JP5863055B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of performing the Yu skills.

  In gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, a display device is provided for displaying effect images related to the game, and is driven by a drive source such as a motor or a solenoid in the vicinity of such a display device. A movable body (a so-called accessory) is provided so as to be movable in the vertical and horizontal directions in front of the display device, and the display is enhanced by linking display of the effect image with the movable body. Things have been proposed.

  As this type of movable body (community), the pantograph has a pantograph structure moving mechanism in which an upper end portion is connected to a movable motor disposed on an upper portion of the display device and a lower end portion is connected to a moving effect body. There has been a structure in which the moving effect body can be moved from the upper part to the lower part of the display screen of the display device by an expansion / contraction operation of the structure (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-229055 A (6th page, FIG. 3)

  However, the movable body (object) described in Patent Document 1 is lowered as the moving mechanism expands downward from the upper part of the display device, and the moving mechanism contracts upward. Since the movement was monotonous only by ascending, there was a limit to increasing the interest of the player.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of diversifying the movement of a movable body and enhancing the interest of the game.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
A gaming machine capable of playing a game,
A movable body provided to be movable between the first movement position and the second movement position;
A movable body supported by a movable shaft with respect to the movable body;
A display device;
With
The movable body is
When the moving body moves to the first moving position, the moving body moves to the first position overlapping with the display device, and the moving body moves to the second moving position, and the second moved away from the first position. Move to a position,
The overlapping region with the display device than when the movable body is at the first position while retracting from the first position to the second position in accordance with the movement of the movable body from the first movement position to the second movement position. Rotate around the rotation axis so that the
When the movable body moves to the first position, an image corresponding to the movable body is displayed at a position corresponding to the first position in the display device .
According to this feature, it is possible to diversify the movement of the movable body and enhance the interest of the game.
A gaming machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The movable body is configured such that the posture and form can be changed,
While retreating from the first position to the second position , the posture changes from a standing posture in which the front portion faces forward to a lying posture in which the front portion faces upward or downward, and the longitudinal dimension at the second position is It is characterized in that the form changes so as to be shorter than the vertical dimension at the first position .
The gaming machine of means 1 of the present invention is:
A gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) capable of playing a game using a gaming value (pachinko ball),
A movable body (second member 704 of the movable body 701) disposed at a predetermined location of the gaming machine;
A movable body (723R) that supports the movable body from at least one side (right side);
A connecting shaft (connecting rod 765R, rotating member 760) for connecting the movable body and the moving body;
Guide means (guide portion 722R, guide shafts 740a, 740b) for guiding the moving body to move in a predetermined direction (upward or downward);
Drive means (movable motor 85, drive gear 726, first gear 732R, second gear 733R, belt 735R) for driving the movable body in a predetermined direction (upward or downward);
Shaft rotating means (rotating member 760, inclined surface 781 of inclined member 780) for rotating the connecting shaft in accordance with the movement of the moving body by driving of the driving means;
With
The movable body is
It is fixed so as not to rotate relative to the connecting shaft around the axis of the connecting shaft (the connecting rod 765R is fixed so as not to rotate relative to the second member 704).
It rotates while moving its position according to the movement of the moving body by the driving means (see FIG. 22).
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the movable body not only moves in a predetermined direction along with the movement of the moving body, but also moves by diversifying by being rotated around the axis of the connecting shaft. In addition to being able to increase, the shaft rotating means connects the shaft for rotating the movable body by rotating the movable body by rotating the connecting shaft that connects the movable body and the movable body. It is not necessary to provide a shaft separately from the shaft, and it is not necessary to provide a driving means for rotating the movable body separately from the driving means for moving the moving body, thereby simplifying the structure and reducing manufacturing costs. Can do.
The gaming value includes values such as so-called pachinko balls, medals and other gaming media and credits.

The gaming machine of means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine described in means 1,
The shaft rotating means (the rotating member 760 and the inclined surface 781 of the inclined member 780)
The guide means (guide portion 722R, guide shafts 740a, 740b) extends in the guide direction (vertical direction), and the guide direction of the guide means and the axis of the connecting shaft (connecting rod 765R, rotating member 760). An inclined surface (an inclined surface 781 of the inclined member 780) inclined in a direction (front-rear direction) orthogonal to the central direction (left-right direction);
A front end (guide roller 763) projects from the peripheral surface of the connecting shaft so as to abut on the inclined surface, and the drive means (movable motor 85, drive gear 726, first gear 732R, second gear 733R, belt 735R). ), And a projecting portion (rotating support piece 762 of the rotating member 760) that rotates the connecting shaft by being raised with respect to the inclined surface according to the movement of the moving body (723R) by driving
It is composed of
According to this feature, as the moving body moves, the tip of the protruding portion moves along the inclined surface, and the protruding portion moves relative to the inclined surface as the relative distance between the connecting shaft and the inclined surface changes. Since the connecting shaft is rotated by standing or lying down, the shaft rotating means can be configured with a simple structure, and by changing the inclination angle and inclination position of the inclined surface as appropriate, The rotation angle and the rotation start position can be easily changed.

The gaming machine of means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1 or 2 ,
Subordinate movable bodies (first member 703 and third members 705a and 705b) disposed in the vicinity of the movable body (second member 704 of movable body 701);
Link mechanisms (link pieces 710a and 710b, guide grooves 790a and 790b) that are connected to the movable body and the slave movable body and change the relative posture of the slave movable body with respect to the movable body in accordance with the rotation of the movable body. , Guide portions 708a and 708b, guide grooves 707a and 707b),
(See FIG. 22)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, not only the movable body rotates but also the attitude of the slave movable body with respect to the movable body changes, so that not only the operation of the movable body and the slave movable body can be diversified, but also the movable body and A change can be given to the form of the whole subordinate movable body.

A gaming machine of means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3 ,
A second moving body (moving body 723L) that supports the movable body (second member 704 of the movable body 701) from the other (left side) opposite to the one (right side);
Second guiding means (guide portion 722L, guide shaft 740a) for moving and guiding the second moving body in the same direction (vertical direction) as the guiding direction of the moving body by the guiding means (guide portion 722R, guide shafts 740a, 740b). , 740b),
Including the connecting shaft (connecting rod 765R, rotating member 760), the movable body (723R) and the movable body can be relatively moved in a direction perpendicular to the guide directions of the guide means and the second guide means. First connecting means (connecting rod 765R, connecting hole 766 of rotating member 760, connecting boss 756),
Second connecting means (connecting) for connecting the second moving body and the movable body so as to be movable relative to each other in a direction (left-right direction) perpendicular to the guide direction (vertical direction) of the guide means and the second guide means. Rod 765L, connecting hole 770),
Further comprising
The driving means (movable motor 85, driving gear 726, first gears 732L and 732R, second gears 733L and 733R, belts 735L and 735R, interlocking shaft 730) guides both the moving body and the second moving body to the guide. Driving in the guiding direction (vertical direction) of the means and the second guiding means,
The relative movement amount allowed by one of the first connection means and the second connection means is larger than the relative movement amount allowed by the other (see FIG. 21).
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the movable body is connected to and supported by the movable body that is moved and guided by the guide means and the second movable body that is moved and guided by the second guide means. It is difficult for rattling to occur. Further, when an error occurs in the accuracy of molding and assembling of the movable body, the movable body, and the second movable body, the driving timing of the movable body and the second movable body, the movable body is moved to the movable body and the second movable body. The relative movement is absorbed by the relative movement of the first and second connection means, and the relative movement amount allowed by one of the first connection means and the second connection means is smaller than the relative movement amount allowed by the other. Since the large displacement of the movable body relative to the two movable bodies is prevented, the movable body can be moved smoothly without rattling.

The gaming machine of means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 4 ,
The relative moving amount allowed by the second connecting means (connecting rod 765L, connecting hole 770) is the relative moving amount allowed by the first connecting means (connecting rod 765R, connecting hole 766 of the rotating member 760, connecting boss 756). Larger (see FIG. 21),
The shaft rotation means (the rotation member 760, the inclined surface 781 of the inclination member 780) is connected to the drive means (movable motor 85, drive gear 726, first gears 732L, 732R, second gears 733L, 733R, belt 735L, 735R, the connecting shaft of the first connecting means (the connecting rod 765R, the connecting hole 766 of the rotating member 760, the connecting boss 756) according to the movement of the moving body (moving body 723R) by driving the interlocking shaft 730). The connecting rod 765R and the rotating member 760) are rotated.
According to this feature, since the connecting shaft of the first connecting means whose relative movement amount is smaller than that of the second connecting means is rotated, the power generated by the movement of the moving body can be reliably transmitted to the connecting shaft.

A gaming machine according to means 6 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3 ,
A second moving body (moving body 723L) that supports the movable body (second member 704 of the movable body 701) from the other (left side) opposite to the one (right side);
Second guiding means (guide portion 722L, guide shaft 740a) for moving and guiding the second moving body in the same direction (vertical direction) as the guiding direction of the moving body by the guiding means (guide portion 722R, guide shafts 740a, 740b). , 740b),
Including the connecting shaft (connecting rod 765R, rotating member 760), the movable body and the movable body are connected so as not to be relatively movable in a direction perpendicular to the guide directions of the guide means and the second guide means. First connecting means (a connecting rod 765R as a modified example, a connecting hole 766 of the rotating member 760, a connecting boss 756),
Second connecting means (connecting) for connecting the second moving body and the movable body so as to be movable relative to each other in a direction (left-right direction) perpendicular to the guide direction (vertical direction) of the guide means and the second guide means. Rod 765L, connecting hole 770),
Further comprising
The driving means (movable motor 85, driving gear 726, first gears 732L and 732R, second gears 733L and 733R, belts 735L and 735R, interlocking shaft 730) guides both the moving body and the second moving body to the guide. And the second guiding means are driven in the guiding direction (vertical direction).
According to this feature, the movable body is connected to and supported by the movable body that is moved and guided by the guide means and the second movable body that is moved and guided by the second guide means. It is difficult for rattling to occur. In addition, when an error occurs in the accuracy of molding and assembling of the movable body, the movable body, and the second movable body, the driving timing of the movable body and the second movable body, the movable body is fixed to the movable body. As a result, a large positional shift is prevented and an error is absorbed by a relative movement with respect to the second moving body, so that the movable body can be moved smoothly without rattling.

It is the front view which looked at the pachinko game machine from the front. It is the rear view which looked at the pachinko game machine from the back. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in a main board | substrate. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the pachinko game machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a game board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a game board. It is a figure which shows the front surface, left-right side surface, a plane, and a bottom face of a spacer member. (A) is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 7, (b) is BB sectional drawing of FIG. 7, (c) is CC sectional drawing of FIG. 7, (d) is a figure. FIG. It is a rear view which shows the game board by which the flow direction change member was attached to the game board surface. (A) is SS sectional drawing of FIG. 9, (b) is TT sectional drawing of FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which shows a guide ditch | groove. It is a perspective view which shows the condition which attaches component parts to a game board. (A) is the schematic which shows the arrangement positional relationship of the positioning hole for cover bodies, (b) (c) is the schematic which shows the modification of the arrangement positional relationship of the positioning hole for cover bodies. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the movable apparatus for production in the state where the movable body was located in the front position from diagonally right front. It is a front view which shows the movable apparatus for production of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the movable apparatus for production of FIG. 14 from diagonally left back. It is a rear view which shows the movable apparatus for production of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the movable apparatus for production in the state where the movable body was located in the retracted position from diagonally right front. It is a front view which shows the movable apparatus for production of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the drive mechanism of the movable apparatus for effects. (A) is sectional drawing which shows a connection structure, (b) is EE sectional drawing of (a), (c) is FF sectional drawing of (a). (A) is the schematic which shows the state which the movable body is located in the front position, (b) is the state raised from the state of (a), (c) is the state located in the retracted position. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the movable apparatus for effects, and the image displayed on the effect display apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state by which the movable apparatus for performance was arrange | positioned in the back surface of the game board. (A) is a schematic front view which shows the movable apparatus for effects as a modification, (b) is a right view of (a).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1 that is an example of a gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as seen from the front.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with an outer frame 100 formed in a vertically long rectangular frame shape, and is attached to the inside of the outer frame 100 so as to be openable and closable. A game frame 110 to which the game frame 110 is attached, a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape capable of opening and closing the front of the game frame 110, and a lower door frame 103 capable of opening and closing the lower side of the glass door frame 2 on the front of the game frame 110 , Mainly composed of.

  A hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 3 is provided on the surface of the lower door frame 103. Below the lower door frame 103, there are provided an extra ball receiving tray 4 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hit ball supply tray 3, and a hitting operation handle (operation knob) 5 for emitting hitting balls. The game board 6 is detachably attached to the game frame 110 on the back surface of the glass door frame 2. The game board 6 is a structure including a plate-like synthetic resin plate constituting the game board and various components attached to the synthetic resin plate, and the detailed structure thereof will be described later. . In addition, a game area 7 is formed on the front surface of the game board 6 in which a game ball that has been struck can flow down.

  An effect display device 9 composed of a liquid crystal display device (LCD) is provided near the center of the game area 7. In the effect display device 9, variable display (fluctuation) of the effect symbol (decoration symbol) synchronized with the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is performed. Therefore, the effect display device 9 corresponds to a variable display device that variably displays an effect symbol (decoration symbol) as identification information. The effect display device 9 is controlled by an effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board 80. When the first special symbol display 8a (see FIG. 3) is executing variable display of the first special symbol, the effect control microcomputer executes the effect display on the effect display device 9 along with the variable display. When the variable display of the second special symbol is executed on the second special symbol display 8b (see FIG. 3), the effect display is executed on the effect display device 9 along with the variable display. It is easy to grasp the progress status.

  A first special symbol display (first variable display means) 8a (see FIG. 3) for variably displaying the first special symbol as identification information is provided at a predetermined location on the game board 6. In this embodiment, the first special symbol display 8a is realized by a simple and small display (for example, 7 segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers 0 to 9. In other words, the first special symbol display 8a is configured to variably display numbers (or symbols) from 0 to 9. Further, a second special symbol display (second variable display means) 8b (see FIG. 3) for variably displaying the second special symbol as identification information is provided in the vicinity of the first special symbol display 8a. Yes. The second special symbol display 8b is realized by a simple and small display (for example, 7 segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers 0 to 9. That is, the second special symbol display 8b is configured to variably display numbers (or symbols) from 0 to 9.

  In this embodiment, the type of the first special symbol and the type of the second special symbol are the same (for example, both 0 to 9), but the types may be different. The first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b each variably display a number (or a two-digit symbol) from 0 to 99 using, for example, two 7-segment LEDs. It may be configured.

  Hereinafter, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol, and the first special symbol indicator 8a and the second special symbol indicator 8b may be collectively referred to as a special symbol indicator.

  For the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the first start condition or the second start condition, which is the variable display execution condition, is satisfied (for example, the game ball has the first start winning opening 13 or the second start winning opening) 14), a variable display start condition (for example, when the number of reserved memories is not 0 and the variable display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is not executed) When the variable display time (fluctuation time) elapses, a display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. Note that winning means that a game ball has entered a predetermined area such as a winning opening. Deriving and displaying the display result is to finally stop and display a symbol (an example of identification information).

  The effect display device 9 is for decoration (effect) during the variable display time of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and during the variable display time of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b. Display design (also referred to as a decorative design) as a design. The variable display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and the variable display of the effect symbol on the effect display device 9 are synchronized. Further, the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b and the variable display of the effect symbol on the effect display device 9 are synchronized. Synchronous means that the start time and end time of variable display are substantially the same (may be exactly the same) and the variable display period is substantially the same (may be exactly the same). Further, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a and when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 8b, the effect display device 9 reminds the jackpot The combination of is stopped and displayed.

  In addition, on the front side of the display screen 9a of the effect display device 9, there is provided an effect movable device 700 (see FIG. 14) including a movable body 701 provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The movable body 701 can be driven up and down in accordance with the execution of the effect by No. 9 (see FIGS. 14 to 19). The details of the effect movable device 700 will be described later.

