JP6021207B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine provided with a drive unit (a combination) for performing a predetermined operation.

  In the following Patent Document 1, a driving device (a combination device) is arranged around a display device provided on a game board, and a driving unit (a combination) is operated in association with a display mode (video) of the display device. This describes a gaming machine that has improved taste.

JP 2007-202039 A

  In many gaming machines, a gaming member is provided on the back side of the gaming board. As an example of the game member, one having a game ball path (game ball guide rod) that guides a game ball that has won a prize at a prize opening formed on the game board can be cited. When game members are provided on the back side of the game board in this way, protrusions such as corners or walls may be formed on the back side of the game board due to the presence of the game members. In such a case, when the driving unit as described above performs a predetermined operation, there is a risk that a wiring connected to the driving unit may be caught by the projecting portion and the wiring may be disconnected. .

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which disconnection of the wiring connected to the drive unit is prevented.

  The invention according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, is a gaming machine including a driving device that can be driven according to a gaming state, wherein the driving device includes a base member and a first member on the base member. A drive unit capable of driving between the position and the second position, and an effect connection member having one end connected to the drive unit and the other end connected to a substrate fixed to the base member, The effect connecting member is not fixed at a specific location between the both ends so that the drive unit can move from the first position to the second position, and the drive unit is It is configured to bend when positioned at the first position, and to be decreased when the drive unit moves from the first position to the second position, while from the second position to the first position. The reduced deflection increases by moving to the position of A gaming member having a protruding portion located on a movement trajectory of the effect connecting member when the driving unit moves between the first position and the second position; In the game member, when the drive unit moves between the first position and the second position, the effect connection is performed so that a portion between both ends of the effect connection member does not contact the protrusion. A movement restricting portion for restricting a movement position of a portion between both ends of the member is provided, and the substrate to which one end of the effect connecting member is connected is fixed on the back side of the protruding portion and connected to the driving portion. The other end of the effect connecting member is positioned substantially the same as or lower than the upper end of the projecting portion when the drive unit is located at the first position, The protrusion when the drive is in the second position; Characterized by being configured to be located in a higher position than the upper end.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the substrate is located at the first position rather than the drive unit located at the second position. It is provided near the part.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the driving device is provided at a position facing the gaming member.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the gaming member is located between the gaming board and the driving device. To do.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the game member is provided with the movement restricting portion that restricts the moving position of the effect connecting member connected to the drive portion as described above, the drive portion is in the first position. When the movement between the first position and the second position occurs, the effect connection member abuts against the protrusion of the game member (the effect connection member is caught by the protrusion), and the effect connection member is prevented from being disconnected. Is possible.
Further, in order to ensure a large driving range of the driving unit in a limited space, the other end of the effect connecting member is substantially the same as or protrudes from the upper end of the protruding unit when the driving unit is located at the first position. It is positioned at a position lower than the upper end of the part, and the other end of the effect connecting member is set at a position higher than the upper end of the protruding part when the drive unit is positioned at the second position. is there. In such a case, when moving from the second position to the first position, the effect connecting member moves from a position higher than the upper end of the protruding portion to a lower position, so that the possibility of being caught by the protruding portion is high. If the movement restricting portion as described above is provided, it is possible to reliably prevent the effect connecting member from being caught by the protruding portion.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the substrate is provided near the drive unit located at the first position than the drive unit located at the second position, the drive unit is provided in the first position. The effect connecting member bends relatively greatly when positioned at the position, and the bending of the effect connecting member when the drive unit is positioned at the second position can be reduced.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is a high possibility that the effect connecting member is caught by the projecting portion of the gaming member by providing the driving device at a position facing the gaming member. If it is provided, it becomes possible to reliably prevent the effect connecting member from being caught by the protruding portion.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the gaming member is positioned between the game board and the driving device, there is a high possibility that the effect connecting member is caught by the protruding portion of the gaming member. If the movement restricting portion is provided, it is possible to reliably prevent the effect connecting member from being caught by the protruding portion.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board with which the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 is provided, and shows a state where the drive unit is located at the second position. It is the figure which showed the state which removed the game board, and shows the state in which the drive part is located in the 1st position. It is the figure which showed the state which removed the game board, and shows the state in which the drive part is located in a 2nd position. It is a front view of a drive device and a game member located in front of it, and is a view showing a state where a drive unit is located in a first position. It is a rear view of a drive device and a game member located in front of it, and is a view showing a state where a drive unit is located in a first position. It is an external view of a drive device and a game member located in front of it, and is a view showing a state in which a drive unit is located at a first position. FIG. 8 is an external view of a driving device and a game member positioned in front of the driving device as viewed from a direction different from that in FIG. It is a front view of a drive device and a game member located in front of it, and is a figure showing a state where a drive part is located between the first position and the second position. It is a rear view of a drive device and a game member located in front of it, and is a view showing a state where a drive unit is located between a first position and a second position. It is an external view of a drive device and a game member located in front of it, and is a view showing a state where a drive unit is located between a first position and a second position. FIG. 12 is an external view of a driving device and a game member positioned in front of the driving device viewed from a direction different from FIG. 11, and shows a state where the driving unit is positioned between the first position and the second position. It is. It is the front view of a drive device and the game member located in front of it, and is a figure showing the state where a drive part is located in the 2nd position. It is a rear view of a drive device and a game member located in front of it, and is a view showing a state where a drive unit is located in a second position. It is an external view of a drive device and a game member located in front of it, and is a view showing a state in which a drive unit is located at a second position. FIG. 16 is an external view of a driving device and a game member positioned in front of the driving device as viewed from a direction different from that in FIG. It is a front view of a drive device, and shows the state where a drive device is located in the 1st position. It is a front view of a drive device, and shows the state where a drive device is located in the 2nd position. It is an external view of a game member. It is the front view which expanded and showed the principal part of the game member. It is a block diagram which shows a game control part. It is the external view which showed a mode that a production | presentation connection member was hooked on a protrusion part when the movement control part is not provided in the game member.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Unless otherwise specified in the following description, the front (front) side is simply the front side of the gaming machine, and the back (back) side is simply the back side of the gaming machine 1. Further, the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side are the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front. Further, simply the horizontal direction is the horizontal direction (width direction) of the gaming machine, and the plane direction simply refers to the plane direction of the game board 108.

