JP2008229144A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of giving changes to performances performed corresponding to a game state and improving a savor by a performance effect with continuity. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine 100, a front frame 2 is formed on the opening front surface of an outer frame 1, a game area 6 where game balls flow down is provided on the board surface of a game board 3 arranged in the upper area of the front frame, and a performance means for performing the performance of stimulating a visual sense and/or an acoustic sense corresponding to the game state in the game area is provided. The game machine 100 is provided with a pair of partition plates 270 and 270 projecting so as to section the left and right of the front space of the game board on the front part of the front frame. The partition plates are provided with a sound emitting device 271, a light emitting device 272 or a display device 273 as an extension performance means for performing the performance toward the sectioned area. Further, the game machine 100 can be provided with a smoke exhauster 274 on the partition plates. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine. Specifically, the present invention executes effects such as sound output, lamp blinking, and image display that are executed according to the gaming state, stimulating the player's preference, and making the game comfortable. It relates to a gaming machine that has been made.

  As is well known, in a pachinko game, when a game ball wins in various winning holes provided in the game area of the gaming board surface provided in the gaming machine, a predetermined number of winning balls set in the winning hole are obtained. It is to be paid out.

  As means for making a game in such a gaming machine comfortable, there is one that executes effects such as sound output, blinking of a lamp, and image display according to the gaming state. For example, some pachinko machines have a symbol fluctuation display device using a liquid crystal panel or the like at the center of the game board so that symbols such as lottery status and lottery results can be displayed in a variable manner according to winnings. It has become. A display device that displays the symbol is provided with a decorative member surrounding the periphery, and some of the decorative members are provided with a blinking lamp or a moving character according to the contents of the effect. In addition to the symbol variation display device, there is a device provided with a liquid crystal panel for production. Furthermore, in such a gaming machine, a speaker is provided together with a presentation effect enhanced by sound or voice (hereinafter simply referred to as “sound”) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the sound or light emission for performing the production is flat and monotonous limited on the game board surface, and the player is unsatisfactory in taste and freshness. It was something to feel.
Therefore, for example, if a plurality of sound signals are mixed and output in order to enhance the effect effect by sound, the mixed sound signal becomes saturated and abnormal sound information may be output. In addition, in order to avoid such a situation, it has been extremely complicated to examine the appropriateness of the combination of acoustic signals. Therefore, there was a limit to the variety of productions, and it was not possible to improve the interest further.

In addition, as another means for making the game in the gaming machine comfortable, there has been proposed one in which a blocking plate for blocking the space in front of the gaming machine from the adjacent gaming machine is arranged on both sides of the gaming machine. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
However, the gaming machine described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2 cannot change the effect executed according to the gaming state and further improve the interest.
In addition, since the shielding plates described in Patent Document 2 are provided on both sides of the outer frame (that is, outside the gaming machine), there is a gap between the effect execution area on the gaming board surface. is there. Therefore, even if a production means is provided on the shielding plate, the continuity of the effect produced by the production is lost due to the interval. In addition, when providing the production means on the shielding plate, the wiring that gives the production instruction (control) signal to the production means must be pulled out from the side of the outer frame that is blocked by the adjacent gaming machine, etc. Or repair becomes difficult.

Further, if the shielding plate is provided on both sides of the outer frame, a space corresponding to at least the thickness of the shielding plate is required between adjacent game machines. Therefore, this space becomes a useless space on the gaming machine island, and a gaming machine island in which many gaming machines are efficiently installed cannot be formed.
Furthermore, when the shielding plates are provided on both sides of the outer frame, it becomes an obstacle when opening and closing the cover member support frame that supports the transparent cover member that covers the front surface of the game board, such as when a ball is clogged. It was a thing. In addition, when the shielding plate is disposed leaving a space between the outer frame of the gaming machine so that the front door of the gaming machine can be opened and closed, as described above, in efficiently forming the gaming machine island, This space becomes useless space.

