JP2004329730A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of automatically shifting a variable pattern display therein. <P>SOLUTION: A position shifting unit 30 is composed of a variable pattern display housing 29 for housing the variable pattern display 8, a shaft 41, a rotational position shifting box 42, a lateral position shifting box 43 and a vertical position shifting box 44. The rotational position shifting box 42 comprises a turning motor 31, a forwarding/reversing motor 32, turning gears 53 and 57, and forwarding/reversing gears 54 and 58. The lateral position shifting box 43 comprises a lateral position shifting motor 33 and a lateral position shifting gear 61 and the vertical position shifting box 44 comprises a vertical position shifting motor 34 and a vertical position shifting gear 62. A data reader 26 provided on a main frame 3 reads off game board identification data stored in the memory 25a of an IC 25 attached to a game board 4. A main CPU 15a controls motors 31 to 34 based on a control program corresponding to the read game board identification data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine installed and used in a game arcade such as a pachinko parlor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine installed in a game arcade includes a game board or a frame-shaped body member on which the game board is mounted, a variety of devices such as a lamp device and a sound generation device that operate based on a game state. Various driving devices and various control devices (circuit boards) for controlling these driving devices are provided, and the players play the games and operate them as appropriate to make the game more interesting. In recent years, a symbol variable display means such as a reel display device or a liquid crystal image display device capable of variably displaying predetermined identification information (design) based on achievement of a predetermined condition such as winning a predetermined winning opening has been provided. The mainstream is a built-in one, in which the identification information is changed when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and then the display is stopped and then the symbol variable display means is operated so as to notify the transition of the game state. These devices are controlled by a control device provided inside the main body member of the gaming machine. These symbol variable display means are stored in a storage case, and the storage case is assembled to a predetermined member such as a support plate having a ball passage formed on a game board.
[0003]
When changing models to gaming machines with different playability, the old pachinko machines installed in the amusement arcade are removed from the pachinko machine, and the new pachinko machines are replaced with new pachinko machines. It is arranged in the setting position. However, since parts that can be used in pachinko machines are commonly used, many parts that do not need to be replaced at the time of model change are replaced. Had become. For this reason, it is currently being studied to leave commonable parts in a game arcade and replace only new parts that can correspond to commonable parts. In this case, it is generally considered that the main body member and the pachinko ball launching device or the payout device that perform the basic operation at the time of the game are kept stationary, and the game board unit integrating the game board and the symbol variable display device is replaced. .
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the symbol variable display device is used as a replacement part, the symbol variable display device of the old model disassembles the game board unit, and if the quality assurance period has not passed, the symbol variable display device formed as a game board of the new model is not changed. The opening for allowing the player to visually recognize the display surface of the display device and the display surface of the symbol-variable display device are assembled so that they match each other, and are reused as components constituting a new game board unit. However, it is time-consuming to change and reuse the design variable display device as a new game board unit at the time of model change, and it is time-consuming to effectively reduce costs. Problem. Further, when the symbol variable display device is discarded without being used as a replacement part, there is a problem that the cost for performing the disposal process is increased due to environmental problems and the like.
[0005]
On the other hand, if the design variable display device is set up together with the main body member and a pachinko ball launching device or a payout device that performs basic operations during a game, the number of replacement parts can be reduced when changing the model. Thus, cost can be effectively reduced. However, when the game board is assembled to the main body member provided with the variable design display device, the position and size of the opening formed in the game board in order to allow the player to visually recognize the display surface of the variable design display device. And the like, the opening mode differs according to the specifications (gaming ability) of the gaming machine, so that it is necessary for an operator or the like to adjust the position at the time of changing the model in order to arrange the variable symbol display device, resulting in poor workability. was there.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems of the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of changing an arrangement position of a symbol variable display device according to a specification of a game board. I do.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention has a symbol variable display device that can be stopped and displayed after a symbol is variably displayed, and an opening that allows the player to visually recognize the symbol variable display device. In a gaming machine having a game board provided and a main body member to which the game board is attached, a drive mechanism controls a position moving mechanism capable of moving the symbol variable display device to change an arrangement mode, and Position control means for moving the symbol variable display device to the position of the opening when the is attached to the main body member is provided.
