JP5639861B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an improvement of a movable board component that moves forward and backward along a game board surface of a pachinko gaming machine or the like and exhibits a characteristic effect in the progress of the game, and in particular, a decorative body that moves along a predetermined track on the game board surface. In addition, the present invention relates to a gaming machine including a movable panel surface component that performs a coordinated operation of a cover that covers a decorative body to exhibit a characteristic effect.

In pachinko machines, various board parts such as a prize opening, windmill, variable display device, and lighting device are provided on the board surface of the game board in order to diversify the contents of the game, winning prizes during the game, and other situation changes The stage effect is enhanced by moving the movable panel surface parts in various directions.
For example, when a game ball wins a start winning opening provided on the game board, the symbols displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the variable display device in the game board start to fluctuate, and the symbols that have been stopped after a predetermined time have been determined in advance. When it becomes a jackpot symbol, it becomes a jackpot state, and the player can acquire a large number of balls. In such a gaming machine, various display effects are performed in order to enhance the interest of the game.
For example, Patent Document 1 relating to the proposal of the present applicant includes a first movable accessory that reciprocates in the left-right direction parallel to the board surface of the game board, and a second movable accessory that reciprocates in the front-rear direction of the game board. , An accessory device including the above is disclosed. According to this, it is possible to realize an effect corresponding to the complexity and sophistication of game contents.

By the way, as a drive mechanism for operating the movable accessory, a gear mechanism is generally used, and in particular, when a movable member slidably supported by a fixed member is moved linearly, a gear mechanism using a rack gear and a pinion gear. Is frequently used.
For example, FIG. 15 is a front perspective view showing the configuration and operation of the movable platen surface component implemented by the present applicant, and this movable platen surface component raises and lowers the decorative body 100 in the shape of a yo-yo by the drive mechanism 110. It has a configuration.
The drive mechanism 110 has a configuration in which the decorative body 100 is supported by a movable member 115 supported by a fixed member 111 on which a motor (not shown) is mounted so as to be movable up and down, and when the movable member 115 is lowered from the illustrated raised position. The decorative body 100 reciprocates between the raised position indicated by the solid line and the lowered position indicated by the broken line. The movable member 115 includes a rack gear (not shown) extending in the vertical direction, and moves up and down by moving the rack gear by a pinion gear that is rotationally driven by a motor.
However, the decorative body 100 simply emits light while moving forward and backward in the vertical direction as the game progresses, and the structure and operation are insufficient to enhance the interest of the player. Further, when the decorative body 100 reaches the lowered position indicated by the broken line, the front surface of the fixing member 111 is exposed, and the rack gear and the pinion gear are exposed, so that the appearance is deteriorated and the interest is cut.

JP 2007-029255 A

Conventionally, when a movable member supported slidably by a fixed member is advanced and retracted by a gear mechanism including a rack gear provided on each movable member, a single decorative body fixed to the movable member simply reciprocates. There was a problem that it was not interesting.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and the decorative body is composed of a plurality of members, and each member reciprocates while being combined or separated, thereby realizing a variety of operations. Furthermore, it aims at providing the game machine provided with the movable board surface part which can prevent that the gears located in the back side of a decoration body are exposed.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a game board, a center member arranged at the center of the game board and having an opening at the center, a symbol display device arranged inside the center member, and the game board A winning opening disposed at the center of the left and right and below the center member, a movable panel surface component disposed at the center member, and a large winning opening disposed at the lower right of the center member avoiding the left and right center of the game board A movable body surface component, wherein the movable panel surface component is reciprocated between an initial position and a terminal position along a predetermined movement path in front of the symbol display device, and the decoration A decorative body cover that covers the front surface of the decorative body main body when the body main body is in an initial position and moves to follow an intermediate position of a movement path of the decorative body main body, and the decorative body main body and the decorative body cover are set to a predetermined movement path. Reciprocating along A movable mechanism for driving the motor, and a motor for driving the drive mechanism, and the movable platen surface component controls the motor so that the decorative body main body and the decorative body cover are identical from the initial position to the intermediate position. While moving forward at a speed, the decorative body cover is stopped at the intermediate position so as to be positioned on the front surface of the drive mechanism, and after the intermediate position, the decorative body main body is moved forward to the terminal position alone. In the process in which the front surface of the decorative body is exposed, and the decorative body returns to the initial position from the end position, the decorative body reaches the back of the decorative body cover at the intermediate position and further reaches the initial position. It moves integrally.
In the present invention, a decorative body main body that reciprocates between an initial position and a terminal position along a predetermined movement path, a decorative body main body drive mechanism that reciprocates the decorative body main body, and the decorative body main body A decorative body cover that covers the front surface of the decorative body main body and moves to the middle position of the movement path of the decorative body main body when in the initial position, a decorative body cover driving mechanism that reciprocates the decorative body cover, and a decorative body main body And a control means for controlling a drive source for driving the drive mechanism and the decorative body cover drive mechanism, wherein the control means controls the drive source to control the decorative body body and the control body. While the decorative body cover is advanced from the initial position to the intermediate position at the same speed, the decorative body main body is independently advanced to the end position while the decorative body cover is stopped after the intermediate position. In the process of the decorative body is returned to the initial position from the end position the intermediate position reached behind the decorative body cover, further moves the initial position to the decorative body cover and integrally.

