JP5849333B2 - Movable character - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a movable accessory provided in a gaming machine.

  A gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine has various directing devices attached to the front door. There are various production devices used in gaming machines, and one of them is a movable accessory that operates a movable body by driving a motor. Here, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a movable body including two movable parts moving in different directions is independently movable with a single drive source.

JP 2008-154817 A

As described above, there is a demand for an accessory mounted on a gaming machine to realize various movements as much as possible with a small number of drive sources.
In view of the above circumstances, an object of the invention described in claim 1 is to provide an efficient power transmission mechanism that matches the opening and closing of the door when a movable body is provided on the opening and closing door. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide an efficient power transmission mechanism when a plurality of movable bodies are provided on different door bodies.

The invention described in each claim has been made to achieve each of the above-described objects, and features of the present invention will be described below using the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Claim 1)
The invention according to claim 1 is a movable accessory installed in the display window (6) formed in front of the gaming machine. The movable accessory according to the present invention is used for a slot machine (S) or a pachinko game machine installed in a game arcade. Here, the “display window” is an opening for effect display formed on the front door (3) of the gaming machine or a window surrounded by a frame provided in the game area of the game board. be able to. As long as the movable accessory according to the present invention can be installed in the display window (6), other effect devices such as a liquid crystal display device (7) and a rotating reel may be installed. That is, other than the movable accessory may be visible from the display window (6).

  The movable accessory in the present invention is slidably attached to the display window (6), and can open and close at least a part of the display window (6) (front door 20), and the display window ( 6) a rear plate (rear door 40) disposed rearward of the front plate (20) at one end of the front plate (20), and a front movable body provided on the front surface of the front plate (20) A slide movable body 30), a movable body drive unit (70) for rotating or moving the front movable body (30), and an open / close drive unit (60) for sliding the front plate (20). ing. The movable body drive unit (70) is attached to the drive motor (movable body motor 71) and the rear plate (40) and rotates the front movable body (30) by rotating the drive motor (71). A front transmission member (slide rack 44) that can be moved, and the front movable body (30) has a front engagement portion (engagement protrusion 32) located on the back side of the front plate (20). The front transmission member (44) is provided with a rear engagement portion (projecting piece 46) that can be engaged with the front engagement portion (32). The front engagement portion (32) and the rear engagement portion (46) are formed to be engageable when the front plate (20) is in a predetermined closed position, and the front plate (20) Is moved to a predetermined closed position by the opening / closing drive unit (60), and the movable body drive unit (70) is engaged with the front engagement unit (36) and the rear engagement unit (46). The forward movable body (30) is formed to rotate or move by driving the drive motor (71).

Here, the front plate (20) is slidably supported, for example, on a frame portion (support frame 10) around the display window (6), and it is sufficient that at least a part of the display window (6) can be opened and closed. All of the display windows (6) may be openable and closable. That is, not only the case where the entire display window (6) is shielded by moving the front plate (20) to the closed position, but also the case where the display window (6) is half shielded is included. The sliding direction may be the left-right direction or the up-down direction.
The rear plate (40) is located behind the front plate (20), and when the front plate (20) is in the open position, it is hidden behind the front plate (20) and the front plate (20) is in the closed position. When it becomes, it arrange | positions so that it may align with a front board (20). The rear plate (40) can be a door attached to a support member (support frame 10) that supports the front plate (20) or a part of the support member.

The front movable body (30) can be a rotating body, a rocking body, a slide moving body or the like provided on the front plate (20), and can be rotated, rocked, slid (sliding left and right or up and down), and projected. -It may be possible to operate by combining various movements such as immersion (sliding back and forth).
In addition to the above configuration, the movable body drive unit (70) includes a connection member (a connection gear 73, an operation gear 74) for transmitting the rotation of the drive motor (71) to the front transmission member (44). May be. The front transmission member (44) may be a rack, a gear, a chain, or the like.
The front engagement portion (32) is a member connected to the front movable body (30) .For example, when the front movable body (30) is a slide movable body, the front plate (20) is a plate. A protrusion protruding toward the back side of the front plate (20) can be formed by penetrating a slit provided on the surface or turning an end portion of the front plate (20). When the front movable body (30) is a rotating body, it can be a gear tooth directly connected to or connected to the front movable body (30).

On the other hand, the rear engagement portion (46) is a member provided to or connected to the front transmission member (44). The rear engagement portion (46) is preferably provided on the rear plate (40) on the end side in the closing direction of the front plate. For example, when the front plate (20) is closed from the front left side to the right side of the display window (6), the rear plate (40) is closed from the front right side and from the front right side to the left side. 40) When the front plate (20) is closed from the lower side to the upper side, the upper side of the rear plate (40), when the front plate (20) is closed from the upper side to the lower side, It is preferable to arrange it below the rear plate (40).
Further, the rear engagement portion (46) is configured so that the front movable body (30) is a slide moving body and the front transmission member (44) is a rack from any end of the rear plate (40). Or a protrusion projecting frontward from an opening provided in the vicinity of the end, and when the front plate (20) moves to the closed position, it overlaps the upper and lower or left and right sides of the front engagement portion (32). It can be a protrusion (when the protrusion overlaps, the front movable body (30) can slide). When the front movable body (30) is a rotating body and the front transmission member is a gear, it can be a gear tooth that can mesh with a gear that is directly connected to or connected to the front movable body (30) (gear). The front movable body (30) can be rotated by the meshing).

When the front engaging portion (32) and the rear engaging portion (46) are protrusions, the plate surfaces of the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are not hindered from sliding movement of the front plate (20). It is formed in a size that fits within the gap. Further, the front engagement portion (32) and the rear engagement portion (46) can be engaged when the front plate (20) is in a predetermined closed position. The predetermined closed position includes not only the fully closed position (the position where the front plate (20) has moved to the maximum in the closing direction) but also the semi-closed position (a position between the fully closed position and the fully opened position).
(Function)
By closing the opening / closing drive unit (60), the front plate (20) moves in the closing direction. When the front plate (20) reaches a predetermined closed position, the front engagement portion (32) can be engaged with the rear engagement portion (46). Therefore, by operating the movable body drive unit (70), the rotation of the drive motor (71) is transmitted to the rear transmission member (44), and the rear transmission member (44) performs a predetermined operation to perform the rear engagement. The part (46) moves accordingly. As the rear engagement portion (46) moves, the rear engagement portion (46) and the front engagement portion (32) engage to transmit power to the front engagement portion (32), or Power is transmitted to the front engagement portion (32) engaged with the joint portion (46), and the front movable body (30) connected to the front engagement portion (32) performs a predetermined movement.

According to the present invention, power is transmitted to the front movable body (30) provided on the front plate (20) where the drive unit cannot be installed (or difficult to install) because it is located on the front side of the rear plate (40). The number of places where movable bodies can be installed increases, and the range of effects that can be expressed can be expanded. In addition, when the front plate (20) is in the closed position and the front movable body (30) becomes visible from the display window (6), the front movable body (30) can be operated. It can be operated most effectively, and efficient presentation display is possible.
(Claim 2)
The invention according to claim 2 includes a rear movable body (rotating body 50) provided in front of the rear plate (40) in addition to the features of the invention according to the first aspect described above, and the movable body drive section. (70) can transmit the rotation of the drive motor (71) to the rear movable body (50) to rotate or move the rear movable body (50) and to the front transmission member (44). A rear transmission member (operating gear 74) that is coupled and capable of transmitting the rotation of the drive motor (71) to the front transmission member (44) is further provided, and the front plate (20) is closed by the opening / closing drive unit (60). By driving the drive motor (71) of the movable body drive section (70) in a state where the front engagement section (32) and the rear engagement section (46) are engaged, The front movable body (30) and the rear movable body (50) are formed to rotate or move simultaneously.

In the present invention, a movable body is also provided on the rear plate (40). Here, the rear movable body (50) can be a rotating body, a rocking body, a slide moving body, etc., and can rotate, rock, slide (left-right or up-down slide), projecting / immersing (front-back slide) Etc.) may be possible in combination with various movements. The moving mode may be different from that of the front movable body (30). The rear plate (40) is installed so that at least the front portion on which the rear movable body (50) is disposed is visible from the display window (6). However, when the front plate (20) is in the open position, the front of the rear plate (40) is not visible.
In the present invention, both the front movable body (30) and the rear movable body (50) can be operated simultaneously by a single movable body motor (71).

