JP5443049B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine using game balls.

  In some conventional gaming machines, a movable effect member for performing effects related to the display content of the display unit is provided in the center case. Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine configured such that a driving force transmission member is actuated by driving of a driving source and a movable effect member is moved to the display unit side.

JP 2004-105513 A

  This kind of movable member has a more complex movable aspect, thereby increasing the interest of the player and producing a special decoration effect. However, if the movable member has a complicated movable mode, the drive source for driving the movable member is increased in size and the drive mechanism is complicated. Increasing the size of the drive source and the complexity of the drive mechanism lead to increased costs.

  Further, if the arrangement space of the drive source and the drive mechanism is increased due to the increase in the size of the drive source or the complexity of the drive mechanism, as a result, the effect of the movable member is limited and an effective effect cannot be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of producing an effective effect with a simple structure.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display device having a display unit capable of displaying a variable display game that displays a plurality of identification information in a variable manner, and an opening disposed in a game area of the game board and facing the display unit of the variable display device A gaming machine comprising: a center case having a section; an effect operation device that performs a predetermined effect operation; and a control unit that controls the variation display device and the effect operation device. And a movable effect member that operates based on the driving force of the drive source and produces an effect, and a drive mechanism that operates based on the drive force of the drive source and operates the movable effect member, The driving mechanism has a rotating body that is rotated by a driving force of the driving source and has a shaft portion disposed at a position eccentric from the rotation center, and an engagement hole into which the shaft portion of the rotating body is inserted. The engagement hole and the shaft A first rotation member that is rotatable by being engaged with the movable effect member, and an engagement hole into which the shaft portion of the rotating body is inserted, The movable effect member can be rotated by engagement between the engagement hole and the shaft portion, and the first rotation member and the rotation shaft are shared, and the movable effect member is swung by rotating relative to the first rotation member. And a state in which the shaft portion of the rotating body engages with both the first rotating member and the engaging hole of the second rotating member as the rotating body rotates. The second rotation member is switched to a state in which it is engaged only with the engagement hole.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, the movable effect member has an operating piece that comes into contact with a sliding contact surface formed on the second rotating member, and a step portion is formed on the sliding contact surface of the second rotating member. The second rotating member rotates relative to the first rotating member, and the movable effect member swings when the operating piece slides on the stepped portion of the sliding contact surface.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the movable effect member comprises a pair of movable pieces supported by a common rocking shaft, and the pair of movable pieces intersect with each other with the operating pieces as a boundary. In this way, the pair of movable pieces are supported by the swing shaft, and the working pieces are in contact with the stepped portion of the sliding contact surface so that the free end sides approach each other and the directions away from each other. Rocking.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an urging member is accommodated on the outer periphery of the oscillating shaft, and the urging member is compressed by oscillating the pair of movable pieces in a direction in which the free end sides are separated from each other. It is characterized by that.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, the engagement hole of the first rotating member includes a transmission hole for transmitting the rotation of the rotating body to the first rotating member, and the rotation of the rotating body is the first. A non-transmission hole formed so as not to be transmitted to the rotating member, and the engagement hole of the second rotating member is for transmitting the rotation of the rotating body to the second rotating member. It consists only of a hole for transmission.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a game ball that is disposed at an inner bottom portion of the center case and that is guided into the center case is capable of rolling, and the rolling game ball is discharged to a game area of the game board. The stage further includes an opening for guiding a rolling game ball to a route advantageous to a player, and the movable effect member is configured so that the game ball rolling the stage is in the normal state. It is characterized in that the inflow of the game ball into the opening is made possible by restricting the inflow into the portion and swinging.

  According to the first invention, in a state where the shaft portion of the rotating body is engaged with both the engaging holes of the first rotating member and the second rotating member, the first rotating member and the second rotating member rotate simultaneously. When the movable effect member rotates and the shaft portion of the rotating body engages only with the engagement hole of the second rotation member, the second rotation member rotates relative to the first rotation member, and the movable effect member becomes Oscillates. In this way, the movable effect member performs a rotating operation and a swinging operation as the rotating body rotates with one drive source. Therefore, it is possible to perform an effective presentation with a simple structure.

  According to the second invention, the swing operation of the movable effect member can be performed only by rotating the second rotating member relative to the first rotating member, and an effective effect can be achieved with a simple structure. Is possible.

  According to the third invention, by rotating the second rotating member relative to the first rotating member, the pair of movable pieces swings in a direction in which the free end sides approach each other and in a direction away from each other. Thus, it is possible to perform an effective presentation with a simple structure.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the pair of movable pieces includes the biasing member that is compressed by swinging in the direction in which the free end sides are separated from each other, it is possible to smoothly swing the pair of movable pieces. It becomes.

  According to the fifth invention, the engaging hole of the first rotating member is composed of the transmitting hole portion and the non-transmitting hole portion, and the shaft portion of the rotating body is located in the non-transmitting hole portion of the first rotating member. In this case, the shaft portion of the rotating body is not engaged with the engagement hole of the first rotating member, and the rotation of the rotating body is not transmitted to the first rotating member. As described above, the configuration of the engagement hole of the first rotating member can realize the switching between the simultaneous rotation and the relative rotation of the first rotating member and the second rotating member, and provides an effective presentation with a simple structure. Can be done.

  According to the sixth aspect, since the winning probability of the game ball changes based on the operation of the movable effect member, the interest of the game is further improved.

It is a front view of the game board of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows a status indicator. It is a perspective view of a center case. It is a top view of a center case. It is an exploded view of a center case. It is a perspective view of a movable production unit. It is a top view of a movable production unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a movable production | presentation unit. It is an exploded perspective view of the back side of the movable effect unit. It is a perspective view of a movable production unit. It is a perspective view of a movable production unit. It is a perspective view of a movable production unit. It is a perspective view of a movable production unit. It is a top view of a movable production unit. It is a top view of a movable production unit. It is a top view of a movable production unit. It is a top view of a movable production unit. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state by which the movable production | presentation member was arrange | positioned on the stage, (b) is sectional drawing of a stage. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state by which the movable production | presentation member was arrange | positioned on the stage, (b) is sectional drawing of a stage. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the movable production | presentation member was arrange | positioned on the stage. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state by which the movable production | presentation member was arrange | positioned on the stage, (b) is sectional drawing of a stage.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the embodiments, the front, rear, left, and right refer to directions viewed from the player, that is, viewed from the game board.

(First embodiment)
First, a gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The game board 1 defines a substantially circular game area 11 by providing guide rails 10 as partition members on the surface of a rectangular game board main body 2 made of plywood or plastic.

