JP6312763B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  Among the gaming machines represented by pachinko machines, a variable display device, a start winning opening, an attacker device, etc. are provided in the gaming area of the game board, and the game balls launched toward the gaming area have won the starting winning opening. In response to this, there are many models in which electronic lottery is performed, and the variable display device performs variable display and stoppage of symbols based on the lottery result. The lottery result of the electronic lottery has a win and a loss. When the lottery result is a win, a specific symbol is displayed on the display screen of the variable display device, and the normal mode is switched to the special game mode. In this special game mode, the opening / closing door of the attacker device opens to expose the grand prize opening, so that it becomes easy for a game ball to enter the exposed big prize opening and the player can acquire many prize balls. .

  In this type of pachinko machine, a movable body whose movable mode can be changed is arranged at an arbitrary position around the variable display device, and the display content of the variable display device based on the lottery result of the electronic lottery and the movable mode of the movable body Movable accessory devices that are designed to produce a highly entertaining performance by combining these are widely adopted. The movable body is configured to perform various movements by a drive mechanism having a motor, a gear, and the like.As an example, the movable body is reciprocated in the vertical direction in front of the display screen of the variable display device by the drive mechanism. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a movable accessory device in which a light source, a light guide, and the like are housed in the movable body so that the movable body is illuminated during movement or when stopped (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the movable accessory device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a motor that is a drive source of a drive mechanism is mounted on a base member fixed to a game board, and the drive mechanism in which the rotation of the motor is constituted by a gear, a rack, or the like. It is converted into a vertical motion of the movable body. The movable body is a bottomed exterior member having an opening on the rear surface side, and a plurality of light guides made of light-transmitting resin are housed in a stacked state inside the movable body. Each light guide has an uneven light diffusion portion, and a lens unit is configured by combining these light guides. A circuit board is attached to the rear surface side of the movable body so as to cover each light guide, and a plurality of chip LEDs are mounted on the circuit board. A flexible wiring such as a wire harness or a flat cable is connected to the circuit board, and power is supplied to each LED from the control board provided on the back surface of the game board via this wiring. It has become.

  In the movable accessory device schematically configured in this way, the movable body is normally stopped at the origin position above the variable display device, and when the motor is rotated in either the forward or reverse direction in this state, the movable body device returns to the origin position. The movable body that has been lowered moves to the protruding position in front of the display screen. If the motor is rotated in the opposite direction to the above while the movable body is in the protruding position, the movable body rises from the protruding position and returns to the origin position above the variable display device again. When power is supplied to each LED through the wiring during the movement or stop of the movable body, the light of each LED is diffused by the light diffusion portion of each light guide body and irradiated to the back surface of the movable body The diffusive diffused light is emitted forward from the light transmitting portion of the movable body.

JP 2011-240030 A

  In the conventional movable accessory device described above, an LED and a circuit board are mounted on a movable body that moves between an origin position and a protruding position, and wiring such as a wire harness derived from the circuit board is connected to the movable body. Since it follows the movement, it is possible to supply power to the LED through the wiring regardless of the moving position of the movable body. However, it may be difficult to secure a sufficient wiring route depending on the location of the movable body and the movable mode. In this case, if the LED and circuit board are fixed to the base member side, the origin position It is possible to irradiate light from the LED on the base member side toward the light guide body of the movable body that moves between the protrusion position and the protrusion position. However, if the LED and the circuit board are fixed to the base member instead of the movable body in this way, the relative position between the light guide body and the LED is displaced with the movement of the movable body. If it becomes large to some extent, the movable body cannot be clearly illuminated at both the origin position and the protruding position, and the original illumination function of conspicuously moving the movable body is significantly reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation of the prior art, and an object thereof is to clearly illuminate the movable body at both the first position and the second position by a light source disposed on the base member side. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine equipped with a movable accessory device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a movable accessory device disposed in a predetermined area of a gaming machine body and movable, and a variable display device based on a lottery result triggered by a game-based winning. In a gaming machine provided with a control device capable of displaying a variation of a design for presentation , the movable accessory device includes a base member, a circuit board fixed to the base member, and a light source mounted on the circuit board. A movable body made of a light transmissive material disposed in front of the circuit board so as to cover the light source, and a light guide body mounted on the movable body and having a lens portion for light diffusion in an inward portion. , and a driving mechanism for moving to the second position is a predetermined operating state the movable member from the first position is a non-operating state, to the position where the light source is spaced apart along the moving direction of the movable body The mounted first light source and second light source To which, in the control device, with operating the movable body based on the variation display of the presentation for symbols to perform the movable effect for the lighting operation of the first light source and the second light source control A processing unit is provided, and as a control of the operation related to the movable effect that causes the movable body to be in a movable mode and an illumination mode that suggest the result of the lottery based on the determination of the control device , the movable body is the first When in the first position, the first and second light sources are turned on with the first light source opposed to the lens portion of the light guide, and the movable body is moved from the first position. When the second light source is moved and located at the second position, the first and second light sources are turned on in a state where the second light source is opposed to the lens portion of the light guide.

