JP5464729B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine in which an optical sensor or an infrared sensor is attached to a movable accessory movably mounted on a game board.

  Conventionally, in the first-class pachinko machines, there are multiple types of winning holes including a start winning opening and an openable large winning opening on the surface of the game board, and numbers etc. triggered by winning game balls to the starting winning opening There are provided a liquid crystal display (image display) for displaying symbol variations and jackpot lottery results using an effect design (decorative design), a number of obstacle nails, windmills, and the like.

  When a game ball launched by rotating the launch handle and thrown into the top of the game area of the game board hits a number of obstacle nails and windmills and falls in a direction and wins the starting prize opening Then, the player is given a profit state determined by lottery.

In recent pachinko machines, in order to improve the playability and performance, the center feature including the image display is enlarged so as to occupy a wide area in the center of the game board. In many cases, movable movable objects (so-called gimmicks) such as a kind are arranged. This movable accessory is configured to operate in accordance with the game effect displayed on the image display.
By the way, in order to enhance the player's sense of participation and playability in recent gaming machines, light emitting / light receiving optical sensors and light receiving infrared sensors are provided at predetermined positions on the front surface of the outer peripheral frame of the center object. There is something.

  In the bullet ball game machine described in Patent Document 1, a movable accessory is provided in the center of the upper part of the outer peripheral frame of the center accessory including the image display, and a pair of light emission is provided at the left and right parts of the movable accessory. A type / light-receiving type optical sensor is provided so as to protrude in the direction of inclination downward. In response to an instruction message displayed on the image display, when a player brings a finger close to the glass plate on the front side of the image display, reflected light reflected from the finger is received by the left or right optical sensor. Thus, the detection signal indicating the player's operation is output to the display control board, and the effect display is switched according to the player's operation.

  In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2, a pair of first and second infrared sensors are provided at a predetermined interval near the center of the lower front surface of the outer peripheral frame of the center accessory. When a message requesting confirmation of the player's name is displayed on the image display, the incident light is selected by the player holding the hand over one of the first and second infrared sensors in response to the request. Is detected by an infrared sensor.

JP 2003-225373 A JP 2004-194684 A

  In the techniques of Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the optical sensor and the infrared sensor are mounted on the outer peripheral frame of the center object or in the vicinity thereof, an operation in which the player holds the hand or finger from the optical sensor or the infrared sensor. The distance to the point becomes long, and it is difficult to improve the detection performance of detecting a player's hand or finger with an optical sensor or the like.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to equip the movable accessory with an optical sensor or the like in order to reduce the distance from the optical sensor or the like to the player's hand or finger. However, in that case, the directivity direction of the sensor changes according to the movement of the movable accessory, so that the detection performance of the optical sensor or the like is extremely lowered. On the other hand, in order to ensure the detection performance by the optical sensor or the like, the operation range of the movable accessory is restricted, and the game effect by the movable accessory cannot be enhanced.

Furthermore, when an optical sensor or the like is mounted on a movable accessory, if the operation of the movable accessory is frequently repeated, the connecting portion of the lead wire to the optical sensor or the like may be broken. May break down.
The object of the present invention is to maintain the directional direction of a light emitting / receiving optical sensor or a light receiving infrared sensor attached to a movable accessory movably mounted on a game board in a certain direction, and depending on the operation of the movable accessory. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can reliably prevent failure of an optical sensor or the like.

The present invention has the following configuration. The reference numerals in parentheses show an example of the correspondence relationship with the drawings in order to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 is a pachinko gaming machine (1) provided with a gaming board (4), which is movably mounted on the gaming board (4), and the symbols are variably displayed on a predetermined symbol display means (18a). Of the movable accessory (40) operable in a preset manner, the accessory driving means (33, 34) for driving the movable accessory (40), and the movable accessory (40). An optical sensor (31) mounted on a stationary member (43) in a stationary state with respect to our game board (4), and directed toward the glass plate (3b) on the front side of the movable accessory (40) And an optical sensor (31) capable of projecting light (L) and receiving the reflected light.

  Even when the movable accessory (40) is driven and operated by the accessory driving means (33, 34), the directivity direction of the optical sensor (31) is maintained in a fixed direction and is movable from the optical sensor (31). Light (L) is projected toward the glass plate (3b) on the front side of the accessory (40), and the player hands or fingers to the glass plate (3b) on the front side of the movable accessory (40). When approached, the reflected light reflected by the hand or finger is received by the optical sensor (31).

