JP7122736B2 - Movable effect device for game machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a movable production device, and more particularly to a movable production device that enables novel production expressions by magnetically transmitting rotational force.

As a movable effect device using magnetism, for example, the one shown in Patent Document 1 is known. Here, an electromagnet is provided at a second position invisible to the player, and when the base member on which the three-dimensional object is placed moves from the second position to a first position visible to the player, the electromagnet is activated according to the game state. By controlling the turning on and off of the energization to the base member, the three-dimensional object can be attracted to or separated from the electromagnet at the second position, and when the base member is moved to the first position, the state with and without the three-dimensional object on the base member is produced. ing.

JP 2009-82456

Although the above-mentioned conventional movable effect device realizes a new effect by using magnetic attraction, there is a limit to the range of effect expression that can be achieved only by magnetic attraction and separation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a movable effect device for a game machine which solves such problems and enables more diverse effects expressions.

In order to achieve the above object, in the first invention, a rotating magnetic pole body (6) rotated by a drive source (62) and a rotating magnetic pole body (6) are positioned opposite to the rotating magnetic pole body (6) with a gap therebetween. A rotated magnetic pole body (12, 22, 32) magnetically coupled with the rotating magnetic pole body (6) to transmit the rotational force thereof, and the rotation transmitted to the rotated magnetic pole body (12, 22, 32) A movement driving means (8) for moving the movable effect bodies (1, 2, 3) operated by force and the rotating magnetic pole body (6) with respect to the rotated magnetic pole body (12) while maintaining the facing distance therebetween. ) to move the rotated magnetic pole body (12) together with the rotating magnetic pole body (6) in a magnetically coupled state, and the movement of the rotated magnetic pole body (12) is controlled in a predetermined manner. A movement limiting means (58) for limiting the range is provided, and at least one other rotated magnetic pole body (22, 32) outside the predetermined range and the other rotated magnetic pole body (22, 32) are transmitted At least one other movable effect body (2, 3) that is operated by a rotational force is provided, and the movement driving means (8) moves the rotating magnetic pole body (6) beyond the predetermined range to move the It is possible to cancel the state of being magnetically coupled with the rotated magnetic pole body (12). by moving the rotating magnetic pole body (6) to at least one of the other rotated magnetic pole bodies (22) after breaking the magnetic coupling. , 32).

In the first aspect of the present invention, the rotating magnetic pole bodies, which are magnetically coupled to each other and face each other at a predetermined interval, transmit the rotating force to the rotated magnetic pole body to operate the movable effect body. Various motions of the movable production body are made possible, and various production expressions are possible. In addition, it is not necessary to separately provide a mechanical connecting member (link member, etc.) for transmitting the rotational force between the rotating magnetic pole body and the rotated magnetic pole body. Various adverse effects (e.g., increase in the number of parts, securing space for arranging various parts, noise, vibration, heat generation, and wear over time at the connecting part of the connecting member, lubrication for smooth movement of the connecting part) application of agents, etc.) can be eliminated.
By utilizing the magnetic coupling, a predetermined space (gap) can be formed between the rotating magnetic pole body and the rotated magnetic pole body as described above. A display panel, such as a light guide plate, is provided on the surface of which a pattern related to game performance is applied by laser cutting or the like and the pattern is displayed on the transparent plate by light incident from the side end surface of the transparent plate toward the inside of the transparent plate. be able to.
Further, a movable effect body separately provided on the game board is inserted into the gap, and in cooperation with the movable effect body, a novel and dynamic game effect can be performed by the movable body.
In addition, since the rotated magnetic pole body can be moved while receiving the rotational force of the rotating magnetic pole body, more diverse performance expressions are possible by moving the movable performance body while receiving the rotational force.
Further, since the movement of the rotated magnetic pole body is limited within a predetermined range, the magnetic coupling between the two is canceled when the rotating magnetic pole body is moved further. Then, the rotating magnetic pole body moved to a position facing the other movable effect body provided outside the predetermined range is magnetically coupled with the other rotated magnetic pole body, so that the other movable effect body becomes the rotating magnetic pole body. It is operated by receiving the rotational force of In this way, a plurality of movable effect bodies can be operated by one rotating magnetic pole body, so that the driving mechanism can be simplified. In particular, since the rotating magnetic pole body and the rotated magnetic pole body are relatively moved in a direction intersecting the opposing direction in which strong magnetic coupling occurs, that is, in a direction in which the magnetic force acts relatively weakly, A weak driving force can break the magnetic coupling between them.