In the gaming machine having the movable accessory device configured as described above, a movable body made of a light transmissive material is disposed in front of the circuit board fixed to the base member, and the movable body is in an inoperative state by the drive mechanism. Since the light of the light source mounted on the circuit board is emitted toward the light guide mounted on the movable body while being moved between the first position and the second position in the operating state , Wiring such as a wire harness for supplying power to the light source does not need to be routed between the movable body and the circuit board, and the components can be simplified. A first light source and a second light source, which are light sources, are mounted on the circuit board, and the variable display device displays a variable display of the effect symbols based on the lottery result triggered by a game-based prize. When the movable body is in the first position, the first light source is guided as the control of the operation related to the movable effect of the movable body and the illumination mode in which the control device to enable the lottery result suggests the lottery result. The first and second light sources are turned on while facing the lens portion of the body, and when the movable body is moved from the first position to the second position, the second light source is connected to the light guide body. Since the first and second light sources are turned on while facing the lens unit, the entire movable body is brightened even if the movable body moves to either the first position or the second position. Illuminates the inner part more clearly after illuminating

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the movable body can be clearly illuminated by the light source disposed on the base member side at both the first position in the non-operating state and the second position in the operating state .

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the front door of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a front view of the game board with which the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a perspective view which shows the non-operation state of the movable accessory apparatus which concerns on the example of an embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the drive mechanism corresponding to FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the movable accessory apparatus which shows the state which the left movable body raised. It is explanatory drawing of the drive mechanism corresponding to FIG. It is a perspective view of the movable accessory apparatus which shows the state which the right side movable body raised. It is explanatory drawing of the drive mechanism corresponding to FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the movable accessory apparatus which shows the state which the movable body of right and left both sides raised. It is explanatory drawing of the drive mechanism corresponding to FIG. It is a front view of the light guide with which a movable accessory apparatus is equipped. It is a back view of this light guide. It is a perspective view of this light guide. It is sectional drawing which follows the CC line of FIG.

  An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a gaming machine (pachinko machine) to which a movable accessory device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied is a game hall. Machine frame 1 installed in the island facility, a device body 2 attached to the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a front face attached to the front surface of the device body 2 so as to be openable and closable. The front door 3 is provided with a transparent plate 4 made of glass, plastic, or the like.

  A large speaker 5 is disposed in the lower left corner of the machine casing 1, and the speaker 5 is located in a notch of the front door 3 and exposed forward. A game board 6 to be described later is housed inside the upper part of the device main body 2, and the board surface (front surface) of the game board 6 is visible from the outside through the transparent plate 4. Further, a locking device 7 having a cylinder lock 7 a is installed on the right side frame portion of the device main body 2, which is not shown, but this locking device 7 includes a rear locking rod disposed on the back surface of the device main body 2. A front locking rod disposed on the front surface of the device main body 2 is provided. In the normal state, the device main body 2 is locked to the machine frame 1 by the rear locking rod of the locking device 7, and the front door 3 is locked to the device main body 2 by the front locking rod. Then, when a key (not shown) is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 7a and this key is rotated in one direction (for example, clockwise), the rear locking rod is moved downward to unlock the device body 2. Yes. Further, when the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 7a is rotated in the other direction (counterclockwise), the front locking bar moves upward and the front door 3 is unlocked.

