JP5853268B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko machine that is an example of a gaming machine has been devised in which a light emitting member including an LED lamp or the like is provided so as to be rotatable and swingable. For example, in the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 1, a plurality of light emitting members are provided at a position below the game area so as to be rotatable about the front-rear direction and swingable up and down. The light emitting member is operated according to various effects.

JP 2008-264027 A

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, since the motor for rotating the light emitting member and the motor for swinging are separate motors, it is necessary to secure a wide space for installing the components. There is. Therefore, it is difficult to rotate and swing the light emitting member in a place where the installation space for parts is limited, for example, in the game board surface, etc., and only one of the operations can be realized and the effect of rendering is poor. was there.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a plurality of light emitting members can be rotated and swung by a single motor. For example, in a game board surface where the installation space of the members is limited. Even if it exists, it is going to provide the game machine which can rotate and rock | fluctuate a light emitting member.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a drive source and a posture that rotates in accordance with the operation of the drive source and whose irradiation direction is inclined from its own rotation axis. A gaming machine comprising a light emitting member and a transmission means for transmitting the operation of the drive source to the light emitting member, and swings around a predetermined axis on a surface of a base member fixed to the gaming machine While mounting the possible rocking member and installing the drive source, the transmission means, and the light emitting member on the rocking member, the surface of the light emitting member facing the base member and the surface of the base member Is provided with a wall portion that protrudes to the other side and the distance between the top portion and the one surface continuously changes, and contacts the top portion of the wall portion on the other surface. A contact portion is provided, and the drive source is activated. In accordance with the rotation of the light emitting member, wherein by abutment is relatively displaced on the top, wherein the swing member swings around said predetermined axis.

  In the above invention, the swing member is a plate-like body, one side of which is pivotally supported by the base member, and the side facing the one side pivotally supported by the swing member and the base member. It is also conceivable to adopt a first configuration in which a biasing member that biases the side toward the base member side is attached. By adopting the first configuration, the contact state between the top of the wall portion and the contact portion of the base member can be stabilized, and the swinging member can be smoothly rocked without rattling. It has the effect of moving.

  According to the present invention, a swing member that can swing around a predetermined axis is attached to the surface of a base member fixed to a gaming machine, and a drive source, a transmission means, and a light emitting member are installed on the swing member. On the other hand, the wall portion protrudes to the other side of either the surface of the light emitting member facing the base member or the surface of the base member, and the distance between the top and the one surface changes continuously. And a contact portion that contacts the top of the wall portion is provided on the other surface, and the contact portion relatively moves on the top according to the rotation of the light emitting member accompanying the operation of the drive source. Thus, the swing member is configured to swing around a predetermined axis. Therefore, since the light emitting member can be rotated and swung with one driving source, the apparatus can be reduced in size as the number of parts is reduced. Therefore, for example, it can be installed in a game board surface where space is restricted, such as being mounted on a center member installed in the game area, and an unprecedented effect can be provided to the player.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the pachinko machine from the front side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the game board from the front side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the pachinko machine from the rear side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the inside of the center cover. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which removed the cover member for decoration of a center member from the front. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the case member to which only the illuminating device was attached, and the drive plate has shown the state which approached the case member most. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the case member to which only the illuminating device was attached, and has shown the state which the drive plate was furthest from the case member. It is explanatory drawing which showed the case member and illuminating device in the state of FIG. 6 from the left side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the case member and illuminating device in the state of FIG. 7 from the left side. It is explanatory drawing which showed the illuminating device from back. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the rear surface side of the gear which has a cylindrical part. It is perspective explanatory drawing which showed the illuminating device and the roller from the back side.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Description of the entire pachinko machine)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the pachinko machine 1 from the front side. Moreover, FIG. 2 is explanatory drawing which showed the game board 2 from the front side. 3 is an explanatory view showing the pachinko machine 1 from the rear side, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the inside of the center cover 21. As shown in FIG.
The pachinko machine 1 is a game in which a game ball is driven into a game area 16 formed on the front surface of the game board 2 and flows down in the game area 16, and the game board 2 functions as a support. It is installed on the front upper part of the frame 3 via a middle frame 5 which is a metal frame member. In addition, a front door 4 in which a glass plate is fitted and installed in front of the game board 2 is hinged to the machine frame 3 so as to be able to be opened on one side with the left end edge as an axis, and is closed by the front door 4. A space in front of the game board 2 is a game area 16.

