JP5946481B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine including a liquid crystal display device and a movable member (movable accessory) provided so as to be movable from the side of the liquid crystal display device to the front of a display screen is known. Such a gaming machine is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1. The gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a movable effect member that is movable from an initial position hidden behind the front panel to a position that covers a part of the display screen of the liquid crystal display device.

  According to the gaming machine having a movable effect member as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the entertainment of the effect is improved by linking the image displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device and the operation of the movable effect member. be able to.

JP2013-013685A

  By the way, it is difficult to greatly change the outer shape of the gaming machine because there is a limit to the space for installing the gaming machine in the gaming store. Therefore, the movable effect member is operated in a direction parallel to the display screen, and the operation of the movable effect member becomes planar. As a result, improvement of the interest of the production using the movable production member is hindered.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the interest of performance using the movable member by moving the movable member in the direction intersecting the display screen in consideration of the actual situation in the above-described conventional technology. is there.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine having the following configuration.

A main body (for example, a cabinet 2a described later);
A front door (for example, a front door 2b described later) attached to the main body so as to be opened and closed;
A decorative frame (for example, a decorative frame 101 described later) provided on the front door and having an opening facing the front (for example, a panel opening 101a described later);
A display device (for example, a liquid crystal display device 11 described later) provided on the front door and having a display unit (for example, a display unit 11a described later) exposed from the opening of the decorative frame;
A movable unit provided on the front door and operating when performing a specific performance (for example, a central movable unit 105 described later),
The movable unit is
A rotation base (for example, a rotation base 321 described later) supported by the front door so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft (for example, a rotation shaft 394 described later) extending in a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction. When,
A slide base slidably supported on the rotation base (for example, a slide base 322 described later);
A drive source (for example, a motor 392 described later) attached to the front door;
A rotation mechanism (for example, a drive gear 401, a reduction gear 402, a first rotation gear 403, a second rotation gear 404, which will be described later) that transmits the driving force of the drive source to rotate the rotation base;
A sliding mechanism (for example, a driving gear 401, a reduction gear 402, a first rack gear 405, a second rack gear, which will be described later) that transmits the driving force of the driving source to slide the slide base on the rotation base. Gear 406, rotating shaft 394, rack drive gear 395),
In the specific effect, when the rotation mechanism rotates the rotation base from the initial position to the rotation end position, the sliding direction of the slide base becomes parallel to a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction,
The rotation base faces the front surface of the display unit at the rotation end position,
The sliding mechanism moves the slide base after the rotation mechanism rotates the rotation base to the rotation end position, and protrudes from the rotation base,
The rotation mechanism is fixed to the first rotation gear (for example, a first rotation gear 403 described later) to which the driving force of the drive source is transmitted and the rotation base, and is connected to the first rotation gear. A second rotating gear (for example, a second rotating gear 404 described later) that meshes,
On the outer peripheral surface of the second rotating gear, there is a tooth portion that meshes with the first rotating gear in a region corresponding to a rotation angle required to rotate the rotating base from the initial position to the rotation end position. (For example, a tooth portion 408 described later)
The sliding mechanism has a rack driving gear (for example, a rack driving gear 395 described later) that meshes with a rack (for example, a rack 362 described later) engaged with the slide base, and the rotation base ends the rotation. After rotating to a position, the slide base is moved downward to protrude below the rotation base,
In the outer peripheral surface of the rack drive gear, an area corresponding to a rotation angle required from when the rotation base is rotated to the rotation end position until the sliding operation of the slide base is completed is provided in the rack. A game machine characterized in that a tooth portion (for example, a tooth portion 411 described later) that meshes with each other is formed.

  In the gaming machine having the above configuration, the rotation base of the movable unit rotates about the rotation axis extending in the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, so that the rotation base can be operated in the front-rear direction. As a result, it is possible to perform a deep operation on the rotation base, and it is possible to improve the interest of the production using the movable unit.

  In the gaming machine configured as described above, the slide base is slid on the rotation base after the rotation operation of the rotation base is completed. Therefore, if a space in which the rotation base can be rotated is secured, it is possible to make an effect component larger than the rotation base (a state in which the slide base protrudes below the rotation base) be rotated.

  Furthermore, the power of the rotation operation of the rotation base and the power of the slide operation of the slide base can be performed by one drive source. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the drive mechanism including the drive source, the rotation mechanism, and the sliding mechanism, and to reduce the cost. In addition, by realizing a reduction in the size of the drive mechanism, it is possible to widen the operation range of the rotation base and the slide base, and to secure a space for arranging other effect devices.

  Further, in the gaming machine configured as described above, the tooth portion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the second rotating gear is in a region corresponding to a rotation angle required to rotate the rotation base from the initial position to the rotation end position. Is formed. Thereby, it is not necessary to separately provide a member for temporarily interrupting the transmission of power by the rotation mechanism. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the drive mechanism can be reduced in size and weight.

  Further, in the gaming machine configured as described above, the tooth portion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rack driving gear rotates as necessary until the sliding operation of the slide base is completed after the rotation base rotates to the rotation end position. It is formed in a region corresponding to the angle. Thereby, it is not necessary to separately provide a member for temporarily interrupting transmission of power by the sliding mechanism. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the drive mechanism can be reduced in size and weight.

In addition, the gaming machine of the present invention ,
Before Symbol movable unit has the said rotation base of the decorative portion disposed rearwardly in its initial position (e.g., below the decorative cover 364),
The rotation base is located at an upper portion of the decorative frame (for example, an upper frame portion 111 described later) at the initial position ,
When rotating the rotating base in front Symbol initial position, the decorative portion may be exposed.

In the gaming machine configured as described above, the rotation base is opposed to the front surface of the display unit of the display device at the rotation end position, and the slide base that has been slid thereafter is also opposed to the front surface of the display unit of the display device. Thereby, the area which a production | presentation component covers the display part of a display apparatus can be enlarged, and the sense of unity with the image | video (image) displayed on a display part and production | presentation components can be improved.

  Further, in the gaming machine having the above-described configuration, the decoration portion is exposed when the rotation base at the initial position is rotated. That is, the movable unit has a decorative portion that cannot be seen unless the rotation base is rotated. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the effect of rotating the rotation base.

In addition, the gaming machine of the present invention,
The rotation mechanism includes a drive gear (for example, a drive gear 401 described later) that is fixed to the drive source and transmits a driving force of the drive source to the rotation base.
The rotating shaft and the drive gear may serve as part of the sliding mechanism.
In the gaming machine configured as described above, the rotating shaft and the drive gear also serve as a part of the sliding mechanism, so that the number of parts can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the interest of production using the movable member by moving the movable member in the direction intersecting the display screen.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the functional flow in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance structure in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the front panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an internal structure of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view in a state where a front door is opened. It is a block diagram which shows the whole circuit structure with which the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the sub control circuit in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is principal part sectional drawing of the front panel in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the protective cover of the front panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the protective cover of the front panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the right movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the right movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper cover of the right movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the logo light guide component assembly of the front panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the logo light guide component assembly of the front panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is an edge part enlarged view of the logo light-guide plate of the front panel in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the door main body of the right movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the tilting component of the right movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the shaft member of the right movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the door support member of the right movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the right movable unit in the state where the right door is in the initial position in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line shown in FIG. It is a front view of the right movable unit in the middle of rotation of the right door in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the BB line shown in FIG. It is a front view of the right movable unit after the right door rotates in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the CC line shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the front panel after the right door of the right movable unit rotates in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the center movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the center movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the movable part of the center movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the base component of the center movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the slider of the center movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the drive mechanism of the center movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the gear train of the central movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the urging member of the central movable unit in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the DD line | wire shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the EE line | wire shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the urging | biasing member in the state in which the movable component of the center movable unit in the gaming machine of one Embodiment of this invention exists in an initial position. It is a perspective view of a central movable unit in the state where a movable part in a game machine of one embodiment of the present invention is in the middle of rotation. It is sectional drawing which follows the FF line | wire shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the GG line shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the urging | biasing member of the state in which the movable component of the center movable unit in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention is in the middle of rotation. It is a perspective view of a central movable unit in the state where a movable part in a game machine of one embodiment of the present invention exists in a rotation end position. It is sectional drawing which follows the HH line shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the II line | wire shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the urging | biasing member in the state which has the movable component of the center movable unit in the rotation end position in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of a central movable unit in the state where a movable part in a game machine of one embodiment of the present invention exists in a production position. It is sectional drawing which follows the JJ line shown in FIG. It is a front view of the front panel in the state where the movable part in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention is in the effect position. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the attachment structure of the flexible flat cave in the gaming machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the waist | hip | lumbar part panel in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the waist | hip | lumbar part panel in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the logo light projection member of the waist panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is principal part sectional drawing of the logo light projection member of the waist | hip | lumbar panel in the gaming machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the light emission member of the waist | hip | lumbar panel in the gaming machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the light emission base of the waist panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is principal part sectional drawing of the waist panel in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rotating light of the waist panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the waist | hip | lumbar part panel in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the rotating light of the waist panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the 1st cylinder part of the waist panel in the gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention.

  A pachislot machine that is a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a functional flow according to the embodiment of the gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the pachislot of this embodiment, medals are used as game media for playing games. In addition to the medals, coins, game balls, game point data, tokens, or the like can be applied as game media.

  When a player inserts a medal and operates the start lever, one value (hereinafter, random number value) is extracted from random numbers in a predetermined numerical range (for example, 0 to 65535).

  The internal lottery means performs lottery based on the extracted random number value and determines an internal winning combination. This internal lottery means is carried out by a main control circuit described later. By determining the internal winning combination, a combination of symbols that permits display along a winning determination line described later is determined. The types of symbol combinations include those related to “winning” in which merits such as paying out medals, re-games, bonuses, etc. are given to players, and other so-called “loses”. Is provided.

  Further, when the start lever is operated, a plurality of reels are rotated. Thereafter, when the player presses the stop button corresponding to the predetermined reel, the reel stop control means performs control to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel based on the internal winning combination and the timing when the stop button is pressed. Do. The reel stop control means is responsible for a main control circuit described later.

  In the pachislot, basically, a control for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel is performed within a specified time (190 msec or 75 msec) from when the stop button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the number of symbols that move with the rotation of the reel within the specified time is referred to as “the number of sliding symbols”. When the specified period is 190 msec, the maximum number of sliding symbols is set to 4 symbols, and when the specified period is 75 msec, the maximum number of sliding symbols is set to 1 symbol.

  When the internal winning combination allowing the symbol combination display related to winning is determined, the reel stop control means usually displays the symbol combination within the specified time of 190 msec (four symbols) for the winning determination line. The rotation of the reel is stopped so as to display as much as possible. In addition, the reel stop control means is defined for one or more reels when, for example, a challenge bonus (CB), which is a second type special character, and a middle bonus (MB) that continuously activates CB are operated. The reel rotation is stopped so that the combination of symbols is displayed as much as possible along the winning determination line within a time of 75 msec (for one symbol). Furthermore, the reel stop control means uses various specified times corresponding to the gaming state to rotate the reels so that combinations of symbols that are not permitted to be displayed by the internal winning combination are not displayed along the winning determination line. Stop.

  Thus, when the rotation of the plurality of reels is all stopped, the winning determination means determines whether or not the combination of symbols displayed along the winning determination line is related to winning. This winning determination means is carried out by a main control circuit described later. When it is determined by the winning determination means that it is related to winning, a privilege such as paying out medals is given to the player. In the pachislot, a series of flows as described above is performed as one game.

  Further, in the pachislot, in the above-described series of flows, video display performed by a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, light output performed by various lamps, sound output performed by a speaker, or a combination thereof is used. Various productions are performed.

  When the start lever is operated, an effect random number value (hereinafter referred to as effect random number value) is extracted separately from the random number value used for determining the internal winning combination. When the effect random number value is extracted, the effect content determining means determines, by lottery, what is to be executed this time from among a plurality of types of effect contents associated with the internal winning combination. This effect content determination means is carried out by a sub-control circuit described later.

  When the contents of the effect are determined, the effect executing means executes the corresponding effect in conjunction with each opportunity, such as when the rotation of the reels starts, when the rotation of each reel stops, or when determining whether there is a winning. In this way, in the pachislot machine, the player has the opportunity to know or predict the determined internal winning combination (in other words, the combination of symbols to be aimed at) by executing the production contents associated with the internal winning combination. It is possible to improve the player's interest.

<Pachislot structure>
Next, the structure of the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Appearance structure]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the pachi-slot 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pachi-slot 1 includes an exterior body 2. The exterior body 2 includes a cabinet 2a that is a main body that houses a reel, a circuit board, and the like, and a front door 2b that is attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be opened and closed.
Handles 7 are provided on both side surfaces of the cabinet 2a (only one handle 7 is shown in FIG. 2). The handle 7 is a recess that is put on when carrying the pachi-slot 1.

The front door 2b includes a door body 9, a front panel 10, a liquid crystal display device 11 (see FIG. 3) showing a specific example of the display device, and a waist panel 12.
The door body 9 is attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be openable and closable using a hinge (not shown). The hinge is provided at the left end of the door body 9 when the door body 9 is viewed from the front of the pachi-slot 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the front panel 10.
Inside the cabinet 2a, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided side by side. Hereinafter, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are referred to as a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R, respectively. Each reel 3L, 3C, 3R has a reel body formed in a cylindrical shape and a translucent sheet material mounted on the peripheral surface of the reel body. A plurality of (for example, 21) symbols are drawn on the surface of the sheet material at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction.

  The liquid crystal display device 11 is attached to the upper part of the door body 9 and executes an effect by displaying an image. The liquid crystal display device 11 includes a display unit (display screen) 11a including display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R for displaying symbols drawn on the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. In the present embodiment, video is displayed using the entire display unit 11a including the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R, and an effect is executed.

  The display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are formed of a transparent member such as an acrylic plate. The display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R are provided at positions that overlap with the three reel arrangement areas when viewed from the front (player side), and are positioned in front of the three reels (player side). Is provided. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the three reels provided behind the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R through the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R.

  In the present embodiment, the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are arranged in succession among a plurality of types of symbols drawn on each reel when the rotation of the corresponding reel provided behind the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R is stopped. It is set to a size that can display two symbols. That is, in the frame of the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, the upper, middle, and lower areas are provided for each reel, and one symbol is displayed in each area. In the present embodiment, a line connecting the middle stage area of the left reel 3L, the middle stage area of the middle reel 3C, and the middle stage area of the right reel 3R is defined as a winning determination line for determining whether or not a prize is won.

  The front panel 10 is attached to the upper part of the door body 9 and is set to a size that covers the liquid crystal display device 11. The front panel 10 is disposed so as to overlap the display unit 11 a side of the liquid crystal display device 11, and covers a decorative frame 101 having a panel opening 101 a that exposes the display unit 11 a of the liquid crystal display device 11, and a front surface of the decorative frame 101. And a protective cover 102 (see FIG. 2).

  The decorative frame 101 is provided with a lamp group 21 and effect switches 22L and 22R. The lamp group 21 includes, for example, the lamps 21a and 21b in FIG. The lamp group 21 is configured by an LED (Light Emitting Diode) or the like, and turns on and off the light in a pattern corresponding to the effect content. The effect switches 22L and 22R are provided on the left and right sides of the decorative frame 101, respectively.

  A central movable unit 105, a left movable unit 106, and a right movable unit 107 are attached to the decorative frame 101.

  The central movable unit 105 is disposed in the central portion above the interior of the decorative frame 101 and has a movable part 309 described later. For example, when a specific effect is performed, the central movable unit 105 rotates and lowers the movable component 309 at the initial position (see FIG. 3) about an axis extending in the left-right direction. Thereby, the movable component 309 moves to a position that covers a part of the display unit 11 a of the liquid crystal display device 11.

  The left movable unit 106 is disposed on the left side in the decorative frame 101 and has a left door 188 described later. The right movable unit 107 is arranged on the right side in the decorative frame 101 and has a right door 189 described later. The left door 188 and the right door 189 are formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape having an appropriate thickness, and one plane faces forward in the initial position.

  For example, when a predetermined effect is performed, the left movable unit 106 rotates the left door 188 at the initial position (see FIG. 3) about an axis extending in the vertical direction. Further, the right movable unit 107 rotates the right door 189 at the initial position around an axis extending in the vertical direction when, for example, a predetermined effect is performed. In the pachislot 1, when a predetermined effect is performed, either the left door 188 or the right door 189 may be rotated, or both the left door 188 and the right door 189 may be rotated. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, a pedestal portion 13 is formed on the waist panel 12. The pedestal portion 13 is provided with various devices (medal slot 14, MAX bet button 15A, 1BET button 15B, start lever 16, stop buttons 17L, 17C, 17R, and settlement button 18) that are to be operated by the player. ing.

