JP6073083B2 - Game machine directing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect device for a gaming machine, and more particularly, to an effect device for a game machine in which an accessory itself can be deformed by an external driving force.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an effect device (for example, an accessory) for enhancing an effect during a game by performing various operations with a driving force in a gaming machine is already known. Here, Patent Document 1 below discloses a technique in which a part of an accessory itself is deformed by a driving force. This eliminates the need for a mechanical mechanism or the like for operating the accessory, thereby simplifying the structure of the accessory.

JP 2009-285335 A

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1 described above, an accessory is composed of a hard member serving as a base thereof and an elastic member (sheet-like rubber or stocking member) covered with the hard member. With such a configuration, only the elastic member that is a part of the accessory performs a deformation operation, so that the movement of the accessory that has undergone the deformation operation lacks dynamics.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an effect device for a gaming machine that can be dynamically deformed even if the accessory itself can be deformed by an external driving force. Is to provide.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
The invention according to claim 1 is an effect device for a gaming machine that can be deformed by an external driving force, and has a substantially frame shape and a size opposite to the game board. The production device itself is assembled on the game board unit side so that the inner edge of the frame shape and the outer edge of the screen of the display panel of the game board unit substantially coincide with each other. It is the structure characterized by being .
According to this configuration, for example, the left side of the effect device (for example, an accessory) can be deformed into a forward-turned state by an external driving force. That is, as in the technique of Patent Document 1 disclosed as the conventional technique, a part of the rendering device itself can be deformed. At this time, the rendering device is integrally configured from a vacuum molded product. For this reason, the finished production device is thin and soft. Therefore, since this deformation operation extends over substantially the entire area of the rendering device, the deformation operation of the rendering device can be made dynamic. In addition, according to this configuration, the rendering device is located outside the display panel, and the display content of the display panel screen and the deformation operation of the rendering device can be entangled. be able to.

The invention described in claim 2 is the presentation device for the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the vacuum molded product is formed from a transparent resin.
According to this configuration, for example, when the LED board is assembled on the rear side (rear surface side) of the rendering device, the rendering device can transmit light emitted from the LED substrate. Therefore, the degree of the effect of the effect device can be increased.

The invention described in claim 3 is the effect device for the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the deformation operation includes a twisting operation. is there.
According to this configuration, the deformation operation of the effect device can be made more dynamic.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine to which an accessory according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the game board unit of FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the winning object in the game board unit of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the first drive unit of FIG. 5 and shows its operation. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example (operation example 1) of the operation of the accessory in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example (operation example 2) of the operation of the accessory in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another example (operation example 3) of the operation of the accessory in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example (operation example 4) of the operation of the accessory in FIG. FIG. 11 is a front view of the winning object according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the second drive unit of FIG. 13 and shows its operation. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the third drive unit of FIG. 13 and shows its operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Example 1
First, Example 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the “actor 40” will be described as an example of the “production device”. The same applies to Example 2 described later. In the following description, “up, down, front, back, left, right” indicates the directions of up, down, front, back, left, right described in the above-described drawings.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 1-2, the whole structure of the game machine 1 (pachinko machine) based on Example 1 of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is mainly assembled to an outer frame formed in a substantially rectangular shape assembled to a base of a gaming island, and a hinge (none of which is shown) is assembled to the outer frame. The front frame (main body frame) 12 is formed.

  A game board unit 14 including a game board 20 and a combination object 22 is assembled to the front frame 12. Here, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, the role object 22 will be described in detail. The role object 22 includes a role cover 30, a role 40, and first drive units 80 and 80. Yes. Hereinafter, the accessory cover 30, the accessory 40, and the first drive units 80 and 80 will be described individually.

  First, the accessory cover 30 will be described. The accessory cover 30 is composed of a cover member formed in a case shape. A liquid crystal monitor 60 having a screen 62 is assembled to the concave surface of the accessory cover 30 via four screws B1. Further, an LED substrate 70 capable of emitting light is assembled to the concave surface of the accessory cover 30 via two screws B2. When assembled in this way, the LED board 70 is assembled on the rear side (rear side) of the accessory 40. In addition, main bodies 82 (not shown in FIGS. 3 to 5) of left and right first drive units 80 and 80, which will be described later, are assembled to the concave surface of the accessory cover 30 via two screws B3. ing.

  The accessory cover 30 configured in this manner is provided with a screw (on the rear surface of the game board 20 so that the accessory 40 attached to the accessory cover 30 itself is exposed from the opening 20a formed in the game board 20. (Not shown). Therefore, the player of the gaming machine 1 can see the screen 62 of the liquid crystal monitor 60 assembled to the recessed surface of the accessory cover 30 through the opening 20a of the gaming board 20.

