JP2004344226A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of enhancing the visual appeal for a player accompanying the up-sizing of a central winning device, and having an efficiently structured warp passage added to a central display device. <P>SOLUTION: First-fifth presentation units 11-15 are disposed as to surround a display open window part 72a (a window which a display part of a display device body faces) of a front component member 72 of the central display device 7 so that various visual presentations are possible. A left warp passage is formed from a left side first ball passage 16bL formed in a dividing part between the first presentation unit 11 and the second presentation unit 12 to a window frame stage 166g via a through hole 161d and a left side second ball passage 16cL, and a right warp passage is formed from a right side first ball passage 16bR formed in a dividing part between the third presentation unit 13 and the fourth presentation unit 14 to the window frame stage 166g via the through hole 161d and a right side second ball passage 16cR. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a central display device for performing a variable display game for variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information is provided on a game board on which a game area is formed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball-and-ball type gaming machine, a center role (movable wing-type central winning device or central display device) which is a relatively large gaming device that attracts the player's interest is located at the center of the gaming area. Is provided. As the center role becomes larger, the area in which the game balls can flow down in the game area decreases accordingly, and the flow path of the game balls becomes monotonous, so that the game balls flowing down the game area are transferred from the warp entrance to the back of the game board. There is a gaming machine that once guides the player to a side and provides a so-called warp passage, that is, a so-called warp passage that is provided from a warp outlet that is separated from a warp entrance to enhance the interest of a player (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-337359
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-11-319231
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, a member for providing a warp passage in the center role is separately required, and the physical structure of the center role must be designed including the formation position of the warp path. Therefore, there is a problem that free design cannot be performed due to the restrictions. In addition, when a warped passage is provided in a central display device capable of performing a variable display game in which a plurality of pieces of identification information are displayed in a variable manner, the degree of freedom in forming the warped passage is further reduced due to a relatively large display device body. It will be something.
[0005]
In addition, in a gaming machine having a central display device, the central display device tends to be further enlarged in order to effectively impress a variable display game on a player, and the necessity of a warp passage to diversify a flow path is required. However, there are many restrictions on the formation of the warp passage, and the structure for forming the warp passage is complicated, and the assembling work of the central display device becomes inefficient.
[0006]
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a warp passage having an efficient structure is added to a central display device, in addition to enhancing visual appeal to a player with an increase in the size of a central winning device. .
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine in which a central display device for performing a variable display game for variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information is provided on a game board in which a game area is formed, The central display device has a display device main body having a display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information, and a display opening window disposed on the front side of the display device main body and having the display unit facing the back. A front component having a portion, the front component is at least a base unit forming an attachment portion for attaching to the game board, and attached to the upper and lower sides of the left and right sides of the base unit, An upper left rendering unit, a lower left rendering unit, and four rendering units arranged outside the display opening window to perform the rendering display game. An upper production unit and a lower right production unit, wherein the base unit is fitted in an opening of the game board, and an opening edge of an opening area that can include at least the four production units and a display opening window. A mounting base having an opening having an inner peripheral wall of a required width, and a convex body having an outer peripheral wall protruding from the upper side of the mounting base to the left and right sides toward the front side, and a game ball flowing down from above is formed on the outer periphery. An armor member that divides it down to the left and right when it hits a wall, and is provided on the back side of the mounting base and forms the inner peripheral wall on the front side of the display opening window, and on both left and right sides A front window frame formed with a left-sided vertical recessed chamber and a right-sided vertical recessed chamber each having a ball reception port at the upper front portion through which a game ball can pass, and the display opening provided on the back side of the front window frame. Behind the window A plate-shaped left extension and a right extension that form the inner peripheral wall and extend laterally on both left and right sides to respectively close the left vertical recess and the right vertical recess of the front window frame. A rear window frame having a projection is provided, and the four rendering units attached to the base unit from the rear extend rearward from a lens surface having an arbitrary shape and a peripheral edge of the lens surface. An effect lens member made of a rib of a required length, and at least the lens surface portion is translucent, and a light emitting source substrate provided with a plurality of electric light emitting sources disposed on the back side of the effect lens member, The base unit is attached to the mounting base, the left side of the front window frame attached from the rear is extended inward from the right place so as to reach the ball entrance provided on the left front of the front window frame, Attachment site and left A left mounting base section that defines a mounting portion of the lower production unit and has a through hole that penetrates forward and backward at a portion corresponding to the ball receiving port, and a ball provided on the right front of a front window frame mounted from the rear. Extend to the inside from the right part of the right side so as to reach the entrance, and divide the installation part of the upper right production unit and the installation part of the lower right production unit, and a through hole penetrating back and forth at the part corresponding to the ball reception entrance And the right mounting base partition provided, and the armor member of the base unit is mounted on the front side of the left mounting base partition and has a part of the outer peripheral wall of the armor member cut off. A left armor member partition having a recess with a back opening extending from the ball inflow portion to the through hole of the left mounting base partition through a downward slope; and an outer peripheral wall of the armor member attached to the front side of the right mounting base partition. Part of A right armor member section having a recessed opening at the back opening from the inflow portion to the through hole of the right attachment base section through the downward slope, and a front face of the left attachment base section and the left armor member section. A front side having a left first spherical flow path formed by the concave chamber portion of the portion, a through hole of the left mounting base partition part communicating with the left first spherical flow path, and a ball receiving port communicating with the through hole. A game ball flowing down the game area is displayed by the display opening window by the left second ball flow path of the inside opening in which the rear opening of the left vertically concave chamber of the window frame is closed by the left extension of the rear window frame. A right warp passage which is formed by a front surface of the right mounting base section and a concave chamber of the right armor member section; Right through-hole of a front window frame having a through-hole of the right mounting base section communicating with the flow path and a ball receiving port communicating with the through-hole. A game ball flowing down the game area is guided to the inside of the display opening window by the right second ball flow path of the inside opening in which the rear opening of the room is closed by the right extension of the rear window frame. A window having a ball guiding surface which constitutes a right warp passage, in which a game ball flowing down from the right warp passage and the left warp passage rolls, and which can guide the game ball to a required winning opening provided at an appropriate place in the game area. A frame stage is provided on the bottom surface of the inner peripheral wall of the front window frame, and a rear light-transmitting portion is provided on a left mounting base partition portion and a right mounting base partition portion serving as rear vertical walls of the left first spherical flow path and the right first spherical flow path. Forming a portion to transmit light from the back side of the left mounting base partition and the right mounting base partition to the front, and to the front vertical wall of the left first spherical flow path and the right first spherical flow path. A left translucent section is formed in each of the left armor member section and the right armor section, and A light source substrate of an upper left rendering unit mounted above the left mounting base partition of the mounting base, transmitting light transmitted through the rear light transmitting portion of the base partition and the right mounting base partition, And / or a substrate extension of a required shape reaching at least the back side of the left first spherical channel is formed on the light emitting source substrate of the lower left rendering unit mounted below the left mounting base partition of the mounting base. A light-emitting source substrate for an upper-right effect unit mounted above the right mounting base section of the mounting base, wherein the electric light source for irradiating the spherical flow path is positioned behind the rear translucent section of the left mounting base section; And / or a substrate extension of a required shape reaching at least the back side of the right first spherical flow path on the light emitting source substrate of the lower right effect unit mounted below the right mounting base partition of the mounting base. Form The electric light source for irradiating the spherical flow path is located behind the rear light transmitting part of the right mounting base section, and the light from the electric light emitting source for irradiating the spherical flow path provided in the substrate extension is directed to the upper left. To the front side of the left first ball passage which forms a part of the left warp passage formed at the boundary between the unit and the lower left production unit, the right warp passage formed at the boundary between the upper right production unit and the lower right production unit It is characterized in that the light is transmitted to the front side of the right first spherical flow path which forms a part.