JP6528740B2 - Production equipment for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rendering device for a gaming machine used for rendering a gaming machine.

  Heretofore, as this type of presentation device for a game machine, one having a liquid crystal display and a panel formed as a flat plate without unevenness and disposed in front of a display screen of the liquid crystal display has been proposed (for example, , Patent Document 1). The panel is provided with a light transmitting three-dimensional display unit consisting of characters and graphics, and a background unit having lower light transmission than the three-dimensional display unit around the three-dimensional display unit, and the liquid crystal screen has a three-dimensional display unit and a background unit. A single-color specific image is displayed which is overlapped and the outline of which overlaps with the background. As a result, the player can be made to visually recognize the three-dimensional display unit so as to float from the background unit.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2013-154094

  However, in the above-described effect device for a game machine, since the panel is a flat plate, it is difficult to realize a powerful effect because the three-dimensional effect is not sufficient.

  The presentation device for a game machine according to the present invention has as its main object to make a three-dimensional effect stand out to enable a powerful presentation.

The effect apparatus for a game machine of the present invention adopts the following means in order to achieve the above-mentioned main object.
That is, the effect device for a game machine of the present invention is
The effect device for a gaming machine provided on the front side of an image display device capable of displaying a plurality of types of images
There,
It is provided with a three-dimensional effect member which is transparent and has irregularities on the surface,
A symbol is provided on the effect member,
It is possible to visually recognize an image displayed on the image display device through the effect member.
The effect member comprises a plurality of members,
One character role is constituted by the combination of the plurality of members,
At least one member of the plurality of members is disposed in front of the other members,
The image display device displays a character image of substantially the same size as the character role.
Perform character rendering by overlappingly displaying the character image behind the character combination.
Make it a gist.
The above-mentioned effect apparatus for game machines according to the present invention may be provided with a light guide panel device which is interposed between the effect member and the image display device and capable of performing predetermined light emission display.

A presentation device for a gaming machine of a reference invention disclosed in the present specification for reference is
A presentation device for a gaming machine provided on the front side of an image display device capable of displaying a plurality of types of images,
It is provided with a three-dimensional effect member which is transparent and has irregularities on the surface,
A symbol is provided on the effect member,
It is possible to visually recognize an image displayed on the image display device through the effect member.
Make it a gist.

The effect apparatus for game machines of this reference invention is provided with the transparent effect member formed in the solid shape which has unevenness on the surface. Then, a symbol is provided on the effect member, and the image displayed on the image display device can be visually recognized through the effect member. As a result, by superimposing the three-dimensional shape rendering member on the display image of the image display device, the three-dimensional effect of the rendering member can be enhanced, and powerful rendering can be made possible.

In the gaming machine effect device of the reference invention, the symbol may be a partially transparent symbol. In this way, the player can surely visually recognize the image from the image display device from the transparent portion of the symbol, so the combination of the symbol and the display image of the image display device enhances the decorativeness of the effect member. be able to.

Further, in the gaming machine effect device of the reference invention, the effect member may be formed in a shape imitating a predetermined character. In this case, the image display device may display an image of substantially the same size as the character. In this way, the three-dimensional effect of the character can be further enhanced by superimposing the character of the effect member and the image of substantially the same size of the image display device.

In the gaming machine effecting device of the reference invention, the image display device may display an image of substantially the same size as the symbol. By so doing, the three-dimensional effect of the symbol can be further enhanced by superimposing the symbol of the effect member and the image of substantially the same size of the image display device.

Furthermore, in the effect device for a gaming machine of the reference invention, the effect member is composed of a plurality of members, and a combination of the plurality of members constitutes one design, and at least one of the plurality of members is the other It is good also as what is arrange | positioned in the near side rather than the member of. In this way, the three-dimensional effect of the effect member can be further enhanced. Further, by dividing the effect member into a plurality of members, it is possible to increase the size of the effect member while securing the accommodation of the gaming machine in a limited space, and enable more powerful effects. be able to. Here, when the effect member is formed in a shape imitating a predetermined character, the “plurality of members” may include a face member imitating a face portion and a body member imitating a body portion. . In this case, the face member (at least one member) may be disposed on the front side of the body member (the other member).