  Next, the accessory 40 will be described. The accessory 40 is composed of a transparent resin member (vacuum molded product) integrally formed so as to form a three-dimensional frame shape by vacuum drawing. Thus, when comprised from the vacuum molded product, even if the accessory 40 is formed of a hard material, the accessory 40 itself is generated by an external driving force (for example, a first driving unit 80 described later). Can be deformed.

  In the four corners of the frame shape of the accessory 40, that is, in the four corners where the upper frame 42, the lower frame 44, the left frame 46, and the right frame 48 of the accessory 40 are connected, a bellows (referred to as “bellows portion 50”) is described. ) Are integrally formed. Thereby, for example, when the upper frame 42 is used as a reference, the left frame 46 and the right frame 48 adjacent to the upper frame 42 are easy to move, so that the accessory 40 is easily deformed.

  In addition, the bellows portion 50 is formed with a cut 52 toward the outside thereof. Thereby, for example, when the upper frame 42 is used as a reference, the left frame 46 and the right frame 48 adjacent to the upper frame 42 are more easily moved, so that the accessory 40 can be more easily deformed. It is to be noted that the inner edge of the frame shape of the accessory 40 substantially coincides with the outer edge of the screen 62 of the liquid crystal monitor 60 assembled to the accessory cover 30 to which the accessory 40 itself is assembled. Is formed. This description is “assembled on the game board unit side so that the inner edge of the frame shape and the outer edge of the screen of the display panel of the game board unit substantially coincide with each other. Is equivalent to.

  Finally, the first drive units 80 and 80 will be described. The first drive units 80 and 80 are configured to form a pair on the left and right. Therefore, description of the left first drive unit 80 will be omitted, and description of the right first drive unit 80 will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 6A, the left first drive unit 80 is fixed to a main body 82, a stepping motor 84 fastened to the main body 82, and a rotation shaft (not shown) of the stepping motor 84. The movable piece 86, and mounting pins 88 and 88 attached to both ends of the movable piece 86, respectively.

  6A, when the stepping motor 84 is driven from the state shown in FIG. 6A, the movable piece 86 is tilted forward as shown in FIG. ), The movable piece 86 can be tilted backward. As shown in FIG. 5, the attachment pin 88 is attached to the movable piece 86 after being inserted into the attachment hole 40 a of the accessory 40. Thereby, the accessory 40 can be assembled to the accessory cover 30 via the first drive unit 80. The combination object 22 is configured in this way.

  Then, with reference to FIGS. 7-10, the operation example of the accessory 40 mentioned above is demonstrated. In describing this operation example, the following four operation examples 1 to 4 will be described in order. First, the operation example 1 will be described.

<Operation example 1>
In this operation example 1, the left and right first drive units 80 and 80 are operated in the same manner. FIG. 7A shows a state in which the left and right first drive units 80 and 80 are stopped. FIG. 7B shows a state in which the movable pieces 86, 86 of the left and right first drive units 80, 80 are tilted forward. When it is made to fall forward in this way, the accessory 40 can be brought into a forward fall state along with this forward fall. Further, FIG. 7 (C) is an upside down operation compared to FIG. 7 (B), and the movable pieces 86, 86 of the left and right first drive units 80, 80 are tilted backward. It is. Thus, if it falls down later, the accessory 40 can be brought into a fall-down state with this fall-down.

<Operation example 2>
In this operation example 2, of the left and right first drive units 80, 80, the left first drive unit 80 is operated. FIG. 8A shows a state in which the left and right first drive units 80 and 80 are stopped. FIG. 8B shows a state in which the movable piece 86 of the first drive unit 80 on the right side is tilted forward. If it is made to fall forward in this way, the right side of the accessory 40 can be brought into a forward fall state with this forward fall. FIG. 8C shows a state in which the movable piece 86 of the first drive unit 80 on the right side is tilted backward, as compared with FIG. 8B. Thus, if it is made to fall backward, the right side of the accessory 40 can be changed into a backward fall state with this fall. That is, the accessory 40 can be deformed (twisted) into a twisted state.

