JP5887598B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a gaming machine provided with an effect member operable behind the gaming board.

  2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine that includes an effect member that can operate in a state where at least a part is located behind the gaming board is known. If the game board is formed of a translucent (transparent or translucent) material as described in Patent Document 1 below, the effect member can be visually recognized through the game board. Further, even if the game board is not formed of a material having translucency, if a part of the effect member is exposed, a certain effect effect is exhibited by the operation of the effect member.

JP2013-202109A

  Since the game board is a flat plate member, a part thereof may be bent. As described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, if it is attempted to reduce the weight of the game board, the rigidity may decrease and the amount of deflection may increase. If the game board is bent as described above, there is a possibility that the effect member operating behind the game board interferes with the game board.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing interference between a game board and an effect member that is operatively provided behind the game board.

Gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1 has been made to solve the above problems, and directing member is operable in the game board is at least partially transparent or translucent, a rear side of the game board, at least a A decorative member that is visible through a transparent or translucent part of the game board and a base member that supports the effect member, and the decorative member includes a transparent or translucent part of the game board. A convex restricting portion that is located rearward and whose front end is located in front of the front end of the effect member is formed, and a concave portion is formed behind the portion that becomes the restricting portion. A protrusion that engages with the recess and supports the decoration member, and the engagement between the recess and the protrusion defines a relative positional relationship between the front end of the effect member and the front end of the restricting portion. characterized in that it has To.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect , the portion other than the portion where the restricting portion is formed in the decorative member is located behind the front end of the restricting portion. To do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect , the restricting portion includes a first restricting portion and a second restricting portion, and the effect member is positioned behind the game board. When doing, said 1st control part is located in the one side of the said production | presentation member, and said 2nd control part is located in the other surface side.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the front end is provided behind the game board with the restricting portion positioned in front of the front end of the effect member, even if the game board is bent and displaced toward the effect member side. Since the displacement is suppressed by the restricting portion, it is possible to prevent interference between the game board and the effect member.

The restricting portion is provided on a decorative member that is visible through a transparent or translucent portion of the game board. That is, the member for decorating the game board (game area) can be used as a member for restricting the displacement of the game board and preventing interference with the effect member.

In addition , the base member is provided with a protrusion that contacts the rear portion of the portion serving as the restricting portion of the decorative member and supports the decorative member. That is, at least the relative positional relationship between the effect member and the decorative member in the front-rear direction is regulated via the base member. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the positional deviation between the restricting portion provided in the decorative member in the front-rear direction and the effect member, and to more reliably prevent the effect member and the game board from interfering with each other. Moreover, the back side of the control part formed so that it may protrude ahead can be functioned as an element for supporting a decoration member with respect to a base member.

In addition , if the concave portion is formed on the rear side of the portion to be the restricting portion and the projection is engaged with the concave portion so that the decorative member is positioned with respect to the base member, the effect member and the decorative member However, it will be positioned via a base member. That is, it is possible to prevent the positional deviation between the restricting portion provided in the decorative member and the effect member, and to more reliably prevent the effect member and the game board from interfering with each other. Further, since the restricting portion is a portion formed so as to protrude forward, it is easy to form a recess behind the restricting portion.

If the place other than the place where the restricting portion is formed in the decorative member is located behind the front end of the restricting portion as in the invention described in claim 2 , the game board is bent and the game is bent. It is possible to prevent the decorative part other than the part where the restricting portion is formed on the board and the decorative member from coming into contact with each other.

If two restricting portions are provided so as to sandwich the effect member as in the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to more reliably prevent the effect member and the game board from interfering with each other.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a game board (a member located behind the game board is also shown). FIG. 3 is a front view of a base member and a member supported by the base member (a state in which the game board is removed from FIG. 2). It is the figure which showed the production | presentation apparatus typically, Comprising: (a) is a front view of a production | presentation apparatus, (b) is a right view of a production | presentation apparatus. It is the figure which showed the decorative member, Comprising: (a) is a front view of a decorative member, (b) is sectional drawing which showed typically the AA sectional view of (a). The figure which showed typically a mode that the front end of a control part is located ahead (game board side) rather than the front end of a production member (figure showing the section cut in the plane which meets the first control part) It is. It is a figure for demonstrating the control part concerning a modification.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the plane direction is a direction along (parallel to) the plane direction of the game board 90, and the front-rear direction is a direction orthogonal to the plane direction of the game board 90 (the player side is front and the opposite side is the front side). The left and right direction (width direction) means the left and right direction in FIG. 1, and the up and down direction means the up and down direction in FIG.