In addition, as another means for making the game in the gaming machine comfortable, a compressed air to prevent the smoke of the smoking cigarette from flowing toward the adjacent player at the lower part of the side of the gaming machine. A device provided with a fan has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
However, the gaming machine described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2 is also not capable of changing the effect executed according to the skill state and further improving the interest. Moreover, the compressed air fan described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 3 only prevents smoke from smoking cigarettes from flowing toward the adjacent player, but does not remove the smoke itself.

JP 2007-7148 A JP-A-8-38727 JP 2003-236083 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a game having a configuration that can change the effect executed according to the game state and further improve the interest by the effect of having the continuity. The purpose is to provide a machine.

The present invention for solving the above problems has the following configuration.
(1) On the front of the gaming machine,
A pair of partition plates provided to project from the left and right ends, and
An amusement machine, comprising: an expansion effect means provided on an inner surface of the partition plate and executing an effect accompanied with visual information and / or auditory information according to game content.

(2) The gaming machine body includes a gaming area in which game balls thrown by the launching device flow down,
A cover member support frame for holding a transparent cover member covering the front side of the game area;
The partition plate is provided on the covering member support frame,
The gaming machine according to (1) above, further comprising a swinging unit that enables the partition plate to swing with respect to the covering member support frame.

  (3) The game machine according to (1) or (2), wherein the extended effect means is configured by at least one of a sound emitting device, a light emitting device, and a display device.

  (4) When the expansion effect means includes a sound emitting device, at least two or more sound emitting devices are provided in the vertical direction.

  (5) The game machine according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the partition plate further includes suction means for sucking an ambient atmosphere.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the partition plate provided protruding from the left and right end portions of the gaming machine is provided with the extended effect means for executing the effect accompanied by visual information or auditory information. Thereby, the effect area which a gaming machine can express with respect to a player can be expanded. Further, the concern that the game situation is viewed by a player of an adjacent gaming machine is reduced, and the player can concentrate on the game. As for auditory information, since the sound source is close to the player, it becomes easier to hear the production sound from the gaming machine, and the production sound of the own gaming machine is erased by the production sound of the other gaming machine. It is suppressed.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the partition plate is attached to the covering member support frame of the ball game machine, the angle of the partition plate is appropriately adjusted by supporting the partition plate by the swinging means. It can be changed and the partition plate can be folded inward to reduce the occupied volume during transportation. In addition, when the cover member support frame is opened due to ball clogging or the like, the posture of the partition plate can be adjusted so as not to hinder the game of the adjacent player.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the sound emitting device comes closer to the player, and it becomes easier to hear the production sound and the instruction voice, and the production using various timbres is possible. In addition, by providing light emitting devices at the left and right ends of the gaming machine, it is possible to produce a deeper effect and to add an effect that varies in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, by providing the display device at a position close to the player, it is possible to display a fine image and display detailed information using character information.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the sound emitting device provided in the vertical direction can express the movement of the sound source in the vertical direction, and can produce a variety of realistic and powerful effects due to the surround effect and the like.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the smoke of the player's cigarette is suppressed from flowing to the adjacent player by the partition plate. In addition, the smoke accumulated between the partitions is not driven away by the wind pressure, but is immediately sucked in with the surrounding atmosphere. Can be played more comfortably. In addition, since the internal electronic device can be cooled by the flow of air for exhausting smoke, the life of the gaming machine can be extended.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Further, in this specification, the side on which the player of the gaming machine is placed (sitting) is expressed as front, front, front, or front, and the opposite side with respect to the placement position of the player is the back, rear, rear, or It will be backward. Further, in the front view as shown in FIG. 1, the front-rear direction is defined as the X-axis direction, the left-right direction is defined as the Y-axis direction, the vertical direction is defined as the Z-axis, and the direction from the front side to the rear side is defined as the X-axis direction. The positive direction and the right direction are defined as the positive direction of the Y-axis direction, and the direction going vertically downward is defined as the positive direction of the Z-axis.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof.
In FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 100 has an outer frame 1 that is formed in an outer rectangular frame size and constitutes a vertically long fixed holding frame. In addition, a front frame 2 is formed on the front surface of the outer frame 1 so as to be formed in a rectangular frame size and fitted to the outer frame 1.
The front frame 2 is attached to the outer frame 1 so as to be openable and closable by hinge fittings 3A and 3B attached to the front left and upper sides of the outer frame 1, and further, by a locking device 12 provided on the front right side of the outer frame 1. It is held in a closed state.