  A winning device having a first start winning port 13 is provided below the effect display device 9. The game ball won in the first start winning opening 13 is guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by the first start opening switch 13a.

  A variable winning ball device 15 having a second starting winning port 14 through which a game ball can be won is provided below a winning device having a first starting winning port (first starting port) 13. The game ball that has won the second start winning opening (second start opening) 14 is guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by the second start opening switch 14a. The variable winning ball device 15 is opened by a solenoid 16. When the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state, the game ball can be won at the second start winning opening 14 (it is easier to start winning), which is advantageous to the player. In the state where the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is in the open state, it is easier for the game ball to win the second start winning opening 14 than the first starting winning opening 13. In addition, in a state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the game ball does not win the second start winning opening 14. In the state where the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is in the closed state, it may be configured that the winning is possible (that is, it is difficult for the gaming ball to win) although it is difficult to win a prize.

  Hereinafter, the first start winning opening 13 and the second start winning opening 14 may be collectively referred to as a start winning opening or a starting opening.

  When the variable winning ball device 15 is controlled to be in the open state, the game ball heading for the variable winning ball device 15 is very likely to win the second start winning port 14. The first start winning opening 13 is provided directly under the effect display device 9, but the interval between the lower end of the effect display device 9 and the first start winning opening 13 is further reduced, or the first start winning opening is set. The winning percentage of the second starting prize opening 14 is such that the nails are densely arranged around 13 or the nail arrangement around the first starting prize opening 13 is difficult to guide the game ball to the first starting prize opening 13. This may be made higher than the winning rate of the first start winning opening 13.

  In the vicinity of the second special symbol display 8b, the number of valid winning balls that have entered the first start winning opening 13, that is, the first reserved memory number (the reserved memory is also referred to as the start memory or the start prize memory) is displayed. For example, from a 7-segment LED provided with a special symbol hold memory display unit and a second special symbol hold memory display unit that displays the number of effective winning balls that have entered the second start winning opening 14, that is, the second reserved memory number A special symbol hold memory display 18 is provided. The first special symbol reservation storage display unit increases the number of indicators to be lit by 1 every time there is an effective start winning. Then, each time the variable display on the first special symbol display 8a is started, the number of indicators to be turned on is reduced by one. In addition, the second special symbol reservation storage display unit increases the number of indicators to be lit by 1 every time there is an effective start winning. Then, each time the variable display on the second special symbol display 8b is started, the number of indicators to be turned on is reduced by one.

  Further, the display screen 9a of the effect display device 9 is provided with a first reserved memory display unit 18c for displaying the first reserved memory number and a second reserved memory display unit 18d for displaying the second reserved memory number. Yes. In addition, you may make it provide the area | region (sum total pending | holding memory display part) which displays the total number (sum total pending memory count) which is the sum total of the 1st pending memory count and the 2nd pending memory count. As described above, if the summation pending storage display section for displaying the total number is provided, it is possible to easily grasp the total number of execution conditions that are not satisfied with the variable display start condition.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a variable winning ball device 15 that opens and closes only the second starting winning opening 14, but the first starting winning opening 13 and the second starting winning opening 13 are provided. Any of the winning openings 14 may be provided with a variable winning ball apparatus that opens and closes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a special variable winning ball device 20 is provided below the variable winning ball device 15. The special variable winning ball apparatus 20 includes an opening / closing plate, and when the specific display result (big hit symbol) is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a, and the specific display result (big hit symbol) on the second special symbol display 8b. When the open / close plate is controlled to be open by the solenoid 21 in the specific game state (big hit game state) that occurs when the symbol is derived and displayed, the big winning opening serving as the winning area is opened. The game ball that has won the big winning opening is detected by the count switch 23.

  A normal symbol display 10 (see FIG. 3) is provided in the vicinity of the first special symbol display 8a. The normal symbol display 10 is composed of, for example, two lamps. When the game ball passes through the gate 32 and is detected by the gate switch 32a, variable display of the normal symbol display 10 is started. In this embodiment, variable display is performed by alternately lighting the upper and lower lamps (the symbols can be visually recognized when turned on). For example, if the lower lamp is turned on at the end of the variable display, it is a hit. When the lamp on the lower side of the normal symbol display 10 is turned on and it is a win, the variable winning ball device 15 is opened for a predetermined number of times. That is, the state of the variable winning ball device 15 is a state that is advantageous from a disadvantageous state for the player when the lower lamp is turned on (a state in which a game ball can win a prize at the second start winning opening 14). ). In the vicinity of the special symbol storage memory display 18, a normal symbol storage memory display 41 (FIG. 4) having four display portions (for example, four segments of seven segment LEDs) for displaying the number of winning balls that have passed through the gate 32. 3). Each time there is a game ball passing through the gate 32, that is, every time a game ball is detected by the gate switch 32a, the normal symbol storage memory display 41 increases the number of display units to be turned on by one. Then, each time the variable display of the normal symbol display 10 is started, the number of display units that are lit is reduced by one.

  In addition, the normal symbol storage memory display 41 composed of 7-segment LEDs has four display units (segments) for displaying the number of winning balls that have passed through the gate 32 and, for example, the number of times the special variable winning ball device 20 is opened at the time of a big hit. There are two display units (segments) that indicate (the number of big hits) and two display units (segments) that indicate the gaming state, but these display units are separate from the normal symbol hold storage display unit. You may comprise. Further, the normal symbol display 10 may be configured by a segment LED or the like that can variably display a plurality of types of identification information (for example, “◯” and “x”) called normal symbols.

  Furthermore, in the probability variation state in which the probability of being determined to be a big hit compared to the normal state is high, the probability that the lamp on the lower side of the normal symbol display 10 is turned on is increased and a variable prize is awarded. The opening time of the ball device 15 is lengthened and the number of times of opening is increased. That is, the game ball is controlled to be in a high base state that is controlled so as to make it easier for the game ball to start and win (that is, the variable display execution conditions in the special symbol indicators 8a and 8b and the effect display device 9 are easily established). Transition. Further, in this embodiment, even in the short time state (the game state in which the special symbol variable display time is shortened), the opening time of the variable winning ball device 15 becomes longer and the number of times of opening is increased.

  Note that by extending the time during which the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state (also referred to as the open extended state), it becomes easier for the game ball to enter the start winning opening (that is, the special symbol indicators 8a and 8b and the effect display). It is also possible to shift to a high base state that is a gaming state controlled so that the variable display execution condition in the device 9 is easily established.

  Further, instead of extending the time during which the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state, the lower lamp in the normal symbol display 10 is turned on to shift to the normal symbol probability changing state in which the probability of winning is increased. You may move to a high base state. When the lower lamp in the normal symbol display 10 is turned on and hits, the variable winning ball device 15 is opened for a predetermined number of times. In this case, by performing the transition control to the normal symbol probability changing state, the probability that the lower lamp in the normal symbol display 10 is turned on and hits is increased, and the frequency that the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is opened is increased. Therefore, if the normal symbol probability changing state is entered, the opening time and the number of opening times of the variable winning ball device 15 are increased, and a state where it is easy to start a winning (high base state) is achieved. In other words, the opening time and the number of times of opening of the variable winning ball device 15 are increased when the lower lamp is turned on, or when the special symbol stop symbol is a probable symbol, which is disadvantageous for the player. To an advantageous state (a state where it is easy to win a start). It should be noted that increasing the number of times of opening is a concept including changing from a closed state to an open state.

  Moreover, you may transfer to a high base state by shifting to the normal symbol time short state where the fluctuation time (variable display period) of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display 10 is shortened. In the normal symbol short-time state, the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened, so that the frequency of starting the variation of the normal symbol increases, and as a result, the frequency of hitting the normal symbol increases. Therefore, when the frequency that the normal symbol is won increases, the frequency that the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is opened is increased, and the start winning state is easily set (high base state).

  Also, by shifting to the short time state when the variation time (variable display period) of special symbols and production symbols is shortened, the variation time of special symbols and production symbols is shortened, so that effective start winnings are likely to occur. The possibility that a big hit game is played increases.

  Furthermore, by making transitions to all the states shown above (open extended state, normal symbol probability change state, normal symbol short time state, and special symbol short time state), it will be easier to win a start (shift to a high base state). May be. In addition, it is easier to win a start (high base) by shifting to any one of the above states (open extended state, normal symbol probability changing state, normal symbol short time state, and special symbol short time state). Transition to a state).

  Decorative LEDs 25a and 25b flashingly displayed during the game are provided around the left and right sides of the game area 7 of the game board 6, and there is an out port 26 into which a hit ball that has not won a prize is taken in below. In addition, two speakers 27R and 27L that utter sound effects and sounds as predetermined sound outputs are provided on the left and right upper portions outside the game area 7. A top frame LED 28a, a left frame LED 28b, and a right frame LED 28c provided on the front frame are provided on the outer periphery upper portion, the outer periphery left portion, and the outer periphery right portion of the game area 7. Also, a prize ball LED 51 that is turned on when there is a remaining number of prize balls is provided in the vicinity of the left frame LED 28b, and a ball cut LED 52 that is turned on when the supply ball is cut is provided in the vicinity of the right frame LED 28c. . The top frame LED 28a, the left frame LED 28b, the right frame LED 28c, and the decoration LEDs 25a and 25b are examples of effects light emitters provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In addition to the above-described various LEDs for production (decoration), LEDs and lamps for production are installed.

  In addition, an operation unit 50 as an operation means that can be operated by a player is provided on a member constituting the hit ball supply tray 3. An LED 50b that can be turned on and an operation switch 50a for detecting a pressing operation of the operation unit 50 are provided inside the operation unit 50 (see FIG. 3).

  In the gaming machine, a ball hitting device (not shown) that drives a movable motor in response to a player operating the hitting operation handle 5 and uses the rotational force of the movable motor to launch a game ball into the game area 7. ) Is provided. A game ball launched from the ball striking device enters the game area 7 through a ball striking rail formed in a circular shape so as to surround the game area 7, and then descends the game area 7. When the game ball enters the first start winning opening 13 and is detected by the first start opening switch 13a, if the variable display of the first special symbol can be started (for example, the variable display of the special symbol ends, 1), the first special symbol display 8a starts variable display (variation) of the first special symbol, and the effect display device 9 starts variable display of the effect symbol (decoration symbol). Is done. That is, the variable display of the first special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to winning in the first start winning opening 13. If the variable display of the first special symbol cannot be started, the first reserved memory number is increased by 1 on the condition that the first reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value.

  When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 14 and is detected by the second start opening switch 14a, if the variable display of the second special symbol can be started (for example, the special symbol variable display ends, 2), the second special symbol display 8b starts variable display (variation) of the second special symbol, and the effect display device 9 starts variable display of the effect symbol (decoration symbol). Is done. That is, the variable display of the second special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to winning in the second start winning opening 14. If the variable display of the second special symbol cannot be started, the second reserved memory number is increased by 1 on condition that the second reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, there are a variable display unit 49 including an effect control board 80 on which an effect control microcomputer for controlling the effect display device 9 is mounted, a game control microcomputer, and the like. Various boards such as a mounted game control board (main board) 31, an audio output board 70, an LED driver board (not shown), and a payout control board 37 on which a payout control microcomputer performing ball payout control is mounted. Is installed.

  Further, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a power supply substrate 910 and a touch sensor substrate 91A on which power supply circuits for generating various power supply voltages such as DC30V, DC21V, DC12V, and DC5V are mounted. The power supply board 910 partially overlaps the payout control board 37, but the exposed portion exposed so as not to overlap the payout control board 37 so as to be visible from the outside has the main board 31 and each electric component in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Electric power for executing or shutting off power supply to the control boards (the effect control board 80 and the payout control board 37) and the electric parts (parts that operate when power is supplied) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 A power switch is provided as supply permitting means. Furthermore, a replaceable fuse is provided inside the power switch in the exposed portion (inside the substrate).

  An electrical component control means including an electrical component control microcomputer is mounted on the electrical component control board. The electrical component control means is an electrical component (game device: ball payout device 97, effect display device 9, LED) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in accordance with a command signal (control signal) as a command from the game control means or the like. Etc., and a speaker 27 etc. are controlled.

  On the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a terminal board 159 having terminals for outputting various information to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed above. The terminal board 159 includes at least a ball break terminal for external output by introducing the output of the above-described ball break detection switch 197 and a prize ball terminal for externally outputting prize ball information (prize ball number signal). A ball lending terminal for externally outputting ball lending information (ball lending number signal) is provided. Near the center, an information terminal board (information output board) 36 provided with terminals for outputting various information from the main board 31 to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed.

  The ball break terminal, prize ball information (prize ball number signal) and ball rental information (ball rental number signal) may be output from the main board 31 via the information terminal board 36 to the outside. That is, by providing the terminal for ball breakage, the terminal for winning ball, and the terminal for ball lending provided on the terminal board 159 in this way on the information terminal board 36, wiring and board mounting work can be facilitated. . In addition, the terminals provided on the terminal board 159 and the information terminal board 36 may be mounted together on one board, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Pachinko balls stored in a ball tank 38 capable of storing balls supplied from an unillustrated gaming machine installation island, pass through the tank rail, and reach a ball dispensing device 97 covered with a case cover through a curve rod. Above the ball payout device 97, a ball break detection switch 197 is provided as a game medium break detection means for detecting that there is no ball in the passage. When the ball break detection switch 197 detects a ball break, the payout operation of the ball payout device 97 is stopped. The ball breakage detection switch 197 is a switch for detecting the presence or absence of a pachinko ball in the pachinko ball passage. When the ball breakage detection switch 197 detects a shortage of the pachinko ball, the ball breakage detection switch 197 detects from the replenishment mechanism provided on the gaming machine installation island. Pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  When a large number of pachinko balls as prizes based on winning prizes or pachinko balls based on ball lending requests are paid out and the hitting ball supply tray 3 is full, the pachinko balls are guided to the surplus ball receiving tray 4 through the surplus ball guiding passage. Further, when the pachinko ball is paid out, a full tank switch (not shown) as a storage state detecting means is turned on. In this state, the rotation of the payout motor in the ball payout device is stopped, the operation of the ball payout device is stopped, and the driving of the ball hitting device is also stopped.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the main board (game control board) 31. FIG. 3 also shows a payout control board 37, an effect control board 80, and the like. A game control microcomputer (corresponding to game control means) 560 for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program is mounted on the main board 31. The game control microcomputer 156 includes a ROM 54 for storing a game control (game progress control) program and the like, a RAM 55 as storage means used as a work memory, a CPU 56 for performing control operations in accordance with the program, and an I / O port unit 57. including. In this embodiment, the ROM 54 and the RAM 55 are built in the game control microcomputer 156. That is, the game control microcomputer 156 is a one-chip microcomputer. The one-chip microcomputer only needs to incorporate at least the CPU 56 and the RAM 55, and the ROM 54 may be external or built-in. The I / O port unit 57 may be externally attached. The game control microcomputer 156 further includes a random number circuit 53 that generates hardware random numbers (random numbers generated by the hardware circuit).

  In the game control microcomputer 156, the CPU 56 executes control in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 54. Therefore, the game control microcomputer 156 (or CPU 56) executes (or performs processing) hereinafter. Specifically, the CPU 56 executes control according to a program. The same applies to microcomputers mounted on substrates other than the main substrate 31.

  The random number circuit 53 is a hardware circuit that is used to generate a random number for determination for determining whether or not to win a jackpot based on a display result of variable symbol special display. The random number circuit 53 updates numerical data in accordance with a set update rule within a numerical range in which an initial value (for example, 0) and an upper limit value (for example, 65535) are set, and starts at a random timing Based on the fact that the winning time is the reading (extraction) of the numerical data, it has a random number generation function in which the numerical data to be read becomes a random value.

  The random number circuit 53 includes a selection setting function (initial value selection setting function and an upper limit selection setting function) for numerical data update range, a selection setting function for numeric data update rules, and selection of numeric data update rules. It has various functions such as a switching function. With such a function, the randomness of the generated random numbers can be improved.

