JP5156669B2 - Movable panel parts, game boards, and pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, the layout of the guide rail that guides the movable members such as the shoji and the door that opens and closes the liquid crystal display surface on the game board is due to the presence of the connector installation area and the like provided at the corners of the game board. The present invention relates to a movable panel surface part, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine that can solve a problem that is significantly restricted.

In pachinko machines, various board parts such as a prize opening, windmill, variable display device, and lighting device are provided on the board surface of the game board in order to diversify the contents of the game, winning prizes during the game, and other situation changes The stage effect is enhanced by moving the movable panel surface parts in various directions.
For example, when a game ball wins a start winning opening provided on the game board, the symbol displayed on the variable display device in the game board starts to change, and the symbol stopped after a predetermined time elapses is a predetermined jackpot symbol. When it becomes, it becomes a big hit state, and a player can acquire a lot of balls. In such a gaming machine, various display effects are performed in order to enhance the interest of the game.
For example, in Patent Document 1 related to the proposal of the present applicant, the game progress is performed by opening / closing and retracting a shoji or door that opens and closes a display surface of a liquid crystal display device provided on the game board surface in a direction substantially parallel to the board surface. Movable panel parts have been proposed that allow the above characteristic effects to be demonstrated. This movable panel surface component is configured to linearly advance and retract the shoji in the left and right (inside and outside) directions by engaging a rack gear fixed to the lower side of the shoji with a pinion gear that is rotationally driven by a motor.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine and a rear view of the gaming board, and the gaming board 100 is configured to be detachable from the gaming board mounting frame 110 on the gaming machine main body side. When the gaming board 100 is mounted from the front side of the gaming board mounting frame 110, the gaming board side connector 105 and a gaming board mounting frame side connector (not shown) are directly connected. A space (connector installation area) 106 for installing the connector 105 on the game board side is provided in the lower right corner of the back of the board (lower left corner when viewed from the back). A connector 105 on the side is arranged. On the other hand, the game board mounting frame 110 is provided with an overhanging portion 111 for installing a connector on the game board mounting frame side at a position facing the space 106 when the game board 100 is assembled in the frame. When the game board 100 is assembled to the game board mounting frame 110, the space 106 and the connectors on the overhanging portion 111 are connected in a state of facing each other.
Thus, since the space 106 as a connector installation area is provided in the lower corner of the back of the game board, in order to avoid interference with the connector, it is not possible to place components.
As described above, the connector placement area 106 on the game board side reduces the effective space for installing the parts on the back of the game board and causes a reduction in the degree of layout freedom when placing various parts.

For example, FIGS. 6A and 6B show a shoji opening / closing mechanism (only the right shoji is shown) as an example of a conventional movable panel surface component. This shoji opening / closing mechanism 150 is disposed on the back surface of the opening provided in the game board in order to dispose the liquid crystal display surface 101. The opening / closing mechanism 150 is a right hand shovel made of three shoji pieces 160a to 160c that are supported by an upper guide rail 151 and a lower guide rail 152 so that the upper and lower edges thereof are slidable and extendable in the lateral direction. (Movable member) 160, a motor 153, a pinion gear 154 driven by the motor, and a drive mechanism including a slide gear 155 which is moved forward and backward by the pinion gear 154 and fixed to the inner shoji piece 160a. Yes. In order for the shoji 160 to open the liquid crystal display surface 101 as much as possible, it is necessary to move the shoji 160 to the extent that the inner edge of the shoji 160 reaches the outer edge (right edge) of the liquid crystal display surface. In the present configuration example, the lower guide rail 152 has an outer end (right end) 152 a that terminates at a position close to the inner end edge 106 a of the connector installation region 106, and thus the lateral area of the liquid crystal display surface 101. Even if it is attempted to change the layout in order to further expand the position, the position of the right shoji 160 at the time of opening shown in FIG. 6A cannot be displaced further to the right than the illustrated position, so that the layout change becomes difficult. That is, since the position of the outer end 152a of the lower guide rail 152 cannot be extended on the surface of the connector installation area 106 because it is necessary to avoid interference with the connector, the right side obstacle when the cover is moved to the right as much as possible. There is a limit to the arrangement of 160, and as a result, it is difficult to increase the lateral area of the liquid crystal display surface 101.
In addition, not only when the guide rail of the movable member interferes with the connector provided in the connector installation area, but also when the guide rail etc. interferes with other parts (interference avoidance parts) arranged on the back of the game board, A similar problem occurs when there is interference with other parts (interference required parts) provided on the front side of the game board mounting frame 110.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-188632

