JP5222276B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of an effect accessory device for a pachinko gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, there is known an effect accessory device that advances to the front of a decorative symbol display device and rotates as the game progresses. Such a production-use accessory device has an effect of causing the player to have a sense of expectation for jackpot by operating at the time of reach or the like.

JP 2009-195390 A

However, in recent years, there has been a problem that the decorative symbol display device has become larger, and the effect accessory device that has advanced to the front of the decorative symbol display device is inconspicuous due to various effect images displayed on the decorative symbol display device. .
The present invention solves the above-described problems and provides a pachinko gaming machine in which an effect accessory device that has advanced to the front of a decorative symbol display device is conspicuous.

The invention according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above problems,
A game board having a decorative symbol display device, and a plurality of game nails nailed on the surface;
A stage effect device that advances and retreats in front of the decorative symbol display device;
In a pachinko gaming machine that plays a game by firing a game ball on the game board,
The effect accessory device is
A pattern formed of a dark color portion and a light color portion is formed radially on the surface, and a substrate that moves forward and backward to the front of the decorative design display device;
The front member is disposed on the front surface of the substrate, and has a front member on which a pattern composed of a dark colored portion and a translucent portion is formed,
At least one of the substrate and the front member is rotated, and the front member is configured to rotate relative to the substrate ;
In addition, at least one of the dark color portion, the light color portion, the dark color coloring portion, and the translucent portion is formed to be inclined with respect to a radius passing through the rotational movement center .

In the present invention, at least one of the dark color portion, the light color portion , the dark color coloring portion, and the translucent portion is formed to be inclined with respect to the radius passing through the rotational movement center, so that the dark color portion and the dark color coloring portion are complicated. Looks tangled. In addition, when the front member rotates relative to the substrate, a large number of light-colored regions in which the light-colored portion and the light-transmitting portion coincide with each other simultaneously move from the center of the effect accessory device to the outside or from the outside to the center side. It appears that the player has a fantastic impression, and the stage effect device that has advanced to the front of the decorative symbol display device is conspicuous.

  According to the present invention, with the relative rotation of the front member with respect to the substrate, the dark colored portion and the light transmitting portion of the front member sequentially cross over the dark color portion and the light color portion of the substrate. The dark colored portion and the translucent portion are repeatedly matched / mismatched, and the pattern appears to change every moment. For this reason, a novelty impression that has never existed in the past is given to the player, and the effect accessory device that has advanced to the front of the decorative symbol display device is conspicuous.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine in a state in which the effect accessory for the stage has advanced to the front of the decorative symbol display device. It is a front view and a back view of the effect accessory. It is a front view of a board | substrate. (First embodiment) It is a front view of a front member. (First embodiment) It is explanatory drawing of the rotation part of the state which rotated the front member. (First embodiment) It is a front view of a board | substrate. (Second Embodiment) It is a front view of a front member. (Second Embodiment) It is explanatory drawing of the rotation part of the state which rotated the front member. (Second Embodiment)

(Configuration of pachinko machines)
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described together with reference embodiments with reference to the drawings. The pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present invention includes a gaming machine main body having a gaming board 110 on the front surface, and a front frame 200 attached to the front surface of the gaming machine main body. The front frame 200 holds the glass plate 201. The game board 110 is visually recognized by the player through the glass plate 201.

  In the approximate center of the game board 110, there is provided a decorative symbol display device 111 composed of an image display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). On the decorative symbol display device 111, “moving images” corresponding to the respective game states are displayed, and along with the winning of game balls to the first starting port 114 and the second starting port 115 described later, “decorative symbols” ”And“ production animation ”are displayed. In addition, the variable display of the “decorative symbol” is, for example, by scroll-displaying (decorative display) each of the “decorative symbol” such as three numbers, and stopping the scroll display after a predetermined time has elapsed, thereby specifying a specific “decorative symbol”. Is a video that displays in parallel. In addition, the display of the “production video” is a video that superimposes the production video together with the variation display of the “decoration pattern”, and gives the player a sense of expectation that a big win may be won. . While the “decorative design” is changing, it gives the player the impression that he / she is currently winning a jackpot lottery. The result is notified.

  A game area 112 is provided around the decorative symbol display device 111 of the game board 110, and a large number of game nails 110a are driven. The game area 112 is provided with a windmill 113 that changes the falling direction of the game ball. The game ball falls unpredictably in the game area 112 by the game nail 110a and the windmill 113.

