JP5848155B2 - Movable accessory device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a movable accessory device provided in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, and particularly relates to a movable accessory device that moves like a butterfly flapping.

  In gaming machines represented by pachinko machines, a variable display device is arranged in a frame-shaped center object provided in the game area of the game board, and a figure, a gimmick, etc. are provided around the center object and the game area. There is a model in which a movable accessory device referred to as “a” is arranged, and the display content of the variable display device and the movement of the movable accessory device are combined to produce a highly interesting performance. The movable accessory device performs various motions using a motor or solenoid as a drive source. As an example, a pair of blade-like members open and close on a game board surface to move like a butterfly. A movable accessory device that performs the above has been conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  A movable accessory device for a gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 is connected to a base fixed to a board surface of a game board, a driving body supported by the base so as to be movable up and down, and an upper end side of the driving body. It has a pair of blade-like members and a slide member that can move in a direction perpendicular to the direction of raising and lowering the drive body, and a protrusion provided on the lower end side of the drive body is engaged with a cam hole formed in the slide member It is the composition made to do. In the movable accessory device configured as described above, when the slide member linearly reciprocates using the motor as a driving source, the movement is converted into a movement in the orthogonal direction at the engagement portion between the protrusion and the cam hole. The drive body moves up and down in a direction perpendicular to the board surface of the game board, and the pair of blade-like members open and close as the drive body moves up and down, so that the pair of blade-like members flap like a butterfly. Can realize movement.

JP 2009-131396 A

  According to the above-described conventional gaming machine, it is possible to enhance the game effect by associating the movement of the movable accessory device flapping like a butterfly with the display content of the variable display device. Since it only opens and closes with the patter at the same position, there is a demand to add another movement called a rotation operation to the opening and closing operation of the blade-like member and to have a further impact by the movement of the movable accessory device. As an example for realizing such a movement, the above-mentioned drive mechanism for opening and closing the blade-like member using a motor as a drive source is mounted on a support base, and this support base is mounted on a base using another motor as a drive source. Although it is conceivable to rotate, in this case, since the drive mechanism of the movable accessory device requires two motors, there is a problem in that the entire drive mechanism is increased in size and cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the situation of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a movable accessory device that can separately express the flapping operation and the rotation operation of the blade-like member using one motor as a driving source. There is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, a movable accessory device of the present invention includes a base fixed at a predetermined position of a gaming machine, a support base rotatably mounted on the base, and a support base of the support base. A pair of driving bodies supported so as to be movable up and down along the rotation center axis, and a shaft portion pivotally supported by the support base, and opening and closing operations using the shaft portion as a rotation axis along with the lifting and lowering operation of the driving body. A blade-shaped member; a motor attached to the base; a rotating body capable of rotating in both forward and reverse directions using the motor as a driving source; and drive control means for controlling the rotation of the motor. provided with a cam hole inclined portion and the smooth portion are continuous, the drive pin engaging said cam slot in said drive member is provided, the drive pin reciprocates within the inclined portion with rotation of said rotary member As a result, the rotation of the rotating body is lifted and lowered by the driving body. And power conversion by opening and closing the wing-shaped member to create, by the drive pin with the rotation of the rotary body presses the end of the serial smooth front the driver rotation of said rotary member To be transmitted to the support base.

In the thus constructed mobile won game device, that with the rotation of the rotating body rotating the motor as a driving source, the driving pin of the driving body reciprocates the inclined portion of the cam hole provided on the rotating body Thus, the rotational motion of the rotating body is converted into the linear motion of the driving body at the engagement portion between the driving pin and the inclined portion, so that the driving body moves up and down along the rotation center axis of the supporting base. A pair of blade-like members pivotally supported on the shaft opens and closes with a patter like a butterfly with the shaft portion as a rotation axis . In addition, since the driving pin presses the end of the smooth portion of the cam hole as the rotating body rotates, the rotational motion of the rotating body is transmitted to the support base via the driving body. Rotates with the support. Therefore, by controlling the direction and amount of rotation of the motor that is the drive source, the pair of blade-like members can be fluttered on the support base or rotated together with the support base, reducing the number of parts. The cost can be reduced.

In the above configuration, the cam hole is formed in a stepped shape having an inclined portion between the pair of smooth portions, and the blade-shaped member opens when the drive pin is in a position where it engages with one of the smooth portions. The angle is maximum, and when the drive pin is in a position where it engages with one of the other smoothing parts, the opening angle of the blade-like member is minimum, and the drive control means controls the rotation direction of the motor alternately to drive If the pin engages alternately with one smoothing part and the other smoothing part and reciprocates within the inclined part, the maximum opening angle and the minimum closing angle of the blade-like member can be defined with high accuracy. preferable.

The movable accessory apparatus according to the present invention includes a rotating body that can rotate in both forward and reverse directions using a motor as a driving source. The rotating body is provided with a cam hole in which a smooth portion and an inclined portion are continuous, and can be moved up and down on a support base. Yes and drive pin which engages with the cam hole in the supported driving body is provided, by which the drive pin with the rotation of the rotary body is reciprocated over a gradient portion of the cam hole, driving the rotation of the rotating body member and power conversion by opening and closing a wing-shaped member in the elevating operation of, when a drive pin with the rotation of the rotating member presses the end of the smooth part of the cam hole, the rotation of the rotating body via a driver since the turned so that is transmitted to the support, by controlling the rotation direction and rotation amount of one motor, rotating work with the support base or operate flapping a pair of wing-like members on the support table Reduce costs by reducing the number of parts It can be achieved.

