JP2008237498A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress to the minimum an installation space in the back and forth direction in a guide part for supporting front and back door members so that they can move in the horizontal direction. <P>SOLUTION: An open/close device 8 is provided with: right and left front door member 81 and back door member 82 capable of shielding/opening a display area 71 by moving linearly in the horizontal direction across the display area 71; a lower side guide part 92 where two rails supporting a lower part of the front door member 81 and a lower part of the back door member 82 in parallel so that they can move linearly in the horizontal direction respectively; a upper side guide part 91 provided with two rails in parallel for supporting an upper part of the front door member 81 and an upper part of a back door member 82 so that they can move linearly in the horizontal direction respectively; and a front door member driving device 10A and a back door member driving device 10B for moving the front door member 81 and the back door member 82 in the horizontal direction respectively. The upper side guide part 91 has a front door member upper rail 911 superposed on a back door member upper rail 912 so that the front door member upper rail 911 is placed above the back door member upper rail 912. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including an opening / closing device capable of opening and closing a display area capable of displaying game information.

In a slot machine as a gaming machine, a door member that can be linearly moved in the left-right direction is provided on the front surface of a display device that can display various game information, and the door member is driven according to the gaming situation. There is one that can perform various effects by moving the light source in the left-right direction to shield or open the display area of the display device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-40413 A

  In the gaming machine as described above, when the front door member and the rear door member that overlap in front and rear are provided on the front surface of the display screen, the front and rear door members can be moved separately in the left-right direction. It is necessary to provide a rail for the front door member and a rail for the rear door member for supporting. In this case, if the rails are arranged so as to overlap in the front and rear in accordance with the positions of the upper and lower parts of the front and rear door members, the mounting space in the front and rear direction occupied by each rail increases, and the front and rear surfaces of each rail Interference with the parts may affect the arrangement of other parts. In particular, on the upper rail side for supporting the upper part of each door member, the display device is attached in a slightly tilted posture so that game information displayed in the display area is easy to see from the player. The front and rear door members are also tilted forward, and the upper part is displaced forward, so that the influence on the arrangement of the other parts, such as interference with other parts, is great.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and minimizes the mounting space in the front-rear direction in the guide portion for supporting the front and rear door members so as to be movable in the left-right direction. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that has less influence on the arrangement of other parts.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In a gaming machine provided with a display device provided on a front surface of a gaming machine and capable of displaying game information, and an opening and closing device disposed in front of the display device and capable of opening and closing a display area of the display device. The opening / closing device moves in the left-right direction across the display area, so that the display area can be shielded and opened by the left and right front door members, and the left and right rear doors arranged so as to overlap the rear of the front door member. A door member, a lower guide portion provided in parallel with two rails for supporting the lower portion of the front door member and the lower portion of the rear door member so as to be movable in the left-right direction, an upper portion of the front door member, and An upper guide portion provided in parallel with two rails that support the upper part of the rear door member so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and a drive for moving the front door member and the rear door member in the left-right direction, respectively. Front door member having a source A drive device and a rear door member drive device, wherein at least one of the lower guide portion and the upper guide portion is for the front door member that supports the front door member of the two rails. The front door member rail and the rear door member rail are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the rail is positioned outside the rear door member rail that supports the rear door member.

(2) In a gaming machine provided with a display device provided on a front surface of a gaming machine and capable of displaying game information; and an opening and closing device disposed in front of the display device and capable of opening and closing a display area of the display device. The opening / closing device moves in the left-right direction across the display area, so that the display area can be shielded and opened by the left and right front door members, and the left and right rear doors arranged so as to overlap the rear of the front door member. A door member, a lower guide portion provided in parallel with two rails for supporting the lower portion of the front door member and the lower portion of the rear door member so as to be movable in the left-right direction, an upper portion of the front door member, and An upper guide portion provided in parallel with two rails that support the upper part of the rear door member so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and a drive for moving the front door member and the rear door member in the left-right direction, respectively. Front door member having a source A drive device and a drive device for a rear door member, wherein the lower guide portion includes a lower rail for a front door member that supports a lower portion of the front door member among the two rails. The lower rail for the front door member and the lower rail for the rear door member are arranged so as to overlap with each other so that the lower rail for the rear door member for supporting the lower portion of the rear door member is positioned on the front side thereof. The upper guide member has a front door member upper rail that supports the upper portion of the front door member of the two rails, and the rear door member upper rail that supports the upper portion of the rear door member. The upper rail for the front door member and the upper rail for the rear door member are arranged so as to overlap each other so as to be positioned on the upper side.