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the ball guiding surface of the window frame stage on which the game balls flowing down from the right warp passage and the left warp passage in the center display device rolls. By guiding the ball guide path to the ball guide path with the ball entrance opened to the back side of the window frame stage, the lower end of the ball guide path is opened directly above the required winning opening, thereby flowing down the ball guide path. In addition to increasing the possibility that the game ball wins the required winning opening, the required winning opening functions as a starting winning opening where the winning of the gaming ball becomes a starting condition of the variable display game. A lower left extension and a lower right extension extending along the outer shape of the mounting base below the left armor section and the right armor section so as to surround the outer portions of the lower left effect unit and the lower right effect unit. With the outlet, above the lower left The extension part and the lower right extension part are formed by forming a concave room with a back opening from the lower sphere inflow part, which cuts off a part of the outer peripheral wall of the armor member, to the lower end through the downward slope. The recessed chamber of the lower left extension, the lower right extension, and the mounting base front plate constitute a left third spherical flow path and a right third spherical flow path. Auxiliary guidance by arranging game nails and the like so that the probability that a game ball jumped out from the lower left extension portion and the lower right extension portion to the game area via the right third flow path reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening is increased. By providing the means in advance in an appropriate place in the game area, the left third ball flow path and the right third ball flow path are formed outside the lower left effect unit or the lower right effect unit by receiving game balls flowing down the game area. A left first guide passage and a right first guide passage for guiding the vehicle to the vicinity of the starting winning opening from the left. A lower rear light-transmitting portion is formed on each of the mounting base front plate portions to be rear vertical walls of the spherical flow path and the right third spherical flow path, and light from the back side of the mounting base front plate portion is transmitted forward. In addition, a lower front translucent portion is formed in each of a lower left extension portion and a lower right extension portion serving as front vertical walls of the left third spherical flow path and the right third spherical flow path, and the mounting base front plate is formed. The light transmitted through the lower rear light-transmitting portion is transmitted to the front of the armor member, and the light-emitting source substrate of the lower left rendering unit disposed inside the lower left extending portion includes at least the left third spherical channel. A lower substrate extension of a required shape reaching the back side is formed, and the light emitting source substrate of the lower right rendering unit arranged inside the lower right extension has at least a back side of the right third spherical channel. The lower substrate extension of the required shape is formed, and the lower rear transmissive part of each of the left and right of the mounting base front plate part is formed. An electric light source for illuminating the guide passage is positioned rearward, and light from the electric illuminator for irradiating the guide passage is transmitted to the front surfaces of the first left guide passage and the right first guide passage. Features.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, lower portions on both left and right sides of the mounting base front plate portion in the central display device extend below the lower rear light transmitting portion. By forming a left guide member mounting portion and a right guide member mounting portion respectively, and attaching a left guide member of any shape having a spherical lower surface to the upper surface to the left guide member mounting portion of the mounting base front plate portion, A left fourth ball flow path is formed between the lower left extension of the armor member and the left guide member, and a game ball that has jumped to the game area through the left fourth ball flow path is in the vicinity of the starting winning opening. By providing auxiliary guidance means by arranging game nails or the like in an appropriate place in the game area in advance so as to increase the probability that the game ball will reach the left fourth ball flow path from outside the central winning device. Guideway to the left of the winning opening Then, by attaching a right guide member of an arbitrary shape having a spherical lower surface on the upper surface to the right guide member mounting portion of the mounting base front plate portion, between the lower right extension of the armor member and the right guide member. Forming a right fourth ball flow path, and assisting by arranging game nails or the like so that a game ball that has jumped out to the game area through the right fourth ball flow path has a high probability of reaching the vicinity of the starting winning opening. By providing the guiding means in a suitable place in the game area in advance, the right fourth ball passage is formed as a right second guide passage for guiding a game ball received from outside the central winning device to the vicinity of the starting winning opening. The left second guide path and the right second guide path guide a game ball that has flowed down to the lower part outside the central winning device in the game area to the vicinity of the starting winning opening.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0011]
A gaming machine (so-called pachinko machine) that can perform a ball game in which a game ball is fired as a game medium includes a gaming board 1 shown in FIG. The game board 1 is a main component of a ball game, and various winning ports and game machines are provided in a game area 3 surrounded by a guide rail 2, and a non-game area includes various lamps and LEDs. A decorative display is provided.
[0012]
When the game ball hit by an electric drive source such as a rotary solenoid (not shown) reaches the game area 3 along the guide rail 2, it flows down while hitting a game nail, a windmill, or the like. When one of the various prize ports 4, which is a prize area provided in the prize area, is won, a prize ball is detected by a prize port sensor (not shown) provided for each of the prize ports 4. A ball that is given to a player and does not win a prize area such as the prize port 4...
[0013]
It should be noted that what is given to the player for winning in the winning opening is not limited to the winning ball. For example, in an enclosed ball-type gaming machine (a gaming machine that allows a player to play a ball game by circulating the enclosed ball without handling the actual ball), virtual ball number data is used. May be added in such a form as to add the game value. Further, the game value to be provided to the player is not limited to the game medium such as the pachinko ball or the medal, and various premiums and the like may be provided to the player.
[0014]
In the game area 3, a start winning opening 6 is provided in addition to the winning opening 4. When a game ball wins in the starting winning opening 6, and this is detected by a start winning detector (not shown). Using the display unit 71a (constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information) of the central display device 7 which is a large-sized game device provided substantially at the center of the game board 1, and A variable display game for variable display is started. Note that various controls for realizing a pachinko game, such as start / end of the variable display game and a special game described later, are performed by a gaming machine control unit (not shown). This gaming machine control section is composed of various control devices such as a main control device (game control device), a first sub-control device (production control device), a second sub-control device (discharge / launch control device), and a power supply device. Is done.
[0015]
The start winning port 6 includes a pair of left and right movable pieces 8a, 8a connected to an electric drive source such as a solenoid via a link mechanism, for example. Integral with the auxiliary variable winning device 8 that converts the pieces 8a, 8a into a closed state in which it is difficult to receive a game ball by standing upright and an open state in which the upper ends of the movable pieces 8a, 8a are opened so as to be separated from each other to easily receive the game ball. It is provided in. Note that the auxiliary variable winning device 8 shown in this example is capable of accepting game balls even in the closed state, but may have a structure in which game balls are not accepted at all in the closed state. Further, the start winning port 6 may not be provided integrally with a prize tool in which the receiving state of the game ball changes as in the auxiliary variable prize apparatus 8, but may be provided independently as a normal prize port. Further, a plurality of start winning ports may be provided in the game area 3, and the opening time of the auxiliary variable winning device 8 may be varied according to the type of the start winning port where the game ball has won.
[0016]
The auxiliary variable prize winning device 8 is provided with a small auxiliary variable display 8b including, for example, a 7-segment display capable of variably displaying numbers 0 to 9, and a passing chuck provided at an appropriate position in the game area. When a game ball passes and wins at 9 (a passing prize port provided with a passing sensor for detecting a passing game ball), the gaming machine control unit causes the auxiliary variation display 8b to display a variation display based on the detection output from the passing chucker 9. An auxiliary variable display game is started to start and stop display after a predetermined time has elapsed. If the stop symbol at this time is a predetermined specific symbol (for example, 3 or 7), it is assumed that the auxiliary variable game start condition using the auxiliary variable prize device 8 is achieved, and the auxiliary variable prize device 8 The movable pieces 8a, 8a are changed to the open state for a relatively short time, and an auxiliary variable game for facilitating a ball winning in the starting winning opening 6 is performed.
[0017]
The variable display game played by the gaming machine control unit using the display unit 71a of the central display device 7 based on the winning of the ball in the starting winning opening 6 is, for example, a three-digit number or various symbols converted at high speed. After the display, the stop display is performed in a predetermined order, and the three-digit stop display mode is a predetermined special result mode (for example, “0, 0, 0”, “2, 2, 2”, “3, 3, 3”). , "7, 7, 7", etc., when the three-digit numbers and symbols all coincide, the game transition condition to the special game is achieved, and for example, a horizontally long rectangular winning port. The opening and closing plate 10a in which the ball can enter the first state where the winning opening is further divided into either a general winning opening or a continuous winning opening. Is opened in the second state (opening the lower side of the opening / closing plate 10a so as to tilt forward, Special game with possible fluctuations fluctuations winning device 10 can gaming balls efficiently guided state) to winning opening and received by the opening and closing plate 10a is started.
[0018]
Note that, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a special prize result mode (for example, “1,1,1” that is an odd-numbered stitch, “ 3, 3, 3 "," 5, 5, 5 "," 7, 7, 7 "," 9, 9, 9 "), the probability that the special result mode will occur in the variable display game is the normal By changing the probability of occurrence of the special result mode from the first probability to the second probability that is higher than the first probability (change to a so-called probable change mode), a privilege that facilitates achieving the next special game transition condition is provided. It was taken.
[0019]
In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, when a winning ball to the starting winning opening 6 is detected during the execution of the variable display game, this is stored in the gaming machine control unit to a predetermined number (for example, four). After the end of the variable display game, the next variable display game can be executed based on the start memory. In this way, the winning in the start winning port 6 is stored even during the execution of the variable display game, and the variable display game based on the start memory is performed. It is possible to reduce the disadvantage of the player that the winning is invalidated.
[0020]
In the special game, the first condition for ending the cycle in which the second state conversion time of the variable winning device 10 reaches a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds), and the number of winning balls to the special winning opening after converting to the second state are predetermined. When any of the cycle end second conditions reaching the number (for example, 10) is achieved, the cycle game is ended by this, and a predetermined value provided during the execution of the cycle game or after the end of the cycle game If a continuation ball detection signal is output from a continuation switch (not shown) which is a sphere sensor for detecting a prize ball separated into a continuation prize port in the special prize port before an effective time of the time width elapses, a cycle game is performed. If the continuation condition of the cycle game is achieved, the cycle game is performed again after the elapse of the wait time of the predetermined time width, and the update condition of the cycle game is not achieved, the cycle game is terminated. Special game is finished. If the cycle game is updated indefinitely, the loss of the game store increases, so that the continuation condition of the cycle game is achieved 15 times continuously, and when the cycle game is executed 16 times in total, the subsequent continuation is continued. The update is not performed, and the special game is ended at the end of the 16th cycle game.
