JP6803606B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine in which a plurality of movable parts are driven by power from a drive source to produce a game.

Conventionally, as a game machine of this type, there is known one in which a plurality of movable parts are all moved or changed so as to move only a part of the moving parts to produce a game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-20308 (paragraph [0130])

In a game machine having a plurality of movable parts of this type, stable movement of the movable parts and a stable stopped state are required, and further improvement of the current game machine is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the movement and stop state of moving parts are stable.

The invention of claim 1 has been made in order to achieve the above object, driving a first driving source for driving the first movable portion that is movably supported, a second movable portion supported in said first movable portion In a gaming machine that operates a second drive source different from the first drive source to produce a game, the movable portion of either the first or the second is used as one of the drive sources. The locking means for locking by excitation of the above is provided, and the moving direction of the one movable portion when the one movable portion starts to move from the locked state is the movement direction of the other movable portion due to the operation of the other drive source . This is a gaming machine that is orthogonal to the direction of the force that one of the movable parts receives as it moves.

According to the above invention, the moving direction of one moving part when one moving part starts to move from the locked state is orthogonal to the direction of the force received by one moving part as the other moving part moves. since it is, and the time of starting the movement of the other movable portions, the stop state of the movable portion of the hand together with the stable, also stable movement of the other movable portion.

Front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of the game board Front view of the game machine Front view of a movable accessory showing the movable production member on the front face Front view of a dormant movable accessory Front view of a movable accessory that shows the movable production member with a lower nose and a profile Front view of a movable accessory showing a movable production member in a profile with its mouth closed Front view of a movable accessory showing a movable production member in a profile with an open mouth Front view of a movable accessory showing a movable production member in a profile with an open mouth Perspective view of monitor support frame Perspective view of movable accessory housed in monitor support frame Front view of relay slider and drive lever Front view of relay slider and drive lever Side view of relay slider and driven slider Rear view of movable accessory Rear view of the drive source and drive lever mounting part Perspective view of the connecting portion between the cross-linking member and the driven slider Rear view of a dormant movable accessory Rear view of a movable accessory showing a movable production member with a lower nose Rear view of a movable accessory with a movable effect member raised at the tip of the nose and shown in profile Rear view of the movable accessory showing the movable production member in the profile while opening the mouth Rear view of a movable accessory showing a movable production member in a profile with an open mouth Rear view of the second mechanism unit when the third effect member is in the first appearance position Rear view of the second mechanism unit when the third effect member is in the storage position Rear view of the second mechanism unit when the third effect member is in the second appearance position Conceptual diagram showing the operation of the third effect member Conceptual diagram showing the operation of the third effect member Rear perspective view of the third mechanism unit Rear view of the third mechanism unit Block diagram showing the control system of the game machine Flowchart of movable production processing program Flowchart of movable production processing program

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 32. The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, and the gaming area R1 of the gaming plate 11 shown in FIG. 2 can be visually recognized through the front glass window 10W shown in FIG. ..

The game area R1 is surrounded by a rail member 12 projecting from the front surface of the game plate 11, and an entrance 12A is provided at the upper left portion of the rail member 12. Then, when the operation handle 28 (see FIG. 1) at the lower right of the front surface of the game machine 10 is operated, the game ball is driven into the game area R1 from the entrance 12A with a strength corresponding to the operation amount and flows down.

A substantially quadrangular effect display window 13 is formed in the game area R1. Then, the liquid crystal display screen 14G of the liquid crystal monitor 14 faces forward from the back of the effect display window 13, and the movable accessory 30 (see FIG. 3) is in the space between the liquid crystal display screen 14G and the game board 11. ) Is performed. The configuration of the movable accessory 30 will be described in detail later.

A decorative frame 15 is fitted into the effect display window 13 from the front, and the game ball is restricted from entering the effect display window 13 from the upper side portion and both side portions of the effect display window 13. Further, an upper passage R2 having a width equivalent to one game ball is formed between the upper side portion of the decorative frame 15 and the rail member 12. Then, by adjusting the operation amount of the operation handle 28, it is possible to strike a right-handed hit that causes the game ball to flow down to the right side of the upper passage R2 and a left-handed hit that causes the game ball to flow down to the left side of the upper passage R2.

The portion of the decorative frame 15 that covers the inner surface of the lower side of the effect display window 13 is a stage 21 on which the game ball can roll. Further, a warp hole 21A is provided at the lower end of one side of the decorative frame 15, from which a game ball enters the stage 21 and is discharged from an upper position of the first starting winning opening 16A, which will be described later. ing. Further, a stage rear wall 21B stands up from the rear edge of the stage 21. The upper edge of the rear wall 21B of the stage is bent forward to form an eaves that covers the stage 21 from above.

The first start winning opening 16A is provided in the substantially center of the game area R1 in the lower region of the effect display window 13 in the left-right direction, and the out opening 17 is directly below the first starting winning opening 16A and is on the left side. Is provided with a plurality of ordinary winning openings 18 and a large winning opening 19 on the right side. Further, in the right side region of the game area R1, a second start winning opening 16B is provided above the large winning opening 19, and a starting gate 22 is provided above the second starting winning opening 16B. A normal winning opening 18 is also provided between the large winning opening 19 and the second starting winning opening 16B.

Further, the second starting winning opening 16B and the large winning opening 19 have opening / closing doors 16T and 19T, and are normally closed. Then, when the game ball passes through the start gate 22, a hit / fail judgment called "normal drawing judgment" is performed accordingly. The determination result is notified on the liquid crystal display screen 14G, and when it hits there, the second start winning opening 16B opens.

Further, when a game ball wins a prize in the first and second starting winning openings 16A and 16B, a hit / fail judgment called "special figure judgment" is performed due to the winning. The determination result is notified by the symbol combination when the three special symbols 14A, 14B, and 14C are stopped and displayed after the variable display on the liquid crystal display screen 14G. Further, when a hit (this is referred to as a "big hit") occurs there, a big hit game in which the big winning opening 19 opens for a predetermined period is executed. The game ball that does not win in any of the winning openings is taken into the out opening 17. Further, a plurality of obstacle nails 23 are driven into the entire game area R1.

When a game ball wins in each winning opening, the prize balls corresponding to the number of winnings are paid out to the upper plate 27 (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the game machine 10. At that time, the number of prize balls per winning ball is larger in the large winning opening 19 than in the other winning openings. Further, the game ball that has flowed down the left side region of the game area R1 can win a prize in the first start winning opening 16A, but the probability that the game ball that has flowed down the right side region will win the first starting winning opening 16A is extremely low. The second starting winning opening 16B is the opposite. Further, in the normal state, the opening time of the opening / closing door 16T of the second starting winning opening 16B is extremely short, and the probability of winning the second starting winning opening 16B is extremely low even if it is hit by the judgment of the normal drawing. Furthermore, a "big hit with probability variation" is provided for the jackpot, and when the jackpot with probability variation is assigned to enter the "probability variation state", the probability of becoming a jackpot in the special figure judgment increases, and the second hit by the normal map judgment The opening time of the starting winning opening 16B becomes longer. Then, it becomes easy to make a right-handed hit to win a game ball in the second start winning opening 16B, and since the right-handed hit can be maintained and a big hit game can be performed, a significantly larger number of prize balls can be obtained compared to the normal state. It will be possible to acquire.

By the way, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment provides an image effect of displaying a character image 14X, an item image 14Y, etc. on the liquid crystal display screen 14G in order to produce a change in various states such as the above-mentioned normal state and probability change state. Do. Then, in addition to this image effect, as shown in FIG. 3, the movable effect 30 also operates the movable effect members 30A and 30B that imitate the characters appearing in the image effect in front of the liquid crystal display screen 14G. Do.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, as a directing image, the "transformation hero" as the character image 14X handles the "sword" as the item image 14Y on the liquid crystal display screen 14G, and the enemy (not shown). ) Is displayed. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 4, the movable accessory 30 has a movable effect member 30A of the “face” which is a relief imitating the character image 14X and a “sword” which is a relief imitating the item image 14Y. The movable effect member 30B is made to appear in front of the liquid crystal display screen 14G.

