JP6432787B2 - Directional device and game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rendering device and a gaming machine that perform a rendering by moving a rendering body to the front of a symbol display device in accordance with the gaming state.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an effect device that is provided in a pachinko machine and performs an effect by moving the effect body to the front of a symbol display device according to the game state. For example, the 4th movable production | presentation part of patent document 1 is located in the initial position shielded by the center case and the logo unit at the time of non-production. At the time of production, the fourth movable production unit rotates downward by the driving force of the fourth drive motor transmitted through the main driving gear, the driven gear, and the link gear, and appears in front of the variable display device.

JP 2012-61079 A

  However, the transmission efficiency of the driving force decreases as the number of gears to be connected increases due to friction between gear teeth. For this reason, if the number of gears to be connected is limited, the fourth drive motor must be disposed near the rotation axis of the fourth movable rendering unit, and the rendering device imposes restrictions on the design of the component component layout. There was a problem.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a rendering device and a gaming machine that can be liberalized in the design of the arrangement layout of components.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down is formed on the front surface, a symbol display device provided on the back side of the game board to variably display various symbols, and the game board Provided in the decorative frame of the gaming machine having an opening that penetrates in the front and rear, and through which the display of the symbol display device is exposed. An effect device for performing a movement at the time of production at the distal end of the main body extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and the base end side at the time of production by a driving force from a drive source The effect body is arranged at the base end portion of the main body portion, and the effect body is rotated about the front-rear direction as an axial direction. The shaft body that is pivotally supported and the base end portion of the main body portion are different from the shaft body. And a rack gear that is arranged in a row and has gear teeth arranged in a line along a first direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and transmits the driving force from the drive source to the effector. And one end of the rack gear on one side in the first direction, engaged with the transmission portion, and the movement of the transmission portion is relatively perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and A guide portion that guides in a second direction different from the first direction; and a pinion gear that is connected to the drive source and meshes with the rack gear to transmit the drive force of the drive source to the rack gear, involves the movement to the first direction of the rack gear, the than the shaft body is intended to moves along an arcuate path at one side or the other side of the second direction, the transmission unit is the shaft body If on one side of the second direction than, produce To, located on one side of the second direction than the proximal portion of the distal end portion of the one end and the second direction of the arc-shaped trajectory on the edge portion of the other side of the guide portion and the body portion During non-production, the distal end of the main body is positioned in the second direction with respect to the other end of the arc-shaped locus and the other end of the guide portion in the second direction. When arranged on the other side and on one side of the first direction and positioned on one side of the shaft body in the second direction, it is positioned at one end of the guide portion in the second direction, and the transmission When the portion is on the other side in the second direction than the shaft body, at the time of production, the one end of the arc-shaped locus and the end on the one side of the guide portion in the second direction are positioned on the one side of the main body portion. Disposing the distal end on one side in the second direction from the proximal end, Is located at the other end of the arc-shaped locus and at one end of the guide portion in the second direction, and the distal end portion of the main body portion is located on the other side in the second direction with respect to the base end portion, and An effect device arranged on one side of the first direction and positioned on the other end of the guide portion in the second direction when positioned on the other side of the shaft in the second direction Is provided.

  The rendering device transmits the driving force of the driving source to the rendering body by a rack and pinion mechanism. Therefore, the rendering device can easily arrange the drive source at a position away from the rendering body, for example, compared to a configuration in which a plurality of gears are connected to transmit the driving force. For this reason, the rendering device can be liberalized in the design of the arrangement layout of the components.

  1st aspect WHEREIN: In the said base end part of the said main-body part, the said transmission part may be located in the side near the said front-end | tip part rather than the said shaft body. In the base end portion of the effector, the transmission portion is located closer to the tip than the shaft. In other words, the shaft body of the effector is located farther from the tip than the transmission part. Therefore, the effector can increase the turning radius without changing the size of the effector. Therefore, the production device can make it easier to collect the player's attention with respect to the turning operation of the production body at the time of production.

  1st aspect WHEREIN: The said transmission part may be a protrusion provided in the said base end part of the said main-body part, and the groove part extended in a said 2nd direction may be sufficient as the said guide part. Since the transmission unit has a simple configuration, it can be formed integrally with the effector. Moreover, since the structure of a guide part is simple, it can be shape | molded integrally with a rack gear. Therefore, the gaming machine can reduce the production cost.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a game board having a game area in which a game ball flows down on the front surface, a symbol display device provided on the back side of the game board to variably display various symbols, and the game board A decorative frame that has an opening that is provided in the front and rear and that passes through the opening and exposes the display of the symbol display device, and the decorative frame is provided in any one of claims 1 to 3. There is provided a gaming machine comprising the described production device. By providing the rendering device according to the first aspect, the second aspect can obtain the same effects as the first aspect.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 2. FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the rendering device 50 in a state where the rendering body 80 has moved into the storage unit 60. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the rendering device 50. FIG. FIG. 11 is a front view of the rendering device 50 with the front cover 53 and the gear cover 64 removed while the rendering body 80 has moved into the storage section 60. It is a perspective view of the production body 80 in a state where the movable part 83 has moved to the retreat position. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the director 80. FIG. It is a perspective view of the effect body 80 in a state where the movable part 83 has moved to the protruding position. FIG. 11 is a front view of the rendering device 50 with the front cover 53 and the gear cover 64 removed in a state where the rendering body 80 has moved to the position at the time of rendering. It is a figure which shows typically the positional relationship of the shaft bodies 84 and 85, the transmission part 104, the protrusion piece 101, and the groove part 67. FIG.