  The gaming machine plays a game by firing a game ball from a launching device (not shown) based on the operation of the player and flowing it down into the game area 11. The player can visually recognize the game area 11 through a cover glass (not shown) that covers the game board 1.

  In the game area 11, a center case 21 having an opening 21a is disposed. An opening having a shape along the outer periphery of the center case 21 is formed in the game board 1, and the center case 21 is fitted into the opening from the front of the game board 1.

  On the back side of the game board 1, a variable display device 22 having a display unit 22a capable of displaying a variable display game that displays a plurality of identification information in a variable manner is disposed. The variable display device 22 is disposed with the display unit 22 a facing the opening 21 a of the center case 21.

  The variable display device 22 sets a plurality of variable display areas (for example, three variable display areas on the left side, the center, and the right side) on the display unit 22a, and displays the images independently in each display area. Device. In the present embodiment, for example, a display screen portion is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like capable of displaying an arbitrary image, and a plurality of identification information (special symbols) and a variable display game are displayed in each variable display area on the display screen. An image based on the progress of the game, such as a character that produces the game, is displayed.

  Below the center case 21 in the game area 11 and substantially in the center of the game area 11, a start winning opening 24 is provided which can give a start condition for a special symbol (special figure) variable display game based on the winning of a game ball. The The start winning opening 24 is a tulip type having a first starting winning opening 24a in which a first special figure variation display game is performed when a game ball is won, and an ordinary variable winning apparatus (ordinary electric accessory) 23. And a second start winning opening 24b in which a second special figure variation display game is performed when the ball wins.

  Below the second start winning port 24b, a special variable winning device (large winning port) 25 that can be converted into a state in which a game ball is not received and a state in which it is easily received depending on the operation result of the variable display device 22 is disposed.

  On the left side of the center case 21 in the game area 11, there is provided a normal diagram start gate 26 in which a normal symbol (normal) variable display game is played when a game ball passes.

  On the left and right sides of the start winning opening 24 in the game area 11, there are arranged general winning openings 27 that satisfy only a condition for paying out a winning ball when a winning game ball is won.

  In addition to this, the game area 11 is provided with a direction changing member such as a windmill 28 or a nail (not shown) for changing the falling direction of the game ball, and an out port 30 for collecting the game ball flowing down without winning. .

  In the lower right part of the game board 1, a special figure fluctuation display of the special figure fluctuation display game, a special figure winning memory number (starting memory number), a normal figure fluctuation display of the general figure fluctuation display game, a common figure winning memory number, And a status indicator 32 for displaying the number of determined rounds per jackpot.

  The game balls launched by the launcher are sectioned along the left side of the guide rail 10 and are launched from the launch ball guide passage 31 that guides the game balls to the game area 11 and are arranged in various locations within the game area 11. The game area 11 flows down while changing the falling direction by the conversion member and wins the start winning opening 24, the general winning opening 27, or the special variable winning apparatus 25, or from the out opening 30 provided at the bottom of the gaming area 11. Discharged.

  When a game ball wins the start winning port 24, the general winning port 27, and the special variable winning device 25, the number of winning balls corresponding to the type of the winning port is discharged from the payout device (not shown).

  Specifically, when a game ball wins the start winning opening 24, the fluctuation display device 22 starts a special figure fluctuation display game in which the identification information composed of the numbers and the like described above is sequentially changed and displayed. An image related to the game is displayed.

  When a game ball is won at the start winning opening 24 at a predetermined timing, a big hit state is reached, and the game stops when three display symbols are aligned (a big win symbol). At this time, the special variable winning device 25 is turned from a closed state (a disadvantageous state for the player) where the special winning opening does not accept the gaming ball for a predetermined time by energizing a large winning solenoid (not shown). Is converted into an open state (a state advantageous to the player). In other words, since the special winning opening is greatly opened for a predetermined time, the player is given a game value that allows a large number of game balls to be acquired.

  In addition, when the game ball passes through the normal map start gate 26, the normal map change display game is started on the status display 32. When the game ball passes through the normal start gate 26 at a predetermined timing, the normal symbol is hit, and the normal symbol displayed on the status indicator 32 stops in the hit state. At this time, the normal variation winning device 23 provided in the second start winning opening 24b is energized to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid (not shown), and the entrance to the second starting winning opening 24b is expanded for a predetermined time. Thus, the possibility of winning the game ball to the second start winning opening 24b is increased.

  Next, the status indicator 32 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the status indicator 32.

  The state indicator 32 notifies the gaming state of the normal map fluctuation display game, the first special figure fluctuation display game, and the second special figure fluctuation display game. Specifically, the status display 32 includes a general map display 3 for displaying a general map change display game, a first special map display 4a for displaying a first special map change display game, and a second special map change. A second special-figure display 4b for displaying a display game; a general-purpose storage display 5 for displaying the number of unprocessed times of a general-purpose variable display game; The first special figure memory display 6 for displaying the number, the second special figure memory display 7 for displaying the number of unprocessed times (second start memory number) of the second special figure fluctuation display game, and the first special figure. Round number display 8 for determining whether the result of the fluctuation display game and the second special figure fluctuation display game is 2R big hit or 15R big hit, and the game state of the first special figure fluctuation display game and the second special figure fluctuation display game are notified. And a game status indicator 9 for playing.

  The general map indicator 3 is an LED that lights up or blinks when a game ball passes through the general map start gate 26 and displays a general map fluctuation display game. When the map display 3 is flashing, it indicates that the map change display game is being displayed. When the map display 3 is lit, the result of the map change display game is a hit. When the general map display 3 is turned off, it indicates that the result of the general map display game is out of place.

  The common map memory display 5 includes two LEDs, a first general map memory display 5a and a second general map memory display 5b. The first general map memory display 5a and the second general map memory display 5b When both are turned off, it indicates that the number of unprocessed games in the normal map display game is “0”, the first general map memory display 5a is turned on, and the second general map memory display 5b is turned off. Indicates that the unprocessed number of times of the normal map display game is “1”, and when both the first general map memory display 5a and the second general map memory display 5b are lit, the normal map variable display is displayed. When the number of unprocessed games is “2”, and the first map memory display 5a is blinking and the second map memory display 5b is lit, the number of unprocessed games in the map variable display game is displayed. Is "3", both the first map memory display 5a and the second map memory display 5b flash. If that indicates that unprocessed count Hiroshi Figure variable display game is "4".

  The 1st special figure display 4a consists of 7 segment LED, displays the 1st special figure fluctuation display game when the game ball wins to 1st starting winning a prize mouth 24a.