  Further, the game control microcomputer 156 has a function of setting an initial value of numerical data updated by the random number circuit 53. For example, a predetermined calculation is performed using an ID number of the game control microcomputer 156 stored in a predetermined storage area such as the ROM 54 (an ID number assigned with a different value for each product of the game control microcomputer 156). The numerical data obtained by the execution is set as the initial value of the numerical data updated by the random number circuit 53. By performing such processing, the randomness of the random number generated by the random number circuit 53 can be further improved.

  The game control microcomputer 156 reads the numerical data as random R from the random number circuit 53 when a start winning to the first start port switch 13a or the second start port switch 14a occurs, and starts to change the special symbol and the effect symbol Sometimes it is determined whether or not to make a big hit display result as a specific display result based on the random R, that is, whether or not to make a big hit. Then, when it is determined to be a big hit, the gaming state is shifted to a big hit gaming state as a specific gaming state advantageous to the player.

  The RAM 55 is a backup RAM as a non-volatile storage means, part or all of which is backed up by a backup power supply created on the power supply board. That is, even if the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped, a part or all of the contents of the RAM 55 is stored for a predetermined period (until the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged and the backup power supply cannot be supplied). In particular, at least data corresponding to the game state, that is, the control state of the game control means (the value of the special symbol process flag or the total pending storage number counter) and the data indicating the number of unpaid winning balls are stored in the backup RAM. The data corresponding to the control state of the game control means is data necessary for restoring the control state before the occurrence of a power failure or the like based on the data when the power is restored after a power failure or the like occurs. Further, data corresponding to the control state and data indicating the number of unpaid winning balls are defined as data indicating the progress state of the game. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the entire RAM 55 is backed up.

  A reset signal (not shown) from the power supply board is input to the reset terminal of the game control microcomputer 156. A reset circuit for generating a reset signal supplied to the game control microcomputer 156 and the like is mounted on the power supply board. When the reset signal becomes high level, the game control microcomputer 156 and the like are in an operable state, and when the reset signal becomes low level, the game control microcomputer 156 and the like become inactive. Therefore, an allowable signal that allows the operation of the game control microcomputer 156 or the like is output during a period in which the reset signal is at a high level, and a game control microcomputer in which the reset signal is at a low level. An operation stop signal for stopping the operation of 156 or the like is output. Note that the reset circuit may be mounted on each electric component control board (a board on which a microcomputer for controlling the electric parts is mounted).

  Further, a power-off signal indicating that the power supply voltage from the power supply board has dropped below a predetermined value is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 156. That is, the power supply board monitors the voltage value of a predetermined voltage (for example, DC30V or DC5V) used in the gaming machine, and when the voltage value decreases to a predetermined value (the power supply voltage is reduced). A power supply monitoring circuit that outputs a power-off signal indicating that). A clear signal (not shown) indicating that a clear switch for instructing to clear the contents of the RAM is operated is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 156.

  Further, an input driver circuit 58 for supplying detection signals from the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a and the count switch 23 to the game control microcomputer 156 is also mounted on the main board 31. The main board also includes an output circuit 59 for driving the solenoid 16 for opening and closing the variable winning ball apparatus 15 and the solenoid 21 for opening and closing the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 that forms a big winning opening in accordance with a command from the game control microcomputer 156. 31. Further, an information output circuit (not shown) for outputting an information output signal such as jackpot information indicating the occurrence of a jackpot gaming state to an external device such as a hall computer is also mounted on the main board 31.

  In this embodiment, the effect control means (configured by the effect control microcomputer) mounted on the effect control board 80 instructs the effect contents from the game control microcomputer 156 via the relay board 77. The control command is received, and display control with the effect display device 9 that variably displays the effect symbol is performed.

  The effect control board 80 is equipped with an effect control microcomputer (not shown) including an effect control CPU and a RAM. The RAM may be externally attached. In the effect control board 80, an effect control CPU (not shown) operates according to a program stored in a built-in or external ROM (not shown), and receives from the main board 31 inputted via the relay board 77. An effect control command is received via the input driver and the input port in response to the embedded signal (effect control INT signal). Further, the effect control CPU (not shown) causes the VDP (video display processor) to perform display control of the effect display device 9 based on the effect control command.

  An effect control CPU (not shown) reads necessary data from a character ROM (not shown) in accordance with the received effect control command. The character ROM is for storing character image data displayed on the effect display device 9, specifically, a person, characters, figures, symbols, etc. (including effect symbols) in advance. An effect control CPU (not shown) outputs the data read from the character ROM to the VDP. The VDP performs display control based on data input from the CPU for effect control.

  The effect control command and the effect control INT signal are first input to the input driver on the effect control board 80. The input driver allows the signal input from the relay board 77 to pass only in the direction toward the inside of the effect control board 80 (does not pass the signal in the direction from the inside of the effect control board 80 to the relay board 77). It is also a unidirectional circuit as a means.

  As a signal direction regulating means, the signal inputted from the main board 31 is allowed to pass through the relay board 77 only in the direction toward the effect control board 80 (the signal is not passed in the direction from the effect control board 80 to the relay board 77). A unidirectional circuit (not shown) is mounted. For example, a diode or a transistor is used as the unidirectional circuit. Furthermore, since the production control command and the production control INT signal are output from the main board 31 via the I / O port unit which is a unidirectional circuit, the signal going from the relay board 77 to the inside of the main board 31 is restricted. . That is, the signal from the relay board 77 does not enter the inside of the main board 31 (the game control microcomputer 156 side).

  Further, the effect control board 80 outputs a signal for driving the LED to the lamp driver board 35 via an output port (not shown). In addition, the effect control CPU outputs sound number data to the audio output board 70 via the output port.

  In the lamp driver board 35, a signal for driving the LED is input to the LED driver via an input driver (not shown). The LED driver supplies a drive signal to each LED provided on the frame side such as the top frame LED 28a, the left frame LED 28b, and the right frame LED 28c. Further, a drive signal is supplied to the decoration LEDs 25a and 25b provided on the game board side. When a light emitter other than the LED is provided, a drive circuit (driver) for driving the light emitter is mounted on the lamp driver substrate 35.

  In the voice output board 70, the sound number data is input to a voice synthesis IC (not shown) via an input driver (not shown). The voice synthesizing IC generates voice and sound effects corresponding to the sound number data and outputs them to an amplifier circuit (not shown). The amplifier circuit outputs to the speakers 27R and 27L an audio signal obtained by amplifying the output level of the speech synthesis IC to a level corresponding to the volume set by the volume. Control data corresponding to sound number data is stored in a sound data ROM (not shown). The control data corresponding to the sound number data is a collection of data showing the output form of the sound effect or sound in a time series in a predetermined period (for example, the changing period of the effect design).

  The effect control board 80 is connected to the operation unit 50 through an input / output port, and outputs a signal for driving the LED 50b in the operation unit 50 through the input / output port. An operation signal output in response to the player's pressing operation is input from the operation switch 50a.

  The effect control board 80 is connected to the movable motor 85 and the movable sensor 86, and outputs a signal for driving the movable motor 85 and monitors a detection signal input from the movable sensor 86.

  Next, the structure of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pachinko gaming machine is opened. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the game board unit. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the game board. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a front surface, left and right side surfaces, a plane surface, and a bottom surface of the spacer member. 8A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7, FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 7, and FIG. 8C is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. d) is a DD cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the game board in which the flow direction changing member is attached to the game board surface. 10A is an SS cross-sectional view of FIG. 9, and FIG. 10B is a TT cross-sectional view of FIG. 9. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the component unit is attached to the game board. FIGS. 13A and 13B are schematic views showing the arrangement positional relationship of the cover body positioning holes, and FIGS. 13B and 13C are schematic views showing a modification of the arrangement positional relationship of the cover body positioning holes.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is formed in a vertically long rectangular frame shape, and is fixed to a gaming machine installation island (not shown) installed in the game hall, and the inner side of the outer frame 100 The game board unit 400 including the game board 6 that can be opened and closed is attached to the front of the synthetic resin game frame 110, and the frame is provided on the front side of the game frame 110 so as to be opened and closed. It is mainly composed of a glass door frame 2 having a window 2a and a lower door frame 103 capable of opening and closing the lower side of the glass door frame 2 on the front surface of the game frame 110.

(Game board unit)
As shown in FIG. 4, an attachment portion 111 to which the game board unit 400 is attached is formed on the upper front portion of the game frame 110, and a cover body 302 (to be described later) in the game board unit 400 is formed on the attachment portion 111. An opening 112 is formed in which a rear portion is fitted (see FIG. 5). The game board unit 400 can be detachably attached to the game frame 110 from the front side via a locking means (not shown) provided between the game board unit 400 and the game frame 110.

  Below the opening 112 in the game frame 110, there is arranged a launch ball guide rail 401c for guiding a game ball launched by a hitting ball launching device (not shown) provided on the top of the hitting operation handle 5 toward the game board 6. It is installed. Although not shown in detail, the hitting ball launching device is a hitting member (such as a hammer) for hitting a game ball arranged at the hitting ball launching position provided at the lower right end of the shot ball guiding rail 401c toward the game board 6. An electric drive source (motor or the like) for swinging the hitting ball member is integrally formed into a unit. The launch ball guide rail 401c is made of a belt-shaped metal plate and is attached to the front surface 110a of the game frame 110 with the edge H on the front surface 110a side in contact therewith.

  The firing ball guide rail 401c is disposed at a position where it cannot be seen through the transparent window 2a even when the glass door frame 2 is closed, and the front surface is covered by an open / close door provided below the glass door frame 2, In the state, it is not visually recognized from the player side. Therefore, the game ball is guided along the launch ball guide rail 401c, and the powder generated by rubbing the edge portion H on the front surface 110a side of the launch ball guide rail 401c and the front surface 110a by the vibration generated thereby adheres to the front surface. However, since it is not conspicuous, the edge H on the front surface 110a side of the firing ball guiding rail 401c is firmly attached to the front surface 110a.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the game board unit 400 is arranged on the back side of the game board 6, the game board 6 and decorates the game board 6 from the back side, and the decoration body 301 is attached to the game board. 6, and a variable display unit 49 that is attached to the back surface of the decorative body 301 and includes the effect display device 9, the effect control board 80, and the like.

  The decorative body 301 is a three-dimensional decorative body that decorates the game area 7 of the game board 6 formed transparently from the back side as will be described later, and has a thickness of a predetermined width in the front-rear direction. Yes. Although the front surface of the decorative body 301 is not particularly shown in detail, it is formed in a non-flat surface shape, and a decorative portion with a sense of depth is formed. Also, various display devices (for example, the first special symbol display 8a, the second special symbol display 8b, etc.) provided on the game board 6 side, driving means (solenoids 16, 21, etc.), LEDs, various switches (for example, gate switches) 32a, the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 13b, the count switch 23, etc.), because the wiring is drawn to the side from between the back surface of the game board 6 and the front surface of the decorative body 301, These wirings are colored in the same color or similar color as the decorative portion, thereby preventing the wirings from being noticeable.

  In addition, an opening 303 for making the display screen 9a of the effect display device 9 arranged on the back side visible is formed at a substantially central position of the decorative body 301. There are a plurality of game ball discharge ports (not shown) for discharging game balls won in various winning ports (for example, the first start winning port 13 and the second start winning port 14) arranged in the area 7 to the back side. Is formed. Further, although not specifically shown, the decorative body 301 is provided with a movable object for presentation that is movably provided by a driving unit or the like, and a decorative light emitter such as an LED or a lamp. The decorative body 301 configured in this way is assembled to the cover body 302 on the back side from the front side.

  Although the decorative body 301 of the present embodiment is configured by a single plate-shaped body having a predetermined thickness, the shape can be variously modified and a plurality of decorative bodies individually formed. There may be.

  The cover body 302 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is formed so that the decorative body 301 can be accommodated from the front side in a body portion 311 formed in a box shape having an open front surface. A flange piece 310 for attaching to the game board 6 is formed outward from the peripheral edge of the front opening of the main body 311, and the cover body 302 with respect to the game board 6 is provided on the front side of the flange piece 310. A plurality of positioning bosses 312a to 312d (see FIG. 12) for determining the mounting position are projected toward the front side, and mounting screws 313 for mounting the cover body 302 to the game board 6 are mounted. Mounting holes 314 are formed at a plurality of locations. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 5, the height (projection length) dimension L4 and the diameter (outer diameter) L5 of the positioning bosses 312a to 312d from the front surface of the flange piece 310 are all the same. .

  An opening 315 is formed in the back plate 311 a of the main body 311 so that the display screen 9 a of the effect display device 9 assembled on the back side of the back plate 311 a can be seen. The variable display unit 49 including the effect display device 9 is attached to the back surface of the back plate 311a so that the display screen 9a of the effect display device 9 faces the opening 315 from the back side of the back plate 311a. Note that the variable display unit 49 may be directly attached to the back surface of the decorative body 301.

  In addition to the decorative body 301 and the variable display unit 49, other devices, boards, and the like can be assembled to the cover body 302. The cover body 302 and the decorative body 301 that is integrally assembled to the cover body 302. The gaming component unit 300 is composed of a plurality of gaming components related to the game including the variable display unit 49 and the like. The gaming component unit 300 configured as described above is detachably attached to the game board 6 and is attached to a cover 302, which is a model-common component used in common for a plurality of models, on a model-specific decorative body. Since various game parts such as 301 and the variable display unit 49 can be detachably assembled, a cover 302 assembled with a plurality of game parts arranged on the back side of the game board 6 is attached to the game board 6. It is possible not only to install a plurality of game parts at a time by simply attaching to the back side, but also to remove model-specific ornaments and game parts from the cover body 302 when changing models or performing maintenance. Therefore, workability is improved.

(Game board)
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the game board 6 is integrated with a board surface plate 200 formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, and methacrylic resin, and the back surface 200b side of the board surface board 200. The spacer member 250 is attached mainly. The thickness width dimension of the board surface plate 200 is about 1 cm, and the whole is formed to be transparent. In the present embodiment, the entire board plate 200 is formed transparent, but the board board 200 has a light-transmitting property capable of seeing through the decorative body 301 disposed on the back side from the front side of the board plate 200. For example, it may be translucent or colored. Moreover, even if the whole does not have translucency, the translucent part should just be formed in at least one part of the game area 7. FIG.

  The board surface plate 200 has a display screen 9a of the effect display device 9 disposed on the back side facing the front side, a mounting hole 201 to which the center frame decoration 11 (see FIG. 1) is attached, and a variable winning ball apparatus. 15 (see FIG. 1), a mounting hole 202 to which the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 (see FIG. 1) is attached, an out port hole 204 that forms the out port 26 (see FIG. 1), An attachment hole 205 to which the gate 32 (see FIG. 1) is attached, an attachment hole 206a to which the decoration member 25L (see FIG. 1) having the decoration LED 25a is attached, and a decoration member 25R (see FIG. 1) having the decoration LED 25b are attached. The mounting holes 206b are formed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction.

  Screw holes TA into which screws for attaching each member are screwed are formed at a plurality of locations on the front surface around each of the holes 201 to 206, and the outer rail 401a and the inner rail 401b (see FIG. 4) are attached. Mounting holes TB are formed at a plurality of locations.

  A plurality of screw holes are formed around the board surface plate 200 so as to protrude from the spacer member 250 to the front side and to which attachment screws for attaching the outer rail decorations 350a to 350c (see FIG. 5) are attached. There are mounting bosses 260j that protrude from the front side from the mounting bosses 260a to 260h and the spacer member 250 and have screw holes for mounting mounting screws for attaching the certificate sticking member 352 (see FIG. 5) formed at the tip. Insertion holes 207a to 207j that are respectively inserted are formed through the corresponding positions in the front-rear direction.

  In addition, a plurality of positioning bosses 261a to 261c that protrude from the spacer member 250 to the front side are respectively fitted to the upper left, lower left, and upper right when the panel board 200 is viewed from the front side. Holes 208a to 208c are formed penetrating in the front-rear direction at corresponding positions. In addition to these, a plurality of insertion holes, mounting holes, and the like are formed.

