JP6042648B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, and the like, which is capable of performing a free fall effect with a high degree of freedom and a variety of changes during the production by a movable production body.

  For example, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an effect image displayed on the image display unit of the image display means is incorporated into the image display means arranged in the image display means arranged substantially in the center of the game area of the game board. There is one in which a specific gaming state is produced by a combination with a movable effect body of a movable effect actor that freely falls from the rising position to the falling position on the front side of the image display unit (Patent Document 1).

  The movable effect actor includes a movable effect body arranged on the front side of the image display unit, and an elevating guide means for guiding the movable effect body so as to be movable up and down on both the left and right sides of the image display unit, and a position where the movable effect body is raised. Locking means for locking in, lifting and lowering body that moves up and down along the lifting and lowering guiding means and lifts the movable effector from the falling position to the rising position, and unlocks the locking means when the lifting body is lowered to a predetermined position. And release means.

  Then, in the normal gaming state, the movable effector is locked by the locking means at the raised position on the upper side of the image display unit, and when the specific gaming state is reached, the lifting body is lowered and the release means is operated. Then, the unlocking means releases the lock of the movable effector at the raised position, and the movable effector is freely dropped from the raised position to the fall position in synchronization with the display of the effect image on the image display unit. I am letting.

JP 2011-224077 A

  In the conventional movable effect actor, the movable effector falls rapidly in synchronization with the display of the effect image on the image display unit. Therefore, the movable effector falls compared to the case where the movable effector falls by driving the motor. There is an advantage that the speed can be increased and an effect that has an impact on the player can be effectively performed.

  However, in the conventional movable effect actor, the movable effect body is locked by the lock means at the raised position, and the lock means is unlocked via the release means when the elevating body is lowered to a predetermined position. Since the body is dropped to the drop position, the lift position is the retreat position on the upper side of the image display section, and the drop position is the front and lower position of the image display section. It becomes a fixed position.

  Therefore, at the time of the fall effect by the movable effector, the movable effector is always a simple drop operation that only naturally falls from a certain rising position to a certain drop position, and the movable effector is raised and lowered by driving a motor or the like. Compared to the case, there is a drawback that the dropping operation itself of the movable effector is very poor in change.

  In addition, even if the effect image of the image display unit is changed in synchronization with the free fall of the movable effector, the movable effector repeats the free fall uniformly between a certain rising position and the fall position. There is a problem that the degree of freedom of production is reduced.

The present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing such light of the conventional problems, under drop directing a movable directing member Ru is stopped at the middle drop position between the raised position and falling position Objective.

The present invention provides a gaming machine having to be dropped by the own weight of the movable directing member to rise position placed al dropping position location, in the movable effect body under drop between the falling position location and the elevated position location comprises a middle drop position stop hand stage stopping paragraphs lower location, between the support for supporting the middle drop position stop means and the middle paragraph under position stop means vertically movably, the middle drop position There is provided an impact absorbing means for absorbing an impact applied to the middle paragraph lower position stopping means when the movable effector is stopped .

According to the present invention, it can be advantageously carried out under drop effect a movable directing member Ru is stopped at the middle drop position between the raised position and falling position.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine which shows the 1st example of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the game board. It is explanatory drawing of the image display part. It is a perspective view of the movable production | presentation actor. It is a front view of the image display means and a movable effect combination. It is front sectional drawing of the principal part of the movable production | presentation actor. It is a side view by the side of the raise drive means of the movable production | presentation actor. It is sectional drawing by the side of the middle stage lower position stop means side of the movable production | presentation actor. It is a partially broken top view of the raising position holding means. It is sectional drawing of the same raising position holding means. It is a plane sectional view on the same ascending drive means side. It is side surface sectional drawing by the same raising drive means side. It is a perspective view by the side of the same raising drive means. It is a block diagram of the control system. 6 is a time chart for explaining the operation. FIG. It is front sectional drawing of the movable production | presentation actor which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a front view of the middle paragraph lower position stop means which shows the 3rd Example of the present invention. FIG. It is sectional drawing of the middle paragraph lower position stop means which shows the 4th Example of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-16 has illustrated 1st Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine includes a rectangular outer frame 1 and a front frame 2 pivotally attached to a front side of the outer frame 1 by a hinge (not shown) so as to be opened and closed around a vertical axis. Yes. A glass door 3 and a front plate 4 are arranged vertically on the front side of the front frame 2, and are pivotally mounted around the vertical axis by hinges (not shown) on the same side with respect to the front frame 2.

  On the front side of the front plate 4, a ball storage tray 5 for storing a game ball for launch is arranged, and a launch handle 6 of launch means (not shown) for launching the game ball is provided on the side. A game board 7 is detachably attached to the front frame 2 on the back side of the glass door 3 so as to correspond to the glass door 3.

  On the front surface of the game board 7, a guide rail 8 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching means is arranged in an arc shape, and the image display means 10 and the normal symbol start in the game area 9 inside the guide rail 8 are arranged. Various game parts such as means 11, special symbol starting means 12, large winning means 13, and normal winning means 14 are arranged.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the image display means 10 is arranged in the approximate center of the game area 9, and is attached to the support frame 15 attached to the back surface of the game board 7 and in the approximate center of the support frame 15. The liquid crystal type or plasma type image display unit 16 and a front decoration frame 17 attached to the front surface of the game board 7 and covering the outer peripheral side of the image display unit 16 from the front side are provided. The front decoration frame 17 has a display window 18 corresponding to the image display unit 16. In the image display means 10, a movable effect combination 19 disposed on the left and right sides of the image display unit 16 is mounted on the support frame 15, and the normal symbol display means 20 and the special symbol display means 21 are arranged on the front face of the front decoration frame 17. Is arranged.

  The normal symbol display means 20 is for variably displaying the normal symbol, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On condition that the starting means 11 detects a game ball, the two light emitting elements blink alternately for a predetermined time, and the random value lottery at the time of detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 11 is a predetermined hit determination value. When they match, the light emitting element on the “◯” side of the hit mode is turned on, and in other cases, the light emitting element on the “x” side of the off mode is turned on and stopped.

  The special symbol display means 21 is composed of one or a plurality of, for example, one segment display means capable of variably displaying one special symbol, and the special symbol starting means 12 detects the game ball. When a special symbol is displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time and the random number value drawn at the time of detection of the game ball by the special symbol starter 12 matches a predetermined special game random value, In other cases, it stops in a disengagement mode.

  The image display unit 16 has a rectangular shape or other shape, and as shown in FIG. 3, during the game, the effect symbols 22a to 22c and the background image 23 are displayed by light emission, and when a specific gaming state is reached, As shown in FIG. 1, the notice effect image 37 is displayed in a flashing manner in synchronization with the effect operation of the movable effect agent 19.

  A plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 22 a to 22 c are displayed at appropriate positions on the image display unit 16, and each effect symbol 22 a to 22 c starts to change in synchronization with the change of the special symbol on the special symbol display means 21. Then, after changing for a predetermined time after passing through a predetermined fluctuation pattern, it is sequentially stopped in a predetermined order in synchronization with the end of fluctuation of the special symbol.

