JP2002126164A - Slot machine and panel unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine and a panel unit capable of preventing the dislocation between the display means of a display device and the decorative design section of a decorative panel at a low cost. SOLUTION: A belt type rotary member having a plurality of patterns, an electric decorative display board having lamps or the like, and the decorative panel 53 having the decorative design section 74 at a position corresponding to the patterns and the lamps or the like are positioned, aligned, and assembled with each other as the panel unit 13. Since the panel unit 13, on which the patterns and the lamps are aligned with the decorative design section 74 in advance, is fitted or removed to or from the frame port 31 and the set port 33 of an intermediate frame 12, no dislocation occurs between the patterns and the lamps or the like and the decorative design section 74 during the replacement work of the panel unit 13 in a game hall or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine using a pachinko game ball as a game medium and a panel unit mounted on the slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of slot machine, for example, a slot machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-70436 is known. That is, in this slot machine, a middle frame is attached to the front of the opening of the outer frame so as to be opened and closed and detachable, and a rotating member, a front frame (also called a glass window), and a sphere that can display a plurality of symbols on the middle frame. Many game components such as a plate and a mechanism set board on the back side are installed.

In this slot machine, a front frame having a glass window is mounted on the front side of the middle frame so as to be openable and closable with a hinge or the like, and a drum-shaped rotating member or the like on which a plurality of symbols are displayed is provided. Mounted from the back side. A mechanism set board is mounted on the back side of the middle frame, and is fixed by a lock lever. On the other hand, a seal printed with a slot preparation is affixed to the glass window of the front frame. The seal is provided with a see-through window for making the rotating member and the like visible and a predetermined design for enhancing the decorative effect of the game.

[0004]

By the way, in the slot machine constructed as described above, when replacing the rotating member, the mechanism set board is removed from the back side of the middle frame to replace the rotating member. I have. At this time, since the slot design such as the see-through window was provided in the front frame, at the time of replacement, the corresponding position between the slot design of the front frame and the design of the rotating member provided in the middle frame often shifted. Get up. The same may occur when the front frame is opened and closed many times. As a result, there is a problem that it takes much time and effort to match the design with the slot frame design of the front frame when replacing the rotating member.

On the other hand, in order to prevent the misalignment between the design of the rotating member and the slot design of the front frame at the time of such replacement, various display means for the slot represented by the rotating member are used. It is conceivable to provide it on the front frame together with the design. However, in such a case, various members attached to the various display means are also mounted on the front frame, and a hinge for supporting the front frame so that the front frame can be opened and closed must use a weight-bearing hinge. I have to do it. For this reason, there arises a problem that a hinge which is more expensive than the conventional one must be used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a design of the rotating member and a slot design, that is, a position of a display means of a display device and a design portion of a decorative panel. An object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine and a panel unit that can prevent displacement at low cost.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an invention according to claim 1 is directed to a slot machine using a pachinko game ball as a game medium, in a slot machine provided on the machine body side. A display device provided with various display means for slots, and a decorative panel provided with a design portion at a position corresponding to the various display means in the display device, and provided with a window corresponding to the decorative panel. The gist is that the front side of the machine body is set closed with the front frame.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to the first aspect, the decorative panel and the display device are mounted on the mounting portion as a panel unit having a decorative panel integrated on the front side of the display device. The gist is that it is attached.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to the second aspect, the panel unit is mounted on the mounting portion from the front side of the main body.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the display device is housed in a case body having one opening. The gist is that the opening of the body is sealed by the decorative panel.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the slot machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the display device includes a symbol display means for displaying a symbol related to a game, A gist is provided with illumination display means for performing illumination display, and each of the display means corresponds to the design portion.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a panel unit mounted on a slot machine using a pachinko game ball as a game medium, wherein the display device includes various display means for slots, and The gist is that a decorative panel provided with a design part is provided at a position corresponding to various display means, and the decorative panel is integrated with a front side of the display device.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The slot machine according to the present embodiment has various types of gaming configurations as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 on the front side of an opening of a vertical rectangular outer frame 11 forming an outline of the body. A vertically rectangular middle frame 12 for setting members is assembled so as to be openable and closable and detachable. On the front side of the middle frame 12, a front frame 14, which is a see-through protective window of the panel unit 13 for displaying a hit of a slot machine game or the like, can be opened and closed in a laterally open form using the opening and closing connection support means 41 and the like. Assembly is consistent. On the other hand, below the middle frame 12, prize balls and rental balls are paid out and pachinko game balls (hereinafter simply referred to as "game balls").
That. ) Into the machine, a ball tray unit 17 including a storage tray 16 for storing game balls, and the like.
Is set. On the back side of the middle frame 12, a mechanism set board 1 provided with various ball paths and ball processing / dispensing sections.
8 is set.