A game board 3 is arranged in the upper area of the front frame 2. This game board 3 uses a decorative board in which a cell is pasted on a back side of a laminated plywood having a predetermined thickness and processed as a router (an accessory attachment hole), and a guide attached in a ring shape is not shown on the front side. A circular game area 6 defined by being surrounded by rails is provided.
The game area 6 is provided with a display unit 6a formed of a window portion in which a symbol variation display device 6j is installed as a display device at a substantially central portion. Around the display portion 6a, a decorative member 6B, a start winning port 6c, a special winning port 6d, and other winning ports 6k are arranged. In the lower part of the game area, an out port 6e for collecting the out ball is provided, and a game ball (so-called out ball) that has fallen without winning in the start winning port 6c or the special winning port 6d is called the back of the game board 3. It can be discharged out of the machine from the side.

Further, a cover member support frame 70 provided with a cover member 702 that can be seen through so that the game board 3 can be seen is provided on the front upper side of the front frame 2 so as to be openable and detachable in the horizontal direction. The covering member 702 is made of glass, for example, and the covering member support frame 70 is normally held in a closed state by the locking device 12 and covers the front surface of the game board 3.
On the lower front side of the front frame 2, below the covering member support frame 70, a dish unit 701 is provided by being attached to a back plate (not shown) supported to be opened and closed by the front frame 2. The dish unit 701 is normally held in a closed state by a locking device (not shown). The dish unit 701 includes a ball storage unit 701a constituting a ball receiving tray, an ashtray 701b provided at the lower left front portion of the ball storage unit 701a, and a firing handle 701c provided at the lower right front part of the ball storage unit 701a. And a button 701d as an operation device.

  In addition, the gaming machine 100 according to the present invention has a pair of protrusions protruding forward on the left and right sides of the game area 6 on the front side of the front frame 2, in other words, on the left and right ends of the covering member support frame 70. Partition plates 270 and 270 are provided. The partition plates 270 and 270 have a sufficient length in the vertical direction corresponding to the vertical length of the game area 6, and have a sufficient width so that the game area cannot be visually recognized by the adjacent player. Yes. Each of the partition plates 270 and 270 is provided with extended effect means on the game area side for executing effects with visual information and / or auditory information according to the game state in the game area 6. The effect means is composed of at least one of a sound emitting device, a light emitting device, and a display device. In FIG. 2, the effect means is composed of a sound emitting device 271 and a light emitting device 272.

Moreover, in FIG. 3, the partition plate 270 is comprised from the partition plate main body 270a and the production panel 270b. The partition plate body 270a has a concave space 270c that is recessed in a concave shape for accommodating the effect means, and the effect panel 270b covers the concave space 270c.
As shown in FIG. 3, a speaker 271a as a sound emitting device 271 is accommodated in the concave space 270c. With this speaker 271a, various sound effects such as inflated sound can be emitted to enhance the production effect. In FIG. 3, two speakers 271a are provided in the vertical direction. Thereby, the surround effect expressing the movement of the sound source in the vertical direction can be obtained.

  In FIG. 3, a light emitting substrate 272a as a light emitting device 272 and a light source panel 272b are housed in the concave space 270c together with the speaker 271a. The light emitting substrate 272a controls light emission or blinking of the light source according to the input light source control signal. On the other hand, the light source panel 272b includes a plurality of light sources arranged vertically and horizontally on the substrate, and emits light effectively by the arrangement. Examples of the light source include a light emitting diode (LED) and an organic EL (electroluminescence) as a light emitting element. With this light source, various effects are produced by light emission (lighting or blinking) or light extinction corresponding to the gaming state. Further, the light emission may be, for example, displaying colors such as red, blue, and green in a single color, or displaying colors in combination with these colors. Furthermore, it is also possible to display a pattern instead of simple light emission.