The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 is a pachinko gaming machine (1) provided with a gaming board (4), which is movably mounted on the gaming board (4), and the symbols are variably displayed on a predetermined symbol display means (18a). Of the movable accessory (40) operable in a preset manner, the accessory driving means (33, 34) for driving the movable accessory (40), and the movable accessory (40). It is an infrared sensor mounted on a stationary member (43) in a stationary state with respect to our game board (4), and infrared rays incident from the outside of the glass plate (3b) on the front side of the movable accessory (40) An infrared sensor capable of receiving light is provided.

  Even when the movable accessory (40) is driven and operated by the accessory driving means (33, 34), the directivity direction of the infrared sensor is maintained in a fixed direction, and the front side of the movable accessory (40) is maintained. Infrared light incident from the outside of the glass plate (3b) is received by the infrared sensor.

In the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, the movable accessory (40) includes a stationary member (43) and a movable body (41) movably supported by the stationary member (43). It is characterized by having.
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 3, the stationary member (43) has a spherical bearing (43a) for supporting the movable body (41).

  The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5 is the spherical bearing according to the invention of claim 3, wherein the stationary member (43) has a shaft center (42) that supports the movable body (41) and is orthogonal to the game board (4). 43a), and the optical sensor (31) or the infrared sensor is attached to the front end portion of the spherical bearing (43a).

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 6, in the invention of claim 4, the movable body (41) can be rotated in a posture parallel to the board surface (4a) of the gaming board (4) via the spherical bearing (43a). It is characterized by being swingable in a posture that is not parallel to the board surface (4a) of the game board (4).

According to the present invention, it can be held in the orientation of the optical sensor in a constant direction even if variable dynamic role object is activated. Moreover, the operation range of the movable won game can be set freely without sacrificing detection performance of the optical science sensor. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent a failure of the optical sensor due to the operation of the movable accessory.

1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board. It is a control system block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a front view of the movable body of a movable accessory. It is a vertical side view of a movable accessory or the like. It is an expansion vertical side view of the principal part of a movable accessory. It is a side view of the movable accessory which concerns on a change form.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described based on examples.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 classified as the first type pachinko machine, an opening / closing frame 2 is attached to an outer frame attached to an island structure of the pachinko hall so that the opening / closing frame can be freely opened and closed. An opening / closing door 3 is attached to 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. A game board 4 is mounted on the open / close frame 2, and a game area 5 is formed on the front side of the game board 4. A window 3a is formed on the open / close door 3, and a glass plate 3b is attached to the window 3a, and the front side of the game area 5 is covered with the glass plate 3b. The game area 5 can be seen from the outside through the glass plate 3b.

  A plurality of decorative lamps (frame lamps) 3c are provided in the upper part of the open / close door 3, and an effect button 9 called a so-called chance button that can be operated by a player and a game ball for launching are provided below the window 3a. A storage tray 6 for storing P and winning balls and a launching handle 7 operated by the player are provided. When the firing handle 7 is rotated, the game ball P introduced from the storage tray 6 to the firing position is launched. Here, when there are a plurality of game balls P in the storage tray 6, for example, the plurality of game balls P are continuously fired at intervals of about 0.6 seconds. The launched game ball P is guided by the guide rail 8 and thrown into the top of the game area 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game board 4 forming the vertical board surface 4 a includes a number of obstacle nails 10, a windmill 10 a, a start winning opening device 11, a gate 12, a large winning opening device 13, and a plurality of ordinary winning holes. A winning opening 14, an image display 15, a movable accessory device 16, and a center accessory 17 are provided in the game area 5, and a game display board 18 is provided outside the game area 5. A control device 20 is mounted on the back side of the game board 4.

  The start winning a prize opening device 11 is disposed below the center accessory 17 and includes an electric tulip-type accessory provided with a pair of left and right opening / closing members called a so-called electric Chu. The start winning opening device 11 includes a gate-type upper start winning opening 11a, an openable lower start winning opening 11b, an opening / closing member 11c for opening and closing the lower start winning opening 11b, and a game ball P winning in the start winning openings 11a and 11b. A start port SW11d for detecting the opening and closing, and an electric chew solenoid 11e for opening and closing the opening and closing member 11c.