According to the present invention, when the front surfaces of the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are visible from the display window (6), the movable bodies of the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are simultaneously attached. Since it can be actuated, the movable body can be actuated most effectively, and an efficient presentation display is possible.
(Claim 3)
In the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the rear plate (40) is slidable in the display window (6) in the same direction as the front plate (20). The opening / closing drive unit (60) can simultaneously open and close the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) with a single drive source, the front plate (20) and the rear plate When the plate (40) is in the open position, the rear plate (40) overlaps behind the front plate (20) and the front plate (20) is invisible from the display window (6). When the plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are in the closed position, both the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are formed so as to be visible from the display window (6). It is characterized by being.

In the present invention, the rear plate (40) is slidable, and the display window (6) can be opened and closed by the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40). In the present invention, when the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are in the fully open position, the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) overlap each other and cannot be seen from the display window (6). (It is hidden behind the window frame of the display window (6)).
Here, to slide the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) overlapping at the open position at the same time with a single drive source and stop them in parallel at the closed position, the front plate (20) The pitch circle of the gear for moving the rear plate (40) can be made smaller in diameter than the pitch circle of the gear for moving the rear plate (40), and the moving speed of the rear plate (40) can be made slower. Alternatively, the rack for moving the front plate (20) may be formed longer than the rack for moving the rear plate (40), and the moving distance of the front plate (20) may be increased.

According to the present invention, the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are not visible from the display window (6) due to the operation mode of the opening / closing drive unit (60), and the front plate (20) from the display window (6). Only the state in which only the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are visible from the display window (6) can be expressed, and the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40 from the display window (6) can be expressed. ) Can be visually recognized, the movable body drive unit (70) can be operated to operate the front movable body (30) and the rear movable body (50).
(Claim 4)
The invention according to claim 4 is slidable in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the front plate (20) in addition to the feature of the invention according to claim 2 or 3 described above. As a slide moving body, the front transmission member (44) is a rack, the rear movable body (50) is a rotating body, and the rear transmission member (74) is a gear that can mesh with the rack. Is. Further, the front engagement portion (32) is a protrusion protruding from the front movable body (30) to the back side of the front plate (20), and the rear engagement portion (46) is the front transmission member. (44) is a protrusion protruding from the front side of the rear plate (40), and at least one of the front engagement part (32) or the rear engagement part (46) is the front movable body (30). Two protrusions arranged in parallel in the moving direction are provided. Then, by moving the front plate (20) to a predetermined closed position by the opening / closing drive section (60), either the front engagement section (32) or the rear engagement section (46) has. The other projection overlaps between the two projections, and the other projection overlaps between the two projections of either the front engagement portion (32) or the rear engagement portion (46). Then, by driving the drive motor (71) of the movable body drive unit (70), one projection presses the other projection and the front movable body (30) slides in a predetermined direction, and at the same time, The rear movable body (50) is formed to rotate.

The present invention specifies the shapes of the front engaging portion (32) and the rear engaging portion (46).
In the present invention, the front transmission member (44) is directly movable by the rear transmission member (74) directly connected to the rear movable body (50), the rotation of the rear movable body (50) and the sliding of the front movable body (30). Since the movement is realized at the same time, the drive of the drive source can be efficiently transmitted with a small number of parts.
In addition, at least one of the front engaging portion (32) and the rear engaging portion (46) includes two protrusions arranged in parallel with the moving direction of the front movable body (30), and the other protrusion is formed of two protrusions. Since they overlap each other, after the front movable body (30) is moved from the initial position to the moving position, it can be reliably returned from the moving position to the initial position.

  Further, the front engaging portion (32) and the rear engaging portion (46) can slide the front movable body (30) when the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are in a predetermined opening / closing position. Since the protrusions overlap in the direction of the front, the front movable body (30) can be slid forward by devising the shape of the protrusions of the front engagement portion (32) or the rear engagement portion (46). The opening / closing position of the plate (20) can be adjusted. For example, in a state where the front plate (20) and the rear plate (40) are visible from the display window (6), the front movable body (30) and the rear movable body (50) can be operated as well as the display window. In the state where only the front plate (20) is visible from (6), the front movable body (30) and the rear movable body (50) can be operated (the rear movable body (50) It is not visible from 6). Thereby, the range of production | presentation expression can be expanded with a simple structure.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an efficient power transmission mechanism in accordance with the opening and closing of the door when the movable body is provided on the opening and closing door. Can do. Moreover, according to the invention of Claims 2 thru | or 4, the efficient power transmission mechanism in case the some movable body is provided in the different door body can be provided.

It is an embodiment of the present invention and is an external front view of a slot machine as a gaming machine. It is a perspective view of the slot machine which opened the front door. It is a disassembled perspective view of an accessory unit. It is a front view of an accessory unit. It is a rear view of a front frame. It is a figure which shows a left front door. It is a figure which shows a left rear door. It is a rear view of the left side of a front frame. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 5, and the BB line sectional view of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the movement of a left door. It is a rear perspective view of the left side of the front frame. It is a rear perspective view of the left side of the front frame. It is a front view which shows the action | operation of a left movable accessory. It is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the left movable accessory. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked back at the rocking | swiveling arm and the movable body drive part. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the rocking | swiveling arm and the movable body drive part from the front. It is explanatory drawing which shows the meshing state of a 2nd gear and a 4th gear. It is explanatory drawing of a one-way clutch mechanism. It is a rear view on the right side of the front frame. It is a front view which shows the action | operation of a right movable accessory.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine. In the present specification, unless otherwise specified, the direction of each component member in the up / down / left / right and front / rear direction (the front rear surface, the front / rear surface) is determined with the slot machine S in a state where each component member is installed in the slot machine S. Indicates the direction when viewed from the front.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine S according to the present embodiment is roughly divided into a housing 2 having an opening on the front side, and a front door 3 that closes the opening of the housing 2 so that the opening can be opened and closed. It consists of and.
As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 2 is a box that opens to the front surface (the front surface facing the player). A reel unit 4 having three rotating reels 4A and a main board unit 100 are housed inside the upper opening of the housing 2, and a power supply unit and a hopper unit 5 are housed inside the lower opening. Is installed.

Here, the reel unit 4 is detachably formed on the housing 2, and the main board unit 100 is fixed to the frame of the reel unit 4. The main board unit 100 is a main board on which various electronic components such as a CPU and a ROM are mounted in a board case, and functions as a main control device for controlling the execution of games. The main control device is mainly for controlling the lottery of the winning combination, determination of whether or not a prize has been won, and the operation of the reel unit 4 and the hopper unit 5. The hopper unit 5 is a payout device that stores medals and pays out medals when winning a prize.
The front door 3 is a plate-like door that is rotatably supported by a side plate of the housing 2 via a hinge. As shown in FIG. 1, the rotary reel 4A can be viewed from the front side at a substantially central portion. A front panel 3A is provided, and a lamp 8 and a speaker 9 and a display window 6 for effect display are provided above the front panel 3A. As shown in FIG. 2, a liquid crystal display device 7 and an accessory unit 1 are provided inside the display window 6. As shown in FIG. 1, the liquid crystal screen of the liquid crystal display device 7 is displayed from the display window 6. 7A is visible. The accessory unit 1 includes a movable accessory that operates on the front side of the liquid crystal display screen 7A, which will be described later.

Below the front panel 3A is a counter-like operation unit for operating the slot machine S. The operation unit is provided with a medal slot 3B for inserting game medals, a start switch 3C and a stop switch 3D for starting and stopping the rotation of the rotating reel 4A, and the like. Further, a lower plate 3E capable of storing medals paid out from the hopper unit 5 is formed at the lower part of the front door 3.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a sub board unit 200 and a medal selector 3F are provided on the back surface of the front door 3. The sub-board unit 200 is a sub-board on which various electronic components such as a CPU and a ROM are mounted, and is stored in a board case. The sub-board unit 200 controls an effect associated with the game based on an output signal from the main board. Functions as a sub-control device. The sub-control device is mainly for controlling the operation of the lamp 8, the liquid crystal display device 7, the speaker 9, and the accessory unit 1. The medal selector 3F is for determining the authenticity of the medal while guiding the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 14. The medals that have passed the medal selector 3F are transferred to the hopper unit 5, and the medals canceled by the medal selector 3F are discharged to the lower plate 3E shown in FIG.