  And the stop symbol after the change of the effect symbols 22a to 22c becomes a special game effect mode in which all of the special symbols on the special symbol display means 21 are stopped when the special symbol is stopped in the special game mode, and the special symbol stops in the off mode. In such a case, at least a part is a different production effect. For example, when the special symbol is stopped in a special game mode, the effect symbols 22a to 22c are stopped at "7, 7, 7" or the like, and when the special symbol is stopped in an off mode, the effect symbols 22a to 22c are Stop at “3 ・ 4 ・ 5” etc.

  The special symbol starting means 12 includes a fixed winning opening 12a and a variable winning opening 12b such as an electric tulip. The fixed-type winning opening 12a is opened with a certain width, and the variable-type winning opening 12b is opened for a predetermined time when the normal symbol after the variation of the normal symbol display means 20 stops and displays the hit state, and the fixed-type winning port 12a is opened. It becomes easier for a game ball to win than the mouth 12a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5, the movable effect agent 19 moves the movable effect body 24 placed in the left-right direction on the front side of the image display unit 16 and the movable effect body 24 to the raised position ( The first guide means 25 that can be moved up and down between the retreat position A and the lower paragraph lower position B, and the movable effector 24 rises from the lower paragraph lower position B or the middle paragraph lower position C along the first guide means 25. Ascending driving means 26 for raising the position A or the middle ascending positions D and E, second guiding means 27 for guiding the ascending driving means 26 to be movable up and down, and the ascending driving means 26 disposed above the image display unit 16. Ascending position holding means 28 for detachably engaging and holding the movable effector 24 raised at the ascending position A, lower paragraph lower position stopping means 29 for stopping the movable effector 24 at the lower paragraph lower position B, and movable The director 24 is moved up to the lower position A and the lower position. The middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 that stops at the middle paragraph lower position C between the two and the impact that absorbs the impact applied to the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 when the movable effector 24 stops at the middle paragraph lower position C. Absorbing means 31 is provided.

  The first guide means 25, the ascending drive means 26, the second guide means 27, the lower paragraph lower position stop means 29, the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30, and the impact absorbing means 31 correspond to the left and right sides of the movable effector 24. The image display unit 16 is disposed on both the left and right sides.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5, the movable effector 24 includes a flat movable frame 32 and a movable frame that are arranged in the left-right direction near the front side of the image display unit 16. 32 includes a sliding guide portion 33 connected to both left and right ends of the display 32, and an effect portion 34 provided on the front surface of the movable frame 32. The movable effect body 24 is normally releasably locked by the lift position holding means 28 at the lift position A that is retracted to the upper side of the image display section 16 in a normal state. Combining a movable effect operation by moving up and down, such as a free fall to the lower paragraph lower position B in the lower part of the front, and a notice effect image 37 displayed on the image display unit 16 so as to give a notice effect on the subsequent occurrence of a special gaming state. It has become.

  The effect unit 34 is provided with an effect decoration unit such as a pattern, shape, and structure that harmonizes with the notice effect image 37 displayed on the image display unit 16. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine in which the game progresses while performing an effect on the theme of “monkey”, as shown in FIG. When the tree notice effect image 37 is displayed, the effect part 34 is moved up and down in synchronism with the display to produce a state in which the monkey slides down or climbs along the tree. The production unit 34 may emit light as necessary, or may rotate or swing around the front-rear axis.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, vertical mounting tables 35 disposed on the left and right sides of the image display unit 16 are mounted on the front surface of the support frame 15 of the image display unit 10. A support member 36 in the left-right direction is provided between the upper front portions of 35. The mounting base 35 protrudes from the support frame 15 to the front side, and on the front side thereof, the first guide means 25 is provided on the side close to the image display unit 16, and the second guide means 27 and the ascending drive means 26 are provided on the far side. The middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 and the impact absorbing means 31 are provided above and below between the guide means 25 and 27. Further, a raised position holding means 28 is provided between the support member 36 and the movable effector 24 at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction.

  The first guide means 25 guides the movable effector 24 so that it can move up and down, and when the raised position holding means 28 releases the hold of the movable effector 24 at the raised position A, the first effector 25 freely drops by its own weight. Is for. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the first guide means 25 is provided in a vertical direction between a pair of upper and lower protrusions 38 protruding from the mounting base 35 and the front end of the protrusion 38, and is a movable effector. The guide rod 39 is inserted into the 24 slide guide portions 33 so as to be relatively slidable in the vertical direction, and is disposed on the left and right sides of the image display portion 16 in the vertical direction.

  On the protrusion 38 at the lower end of the first guide means 25, a lower paragraph lower position stop means 29 having an elastic body 40 is provided. The elastic body 40 is made of rubber or the like mounted on the projecting portion 38, and absorbs an impact when the sliding guide portion 33 of the movable effector 24 comes into contact with and stops at the lower position B in the lower paragraph.

  The raised position holding means 28 is used to detachably engage with the movable effect body 24 and hold it at the raised position A when the movable effect body 24 is raised to the raised position A by the raising drive means 26. The movable effector 24 is provided between the movable effector 24 and the support member 36 at approximately the center in the left-right direction. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the raised position holding means 28 is engaged with and disengaged from the engaged portion 42 provided in the movable effector 24 and the support member 36 and from the back side to the engaged portion 42. An engaging body 43 that freely engages, an engagement / disengagement drive means 45 that is provided on the support member 36 and that engages and disengages the engagement body 43 via the interlocking member 44, and an urging force that biases the engagement body 43 in the engagement direction. Force means 46.

  The engaged portion 42 is provided in an opening in the front-rear direction on a protrusion 47 that protrudes above the movable frame 32. The engagement body 43 is accommodated in a box-shaped accommodation portion 48 on the support member 36 so as to be able to move out in the front-rear direction, and is engaged with the engaged portion 42 by a spring 46 a that constitutes the biasing means 46 in the accommodation portion 48. It is biased in the protruding direction. The spring 46 a is positioned by the protrusion 49 of the housing portion 48. There is an inclined guide 43a at the front end of the engagement body 43. When the movable effector 24 rises to the ascending position A, the guide 43a comes into contact with the protrusion 47 to bring the engagement body 43 into the spring 46a. It is designed to retreat against.

  The engagement / disengagement drive means 45 is constituted by a solenoid 50 arranged in the left-right direction on the back surface of the support member 36, and an interlocking member 44 is provided between the movable iron core 50 a of the solenoid 50 and the engagement body 43. The interlocking member 44 has a bell crank shape, and an intermediate portion is pivotally supported on the support member 36 by a longitudinal pivot 51, one end of which is a movable iron core 50a, and the other end is a pin-like connecting portion 52. Are respectively connected to the engaging bodies 43. The connecting portion 52 is engaged with the elongated hole 53 in the left-right direction of the engaging body 43 through a notch portion 48 a on the upper side of the accommodating portion 48.

  The second guide means 27 is for guiding the ascending drive means 26 so as to be movable up and down. As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 11, the guide rod 39 of the first guide means 25 is provided on the front surface of the mounting base 35. The lift guide portion 55 is provided substantially in parallel, and the lift guide portion 55 is provided with a guide hole 55a in the vertical direction.

  The ascending drive means 26 is moved up and down by the guidance of the second guide means 27, and the movable effector 24 that is stopped at the lower paragraph lower position B or the middle paragraph lower position C along the first guide means 25 at the time of ascent. Alternatively, it has a function of driving to the middle ascending positions D and E and raising it, and a function of lowering the movable rendering body 24 from the ascending position A, the middle ascending positions D and E, etc., and performing a descending effect. The ascending / descending speed of the ascending drive means 26 including the descending speed of the movable effector 24 during the descending effect is determined by the rotational speed of the ascending / descending drive motor 60 described later.