In the present invention, a fixed member on which a motor is mounted, a first movable member positioned on the front surface side of the fixed member and supported by the fixed member so as to be able to advance and retreat in a predetermined direction, and a front surface side of the first movable member And a second movable member supported by the first movable member so as to be able to advance and retract in the same direction as the first movable member, wherein the fixed member is the first movable member. A fixed rack gear is provided on a surface facing the member, and the first movable member includes a first movable rack gear that meshes with an intermediate gear that transmits a driving force from the motor, and a first meshed with the fixed rack gear. A pinion gear, one or a plurality of transmission gears that sequentially mesh with the first pinion gear, and a second pinion gear that meshes with the transmission gear so that the second movable member is rotatably supported by the second movable member. The second A second movable rack gear that meshes with the pinion gear is provided, a decorative body main body is fixed to the second movable member, and the decorative body can cover the front surface of the decorative body main body. The cover is slidably supported .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a variety of operations by configuring the decorative body from a plurality of members and reciprocally moving the members while being joined or separated.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the electrical decoration device concerning the present invention. It is a front view of the game board carrying a board surface part. (A) And (b) is a front view of the movable panel surface unit provided with the movable panel surface component which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and the front side perspective view of the movable panel surface component independent of this invention. (A) And (b) is the rear view of this movable board surface component, and a back side perspective view. It is a back side exploded perspective view of movable board surface parts. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment relationship of a fixing member and a decorative body cover. (A), (b) and (c) are front side perspective views showing a state where the large yo-yo constituting the movable platen part is in the initial position, the intermediate position, and the lowered state, respectively. (A) And (b) is the back side perspective view which shows the state in which the large yo-yo which comprises a movable surface part is in an initial position, and the state which descend | falled, respectively. (A) And (b) is the front perspective view and back perspective view which show the state which assembled | attached the transmission gear unit to the 1st movable member. (A), (b), and (c) explain the ascending / descending operation of the fixed member, the first and second movable members in relation to the drive side gear group, the first and second movable rack gears, and the transmission gear unit. FIG. (A) And (b) is the back side perspective view showing the example of composition of the 2nd movable member carrying a large yo-yo, and the 1st movable member carrying a transmission gear unit. (A) (b) And (c) is the partial cross section side view which showed the initial state, intermediate | middle state, and descending state of the movable surface component of this invention. (A) (b) And (c) is a perspective view which shows the state before assembling a large yo-yo cover with respect to a fixing member, the state at the time of assembling, and the descending state of a large yo-yo cover. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the large yo-yo on a game board surface. It is a front side perspective view for demonstrating the structure and operation | movement of the conventional movable panel surface components.

