JP2003310833A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine which can efficiently be replaced with a new type of machine. <P>SOLUTION: The slot machine comprises a slot machine main body and a main unit 300 fitted to the slot machine main body in a replaceable manner. The main unit 300 is constituted by integrally assembling components comprising at least reel units and a game controlling substrate for controlling the state of a game. The slot machine main body and the main unit 300 have connectors 310 and 312 which are connected with each other when the main unit 300 to the slot machine main body are fitted. By the connection of the connectors 310 and 312 with each other, electric parts on the side of the slot machine main body and those on the side of the main body unit 300 are electrically connected with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a predetermined winning according to a display result of a variable display device capable of changing a display state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of slot machine is generally replaced with a new model after a certain period of time has passed according to the trend of game characteristics. Usually, such replacement of models is performed by removing the entire slot machine of the old model from the gaming island and installing the slot machine of the new model on the gaming island from which the old model has been removed.

Further, in recent years, from the viewpoint of effective use of resources, the common parts of the old model removed from the game island are left as they are, and only the parts related to the model change are replaced.
Some recycling slot machines that can produce new models of slot machines have also been put to practical use.

[0004]

However, even in the case of the recycling type slot machine as described above, it is necessary to replace the entire slot machine when replacing the slot machine with a new model. In addition to requiring a great deal of labor, the storage costs and transportation costs of the old and new models of slot machines also become large, and there is a problem that the new models cannot be efficiently replaced.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine which can effectively use resources and can efficiently replace with a new model. And

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the slot machine of the present invention is capable of starting a game by setting the bet number for one game and changing the display state. Is a slot machine in which one game is finished by deriving and displaying a display result of a variable display device capable of playing, and a predetermined prize can be generated according to the display result of the variable display device. And a main unit that is replaceably attached to the slot machine body, and the main unit includes at least the variable display device and game control means for controlling a game state. Are integrally assembled, and the slot machine main body and the main unit have the main unit mounted on the slot machine main body. It is configured such that it has connectors that are connected to each other by attaching them, and that by connecting the connectors to each other, the electrical components on the slot machine main body side and the electrical components on the main unit side are electrically connected. It has a feature. According to this feature, with the slot machine main body still installed on the game island, only the main unit in which the variable display device, which is a component directly related to the game characteristic of the model, and the game control means are integrated. By replacing the old model, the new model can be replaced, and the new model can be replaced efficiently. Further, since the electrical components on the slot machine body side and the electrical components on the main unit side are connected only by attaching the main unit to the slot machine body, the work involved in wiring connection can be greatly reduced. Further, since the slot machine main body installed in the game island can be used among a plurality of models regardless of replacement of models, resource efficiency can be improved.

It is preferable that the constituent parts of the main unit of the slot machine of the present invention include an effect control means for controlling an effect. In this way, by exchanging the main unit, the production control means for controlling the production suitable for the game of the new model can also be exchanged at the same time.

It is preferable that the slot machine of the present invention is provided with a performance device for performing a game-related performance, and the constituent parts of the main unit include the performance device unique to a model. By doing this, by exchanging the main unit, the effect device unique to the new model can also be exchanged at the same time.

It is preferable that the slot machine of the present invention comprises a model common device commonly used among a plurality of models, and the model common device is attached to the slot machine main body side. With this configuration, the model-common device that can be commonly used by a plurality of models can be used between a plurality of models regardless of replacement of models, and therefore resource efficiency can be improved.

The slot machine of the present invention is provided with a performance device for performing a game-related performance, and a performance device commonly used among a plurality of models of the performance device is attached to the slot machine main body side. Is preferred. In this way, the rendering device that can be used in common among a plurality of models can be used among a plurality of models regardless of replacement of models, so that resource efficiency can be improved.

In the slot machine of the present invention, it is preferable that all the electrical components that need to be connected on the main body side of the slot machine and the main unit side are connected by a pair of connectors. By doing so, since all the electrical components that need to be connected on the slot machine body side and the main unit side are concentratedly connected by the pair of connectors, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of problems such as connection failure. .

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

An embodiment of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a slot machine 1 which is an example of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.
The internal structure diagrams of the slot machine 1 are shown in FIG. The slot machine 1 has a housing 2a whose front surface is open.
And a front door 2b rotatably supported at the side end of the housing 2a, and a slot machine body, and a main unit 300 mounted inside the housing 2a. By rotating a predetermined key inserted into a keyhole 3 of a lock device (not shown) provided on the back surface of 2b in the clockwise direction, the lock is released and the front door 2b can be opened. ing.

Around the front door 2b, the game effect LED 1
A game effect LED section 41 having a built-in 30 (see FIG. 3) is provided, and an upper panel 4 on which a winning configuration and the like is printed is provided on the upper front portion of the front door 2b, and various display portions are provided at the central portion of the front surface. The game panel 6 in which is formed, and the lower panel 7 on which the title and the like are printed are provided on the lower front portion. Also, these upper panel 4 and game panel 6,
The lower panel 7 is configured so that it can be removed from the rear surface with the front door 2b open.
Each of these panels can be removed and a new model panel can be attached.

An operation portion 8 is formed between the game panel 6 and the lower panel 7 so as to project forward, and the operation portion 8 has a medal insertion portion 34 into which a medal which is a game medium can be inserted. Various operation buttons 35, 36a, 36b, 3
7, 40L, 40C, 40R, and start lever 38
Etc. are provided, and on the left and right sides of the lower portion of the operation unit 8, there are provided game effect LED units 43 each having a game effect LED 131 (see FIG. 3) built therein.

Below the lower panel 7 of the front door 2b, there is provided a medal tray 11 having a medal payout hole 9 for paying out medals.

On the left and right sides of the upper panel 4, high frequency speakers 136a and 136b are provided inside (see FIG. 3).
The sound emitting units 12a and 12b for emitting the sound output from the respective units are provided, and the bass speaker 137 (see FIG. 3) provided inside the medal payout hole 9 is provided.
The sound emitting unit 13 that emits the sound output from the reference unit) is provided.

An effect display window 15 is provided in the center of the upper panel 4, and display contents of a liquid crystal display 135 (see FIG. 3) described later are displayed through the effect display window 15. It has become so.

The gaming panel 6 has reel units 302L and 3L, which will be described later, provided in the housing 2a of the slot machine 1.
Transparent window 1 through which each reel 51 of 02C and 302R can be seen
4 and various display units are provided respectively.

Of the various display units provided on the game panel 6, the credit display unit 31 displays credits. The credit is the number of medals stored in the storage unit inside the slot machine 1 as the valuable value owned by the player. In this slot machine 1, the upper limit of the value that can be stored as credits is set to 50 medals at maximum, and when a request for addition and renewal of credits exceeding this upper limit is made, medals exceeding the upper limit are won. It is paid out from the medal payout hole 9.

The number-of-games display section 32 displays the remaining number of big bonus games (BB games) provided during a later-described big bonus (BB), the remaining number of regular bonuses (RB) described later, and the like. Further, the game number display unit 32 also functions as an error display device that is a notification unit that displays various abnormalities that have occurred in the slot machine 1.

The payout display section 33 displays the number of medals awarded to the player based on the winnings generated during one game each time there is a winning.

The 1 to 3 bet display sections 46 to 48 have built-in 1 to 3 bet LEDs 111 to 113 (see FIG. 3).
However, when the player sets the number of bets in the game, it lights up according to the number of bets.

The replay display unit 27 has a replay LED 1 built therein when a replay prize is generated.
11 (see FIG. 3) lights up. The start display section 28 is
When the start operation becomes possible by setting the number of bets, the start L built in the start L
The ED 112 (see FIG. 3) is turned on and is turned off when a valid start operation is detected. Input instruction display unit 30
When the medal can be accepted, the insertion instruction LED 114 (see FIG. 3) incorporated therein blinks, and when the medal cannot be accepted, it turns off.