[0021]
Note that the content of the special game is not limited to the above-described example, and may be set as appropriate so as to meet the purpose of the special game of increasing the gain of the player. Of course, the auxiliary variable display game, the auxiliary variable game, the variable display game, and the like are not limited to the examples described above. Alternatively, the display may be performed using the display unit 71a of the central display device 7 without separately providing the auxiliary variable display 8b for performing the auxiliary variable display game.
[0022]
Next, a detailed structure of the central display device 7 used for performing the variable display game will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the central display device 7 has a display device main body 71 having a display portion 71a capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information, and is disposed on the front side of the display device main body 71. And a front component 72 having a display opening window 72b facing the back. The display device main body 71 is a unit structure in which a liquid crystal panel and a display control board are integrated and has a considerable weight. Therefore, the display device main body 71 is firmly attached to the back surface of the game board 1 without being directly attached to the front component 72. The display device main body 71 is attached to the display device attachment auxiliary member 73, and the display unit 71 a is connected to the display opening window 72 a of the front component 72 via the display opening window 73 a provided in the display device attachment auxiliary member 73. I was facing it.
[0023]
The front component member 72 includes a first rendering unit 11 as a lower left rendering unit located on the left side of the display opening window 72a, and a second rendering unit as an upper left rendering unit located on the upper left side of the display opening window 72a. Rendering unit 12, third rendering unit 13 as an upper right rendering unit located on the upper right side of display opening window 72a, and fourth rendering unit as a lower right rendering unit located on the right side of display aperture window 72a. 14, a fifth effecting unit 15 located at the upper center of the display opening window 72a, and a base unit 16 to which the first to fifth effecting units 11 to 15 are attached (see FIGS. 3 to 5).
[0024]
In addition, the base unit 16 is formed with a mounting portion 16a provided with a fixing hole or the like for mounting with a screw or the like to the front side of the game board 1. In addition, the base unit 16 has an Arabic display near the first effect unit 11 for visually displaying (for example, light-emitting display) the start memory in which the start of the variable display game due to winning in the start winning opening 9 is reserved. The first start storage display unit 16b1 imitating the number "1", the second start storage display unit 16b2 imitating the Arabic numeral "2" near the second effect unit 12, and the vicinity of the third effect unit 13. A third start storage display unit 16b3 imitating the Arabic numeral "3", and a fourth start storage display unit 16b4 imitating the Arabic numeral "4" near the fourth effect unit 14, respectively. By lighting (or blinking) the first to fourth start storage display sections 16b1 to 16b4, the player can recognize the number of start memories.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 6, the base unit 16 includes a mounting base 161, a left armor member 162, a right armor member 163, a central armor member 164, a fifth effect unit mounting frame 165, a front window frame 166, and a rear window frame 167. Etc.
[0026]
The mounting base 161 is fitted in the central display device mounting opening 1a of the game board 1, and has an opening area that can include at least the first to fifth effect units 11 to 15 and the display opening window 72a. An inner peripheral wall 161b of a required width is formed at the opening edge of the opening 161a, and a thin plate-shaped front plate 161c that projects outward from the front edge of the inner peripheral wall 161b. In addition, a fastening hole is provided in a part of the front plate portion 161c to function as the attachment portion 16a.
[0027]
The left armor member 162, the right armor member 163, and the center armor member 164 are formed as convex bodies having outer peripheral walls 162a, 163a, 164a protruding toward the front side, respectively, and are attached to the front side of the mounting base 161. When a game ball flowing down from above from the top to the left and right sides hits the outer peripheral walls 162a, 163a, 164a, the game ball is distributed right and left to flow down.
[0028]
Further, both the left armor member 162 and the right armor member 163 are hollow, and the left armor member lens member 168 and the right armor member lens member 169 formed of a translucent material are mounted inside each. , Through holes 162b, 163b,..., Which are appropriately opened in the left armor member 162 and the right armor member 163, are provided with lens portions 168a, 169a,. And a light transmitting portion for transmitting light from the back side to the front side. The lens member 168 for the second effect unit is formed on the lens member 168 for the left armor member, and the lens unit 169b for the third effect unit is formed on the lens member 169 for the right armor member. The visibility of the second effect unit 12 and the third effect unit 13 to be arranged is enhanced. As one of these translucent portions, the front portions of the above-described first to fourth start storage display portions 16b1 to 16b4 are formed.
[0029]
The lens member 170 for the central armor member attached after the central armor member 164 is formed of a translucent material and has a shape such that a light emitting area 170a not shielded by the central armor member 164 is formed. Light is transmitted from the light emitting region 170a to the front side. The upper surface of the left armor member 162 (the left armor member lens member 168) and the upper surface of the right armor member 163 (the right armor member lens member 169) connected to the back surface side of the center lens member 170 and the left and right sides. An upper central light-emitting substrate 171 provided with an electric light-emitting source (such as a pea ball or a light-emitting diode) facing the left rear surface is mounted on the upper central rear surface of the mounting base 161. A luminous effect is performed. A board cover 172 is attached from the rear of the upper central light emitting board 171.
[0030]
The front window frame 166 provided on the back side of the mounting base 161 and the peripheral wall portion 166a forming the inner peripheral wall on the front side of the display opening window portion 72a, and game balls can pass on both left and right sides. A left vertical recessed chamber 166c and a right vertical recessed chamber 166d having a rear opening having ball receiving ports 166b, 166b at the upper front side were formed. A cutout portion is provided in the peripheral wall portion 166a below the left vertically elongated concave chamber 166c and the right vertically elongated concave chamber 166d, and the cut portion is defined as a left spherical outlet 166e and a right spherical outlet 166f, respectively. In addition, although the left vertical concave chamber 166c and the right vertical concave chamber 166d shown in this example are formed in a wavy shape by meandering the side wall portion, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, straight side wall portions.
[0031]
The rear window frame 167 provided on the back surface side of the front window frame 166 extends along the left and right side portions along with the peripheral wall portion 167a forming the rear inner peripheral wall of the display opening window portion 72a. Then, a plate-shaped left extension portion 167b and a right extension portion 167c are formed to cover the back openings of the left vertical recessed chamber 166c and the right vertical recessed chamber 166d of the front window frame 166, respectively. That is, when the rear window frame 167 is attached to the back side of the front window frame 166, the peripheral wall portion 166a is provided on the left side of the display opening window 72a from the ball receiving port 166b through the left vertically long concave chamber 166c and the left ball outlet 166e. On the right side of the display opening window 72a, a spherical flow path from the ball receiving port 166b to the bottom surface of the peripheral wall section 166a from the right spherical outlet 166f through the right vertical concave chamber 166d is provided. It is formed.
[0032]
On the other hand, the mounting base 161 is extended inward from an appropriate position on the left side so as to reach the ball receiving port 166b provided on the left front surface of the front window frame 166 mounted from the rear, and the mounting portion of the second effect unit 12 And a left mounting base partitioning portion 161e provided with a through hole 161d penetrating front and rear at a portion corresponding to the ball receiving port 166b, and a front window frame 166 mounted from the rear. Is extended inward from an appropriate position on the right side so as to reach the ball receiving port 166b provided on the right front side of the right side of the drawing, and separates the mounting portion of the third rendering unit 13 and the mounting portion of the fourth rendering unit 14, and the ball receiving port 166b. And a right mounting base partitioning portion 161f provided with a through hole 161d penetrating back and forth at a portion corresponding to.
[0033]
Further, the left armor member 162 is attached to the front side of the left mounting base partition 161e, and descends downward from a ball inflow portion 162c formed by cutting off a part of the outer peripheral wall 162a. A left armor member section 162d having a concave chamber 162d 'with a back opening reaching the through hole is formed. The right armor member 163 is attached to the front side of the right mounting base section 161f, and a part of the outer peripheral wall 163a. A right armor member partitioning portion 163d having a concave chamber 163d 'with a back opening extending from the ball inflow portion 163c, which is formed by cutting off, to the through hole 161d of the right mounting base partitioning portion 161f through a downward slope is formed.
[0034]
With such a configuration, the left first spherical channel 16cL formed by the front surface of the left mounting base partition 161e and the concave interior of the left armor member partition 162d, and the left first spherical channel 16cL are formed. The rear opening of the rear window frame 167 extends through the rear opening of the left vertical elongated chamber 166c of the front window frame 166 having the through hole 161d of the left mounting base partition 161e communicating therewith and the ball receiving port 166b communicating with the through hole 161d. The game ball P flowing down the game area 3 is placed inside the display opening window (from the left ball exit 166e of the front window frame 166 to the peripheral wall) by the left second ball flow path 16dL of the inside opening closed by the portion 167b. A left warp passage leading to the left side of the bottom surface of the portion 166a is formed (see a cross section c-c in FIG. 8).
