JP7016007B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a directing member.

In the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, the effect member has a pair of movable bodies arranged apart from each other on the left and right, and constitutes one design when the pair of movable bodies are close to each other and are in a united state. do.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-23889 (paragraph [0088], FIGS. 10 and 11)

However, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the effect member has a poor taste because the effect member looks flat.

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 capable of improving the taste of a directing member.

The invention of claim 1 made in order to achieve the above object is one of a first movable member that can move in the first direction and a first movable member that is provided on the first movable member and bulges forward . Both sides of a second direction having a first advancing / retreating port that opens in a direction and a second advancing / retreating port that opens in a direction opposite to the one direction of the first direction and orthogonal to the first direction A second housing portion that is housed in a closed housing portion and the housing portion of the first movable member, is provided so as to be relatively movable in the first direction with respect to the first movable member, and is at least orthogonal to the first direction. It is a gaming machine provided with a second movable member that can be expanded and deformed in two directions.

Front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of the game board Front view of the mechanism frame Perspective view of the first movable accessory device and the second movable accessory device Front view of the first movable accessory device when the first movable effect member is in the separated state Front view of the first movable accessory device when the first movable effect member is in the combined state Rear view of the first elevating base and the second elevating base (A) Cross-sectional view of the engaging portion between the elevating guide and the slide member, (B) View of the slide member and the rotating arm from below. The figure which shows typically the drive mechanism of the rear overlap member with respect to the front overlap member. Front view of the first movable accessory device and the second movable accessory device when the second movable effect member is arranged in the standby position. Front view of the first movable accessory device and the second movable accessory device when the second movable effect member is arranged at the protruding position. Front view of the second movable accessory device when the second movable effect member is in the standby position Front view of the second movable accessory device when the second movable effect member is in the protruding position (A) Front view of the rotating disk and the first rotating part in the contracted state, (B) Front view of the rotating disk and the first rotating part in the expanded state. (A) Front view of the rotating disk and the second rotating part in the contracted state, (B) Front view of the rotating disk and the second rotating part in the expanded state. (A) A diagram schematically showing the rotation mechanism of the second movable effect member in the contracted state, and (B) a diagram schematically showing the rotation mechanism of the second movable effect member in the expanded state. Perspective view of the annular light emitting member Side sectional view of the first movable effect member and the annular light emitting member in the separated state. Side sectional view of the upper structure and the annular light emitting member Side sectional view of the lower structure and the annular light emitting member Side sectional view of the first movable effect member and the annular light emitting member in the combined state A view of the annular light emitting member deployed in the circumferential direction from the inner peripheral wall side. (A) AA sectional view, (B) BB sectional view, (C) CC sectional view of the annular light emitting member View of the periphery of the annular light emitting member from the rear side The figure which shows typically the rotation mechanism of an annular light emitting member. A view of the first movable effect member and the annular light emitting member in the combined state as viewed from the front side. Perspective view of the first movable effect member and the annular light emitting member in the combined state Side sectional view around the outer light emitting member Cross-sectional view of the outer light emitting member A block diagram showing a control system of a light emitting element and an outer light emitting element in a gaming machine.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a front frame 10Z on the front surface, and is formed on the front surface of the gaming board 11 shown in FIG. 2 through a glass window 10W formed in the front frame 10Z. The game area R1 is visible. A mechanism frame 17 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the rear side of the game board 11, and various devices are attached to the mechanism frame 17.

As shown in FIG. 1, an upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided in two upper and lower stages below the glass window 10W of the front frame 10Z, and an operation handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. ing. Then, when the operation handle 28 is rotated, the game ball housed in the upper plate 26 is ejected toward the game area R1.

As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 12 surrounding the game area R1 projects from the front surface of the game board 11. The guide rail 12 is arranged so as to orbit the outer edge portion of the game board 11.

A display opening 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1 of the game board 11, and the display device 13 faces the display opening 11H from the rear side. The display device 13 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal module, and the front surface thereof is a display screen 13G for producing an effect related to the game. Specifically, the display screen 13G is visible to the player from the rear side of the mechanism frame 17 (see FIG. 3) through the opening 17K of the mechanism frame 17 and the display opening 11H of the game board 11.

A display decorative frame 23 is attached to the center of the front surface of the game board 11 so as to surround the display screen 13G when viewed from the front. The display decorative frame 23 is fitted into the display opening 11H from the front side of the game board 11, projects inside the display opening 11H, and protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11. The game ball flowing down the game area R1 is configured so as not to pass through the front side of the display decoration frame 23 and enter the inside of the display decoration frame 23.

The first and second starting winning openings 14A and 14B are arranged side by side with a vertical interval in the central portion in the left-right direction below the display decorative frame 23 in the game area R1. The first starting winning opening 14A has a pocket structure open to the upper side. The second start winning opening 14B is opened to the front side and is opened and closed by the opening / closing door 14T. The opening / closing door 14T is normally arranged at a closed position that closes the second starting winning opening 14B, and the starting gates 18 and 18 provided on the left side and the lower right side of the display decorative frame 23 in the game area R1 are used as game balls. It is arranged in an open position where the second start winning opening 14B is opened due to the fact that it is a hit in the normal symbol hit / fail judgment performed when the second start winning opening 14B is passed. When a game ball enters (wins) in any of the first and second starting winning openings 14A and 14B, a special symbol winning / failing determination is made. The determination result of the special symbol hit / miss determination is notified on the display screen 13G of the display device 13. When the result of the special symbol winning / failing determination is a hit, the jackpot game state is set and the jackpot game is executed. On the other hand, if the result of the special symbol hit / miss judgment is wrong, the normal gaming state continues.

A large winning opening 15 is provided at the lower right of the display decorative frame 23 in the game area R1. The large winning opening 15 has a horizontally long rectangular shape, and is closed by the movable door 15T in a normal gaming state. Then, when the game state becomes the big hit game state and the big hit game is executed, the movable door 15T is tilted forward for a predetermined period. Then, the large winning opening 15 opens forward, and a large number of game balls can be won in the large winning opening 15 by using the movable door 15T as a guide. Of the above-mentioned starting gates 18 and 18, the starting gate 18 at the lower right of the display decorative frame 23 is arranged above the large winning opening 15.

The game area R1 is provided with a plurality of general winning openings 20 in addition to the starting winning openings 14A and 14B and the large winning openings 15. When a game ball enters (wins) these winning openings 14A, 14B, 15, 20, a privilege (prize ball) is given to the player. Further, at a plurality of locations including the lower end portion of the game area R1, apart from the winning openings 14A, 14B, 15, 20, the player is discharged to the outside of the game area R1 without giving a privilege (prize ball) to the player. An out port 16 for the purpose is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has two movable accessories that perform a game-related effect by the operation of a movable effect member, in addition to the above-mentioned winning openings 14A, 14B, 15 and the display device 13. The device is fixed to the mechanism frame 17 and provided. One of the two movable accessory devices, the first movable accessory device 110S, changes the first movable accessory device 110 into the separated state shown in FIG. 5 and the combined state shown in FIG. Further, the second movable accessory device 210S, which is the other of the two movable accessory devices, has a standby position (FIGS. 5 and 5) in which the front side of the second movable accessory device 210 is covered by the first movable effect member 110 in a separated state. 10. Note that FIG. 10 shows a state in which the portion of the first movable effect member 110 that covers the second movable effect member 210 is deleted) and the entire portion protrudes from the first movable effect member 110. It is moved to and from the protruding position (see FIG. 11). Hereinafter, the first movable accessory device 110S and the second movable accessory device 210S will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the first movable accessory device 110S has a portal base 111 attached to the upper side portion and the left and right side portions of the mechanism frame 17, with respect to the portal base 111. The effect member component 110A constituting the first movable effect member 110 has a structure that can be moved in the vertical direction. The portal base 111 is provided with a pair of elevating guides 121 and 121 extending linearly in the vertical direction side by side, and the upper ends of the pair of elevating guides 121 and 121 are connected to each other by a communication plate 112. It has a structure. The communication plate 112 is superposed on the upper side of the mechanism frame 17 (see FIG. 3), and the elevating guides 121 and 121 are superposed on the left and right sides of the mechanism frame 17 so as to sandwich the opening 17K in the left-right direction. ing. As a result, the gate-shaped base 111 is arranged so as to be hidden behind the game board 11 and the display decorative frame 23 (see FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 4, each elevating guide 121 is provided with a first shaft 122 and a second shaft 123 extending linearly in the vertical direction. The first shaft 122 and the second shaft 123 are arranged so as to be displaced in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. In the present embodiment, the first shaft 122 is arranged inside the second shaft 123 on the front side and on the side sandwiched between the pair of elevating guides 121 and 121.