When the start operation is detected during the wait time, the wait display section 29 turns on the wait LED 113 (see FIG. 3) incorporated therein, and turns off after the wait time has elapsed. The wait time is a game progress restriction period that is set to prevent the game from progressing too fast.If a start operation is detected during this wait time, the reels will be released after the wait time has elapsed. It is set to start.

Of the effect display units 16 to 25, the effect display units 17 to 20 include the replay display unit 27, the weight display unit 29, the start display unit 28, the closing instruction display unit 30, and the effect display units 21 to 25. 1 to 3 bets display section 46 to 4
8 is a display unit that functions in the same manner, and the effect lamps 141 included in the corresponding effect display units 17 to 25 are turned on / off according to the turning on / off of the LEDs 111 to 117 included in the respective display units. ˜149 (see FIG. 3) is turned on / off. Further, the effect display unit 16 has an effect lamp 140 (FIG. 3) built therein when the occurrence of a big bonus prize or a regular bonus prize is permitted.
(See) lights up and functions as a bonus notification display section.

A medal insertion portion 34 having a medal insertion opening is provided on the right side of the upper surface of the operation portion 8, and a settlement button 37 and a BET button 36 are provided on the left side.
a and MAXBET buttons 36b are provided respectively.

The 1-BET button 36a is a button that is pressed when betting one medal using credits, and the MAX-BET button 36b is the maximum number of bets allowed in one game (in this embodiment, the maximum number). This is a button to be pressed when betting (three medals) within the credit range. 1 BET button 36a, MAX BET button 36
In the inside of b, BET button LEDs 121a, 121b
Are built in (see Fig. 3), and these BE
The T button LEDs 121a and 121b are corresponding BETs.
Lights when the bet number can be set by operating the button, and turns off when the bet number cannot be set.

The settlement button 37 is a button that is pressed when performing a settlement operation on the credits stored in the storage unit. With the depression operation of the settlement button 37, the number of medals stored as credits is a medal. It is adapted to be dispensed from the dispensing hole 9.

The start lever 3 is provided on the front side surface of the operating portion 8.
8, stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40R and a medal clogging release button 35 are provided respectively. The start lever 38 is a lever that is operated when starting a game, and is used after the bet number has been set.
By operating the reel units 302L, 302
The rotation of each of the C and 302R reels 51 is started.

Stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40R
Is the reel unit 302L, 3 after the game starts.
The stop buttons 40L, 40 are buttons that are operated when stopping the rotation of the reels 51 of the 02C, 302R.
Operation valid LEDs 122L and 122 are provided inside C and 40R.
C and 122R are incorporated respectively (see FIG. 3). These operation valid LEDs 122L, 122C, 12
2R has corresponding stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40
Lights when the operation of R is valid, and turns off when the operation of R is invalid.

The medal clogging release button 35 is provided when the medals inserted in the medal inserting section 34 are clogged inside.
This is a button that is operated to cancel this.

On the back surface of the front door 2b, a medal insertion portion 34 is provided.
The hopper tank 57a, which will be described later, receives medals inserted from
An input medal selector (not shown) is provided for guiding to. Unauthorized medals having different diameters and thicknesses are sorted by the inserted medal selector and returned from the medal payout holes 9.

A flow path switching solenoid 107 (see FIG. 3) (not shown) is provided on the downstream side of the inserted medal selector so as to selectively switch the flowing medal flow path.
The flow path switching solenoid 107 is normally energized, and medals flowing down in this state are stored in the hopper tank 57a after being detected by the inserted medal sensor 106 (see FIG. 3). When it is impossible to insert a medal, the excitation of the flow path switching solenoid 107 is released, the flow path is switched, and the medal payout hole 9 is returned.

As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting plate 88 is provided between the left and right side plates 86, 87 in the substantially central portion of the housing 2a, and the reel units 302L, 30L are provided above the mounting plate 88.
2C, 302R, a main board case 303 in which the game control board 200 (see FIG. 3) is built, and a performance control board 2
01 (see FIG. 3) built-in sub-board case 304
A liquid crystal unit 305 including a liquid crystal display 135 (see FIG. 3) and a display control board 203 (see FIG. 3), and a main information output board 306 for outputting model-specific information related to control of the game control board 200. , Production control board 20
A sub-information output board 307 for outputting model-specific information related to control No. 1 and a main unit 300 in which the sub-information output board 307 is integrally assembled with the base unit 301 are mounted.

The reel units 302L, 302C, 302R constituting the main unit 300 are reels 51 each having a translucent strip-shaped reel sheet on which plural kinds of symbols are printed and which are wound on the outer periphery, and the respective reels 51. Reel motor 54 for rotating (driving) and stopping, and reel sensor 56 for detecting the initial position of reel 51.
And a reel lamp 55 capable of irradiating a specific area of the reel 51 from the back surface are integrally assembled.

Each reel unit 302L, 302C, 3
The reels 51 provided on the 02R are configured to rotate and stop independently in the vertical direction.
By rotating, various symbols are displayed on the transparent window 14 while continuously changing. That is, each of these reel units 302L, 302C, 302R
Functions as the variable display device in the present invention. still,
In the present embodiment, the reel units 302L, 302C, 302R as described above are applied as the variable display device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an endless shape in which a plurality of types of designs are printed is used. A belt-type variable display device in which symbols are variably displayed by rotating the belt may be applied.

The area of each reel 51 visible through the see-through window 14 is referred to as a left variable display section, a middle variable display section, and a right variable display section (area) in association with each reel 51. From each of the variable display portions, among the plurality of symbols drawn on each reel 51, three consecutive symbols are displayed at the upper, middle, and lower positions.

Each reel unit 302L, 302C, 3
The reel sensor 56 provided in 02R calculates the display position of the symbol by detecting the initial position of the reel 51, and can derive the stop position of the predetermined symbol according to the calculation result. Reel unit 302L, 30
The reel LEDs 55 provided on the 2C and 302R function as a backlight that lights each symbol displayed on the see-through window 14 from the rear.

Below the placing plate 88, the medal insertion portion 34
Hopper tank 57a for storing medals thrown in from
A hopper unit 57 having is provided. Also, on the right side of the hopper unit 57, the hopper tank 5
An overflow tank 59 for storing medals overflowing from 7a is provided. A full tank sensor 60 capable of detecting medals is provided in the overflow tank 59, and it is possible to detect that the stored amount of medals stored inside has reached a predetermined amount or more.

A hopper motor 62 is provided in the lower part of the hopper unit 57, and when the hopper motor 62 rotates, the medals in the hopper tank 57a are ejected from the medal ejection port 63. The ejected medals are detected by a payout medal sensor 61 provided in the vicinity of the medal ejection opening 63, and then ejected from the medal payout holes 9.

On the side of the hopper unit 57, a main switch section 65 for turning on / off the main power source, and a second reset button 66 for resetting the game to a state in which the game can be continued again when an error occurs. , A setting button 67 for changing the winning probability, an automatic settlement selection switch section 68 for turning on / off the automatic settlement function, a stopping selection switch section 69 for turning on / off the automatic stopping function, and management of a game hall. A power supply unit 64 having a setting key insertion portion 70 into which a specific key possessed by a person or the like can be inserted and a power supply unit 64 is provided on the front surface.

In the present embodiment, the setting key switch 82 to be described later is turned on by the operation of turning on the power in a state where a specific key is inserted into the setting key insertion portion 70 and rotated 90 degrees clockwise, that is, in the on state. Is detected, the game state is initialized, and the operation of the setting button 67 becomes effective. By operating the setting button 67, the winning probability,
That is, it is possible to change the payout rate.

On the inner surface of the side plate 87, a common information output board 205, which will be described in detail later, is provided.