It is the perspective view which looked at the gaming machine which concerns on the example of embodiment of this invention from the front side. It is a rear view of this gaming machine. It is a front view of the game board unit with which this game machine is equipped. It is a perspective view of this game board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the center combination which is a structural member of this game board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the game board which is a structural member of this game board unit. It is a perspective view which shows the decoration accessory member which is a structural member of this game board unit. It is a perspective view of the movable accessory apparatus arrange | positioned at this game board unit. It is a front view which shows the initial state of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a side view which shows the initial state of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a rear view which shows the initial state of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of this movable accessory apparatus. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the rotary body and drive body with which this movable accessory apparatus is equipped. It is a front view which shows the rotation operation state of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a side view which shows the rotation operation state of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a rear view which shows the rotation operation state of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a front view which shows the flapping operation state of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a side view which shows the flapping operation state of this movable accessory apparatus. It is a rear view which shows the flapping operation state of this movable accessory apparatus.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention is a vertically rectangular shape installed in an island facility of a game hall. A machine frame 1, a device main body 2 attached to the machine frame 1 so as to be opened and closed freely, a glass door 3 attached to the front surface of the device main body 2 so as to be opened and closed like a door, and the like are provided. Is attached with a transparent plate 4 made of glass, plastic or the like.

  A large speaker 5 is disposed in the lower left corner of the machine casing 1, and this speaker 5 is located in the cutout of the glass door 3 and exposed forward. A game board unit 6 which will be described later is housed inside the upper part of the device body 2, and the board surface (front face) of the game board 7 provided in the game board unit 6 can be seen through the transparent plate 4. Yes. In addition, a locking device 8 having a cylinder lock 8a is installed on the right side frame portion of the device main body 2 and is not shown in the figure, but the locking device 8 includes a rear locking rod disposed on the back surface of the device main body 2. A front locking rod disposed on the front surface of the device main body 2 is provided. In a normal state, the device main body 2 is locked to the machine frame 1 by the rear locking rod of the locking device 8, and the glass door 3 is locked to the device main body 2 by the front locking rod. Then, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 8a and the key is rotated in one direction (for example, clockwise), the rear locking rod is moved downward to unlock the device body 2. Yes. Further, when the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 8a is rotated in the other direction (counterclockwise), the front locking rod moves upward and the glass door 3 is unlocked.

  The glass door 3 is provided with a large opening 3 a facing the board surface of the game board 7, and the opening 3 a is closed by the transparent plate 4. A relatively small speaker 9 is disposed on the left and right sides of the front surface of the glass door 3, and the speaker 9 and the large speaker 5 described above emit various sound effects relating to the game. Yes. Furthermore, at the lower front part of the glass door 3, an upper tray 10 for receiving game balls paid out from a prize ball dispensing device (described later) disposed on the back surface of the game board unit 6, and an upper tray 10 are discharged from the upper tray 10. A lower tray 11 that accommodates the played game balls and a push button 12 that can be pressed by the player are provided, and the right side of the upper tray 10 is provided to adjust the firing strength of a launcher (not shown). The operation handle 13 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the game board unit 6, a main control processing unit 14 that performs main processing relating to the game, and the speakers 5 and 9 described above in response to a command from the main control processing unit 14, as described below. Receiving a command from the sub-control processing unit 15 for controlling various devices such as the variable display device 24 and the movable accessory device 40, the above-described prize ball paying device 16, and the main control processing unit 14, the prize ball paying device 16 A payout control processing unit 17 for controlling the operation, a firing control processing unit 18 for controlling the operation of the launching device in accordance with the amount of rotation of the operation handle 13, and various information such as the number of winning balls and the number of jackpots. An external terminal board 19 for outputting to the hall computer is provided. The main control processing unit 14 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores a predetermined control program, and a RAM (Temporary storage of generated processing information and a RAM that deletes the stored information ( And a control board (main board) on which a random access memory (Random Access Memory) and the like are mounted. When the CPU reads and executes various programs and data stored in the ROM, main processing relating to the game is performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the game board unit 6 includes the above-described game board 7 and the decorative accessory member 20 disposed behind the game board 7, and these game board 7 and the decorative accessory member 20. Are integrated by screwing or snap connection. The game board 7 is formed using a colorless and transparent synthetic resin material such as acrylic resin, and the game area 21 formed on the front surface of the game board 7 is visually observed from the outside through the transparent plate 4 of the glass door 3. It is possible. The game area 21 is a space formed between the front surface of the game board 7 and the back surface of the transparent plate 4, and is partitioned into a substantially circular shape by guide rails 22 provided on the game board 7. When the player rotates the operation handle 13, a game ball is launched from the launching device toward the upper portion of the game area 21, and then the game ball flows down in the game area 21. A frame-shaped center accessory 23 having an opening 23 a is arranged in the game area 21, and the display screen of the variable display device 24 incorporated in the decorative accessory member 20 is exposed from the opening 23 a of the center accessory 23. doing.

  The center accessory 23 includes an attacker device 25 that performs opening / closing control of the big prize opening 25a blocked by the movable piece, a stage 26 located on the front edge side of the lower side of the opening 23a, a warp passage 27, and a big prize discharge passage. 25b etc. are provided, and the attacker apparatus 25 is arrange | positioned at the left side of the opening part 23a. One end portion of the warp passage 27 opens toward the game area 21 at a position below the attacker device 25, and the other end portion of the warp passage 27 opens toward the stage 26. The stage 26 extends so as to bend in the left-right direction toward the substantially central portion of the lower side of the opening 23a, and a front inclined groove formed in the central portion communicates with the outlet 26a. Accordingly, when a game ball flowing down the game area 21 enters the warp passage 27, the game ball is discharged onto the stage 26 through the warp passage 27, and then rolls on the stage 26 from the outlet 26 a. It falls to the front of the game area 21. In addition, a partition wall 42 is provided on the rear side of the stage 26, and the rear region partitioned by the partition wall 42 extends so as to bend in the left-right direction in the same manner as the stage 26. A grand prize outlet (not shown) is provided at a substantially central portion of the rear area, and a game ball that has entered the grand prize outlet 25a reaches the grand prize outlet through the grand prize outlet passage 25b. To come.