The first elevating slider 124 is movably engaged with the first shaft 122 along the first shaft 122, and the second elevating slider 125 is movable along the second shaft 123 with the second shaft 123. Engaged. The first rack 124A is formed on the surface of the first elevating slider 124 facing the rear side, and the second rack 125A is formed on the surface of the second elevating slider 125 facing the front side. Both the first rack 124A and the second rack 125A mesh with the pinion 126 rotatably attached to the vertical intermediate portion of the elevating guide 121. Specifically, the first rack 124A meshes with the front portion of the pinion 126, and the second rack 125A meshes with the rear portion of the pinion 126. Then, when the first elevating slider 124 moves downward along the first shaft 122, the pinion 126 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right side, and the second elevating slider 125 moves upward along the second shaft 123. do. Similarly, when the first elevating slider 124 moves upward, the pinion 126 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right side, and the second elevating slider 125 moves downward. Specifically, the pinion 126 has a structure in which the large-diameter gear portion and the small-diameter gear portion can rotate integrally, and the front portion of the small-diameter gear portion meshes with the first rack 124A to form the large-diameter gear portion. The rear portion meshes with the second rack 125A.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a pair of first elevating sliders 124 and 124 are fixed to both sides of the first elevating base 131, and a pair of second elevating sliders 125 and 125 are attached to a second elevating base. It is fixed to both sides of 141. That is, the pair of first elevating sliders 124 and 124 moves up and down integrally with the first elevating base 131, and the pair of second elevating sliders 125 and 125 moves up and down integrally with the second elevating base 141. It has become.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the above-mentioned communication plate 112 is provided with a pair of drive sources 113, 113 for moving the first elevating base 131 up and down side by side, and the first drive source 113 is provided. , 113 are provided with power transmission units 114 and 114 for transmitting the power from 113 to the first elevating base 131. A second movable accessory device 210S, which will be described later, is mounted on a portion of the communication plate 112 sandwiched between the power transmission units 114 and 114.

The first elevating base 131 is driven by the drive source 113 as follows. That is, when the drive sources 113 and 113 are operated, the rotation links 114A and 114A connected to the first elevating base 131 of the power transmission mechanisms 114 and 114 rotate in opposite directions. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, each rotating link 114A is provided with a projecting piece 114T projecting laterally, and an engaging pin (not shown) formed at the tip of the projecting piece 114T is first. It is inserted through a horizontally long hole 131A formed in the elevating base 131. Then, when the pair of rotating links 114A and 114A rotate in opposite directions, the pair of engaging pins push the first elevating base 131 in the same direction in the vertical direction while moving in the horizontally elongated hole 131A. As a result, the first elevating base 131 is driven in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first movable effect member 110 is composed of a plurality of effect member components 110A, and when the first movable effect member 110 is in a combined state, the plurality of effect member components 110A Are in close proximity to form one design. Then, a plurality of effect member components 110A are attached to the first elevating base 131 and the second elevating base 141. Specifically, the first movable effect member 110 constitutes the face of the character in a combined state, and the upper body 132 constituting the upper portion of the face and the lower portion constituting the lower portion of the face. It can be divided into a side structure 142. Then, the upper body 132 is attached to the first elevating base 131, and the lower body 142 is attached to the second elevating base 141.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper structure 132 has a bulging portion 133 protruding forward in the central portion in the left-right direction, and a pair of flange portions 134, 134 protruding from both the left and right sides of the bulging portion 133. However, the pair of flange portions 134, 134 is overlapped and fixed on the front surface of the first elevating base 131. The bulging portion 133 has a groove-shaped structure in which the front end portions of a pair of facing protrusions 136 and 136 facing each other in the left-right direction are connected by the front end wall 135, and the bulging portion 133 has a groove portion on the rear side of the bulging portion 133. 133M is formed. The rear end of each facing protrusion 136 is in contact with the flange 134.

The lower structure 142 is composed of a pair of split bodies 142A and 142A that are separated from each other in the left-right direction, and each split body 142A is a front overlapping member 143 and a rear overlapping member 144 arranged so as to be displaced in the front-rear direction. It is composed of. The rear overlapping member 144 is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the front overlapping member 143, and when viewed from the front, most of the rear overlapping member 144 is overlapped on the rear side of the front overlapping member 143. It is arranged at an overlapping position (see FIG. 5) and a protruding position (see FIG. 6) in which most of the rear overlapping member 144 protrudes downward from the front overlapping member 143. In this embodiment, the plurality of effect member components 110A constituting the first movable effect member 110 are composed of the upper component 132 and the pair of divided bodies 142A and 142A.

8 (A) and 8 (B) schematically show a drive mechanism of the front overlapping member 143 with respect to the second elevating base 141. As shown in both figures, the front surface of each elevating guide 121 (in FIGS. 8A and 8B, only one elevating guide 121 is shown) extends in the vertical direction. A guide groove 127 is formed, and the engagement pin 145P of the slide member 145 is engaged with the guide groove 127. The slide member 145 is stacked on the second elevating base 141 from the front side and is connected to a rotating arm 146 rotatably supported by the second elevating base 141 (particularly, see FIG. 8B). The rotation arm 146 extends forward from the second elevating base 141 and is rotatable about a vertical rotation shaft 146J. Then, the front side overlapping member 143 is connected to the front end portion of the rotation arm 146.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8A, the guide groove 127 is formed with an inclined portion 127K inclined inward toward the inside of the pair of elevating guides 121 and 121 (see FIG. 5) toward the upper side. There is. Then, when the second elevating base 141 moves upward along the elevating guide 121, the engaging pin 145P of the slide member 145 moves along the inclined portion 127K of the guide groove 127, and the pair of slide members 145 and 145 move upward. Get closer to each other. Then, as the slide member 145 moves, the rotating arm 146 rotates so that the front end portion faces inward (inside the pair of elevating guides 121 and 121), and the pair of front overlapping members 143 and 143 Get closer to each other. Similarly, when the second elevating base 141 moves downward, the pair of front overlapping members 143 and 143 are separated from each other.

