JP7158772B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko game machine.

Some of the above game machines have a movable member that can move between two positions. This movable member is operated to move between two positions using a motor or the like as a drive source, and provides the player with a visual interest different from following the behavior of the game ball with the eye.

JP-A-2002-177480

In the game machine described above, the movable member may be manually operated from one position to the other position. This manual operation is performed with the game machine lying sideways during inspection before shipping the game machine from the factory. be.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to provide a game machine capable of preventing the inconvenience of leaving the movable member in a manually operated state.

The game machine according to claim 1 comprises a movable member, a drive source for moving the movable member between a first position and a second position, and a movable member directed from the first position to the second position. biasing means for biasing the movable member toward the first position, and the drive source applies a holding force to the movable member to stop the movable member at the current position. In a state in which the first position and the second position are arranged in that order in the vertical direction from top to bottom, the movable member is moved away from the first position toward the second position. The movable member is held in the state against the biasing force of the biasing means and the weight of the movable member, and the movable member is in the state in which the first position and the second position are inclined or intersected with respect to the vertical direction. A pulse motor that generates a magnetic self-attractive force in an electrically OFF state that allows the member to return to the first position by the biasing force of the biasing means, and is electrically OFF in the installed state. stopping the movable member that has moved away from the first position toward the second position in response to the setting of the state against the biasing force of the biasing means and the weight of the movable member; It is characterized in that it is controlled by electromagnetic force to return the movable member from the current position to the first position in response to the application of a rise signal in an electrically OFF state .
According to the above means, in a state where the first position and the second position intersect or are slanted with respect to the vertical direction, the inspector manually moves the movable member from the first position toward the second position. Since the movable member is returned to the first position by releasing the hand from the movable member after the movement operation, it is possible to prevent the game machine from being shipped with the movable member in a state not suitable for shipment from the factory.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the movable member from being manually operated to move.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a back view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a front view of a game board according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view obliquely showing a movable decorative device and a base member according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the movable decorative device and the base member according to the embodiment of the present invention, obliquely from behind; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a guide roller according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4B is a back view of the base member according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4B is a back view of the movable decorator and the base member according to the embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a flow chart for explaining the processing contents of the sub-control board according to the embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a flow chart for explaining the processing contents of the sub-control board according to the embodiment of the present invention; It is a figure for demonstrating the inspection state of the game machine based on the Example of this invention. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the processing contents of the sub-control board according to the embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a cross-sectional view of an electromagnetic solenoid according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG.

The embodiment of the present invention applies the present invention to a pachinko game machine capable of progressing the game by shooting game balls toward the game board surface. Variable display and stop display of special patterns are sequentially performed based on the ball, and when a big hit pattern is stopped and displayed as a special pattern, a jackpot game (special game) is executed in which prize balls are awarded to the player as a profit. The present invention is applied to a "seed type" pachinko machine.

In the following description, simply the front side (forward) means the front side (the side where the player is positioned during a game) when the gaming machine is viewed from the front, and simply the rear side (rear) means the gaming machine viewed from the front. It is the back side (back side) of the case. Further, simply the upper side (above), the lower side (downward), the left side (left side), and the right side (right side) refer to the directions of up, down, left, and right when the gaming machine is viewed from the front.

The outer frame 1 in FIG. 2 is installed in a vertical position on the island of a pachinko hall. The outer frame 1 is in the shape of a square cylinder with both ends open, and when it is installed in a vertical position on the pachinko hall's main island, the outer frame 1 has a vertically elongated rectangular shape when viewed from the front. is in an open state. A frame-shaped body frame (not shown) is attached to the outer frame 1 . This body frame is rotatable with respect to the outer frame 1 between an open state and a closed state, and closes the front surface of the outer frame 1 in the closed state. As shown in FIG. 3, a flat plate-shaped game board 2 is detachably attached to the body frame. The game board 2 is housed in the inner space of the outer frame 1 when the body frame is closed, and assumes the same vertical posture as the outer frame 1 when the outer frame 1 is installed.

A front frame 3 is attached to the outer frame 1 as shown in FIG. The front frame 3 is rotatable between an open state and a closed state with respect to the outer frame 1 and the body frame, respectively. cover from the front. The front frame 3 has a transparent window plate 4. - 特許庁The window plate 4 faces the game board 2 with a gap in the closed state of the front frame 3 with respect to the main body frame. is made visible from The front frame 3 has a shooting handle 5 for shooting game balls with a shooting intensity corresponding to the amount of operation (rotational angle), and a hitting ball supply tray 6 for storing game balls and supplying the stored game balls to the shooting device side. , and a surplus ball receiving tray 7 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the batted ball supply tray 6 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 2 is formed with a game area 8 surrounded by rail members 9 in which game balls shot by operating the shooting handle 5 flow down. A plurality of game nails for guiding game balls are protruded in the game area 8, and a ball return preventing piece 10 is provided at the tip of the rail member 9. - 特許庁This ball return prevention piece 10 prevents the game ball released into the game area 8 from returning to the launcher side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game area 8 is provided with a starting opening 11 and a big winning opening (not shown). The starting port 11 has a pocket shape with an open upper surface, and a game ball can be entered from the upper surface. The big prize opening is in the shape of a horizontally long box with an open front, and is provided with an opening/closing member 12. - 特許庁The opening/closing member 12 is rotatable about a horizontal axis at the lower end between a vertical closed state and a horizontal open state. is closed so as not to be able to enter the ball, and in the open state of the opening/closing member 12, the game ball rides on the opening/closing member 12 and can be entered into the big winning hole from the front.

