JP6755036B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine.

Conventionally, a game machine provided with an engaging portion is known. For example, the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a sealing member and a sealed member. The sealing member is provided with two first engaging portions extending in the Y-axis direction side by side with a gap. In the hole to be sealed of the member to be sealed, two second engaging portions extending in the Y-axis direction are provided side by side with a gap. When the sealing member enters the sealing target hole of the sealed member, the two first engaging portions of the sealing member enter between the two second engaging portions of the sealed member. When each first engaging portion engages with each second engaging portion, the sealing member is fitted into the hole to be sealed.

Japanese Patent No. 5823640

However, in the above-mentioned game machine, when a force is generated to separate the two second engaging portions from each other after the sealing member is fitted into the hole to be sealed, each first engaging portion becomes each second engaging portion. There is a risk of coming off.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine in which a member engaged with an engaging portion is hard to come off.

The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a first member, an extension portion extending from the first member in the first predetermined direction, and deformable along a direction intersecting the first predetermined direction, and the extension portion. An engaging portion having a protruding portion protruding in a specific direction, which is one direction of the intersecting direction, and an opposing portion facing the protruding portion from a second predetermined direction opposite to the first predetermined direction. Is fixed at a position different from that of the second member that engages with the engaging portion and the facing portion, and at least a part thereof is in a region through which the engaging portion passes due to deformation of the extending portion. e Bei a fixing portion which enters the second member is characterized by having a support portion for supporting the fixed portion from said second predetermined direction side. According to the above configuration, even when the engaging portion is urged in the direction in which the engaging portion and the second member are disengaged from each other, the engaging portion contacts the fixed portion. Therefore, the game machine can prevent the second member, which is a member that engages with the engaging portion, from being disengaged.
The fixed portion can stably regulate the deformation of the extended portion at a position supported by the support portion. Therefore, the game machine can further prevent the member engaged with the engaging portion from coming off.

In the game machine, the engaging portion may include a protruding piece that projects from the extending portion in a direction opposite to the specific direction and faces the fixed portion from the first predetermined direction side. The fixed portion is restricted from moving toward the first predetermined direction by the protruding piece. Therefore, the game machine can further prevent the member engaged with the engaging portion from coming off.

In the game machine, the fixing portion may have a frame shape surrounding a first axis parallel to the first predetermined direction. Since the space inside the fixed portion can be utilized, the arrangement space of the members constituting the game machine can be effectively used.

In the game machine, the fixed portion may be elastically deformable in a direction away from the engaging portion. Assembling workers of the game machine can easily arrange the fixing portion at a predetermined assembly position. Therefore, the game machine can improve the assembling property.

In the game machine, the fixed portion may come into contact with the engaging portion in an elastically deformed state, and the engaging portion may be urged in the specific direction. Since the fixed portion can stably urge the engaging portion in a specific direction, the second member is more difficult to disengage from the engaging portion.

In the game machine, the fixing portion may be a frame-shaped member having an opening portion formed in a part in the circumferential direction. Since the fixed portion is easily elastically deformed, the gaming machine can further improve the assembling property.

In the game machine, the extending portion may extend in parallel with the first predetermined direction and may include a contact surface with which the fixing portion faces and contacts. The game machine can stabilize the contact between the fixed portion and the engaging portion.

In the game machine, the fixing portion may be a band-shaped member. Since the space for arranging the fixed portion is reduced, the space for arranging the members constituting the game machine can be effectively used.

In the game machine, a plurality of the engaging portions may be arranged on the first member along the circumferential direction with respect to the first axis parallel to the first predetermined direction. The second member is more difficult to disengage from the engaging portion.

The game machine includes a first drive source, and the first member is a rotating member that rotates about a first axis parallel to the first predetermined direction as the first drive source is driven. The second member may be rotatable integrally with the first member. In the game machine, even when the first member and the second member rotate integrally about the first axis, the second member can be prevented from being disengaged from the engaging portion.

The gaming machine may include a second drive source and a moving body that supports the first member and the second member and operates in association with the drive of the second drive source. Even when the first member and the second member move together with the moving body, the game machine can prevent the second member that engages with the engaging portion from being disengaged.

The game machine includes a support that operably supports the moving body, and a guide portion that is provided on the support and extends along the operating direction of the moving body to guide the movement of the moving body. The moving body is provided with a support member that rotatably supports the first member and the second member about a second axis extending in a direction intersecting the operation direction, and the support member, and the guide is provided. A sliding portion slidable with respect to the portion and a moving member that supports the support member and operates in the operating direction are provided, and the support member is accompanied by sliding of the sliding portion with respect to the guide portion. Then, it may rotate about the second axis. As the sliding portion slides on the guide portion as the moving body moves, the first member rotates about the second axis together with the second member. Even when a force acts on the engaging portion due to sliding of the sliding portion with respect to the guide portion, the extended portion is not easily elastically deformed and the second member is not easily disengaged from the engaging portion.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine 1. It is a perspective view of the effect device 30 in which the decorative body 55 is at the lower end position. It is a right side view of the effect device 30. It is a perspective view of the decorative body 55. It is a perspective view of the support mechanism 200. It is an exploded perspective view of the connecting mechanism 300. It is sectional drawing of the rotating member 273 and the tubular body 77 which engage with each other. It is an enlarged perspective view of the fixed part 150. It is an enlarged perspective view of the hole part 51A which omitted the fixing part 150. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view before the rotating member 273 engages with the tubular body 77. It is an enlarged perspective view which disassembled the fixing part 150 from a pair of engaging parts 279. It is a perspective view of the effect device 30 in which the decorative body 55 is at the upper end position. It is a figure which shows the fixing part 151 which is a modification of the fixing part 150. It is a perspective view of the rotating member 333 which is a modification of the rotating member 273. It is sectional drawing of the rotating member 333. It is a perspective view of the decorative body 550. It is an enlarged perspective view of the rotating member 573 which is a modification of the rotating member 273.

The pachinko machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front side, the back side, the upper side, the lower side, the left side, and the right side of FIG. 1 are the front side (front side), the rear side (rear side), the upper side, the lower side, and the left side of the pachinko machine 1, respectively. , And on the right side.

A schematic configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a game board 2. The game board 2 has a substantially square plate shape when viewed from the front, and the front surface is protected by a front frame 13 holding a transparent glass plate. An upper plate 5 is provided at the lower part of the game board 2. The upper plate 5 supplies a game ball (not shown) to a game ball launcher (not shown) and receives a prize ball. An operation button 9 operated by the player is provided in the upper center of the upper plate 5. Immediately below the upper plate 5, a lower plate 6 for receiving a prize ball is provided. 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 provided at the left and right corners of the upper part of the front frame 13.

