JP5503268B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with an electrical decoration device capable of displaying a wide variety of images while being simple and compact.

In the pachinko machine, various board parts such as a prize opening, a windmill, a symbol display device, and an electrical decoration device are provided on the board surface of the game board in order to diversify the game contents. Then, when a game ball wins at the start winning opening provided on the game board, the symbols displayed on the symbol display device in the game board start to fluctuate, and the symbols stopped after the lapse of a predetermined time are predetermined jackpot symbols. When it becomes, it becomes a big hit state, and a player can acquire a lot of balls. In such a gaming machine, various display effects are performed in order to enhance the interest of the game.
For example, the stage effect is enhanced by moving or deforming the movable surface parts in various directions triggered by winnings during the game or other changes in the situation (Patent Documents 1 and 2). In addition, for the purpose of visually expressing and informing changes in the situation such as changes in the game state on the game board, and for the purpose of achieving an electric decoration effect in the progress of the game, the game board, movable board surface parts, and other arbitrary parts A light-emitting device such as an LED lamp or a filament lamp is disposed in (Patent Documents 3 and 4).
However, for example, even if an electric decoration effect is added to the shape change or operation of the movable platen surface component by incorporating a light source into the movable platen surface component, there is a limit to the improvement of the rendering effect obtained from that. In particular, it is far from the various effects produced by the images displayed on the liquid crystal display device.
That is, according to the liquid crystal display device, it is possible to produce various effects using video, but it is possible to exert a performance effect comparable to the video effect produced by the liquid crystal display device using a movable panel surface part having an electric decoration effect. Has not been proposed.

JP 2004-195084 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-007509 JP 2009-000303 A JP 2009-066211

As described above, the effects obtained by combining the movable platen part and the light emitting device are far less than the various effects produced as images by the liquid crystal display device.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and a belt-like screen is rotatably arranged in a single compact housing, and a light source and a movable panel surface component (gimmick) are arranged and displayed on the belt-like screen. In addition, by projecting a plurality of images sequentially forward, the effects of various images can be achieved by combining with movable platen parts, which is different from the various effects of images displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine having an electrical decoration device with various effects superior to movable platen parts equipped with a light emitting device.
In addition, since it is compact, it can be placed at any position on the game board surface, and it is intended to realize various effects by collaborating with display contents on the screen and movable board surface parts .

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1 includes a belt-like screen that is stretched and rotated by a plurality of rollers and has a plurality of display areas arranged in the circumferential direction, and a forefront portion. two forward arranged a viewing window in the viewing region located between the rollers located, the disposed behind the viewing area, transparent to move to the viewing window with parallel direction, or translucent movable board parts When, characterized by comprising a illumination device having a light source which enables viewing the movable board component image on the viewing area by emitting disposed behind the movable board components.
According to the present invention, the image displayed on the belt-shaped screen and the movable platen surface component image are illuminated by the light source, and these images are overlapped and projected forward, so that the effect of various images can be exhibited. . Since the images on the screen can be switched sequentially, the contents of the production can be further enhanced. It can be applied to various models by displaying a picture, characters, etc. having contents according to the contents of each game machine on the screen and using a combination of movable surface parts with a design related to this. It becomes possible.
A gaming machine according to a second aspect of the invention is characterized in that a half mirror is arranged in front of the visual recognition area, and a front light source for illuminating the half mirror is arranged in front of the half mirror .