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 game board portion of a pachinko gaming machine equipped with an electrical decoration device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a single game board.
A glass frame 2 supporting a glass plate is attached to the front side of the game board 1 so as to be openable and closable. Also, at the lower part of the game board 1, there are provided a tray part 3 for storing game balls and a launch lever 4 for launching game balls in the tray part. Further, a button switch for gaming machine, a purchase button for game balls, and a purchase cancel button (none of which are shown) are provided on the upper surface of the tray portion 3.
On the back side of the game board 1, a synthetic resin mechanism board (none of which is shown), which is assembled with back parts related to the progress and production of the game, such as a liquid crystal screen, main control board and sub-control board, can be freely opened and closed. Has been. Around the game area 1a of the game board 1, an outer rail R1 that guides a game ball launched from the launch device by operating the launch lever 4 to the upper part of the game area 1a, or guides to the out port 10, and An inner rail R2 is provided.
A center member 5 having an opening at the center is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 1. A symbol display device 6 is arranged inside the center member 5. The symbol display device 6 is constituted by a liquid crystal display panel such as a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays a special symbol image (not shown) in a normal operation state. In the so-called special game state, an effect image indicating the special game state is displayed. In this example, two open / close pieces 7, which are shaped like a mask, are disposed in front of the symbol display device 6 so as to be openable and closable in the horizontal direction.

A movable platen surface unit 30 is provided on the center member 5. The movable board surface unit 30 is composed of a plurality of small yo-yos 35 and a movable board surface part 40 having a large yo-yo 41 involved in the progress of the game.
A winning opening A is disposed at the center of the game board at the left and right sides and below the center member.
A variable winning device 11 for variably displaying the special symbol of the symbol display device 6 is provided at the lower right of the center member 5. On the right side of the variable winning device 11, a gate 12 is provided for operating the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 16. Further, below the variable winning device 11, there is provided a large winning opening 13 having an open / close door that is opened in a big hit state which is one of the special gaming states.
The variable winning device 11 includes an electric tulip having a pair of left and right open / close claws (movable pieces) for variably displaying the symbol display device 6.
The game board 1 is provided with a normal winning port 14, an out port 10, and the like, and a windmill 15 and a number of game nails (not shown) are provided so as to 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.

The normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 16 can variably display one or a plurality of symbols, and the symbol is a random number on condition that the gate 12 as a normal symbol start port detects a game ball. It is variable and stopped for a predetermined time by control or the like.
The special symbol displayed on the symbol display device 6 is configured to be in a big hit state when the stop symbol is a predetermined symbol combination, for example, the same symbol combination. In addition, the special symbol is scrolled by random number control etc. on the condition that the game ball is detected at the lower start port (not shown) where the game ball is guided by the opening operation of the electric tulip of the variable winning device, etc. It fluctuates (varies) for a predetermined time with a predetermined fluctuation pattern and stops at a symbol. At that time, when two stop symbols become the same on the active line, a reach state occurs, and in this reach state, the last stop symbol on the active line is already stopped. A jackpot condition occurs when they are the same. In addition, as a special symbol, a numerical symbol, an alphabet symbol, a character symbol, etc. can be used.

  3 (a) and 3 (b) are a front view of a movable platen surface unit provided with a movable platen surface component according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a front side perspective view of the movable platen surface component alone of the present invention. FIGS. 5A and 5B are a rear view and a rear side perspective view of the movable panel surface part, FIG. 5 is a rear side exploded perspective view of the movable panel surface part, and FIG. 6 is a set of a fixing member and a decorative body cover. 7 (a), 7 (b), and 7 (c) are views showing the attachment relationship, and a state where the large yo-yo constituting the movable panel surface component is in the initial position, the intermediate position, and the lowered state, respectively. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are rear side perspective views showing a state in which the large yo-yo constituting the movable panel surface component is in the initial position and a state in which it is lowered, respectively. a) and (b) show a state in which the transmission gear unit is assembled to the first movable member. 10 (a), 10 (b), and 10 (c) are front perspective views and rear perspective views. FIGS. 10 (a), 10 (b), and 10 (c) show a fixed member, FIGS. 11A and 11B are schematic rear views illustrating the raising and lowering operations of the first and second movable members. FIGS. 11A and 11B are a first movable member equipped with a second movable member equipped with a large yo-yo and a transmission gear unit. It is the back side perspective view showing the example of composition composition with a member, and Drawing 12 (a), (b), and (c) are some which showed the initial state, the middle state, and the lowering state of movable panel surface parts of the present invention. FIGS. 13A, 13B, and 13C are perspective views showing a state before the large yo-yo cover is assembled to the fixing member, a state when the large yo-yo cover is assembled, and a lowered state of the large yo-yo cover. FIG. 14 illustrates the operation of a large yo-yo on the game board surface. It is a diagram of the order.