  The front door 3 is provided with a large opening 3 a facing the board surface of the game board 6, and the opening 3 a is closed by the transparent plate 4. A relatively small speaker 8 is disposed on the front upper part of the front door 3 on each of the left and right sides. The speaker 8 and the large speaker 5 described above generate various sound effects relating to the game. Yes. Further, at the lower front portion of the front door 3, the upper tray 9 for receiving game balls paid out from a prize ball payout device (described later) disposed on the back surface of the game board 6 and the upper tray 9 are discharged. A lower tray 10 that accommodates the game balls, a push button 11 that can be pressed by the player, and the like are provided. An operation handle 12 is disposed on the right side of the upper tray 9.

  An upper bearing body 13 and a lower bearing body 14 are fixed to the left frame portion of the machine frame 1, and first pins (on both upper and lower ends of the left frame portion of the device main body 2 are attached to both the bearing bodies 13, 14. A first hinge mechanism that supports the device main body 2 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the machine frame 1 is configured. On the other hand, second pins (not shown) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the left side frame portion of the front door 3, and both the second pins are provided on the upper and lower support plates 2 a protruding from the left side frame portion of the device body 2. A second hinge mechanism that supports the front door 3 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the device main body 2 by pivoting is configured. Further, the upper inside of the device main body 2 is a storage space for the game board 6, and a lower portion of the storage space is an installation portion 2 b that is covered by the front door 3. A launching device 15 that launches a game ball toward the game area 23 is disposed in the lower center of the installation portion 2b, and the launching strength of the launching device 15 depends on the amount of rotation of the operation handle 12 described above. It has come to be adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the game board 6, a main control processing unit 16 that performs main processing relating to the game, and the speakers 5 and 8 described above in response to instructions from the main control processing unit 16, which will be described later. In response to commands from the sub-control processing unit 17 that controls various devices such as a variable display device and a movable accessory device, the above-described prize ball paying device 18, and the main control processing unit 16, the prize ball paying device 18 is controlled. A payout control processing unit 19, a firing control processing unit 20 that controls the operation of the launching device 15 in accordance with the amount of rotation of the operation handle 12, and various information such as the number of winning balls and the number of jackpots are displayed in the hall computer of the game hall The external terminal board 21 and the like are provided. The main control processing unit 16 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing a predetermined control program, and a RAM (Temporary storage of generated processing information and a RAM for deleting stored information ( And a control board (main board) on which a random access memory (Random Access Memory) and the like are mounted. When the CPU reads and executes various programs and data stored in the ROM, main processing relating to the game is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the front surface of the game board 6 is a game area 23 that is partitioned into a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 22 or the like, and when the player rotates the operation handle 12 to an arbitrary angle, The device 15 continuously launches the game balls held in the upper tray 9 toward the game area 23. A center accessory 24 is arranged near the upper center of the game area 23. The center accessory 24 includes a decorative frame 25 having a rectangular opening 25a at the center, and a lower right wall portion of the decorative frame 25. The movable accessory device 26 is disposed on the back side of the decorative frame 25, and the variable display device 27 is disposed. The variable display device 27 includes a liquid crystal panel (LCD), and the display screen 27 a is exposed from the opening 25 a of the decorative frame 25.

  A stage 28 extending in a substantially V shape in the left-right direction is provided on the lower wall portion of the decorative frame 25, and a guide port 28 a is formed at the center of the stage 28. A hollow warp passage 29 is formed on the left side wall of the decorative frame 25, and both ends of the warp passage 29 open toward the game area 23 and the stage 28, respectively. Therefore, when a game ball flowing down the game area 23 on the left side of the center accessory 24 enters the warp passage 29, the game ball passes through the warp passage 29 and is discharged to the stage 28. It rolls and is guided to the guide port 28a.