Next, the operation for the player to play a game (game) and the operating conditions of various devices associated with the operation will be described.

When the game is started, a desired value of a valuable value is bet using a medal or a credit, and a bet number of a desired size is set. The number of bets can be set by inserting medals from the medal inserting unit 34 or by using credits. MAXBET button 36b or 1B to use credits
It is sufficient to press the ET button 36a.

When the player sets the bet number to "1", the pay line L1 becomes effective, and when the bet number is set to "2", the pay lines L1, L2 and L2 'become effective and the bet number becomes When set to "3", the pay lines L1, L2, L
2 ', L3, and L3' are valid.

When the bet number of at least "1" is set, the operation of the start lever 38 is effectively accepted, that is, the game can be started.

The number and shape of the pay lines that are activated according to the number of bets can be arbitrarily changed and are not limited to the form of this embodiment. Also,
The number of winning lines activated according to the number of bets can be arbitrarily set and changed.

If the start lever 38 is pressed while the game can be started, the reel units 302L, 30L
Each of the reels 2C and 302R rotates, and a plurality of types of symbols are displayed on the see-through window 14 so as to continuously change. When a predetermined time has elapsed after the reel 51 of each reel unit 302L, 302C, 302R is started to rotate, the operation of each stop button 40L, 40C, 40R becomes effective, and in this state, the player presses one of the stop buttons. When 40L, 40C, 40R is pressed, the rotation of the corresponding reel 51 is stopped, and the symbol is displayed on the corresponding variable display section above, in the middle, and at the bottom of the corresponding variable window through the see-through window 14.

In addition, the player presses the stop button 40L, 4
When 0C and 40R are not pressed, the rotation of the reel 51 of each reel unit 302L, 302C, and 302R is automatically stopped at a certain time, for example, 35 seconds.

When all the reels 51 are stopped, any winning line L activated according to the number of bets.
If a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on 1, L2, L2 ', L3, L3', it becomes a winning prize, and a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the winning contents are credited to the player. Is paid out as. When the number of credits reaches the upper limit, medals are paid out directly from the medal payout holes 9.

In addition, especially when a combination of predetermined special symbols is displayed and the jackpot is won,
As the medals are paid out, a big bonus (BB) or a regular bonus (RB), which is different from the normal game state and is advantageous to the player, that is, a large amount of medals can be obtained, is given to the player as a game value. It has become so.

The "gaming value" given to the player by winning in this way is not limited to valuable values such as medals and credits, but is given to the player when the jackpot is won as described above. BB and RB given by
Etc., including all the benefits related to the game.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a connection condition between various boards provided in the slot machine 1 and electric parts.

Main unit 300 of slot machine 1
A game control board 200, a production control board 201, a display control board 203, a main information output board 306, a sub information output board 307, a collective board 308, and a connection board 309 are provided. In addition, the housing 2 on the slot machine main body side
The connection board 311, the power supply board 202, and the common information output board 205 are provided in a, and the main relay board 313 and the sub relay board 314 are provided in the front door 2b.

The connection board 3 of the main unit 300
09 is provided with a connector 310, and the connection board 311 on the slot machine main body side is provided with a connector 3
10 is provided with a connector 312, and by connecting these connectors 310 and 312,
The wiring from the game control board 200 and the production control board 201 that are concentrated by the collective board 308 and connected to the connection board 309, and the power supply board 202, the common information output board 205, and the main relay board 31 that are concentrated by the connection board 311
3 and the wiring from the sub relay board 314 are electrically connected.

Of the various boards provided in the main unit 300, the game control board 200 mainly controls the game state, the effect control board 201 performs effect control according to the game status, and the display control board 203. The display control of the liquid crystal display 135 is implemented. Further, the slot machine 1 is provided on the power supply board 202 provided on the housing 2a.
Power is supplied from outside the device, and individual power generated by the supplied power is supplied to each unit. A power cord 84 for receiving the supply of external power and a main switch 80 are connected to the power substrate 202.

The game control board 200 is a production control board 20.
1, the collective board 308, the main information output board 306 is connected to the wiring, and the three lines of wiring connected from the game control board 200 to the collective board 308 (main relay board line, power supply board line, common information output line) Are grouped together with the wiring connected from the production control board 201 and connected to the above-mentioned connection board 309. Through the connection board 311 connected to this connection board 309, the power supply board 202, Main relay board 31
3, connected to the common information output board 205.

Wirings from various parts such as various switches, sensors, LEDs, and indicators are connected to the game control board 200.

Each reel unit 302L, 302C, 3
The reel motor 54 and the reel sensor 56 provided in 02R are connected by wiring, and the detection signal of each reel sensor 56 is input to the game control board 200.

The setting switch 83, the setting key switch 82, the second reset switch 81, the dispensing sensor 61, and the hopper motor 62 which are connected to the power supply board 202 by wiring.
Are relayed by the power supply board 202 and the connection boards 309 and 311 and connected to the game control board 200 by wiring, and the detection signals of the respective switches and sensors are input to the game control board 200.

The switches, sensors, LEDs, and indicators wired to the main relay board 313 are relayed by the main relay board 313 and the connection boards 309 and 311 and wired to the game control board 200. The detection signals of the respective switches and sensors are input to the game control board 200.

Of the switches and sensors wired to the main relay board 313, one BET switch 100 is
The MAXBET switch 101 is a switch for detecting the operation of the sheet BET button 36a, the MAXBET switch 101 is a switch for detecting the operation of the MAXBET button 36b, and the start switch 102 is a switch for detecting the operation of the start lever 38.
Middle, right stop switch 103L, 103C, 103R
Are left, center, and right stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40R
This switch detects the operation of. Settlement switch 104
Is a switch for detecting the operation of the settlement button 37,
The first reset switch 105 is a switch that detects a reset operation of the slot machine 1 by a key inserted in the keyhole 3 of the locking device. In addition, the input medal sensor 106
Is a sensor for detecting the medals inserted into the medal insertion unit 34.

Of the switches and sensors wired to the main relay board 313, the left, middle, and right stop switches 103L, 103C, and 103R are branched from the wiring on the game control board 200 side on the connection board 311. And is connected to the common information output board 205 by wiring.

Of the indicators wired to the main relay board 313, the game count indicator 109 is a display constituting the game count indicator 32, and the credit indicator 10
Reference numeral 8 is a display unit that constitutes the credit display unit 31, and payout display unit 110 is a display unit that constitutes the payout display unit 33.

On the main relay board 313, the one bet LED 115, the two bet LED 116, the three bet LED 117, the replay LED 111, and the start L described above are provided.
ED112, weight LED113, closing instruction LED1
14, BET button LED121a, BET button LE
D121b, operation valid LEDs 122L, 122C, 12
Various electric components such as the 2R and the flow path switching solenoid 107 are wired and connected, and are relayed by the main relay board 313, the connection boards 309, 311 and the like, and the game control board 2
00 and wiring connection.

Power board 202 or main relay board 3
The various LEDs and electric parts such as indicators, motors, solenoids, etc., which are wire-connected to the game control board 200 via the connection board 13 and the connection boards 309, 311 or the like are controlled by the game control board 200. To be done. The game control board 200 is a game control board 200.
The game state is controlled by receiving detection signals of various switches and sensors connected to the game control board 200 via the power supply board 202, the main relay board 313, or the like.

From game control board 200 to production control board 20
Various commands that can specify a game state controlled by the game control board 200 are output to 1 via a buffer circuit (not shown). The buffer circuit allows the output of signals from the inside of the game control board 200 to the outside, but the game control board 2
00 functions to prevent signals from being input from the outside to the inside. Therefore, one-way communication from the game control board 200 to the effect control board 201 is secured between the game control board 200 and the effect control board 201, and a signal is input to the game control board 200 via the command transmission path. It is possible to prevent fraudulent behavior that causes an illegal control operation.