3A is fixed to the upper part of the center member 5, and a fixed base 31 fixed to the center member and a plurality of individually supported by the fixed base 31 so as to be movable up and down individually. A small yo-yo 35 and a movable panel surface component 40 including a large yo-yo (decorative body) 41 supported by a fixed base 31 so as to be movable up and down are provided.
The movable platen surface component 40 is fixed to the fixed base 31 and mounted with a motor 60, and a first movable member 70 located on the front side of the fixed member 45 and supported by the fixed member so as to be movable in the up and down direction. And a second movable member 80 positioned on the front surface side of the first movable member 70 and supported by the first movable member so as to be movable forward and backward. The movable surface parts are controlled by a control means (not shown).

The first and second movable members 70, 80 are in the initial position (raised position) close to (overlapped with) the fixed member 45 as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 7 (a), and 8 (a). 7 (c) and 8 (b), it is configured to be movable back and forth between the extended position (lowered position) lowered from the fixing member. Further, the second movable member 80 advances and retreats from an initial position close to (overlapping) the first movable member 70 to an extended position (downward position) separated from the first movable member 70.
The fixed member 45 includes a fixed rack gear 46 extending in the vertical direction on a surface (front surface) facing the first movable member 70.

The first movable member 70 includes a first movable rack gear 71 that meshes with a plurality of intermediate gears 62 connected to an output gear (worm) 61 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 60 and receives a driving force. In addition, a first pinion gear 75 meshing with the fixed rack gear 46, a plurality of transmission gears 76a to 76c arranged in series sequentially meshing with the first pinion gear 75, and a second pinion gear meshing with the final transmission gear 76c. 77 is rotatably supported. The first pinion gear 75, the transmission gears 76a to 76c, the second pinion gear 77, and a gear support member (gear case) 78 that rotatably supports these gear groups constitute a transmission gear unit U. In the example, the transmission gear unit U is retrofitted with respect to the first movable member 70. In this example, the intermediate gear 62 that directly meshes with the output gear 61 that is a worm is a worm wheel, and both gears constitute a worm gear, so that a strong output can be obtained.
The number of transmission gears is not limited and may be one, or two or more.
The output gear 61 and the intermediate gear 62 constitute a drive side gear group.
A second movable rack gear 81 that meshes with the second pinion gear 77 is fixed (formed) on the front surface of the second movable member 80.
The gear group mounted on the first movable member 70 and the gear group mounted on the second movable member 80 constitute a decorative body main body drive mechanism (drive mechanism) and a decorative body cover drive mechanism (drive mechanism). Each drive mechanism is controlled by a control means that controls a motor 60 as a drive source.

The large yo-yo (decorative body) 41 is fixed to the second movable member 80 and moved up and down by the large yo-yo main body (decorative body main body) 90 that moves up and down integrally with the second movable member 80 and the fixed member 45. And a large yo-yo cover (decorative body cover) 95 that is slidably supported and moved up and down, and when the large yo-yo main body 90 is in the raised position (initial position) shown in FIG. 7 (b), the large yo-yo cover 95 covers the front surface of the large yo-yo main body 90, while the large yo-yo main body 90 is in the lowered position (end position) shown in FIG. 7 (c). At some point, the large yo-yo cover 95 is stopped at the intermediate position, so that the front surface of the large yo-yo main body 90 that has reached the lowered position alone is exposed.
A feature of the present invention is that the large yo-yo 41 is composed of a large yo-yo main body 90 and a large yo-yo cover 95, and the large yo-yo main body 90 and the large yo-yo cover 95 are advanced (lowered) at the same speed from the initial position to the intermediate position. After the intermediate position, the large yo-yo body is advanced to the lowered position (end position) while stopping the large yo-yo cover, and the large yo-yo body 90 is behind the large yo-yo cover 95 at the intermediate position in the process of returning from the lowered position to the raised position. And is further configured and controlled to move integrally with the large yo-yo cover to the raised position.

