JP6120103B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a movable member (so-called accessory) that produces a production effect.

  Patent Document 1 below discloses a gaming machine including two units that can slide in the horizontal direction as a whole. Each unit includes a first movable body and a second movable body. Not only can the entire unit be slid in the horizontal direction, but also the first movable body and the second movable body can be rotated, so that various production forms can be constructed.

JP 2014-226390 A

  The configuration described in Patent Document 1 includes a drive mechanism (drive source) that slides the entire unit in the lateral direction, a drive mechanism (drive source) that rotates the first movable body, and a drive mechanism that rotates the second movable body ( Drive source) must be provided, and the structure becomes complicated (cost increases).

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to realize an interesting movement of a movable member with a simple configuration in a gaming machine including a movable member that produces a production effect.

A gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, has a main body part that is displaceable in a first direction and a follower part that is supported so as to be displaceable with respect to the main body part. And a power transmission member that is displaceable with the main body in the first direction, and is displaceable with respect to the main body in a second direction that intersects the first direction, and A guide portion that is partially engaged, and when the main body portion is displaced in the first direction and the power transmission member is displaced by the guide portion in the second direction with respect to the main body portion, The power generated by the displacement of the power transmission member with respect to the main body portion in the second direction is transmitted to the driven portion, and the driven portion is configured to be displaced with respect to the main body portion. Before By displacing in the first direction, the power transmission member is displaced with respect to the main body part on one side in the second direction, and the driven part is displaced in a predetermined direction with respect to the main body part, When the main body is displaced in the first direction, the power transmission member is displaced with respect to the main body on the other side in the second direction, and the follower is in the predetermined direction with respect to the main body. And a portion that is displaced in the opposite direction .

  According to the above gaming machine, when the power transmission member is displaced in the second direction due to the displacement of the main body portion in the first direction, the driven portion is displaced relative to the main body portion due to the displacement. That is, since the follower can be displaced by displacing the main body, it is possible to realize interesting movement of the movable member with a simple structure.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize the interesting movement of the movable member with a simple configuration.

It is a front view of the gaming machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and shows the state where a movable member was located in a standby position (a publicly known member, such as a launching device (launching handle) is omitted). It is a front view of the gaming machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and shows the state where the 1st movable member was located in the 1st production position (a publicly known member, such as a launching device (shooting handle) is omitted). It is a front view of the gaming machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and shows the state where the 1st movable member was located in the 2nd production position (a publicly known member, such as a launching device (launching handle) is omitted). It is a schematic diagram (sectional drawing) for showing the engagement state of the to-be-guided protrusion of a power transmission member, and a guidance part (groove). It is a figure (figure which looked at the inside of a main-body part from back) for demonstrating the power transmission mechanism (each gear) from a power transmission member to a driven part. It is the figure which showed the relationship between a main-body part and a driven part, and the relationship between a power transmission member and a guidance | induction part in the state in which the movable member was located in the standby position. It is the figure which showed the relationship between a main-body part and a driven part, and the relationship between a power transmission member and a guidance | induction part in the state in which the movable member was located in the 1st production position. It is the figure which showed the relationship between a main-body part and a driven part, and the relationship between a power transmission member and a guidance | induction part in the state in which the movable member was located in the 2nd production position.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the plane direction is a direction along (parallel) the game area 902, and the front-rear direction is a direction orthogonal to the game area 902 (the player side is the front and the opposite side is the rear). The left-right direction (width direction) refers to the left-right direction in FIGS. 1 to 3, and the up-down direction refers to the up-down direction in FIGS.

  First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. The gaming machine 1 includes a game board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a strip-shaped guide rail 903 made of a thin metal plate for guiding a game ball fired by the operation of the launcher to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. Is provided.

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

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

  In such a gaming machine 1, a game ball is launched toward the game area 902 by operating a launching device (not shown). When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning port such as the start winning ports 904 and 905 or the big winning port 906, a predetermined number of award balls are paid out by the payout device. In addition, the jackpot lottery method, effects, and the like can be applied to those similar to known game machines, and thus description thereof is omitted. The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, but the configuration described below can be applied to other types of gaming machines such as a slot machine.