  The gaming area 16 is surrounded by an outer rail 23 and an inner rail 24 that are arranged in an arc shape on the front surface of the game board 2, and a game ball is placed between the rails 23, 24 on the left side of the gaming area 16. A launch passage 13 for driving into the game area 16 is provided. In addition, a symbol display unit 6 for displaying a “symbol” including numbers “0” to “9”, a pattern, and the like is provided in the approximate center of the game area 16. Further, a center member 25 is installed on the game board 2 so as to surround the symbol display unit 6, and the center member 25 includes a game member 26 that operates in connection with effects in the symbol display unit 6, and the like, which will be described later. A lighting device 27 is attached. In addition, the game area 16 is provided with a tulip-type electric accessory 17 having a pair of claw pieces that can be opened and closed, a big prize device 18 having a door member that can be opened and closed, a windmill 19 and a large number of game nails. ing.

Further, on the front side of the machine casing 3 and below the game board 2, a supply tray 7 for supplying game balls to the launching device 10 and a storage for storing game balls overflowing from the supply tray 7. A tray 8 is attached. The supply tray 7 can be opened to the machine frame 3 with the opening of the front door 4 and the storage tray 8 with respect to the machine frame 3 with the opening of the middle frame 5, respectively. Furthermore, a handle 9 for operating the launching device 10 is installed on the right side of the storage tray 8 so as to be rotatable.
Furthermore, a pair of speakers 14 and 14 for reporting sound effects and various messages are provided on the upper part of the front door 4, and on the side part of the front door 4 according to the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 and the like. Lamp members 15 and 15 each having a plurality of LEDs that are lit and blinking are provided.

  On the other hand, on the rear side of the machine casing 3, there are a storage tank 11 for storing game balls to be paid out as rental balls and prize balls to the supply tray 7, a payout device 12 connected to the storage tank 11, and a payout device 12. A payout control device 28 for controlling the payout operation, a power supply device 29 for supplying a power supply voltage to each control board, device, and member are installed. Reference numeral 21 denotes a center cover formed in the shape of a cover made of synthetic resin. Inside the center cover 21, a liquid crystal display device (not shown) for displaying “symbol” on the symbol display unit 6 is shown. ), Main control device 20 for executing the main control relating to the game (for example, so-called “big hit lottery”, etc.), display control device 30 for controlling the display operation and the like in the symbol display section 6, the lamp member 15 and the lighting device 27 A light emission control device (not shown) for controlling the operation of the camera, a payout device 12, a display control device 30, a sub-control device 22 for controlling the operations of the speaker 14, the lamp member 15 and the like in an integrated manner are installed. In addition, 31 is a plug for connecting the pachinko machine 1 to a transformer, and 32 is a ground.

  In the pachinko machine 1 as described above, when the handle 9 is turned by the player, the launching device 10 is activated and a game ball is driven into the game area 16. When a game ball flowing down in the game area 16 wins the tulip-type electric accessory 17, the main control device 20 performs a “hit lottery”, and if it is a so-called “hit”, the symbol display unit 6 After the “symbol” is displayed in a predetermined manner (for example, “7, 7, 7”, etc.), a so-called “hit state” is generated in which the door member of the big winning device 18 is intermittently opened a predetermined number of times. Further, at the time of producing the “big hit state” (for example, reach production), the game member 26 is activated and the lighting device 27 is activated, thereby causing the player to have an expectation of the occurrence of the “hit state”.

(Description of lighting device)
Here, the illuminating device 27 and the driving mechanism of the illuminating device 27 as the main part of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the state in which the decorative cover member of the center member 25 is removed from the front side. 6 and 7 are perspective explanatory views showing the case member 50 to which only the lighting device 27 is attached. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the drive plate 41 is closest to the case member 50. FIG. A state in which the drive plate 41 is farthest from the case member 50 is shown. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the case member 50 and the lighting device 27 in the state of FIG. 6 from the left side, and FIG. 9 shows the case member 50 and the lighting device 27 in the state of FIG. 7 from the left side. FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the illumination device 27 from the rear. FIG. 11 is an explanatory perspective view showing the rear surface side of the gear 40b having the cylindrical portion 46. FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective explanatory view showing the illumination device 27 and the roller 48 from the rear side. Note that the front, rear, left and right directions of the members constituting the lighting device 27 and the drive mechanism will be described with reference to the mounting posture to the game board 2. 6, FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 omit the spring member 49.