  Further, locking step portions 220a to 220d to which the elastic locking claws 270a to 270d formed on the spacer member 250 are respectively locked are formed at positions near the four corners on the side surface of the board surface plate 200. The locking step portions 220 a to 220 d are notched in the front edge portion of the side surface of the board plate 200.

  The spacer member 250 has an opening 251 that is substantially the same shape as the game area 7 that is formed in a substantially circular shape on the front surface of the board plate 200 at the center of the plate-like member whose outer shape is formed in the same shape as the board board 200. Is formed in a frame shape.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the spacer member 250 includes a back plate 252, a side wall 253 erected from the periphery of the back plate 252 toward the front surface, and an opening 251 of the back plate 252. A circular rib 254 erected from the peripheral edge toward the front surface side, and a rib 255 erected in a grid pattern in a region surrounded by the circular rib 254 and the side wall 253 on the front surface side of the back plate 252 , Is configured. The height width dimension (front-rear width dimension) of the circular rib 254 and the rib 255 is about 1 cm, which is about half of the height width dimension (front-rear width dimension, about 2 cm) of the side wall 253. These circular ribs 254 And the board surface board 200 is assembled | attached so that the back surface 200b may contact | abut on the front surface 250a comprised by the front end surface of the rib 255. FIG. And the side wall 253 is arrange | positioned on the outer side of the side peripheral surface of the assembled board surface board 200, and it covers with this side wall 253, and is protected from the damage by contact or a fall.

  That is, the spacer member 250 has a thickness width dimension of about 1 cm, and the mounting surface of the board plate 200 is configured by the front surface 250a formed by the circular ribs 254 and the front end surfaces of the ribs 255. A game board 6 having a thickness width dimension of about 2 cm is constituted by the board surface plate 200 arranged.

  In the vicinity of the four corners of the side wall 253, elastic locking claws 270a to 270d elastically locked to locking step portions 220a to 220d formed on the side peripheral surface of the board surface plate 200 cut the kerf from the front end portion. It is formed by.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the mounting bosses 260 a to 260 h and 260 j and the positioning bosses 261 a to 261 c described above are provided on the front side of the back plate 252 from the intersecting position of the rib 255 to the front side. Projected toward. The mounting bosses 260a to 260h and 260j and the positioning bosses 261a to 261c have a length that slightly protrudes from the front end of the side wall 253 to the front side. Particularly, the mounting bosses 260c and 260f are formed slightly longer than the other mounting bosses 260a, 260b, 260d to 260h, and 260j and the positioning bosses 261a to 261c, and are assembled as described later. The face plate 200 protrudes to the front side from the game board surface 200a, and a screw hole 260k is formed penetrating in the vertical direction.

  When the board surface plate 200 is arranged on the front surface 250a of the spacer member 250 configured as described above, the positioning bosses 261a to 261c are fitted into the positioning holes 208a to 208c formed in the board surface plate 200 from the back side, and the spacer Assembling positions of the panel board 200 with respect to the member 250 are determined, and mounting bosses 260a to 260h and 260j are inserted into the insertion holes 207a to 207h and 207j, respectively, and formed at the tips of the insertion holes 207a to 207h and 207j. The screw hole thus made faces the game board surface 200a side of the board board 200.

  Further, when the back surface 200b of the board surface plate 200 is brought into contact with the front surface 250a of the spacer member 250, the elastic locking claws 270a to 270d are elastically locked to the locking step portions 220a to 220d, and the spacer member 250. The detachment of the board plate 200 from the board is regulated. Thus, in a state where the elastic locking claws 270a to 270d are elastically locked to the locking step portions 220a to 220d, the tips of the elastic locking claws 270a to 270d are the game board surface 200a of the board plate 200. It is designed not to protrude to the front side.

  As described above, the front end portion of the side wall 253 including the elastic locking claws 270a to 270d is formed so as not to protrude to the front side from the game board surface 200a of the assembled board board 200. Projecting to the front side of the game board surface 200a, the elastic locking claws 270a to 270d are prevented from being damaged due to contact with the floor surface or other game boards 6 or the like during manufacturing, storage, or transportation described later. The

  Further, by disposing the board surface plate 200 on the front surface 250a, the elastic locking claw 270a is locked to the locking step portion 220a and the separation of the board surface plate 200 from the front surface 250a is prevented. Easy to install. Further, the elastic latching claw 270a is not only latched on the side surface of the board surface plate 200 which does not affect the game area 7 formed on the game board surface 200a, but the tip of the elastic latching claw 270a is in the game board surface in the latched state. Since it does not protrude from 200a, when the plurality of game boards 6 are stacked, it is prevented that the tips of the elastic locking claws 270a come into contact with the upper game board 6 and are damaged.

  The positioning bosses 261a to 261c fitted in the positioning holes 208a to 208c and the mounting bosses 260a, 260b, 260d to 260h, 260j inserted into the insertion holes 207a to 207h, 207j Although it does not protrude to the front side from the game board surface 200a of 200, the mounting bosses 260c and 260f protrude to the front side by about 5 mm from the game board surface 200a of the board plate 200 (see FIG. 8).

  Specifically, the length dimension of the mounting bosses 260c and 260f projecting from the front surface 250a of the spacer member 250 is longer than the thickness width dimension of the board surface plate 200, and the game board surface of the board surface plate 200 The protruding length from 200a is longer than the depth of fitting recesses 264c and 264f.

  As shown in FIG. 9, an out opening 262 communicating with the out port hole 204 is formed in the lower portion of the opening 251 in the back plate 252. Out-out ribs 263 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) are also erected on the periphery of the out-opening 262 on the front side of the back plate 252, and the front end surface thereof is on the periphery of the out-opening hole 204 in the back surface 200 b 200 b of the panel board 200. Thus, an out opening 262 having a predetermined width dimension in the front-rear direction is configured.

  Circular fitting recesses 264c having inner diameters (sizes) into which the tips of the mounting bosses 260c and 260f can be fitted, respectively, at positions corresponding to the mounting bosses 260c and 260f on the back surface 250b of the back plate 252. 264f is recessed, and although not particularly shown, when a plurality of game boards 6 are stacked in the vertical direction, the mounting bosses 260c and 260f of the lower game board 6 are fitted into the fitting recesses 264c and 264f. It has come to be. That is, the inner diameters of the fitting recesses 264c and 264f are formed larger than the outer diameters of the mounting bosses 260c and 260f.

  Circular cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d into which the positioning bosses 312a to 312d provided on the cover body 302 can be fitted are formed on the upper left and right sides and the lower left and right sides of the opening 251 in the back plate 252. Is formed. Specifically, a cover body positioning hole 265a is provided at a position corresponding to the positioning boss 312a on the back plate 252, and a cover body positioning hole 265b is provided at a position corresponding to the positioning boss 312b. A cover body positioning hole 265c is provided at a corresponding position, and a cover body positioning hole 265d is provided at a position corresponding to the positioning boss 312d.

  Of these cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d, the inner diameters L1 of the upper right and lower right cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d when viewed from the back side are the upper left and lower left cover body positioning holes 265b when viewed from the back side. , 265c is larger than the inner diameter L2 (L1> L2), and is disposed closer to the upper and lower side walls 253.

  Further, from each of the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d, guide concave grooves 266a to 266d (see FIGS. 9 and 10) extending to the periphery of the opening 251 are recessed in the vertical direction. These guide grooves 266a to 266d are formed so as to gradually widen from the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d toward the periphery of the opening 251, and the positioning bosses are formed at the wide portions of the guide grooves 266a to 266d. After the tips of 312a to 312d are placed, the tips of the positioning bosses 312a to 312d are slid toward the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d, so that they can be easily fitted into the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d. It is like that.

  Further, at the peripheral edge of the opening 251 on the back surface 250b of the back plate 252, the tip of an arc-shaped rib 351 erected on the front end surface of each outer rail decoration 350a to 350c so as to follow the peripheral edge of the game area 7 is provided. An arcuate engaging step 267 that engages is extended along the peripheral edge of the opening 251. The engagement step portion 267 is suspended from the contact surface 267a formed in a C shape in the back view along the periphery of the opening 251 on the back surface 250b of the spacer member 250 and the outer periphery of the contact surface 267a. The restriction surface 267b is configured (see FIG. 11).

  When each outer rail decoration 350a-350c is attached to the game board surface 200a of the board 200, the ends of the arc-shaped ribs 351 standing on the front end surfaces of the outer rail decorations 350a-350c are connected to each other. A ring-shaped rib 351 is formed. Therefore, although not particularly illustrated, when a plurality of game boards 6 are stacked, the ribs 351 of the lower game board 6 are fitted into the engagement step portions 267 of the upper game board 6, and the annular ribs 351 are formed. The outer periphery is regulated by the regulation surface 267b, and thus the upper game board 6 is prevented from sliding down with respect to the lower game board 6.

  The engagement step portion 267 does not have a part on the right side at the periphery of the opening 251 when the spacer member 250 is viewed from the back side, and is formed in a substantially C shape when viewed from the back side. Good. Furthermore, although it does not necessarily have to be formed in an annular shape, it is preferably formed in at least three places on the periphery of the C-shape or the opening 251 in the back view. Can restrict movement.

(Attaching the component unit to the game board)
Next, attachment of the component unit to the game board will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the game board in which the flow direction changing member is attached to the game board surface. 10A is an SS cross-sectional view of FIG. 9, and FIG. 10B is a TT cross-sectional view of FIG. 9. FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view showing a guide groove. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the component unit is attached to the game board. FIGS. 13A and 13B are schematic views showing the arrangement positional relationship of the cover body positioning holes, and FIGS. 13B and 13C are schematic views showing a modification of the arrangement positional relationship of the cover body positioning holes.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, positioning bosses 312 a to 312 d provided on the cover body 302 can be fitted to the upper left and right sides and the lower left and right sides of the opening 251 in the back plate 252 of the spacer member 250. Circular cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are formed. In this embodiment, the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d and the back surface 200b of the panel board 200 form recesses into which the positioning bosses 312a to 312d can be fitted. A recess may be formed directly on 252.

  FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing the relationship between the upper left and right cover body positioning holes 265a and 265b and the positioning bosses 312a and 312b. When viewed from the back side, the inner diameter (width dimension) L1 of the right cover body positioning hole 265a is larger than the inner diameter L2 of the left cover body positioning hole 265b (L1> L2). The positioning bosses 312a and 312b have the same outer diameter L5, a smaller diameter (L5 <L1) than the inner diameter L1 of the cover body positioning hole 265a, and substantially the same size as the inner diameter L2 of the cover body positioning hole 265a. (L5≈L1) or the outer diameter L5 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter L2. That is, the difference dimension L14 (L1-L5) between the inner diameter L1 of the cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d and the outer diameter L5 of the positioning bosses 312a and 312d is equal to the inner diameter L2 of the cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c. It is larger than the difference dimension (L2−L5) from the outer diameter L5 of the bosses 312b and 312c (L1−L5> L2−L5).

  Further, the left cover body positioning hole 265b as the second recess has a positioning boss as the first protrusion with respect to the cover body positioning hole 265a as the right first recess serving as a reference in positioning. A difference dimension L14 between the inner diameter (width dimension) L1 of the positioning hole 265a for the cover body and the outer diameter (width dimension) of the positioning boss 312a from the separation width dimension L10 of the positioning boss 312b as the second convex portion 312a. (= L1-L5) is subtracted by a separation width dimension L11 which is intermediate between a minimum width dimension L12 (L10-L14) and a separation width dimension L10 and a maximum width dimension L13 (= L10) of the same dimension. Yes.

  The lower left and right cover body positioning holes 265c and 265d and the positioning bosses 312c and 312d are the same as the upper left and right cover body positioning holes 265a and 265b and the positioning bosses 312a and 312b shown in FIG. Since it is the same as the relationship, detailed description is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, guide concave grooves 266 a to 266 d (see FIGS. 10 and 11) extending to the periphery of the opening 251 are recessed from the cover body positioning holes 265 a to 265 d in the vertical direction. It is installed. These guide grooves 266a to 266d are formed on the back surface 250b of the spacer member 250, and surround the bottom surface G1 that forms a guide region larger than the area of the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d and the periphery of the bottom surface G1. The inner side surface G2 that constitutes a wall portion that is erected and has a height dimension shorter than the height dimension of the positioning bosses 312a to 312d is configured to be concave in a sectional view.

  Specifically, the guide region is a region having a size including the bottom surface G1 and the opening regions of the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d, and the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265a are formed at the ends of the guide regions. 265d is formed. That is, the guide grooves 266a to 266d are formed in the belt-shaped guide region on the back surface 250b, and the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are formed in a part of the bottom region of the guide grooves 266a to 266d (the bottom surface G1 is A region excluding the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d is formed from the guide region). Further, the depth dimension of the guide grooves 266a to 266d, that is, the height dimension L3 of the inner side surface G2 (the width dimension from the bottom surface G1 to the rear surface 250b) is smaller than the height dimension L4 of the positioning bosses 312a to 312d. With the dimensions (L3 <L4), the positioning bosses 312a to 312d are inserted into the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d.

  The bottom surfaces G1 of the guide grooves 266a to 266d are formed so that the width dimension gradually becomes wider from the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d toward the peripheral edge of the opening 251, that is, as the distance is increased. Accordingly, after the tips of the positioning bosses 312a to 312d are placed on the wide portions of the guide grooves 266a to 266d, the tips of the positioning bosses 312a to 312d are slid toward the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d. The cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d can be easily fitted.

  When the gaming component unit 300 is attached to the back surface 250b of the spacer member 250 configured in this way, as shown in FIG. 12, for example, the game board 6 is placed on the placement surface with the back surface facing upward. Then, the gaming component unit 300 is attached from above with the decorative body 301 assembled from the front side facing the gaming board 6.

  In this case, for example, it is determined whether to perform positioning from the upper cover body positioning holes 265a and 265b or the lower cover body positioning holes 265c and 265d among the plurality of cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d. The positioning bosses 312a and 312d are preferably fitted from the large-diameter cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d on the upper side or the lower side.

  Next, a specific example in the case of positioning using the upper cover body positioning hole 265a as a foothold will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 12, for example, after the game board 6 is installed on a predetermined installation surface with the back face up, the game component unit 300 is lifted, and the positioning bosses 312a-312d on the front side are moved to the game board. The game board 6 is disposed above the game board 6 so as to face the board 6.

  Then, the gaming component unit is arranged such that the positioning boss 312a is placed on the guide area formed by the cover body positioning hole 265a and the bottom surface G1 of the guide groove 266a provided continuously from the cover body positioning hole 265a. The upper side of 300 is lowered so as to tilt downward. At this time, the bottom surface G1 of the guide groove 266a is extended toward the opening 251 so as to gradually increase toward the periphery of the opening 251. That is, the bottom surface G1 is the opening area of the cover body positioning hole 265a. Since the area is larger than that, it can be placed in the guide groove 266a more easily than directly inserted into the cover positioning hole 265a.

  Next, when the positioning boss 312a is placed on the bottom surface G1 of the guide groove 266a, the positioning boss 312a covers the game component unit 300 (cover body 302) with the load applied on the bottom surface G1. The gaming component unit 300 is slid upwardly so as to move toward the body positioning hole 265a (see FIG. 11). At this time, the positioning boss 312a is guided toward the cover body positioning hole 265a by being guided by the inner surface G2 disposed on the left and right sides of the guide groove 266a. Accordingly, the positioning boss 312a is prevented from deviating from the bottom surface G1, and as the cover body positioning hole 265a is approached, the lateral displacement of the positioning boss 312a with respect to the cover body positioning hole 265a gradually increases. Therefore, the positioning boss 312a can be easily inserted into the cover body positioning hole 265a simply by sliding the gaming component unit 300.

  Then, with the positioning boss 312a inserted into the cover body positioning hole 265a in this way, the game component unit 300 is placed in the cover body positioning hole 265a around the positioning boss 312a as the back of the game board 6. Rotate horizontally with respect to. At this time, since the positioning boss 312a is surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the cover body positioning hole 265a, the center of rotation is not greatly shifted. Therefore, the positioning boss 312b can be easily aligned with the cover body positioning hole 265b. Can be fitted. In this case, the positioning boss 312b may be once placed on the bottom surface G1 of the guide groove 266b, and then the positioning boss 312b may be slid toward the cover body positioning hole 265b to be fitted.