<Operation example 3>
In this operation example 3, of the left and right first drive units 80, 80, the left first drive unit 80 is operated. FIG. 9A shows a state in which the left and right first drive units 80, 80 are stopped. FIG. 9B shows a state in which the movable piece 86 of the left first drive unit 80 is tilted forward. When it is made to fall forward in this way, the left side of the accessory 40 can be brought into a forward-turned state along with this forward fall. Further, FIG. 9C shows a state in which the movable piece 86 of the first driving unit 80 on the left side is tilted backward, as compared with FIG. 9B. When it is made to fall backward in this way, the left side of the accessory 40 can be deformed into a backward fall state along with this fall. That is, the accessory 40 can be deformed (twisted) into a twisted state.

<Operation example 4>
In this operation example 4, the left and right first drive units 80, 80 are operated upside down. FIG. 10A shows a state in which the left and right first drive units 80, 80 are stopped. FIG. 10B shows a state in which the movable piece 86 of the right first drive unit 80 is tilted backward, and a state in which the movable piece 86 of the left first drive unit 80 is tilted forward. . In this way, when the user falls backward and forward, the right side of the accessory 40 can be transformed into a rearward fall state and the left side of the accessory 40 can be transformed into a forward fall state. Can do. That is, from the operation example 2 and the operation example 3, the accessory 40 can be further deformed into a twisted state (further twisting operation).

  FIG. 10C is an upside down operation compared to FIG. 10B, and shows a state in which the movable piece 86 of the first drive unit 80 on the right side is tilted forward and left side. In this state, the movable piece 86 of the first drive unit 80 is tilted backward. Thus, when the body is tilted forward and backward, the right side of the accessory 40 can be deformed into a forwardly tilted state and the left side of the accessory 40 is deformed into a backwardly tilted state in accordance with the forward and backward tilting. Can do. That is, from the operation example 2 and the operation example 3, the accessory 40 can be further deformed into a twisted state (further twisting operation).

  The first embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. According to this configuration, when the right first drive unit 80 is operated, the right side of the accessory 40 can be deformed into a forward-turned state. That is, the right side itself of the accessory 40 can be deformed similarly to the technique of Patent Document 1 disclosed as the prior art. At this time, the accessory 40 is integrally formed of a vacuum molded product. Therefore, the completed accessory 40 has a small thickness and is soft. Therefore, since this deformation operation extends over substantially the entire area on the right side of the accessory 40, the deformation operation on the right side of the accessory 40 itself can be made dynamic. This is because when the left side of the accessory 40 is deformed forward or backward (Operation Example 3), the right side of the accessory 40 is deformed into the rearward tilt state and the left side of the accessory 40 is brought into the forward tilt state. When it is deformed (Operation Example 4), the right side of the accessory 40 can be deformed into a forwardly tilted state, and when the left side of the accessory 40 is deformed into a backwardly tilted state (Operation Example 4), the same applies.

  Moreover, according to this structure, the accessory 40 is comprised from the member made from transparent resin. Therefore, when the LED substrate 70 is assembled on the rear side (rear surface side) of the accessory 40, the accessory 40 can transmit light emitted from the LED substrate 70. Therefore, the degree of effect of the accessory 40 can be increased.

  Further, according to this configuration, the accessory 40 can be deformed (twisted) into a twisted state. Therefore, the deformation operation of the accessory 40 can be made more dynamic.

  Further, according to this configuration, the accessory 40 has an inner edge of the frame shape with respect to an outer edge of the screen 62 of the liquid crystal monitor 60 attached to the accessory cover 30 to which the accessory 40 itself is attached. Are formed so as to substantially match. Therefore, the accessory 40 is located outside the liquid crystal monitor 60, and the display content of the screen 62 of the liquid crystal monitor 60 and the deformation operation of the accessory 40 can be entangled. be able to.

  Further, when the operation is performed as in the above-described operation example 2 and operation example 3, it is possible to suppress the weight of the accessory 40 from being applied to the left and right first drive units 80 and 80. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the driving force of the left and right first drive units 80 and 80 necessary for operating the accessory 40.

(Example 2)
Next, Example 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment is a mode in which the deformation operation of the accessory 40 can be made more dynamic than the first embodiment already described. In the following description, the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and redundant description will be omitted. Further, the accessory 40 of the second embodiment is formed larger than the accessory 40 of the first embodiment. That is, the accessory 40 according to the second embodiment is formed to have approximately the same size as the game board 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the accessory 40 is assembled to the accessory cover 30 via four second drive units 180 and four third drive units 190. The four mentioned here are four provided at the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right corners of the accessory cover 30. Hereinafter, the second drive unit 180 and the third drive unit 190 will be described individually.