  The open / close member 11c is configured so that two short symmetrical blade members move around the axis perpendicular to the board surface, making it impossible to win the game ball P to the lower start winning port 11b at the closed position, and the open position. Thus, it is possible to win the game ball P in the lower start winning opening 11b. The opening / closing member 11c in FIG. 2 is in the closed position.

  The gate 12 is arranged on the left side of the center accessory 17, and a gate SW 12 a for detecting the game ball P that has passed through the gate 12 is attached. When the winning game is won by the auxiliary game lottery that is triggered by the passing of the game ball P through the gate 12, the auxiliary game is generated and the start winning port device 11 is operated, and the start winning port 11b is normally closed under the closed state. The opening / closing member 11c is opened / closed so as to be opened only for a short time.

  The big prize opening device 13 is arranged below the start prize opening device 11, and detects the big prize opening 13a, the opening / closing member 13b for opening and closing the big prize opening 13a, and the game ball P won in the big prize opening 13a. It has a big prize opening SW13c and a big prize opening solenoid 13d that drives the opening and closing member 13b to open and close. The opening / closing member 13b in FIG. 2 is in the open position.

  When winning a winning game lottery that is triggered by the winning of the game balls P to the starting winning ports 11a and 11b, a winning game is generated and the winning device 13 is activated, which is normally closed. The opening / closing member 13b is opened / closed so as to open.

  The image display 15 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), and is disposed in the entire area of the center accessory 17. The image display 15 displays symbol variations and lottery results using effect symbols (decorative symbols) composed of numbers and the like displayed in the three rectangular areas 15a in the lower part of the screen. The player can recognize whether the special symbol stop mode of the special symbol display 18a is hit or not by seeing the stop mode of the effect symbol. That is, the effect symbol is displayed in a variable manner in conjunction with the special symbol change display, and when the combination of the three effect symbols is displayed in a specific combination (for example, “777”), the gaming state is Transition from the normal gaming state to the big hit gaming state.

  The center accessory 17 is disposed in a substantially circular area at the center of the board surface 4 a of the game board 4, and the center accessory 17 is attached to the game board 4 as a synthetic resin decorative frame surrounding the center accessory 17. A center accessory outer peripheral frame 21 is provided. The entire center accessory outer peripheral frame 21 is subjected to a noble metal plating process (for example, a hard gold plating process) having conductivity in order to enhance the high quality and gorgeousness of the center accessory 17.

  The movable accessory device 16 includes a movable accessory 40 disposed on the upper portion of the center accessory 17. Details of the movable accessory device 16 will be described later. In addition to the image display 15 and the movable accessory 40, the center accessory 17 is provided with various electric decoration members 17a and decorative members.

The game display board 18 is disposed in the lower right area of the game area 5 and is a special symbol display 18a (corresponding to a predetermined symbol display means) composed of a 7-segment display. The display 18b includes four special symbol hold indicators 18c and four normal symbol hold indicators 18d, and these indicators 18a to 18d use light emitting diodes (LEDs) as light sources. On the special symbol display 18a, the result of the big hit lottery performed when the game ball P is won at the start winning holes 11a and 11b is displayed after the variable display. On the normal symbol display 18b, the result of the auxiliary game lottery performed when the game ball P passes through the gate 12 is displayed after the variable display.

  During the variation display of the special symbol display 18a, the number of winning balls won in the start winning openings 11a and 11b, and the number of reserved balls that have not yet been used for the variation of the special symbol is reserved up to four, On the special symbol hold display 18c, the number of hold of the special symbol is displayed. Similarly, during the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display 18b, the number of the game balls P that have passed through the gate 12 and have not yet been used for the fluctuation of the normal symbol is held up to four, The normal symbol hold display 18d displays the number of hold of the normal symbol.

  By turning the launch handle 7, the game ball P that is launched and thrown into the top of the game area 5 falls on the obstacle nails 10 and the windmill 10 a while changing its direction, and the start prize opening device 11 Either the start winning port 11a, 11b, the large winning port 13a of the large winning port device 13 or the plurality of normal winning ports 14 is won and discharged to the outside of the game area 5, or falls to the lowermost end and the out port 19 Is discharged out of the game area 5.

Next, a control system of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 20 includes a main control device 21 and a sub control device 25. The main control device 21 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM on a main control board 22. The sub-control device 25 includes a payout control board 26, an effect control board 27, an image control board 28, and a lamp control board 29. Each of the plurality of control boards 26 to 29 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM.