9 (A) and 9 (B) schematically show the drive mechanism of the rear overlapping member 144 with respect to the front overlapping member 143. As shown in both figures, a horizontal rack 147 extending in the left-right direction is formed on the second elevating base 141, and a pinion 148 that meshes with the horizontal rack 147 is a front overlapping member 143 (FIG. 9A and FIG. 9 (B) is abbreviated and shown). Further, the pinion 148 also meshes with a vertical rack 149 extending in the vertical direction separately from the horizontal rack 147, and the vertical rack 149 is provided on the rear overlapping member 144. Then, as described above, when the second elevating base 141 moves upward and the pair of front overlapping members 143 and 143 approach each other, as shown in the change from FIG. 9A to FIG. 9B. The pinion 148 pivotally supported by the front overlapping member 143 moves and rotates in the horizontal direction, and the vertical rack 149 moves downward. As a result, the rear overlapping member 144 moves downward with respect to the front overlapping member 143 and is arranged at the pop-out position (see FIG. 6). Similarly, when the second elevating base 141 moves downward, the rear overlapping member 144 moves upward with respect to the front overlapping member 143 and is arranged at the overlapping position (see FIG. 5).

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 18, 21 and 27, the front end wall 135 of the bulging portion 133 in the upper structure 132 is arranged on the front side of the front overlapping member 143 of each of the divided bodies 142A in the lower structure 142. Has been done. Therefore, when the first movable effect member 110 is in the combined state, the upper portion of the first movable effect member 110 is stepped forward by the upper component 132 and the lower component 142. The first step 117 is formed (see FIGS. 21 and 27). In other words, the upper structure 132 and the lower body 142 are separated from each other with the first step 117 of the first movable effect member 110 in the combined state as a boundary.

Further, as described above, when the first movable effect member 110 is in the combined state, the rear overlapping member 144 overlapped on the rear side of the front overlapping member 143 in the lower component 142 is lowered from the front overlapping member 143. Jump out to. Therefore, in the first movable effect member 110 in the combined state, the second step 118 is provided so that the upper portion projects forward in a stepped manner by the front overlapping member 143 and the rear overlapping member 144 in the lower configuration 141. Is formed (see FIGS. 21 and 27).

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the first movable effect member 110 is in the combined state, the first step 117 and the second step 118 are formed on the first movable effect member 110, and the first step 117 and 118 are formed. The portion arranged on the upper side protrudes forward in a stepped manner. As a result, the first movable effect member 110 can be shown three-dimensionally, and the taste of the first movable effect member 110 can be improved.

The description of the first movable accessory device 110S has been described above. Next, the second movable accessory device 210S will be described.

As described above, the second movable accessory device 210S is mounted on the communication plate 112 of the portal base 111, and the second movable effect member 210 is placed in a standby position (see FIGS. 5 and 10) and a protruding position (FIG. 11). ) And place it. Specifically, when the second movable effect member 210 is arranged in the standby position, the front side is covered with the upper body 132 of the first movable effect member 110 in the separated state, and the second movable effect member 210 is arranged in the protruding position. In addition, it protrudes downward from the upper structure 132. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the second movable effect member 210 arranged on the rear side of the upper component 132 protrudes from the upper component 132, the second movable effect member 210 gives the player unexpectedness. It is possible.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the second movable effect member 210 is arranged at the same front-rear position as the lower component 142, and is formed on the rear side of the bulging portion 133 in the above-mentioned upper component 132. It is housed in the groove 133M. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the second movable effect member 210 is arranged at the same front-rear position as the lower component 142, the upper side is formed in order to form the first step 117 on the front surface of the first movable effect member 110. By arranging the structure 132 on the front side, the space generated on the rear side of the upper structure 132 can be used as a storage space for the second movable effect member 210. Further, the second movable effect member 210 in the standby position is not only covered on the front side by the front end wall 135 of the bulging portion 133, but is also covered on the side by the pair of facing protrusions 136 and 136, so that it stands by. It is possible to make the second movable effect member 210 at the position difficult to see, and it is possible to increase the unexpectedness given to the player when the second movable effect member 210 is arranged at the protruding position.

The movement of the second movable effect member 210 between the standby position and the protruding position is performed as follows. That is, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the connecting plate 112 is provided with linear motion guides 221 extending linearly in the vertical direction in a pair in the horizontal direction, and the pair of linear motion guides 221, A linear motion base 222 that supports the second movable effect member 210 is attached to the 221 so as to be linearly movable. Further, the communication plate 112 is provided with a second drive source (not shown), and a rotation link 223 that rotates by receiving power from the second drive source is rotatably attached. The rotating link 223 has a projecting piece 223T projecting laterally, and an engaging pin 223P formed at the tip of the projecting piece 223T is inserted into a horizontally long hole 222A formed in the linear motion base 222. There is. Then, when the second drive source operates and the rotation link 223 rotates, the linear motion base 222 moves in the vertical direction due to the engagement between the engagement pin 223P of the projecting piece 223T and the horizontally long hole 222A, and the second drive source is operated. 2 The movable effect member 210 moves up and down with respect to the communication plate 112. As a result, the second movable effect member 210 moves between the standby position shown in FIGS. 5 and 10 and the protruding position shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the second movable effect member 210 is in a substantially circular contracted state at the standby position and is arranged at the protruding position as shown in FIG. 11, the second movable effect member 210 is in a substantially circular contracted state. It can be transformed into a substantially triangular expanded state, which has a larger outer shape than the contracted state. Further, the second movable effect member 210 can rotate in one direction with respect to the linear motion base 222 about the central axis 210J in the expanded state. Hereinafter, the deformation and rotation of the second movable effect member 210 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the second movable effect member 210 has a structure in which a plurality of first rotating portions 212 and a plurality of second rotating portions 213 are supported on a substantially circular rotating disk 211. ing. The turntable 211 is rotatable around the central axis 211J with respect to the linear motion base 222. Although not shown, a drive source for rotating the turntable 211 is provided on the rear surface of the linear motion base 222. The first rotating portion 212 and the second rotating portion 213 are arranged on the front side of the rotating plate 211, and the second movable effect member 210 includes the rotating plate 211, the first rotating portion 212, and the second rotation. It can be said that it has a layered structure composed of a moving portion 213.

As shown in FIG. 13, the first rotating portion 212 has a main body portion 212H having a shape in which half of one end side of the rhombus is shrunk toward the center side, and a fan-shaped portion protruding from the apex of the other end side of the main body portion 212H in a fan shape. It has a structure having 212A and. Further, the first rotating portion 212 is rotatable about the first rotating shaft 212J that penetrates the apex portion of the main body portion 212H on the opposite side of the fan-shaped portion 212A in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the plurality of first rotating portions 212 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer edge portion of the rotating disk 211, and when the second movable effect member 210 is in the contracted state, the entire fan-shaped portion 212A is provided. Is arranged so as to overlap the turntable 211 (see FIG. 14A), and when the second movable effect member 210 is in the expanded state, it rotates about 150 degrees around the first rotation shaft 212J and the fan-shaped portion 212A. Is arranged at the position farthest from the central axis 212J of the turntable 211 (see FIG. 14B). The first rotating portion 212 is provided with a step 212D for avoiding interference between the first rotating portions 212, 212 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction in the contracted state (see FIG. 12).

The second rotating portion 213 is arranged between the rotating disk 211 and the first rotating portion 212 in the front-rear direction, and has a semi-cylindrical shape having an arc portion 213A having substantially the same diameter as a part of the outer peripheral circle of the rotating disk 211. No. Similar to the first rotating portion 212, the second rotating portion 213 is rotatable about the second rotating shaft 213J that penetrates the outer edge portion of the rotating disk 211 in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the second rotating portion 213 is arranged so that the arc portion 213A overlaps the outer peripheral circle of the rotating disk 211 when the second movable effect member 210 is in the contracted state (see FIG. 15A). When the second movable effect member 210 is in the expanded state, it rotates about 180 degrees around the second rotation shaft 213J, and the arc portion 213A is arranged so as to abut against the central shaft 211J of the turntable 211 (FIG. 15 (B)). Here, the number of the second rotating portions 213 is the same as the number of the first rotating portions 212, and the second rotating shafts 213J of the plurality of second rotating portions 213 are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. It is arranged in the middle of the first rotation shafts 212J and 212J.