As shown in FIG. 6, the large yo-yo cover 95 has a connecting piece 95 a that protrudes rearward in a crank shape from the upper portion, and the connecting piece 95 a is screwed and fixed to the slide piece 96. At both ends of the slide piece 96, there are engaging portions (recesses) 96 a slidably engaged with the slide guide pieces 48 protruding from the left and right ends of the fixing member 45, and the vertical dimension L of the slide guide piece 48 is provided. Within the range of the fixed member 45. A stopper 48a protrudes from the lower end portion of the slide guide piece 48 so that the slide piece 96 cannot move downward beyond the stopper 48a. Therefore, the large yo-yo cover 95 integrated with the slide piece 96 can move up and down relatively with respect to the fixed member 45 within the range of the vertical dimension L of the slide guide piece 48.
In addition, another characteristic configuration of the present invention is the first gear unit that drives the second movable member 80 supported by the first movable member 70 that is lifted and lowered by the driving force from the motor 60 so as to be lifted and lowered. The transmission gear unit U is used separately from the intermediate gear 62 for driving the movable member. That is, the second movable member 80 is not directly driven by the intermediate gear 62 but is configured to obtain a driving force via the transmission gear unit U meshing with the fixed rack gear 46 fixedly disposed on the fixed member. Yes.

The intermediate gear 62 meshes with the first movable rack gear 71 through an opening 45 a formed in the fixed member 45, and moves up and down the first movable rack gear by forward and reverse rotation of the intermediate gear 62. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the intermediate gear 62 is engaged with the first movable rack gear 71, and the final intermediate gear 62 a among the plurality of intermediate gears 62 that are sequentially engaged with the output gear 61 is the first intermediate gear 62. The movable rack gear 71 is engaged with the first movable member 70 to transmit the driving force.
The fixed rack gear 46 meshes with the first pinion gear 75 through an opening 70 a formed in the first movable member 70. While the transmission gear unit U moves up and down integrally with the first movable member 70 ascending and descending, the first pinion gear 75 moves up and down while meshing with the fixed rack gear 46, so the first pinion gear 75 is Driven by rotation. For this reason, the transmission gears 76a to 76c sequentially engaged with the first pinion gear 75 and the second pinion gear 77 rotate sequentially. Since the driving force of the second pinion gear 77 is transmitted to the second movable rack gear 81, the second movable member 80 can be moved up and down.

  Long holes 45b are formed on both the left and right sides of the fixed member 45, and boss portions 70b projecting from the front surface of the first movable member 70 are loosely fitted in these long holes to the fixed member. The first movable member is supported so as to be movable up and down along a fixed track. In order to prevent each boss part 70b from dropping out from each elongated hole 45b, a locking member 45c is screwed and fixed to the tip of each boss part. One locking member 45c is provided with a detected portion 45d, and an optical sensor 47 fixed to the fixing member 45 (motor support portion) detects the detected portion 45d and transmits it to a control means (not shown). Thus, the control means can know the raising / lowering state of the large yo-yo 41.

The transmission gear unit U is assembled to the front side of the first movable member 70 as shown in FIG. 9A, and the first pinion gear 75 is exposed rearward from the opening 70a as shown in FIG. 9B. Further, the first pinion gear 75 is engaged with the fixed rack gear 46 of the fixing member 45 located rearward through the opening 70a. The second pinion gear 77 meshes with the second movable rack gear 81.
As described above, the transmission gear unit U is interposed between the fixed rack gear 46 provided on the fixed member 45 and the second rack gear 81 provided on the second movable member 80, whereby the first driven up and down by the motor 60. The driving force of the movable member 70 is transmitted to the second movable member 80.
The second movable member 80 is not directly driven by the intermediate gear 62 but uses the displacement generated between the second movable member 80 and the fixed rack gear 46 when the second movable member 80 moves up and down together with the first movable member. The first movable member is moved up and down using the driving force from the transmission unit.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9A, a coil spring 85 (elastic member) is disposed between the first movable member 70 and the second movable member 80 on which the large yo-yo main body 90 is fixedly mounted. The second movable member 80 is lifted upward by the first movable member 80. That is, the upper end portion 85 a of the coil spring 85 is fixed to the upper portion of the first movable member 70, while the lower end portion 85 b is fixed to an appropriate position below the second movable member 80. For this reason, the coil spring 85 can reduce the load of the motor by urging in the upward direction when the second movable member is lifted from the position where it is lowered relative to the first movable member.