A first start port 114 and a second start port 115 are provided in the game area 112 below the decorative symbol display device 111. Every time a game ball wins a prize at the first start port 114, the variation of the “first special symbol” starts and the lottery of the “first special symbol” is performed. It should be noted that, according to the lottery result of “first special symbol”, the decorative symbol display device 111 displays a variation display of “decorative symbol” and “effect animation”.
Every time a game ball wins the second start opening 115, the variation of the “second special symbol” starts, and the lottery of the “second special symbol” is performed. In accordance with the lottery result, the decorative symbol display device 111 displays a variation display of “decorative symbols” and “effect animation”.

  In the game area 112, a winning gate 116 is provided. When the game ball passes the winning gate 116, the variation of the “normal symbol” starts, and the “normal symbol” lottery that opens the movable piece 115a (also referred to as an electric tulip) for a certain period of time is performed. When the movable piece 115a is closed, the game ball does not win the second starting port 115. On the other hand, when the movable piece 115a is opened, it becomes easy for the game ball falling on the game board 110 to easily win the second start opening 115.

  On the game board 110, a plurality of general winning ports 119 that are not related to the “special symbol” lottery are provided. When a game ball wins a general winning opening 119, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out.

  In the game area 112 below the second start opening 115, a special winning opening 117 is provided. The special winning opening 117 is normally kept closed by the special winning opening / closing door 117c, making it impossible to win a game ball into the special winning opening 117. On the other hand, when the “big hit gaming state” starts, the big opening / closing door 117c is opened for a predetermined time or a predetermined round, so that the game ball can easily win the big winning hole 117. When a game ball wins the big winning opening 117, a predetermined set (for example, 15 balls) is paid out.

  At the bottom of the game area 112, there is provided a collection port 118 for collecting game balls that have not won any of the starting and winning ports.

  The game board 110 is provided with a production effect device 150. The effect accessory device 150 includes a rotating unit 155 (shown in FIG. 2) that rotates. Normally, the rotating unit 155 is located above the game board 110 (above and outside the decorative symbol display device 111). In the reach state or the like, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotating unit 155 falls, advances to the front of the decorative symbol display device 111, rotates, the pattern changes, and the player expects a big hit A feeling is given. When the rotation of the rotation unit 155 is completed, the rotation unit 155 is retracted to the outside of the decorative symbol display device 111 again. The effect accessory device 150 will be described in detail later.

  At the bottom of the front frame 200, a tray 203 that is bulged toward the front side is provided. The tray 203 stores a lot of rented game balls, paid-out prize balls, and foul balls. A handle 202 for launching a game ball on the game board 110 is rotatably attached to the lower part of the front frame 200. When the player rotates the handle 202, the game ball is intermittently fired, and the game ball rises between the rails 132 and 133 arranged on the game board 110 and reaches the upper position of the game board 110. After that, the game area 112 is dropped and the game proceeds.

(Structure of production equipment for production)
Hereinafter, the structure of the effect accessory device 150 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3A is a front view of the effect accessory device 150 in a state where the rotating unit 155 is stored upward, FIG. 3B is a back view of FIG. 3A, and FIG. 3C is a rotating unit 155. Is a front view of the effect accessory device 150 in a state where it has advanced to the front of the decorative symbol display device 111, and (D) is a back view of (C). As shown in FIG. 3, the stage effect device 150 is attached to a base 151, a slide rail 152 attached to the base 151 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and attached to the slide rail 152 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. And a rotating unit 155 (first embodiment). The base 151 has a motor and a plurality of gears for dropping the slide rail 152 and the rotating part 155 downward or pulling them upward.

  The rotating portion 155 of the first embodiment is disposed on a base member 159 attached to the slide rail 152 so as to be vertically slidable, a substrate 157 attached to the base member 159, and a front surface of the substrate 157. The disk-shaped front member 156 is rotatably attached to the member 159, and a motor 158 (shown in FIG. 3) that rotates the front member 156. When the motor 158 is driven, the front member 156 rotates relative to the substrate 157. A plurality of gears that reduce the rotational speed of the motor 158 and transmit the rotational force to the front member 156 may be provided.

(Rotating part of the first reference form )
The rotation unit 155 of the first reference embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the substrate 157 and the front member 156 have a disk shape. The substrate 157 is made of a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate or acrylic. As shown in FIG. 4, a central pattern portion 157a, an intermediate pattern portion 157b, and an outer pattern portion 157c are concentrically formed on the surface of the substrate 157 according to the first embodiment from the inner side to the outer side. In each pattern portion, fan-shaped dark color portions 157d and light color portions 157e having small central angles are alternately formed in the circumferential direction. In other words, fan-shaped dark color portions 157d and light color portions 157e are alternately arranged radially in each pattern portion. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the arrangement of the dark color portion 157d and the light color portion 157e is shifted in the circumferential direction in the adjacent central pattern portion 157a and the intermediate pattern portion 157b, or in the intermediate pattern portion 157b and the outer pattern portion 157c. ing. The dark color portion 157d is a dark color such as black. In the present embodiment, the dark color portion 157d is black. Further, the light color portion 157e is a light color such as white, light blue, orange or yellow.