[0008]
In addition, the position control means has a function of moving the symbol variable display device in at least one of a front-rear direction of the main body member, an up-down direction, a left-right direction, or a direction rotating around the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. It is preferable that the symbol variable display device is moved to the position of the opening by a position moving mechanism having a supporting shaft provided. Further, an identification medium for storing identification information for identifying the specification of the game board is provided on the game board, and identification information detection means for detecting the identification information stored on the identification medium is provided on the main body member. Preferably, the symbol variable display device is moved by driving and controlling a position moving mechanism based on a detection result of the identification information by the identification information detecting means. Further, the position control means, when attaching the game board to the main body member, drives and controls a position moving mechanism by a control command from a control circuit device that controls a game state, and any one of a plurality of predetermined arrangement modes. It is preferable to move the symbol variable display device to.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a pachinko machine which is one embodiment of a gaming machine using the present invention. A game board 4 is provided inside a body frame 3 serving as a frame-shaped body member of the pachinko machine 2, and a front frame 5 is provided on the front of the game board 4 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the body frame 3. ing. Below the front frame 5, a supply tray 6 for supplying a hit ball and an operation handle 7 for adjusting the launching strength of the game ball are provided. An opening 4b (see FIG. 3) as an opening is provided substantially at the center of the game area 4a of the game board 4. In the opening 4b, various patterns, characters, and the like are fluctuated and displayed within a predetermined time on a liquid crystal screen during a game based on achievement of predetermined winning conditions, such as a game ball being awarded to a predetermined winning opening, and then stopped. A symbol variable display device 8 for displaying and informing a player of the result of the lottery at the time of the achievement is arranged, around which a starting winning opening 10, a normal winning opening 11, an attacker 12, and an out opening 13 are provided. I have. In each of the winning openings 10 to 12, a winning ball detection sensor 14 (see FIG. 4) for detecting a game ball entering each of the winning openings 10 to 12 is provided. The player throws a game ball into the supply tray 6, guides the game ball to the launching device through a guide path provided in the supply tray 6, and turns the rotary operation handle 7 to operate. By controlling the driving of the launching device, a game ball is launched on the game board 4. The launched game balls enter one of the winning ports 10 to 12 or are collected from the out port 13 while flowing down from above the game area 4a. Note that a plurality of nails, windmills, and the like are provided in the game area 4a of the pachinko machine 2, but a description of these structures is omitted because they are known.
[0010]
When the front frame 5 is in a locked state in which the front frame 5 is closed, a player or a worker at a game hall can play a game area of the game board 4 through a glass window 9 formed by mounting a plate-shaped glass on the front frame 5. Although it is possible to see the game balls flowing down on the game area 4a and the game area 4a, it is impossible to touch the game board 4 as well as the inside of the main body frame 3.