Reference numeral 42 in FIG. 5 denotes a large yo-yo main body rotation mechanism. The large yo-yo main body 90 has a hollow outer case 41a whose back surface is fixed by a second movable member 80, a turntable (not shown) that is rotatably supported inside the outer case 41a, and mounted on the turntable. A large yo-yo main body rotating mechanism 42 is coupled to the rotating shaft 41b of the rotating disk to rotate the rotating disk. The large yo-yo main body rotation mechanism 42 includes a motor 42a that is driven on and off at a predetermined timing based on a control signal from the control means, a motor output gear (worm) 42b, a worm wheel 42c that directly meshes with the motor 42a, a rotating shaft A rotating disk side gear 42d that is integrated with 41b and is rotationally driven by a worm wheel 42c. The driving force from the motor output gear (worm) 42b is transmitted to the rotating disk side gear 42d via the worm wheel 42c and the worm wheel 42c to rotate the rotating disk.
The large yo-yo main body rotation mechanism 42 is accommodated in an opening 80 a formed in the second movable member 80.

Next, FIGS. 11A and 11B show an assembly configuration example of the second movable member 80 on which the large yo-yo main body 90 is mounted and the first movable member 70 on which the transmission gear unit U is mounted. The outer sides of the first movable member 70 projecting from the left and right side pieces of the first movable member 70 with respect to the inward L-shaped guided rails 82 projecting from the left and right side edges of the second movable member 80, respectively. By engaging the direction L-shaped guide rail 72, both are configured to move up and down relatively.
In assembling, the second movable member 80 is lowered from above the first movable member 70 as shown in FIG. 11 so that the guided rail 82 is engaged with the guide rail 72.
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a protruding stopper 83 is provided in the vicinity of the upper portion of the second movable rack gear 81, and further, the lower portion on the front side of the first movable member 70 (in this example, the gear support member). A stopper 73 that can be engaged with the stopper 83 protrudes from the lower part of 78. As shown in FIG. 11, the limit positions when the second movable member 80 slidably assembled with respect to the first movable member 70 is lowered relative to the first movable member are these positions. Are determined by the engagement between the stoppers 83 and 73. The engagement between the stoppers 83 and 73 prevents the second movable member 80 from dropping over the first movable member 70 downward. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the second movable rack gear 81 from dropping from the second pinion gear 77 and moving further downward as shown in FIG.

When the movable panel surface component 40 is constructed by assembling the components having the above-described configuration, the transmission is transmitted to the fixed member 45 on which the motor 60, the drive side gear groups 61 and 62, and the large yo-yo cover 95 are mounted. The first movable member 70 mounted with the gear unit U, the large yo-yo main body 90, and the second movable member 80 mounted with the large yo-yo main body rotating mechanism 42 are sequentially assembled.
The first movable member 70 is supported by the fixed member 45 so as to move up and down by loosely fitting the boss portion 70b into the elongated hole 45b of the fixed member, and the second movable member 80 supports the guided rail 82 in the first direction. By being engaged with the guide rail 72 of the movable member, it is supported so as to be movable up and down. Further, the stoppers 83 and 73 prevent the second movable member 80 from falling down below the first movable member 70. Further, the first movable member 70 is prevented from falling off the fixed member 45 by the engagement between the stoppers 74 and 45f.
Even when the second movable member is moved up and down using the transmission gear train constituting the transmission gear unit U, the second movable rack gear and the transmission gear are separated when the second movable member is extended. The possibility of doing it is undeniable. By providing this stopper, it is possible to reliably prevent the dropout from occurring.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 12A, when the movable platen surface component 40 is in the initial position (the highest rising position of the large yo-yo), the first and second movable members are moved with respect to the fixed member 45. The members 70 and 80 are in the highest position (initial position). At this time, the large yo-yo cover 95 is in a state of covering the front surface of the large yo-yo main body 90.
In this state, when the motor 60 is rotated in the direction of lowering the large yo-yo, the intermediate gear 62a is rotated, and the first movable member 70 is moved downward with respect to the first movable rack gear 71 engaged through the opening 45a. Transmit the moving force.
When the first movable member 70 starts to descend, the first pinion gear 75 constituting the transmission gear unit U mounted on the first movable member descends while meshing with the fixed rack gear 46 on the back surface of the fixed member. The one pinion gear 75 starts rotating, and the driving force is transmitted to the second pinion gear 77 via the transmission gears 76a and 76b. Since the second pinion gear 77 meshes with the second movable rack gear 81, the second movable member 80 and the large yo-yo main body 95 can be lowered with respect to the first movable member (FIGS. 7 and 10). FIG. 12).