On the other hand, the effect panel 270b is provided with a sound outlet cover 271c at a position aligned with the speaker 271a and a light emitting section cover 272c at a position aligned with the light source panel 272b. Accordingly, the sound emitted from the speaker 271a is emitted through the sound outlet cover 271 and the light emitted from the light source panel 272b is emitted through the light emitting unit cover 272c.
Such an effect by sound, light emission, or display is performed as a means for stimulating the player's preference, for example, at the time of a big hit or at the time of a big hit or prior notice before reaching.

  In the present invention, although not illustrated, the partition plate 270 may further include a display device as an effect unit, or may include a display device instead of the light emitting device 272, or the sound emitting device 271 except for the light emitting device 272. However, it may be arbitrarily configured. Examples of the display device include an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a PDP (Plasma Display Panel). An effect image corresponding to the gaming state is displayed on the display device. The display device may be a display device capable of displaying character information, graphic information, and the like by an aggregate of light emitting elements used as a light source in the light emitting device.

The partition plate 270 has a function of not allowing the smoke of a smoking player to reach the next player, but has a smoke exhausting device 274 that is a suction means for further absorbing the smoke. The effect panel 270b is provided with a smoke inlet 274c. The suction means can be configured as shown in FIG. 4, for example.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a portion A shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the smoke exhausting means is composed of a suction fan 274a and an exhaust port 274b. The suction fan 274a is a suction source that sucks air in the space 270c of the partition plate 270 and puts the inside of the space 270c into a decompressed state. The discharge port 274b includes a passage 274d for discharging the cigarette smoke together with the air in the concave space 270c from the concave space 270c to the outside by the suction fan 274a as shown by an arrow in FIG. .

  Accordingly, the suction port 274c can be sucked by the suction force of the suction fan 274a, and cigarette smoke sucked into the space 270c through the smoke suction port 274c passes through the discharge port 274b and the passage 274d to the outside (for example, , It is discharged to the back side of the gaming board or above the gaming machine. The suction fan 274a is provided on the main body side of the gaming machine 100, and the space 270c communicates with the passage 274d. The passage 274d is composed of a flexible air guide tube. One end of the passage 274d is connected to the discharge port 274b, and the other end is connected to the main body opening 274e. The main body side opening 274e is connected to the suction fan 274a. The suction port is connected.

  The passage 274d has, for example, a bellows shape as illustrated. With this configuration, the passage 274d is freely curved while maintaining the air guide path according to the swinging of the partition plate 270, and is suctioned from the space 270c regardless of the swinging position of the partition plate 270. The fan 274a is connected. The smoke inlet 274c is provided in the vicinity of the front end side of the partition plate 270, and is located close to the player, so that the smoke of the smoked player can be immediately sucked.

The partition plate 270 may be directly attached to the game board 3 or may be attached to the covering member support frame 70. In FIG. 1, the left and right partition plates 270 and 270 are supported by the left and right end portions of the covering member support frame 70.
It is desirable that the partition plate 270 includes a swinging unit that can swing with respect to the covering member support frame 70. This rocking means can be shown, for example, in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, the swinging means includes a swinging shaft 275a, a swing adjusting gear 275b, a locking ball 275c, and a pressing spring 275d. The swing shaft 275a controls the direction in which the partition plate 270 swings. The swing adjustment gear 275b has a plurality of concave grooves and protrusions on the surface, and controls the angle at which the partition plate 270 swings in multiple stages. The locking ball 275c determines the swing position of the partition plate 270. The pressing spring 275d maintains the swinging state of the partition plate 270. Therefore, when the partition plate 270 is swung, the partition plate 270 is rotated along the swing shaft 275a, and the swing adjustment gear 275b is also rotated in accordance with this rotation. When the swing adjustment gear 275b rotates, the lock ball 275c urges the lock ball 275c toward the concave groove of the swing adjustment gear 275b so as to get over the protrusion of the swing adjustment gear 275b. The pressing spring 275d is contracted. When the locking ball 275c gets over the protruding portion of the swing adjustment gear 275b, the pressing spring 275d extends to the original length, and the locking ball 275c faces the concave groove of the swing adjustment gear 275b. And the swinging state of the partition plate 270 is maintained again. Accordingly, the partition plate 270 can swing in multiple stages.