The slot machine S may stop the rotating reel 4A so that a winning result determined by the main board wins a predetermined winning combination, and the winning symbol becomes a winning mode by operating the stop switch 3D. If it is possible to win, the hopper unit 5 pays out medals, and advantageous games such as bonus games are started.
(Household unit 1)
Next, the accessory unit 1 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 3, the accessory unit 1 includes a support frame 10, a plurality of movable accessories provided on the support frame 10, and a drive unit for operating the movable accessory. The movable accessory includes a left front door 20 and a left rear door 40 that are arranged on the left side of the support frame 10 and operate with a single drive source. A right door 25 is provided on the right side of the support frame 10. Each of the left front door 20 and the left rear door 40 is provided with a slide moving body 30 and a rotating body 50 as movable bodies, respectively, and swinging with a rotating body 55 at the tip behind the right door 25. An arm 80 is provided. As the opening / closing drive unit 60 for opening / closing the door, the left door opening / closing drive unit 60A for opening / closing the left front door 20 and the left rear door 40 and the right door opening / closing drive for opening / closing the right door 25 A portion 60B is provided. Further, as the movable body driving unit 70 for operating the movable body, the left movable body driving unit 70A for operating the slide moving body 30 and the rotating body 50, and the swing arm 80 and the rotating body 55 for operating the movable body. A right movable body driving unit 70B is provided.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, when both the left front door 20 and the left rear door 40 are in the open position, almost half of the display window 6 is shielded, and the left front door 20 and the left rear door When both 40 are in the closed position, they are hidden behind the display window 6 (see FIG. 13) and cannot be seen from the front side. On the other hand, when the right door 25 is in the closed position, as shown in FIG. 4, almost a quarter of the display window 6 is shielded, and when the right door 25 is in the open position, it is hidden behind the display window 6. (See FIG. 20), it is not visible from the front side.
(Support frame 10)
As shown in FIG. 3, the support frame 10 is a rectangular box-shaped member made up of a front frame 11 and a rear frame 12, and can handle the above-mentioned movable accessory and drive unit integrally.

  The front frame 11 is a frame member that has a front plate 11A, side plates 11B and 11C, a top plate 11D, and a bottom plate 11E and is open on the back side. A square opening 13 is formed in the front plate 11. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the opening 13 is formed larger than the display window 6 of the front door 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, guide rails 15 for guiding the sliding movement of the left front door 20 and the right door 25 across the lateral direction are provided on the lower surface of the upper surface plate 11D and the upper surface of the bottom surface plate 11E of the front frame 11. 16 is provided. The guide rails 15 and 16 are provided with a plurality of door stoppers 18. Specifically, a closed position stopper 18B and an open position stopper 18A for stopping the left front door 20 at the closed position and the open position, and a closed position stopper 18C and an open position stopper for stopping the right door 25 at the closed position and the open position. A position stopper 18D is provided. Further, a plurality of sensors 19 are provided on the back surface of the front plate 11A. Specifically, a left door sensor 19A for detecting that the left rear door 40 is in the closed position is located on the back surface of the front plate 11A and in the vicinity of the side plate 11B on the left side (right side in the drawing). A right door sensor 19B for detecting that the right door 25 is in the closed position is provided in the vicinity of the side plate 11C on the opposite side. In addition, an arm sensor 19C for detecting that the swing arm 80 is at the origin position is provided slightly above the right door sensor 19B. The sensors 19A to 19C are photosensors having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear frame 12 is a frame member that has a back plate 12A, a side plate, a top plate, and a bottom plate that are open on the front side, and a square opening 14 is formed in the back plate 12A. . The opening 14 is smaller than the opening 13 of the front frame 11, but is slightly larger than the display window 6 of the front door 3. An opening / closing drive unit 60 is fixed to the rear frame 12, and a fixed base 17 for mounting the swing arm 80 and the right movable body drive unit 70B is fixed.
A door (left front door 20, left rear door 40, right door 25) is attached to the front frame 11, and the rear opening of the front frame 11 is fixed to the rear frame 12 with the opening / closing drive unit 60 and the swing arm 80 fixed thereto. By moving the front opening of the rear frame 12 so as to be overlapped and fixed, the movable accessory and its drive unit are accommodated in the support frame 10.

Hereinafter, the details of the movable combination arranged on the left side of the support frame 10 and the movable combination arranged on the right side will be described.
(Left movable item)
(Left front door 20)
As shown in FIG. 6, the left front door 20 is a door body in which support portions 20B supported by the front frame 11 are provided at upper and lower ends of a door portion 20A made of a thin plate member. As shown in FIG. 6A, a longitudinal slit 21 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed on the front of the left front door 20 to the left of the center in the width direction of the door portion 20A. A slide moving body 30 is provided as a front movable body that can move up and down. As shown in FIG. 6B, which is a rear view of the left front door 20, and in FIG. 6C, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. A crank-shaped connecting portion 31 that is inserted through the door portion 20A and protrudes from the back side of the door portion 20A is fixed. At the tip of the connecting portion 31, FIG. 6D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. As shown in the drawing, an engagement protrusion 32 having a U-shaped side view having two protrusions arranged in the vertical direction is formed. When the door body moves to the fully open position (position moved to the maximum in the opening direction), the engagement protrusion 32 engages with a protruding piece 46 provided on the left rear door 40, which will be described later, and the slide moving body 30 Can be raised.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, a vertical rack 23 and a horizontal rack 24 are provided on the back surface of the support portion 20B of the left front door 20. The vertical rack 23 is a rack provided at the lower end portion of the lower support portion 20B and having tooth tips formed downward. The horizontal rack 24 is a rack provided on the lower support portion 20B and the upper support portion 20B in parallel with the vertical rack 23 and having tooth tips formed toward the back side. The vertical rack 23 is for sliding the left front door 20, and the horizontal rack 24 is for sliding the left rear door 40. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, a guide groove 20 </ b> C for supporting the left rear door 40 is formed between the support portion 20 </ b> B and the horizontal rack 24. Further, two rollers 22 that abut on the guide rails 15 and 16 of the front frame 11 are provided side by side at the upper and lower ends of the left front door 20.

(Left rear door 40)
As shown in FIG. 7, the left rear door 40 is a door body in which an overhanging portion 40 </ b> B projecting to the front side is provided at the upper and lower ends of the door portion 40 </ b> A made of a thin plate member. As shown in FIG. 7 (C), which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (A), the front of the left rear door 40 is further to the left than the center in the width direction of the door 40A. Further, a standing wall 41 provided in the vertical direction is formed. A movable body motor 71 of a left movable body drive unit 70A, which will be described later, is attached to the left side of the standing wall 41, and three gear-type rotating bodies as rear movable bodies are attached to the right side of the standing wall 41. 50 are provided side by side in the vertical direction.

Further, on the back surface of the door 40A, as shown in FIG. 7B, a left movable body drive unit 70A for rotating the rotating body 50 and a slide rack that can be moved up and down by the left movable body drive unit 70A. 44 is provided. Further, a cutout 49 is formed on the side surface (left side surface in front view) of the door portion 40A. The left door sensor 19A provided in the front frame 11 is located at the notch 49, and the left rear door 40 is detected by the door portion 40A shielding the detection portion of the left door sensor 19A. (See FIG. 8).
The slide rack 44 is a plate member that is supported by a vertically long rack-like rack support portion 42 formed at the rear surface side end portion of the door portion 40A. As shown in FIG. Teeth are formed on the side surface of the plate, and a long hole 45 formed in the vertical direction is provided in the center of the plate surface. Then, with the boss 43 provided on the rack support portion 42 inserted through the long hole 45, the left movable body drive unit 70A is driven to be slidable in the vertical direction.

Further, a projecting plate 46 projecting to the front side is provided at the lower part of the side surface of the slide rack 44 opposite to the left movable body driving unit 70A. The projecting plate 46 engages with the engaging protrusion 32 provided on the slide moving body 30 described above, so that the slide moving body 30 slides together with the slide rack 44. As shown in FIGS. 7B and 11, a hanging piece 47 protruding downward is formed at the lower end portion of the slide rack 44, and a hanging piece 47 is provided on the back surface of the door portion 40A. A rack sensor 19D having a sandwiching detection unit is provided. The rack sensor 19D is for detecting that the slide rack 44 is in the initial position.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C, a horizontal gear 48 that rotates in the horizontal direction about the vertical axis is provided in the upper and lower projecting portions 40B. The horizontal gear 48 is provided on the upper side of the upper overhanging portion 40B and on the lower side of the lower overhanging portion 40B. With the left rear door 40 disposed on the front frame 11, the horizontal gear 48 While meshing with the rack 24, it can mesh with a fixed horizontal rack 64 (see FIGS. 3, 9, and 10) of the left opening / closing drive unit 60B described later. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B and 11, protrusions 40C are formed in the width direction on the upper surface of the upper overhanging portion 40B and the lower surface of the lower overhanging portion 40B, respectively. Yes. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the protrusion 40 </ b> C is formed to be engageable with the guide groove 20 </ b> C of the left front door 20.