  The medal slot 14 is provided to accept a medal dropped on the pachislot 1 from the outside by the player. The medals accepted from the medal slot 14 are used for one game with a predetermined number (for example, three) as an upper limit, and the amount exceeding the predetermined number can be deposited inside the pachislot machine 1 (so-called credit function). ).

  The MAX bet button 15A and the 1BET button 15B are provided for determining the number of cards used for one game from medals deposited inside the pachislot 1. Further, the checkout button 18 is provided to draw out (discharge) the medals deposited inside the pachislot 1 to the outside.

  The start lever 16 is provided to start rotation of all reels (3L, 3C, 3R). The stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are provided in association with the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R, respectively, and each stop button is provided to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel. Hereinafter, the stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are referred to as a left stop button 17L, a middle stop button 17C, and a right stop button 17R, respectively.

  Although not shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal portion 13 is provided with a 7-segment display 6 (see FIG. 5) composed of a 7-segment LED (Light Emitting Diode). The 7-segment display 6 digitally stores information such as the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a privilege (hereinafter referred to as the number of payouts) and the number of medals deposited in the pachislot 1 (hereinafter referred to as the number of credits). indicate.

  At the lower part of the door body 9, a medal payout outlet 24, a medal tray 25, speakers 20L, 20R and the like are provided. The medal payout port 24 guides medals discharged by driving a medal payout device 33 described later to the outside. The medal tray 25 stores medals discharged from the medal payout opening 24. In addition, the speakers 20L and 20R output sound such as sound effects and music corresponding to the production contents.

[Internal structure]
Next, the internal structure of the pachislo 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the pachi-slot 1.

  The cabinet 2a is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with one surface on the front side opened. A main board 31 constituting a main control circuit 41 (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, is provided in the upper part of the cabinet 2a. The main control circuit 41 is a circuit that controls the main operation of the game in the pachislot machine 1 and the flow between the operations, such as determination of an internal winning combination, rotation and stop of each reel, determination of the presence / absence of a prize, and the like. The specific configuration of the main control circuit 41 will be described later.

  Three reels (a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R) are provided in the center of the cabinet 2a. Although not shown in FIG. 4, each reel is connected to a corresponding stepping motor described later (any of stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R in FIG. 5) via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. .

  A medal payout device 33 (hereinafter referred to as a hopper 33) having a structure capable of storing a large amount of medals and discharging them one by one is provided in the lower part of the cabinet 2a. In addition, a power supply device 34 that supplies necessary power to each device of the pachislot machine 1 is provided on one side of the hopper 33 (left side in the example shown in FIG. 4) in the cabinet 2a.

  A sub-board 32 constituting a sub-control circuit 42 (see FIG. 5 and FIG. 6) to be described later is provided on the upper portion of the back side of the front door 2b (the part opposite to the display screen side). The sub-control circuit 42 is a circuit that controls the execution of effects by displaying images. The specific configuration of the sub control circuit 42 will be described later.

  Furthermore, a selector 35 is provided at a substantially central portion on the back surface side of the front door 2b. The selector 35 is a device for selecting whether or not the material, shape, and the like of medals inserted from the outside through the medal insertion slot 14 (see FIG. 2) are appropriate. To guide. Although not shown in FIG. 4, a medal sensor 35 </ b> S (see FIG. 5) that detects that an appropriate medal has passed is provided on the path through which the medal passes in the selector 35.

<Configuration of circuits provided in pachislot>
Next, a configuration of a circuit included in the pachislo 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram of the entire circuit provided in the pachi-slot 1. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the sub-control circuit.

  The pachi-slot 1 includes a main control circuit 41, a sub-control circuit 42, and peripheral devices (actuators) that are electrically connected to these circuits.

[Main control circuit]
The main control circuit 41 is mainly configured by a microcomputer 50 installed on a circuit board (main board 31). As other components, the main control circuit 41 includes a clock pulse generation circuit 54, a frequency divider 55, a random number generator 56, a sampling circuit 57, a display unit drive circuit 64, a hopper drive circuit 65, and a payout completion signal circuit. 66.

  The microcomputer 50 includes a main CPU 51, a main ROM (Read Only Memory) 52, and a main RAM (Random Access Memory) 53.

  The main ROM 52 stores a control program for various processes executed by the main CPU 51, a data table such as an internal lottery table, data for transmitting various control commands (commands) to the sub control circuit 42, and the like. . The main RAM 53 is provided with a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

  Connected to the main CPU 51 are a clock pulse generation circuit 54, a frequency divider 55, a random number generator 56 and a sampling circuit 57. The clock pulse generation circuit 54 and the frequency divider 55 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 51 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 56 generates a random number in a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535). Then, the sampling circuit 57 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

  Various switches and sensors are connected to the input port of the microcomputer 50. The main CPU 51 receives input signals from various switches and controls the operation of peripheral devices such as stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R.

  The stop switch 17S detects that each of the left stop button 17L, the middle stop button 17C, and the right stop button 17R has been pressed (stop operation) by the player. The start switch 16S detects that the start lever 16 has been operated by the player (start operation). The settlement switch 18S detects that the settlement button has been pressed by the player.

  The medal sensor 35S detects that a medal inserted into the medal slot 14 has passed through the selector 35. Further, the bet switch 15S detects that the bet button (the MAX bet button 15A or the 1BET button 15B) has been pressed by the player.

  As peripheral devices whose operation is controlled by the microcomputer 50, there are three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R, a 7-segment display 6, and a hopper 33. A drive circuit for controlling the operation of each peripheral device is connected to the output port of the microcomputer 50.

  The motor drive circuit 62 controls the drive of the three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R provided corresponding to the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R, respectively. The reel position detection circuit 63 detects, for each reel, a reel index indicating that the reel has made one rotation by an optical sensor having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit.

  Each of the three stepping motors 61L, 61C, 61R has a configuration in which the momentum is proportional to the number of output pulses, and the rotation axis can be stopped at a specified angle. The driving force of each stepping motor is transmitted to the corresponding reel via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. Each time one pulse is output to each stepping motor, the corresponding reel rotates at a constant angle.

  The main CPU 51 detects the reel index of each reel and then counts the number of times a pulse is output to the corresponding stepping motor, thereby determining the rotation angle of each reel (specifically, how many reels the number of symbols is). Only managed).

  Here, the management of the rotation angle of each reel will be specifically described. The number of pulses output to each stepping motor is counted by a pulse counter (not shown) provided in the main RAM 53. Each time the output of a predetermined number of pulses (for example, 16 times) necessary for the rotation of one symbol is counted by the pulse counter, the value of the symbol counter (not shown) provided in the main RAM 53 is set to “1”. "Is added. A symbol counter is provided for each reel. The value of the symbol counter is cleared when the reel index is detected by the reel position detection circuit 63.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, by managing the value of the symbol counter, it is managed how many symbols have been rotated since the reel index was detected. Therefore, the position of each symbol on each reel is detected with reference to the position where the reel index is detected.

  The display unit drive circuit 64 controls the operation of the 7-segment display 6. The hopper drive circuit 65 controls the operation of the hopper 33. The payout completion signal circuit 66 manages the detection of medals performed by the medal detection unit 33S provided in the hopper 33, and checks whether or not medals discharged from the hopper 33 have reached a predetermined payout number. To do.

[Sub control circuit]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sub control circuit 42 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 41, and performs processing such as determination and execution of effect contents based on a command transmitted from the main control circuit 41. . The sub control circuit 42 basically includes a sub CPU 81, a sub ROM 82, a sub RAM 83, a rendering processor 84, a drawing RAM 85, and a driver 86, as shown in FIG. Further, the sub-control circuit 42 includes a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 90, an audio RAM 91, an A / D (Analog to Digital) converter 92, an amplifier 93, a central movable unit drive circuit 96, a left movable unit drive circuit 97, and a right movable. A unit driving circuit 98 and a rotating lamp driving circuit 99 are included.

  The sub CPU 81 performs video, sound, and light output control according to the control program stored in the sub ROM 82 in accordance with the command transmitted from the main control circuit 41. The sub ROM 82 basically has a program storage area and a data storage area.

  Various control programs executed by the sub CPU 81 are stored in the program storage area. The control program stored in the program storage area includes, for example, a main board communication task for controlling communication with the main control circuit 41, a production random number value, and determination of production contents (production data). An effect registration task for performing registration, a drawing control task for controlling display of an image by the liquid crystal display device 11 based on the determined content of the effect, a lamp control task for controlling light output by the lamp group 21, and a speaker A program such as a voice control task for controlling sound output by 20L and 20R is included.

  In the data storage area, for example, a storage area for storing various data tables, a storage area for storing effect data constituting various effects, a storage area for storing animation data relating to creation of video, and sound data relating to BGM and sound effects And various storage areas such as a storage area for storing lamp data relating to a light on / off pattern.

  The sub RAM 83 has a storage area for registering the determined contents and effects data, a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 41, and the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the sub control circuit 42 includes the liquid crystal display device 11, the speakers 20 </ b> L and 20 </ b> R, the lamp group 21, the central movable unit 105, the left movable unit 106, the right movable unit 107, and the rotating lamp 543. And other peripheral devices are connected. That is, the operations of these peripheral devices are controlled by the sub control circuit 42.

  In the present embodiment, the sub CPU 81, the rendering processor 84, the drawing RAM 85 (including the frame buffer), and the driver 86 create a video according to the animation data designated by the contents of the presentation, and the created video is generated by the liquid crystal display device 11. Is displayed.

  Further, the sub CPU 81, DSP 90, audio RAM 91, A / D converter 92, and amplifier 93 output sounds such as BGM from the speakers 20L and 20R according to the sound data specified by the production contents. Further, the sub CPU 81 turns on and off the lamp group 21 in accordance with the lamp data designated by the contents of the effect.

  The sub CPU 81 and the central movable unit drive circuit 96 drive the central movable unit 105 in accordance with the central movable unit drive data specified by the contents of effects. That is, the central movable unit 105 is driven when a specific effect is performed, and moves the movable component 309 to a position covering a part of the display unit 11 a of the liquid crystal display device 11.

  Further, the sub CPU 81 and the left movable unit drive circuit 97 drive the left movable unit 106 in accordance with the left movable unit drive data designated by the effect contents. The sub CPU 81 and the right movable unit drive circuit 98 drive the right movable unit 107 according to the right movable unit drive data specified by the contents of the effect. Further, the sub CPU 81 and the rotating lamp driving circuit 99 drive the rotating lamp 543 according to the rotating lamp driving data designated by the contents of the effect.

<Front panel configuration>
Next, the configuration of the front panel 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the front panel 10.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the front panel 10 includes a decorative frame 101, a protective cover 102 that covers the front surface of the decorative frame 101, a central movable unit 105, a left movable unit 106, and a right movable unit that are attached to the decorative frame 101. 107.

[Decoration frame]
The decorative frame 101 shows a specific example of the front portion, and is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a panel opening 101a. The decorative frame 101 includes an upper frame portion 111, a lower frame portion 112, a left frame portion 113, and a right frame portion 114. The decorative frame 101 is formed such that a pattern is generated on the surface by mixing a resin with a mixture and performing injection molding. In order to generate a pattern on the surface by such molding, for example, the position of the injection gate may be adjusted.

  The upper frame portion 111 is provided with a plurality of upper engagement holes 111a that open forward. The openings of the plurality of upper engagement holes 111a are each formed in a horizontally long rectangle. An upper engagement piece 126 (described later) of the protective cover 102 is inserted into the plurality of upper engagement holes 111a.

  Further, the left frame portion 113 is provided with a plurality of left engagement holes 113a that open forward, and the right frame portion 114 is provided with a plurality of right engagement holes 114a that open forward. The openings of the plurality of left engagement holes 113a and right engagement holes 114a are each formed in a vertically long rectangle. A left engagement piece 127 and a right engagement piece 128, which will be described later, of the protective cover 102 are inserted into the plurality of left engagement holes 113a and right engagement holes 114a.

[Protective cover]
Next, the protective cover 102 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the front panel 10. FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the protective cover 102. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the protective cover 102.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the protective cover 102 is formed of a synthetic resin having translucency, and includes a front surface portion 121 facing forward, an upper surface portion 122 facing upward, a lower surface portion 123 facing downward, and a side. It has a left side surface portion 124 and a right side surface portion 125 that face toward each other.

  Switch notches 121a and 121b for exposing the production switches 22L and 22R are formed in the lower portion of the front surface portion 121. These switch notches 121a and 121b are formed in an arc shape corresponding to the outer shape of the production switches 22L and 22R.

  A plurality of upper engagement pieces 126 are provided on the end surface of the upper surface portion 122. The plurality of upper engagement pieces 126 are formed in a flat plate shape having a plane substantially orthogonal to the vertical direction, and have flexibility. Further, on the upper surface (one plane) of the plurality of upper engagement pieces 126, engagement protrusions 126a are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the upper engagement piece 126 is inserted into the plurality of upper engagement holes 111 a of the decorative frame 101, the engagement protrusion 126 a is a locking protrusion provided on the upper frame portion 111 of the decorative frame 101. Engage with 111b. Then, after the engaging protrusion 126a is engaged with the locking convex portion 111b, the pressing member 116 is attached to the upper frame portion 111 of the decorative frame 101.

  The pressing member 116 is in contact with the lower surface (the other flat surface) of the upper engagement piece 126 to prevent (restrict) deformation of the upper engagement piece 126. As a result, the engagement between the engagement protrusion 126a and the locking projection 111b is difficult to be released, and the protective cover 102 can be prevented from being detached from the decorative frame 101.

  The left side surface portion 124 and the right side surface portion 125 of the protective cover 102 are continuous with the front surface portion 121 at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction. Accordingly, the left side surface portion 124 and the right side surface portion 125 have a protruding piece 124A and a protruding piece 125A that protrude forward from the front surface portion 121. End surfaces facing the front of the left side surface portion 124 and the right side surface portion 125 are end surfaces on the protruding piece 124A and the protruding piece 125A side, and are formed in an arc shape so that the central portion protrudes most forward.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of left engagement pieces 127 are provided on an end surface facing the rear side of the left side surface portion 124. A plurality of right engagement pieces 128 are provided on the end surface facing the rear side of the right side surface portion 125. The plurality of left engagement pieces 127 and the plurality of right engagement pieces 128 are formed in a flat plate shape having a plane substantially orthogonal to the left-right direction.

  The right side surface portion 125 is provided with a decoration portion 125a. The decorative portion 125 a is formed by applying a texture to a part of the outer surface of the right side surface portion 125. The decorative portion 125a emits light upon receiving light emitted from a light source (not shown) provided in the back of the right engagement hole 114a of the decorative frame 101. In the right side surface 125, a region where the decorative portion 125a is not provided is a light transmitting portion that transmits light.

  Further, the left side surface portion 124 is provided with a decorative portion (not shown) similar to the decorative portion 125a of the right side surface portion 125. A decorative portion (not shown) of the left side surface portion 124 receives light emitted from a light source (not shown) provided in the back of the left engagement hole 113a of the decorative frame 101 and emits light. In the left side surface portion 124, a region where the decoration portion is not provided is a light transmitting portion that transmits light.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the thickness t1 of the upper surface portion 122, the left side surface portion 124, and the right side surface portion 125 is larger than the thickness t2 of the front surface portion 121. Thereby, durability of the protective cover 102 can be ensured, or durability of the protective cover 102 can be improved. Further, the visibility of the display unit 11a of the liquid crystal display device 11 and the movable units 105, 106, and 107 via the front surface part 121 can be ensured.

  On the other hand, the visibility of the movable units 105, 106, 107 and the like via the upper surface portion 122, the left side surface portion 124, and the right side surface portion 125 is lower than when the front surface portion 121 is interposed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a decorative portion is provided on the left side surface portion 124 and the right side surface portion 125 to emit light. This makes it difficult for the player to recognize that the visibility of the movable units 105, 106, 107, etc. via the left side surface portion 124 and the right side surface portion 125 is lower than that through the front surface portion 121.

Moreover, since the decoration part 125a of the right side part 125 is formed ahead of the translucent part (area | region in which the decoration part 125a in the right side part 125 is not provided), it is closer to a player than the translucent part. This makes it easier for the player to recognize the effect that the decorative portion 125a emits.
The thickness obtained by removing the thickness of the decorative portion 125a from the thickness t1 of the right side surface portion 125 and the thickness obtained by removing the thickness of the decorative portion (not shown) from the thickness t1 of the left side surface portion 124 are smaller than the thickness t2.