As described above, when the guide rail for guiding the movable member is arranged on the back surface of the game board in order to arrange the movable member such as a shoji that opens and closes in parallel with the game board surface, the outer end portion of the guide rail is connected to the back surface of the game board or It is common to terminate the rail outer end before the interference avoidance parts so that they do not interfere with connectors and other parts (interference avoidance parts) installed on the game board mounting frame. The degree of freedom was reduced. When this movable member is used as a means for opening and closing a liquid crystal display screen arranged on the game board surface, the lateral limit of the liquid crystal display screen is increased by regulating the outer limit position when the movable member is opened. There was a problem of difficulty.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when the two opposite sides of a movable member such as a shoji that moves forward and backward in parallel with the game board surface are slidably supported by the guide rails, The position of the outer end of the guide rail is extended to the outside beyond the installation area of the connector, etc., so that the movable member is released while preventing the interference from the interference avoiding parts such as the connector arranged on the back of the game board. It is an object of the present invention to provide a movable board surface part, a game board, and a pachinko gaming machine that can extend the outer limit position to a position overlapping with an installation area of a connector or the like.

In order to achieve the above object, the movable board surface component according to the invention of claim 1 is arranged on the other back surface portion of the game board having the interference avoidance area on the back surface, and advances and retreats substantially parallel and linearly with the game board surface. And a guide rail disposed on the back of the game board for guiding a guided portion provided on the movable member, wherein the guide rail has one end at the end. A guide rail body located in the vicinity of the interference avoidance required area, an auxiliary guide rail disposed on the back side of the game board avoiding the interference required avoidance area, one end portion of the guide rail body having a different height position, and the auxiliary guide A connecting rail portion that connects one end portion of the rail, and the movable member is provided with a guided portion that can slide over the entire length of the guide rail. The movable member Accordingly, characterized in that it is movably supported in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the movable member.
According to the present invention, when the movable member that moves in parallel and linearly with the game board surface is slidably supported by the guide rail, the position of the one end portion of the guide rail disposed on the game board back surface side is determined. It extends outside the interference avoidance area while not interfering with the interference avoidance parts placed in the position, and the movement limit position when the movable member is released can be extended to a position overlapping the interference avoidance area . Therefore, it is possible to enlarge a screen such as a display that is opened and closed by the movable member without considering interference with the connector installation area.
Further, even if the movable range of the movable member is expanded by configuring the guide rail from the guide rail main body, the auxiliary guide rail, and the connecting rail portion, it is movable when the movable member and the guided portion are fixed. The member becomes inoperable. In the present invention, since the guided portion is configured to be movable with respect to the movable member, the movable member can continue linear movement even if the height position of the guided portion changes.

The second aspect of the present invention is arranged on the other back surface portion of the game board having an interference avoidance area on the lower back surface and having an opening portion on the board surface, and advances and retreats substantially in parallel with the game board surface to open and close the opening portion. And a lower guide rail disposed on the back of the game board along the lower edge of the opening to guide the guided portion provided on the lower side of the movable member. The lower guide rail has one end disposed on the lower guide rail main body located in the vicinity of the interference avoidance area and the back of the game board located above the interference avoidance area. A lower guide rail, and a connecting rail portion that connects one end portion of the guide rail body having a different height position and one end portion of the auxiliary guide rail, and the movable member has an overall length of the guide rail described above. Slidable Parts are provided, 該被 guide unit is characterized by being supported retractably in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the movable member by the movable member.
A game board according to a third aspect of the invention is characterized in that the movable board surface component according to the first or second aspect is provided.
A pachinko gaming machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention comprises the gaming board according to the third aspect.