FIG. 16 schematically shows the rotation mechanism 210K of the second movable effect member 210. As shown in the figure, the rotation mechanism 210K has a drive gear 214 that rotates by receiving power from a drive source (not shown), and internal teeth 215A that form an annular shape and mesh with the drive gear 214. The central gear 215 and the first gear 216 and the second gear 217 that mesh with the external teeth 215B formed on the outer peripheral portion of the central gear 215 are provided. The central axis of the central gear 215 coincides with the central axis 211J of the turntable 211. The first gear 216 rotates integrally with the first rotating portion 212, and the central axis of the first gear 216 is the first rotating shaft 212J of the first rotating portion 212. Further, the second gear 217 rotates integrally with the second rotating portion 217, and the central axis of the second gear 217 is the second rotating shaft 213J of the second rotating portion 213.

The first gear 216 and the second gear 217 have teeth 216A and 217A that mesh with the external teeth 215B of the central gear 215 only in a part of the outer peripheral portion thereof. Then, when the central gear 215 is driven by the drive gear 214 and rotates, the first gear 216 and the second gear 217 initially receive power from the central gear 215 and rotate, but the teeth 216A and 217A are rotated in the circumferential direction. When the gear is rotated by the amount of the formation, the power from the central gear 215 is not received and the gear does not rotate. The central angle of the arc portion of the first gear 216 on which the teeth 216A are formed is about 150 degrees, and the central angle of the arc portion of the second gear 217 on which the teeth 217A are formed is about 180 degrees. It has become a degree. Further, the circumferential length of the tooth 216A and the circumferential length of the tooth 217A are substantially the same.

As shown in FIG. 16A, a plurality of elongated holes 215N extending in an arc shape along the circumferential direction are formed in the central gear 215, and the plurality of elongated holes 215N are formed in the rotary disk 211. A plurality of engaged pins 211P are engaged with each other. With this configuration, when the central gear 215 is driven by the drive gear 214 and the central gear 215 is rotated, the central gear 215 is rotated by a certain angle, and then the engaging pin 211P is pushed to the inner surface on one end side of the elongated hole 215N. The turntable 211 is rotationally driven (see FIG. 16B). Here, the length of the elongated hole 215N is substantially the same as the circumferential length of the teeth 216A of the first gear 216 and the teeth 217A of the second gear 217. Therefore, in the second movable effect member 210, the rotary disk 211 rotates after only the first rotating portion 212 and the second rotating portion 213 rotate to be in the expanded state. After the second movable effect member 210 is in the expanded state, the first gear 216 and the second gear 217 do not receive the power from the central gear 215, and the first rotating portion 212 and the second rotating portion 213 rotate. It doesn't work. When the drive gear 214 rotates in the opposite direction, the first gear 216 and the second gear 217 first rotate to bring the second movable effect member 210 into a contracted state, and the rotary disk 211 rotates in the reverse direction in the contracted state. Rotate.

In this way, the second movable effect member 210 deforms from the contracted state to the expanded state when the central gear 215 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the front, and rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the front. .. Further, when the central gear 215 rotates clockwise when viewed from the front, for example, when the second movable effect member 210 is in the expanded state, the second movable effect member 210 is deformed from the expanded state to the contracted state and is forward. It rotates clockwise when viewed from.

The description of the configuration of the first movable accessory device 110S and the second movable accessory device 210S has been described above.

By the way, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 110 are illuminated by illuminating the first movable effect member 110 in the combined state and the second movable effect member 210 arranged at the protruding position. The taste of 210 is improved. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, an annular light emitting member 310 extending along the opening edge of the display opening 11H is provided inside the display opening 11H of the game board 11, and the annular light emitting member 310 is provided. The first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210 are illuminated at. Here, in the figure, in order to make it easy to distinguish between the annular light emitting member 310 and the first movable effect member 110, the annular light emitting member 310 is shown in light gray, and the first movable effect member 110 is shown in dark gray. There is. Hereinafter, the annular light emitting member 310 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 17, the annular light emitting member 310 has a structure in which a plurality of light emitting elements 311 (see FIGS. 19 to 20) are housed in a transparent resin casing 320. Specifically, a plurality of light emitting elements 311 are mounted on one surface of the flexible sheet 315 (see FIG. 23), and the flexible sheet 315 is rolled into a circular shape so that the mounting surface of the light emitting element 311 is on the inside. And housed in the casing 320.

The casing 320 has an outer peripheral wall 321 that stands up in a direction substantially orthogonal to the front surface of the game board 11 and extends along the opening edge of the display opening 11H (see FIG. 2), and an inner wall that is one size smaller than the outer peripheral wall 321. The peripheral wall 322, the front wall 323 that connects the front ends of the outer peripheral wall 321 and the inner peripheral wall 322, and the flange portion 324F that connects the rear ends of the outer peripheral wall 321 and the inner peripheral wall 322 and projects to the outside of the outer peripheral wall 321. The rear end wall 324 and the like are provided. The annular light emitting member 310 is supported by the mechanism frame 17 by supporting the plurality of support projecting pieces 325 radially outward from the flange portion 324F by the mechanism frame 17. From the flange portion 324F, apart from the support projecting piece 325, a handling projecting piece 326 for routing a cable (not shown) from the light emitting element 311 to the mechanism frame 17 projects outward.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 21, the annular light emitting member 310 is loosely fitted to the display decorative frame 23 from the rear side, and the flange portion 324F of the annular light emitting member 310 is on the rear side of the rear surface of the game board 11. Is located in. Further, the front wall 323 of the annular light emitting member 310 is arranged on the rear side of the front end of the display decorative frame 23 and on the front side of the front surface of the game board 11. The annular light emitting member 310 is arranged so as to straddle the front side and the rear side of the game board 11.

As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the plurality of light emitting elements 311 are fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 321 with the light emitting surface 311M facing the inside of the casing 320 over the entire circumferential direction of the outer peripheral wall 321. There is. Here, the annular light emitting member 310 extends along the opening edge of the display opening 11H of the game board 11 so as to border the first movable effect member 110 in the combined state and the second movable effect member 210 in the protruding position. (See FIGS. 3 and 26. In FIG. 3, the second movable effect member 210 at the protruding position is shown by a two-dot chain line). Therefore, when the plurality of light emitting elements 311 are arranged over the entire circumferential direction of the annular light emitting member 310, the annular light emitting member 310 can illuminate the entire first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210. Become.

Specifically, the light emitting element 311 is provided with three types, a front light emitting element 311A, an intermediate light emitting element 311B, and a rear light emitting element 311C having different front and rear positions, and the front light emitting element 311A and the intermediate light emitting element. A light emitting element unit 312 in which the 311B and the rear light emitting element 311C are arranged one by one so as to be displaced in the circumferential direction is arranged over the entire circumferential direction. The plurality of light emitting elements 311 are composed of a front light emitting layer 313A composed of a plurality of front light emitting elements 311A groups, an intermediate light emitting layer 313B composed of a plurality of intermediate light emitting elements 311B groups, and a rear light emitting element 311C group. It has a layered structure including a side light emitting layer 313C. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the light emitting layers composed of the plurality of light emitting elements 311 having the same front-rear direction are provided with a plurality of layers shifted in the front-rear direction, the first light emitting layer is provided as compared with the case where only one light emitting layer is provided. It is possible to increase the range in which the 1 movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210 are illuminated. Further, since the light emitting elements 311 included in the different light emitting layers are arranged so as to be offset in the circumferential direction, the light emitting layers 313A to 313C rotate around the portion where the first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210 are illuminated. It is possible to shift the direction, and it is possible to further improve the taste of the production by light.