  A distribution device 30 having an upper surface opened is disposed immediately below the guide port 28a of the stage 28, and the game device that rolls on the stage 28 and falls from the guide port 28a has a high probability. It is designed to flow into the entrance. The allocating device 30 has two outlets on the lower side, and a first start winning port 31 and a second starting winning port 32 are respectively disposed directly below the respective outlets. Although not shown in the drawing, a bifurcated ball passage and a seesaw-shaped distribution mechanism are accommodated in the distribution device 30, and the game ball that flows from the entrance of the distribution device 30 by this distribution mechanism is a bifurcated ball. The first start winning port 31 and the second starting winning port 32 are alternately led through the passage. The first and second start winning openings 31 and 32 are configured in the same manner in appearance, but the first start winning opening 31 is a start winning opening having a simple structure having an inlet at the upper end, whereas the second start winning opening 31 and 32 are the same. The winning opening 31 is a starting winning opening of an electric tulip structure having a pair of movable pieces at the top. Then, when a game ball wins one of these first and second start winning holes 31, 32, an electronic lottery related to a special symbol is performed as an opportunity, and based on the lottery result, the variable display device 27 On the display screen 27a, a change display and a stop display of the effect symbols are performed. Further, a through chucker 33 is disposed at the lower right corner of the decorative frame 25, and when a game ball launched into the game area 23 on the right side of the center accessory 24 passes through the through chucker 33, it is normally triggered by this. When an electronic lottery related to the symbol is performed and the lottery result is a win, both movable pieces of the second start winning prize opening 32 are temporarily opened to allow the winning of the game ball.

  Further, an attacker device 34 is disposed at an obliquely lower right position of the stage 28. The attacker device 34 has a horizontally long open / close door capable of opening and closing an internal big prize opening. As a result of an electronic lottery concerning a special symbol that is performed when a game ball wins at one of the first and second start winning holes 31 and 32, the attacker device 34 wins a bonus game state (special This device is activated when the game mode is entered. Specifically, when the lottery result of the special symbol is a win, the open / close door of the attacker device 34 is repeatedly opened several times to expose the big winning opening and allow the game ball to be won. Yes. The open / close door maintains the open state until 30 seconds elapses for one opening operation (one round) or until 10 game balls enter the big winning opening, and the jackpot is repeated after repeating such opening operation for example 15 times. The game ends.

  In addition, the game area 23 is provided with a plurality of general winning holes 35 for only paying out the game balls, a windmill and a plurality of game nails (not shown) that carry the flow path of the game balls, Game balls that have not won any of the start winning ports 31 and 32 and the general winning port 35 are discharged from the out port 36 provided at the lowermost end of the game area 23 to the back side of the game board 6. It has become.

  The movable accessory device 26 is a device that can indicate to the player the result of the electronic lottery related to the special symbol described above by the movable manner of the movable body and the illumination manner of the light source. This is executed by the control processing unit 16 determining an operation and sending a control signal to the sub-control processing unit 17 based on the determined operation. Based on the control signal sent from the main control processing unit 16, the sub control processing unit 17 sends a driving signal to a motor that is a driving source of the movable body and an LED that is a light source (both will be described later). Accordingly, the movable body performs a predetermined operation by rotating the motor, or the movable body is illuminated by causing the LED to emit light. Hereinafter, the structure and operation of the movable accessory device 26 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The movable accessory device 26 according to this embodiment is fixed to a base member 37 having a substantially parallelogram shape when viewed from the front, a motor 38 attached to the center of the back surface of the base member 37, and an output shaft of the motor 38. The relay gear 39, a pair of left and right rotating plates 40, 41 rotatably supported on the back surface of the base member 37, a pair of circuit boards 42, 43 attached to the front surface of the base member 37, and these circuit boards 42 , 43, a plurality of chip LEDs 44, 45 that are light sources mounted on the circuit board 42, a pair of movable bodies 46, 47 disposed in front of the circuit boards 42, 43, and a movable body 46, 47. It is mainly configured by a pair of mounted light guides 48 and the like.

  The base member 37 is attached to the game board 6 surrounding the variable display device 27 using fixing means such as screws, and a plurality of (four) guide shafts 49 extending in the vertical direction are provided on the base member 37. Is provided. In each guide shaft 49, guide holes 50a provided in a pair of connecting members 50 are slidably inserted. As described later, these connecting members 50 are light guides integrated with the movable members 46 and 47, respectively. By being attached to 48, the pair of movable bodies 46 and 47 are guided along the guide shaft 49 so as to be movable in the Y1-Y2 direction (vertical direction) in FIG.