[0011]
FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the back side of the pachinko machine. The main frame 3 of the pachinko machine 2 includes, via a support member provided inside the main frame 3, a main control circuit device (substrate) 15 for performing main control for operating various devices when playing a game. In addition, a sub-control circuit device (substrate) 16, a ball launching device 17, a ball payout device 18, and the like are assembled respectively. These control circuit devices and devices are electrically connected via a cable (not shown) or the like. A sound generator 21 such as a speaker (see FIG. 4) is provided inside the main body frame 3, and lamps 22 (see FIG. 4) are provided at various positions on the main body frame 3 and the game board 4. The sound with the effect is generated from the generator 21, and the effect is produced by controlling the lighting of the lamp 22.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 4 is detachably and replaceably mounted on the game board mounting portion 3a of the main body frame 3. An IC 25 as an identification medium is attached to the back of the game board 4. A memory 25a (see FIG. 4) is incorporated in the IC 25, and the memory 25a identifies a layout mode including the position, shape, size, etc. of the game board 4 or a specification of an element of a type related to the game. Identification data is stored. As one of the game board identification data, information on the position and size of the opening 4b provided in the game board 4 (including coordinate information based on a predetermined position) is stored. The game board mounting portion 3a provided in the main body frame 3 is provided with a data reader 26 as identification information detecting means at a position facing the IC 25, and the data reader 26 is mounted on the back surface of the game board 4. The game board identification data stored in the memory 25a of the IC 25 is read. The data reader 26 is connected to a main CPU 15a (see FIG. 4) constituting the main control circuit device 15. A switch 27 is disposed on the game board mounting portion 3a. The switch 27 comes into contact with the game board 4 when the game board 4 is assembled by a protrusion T provided at a position facing the switch 27 of the game board 4. Is turned on. The symbol variable display device 8 is stored in a symbol variable display device storage case 29, and the symbol variable display device storage case 29 is incorporated in the position moving unit 30. As a method for the data reader 26 reading the game board identification data in the memory 25a of the IC 25, a non-contact method by data communication may be used.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 4, the operation of the pachinko machine 2 is basically controlled by a main control circuit device 15 and a sub control circuit device 16.
[0014]
The main control circuit device 15 includes a main CPU 15a, a main ROM (read only memory) 15b, and a main RAM (random access memory) 15c. The main CPU 15a reads a game control program stored in the main ROM 15b in accordance with an input signal input from the input interface 23, generates a command for controlling a game state of the pachinko machine, and generates a command for the sub control circuit device 16. The instruction information is transmitted and executed so as to be in a predetermined game state. In the main ROM 15b, a game control program, a random number generation processing program, a random number table, and the like are stored in predetermined areas. These are read out by the main CPU 15a and used as appropriate so as to be subjected to arithmetic processing. The main RAM 15c is a working area, and is used for temporary storage and rewriting of data used in the game.
[0015]
The sub control circuit device 16 includes a sub CPU 16a, a sub ROM 16b, and a sub RAM 16c. The sub CPU 16a appropriately reads the sub control device control program stored in the sub ROM 16b, and in accordance with the control signal input as command information from the main control circuit device 15, makes the sub control circuit device 16 The control signal is input and output between the symbol variable display device 8, the sound generation device 21, and the lamp 22 to perform drive control for achieving a predetermined game state. The sub-RAM 16c is a working area, and is used for temporary storage or rewriting of data used for controlling the symbol variable display device 8, the sound generation device 21, and the lamp 22. It should be noted that the drive control device is not limited to the above-mentioned device, but includes a movable winning device provided in the game area 4a.
[0016]
The input interface 23 inputs a signal indicating the amount of rotation of the operation handle 7 from the operation handle 7 to the ball launching device 17 and also transmits a signal from the winning ball detection sensor 14 provided on the game board 4 to the main CPU 15a. Enter When a signal from the operation handle 7 is input via the input interface 23, the ball launching device 17 starts driving and places the game ball on the game board 4 with a launching strength corresponding to the amount of rotation of the operation handle 7. Operation control. When a signal from the winning ball detection sensor 12 is input via the input interface 23, the CPU 15a drives the ball payout device 18 based on the game control program stored in the main ROM 15b to drive a predetermined number of winning balls. On the supply pan 6. The number of prize balls may be appropriately set according to the type of each of the winning ports 10 to 12 containing the game balls. Further, the CPU 15a monitors the game state, and stops the operation of the ball shooting device 17 when an error occurs.
[0017]
The switch 27 is connected to a mobile power supply 28, and when the switch 27 is turned on, the mobile power supply 28 is activated. The moving power supply 28 is a second power supply used when the position of the symbol variable display device 8 is moved, and is connected to the main control circuit device 15, the data reader 26, and the motors 31 to 34. The driving of each of the motors 31 to 34 is controlled by the main CPU 15a via the motor driver 36. Note that an independent control circuit device (substrate) may be provided separately from the CPU 15a, and the drive of each of the motors 31 to 34 may be controlled by this control circuit device.