  The main control board 22 receives the detection signal from the start opening SW11d, the gate SW12a, the big prize opening SW13c, and the normal prize opening SW14a, and receives the control information from the payout control board 26, and receives the electric chew solenoid 11e and the big prize. The mouth solenoid 13d, the special symbol display 18a, the normal symbol display 18b, the special symbol hold indicator 18c, and the normal symbol hold indicator 18d are controlled.

  The main control device 21 performs a jackpot lottery in response to the winning of the game ball P at the start winning ports 11a and 11b, and opens and closes the jackpot port 13a as a jackpot game with a predetermined opening / closing pattern when winning by the jackpot lottery. The prize winning device 13 is controlled so that the winning probability of the big win lottery is set to a predetermined low probability (for example, about 1/300) when the winning probability is lost by the probability variation lottery and is low when the winning is determined by the probability variation lottery. A high probability (for example, about 1/30) higher than the probability is set.

The payout control board 26 receives the control information from the main control board 22 and controls the payout drive motor 30 so that the winning holes 11a and 11b are awarded for one winning game ball P to the winning holes 11a, 11b, 13a and 14. , 13a, 14 and the set number of winning balls are paid out to the storage tray 6.
The effect control board 27 basically receives control information from the main control board 22 and outputs control information for effect to the image control board 28 and the lamp control board 29, respectively. However, the effect control board 27 changes the control information for the effect according to the input signal received from the effect button 9. In addition, the effect control board 27 responds to a detection signal received from the optical sensor 31 mounted on the movable accessory 40 of the movable accessory device 16 in accordance with the first and second solenoids 33 and 34 (combination of the movable accessory device 16). The mode of driving and controlling the object driving means) is changed.

The image control board 28 receives the control information from the effect control board 27 and controls the image display 15 and the speaker 32. Lamp control board 29 receives control information from the performance control board 27, mainly in synchronization with the control by the image control board 28 controls the frame lamp 3c and board lamp 3 d. For example, the speaker 32 is provided on the open / close door 3, and the board lamp 3 d is provided on the game board 4.

Next, the movable accessory device 16 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the movable accessory device 16 includes a movable accessory 40 that is movably mounted on the game board 4, and first and second solenoids 33 for driving the movable accessory 40. 34 and an optical sensor 31 mounted on the movable accessory 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 to 7, the movable accessory 40 is made of a synthetic resin material, and is disposed in the center area of the upper portion of the center accessory 17 in front of the screen of the image display 15. In addition, a movable movable object composed of a character such as an animal (for example, “tanuki”) is formed. The movable accessory 40 includes a movable body 41 and a stationary member 43 that is stationary with respect to the board surface 4 a of the game board 4.

The movable body 41 includes a torso body 41a, a head 41b fixed to the body 41a, a pair of left and right arms 41c, and a pair of left and right legs 41d. A head 41b, an arm portion 41c, the leg portions 41d are respectively fixedly connected to the barrel 41 a. The movable body 41 is movably supported by the stationary member 43 so as to swing between an upright standby posture shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 and a swinging posture swung counterclockwise by, for example, about 30 degrees. .

Movable member 41, the first solenoid 33, about an axis perpendicular to the board surface 4a (around the stationary member 43) board 4a of the game board 4 parallel posture at predetermined time (e.g. 3 seconds), the standby posture and swinging It is driven to swing back and forth over the moving posture (see FIGS. 2 and 4).
The movable body 41 is tilted by a second solenoid 34 at a predetermined angle non-parallel to the board surface 4a of the game board 4 (shown by a chain line in FIG. 6), and a parallel attitude parallel to the board surface 4a (shown by a solid line in FIG. 6). And is driven so as to reciprocate for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds).

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, in the movable body 41, the trunk portion 41 a includes a front side member 44, a rear side member 45, a pair of inner members 46 and 47, and an annular outer peripheral member 53. The circular front member 44 includes an outer peripheral frame portion 44a that is integrally formed on the rear side in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the main body plate portion. A circular hole 44 b is formed at the center of the front member 44.