As shown in FIG. 6, the movable effect member 30A of the "face" includes the first effect member 31 which is a relief of the upper part of the face including the "eyes" as the first component 30X of the "face" and the second configuration. It is divided into a second effect member 32 which is a relief of the central part of the face including a "nose" as an element 30Y, and a third effect member 33 which is a relief of the lower jaw. Further, the first effect member 31 is movably connected to the second effect member 32, while the third effect member 33 is separated from the first and second effect members 31 and 32. Then, normally, as shown in FIG. 5, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 are overlapped in the front-rear direction and stand by at the upper rear position of the effect display window 13, and the third effect member 33 displays the effect. It is waiting at the lower rear position of the window 13. Further, the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" has a shape extending in the vertical direction, and normally stands by at the left rear position of the effect display window 13. Then, when the predetermined gaming state is reached, as shown in FIG. 3, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 appear in front of the liquid crystal display screen 14G in a state of being vertically expanded, and the third effect is achieved. The member 33 appears at a position adjacent to the lower part of the second effect member 32, and a movable effect is performed to show the player the "face" of the character. Further, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, as shown in FIG. 4, the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" slides to the right side to cover a part of the movable effect member 30A of the "face" from the front. Will be done.

The first and second effect members 31 and 32 are driven by the first mechanism unit 41, the third effect member 33 is driven by the second mechanism unit 80, and the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" is the third mechanism unit. Driven by 90. That is, the movable accessory 30 is divided into the first to third drive units 41, 80, 90. Further, these first to third drive units 41, 80, 90 are assembled in the monitor support frame 24 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the monitor support frame 24 has a flat housing structure that is larger in the vertical and horizontal directions than the front and rear, and the entire front surface is open. The front surface of the monitor support frame 24 is fixed so as to be overlapped with the rear surface of the game plate 11, and the space inside the monitor support frame 24 is wider in the vertical and horizontal directions than the effect display window 13. Further, a monitor opening 24A for the effect display window 13 is formed on the rear surface of the monitor support frame 24, and the monitor opening 24A is closed from behind by the liquid crystal display screen 14G of the liquid crystal monitor 14.

Hereinafter, the first mechanism unit 41 will be described in detail. The first mechanism unit 41 has a gantry fixed base 42 extracted and shown in FIG. 12 (A). The gate-shaped fixed base 42 has an upper side portion 42B (hereinafter referred to as “base upper side portion 42B”) between the upper ends of a pair of side side portions 42A (hereinafter referred to as “base side side portion 42A”) extending in the vertical direction. ), Which is arranged in the rear part (back part) in the monitor support frame 24 (see FIG. 11), and both base side sides 42A and 42A are screwed to both side edges of the rear surface of the monitor support frame 24. At the same time, the base upper side portion 42B is screwed to the upper edge portion of the rear surface of the monitor support frame 24.

As shown in FIG. 15, a pair of driven sliders 45, 45 are supported on both base side sides 42A, 42A so as to be vertically movable. The driven sliders 45, 45 separately include drive sources 50, 50. The mechanism for transmitting the power of both drive sources 50 and 50 to both driven sliders 45 and 45 is symmetrical except for a part. Hereinafter, only one of the left and right sides (for example, the right side portion when the first mechanism unit 41 is viewed from the front) will be described with respect to the symmetrical portion of the first mechanism unit 41.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lower end portion of the base side side portion 42A and the upper edge portion of the base upper side portion 42B are provided with a lower end support wall 42C and an upper end support wall 42D that project forward and face each other in the vertical direction, respectively. A rail shaft 43 (for example, a metal rod having a circular cross section) is passed between the upper end support wall 42D and the lower end support wall 42C. Then, a relay slider 44 extending vertically is arranged between the rail shaft 43, the base side side portion 42A, and the base upper side portion 42B, and a pair of engagements protruding forward from both upper and lower ends of the relay slider 44. The protrusions 44A and 44A are slidably engaged with the rail shaft 43. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the driven slider 45 described above is arranged between a pair of engaging protrusions 44A and 44A in a vertically extending block shape, and the rail shaft 43 penetrates the driven slider 45. And support it so that it can slide.

Further, a through hole 44H is formed in the middle portion of the relay slider 44 in the longitudinal direction, and the relay gear 46 is rotatably supported by a rotation support shaft 46S that crosses the through hole 44H. Then, the movable rack 47 that meshes with the front side portion of the relay gear 46 is fixed to the driven slider 45, while the fixed rack 48 that meshes with the rear side portion of the relay gear 46 is fixed to the base side side portion 42A. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 14A to 14C, when the relay slider 44 moves up and down with respect to the gantry fixed base 42, the driven slider 45 moves up and down with respect to the relay slider 44. Move to one side. That is, the driven slider 45 moves at twice the speed of the relay slider 44 with respect to the gantry fixed base 42. In other words, the vertical stroke of the driven slider 45 with respect to the gantry fixed base 42 is twice the vertical stroke of the relay slider 44.

As shown in FIG. 12A, the inclined portion 49A projects diagonally upward from the upper end portion of the relay slider 44 toward the center side in the horizontal direction of the portal fixing base 42, and from the upper end portion of the inclined portion 49A. Further, the horizontal portion 49 extends horizontally toward the center. Further, the horizontal portion 49 is formed with an engaging elongated hole 51 extending in a direction (that is, a horizontal direction) orthogonal to the linear motion direction of the relay slider 44. When the relay slider 44 is arranged at the upper end of the movable range, the horizontal portion 49 is located in front of the upper edge portion of the base upper side portion 42B as shown in FIG. 12 (A), and the relay slider 44 is located at the lower end of the movable range. When arranged in, the horizontal portion 49 is located below the base upper side portion 42B as shown in FIG. 13 (B). Hereinafter, of the engaging elongated holes 51, the end portion on the lateral center side of the base upper side portion 42B is referred to as "inner end portion 51B", and the end portion on the opposite side thereof is referred to as "outer end portion 51A".

A drive lever 52 for transmitting the power of the drive source 50 to the horizontal portion 49 is rotatably supported by the base upper side portion 42B. The drive lever 52 is arranged in front of the base upper side portion 42B, and the rotation support shaft 52J of the drive lever 52 is rotatably supported at a position closer to the lower end side portion of the base upper side portion 42B. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13B, the center of the rotation support shaft 52J is the boundary line on the outer end portion 51A side of the movement locus S1 of the engaging elongated hole 51 accompanying the vertical movement of the relay slider 44. It is located closer to K1. Further, the engaging protrusion 53 protrudes forward from the tip of the drive lever 52, and the engaging protrusion 53 is prevented from coming off from the engaging elongated hole 51 and is slidably engaged.

As shown in FIG. 15, a gear 52G is integrally rotatable and fixed to the rotation support shaft 52J of the drive lever 52, and is arranged on the rear surface of the base upper side portion 42B. The drive source 50 is attached to the vicinity of the gear 52G on the rear surface of the base upper side portion 42B. The drive source 50 is, for example, assembled with a reduction gear at one end of a stepping motor, and an output gear (not shown) is fixed to the output rotation shaft of the reduction gear. Then, the output gear of the drive source 50 is coupled to the gear 52G of the drive lever 52, whereby the drive lever 52 is rotationally driven by the drive source 50.

Here, the output gear of the drive source 50 is directly meshed with the gear 52G of the drive lever 52 on the right side of FIG. 15 (see FIG. 16A), and the gear 52G of the drive lever 52 on the left side of FIG. 15 is engaged. On the other hand, the output gear of the drive source 50 is indirectly meshed with the idle gear 54 (see FIG. 16B). In this way, when the output gear of the drive source 50 is meshed with the gear 52G of the drive lever 52, the rotation direction transmitted from the output gear of the drive source 50 to the gear 52G depends on whether or not the idle gear 54 is interposed. It goes in the opposite direction. In the present embodiment, thereby, both the drive sources 50 and 50 can be rotated in the same rotation direction, and the pair of drive levers 52 and 52 can be rotated in opposite directions symmetrically. That is, there is an effect that it becomes easy to control both drive sources 50 and 50 that drive a pair of movable parts (drive levers 52 and 52) symmetrically.

An idle gear is interposed between the left and right drive sources 50 and 50 and the gear 52G of the drive lever 52, and the number of idle gears on one side and the number of idle gears on the other side are even and odd. But it has the same effect. Further, the same effect can be obtained even if the left and right drive sources 50 and 50 are attached to the base upper side portion 42B in opposite directions.