According to the present invention, a plurality of images displayed on the belt-like screen are sequentially projected forward, and the movable platen surface component image is superimposed on the image on the screen to be displayed in various combinations with the movable platen surface component image. The effect of directing images can be demonstrated. In particular, there is provided a gaming machine having an electrical decoration device with various effects that is superior to a movable panel surface part equipped with a light emitting device, although the various effects produced by images displayed on the screen of a liquid crystal display device are different. be able to.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine as an example of the gaming machine provided with the electrical decoration device according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the electrical decoration apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a part (screen part) inside. It is a disassembled perspective view of a screen part. (A) is the side part longitudinal cross-sectional view of an electrical decoration apparatus, (b) is the schematic of the modification. It is a front side perspective view which shows the structure of a gimmick and a gimmick drive mechanism. It is a disassembled perspective view of a gimmick and a gimmick drive mechanism. (A) And (b) is the front view and back view explaining the procedure of operating a movable gimmick piece with a drive mechanism. (A) And (b) is the front view and back view explaining the procedure of operating a movable gimmick piece with a drive mechanism. (A) And (b) is the front view and back view explaining the procedure of operating a movable gimmick piece with a drive mechanism. It is a side part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the electrical decoration apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine equipped with an electrical decoration device according to the present invention.
A pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a rectangular frame 2, and a game board 3 is detachably attached to a window hole of the frame 2.
A glass frame (not shown) is attached to the front side of the game board 3 so as to be opened and closed. A lower part of the glass frame is provided with a tray 4 for storing game balls and a launch lever 5 for firing the game balls in the tray 4.
On the upper surface of the saucer portion 4, for example, an effect button 6 is provided that directs the player to perform an operation and produce a feeling of participation in the game. Although not shown in the drawing, a game ball purchase button, a purchase cancel button, a ball removal button for removing the game ball in the tray 4 from the bottom to the outside, and the like are provided on the upper surface of the tray portion 4.
In the game area 3 a of the game board 3, an electrical decoration device A and an image display device 11, which is a liquid crystal display means, are arranged, and further, back parts related to the progress and production of the game, such as a main control board and a sub control board, are assembled. A synthetic resin mechanism plate (both not shown) is mounted. An outer rail R1 and an inner rail R2 are provided around the game area 3a in the game board 3. These outer rail R1 and inner rail R2 guide the game ball launched from the launch device when the launch lever 5 is operated to the upper part of the game area 3a or to the out port 18.

The image display device 11 is configured by a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays images such as decorative symbols corresponding to special symbols, such as numeric symbols, alphabet symbols, character symbols, etc. in the normal operation state. The In the so-called reach state or special game state, an effect image or the like indicating each game state is also displayed.
A variable winning device 12 is disposed below the image display device 11. The variable winning device 12 includes an upper start port 13 and an electric tulip (hereinafter referred to as “electric chew”) 14 having a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces). Inside the upper start opening 13, a first start opening switch (SW) for generating a right to variably display the special symbol of the special symbol indicator 21 is provided. In addition, a second start port switch (SW) for generating the right to display the special symbol on the special symbol display 22 in a variable manner is provided inside the electric chew 14. In the present embodiment, separate start port switches are provided for the upper start port 13 and the electric chew 14, but this is merely an example, and the start port switches may be shared.
On the left side of the image display device 11, a gate 15 for operating a normal symbol display 23 described later is provided. The gate 15 is provided with a gate switch (SW) therein, and when the game ball passes through the gate SW, the normal symbol of the normal symbol display 23 operates for a predetermined time and stops. . When the normal symbol of the normal symbol display 23 stops in a predetermined manner, the electric chew 14 is configured to open for a predetermined time.

Below the variable winning device 12, there is provided a large winning opening 16 of a large winning device that is opened when in a special gaming state.
Further, the game area 3a of the game board 3 is provided with a normal winning opening 17, and a windmill and a large number of game nails (not shown) project. The game nail slows down the falling speed of the game ball and changes the falling direction in a complicated manner to enhance the interest in game progression.
Outside the gaming area on the lower right side of the game board 3, there are a first special symbol display 21 for performing and displaying the first special symbol, a second special symbol display 22 for performing and displaying the second special symbol, and A normal symbol display 23 for displaying and changing normal symbols is provided. The first special symbol display 21 and the second special symbol display 22 display whether the special symbol is won or not by displaying the special symbol in a variable manner and keeping the variable display still after a predetermined time has elapsed.

The first special symbol hold lamp 24 displays the number of hold of the right (holding ball) to start the variable display of the first special symbol. The second special symbol hold lamp 25 displays the number of rights held to start the variable display of the second special symbol. In this embodiment, when the reserved ball of the first special symbol and the reserved ball of the second special symbol are held, the case where the reserved ball of the second special symbol is preferentially digested is taken as an example. As will be described, the game may be configured to be digested in the order of winning the reserved balls.
The normal symbol hold lamp 26 displays the number of hold (up to 4) of the right to start the change display of the normal symbol obtained by passing the gate 15 when the game ball passes the gate 15 while the normal symbol is changing. To do. In the present embodiment, the first and second special symbol indicators 21 and 22, the normal symbol indicator 23, the first and second special symbol hold lamps 24 and 25, and the normal symbol hold lamp 26 are connected to the game board 3. However, this is merely an example, and it is of course possible to arrange these indicators in the game area 3a of the game board 3.