  According to the present invention, the guide rail that guides the movable member includes a guide rail body whose one end is located in the vicinity of the interference-necessary avoidance component (interference-required region), and the back of the game board that avoids the interference-necessary avoidance component The auxiliary guide rail disposed in the portion, and a connecting rail portion that connects the guide rail body and the auxiliary guide rail, and the guided portion that moves over the entire length of the guide rail is moved by the movable member in the moving direction of the movable member. Since the movable member can be guided in a direction beyond one end of the guide rail body, the movable member such as a shoji that moves in parallel with the game board surface is supported. When the upper and lower sides are slidably supported by the upper and lower guide rails, the position of the outer end portion of the lower guide rail arranged on the back side of the game board is arranged on the back side of the game board While so as not to interfere with the connector extending outward beyond the main interference avoidance part, it can be extended to a position where the movable member is overlapped with the main interference avoidance component outside limit position when opened.

It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board part of the pachinko game machine provided with the movable board surface component which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board part of the pachinko game machine provided with the movable board surface component which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) is a back view which shows the closed state and intermediate open state of the mechanism which drives the movable member in this movable panel surface component. (A) is a back view which shows the open state of the mechanism which drives the movable member in this movable panel surface component, (b) And (c) is a structure explanatory drawing of a guide rail part. (A) And (b) is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine and a rear view of a game board. (A) And (b) is a structure and operation | movement explanatory drawing of the conventional movable member.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
1 and 2 are front views showing the configuration of a game board portion of a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a movable board surface component according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are the movable board surface parts. FIG. 4A is a back view showing a closed state and an intermediate open state of a mechanism for driving the movable member in FIG. 4, and FIG. 4A is a back view showing an open state of the mechanism for driving the movable member in this movable platen part; ) And (c) are configuration explanatory views of the guide rail portion.
The game board 1 is a plate member that is arranged in front of the pachinko gaming machine main body and mounts various board surface parts, and is detachably mounted inside a rectangular annular game board mounting frame (not shown). A glass door frame (not shown) provided with a glass plate covering the front surface of the game board is pivotally supported on one side edge of the game board mounting frame so as to be freely opened and closed. In addition, on the back of the game board, a synthetic resin mechanism board (none of which is shown) that is assembled with back parts related to the progress and production of the game, such as a liquid crystal screen, main control board and sub control board, can be opened and closed freely. It is installed. Around the game area 2 of the game board 1, there are an outer rail R 1 and an inner rail R 2 that guide a game ball launched from a ball striking device (not shown) to the upper part of the game area 2 and guide it to the out-ball collection port 3. Is provided. Further, in the opening 4 in the substantially central portion of the game area 2, there is a symbol variation display device (variable display device) 5 or the like which is composed of a liquid crystal display device, a CRT or the like, and various symbols are variably displayed by a color image or the like. Has been placed. A start winning port 6 is arranged below the symbol variation display device 5 installed in the opening 4, and each time a game ball enters the start winning port 6, a plurality of types of symbols are changed by the symbol variation display device. When the displayed symbol is stopped at the predetermined symbol, a special gaming state advantageous to the player is generated. In addition, a large number of game nails (not shown) are projected from the game area 2 of the game board 1, and these game nails slow down the falling speed of the game ball and change the falling direction in a complex manner. Increases interest in progress.
The symbol variation display device 5 and the center ornament 7 arranged on the outer periphery thereof constitute a center accessory 8.

