JP7054187B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

As described in Patent Document 1 and the like below, in a gaming machine, various decorative members are fixed by adhesion.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-147821

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which peeling of a decorative member joined to a support member is suppressed.

The gaming machine according to the present invention made to solve the above problems is a decorative unit having a decorative member, a support member for supporting the decorative member, and a bonding layer for joining the decorative member and the support member. In the joint region between the decorative member and the support member along the peripheral edge of the decorative member, a joint portion provided with double-sided tape constituting the joint layer and a non-bonded layer not provided with the joint layer. It is characterized by the existence of a joint portion.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, peeling of the decorative member joined to the support member is suppressed.

It is a front view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which showed the identification symbol and the reserved symbol displayed on the display device (display area). (A) is a plan view of the movable member, (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA shown in (a), (c) is a sectional view taken along line BB shown in (a), and (d) is shown in (a). It is a figure which showed the CC line cross section shown by enlargement. It is a figure for demonstrating the first specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd specific example.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The gaming machine 1 includes a gaming board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and the guide rail 903 constituting the passage for guiding the game ball launched by the operation of the launch device 908 (launch handle) to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

The game area 902 is provided with a display device 91, a start winning opening 904, a large winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like. The display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be visually recognized through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90. The shape of the display area 911 can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the display area 911 can be changed by changing the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself). ..

Further, in the game area 902, a plurality of game nails are provided as obstacles that change the flow mode of the game ball by colliding with the game ball flowing down. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes in various modes depending on the conditions when it collides with the game nail.

In such a gaming machine 1, the gaming ball is launched toward the gaming area 902 by operating the launching device 908. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a prize in a winning opening such as a starting winning opening 904 or a large winning opening 906, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by a payout device.

The jackpot lottery is executed by the winning / failing determination means provided on the control board (not shown) triggered by the winning of the game ball to the starting winning opening 904 (a plurality of such starting winning openings may be provided). Specifically, a numerical value (win / fail judgment information) is acquired from a random number source triggered by the winning of a game ball to the starting winning opening 904, and if the numerical value is the same as a predetermined jackpot value, it becomes a jackpot. If they are different, they will be out of order. In the present embodiment, the notification of the hit / fail judgment result is started in the order in which the numerical value is acquired (so-called fluctuation is started), but when a certain numerical value is acquired, it is acquired before that. When the hit / fail determination result based on the numerical value is notified, it is stored in a storage means provided on a control board (not shown) until the hit / fail determination result based on the certain numerical value is started. The maximum number of stored numbers (maximum number of holds) of the numerical value (hereinafter, also referred to simply as hold) for which the notification of the pass / fail judgment has not been started can be appropriately set. The maximum number of holdings that can be stored by the storage means in the present embodiment is four for one kind of starting winning opening 904. The fact that the above-mentioned numerical value (hit / fail determination information) is stored in the storage means is displayed as a reserved symbol 80 (see FIG. 2). In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value is a big hit at the time when the notification of the hit / fail judgment is started, but when the numerical value is obtained, the hit / fail judgment is performed. , The hit / fail judgment result itself may be stored (in this case, the hit / miss judgment result itself corresponds to the hit / miss judgment information). In addition, the acquired numerical value is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect of notifying the hit / fail determination result.

The components of the gaming machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1, the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the gaming balls, will be omitted. As for these, those having the same structure as a known gaming machine can be applied.

In the present embodiment, similarly to the known gaming machine, the winning / failing determination result is notified to the player by the combination of the identification symbols 70 (see FIG. 2) displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91. Specifically, the identification symbol group 70 g (left identification symbol group 70 gL, middle identification symbol group 70 gC, right identification symbol group 70 gR) including a plurality of types of identification symbols 70 starts to change, and finally each identification symbol group 70 g. One identification symbol 70 is selected from the above and stops. When the jackpot is won, the combination of the identification symbols 70 selected from each identification symbol group 70g and stopped becomes a predetermined combination (for example, three sets of the same identification symbols 70). If it is out of the question, it will be a combination other than that (other than the combination that will be a big hit). In each figure, only the "numbers (characters)" constituting the identification symbol 70 are shown, but a symbol in which the numbers and characters are combined can be set as the identification symbol 70.