In addition, in the game machine presentation device of the reference invention, a light guide plate device may be provided which is interposed between the effect member and the image display device and capable of performing predetermined light emission display. By so doing, the variation of the effect pattern can be made more colorful by the combination of the image display device and the light guide plate device.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a game machine 1; It is a block diagram (the presentation execution state) which shows the outline of a structure of the presentation apparatus 20 for game machines. It is a block diagram (normal state) which shows the outline of a structure of the presentation apparatus 20 for game machines. FIG. 18 is a side view showing the side of the character role piece 21. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a face driving device 30 that drives the face 22. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a chest drive device 40 that drives a right chest 23 and a left chest 24. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the structure which looked at the chest drive device 40 from the back side. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a fist part drive device 50 that drives the fist part 25. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a light guide panel 60. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the light guide panel 60. FIG. It is an explanatory view showing a situation of a character production. It is an explanatory view showing a situation of a character production. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section of the light guide panel 160 of a modification.

  Next, with reference to the drawings, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of the configuration of the gaming machine 1, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the outline of the configuration of the game rendering device 20 (representation execution state), and FIG. FIG. 4 is a structural view (in a normal state) showing an outline of the structure of FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 is configured as a pachinko machine for playing a game using a gaming ball, and as shown in FIG. 1, a gaming area provided in the center of the front of the substantially rectangular main body 2 and the main body 2 and where the gaming ball can flow , A speaker 4 provided above the game board 3 for outputting various sound effects and notification sounds, an upper receptacle 5 and a lower receptacle 6 provided below the game board 3 for storing game balls. And a firing handle 7 for firing game balls stored in the upper tray 5 to the game board 3; and an effect button 18 provided at the center of the upper tray 5 and operable by the player.

  The game board 3 has a symbol display device 11 disposed at the lower right portion of the game area, a liquid crystal display device 12 as an image display device disposed at the center of the game area and displaying various effect images, and a front of the liquid crystal display device 12 A light guide panel 60 provided with transparency that allows visual recognition of the effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12, and a first start opening (fixed start arranged below the liquid crystal display device 12 so that game balls can enter) And a second starting opening (variable starting opening) 14 which can be opened and closed under the first starting opening 13 and can be inserted into the game ball, and can be opened and closed at the lower right of the liquid crystal display device 12 A large winning opening 15 through which game balls can enter, an out-opening 16 for collecting the game balls having flowed down to the lower side of the game area, a center character 17 arranged so as to surround the liquid crystal display 12, Is evacuated to the back side of center character 17 (figure Refer to) and the character role to perform the effect (character effect) using the character with the liquid crystal display 12 by exposing the center role 17 to the front of the liquid crystal display 12 (see FIG. 2) at a predetermined effect execution timing 21 are provided. Here, the configuration provided with the character role product 21 and the light guide panel 60 corresponds to the effect device 20 for a game machine of the present invention.

