JP2022057954A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an unprecedented novel game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 includes a watermarked part allowing a watermark 20 to be visible when seen through.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

This disclosure relates to a gaming machine.

Conventionally, a gaming machine having a decorative member having a decoration on the front surface has been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-08522 (Fig. 2, Fig. 3, etc.)

Compared to the conventional gaming machines mentioned above, there is a demand for novel gaming machines that have never existed before.

The gaming machine of the present disclosure is a gaming machine having a watermark portion so that a watermark pattern can be visually recognized when viewed through a watermark.

According to the configuration of claim 1, it is possible to provide an unprecedented novel gaming machine having a watermark portion in which a watermark pattern can be visually recognized when viewed through a watermark.

Front view of the gaming machine according to this disclosure Front view of the top unit removed from the front door Rear view of top unit AA cross-sectional view around the watermark pattern forming part of the top unit (A) Enlarged front view of the top unit, (B) Enlarged front view of the top unit when viewed through.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present disclosure (hereinafter, simply referred to as “game machine 10”) includes a gaming board 11, a support frame 12 for supporting the game board 11, and a front surface of the support frame 12. The front door 10Z is provided, and the game area R1 formed on the front surface of the game board 11 is visible through the window portion 10W of the front door 10Z.

The front door 10Z has a vertically long rectangular shape that covers substantially the entire support frame 12 when viewed from the front, and the support frame 12 and the left end portion are hinged to each other.

The upper plate 26 and the lower plate 27 are provided side by side on the lower side of the front door 10Z below the window portion 10W, and the firing handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. When the firing handle 28 is rotated, the game ball stored in the upper plate 26 is ejected toward the game area R1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game area R1 is provided with first and second starting winning openings 14A and 14B and a large winning opening 15, and a game ball is provided in the first starting winning opening 14A and the second starting winning opening 14B. When the ball enters, a special figure hit / miss judgment is made. The result of the special figure hit / miss determination is notified by the display unit 13 provided in the game area R1. The large winning opening 15 is normally blocked by the movable door 15T, making it difficult for the game ball to enter. It will be in a state where it can be balled. It should be noted that the second start winning opening 14B is normally closed by the opening / closing member 14C, and when the game ball enters the start gate 18 provided in the game area R1 and the game ball enters the start gate 18, the hit is determined. It is opened by the opening / closing member 14C. Further, the game area R1 is also provided with a general winning opening (not shown). When the game ball enters the above-mentioned starting winning opening 14A, 14B, the large winning opening 15, or the general winning opening, the winning ball is paid out to the upper plate 26.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a top unit 60 is attached to the upper part of the front door 10Z. The top unit 60 is a decorative member decorated with, for example, a character. In the present embodiment, a face decoration portion 61 on which the character's face is decorated is provided on the upper portion of the top unit 60, and the face decoration portion 61 has translucency.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the top unit 60 protrudes upward from the front door 10Z and the support frame 12. Specifically, the translucent face decoration portion 61 of the top unit 60 protrudes from the gaming machine main body 10B excluding the top unit 60 of the gaming machine 10. Therefore, when viewed from the player side, the gaming machine main body portion 10B is not arranged on the rear side and the upper side of the top unit 60, and for example, the lighting of the ceiling of the gaming store reaches the rear side surface of the face decoration portion 61. It penetrates the face decoration portion 61.

As shown in FIG. 3, the face decoration unit 61 of the top unit 60 has a decoration sheet 63 representing a character, and the decoration sheet 63 is placed in a direction facing the face decoration unit 61 and the player (front side and rear side). It is sandwiched between the front plate portion 71 and the rear plate portion 72. In the present embodiment, the front plate portion 71 and the rear plate portion 72 are made of a transparent resin. Further, the decorative sheet 63 has lower translucency than the front plate portion 71 and the rear plate portion 72.

