JP5341371B2 - Production device on game board - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect device for a game board such as a pachinko machine.

  Various effect bodies have been conventionally attached to the game board surface of the pachinko machine in order to produce effects on the game. These effects are devised to enhance the effects, such as irradiating light or making eye-catching movements.

Among these, as a technique (linear movement effect body light effect device) for directing light by irradiating the effect material that linearly moves in the direction along the game board surface, there has been one described in Patent Document 1 conventionally. . This is because the linearly moving effect body (movable body) itself does not have a light source, but when the effector moves to a specific position (on the light irradiation straight line), light is emitted from the light source. The effect is to produce light that is emitted. According to this, there is an advantage that the effect of the light of the effector that moves linearly can be realized without wiring the effector itself.
In addition, as a technique (rotation effect body drive effect device) that makes the effector move an eye-catching movement, the effector itself is not directly rotated (spinned), but the rotation axis is slightly separated from the rotation axis of the actuator. There was a thing that the director was rotated (revolved) around the center.

JP 2003-88617 A

However, in the above-described conventional linear movement effect light effect device, the light effect can be performed only at a specific position in the movement range of the effect material, and the effect of the effect is insufficient.
Further, in the conventional rotation effect body driving effect device, the effect material rotates (revolves) around the rotation axis of the actuator at a position slightly away from it, so that the dynamic rotation effect is more effective than direct rotation (spinning). However, the production effect was still low.

The subject of this invention is providing the production | presentation apparatus in the game board surface which can heighten the production effect about a linear movement production body or a rotation production body .

Means for solving the above problems will be described below.
Each means is classified into sections, each section is given a number, and the number of other sections is quoted as necessary. This is for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and the technical features described in the present specification are not limited to those described in the following sections.
Of the following respective means (1) term in claim 1, (2) term in claim 2, each corresponding.
(1) A first effector capable of linearly moving back and forth in a direction along the game board surface , or a second effector rotated by a rotating shaft protruding in a direction intersecting the game board surface, and a motor for operating these effectors a rendering device wherein the first director member is swingably supported on a support shaft projecting in a direction intersecting the moving center axis and the center of gravity thereof pivot point of the first effect element The second effector is configured to be set at a position deviated from the non-operating state in accordance with a predetermined game effect, and to swing irregularly in a direction along the game board surface during the movement. Is pivotally supported by a support shaft fixed to the working end side of the arm that is rotated by the rotation of the rotation shaft, and the pivot point of the second effector is It is set at a position off the center of gravity, and The rotating shaft rotates in accordance with the game effect, and revolves around the rotating shaft in one direction or the opposite direction until the rotation stops, and the second effect is accompanied by driving the arm at that time. A stage device on a game board, characterized in that it is configured to swing irregularly by its own weight and inertia .
(2) The first effect body and the second effect body are part of a center accessory formed in a substantially square frame shape so as to surround the four sides of the screen of the symbol display device arranged on the game board surface. (1) characterized in that each of the patterns and / or images displayed on the screen swings irregularly and irregularly by the linear movement or the revolving rotation in accordance with a predetermined game effect. An effect device for a game board surface according to the item.

According to the invention described in the item (1), it is possible to enhance the effect of the linear movement effector or the rotation effector .
According to the invention described in item (2), in the effect device on the game board surface described in item (1), the effect can be further enhanced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a center accessory equipped with an effect device on a game board surface according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view similarly from the right side.
In both figures, 1 is a linear movement effect body light effect device, and 2 is a rotation effect body drive effect device, both of which form an embodiment of the effect device on the game board surface. Both the production devices 1 and 2 are mounted on the center accessory 3 in the illustrated example, and constitute a part of the center accessory 3.
Here, the center object 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape so as to surround the four sides of the screen (symbol display screen) of the symbol display composed of a liquid crystal display or the like disposed in the approximate center of the game board surface described later. It is a main board surface component provided with the passage 4, the ball sorter 5, and the like.
The warp passage 4 is a ball passage that receives a game ball from a game area set on the game board surface and flows downward. The ball sorter 5 is a game ball sorting member that sorts whether the game ball from the warp passage 4 is discharged to the game area from the position where the start winning opening is opened directly below or the other position.
Details of the game board surface, the game area, the symbol display screen, the start winning opening, etc. will be described later.

