the present invention relates to claim 2 or 3 as described in claim 4,
The gist of the shaft support portion is that the part of the outer periphery of the second transmission member is provided at a position substantially the same as the part of the outer periphery of the first transmission member.

Moreover, this invention game machine is based on any one of Claims 1-4 as described in Claim 5,
The side surface member is an outer peripheral side surface of the displacement trajectory of the second transmission member when the second transmission member is displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion with the rotation of the first transmission member. The gist of the present invention is that it is formed in a size that covers the surface.

Moreover, this invention game machine is based on any one of Claims 1-5 as described in Claim 6,
The gist is that the convex portion and the concave portion are formed so that at least one set of the convex portion and the concave portion are always fitted during rotation of the second transmitting member.

Moreover, this invention game machine is based on any one of Claims 1-6 as described in Claim 7,
The light source is constituted by installing a plurality of light emitters on a substrate.

Moreover, this invention game machine is based on any one of Claims 1-7 as described in Claim 8,
The first transmitting member is provided with a converging unit that condenses and transmits the light emitted from the light source,
The gist of the invention is that the light source is installed on a rotation locus of the converging unit.

Moreover, this invention game machine is based on any one of Claims 1-8 as described in Claim 9,
The gist is that a transparent plate is provided between the light source and the second transmission member.

  The gaming machine of the present invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine including a driving light emitting device that drives and emits light according to a gaming state, wherein the driving light emitting device includes a light source that emits light according to a gaming state, and a front side of the light source. A first transmissive member that can be rotated and a drive means for rotating the first transmissive member, and is disposed between the light source and the first transmissive member, from the light source. A second transmission member that transmits the irradiated light toward the first transmission member; and a side member provided on a side surface of the second transmission member; A plurality of protrusions are formed on one of the outer periphery and the inner periphery of the side member, and a plurality of recesses that can be fitted to the protrusions are formed on the other. A rotating shaft coupled to the means for rotating the first transmitting member; and A shaft support portion is provided for pivotally supporting the transmission member. The rotation shaft and the shaft support portion are provided at different positions, and the second transmission member is supported by the shaft support portion. The first supporting member is displaced following the rotation of the first transmitting member, and the first supporting member is displaced, and the convex portion and the concave portion are fitted to each other, whereby the first supporting portion is used as the rotating shaft. The light is rotated in a direction different from the rotation direction of the transmissive member, and is a complex light combining light irradiation by the light source, rotation of the first transmissive member, and rotation and displacement of the second transmissive member. It is possible to produce an effect with a visual effect that is novel for the player.

  According to a second aspect of the gaming machine of the present invention, the first transmission member and the second transmission member are formed in a substantially circular shape, and the diameter of the second transmission member is smaller than the radius of the first transmission member. In addition, the shaft support portion is provided on the outer peripheral side from the radial center of the first transmission member, so that the second transmission member is rotated with the rotation of the first transmission member. It is possible to prevent the second transmission member and the first transmission member from interfering with each other when the displacement follows the displacement of the support portion.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention according to claim 3, the shaft support is provided on a predetermined circumference centered on the rotation shaft, and the second transmission member is supported by each shaft support, By increasing the number of combinations of the rotation of the first transmission member and the rotation and displacement of the second transmission member, it is possible to produce an effect with a visual effect like a kaleidoscope having a more beautiful appearance.

 According to a fourth aspect of the gaming machine of the present invention, the shaft support portion is provided at a position where a part of the outer periphery of the second transmission member is substantially the same as a part of the outer periphery of the first transmission member. Therefore, the second transmission member is always in a state where a part of the outer periphery of the second transmission member is substantially the same as a part of the outer periphery of the first transmission member, and the rotation of the first transmission member is performed. Displaces while rotating following the displacement of the shaft support. Therefore, the rotation of the first transmission member and the rotation and displacement of the second transmission member are produced with a sense of unity.

  The gaming machine of the present invention according to claim 5 is configured such that the side member is displaced when the second transmitting member is displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion as the first transmitting member is rotated. The convex portion is formed even when the second transmission member is displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion by being formed in a size that covers the outer peripheral side surface of the displacement locus of the transmission member. And the recess fit. Therefore, the second transmitting member can rotate around the shaft support portion even when the shaft support portion is displaced following the displacement.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention according to claim 6, the convex portion and the concave portion are formed so that at least one pair of the convex portion and the concave portion are always fitted during rotation of the second transmitting member. As a result, the second transmission member always rotates while being displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion as the first transmission member is rotated.