The production control board 201 is the display control board 20.
3, the wiring is connected to the collective board 308, the sub information output board 307, and the wiring connected from the effect control board 201 to the collective board 308 is collected together with the wiring connected from the game control board 200 into one. The sub-relay board 314 is connected to the above-mentioned connection board 309 and via the connection board 311 connected to this connection board 309.
It is connected to the.

On the production control board 201, the reels L provided on the reel units 302L, 302C, 302R are arranged.
The game effect LEDs 130 and 131 connected to the wiring from the ED 55 and connected to the sub relay board 314 on the slot machine body side, and the effect lamps 140 to 1
49, the speakers 136a, 136b, 137, and the fluorescent lamps 1 for illuminating the lower panel 7 and the game panel 6 from the inside.
38 are relayed by the sub relay board 314 and the connection boards 309 and 311 respectively, and the effect control board 20
It is connected to 1 by wiring.

The production control board 201 is the sub relay board 31.
4 and various electric components such as LEDs, lamps, and speakers that are wire-connected to the production control board 201 via the connection boards 309, 311 or the like, or not via these boards, transmitted from the game control board 200. Control according to the command.

Game effect LEDs 130, 131 controlled by the effect control board 201, effect lamps 140-
149, each speaker 136a, 136b, 137, each fluorescent lamp 138, the reel LED 55, the game control board 200
Compared to various display devices controlled by, even if it does not function, it does not affect the progress of the game itself, and is a production means focusing on the production effect. Therefore, even if the production control board 201 fails, the player is not provided with a disadvantageous situation, and the control load on the game control board 200 is reduced.

From the production control board 201 to the display control board 20
3 to the liquid crystal display 1 via a buffer circuit (not shown)
A display control command for instructing the display control 35 is output. Although the buffer circuit allows the output of a signal from the inside of the effect control board 201 to the outside, the effect control board 201
It functions to prevent signals from being input from the outside to the inside.

The liquid crystal display 13 is mounted on the display control board 203.
5 is connected, and the display control board 203 controls the display of the liquid crystal display device 135 according to the display control command transmitted from the effect control board 201.

The main information output board 306 provided in the main unit 300 is provided with output terminals for outputting three kinds of signals, and these output terminals indicate the control state of the game control board 200. A type of main option (OP) signal is output. As the main OP signal, for example, RB (regular bonus), BB (big bonus), CT (challenge time), RT (replay time), which are advantageous game states for the player and are generated by the control of the game control board 200. A signal indicating the control status peculiar to the model, such as an RB in-between signal that indicates the occurrence of the BB, a BB in-between signal, a CT in-between signal, an RT in-between signal, etc. . Depending on the model, there is also a model that does not need to output three types of signals. In such a case, for example, it is possible to play a game with the same number of bets as the previous game by aligning specific symbols. A signal indicating some control state, such as outputting a replay signal indicating the occurrence of a possible replay game, is output, and an empty terminal is not formed.

Further, the sub information output board 307 is provided with output terminals for outputting three kinds of signals similarly to the main information output board 306. From these output terminals,
Three types of sub-option (OP) signals indicating the control state of the effect control board 201 are output. As this sub-OP signal, for example, an AT signal indicating that the game state is AT (assist time) or super BB (super big bonus), which is advantageous for the player, generated by the control of the effect control board 201, A signal indicating a control state peculiar to a model, such as a super BB medium signal or the like, which is mounted or not mounted depending on the model, is output. Depending on the model, there is also a model that does not need to output three types of signals. In such a case, for example, a command reception signal indicating that a command has been received from the game control board 200 is output. A signal indicating the control state is output so that an empty terminal is not formed.

The signals output from the main information output board 306 and the sub information output board 307 are, for example,
Slot machine 1 with external equipment such as hall computer
It can be used to collect information on.

The common information output board 205 provided in the housing 2a on the main body of the slot machine is provided with output terminals for outputting four kinds of signals, and a plurality of output terminals are provided from these output terminals. A model common signal that is commonly output by models is output. As the common signal, a medal IN signal indicating the number of medals used for setting the bet number, and a medal O indicating a medal paid out when a winning occurs.
UT signal, stop switch 103L, 103C, 10
A stop switch signal indicating that 3R operation has been performed,
A reel control signal indicating the drive state of the reel motor 54 provided in each reel unit 302L, 302C, 302R is output. Of this common output signal, the medal IN
The signal and the medal OUT signal are connected to the connection boards 309, 31
1 is a signal output from the game control board 200 connected through, the stop switch signal is a signal directly output from the stop switch 103L, 103C, 103R, the reel control signal is each reel motor 54.
Is a control signal (motor phase signal) itself for controlling the.

The signals output from the common information output board 205 can be used, for example, when a third party organization performs a type test.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the main unit 300 is removed from the slot machine main body.

As shown in FIG. 4, the main unit 300
A guide rail 350 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is formed on the lower surface of the base unit 301 in the front-rear direction in the figure, and the guide rail 350 is fitted on the upper surface side of the mounting plate 88 of the housing 2a. A possible guide groove 89 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is formed in the front-rear direction in the drawing, and the main unit 300 is provided.
Guides the guide rail 350 to the guide groove 8 of the mounting plate 88.
It is attached to the slot machine main body by sliding it backward while being fitted to the slot machine 9. At this time, since the guide rail 350 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is fitted into the guide groove 89, rattling in the vertical direction and the lateral direction can be suppressed, and the main unit 300 and the slot machine main body are firmly fixed. Is able to.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
When the connection substrate 309 is attached with the connector 310 protruding from the back surface of the base unit 301, and the main unit 300 is attached to the slot machine body on the inner surface of the back plate 85 of the housing 2a,
The connection board 311 is attached so that the connector 312 is located at a position corresponding to the connector 310, and the guide rail 350 of the main unit 300 is simply slid backward along the guide groove 89 of the mounting plate 88. The connector 310 and the connector 312 can be connected to each other, so that the electrical connection between the component on the main unit 300 side and the component on the slot machine main body connected via the connectors 310 and 312 is completed. .

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the components are removed from the base unit 301 of the main unit 300.

As described above, the main unit 300
Is the base unit 301 and the reel unit 302
L, 302C, 302R, and main board unit 303
, Sub-board unit 304, liquid crystal unit 305
A main information output board 306 and a sub information output board 3
07 and are integrally assembled.

As shown in FIG. 6, the base unit 301
Is a unit in which the collective substrate 308 and the connection substrate 309 are integrally assembled in advance. Further, the base unit 301 is formed in a box shape with an open front surface,
A plurality of rows of guide grooves 351 for mounting the reel units 302L, 302C, 302R in the front-rear direction in the drawing are formed on the upper and lower surfaces on the inner surface side.

By forming a plurality of rows of guide grooves 351 in the base unit 301 as described above, it is possible to mount reel units having different reel widths, and further, a reel unit having a narrow reel width is applied.
It is also possible to install a production reel or a liquid crystal display in a space with plenty of space, and the same base unit can be applied to various models.

Reel units 302L, 302C, 30
2R is a unit in which a reel 51, a reel motor 56, and a reel lamp 55 are integrally assembled in advance, and in a state where these respective parts are assembled, the base unit 30 is provided.
The upper and lower ends of the reel unit are fitted into the guide grooves 351 formed at appropriate positions on the base unit 3
It is attached to 01. Reference numeral 302 'shown in FIG. 6 is a fixing screw for fixing the reel unit to the base unit 301.

The main board unit 303 is a unit integrally assembled in a state where the game control board 200 is stored inside beforehand, and is attached to the upper surface of the base unit 301 via attachment members 361a and 361b.