  Then, with the positioning bosses 312a and 312b inserted into the upper cover body positioning holes 265a and 265b, if the lower side of the gaming component unit 300 is tilted downward and lowered, the cover body positioning holes 265c and Positioning bosses 312c and 312d are fitted to 265d, whereby the mounting position of the game component unit 300 with respect to the game board 6 is determined. At this time, since the positioning bosses 312b and 312c are fitted in the upper and lower cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c on the left side when viewed from the back side, the horizontal displacement of the gaming component unit 300 with respect to the gaming board 6 is caused. Be regulated.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the gaming component unit 300 positioned on the back side of the game board 6 is formed on the back plate 252 of the spacer member 250 by attaching a mounting screw 313 to each mounting hole 314 from the back side. By screwing into the screw holes, the game board 6 is attached (fixed) in a predetermined posture at a predetermined attachment position on the back surface of the game board 6. In this way, the gaming component unit 300 is fastened to the back plate 252 of the spacer member 250, so that it is not necessary to form a screw hole or the like of the gaming component unit 300 on the board 200 on which the gaming area 7 is formed. Therefore, a decrease in the strength of the board surface plate 200 is prevented.

  As described above, the game board 6 is installed in a state facing the back side, and the positioning bosses 312a to 312d of the game component unit 300 are fitted into the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d from above. In addition to being able to easily determine the mounting position of the game component unit 300 with respect to the game board 6, when the positioning boss 312a is fitted into the cover body positioning hole 265a, the cover body positioning hole 265a is used. The positioning boss 312a placed on the bottom surface G1 spreading around the periphery may be slid toward the cover body positioning hole 265a. At this time, the positioning boss 312a deviates from the bottom surface G1 by the inner surface G2. Since it is prevented from leaving the cover body positioning hole 265a, the game component unit 300 may be large or heavy. Even if there is, it is possible to perform a fitting operation of the cover body for positioning hole 265a of the positioning bosses 312a very easily.

  Further, the cover body positioning hole 265a is formed at a position in contact with the inner side surface G2, and the inner side surface G2 extends in the tangential direction of the circular cover body positioning hole 265a, that is, the inner side surface G2 is the cover body. Since the positioning boss 312a is continuously provided from the positioning surface 265a, the positioning boss 312a placed on the bottom surface G1 is slidably brought into sliding contact with the inner side surface G2 to thereby move the positioning boss 312a to the cover body positioning hole 265a. Can be reliably fitted.

  In this embodiment, the cover body positioning hole 265a is provided so as to be in contact with the inner side surface G2 erected on the peripheral edge of the end of the belt-shaped guide region. For example, the cover body positioning hole 265a is more than the cover body positioning hole 265a. On the large guide region, the cover body positioning hole 265a may be provided at a position not in contact with the inner side surface G2 standing on the periphery of the guide region.

  Further, when the cover body positioning hole 265a is provided on the guide area larger than the cover body positioning hole 265a in such a position that the cover body positioning hole 265a is not in contact with the peripheral edge of the guide area. If the width dimension of the guide region between the cover body positioning hole 265a and the inner side surface G2 is formed at a position shorter than the outer diameter L5 of the positioning boss 312a, it is mounted on the bottom surface G1. If the placed positioning boss 312a is pushed into contact with the inner surface G2 on the opposite side of the cover body positioning hole 265a, a part of the positioning boss 312a is surely inserted into the cover body positioning hole 265a. Therefore, it can be easily fitted.

  In the present embodiment, since the inner side surface G2 standing on the periphery of the cover body positioning hole 265a stands on the periphery of the guide region, the positioning boss 312a placed on the bottom surface G1 is provided. If it is pushed so as to contact the inner surface G2 on the opposite side of the cover body positioning hole 265a, a part of the positioning boss 312a is surely engaged with the cover body positioning hole 265a so that it can be easily fitted. Can be made.

  Further, in this embodiment, the bottom surface G1 is formed in a band shape, and the inner side surfaces G2 and G2 constituting a pair of left and right wall surfaces extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface G1 so as to face each other with the bottom surface G1 interposed therebetween. The positioning boss 312a placed on the bottom surface G1 is guided toward the cover body positioning hole 265a while being sandwiched between the pair of left and right inner surfaces G2 and G2. Can be combined.

  Further, the pair of left and right inner side surfaces G2, G2 are arranged so that the width dimension gradually becomes shorter toward the cover body positioning hole 265a, so that the positioning boss 312a has a wide portion on the bottom surface G1. After that, by simply sliding it toward the cover body positioning hole 265a, the lateral displacement of the positioning boss 312a with respect to the cover body positioning hole 265a is gradually reduced. It can be reliably inserted into 265a.

  Further, by providing the guide concave groove 266a corresponding to one of the plurality of cover body positioning holes 265a, it is possible not only to accurately position the gaming component unit 300 at a plurality of locations, but also among the plurality of guide concave grooves 265a. If the positioning boss 312a is securely fitted into the cover body positioning hole 265a provided with the groove 266a, the fitting position between the other cover body positioning hole 265b and the positioning boss 312b is determined and fitted. Therefore, the plurality of cover body positioning holes 265b and the positioning bosses 312b can be easily fitted.

  In the present embodiment, the bottom surface G1 is horizontally disposed toward the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d. However, the bottom surface G1 of the guide grooves 266a to 266d faces the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d. If the inclined surface is gradually inclined downward, the positioning bosses 312a to 312d loaded with the cover 302 can be gradually lowered while sliding on the bottom surface G1 of the guide grooves 266a to 266d. Since the drop at the time of fitting into the body positioning holes 265a to 265d can be gradually reduced, a large impact is generated at the time of fitting, and the gaming parts assembled in the cover body 302 break down, the spacer member 250, It is possible to prevent the cover body 302 from being damaged.

  Further, in this embodiment, guide grooves 266a to 266d that are recessed in the back surface 250b of the back plate 252 are used as guide portions for guiding the positioning bosses 312a to 312d to the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d. However, the guide portion is not limited to such a concave groove, and although not particularly illustrated, for example, a bottom surface G1 formed on the back surface 250b of the spacer member 250 and a back surface 250b of the spacer member 250 are provided. You may comprise from the inner surface G2 comprised by the rib member etc. which were provided so that the bottom face G1 might be enclosed.

  Further, in this embodiment, the substantially U-shaped inner side surfaces G2 and G2 in plan view, which are continuous over the periphery of the guide region including the opening of the cover body positioning hole 265a and the bottom surface G1, are formed. If formed so as to surround, for example, the inner surface G2 may be disposed so as to be opposed to both sides in the width direction with the bottom surface G1 interposed therebetween, or is disposed in an annular shape so as to surround the entire circumference of the guide region. Alternatively, a plurality of inner side surfaces G2 may be arranged along the periphery of the guide region, that is, along the opening of the cover body positioning hole 265a or the periphery of the bottom surface G1.

  Further, in this embodiment, the bottom surface G1 of the guide grooves 266a to 266d is constituted by a belt-like surface extending from the opening edge of each cover body positioning hole 265a to 265d. As long as the area is larger than the openings 265a to 265d, the shape is not limited to the band shape, and may be formed in a circular shape or a polygonal shape, for example.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are formed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the belt-like bottom surface G1, but may be formed, for example, in the central portion in the longitudinal direction. Further, the width of the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d on the bottom surface G1 is the same as the inner diameters L1 and L2 of the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d, but the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are formed. It may be larger than the inner diameters L1 and L2, and the bottom surface G1 may be formed to expand around the openings of the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d.

  That is, the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d may be formed at positions away from the periphery of the guide area in the guide area larger than the inner diameters L1 and L2 of the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d. In this case, the inner side surface G2 only has a function of restricting contact so that the positioning bosses 312a to 312d do not deviate from the bottom surface G1.

  In the present embodiment, the guide grooves 266a to 266d are formed in a cross-sectional groove shape by the bottom surface G1 and the inner surface G2, but for example, the cross-sectional shape is a substantially upward U-shaped or substantially upward V-shaped groove. Or you may be comprised by the recessed part.

  In this embodiment, the pair of large and small cover body positioning holes 265a and 265b and the cover body positioning holes 265c and 265d are provided on the upper and lower sides, respectively, so that the operator is positioned on the lower side of the game board 6. In addition to being able to perform positioning from the upper cover body positioning holes 265a and 265b, the operator is positioned on the upper side of the game board 6 and performs positioning from the lower cover body positioning holes 265c and 265d. Can do.

  That is, the difference dimension L14 (L1-L5) between the inner diameter L1 of the cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d and the outer diameter L5 of the positioning bosses 312a and 312d is equal to the inner diameter L2 of the cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c. The clearance width dimension is larger than the positioning boss 312b and the cover positioning hole 265b by larger than the difference dimension (L2-L5) from the outer diameter L5 of the bosses 312b, 312c (L1-L5> L2-L5). If the positioning boss 312a is inserted into the cover body positioning hole 265a first, the positioning position of the positioning boss 312b with respect to the cover body positioning hole 265b is roughly determined and can be easily fitted. The game component unit 300 can be inserted into the cover body positioning hole 265a as a foothold. Even if there is, or if weight hearing, it is possible to perform the determination of the mounting position of the game component unit 300 on the game board 6 very easily.

  In this embodiment, the difference between the inner diameter L1 of the cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d and the outer diameter L5 of the positioning bosses 312a and 312d is the difference between the inner diameter L2 of the cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c and the positioning boss 312b. The difference between the inner diameter L2 of the cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c and the outer diameter L5 of the positioning bosses 312b and 312c is larger than the difference between the outer diameter L5 of the cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d. The difference may be greater than the difference between the inner diameter L1 and the outer diameter L5 of the positioning bosses 312a and 312d (L2-L5> L1-L5).

  Further, a plurality of positioning bosses 312b and 312c are fitted into the cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c with respect to the one positioning boss 312a and the cover body positioning hole 265a. The mounting position of the component unit 300 can be determined with certainty. Further, a plurality of positioning bosses 312b and 312c are fitted into the cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c with respect to the one positioning boss 312d and the cover body positioning hole 265d. The mounting position of the component unit 300 can be determined with certainty.

  Further, since the cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d having a larger diameter than the others among the plurality of cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are formed in the bottom surface G1 of the guide grooves 266a and 266d, the cover body positioning holes The operation of fitting the positioning bosses 312a and 312d to the 265a and 265d can be performed more easily.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13A, the left cover body positioning hole 265b as the second recess is positioned as the right first recess serving as a reference when positioning. The hole 265a is disposed so as to be separated by an intermediate separation width dimension L11 between the minimum width dimension L12 (L10-L14) and the maximum width dimension L13 (= L10). For example, as shown in FIG. Thus, from the separation width dimension L10 between the positioning boss 312a as the first convex part and the positioning boss 312b as the second convex part, the inner diameter (width dimension) L1 of the cover body positioning hole 265a and the positioning boss 312a. May be arranged separated by a minimum width dimension L12 obtained by subtracting a difference dimension L14 (= L1-L5) from the outer diameter (width dimension) of the outer diameter (width dimension). In this case, the positioning boss 312a is Since the fitting position of the positioning boss 312b with respect to the cover body positioning hole 265b is determined by making contact with the inner surface of the bar body positioning hole 265a opposite to the cover body positioning hole 265b, the fitting work is easy. In addition, the backlash of the positioning boss 312a around the positioning boss 312b in the cover body positioning hole 265a is suppressed, so that the positioning can be performed more accurately.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13C, the cover body positioning hole 265b is separated from the cover body positioning hole 265a by a maximum width dimension L13 (= L10) which is the same as the separation width dimension L10. In this case, the positioning boss 312a is brought into contact with the inner surface of the cover body positioning hole 265a on the cover body positioning hole 265b side, so that the positioning boss 312b for the cover body is provided. Since the fitting position with respect to the positioning hole 265b is determined, not only the fitting work is facilitated, but also rattling of the positioning boss 312a around the positioning boss 312b in the cover body positioning hole 265a is suppressed. Therefore, it can position more correctly.

  In the present embodiment, two cover body positioning holes having different inner diameters are provided in a pair in the upper and lower directions, but may be provided only on the upper side or the lower side.

  In the present embodiment, of the four cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d, the inner diameters of the two cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d are larger than the inner diameters of the other cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c. However, it is only necessary that at least one of the plurality has a larger diameter than the other cover body positioning holes.

  In this embodiment, the outer diameter L5 of all the positioning bosses 312a to 312d is the same, and the inner diameter L1 of the two cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d is the inner diameter of the other cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c. By making the diameter larger than L2, the difference between the inner diameter L1 of the cover body positioning holes 265a and 265d and the outer diameter L5 of the positioning bosses 312a and 312d is different from the inner diameter L2 of the cover body positioning holes 265b and 265c. The difference between the positioning bosses 312b and 312c and the outer diameter L5 is larger (L1-L5> L2-L5). For example, all the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d have the same inner diameter (L1 = L2) Any one of the positioning bosses 312a to 312d may have an outer diameter larger than the others.

  Further, even when the inner diameters L1 and L2 of all the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d and the outer diameter L5 of all the positioning bosses 312a to 312d are different, the inner diameter of the at least one cover body positioning hole and the positioning body If the difference from the outer diameter L5 of the boss is larger than the difference between the inner diameter of the other cover body positioning hole and the outer diameter of the positioning boss, the same operations and effects as described above are achieved.

  Further, if the positioning bosses 312a to 312d are formed in a tapered shape so that the diameter gradually decreases toward the tip, the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d can be fitted into the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d. The difference between the inner diameter of the positioning boss and the outer diameter of the positioning boss makes it easier to fit, and after fitting, the difference between the inner diameter of the back side opening in the cover body positioning hole and the outer diameter of the positioning boss Can be accurately positioned with respect to the spacer member 250.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are formed through the spacer member 250, and the front surface of the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d is formed by the back surface 200b of the panel board 200 disposed on the front surface 250a. However, the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are provided with through holes at the positions corresponding to the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d, and the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are formed. May be a through hole.

  The positioning bosses 312a to 312d are formed in a columnar shape, and the cover body positioning holes 265a to 265d are formed in a circular shape. However, these cross-sectional shapes can be variously changed and are noncircular. Also good.

  Next, the structure of the effect movable device 700 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which the production movable device in a state where the movable body is located at the front surface position is seen from the diagonally right front. FIG. 15 is a front view showing the effect movable device of FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a state in which the effect movable device in FIG. FIG. 17 is a rear view showing the effect movable device of FIG. 16. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a state in which the effect movable device in a state where the movable body is located at the retracted position is viewed from the right front side. FIG. 19 is a front view showing the effect movable device of FIG. FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view showing the drive mechanism of the effect movable device. 21A is a cross-sectional view showing the connection structure, FIG. 21B is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. 21A, and FIG. 21C is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF in FIG. FIGS. 22A and 22B are schematic views showing a state where the movable body is located at the front surface position, FIG. 22B a state where the movable body is raised from the state of FIG. 22A, and FIG. 22C a state where the movable body is located at the retracted position. It is. FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the effect movable device and the image displayed on the effect display device. FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the effect movable device is disposed on the back of the game board. In the following, the left side of FIG. 15 is the left side of the production movable device, the right side of FIG. 15 is the right side of the production movable device, the upper side of FIG. 15 is the upper side of the production movable device, and the lower side of FIG. It demonstrates as a lower side of a movable apparatus.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 19, the effect movable device 700 includes a movable body 701, a drive mechanism 702 for moving the movable body 701 up and down, and a base (not shown) to which the drive mechanism 702 is assembled. It is comprised and is arrange | positioned in the vertical orientation on the front side of the display screen 9a of the production | presentation display apparatus 9 (refer FIG. 23).