  First, the second drive unit 180 will be described. As shown in FIG. 14A, the second drive unit 180 is assembled to a main body 182, a solenoid 184 fastened to the main body 182, and a link (not shown) to the solenoid 184. The slider 186 includes an attachment pin 188 attached to the tip of the slider 186. FIG. 14 shows the second drive unit 180 at the upper right among the four second drive units 180 provided at substantially four corners.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the attachment pin 188 is attached to the slider 186 after being inserted into the attachment hole 40 a of the accessory 40. Accordingly, the accessory 40 can be assembled to the accessory cover 30 via the second drive unit 180 as in the first embodiment. The second drive unit 180 is configured such that when the solenoid 184 is driven from the state shown in FIG. 14A, the slider 186 can be advanced as shown in FIG. 14B. Has been. Thereby, the accessory 40 can be transformed into the advanced state.

  Next, the third drive unit 190 will be described. As shown in FIG. 15A, the third drive unit 190 is assembled through a main body 192, a solenoid (not shown) fastened to the main body 192, and a link (not shown) to the solenoid. And an attachment pin 198 attached to the tip of the arm 196. In FIG. 15, the upper left third drive unit 190 is shown among the four third drive units 190 provided at substantially four corners.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the attachment pin 198 is attached to the arm 196 after being inserted into the attachment hole 40 a of the accessory 40. Accordingly, the accessory 40 can be assembled to the accessory cover 30 via the third drive unit 190 as in the first embodiment. When the third drive unit 190 drives its solenoid (not shown) from the state shown in FIG. 15A, the arm 196 is rotated upward as shown in FIG. 15B. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 15C, the arm 196 can be rotated downward.

  The second embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. According to this configuration, it is possible to obtain the same effects as those of the first embodiment. Moreover, according to this structure, since the number of drive units is six compared with Example 1, the deformation | transformation operation | movement of the accessory 40 can be made more dynamic.

  The contents described above are only related to one embodiment of the present invention, and do not mean that the present invention is limited to the above contents. In the first embodiment, the inner edge of the frame shape of the accessory 40 is substantially coincident with the outer edge of the screen 62 of the liquid crystal monitor 60 attached to the accessory cover 30 to which the accessory 40 itself is attached. The form formed as described above has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the accessory 40 has an inner edge of the frame shape outside the screen 62 of the liquid crystal monitor 60 attached to the accessory cover 30 to which the accessory 40 itself is attached. It may be formed so as to be completely coincident with the edge or coincide with a gap. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, the accessory 40 has been described as being assembled to the accessory cover 30 via the first drive units 80 and 80 that are paired on the left and right. That is, the accessory 40 has two movable points (the mounting pins 88 and 88 of the movable piece 86 of the left first drive unit 80 and the mounting pins 88 of the movable piece 86 of the right first drive unit 80, 88), the form assembled to the accessory cover 30 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the accessory 40 includes one movable point (the mounting pins 88 and 88 of the movable piece 86 of the left or right first drive unit 80) and one fixed point. It may be in the form assembled to the accessory cover 30 via In this case, one point of the accessory 40 is fixed to the accessory cover 30 as one fixed point. Further, the accessory 40 has an accessory cover 30 via at least one movable point (the mounting pins 88 and 88 of the movable piece 86 of the left or right first drive unit 80) and at least one fixed point. It may be in a form assembled to. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the first embodiment, as an example in which the “act 40” is assembled to the “game board unit 14 side”, the form in which the “act 40” is assembled to the “cover 30” has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any member that belongs to the “game board unit” is not limited to the “accessory cover 30”, and may be various members. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, by placing a pattern on the accessory 40 by printing, the movement of the accessory 40 can be easily recognized. Further, when the object 40 is irradiated with light from the surface and reflected by the movement, the movement can be shown larger. Further, by making the accessory 40 a fine shape by a surface treatment by printing, a molding method for performing thermoplastic deformation, and the like, and applying light from the back surface, the movement can be greatly shown by the change of light.

1 gaming machine 14 game board unit 40 accessory 60 liquid crystal monitor (display panel)
80 First drive unit

Claims (3)

A rendering device for a gaming machine that can be deformed by an external driving force,
It is composed of a vacuum molded product so as to form a substantially frame shape and to have a size facing the game board .
The stage device itself is assembled on the game board unit side so that the inner edge of the frame shape and the outer edge of the screen of the display panel of the game board unit substantially coincide with each other. Production device for the machine. A game machine rendering device according to claim 1,
A production device for a gaming machine, wherein the vacuum molded product is molded from a transparent resin. A game machine presentation device according to claim 1,
An effect device for a gaming machine, wherein the deformation operation includes a twisting operation.

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