The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a decoration unit 10 for enhancing an effect (decoration effect). Hereinafter, the decorative unit 10 will be described in detail.

The decorative unit 10 includes a decorative member 11 and a support member 12 (see FIG. 3). The structure is such that the decorative member 11 that exhibits the decorative function is supported by the support member 12 that is the base of the decorative unit 10. The decorative unit 10 may be a stationary unit fixed to the main body side of the gaming machine 1, or may operate within a predetermined range by a drive source or the like. The decorative unit 10 in the present embodiment is fixed to the upper side of the display area 911 (see FIG. 1).

The decorative member 11 is a flexible member. The decorative member 11 in the present embodiment is a sheet-shaped member (having a thickness of about 1 mm in the present embodiment) formed of a material that does not undergo plastic deformation unless it is greatly bent. A predetermined decoration is applied to the front surface of the decorative member 11.

The support member 12 is a member made of a hard resin material. The support member 12 in the present embodiment is roughly a frame-shaped member, and has a peripheral wall portion 121 constituting the frame and a front wall portion 122 protruding inward from the front end of the peripheral wall portion 121. It can be said that the front wall portion 122 is a portion formed along the peripheral edge of the support member 12. The protruding length of the front wall portion 122 is small, and the opening 123 is formed inside the tip (inner end portion) of the front wall portion 122. It can be said that the shape of the peripheral wall portion 121 is a rough shape of the entire support member 12 (decorative unit 10). In the present embodiment, the outer edge shape of the decorative member 11 and the outer edge shape of the support member 12 are substantially the same. The decorative member 11 is joined to the front surface of the front wall portion 122 of the support member 12 so that the outer edge of the decorative member 11 and the outer edge of the support member 12 match (see FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c)).

The decorative member 11 is joined to the support member 12 via the joining layer 13. The type of the adhesive constituting the bonding layer 13 is not limited. A material such as a so-called double-sided tape in which an adhesive is immobilized on some material is also included in the material constituting the bonding layer 13. In order to realize the bonding structure as described below, it can be said that it is preferable to use the double-sided tape or the like because the work at the time of assembly becomes easier. If the region between the decorative member 11 and the support member 12 is a joint region S, the joint region S includes a portion provided with the joint layer 13 (hereinafter, may be referred to as a joint portion 131) and a joint layer. There is a portion (hereinafter, also referred to as a non-joined portion 132) in which the 13 is not provided (see FIG. 3D). That is, when viewed along the peripheral edge of the decorative unit 10, that is, the outer edge of the decorative member 11 and the support member 12 (front wall portion 122), a part of the decorative unit 10 is joined via the joining layer 13, but the other part is joined. Not joined.

In this embodiment, there are a plurality of joined portions 131 and a plurality of non-joined portions 132 along the peripheral edge of the decorative unit 10. The other is between one of the joined portions 131 and the non-joined portion 132. In order to secure the joint strength, the range in which the joint portion 131 is provided is larger than the range in which the non-joint portion 132 is provided in the entire joint region S.

The action of such a configuration is as follows. When assembling the decorative unit 10 or attaching the decorative unit 10, there is a possibility that a worker's force is applied to the decorative member 11 (a force larger than the force applied to the support member 12 is applied to the decorative member 11). In addition, the decorative member 11 and the support member 12 may expand / contract due to changes in the environment in which the gaming machine is installed (change in outside air temperature, etc.) (the amount of expansion / contraction is the decorative member 11 and the support member 12). And different). Such a situation may lead to peeling of the decorative member 11 from the support member 12. By providing the non-joined portion 132 as in the present embodiment, at least a part of the force and the difference in the amount of expansion / contraction as described above are absorbed by the non-joined portion 132 (strictly speaking, the support member in the decorative member 11). Since it is absorbed by the deformation of the portion not joined to 12, the peeling at the joined portion 131 is less likely to occur.