  The second special figure display 4b is composed of a 7-segment LED, and displays a second special figure fluctuation display game when a game ball wins the second start winning opening 24b.

  The first special figure memory display 6 is composed of four LEDs, and displays the number of unprocessed times of the first special figure variation display game by the number of lit LEDs.

  The second special figure memory display 7 is composed of four LEDs, and displays the number of unprocessed times of the second special figure variation display game by the number of lit LEDs.

  The round number display 8 is composed of two LEDs, a first round number display 8a and a second round number display 8b. The first round number display 8a is turned on and the second round number display 8b is turned off. If it is, it indicates that the game result of the first special figure variation display game or the second special figure variation display game is 2R big hit, the first round number display 8a is turned off, and the second round number display 8b is turned on. The game result of the 1st special figure fluctuation display game or the 2nd special figure fluctuation display game shows that it is 15R big hit.

  The gaming status indicator 9 is composed of three LEDs, a first gaming status indicator 9a, a second gaming status indicator 9b, and a third gaming status indicator 9c, and the first gaming status indicator 9a is lit. Indicates that it is a big hit (condition device is operating) in the first special figure fluctuation display game or the second special figure fluctuation display game, and the first special figure fluctuation when the first game state indicator 9a is turned off. In the display game and the second special figure fluctuation display game, it is shown that the game is not a big hit (the condition device is not activated).

  When both the second game state indicator 9b and the third game state indicator 9c are turned off, the variation control (variation time) of the first special figure variation display game or the second special figure variation display game is set in advance. When the second game state indicator 9b is turned on and the third game state indicator 9c is turned off, it indicates a time-shortened operation state (shortened control state). When both the second game state indicator 9b and the third game state indicator 9c are lit, the probability that a big hit is given in the first special figure variation display game or the second special figure variation display game is predetermined. This indicates that the state is a high probability state (probability variation state) set higher than the normal probability state which is a probability.

  Further, when both the second gaming status indicator 9b and the third gaming status indicator 9c are turned off, an error not notified state is indicated, the second gaming status indicator 9b is turned off, and the third gaming status indicator 9c is displayed. When it is lit, it indicates that an error is being reported. Specifically, it is determined that there is an error state when the probability of a big hit in the first special figure fluctuation display game or the second special figure fluctuation display game is a high probability state when the gaming machine is turned on, The third game state indicator 9c is lit. The state in which the third game state indicator 9c is lit is continued until the high probability state is stopped.

  Next, the center case 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a perspective view of the center case 21, FIG. 4 is a front view of the center case 21, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the center case 21.

  The center case 21 is a deformed ring-shaped member having an opening 21a facing the display unit 22a of the variable display device 22, and is inserted into the opening formed in the game board 1 from the front of the game board 1 to play the game board 1. Fixed against. The center case 21 is formed of a synthetic resin.

  The center case 21 includes a main body base 50 including a fitting portion 50a fitted into an opening formed in the game board 1 and a flange portion 50b formed in a bowl shape with respect to the fitting portion 50a. It is fixed to the game board 1 via the part 50b. That is, the front side of the heel part 50b is disposed in the game area 11.

  A decorative lens 52 is disposed on the entire front surface of the flange 50b of the main body base 50. On the front surface of the decorative lens 52, a guide member 51 is provided that guides a game ball that is erected forward and flows down the game area 11. The guide member 51 is disposed along the opening 21 a of the center case 21. The front surface of the guide member 51 is formed by a decorative lens, and also serves as a decoration.

  The game ball launched into the game area 11 from the shot ball guide passage 31 flows down the area between the guide rail 10 and the guide member 51. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the game area 11 on the left side of the center case 21 is formed large, whereas the game area 11 on the right side of the center case 21 is large enough to allow one game ball to pass. That's it. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a game is played mainly by flowing the game ball down to the game area 11 on the left side of the center case 21.

  On the inner bottom portion of the center case 21, a stage 60 is provided that allows the game ball to roll and discharges the rolling game ball to the game area 11 in which the start winning opening 24 is disposed.

  On the left side of the center case 21, a warp passage 56 for guiding a game ball flowing down the game area 11 into the center case 21 is disposed.

  The warp passage 56 is configured by disposing a warp forming member 57 along the left side portion of the main body base 50. The warp forming member 57 is formed of a colored transparent synthetic resin.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the warp passage 56 has an inlet 56a that opens toward the game area 11 and receives a game ball flowing down the game area 11, and a flow through which the game ball flowing in from the inlet 56a passes. A path 56 b and a discharge port 56 c that discharges the game ball that opens toward the stage 60 and passes through the flow path 56 b to the stage 60 are provided.

  The inflow port 56a is opened obliquely upward to the left in order to receive a game ball flowing down the left side of the center case 21 in the game area 11. The flow path 56b is formed to meander to weaken the rolling momentum of the passing game ball. The discharge port 56 c is disposed so as to be connected to the left end portion of the stage 60. Therefore, the game ball discharged from the discharge port 56 c flows directly into the stage 60.

  On the top of the main body base 50, there is disposed a first decorative member 53 that houses therein an LED substrate on which an LED is mounted and whose front surface is configured by a decorative lens. A second decorative member 54 extending along the right side of the opening 21 a of the center case 21 is disposed on the right side of the main body base 50. A transparent lens member 54a (see FIGS. 3 and 5) is disposed below the second decorative member 54 so as to protrude from the display portion 22a. As shown in FIG. 4, the lens member 54a is provided inside the lens member 54a. An effect operation unit (effect operation device) 65 having a movable effect member 66 simulating a butterfly shape is disposed. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the lens member 54a is removed. The effect operation unit 65 will be described in detail later.

  Next, the stage 60 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The stage 60 extends in the left-right direction at the inner bottom portion of the center case 21 and is disposed so that the center portion is directly above the start winning opening 24. The stage 60 is formed in a substantially arc shape as a whole with the left and right ends being high and the center being low. The stage 60 is formed of a colored transparent synthetic resin.

  The stage 60 extends in the left-right direction so that the game ball can roll, and the first rolling portion 61 in which the discharge port 56c of the warp passage 56 is connected to the left side, and the left-right direction so that the game ball can roll. A second rolling part 62 that extends and faces the game area 11 on the near side of the first rolling part 61. The 1st rolling part 61 and the 2nd rolling part 62 are arrange | positioned in parallel with the left-right direction. The center side of the second rolling part 62 is formed lower than the first rolling part 61.

  A guide groove 61 a for guiding the game ball to the second rolling part 62 is formed in the center of the first rolling part 61, and the game ball is placed on both the left and right sides of the central part of the first rolling part 61. Guide grooves 61b and 61c for guiding to the second rolling part 62 are formed.

