JP2003230661A - Internal structural member of injection-molded part, and game machine using internal structural member of injection-molded part - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an internal structural member which has a favorable appearance even when being formed into a skeleton model by providing the internal structural member on the rear surface of an injection-molded part having a comparatively large outer shell such as a front surface door of a slot machine. <P>SOLUTION: When the front surface door 101 is formed of a resin having translucency, one section or a total section of internal structural members 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 108 which are provided on the rear surface of the front surface door 101 are formed into a cross section having a decorative shape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a so-called skeleton product in which the inner structure is made visible by forming an outer shell from a product obtained by injection-molding a translucent resin, which is integrated on the back surface of the outer shell. The present invention relates to an internal structural member such as a component mounting member, a reinforcing member, and a positioning member that are formed in a specific manner, and a gaming table such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine (pachi-slot) machine using the internal structural member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A member constituting an outer shell of a mobile phone, a portable game machine or the like is composed of resin injection-molded parts. In recent years, a product called a skeleton model in which the outer shell is made of a translucent resin and whose internal structure can be observed from the outside has been sold and gained popularity. Due to this popularity, there is a movement to additionally adopt skeleton models for various home appliances.

[0003] The movement was derived from a game table represented by a pachinko machine / slot machine machine, and a skeleton model was sold. On a gaming table such as a pachinko / slot machine, a game is started by inserting a game medium such as a ball or a medal, and the game medium is paid out according to the result of the game. During the game, various effects for enlivening the game are performed, and, for example, various effects in which a lamp or the like blinks or a sound effect is output are performed.

[0004]

Taking the slot machine as an example, the front door of the slot machine has a structure that opens and closes integrally with the main body of the slot machine. The front door is
It is integrally molded by injection molding to realize complicated uneven shapes. The front door of the slot machine has a length of 810 mm, a width of 475 mm, a thickness of 100 mm, and a weight of about 2 to 3 kg as a single component, which is relatively large as an injection-molded component and has a molding pressure of about 1000 tons. It is a necessary part.

Further, since various electronic parts and the like are attached to the front door of the slot machine, the total weight of the front door exceeds 10 kg as a result. Since this front door is opened and closed many times a day in a game shop, some strength is required. For this reason, a rib for reinforcement, a boss for attaching a component, a pin for positioning a component, and the like must be integrally formed on the back surface of the front door. In addition, even if the front door of the slot machine is made into a skeleton model, it is not enough to excite the game simply by using a novelty.

Accordingly, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide an internal structural member which is provided on the back surface of an injection-molded part constituting a relatively large outer shell such as a front door of a slot machine and which has a good appearance even in a skeleton model. To provide.

[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a game table that uses an internal structural member, looks good even in a skeleton model, and can enhance the interest of the game.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present application is a back surface of an injection-molded part used for an outer shell of a product, which is injection-molded into a predetermined shape using a transparent resin. In the internal structural member provided at a position visible from the surface of the injection-molded part, part or all of the internal structural member has a decorative cross-sectional shape.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the internal structural member of the injection-molded part is a mounting member for fixing a predetermined part to the back surface of the injection-molded part. Is characterized in that.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the internal structural member of the injection-molded part is a positioning member for positioning a predetermined part on the back surface of the injection-molded part. Is characterized in that.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present application is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the internal structural member of the injection-molded component is a reinforcing member for reinforcing the injection-molded component. Is characterized in that.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a front door is formed by injection-molding a predetermined shape using a translucent resin, and a reel provided with a plurality of types of patterns is provided, and a predetermined game medium is provided. At the same time as starting the movement of the reel on the reel pattern display window by the game start operation, the internal lottery of the control unit determines whether or not the predetermined winning mode is achieved, and loses the reel stop operation. The reels are controlled and stopped so that a winning mode based on the result of the internal lottery including the reels is displayed on the reel pattern display window, and the stopped mode of the symbols on the reel pattern display window that has stopped is predetermined. In the case of the winning mode, the gaming table is for paying out the game medium corresponding to the predetermined winning mode, and is provided on the back surface of the front door of the gaming table and at the position visible from the front surface of the front door. Internal structure And characterized in that part or all of the members in the decorative cross sectional shape.

The invention according to claim 6 of the present application is characterized in that, in the game table according to claim 5, light emitting means is further provided.