An installation port 19 corresponding to the size of a case body 54 (described later) of the panel unit 13 is formed at a substantially central portion of the mechanism set board 18. On the other hand, the installation port 1
A supply path portion 22 to which the stored spheres flow down from the ball tank 20 via the rectification gutter 21 is provided on a side of the side 9 (the right side in FIG. 2). At the downstream end of the supply path section 22, a ball payout device 23 is detachably attached and set with screws or the like. Further, on the mechanism set board 18, various control boards including a main control board 24 for integrally controlling the game contents of the slot machine are arranged.

The middle frame 12, which is the mounting frame of the slot machine of the present embodiment, is formed in a square size which fits the front area of the opening of the outer frame 11, as shown in FIGS. And a frame 32 having a front vertical rectangular frame opening 31 opened,
A holding frame 34 for the panel unit 13 which is integrally formed on the back side of the frame 32 and has an opening 33 is formed in an inner / outer double frame form which is connected to the front and rear. The setting port 33 faces the inside of the front of the frame port 31, and its size is formed smaller than the size of the frame port 31. The frame opening 31 and the set opening 33 in the middle frame 12 are also a set surface area and an entrance of the panel unit 13 which is put in and out (removed) from the front side. On the other hand, a front frame 14 can be mounted around the front surface of the frame opening 31.
In addition, a panel unit 1 is provided at a side edge of the set opening 33.
A plurality of projections 35 for positioning with respect to the third case body (described later) 54 are provided at a plurality of locations so as to extend in the front-rear direction.

On the other hand, in the frame 32,
Installation board 36 for installing ball tray unit 17 in the lower part of
Is molded. And supply ports 37 and 38 for award balls.
Further, an intake 39 for opening the game ball to the mechanism set board 18 side is opened. The supply port 37 and the intake port 39 correspond to the intake plate 15, and the supply port 38 corresponds to the storage plate 16. A locking device 40 is provided on a side edge (right side in FIG. 1) of the middle frame 12.

In this embodiment, the mounting portion is constituted by the frame opening 31 and the set opening 33, and the main body is constituted by the middle frame 12. Next, the front frame 14 will be described.

The front frame 14 is provided with opening / closing connection support means 41 provided at upper and lower portions of the front left edge of both the front frame 14 and the middle frame 12, respectively, and is also provided at the front right edge thereof. Using the locking device 40, the middle frame 1
2 is assembled and set so that it can be opened and closed and attached and detached. The front frame 14 is formed in a rectangular box lid shape, and a window 42 is formed at a substantially central portion thereof. The window 42 is a decorative panel (described later) 53 in the panel unit 13.
Is formed in a size suitable for the design part 74 of the window 42.
, A plate glass 43 which is a transparent plate is set.
A prize ball notification lamp 44 for displaying a prize ball payout is provided above the window 42, and a bulging portion 45 bulging toward the front side of the front frame 14 is provided below the window 42. It is integrally molded.