  Gear portions 40a and 41a are formed on the back surfaces of the pair of rotating plates 40 and 41, respectively, and the gears 40a and 41a mesh with the relay gear 39, so that the rotation of the motor 38 is shifted from the relay gear 39 to the gear portion. It is transmitted to each rotary plate 40, 41 via 40a, 41a. Further, cam-like projections 40b and 41b having different cam shapes are formed on the front sides of the respective rotary plates 40 and 41. Specifically, one cam-like projection 40b is a rotation of the left rotary plate 40. The other cam-shaped protrusion 40b is formed in a triangular shape with the central portion of the right rotation plate 41 as the apex.

  The pair of circuit boards 42 and 43 are attached to the front surface of the base member 37 so as to cover the upper halves of the rotary plates 40 and 41, and these circuit boards 42 and 43 are arranged behind the moving space of the movable bodies 46 and 47. Has been. On the left circuit board 42, a pair of LEDs 44 arranged in the up-down direction is set as a pair, and a total of four LEDs 44 are mounted. Of these four LEDs 44, the two arranged on the lower side are the second ones. The first LED 44a and the second LED 44b that are paired with each other are referred to as the first LED 44a and the remaining two arranged on the upper side are referred to as the second LED and the reference symbol 44b. They are separated from each other by a predetermined distance along the moving directions 46 and 47 (Y1-Y2 direction in FIG. 5). Similarly, on the right circuit board 43, a total of four LEDs 45, each including a pair of LEDs 45 arranged in the vertical direction, are mounted. Of these four LEDs 45, two LEDs 45 are arranged on the lower side. One is referred to as a first LED and is denoted by reference numeral 45a, and the other two disposed on the upper side are denoted as second LEDs and denoted by reference numeral 45b. When paired, the first LED 45a and the second LED 45b are paired. Is separated by a predetermined distance along the moving direction of the movable bodies 46 and 47 (Y1-Y2 direction in FIG. 5). Although not shown in the figure, wiring such as a wire harness is connected to each circuit board 42, 43, and power is supplied from the sub-control processing unit 17 to each LED 44, 45 via this wiring. ing.

  The pair of movable bodies 46 and 47 are decorative members formed using a transparent resin. The movable bodies 46 and 47 are coated with a light-transmitting paint and a light-shielding paint on a molded product of the transparent resin as a base. Equally, a light transmission part and a light shielding part are provided. As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the design character “Show” is imitated on the left movable body 46 and the design character “Time” is imitated on the right movable body 47. The portion where the character is imitated is a light transmitting portion and the periphery thereof is a light shielding portion. 5 to 14, design characters such as “Show” and “Time” are omitted for easy understanding of the operation of the movable bodies 46 and 47, and only the outlines of the movable bodies 46 and 47 are drawn. ing.

  The pair of light guides 48 are optical parts molded using a light-transmitting resin such as acrylic resin or polycarbonate, and each light guide 48 is attached to the corresponding movable bodies 46 and 47 using screws. Yes. The light guide body 48 is provided with a pair of support protrusions 48a protruding rearward, and each of the connecting bodies 50 described above is attached to the support protrusions 48a using screws. Each of the coupling bodies 50 is provided with a drive pin 51, one drive pin 51 abuts on the outer peripheral surface of a cam-like projection 40 b formed on the left rotating plate 40, and the other drive pin 51 is on the right side. The rotating plate 41 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cam-like protrusion 41b. Therefore, when the left and right rotary plates 40 and 41 rotate using the motor 38 as a drive source, each drive pin 51 slides along the outer peripheral surface of the corresponding cam-like projection 40b and 41b. The pair of movable bodies 46 and 47 move up and down according to the relative positions with respect to 40b and 41b. That is, the motor 38, the relay gear 39, the rotary plates 40 and 41, the drive pin 51, and the like described above constitute a drive mechanism that reciprocates the movable bodies 46 and 47 between the origin position and the protruding position.

  The pair of light guides 48 have the same configuration. As shown in FIGS. 15 to 18, the light guides 48 include a pair of lens portions 48 b having a hemispherical rear surface and a conical front surface, and each lens. Concave and convex portions 48c arranged concentrically around the portion 48b are formed. One light guide 48 is attached to the left movable body 46 with each lens portion 48 b positioned directly behind the design character (light transmission portion) of “Show”, and directed toward the back surface of the light guide 48. Outgoing light is irradiated from each LED 44 (44a, 44b) mounted on the circuit board 42 on the left side. The other light guide 48 is attached to the right movable body 47 with each lens portion 48b positioned directly behind the “Time” design character (light transmission portion). The emitted light is irradiated from each LED 45 (45a, 45b) mounted on the circuit board 43 on the right side.