Further, in the invention according to claim 7 of the present application, in the game table according to claim 5 or 6, the light emitting means controls the light emitting state according to the internal lottery result or a predetermined winning mode. It is characterized by

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of a slot machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a slot machine will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to a gaming table and can be applied to all skeleton products having an outer shell made of a light-transmissive resin whose internal structure is visible.

The slot machine 100 variably displays the combination of the symbols, draws a predetermined winning combination of internal winnings of the winning combination, and internally wins the winning combination. The combination of the displayed symbols is displayed. Is a gaming table that wins a winning combination in the case of a combination of patterns corresponding to the internally winning winning combination.

More specifically, the slot machine 100 of this embodiment is provided with a plurality of rows of reels having a plurality of types of patterns, and the reels are displayed on the reel pattern display window by the operation of inserting the game medium and starting the game. The winning pattern based on the result of the internal lottery including the loss with respect to the reel stop operation is displayed on the reel pattern display window while the movement of the The reels are controlled to be stopped as described above, and when the stopped pattern of the stopped symbols on the reel pattern display window is a combination of patterns corresponding to the winning combination, the game medium corresponding to the winning combination is paid out. It is a game table.

As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine body 1
In the center of 00, three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 11) in which plural kinds of patterns (“7”, “Bar”, “bell”, “Rep”, etc.) are arranged on the outer peripheral surface
1, the right reel 112) is housed and is configured to be rotatable inside the main body 100.

A reel display window 113 is provided on the front door 101 in front of the reels 110 to 112. When the reels 110 to 112 are viewed from the front, the pattern applied to the reels 110 to 112 is vertically displayed in the reel display window 113. Three can be seen in the direction. Therefore, all reels 110 to 112
When is stopped, the player can see a total of 9 patterns of 3 × 3. By rotating and stopping these reels 110 to 112, it is possible to variably display the combination of patterns. However, in order to variably display the combination of pictures, for example, a liquid crystal display can be used.

A backlight module (not shown) for illuminating the individual patterns displayed on the reel display window 113 is arranged on the back side of each reel 110 to 112. The backlight module has, for example, 7 colors (red,
A backlight of three primary colors of green and blue-violet and a mixed color including white and the like) can be emitted, and an LED lamp corresponding to each primary color is included. In addition, in the present embodiment, three reels are provided, but the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

The pay line display lamp 120 provided on the surface of the slot machine 100 is a lamp showing the pay line 114 which is effective for each game. The activated pay line 114 changes depending on the number of game media (medals in this embodiment) inserted into the slot machine 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, five winning lines 11
In the case of having 4, the three horizontal pay lines including the middle horizontal pay line 114a when one medal is inserted and the upper and lower horizontal pay lines 114b when two medals are inserted,
When 3 sheets are thrown in, 5 lines including the diagonal winning line 114c are effective. Of course, the number of pay lines is not limited to five.

The start lamp 121 is a lamp that informs the player that the reels 110 to 112 are in a rotatable state. The re-play lamp 122 is used when a re-play combination is won (for example, Rep-Rep-Re
This is a lamp that informs the player that the next game is a re-play when the re-play patterns such as p have been prepared. When the player wins the re-game, the medals inserted in the game that won the re-game combination are valid in the next game.

The notification lamp 123 is a lamp for informing the player that a special winning combination (a special game or a winning combination relating to a special game) has been internally won. In the present embodiment, the special game refers to a so-called big bonus game, and is started when a predetermined pattern combination such as “7-7-7” is aligned on the pay line 114. In addition, the special game refers to a so-called regular bonus game, and "Ba
It is started when a predetermined pattern combination such as "r-Bar-Bar" is prepared.

The payout number display unit 124 is a display unit for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player when a winning combination with some payout is won. The number-of-games display device 125 is a display device that displays the number of times of general games in the big bonus game. The stored sheet number display 126 is
This is a display device that electronically stores the number of medals previously inserted by the player in the slot machine 100 and displays the number of medals accumulated (credited).

The medal insertion lamp 127 is a lamp for informing the player that a medal can be inserted. The effect lamp 128 is a lamp used for effect to enhance the interest of the game.