As shown in FIG. 16, the gear 52G of the drive lever 52 also meshes with the position detection gear 55 rotatably supported on the rear surface of the drive lever 52. Further, a fan-shaped projecting piece 55A projects laterally from the position detection gear 55. On the other hand, on the rear surface of the base upper side portion 42B, an optical sensor 55S is provided at one end of the rotation region of the fan-shaped projecting piece 55A. Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, the engaging protrusion portion is defined from the intermediate reference position where the drive lever 52 is tilted toward the inner end 51B side of the engaging elongated hole 51 from the upright posture. In the rotation range of the drive lever 52 in which 53 moves toward the outer end portion 51A, the optical sensor 55S is turned on by being blocked by the fan-shaped projecting piece 55A, and is optical in the rotation range of the drive lever 52 other than that. The sensor 55S is turned off.

As shown in FIG. 15, a cross-linking member 60 is passed between the driven sliders 45 and 45. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of horizontally long elongated holes 60A are provided at the lateral ends of the cross-linking member 60 at intervals in the vertical direction. With respect to these elongated holes 60A, a screw hole (not shown) corresponding to the elongated hole 60A is formed on the front surface of the driven slider 45. Then, with the elongated hole 60A group facing the screw hole of the driven slider 45, a vertically long strip 60B is addressed to the front side of the elongated strip 60A group, and the through hole of the strip 60B and the elongated hole of the bridging member 60 The screw 60C passed through the 60A is screwed into the screw hole of the driven slider 45. As a result, both ends of the cross-linking member 60 move in the vertical direction integrally with the driven slider 45 in a state where the driven slider 45 is allowed to move linearly and rotate in the lateral direction.

As shown in FIG. 15, the lever support protrusion 63 projects upward from the end on the right side when the cross-linking member 60 is viewed from the rear. Then, the base end portion of the rotary lever 64 is rotatably connected to the upper end portion of the front surface of the lever support protrusion wall 63. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the tip end portion of the rotary lever 64 is a lateral end portion on the rear surface side of the second effect member 32 (specifically, the second component 30Y of the second effect member 32). It is overlapped with a certain "lower part of the nose") and hinged with a hinge shaft body 64A.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, a drive source 70 is attached to an extension position of the lever support protrusion 63 in the lower end of the cross-linking member 60. Like the drive source 50, the drive source 70 is formed by assembling a speed reducer at one end of the stepping motor. Further, a gear (not shown) fixed to the base end portion of the rotary lever 64 is housed inside the lever support protrusion 63, and the gear and the output gear of the drive source 70 are connected via a plurality of idle gears. There is. As a result, the rotary lever 64 is rotationally driven by the drive source 70, and one end of the second effect member 32 in the lateral direction moves in an arc. Further, the rotation lever 64 has an origin posture hanging from the center of rotation at the "origin" which is one end of the rotation range, and the "end point" which is the other end of the rotation range. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the rotation lever 64 is in the end point posture extending diagonally upward of the rotation center.

As shown in FIG. 15, a first cam hole 61 is formed at the end of the cross-linking member 60 on the opposite side of the lever support protrusion 63, and the first cam hole 61 projects rearwardly from the rear surface of the second effect member 32. The engaging protrusion 65 is prevented from coming off and is slidably engaged. Specifically, the first cam hole 61 is inclined so as to go down toward the lever support protrusion 63 side, extends linearly, bends at a position closer to the lower end, and is bent from there to the lower end. Up to the portion is a horizontal end portion 61A extending horizontally. Then, when the rotary lever 64 is the origin of the movable range and the second effect member 32 is in the "origin posture", the first engaging protrusion 65 is located at the horizontal end portion 61A of the first cam hole 61, and from there. When the rotary lever 64 moves toward the end point of the movable range, the center of rotation of the rotary lever 64, the center of the hinge shaft body 64A, and the center of the first engaging protrusion 65 are aligned in a straight line. Up to the position (hereinafter referred to as "center series position"), the first engaging protrusion 65 moves in the first cam hole 61 to the side away from the horizontal end portion 61A (see FIG. 21). Then, when the rotation lever 64 passes through the central series position and rotates upward, the first engaging protrusion 65 moves in the first cam hole 61 toward the side approaching the horizontal end portion 61A, and the rotation lever 64 When 64 reaches the end point and the second effect member 32 is in the "end point posture", the first engaging protrusion 65 is positioned in the horizontal end portion 61A of the first cam hole 61 and stops (see FIG. 22). ..

A second cam hole 62 is formed next to the lever support protrusion 63 side with respect to the first cam hole 61 of the cross-linking member 60. Then, the second engaging protrusion 66 projecting rearward from the second effect member 32 is prevented from coming off from the second cam hole 62 and is slidably engaged. The second cam hole 62 extends substantially horizontally from the inclined side portion 62B extending downward toward the lever supporting protruding wall 63 side and the upper end portion of the inclined side portion 62B toward the lever supporting protruding wall 63 side. It has a V-shape with a horizontal side portion 62A. Further, the inclined side portion 62B is curved so as to bulge slightly downward, and has a horizontal end portion 62C at the lower end portion similar to the lower end portion of the first cam hole 61. Further, the lateral side portion 62A is also slightly curved downward.

When the rotary lever 64 is located above the central series position (see FIG. 22), the second engaging protrusion 66 is located in the lateral side portion 62A of the second cam hole 62, and the rotary lever 64 is located. When 64 is located below the central series position, the second engaging protrusion 66 is located within the inclined side portion 62B of the second cam hole 62. Further, when the rotation lever 64 is the origin of the rotation range and the second effect member 32 is in the origin posture, the second engaging protrusion 66 is located in the horizontal end portion 62C of the second cam hole 62.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the second effect member 32 has a bank portion 32U projecting rearward from the side edge portion on the opposite side of the rotating lever 64, and the support plate 79 is one piece on the bank portion 32U. It is supported in a beam shape and extends toward the rotary lever 64 side. That is, the second effect member 32 is provided with a support plate 79 facing each other on the rear side of the main body portion 32H whose front surface is decorated. Further, the tip end portion of the rotary lever 64 is connected by the main body portion 32H, and the first and second engaging protrusions 65 and 66 described above are provided on the support plate 79. Then, the first effect member 31 is received between the main body portion 32H and the support plate 79.

As shown in FIG. 15, the first effect member 31 has upper end portions of the first and second links 67 and 68 at one end position on the rear surface lower edge portion on the rotating lever 64 side and an obliquely upper position thereof, respectively. It is rotatably connected. On the other hand, the first link 67 extends diagonally downward on the side away from the rotary lever 64 and is rotatably connected to a position in the middle of the support plate 79 in the lateral direction. Further, the other second link 68 also extends diagonally downward and is rotatably connected to the upper end portion of the bank portion 32U. Then, a parallel link is formed by these first and second links 67 and 68, and the first effect member 31 moves up and down while maintaining a constant posture with respect to the second effect member 32.

The engaging protrusion 67T protrudes rearward from the position near the upper end in the longitudinal direction of the first link 67, and it is prevented from coming off by the elongated hole 67M provided at the tip of the support plate 79 and is slidably engaged. It fits. Further, the engaging protrusion 68T protrudes forward from the position near the upper end in the longitudinal direction of the second link 68, and is prevented from coming off by the elongated hole 68M provided at the tip of the first effect member 31 and is slidable. It fits. Further, the movable range of the first effect member 31 with respect to the second effect member 32 is limited by the contact of these engaging protrusions 67T and 68T with the ends of the elongated holes 67M and 68M. Then, when the first effect member 31 is arranged at one end (that is, the lower end) of the movable range (see FIG. 18), as shown in FIG. 5, substantially the entire first effect member 31 is the second effect member 32. When hidden behind and placed at the other end (that is, the upper end) of the movable range (see FIG. 15), as shown in FIG. 6, only the lower edge portion of the first effect member 31 is the second effect member 32. It is hidden behind and the entire first effect member 31 is located above the second effect member 32. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the first effect member 31 is urged toward the upper end position of the movable range with respect to the second effect member 32 at the connecting portion between the upper end portion of the bank portion 32U and the second link 68. An elastic member 68S (for example, a torsion coil spring) is attached.