A start button 46 for starting a slot machine game and a bet button 47 for setting the number of game balls to be taken into the machine are provided side by side on the upper surface side of the bulging portion 45. By repeatedly pressing the bet button 47, the player can select the betting rate of 5, 10, 15 or the betting rate. In addition, this betting rate 5 pieces, 1
Zero and fifteen are the number of game balls taken into the mechanism set board 18 each time the bet button 47 is pressed. Then, a lamp 69 to be described later is turned on according to the betting rate. On the other hand, on the front side of the bulging portion 45, three stop buttons 48 for stopping rotation of a belt-type rotating member (described later) 51 in the panel unit 13 are provided in a line.

Next, the panel unit 13 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
Is a belt-type rotating member (hereinafter, simply referred to as “rotating member”) 51 as a display device and symbol display means, an illuminated display panel 52 as a display device and illuminated display means, a decorative panel 53, and a case body 54. And the like are integrally assembled. The panel unit 13 is screwed and fixed to the frame opening 31 and the set opening 33 of the middle frame 12.

The case body 54 includes three rotating members 51.
And a storage space 55 in which the illuminated display panel 52 can be stored, and an opening 56 opened on one side (that is, the side corresponding to the front side of the slot machine). Then, the case body 54 is set to the set opening 33 of the middle frame 12.
And have substantially the same size.

Guide members 57 for positioning with respect to the rotating member 51 are provided on the inner bottom surface and the inner top surface of the storage space 55, respectively. The guide members 57 on the inner bottom surface and the inner top surface are arranged corresponding to each other,
Three each are provided at equal intervals. Each guide member 5
Reference numeral 7 is formed in a U-shaped cross section and has a guide groove 58 extending in the depth direction (front-back direction).

A plurality of locking pins 59 for positioning with respect to the electric display panel 52 are provided on the inner side surface of the storage space 55. The locking pin 59 is provided on the guide member 57.
Is provided on the opening side (front side) with respect to the opening side end (front end).

A plurality of sliding grooves 61 are formed on both left and right outer surfaces of the case body 54 so as to extend in the depth direction (front-back direction). The sliding groove 61
Are formed so as to correspond to the ridges 35 at the set opening 33 of the middle frame 12. Further, projecting pieces 62 having through holes 62a are provided at respective corners of the upper surface and the lower surface of the case body 54.

Although not shown, wiring on the back side of the case body 54 connects the connectors such as the rotating member 51 and the illuminated display panel 52 to the connectors such as various control boards on the mechanism set panel 18. A passage hole is provided to allow passage of the cable.

The rotating member 51 includes a support plate 63, a driving pulley 64, a plurality of driven pulleys 65, a symbol belt 66, and the like. Specifically, the support plate 63 includes:
A driving pulley 64 and a driven pulley 65 are rotatably mounted. An endless symbol belt 66 on which several types of symbols related to the game, symbols and the like are written is wound around the pulleys 64 and 65. The design belt 66
Is rotated via a drive pulley 64 by driving a stepping motor (not shown).

A support plate 63 is inserted into a guide groove 58 of a guide member 57 in the case body 54, and the three rotating members 51 are fixed in a state of being juxtaposed as shown in FIG. I have. The support plate 6 of the rotating member 51
3 may be fixed to the guide member 57 of the case body 54 using bolts, nuts, screws, or the like.

The illuminated display panel 52 has a symbol display port 68 at a substantially central portion thereof. The symbol display port 68 is used to rotate the rotating member 5 when the illumination display panel 52 is attached to the case body 54.
1 is formed in a size suitable for displaying the symbol. On the periphery of the symbol display port 68, lamps 69 and 70 for performing a predetermined display operation, a numerical value display section 71, and the like are provided. Each of the lamps 69, 70 is composed of an LED and a lamp board on which the LED is mounted. The lamp 69 is a lamp for displaying the number of bets, and a predetermined lamp 69 is turned on according to a betting rate selected by the player. The lamp 70 is a lamp for notifying that the stop button 48 provided on the front frame 14 has been pressed. The numerical value display section 71 has a 7 segment L
It is composed of an ED and its lamp substrate, and digitally displays numerical values such as the number of credits related to the number of game balls stored in the machine and the number of payouts of prize balls.