[0018]
FIG. 5 is a front perspective view, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 7 is a side sectional view, and FIG. 8 is a front sectional view of the position moving unit 30. The position moving unit 30 includes a design variable display device storage case 29 in which the design variable display device 8 is incorporated and stored, a shaft 41 as a support shaft attached to the design variable display device storage case 29, and The rotation position moving box 42, which incorporates a gear and a motor for rotating and moving the symbol variable display device storage case 29 forward and backward through the shaft 41, and the rotation position moving box 42 can be moved left and right. And a left and right position moving box 43 in which gears and motors for moving the rotational position moving box 42 left and right are incorporated, and the left and right position moving box 43 is mounted so as to be movable up and down. The vertical position movement box incorporates gears and motors for moving the Composed from the scan 44. The vertical position moving box 44 is assembled to the mounting portion 3b provided on the main body frame 3. FIG. 5A is a diagram in which the symbol variable display device 8 is arranged in a horizontally long state, and FIG. 5B is a diagram in which the symbol variable display device 8 is arranged in a vertically long state.
[0019]
The design variable display device storage case 29 includes a front cover 46 and a rear cover 47. The front cover 46 has an opening 46a for observing the display surface of the design variable display device 8 on the front surface thereof, and protects the display surface. And a projection 46b provided for positioning the protection panel 48. The rear cover 47 has an opening 47a for inserting the shaft 41, and a flange 49 for stably holding the shaft 41 is attached to the rear surface. The shaft 41 has a stopper portion 41a formed at the front end thereof, and the stopper portion 41a prevents the shaft 41 from being removed after the shaft 41 is inserted into the rear cover 47.
[0020]
The rotation position moving box 42 includes an upper cover 51 and a lower cover 52, and is provided on a part of a joint surface between a front surface and a rear surface of the upper cover 51 and the lower cover 52 on the surface on which the variable design display device 8 is provided. Are provided with notches 51a, 51b, 52a, 52b, and when the upper cover 51 and the lower cover 52 are joined, these notches 51a, 51b, 52a, 52b serve as bearings of the shaft 41. The upper cover 51 has a motor mounting rib 51c formed therein. The lower cover 52 has a positioning guide projection 52c and a left-right moving tooth profile 52d formed on the lower surface, and a motor mounting rib 52e formed inside. Four guide projections 52c are provided. The rotation motor 31 and the front / rear motor 32 are arranged inside the rotation position moving box 42, and the rotation gear 53 and the front / rear gear 54 are inserted through the shaft 41. The rotation gear 57 attached to the drive shaft 31a of the rotation motor 31 meshes with the rotation gear 53, and the front and rear gear 58 attached to the drive shaft 32a of the front and rear motor 32 meshes with the front and rear gear 54, respectively. . The motors 31 and 32 are mounted on motor mounting ribs 52e and 51c by screws 59, respectively. The motors 31 and 32 are driven and controlled by the main CPU 15a via a motor driver 36. Thus, the rotation motor 31, the shaft 41, the rotation gear 53, and the rotation gear 57 serve as a position moving mechanism in the rotation direction of the symbol variable display device 8, and serve as the front and rear motor 32, the shaft 41, the front and rear gear 54, and the front and rear gears. The gear 58 functions as a position moving mechanism of the symbol variable display device 8 in the front-rear direction.
[0021]
The left and right position moving box 43 has a guide projection 52c inserted on the lower surface thereof, a slide opening 43a for guiding the guide projection 52c, and a notch 43b for passing the shaft 41 and a tooth profile 43c for vertical movement on the rear surface. Guide projections 43d are formed on the left and right surfaces, and motor mounting ribs 43e are formed inside. Four slide openings 43a are provided. Two guide projections 43d are provided on each of the left and right surfaces. A left / right motor 33 is disposed inside the left / right position moving box 43. The left and right motors 33 are attached to the motor attachment ribs 43e by screws 59, and the left and right gears 61 attached to the drive shaft 33a of the left and right motors 33 are engaged with the left and right moving tooth profiles 52d. The driving of the left and right motors 33 is controlled by the main CPU 15a via a motor driver 36. Thus, the left / right motor 33, the left / right moving tooth profile 52d, and the left / right gear 61 function as a left / right position moving mechanism of the symbol variable display device 8.