The rear surface of the first effect member 31 is provided with a support rail 69 extending in the lateral direction along the upper edge portion, and an elongated hole 69M extending linearly is formed therein. Then, when the second effect member 32 is in the origin posture, the elongated hole 69M is in a horizontally extended state.

As shown in FIG. 6, an auxiliary arm 71 is rotatably supported at a position closer to one end in the lateral direction of the base upper side portion 42B, and an engaging protrusion 71T provided at the tip end portion of the auxiliary arm 71 is located at a position closer to one end. 1 The elongated hole 69M of the effect member 31 is prevented from coming off and is slidably engaged. Further, an elastic member 72 that biases the first effect member 31 in the upward direction is attached between the base upper side portion 42B and the auxiliary arm 71.

Specifically, the auxiliary arm 71 is bent in a crack shape, and the tip end side is located below the proximal end side. Then, the auxiliary arm 71 is rotated by the mechanical stopper so as to rotate between the first position in which the tip side is in a horizontally extended posture and the second position rotated downward by about 30 to 45 degrees. The range is limited. Further, one end of the elastic member 72, which is a tension coil spring, is attached to the lower part of the bent portion of the auxiliary arm 71, while the other end of the elastic member 72 is the upper edge portion of the auxiliary arm 71 of the upper base portion 42B. It is installed at a position away from the center of rotation. Further, the intermediate portion of the elastic member 72 is bent by being pressed from above by a roller 73 rotatably supported by the upper edge portion of the base upper side portion 42B. Then, the amount of elastic deformation of the elastic member 72 increases as the auxiliary arm 71 moves from the first posture to the second posture, and by urging the auxiliary arm 71 toward the first posture side, the first effect member 31 is attached upward. Be forced.

The description of the configuration of the first mechanism unit 41 has been described above. Next, the configuration of the second mechanism unit 80 will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the second mechanism unit 80 has a plate-shaped base 83 that is vertically fixed to the lower edge of the rear surface of the monitor support frame 24 below the first mechanism unit 41. As shown in FIG. 23, the first and second arms 81 and 82 are rotatably supported at two locations on the upper edge of the plate-shaped base 83. Further, both the first and second arms 81 and 82 are shorter than the distance between the rotation axes of the first and second arms 81 and 82, and the distance between the first and second arms 81 and 82 is shorter than that of the first and second arms 81 and 82. It can rotate without interfering with each other's base ends.

Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the tip of the first arm 81 on the right side of the second mechanism unit 80 when viewed from the rear is attached to the hinge shaft body 81A at the right end of the lower edge of the rear surface of the third effect member 33. Is rotatably connected. Further, an elongated hole 33M extending linearly from a substantially central position in the lateral direction to the left end portion is formed in the lower edge portion of the rear surface of the third effect member 33. Then, the engaging protrusion 82A provided at the tip of the second arm 82 on the left side when viewed from the rear is prevented from coming off by the elongated hole 33M and is slidably engaged. In detail, the third effect member 33 has a configuration in which the base plate is covered with a decorative cover from the front side, and the elongated hole 33M is formed in the base plate (in FIG. 23, the decorative cover is shown). Absent.). Further, the length of the rotation reference line 81L connecting the rotation center of the first arm 81 and the center of the hinge shaft body 81A and the rotation connecting the rotation center of the second arm 82 and the center of the engaging protrusion 82A. The length of the reference line 82L is the same.

A slide plate 84 is arranged so as to be overlapped on the rear surface of the plate-shaped base 83. The slide plate 84 has a shape in which one end of a strip plate extending in the lateral direction is widened vertically. Further, two horizontally long holes 84A and 84A are provided side by side in a horizontal row at two locations in the longitudinal direction of the slide plate 84, and a pair of engaging protrusions 83T and 83T projecting rearward from the plate-shaped base 83. Are secured and slidably engaged with the elongated holes 84A, 84A. The linear motion range of the slide plate 84 is defined by the contact between both ends of each elongated hole 84A and the engaging protrusion 83T.

Racks 84B and 84C are formed at two locations in the longitudinal direction on the upper surface of the slide plate 84. On the other hand, the pinions 81G and 82G are integrally rotatably fixed to the base ends of the first and second arms 81 and 82, and the pinions 81G and 82G mesh with the racks 84B and 84C, respectively. Further, the diameters of the pitch circles of the pinions 81G and 82G are the same. As a result, the first and second arms 81 and 82 are interlocked and rotate in the same direction at the same speed. Further, when the rotation reference line 81L of the first arm 81 and the rotation reference line 82L of the second arm 82 are not parallel to each other and the slide plate 84 is located at one end of the linear motion range, FIGS. As shown in 27 (B), the rotation reference lines 81L and 82L of both the first and second arms 81 and 82 extend upward from their respective rotation centers and are separated from each other in the vertical direction. It becomes the first appearance state tilted by a predetermined angle. When the slide plate 84 is located at the other end of the linear motion range, the first and second arms 81 and 82 hang down as shown in FIGS. 24 and 26 (A), and the entire third effect member 33 is formed. It is in a stored state in which the entire first and second arms 81 and 82 are housed in front of the plate-shaped base 83 and between the third effect member 33 and the plate-shaped base 83.

A vertically long engaging elongated hole 85 is formed at the end of the slide plate 84 on the wide side. Further, a relay gear 86 having a diameter slightly larger than the width of the slide plate 84 is provided between the wide end of the slide plate 84 and the plate-shaped base 83 so that the slide plate 84 can rotate to the plate-shaped base 83. It is supported. Further, the engaging protrusion 86A protrudes rearward from the position near the outer edge of the relay gear 86, and is prevented from coming off from the engaging elongated hole 85 and is slidably engaged. Then, the relay gear 86 rotates 180 degrees or more, and the slide plate 84 moves linearly by the diameter of the circle which is the rotation locus of the center of the engaging protrusion 86A. A drive source 87 for rotationally driving the relay gear 86 is attached to one end of the front surface of the plate-shaped base 83. The drive source 87 has a speed reducer assembled at one end of the stepping motor, and an output gear is fixed to the output rotation shaft of the speed reducer. Further, the drive source 87 is fixed to the plate-shaped base 83 in a state where the output gear is received by the recessed portion formed in the plate-shaped base 83, and the output gear is passed through a through hole formed in the side portion of the recessed portion. Is meshed with the relay gear 86 on the rear surface of the plate-shaped base 83. As a result, the slide plate 84 slides by receiving power from the drive source 87. The relay gear 86 can rotate until the engaging protrusion 86A is locked to the lower end of the inner peripheral surface of the engaging elongated hole 85 of the slide plate 84. When the first and second arms 81 and 82 are arranged at the first appearance positions, the engaging protrusion 86A does not reach the lower end of the engaging elongated hole 85 (see FIG. 23), and the relay gear. The 86 is arranged at a position in the middle of the rotation range. Therefore, when the relay gear 86 is rotated by the drive source 87 while the first and second arms 81 and 82 are in the retracted state, the slide plate 84 moves from one end to the other end of the linear motion range. , It is designed to move to the second appearance position (see FIGS. 25 and 27 (B)) which is slightly returned to one end side again.

One end of an elastic member 88, which is a tension coil spring, is attached to the rear surface of the plate-shaped base 83 at an end opposite to the drive source 87, and the other end of the elastic member 88 is intermediate in the longitudinal direction of the slide plate 84. It is attached to the part. Then, when the third effect member 33 is in the stored state, the amount of deformation of the elastic member 88 becomes the largest, and the upward movement of the third effect member 33 is assisted by the elastic force of the elastic member 88. ing.

The description of the configuration of the second mechanism unit 80 has been described above. Next, the configuration of the third mechanism unit 90 will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the third mechanism unit 90 is arranged on the front side of the left side portion of the first mechanism unit 41 when viewed from the front. Further, the third mechanism unit 90 has a base portion 91 at the upper end portion, and has a configuration in which the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" is hung from the base portion 91 and moves linearly in the lateral direction. Specifically, the base portion 91 has a shape in which the extension portion 91E extends horizontally from the upper end of the right side portion of the horizontally long substantially rectangular base portion main body 91H. A plurality of fixing protrusions 91A protruding from the upper surface and the left side surface of the base portion 91 are screwed to the upper portion and the upper edge portion of the left side edge portion of the monitor support frame 24.