As shown in FIG. 2, a main control board 13 is fixed to the rear surface of the body frame. The main control board 13 is equipped with a main control circuit mainly composed of a microcomputer, and obtains a random number value when a game ball enters the starting hole 11 . Whether or not it is a big hit is determined according to the acquisition result of this random number value, and when it is determined whether or not it is a big win, one of a plurality of variation start commands is selected. A special symbol display 14 is connected to the main control board 13 . As shown in FIG. 3, the special symbol display 14 consists of a plurality of LED indicators arranged on the front surface of the game board 2. When it is determined that has passed, a special design is displayed on the special design display device 14.例文帳に追加This special symbol indicates the result of determination as to whether or not the hit is a big hit, and the main control board 13 displays the special symbol in a manner of a big hit when it is determined to be a big hit, and displays the special symbol when it is determined not to be a big hit. Displayed in an out-of-line manner.

As shown in FIG. 2, a payout control board 15 is fixed to the rear surface of the body frame. This payout control board 15 is equipped with a payout control circuit mainly composed of a microcomputer, and the main control board 13 controls when a game ball enters the starting hole 11 and when it enters the big winning hole. , a payout command is output to the payout control board 15 . This payout control board 15 drives and controls a payout device for discharging game balls from the island facilities of the pachinko hall. The payout control board 15 drives the payout device in response to detection of a payout command from the main control board 13, and the game balls discharged from the payout device are paid out to the batted ball supply tray 6 as prize balls. .

In the game area 8, as shown in FIG. 3, a liquid crystal display panel 16 corresponding to an image display device is fixed. This liquid crystal display panel 16 displays the image of the effect symbol game superimposed in front of the background image. Three production pattern display areas arranged side by side are set.

As shown in FIG. 2, a sub-control board 17 is fixed to the rear surface of the body frame. This sub-control board 17 is equipped with a sub-control circuit mainly composed of a microcomputer. Output. This sub-control board 17 controls the display contents of the liquid crystal display panel 16, and starts displaying the image of the performance symbol game on the liquid crystal display panel 16 in response to detecting the variation start command from the main control board 13. . The sub-control board 17 corresponds to control means.

The image of the performance symbol game is to display the performance symbols in each performance symbol display area of the liquid crystal display panel 16 in order in a scroll state and a scroll stop state. In the scroll display of each row, the effect pattern is changed in ascending order from "1" to "2" ... "8" to "9" and then returned to "1" and changed again. Repeat until stop. Stopping the scrolling display of the effect symbols in each row is performed at one of "1" to "9", and is set in the order of "left row" → "right row" → "middle row". ing.

The sub-control board 17 sets a combination of three rows of performance symbols in response to detecting the result of determination as to whether or not it is a big hit, and sets three rows of performance symbols until the time corresponding to the detection result of the variation start command elapses. All of the scroll display is stopped, and the player is notified of the judgment result as to whether or not the hit is a big hit by combining three rows of performance symbols in the scroll stop state. These three rows of performance symbols have higher visibility than the special symbols on the special symbol display 14, and the player sees the special symbols on the special symbol display 14 for the judgment result as to whether or not it is a big hit. Instead of directly recognizing the pattern by using the liquid crystal display panel 16, the pattern is grasped from the combination of the three rows of performance patterns on the liquid crystal display panel 16.

Three types of combinations of performance symbols in three rows are set as "big hit", "missing reach", and "complete failing". A combination of big hits is a combination in which three lines of performance symbols are mutually identical, and "222", "777" and the like correspond to combinations of big hits. The combination of the off-reach is a combination in which the left and right row production patterns are the same, and the middle row production pattern is different from the remaining two row production patterns, and "242", "797", etc. corresponds to the combination of A combination of completely out of line is a combination in which the effect pattern of the left column and the effect of the right line are different, and "246", "798", etc. correspond to the combination of completely out of line.

A center decorative frame 18 is fixed in the game area 8 as shown in FIG. The center decorative frame 18 has a frame shape surrounding the liquid crystal display panel 16 when viewed from the front, and the liquid crystal display panel 16 is arranged so as to be visually recognizable at the center of the center decorative frame 18 when viewed from the front. A base member 31 is fixed to the center decorative frame 18 as shown in FIG. The base member 31 is oriented in the left-right direction above the liquid crystal display panel 16, and as shown in FIG. 49 are provided. The base member 31 is arranged at a higher position than the liquid crystal display panel 16, and in front of the base member 31, a colored opaque upper shielding plate 32 is arranged as shown in FIG. The upper shielding plate 32 is provided on the center decorative frame 18 and hides the base member 31 from the front so that it cannot be seen. The upper shielding plate 32 corresponds to a shielding member.