The circular rear member 45 is an outer peripheral frame portion 45a that faces and comes into contact with the outer peripheral frame portion 44a, and is integrally formed on the front side of the vicinity of the outer periphery of the main body plate portion and includes an outer peripheral frame portion 45a. A circular hole 45 b is formed at the center of the rear member 45. On the front of the rear member 45, a plurality of short columnar boss portion 45c for respectively connecting the base end of the head 41 b of the movable body 41 a pair of arm portions 41c and a pair of leg portions 41d It protrudes forward. Screw holes are formed in these boss portions 45c.

  A plurality of screw holes are formed in the outer peripheral frame portions 44a and 45a, and the outer peripheral frame portions 44a and 45a of the front member 44 and the rear member 45 are overlapped with each other to form screw holes. The front side member 44 and the rear side member 45 are fastened and fixed by the fixing screws 48 screwed together. The head 41b of the movable body 41, the pair of arms 41c, and the pair of legs 41d are inserted through the notches formed in the outer peripheral frame portions 44a and 45a, and the rear member 45 is fixed by a fixing screw. It is fastened and fixed to the boss 45c.

The pair of inner members 46 and 47 are formed of a synthetic resin material in a substantially cross shape, and are disposed in an internal space formed between the front member 44 and the rear member 45. The front inner member 46 includes an annular portion 46a formed at the center, a pair of upper and lower spoke portions 46b extending from the outer peripheral surface of the annular portion 46a in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a pair of left and right spokes. The part 46c is integrally formed. A circular hole into which the stationary member 43 (spherical bearing 43a ) is fitted is formed at the center of the annular portion 46a. Each spoke part 46b, 46c is formed in the shape of a solid strip. The tips of the spoke portions 46b and 46c are fitted and fixed to fitting portions formed on the outer peripheral frame portions 44a and 45a.

  Similarly to the front inner member 46, the rear inner member 47 is formed by integrally forming a central annular portion 47a, a pair of upper and lower spoke portions 47b, and a pair of spoke portions (not shown). It is. The rear inner member 47 is symmetrical with the front inner member 46 in the front-rear direction, and a circular hole into which the stationary member 43 (spherical bearing 43a) is fitted is formed at the center of the annular portion 47a. .

  Four screw holes are formed in the pair of annular portions 46a and 47b. The fixing screws 49 are formed by superimposing the inner members 46 and 47 and screwing them into the four screw holes. Thus, the inner members 46 and 47 are integrally fixed. A partial spherical mounting hole 50 into which the stationary member 43 of the movable accessory 40 is fitted is formed at the center of the pair of annular portions 46a and 47a.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the stationary member 43 has a spherical bearing 43a that movably supports the movable body 41, and the stationary member 43 includes an axis 42 that is orthogonal to the board surface 4a. Cylindrical portions 43 b and 43 c having a short front and rear length are integrally formed at the front end portion and the rear end portion of the stationary member 43. A synthetic resin support shaft 51 orthogonal to the board surface 4a is integrally fixed to the stationary member 43, and the support shaft 51 is integrally fixed to a synthetic resin support member 52 disposed in parallel to the board surface 4a. Has been. The base end portion of the support member 52 is fastened and fixed to the board surface 4a with a fixing screw, and the stationary member 43 is fixed in a stationary state in a direction orthogonal to the board surface 4a by the support shaft 51 and the support member 52. Has been.

The front cylindrical portion 43 b is loosely fitted in the circular hole 44 b of the front member 44, and the rear cylindrical portion 43 c is loosely fitted in the circular hole 45 b of the rear member 45. Longitudinal width of the spherical bearing 43a is about 30% larger than the longitudinal width of the annular portion 46a, 47 a, the spherical bearing 43a is fitted movably mounting holes 50 of the central portion of the annular portion 46a, 47a . Therefore, the movable body 41 is supported so as to be rotatable around the spherical bearing 43a in a posture parallel to the board surface 4a and to be tilted to a posture non-parallel to the board surface 4a via the spherical bearing 43a.

As shown in FIG. 7, a sensor mounting hole 43d is formed inside the cylindrical portion 43b and the spherical bearing 43a, and the optical sensor 31 is mounted forward in the sensor mounting hole 43d.
The optical sensor 31 has a light emitting unit that projects light L horizontally or in a direction close to the horizontal toward the glass plate 3b on the front surface side of the movable body 41, and a light receiving unit that can receive the reflected light. It is a light emitting / receiving infrared sensor. The optical sensor 31 is configured to project infrared rays from the front end of the front cylindrical portion 43b and receive reflected light, and the hemispherical convex lens for light emission / light reception is slightly from the front end of the front cylindrical portion 43a. It is attached to the front end portion of the sensor attachment hole 43d of the stationary member 43 in a state of protruding in the direction.