In the process of lowering the large yo-yo main body 90, the slide piece 96 remains at the height of the slide guide piece 48 even after the first movable member 70 stops descending and the second descending member 80 starts to descend alone. Since it can move downward within the range of the directional dimension L, the large yo-yo cover is lowered together with the large yo-yo body for a while. When the slide piece 96 reaches the stopper 48a at the lower limit position of the slide guide piece 48, the large yo-yo cover 95 is prohibited from further descending.
When the intermediate position shown in FIG. 7B or the like is reached from the highest position shown in FIG. 7A or the like, the slide piece 96 that supports the large yo-yo cover 95 cannot be lowered any further by the stopper 48a. is there. At this time, the large yo-yo cover 95 is in a state of covering the front surface of the large yo-yo. Further, when the motor is rotated in the descending direction, only the large yo-yo main body 90 continues to descend independently and reaches the lowest lowered position in FIG.

On the other hand, when the large yo-yo in the lowered position is returned to the initial position, the second movable member 80 and the first movable member 70 are sequentially raised by reversely rotating the motor 60 by the reverse operation of the lowered position. I will do it. At this time, the coil spring 85 (elastic member) supports the rising of the second movable member 80 to reduce the load on the motor.
In this ascending process, the large yo-yo main body 90 and the large yo-yo cover 95 are lifted in the reverse order of the descending procedure. 7C, the large yo-yo is separated from the lower side of the large yo-yo cover. However, as the large yo-yo rises, it is concealed by the large yo-yo cover that is stopped. ) Is completely hidden in the middle position. The large yo-yo cover rises while being pressed by the large yo-yo in the process of reaching the highest position from the intermediate position. Finally, the ascending position of FIG.

As described above, in the present invention, the decorative body 41 is composed of a plurality of members 90 and 95, and each member reciprocates while being approached or separated, thereby realizing a variety of operations. it can.
Further, when the large yo-yo 90 is in the lowered position, the large yo-yo cover 95 is located immediately above the large yo-yo 90, so that each gear mechanism exposed and arranged on the front surface of the fixed member 45 and the first movable member 70 has a large yo-yo. The cover 95 is hidden. For this reason, the fall of the interest by the gear mechanism being visually recognized by the player can be prevented.
Further, according to the movable panel surface component 40 of the present invention, the first movable member that is slidably supported by the fixed member and the second movable member that is slidably supported by the second movable member are gears including the rack gear. When the sliding operation is performed by the mechanism, the driving force from the motor 60 is transmitted to the second movable member via a transmission gear unit including a plurality of spur gears mounted on the first movable member. The second movable rack gear formed on the second movable member is not temporarily detached from the transmission gear unit when the second movable member is lowered. For this reason, the malfunction that the load added to a motor when the 2nd movable member raises can be eliminated. In particular, since the elastic member 85 assists the raising of the second movable member, the load on the motor 60 can be greatly reduced.