In the reference form shown in FIG. 5, the front member 157 has fan-shaped dark colored portions 156 a and translucent portions 156 b having a small central angle formed alternately in the circumferential direction. A pattern is formed on the front member 157 from the dark colored portion 156a and the translucent portion 156b. The dark colored portion 156a is a dark color such as black. In this embodiment, the dark color coloring part 156a is black. In the present embodiment, the front member 157 is configured by forming a dark colored portion 156a in a transparent synthetic resin such as polycarbonate or acrylic. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the central angles of the dark color portion 157d, the light color portion 157e, the dark color coloring portion 156a, and the light transmitting portion 156b are the same angle.

  Next, changes in the pattern appearing on the rotating unit 155 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the positions of the central pattern portion 157a of the substrate 157 and the dark color portion 157d of the outer pattern portion 157c completely match the dark color coloring portion 156a of the front member 156, the central pattern portion 157a and the outer pattern portion 157c appear to be completely black. In this state, the portion where the intermediate pattern portion 157b is formed appears to have black and light colors alternately arranged at equal angles. As shown in FIGS. 6B to 6E, the front member 156 rotates with respect to the substrate 157, and the positions of the intermediate pattern portion 157b of the substrate 157 and the dark colored portion 156a of the front member 156 are completely positioned. Until they match, the black portion of the intermediate pattern portion 157b gradually increases, and the bright color portion 157e of the central pattern portion 157a and the outer pattern portion 157c gradually increases. The front member 156 further rotates with respect to the substrate 157 from the state in which the positions of the intermediate pattern portion 157b of the substrate 157 and the dark colored portion 156a of the front member 156 are completely matched (the state of FIG. 6E). Then, until the positions of the central pattern portion 157a of the substrate 157 and the dark color portion 157d of the outer pattern portion 157c completely coincide with the dark color coloring portion 156a of the front member 156, the central pattern portion 157a and the outer pattern portion 157c are gradually increased. As the black portion of the intermediate pattern portion 157b gradually increases, the bright color portion 157e of the intermediate pattern portion 157b increases.

Thus, as the front member 156 rotates with respect to the substrate 157, the dark colored portion 156a and the light transmitting portion 156b of the front member 156 sequentially traverse the dark color portion 157d and the light color portion 157e of the substrate 157. The pattern 157d and the light color part 157e, the dark color coloring part 156a and the translucent part 156b are repeatedly matched / mismatched, and the pattern appears to change every moment.
In the present embodiment, the dark color portion 157d and the light color portion 157e of the substrate 157 and the dark color coloring portion 156a and the translucent portion 156b of the front member 156 are formed radially, so that the rotation portion 155 when the front member 156 rotates. Appears to flash radially, giving the player a fantastic impression.

(Rotating part of the second reference form )
With reference to FIG. 7, described rotating portion 165 of the second reference embodiment will differs from the rotation portion 155 of the first reference embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, on the surface of the substrate 167, the first pattern portion 167a, the second pattern portion 167b, the third pattern portion 167c, and the fourth pattern portion 167d are concentrically arranged in order from the inside to the outside. A fifth pattern portion 167e is formed. In each pattern portion, a fan-shaped dark color portion 167f and a light color portion 167g having a small central angle are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction. In other words, fan-shaped dark color portions 167 f and light color portions 167 g are radially arranged on the substrate 167. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, in the adjacent pattern portions, the arrangement of the dark color portion 167f and the light color portion 167g is shifted in the circumferential direction.

(Rotating part of the embodiment)
In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 8, a first pattern portion 166 a, a second pattern portion 166 b, and a third pattern are formed concentrically on the surface of the front member 166 in order from the inside toward the outside. A portion 166c, a fourth pattern portion 166d, and a fifth pattern portion 166e are formed. In the first pattern portion 166a, the third pattern portion 166c, and the fifth pattern portion 166e, fan-shaped dark colored portions 166f and translucent portions 166g having small central angles are alternately formed in the circumferential direction. In other words, fan-shaped dark colored portions 166f and translucent portions 166g are alternately formed radially on each pattern portion. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the second pattern portion 166b and the fourth pattern portion 166d have a dark color coloring portion 166f and a light transmitting portion 166g inclined with respect to the radius passing through the rotational center of the front member 166. They are formed alternately in the circumferential direction. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the arrangement of the dark colored portion 166f and the translucent portion 166g is shifted in the circumferential direction in each adjacent pattern portion. The reference and embodiments shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the radial width of each pattern of the substrate 167 and the front member 166 coincide, the pattern of the substrate 167 and the front member 166 are coincident.