  In the gaming machine 1, the symbol display device 11 performs variation display of the special symbol based on the game ball entering the first starting opening 13 or the second starting opening 14, and when the variation display time is over, the variation is made. Stop displaying the special symbol being displayed. At this time, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed with a predetermined big hit symbol, a big hit game to open the big winning opening 15 is executed. Further, in the gaming machine 1, during the variable display of the special symbol, a symbol fluctuation presentation is performed to cause the liquid crystal display device 12 to variably display the presentation symbol. In the symbol change effect, reach effect, advance notice effect, button effect and the like are performed with the change display of the effect symbol, and the player is suggested to the player that the special symbol may be stopped and displayed with a big hit symbol by these effects. The presentation device 20 for a gaming machine executes character presentation accompanied by the above-described reach presentation, notice presentation, and button presentation, and causes the character role 21 to appear in front of the liquid crystal display 12 by the character presentation, thereby making a big hit. Suggest the player that the possibility is high.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the effect device 20 for a gaming machine drives a face part 22, a character part 21 including a face part 22, a right chest 23, a left chest 24, and a fist part 25. 30, a chest drive unit 40 for driving the left chest 23 and the right chest 24, a fist unit drive unit 50 for driving the fist unit 25, and a central portion where the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 12 is disposed The peripheral portion is provided with a rectangular frame 29 in which a face driving device 30, a chest driving device 40 and a fist driving device 50 are fixed.

  The face 22, the right chest 23, the left chest 24, and the fist 25 are all formed to a predetermined thickness (for example, about 2 mm) using a highly transparent material (transparent resin) such as acrylic or polycarbonate. As shown in 10, the surface is formed into a three-dimensional shape having irregularities. The face 22, the right chest 23, the left chest 24, and the fist 25 combine to form one character role imitating a predetermined character (for example, an animation character). As shown in FIG. 4, the face 22, the right chest 23, the left chest 24 and the fist 25 move from the near side to the back side of the fist 25, the face 22 and the left chest 24 (right chest 23). It is arranged in order. Thus, in addition to the face part 22, the right chest 23, the left chest 24, and the fist part 25 being formed in a three-dimensional shape, the character role object 21 has a perspective to the player according to these arrangement positions. It has a sense of three-dimensionality.