  The movable body 701 includes a first member 703 whose upper end is pivotally supported by the upper portion of the drive mechanism 702, a housing position where a part is housed in the first member 703, and a projecting position projecting downward from the housing position. A second member 704 as a movable body supported by the first member 703 slidably between the first member 703 and the left and right side portions of the second member 704 so as to be rotatable about shaft members 706a and 706b facing in the left-right direction. The third member is pivotally supported, and is provided so as to be movable between a front surface position shown in FIGS. 14 to 17 and a retracted position shown in FIGS. 18 and 19.

  The first member 703 has a hexagonal shape when viewed from the front and is formed in a box shape that is open on the back side. The lower surface is formed with a notch 703a through which the second member 704 can be inserted. It has a size that can accommodate 704. Guide grooves 707a and 707b into which guide portions 708a and 708b, which will be described later, are slidably fitted, extend vertically on the back surface of the first member 703, and below the link piece 710a, which will be described later. , 710b are slidably fitted into guide grooves 790a, 790b extending upward and inclined to the back side.

  The first member 703 is supported by shaft support members 795L and 795R for supporting the movable body 701 on the upper portion of the base (not shown). The shaft support members 795L and 795R include a first shaft support member 796 having an L shape in side view provided with a shaft member 796a facing in the left-right direction that is supported by a bearing provided on a base (not shown), and the first shaft support portion. A rectangular frame-shaped first member is supported by a shaft member 797 facing the left and right direction with respect to the lower end of the material 796 and provided with a shaft member 799 facing the left and right direction supporting the first member 703 at the front end. A biaxial support member 798, and a multi-joint member that is rotatable about the shaft members 796a, 797, and 799 provided in the left-right direction.

  The second member 704 is formed in a box shape that has a vertically long rectangular shape when viewed from the front and is open on the back side. The second member 704 has a width that is narrower than the first member 703 and is substantially the same as the vertical width of the first member 703. The vertical width is as follows. On the left and right sides of the upper portion of the second member 704, guide portions 708a, slidably fitted in guide grooves 707a, 707b (see FIGS. 16 and 17) that are formed on the back surface of the first member 703 and face in the vertical direction. 708b is formed and supported so as to be movable up and down with respect to the first member 703. Below the guide portions 708a and 708b, connecting rods 765L and 765R, which will be described later, are relatively unrotatable around the axis. Fixed portions 709a and 709b to be fixed are provided on the left and right. Shaft members 706a and 706b that pivotally support the third members 705a and 705b project from the left and right sides at positions further below the fixing portions 709a and 709b.

  The third members 705a and 705b are formed in a box shape having a trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front and opened on the back side, and have a vertical width slightly smaller than the vertical width of the first member 703. The upper parts of the third members 705a and 705b are pivotally supported by shaft members 706a and 706b projecting from the side surface of the second member 704 and facing the left and right directions, and the upper end portion above the shaft members 706a and 706b is The lower ends of the link pieces 710a and 710b whose one ends are pivotally supported at the lower part of the first member 703 are pivotally supported, and are folded to the lower position of the first member 703 around the shaft members 706a and 706b in the retracted position. (See FIGS. 18 and 19).

  As described above, the movable body 701 includes the second member 704 as a movable body in which the connecting rods 765L and 765R are fixed so as not to rotate relative to each other around the axis, and are rotatable about the connecting rods 765L and 765R. A first member 703 as a secondary movable body supported slidably in the vertical direction with respect to the second member 704, and shaft members 706a and 706b facing in the left-right direction with respect to the second member 704. The first member 703, the second member 704, and the third members 705 a, 705 b are all vertically moved at the front surface position shown in FIG. 15. It becomes the 1st form arrange | positioned in the protrusion position which the 2nd member 704 protruded below from the lower part of the 1st member 703 while turning to a direction. In this first embodiment, the left-right width dimension L20 of the movable body 701 is smaller than the left-right width dimension L21 of the display screen 9a (L20 <L21), so that the display screen 9a can be visually recognized from the left and right sides. The width dimension L22 is slightly shorter than the vertical width dimension L23 of the display screen 9a of the effect display device 9 (L23> L22), but the display screen 9a cannot be almost visually recognized from the upper and lower sides. In this way, most of the area of the display screen 9 a is covered with the movable body 701.

  19, the first member 703, the second member 704, and the third members 705a and 705b all face in the front-rear direction, and the third members 705a and 705b are on the lower left and right sides of the first member 703. It arrange | positions in the folded state, and the 2nd member 704 becomes a 2nd form arrange | positioned in the accommodation position where the rear part was accommodated in the inside of the 1st member 703. In this second embodiment, the vertical width dimension L24 and the front-back width dimension L25 of the movable body 701 are smaller than the vertical width dimension L22 of the first mode (L24, L25 <L22), and the whole is retracted above the display screen 9a. Therefore, the entire display screen 9a can be visually recognized.

  Next, the structure of the drive mechanism 702 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 14, 15 and 20, the drive mechanism 702 is mainly composed of guide units 720L and 720R for vertically guiding the left and right sides of the movable body 701. These guide units 720L and 720R are illustrated. It is fixed to the base that does not. The guide units 720L and 720R include metal support plates 721L and 721R extending in the vertical direction, guide portions 722L and 722R fixed to the outside of the support plates 721L and 721R, and guide portions 722L and 722R. It mainly includes moving bodies 723L and 723R that are guided so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

  The structure of the guide unit 720R on the right side when viewed from the front will be described. A movable motor 85 for driving the moving bodies 723L and 723R is attached to the upper inner side of the support plate 721R via a motor attachment member 725. . The distal end portion of the drive gear 726 fixed to the distal end of the output shaft 85a facing the left-right direction of the movable motor 85 is disposed on the right side through the insertion hole 727 formed in the support plate 721 (see FIG. 14). . An interlocking shaft 730 for transmitting the driving force of the movable motor 85 to the guide unit 720L side is disposed in the left-right direction in front of the movable motor 85, and is inserted through an insertion hole 729 formed in the upper portion of the support plate 721. A first gear 732R that meshes with the drive gear 726 is fixed to the right end portion of the interlocking shaft 730 disposed on the right side. A bearing member 731R that pivotally supports the interlocking shaft 730 is fitted in a fitting hole 725a formed in the motor mounting member 725 so as not to rotate relative to the upper inner side of the support plate 721R.

  In front of the first gear 732R, a second gear 733R meshing with the first gear 732R is pivotally supported around a shaft member 734R protruding from the right side surface of the support plate 721R. The second gear 733R is composed of a large diameter portion meshing with the first gear 732R and a small diameter portion formed on the right side of the large diameter portion, and an endless belt 735R is stretched over the small diameter portion. A disk 736R that restricts the belt 735R from falling off is attached to the outer surface. In addition, a movable sensor 86 that detects that the movable body 701 is disposed at the retracted position, which is the initial position, is attached below the second gear 733R.

  The guide portion 722R includes guide shafts 740a and 740b arranged side by side on the right side of the support plate 721R, and support members 741R and 742R that support upper and lower ends of the guide shafts 740a and 740b. The inner guide shaft 740a is formed to be longer than the outer guide shaft 740b, and a pulley 744R and a disk 746R around which a belt 735R is stretched are inserted at the lower end that extends downward through the support member 742R. A bearing member 743R that pivotally supports the rotation shaft 745R is inserted so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The bearing member 743R is engaged with the upper end of a tension spring 747R whose lower end is engaged with the lower portion of the support plate 721R, and applies a predetermined tension to the belt 735R.

  The moving body 723R includes a main body 751R in which groove portions constituting insertion holes 750a and 750b (see FIG. 21) through which the guide shafts 740a and 740b are inserted extend in the vertical direction, and a cover 752R that covers the back surface of the main body 751R. And a belt retainer 753R that is attached to the back surface of the cover 752R and attaches the moving body 723R to the belt 735R so as not to move relative to the belt 735R. The left side surface of the main body 751R has a cylindrical shape that faces in the left-right direction. A connecting boss 756 is protruded. Note that a detected piece 86a detected by the movable sensor 86 projects from the back surface of the belt presser 753R.

  A rotation member 760 for rotating the movable body 701 around the axis of the connection boss 756 is fitted into the connection boss 756. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the rotating member 760 has a cylindrical portion 761 facing in the left-right direction, and is inclined downward from the circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion 761 toward the back side. A rotation support piece 762 is provided which is extended and has a disk-shaped guide roller 763 supported at the tip so as to be rotatable around an axis facing in the left-right direction.

  A circular connection hole 766 having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the connection boss 756 is formed on the inner right side of the cylindrical portion 761. The connection hole 766 rotates relative to the connection boss 756 around the axis. The left end of the cylindrical portion 761 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 761, and the right end of the connecting rod 765R having a D-shaped cross section that is fixed to the right fixing portion 709b of the second member 704 in a relatively non-rotatable manner. A fitting hole 767 having the same shape is formed. Further, the connecting hole 766 and the fitting hole 767 are defined by a partition wall 768. The fixing screw 769 is inserted from the right side of the partition wall 768, that is, from the connecting hole 766 side, and is fixed to the right end surface of the connecting rod 765R. As a result, the connecting rod 765R is attached to the fitting hole 767 so that it cannot deviate and cannot rotate relative to the axis.

  Since the depth dimension L35 of the connecting hole 766 is longer than the protruding length dimension L36 of the connecting boss 756 (L35> L36), the connecting hole 766 is relative to the connecting boss 756 in the axial direction. It is inserted so as to be movable and rotatable around the axis. That is, the connection boss 756 and the connection hole 766 constitute the first connection means of the present invention that connects the movable body 701 and the movable body 723R.

  On the left side of the guide portion 722R, an inclined member 780 having an inclined surface 781 extending so as to incline from the upper side to the lower side is arranged on the back side of the guide roller 763. As will be described later, the inclined surface 781 rotates and guides the guide roller 763 in the vertical direction according to the vertical movement of the movable body 701, thereby rotating the movable body 701 about the connecting rods 765L and 765R facing the left and right directions. Let That is, the guide shafts 740a and 740b serving as guide means extend in the vertical direction, which is the guide direction of the moving body 723R. The guide direction of the guide means, the connecting rod 765R serving as the connecting shaft, and the rotating member 760 A guide roller 763 at the tip is brought into contact with the inclined surface 781 on the inclined surface 781 inclined in the direction (front-rear direction) orthogonal to the left-right direction that is the axial direction and the peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 761 that is the connecting shaft. Rotating support as a projecting portion that pivots the rotating member 760 by standing or falling with respect to the inclined surface 781 according to the movement of the moving body 723R driven by the movable motor 85 as the driving means. The piece 762 constitutes the shaft turning means of the present invention. Further, the inclined surface 781 of the rotating member 760 and the inclined member 780 is a connecting bearing provided on the movable body 701 by converting the power generated by the movement (linear movement) of the moving bodies 723L and 723R into the rotation (rotating movement). To the connecting rod 765L and the rotating member 760, and the second member 704 of the movable body 701 is rotated relative to the moving bodies 723L and 723R.

  In addition, guide walls 782 and 783 are erected on the left and right sides of the inclined surface 781 toward the front surface side, and the guide roller 763 is restricted from deviating from the inclined surface 781 to the left and right sides. In this embodiment, the guide roller 763 is in contact with the inclined surface 781 so as to be able to roll, but the tip of the rotation support piece 762 may be brought into direct contact.

  The left and right guide walls 782 and 783 restrict the left and right movements of the guide roller 763, so that the amount of relative movement of the turning member 760 in the left and right direction relative to the moving body 723 R is such that the left side of the turning support piece 762 and the guide wall 782. The distance L38 from the inner surface is regulated.

  Next, the configuration of the left guide unit 720L as viewed from the front will be described. A first gear 732L is fixed to the left end portion of the interlocking shaft 730 that is disposed on the left side through the insertion hole 729 formed in the upper portion of the support plate 721L. A bearing member 731L that pivotally supports the left side of the interlocking shaft 730 is fixedly provided inside the upper portion of the support plate 721L.

  In front of the first gear 732L, a second gear 733L that meshes with the first gear 732L is pivotally supported around a shaft member 734L that protrudes from the left side surface of the support plate 721L. The second gear 733L is composed of a large diameter portion meshing with the first gear 732L and a small diameter portion formed on the left side of the large diameter portion, and an endless belt 735L is stretched over the small diameter portion. A disk 736L that restricts the belt 735L from falling off is attached to the outer surface.

  The guide portion 722L includes guide shafts 740a and 740b arranged side by side on the left side of the support plate 721L, and support members 741L and 742L that support upper and lower ends of the guide shafts 740a and 740b. The inner guide shaft 740a is formed to be longer than the outer guide shaft 740b. A pulley 744L and a disk 746L around which a belt 735L is stretched are inserted at a lower end that extends downward through the support member 742L. A bearing member 743L that pivotally supports the rotation shaft 745L is inserted so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The bearing member 743L is engaged with the upper end of a tension spring 747L whose lower end is engaged with the lower portion of the support plate 721L, and applies a predetermined tension to the belt 735L.

  The moving body 723L includes a main body 751L in which groove portions constituting insertion holes 750a and 750b (see FIG. 21) through which the guide shafts 740a and 740b are inserted extend in the vertical direction, and a cover 752L that covers the back surface of the main body 751L. And a belt presser 753L, which is attached to the back surface of the cover 752L and attaches the moving body 723L to the belt 735L so as not to be relatively movable. In addition, a columnar connecting boss 757 that protrudes in the left-right direction protrudes from the right side surface of the main body 751L.

  The connecting boss 757 is formed with a connecting hole 770 having a right end portion substantially the same shape as the left end portion of the connecting rod 765 </ b> L having a D-shaped cross section that is fixed to the fixing portion 709 a on the left side of the second member 704 so as not to be relatively rotatable. . The connecting rod 765L is normally fitted with a depth L31 that is about 2/3 of the depth L30 of the connecting hole 770, and is provided with play by a depth L32 of about 1/3. The connecting rod 765L is inserted into the connecting boss 757 so as to be relatively movable in the axial direction and relatively rotatable around the axial center. That is, these connection holes 770 constitute the second connection means of the present invention that connects the movable body 701 and the moving body 723L so as to be relatively movable.

  The relative movement amount of the connecting rod 765L with respect to the connecting hole 770 allowed by the second connecting means is the depth dimension L30 of the connecting hole 770, and the depth dimension L30 is the connecting hole 766 allowed by the first connecting means. Is larger than a separation width dimension L38 which is a relative movement amount of the connecting boss 756 (L30> L38). In other words, the dimension difference L32 between the depth L30 of the connecting hole and the insertion depth L31 of the connecting rod 765L is the dimension between the depth L35 of the connecting hole 766 and the insertion depth L36 of the connecting boss 756. Since the distance L38 is larger than the difference L37 (L32> L37) and the separation width L38 is smaller than the dimension difference L37 (L37> L38), the dimension difference L32 is larger than the dimension difference L38.

  As shown in FIG. 21, in the left and right guide portions 722L and 722R, the guide shafts 740a and 740b are formed in a circular cross section, and the outer diameters L40 are all the same. The insertion hole 750a through which the inner guide shaft 740a is inserted is formed in a substantially square cross section, and the width L41 is slightly longer than the outer diameter L40 of the guide shaft 740a (L40 <L41). The insertion hole 750b through which the outer guide shaft 740b is inserted is formed in a substantially square cross section, and the width dimension L42 is longer than the outer diameter L40 of the guide shaft 740a (L40 <L42). Since the outer diameter L41 of these insertion holes 750a is smaller than the outer diameter L42 of the insertion hole 750b, the dimensional difference between the width dimension L42 of the insertion hole 750b and the outer diameter L40 of the guide shaft 740b is not inserted. It is larger than the dimensional difference between the width dimension L41 of the hole 750a and the outer diameter L40 of the guide shaft 740a (L41−L40 <L42−L40).

  As described above, the insertion holes 750a and 750b formed in the left and right moving bodies 723L and 723R have the other width dimension L42 longer than the one width dimension L41, and thus the two guide shafts 740a. , 740b and insertion holes 750a and 750b, even when an error occurs in the molding and assembly accuracy, the error is absorbed by the dimensional difference between the guide shaft 740b and the insertion hole 750b, that is, play. The guide shafts 740a and 740b smoothly guide the movement in the vertical direction.