Here, as described above, in the first movable effect member 110, the upper structure 132 and the lower structure 142 are arranged so as to be offset in the front-rear direction with the first step 117 as a boundary, and the second step 118 is provided. It has a layered structure in which the front overlapping member 143 and the rear overlapping member 144 of the lower structure 142 are arranged so as to be offset from each other in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 21). Since the light emitting layers 313A to 313C of the annular light emitting member 310 are also arranged so as to be offset from each other in the front-rear direction, the upper body 132 and the front side overlap of the first movable effect member 110 in the light emitting layers 313A to 313C of the annular light emitting member 310. It is possible to illuminate the member 143 and the posterior overlapping member 144. Similarly, with respect to the second movable effect member 210, it is possible for each light emitting layer 313A to 313C to illuminate the rotating disk 211, the first rotating portion 212, and the second rotating portion 213 of the second movable effect member 210. Become.

By the way, as described above, in the annular light emitting member 310, the casing 320 that houses the light emitting element 311 is made of a transparent resin. Since the light emitting element 311 is isotropically emitted from the light emitting surface 311M, the light emitted from the light emitting surface 311M to the front side passes through the front wall 323, and the annular light emitting member 310 itself shines. As described above, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the annular light emitting member 310 not only illuminates the first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210, but also emits light from the annular light emitting member 310 itself, so that the light is emitted. The taste of the production has been improved. Here, if an attempt is made to illuminate the first movable effect member 110 or the second movable effect member 210 brightly, there may be a problem that the light emission of the annular light emitting member 310 itself becomes strong and becomes dazzling. In order to solve this problem, the gaming machine 10 has a configuration described below.

That is, as shown in FIG. 22, a lens cut 331 capable of diffusing light toward the front side is formed on the front wall 323 of the casing 320 in the annular light emitting member 310. Specifically, the lens cut 331 is formed in a lenticular lens shape in which a plurality of band-shaped lens bodies 332 having an arcuate surface 332A projecting to the rear side are arranged in the band width direction. In detail, the width of the band-shaped lens body 332 is substantially the same as the width of the light emitting element 311 (more specifically, the width of the light emitting surface 311M (see FIG. 23)).

Further, as shown in FIG. 23, of the inner peripheral wall 322 of the casing 320, the inward surface 322A facing the inside of the casing 320 is a parallel incident portion facing the light emitting surface 311M of the light emitting element 311 and substantially parallel to the light emitting surface 311M. The 335 is formed, and the outer surface 322B of the inner peripheral wall 322 facing the outside of the casing 320 is overlapped with the parallel incident portion 335 in the radial direction of the inner peripheral wall 322 and approaches the parallel incident portion 335 toward the front side. A slanted exit portion 336 is formed. Further, in the present embodiment, the portion of the casing 320 through which the light transmitted from the light emitting element 311 is transmitted is provided with the parallel incident portion 335 and the inclined emitting portion 336, so that the light from the light emitting element 311 is first movable in a combined state. It is possible to emit light toward the effect member 110 or the second movable effect member 210 at the protruding position.

23 (A) to 23 (C) conceptually show the state of light emitted from the front light emitting element 311A, the intermediate light emitting element 311B, and the rear light emitting element 311C toward the inner peripheral wall 322. .. As shown in FIG. 23A, the light emitted in the direction perpendicular to the light emitting surface 311M of the front light emitting element 311A travels straight in the direction perpendicular to the light emitting surface 311M and hits the parallel incident portion 335 of the inner peripheral wall 322. The light incident on the inner peripheral wall 322 from the parallel incident portion 335 travels straight in the inner peripheral wall 322 in the direction perpendicular to the light emitting surface 311M (that is, in the radial direction of the inner peripheral wall 322), and is emitted outward from the inclined emitting portion 336. Ru. Here, as described above, the casing 320 is made of a transparent resin, and the refractive index of the inner peripheral wall 322 is larger than the refractive index of air. Therefore, the light emitted from the inclined emitting portion 336 of the inner peripheral wall 322 tends to be inclined backward with respect to the direction perpendicular to the light emitting surface 311M.

FIG. 23B shows the path of the light emitted from the intermediate light emitting element 311B, and FIG. 23C shows the path of the light emitted from the rear light emitting element 311C. .. In any of the light emitting elements 311B and 311C, as in the case of the front light emitting element 311A, the light emitted from the inclined emitting unit 336 tends to be inclined to the rear side with respect to the direction perpendicular to the light emitting surface 311M. As described above, the light from the annular light emitting member 310 can be directed toward the first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210.

In the example of the present embodiment, the parallel incident portion 335 and the inclined emitting portion 336 are provided corresponding to all the light emitting elements 311 but are provided corresponding to only a part of the light emitting elements 311. May be good. At that time, it is preferable that the parallel incident portion 335 and the inclined emitting portion 336 are provided at least corresponding to the front light emitting element 311A, the intermediate light emitting element 311B, and the rear light emitting element 311C, respectively. Further, in the example of the present embodiment, the inclination angle with respect to the parallel incident portion 335 was the same among all the inclined emitting portions 336 (see FIGS. 23 (A) to 23 (C)), but some of them. The tilt angle may be different for the tilt exit portion 336. At that time, for example, the inclination angle may be different between the inclined emission portions 336 corresponding to the front light emitting element 311A, the intermediate light emitting element 311B, and the rear light emitting element 311C, or the circumferential position (circumferential direction of the annular light emitting member 310). The tilt angle may be different between the tilt emission portions 336 corresponding to the light emitting elements 311 having different positions).

As shown in FIGS. 17, 22 and 23 (B), unevenness is formed on the outward surface 322B of the inner peripheral wall 322. Specifically, a groove portion 337 extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the rear side of the inclined irradiation portion 336 of the outward surface 322B. According to this configuration, by changing the groove depth of the groove portion 337, it is possible to change the irradiation position with respect to the first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210, and the annular light emitting member 310 is first movable. The position of the portion that illuminates the effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210 can be adjusted. In the present embodiment, the groove portion 337 is formed only on the rear side of the inclined emitting portion 336 corresponding to the intermediate light emitting element 311B, but is formed on the rear side of the inclined emitting portion 336 corresponding to the front light emitting element 311A. Alternatively, it may be formed on the rear side of the inclined emitting portion 336 corresponding to the rear light emitting element 311C.

The above is a description of the light emission of the first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210 by the annular light emitting member 310. In the present embodiment, the first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210 are configured such that a metal decorative portion 338 (see FIGS. 19 and 20) decorated in a metallic manner is formed on a surface facing the front side. The metal decorative portion 338 makes it possible to efficiently reflect the light emitted from the annular light emitting member 310. Specifically, for the first movable effect member 110, the entire surface facing the front side is a metal decorative portion 338. Regarding the second movable effect member 210, a mirror is formed on a part of the surface facing the front side, and the remaining part is a metal decorative portion 338. In each of the movable effect members 110 and 210, the entire surface facing the front side is a reflecting portion 339 capable of reflecting light.