[0022]
The vertical position moving box 44 has guide projections 43d inserted on the left and right sides thereof, a notch 44a for guiding the guide projections 43d, and a mounting portion 44b for detachably fixing the guide projections 43d to the main body frame 3; A mounting rib 44c is formed. A total of four mounting portions 44b are provided above and below the front surface of each of the left and right surfaces. The up / down motor 34 is attached to the motor mounting rib 44c with a screw 59, and the up / down gear 62 attached to the drive shaft 34a of the up / down motor 34 meshes with the up / down moving tooth profile 43c. The drive of the up / down motor 34 is controlled by the main CPU 15 a via a motor driver 36. Thus, the up / down motor 34, the up / down moving tooth profile 43c, and the up / down gear 62 function as a vertical position moving mechanism of the symbol variable display device 8.
[0023]
The operation of the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described. When assembling the pachinko machine 2, the position moving unit 30 is mounted on the mounting portion 3b provided on the main body frame 3 in a state where the variable symbol display device 8 is mounted. When exchanging the game board 4 attached to the pachinko machine 2, the game board 4 is removed from the main body frame 3 while the position moving unit 30 is assembled, and a new game board 4 is attached. In the game boards 4 of different models, the position of the opening 4b that allows the variable symbol display device 8 to be observed differs according to the gameability, so that the pattern can be changed in accordance with the position where the opening 4b of the new game board 4 is provided. It is necessary to move the display device 8.
[0024]
When a new game board 4 is attached to the main body frame 3, the switch 27 is turned on by coming into contact with a projection T provided at a position facing the switch 27 of the game board 4, and the mobile power supply 28 is activated. Done. When the power supply 28 is turned on, the data reader 26 provided in the game board mounting section 3a reads the game board identification data stored in advance in the memory 25a of the IC 25 mounted on the back of the game board 4. The read game board identification data is sent to the main CPU 15a. The main ROM 15b stores a drive control program for each of the motors 31 to 34 driven in accordance with the information on the position and size of the opening 4b of the game board 4 included in the game board identification data. The main CPU 15a generates control information based on a drive control program corresponding to the game board identification data read from the memory 25a, controls the drive by sending the control information to each of the motors 31 to 34, and controls the symbol variable display device 8 Move. When the switch 27 is turned off and the data reader 26 does not read the game board identification data, for example, when the game board 4 is replaced, the main CPU 15a controls the driving of the motors 31 to 34 to change the symbol display. It is preferable to arrange the device 8 at a predetermined standard position (for example, a center position in the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions, and a horizontally long position in the rotation direction). Further, it is preferable that the symbol variable display device 8 can be moved by a manual operation of an operator so that the game board 4 to which the IC 25 is not attached can be assembled to the main body frame 3.
[0025]
FIG. 9 shows a new game board 4 in which an opening 4b is formed so as to arrange the symbol variable display device 8 at a position shifted 10 mm leftward from a standard position when viewed from the front and the portrait side, and removes the new game board 4 from the main body frame 3. Immediately after the game board 4 is removed from the main body frame 3, the symbol variable display device 8 is in a vertically elongated state and moves to a position shifted 10 mm leftward from a standard position as viewed from the front side. It has been done. In this state, since the data reader 26 has not read the game board identification data of the IC 25, the main CPU 15a thereafter controls the driving of the motors 31 to 34, and the symbol variable display device 8 is moved to the standard position.