The left rear door 40 is slidably installed on the left front door 20 with the ridge 40C engaged with the guide groove 20C and the horizontal gear 48 meshed with the horizontal rack 24. At this time, the door part 40A of the left rear door 40 is located behind the door part 20A of the left front door 20 (back side). In addition, the engagement protrusion 32 protruding from the left front door 20 to the rear side and the protruding plate 46 protruding from the side surface portion of the left rear door 40 to the front side are generated when the door body slides in the left-right direction. Does not interfere with each other (see FIG. 9).
(Left opening / closing drive part 60A)
The left opening / closing drive unit 60A is fixed to the upper left part of the rear frame 12 as shown in FIG. 3, and the opening / closing motor 61 and the drive shaft of the opening / closing motor 61 are shown in FIGS. A motor gear 62 directly connected to the motor gear 62, an operating gear 63 that is rotated by the rotation of the motor gear 62 via two connecting gears, and a tooth tip facing the front side at the same height position as the horizontal rack 24 of the front door 20. And a fixed horizontal rack 64 (see FIG. 3).

The operating gear 63 meshes with the vertical rack 23 of the left front door 20 and moves the left front door 20 in the left-right direction by driving the opening / closing motor 61. As shown in FIG. 5, when the left front door 20 is in the closed position, the operating gear 63 meshes with the vertical rack 23 at the end of the vertical rack 23 on the opening direction side (side 11B side of the front frame 11). As shown in FIG. 8, when the left front door 20 is in the open position, the end of the vertical rack 23 on the closing direction side (center side of the support frame 10) is arranged to mesh with the vertical rack 23.
The fixed horizontal rack 64 meshes with the horizontal gear 48 of the left rear door 40 and moves the left rear door 40 as the left front door 20 moves. As shown in FIG. 9A, the fixed horizontal rack 64 meshes with the horizontal gear 48 at the end in the closing direction when the left rear door 40 is in the closed position. As shown, when the left rear door 40 is in the open position, it is formed to have a length that meshes with the horizontal gear 48 at the end in the opening direction. 9A shows a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5, FIG. 9B shows a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 8, and the right side in the drawing is the front side.

Next, the opening / closing operation of the left front door 20 and the left rear door 40 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the left door) based on the operation of the left opening / closing drive unit 60A will be described.
First, when the left door is in the fully open position, the left rear door 40 overlaps behind the left front door 20 as shown in FIGS. At this time, the horizontal gear 48 is sandwiched between the horizontal rack 24 of the front door 40 and the fixed horizontal rack 64 of the left opening / closing drive unit 60A and meshes with both. The upper and lower side ends of the left front door 20 are in contact with the open position stopper 18A, and the left door sensor 19A detects the left rear door 40. When this state is viewed from the front side, as shown in FIG. 13A, the left front door 20 located in front is hidden so as not to be seen from the display window 6 when viewed from the front, and the left rear door 40 Is hidden behind (just behind).

  Then, the front door 20 is supported by the guide rails 15 and 16 by rotating the opening / closing motor 61 so that the operating gear 63 rotates in a direction to move the vertical rack 23 in the closing direction (center direction of the support frame 10). While moving, it moves in the closing direction. At this time, when the horizontal gear 48 held between the horizontal rack 24 and the fixed horizontal rack 64 rotates, the left rear door 40 slides in the opening direction with respect to the left front door 20. This point will be described based on FIG. 10 which is a schematic explanatory diagram of FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 10, when the left door is in the open position, the left front door 20, that is, the horizontal rack 24 is closed (black arrow direction). ), The horizontal gear 48 rotates in the direction of the white arrow. Then, a force in the closing direction is applied to the fixed horizontal rack 64, and the reaction force causes the left rear door 40 to slide in the closing direction.

  Here, the vertical rack 23, the horizontal rack 24, and the fixed horizontal rack 64 have the same pitch, but the pitch circle of the horizontal gear 48 is formed smaller than the pitch circle of the operating gear 63. That is, the horizontal gear 48 has fewer teeth than the operating gear 63. Accordingly, the moving speed of the left front door 20 by the vertical rack 23 and the operating gear 63 is faster than the moving speed of the left rear door 40 by the horizontal rack 24, the fixed horizontal rack 64, and the horizontal gear 48. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 13B, the left front door 20 passes the left rear door 40 in the middle. As shown in FIG. 10, the diameter ratio of the pitch circle of the operating gear 63 and the horizontal gear 48 is such that the left front door 20 can move by L2 longer than L1 while the left rear door 40 moves by L1. Is set. When the left front door 20 moves by L2, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper and lower side end portions of the front door 20 come into contact with the closed position stopper 18B and no further move. When the left door is in the fully closed position (the position moved to the maximum in the closing direction), as shown in FIGS. 4 and 13C, the left half of the display window 6 is in front of the left front door 20 and the left rear. The front surface of the door 40 is shielded by the surface closer to the rotating body 50 than the standing wall 41. That is, L1 and L2 are set to lengths that can realize the closed state of the door as described above.

In addition, when the left front door 20 stops moving and a certain load is applied to the opening / closing motor 61, the opening / closing motor 61 can be configured to stop driving. Alternatively, a limit switch may be provided in the closed position stopper 18B, and a drive stop signal may be output to the opening / closing motor 61 when the left front door 20 contacts. Alternatively, the opening / closing motor 61 may be operated under the management of a timer, and in this case, the left door sensor 19A may be used only for detecting the origin position.
When opening the left door in the closed state, if the opening / closing motor 61 is driven in reverse, the door body slides in the opposite direction, and the left front door 20 overtakes the left rear door 40 in the same way as above. At the same time, it returns to the initial position (fully open position). When returning to the initial position, the left door sensor 19A detects the rear door 40, and the drive of the opening / closing motor 61 is stopped.

The structure for moving the left front door 20 and the left rear door 40 from the fully open position to the closed position is not limited to the above. For example, the left rear door 40 is also slidably supported by the vertical rack and the operating gear meshed with the support frame 10, and the length of the rack is made shorter than that of the left front door 20 so that the meshing of the operating gear and the rack is interrupted to the left. Even if the rear door 40 stops, the left front door 20 may continue to move and move to a predetermined closed position.
(Left movable body drive unit 70A)
As shown in FIG. 7, the left movable body drive unit 70A is attached to the door portion 40A of the left rear door 40, and includes a movable body motor 71 fixed to the front side of the door portion 40A, and the movable body motor 71. A motor gear 72 directly connected to the motor shaft and arranged on the back side of the door 40A, three operating gears 74 directly connected to the rotating body 50 and arranged on the back side of the door 40A, and the motor gear 72 and the operating gear 74 And a connecting gear 73 to be connected. Of the three operating gears 74, the central operating gear 74A is formed wider and thicker than the vertical operating gear 74B (see FIG. 11), as shown in FIG. 7C. Further, only the operating gear 74A meshes with the teeth of the slide rack 44 provided on the rear door 40. When the movable body motor 71 is driven to rotate the motor gear 72, the operating gear 74 is rotated via the connecting gear 73, and the rotating body 50 provided in front of the door portion 40A is rotated. Further, the slide rack 44 is raised or lowered by the rotation of the operation gear 74A.

It should be noted that at least the operating gear 74 and the slide rack 44 are mounted on the left rear door 40, and the movable body motor 71 and the connecting gear 73 may be fixed to the support frame 10.
Next, the movement of the movable body based on the operation of the left movable body driving unit 70A will be described.
First, when the left door is in the fully open position, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9B, the protruding piece 46 of the slide rack 44 and the engaging protrusion 32 of the slide moving body 30 mounted on the left front door 20 are provided. Since the rotating body 50 rotates even when the movable body motor 71 is driven in this state, the slide rack is at the origin position (position where the hanging piece 47 is detected by the rack sensor 19D). 44 only rises. Further, in this state, the rotating body 50 of the left rear door 40 is hidden behind the door portion 20A of the left front door 20, so it cannot be seen from the front side, and it is meaningless to drive the movable body motor 71. .