  In the gaming machine (pachinko machine) configured as described above, the movable accessory device 26 is normally in a non-operating state in which the motor 38 that is a driving source is not energized, and as shown in FIG. 46 and 47 are stopped in a state in which the lower right corner of the display screen 27a of the variable display device 27 continues obliquely upward.

  5 to 7 show the non-operating state of the movable accessory device 26. In this non-operating state, the pair of movable bodies 46 and 47 are the origin positions (first positions) which are the end positions in the arrow Y2 direction of FIG. In this case, the drive pin 51 protruding from the left movable body 46 abuts on the smallest diameter portion of the cam-like protrusion 40 b formed on the rotating plate 40 and protrudes from the right movable body 47. 51 is in contact with the smallest diameter portion of the cam-like projection 41 b formed on the rotating plate 41. Of the four LEDs 44 mounted on the left circuit board 42, two first LEDs 44a are opposed to the lens portions 48b of the light guide 48 attached to the left movable body 46, and similarly. Of the four LEDs 45 mounted on the right circuit board 43, two first LEDs 45a are opposed to the lens portions 48b of the light guide 48 attached to the right movable body 47. Accordingly, when the pair of movable bodies 46 and 47 are stopped at the origin position, when the LEDs 44 and 45 emit light by supplying power to the circuit boards 42 and 43 via wires (not shown), the first Since the light of the LEDs 44a and 45a is emitted toward the center of the lens portion 48b of the light guide 48, the light becomes strong diffused light at the lens portion 48b and scattered light at the surrounding uneven portion 48c. The light passes through the light transmitting portions of the movable bodies 46 and 47 and is emitted forward. As a result, it is possible to illuminate the entire design characters “Show” and “Time”, which are the light transmitting portions of the movable bodies 46 and 47, and to illuminate the central portions of these design characters with stronger light.

  When the movable bodies 46 and 47 are at the origin positions, when the motor 38 is driven in the forward rotation direction and the relay gear 39 rotates in the clockwise direction of FIG. Starts to rotate counterclockwise, and accordingly, the relative positions of the drive pins 51 and the cam-like projections 40b and 41b change. Then, when each of the rotating plates 40 and 41 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise to the state shown in FIG. 9, the contact portion between the drive pin 51 protruding from the right movable body 47 and the cam-like protrusion 41b is still the minimum diameter. However, the contact portion between the drive pin 51 protruding from the left movable body 46 and the cam-like protrusion 40b changes from the minimum diameter portion to the maximum diameter portion, so that the left side as shown in FIG. Only the movable body 46 rises to the protruding position (second position) which is the end position in the arrow Y1 direction. As a result, of the four LEDs 44 mounted on the left circuit board 42, the two second LEDs 44b face the lens portions 48b of the light guide 48 attached to the left movable body 46, and so far The first LED 44a facing the lens portion 48b moves to the lower side of the light guide 48. Therefore, when the LEDs 44 and 45 are caused to emit light during the operation, when the left movable body 46 rises to the protruding position, the light of the second LEDs 44b becomes strong diffused light at the lens portion 48b and the surrounding unevenness. After being scattered light at the portion 48c, the light passes through the light transmitting portion of the movable body 46 and is emitted forward, so the left movable body 46 that has moved to the protruding position and the right movable body that has stopped at the origin position. In any of the bodies 47, the entire design characters of “Show” and “Time”, which are the respective light transmission portions, can be illuminated brightly, and then the central portion of these design characters can be illuminated with stronger light.