(3) In the above item (2), the front door member is integrally formed on the upper rear surface with a rack that meshes with a pinion that can be rotated by a drive source of the front door member drive device. Is integrally formed on the lower rear surface with a rack that meshes with a pinion that can be rotated by a drive source of the drive device for the rear door member.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one of the lower guide portion and the upper guide portion is arranged such that the front door member rail is positioned on the outer side with respect to the rear door member rail. By mounting the front rail and the rear door rail on top and bottom, the mounting space in the front-rear direction of at least one of the lower guide part or the upper guide part can be suppressed to be equivalent to the front-rear width of one rail. And the influence on the arrangement of other parts can be minimized.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the lower guide portion is configured such that the lower rail for the front door member and the lower rail for the front door member are positioned on the front side with respect to the lower rail for the rear door member. The lower rail for the front door is overlapped on the front and back, and the upper guide is positioned on the upper rail for the front door member and the rear so that the upper rail for the front door member is positioned above the upper rail for the rear door member. By arranging the upper rails for the door member so as to overlap each other, the front door member and the rear door member can be supported in a stable state, and the mounting space in the front-rear direction in the upper guide portion can be reduced. Since the front-rear width can be suppressed, the influence of the upper guide portion on the arrangement of other components can be minimized even if the front and rear door members are attached in a forward tilt posture.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the front door member driving device is disposed at the rear upper part of the front and rear door members, and the rear door member driving device is disposed at the rear lower part of the front and rear door members. Therefore, the arrangement of the front and rear door member drive devices can be well balanced.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. In the following description, the lower left diagonal in FIG. 1 is “front”, the upper right upper is “rear”, the upper left upper is “left”, and the lower right lower is “right”.

  A gaming machine (slot machine) 1 includes a housing 3 that houses three types of left, middle, and right rotating reels 2 and other various gaming machines with a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface, and a front surface of the housing 3. A disc-shaped medal (including coins) that forms a game medium is inserted into a medal slot 20 provided on the front right side of the front door 4. A predetermined game is played.

  The game of the gaming machine 1 is a credit state in which the player inserts medals into the medal insertion unit 4 or electrically stores the number of medals previously inserted by the bet button 8 provided on the front surface of the front door 3. After the number of medals bet is set, the start lever 9 is operated to rotate all the rotating reels 5.

  After a predetermined time has passed after the rotating reel 2 has rotated, the three stop buttons 23 provided on the front surface of the front door 4 are sequentially operated to stop the rotation of each rotating reel 2, and the stopped three The combination of symbols on the rotary reel 2 determines the number of medals to be paid according to the presence of a prize and the size of the prize. When a prize is awarded, a predetermined number of medals are provided at the lower part of the front door 4. It is paid out to the tray 41.

  At the front center of the front door 4 is provided a see-through window 42 through which the symbols of each rotary reel 2 can be visually recognized, and the display unit 5 is provided at the top.

  2 is a front view of the display unit 5, FIG. 3 is a front view of the display unit 5 with the display frame 6 removed, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the display unit 5 as viewed obliquely from the front, and FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the display unit 5 seen from diagonally backward.

  The display unit 5 produces a game by turning on or blinking the light source, displaying various game information in a display area 71 described later, or shielding or opening the display area 71 according to the game situation. 4 and 5, a display having a display frame 6 made of synthetic resin fixed to the upper front portion of the front door 4 and a display area 71 capable of displaying game information corresponding to the game situation. The device 7, the opening / closing device 8 that opens and closes the display area 71 according to the game situation, the front door member driving device 10A and the rear door member driving device 10B for transmitting power to the opening / closing device 8, and the display frame 6 A base member 11 made of synthetic resin to which the display device 7, the opening / closing device 8 and the driving devices 10A and 10B are attached, and a center lighting device 12 for lighting and flashing according to the game situation to produce a game by lighting, and Left and right side lighting And a location 13 and 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the center illumination device 12 refracts and diffuses the light emitted from the light source 121 that is fixed to the center of the front surface of the display frame 6 and a large number of single-color light sources 121 such as LEDs. In addition, a center lens 122 made of colored synthetic resin that allows light to be confirmed from various directions is included.