On the other hand, when the left door is in the fully closed position shown in FIGS. 5 and 9A, the projecting piece 46 of the slide rack 44 at the origin position is connected to the engagement projection 32 of the slide moving body 30. It engages with a letter-shaped recess (see FIG. 6D). When the movable body motor 71 is driven in this state, the protruding piece 46 is an upper protrusion of the U-shaped engaging protrusion 32 of the slide moving body 30 as the slide rack 44 is moved up and down simultaneously with the rotation of the rotating body 50. The slide moving body 30 is lifted up (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 13C).
As shown in FIG. 12, when the slide rack 44 is raised and the lower end portion of the long hole 45 comes into contact with the boss 43, the slide rack 44 can no longer be moved upward. When the slide rack 44 stops moving and a certain load is applied to the movable body motor 71, the movable body motor 71 can be configured to stop driving. Alternatively, the movable body motor 71 may be operated under the management of a timer, and in this case, the rack sensor 19D may be used only for detecting the origin position. When the movable body motor 71 is driven in the reverse direction, the slide rack 44 moves downward. At this time, since the protruding piece 46 supports the lower surface of the upper protrusion of the engaging protrusion 32, the slide moving body 30 does not fall by its own weight. Even when the connecting portion 31 that connects the slide moving body 30 and the engaging protrusion 32 is caught inside the slit 21, the projecting piece 46 pushes down the upper surface of the lower protrusion of the engaging protrusion 32. Will not stop on the way. That is, the slide piece 30 and the engagement protrusion 32 can reliably lower the slide moving body 30 at a predetermined speed. When the slide rack 44 returns to the origin position, the rack sensor 19D detects the hanging piece 47 and the movable body motor 71 stops driving.

  As shown in FIGS. 13A to 13C, the left movable member having the above-described configuration is configured such that the movable body motor 71 is moved in a state where the open / close motor 61 is driven to move the fully opened door body to the closed position. A pattern in which the slide moving body 30 is moved up and down while being driven to rotate the rotating body 50, a pattern in which the left door that has been moved to the position shown in FIG. It can be operated in various patterns such as a pattern in which the left door at the position shown in FIG. 12B or FIG. These operations are executed in a predetermined manner based on the control of the sub-board, for example, in the case of winning a predetermined production opportunity, for example, a winning lottery.

(Modified example of left movable part)
In the above-described example, when the left front door 20 moves to the fully closed position (see FIG. 8), the protruding piece 46 of the left rear door 40 and the engaging protrusion 32 of the slide moving body 30 are engaged, and the slide moving body 30 is formed so that it can move up and down. However, the protrusion of the engagement protrusion 32 is also protruded when the left front door 20 is moved to the half-open (semi-closed) position (see FIG. 13B). By being formed so as to be able to engage with 46, when only the front face of the left front door 20 (that is, only the slide moving body 30) is visible from the display window 6, the slide moving body 30 can be moved up and down. . For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the engagement protrusion 32 is engaged with the protruding piece 46 at the fully closed position of the left front door 20 (see FIG. 9), and at the half open position of the left front door 20. An open position engaging portion 32B that engages with the protruding piece 46 can be provided. When formed in this way, in the state shown in FIG. 13B, by stopping the driving of the opening / closing motor 61 and driving the movable body motor 71, the rotation of the rotating body 50 cannot be visually recognized from the front side. However, an operation pattern for moving the slide moving body 30 up and down can be realized. Further, the movable body can be operated while the left door is moved by driving the movable body motor 71 until the door body moves from the position of FIG. 13A to the position of FIG. 13B. it can.

The protruding piece 46 may be extended from the slide rack 44 to the front side, and a vertical slit may be provided on the front side of the left rear door 40 so as to protrude therefrom. Also, the slide rack 44 may be provided with a U-shaped projection in the side view (the opening is the front side), and the slide moving body 30 may be provided with a protruding plate that protrudes toward the back side of the left front door 20.
In the above example, the slide rack 44 is provided as the front transmission member, and the slide moving body 30 is provided as the front movable member. However, the front movable member is used as a gear, and the front movable member of the left front door 20 in the open position. The front movable body of the front door 20 can be a rotating body by engaging with a gear that is directly connected to or connected to the front door 20. In this case, the front engagement portion is a gear tooth as a front transmission member, and the rear engagement portion is a gear tooth for operating the movable body of the front door 20. Alternatively, a rack that meshes with the motor gear 72 or the connecting gear 73 is provided in the left rear door 40, and the rear movable body of the left rear door 40 can be a slide moving body by connecting the rear movable body to the rack. In this case, the front movable body may be a slide moving body or a rotating body. Further, the type of the movable body is not limited to the rotating body and the slide moving body, and may be a swinging body or an operation that combines rotation, swinging, and sliding.

Furthermore, at least one door body for shielding the display window 6 is sufficient. In this case, a rear plate can be fixed on the back side of the front frame 11 for positioning the front transmission member located behind the door body. A rear movable body may or may not be provided on the rear plate. In the former case, the front of the rear plate can be viewed from the display window 6, and in the latter case, the front of the rear plate can be viewed from the display window 6 or not visible. The movable body motor may be installed on the rear plate or on the support frame 10.
(Right movable object)
(Right door 25)
The right door 25 has substantially the same shape as the left front door 20 as shown in FIG. That is, the right door 25 is provided with support portions 25B supported by the front frame 11 at upper and lower ends of the door portion 25A made of a thin plate member. As shown in FIG. 5, a vertical rack 27 is provided on the back surface of the support portion 25B. The vertical rack 27 is a rack provided at the upper end portion of the upper support portion 25B and having a tooth tip formed upward, and is used for sliding the right door 25. In addition, two rollers 26 that abut on the guide rails 15 and 16 of the front frame 11 are provided side by side in the upper and lower ends of the right door 25. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a side-view inverted L-shaped detection piece 28 is provided at the side end on the right side of the front side of the right door 25 so as to project toward the side. The detection piece 28 shields the detection portion of the right door sensor 19B provided on the front frame 11, so that the right door 25 is detected (see FIG. 19).

(Fixed base 17)
As shown in FIG. 3, the fixed base 17 is a plate-like fixing member that is fixed to the rear frame 12 of the support frame 10, and is used to support and fix the swing arm 80 and the right movable body drive unit 70B. is there. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the fixed base 17 includes a motor fixing portion 17A for fixing the movable body motor 74 of the right movable body driving portion 70B, and the first of the swing arm 80 and the right movable body driving portion 70B. A fixed shaft 17B for stopping the three gears 77 and an arm stopper 17D for stopping the swing arm 80 at the home position are provided. The motor fixing portion 17A is a screw hole penetrating in the front-rear direction, the fixed shaft 17B is a shaft protruding to the front side, and the arm stopper 17D is a protrusion protruding to the front side provided below the fixed shaft 17B. .

(Swing arm 80)
As shown in FIG. 3, the swing arm 80 is a substantially U-shaped plate member (see FIG. 19) as viewed from the rear, which is disposed behind the right door 25, and as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, A shaft support portion 81 provided at one end portion, a rotating body fixing portion 82 provided at the other end portion, and an arm portion 83 connecting the shaft support portion 81 and the rotating body fixing portion 82 are provided.
A shaft hole 81A is formed in the shaft support 81, and the fixed shaft 17B of the fixed base 17 is fitted into the shaft hole 81A, and the swing arm 80 is moved in the left-right direction with the fixed shaft 17B as the swing center. It is swingably supported. Further, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the outer peripheral portion of the shaft support portion 81 includes a movable locking piece 84B projecting in a direction orthogonal to the swing axis and a right movable body drive portion 70B which will be described later. Four gears 78 are formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the movable locking piece 84B is an arm provided on the fixed base 17 when the swing arm 80 is moved to the tilted position (the position at which the rotating body 55 is substantially at the center of the display window 6). This is for contacting the stopper 17D (see FIG. 17C) and holding the swing arm 80 in the tilted position. Further, a cylindrical portion 81B concentric with the shaft hole 81A is projected on the back surface (the surface facing the fixed base 17) of the shaft support portion 81, and a one-way clutch clutch is provided on the protruding side end portion of the cylindrical portion 81B. A protrusion 92 constituting the mechanism 90 is formed. Details of the fourth gear 78 and the protrusion 92 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 16, the rotating body fixing portion 82 is formed with a rotating body support shaft 82A that protrudes toward the front side, and a disk-shaped rotating body 55 is rotatably attached thereto. ing. In addition, a light emitter substrate 87 on which a plurality of LEDs 87A are mounted is attached between the front surface of the rotor fixing portion 82 and the rotor 55. Although not shown, electrical wiring extending from the arm portion 83 in the direction of the movable body motor 74 is connected to the light emitter substrate 87. Further, a rotating body gear 56 that is directly connected to the rotating body 55 is disposed on the back side of the rotating body fixing portion 82.
The rotator 55 is formed of a translucent member and displays a predetermined pattern. When the LED 87A is turned on, the pattern is rotated and displayed. Note that the rotator 55 is not limited to a disk-shaped object, and may be an object that represents the outer shape of the character.