  The descending speed of the movable effector 24 during the descending effect is a slower and slower descending speed than that of the free fall. However, when the descending amount of the movable effector 24 is large, the descending speed is small and the descending amount is small. In such a case, it may be changed in a plurality of stages depending on the amount of lowering (moving amount) of the movable effector 24, such as by delaying it. Of course, if the change is in a plurality of stages, the reverse may be possible, for example, when the amount of descent is small. Furthermore, the descent speed may be changed during one operation of the descent effect, for example, by lowering the descent speed immediately before the stop compared to immediately after the descent start. The ascending drive means 26 may be used only to raise the movable effector 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 11 to 13, the ascending drive means 26 includes an elevating body 57 that is slidably supported by the elevating guide portion 55 of the mounting base 35, and an elevating guide portion 55. A vertical rack 58 mounted on the front surface of the mounting base 35, a pinion 59 provided on the lifting body 57 and meshing with the rack 58, and a pinion 59 provided on the lifting body 57 and driving the pinion 59 in the forward / reverse direction. An elevating drive motor 60 such as a stepping motor and an elevating engagement means 61 provided on the elevating body 57 and detachably engaged with the movable effect body 24 are included.

  The lifting / lowering body 57 has a box shape that opens outward from the image display unit 16. The lifting / lowering body 57 is disposed on the front surface of the lifting / lowering guide part 55 and is inserted into the guide hole 55 a from the back side with the lifting / lowering guide part 55. Is supported by the lifting guide 55 so as to be vertically slidable. The elevating drive motor 60 is fixed to the side wall 57a in the elevating body 57, and drives the pinion 59 through a rotating shaft 60a that penetrates the side wall 57a and protrudes toward the rack 58 side.

  The ascending engagement means 61 is detachably engaged with the sliding guide portion 33 of the movable effector 24 to raise the movable effector 24 by the ascending drive means 26, or the movable effector 24 is moved to the middle raised position D, The movable effector 24 is held in the stopped state at E and the middle paragraph lower position C, while the movable effector 24 is separated from the sliding guide portion 33 of the movable effector 24 to freely fall. In addition, although there exist the 1st middle stage raising position D and the 2nd middle stage raising position E in middle stage raising positions D and E, this may be one place and two or more places may be sufficient as it. Further, part or all of the middle ascending positions D and E may be above or below the middle paragraph lower position C. The first middle stage raised position D or the second middle stage raised position E may be the same as the middle paragraph lower position C.

  The raising engagement means 61 includes a raising engagement body 63 that is detachably engaged with the lower side of the projecting portion 33 a that projects outward from the sliding guide portion 33 of the movable effector 24, and the raising engagement body 63. Engagement / disengagement drive means 64 for moving in and out in the engagement / disengagement direction, and urging means 65 for urging the ascending engagement body 63 in the engagement direction (projection direction). The ascending engagement body 63 is slidably supported in the left-right direction by an advancing / retreating guide portion 57b provided on the side wall 57a of the elevating body 57, and is urged by being operated by the projecting portion 33a of the movable effector 24 when descending. An inclined guide portion 63a for retreating against the means 65 is provided at the tip. The engagement / disengagement drive means 64 is constituted by a solenoid 66 fixed in the elevating body 57, and the movable iron core 66a passes through the opening of the side wall 57a and is connected to the ascending engagement body 63. The biasing means 65 may use a spring that biases the movable iron core 66a of the solenoid 66, or may be provided separately.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the mounting base 35 is provided with ascending detection means 67 and descending detection means 68 for detecting the ascending and descending of the ascending / descending body 57 on both upper and lower sides of the ascending / descending guide portion 55. When each detecting means 67, 68 detects the upper and lower detected parts 67a, 68a of the lifting body 57, the lifting drive motor 60 is stopped. Each of the detection means 67 and 68 includes a photo sensor and other non-contact detection switches.

  Note that the ascending engagement body 63 is disengaged from the outer side in the left-right direction with respect to the movable effect body 24, but may be disengaged from the back side. In the left and right ascending drive means 26, the positions of the rack 58 and the ascending engagement body 63 are upside down with respect to the ascending / descending body 57, but they may be the same on the left and right. In that case, either the rack 58 or the engaging member 63 for raising may be placed on the upper side.

  The middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 receives and stops the falling movable effect body 24 at the middle paragraph lower position C between the raised position A and the lower paragraph lower position B, and stops at the middle paragraph lower position C. This is for dropping the body 24 to the lower position B in the lower paragraph. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8, the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 is arranged between the first guide means 25 and the ascending drive means 26 so as to be movable up and down on the front surface of the mounting base 35. A vertically long sliding frame 69, a stop engaging means 70 provided on the slide frame 69 so as to be movable in and out of the movable effect body 24, and the stop engagement means 70 as the movable effect body 24. The engagement / disengagement drive means 71 for withdrawing / retracting from and from the slide frame 69 and the stop engagement means 70 by driving of the engagement / disengagement drive means 71 and moving the stop engagement means 70 at the time of advancement. An operating body 72 that is operated to a position that can be engaged with the effect body 24 is provided.

  The sliding frame 69 has a vertically long shape, and has a protrusion 74 of the mounting base 35 inserted through the long holes 73 on both the upper and lower sides, and is fixed to the protrusion 74 from the front side of the sliding frame 69 and between the mounting base 35. Thus, it is possible to slide in the vertical direction within the range of the long hole 73 by the presser part 75 sandwiching the sliding frame 69. Therefore, the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 is slidable in the vertical direction within the range of the long hole 73.

  The sliding frame 69 has a pair of left and right side wall portions 69a formed by bending, and a stop engaging means 70 for stopping the movable effector 24 between the left and right side wall portions 69a, and the stop engaging means 70 are provided. An operating body 72 that moves in and out and an engagement / disengagement drive means 71 that drives the operating body 72 are arranged in the vertical direction.

  The stop engagement means 70 is constituted by a vertically long swing engagement body 77. The swing engagement body 77 is pivotally supported by a pivot 78 supported on the upper side between the side wall portions 69 a, and an engagement portion 77 a and an inclined portion 77 b for the movable effector 24 are provided on the lower side. The cam follower 77c is provided between the engaging portion 77a and the engaging portion 77a. The cam follower 77c is provided on the opposite side of the engaging portion 77a. It hangs down. The engaging portion 77a can be freely engaged and disengaged from the back side with respect to the sliding guide portion 33 of the movable effector 24.

  The engagement / disengagement drive means 71 includes a solenoid 79 fixed to the sliding frame 69 between the side wall portions 69a, and an operating body 72 is connected to the lower end of the movable iron core 79a protruding downward. The operating body 72 is guided by the sliding frame 69 so as to be vertically slidable between the side wall portions 69a, and can be moved back and forth between the sliding frame 69 and the stop engaging means 70.