On the other hand, a plurality of cutout grooves 72 for positioning with respect to the case body 54 are formed in the side surface of the illuminated display panel 52 from the back side to the front side. The notch groove 72 corresponds to the locking pin 59 of the case body 54.
Then, the illuminated display panel 52 is inserted into the storage space 55 of the case body 54 from the outside of the case body 54 in a state where the locking pin 59 and the notch groove 72 are engaged as shown in FIG. The screw 73 secures the screw.

The decorative panel 53 is a plate formed to have substantially the same size as the frame opening 31 of the middle frame 12 and has a design part 74. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the design part 74 has a see-through window 75 for visually recognizing the design of the rotating member 51 and an effective line for displaying an effective line according to the betting rate selected by the player. A line display section 76, a display window 77 for visually recognizing the numerical display section 71 of the illumination display panel 52, a stop display section 78 on which a stop display is written, and the like are provided. The windows 75 and 77 and the display units 76 and 7 in the design unit 74 are provided.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a design of the rotating member 51 and an electric display panel 5 from the front side.
2 is made transparent or translucent so that the light of the LED and the like in 2 can be easily recognized.

The see-through window 75 corresponds to the symbol display port 68 of the illuminated display panel 52 and also corresponds to each symbol of the rotating member 51. Further, the valid line display unit 76
Corresponds to the lamp 69 on the illuminated display panel 52, and the stop display unit 78 corresponds to the lamp 70. Further, the display window 77 corresponds to the numerical value display unit 71 of the illumination display panel 52.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the back side of the decorative panel 53, a plurality of projections 80 for positioning with respect to the case body 54 are provided. Each of the projections 80 is provided on the case body 54.
Are formed so as to fit around the four corners. In the vicinity of the projection 80, a boss 81 corresponding to the projection 62 of the case body 54 is provided. The decorative panel 53 is fixed to the case body 54 by inserting a screw 82 into the boss 81 via the protruding piece 62. Here, in the assembled state of the decorative panel 53 and the case body 54, the opening 56 of the case body 54 is sealed by the decorative panel 53.

At the four corners of the decorative panel 53, mounting portions 79 including the decorative panel 53 and assembling the integrated panel unit 13 to the middle frame 12 are provided. The mounting portion 79 is formed to be thinner than the thickness of other portions of the decorative panel 53. The panel unit 13 is fixed to the middle frame 12 from the front side of the middle frame 12 by inserting the screw 83 into the middle frame 12 via the mounting portion 79.

Next, the operation of the slot machine configured as described above will be described. First, a case where the panel unit 13 is assembled in a factory or the like will be described. As shown in FIG. That is, the support plate 63 of the rotating member 51 is slid into the guide groove 58 of the guide member 57 in the case body 54, and is positioned and fixed as shown in FIG. Next, the illuminated display panel 52 is attached to the case body 54 from the front side. That is, the notch groove 72 of the illuminated display panel 52 is slid relatively to the locking pin 59 of the case body 54, and the locking pin 59 is inserted into the end of the notch groove 72.
Is locked. Thus, the illumination display panel 52 is positioned with respect to the case body 54, and the screws 73 are inserted and fixed as shown in FIG.

Next, the decorative panel 53 is attached to the case body 54 from the front side thereof. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, positioning is performed by engaging the projections 80 of the decorative panel 53 with the outer circumferences of the four corners of the case body 54, and the screws 82 are attached to the boss portions 81 via the protruding pieces 62 of the case body 54. Insert. Then, the case body 54 is sealed by the decorative panel 53.

In this way, by positioning and fixing the rotating member 51, the illuminated display panel 52 and the decorative panel 53 on the case body 54, the belt-type rotating member 51 and the illuminated display panel 52 and the decorative panel 53 are separated. It is in a state where they are positioned and aligned with each other. These are transported as an integrated panel unit 13. At this time, since the members 51 to 54 of the panel unit 13 are positioned and assembled, the members 51 to 54 of the decorative panel 53 are positioned with respect to the design portion 74 (the see-through window 75, the effective line display portion 76, the display window 77, and the stop display portion 78). Thus, the design of the rotating member 51, and the lamps 69, 70 and the numerical value display section 71 of the illuminated display panel 52 are easily and surely arranged correspondingly without being shifted from each other.