  2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of an electrical decoration device A according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a part (screen portion) inside, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the screen portion. 5 (a) is a side longitudinal sectional view of the electrical decoration device, FIG. 5 (b) is a schematic view of a modified example, and FIG. 6 is a front side perspective view showing the configuration of the gimmick and the gimmick drive mechanism, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the gimmick and the gimmick drive mechanism.

The illumination device A is endlessly stretched and rotated by a box-shaped housing 30 and four parallel rollers 45a to 45d that are horizontally supported in the housing 30 and display differently. A belt-like screen 40 in which a plurality of display areas 40a to 40d having contents A, B, C, and D are arranged in the circumferential direction, a motor 50 that drives one roller 45d, and two front-most positions A viewing window 32 composed of a transparent plate or a convex lens or the like disposed in front of the viewing area S located between the rollers 45a and 45b and viewing the viewing area, and a gimmick ( behind the viewing area S and operating ) LE to project the movable board part) 60, a gimmick driving mechanism 70 for driving the gimmick 60, a gimmick image viewing area S by emitting disposed behind the gimmick 60 The light source 80 which consists of D, the motor 50, the gimmick drive mechanism 70, and the control apparatus (CPU) which controls the light source 80 are provided. The viewing window 32 of this example may be the heart-shaped opening 31 itself on the front surface of the housing.
The belt-like screen 40 is made of a translucent sheet material, and includes a plurality of display areas 40a to 40d in the circumferential direction as shown in FIGS. Are displayed with different designs, characters, etc. (for example, A, B, C, and D are shown), and when the light source 80 is turned on, a player positioned in front of the display window 32 The display contents such as the design can be visually recognized. By rotating and moving the belt-like screen 40 by the motor 50 and sequentially changing and changing the pattern and the like located in the visual recognition area S, it is possible to change and change the video that can be viewed by the player through the visual recognition window 32.

As the content displayed in the display areas 40a to 40d, a picture, a photograph, a character, etc. related to the theme of the production of the gaming machine are selected, and a gimmick 60 having a design related to the display content is used. To do. At least one display area is made transparent or semi-transparent so that the gimmick 60 located in the back can be visually recognized.
In this example, the belt-like screen 40 is an endless belt and is stretched around a plurality of rollers. However, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 5B, both ends of the belt 40 that is not endless are wound and sent out, respectively. The belt is supported and stretched by driven rollers 45a and 45b arranged in the middle and fixed by the driving rollers 45e and 45f for driving, and the motors provided on the both driving rollers 45e and 45f are driven. The display area of the belt-like screen may be moved sequentially to the visual recognition area S by driving the drive rollers forward and backward. Alternatively, one of the two rollers 45e and 45f that support both ends of the belt is a driving roller driven by a motor, while the other roller is biased in the winding direction by a spring, so that the motor The number may be reduced to one.

When the belt-like screen is configured in a non-endless manner as described above, the screen can be made longer than when an endless belt is used, so the number of display areas formed on the belt surface is significantly increased. The contents of the production can be enhanced.
In FIG. 5B, in addition to the front rollers 45a and 45b, belt unwinding and winding rollers are provided. However, only the front rollers 45a and 45b are provided. You may comprise so that it may unwind and wind up.
By constructing the viewing window 32 from a convex lens, it is possible to enlarge and clearly display the display content such as a picture on the screen and the image of the gimmick 60 located behind the screen. Therefore, it is possible to display a sufficiently large image from the viewing window while reducing the area of the front surface of the illumination device A.