  First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. The gaming machine 1 includes a game board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a strip-shaped guide rail 903 made of a thin metal plate for guiding a game ball fired by the operation of the launcher to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. Is provided. The game board 90 according to the present embodiment is formed of a transparent or translucent material (translucent material) at least in a region where the decorative member 20 and the production member 11 overlap in the front-rear direction (FIGS. 1 and 2). In order to make the figure easier to understand, the members visible through the game board are not drawn). The game board 90 is supported by the center base 30 provided behind the game board 90. The center base 30 supports an effect device 10 that operates the effect member 11. Details of configurations of the rendering device 10 (the rendering member 11) and the decorative member 20 will be described later.

  In the game area 902, a display device 91, a first start winning opening 904, a second starting winning opening 905, a big winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like are provided. As the display device 91, for example, a liquid crystal display device is used, and a special symbol, a normal symbol, or the like is displayed on the display screen (display unit) of the display device 91. The display screen of the display device 91 is visible through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90.

  In addition, the game area 902 is provided with a plurality of game nails as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flow-down game balls collide. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes into various modes depending on the condition when it collides with the game nail.

  In such a gaming machine 1, a game ball is launched toward the game area 902 by operating the launching device. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning port such as the start winning ports 904 and 905 or the big winning port 906, a predetermined number of award balls are paid out by the payout device. In addition, the jackpot lottery method, effects, and the like can be applied to those similar to known game machines, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  Hereinafter, the rendering device 10 (the rendering member 11) and the decorative member 20 will be described. The effect device 10 is a device provided behind the game board 90 and is supported by the center base 30. The center base 30 has a bottom wall portion 31 that is substantially parallel to the plane direction (game board 90), and a side wall portion 32 that extends forward from the peripheral edge (upper and lower left and right edges) of the bottom wall portion 31. The rendering device 10 is supported on the front side of the bottom wall portion 31 of the center base 30 (see FIG. 3 and the like).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the rendering device 10 includes a rendering member 11 and a base member 12. The effect member 11 in the present embodiment includes an operation part 111 and a support part 112. The motion part 111 is a member formed in a substantially cylindrical shape (columnar shape), and is rotatably supported by the support part 112. The outer surface of the operating portion 111 is decorated. The effect member 11 may be any material as long as it can execute a predetermined operation behind the game board 90. Therefore, in the following description, when the effect member 11 is simply referred to, the operation of rotating operation is performed. The part 111 shall be said. For example, when the production member 11 is operating (rotating), the operating part 111 is rotating.

  The base member 12 supports the effect member 11. The rotation axis of the effect member 11 in the present embodiment is along the width direction. When the effect member 11 rotates with respect to the base member 12, the part located on the front side (the part visually recognized by the player) in the decoration formed on the outer surface of the effect member 11 changes. Since the effect member 11 is a rotating cylindrical member, the position of the front end thereof does not change even if the effect member 11 rotates (unless play or the like with respect to the base member 12 is taken into consideration). Since the drive mechanism for rotating the effect member 11 may have any structure, description thereof is omitted. For example, a mechanism for transmitting the power of the motor to the effect member 11 (the operation part 111) with a gear or the like may be constructed.

  A rail 13 is fixed to the base member 12. In the present embodiment, two rails 13 arranged on both sides in the width direction of the base member 12 are provided, and each rail 13 extends along the vertical direction. The effect member 11 is supported by the two rails 13 on both sides in the width direction. That is, the effect member 11 can slide in the vertical direction while being guided by the rail 13. The production member 11 in the present embodiment can reciprocate between a state (original position) located at the lowest position and a state (advance position) located at the uppermost position. Since the drive mechanism for sliding the effect member 11 may have any structure, the description is omitted. For example, a mechanism for transmitting the power of the motor to the effect member 11 with a gear or the like may be constructed.

  The effect member 11 is located behind the game board 90 and in front of the display device (the position of the effect member 11 in the front-rear direction does not change even if the effect member 11 is slid along the rail 13). When the effect member 11 is located at the original position, at least a part of the effect member 11 overlaps the transparent or translucent portion of the game board 90 in the front-rear direction (see FIGS. 1 and 2). That is, at the original position, when the effect member 11 is rotated to change the decoration positioned on the front side, at least a part of the change is visually recognized through the game board 90. When the effect member 11 is located at the advanced position, the entire effect member 11 overlaps the display device in the front-rear direction.

  The base member 12 is formed with a positioning protrusion 121 (corresponding to the protrusion in the present invention) extending forward. In this embodiment, two positioning protrusions 121 are formed on both sides of the base member 12 in the width direction. The base member 12 may be composed of a plurality of members, or may be integrally formed as a whole. In other words, the base member 12 may be constructed by combining the member that supports the effect member 11 and the member on which the positioning protrusion 121 is formed, or the portion that supports the effect member 11 and the positioning protrusion 121 are formed. It is good also as a structure by which the part was integrally molded. As will be described later, the positioning protrusion 121 is a part that restricts the relative position of the effect member 11 and the decorative member 20, so that the location where the effect member 11 is supported on the base member 12 and the tip of the positioning protrusion 121 are predetermined. The base member 12 may have any configuration as long as it is in a positional relationship.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the front end (front end) of the positioning protrusion 121 in the present embodiment is located slightly rearward from the front end of the effect member 11. That is, the entire base member 12 including the positioning protrusion 121 is positioned behind the front end of the effect member 11. In other words, the most forward position of the effect device 10 is the front end of the effect member 11.