An arm portion 33 is provided at each of the left end portion and the right end portion of the base member 31, as shown in FIG. When viewed from the front, both arm portions 33 face each other in the left-right direction with the liquid crystal display panel 16 interposed therebetween. In front of each arm portion 33, as shown in FIG. are placed. These side shielding plates 34 are provided on the center decorative frame 18, and hide the rear arm portion 33 invisibly from the front.

As shown in FIG. 4, the left arm portion 33 of the base member 31 is provided with a vertically elongated concave portion 35 whose left side surface and front surface are open, and the right arm portion 33 is provided with a vertically elongated recess portion 35 whose right side surface and front surface are open. A concave portion 35 is provided, and the front surface of each concave portion 35 is closed by a vertically long rack plate 36 . Each rack plate 36 is fixed to the rear arm portion 33, and a rack 37 is provided on the front surface of each rack plate 36 so as to be oriented linearly in the vertical direction.

The movable decorator 40 in FIG. 5 operates visually in conjunction with the display contents of the liquid crystal display panel 16, thereby increasing the expectation of the player for the combination of the three lines of performance symbols to make a big hit. be. This movable decorator corresponds to a movable member and is constructed as follows.

The decorative member 41 is attached to both arm portions 33 of the base member 31, and as shown in FIG. A supporting portion 42 and a wire hooking portion 49 are also provided. Each of these support portions 42 protrudes laterally from the decorative member 41, and two guide rollers 43 are attached to each support portion 42 so as to be rotatable about horizontal shafts 44 (see FIG. 6). . Each of these guide rollers 43 is accommodated in the concave portion 35 of the arm portion 33 and is rotatably arranged between the arm portion 33 and the rack plate 36, as shown in FIG.

A drive motor 45 is fixed to each support portion 42 of the decorative member 41, as shown in FIGS. Each drive motor 45 has a horizontal rotary shaft, and a pinion 46 is fixed to the rotary shaft of each drive motor 45 . Each of these pinions 46 is meshed with the rack 37 of the rack plate 36 from the front, and the movable decorator 40 is self-propelled in the vertical direction as the rotary shafts of the drive motors 45 are rotated in different directions. . The movable decorator 40 is constructed as described above, and reference numeral 48 in FIG.

Both drive motors 45 are electrically connected to the sub-control board 17, and the sub-control board 17 outputs a forward rotation signal to the left drive motor 45 and a reverse rotation signal to the right drive motor 45. The movable decorating device 40 is lowered by pressing the left driving motor 45 and the right driving motor 45 is outputting a forward rotation signal, thereby raising the movable decorator 40 . Hereinafter, a signal for lowering the movable decorator 40 will be referred to as a lowering signal, and a signal for raising the movable decorator 40 will be referred to as an ascending signal. Each of these drive motors 45 is a pulse motor, and has a magnetic self-holding force (detent torque) in the electrical OFF state of each drive motor 45 and a magnetic self-holding force in the electrical ON state. Each of (holding torque>detent torque) contributes to making the movable decorator 40 stationary at the current position.

A two-dot chain line 40 in FIG. 3 indicates the movable decorator 40 in a predetermined normal position. This normal position corresponds to the first position, and the normal position of the movable decorator 40 is set to a position where the entire movable decorator 40 is hidden behind the upper shielding plate 32 invisibly. The movable decorator 40 is detached upward from the liquid crystal display panel 16 when viewed from the front in the normal position, and both pinions 46 are meshed with the rack 37 in the normal position of the movable decorator 40 .

A solid line 40 in FIG. 3 indicates the movable decorator 40 in a predetermined advance notice position. This advance notice position corresponds to the second position, and the advance notice position of the movable decorator 40 is set to a position where the entire movable decorator 40 is detached downward from the upper shielding plate 32 . The movable decoration device 40 overlaps the liquid crystal display panel 16 from the front at the advance notice position, and both pinions 46 are meshed with the rack 37 at the advance notice position of the movable decoration device 40 .

The elastic support mechanism 50 in FIG. 5 keeps the movable decorator 40 stationary at a target position in the horizontal direction. come back by force. This elastic support mechanism 50 is configured as follows.

The base member 31 is provided with two guide grooves 51 as shown in FIG. Each of these guide grooves 51 is oriented linearly in the horizontal direction, and the left guide groove 51 is arranged at a higher position than the right guide groove 51 . A slide piece 52 is fitted in each of these guide grooves 51 . Each of these slide pieces 52 can slide linearly in the left-right direction along the inner surface of the guide groove 51. As shown in FIG. It is mounted rotatably about a oriented axis. These two slide pieces 52 constitute a slide member 90 .