Next, the gimmick 60 according to this example is composed of a gimmick support plate 61 and movable gimmick pieces 62 and 63 in the shape of two snowmen, and each of the movable gimmick pieces 62 and 63 is provided at the lower part of each. The shaft portions 62 a and 63 a are configured to be rotated by the gimmick drive mechanism 70.
In this example, for example, on the screen, while displaying a picture of the main characters of two men and women appearing in the TV drama “Winter Sona”, by separating or approaching two snowmen gimmick pieces behind them, It is devised to show that it is a love scene. It is assumed that the display area displaying the main character has translucency to such an extent that a snowman gimmick piece located behind can be seen through.
As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and the like, the gimmick driving mechanism 70 includes a motor 71, a cam member 72 that is fixedly rotated on the output shaft 71 a of the motor 71, and each movable gimmick piece 62, 63. Are pivotally supported by swinging pieces 73 and 74, each having a projection 73a and 74a projecting forward from the lower end to the shafts 62a and 63a, respectively, using screws, and a gimmick support plate 61. The two intermediate gears 75 that mesh with each other and mesh with the gear portions 62b and 63b that are coaxially integrated with the shaft portions 62a and 63a, and one swinging piece 73 are always in the Y direction (outward direction). And a spring 76 for biasing. The spring 76 biases the swing piece 73 in the direction B (outward direction), whereby the swing piece 74 is attached in the direction B (outward direction) via the gear portion 62b, the two intermediate gears 75, and the gear portion 63b. Be forced. The spring 76 is temporarily fixed to a part 30 a of the housing 30 and the other end is locked to the pin 73 b of the swing piece 73, so that the swing piece 73 is always biased outward. .

The cam member 72 is rotated forward and reverse by a motor 71 within a predetermined angle range. In the process in which the cam member 72 rotates in the direction C in FIG. 7, the cam member 72 engages with a pin 74 b provided at the tip of the swing piece 74 to move the swing piece 74 in the B direction (inward). When pressed, the swing piece 73 rotates in the direction of the b (inward direction) via the gear part 63b, the two intermediate gears 75, and the gear part 62b. At this time, the movable gimmick pieces 62 and 63 that rotate together with the swing pieces 72 and 73 also rotate inward.
On the other hand, when the cam member 72 rotates in the direction opposite to the direction C, the force that presses the pin 74b in the direction C is released. Rotate (outward). At this time, the movable gimmick pieces 62 and 63 that rotate together with the swing pieces 72 and 73 also rotate outward.
The procedure for operating the movable gimmick piece by the drive mechanism 70 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. When the cam member 72 is not urging one swing piece 74, as shown in FIG. Since the oscillating piece 73 is pulled outward by the force, the oscillating piece 74 is also rotated outward, and as a result, both the movable gimmick pieces 62 and 63 are also outwardly centered on the respective shaft portions. It turns and the head of each movable gimmick piece is in the most separated state. At this time, since the pin 74b of the swing piece 74 is fitted in one recess of the cam surface on the outer peripheral surface of the cam member 72, this state is maintained.

Next, when the motor 71 starts to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 8B, first, the pin 74b of the swing piece 74 starts to be pressed inwardly by the outer peripheral surface of the cam member 72 as shown in FIG. Thus, the movable gimmick pieces 62 and 63 are in a substantially vertical posture. Further, when the motor 71 continues to rotate counterclockwise, the movable gimmick pieces 62 and 63 are in the state where the heads are closest to each other as shown in FIG. 10, and this approaching state is maintained when the motor is stopped in this state. be able to. In order to return the movable gimmick piece to the separated state of FIG. 8, the motor may be further rotated by a predetermined angle in the same direction. Alternatively, both the movable gimmick pieces may be returned to the state of FIG. 8 by the force of the spring 76 by interrupting the energization of the motor in the state of FIG.
Next, the light source 80 is an LED mounted on the front surface of the printed circuit board 81, and when the display area on the belt-like screen 40 located in the viewing area displays a specific pattern or character, the light source 80. , The movement of the movable gimmick piece can be visually recognized at the same time as the picture on the display area. Therefore, for example, it is possible to perform an arbitrary effect by collaboration of a pattern or the like on each display area and the operation of the movable gimmick piece. When the light source 80 is not emitting light, the inner part of the housing 30 becomes dark, so that the inside cannot be visually recognized.
That is, when the light source 80 is not emitting light, the inside cannot be visually recognized from the viewing window, but when the light source is emitting light, the display area on the screen located in the viewing area S and behind the display area are located. The state of the movable gimmick piece can be visually confirmed. Therefore, it is possible to realize an effect by collaboration between the pattern on the display area and the operation of the movable gimmick piece. Further, by moving the screen while continuously moving the screen, it is possible to display a moving image image from the viewing window.