  In the game area 21 of the game board 7, in addition to a distribution device 28, a through chucker 29, a plurality of general winning ports 30, an out port 31, game nails, windmills and the like (not shown) are provided. A special symbol display device 32 and a normal symbol display device 33 are provided in close proximity to the lower right corner of the game board 7. The distribution device 28 has a game ball introduction port 28a at the upper end, and a first start winning port 34 and a second start winning port 35 are provided therein. The introduction port 28a of the sorting device 28 is located directly below the outlet port 26a of the stage 26, and the game ball falling from the outlet port 26a flows into the inlet port 28a of the sorting device 28 with high probability. Although not shown in the drawing, a bifurcated ball passage and a seesaw-like sorting mechanism are housed inside the sorting device 28, and the game balls that flow in from the introduction port 28a by this sorting mechanism pass through the bifurcated ball passage. Thus, the first start winning opening 34 and the second starting winning opening 35 are alternately led. A pair of movable pieces 34a are provided above the first start winning opening 34, and the movable pieces 34a are firstly configured to enlarge (ease of winning) the opening of the first starting winning opening 34 based on operation control. It moves to a movable position and a second movable position that reduces the opening of the first start winning prize port 34 more than the first movable position. Similarly, a pair of movable pieces 35a are also provided above the second start winning opening 35, and the movable pieces 35a also expand the opening of the second start winning opening 35 based on operation control. And the second movable position for reducing the opening of the second start winning opening 35 rather than the first movable position.

  The above-described members exposed on the board surface of the game board 7 will be briefly described. The variable display device 24 is triggered by a game ball winning at one of the first start winning opening 34 and the second starting winning opening 35. In this embodiment, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is used to display a predetermined effect based on the result of the electronic lottery related to the special symbol. In the variable display device 24, as part of a predetermined effect mode, the effect symbols are displayed in a variable manner in synchronization with the combination of the special symbols and the variable display time that are displayed in a variable manner on the special symbol display device 32 and stopped. It is displayed. The special symbol display device 32 is a result of an electronic lottery concerning a special symbol that is triggered by a game ball winning in one of the first start winning opening 34 and the second starting winning opening 35 (opening / closing the big winning opening) This is for displaying a special symbol so as to notify in a combination stop mode whether or not a possible state is possible. In this embodiment, a 7-segment display is used. The normal symbol display device 33 displays the result of the electronic lottery related to the normal symbol (whether or not the start winning opening can be opened and closed) in combination stop mode when the game ball passes through the through chucker 29. This is for displaying a normal symbol so as to notify, and in this embodiment, two LED lamps are used.

  As a result of an electronic lottery concerning a special symbol that is triggered by a game ball winning in either one of the first start winning opening 34 and the second starting winning opening 35, the attacker device 25 wins (per special figure). It is a device that is activated when it shifts to jackpot game. Specifically, when the lottery result relating to the special symbol is hit (the special symbol of the special symbol display device 32 is a specific stop mode set in advance), the effect symbol is displayed on the display screen of the variable display device 24. After the variable display is performed, the stop display mode of the effect symbol that has been subjected to the variable stop is stopped, for example, as “777”. Then, when the special symbol of the special symbol display device 32 to synchronize becomes a specific stop mode set in advance, the movable piece of the attacker device 25 exposes the round winning opening 25a to a plurality of rounds. When it repeatedly enters a big hit state and the game ball flowing down the game area 21 enters the big prize opening 25a, as described above, the game ball passes through the big prize discharge passage 25b and is behind the stage 26. Guided to the exit. The attacker device 25 maintains the open state until 30 seconds elapses for one opening operation (one round) or until 10 game balls enter the big winning opening 25a, for example, and the opening operation is repeated 15 times. After that, the jackpot game ends. The first start winning opening 34, the second start winning opening 35, the large winning opening 25a, and the general winning opening 30 are provided with sensors (not shown) for detecting that a game ball has entered. Based on the detection of these sensors, the prize ball payout device 16 pays out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls to the upper tray 10 (player). The game balls that have not entered the introduction port 28a, the general winning port 30 and the like of the distribution device 28 are discharged from the out port 31 provided at the lowermost end of the game area 21 to the back side of the game board 7. It has become.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a large opening 7 a is provided in the center of the game board 7, and the center accessory 23 is inserted from the front side of the opening 7 a and fixed to the game board 7. . Thereby, the opening 23a of the center accessory 23 is in a state of penetrating back and forth in the opening 7a of the game board 7. Although not shown in the drawing, the center accessory 23 is mounted with electrical components such as a solenoid for driving the movable piece of the attacker device 25 and a sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered the winning prize opening 25a. Is connected to a relay substrate 36 attached to the back side of the periphery of the opening 23a of the center accessory 23. The relay board 36 is connected to a control board (main board) of the main control processing unit 14 via a wire harness 37, and the wire harness 37 is covered with a decorative protection member 38 over a predetermined range.