As shown in FIG. 7, fixed pulleys 54 positioned at the left end and the right end of the base member 31 are mounted rotatably around axes oriented in the front-rear direction. A wire hooking portion 55 is provided. Each fixed pulley 54 and each wire hooking portion 55 protrude from the rear surface of the base member 31 , and one end of a wire 56 is hooked on each wire hooking portion 55 . Each of these wires 56 is positioned behind the base member 31 and is stretched over the movable pulley 53 of the slide piece 52 and the fixed pulley 54 of the base member 31 . A swivel joint 57 is hooked on the other end of each of these wires 56 , and each swivel joint 57 hangs vertically behind the base member 31 .

Each wire hooking portion 49 of the movable decorator 40 is hooked on a swivel joint 57, as shown in FIG. is held. This lowering of the movable decorator 40 is permitted when each of the two guide pieces 52 slides away from the mating guide piece 52, and the upward movement of the movable decorator 40 is permitted by both the guide pieces 52. are allowed to slide in the approaching direction to approach the guide piece 52 on the other side.

As shown in FIG. 7, the rear surface of the base member 31 is provided with spring hooks 58 positioned at the left end and the right end, respectively. being hooked. Both of these auxiliary springs 59 are tension coil springs having the same spring constant and shape. Each of these auxiliary springs 59 corresponds to a spring member, and reference numeral 60 indicates biasing means comprising two auxiliary springs 59 .

Both auxiliary springs 59 are in a state of being stretched by the same amount when the movable ornament 40 is in its normal position as compared to its free state. And a pulling force acts from the bottom to the top on one end of the movable ornament 40 in the left-right direction through the wire 56, and pulls from the other auxiliary spring 59 to the other end in the left-right direction of the movable ornament 40 through the slide piece 52 and the wire 56. A pulling force of the same magnitude as one end acts.

The movable decorator 40 is stationary at the current position between the normal position and the advance notice position when both drive motors 45 are electrically off. The holding force Fh of the movable decorator 40 to be held is larger than "the difference between the total spring force Fs of both auxiliary springs 59 at the current position of the movable decorator 40 and the weight Fw of the movable decorator 40". is set.

The holding force Fh of the movable decorator 40 refers to the resistance force acting on the rotating shafts of both drive motors 45, and includes the following [1] to [3]. The permanent magnets of both driving motors 45, the coils of both driving motors 45, both pinions 46, both racks 37, four guide rollers 33, rack plate 36 and arm 33 constitute holding means 80 (see FIG. 5). is.
[1] Total magnetic self-attraction force when both drive motors 45 are off
[2] Total rotational resistance of both pinions 46 to rack 37
[3] Total rotational resistance of the four guide rollers 43 to the arm portion 33 or the rack plate 37

Each auxiliary spring 59 expands as the movable decorator 40 descends from the normal position toward the advance notice position. The force Fs is maximized at the advance position of the movable decorator 40. This movable decorator 40 is stationary at the advance notice position when both drive motors 45 are off. and the weight Fw of the movable decorator 40, and the movable decorator 40 stops at the current position when the application of the pulse signal to both drive motors 45 is interrupted. do.

9 and 10 show the control contents of the sub-control board 17. When the sub-control board 17 detects the selection result of the variation start command from the main control board 13 and the judgment result of whether or not it is a big hit. In step S1 of FIG. 9, it is determined whether or not the determination result is a big hit. If the judgment result is a big hit here, the flag F is turned on with a high probability Xh in step S2, and if the judgment result is not a big hit in step S1, the flag F is turned on at a low probability Xl in step S3. (＜Xh) to turn on.

When the sub-control board 17 stops the scrolling display of the left row performance symbols whose stop order is the first in the performance symbol game image, it determines whether or not the flag F is turned on in step S11 of FIG. If it is determined that the flag F is turned on, the flag F is turned off in step S12, and a downward signal is output to both drive motors 45 in step S13. In this state, the movable decorator 40 is stationary at the normal position, and the movable decorator 40 moves to the advance notice position as both drive motors 45 rotate by the amount of rotation corresponding to the downward signal.

When the sub-out control board 17 lowers the movable decorator 40 from the normal position to the notice position in step S13 of FIG. 10, it determines whether or not the set time T has passed in step S14. This set time T is set to be shorter than the time from the stop display of the left row performance pattern that is the first stop order to the stop display of the right row performance pattern that is the second stop order, When the sub-control board 17 determines in step S14 that the set time T has elapsed, it outputs a rise signal to both drive motors 45 in step S15. In this state, the movable decorating device 40 is stationary at the advance notice position, and the movable decorating device 40 returns from the advance notice position to the normal position in response to the rotation of both drive motors 45 by the rotation amount corresponding to the rise signal.