  In addition, the face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24, and fist 25 each have a printed area on which a design is printed (an area other than the hatched area in FIG. 3) and a non-printed area T on which the design is not printed. (Hatched area in FIG. 3). The face 22, the right chest 23, the left chest 24, and the fist 25 are made of a highly transparent material, so the player can display the effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display 12 through the non-printing area T. Clearly visible. The printed area has some transparency, although the transparency is lower than that of the non-printed area. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12 through the print area.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the face driving device 30 for driving the face 22. As shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the face driving device 30 is extended from the driving motor 31, the rotating member 33 rotated by the driving force transmitted from the driving motor 31 via the plurality of transmission gears 32, and the face 22. An extending piece 35 rotatable about a moving shaft 35a, and one end thereof is rotatably mounted at a position eccentric to the rotating shaft 33a of the rotating member 33, and the other end is a rotating shaft of the extending piece 35 And a drive arm 34 rotatably mounted at an eccentric position with respect to 35a. As shown in FIG. 5A, the face drive device 30 causes the drive arm 34 to be drawn to the right in the figure by causing the drive motor 31 to rotate the rotation member 33 in the counterclockwise direction, thereby extending the extension piece 35. Is pivoted counterclockwise around the pivot shaft 35a. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the face portion 22 is exposed to the opening side of the rectangular frame 29 (exposed state). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, the face driving device 30 drives the rotating member 33 to rotate clockwise by the driving motor 31, thereby pushing the driving arm 34 to the left in the drawing and extending the piece 35. Is pivoted clockwise about the pivot shaft 35a. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the face portion 22 is retracted to the peripheral portion of the rectangular frame 29 (retracted state). The face driving device 30 is provided with a rotational position detection sensor 38 for detecting the rotational position of the rotary member 33 in order to detect the retracted state of the face 22 as an initial position.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a chest drive 40 for driving the right chest 23 and the left chest 24, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration when the chest drive 40 is viewed from the back. As shown in the figure, the chest drive device 40 extends from the vicinity of the groove portion of the right chest 23 and the rotation member 43 rotated by the drive motor 41 and the driving force transmitted from the drive motor 41 via the plurality of transmission gears 42. Right chest side extension piece 45 that can be rotated about the rotation shaft 45a, and can be rotated about a rotation shaft 46a that extends from the vicinity of the groove of the left chest 24 and is adjacent to the rotation shaft 45a Connecting gear 45b provided on the left chest side extension piece 46, the rotation axis 45a of the right chest side extension piece 45, and the rotation axis 46a of the left chest side extension piece 46 and meshingly with each other (see FIG. 7) And one end of the coupling gear 46b is rotatably mounted at a position eccentric to the rotation shaft 43a of the rotation member 43 and the other end is eccentric to the rotation shaft 45a of the right chest side extension piece 45). Drive arm 4 pivotally mounted in position And, equipped with a. As shown in FIG. 6A, this chest drive device 40 causes the drive arm 44 to be drawn downward in the figure by rotating the rotation member 43 in the counterclockwise direction by the drive motor 41, thereby extending the right chest side. The existing piece 45 is pivoted clockwise about the pivot shaft 45a. Since the connecting gear 45b and the connecting gear 46b are provided on the rotating shaft 45a of the right chest side extending piece 45 and the rotating shaft 46b of the left chest side extending piece 46, the right chest side extending When the piece 45 rotates clockwise, the left chest extension piece 46 interlocks with it and rotates counterclockwise. Thus, the right chest 23 and the left chest 24 are combined with each other and exposed to the opening side of the rectangular frame 29 (exposed state). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, the chest drive device 40 drives the rotation member 43 to rotate clockwise by the drive motor 41, thereby pushing the drive arm 44 upward in the figure and extending the right chest side. The piece 45 is pivoted counterclockwise around the pivot shaft 45a. Further, the left chest side extending piece 46 is rotated clockwise in conjunction with the rotation of the right chest side extending piece 45 by the connecting gear 45 b and the connecting gear 46 b. As a result, the right chest 23 and the left chest 24 rotate in the direction away from each other centering on the vicinity of the groove portion, and are retracted to the peripheral portion of the rectangular frame 29 (retracted state). The chest drive device 40 is provided with a rotational position detection sensor 48 for detecting the rotational position of the rotary member 43 in order to detect the retracted state of the right chest 23 and the left chest 24 as an initial position.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a fist unit driving device 50 for driving the fist unit 25. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the fist portion drive device 50 includes a drive motor 51, and a belt 52 which is stretched around a drive roller (not shown) rotationally driven by the drive motor 51 and a driven roller (not shown). And an extending piece 53 extending from the fist portion 25 and attached to the belt 52. As shown in FIG. 8A, the fist portion drive device 50 drives the belt 52 so as to turn counterclockwise by the drive motor 51, whereby the extension piece 53 attached to the belt 52 is shown in the figure. Move up. Thereby, the fist portion 25 is exposed to the opening side of the rectangular frame 29 (exposed state). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the fist part drive device 50 drives the belt 52 so as to rotate clockwise by the drive motor 51, whereby the extension piece 53 attached to the belt 52 is shown in FIG. Move down. Thereby, the fist portion 25 is in a state of being retracted to the peripheral portion of the rectangular frame 29 (a retracted state). In order to detect the retracted state of the fist portion 25 as an initial position, the fist portion drive device 50 is provided with an upper and lower position detection sensor (not shown) that detects the upper and lower positions of the extension piece 53.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the configuration of the light guide panel 60, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the light guide panel 60. As shown in FIG. The light guide panel 60 is disposed so as to be interposed between the character combination 21 and the liquid crystal display 12 as shown in the figure, and for example, a panel main body 61 formed of a transparent acrylic plate or a polycarbonate plate; And an LED 63 disposed so as to be capable of receiving light from the side surface of the panel main body 61. The light guide panel 60 has a groove 62 of a predetermined pattern carved on the back surface (or front surface) of the panel main body 61, and when the light is incident from the side surface of the panel main body 61 by the LED 63, the predetermined pattern is emitted and displayed. In the present embodiment, the predetermined pattern is formed in a pattern along the outline of the character combination 21 in front, and the light guide panel 60 is displayed in a light emission manner, so that the outline part of the character combination 21 emits light You can make it look like you are doing. Of course, since the panel body 61 is formed of a transparent plate, it is possible to make it difficult for the player to visually recognize the light guide panel 60 (panel body 61) if the LED 63 is turned off.