The sub-board unit 304 is a unit integrally assembled in advance with the effect control board 201 housed inside, and is mounted on the right side surface of the base unit 301 in the drawing through mounting members 371a and 371b. To be

The liquid crystal unit 305 is the liquid crystal display 1 in advance.
35 is a unit in which a display control board 203 for controlling display of the liquid crystal display 135 is integrally assembled,
It is attached to the front side of the upper surface of the base unit 301 and fixed with a fixing screw 305 '. The liquid crystal unit 3
In the position where 05 is attached, instead of the liquid crystal unit 305, an LED unit that produces an effect by changing the display content depending on the lighting state of the LEDs arranged in a matrix, and a single or multiple reels are arranged vertically or horizontally. Rotating in the direction to variably display the production reel unit that produces an effect, a role unit that produces an effect by changing the operating state of an accessory such as a dice or a doll made up of mechanical structures It is also possible to install the production device of.

Further, the main information output board 306 and the sub information output board 307 are attached to the left side surface of the base unit 301 in the figure, and are fixed by fixing screws (not shown).

In this embodiment, the reel unit 302
The L, 302C, 302R, the liquid crystal unit 305, the main information output board 306, and the sub information output board 307 are configured to be fixed to the base unit 301 with a fixing screw attached by a tool such as a driver. The present invention is not limited to this, and each of these parts can be fixed to the base unit 301 without using a tool, that is, by an attachment means that can be fixed manually, for example, by forming a locking claw on one member. , The other member is provided with an engaging portion with which the locking claw is engaged, and the locking claw is engaged with the engaging portion so that both members can be fixed, or both members have a predetermined size. It may be possible to fix it by fitting a latch at a place, or to fix both members by using a thumbscrew. This allows the main unit 300 to be easily assembled.

FIG. 7 shows the mounting structure of the mounting members 361a and 361b to the base unit, and FIG. 8A shows the structure of the main board case 303 in which the game control board 200 is housed. Is shown in FIG.
FIG. 8B shows an attachment state when attaching the main board case 303 to the attachment members 361a and 361b attached to the base unit 301, and FIG.
8C is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 8B.

As shown in FIG. 7, the mounting member 361a is
A sealing piece 368 (see FIG. 8) of the main board case 303, which will be described later.
(See (a)) is formed so as to be able to accommodate the end portion on which one is not formed, and is fixed to the base unit 301 by a fixing screw 363. Further, 362 shown in FIG. 7 is a support piece for supporting the upper surface of the main board case 303 housed therein.

The mounting member 361b is used for the main board case 3
No. 03, which will be described later, is formed so as to be able to accommodate the end portion on the side where the sealing pieces 368 and 369 to be described later are formed.

Further, the mounting member 361b has a sealing piece 368, which will be described later, formed at the end of the main board case 303.
A sealing hole 365 is formed corresponding to 369, and a locking hole 364 is formed.
And the locking pin 3 fixed to the upper surface of the base unit 301
By engaging with 52, the base unit 301
Fixed against.

The locking pin 352 fixed to the base unit 301 has a large head portion, and the locking hole 364 formed in the mounting member 361b has a head portion of the locking pin 352. It has a shape in which a small diameter portion having a diameter smaller than the head portion of the locking pin 352 is connected to a large diameter portion having a diameter slightly larger than that of the locking pin 352. When mounting the mounting member 361b to the base unit 301, The locking pin 35 is attached to the large diameter portion of 364.
2 is inserted, and the mounting member 361b is slid so that the locking pin 352 moves toward the small diameter portion side of the locking hole 364.
1b will be locked. Even when the attachment member 361b is attached to the base unit 301, if the main board case 303 is not attached, the attachment pin 352 is attached so as to move to the large diameter side of the engagement hole 364. Sliding member 361b causes locking pin 3
The head portion of 52 becomes a state in which the large diameter portion of the locking hole 364 can be inserted, and the mounting member 361b can be removed from the base unit 301.

Further, the mounting member 361b has a locking hole 364.
In the state where the locking pin 352 is engaged with the small diameter part of
The mounting member 361b and the mounting member 361a are arranged so that both ends of the main board case 303 can be housed, and in this state, the main board case 303 is housed.

As shown in FIG. 8 (a), the main board case 303 is open at the top, and the opening is opened to close the case body 366 in which the game control board 200 is accommodated. And a case cover 367 attached to the case main body 366.

A plurality of sealing pieces 368 are formed so as to project at one end of the case main body 366, and a locking claw 367 'of the case cover 367, which will be described later, is provided at the other end. Engagement holes 366 'that can be engaged are formed.

A plurality of sealing pieces 369 corresponding to the sealing pieces 368 of the case body 366 are formed so as to project at one end of the case cover 367, and the other end has a case. Engaging claws 367 'that can engage with the locking holes 366' of the main body 366 are formed to project.

The case cover 367 has its engaging claw 36.
7'is engaged with the locking hole 366 'of the case main body 366 in a state where the game control board 200 is accommodated in the opening, and is assembled to the case main body 366. As a result, the case main body 366 accommodating the game control board 200 and the case cover 367 that closes the opening are integrally assembled, and the main board case 303 is formed. In this state, the case main body 366 and the case cover 367 are temporarily fixed, and in this state, the respective parts can be separated.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the main board case 303 in which the case body 366 accommodating the game control board 200 and the case cover 367 are assembled is first sealed as shown in FIG. 8B. After the end portion on the side where 369 is not formed is housed in the mounting member 361a,
The end portion where the sealing pieces 368 and 369 are formed is accommodated in the mounting member 361b.

At this time, the upper surface of the end of the main board case 303 on the side housed in the mounting member 361a is attached to the mounting member 36.
It is supported by the support piece 362 of 1a, and its upward movement is restricted. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, the end portion on the side housed in the mounting member 361b has the case main body 3
66 sealing pieces 368, case cover 367 sealing pieces 36
9 and the sealing hole 365 of the mounting member 361b are housed so as to be in corresponding positions.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 8C, the one-way screw 400 is attached from above the at least one sealing piece 369 of the case cover 367 so that the tip of the one-way screw 400 corresponds to the sealing piece of the case body 366. 368 and the mounting member 361b are screwed in until they reach the sealing hole 365. The one-way screw 400 is a screw that can be screwed in only one direction, that is, once screwed, it cannot be rotated and removed in the opposite direction, and a conventionally known screw is used in this embodiment.

By screwing in the one-way screw 400,
The respective sealing pieces 368, 369 and the sealing hole 365 are integrally fixed to each other, whereby the main board case 303 is formed.
The case main body 366 and the case cover 367 in FIG.
03 and the attachment member 361b are non-removably attached. Further, the main board case 303 and the mounting member 361b
By attaching and, the attachment member 3 of the attachment member 361b
Since the movement toward the 61a side is restricted, the mounting member 361b
Becomes impossible to remove from the base unit 301.

As described above, the case main body 366, the case cover 367, the main board case 303, the mounting member 361, and the base unit 301 are integrally mounted in a non-removable state by screwing the one-way screw 400. .

Further, when removing these parts, it is necessary to cut the base parts of the sealing pieces 368 and 369 into which the one-way screw 400 is screwed, and by cutting these parts, the main board case 300 is cut. Is the mounting member 36
Since the main board case 300 that has been removed from 1b is detached and the sealing pieces 368 and 369 into which the one-way screw 400 is screwed are cut off from the root, the case cover 367 can be detached from the case body 366. It becomes possible to take out the game control board 200 housed by separating them.

In this embodiment, each sealing piece 368, 36
9. Since a plurality of sealing holes 365 are formed, the main board case 303 is attached to the base unit 301 several times.
It can be attached to.

When the main board case 303 is removed from the base unit 301, or when the main board case 30
When the case cover 367 is opened from the case body 366 of No. 3, the sealing piece 368 of the main substrate case 303,
369 is cut and the cut sealing piece 3 is cut.
Since 68 and 369 are left on the attachment member 361b, the traces thereof are surely left.

