JP2007202672A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine having a high freedom degree of the position and the dimension of a variable display means and capable of securing the strength of a casing even if the variable display means is provided at an approximate center in the height direction of the game machine. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine 1 is provided with a reel unit 73, an operation means, a main control unit 71, a sub control unit 72 and the casing 4 provided with these means. The casing has a box-shaped cabinet 60 and a front door 2 opening/closing the cabinet 60. This game machine is attached with the reel unit 73 at the approximate center in the height direction in the back face of the front door 2, and a middle board 605 vertically partitioning the inside of the cabinet 60 at the approximate center in the height direction of the inside of the cabinet 60. The middle board 605 is provided with a notch part 605b in a position corresponding to the reel unit 73 in a state of closing the front door 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  For example, a slot machine equipped with a stop button, a so-called pachislot machine, has a variable display device configured by arranging a plurality of mechanical rotating reels that display a plurality of symbols in the front display window, or a symbol on the reel on the screen. It has an electrical fluctuation display device for displaying. In response to the player's start operation, the control means drives the variable display device to rotate the reels to display the symbols in a variable manner. After a certain period of time, either automatically or by the player's stop operation, Stop rotation sequentially. At this time, when the symbols of the reels appearing in the display window are in a specific combination (winning symbol), the player is given a profit by paying out game media such as coins and medals.

  Currently, the mainstream models have a plurality of types of winning modes. In particular, when a winning combination of a predetermined combination is established, the game state is better in condition than the normal state for a predetermined period of time, instead of being paid out once. As such a combination, a combination that can play a game that gives a relatively large profit to the player a predetermined number of times (referred to as “Big Bonus”, hereinafter abbreviated as “BB”) and a relatively small profit to the player There is a role that can play a predetermined number of games (referred to as “regular bonus”, hereinafter abbreviated as “RB”).

  In addition, in the current mainstream models, a combination of predetermined symbols is arranged along an activated formation line (hereinafter referred to as an “effective line”), and in order to achieve a winning in which coins, medals, etc. are paid out, A combination of symbols indicating that the winning combination of the winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”) is won by a winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”) and the internal winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”). The player is required to perform a stop operation at a timing at which the player can stop at the active line. In other words, no matter how much internal winning is made, if the timing of the stop operation of the player is bad, a winning cannot be established. That is, gaming machines that require skill in the timing of the stop operation (the high importance of technical intervention called “to push”) are currently mainstream.

By the way, in recent years, there has been a demand for the development of a gaming machine capable of performing various effects for improving the fun of the game so as not to bore the player.
For example, a gaming machine has been proposed in which a main reel is provided as the above-described variable display device, and in addition to the main reel, a sub-reel for assisting effect display by the main reel is provided (see Patent Document 1). The sub-reel is formed larger than the main reel, and is arranged at the approximate center in the height direction of the gaming machine.
According to the gaming machine shown in Patent Document 1, a powerful effect display can be performed by the sub reel formed larger than the main reel, and the interest of the game can be improved.

JP 2003-339945 A

However, there is a demand that the main reel that displays the winning aspect most noticed by the player while being displayed with powerful effects by the above-described sub-reel is arranged at the approximate center of the gaming machine that is easily visible to the player.
On the other hand, it is desirable for the gaming machine to ensure a sufficient strength of the casing because an external force is applied when the game machine is transported from the manufacturing factory to the game hall or when it is installed at the game hall. Therefore, a reinforcing plate is provided in the approximate center in the height direction inside the housing.
Therefore, even if an attempt is made to place the main reel at the approximate center in the height direction of the gaming machine, the position and size of the main reel may be limited because the reinforcing plate is provided at the approximate center in the height direction inside the housing. was there.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the degree of freedom of the position and size of the fluctuation display means is high and the strength of the housing can be ensured even when the fluctuation display means is provided at approximately the center in the height direction of the gaming machine. That is.

  The present invention provides the following.