  On the back surface of the arm portion 83, a plurality of gear fixing portions 86 are formed side by side in the length direction of the arm portion 83. Although not shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the gear fixing portion 36 is attached in a state where the connecting gear 79 constituting the right movable body driving portion 70B is engaged (FIG. 19). reference). In addition, a detection piece 85 that protrudes to the side is formed at a bent portion of the arm portion 83, and an origin locking piece 84A that protrudes downward is provided below the detection piece 85. . As shown in FIG. 19, the detection piece 85 is detected by an arm sensor 19C provided on the front frame 11 of the support frame 10 when the swing arm 80 is at the origin position (a position where the swing arm 80 cannot be seen from the display window 6). This is for detecting that the swing arm 80 is at the origin position. As shown in FIG. 19, the origin locking piece 84A comes into contact with the fixing member 190 for fixing the arm sensor 19C to the front frame 11 when the swing arm 80 moves to the home position, and the swing arm This is for holding 80 at the origin position.

(Right opening / closing drive part 60B)
The right opening / closing drive unit 60B is fixed to the upper right part of the rear frame 12 as shown in FIG. 3, and the opening / closing motor 65 and the drive shaft of the opening / closing motor 65 are shown in FIGS. And a working gear 67 that rotates by rotation of the motor gear 66 via two connecting gears.
The operating gear 67 meshes with the vertical rack 27 of the right door 25 and moves the right door 25 in the left-right direction by driving the opening / closing motor 65. As shown in FIG. 5, when the right door 25 is in the closed position, the operating gear 65 meshes with the vertical rack 27 on the opening direction side of the vertical rack 27. As shown in FIG. When in the open position, the end of the vertical rack 27 on the closing direction side is arranged to mesh with the vertical rack 27.

The opening / closing operation of the right door 25 based on the operation of the right opening / closing drive unit 60B will be described. First, when the right door 25 is in the fully open position, as shown in FIG. 19, the upper and lower side ends of the right door 25 are in contact with the open position stopper 18D, and the detection piece 28 of the right door 25 is The detection part of the door sensor 19B is shielded, and the right door sensor 19B detects the right door 25. When this state is viewed from the front side, as shown in FIG. 20A, the right door 25 is hidden behind the display window 6 so that it cannot be seen from the display window 6 even when viewed from the front.
Then, the right door 25 is supported by the guide rails 15 and 16 by rotating the opening / closing motor 65 so that the operating gear 67 rotates in a direction to move the vertical rack 27 in the closing direction (center direction of the support frame 10). While moving, it moves in the closing direction. The right door 25 moves, and as shown in FIG. 5, the upper and lower side ends of the right door 25 abut against the closed position stopper 18C, and no further move. When the right door 25 reaches the fully closed position (the position moved to the maximum in the closing direction), as shown in FIGS. 4, 20 (B), and (C), the right quarter of the display window 6 is the right door. Shielded by 25.

The stop control method for the opening / closing motor 65 is the same as that for the left opening / closing drive unit 60A. When opening the closed right door 25, if the opening / closing motor 65 is driven in reverse, the right door 25 slides in the opposite direction to the above and simultaneously returns to the initial position (fully opened position).
(Right movable body drive unit 70B)
As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the right movable body drive unit 70B includes a movable body motor 74 fixed to the motor fixing portion 17A of the fixed base 17, and a first fixed to the motor shaft 74A of the movable body motor 74. The gear 75 and the second gear 76, the third gear 77 meshing with the first gear 75, the fourth gear 78 meshing with the second gear 76, and the rotation of the third gear 77 to the rotating body gear 56 And a plurality of connecting gears 79 for transmission to the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the movable body motor 74 is fixed to the motor fixing portion 17A with the motor shaft 74A facing from the back side of the fixed base 17, and the motor shaft 74A and the first gear 75 are formed on the fixed base 17. It is positioned on the front side of the fixed base 17 through the opened opening 17C (see FIG. 15). Then, when the movable body motor 74 is fixed to the fixed base 17 and the third gear 77 is attached to the fixed shaft 17B of the fixed base 17, as shown in FIG. 16, the first gear 75 directly connected to the motor shaft 74A and the first gear 75 Three gears 77 mesh. That is, FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view, but when the third gear 77 is attached to the fixed shaft 17B of the fixed base 17 with the movable body motor 74 fixed to the fixed base 17, the first gear 75 and the third gear 77 is formed to mesh.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the second gear 76 is a gear that is rotatably attached to the motor shaft 74A with a pressure rotation braking portion 170 interposed between the second gear 76 and the first gear 75. This is for transmitting the rotation of 74A to the fourth gear 78. Here, although not particularly shown, the pressure rotation braking unit 170 is pressed against the second gear 76 from the axial direction by the force of a spring, and normally, the rotation of the motor shaft 74A is caused to rotate by the friction force. However, the clutch is formed so that the rotation of the motor shaft 74A is not transmitted to the second gear 76 when the second gear 76 is subjected to a certain torque or more (is idle). The operation of the pressure rotation braking unit 170 will be described later.
As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the third gear 77 is a gear that is fixed to the fixed shaft 17B of the fixed base 17 and has a larger pitch circle than the first gear 75. The rotation is transmitted to the connecting gear 79 and the rotating body 55 is rotated. Here, the disc portion 77A of the third gear 77 is formed with an elastic claw 91 constituting the one-way clutch mechanism 90, which will be described later.

  The fourth gear 78 is a gear having the same diameter as that of the third gear 77 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the shaft support portion 81 of the swing arm 80, and meshes with the second gear 76 to engage the swing arm. This is for rotating 80 in a predetermined direction. As shown in FIG. 17, the fourth gear 78 has a gear portion (tooth) formed only within a predetermined angle (α °). FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the shaft support 81 viewed from the front side. Specifically, when the swing arm 80 is at the origin position (see FIG. 19), it is engaged with the second gear 76 as shown in FIG. When the moving arm 80 rotates by a predetermined angle (β °), as shown in FIG. 17B, the gear portion is interrupted and the meshing is released. For this reason, depending on the second gear 76, the swing arm 30 can only be rotated from the origin position to a predetermined angle. After the meshing with the second gear 76 is released, it rotates by its own weight due to the weight on the rotating body fixing portion 82 side, and as shown in FIG. 17 (C), the movable locking piece 84B contacts the arm stopper 17D. By touching, it stops at the tilt position (see FIG. 5) rotated by a predetermined angle (γ °) from the origin position. When returning from the tilt position to the origin position, the one-way clutch mechanism 90, which will be described later, is rotated halfway without depending on the second gear 76, and then meshed with the second gear 76. Alternatively, the one-way clutch mechanism 90 works to return to the origin position regardless of the second gear 76.

Note that the pitch circles of the third gear 77 and the fourth gear 78 may have different diameters. In this case, the relative speed between the swing arm 80 and the rotating body 55 changes, and the rotating speed of the rotating body 55 can be changed depending on the diameter of the third gear 77. Further, the position at which the engagement of the fourth gear 78 and the second gear 76 is released as the swing arm 80 is rotated may be the position shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 19, the connection gear 79 is a total of six gears attached to the gear fixing portion 86 (see FIG. 15) of the arm portion 83, and the rotation of the third gear 77 is the rotation of the rotating body 40. This is for transmission to the body gear 41. That is, four connecting gears 79 are provided so as to fill a space between the connecting gear 79 that directly meshes with the third gear 77 and the connecting gear 79 that meshes directly with the rotating body gear 56 that is directly connected to the rotating body 55. Yes.

(One-way clutch mechanism 90)
Here, the one-way clutch mechanism 90 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 8B is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the third gear 77 and the shaft stopper 81 of the swing arm 80 are attached to the fixed shaft 17B of the fixed base 17. As described above, the one-way clutch mechanism 90 in the present embodiment includes the elastic claw 91 provided on the disc portion 77A of the third gear 77 and the cylindrical portion 81B formed on the shaft support portion 81 of the swing arm 80. A plurality of protrusions 92 are provided.
As shown in FIG. 18A, the elastic claw 91 has a motor shaft of the movable body motor 74 at the tip of an arcuate spring portion 91B formed by cutting out a part of the disc portion 77A of the third gear 77. A claw portion 91A protruding in the axial direction of 74A is provided. As shown in FIGS. 18C and 18D, the claw portion 91A includes a distal end surface 91c that becomes the spring portion 91B when the distal end portion of the spring portion 91B is viewed from the direction orthogonal to the axis of the third gear 77, and a distal end surface. An inclined surface 91d that inclines from the protruding end portion of 91c toward the surface of the spring portion 91B is provided.
Further, the protrusion 92 includes a locking portion 92B that is erected at a right angle to the end surface 81C of the cylindrical portion 81B, and an inclined portion 92A that is inclined from the protruding side end portion of the protrusion 92 toward the end surface 81C. . Then, when the shaft stop portion 81 of the third gear 77 and the swing arm 80 is attached to the fixed shaft 17B of the fixed base 17, as shown in FIG. 18B, the front surface of the spring portion 91B and the protruding side end of the projection 92 are obtained. The part is formed so as to be opposed to each other with a slight gap. At this time, the claw portion 91A is located between the adjacent protrusions 92, or is in contact with one of the protrusions 92 (see FIGS. 18C and 18D).