  In the gaming machine of the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the light source is configured by installing a plurality of light emitters on a substrate, the installation position of the light emitters can be changed to facilitate an optimal light emission state. In addition, the range of effects can be expanded by changing the emission color, the timing of light emission, and the like for each light emitter.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention according to claim 8, a converging portion that condenses and transmits the light emitted from the light source is installed in the first transmission member, and the light source rotates when the first transmission member rotates. The light passing through the first transmission member when the focusing unit installed in the first transmission member passes over the light source. And when the portion of the first transmission member other than the focusing portion passes over the light source, the light passing through the first transmission member becomes weaker than the focusing portion. It is possible to produce an effect in which the intensity of the light transmitted through the transparent member is increased or decreased.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention according to claim 9, the transparent plate is disposed between the light source and the second transmission member, so that the light emitted from the light source is not blocked. The transmission member can be prevented from coming off from the shaft support portion, and the second transmission member can be smoothly rotated.

It is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine as an example of the gaming machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the frame, kaleidoscope driving tool, and character driving tool of the center accessory of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing the kaleidoscope driving character and the character driving character. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view in which a part of the kaleidoscope driving member of FIG. 4 is disassembled. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 5 viewed from the rear. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the kaleidoscope driving tool. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 7 viewed from the rear. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the positional relationship between the diffusion lens and the gear lens. FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state in which the diffusing lens is removed from the kaleidoscope driving tool. FIG. 11 is a front view showing a kaleidoscope driving tool and a character driving tool in which inner teeth are provided on the entire inner surface of the side member. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the first movable member of the character driving tool has moved to the second position. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second movable member of the character driving tool has moved to the second position. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the kaleidoscope role and the character drive role of FIG. 4 as seen from the back side. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation timing of the kaleidoscope driving tool. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation timings of the kaleidoscope driving character and the character driving character when branching from FIG. 15 under a predetermined condition.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the gaming machine of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine of this embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine 1. The pachinko gaming machine 1 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a gaming machine) is assembled on the front side of a machine frame 2 formed in a frame shape having a required depth so that the left edge is pivotally attached and can be opened and closed forward. A front frame 3 is attached, and a glass frame 4 is attached to the front frame 3 so that the left edge is pivotally attached and can be opened and closed on the front side. The front frame 3 and the glass frame 4 can be locked with a key 5.

  In the present invention, the front side of the gaming machine 1 is the front side of the gaming machine, and the back side or the back side of the gaming machine 1 is the back side of the gaming machine 1. The left side, right side, upper side, and lower side of the gaming machine 1 are the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side when the gaming machine is viewed from the front. Also, in each component constituting the gaming machine, the front side, the back side, the front side, the rear side, etc. unless otherwise specified, the front side, the back side, the front side, the rear side direction, etc., when mounted on the gaming machine. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a transparent plate such as a glass plate or a plastic plate is fitted into the glass frame 4 at the position of the game board 7. The glass frame 4 can visually recognize the game area 10 of the game board 7 from the front side through the transparent plate. The glass frame 4 is integrally formed with an upper plate 12 into which a game ball for launching into the game area 10 is placed. The upper plate 12 is provided with an upper plate operation unit 17 for flowing the stored game balls to the lower plate 15, a ball lending operation unit 18 for paying out lending balls that can be lent. Speakers 13 and 13 are attached to the left and right sides of the upper portion of the glass frame 4, and a decorative lamp 14 is provided above the game board.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a lower plate 15 is assembled below the glass frame 4 of the front frame 3 so that the left edge is pivotally attached and can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame 3. A launch handle 8 having a touch switch for launching a game ball is provided at the lower right of the front frame 3. The lower tray 15 can store game balls that have been paid out and do not fit in the upper tray 12. The lower tray 15 is provided with a lower tray ball removal operation portion 16 and the like for dropping the game ball downward.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing the game board of FIG. The game board 7 is detachably attached to the front frame 3. As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 9 including an inner guide rail 9 a and an outer guide rail 9 b for guiding a game ball launched from the launching device is provided in a substantially circular shape on the periphery of the game board 7. ing. A portion surrounded by a part of the inner guide rail 9 a and the outer guide rail 9 b of the game board 7 is formed as a game area 10. A center accessory 30 is disposed above the approximate center of the game area 10. In the approximate center of the center accessory 30, an opening is provided, and a liquid crystal panel 21 as a symbol display device capable of variably displaying symbols and the like is disposed in the opening. A decorative member 28 such as a lamp is provided around the liquid crystal panel 21 of the center accessory 30 so as to partially cover the surface of the liquid crystal panel 21 to decorate the periphery of the liquid crystal panel 21.

  Furthermore, the center accessory 30 is provided with a kaleidoscope driving accessory (decoration device) 200 and a character driving device (interlocking device) 100 at the lower right of the center accessory 30 as a driving accessory, and a sword driving accessory 300 above. Is provided, and a bamboo driving tool 400 is provided on the right side. These driving actors 100 to 400 produce a game by moving according to the gaming state of the gaming machine 1. The kaleidoscope driving tool 200 is a driving light-emitting device that drives and emits light according to the gaming state in the gaming machine of the present invention (see FIG. 5, details will be described later). The character driving tool 100 is a driving tool in which the movable member moves by driving means in accordance with the gaming state. The sword driving combination 300 and the bamboo driving combination 400 are driving combinations in which a sword or bamboo-shaped member is moved by driving means in accordance with a game state.