  In the central part of the second rolling part 62, a guide port 62a for guiding the game ball to a guide path 63 disposed below the second rolling part 62 is formed. The guide port 62a is formed facing the guide groove 61a of the first rolling part 61. The guide path 63 opens into the game area 11 through an outlet 63 a formed on the front surface of the stage 60. The outlet 63a is disposed immediately above the start winning opening 24. Further, guide grooves 62b and 62c for guiding the game ball to the game area 11 are provided on the left and right sides of the central portion of the second rolling portion 62 at positions corresponding to the guide grooves 61b and 61c of the first rolling portion 61. It is formed. The guide grooves 62b and 62c are arranged so as to be shifted from right above the start winning opening 24 to the left and right sides.

  The game ball that has flowed into the first rolling part 61 from the warp passage 56 is guided to the second rolling part 62 through one of the guide grooves 61 a, 61 b, 61 c of the first rolling part 61. The game ball guided from the guide grooves 61b and 61c to the second rolling part 62 is likely to be discharged from the guide grooves 62b and 62c of the second rolling part 62 to the game area 11, and in that case Has a low probability of winning the start winning opening 24. The game ball guided from the guide groove 61a to the second rolling part 62 flows into the guide path 63 from the guide port 62a, and is discharged from the outflow port 63a to the game area 11. Since the outflow port 63 a is disposed immediately above the start winning opening 24, the game ball discharged to the game area 11 through the guide path 63 has a high probability of winning the start winning opening 24.

  Next, the rendering operation unit 65 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 6 is a perspective view of the rendering operation unit 65, FIG. 7 is a plan view of the rendering operation unit 65, FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the rendering operation unit 65, and FIG. FIG. 7B is a plan view showing a state in which the movable effect member 66 is removed.

  The effect operation unit 65 operates a movable effect member 66 simulating a butterfly shape to perform a predetermined effect operation. The movable effect member 66 is operated by a drive mechanism 70 that is driven based on the drive force of a motor 69 as a drive source.

  The movable effect member 66 includes a pair of movable pieces 67 and 68 simulating the shape of a butterfly wing. One end of each of the pair of movable pieces 67 and 68 is swingably supported by a swing shaft 92 (see FIG. 6), which will be described later, and is freely movable around the swing shaft 92 by the action of the drive mechanism 70. It swings in the direction in which the end side approaches and away. In this way, the pair of movable pieces 67 and 68 operate so that the wings flutter around the swing shaft 92 as a central axis.

  The drive mechanism 70 includes a gear mechanism 71 that is driven by the driving force of the motor 69, a rotating body 72 that is rotated by the driving force of the motor 69 that is transmitted via the gear mechanism 71, and movable pieces 67 and 68 that are swingable. Based on the supported pedestal 75 (see FIGS. 8 and 9), the first rotating member 73 fastened to the pedestal 75 and rotatable based on the rotational force of the rotating body 72, and the rotational force of the rotating body 72 A second rotating member 74 that can rotate and swings the movable pieces 67 and 68 by rotating relative to the first rotating member 73 is provided. 6 and 7 show a state in which the pedestal 75 is removed.

  Each member constituting the drive mechanism 70 and the motor 69 are supported by a housing 76 fixed to the center case 21. The housing 76 includes a base housing 76A fixed to the center case 21 and a cover housing 76B that seals the base housing 76A. 6 and 7 show a state where the cover housing 76B is removed.

  A motor 69 is fastened to the back surface of the base housing 76A, and an output shaft 69a of the motor 69 is inserted through the base housing 76A.

  The gear mechanism 71 includes a main driving gear 71a connected to the output shaft 69a of the motor 69 and a driven gear 71b screwed to the main driving gear 71a.

  The rotating body 72 is a disk-shaped member, and is rotatably supported by a shaft 76a that passes through the center. The shaft 76a is supported by the base housing 76A. A gear portion 72a that is screwed to the driven gear 71b is integrally coupled to the rotating body 72. Therefore, the rotating body 72 rotates by the driving force of the motor 69 transmitted via the gear mechanism 71.

  On the front surface of the rotating body 72, a shaft portion 72b is formed at a position eccentric from the shaft 76a that is the center of rotation. Accordingly, the rotation of the rotating body 72 causes the shaft portion 72b to pivot about the shaft 76a.

  The first rotating member 73 includes a circular main body portion 80 and a protruding portion 81 formed to protrude from the outer periphery of the main body portion 80 in the radial direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the main body 80 is rotatably supported by a shaft 76b that passes through a through hole 80a formed in the center. The shaft 76b is inserted into and supported by a cylindrical portion 76c disposed in the base housing 76A. Thus, the 1st rotation member 73 and the rotary body 72 differ in a rotation center.

  An annular first peripheral wall 80b is formed on the front surface of the main body 80 along the outer peripheral edge. A second peripheral wall 80c is formed inside the first peripheral wall 80b, and a circular groove 80d is defined by the second peripheral wall 80c. A cutout 80e is formed at a position corresponding to the protrusion 81 on the first peripheral wall 80b and the second peripheral wall 80c, and a part of the circular groove 80d is open to the outside.

  An engagement hole 82 through which the shaft portion 72 b of the rotating body 72 is inserted and engaged is formed in the first rotating member 73 across the main body portion 80 and the protruding portion 81. The first rotating member 73 rotates around the shaft 76 b by the engagement between the shaft portion 72 b and the engaging hole 82 accompanying the rotation of the rotating body 72.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the engagement hole 82 has an elongated hole 82 a as a transmission hole for transmitting the rotation of the rotating body 72 to the first rotating member 73, and the rotation of the rotating body 72 is the first rotation. It consists of a semicircular hole 82b as a non-transmitting hole formed so as not to be transmitted to the member 73.

  The elongated hole 82a is formed extending from the outer peripheral surface of the main body 80 toward the center. The width of the long hole 82a is formed to be slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 72b. Therefore, when the rotating body 72 rotates with the shaft portion 72b positioned in the elongated hole 82a, the shaft portion 72b and the elongated hole 82a are engaged, and the rotation of the rotating body 72 is the first rotation. It is transmitted to the member 73.

  The semicircular hole 82b is composed of an outer peripheral surface of the main body 80 and an arc-shaped inner peripheral surface 82c formed in the protruding portion 81, and is formed in a substantially semicircular shape. Further, the semicircular hole 82b is formed in such a size that the shaft portion 72b can move within the semicircular hole 82b without contacting the inner peripheral surface 82c when the rotation angle of the rotating body 72 is within a predetermined range. . That is, when the rotation angle of the rotating body 72 is within a predetermined range, the shaft portion 72 b does not engage with the semicircular hole 82 b and the rotation of the rotating body 72 is not transmitted to the first rotating member 73.