  The decorative member 20 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 is a member that decorates the lower side of the game board 90 (lower side than the opening 901). That is, a region where at least a part of the decoration member 20 in the game board 90 overlaps is formed of a transparent or translucent material, and at least a part of the decoration member 20 is visually recognized through the game board 90. That is, it appears to the player as if the game board 90 is decorated. The decorative member 20 is provided so as to surround the effect member 11 located at the original position. That is, the left side, the right side, and the lower side of the effect member 11 located at the original position are decorated. The decorative member 20 may be a combination of a plurality of members, or may be integrally molded as a whole.

  A regulating portion 21 is formed on the decorative member 20. The restricting portion 21 is a protruding portion that is formed such that its tip (front end) is positioned at the foremost position in the decorative member 20. In other words, the portion of the decorative member 20 where the restricting portion 21 is not formed is located behind the front end of the restricting portion 21. The decoration of the decorative member 20 in this embodiment (the part that expresses the decorative function) is applied to a predetermined area including the restricting portion 21. That is, the regulation part 21 is also a part that expresses the decorative function. Although the decoration aspect is not limited to a specific one, a configuration in which the surface of the predetermined region including the restricting portion 21 is formed in a color different from other portions can be exemplified.

  In the decorative member 20 in the present embodiment, two restricting portions 21 (a first restricting portion 211 and a second restricting portion 212) are formed. Both regulating portions 21 are located on the outer side in the width direction of the effect member 11 when the effect member 11 is located at the original position. That is, one restricting portion 21 is located on one side of the effect member 11, and the other restricting portion 21 is located on the opposite side (the other side). Specifically, both the restricting portions 21 are located in an area occupied by the effect member 11 located at the original position in the vertical direction.

  A positioning concave portion 22 (corresponding to a concave portion in the present invention) is formed behind the portion that becomes the restricting portion 21 in the decorative member 20 (see FIG. 5B and the like). Specifically, the restricting portion 21 is a protruding portion when viewed from the front, but when viewed from the rear, the protruding portion as the restricting portion 21 is a recessed portion that is recessed as it is. In other words, the portion of the decorative member 20 where the restricting portion 21 (positioning recess 22) is formed is not a shape that increases in thickness as it protrudes as the restricting portion 21, but a structure in which a recess is formed on the opposite side by the amount of protrusion. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the distal end portion of the positioning projection 121 provided on the base member 12 enters the positioning recess 22. The positioning protrusion 121 contacts at least the bottom surface of the positioning recess 22, that is, the rear of the restricting portion 21, and supports the decorative member 20. As described above, when the positioning protrusion 121 is in contact with the bottom surface of the positioning recess 22 (behind the restricting portion 21), the position of the decorative member 20 in the front-rear direction is restricted by the positioning protrusion 121. More specifically, the front-rear direction position of the restricting portion 21 formed on the decorative member 20 is restricted. Since the positioning projection 121 is formed on the base member 12, and the effect member 11 is supported on the base member 12, the positioning projection 121 is restricted in the front-rear direction by contact between the positioning projection 121 and the bottom surface of the positioning recess 22. The relative positional relationship between the front end of the part 21 and the front end of the effect member 11 is determined.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the restricting portion 21 (the first restricting portion 211 and the second restricting portion 212) in the present embodiment has its front end positioned in front of the front end of the effect member 11. That is, the front end of the restricting portion 21 is closer to the game board 90 (rear surface) than the front end of the effect member 11. Therefore, even if the game board 90 is displaced rearward, the game board 90 comes into contact with the restricting portion 21 before contacting the effect member 11. Thus, according to this embodiment, even if the game board 90 is deflected or the like and displaced rearward (the production member 11 side), the displacement is suppressed by the restricting portion 21, so the game board 90 is produced by the production member. It is possible to prevent the effect member 11 from operating (the operation part 111 rotates) while being in contact with the game board 90. That is, the decorative member 20 (the restricting portion 21) in the present embodiment is a portion that exhibits a decorative function and also a portion that prevents interference between the effect member 11 and the game board 90.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the part other than the part where the restricting part 21 is formed in the decorative member 20 is located behind the front end of the restricting part 21, the game board 90 is bent and the game board 90. It is possible to prevent a decorative part other than the part where the restricting portion 21 is formed in the decorative member 20 from coming into contact. That is, the restricting unit 21 prevents not only the interference between the game board 90 and the effect member 11 but also the interference of the decoration part other than the part where the restricting part 21 is formed on the game board 90 and the decoration member 20.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the two control parts 21 are provided in the width direction outer side of the production | presentation member 11, it is possible to prevent interference with the production | presentation member 11 and the game board 90 more reliably. In particular, in the present embodiment, the production member 11 (the operation portion 111) having a cylindrical shape (columnar shape) rotates with the both sides in the width direction as fulcrums, and thus one fulcrum is rotated on the other fulcrum. Since there is a possibility that the game board 90 may come into contact with rattling as if it moves forward, the restriction portion 21 is provided near each of the fulcrums. Excellent in preventing contact due to rattling.