  (1) Fluctuation display means for variably displaying identification information necessary for the game (for example, a reel unit 73 described later), operation means operable by the player (for example, stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R described later), Main control means (for example, a main control unit 71 described later) for controlling the variable display means based on an operation of the operation means by a player, and image display means (for example, a liquid crystal display section described later) for producing effects by image display 5a), sub-control means (for example, sub-control unit 72 described later) for controlling the image display means based on a signal transmitted from the main control means, and a casing (for example, described later) provided with these means 4), which is a box-shaped cabinet (for example, a cabinet 60 described later) and a front door (for example, a later-described cabinet) that opens and closes the cabinet. A front door 2), wherein the fluctuation display means is attached at a substantially central position in the height direction of the back surface of the front door, and a reinforcement that partitions the inside of the cabinet up and down at a substantially central position in the height direction inside the cabinet. A plate (for example, a middle board 605 to be described later) is provided, and the reinforcing plate has a notch (for example, a position corresponding to the fluctuation display means (for example, a reel box 731 to be described later)) with the front door closed. A gaming machine having a notch 605b) which will be described later.

According to the gaming machine described in (1), the fluctuation display means is attached to the center in the height direction of the back surface of the front door, and the reinforcing plate for vertically dividing the cabinet interior is provided in the center in the height direction inside the cabinet.
Therefore, the strength of the housing can be secured by providing the reinforcing plate while arranging the fluctuation display means at a height that is easy for the player to visually recognize and improving the interest of the game.
Further, the reinforcing plate was provided with a notch at a position corresponding to the fluctuation display means with the front door closed. As a result, by appropriately adjusting the position and size of the notch, the degree of freedom of the fluctuation display means can be ensured, so that the degree of freedom of the position and size of the fluctuation display means can be increased.

  Fluctuation display means was attached at the approximate center of the height direction of the back surface of the front door, and a reinforcing plate for partitioning the interior of the cabinet vertically was provided at the approximate center of the height direction inside the cabinet. Therefore, the strength of the housing can be secured by providing the reinforcing plate while arranging the fluctuation display means at a height that is easy for the player to visually recognize and improving the interest of the game. The reinforcing plate was provided with a notch at a position corresponding to the fluctuation display means with the front door closed. As a result, by appropriately adjusting the position and size of the notch, the degree of freedom of the fluctuation display means can be ensured, so the degree of freedom of the position and size of the fluctuation display means can be increased.

  Hereinafter, the gaming machine of the embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gaming machine 1 is a so-called “pachislot machine”. The gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine that uses a game medium such as a card that stores information on game value given to or given to a player in addition to coins, medals, game balls, tokens, and the like. However, in the following description, medals are used.

The casing 4 forming the entire gaming machine 1 includes a box-shaped cabinet 60 and a front door 2 that opens and closes the cabinet 60. Vertical rectangular display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R are provided in the approximate center of the front face of the front door 2.
The display windows 4L, 4C and 4R are provided with a top line 8b, a center line 8c and a bottom line 8d in the horizontal direction as display lines, and a cross-up line 8a and a cross-down line 8e in an oblique direction.

  These display lines are operated by operating a 1-BET switch 11, a 2-BET switch 12, and a maximum BET switch 13 (hereinafter referred to as “BET operation”), or by inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 22. One, three and five are activated respectively. Which display line is activated is displayed by turning on BET lamps 9a, 9b, and 9c, which will be described later.

  Here, the display lines 8a to 8e are related to the success or failure of the combination. Specifically, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the predetermined combination are stopped and displayed side by side at a predetermined position corresponding to one of the active lines (the activated display lines), thereby the predetermined combination. Will be established.

  On the back surface of the front door 2, identification information necessary for a game accommodating a plurality of reels 3L, 3C, 3R and stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R for rotationally driving the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is displayed in a variable manner. A reel unit 73 is provided via the middle door 40 as a fluctuation display means (FIG. 2). The back surface of the front door 2 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

  Each reel 3L, 3C, 3R has a symbol row as identification information constituted by a plurality of types of symbols necessary for the game on each outer peripheral surface. It is provided in a row. The symbols of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R can be viewed from the outside of the gaming machine 1 through the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. Further, each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotates at a constant speed (for example, 80 rotations / minute), and the symbol row is variably displayed.

  Above the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, a liquid crystal display unit 5a as an image display means, an information display unit 18, and speakers 9L, 9R are provided. The liquid crystal display unit 5a has a larger display surface than the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R, and produces an effect by image display. The information display unit 18 is composed of 7-segment LEDs, and displays the number of stored medals, the number of medals paid out, and the like. The speakers 9L and 9R perform effects such as sound effects and sounds.