  Furthermore, since the structure for attaching the protective cover 102 to the decorative frame 101 also serves as a structure for guiding light from a light source (not shown) to the protective cover 102, a space for arranging both structures can be reduced.

[Configuration of right movable unit]
Next, the configuration of the right movable unit 107 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the right movable unit 107. FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the right movable unit 107.
The right movable unit 107 is formed symmetrically with the left movable unit 106 and is assembled by similar components. Therefore, here, the right movable unit 107 is taken as an example, and its components will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the right movable unit 107 includes an upper cover 134, a door main body 135, and a door drive mechanism 136.

  The upper cover 134 is disposed above the door body 135 and is fixed to the upper frame portion 111 of the decorative frame 101. The upper cover 134 covers the upper part of the door drive mechanism 136. The door main body 135 has a first rotation shaft 231 extending in the vertical direction, and a right door 189 (described later) rotates about the first rotation shaft 231. The door driving mechanism 136 generates a driving force for rotating the right door 189 and transmits the driving force to the first rotating shaft 231.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the upper cover 134.
As shown in FIG. 13, the upper cover 134 includes a cover main body 141, a light guide plate 142, and a decorative light emitting unit 143.

  The cover main body 141 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped shape whose rear is opened, and has a front surface portion 151, an upper surface portion 152, a lower surface portion 153, and left and right side surface portions 154 and 155. The front part 151 is provided with an opening 151a. The opening 151 a opens a region on the left side from the center of the front surface portion 151.

  An LED substrate 157 is attached to the inner surface of the front surface portion 151, and the left half of the LED substrate 157 is exposed from the opening 151a. A pair of engagement grooves 157 a and 157 a are formed on the left end surface of the LED substrate 157. An effect light guide plate 162 (see FIG. 14) described later is engaged with the pair of engagement grooves 157a and 157a. A plurality of LEDs 158a and LEDs 158b (see FIG. 14) are mounted on a flat surface 157b facing the front of the LED substrate 157.

  In the front part 151, a light transmission part 151b is provided on the right side of the opening 151a. The light transmitting portion 151b is formed in a substantially square shape with a synthetic resin having a light transmitting property, and is a decorative portion imitating a bird's eye. The LED 158b (see FIG. 14) mounted on the LED substrate 157 is opposed to the light transmission portion 151b. The light emitted from the LED 158b is transmitted through the light transmission portion 151b. Thereby, the effect that the light transmission part 151b emits light is performed.

  The light guide plate 142 includes a base portion 142a formed in a horizontally long rectangle, and a light emitting portion 142b that extends continuously and obliquely downward from the base portion 142a. The light emitted from the plurality of opposed LEDs 158 a is incident on the light guide plate 142. The light guide plate 142 guides the incident light to the light emitting unit 142b and emits the light from a plane facing the front of the light emitting unit 142b.

  The decorative light emitting unit 143 closes the opening 151 a of the cover main body 141. The decorative light emitting part 143 is a decorative part simulating a bird's beak, and includes a front plate part 159 whose planar shape is formed in an arc shape and a side plate part 160 provided on the periphery of the front plate part 159. Have.

  The front plate portion 159 is provided with a light transmission portion 159a formed of a transparent synthetic resin. The light transmitting portion 159 a faces the light emitting portion 142 b of the light guide plate 142. The light emitted from the light emitting portion 142b passes through the light transmitting portion 159a of the front plate portion 159. Thereby, the effect that the light transmission part 159a emits light is performed.

  Further, the side plate portion 160 is provided with notches (not shown) facing the pair of engaging grooves 157a and 157a of the LED substrate 157. An end portion of an effect light guide plate 162 (see FIG. 14) described later passes through the notch.

Here, the logo light guide component assembly will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the logo light guide component assembly. FIG. 15 is a rear view of the logo light guide component assembly. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of an end portion of the effect light guide plate 162.

  As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the logo light guide component assembly 161 is used for the production spanning the LED board 157 of the right movable unit 107, the LED board 167 of the left movable unit 106, and the LED boards 157 and 167. A light guide plate 162.

  A pair of engagement grooves 167 a and 167 a are formed on the right end surface of the LED substrate 167. The effect light guide plate 162 is engaged with the pair of engagement grooves 167a and 167a. A plurality of LEDs 168a and LEDs 168b are mounted on a plane 167b facing the front of the LED substrate 167.

  The effect light guide plate 162 is formed of an arc-shaped plate, and engaging portions 163 and 164 are provided at both ends. The engaging portions 163 and 164 of the effect light guide plate 162 are engaged with the LED substrates 157 and 167, respectively. In addition, a light emitting effect portion 165 including a character string related to the pachislot 1 is formed on the plane 162 a facing the front of the effect light guide plate 162.

  The effect light guide plate 162 is formed by providing a light emission effect part 165 by laser processing after performing a vapor deposition process on the light guide member that guides light so that light does not leak. Thereby, the effect light guide plate 162 guides the light incident from the end faces of both ends to the light emission effect unit 165 and causes the light emission effect unit 165 to emit the light.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the LED 158c is mounted on a flat surface 157c facing the back of the LED substrate 157. The LED 158c is disposed between the pair of engaging grooves 157a and 157a, and emits light toward the end face of one end of the effect light guide plate 162.

  An LED 168c is mounted on a flat surface 167c facing the back of the LED substrate 167. The LED 168c is disposed between the pair of engaging grooves 167a and 167a and emits light toward the end surface of the other end of the effect light guide plate 162. As mentioned above. The effect light guide plate 162 causes the light incident effect part 165 to emit light incident from the end faces of both ends. Thereby, the effect which the light emission effect part 165 of the light guide plate 162 for effects emits is performed.

Next, the engaging portions 163 and 164 will be described. In addition, since the engaging parts 163 and 164 are formed in the same shape, the structure is demonstrated here taking the engaging part 164 as an example.
As shown in FIG. 16, the engaging portion 164 includes a first sandwiching protrusion 171, a pair of second sandwiching protrusions 172 and 173, and a pair of groove insertion protrusions 174 and 175.

  The first clamping protrusion 171 protrudes substantially perpendicularly from the end face of one end of the effect light guide plate 162. The first sandwiching protrusion 171 is a central portion in the width direction of the effect light guide plate 162 and is disposed on the plane 162 a side of the effect light guide plate 162. The 1st clamping protrusion 171 has the contact surface 171a which faces back.

  The contact surface 171a of the first clamping protrusion 171 contacts the flat surface 157b of the LED substrate 157 (see FIG. 14). This restricts the rearward movement of the effect light guide plate 162.

  The pair of second sandwiching protrusions 172 and 173 protrude substantially vertically from the end face of one end of the effect light guide plate 162. These second sandwiching protrusions 172 and 173 are arranged on both sides in the width direction of the effect light guide plate 162 and on the plane side facing the rear of the effect light guide plate 162. The pair of second sandwiching protrusions 172 and 173 have contact surfaces 172a and 173b facing forward.

  The contact surfaces 172a and 173a of the pair of second sandwiching protrusions 172 and 173 are in contact with the flat surface 157c of the LED board 157 (see FIG. 14). Thereby, the forward movement of the effect light guide plate 162 is restricted.

The pair of groove insertion protrusions 174 and 175 protrude substantially perpendicularly from the end face of one end of the effect light guide plate 162, and are continuous with the contact surfaces 172a and 173a of the second holding protrusions 172 and 173, respectively. . These groove insertion protrusions 174 and 175 are arranged on both sides in the width direction of the effect light guide plate 162 and on the plane 162 a side of the effect light guide plate 162.
In addition, you may provide as a groove | channel insertion protrusion which concerns on this invention in the intermediate part of the plane 162a of the light guide plate 162 for production, and the plane which faces back.

  The pair of groove insertion protrusions 174, 175 are inserted into the pair of engagement grooves 157a, 157a of the LED substrate 157. This restricts the movement of the effect light guide plate 162 in the vertical direction and the movement to the right (side).

  Further, when the engaging portion 163 of the effect light guide plate 162 is engaged with the LED substrate 167, the movement of the effect light guide plate 162 to the front, rear, vertical direction, and left (side) is restricted. The As a result, the effect light guide plate 162 is fixed to the LED substrates 157 and 167 in a stable state.

  In this manner, the effect light guide plate 162 is fixed to the LED substrates 157 and 167 by engaging the effect light guide plate 162 with the LED substrates 157 and 167. Thereby, positioning of the effect light guide plate 162 with respect to the LEDs 158c and 168c can be performed easily and with high accuracy.

  Furthermore, the effect light guide plate 162 can be fixed to the LED boards 157 and 167 without using a fixing member such as a screw. As a result, the number of fixing members can be reduced, and the appearance of the effect light guide plate 162 can be prevented from being impaired. And since the relative position of LED158c, 168c and the light guide plate 162 for presentation does not shift | deviate, even if it makes the light guide plate 162 for production complicated, the light emission production | presentation part 165 can be light-emitted reliably.

  In addition, the effect light guide plate 162 is provided with an engaging portion 163 on an end surface thereof, and guides light incident from the end surface to the light emission effect portion 165. Thereby, the effect light guide plate 162 can be arranged on the side of the LED substrates 157 and 167. That is, the effect light guide plate 162 can be disposed to face the end surfaces of the LED substrates 157 and 167.

  As a result, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the place where the effect light guide plate 162 is disposed. Furthermore, since there is no need to arrange the effect light guide plate 162 and the LED substrates 157 and 167 in the front-rear direction, the effect light guide plate 162 and another effect member (for example, a movable part 309 described later) are opposed in the front-rear direction. Can be arranged.

  In the present embodiment, the effect light guide plate 162 is formed in an arc shape. However, the effect light guide plate according to the present invention has an appropriate shape as long as the effect light guide plate has an engaging portion that engages with the LED substrate. can do.

FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the door body 135.
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 17, the door body 135 includes a door exterior body 181, a tilting part 183, and a shaft member 184. The door exterior body 181 and the tilting part 183 constitute a right door 189. This right door shows a specific example of the rotating member according to the present invention.

  The door exterior body 181 includes a first door exterior body 185 and a second door exterior body 186. This door exterior body 181 shows a specific example of the exterior body according to the present invention.

  The first door exterior body 185 has a door plate portion 191, an upper surface portion 192, and a lower surface portion 193. The door plate portion 191 is described in a trapezoidal plate shape with a small lower side. The door plate portion 191 has an outer surface 191a facing forward and an inner surface 191b facing the second door exterior body 186 in a state where the right door 189 is disposed at the initial position (see FIG. 11).

  On the outer surface 191a of the door plate portion 191, a decorative projection 195 and a decorative translucent portion 196 are provided. The decorative protrusion 195 has a shape imitating a plurality of leaves, and is formed in the upper half region of the outer surface 191a. The decorative translucent portion 196 is disposed below the decorative protrusion 195. The decorative translucent part 196 is formed of a synthetic resin having translucency.

  The upper surface portion 192 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that extends along the upper side of the door plate portion 191. The upper surface portion 192 is provided with a shaft notch 192a and a bearing insertion groove 192b. The shaft notch 192a is provided on the end surface of the upper surface 192 that faces the second door exterior body 186, and is formed in a semicircular shape when viewed in the vertical direction.

  The bearing insertion groove 192b is provided at an intermediate portion in the thickness direction on the end surface of the upper surface portion 192 facing the second door exterior body 186, and extends in the horizontal direction. An engagement piece 235b of an on-axis fixing member 235 described later in the shaft member 184 is inserted into the bearing insertion groove 192b.

  The lower surface portion 193 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that extends along the lower side of the door plate portion 191. The lower surface portion 193 is provided with a shaft notch 193a. The shaft notch 193a is provided on the end surface of the lower surface 193 that faces the second door exterior body 186, and is formed in a semicircular shape when viewed in the vertical direction. The shaft notch 193a faces the shaft notch 192a in the vertical direction.

  The second door exterior body 186 is attached to the first door exterior body 185 using a fixing member such as a screw or an adhesive. The second door exterior body 186 includes a door plate portion 201, an upper surface portion 202, a lower surface portion 203, and a side surface portion 204.

  The door plate part 201 is described in a trapezoidal plate shape with a small lower side. The door plate portion 201 includes an outer surface 201a facing rearward and an inner surface 201b facing the inner surface 191b of the first door exterior body 185 in a state where the right door 189 is disposed at the initial position (see FIG. 11). Yes.

A tilt shaft 206 is rotatably attached to the inner surface 201b of the second door exterior body 186. The tilting shaft 206 extends substantially perpendicular to the inner surface 201b, and has a fitting portion 206a that fits into shaft fitting holes 218 and 219 described later of the tilting component 183. Thereby, the tilting component 183 rotates integrally with the tilting shaft 206.
In addition, as a tilting part which concerns on this invention, you may attach to the tilting axis | shaft fixed to the door exterior body so that rotation is possible. In this case, the tilting component rotates with respect to the tilting axis.

  The upper surface portion 202 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that extends along the upper side of the door plate portion 201. The upper surface portion 202 is provided with a shaft notch 202a and a bearing insertion groove 202b. The shaft notch 202a is provided on the end surface of the upper surface portion 202 that faces the first door exterior body 185, and is formed in a semicircular shape when viewed in the vertical direction.

  When the second door exterior body 186 is attached to the first door exterior body 185, the shaft notch 202a faces the shaft notch 192a of the first door exterior body 185 in the horizontal direction, and the circular upper fitting hole is formed. Form. A fitting cylinder 235a of the on-axis fixing member 235 is fitted into the upper fitting hole.

  The bearing insertion groove 202b is provided at an intermediate portion in the thickness direction on the end surface of the upper surface portion 202 facing the first door exterior body 185, and extends in the horizontal direction. An engagement piece 235b of an on-axis fixing member 235 described later in the shaft member 184 is inserted into the bearing insertion groove 202b.

  The lower surface portion 203 is formed in a plate shape that extends along the lower side of the door plate portion 201. The lower surface portion 203 is provided with a shaft notch 203a. The shaft notch 203a is provided on the end surface of the lower surface portion 203 facing the first door exterior body 185, and is formed in a semicircular shape when viewed from the up and down direction. The shaft notch 203a is opposed to the shaft notch 202a in the vertical direction.

  When the second door exterior body 186 is attached to the first door exterior body 185, the shaft notch 203a faces the shaft notch 193a of the first door exterior body 185 in the horizontal direction, and the circular lower fitting hole is formed. Form. In this lower fitting hole, a shaft lower fixing member 236 (to be described later) in the shaft member 184 is fitted so as not to rotate.

  The side surface portion 204 is continuous with the short side of the upper surface portion 202 opposite to the short side on the shaft notch 202 a side, and is formed in a rectangular plate shape substantially perpendicular to the upper surface portion 202. The side surface portion 204 constitutes a part of the side surface of the door body 135 that is opposite to the first rotation shaft 231. A translucent part 209 is provided at the center of the side part 204. The translucent part 209 is formed in a substantially circular shape with a synthetic resin having translucency.

  An LED substrate 207 is attached to the second door exterior body 186. The LED substrate 207 is described in a trapezoidal plate shape that becomes smaller as it goes downward, like the door plate portion 201. One flat surface 207 a of the LED substrate 207 faces the inner surface 191 b of the first door exterior body 185, and the other flat surface 207 b faces the inner surface 201 b of the second door exterior body 186.

  A plurality of LEDs 208 are mounted on the flat surfaces 207 a and 207 b of the LED substrate 207. The plurality of LEDs 208 are opposed to a light transmitting portion 209 of the side surface portion 204 and a light transmitting portion 229 described later of the tilting component 183.

FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the tilting part 183.
As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the tilting component 183 includes a first exterior body 211, a second exterior body 212, and a translucent plate 213. The tilting part 183 forms the outer shape of the right door 189 together with the first door outer body 185 and the second door outer body 186 (see FIG. 17). The outer shape of the right door 189 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the first exterior body 211 has a tilting plate portion 215 and a side surface portion 216. The tilting plate portion 215 is described in a trapezoidal plate shape having a large lower side. The tilting plate portion 215 has an outer surface 215a facing forward and an inner surface 215b facing the second exterior body 212 in a state where the right door 189 is disposed at the initial position (see FIG. 11).

  A decorative portion 217 is formed on the outer surface 215 a of the tilting plate portion 215. A shaft fitting hole 218 is provided on the upper side of the tilting plate portion 215. In this shaft fitting hole 218, the fitting portion 206a of the tilting shaft 206 is fitted.