Medal insertion buttons 130, 131, 132
Is a throw-in button for electronically throwing the stored medals into the slot machine 100, which is a so-called bet (set bet number) button. In the present embodiment, it is composed of three buttons: a 1-medal insertion button 130, a 2-medal insertion button 131, and a maximum medal insertion button 132 (so-called max bet button). The maximum medal insertion button 132 activates all five winning lines 114a to 114c described above in the present embodiment.
Means loading a single sheet. By pressing any of these buttons, 1 to 3 medals required for the game are inserted into the slot machine 100. The number of inserted medals is subtracted and the remaining number is displayed on the stored number display 126.

The medal insertion slot 134 is an opening through which a player directly inserts a medal when starting a game. The start lever 135 is a button for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112.

Stop buttons 136 to 138 are buttons that stop the corresponding reels 110 to 112 when pressed. Each stop button 136 to 1
A lamp (not shown) is provided inside the 38.
After the start lever 135 is operated, when the reels 110 to 112 can be stopped, all the lamps are turned on and are turned off each time the stop buttons 136 to 138 are pressed.

The settlement button 133 has a settlement function for settlement and ejection of medals acquired by the player, and a predetermined number (for example, 3) of medals inserted by the player through the medal slot 134 or by winning. This is a button for selecting a storage switching function for switching whether or not to store a maximum of 50 medals acquired. Here, the storage of medals means that the medals are electronically temporarily stored in a control unit, which will be described later, without directly paying out the medals.

The key hole 160 is unlocked by inserting a key and turning it clockwise so that the front door 101 of the slot machine 100 can be opened. The medal ejection port 140 is an opening for ejecting medals,
The medals paid out at the time of winning are ejected from here. The ejected medals are collected in the medal tray 141.

The upper lamp 150 is a decorative lamp for encouraging the whole game and lights up / lights up according to the game state.
Turns off / flashes.

In the slot machine 100 of the present invention, the front door 101 (outer shell 101a of the front door 101) is formed by injection-molding a predetermined shape using a translucent resin. Since (the outer shell 101a of) the front door 101 is an injection-molded part, the bosses 102, 103 which are internal structural members provided on the rear surface of the (outer shell 101a of) the front door 101 as shown by the broken line in FIG. , 104, ribs 105, 106
a, 106b, 108 and the like are front doors 10 having translucency.
1 (outer shell 101a) is provided at a position visible from the surface.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bosses 102, 103, 1
04 are decorative shapes such as a rhombus and a flower shape. Further, the ribs 105, 106a, 106b, 108 and the like have predetermined cross-sectional shapes and arrangements. Details of these will be described later.

Next, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state of a single unit in which all the mounting parts of the front door 101 of the slot machine 100 are removed. The front door 101 is formed of a translucent resin mainly ABS resin. The color of the resin may be colorless and transparent or colored.

When the front door 101 is viewed from the front, since a resin having a light-transmitting property is used, among the internal structural members provided on the back side of the front door 101, the portion visible from the surface is visually recognized as a broken line. be able to. These internal structural members are a boss that is a mounting member for mainly mounting various components on the back surface of the front door 101, and a rib that is a reinforcing member that is provided to complement the strength of the front door 101. It is roughly classified into a pin or the like which is a positioning member for positioning various parts attached to the back surface of the front door 101.

The mounting member is provided with a plurality of bosses 102, 103, 104 extending from both sides of the reel display windows 110 to 112 of the front door 101 to both sides of the upper lamp. 3A to 3D are perspective views showing appearances of the boss 102 and the boss 103. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of the boss 102. The boss 102 includes the cylindrical portion 101b and the seat portion 1
And 02a. The cylindrical portion 101b is set to a predetermined length, and various parts can be screwed to the end portion on the side opposite to the seat portion 102a. Seat 102
“A” is provided at a joint portion between the cylindrical portion 101b and the outer shell 101a of the front door. The cross-sectional shape of the joint between the seat portion 102a and the outer shell 101a is a rhombic shape as shown in FIG. The seat portion 102a has a rhombus-shaped cross-section and a cylindrical portion 1
It has a shape that smoothly connects to 01b. Therefore,
When the boss 102 is viewed from the front of the front door 101, the seat portion 1
A rhombic shape as a decorative shape of 02a is observed, and it is possible to disguise the existence of the attachment member so as to make it inconspicuous, and to give the appearance of the decorative shape.

FIG. 3B is a view showing another embodiment of the boss 102. In this embodiment, the entire boss 102 has a diamond-shaped uniform cross section. The object of the present invention can be achieved even if such a whole is a boss having a diamond-shaped uniform cross section.