(Overall configuration of gaming machine)
First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes a frame-shaped machine casing 100 having a predetermined depth. A front frame 101 is attached to the machine frame 100. The front frame 101 is rotatably supported at the left edge by the machine frame 100 and can be opened and closed on the front side. A glass frame 102 is attached to the front frame 101. The left edge of the glass frame 102 is rotatably supported by the front frame 101 and can be opened and closed on the front side.

  A transparent plate such as a glass plate or a plastic plate is provided in the central opening of the glass frame 102, and the player can visually recognize the game board 108 from the front side through the transparent plate. In addition, an upper plate unit 103 is provided below the glass frame 102 for storing the paid-out game balls until they are sent to the launching device. The upper plate unit 103 is provided with an upper plate switch for causing the stored game balls to flow down to the lower plate unit 105, a ball lending switch for paying out lending balls that can be lent. Speakers 104 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper part of the glass frame 102.

  At the bottom of the front frame 101, there is a lower plate unit 105 that can store game balls when the paid-out game balls cannot enter the upper plate unit 103, and a touch switch for launching the game balls. The firing handle 106 provided is provided. On the left side of the lower dish unit 105, a game switch 107 that is operated by the player in accordance with an effect displayed on the display device 109 is provided.

  The game board 108 shown in FIG. 2 is formed of a substantially square plywood and is detachably attached to the front frame 101. The game board 108 is provided with a strip-shaped guide rail 108b made of a thin metal plate that guides a game ball launched from the launching device so as to have a substantially arc shape. Part of is formed. In the game area of the game board 108, a display device 109, a start winning port 1084, a big winning port 1085, an out port 1086, and the like are provided.

  Further, three entrances (first entrance 1081, second entrance 1082, and third entrance 1083 from the left) are provided on the lower left side of the game board 108. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the leftmost first entrance 1081 is located at the highest position, the second entrance 1082 is lower than the first entrance 1081, and the third entrance It is located at a position higher than 1083. That is, the third entrance 1083 from the center is located at the lowest position.

  The game area of the game board 108 is provided with a plurality of game nails (not shown) as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the game balls flowing down collide. The game ball flowing down the game area changes into various modes depending on the condition when it collides with the game nail.

  Further, around the display device 109 (lower left of the display device 109 in the present embodiment), a driving device 3 is provided for enhancing the decoration effect (effect effect) of the game. The driving device 3 performs an effect operation in conjunction with the display device 109. Details of the configuration of the driving device 3 will be described later.

  In such a gaming machine 1, by operating the launch handle 106, a game ball is launched from the launch device to the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area is used as a prize opening such as the start prize opening 1084 or the grand prize opening 1085. When winning, a payout control board (circuit) 953 pays out a predetermined number of prize balls by a payout device (not shown). In addition, since a known lottery method using the main control board (circuit) 91 can be applied to a known game machine control method, description thereof is omitted.

(Details of each component of the gaming machine)
The gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a drive device 3 that can be driven according to a gaming state, a game control unit 9 that controls a game, and a game member 2 that serves as a path for a game ball.

1) Drive Device The drive device 3 includes a base member 4, a drive unit 5 (an accessory) having a rendering unit 55 that performs a predetermined operation and performs an electrical effect, a drive source of the drive unit 5, a base The relay board 7 provided on the member 4 and the effect connecting member 8 that electrically connects the relay board 7 and the effect part 55 are provided. The driving device 3 is provided so as to face the gaming member 2 in the front-rear direction.

(1-1) Base Member The base member 4 is a substantially plate-like member attached to the back side of the game board 108 (lower left position of the opening 108a of the game board 108 when viewed from the front). Therefore, the player cannot visually recognize the base member 4. The base member 4 is formed with a first guiding portion 41 and a second guiding portion 42 that are elongated holes extending in the lateral direction when viewed roughly.

  The first guiding portion 41 is a long hole extending from the left center of the base member 4 toward the upper right side, and is located above the second guiding portion 42. The first guided portion 41 is engaged with a first guided portion 511 described later provided in the drive unit 5. The first guiding portion 41 is a guide hole that guides (guides) the first guided portion 511. The first guide portion 41 includes a slowly inclined portion 411 having a relatively gentle slope and a long hole length, and a steeply inclined portion 412 having a relatively sharp slope and a short hole length. The gently inclined portion 411 is a portion that linearly extends from the left center of the base member 4 toward the upper right side. The steeply inclined portion 412 is a portion that extends linearly from the right end of the gently inclined portion 411 further upward on the right side.