  11 and 12 are explanatory diagrams showing the appearance of a character effect. As shown in FIG. 11, the rendering device 20 for a gaming machine causes the character role 21 to appear in front of the liquid crystal display 12, and behind the character role 21, the liquid crystal display 12 has a character role 21 (symbol) and Character presentation is performed by displaying a character image IM1 having substantially the same shape and substantially the same size. Thus, the three-dimensional effect of the character combination 21 can be enhanced by superimposing the three-dimensional character combination 21 and the character image IM1 of the liquid crystal display device 12.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the rendering device 20 for a gaming machine causes the character role 21 to appear in front of the liquid crystal display device 12, and a rendering image (for example, effect image such as light or flame) around the character role 21. ) It is also possible to execute an effect added to the character combination 21 by displaying the IM 2 (for example, an effect such as the character combination 21 crawling on the aura by the effect image IM 2 such as light or flame). Further, in the effect device 20 for a gaming machine, since the non-printing area T of the character combination 21 has high transparency, various effect images displayed on the liquid crystal display 12 behind the character combination 21 are not printed. The character can be clearly seen by the player through T, and various decorations can be given to the character feature 21. In addition, since the print area of the character combination 21 also has some transparency, the effect image displayed behind the character combination 21 can be visually recognized through the print area.

  The game machine rendering apparatus 20 according to the present invention described above includes the liquid crystal display device 12 and the character role product 21 disposed in front of the liquid crystal display device 12, and the character role product 21 has relief on the surface. Form in shape. As a result, it is possible to perform a powerful presentation by making the three-dimensional effect of the character combination 21 stand out by the synergetic effect of the three-dimensional character combination 21 and the effect image displayed from behind by the liquid crystal display device 12 Become.

  Further, since the light guiding panel 60 is interposed between the character combination 21 and the liquid crystal display 12, the effect device 20 for the gaming machine interposes the light emission display of the character combination 21 and the light guiding panel 60 and the liquid crystal display 12. By combining with the image display, it is possible to execute a more powerful presentation.

  Furthermore, the rendering device 20 for a gaming machine comprises the character role 21 with the face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24, and fist 25 and these are directed from the near side to the far side. Since the face 22, the right chest 23, and the left chest 24 are arranged in this order, it is possible to make the three-dimensional effect of the character combination 21 more pronounced. In addition, by dividing the character combination 21 into a plurality of members (face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24, and fist 25), the accommodation of the gaming machine 1 in a limited space is secured. The size of the character role piece 21 can be increased, and it is possible to perform a more powerful presentation.

  In the rendering device 20 for a gaming machine according to the embodiment, a symbol is provided on the surface of the character combination 21 (face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24, and fist 25), but a symbol is provided on the back It is also good.

  In the rendering device 20 for a gaming machine of the embodiment, a print area for printing a symbol and a non-printing area T for not printing a symbol on the character combination 21 (face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24 and fist 25). However, the design may be printed on the entire surface of the character role piece 21 and the non-printing area T may not be provided.

  In the gaming machine rendering device 20 of the embodiment, the symbol is provided on the character combination 21 (rendering member) by printing, but the symbol may be provided on the rendering member by other methods such as vapor deposition.

  In the gaming machine rendering apparatus 20 of the embodiment, the character combination 21 is formed into a shape imitating an animation character, but it may be formed into a shape imitating another character such as a person or an animal, a building or the like The shape may be similar to the symbol mark.