The movable decorating device 40 is lowered from the normal position to the notice position during the period from after the scroll display of the left row performance pattern is stopped to before the stop of the scroll display of the right row performance pattern in the performance pattern game image. Accordingly, it becomes visible to the player. This lowering operation of the movable decorating device 40 is executed with a high probability when the combination of the performance symbols of the three rows results in a big hit, and is executed with a low probability when the combination of the performance symbols of the three rows does not result in a big win. A player's sense of expectation for the combination of .

Before the pachinko game machine is shipped from the factory, the pachinko game machine is sometimes inspected with the pachinko game machine lying sideways. As shown in FIG. 11, this inspection is performed in an inspection state in which the outer frame 1 is placed on the upper surface of a horizontal inspection table P while the power is shut off, and the long sides of the outer frame 1 are horizontal. Placed in posture. In this inspection state, the direction of movement of the movable decorator 40 is the horizontal direction orthogonal to the installed state, and the normal position and the advance notice position of the movable decorator 40 are aligned horizontally. When inspecting the pachinko game machine, an inspector may manually pull out the movable decorator 40 from the normal position to the notice position. In this inspection state, the dead weight Fw of the movable decorative device 40 does not act as a resistance to the pull-out operation, and the pull-out operation of the movable decorative device 40 is caused by the total spring force Fs of the holding force Fh of the movable decorative device 40 and both auxiliary springs 59. done against it.

When an inspector releases the movable decorator 40 after pulling out the movable decorator 40 to the notice position in the inspection state of the pachinko game machine, the movable decorator 40 returns from the notice position to the normal position. When the movable decorator 40 self-returns, the self weight Fw of the movable decorator 40 does not act as a resistance to the return action, and both the auxiliary springs 59 resist the holding force Fh of the movable decorator 40 and move the movable decorator 40 to the normal position. pull back to That is, the total spring force Fs of the two auxiliary springs 59 is set stronger than the holding force Fh of the movable decorative device 40 .

According to the first embodiment, the following effects are obtained.
In the installation state in which the normal position and the advance notice position are arranged in the order from top to bottom, both the auxiliary springs 59 prevent the movable decorator 40 moving away from the normal position toward the advance notice position below to be stopped in this state. The configuration is allowed. Therefore, the movable decorating device 40 is prevented from further descending by its own weight from the notice position during the performance symbol game, so that the appearance of the notice performance is prevented from deteriorating. In addition, in the inspection state in which the normal position and the advance notice position are arranged to intersect with each other in the vertical direction, both auxiliary springs 59 return the movable decorator 40 pulled out to the advance notice position to the normal position. Therefore, the inconvenience of the Pachinko game machine being shipped while the movable decorating device 40 is stationary at the advance notice position unsuitable for shipping from the factory is prevented.

In the installed state, the holding force Fh of the movable ornament 40 stops the movable ornament 40 moved downward from the normal position at the current position against the spring force Fs of both auxiliary springs 59 and the own weight Fw of the movable ornament 40. As a result, the stationary force that causes the movable decoration device 40 to stand still at the current position in the installed state is strengthened. Therefore, the movable decorator 40 comes to rest at the notice position even when an impact force acts on the movable decorator 40 when the player hits the front frame 3 during the notice performance. Unlike the case where is returned from the notice position to the normal position by the impact force, the movable decorator 40 can be surely shown to the player at the notice position. In addition, since the holding force Fh of the movable decorator 40 allows the movable decorator 40 to return to the normal position from the advance notice position by the spring force Fs of both the auxiliary springs 59 in the inspection state, the dynamic decorator 40 is manufactured at the factory. The inconvenience of the pachinko game machine being shipped in a stationary state at a notice position unsuitable for shipping is also prevented.

An upper shielding plate 32 is provided which hides the movable decorator 40 invisibly from the player at the normal position and exposes it visibly at the notice position. Therefore, the player can be given a sense of surprise that the movable decorative device 40 has suddenly jumped into the field of view in the image of the performance pattern game, so that the amusement of the game is enhanced. In addition, since the movable decorator 40 can be visually inspected in accordance with the drawing of the movable decorator 40 to the advance notice position, the inspection of the movable decorator 40 is prevented from being inconvenient.

The left end and right end of the movable decorator 40 are connected to the slide piece 52, and the left end slide piece 52 is biased from left to right by one of the auxiliary springs 59, and the right end slide piece 52 is moved. Since the other auxiliary spring 59 biases from right to left, the movable decorator 40 is elastically positioned at the target position in the vertical direction by the spring force of both auxiliary springs 59 in the inspection state, as shown in FIG. As shown, the axial end faces of the guide rollers 43 of the movable decorator 40 are held apart from the wall surface of the recess 35 . Therefore, when the inspector pulls out the movable decorator 40 from the normal position to the advance notice position while inspecting the pachinko game machine, the axial end surfaces of the guide rollers 43 of the movable decorator 40 come into contact with the wall surface of the recess 35. Therefore, it becomes possible to smoothly pull out the movable decorative device 40 with a small force. Moreover, when the inspector removes his or her fingers from the movable ornament 40 at the advance notice position during inspection of the pachinko game machine, the elastic force of the auxiliary springs 59 causes the gap between the axial end surfaces of the guide rollers 43 and the walls of the recesses 35 to move. Since the separated state is maintained, the movable decorator 40 can be reliably self-returned to the normal position.