Similarly, FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an example of the boss 103. The boss 103 includes the cylindrical portion 101b and the seat portion 10.
3a. The seat portion 103a is the cylindrical portion 101.
It is provided at the joint between b and the outer shell 101a of the front door. The cross-sectional shape of the joint between the seat portion 103a and the outer shell 101a is a flower shape as shown in FIG. Seat 1
03a has a shape in which the bottom of the flower shape is smoothly connected to the cylindrical portion 101b. Therefore, the boss 103
When viewed from the front of the front door 101, a flower shape is observed as a decorative shape of the seat portion 103a. Similarly, the presence of the mounting member is disguised to make it inconspicuous, and the decorative shape has an aesthetic appearance. be able to.

FIG. 3D is a view showing another embodiment of the boss 103. In this embodiment, the entire boss 103 is configured to have a flower-shaped uniform cross section. The object of the present invention can be achieved even if such a boss as a whole has a flower-shaped uniform cross section.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are views showing a cross section of the boss 103 of this embodiment. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an embodiment of the boss 103 as a mounting member. As described above, the boss 103 is the outer shell 101a of the front door 101.
It is integrally molded with. The cylindrical portion 101b of the boss 103 is formed to have a predetermined length.
A rib 108 is formed as a reinforcing member for reinforcing 01b.

FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an embodiment of the boss 103 when it is provided on the front door 101 as a mere decorative member. The boss 103 as a decorative member is not a mounting member as shown in FIG. 2 but a member arranged merely for decorative purposes. This may impair the aesthetic appearance even if the decorative cross-sectional shape is provided only at the position of the mounting member, if there is no sense of unity as a whole. For this reason, a decorative member is provided for the purpose of complementing it, thereby giving a sense of unity. The boss 103 as a decorative member is the cylindrical portion 101.
Instead of b, the whole cylindrical part 10 with a flower-shaped uniform cross section
3b. The columnar portion 103b is a mounting portion for mounting LED mounting members 502a and 504a, which are light emitting means described later. An escape portion 103c is formed at the tip of the columnar portion 103b so that the tip of the LED, which is the light emitting means, does not interfere. Of course, when the light emitting means is not provided, it is not necessary to form the cylindrical portion 103b. In this way, as shown in FIG. 2, bosses having different cross-sectional shapes are arranged on both sides of the reel display window in an orderly manner, which gives the player an aesthetic sense and a unified feeling, and enhances the commercial value of the skeleton model.

Next, the ribs 105, 106a and 106b which are the reinforcing members as the internal structural members will be described.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the rib 105. Rib 1
Reference numeral 05 denotes a reinforcing member provided on both sides of the waist of the front door 101 as shown in FIG. 2 for the purpose of reinforcing the outer shell 101a. The ribs 105 are formed to be in contact with the outer shell 101a and the inner wall with approximately the same width, and arc grooves are formed on the upper and lower surfaces between the outer shell 101a and the inner wall so as to face each other vertically and symmetrically. Has a cross-sectional shape in which the center thereof is narrowed and spreads and contacts the outer shell 101a and the inner wall. The rib 105 is provided with a mounting portion 105b for mounting a component as necessary. By arranging a plurality of ribs 105 on the waist of the front door 101 as shown in FIG. 2, the outer shell 101a of the front door 101 can be reinforced and decorated.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views showing an embodiment of the ribs 106a and 106b which are similarly reinforcing members. The ribs 106a and 106b are the front door 1 shown in FIG.
01 is a reinforcing member provided on the back surface of the member on the upper lamp. The rib 106b is provided to reinforce the member above the reel display window. Generally, boss 101
As shown in FIG. 6A, the rib 106b arranged so as to pass through b extends substantially parallel to the left and right about the central boss 101b at substantially the same inclination angle, and has an outer shape rather than the center of the boss 101b. It is arranged so as to contact the opposite position. By doing so, it is possible to reinforce and decorate.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 6B, the ribs 106a are erected on the outer shell 101a of the front door 101 and extend symmetrically about the central boss 101b. Rib 106
A is formed as a single curved line in which a plurality of arcs are individually continuous and reaches both sides of the front door 101. By arranging the ribs in this way, the ribs can be reinforced and decorated.