  By supporting the partition plate 270 in a swingable manner in this way, when the front frame 2 and the cover member support frame 70 are opened, the partition plate 270 can be swung inward during the opening operation, which does not hinder the opening operation work. You can Further, the covering member support frame 70 is often opened during a game such as when a ball is clogged. However, if the cover member support frame 70 is opened during the game, the left partition plate 270 may also swing to the left together with the cover member support frame 70, which may interfere with the game of the player on the left. In this case, after the hinge-side partition plate 270 is swung inward in advance, the cover member support frame 70 is opened, thereby preventing the game of the adjacent player from being hindered.

The right side where the covering member support frame 70 is frequently opened and closed, such as when a ball is clogged, is directly attached to the game board 3, and the left side with the hinge of the covering member support frame 70 is attached to the covering member support frame 70. Can be.
Thus, by attaching the partition plate 270 on the open end side of the cover member support frame 70 directly to the game board 3 (or the front frame 2 or the outer frame 1), an excessive load is applied to the hinge portion of the cover member support frame 70. Can be prevented, and a malfunction of the gaming machine can be prevented.
The partition plate 270 may be attached to the front frame 2 on both the left and right sides.

Next, game control means for performing game control in this gaming machine will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of game control of the gaming machine according to the present invention.
The game control means 200 is a means for comprehensively controlling the entire ball and ball game machine 100 including the progress and effects of the game. In FIG. 5, the game control means 200 includes a CPU that performs calculations, a ROM that stores programs necessary for the progress of the game, data for production, and the like, and a CPU that performs various controls. RAM and the like for temporarily storing data and the like. The game control means 200 is provided on a control board provided on the back side of the game board 3. Here, the game control means 200 is not limited to one control board, and may be provided over a plurality of control boards. In the present embodiment, the game control means 200 includes the following means.

(Winning ball detection means)
The winning ball detection means 21 detects a winning when a game ball wins a winning port 6k, a starting winning port 6c and a special winning port 6d. Each of these winning openings 6k, the starting winning opening 6c, and the special winning opening 6d is provided with a winning opening sensor 5s, a starting winning opening sensor 6cs, and a special winning opening sensor 6ds, which are electrically connected to the winning ball detecting means 21, respectively. Has been.

(Lottery means)
The lottery means 22 performs a lottery regarding the stop symbol displayed on the symbol variation display device 6j which is a variable display means, on condition that the winning ball detecting means 21 detects the winning of the game ball to the start winning opening 6c. Is. In the present embodiment, first, the presence / absence of winning / non-winning, second, the stopped symbol after symbol variation display of the symbol variation display device 6j, and third, lottery of variation patterns during symbol variation display I do. The lottery means 22 includes a winning lottery means 22a, a stop symbol lottery means 22b, and a variation pattern lottery means 22c to perform these first to third lotteries.

(Winning lottery means)
In this embodiment, the winning lottery means 22a includes a winning determination random number generating means, a winning determination random number acquiring means, and a winning determination means.
The hit determination random number generating means generates a hit determination random number having a predetermined cycle (for example, a cycle of 0 to 65535 by a 16-bit random number) by a control program or the like.
The hit determination random number obtaining means detects one hit determination random number among the hit determination random numbers generated by the hit determination random number generation means, at a predetermined time, in the present embodiment, a detection signal transmitted from the start winning opening sensor 6cs. Is acquired when the winning ball detecting means 21 receives the.
The winning determination means determines whether the winning is determined or not based on the winning determination random number acquired by the winning determination random number acquiring means.
And when it determines with winning, a command is sent to the production effect control means 27 mentioned later.