[0035]
Similarly, the right first spherical channel 16cR formed by the front surface of the right mounting base partition 161f and the recessed chamber of the right armor member partition 163d, and the right communicating with the right first spherical channel 16cR. The rear opening of the right vertical recessed chamber 166d of the front window frame 166 having the through hole 161d of the mounting base section 161f and the ball receiving port 166b communicating with the through hole 161d is formed by the right extension 167c of the rear window frame 167. The right second ball flow path 16dR of the closed inner opening allows the game sphere P flowing down the game area 3 to be located inside the display opening window (from the right sphere outlet 166f of the front window frame 166 to the peripheral wall 166a). A right warp passage leading to the bottom surface (right side) is formed (see the AA cross section in FIG. 8).
[0036]
That is, in the relatively large central winning device 7, a warp passage having an efficient structure can be formed without being restricted by the display device main body 71 provided at the central portion thereof, and a narrow space is effectively used. It is possible to do.
[0037]
On the bottom surface of the inner peripheral wall 166a of the front window frame 166 where the game balls flowing down from the right warp passage and the left warp passage configured as described above roll, the game balls are guided to required winning holes provided at appropriate places in the game area. A window frame stage 166g having a possible spherical guiding surface 166g 'was provided. The required winning opening in the present embodiment is the starting winning opening 6, and the ball guiding surface 166g 'has the following configuration so that it can be guided to the starting winning opening 6.
[0038]
The ball guiding surface 166g 'is a depression provided in the center of the window frame stage 166 having a surface shape that rises gently toward the center, and when guided backward along this depression, the peripheral wall of the rear window frame 167. At the bottom of the portion 167a, it falls from the guiding ball inlet 167d 'to the bottomed concave portion 167d, and reaches the bottom surface of the inner peripheral wall of the mounting base 161 via the spherical flow path 166h of the front window frame 166 connected at the bottom. At the center lower part of the inner peripheral wall 161 of the mounting base 161, a ball passage component member 173 having a ball receiving surface 173 a formed at the upper part is mounted, and a ball passage recess 173 b formed at the center lower part of the ball path component member 173 is mounted. The guide ball discharge port 16e is surrounded by the inner peripheral wall 161 of the base 161.
[0039]
That is, the game ball that has reached the ball guiding surface 166g 'has a concave shape, from the guiding ball inlet 167d' on the back side to the bottomed concave portion 167d, the ball channel 166h of the front window frame 166, the mounting base 161 and the ball passage constituting member. A ball guide path to the guide ball discharge port 16e composed of 173 is formed. The central winning device 7 is attached to the game board 1 so that the guiding ball discharge port 16e, which is the lower end of the ball guiding path, opens right above the starting winning port 16 (see FIG. 1).
[0040]
As described above, the ball guiding surface 166g 'of the window frame stage 166g on which the game balls flowing down from the right warp passage and the left warp passage in the central display device 7 open the ball entrance on the back side of the window frame stage 166g. By guiding the ball to the ball guiding path and opening the lower end of the ball guiding path directly above the starting winning port 6, the possibility that the game ball flowing down the ball guiding path wins the starting winning port 6 is increased. Therefore, it is easy to achieve the start condition of the variable display game.
[0041]
The structures of the window frame stage and the ball guiding guide surface are not limited to those described above. For example, the game balls flowing down from the left and right warp passages are guided to the front central portion of the central display device 7, and the starting winning opening 9 is formed. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which the possibility of winning in the starting winning opening 6 is enhanced by dropping from just above. Further, by finely adjusting the nails and windmills disposed near the entrances to the left and right warp passages to change the probability that the game ball is guided to the left and right warp passages, the winning rate to the starting winning opening 9 is adjusted. Can be.
[0042]
A fifth effect unit mounting frame 165 is attached to the upper center of the opening 161a of the mounting base 161 so that the fifth effect unit 15 can be mounted on the substantially circular fifth effect unit insertion wall 165a. A left partition 165b and a right partition 165c extending outward from lower right and left places in the left and right sides of the five effect unit mounting frame 165 are provided, and these left and right partition 165b, 165c are attached to the left mounting base partition 161e of the mounting base 161. And the area for mounting the second effect unit 12 and the area for mounting the third effect unit 13 are formed by being located near the inner end of the right mounting base partition 161f.
[0043]
The second effect unit lens portion 168b of the left armor member lens member 168 is provided on the front surface of the region for mounting the second effect unit 12 formed as described above, and the front surface of the region for attachment of the third effect unit 13 on the front surface. The third effect unit lens portion 169b of the right armor member lens member 169 is located. A first effect unit lens member 174 is disposed on the front surface of the first effect unit 11 mounting area formed below the second effect unit 12 mounting area with the left mounting base partition 161e interposed therebetween. A fourth effect unit lens member 175 is disposed in front of the fourth effect unit 14 mounting area formed below the third effect unit 13 mounting area with the right mounting base partition 161f interposed therebetween. I have.
[0044]
The fifth effecting unit 15 inserted into the fifth effecting unit mounting frame 165 and fixed by an appropriate fixing means is provided on the front side of the holding frame 15a made of a light-transmitting material. The decorative body 15b imitating the shape is arranged, and the light emitting source substrate 15c is arranged on the back surface side of the holding frame 15b. Light from the electric light emitting source (for example, the light emitting lamp 15d ...) of the light emitting source substrate 15c is emitted. The fifth effect unit 15 appears to shine from the front side of the central display device 7 through the holding frame 15a and the decorative body 15b (see FIG. 9). Further, the decorative body 15b may be an artificial flower made of chemical fiber so as to enhance the visual effect of the fifth effect unit 15.
[0045]
The first effect unit 11 includes an effect lens member 111 (a lens portion surface portion 111a having an arbitrary shape and a rib 111b having a required length extending rearward from a peripheral portion of the lens surface portion 111a) and the effect lens member. A light emitting source substrate 112 disposed on the back side of the lens 111; a movable effect character 113 disposed on the front side of the lens surface 111a; an electric drive source 114 for moving the movable effect character 113; And a link mechanism (not shown) for transmitting the driving force of the dynamic drive source 114 to the movable effect character 113. Note that at least the lens surface portion 111a of the effect lens member 111 is translucent so that light from a plurality of electric light sources 115 (such as lamps and light emitting diodes) attached to the light emitting source substrate 112 can pass through the lens surface portion 111a. I did it.
[0046]
The movable effect character 113 of the first effect unit 11 includes, for example, a first part 113a, a second part 113b, and a third part 113c, and the plunger 114a is attracted by the excitation of the electric drive source 114 composed of an electromagnetic solenoid. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the first part 113a is supported by a rotation axis (not shown) in the direction A in the drawing, and the second part 113b is supported by a rotation axis (not shown) in the drawing. In the direction B, the third part 113c moves in the direction C in the drawing with a pivot (not shown) as a fulcrum.
[0047]
The second effect unit 12 includes an effect lens member 121 (a lens portion surface portion 121a having an arbitrary shape and a rib 121b having a required length extending rearward from a peripheral portion of the lens surface portion 121a) and the effect lens member. A light emitting source substrate 122 disposed on the back side of the lens 121; a movable effect character 123 disposed on the front side of the lens surface portion 121a; an electric drive source 124 for moving the movable effect character 123; And a link mechanism (not shown) for transmitting the driving force of the dynamic drive source 124 to the movable effect character 123. At least the lens surface portion 121a of the effect lens member 121 is translucent so that light from a plurality of electric light sources 125 (such as lamps and light emitting diodes) attached to the light emitting source substrate 122 can pass through the lens surface portion 121a. I did it.
[0048]
The movable effect character 123 of the second effect unit 12 includes, for example, a first part 123a, a second part 123b, and a third part 123c, and the plunger 124a is attracted by the excitation of the electric drive source 124 composed of an electromagnetic solenoid. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the first part 123a is supported by a rotation axis (not shown) as a fulcrum in the direction A, and the second part 123b is supported by a rotation axis (not shown) as a fulcrum. In the direction B, the third part 123c moves in the direction C in the drawing with a pivot (not shown) as a fulcrum.
[0049]
The third effect unit 13 includes an effect lens member 131 (consisting of an arbitrary-shaped lens portion surface portion 131a and a rib 131b having a required length extending rearward from a peripheral portion of the lens surface portion 131a) and the effect lens member. A light emitting source substrate 132 disposed on the back side of the lens 131; a movable effect character 133 disposed on the front side of the lens surface 131a; an electric drive source 134 for moving the movable effect character 133; And a link mechanism (not shown) for transmitting the driving force of the dynamic drive source 134 to the movable effect character 133. Note that at least the lens surface 131a of the effect lens member 131 is translucent so that light from a plurality of electric light sources 135 (such as lamps and light emitting diodes) attached to the light source substrate 132 can pass through the lens surface 131a. I did it. Further, the movable effect character 133 has a plurality of parts that appropriately operate according to ON / OFF of the electric drive source 134, similarly to the first effect unit 11 and the second effect unit 12 described above. Description is omitted.