  Although it has been described that the positioning projection 121 is in contact with at least the bottom surface of the positioning recess 22, as shown in FIG. 6, the positioning projection 121 is also in contact with the inner surface of the positioning recess 22 (the positioning projection 121 and the positioning recess 22 are engaged). Is good). With such a configuration, the movement of the decorative member 20 in the planar direction is also restricted by the positioning protrusion 121 formed on the base member 12. If the positioning protrusion 121 is in contact with both inner side surfaces of the positioning recess 22 in the width direction, the movement of the decorative member 20 in the width direction is restricted. If the positioning protrusion 121 is in contact with both inner surfaces in the vertical direction of the positioning recess 22, the vertical movement of the decorative member 20 is restricted. That is, it is possible to make a structure in which not only the front-rear direction position of the decorative member 20 but also the planar direction position is restricted by the positioning protrusion 121.

  In addition, although the cross-sectional shape of the positioning protrusion 121 and the positioning recessed part 22 in the said embodiment is a rectangular shape, it is good also as shapes other than a rectangular shape. If the cross-sectional shapes of the positioning protrusion 121 and the positioning recess 22 are made substantially the same, the position of the decorative member 20 in the plane direction is regulated by their engagement.

  Hereinafter, modifications of the restriction part will be described focusing on differences from the restriction part 21 in the embodiment. Although the regulation part 21 in the said embodiment demonstrated forming in the decorative member 20, you may form in the location of other than that. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the restriction member 121 a may be formed on the base member 12.

  The restricting portion 121a according to the present modification is formed so as to extend upward from both sides of the base member 12 in the width direction. The position of the front end (front end) of the restriction part 121 a is located in front of the front end of the effect member 11. Therefore, even if the game board 90 is deflected and displaced rearward (the production member 11 side), the displacement is suppressed by the restricting portion 121a, so that the game board 90 is prevented from coming into contact with the production member 11. Is possible. That is, it is possible to prevent the effect member 11 and the game board 90 from interfering with each other by forming the restricting portion 121a on the base member 12. In addition, since the effect member 11 is supported by the base member 12, by forming the restricting portion 121a on the base member 12, the accuracy of the relative positional relationship between the effect member 11 and the restricting portion 121a in the front-rear direction is improved. It is possible.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  Although the production member 11 in the above embodiment has been described that the operation portion 111 rotates with respect to the support portion 112, it can be operated behind the game board 90 (the operation portion and the game board). The operation (rotation) is not limited to this (if 90 may cause interference). In addition, the production member 11 in the above embodiment has been described that the whole (the operation portion 111 and the support portion 112) slides in the vertical direction, but behind the game board 90 (the original position in the above embodiment). It may be in a fixed state. That is, it is sufficient if a predetermined part operates behind the game board 90. However, when the front end position of the effect member 11 is displaced by the operation, the front end of the restricting portion may be positioned further forward than the position where the front end position to be displaced becomes the most front.

1 gaming machine 11 stage member 12 base member 121 positioning protrusion 20 decorative member 21 restricting part 211 first restricting part 212 second restricting part 22 positioning recess 30 center base 121a restricting part 90 game board

Claims (3)

A game board that is at least partially transparent or translucent ,
A production member operable behind the game board,
A decorative member that is at least partially visible through a transparent or translucent portion of the game board;
A base member for supporting the effect member;
With
The decorative member is formed with a convex restricting portion that is located behind the transparent or translucent portion of the game board and has a front end positioned in front of the front end of the effect member. A recess is formed behind the part,
The base member is provided with a protrusion that engages with the recess and supports the decoration member, and the engagement between the recess and the protrusion causes a relative relationship between the front end of the effect member and the front end of the restriction portion. A gaming machine characterized in that a positional relationship is defined . The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the decorative member other than the portion where the restricting portion is formed is located behind the front end of the restricting portion. The restriction part includes a first restriction part and a second restriction part,
When the production member is located behind the game board, the first regulating unit is located on one side of the production member, and the second regulating unit is located on the opposite side. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2 .

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