  Hereinafter, the rendering device 50 and the pachinko machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a mechanical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 including the rendering device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the following description, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front and back direction of the pachinko machine 1 are based on the direction of the board surface of the game board 2 unless otherwise specified. That is, the orientation of the pachinko machine 1 viewed from a player who plays with the pachinko machine 1 installed in the hall (that is, the orientation of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1) is a reference. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the front and back direction will be described as the front-rear direction. In addition, with respect to the devices and parts used in the pachinko machine 1, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-back direction are defined based on the orientation when the pachinko machine 1 is assembled.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game board 2 is provided on the upper side of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 has a substantially square shape, and the front surface is protected by a front frame 13 holding a transparent glass plate. An upper plate 5 and a lower plate 6 are provided on the lower side of the game board 2. The upper plate 5 is provided at the lower part of the game board 2 and supplies game balls to a launcher (not shown) and receives prize balls. In the upper center of the upper plate 5, an operation button 9 that is operated by a player is disposed. The lower plate 6 is provided directly below the upper plate 5 and receives a prize ball that overflows or is discharged from the upper plate 5. On the right side of the lower plate 6, a launch handle 7 for adjusting the launch of the game ball is provided. Speakers 48 are respectively provided at the left and right corners of the front frame 13.

  A substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by guide rails 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2. The game ball launched by the launcher flows down in the game area 4. In the approximate center of the game area 4, a symbol display device 28 configured using an LCD (liquid crystal display) or the like is provided. The symbol display device 28 is disposed on the back side of the game board 2, and the display surface 27 is exposed to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 through an opening provided in the approximate center of the game board 2. Various images such as a moving image and a message are displayed on the display surface 27, and in particular, a demo symbol for notifying the result of the jackpot determination is displayed. The pachinko machine 1 changes the number of demo symbols (three in this embodiment), and then executes a notification effect for confirming and displaying a combination of demo symbols indicating the result of the jackpot determination, thereby obtaining the result of the jackpot determination. Inform the player.

  The edge of the opening of the game board 2 is decorated, and a decorative frame 14 surrounding the outer edge of the symbol display device 28 is provided. The symbol display device 28 exposes the display surface 27 to the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 through the opening 19 of the decorative frame 14. The decoration frame 14 is provided with a plurality of effect devices that perform various effects together with the decoration frame 14. The effect device is arranged in the decorative frame 14 or between the decorative frame 14 and the symbol display device 28. The effect device produces an effect such as causing a light emitter such as an LED to emit light on the spot or in front of the symbol display device 28 according to the gaming state. The effect device 50 as one of them is provided along the upper outer edge of the symbol display device 28. Although the details will be described later, the rendering device 50 is arranged at a position hidden behind the upper edge of the opening 19 of the decorative frame 14 when viewed from the front during non-production (see FIG. 2). The production device 50 drives the decorative body using the power of the motor at the time of production, further emits a light emitting body such as an LED, and performs various productions in conjunction with the symbol display device 28, the speaker 48, and the like.

  A normal symbol start gate 12 is provided on the left side of the symbol display device 28. A big prize opening 17 is provided below the normal symbol starting gate 12. Below the symbol display device 28, a first special symbol start winning opening 15 is provided. A second special symbol start electric accessory 16 is provided immediately below the first special symbol start winning opening 15. The second special symbol starting electric accessory 16 includes an opening / closing member. The game ball can win the second special symbol starting electric accessory 16 only when the opening / closing member is opened. When game balls win the first special symbol start winning opening 15 and the second special symbol start electric winning combination 16, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls, respectively. Under the second special symbol starting electric accessory 16 is provided an out port 18 for collecting the game balls that have flowed down to the central lower end of the game area 4 (see FIG. 2).

  A symbol display section 24 (see FIG. 2) is provided in the lower right portion of the game area 4. The symbol display unit 24 includes a normal symbol display unit, a first special symbol display unit, a second special symbol display unit, a normal symbol memory number display LED, a first special symbol memory number display LED, and a second special symbol memory number display LED. Is provided.

  In the present embodiment, when a game ball wins the first special symbol start winning opening 15, a first big hit determination is performed, and one of a plurality of special symbols is displayed on the first symbol display unit 24 according to the determination result. It is displayed on the special symbol display section. As a result, when it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot game in which the jackpot 17 is opened. A specific area is formed in the flow path of the game ball that has won the big prize opening 17. In the pachinko machine 1, it is a condition that a probability variation state occurs after the jackpot game ends when the game ball passes through a specific area in the jackpot 17 during the jackpot game. A control unit (not shown) for controlling the main control of the game, various effects, etc. is provided on the back side of the game board 2.

  Further, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol start gate 12, the normal hit determination is performed, and the determination result is displayed on the normal symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. As a result, when it is determined that the winning is normal, the second special symbol starting electric accessory 16 is opened. When a game ball wins the second special symbol start electric accessory 16, a second big hit determination is performed, and the determination result is displayed on the second special symbol display unit of the symbol display unit 24. As a result, when it is determined that the game is a jackpot, a jackpot game is executed as described above.

  The normal symbol memory number display LED displays up to four normal symbol operation reserved balls. The normal symbol operation reserved ball number is the number of game balls that have passed through the normal symbol start gate 12 and for which the result of the normal hit determination is not yet displayed on the normal symbol display portion. The first special symbol memory number display LED of the symbol display unit 24 displays up to four first special symbol actuated balls. The number of first special symbol actuated reserved balls is the number of game balls that have won the first special symbol start winning opening 15 and for which the result of the first big hit determination has not been displayed yet. The second special symbol memory number display LED displays up to four second special symbol actuated balls. The second special symbol actuated holding ball number is the number of game balls that have won the second special symbol starting electric player 16 and the result of the second big hit determination is not yet displayed.