[0050]
The fourth effect unit 14 includes an effect lens member 141 (a lens portion surface portion 141a having an arbitrary shape, and a rib 141b having a required length extending rearward from a peripheral portion of the lens surface portion 141a) and the effect lens member. A light emitting source substrate 142 disposed on the back side of the object 141; a movable effect character 143 disposed on the front side of the lens surface 141a; an electric drive source 144 for moving the movable effect character 143; And a link mechanism (not shown) for transmitting the driving force of the dynamic drive source 144 to the movable effect character 143. At least the lens surface portion 141a of the effect lens member 141 is translucent so that light from a plurality of electric light emitting sources 145 (such as lamps and light emitting diodes) attached to the light emitting source substrate 142 can pass through the lens surface portion 141a. I did it. Also, the movable effect character 143 has a plurality of parts that appropriately operate according to ON / OFF of the electric drive source 144, similarly to the first effect unit 11 and the second effect unit 12 described above. Description is omitted.
[0051]
Thus, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the first production unit 11 as the lower left production unit, the second production unit 12 as the upper left production unit, the third production unit 13 as the upper right production unit, the lower right production unit. A central display device 7 having a front component 72 in which a fourth rendering unit 14 as a unit and a fifth rendering unit 5 as a central upper rendering unit are mounted outside the display window 72a in the base unit 16. The first to fourth effect units 11 to 14 arranged so as to surround the display unit 71 a of the display device main body 71 can enhance the visual appeal of the central display device 7 itself. . Moreover, the first production unit 11 and the second production unit 12 are partitioned by the left armor member partition 162d, and the third production unit 13 and the fourth production unit 14 are partitioned by the right armor member partition 163d. There is an advantage that the effect is clear and the player can easily understand. In the present embodiment, five effect units are provided. However, six or more effect units may be provided. All you have to do is place a unit.
[0052]
The above-described first to fifth effect units 11 to 15 can be used for various effects by lighting and blinking the electric light emitting sources 115, 125, 135, 145, and 15d. It is effective when used for an effect related to a variable display game to be performed. In the fluctuation display game, when the reach state is reached in which up to two of the three digits displayed in the fluctuation are aligned with the same symbol, the first to fifth effect units 11 to 15 are operated to display the player's attention in the center. You may make it attract to the device 7.
[0053]
Further, an effect operation by the first to fourth effect units 11 to 14 may be performed in accordance with the number of stored start winnings, which is a start condition of the variable display game. For example, when the starting memory number is “1”, the electric light emitting source 115 of the first effect unit 11 is turned on, and when the starting memory number is “2”, the electric light source 125 of the second effect unit 12 is turned on. When the number of start memories is "3", the electric light emitting source 135 of the third effect unit 13 is turned on. When the number of start memories is "4", the electric light source 145 of the fourth effect unit 14 is turned on. To make it happen. At the same time, the movable effect characters 113, 123, 133, and 143 may be operated. In this way, the notification to the player can be performed more effectively than the display of the number of stored start times by only the first to fourth start storage display sections 16b1 to 16b4.
[0054]
Further, as the effect performed using the first to fourth effect units 11 to 14, not only the presence / absence of the start memory but also an operation according to the contents of the start memory may be performed. In the gaming machine that performs the variable display game, the result of the variable display game to be performed based on the starting winning is determined by a random number when a winning ball in the starting winning opening 6 is detected. Since the result of the variable display game is stored, it is possible to determine whether or not to generate a special result mode for the start storage. Therefore, in addition to the start memory that generates the special result mode, a start memory that does not generate the special result mode is appropriately included, and the reliability advance notice is made so that the reliability of the generation of the special result mode has a relatively high probability. The movable effect characters 113, 123, 133, and 143 are determined for the first to fourth effect units 11 to 14 that determine the presence or absence and perform the light emission display corresponding to the start memory determined to perform the reliability notice. Is operated, it is possible to give a notice of the reliability of the possibility of the special result mode. A similar technique may be used to give a notice of the reliability of the special prize result mode.
[0055]
The left mounting base partition 161e, which is the rear vertical wall of the left first spherical channel 16cL formed between the above-described first effect unit 11 and second effect unit 12, extends along the left first spherical channel 16cL. Mounting base section that forms a left rear light-transmitting portion 161g composed of a through hole, and becomes a rear vertical wall of a right first spherical flow path 16cR formed between the third effect unit 13 and the fourth effect unit 14. A right rear translucent portion 161h formed of a through hole along the right first spherical flow path 16cR is formed in the portion 161f so that light from the rear side of the left mounting base partition 161e and the right mounting base partition 161f is forwardly transmitted. Through. The left rear light-transmitting portion 161g and the right rear light-transmitting portion 161h are not limited to the through-holes, and may be provided with lenses in the through-holes. Alternatively, the mounting base 161 may be formed of a light-transmitting material. The right rear light-transmitting portion and the left rear light-transmitting portion may be formed by printing or painting, or by sticking a sticker, except for the portions.
[0056]
The light transmitting through-hole 162c is closed by the through-hole closing lens portion 168a of the left armor member lens member 168 in the left armor member partitioning portion 162d serving as the front vertical wall of the left first spherical channel 16cL. The left front light-transmitting portion 162d ″ is disposed to transmit the light transmitted through the left rear light-transmitting portion 161g of the left mounting base partitioning portion 161e to the front of the left armor member 162, thereby forming the right first spherical channel 16cR. A right front light-transmitting portion 163d ″ formed by closing the light transmission through hole 163b with the through-hole closing lens portion 169a of the right armor member lens member 169 is disposed in the right armor member partitioning portion 163d serving as the front vertical wall. Then, the light transmitted through the right rear light transmitting part 161h of the right mounting base partition part 161f is transmitted forward of the right armor member 163. The left front light-transmitting portion 162d "and the right front light-transmitting portion 163d" are not limited to those in which the through-holes are closed by lenses, and may be left as they are, or may be made of a translucent material. The member 163 may be formed and printed or painted except for a portion that becomes a light transmitting portion, or a sticker may be attached to form a right front light transmitting portion and a left front light transmitting portion.
[0057]
As described above, the light emitting source for transmitting light from the left rear light transmitting portion 161g of the rear vertical wall to the left front light transmitting portion 162d ″ of the front vertical wall in the left first spherical flow path 16cL, A light-emitting source for transmitting light from the right rear light-transmitting portion 161h of the rear vertical wall to the right front light-transmitting portion 163d ″ of the front vertical wall in the one spherical flow path 16cR is provided at a predetermined position on the rear surface of the mounting base 161. However, in the central display device 7 of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the light emitting source provided in the second effect unit 12 and the light emitting source provided in the third effect unit 13 are used.
[0058]
In other words, the light emitting source substrate 122 of the second effect unit 12 mounted above the left mounting base partition 161e of the mounting base 161 has a required shape extending to at least the back side of the left first spherical channel 16cL. A portion 122 'is formed, and an electric light source 125 as an electric light source for irradiating the spherical flow path is positioned behind the rear light transmitting portion 161g of the left mounting base partitioning portion 161e. A light emitting substrate 132 of the third effect unit 13 mounted above the right mounting base partition 161f is provided with a substrate extending portion 132 'of a required shape reaching at least the rear side of the right first spherical channel 16cR, The electric light sources 135 as electric light sources for irradiating the spherical flow path are located behind the rear light transmitting portion 161h of the right mounting base partition 161f. The light-emitting source substrate 122 has display light-emitting sources for the first and second start storage display units 16b1 and 16b2, and the light-emitting source substrate 132 has a third and third start storage display unit 16b3 and fourth start storage. A light emitting source for display of the display unit 16b4 is provided.
[0059]
In this way, the light from the electric light emitting sources 125 provided in the substrate extending portion 122 'of the second effect unit 12 is transmitted to the left warp passage formed at the boundary between the first effect unit 11 and the second effect unit. Is transmitted to the front side of the left first spherical flow path 16cL, which is a part of the third effect unit, and light from the electric light emitting sources 135 provided in the substrate extending portion 132 'of the third effect unit 13 is transmitted to the third effect unit. Since the light is transmitted to the front side of the right first spherical flow path 16cR which forms a part of the right warp passage formed at the boundary between the thirteenth and fourth effect units 14, the position of the left and right warp passages is effectively reported to the player. It also has the advantage that it can enhance the decorative effect. In addition, if the electric light emitting sources 125, 135,... As electric light emitting sources for irradiating the ball flow path are always lit, when the game ball passes through the first left and right ball flow paths 16cL, 16cR of the left and right warp passages. Since the light is blocked, the player can be notified of the passing of the game ball by blinking. In addition, electric light emitting sources 125, 135,. Since the electric light emitting source is used, the number of components of the central display device 7 can be reduced, so that the assembling becomes easy and the cost can be reduced.