  The second guiding portion 42 is a long hole extending from the lower left side of the base member 4 toward the upper right side, and is positioned below the first guiding portion 41. The second guided portion 42 is engaged with a later-described second guided portion 512 provided in the drive unit 5. The second guide portion 42 is a guide hole that guides (guides) the second guided portion 512. The second guide portion 42 has a gentle slope (sloped at an angle close to the horizontal direction) compared to the steep slope portion 421 inclined at an angle close to the vertical direction, the substantially flat flat portion 422, and the steep slope portion 421. An inclined portion 423 is provided. In the present embodiment, the second guide portion 42 is configured in a curved shape, and the inclination angle of the gentle slope portion 423 of the second guide portion 42 is equal to the inclination angle of the gentle slope portion 411 of the first guide portion 41. It is almost the same.

  Further, a contact portion 43 that is a columnar protrusion protruding forward is formed at the center position on the right side of the front surface of the base member 4. The contact portion 43 comes into contact with a connecting member 53 described later when the drive portion 5 is located at a predetermined position.

(1-2) Drive Unit The drive unit 5 shown in FIGS. 3 to 18 is an accessory attached to the base member 4, and is guided to the base member 4 by the drive source 6 to perform a predetermined operation (effect). Do. Specifically, the drive unit 5 is guided by the base member 4 and moves between the “first position” and the “second position”. The state in which the driving unit 5 is positioned at the “first position” means that the first guided portion 511 and the second guided portion 512 provided in the driving unit 5 are the first guiding of the base member 4. The state (original position) shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 and FIG. 17 located at the left end (starting end) of the portion 41 and the second guide portion 42, and is located at the position of “second position”. The state where the first guided portion 511 and the second guided portion 512 provided in the drive unit 5 are the right ends of the first guiding portion 41 and the second guiding portion 42 of the base member 4 ( The state shown in FIG. 13 to FIG. 16 and FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the drive unit 5 located at the “first position” is in a state of being covered by the game board 108 (a state in which the player can hardly see), but is located at the “second position”. Since the driving unit 5 is exposed from the opening 108a of the game board 108, it is visible to the player. The driving unit 5 includes a moving unit main body 51, a decorative member 52 having a decorative unit main body 521 and a sub decorative body 522, and a connecting member 53.

  The moving part main body 51 is a plate-like member that becomes a base of the driving part 5 that moves between the “first position” and the “second position”, and is a part attached to the front side of the base member 4. It is. A first guided portion 511 and a second guided portion 512 are provided on the back side of the moving unit main body 51. The first guided portion 511 and the second guided portion 512 are cylindrical projections, and are engaged with the first guiding portion 41 and the second guiding portion 42, respectively. That is, the first guided portion 511 moves along the shape of the first guiding portion 41, and the second guided portion 512 moves along the shape of the second guiding portion 42.

  A first link member 513 and a second link member 514 that connect the drive source 6 and the drive unit 5 are connected to the second guided portion 512. Specifically, one end of the first link member 513 is rotatably connected to the back side of the right corner of the base member 4. One end of the second link member 514 is rotatably connected to the other end of the first link member 513. The other end of the second link member 514 is rotatably connected to the tip of the second guided portion 512 engaged with the second guiding portion 42 (the back side of the base member 4). Further, a long hole 513 a that penetrates is formed between one end and the other end of the first link member 513. An eccentric shaft 515a of a rotating member 515, which will be described in detail later, is engaged with the long hole 513a.

  Further, a “dragon” neck portion 517 constituting a face as an example of the decorative member 52 is fixed to the upper portion of the moving unit main body 51. The connecting member 53 extends upward through a space between the neck portion 517 of the “dragon” and the moving portion main body 51. A sub decorative body 522 is mechanically connected to the upper end of the connecting member 53.

  In addition, a hooking portion 518 on which the effect connecting member 8, which will be described in detail later, is provided on the front left side edge of the moving portion main body 51. The hook portion 518 is a claw-like portion in which a space (hole) through which the effect connecting member 8 can pass is formed.

  The decorative member 52 is a part that actually produces a game by the movement of the drive unit 5. In the present embodiment, a member that represents the face of a “dragon” is employed as the decorative member 52. The decorative member 52 includes a decorative portion main body 521 and a sub decorative body 522. In the present embodiment, the decorative portion main body 521 is a portion excluding the lower jaw in the face of “dragon”, and the auxiliary decorative body 522 is a lower jaw portion of “dragon”. The sub decoration body 522 is attached to the decoration section main body 521 so as to be rotatable in the display surface direction of the display section 21. Note that the decorative member 52 is “dragon” as an example, and can be changed as appropriate.

  In addition, the drive unit 5 includes an effect unit 55. The production unit 55 may be any member as long as it is an electrical production member. The rendering unit 55 in the present embodiment is configured to include an LED lamp 551 that constitutes a “dragon” eye provided on the decoration unit main body 521. The LED lamp 551 is electrically connected to an auxiliary relay board 552 positioned under the “dragon” neck portion 517 via an electric wire or the like arranged on the back side of the decorative member 52 (not shown).