  Although not shown, a control unit having various substrates is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. Each board of the control unit includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and controls various operations of the pachinko machine 1. For example, the main board performs a normal hit determination, a big hit determination, and the like, and controls the main control of the pachinko machine 1. The relay board drives a solenoid that opens and closes the special winning opening 17 based on the control result performed on the main board. Further, the CPU (not shown) of the effect board performs drive control of a drive motor 52 (see FIG. 3) that operates the effect device 50, light emission control of an LED for illumination (not shown) provided in the effect device 50, and the like. Do.

  Next, the structure of the rendering device 50 will be described. As described above, the rendering device 50 of the present embodiment is provided in the decorative frame 14 along the upper outer edge of the symbol display device 28. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the rendering device 50 has a rendering body 80 having a thickness in the front-rear direction and extending in the left-right direction, and a drive motor 52 that rotates the rendering body 80. It is a device assembled. The production body 80 extends between the distal end portion 81 and the proximal end portion 82, and the distal end portion 81 includes a movable portion 83 that operates during production. The base end portion 82 is provided with a pair of coaxial shafts 84 and 85 on both sides in the front-rear direction. The director 80 rotates about the shafts 84 and 85. The detailed configuration of the director 80 will be described later.

  A front cover 53 is attached to the front surface of the back plate 51. The front cover 53 is provided in a portion from a position closer to the left to the right end than the substantially center of the back plate 51 in the left-right direction. The front cover 53 includes a front plate 54, a top plate 55, a left side plate 56 and a right side plate 57. The front plate 54 is disposed in front of the back plate 51 and faces the back plate 51. The top plate 55, the left side plate 56, and the right side plate 57 extend rearward from the upper end, left end, and right end of the front plate 54, respectively. The front cover 53 is fixed to the back plate 51 by screwing the rear end portions of the top plate 55 and the right side plate 57. The front cover 53 and the back plate 51 constitute a box-shaped storage unit 60 (see FIG. 3) having the front plate 54, the top plate 55, the left side plate 56, the right side plate 57, and the back plate 51 as outer walls and opening the lower part. . The lower end portion of the back plate 51 is located below the opening of the storage portion 60. A production body 80 is stored in the storage unit 60 during non-production.

  A bearing 58 is formed in the approximate center of the back plate 51. The bearing 58 supports a shaft body 84 provided on the rear side of the base end portion 82 of the effect body 80. A bearing 59 is also formed at the position of the front plate 54 corresponding to the position of the bearing 58 of the back plate 51. The bearing 59 supports a shaft body 85 provided on the front side of the base end portion 82 of the effect body 80. The pair of bearings 58 and 59 are provided at positions that are coaxial with respect to the inside of the storage unit 60. The effect body 80 is rotatably assembled to the effect device 50 by the pair of shaft bodies 84 and 85 being supported by the pair of bearings 58 and 59.

  A stopper 109 is provided on the upper right of the bearing 58. The stopper 109 comes into contact with the first side wall 88 (see FIG. 6) of the main body 86 of the effector 80 when the effector 80 is accommodated in the accommodating part 60 during non-production, and turns the effector 80 counterclockwise. Is restricted. A stopper 110 is provided at the lower left of the bearing 58. The stopper 110 abuts against the second side wall 89 (see FIG. 6) of the main body 86 of the effector 80 when the effector 80 is exposed from the storage unit 60 during the effector, and turns the effector 80 clockwise. Restrict movement.

  A groove portion 67 is formed on the front surface of the back plate 51. The groove portion 67 extends from the lower end portion of the back plate 51 into the storage portion 60. Although details will be described later, the right side wall 68 of the groove portion 67 includes a first groove portion 69, a second groove portion 70, and a third groove portion 71 (see FIG. 9). The right side wall 68 of the groove portion 67 abuts on the projecting piece 101 (see FIG. 6) of the rendering body 80 when the rendering body 80 is stored in the storage section 60, and guides the projecting piece 101. Further, a photosensor 103 is provided in the storage unit 60 at a position to the right of and above the bearings 58 and 59. The photosensor 103 is fixed to the back surface of the front plate 54 of the front cover 53 by screwing. The photo sensor 103 detects the shielding plate 102 (see FIG. 6) of the effect body 80. The photo sensor 103 is used for positioning the effect body 80 when the effect body 80 is stored in the storage unit 60.

  A shelf board 61 is provided on the left side of the storage unit 60. The shelf board 61 is fixed to the front surface of the back board 51 by screwing and protrudes forward in a shelf shape. A drive motor 52 is disposed on the shelf board 61. The drive motor 52 is, for example, a stepping motor. The drive motor 52 is covered and protected by the cover body 66. An output shaft (not shown) of the drive motor 52 is inserted into a through hole that penetrates the shelf plate 61 up and down. A pinion gear 62 is fixed to the output shaft of the drive motor 52. The pinion gear 62 is disposed on the lower side of the shelf board 61 and rotates with the vertical direction as the axial direction.

  A rack gear 63 meshes with the pinion gear 62. The rack gear 63 extends long in the left-right direction. The rack gear 63 is disposed on the front side of the pinion gear 62 with the tooth surface facing rearward. The rack gear 63 is driven by a pinion gear 62 that is rotated by driving of the drive motor 52 and moves in the left-right direction. A gear cover 64 is attached to the lower part of the shelf board 61. The gear cover 64 covers a portion where the pinion gear 62 and the rack gear 63 mesh. The shelf board 61 and the gear cover 64 hold the upper and lower ends of the rack gear 63 in a movable state, and maintain the state in which the rack gear 63 and the pinion gear 62 are engaged.