In this embodiment, the mounting member 361b can be replaced if the main board case 303 is removed from the base unit 301 as described above. This mounting member 361b can be replaced. Since it becomes possible to attach a new main board case 303 by exchanging, the manufacturer can collect the main unit 300 for recycling.

Here, the structure of the main board case 303 for accommodating the game control board 200 and the mounting structure of the main board case 303 to the base unit 301 have been described, but of the sub board case 304 of the effect control board 201. Since the structure and the mounting structure of the sub-board case 304 to the base unit 301 are the same as those described above, the description thereof will be omitted here.

FIG. 9A shows a mounting structure of the main unit 300 and the mounting plate 88 of the housing 2a in the main body of the slot machine.

The main unit 300 and the mounting plate 88 are
As described above, the guide rail 350 formed on the lower surface of the base unit 301 and the guide groove 89 formed on the mounting plate 88 are fitted and attached, and
As shown in (a), it is attached via a pair of attachment members 380.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the mounting member 380 has a sealing piece 381 standing upright at one end and a locking hole 382 formed therein.
And locking pin 3 fixed to the side surface of the base unit 301
By engaging with 53 and the locking pin 90 fixedly mounted on the mounting plate 88, the base unit 301 and the mounting plate 88 are fixed.

The locking pin 353 fixed to the base unit 301 and the locking pin 9 fixed to the mounting plate 88.
In No. 0, the head has a large diameter, and the locking hole 382 formed in the mounting member 380 has the locking pin 353,
Locking pin 353 on the large diameter part, which is slightly larger than the head part of 90,
It has a shape in which a small diameter portion having a diameter smaller than that of the head portion of 90 is continuously provided, and when the attachment member 380 is attached to the base unit 301 and the mounting plate 88, it is locked to the large diameter portion of the locking hole 382. Insert the heads of the pins 353 and 90 into the locking holes 382.
By sliding the attachment member 380 so that the locking pins 353, 90 move to the smaller diameter side of the locking pin 353,
The attachment member 380 is engaged by the head of 90. Even when the mounting member 380 is mounted on the base unit 301 and the mounting plate 88, if the sealing pieces 381 of both mounting members 380 are not mounted by the one-way screw 400 as described later. By sliding the attachment member 380 so that the locking pins 353 and 90 move to the large diameter portion side of the locking hole 382, the heads of the locking pins 353 and 90 insert the large diameter portion of the locking hole 382. The mounting member 380 is attached to the base unit 30.
1 and the mounting plate 88 can be removed.

Further, the main unit 300 is mounted on the mounting plate 88.
When the base unit 3 is in the fixed position of
01 locking pin 353 and mounting plate 88 locking pin 90
9A and 9B by mounting the respective mounting members 380 so that the sealing pieces 381 face each other.
As shown in FIG.
The insertion holes formed in both the sealing pieces 381 come to coincide with each other.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the one-way screw 400 described above is screwed into the insertion holes of the overlapping sealing pieces 381 to integrally fix the sealing pieces 381, 381. The mounting member 380 is restricted to the movement in the front-back direction, that is, the movement for removing the mounting member 380 from the base unit 301 and the mounting plate 88. The mounting plate 88 cannot be removed, and as a result, the main unit 300 and the mounting plate 88, that is, the slot machine body are irremovably attached via the pair of mounting members 380.

As described above, the main unit 300 and the slot machine main body are integrally attached in a non-removable state by screwing the attachment member 380 and the one-way screw 400.

When removing the main unit 300 from the main body of the slot machine, the one-way screw 4
It is necessary to cut either one of the sealing pieces 381 into which 00 is screwed. By cutting this part, both mounting members 380 can be moved back and forth, and the base unit 301 and the mounting plate 88 can be moved. Since the main unit 300 can be removed and the main unit 300 can be pulled out forward, the main unit 300 can be removed from the slot machine main body.

When the main unit 300 is removed from the main body of the slot machine, the sealing piece 381 of the mounting member 380 has been cut or the mounting member 380 itself has been removed. It surely remains.

In this embodiment, both mounting members 380 are used.
Is not fixed, that is, the main unit 30
It is possible to replace the mounting member 380 as long as the mounting state between 0 and the slot machine main body has been released. By replacing the mounting member 380, the main unit 300 can be mounted again on the slot machine main body. It is designed to be irremovably attached to.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the reel units 302L and 302C, which are the components directly related to the game characteristic peculiar to the model, in the state where the main body of the slot machine remains installed on the game island. Three
By replacing the main unit 300 in which 02R and the game control board 200 are integrated, the old model can be replaced with the new model, and the replacement with the new model can be performed efficiently.

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
Connectors 310, 312 for connecting each other by mounting the main unit 300 on the slot machine body
Since only the main unit 300 is attached to the main body of the slot machine, the electric parts on the main body of the slot machine and the electric parts on the main unit 300 side are connected to each other, so that the work involved in wiring connection can be significantly reduced. .

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
All the electrical components that need to be connected between the slot machine main body side and the main unit 300 side have a pair of connectors 31.
Since 0 and 312 are concentratedly connected to each other, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of problems such as connection failure.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
An effect control board 201 that controls effects is also attached to the main unit 300.
By exchanging, the effect control means 201 that controls the effect suitable for the game of the new model can also be replaced at the same time.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
A production device peculiar to a model such as a liquid crystal unit 305 for performing a game-related production is also attached to the main unit 300, and by exchanging the main unit 300, a production device peculiar to a new model is also simultaneously exchanged. be able to.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
Since the slot machine main unit installed in the game island can be used across multiple models regardless of model replacement, resource efficiency can be improved.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
A medal selector, a hopper unit 57, a power supply unit 64, various operation units, which are commonly used by a plurality of models,
The model-common devices such as switches and sensors are mounted on the slot machine body side, and the model-common device that can be used commonly among multiple models can be used across multiple models regardless of model replacement, thus improving resource efficiency. be able to.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
Various lamps and LEs that are commonly used among multiple models
A production device such as D, a speaker, etc. is attached to the slot machine main body side, and the production device that can be commonly used by a plurality of models can be used among a plurality of models regardless of replacement of models, so that resource efficiency is improved. You can
In this embodiment, the liquid crystal unit 305 including the liquid crystal display 135 is provided in the main unit 300,
The liquid crystal unit 305 is configured to be changed together with the main unit 300 when the model is replaced.
, The LED unit mentioned above, the production reel unit,
When the rendering devices such as the accessory units are commonly used among a plurality of models, these rendering devices may be provided on the slot machine main body side. In particular, the liquid crystal unit and the LED unit can change the effect contents by changing only the display data. Therefore, even when such effect devices are attached to the slot machine main body and commonly used for a plurality of models, It is possible to have a unique effect.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
Common information output board 2 that outputs common information between multiple models
Since 05 is provided on the slot machine main body side, it is not necessary to perform wiring work between the common information output board 205 and an external device that collects output information from the common information output board 205 even when the model is exchanged. It is possible to switch to a new model more efficiently. Also, the main unit 3
Since the main information output board 306 and the sub information output board 307, which are model-specific information output sections, are provided on the 00 side, in addition to common information output, information output according to the model is performed to an external device. It becomes possible.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
Main information output board 306 and sub information output board 30
7 has a plurality of output terminals and can support a model that outputs a plurality of model-specific information. Therefore, the main information output board 306 and the sub information output board 307 should be versatile, that is, the same. The board can be used in common for a plurality of models, and some output can be output from all output terminals, so that it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as illegal use of empty terminals.