It should be noted that the above symbols in parentheses indicate for reference the corresponding relationship with specific means described in the embodiments described later.

As described above, according to the movable effect device of the game machine of the present invention, it is possible to carry out various effects expressions.

1 is an overall front view of a pachinko game machine equipped with a movable effect device; FIG. It is an entire perspective view of a movable effect device. It is a rear view of a movable production device. It is a cross-sectional explanatory view seen from the side of the movable effect device. FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a facing surface of a rotating magnetic pole body, and a side view of the facing rotated magnetic pole body and the rotated magnetic pole body.

The embodiments described below are merely examples, and various design improvements made by those skilled in the art are also included in the scope of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a front view of a pachinko game machine E. As shown in FIG. A game board is arranged in the upper half of the body frame behind the glass frame E1 of the game machine E. A substantially rectangular image display E3 is provided in the game area E2 formed on the game board. A movable effect body 1 is positioned at the center of the upper edge on the front side of the image display E3, and movable effect bodies 2 and 3 are provided at left and right positions on the lower edge on the front side of the image display E3.

FIG. 2 shows an overall perspective view of the movable effect device 4 which is provided in front of the image display E3 and which operates the movable effect bodies 1 to 3. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 shows a rear view of the movable effect device 4, and FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional explanatory view as seen from the side thereof.

The movable effect device 4 has a base plate 41, and the base plate 41 has a base plate 411 and a frame plate 412 which is provided on the rear half of the base plate 411 and is formed into a substantially U-shape opening downward. . The movable effect bodies 2 and 3 are provided at left and right positions on the front half of the base plate 411 .

An input shaft 21 (FIG. 3) protrudes rearward from the upper end of the movable effect body 2, and a circular to-be-rotated magnetic pole body 22 is fixed to the tip thereof. The rotated magnetic pole body 22 is fixedly arranged on the base 41 so as not to move relative to the base 41 . When the input shaft 21 of the movable effect body 2 is rotated forward and reverse, the movable object 23 advances upward from the container 24 or retreats into the container 24 in accordance with the rotation operation.

On the other hand, the movable effect body 3 also has an input shaft 31 (FIG. 2) projecting rearward from the upper end thereof, and a circular to-be-rotated magnetic pole body 32 is fixed to the tip thereof. Like the rotating magnetic pole body 22, the rotated magnetic pole body 32 is also fixedly arranged on the base 41 and configured not to move relative to the base 41. As shown in FIG. When the input shaft 31 of the movable effect body 3 is rotated forward and reverse, the movable door 33 (FIG. 2) on the front surface of the lower half opens and closes according to the rotation operation, and the movable display body inside changes the rotation. be done.

The movable effect body 1 is a circular decorative member having a surface cut into a complicated shape, and a rotating shaft 11 (FIG. 4) extends rearward from the center of the back surface, and a rotated magnetic pole body 12 is fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 11 (FIG. 4). there is The rotated magnetic pole body 12 is rotatably held by a sliding member 51. The sliding member 51 is positioned vertically between parallel guide rails 52 and 53 (FIG. 2) extending horizontally. It is guided and can reciprocate in the horizontal direction within the width of the frame plate 412 while the movement in the front-rear direction is restricted.

Both left and right ends of the guide rails 52 and 53 are supported by sliding members 54 and 55 . Each of the sliding members 54 and 55 is guided by guide shafts 56 and 57 extending vertically along the left and right side plates of the frame plate 412, so that the sliding members 54 and 55 can reciprocate in the vertical direction while their movement in the front-rear direction is restricted. be. Further downward movement is restricted at the upper position of the movable effect bodies 2 and 3 by a stopper body 58 (FIG. 2) provided on the guide shafts 56 and 57 as movement limiting means. More specifically, when the lower surfaces of the sliding members 54 and 55 abut on the upper surface of the stopper body 58, further descent of the sliding members 54 and 55 is regulated, thereby moving the movable effect body 1 (rotated magnetic pole). The descent of the body 12) is restricted.

A rotating magnetic pole body 6 is positioned opposite to and behind the rotated magnetic pole body 12 of the movable effect body 1 at a predetermined distance (FIG. 4). The rotating magnetic pole body 6 is a circular body having the same diameter as the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, and 32, and has a rotating shaft 61 protruding from the center of its back surface. It is The motor 62 is mounted on a sliding member 71 (FIG. 3). Guided by these, it is possible to reciprocate in the horizontal direction within the width of the frame plate 412 while the movement in the front-rear direction is restricted.