A substantially circular game area 4 surrounded by a guide rail 3 is formed on the front surface of the game board 2. The game ball launched by the game ball launcher flows down in the game area 4. A frame-shaped decorative frame 11 is arranged substantially in the center of the game area 4. A first starting port 15 is provided on the lower center side of the decorative frame 11. A second starting port 16 is provided directly below the first starting port 15. The second starting port 16 includes an opening / closing member (not shown) that is normally operated by an electric accessory opening / closing solenoid (not shown). At the second starting port 16, a game ball can be won only when the opening / closing member is opened. An out port (not shown) for collecting the game ball that has flowed down to the lower center of the game area 4 is provided below the second start port 16. A large winning opening 17 is arranged on the left side of the decorative frame 11. The large winning opening 17 includes an opening / closing member (not shown) operated by a large winning opening solenoid (not shown). At the large winning opening 17, a game ball can be won only when the opening / closing member is opened.

An image display device 28 having a display surface 27 such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) is provided on the rear surface side of the game board 2. The display surface 27 is provided inside the decorative frame 11 in front view, and can display an image toward the front. In addition to displaying various images such as moving images and messages on the display surface 27, a demo symbol for notifying the result of the jackpot determination is displayed. A symbol display unit 24 is provided at an obliquely lower right portion of the game area 4. The symbol display unit 24 includes a special symbol display unit, a normal symbol display unit, a special symbol storage number display LED, and a normal symbol storage number display LED.

A decorative body 55 is provided behind the decorative frame 11. The decorative body 55 is operably supported by an effect device 30 (see FIG. 2) attached to the rear side of the game board 2. The effect device 30 operates the decorative body 55 in response to various effects such as a reach effect performed by the pachinko machine 1. The details of the configuration of the effect device 30 will be described later.

In the present embodiment, when the game ball wins the first starting port 15, a big hit determination is performed, and when it is determined that the game ball is a big hit, a big hit game in which the opening / closing member of the big winning opening 17 is opened is executed. A specific region and a non-specific region are formed in the flow path of the game ball that has won the grand prize opening 17. In the pachinko machine 1, it is a condition that the game ball passes through a specific area in the big winning opening 17 during the big hit game to cause a probability fluctuation state after the big hit game is completed.

The outline of the configuration of the effect device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The effect device 30 of the present embodiment includes a vertical movement motor 62, a decorative motor 202 (see FIG. 4), a rotating decorative body 51, a swinging decorative body 52, and a support 59. The rotating decoration body 51 and the swinging decoration body 52 are provided side by side in order from the rear to the front, and integrally form the so-called "18 prohibition" in front view. Hereinafter, when the rotating decoration body 51 and the swinging decoration body 52 are generically referred to, they are referred to as "decoration body 55". The support 59 (see FIG. 6) includes a disk portion 66 that supports the decorative body 55 and the like, and a side wall portion 67 that is erected from the peripheral end portion of the disk portion 66 to the rear side.

The vertical movement motor 62 moves the decorative body 55 up and down. The decorative body motor 202 can rotate the rotating decorative body 51 and swing the swinging decorative body 52. Specifically, when the decorative body motor 202 is driven in the forward direction, the rotating decorative body 51 rotates clockwise in front view, and the swinging decorative body 52 maintains a stationary state. On the other hand, when the decorative body motor 202 is driven in the opposite direction to the forward direction, the rotating decorative body 51 rotates counterclockwise in the front view, and the swinging decorative body 52 swings back and forth in the vertical direction.

The effect device 30 includes a vertical drive mechanism 40 (see FIG. 2), a movable support 250 (see FIG. 4), a support mechanism 200, and a connecting mechanism 300 (see FIG. 6). The vertical drive mechanism 40 moves the movable support 250 up and down. The movable support 250 supports the support mechanism 200 and the connecting mechanism 300. The support mechanism 200 rotatably supports the rotary decoration body 51 and swingably supports the swinging decoration body 52. The connecting mechanism 300 connects the rotating decorative body 51 and the swinging decorative body 52 to the decorative body motor 202, respectively. Hereinafter, the details of the configuration of each mechanism will be described in order.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vertical drive mechanism 40 includes a support 60, a rail 95, an arm member 70, a vertical movement motor 62, a pinion 81, and a moving member 110. The support 60 is a plate-shaped member having a substantially rectangular shape in the front view, which is long in the left-right direction, and is fixed to the rear side of the lower portion of the decorative frame 11 (see FIG. 1). The rail 95 is provided on the front right portion of the support 60 (see FIG. 12). The rail 95 (see FIG. 3) includes a vertical portion 95A (see FIG. 2) extending in the vertical direction and an inclined portion 95B (see FIG. 3) extending upward and rearward from the upper end of the vertical portion 95A. The arm member 70 is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 72 that projects forward from the left end portion of the support body 60. The vertical movement motor 62 is a pulse motor that is connected to the arm member 70 via a gear or the like. The vertical movement motor 62 can rotate the arm member 70 around the shaft portion 72.

The pinion 81 is rotatably provided on the arm member 70 at a position separated from the shaft portion 72. The pinion 81 is rotatable about an axis extending in the front-rear direction. The tooth portion 81A provided on the peripheral surface of the pinion 81 meshes with the tooth portion 92 fixed to the support 60. The tooth portion 92 extends in the vertical direction. The moving member 110 has a substantially rectangular plate shape when viewed from the front, which is arranged in front of the rail 95. The moving member 110 is supported by a slide rail 90 provided on the left side of the rail 95 so as to be vertically movable. A tooth portion 112 extending in the vertical direction is formed on the left surface of the moving member 110. The tooth portion 112 meshes with the tooth portion 81A of the pinion 81 from the side opposite to the tooth portion 92.

A movable support 250 (see FIG. 4) is fixed to the upper end of the moving member 110. As a result, the decorative body 55 can move up and down together with the moving member 110. The moving member 110 is provided with a rectangular hole 108 (see FIG. 2). The rectangular hole 108 is provided on the front side of the rail 95.

When the vertical movement motor 62 shown in FIG. 2 rotates the arm member 70 counterclockwise (arrow P direction) in front view, the pinion 81 rotates counterclockwise (arrow Q direction) in front view. , Ascends along the tooth portion 92. As a result, the tooth portion 112 is pushed up, so that the moving member 110 rises together with the decorative body 55. On the other hand, when the vertical movement motor 62 rotates the arm member 70 clockwise in the front view, the pinion 81 descends along the tooth portion 92 while rotating clockwise in the front view. As a result, the tooth portion 112 is pushed down, so that the moving member 110 descends together with the decorative body 55.