  A 1-BET lamp 9a, a 2-BET lamp 9b, and a maximum BET lamp 9c are provided on the left side of the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. The 1-BET lamp 9a, the 2-BET lamp 9b, and the maximum BET lamp 9c are turned on according to the number of medals betted to play one game (hereinafter referred to as “BET number”).

  The 1-BET lamp 9a is turned on when the BET number is “1” and one display line is activated (when one effective line is set). The 2-BET lamp 9b is lit when the BET number is “2” and three display lines are activated (when three valid lines are set). The maximum BET lamp 9c is lit when the number of BETs is “3” and all (5) display lines are activated (when all (5) valid lines are set).

  A substantially horizontal plane pedestal 10 is formed below the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. In the horizontal plane of the pedestal 10, a medal slot 22 is provided on the right side, and a 1-BET switch 11, a 2-BET switch 12, and a maximum BET switch 13 are provided on the left side.

  The 1-BET switch 11 bets one of the credited medals on the game by a single pressing operation, and the 2-BET switch 12 displays the credited medals by a single pressing operation. Two of them are bet on the game, and the maximum BET switch 13 bets the maximum number of medals that can be bet on one game. By operating these BET switches 11, 12, and 13, a predetermined display line is validated as described above.

  A C / P switch 14 is provided on the left side of the front portion of the pedestal 10 to switch the credit / payout of medals acquired by the player in the game by a push button operation. By switching the C / P switch 14, medals are paid out from the medal payout opening 15 at the lower front, and the paid-out medals are stored in the medal receiving portion 16. On the right side of the C / P switch 14, the reel is rotated by the player's operation, and a start lever 6 for starting the variable display of the symbols in the display window 4C is rotatably attached within a predetermined angle range. It has been.

  Stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R as operation means that can be operated by the player are provided at substantially the center of the front surface of the pedestal 10. These three stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R are buttons that the player operates to stop the rotation of the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, respectively. In the embodiment, one game (unit game) basically starts when the start lever 6 is operated and ends when all the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped.

  In the embodiment, the reel stop operation (stop button operation) performed when all the reels are rotating is “first stop operation”, and the stop operation performed after “first stop operation” is “second stop operation”. The stop operation performed after “stop operation” and “second stop operation” is referred to as “third stop operation”.

  In front of the lower portion of the front door 2, a medal payout opening 15 for paying out medals and a medal receiving portion 16 for storing the payout medals are provided. A waist panel 20 with a design corresponding to the model motif is attached to the front face of the lower part of the front door 2 and sandwiched between the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R and the medal receiving part 16. It has been.

The configuration of the back surface of the front door 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the back surface of the front door 2.
FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing the configuration of the back surface of the front door 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door 2 includes a front door main body 2 b that forms the main body of the front door 2, and a middle door 40 that is provided on the back surface of the front door main body 2 b so as to be openable and closable.

The middle door 40 is provided with a main control unit 71 and a reel unit 73 as main control means.
On the back surface of the front door main body 2b, a support portion 43 that supports the middle door 40 so that it can be opened and closed is provided in addition to the sub control unit 72 as sub control means supported via the sub base 42.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the support portion 43 is attached to the right side in FIG. 3 on the back surface of the front door body 2b. The support portion 43 is formed with cylindrical bearing portions 431A and 431B extending in the vertical direction in FIG. 3 to which later-described rotation shafts 406C and 406D provided on the middle door 40 are respectively fitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sub-base 42 is a plate-like member, and covers the liquid crystal display unit 5 a provided on the front surface of the front door 2 with a plurality of screws 421 on the back surface of the front door body 2 b. It is attached. The sub base 42 is attached substantially parallel to the back surface of the front door body 2b. Moreover, the area | region which covers the liquid crystal display part 5a among the surfaces of the sub base 42 is formed substantially flat.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the sub-control unit 72 includes a sub-control circuit 721 that controls the liquid crystal display unit 5a and a sub-control that accommodates the sub-control circuit 721 and is attached to a substantially flat region of the sub-base 42. A circuit housing case 722, a ROM cartridge 723 storing image information necessary for image display on the liquid crystal display unit 5a, a ROM cover 724 covering the ROM cartridge 723, the sub control circuit 721, and other devices are connected. And an I / O substrate 725.