Hereinafter, the linear movement effect body light effect device 1 and the rotation effect body drive effect device 2 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the linear movement effect body light effect device 1 includes a linear movement effect body 1a made of a synthetic resin and the like, and a light source 1b made of a single color or a plurality of colors of LEDs. In this case, the linear movement effect body 1a can move back and forth in a straight line as indicated by an arrow A in the figure.
The light source 1b faces the linear movement effector 1a in a state where the optical axis 1c is placed at a position substantially coaxial or close to and parallel to the movement center axis (the straight line portion of the arrow A) of the linear movement effector 1a. Arranged. That is, the light from the light source 1b (indicated by the arrow A) is arranged and configured to be able to irradiate over the entire range or many ranges (at least a range wider than a specific position in the prior art) in which the linear movement effector 1a moves. The
In addition, a desired design, decoration, etc. are given to the front side of the linear movement production | presentation body 1a by printing or embossing.

In addition, the rotation effect body drive effect device 2 rotates around the rotation shaft 2b at a position away from the rotation shaft 2b by the rotation of the rotation shaft 2b protruding in the direction intersecting the game board surface. In other words, it is configured to revolve (see arrow c). In addition, the rotation effect body 2a swings irregularly by this revolution (see arrow D).
Similarly to the linear movement effect body 1a, the rotation effect body 2a is also provided with a desired design, decoration or the like on the front side by printing or embossing.

3 is an enlarged view of the linear movement effect body 1a and the rotation effect body 2a in FIG. 1, in which (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a back view, and (c) is a right side view. It is.
As can be seen from FIG. 3, the linear motion effect body 1 a and the rotation effect body 2 a are united as the effect body unit 31 together with their drive devices 1 d and 2 c.
As shown in the figure, the effect unit 31 is formed by superimposing a front cover 32 and a back cover 33, and a linear movement effect body driving device 1 d and a rotation effect body driving device 2 c are incorporated in the back cover 33.
FIG. 3 shows a non-operating state for the linear moving effect body 1a and the linear moving effect body driving device 1d, and an operating state for the rotation effect body 2a and the rotating effect body driving device 2c.

Hereinafter, the details of the configuration and operation of both effectors 1a and 2a and the drive devices 1d and 2c will be described.
First, the configuration and operation of the linear movement effect body 1a and the linear movement effect body driving device 1d will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 in FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear view of the operation state of the linear movement effect body driving apparatus 1d, and the front cover 32 is not shown. FIG. 5 is a front view showing the drive device 1d with the front and back covers 32 and 33 omitted, and FIG. 6 is a back view. FIGS. 5 and 6A show the non-operating state, and FIG. 5B shows the operating state.
The linear movement effect body driving apparatus 1d includes a motor 41, gears 42 and 43, and link members 44 and 45 in the illustrated example. The linear movement effect body 1 a is fixed at two operating ends of the link member 45.

  Now, when the motor 41 starts to rotate from the non-operating state of the linear movement effect body 1a and the linear movement effect body driving device 1d shown in FIGS. 3 (b), 5 (a), and 6 (a), the gears 42, 43 are used. Rotates in the direction indicated by arrows o and f, and the link members 44 and 45 are driven in the direction indicated by arrows k and k. Therefore, the linear movement effect body 1a is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow, and the operation states shown in FIGS. 5B and 6B are obtained. When the motor 41 rotates in the reverse direction, the gears 42 and 43 and the link members 44 and 45 also rotate and drive in the reverse direction, and the linear movement effect body 1a also moves in the reverse direction and returns to the non-operating state.

According to this embodiment, the light source 1b in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 has its optical axis 1c placed substantially coaxially with or close to the movement center axis of the linear movement effector 1a as described above. Thus, it is arranged to face the linear movement effect body 1a. Therefore, if the linear movement effector 1a is turned on when moving, the linear movement effector 1a can be irradiated with light over the entire range or many ranges (at least a range wider than a specific position in the prior art). Can get enough.
In this case, the number of component parts is substantially the same as that of the prior art (linear movement effect body light effect device), and the linear movement effect body 1a itself does not have the light source 1b, and therefore wiring to the linear movement effect body 1a. Is also useless.