Hereinafter, the upper end of the moving range of the decorative body 55 is referred to as "upper end position" (see FIG. 12), and the lower end of the moving range is referred to as "lower end position" (see FIG. 2). In FIGS. 1 and 3, the decorative body 55 at the lower end position is illustrated by a solid line, and the decorative body 55 at the upper end position is illustrated by a two-dot chain line. The lower part of the decorative body 55 at the lower end position is made invisible by the decorative frame 11. On the other hand, the decorative body 55 at the upper end position becomes visible in front of the display surface 27 in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the movable support 250 is provided at the lower part of the rear surface of the support 59. The movable support 250 includes a support wall portion 122, an extension portion 126, and a roller 128. The support wall portion 122 is fixed to the upper end portion of the front surface of the moving member 110 (see FIG. 2). The support wall portion 122 supports a support shaft 124 extending in the left-right direction. The extension 126 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 124. The extension portion 126 is connected to the rear surface of the support 59 via the connecting member 129. As a result, the support 59 is rotatably supported around the axis Y of the support shaft 124. A coil spring 125 is arranged between the connecting member 129 and the support wall portion 122 in a compressed state. The coil spring 125 urges the extension portion 126 counterclockwise with respect to the axis Y in the left side view.

The extension portion 126 is a member that extends downward from the support shaft 124 and further bends rearward, and is inserted into a rectangular hole 108 (see FIG. 2) of the moving member 110. The roller 128 is rotatably provided at the rear end of the extension 126. The roller 128 can roll along the rail 95. The roller 128 is pressed against the lower front surface of the vertical portion 95A by the urging force of the coil spring 125 when the decorative body 55 is in the lower end position (see FIG. 2). Further, the roller 128 is located above the inclined portion 95B when the decorative body 55 is at the upper end position (see FIG. 3). At this time, when the extension portion 126 comes into contact with the support wall portion 122, the extension portion 126 urged by the coil spring 125 is restricted from rotating.

As shown in FIG. 4, the support mechanism 200 is provided on the rear surface of the support 59 above the support wall portion 122. The support mechanism 200 includes a decorative motor 202, a power transmission unit 270, and a rocking body 246. The decorative motor 202 is provided on the upper left portion of the rear surface of the support 59. The decorative motor 202 is a pulse motor driven in the forward direction and the reverse direction.

The power transmission unit 270 is provided on the right side of the decorative body motor 202 and on the rear surface of the decorative body 55. The power transmission unit 270 includes a drive gear 275, a cam member 280, and a clutch unit (not shown). The drive gear 275 is a cylindrical body that can rotate about an axis K extending in parallel with the thickness direction of the disk portion 66 of the support 59. The drive gear 275 is connected to the decorative motor 202 via a rotating member 273 or the like, which will be described later. The drive gear 275 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise in the rear view depending on the driving direction of the decorative motor 202.

The cam member 280 is a cylindrical body rotatably provided around the axis K inside the drive gear 275. A cam surface 285 is formed on the rear end surface of the cam member 280. The cam surface 285 includes a portion extending to the rear side and a portion extending to the front side along the circumferential direction about the axis K. The clutch portion (not shown) is provided between the drive gear 275 and the cam member 280. By providing the clutch portion, the cam member 280 does not rotate by the driving force in the forward direction of the decorative motor 202, but rotates integrally with the drive gear 275 by the driving force in the reverse direction of the decorative motor 202. To do.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rocking body 246 is supported by a pair of support wall portions 242 provided on the support body 59. The rocking body 246 can swing back and forth in the vertical direction in the front view around an axis extending in the left-right direction. The rocking body 246 is provided with an insertion hole 236 (see FIG. 6). The insertion hole 236 has a circular shape that penetrates the rocking body 246 in the substantially front-rear direction. Hereinafter, the axis of the insertion hole 236 is referred to as "axis T". The axis T is parallel to the above-mentioned axis K (see FIG. 4). The rocking body 246 is connected to the rocking decorative body 52 arranged on the front side of the rocking body 246 via an insertion hole 236.

The rocking body 246 is provided with an extension portion 249 extending upward. A pin 251 projecting to the right is fixed to the upper end of the extension portion 249. The pin 251 can swing integrally with the rocking body 246. The pin 251 is located behind the cam surface 285 (see FIG. 4) of the cam member 280. Due to the weight of the oscillating decorative body 52, the oscillating body 246 is urged counterclockwise in the right side view around the axis that is the center of the oscillating. As a result, the pin 251 is pressed against the cam surface 285. Therefore, when the pin 251 slides with respect to the rotating cam surface 285, the rocking body 246 reciprocates in the vertical direction.

With reference to FIGS. 6 to 9, the configuration of the connecting mechanism 300 will be described with reference to the state in which the decorative body 55 is at the upper end position. Note that the support 59 is not shown in FIG. 7 (the same applies to FIG. 10). As shown in FIG. 6, the connecting mechanism 300 includes a support 59, a rotating member 273, a decorative body 55, and a fixing portion 150. As described above, the support 59 includes a disk portion 66 and a side wall portion 67. A circular insertion hole 68A is provided in the central portion of the disc portion 66. The insertion hole 68A has a circular shape centered on the axis T and penetrates the disk portion 66 in the thickness direction. The insertion hole 68A is located in front of the insertion hole 236 of the rocking body 246. The rotating member 273 is a tubular gear coaxial with the axis T, and is rotatably supported on the rear surface of the disk portion 66 of the support body 59. The tooth portions provided on the peripheral surface of the rotating member 273 are connected to the decorative motor 202 (see FIG. 4) and the drive gear 275 (see FIG. 4) via other gears.

A pair of engaging portions 279 are provided at the rear end portion of the rotating member 273. The pair of engaging portions 279 are located symmetrically with respect to the axis T and extend forward from the rotating member 273. Each of the pair of engaging portions 279 engages with the pair of engaging hole portions 77A (see FIG. 6) of the rotating decorative body 51 described later. Therefore, by transmitting the driving force of the decorative body motor 202 to the rotating member 273, the rotating decorative body 51 can rotate integrally with the rotating member 273.