When the sub-control board 17 lowers the movable decorator 40 from the normal position to the notice position in step S13 of FIG. 12, it outputs a brake signal to both drive motors 45 in step S21. Each of these drive motors 45 is a servomotor, and is locked by magnetic attraction in response to application of a brake signal. The detent torque of this servomotor 45 is weaker than the detent torque of the pulse motor, and both servomotors 45 are locked by the holding torque. The holding force Fh of the movable decorator 40 in this case includes the following [1] to [3].
[1] Total magnetic self-attraction force in ON state of both drive motors 45
[2] Total rotational resistance of both pinions 46 to rack 37
[3] Total rotational resistance of the four guide rollers 43 to the arm portion 33 or the rack plate 37

When the sub-control board 17 determines in step S14 of FIG. 12 that the set time T has elapsed, it stops outputting brake signals to both drive motors 45 in step S22. When the brake signal is off, the holding torque of both drive motors 45 disappears and becomes detent torque, and the holding force of the movable decorator 40 weakens. to return to the normal position.

That is, the holding force of the movable decorator 40 becomes greater than the "difference between the total spring force of both the auxiliary springs 59 and the dead weight of the movable decorator 40" when both drive motors 45 are on. In the OFF state of 45, it is set to be smaller than "the difference between the total spring force of both auxiliary springs 59 and the weight of the movable decorator 40". The holding force of the movable decorator 40 in the OFF state of both drive motors 45 is set to be smaller than the total spring force of the two auxiliary springs 59, so that an inspector can determine whether the movable decorator 40 is pulled out from the normal position to the advance notice position, and then when the finger is released from the movable decorator 40, the movable decorator 40 returns to the normal position by the spring force of both auxiliary springs 59.例文帳に追加

According to the second embodiment, the following effects are obtained.
The sub-control board 17 applies an electromagnetic braking force to both drive motors 45 at the advance notice position. As a result, the stationary force for stopping the movable decorating device 40 at the notice position is strengthened, so that the movable decorating device 40 can be more reliably prevented from returning from the notice position to the normal position due to the impact force from the player. be possible.

In addition, in the second embodiment, a pulse motor may be used as each driving motor 45 .
In the first and second embodiments, the pachinko machine is inspected in a horizontal inspection state, but the configuration is not limited to this. It is good also as a structure which inspects by a state. In this case, considering the component force Fθ in the vertical direction of the own weight Fw of the movable decorator 40 in the inspection state, both the auxiliary springs 59 are adjusted so that the movable decorator 40 returns from the advance notice position to the normal position in the inspection state. It is preferable to set the total spring force Fs to be larger than the "holding force Fh of the movable decorative device 40 + component force Fθ".

As shown in FIG. 13, an electromagnetic solenoid 61 corresponding to a drive source is fixed to the base member 31 . This electromagnetic solenoid 61 is of a direct acting self-return type and has a return spring 62 made of a compression coil spring. The return spring 62 corresponds to an urging means. When the electromagnetic solenoid 61 is electrically off, the plunger 63 of the electromagnetic solenoid 61 is kept in a projecting state by the spring force of the return spring 62. In the electrically ON state of the solenoid 61 , it stands still in the retracted state in which it is lowered against the spring force of the return spring 62 . The electromagnetic solenoid 61 is arranged in such a posture that the moving direction of the plunger 63 is vertical when the pachinko game machine is installed. The plunger 63 of the electromagnetic solenoid 61 is connected to the movable decorator 40. The movable decorator 40 is at the normal position when the electromagnetic solenoid 61 is off, and is at the notice position when the electromagnetic solenoid 61 is on. Both drive motors 45 and both pinions 46 are eliminated.

The holding force of the movable decorator 40 refers to the resistance acting on the plunger 63 of the electromagnetic solenoid 61 . This holding force includes the following [11] to [12], and the coil 64 of the electromagnetic solenoid 61 and the four guide rollers 33 constitute holding means.
[11] Magnetic attraction force in the ON state of the electromagnetic solenoid 61
[12] Total rotational resistance of the four guide rollers 43 to the arm portion 33 or the rack plate 37

When the electromagnetic solenoid 61 is turned off in the installed state of the pachinko game machine, the movable decorator 40 is in the normal position in response to the plunger 63 being projected. In this case, the spring force of the return spring 62 exceeds the dead weight of the movable decorator 40, and the movable decorator 40 stops at the normal position. When the electromagnetic solenoid 61 is turned on in the installed state of the pachinko game machine, the plunger 63 is in the retracted state, and the movable decorator 40 moves to the notice position. In the ON state of the electromagnetic solenoid 61, the magnetic attraction force of the electromagnetic solenoid 61 exceeds "the difference between the upward spring force of the return spring 62 and the weight of the movable decorator 40 downward", and the movable decorator 40 Stop at the warning position. When the electromagnetic solenoid 61 is turned off in this state, the magnetic attraction force of the electromagnetic solenoid 61 disappears, and the plunger 63 moves from the retracted state to the protruding state by the spring force of the return spring 62, and the movable decorator 40 is moved. Return to normal position. The return spring 63 corresponds to an urging means, and the spring force of the return spring 63 is set to be greater than the weight of the movable decorator 40 itself.