  As described above, the effect movable device 700 moves and guides the movable body 701, the movable body 723R that supports the movable body 701 from the right side, the movable body 723L that supports the movable body 701 from the left side, and the movable body 723R. A guide portion 722R serving as a first guide means is provided in parallel to the guide portion 722R, and moves and guides the moving body 723L in the same direction (upward or downward) as the guide direction of the moving body 723R by the guide portion 722R. 2 A movable part 85 as a drive means, a drive gear 726, and first gears 732L and 732R as drive means for driving both the guide part 722L as the guide means and the moving bodies 723L and 723R in the vertical direction that is the guide direction of the guide parts 722L and 722R. , Second gears 733L, 733R, belts 735L, 735R, interlocking shaft 730, movable body 723R and movable A connecting hole 766, a rotating member 760, a connecting rod 765R as a first connecting means for connecting 701 to the left and right direction which is a direction orthogonal to the up and down direction which is the guiding direction of the guide portions 722L and 722R; A connecting hole 770 as a second connecting means for connecting the moving body 723L and the movable body 701 so as to be movable relative to each other in the left-right direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the up-down direction, which is the guide direction of the guide portions 722L, 722R, and a connecting rod 765L.

  Next, the operation of the drive mechanism 702 will be described. In the production movable device 700, the moving bodies 723L and 723R are arranged at the upper ends of the guide shafts 740a and 740R, the detected piece 86a is arranged at a detection position detected by the movable sensor 86, and the guide roller 763 is inclined. The state in contact with the upper end portion of 781 is set as an initial position in drive control by an effect control microcomputer (not shown) (see FIGS. 18 and 19). When a projecting (lowering) operation command for the movable body 701 is output from an effect control microcomputer (not shown), a drive command in the projecting operation direction is transmitted to the movable motor 85 formed of a stepping motor. Thereby, each of the movable motors 85 starts a driving operation of a preset number of steps.

  By driving the movable motor 85, the rotation of the drive gear 726 is transmitted to the belt 735R via the first gear 732R and the second gear 733R, the belt 735R rotates, and the rotation of the first gear 732R passes through the interlocking shaft 730. The left belt 735L also rotates in the same direction in conjunction with the right belt 735L, being transmitted to the left first gear 732L and the second gear 733L. Due to the rotation of the belts 735L and 735R, the moving bodies 723L and 723R fixed to the front portions of the belts 735L and 735R move downward.

  When the moving bodies 723L and 723R reach the lower ends of the guide shafts 740a and 740R (see FIGS. 14 and 15), the driving of the movable motor 85 is stopped and the guide roller 763 is moved to the inclined surface 781. It arrange | positions in the state contact | abutted to the lower end part.

  Further, when a retracting (raising) operation command for the movable body 701 is output from the effect control microcomputer (not shown), a drive command in the retracting operation direction is transmitted to the movable motor 85 formed of a stepping motor. As a result, the movable motor 85 starts the driving operation of the preset number of steps in the reverse direction, so that the left and right belts 735L and 735R rotate in the reverse direction, and the movement is fixed to the front part of the belts 735L and 735R. The bodies 723L and 723R move upward.

  When the moving bodies 723L and 723R reach the upper ends of the guide shafts 740a and 740R (see FIGS. 14 and 15), the detection signal of the detected piece 86a from the movable sensor 86 is input (movable sensor 86; on). The driving of the retracting operation of the movable motor 85 is stopped, and the guide roller 763 is disposed in contact with the upper end portion of the inclined surface 781.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer (not shown) displays the drive control of the moving bodies 723L and 723R (movable body 701), for example, the gaming state is specified on the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b. When a transition is made to a probability variation state where the probability that a result (big hit symbol) is derived and displayed becomes high, a transition to a big base state where the game ball is easily started and won in the variable winning ball device 15 makes a transition to a big hit gaming state Depending on the transition of the gaming state, etc., or when various effects (such as reach effects) are executed on the display screen 9a of the effect display device 9, or when operations by the operation unit 50 are performed, etc. It may be done at the timing.

  Furthermore, the moving bodies 723L and 723R (movable body 701) are simply placed at either the front position or the retracted position while being controlled in each gaming state or when the effect display device 9 is executing the effect. Instead, control may be performed such that the vertical movement is repeated between the front surface position and the retracted position.

  Note that the production control microcomputer (not shown) is configured to cause the movable motor 85 to perform a predetermined initial operation at a predetermined timing such as when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, thereby confirming the operation. In this initial operation, for example, the movable motor 85 is protruded and retracted to check whether the movable sensor 86 is normally turned on / off.

  In addition, when the production control microcomputer (not shown), for example, causes the movable motor 85 to project, the detection signal from the movable sensor 86 is not input even if the operation amount of the movable motor 85 exceeds a predetermined maximum number of steps. In this case, a predetermined retry operation is performed, and if a detection signal from the movable sensor 86 is still not input, it is determined that the state is abnormal.

  In this retry operation, for example, the movable motor 85 is operated by a predetermined number of steps in the retracting operation direction and by a predetermined number of steps in the retracting operation direction that is greater than the protruding operation direction. In addition, when it determines with an abnormal state, you may alert | report that by the display by the effect display apparatus 9, a sound, LED, etc.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer (not shown) drives the movable body 701 at an appropriate timing, for example, when an effect (such as reach effect) is executed as described above, or when an operation by the operation unit 50 is performed. When executing the control, when the movable body 701 is moved from the retracted position to the front surface position or from the front surface position to the retracted position, the movable body 701 is viewed from the front at a position overlapping the movable body 701 located at the front surface position. It is preferable to perform control to display an image of the case (see FIG. 23). By doing so, even when the movable body 701 stops moving due to some factor (for example, the occurrence of a malfunction of the movable motor 85 or the drive mechanism 702), the effect display device 9 displays the image of the movable body 701. This can prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable.

  Next, the action of the movable body 701 accompanying the drive of the drive mechanism 702 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The movable body 701 is rotatable around shaft members 796a, 797, and 799 facing left and right via shaft support members 795L and 795R on a base (not shown) to which the drive mechanism 702 is fixed. The upper part is pivotally supported so as not to move, and the left and right fixing parts 709a and 709b of the second member 704 are connected to the left and right moving bodies 723L and 723R via connecting rods 765L and 765R. That is, the movable body 701 includes a second member 704 as a movable body, and a first member 703 and third members 705a and 705b as slave movable bodies disposed in the vicinity of the second member 704. Yes.

  The front and rear positions of the connecting rods 765L and 765R connected to the moving bodies 723L and 723R are substantially the same as the front and rear positions of the guide shafts 740a and 740b, and the shaft members 796a and guides of the shaft supporting members 795L and 795R The roller 763 is disposed on the back side. The inclined surface 781 is provided on the back side of the guide shafts 740a and 740b so as to be inclined with respect to the guide shafts 740a and 740b extending in the vertical direction.

  In the retracted position shown in FIG. 22 (a), the guide roller 763 is positioned substantially vertically below the connecting rods 765L and 765R by being disposed at the upper end of the inclined surface 781 (rotates relative to the inclined surface 781). The moving support piece 762 is lying down). Accordingly, the movable body 701 is in a lying posture in which the upper end is disposed on the back side and the lower end is disposed on the front side at the upper position of the connecting rods 765L and 765R, and the second member 703 is placed inside the first member 703. While being accommodated in the accommodating position where the member 704 enters, the third members 705a and 705 are maintained in the second configuration in which the third member 705a and 705 are disposed below the first member 703 on the left and right sides of the second member 704. In this state, since the center of gravity of the movable body 701 is on the front side of the connecting rods 765L and 765R, the rotation of the movable body 701 around the connecting rods 765L and 765R is caused by the contact between the guide roller 763 and the inclined surface 781. Be regulated.

  Here, when the moving bodies 723L and 723R descend as shown in FIG. 22B, the guide roller 763 moves downward while rolling on the inclined surface 781, and gradually moves away from the connecting rods 765L and 765R. (The rotation support piece 762 rises with respect to the inclined surface 781). That is, when the rotating member 760 rotates around the connecting boss 756, the connecting rods 765L and 765R and the movable body 701 fixed to the connecting rods 765L and 765R rotate counterclockwise, and the posture is gradually changed. To go. Further, the second member 704 fixed to the connecting rods 765L and 765R with respect to the first member 703 whose upper portion is pivotally supported by the shaft supporting members 795L and 795R as the rotation about the connecting rods 765L and 765R is performed. Since it descends, it moves from the accommodation position toward the protruding position. That is, the second member 704 protrudes downward with respect to the first member 703.

  Further, the lower ends of the link pieces 710a and 710b whose upper ends are fitted in the guide grooves 790a and 790b of the first member 703 are pivotally supported while being pivotally supported by the second member 704 via the shaft members 706a and 706b. The third members 705a and 705b are configured such that the distance between the guide grooves 790a and 790b and the shaft members 706a and 706b decreases as the second member 704 protrudes from the first member 703. It rotates clockwise around 706b.

  22C, the moving bodies 723L and 723R reach the lower end portions of the guide shafts 740a and 740b, and the guide roller 763 is disposed at the lower end portion of the inclined surface 781, thereby the first member 703. The second member 704 and the third members 705a and 705b are in a standing posture in the vertical direction, and the second member 704 is positioned at a protruding position where the second member 704 protrudes downward relative to the first member 703 (relative to the inclined surface 781). The rotation support piece 762 stands up). The third members 705a and 705b are inverted with respect to the first member 703 and the second member 704, and are maintained in the first form in which they are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the first member 703 and the second member 704.

  As described above, in the production movable device 700 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the movable body 701 configured such that the upper portion of the first member 703 is pivotally supported by a base (not shown) and is movable in the vertical direction, Since both sides thereof are connected to the moving bodies 723L and 723R which are guided to move in the vertical direction via the connecting rods 765L and 765R, positional displacement and backlash in the front-rear and left-right directions are less likely to occur when the lifting operation is performed.

  Further, an error occurs in the accuracy of molding and assembling of the movable body 701 and the movable bodies 723L and 723R, so that the separation distance and the relative positional relationship of the movable bodies 723L and 723R with respect to the movable body 701 change, or the movable bodies 723L and 723L, When the vertical positional relationship between the left and right moving bodies 723L and 723R changes due to an error in the driving timing of both 723R and the like, as shown in FIG. 21, it is connected to the connecting rod 765L constituting the second connecting means. The movable body 701 moves up and down smoothly because the error is absorbed by the relative movement of the hole 770 in the axial direction and the relative movement of the connection boss 756 and the connection hole 766 constituting the first connection means. Is done.

  Further, since the relative movement amount L38 allowed by the connection hole 766 with respect to the connection boss 756 is smaller than the relative movement amount L30 allowed by the connection hole 770 with respect to the connection rod 765L, the second member 704 with respect to the moving body 723R. Therefore, the movable body 701 can be moved in the left-right and front-back directions without rattling.

  In addition, the insertion holes 750a and 750b formed in the left and right moving bodies 723L and 723R have the other width dimension L42 longer than the one width dimension L41, and thus the two guide shafts 740a and 740b. Even when there is an error in the molding or assembly accuracy of the insertion holes 750a and 750b, the error is absorbed by the dimensional difference between the guide shaft 740b and the insertion hole 750b, that is, play, so that the guide shafts 740a and 740b The moving bodies 723L and 723R are smoothly guided to move up and down.

  Further, the second member 704 is moved relative to the moving bodies 723L and 723R with a simple structure in which the connecting rod 765L is slidably fitted into the connecting hole 770 and the connecting boss 756 is slidably fitted into the connecting hole 766. It can be linked as possible. As described above, in this embodiment, the connecting hole 770 is provided as one of the moving body 723L or the movable body 701 (moving body 723L) and the opening is formed toward the movable body 701, and the other (movable body). A connecting rod 765L as a connecting convex portion that is provided in the body 701) and extends in the left-right direction, which is a relative movement direction, and fits into the connecting hole 770, and the second connecting means is configured. Since the connecting rod 765L fitted in the connecting hole 770 has a depth dimension (L30) that allows the connecting rod 765L to move in the left-right direction, the connecting rod 765L only needs to be fitted into the connecting hole 770 with respect to the movable body 701. The moving body 723L can be connected so as to be relatively movable in the left-right direction and not to be relatively movable in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction.

  The second connecting means is provided on one of the moving body 723L and the movable body 701 (moving body 723L) and is orthogonal to the left-right direction as the relative moving direction and the up-down direction as the guiding direction of the moving body 723L. A connecting hole 770 serving as a connecting opening that opens in the front-rear direction and the other (movable body 701) are provided orthogonal to the left-right direction, which is the relative movement direction, and the up-down direction, which is the guide direction of the moving body 723L. The connecting rod 765L is a connecting insertion portion that extends in the front-rear direction and is inserted into the connecting hole 770. The connecting hole 770 can be moved in the left-right direction through the connecting rod 765L inserted in the connecting hole 770. You may form as a long hole which has the right-and-left width dimension.

  Specifically, although not particularly illustrated, for example, a distal end portion of a connecting rod 765L extending leftward from the movable body 701 is bent forward or backward to form an L shape, and the rear surface of the moving body 723L or A long connecting hole may be formed on the front surface, and the distal end portion of the connecting rod 765L may be inserted into the long connecting hole opened on the back surface or the front surface. In this case, since the axial center of the connecting elongated hole and the connecting rod 765L faces in the front-rear direction, for example, even if the distance between the moving body 701 and the moving bodies 723L and 723R is not forcibly increased, the moving body 701 moves. Connection and release work with the bodies 723L and 723R can be easily performed from the front side. In this case, it is preferable that the vertical width dimension of the long connecting hole is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the connecting rod 765L, because the vertical movement of the connecting rod 765L in the long connecting hole is prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the connecting hole 770 and the connecting rod 765L as the second connecting means for connecting the movable body 701 and the moving body 723L are relatively movable in the left-right direction and rotatable about the axis. Although connected, the rotation connecting portion that connects the movable body 701 to the movable body 723L so as to be rotatable about the axis, and the movable body 701 are connected to the movable body 723L so that the movable body 701 can be relatively moved in the left-right direction. The relative permissible connecting portion may be formed separately, and in such a case, the sectional view shape of the connecting opening and the connecting insertion portion may not be circular.

  Further, first gears 732L, 732R, a second gear 734L, and a belt 735L are provided as interlocking mechanisms for driving the left and right moving bodies 723L, 723R in an interlocked manner, and the movable motor 85 is linked only to the right moving body 723L. In other words, since the relative moving amount with respect to the connecting rod 765R is linked to the moving body 723L smaller than the left side, the driving force by the movable motor 85 is transmitted from the right moving body 723R to the movable body 701 without waste. Therefore, the movable body 701 can be moved reliably.

  In this embodiment, the second member 704 of the movable body 701 is provided with the fixing portions 709a and 709b of the connecting rods 765L and 765R. However, the fixing portions 709a and 705b are connected to the first member 703 and the third members 705a and 705b. 709b may be provided.

  In this embodiment, the second connecting means for connecting the movable body 701 and the left moving body 723L is more movable than the first connecting means for connecting the movable body 701 and the right moving body 723R. Although the relative allowable movement amount of the movable body 701 with respect to 723 is large, it may be reversed. Alternatively, the movable body 701 and the right-side moving body 723R may be connected by the first connecting means so that they cannot move relative to each other in the left-right direction, and in this way, the moving body 723R and the moving body 723L as the second moving body. If the second drive member 704 is fixed so that it cannot move relative to the moving body 723R in the left-right direction, a large positional shift is prevented and the moving body 723L Since the error is absorbed by the relative movement, the second member 704 can be moved smoothly without rattling.

  In the present embodiment, the connecting means between the movable body 701 and the moving bodies 723L and 723R is constituted by the connecting rods 765L and 765R and the connecting holes 766 and 770. If it can connect so that relative movement is possible, a connection structure will not be limited above.