The annular light emitting member 310 is movable in a plane parallel to the front surface of the game board 11, so that the portion of the first movable effect member 110 and the second movable effect member 210 that is illuminated by the annular light emitting member 310 moves. It has become. Specifically, the annular light emitting member 310 is rotatable around an axis extending in the front-rear direction. Hereinafter, the rotation mechanism of the annular light emitting member 310 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 17, the mechanism frame 17 has a structure in which the front plate portion 17B is overlapped and fixed to the box portion 17A having a container shape with the front side open from the front side. The front plate portion 17B has a shape in which the lower right portion of the frame having an opening having substantially the same shape as the display opening 11H (see FIG. 2) of the game board 11 is cut off, and is arranged so as to be overlapped on the rear side of the game board 11. Will be done. Then, as shown in FIG. 24, the annular light emitting member 310 is rotatably supported by the front plate portion 17B. In FIGS. 17 and 24, a part of the first movable accessory device 110S (see FIGS. 3 and 4) fixed to the mechanism frame 17 is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 24, a plurality of rotary support plates 341 are rotatably attached to the front plate portion 17B. The plurality of rotation support plates 341 are arranged substantially evenly in the circumferential direction of the front plate portion 17B, and the center P0 (see FIG. 25) of the virtual circle C1 passing through the rotation center shaft 341J of the plurality of rotation support plates 341 It is arranged substantially in the center of the display opening 11H.

A support projecting piece 325 of the annular light emitting member 310 is rotatably connected to each rotary support plate 341. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25A, the support projecting piece 325 is connected to a position eccentric from the rotation center axis 341J of the rotation support plate 341, and among the plurality of rotation support plates 341, the support protrusion pieces 325 are connected to each other at a position eccentric. The relative positions of the connection portion between the rotation support plate 341 and the support protrusion 325 with respect to the rotation center axis 341J are the same. That is, if the connection portion between the rotation support plate 341 and the support projecting piece 325 is arranged directly under the rotation center axis 341J in one rotation support plate 341, the rotation support is also performed in all the other rotation support plates 341. The connecting portion between the board 341 and the support projecting piece 325 is arranged directly below the rotation center axis 341J. Further, as shown in FIG. 25A, the center P1 of the annular light emitting member 310 is arranged at a position deviated from the center P0 of the virtual circle C1 passing through the plurality of rotation center axes 341J. The positional relationship of the center P1 with respect to the center P0 is the same as the positional relationship of the connecting portion between the rotation support plate 341 and the support projecting piece 325 with respect to the rotation center axis 341J. Then, when one rotation support plate 341 rotates under the power from the drive source 342 (see FIG. 24) provided in the front plate portion 17B, the change from FIG. 25 (A) to FIG. 25 (B) is shown. As described above, the annular light emitting member 310 rotates so that its center P1 rotates around the center P0 of the virtual circle C1.

Here, the annular light emitting member 310 can rotate in the direction opposite to the direction in which the above-mentioned second movable effect member 210 rotates in the expanded state. That is, when the second movable effect member 210 in the expanded state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the front, the annular effect member 310 becomes rotatable clockwise when viewed from the front. There is. In this case, the annular light emitting member 310 may be rotatable only in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front, or may be rotatable in both directions. According to this configuration, it is possible to increase the rotation speed of the annular light emitting member 310 with respect to the second movable effect member 210 in the expanded state. This makes it possible to move the shining portion of the second movable effect member 210 quickly.

As shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of projectile receiving recesses 346 opened inward are formed in the front plate portion 17B (FIG. 17 shows only one projectile receiving recess 346). It has been.). In each projectile receiving recess 346, the projecting piece 326 of the annular light emitting member 310 is received.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 21, the annular light emitting member 310 is arranged close to the first movable effect member 110 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, if the annular light emitting member 310 rattles in the front-rear direction when it moves, there may be a problem that the annular light emitting member 310 collides with the first movable effect member 110. In order to prevent such a problem, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, the annular light emitting member abuts on the mechanism frame 17 supporting the annular light emitting member 310 from the rear side and the annular light emitting member 310. A contact restricting portion 351 capable of restricting the movement of the 310 toward the first movable effect member 310 is provided.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the annular light emitting member 310 is provided with a contact protrusion 327 protruding outward from the flange portion 324F in addition to the support protrusion 325 and the handling protrusion 326. On the rear surface of the contact projecting piece 327, a spherical protrusion 327T projecting hemispherically to the rear side is formed. The contact restricting portion 351 has a sliding contact surface 351M that is substantially parallel to the annular light emitting member 310 and can be slidably contacted with the spherical protrusion 327T. As described above, in the present embodiment, the spherical protrusion 327T of the annular light emitting member 310 can be in sliding contact with the sliding contact surface 351M of the contact restricting portion 351. Therefore, when the annular light emitting member 310 moves, the annular light emitting light is emitted. It is possible to prevent the contact between the member 310 and the contact restricting portion 351 from becoming a resistance. Further, since the contact projecting piece 327 is arranged at the portion sandwiched between the support projecting pieces 325 in the circumferential direction of the annular light emitting member 310, the contact restricting portion 351 is applied to the portion of the annular light emitting member 310 that easily moves back and forth. It becomes possible to bring them into contact with each other, and it is possible to efficiently prevent interference between the annular light emitting member and the first movable effect member 110.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, the contact restricting portion 351 has a fixed base 352 fixed to the surrounding wall 17H of the box portion 17A of the mechanism frame 17, and the fixed base 352 toward the inside of the mechanism frame 17. It has an inner overhanging portion 353 that overhangs and projects toward the front plate portion 17B side, and a tip base 354 that is fixed to the tip end portion of the inner overhanging portion 353. A sliding contact surface 351M is formed. The tip base 354 is overlapped and fixed on the rear surface of the front plate portion 17B, and the contact restricting portion 351 is fixed to the mechanism frame 17 so as to be sandwiched between the box portion 17A and the front plate 17B.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 24, the contact restricting portion 351 has a gap between the pair of divided bodies 142A and 142A constituting the lower component 142 when the first movable effect member 110 is in the separated state. Is located in. This makes it possible to effectively utilize the space generated between the pair of divided bodies 142A and 142A when the first movable effect member 110 is in the separated state.

By the way, as described above, the annular light emitting member 310 is arranged inside the display opening 11H of the game board 11. That is, the annular light emitting member 310 is overlapped with the display screen 13G from the front side. Therefore, when the annular light emitting member 310 is turned off, the light from the display screen 13G is blocked by the annular light emitting member 310, which causes a problem that the entire gaming machine 10 looks dark. In order to solve this problem, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has the following configuration.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 24, the front plate portion 17B of the mechanism frame 17 is provided with an outer light emitting member 410. The outer light emitting member 410 has a structure in which a plurality of outer light emitting elements 411 are mounted on the rear surface of the outer light emitting substrate 412 from the front side with a front cover 415, and as shown in FIG. 2, the rear side of the game board 11 is covered. It is overlapped from the above and extends along the opening edge of the display opening 11H. The shape of the outer light emitting substrate 412 and the front cover 415 when viewed from the front-rear direction is an arc shape along the opening edge of the display opening 11H. Further, in the outer light emitting substrate 412, the plurality of outer light emitting elements 411 are arranged side by side along the circumferential direction of the arc.

As shown in FIG. 28, each outer light emitting element 411 is arranged so that the light emitting surface 411M faces the inside of the display opening 11H, and the outer light emitting member 410 is configured to be able to irradiate light toward the inside of the display opening 11H. It has become. Specifically, the outer light emitting member 410 is arranged along the upper edge portion of the display opening 11H in the game board 11, and can irradiate light downward. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper body 132 of the first movable effect member 110 in the separated state is arranged in the upper part in the inner region of the display opening 11H. Therefore, the outer light emitting member 410 can illuminate the upper body 132 in the separated state. As described above, since the entire surface of the upper structure 132 facing the front side is formed by the metal decorative portion 338, the light from the outer light emitting member 410 can be efficiently reflected to the front side by the upper structure 132. It is possible.