  The side surface portion 216 is formed of a plate body having a plane substantially perpendicular to the tilting plate portion 215 and is continuous with one side extending in the vertical direction of the tilting plate portion 215. The side surface portion 216 forms the side surface (end surface) of the right door 189 together with the side surface portion 204 of the second door exterior body 186. The side surface portion 216 is provided with four through holes 216a.

  The second exterior body 212 is described in a trapezoidal plate shape having a large lower side, and is attached to the first exterior body 211 using a fixing member such as a screw or an adhesive. In the state where the right door 189 is disposed at the initial position (see FIG. 11), the second exterior body 212 includes an outer surface 212a facing rearward, and an inner surface 212b facing the tilting plate portion 215 of the first exterior body 211. Have.

  A shaft fitting hole 219 is provided on the upper side of the second exterior body 212. In this shaft fitting hole 219, the fitting portion 206a of the tilting shaft 206 is fitted. A plurality of translucent plate pressing pieces 221 and tilting engaging portions 222 are provided on the inner surface 212 b of the second exterior body 212.

  The translucent plate pressing pieces 221 are arranged at an appropriate interval in the vertical direction. The translucent plate pressing piece 221 is formed in a plate shape that protrudes substantially perpendicularly from the inner surface 212 b of the second exterior body 212, and includes two planes orthogonal to the vertical direction and the side surface of the first exterior body 211. It has an end surface 221 a that faces the portion 216. The end surfaces 221a of the plurality of translucent plate pressing pieces 221 are fixed with the translucent plate 213 sandwiched together with the side surface portion 216 of the first exterior body 211.

  The tilting engaging portion 222 is disposed on the lower side of the inner surface 212 b of the second exterior body 212. The tilting engaging portion 222 is formed in a plate shape that protrudes substantially perpendicularly from the inner surface 212b of the second exterior body 212, is inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and is orthogonal to the direction parallel to the inner surface 212b. Has a flat surface.

  One flat surface 222 a of the tilting engaging portion 222 faces the inner surface of the side surface portion 216, and the other flat surface 222 b of the tilting engaging portion 222 faces the shaft member 184. A first contact piece 242a (to be described later) of the shaft member 184 (see FIG. 17) contacts the flat surface 222a of the tilting engaging portion 222. Further, a later-described second contact piece 242b of the shaft member 184 (see FIG. 17) contacts the flat surface 222b of the tilting engaging portion 222.

  The translucent plate 213 is formed in a vertically long rectangle with a synthetic resin having translucency. One flat surface 213 a of the translucent plate 213 comes into contact with the inner surface of the side surface portion 216 in the first exterior body 211. Four light transmitting portions 229 are provided on the flat surface 213 a of the light transmitting plate 213. The four light transmitting portions 229 are inserted into the four through holes 216 a of the first exterior body 211 and exposed from the side surface portion 216.

  As described above, the plurality of LEDs 208 (see FIG. 17) mounted on the LED substrate 207 are opposed to the translucent portion 209 of the side surface portion 204 and the four translucent portions 229 of the tilting component 183. The light emitted from the plurality of LEDs mounted on the LED substrate 207 passes through the light transmitting portions 209 and 229. Thereby, the effect which the translucent parts 209 and 229 light-emit is performed.

FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the shaft member 184.
As shown in FIGS. 17 and 19, the shaft member 184 includes a first rotating shaft 231, a bearing portion 232, a bearing bracket 233, and a tilting shaft 234.

  The first rotation shaft 231 is formed in a columnar shape and extends in the vertical direction. An axial fixing member 235 is fixed to the upper end portion of the first rotation shaft 231. The on-axis fixing member 235 includes a fitting cylinder 235a that is fitted and fixed to the first rotating shaft 231 and an engagement piece 235b that is continuous with the fitting cylinder 235a.

  The fitting cylinder 235 a of the on-axis fixing member 235 is fitted into an upper fitting hole formed by the shaft notch 192 a of the first door exterior body 185 and the shaft notch 202 a of the second door exterior body 186. . The fitting cylinder 235a is fixed to a second driven gear 273, which will be described later, of the door drive mechanism 136.

The engagement piece 235 b of the on-axis fixing member 235 is inserted into the bearing insertion groove 192 b of the first door exterior body 185 and the bearing insertion groove 202 b of the second door exterior body 186. Thereby, the axial fixing member 235 is engaged with the first door exterior body 185 and the second door exterior body 186, and the first rotating shaft 231 and the right door 189 (see FIG. 12) are assembled together. That is, the right door 189 (door exterior body 181) rotates together with the first rotation shaft 231.
In addition, as a door exterior body (rotating member) which concerns on this invention, you may attach rotatably to the 1st rotating shaft fixed to the shaft member. In this case, the door exterior body rotates with respect to the first fixed shaft.

  A lower shaft fixing member 236 is fixed to the lower end portion of the first rotation shaft 231. The under-axis fixing member 236 is fitted and fixed to the first rotation shaft 231. The lower shaft fixing member 236 is non-rotatably fitted in a lower fitting hole formed by the shaft notch 193a of the first door exterior body 185 and the shaft notch 203a of the second door exterior body 186. Is done.

  The bearing part 232 supports the 1st rotation axis | shaft 231 so that rotation is possible. An LED substrate 237 is attached to the bearing portion 232. A plurality of LEDs 238 are mounted on the LED substrate 237. The light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 238 passes through the decorative translucent portion 196 of the first door exterior body 185. Thereby, the effect which the decoration translucent part 196 light-emits is performed.

  The bearing bracket 233 is fixed to the bearing portion 232 using a fixing member such as a screw. The bearing bracket 233 is fixed to a bearing fixing portion 252 (described later) of the door drive mechanism 136 using a fixing member such as a screw. That is, the bearing portion 232 is fixed to the bearing fixing portion 252 via the bearing bracket 233.

  The tilting shaft 234 is attached to the bearing portion 232 and the bearing bracket 233 using the second rotation shaft 239. The second rotation shaft 239 extends in the vertical direction and is rotatably supported by the lower portion of the bearing portion 232 and the bearing bracket 233. The tilting shaft 234 is fitted to the second rotating shaft 239 so as not to rotate. Therefore, the tilting shaft 234 rotates around the second rotation shaft 239.

  In the present embodiment, the tilting shaft 234 is configured to rotate together with the second rotating shaft 239. However, the tilting shaft according to the present invention may be rotatably attached to a second rotating shaft fixed to the shaft member. In this case, the tilting shaft rotates with respect to the second fixed shaft.

  The tilting shaft 234 has a fitting cylinder 241 that is fitted to the second turning shaft 239 so as not to be rotatable, and an engaging projection 242 that protrudes from the outer surface of the fitting cylinder 241. The engagement protrusion 242 is provided with a first contact piece 242a and a second contact piece 242b.

  The first contact piece 242a and the second contact piece 242b are opposed to each other with an appropriate gap in the horizontal direction. The first contact piece 242a contacts the flat surface 222a of the tilting engagement portion 222 of the tilting component 183, and the second contact piece 242b contacts the flat surface 222b of the tilting engagement portion 222 of the tilting component 183. Thereby, the distance from the 2nd rotation axis | shaft 239 to the engaging part 222 for tilting in the tilting component 183 becomes always constant.

FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the door drive mechanism 136.
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 20, the door drive mechanism 136 includes a case 251, a bearing fixing part 252 fixed to the case 251, and a motor 253 and a gear train 254 disposed inside the case 251. Yes.

  The case 251 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes an upper case member 256 and a lower case member 257. The upper case member 256 and the lower case member 257 are fixed using a fixing member such as a screw or an adhesive to form a hollow case 251. The upper case member 256 is formed with a through hole 256a through which the upper end portion of the first rotation shaft 231 (see FIG. 12) passes. Further, the lower case member 257 is formed with a through hole (not shown) through which the first rotation shaft 231 passes.

  The bearing fixing portion 252 includes a plate-like side plate portion 261 that is long in the vertical direction, an upper plate portion 262 that is continuous with the upper end of the side plate portion 261, and a lower plate portion 263 that is continuous with the lower end of the side plate portion 261. . The side plate portion 261 is fixed to the lower case member 257 of the case 251 using a fixing member such as a screw or an adhesive. Further, the bearing bracket 233 of the door main body 135 is fixed to the bearing fixing portion 252 by using a fixing member such as a screw or an adhesive.

  The upper plate portion 262 is formed in a plate shape having a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the side plate portion 261. A through hole 262a is formed in the upper plate portion 262. The upper end portion of the first rotating shaft 231 (see FIG. 12) that passes through the through hole 256a of the case 251 passes through the through hole 262a of the upper plate portion 262. A retaining washer 265 is attached to the upper end portion of the first rotation shaft 231 penetrating the through hole 262a.

  The lower plate portion 263 is formed in a plate shape having a plane opposite to the plane of the upper plate portion 262. A through hole 263 a is formed in the lower plate portion 263. The lower end portion of the first rotation shaft 231 (see FIG. 12) passes through the through hole 263a of the lower plate portion 263. A retaining washer (not shown) is attached to the lower end portion of the first rotation shaft 231 penetrating the through hole 263a.

  As the motor 253, for example, a stepping motor can be applied. The motor 253 is fixed to the upper case member 256 of the case 251 with a fixing member such as a screw in a posture in which the rotating shaft 268 protrudes downward.

  The gear train 254 is disposed on the lower case member 257 of the case 251. This gear train includes a drive gear 271, a first driven gear 272, and a second driven gear 273. The drive gear 271 is fixed to the rotation shaft 268 of the motor 253. The first driven gear 272 has a first tooth portion 272a and a second tooth portion 272b. The first tooth portion 272a meshes with the drive gear 271 and the second tooth portion 272b meshes with the second driven gear 273.

  Further, the first driven gear 272 has a detection piece 275. The detection piece 275 protrudes substantially vertically from a plane facing the upper side of the first driven gear 272, and is formed in an arc shape with the rotation center of the first driven gear 272 as a center point. In a state where the right door 189 is disposed at the initial position (see FIG. 11), the detection piece 275 is detected by the sensor 276. Accordingly, the sub CPU 81 (see FIG. 6) can determine that the right door 189 is disposed at the initial position.

  The second driven gear 273 has a through hole 273a. The through hole 273 a faces a through hole 256 a provided in the upper case member 256 of the case 251 and a through hole (not shown) provided in the lower case member 257. That is, the first rotation shaft 231 that passes through the case 251 passes through the through hole 273 a of the second driven gear 273.

  Further, the second driven gear 273 is fitted and fixed to the fitting cylinder 235 a of the on-axis fixing member 235 fixed to the first rotation shaft 231. Accordingly, when the second driven gear 273 rotates, the first rotation shaft 231 rotates, and the right door 189 fixed to the first rotation shaft 231 rotates about the first rotation shaft 231.

[Operation of right movable unit]
Next, the operation of the right movable unit 107 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 21 is a front view of the right movable unit 107 with the right door 189 in the initial position. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, in a state where the right door 189 is in the initial position, the right door 189 is closed, and the outer surface 191a of the door exterior body 181 faces forward. The tilting part 183 constitutes a part of the outer shape of the right door 189 and is exposed to the left side of the door exterior body 181. Thereby, the outer surface 215a of the tilting component 183 is visible from the front of the pachi-slot 1.

  As shown in FIG. 22, when the right door 189 is in the initial position, the second contact piece 242 b of the tilting shaft 234 is in contact with the flat surface 222 b of the tilting engaging portion 222. Accordingly, the tilting shaft 234 presses the lower part of the tilting component 183 in a direction away from the second rotation shaft 239 (leftward). As a result, the tilting component 183 is exposed to the left side of the door exterior body 181.

  When the right door 189 is in the initial position, the plurality of LEDs 238 of the bearing portion 232 face the decorative translucent portion 196 of the right door 189. Therefore, when the right door 189 is in the initial position, the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 238 of the bearing portion 232 is transmitted through the decorative light transmitting portion 196, and the decorative light transmitting portion 196 emits light.

  FIG. 23 is a front view of the right movable unit 107 while the right door 189 is rotating. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB shown in FIG.

  When the motor 253 (see FIG. 20) is driven from the state in which the right door 189 is in the initial position, the rotating shaft 268 rotates in one direction (R1 direction). The rotational force of the rotating shaft 268 is transmitted to the first rotating shaft 231 by the drive gear 271, the first driven gear 272, and the second driven gear 273, and the first rotating shaft 231 is unidirectionally (R1 direction). Rotate.

  As a result, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the right door 189 rotates about the first rotation shaft 231 in the R1 direction. Thereby, the side part 216 of the tilting part 183 can be visually recognized from the front of the pachi-slot 1.

  When the right door 189 rotates about the first rotation shaft 231 in the R1 direction, the tilting part 183 rotates together with the door exterior body 181 and is thus displaced in a direction away from the second rotation shaft 239. This is because the second rotation shaft 239 is located behind the first rotation shaft 231 and the tilting part 183 is displaced forward from the initial position.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 24, the first contact piece 242 a of the tilting shaft 234 is in contact with the flat surface 222 a of the tilting engaging portion 222. Accordingly, the distance between the lower portion of the tilting part 183 and the second rotation shaft 239 is kept constant, so that the tilting part 183 tilts around the tilting axis 206 (see FIG. 17). As a result, the tilting component 183 enters between the first door exterior body 185 and the second door exterior body 186.

  FIG. 25 is a front view of the right movable unit 107 after the right door 189 is rotated (in the open position). 26 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC shown in FIG.

  When the right door 189 rotates about the first rotation shaft 231 in the R1 direction to a predetermined angle (90 degrees in this embodiment), as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the right door 189 is in the open position. Be placed. Thereby, the outer surface 191a of the door exterior body 181 faces the right side and is difficult to visually recognize from the front of the pachislot 1.

  When the right door 189 further rotates in the R1 direction from the state shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the tilting component 183 is displaced in a direction further away from the second rotation shaft 239. At this time, as shown in FIG. 26, the first contact piece 242a of the tilting shaft 234 is in contact with the flat surface 222a of the tilting engaging portion 222.

  Thereby, the distance between the lower part of the tilting part 183 and the second rotating shaft 239 is kept constant, and the tilting part 183 further tilts around the tilting axis 206 (see FIG. 17). As a result, the tilting part 183 is accommodated between the first door exterior body 185 and the second door exterior body 186.

  On the other hand, the bearing portion 232 of the shaft member 184 does not rotate together with the first rotation shaft 231. Therefore, when the right door 189 is in the open position, the plurality of LEDs 238 (see FIG. 19) of the bearing portion 232 do not face the decorative translucent portion 196 (see FIG. 17) of the right door 189. Therefore, the effect which the decoration translucent part 196 light-emits is not performed.

  When the right door 189 is in the open position, one flat surface 207a of the LED board 207 (see FIG. 17) provided on the right door 189 faces the decorative translucent portion 196. Therefore, even when the right door 189 is in the open position, an LED (light source) facing the decorative translucent part 196 is mounted on the LED substrate 207, and the light emitted from the LED is transmitted through the decorative translucent part 196. Good. In this case, even when the right door 189 is in the open position, an effect in which the decorative translucent portion 196 emits light is performed.

  When the right door 189 is in the initial position, the bearing portion 232 and the bearing bracket 233 are disposed between the one flat surface 207a of the LED substrate 207 and the decorative translucent portion 196. Therefore, when the right door 189 is in the open position, the light of the LED facing the decorative translucent part 196 is blocked by the bearing part 232 and the bearing bracket 233 and does not reach the decorative translucent part 196.

  To return the right door 189 to the initial position, the motor 253 (FIG. 20) is driven to rotate the rotating shaft 268 in the other direction (R2 direction). Accordingly, the first rotation shaft 231 rotates in the other direction (R2 direction), and the right door 189 rotates about the first rotation shaft 231 in the R2 direction. At this time, since the tilting part 183 rotates together with the door exterior body 181, it is displaced in a direction approaching the second rotation shaft 239.

  However, the second contact piece 242 b of the tilting shaft 234 is in contact with the flat surface 222 b of the tilting engaging portion 222. Therefore, the distance between the lower part of the tilting part 183 and the second rotation shaft 239 is kept constant, and the tilting part 183 tilts around the tilting axis 206 (see FIG. 17). As a result, the tilting component 183 is exposed to the left side of the door exterior body 181.

  FIG. 27 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the front panel 10 after the right door 189 of the right movable unit 107 is rotated (in an open position).