Next, the positioning member as the internal structural member will be described. The positioning member is provided to identify the position of various electronic components mounted on the front door 101. The positioning method includes positioning by pressing a flexible mounting part such as an acrylic panel against one end of a positioning member provided on the front door 101, and mounting holes or mounting on a hard mounting part such as a wiring board. An engaging portion such as a pin is provided, and an engaging portion such as an attaching pin or an attaching hole is provided at a corresponding attaching position of the front door 101, and the engaging portions are combined so that the attaching parts correspond to the front door 101. Some are built into the position. In any case, the boss and the rib by the above-described method are used as the engaging portion of the attachment part or the engaging portion such as the attachment pin or the attachment hole at the corresponding attachment position of the front door 101 by the same method as the boss and the rib. By providing the rib, it is possible to decorate while satisfying the function.

In order to integrally form the decorative shape of the internal structural member on the front door, it is necessary to form the decorative shape in advance when manufacturing a mold used for injection molding the front door 101. Is preferred. By forming the decorative shape in advance, both a general product and a skeleton model can be manufactured from the same mold.

7 and 8 show another embodiment of the decorative member. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the single plate 109a
A plurality of bosses 109b and 109c as decorative members are arranged on the top at predetermined intervals to form a composite decorative member 109. Mounting holes 109d are provided on the tops of the bosses 109b and 109c.
Are formed. As shown in FIG. 8, the mounting hole 109d is provided in the outer shell 101a of the front door 101 of the slot machine 100.
It is fitted and attached to the protrusion 101c provided on the. In this way, by providing only the protrusion 101c for attaching only the decorative member on the front door 101 in advance, the decorative member can be easily attached later when the skeleton model is formed.

Next, an embodiment in which a light emitting means is provided in the internal structural member of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a case where a light emitting means is provided in the internal structural member of the present invention. FIG. 9A is a diagram in which the light emitting unit 500 as the light emitting means is mounted on the boss 102 which is an internal structural member. The light emitting unit 500 includes an LED mounting member 502a and an LED 510. LED mounting member 50
2a is a cylindrical body, and a fitting hole 5 for laterally fitting the LED.
02b is provided. LED 51 in the insertion hole 502b
0 is inserted. The light emitting state of the LED 510 is controlled by the lamp control unit 323 of the control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 described later.

The LED mounting member 502a is preferably made of a non-translucent material. By using a non-translucent material, the light of the LED 510 is introduced into the boss 102 without leaking to the surroundings, is transmitted to the outer shell 101a of the front door 101, and is emitted to the outside. At this time, from the outside, boss 1
The rhombic light, which is the cross-sectional shape of 02, can be seen. Further, since the light emitting unit 500 has a structure for introducing light from the side of the boss 102, it does not interfere with the attached parts when various parts are attached to the boss 102.

FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a case where the light emitting unit 504 is provided on the boss 104 as a decorative member. The light emitting unit 504 is the LED mounting member 504.
a and an LED 510. The LED mounting member 504a is a cylindrical body, and an insertion hole 504b into which the LED 510 is inserted is provided in the upper portion. LED fitting hole 504b
On the opposite side of the boss 10, that is, on the lower part of the cylindrical body 504a.
Boss fitting hole 504 for fitting into the second cylindrical portion 101b.
c is provided. The LED 510 has an LED fitting hole 5
It is inserted in 04b. The boss 102 is inserted into the boss fitting hole 504c.
The light emitting unit 504 is mounted by inserting the. Since the escape portion 102c is provided above the boss 102, it does not interfere with the LED 510. LED510
The light emission state is controlled by the lamp control unit 323 of the control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 described later. The specific control of the light emitting state of the light emitting means will be described later.

The configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 shows the control unit 30.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 0. The controller 300 is mounted on a main control board (not shown), and in the present embodiment,
The control unit 300 performs all the control of the slot machine 100.

It should be noted that the lamp control, voice control, etc. are controlled by the control unit 3.
00, and a sub-control unit for performing lamp control and voice control by a command from the main control unit may be newly provided. By providing the sub control unit, the load on the main control unit 300 can be reduced. At the same time, it becomes possible to control the liquid crystal display device that cannot be processed by the main control unit 300 and the accessory that uses an actuator or the like.

Microprocessor (hereinafter MainCP
A U) 310 serves as the center of control in the slot machine 100, and control signals and data are exchanged with peripheral units via the bus 330.