  A guide portion 65 is provided at the right end portion of the rack gear 63. The guide part 65 is formed in a groove shape extending in the vertical direction. The ends on both the upper and lower sides of the guide portion 65 are closed, and the guide portion 65 is configured as an oval hole penetrating in the front-rear direction. Since the guide part 65 can be simply configured as a groove-shaped hole part, it can be formed integrally with the rack gear 63. The guide unit 65 engages with a transmission unit 104 (described later) of the effect body 80. The groove width of the guide portion 65 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the washer 105 (see FIG. 4) provided in the transmission portion 104. As the rack gear 63 moves in the left-right direction, the guide unit 65 guides the relative movement of the transmission unit 104 in the up-down direction.

  The director 80 will be described. In the following description, the direction in which the main body 86 of the effector 80 extends is the extending direction of the effector 80, the side on which the movable part 83 is provided is the distal side, and the side on which the shafts 84 and 85 are provided is the proximal side. And Also, the direction orthogonal to the stretching direction and the front-rear direction is the width direction of the effector 80, and the side positioned on the upper side when the effector 80 is stored in the storage unit 60 is one end side, and the side positioned on the lower side is the other end side And

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the main body 86 of the effector 80 extends in the extending direction between the distal end portion 81 and the proximal end portion 82. The main body portion 86 is formed in a U-shaped groove that opens on the rear side, and includes a front wall 87, a first side wall 88, and a second side wall 89. The first side wall 88 rises backward from one end of the front wall 87 in the width direction. The second side wall 89 rises rearward from the other end portion of the front wall 87 in the width direction. Shaft bodies 84 and 85 are provided at the base end portion 82 of the main body portion 86. The shaft body 84 is provided at a position near the base end of the main body portion 86 and near the first side wall 88 on the rear side of the base end portion 82. The shaft body 85 is provided at a position near the base end of the main body 86 and the first side wall 88 on the front side (front wall 87 side) of the base end portion 82. As described above, the shaft bodies 84 and 85 are provided coaxially and in a pair in the front-rear direction.

  The main body 86 includes a shielding plate 102 on the first side wall 88. The shielding plate 102 is formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the front-rear direction. The shielding plate 102 is provided at a position near the front wall 87 on the first side wall 88 and protrudes toward one end in the width direction. When the effector 80 is stored, the shielding plate 102 is disposed at a position that can be detected by the photosensor 103 (see FIG. 5) in the storage unit 60. The CPU of the effect board corrects the origin position in the rotation of the effect body 80 (the position of the effect body 80 stored in the storage unit 60) based on the detection result of the photosensor 103 in the control of the drive motor 52. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main body portion 86 includes a transmission portion 104 on the front wall 87. The transmission portion 104 is provided at the base end portion 82 at a position closer to the distal end side in the extending direction than the shaft body 84 and closer to the second side wall 89 (see FIG. 6). The transmission part 104 protrudes in a pin shape toward the front of the front wall 87. Since the pin-shaped transmission part 104 has a simple configuration, it can be formed integrally with the main body part 86. A resin washer 105 is fitted to the transmission unit 104. The transmission part 104 is inserted through the hole of the guide part 65 of the rack gear 63 via the washer 105. The washer 105 is assembled to the transmission unit 104 by screwing and maintains the engagement between the transmission unit 104 and the guide unit 65. The transmission unit 104 can move in the groove of the guide unit 65. Since the main body 86 rotates about the shaft bodies 84 and 85, the transmission section 104 engages with the guide section 65 and forms an arc-shaped track that swells downward about the axis of the shaft bodies 84 and 85. Swing along. The effector 80 can increase the radius of rotation by disposing the transmitting unit 104 at the proximal end 82 of the main body 86 on the side closer to the distal end 81 than the shafts 84 and 85.

  In this way, the rendering device 50 can transmit the driving force of the drive motor 52 to the transmission unit 104 of the rendering body 80 by the rack and pinion mechanism. For example, compared with the case where the driving force of the driving motor 52 is transmitted by connecting a plurality of gears, loss in driving force transmission is small, and the driving motor 52 can be easily arranged at a position away from the effect body 80. it can.

  As shown in FIGS. 6-8, the LED board 97 and the light-guide plate 98 are fixed to the front-end | tip part 81 of the main-body part 86 by screwing. The LED board 97 includes a plurality of LEDs on the front surface, and emits LEDs according to a predetermined light emission pattern during production. The light guide plate 98 is attached to the front surface of the LED substrate 97 and guides the irradiation direction of the LED light. A plate-like regulating member 99 that rises rearward is provided at the base end of the light guide plate 98. The restricting member 99 restricts the movement of the presser plate 96 (described later) provided in the movable portion 83 toward the front end side in the extending direction. A notch-shaped guiding portion 108 is formed at the rear end of the regulating member 99. In a state where the LED substrate 97 and the light guide plate 98 are screwed together, the regulating member 99 protrudes rearward from the base end portion of the LED substrate 97. The guide part 108 is arranged on the rear side of the base end part of the LED substrate 97. The guide portion 108 engages with the presser plate 96 and guides the movement of the presser plate 96 in the extending direction.

  A solenoid 90 is accommodated in the groove of the main body 86 and is fixed by screwing. The plunger 91 of the solenoid 90 protrudes toward the front end side in the extending direction. A compression spring 92 is assembled around the plunger 91. A dish-shaped spring guide 93 is provided at the base end of the compression spring 92. The spring guide 93 abuts on the tip of the solenoid 90. The tip portion 107 of the plunger 91 is formed in a bowl shape. The tip portion 107 is connected to the movable portion 83.