  The four signal cables 31 a connected to the rear end of the optical sensor 31 are connected to the effect control board 27 through the insertion holes in the support shaft 51 and the support member 52, and the detection signals of the optical sensor 31 are detected. Is supplied to the effect control board 27.

As shown in FIG. 7, on the front side of the operation area of the optical sensor 31, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the effect design displayed on the screen of the image display 15 is in a predetermined reach state, When the projection light L is projected from the academic sensor 31 and the player brings a finger close to the glass plate 3b, the reflected light is detected by the optical sensor 31. When the reflected light is detected by the optical sensor 31, effect control is performed such that the movable body 41 changes in a preset manner. Incidentally, the timing of projection of the projection light L from the optical science sensor 31 it is possible to variously set, why not to be limited to the timing as described above.

  The first and second solenoids 33 and 34 provided in the vicinity of the rear side of the movable body 41 are accessory driving means. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first solenoid 33 is provided in the vicinity of the rear side of the right end portion of the rear member 45. An output member is integrally connected to the tip of the output shaft of the first solenoid 33, and the output member is operatively connected to a connecting piece 45 d on the rear surface of the rear member 45. When the first solenoid 33 is energized and driven (excited state), its output shaft retreats against the biasing force of the spring member, and the movable body 41 is shown in FIG. From the stand-by posture to the swinging posture shown in FIG. 4, it rotates in the clockwise direction parallel to the board surface 4a. When energization of the first solenoid 33 is stopped (demagnetized state), its output shaft is extended, and the swinging posture is restored to the standby posture, contrary to the above.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the second solenoid 34 is provided in the vicinity of the rear side of the lower end portion of the rear member 45. The distal end of the output shaft 34 a of the second solenoid 34 is fixed to an engaging portion 34 c that is movably mounted in a vertically long arcuate slit 45 e formed at the lower end portion of the rear member 45.

  When the second solenoid 34 is energized and driven (excited state), its output shaft 34a retracts against the urging force of the spring member 34b, and the movable body 41 moves the spherical bearing 43a through the engaging portion 34c. As a result, a parallel posture parallel to the board surface 4a indicated by a solid line in FIG. When the energization of the second solenoid 34 is stopped, the output shaft 34a is extended by the urging force of the spring member 34b, and thus swings from the parallel posture shown by the solid line in FIG. 6 to the tilting posture shown by the two-dot chain line. Since the slit 45e with which the engaging portion 34c at the tip of the output shaft 34a of the second solenoid 34 is engaged is an arc-shaped slit, the first solenoid 33 can be moved even when the movable body 41 is tilted. By driving and stopping, the movable body 41 can be swung between the standby posture and the swinging posture.

The operational effects of the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above will be described.
When the game ball P wins the start winning opening 11a, 11b, and the production symbol variably displayed on the screen of the image display 15 is in a reach state in conjunction with the variation display of the special symbol on the special symbol display 18a. , light L is projected from the optical science sensor 31, a player on a glass plate 3b is when the closer the hands and fingers, and the reflected light is detected by the optical sensor 31. When the reflected light is detected by the optical sensor 31, the movable body 41 changes in a preset manner.

Since the optical sensor 31 is installed in the sensor mounting hole 43d of the stationary member 43 that is stationary with respect to the board surface 4a of the movable accessory 40, the optical sensor 31 can be operated even when the movable accessory 40 is operated. The pointing direction can be held in a certain direction.
Further, since attaching the optical sensor 31 to the movable won game 40, it is possible to freely set the operation range of the movable won game 40 without sacrificing the detection performance of the optical sensor 31. Further, failure of the optical sensor 31 due to the operation of the movable accessory 40 can be reliably prevented.

Stationary member 43 has a spherical bearing 43a having an axis perpendicular to and board 4a supports the movable member 41 to the movable, optical sensor 31 is attached to the front end portion of the sensor mounting hole 43 d of the spherical bearing 43a Therefore, the distance from the optical sensor 31 to the glass 3b (the player's hand or finger) on the front surface of the game board 4 is very short, so that the detection performance of the optical sensor 31 can be enhanced. The movable body 41 can swing in a posture parallel to the board surface 4a of the game board 4 via the spherical bearing 43a, and can be tilted in a posture non-parallel to the board surface 4a of the game board 4 , so that the movable body 41 can be tilted. The game production by can be enhanced.