[0026]
An IC 25 is attached to the new game board 4 and game board identification data is stored in the memory 25a. When the new game board 4 is assembled to the main body frame 3, the switch 27 is turned on by coming into contact with the projection T, and the mobile power supply 28 is activated. When the mobile power supply 28 is activated, the data reader 26 reads the game board identification data stored in the memory 25a. As described above, in a state where the game board 4 is not assembled to the main body frame 3, the symbol variable display device 8 is arranged at the standard position, and the new game board 4 is configured such that the symbol variable display device 8 Since the opening 4b is formed so as to be located at a position shifted 10 mm to the left from the standard position as viewed from the side, the main CPU 15a executes the processing based on the drive control program in the main ROM 15b corresponding to the read game board identification data. Then, the motors 31 to 34 are driven and controlled, and the symbol variable display device 8 arranged at the standard position is moved so as to have a position and an arrangement shape corresponding to the form of the opening 4b of the new game board 4. In this case, the main CPU 15a drives the rotation motor 31 to rotate the shaft 41 via the rotation gear 47 and the rotation gear 53 to a position where the symbol variable display device 8 is vertically arranged. Then, the left / right motor 33 is driven to move the rotational position moving box 42 by 10 mm to the left via the left / right gear 61 and the left / right moving tooth profile 52d. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation at this time.
[0027]
In this manner, simply by assembling the game board 4 to the main body frame 3, the symbol variable display device 8 is automatically moved to a position and an arrangement shape corresponding to the mode of the opening 4 b formed in the game board 4. be able to. Further, by adding a drive control program to be stored in the main ROM 15b, it is possible to cope with various game board identification data stored in the memory 25a of the IC 25 provided in the game board 4 newly manufactured.
[0028]
In the above embodiment, the game board 4 is provided with the IC 25 in which the game board identification data is stored in the memory 25a, and the data reader 26 provided in the game board mounting section 3a is triggered by the input of the switch 27. The game board identification data is read to identify the specifications of the game board 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is sufficient that the specifications of the game board 4 can be identified. For example, a plurality of game boards 4 having different positions of the openings 4b are provided. And a plurality of PIs (photo interrupters) corresponding to the identification projections are provided on the game board mounting portion 3a of the main body frame 3, and the identification projections are photoelectrically detected by the PIs. The specification of the game board 4 is identified based on which PI of the plurality of PIs has detected the identification protrusion photoelectrically, and the position of the symbol variable display device 8 is moved accordingly. It may be.
[0029]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the position of the symbol variable display device 8 is adjusted in the rotation direction and the left and right direction by controlling the driving of the rotation motor 31 and the left and right motor 33, but the invention is not limited thereto. The drive of the up / down motor 34 may be controlled to adjust the position of the symbol variable display device 8 in the front / rear and up / down directions.
[0030]
Further, in the above embodiment, the rotation gear 53, the front and rear gear 54, the left and right movement tooth profile 52d, the vertical movement tooth profile 43c, and the motors 31 to 43 for rotating, front and rear, left and right, and vertical position adjustment. Although the gears 57, 58, 61, and 62 attached to the respective drive shafts 31a to 34a are directly meshed with each other, the present invention is not limited to this. It is preferable to determine the number based on the number of teeth of a motor or a gear.
[0031]
In the above-described embodiment, the switch 27 and the moving power supply 28 used for moving the position of the symbol variable display device 8 are provided, and the moving power supply 28 is connected to the main control circuit device 15, the data reader 26, and each motor 31. However, before the game board 4 is mounted, the main power supply of the pachinko machine 2 may be started and the position of the symbol variable display device 8 may be moved without providing the switch 27 and the moving power supply 28.