  The operating body 72 has a cam portion 72a corresponding to the cam driven portion 77c of the stopping engagement means 70. Then, when the operating body 72 advances between the sliding frame 69 and the stop engagement means 70, the stop engagement means 70 has two points in FIG. 8 via the cam portion 72a and the cam follower portion 77c. As indicated by the chain line, the engaging portion 77a rotates to a position where it can engage with the movable effector 24. Further, when the operating body 72 is retracted upward from between the sliding frame 69 and the stop engagement means 70 in a state where the movable effector 24 is engaged with the engagement portion 77a, As indicated by a solid line in FIG. 8, the movable effector 24 rotates in the direction of separation (clockwise in FIG. 8) around the pivot 78 due to the weight of the movable effector 24. Note that the stopping engagement means 70 is usually in the state of being hung down to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 8 by its own weight, and the movable effector 24 passes in the upward direction without coming into contact with the stopping engagement means 70. Is possible.

  Thus, the movable effector which freely falls from the ascending position A by operating the engaging means 70 for stopping to the position of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 8 by the engaging / disengaging driving means 71 via the cam portion 72a and the cam driven portion 77c. 24 can be stopped at the middle stop position C by the stop engaging means 70. At this time, even if the impact of the movable effector 24 is applied to the stop engagement means 70, the cam portion 72a and the cam follower 77c are provided between the stop engagement means 70 and the engagement / disengagement drive means 71, via these. Since the sliding frame 69 and the mounting base 35 receive the shock, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the unexpected such that the impact is applied to the solenoid 79 and the stop engaging means 70 is detached from the movable effect body 24.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting base 35 includes first detection means 81 for detecting the movable effect body 24 at the raised position A, second detection means 82 for detecting the movable effect body 24 at the lower paragraph lower position B, and the middle paragraph. Third detecting means 83 for detecting the movable effect body 24 at the lower position C is provided, and when each of the detecting means 81 to 83 detects the detected portion 84 of the elevating body 57, the elevating drive motor 60 is stopped. It is like that. Each of the detection means 81 to 83 includes a photo sensor and other non-contact type detection switches.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the shock absorbing means 31 is constituted by a spring 87 interposed between the bent portion 85 at the lower end of the sliding frame 69 and the receiving portion 86 of the mounting base 35. 69 is biased upward. The receiving portion 86 is provided in a U shape on the mounting base 35 below the sliding frame 69. The receiving portion 86 has a protrusion 86a protruding upward from the bottom portion, and a spring 87 is fitted over the protrusion 86a.

  The first guide means 25, the lower paragraph lower position stop means 29, the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30, and the impact absorbing means 31 are covered from the front side by a cover 105 mounted on the front surface of the mounting base 35. Further, between the first guide means 25 and the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 and the shock absorbing means 31, the first guide means 25, the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 and the like protrude from the mounting base 35 to the left and right. A partition wall 106 is provided in the vertical direction along the first guide means 25, and the tip of the projecting portion 33 a of the movable effector 24 is provided in the vicinity of the front surface of the partition wall 106 so as to be movable up and down.

  FIG. 14 shows a control system of the pachinko machine. The control system of the pachinko machine includes a main control board 90 and an effect control board 91. The main control board 90 controls the game operation of the entire pachinko machine. When the normal symbol starting means 11 detects a game ball, it determines whether or not it is a random number and determines whether it is a hit. In addition to the normal symbol system control means 92 that opens the variable winning award 12b of the special symbol starting means 12 for a predetermined time after the normal symbol after the fluctuation of the symbol display means 20 stops in a hit state, the random number lottery means 93, the determination means 94, special symbol control means 95, stop mode determination means 96, variation pattern determination means 97, command transmission means 98, and special game generation means 99.

  The random number lottery means 93 draws a random number value when the special symbol starting means 12 detects a game ball, and the judging means 94 compares the random number value drawn by the random number lottery means 93 with the special game random number value to determine whether it is a special game. It is determined whether or not. The special symbol control means 95 changes the special symbol of the special symbol display means 21 for a predetermined time in response to the detection of the game ball by the special symbol starting means 12, and in a special game mode when the determination result of the determination means 94 is a special game. The special symbols are controlled so as to stop in the disengagement mode when they are disengaged.

  The stop mode determination means 96 is for drawing and determining the stop mode of the effect symbols 22a to 22c when the determination result of the determination means 94 is a special game. The variation pattern determining means 97 is used for lottery determination of the special game variation pattern when the determination result of the determination means 94 is a special game and the outlier variation pattern when the determination result is out of play, and according to the determination result of the determination means 94. One variation pattern to be used for variation of the effect symbols 22a to 22c at that time is selected and determined from a plurality of predetermined special game variation patterns and outlier variation patterns.

  There are a plurality of types of special game variation patterns and outlier variation patterns depending on the length of variation time, the presence / absence of reach during variation of the production symbols 22a to 22c, and the like. For example, various types of special game variation patterns such as a special game variation pattern 1, a special game variation pattern 2, a special game variation pattern 3,... Are prepared depending on the variation time. There are various types of variation patterns, such as a variation pattern with reach, a variation pattern with reach 1, a variation pattern with reach 2, a variation pattern 1 with no reach, a variation pattern 2 with no reach, etc. Patterns are prepared.

  It should be noted that, generally, the variation variation pattern with reach has a longer variation time than the variation variation pattern without reach, and one or more types of the variation variation pattern with reach is the variation time of the special game variation pattern. Some have a variation time close to. In the case of a variation pattern with a long variation time, the appearance rate is lower than the variation pattern with reach and variation with short variation time, but the reliability that the special symbol becomes a special game mode after the variation is large. It has become.

  The special symbol control means 95 changes the special symbol of the special symbol display means 21 in response to the detection of the game ball by the special symbol start means 12 and changes according to the change time of the change pattern determined by the change pattern determination means 97. The special symbol is stopped in either the special game mode or the off mode in accordance with the determination result of the special game or out of mode of the determination means 94. The command transmission unit 98 performs one-way communication of the stop mode command determined by the stop mode determination unit 96, the variation pattern command determined by the variation pattern determination unit 97, and the variation stop command for each variation pattern to the effect control board 91 side. It is supposed to send by.

  The special game generating means 99 is for generating a special game advantageous to the player after the special symbol is stopped in the special game mode when the determining means 94 determines that the game is a special game. It is designed to open several times each time. In addition, the opening / closing pattern of the special winning means 13 in the special game can be determined as appropriate. In the special game, in addition to the opening of the big winning means 13, or separately from the opening of the big winning means 13, the probability variation that changes the lottery probability of the special game on the condition of the type of the special game mode of the special symbol, and other players An advantageous element may be added.

  The effect control board 91 analyzes each command transmitted from the main control board 90 and controls the effect symbols 22a to 22c, the background image 23, and the notice effect image 37 displayed on the image display unit 16 of the image display means 10, Further, it is for controlling the raising and lowering of the movable effect body 24, and comprises command receiving means 100, effect symbol control means 101, notice effect determining means 102, effect image control means 103, movable effect control means 104 and the like. .

  The command receiving means 100 is for receiving and analyzing each command transmitted from the command transmitting means 98 to the effect control board 91 side. In accordance with the variation pattern command from the main control board 90, the effect symbol control means 101 changes the effect symbols 22a to 22c with a predetermined variation pattern for a predetermined time in synchronization with the variation of the special symbol on the special symbol display means 21, and a stop command is issued. When there is, the effect symbols 22a to 22c are stopped in the special game effect mode or the off effect mode. Note that the three effect symbols 22a to 22c are stopped in the stop mode specified by the stop mode command so that they are all aligned when the special symbol stops in the special game mode, and in other cases the reach of It stops in the stop mode selected on the production symbol control means 101 side according to the presence or absence.