  The side illuminator 13 is fixed to a large number of full-color light sources 131 such as LEDs and the upper left and right surfaces of the display frame 6, and refracts and diffuses light emitted from the light sources 131 arranged inside to emit light from various directions. And a side lens 132 made of a transparent synthetic resin that can be confirmed.

  The display device 7 is fixed to the back surface side of the base member 11 and has a display area 71 composed of liquid crystal or the like on the front surface. By displaying game information corresponding to the game situation in the display area 71, It will be a lively production. The display device 7 is attached in a slightly tilted posture so that game information displayed in the display area 71 can be easily seen by the player.

  The base member 11 is fixed to the upper portion of the front door 4 together with the display frame 6 and has an opening 111 having a size corresponding to the size of the display area 71 of the display device 7. The left and right speakers 14 that generate sound effects for production are attached.

  The opening / closing device 8 includes a left and right front door member 81 and a rear door member 82 that are linearly movable in the left-right direction along the front surface of the display screen 71 so as to sandwich the display screen 71 in the display device 7, and the front door member 81 and And a guide means 9 for supporting the rear door member 82 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The opening / closing device 8 is attached in a slightly forward tilted posture in accordance with the forward tilted posture of the display device 7.

  The guide means 9 includes an upper guide portion 91 and a lower guide portion 92 that are fixed to the front surface of the base member 11 with a plurality of bolts or the like (not shown) and face in the left-right direction, and the upper guide portion 91 and the lower guide portion 92. Left and right connecting plates 93, 93 for connecting the top and bottom.

  The upper guide portion 91 supports a front door member upper rail 911 for supporting the upper part of the left and right front door members 81 so as to be movable in the left-right direction and the upper part of the left and right rear door members 82 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. A rear door member upper rail 912 is provided.

  The front and rear door member upper rails 911 and 912 are arranged in parallel to each other, and the vertical cross-sectional shape is substantially a downward-opening U-shape. The front door member upper rail 911 is fixed to the outside of the display area 71, that is, on the upper portion of the rear door member upper rail 912. In other words, the front door member upper rail 911 and the rear door member upper rail 912 are arranged so as to overlap each other in the vertical direction. Thereby, since the mounting space of the upper side guide part 91 in the front-back direction can be suppressed to the front-rear width of one rail, the center lighting device 12 in which the upper side guide part 91 is arranged on the upper part of the front door 4, side lighting The interference with the device 13 and the like is eliminated, and the influence on the arrangement of other components such as the center lighting device 12 and the side lighting device 13 can be minimized.

  The lower guide portion 92 can move in the left-right direction on the lower rail 921 for the front door member for supporting the lower portions of the left and right front door members 81 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and the lower portions of the left and right rear door members 82. It has a rear door member lower rail 922 for supporting.

  The front and rear door member lower rails 921 and 922 are arranged in parallel to each other, and the vertical cross-sectional shape is substantially an upward U-shape. The rear door member lower rail 922 is fixed to the rear portion of the front door member lower rail 921. In other words, the front door member lower rail 921 and the rear door member lower rail 922 are arranged to overlap each other in the front-rear direction. Thereby, the lower part of the front and rear door members 81 and 82 can be supported in a stable state.

  The left and right connecting plates 93 are arranged to be separated from each other in the left-right direction so as not to block the display area 71 of the display device 7, and the upper ends thereof are connected to the front surface of the rear door member upper rail 912. Similarly, the lower end portion is connected between the rear surface of the front door member lower rail 921 and the front surface of the rear door member lower rail 922.

  In this way, the upper guide portion 91 and the lower guide portion 92 are connected to each other by the left and right connecting plates 93, thereby increasing the rigidity of the guide means 9, and the upper guide portion 91 and the lower guide portion 92 are Are always kept in parallel to ensure smooth operation of the door members 81 and 82. In the lower guide portion 92, the front door member lower rail 921 is disposed on the front side of the connecting plate 93, and the rear door member lower rail 922 is disposed on the rear side. The weights of the rear door members 81 and 82 act evenly in the front-rear direction, and the front and rear door members 81 and 82 can be supported with good balance. The left and right connecting plates 93 in this embodiment are formed by bending a part of the rear door member lower rail 922 upward.