  The decoration protection member 38 can be moved to both the retracted position and the protruding position. When the center accessory 23 is inserted into the opening 7a of the game board 7, the decoration protection member 38 is in the retracted position. It is positioned so as not to interfere with the insertion operation. Then, after the center accessory 23 is inserted into the opening 7 a and fixed to the game board 7, the decorative protection member 38 is moved from the retracted position to the protruding position and is positioned on the back side of the game board 7, whereby the wire harness 37. Is routed to the outer edge of the game board 7. Thereafter, if the game board 7 is incorporated into the decorative accessory member 20 and integrated with each other, the wire harness 37 is disposed in a space formed between the back of the game board 7 and the front of the decorative accessory member 20. It is possible to connect to the control board of the main control processing unit 14 provided on the back side of the decorative accessory member 20 by being routed to the outer edge of the game board 7. Therefore, the decoration protection member 38 that protects the wire harness 37 is viewed from the player side through the transparent game board 7, and the decoration protection member 38 is decorated such that it is a design part. Thus, the wire harness 37 can be routed behind the transparent game board 7 without impairing the design.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a variable display device 24 is incorporated in the decorative accessory member 20, and an effect lamp 39 imitating a patrol lamp and a plurality of imitations of butterflies so as to surround the display screen of the variable display device 24. There are disposed (for example, three) movable accessory devices 40 and a plurality (for example, two) of decorative bodies 41 simulating a rainbow spreading in a plane and in a curved shape. In the game board unit 6 in which the game board 7 and the decorative accessory member 20 are integrated, the effect lamp 39 and each movable accessory device 40 are exposed to the front side of the game board 7 through the opening 23a of the center accessory 23. However, the decorative body 41 that imitates a rainbow is covered with the game board 7 and is disposed opposite to the back side. Therefore, the decorative body 41 simulating a rainbow can be seen from the player side through the transparent game board 7 and can express a design form in which a rainbow is present in the game area 21 of the game board 7. 3 and 4, the decorative body 41 and the decorative protection member 38 are not shown, but the decorative protective member 38 and the decorative bodies 41 are actually seen through the transparent game board 7. It is like that.

  Although three movable accessory devices 40 are arranged along the vertical direction on the right side of the opening 23a of the center accessory 23, each movable accessory device 40 has a basic configuration with a slightly different size. Are the same. Hereinafter, the lowermost movable accessory device 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 22, the movable accessory device 40 includes a base 43 fixed to the decorative accessory member 20, a support base 44 rotatably mounted on the base 43, and a support base. A drive body 45 supported so as to be able to move up and down along the rotation center axis Q (see FIG. 13) of 44, a pair of blade-like members 46 that open and close as the drive body 45 moves up and down, and a base 43 The motor 47, the rotating body 48 that can rotate in both forward and reverse directions using the motor 47 as a drive source, the circuit board 49 and the light guide plate 50 incorporated in the support base 44, and the like.

  The base 43 includes an upper case 51 and a lower case 52, and the storage space is secured in the interior by integrating both 51 and 52 by screwing. A circular hole 51 a is formed in the central portion of the upper case 51, and an arm portion 51 b that protrudes in the circumferential direction is formed in the outer peripheral portion of the upper case 51. A photo interrupter (light detection element) 53 is attached to the arm portion 51b via a holding plate 54, and the rotation angle of the support base 44 is detected by the photo interrupter 53.

  The lower case 52 includes a through hole 52a that faces the circular hole 51a of the upper case 51, a guide hole 52b that extends in an arc shape so as to surround the through hole 52a, and a holding portion 52c that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral portion. The motor 47 is screwed and attached to the holding portion 52c. A relay gear 55 is fixed to the output shaft 47 a of the motor 47, and this relay gear 55 meshes with the gear portion 48 a of the rotating body 48.

  The rotating body 48 is provided with a transmission plate 48b extending in an arc shape and a curved wall 48c protruding rearward from the back surface of the transmission plate 48b. The gear portion 48a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the transmission plate 48b. Yes. The transmission plate 48b is disposed in the storage space sandwiched between the cases 51 and 52, and pins 48d protruding on the back side are press-fitted and fixed at both ends of the transmission plate 48b. The pins 48d and the curved wall 48c are inserted into the guide holes 52b, and stoppers 56 are attached to the pins 48d from the outside of the lower case 52 using an E-ring or the like. As a result, the rotating body 48 is rotatably held by the lower case 52, and when the motor 47 is rotated in either the forward or reverse direction, the rotation is transmitted to the rotating body 48 via the relay gear 55. The curved wall 48c moves in the guide hole 52b along the circumferential direction. 11, 19, and 22, the lower case 52 is not shown, but the guide hole 52 b is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  A cam hole 57 is provided in the curved wall 48 c of the rotating body 48, and the drive pin 45 a of the drive body 45 is engaged with the cam hole 57. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, the cam hole 57 has a lower smooth portion 57a, an inclined portion 57b, and an upper smooth portion 57c. The lower level smoothing part 57a and the upper level smoothing part 57c are displaced in the ascending / descending direction of the driving body 45 (the vertical direction in the figure), and the inclined part 57b is formed between the both smoothing parts 57a and 57c, The cam hole 57 has a shape that is continuously stepped along the circumferential direction of the curved wall 48c.

  The drive body 45 is formed in an L shape as a whole, and has a drive rod 45b extending in the direction of the rotation center axis Q of the support base 44 and a projecting arm 45c projecting in the orthogonal direction from the lower end side of the drive rod 45b. doing. A pair of support shafts 45d are formed at the upper end of the drive rod 45b, and the drive pin 45a described above is formed at the tip of the protruding arm 45c.

  The support base 44 includes a disc-shaped support plate 58 placed on the upper case 51 and an exterior body 59 integrated by screwing onto the support plate 58, and the support plate 58 and the exterior body 59. A circuit board 49 and a light guide plate 50 are disposed between the two.