As shown in FIG. 28, a pair of pedestals 92 and 92 are formed on the rear surface of the base portion 91 at the tip portion of the extension portion 91E and the upper portion of one side portion of the base portion main body 91H on the opposite side thereof. ing. Further, both ends of the guide shaft 93, which is a metal round bar, are received by the pair of square grooves 92M and 92M formed in the pedestals 92 and 92, respectively. Then, the pressing plates 92P and 92P are screwed to the rear surfaces of the pedestals 92 and 92, the guide shaft 93 is prevented from coming off by the square groove 92M, and the guide shaft 93 is provided by the wall portion provided at one end of each square groove 92M. The lateral movement of the is restricted. Further, a pair of sliding rings 93R and 93R are inserted through the guide shaft 93. The sliding ring 93R is made of a highly slidable resin (for example, polyacetal or the like) and has a cylindrical shape.

A slide member 94 extending in the horizontally direction is provided between the guide shaft 93 and the base portion 91. A pair of ring receiving grooves 94M and 94M are formed at both ends of the slide member 94. The groove width at the center of each ring receiving groove 94M is wider than the groove width at both ends. Then, the sliding ring 93R is received in the central portion of each ring receiving groove 94M, and the lateral movement with respect to the slide member 94 is restricted.

A pressing plate 94P is overlapped from the rear surface and screwed to one end of the slide member 94 on the extension portion 91E side. As a result, one of the sliding rings 93R is prevented from coming off in the ring receiving groove 94M.

In the range extending from the other end to the substantially central portion of the slide member 94, the upper edge portion of the extension plate 95 extending upward from the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" is overlapped and screwed. As a result, the other sliding ring 93R is prevented from coming off by the ring receiving groove 94M, and the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" moves linearly together with the sliding member 94.

A horizontally long slide relay member 96 is provided on the lower edge of the rear surface of the base portion main body 91H. The slide relay member 96 is provided with a pair of horizontally long elongated holes 96A and 96A arranged in a horizontal row, and the engaging protrusions 96T and 96T protruding from the base portion main body 91H are prevented from coming off from the elongated holes 96A and 96A. And it is slidably engaged. A rack 96R is formed on the upper surface of the slide relay member 96.

A drive source 97 is attached to the end of the rear surface of the base portion main body 91H on the opposite side of the extension portion 91E. The drive source 97 has a speed reducer assembled at one end of the stepping motor, and an output gear fixed to the output rotation shaft of the speed reducer meshes with the rack 96R.

The base end portion of the relay lever 98 is rotatably attached to the rear surface of the base portion main body 91H at a position near the lower end in the substantially center in the lateral direction. Further, a gear 98G is formed on the outer surface of the base end portion of the relay lever 98, and the gear 98G meshes with the rack 96R. Then, the engaging protrusion 98A provided at the tip of the relay lever 98 is prevented from coming off from the vertically long engaging elongated hole 95M formed in the extension plate 95 and is slidably engaged. As a result, the power of the drive source 97 is transmitted to the extension plate 95 via the slide relay member 96 and the relay lever 98, and the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" moves linearly in the lateral direction. Further, a pair of rollers 95R and 95R that rotate around a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction are provided at the lower end of the movable effect member 30B of the "sword", and these rollers 95R and 95R are movably accommodated. The groove-shaped guide 95G is arranged at a position near the lower end on the left side of the monitor support frame 24. This concludes the description of the configuration of the third mechanism unit 90.

FIG. 30 shows a block diagram of the control system of the game machine 10. As shown in the figure, the game machine 10 has a main control board 100 and a sub control board 101. The main control board 100 generates random numbers, and when a game ball wins a prize opening and is detected by the prize ball sensor 102, the random number is acquired at the detection timing. Then, based on the random number, the above-mentioned normal figure determination and special figure determination are performed to generate status data for determining the game state such as the normal state, the probabilistic state, or the reach state described later, and the sub control board is used. It is given to 101.

The sub-control board 101 controls the overall game effect based on the status data. Specifically, the sub-control board 101 controls the sound output from the speaker 10S of the game machine 10 via the voice control circuit 103, or has LEDs distributed on the front surface of the game machine 10 or the game board 11. The lamp is controlled via the lamp control circuit 104. In addition to these, the sub-control board 101 outputs a motor drive command to the motor drive control circuit 105 while monitoring the state of the movable accessory 30 based on the detection signals of the sensors provided in the movable accessory 30. Controls the movable accessory 30.

30 to 32 show a movable effect processing program PG1 executed when the CPU 101A of the sub-control board 101 controls the movable accessory 30. The movable effect processing program PG1 will be described together with the operation of the game machine 10 described below.

This concludes the description of the configuration of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment. Next, the operation of the game machine 10 will be described. The movable accessory 30 is usually in a dormant state in which the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87, 97 are stopped. In order to put it into the hibernation state, all the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87 and 97 are moved to the origin and then turned off. Then, in the hibernation state, as shown in FIG. 2, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 of the "face" movable effect members 30A are produced so as not to interfere with the image effect by the liquid crystal display screen 14G. The third effect member 33 waits below the effect display window 13 and waits above the display window 13, and the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" stands by to the left of the effect display window 13.

Further, the above-mentioned "origin" is set at one end of the movable range in all of the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87, 97. Further, as described above for the rotary lever 64 driven by the drive source 70, the origin for the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87, 97 is the output gears of the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87, 97. It is also the "origin" for the moving parts that move in conjunction with. Further, in all of the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87, 97, the other end of the movable range opposite to the origin is referred to as a "termination point", which is also a "termination point" for the above-mentioned movable portion.

In the following description, when the drive sources are distinguished from each other, the drive sources 50 and 50 are referred to as "slider drive sources 50 and 50" and the drive source 70 is referred to as a "face" in order to facilitate the distinction between them. It will be described in detail as "tilt drive source 70", drive source 87 as "jaw drive source 87", and drive source 97 as "sword drive source 97".

When the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are arranged at the origin, as shown in FIG. 12A, the drive levers 52 and 52 rotate outward from the vertically standing state, and the engaging protrusions 53 and 53 It is in a state of being in contact with the outer ends 51A and 51A of the engaging elongated holes 51 and 51. At this time, the relay sliders 44, 44 having the engaging elongated holes 51, 51 receive a downward load due to their own weights of the first and second effect members 31, 32, etc., and the load is the drive lever 52 in the origin posture. Acts so as to press the engaging protrusion 53 against the outer end 51A by rotating the lever outward. That is, when the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are arranged at the origin, a so-called "self-locking state" is obtained in which the mechanical lock by the engaging elongated holes 51 and 51 and the drive levers 52 and 52 is deepened by the load. As a result, the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are maintained at the origin even if they are de-energized.

When the face tilting drive source 70 is arranged at the origin, as shown in FIG. 6, the rotation lever 64 is in a state of hanging from the rotation center as described above. When the relay sliders 44, 44 are arranged at the origin in this state, the first effect member 31 comes into contact with the upper inner surface of the monitor support frame 24 or is restricted from moving upward by the auxiliary arm 71, as shown in FIG. As described above, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 overlap each other, and the upward movement of the second effect member 32 is also restricted. That is, the face tilting drive source 70 is arranged at the origin together with the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders, and is maintained at the origin even if it is de-energized.

Further, in the state where the face tilting drive source 70 is arranged at the origin, the rotation lever 64 is in a state of hanging from the rotation center, so that even if a force for moving the rotation lever 64 in the vertical direction is received, The rotation lever 64 does not rotate. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the first engaging protrusion 65 is located in the horizontal end portion 61A of the first cam hole 61, and the second engaging protrusion 66 is the horizontal end portion of the second cam hole 62. Since it is located in 62C, the first engaging protrusion 65 and the second engaging protrusion 66 are horizontal end portions 61A even when the second effect member 32 or the bridging member 60 is subjected to a force to move in the vertical direction. , 62C is vertically in contact with the inner surface so that the first and second engaging protrusions 65 and 66 do not move in the first and second cam holes 61 and 62. The face tilting drive source 70 is also maintained at the origin by these structures. At the moment when the drive source 70 for tilting the face starts to rotate from the origin to the end point side, the tip of the rotation lever 64 moves in the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction (that is, the horizontal direction), and the first engagement collision Since the portion 65 and the second engaging protrusion 66 move horizontally in the horizontal end portions 61A and 62C, it is considered that the second effect member 32 moves in the horizontal direction (that is, the direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the bridging member 60). be able to.