  Hereinafter, the rendering device 1u included in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail. The rendering device 1u includes a movable member 10 which is a so-called accessory and a drive mechanism for operating the movable member 10.

  The movable member 10 has a main body part 11 and a driven part 12. In the present embodiment, such a movable member 10 is provided on the left side and the right side. The main body 11 can be displaced (slid) in the width direction (left-right direction) which is the first direction. That is, the main body portion 11 of the left movable member 10 and the main body portion 11 of the right movable member 10 can be displaced in directions toward and away from each other. The distance that the main body part 11 of the left movable member 10 moves toward the inner side in the width direction or the outer side in the width direction is the same as the distance that the main body part 11 of the right movable member 10 moves toward the inner side in the width direction or the outer side in the width direction. It is. That is, the two main body portions 11 are always symmetrical with respect to the center line that is equidistant from the left main body portion 11 and the right main body portion 11. As described above, any driving mechanism for displacing the main body 11 may be used, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The driven portion 12 is a portion supported by the main body portion 11 and can be displaced with respect to the main body portion 11. The follower 12 in the present embodiment is rotatable with respect to the main body 11. Since the driven part 12 in this embodiment is non-circular, when the driven part 12 rotates with respect to the main body part 11, the player can recognize the displacement. In addition, the shape of the driven part 12 may be any shape. Even if the driven part 12 rotates with respect to the main body part 11 and the driven part 12 is circular, the displacement of the driven part 12 may be recognized as long as the decoration applied to the front side can be recognized. . In the present embodiment, a plurality of driven portions 12 (three in the present embodiment) are supported with respect to one main body portion 11.

  The follower 12 is displaced relative to the main body 11 when the main body 11 operates, that is, is displaced in the first direction. The drive mechanism of the follower 12 is as follows. A power transmission member 20 is supported on the main body 11. The power transmission member 20 is displaced together with the main body portion 11 in the first direction (width direction), but in the second direction (vertical direction in the present embodiment) intersecting the first direction, It can be displaced.

  The power transmission member 20 has an upper part positioned above the main body 11. The upper end portion of the power transmission unit is engaged with the guide unit 31. The guide portion 31 is a groove formed in the guide member 30. A guided projection 21 that is a projection protruding rearward is formed at the upper end of the power transmission member 20, and the guided projection 21 is fitted in a guiding portion 31 that is a groove (FIG. 4 and the like). reference). The guided protrusion 21 can slide in the guiding portion 31.

  The guide portion 31 that is a groove includes a first portion 311 and a second portion 312 (see FIGS. 6 to 8). The first portion 311 is a portion where the vertical position of the groove does not change even if the width direction position of the groove changes. That is, it is a portion along the width direction. The second portion 312 is a portion where the vertical position of the groove changes when the width direction position of the groove changes. That is, it is a portion not along the width direction.

  As described above, the power transmission member 20 is displaced with the main body 11 in the width direction, but is displaceable with respect to the main body 11 in the second direction up and down intersecting the first direction. Therefore, when the main body 11 is displaced in the width direction, the power transmission member 20 is also displaced in the width direction. However, the guided protrusion 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the first portion 311 of the guidance portion 31. Although the power transmission member 20 is not displaced in the vertical direction with respect to the main body 11 when the power transmission member 20 is engaged, when the guided projection 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the second portion 312 of the guidance portion 31, The power transmission member 20 is displaced in the vertical direction with respect to the main body 11.