  Next, changes in the pattern appearing on the rotating unit 165 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, as the front member 166 rotates with respect to the substrate 167, the dark colored portion 166f and the translucent portion 166g of the front member 166 sequentially cross over the dark color portion 167f and the light color portion 167g of the substrate 167. Therefore, the dark color portion 167f and the light color portion 167g, and the dark color coloring portion 166f and the translucent portion 166g are repeatedly matched / mismatched, and the pattern seems to change every moment. In the second pattern portion 166b and the fourth pattern portion 166d, since the dark color coloring portion 166f and the light transmitting portion 166g are inclined with respect to the radius, the dark color portion 167f and the dark color coloring portion 166f appear to be intertwined in a complicated manner. Further, when the front member 166 rotates, a large number of bright color regions in which the light color portion 167g and the light transmitting portion 166g coincide with each other are moved from the center of the rotation portion 165 to the outside or from the outside to the center side at the same time. It looks and gives the player a fantastic impression.

  In the present embodiment, the dark colored portion 166f and the translucent portion 166g inclined with respect to the radius passing through the rotational center of the front member 166 are formed on the front member 166 side. The dark color portion 167f and the light color portion 167g inclined with respect to the radius passing through the rotational movement center of the member 166 may be formed. Further, a dark color coloring portion 166f and a translucent portion 166g and a dark color portion 167f and a light color portion 167g that are inclined with respect to a radius passing through the rotational center of the front member 166 are formed on both the front member 166 and the substrate 167. There is no problem.

(Summary)
In the reference embodiment and the embodiment described above, the light transmitting portions 156a and 166a are made of a transparent synthetic resin. However, the light transmitting portions 156a and 166a are formed by opening window holes in the front members 156 and 166. There is no problem.
In the reference embodiment and the embodiment described above, the front members 156 and 166 are rotated with respect to the substrates 157 and 167. However, the substrates 157 and 167 may be rotated. Both the members 156 and 166 and the substrates 157 and 167 may be rotated.
In the reference embodiment and the embodiment described above, the front members 156 and 166 and the substrates 157 and 167 have a disk shape, but the front members 156 and 166 and the substrates 157 and 167 have an elliptical shape, a star shape, a triangular shape, and a rectangular shape. And so on.

  Although the present invention has been described above in connection with the most practical and preferred embodiments at the present time, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein. It should be understood that pachinko gaming machines with such changes are also included in the technical scope, as long as they do not contradict the gist or concept of the invention that can be read from the claims and the entire specification. I must.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 110 Game board 110a Game nail 111 Decoration pattern display apparatus 112 Game area 113 Windmill 114 1st starting port 115 2nd starting port 115a Movable piece 116 Winning gate 117 Grand winning port 117c Grand winning port opening / closing door 118 Collection port 119 General winning entrance 132, 133 rail 150 Production equipment 151 base unit 152 slide rail 155 rotating unit 156 rotating unit (first embodiment)
156a Dark colored portion 156b Translucent portion 157 Substrate (first embodiment)
157a Central pattern portion 157b Intermediate pattern portion 157c Outer pattern portion 157d Dark color portion 157e Light color portion 158 Motor 159 Base member 165 Rotation portion (second embodiment)
166 Front member (second embodiment)
166a 1st pattern part 166b 2nd pattern part 166c 3rd pattern part 166d 4th pattern part 166e 5th pattern part 166f Dark color coloring part 166g Translucent part 167 Board | substrate (2nd Embodiment)
167a 1st pattern portion 167b 2nd pattern portion 167c 3rd pattern portion 167d 4th pattern portion 167e 5th pattern portion 167f Dark color portion 167g Light color portion 200 Front frame q 201 Glass plate 202 Handle 203 Receptacle

Claims (1)

A game board having a decorative symbol display device, and a plurality of game nails nailed on the surface;
A stage effect device that advances and retreats in front of the decorative symbol display device;
In a pachinko gaming machine that plays a game by firing a game ball on the game board,
The effect accessory device is
A pattern formed of a dark color portion and a light color portion is formed radially on the surface, and a substrate that moves forward and backward to the front of the decorative design display device;
The front member is disposed on the front surface of the substrate, and has a front member on which a pattern composed of a dark colored portion and a translucent portion is formed,
At least one of the substrate and the front member is rotated, and the front member is configured to rotate relative to the substrate ;
In addition, the pachinko gaming machine is characterized in that at least one of the dark color portion, the light color portion, the dark color coloring portion, and the translucent portion is inclined with respect to a radius passing through the rotational movement center .