Further, since the range in which the joint portion 131 is provided is larger than the range in which the non-joint portion 132 is provided, the joint strength becomes significantly lower (compared to the structure in which the entire joint region S is the joint portion 131). It won't end up.

Hereinafter, specific examples in which the gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment has been improved, modified, and embodied will be described. It should be noted that a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of technical items described using the following specific examples are combined and applied.

○ First Specific Example The decorative unit 10 is configured to have a specific member connected to the decorative member 11 (see FIG. 4). Any specific member may be used as long as it is connected to the decorative member 11, and an example thereof is a substrate 20 on which an electric circuit is constructed (hereinafter, simply referred to as a substrate 20). Can be done. It is assumed that the decorative member 11 is formed with a light transmitting portion (not shown) that transmits light. A light source 21 that emits light toward the light transmitting portion is mounted on the substrate 20. The light emitted from the light source 21 passes through the light transmitting portion and changes the decorative mode of the decorative member 11. A circuit for controlling the light source 21 is constructed on the substrate 20. The substrate 20 is provided on the rear side of the support member 12. That is, it is assumed that the decorative unit 10 is provided with the decorative member 11 on the front side of the support member 12 and the substrate 20 on the rear side. More specifically, in the front-rear direction, the front wall portion 122 is positioned between the decorative member 11 and the substrate 20, and a space is provided between the substrate 20 and the front wall portion 122. ..

In this example, a maintenance member 40 for maintaining a distance between the substrate 20 and the front wall portion 122 is provided on the front side of the substrate 20. The front surface of the maintenance member 40 is in contact with the rear surface of the front wall portion 122, and the rear surface thereof is in contact with the front surface of the substrate 20. Further, in order to prevent damage to the substrate 20, a reinforcing member 50 is provided on the rear side of the substrate 20. However, the structure may be such that the maintenance member 40 and the reinforcing member 50 are not provided.

The decorative member 11 and the substrate 20 are fastened by a fastening member. The fastening member in this example is a screw (hereinafter, the fastening member may be referred to as a screw member 30). The substrate 20 is formed with a through hole for passing the screw member 30. Specifically, a through hole having a size that allows the screw portion (male screw portion) of the screw member 30 to pass through but does not pass through the head of the screw member 30 is formed. In this example, the reinforcing member 50 also has a through hole formed at the same position. The screw member 30 is passed through the through hole so that the head (screw head) is located on the rear side of the decorative unit 10.

On the other hand, the decorative member 11 is formed with a screw hole 10s (female screw; corresponding to the screwed portion in the present invention) into which the screw member 30 is screwed (engaged). The screw hole 10s may be formed in advance, or the screw member 30 may be a so-called tapping screw and may be formed when the screw member 30 is screwed. A boss 10b (projection) projecting rearward is formed on the rear side of the screw member 30, and a screw hole 10s is formed in the boss 10b. The screw hole 10s is provided in a region inside the joint region S (an inner region surrounded by the joint region S when facing the decorative member 11).

As described above, the screw member 30 is passed through the through hole so that its head is located on the rear side, and is screwed into the screw hole 10s formed in the decorative member 11. At the time of assembling the decorative unit 10, after the decorative member 11 is joined to the support member 12, the fastening work is performed in which the screw member 30 and the substrate 20 are fastened by the screw member 30. Occasionally, a force is applied to the decorative member 11 so that the screw is pressed from the rear side. Further, when the screw member 30 is screwed into the screw hole 10s, a force that is pulled by the screw member 30 is applied to the decorative member 11. Specifically, since the screw hole 10s (the place where the screw member 30 is engaged) is a region inside the joint region S, an inner portion (a portion not supported by the front wall portion 122 of the decorative member 11). The pulling force acts on the portion of the support member 12 that overlaps the opening 123 in the front-rear direction, and the inner portion of the flexible decorative member 11 may be deformed toward the screw member 30. Such a force may promote peeling of the support member 12 and the decorative member 11 which are joined via the joint layer 13, but as described above, the support member 12 and the decorative member 11 are not joined. Since the portion 132 is provided and such a force is absorbed by the non-joined portion 132, the promotion of the peeling is suppressed.

