JPH08206291A - Motor-driven accessary device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an inexpensive motor-driven accessary device for a game machine capable of realizing an accessary capable of effectively utilizing space in a simple structure. CONSTITUTION: The plural pieces of rotating bodies 11 and 19 are respectively provided with a cylinder part, the driving shaft of a step motor is connected to the rotation center of the respective rotating bodies 11 and 19 and the respective driving shafts are coaxially arranged. Further, the other step motor except the step motor connected to the rotating body is arranged so as to be housed in the cylinder part of at least one rotating body of the respective rotating bodies 11 and 19.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric accessory device for a game machine provided in a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a throttle machine, and more particularly to a plurality of game frames in which a frame for holding a pattern or winning balls is arranged. The present invention relates to an electric accessory device for a game machine that rotates a rotating body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a pachinko machine, in which a game machine electric accessory device called an accessory is arranged in the center of a game board, has become mainstream in order to enhance the interest in the game. The electric accessory device for gaming machine includes, for example, three drums arranged in parallel on the same axis line, and these drums are rotationally controlled independently of each other by a driving device including a stepping motor, a control circuit, and the like. It has become so.
Further, several kinds of patterns are arranged on the peripheral surface of each drum along the rotation direction, and a part of these patterns appears in the display window.

In a pachinko machine equipped with such a game machine electric accessory device, when a winning ball enters a specific safe hole, all the drums are simultaneously rotated by a stepping motor, and then a player operates a stop button. Alternatively, it is stopped by an auto stop signal. At that time, when the patterns of the drums appearing in the display window form a predetermined combination, a specific winning opening is opened according to the combination, and a winning ball easily enters.

In the role of a pachinko machine that performs lottery by a combination of symbols drawn on a plurality of drums, the drums 120 and 121 are conventionally hollow as shown in FIG. 27 as a structure for concentrically rotating the plurality of drums. And the inner ring 120
a, 121a with three or more guide rollers 122, 123
The motors 128 and 129 are rotated by being supported by the gears 124 and 125, respectively, and are transmitted to the gears 124 and 125 provided on the outer periphery through the intermediate gears 126 and 127, respectively. The advantage of this structure is a 7-segment L with a display function.
Since the outgoing lines of the ED 130, the LED 131 having a decoration function, and the like can be smoothly projected in the arrow direction, it is possible to show the entire front surface of the drum to the player.

As prior art, there are Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-91772, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-21670, and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-224779. The pulse motor A used in this prior art is, as shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, a mounting plate 140 on the game board surface and a holding case 1.
Three stators 142, 143, and 144 are fixed between the two and 41. The rotor 14 corresponding to this stator 142
The shaft 150 of 6 corresponds to the rotor 14 corresponding to the stator 143.
7 hollow shaft 151, the hollow shaft 151
4 is inserted into the hollow shaft 152 of the rotor 148. The side of the shaft 150 opposite to the rotor 147 is attached to the mounting plate 1
The hollow shaft 1 is axially supported by a bearing 153 provided on the shaft 40, and the opposite side of the shaft 150 is inserted through a washer 154.
51 are rotatably supported by bearings 155 and 156, and the hollow shaft 151 is rotatably supported by bearings 158 and 159 of the hollow shaft 152 which are inserted through washers 157. The hollow shaft 152 is rotatably supported by the bearing 160 of the holding case 141. To be done. The outermost hollow shaft 152 has a ball 161 similar to a game ball on the board surface 16
The turntable 162 attached to 2a is fixed so as to rotate integrally with the hollow shaft 152, and the hollow shaft 151 inside the turntable 162 has a plate surface 163a on which a plurality of different patterns are drawn, which rotates on the inner circumference of the plate surface 162a. Thus, the turntable 163 is fixed, and further, on the shaft 150, a board surface 164a in which the same design as the board surface 162a is depicted in a different arrangement from the board surface 163a
However, the turntable 164 is fixed so as to rotate on the inner circumference of the face 163a.

[0006]

However, in each of the above-mentioned prior arts, the rotary shaft of the motor penetrates through the other motor, which requires a special motor and complicates the structure. That is, since the bearing loss of the drum is large, a high torque motor is required. Since it is driven through gears, it is noisy. Since the motor is arranged along the outer circumference of the drum, the outer diameter of the entire accessory becomes large. It has drawbacks such as complicated assembly and a large number of steps.