  Further, after the left movable body 46 has moved to the protruding position, the motor 38 is further driven in the same direction to rotate the rotating plates 40 and 41 to the state shown in FIG. The contact portion between the drive pin 51 and the cam-like protrusion 40b returns from the maximum diameter portion to the minimum diameter portion, and the contact portion between the drive pin 51 and the cam-like protrusion 41b protruding from the right movable body 47 is the minimum diameter portion. To the maximum diameter. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the left movable body 46 that has been at the protruding position is lowered to the origin position, and the right movable body 47 that has been at the origin position is raised to the protruding position. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 12, among the four LEDs 45 mounted on the right circuit board 43, each of the lens portions 48b of the light guide 48 in which two second LEDs 45b are attached to the right movable body 47. The first LED 45a that has been opposed to each lens unit 48b until then moves to the lower side of the light guide 48. Accordingly, when the LEDs 44 and 45 are caused to emit light during the operation, both the left movable body 46 returned to the origin position and the right movable body 47 raised to the protruding position are the respective light transmitting portions. The entire design characters of “Show” and “Time” can be illuminated brightly, and the central portion of these design characters can be illuminated with stronger light.

  On the other hand, when the movable bodies 46 and 47 are at the origin positions, when the motor 38 is driven in the reverse direction and the relay gear 39 rotates in the opposite direction, the rotary plates 40 and 41 rotate 90 degrees clockwise. 6 to 14, during which the contact position between the drive pin 51 protruding from the left movable body 46 and the cam-like protrusion 40 b changes from the minimum diameter portion to the maximum diameter portion, and the right movable The contact portion between the drive pin 51 protruding from the body 47 and the cam-like protrusion 41b also changes from the minimum diameter portion to the maximum diameter portion. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, the movable bodies 46 and 47 that have been stopped at the origin position are all raised to the protruding position, and the lens of the light guide 48 attached to the movable bodies 46 and 47. The second LEDs 44b and 45b face the portion 48b, and the first LEDs 44a and 45a move to the lower side of the light guide 48. Therefore, when the LEDs 44 and 45 are caused to emit light during such operation, the entire design characters “Show” and “Time”, which are the respective light transmitting portions, of both the left and right movable bodies 46 and 47 that have risen to the protruding position. The center of these design characters can be illuminated with stronger light.

  In this way, by controlling the rotation direction and amount of rotation of the motor 38, the left and right movable bodies 46 and 47 can be operated individually or continuously, or both can be operated simultaneously. For example, when the operation of rotating the motor 38 by 90 degrees in the forward rotation direction and returning it by 90 degrees in the reverse rotation direction when each movable body 46, 47 is at the origin position, the right movable body 47 is moved to the origin position. While being stopped at the position, only the left movable body 46 can be moved up and down in small increments between the origin position and the protruding position. Alternatively, when the movable bodies 46 and 47 are at the origin positions, the motor 38 is rotated 180 degrees in the forward direction and then returned 180 degrees in the reverse direction. It is possible to produce a moving effect with impact, such as alternately moving the right movable body 47 up and down or rotating the motor 38 in the reverse direction to raise the left and right movable bodies 46 and 47 simultaneously. When the electric power is supplied to the circuit boards 42 and 43 during the operation of the movable bodies 46 and 47 to cause the LEDs 44 and 45 (the first LEDs 44a and 45a and the second LEDs 44b and 45b) to emit light, the left and right movable bodies are moved. Even if the bodies 46 and 47 move to either the origin position or the protruding position, the desired portions of the movable bodies 46 and 47 that the player pays attention to (design characters “Show” and “Time” in this embodiment) ) Can be illuminated with strong light.

  As described above, in the gaming machine including the movable accessory device 26 according to the present embodiment, the movable bodies 46 and 47 are located at the origin position (first position) in front of the circuit boards 42 and 43 fixed to the base member 37. ) And the projecting position (second position), and the first LEDs 44a and 45a are separated from the circuit boards 42 and 43 along the moving direction of the movable bodies 46 and 47. Since the second LEDs 44b and 45b are mounted, wiring such as a wire harness that supplies power to the first and second LEDs 44a, 45a, 44b, and 45b is routed to the movable bodies 46 and 47 and the circuit boards 42 and 43. This eliminates the need to prevent the disconnection of the wiring accompanying the movement of the movable bodies 46 and 47. When the movable bodies 46 and 47 are at the origin position, the first and second LEDs 44a, 45a, 44b, and 45b are placed with the first LEDs 44a and 45a facing the lens portion 48b of the light guide 48. The first and second LEDs 44a, 45a, 44b are turned on with the second LEDs 44b, 45b facing the lens portion 48b of the light guide 48 when the movable bodies 46, 47 are in the protruding position. , 45b is lit, so that even when the movable bodies 46, 47 move to either the origin position or the protruding position, the center of the movable bodies 46, 47 is brightly illuminated and the center portion becomes clearer. Can be illuminated.