  As shown in FIG. 27, when the right door 189 is disposed at the open position, the tilting component 183 is accommodated between the first door exterior body 185 (not shown) and the second door exterior body 186. Thereby, the tilting component 183 can be prevented from interfering with the protective cover 102 in the open position. That is, even if the right door 189 is moved in a direction (R1 direction) intersecting the display unit 11a, the tilting component 183 can be prevented from interfering with the protective cover 102. As a result, the interest of production using the right door 189 can be improved.

  Furthermore, the shape of the right door 189 in the state of being placed at the initial position can be designed without being constrained by the space limited by the protective cover 102. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the production using the right door 189 arranged at the initial position.

  Further, the second rotation shaft 239 is disposed at a position shifted from the first rotation shaft 231, and the tilting shaft 234 that rotates about the second rotation shaft 239 is engaged with the tilting component 183. As a result, the tilting component 183 is tilted as the right door 189 rotates.

  Thereby, the power for rotating the right door 189 and the power for tilting the tilting part 183 constituting a part of the right door 189 can be generated from one motor 253. As a result, the number of power sources (motors) can be reduced, and the drive mechanism of the right movable unit 107 can be reduced in size.

  In the present embodiment, the tilting component 183 forms part of the side surface (end surface) of the right door 189 at the initial position. However, as the tilting part according to the present invention, all the side surfaces of the right door may be formed at the initial position. In this case, in the open position, the length that the right door protrudes forward can be shortened.

[Configuration of central movable unit]
Next, the configuration of the central movable unit 105 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the central movable unit 105. FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the central movable unit 105.
As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the central movable unit 105 includes a support member 301, a decorative movable member 302, a rack member 303, a drive mechanism 304, and a biasing member 305.

  The decorative movable member 302 has a movable part 309. The movable component 309 is usually disposed at the initial position (see FIG. 28). In a state where the movable component 309 is disposed at the initial position, the rack member 303 is disposed behind the decorative movable member 302 and is difficult for the player to visually recognize.

  The support member 301 is fixed to the upper frame portion 111 of the decorative frame 101 using a fixing member such as a screw. The support member 301 has a substantially L-shaped vertical cross section, and has a support plate 311 having a plane substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and substantially perpendicular to the upper side of the support plate 311 in the vertical direction. And a gutter plate 312 having a flat surface.

  The support plate 311 of the support member 301 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction. A driver board 307 on which a motor driver 308 for controlling driving of a motor 392 (described later) of the drive mechanism 304 is mounted is attached to the right end portion of the support plate 311 using a fixing member such as a screw.

  A rack member 303, a drive mechanism 304, and an urging member 305 are attached to the support plate 311 using a fixing member such as a screw. Further, a movement restricting engagement portion 314 is supported on the support plate 311 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The movement restricting engagement portion 314 is formed in a substantially U shape that opens upward. The two rising pieces facing the left and right direction of the movement restricting engagement portion 314 are formed with inclined surfaces 314a and 314b that are inclined with respect to a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction.

  The inclined surfaces 314a and 314b of the movement restricting / engaging portion 314 engage with a lower inclined surface 378b (to be described later) of the rack member 303 and a rack drive gear 395 (to be described later) of the drive mechanism 304. Further, the movement restricting engagement portion 314 is biased forward by a compression coil spring 315 (see FIG. 37) which is a specific example of a biasing member.

FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view of the decorative movable member 302.
As shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, the decorative movable member 302 includes a rotation base 321, a slide base 322, a decorative cover 323, and an arch cover 324.

  As shown in FIG. 30, the rotating base 321 includes a base body 331, and a left slider guide 332 and a right slider guide 333 that are fixed to the base body 331. The base body 331 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. On the two short sides of the base body 331, rising pieces 334 and 335 extending in the vertical direction are provided.

  A first engagement portion 336 is provided on the rising piece 334 of the base body 331. The first engaging portion 336 is engaged with a connecting portion 425 described later of the biasing member 305 (see FIG. 29). A second engaging portion 337 is provided on the rising piece 335. The second engaging portion 337 and the rising piece 335 are formed with notches. A rotation shaft 394 (described later) of the drive mechanism 304 (see FIG. 29) passes through the notch.

  The left slider guide 332 is fixed to one end of the base body 331 in the longitudinal direction using a fixing member such as a screw. The left slider guide 332 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose lower surface is opened, and has an upper plate portion and four side plate portions that are continuous with the upper plate portion. On the upper plate portion of the left slider guide 332, a guide groove 332a and a spring fixing portion 332b are provided.

  The guide groove 332 a of the left slider guide 332 extends along the short direction of the base body 331 and guides the movement of the slide base 322. One end of a tension coil spring 356 that biases the slide base 322 is fixed to the spring fixing portion 332 b of the left slider guide 332.

  The right slider guide 333 is fixed to the other end of the base body 331 in the longitudinal direction using a fixing member such as a screw. The right slider guide 333 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape whose lower surface is opened, and has an upper plate portion and four side plate portions continuous to the upper plate portion. A guide groove 333 a and a spring fixing portion 333 b are provided on the upper surface portion of the right slider guide 333.

  The guide groove 333 a of the right slider guide 333 extends along the short direction of the base body 331 and guides the movement of the slide base 322. One end of a tension coil spring 357 that biases the slide base 322 is fixed to the spring fixing portion 333 b of the right slider guide 333.

  The slide base 322 is supported by the rotation base 321 so as to be linearly movable. The slide base 322 includes a base main body 341, a left slider fixing portion 342 and a right slider fixing portion 343 continuous with the base main body 341, and a left slider 344 and a right slider 345.

  The base body 341 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. Two hooks 347 and 348 are provided on one long side of the base body 341. The hooks 348 and 349 engage with a rack 362 described later of the rack member 303. An LED substrate 351 is attached to one plane of the base body 341. A plurality of LEDs 352 are mounted on the LED substrate 351.

  A reflector 353 and a decorative piece 354 are attached to the other long side of the base body 341 using a fixing member such as a screw. The reflector 353 faces the LED substrate 351, reflects light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 352, and guides the light to the decorative cover 323. Thereby, the effect that the decorative cover 323 emits light is performed. The decorative piece 354 faces forward when the movable part 309 is in the initial position (see FIG. 28).

  The left slider fixing portion 342 is continuous with one short side of the base body 341 and is formed in a plate shape parallel to the base body 341. On one plane of the left slider fixing part 342, a spring fixing part 342a is provided. The other end of the tension coil spring 356 is fixed to the spring fixing portion 342a. Further, a shaft engagement protrusion (not shown) is provided on the other plane of the left slider fixing portion 342. The shaft engaging protrusion (not shown) is slidably engaged with the guide groove 332a of the rotation base 321.

  The right slider fixing portion 343 is continuous with the other short side of the base main body 341 and is formed in a plate shape parallel to the base main body 341. On one plane of the right slider fixing portion 343, a spring fixing portion 343a is provided. The other end of the tension coil spring 357 is fixed to the spring fixing portion 343a. In addition, a shaft engagement protrusion 343b is provided on the other plane of the right slider fixing portion 343. The shaft engagement protrusion 343b is slidably engaged with the guide groove 333a of the rotation base 321.

  The left slider 344 is fixed to the shaft engaging protrusion of the left slider fixing portion 342 using a fixing member such as a screw. The left slider 344 is slidably engaged with the inner surface of the upper plate portion of the left slider guide 332.

  The right slider 345 is fixed to the shaft engaging protrusion 343b of the right slider fixing portion 343 using a fixing member such as a screw. The right slider 345 is slidably engaged with the inner surface of the upper plate portion of the right slider guide 333.

  Since the shaft engaging protrusion (not shown) of the left slider fixing portion 342 and the shaft engaging protrusion 343b of the right slider fixing portion 343 are slidably engaged with the guide grooves 332a and 333a of the rotation base 321, Movement in the direction (left-right direction) along the long side of the slide base 322 is restricted.

  Further, the sliders 344 and 345 are slidably engaged with the inner surfaces of the upper plate portions of the slider guides 332 and 333. The other flat surfaces of the slider fixing portions 342 and 343 are slidably engaged with the outer surfaces of the upper plate portions of the slider guides 332 and 333. This restricts the movement of the slide base 322 in the thickness direction (vertical direction at the initial position). As a result, the play of the slide base 322 can be suppressed.

The decorative cover 323 is fixed to the slide base 322 using a fixing member such as a screw, and covers the LED substrate 351, the reflector 353, and the slider fixing portions 342 and 343. The decorative cover 323 is formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin, and is a decorative portion that imitates the character's face related to the pachislot 1.
Light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 352 is reflected by the reflector 353 and guided to the decorative cover 323. Thereby, the effect that the decorative cover 323 emits light is performed.

  The slide base 322 and the decorative cover 323 constitute a movable part 309. The movable component 309 rotates together with the rotation base 321 and linearly moves along the guide grooves 332 a and 333 a of the rotation base 321.

  The arch cover 324 is fixed to the rotation base 321 by using a fixing member such as a screw and covers the slide base 322 and the decorative cover 323. The arch cover 324 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape. The outer peripheral surface of the arch cover 324 is decorated by providing irregularities.

FIG. 31 is an exploded perspective view of the rack member 303.
As shown in FIGS. 29 and 31, the rack member 303 includes a guide base 361, a rack 362, a substrate base 363, and a decorative cover 364.

  The guide base 361 is a rectangular plate having a plane perpendicular to the front-rear direction and extending in the left-right direction. The guide base 361 is fixed to the support member 301 (see FIG. 29) using a fixing member such as a screw. A rack guide 371 is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the guide base 361.

  The rack guide 371 is formed by providing a step portion protruding forward and extending in the vertical direction. The rack guide 371 guides the rack 362 engaged from behind the guide base 361 in the vertical direction. The rack guide 371 has a guide groove 371a extending in the vertical direction. A board fixing portion 376 (to be described later) of the rack 362 passes through the guide groove 371a.

FIG. 32 is a perspective view of the rack 362 as seen from the rear.
As illustrated in FIGS. 31 and 32, the rack 362 includes a rack body 373 and two hook engaging portions 374 and 375 that are continuous to the rack body 373.

  The rack body 373 includes a rack plate 373a formed of a rectangular plate extending in the vertical direction, and left and right side plates 373b and 373c continuous to the rack plate 373a. The side plates 373b and 373c have two planes orthogonal to the left-right direction.

  The rack plate 373a has two planes orthogonal to the front-rear direction. A substrate fixing portion 376 is provided on a plane facing the front of the rack plate 373a. The substrate base 363 is fixed to the substrate fixing portion 376. A tooth portion 377 and an engaging protrusion 378 are formed on a plane facing the rear of the rack plate 373a (see FIG. 32).

  The tooth portion 377 meshes with a rack drive gear 395 (see FIG. 29) described later of the drive mechanism 304. The engaging protrusion 378 is formed in a substantially V shape when viewed from the left-right direction, and has an upper inclined surface 378a that faces obliquely upward and a lower inclined surface 378b that faces obliquely downward. The inclined surfaces 314a and 314b of the movement restricting engaging portion 314 are in contact with the lower inclined surface 378b of the engaging protrusion 378 (see FIG. 37). Thus, the rack 377 (rack body 373) is prevented from moving downward in a state where the rotation base 321 is in the initial position.

  The two hook engaging portions 374 and 375 are continuous with the lower portions of the left and right side plates 373b and 373c in the rack main body 373 and protrude to the side of the rack main body 373. These hook engaging portions 374 and 375 are formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape whose front surface facing forward is opened. When the movable part 309 rotates together with the rotation base 321, the hooks 347 and 348 (FIG. 30) of the movable part 309 enter the inside of the hook engaging portions 374 and 375, and the two hooks 347 and 348 become two. Engage with the hook engaging portions 374 and 375.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the substrate base 363 includes a substrate case 381, an LED substrate 382 held by the substrate case 381, and a plurality of LEDs 383 mounted on the LED substrate 382. The substrate case 381 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. A fixing projection 385 is provided on the upper side of the substrate case 381. The fixing protrusion 385 is fixed to the substrate fixing portion 376 using a fixing member such as a screw.

  The LED substrate 382 is fixed to a plane facing the front of the substrate base 363 using a fixing member such as a screw. A plurality of LEDs 383 are mounted on the LED substrate 382. The plurality of LEDs 383 face the decorative cover 364.

  The decorative cover 364 is fixed to the guide base 361 using a fixing member such as a screw, and covers the substrate base 363 in a state where the movable component 309 is disposed at the initial position (see FIG. 28). The decorative cover 364 is formed of a light-transmitting synthetic resin, and is a decorative portion that imitates the back of the character related to the pachislot 1.

FIG. 33 is an exploded perspective view of the drive mechanism 304.
As shown in FIG. 33, the drive mechanism 304 includes a case 391, a motor 392 disposed in the case 391, a gear train 393, a rotation shaft 394, and a rack drive gear 395.

  The case 391 is fixed to the support plate 311 of the support member 301 using a fixing member such as a screw. The case 391 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a first case member 397, a second case member 398, and a lid member 399.

  The first case member 397 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape whose left side surface is opened, and has an upper surface portion 397a, a lower surface portion 397b, a front surface portion 397c, a rear surface portion 397d, and a right side surface portion 397e. A through hole 397f is formed in the right side surface portion 397e of the first case member 397.

  The second case member 398 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape whose left side surface facing the right side surface portion 397e of the first case member 397 is opened. The upper surface portion 398a, the lower surface portion 398b, the front surface portion 398c, and the rear surface portion 398d. And a right side surface portion 398e. The second case member 398 is fixed to the first case member 397 using a fixing member such as a screw. The second case member 398 and the right side surface portion 397e of the first case member 397 form a motor storage chamber in which the motor 392 is stored.

  The lid member 399 is fixed to the first case member 397 using a fixing member such as a screw, and closes the opening of the first case member 397. The lid member 399 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape having a plane orthogonal to the left-right direction, and has a through hole 399a.

  The motor 392 shows a specific example of a drive source, and for example, a stepping motor can be applied. The motor 392 is fixed to the second case member 398 by using a fixing member such as a screw in a posture in which the rotating shaft 400 protrudes to the left. The rotation shaft 400 of the motor 392 passes through the through hole 397f of the first case member 397.

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the gear train 393.
As shown in FIG. 34, the gear train 393 includes a drive gear 401, a reduction gear 402, a first rotating gear 403, a second rotating gear 404, a first rack gear 405, and a second rack gear. And a gear 406.

  The drive gear 401, the reduction gear 402, the first rotation gear 403, and the second rotation gear 404 constitute a rotation mechanism that transmits the driving force of the motor 392 and rotates the rotation base 231. The drive gear 401, the reduction gear 402, the first rack gear 405, the second rack gear 406, the rotation shaft 394, and the rack drive gear 395 transmit the driving force of the motor 392 and slide on the slide base 232. It constitutes a sliding mechanism for (direct movement).

  The drive gear 401 is fixed to the rotating shaft 400 of the motor 392. The reduction gear 402 is rotatably supported by the first case member 397. The reduction gear 402 has a first tooth portion 402a, a second tooth portion 402b, and a third tooth portion 402c arranged in the axial direction. The first tooth portion 402 a of the reduction gear 402 meshes with the drive gear 401.

  The first rotating gear 403 is rotatably supported by the first case member 397. The first rotating gear 403 meshes with the third tooth portion 402 c of the reduction gear 402. The second turning gear 404 is rotatably fitted to a turning shaft 394 extending in the left-right direction. A tooth portion 408 that meshes with the first rotating gear 403 is formed on the outer peripheral surface 404 a of the second rotating gear 404.

  The tooth portion 408 of the second rotating gear 404 is formed with a predetermined length in the circumferential direction of the second rotating gear 404. That is, the outer peripheral surface 404a of the second rotating gear 404 includes a region where the tooth portion 408 is formed and a region where the tooth portion 408 is not formed.

  Therefore, when the first rotating gear 403 rotates, a period in which the second rotating gear 404 rotates and a period in which the second rotating gear 404 does not rotate occur. Then, during the period in which the second rotating gear 404 rotates, the second rotating gear 404 rotates within a range of a predetermined angle (90 degrees in the present embodiment).

  That is, the tooth portion 408 is formed in a region corresponding to a rotation angle required until the rotation base 321 is rotated from the initial position to the rotation end position on the outer peripheral surface 404a of the second rotation gear 404. . Thereby, there is no need to separately provide a member that temporarily interrupts transmission of power by the rotation mechanism. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the drive mechanism 304 can be reduced in size and weight.