As shown in FIG. 7, the engaging portion 279 includes an extending portion 271, a protruding portion 272, and a protruding piece 274. The extension portion 271 extends forward from the rotating member 273 and is inserted into the insertion hole 68A (see FIG. 6) of the support 59. The extension portion 271 can be elastically deformed in the separation direction (arrow L1 direction) and the proximity direction (arrow L2 direction) with the connection portion with the rotating member 273 as a fulcrum. The separation direction is a direction away from the axis T. The proximity direction is a direction close to the axis T. Hereinafter, the end surface of the extension portion 271 on the proximity direction side is referred to as "contact surface 271A". The contact surface 271A is formed in a substantially flat shape and extends in the front-rear direction.

The protruding portion 272 projects from the extending portion 271 in the separation direction. The amount of protrusion of the protrusion 272 from the extension 271 is indicated by the dimension E in FIG. The projecting portion 272 (see FIG. 7) is provided at the rear end portion of the extending portion 271 as an example, and is arranged inside the insertion hole 68A (see FIG. 6) of the support 59. Of the protruding portions 272, the end faces in the separation direction and the front direction are inclined surfaces 272A. The inclined surface 272A inclines in the direction toward the approaching direction toward the front side. The projecting piece 274 projects in the proximity direction from the contact surface 271A of the extending portion 271. As an example, the projecting piece 274 is provided at a position in the front-rear direction substantially the same as that of the projecting portion 272.

In FIG. 7, the engaging portion 279 is arranged in a state before the extension portion 271 is elastically deformed (hereinafter, referred to as a “natural state”). Further, the engaging portion 279 when the extending portion 271 is elastically deformed in the proximity direction is illustrated by a two-dot chain line. When the extending portion 271 is elastically deformed, the protruding portion 272 is displaced in the proximity direction by the amount of its own protrusion. In the following description, the region through which the engaging portion 279 passes due to the elastic deformation of the extending portion 271 is referred to as a “passing region R”. In FIG. 7, only the front portion of the passing region R is illustrated by a two-dot chain line for the convenience of making the drawing easier to see.

As shown in FIG. 6, ribs 278 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 273. The ribs 278 are provided on both sides of the engaging portion 279 in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 273, respectively. That is, four ribs 278 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 273. FIG. 6 illustrates two of the four ribs 278. By providing the rib 278, the rotating member 273 is less likely to be deformed even when the extending portion 271 of the pair of engaging portions 279 is elastically deformed in the proximity direction.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rotary decorative body 51 has a substantially disk shape arranged in front of the disk portion 66 of the support 59. A circular hole 51A (see FIG. 7) centered on the axis T is provided at the center of the rotary decoration body 51. A tubular body 77 projecting to the rear side is provided at the peripheral end of the hole 51A. The tubular body 77 has a tubular shape coaxial with the axis T, and is inserted into the insertion hole 68A of the support 59. The pair of engaging portions 279 described above are inserted inside the tubular body 77.

A pair of engaging hole portions 77A are provided at the front end portion of the tubular body 77. The engaging hole portion 77A penetrates the tubular body 77 in the thickness direction. A pair of engaging portions 279 are engaged with each of the pair of engaging hole portions 77A. More specifically, the protruding portion 272 of the engaging portion 279 enters the engaging hole portion 77A, and the facing portion 77B, which is the rear end portion of the engaging hole portion 77A, faces the protruding portion 272 from the rear.

As shown in FIG. 6, rectangular hole portions 77C are provided at two positions that are intermediate positions of the pair of engaging hole portions 77A in the circumferential direction with respect to the axis T. Each of the pair of rectangular hole portions 77C penetrates the substantially central portion of the tubular body 77 in the axial direction in the thickness direction of the tubular body 77. A pair of entry holes 77D are provided at the rear end of the tubular body 77. Each of the pair of entry hole portions 77D is arranged behind the pair of engagement hole portions 77A. The entry hole portion 77D has a rectangular shape extending in the front-rear direction, with the rear end of the tubular body 77 cut out toward the front. The engaging portion 279 before engaging with the engaging hole portion 77A can enter the entry hole portion 77D.

As shown in FIG. 9, receiving portions 77E are provided at four locations between the engaging hole portion 77A and the rectangular hole portion 77C in the circumferential direction of the tubular body 77. The receiving portion 77E is a convex portion that protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the tubular body 77 in the proximity direction.

The fixing portion 150 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. The fixing portion 150 is supported from the rear side by the receiving portion 77E. As an example, the fixed portion 150 is a substantially oval frame centered on the axis T. In the present embodiment, the fixing portion 150 is composed of a strip-shaped member having a width in the front-rear direction. The fixed portion 150 is elastically deformable in the separation direction and the proximity direction.

The fixing portion 150 includes a pair of extending portions 152 and a pair of curved portions 154. The pair of extending portions 152 face each other with the axis T in between. The pair of stretched portions 152 are in contact with the contact surfaces 271A of the pair of engaging portions 279 in a state of being elastically deformed in the proximity direction. The pair of extending portions 152 urge the pair of engaging portions 279 in the separation direction. As a result, the fixing portion 150 is fixed at a position where it comes into contact with the contact surface 271A. Further, the central portion of the pair of extending portions 152 in the extending direction faces the protruding piece 274 of the pair of engaging portions 279 from the rear.

One of the pair of curved portions 154 is connected to each one end of the stretched portion 152, and the other of the pair of curved portions 154 is connected to the other end of each of the stretched portions 152. The curved portion 154 is curved in an arc shape. The length of the curved portion 154 in the extending direction is shorter than the length of the extending portion 152 in the extending direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, the swinging decorative body 52 includes a plate-shaped decorative portion 52A arranged in front of the rotating decorative body 51, and a rod-shaped portion 52B extending from the rear surface of the decorative portion 52A to the rear side. The rod-shaped portion 52B extends along the axis T and is inserted into the hole 51A (see FIG. 8) of the rotary decoration 51, the inner space of the fixing portion 150, and the insertion hole 68A of the support 59. The fastening hole 52C provided at the rear end of the rod-shaped portion 52B faces the insertion hole 236 of the rocking body 246 described above from the front side. The rod-shaped portion 52B is fixed to the rocking body 246 by inserting the screw 259 (see FIG. 5) into the insertion hole 236 and fastening it to the fastening hole 52C. Therefore, the swinging decoration body 52 and the swinging body 246 can swing integrally.