  In the movable accessory device 26 according to the present embodiment, the light guide 48, which is a light-transmitting resin molded product, is provided with a lens portion 48b having a hemispherical rear surface and a conical front surface, and a lens portion 48b. Concave and convex portions 48c arranged concentrically at the center are formed, and such a light guide 48 is attached to the inside of the movable bodies 46 and 47. Therefore, the first LEDs 44a and 45a or the second LEDs 44b and 45b are provided. When the light passes through the light guide 48 at the origin position or the protruding position, it becomes the strongest light at the lens portion 48b and is emitted to the front of the movable bodies 46 and 47, and scattered light at the uneven portion 48c around the lens portion 48b. Since the light is transmitted to the front of the movable bodies 46 and 47, the entire design characters “Show” and “Time”, which are light transmitting portions of the movable bodies 46 and 47, are brightly illuminated, and the central portions of these design characters are displayed. The stronger light It is possible to realize a light emission mode that illuminated.

  In the above embodiment, a pair of light sources (LEDs) arranged in the vertical direction is set as a set, and a total of four light sources are mounted on one circuit board, and the movable body is at the origin position or the protruding position. Sometimes, these light sources are opposed to the two lens parts of the light guide, but the number of light sources mounted on the circuit board increases or decreases according to the number of lens parts formed on the light guide. For example, when one lens portion is formed on the light guide, only one pair of the first light source and the second light source is mounted on the circuit board corresponding to the light guide. It ’s fine.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the pair of left and right movable bodies are reciprocally moved between the origin position and the protruding position has been described. However, one or more movable bodies are moved between the origin position and the projected position. You may make it reciprocate between. Further, the arrangement place of the movable accessory device 26 is not limited to the lower side of the display screen, and may be arranged at an upper position or a lower position of the display screen 27a. Furthermore, the drive mechanism for reciprocating the movable body is not limited to the above embodiment, and the movable body may be reciprocated using a drive mechanism having another configuration.

  Moreover, although the case where the movable accessory apparatus by this invention was applied to the pachinko machine was demonstrated in the said example of embodiment, it can also be applied to other game machines, such as a slot machine.

6 gaming board 23 game area 24 center accessory 25 decorative frame 26 movable accessory device 27 variable display device 27a display screen 37 base member 38 motor 39 relay gear 40, 41 rotating plate 40a, 41a gear portion 40b, 41b cam-like projection 42 , 43 Circuit board 44, 45 LED (light source)
44a, 45a First LED (first light source)
44b, 45b Second LED (second light source)
46, 47 Movable body 48 Light guide body 48a Support protrusion 48b Lens part 48c Concavity and convexity part 49 Guide shaft 50 Connection body 50a Guide hole 51 Drive pin

Claims (1)

A movable accessory device disposed in a predetermined area of the gaming machine main body and movable, and a control device that enables variable display of the effect symbols on the variable display device based on a lottery result triggered by a game, In a gaming machine equipped with
The movable accessory device includes a base member, a circuit board fixed to the base member, a light source mounted on the circuit board, and a light transmitting property disposed in front of the circuit board so as to cover the light source. A movable body made of a material, a light guide body mounted on the movable body and having a lens portion for light diffusion in an inward portion, and a predetermined operating state from a first position where the movable body is in a non- operating state and a driving mechanism for moving to the second position is,
The light source has a first light source and a second light source that are mounted at positions spaced along the moving direction of the movable body;
The control device is provided with a control processing unit for operating the movable body based on the variation display of the effect design and performing a movable effect for turning on the first light source and the second light source. And
When the movable body is in the first position, as the control of the operation related to the movable effect that causes the movable body and the illumination aspect of the movable body to suggest the lottery result based on the determination of the control device , The first and second light sources are turned on with the first light source facing the lens portion of the light guide, and the movable body is moved from the first position to the second position. In some cases, the first and second light sources are turned on in a state where the second light source faces the lens portion of the light guide.