Next, the configuration and operation of the rotation effect body 2a and the rotation effect body driving device 2c will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged rear view of the operating state of the rotation effect body driving device 2c, and the front cover 32 is not shown. 8 is a front view showing the drive device 2c with the front and back covers 32 and 33 omitted, and FIG. 9 is a back view. 8A and 9A show the non-operating state, and FIG. 8B shows the operating state.
The rotation effect body driving device 2c includes a motor 71, a rotation shaft 2b, an arm 72, and the like in the illustrated example. Rotation effect body 2a is pivotally supported (having play at one point) so that it can swing freely on the front side of the game board surface of support shaft 73 at the operating end of arm 72. In this case, the shaft fulcrum to the support shaft 73 of the rotation effect body 2a is set at a position deviating from the center of gravity of the rotation effect body 2a.

Now, when the motor 71 starts to rotate from the non-operating state of the rotation effect body 2a and the rotation effect body driving device 2c shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 9 (a), the rotation shaft 2b rotates and the arm 72 moves to the direction of the arrow. Drive in the direction. That is, the entire rotation effect body 2a rotates around the rotation shaft 2b at a position away from the rotation shaft 2b by the length of the arm 72, that is, revolves (see arrow C). FIGS. 3B, 8 </ b> B, and 9 </ b> B show an operating state during the revolution after the motor 71 starts rotating.
Here, since the shaft fulcrum of the rotation effector 2a is at a position deviating from the center of gravity of the rotation effector 2a, the rotation effector 2a swings irregularly and irregularly with the revolution (see arrow D).
When the motor 71 rotates in the reverse direction, the rotating shaft 2b and the arm 72 also rotate and drive in the reverse direction, and the rotation effect body 2a revolves in the reverse direction. It does not change that the rotation effect body 2a swings irregularly with the revolution.
Such an operation continues until the rotation of the motor 71 stops.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotation effect body driving effect device 2 is also provided with a light source 2d composed of an LED or the like for irradiating the rotation effect body 2a with light.

  According to this embodiment, the rotation effect body 2a rotates around the rotation shaft 2b at a position away from the rotation shaft 2b, that is, revolves (see arrow C), and at the same time, the rotation effect body 2a Since it fluctuates irregularly due to its own weight and inertia, the effect of the rotation effector 2a can be enhanced as compared with the conventional technology (a rotation effector drive effect device that simply revolves). In addition, there is an advantage that it can be configured with almost the same number of parts as the prior art.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a game board surface of a pachinko machine in which the linear movement effect body light effect device 1 and the rotation effect body drive effect device 2 described above are used as part of the center accessory 3.
As shown in this figure, a rail 92 is attached to a game board surface (hereinafter abbreviated as a board surface) 91, and a game area 93 is formed inside the rail 92. The rail 92 guides a game ball (not shown) launched by operating a handle (not shown) so as to be sent from the upper left part of the board surface 91 to the game area 93.

In addition to the rails 92, various panel surface components are provided on the panel surface 91.
That is, a symbol display screen (symbol display screen) 101 made up of a liquid crystal display or the like is arranged in the approximate center of the board surface 91, and a center accessory 3 is arranged around the symbol display screen 101.
A start winning opening 94 is provided below the symbol display screen 101, and a large winning opening 95 is provided below the starting winning opening 94. In addition, several general winning ports 96 are provided on the board surface 91.
Here, the big winning opening 95 is configured so that the winning opening is remarkably large so that the winning arrangement is remarkably easier than the other winning openings 94 and 96 when the big hit is released.

A side lamp 97 is provided on the left side inside the rail 92 of the panel surface 91. A gate 98 and a windmill 99 are also provided in place.
In the lowermost part inside the rail 92, an out port 100 for collecting the game balls that have not won is provided.
In addition, a large number of game nails (not shown) are driven into appropriate places avoiding the parts 94 to 99 and the out port 100. The board surface 91 is covered with a transparent glass plate (not shown), and the game ball does not leave the game area 93.