[0060]
In the above example, a substrate extension is formed in each of the second and third effect units 12 and 13 located above the first left and right spherical flow paths 16cL and 16cR to provide an electrical light source for spherical flow path illumination. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a board effect portion may be formed in the first effect unit 11 and the fourth effect unit 14 to provide an electric light source for illuminating a spherical flow path. Alternatively, the substrate extending portions are formed in both the first effect unit 11 and the second effect unit, and the electric light source for illuminating the spherical flow path is provided so as to cover the downstream area of the left first spherical flow path 16cL. In addition, a substrate extending portion is formed in both the third effect unit 13 and the fourth effect unit, and an electric light source for illuminating a spherical flow path is provided so as to cover a flow-down area of the right first spherical flow path 16cR. Or you may.
[0061]
The left armor member 162 includes a lower left extension 162e extending along the outer shape of the mounting base 161 below the left armor member partition 162d so as to surround the outer side of the first effect unit 11, In the lower left extension 162e, a recess 162e 'having a rear opening extending from a lower sphere inflow portion 162f formed by cutting off a part of the outer peripheral wall 162a to a lower end through a downward slope is formed. The recessed chamber 162a 'of the lower left extension 162e and the front plate 161c of the mounting base 161 constitute a left third spherical channel 16fL.
[0062]
The right armor member 163 includes a right lower extension 163e that extends along the outer shape of the mounting base 161 below the right armor member partition 163d so as to surround an outer portion of the fourth effect unit 14. In the lower right extension 163e, a recessed chamber 163e 'having a rear opening extending from a lower sphere inflow portion 163f formed by cutting off a part of the outer peripheral wall 163a to a lower end portion through a downward slope is formed. A right third spherical flow path 16fR is constituted by the concave chamber 163a 'of the lower right extension 163e and the front plate 161c of the mounting base 161.
[0063]
Then, the left auxiliary guiding means 3a is provided so that the probability that the game ball jumped out from the lower end of the lower left extension portion 162e to the game area 3 through the left third flow path 16fL reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9 is increased. A row of gaming nails is provided in the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9 in the vicinity. As a result, the left third ball channel 16fL serves as a first left guide passage for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area 3 and guiding the ball from the outside of the first effect unit 1, which is the lower left effect unit, to the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9. Function.
[0064]
Similarly, the right auxiliary guiding means is provided so that the probability that the game ball jumping out of the lower end of the lower right extension portion 163e to the game area 3 via the right third flow path 16fR reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9 is increased. As 3a, a row of gaming nails extending in the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9 is provided. Thereby, the right third ball passage 16fR receives the game ball flowing down the game area 3 and guides the game ball from the outside of the first effect unit 1 serving as the lower right effect unit to the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9 in the right first guide path. Function as
[0065]
As described above, if the left third ball flow path 16fL is the left first guide path and the right third ball flow path 16fR is the right first guide path, winning of the game ball is a start condition of the variable display game. The number of the flow paths of the game balls for facilitating the winning in the starting winning opening 9 is increased in addition to the above-described left warp passage and right warp passage, so that the interest of the player can be further enhanced. In addition, since the left and right auxiliary guiding means 3a and 3b constituted by the arrangement of the game nails can be adjusted on the game store side to finely adjust the winning rate to the winning opening 9, the practical value is large. The left and right auxiliary guidance means 3a and 3b are not limited to nail-arranged ones, and a windmill may be used, and an auxiliary guidance path for guiding game balls more reliably is provided in the central display device 7. Is also good.
[0066]
Further, a lower left rear light transmitting portion 161i formed of a through hole along the left third spherical flow path 16fL is formed in a front base plate 161c of the mounting base 161 serving as a rear vertical wall of the left third spherical flow path 16fL. The light from the back side of the front plate portion 161c is transmitted to the front, and similarly, the right third spherical flow path is attached to the mounting base 161 front plate portion 161c which becomes the rear vertical wall of the right third spherical flow path 16fR. A lower right rear light-transmitting portion 161j composed of a through hole along 16fR is formed so that light from the back side of the front plate portion 161c is transmitted forward. Note that the lower left rear light transmitting portion 161i and the lower right rear light transmitting portion 161j are not limited to the through holes, and may be provided with lenses in the through holes, or the mounting base 161 may be formed of a light transmitting material to transmit light. The lower right rear translucent portion and the lower left rear translucent portion may be formed by printing or painting, or by sticking a sticker except for the part that becomes the part.
[0067]
The light transmission through hole 162b is closed by the through hole closing lens portion 168a of the left armor member lens member 168 in the left lower extension 162e that becomes the front vertical wall of the left third spherical channel 16fL. The lower left front light transmitting portion 162e ″ is disposed to transmit the light transmitted through the lower left rear light transmitting portion 161i of the left mounting base 161e to the front of the left armor member 162, thereby forming the right third spherical flow path 16fR. A lower right front light transmitting portion 163e ″ formed by closing the light transmitting through hole 163b with the through hole closing lens portion 169a of the right armor member lens member 169 is provided in the lower right extension 163e serving as the front vertical wall. The light transmitted through the lower right rear light transmitting portion 161j of the right mounting base 161 is transmitted to the front of the right armor member 163. Note that the lower left front light transmitting portion 162e ″ and the lower right front light transmitting portion 163e ″ are not limited to those in which the through holes are closed by lenses, and may be through holes, or the left armor member 162 and the light transmitting material may be used. The right armor member 163 is formed and printed or painted except for a portion that becomes a light transmitting portion, or a sticker is attached to form a lower right front light transmitting portion and a lower left front light transmitting portion. Is also good.
[0068]
As described above, a light emitting source for transmitting light from the lower left rear light transmitting portion 161i of the rear vertical wall in the left third spherical channel 16fL to the lower left front light transmitting portion 162e ″ of the front vertical wall, The light source for transmitting light from the lower right rear light transmitting part 161j of the rear vertical wall in the right third spherical flow path 16fR to the lower right front light transmitting part 163e ″ of the front vertical wall is on the rear side of the mounting base 161. Although it may be provided at a predetermined portion, in the center display device 7 of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the light emitting source provided in the first effect unit 11 as the lower left effect unit and the fourth effect unit 14 as the lower right effect unit are provided. The light emitting source provided in the above was used for this.
[0069]
That is, the light emitting source substrate 112 of the first effect unit 11 arranged inside the lower left extension 162e has at least a lower substrate extension 112 'of a required shape reaching the back side of the left third spherical channel 16fL. The light emitting source substrate 142 of the fourth effect unit 14 disposed inside the lower right extension 163e has a lower substrate extension of a required shape that reaches at least the rear side of the right third spherical channel 16fR. A portion 142 ′ is formed, and electric light sources 115, 145,... As electric light sources for irradiating the guide passages are positioned behind lower left and right rear light transmitting portions 161 i, 161 j of the front plate portion 161 c of the mounting base 161. It is.
[0070]
In this way, light from the electric light emitting sources 115 provided on the lower substrate extension 112 ′ of the first effect unit 11 is transmitted to the front side of the left third spherical channel 16fL, and the fourth effect unit 14 From the electric light-emitting sources 145 provided in the lower substrate extension 142 'of the right side, to the front side of the right third spherical flow path 16fR, and from the rear to the front of the left first guide path and the right first guide path. Since the light is transmitted to the side, the position of the left and right first guide passages can be notified to the player by the light from the electric light emitting sources 115, 145 as electric light sources for irradiating the guide passages. In addition, there is an advantage that the decorative effect can be enhanced. Further, if the electric light source for illuminating the guide passage is always turned on, the light is blocked when the game ball passes through the first left and right guide passages, so that the player can be notified of the passing of the game ball by blinking. There is also an effect. In addition, electric light sources 115... 145... Are provided on lower substrate extending portions 112 ′ and 142 ′ formed on the light emitting source substrates 112 and 142 of the first effect unit 11 and the fourth effect unit 14 to irradiate the guide passage. Since the electric light emitting source is used, the number of components of the central display device 7 can be reduced, and assembling becomes easy and cost can be reduced.
[0071]
The lower left and right sides of the front plate 161c of the mounting base 161 extend further below the lower left and right rear translucent portions 161i and 161j to extend the left guide member mounting portion 161c'L and the right guide member mounting portion 161c. 'R are formed, and a left guide member 176 of an arbitrary shape having a spherical flow lower surface 176a on the upper surface is attached to the left guide member attachment portion 161c'L, so that the left lower extension 162e of the left armor member 162 and the left By forming the left fourth spherical flow path 16fL between the guide member 176 and the right guide member 177 of an arbitrary shape having a spherical flow lower surface 177a on the upper surface, similarly, by attaching the same to the right guide member attachment portion 161c'R, A right fourth spherical flow path 16fR is formed between the lower right extension 163e of the right armor member 163 and the right guide member 177.