Next, the panel unit 13 is connected to the middle frame 12.
The case of assembling with respect to is described. As shown in FIG. 4, in a state where the front frame 14 is opened, first, the panel unit 13 is positioned with respect to the setting opening 33 of the middle frame 12. That is, the sliding groove 61 of the case body 54 of the panel unit 13 is relatively slid from the front side of the inner frame 12 with respect to the ridge 35 of the setting opening 33. Then, the screw 83 is inserted into the middle frame 12 via the attachment portion 79 of the decorative panel 53 in the panel unit 13. Thereafter, the front frame 14 is rotated via the opening / closing connection support means 41, and is closed and set using the locking device 40. Thus, the attachment setting of the panel unit 13 is performed.
In addition, this attachment is similarly performed in a factory or a game store.

On the other hand, for example, if some trouble occurs in the panel unit 13,
Is removed from the middle frame 12. In this case, first, the front frame 14 is opened, and the screw 83 fixing the panel unit 13 is removed from the front side of the slot machine. Then, the panel unit 13 is removed from the middle frame 12 and replaced with a new panel unit 13 or repaired and assembled again to the middle frame 12.

At this time, the decorative panel 53 provided with the design portion 74 which is a design for a slot such as the see-through window 75 is handled as one member constituting the panel unit 13. That is, it is assembled to the case body 54 together with the rotating member 51 and the illuminated display panel 52, and is attached to and detached from the middle frame 12. And the decorative panel 5 in the panel unit 13
3, the rotating member 51, and the illuminated display panel 52 are positioned and aligned with each other and fixed in the assembly stage at the factory. For this reason, unlike the conventional case in which the design part 74 is disposed on the plate glass 43 of the front frame 14, when the rotating member 51 and the illuminated display panel 52 are assembled to the middle frame 12, the design, the lamps 69 and 70, etc. There is no misalignment with respect to the design of the see-through window 75, the effective line display section 76, and the like of the 53.

Further, since the panel unit 13 is hermetically sealed with respect to the case body 54 by the decorative panel 53, the intrusion of dust and the like into the inside thereof, that is, the rotating member 51 and the electric display panel 52 is prevented. Is prevented.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) In the above embodiment, the decorative panel 53 provided with the design for the slot (the design part 74) such as the see-through window 75 and the effective line display part 76 is used as the panel unit 13 as a pattern or a lamp 69, 70 related to the game. Rotating member 51 provided with
And it is integrated with the middle frame 12 integrally with the illumination display panel 52. Therefore, unlike the conventional case in which the design is applied to the front frame 14, the opening / closing operation of the front frame 14 and the rotating members 51
When replacing the illuminated display panel 52 or the like, the design part 74 and the design,
There is no displacement between the lamps 69, 70 and the like.

Further, the panel unit 13 is assembled to the front frame 14, that is, the decorative panel 53, the rotating member 51, and the electric display panel 52 are both mounted on the front frame 14, and the design for the slot and the design relating to the game are formed. Unlike the case where the displacement of the lamps 69 and 70 is prevented, the front frame 14 can be supported by the inexpensive opening / closing connection support means 41 without adding the total weight of the front frame 14.

(2) In the above embodiment, the rotating member 51,
The illuminated display panel 52 and the decorative panel 53 are positioned with respect to the case body 54 by positioning members 57, 59, 63, 7 respectively.
It is fixed after being positioned using 2,80.
Therefore, even in the assembly stage at the factory, the rotating member 51,
There is no misalignment between the design of the illumination display panel 52 and the lamps 69 and 70 and the design portion 74 of the decoration panel 53, and the assembly can be simply performed and aligned.