(1-3) Drive Source In this embodiment, a motor is employed as the drive source 6 that operates the drive unit 5. A rotating member 515 is fixed to the output shaft of the motor. An eccentric shaft 515a is formed in the rotating member 515 at a position eccentric from the rotation center (rotation center of the motor). The eccentric shaft 515 a is engaged with a long hole 513 a formed in the first link member 513. The diameter of the eccentric shaft 515a is smaller than the width of the long hole 513a formed in the first link member 513. That is, the eccentric shaft 515a is movable in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 513a. The motor is controlled to perform a predetermined operation by a control circuit mounted on the sub-control board (circuit) 92.

(1-4) Relay board
The relay substrate 7 is fixed to the lower front side of the base member 4 (below the second guided portion 512). Such a fixed position is set to be closer to the drive unit 5 located in the “first position” than the drive unit 5 located in the “second position”. A first connector portion 71 and a second connector portion 72 are mounted on the relay substrate 7. The relay board 7 is electrically connected to the sub control board 92 through the lamp control circuit 97 by a signal line connected to the first connector portion 71 (see FIG. 21). In addition, an effect connecting member 8 described below is connected to the second connector portion 72 of the relay board 7. That is, the relay board 7 is electrically connected to the auxiliary relay board 552 via the effect connection member 8. From the sub-control board 92 (lamp control circuit 97), an electrical signal (electric energy (power), operation command, etc.) is sent to the effect section 55 (LED lamp 551) via the relay board 7.

(1-5) Effect Connection Member The effect connection member 8 is a member (an electric wire provided with connector portions not shown at both ends) for electrically connecting the auxiliary relay board 552 and the relay board 7. Since the auxiliary relay board 552 is electrically connected to the effect part 55, the effect connection member 8 is a member that electrically connects the relay board 7 and the effect part 55 in other words. One end side of the effect connection member 8 is connected to the second connector portion 72 mounted on the relay board 7. The other end side of the effect connection member 8 is connected to a connector portion 552a mounted on the auxiliary relay board 552. Since the moving part main body 51 is located between the auxiliary relay board 552 and the relay board 7, the effect connection member 8 connects the auxiliary relay board 552 and the relay board 7 so as to pass through the front side of the moving part main body 51. In the present embodiment, the effect connection member 8 that connects the auxiliary relay board 552 and the relay board 7 is hooked to a hooking part 518 formed on the front side of the moving part main body 51 at a midway position. Note that the hooking portion 518 does not lock the portion to the moving portion main body 51 so that the intermediate portion of the effect connecting member 8 does not move at all. That is, the effect connection member 8 is loosely inserted inside the hook portion 518.

  Thus, since the one end side of the effect connection member 8 is connected to the auxiliary relay board 552 provided in the drive unit 5 (connected to the drive unit 5 via the auxiliary relay board 552), the one end side thereof Moves with the movement of the drive unit 5. Since the drive unit 5 moves between the “first position” and the “second position”, the length of the effect connecting member 8 is set to a length that does not hinder the movement. As described above, the relay substrate 7 is fixed at a position closer to the drive unit 5 located at the “first position” than the drive unit 5 located at the “second position”. Therefore, the position of the connection portion between the effect connection member 8 and the relay board 7 (that is, the position of the second connector portion 72 mounted on the relay board 7), and the connection portion between the effect connection member 8 and the auxiliary relay board 552. The distance from the position (that is, the position of the connector portion 552a mounted on the auxiliary relay board 552) is such that the drive portion 5 is in the “second position” when the drive portion 5 is in the “first position”. Is smaller than when it is located. Accordingly, as can be seen by comparing FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, the effect connecting member 8 has the drive unit 5 in the “first position” than when the drive unit 5 is in the “second position”. When it is located, it bends more. Therefore, when the drive unit 5 is moved from the “first position” to the “second position”, the movement of the effect connecting member 8 is reduced by the movement, and is moved from the “second position” to the “first position”. Then, the deflection of the effect connecting member 8 increases due to the movement. In other words, since the effect connecting member 8 moves as the drive unit 5 moves, a trajectory bent in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 1 is drawn (for details, refer to the operation description described later).

2) Game Control Unit A game control unit 9 shown in FIG. 21 includes a main control board (circuit) 91 for performing a big lottery and the like, and a sub control board (for controlling effects) provided on the back side of the gaming machine 1. Circuit) 92, a display control board (circuit) 93 for controlling the display device 109, a payout control board (circuit) 94 for controlling the payout of prize balls, and a relay for connecting to an actuator such as a motor or a solenoid. Various boards (circuits) such as a circuit 95, a firing control circuit 96 that controls the firing handle 106 (launching device), a lamp control circuit 97 that controls various lamps including the LED lamp 551, and a voice control circuit 98 that controls the speaker 104. Have. The game control unit 9 is electrically connected to the effect unit 55 by the relay board 7, the auxiliary relay board 552, and the effect connection member 8. In the present embodiment, the sub control board 92 controls the effect section 55 (the “dragon” eye LED lamp 551).