[0072]
Then, the probability that the game ball jumped out to the game area 3 through the left fourth ball flow path 16fL and the game ball jumped out to the game area 3 through the right fourth ball flow path 16fR reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9 described above. The left fourth ball passage 16fL starts the game ball received from outside the central winning device 7 by providing the left and right auxiliary guidance means 3a and 3b in appropriate places in the game area 3 so that the height of the ball is increased. The fourth right flow path 16fR functions as a left second guide passage for guiding to the vicinity of the winning opening 9 and the right second guiding passage 16fR for guiding a game ball received from outside the middle winning device 7 to the vicinity of the starting winning opening 9. Functions as a guide passage.
[0073]
As described above, if the left fourth ball flow path 16fL is set to the left second guide path and the right fourth ball flow path 16fR is set to the right second guide path, winning of the game ball becomes a start condition of the variable display game. The number of flow paths of the game balls for making it easier to win the starting winning opening 9 is increased in addition to the above-described left and right warp paths and the first left and right guide paths, so that the interest of the player can be further enhanced. In addition, since the left and right auxiliary guiding means 3a and 3b constituted by the arrangement of the game nails can be adjusted on the game store side to finely adjust the winning rate to the starting winning opening 9, the practical value is large. The left and right auxiliary guidance means 3a and 3b are not limited to nail-arranged ones, and a windmill may be used, and an auxiliary guidance path for ensuring the guidance of the game ball is provided in the central display device 7. Is also good. In addition, the auxiliary guidance means of the first left and right guide paths and the auxiliary guidance means of the second left and right guide paths may not be shared, and separate auxiliary guidance means may be used. In addition, by finely adjusting the nails and windmills arranged near the entrances to the left and right first and second guide paths, the probability that game balls are guided to the left and right first and second guide paths can also be changed. The winning rate of the winning opening 9 can be adjusted.
[0074]
Although the present invention has been specifically described based on the embodiments, it is to be understood that the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are all examples and are not limited to the disclosed technology. That is, the technical scope of the present invention is not to be interpreted in a limited manner based on the description in the above embodiment, but should be interpreted in accordance with the description of the claims. Techniques equivalent to the techniques and all modifications within the scope of the claims are included.
[0075]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the gaming machine according to claim 1, the four effect units, the upper left effect unit, the lower left effect unit, the upper right effect unit, and the lower right effect unit, the opening window for display in the base unit Since the central display device having the front component member mounted on the outside is provided, the visual appeal of the central display device itself is enhanced by the four effect units arranged so as to surround the display unit of the display device body. Becomes possible. Moreover, the upper left production unit and the lower left production unit are partitioned by the left armor member partition, and the upper right production unit and the lower right production unit are partitioned by the right armor component partition, so that each production is clear, There is an advantage that it is easy to understand.
[0076]
Further, a left first spherical channel formed by the front surface of the left mounting base partition and the concave chamber of the left armor member partition, and a left mounting base partition communicating with the left first spherical channel. A through hole, and a left second spherical flow path of an inside opening in which a rear opening of a left vertically long recess of a front window frame having a ball receiving port communicating with the through hole is closed by a left extension of a rear window frame. Thereby, a left warp passage that guides the game ball flowing down the game area to the inside of the display opening window portion is formed, and the front surface of the right mounting base partition portion and the concave chamber portion of the right armor member partition portion are formed by A right vertical concave chamber of a front window frame having a right first spherical flow path formed, a through hole of a right mounting base section communicating with the right first spherical flow path, and a ball receiving port communicating with the through hole. A game ball flowing down the above-mentioned game area is formed by the right second ball flow path of the inner opening in which the rear opening of the rear side is closed by the right extension of the rear window frame. Since it is configured right warp path that induces the inside of the serial display opening window becomes a warp passage efficient structure, space can be effectively used.
[0077]
Further, an electric light source for irradiating a spherical flow path is provided on a substrate extension formed on a light emitting source substrate of the effect unit, and a first first spherical flow path in a left warp passage and a right first spherical flow path in a right warp passage are provided. Since the light is transmitted from the rear to the front side, the position of the left and right warp passages can be notified to the player by the light of the electric light source for irradiating the spherical flow path, and the decorative effect can be obtained. There is also the advantage of being enhanced. In addition, if the electric light source for irradiating the ball flow path is always turned on, the light is interrupted when the game ball passes through the first left and right ball flow paths of the left and right warp paths, so that the blinking of the game ball prevents passage of the game ball. There is also an effect that the player can be notified. In addition, since the electric emission light source for irradiating the spherical flow path is provided in the substrate extending portion formed on the light emission source substrate of the rendering unit, the assembling becomes easy and the cost can be reduced.
[0078]
According to the gaming machine of the second aspect, the left third ball flow path and the right third ball flow path are formed on the front component of the central display device, and the left third ball flow path and the right third flow path are formed. Auxiliary guidance means such as game nails is provided in the game area so that the probability that the game ball jumping out of the lower left extension section and the lower right extension section to the game area via the road reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening is increased. Since the left third ball flow path is set to the left first guide path and the right third ball flow path is set to the right first guide path, the winning of the game ball is changed in the variable display game. It is possible to increase the number of flow paths of the game balls for facilitating winning in the starting winning opening, which is a starting condition, and to further enhance the interest of the player. In addition, the auxiliary guidance means based on the arrangement of the game nails or the like can be adjusted at the game store side to finely adjust the winning rate to the starting winning opening, which is of great practical value.
[0079]
Further, electric light sources for illuminating the guide passages are respectively provided on the lower substrate extending portions formed on the light emitting source substrates of the lower left effect unit and the lower right effect unit, respectively, and are provided behind the left first guide passage and the right first guide passage. From the front to the front side, the position of the first left and right guide passages can be notified to the player by the light from the electric light source for illuminating the guide passages, and the decorative effect can be enhanced. There are benefits too. Further, if the electric light source for illuminating the guide passage is always turned on, the light is blocked when the game ball passes through the first left and right guide passages, so that the player can be notified of the passing of the game ball by blinking. There is also an effect. In addition, since the electric light source for illuminating the guide passage is provided on the substrate extension formed on the light emitting source substrate of the lower left effect unit and the lower right effect unit, the assembling becomes easy and the cost can be reduced.
[0080]
According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, the left guide member and the right guide member are respectively attached to the left and right guide member attachment portions formed on the lower left and right sides of the attachment base front plate portion in the central display device. Auxiliary guidance by arranging game nails and the like so that a third ball flow path is formed, and the probability that the game ball jumped out to the game area through the left and right third ball flow paths reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening is increased. By providing the means in advance at an appropriate place in the game area, the third ball flow path on the left is the second guide path on the left and the third ball flow path on the right is the second guide path on the right. Since the number of flow paths of the game balls for facilitating winning in the start winning opening, which is the start condition of the display game, can be further increased, and the flow form of the game balls can be varied, so that the interest in the game can be further enhanced. In addition, the auxiliary guidance means based on the arrangement of the game nails or the like can be adjusted at the game store side to finely adjust the winning rate to the starting winning opening, which is of great practical value.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming board provided in a gaming machine according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the game board.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a front component of the central display device.
FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a front component of the central display device.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a front component.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting base in the front component.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the back surface of the front component.
FIG. 8 is a front view of a front component showing a schematic cross section of the warp passage.
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a fifth effect unit (upper center effect unit).
FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram of a first effect unit and a fourth effect unit (lower left effect unit and lower right effect unit).
FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory diagram of a second effect unit and a third effect unit (upper left effect unit and upper right effect unit).