The pull-out operation of the movable decorator 40 in the inspection state of the pachinko game machine is performed against the spring force of the return spring 62, and after the inspector pulls out the movable decorator 40 from the normal position to the notice position. When the finger is released from the movable decorator 40, the movable decorator 40 returns from the advance notice position to the normal position by the spring force of the return spring 62. - 特許庁In this case, the weight of the movable decorative device 40 does not act as a resistance to the restoration, and the movable decorative device 40 returns to the normal position more vigorously than in the installed state.

According to the third embodiment, the following effects are obtained.
Since the direct-acting electromagnetic solenoid 61 is used as the driving source of the movable decorator 40, the moving direction of the plunger 63 of the electromagnetic solenoid 61 and the moving direction of the movable decorator 40 are the same. Therefore, the auxiliary springs 59, the wires 56, the pinions 46, etc. are not necessary, so that the structure of the mechanical transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the driving source to the movable decorator 40 is simplified.

In addition, in the third embodiment, the pachinko game machine may be inspected in an inspection state in which the pachinko game machine is tilted almost horizontally compared to the "installed state". In this case, the spring force of the return spring 62 is increased in consideration of the vertical component of the weight of the movable decorator 40 in the inspection state so that the movable decorator 40 returns from the advance notice position to the normal position in the inspection state. It should be set larger than the "component force of the movable decorator 40".

In addition, in the first to third embodiments, all of the movable decorator 40 is made invisible in the normal position, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the visibility at the normal position of the movable decorator 40 is made less visible than the visibility at the advance notice position.
In addition, in the first to third embodiments, all of the movable decorator 40 is made visible at the advance notice position, but the present invention is not limited to this. In short, the visibility at the advance notice position of the movable decorator 40 should be made easier to see than the visibility at the normal position.

Further, in the first to third embodiments, the occurrence of a big hit is announced in accordance with the operation of the movable decoration device 40, but the invention is not limited to this, and the occurrence of reach, for example, may be announced. . Alternatively, the movable decorator 40 may be used as a mere decorator that operates independently of the image of the symbol game.
Moreover, in the first to third embodiments, the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to a slot machine, for example.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described Examples 1 to 3, and is not limited to the wording of each claim as long as it does not depart from the scope described in each claim. It is also possible to add improvements as appropriate based on the knowledge that a person skilled in the art usually has.

Hereinafter, inventions related to the embodiments disclosed in this specification will be disclosed as reference inventions.
Some conventional game machines have a movable member that can move between two positions. This movable member is operated to move between two positions using a motor or the like as a driving source, and provides the player with a visual interest that is different from following the behavior of the game ball with the eye (Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-2002). 177480) In the case of this game machine, the movable member may be manually operated from one position to the other position. This manual operation is performed with the game machine lying sideways during inspection before shipping the game machine from the factory. be. The following [Reference invention 1] to [Reference invention 7] have been made in view of the above circumstances, and the purpose is to prevent the movable member from being manually moved and operated. To provide a game machine.

[Reference Invention 1]
a movable member;
a driving source for moving the movable member between a first position and a second position; and moving the movable member away from the first position toward the second position to the first position. It is equipped with a biasing means that biases toward
The biasing means is movable away from the first position toward the second position when the first position and the second position are arranged in that order in the vertical direction from top to bottom. Allowing the member to be stopped in that state, and returning the movable member to the first position in a state where the first position and the second position are arranged in an inclined or intersecting manner with respect to the vertical direction. It is characterized by
According to Reference Invention 1, in a state in which the first position and the second position intersect or are slanted with respect to the vertical direction, the examiner manually moves the movable member from the first position to the second position. Since the movable member is returned to the first position by releasing the hand from the movable member after the movement operation with , it is possible to prevent the game machine from being shipped in a state where the movable member is not suitable for shipment from the factory.

[Reference Invention 2]
a movable member;
a driving source for moving the movable member between a first position and a second position;
urging means for urging the movable member away from the first position toward the second position toward the first position; and holding force for stopping the movable member at the current position. It comprises holding means applied to the movable member,
The holding means are
In a state in which the first position and the second position are arranged in that order in the vertical direction from top to bottom, the biasing means moves the movable member away from the first position toward the second position. and the movable member's own weight, and in a state in which the first position and the second position are arranged at an angle or cross each other with respect to the vertical direction, the movable member It is characterized in that it is allowed to return to the first position by the urging force of the urging means.
According to Reference Invention 2, in a state in which the first position and the second position intersect or are slanted with respect to the vertical direction, the examiner manually moves the movable member from the first position to the second position. Since the movable member is returned to the first position by releasing the hand from the movable member after the movement operation with , it is possible to prevent the game machine from being shipped in a state where the movable member is not suitable for shipment from the factory. Moreover, when the first position and the second position are aligned in the vertical direction, the movable member is stopped at the current position by the holding force of the holding means. can also be prevented.