  The left and right front door members 81 are entirely made of synthetic resin, and an upper slide portion 813 provided at the upper portion engages with the front door member upper rail 911 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The provided lower slide portion 814 engages with the front door member lower rail 921 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and is supported so as to be movable in the left-right direction along the front surface of the display area 71 and the connecting plate 93. It reciprocates between a shielding position for shielding the region 71 (see FIGS. 2 and 12 (a) and 12 (b)) and an opening position for opening (FIGS. 1, 3 and 12 (c) and (d)).

  As shown in FIG. 11, the upper slide portion 813 of the front door member 81 is formed to protrude rearward from the upper rear surface of the front door member 81, and the lower portion of the front door member upper rail 911 and the rear door member upper rail 912 are formed. It enters from the gap between the upper part and engages slidably in the front door member upper rail 911. The upper slide portion 813 is provided with a roller 817 that rotates about the vertical axis that rolls in the front door member upper rail 911 and a roller 818 that rotates about the horizontal axis. The lower slide portion 814 is also provided with a roller (not shown) that rotates about a vertical axis that rolls within the lower rail 921 for the front door member and a roller (not shown) that rotates about a horizontal axis.

  A rack 816 is provided on the rear surface of the upper slide portion 813 along the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 11, the rack 816 is exposed to a gap between the lower part of the front door member upper rail 911 and the upper part of the rear door member rail 912, and is attached to a pinion 101 described later in the front door member drive device 10A. Mesh.

  The front door member 81 is provided with a transparent region portion 811 and an opaque region portion 812 made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the transparent region portion 811 has a substantially half-moon shape when viewed from the front, and the peripheral portion except the inner end portion (the matching portion of the left and right front door members 81) is fixed to the back surface of the opaque region portion 812. Has been. In order to increase the rigidity of the front door member 81, the opaque region portion 812 is integrally formed with a protrusion 815 that protrudes forward along the outer periphery of the arc portion of the transparent region portion 811.

  The transparent region portion 811 has its circumferential portion fixed to the back side of the protruding portion 815 of the opaque region portion 812, so that its rigidity is maintained even when it is formed of a thin acrylic resin plate. When the left and right front door members 81 are in the shielding position, the inner ends of the left and right transparent area portions 811 and 811 come into contact with each other, so that the left and right transparent area portions 811 and 811 have a circular transparent area when viewed from the front. Form. As a result, even when the left and right front door members 81 are in the shielding position, the video, character information, and the like displayed in the display region 71 can be seen through the circular transparent region. In this case, since there is no opaque area at the inner end of the transparent area 811, the video or character information displayed in the display area 71 can be clearly seen without being blocked by the opaque area. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, by drawing line drawings 811a and 811a on the left and right transparent area portions 811 and 811, when the left and right front door members 81 and 81 are in the shielding position, the game area 71 It is possible to display an effect in which a line drawing is combined with the displayed video or character information.

  The rear door member 82 made of synthetic resin is engaged with the upper slide portion 821 provided at the upper portion so as to be movable in the left-right direction within the upper rail 912 for the rear door member, and the lower slide portion 822 provided at the lower portion. Is engaged with the rear door member lower rail 922 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and is supported so as to be movable in the left-right direction along the rear surface of the connecting plate 93 and the front surface of the display area 71, thereby shielding the display area 71. It can be moved to a shielding position (FIGS. 1 and 12A, 12C) and an opening position (FIGS. 3, 12A, 12D). The upper slide portion 821 is provided with a roller 826 that rotates about the vertical axis that rolls within the rear door member upper rail 912 and a roller 827 that rotates about the horizontal axis. The lower slide portion 822 is also provided with a roller (not shown) that rotates about the vertical axis that rolls within the lower rail 922 for the rear door member and a roller (not shown) that rotates about the horizontal axis.

  On the rear surface of the lower slide portion 822 in the rear door member 82, a rack 825 is provided along the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 11, the rack 825 meshes with a pinion 101B described later in the rear door member drive device 10B.

  Even when the shielding part 823 having a rectangular shape in front view formed between the upper slide part 821 and the lower slide part 822 in the rear door member 82 is in a position to shield the display area 71, an image displayed on the display area 71. It is formed to be semitransparent so that its outline, color, etc. can be slightly visually recognized. In addition, a folded portion 824 that protrudes a predetermined amount rearward is provided at an inner end portion of the shielding portion 823 (a joint portion of the left and right shielding portions 823).