3) Game member The game member 2 shown in FIGS. 3 to 16, 19, and 20 is on the back side of the game board 108, more specifically, the base member 4 and the drive unit 5 (drive device 3) attached thereto and the game board. 108 is a member provided between. The game member 2 is formed with game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 connected to the ball entrances 1081, 1082, and 1083 (see FIG. 2) formed in the game board 108 described above. Specifically, the game member 2 includes a first game ball path 21, a second game ball path 22, and a third game ball path 23, which are paths extending in the vertical direction, respectively. They are formed with a predetermined gap in a direction that intersects the moving direction (in this embodiment, the horizontal direction). The upper end of the first game ball path 21 is located at the highest position, and the upper end of the third game ball path 23 is located at the lowest position. The upper end of the second game ball path 22 is located between the upper end of the first game ball path 21 and the upper end of the third game ball path 23. That is, the first game ball path 21 protrudes higher than the second game ball path 22 located on the right side, and the second game ball path 22 is located on the right side. It protrudes upwards. In this embodiment, the portions protruding from the adjacent game ball path are referred to as protruding portions 211 and 221. In this way, the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 are arranged in a staircase shape whose upper ends rise from the center toward the left side (having a shape protruding upward from the right adjacent path). In other words, the game ball path is formed so that the height on the “second position” side, which is the terminal position, is lower than the “first position” side, which is the original position of the moving drive unit 5. Has been.

  Each of the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 having such a step shape is open at the front, and the open portion is covered with the game board 108. The upper ends of the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 are located just on the back side of the game entrances 1081, 1082, and 1083 formed in the game board 108, and are connected to the game entrances 1081, 1082, and 1083. ing. That is, the upper end of the first game ball path 21 is located on the back side of the first entrance 1081, the upper end of the second game ball path 22 is located on the back side of the second entrance 1082, The upper end of the third game ball path 23 is located on the back side of the third entrance 1083. Accordingly, the game balls that have entered (winned) the respective entrances 1081, 1082, and 1083 enter the respective game ball paths 21, 22, and 23. Then, the game balls are guided by the respective game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 and fall downward.

  The lower ends of the first game path 21 and the second game path 22 are connected to a merging path 25 formed so as to intersect the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23. The merge path 25 is inclined so as to step downward toward the right, and the right end thereof is connected to the third game ball path 23. The lower end of the third game path 23 is connected to a discharge path 26 that extends straight downward from the third game path 23. At the lower end (exit) of the discharge path 26, an aggregation port 261 is formed through which the game balls that have entered the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 are discharged together, and the game ball sensor 262 is in front of the aggregation port 261. Is provided. The game balls that have entered and dropped the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 roll into the discharge path 26 through the merge path 25. Then, the game ball is detected by a game ball sensor 262 provided below the discharge path 26 (that is, it is detected that a game ball has won a winning ball and the prize ball is paid out) from the collecting port 261. It is discharged outside. The gaming member 2 having the projecting portions 211 and 221 is provided between the base member 4 and the driving unit 5 attached to the base member 4 and the game board 108, and the effect connecting member 8 is bent by the movement of the driving unit 5. Thus, at least a part of the projecting portions 211 and 221 is configured to be positioned on the movement locus of the effect connecting member 8.

  The game member 2 having such a configuration is provided with a movement restricting portion 27. The movement restricting unit 27 is configured such that at least a part of the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 are between the first game ball path 21 and the second game ball path 22 and between the second game ball path 22 and the third game ball path 22. It is a structure formed so as to project between the game ball paths 23 (hereinafter, the space between the game ball paths is referred to as a space portion 24). In the present embodiment, a wall parallel to the surface of the game board 108 constituting the game ball path (a wall constituting the back surface of the game ball path) is formed so as to protrude into the space portion 24. That is, the movement restricting unit 27 passes the back surfaces of the first game ball path 21, the second game ball path 22, and the third game ball path 23 via the space part 24 (so as to straddle the space part 24). It is connected to a series and formed in a planar shape.

  The movement restricting portion 27 thus formed in a planar shape is formed so as to protrude above the upper ends of the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23. Specifically, it is formed so as to project to a position that is substantially the same as or higher than the virtual line S (see FIG. 20) that connects the upper ends of the game paths (with the shortest distance). In the present embodiment, the upper edge of the movement restricting portion 27 is at a certain angle so as to pass a position higher than the upper end of the second game ball path 22 from substantially the same height as the upper end of the first game ball path 21. Inclined. Since the movement restricting portion 27 having such a shape is formed, a member located on the back side of the gaming member 2 cannot enter the space portion 24 between the game paths from the back side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 16, the gaming member 2 having the above configuration is fixed so as to overlap the lower portion of the base member 4 when viewed from the front-rear direction. Since the relay board 7 is attached to the lower side of the base member 4, the gaming member 2 overlaps the relay board 7 in the front-rear direction. That is, the relay board 7 is fixed on the back side of the game member 2 (projections 211 and 221). Therefore, one end side of the effect connecting member 8 connected to the relay substrate 7 is located on the back side of the projecting portions 211 and 221. On the other hand, the other end side of the effect connecting member 8 connected to the drive unit 5 (auxiliary relay board 552) is the projections 211 and 221 when the drive unit 5 is located at the “first position”. The upper end (in this embodiment, the first game ball path 21 is located at the highest position, so the upper end of the first game ball path 21 is the highest position (upper end) of the protrusion) or the protrusion It is located at a position lower than the upper ends of 211 and 221 (see FIG. 5 and the like). On the other hand, when the drive unit 5 is located at the “second position”, the drive unit 5 is located at a position higher than the upper ends of the protrusions 211 and 221 (see FIG. 13 and the like). In this way, by setting the drive unit 5 so as to overlap the game member 2 at least in part within the drive range, a large drive range of the drive unit 5 can be ensured in a limited space.