The random number generator 311 generates a random number used for internal lottery and the like, and is composed of a plurality of counters, clock oscillators, frequency dividers, latch circuits and the like. The random number value generated by the random number generator 311 is transferred via the bus 330 to
It is stored in the random number storage area of the RAM 319 and is sent to the Main CPU 310 as needed.

The MainCPU 310 has a medal sensor 3 for detecting medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 134 via the input interface 317 and the bus 330.
12, a start lever sensor 313 that detects the operation of the start lever 135, and stop buttons 136 to 138
If any of the stop button sensors 314 for detecting which stop button has been pressed and any one of the medal insertion buttons 130, 131 and 132 are pressed, it is determined which medal insertion button has been pressed. A medal insertion button sensor 315 for detecting and an overflow sensor 316 for detecting that a predetermined amount of medals are accumulated in the auxiliary tank 250 are connected.

ROM (Read Only Memory) 31
8 is a program for performing various controls and a reel 11
It stores control data and the like for performing stop control of 0 to 112. A lottery table used in the internal lottery is also stored in the ROM 318. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 319 has a work area for programs processed by the MainCPU 310 and stores variable data and the like.

Further, a motor control unit 320 for controlling a motor (not shown) for rotating and stopping the reels 110 to 112, and a hopper control unit 321 for controlling the medal payout device 400 have an input / output interface 322 and a bus. It is connected to the Main CPU 310 via 330. The detection signal of the medals to be paid out is detected by the medal detection sensor 450 and the input / output interface 322.
And to the Main CPU 310 via the bus 330.

The lamp control unit 323 controls lighting, extinguishing, blinking, and the like of various display devices including the pay line display lamp 120 shown in FIG. 1 and the back lamps provided on the reels 110 to 112. Further, the lamp control unit 323 is
The LEDs 510 of the light emitting units 500 and 504 mounted on the internal structural members of the front door 101 of the slot machine 100.
The light emission state of is controlled.

The sound effect of the slot machine 100 is
The sound effect data from the nCPU 310 is transmitted via the bus 330 and the output interface 325 to the musical sound signal forming unit 326.
Input to the speaker 3 and amplified by the amplifier 327, and the speaker 3
It is output from 28.

The slot machine 100 is connected to a hall computer that centrally manages this, and management signals such as a medal insertion signal, a medal payout signal, a special game signal, and an error signal are sent from the MainCPU 310 to the bus 3.
It is output from the external centralized terminal board 201 to the hall computer through the output terminal 30 and the output interface 360.

<Basic Control of Game> FIG. 11 is an example showing a basic control of game in the slot machine of the present embodiment in a flow chart. The basic control of the game is M
The ainCPU 310 plays a central role, and the processing shown in FIG.

In the process of ST120, it is checked whether or not a medal has been inserted. When a medal is inserted, the pay line display lamp 120 is turned on according to the number of inserted medals.

In the processing of ST121, the start lever 1
If it is determined that the start operation has been performed, the number of inserted medals is determined, and the number of pay lines is determined in ST122.

In the processing of ST123, the random number generator 311
Get the random number generated in. In the processing of ST124,
A lottery for the winning combination determined in advance using the obtained random number value and the lottery table stored in the ROM 318 (internal lottery)
The internal winning is determined. The lottery table is a table in which the range of random number values is divided into several areas and each winning combination and loss is set in each area. The size of the range of each area with respect to the range of the entire random value is the probability of internal winning of each winning combination.

In the case of the present embodiment, there are a plurality of internal winning probability settings, and a lottery table is prepared for each setting.
In ST124, the lottery table corresponding to the currently set value is selected to carry out the internal lottery. The setting can be arbitrarily changed by the manager of the game arcade using a predetermined switch (not shown). For example, the setting can be changed in 6 steps from 1 to 6.

In the processing of ST125, the rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started. In the processing of ST126,
Reception of the stop buttons 136 to 138 is started. When any of the stop buttons 136 to 138 is pressed, the stop button pressed in the processing of ST127 to ST129 is recognized, and the corresponding reel is stopped in ST130. ST131 that all reels stopped
Check with.

In the process of ST132, a winning determination is made.
Here, the winning combination is determined based on whether or not the combination of the symbols displayed by the stopped reels 110 to 112 is a combination corresponding to the internally-winning winning combination in the lottery process of ST124, and the internally-winning winning combination. If the combination corresponds to, it is determined to be a winning.