The present invention is not limited to this. For example, an information output board having output terminals corresponding to the number of output signals of the corresponding model, that is, an individual output board customized for the game characteristics of each model, is provided. An information output board, or an information output board that matches the game characteristics of each model among a plurality of types of information output boards with different numbers of output terminals, may be replaceable for each model. By applying it, empty terminals are not formed,
It is not necessary to add a control program so that any signal is output from the empty terminal, and the program capacity can be reduced.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
The output unit that outputs the model-specific information is the game control board 20.
Main information output board 3 that outputs information related to 0 control
06, and the main information output board 306 is provided separately and is composed of a sub information output board 307 that outputs information related to the control of the effect control board 201, and therefore relates to the control of the game control board 200. It is possible to support a model that needs to output both information and information related to control of the effect control board 201.
By removing the sub information output board 307, the game control board 2
It is also possible to support a model in which it is necessary to output only information related to the 00 control.

In this embodiment, the information output board for outputting the information peculiar to the model is the game control board 20 for the above reason.
Main information output board 3 that outputs information related to 0 control
06 and a sub information output board 307 which outputs information relating to control of the effect control board 201, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the game control board 20.
The information about the control of 0 and the information about the control of the effect control board 201 may be output from the same information output board attached to the main unit 300.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
The game control board 200 is housed in a main board case 303 including a case body 366 and a case cover 367 attached to the case body 366 so as to close the opening thereof. The case cover 367 is contained in the case body 36.
6, is attached via a one-way screw 400 screwed into the sealing pieces 368 and 369 provided on both sides,
Main board case 303 accommodating the game control board 200
Is attached to the main unit via the sealing pieces 368, 369 and the one-way screw 400 screwed into the sealing hole 365 of the mounting member 361b.
00 is attached to the slot machine main body via a mounting member 380 and a one-way screw 400 for fixing the sealing pieces 381 of the mounting member 380 to each other, and the case main body 36
6 is attached to the case cover 367 and the main board case 303 is attached to the main unit 300.
Main board case 3 with one-way screw 400
The sealing pieces 368 and 369 of No. 03 are configured so that the mounting state thereof cannot be released unless the root portions of the sealing pieces 368 and 369 are cut. Sealing piece 38 of either one of the mounting members 380 screwed in
It is configured so that the attached state cannot be released without cutting the main board 1. When removing the case cover 367 of the main board case 303 from the case main body 366, when removing the main board case 303 from the main unit 300, When the unit 300 is removed from the main body of the slot machine, the roots of the sealing pieces 368 and 369 and the sealing piece 381 are cut, so that traces thereof are surely left, which may be fraudulent. Since it becomes possible to immediately discover that there is something, it is possible to effectively suppress fraud.

In this embodiment, the case main body 366 and the case cover 377 and the main board case 303 and the main unit 300 are attached by the same one-way screw 400, that is, when the case cover 377 is removed from the case main body 366. In the main unit 300
The main board case 303 is also removed from the main unit 300, and when the main board case 303 is removed from the main unit 300, the case cover 377 is also removed from the case body 366. The present invention is not limited to this, and the case body 36
6, the case cover 377, and the main board case 303 and the main unit 300 may be attached independently.

Further, in the present embodiment, the traces removed by the above method are left, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, peeling is performed so as to cover both members to be attached. It is also possible to attach a seal sticker that has been processed such that the characters are raised so that the traces thereof remain when it is removed. In other words, if it is removed, the letters will appear on the seal,
The trace can be identified by the disappearance of the seal itself. Further, it is possible to provide a ring portion on both of the members to be attached and attach a sealing band in which both the ring portions are inserted so that the removed traces remain. The sealing band is a band that cannot be unfastened without cutting it once it has been tubular, and when it is removed, it means that the sealing band has been cut or the sealing band itself has disappeared. The trace can be identified.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
The production control board 201, a case body, and a case cover attached to the case body so as to close the opening thereof,
It is housed in a sub-board case 304 consisting of, and this case cover is attached to the case body 366 via one-way screws 400 screwed into sealing pieces provided on both sides, and houses the effect control board 201. The sub-board case 304 is attached to the main unit 300 via the sealing piece and the one-way screw 400 screwed into the sealing hole of the mounting member 371b. The mounting state of the case 304 and the main unit 300 is configured so that the mounting state cannot be released unless the root portion of the sealing piece of the sub-board case 304 into which the one-way screw 400 is screwed is cut. For example, a production control board 201 that controls an AT or the like that influences a player's profit is applied. Substrate 201 is invalid performance control board 2
01 even when there is a risk that the sub-board case 304 is removed from the case body, the sub-board case 304 may be replaced with the main unit 300.
If you remove it from the outside, the root of the sealing piece will be cut off, so the trace will remain reliably, and it will be possible to immediately discover from outside that fraudulent activity may have occurred. The action can be suppressed effectively.

In this embodiment, the sub board case 304 is used.
One-way screw 400 with the same case body and case cover and sub-board case 304 and main unit 300
Mounted by the sub-board case 30
When removing the case cover from the case body of No. 4, the sub-board case 304 is also removed from the main unit 300, and the main unit 300 is also removed.
When the sub-board case 304 is removed from the sub-board case 304, the case cover is also removed from the case body of the sub-board case 304, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the sub-board case 304 is not limited thereto. Case body and case cover, sub-board case 304 and main unit 30
0 may be attached independently.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
In a state where the case main body 366 and the case cover 377 are detached or the main substrate case 303 and the main unit 300 are detached, the mounting members 3 in which the sealing pieces 368 and 369 which are the traces of the removal thereof remain
61b is replaceable, so main unit 3
00 or the slot machine body can be used multiple times without damaging.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
In a state where the case body of the sub-board case 304 and the case cover are unattached, or in a state where the sub-board case 304 and the main unit 300 are unattached, the mounting member 371b, which is a trace of the removal of them, remains.
Since it is exchangeable, the main unit 300 or the slot machine body can be used multiple times without damaging.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment,
In a state where the main unit 300 and the slot machine main body are unmounted, the mounting member 380, which is a trace of the removal thereof, can be replaced, so that the main unit 300 or the slot machine main body can be used multiple times without being damaged. can do.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention is applicable even if there are changes and additions within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say, it is included in.

For example, in the above embodiment, the main unit 300 is provided with the reel units 302L, 302C, 302.
The R, the game control board 200, the effect control board 201, the liquid crystal unit 305, and the like are assembled, and the main unit 300 is mounted inside the housing 2a that forms the main body of the slot machine 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as in the slot machine 500 shown in FIG. 10, the upper door 501 forming the front door, which has many different parts depending on the model, is also a reel unit, A game control board, a production control board, a liquid crystal unit, and the like are integrally assembled to the main unit 502, and the main unit 502 including the upper door 501 can be mounted in the upper space of the housing 503 to change the model. In doing so, the main unit 502 including the upper door 501 may be exchangeable.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, a normal slot machine capable of playing a game using medals and credits is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a game using a pachinko ball is used. Applicable to slot machines that perform games, complete credit-type slot machines in which medals can be played using credits without being discharged to the outside, and image-type slot machines in which a variable display device is displayed as an image. Needless to say, the types of these gaming machines are not limited.

Each element in the above embodiment corresponds to the present invention as follows.

According to claim 1 of the present invention, the game can be started by setting the bet number for one game, and at the same time, the variable display device (reel unit 302L, 302C, which can change the display state). 302R) results are displayed and one game ends.
The variable display device (reel units 302L, 302C,
302R) is a slot machine 1 in which a predetermined prize can be generated according to the display result of the slot machine main body (housing 2a, front door 2b) and the slot machine main body (housing 2a, front door 2b). ) And a main unit 300 that is replaceably attached to the main unit 300, and the main unit 300 includes at least the variable display device (reel units 302L, 302C, 302R) and game control means for controlling a game state. (Game control board 200)
And component parts including and are integrally assembled,
The slot machine main body (housing 2a, front door 2b) and the main unit 300 are the main unit 3
00 is the slot machine body (case 2a, front door 2
connectors 31 that connect to each other by mounting on b)
0, 312, and the electrical components on the side of the slot machine main body (housing 2a, front door 2b) and the electrical components on the side of the main unit 300 are electrically connected by connecting the connectors 310, 312 to each other. Is configured to.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the constituent parts of the main unit 300 include a performance control means (performance control board 201) for controlling the performance.