  The notice effect determining means 102 is one or a plurality of types or all types of variation patterns that are a part of the reach variation variation pattern having a variation time close to the variation time of the special game variation pattern and the special game variation pattern. When there is a command, whether or not to perform a notice effect by drawing a random value on the condition of the change pattern command, and a plurality of types corresponding to the change pattern command when the notice effect is performed, for example, the first notice It is determined in which of the effect pattern to the sixth notice effect pattern the notice effect is performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 15A to 15F, for example, the first to sixth notice effect images 37, the first to sixth notice effect images display patterns having different display times of the notice effect images 37, and the notice effect images 37 are displayed. There are first to sixth movable effect patterns that cause the movable effector 24 to perform a movable effect operation in synchronization with each other. In each of the six types of movable effect patterns, the movable effect body 24 performs movable effect operations such as rising, falling, and stopping in synchronization with the display of the notice effect image 37.

  In addition, the notice effect by the notice effect image 37 and the movable effect body 24 in each notice effect pattern is completed by the confirmation of the special symbol (stop of the effect symbols 22a to 22c). In the case of the special game variation pattern, the lottery rate of the notice effect may be higher than that of the deviation variation pattern. In that case, the lottery rate may be changed for each variation pattern.

  The effect image control means 103 selects one of a plurality of types of background images 23 according to the variation pattern command to control the background image 23 of the effect symbols 22a to 22c, and the notice effect determination means 102 determines the notice effect. At a suitable timing after the effect symbols 22a to 22c are reached, the image display unit 16 has a predetermined effect on the image display unit 16 according to the notice effect image display pattern corresponding to any of the notice effect patterns determined by the notice effect determining means 102. A notice effect image 37 is displayed.

  The movable effect control means 104 is for controlling the effect operation by the rising, falling, and stopping of the movable effect body 24 of the movable effect actor 19, and the notice effect determining means 102 determines the notice effect and the effect symbols 22a to 22c. When reaching the reach, the movable effect operation of the movable effector 24 is controlled according to the movable effect pattern corresponding to any of the notice effect patterns.

  The movable effect control by the movable effect control means 104 includes the function of controlling the engagement body 43 of the raised position holding means 28 in the disengagement direction to cause the movable effect body 24 to fall freely, and the stop engagement of the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30. A function of controlling the means 70 in the engaging direction to stop the movable effector 24 at the middle paragraph lower position C, and a function of stopping the engaging means 70 for stopping the middle paragraph lower position stopping means 30 in the disengagement direction. Of the lower stage lower position B, a function of raising and lowering the ascending drive means 26 to raise the movable effector 24 in the lower paragraph lower position B, and the ascending drive means 26 at the first middle raised position D and second. There is a function to stop at the middle lift position E, a function to disengage the lifting engagement body 63 at the first middle lift position D, and a second middle lift position E to allow the movable effector 24 to fall freely. Each of these controllers The combined selectively, in synchronism with the announcement effect image 37 displayed on the image display unit 16 so as to control the moving effect operation to rise again from the free fall of the movable directing member 24.

  For example, in the first movable effect pattern, as shown in FIG. 15A, the movable effector 24 freely falls from the ascending position A to the lower paragraph lower position B, and then the movable effector 24 is moved at the ascending speed of the ascending drive means 26. Ascend to ascending position A. In this first movable effect pattern, it is possible to produce a state where the monkey of the effect unit 34 slides down along the tree of the notice effect image 37 displayed on the image display unit 16 and then climbs along the tree.

  In the second movable effect pattern, as shown in FIG. 15 (b), the movable effector 24 falls freely from the ascending position A through a temporary stop at the middle paragraph lower position C, and then the movable effector 24 reaches the ascending position A. To rise. In the second movable effect pattern, it is possible to produce a state where the monkey of the effect part 34 slides down while temporarily stopping along the tree of the notice effect image 37 and then climbs along the tree.

  In the third movable effect pattern, as shown in FIG. 15C, the movable effector 24 freely falls from the raised position A to the lower middle position C, and then the movable effector 24 moves from the lower middle position C to the raised position A. To rise. In the third movable effect pattern, it is possible to produce a state where the monkey of the effect part 34 descends halfway along the tree of the notice effect image 37 and then climbs up along the tree from the middle.

  In the fourth movable effect pattern, as shown in FIG. 15D, the movable effector 24 freely falls from the raised position A to the lower paragraph lower position B, and then the movable effector 24 rises to the first middle raised positions D and E. After that, it falls freely from the first middle stage raised positions D, E to the middle paragraph lower position C, and then rises from the middle paragraph lower position C to the raised position A. In the fourth movable effect pattern, after the monkey of the effect part 34 slides down to the bottom along the tree of the notice effect image 37, it is possible to produce a state of climbing up and down from the middle.

  In the fifth movable effect pattern, as shown in FIG. 15E, the movable effector 24 freely falls from the raised position A to the lower paragraph lower position B, and then the movable effector 24 rises to the second middle raised position D, E. After that, it falls freely from the second middle raised position D, E to the lower paragraph lower position B, and then rises from the lower paragraph lower position B to the raised position A. In the fifth movable effect pattern, the monkey of the effect part 34 slides down to the bottom along the tree of the notice effect image 37 and then rises up to the middle and descends to the lower position B in the lower paragraph. be able to.

  In the sixth movable effect pattern, as shown in FIG. 15 (f), the movable effector 24 freely falls from the raised position A to the lower paragraph lower position B, and then the movable effector 24 moves from the lower paragraph lower position B to the first middle raised position. Ascent to D, E, Free fall from first middle ascending position D, E to lower paragraph lower position B, Ascending from lower paragraph lower position B to second middle ascending position D, E, Second middle ascending position D, E After repeating the free fall from the middle paragraph to the lower position C, the middle paragraph is raised from the lower position C to the raised position A. In the sixth movable effect pattern, after the monkey of the effect unit 34 slides down to the bottom along the tree of the notice effect image 37, it is possible to produce a state of climbing while repeating rising and falling twice.

  The movable effect control means 104 measures the lift amount of the lift body 57 of the lift drive means 26 from the number of rotations of the lift drive motor 60, and stops the movable effect body 24 at the first and second middle lift positions D and E. The position at the time of making it come to be grasped.

  The movable effect pattern may be other combinations in which the drop and rise of the movable effect body 24 are appropriately combined. For example, the temporary stop during the dropping operation of the movable effector 24 and the temporary stop during the ascending operation may be combined. Moreover, you may combine the difference in the raise speed of the movable production | presentation body 24. FIG. What is necessary is just to determine the 1st middle stage raising position D and the 2nd middle stage raising position E by the rotation speed of the raising / lowering drive motor source of the raising drive means 26, etc.

  This pachinko machine performs the following controls and effects during the game. That is, when the special symbol starting means 12 detects a game ball, the random number lottery means 93 draws a random number value, and whether or not the judging means 94 is a special game depending on whether or not the random number value is the same as the special game random number value. Judgment is made. And if a determination result is a special game, the stop mode determination means 96 will determine the stop mode of effect design 22a-22c. If the determination result is a special game, the variation pattern determining means 97 selects any one of a plurality of types of special game variation patterns. Select.