  The center member 25 is formed by covering the front side of the main body 25a formed by annularly assembling the game member 26, the lighting device 27, etc. with a decorative cover member and the rear side with a case member 50, and is formed in the center. The large opening 36 functions as a window part for exposing the symbol display part 6. The upper and right sides of the main body 25a are operated in association with effects in the symbol display unit 6 under the control of the sub-control device 22 (for example, sliding to the front position of the symbol display unit 6). A gaming mechanism 26 is provided for lowering the gaming member 26 and actuating the gaming member 26. Further, various LED members 33, 34, and 35 are installed on the upper and left sides of the main body 25a, and are lit independently from the lighting device 27 under the control of the sub-control device 22 and the light emission control board. And / or illuminate, for example, to give rise to a sense of expectation for the occurrence of a “hit”.

  In addition, an illuminating device 27 is provided below the main body 25a. The lighting device 27 includes a drive plate 41 attached to the case member 50 in a posture such that the front and back direction is the front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 1, and a spring member 49 that connects the drive plate 41 and the case member 50. The drive plate 41 includes four illumination members 39, 39,... Arranged side by side in the left-right direction, and six gears 40a, 40b,... 40f for rotating the light emitting members 43 provided on each illumination member 39. , And a motor 38 for rotating the gears 40a to 40f. As shown in FIG. 12, the drive plate 41 is composed of a pair of front and rear plate members 41a and 41b, and a storage space for storing the gears 40a to 40f and the like is formed between the plate members 41a and 41b. Further, a cover portion 42 constituting an illumination member 39 described later is integrally provided on the upper side portion of the plate member 41a. Further, a plurality of bases 41c, 41c,... That support the gear portion 44 of the light emitting member 43 are provided on the upper side of the plate member 41b so as to protrude upward. Furthermore, a motor 38 for rotating the light emitting members 43, 43,... Is installed at the right end of the front surface of the drive plate 41 via gears 40a to 40f, and is fixed to the shaft portion of the motor 38. The drive gear 45 is stored in the storage space. In addition, shaft portions 41d protrude from the left and right upper portions of the drive plate 41 to the left and right, respectively, and the drive plate 41 can swing up and down about the upper side as an axis. Attached to the front. A latching portion 41e for attaching a spring member 49 is provided on the lower left side of the drive plate 41. The drive plate 41 is moved downward in the swing direction by the spring member 49, that is, the lower side portion is a case. The member 50 is biased toward the side attracted to the front surface.

  On the other hand, each illumination member 39 has a light emitting member 43 having an LED as a light emitting element inside a cylindrical cover portion 42, and the axial direction of the cover portion 42 is parallel to the front and back direction of the drive plate 41. It is provided to become. Further, the light emitting member 43 is provided with a gear portion 44 on the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion thereof on a circumference centered on the axial direction of the cover portion 42 (front and back direction of the drive plate 41). It can rotate on the front surface of the base 41c. And this gear part 44 is meshed | engaged with the predetermined | prescribed gear of the gears 40a-40f mentioned later, and when the rotational drive of the motor 38 is transmitted via the gears 40a-40f, the light emission member 43 will drive the drive plate 41. It is designed to rotate around the front and back direction. In addition, each light emitting member 43 is attached in such a posture that the irradiation direction is deviated from the rotation axis direction by a predetermined angle.