When the jaw drive source 87 is arranged at the origin, as shown in FIG. 24, the engaging protrusion 86A of the relay gear 86 is on the left side and slightly downward of the rotation center of the relay gear 86. It will be in the state of being located in. Even if a force acts to move the elongated hole 84A further downward from this state, the slide plate 84 does not move to the right side in the figure due to a mechanical stopper (not shown) between the first arm 81 and the slide plate 84. .. That is, the urging force of the elastic member 88 causes a self-locking state in which the pressing force between the mechanical stoppers (not shown) between the first arm 81 and the slide plate 84 increases, and the jaw drive source 87 is arranged at the origin. It is maintained at the origin even if it is de-energized.

When the sword drive source 97 is arranged at the origin, the relay lever 98 in FIG. 29 is in an inclined posture that is inclined further downward from the horizontal posture extending from the center of rotation to the right side in the figure, and the relay lever 98 and the base portion. It is positioned by a mechanical stopper provided between the 91 and 91. As a result, a force for moving the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" to the left side of the figure, that is, to the center side of the effect display window 13 temporarily acts to enter the self-locking state. Therefore, the drive source 97 for the sword is maintained at the origin even when it is de-energized.

This concludes the description of the dormant state of the movable accessory 30. The game machine 10 is usually in a normal state, which is not a probabilistic state. Therefore, when the player starts the game by the game machine 10, the player strikes left with the operation handle 28 (see FIG. 1). Then, when a part of the plurality of game balls flowing down the game area R1 on the left side wins the first start winning opening 16A, a special symbol determination is performed, and the three special symbols 14A, 14B, 14C shown in FIG. 2 are performed. Is displayed in a variable manner like a slot, and for example, the special symbols 14A, 14B, and 14C are stopped and displayed in the order of left, right, and center. At that time, for example, in the reach state in which the left and right special symbols 14A and 14C that are previously stopped and displayed are the same symbol, the central special symbol 14B is variably displayed for a longer time than in the other case, and then the stop is displayed. Then, if all the special symbols 14A, 14B, and 14C have the same symbol (that is, doublet), it will be a big hit, otherwise it will be a big hit.

Here, in the reach state, the character image 14X "transformation hero" is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 14G together with the special symbols 14A, 14B, 14C while holding the item image 14Y "sword". An image production that fights against the "enemy", which is a character image that does not exist, is performed. Then, when the player is out of the reach state (that is, when the player is out of reach), the image production ends without winning or losing the battle, or the transformation hero loses to the enemy and the image production ends. On the other hand, when the player hits from the reach state (that is, when the player hits the reach), the image production ends with the transformation hero winning the enemy, and then the movable accessory 30 starts and the movable effect is performed. It rushes into the above-mentioned jackpot game.

At this time, if the reach hit is not "big hit with probability variation", the first movable effect is performed, and if it is "big hit with probability variation", the second movable effect is performed. The first and second movable effects are the same until the middle stage, and only the final stage is different. The CPU 101A of the sub control board 101 executes the movable effect processing program PG1 of FIGS. 30 to 32 to execute the first or second movable effect. The movable effect of is controlled.

Specifically, when the movable effect processing program PG1 is executed by the CPU 101A, all the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87, 97 that were initially in the non-communication state are energized (S11). Each is controlled to be maintained at the origin (S12).

Next, the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are controlled to move toward the reversal reference position near the end point (S13), and the drive levers 52 and 52 are rotated until they are in the vertical hanging posture. The drive sources for both sliders are driven so that the rotation directions of the slider drive sources 50 and 50 are reversed and the drive levers 52 and 52 move to a dummy position slightly shifted to the origin side from the above-mentioned midway reference position (FIG. 12B). 50 and 50 are controlled (S14).

By these controls, the cross-linking member 60 moves toward the lower end position of the movable range, and accordingly, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 descend while shifting each other up and down, and the first and second members 31 and 32 descend in the middle. The effect members 31 and 32 of the above are fully expanded and further descend.

Specifically, when the cross-linking member 60 starts descending, the second effect member 32 descends together with the cross-linking member 60. At this time, the first effect member 31 is urged upward by the elastic member 68S with respect to the second effect member 32, and is urged upward by the elastic member 72 via the auxiliary arm 71. The abutment portion 67T moves upward relative to the elongated hole 67M, and the engaging protrusion 68T moves downward with respect to the elongated hole 68M (see FIGS. 15 and 18), so that the first effect member 31 Is left above the effect display window 13, and only the second effect member 32 descends. As a result, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 that are overlapped in the front-rear direction are vertically deployed.

After that, when the engaging protrusion 67T reaches the upper end of the elongated hole 67M, power is transmitted from the upper end edge of the elongated hole 67M to the engaging protrusion 67T, and together with the cross-linking member 60 and the second effect member 32, the first effect member 31 Starts descent. At this time, the engaging protrusion 71T is pulled down on the inner surface of the elongated hole 69M extending in the horizontal direction of the first effect member 31, the auxiliary arm 71 moves from the first posture to the second posture, and the amount of elastic deformation of the elastic member 72. Will increase.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the cross-linking member 60 reaches the lower end position of the movable range, the entire movable effect member 30A of the “face” other than the chin is located in front of the liquid crystal display screen 14G. For a moment, it becomes a "profile with a chin down", but immediately the cross-linking member 60 rises due to the reversal of the rotation directions of the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders, and the "profile with a chin down" disappears. At this time, until the first effect member 31 comes into contact with the upper inner surface of the monitor support frame 24, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 rise while maintaining the deployed state. After that, when the first effect member 31 comes into contact with the upper inner surface of the monitor support frame 24, only the second effect member 32 rises while the first effect member 31 is positioned on the upper inner surface of the monitor support frame 24. The first and second effect members 31 and 32 overlap in the front-rear direction.

Further, while the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are controlled so that the drive levers 52 and 52 move to the dummy position (S14), both optical sensors 55S and 55S of the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders detect. It is checked whether or not the signal has switched from the off state to the on state (YES loop in S15). Then, when the optical sensor 55S of one of the slider drive sources 50 is switched to the ON state (NO in S15), the position of the one slider drive source 50 at that timing is maintained for one slider. The drive source 50 is stopped in the energized state (S16). Then, it is checked whether or not the optical sensor 55S of the other slider drive source 50 is switched to the ON state (NO loop of S17). Then, when the optical sensor 55S of the other slider drive source 50 is switched to the ON state (YES in S17), the position of the other slider drive source 50 is maintained at that timing, so that the other slider drive source is maintained. 50 is stopped in the energized state (S18). As a result, the delay between the drive sources 50 and 50 for the left and right sliders is eliminated, and as shown in FIG. 12B, the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders and the drive levers 52 and 52 are both dummy. It is placed at the reference position on the way slightly before the position.

After this state is reached, for example, after 100 [msec], the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are controlled to move to the end points and the cross-linking member 60 is controlled to descend again (S19). When the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders reach the end points, as shown in FIG. 13B, the drive levers 52 and 52 rotate outward from the vertically hanging state, and the engaging protrusions 53 and 53 are engaged. The outer ends 51A and 51A of the length holes 51 and 51 are in contact with each other. At this time, if the cross-linking member 60 receives an upward force, the drive lever 52 is rotated outward to push the engaging protrusion 53 against the outer end portion 51A. That is, when the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are arranged at the terminal positions, they are in a self-locking state with respect to an upward force. Further, the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are maintained at the end points in the energized state.

Then, after the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders reach the end points, the drive source 70 for tilting the face is controlled to move from the origin to the horizontal reference position where the rotation lever 64 is in the horizontal posture, and the jaw. The drive source 87 is controlled so that the third effect member 33 moves to the jaw appearance horizontal position where the third effect member 33 is in a horizontal posture above the stage 21 (S19). As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the transformation hero's "profile with closed mouth" appears in front of the liquid crystal display screen 14G.