(Stop symbol lottery means)
The stop symbol lottery means 22b draws a stop symbol to be stopped and displayed on the symbol variation display device 6j based on the determination result of the hit determination means of the hit lottery means 22a.

(Variation pattern lottery means)
The fluctuation pattern lottery means 22c draws a fluctuation pattern of symbols to be displayed on the symbol fluctuation display device 6j. In the present embodiment, one variation pattern is selected by referring to a data table storing variation patterns of a plurality of types of symbols based on the determination result of the hit determination unit of the winning lottery unit 22a.

(Design display control means)
The symbol display control means 23 performs symbol variation display and stop display of the symbol variation display device 6j on condition that the winning ball detection means 21 has received a detection signal due to the winning of a game ball in the start winning opening 6c. Is to control.

(Special game control means)
In the special game control means 24, the symbol for which the winning determination random number acquired by the winning determination random number acquiring means of the winning lottery means 22a is stopped and displayed by the winning symbol variation display device 6j is the winning symbol (for example, “777”). When it becomes, the game is shifted to a special game and the special game is executed until the end condition is satisfied. Here, “special game” means that a state in which a game ball is more likely to win than a normal game is created. Specifically, the special game port 6d is opened and a game ball can be easily received. This is a game that can be expected to win prize balls.

(Ball carry-out control means)
The ball carry-out control means 25 controls the drive of the ball carry-out device 25d for paying out a prize ball. As described above, when the winning ball detecting means 21 receives the detection signals from the start winning port sensor 6cs and the special winning port sensor 6ds, the ball unloading device pays out the number of winning balls corresponding to the winning ball. 25d is controlled. When driven, the ball carry-out device 25d pays out the ball to the tray 701a of the ball game machine 1.

(Normal design control means)
The normal symbol control means 26 is for controlling the fluctuation display and stop display of the above-described normal symbol fluctuation display device 264d, and includes the following means.

(Entry detection means)
The incoming ball detecting means 262 detects when a game ball passes through the activated normal symbol starting port 6i. When the game ball passes through the normal symbol start port 6i, a detection signal at that time is transmitted from the normal symbol start port sensor 6is to the entrance detection means 262. The ball entry detecting means 262 detects that the game ball has passed through the normal symbol starting port 6i when receiving this detection signal.

(Normal symbol lottery means)
The normal symbol lottery means 263 determines a symbol to be stopped and displayed on the normal symbol variation display device 264d by lottery on the condition that the game ball has passed through the valid normal symbol start port 6i. The normal symbol lottery means 263 includes a hit determination random number generation means, a hit determination random value acquisition means, and a hit determination means, in the same manner as the above-described winning lottery means 22a.

(Normal design fluctuation control means)
When the game ball passes through the normal symbol variation port 6i, the normal symbol variation control means 264 performs the symbol variation display and stop display of the normal symbol variation display device 264d based on the lottery result of the normal symbol variation lottery means 263. Is to control. The normal symbol fluctuation control means 264 changes the symbol of the normal symbol fluctuation display device 264d for a predetermined time, and finally stops the symbol determined by the normal symbol lottery means 263 on the normal symbol fluctuation display device 264d.

(Sphere guidance device control means)
The ball guidance device control means 265 controls the operation of the ball guidance device 265d based on the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery means 263. Specifically, when winning is made by lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 263, the ball guiding device 265d is controlled to operate. On the contrary, when the normal symbol lottery means 263 is not selected in the lottery, the ball guiding device 265 is not operated.

(Production effect control means)
The effect effect control means 27 controls the effect image displayed on the symbol variation display device 6j. When the winning effect lottery means 22a receives a winning command, the effect effect control means 27 selects and displays an effect image displayed on the symbol variation display device 6j.
Further, the effect effect control means 27 controls the sound emitting device 271, the light emitting device 272, and the display device 273 provided in the partition plate 270. The sound emitting device 271, the light emitting device 272, and the display device 273 receive the command of winning from the winning lottery means 22 a by the effect effect control means 27, so that the sound, light emission, Display.