  As shown in FIGS. 11, 19 and 22, an annular protrusion 58 a to be inserted into the circular hole 51 a of the upper case 51 is formed at the center of the back surface of the support plate 58. A stop plate 60 is screwed from the outside of the case 51. The stop plate 60 has a relief hole 60a at the center, and its outer dimension is set somewhat larger than the circular hole 51a. Thereby, the upper case 51 on the outer peripheral side of the circular hole 51a is sandwiched between the annular protrusion 58a and the stop plate 60, so that the support plate 58 (support base 44) is prevented from being detached from the upper case 51 (base 43). Is held rotatably. Further, a protrusion 58b is formed on the back surface of the support plate 58, and the protrusion 58b comes into contact with a pair of stopper walls 51c and 51d formed on the upper case 51, whereby the rotation angle of the support plate 58 is within a predetermined range ( In the case of this embodiment, it is defined within about 60 degrees). A spring 61 is stretched between the support plate 58 and the upper case 51, and the support plate 58 is biased to the initial position in the rotational direction by the elastic force of the spring 61, and the protrusion 58b is formed at the initial position. It is in a state of being in contact with one stopper wall 51c (see FIG. 11). Further, a detection projection 58e bent in an L shape is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the support plate 58. The detection projection 58e enters and exits the optical path of the photo interrupter 53 as the support plate 58 rotates. The optical path of the photo interrupter 53 is turned on / off to output a High / Low signal. An escape hole 58f is formed at the center of the support plate 58, and a through hole 58g is formed around the recess 58f.

  The exterior body 59 is made of a light-shielding resin molded product, and a large opening 59a having a butterfly wing shape and a small opening 59b having a star shape are formed on the front surface thereof. A circuit board 49 is screwed and fixed to the exterior body 59 via a light guide plate 50, and an escape hole 49 a is formed in the center of the circuit board 49. A plurality of LEDs 62 that are light sources are mounted on the circuit board 49, and light emitted from these LEDs 62 passes through the light guide plate 50 and is irradiated to the front of the exterior body 59. A connector 63 for external connection is mounted on the back side of the circuit board 49 (see FIG. 13). The connector 63 is inserted through the through hole 58g of the support plate 58 and protrudes downward. Although not shown, one end of the wire harness is connected to the connector 63, the motor 47, and the photo interrupter 53, and the other end of the wire harness is provided on the back side of the game board unit 6. It is connected to the sub-control processing unit 15. Thereby, the sub-control processing unit 15 determines the rotational position of the support base 44 based on the detection signal of the photo interrupter 53, and the optical path of the photo interrupter 53 is blocked by the detection protrusion 58e of the support plate 58 as shown in FIG. If it is determined, the support base 44 is determined to be at the initial position in the rotational direction based on the Low signal of the photo interrupter 53. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, when the detection protrusion 58 e is detached from the photo interrupter 53 and the optical path is conducted, the sub control processing unit 15 causes the support base 44 to rotate in the initial direction of rotation based on the High signal of the photo interrupter 53. Judge not in position. Each LED 62 on the circuit board 49 is blinked based on a control signal from the sub-control processing unit 15. Similarly, the motor 47 is controlled to rotate (rotation direction and amount) based on the control signal from the sub-control processing unit 15. Control).

  The light guide plate 50 is a molded product made of a transparent resin such as an acrylic resin, and a relief hole 50a is formed at the center thereof. Further, a convex portion 50b having a butterfly wing shape and a convex portion 50c having a star shape are formed on the outer surface of the light guide plate 50. The convex portions 50b and 50c are formed in the openings 59a and 59b of the exterior body 59. It is inserted and exposed to the outside. Furthermore, the inner surface of the light guide plate 50 is a concavo-convex surface so as to have a light diffusing function, and light projection holes 50 d are provided in the convex portions 50 b at positions facing the respective LEDs 62 on the circuit board 49. As a result, the light emitted from each LED 62 is irradiated forward as a straight traveling light that passes through the opposing light passage hole 50d as it is and scattered light that is diffused and scattered by the light guide plate 50.

  A pair of guide receivers 64, 65 are screwed in a standing posture in a recess surrounding the escape hole 58 f of the support plate 58, and the drive rod 45 b of the drive body 45 is between the guide receivers 64, 65. It is held up and down. The drive rod 45b projects to the back side of the support base 44 through the relief holes 50a, 49a, 58a, 60a of the light guide plate 50, the circuit board 49, the support plate 58 and the stop plate 60, and the lower end of the drive rod 45b. The protruding arm 45c extends in the orthogonal direction from the side. As described above, since the drive pin 45a provided at the tip of the protruding arm 45c is inserted into the cam hole 57 of the rotating body 48, the rotational movement of the rotating body 48 causes the inclined portion 57b of the cam hole 57, the drive pin 45a, 13 is converted into a vertical movement of the driving body 45, and the driving body 45 is guided by the guide receivers 64 and 65 in the vertical direction of FIG. 13, that is, the direction along the rotation center axis Q of the support base 44. Move back and forth. Both guide receivers 64 and 65 are integrated by screwing while sandwiching the drive rod 45b. As shown in FIG. 15, a pair of shaft holes 64a, 65a is formed.