  The movable part 83 includes a movable cover 94 and a movable frame 95. The movable frame 95 is formed of a transparent member, and is disposed on the front side of the LED substrate 97 and the light guide plate 98. The movable frame 95 has a front surface formed in an arcuate convex shape, and transmits the LED light emitted from the LED substrate 97. The movable frame 95 can move in the extending direction with respect to the LED substrate 97 and the light guide plate 98. A holding portion 100 is formed at the base end portion of the movable frame 95. The holding unit 100 is disposed at the approximate center in the width direction of the main body 86. The holding portion 100 is formed with a groove portion that engages with the distal end portion 107 of the plunger 91.

  A presser plate 96 is attached to the rear side of the holding unit 100. The presser plate 96 is a plate-like member having a thickness in the front-rear direction. The presser plate 96 is disposed substantially at the center in the width direction of the main body portion 86. A groove portion that engages with the distal end portion 107 of the plunger 91 is formed at the proximal end portion of the presser plate 96. The presser plate 96 and the holding part 100 hold the tip part 107 of the plunger 91 in the front-rear direction. The plunger 91 is prevented from coming off while being rotatable in the circumferential direction of the shaft with respect to the movable frame 95. Therefore, the movable frame 95 can swing in the circumferential direction with respect to the axis of the plunger 91. That is, the movable portion 83 can swing in the circumferential direction with respect to the stretching direction when moving in the stretching direction accompanying the driving of the solenoid 90.

  A pair of contact portions 106 are formed at both ends in the width direction of the presser plate 96. The pressing plate 96 is fixed to the movable frame 95 by screwing the contact portion 106 to the holding portion 100. When the movable portion 83 moves to the distal end side in the extending direction, the abutting portion 106 abuts on the surface on the proximal end side of the regulating member 99 provided on the light guide plate 98. The position of the movable portion 83 at this time is referred to as a “protruding position” that is a position on the most distal end side of a movable range in the extending direction (see FIG. 6).

  The presser plate 96 engages with the guide portion 108 formed on the regulating member 99 of the light guide plate 98. The guide part 108 guides the movement of the presser plate 96 in the extending direction. The length of the pressing plate 96 in the width direction is shorter than the length of the guide portion 108 in the width direction. That is, the guide portion 108 has a predetermined gap between the guide plate 108 and the presser plate 96 in the width direction. Therefore, the pressing plate 96 is allowed to be displaced in the width direction with respect to the guiding portion 108. That is, the movable portion 83 can also move in the width direction when reciprocating in the extending direction accompanying driving of the solenoid 90.

  The distal end portion of the compression spring 92 abuts on the proximal end of the holding portion 100 and the presser plate 96. The compression spring 92 is sandwiched between the solenoid 90, the holding unit 100, and the presser plate 96, and urges the movable frame 95 toward the front end side in the extending direction. That is, the compression spring 92 urges the movable portion 83 toward the distal end side in the extending direction with respect to the main body portion 86 of the effect body 80. When the solenoid 90 is driven, the solenoid 90 moves the plunger 91 toward the base end in the extending direction. The plunger 91 moves the movable portion 83 toward the base end side in the extending direction while compressing the compression spring 92 against the urging force of the compression spring 92. The position of the movable portion 83 when it moves to the position on the most proximal side of the movable range in the extending direction is referred to as “regression position” (see FIG. 8).

  On the rear surface of the presser plate 96, a projecting piece 101 that protrudes rearward is formed. The projecting piece 101 is provided at substantially the center of the main body portion 86 in the width direction. The projecting piece 101 engages with the groove portion 67 (see FIG. 4) of the back plate 51 when the effect body 80 is stored in the storage portion 60. As described above, the pressing plate 96 having the projecting piece 101 is urged toward the front end side in the extending direction by the compression spring 92. Since the main body 86 rotates about the shaft bodies 84 and 85, the projecting piece 101 swings along an arcuate track that swells downward about the axis of the shaft bodies 84 and 85. When the effector 80 is stored, the projecting piece 101 abuts on the right side wall 68 of the groove 67 in the groove 67. The projecting piece 101 is guided by the groove 67 in accordance with the shape of the right side wall 68 and moves to the base end side in the extending direction.

  The movable cover 94 is fixed to the movable frame 95 by screwing and covers the front surface of the movable frame 95. The movable cover 94 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape that extends in the extending direction and the rear side is opened, and the front end portion in the extending direction closes in a hemispherical shape. A plurality of slits extending in the circumferential direction are formed in an intermediate portion in the extending direction of the movable cover 94. The LED light emitted from the LED substrate 97 is transmitted through the convex surface portion of the movable frame 95 and irradiated forward through the slit. When the movable part 83 moves in the extending direction, the position of the slit in the extending direction changes, and the irradiation pattern of the LED light irradiated forward changes.

  Next, the configuration of the groove portion 67 will be described with reference to FIGS. As described above, the right side wall 68 of the groove portion 67 includes the first groove portion 69, the second groove portion 70, and the third groove portion 71. The first groove 69 extends upward from the lower end of the back plate 51. The second groove part 70 is connected to the upper end part of the first groove part 69 and extends obliquely upward to the right. The direction in which the second groove portion 70 extends is a direction substantially parallel to a tangent line in the vicinity of the second groove portion 70 of a circle centered on the shaft bodies 84 and 85. The third groove 71 is connected to the upper end of the second groove 70 and extends upward. The upper end portion of the third groove portion 71 is located above the horizontal position of the shaft bodies 84 and 85.

  Next, the operation of the rendering device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, and 8 to 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the production body 80 is arranged in the storage unit 60 (see FIG. 3) during non-production. In the production body 80, the first side wall 88 of the main body 86 abuts against the stopper 109 of the back plate 51. At this time, the rack gear 63 that transmits the driving force of the drive motor 52 is located at the right end in the movement range in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 10, the axial center of the transmission unit 104 of the effector 80 is located obliquely below and to the right of the axial center of the shaft bodies 84 and 85 (position indicated by the arrow A1). The transmission part 104 is arranged at a position near the upper end in a groove-shaped hole provided in the guide part 65 of the rack gear 63.