[Explanation of symbols]
1 game board
3 game area
7 Central display device
71 Display unit
71a Display section
72 Front component
72a Opening window for display
9 Start Winner
11 1st production unit
12 Second production unit
13 Third production unit
14 4th production unit
16 Base unit
161 Mounting base
162 Left armor member
163 Right armor member
164 Central armor member
166 Front window frame
167 Rear window frame

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine in which a central display device for performing a variable display game for variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information is provided on a game board on which a gaming area is formed,
The central display device,
A display device body having a display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information;
A front structural member that is disposed on the front side of the display device main body and has a display opening window that exposes the display unit to the back,
Composed of
The front component is at least
A base unit forming an attachment portion for attachment to the game board,
An upper left effect unit, a lower left effect unit, and an upper right which are attached to the upper and lower sides of the left and right sides of the base unit, respectively, and are arranged outside the display opening window to perform effects relating to the variable display game. Directing unit, lower right directing unit,
Consisting of
The base unit is
A mounting base fitted to the opening of the game board, and having an opening having an inner peripheral wall of a required width at an opening edge of an opening region that can include at least the four effect units and the display opening window;
An armor member that is formed in a convex body having an outer peripheral wall protruding to the front side from the upper side of the mounting base to the left and right sides, and distributes this to the left and right when a game ball flowing down from above hits the outer peripheral wall and flows down. ,
A rear opening is provided on the back side of the mounting base, forms an inner peripheral wall on the front side of the display opening window portion, and has a ball receiving port on the front upper side on each of the left and right sides through which game balls can pass. A front window frame forming a left vertically concave chamber and a right vertically concave chamber,
A left vertical recessed chamber of the front window frame is provided on the back side of the front window frame and forms an inner peripheral wall on the rear side of the display opening window portion, and extends laterally on both left and right sides. And a rear window frame that forms a plate-shaped left extension and a right extension that respectively close the back opening of the right vertical recessed chamber,
Shall be provided,
The four production units attached to the base unit from the rear are:
An effect lens member comprising an arbitrary-shaped lens surface portion, a rib having a required length extending rearward from a peripheral edge portion of the lens surface portion, and at least the lens surface portion being translucent;
A light emitting source substrate, which is disposed on the back side of the effect lens member and has a plurality of electric light emitting sources attached thereto,
Respectively,
On the mounting base of the above base unit,
It extends from the left side in place to reach the ball entrance provided on the left front of the front window frame attached from the rear, and separates the mounting part of the upper left production unit and the mounting part of the lower left production unit, and the ball A left mounting base partition having a through-hole penetrating back and forth at a site corresponding to the receiving opening,
Along the right side of the front window frame attached from the rear to reach the ball entrance provided on the right front, it extends from the right side in place and partitions the mounting part of the upper right production unit and the mounting part of the lower right production unit, A right mounting base section having a through-hole penetrating back and forth at a site corresponding to the ball receiving port,
Each forming
The armor members of the base unit include
A concave chamber with a rear opening that is attached to the front side of the left mounting base section and extends downward from the ball inflow section formed by cutting off a part of the outer peripheral wall of the armor member to the through hole of the left mounting base section. A left armor member partition having:
A concave chamber with a rear opening that is attached to the front side of the right mounting base section and extends downward from the ball inflow section formed by cutting off a part of the outer peripheral wall of the armor member to the through hole of the right mounting base section. A right armor member compartment having a
Each forming
A first left spherical channel formed by the front surface of the left mounting base partition and the concave chamber of the left armor member partition, and a through hole in the left mounting base partition communicating with the left first spherical channel. With the left second spherical flow path of the inner opening that closed the back opening of the left vertically long concave chamber of the front window frame having the ball receiving port communicating with the through hole with the left extension of the rear window frame, Forming a left warp passage for guiding a game ball flowing down the game area to the inside of the display opening window,
A first right spherical channel formed by the front surface of the right mounting base partition and the concave chamber portion of the right armor member partition, and a through hole in the right mounting base partition communicating with the right first spherical channel. With the right second spherical flow path of the inner opening which closed the back opening of the right vertically long concave chamber of the front window frame having the ball receiving port communicating with the through hole with the right extension of the rear window frame, Construct a right warp passage that guides a game ball flowing down the game area to the inside of the display opening window,
The game frame that has flowed down from the right warp passage and the left warp passage rolls and the window frame stage having a ball guiding surface capable of guiding the game ball to a required winning opening provided at an appropriate position in the game area is moved to the front window frame. On the inner wall bottom of the
A rear translucent portion is formed in each of the left mounting base partition portion and the right mounting base partition portion that becomes the rear vertical wall of the left first spherical flow channel and the right first spherical flow channel, and the left mounting base partition portion and the right. Light from the rear side of the mounting base section is transmitted forward, and forward to the left armor section section and the right armor section section which are the front vertical walls of the left first spherical flow path and the right first spherical flow path. Forming a light-transmitting portion, and transmitting the light transmitted through the rear light-transmitting portion of the left mounting base partition and the right mounting base partition to the front of the armor member;
A light emitting source board of an upper left rendering unit mounted above the left mounting base partition of the mounting base and / or a light emitting source substrate of a lower left rendering unit mounted below the left mounting base partition of the mounting base; Forming a substrate extension of a required shape reaching at least the back side of the left first spherical flow path, and positioning the electrical light source for irradiating the spherical flow path behind the rear light transmitting part of the left mounting base partition part. ,
A light emitting source board of an upper right effect unit mounted above a right mounting base section of the mounting base, and / or a light emitting source board of a lower right effecting unit mounted below a right mounting base section of the mounting base. A substrate extending portion of a required shape reaching at least the back side of the right first spherical channel, and an electrical light source for irradiating the spherical channel positioned behind the rear light transmitting portion of the right mounting base section. Let
The light from the electric light source for irradiating the spherical flow path provided in the substrate extending portion is used to convert the light from the electric light source for irradiating the spherical flow path into a left first spherical flow path which forms a part of a left warp path formed at a boundary portion between the upper left rendering unit and the lower left rendering unit To the front side of the right first ball channel which forms a part of the right warp passage formed at the boundary between the upper right production unit and the lower right production unit. Gaming machine. The ball guide surface of the window frame stage on which the game balls flowing down from the right warp passage and the left warp passage in the center display device rolls is guided to a ball guide path in which a ball entrance is opened more deeply than the window frame stage. Opening the lower end of the ball guide path directly above the required winning opening increases the possibility that the game balls flowing down the ball guiding path will win the required winning opening, and increases the required winning opening. Shall function as a starting winning opening where the winning of the game ball becomes the starting condition of the above-mentioned variable display game,
The armor member extends downward along the outer shape of the mounting base below the left armor member section and the right armor member section so as to surround an outer portion of the lower left effect unit and the lower right effect unit. And a lower right extension,
The left lower extension and the right lower extension form a concave chamber with a back opening extending from a lower ball inflow portion formed by cutting off a part of the outer peripheral wall of the armor member to a lower end through a downward slope. By doing so, the recessed chamber of the lower left extension portion, the lower right extension portion, and the mounting base front plate portion constitute a left third spherical flow path and a right third spherical flow path. Arrangement of gaming nails and the like so that the probability that a game ball jumping out of the lower left extension portion and the lower right extension portion to the game area via the flow path and the right third flow path reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening is increased. Is provided in advance in a suitable place in the game area, so that the left third ball flow path and the right third ball flow path receive a game ball flowing down the game area and a lower left effect unit or lower right effect. A left first guide passage and a right first guide passage for guiding from the outside of the unit to the vicinity of the starting winning opening,
A lower rear light-transmitting portion is formed in each of the mounting base front plate portions that become rear vertical walls of the left third spherical flow channel and the right third spherical flow channel, and light from the back side of the mounting base front plate portion is formed. While transmitting light forward, a lower front light-transmitting portion is formed in each of a lower left extension portion and a lower right extension portion which are front vertical walls of the left third spherical flow path and the right third spherical flow path, respectively. The light transmitted through the lower rear light-transmitting part of the mounting base front plate is transmitted to the front of the armor member,
A lower substrate extension of a required shape reaching at least the back side of the left third spherical flow path is formed on the light emitting source substrate of the lower left rendering unit disposed inside the lower left extension. A lower substrate extension of a required shape reaching at least the back side of the right third spherical flow path is formed on the light emitting source substrate of the lower right rendering unit disposed inside the extension, and a mounting base front plate portion An electrical light source for illuminating the guide passage is located behind the lower rear translucent portion on each of the left and right sides of the
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein light from the electric light source for irradiating the guide passage is transmitted to the front side of the first left guide passage and the right first guide passage. The lower left and right sides of the mounting base front plate portion in the central display device extend below the lower rear translucent portion to form a left guide member mounting portion and a right guide member mounting portion, respectively.
By attaching a left guide member of an arbitrary shape having a spherical lower surface on the upper surface to the left guide member mounting portion of the mounting base front plate portion, the left guide member is located between the left lower extension of the armor member and the left guide member. Auxiliary guiding means by arranging game nails or the like so that a four-ball flow path is formed, and the probability that a game ball jumped out to the game area through the left fourth ball flow path reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening is increased. Is provided in a suitable place in the game area in advance, thereby forming the left fourth ball passage as a left second guide passage for guiding a game ball received from the outside of the central winning device to the vicinity of the starting winning opening,
By attaching a right guide member of an arbitrary shape having a spherical flow lower surface on the upper surface to the right guide member mounting portion of the mounting base front plate portion, a right guide member is provided between the lower right extension of the armor member and the right guide member. Auxiliary guiding means by arranging game nails or the like so that a four-ball flow path is formed, and the probability that a game ball jumped out to the game area through the right fourth ball flow path reaches the vicinity of the starting winning opening is increased. Is provided in a suitable place in the game area in advance, thereby forming the right fourth ball passage as a right second guide passage for guiding a game ball received from the outside of the central winning device to near the starting winning opening,
The game ball, which has flowed down to the lower part outside the central winning device in the game area by the left second guide passage and the right second guide passage, is guided to the vicinity of the starting winning opening. A gaming machine according to claim 1.

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