The gaming board 1 is configured to be detachable from a gaming board mounting frame (not shown) on the gaming machine main body side. When the gaming board 1 is mounted from the front side of the gaming board mounting frame, the gaming board side connector and the gaming board are arranged. In order to connect directly to the connector on the mounting frame side, the connector on the game board side (needs to avoid interference) at the lower right corner of the back of the substantially rectangular gaming board (the lower left corner when viewed from the rear) A connector installation area (interference required avoidance area) 51 which is a space for installing the component 50 is provided. On the other hand, the game board mounting frame is provided with an overhang portion for installing the connector on the game board mounting frame side at a position facing the connector installation area 51 when the game board 1 is assembled in the frame (see FIG. 5). When the game board 1 is assembled to the game board mounting frame, the connector installation area 51 and the connectors on the overhanging portion face each other and are connected to each other.
As described above, since the connector installation area 51 is provided at the lower corner of the back of the game board, other components cannot be arranged in the connector installation area 51 in order to avoid interference with the connector 50.

As shown in FIG. 2, the movable board surface component 20 according to this embodiment is disposed on the back side of the opening 4 of the game board, and the closed position (inner position) where the opening is closed and the opened position (outer position) where the opening is opened ) Between the movable members 21 and 22, which are a pair of left and right shoji that move back and forth in a horizontal direction substantially parallel to the game board surface, and guided portions 23 and 24 provided on the upper and lower sides of the movable members 21 and 22, respectively. In order to guide, an upper guide rail 30 and a lower guide rail 35 arranged on the back of the game board along the upper edge and the lower edge of the opening 4 are provided. The upper guided portion 23 is fixed to the middle portion of the upper side of the movable members 21 and 22, and one lower guided portion 24A is fixed to the lower side of the movable member 21, while the other lower guided portion 24B. Is engaged with the lower side of the movable member 22 so as to be relatively movable as will be described later.
The movable members 21 and 22 are driven forward and backward inward and outward by a drive mechanism including a wire or a gear that is operated by a driving force from a motor (not shown). Specifically, for example, the rack and pinion mechanism shown in Patent Document 1 or FIG. 6 can be employed.
In this example, the upper guide rail 30 can be extended to the left and right edges of the game board because the connector installation area 51 does not exist in either the left or right direction.
Further, since the movable member 21 on the front left side of the left and right movable members 21 and 22 has no connector installation area outside the moving locus (front left side), the left end portion of the lower guide rail 35 is the game board. It can move to the left edge.

On the other hand, the front right end portion (right outer end portion) of the lower guide rail 35 is in a relationship of interfering with the connector 50 on the connector installation region 51 when it is formed to extend rightward outward. Therefore, in the present invention, the lower guide rail is divided into a lower guide rail main body (guide rail main body) 36 whose outer end portion (one end portion) 36a is located in the vicinity (near side) of the connector installation region 51, and an upper end of the connector installation region. The auxiliary lower guide rail (auxiliary guide rail) 37 disposed on the back side of the game board located above the edge, and the outer end portion 36a of the lower guide rail main body 36 and the end portion 37a of the auxiliary lower guide rail 37 are connected. By configuring the connecting rail portion 38, the left movable member 22 can be opened to the maximum extent while avoiding interference with the connector 50.
That is, when the outer end portion 36a of the lower guide rail main body 36 is extended to the right outside the front as it is, it protrudes into the connector installation area and interferes with the connector 50, so that it terminates at the inner end of the connector installation area. . On the other hand, an auxiliary lower guide rail 37 for guiding the movable member 22 to the right outside beyond the connector installation area is disposed on the back of the game board directly above the area where the connector installation area is avoided. The lower guide rail main body 36 and the auxiliary guide rail 37 are arranged discontinuously and at different heights. However, one end 36a of the lower guide rail main body 36 and one end 37a of the auxiliary guide rail 37 As the lower guide rail 35 as a whole is configured to be able to smoothly guide the movement of the movable member 22 because the connecting rail portions 38 extending obliquely between them are continuously connected.