  Subsequently, after the special symbol of the special symbol display means 21 starts to fluctuate and fluctuates for the fluctuation time designated by the fluctuation pattern selected by the fluctuation pattern determination means 97, the judgment result of the special game or losing by the judgment means 94 Depending on the game, the game is stopped in either the special game mode or the off mode. If the determination means 94 determines that the game is a special game, after the special symbol is stopped in the special game mode, a special game is generated by the special game generation means 99, and the big winning means 13 is released a plurality of times. The person can continue the game in an advantageous state.

  On the other hand, when the stop mode determining unit 96 determines the stop mode of the effect symbols 22a to 22c and the variation pattern determining unit 97 determines the variation pattern of the effect symbols 22a to 22c, the command transmission unit 98 moves to the effect control board 91 side. Send each command. On the side of the production control board 91, when the variation pattern command is received, the production symbols 22a to 22c start to fluctuate in synchronization with the start of fluctuation of the special symbol by the control of the production symbol control means 101, and fluctuate for a predetermined time according to the variation pattern. .

  Each of the effect symbols 22a to 22c shifts to a swing fluctuation close to the stop state in the order of left, right, middle, etc., and when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the change, according to the stop command, either the special game effect mode or the outage effect mode Finally stop. In addition, under the control of the effect image control means 103, the background images 23 of the effect symbols 22a to 22c are displayed as shown in FIG.

  For example, when the variation pattern determining unit 97 selects any of the special game variation patterns by the determination of the special game by the determination unit 94, or any one of the specific reach variation variation patterns close to the variation time of the special game variation pattern. If selected, the notice effect determining means 102 decides whether or not the notice effect is to be performed, and which notice effect pattern is to be selected when the notice effect is to be performed.

  If the notice effect determining means 102 decides the notice effect and determines any notice effect pattern, for example, when the other effect symbols 22a and 22c except the one effect symbol 22b become the same reach. In addition, according to the determined notice effect pattern, a predetermined notice effect image 37 is displayed on the image display unit 16 as shown in FIG. 3, and the movable effect body 24 rises in synchronization with the display of the notice effect image 37. Free fall from position A to lower paragraph lower position B to temporarily conceal the changing production symbols 22a to 22c, and then the movable production body 24 rises from lower paragraph lower position B to ascending position A. A notice effect is performed by a combination of the notice effect image 37 and the movable effect body 24, such as making the drawings 22a to 22c visible.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the movable effect body 24 is normally fixed at the raised position A by the raised position holding means 28. That is, when the movable effector 24 reaches the position just before the raised position A, the projecting portion 47 of the movable effector 24 comes into contact with the guide part 43a of the engaging member 43 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The ascending body 43 moves backward while resisting the spring 46a. When the movable effect body 24 reaches the raised position A, the engagement body 43 is pushed back by the spring 46a as shown by a solid line in FIG. The body 24 is held at the raised position A.

  For this reason, after the movable effector 24 rises to the rising position A, as shown in FIG. 15, depending on the type of the advancement effect pattern at the appropriate time from the determination of the advancement effect pattern to the free fall of the movable effector 24. It can be lowered to the lower side of the middle paragraph lower position C or the lower paragraph lower position B to stand by.

  For example, when the notice by the first notice effect pattern is determined, the elevating drive motor of the ascending drive means 26 is controlled by the movable effect control means 104 at a time before the two effect symbols 22a and 22c are all reached. 60 starts in the downward direction. As a result, the elevating drive motor 60 rotates in the descending direction, and the elevating body 57 is lowered via the pinion 59 and the rack 58. When the elevating body 57 is lowered to the lowered position, the lowering detecting means 68 detects the elevating body 57, and the movable effect control means 104 stops the elevating drive motor 60. Therefore, the elevating body 57 stops at the lowered position and is in a standby state. It becomes.

  Thereafter, when the notice effect image 37 (see FIG. 1) is displayed on the image display unit 16 under the control of the effect image control means 103 in synchronization with the reach of the effect symbols 22a and 22c, FIG. 15 is synchronized with the display. As shown in FIG. 9A, in response to a drop command from the movable effect control means 104, the engagement / disengagement drive means 45 of the raised position holding means 28 rotates the interlocking member 44 around the pivot 51 in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. The united body 43 is driven in the disengagement direction against the spring 46a, and the holding of the movable effector 24 at the raised position A by the raised position holding means 28 is released.

  As a result, the movable effector 24 having a sufficient dead weight suddenly falls freely from the raised position A to the lower paragraph lower position B along the guide bar 39 of the first guide means 25 due to its own weight. When the movable effect body 24 falls to the lower paragraph lower position B, the sliding guide portion 33 of the movable effect body 24 collides with the elastic body 40 of the lower paragraph lower position stopping means 29, and the elastic body 40 causes the impact of the movable effect body 24. The movable effector 24 is stopped while absorbing the light. In the lower stage lower position B, the movable effect body 24 covers and conceals the effect symbols 22a and 22c from the front side by the effect unit 34.

  After the movable effector 24 has fallen to the lower position B in the lower paragraph, as shown in FIG. 15 (a), the ascending / descending drive motor 60 of the ascending drive means 26 is activated in the ascending direction by the ascending command from the movable effect control means 104. . As a result, the lifting / lowering body 57 rises from the lowered position to the raised position A at a rising speed corresponding to the rotational speed of the lifting / lowering drive motor 60 via the pinion 59 and the rack 58, and a movable effect is obtained via the lifting engagement means 61. The body 24 is raised from the lower position B in the lower paragraph.

  When the movable effector 24 reaches the position just before the raised position A, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 10, the guide portion 43a of the engagement member 43 comes into contact with the protrusion 47 of the movable effector 24, and the engagement member 43 becomes the spring 46a. Retreat while resisting. When the movable effect body 24 reaches the raised position A, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 10, the engaging body 43 engages with the engaged portion 42 of the movable effect body 24 to move the movable effect body 24. Hold in the raised position A. Accordingly, after the movable effector 24 has been raised to the ascending position A, the ascending drive means 26 can be lowered to the lowered position in a timely manner in preparation for the next movable effector 24 being raised after free fall.

  When the notice effect determining means 102 determines the notice effect in the second notice effect pattern, the notice effect image 37 is displayed in the second notice effect image pattern on the image display unit 16 under the control of the effect image control means 103. . On the other hand, until the movable effect control means 104 outputs a drop command and a middle paragraph lower position stop command substantially simultaneously or before and after, and the movable effect body 24 reaches the middle paragraph lower position C as shown in FIG. The stop engaging means 70 of the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 is protruded, the movable effector 24 that freely falls is temporarily stopped at the middle paragraph lower position C, and then the middle paragraph lower position C according to the subsequent drop command. To free fall again to the lower paragraph lower position B.

  That is, the stop engaging means 70 of the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 is normally in the retracted position as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the movable effector 24 is stopped at the lower position C in the middle paragraph, the engagement / disengagement drive means 64 slides the operating body 72 downward as shown in FIG. Therefore, the operating body 72 advances between the sliding frame 69 and the stop engaging means 70, and the stop engaging means 70 is engaged around the pivot 78 via the cam portion 72a and the cam driven portion 77c. Rocks. As a result, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 16A, the engaging portion 77a of the stopping engaging means 70 stands by in a state of protruding into the falling space of the movable effector 24.