The front cover 415 is made of a transparent resin material, and as shown in FIG. 28, the cover plate 415A is superposed on the outer light emitting substrate 412 from the front side, and the edge portion of the cover plate 415A on the side closer to the display opening 11H (that is, that is). , A facing protrusion 415B that projects rearward from the lower edge portion) and faces the plurality of outer light emitting elements 411. Here, since the facing protrusion 415B is made of a transparent resin material, as shown by the arrow in the figure, the light emitted from the outer light emitting element 411 passes through the facing protrusion 415B. There are two types, one that is reflected by the facing protrusion 415B and the other that is reflected by the facing protrusion 415B. Then, a part of the light reflected by the facing protrusion 415B goes toward the cover plate 415A and is emitted from the cover plate 415A to the front side. In the present embodiment, the portion of the game board 11 arranged on the front side of the outer light emitting member 410 is transparent. Therefore, the game board 11 is formed with an outer light emitting region R2 that is illuminated by the light emitted from the cover plate 415A. As described above, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the outer light emitting member 410 can illuminate the portion of the gaming board 11 arranged outside the display opening 11H.

In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 28, the outer side of the display decorative frame 23, that is, the portion facing the outer light emitting member 410 side, is composed of, for example, a metal rail. An outward reflecting portion 23R capable of reflecting the light from the outer light emitting element 411 toward the outside of the display decorative frame 23 is provided. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to reflect the light from the outer light emitting element 411 not only by the facing protrusion 415B of the cover plate 415 but also by the outward reflecting portion 23R of the display decorative frame 23.

As shown in FIG. 29, the cover plate 415A is formed with a lens cut 416 capable of diffusing light transmitted through the cover plate 415A back and forth. Therefore, the light reflected by the facing protrusion 415B is diffused by the lens cut 416 as it passes through the cover plate 415A. This makes it possible to widen the portion of the gaming board 110 that is illuminated by the outer light emitting member 410, that is, the outer light emitting region R2, so that the entire gaming machine 10 looks bright. Further, the lens cut 416 also has a function of making the outer light emitting substrate 412 difficult to see when the outer light emitting member 410 is viewed from the front side. Therefore, even if the outer light emitting member 410 is arranged behind the transparent portion of the game board 11, the outer light emitting substrate 412 can be made inconspicuous. Specifically, the lens cut 416 has the same structure as the lens cut 331 described above, and is formed in a lenticular lens shape in which a plurality of band-shaped lens bodies 417 having an arc surface protruding to the front side are arranged in the band width direction. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 30, the gaming machine 10 includes a main control circuit 50, a sub control circuit 52, and a lamp control circuit 56, and has a plurality of outer light emitting elements 411 of the outer light emitting member 410 and an annular light emitting member 310. The plurality of light emitting elements 311 of the above are controlled to be lit by the lamp control circuit 56. The main control circuit 50 mainly controls the game in the gaming machine 10 (specifically, the control regarding the hit / miss determination and the gaming state), and the sub control circuit 52 mainly controls the effect in the gaming machine 10. The lamp control circuit 56 receives a control signal from the sub control circuit 52 and controls lighting of the light emitting element 311 and the outer light emitting element 411. Here, in the present embodiment, the lamp control circuit 56 is configured to turn on the outer light emitting element 411 of the outer light emitting member 410 when all the light emitting elements 311 in the annular light emitting member 310 are turned off. Specifically, the outer light emitting member 410 is always lit during the game, and the annular light emitting member 310 is lit only when a specific effect is performed. It has become. Thereby, in the present embodiment, even if the annular light emitting member 310 is turned off, the inside of the display opening 11H can be brightened by the outer light emitting member 410.

By the way, as described above, the annular light emitting member 310 has a shape along the opening edge of the display opening 11H (see FIG. 2). Here, since the outer light emitting member 410 has an arc shape along the opening edge of the display opening 11H, when the outer light emitting member 410 is turned on when the annular light emitting member 310 is turned off, the outer light emitting member 410 causes the outer light emitting member 410 to light up. The shining outer light emitting region R2 has a substantially arc shape along the opening edge of the display opening 11H. As described above, in the gaming machine 10, the portion brightened by the annular light emitting member 310 and the portion brightened by the outer light emitting region R2 are close to each other, so that even if the annular light emitting member 310 is turned off. By turning off the lights, it is possible to prevent the gaming machine 10 from appearing dark.

Further, the outer light emitting member 410 has an arc shape along the guide rail 12. Here, in the portion of the guide rail 12 located at least in the vicinity of the outer light emitting region R2, for example, an inward reflecting portion 12R made of a metal rail and capable of reflecting light toward the inside of the game region R1 is provided. (See FIG. 28). Therefore, when the outer light emitting region R2 of the game board 11 shines, the light from the outer light emitting region R2 is reflected by the inward reflecting portion 12R of the guide rail 12. As described above, in the present embodiment, the outer light emitting member 410 can illuminate not only the outer light emitting region R2 of the gaming board 11 but also the guide rail 12, thereby making the entire gaming machine 10 look bright. It is possible.

In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the first movable effect member 110 corresponds to the "effect member" of the present invention, and the second movable effect member 210 corresponds to the "movable member" of the present invention. Further, the upper structure 132 corresponds to the "front structure" of the present invention, the lower structure 142 corresponds to the "rear structure" of the present invention, and the front side of the divided body 142A in the lower structure 142. The overlapping member 143 and the rear overlapping member 144 correspond to the "overlapping member" of the present invention. Further, the first step 117, which is a step between the upper component 132 and the lower structure 142, corresponds to the "step portion" of the present invention, and is a second step between the front overlapping member 143 and the rear overlapping member 144. The step 118 corresponds to "another step portion" of the present invention. Further, the groove portion 133M of the upper structure 132 corresponds to the "accommodation portion" of the present invention.

This concludes the description of the configuration of the gaming machine 10. Next, the operation and effect of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described.

In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when a predetermined effect condition is satisfied, the first movable effect member 110 changes from a separated state (see FIGS. 3 and 5) to a combined state (see FIGS. 6 and 26). Perform the production. Further, when another effect condition is satisfied, the second movable effect member 210 moves from the standby position to the protruding position to perform the effect (see FIG. 3).

Here, when the first movable effect member 110 is in the combined state, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 27, the upper component 132 and the lower component 142 are in close proximity to each other on the front surface of the first movable effect member 110. One step 117 is formed. As a result, the first movable effect member 110 can be shown three-dimensionally, and the taste of the first movable effect member 110 can be improved. Moreover, when the first movable effect member 110 is in the combined state, the second step 118 is also formed in the front overlapping member 143 and the rear overlapping member 144 of the lower component 142, so that the first movable effect member 110 can be twisted. It is possible to make it look three-dimensional. Further, when the first movable effect member 110 is in the separated state, the front overlapping member 143 and the rear overlapping member 144 of the lower component 142 are overlapped back and forth (see FIG. 4), so that the lower component in the separated state is overlapped. It is possible to make the 142 compact. Here, if the thickness of the lower structure 142 in the front-rear direction becomes large, it becomes difficult to secure a space for arranging the lower structure 142 when the first movable effect member 110 shifts to the separated state. The problem is conceivable. However, in the present embodiment, when the first movable effect member 110 shifts from the combined state to the separated state, the pair of divided bodies 142A and 142A composed of the front side overlapping member 143 and the rear side overlapping member 144 becomes the upper component. Since they are separated from each other in the direction of contact and separation with the 132, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of the placement space of the lower structure 142 in the separated state, and the space for arranging the lower structure 142 is easy. It will be possible to secure it.