Further, using the transmission gear unit U composed of two pinion gears and a transmission gear for coupling the pinion gears, the fixed rack gear 46 and the second movable rack gear 81 are always coupled during the raising / lowering operation of the second movable member 80. Therefore, there is no possibility of meshing failure or meshing failure at the time of re-meshing due to separation of gears. That is, since the transmission gear unit is composed of a plurality of gears, the transmission gear unit has a sufficient length along the moving direction of the large yo-yo, and the sliding distance of the second movable member relative to the first movable member is large. Even if it becomes, transmission of driving force can be continued without releasing the meshing state of the transmission gear unit and the second movable rack gear.
In addition, in order to connect the fixed members arranged in the front-rear direction and the rack gears mounted on the first and second movable members using gears, respectively, the fixed member and the first movable member are connected to each other. Since gear coupling is realized through the provided opening, an increase in area can be prevented and downsizing can be achieved.

Rather than assembling each transmission gear and pinion gear directly to the main body of the first movable member, a transmission gear unit assembled to a separate gear support member is constructed and attached to the first movable member. Workability can be improved.
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration example in which the large yo-yo (decorative body) is advanced and retracted in the vertical direction has been described. However, the present invention includes cases in which the large yo-yo (decorative body) is advanced and retracted in various directions such as a lateral direction and an oblique direction.
The game board unit constructed by incorporating the movable board surface component of the present invention into the game board can be applied to pachinko gaming machines and other gaming machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 1a ... Game area, 2 ... Glass frame, 3 ... Dish part, 4 ... Launch lever, 5 ... Center member, 6 ... Symbol display apparatus, 7 ... Opening / closing piece, 10 ... Out port, 11 ... Variable prize Equipment: 12 ... Gate, 13 ... Large prize opening, 14 ... Normal prize opening, 15 ... Windmill, 16 ... Normal symbol display device, 30 ... Moving board surface unit, 31 ... Fixed base, 35 ... Small yo-yo, 40 ... Moving board surface parts , 41 ... Large yo-yo (decorative body), 41a ... Outer case, 41b ... Rotating shaft, 42 ... Large yo-yo main body rotation mechanism, 42a ... Motor, 42c ... Worm wheel, 42d ... Gear on the rotating plate, 45 ... Fixed member, 45a ... Opening, 45b ... Elongated hole, 45c ... Locking member, 45d ... Detected portion, 45e ... Motor support, 45f ... Stopper, 46 ... Fixed rack gear, 47 ... Optical sensor, 60 ... Motor, 61 ... Output gear, 62 ... Intermediate gear, 62a ... Intermediate gear, 70 ... First movable member, 70a ... Opening, 70b ... Boss portion, 71 ... Rack gear, 72 ... Guide rail, 73 ... Stopper, 75 ... Pinion gear, 76a, 76b, 76c ... Transmission gear , 77 ... pinion gear, 78 ... gear support member, 80 ... second movable member, 80a ... opening, 81 ... rack gear, 81 ... movable rack gear, 82 ... guided rail, 83 ... stopper, 85 ... coil spring (elastic member), 85a ... upper end, 85b ... lower end, 90 ... large yo-yo body (decorative body), 95 ... large yo-yo cover (decorative body cover)

Claims (1)

A game board, a center member disposed in a central portion of the game board and having an open center; a symbol display device disposed in the center member; and a center in the left and right of the game board and below the center member. A prize-winning port , a movable board surface component arranged in the center member, and a large prize-winning port arranged in the lower right of the center member avoiding the left and right center of the game board,
The movable panel surface component is:
A decorative body main body that reciprocates between an initial position and an end position along a predetermined movement path in front of the symbol display device;
A decorative body cover that covers the front surface of the decorative body main body when the decorative body main body is in the initial position and moves to the middle position of the movement path of the decorative body main body;
A moving mechanism for reciprocating the decorative body main body and the decorative body cover along a predetermined movement path; and a motor for driving the drive mechanism,
The movable panel surface component is:
By controlling the motor, the decorative body main body and the decorative body cover are advanced from the initial position to the intermediate position at the same speed, while the decorative body cover is positioned on the front surface of the drive mechanism at the intermediate position. In the state where the front of the decorative body main body is exposed by advancing the decorative body main body alone to the end position after the intermediate position,
In the process of returning the decorative body from the terminal position to the initial position, the intermediate body reaches the back of the decorative body cover at the intermediate position, and further moves integrally with the decorative body cover to the initial position. Machine.

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