  Further, the gears 40a to 40f are arranged in the storage space of the drive plate 41 (below the illumination members 39, 39,...) To transmit the rotational drive of the motor 38 to the illumination members 39, 39,. It is connected in the left-right direction so as to be rotatable about the direction. The right end gear 40a closest to the motor 38 meshes with the gear portion 44 of the right end illumination member 39 and the drive gear 45 attached to the shaft of the motor 38, and the second gear 40b from the right is the second gear from the right. It meshes with the gear portion 44 and the gear 40a of the illumination member 39. The left end gear 40f meshes with the gear portion 44 of the left end illumination member 39, and the second gear 40e from the left meshes with the gear portion 44 and the gear 40f of the second illumination member 39 from the left. Furthermore, the gear 40c and the gear 40d are arrange | positioned so that the gear 40b and the gear 40e may be connected. Therefore, when the motor 38 is driven to rotate and the drive gear 45 rotates, the rotation is sequentially transmitted from the gear 40a to the gear 40f, and each light emitting member 43 is connected to each light emitting member 43 via the gear portion 44 along with the rotation of the gears 40a to 40f. The rotation is transmitted, and the light emitting member 43 rotates above the gears 40a to 40f. The gear ratio is adjusted so that the gear 40b and the gear 40e rotate at the same cycle.

  Of the gears 40a to 40f, the gear 40b and the gear 40e are provided with a cylindrical portion 46 for swinging the illumination device 27 up and down. The gear 40b and the gear 40e are configured the same, and the gear 40b will be described here. The cylindrical portion 46 is a cylindrical portion protruding rearward from the rear surface of the gear 40b, and the center line of the cylinder is the same as the axis of the gear 40b. The opening on the rear side of the cylindrical portion 46 is a cut surface that is cut by a surface inclined by a predetermined angle from a surface orthogonal to the center line of the cylinder, and the height from the rear surface of the gear 40b to the opening edge (top). Is changing continuously. The cylindrical portion 46 protrudes from the storage space to the rear of the drive plate 41 through an insertion hole 47 provided in the rear plate member 41b. On the other hand, a roller 48 is installed at a position facing the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46 of the case member 50. The outer surface of the roller 48 slightly protrudes from the surface of the case member 50 toward the drive plate 41, and is always in contact with the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46 by the biasing force of the spring member 49. The roller 48 is attached so as to be rotatable in a tangential direction concentric with the cylindrical portion 46, and when the gears 40b and 40e rotate, no large friction is applied to the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46.

  In the illumination device 27 as described above, when the motor 38 is driven to rotate, the light emitting members 43, 43,... Rotate about the front and back directions of the drive plate 41 via the drive gear 45 and the gears 40a to 40f. Further, as the gears 40 b and 40 e rotate, the rollers 48 move relatively on the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46. That is, according to the rotation of the gears 40b and 40e, the distance between the contact position with each roller 48 and the rear surfaces of the gears 40b and 40e changes continuously. Therefore, the drive plate 41 swings in the vertical direction around the upper side.

(Effects of this embodiment)
According to the pachinko machine 1 having the lighting device 27 as described above, the light emitting member 43 is rotated by connecting the motor 38 and the light emitting members 43, 43,... Via the gears 40a to 40f and the gear portion 44. It is possible. Further, the drive plate 41 to which the motor 38, the gears 40a to 40f and the light emitting members 43, 43,... The opening portion is a surface inclined by a predetermined angle from a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis, and the cylindrical portion 46 in which the distance between the surfaces of the gears 40b and 40e and the opening edge thereof is continuously changed protrudes coaxially with the rotation axis. The opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46 is in contact with the roller 48 attached to the case member 50. As the gears 40b and 40e rotate, the roller 48 moves relatively on the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46, so that the drive plate 41 moves in the vertical direction according to the shape of the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46. It is configured to swing. Accordingly, since the light emitting member 43 can be rotated and swung with one motor 38, the apparatus can be reduced in size as the number of parts is reduced. Therefore, for example, the light emitting members 43, 43,... Can be rotated and swung even in the surface of the game board 2 where the space is restricted, such as being mounted on the center member 25 installed in the game area 16. It is possible to provide a player with no production.

Further, a spring member 49 is attached across the drive plate 41 and the case member 50, and the lower side of the drive plate 41 attached to the case member 50 is swingable about the upper side as an axis by the spring member 49. It is energizing to the side. Therefore, the contact state between the cylindrical portion 46 and the roller 48 provided on the case member 50 can be stabilized, and the drive plate 41 can be smoothly swung without rattling.
Further, the gear portions 44, 44,... Of the light emitting members 43, 43,... Are engaged with each other at positions above the gears 40a to 40f that are continuously provided from the motor 38 in the left-right direction. The formed drive plate 41 is installed below the symbol display unit 6 so as to swing up and down about the horizontal direction. Therefore, since the swing mechanism such as the motor 38, the cylindrical portion 46, and the roller 48, the spring member 49, etc. with which the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46 abuts is gathered below the light emitting members 43, 43,. Only the members 44, 44,... Are exposed upward, and the swing mechanism can be installed in a state of being covered with a decorative cover or the like, so that the appearance can be improved.