  In addition to the center bonus 30 in the game area 10 of the game board 7, there are a start winning device 22 made of electric tulips, an attacker-type special winning device 23 made of a lid covering a rectangular opening so as to be openable and closable, A passage gate 24, a windmill 25, and the like are arranged, and a plurality of nails 26 are erected. A side lamp 27 is provided on the left side of the special prize device 23 in the game area 10.

  Further, although not shown in particular, on the back side of the gaming machine 1, there are a frame external terminal board, a symbol control board, a main control board, a voice control board, a lamp control board, a payout control board, a launcher control board, a power board, etc. Various substrates, card interface connections, ball holders, tanks, tank rails, dispensing devices, launching devices, and the like are provided.

  When the pachinko gaming machine 1 launches a game ball from the launch device to the game area 10 by operating the launch handle 8, the game ball falls while rolling on the surface of the game area 10 of the game board 7, and the start winning device 22, When entering a winning device such as the special winning device 23, a predetermined prize ball game ball is paid out from the ball payout exit. Also, a predetermined game is played when the game ball launched into the game area 10 enters the start winning device 22 or passes through the passing gate 24.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the kaleidoscope driving accessory 200 and the character driving accessory 100 are attached to the frame of the center accessory 30. The center accessory 30 includes a frame 31 formed of a frame-like frame body formed so as to surround the periphery of the liquid crystal panel. As shown in FIG. 3, a kaleidoscope driving tool 200 and a character driving tool 100 are mounted at predetermined positions of the frame 31. The frame 31 is also mounted with other parts such as the sword driving member 300, the bamboo driving member 400, and the decorative member 28, but these are not shown in FIG.

  The frame 31 is provided with an attachment portion 33 formed so that various parts can be attached to the peripheral frame portion, and an opening portion 32 through which the liquid crystal panel in the center portion can be seen. A kaleidoscope driving accessory 200, a character driving accessory 100, and the like can be attached and fixed to the attachment portion 33. The kaleidoscope driving tool 200 and the character driving tool 100 are fixed to the mounting portion 33 of the frame 31 with screws or the like. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the kaleidoscope driving accessory 200 is arranged so that the light emitting surface can be seen by the player in front of the gaming machine 1 in a state where the center accessory 30 is attached to the game board 7. . In a normal state, the character driving accessory 100 is in a position that cannot be seen by the player on the front surface of the gaming machine 1, and is attached to a position that can be seen by the player when the gaming state changes and the position changes.

  FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing the kaleidoscope driving accessory 200 and the character driving accessory 100. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view in which a part of the kaleidoscope driving member 200 of FIG. 4 is disassembled, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the kaleidoscope driving member 200, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 7 viewed from the rear. Hereinafter, the kaleidoscope driving tool 200 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the kaleidoscope driving tool 200 includes an LED board 260 as a light source that emits light according to the gaming state, and a first rotatable pivot disposed on the front side of the LED board 260. A diffusing lens 210 as a transmissive member, a driving means including a driving motor 270 for rotating the diffusing lens 210, and the LED substrate 260 and the diffusing lens 210 are disposed between the LED substrate 260 and the light emitted from the LED substrate 260. Three gear lenses 220 as second transmitting members that transmit toward the diffusing lens 210 and a side member 250 provided on a side surface of the gear lens are provided. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a transparent plate 230 is provided between the gear lens 220 and the LED substrate 260. The three gear lenses 220 are formed in the same shape.