A first object of the present invention is to provide an electric accessory device for a gaming machine, which is inexpensive, has a simple structure, and can realize an accessory that can effectively use space.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an electric accessory device for a gaming machine capable of increasing the fun by catching the flow of the winning balls and the rotation of the rotating body in the visual sense of the player in a roulette-like manner. To provide.

[0009]

A first object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of rotating bodies with cylindrical portions, connect the drive shafts of motors to the centers of rotation of the respective rotating bodies, and connect the respective drive shafts to each other. Achieved by the first means which is arranged coaxially and is arranged so that a motor other than the motor coupled to the rotary body is housed in the cylindrical portion of at least one of the rotary bodies. To be done.

The second object is that, in the first means, the path for moving the winning ball from one rotating body to the other rotating body is formed depending on the positions of the adjacent rotating bodies. This is achieved by the second means in which a frame for holding a winning ball is provided at the end of each cylindrical portion.

[0011]

With the first means, it is possible to realize an accessory which is inexpensive and has a simple structure and which can effectively use the space.

In the second means, the flow of the winning balls and the rotation of the rotating body can be caught by the sight of the player in a roulette-like manner, thereby increasing the fun.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment without a decorative plate, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a rear view of the front panel of one embodiment, FIG. 6 is a front view of the front panel of one embodiment, and FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C are right side surfaces of the front panel of one embodiment of the present invention. 8A and 8B are a front view and a bottom view of the second drum of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a view taken along the line D-D of FIG. FIG. 10 is a rear view of the drum housing of one embodiment, and FIGS. 11A and 11B are left side view and front view of the drum housing of one embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a sectional view taken along line GG of FIG. 10, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 10, and FIG. 14 is H- of FIG.
A sectional view taken along line H, FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. 11, and FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line F-F of FIG.
17 (a) and 17 (b) are a front view and a cross-sectional view taken along the line JJ of the second motor mounting base of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS.
(c) is a plan view, front view, and left side view of a solenoid bracket of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 19 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are of the embodiment of the present invention. A front view, a bottom view, a right side view, and a cross-sectional view taken along the line KK of the solenoid arm, FIG.
(b), (c), (d) and (e) are a front view of a second motor mounting base of one embodiment of the present invention, a sectional view taken along the line NN, a rear view, and LL.
2 is a sectional view taken along the line MM, and a sectional view taken along the line MM.
22 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are a front view, a side view, a rear view, and a cross-sectional view taken along line OO of the right splash arm of the embodiment of the present invention. (a), (b), (c) is a rear view, a side view, and a front view of the left splash arm of one embodiment of the present invention,
23 (a), (b), and (c) are a front view, a side view, a rear view, and a cross-sectional view of a first decorative plate according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 24 (a) and 24 (b).
Is a front view and a cross-sectional view of the first drum of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 25 (a), (b), and (c) are plan views, front views, and a pole guide of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 26 is a front view showing the external appearance of a pachinko machine equipped with the electric accessory device for gaming machine of FIG.

First, the schematic structure of the pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. 26. This pachinko machine is a game board 91 and a saucer 9.
2 and a handle 93 are provided, and the winning balls stored in the saucer 92 are discharged to the game board 91 by the operation of the handle 93. The game board 91 is provided with a safe hole, a winning hole, a tulip, an obstacle nail, etc., and an electric accessory device 1 for a game machine, which is called an accessory, at substantially the center.
00 is arranged, and the electric accessory device 10 for the game machine
0 works when a winning ball enters a specific safe hole.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a full-scale panel 1 is arranged in the game machine electric accessory device 100, and the full-scale panel 1 is provided with two bosses 1a, 1a. The two splash arms 2 and 2 are respectively inserted into the bosses 1a and 1a, the splash arm 2 is prevented from coming off by the decorative plate 3, and the boss 1a can be rotated to a certain angle.

The front panel 1 is shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 (a).
As shown in (c) ~ Splash arm mounting boss 1
a, a boss 1b for mounting the drum housing 10, and an opening 1c.

A pair of left and right splash arms 2 are arranged, and the right splash arm 2 is shown in FIGS. 24 (a) and 24 (b).
25 (a) and 25 (b), the left splash arm 2 is shown. As shown in FIGS. 24 (a) and 24 (b), the splash arm 2 on the right side has a shaft hole 2a into which the boss 1a of the front panel 1 is inserted and a solenoid arm 21 to be described later.
An elongated hole-shaped cam portion 2b with which the cam portion 21c is engaged is provided. The left side splash arm 2 shown in FIGS. 25 (a) and 25 (b) is also provided with a shaft hole 2a and a cam portion 2b symmetrically with the right side splash arm 2.