  The pair of blade-shaped members 46 are molded products made of a transparent resin simulating butterfly blades, and these blade-shaped members 46 are arranged in front of the blade-shaped convex portions 50 b formed on the light guide plate 50. As shown in FIG. 15, an inclined piece 46a protrudes from the central portion of the side of the one blade-like member 46 on the rotating shaft side, and a shaft portion 46b and an axial hole 46c are formed on the tip side of the inclined piece 46a. Is formed. The shaft portion 46 b is inserted into one of the shaft holes 64 a and 65 a of the guide receivers 64 and 65, and the shaft hole 46 c is inserted into one support shaft 45 d formed at the upper end portion of the drive body 45. Similarly, the other blade-like member 46 is also provided with an inclined piece 46a, and a shaft portion 46b and an axial hole 46c are formed on the tip side of the inclined piece 46a. The shaft portion 46 b is inserted into the shaft holes 64 a and 65 a on the other side of the guide receivers 64 and 65, and the shaft hole 46 c is inserted into the other support shaft 45 d of the drive body 45. As a result, when the driving body 45 moves up and down in the vertical direction of FIG. 13 along both guide receivers 64 and 65, the linear motion of the driving body 45 is vane-like via the engaging portion of the support shaft 45d and the shaft hole 46c. Converted into the rotational motion of the member 46, the pair of blade-like members 46 opens and closes between the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a fixed decorative body 66 simulating a butterfly body and a head is disposed above the guide receivers 64 and 65, and the fixed decorative body 66 has a blade shape. Like the member 46, it is a molded product made of transparent resin. Bifurcated mounting leg pieces 66a are formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the fixed decorative body 66 so as to be elastically deformable. These mounting leg pieces 66a are snapped by inserting both guide receivers 64 and 65 opposite to each other and then elastically deforming them between two protrusions 66c provided at the upper part of the guide receiving bodies 64 and 65 with a left and right spacing therebetween. By fixing, the fixed decorative body 66 is fixed to the upper part of the guide receiving bodies 64 and 65 between the blade-like members 46.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 13, the pair of blade-like members 46 are located at a predetermined distance from the convex portion 50 b of the light guide plate 50 and all the upper surface regions (light emission) of the convex portion 50 b of the light guide plate 50. The light emitted from each LED 62 on the circuit board 49 passes through the light passage hole 50d as it is or is diffused by the light guide plate 50 because it is arranged so that it cannot be seen from the front (player). However, after irradiating the front of the exterior body 59, it passes through each blade-like member 46 and is visually recognized by the player. In addition, the upper surface region of the convex portion 50b has a shape that is reduced to an extent that it cannot be seen along the outer shape of the blade-like member 46, so that the entire blade-like member 46 is more shining so that it can be seen. . Therefore, when each LED 62 is turned on while the pair of blade-like members 46 are rotating, a movable effect with an impact that flutters while the butterfly wings shine can be realized. At that time, the inclined pieces 46a of each blade-like member 46 rotate on both sides of the fixed decorative body 66, and a part of the light of each LED 62 incident from the back side of the blade-like member 46 is fixed via the inclined piece 46a. Since it is guided to the decorative body 66, not only the pair of blade-like members 46 but also the fixed decorative body 66 can be illuminated. Further, the range of the rotation angle in the rotation operation of the pair of blade-like members 46 is set so that the upper surface region of the convex portion 50b is not visible from the front (player) even if the rotation operation is performed. ing.

  In the gaming machine (pachinko machine) according to the present embodiment, when the game ball wins one of the first start winning opening 34 and the second starting winning opening 35, as described above, the main control is performed as described above. The processing unit 14 performs a lottery lottery by electronic lottery related to special symbols. Based on the lottery result, the sub-control processing unit 15 receives a command from the main control processing unit 14 and turns on the motor 47 of the movable accessory device 40. The rotation is controlled. As a result, the three movable accessory devices 40 arranged on the right side of the display screen of the variable display device 24 are operated independently or continuously, and the movement of the movable accessory device 40 and the display content of the variable display device 24 are displayed. In association with this, the effect of the game is enhanced. Here, in the movable accessory device 40, the support base 44 is stopped at the home position while the pair of blade-like members 46 are expanded in the initial state, but depending on the rotation direction of the motor 47, A rotation operation in which the support base 44 rotates by a predetermined angle while the member 46 is expanded and a flapping operation in which the pair of blade-like members 46 open and close while the support base 44 is stopped at the home position can be performed.

  First, the initial state before the movable accessory device 40 operates will be described. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, in this initial state, the support base 44 (the support plate 58 and the exterior body 59) has the elastic force of the spring 61. Accordingly, the projection 58b of the support plate 58 is in contact with one stopper wall 51c of the upper case 51. Further, since the detection projection 58e of the support plate 58 enters the optical path of the photo interrupter 53 and blocks the optical path, a low signal is output from the photo interrupter 53 to the sub control processing unit 15, and the sub control processing unit 15 determines that the support base 44 is at the initial position in the rotational direction based on the Low signal.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in this initial state, the drive pin 45 a of the drive body 45 is engaged with the upper smooth portion 57 c of the cam hole 57, so that the drive body 45 extends along the guide receivers 64 and 65. Moved to the ascending position. Accordingly, each blade-like member 46 connected to the support shaft 45d of the drive body 45 is driven to rotate outwardly around the shaft portion 46b, and the pair of blade-like members 46 are maximum as shown by the solid line in FIG. It is close to the front surface of the exterior body 59 in an open state at an angle. Since the remaining two movable accessory devices 40 are the same, as shown in FIG. 3, in the initial state before the operation, the butterfly is in a state where three butterflies have their wings spread.

  In this state, when the sub-control processing unit 15 controls the rotation of the motor 47 in the forward direction, for example, the rotation is transmitted to the rotating body 48 via the relay gear 55, so that the rotating body 48 moves on the lower case 52 in FIG. The curved wall 48c moves in the same direction in the guide hole 52b as it rotates in the direction of the arrow P1 (clockwise direction). As a result, the drive pin 45a is pressed against the end of the upper smooth portion 57c of the cam hole 57 and rotates together with the curved wall 48c, so that the drive body 45 is longer than the drive rod 45b as shown in FIGS. Rotating in the same direction as the rotating body 48 about the shaft, the support base 44 including the guide receivers 64 and 65 and the support plate 58 is rotated with respect to the base 43 (upper case 51 and lower case 52). To do. At that time, since the drive pin 45a moves in the same plane while being in contact with the end of the upper smooth portion 57c, the vertical position of the drive body 45 does not change, and the pair of blade-like members 46 are at the maximum angle. Keep open. Therefore, as apparent from a comparison between FIG. 9 and FIG. 17, when the movable accessory device 40 is viewed from the front of the game board 7, the support base 44 is counterclockwise from the home position by a predetermined angle (about 60 degrees). The pair of blade-like members 46 rotate together with the support base 44 while maintaining the maximum angle.