(3) In the above embodiment, the rotating member 51,
The illumination display panel 52 and the decoration panel 53 are the panel unit 13.
It is handled in game stores and the like in an integrated state.
Therefore, as compared with the case where each of them is handled separately, it is possible to easily attach and detach it to and from the middle frame 12 at the time of replacement work or the like in a game arcade.

(4) In the above embodiment, since the panel unit 13 is attached and detached from the front side of the middle frame 12, unlike the case where the panel unit 13 is assembled from the back side, for example, it is necessary to remove the mechanism set board 18 each time. In addition, the replacement work of the panel unit 13 can be simplified.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, one (the middle frame 12
The rotating member 51 and the illuminated display panel 52 are stored in the storage space 55 of the case body 54 in which the portion corresponding to the front side of the
Since the opening 56 is sealed by the decorative panel 53, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the rotating member 51 and the electric display panel 52.

In this embodiment, the rotating member 51 is of a belt type, and the rotating member 51 of the belt type is used.
Is particularly vulnerable to dust and the like, so that the sealing by the decorative panel 53 is effectively realized.

(6) In the above embodiment, since the rotating member 51 uses a belt-type device, unlike the case of using a drum-type rotating member, it is possible to reduce the space in the depth direction of the entire slot machine. In addition, even when the panel unit 13 is carried, the replacement operation can be easily performed without being bulky. Further, by using the belt-type rotating member 51, more symbols can be used as compared with the drum-type rotating member.

(7) In the above embodiment, when the panel unit 13 is assembled into the frame opening 31 and the set opening 33 of the middle frame 12, the sliding groove 61 on the panel unit 13 side and the ridge 35 on the middle frame 12 side are also used. The panel unit 13 can be easily assembled to the middle frame 12 because the positioning is performed in the steps (1) and (2).

(8) In the above embodiment, when it is desired to change to a new design, the panel unit 13 and the mechanism set board 1
8 only need to be replaced with various control boards.
2 and the front frame 14 can be used in common. Therefore, unlike the case where the entire slot machine is replaced every time the design is changed, the cost can be reduced.

The above embodiment may be modified and embodied as follows. In the above embodiment, the rotating member 51 includes the pulley 64,
Although the belt type that rotates the design belt 66 at 65 is used, a drum type rotating member may be used.

In the above embodiment, the rotating member 51, the illuminated display panel 52, and the decorative panel 53 are positioned with respect to the case body 54 and fixed with the screws 73, 82, etc. The fixing may be performed using only the screws 73 and 82 without using the 57, 59, 63, 72 and 80.

In the above embodiment, the panel unit 13
Although the rotating member 51 and the illuminated display panel 52 are housed in the case body 54, only the rotating member 51 is housed, and the panel unit 13 is constituted only by the rotating member 51, the decorative panel 53, and the case body 54. You may. If you do this,
The positional deviation between the rotating member 51 and the design part 74 of the decorative panel 53 is prevented.

In the above embodiment, the case body 54 is a container having only one opening, and the opening 56 is sealed by the decorative panel 53. However, the case body 54 has a cylindrical shape with front and rear openings. It may be a container. If you do this,
The rotating member 51 can be checked from the back side of the machine without removing the panel unit 13 from the middle frame 12.

In the above embodiment, the rotating member 51, the illuminated display panel 52, and the decorative panel 53 are the panel unit 13
Although they were integrated, they may be separately assembled to the middle frame 12 without being integrated. Even in this case, the front frame 14
The decorative panel 53 provided with the design portion 74 is different from the related art in which the design portion 74 is provided on the rotating member 51 and the electric display panel 52.
At the same time, it is attached to the middle frame 12, so that the positional deviation between the design part 74 and the design, the lamps 69, 70 and the like can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the decorative panel 53
Window 77 constituting the design portion 74 of the display device 52 and the illuminated display panel 52
Numerical display unit 7 for displaying the number of credits and the number of payouts
1 may be provided on the front frame 14 side. Even in this case, the display window 77 for the number of credits, the number of payouts, etc.
When changing the decorative panel 53 due to a change in design,
Since they can be used in common, there is no problem even if they are not applied to the decorative panel 53.