  The folded portion 824 has a function of increasing the rigidity of the shielding portion 823 formed with a thin front and rear thickness and increasing the rigidity of the entire rear door member 82. Thereby, when the rear door member 82 is in the shielding position, the inner end portions of the rear door member 82 can reliably contact each other without being deformed, and the light emitted from the display area 71 from the gap between the mating portions of the rear door member 82 can be obtained. Prevent leakage. In addition, the rear end of the folded portion 824 is close to the display area 71, and the clearance between the display area 71 and the rear door member 82 is small. Thereby, for example, when the left and right front door members 81 are in the open position, and only one of the left and right rear door members 82 is in the open position, the other that shields the display area 71. It is possible to prevent the video displayed in the display area 71 from being seen from between the inner end of the rear door member 82 and the display area 71, thereby shielding the display area 71 with good appearance.

  The left and right front door member drive devices 10A and the left and right rear door member drive devices 10B are rotated by motors 103A and 103B and motors 103A and 103B attached to the back surface of the base member 11 via brackets 102A and 102B. Pinions 101 </ b> A and 101 </ b> B that are rotatable around a vertical axis are provided.

  The left and right front door member drive devices 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> A move the left and right front door members 81 and 81 linearly in the left and right directions, and are attached to the left and right upper portions of the back surface of the base member 11. The pinions 101A and 101A are exposed to the surface of the base member 11 from the horizontally long openings 112 and 112 provided at the upper left and right sides of the base member 11, and mesh with the racks 816 and 816 of the left and right front door members 81 and 81, respectively. The power of the motors 103A, 103A is transmitted to the left and right front door members 81, 81.

  The left and right rear door member driving devices 10 </ b> B and 10 </ b> B linearly move the left and right rear door members 82 and 82 in the left and right directions, and are attached to the left and right lower portions of the base member 11. The pinions 101B and 101B are exposed to the surface of the base member 11 from horizontally long openings 113 and 113 provided at the left and right lower portions of the base member 11, and mesh with the racks 825 and 825 of the left and right rear door members 82 and 82, respectively. The power of the motors 103B, 103B is transmitted to the left and right rear door members 82, 82.

Next, operation modes of the front door member 81 and the rear door member 82 will be described.
The operation mode is such that the left and right door members 81 and 82 are in the shielding position and overlapped in front and rear, that is, the display area 71 of the display device 7 is shielded doubly according to the game situation. The second shielding mode shown in FIG. 12 (b) in which the first shielding mode shown in FIG. 12 and the rear door member 82 are in the open position and the front door member 81 are in the shielding position, and the front door member 81 are in the open position, FIG. 12C shows the third shielding mode shown in FIG. 12C in which the rear door member 82 is in the shielding position, and FIG. 12D in which all the opening / closing bodies 81 and 82 are in the open position and the display area 71 is completely opened. It is possible to change between an open mode shown and an anti-shielding state (not shown) that shields only the right half or the left half of the display area 71.

  In the first shielding mode shown in FIG. 12 (a), the front door member 81 and the rear door member 82 are overlapped in front and rear to double shield the display area 71. Most text information is not visible. In the second shielding mode shown in FIG. 12 (b), only the left and right front door members 81 shield the display area 71, so that the transparent area portion is limited to the range of the transparent area portion 811 in the front door member 81. The image and the character information displayed in the display area 71 can be visually recognized in a form in which the line drawing 811 a depicted in 811 is mixed. In the third shielding mode shown in FIG. 12 (c), only the rear door member 82 shields the display area 71, so that the color or outline of the video or character information displayed in the display area 71 is slightly visually recognized. be able to. In the open state shown in FIG. 12 (d), since there is no shielding object in front of the display area 71, all video and character information displayed in the display area 71 can be clearly seen.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the following various modifications and changes can be made to the present embodiment without departing from the gist of the present invention. (I) The gaming machine 1 is a pachinko machine in which the gaming medium is a pachinko ball, a slot machine, and other gaming machines, instead of a slot machine in which the gaming medium is a medal (including coins).
(Ii) The front guide member lower rail 921 and the rear door member are arranged so that the front door member lower rail 921 is on the outside, that is, the lower side of the rear door member lower rail 922. The lower rail 922 for use is superimposed on the upper and lower sides. Alternatively, only the rails of the lower guide portion 92 are arranged so as to overlap each other.

