Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130140769 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes: an entertainment button that can move up and down from a normal operation position to a protruding position in which the entertainment button protrudes upward from the normal operation position; an assigned object determining part that determines an assigned object that defines a result of a game; an assigned object display part that displays an assigned object symbol corresponding to the assigned object determined by the assigned object determining part; a movement determining part that determines whether or not to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position; a drive control part to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position, when the movement determining part determines to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position; and a push operation detecting part that detects the entertainment button being pushed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143643 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes: an entertainment button that can move up and down from a normal operation position to a protruding position; an assigned object determining part that determines an assigned object that defines a result of a game; an assigned object display part that displays an assigned object symbol corresponding to the assigned object determined by the assigned object determining part; a prize determining part that determines a prize to be given to a player; a prize display part that displays a prize symbol corresponding to the prize determined by the prize determining part; a movement determining part that determines whether or not to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position; a drive control part to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position; and a push operation detecting part that detects the entertainment button being pushed down. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143652 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes: an entertainment button that can move up and down from a normal operation position to a protruding position; a display part that displays characters associated with a game; a character determining part that determines a character to be displayed on the display part; a stopper plate that holds the entertainment button in the protruding position; a protruding position detecting part that detects the entertainment button being held in the protruding position by the stopper plate; a push operation detecting part that detects the entertainment button being pushed down; and a time interval measuring part that measures, when the protruding position detecting part detects the entertainment button being held in the protruding position, a time interval until the push operation detecting part detects the entertainment button being pushed since the protruding position detecting part no longer has detect the entertainment button being held in the protruding position. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143658 | ENTERTAINMENT BUTTON DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE - An entertainment button device includes: an entertainment button that a player can push; and a button-up-and-down mechanism configured to move the entertainment button up and down from a predetermined normal operation position to a protruding position in which the entertainment button protrudes upward from the normal operation position. The button-up-and-down mechanism includes: a bias member configured to bias the entertainment button in a moving-up direction; a shaft member extending in a moving direction of the entertainment button; a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the shaft member; an engagement part configured to move up and down together with the entertainment button; and a spiral guide part formed on an outer periphery of the shaft member in a spiral manner, wherein the engagement part engages with the spiral guide part. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143659 | ENTERTAINMENT BUTTON DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE - An entertainment button device includes an entertainment button that a player can push. The entertainment button device configured to allow the entertainment button to move up and down between a predetermined normal operation position and a protruding position in which the entertainment button protrudes upward from the normal operation position. The entertainment button including: a button body including a cylindrical peripheral wall and an upper wall; a button cover configured to cover the button body from above and to be able to rotate around a central axis relative to the button body; and an annular member configured to be able to move up and down between the normal operation position and the protruding position, the annular member being attached to a lower end of the button body. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143660 | ENTERTAINMENT BUTTON DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE - An entertainment button device includes: an entertainment button that a player can push; and a button case having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall configured to accommodate the entertainment button to be able to move up and down in the button case. The button case includes outlets to discharge foregin materials between an outer periphery of the entertainment button and the peripheral wall of the button case, to an outside of the button case. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143663 | ENTERTAINMENT BUTTON DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE - An entertainment button device includes an entertainment button and a button-up-and-down mechanism configured to move the entertainment button up and down from a normal operation position to a protruding position in which the entertainment button protrudes upward from the normal operation position, and including: a shaft member extending in a moving direction of the entertainment button; a rotating mechanism that rotates the shaft member; an engagement part that moves up and down together with the entertainment button; and a spiral guide part formed in a spiral manner on an outer periphery of the shaft member, the engagement part engaging with the spiral guide part. When the rotating mechanism rotates the shaft member in a specific direction, the entertainment button moves to the protruding position, and when the rotating mechanism rotates the shaft member in an opposite direction from the specific direction, the entertainment button moves to the normal operation position. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143664 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes: an entertainment button that can move up and down from a normal operation position to a protruding position; a display part that displays characters related to a content of a game; a character determining part configured to determine a character to be displayed on the display; a stopper plate that holds the entertainment button in the protruding position; and a protruding position detecting part that detects the entertainment button being held in the protruding position by the stopper plate. When the protruding position detecting part detects the entertainment button not being held in the protruding position after having detected the entertainment button being held in the protruding position, the character detecting part recognizes that the entertainment button held in the protruding position is pushed down, and therefore determines a predetermined character. When the character determining part determines the character, the display part displays the determined character. | 06-06-2013 |
20130143665 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes: an entertainment button that can move up and down from a normal operation position to a protruding position; a display part that displays characters associated with a game; a character determining part that determines a character to be displayed on the display part; a movement determining part that determines whether or not to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position; a drive control part to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position, when the movement determining part determines to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position; a push operation detecting part that detects the entertainment button being pushed down; and an enabling determining part that determines, when the push operation detecting part detects the entertainment button being pushed, whether or not to enable the detected push operation. | 06-06-2013 |
20130181400 | Game Machine - A game machine includes: an entertainment button that can move up and down from a normal operation position to a protruding position; an assigned object determining part that determines an assigned object; a prize determining part that determines a prize to be given to a player, when the assigned object determining part determines an assigned object; a prize display part that displays a prize symbol corresponding to the prize determined by the prize determining part; a movement determining part that determines whether or not to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position; a drive control part to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position, when the movement determining part determines to move the entertainment button from the normal operation position to the protruding position; and a push operation detecting part that detects the entertainment button being pushed down. | 07-18-2013 |
20140187307 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes an operation device and a lighting control part, the operation device including: a translucent operation part that can be operated by a player; and a plurality of light sources configured to emit light through the operation part, and the lighting control part including: a first lighting control part configured to light the plurality of light sources at a time; and a second lighting control part configured to light the plurality of light sources at different times. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187321 | GAME MACHINE - A game machine includes an operation device configured to be operated by a player. The operation device includes: a translucent operation part; a light source board on which a light source is arranged to light up the operation part from an inside of the operation part, the light source board being provided in the operation part; a detection part configured to detect an operation being accepted by the operation part; and a transmission part configured to inform the detection part of that the operation has been accepted. | 07-03-2014 |