It should be noted that the fastening member is used as a screw only as an example. If the decorative member 11 and the substrate 20 are connected by some member (some member is engaged with the decorative member 11), the support member 12 and the decorative member 11 are separated from each other during the connection work. Since a force is generated, it can be said that it is meaningful to provide the non-joined portion 132. However, in the case of a structure in which the decorative member 11 and the substrate 20 are connected by the screw member 30 as in this example, the pulling force (described above) when the screw member 30 is screwed into the screw hole 10s acts on the decorative member 11. Since it is unavoidable to do so, it can be said that it is of great significance to provide the non-joining portion 132.

〇 Second specific example The decorative member 11 has a flat portion 111 along a predetermined plane as a reference (hereinafter, also referred to as a reference plane; in this example, a plane direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction) and a reference. It is assumed to have an inclined portion 112 inclined with respect to a surface (see FIG. 5). Looking at the entire decorative member 11, the range of the flat portion 111 is larger than the range of the inclined portion 112. The front wall portion 122 (the entire surface of the front wall portion 122) of the support member 12 to which the decorative member 11 is joined has a flat portion along the reference plane and a portion inclined with respect to the reference plane. By joining the decorative member 11 having flexibility to the portion 122, the decorative member 11 has such a shape. The term "inclination" as used herein means not only an aspect along a straight slope but also an aspect along a curved surface. That is, it is assumed that the front surface of the portion of the front wall portion 122 of the support member 12 that is inclined with respect to the reference plane includes a curved surface.

On the premise of such a configuration, at least a part of the non-joined portion 132 is provided between the inclined portion 112 and the support member 12 (the front surface of the inclined portion in the front wall portion 122) (see FIG. 5). .. That is, when viewed along the reference plane direction, the portion of the decorative member 11 where the distance from the reference plane changes includes a portion that is not joined to the support member 12 (front wall portion 122). To.

Since the inclined portion 112 can be said to be a portion in which the flexible decorative member 11 is deformed, stress is generated in the inclined portion 112. If the inclined portion 112 also has a structure joined to the support member 12, there is a possibility that peeling may occur due to the stress. That is, since it can be said that the inclined portion 112 is a portion where peeling is likely to occur even if it is joined to the support member 12, it is preferable to secure the non-joined portion 132 by using the inclined portion 112. I can say. That is, in the decorative member 11, the flat portion 111 may be used for joining with the support member 12, and the inclined portion 112 may be used for securing the non-joined portion 132. However, if the structure is such that all of the inclined portions 112 in the decorative member 11 are not joined to the support member 12, a large space is created between the inclined portion 112 and the support member 12 (the front surface of the inclined portion in the front wall portion 122). It is preferable that at least a part of the inclined portion 112 has a structure joined to the support member 12 because it may occur. Further, it is not denied that the flat portion 111 is provided with a portion (non-joined portion 132) that is not joined to the support member 12.

〇 Third specific example Although it has been explained that the decorative member 11 in the above embodiment is made of a flexible material, it may be made of a hard material. Even if the decorative member 11 is made of such a hard material, the decorative member 11 is joined by applying the force of an operator to the decorative member 11 when assembling the decorative unit 10 or attaching the decorative unit 10. Since there is a possibility that the 11 and the support member 12 may be separated from each other, it can be said that it is meaningful to provide the non-joined portion 132 in the joined region S. However, in the case of the decorative member 11 made of a flexible material, it can be said that the decorative member 11 is more likely to be peeled off due to deformation as compared with the one made of a hard material. It can be said that the necessity of providing the non-joined portion 132 on the decorative member 11 made of the material to be possessed is greater than that made of the hard material.