(Modification of the present invention)
The configuration related to the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the overall configuration of the gaming machine, as well as the installation position of the lighting device, and for swinging the lighting device. The configuration and the like can be appropriately changed as necessary without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the drive plate 41 is mounted in such a posture that the front / back direction is the front-rear direction of the pachinko machine 1, but is mounted in such a posture that the front / back direction is the vertical direction of the pachinko machine 1. The drive plate 41 may be configured to swing up and down about the front side or the rear side as an axis, or attached in such a posture that the front and back direction is the left and right direction of the pachinko machine 1. It is good also as a structure which rocks | fluctuates to the left-right direction centering on the front side or back side. Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the axis | shaft of the drive plate 41 is set in the plane along the surface of the case member 50, for example, the drive plate 41 is constructed over the bottom face and side surface of the case member 50, etc. It is also possible to configure so that the axis of 41 is not in a plane along the surface of the case member 50.
Further, the number of installed lighting members 39 and the gears 40a to 40f, the installation positions, and the like can be changed as appropriate, and are not limited to the above embodiment. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a plurality of lighting devices 27, and the lighting devices 27 may be installed outside the game area 16 or the lamp member 15 of the front door 4. Also, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

Further, the spring member 49 may be omitted if not necessary, and two spring members 49 may be provided on both the left and right sides of the drive plate 41. In the above embodiment, the cylindrical portion 46 provided in the gears 40b and 40e. Can be formed on the rear surface of the gear portion 44 of the light emitting member 43.
Furthermore, instead of the rollers 48, a protrusion that contacts the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46 may be formed on the surface of the case member 50, and the shape of the opening edge of the cylindrical portion 46 may be changed as appropriate. Instead of the cylindrical portion 46, it is also possible to provide an arc-shaped rib in which the distance between the surface of the gears 40b and 40e and the top portion changes continuously. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the cylindrical portions 46 are provided on the gears 40b and 40e, and the rollers 48 are provided on the case member 50. Conversely, the distance between the top and the case member 50 on the surface of the case member 50 is provided. It is also possible to provide a wall portion that continuously changes, and to provide a convex portion that contacts the top of the wall portion on the surface (for example, an eccentric position) of the gears 40b and 40e.
In addition, in the above embodiment, a pachinko machine that is an example of a gaming machine has been described. However, there is no problem even if a gaming member that moves in an oblique direction is applied to another gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  1. Pachinko machines (game machines) 2. Game boards 25 ... Center members 27 ... Lighting devices 38 ... Motors 39 ... Lighting members 40a-40f ... Gears 41 ... Drives Plate (swing member), 41a, 41b ... Plate member, 41c ... Base, 41d ... Shaft, 41e ... Hook, 42 ... Cover, 43 ... Light emitting member, 44 ... Gear , 45 .. Drive gear, 46 .. Cylindrical part (wall part), 47 .. Insertion hole, 48 .. Roller (convex part), 49 .. Spring member (biasing member), 50 .. Case member (Base member).

Claims (1)

A driving source;
A light emitting member that rotates in accordance with the operation of the drive source, and whose irradiation direction is inclined from its own rotation axis;
A gaming machine comprising transmission means for transmitting the operation of the drive source to the light emitting member;
A swing member that can swing around a predetermined axis is attached to the surface of a base member fixed to the gaming machine, and the drive source, the transmission means, and the light emitting member are installed on the swing member. ,
A wall that protrudes to the other side of either the surface of the light emitting member that faces the base member or the surface of the base member, and the distance between the top and the one surface changes continuously. And providing a part
Provided on the other surface is an abutting portion that abuts on the top of the wall,
The swinging member swings around the predetermined axis by the contact portion relatively moving on the top in accordance with the rotation of the light emitting member accompanying the operation of the drive source. A gaming machine.

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