When the guided portion 24B is fixed to the center of the lower side of the movable member 22 and the relative vertical movement of both members is prohibited, the lower guide rail main body 36, the auxiliary guide rail 37, and It becomes difficult to move the movable member 22 across the connecting rail portion 38. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the guided portion 24B is supported so as to be able to advance and retract in a direction (vertical direction) intersecting the moving direction of the movable member 22. With this configuration, the guided portion 24B moves from the lower guide rail main body 36 to the auxiliary guide rail 37 side through the outer end portion 36a and the connecting rail portion 38 in accordance with the opening operation of the movable member 22. Thus, the movable member 22 can be lowered relative to the guided portion 24B.
That is, the movable member 22 is driven by a drive mechanism (not shown) from the closed position (inner position) shown in FIG. 3A to the open position shown in FIG. 4A through the intermediate open position shown in FIG. In order to be released along the horizontal trajectory to the outer position), the movable member with respect to the guided portion 24B that moves while being guided by the lower guide rail body 36, the auxiliary guide rail 37, and the connecting rail portion 38 having different height positions. Therefore, it is necessary to change the relative height position of 22 and therefore, the present invention adopts the configuration shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C.

First, in FIG. 4B, a recessed portion 24a having a substantially U-shaped cross section is provided on the guided portion 24B side, and a fitting portion 22a provided on the lower side of the movable member 22 is fitted in the recessed portion 24a so as to be movable up and down. I support it. Further, in (c), a recess 22b is provided on the lower side of the movable member, and the fitting portion 24b provided on the guided portion 24B is fitted and supported in the recess 22b so as to be movable up and down.
A guide 40 for preventing misalignment is provided between the recess 24a and the fitting portion 22a and between the recess 22b and the fitting portion 24b so as not to cause a displacement in the lateral direction. The guide 40 is configured by a wall that protrudes from the surface of the movable member 22, and the engagement state is established when the recess 24 a of the guided portion 24 </ b> B is elastically pressed against the movable member surface inside the guide 40. Is maintained. Therefore, while the movable member 22 moves between the positions shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B and FIG. 4A, the guide 40 can be supported so as not to drop out the recess 24a.

In addition, the guided portion 24B is configured so that the guided portion 24B is engaged with the lower guide rail 35 by setting the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 24B ′ larger than the outer diameter of the guide rail. And the connecting rail portion 38 and the auxiliary guide rail 37 can be moved smoothly. Alternatively, the lower guide rail main body 36, the connecting rail portion 38, and the auxiliary guide can be further formed by forming a slit extending in the axial direction in the cylindrical portion 24B ′ so as to be easily elastically deformed (expanded / contracted) in the radial direction. It becomes possible to move smoothly between the rails 37.
By comprising in this way, a movable member can be opened / closed stably.
In the above embodiment, the movable member is configured to open and close in the lateral direction and the connector installation region 51 is located outside the lower guide rail 35. However, the structure of the guide rail according to the present invention is the movement of the movable member. The present invention can be applied even when the direction is the vertical direction or the oblique direction, and when the connector installation region exists at the extended position of the upper guide rail, the structure of the present invention may be applied to the upper guide rail.

As described above, in the present invention, the movable members 21 and 22 which are arranged on the other back surface portion of the game board 1 having the connector installation area 51 on the back surface and advance and retreat substantially in parallel with the game board surface, and the objects provided on the movable member. In the movable board surface component including guide rails 30 and 35 arranged on the back of the game board for guiding the guide part 24B, at least one of the guide rails 35 has one end 36a in the vicinity of the connector installation area 51. The guide rail body 36 located in front (the front side), the auxiliary guide rail 37 disposed on the back side of the game board avoiding the connector installation area, and the end portions of the guide rail body 36 and the auxiliary guide rail 37 are connected by a gentle locus. The movable member 22 is located between the guide rail body 36 and the auxiliary guide rail 37 having different height positions. Can move smoothly, it is possible to move in a direction beyond the one end portion 36a of the guide rail body when opened.
Further, the guided portion 24B provided on the movable member 22 is moved along the guide rail body 36, the auxiliary guide rail 37, and the connecting rail portion 38 having different height positions. Since it can be changed, the movable member can smoothly move linearly.
For this reason, even if there is an obstacle such as a connector installation area outside the guide rail 35 provided on the back of the game board, a part of the guide rail can be spaced apart from the part avoiding the connector. It becomes possible to open 22 to the outside which overlaps with the connector installation area stably without interruption.