(Operation of the drive unit and action of the movement restricting part)
Along with the operation (movement of the drive unit 5) of the drive device 3 having the above configuration, the operation (function) of the movement restricting unit 27 provided in the game member 2 is partially overlapped with the above description but will be described in detail below. .

  The first guided part 511 and the second guided part 512 of the moving part main body 51 are located at the leftmost end (starting end) of the first guiding part 41 and the second guiding part 42 of the base member 4. At this time, the drive unit 5 is positioned at the “first position” (original position) (see FIGS. 5 to 8). Note that the position of the drive unit 5 at the “first position” is detected by a sensor 44 (photo sensor) provided on the base member 4. Specifically, when the drive unit 5 is positioned at the “first position”, the detected portion 513b that is a protrusion provided on the first link member 513 that the sensor 44 has entered into the detection range is provided. To detect.

  When the output shaft of the motor rotates from this state, the rotating member 515 connected to the output shaft rotates. When the rotating member 515 rotates, the eccentric shaft 515a of the rotating member 515 moves (circulates) around the rotation center axis. Since the eccentric shaft 515a is engaged with the elongated hole 513a of the first link member 513, when the eccentric shaft 515a moves, the first link member 513 rotates about its one end (the eccentric shaft). 515a erects the first link member 513). When the first link member 513 rotates in this way, the eccentric shaft 515a moves in the elongated hole 513a, and the other end moves upward (upper left as viewed from the back side). Since one end of the second link member 514 is rotatably connected to the first link member 513, the second link member 514 moves upward together with the first link member 513. Specifically, the other end of the second link member 514 moves upward. The other end of the second link member 514 is connected to a second guided portion 512 that is provided in the moving portion main body 51 and slidably engaged with the second guiding portion 42 of the base member 4. ing. That is, the moving part main body 51 moves along a predetermined route in which the second guided part 512 is guided (guided) by the second guiding part 42. The moving part main body 51 is provided with a first guided part 511 slidably engaged with the first guiding part 41. Therefore, the moving part main body 51 has a state in which the first guided part 511 is slidably engaged with the first guiding part 41 and the second guided part 512 becomes the second guiding part 42. It moves toward the “second position” while maintaining the slidably engaged state.

  In a state where the drive unit 5 is positioned at the “first position”, the first guided portion 511 is slidably engaged with the gentle inclined portion 411 of the first guiding portion 41, and the second guided portion 511 is slidably engaged. The guided portion 512 is slidably engaged with the steeply inclined portion 421 of the second guiding portion 42. Therefore, when the drive unit 5 starts moving from the “first position” position, the first tilting portion 411 of the first guiding portion 41 having a relatively gentle inclination is slidably engaged. The guided portion 511 moves to the right before the second guided portion 512 slidably engaged with the steeply inclined portion 421 of the second guiding portion 42 having a relatively steep inclination. I will do it. Accordingly, in this section, the driving unit 5 moves so that the decorative member 52 connected to the moving unit main body 51 gradually falls to the right side (so that the face of the “dragon” is gradually turned sideways).

  When the driving unit 5 moves from the “first position” by a predetermined distance, the second guided portion 512 is slidably engaged with the flat portion 422 of the second guiding portion 42 (FIGS. 9 to 9). 12). The first guided portion 511 remains engaged with the gently inclined portion 411 of the first guiding portion 41. In this state, the second guided portion 512 that is slidably engaged with the flat portion 422 of the second guiding portion 42 having a relatively gentle inclination (no inclination) is relatively It moves to the right before the first guided portion 511 engaged with the gently inclined portion 411 of the first guiding portion 41 having a steep inclination. Therefore, in this section, the driving unit 5 moves so that the decorative member 52 connected to the moving unit main body 51 rises gradually to the left side (so that the face of the “dragon” rises gradually).

  When the drive unit 5 further moves a predetermined distance, the second guided portion 512 is slidably engaged with the gentle slope 423 of the second guiding portion 42. The first guided portion 511 remains engaged with the gently inclined portion 411 of the first guiding portion 41. As described above, the inclination angle of the gentle inclination part 411 of the first guiding part 41 and the gentle inclination part 423 of the second guiding part 42 are substantially the same. Accordingly, in this section, the driving unit 5 moves (parallel movement) while the decorative member 52 connected to the moving unit main body 51 maintains the angle as it is (without changing the angle of the face of “dragon”). )

  When the drive unit 5 further moves a predetermined distance, the first guided portion 511 tries to engage with the steeply inclined portion 412 of the first guiding portion 41. At this time, the connecting member 53 of the drive unit 5 comes into contact with the contact portion 43 provided on the base member 4. If the drive unit 5 moves toward the “second position” as it is, the connecting member 53 is pushed by the contact unit 43 and rotates. When the connecting member 53 is rotated, the auxiliary decorative body 522 mechanically connected to the connecting member 53 is rotated (a connection structure between the connecting member 53 and the auxiliary decorative body 522 is omitted). In other words, as the drive unit 5 approaches the “second position”, the mouth of the “dragon” gradually opens. In this way, the drive unit 5 reaches the “second position” (see FIGS. 13 to 16).