  The elongated hole 82a and the semicircular hole 82b are formed in communication with each other, and the inner surface of the elongated hole 82a and the inner peripheral surface 82c of the semicircular hole 82b are formed smoothly and continuously.

  As described above, the engagement hole 82 is composed of the long hole 82a and the semicircular hole 82b. As the rotating body 72 rotates, the shaft portion 72b is positioned in the long hole 82a and is engaged with the engagement hole 82. From the mating state, it switches to a state where it is located in the semicircular hole 82b and not engaged with the engaging hole 82. That is, according to the rotation of the rotating body 72, the shaft portion 72b can go back and forth between the elongated hole 82a and the semicircular hole 82b. Therefore, by rotating the shaft portion 72b between the elongated hole 82a and the semicircular hole 82b, the rotation of the rotating body 72 can be switched between the state where it is transmitted to the first rotating member 73 and the state where it is not transmitted. .

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the base housing 76 </ b> A is provided with a U-shaped photoelectric sensor 85 (initial position detecting means) for detecting the initial rotational position of the first rotating member 73. . On the back surface of the first rotating member 73, a light shielding plate 86 that is inserted into the recess of the photoelectric sensor 85 and shields the emitted light of the photoelectric sensor 85 is integrally formed when the first rotating member 73 is in the initial position. Thus, the initial position of the first rotating member 73 is detected by the photoelectric sensor 85 and the light shielding plate 86. When the first rotating member 73 is in the initial position, as shown in FIG. 7B, the shaft portion 72b of the rotating body 72 is set in a state of being located in the elongated hole 82a.

  Four boss portions 80f (see FIG. 7B) are formed between the first peripheral wall 80b and the second peripheral wall 80c in the first rotating member 73. Four boss portions 75a (see FIG. 9) are also formed on the back surface of the pedestal portion 75.

  The first rotating member 73 and the pedestal portion 75 are fastened together by aligning the boss portions 80f and 75a with each other and inserting a fastening bolt over both. In this way, the pedestal portion 75 on which the movable pieces 67 and 68 are supported is fastened to the first rotating member 73. That is, the movable pieces 67 and 68 are supported by the first rotating member 73 via the pedestal portion 75. Therefore, the movable pieces 67 and 68 rotate with the rotation of the first rotating member 73.

  Similar to the first rotating member 73, the second rotating member 74 includes a circular main body portion 88 and a protruding portion 89 formed to protrude from the outer periphery of the main body portion 88 in the radial direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the main body 88 is rotatably supported by a shaft 76 b that is inserted through a through hole 88 a formed at the center. Thus, the 2nd rotation member 74 makes the 1st rotation member 73 and a rotating shaft common.

  The second rotating member 74 is disposed in a state where the main body portion 88 is accommodated in the circular groove 80 d of the first rotating member 73 and the protruding portion 89 is inserted through the notch portion 80 e of the first rotating member 73. Thus, as shown in FIG. 6, the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74 are arranged in a state where the protruding portions 81 and 89 overlap each other.

  The protrusion 89 is formed with an engagement hole 90 through which the shaft 72 b of the rotating body 72 is inserted and engaged. Thus, the shaft portion 72 b of the rotating body 72 is inserted through both the engagement holes 82 and 90 of the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74. The second rotating member 74 rotates around the shaft 76 b by the engagement of the shaft portion 72 b and the engagement hole 90 accompanying the rotation of the rotating body 72.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the engagement hole 90 extends in the radial direction of the main body portion 88 and is formed in the shape of a long hole, like the long hole 82 a of the engagement hole 82, and the width is the diameter of the shaft portion 72 b. It is formed in a size slightly larger than that. Therefore, when the rotating body 72 rotates, the shaft portion 72b and the engagement hole 90 are kept engaged regardless of the rotation angle of the rotating body 72, and the rotation of the rotating body 72 is always the second rotation. It is transmitted to the member 74.

  Thus, the engagement hole 90 is formed as a transmission hole for transmitting the rotation of the rotating body 72 to the second rotation member 74, and is different from the engagement hole 82 of the first rotation member 73. Consists only of holes.

  In a state where the shaft portion 72 b of the rotating body 72 is engaged with both the engaging hole 82 of the first rotating member 73 and the engaging hole 90 of the second rotating member 74, the rotating body 72 rotates with the first rotating member 73 and The first rotation member 73 and the second rotation member 74 are simultaneously rotated by being transmitted to the second rotation member 74.

  On the other hand, in a state in which the shaft portion 72b of the rotating body 72 is not engaged with the engaging hole 82 of the first rotating member 73 and only the engaging hole 90 of the second rotating member 74 is engaged, The rotation is transmitted only to the second rotating member 74, and the second rotating member 74 rotates relative to the first rotating member 73.

  An annular peripheral wall 88b is formed on the front surface of the main body 88 along the outer peripheral edge. The peripheral wall 88b is partially formed with a notch 88e, and the notch 88e forms a plurality of stepped portions 88d on the end surface 88c of the peripheral wall 88b.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the pedestal portion 75 is an annular member, and is disposed in a state where the main body portion 88 of the second rotating member 74 is positioned in the hollow portion. A shaft support portion 75b is disposed on the front surface of the pedestal portion 75 at positions symmetrical to each other with respect to the center, and both end portions of the aforementioned swing shaft 92 (see FIG. 6) are supported by the shaft support portion 75b. The pedestal 75 may be configured as a member integrated with the main body 80 of the first rotating member 73.

  Next, the movable pieces 67 and 68 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the rendering operation unit 65, and shows a state in which only the movable piece 67 of the movable pieces 67 and 68 is supported by the swing shaft 92.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a pair of cylindrical portions 67a is formed at one end of the movable piece 67, and a swing shaft 92 is inserted into the pair of cylindrical portions 67a. As described above, the movable piece 67 is swingably supported by the swing shaft 92 via the cylindrical portion 67a.

  In the pair of cylindrical portions 67 a, an operating piece 67 b is formed that extends in a direction opposite to the free end of the movable piece 67 and contacts the end surface 88 c of the peripheral wall 88 b of the main body 88 of the second rotating member 74. Thus, the operating piece 67b is located on the opposite side of the free end of the movable piece 67 with the cylindrical portion 67a as the center.

  When the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74 rotate simultaneously, the relative position between the operating piece 67b of the movable piece 67 supported by the first rotating member 73 and the peripheral wall 88b of the second rotating member 74 changes. do not do.