  The diffusing lens 210 of the kaleidoscope driving member 200 is formed in a disc shape using a transparent plastic. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the diffusing lens 210 has an uneven pattern like a cobweb on the surface side, and diffracts the light emitted from the LED substrate 260 on the back surface by refracting it at the uneven pattern portion. It is formed as follows. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the diffuser lens 210 is provided with six thick hemispherical lenses 211 on a circumference having a predetermined radius at equal intervals. The thick hemispherical lens 211 is formed as a hemispherical convex part, and has a lens function for converging and transmitting the light emitted from the LED substrate 260 on the back surface. For this reason, the light transmitted through the thick hemispherical lens 211 has a strong directivity compared to the light transmitted through other portions, and therefore the thick hemispherical lens 211 and the other diffuser lens 210 portions. It is possible to produce an effect that is strong and weak with light that passes through. The thick hemispherical lens 211 corresponds to the converging part of the present invention.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the back surface side of the diffusing lens 210 is formed of a cylindrical body protruding rearward at the center thereof, and is connected to driving means to rotate the diffusing lens 210 itself. A rotating shaft 212 is provided. Further, on the back surface side of the diffusing lens 210, three shaft support portions 213 are provided at positions different from the rotation shaft 212. As shown in FIG. 7, the rotation shaft 212 is connected to the bearing 292 of the interlocking member 291 through the center hole 231 of the transparent plate 230, the through hole 282 of the front cover member 280 a, and the opening 262 of the LED substrate 260. It is formed in length.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, on the back surface side of the diffusing lens 210, there are three shaft support portions 213 for supporting the gear lens 220 in a rotatable manner, which is made of a rod-like body protruding rearward. Is provided. The shaft support 213 is provided at a position other than the center of the diffusing lens 210, and is provided at a position different from the rotation shaft 212. The shaft support part 213 is provided on the radiation of 120 ° intervals that divides the outer periphery of the diffusion lens 210 into three equal parts, and the radial position where the shaft support part 213 is provided is from the radial center of the diffusion lens 210. On the outer circumference side, a part of the outer circumference of the gear lens 220 and a part of the outer circumference of the diffusion lens are on a predetermined circumference that is substantially the same.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship between the diffusion lens 210 and the gear lens 220. As shown in FIG. 9, the predetermined circumference is a circle having a radius R3 = R1−R2 obtained by subtracting the radius R2 of the gear lens 220 from the radius R1 of the diffusing lens 210 with the rotation axis 212 as the center. It is a circumference 40 and is located between a circumference 41 having a radius of 0.5R1 and an outer circumference 42 of the diffusion lens 210.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the length protruding rearward of the shaft support portion 213 is shorter than the length of the rotating shaft 212. The length protruding rearward of the shaft support portion 213 is such that the tip of the shaft support portion 213 inserted through the through hole 222 of the gear lens 220 is inserted into and supported by the support hole 232 provided in the transparent plate 230. is there.

  The gear lens 220 is made of a transparent plastic disk, and is formed as a gear having a through hole 222 in the center and teeth 221 as convex portions on at least a part of the outer periphery. The diameter of the gear lens 220 is formed to be smaller than the radius of the diffusion lens 210. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5, 7, 10, and the like, the gear lens 220 is provided with a concavo-convex pattern in which a portion of a line formed by shifting a plurality of circles is convex on the surface side, The light emitted from the LED substrate 260 is refracted by the uneven pattern portion and is transmitted as a diffusion lens 210.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the gear lens 220 is formed as an external gear in which a convex portion 221 is provided on at least a part of the outer periphery, and a side member 250 (inner teeth are provided on the inner periphery). It is formed so as to be fitted with a recess made of internal teeth (to be described later). As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the central through hole 222 of the gear lens 220 is inserted into the shaft support portion 213 provided on the back surface side of the diffusion lens 210 so that the shaft support portion 213 can freely rotate. The inner diameter is slightly larger than the diameter. The three gear lenses 220 are pivotally supported by the three pivotal support portions 213 so as to be rotatable.

  The transparent plate 230 installed on the back side of the gear lens 220 is formed as a transparent plastic disc having substantially the same size as that of the diffusing lens 210. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the transparent plate 230 is provided with a center hole 231 through which the rotation shaft 212 of the diffusion lens 210 is inserted. Further, the transparent plate 230 has three support holes 232 for inserting and supporting the three shaft support portions 213 at equal intervals on the circumference of the radius R3 centering on the center hole 231 (see FIG. 9). Is provided.

  That is, the three support holes 232 are provided at positions corresponding to the positions of the shaft support portions 213 of the diffusion lens 210. The tip end of the shaft support 213 that has passed through the through hole 222 of the gear lens 220 is inserted into the support hole 232, and the gear lens 220 is rotatably held while being sandwiched between the diffusion lens 210 and the transparent plate 230. In the transparent plate 230, with the gear lens 220 interposed therebetween, the rotation shaft 212 and the shaft support portion 213 of the diffusion lens 210 are inserted into the center hole 231 and the support hole 232, respectively, and the diffusion lens 210 rotates. Rotate. At this time, the gear lens 220 is not easily detached from the inserted shaft support portion 213, and the gear lens 220 can be smoothly rotated. In addition, since the transparent plate 230 is formed using transparent plastic, the light irradiated forward from the LED substrate 260 can be transmitted toward the gear lens 220 and the diffusion lens 210 without being blocked.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the side member 250 has a ring shape in which the inner diameter is formed to be approximately the same as the outer diameter of the diffusing lens 210, and a missing tooth 251 is provided on the inner periphery. The internal gears mesh with the external teeth 221 provided on the side surface of the gear lens 220. That is, the side member 250 includes inner teeth 251 as a plurality of recesses that can be fitted with outer teeth as the plurality of protrusions 221 of the gear lens 220. The internal teeth 251 are provided at three positions spaced apart at equal intervals. The positions where the internal teeth 251 are provided are the positions of 0 o'clock, 4 o'clock, and 8 o'clock, with the upper direction being 0 o'clock. The pitch of the inner teeth 251 corresponds to the pitch of the outer teeth 221 of the gear lens 220.