[0032]
Further, using the position moving mechanism, the symbol variable display device 8 can be moved according to a control command based on the main CPU 15a. An embodiment in this case is shown in FIG. The same components as those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 11A is a diagram at the time of normal operation, and FIG. 11B is a diagram when the symbol variable display device 8 is moved backward. In this embodiment, an opening 64b is provided substantially at the center of the game area 64a of the game board 64, and a winning prize port 65 capable of receiving a game ball 66 is provided on a lower side inside the opening 64b. I have. The winning prize port 65 is normally hidden by the symbol variable display device 8 so as not to accept the game ball 66. When the operation ball 7 is rotated and the game ball 66 hit into the game board 64 by the ball launching device 17 wins the starting winning opening 10, random number generating means (not shown) is generated based on the winning timing. To extract one random number. The extracted random number is collated with a predetermined comparison random number to determine a winning or non-winning. When a winning is determined, the main CPU 15a drives the front / rear motor 32, and drives the front / rear gear 58, the front / rear gear. 54, the symbol variable display device 8 is moved rearward via the shaft 41. When the symbol variable display device 8 moves in the backward direction, the winning prize port 65 appears, and the game balls 66 can be made to enter the winning prize port 65 until a predetermined time or a predetermined number of prizes is reached. As described above, in addition to the use according to the mode of the opening 4b at the time of exchanging the game board 4, the form of the game area 4a of the game board 4 can be changed.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the position variable mechanism that can change the arrangement mode by moving the symbol variable display device is driven and controlled, and the game board is mounted on the main body member. Since the position control means for moving the symbol variable display device is provided at the position of the opening, a plurality of game boards having different opening positions can be assembled to the main body member. Further, an identification medium for storing identification information for identifying the specification of the game board is provided on the game board, and an identification information detecting means for detecting the identification information stored on the identification medium is provided on the main body member. Since the position variable mechanism is driven and controlled based on the detection result of the identification information by the information detecting means to move the symbol variable display device, only the game board is assembled to the main body member, and the position of the opening of the assembled game board is changed. The position of the symbol variable display device can be moved, and the symbol variable display device can be visually recognized from the opening.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a pachinko machine embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1 from the back side.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main body frame and a game board.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration inside the pachinko machine shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a position moving unit.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a position moving unit.
FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a position moving unit.
FIG. 8 is a front sectional view showing a position moving unit.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a case where a game board having a different opening shape is removed from a main body frame.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of the operation of the position moving unit.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a game board and a symbol variable display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Pachinko machines
3 Body frame
4,64 game board
8 Design variable display device
15 Main control circuit device
15a Main CPU
15b Main ROM
25 IC
25a memory
26 Data Reader
29 Design variable display device storage case
30 Position moving unit
31 Rotation motor
32 Front and rear motor
33 Left and right motors
34 Vertical motor
41 shaft
42 Rotational position moving box
43 Left / right position moving box
43c Tooth profile for vertical movement
44 Vertical position movement box
51 Top cover
52 Lower cover
52d Tooth profile for left and right movement
53 Gear for rotation
54 Front and rear gear
57 Gear for rotation
58 Front and rear gear
61 Left and right gear
62 Up / down gear

Claims (4)

A symbol variable display device which can be stopped and displayed after a symbol is variably displayed, a game board provided with an opening for making the symbol variable display device visible to a player, and a main body member to which the game board is attached In a gaming machine having
Drive control of a position moving mechanism that can change the arrangement mode by moving the symbol variable display device, and moves the symbol variable display device to the position of the opening when the gaming board is attached to the main body member. A gaming machine provided with position control means. The position control means has a function of moving the symbol variable display device in at least one of a front-rear direction, an up-down direction, a left-right direction of the main body member, and a direction of rotation around the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the symbol variable display device is moved to a position of the opening by a position moving mechanism having a support shaft portion. An identification medium for storing identification information for identifying the specification of the game board on the game board, and identification information detection means for detecting the identification information stored on the identification medium on the main body member, wherein the position control means, 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the symbol variable display device is moved by driving and controlling a position moving mechanism based on a detection result of the identification information by the identification information detecting means. The position control means, when attaching the game board to the main body member, drive-controls a position moving mechanism by a control command from a control circuit device that controls a game state, to any of a plurality of predetermined arrangement modes. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the symbol variable display device is moved.

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