  Further, the effect effect control means 27 may perform control contents of the game such as effect effect due to the entrance by entering the game ball into the entrance of the various winning portions. As described above, when the effects such as sound, light emission, and display are achieved by entering the various winning portions, it is possible to enhance the interest of the player in the game.

(Smoke exhaust means)
The smoke exhausting means operates as the game starts. Specifically, when the player operates the firing handle 701c, it is determined that a player is present by the output of a touch sensor provided on the handle, and the smoke exhaust fan 274a in the smoke exhaust device 274 is operated. Thereby, the smoke exhaustion of the smoke staying in the front space of the game board formed by the pair of partition plates 270 and 270 is controlled.
In particular, in the partition plate 270 of the present invention, since the smoke inlet 274c is provided at a position close to the player, the smoke exhausted by the player who smokes can be efficiently sucked. In addition, for a player who does not smoke, an atmosphere closer to the body is aroused, so that a more comfortable game can be performed. Along with such smoke exhausting action, heat accumulated in the space 270c can also be discharged.

In addition, when the reach effect is continued, the smoke exhausting unit may be operated regardless of whether the touch sensor of the handle is detected.
Further, the smoke exhausting means is configured such that the smoke exhaust fan 274a operates when power is supplied to the gaming machine 100 itself, so that the player always controls the exhaust of smoke in the space without operating the firing handle 701c. Anyway. In this case, one or several smoke exhaust fans 274a may be provided for each gaming machine island without being provided for each gaming machine 100.

Thus, according to the present invention, a pair of partition plates projecting so as to partition the left and right sides of the front space of the game board are provided in front of the front frame, and the effect is directed to the partitioned region on the partition plate. By providing extended production means for executing the game, it is possible to effectively use the limited area of the gaming machine, change the production executed according to the gaming state, and improve the production effect. It becomes possible.
Although the above has been described by taking the case of a ball game machine as an example, the game machine provided with a partition plate may be a slot machine.

1 is a front view of a ball game machine according to the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a ball game machine according to the present invention. It is an exploded view which shows an example of the structure of the partition plate shown in FIG. It is an enlarged view which shows the code | symbol A part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which illustrates roughly the structure of the game control means of the ball game machine which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer frame 2 Front frame 3 Game board 3A, 3B Hinge bracket 6 Game area 6a Display part 6c Start winning opening 6d Special winning opening 12 Locking device 70 Cover member support frame 100 Ball game machine 270 Partition board 270a Partition board body 270b Production Panel 270c Recessed space 271 Sound emitting device 271a Speaker 271b Sound outlet cover 272 Light emitting device 272a Light emitting substrate 272b Light source panel 272c Light emitting unit cover 273 Display device 274 Smoke exhaust device 274a Smoke absorption fan 274b Smoke exhaust shaft 2a Oscillation adjustment gear 275c Locking ball 275d Pressing spring 701 Tray unit 701a Ball storage unit 701b Ashtray 701c Firing handle

Claims (5)

In front of the gaming machine body,
A pair of partition plates provided to project from the left and right ends, and
An amusement machine, comprising: an expansion effect means provided on an inner surface of the partition plate and executing an effect accompanied with visual information and / or auditory information according to game content. The gaming machine main body is a gaming area in which a game ball thrown in by a launching device flows down,
A cover member support frame for holding a transparent cover member covering the front side of the game area;
The partition plate is provided on the covering member support frame,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a swinging unit that allows the partition plate to swing relative to the covering member support frame.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the expansion effect means is configured by at least one of a sound emitting device, a light emitting device, and a display device.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein when the expansion effect means includes a sound emitting device, at least two sound emitting devices are provided in the vertical direction.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate further includes suction means for sucking an ambient atmosphere.

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