  Further, when the support base 44 is rotated from the home position to the position shown in FIG. 19 in this way, the protrusion 58b of the support plate 58 is separated from the one stopper wall 51c and comes into contact with the other stopper wall 51d. The rotation angle of the support base 44 is defined as the maximum value. Furthermore, since the spring 61 is stretched with the rotation of the support base 44, a restoring force for returning the support base 44 to the home position is stored in the spring 61. Further, since the detection projection 58e moves to a position where it is retracted from the optical path of the photo interrupter 53 with the rotation of the support base 44, a high signal is output from the photo interrupter 53 to the sub control processing unit 15, and the sub control processing unit. 15 determines that the support base 44 is out of the home position based on the High signal.

  When the support base 44 is in the rotational operation position shown in FIG. 19, when the motor 47 is rotated in the reverse direction by the control signal of the sub-control processing unit 15, the rotating body 48 rotates in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. Accordingly, the curved wall 48c moves in the same direction in the guide hole 52b and returns to the initial position shown in FIG. At the same time, since the support base 44 returns to the initial position by the return force of the spring 61, the drive pin 45 a rotates together with the curved wall 48 c while engaging with the end of the upper smooth portion 57 c of the cam hole 57, The support table 44 is again stopped at the home position. During this time, the sub-control processing unit 15 can also control the rotation of the motor 47 to cause the support base 44 to perform another movement. For example, if the motor 47 is controlled to rotate in both forward and reverse directions, the support base 44 Oscillates in small increments on the way back to the home position.

  Further, when the movable accessory device 40 is in the initial state shown in FIG. 11, when the sub-control processing unit 15 controls the rotation of the motor 47 in the opposite direction opposite to the above, the rotating body 48 moves over the lower case 52 in FIG. Since it rotates in the direction of arrow P2 (counterclockwise direction) and the curved wall 48c moves along the guide hole 52b in the same direction, the drive pin 45a passes from the upper smooth portion 57c of the cam hole 57 through the inclined portion 57b. It moves to the lower smoothing part 57a. At that time, when the drive pin 45a passes through the inclined portion 57b, the rotational motion of the rotating body 48 is converted into the linear motion of the drive body 45 at the engaging portion of both, and the drive pin 45a passes through the inclined portion 57b. When shifting to the lower smoothing portion 57a, the rotation of the rotating body 48 is not transmitted to the driving body 45 regardless of the engagement position of the driving pin 45a and the lower smoothing portion 57a. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, the drive body 45 moves from the raised position to the lowered position along the guide receivers 64 and 65, and accordingly, the pair of blade-like members 46 move the shaft portion 46 b. Rotate in the direction to narrow the opening angle to the center. Thereafter, when the rotation direction of the motor 47 is switched to rotate in the forward direction, the drive pin 45a returns from the lower smoothing portion 57a of the cam hole 57 to the upper smoothing portion 57c via the inclined portion 57b. By alternately controlling the rotation in both reverse directions, the pair of blade-like members 46 opens and closes between the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position in FIG. During this time, since the drive pin 45a only moves in the cam hole 57 and does not receive the rotational force from the rotating body 48, the driving body 45, the guide receivers 64, 65, etc. do not rotate, and the support base 44 does not rotate. It remains stopped at the initial position. Therefore, as apparent from the comparison between FIG. 9 and FIG. 20, when the movable accessory device 40 is viewed from the front of the game board 7, the support base 44 maintains a state of being stopped at the home position. The pair of blade-like members 46 opens and closes in front of 44 so as to flutter.

  When each LED 62 on the circuit board 49 is caused to emit light during the rotating operation or flapping operation of the movable accessory device 40 described above, the light of each LED 62 passes through the light passage hole 50d of the light guide plate 50 as it is or is guided. Since it irradiates toward the back of each blade-like member 46 located in front of the exterior body 59 while being diffused by the light plate 50, the light passes through each blade-like member 46 and is visually recognized by the player. In particular, when each LED 62 is caused to emit light while the pair of blade-like members 46 are rotating, it is possible to realize a movable effect with an impact such that the butterfly blades flutter while fluttering. In this case, the inclined piece 46a of each blade-like member 46 rotates on both sides of the fixed decorative body 66, and a part of the light of the LED 62 incident from the back side of the blade-like member 46 is fixed via the inclined piece 46a. Since it is guided to the body 66, not only the pair of blade-like members 46 but also the fixed decorative body 66 can be shined.