For example, when the small winning combination "bell" is internally won and the combination of pictures displayed by the reels 110 to 112 stopped is "bell-bell-bell", the bell is won. Also, we have been internally elected for a big bonus,
When "7-7-7" is complete, is determined to be a big bonus prize, and preparations are made to start the big bonus game from the next game. In the case of the present embodiment, if the internal winning is not made, the reels 110 to 112 are stopped and controlled so that the combination of the patterns corresponding to the winning combination is not established.

When one of the winning combinations is won and the medals are paid out, the payout number is the RAM 319.
Is set in a predetermined storage area of. In ST200, medals are paid out from the medal payout device 400 according to the set number of payouts. With the above, the processing of one game is completed.

<Production Example of Light Emitting Unit> Next, an example of production using the internal structural member and the light emitting unit of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, the light emitting unit 500 or 504 is mounted on all of the bosses 102, 103, 104 which are internal structural members arranged on both sides of the reel display window of the front door 101 of the slot machine 100. When the player is not playing the game for a predetermined time, the light emitting units 500 and 504 are controlled in a light emitting state according to a predetermined light emitting pattern as a demonstration effect.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an effect pattern using the internal structure and the light emitting unit of the present invention. 12
“○” described in “” indicates a lighted state, and those not described indicate a lighted off state. The bosses 102 to 104 arranged on both sides of the reel display window of the front door 101 of the slot machine 100 emit light in the order shown in FIG. First, the group of bosses 103 is turned on, then turned off, and the group of bosses 102 is turned on. After repeating this twice, boss 1
Only 04 lights up. Then, after all the lights are turned on, only the boss 104 is turned on. A demonstration effect is performed by repeating the above pattern. Of course, the combination is not limited to the above-mentioned effect pattern, and other combinations may be used. Further, since a plurality of lighting colors can be selected, the lighting color may be changed each time the lighting state is switched.

In this embodiment, the lighting color of the boss 104 is changed with the passage of time. FIG. 13 shows the boss 104.
It is a figure showing the change of the lighting color with respect to the elapsed time of. As time passes, the lighting color of the boss 104 is green, yellow,
It changes from red to white. The player can recognize about how much time has passed since the previous player quit the game by looking at the lighting color. In addition, the clerk of the game shop can generally understand the idle time of the game machine, so that it can be introduced to the player who is looking for the game machine by an announcement in the shop. Needless to say, changes in the elapsed time and the emission color may be arbitrarily set on the game shop side.

Further, in the above embodiment, the idle time of the slot machine 100 is informed, but conversely, the above effect may be performed during the game. In this case, since it is possible to roughly understand the time during which the player is playing the game continuously, it is possible to use it as a guide for taking a break or a guide for the game ending time.

Next, an embodiment in which the lighting of the light emitting unit is controlled according to the internal lottery result of the slot machine 100 will be described. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a lighting pattern according to the internal lottery result. At the start of the game, that is, Figure 1
When one of the winning combinations including the loss is won when ST124 of 1 is finished, the control of the light emitting state of the light emitting unit is started according to the winning mode.

First, the two light emitting units are in a state of being lit from the bottom. Next, when the player operates any of the stop buttons 136 to 138, two more lights are emitted. Each time the stop operation is performed, the light emitting units sequentially emit light, and when there is an operation to stop the last reel, all the lights are turned on. After that, when one of the winning combinations is won, the light emitting unit maintains the full lighting state as it is, and when it is lost, the light emitting units are sequentially turned off and finally all turned off. It is also possible to imitate that all lights are turned off once, and direct all lights to be turned on. In the present embodiment, the internal lottery result is notified stepwise in accordance with the operation of the player, but it goes without saying that the above effects may be continuously performed after all reels have stopped.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the light emitting unit also has, for example, a green light emission color for a big winning combination, a yellow light emission color for a middle winning combination, a red light emission color for a small winning combination, a red emitting color for a small winning combination The emission color may be changed according to the winning combination, such as white emission color. In this way, the player can be notified of the winning combination more accurately by notifying the emission color corresponding to the winning combination. In addition, since there are no winning combinations corresponding to the emission colors, it is indirectly recognized that the big winning combinations such as so-called big bonus (BB) and regular bonus (RB) are highly profitable. It will also be possible to notify. Alternatively, it is possible to inform the player that a winning combination according to the emission color has been won in the emission pattern in which a plurality of emission colors are mixed according to the stop operation.