Further, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the first movable effect member 110 is in the separated state, the second movable effect member 210 arranged behind the upper body 132 protrudes from the upper body 132. The second movable effect member 210 also makes it possible to produce an effect. Moreover, since the second movable effect member 210 is arranged at the same front-rear position as the lower component 142, the upper component 132 is lowered in order to form the first step 117 on the front surface of the first movable effect member 110. By arranging it on the front side of the side structure 142, the space generated on the rear side of the upper structure 132 can be used as a storage space for the second movable effect member 210. Here, as described above, since the lower structure 142 has a structure in which the front overlapping member 143 and the rear overlapping member 144 are stacked in the front-rear direction, the lower structure 142 is accommodated in the space behind the upper structure 132. The second movable effect member 210 can be enlarged. Further, in the present embodiment, the second movable effect member 210 is not only covered on the front side by the front end wall 135 of the upper structure 132, but is also covered on the side by the pair of facing protrusions 136 and 136, so that it stands by. It is possible to make the second movable effect member 210 arranged at the position difficult to see, and it is possible to give the player unexpectedness when the second movable effect member 210 is arranged at the protruding position.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and for example, embodiments as described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following, as long as they do not deviate from the gist. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the second movable effect member 210 is configured to protrude downward from the upper component 132 in the separated state, but the direction in which the second movable effect member 210 protrudes is either up, down, left or right. May be.

(2) In the above embodiment, the second movable effect member 210 is configured to protrude from the upper structure 132 in the separated state, but may be configured to protrude from the upper structure 132 in the combined state. At that time, the second movable effect member 210 may be configured to move relative to the upper body 132, and for example, when the first movable effect member 110 changes to the separated state, it is united. In the state, the second movable effect member 210 may be held on the rear side of the portion where the upper component 132 is arranged, and the second movable effect member 210 may protrude from the upper component 132.

(3) In the above embodiment, the upper structure 132 is provided with the groove portion 133M capable of accommodating the second movable effect member 210, but the upper structure may not be provided with the groove portion 133M. In this configuration, the second movable effect member 210 arranged on the rear side of the upper component 132 becomes visible.

(4) In the above embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the groove portion 133M is rectangular as shown in FIG. 4, but may be semicircular or trapezoidal.

(5) In the above embodiment, the groove portion 133M is configured to accommodate substantially the entire second movable effect member 210, but if the groove portion 133M accommodates at least a part of the second movable effect member 210. good.

(6) In the above embodiment, the lower structure 142 has a multi-layer structure in which the front overlapping member 143 and the rear overlapping member 144, which can move relative to each other, are stacked in the front-rear direction. There may be. As an example of the single-layer structure, there is a structure in which most of the posterior overlapping members 144 protrude from the front overlapping member 143 (see FIG. 6) and the overlapping members 143 and 144 are integrated.

The embodiments include [Invention 1] to [Invention 4] below.

[Invention 1]
By moving the plurality of effect member components relatively along the front surface of the game board, the plurality of effect member components are separated into a separated state and the plurality of effect member components are in a close combined state. In a gaming machine equipped with changing production members,
A step portion is formed on the front surface of the effect member in the combined state, and the step portion is formed.
The plurality of effect member structures are provided with a front side structure and a rear side structure that are separated from each other with the step portion as a boundary.
It is provided with a movable member that can move between a standby position arranged behind the front structure and at the same front-rear position as the rear structure and a protruding position protruding from the front structure. A featured gaming machine.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, when the effect members are in a united state, the front side component and the rear side component of the plurality of effect member components are close to each other to form a step portion on the front surface of the effect member. This makes it possible to make the effect member appear three-dimensional, and it is possible to improve the taste of the effect member. Further, in the first invention, since the movable member arranged on the rear side of the front side component protrudes from the front side structure, it is possible to perform the effect also by the movable member. Moreover, in the present invention, since the movable member is arranged at the same front-rear position as the rear-side component, the front-side component is arranged on the front side of the rear-side component in order to form a step on the front surface of the effect member. The space generated on the rear side of the front side structure can be used as a storage space for movable members.

[Invention 2]
The rear side structure is arranged so as to be overlapped in the front-rear direction when the effect member is in the separated state, while the front surface of the effect member is displaced so that the overlapped portion becomes smaller when the effect member is in the united state. A gaming machine dependent on Invention 1, characterized in that it has a plurality of overlapping members that form a stepped portion different from the stepped portion.

[Invention 3]
The rear side structure is composed of a pair of split bodies that are separated from each other in a direction intersecting the contact / separation direction with the front side structure when the effect member shifts from the united state to the separated state.
A gaming machine dependent on Invention 2, wherein each of the divided bodies is composed of a plurality of the overlapping members.

In the gaming machine of the present invention 2, when the effect members are in the combined state, a plurality of overlapping members provided in the rear component form a step on the front surface of the effect member, so that the effect member can be made to look more three-dimensional. It becomes. Further, in the gaming machine of the present invention, since the plurality of overlapping members are stacked back and forth when the effect member is in the separated state, it is possible to make the rear side structure in the separated state compact.
Here, if the thickness of the rear-side structure in the front-rear direction becomes large, there is a problem that it becomes difficult to secure a space for arranging the rear-side structure when the effect member shifts to the separated state. However, in the configuration of the invention 3, when the effecting member shifts from the united state to the separated state, the pair of divided bodies composed of the plurality of overlapping members are separated from each other in the direction intersecting the contact / separation direction with the front component. Therefore, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of the arrangement space of the rear side structure in the separated state, and it is possible to easily secure the space for arranging the rear side structure.

[Invention 4]
The front side structure has a front end wall parallel to or substantially parallel to the front surface of the game board, and a direction that projects rearward from the front end wall and intersects the contact / separation direction of the front side structure and the rear side structure. With a pair of facing ridges facing each other,
When the movable member is placed in the standby position, it is housed in a housing portion formed between the pair of facing protrusions on the rear side of the front end wall, and when the movable member is placed in the protruding position. , Depends on the invention of any one of Inventions 1 to 3, characterized in that the front-side structure and the rear-side structure project toward the rear-side structure with respect to the front-side structure in the contact / separation direction. Game machine.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention 4, since the movable member is not only covered on the front side by the front end wall of the front side component but also on the side by the pair of facing protrusions, the movable member is arranged in the standby position. It becomes possible to make it difficult to see, and it becomes possible to give the player unexpectedness when the movable member is arranged at the protruding position.

10 Pachinko machine 11 Pachinko machine 110 1st movable production member (effect member)
110A effect member component 117 first step (step part)
118 Second step (another step)
132 Upper component (front component)
133 Swelling part 133M Groove part (accommodation part)
135 Front end wall 136 Opposing protrusion 142 Lower structure (rear structure)
142A Divided body 143 Front side overlapping member 144 Rear side overlapping member 210 Second movable effect member (movable member)

Claims (1)

A first movable member that can move in the first direction,
A first advancing / retreating opening provided on the first movable member, which bulges forward and opens in one direction of the first direction, and a first opening in a direction opposite to the one direction of the first direction. A housing unit having two entrances and exits and closed on both sides in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction .
It is housed in the accommodating portion of the first movable member, is provided so as to be relatively movable in the first direction with respect to the first movable member, and can be expanded and deformed in a second direction orthogonal to at least the first direction. A gaming machine equipped with a second movable member.

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