As shown in FIGS. 23 (a) to 23 (c), the decorative plate 3 has a boss 1a for mounting the splash arm of the front panel 1.
Protrusions 3a, 3a fitted to the are provided.

Further, decorative plates 4 and 5 are attached to the entire panel 1, and the decorative plates 4 and 5 can be illuminated by LEDs 6 from the back side.

The LED 6 is mounted on a first substrate 7 and a second substrate 8 as shown in FIG. 3, and the 7-segment LED 9 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on the first substrate 7. The first substrate 7 and the second substrate 8 are attached to the entire panel 1.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the front panel 1 is attached to the drum housing 10 with screws 35 at three bosses 1b, ....

The drum housing 10 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (a), (b), and FIGS. 12 to 16, a notch hole 10a for ejecting the winning ball to the outside of the front surface, a notch portion 10b, a wall 10c, and an outside of the wall 10c for about half a circumference. The wall 10d formed by the above, the wall 10e formed further outside the walls 10c and 10d, the cutout hole 10f for discharging as a detached ball to the outside of the front surface, the hole 10g formed in the wall 10e, and the wall 1
A hole 10h is provided at 0c.

The step motor 12 is the first motor mount 1
4 and the first drum 11 is mounted on the shaft 36 of the step motor 12 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
Has been pressed into.

The first motor mount 14 is shown in FIGS.
2, the mounting hole 14a, the cylindrical portion 14b forming a space for accommodating the motor, and the drum housing 10
A fitting stepped portion 14c into which the mounting portion is fitted, a motor mounting screw hole 14d, a motor shaft insertion opening 14e, and a first
An escape concave step 14f for the drum 11, a winning ball contact guide surface 14g, and a lead wire routing opening 14h are provided. The first motor mounting base 14 is mounted on the drum housing 10 with screws 16 in the mounting holes 14a.

The lead wire 12a of the step motor 12 is
As shown in FIG. 3, the notch portion 10 of the drum housing 10
It is taken out from the terminal b and connected to the relay board 17. Further, the outgoing line 7a from the first substrate 7 and the outgoing line 8a from the second substrate 8 are connected to the relay substrate 17, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the step motor 13 is mounted in a cylindrical second motor mount 15, and the second drum 19 is press-fitted into the shaft 37 of the step motor 13. . The second motor mount 15 is attached to the drum housing 10 with screws 16.

The second motor mount 15 has a structure shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), a plurality of holes 15 through which the LED 6 penetrates
a, a motor shaft insertion opening 15b, and a drum housing 10 mounting screw hole 15c are provided. LED6
Are mounted on the third substrate 18, and the third substrate 18 is mounted on the second motor mount 15 although not shown. As a result, the back side of the second drum 19 can be illuminated by an LED or the like.

The second drum 19 is shown in FIGS. 8 (a), (b) and FIG.
As shown in FIG.
A partition 51 arranged annularly and a circular hole 19e are provided. The partition part 51 is divided into a plurality of parts, and a holding part 51a that can hold the winning ball and a non-holding part 51 that cannot hold the winning ball.
b is formed. The holding portion 51a is the wall portion 1 in the radial direction.
It is surrounded by 9b and 19b and the outer peripheral wall 19c.
An opening 19d is formed in the outer peripheral wall 19c of each holding portion 51a. On the other hand, the non-holding portion 51b is provided with radial wall portions 19b and 19b, but the outer peripheral wall 19c is not provided. The wall portion 19b forming the partition portion 51 of the second drum 19 is formed in an inclined shape, which makes it easier for the winning balls to be discharged from the P ₄ portion.

Further, the drum housing 10 has a solenoid 2 for opening and closing the splash arms 2, 2.
0, a solenoid arm 21 operated by a solenoid 20, and a spring 22 acting in a direction to close the splash arms 2 and 2 are attached. Also, a ball sensor 23 for detecting a winning ball is attached.

The solenoid arm 21 is shown in FIGS. 19 (a)-(d).
As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating shaft 21a and the pair of arm portions 21b
And a spherical cam portion 2 provided at the tip of the arm portion 21b.
1c and an engaging portion 21 that engages with the operating shaft of the solenoid 20
d and 21e to which one end of the spring 22 is hooked are provided. The cam portions 21c and 21c of the solenoid arm 21 are engaged with the cam portions 2b and 2b of the splash arms 2 and 2, respectively.