  When the third gear 77 rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 18A (this direction is the direction in which the swing arm 80 at the origin position can be rotated in the tilt direction), As shown in FIG. 18C, the inclined surface 91d of the claw portion 91A abuts on the inclined portion 92A of the projection 92, but the claw portion 91A is moved back along the inclined surface of the inclined portion 92A by the elasticity of the spring portion 91B. In order to move to the (fixed base 17 side), the claw portion 91A gets over the protrusion 92. For this reason, the rotational force of the third gear 77 is not transmitted to the swing arm 80. On the other hand, when the third gear 77 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow direction shown in FIG. 18A, the tip surface 91c of the claw portion 91A is engaged with the engaging portion of the projection 92 as shown in FIG. Locked to 92B. In this case, since the claw portion 91A cannot get over the protrusion 92, the rotational force of the third gear 77 is transmitted to the swing arm 80.

In the illustrated example, the third gear 77 has an elastic claw 91 and the fourth gear has a projection 92, but conversely, the third gear 77 has a projection 92 and is elastic to the fourth gear. A claw 91 may be provided.
(Operation of swing arm 80 and rotating body 55)
Next, the operation of the swing arm 80 and the rotating body 55 by the right movable body drive unit 70B having the above-described configuration will be described.
First, when the swing arm 80 is at the origin position (see FIG. 19), the second gear 76 and the fourth gear 78 are engaged as shown in FIG. In this state, the origin locking piece 84A is in contact with the fixing member 190 of the arm sensor 19C, and the arm sensor 19C detects the detection piece 85. When this state is viewed from the front side, the swing arm 80 is hidden behind the display window 6 as shown in FIG. When the right door 25 is in the open position, the swing arm 80 is located on the back side (true back) of the right door 25.

Then, the swing arm 80 is rotated by rotating the movable body motor 74 so that the fourth gear 78 is rotated in the direction in which the second gear 76 rotates the swing arm 80 in the tilting direction. At this time, the third gear 77 is rotated by the rotation of the first gear 75 that rotates simultaneously with the second gear 76. Along with this, the plurality of connecting gears 79 rotate, and the rotating body gear 56 rotates. Thereby, the rotating body 55 rotates at the same time as the swing arm 80 rotates. At this time, the one-way clutch mechanism 90 is in a state as shown in FIG. 18C and does not function as a clutch. Therefore, the rotation of the third gear 77 and the fourth gear 78 rotate separately. To do.
As the swing arm 80 rotates, the position of the fourth gear 78 moves. As shown in FIG. 17B, when the swing arm 80 rotates β ° from the origin position, The meshing of the two gears 76 is released. At this position, the movement stopper 84B is not in contact with the arm stopper 17D, but the center of gravity of the swing arm 80 has moved to the rotating body fixing portion 82 side, and thereafter, due to its own weight, as shown in FIG. The movable stopper 84B rotates to a position where it comes into contact with the arm stopper 17D, and does not rotate any further. During this time, the rotating body 55 continues to rotate by driving the movable body motor 74.

  When the swing arm 80 is rotated to the tilted position and stopped, the rotating body 56 is positioned at a substantially central portion in the height direction of the display window 6 as shown in FIG. By continuing to drive the movable body motor 74 in this state, only the rotating body 55 rotates while the swing arm 80 is stopped. At this time, it is effective to turn on or blink the LED 87A provided in the rotating body fixing portion 82. As shown in the figure, when the right door 25 is in the closed position, the arm portion 83 of the swing arm 80 is hidden behind the right door 25, and only the rotating body 55 can be viewed from the left end of the right door 25. However, when the right door 25 is in the open position in this state, it can be visually recognized that the arm portion 83 extends from the right side of the display window 6 and the rotating body 55 rotates at the tip thereof.

  When returning the swing arm 80 in the tilted position to the origin position, the movable body motor 74 is driven in reverse. Then, when the third gear 77 rotates in the reverse direction, the claw portion 91A of the elastic claw 91 is engaged with the protrusion 92 provided on the shaft stop portion 81 of the swing arm 80, as shown in FIG. As the shaft stop 81 rotates integrally with the third gear 77, the swing arm 80 rotates in the direction of the home position. Then, when the swing arm 80 returns to the position shown in FIG. 17B, the fourth gear 78 and the second gear 76 mesh. At this time, if the teeth of the fourth gear 78 and the teeth of the second gear 76 are not properly meshed, a load in the rotational direction is applied to the second gear 76. The contact surface slips, and the pressurization rotation braking unit 170 does not transmit the rotation of the motor shaft 74A to the second gear 76. Since the second gear 76 is not fixed to the motor shaft 74A, the second gear 76, to which the rotational force of the pressurization rotation braking unit 170 is not transmitted, stops rotating. On the other hand, the fourth gear 78 further rotates with the rotation of the third gear 77 by the operation of the one-way clutch mechanism 90, so that the teeth of the fourth gear 78 and the teeth of the second gear 76 are eventually properly engaged. Thereafter, the elastic claw 91 of the third gear 77 and the protrusion 92 of the fourth gear 78 remain engaged (see FIG. 18D), and the second gear 76 properly meshed with the fourth gear 78. The swing arm 80 is rotated to the origin position by the rotational force. Thus, the pressure rotation braking unit 170 functions as a buffer member for properly meshing the second gear 76 and the fourth gear 78.

When the swing arm 80 returns to the origin position, the origin locking piece 84A contacts the fixing member 190 of the arm sensor 19C, the swing arm 80 stops rotating, and the arm sensor 19C detects the detection piece 85. The movable body motor 74 stops driving.
As shown in FIGS. 20A to 20C, the right-hand movable accessory having the above-described configuration is configured such that the open / close motor 65 is driven and the right door 25 in the fully opened state is moved to the closed position. Rotating the rotating body 55 by rotating the swinging arm 80 to the tilted position while rotating the rotating body 55 and rotating the rotating body 55 as it is, or the opening / closing motor 65 and the movable body motor 74 are simultaneously driven to drive the right door 25. A pattern in which the swing arm 80 is rotated in the tilting direction while moving the door in the closing direction, a pattern in which the right door 25 moved to the position shown in FIG. It can be operated in various patterns such as a pattern that vibrates the right door 25 at the position of FIGS. 20B and 20C repeatedly in small increments. Further, only one of the right door 25 and the swing arm 80 may be moved, may be moved with a time difference, or the relative speed of the movement may be varied.

Furthermore, these operations can be linked with the operations of the left movable accessory. At this time, the sub-board can operate the left and right doors and each movable body according to the internal state of the gaming machine based on the preset operation pattern data of each opening / closing drive unit 60 and movable body drive unit 70. It can be done.
(Modified example of the right movable part)
In the above example, by forming the teeth of the fourth gear 78 within a predetermined angle range, after the meshing with the second gear 76 is released and the swing arm 80 rotates to the predetermined angle, Although the rotation of the gear 76 is not transmitted, the fourth gear 78 may be a gear having teeth on the entire circumference. For example, a gear similar to the third gear 77 may be fixed to the shaft support portion 81 of the swing arm 80. In this case, the pressure rotation braking unit 170 can be set so as not to transmit the rotation of the second gear 76. For example, although not shown in particular, as the pressurizing rotation braking unit 170, a spring built in the outer cylinder normally rotates with the rotating shaft while locking the rotating shaft (motor shaft 74A) and the outer cylinder. When the above torque is applied, the clutch is formed so that the spring is deformed to disengage the rotation shaft from the outer cylinder and the rotation shaft is idle. Then, when the swing arm 80 is rotated to the tilt position and stopped by the stopper, a load in the rotational direction is applied to the second gear 76, the spring of the pressurizing rotation braking unit 170 is deformed, and the motor shaft 74A is idled. The rotation of the second gear 76 and the fourth gear 78 can be stopped.

In the above-described example, the one-way clutch mechanism 90 has one elastic claw 91 and a plurality of projections 92. However, a plurality of elastic claws 91 may be provided, or one projection 92 may be provided. When one elastic claw 91 and one protrusion 92 are provided, the third gear 77 and the fourth gear 78 rotate simultaneously at a specific rotational position. When a plurality of elastic claws 91 are provided even with one projection 92, there are a plurality of rotational positions at which the third gear 77 and the fourth gear 78 rotate at the same time (the rotation angle until the rotation starts simultaneously can be reduced). . The one-way clutch mechanism 90 may be a separate member from the third gear 77 and the fourth gear 78.
The rotating body 55 may be provided at a location other than the swing arm 80 or in addition to the swing arm 80, for example, in front of the right door 25.