  The side member 250 is formed to have a size that covers the outer peripheral side surface of the displacement locus of the gear lens 220 when the gear lens 220 is displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion 213 as the diffusion lens 210 rotates. ing. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the displacement locus of the gear lens 220 is substantially the same as the line of the outer periphery 42 of the diffusing lens 210 when the kaleidoscope driving member 200 is viewed from the front.

  The gear lens 220 is displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion 213 as the diffusion lens 210 rotates, and the inner teeth 251 of the side member 250 and the outer teeth 221 of the gear lens 220 are fitted with irregularities. The gear lens 220 itself also rotates with the shaft support portion 213 as the rotation axis. The rotation of the gear lens 220 is performed at a portion that meshes with the internal teeth 251 of the side member 250.

  In the side member 250, the inner teeth 251 are provided at three locations and are not provided on the entire inner periphery, but the inner teeth 251 may be provided on the entire inner periphery as shown in FIG. When the inner teeth 251 of the side member 250 are provided on the entire inner circumference, the gear lens 220 is always displaced while rotating about the shaft support portion 213 as the rotation axis while the diffusion lens 210 is rotating. can do. Further, the external teeth 221 or the internal teeth 251 are in a state in which the external teeth 221 of the gear lens 220 and the internal teeth 251 of the side member 250 are engaged and meshed to rotate, or do not rotate without meshing. The inner teeth 251 of the gear lens 220 and the inner teeth 251 of the side member 250 may always be appropriately provided at a plurality of positions of the side member 250 so that the outer teeth 221 of the gear lens 220 are engaged with each other (see FIG. Not shown).

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the side member 250 is formed so that fixing portions 252 provided with screw holes on the outer periphery of the side member 250 protrude outward at three places. The side member 250 is fixed to the front cover member 280a and the rear cover member 280b by screws. Even if the diffusing lens 210 or the like is rotated by the driving means, the side member 250 is not rotated because it is fixed to the cover body 280.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a cover body 280 including a front cover member 280a and a rear cover member 280b is provided on the back side of the transparent plate 230. Inside the cover body 280 are held an LED board 260 as a light source, an interlocking member 291 made up of a large gear and a rotating body 290 made up of a small gear behind the LED board. Further, a motor 270 as an electric drive source is fixed to the rear cover member 280b.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the front cover member 280a and the rear cover member 280b are formed with screw holes in several places on the outer periphery, and the front cover member 280a and the rear cover member 280b are screwed together and fixed. Thus, one cover body 280 is obtained. As shown in FIG. 6, the cover body 280 includes an upper circular portion 287 and a lower circular portion 288. The upper circular portion 287 is formed to have substantially the same size as the diffuser lens 210, and the LED substrate 260 and the interlocking member 291 are held inside the upper circular portion 287. Through holes 282 and 283 are formed at the center of the upper circular portion 287a of the front cover member 280a and the upper circular portion 287b of the rear cover member 280b. On the other hand, a rotating body 290 is held inside the lower circular portion 288 of the cover body 280. The front cover member 280a is made of transparent plastic, transmits light emitted from the LED substrate 260 toward the diffusion lens 210 and the gear lens 220, and also serves as a protective cover for the LED substrate 260. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the LED board 260 held inside the upper circular portion 287 of the cover body 280 has the LEDs 261 dispersed and disposed on the front side of the disk-like board 263. A certain number of the LEDs 261 are arranged side by side on a circumference that overlaps the rotation trajectory of the thick hemispherical lens 211. The size of the substrate 263 is slightly smaller than the upper circular portion 287 of the cover body 280. Since the LED substrate 260 is configured by a plurality of LEDs 261 being dispersed and arranged over the entire substrate 263, a wide variety of effects can be performed by changing the light emission color, light emission timing, and the like of each LED. In addition, an optimal light emission state can be easily achieved by changing the installation location of the LED 261.

  Here, since a certain number of LEDs are arranged on the circumference of the substrate 263 that overlaps the rotation trajectory of the thick hemispherical lens 211 when the diffusion lens 210 rotates, the thick hemispherical lens 211 corresponds to the LED 261. When the light passes through the front surface, sharp light with strong directivity is transmitted through the diffusing lens 210. On the other hand, when a diffusing lens portion other than the thick hemispherical lens 211 passes through the front surface of the LED 261, light having a low directivity irradiated along the unevenness of the lens is transmitted through the diffusing lens 210. Therefore, the intensity of light can be produced. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 7-8, the opening part 262 which lets the bearing 292 of the interlocking member 291 pass is formed in the center of the LED board 260. FIG.