[Reference Invention 3]
a movable member;
a driving source for moving the movable member between a first position and a second position;
biasing means for biasing the movable member away from the first position toward the second position toward the first position;
holding means for applying a holding force to the movable member for stopping the movable member at the current position, the holding means applying a stronger holding force in an electrically ON state than in an OFF state;
The holding means are
In a state in which the first position and the second position are arranged in that order in the vertical direction from top to bottom, the switch is turned on so that the first position is moved away from the second position. causing the movable member to stand still at the current position against the biasing force of the biasing means and the weight of the movable member;
When the first position and the second position are arranged at an angle or intersect with respect to the vertical direction, the movable member is moved to the first position by the biasing force of the biasing means. It is characterized in that it allows to return to
According to Reference Invention 3, when the first position and the second position are aligned in the vertical direction, the movable member separated from the first position toward the second position moves to the current position in response to turning on of the drive source. to stand still. As a result, the stationary force that causes the movable member to rest at the current position increases, so that it is possible to prevent the movable member from being returned from the current position to the first position due to an unintentional impact force. Moreover, in the state where the first position and the second position intersect or are slanted with respect to the vertical direction, the movement is made from the first position toward the second position on the condition that the drive source is in the OFF state. The movable member thus moved is returned to the normal position by the biasing force of the biasing means. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game machine from being shipped while the movable member is operated to move from the first position toward the second position for inspection.

[Reference Invention 4]
In any of Reference Inventions 1 to 3,
It is characterized in that the movable member is provided with a shielding member that makes the movable member easily visible to the player at the second position, and makes the movable member more difficult to be visually recognized at the first position than at the second position.
According to Reference Invention 4, by moving the movable member from the first position to the second position, it is possible to give the player a sense of surprise that the movable member suddenly jumps into the player's field of view. , the amusement of the game increases. In addition, since the movable member can be visually inspected in response to the manual movement operation of the movable member to the second position, it is possible to prevent inconvenience in inspecting the movable member.

[Reference invention 5]
In any of Reference Inventions 1 to 4,
A control means is provided for moving and operating the movable member according to drive control of the drive source, and the control means is characterized in that it is possible to apply an electromagnetic braking force to the drive source. have
According to Reference Invention 5, it is possible to strengthen the stationary force that causes the movable member to stand still in a state in which the movable member is moved away from the first position toward the second position. It is possible to prevent it from returning.

[Reference Invention 6]
In any of Reference Inventions 1 to 5,
a sliding member connected to the movable member and capable of moving in the horizontal direction with the first position and the second position aligned in the vertical direction;
The biasing means includes a spring member biasing the slide member in one of left to right or right to left and a spring biasing the slide member in the other direction of left to right or right to left. It is characterized by having members.
According to Reference Invention 6, the movable member is elastically positioned at the target position in the horizontal direction in a state in which the first position and the second position intersect or are slanted with respect to the vertical direction. The operation of manually moving the movable member from the first position and the operation of the movable member returning to the first position by the biasing force of the biasing means can be performed smoothly without excessive contact resistance between parts. will be

[Reference Invention 7]
In any of Reference Inventions 1 to 6,
The driving source is characterized in that it is a direct-acting electromagnetic solenoid.
According to Reference Invention 7, it is possible to make the moving direction of the plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid and the moving direction of the movable member the same. can be simplified.

17 is a sub-control board (control means), 32 is an upper shielding plate (shielding member), 40 is a movable decorator (movable member), 45 is a drive motor, 48 is a drive source, 52 is a slide piece (slide member), 59 60 is an urging means; 61 is an electromagnetic solenoid (driving source); 80 is holding means; and 90 is a slide member.

Claims (1)

a movable member;
a drive source for moving the movable member between a first position and a second position;
biasing means for biasing the movable member away from the first position toward the second position toward the first position;
The drive source applies a holding force to the movable member for stopping the movable member at a current position,
In an installation state in which the first position and the second position are arranged in the order from top to bottom, the movable member is biased away from the first position toward the second position. The movable member is held in the state against the urging force of the means and the weight of the movable member, and the first position and the second position are lined up with an inclination or crossing with respect to the vertical direction. is a pulse motor that generates a magnetic self-attractive force in an electrically off state that allows it to return to the first position by the biasing force of the biasing means ,
In the installed state, the movable member moved away from the first position toward the second position in response to the electrical OFF state is caused by the biasing force of the biasing means and the weight of the movable member. It is characterized in that the movable member is resistively stopped in the state, and controlled to return the movable member from the current position to the first position by electromagnetic force in response to a signal to raise the movable member in an electrically OFF state. Pachinko machine.

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