  In the gaming machine rendering apparatus 20 of the embodiment, the character combination 21 is divided into four members of the face 22, the right chest 23, the left chest 24, and the fist 25, but two, three It may be configured to be divided into one or five or more members. For example, the character combination may be divided into two members, a face and a body. In addition, the character combination may be constituted by a single member.

  In the effect device 20 for gaming machines of the embodiment, the groove 62 having a predetermined pattern is formed on the back surface of the panel main body 61 to constitute the light guide panel 60, but as shown in the light guide panel 160 of the modified example of FIG. A light diffusion portion 162 such as texturing may be formed on the entire back surface of the panel body 161, and light emitted from the side surface may be diffused by the LED (not shown) over the entire surface to emit light. . In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, the transparent panel 171 in which the grooves 172 having a predetermined pattern are formed may be added to the front (or rear) of the light guide panel 160.

  In the gaming machine rendering device 20 of the embodiment, the light guide panel 60 is interposed between the character combination 21 and the liquid crystal display device 12, but the light guide panel 60 may not be provided.

  Although the liquid crystal display device 12 is used as the image display device in the effect device 20 for a gaming machine of the embodiment, any other device such as an organic EL display can be used as long as it can display plural types of images by light emission. An image display device may be used.

  In the embodiment, the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a gaming machine other than a pachinko machine, such as a slot machine or a combination of a slot machine and a pachinko machine, other The present invention may be applied to a game machine of

  The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the section of "Means for Solving the Problems" will be described. In the embodiment, the liquid crystal display device 12 corresponds to the "image display device", and the character role product 21 corresponds to the "effect member". The face 22, right chest 23, left chest 24, and fist 25 correspond to "plural members", and the fist 25 and face 22 correspond to "at least one member", and the right chest 23 and left The chest 24 corresponds to "another member". Further, the light guide panel 60 corresponds to the “light guide panel device”.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments in any way, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be practiced in various forms without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applicable to the manufacturing industry of effect devices for gaming machines.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 gaming machine, 2 main body, 3 gaming board, 4 speakers, 5 upper saucer, 6 lower saucer, 7 firing handle, 11 symbol display device, 12 liquid crystal display device, 13 first starting opening, 14 second starting opening, 15 large Prize winning opening, 16 out openings, 17 center characters, 18 effect buttons, 20 effect devices for game machines, 21 character characters, 22 faces, 23 right chest, 24 left chest, 25 fists, 29 rectangular frames, 30 faces Partial drive device, 31 drive motor, 32 transmission gear, 33 rotation member, 33a rotation shaft, 34 drive arm, 35 extension piece, 35a rotation shaft, 38 rotation position detection sensor, 40 chest drive device, 41 drive motor, 42 Transmission gear, 43 rotating member, 43a rotating shaft, 44 driving arm, 45 right chest extending piece, 45a rotating shaft, 45b connecting gear, 46 left chest extending 46a rotation shaft 46b connection gear 48 rotation position detection sensor 50 fist part drive device 51 drive motor 52 belt 53 extension piece 60, 160 light guide panel 61, 161 panel main body 62 groove , 63 LED, 162 light diffusion part, 171 transparent panel, 172 groove, T non-printing area, IM1 character image, IM2 effect image.

Claims (2)

A presentation device for a gaming machine provided on the front side of an image display device capable of displaying a plurality of types of images,
It is provided with a three-dimensional effect member which is transparent and has irregularities on the surface,
A symbol is provided on the effect member,
Ri viewable der an image displayed on the image display device through the presentation member,
The effect member comprises a plurality of members,
One character role is constituted by the combination of the plurality of members,
At least one member of the plurality of members is disposed in front of the other members,
The image display device displays a character image of substantially the same size as the character role.
Perform character rendering by overlappingly displaying the character image behind the character combination.
An effect device for a game machine characterized by The effect device for a game machine according to claim 1,
A light guide panel which is interposed between the effect member and the image display device and capable of performing predetermined light emission display
apparatus
For a game machine effect device, characterized in that it comprises a.