A method of assembling the decorative body 55, the fixing portion 150, and the rotating member 273 to the support 59 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, 10, and 11. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, first, the assembly worker inserts the tubular body 77 of the rotary decoration body 51 into the insertion hole 68A of the support body 59 from the front, and further inserts the rotating member 273 into the support body. It is attached to the disk portion 66 of 59. In the process of attaching the rotating member 273, the pair of engaging portions 279 each enter the inside of the pair of entry holes 77D of the rotating decorative body 51 (see FIG. 10), and the pair of inclined surfaces 272A, respectively, enter the inside of the pair of entry holes 77D. It contacts the front end of the pair of entry holes 77D (see FIG. 10).

When the assembling worker further pushes the rotating member 273 forward (in the direction of arrow W in FIG. 10), the extending portions 271 of the pair of engaging portions 279 are elastically deformed in the proximity direction, respectively. As a result, the rotating member 273 moves forward while the pair of protruding portions 272 slide with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the tubular body 77. When the pair of projecting portions 272 move to the front of the facing portion 77B, the extending portion 271 is displaced in the separation direction by the elastic force. As shown in FIG. 7, the pair of engaging portions 279 returns from the elastically deformed state to the natural state and engage with the pair of engaging hole portions 77A.

As shown in FIG. 11, the assembling worker holds the pair of extending portions 152 of the fixing portion 150 and elastically deforms them in the proximity direction (arrow L1), and then attaches the fixing portion 150 to the pair of engaging portions 279. Insert from the front inside. The assembling worker sequentially passes the fixing portion 150 between the hole portion 51A of the rotating decorative body 51 and the pair of projecting pieces 274 and brings them into contact with the receiving portion 77E. When the assembling worker releases his / her hand from the fixing portion 150, the pair of extending portions 152 of the fixing portion 150 each come into contact with the contact surfaces 271A of the pair of engaging portions 279 facing each other. At this time, the pair of stretched portions 152 maintain a state of being elastically deformed in the proximity direction. Therefore, the fixing portion 150 supported by the receiving portion 77E is fixed in a state of contacting and urging the contact surface 271A. Since the pair of extending portions 152 of the fixing portion 150 face each other from the rear with respect to the protruding piece 274 of the pair of engaging portions 279, the fixing portion 150 is restricted from moving to the front side.

As shown in FIG. 6, the assembling worker attaches the rod-shaped portion 52B of the swinging decorative body 52 to the inner space of the fixing portion 150, the inner space of the tubular body 77, the insertion hole 68A of the support 59, and the rotating member 273. Insert from the front into the inner space of. The fastening hole 52C of the swinging decorative body 52 faces the insertion hole 236 of the swinging body 246 from the front. The assembly worker inserts the screw 259 (see FIG. 5) into the insertion hole 236 and fastens it to the fastening hole 52C. By the above work, the decorative body 55, the fixing portion 150, and the rotating member 273 are assembled to the support 59.

The outline of the effect device 30 operating the decorative body 55 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 12. Before the decoration 55 operates, the decoration 55 is in the lower end position. By driving the vertical movement motor 62, the moving member 110 moves the decorative body 55 at the lower end position toward the upper end position. The roller 128 rolls in order with respect to the vertical portion 95A of the rail 95 and the inclined portion 95B, and then moves above the rail 95. In the process of rolling the roller 128 with respect to the inclined portion 95B, the specific angle, which is an angle with respect to the vertical direction of the decorative body 55, gradually changes. FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a specific angle of the decorative body 55. While the roller 128 moves above the rail 95, the particular angle of the ornament 55 becomes constant. When the moving member 110 reaches the upper end position, the vertical movement motor 62 stops the rotary drive.

After the vertical movement motor 62 stops the rotational drive, the decorative body motor 202 is rotationally driven in the forward direction, so that the rotary decorative body 51 rotates clockwise (in the direction of arrow M1 in FIG. 12) in the front view. At this time, the swinging decorative body 52 maintains the stopped state at the initial swinging position. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the decorative motor 202 is driven in the reverse direction instead of the forward direction. The rotating decoration body 51 rotates counterclockwise (in the direction of arrow M2 in FIG. 12) in front view, and the swinging decoration body 52 swings back and forth in the vertical direction (direction of arrow M3 in FIG. 12). After the lapse of a predetermined time, the decorative motor 202 stops the rotational drive in the opposite direction.

After that, the vertical movement motor 62 is rotationally driven, and the decorative body 55 moves downward from the upper end position. While the roller 128 rolls with respect to the inclined portion 95B of the rail 95, the specific angle of the decorative body 55 gradually changes. The particular angle of the ornament 55 is constant while the roller 128 rolls relative to the vertical portion 95A of the rail 95. When the decorative body 55 reaches the lower end position, the decorative body motor 202 stops the rotational drive, so that the effect device 30 stops the operation of the decorative body 55.

With reference to FIG. 7, the function performed by the fixing portion 150 when the decorative body 55 is operated will be described. Along with the operation of the decorative body 55, an external force directed in the proximity direction may act on each of the pair of engaging portions 279. In the present embodiment, the external force acting on the engaging portion 279 in the proximity direction corresponds to the force for disengaging the pair of engaging portions 279 and the pair of engaging hole portions 77A. Hereinafter, this external force is referred to as "disengagement force". The disengagement force is generated in the following three cases, for example. First, the disengagement force is generated when the decorative body 55 moves between the lower end position and the upper end position. Secondly, when the swinging decorative body 52 swings, an disengagement force is generated. Third, when the rotating decorative body 51 rotates, an disengagement force is generated.

In particular, in the first case, at the moment when the roller 128 comes into contact with the inclined portion 95B of the rail 95 from above, the vibration propagates to the rotating member 273 and the rotating decorative body 51, and a relatively large disengagement force is generated. .. Further, in the second case, when the vibration propagates between the rotating member 273 and the rotating decorative body 51 due to the reciprocating swing of the rocking decorative body 52, a relatively large disengagement force is generated. Further, in the third case, the rotating member 273 rotates eccentrically with respect to the axis T due to the variation in the assembly process of the effect device 30, the variation in the shape of each member constituting the effect device 30, and the like, and as a result, it is relatively relatively. A large disengagement force is generated.

However, in the present embodiment, since the fixing portion 150 urges the pair of extending portions 271 in the separation direction, even if the disengagement force is generated, the extending portions 271 of the pair of engaging portions 279 , Each is hard to elastically deform in the proximity direction. Further, even if the pair of extending portions 271 are temporarily elastically deformed, the amount of deformation is smaller than the amount of protrusion of the pair of protruding portions 272 (dimension E in FIG. 10). Therefore, even if the disengagement force is generated, the pair of engaging portions 279 are unlikely to be disengaged from the pair of engaging hole portions 77A. Therefore, the rotating member 273 does not easily come off from the tubular body 77 of the rotating decorative body 51.