  Further, the axial center of the projecting piece 101 of the effector 80 is located above the horizontal position of the axial center of the shafts 84 and 85 (position indicated by the arrow A2). The projecting piece 101 is provided at substantially the center in the width direction of the main body portion 86, whereas the shaft bodies 84 and 85 are provided near the first side wall 88 of the main body portion 86, that is, at one end side in the width direction. Therefore, the distal end portion 81 of the main body portion 86 is disposed diagonally right above the proximal end portion 82 in the storage portion 60.

  At the time of production, the CPU of the production board controls the drive motor 52 and moves the rack gear 63 to the left. The guide part 65 presses the transmission part 104 to the left on the inner peripheral surface on the right side of the hole. The transmission unit 104 moves to the left along an arcuate orbit that swells downward about the axis of the shaft bodies 84 and 85. Therefore, the transmission part 104 moves relatively downward in the hole part of the guide part 65. The production body 80 rotates clockwise around the axis of the shaft bodies 84 and 85 according to the movement of the transmission unit 104. The CPU sets the number of steps of the drive motor 52 on the basis of the rotation position of the effect body 80 when the photo sensor 103 has not detected the shielding plate 102 of the effect body 80. Therefore, the CPU can rotate the effect body 80 to an arbitrary position from the position where the movable portion 83 is exposed from the storage portion 60 to the position where the extending direction is along the vertical direction, and can perform the effect operation of the effect body 80.

  When the transmission unit 104 is located directly below the shaft center of the shaft bodies 84 and 85, the transmission unit 104 is at the lowest point (position indicated by the arrow B1) within the range in which the transmission unit 104 is relatively movable within the hole of the guide unit 65. To position. The projecting piece 101 of the effector 80 is located below the back plate 51 (position indicated by the arrow B2) in the process in which the transmission unit 104 moves downward from the sides of the shafts 84 and 85, and is not separated from the groove 67. It will be in the state of engagement. Therefore, the movable part 83 is pressed to the front end side in the extending direction by the compression spring 92 and is arranged at the protruding position.

  When the drive motor 52 is driven in accordance with the number of steps and the rack gear 63 further moves to the left, the transmission unit 104 further moves to the left along an arcuate path that swells downward. The transmission unit 104 moves relatively upward in the hole of the guide unit 65. As shown in FIG. 9, when the second side wall 89 of the main body 86 of the effector 80 comes into contact with the stopper 110, the effector 80 is arranged at a position where the extending direction is along the up-down direction. The rack gear 63 is located at the left end of the moving range in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 10, the axial center of the transmission unit 104 is positioned obliquely below and to the left of the axial center of the shaft bodies 84 and 85 (position indicated by the arrow C <b> 1). The transmission unit 104 is disposed at a position near the upper end in the hole of the guide unit 65. The projecting piece 101 of the effector 80 is located on the left side (position indicated by the arrow C2) below the shafts 84 and 85. The protruding piece 101 is not engaged with the groove 67.

  The CPU of the effect board energizes the solenoid 90 and the LED board 97 of the effect body 80, and drives the plunger 91 and emits the LED according to a predetermined pattern. As shown in FIG. 8, when the solenoid 90 is energized, the movable portion 83 connected to the plunger 91 moves to the retreat position. As shown in FIG. 6, when the solenoid 90 is de-energized, the movable portion 83 is pressed by the compression spring 92 and moves to the protruding position. The CPU repeats energization and de-energization of the solenoid 90. The movable part 83 repeats reciprocating movement between the retracted position and the protruding position.

  When the contact portion 106 of the presser plate 96 contacts the restriction member 99 at the protruding position, the movable portion 83 slightly moves toward the retreat position side by the reaction force received by the contact portion 106 from the restriction member 99. Is returned to the protruding position by the compression spring 92. That is, the movable part 83 performs a reciprocating movement including a slight swing in the extending direction due to rebound and urging between the retreating position and the protruding position. Further, the presser plate 96 has a predetermined gap between it and the guide portion 108 of the restricting member 99. Therefore, the movable portion 83 can move while slightly swinging in the width direction in the process of reciprocal movement between the retracted position and the protruding position. The size of the gap is smaller than the moving length (stroke) of the plunger 91 driven by the solenoid 90. Further, the movable portion 83 can swing in the circumferential direction with respect to the axis of the plunger 91. As described above, the movable portion 83 can perform a motion that causes a shake as if a vibration motor is incorporated, while reciprocatingly moving with a large stroke by driving the solenoid 90. The groove width of the guide portion 65 of the rack gear 63 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the washer 105 of the transmission portion 104. In other words, the main body 86 having the transmission unit 104 can slightly swing in the left-right direction due to vibration accompanying the reciprocating movement of the movable unit 83. Accordingly, not only the movable portion 83 but also the entire effector 80 including the main body portion 86 can perform an operation that causes a shake as if a vibration motor is incorporated as the movable portion 83 reciprocates. . Further, the LED light irradiated forward through the slit of the movable cover 94 is also irradiated instantaneously by the operation involving the shaking of the movable portion 83 and the main body portion 86. Therefore, the production body 80 can attract the player's attention by the reciprocating movement of the movable portion 83 accompanied by the shake like vibration and the blinking of the LED light.