  When the rising position holding means 28 is separated from the movable effector 24 by a subsequent drop command, the movable effector 24 freely falls to the middle paragraph lower position C along the guide rod 39, and as shown in FIG. At the lower paragraph position C, the movable effector 24 stops by engaging with the engaging portion 77a of the stopping engaging means 70. At this time, an impact is applied to the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 through the engaging portion 77a of the stop engaging means 70, but the spring 87 of the impact absorbing means 31 is elastically deformed to absorb the impact. For this reason, the movable effector 24 can be smoothly stopped at the lower position C in the middle paragraph.

  After stopping the movable effector 24 at the lower position C in the middle paragraph, the operation is performed by driving the engagement / disengagement drive means 64 of the lower position stop means 30 in accordance with the drop command of the movable effect control means 104 as shown in FIG. The body 72 moves up, and the cam portion 72a moves away from the cam driven portion 77c of the stopping engagement means 70. Then, the engaging means 70 for stopping is rotated in the disengagement direction around the pivot 78 by the weight of the movable effector 24, and the engaging portion 77a is disengaged rearward from the movable effector 24. To free fall again to the lower paragraph B position B.

  When the notice effect determining means 102 determines the notice effect in the fifth notice effect pattern, the notice effect image 37 is displayed on the image display unit 16 under the control of the effect image control means 103. On the other hand, the raised position holding means 28 is detached from the movable effect body 24 by the free fall command of the movable effect control means 104, and the movable effect body 24 freely falls from the raised position A to the lower paragraph lower position B. Thereafter, the ascending drive means 26 raises the movable effect body 24 via the ascending engagement means 61 in accordance with the ascent command to the second middle ascending position E of the movable effect control means 104. Then, after the movable effect body 24 is raised to the second middle raised position E and stops, the ascending engagement means 61 is detached from the movable effect body 24 by the drop command of the movable effect control means 104 and the movable effect body 24 is moved. 24 drops again to the lower position B in the lower paragraph, and then the ascending drive means 26 moves the movable effect body 24 from the lower position B to the ascending position A via the engaging means 61 for ascending according to the ascending command of the movable effect control means 104. Raise again.

  At this time, the movable effect control means 104 grasps the rising amount of the movable effect body 24 by counting the number of rotations of the lifting drive motor 60, and if the movable effect body 24 rises to the second middle stage ascending position E on the way, In response to the stop command from the movable effect control means 104, the rotation of the elevating drive motor 60 stops at the second middle lift position E, and the movable effector 24 stops. Thereafter, the ascending engagement means 61 of the ascending drive means 26 is released by the drop command of the movable effect control means 104, and the movable effect body 24 falls again to the lower paragraph lower position B. While the movable effector 24 is moving upward, the lifting engagement member 63 of the lifting engagement means 61 is engaged with the movable effector 24 at the middle lift position E. By driving, the ascending engagement body 63 moves backward and the movable effect body 24 falls freely.

  Thereafter, after the raising engagement body 63 of the raising engagement means 61 is returned by the urging means 65, the raising drive means 26 is lowered to the lowered position by a lowering command. Then, when the ascending drive means 26 reaches the movable effect body 24 stopped at the lower position B in the lower paragraph, the guide portion 63a of the ascending engagement body 63 comes into contact with the sliding guide portion 33 of the movable effect body 24, and the ascending mechanism. Since the combined body 63 moves backward against the biasing means 65, the ascending drive means 26 passes to the lower side of the movable effect body 24, and the ascending engagement body 63 of the ascending engagement means 61 is the movable effect body 24. It becomes a state which can be engaged with the lower side of the sliding guide part 33. When the ascending drive means 26 reaches the lower side of the movable effect body 24, the ascending drive means 26 starts to rise by the ascending command of the movable effect control means 104, and the movable effect body 24 is moved via the ascending engagement means 61. Ascend to a raised position A at a predetermined speed.

  In this way, by providing the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 for stopping the movable effect body 24 at the middle paragraph lower position C in the middle, when the movable effect body 24 is freely dropped from the raised position A, the middle paragraph lower position C When the movable effector 24 is temporarily stopped and then dropped from the middle paragraph lower position C to the lower paragraph lower position B, or when the movable effector 24 is freely dropped from the rising position A or an appropriate intermediate position, Conventionally, the movable effector 24 can be dropped from the middle paragraph lower position C to the rising position A by dropping it to the middle paragraph lower position C, and can be dropped from the raising position A to the lower paragraph lower position B all at once. In comparison, the movable effect due to the free fall of the movable effector 24 can be changed. Therefore, the freedom degree of the movable production | presentation by the free fall of the movable production | presentation body 24 improves, and the various movable production | presentation rich in change can be performed.

  In addition, the ascending drive means 26 that raises the movable effect body 24 is provided with ascending engagement means 61 that is detachably engaged with the movable effect body 24 so that the movable effect body 24 is positioned at the lower position B in the lower paragraph and the middle paragraph. When raising the movable stage 24 from the lower position C to the first middle stage raised position D or the second middle stage raised position E, the raising drive means 26 is stopped, and the middle stage raised positions D and E are used for raising. By combining the disengagement of the movable effector 24 by the engaging means 61, the movable effector 24 can be raised through a fall in the middle of ascent, or can be raised while repeating the rise and fall. Accordingly, the degree of freedom can be improved even when the movable effect is generated by raising the movable effect body 24, and various movable effects can be performed.

  In addition, when the movable effector 24 is moved up and down, the movable effector 24 is guided from both the left and right sides via the left and right sliding guides 33 by the guide rods 39 of the first guide means 25 on the left and right sides. It is possible to smoothly move up and down while preventing the like. By using the front surface of the mounting base 35 as the second guide means 27 for the ascending drive means 26, the protrusion of the ascending drive means 26 to the front side can be minimized and the overall size can be reduced. Further, in the ascending drive means 26, a reaction force is applied to the second guide means 27 when the elevating drive motor 60 is rotated. By using a part of the mounting base 35 for the second guide means 27, the second guide means 27 can The reaction force can be sufficiently countered, and the lifting body 57 can be raised and lowered smoothly.

  FIG. 17 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 of the first embodiment is omitted, and the ascending drive means 26 is also used for stopping at the middle paragraph lower position C of the movable effector 24.

  That is, when there is the lift position holding means 28 that holds the movable effect body 24 at the lift position A, after the movable effect body 24 reaches the lift position A and is held by the lift position holding means 28, the lift drive means 26 is moved. It is not necessary to keep it in the raised position A or in the vicinity thereof. Therefore, in this embodiment, in the case of a movable effect pattern in which the movable effector 24 is stopped at the middle paragraph lower position C, the ascending drive means 26 is moved to the middle paragraph lower position C so that the movable effector 24 is When the vehicle falls to the lower position C in the middle paragraph, the movable guiding body 24 is stopped by receiving the sliding guide portion 33 by the ascending engagement means 61.

  If the ascending drive means 26 having the ascending engagement means 61 is used to stop the ascending drive means 26 at the middle paragraph lower position C as shown in FIG. The movable effector 24 is temporarily stopped at the lower position C in the middle paragraph, and then the engaging member 63 of the ascending engagement means 61 is released from the movable effector 24 so that it can be freely dropped to the lower position B in the lower paragraph.