  Further, the second rotating gear 404 is provided with an engaging cylinder portion 409. The axis of the engagement cylinder portion 409 is coincident with the axis of the second rotating gear 404. A second engagement portion 337 (see FIG. 29) of the decorative movable member 302 is fitted and fixed to the engagement tube portion 409. Further, the second engagement portion 337 is rotatably fitted to the rotation shaft 394. As a result, when the second rotating gear 404 rotates, the decorative movable member 302 rotates around the rotation shaft 394.

  A washer 410 is attached to the rotation shaft 394. The washer 410 restricts the second engaging portion 337 from moving in a direction in which the second engaging portion 337 comes out of the engaging tube portion 409.

  The rack first gear 405 is rotatably supported by the first case member 397. The first rack gear 405 meshes with the second tooth portion 402 b of the reduction gear 402. The first rack gear 405 meshes with the second rack gear 406. The second rack gear 406 is fitted and fixed to one end of the rotation shaft 394. Therefore, when the rack first gear 405 rotates, the rotation shaft 394 rotates together with the rack second gear 406.

  The rack driving gear 395 is fitted and fixed to the other end portion of the rotating shaft 394. A tooth portion 411 that meshes with a tooth portion 377 (see FIG. 32) of the rack 362 is formed on the outer peripheral surface 395 a of the rack drive gear 395.

  The teeth 411 of the rack drive gear 395 are formed with a predetermined length in the circumferential direction of the rack drive gear 395. That is, the outer peripheral surface 395a of the rack drive gear 395 includes a region where the tooth portion 411 is formed and a region where the tooth portion 411 is not formed. Therefore, when the rack drive gear 395 rotates, a period during which the rack 362 (see FIG. 32) operates and a period during which the rack 362 (see FIG. 32) does not operate occur.

  In other words, the tooth portion 411 corresponds to the rotation angle required until the sliding operation of the slide base 322 is completed after the rotation base 321 rotates to the rotation end position on the outer peripheral surface 395a of the rack drive gear 395. It is formed in the area to be. Thereby, it is not necessary to separately provide a member that temporarily interrupts transmission of power by the sliding mechanism. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the drive mechanism 304 can be reduced in size and weight.

  Further, release protrusions 395a and 395b are provided on both side surfaces of the rack drive gear 395. These release protrusions 395a and 395b abut against the inclined surfaces 314a and 314b of the movement restricting engagement portion 314 and press the movement restricting engagement portion 314 rearward as the rack drive gear 395 rotates.

  As a result, the inclined surfaces 314a and 314b of the movement restricting engagement portion 314 are separated from the lower inclined surface 378b of the rack 377, and the engagement between the engaging protrusion 378 of the rack 377 and the movement restricting engagement portion 314 is released. As a result, the rack 377 (rack body 373) can move downward. In the present embodiment, the release protrusion 378 is disengaged so that the engagement protrusion 378 of the rack 377 and the movement restricting engagement part 314 are disengaged immediately before the rotation base 321 is disposed at the rotation end position. 395a and 395b are arranged.

  In addition, the rotation shaft 394 is rotatably supported by the bearing member 415. The bearing member 415 is fixed to a support plate 311 (see FIG. 29) of the support member 301 using a fixing member such as a screw.

  In the present embodiment, the rotational force of the rotation shaft 400 in the motor 392 is transmitted via the drive gear 401, the reduction gear 402, the first rack gear 405, the second rack gear 406, the rotation shaft 394, and the rack drive gear 395. The configuration is such that the rack member 303 is transmitted. However, the driving mechanism (sliding mechanism) according to the present invention may be configured to transmit the rotational force of the rotating shaft 400 in the motor 392 from the driving gear to the rack member 303.

  In the present embodiment, the rotational force of the rotating shaft 400 in the motor 392 is transmitted to the rotation base 321 via the drive gear 401, the reduction gear 402, the first rotation gear 403, and the second rotation gear 404. did. However, the drive mechanism (rotation mechanism) according to the present invention may be configured to transmit the rotational force of the rotation shaft 400 in the motor 392 from the drive gear to the rotation base 321.

FIG. 35 is an exploded perspective view of the biasing member 305.
As shown in FIG. 35, the urging member 305 includes an urging base 421, a cover 422, a stopper 423, a tension coil spring 424, and a connecting portion 425.

  The biasing base 421 is fixed to a support plate 311 (see FIG. 29) of the support member 301 using a fixing member such as a screw. The biasing base 421 includes an upper base portion 431 and a lower base portion 432 that is continuous with the lower portion of the upper base portion 431.

  The upper base portion 431 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape whose left side surface and lower surface are opened, and has a front surface portion 431a, a rear surface portion 431b, an upper surface portion 431c, and a right side surface portion 431d. A spring fixing portion (not shown) to which one end of the tension coil spring 424 is fixed is provided on the right side surface portion 431d of the upper base portion 431.

  The lower base portion 432 is formed of a substantially L-shaped plate body, and includes a right side plate 432a continuous with the right side surface portion 431d of the upper base portion 431 and a rear surface plate 432b continuous with the rear surface portion 431b of the upper base portion 431. Yes. A through hole 432 c is formed in the right side plate 432 a of the lower base portion 432.

  The cover 422 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction. The cover 422 is fixed to the upper base portion 431 of the biasing base 421 using a fixing member such as a screw, and faces the right side surface portion 431d and the right side plate 432a of the biasing base 421.

  The stopper 423 is formed in a crank shape and includes a spring fixing portion 434, an intermediate portion 435, and a connection portion 436. The spring fixing portion 434 is formed in a columnar shape extending in the left-right direction. The other end of the tension coil spring 424 is fixed to one end portion in the axial direction of the spring fixing portion 434 using a fixing member such as a screw.

  The intermediate portion 435 is continuous with the other end portion in the axial direction of the spring fixing portion 434 and extends substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the spring fixing portion 434. The connection portion 436 is continuous with an end portion on the opposite side of the end portion continuous with the spring fixing portion 434 in the intermediate portion 435. This connection part 436 is formed in the column shape extended in the left-right direction. The connecting portion 436 passes through the through hole 432c of the lower base portion 432 in the biasing base 421, and is rotatably fitted to the lower base portion 432.

  The axial center of the connecting portion 436 and the fixed portion of one end of the tension coil spring 424 are located on the same virtual plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the connecting portion 436 rotates and the axial center of the spring fixing portion 434 is positioned on the above-described virtual plane, the axial direction of the tension coil spring 424 becomes parallel to the vertical direction.

  The connecting portion 425 is fixed to an end portion that penetrates the through hole 432c of the connecting portion 436 using a fixing member such as a screw. The connecting portion 425 is formed in a substantially disc shape and has a detection piece 438 protruding from the outer peripheral surface. The detection piece 438 is detected by the sensor 310 attached to the support plate 311 of the support member 301 in a state where the movable component 309 is in the initial position (see FIG. 28). Accordingly, the sub CPU 81 (see FIG. 6) can determine that the movable component 309 is disposed at the initial position.

[Operation of central movable unit]
Next, the operation of the central movable unit 105 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  36 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD shown in FIG. FIG. 37 is a sectional view taken along line EE shown in FIG. FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing the biasing member 305 in a state where the movable component 309 is in the initial position.

  In the present embodiment, the movable component 309 is moved from the initial position (see FIG. 28) to the effect position (see FIG. 47) through the rotation end position (see FIG. 43). The rotation end position of the present embodiment is a position where the movable part 309 is rotated by approximately 90 degrees from the initial position, and the effect position of the present embodiment is that the movable part 309 is linearly moved downward from the rotation end position. It is the position.

  As shown in FIGS. 36 and 37, in a state where the movable part 309 is in the initial position, the decorative cover 323 of the movable part 309 faces forward. As shown in FIG. 36, the first rotating gear 403 of the driving mechanism 304 is engaged with the tooth portion 408 of the second rotating gear 404 in a state where the movable part 309 is in the initial position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 37, the tooth portion 411 of the rack driving gear 395 does not mesh with the tooth portion 377 (see FIG. 32) of the rack 362.

  As shown in FIG. 38, in the state where the movable component 309 is in the initial position, the other end of the tension coil spring 424 in the biasing member 305 is located in front of the axis of the connection portion 436. The other end of the tension coil spring 424 pulls the spring fixing portion 434 of the stopper 423 upward.

  Therefore, when the other end of the tension coil spring 424 is positioned in front of the axis of the connection portion 436, the connection portion 436 of the stopper 423 is urged in the R3 direction. As a result, the rotation base 321 is held in a posture in which the plane of the base main body 331 is substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction (see FIG. 37), and the state where the movable component 309 is disposed at the initial position is maintained.

  Further, when the movable part 309 is in the initial position, the inclined surfaces 314 a and 314 b of the movement restricting engagement portion 314 are in contact with the lower inclined surface 378 b of the rack 377. As a result, the movement of the rack 377 (rack body 373) is restricted, and the slide base 322 is prevented from moving downward.

  FIG. 39 is a perspective view of the central movable unit 105 in a state where the movable component 309 is in the middle of rotation. 40 is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF shown in FIG. 41 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line GG shown in FIG. FIG. 42 is an explanatory view showing the urging member 305 in a state where the movable part 309 is rotating.

  In a state where the movable part 309 is in the initial position, the first rotating gear 403 of the driving mechanism 304 is engaged with the tooth portion 408 of the second rotating gear 404 (see FIG. 36). Therefore, when the motor 392 (see FIG. 33) is driven from the state where the movable part 309 is in the initial position, the rotational force of the rotating shaft 400 in the motor 392 is changed to the drive gear 401 (see FIG. 34), the reduction gear 402, and the rotating gear. It is transmitted to the second rotating gear 404 via the first gear 403 (see FIG. 40).

  A second engagement portion 337 (see FIG. 29) of the rotation base 321 is fitted and fixed to the second rotation gear 404. Therefore, when the second rotating gear 404 rotates, the rotation base 321 and the arch cover 324 fixed to the rotation base rotate in the R4 direction about the rotation shaft 394 as shown in FIGS. .

  Moreover, the rotation base 321 supports the movable part 309 so that it can move linearly. Therefore, the movable component 309 rotates in the R4 direction around the rotation shaft 394 together with the rotation base 321. A decorative cover 364 of the rack member 303 is disposed behind the decorative cover 323 in the movable part 309. Therefore, when the movable part 309 rotates in the R4 direction, the decorative cover 364 of the rack member 303 is gradually exposed (see FIGS. 39 and 41).

  That is, the central movable unit 105 has a decorative portion (decorative cover 364) that cannot be seen unless the rotation base 321 rotates. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the effect of rotating the rotation base 321.

  On the other hand, the tooth portion 411 of the rack drive gear 395 is not engaged with the tooth portion 377 of the rack 362 in a state where the movable component 309 is in the initial position (see FIG. 37). Therefore, even if the motor 392 (see FIG. 33) is driven from the state where the movable component 309 is in the initial position, the rotational force of the rotating shaft 400 in the motor 392 is not transmitted to the rack 362 (see FIG. 41).

  That is, the downward movement of the rack 362 is not started until the tooth portion 411 of the rack driving gear 395 is engaged with the tooth portion 377 of the rack 362. As a result, when the motor 392 (see FIG. 33) is driven from the state in which the movable component 309 is in the initial position, the movable component 309 first rotates in the R4 direction around the rotation shaft 394.

  As shown in FIG. 42, in the state where the movable part 309 is in the middle of rotation (the state shown in FIG. 39), the other end of the tension coil spring 424 in the urging member 305 is slightly smaller than the axis of the connection portion 436. Located in front. Thereby, the connection part 436 of the stopper 423 is urged in the R3 direction. As a result, the rotation base 321 and the movable component 309 rotate in the R4 direction (see FIGS. 40 and 41) against the urging force of the urging member 305.

  During the rotation of the rotation base 321 and the movable part 309, the position of the other end of the tension coil spring 424 in the front-rear direction becomes the same as the position of the axis of the connection portion 436 in the front-rear direction. It is located behind the position in the front-rear direction of the axis of the portion 436. When the other end of the tension coil spring 424 is located behind the axial center of the connection portion 436, the connection portion 436 of the stopper 423 is biased in the R4 direction (see FIG. 46).

  That is, the urging member 305 urges the movable component 309 (the rotation base 321) in the direction opposite to the rotation direction until the movable component 309 rotates at a predetermined angle from the initial position. Then, the movable part 309 (the rotation base 321) is urged in the rotation direction until it rotates from a predetermined angle to the rotation end position.

  FIG. 43 is a perspective view of the central movable unit 105 in a state where the movable component 309 is in the rotation end position. FIG. 44 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line HH shown in FIG. 45 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II shown in FIG. FIG. 46 is an explanatory diagram showing the biasing member 305 in a state where the movable component 309 is in the rotation end position.

  When the movable part 309 (the rotation base 321) rotates about the rotation axis 394 in the R4 direction to a predetermined angle (90 degrees in this embodiment), as shown in FIGS. , Arranged at the rotation end position. Thereby, the outer peripheral surface of the arch cover 324 faces forward, and the decorative cover 323 of the movable part 309 faces downward (see FIGS. 44 and 45).

  In a state where the movable component 309 is at the rotation end position, the first rotation gear 403 of the drive mechanism 304 is not engaged with the tooth portion 408 of the second rotation gear 404 (see FIG. 44). Therefore, even if the motor 392 (see FIG. 33) is driven in a state where the movable component 309 is at the rotation end position, the rotational force of the rotating shaft 400 in the motor 392 is not transmitted to the second gear 404 for rotation. As a result, the movement of the rotation base 321 and the movable part 309 in the R4 direction stops.

  On the other hand, the release protrusions 395a and 395b of the rack drive gear 395 press the movement restricting / engaging portion 314 rearward in a state where the movable component 309 is at the rotation end position. As a result, the engagement protrusion 378 of the rack 377 and the movement restricting engagement portion 314 are disengaged, and the rack 377 (rack body 373) is movable downward.

  In a state where the movable component 309 is at the rotation end position, the tooth portion 411 of the rack driving gear 395 is engaged with the tooth portion 377 of the rack 362 (see FIG. 45). In the present embodiment, the tooth portion 411 of the rack drive gear 395 meshes with the tooth portion 377 of the rack 362 immediately before the movable component 309 is disposed at the rotation end position.

  When the tooth portion 411 of the rack drive gear 395 is engaged with the tooth portion 377 of the rack 362, the rotational force of the rotating shaft 400 in the motor 392 is the drive gear 401, the reduction gear 402, the first rack gear 405, and the second rack gear. 406 (see FIG. 34), the rotation shaft 394, and the rack drive gear 395, are transmitted to the rack 362.

  Further, in a state where the movable part 309 is at the rotation end position, the two hooks 347 and 348 (see FIG. 30) on the slide base 322 of the movable part 309 are replaced with the two hook engaging portions 374 and 375 (see FIG. 30). 31).

  As shown in FIG. 46, in a state where the movable component 309 is at the rotation end position, the other end of the tension coil spring 424 in the biasing member 305 is positioned slightly rearward from the axis of the connection portion 436. . Thereby, the connection part 436 of the stopper 423 is urged in the R4 direction, and the rotating base 321 is held in a posture in which the plane of the base body 331 is substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction (see FIG. 45).

  FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the central movable unit 105 in a state where the movable component 309 is in the effect position. 48 is a cross-sectional view taken along line JJ shown in FIG. FIG. 49 is a front view of the front panel 10 in a state where the movable component 309 is in the effect position.

  When the motor 392 is further driven in a state where the movable component 309 is at the rotation end position, the rotational force of the rotating shaft 400 in the motor 392 is transmitted to the rack 362. That is, the rotational force of the rotating shaft 400 is determined by the drive gear 401 (see FIG. 34), the reduction gear 402 (see FIG. 34), the rack first gear 405 (see FIG. 34), and the rack second gear 406 (see FIG. 34). ), And is transmitted to the rack 362 via the rotation shaft 394 and the rack drive gear 395. As a result, the rack 362 moves downward and presses the slide base 322 downward.

  As a result, the movable part 309 moves directly on the rotation base 321 against the urging force (spring force) of the tension coil springs 356 and 357, and is disposed at the effect position. That is, the movable part 309 moves downward together with the rack 362, and the decorative cover 323 of the movable part 309 jumps downward from the arch cover 324 (see FIG. 48).

  A substrate base 363 is fixed to the rack 362. Accordingly, the substrate base 363 moves downward together with the rack 362 and faces the arch cover 324. As a result, the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 383 on the substrate base 363 passes through the arch cover 324. Thereby, the effect that the arch cover 324 emits light is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 49, when the movable part 309 is arranged at the effect position, the movable part 309 and the arch cover 324 are located between the left door 188 of the left movable unit 106 and the right door 189 of the right movable unit 107. The liquid crystal display device 11 is positioned in front of the display unit 11a. As a result, the decorative cover 323 simulating the face of the character of the central movable unit 105, the outer peripheral surface of the arch cover 324, and the decorative cover 364 simulating the character's back can be viewed from the front of the pachislot 1.