In the above embodiment, the panel unit 13
The attachment to the middle frame 12 was performed by inserting the screw 83 into the middle frame 12 via the panel unit 13,
In a conventional pachinko machine, it may be set using a rotary locking device (see Japanese Patent Application No. 3-157875) which has been used when attaching a game board. Even in this case, since the configuration other than the panel unit 13 is not much different from the pachinko machine, it can be used easily.

In the above embodiment, the window 42 of the front frame 14
Was provided with a glass plate 43,
May not be provided. Even in this case, there is no problem since the design portion for the slot is not provided on the plate glass 43 of the front frame 14 unlike the conventional case. In addition, in the case where the plate glass 43 is not provided in this manner, it is not necessary to provide a glass door for supporting the plate glass 43 on the back surface side of the front frame 14, so that the cost of parts can be reduced.

Next, regarding technical ideas other than the invention described in the claims that can be grasped from the above-described embodiment and each example,
These effects are described below. (1) The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display device and the decorative panel include positioning means for positioning the display means and the design part. A slot machine that is positioned and aligned. With this configuration, the positioning can prevent the positional deviation between the display means and the design portion more effectively. In the present embodiment, the guide member 5
7, the locking pin 59, the notch groove 72, and the projection 80 correspond to a positioning means.

(2) In the slot machine according to the fifth aspect, the symbol display means includes an endless belt on which a plurality of symbols are drawn, and a pulley for rotating the belt. , A slot machine that changes the design by rotating the belt. By doing so, the space in the depth direction with respect to the machine body is reduced, and the replacement operation is facilitated.

[0061]

As described in detail above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to inexpensively prevent the positional displacement between the display means of the display device and the design portion of the decorative panel.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the display device and the decorative panel are handled in units, so that they can be handled easily. According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 2,
Unlike the case of mounting from the back side of the machine main body, it is not necessary to remove each device provided on the back side of the machine.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, the case housing the display device is sealed with a decorative panel. Therefore, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the display device.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the slot game, a symbol display means and an electric decoration which need to be aligned with respect to a slot game. A positional shift between the display means and the decorative portion of the decorative panel can be reliably prevented.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the panel unit integrally including the display device and the decorative panel can prevent misalignment between the display means of the display device and the design portion of the decorative panel, and can be easily handled. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a slot machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the same slot machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where the front frame is opened.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a middle frame, a front frame, a panel unit, and the like.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the panel unit.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the panel unit.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the rotating member and the case body.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the rotating member, the illuminated display panel, and the case body.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 ... middle frame (machine body), 13 ... panel unit, 14 ...
Front frame, 31 ... frame opening (mounting portion), 33 ... set opening (mounting portion), 42 ... window, 51 ... belt-type rotating member (display device, design display means), 52 ... electric display panel (display device, Illumination display means), 53: decorative panel, 54: case body, 5
6: Opening, 74: Design part.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A slot machine using a pachinko game ball as a game medium, a display device provided with various display means for slots on a mounting portion provided on the machine body side, and the various displays on the display device. A slot machine in which a decorative panel provided with a design part is mounted at a position corresponding to the means, and the front side of the machine body is closed and set by a front frame provided with a window corresponding to the decorative panel. 2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the decorative panel and the display device are mounted on the mounting portion as a panel unit in which the decorative panel is integrated on a front side of the display device. 3. The slot machine according to claim 2, wherein the panel unit is mounted on the mounting portion from the front side of the machine body. 4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is housed in a case body having one opening, and an opening of the case body is sealed by the decorative panel. The slot machine described in the section. 5. The display device includes a symbol display unit for displaying a symbol relating to a game, and an illumination display unit for performing illumination display, wherein each of the display units corresponds to the design unit. The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. A panel unit mounted on a slot machine using a pachinko game ball as a game medium, comprising: a display device having various display means for slots; and a position corresponding to the various display means in the display device. And a decorative panel provided with a design part on the display unit, wherein the decorative panel is integrated with a front side of the display device.