  On the other hand, when the second rotating member 74 rotates relative to the first rotating member 73, the operating piece 67 b of the movable piece 67 slides on the end surface 88 c of the peripheral wall 88 b of the second rotating member 74. In this manner, the end surface 88c of the peripheral wall 88b functions as a sliding contact surface with which the operating piece 67b of the movable piece 67 comes into sliding contact. Since the stepped portion 88d is formed on the end surface 88c, when the operating piece 67b is in sliding contact with the stepped portion 88d, the operating piece 67b moves up and down due to the height difference of the stepped portion 88d. As the operating piece 67b moves up and down, the movable piece 67 swings around the cylindrical portion 67a. Since the swing shaft 92 that supports the cylindrical portion 67 a is arranged perpendicular to the shaft 76 b that is the rotation shaft of the first rotation member 73, the movable piece 67 is in the direction of the rotation axis of the first rotation member 73. Rocks. Thus, when the second rotating member 74 rotates relative to the first rotating member 73, the movable piece 67 swings in the direction of the rotation axis of the first rotating member 73 around the cylindrical portion 67a.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, the movable piece 68 is also swingably supported by the swing shaft 92 through a cylindrical portion 68 a formed at one end, similarly to the movable piece 67. . In this manner, the pair of movable pieces 67 and 68 are supported by the common swing shaft 92. An operating piece 68b that contacts the end surface 88c of the peripheral wall 88b is formed in the cylindrical portion 68a. In the movable piece 68, the second rotating member 74 rotates relative to the first rotating member 73, and the operating piece 68b is brought into sliding contact with the stepped portion 88d of the end surface 88c of the peripheral wall 88b. The rotating member 73 swings in the direction of the rotation axis.

  The cylindrical portion 68a of the movable piece 68 is disposed between a pair of cylindrical portions 67a of the movable piece 67 as shown in FIG. The movable piece 67 and the movable piece 68 are supported by the swing shaft 92 such that the operating pieces 67b and 68b intersect with each other with the swing shaft 92 as a boundary. Accordingly, the pair of movable pieces 67 and 68 swings in the direction in which the free end sides approach and away from each other when the operating pieces 67b and 68b are in sliding contact with the stepped portion 88d of the peripheral wall 88b of the second rotating member 74. To do. Specifically, when the operating pieces 67b and 68b are positioned at the high portion of the stepped portion 88d, the pair of movable pieces 67 and 68 are in a state in which their free end sides are farthest from each other, and the operating pieces 67b and 68b. Is located at the notch 88e of the stepped portion 88d, the free end sides of the stepped portion 88d are in the closest state. As shown in FIG. 8, the cylindrical portion 67a and the cylindrical portion 68a are covered with a decorative member 98 simulating the shape of a butterfly body.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A, a spring 96 as a coiled biasing member is accommodated on the outer periphery of the swing shaft 92. One end 96 a of the spring 96 is locked to a notch (not shown) formed in the cylindrical portion 67 a of the movable piece 67, and the other end 96 b is notched 68 c formed in the cylindrical portion 68 a of the movable piece 68. It is locked to. Thus, since the spring 96 is locked over the cylindrical portions 67a and 78a of the movable pieces 67 and 68, the movable portions 67 and 68 are swung in a direction in which the free end sides of the movable pieces 67 and 68 are separated from each other. Compressed between 67a and 78a. Therefore, the pair of movable pieces 67 and 68 are free from each other by the spring 96 when the operating pieces 67b and 68b are located at the high part of the stepped portion 88d and the free end sides of the pair are movable most apart. It will be in the state biased in the direction which an end side approaches.

  Next, other members of the effect operation unit 65 will be described with reference to FIGS. The cover housing 76B is formed with an annular portion 76e having a circular opening 76d facing the main body portions 80 and 88 of the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74. In the cover housing 76B, an arc-shaped LED substrate 93 on which LEDs are mounted is supported and accommodated by the annular portion 76e so as to surround the main body portions 80 and 88. Since the annular portion 76e is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, the light emitted from the LEDs on the LED substrate 93 leaks to the outside.

  An annular lens member 94 (see FIG. 8) is disposed on the front surface of the annular portion 76e, and the lens member 94 is supported by an annular attachment member 95 attached to the annular portion 76e of the cover housing 76B. The light emitted from the LEDs on the LED substrate 93 is diffused to the outside by passing through the lens member 94.

  Next, the rendering operation by the rendering operation unit 65 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, and 10 to 17. The effect operations shown below are performed by an effect control device (control means) installed in the gaming machine. 10 to 13 are perspective views of the effect operation unit 65, and FIGS. 14 to 17 are plan views of the effect operation unit 65. In FIGS. 10 to 17, only the movable piece 67 of the movable pieces 67 and 68 is shown. Indicates. The movable piece 67 operates in the order of FIGS. 6 and 10 to 13. 7 and 14 to 17 are plan views corresponding to FIGS. 6 and 10 to 13, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the normal state, the first rotating member 73 is an initial position where the light shielding plate 86 shields the emitted light of the photoelectric sensor 85. In this state, the shaft portion 72 b of the rotating body 72 is positioned in the elongated hole 82 a of the engaging hole 82 of the first rotating member 73 and is positioned on the proximal end side of the engaging hole 90 of the second rotating member 74. . Therefore, the rotating body 72 stands by in a state where the shaft portion 72b can be engaged with both the engaging holes 82 and 90 of the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74. In addition, the operating pieces 67 b and 68 b of the movable pieces 67 and 68 are located at a high portion in the stepped portion 88 d of the peripheral wall 88 b of the second rotating member 74. Therefore, the movable pieces 67 and 68 stand by in a state where their free end sides are farthest apart. In this state, the spring 96 accommodated on the outer periphery of the swing shaft 92 is compressed between the cylindrical portions 67a and 78a.

  When the special figure variation display game progresses and the display symbol of the display unit 22a of the variation display device 22 forms a reach state, the following presentation operations are performed by the pair of movable pieces 67 and 68. Here, the reach state is a state in which, for example, symbols other than the symbol that stops last are stopped with the same content, and only the symbol that stops last is changing. Specifically, although the left and right symbols of all three symbols have stopped together, the middle symbol is still fluctuating, so there is a possibility that a big hit will be left.

  As shown in FIGS. 10, 11 and 14, 15, when the motor 69 is driven in the forward rotation direction, the driving force of the motor 69 is transmitted to the rotating body 72 via the gear mechanism 71. It rotates clockwise in FIG. As the rotating body 72 rotates, the rotation of the rotating body 72 is transmitted to the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74 by the engagement between the shaft portion 72b and the engaging holes 82 and 90, and the first rotating member. 73 and the second rotating member 74 rotate simultaneously counterclockwise in FIGS. 14 and 15.