  As described above, the power transmission member 20 may be displaced in the vertical direction with respect to the main body 11, but a part of the lower side of the power transmission member 20 is always located in the main body 11. A plurality of gears (gear trains) for transmitting the displacement of the power transmission member 20 relative to the main body 11 as the displacement of the driven part 12 relative to the main body 11 are provided in the main body 11 (see FIG. 5). ). A portion of the power transmission member 20 located in the main body 11 is engaged with an engagement protrusion provided on the first gear 41. Therefore, when the power transmission member 20 is displaced in the vertical direction, the first gear 41 is rotated. The first gear 41 is rotated in the order of the second gear 42, the third gear 43, the fourth gear 44, the fifth gear 45, the sixth gear 46, the seventh gear 47, the eighth gear 48, and the ninth gear 49. Will be communicated. In the present embodiment, the second gear 42, the fifth gear 45, and the ninth gear 49 are connected to each of the three driven portions 12. That is, when the power transmission member 20 is displaced in the vertical direction and the second gear 42, the fifth gear 45, and the ninth gear 49 are rotated, each driven portion 12 is displaced with respect to the main body portion 11. As the amount of displacement of the power transmission member 20 in the vertical direction increases, the amount of rotation of the second gear 42, the fifth gear 45, and the ninth gear 45 increases. growing. The displacement amount of the driven portion 12 per displacement amount of the power transmission portion can be appropriately set by adjusting the reduction gear ratio of the gear train.

  The amount of displacement of the power transmission member 20 in the vertical direction is determined by the shape of the guide portion 31. In the present embodiment, when the guided projection 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the second portion 312 of the guide portion 31, the power transmission member 20 is displaced in the vertical direction. The second portion 312 of the guide portion 31 in the present embodiment is connected to one end (terminal) of the first portion 311 and is moved upwardly with a portion (rising portion 312a) that is displaced upward in the width direction. It includes a portion (lowering portion 312b) that is connected to one end (terminal) of the portion 312a and is displaced downward inward in the width direction. The end of the descending part 312b (the end opposite to the ascending part 312a) is located below the first part 311 (see FIGS. 6 to 8).

  The movable member 10 (main body part 11) is located at the standby position when the predetermined effect (the effect using the movable member 10) is not executed, and is located at the effect position overlapping the display device 91 when the predetermined effect is executed. In other words, when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, it is positioned at the standby position, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, it is positioned at the effect position. It is determined (determined) by an effect control means (effect control board) (not shown) whether or not it is positioned at the effect position, that is, whether or not a predetermined condition is established. Since any control method of such effects may be used, the description is omitted.

  In this embodiment, two places of the 1st effect position and the 2nd effect position are set as the effect position of the movable member 10 (main-body part 11). The first performance position (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 7) is smaller than the distance between the two movable members 10 (main body part 11) at the standby position (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 6). It is a position that is larger than when it is located at the second performance position (see FIGS. 3 and 8). The second effect position is a position where the distance between the two movable members 10 (main body part 11) is smaller than the first effect position (the position where the distance between the two movable members 10 (main body part 11) is the smallest). is there.

  When the main body 11 is positioned at the standby position, the guided protrusion 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the first portion 311 (see FIG. 6). When the main body 11 is located at the first effect position, the guided projection 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the boundary portion of the rising portion 312a and the descending portion 312b in the second portion 312 (see FIG. 7). . That is, the power transmission member 20 is in the uppermost position. When the main body 11 is located at the second performance position, the guided projection 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the end portion of the descending portion 312b in the second portion 312 (see FIG. 8). That is, the power transmission member 20 is in the lowest position.

  The movement of the movable member 10 configured as described above is summarized as follows. When the main body part 11 located at the standby position is moved toward the effect position (inward in the width direction), the guided protrusion 21 of the power transmission member 20 is guided by the guide part 31 until the main body part 11 moves a predetermined amount. The first part 311 of the second part is kept engaged. Therefore, the power transmission member 20 is not displaced in the vertical direction with respect to the main body portion 11, and the driven portion 12 is not displaced with respect to the main body portion 11. That is, the entire movable member 10 moves toward the inner side in the width direction while the relative positional relationship between the main body portion 11 and the driven portion 12 is maintained.

  When the main body 11 moves a predetermined amount from the standby position (see FIG. 6) toward the inside in the width direction, the guided protrusion 21 of the power transmission member 20 rises from the first portion 311 of the guiding portion 31 to the second portion 312. It goes into the part 312a. Therefore, as the main body 11 moves inward in the width direction, the power transmission member 20 is pulled up by the rising portion 312a of the guiding portion 31. That is, the power transmission member 20 is displaced upward with respect to the main body 11 as the main body 11 moves. When the power transmission member 20 is displaced upward in this way, each gear rotates in one direction due to the displacement. Thereby, each driven part 12 rotates (displaces) in one direction with respect to the main body part 11. When the main body 11 reaches the first effect position, the guided projection 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the boundary portion of the rising portion 312a and the descending portion 312b in the second portion 312 of the guiding portion 31. (See FIG. 7). That is, since the power transmission member 20 is in the most displaced state, the amount of rotation in one direction of the driven portion 12 relative to the main body portion 11 is the largest.