  As described above, the movable accessory device 40 according to the present embodiment includes the rotating body 48 that can rotate in both forward and reverse directions using the motor 47 as a driving source, and the rotating body 48 includes a smoothing unit (lower leveling unit 57a). , The upper smooth portion 57c) and the inclined portion 57b are provided with a cam hole 57, and a drive pin 45a that engages with the cam hole 57 is provided on a drive body 45 supported by the support base 44 so as to be movable up and down. Yes, when the rotating body 48 is rotated in one direction from the initial position and the driving pin 45a passes through the inclined portion 57b of the cam hole 57, the rotating body 48 rotates at the engaging portion of the driving pin 45a and the inclined portion 57b. Since the motion is converted into a linear motion of the drive body 45, the pair of blade-like members 46 can be opened and closed like a butterfly as the drive body 45 moves up and down. Further, by rotating the rotating body 48 in the other direction from the initial position and bringing the driving pin 45 a into contact with the end of the upper smooth portion 57 c of the cam hole 57, the rotational motion of the rotating body 48 is caused to pass through the driving body 45. Since it is transmitted to the support base 44, the pair of blade-like members 46 can be rotated together with the support base 44. Therefore, the pair of blade-like members 46 are opened and closed on the support base 44 by selecting either the forward or reverse rotation direction of one motor 47 based on the control signal of the sub-control processing unit 15 that is the drive control means. The flapping operation and the rotating operation of rotating each blade-like member 46 together with the support base 44 can be performed, and the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  In addition, the pair of blade-like members 46 are made of a light-transmitting material, and the circuit board 49 and the light guide plate 50 on which the LED 62 (light source) is mounted are incorporated in the support base 44. Since the light is transmitted and irradiated to the back surface of each blade-like member 46, not only a movable effect by the flapping and rotating operations of the blade-like member 46 but also an illumination effect of shining the blade-like member 46 itself is added. Thus, the movable accessory device 40 with even higher interest can be realized.

  Further, the cam hole 57 provided in the curved wall 48 c of the rotating body 48 is formed into a cam shape in which the lower smooth portion 57 a and the upper smooth portion 57 c are continuous at both ends of the inclined portion 57 b, and the drive pin 45 a is the upper stage of the cam hole 57. When it moves away from the smooth portion 57c and passes through the inclined portion 57b, the rotational motion of the rotating body 48 is converted into the linear motion of the driving body 45 at the engaging portion between them, and the drive pin 45a passes through the inclined portion 57b and moves downward. At the time of shifting to the smoothing portion 57a, the rotation of the rotating body 48 is not transmitted to the driving body 45 regardless of the engagement position of the driving pin 45a and the lower smoothing portion 57a. That is, the lower smooth portion 57 a functions as a dead zone region that absorbs the shift of the rotational position of the rotating body 48, and such dead zone regions (lower smooth portion 57 a and upper smooth portion 57 c) are formed in the cam hole 57. Even if the stopping position of the rotating body 48 is slightly shifted from the set angle, the lowering position of the driving body 45 does not change and the opening / closing angle of the pair of blade-like members 46 can be accurately defined. However, the lower smoothing portion 57a may be omitted and only the inclined portion 57b and the upper smoothing portion 57c may have a continuous cam shape. In this case, the drive pin 45a is smoothed in the upper and lower directions as the rotating body 48 rotates in both forward and reverse directions. It moves between the part 57c and the inclined part 57b.

  Furthermore, a plurality (three) of movable accessory devices 40 are arranged in a row in close proximity so that each of the movable accessory devices 40 performs the above-described rotation operation and flapping operation individually or continuously. For example, to realize various movable effects according to the expected value of jackpot, such as flapping all the movable accessory devices 40 simultaneously or sequentially from the bottom, or rotating only a specific movable accessory device 40 Can do.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the three movable accessory devices 40 are arranged in a line on the right side of the display screen of the variable display device 24 has been described. For example, one movable accessory device 40 may be disposed above the variable display device 24, and the movable accessory device 40 may be rotated or fluttered.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the movable accessory apparatus 40 by this invention was applied to the pachinko machine, the movable accessory apparatus 40 of this invention is applicable also to other game machines, such as a slot machine. is there.

6 Game board unit 7 Game board 14 Main control processing part 15 Sub control processing part (drive control means)
20 decorative accessory member 23 center accessory 24 variable display device 40 movable accessory device 43 base 44 support base 45 drive body 45a drive pin 45b drive rod 45c projecting arm 45d support shaft 46 blade-like member 46a inclined piece 46b shaft portion 46c Shaft hole 47 Motor 48 Rotating body 48a Gear portion 48b Transmission plate 48c Curved wall 49 Circuit board 50 Light guide plate 50b, 50c Protruding portion 50d Light through hole 51 Upper case 51c, 51d Stopper wall 52 Lower case 52
52b Guide hole 55 Relay gear 57 Cam hole 57a Lower smooth portion 57b Inclined portion 57c Upper smooth portion 58 Support plate 59 Exterior body 59a, 59b Opening 60 Stop plate 61 Spring 62 LED (light source)
64, 65 Guide receiver 66 Fixed decorative body 66a Mounting leg piece

Claims (2)

A base fixed to a predetermined position of the gaming machine, a support base rotatably mounted on the base, a driving body supported so as to be able to move up and down along the rotation center axis of the support base, and the support A pair of blade-like members having a shaft portion pivotally supported by a base and opening and closing with the shaft portion as a rotating shaft in accordance with the lifting and lowering operation of the driving body, a motor attached to the base, and this motor A rotating body capable of rotating in both forward and reverse directions as a drive source, and drive control means for controlling the rotation of the motor;
The rotating body is provided with a cam hole in which a smooth portion and an inclined portion are continuous, and the driving body is provided with a drive pin that engages with the cam hole,
Wherein by the driving pin with the rotation of the rotating member reciprocally moves within the inclined portion, and the power converted by opening and closing the wing-like member the rotation of the rotating body to the lifting movement of the drive member,
The rotation of the rotating body is transmitted to the support via the driving body by pressing the end of the smooth front part with the rotation of the rotating body. A movable accessory device. 2. The cam hole according to claim 1, wherein the cam hole is formed in a stepped shape having the inclined portion between a pair of smooth portions, and the drive pin is in a position to engage with one of the smooth portions. Sometimes the opening angle of the blade-like member is maximized, and when the drive pin is in a position to engage with the other smoothing portion, the opening angle of the blade-like member is minimized, and the drive control means A movable accessory device characterized in that, by alternately controlling the direction of rotation of the motor, the drive pin engages alternately with the one smoothing portion and the other smoothing portion to reciprocate within the inclined portion. .