The effect of the light emitting unit may be performed every game or may be generated with a predetermined occurrence probability for the internal winning. By making the internal structural members of the skeleton model into a decorative shape and controlling the light emitting state by the light emitting unit, it is possible to perform a lively game in the gaming machine.

[0078]

As described above in detail, according to the game table of the present invention, the internal structure member having a decorative cross-section that may impair the appearance when made into a skeleton model has an internal structure. Not only can the member not be directly visible, but it can also be designed. Further, the internal structural member applied to the game table of the present invention is not limited to the game table, and can be applied to all skeleton products having an outer shell made of a transparent resin whose internal structure is visible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a slot machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a front view showing the appearance of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a front door 101 alone of the slot machine 100.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting member which is an internal structural member of the front door 101.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a mounting member that is an internal structural member of the front door 101.

5 is a perspective view of a reinforcing member which is an internal structural member of the front door 101. FIG.

6A and 6B are perspective views of a reinforcing member that is an internal structural member of the front door 101.

7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the decorative member of the front door 101. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing how a decorative member is attached to a front door 101 of another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which a light emitting means is attached to a mounting member which is an internal structural member.

FIG. 10 is a control block diagram of the slot machine 100.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of game control of the slot machine 100.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect pattern using a light emitting unit.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a change in emission color with respect to elapsed time.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an effect pattern for notifying an internal winning result.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between winning combinations and emission colors.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 main body 101 front door 102, 103, 104 Boss 105, 106, 108 ribs 110 left main reel 111 Main reel 112 right main reel 113 reel display window 114 winning line 120 winning line display lamp 121 Start lamp 122 Replay Lamp 123 Notification lamp 124 Payout number display 125 game number display 126 Storage number display 127 medal insertion lamp 128 production lamp 130-132 medal insertion button 113 payment button 134 medal slot 135 Start lever 136-138 Stop button 140 medal outlet 141 saucer 160 door key 300 Main control unit 310 MainCPU 311 random number generator 318 ROM 319 RAM 312 medal sensor 313 Start lever sensor 314 stop button sensor 315 Medal insertion button sensor 317,329 Input Interface 320 Motor control unit 321 Hopper control unit 322 I / O interface 323 Lamp control unit 324, 325, 360 output interface 330 bus 500,504 Light emitting unit 510 LED

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An inside which is injection-molded into a predetermined shape using a light-transmissive resin and which is provided on a back surface of an injection-molded part used as an outer shell of a product and at a position visible from the surface of the injection-molded part. In the structural member, an internal structural member of an injection-molded part, wherein a part or all of the internal structural member has a decorative cross-sectional shape. 2. The internal structural member for an injection molded part according to claim 1, wherein the internal structural member is a mounting member for fixing a predetermined part to the back surface of the injection molded part. 3. The injection molded part according to claim 1, wherein the internal structural member is a positioning member for positioning a predetermined part on the back surface of the injection molded part. Structural member. 4. The internal structure of an injection-molded part according to claim 1, wherein the internal structure member is a reinforcing member for reinforcing the injection-molded part. Element. 5. A front door is formed by injection-molding a predetermined shape using a translucent resin, a reel provided with a plurality of types of patterns is provided, a predetermined game medium is loaded, and a game start operation is performed to start the game. At the same time as starting the movement of the reels on the reel pattern display window, it is decided by the internal lottery of the control section whether or not the predetermined winning mode is won, and the winning based on the result of the internal lottery including the loss with respect to the reel stop operation. When the reel is controlled and stopped so that the mode is displayed on the reel pattern display window, and the stopped mode of the pattern on the reel pattern display window that is stopped is a predetermined winning mode, the predetermined winning A game table for paying out a game medium corresponding to an aspect, wherein a part or all of an internal structural member provided on a rear surface of the front door of the game table and visible from a surface of the front door is provided. No decoration Amusement machine using an internal structural member of the injection molded parts, characterized in that characterized in that a shape. 6. The game table using the internal structural member of an injection-molded part according to claim 5, wherein the internal structural member is further provided with a light emitting means. 7. The internal structural member for an injection-molded part according to claim 5, wherein the light emitting means is controlled in a light emitting state according to the internal lottery result or a predetermined winning mode. Game table using.