When the movable member is a door member that opens and closes the liquid crystal display device or the like, the lateral movable range of the door member is expanded, so that the horizontal width of the screen of the liquid crystal display device to be used can be expanded as much as possible. .
Thus, according to the invention, when the movable member that moves linearly in parallel with the game board surface is slidably supported by the guide rail, the position of one end portion of the guide rail disposed on the back side of the game board is determined by the game. Extending outside the connector installation area while not interfering with the connector arranged on the back of the panel, the movement limit position when the movable member is opened can be extended to a position overlapping the connector installation area. Therefore, it is possible to enlarge a screen such as a display that is opened and closed by the movable member without considering interference with the connector installation area.

Further, even if the movable range of the movable member is expanded by configuring the guide rail from the guide rail main body, the auxiliary guide rail, and the connecting rail portion, it is movable when the movable member and the guided portion are fixed. The member becomes inoperable. In the present invention, since the guided portion is configured to be movable with respect to the movable member, the movable member can continue linear movement even if the height position of the guided portion changes.
Note that the present invention is not limited to the case where a guide rail or the like that guides the movable member interferes with a connector provided in the connector installation region, but the guide rail or the like interferes with other interference avoidance parts disposed on the back of the game board. The present invention can also be applied to cases where there is a risk of interference with other interference avoidance components provided on the front side of the game board mounting frame.
Therefore, the interference avoidance component is not limited to the connector. Further, in the concept of the required interference avoidance area formed on the back side of the game board, no interference required parts are mounted in the required interference avoidance area itself, but there is an interference avoidance part on the corresponding game board mounting frame side. Including cases where guide rails cannot be installed in
The movable board surface component of the present invention can be applied to any game board. Moreover, the game board provided with the movable board surface component of the present invention can be applied to any game machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 2 ... Game area, 4 ... Opening part, 6 ... Start winning opening, 8 ... Center part, 20 ... Movable board surface component, 21, 22 ... Movable member, 23, 24 ... Guided part, 25 ... Auxiliary guided portion, 26 ... elastic member, 30 ... upper guide rail, 35 ... lower guide rail, 36 ... guide rail body, 36a ... outer end (one end), 37 ... auxiliary guide rail, 38 ... connecting rail portion, 50 ... Connector (interference required parts), 51 ... Connector installation area (interference required area)

Claims (4)

In order to guide a movable member disposed on the other rear surface portion of the game board having a necessary interference avoidance area on the back surface and moving back and forth substantially in parallel and linearly with the game board surface, and a guided portion provided on the movable member A guide rail disposed on the back side of the game board, and a movable board surface component comprising:
The guide rail has a guide rail body whose one end is positioned in the vicinity of the interference avoidance area, an auxiliary guide rail disposed on the back side of the game board that avoids the interference avoidance area, and the guides having different height positions. A connecting rail portion that connects one end portion of the rail body and one end portion of the auxiliary guide rail;
The movable member is provided with a guided portion that is slidable over the entire length of the guide rail, and the guided portion can be advanced and retracted in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the movable member by the movable member. Movable panel surface parts characterized by being supported by A movable member which has an interference avoidance area on the lower back surface and is disposed on the other back surface portion of the game board having an opening on the board surface, and advances and retreats substantially parallel to the game board surface to open and close the opening; A movable board surface component comprising lower guide rails respectively disposed on the back side of the game board along the lower edge of the opening to guide the guided part provided on the lower side of the movable member,
The lower guide rail includes a lower guide rail main body having one end located in the vicinity of the interference avoidance area, and an auxiliary lower guide rail disposed on the back side of the game board located above the interference avoidance area. A connecting rail portion for connecting the one end portion of the guide rail body having a different height position and the one end portion of the auxiliary guide rail;
The movable member is provided with a guided portion that can slide over the entire length of the guide rail, and the guided portion is advanced and retracted in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the movable member by the movable member. Movable panel surface parts characterized by being freely supported.   A game board comprising the movable board surface component according to claim 1.   A pachinko gaming machine comprising the gaming board according to claim 3.

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