  In this way, the drive unit 5 is guided by the first guide unit 41 and the second guide unit 42 and moves from the “first position” to the “second position”. When viewed roughly, the base member 4 moves laterally from the left side of the base member 4 toward the right side of the base member 4. The distance between the one end side of the effect connection member 8 (second connector portion 72 mounted on the relay board 7) and the other end side (connector portion 552a mounted on the auxiliary relay board 552) The position of the stage connecting member 8 is larger than that of the “first position”. Therefore, the amount of bending of the effect connecting member 8 is determined by the drive unit 5 from the “first position” to the “second position”. It becomes smaller by moving to “position”. The magnitude of this deflection may be set to gradually decrease as the drive unit 5 moves from the “first position” to the “second position”, or during the movement of the drive unit 5. The deflection may be increased once. In the present embodiment, when the drive unit 5 is located at the “first position”, the movement restricting portion 27 that is substantially the same as or extending beyond the upper ends of the projecting portions 211 and 221 is formed. 8 is positioned at a position lower than the movement restricting portion 27, so that the effect connecting member 8 comes into contact with the back surface of the movement restricting portion 27 and there is no possibility of entering the space 24 of the gaming member 2 from the back surface side.

  When the drive unit 5 moved to the “second position” is returned to the original position (moved toward the “first position”), the drive unit 5 is moved from the “first position” to the “second position”. The motor may be rotated in the direction opposite to the rotation direction when moved to “position”. When the motor is rotated in this direction, first, the state in which the connecting member 53 is pushed by the contact portion 43 is canceled, and the auxiliary decorative body 522 is rotated by the urging force of the urging member 54, and the “dragon” mouth is opened. close up.

  If the motor is further rotated, the first guided portion 511 and the second guided portion 512 provided in the drive unit 5 are respectively converted into the first guiding portion 41 and the first guiding portion 41 formed on the base member 4. The driving unit 5 is returned to the “first position” by being guided by the second guiding unit 42. The movement of the drive unit 5 (decorative member 52) in this path is the reverse of the movement of moving the drive unit 5 from the “first position” to the “second position”.

  In this way, the drive unit 5 is guided by the first guide unit 41 and the second guide unit 42 and moves from the “second position” to the “first position”. When viewed roughly, the base member 4 moves laterally from the right side of the base member 4 toward the left side of the base member 4. The distance between one end side of the effect connection member 8 (second connector portion 72 mounted on the relay board 7) and the other end side (connector portion 552a mounted on the auxiliary relay board 552) is determined by the drive unit 5 as “first Since the position at the “position” is smaller than the position at the “second position”, the amount of bending of the effect connecting member 8 is determined by the drive unit 5 from the “second position” to the “first position”. Increased by moving to "position". The magnitude of this deflection may be set to increase gradually as the drive unit 5 moves from the “second position” to the “first position”, or during the movement of the drive unit 5. The bending may be once reduced.

  Further, when the drive unit 5 moves from the “second position” to the “first position”, the other end side of the effect connection member 8 connected to the drive unit 5 via the auxiliary relay substrate 552 protrudes. From a state of being positioned higher than the upper ends of the portions 211 and 221 (the upper end of the first game ball path 21), being substantially the same as the upper ends of the protruding portions 211 and 221 or lower than the upper ends of the protruding portions 211 and 221. It changes to the position. In this way, the effect connecting member 8 moves from a position where the other end side is higher than the upper ends of the projecting portions 211 and 221 to a position equal to or lower than the upper ends of the projecting portions 211 and 221, and the flexure increases accordingly. It is like that.

  Therefore, when the drive unit 5 moves from the “second position” to the “first position”, the effect connection member 8 that is displaced in this way may be caught by the projecting portions 211 and 221 of the game member 2. However, in this embodiment, a movement restricting portion 27 is formed that protrudes substantially the same as or higher than the upper ends of the projecting portions 211 and 221 in the present embodiment. Therefore there is no fear. For example, as shown in FIG. 22 for reference, when the movement restricting portion 27 is not formed on the gaming member 2, the drive portion 5 attempts to move from the “second position” to the “first position”. The effect connecting member 8 whose deflection is increased by the movement is the protrusion 211 constituted by the first game ball path 21 protruding upward from the second game ball path 22 adjacent to the right, and the right next There is a risk of being caught by the projecting portion 221 constituted by the second game ball path 22 projecting upward from the third game ball path 23. However, in this embodiment, since the movement restricting portion 27 is formed in the gaming member 2, the effect connecting member 8 when the drive portion 5 moves from the “second position” to the “first position”. The movement trajectory (movement position) is regulated so as not to come into contact with the protrusions 211 and 221 by coming into contact with the movement regulation unit 27.