As described above, the fixing portion 150 is fixed at a position where it comes into contact with the contact surface 271A. In other words, at least a part of the fixing portion 150 is fixed at a position where it enters the passing region R of the engaging portion 279. Therefore, the pair of engaging portions 279 are unlikely to come off from the pair of engaging hole portions 77A even if they are urged in the proximity direction by the disengaging force. Therefore, the rotating decorative body 51 that engages with the pair of engaging portions 279 can be prevented from being disengaged from the rotating member 273.

A protruding piece 274 is provided on each of the pair of engaging portions 279. Since the projecting piece 274 faces the fixing portion 150 from the front side, the fixing portion 150 is restricted from moving to the front side. Therefore, since the fixing portion 150 is hard to come off, the rotating decorative body 51 is more hard to come off from the rotating member 273.

The fixed portion 150 is supported from behind by the receiving portion 77E. As a result, the fixing portion 150 can stably contact the contact surfaces 271A of the pair of engaging portions 279, and the elastic deformation of the extending portion 271 can be regulated. Therefore, the rotating decorative body 51 is more difficult to come off from the rotating member 273.

A space is formed inside the fixed portion 150 formed in a frame shape surrounding the axis T. In the present embodiment, the inner space of the fixed portion 150 is utilized as the space in which the rod-shaped portion 52B of the swinging decorative body 52 is arranged. Further, since the fixing portion 150 is a strip-shaped member, the arrangement space of the fixing portion 150 becomes small. Therefore, the arrangement space of the members constituting the pachinko machine 1 can be effectively used.

The fixed portion 150 is elastically deformable in the proximity direction. The assembly worker can easily pass the fixing portion 150 between the protruding pieces 274 of the pair of engaging portions 279 by elastically deforming the pair of extending portions 152 in the proximity direction. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can improve the assembling property. Further, since the frame-shaped fixing portion 150 is easily elastically deformed in the proximity direction and the separation direction, the assembling property of the pachinko machine 1 is further improved.

The pair of stretched portions 152 of the fixed portion 150 come into contact with the contact surfaces 271A of the pair of engaging portions 279 in a state of being elastically deformed in the proximity direction. As a result, the pair of extending portions 152 can stably urge the extending portion 271 of the pair of engaging portions 279 in the separation direction, so that the pair of engaging portions 279 can be further urged from the pair of engaging hole portions 77A. It becomes difficult to come off.

The contact surfaces 271A of the pair of engaging portions 279 are in contact with the extending portion 152 facing each other. Therefore, the contact between the contact surface 271A and the stretched portion 152 is stabilized. The fixed portion 150 can stably regulate the deformation of the pair of extending portions 271. Therefore, the rotating decorative body 51 is more difficult to come off from the rotating member 273.

The pair of engaging portions 279 are arranged at symmetrical positions with respect to the axis T. In other words, a plurality of engaging portions 279 are arranged on the rotating member 273 along the circumferential direction with respect to the axis T. Since the number of places where the engaging portion 279 engages with the engaging hole portion 77A increases, the rotating decorative body 51 becomes more difficult to disengage from the rotating member 273.

The rotating member 273 rotates as the decorative motor 202 is driven. In this case, even when the disengagement force is generated, the rotating member 273 does not easily come off from the rotating decorative body 51. Further, the rotating member 273 and the rotating decorative body 51 move up and down as the vertical movement motor 62 is driven. In particular, when the roller 128 comes into contact with the inclined portion 95B from above and the predetermined angle of the decorative body 55 changes, a relatively large disengagement force is generated. Even in this case, the pair of engaging portions 279 are unlikely to come off from the pair of engaging hole portions 77A, respectively.

In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is an example of the "game machine" of the present invention. The rotating member 273 is an example of the "first member" of the present invention. The rotary decoration body 51 is an example of the "second member" of the present invention. The receiving portion 77E is an example of the "support portion" of the present invention. The decorative motor 202 is an example of the "first drive source" of the present invention. The vertical movement motor 62 is an example of the "second drive source" of the present invention. The support wall portion 122, the roller 128, and the moving member 110 are examples of the "moving body" of the present invention. The rail 95 is an example of the "guide portion" of the present invention. The support wall portion 122 is an example of the "support member" of the present invention. The roller 128 is an example of the "sliding portion" of the present invention. The axis T is an example of the "first axis" of the present invention. The axis Y is an example of the "second axis" of the present invention. The proximity direction is an example of the "opposite direction" and the "direction away from the engaging portion" of the present invention. The separation direction is an example of the "specific direction" of the present invention. The forward direction is an example of the "first predetermined direction" of the present invention. The rear direction is an example of the "second predetermined direction" of the present invention. The proximity direction and the separation direction are examples of the "direction intersecting the first predetermined direction" of the present invention. The left-right direction is an example of the "direction intersecting the operating direction" of the present invention. The passing region R is an example of the "region through which the engaging portion passes" of the present invention.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. The fixing portion 150 is not limited to being an elastically deformable member. The fixing portion 150 may be, for example, a rigid body or a member that plastically deforms when a predetermined external force is applied. Further, the fixing portion 150 may be fixed at a position separated from the pair of engaging portions 279. In this case, if at least a part of the fixing portion 150 has entered at least one of the two passing regions R corresponding to each of the pair of engaging portions 279, the rotating member 273 is unlikely to come off from the rotating decorative body 51. ..

The fixing portion 150 is not limited to being a strip-shaped member. In FIG. 13, the fixing portion 151 which is a modification of the fixing portion 150 is illustrated. The fixing portion 151 is a linear member formed by bending one wire. In this case, the fixed portion 151 has a substantially circular shape centered on, for example, the axis T. The fixing portion 151 is provided with an opening portion 151A in which a part of the ring is opened in the circumferential direction. By providing the opening portion 151A, the fixing portion 151 is likely to be elastically deformed in the direction of narrowing the inner space. Therefore, the assembly worker can more easily attach the fixing portion 150 to the inside of the pair of engaging portions 279. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 can improve the assembling property.

The fixing portion 150 is not limited to contacting the contact surface 271A of the extending portion 271. The fixing portion 150 may come into contact with the front end surface or the rear end surface of the protruding portion 272. In this case, for example, the rear end portion of the fixing portion 150 formed in a rod shape extending in the front-rear direction may be fitted into the fitting hole provided on the front end surface of the protruding portion 272. Further, the front end portion of the fixing portion 150 may be connected to another fixed member. Even in this case, the fixing portion 150 can regulate the elastic deformation of the engaging portion 279.