  It should be noted that various combinations of the movable effector 24 can be achieved by combining the function of raising the original movable effector 24 of the ascending drive unit 26 with the function of stopping the movable effector 24 at the lower middle position C of the ascending drive unit 26. It is possible to operate with the movable production pattern. Further, the ascending engagement body 63 of the ascending engagement means 61 may have an impact absorbing function.

  18 and 19 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. The stop engaging means 70 of this embodiment is urged in the disengagement direction by a spring 107 such as a helical spring wound around the outer periphery of the pivot 78, and the operating body 72 is connected to the sliding frame 69 and the stop engaging member. When separated from the coupling means 70, the spring 107 is urged to turn around the pivot 78 to be detached from the sliding guide portion 33 of the movable effector 24. It is desirable that the stopping engagement means 70 abuts against the stopper 108 such as the presser 75 in the retracted state by the bias of the spring 107.

  Thus, if the engaging means for stopping 70 is rotated in the disengagement direction around the pivot 78 by the bias of the spring 107, even if the weight of the movable effector 24 is relatively light, The stop at C can be released and the movable effector 24 can be quickly dropped.

  FIG. 20 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the middle paragraph lower position stop means 30 of this embodiment, the stop engagement means 70 has an engagement body 112 that linearly moves in and out of the movable effect body 24 in the engagement / disengagement direction. The de-driving means 71 is driven to move out and out.

  The engaging body 112 has an engaging portion 112a for the movable effect body 24 at the tip, and is held by a holding member 113 provided on the sliding frame 69 so as to be able to move in and out in a substantially horizontal direction. The engagement / disengagement drive means 71 has a solenoid 79 connected to the support shaft 114, and the movable iron core 79 a is interlocked and connected to the engagement body 112 via the interlocking means 115. The interlocking means 115 has an interlocking arm 117 such as a bell crank that is pivotally supported on the sliding frame 69 by a pivot 116, one end of the interlocking arm 117 being connected to the movable iron core 79 a via the connecting pin 118, and the other end being an engaging portion. 119 are connected to the engaging protrusions 112b of the engaging body 112 through the 119, respectively.

  In this embodiment, the engagement body 112 is driven out and retracted between the protruding position and the retracted position by the solenoid 79 via the interlocking arm 117. If the movable effect 24 falls freely when the engaging body 112 is in the protruding position, the movable effect 24 is stopped by the engaging body 112. Accordingly, the stopping engagement means 70 is not limited to the swinging engagement body 77 type illustrated in each embodiment, and the engagement position and the retraction position are adopted such as adopting the engagement body 112 that linearly retracts. Anything that leaves and exits.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the movable effector 24 may be anything as long as it can be used for the movable effect. In the embodiment, the raised position A (retracted position) is the retracted position, and the lower paragraph lower position (effect position) B on the front side of the image display unit 16 is the effect position. However, the raised position A on the front of the image display unit 16 is produced. The lower paragraph lower position B on the lower side of the image display unit 16 may be the retracted position. In this case, the movable effector 24 rises from the lower paragraph lower position B on the lower side of the image display unit 16 to the elevation position A on the front surface of the image display unit 16, and then from the elevation position A to the lower paragraph lower position B. It will fall free.

  In the embodiment, the movable effect body 24 is held at the raised position A by the raised position holding means 26, and the raised position holding means 26 releases the holding of the movable effect body 24 at the raised position A. The effector 24 is dropped from the raised position A to the lower paragraph lower position B or the middle paragraph lower position C, but the movable effector 24 is held at the middle raised positions D and E by the raising engagement means 61. Alternatively, the movable effector 24 may be freely dropped downward from the middle raised positions D and E by releasing the holding of the movable effector 24 by the ascending engagement means 61.

  Further, the ascending position holding means 26 for holding the movable effector 24 at the ascending position A is movable so that the position can be changed in the vertical direction, and the ascending position is moved from the ascending position A to the middle ascending positions D and E as necessary. By moving the position holding means 26 in the vertical direction, the movable effector 24 is held by the rising position holding means 26 at the rising positions including the rising position A and the middle rising positions D and E, and the rising position holding means 26. It is also possible to cause the movable effector 24 to fall freely by canceling.

  The middle paragraph lower position C may be an intermediate position between the rising position A and the lower paragraph lower position B. The middle paragraph lower position C may be one place or a plurality of places in the vertical direction. Also, the middle stage rising positions D and E may be intermediate positions between the rising position A and the lower paragraph lower position B. In the embodiment, the function of stopping the movable effector 24 at the lower position C in the middle paragraph and the function of stopping the movable effector 24 at the middle raised positions D and E are used in combination. It may have a function.

  Further, the movable effector 24 may be linearly dropped in the vertical direction from the ascending position A to the lower paragraph lower position B, or may be freely dropped along the tilt guide means in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction, or around the pivot 110. It may be dropped while rotating. Further, as long as the movable effector 24 falls within the free fall range, it may be dropped in the left and right tilt directions. Moreover, in each embodiment, although the case where the movable production | presentation body 24 is located in the front surface of the image display part 16 in the production position is illustrated, even if the movable production | presentation body 24 is arrange | positioned in places other than the front surface of the image display part Good.

  Although the movable effector 24 is guided by the first guide means 25 and the elevating body 57 is guided by the second guide means 27, a part or all of the guide means can be shared by both. The movable effect agent 19 may be used for effects other than the notice effect. The stop engaging means 70 may drive the swinging engagement body 77 by the engagement / disengagement drive means 71 without going through the cam mechanism.

  The ascending drive means 26 includes a rack 58 on the mounting base 35 side, an elevating body 57 that moves up and down along the second guide means 27, a pinion 59 that meshes with the rack 58, and an elevating drive motor that drives the pinion 59. 60, and the elevating body 57 is moved up and down by the driving of the elevating drive motor 60. However, the ascending drive means 26 connects the belt wound between the upper and lower guide wheels to the elevating body 57, and rotates one of the guide wheels by the elevating drive motor 60 to raise and lower the elevating body 57. Also good.

  When the movable effect body 24 falls freely and conceals the effect symbols 22a to 22c, the effect symbols 22a to 22c may rise with the rise. Needless to say, the present invention can be similarly applied to other ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine, and also to various game machines such as a slot machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Image display means 15 Support frame 16 Image display part 24 Movable effect body 25 1st guide means 26 Ascending drive means 27 2nd guide means 28 Ascension position holding means 30 Middle paragraph lower position stop means 31 Shock absorption means 57 Lifting body 61 Ascension Engaging means 63 engaging body 63a guide part 64 engaging / disengaging driving means 65 biasing means 70 stopping engaging means 71 engaging / disengaging driving means 72 operating body 72a cam part 77c cam driven part A rising position B falling position C middle paragraph bottom Position D, E Middle lift position

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine equipped with a movable directing body that can be dropped by its own weight from a rising position to a falling position,
Comprises a middle drop position stopping means for stopping at the middle drop position between the movable effect body lower drop between the raised position and the falling position,
Between the middle paragraph lower position stop means and the support that supports the middle paragraph lower position stop means to be movable up and down,
A gaming machine comprising shock absorbing means for absorbing an impact applied to the middle paragraph lower position stop means when the movable effector is stopped at the middle paragraph lower position .

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