It is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a front view of a display unit. It is a front view of a display unit in the state where a display frame was removed. It is a disassembled perspective view of the display unit seen from diagonally forward. It is a disassembled perspective view of the display unit seen from diagonally back. It is a perspective view of a guide means. It is a perspective view of a rear door member. It is a perspective view of a front door member. It is a perspective view of an opening / closing device. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2. It is an expanded vertical sectional view of the principal part. It is a schematic plan view of the opening / closing apparatus for demonstrating the operation | movement aspect of each door member.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine (slot machine)
2 Rotating reel 3 Housing 4 Front door 5 Display unit 6 Display frame 7 Display device 8 Opening / closing device 9 Guide means 10A Front door member drive device 10B Rear door member drive device 11 Base member 12 Center illumination device 13 Side illumination device 14 Speaker 20 Medal insertion part 21 Bet button 22 Start lever 23 Stop button 41 Medal tray 42 Perspective window 71 Display area 81 Front door member 82 Rear door member 91 Upper guide part 92 Lower guide part 93 Connecting plate 101A, B Pinion 102A, B Bracket 103A, B Motor 111 Opening 112, 113 Opening 121 Light source 122 Center lens 131 Light source 132 Side lens 811 Transparent region portion 811a Line drawing 812 Opaque region portion 813 Upper slide portion 814 Lower slide portion 815 Projection portion 816 Rack 817, 818 Roller 821 Upper slide part 822 Lower slide part 823 Shield part 824 Folding part 825 Rack 826, 827 Roller 911 Front door member upper rail 912 Rear door member upper rail 921 Front door member lower rail 922 Rear door member lower rail

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine comprising a display device provided on the front surface of a gaming machine and capable of displaying game information, and an opening and closing device disposed in front of the display device and capable of opening and closing a display area of the display device.
The opening / closing device moves leftward and rightward across the display area, whereby left and right front door members capable of shielding and opening the display area and left and right front door members arranged to overlap the front door member. A rear door member;
A lower guide portion provided in parallel with two rails that respectively support the lower portion of the front door member and the lower portion of the rear door member so as to be movable in the left-right direction;
An upper guide part provided in parallel with two rails for supporting the upper part of the front door member and the upper part of the rear door member so as to be movable in the left-right direction;
A front door member drive device and a rear door member drive device having a drive source for moving the front door member and the rear door member in the left-right direction,
At least one of the lower guide portion and the upper guide portion is arranged behind the one that supports the front door member of the two rails and that supports the rear door member. A gaming machine, wherein the front door member rail and the rear door member rail are arranged so as to overlap each other so as to be positioned outside the door member rail. In a gaming machine comprising a display device provided on the front surface of a gaming machine and capable of displaying game information, and an opening and closing device disposed in front of the display device and capable of opening and closing a display area of the display device.
The opening / closing device moves leftward and rightward across the display area, whereby left and right front door members capable of shielding and opening the display area and left and right front door members arranged to overlap the front door member. A rear door member;
A lower guide portion provided in parallel with two rails that respectively support the lower portion of the front door member and the lower portion of the rear door member so as to be movable in the left-right direction;
An upper guide part provided in parallel with two rails for supporting the upper part of the front door member and the upper part of the rear door member so as to be movable in the left-right direction;
A front door member drive device and a rear door member drive device having a drive source for moving the front door member and the rear door member in the left-right direction,
Of the two rails, the lower rail for the front door member that supports the lower portion of the front door member, and the lower rail for the rear door member that supports the lower portion of the rear door member. The lower rail for the front door member and the lower rail for the rear door member are arranged so as to overlap with each other so that the lower rail for the front door member is located on the front side, and the upper guide portion is positioned on the two rails. The upper part for the front door member so that the upper rail for the front door member that supports the upper part of the front door member is positioned above the upper rail for the rear door member that supports the upper part of the rear door member. A gaming machine characterized in that a rail and the upper rail for the rear door member are arranged so as to overlap each other.   The front door member integrally forms a rack that meshes with a pinion that can be rotated by a drive source of the front door member drive device on the upper rear surface, and the rear door member is formed on the lower rear surface of the rear door member. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a rack that meshes with a pinion that can be rotated by a drive source of the drive device is integrally formed.

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