After the appearance of the above-mentioned transformation hero's "profile with closed mouth", the face tilting drive source 70 and the chin drive source 87 are controlled to move to the end points (S20). As a result, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rotary lever 64 is in an upward tilted posture, and the second effect member 32 and the third effect member 33 move up and down with the right end portion of the figure as a fulcrum. The transformation hero's "profile with closed mouth" changes to "profile with open mouth". At this time, since the first effect member 31 is urged upward by the elastic member 68S and the elastic member 72 as described above, the unfolded state of the first and second effect members 31 and 32 is maintained. , The second effect member 32 tilts upward.

At this time, as described above, since the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are in a self-locking state with respect to the upward force, the cross-linking member 60 is directed upward by tilting the second effect member 32 upward. The cross-linking member 60 is prevented from being dragged upward even when it receives the force of. Further, since the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are energized and maintained at the end points, the self-locking state is surely maintained.

When the transformation hero's "profile with open mouth" is maintained for a predetermined time (YES in S21), the face tilting drive source 70 and the chin drive source 87 move to the origin and maintain the origin position while maintaining the energized state. It is controlled so as to be performed (S22). As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the movable effect member 30A becomes a "profile with a lower nose".

In this state, it is determined whether or not the "big hit" of the special figure judgment is "big hit with probability variation" (S23), and if it is not "big hit with probability variation" (NO in S23), the drive source for both sliders 50, 50 is controlled to move to the origin (S27). As a result, all the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87, 97 are arranged at the origin. Then, the energization of all the drive sources 50, 50, 70, 87, and 97 is stopped to enter a hibernation state (S28), and the movable effect processing program PG1 ends.

On the other hand, when the "big hit" of the special figure determination is "big hit with probability variation" (YES in S23), the sword drive source 97 is controlled to move to the end point (S24). As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the second component 30Y, which is the nose of the “profile with the tip of the nose”, is hidden by the movable effect member 30B of the “sword”. Then, the movable production member 30A becomes visible as the "front face" of the transformation hero. More specifically, a part of the front face of the transformation hero appears to appear on the sword from the side. That is, the movable production member 30A, which was the "profile" of the transformation hero until the appearance of the movable production member 30B of the "sword", becomes the "front face" of the transformation hero after the appearance of the movable production member 30B of the "sword". The line of sight of the "eyes" as the first component 30X becomes visible from the state of facing left to the state of facing the player. That is, the trick art by the movable accessory 30 is provided to the player.

Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time (YES in S25), the drive source 97 for the sword is controlled to move to the origin (S26), and after that, both sliders are the same as in the case where the "big hit with probability variation" is not performed. The drive sources 50, 50, 50 are moved to the origin (S27), the energization is stopped and put into a hibernation state (S28), and the movable effect processing program PG1 ends.

By the way, as described above, in the present embodiment, the face tilting is used to change the face of the transformation hero by the movable accessory 30 into "a profile with a closed mouth", "a profile with an open mouth", and "a frontal face". When the drive source 70 is driven and the second effect member 32 starts to move, the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders that drive the bridge member 60 are in the self-locking state, so that the bridge member 60 is in a stationary state. Not only can it be stabilized, but the operation of the second effect member 32 can also be stabilized. Further, since the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders are energized and the drive levers 52 and 52 are maintained at the end points (the bridge member 60 is maintained at the lower end position), the self-locking state of the bridge member 60 is reliable. The property is improved, and a high load can be applied to the cross-linking member 60.

Further, the cross-linking member 60 is driven by the two slider drive sources 50 and 50, and each of the two slider drive sources 50 and 50 is self-locked, so that the locked state is stable.

Further, when the slider drive source 50 is moved from the origin position to the end position (the cross-linking member 60 is moved downward), the second effect member 32 moves up and down when the face tilt drive source 70 is located at the origin. Since it is configured so as not to move with a load facing in the direction and is energized so that the drive source 70 for tilting the face is maintained at the origin, the stationary state of the second effect member 32 and the operation of the cross-linking member 60 Can be stabilized. The same applies when the slider drive source 50 is moved from the terminal position to the origin position (the cross-linking member 60 is moved upward).

Further, the slide plate 84 that does not move when the cross-linking member 60 moves and the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" are controlled so as to energize the jaw drive source 87 and the sword drive source 97 and hold them at the origin. Therefore, the stopped state of the slide plate 84 and the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" is also stable.

As described above, according to the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, the movement and the stopped state of the plurality of movable parts are stable, and it is possible to perform a highly palatable effect. In the present embodiment, the CPU 101A when executing the movable effect processing program PG1 corresponds to the "lock conditional drive control means" according to the present invention.

[Second Embodiment]
The game machine 10 of the present embodiment has the same mechanism as that of the first embodiment, and the contents of the effect of the liquid crystal display screen 14G and the movable accessory 30 are different. That is, in the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the player is in the reach state, the face of the transformation hero by the movable accessory 30 is "front face" and "closed mouth" according to the expected value to be hit. It changes to "profile" and "profile with open mouth".

Specifically, when the movable effect (this is called "low expected value movable effect") is executed in the reach state where the expected value to hit is low, first, the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" starts from the origin and ends. Then, the cross-linking member 60 descends to the end point, and as shown in FIG. 4, the “front face” of the transformation hero described in the first embodiment appears. After that, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 move out above the effect display window 13, and then the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" returns to the origin, and then the result of the special figure determination is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 14G. Is displayed.

When a movable effect (this is called "high / low expected value movable effect") is executed in a reach state with a high expected value to hit, the "front face" of the transformation hero appears in the same way as the "low expected value movable effect". Then, as shown in the changes of FIGS. 6 to 7, the rotation lever 64 rotates to the horizontal reference position, the first and second effect members 31 and 32 are in the horizontal posture, and the third effect member is in the horizontal position. 33 appears above the stage 21, the movable staging member 30B of the “sword” returns to the origin, and the “profile with closed mouth” of the transformation hero described in the first embodiment appears. After that, the first to third effect members 31, 32, 33 move out above or below the effect display window 13, and then the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" returns to the origin, and then the liquid crystal display screen 14G is featured. The result of the figure judgment is displayed.

When the movable effect (this is called "super hot movable effect") is executed in the reach state where the expected value is higher than the "high and low expected value movable effect", the transformation hero's "mouth" is the same as the "high and low expected value movable effect". After the appearance of the "closed profile", as shown in the changes of FIGS. 7 to 8, the rotation lever 64 moves to the end point and the third effect member 33 tilts, which is described in the first embodiment. The "open-mouthed profile" of the transformed hero appears. After that, the first to third effect members 31, 32, 33 move out above or below the effect display window 13, and then the movable effect member 30B of the "sword" returns to the origin, and then the liquid crystal display screen 14G is featured. The result of the figure judgment is displayed.

In addition to these, there are cases where a "special movable effect" is performed in which the player is made to look like a "low expected value movable effect" and actually perform a "high / low expected value movable effect" or a "super hot movable effect". is there. Specifically, when the "special movable effect" is executed, the "front face" of the transformation hero appears until the middle of the process, as in the "low expected value movable effect", and then the movable effect member 30B of the "sword". Returns to the origin, and the first and second effect members 31 and 32 move above the effect display window 13 together with the bridge member 60. At this time, steps S15 to S19 described in the first embodiment are performed, and it is confirmed that the drive levers 52 and 52 for driving the cross-linking member 60 have reached the reference position on the way, and immediately (10 [msec] later). ), The process of lowering the cross-linking member 60 is performed. As a result, even if the drive levers 52 and 52 are not mechanically contacted and moved to the origin to be positioned, the delay of both drive levers 52 and 52 is eliminated and the cross-linking member 60 is smoothly held in a stable posture. Can be lowered. Then, while the cross-linking member 60 descends, the third effect member 33 rises, and the transformation hero's "profile with closed mouth" or "profile with open mouth" appears, and "high and low expected value movable effect" ”Or“ Super hot movable production ”.

[Other Embodiments]
In addition to the above embodiments, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications as illustrated below.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, the first movable portion and the second movable portion are configured to be moved by power from different drive sources, but even in a configuration in which they are moved by power from a common drive source. Good.