Instead of providing the engaging hole portion 77A, the tubular body 77 may include a recess in which a part of its inner peripheral surface is recessed in the separation direction. In this case, the pair of engaging portions 279 engages with the rotating decorative body 51 by fitting the protruding portion 272 into the recess provided in the tubular body 77. At this time, the pair of engaging portions 279 may, for example, engage with the tubular body 77 in a state of being elastically deformed in the proximity direction instead of engaging with the tubular body 77 in the natural state.

The extending portion 271 of the pair of engaging portions 279 is not limited to being inserted inside the tubular body 77. For example, the extension portion 271 may be provided on the side in the separation direction with respect to the tubular body 77. In this modification, the protruding portion 272 projects from the extending portion 271 toward the proximity direction. In this case, the extension portion 271 is elastically deformed toward the separation direction, so that the pair of engaging portions 279 are disengaged from the pair of engaging hole portions 77A, respectively. Therefore, at least a part of the fixing portion 150 is arranged at a position on the separation direction side with respect to the extending portion 271.

Three or more engaging portions 279 and engaging hole portions 77A may be provided, or only one engaging portion may be provided. When three or more engaging portions 279 and three or more engaging hole portions 77A are provided, the rotating decorative body 51 is more difficult to disengage from the rotating member 273. In this case, the fixing portion 150 may enter at least one of the three passing regions R corresponding to each of the three engaging portions 279. Further, when only one engaging portion 279 and one engaging hole portion 77A are provided, the structure of the rotating decorative body 51 and the rotating member 273 can be simplified. Further, the extending portion 271, the protruding portion 272, and the protruding piece 274 may be formed separately instead of being integrally formed. Further, the engaging portion 279 does not have to include the protruding piece 274.

The vertical movement motor 62 may move the moving member 110 in the horizontal direction or the front-rear direction instead of moving the moving member 110 in the vertical direction, or may rotate around an axis extending in a predetermined direction. In this case, the decorative body 55 operates together with the moving member 110. Further, instead of the rail 95, a groove extending along the operating direction of the moving member 110 may be provided. In this case, the moving member 110 may be provided with a connecting member (for example, a bush) that is slidably connected to the groove. In this modification, the groove is an example of the "guide portion" of the present invention, and the connecting member is an example of the "sliding portion" of the present invention.

The vertical movement motor 62 and the decorative motor 202 may be DC motors or AC motors instead of the pulse motors. Further, instead of adopting motors such as the vertical movement motor 62 and the decorative body motor 202 as the drive source of the decorative body 55, a solenoid or an air cylinder may be adopted, or a game ball flowing down the game area 4 is received. A mechanism for transmitting the resulting force to the decorative body 55 may be adopted as a drive source.

The present invention is applicable to other than the structure in which the rotating member 273, which is an operating member, and the rotating decorative body 51 are engaged with each other. The present invention may be applied to, for example, a structure in which a support plate that supports a control board of a pachinko machine 1 is engaged with a fixing plate on the back side of the game board 2.

A second embodiment that limits the disengagement of the pair of engaging portions 279 and the pair of engaging hole portions 77A will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. Hereinafter, the same configurations as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals on the drawings, and the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 14 shows a rotating member 333 which is a modified example of the rotating member 273. The rotating member 333 has the same configuration as the rotating member 273 (see FIG. 6) except that a pair of convex portions 330 are provided. The convex portion 330 is provided at the rear end portion of the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 273. The pair of convex portions 330 are provided at two positions in the middle of the pair of engaging portions 279 in the rotation direction of the rotating member 333, respectively. Each of the two convex portions 330 engages with the above-mentioned rectangular hole portion 77C (see FIG. 15) of the tubular body 77.

The convex portion 330 includes an inclined surface 331 and an engaging surface 332. The inclined surface 331 extends inclined from the rear end of the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 333 toward the rear side and the proximity direction side. The engaging surface 332 extends from the rear end of the inclined surface 331 toward the separation direction and is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 333. The engaging surface 332 faces the rear end of the rectangular hole 77C of the tubular body 77 from the front. As a result, the convex portion 330 engages with the rectangular hole portion 77C. Therefore, the rotating member 333 is restricted from moving backward with respect to the tubular body 77.

Although detailed illustration is omitted, when the rotating decorative body 51 is attached to the rotating member 333, the assembly worker positions the engaging portion 279 behind the entry hole portion 77D of the tubular body 77 and has a rectangular hole. The convex portion 330 is positioned behind the portion 77C. In the process of the assembly worker inserting the tubular body 77 into the inner space of the rotating member 333 from the front, the rear end portion of the tubular body 77 slides with respect to the inclined surface 331. As a result, the rear end portion of the tubular body 77 is elastically deformed in the proximity direction. When the rear end portion of the rectangular hole portion 77C of the tubular body 77 moves rearward from the engaging surface 332, the tubular body 77 returns to the shape before elastic deformation. As a result, the convex portion 330 engages with the rectangular hole portion 77C (see FIG. 15). In the process of engaging the convex portion 330 with the rectangular hole portion 77C, the pair of engaging portions 279 engage with the pair of engaging hole portions 77A (see FIG. 6). Since the engaging process is as described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

By engaging the convex portion 330 and the rectangular hole portion 77C, the rotating member 333 is restricted from moving backward with respect to the tubular body 77. Therefore, even if an disengagement force is generated with the operation of the decorative body 55 and the extending portion 271 of the engaging portion 279 is elastically displaced in the proximity direction, the position of the rotating member 333 in the front-rear direction does not change. Therefore, the rotating member 333 is hard to come off from the tubular body 77.

When the rotating decorative body 51 is attached to the rotating member 273, the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 333 may be elastically deformed in the separation direction instead of elastically deforming the tubular body 77. Further, in the second embodiment, the fixing portion 150 may not be provided.

Further, the pair of convex portions 330 may be provided on the outer peripheral surface instead of the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 333. In this case, the rotating member 333 becomes longer in the front-rear direction by the amount of the pair of convex portions 330 provided, and the tooth portion may be formed on the rear portion of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member 333. When the pair of convex portions 330 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member 333, the rotating member 333 is inserted inside the tubular body 77.