The sub-control circuit 721 is an electronic circuit that controls the liquid crystal display unit 5a based on a signal transmitted from a main control circuit 711, which will be described later. The sub-control circuit 721 is the left of FIG. It is arranged in the area.
That is, the sub control circuit 721 and the liquid crystal display unit 5a are arranged with the sub base 42 interposed therebetween and are connected by a plurality of wirings (not shown). Thus, by providing the sub control circuit 721 in the vicinity of the back surface of the liquid crystal display unit 5a, these wirings can be shortened.

  The sub control circuit housing case 722 is a substantially cubic box, and the sub control circuit 721 is housed in the sub control circuit housing case 722. A rectangular opening 722A is formed on the surface of the sub control circuit housing case 722. The opening 722A is formed to be slightly larger than the ROM cartridge 723 described above. The ROM cartridge 723 is inserted into the sub control circuit housing case 722 through the opening 722 </ b> A, whereby the ROM cartridge 723 is connected to the sub control circuit 721.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the middle door 40 is a substantially rectangular member and is divided into an upper part and a lower part in FIG. The upper part of the middle door 40 is a main control unit base 401 that supports the main control unit 71, and the lower part of the middle door 40 is a reel unit base 402 that supports the reel unit 73.

The main control unit base 401 has a substantially plate shape, a main control unit support portion 408 that horizontally supports the main control unit 71, and a plate 404 that is formed at the upper end of the main control unit support portion 408 and covers the ROM cover 724. .
The main control unit support 408 includes a locking portion 48 that can be retracted and locked to a recess 714B of a main control connector cover 714, which will be described later, and stopper insertion holes 402A and 402B into which a stopper 53 as a fixing means is inserted. , Is formed. Further, the upper end of the main control unit support portion 408 is adjacent to the lower end of the sub control circuit housing case 722 of the sub control unit 72 when the middle door 40 is closed.

  The plate 404 is a plate-like member and extends from the upper end of the main control unit base 401 in a substantially vertical direction. Further, the horizontal width of the plate 404 is formed wider than the width of the ROM cover 724. Thus, as will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 9, the plate 404 covers the ROM cover 724 when the middle door 40 is closed.

The locking portion 48 is formed at the upper end portion of the main control unit support portion 408 and extends substantially perpendicular to the main control unit base 401. Further, the locking portion 48 is urged by a spring (not shown), so that it protrudes from the main control unit support portion 408 when the middle door 40 is closed, and the main control unit support portion when the middle door 40 is open. It is buried in 408.
The operation of the locking portion 48 that accompanies opening and closing of the middle door 40 will be described in detail later.

The reel unit base 402 includes a reel unit support portion 409 that supports the reel unit 73, a middle door grip portion 407 as a grip portion provided on the left edge of the reel unit support portion 409 in FIG. 3, and a reel unit support portion. A rotating shaft portion 406 provided on an edge of the portion 409 opposite to the middle door gripping portion 407 (the right edge in FIG. 3).
Further, a stopper insertion hole 402C having substantially the same shape as the above-described stopper insertion holes 402A and 402B is formed at the lower end of the reel unit support portion 409 in FIG.

  The reel unit support 409 is provided with a collar 405 having substantially the same shape as the outer edges of the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R provided on the front door 2, thereby forming a substantially rectangular opening. The reel unit 73 is attached to the middle door 40 through the collar 405.

The rotation shaft portion 406 is formed from the reel unit support portion 409 to the right in FIG. 3, and the rotation shaft arm portions 406A and 406B. The rotation shaft arm portions 406A and 406B are formed downward from the tips of the rotation shaft arm portions 406A and 406B. Columnar rotation shafts 406C and 406D fitted to the bearing portions 431A and 431B.
By inserting the pivot shafts 406C and 406D into the bearing portions 431A and 431B from above and fitting them, the middle door 40 is supported by the support portion 43 of the front door body 2b so as to be openable and detachable. .

  The middle door gripping portion 407 includes gripping arm portions 407A and 407B extending from the reel unit support portion 409 to the left side in FIG. A main body 407C.

The stopper 53 is a rod-shaped member, and a claw 531 protruding laterally is formed on the distal end side, and a knob 532 for holding by an operator is formed on the proximal end side.
Further, in the above-described front door body 2b, an insertion portion into which the claw 531 of the stopper 53 is inserted is formed at a position that coincides with the stopper insertion holes 402A, 402B, and 402C when the middle door 40 is closed. The claw 531 of the stopper 53 is locked (not shown).