  In this embodiment, the movable body 701 and the moving bodies 723L and 723R are connected via the connecting rods 765L and 765R. However, the left and right side portions of the movable body 701 are connected to the moving bodies 723L and 723R via the connecting means. You may connect to. Further, insertion holes 750a and 750b through which the guide shafts 740a and 740b can be inserted are formed directly on the left and right side portions of the movable body 701. The width dimension of the left and right insertion holes 750a and 750b and the width dimension of the guide shaft It may be larger than the dimensional difference between the width dimension of the other insertion holes 750a and 750b and the width dimension of the guide shaft.

  In this embodiment, the connecting hole is provided on the moving body 723L, 723R side and the connecting rod is fixed on the movable body 701 side. However, the connecting hole is provided on the movable body 701 side, and the connecting rod is provided on the moving body 723L. , 723R side may be fixed.

  In this embodiment, the movable body 701 and the moving bodies 723L and 723R are each connected by one connecting rod, but may be connected by a plurality of connecting rods or plate-like connecting members. .

  Further, in this embodiment, the moving bodies 723L and 723R are fitted and inserted into the two guide shafts 740a and 740b via the two insertion holes 750a and 750b. It may be inserted into the guide shaft of the book. In this case, if the guide shaft is configured to have a non-circular cross section, the rotation of the movable body around the guide shaft can be restricted.

  Further, the guide portions 722L and 722R for moving and guiding the moving bodies 723L and 723R in the vertical direction are not limited to the guide shafts into which the moving bodies 723L and 723R are inserted. For example, the moving bodies 723L and 723R are moved in the vertical direction. It may be a guide groove or a guide rail for sliding and guiding.

  In this embodiment, the movable body 701 is composed of the first member 703, the second member 704, and the third members 705a and 705b. However, the shape, arrangement, connection form, and number of members of these members are various. It can be changed.

  In the present embodiment, the movable body 701 is provided on the front side of the display screen 9a so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and is provided so as to be retracted above the display screen 9a at the retracted position. Alternatively, the movable body 701 may be provided so as to be movable in the left-right direction or the oblique direction.

  In addition, the movable body 701 of this embodiment not only moves the movable body 701 upward or downward as the movable bodies 723L and 723R move, but also moves around the axis of the connection boss 756, which is the connection axis. Since the movement of the movable body 701 is diversified by being rotated, the interest of the game can be enhanced. Further, the shaft rotation means composed of the inclined surface 781 of the rotation member 760 and the inclined member 780 connects the movable body 701 to the movable bodies 723L and 723R using the power generated by the vertical movements of the movable bodies 723L and 723R. In order to rotate the rotating member 760 and the connecting rod 765R, which are connecting bearings, a mechanism for rotating the movable body 701 as the moving bodies 723L and 723R move is provided separately from the rotating member 760 and the connecting rod 765R. Not only is it unnecessary, but there is no need to provide a drive motor or the like for applying rotating power separately from the movable motor 85 for moving the moving bodies 723L and 723R, so that the structure can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In addition, the shaft rotation means rotates and supports the rotation support piece 762 as a protrusion protruding from the cylindrical portion 761 of the rotation member 760 provided on the movable body 701 and the moving body 723R in the moving direction. And an inclined surface 781 extending so as to be able to come into contact with the guide roller 763 of the piece 762, so that the guide roller 763 rotates along the inclined surface 781 as the moving body 723R moves. Since the member 760 is rotated, the shaft rotating means can be configured with a simple structure.

  In the present embodiment, the movable body 701 is rotated within a rotation angle range of about 90 degrees between the front surface position and the retracted position. However, the inclination angle and length of the inclined surface 781 can be appropriately changed. Thus, the rotation angle range can be changed. In addition, for example, the predetermined length from the lower end is a vertical surface, and the inclined surface is extended from the middle to the upper end, so that the rotational position of the movable body 701 can be appropriately changed to a predetermined range in the vertical direction, and the inclined surface By making the vertical surface continuous, the movable body 701 can be rotated stepwise. Further, the inclined surface 781 may be a curved inclined surface that is curved in the longitudinal direction instead of being flat.

  The movable body 701 includes a second member 704 as a movable body, a first member 703 and third members 705a and 705b as secondary movable bodies disposed in the vicinity of the second member 704, and a second member. A guide portion 708a serving as a first link mechanism that is connected to the first member 703 and changes the relative position (posture) of the first member 703 with respect to the second member 704 according to the rotation of the second member 704. 708b, guide grooves 707a and 707b, and the second member 704 are connected to the first member 703 and the third members 705a and 705b, and the second member 704 is rotated in response to the rotation of the second member 704. Link pieces 710a and 710b as second link mechanisms for changing the relative positions (postures) of the three members 705a and 705b, and guide grooves 790a and 790b are provided. More specifically, the guide grooves 707a and 707b and the guide portions 708a and 708b as the first link mechanism are the second members with respect to the first member 703 as the second member 704 rotates relative to the moving body 723R. Deformation is made into a second form in which 704 contracts (see FIG. 22A) and a first form in which the second member 704 extends relative to the first member 703 (see FIG. 22C). Further, the guide grooves 790 a and 790 b and the link pieces 710 a and 710 b as the second link mechanism are third with respect to the second member 704 and the first member 703 as the second member 704 rotates relative to the moving body 723 R. The second form in which the members 705a and 705b are folded so as to overlap each other (see FIG. 22A), the second member 704, the first member 703, and the third members 705a and 705b are arranged linearly. The first form (see FIG. 22C) is deformed.

  By providing the first link mechanism and the second link mechanism in this way, not only the second member 704 rotates, but also the relative posture of the first member 703 and the third members 705a and 705b with respect to the second member 704 is increased. Since the operation is changed, the operations of the second member 704, the first member 703, and the third members 705a and 705b can be diversified, and the second member 704, the first member 703, and the third members 705a and 705b are included. A change can be given to the form of the whole movable body 701.

  Further, the rotating surface 760 of the rotating member 760 as the shaft rotating means and the inclined surface 781 of the inclined member 780 transmit the power generated by the movement of the moving body 723R to the connecting rod 765R and the rotating member 760 whose relative moving amount is smaller than the left side. Then, by causing the movable body 701 to rotate relative to the moving body 723 </ b> R, the power generated by the movement of the movable body 701 can be reliably transmitted to the rotating member 760.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the production movable device 700 is disposed in a standing posture on the back side of the opening 6 a formed at a substantially central position of the game board 6. Although not shown in detail in detail, in the state of being disposed on the back side of the opening 6a, the opening 6a is provided on the front and lower sides of the base body (not shown) of the effect movable device 700 and on the left and right sides. A frame-shaped center ornament 11 (see FIG. 1) fitted from the front side is arranged so that the front side of the game board 6, that is, the player side cannot be seen from the front side of the base (FIGS. 1 and 1). 24). Thus, the effect movable device 700 is disposed in the opening of the center ornament 11. Although not shown in the drawing, a transparent plate that closes the rear surface of the center ornament 11 may be provided. By doing so, the effect movable device 700 and the effect display device provided on the back side are provided. The contact of the game ball with 9 may be prevented.

  The posture of the movable body 701 changes in accordance with the raising / lowering operation, and is in a lying posture at the retracted position and an upright posture at the front position, so that the operation mode becomes more complicated than when the movable body 701 is simply raised / lowered. In addition, the first form in which the front surface of the movable body 701 can be visually recognized at the front surface position and the second form in which the lower surface of the movable body 701 can be visually recognized at the retracted position are provided. That is, not only the posture is changed according to the lifting / lowering operation of the movable body 701, but also the form is deformed (folded and expanded / contracted), so that the movable body is not only at the front position but also at the retracted position above the display screen 9a. 701 can be arranged so as to be visible to the player without concealing it on the back side of the game board 6.

  Further, since the second member 704 expands and contracts with respect to the first member 703 according to the rotation, the movable body 701 can be extended to the full vertical width so as to cover the front surface of the display screen 9a at the front surface position. In addition, the front-rear width is reduced and the vehicle is made compact even if it falls down in the front-rear direction at the retracted position. That is, the front-rear width dimension L25 at the retracted position is shorter than the upper-lower width dimension L22 at the front position (L25 <L22), so that even if the posture is changed by rotation, it can be moved to the rear side of the game board 6. In addition to being able to arrange the body 701 in the retracted position without greatly projecting, for example, compared with the case where the movable body 701 is retracted upward or downward while standing in the front position, the opening on the back of the game board 6 Since it is not necessary to secure a retreat space for the movable body 701 above or below 6a, the space for installing various game components on the back of the game board 6 is not reduced.

  In addition, since the movable member 701 is folded with respect to the first member 703 and the second member 704 with respect to the first member 703 and the second member 704, the movable member 701 has a full vertical width so as to cover the front surface of the display screen 9a. In addition to being able to be stretched in the vertical direction, the vertical width is reduced even when lying in the front-rear direction at the retracted position, thereby making it compact. That is, since the vertical width dimension L24 at the retracted position is shorter than the vertical dimension L22 at the front surface position (L24 <L22), the retractable space having a large vertical width dimension for retracting the movable body 701 above the display screen 9a. In order to ensure this, the opening 6a is not enlarged upward and the game area 7 is not narrowed.

  In addition, the movable body 701 has a mechanism or the like for changing the posture of the movable body 701 by changing the posture by rotating the connecting rod 765R that connects the movable body 701 and the movable body 723R around the axis. Since it is not necessary to provide it separately from the connecting rod, the structure of the production movable device 700 is not complicated and the manufacturing cost does not increase.

  In this embodiment, the connecting rod 765R is rotated about 90 degrees between the front surface position and the retracted position to change the posture of the movable body 701. However, the rotation angle can be arbitrarily changed. is there.

  Further, in this embodiment, the relative movement operation and the rotation operation interfere with each other because the connecting rod 765R whose relative allowable movement amount of the movable body 701 with respect to the movement body 723R is smaller than that of the movement body 723L is rotatable. However, the other connecting rod 765L may be rotated, or both may be rotated.

  A rotating member 760 for rotating the connecting rod 765R about the axis is inclined downward from the circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion 761 toward the back side, and a cylindrical portion 761 to which one end of the connecting rod 765R is fixed. And a rotation support piece 762 supported at the tip of a disk-shaped guide roller 763 so as to be rotatable around an axis facing in the left-right direction, and an inclined surface 781 on which the guide roller 763 rolls. However, the rotation mechanism for rotating the connecting rod 765R about the axis is not limited to the above structure, and can be variously changed.

  FIG. 25 shows a production movable device 700 ′ as a modification. In the present modification, only the differences in the configuration of the production movable device 700, the movable body 701, and the shaft rotation means in the above embodiment will be described, and the same reference numerals will be given to other similar components. Description is omitted.

  In the production movable device 700 ′, the movable body 701 ′ is formed of a spherical body, and a connecting shaft 800 extending from the peripheral surface toward the left moving body 723L is connected to a connecting hole 801 formed in the moving body 723L. It is inserted so as to be relatively rotatable and incapable of relative movement in the axial direction, and is supported by the moving body 723L so as to be movable in the vertical direction via the connecting shaft 800. The right end portion of the connecting shaft 800 is fixed at a position where the axis passes through the center position of the spherical movable body 701 ′, and the left end portion is inserted through the connecting hole 801 of the moving body 723L and fixed to the left side of the moving body 723. It is inserted into a reduction gear unit 802 as a provided shaft turning means.

  Although not shown in detail in detail, the reduction gear unit 802 includes a plurality of gears between a gear fixed to the connecting shaft 800 and a pinion gear 803 that meshes with a rack gear 804 that extends vertically on the left side of the guide shaft 740b. The reduction gear is arranged, and the turning force of the pinion gear 803 that rotates by moving the moving body 723L upward or downward is transmitted to the connecting shaft 800, and the connecting shaft 800 is rotated.

  In addition, on the peripheral surface of the movable body 701 ', a pattern Z1 and a pattern Z2 disposed on the opposite side across the center position of the movable body 701' are drawn. Note that the pattern Z1 shows the eye with the eyelid open and the pattern Z2 shows the eye with the eyelid closed, but the pattern, color, arrangement position, number of arrangements, etc. of the pattern can be changed in various ways. It may be a letter or a symbol. Moreover, although the designs Z1 and Z2 are different designs, for example, only the colors may be made different from each other with the same design.

  As described above, in the present invention, the shape of the movable body is the posture (surface orientation) when viewed from the front at the front position and the retracted position by the rotation accompanying the movement of the moving body as in the above-described embodiment. The shape is not limited to a polyhedron or the like whose form changes, and the posture and form when viewed from the front and front positions, that is, the shape in which the front view shape does not change due to the rotation accompanying the movement of the moving body ( For example, it may be a spherical body, a cylindrical body, a regular polyhedron, or the like. Therefore, when the movable body 723L is rotated about the axis of the connecting shaft 800 as the movable body 723L moves up and down like the movable body 701 ′, the front surface position (lower position in the figure) and the retracted position (upper position in the figure) When the movable body is viewed from the front, the shape of the front view does not have to change (the shape of the front view is circular), but since the patterns Z1 and Z2 change, not only the movable body 701 ′ is simply moved up and down. A front view aspect can be changed by rotation.

  In the embodiment, the moving body 723R is provided with the connecting boss 765 as the connecting shaft, and the movable body 701 is provided with the rotating member 760 as the connecting bearing having the connecting hole 766, and the rotating member 760 is Although it is configured to rotate as the shaft rotating means, the connecting shaft 800 may be fixed to the movable body 701 ′, and the moving body 723L may be configured as a connecting bearing having a connecting hole 801.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the shaft rotating means is configured by the rotating member 760 and the inclined member 780. However, as in the present modified example, it may be configured by the reduction gear unit 802 and the rack gear 804. And as long as it can convert the motive power which arises by the movement of a mobile body into the rotational force of a connection shaft, you may be comprised by another mechanism.

  In the embodiment, the left and right sides of the movable body 701 are connected to the left and right moving bodies 723L and 723R. However, as in the present modification, only the moving body disposed on either the left or right side is connected. And may be supported.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the effect display device 9 capable of displaying an image or the like is applied as an example of the display means provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so as to be visible from the player side. It is not limited to an image display device capable of displaying such an image, and may be a mechanical structure such as a so-called accessory.

  Moreover, such a display means is not limited to what is arrange | positioned at the game board 6, You may provide in front of game machine main bodies, such as the glass door frame 2. FIG. Furthermore, not only the effect display means as in the effect display device 9, but also game display means such as the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is applied as an example of the gaming machine of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to use one gaming value such as medals and credits for one game. The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets, and one game is completed by deriving a display result on a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols that can be individually identified. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine such as a slot machine in which a winning can be generated according to the display result derived to the variable display device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 6 Game board 9 Production display device 85 Movable motor 700 Production movable device 701 Movable body 702 Drive mechanism 703 First member 704 Second member 705a, 705b Third member 723L, 723R Moving body 730 Interlocking shaft 740a, 740b Guide shaft 756 Connection boss 757 Connection boss 760 Rotating member 765L, 765R Connection rod 766, 770 Connection hole 781 Inclined surface

Claims (2)

A gaming machine capable of playing a game,
A movable body provided to be movable between the first movement position and the second movement position;
A movable body supported by a movable shaft with respect to the movable body;
A display device;
With
The movable body is
When the moving body moves to the first moving position, the moving body moves to the first position overlapping with the display device, and the moving body moves to the second moving position, and the second moved away from the first position. Move to a position,
The overlapping region with the display device than when the movable body is at the first position while retracting from the first position to the second position in accordance with the movement of the movable body from the first movement position to the second movement position. Rotate around the rotation axis so that the
A gaming machine , wherein when the movable body moves to the first position, an image corresponding to the movable body is displayed at a position corresponding to the first position in the display device . The movable body is configured such that the posture and form can be changed,
While retreating from the first position to the second position , the posture changes from a standing posture in which the front portion faces forward to a lying posture in which the front portion faces upward or downward, and the longitudinal dimension at the second position is The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the form is changed to be shorter than the vertical dimension at the first position .

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