Reference numeral 38 is a solenoid bracket, and the solenoid bracket 38 is provided with a solenoid holding portion 38a for holding the solenoid 20, as shown in FIGS.

Reference numeral 24 is a ball guide.
As shown in FIGS. 25 (a) to 25 (c), is formed in a cylindrical shape with an upper surface and one side surface open, and has a mounting protrusion 24a, a guide protrusion 24b, and a winning ball guide path 24c. Is provided. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the ball guide 24 guides the winning balls picked up by the splash arms 2 and 2 to the first drum 11.

The splash arms 2 and 2 are designed to be opened for a certain period of time when a winning ball passes through a passing chucker attached to a game board 91 of a pachinko machine.

Upon detection of a winning ball by the ball sensor 23, the step motor 13 rotates clockwise, and the second drum 19
Rotate at the same time. The first drum 11 always rotates clockwise.

As shown in FIGS. 24 (a) and 24 (b), the first drum 11 is provided with a plurality of partition portions 30,
The partition portion 30 is formed with a portion (hereinafter, referred to as a holding portion) 30a that can hold a winning ball and a portion (hereinafter, referred to as a non-holding portion) 30b that cannot hold the winning ball. That is, the holding portions 30a and the non-holding portions 30b are radially arranged at equal intervals with a space into which the winning balls can enter.
In FIG. 24 (a), a has two open sides, the side surface and the back surface, and the non-holding portion 30b has the outer peripheral surface also open.
The holding portion 30a and the non-holding portion 30b cooperate with the winning ball contact guide surface 14g of the first motor mounting base 14 for winning balls.
Hold as shown in. Reference numeral 11a is a shaft hole into which the shaft 36 of the step motor 12 is press fitted. When the winning ball enters the holding portion 30a at the position P ₁ shown in FIG. 1,
With the rotation of the first drum 11, the winning balls are carried to the bottom dead center P _2, and the winning balls are discharged to the outside of the front surface through the cutout holes 10a of the drum housing 10. On the other hand, when the winning ball enters the non-holding portion 30b, P ₃ position than winning ball second drum 1
Roll to the 9 side. That is, the first drum 11 between the second drum 19, as shown in FIG. 1, the wall 10c of the drum housing 10 and is disposed, P ₃ second through the hole 10h of the wall 10c at a position The winning ball rolls down on the drum 19 side.

The winning ball that has rolled down to the side of the second drum 19 rolls along the wall 10e of the drum housing 10 as shown by the arrow A in FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG. 4, due to the inclination of the wall 10e near the bottom dead center. Second drum 19 has a plurality of compartments 5
Go into one of the 1. Holding section 51 in this partition section 51
The winning ball picked up by a is carried to P ₄ in FIG. 1, and is ejected as a detached ball to the outside of the front surface from the cutout hole 10 f provided in the drum housing 10. The drum housing 10
It is also possible to give a small hitting role by discharging to the outside of the side surface from the notch hole 10f of the wall 10e. The non-holding portion 51b to the picked up a winning ball in the partition portion 51 is conveyed to P ₅ position of FIG. 1, the jackpot is discharged from cutout 10g in the wall 10e of the drum housing 10 to the side outside Become.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. When the winning ball passes through the passing chucker 60 attached to the pachinko machine, the splash arms 2 and 2 are opened for a certain time. When opened, prize balls are easily picked up by the splash arms 2 and 2. The winning ball picked up by the splash arms 2 and 2 passes through the ball sensor 23. The step motor 13 is rotated clockwise by the detection of the ball sensor 23, and the second drum 19 is simultaneously rotated. The first drum 11 is always rotating clockwise, and the ball sensor 23
The winning ball that has passed through is the first drum 11 with the ball guide 24.
Is guided to the partition portion 30 of the first drum 11 which is divided into a plurality of sections at the P ₁ position. Then, when the winning ball enters the holding portion 30a of the partition portion 30, the winning ball is carried to the bottom dead center P _2, and the cutout hole 10a of the drum housing 10 is formed.
It is discharged to the outside of the front surface. On the other hand, the winning ball is the division 30
When entering the non-holding portion 30b, the winning ball rolls down from the P ₃ position to the second drum 19 side from the hole 10h of the wall 10c.