(Summary)
The left movable accessory in the present embodiment is an accessory (sliding movable body 30) provided on the left front door 20 where a drive motor (movable body motor 71) cannot be mounted when two door bodies are arranged like a sliding door. ) Can transmit power, increase the number of places where an accessory can be installed, and widen the range of effects that can be expressed. In the present embodiment, when the left front door 20 and the left rear door 40 are both moved to the closed position, and the front of the left front door 20 and the left rear door 40 becomes visible from the display window 6, the left front door 20 And the left rear door 40 can be actuated simultaneously. That is, when the front and rear movable bodies are at appropriate positions in the display window 6, the movable body can be most effectively operated, and efficient presentation display is possible. The cost can be reduced by operating the two objects of the rotating body 50 and the slide moving body 30 with the single movable body motor 71.

  In addition, the right-hand movable accessory in the present embodiment cuts off the transmission of power when the swing arm 80 is rotated to a predetermined tilt position by the fourth gear 78 having a gear portion formed in part. Therefore, the wasteful operation can be reduced and the wear of the member can be reduced. Further, a one-way clutch mechanism 90 for returning the swing arm 80 in the tilted position to the origin position is formed directly on the third gear 77 and the fourth gear 78 for operating the movable body, and the third gear 77 Since the first gear 75 and the second gear 76 that mesh with the fourth gear 78 are attached to the motor shaft 74A, the number of parts can be reduced, the weight of the entire structure can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced. The cost can also be reduced by operating the two objects of the rotating body 55 and the swing arm 80 with a single movable body motor 74.

The accessory unit 1 in the present embodiment has seven movable accessories including a left front door 20, a left rear door 40, a slide moving body 30, a rotating body 50, a right door 25, a swing arm 80, and a rotating body 55. Can be operated by four drive sources of the open / close motors 61 and 65 and the movable body motors 71 and 74, respectively, and various effects can be expressed with a small number of drive sources.
Note that the slot machine S may include only the structure of the left movable combination among the left and right movable combinations. In this case, the left movable accessory described above may be arranged on the right side of the display window 6. Further, the front door (left door) may be formed so as to shield the entire display window 6, or may be formed so that the front door slides up and down. Further, the opening / closing drive unit 60 and the movable body drive unit 70 are not limited to the rack / gear structure, and have a configuration capable of transmitting the rotation of the drive motor to the door body or the movable body, such as a chain and chain sprocket, a roller and a belt. As long as it is, it may be anything.

  Further, with respect to the left movable accessory, the four doors, the rotating member 50 and the slide moving member 30 may be formed to be operated by a single drive motor. However, in this case, the door body, the rotating body 50 and the slide moving body 30 cannot be operated independently. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration as shown in FIG. 14 (a state in which the engagement protrusion 32 of the slide moving body 30 and the protruding piece 46 of the left rear door 40 are engaged when the door body is moved). Can be stopped before moving the door body to the fully closed position, and only the rotating body 50 and the slide moving body 30 can be operated. It is extremely difficult to realize such a complicated operation. However, when such an operation does not have to be performed, further cost reduction can be achieved by adopting the above-described configuration.

  Furthermore, the slot machine S may include only the structure of the right movable combination among the left and right movable combinations. In this case, the right movable accessory described above may be disposed on the left side of the display window 6. Alternatively, the front door (right door 25) may be formed so as to shield the entire display window 6, or the front door may be formed to slide up and down. Further, the swing arm 80 may be formed so as to appear from the upper side or the lower side of the display window 6. For example, the fixed base 17 may be attached to the upper or lower central portion of the rear frame 12. Further, only the swing arm 80 and the rotating body 55 may be provided without providing the right front door 25. The types of the first movable body and the second movable body are not limited to the combination of the oscillating body (oscillating arm 80) and the rotating body 55, and can be moved or rotated by a single drive source, and the second As long as the power transmission between the gear and the fourth gear is interrupted, the first movable body can be operated while the second movable body is deactivated. Also good.

Further, regarding the right movable accessory, the three components of the right door 25, the rotating body 55, and the swing arm 80 may be configured to be operated by a single drive motor. In this case, the right door 25 and the swing arm 80 cannot be operated independently, but if such operation is not required, further cost reduction can be achieved by adopting the configuration described above. Can be achieved.
The present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than slot machines, such as pachinko machines. Further, the movable accessory according to the present invention is not limited to the case of being provided on the front door 3 of the gaming machine, but may be provided on the housing 2 of the gaming machine.

S slot machine (game machine) 1 accessory unit 2 housing 3 front door 4 reel unit 4A rotating reel 5 hopper unit 6 display window 7 liquid crystal display device 7A liquid crystal screen 8 lamp 9 speaker
10 Support frame 11 Front frame
12 Rear frame
20 Left front door (front plate) 30 Slide moving body (front movable body)
32 Engagement protrusion (front engagement part)
40 Left rear door (rear plate) 44 Slide rack (front transmission member)
46 Projection piece (rear engagement part) 48 Horizontal gear
50 Rotating body (backward movable body) 55 Rotating body
60 Opening / closing drive part 60A Left door opening / closing drive part
60B Right door opening / closing drive
61 Open / close motor 62 Motor gear
63 Actuating gear 64 Opening / closing motor
65 Motor gear 66 Actuating gear
70 Movable body drive unit 70A Left door movable body drive unit
70B Right door movable body drive
71 Movable body motor 72 Motor gear
73 Actuating gear 74 Movable motor
75 1st gear 76 2nd gear
77 3rd gear 78 4th gear
170 Pressurized rotation brake
80 Swing arm 90 One-way clutch mechanism

Claims (4)

A movable accessory installed in a display window formed in front of the gaming machine,
A front plate slidably attached to the display window and capable of opening and closing at least a part of the display window;
A rear plate disposed at a rear side of the front plate at either end of the display window;
A front movable body provided on the front surface of the front plate;
A movable body drive unit for rotating or moving the front movable body;
An opening and closing drive unit for sliding the front plate,
The movable body drive unit includes a drive motor and a front transmission member attached to the rear plate and capable of rotating or moving the front movable body as the drive motor rotates.
The front movable body is provided with a front engagement portion located on the back side of the front plate,
The front transmission member is provided with a rear engagement portion engageable with the front engagement portion,
The front engagement portion and the rear engagement portion are provided at positions where engagement is possible when the front plate is in a predetermined closed position,
By moving the front plate to a predetermined closed position by the opening / closing drive unit, and driving the drive motor of the movable body drive unit in a state where the front engagement unit and the rear engagement unit are engaged, A movable accessory characterized in that the forward movable body is formed to rotate or move. A rear movable body provided on the front surface of the rear plate;
The movable body drive unit can transmit the rotation of the drive motor to the rear movable body to rotate or move the rear movable body, and is connected to the front transmission member and transmits the rotation of the drive motor to the front. A rear transmission member capable of transmitting to the member;
The front plate is moved to a closed position by the opening / closing drive unit, and the front motor is driven by driving a drive motor of the movable body drive unit in a state where the front engagement unit and the rear engagement unit are engaged. The movable accessory according to claim 1, wherein the movable body and the rear movable body are formed so as to rotate or move simultaneously. The rear plate is slidably attached to the display window in the same direction as the front plate,
The opening / closing drive unit can simultaneously open and close the front plate and the rear plate with a single drive source,
When the front plate and the rear plate are in the open position, the rear plate overlaps behind the front plate, the front plate is invisible from the display window, and the front plate and the rear plate are in the closed position. 3. The movable accessory according to claim 1, wherein both the front plate and the rear plate are formed so as to be visible from the display window. The front movable body is a slide moving body that is slidable in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the front plate, and the front transmission member is a rack.
The rear movable body is a rotating body, and the rear transmission member is a gear that can mesh with the rack,
The front engagement portion is a protrusion that protrudes from the front movable body to the back side of the front plate,
The rear engagement portion is a protrusion that protrudes from the front transmission member to the front side of the rear plate,
At least one of the front engaging part or the rear engaging part includes two protrusions arranged in parallel in the moving direction of the front movable body,
By moving the front plate to a predetermined closed position by the opening / closing drive unit, the other projection overlaps between the two projections of either the front engagement unit or the rear engagement unit, By driving the drive motor of the movable body drive unit with the other projection overlapped between the two projections of either the front engagement unit or the rear engagement unit, one projection is The movable accessory according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the movable body is formed so that the rear movable body rotates at the same time as the front movable body slides in a predetermined direction by pressing the other protrusion.

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