  When the main body portion 11 moves inward in the width direction from the first effect position, the guided protrusion 21 of the power transmission member 20 enters the descending portion 312 b of the second portion 312 of the guiding portion 31. Therefore, as the main body 11 moves inward in the width direction, the power transmission member 20 is pulled down by the descending portion 312 b of the guiding portion 31. That is, the power transmission member 20 is displaced downward with respect to the main body 11 as the main body 11 moves. When the power transmission member 20 is displaced downward in this manner, each gear rotates in the other direction due to the displacement. Thereby, each driven part 12 rotates (displaces) in the other direction with respect to the main body part 11. Since the end portion of the descending portion 312b in the second portion 312 of the guide portion 31 is located below the first portion 311, the vertical position of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the midway position of the descending portion 312b. It is the same as when the first portion 311 is engaged. That is, the position of the driven unit 12 with respect to the main body unit 11 at the time is the same as that when the driven unit 12 is positioned at the standby position. When the power transmission member 20 is further pulled down from there, each driven part 12 rotates in the other direction. When the main body 11 reaches the second effect position, the guided projection 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the end portion of the descending portion 312b in the second portion 312 of the guiding portion 31 (see FIG. 8). ). In other words, since the power transmission member 20 is in the most displaced state, the amount of rotation of the driven portion 12 in the other direction with respect to the main body portion 11 is the largest.

  When the main body 11 is displaced from the first effect position or the second effect position toward the standby position, the driven unit 12 moves in the opposite direction.

  Thus, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the power transmission member 20 is displaced in the vertical direction (second direction) by the main body portion 11 being displaced in the width direction (first direction), The follower 12 is displaced with respect to the main body 11 by the displacement. That is, by moving the main body 11, the driven portion 12 can also be displaced. Therefore, it is possible to realize interesting movement of the movable member 10 with a simple structure.

  Moreover, the main-body part 11 can displace between a stand-by position, a 1st effect position, and a 2nd effect position, when the main-body part 11 is located in a stand-by position, a 1st effect position, and a 2nd effect position. The relative position of the driven part 12 with respect to the main body part 11 is different from the position when it is located at the position. Therefore, since not only the position of the main body part 11 but also the position of the driven part 12 with respect to the main body part 11 is different between the standby position and each effect position, the impression given by the movable member 10 located in the standby position, The impression given by the movable member 10 located at the effect position can be greatly different. In addition, the impression given by the movable member 10 located at the first effect position can be different from the impression given by the movable member 10 located at the second effect position.

  Here, the plurality of driven portions 12 are not at the same position in the front-rear direction. In the present embodiment, the driven unit 12 (hereinafter also referred to as a middle driven unit 121) located in the center in the vertical direction is an upper driven unit 12 (hereinafter referred to as an upper driven unit 122) positioned so as to sandwich it. And the lower driven portion 12 (hereinafter also referred to as the lower driven portion 123). The front / rear direction positions of the upper driven portion 122 and the lower driven portion 123 are the same. Therefore, at least a part of the upper driven portion 122 and the middle driven portion 121, and the lower driven portion 123 and the middle driven portion 121 can overlap with each other in the front-rear direction.

  When the movable member 10 (main body part 11) is located at the standby position, at least some of the plurality of driven parts 12 are in a state where at least some of them overlap each other. When the movable member 10 (main body part 11) is located at the first effect position or the second effect position, the overlapping portion is smaller than when it is located at the standby position (see FIGS. 6 to 8). In the present embodiment, the overlap at the time of the standby position is the largest, the overlap at the position of the first effect position is smaller than the overlap at the position of the standby position, and when the position is at the second effect position. The driven parts 12 do not overlap at all. Therefore, the size of the area occupied by each driven portion 12 in the planar direction when it is located at the standby position is the smallest. With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the size of the movable member 10 (the effect device 1u) when positioned at the standby position, and to effectively use the limited storage (standby) space. Moreover, since the some driven part 12 spreads so that the main-body part 11 moves to a production | presentation position, it is possible to heighten the production effect which the driven part 12 expresses.