  The LED board 260 is provided with a connector mounting portion 264 that protrudes to the right side surface of the board. The connector mounting portion 264 is provided with a connector, and electrical wiring from a control board or the like is connected to the connector. The plurality of LEDs on the LED board 260 can control light emission by a control circuit of a connected control board. The light emission of the LED 261 can be emitted as a whole, or the light emission of each LED 261 can be controlled.

  The LED substrate 260 is attached and fixed to the cover body 280 such that the connector attachment portion 264 is exposed outside the upper circular portion 287 of the cover body 280. Even if the interlocking member 291 of the driving means rotates inside the cover body 280, the LED substrate 260 is fixed at a predetermined position and does not rotate.

  The driving means in the kaleidoscope driving accessory 200 (drive light emitting device) shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 is configured such that the drive motor 270, the rotating body 290, and the interlocking member 291 are interlocked.

  The interlocking member 291 is held on the back side of the LED substrate 260 inside the upper part of the cover body, and the outer peripheral teeth mesh with the teeth of the rotating body 290 and rotate. Further, a bearing 292 is formed at the center of the front surface side of the interlocking member 291, and the rotating shaft 212 of the diffusion lens 210 is inserted into the bearing 292, and the rotating shaft 212 is screwed with a screw from the back side, The interlocking member 291 and the diffusing lens 210 are formed so as to rotate integrally.

  The rotating body 290 is held in a position where the outer peripheral teeth mesh with the teeth of the interlocking member 291 inside the lower circular portion 288 of the cover body 280. Then, the rotation shaft 273 of the drive motor 270 fixed to the rear surface side of the rear cover member 280b is connected to the shaft hole 293 at the center of the rotating body 290.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 8 and 14, the drive motor 270 fixed to the rear surface side of the rear cover member 280 b has screw holes formed in the outer periphery thereof, and the rear surface of the lower circular portion 288 b of the rear cover member. Screwed to the side and fixed to the cover body 280.

  The drive motor 270 is electrically connected to a control board or the like by wiring, although not particularly shown. When the drive motor 270 rotates, the rotating body 290 connected to the rotating shaft 273 rotates. When the rotating body 290 rotates, the interlocking member 291 that engages with the teeth rotates. When the interlocking member 291 rotates, the diffusing lens 210 having the rotating shaft 212 fixed to the bearing 292 rotates.

  The drive motor 270 can be rotated in the reverse direction, and the diffusing lens 210 can be rotated in either the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction. The rotation of the drive motor 270 can be controlled by a control circuit such as a control board.

  When the diffusion lens 210 rotates, the shaft support portion 213 provided on the back surface side of the diffusion lens 210 is also displaced in the same direction as the rotation direction of the diffusion lens 210 as the diffusion lens 210 rotates. Since the gear lens 220 is pivotally supported by the shaft support portion 213, when the shaft support portion 213 is displaced, the gear lens 220 is displaced in the same direction as the shaft support portion 213. Therefore, when the diffusing lens 210 rotates, the gear lens 220 is displaced in the same direction as the rotating direction of the diffusing lens 210.

  When the gear lens 220 is displaced in the rotational direction of the diffusing lens 210, as shown in FIG. 10, the outer teeth 221 formed on the outer periphery of the gear lens 220 at the portion where the inner teeth 251 of the side member 250 are formed. The inner teeth 251 of the side member 250 mesh with each other, and the gear lens 220 rotates in the direction opposite to the displacement. Therefore, the gear lens 220 is a portion where the inner teeth 251 of the side member 250 are formed while being displaced in the same direction as the rotation of the diffusion lens 210 when the diffusion lens 210 driven by the drive motor 270 rotates. The diffusing lens 210 rotates in a direction opposite to the rotating direction.

  When the gear lens 220 is displaced and rotated, the gear lens 220 is configured so that a part of the outer periphery of the gear lens 220 is substantially the same as a part of the outer periphery of the diffusion lens 210. Thus, the diffusing lens 210 is rotated and the gear lens 220 is rotated and displaced with a sense of unity.

  In addition, according to the structure of a present Example, while being able to rotate the diffusion lens 210 with one drive motor, the gear lens 220 can be displaced and rotated. Therefore, since it is not necessary to provide a plurality of drive motors, the kaleidoscope driving accessory 200 can be configured with a small space and a small number of parts. In addition, the rotation direction and rotation speed of the diffusion lens 210 and the gear lens 220 can be easily controlled simply by changing the rotation direction and rotation speed of the drive motor 270.

Hereinafter, the flow of the game of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, when a game ball launched from the game ball launching device 56 toward the game area 10 wins the start winning device 22, a random number is obtained, and the design of the display device 21 changes based on the obtained random number place.
When the symbols fluctuate and the gaming state becomes a state such as pseudo-continuous notice or normal reach, a light emission control circuit or the like attached to the gaming machine generates a command for causing the LED 261 to emit light. When a command to emit light from the LED 261 is generated, the light emission control circuit turns on and blinks the LED 261 and changes the light emission color according to the gaming state.