Claim 3 of the present invention relates to a production device (game effect LEDs 130, 131, speakers 136a, 136b, 137, production lamp 140) for producing a production related to a game.
~ 149, a liquid crystal unit 305), the components of the main unit 300 includes the production device (liquid crystal unit 305) specific to the model.

According to claim 4 of the present invention, a model common device (various switches, sensors,
A hopper unit 57, a power supply unit 64, a common information output board 205, and the like are provided, and the model common device (various switches, sensors, hopper unit 57, power supply unit 6)
4, the common information output board 205 and the like) are attached to the slot machine main body (housing 2a, front door 2b) side.

Claim 5 of the present invention relates to a production device (game effect LEDs 130, 131, speakers 136a, 136b, 137, production lamp 140) for performing a production related to a game.
To 149, a liquid crystal unit 305), and the rendering devices (game effect LEDs 130, 131, speakers 136a, 136) that are commonly used among a plurality of models of the rendering device.
b, 137 and effect lamps 140 to 149) are attached to the slot machine main body (housing 2a, front door 2b) side.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, all the electric components that need to be connected on the side of the slot machine main body (housing 2a, front door 2b) and the side of the main unit 300 are a pair of connectors 310, 312. Will be connected in.

[0155]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the slot machine main body is still installed on the game island, the variable display device which is a component directly related to the game characteristic peculiar to the model, and the game control means. By exchanging only the main unit in which and are integrated, the old model can be replaced with the new model, and the replacement with the new model can be performed efficiently. Further, since the electrical components on the slot machine body side and the electrical components on the main unit side are connected only by attaching the main unit to the slot machine body, the work involved in wiring connection can be greatly reduced. Further, since the slot machine main body installed in the game island can be used among a plurality of models regardless of replacement of models, resource efficiency can be improved.

(B) According to the invention of claim 2, by exchanging the main unit, the production control means for controlling the production suitable for the game of the new model can also be exchanged at the same time.

(C) According to the third aspect of the invention, by exchanging the main unit, it is possible to simultaneously exchange the effect device unique to the new model.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, since the model common device which can be commonly used among a plurality of models can be used among a plurality of models regardless of replacement of models, resource efficiency can be improved. .

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, the production apparatus which can be used in common among a plurality of models can be used among a plurality of models regardless of replacement of models, so that resource efficiency can be improved.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, since all the electrical components that need to be connected on the side of the slot machine main body and on the side of the main unit are centrally connected by the pair of connectors, Occurrence of problems such as poor connection can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a slot machine of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

2 is an internal structure diagram of the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a slot machine of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main unit is removed from a slot machine main body which constitutes the slot machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing how the main unit of the slot machine of this embodiment is attached to the main body of the slot machine.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where components are removed from a base unit of a main unit which constitutes the slot machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a mounting member for mounting the main board case in the slot machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 8A is a sectional view showing a configuration of a main board case in which a game control board is accommodated in the slot machine of the present embodiment, and FIG. 8B is a main board case attached to a base unit. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment condition at the time of attaching to an attachment member, (c) is an AA sectional view of (b).

9A is a mounting structure of a main unit constituting the slot machine of the present embodiment and a mounting plate of a chassis in the slot machine main body, and FIG. 9B is a main unit and slot machine main body. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view when the mounting plate of the housing is mounted via a mounting member.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a slot machine as a modified example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 slot machine 2a housing 2b front door 3 keyhole 4 upper decorative frame 6 game panel 7 lower decorative frame 8 title panel 9 medal payout hole 11 medal trays 12a, 12b sound emitting section 13 sound emitting section 14 transparent window 15 production display window 16-25 Production display unit 27 Replay display unit 28 Start display unit 29 Weight display unit 30 Insertion instruction display unit 31 Credit display unit 32 Number of games display unit 33 Payout display unit 34 Medal insertion unit 35 Medal jam release button 36a 1 BET Button 36b MAXBET button 37 Settlement button 38 Start levers 40L, 40C, 40R Stop buttons 41-43 Game effect LED section 46 1 bet display section 47 2 bet display section 48 3 bet display section 50 Reel unit 51 Reel 54 Reel motor 55 reel LED 56 reel 57 Hopper unit 57a Hopper tank 59 Overflow tank 60 Full sensor 61 Discharge sensor 62 Hopper motor 63 Medal outlet 64 Power supply unit 65 Main switch section 66 Second reset button 67 Setting button 68 Automatic settlement selection switch section 69 Stop selection switch section 70 Setting key insertion part 80 Main switch 81 Second reset switch 82 Setting key switch 83 Setting switch 84 Power cord 85 Back plate 86, 87 Side plate 88 Mounting plate 89 Guide groove 90 Locking pin 100 1 BET switch 101 MAXBET switch 102 Start Switch 103L, 103C, 103R Stop switch 104 Settlement switch 105 First reset switch 106 Inserted medal sensor 107 Flow path switching solenoid 108 Credit table Unit 109 Number of games display 110 Payout display 111 Replay LED 112 Start LED 113 Weight LED 114 Insertion instruction LED 115 1 bet LED 116 2 bet LED 117 3 bet LED 121a, 121b BET button LED 122L, 122C, 122R Operation Effective LED 130, 131 Game effect LED 135 Liquid crystal display 136a, 136b, 137 Speaker 138 Fluorescent lamp 140-149 Production lamp 200 Game control board 201 Production control board 202 Power board 203 Display control board 205 Common information output board 300 Main unit 301 base unit 302L, 302C, 302R reel unit 302 'fixing screw 303 main substrate case 304 sub substrate case 305 liquid crystal unit 305' fixing screw 306 Main information output board 307 Sub information output board 308 Assembly board 309 Connection board 310 Connector 311 Connection board 312 Connector 313 Main relay board 314 Sub relay board 350 Guide rail 351 Guide groove 352 Locking pin 353 Locking pin 361a, 361b Mounting member 362 Support piece 363 Fixing screw 364 Locking hole 365 Sealing hole 366 Case body 366 'Locking hole 367 Case cover 367' Locking claw 368 Sealing piece 369 Sealing piece 371a, 371b Mounting member 380 Mounting member 381 Sealing piece 382 Locking hole 400 One-way screw 500 Slot machine 501 Upper door 502 Main unit 503 Housing L1, L2, L2 ', L3, L3' Winning line

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game can be started by setting a bet number for one game, and one game is started by displaying a display result of a variable display device capable of changing a display state. A slot machine which is finished and is capable of generating a predetermined prize according to a display result of the variable display device, wherein the slot machine main body and a main unit exchangeably attached to the slot machine main body, The main unit is composed of at least the variable display device and a game control means for controlling a game state, which are integrally assembled, and the slot machine main body and the main unit, Connecting the main units to the slot machine body by connecting them to each other, and connecting the connectors to each other Thus, the slot machine is configured so that the electric parts on the main body of the slot machine and the electric parts on the main unit side are electrically connected to each other. 2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the constituent parts of the main unit include effect control means for controlling effect. 3. The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising a performance device for performing a game-related performance, and the component parts of the main unit include the performance device specific to a model. 4. The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a model common device commonly used by a plurality of models, the model common device being attached to the slot machine main body side. . 5. An effect device for performing an effect associated with a game is provided, and an effect device which is commonly used among a plurality of models of the effect device is attached to the slot machine main body side. The slot machine according to any one of 4 above. 6. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein all the electric components that need to be connected on the side of the main body of the slot machine and on the side of the main unit are connected by a pair of connectors.