An example in which the embodiment is partially changed will be described.
1] Instead of the optical sensor 31, a weak infrared ray emitted from the player's hand or finger and received from the outside of the glass plate 3 b on the front side of the movable body 41 in a horizontal or near horizontal direction is received. A possible light-receiving infrared sensor may be provided. As this infrared sensor, it is desirable to use a special infrared sensor having a very high infrared detection sensitivity.

2] The shape, arrangement position, size, function, etc. of the movable body 41 of the movable accessory 40 are merely examples, and are appropriately selected from various shapes, various arrangement positions, various sizes, various functions. A movable body 41 having a set shape, arrangement position, size, and function can be employed. Stationary member 43 for supporting the movable member 41 is also merely an example, it is possible to apply the present invention to various stationary member and a movable won game capable of supporting the movable member 41 to move.
3] Various optical sensors may be employed instead of the optical sensor 31.

  4] In the embodiment, the present invention is applied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 classified as the first type pachinko machine, but the bearing part of the movable accessory of the pachinko gaming machine classified as the second type pachinko machine called the blade mono. In addition, the present invention may be applied.

5] A structure disclosed for reference will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the movable accessory 60 has a pivot shaft 61 that is a stationary member, a movable body 62 that is rotatably mounted on the pivot shaft 61, and swingably drives the movable body 62. It has a solenoid actuator 63 and an optical sensor 64 mounted on the movable body 62. The optical sensor 64 is a light emitting / receiving type sensor similar to the optical sensor 31 of the above-described embodiment.

  When the movable body 62 rotates, an annular partial spherical mask member 65 that masks the outer peripheral portion on the front surface side of the convex lens 64a of the optical sensor 64 is provided on the front surface of the movable body 62 so that external disturbance light is not detected. Is provided. The mask member 65 is made of a metal member or a synthetic resin material that is opaque to infrared rays. Since the optical sensor 64 is provided in a portion of the movable body 62 close to the pivot shaft 61, the amount of movement of the optical sensor 64 due to the rotation of the movable body 62 is small. The reflected light from the finger can be received.

6] In addition, those skilled in the art can implement embodiments in which various modifications are added to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the present invention includes such modifications. .

  The present invention can be applied to various gaming machines such as various pachinko gaming machines other than the pachinko gaming machines disclosed in the embodiments and slot machines other than pachinko gaming machines.

P game ball L light 1 pachinko machine 3b glass plate 4 game board 4a board surface 31 optical sensor 33 first solenoid 34 second solenoid 40 movable accessory 41 movable body 42 shaft center 43 stationary member 43a spherical bearing

Claims (6)

In pachinko machines equipped with game boards,
A movable accessory that is movably equipped on the game board and is operable in a preset manner when the symbol is variably displayed on a predetermined symbol display means ;
An accessory driving means for driving the movable accessory;
An optical sensor mounted on a stationary member in a stationary state with respect to the game board of the movable combination, capable of projecting light toward the glass plate on the front side of the movable combination, and A pachinko gaming machine comprising an optical sensor capable of receiving reflected light. In pachinko machines equipped with game boards,
A movable accessory that is movably equipped on the game board and is operable in a preset manner when the symbol is variably displayed on a predetermined symbol display means ;
An accessory driving means for driving the movable accessory;
An infrared sensor that is mounted on a stationary member that is stationary with respect to the game board of the movable combination, and that can receive infrared rays that are incident from the outside of the front glass plate of the movable combination. A pachinko machine characterized by having   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movable accessory includes the stationary member and a movable body movably supported by the stationary member.   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the stationary member has a spherical bearing that supports the movable body.   The stationary member includes a spherical bearing that supports the movable body and has an axis perpendicular to the game board, and the optical sensor or infrared sensor is attached to a front end portion of the spherical bearing. Item 4. A pachinko gaming machine according to item 3.   5. The movable body can be rotated in a posture parallel to the board surface of the game board via the spherical bearing, and can swing in a posture non-parallel to the board surface of the game board. Pachinko machines described in 1.