A third embodiment that limits the disengagement of the pair of engaging portions 279 and the pair of engaging hole portions 77A will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. The configuration common to the first embodiment described above will be described using the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 16 and 17 show a support 459 which is a modification of the support 59, a rotation decoration 555 which is a modification of the rotation decoration 51, and a rotation member 573 which is a modification of the rotation member 273. .. Hereinafter, when the rotating decoration body 555 and the swinging decoration body 52 (see FIG. 12) are collectively referred to, they are referred to as "decoration body 550". In FIG. 16, the decorative motor 202 (see FIG. 4) is not shown.

The support 459 includes the above-mentioned disk portion 66 and the side wall portion 467. The side wall portion 467 is erected rearward from the peripheral end portion of the disk portion 66. On the side wall portion 467, four extending portions 467A are provided at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the disk portion 66. The front end portion of the extension portion 467A is arranged on the front side of the disc portion 66. The front end portion of the extension portion 467A faces the rotating decorative body 555 with a slight gap from the rear. The extension portion 467A may come into contact with the rotating decorative body 555 from behind.

The rotary decoration body 555 has the same configuration as the rotary decoration body 51 (see FIG. 6) except that the tubular body 557 is provided instead of the tubular body 77. The tubular body 577 includes four holes 577A. The hole 577A is notched from the rear end surface of the tubular body 577 toward the front, and penetrates the tubular body 577 in the thickness direction.

Inside the rotating member 573, a plurality of approach portions 573A are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of hole portions 577A. The approach portion 573A is a convex portion that protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the rotating member 573 in the proximity direction. In the circumferential direction with respect to the axis T, the length of the approach portion 573A is slightly shorter than the length of the hole portion 577A. Each of the plurality of entry portions 573A enters the inside of the plurality of hole portions 577A. The front end of the approach portion 573A faces the front end of the hole 577A with a slight gap. The front end of the approach portion 573A may come into contact with the front end of the hole 577A.

When the roller 128 rolls to the inclined portion 95B and the specific angle of the decorative body 550 changes with the operation of the decorative body 550, the rotating decorative body 555 vibrates in the substantially front-rear direction, and the above-mentioned disengagement force is generated. Occurs. However, in the third embodiment, even if the rotary decoration 555 vibrates, the extension portion 467A of the support 59 comes into contact with the rear surface of the rotary decoration 555. Alternatively, at least one of the plurality of approaching portions 573A comes into contact with the approaching portion 573A. As a result, at least one of the extending portion 467A and the approaching portion 573A receives the vibration of the rotating decorative body 555, so that the disengagement force is reduced. Therefore, the rotating decorative body 555 does not easily come off from the tubular body 577.

Further, as in the first embodiment, when the rotating member 333 rotates eccentrically with respect to the axis T, an disengagement force is generated. However, in this case, the disengagement force is reduced when at least one of the plurality of entry portions 573A comes into contact with the hole portion 577A. As a result, the decorative body 550 is hard to come off with respect to the support 459. In the third embodiment, the fixing portion 150 may not be provided.

In addition, all the elements described in the claims, the specification and the drawings (for example, the symbol display device, the big winning device, the starting winning opening, etc.) are physically unless there is a clear description that consciously limits the number. It 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 the description of this case, and are not particularly conscious of the fact that they have a special meaning. Therefore, the element name alone does not limit the interpretation of what the element is. For example, the "directing device" may be a single hardware or a software including software.

Furthermore, whether a plurality of elements among all the above elements are appropriately integrally configured or one element is divided into a plurality of elements can be easily considered by those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is clear that all patterns are within the assumed range even if all the patterns are not described in the specification, etc., and therefore, the statement that they are clearly excluded in the claims, etc. It goes without saying that all of them are included in the claims of the present invention unless otherwise stated. Therefore, simply adopting a structural difference within that range in a gaming machine because it is not described in the present embodiment does not mean that the right according to the present invention has been circumvented. .. The same applies to differences in the configuration and shape of each element, which can be easily considered by those skilled in the art from this embodiment.

1 Pachinko machine 51,555 Rotating decoration 60 Support 62 Vertical movement motor 77B Opposing part 77E Receiving part 95 Rail 110 Moving member 122 Support wall part 128 Roller 150, 151 Fixed part 151A Opening part 202 Decorative body motor 271 Extension part 271A Contact surface 272 Protruding part 273 Rotating member 274 Protruding piece 279 Engaging part T Axis line R Passing area T, Y Axis line

Claims (12)

The first member and
A specific extension portion extending from the first member in the first predetermined direction and deformable along a direction intersecting the first predetermined direction, and a specific direction from the extension portion in the intersecting direction. An engaging portion having a protruding portion protruding in the direction,
A second member having a facing portion facing the protruding portion from the second predetermined direction side opposite to the first predetermined direction and engaging with the engaging portion.
The fixed at a position different from the opposed portion, Bei example a fixing portion at least partially is entering the area where the engaging portion with the deformation of the extended portion passes,
The second member is a gaming machine provided with a support portion for supporting the fixed portion from the second predetermined direction side . The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the engaging portion is provided with a protruding piece that projects from the extending portion in a direction opposite to the specific direction and faces the fixed portion from the first predetermined direction side. Game machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the fixing portion has a frame shape surrounding a first axis parallel to the first predetermined direction. The gaming machine according to claim 3 , wherein the fixing portion is elastically deformable in a direction away from the engaging portion. The gaming machine according to claim 4 , wherein the fixed portion comes into contact with the engaging portion in an elastically deformed state and urges the engaging portion in the specific direction. The gaming machine according to claim 5 , wherein the fixing portion is a frame-shaped member having an opening portion formed in a part in the circumferential direction. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the extended portion extends in parallel with the first predetermined direction, and the fixed portion includes contact surfaces that face each other and come into contact with each other. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the fixing portion is a strip-shaped member. The engaging portion according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein a plurality of engaging portions are arranged on the first member along a circumferential direction with reference to a first axis parallel to the first predetermined direction. The game machine described. Equipped with a first drive source
The first member is a rotating member that rotates about a first axis parallel to the first predetermined direction as the first drive source is driven.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the second member can rotate integrally with the first member. With the second drive source
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , further comprising a moving body that supports the first member and the second member and operates in association with the driving of the second drive source. .. A support that operably supports the moving body and
The support is provided with a guide portion that extends along the movement direction of the moving body and guides the movement of the moving body.
The moving body is
A support member that rotatably supports the first member and the second member about a second axis extending in a direction intersecting the operation direction.
A sliding portion provided on the support member and slidable with respect to the guide portion,
A moving member that supports the supporting member and operates in the operating direction is provided.
The gaming machine according to claim 11 , wherein the support member rotates about the second axis as the sliding portion slides with respect to the guide portion.

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