The procedure for fixing the middle door 40 to the front door body 2b by the stopper 53 is as follows.
First, the middle door 40 is closed, the stopper insertion holes 402A, 402B, 402C of the middle door 40 and the insertion portion of the front door main body 2b are aligned with each other, and the stopper 53 is inserted into the stopper insertion holes 402A, 402B, 402C and the front surface. It inserts in the insertion part of the door main body 2b.

  Next, the stopper 53 is rotated approximately 90 degrees with respect to the inserted direction. Then, the claw 531 of the stopper 53 is locked in the insertion hole of the front door body 2b. Thus, the middle door 40 is fixed to the back surface of the front door body 2b by the stopper 53 in a state in which the door is closed.

  The main control unit 71 is a main control circuit 711 for controlling the sub control unit 72, the reel unit 73, and the like, and a main control connection for electrically connecting the main control circuit 711 to the reel unit 73 and a power supply unit 66, which will be described later. A main control connector 713 as means, a main control circuit housing case 712 that houses the main control circuit 711 and is attached to the main control unit support 408 of the middle door 40, and a main control connector cover 714 that covers the main control connector 713 so as to be freely opened and closed. And comprising.

  The main control circuit 711 is an electronic circuit that controls the reel unit 73 based on the operation of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R by the player. The main control circuit 711 is electrically connected to the sub control circuit 721, the power supply unit 66, and the like.

  The main control connector 713 is a connector for connecting a wiring (not shown) drawn from the main control circuit 711 and a wiring (not shown) drawn from the above-described sub control circuit 721, door relay board 54, power supply unit 66, and the like. . For example, in the work related to the replacement of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R connected through the door relay board 54, the sub control circuit 721, etc., and the electrical connection between the main control circuit 711 and the power supply unit 66, The main control connector 713 needs to be pulled out.

  The main control circuit storage case 712 is a substantially cubic storage container, and an open portion (not shown) is formed at the right end in FIG. In the main control circuit housing case 712, the main control circuit 711 is housed, and the main control connector 713 is disposed so as to be exposed from the open portion at the position where the open portion is formed. In addition, a connector cover opening / closing shaft 712A extending substantially parallel to the locking portion 48 is provided at the end where the opening portion is formed.

  The main control connector cover 714 is a plate-like member and has an opening / closing shaft attachment hole 714A. The main control connector cover 714 is attached to the main control circuit housing case 712 so that it can be opened and closed by inserting the connector cover opening / closing shaft 712A through the opening / closing shaft attachment hole 714A.

Further, the main control connector 713 exposed from the above-described opening portion is covered by closing the main control connector cover 714. Therefore, operations such as insertion and removal of the main control connector 713 are performed with the main control connector cover 714 opened.
Further, a recess 714 </ b> B is formed on the front door body 2 b side of the main control connector cover 714 so that the above-described locking portion 48 is locked.

  The reel unit 73 includes a plurality of cylindrical reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R that rotationally drive the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R and the stepping motors 49L, And a reel box 731 for accommodating 49C and 49R.

Further, the reel unit 73 is attached to the center of the rear surface of the front door 2 in the height direction.
As described above, the reel unit 73 is attached to the center of the rear surface of the front door 2 in the height direction, so that the symbols of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R can be displayed immediately above the base portion 10.

The reel box 731 is a box-shaped container. On the front surface of the reel box 731, a collar 732 having substantially the same shape as the collar 405 of the reel unit base 402 is formed, whereby an open surface is formed. Each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is accommodated in a reel box 731 substantially perpendicular to the open surface. Further, stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R are attached to the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R so as to be coaxial with the rotation shaft, respectively.
The reel unit 73 configured in this manner is attached by tightening with a screw (not shown) in a state where the collar 732 is aligned with the collar 405 of the reel unit base 402.

With reference to FIG.4 and FIG.5, the structure inside the housing | casing 4 is demonstrated.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing the cabinet 60 and the internal configuration of the cabinet 60.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the rear surface of the front door 2 and the internal configuration of the cabinet 60.

The cabinet 60 is a box-shaped container, and is provided on the bottom plate 60D, the side walls 60A and 60B and the back plate 60E erected on the periphery of the bottom plate 60D, and the upper ends of the side walls 60A and 60B and the back plate 60E. And a top plate 60C.
With such a configuration, the cabinet 60 has an open surface 601 formed on the front surface. The front door body 2b is attached to one end of the edge forming the open surface 601, and thus the front door 2 is attached to the cabinet 60 so as to be opened and closed.