  Further, in the guiding portion 31, even if the main body portion 11 is displaced in the width direction (first direction), the power transmission member 20 is not displaced relative to the main body portion 11 in the vertical direction (second direction). On the other hand, the first portion 311 where the driven portion 12 is not displaced, and the main body portion 11 is displaced in the width direction (first direction), whereby the power transmission member 20 is moved to the main body portion 11 in the vertical direction (second direction). And a second portion 312 in which the driven portion 12 is displaced with respect to the main body portion 11. Therefore, when the movable member 10 (main body part 11) is displaced in the first direction, there is a case where the driven part 12 is not displaced with respect to the main body part 11, and the driven part 12 is displaced with respect to the main body part 11. There will be scenes to do. That is, the driven portion 12 is not continuously displaced together with the main body portion 11, but the driven portion 12 is displaced relative to the main body portion 11 only when the main body portion 11 moves within a predetermined range. It is possible to make the movement of the game more interesting.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the power transmission member 20 continues to be engaged with the first portion 311 of the guide portion 31 until the main body portion 11 moves from the standby position toward the first performance position by a predetermined amount. The driven portion 12 is not displaced with respect to the main body portion 11, and then the driven portion 12 is displaced with respect to the main body portion 11 when the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the second portion 312. . That is, when the main body part 11 located at the standby position starts to be displaced, the driven part 12 is displaced after that, although the driven part 12 is not displaced. It is possible to increase the impact on the player who saw the performance.

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

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the main body 11 is displaced in the width direction and the power transmission member 20 is displaced in the vertical direction, but the direction can be changed as appropriate. The first direction in which the main body portion 11 is displaced together with the power transmission member 20 and the second direction in which the power transmission member 20 is displaceable with respect to the main body portion 11 may be in a relationship that intersects. Moreover, although it was demonstrated that the driven part 12 rotated with respect to the main-body part 11, what is necessary is just to be displaced with respect to the main-body part 11, and the aspect of a displacement is not restricted to rotation.

  Further, in the above embodiment, it has been described that the guided protrusion 21 of the power transmission member 20 is engaged with the guiding portion 31 that is a groove. Good. That is, the power transmission member 20 may be configured to be displaced in the second direction depending on the shape of the guide portion 31 when the power transmission member is displaced in the first direction together with the main body 11. For example, it is good also as a structure which makes the guidance | induction part 31 into an elongate protrusion, and the said protrusion engages with the recessed part formed in the power transmission member 20. FIG.

1 gaming machine 1u stage device 10 movable member 11 main body portion 12 driven portion 121 middle driven portion 122 upper driven portion 123 lower driven portion 20 power transmission member 21 guided protrusion 30 guiding member 31 guiding portion 311 first portion
312 Second part 312a Raising part 312b Lowering part

Claims (1)

A movable member having a main body that is displaceable in a first direction, and a follower supported to be displaceable with respect to the main body;
A power transmission member that is displaceable with the main body in the first direction, and is displaceable with respect to the main body in the second direction intersecting the first direction;
A guiding portion with which a part of the power transmission member is engaged;
With
When the main body portion is displaced in the first direction and the power transmission member is displaced with respect to the main body portion in the second direction by the guide portion, the displacement of the power transmission member with respect to the main body portion in the second direction. The motive power generated by is transmitted to the driven portion, and the driven portion is configured to be displaced with respect to the main body portion.
The guiding portion is
When the main body is displaced in the first direction, the power transmission member is displaced with respect to the main body on one side in the second direction, and the follower is in a predetermined direction with respect to the main body. A displacement part;
When the main body is displaced in the first direction, the power transmission member is displaced with respect to the main body on the other side in the second direction, and the follower is in the predetermined direction with respect to the main body. A portion that is displaced in the opposite direction of
A gaming machine characterized by including:

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