  Further, when the symbols change and the gaming state becomes the super reach state, a drive control circuit or the like attached to the gaming machine generates a command for rotating the drive motor 270 or a command for changing the rotation speed. When a command to rotate the drive motor 270 or a command to change the rotation speed is generated, the drive control circuit rotates the drive motor 270 or changes the rotation speed. At this time, the drive motor 270 performs forward rotation (clockwise rotation toward the front side of the gaming machine) and reverse rotation (counterclockwise rotation) to produce an effect of improving the decoration effect.

  When the drive motor 270 rotates clockwise, the rotating body 290 also rotates clockwise, and the interlocking member 291 that meshes with the rotating body 290 rotates counterclockwise. Therefore, the diffusion lens 210 connected to the interlocking member 291 also rotates counterclockwise, and the gear lens 220 is displaced counterclockwise along with this, while the inner teeth 251 of the side member 250 are formed, The shaft support 213 is rotated clockwise about the rotation axis. On the other hand, when the drive motor 270 rotates counterclockwise, the rotating body 290 also rotates counterclockwise, and the interlocking member 291 that meshes with the rotation 290 rotates clockwise. Accordingly, the diffusing lens 210 connected to the interlocking member 291 rotates clockwise, and the gear lens 220 is also displaced clockwise in accordance with the rotation, and the portion where the inner teeth 251 of the side member 250 are formed is the shaft support portion. It rotates counterclockwise around 213 as a rotation axis.

  Furthermore, in the time zone when the gaming state develops from normal reach to super reach, the character driver 100 is driven. Here, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the character driving combination 100 includes a first movable member 110, a second movable member 120, a case body 130, and a drive motor 140. The first movable member 110 is formed so as to be movable between a first position shown in FIG. 4 and a second position shown in FIG. 12, and the second movable member 120 is shown in the first position shown in FIG. It is formed so as to be movable between the second position shown in FIG. The first movable member or the second movable member is driven by the drive motor 140 according to the gaming state, and rotates in parallel with the game board 7 between the first position and the second position.

  The first movable member 110 and the second movable member 120 are made of transparent plastic, and the disk-shaped effect portions 111 and 121 at the distal ends of the first movable member 110 and the second movable member 120 are kaleidoscope driving members. It is formed to be approximately the same size as the 200 diffusion lenses 210. On the surface side of the production unit 111, a character 112 of “shinobi” is engraved, and on the front side of the production unit 121, a character 122 of “front” is engraved. When the first movable member 110 or the second movable member 120 is rotated and moved to the second position according to the gaming state, it is overlapped with the front of the rendering unit 111 or 121 or the kaleidoscope driving tool 200 and irradiated from the LED substrate 260. Transmits light that is transmitted. Therefore, the character 112 or the character 122 is produced by the light irradiated from the LED substrate 60, and a novel visual effect is obtained.

  Next, the flow process of the gaming machine performed by the control board that emits and drives the kaleidoscope driving member 200 will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. As shown in FIG. 15, first, it is determined whether or not a change display of symbols resulting from winning of a game ball to the start winning device is displayed on the liquid crystal panel (S110). If not changing in S110 (N), it is determined whether or not the liquid crystal panel is a standby screen (S120). If it is the standby screen in S120 (Y), the process is terminated as it is. If it is not the standby screen in S120 (N), the liquid crystal panel is set to the standby screen (S130), the light emitter (LED 261 of the present invention) is turned off (S140), and this process is terminated.

  When it is changing in S110 (Y), it is determined whether or not the change of the symbol indicates a pseudo continuous notice (S210). When the pseudo continuous notice is indicated in S210 (Y), the light emission color of the illuminant is changed in accordance with the continuous number of the pseudo continuous notice (S220), and this process is terminated.

  When the pseudo continuous notice is not indicated in S210 (N), it is determined whether or not the design of the liquid crystal panel is normal reach (S310). If the normal reach is in S310 (Y), it is determined whether or not the player has pressed the game switch during the switch input reception time (S320). If the player does not press the game switch in S320 (N), the process is terminated as it is. If the player has pressed the game switch in S320 (Y), the light emission color of the light emitter is changed from, for example, red to blue (S330), and this process ends.

  On the other hand, when the normal reach is not in S310 (N), as shown in FIG. 16, it is determined whether or not the timing of the design of the liquid crystal panel has evolved from the normal reach to the super reach (S410). If it is time to develop the super reach in S410 (Y), it is determined whether or not the character driving combination is being driven (S420). When the character driving combination is being driven in S420 (Y), it is determined whether or not the timing for developing from normal reach to super reach has ended (S450). If the timing for development to super reach has been completed in S450 (Y), the character driving combination is returned to the original position (S460), and the process is terminated. If the timing for development to super reach has not ended in S450 (N), this processing is ended as it is. When the character driving combination is not being driven in S420 (N), it is determined whether or not the character driving combination driving lottery has been won (S430). When the driving lottery is won in S430 (Y), the character driving combination is driven (S440), S450 and S460 are performed, and this process is terminated. If the driving lottery is not won in S430 (N), the process is terminated as it is.