As shown in FIG. 5, a cabinet 60 includes a power supply unit 66 that supplies power to members constituting the gaming machine 1 such as the reel unit 73, the main control unit 71, and the sub control unit 72, and a medal And a hopper 67 that accommodates and discharges.
Further, a middle board 605 as a reinforcing plate for partitioning the interior of the cabinet 60 up and down is provided at approximately the center in the height direction inside the cabinet 60.

The middle board 605 is a plate material attached substantially horizontally. The middle board 605 is joined to the side walls 60A and 60B and the back plate 60E.
In addition, a notch 605 b is formed on the edge of the middle board 605 on the open surface 601 side at a position corresponding to the reel unit 73 with the front door 2 closed. That is, since the reel box 731 of the reel unit 73 protrudes toward the inside of the cabinet 60 at a position corresponding to the reel unit 73, the notch 605b does not interfere with the reel box 731. The shape is in line with the outer shape. Further, the notch 605b of the middle board 605 is bent downward and has an L-shaped cross section.

As described above, the reel unit 73 is disposed at a height that is easy for the player to visually recognize, and the middle board 605 is provided while improving the interest of the game, so that the strength of the housing 4 can be ensured.
Further, the middle board 605 is provided with a notch 605b at a position corresponding to the reel box 731 with the front door 2 closed. As a result, the degree of freedom of the reel unit 73 can be increased because the degree of freedom of the reel unit 73 can be secured by appropriately adjusting the position and size of the notch 605b.

  Further, since the edge on the front side of the middle board 605 is bent downward, the strength of the middle board 605 can be ensured even if the middle board 605 is provided with a notch 605b.

  Further, a slit 602A is provided above the middle board 605 of the back plate 60E, and a slit 602B and a heat exhaust hole 602C are provided below the middle board 605. By providing the slits 602A and 602B and the exhaust heat hole 602C on the back surface of the cabinet 60, the heat generated inside the housing 4 can be discharged. The heat exhaust hole 602C also serves as a rear speaker hole.

  Further, in the back plate 60E, in the region 603 that the main control unit 71 faces when the front door 2 is closed, the hole for ventilation as described above is not formed. This is to prevent unauthorized actions such as operating the main control unit 71 from the outside of the housing 4. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a plate-like reinforcing material 604 is provided in this region 603. Thereby, the main control unit 71 can be protected more reliably.

A power supply unit 66 and a hopper 67 are provided at the lower part of the cabinet 60.
A first discharge port 671 that constitutes a medal discharge unit is provided in front of the hopper 67. The medals accommodated in the hopper 67 are discharged from the first discharge port 671. Further, on the back side of the front door body 2b, there is provided a second discharge port (not shown) for receiving the medal discharged from the first discharge port 671. The medal discharged from the first discharge port 671 is received in the second discharge port, passes through the chute 47B, is paid out from the medal payout port 15 provided on the front side of the front door 2, and the medal receiving unit 16 Can be stored.

  The power supply unit 66 is provided with a switch for turning on / off the power and a connector connected to a member to which power is supplied, such as a main control circuit 711, a sub control circuit 721, and a hopper 67.

  As mentioned above, although the Example was described, this invention is not limited to this.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the back surface of a front door. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the structure of the back surface of a front door. It is a front view which shows the structure inside a cabinet and a cabinet. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface of a front door, and the structure inside a cabinet.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Front door 4 Case 60 Cabinet 605 Middle board 605b Notch 71 Main control unit 72 Sub control unit 73 Reel unit 731 Reel box

Claims (1)

Fluctuation display means for variably displaying identification information necessary for the game, operation means operable by the player, main control means for controlling the fluctuation display means based on the operation of the operation means by the player, and image display A game machine comprising: an image display means for providing an effect by the sub-control means for controlling the image display means based on a signal transmitted from the main control means; and a housing provided with these means. ,
The housing includes a box-shaped cabinet and a front door that opens and closes the cabinet,
The fluctuation display means is attached to substantially the center of the front door rear surface in the height direction,
A reinforcing plate that divides the inside of the cabinet up and down is provided at substantially the center in the height direction inside the cabinet,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing plate has a notch at a position corresponding to the variation display means in a state where the front door is closed.

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