(Main effects of this embodiment)
According to the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention described above, the following effects are exhibited. In the present embodiment, the game member 2 is provided with a movement restricting portion 27 that restricts the movement position so that the effect connecting member 8 connected to the driving portion 5 does not contact the protruding portions 211 and 221. When the drive unit 5 moves between the “first position” and the “second position”, the effect connecting member 8 comes into contact with the projecting portions 211 and 221 of the game member 2 (the effect connecting member 8 protrudes). It is possible to prevent disconnection of the effect connecting member 8 due to being caught by the portions 211 and 221).

  Specifically, the space 24 between the game ball paths is in a state where it is filled with a movement restricting section 27 formed by projecting part of the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23. 8 is prevented from being caught by the game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 due to entering the space portion 24.

  And since this movement control part 27 connects the back surface of several game ball path | routes 21,22,23 in series, and is comprised in planar shape, its structure is simple.

  The game ball paths 21, 22, and 23 are gradually increased from the first game ball path 21 positioned on the “first position” side to the third game ball path 23 positioned on the “second position” side. In contrast to being formed in a stepped shape that becomes lower, the drive unit 5 moves from a high position to a low position so as to intersect with the gaming member 2 after moving so as to gradually increase. Therefore, when the drive unit 5 moves from the “second position” to the “first position”, the effect connecting member 8 is easily caught. In the present embodiment, the entrances 1081, 1082, and 1083 are Since the movement restricting portion 27 is formed so as to project to a position substantially the same as or higher than the virtual line S connecting the upper ends of the plurality of game ball paths 21, 22 and 23 having different heights, Gaming member 2 (projecting portions 211, 2) It is possible to reliably prevent the Produce connecting member 8 caught to 1).

  Moreover, in this embodiment, in order to ensure a large driving range of the driving unit 5 in a limited space, the other end of the effect connecting member 8 is when the driving unit 5 is located at the “first position”. When the drive unit 5 is positioned at the “second position” with the side positioned substantially at the same position as the upper ends of the protruding portions 211 and 221 or lower than the upper ends of the protruding portions 211 and 221, The other end side is set to be positioned higher than the upper ends of the protruding portions 211 and 221. Therefore, when moving from the “second position” to the “first position”, the effect connection member 8 moves from a position higher than the upper ends of the protrusions 211 and 221 to a lower position, and thus the protrusions 211 and 221. However, when the drive unit 5 is positioned at the “first position” by the movement restricting unit 27, it is prevented from entering the space portion 24 from the back side of the gaming member 2. When moving from the “second position” to the “first position”, the effect connecting member 8 is reliably prevented from being caught by the projecting portions 211 and 221.

  Further, since the relay board 7 is provided closer to the drive unit 5 located at the “first position” than the drive unit 5 located at the “second position”, the drive unit 5 is located at the “first position”. The effect connecting member 8 is configured to bend relatively greatly when it is located at the “position”, and the bending of the effect connecting member 8 when the drive unit 5 is located at the “second position” can be reduced. When moving from the “first position” to the “second position”, the bending becomes small, so that the protrusions 211 and 221 are prevented from being caught.

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

  For example, in the above embodiment, the drive unit 5 moves from the “first position” to the “second position” by being guided by the first guide unit 41 and the second guide unit 42 using the motor as the drive source 6. However, this configuration is merely an example. That is, the driving source and the driving mechanism are not particularly limited as long as the driving unit 5 can move between the “first position” and the “second position” that satisfy the above-described conditions. In addition, the game ball path 21, 22, 23 is formed in the game member 2 of the above embodiment, but is not particularly limited as long as it is a member located on the movement trajectory of the effect connection member 8.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Game member 21 1st game ball path 22 2nd game ball path 211,221 Protrusion part 24 Space part 261 Aggregation port 27 Movement control part 3 Drive apparatus 4 Base member 41 First guide part 42 Second Guidance unit 5 drive unit 55 effect unit 551 LED lamp 6 drive source 7 relay board 8 effect connection member
9 Game control part

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine equipped with a drive device that can be driven according to the gaming state,
The driving device includes:
A base member, a drive unit capable of driving between a first position and a second position on the base member, and one end connected to the drive unit and the other end connected to a substrate fixed to the base member A production connection member
The effect connecting member is not fixed at a specific location between the both ends so that the drive unit can move from the first position to the second position, and the drive unit is It is configured to bend when positioned at the first position, and to be decreased when the drive unit moves from the first position to the second position, while from the second position to the first position. Configured to increase its reduced deflection by moving to the position of
A gaming member having a protruding portion located on a movement locus of the effect connecting member when the driving unit moves between the first position and the second position is provided,
In the game member, when the drive unit moves between the first position and the second position, the portion between both ends of the production connection member does not contact the projecting portion. A movement restricting portion for restricting the movement position of the part between both ends of the connecting member is provided
The substrate to which one end of the effect connecting member is connected is fixed on the back side of the projecting portion,
The other end of the effect connecting member connected to the drive unit is substantially the same as or lower than the upper end of the projection when the drive unit is located at the first position. On the other hand, the gaming machine is configured to be positioned higher than the upper end of the protruding portion when the driving portion is positioned at the second position.   The said board | substrate is provided near the said drive part located in the said 1st position rather than the said drive part located in the said 2nd position. Gaming machine.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the driving device is provided at a position facing the gaming member.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming member is located between the gaming board and the driving device.

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