The winning ball that has rolled down to the side of the second drum 19 rolls along the wall 10e of the drum housing 10 as shown by arrow A, and as shown in FIG.
Due to the inclination of e, a plurality of partition parts 51 are provided on the second drum 19. Holding section 51a of partition section 51
The winning ball picked up by is carried to P _4, and is ejected as a ball from the notch hole 10f of the drum housing 10 to the outside of the front surface. On the other hand, winning ball picked up in the non-retaining portion 51b is brought to P ₅ position, the jackpot is discharged from cutout 10g of the wall 10e of the drum housing 10 to the side outwardly.

At the end of the cylindrical portion, a pattern as used in roulette may be arranged, or a winning ball holding frame may be provided as in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the plurality of rotating bodies (11, 19) are respectively provided with the cylindrical portions, and the motor 1 is placed at the center of rotation of each rotating body (11, 19).
The drive shafts 2 and 13 are connected to each other, and the drive shafts are coaxially arranged, and at least one of the rotary members (11, 19) is connected to the rotary member at the cylindrical portion thereof. Since the motors other than the motors are arranged so as to be housed therein, it is possible to realize an accessory that is inexpensive, has a simple structure, and can effectively use the space.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the positions of the adjacent rotating bodies (11, 19) are arranged so that paths for the winning balls to move from one rotating body to the other are formed. Since a frame for holding the winning balls is provided at each end of the cylindrical portion, the flow of the winning balls and the rotation of the rotating body (11, 19) can be caught by the visual sense of the player in a roulette-like manner to increase the fun. You can In addition,
By accommodating the motors 12 and 13 in the cylindrical portion, respectively, the ends of the cylindrical portion can be easily brought close to each other, and the passage can be easily formed (the degree of freedom of the shape).

[0042]

According to the invention of claim 1, it is inexpensive and
With a simple structure, it is possible to realize an accessory that can effectively use the space.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the action and effect produced by the first aspect of the invention, it is interesting that the flow of the winning ball and the rotation of the rotating body can be grasped by the sight of the player with a sense of roulette. Can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention with a decorative plate removed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of a front panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a front panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 (a), (b) and (c) are a right side view, a vertical sectional view and a lateral sectional view of a front panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8A and 8B are a front view and a bottom view of a second drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the drum housing according to the embodiment of the present invention.

11 (a) and 11 (b) are a left side view and a front view of a drum housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line GG of FIG.

13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG.

14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line HH of FIG.

15 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG.

16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG.

17 (a) and 17 (b) are a front view and a cross-sectional view taken along the line JJ of the second motor mount according to the embodiment of the present invention.

18 (a), (b) and (c) are a plan view, a front view and a left side view of a solenoid bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

19 (a), (b), (c) and (d) are a front view, a bottom view, a right side view and a sectional view taken along line KK of a solenoid arm according to an embodiment of the present invention. is there.

FIG. 20 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) is a front view of a second motor mount of one embodiment of the present invention, a cross-sectional view taken along the line NN,
It is a rear view, the sectional view which followed the LL line, and the sectional view which followed the MM line.

21 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are a front view, a side view, a rear view, and O- of a right splash arm according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which followed the O line.

22 (a), (b) and (c) are a rear view, a side view and a front view of a left splash arm according to an embodiment of the present invention.

23 (a), (b), and (c) are a front view, a side view, a rear view, and a sectional view of a first decorative plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

24 (a) and 24 (b) are a front view and a cross-sectional view of a first drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.

25 (a), (b) and (c) are a plan view, a front view and a vertical sectional view of a pole guide according to an embodiment of the present invention.

26 is a front view showing the external appearance of a pachinko machine equipped with the display device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 27 is a conventional explanatory view.

FIG. 28 is a conventional explanatory diagram.

FIG. 29 is a conventional explanatory diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 First Drum 12, 13 Step Motor 19 Second Drum 100 Electric Accessory Device for Gaming Machine

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of rotating bodies are each provided with a cylindrical portion, a drive shaft of a motor is coupled to the center of rotation of each rotating body, and each drive shaft is arranged coaxially.
An electric accessory device for gaming machine, characterized in that at least one of the rotating bodies is arranged so that a motor other than a motor coupled to the rotating body is housed in a cylindrical portion of the rotating body. . 2. The end portion of each of the cylindrical portions according to claim 1, wherein a path through which a winning ball moves from one rotating body to another rotating body is formed depending on the positions of the adjacent rotating bodies. An electric accessory device for a game machine, wherein each of the frames is provided with a winning ball.