Here, in the gaming machine 10, a watermark portion is provided so that the watermark pattern can be visually recognized when viewed through the watermark. Specifically, this watermark portion is composed of a face decoration portion 61, and when the face decoration portion 61 is seen through the light on the opposite side (rear side or diagonally upward rear side) to the player, the watermark pattern 20 (FIG. 5). (See (B)) can be visually recognized. In the present embodiment, the watermark pattern 20 is difficult to see when the face decoration portion 61 is illuminated only by the light from the front side.

The watermark pattern forming portion 50 forming the watermark pattern 20 is provided on the rear plate portion 72 arranged on the side opposite to the player in the face decoration portion 61. Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, in the watermark pattern forming portion 51, a part of the rear plate portion 72 protrudes to the rear side (to the side opposite to the player), and the protrusion thereof. A concave portion 64 is formed on the front side of the convex portion 62.

The convex portion 62 includes a circular base portion 62B protruding stepwise from the rear side surface of the rear plate portion 72, and a bulging portion 62A protruding from the center of the circular base portion 62B. The bulging portion 62A has a rounded substantially dome shape.

The concave portion 64 includes a circular opening 64A concentric with the circular base portion 62B of the convex portion 62, and a tapered bottom portion 64B whose diameter is tapered toward the bottom surface of the concave portion 64. The circular opening 64A of the concave portion 64 has a smaller diameter than the outer diameter of the circular base portion 62B of the convex portion 62 and the outer diameter (outer edge diameter) of the bulging portion 62A. Therefore, when the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is viewed from the decorative sheet 63 side, the outer peripheral surface of the circular base portion 62B of the convex portion 62, the inner peripheral surface of the circular opening 64A of the concave portion 64, and the smallest diameter of the tapered bottom portion 64T. Since the outer edge of the bottom surface and the like is visually recognized, the watermark pattern 20 looks like a concentric pattern (for example, a triple circle or a quadruple circle pattern).

In the present embodiment, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 (convex portion 62) is a mark of the resin injection port into the cavity of the molding die, which is formed during resin molding of the rear plate portion 72.

In the present embodiment, the portion of the rear plate portion 72 in which the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is arranged and the decorative sheet 63 are arranged at intervals, but may be in contact with each other. Further, the portion of the front plate portion 71 that overlaps with the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is arranged at a distance from the decorative sheet 63, but may be in contact with the decorative sheet portion 61.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the face decoration portion 61 is illuminated mainly by light from the front side (player side), the watermark pattern forming portion 50 (watermark pattern 20) becomes difficult to see. .. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the face decoration portion 61 is seen through the light on the rear side (the side opposite to the player), the watermark pattern forming portion 50 becomes visible and concentric. The watermark pattern 20 becomes visible. In the face decoration portion 61, the decoration portion of the character on the decoration sheet 63 and the watermark pattern 20 overlap each other. Specifically, the watermark pattern 20 overlaps with the portion of the decorative sheet 63 that represents the eyes of the character. The center of the watermark pattern 20 may be aligned with or offset from the center of the character's eyes. In the former case, the watermark pattern 20 can be made more conspicuous. In the latter case, it is possible to prevent the watermark pattern 20 from being too conspicuous.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an unprecedented novel gaming machine 10 having a face decoration portion 61 that makes the watermark pattern 20 visible when viewed through. Further, since the watermark pattern forming portion 50 forming the watermark pattern 20 has the convex portion 62 and the concave portion 64, it is possible to change the transmitted light from the rear side as compared with the case of a flat pattern. It is possible to change the appearance of the watermark pattern 20. Further, since the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is formed by the transparent convex portion 62 that bulges in a rounded shape, it is possible to change the appearance by the transmitted light from the rear side, and the watermark pattern 20 can be seen. It is possible to enhance the taste of the person.