(2) In the above embodiment, the cross-linking member 60 is driven by two slider drive sources 50, 50, but may be driven by one drive source.

(3) In the above embodiment, the cross-linking member 60 moves linearly and the second effect member 32 rotates, but the reverse may be true, and the cross-linking member 60 and the second effect member 32 Both may be configured to move linearly or rotate.

(4) In the above embodiment, the cross-linking member 60 is driven via the driven slider 45 and the relay slider 44, but it may be directly driven.

(5) "Maintenance" in the energized state at each drive source may be a state of being excited so as to rotate toward the origin side or the end point side, or a state of being excited so as to maintain a stopped state. It may be.

(6) In the above embodiment, the "locking means" is configured by the engaging protrusions 53, 53 and the engaging elongated holes 51, 51 arranged in the middle of transmitting power from the slider drive source 50 to the cross-linking member 60. However, a mechanical stopper or the like may be provided as a locking means in addition to the mechanism for transmitting power from the slider drive source 50 to the cross-linking member 60. In the latter case, a drive source for switching the locking means may be provided separately from the drive source for driving the cross-linking member 60.

(7) In the above embodiment, the drive source is a stepping motor, but it may be another type of motor, a solenoid or the like.

(8) In the above embodiment, the upward rotation of the second effect member 32 is started after the cross-linking member 60 reaches the lower end position, but is started during the descent operation of the cross-linking member 60. It may be a configuration. Even in this case, the bridge member 60, which is the other movable portion, is moved by the slider drive source 50, provided that the lock of the second effect member 32, which is one movable portion, is completed.

(9) In the above embodiment, the cross-linking member 60 and the second effect member 32 are connected, but they may be configured to move independently of each other.

(10) In the above embodiment, when the drive sources 50 and 50 for both sliders reach the end points, the drive levers 52 and 52 are in a state of being rotated outward from the vertically hanging state, but for both sliders. When the drive sources 50 and 50 reach the end point, the drive levers 52 and 52 may be in a vertically hanging state. Even in this case, the drive levers 52 and 52 are restricted from receiving a force in the vertical direction.

<Additional notes>
It can be considered that the pachinko gaming machines exemplified in the above embodiment and the above other embodiments include the following configurations.

[Structure 1]
In a gaming machine that produces a game by driving a first movable portion movably supported and a second movable portion supported by the first movable portion by power from a drive source.
A locking means for locking the movable portion of either the first or the second, and
A gaming machine including a lock conditional drive control means for moving the other movable portion by the drive source on condition that one of the movable portions is locked.

According to this configuration, when the movement of the other movable part is started, the lock of one movable part is completed, so that the stopped state of one movable part is stable and the movement of the other movable part is also stable. To do.

[Structure 2]
The gaming machine according to configuration 1, wherein a drive source is provided for each of the first and second movable parts.

The first movable part and the second movable part may be moved by the power from a common drive source, or as in the configuration 2, the first movable part and the second movable part are driven separately. It may be configured to move by power from the source.

[Structure 3]
A plurality of drive sources for driving one of the movable parts are provided, and a locking means is provided for each of the power transmission paths of the plurality of drive sources.
The game according to configuration 2, wherein the lock conditional drive control means moves the other movable portion by the drive source on condition that all the locks of the one movable portion by the plurality of locking means are completed. Machine.

According to this configuration, one movable portion is locked by a plurality of locking means, so that the locked state is stable.

[Structure 4]
The gaming machine according to configuration 2 or 3, further comprising an excitation locking means that excites the drive source of the one movable portion and locks it at a fixed position while the one movable portion is locked.

According to this configuration, the reliability of the lock with respect to the movable portion is increased, and a high load can be applied to the movable portion.

[Structure 5]
A plurality of the locking means are provided to lock a plurality of interlocking parts interlocking with the movable portion of either the first or the second.
The lock conditional drive control means according to the configuration 1 or 2 in which the other movable portion is moved by the drive source on condition that all the locks of the one movable portion by the plurality of locking means are completed. Game machine.

According to this configuration, one movable portion is locked by a plurality of locking means, so that the locked state is stable.

[Structure 6]
Moving parts for directing the game,
The drive source that drives the movable part and
A lock member that can be moved to a lock position that locks the movable portion and an unlock position that unlocks the movable portion.
A gaming machine including an excitation locking means that excites the drive source and locks it at a fixed position while the lock member is arranged at the lock position.

According to this configuration, the reliability of the lock with respect to the movable portion is increased, and a high load can be applied to the movable portion. As a means for moving the lock member between the lock position and the unlock position, a drive source for driving the movable portion may be used as in the following configuration 7, or another drive source provided separately may be used. You may.

[Structure 7]
The lock member is provided in the middle of the power transmission path between the movable portion and the drive source, and moves to the lock position and the unlock position which can be moved by the power from the drive source, and the lock member is moved to the unlock position. The lock position restricts the transmission of the load from the movable portion to the drive source side and locks the movable portion, while the unlock position allows the transmission of the load from the movable portion to the drive source side. Configured to
The gaming machine according to the configuration 6, wherein the excitation locking means excites and locks the drive source at a position where the locking member is arranged at the locking position.

In this configuration, since the drive source for driving the movable portion is also used for driving the lock member, the cost can be suppressed.

[Structure 8]
A linear motion member that moves linearly with or in conjunction with the lock member,
It is provided with an engaging elongated hole formed in the linear motion member and extending in a direction orthogonal to the linear motion direction of the linear motion member.
The lock member has a lever structure in which a base end portion is rotatably supported, and has an engaging protrusion portion at the tip portion thereof that rotatably and slidably engages with the engaging slot.
The game according to the configuration 7, wherein the position where the straight line connecting the rotation center of the lock member and the rotation center of the engaging protrusion portion faces the linear motion direction of the linear motion member is the lock position of the lock member. Machine.

According to this configuration, when the lock member is arranged at the lock position, the transmission of the load from the movable portion to the drive source is restricted at right angles to the engaging slot and the lock member having the lever structure.

[Structure 9]
A linear motion member that moves linearly with or in conjunction with the lock member,
It is provided with an engaging elongated hole formed in the linear motion member and extending in a direction orthogonal to the linear motion direction of the linear motion member.
The lock member has a lever structure in which a base end portion is rotatably supported, and has an engaging protrusion portion at the tip portion thereof that rotatably and slidably engages with the engaging slot.
A straight line connecting the rotation center of the lock member and the rotation center of the engagement protrusion is configured to face the linear motion direction of the linear motion member at a specific position near one end of the engagement slot.
The gaming machine according to the configuration 7, wherein one end side from the specific position is the lock position of the lock member.

According to this configuration, when the lock member is arranged at the lock position, the lock is deepened by a load in a certain direction. This increases the reliability of the lock.

[Structure 10]
The gaming machine according to any one of configurations 6 to 9, wherein the drive source is a stepping motor.

If a stepping motor is used as a drive source as in this configuration, it becomes easy to lock the stepping motor at a fixed position by excitation. A solenoid may be used as a drive source, and the lock member may be positioned at the lock position by a mechanical stopper.

The following components in the above [Structure] correspond to the following parts in the above embodiment as follows.

1st movable part, 2nd movable part: Bridge member 60, 2nd effect member 32, Drive source: Slider drive source 50, Face tilting drive source 70, Locking means: Engagement slot 51, Engagement protrusion 53 , Slider drive source 50, Face tilt drive source 70, Lock member: Engagement slot 51, Engagement protrusion 53

10 Game machine 32 Second effect member 50 Drive source for slider 51 Engagement slot 53 Engagement protrusion 60 Cross-linking member 70 Drive source for face tilt

Claims (2)

A first drive source that drives a first movable portion that is movably supported, and a second drive source that drives a second movable portion supported by the first movable portion and is different from the first drive source. In a game machine that operates to produce a game
A locking means for locking the movable portion of either the first or the second by the excitation of the driving source is provided.
When the one movable portion starts to move from the locked state, the moving direction of the one movable portion is such that the one movable portion moves as the other movable portion moves due to the operation of the other drive source. A game machine that is orthogonal to the direction of the force it receives. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein one of the movable portions is rotatably supported.