  In the present embodiment, since the rotation base 231 of the central movable unit 105 rotates about the rotation shaft 394 extending in the left-right direction, the rotation base 231 (movable component 309) can be operated in the front-rear direction. As a result, the rotation base 231 (movable component 309) can be operated with depth, and the entertainment of the production using the central movable unit 105 can be improved.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the power of the rotation operation of the rotation base 231 and the power of the slide operation of the slide base 232 can be performed by one motor 392. As a result, the drive mechanism 304 can be reduced in size and weight, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, by realizing a reduction in size of the drive mechanism 304, it is possible to widen the operation range of the rotation base 231 and the slide base 232, and to secure a space for arranging other effect devices.

  In the present embodiment, the rotation base 231 faces the display unit 11a of the liquid crystal display device 11 at the rotation end position, and the slide base 232 that has been slid thereafter thereafter also faces the display unit 11a of the liquid crystal display device 11. . Thereby, the area which a production | presentation part covers the display part 11a of the liquid crystal display device 11 can be enlarged, and the sense of unity with the image | video (image) displayed on the display part 11a and production | presentation parts can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, since the rotation shaft 394, the drive gear 401, and the reduction gear 402 also serve as a part of the sliding mechanism, the number of parts can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, the slide base 322 rotates together with the rotation base 321, so that the hooks 347 and 348 of the slide base 322 enter the box-shaped hook engaging portions 347 and 348 provided in the rack member 303. And engage. Thereby, when the rotation operation of the rotation base 321 is not performed, the slide base 322 can be prevented from sliding on the rotation base 321.

  In the present embodiment, the hook engaging portions 347 and 348 engage with the hooks 347 and 348 while the rotation base 321 rotates to the rotation end position, and the sliding mechanism presses down the rack member 303. Start and move the slide base 322 downward. Thereby, the rotation operation of the rotation base 321 and the sliding operation of the slide base 322 are executed partially overlapping.

  As a result, it is possible to shorten the time from when the rotation operation of the rotation base 321 is started until the sliding operation of the slide base 322 is completed. Further, the rotation operation of the rotation base 321 and the sliding operation of the slide base 322 can be made to appear smoothly and continuously linked with other effect devices such as the liquid crystal display device 11. .

  In this embodiment, the rotation operation of the rotation base 321 and the sliding operation of the slide base 322 are partially overlapped. However, the gaming machine according to the present invention may be configured such that the sliding operation of the slide base is started after the rotating operation of the rotating base 321 is completed. As a result, if a space in which the rotation base 231 can be rotated is secured, an effect component larger than the rotation base 231 (a state in which the slide base 232 protrudes below the rotation base 231) is rotated. Can show.

<Flexible flat cable mounting structure>
Next, a flexible flat cable mounting structure according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 50 is an explanatory view schematically showing a structure for attaching a flexible flat cable to the decorative movable member 302 and the rack member 303. FIG. 50A shows a state in which the movable component 309 is in the initial position, and FIG. The state where the component 309 is in the rotation end position is shown.

  In the present embodiment, an LED substrate 351 (see FIG. 37) is provided on the slide base 322 of the decorative movable member 302. Further, an LED substrate 382 (see FIG. 37) is provided on the substrate base 363 of the rack member 303. The flexible flat cable 443 is connected to the connector 441 mounted on the LED substrate 351 and the connector 442 mounted on the LED substrate 382.

  The slide base 322 shows a specific example of the movable cable guide according to the present invention. And the LED board 351 arrange | positioned at the slide base 322 shows one specific example of the movable board | substrate which concerns on this invention. The slide base 322 is provided with a guide surface 445 that guides one end of the flexible flat cable 443. The guide surface 445 is formed in an arcuate curved surface.

  The substrate base 363 shows a specific example of the fixed cable guide according to the present invention. And the LED board 382 arrange | positioned at the board | substrate base 363 shows a specific example of the fixed board | substrate which concerns on this invention. The substrate base 363 is provided with a guide surface 446 that guides the other end of the flexible flat cable 443. Similar to the guide surface 445, the guide surface 446 is formed in an arcuate curved surface.

  The connector 441 and the connector 442 are fixing portions that fix both ends of the flexible flat cable 443. In a state where the movable component 309 is in the initial position (see FIG. 50A), the connector 441 and the connector 442 are arranged at symmetrical positions with the virtual plane S orthogonal to the front-rear direction as a symmetry plane.

  In addition, as a fixing | fixed part which fixes the flexible flat cable which concerns on the game machine of this invention, the pressing member which presses and fixes a flexible flat cable may be sufficient, for example.

  Further, in the state where the movable part 309 is in the initial position (see FIG. 50A), the distance between the connector 441 and the connector 442 is the shortest. Therefore, when the connector 441 and the connector 442 are arranged at symmetrical positions with the virtual plane S orthogonal to the front-rear direction as the symmetry plane, the amount of flexure of the flexible flat cable 443 becomes the largest.

  At this time, the load applied to the flexible flat cable 443 is the largest. However, since the connector 441 and the connector 442 are arranged at symmetrical positions with the virtual plane S as a symmetry plane, a load is uniformly applied to the entire flexible flat cable 443. That is, the load does not concentrate on a part of the flexible flat cable 443. Therefore, damage to the flexible flat cable 443 can be prevented or suppressed.

  On the other hand, in a state where the movable component 309 is at the rotation end position (see FIG. 50B), the connector 441 and the connector 442 are not arranged at positions symmetrical to each other. The distance between the connector 441 and the connector 442 is the longest. That is, in the state where the movable component 309 is at the rotation end position, the amount of bending of the flexible flat cable 443 is the smallest. Therefore, in the state where the movable part 309 is at the rotation end position, the load applied to the flexible flat cable 443 is the smallest.

  At this time, the flexible flat cable 443 is guided in contact with the guide surface 445 of the slide base 322 and the guide surface 446 of the substrate base 363. Thereby, the flexible flat cable 443 can be prevented from being bent (not broken) at the connection portion between the connector 441 and the connector 442.

  In the present embodiment, the mounting structure of the flexible flat cable 443 in the central movable unit 105 (movable component 309) has been described. This flexible flat cable 443 mounting structure can be applied as a flexible flat cable mounting structure in the left movable unit 106 and the right movable unit 107.

<Configuration of waist panel>
Next, the configuration of the waist panel 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 51 and 52.
FIG. 51 is an exploded perspective view of the waist panel 12. FIG. 52 is a cross-sectional view of the waist panel 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 51 and 52, the waist panel 12 includes an exterior cover 501, a decorative plate 502, a transparent cover 503, a light projecting member 504, and a light emitting member 505. This waist panel 12 shows a specific example of a decorative panel.

[Exterior cover]
The exterior cover 501 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that is long in the left-right direction, and has an opening 501a. The exterior cover 501 includes an upper side part 511, a lower side part 512, a left side part 513, and a right side part 514.
As a material of the exterior cover 501, for example, a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate (PC) or ABS resin (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene copolymer synthetic resin) can be used.

  The upper side portion 511 of the exterior cover 501 forms the above-described pedestal portion 13 (see FIG. 2). Accordingly, the upper side 511 has a plurality of devices for penetrating or exposing various devices (medal slot 14, MAX bet button 15A, 1BET button 15B, start lever 16, stop buttons 17L, 17C, 17R, checkout button 18). A through hole is provided.

  The left side part 513 and the right side part 514 are each formed in a plate shape having an appropriate thickness and have flexibility. The planes of the left side 513 and the right side 514 are orthogonal to the left-right direction. A protrusion receiving portion 516 is provided on the inner surface which is one plane of the left side portion 513. The protrusion receiving portion 516 is formed by providing a slit extending in the vertical direction at an intermediate portion in the thickness direction of the left side portion 513. Further, a projection receiving portion (not shown) similar to the projection receiving portion 516 is provided on the inner surface which is one plane of the right side portion 514.

[Decorative plate]
The decorative plate 502 is formed in a shape simulating a logotype related to the pachislot 1 with a plurality of synthetic resins having translucency. The decorative plate 502 is curved so that the central portion in the vertical direction is convex forward, and the central portion in the left-right direction is curved forward.

[Transparent cover]
The transparent cover 503 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and has a front surface portion 521 facing forward, a lower surface portion 522 facing downward, a left side surface portion 523 and a right side surface portion 524 facing left and right sides. .

  The front portion 521 is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction, and is curved so that the central portion in the vertical direction is convex forward and curved so that the central portion in the left-right direction is convex forward. doing. The front surface portion 521 is exposed from the opening 501 a of the exterior cover 501. A fitting recess 525 into which the decorative plate 502 is fitted is provided on the outer surface (front surface) of the front surface portion 521. The decorative plate 502 is fixed to the front surface portion 521 using a screw (not shown) screwed from the inner surface side of the front surface portion 521.

  The lower surface portion 522 is continuous with the lower side of the front surface portion 521, and is formed in a plate shape having a plane that intersects with the vertical direction. Further, the left side surface portion 523 and the right side surface portion 524 are continuous to the arc-shaped side of the front surface portion, and are formed in a plate shape having a plane orthogonal to the left-right direction.

  The right side surface portion 524 is provided with a decoration portion 524a. The decorative portion 524a is formed by applying a texture to a part of the outer surface of the right side surface portion 524. Further, the left side portion 523 is provided with a decorative portion (not shown) similar to the decorative portion 524a of the right side surface portion 524.

  In the present embodiment, the front surface portion of the transparent cover 503 is curved so that the central portion in the vertical direction is convex forward, and is exposed from the opening 501a of the exterior cover 501. Thereby, the waist part panel 12 can be made into a novel shape, and design property can be improved. As a result, the appeal effect by the waist panel 12 can be enhanced.

  The transparent cover 503 can also be used as a decorative cover provided with a desired decorative portion. When the transparent cover 503 is used as a decorative cover, it need not be formed of a transparent synthetic resin.

[Light emitting member]
FIG. 53 is an exploded perspective view of the light projecting member 504. FIG. 54 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the light projecting member 504.
The light projecting member 504 faces the decorative plate 502 with the transparent cover 503 interposed therebetween. As illustrated in FIG. 53, the light projecting member 504 includes two LED substrates 531 and 532, a reflection plate 533, and a light guide plate 534.

  The two LED substrates 531 and 532 are each formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction. A plurality of LEDs 536 are mounted on one plane of the LED substrate 531. A plurality of LEDs 537 are mounted on one plane of the LED substrate 532.

  The outer shape of the reflecting plate 533 is formed in a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the decorative plate 502, is curved so that the central portion in the vertical direction is convex forward (see FIG. 52), and the central portion in the horizontal direction Is curved to protrude forward. The reflecting plate 533 reflects the light emitted from the surface facing the back of the light guide plate 534 and guides it to the surface facing the back of the light guide plate 534.

  Two LED substrates 531 and 532 are fixed to the surface facing the rear side of the reflecting plate 533 using a fixing member such as a screw. In addition, the reflection plate 533 is provided with a plurality of through holes 533a. The plurality of through holes 533a expose the plurality of LEDs 536 and 537 mounted on the two LED substrates 531 and 532 to the front. In addition, engagement pieces 539 described later of the light guide plate 534 are inserted into the plurality of through holes 533 a of the reflection plate 533.

  The light guide plate 534 is formed in an outer shape corresponding to the outer shape of the decorative plate 502 similarly to the reflecting plate 533, and is fixed to a surface facing the front of the reflecting plate 533 using a fixing member such as a screw. The light guide plate 534 is curved so that the central portion in the vertical direction is convex forward, and is curved so that the central portion in the horizontal direction is convex forward, and a lower portion of the curved portion 538 And a plurality of engaging pieces 539 projecting rearward.

  As shown in FIG. 54, end surfaces of the plurality of engagement pieces 539 face the plurality of LEDs 536 and 537 of the LED substrates 531 and 532. The light guide plate 534 guides the light incident from the end surfaces of the plurality of engagement pieces 539 to the curved portion 538 and emits the light forward from the surface facing the front of the curved portion 538.

  A part of the light incident from the end surfaces of the plurality of engagement pieces 539 leaks backward from the surface facing the rear of the bending portion 538. The leaked light is reflected by the reflection plate 533, enters the curved portion 538 of the light guide plate 534 again, and is emitted from the surface facing the front of the curved portion 538.

  The light sources for causing the decoration plate 502 to emit light are only the plurality of LEDs 536 and 537 mounted on the two LED substrates 531 and 532. These two LED substrates 531 and 532 are provided at the lower end portion of the light projecting member 504, and the light guide plate 534 is curved corresponding to the decorative plate 502. Thereby, the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 536 and 537 on the two LED substrates 531 and 532 hardly reaches the upper end of the light guide plate 534.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the lower end (engagement piece 539) of the light guide plate 534 is extended to a position facing the plurality of LEDs 536 and 537 close to each other. Accordingly, the amount of light incident on the light guide plate 534 can be increased, and the light can reach the upper end of the light guide plate 534. As a result, light is emitted uniformly from the surface of the light guide plate 534 facing the front of the curved portion 538, and the entire decorative plate 502 can be illuminated uniformly.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative plate 502, the front surface portion 521 of the transparent cover 503, the reflection plate 533 and the light transmission plate 534 of the light projecting member 504 are curved so that the central portion in the vertical direction is convex forward, and It was made into the shape which curves so that the center part of the left-right direction may become convex ahead. However, the component parts of the waist panel 12 may have a curved shape such that a central portion in one direction is convex forward. Even in this case, a space can be secured in the waist panel 12.

[Light emitting member]
FIG. 55 is an exploded perspective view of the light emitting member 505.
As shown in FIG. 55, the light emitting member 505 includes a light emitting base 541, a rotating lamp cover 542, and a rotating lamp 543.

  The light emitting base 541 includes a base plate 551 formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. The base plate 551 has a front surface 551b that is a plane facing forward and a rear surface 551c that is a plane facing rearward.

  A through hole 551a through which a rotating member 584 described later of the rotating lamp 543 passes is provided at the center of the base plate 551. In addition, a decorative translucent portion 552 is provided around the base plate 551 by a synthetic resin having translucency. The decorative translucent portion 552 is formed along a semicircle centered on the through hole 551a.

FIG. 56 is an exploded perspective view of the light emitting base 541 viewed from the rear.
As shown in FIG. 56, the light emitting base 541 includes the above-described base plate 551, a substrate case 554 fixed to the rear surface 551c of the base plate 551, and a relay substrate 555 fixed to the substrate case 554. .

  A left board mounting bracket 556 and a right board mounting bracket 557 are fixed to the rear surface 551c of the base plate 551 using a fixing member such as a screw. The left board mounting bracket is disposed on the left side (right side as viewed from the rear) of the base plate 551, and the right board mounting bracket is disposed on the right side (left side as viewed from the rear) of the base plate 551.

  The left substrate 558 is fixed to the left substrate mounting bracket 556 using a fixing member such as a screw. The left substrate 558 is disposed so that two planes are orthogonal to the left-right direction. A plurality of LEDs are mounted on a plane facing the left side of the left substrate 558 (right side as viewed from the rear). Further, the translucent piece 561 is fixed to the left board mounting bracket 556 using a fixing member such as a screw. The translucent piece 561 is formed in a substantially prismatic shape and faces a plurality of LEDs mounted on the left substrate 558.

  The right board 559 is fixed to the right board mounting bracket 557 using a fixing member such as a screw. The right substrate 559 is arranged so that two planes are orthogonal to the left-right direction. A plurality of LEDs (not shown) are mounted on a plane facing the right side of the right substrate 559 (left side as viewed from the rear). Further, the translucent piece 562 is fixed to the right board mounting bracket 557 using a fixing member such as a screw. The translucent piece 562 is formed in a substantially prismatic shape and faces a plurality of LEDs mounted on the right substrate 559.

  The substrate case 554 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction, and has two planes orthogonal to the front-rear direction. A substrate fixing portion 565 is provided on a plane facing the back of the substrate case 554. The substrate fixing part 565 is formed in a rectangular frame shape. In addition, a plurality of LED through holes 567 are formed in the substrate fixing portion 565.