Further, in the present embodiment, the face decoration portion 61 having translucency is configured such that the decoration sheet 63 is sandwiched between the front side and the rear side plate portions 71 and 72. Therefore, when the face decoration portion 61 is viewed through, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 of the rear plate portion 72 is viewed through the decorative sheet 63 and the front plate portion 71, so that only the decorative sheet 63 or the front plate portion 71 is passed through. Compared with the case of viewing the watermark pattern 20, it is possible to change the appearance of the watermark pattern 20, and it is possible to improve the taste of the appearance of the decorative member. Further, in the face decoration unit 61, the decorative portion of the character on the decorative sheet 63 and the watermark pattern 20 overlap each other, so that it is possible to show the character in a way that has never been seen before. Further, since the watermark pattern 20 and the portion of the decorative sheet 63 representing the eyes of the character overlap, it is possible to provide a decorative member having a more novel appearance.

Further, in the gaming machine 10, since the top unit 60 is arranged so as to protrude from the gaming machine main body portion 10B when viewed from the player side (front side), the face decoration portion 61 uses the lighting of the gaming store. It is possible to transmit light from the rear side. Therefore, it is possible to visually recognize the watermark pattern 20 by using the lighting of the game store. In particular, since the top unit 60 projects upward from the gaming machine main body 10B, it becomes easy to visually recognize the watermark pattern 20 by using the lighting on the ceiling of the gaming store.

Further, in the present embodiment, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 forming the watermark pattern 20 is composed of the marks of the resin injection port into the cavity of the rear plate portion 72 at the time of resin molding. According to the face decoration unit 61 of the present embodiment, the marks formed during resin molding can be used in the design.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is formed so as to protrude from the rear side surface of the rear side plate portion 72, but may be formed so as to protrude from the front side surface of the rear side plate portion 72. In this case, a recess may be formed behind the protruding portion on the front side surface of the rear plate portion 72. Further, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 may be formed of a convex portion formed on the rear side surface or the front side surface of the rear side plate portion 72, or may be formed on the rear side surface or the front side surface of the rear side plate portion 72. It may be composed of recesses. Further, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 may be composed of a convex portion or a concave portion formed on the rear side surface or the front side surface of the decorative sheet 63, or the convex portion or the concave portion formed on the rear side surface of the front side plate portion 71. It may be composed of.

(2) In the above embodiment, the translucent portion (face decoration portion 61) having translucency and having the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is provided on the upper portion of the gaming machine 10, but is provided on the side portion. You may. In this case, the translucent portion may be arranged so as to protrude from the gaming machine main body portion 10B when viewed from the player side. This makes it possible to visually recognize the watermark pattern 20 by seeing through the translucent portion using the lighting of the amusement shop.

(3) In the above embodiment, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is composed of convex portions or concave portions, but may be a pattern formed on a flat surface.

(4) In the above embodiment, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 utilizes the mark of the resin injection port at the time of resin molding, but may be formed separately from the mark of the resin injection port.

(5) In the above embodiment, the decorative portion (decorative sheet 63) overlapped on the front side of the watermark pattern forming portion 50 represents a character, but even if an item (for example, a weapon, armor, treasure, etc.) is represented. It may represent a building or a vehicle.

(6) In the above embodiment, the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is provided with a decorative portion that overlaps from the front side, but the decorative portion may not be provided. For example, the front side of the watermark pattern forming portion 50 is transparent. A single-color translucent member having a property may be arranged.

(7) In the above embodiment, the translucent portion (face decoration portion 61) having translucency and having the watermark pattern forming portion 50 protrudes from the gaming machine main body portion 10B when viewed from the player side. However, it does not have to protrude. Even in this case, the watermark pattern 20 can be visually recognized by showing the translucent portion through the light emitted from the light emitting member of the gaming machine 10.

<Additional Notes>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described while showing the effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiment are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in the parentheses or the like.

Regarding the following feature groups, regarding the gaming machine, "a gaming machine having a decorative member decorated on the front surface is conventionally known (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-018522 (FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and the like)). It can be considered that the background technology of "see)" was made with the problem of "a novel gaming machine that has never existed is required for the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine."

[Feature 1]
A gaming machine with a watermark that makes the watermark pattern visible when viewed through.