  As the first rotating member 73 rotates, the movable pieces 67 and 68 supported by the first rotating member 73 rotate. Thereby, the effect that the butterfly wings configured by the movable pieces 67 and 68 move toward the display unit 22a is performed. However, when the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74 rotate simultaneously, the relative position between the operating pieces 67b and 68b of the movable pieces 67 and 68 and the peripheral wall 88b of the second rotating member 74 does not change. The movable pieces 67 and 68 do not swing.

  Therefore, in the process in which the rotation angle of the rotator 72 changes from FIG. 6 to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 (FIG. 7 to FIG. 14, FIG. 15), the movable pieces 67 and 68 perform only the rotation operation and the swing operation is performed. Absent.

  In the state shown in FIGS. 11 and 15, the shaft portion 72 b of the rotating body 72 is located in the semicircular hole 82 b of the engaging hole 82 of the first rotating member 73. Therefore, the shaft portion 72 b is not engaged with the engagement hole 82 of the first rotating member 73, and the rotation of the rotating body 72 is not transmitted to the first rotating member 73. Thereby, the rotation of the first rotating member 73 is stopped, and the rotating operations of the movable pieces 67 and 68 are stopped.

  As shown in FIGS. 12, 13, 16, and 17, when the rotating body 72 further rotates, the first rotating member 73 maintains the stopped state, whereas the second rotating member 74 has the FIGS. 16 and 17. Change the rotation direction clockwise above. Thus, since the second rotating member 74 rotates relative to the first rotating member 73, the operating pieces 67 b and 68 b of the movable pieces 67 and 68 raise the stepped portion 88 d of the peripheral wall 88 b of the second rotating member 74. It moves in sliding contact from the portion to the notch 88e.

  The spring 96 in a compressed state between the cylindrical portions 67a and 78a in the process in which the operating pieces 67b and 68b move by sliding the stepped portion 88d from the high place to the notched portion 88e is the movable pieces 67 and 68. Are urged in the direction in which the free end sides approach each other. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, the operating pieces 67b and 68b swing in a direction in which their free ends approach each other.

  Thus, when the rotation angle of the rotating body 72 is within a predetermined range, the second rotating member 74 rotates relative to the first rotating member 73, and the operating pieces 67b and 68b of the movable pieces 67 and 68 rotate in the second rotation. The stepped portion 88d of the peripheral wall 88b of the member 74 is slidably contacted. Therefore, if the motor 69 repeats the forward rotation driving and the reverse rotation driving so that the rotation angle of the rotating body 72 is within this predetermined range, the operating pieces 67b and 68b move away from each other in the direction in which the free end sides approach each other. Repeat the swinging.

  That is, from the state shown in FIGS. 13 and 17, the second rotating member 74 is counterclockwise on FIG. 17 by driving the motor 69 in the reverse direction and rotating the rotating body 72 counterclockwise on FIG. Change the direction of rotation around. Accordingly, the operating pieces 67b and 68b of the movable pieces 67 and 68 move by sliding the stepped portion 88d of the peripheral wall 88b of the second rotating member 74 from the cutout portion 88e to the high portion, so that the operating pieces 67b, 68b oscillates in the direction in which the free ends of each other leave.

  During the reach state, the forward rotation and reverse rotation of the motor 69 are repeated, whereby the movable pieces 67 and 68 are repeatedly swung, and an effect is produced in which the butterfly wings flutter in front of the display unit 22a.

  Thus, the pair of movable pieces 67 and 68 performs an effect of switching to the swinging operation after the rotating operation. This series of operations is performed in association with the display contents such as the display symbol of the display unit 22a, and further effects are exhibited.

  After the reach state is completed, the motor 69 is driven in the reverse direction, and the rotating body 72 moves in the reverse direction in FIG. 17 until the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74 return to the initial positions shown in FIGS. Rotate clockwise. When the first rotating member 73 returns to the initial position, the light shielding plate 86 of the first rotating member 73 blocks the light emitted from the photoelectric sensor 85. Thereby, the initial position of the 1st rotation member 73 is detected, and the motor 69 stops according to the detection result.

  According to the above embodiment, the following effects are obtained.

  In a state where the shaft portion 72b of the rotating body 72 is engaged with both the engaging holes 82 and 90 of the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74, the first rotating member 73 and the second rotating member 74 rotate simultaneously. When the movable pieces 67 and 68 rotate and the shaft portion 72 b of the rotating body 72 engages only with the engaging hole 90 of the second rotating member 74, the second rotating member 74 moves relative to the first rotating member 73. As a result of relative rotation, the movable pieces 67 and 68 swing. As described above, the movable pieces 67 and 68 perform the rotating operation and the swinging operation as the rotating body 72 is rotated by one motor 69. Therefore, it is possible to perform an effective presentation with a simple structure.

  Further, since the movable pieces 67 and 68 are switched from the rotating operation to the swinging operation only by rotating the rotating body 72 by the motor 69, it is possible to easily perform the effect control and the power consumption of the motor 69 Can also be suppressed.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19, a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 18A and 19A are perspective views showing a state in which the movable effect member 66 is disposed on the stage 100, and FIG. 18B is a cross-sectional view of the stage 100. FIG. In the following description, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same components as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

  Also in the second embodiment, the configuration of the movable effect member 66 is the same as that of the first embodiment. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the movable effect member 66 is disposed at the end of the stage 100 disposed at the inner bottom of the center case 21.

  The stage 100 is a game ball that can roll, and discharges the rolling game ball to the game area 11 in which the start winning opening 24 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the stage 100 extends in the left-right direction, and is disposed so that the center portion is directly above the start winning opening 24. The stage 100 is formed in a substantially arc shape as a whole with the left and right ends being high and the center being low.

  The stage 100 is connected to the left side of the discharge port 56c of the warp passage 56, and the upper stage rolling unit 101 on which the game ball discharged from the warp path 56 rolls, and the upper stage rolling unit 101 is disposed below the upper stage rolling unit 101. The lower stage rolling part 102 (refer FIG.18 (b) and FIG.19 (b)) by which the game ball which flowed into the opening part 103 formed in the right side part vicinity of the moving part 101 is guide | induced is provided.

  A guide groove 101a for guiding the game ball to the game area 11 is formed at the center of the upper rolling part 101, and guide grooves 101b for guiding the game ball to the game area 11 are also provided on the left and right sides of the guide groove 101a. Is formed. The guide groove 101 a is located immediately above the start winning opening 24.