Further, a part of the decorative member 11 may be made of a flexible material, and the other part may be made of a hard material.

〇 Fourth specific example In the above embodiment, it has been explained that the outer edge shape of the decorative member 11 and the outer edge shape of the support member 12 are substantially the same, but the configuration is not limited to this. Further, although it has been explained that the region along the peripheral edge of the decorative member 11 and the support member 12 is set as the joint region S, the other regions may be set as the joint region S.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, but the same technical idea can be applied to different gaming machines such as rotary gaming machines as long as they are gaming machines provided with movable members. Is.

Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiments are listed below.

・ Means 1
The decoration is provided with a decorative unit having a flexible decorative member, a support member for supporting the decorative member, and a joining layer for joining the decorative member and the support member, and the decoration along the peripheral edge of the decorative member. The joint region between the member and the support member is characterized by the presence of a joint portion provided with the joint layer and a non-joined portion not provided with the joint layer.
According to the above-mentioned gaming machine, even if a force that promotes peeling of the decorative member joined to the support member is generated, at least a part of the force is absorbed by the non-joined portion, so that the peeling is suppressed. Will be done.

・ Means 2
The gaming machine according to means 1, wherein in the joining region, the range of the joining portion is larger than the range of the non-joining portion.
With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the joint strength of the decorative member from being significantly reduced with respect to the support member.

・ Means 3
The decorative member is joined to one side of the support member via the joint layer, and the decorative unit has a specific member provided on the other side of the support member, and is joined to the decorative member. The gaming machine according to means 1 or means 2, wherein the specific member is connected by a fastening member.
As described above, when the decorative member and the specific member are connected by the fastening member, the force applied to the decorative member when the fastening member is connected may promote the peeling of the decorative member. At least part of the force will be absorbed by the non-junction.

・ Means 4
The gaming machine according to means 3, wherein the fastening member is a screw, and the decorative member is provided with a screw portion into which the screw is screwed.
When the fastening member is a screw, a force that pulls the decorative member when the screw is screwed acts on the decorative member, and the force may promote peeling of the decorative member. At least one of such forces. The portion will be absorbed by the non-joined portion.

・ Means 5
The gaming machine according to means 3 or means 4, wherein the portion of the decorative member with which the fastening member engages is located inside the joining region.
With such a structure, when the fastening member is connected to the decorative member, the inner portion of the joint region of the decorative member may be pulled by the fastening member, which may promote peeling of the decorative member. At least part of the pulling force will be absorbed by the non-joint portion.

・ Means 6
The decorative member has a flat portion along a predetermined plane direction and an inclined portion inclined with respect to the plane direction, and at least a part of the non-joined portion is the inclined portion and the support in the decorative member. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5, characterized in that it exists between the members.
When the inclined portion as described above is provided, even if the inclined portion is joined to the support member, peeling is likely to occur at the portion. Therefore, it is preferable to provide the non-joined portion by using the inclined portion.

1 Pachinko machine 10 Decorative unit 11 Decorative member 111 Flat part 112 Inclined part 10s Screw hole (screw part)
12 Support member 121 Peripheral wall portion 122 Front wall portion S Joint region 13 Joint layer 131 Joint portion 132 Non-joined portion 20 Substrate (specific member)
30 Screw member (fastening member)

Claims (1)

A gaming machine including a decorative member and a decorative unit having a support member for supporting the decorative member.
The joint region between the decorative member and the support member along the peripheral edge of the decorative member is
A joint portion having a joint layer for joining the decorative member and the support member, and a joint portion.
A non-joining portion in which the joining layer does not exist, and a non-joining portion in which the range occupied in the joining region is smaller than that of the joining portion.
A gaming machine characterized by including .

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