Next, FIG. 11 is a side longitudinal sectional view of an electrical decoration device A according to a modified embodiment of the present invention, and the same parts as those in the above embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals.
In this electrical decoration device A, a half mirror 90 is disposed in front of the visual recognition area S, and a front light source 95 that illuminates the half mirror from the front is disposed in front of the half mirror. The half mirror 90 has an intensity of reflected light and transmitted light of approximately 1: 1. When the illumination on one side of the half mirror is brightened while the other side is darkened, the half mirror surface is viewed from the bright side. When viewed from the dark side, it can be seen through the bright side.
When the light source 80 on the back side is turned off and only the front light source 95 is caused to emit light, the half mirror surface is recognized as a mirror surface by the player. Therefore, it is not possible to see a pattern or the like on the display area located behind the half mirror.
On the other hand, when the front light source 95 is turned off and only the light source 80 is caused to emit light, the player can visually recognize the pattern and the like on the display area in the viewing area and the gimmick at the same time.
With this configuration, it is the mirror surface that the player sees from the viewing window when only the front light source 95 emits light, but when the front light source 95 is turned off and the light source 80 is turned off, the screen The above video and gimmicks can be seen, providing a surprisingly rich production.

According to the electrical decoration device according to the present invention, the belt-shaped screen and the gimmick are illuminated from the back by light emission from the light source, and a plurality of images displayed on the belt-shaped screen and the gimmick image are sequentially projected forward. It is possible to produce effects by various images in which the image on the screen and the gimmick image overlap. In particular, although it is different from the various effects produced by the images displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device, it is possible to provide an electrical decoration device having various effects that are superior to the movable panel surface component on which the light emitting device is mounted. In addition, it is possible to apply to various models by displaying pictures, characters, etc. having contents according to the contents of each game machine on the screen, and using a combination of related design gimmicks. It becomes possible. Since it is compact, it can be placed at any position on the game board.
The game board unit formed by incorporating the electrical decoration device A according to the present invention into the game board 3 can be applied to pachinko gaming machines and other gaming machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 3 ... Game board, 3a ... Game area, 4 ... Dish part, 5 ... Launch lever, 6 ... Production button, 11 ... Image display device, 12 ... Variable prize-winning device, 13 ... Upper start opening, 14 ... Electric Chu, 15 ... Gate, 16 ... Large winning opening, 17 ... Normal winning opening, 18 ... Out opening, 21 ... Special symbol indicator, 22 ... Special symbol indicator, 23 ... Normal symbol indicator, 24 ... Special symbol indicator Reservation lamp, 25 ... special symbol retention lamp, 26 ... normal symbol retention lamp, 30 ... housing, 32 ... visual window, 40 ... belt-shaped screen, 40a ... display area, 45a-45d ... roller, 50 ... motor, 60 ... Gimmick 61, gimmick support plate, 62, 63 ... movable gimmick piece, 62a, 63a ... shaft, 62b ... gear, 63b ... gear, 70 ... gimmick drive mechanism, 71 ... motor, 71a ... output shaft, 72 ... Cam member 73 ... Oscillating piece, 73a ... Protrusion, 73b ... Pin, 74 ... Oscillating piece, 74b ... Pin, 75 ... Intermediate gear, 76 ... Spring, 80 ... Light source, 81 ... Printed circuit board, 90 ... Half mirror, 95 ... Previous Light source

Claims (2)

A belt-like screen arranged along a and a plurality of display areas is rotated is stretched in the circumferential direction by a plurality of rollers, arranged in front of the viewing area located between two of the rollers located at the forefront and viewing window, the disposed behind the viewing area, the viewing window transparent to move to a direction parallel, or the visual and translucent movable board component, by emitting disposed behind the movable board parts A gaming machine comprising an electric decoration device having a light source that enables a movable panel surface part image to be visually recognized in an area. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a half mirror is disposed in front of the visual recognition area, and a front light source that illuminates the half mirror is disposed in front of the half mirror.

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