  When the effect is finished, the CPU of the effect board controls the drive motor 52 to move the rack gear 63 to the right. As shown in FIG. 10, the guide part 65 presses the transmission part 104 located in the arrow C1 to the right on the left inner peripheral surface of the hole. The transmission unit 104 moves to the right along an arcuate orbit that swells downward about the axis of the shaft bodies 84 and 85. The transmission unit 104 moves relatively downward in the hole of the guide unit 65. The production body 80 rotates counterclockwise around the axis of the shaft bodies 84 and 85 according to the movement of the transmission unit 104. It is assumed that the CPU of the effect board rotates the output shaft of the drive motor 52 at a constant speed and rotates the effect body 80 at a constant angular speed in the storage process of storing the effect body 80 in the storage unit 60.

  When the transmission unit 104 passes directly below the shaft centers of the shaft bodies 84 and 85 (position of the arrow B1), the transmission unit 104 moves relatively upward in the hole of the guide unit 65. The projecting piece 101 enters the groove portion 67 of the back plate 51 along an arc-shaped track that swells downward.

  When the transmission unit 104 moves along a circular arc-shaped track to a position on the right side of the shafts 84 and 85 (a position indicated by an arrow D1), the projecting piece 101 is positioned on the right side wall of the groove 67. 68, the first groove portion 69 provided at the lowermost portion abuts at a position indicated by an arrow D2. At this time, the movable portion 83 is in the protruding position. The projecting piece 101 continues to rotate along an arcuate track that swells downward about the shaft center of the shaft bodies 84 and 85, but movement to the right is restricted by the first groove 69. Therefore, the projecting piece 101 is guided upward by the first groove portion 69 while compressing the compression spring 92 by the pressing plate 96 and reducing the distance between the shaft bodies 84 and 85. The movable portion 83 moves from the protruding position toward the retreat position while the protruding piece 101 is guided by the first groove portion 69.

  The projecting piece 101 is guided to the second groove 70 connected to the upper end of the first groove 69 after the first groove 69. The second groove portion 70 guides the projecting piece 101 obliquely upward to the right. The projecting piece 101 continues to rotate along an arcuate track that swells downward about the axis of the shaft bodies 84 and 85. In the second groove portion 70, the restriction on the rightward movement of the protruding piece 101 is relaxed. Therefore, the projecting piece 101 is guided to the second groove portion 70 diagonally upward to the right while relaxing the compression of the compression spring 92 and slightly reducing the distance between the shaft bodies 84 and 85. The movable portion 83 moves from the protruding position toward the retreat position while the protruding piece 101 is guided by the second groove portion 70.

  The projecting piece 101 is guided to the third groove 71 connected to the upper end of the second groove 70 after the second groove 70. The third groove 71 guides the protruding piece 101 upward. The projecting piece 101 continues to rotate along an arcuate track that swells downward about the axis of the shaft bodies 84 and 85. In the third groove portion 71, the protrusion 101 is restricted from moving to the right in the same manner as the first groove portion 69. Therefore, the projecting piece 101 is guided upward by the third groove portion 71 while compressing the compression spring 92 and further reducing the distance between the shaft bodies 84 and 85. The movable portion 83 moves from the protruding position toward the retreat position side while the protruding piece 101 is guided by the third groove portion 71.

  The CPU of the effect board steps the drive motor 52 until the first side wall 88 of the main body 86 abuts against the stopper 109 with reference to the rotation position of the effect body 80 when the photo sensor 103 detects the shielding plate 102. Set the number. The angle at which the effector 80 rotates according to the number of steps set by the CPU is a position where the first side wall 88 abuts against the stopper 109 from the rotation position of the effector 80 when the shielding plate 102 is detected by the photosensor 103. Greater than the angle up to. Therefore, the CPU surely rotates the effect body 80 to a position where the first side wall 88 abuts against the stopper 109 even if the drive motor 52 slips due to the weight of the effect body 80, and the storage unit 60. Can be stored inside.

  As described above, in the process of storing the effect body 80 in the storage unit 60, the CPU of the effect board does not move the movable unit 83 to the retreat position side by driving the solenoid 90. For this reason, the heat accompanying the driving of the solenoid 90 is not easily trapped in the storage unit 60.

  The movable part 83 of the effector 80 is disposed in the storage part 60 obliquely above and to the right of the main body part 86. The rotational moment applied to the effector 80 is smaller than when the movable part 83 is arranged directly beside the main body part 86. Therefore, the drive motor 52 can reliably maintain the state in which the effector 80 is stored in the storage unit 60 by the static torque.

  As described above, the rendering device 50 transmits the driving force of the drive motor 52 to the rendering body 80 by the rack and pinion mechanism. Therefore, the rendering device 50 can easily arrange the drive motor 52 at a position away from the rendering body 80, for example, compared to a configuration in which a plurality of gears are connected to transmit the driving force. For this reason, the rendering device 50 can achieve liberalization in the design of the arrangement layout of the components. In addition, the rendering device 50 can reduce the number of components compared to a configuration in which a plurality of gears are connected to transmit driving force. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can reduce the manufacturing cost.

  Further, in the base end portion 82 of the effect body 80, the transmission portion 104 is located closer to the tip portion 81 than the shaft bodies 84 and 85. In other words, the shafts 84 and 85 of the effector 80 are located farther from the tip 81 than the transmission unit 104. Therefore, the effect body 80 can increase the rotation radius without changing the size of the effect body 80. Therefore, the production device 50 can easily gather the player's attention with respect to the turning operation of the production body 80 at the time of production.

  Further, since the transmission unit 104 has a simple configuration, it can be formed integrally with the effector 80. Further, since the guide portion 65 has a simple configuration, it can be formed integrally with the rack gear 63. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can reduce the production cost.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above in detail, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Although the transmission unit 104 is provided integrally with the main body 86 of the effect body 80, the transmission unit 104 may be formed separately and assembled to the main body 86. Similarly, the guide portion 65 may be provided separately from the rack gear 63 and assembled to the right end portion of the rack gear 63.

