JP2007202850A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (7)

In a gaming machine provided with a ball tray that stores gaming balls protruding forward from the front of the gaming machine,
In the front area of the ball tray, a display having an operation device having an operation unit which is formed so as to be higher than the ball storage unit of the ball tray and operated in the game, or a display unit on which information related to the game is displayed. Providing an installation area where at least one of the devices is installed;
In the installation area, a protective means for protecting the device installed there from above is provided,
Protective measures are
A front side protection part that constitutes a front side region of the protection means, protects the operation device while enabling the operation unit to be operated, or protects the display device while allowing the display unit to be visually recognized;
The rear side protection part was formed so as to be lower than the upper side edge part of the front side protection part and the upper edge of the peripheral wall part of the ball tray, constituting the back side area from the front side protection part. A gaming machine characterized by A pattern display device for variably displaying the pattern;
Provided above the ball tray in the front portion of the gaming machine, comprising a window portion that allows visual recognition of the variable display of the pattern in the pattern display device,
In the installation area, the device is installed such that the operation unit or display unit of the device installed therein is inclined downward toward the near side,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the front-side protection portion is formed so that an upper surface thereof is inclined downward toward the front side. The back protection portion is inclined downward toward the ball storage portion so that a game ball placed on the back protection portion flows down toward the ball storage portion by its own weight. Item 3. A gaming machine according to item 1 or 2. A configuration comprising a take-in device for taking in game balls stored in the ball tray,
On one end side in the left-right direction in the back side region of the ball tray, an outlet passage is provided that extends in the left-right direction and guides the game balls in alignment with the take-in device,
In order to prevent game balls from accumulating in the exit passage, a regulating body is provided to cover the upper surface open side of the exit passage,
Furthermore, while forming the installation area in front of the outlet passage,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a back side end portion of the back side protection portion is brought into contact with a side wall of a restricting body extending in a vertical direction. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein support means is provided so that the restriction body is suspended and supported through an upper edge of the peripheral wall portion of the ball tray. Separating one or more game balls between the outlet passage and the side wall portion of the ball tray on the side where the outlet passage is provided;
The support means is formed so that the regulating body is suspended and supported through the back wall portion of the ball tray in the separated region,
Further, the spaced region is defined by a side wall extending in the vertical direction of the restricting body and a peripheral wall portion of the ball tray, and is lower than an upper edge of the peripheral wall portion of the ball tray and is located on the back side protection portion. The gaming machine according to claim 5, further comprising an auxiliary storage unit communicated. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the auxiliary storage part is formed to be inclined downward toward the back side protection part.