  The lower rolling part 102 opens into the game area 11 through a discharge port 104 formed in the front center part of the stage 100. The discharge port 104 is located immediately above the start winning port 24. Therefore, the game ball that flows into the opening 103 of the upper rolling part 101 and is guided to the lower rolling part 102 has a high probability of winning the start winning opening 24. Thus, the opening 103 guides the game ball rolling on the upper rolling part 101 to a route advantageous for the player.

  The movable effect member 66 is disposed at the right end portion of the stage 100. The movable piece 67 restricts the gaming ball rolling on the upper rolling part 101 from flowing into the opening 103 in a normal state. More specifically, in the normal state, the movable pieces 67 and 68 stand by in a state in which their free end sides are farthest apart. That is, since the movable pieces 67 and 68 are in the sleeping state, the inflow of the game ball to the opening 103 is restricted as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the movable pieces 67 and 68 rotate and then swing, the movable pieces 67 and 68 are in a state where the free end sides of the movable pieces 67 and 68 are closest to each other. That is, since the movable pieces 67 and 68 are changed to the standing state, the opening 103 is opened as shown in FIG. As described above, the movable piece 67 allows the game ball to flow into the opening 103 by swinging.

  As described above, since the winning probability of the game ball to the start winning opening 24 changes based on the operation of the movable effect member 66, the interest of the game is further improved.

  As another form of the second embodiment described above, an opening 105 may be further formed in the vicinity of the opening 103 as shown in FIGS. The game ball that has flowed into the opening 105 is guided to the lower rolling part 102 and discharged to the game area 11 through the discharge port 106 formed on the right side of the discharge port 104 on the front surface of the stage 100. The discharge port 106 is formed so as to be shifted from right above the start winning port 24 to the right side. Therefore, a game ball that flows into the opening 105 and is guided to the lower rolling part 102 and discharged from the discharge port 106 to the game area 11 has a low probability of winning the start winning port 24. Thus, the opening part 105 guides the game ball rolling the upper stage rolling part 101 to a disadvantageous route for the player.

  In the normal state, as shown in FIG. 20, the movable piece 67 restricts the gaming ball rolling on the upper rolling portion 101 from flowing into the opening 103, whereas the opening 105 is opened. Wait at. As a result, the game ball that has rolled to the right end of the upper rolling portion 101 is highly likely to flow into the opening 105, and in that case, the game ball is discharged from the discharge port 106 to the game area 11 and to the start winning port 24. The probability of winning is low.

  On the other hand, when the movable pieces 67 and 68 rotate and then swing, the movable piece 67 opens the opening 103 as shown in FIG. Thereby, there is a possibility that the game ball that has rolled to the right end of the upper stage rolling unit 101 may flow into the opening 103, and the probability of winning in the start winning opening 24 increases.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is obvious that various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine as shown in the above embodiment, and uses, for example, gaming balls such as other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, and sparrow ball gaming machines. Applicable to all gaming machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 11 Game area | region 21 Center case 22 Fluctuation display apparatus 22a Display part 65 Presentation operation | movement unit 66 Movable presentation members 67 and 68 Movable pieces 67a and 67b Actuation piece 69 Motor 70 Drive mechanism 72 Rotating body 72b Shaft part 73 1st rotation member 74 Second rotating member 75 Pedestal portion 76 Housing 80 Main body portion 81 Projecting portion 82 Engagement hole 82a Long hole 82b Semicircular hole 88 Main body portion 88c End surface (sliding contact surface)
88d Step part 89 Projection part 90 Engagement hole 92 Swing shaft 96 Spring

Claims (6)

A variable display device having a display unit capable of displaying a variable display game for variable display of a plurality of identification information;
A center case having an opening disposed in a game area of the game board and facing the display unit of the variable display device;
A production operation device for performing a predetermined production operation;
In a gaming machine comprising: control means for controlling the variation display device and the production operation device,
The production operation device is:
A movable effect member disposed in the center case and acting based on a driving force of a drive source;
A drive mechanism that drives based on the drive force of the drive source and operates the movable effect member;
The drive mechanism is
A rotating body that has a shaft portion that is rotated by a driving force of the driving source and disposed at a position eccentric from a rotation center;
The rotating body has an engagement hole into which the shaft portion is inserted, and can be rotated by engagement between the engagement hole and the shaft portion, and the movable effect member is supported to be swingable in the direction of the rotation axis. A first rotating member,
The rotating body has an engagement hole into which the shaft portion is inserted, and is rotatable by the engagement of the engagement hole and the shaft portion. A second rotating member that swings the movable effect member by rotating relative to the one rotating member;
Along with the rotation of the rotating body, the shaft portion of the rotating body is engaged with both the engagement holes of the first rotating member and the second rotating member, and the engagement of the second rotating member. A gaming machine characterized by being switched to a state of engaging only with a hole. The movable effect member has an operating piece that comes into contact with a sliding contact surface formed on the second rotating member,
A step portion is formed on the sliding surface of the second rotating member,
The movable effect member swings when the second rotating member rotates relative to the first rotating member, and the operating piece slides on the stepped portion of the sliding contact surface. The gaming machine according to 1. The movable effect member comprises a pair of movable pieces supported on a common swing shaft,
The pair of movable pieces are supported by the swing shaft such that the operation pieces of the pair intersect each other with the swing shaft as a boundary,
The pair of movable pieces swings in a direction in which the free end sides approach and away from each other when the operating pieces of the pair come into sliding contact with the stepped portion of the sliding contact surface. The gaming machine described in 1. An urging member is accommodated on the outer periphery of the swing shaft,
The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the biasing member is compressed by the pair of movable pieces swinging in a direction in which the free end sides are separated from each other. The engagement hole of the first rotating member includes a transmission hole for transmitting the rotation of the rotating body to the first rotating member, and the rotation of the rotating body is not transmitted to the first rotating member. A non-transmission hole formed as follows,
The said engagement hole of a said 2nd rotation member consists only of the transmission hole part for transmitting rotation of the said rotary body to a said 2nd rotation member, Any one of Claim 1 to 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. A gaming machine according to any one of the above. A game ball disposed on the inner bottom of the center case and capable of rolling the game ball guided into the center case, further comprising a stage for discharging the rolling game ball to the game area of the game board;
The stage is formed with an opening for guiding the rolling game ball to a route advantageous to the player,
In the normal state, the movable effect member restricts the gaming ball rolling on the stage from flowing into the opening and allows the gaming ball to flow into the opening by swinging. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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