The display area of the symbol display screen 101 is divided into, for example, three display areas LA, CA, and RA in the horizontal direction.
The symbols L, C, and R are displayed on these three display areas LA, CA, and RA, respectively, but the symbols L, C, and R to be displayed can be changed, and when the change starts, the symbols are stopped after a predetermined time. It is made like that. The display symbols L, C, and R at this time are numbers from 0 to 9 for all of the three display areas LA, CA, and RA, and these numbers 0 to 9 are repeatedly displayed at the time of variation. The change of the display symbols L, C, and R is started together with the lottery for winning or losing, or immediately after the lottery, which is performed by winning a game ball in the start winning opening 94.

In the configuration of the board surface 91 as described above, the linear movement effect body light effect device 1 and the rotation effect body drive effect device 2 according to the embodiment described above are used as a part of the center effect 3, and the pattern of the center effect 3 The display window 104 is arranged in the vertical direction on the right side.
And the linear rotation accompanied by the production of light by the linear movement production body 1a of the linear movement production body light production device 1 and the revolution rotation accompanied by the irregular swing by the rotation production body 2a of the rotation production body drive production device 2 are designed. It is performed at the time of a predetermined game production by the symbols and images displayed on the display screen 101, and exhibits a new production effect.

  It should be noted that the above-described production operation by the linear movement production body 1a and the rotation production body 2a is performed when an event predetermined by a program executed by a main control circuit (not shown) of the pachinko machine occurs (on the symbol display screen 101). This is performed at the time of a predetermined effect by the displayed symbols and images. For example, when an event occurs, for example, at the time of a notice effect related to reach, at the time of a jackpot notice effect, or when a big hit is drawn in a big hit lottery, etc., any of which is arbitrary.

  In the above-described embodiment, the support for fixing the linear movement effect body to the link member is performed at two points (stopped at two points). In addition, the pivot point may be a position deviating from the center of gravity of the linear movement effect body. According to this, the linear movement effect body also swings irregularly during the movement, and the effect of the effect can be enhanced.

It is a front view which shows an example of the center accessory which mounts the production | presentation apparatus in the game board surface which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view from the right side similarly. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the linear motion effect body and the rotation effect body portion in FIG. 1, wherein (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a back view, and (c) is a right side view. It is a back surface enlarged view of the operation state of the linear movement production | presentation body drive device in FIG. It is a front view which abbreviate | omits a front and back cover and shows a drive device same as the above. It is a back view similarly. It is a back surface enlarged view of the operation state of the rotation effect body drive device in FIG. It is a front view which abbreviate | omits a front and back cover and shows a drive device same as the above. It is a back view similarly. It is a figure which shows roughly an example of the game board surface of the pachinko machine in which the center accessory shown in FIG. 1 was used.

Explanation of symbols

  1: linear movement effect body light effect device, 1a: linear motion effect body, 1b: light source, 1c: optical axis, 1d: linear motion effect body drive device, 2: rotation effect body drive effect device, 2a: rotation effect body, 2b: Rotating shaft, 2c: Rotating effect body driving device, 2d: Light source, 3: Center actor, 4: Warp path, 5: Ball sorter, 91: Board surface (game board surface), 93: Game area, 94: Start Winning mouth.

Claims (2)

A first effector capable of moving forward and backward linearly in a direction along the game board surface , or a second effector rotated by a rotation shaft protruding in a direction intersecting the game board surface, and a motor for operating these effectors. A directing device,
The first director is
The pivot is pivotally supported by a pivot that protrudes in a direction intersecting with the movement center axis, and the pivot point is set at a position that deviates from the center of gravity of the first effect body. It is configured to move linearly from a non-operating state, and swings irregularly in a direction along the game board surface during the movement,
The second director is
The arm that is rotated by the rotation of the rotation shaft is pivotally supported by a support shaft that is fixed to the working end side at a position away from the rotation shaft, and the shaft support point from the center of gravity of the second effector. The arm is set at a position that is off, and the rotating shaft rotates in accordance with a predetermined game effect, and revolves around the rotating shaft in one direction or the opposite direction until the rotation stops, and the arm at that time An effect device on a game board, characterized in that the device is configured to swing irregularly with its own weight and inertia as the second effector is driven . The first effect body and the second effect body are:
A part of a center accessory formed in a substantially square frame shape so as to surround the four sides of the screen of the symbol display arranged on the game board surface,
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the linear movements or the revolution rotation adjusted in accordance with a predetermined game effect by the symbols and / or images displayed on the screen is configured to swing irregularly and irregularly. An effect device for the described game board.

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