Both left and right ends of the guide rails 81 and 82 are supported by sliding members 83 and 84 . Each of the sliding members 83 and 84 is guided by guide shafts 85 and 86 extending vertically along the left and right side plates of the frame plate 412 so that the sliding members 83 and 84 can reciprocate in the vertical direction while their movement in the front-rear direction is restricted. be. Even if the lowering of the rotated magnetic pole body 12 of the movable effect body 1 is restricted, the rotating magnetic pole body 6 can move downward to a lower position facing the rotated magnetic pole bodies 22 and 32 . The sliding members 71, 83, 84 are appropriately moved along guide rails 81, 82 or guide shafts 85, 86 by a drive motor (not shown) through a drive member such as a belt, depending on the game state.

Here, the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, and 32 are specifically formed in a cylindrical shape, and both end faces thereof are formed in a circular shape as described above. 5(1), different magnetic poles are formed alternately in the circumferential direction on the opposing surfaces of the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, 32 on the circular end face. They are magnetically attracted to each other while facing each other with a gap therebetween ((2) in FIG. 5). In this embodiment, the magnetic force is generated in the front-rear direction in the pachinko game machine E, and the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, and 32 are arranged in the pachinko game machine E in the facing direction. They are attracted to each other by magnetic force in the front-rear direction. When the rotating magnetic pole body 6 rotates, the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12 , 22 , 32 are also rotated, and the torque is transmitted from the rotating magnetic pole body 6 to the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12 , 22 , 32 .

In this embodiment, a gap S (FIG. 4) is provided at a constant interval in the vertical direction between the plane on which the facing surfaces of the plurality of rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, and 32 are located and the plane on which the end face of the rotating magnetic pole body 6 moves. is formed to In the gap S, a light guide plate 9 having a size corresponding to the display area (opening area of the substrate 41) of the image display E3 is arranged as shown in FIG. More specifically, the light guide plate 9 is formed of a transparent plate, and the surface of the light guide plate 9 is laser-cut or the like to have a pattern related to the game effect stamped thereon. A light-emitting substrate on which an LED is mounted is disposed at a position facing the side end face of the transparent plate, and the light emitted from the LED is incident inward (toward the center) from the side end face of the transparent plate. be. The incident light is appropriately bent by the laser-cut shape and emitted forward (toward the player). Thereby, a pattern related to the game effect is displayed on the light guide plate. The image display E3 is arranged behind the movable effect device 4 (more precisely, behind the base 41).

In such a movable effect device 4, when the rotating magnetic pole body 6 is rotated by the motor 62 in the state shown in FIG. Then, it is transmitted to the rotated magnetic pole body 12 which is magnetically coupled thereto with a predetermined gap, and the movable effect body 1 is rotated. When the sliding members 83 and 84 are moved by the driving motor, the rotated magnetic pole body 12 magnetically coupled with the rotating magnetic pole body 6 is also moved. As a result, the movable effect body 1 is moved vertically and horizontally in front of the image display E3 while rotating.

Here, since the moving position of the movable effect body 1 (that is, the rotated magnetic pole body 12 (and the sliding members 54 and 55)) is regulated by the stopper body 58 as described above, the rotating magnetic pole body moves beyond the regulated range. When 6 (and sliding members 85 and 86) moves downward, the magnetic coupling between the rotated magnetic pole body 12 and the rotating magnetic pole body 6 is cancelled, and the movable effect body 1 stops rotating and moving. At this time, the magnetic coupling between the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole body 12 is strongly generated in the longitudinal direction of the pachinko game machine E. On the other hand, the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole body 12 intersect the direction of the magnetic force generated between them, which is a direction in which the action of the magnetic force is relatively weak (specifically, a substantially orthogonal direction). Relatively moved in the vertical direction. Since the rotating magnetic pole body and the rotated magnetic pole body are relatively moved in the direction in which the action of the magnetic force between them is relatively weak, the magnetic coupling can be eliminated with a relatively weak driving force.

When the rotating magnetic pole body 6 is moved to a position facing the rotated magnetic pole body 22 (FIG. 2), they are newly magnetically coupled and the rotational force of the rotating magnetic pole body 6 is transmitted to the rotated magnetic pole body 22. As described above, the movable object 23 of the movable effect body 2 advances upward from the container 24 or retreats into the container according to the rotation direction of the rotating magnetic pole body 6 .