  The relay substrate 555 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction, and has two planes orthogonal to the front-rear direction. A plurality of LEDs (not shown) are mounted on a plane facing the front of the substrate case 554. The plurality of LEDs are exposed forward from the plurality of LED through holes 567 of the substrate case 554. Light emitted from the plurality of LEDs passes through the decorative light transmitting portion 552 of the base plate 551. Thereby, the effect which the decoration translucent part 552 light-emits is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 55, the rotating lamp cover 542 is attached to the front surface 551b of the base plate 551 by using a fixing member such as a screw, and is disposed between the through hole 551a and the decorative translucent portion 552. . The rotating lamp cover 542 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape, and is continuous with the fixed piece 571 fixed to the front surface 551b of the base plate 551, the side wall piece 572 extending substantially perpendicularly from the fixed piece 571, and the side wall piece 572. A contact piece 573.

  The fixed piece 571 is formed in a substantially arc-shaped plate shape. The side wall piece 572 is continuous with the outer arc side of the fixed piece 571. The contact piece 573 protrudes substantially perpendicularly from the end of the side wall piece 572 opposite to the fixed piece 571 and has a plane parallel to the fixed piece 571.

  The reflecting plate 533 of the light projecting member 504 is in contact with the contact piece 573 of the rotating lamp cover 542 (see FIG. 52). Thereby, when the transparent cover 503 is pressed by the player, the rotating lamp cover 542 can suppress the deformation of the transparent cover 503 and the light guide plate 534 of the light projecting member 504. As a result, even if the transparent cover 503 is pressed, the light projecting member 504 can be prevented from coming into contact with the rotating lamp 543, and damage to the light projecting member 504 and the rotating lamp 543 can be prevented.

  Note that the rotating lamp cover 542 according to the present embodiment does not necessarily need to be in contact with the reflecting plate 533 of the light projecting member 504. The rotating lamp cover 542 may be configured such that the contact piece 573 is at least opposed to the reflecting plate 533 of the light projecting member 504 rather than the rotating member 584.

  As shown in FIG. 55, a left pressing member 507 and a right pressing member 508 are attached to the rear surface 551c of the base plate 551. The left pressing member 507 and the right pressing member 508 are a fixing member such as a screw on the base plate 551 of the light emitting member 505 after assembling the exterior cover 501, the decorative plate 502, the transparent cover 503, the light projecting member 504, and the light emitting member 505. It is fixed using.

  The left pressing member 507 has a fixed piece 575 and an engaging piece 576 continuous with the fixed piece 575. The fixed piece 575 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction. The engagement piece 576 is continuous with the left long side of the fixed piece 575 and protrudes forward. The engaging piece 576 engages with the protrusion receiving portion 516 provided on the left side portion 513 of the exterior cover 501 (see FIG. 57).

  The right pressing member 508 includes a fixed piece 577 and an engagement piece 578 that is continuous with the fixed piece 577. The fixed piece 577 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction. The engagement piece 578 is continuous with the right long side of the fixed piece 577 and protrudes forward. The engagement piece 578 engages with a protrusion receiving portion (not shown) provided on the right side portion 514 of the exterior cover 501.

FIG. 57 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the waist panel 12.
As shown in FIG. 57, when the left pressing member 507 is fixed to the rear surface 551c of the base plate 551 with a screw, the engagement piece 576 of the left pressing member 507 is a protrusion receiving portion provided on the left side portion 513 of the exterior cover 501. 516 engages.

  Thereby, the engagement piece 576 of the left pressing member 507 presses the left side portion 513 of the exterior cover 501 in the right direction (direction approaching the left side surface portion 523 of the transparent cover 503). As a result, the left side portion 513 is pressure-bonded to the left side surface portion 523 of the transparent cover 503, and the gap between the left side portion 513 and the left side surface portion 523 of the transparent cover 503 can be eliminated. Thereby, fraudulent acts, such as inserting a foreign material from the waist panel 12 to the inside of a gaming machine, can be suppressed.

  Note that the engagement piece 578 of the right pressing member 508 engages with a protrusion receiving portion (not shown) provided on the right side portion 514 of the exterior cover 501. Thereby, the engagement piece 578 of the right pressing member 508 presses the right side portion 514 of the exterior cover 501 in the left direction (direction approaching the right side surface portion 524 of the transparent cover 503). As a result, the right side portion 514 is pressure-bonded to the right side surface portion 524 of the transparent cover 503, and the gap between the right side portion 514 and the right side surface portion 524 of the transparent cover 503 can be eliminated.

  In the present embodiment, the left pressing member 507 and the right pressing member 508 are structured to be fixed to the rear surface 551c of the base plate 551. In addition, a projection receiving portion (projection receiving portion 516) was formed by providing a slit in the middle portion in the thickness direction of the left side portion 513 and the right side portion 514 of the exterior cover 501. Then, the two pressing members 507 and 508 are engaged with the protrusion receiving portion.

  Thereby, it is possible to prevent the two pressing members 507 and 508 from protruding outward from the two left side portions 513 and the right side portion 514 of the exterior cover 501. Therefore, the boundary between the left pressing member 507 and the left side portion 513 and the boundary between the right pressing member 508 and the right side portion 514 are not exposed to the outside. As a result, it is possible to suppress illegal acts such as inserting foreign objects into the interior of the pachislot 1 from the boundary between the left pressing member 507 and the left side portion 513 and the boundary between the right pressing member 508 and the right side portion 514.

FIG. 58 is an exploded perspective view of the rotating lamp 543. FIG. 59 is a longitudinal sectional view of the rotating lamp 543.
As shown in FIGS. 58 and 59, the rotating lamp 543 includes a drive mechanism case 581, a motor 582, a gear train 583, and a rotating member 584. The rotating lamp 543 shows a specific example of the light emitting effect device.

  The drive mechanism case 581 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a front case 586 and a rear case 587 that face each other in the front-rear direction. The front case 586 forms a front surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, and left and right side surfaces of the drive mechanism case 581. The front case 586 is formed with a through hole 586a penetrating in the front-rear direction. The rotating member 584 passes through the through hole 586a.

  A motor 582 is fixed to a surface of the front case 586 opposite to the surface facing the rear case 587 (the front surface of the drive mechanism case 581) by a fixing member such as a screw. As this motor 582, for example, a stepping motor can be applied. A rotation shaft (not shown) of the motor 582 extends in the front-rear direction, and is disposed inside the drive mechanism case 581 through the front case 586. A drive gear 591 (described later) of the gear train 583 is fixed to a rotation shaft (not shown) of the motor 582.

  The rear case 587 forms a rear surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, and left and right side surfaces of the drive mechanism case 581. A gear train 583 is disposed on the surface of the rear case 587 facing the front case 586. That is, the gear train 583 is arranged inside the drive mechanism case 581.

  The gear train 583 includes a drive gear 591, a first driven gear 592, a second driven gear 593, and a third driven gear 594. The drive gear 591, the first driven gear 592, the second driven gear 593, and the third driven gear 594 are rotatably attached to the rear case 587. The rotation shafts of these gears 591 to 594 extend in the front-rear direction.

  The drive gear 591 is fixed to a rotation shaft (not shown) of the motor 582. The first driven gear 592 has a first tooth portion 592a and a second tooth portion 592b. The first tooth portion 592a meshes with the drive gear 271 and the second tooth portion 592b meshes with the second driven gear 593.

  The second driven gear 593 has a first tooth portion 593a and a second tooth portion 593b. The first tooth portion 593a meshes with the second tooth portion 592b of the first driven gear 592, and the second tooth portion 593b meshes with the third driven gear 594.

  The third driven gear 594 is provided with a fitting portion 596. The fitting part 596 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The axis of the fitting portion 596 coincides with the rotation axis of the third driven gear 594. A rotating member 584 is fitted and fixed to the fitting portion 596. As a result, when the third driven gear 594 rotates, the rotating member 584 rotates together with the third driven gear 594 around the rotation axis extending in the front-rear direction.

  A substrate 597 is fixed to the rear case 587. The substrate 597 is disposed behind the third driven gear 594. An LED 598 is mounted on the surface of the substrate 597 facing the rotating member 584. The LED 598 is exposed to the front through the opening of the fitting portion 596 and faces a condenser lens 602 (described later) of the rotating member 584.

FIG. 60 is an exploded perspective view of the rotating member 584.
As shown in FIG. 60, the rotating member 584 includes a lens barrel 601, a condenser lens 602 and a mirror 603 accommodated in the lens barrel 601.

  The lens barrel 601 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and includes a first opening 601a facing the LED 598 and a second opening 601b facing in a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction (see FIG. 59). The lens barrel 601 includes a first cylinder part 605 and a second cylinder part 606. The first cylinder part 605 and the second cylinder part 606 are assembled using a fixing member such as a screw to form the lens barrel 601.

FIG. 61 is a perspective view of the first cylinder part 605. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 61, the first cylindrical component 605 is provided with a first lens fixing recess 611, a second lens fixing recess 612, and a mirror fixing recess 613. Although not shown in the drawing, the second cylindrical component 606 is provided with a first lens fixing recess, a second lens fixing recess, and a mirror fixing recess.

  As shown in FIG. 60, the mirror 603 is formed in a rectangular plate shape. One end portion 603a in the short direction of the mirror 603 (the end portion forming one long side) engages with the mirror fixing recess 613 (see FIG. 61) of the first cylindrical component 605. Further, the other end 603 b in the short direction of the mirror 603 (the end forming the other long side) is engaged with a mirror fixing recess (not shown) of the second cylindrical component 606.

  The condensing lens 602 is formed in a truncated cone shape, and has an incident surface 602a and an exit surface 602b (see FIG. 59). The incident surface 602a faces rearward, and the outgoing surface 602b faces frontward. In addition, engaging projections 615, 616, and 617 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the condenser lens 602.

  The engaging protrusion 615 engages with the first lens fixing recess 611 (see FIG. 61) of the first cylinder part 605 and the first lens fixing recess of the second cylinder part 606. The engaging protrusion 616 engages with the second lens fixing recess 612 of the first tube part 605. The engagement protrusion 617 engages with the second lens fixing recess of the second cylinder part 606.

  As shown in FIG. 59, the incident surface 602 a of the condenser lens 602 faces the LED 598, and the emission surface 602 b faces one plane of the mirror 603. The condenser lens 602 collects the light incident from the incident surface 602a and emits the light from the emitting surface 602b substantially vertically.

  One plane of the mirror 603 engaged with the first cylinder part 605 and the second cylinder part 606 is inclined by approximately 45 degrees with respect to the emission surface 602b of the condenser lens 602 and the second opening 601b. Thereby, the light that has passed through the emission surface 602b is reflected by the mirror 603 and guided to the second opening 601b. Then, the light passes through the second opening 601 b and is emitted from the rotating member 584.

<Operation of rotating lamp>
Next, the operation of the rotating lamp 543 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the present embodiment, when a special effect is performed, the LED 598 of the rotating lamp 543 is caused to emit light, and the rotating member 584 is rotated. In order to rotate the rotating member 584, the motor 582 is driven. Thereby, the rotational force of the rotating shaft in the motor 582 is transmitted to the third driven gear 594 (see FIG. 58) via the drive gear 591, the first driven gear 592, and the second driven gear 593.

  The lens barrel 601 of the rotating member 584 is fitted and fixed to the third driven gear 594. Therefore, when the third driven gear 594 rotates, the rotating member 584 rotates around the rotating shaft extending in the front-rear direction. At this time, the light emitted from the LED 598 passes through the condenser lens 602, is reflected by the mirror 603, and is emitted from the second opening 601 b to the outside of the lens barrel 601.

  Thereby, in the inside of the waist panel 12, the effect which a light emission part rotates centering on the rotating shaft extended in the front-back direction is performed. That is, inside the waist panel 12, the light emitted by the rotating lamp 543 rotates so as to draw a circle along a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction. This rotation of light emission is visible to the player through the transparent cover 503.

  In the present embodiment, the light projecting member 504 is disposed between the rotating lamp 543 and the decorative plate 502. Thereby, even if the light emitted from the rotating lamp 543 is directed toward the decorative plate 502, the light can be blocked by the light projecting member 504. That is, the light emitted from the rotating lamp 543 is not mixed with the light emitted from the light guide plate 534 of the light projecting member 504.

  In this embodiment, since the condensing lens 602 is used, light is emitted substantially perpendicularly from the emission surface 602b facing forward. And the light radiate | emitted from the output surface 602b is reflected by the mirror 603 inclined about 45 degree | times with respect to the output surface 602b, and is discharge | released from the 2nd opening part 601b. Thereby, the light emitted from the second opening 601b converges in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction. Thereby, it can be made to show that light advances along the plane orthogonal to the front-back direction, and the effect as a rotation lamp can be heightened.

  The gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention has been described above including the effects thereof. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein, and it goes without saying that various embodiments are included without departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, a pachislot gaming machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine of the present invention. However, the gaming machine of the present invention may be, for example, a pachinko gaming machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachislot, 2 ... Exterior body, 2a ... Cabinet (main body), 2b ... Front door, 3L ... Left reel, 3C ... Middle reel, 3R ... Right reel, 4L, 4C, 4R ... Display window, 9 ... Door main body, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Front panel 11 ... Liquid crystal display device 11a ... Display part 12 ... Lumbar panel 16 ... Start lever 17L ... Left stop button 17C ... Middle stop button 17R ... Right stop button 41 ... Main control circuit, 42 ... Sub control circuit 51 ... Main CPU 81 ... Sub CPU 101 ... Decoration frame 101a ... Panel opening 102 ... Protective cover 105 ... Central movable unit 106 ... Left movable unit 107 ... Right movable unit 301 ... support member, 302 ... decorative movable member, 303 ... rack member, 304 ... drive mechanism, 3 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 ... Biasing member, 309 ... Movable part, 321 ... Rotation base, 322 ... Slide base, 323 ... Decoration cover, 324 ... Arch cover, 331 ... Base main body, 332 ... Left slider guide, 333 ... Right slider guide, 336 ... First engaging portion, 337 ... second engaging portion, 341 ... base body, 342 ... left slider fixing portion, 343 ... right slider fixing portion, 344 ... left slider, 345 ... right slider, 347, 348 ... hook, 361 ... guide base, 362 ... rack, 363 ... substrate base, 364 ... decorative cover, 371 ... rack guide, 373 ... rack body, 374 ... hook engaging part, 391 ... case, 392 ... motor, 393 ... gear train, 394 ... Rotating shaft, 395 ... rack drive gear, 395a ... outer peripheral surface, 400 ... rotation 401: Drive gear, 402: Reduction gear, 403: First gear for rotation, 404: Second gear for rotation, 404a ... Outer peripheral surface, 405: First gear for rack, 406 ... Second gear for rack, 408 ... Tooth part, 409 ... engaging cylinder part, 410 ... washer, 411 ... tooth part

Claims (3)

The body,
A front door attached to the main body so as to be opened and closed;
A decorative frame provided on the front door and having an opening facing forward;
A display device provided on the front door and having a display unit exposed from the opening of the decorative frame;
A movable unit provided at the front door and operating when performing a specific performance ;
The movable unit is
A pivot base supported by the front door so as to be pivotable about a pivot shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction;
A slide base slidably supported on the rotation base;
A drive source attached to the front door;
A rotation mechanism that transmits the driving force of the drive source to rotate the rotation base;
A sliding mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the driving source to slide the sliding base on the rotating base;
In the specific effect, when the rotation mechanism rotates the rotation base from the initial position to the rotation end position, the sliding direction of the slide base becomes parallel to a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction,
The rotation base faces the front surface of the display unit at the rotation end position,
The rotation mechanism includes a first rotation gear to which a driving force of the drive source is transmitted, and a second rotation gear fixed to the rotation base and meshing with the first rotation gear.
On the outer peripheral surface of the second rotating gear, there is a tooth portion that meshes with the first rotating gear in a region corresponding to a rotation angle required to rotate the rotating base from the initial position to the rotation end position. Formed,
The sliding mechanism has a rack drive gear that meshes with a rack that engages with the slide base, and after the rotation base has rotated to the rotation end position, the slide base is moved to move the rotation Protruding from the base,
In the outer peripheral surface of the rack drive gear, an area corresponding to a rotation angle required from when the rotation base is rotated to the rotation end position until the sliding operation of the slide base is completed is provided in the rack. A game machine characterized in that a tooth portion meshing with said is formed. Before Symbol movable unit has the rotating base of the decorative portion arranged rearward in the initial position,
The rotating base is located on the upper part of the decorative frame at the initial position ;
When rotating the rotating base in front Symbol initial position, the gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that said decorative portion is exposed. The rotation mechanism has a drive gear that is fixed to the drive source and transmits a driving force of the drive source to the rotation base;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the rotation shaft and the drive gear also serve as a part of the sliding mechanism.

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