According to the configuration of the feature 1, it is possible to provide an unprecedented novel gaming machine having a watermark portion in which a watermark pattern can be visually recognized when viewed through a watermark.

[Feature 2]
The gaming machine according to feature 1, wherein the watermark portion includes a light-transmitting portion having translucency and a watermark pattern forming portion that is visible through the translucent portion and forms the watermark pattern.

[Feature 3]
The gaming machine according to feature 2, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion has a convex portion or a concave portion formed on the back surface of the translucent portion facing the side opposite to the player.

[Feature 4]
The gaming machine according to feature 3, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion is formed on the back surface of the translucent portion and has a transparent convex portion that bulges in a rounded shape.

[Feature 5]
The translucent portion sandwiches the decorative sheet between the first wall portion (rear side plate portion 72) and the second wall portion (front plate portion 71) in the direction facing the player.
The gaming machine according to any one of features 2 to 4, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion is formed on a first wall portion arranged on the side opposite to the player with respect to the decorative sheet.

[Feature 6]
The gaming machine according to feature 5, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion has a convex portion or a concave portion formed on a back surface of the first wall portion facing the side opposite to the player.

[Feature 7]
The gaming machine according to feature 5 or 6, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion has a convex portion or a concave portion formed on the front side surface of the first wall portion facing the player side.

[Feature 8]
Any of features 2 to 7, which has the translucent portion and the watermark pattern forming portion, and includes a decorative member in which the watermark pattern forming portion is decorated at a position overlapping from the player side. The gaming machine described in the feature of 1.

[Feature 9]
The decorative member is arranged so as to protrude from the main body of the gaming machine excluding the decorative member of the gaming machine when viewed from the player side, and the watermark pattern forming portion is arranged in the protruding portion. The gaming machine described in.

[Feature 10]
The gaming machine according to feature 9, wherein the decorative member is arranged so as to protrude upward from the gaming machine main body.

[Feature 11]
The gaming machine according to any one of features 2 to 10, wherein the portion of the translucent portion that overlaps the watermark pattern forming portion from the player side is decorated with a character.

[Feature 12]
The gaming machine according to feature 11, wherein the portion of the translucent portion that overlaps the watermark pattern forming portion from the player side is decorated with the eyes of the character.

[Feature 13]
The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 12, wherein the watermark pattern is concentric.

10 Pachinko machine 20 Watermark pattern 50 Watermark pattern forming part 60 Top unit 61 Face decoration part 62 Convex part 63 Decorative sheet 64 Concave part 71 Front side plate part 72 Rear side plate part

Claims (13)

A gaming machine with a watermark that makes the watermark pattern visible when viewed through. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the watermark portion includes a light-transmitting portion having translucency and a watermark pattern forming portion that is visible through the translucent portion and forms the watermark pattern. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion has a convex portion or a concave portion formed on the back surface of the translucent portion facing the side opposite to the player. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion is formed on the back surface of the translucent portion and has a transparent convex portion that bulges in a rounded shape. The translucent portion comprises a decorative sheet sandwiched between the first wall portion and the second wall portion in a direction facing the player.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion is formed on a first wall portion arranged on the side opposite to the player with respect to the decorative sheet. .. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion has a convex portion or a concave portion formed on a back surface of the first wall portion facing the side opposite to the player. The gaming machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the watermark pattern forming portion has a convex portion or a concave portion formed on the front side surface of the first wall portion facing the player side. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1. The claim that the decorative member is arranged so as to protrude from the main body of the gaming machine excluding the decorative member of the gaming machine when viewed from the player side, and the watermark pattern forming portion is arranged in the protruding portion. The gaming machine according to 8. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the decorative member is arranged so as to protrude upward from the gaming machine main body portion. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein a portion of the translucent portion that overlaps the watermark pattern forming portion from the player side is decorated with a character. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein the portion of the translucent portion that overlaps the watermark pattern forming portion from the player side is decorated with the eyes of the character. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the watermark pattern is concentric.

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