When the rotating magnetic pole body 6 moves from the position facing the rotated magnetic pole body 22 of the movable effect body 1 to the right in FIG. be. When the rotating magnetic pole body 6 is moved to a position facing the rotated magnetic pole body 32 , they are newly magnetically coupled, and the rotational force of the rotating magnetic pole body 6 is transmitted to the rotated magnetic pole body 32 . , the movable door 33 on the front surface of the lower half of the movable effect body 3 is opened and closed, and the rotation of the movable display body inside is changed.

When the rotating magnetic pole body 6 moves upward, the position of the rotated magnetic pole body 32 is fixed, so the magnetic coupling between them is eliminated. When the rotating magnetic pole body 6 is moved again to a position facing the rotated magnetic pole body 12, the magnetic coupling between them is reproduced, and the movable effect body 1 rotates according to the rotation of the rotating magnetic pole body 6, and the rotating magnetic pole body rotates. Along with the movement of 6, the movable effect body 1 also moves.

The above operations are realized by appropriately rotating the motor 62 and the driving motor according to the game state by a control device (not shown). At the same time, the operation of the light guide plate 9 and the liquid crystal display is also controlled by the controller. In this way, in addition to the operation of the light guide plate 9 and the liquid crystal display, the movable effect body 1 positioned in front of them rotates and moves, or the movable object 23 of the movable effect body 2 moves in and out of the container 24. Alternatively, the movable door 33 of the movable presentation body 3 is opened and closed, and the rotation of the movable display body is changed.
The rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22 and 32 need not be permanent magnets, and may be electromagnets.
The place where the movable effect device 4 is installed is not limited to being disposed on the game board, and may be any area or part where the game effect can be effectively displayed to the player, such as the front door of the game machine frame or the ball tray. Anywhere is fine.
Further, the rotating magnetic pole body 6 may be arranged on the body frame side of the pachinko game machine E, and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, 32 may be arranged on the game board side. In short, the arrangement of the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, 32 is not limited to integrally disposing them in the same structural member in the gaming machine E, but in a plurality of structural members in the gaming machine E. They may be arranged separately.
The direction of relative movement between the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, and 32 for canceling the magnetic coupling between them is substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the magnetic force is generated. , and may be relatively moved in various directions such as oblique directions.
Further, the magnetic coupling may be canceled by moving the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, 32 away from each other not only in the crossing direction but also in the direction in which the magnetic force is generated.
Means for utilizing the gap S formed between the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, and 32 related to the game performance are not limited to the arrangement of the light guide plate, but may be a separately provided movable performance body. may be arranged in the gap S to cooperate with the movable effect body to produce a novel and dynamic game effect by the movable body.
The magnetic coupling between the rotating magnetic pole body 6 and the rotated magnetic pole bodies 12, 22, and 32 is not limited to a cylindrical body having magnetic poles formed in the circumferential direction at the opposing end faces, Various structures in which magnetic coupling is performed between the two, such as a cylinder having magnetic poles formed in the circumferential direction, can be employed.
In addition, the game machine equipped with the movable effect device of the present invention is not limited to a pachinko game machine, and may be a reel-type game machine (slot machine), an arrange ball game machine, a slot machine using game balls as a game medium, or the like. of gaming machines are included.

1 Movable effect body 12 Rotated magnetic pole body 2 Movable effect body 22 Rotated magnetic pole body 3 Movable effect body 32 Rotated magnetic pole body 4 Movable effect device 6 Rotating magnetic pole body , 71... Sliding member 8... Movement driving means 81, 82... Guide rail 83, 84... Sliding member 85, 86... Guide shaft.

Claims (1)

a rotating magnetic pole body that is rotated by a driving source; and a rotated magnetic pole body that is positioned facing the rotating magnetic pole body with a gap therebetween and is magnetically coupled with the rotating magnetic pole body to transmit the rotational force thereof; a movable effect body that is operated by the rotational force transmitted to the rotated magnetic pole body; moving the rotated magnetic pole body together with the rotating magnetic pole body in a magnetically coupled state;
In addition, a movement limiting means is provided for limiting the movement of the rotated magnetic pole body within a predetermined range, and at least one other rotated magnetic pole body outside the predetermined range and the rotational force transmitted to the other rotated magnetic pole body. providing at least one other movable effect that is operated by
The movement drive means can cancel the state of being magnetically coupled with the rotated magnetic pole body by moving the rotating magnetic pole body beyond the predetermined range. and moving the rotating magnetic pole body in a direction that intersects the opposing direction in which magnetic force acts between the rotating magnetic pole body and the rotated magnetic pole body, and moving the rotating magnetic pole body at least one direction after the magnetic coupling is eliminated. is set to move to a position facing one of the other rotated magnetic pole bodies
A movable production device for game machines.

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