  If it is not time to develop into super reach in S410 (N), it is determined whether the design of the liquid crystal panel is in super reach (S510). In the case of superreach in S510 (Y), a predetermined number of rotations such as forward rotation (clockwise rotation) and reverse rotation (counterclockwise rotation) of the drive motor of the kaleidoscope driving role or a predetermined rotation angle After repeatedly performing the change (S520), the rotation speed of the kaleidoscope driving tool is changed (S530), and this process is terminated. If the super reach is not in S510 (N), the illuminant is turned on in white (S540), and the process is terminated.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the kaleidoscope driving member includes three gear lenses of the same size, but the number of gear lenses is not limited to three, and may be one or two, or four. That's all. If the number of gear lenses is large, more gear lenses can be combined with a diffuser lens to create a more complex kaleidoscope effect.

  When two or more gear lenses are provided, the gear lenses are not limited to the same size, and gear lenses having different sizes may be provided. When two or more gear lenses are provided, it is necessary to provide the number of shaft support portions in accordance with the number of gear lenses. Further, in this embodiment, the plurality of shaft support portions are installed at equal intervals on a circumference having a predetermined radius with the rotation axis as the center, but the installation location is not limited to equal intervals, and the predetermined radius is set. It is not limited to the circumference which has. By changing the size of the gear lens and the place where it is supported, the range of production can be easily expanded.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the rotation shaft and the shaft support are provided on the back side of the diffusion lens, but the rotation shaft and the shaft support may be provided on the interlocking member.

  In the above embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine but may be applied to a slot machine or the like.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
7 Game board 30 Center character 100 Character-driven character (decoration device)
131 Rotating body 132 1st interlocking member 133 2nd interlocking member 2 kaleidoscope driving thing (interlocking device)
210 Diffuser lens 220 Gear lens 230 Transparent plate 250 Side member 252 Fixing portion 253 Screw 260 LED board 270 Drive motor 271 Screw hole 272 Screw 273 Rotating shaft 280 Cover body 280a Front cover member 280b Rear cover member 284 Screw hole 285 Screw hole 290 times Moving body 291 Interlocking member 293 Shaft hole

Claims (9)

In a gaming machine equipped with a driving light emitting device that drives and emits light according to the gaming state,
The drive light emitting device includes a light source that emits light according to a gaming state,
A first transmissive member disposed on the front side of the light source and rotatable;
Driving means for rotating the first transmission member;
A second transmissive member that is disposed between the light source and the first transmissive member and transmits light emitted from the light source toward the first transmissive member;
A side member provided on a side surface of the second transmission member,
Forming a plurality of protrusions on one of the outer periphery or the inner periphery of the side member of the second transmission member and forming a plurality of recesses that can be fitted to the protrusions on the other;
The first transmitting member is connected to the driving means on the back surface side to rotate the first transmitting member, and a shaft for pivotally supporting the second transmitting member. A support portion is provided, and the rotation shaft and the shaft support portion are provided at different positions;
The second transmission member is pivotally supported by the shaft support portion, and is displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion as the first transmission member rotates, and the convex portion and the concave portion are fitted together. As a result, the gaming machine rotates in a direction different from the rotation direction of the first transmission member with the shaft support portion as a rotation axis. The first transmission member and the second transmission member are formed in a substantially circular shape, and the diameter of the second transmission member is smaller than the radius of the first transmission member,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the shaft support portion is provided on an outer peripheral side with respect to a radius center of the first transmission member. The shaft support is provided on a predetermined circumference around the rotation axis;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second transmission member is pivotally supported by each pivotal support portion.   The shaft support portion is provided at a position where a part of the outer periphery of the second transmission member is substantially the same as a part of the outer periphery of the first transmission member. 3. The gaming machine according to 3.   The side surface member is an outer peripheral side surface of the displacement trajectory of the second transmission member when the second transmission member is displaced following the displacement of the shaft support portion with the rotation of the first transmission member. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine is formed in a size that covers the game machine.   The convex portion and the concave portion are formed so that at least one set of the convex portion and the concave portion are always fitted during rotation of the second transmitting member. The gaming machine according to claim 1.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light source is configured by installing a plurality of light emitters on a substrate. The first transmitting member is provided with a converging unit that condenses and transmits the light emitted from the light source,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light source is installed on a rotation locus of the converging unit.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a transparent plate is provided between the light source and the second transmission member.

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