  The rack gear 63 has a structure in which the guide portion 65 is provided at the right end portion and moves in the left-right direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the guide portion 65 is provided at the left end portion. It may be configured to move to the right when performing by the body 80. Further, the movement direction of the rack gear 63 is not limited to the left-right direction, and may be the up-down direction or an oblique direction.

  In the production body 80, the transmission unit 104 may be provided closer to the proximal end side than the shaft bodies 84 and 85 in the proximal end portion 82 of the main body portion 86. In this case, in order to obtain a configuration similar to the present embodiment in which the production body 80 rotates counterclockwise when stored in the front view, the transmitting unit 104 is disposed above the shaft bodies 84 and 85 during storage. You can do it. The rack gear 63 is arranged on the upper side of the shaft bodies 84 and 85 and moves in the left-right direction, and the transmission unit 104 swings along an arc-shaped track that swells upward about the shaft centers of the shaft bodies 84 and 85. Thus, the transmission unit 104 may be guided by the guide unit 65. In addition, by adopting the configuration of the present embodiment in which the shaft bodies 84 and 85 are provided on the base end side with respect to the transmission unit 104, the effector 80 can move from the position of the shaft bodies 84 and 85 to the position of the distal end of the movable unit 83. This is desirable because a large length can be secured and the turning radius can be increased without changing the size of the effector 80.

  All elements described in the claims, specification, and drawings (eg, display devices, ordinary electric accessories, symbol operation ports, etc.) are physical unless otherwise explicitly limited. These may be single or plural, and the arrangement may be changed as appropriate. In addition, the names (element names) given to the elements are merely given for convenience in describing the present case, and are not particularly conscious of the occurrence of special meaning. Therefore, what is an element is not limitedly interpreted only by the element name. For example, the “display device” may be hardware alone or may include software. Further, whether to configure a plurality of elements among all the elements as appropriate integrally or to divide one element into a plurality of elements, unless specified in the claims, etc. Any one of those skilled in the art can think of it very easily, so it is clear that all patterns are within the expected range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification. It goes without saying that such rights are included in the scope of rights. Therefore, the adoption of a gaming machine having a structural difference within that range only because it is not described in the present embodiment does not avoid the right according to the present invention. . The same applies to differences in obvious ranges that can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from the present embodiment in the configuration and shape of each element.

  In the present invention, the pachinko machine 1 corresponds to a “gaming machine”. The left-right direction corresponds to the “first direction”. The vertical direction corresponds to the “second direction”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Game board 4 Game area 14 Decoration frame 19 Opening part 27 Display surface 28 Graphic display apparatus 50 Production | presentation apparatus 52 Drive motor 62 Pinion gear 63 Rack gear 65 Guide part 80 Production body 81 Tip part 82 Base end part 83 Movable part 84 , 85 Shaft body 86 Main body 104 Transmission portion

Claims (4)

A game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down is formed on the front surface, a symbol display device provided on the back side of the game board to variably display various symbols, and an opening provided in the game board and penetrating forward and backward An effect device that is provided in the decoration frame of a gaming machine that includes a decoration frame that exposes the display portion of the symbol display device through the opening,
The distal end portion of the main body portion extending between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion is provided with a movable portion that operates at the time of production, and rotates around the proximal end side at the time of production by the driving force from the drive source, A production body that arranges the movable part in the opening of the decorative frame;
A shaft body that is provided at the base end portion of the main body portion and pivotally supports the effector so that the front-rear direction is an axial direction;
A transmission portion that is provided at a position different from the shaft body at the base end portion of the main body portion, and that transmits a driving force from the driving source to the effect body;
Rack gears arranged in a line along a first direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction and moving in the first direction;
The rack gear is provided at one end that is one end in the first direction of the rack gear, engages with the transmission unit, moves the transmission unit relatively perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and the first A guide for guiding in a second direction different from the direction;
A pinion gear connected to the drive source and meshing with the rack gear, and transmitting a drive force of the drive source to the rack gear;
The transmission unit is
With the movement to the first direction of the rack gear, which than the shaft body moves to draw an arcuate locus on one side or the other side of the second direction,
When the transmission portion is on one side of the second direction with respect to the shaft body,
At the time of production, one end of the arc-shaped locus and the other end of the guide portion in the second direction are positioned on the one side in the second direction with respect to the base end. And
At the time of non-production, the other end of the arc-shaped locus is positioned at the other end of the guide portion in the second direction and the distal end portion of the main body portion is located on the other side in the second direction with respect to the base end portion. And arranged on one side of the first direction ,
When located in one of the shafts in the second direction, located in one end of the guide portion in the second direction,
When the transmission portion is on the other side of the second direction with respect to the shaft body,
At the time of production, one end of the arc-shaped locus and the one end of the guide portion in the second direction are positioned on the one side in the second direction with respect to the base end. And
At the time of non-production, the other end of the arcuate locus and the other end of the main body portion at the other end in the second direction than the base end portion are positioned at one end of the guide portion in the second direction. And arranged on one side of the first direction,
The effect device according to claim 1, wherein when it is positioned on the other side of the shaft body in the second direction, it is positioned on the other end of the guide portion in the second direction .   The rendering device according to claim 1, wherein in the base end portion of the main body portion, the transmission portion is located closer to the tip portion than the shaft body. The transmission part is a protruding part provided to protrude from the base end part of the main body part,
The rendering device according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is a groove portion extending in the second direction. A game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down on the front is formed;
A symbol display device provided on the back side of the game board for variably displaying various symbols;
A decorative frame provided in the game board and having an opening penetrating in the front-rear direction, and exposing a display unit of the symbol display device through the opening;
A gaming machine comprising the effect device according to claim 1 provided on the decorative frame.

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