JP2008302007A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase a player's excitement and enjoyment in a game by diversifying flowing-down modes of a game ball, in a game machine having a game board body provided with spinners, a prize-winning device and the like in a playfield and formed of translucent members. <P>SOLUTION: A spinner device 70 is provided with a fixing base 72 for fixing the spinners 76 to an opening 1c formed in the game board 1. The base 72 is provided with a shaft fixing part 73 for fixing a spinner shaft 75 serving as a rotary shaft of the wheels 76. The shaft 75 is so fixed from the fixing part 73 as to extend in the front and in the rear, respectively, to dispose the wheels 76 in both sides of the shaft 75. One of the wheel 76 serves as a front face wheel 77 appearing in the surface playfield (the first playfield 1a) and the other serves as a rear face wheel 78 appearing in the rear playfield (the second playfield 20). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a main body of a gaming board in which a windmill, a winning device and the like are arranged in a gaming area is formed by a member having translucency.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine is known in which a game board is configured by driving game nails into a wooden plywood, and a game ball is fired toward the game board. In the game area of the game board, in addition to the game nails, there are provided windmills that change the flow (drop) state of the game balls. This windmill also has a rotary shaft implanted in the game board, On the other hand, the windmill main body which consists of a blade | wing part, a turntable, etc. is provided rotatably.

By the way, in recent years, it has been considered that the main body of the game board is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin. In such a gaming machine, an image display device is provided behind the transparent gaming board, and the display image of the image display apparatus is configured to allow a player existing in front of the gaming machine to visually recognize the gaming board. Yes. In addition, in conventional gaming machines, a game area where game balls can flow down is formed not only on the front surface of the game board but also on the back surface, so that the game can be played on both the front and back surfaces of the game board. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-270473 A

However, in conventional gaming machines, the game area formed on the back side of the game board is not provided with game nails, windmills, etc., so the flow-down mode of the game ball flowing down the game area on the back side has changed. It becomes scarce and does not enhance the interest of games.
In addition, a rolling part is formed on the back side of the game board, and the flow-down mode is changed by a step provided on the rolling part, but a variety of flow-down modes are formed at a fixed step. It is difficult to do, and it does not increase interest.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine in which a main body of a game board in which a windmill, a prize winning device, etc. are arranged in a game area is formed of a light-transmitting member, and the manner in which game balls flow down is varied. It is to raise interest.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1
In a gaming machine in which a main body of a gaming board in which a windmill device or a winning device is arranged in a gaming area is formed by a member having translucency,
Forming a game area on each of the front and back surfaces of the game board;
The windmill device is
An attachment base for attaching a windmill to an opening formed in the game board;
The mounting base is formed with a shaft mounting portion for mounting a wind turbine shaft that forms a rotation axis of the wind turbine, and the wind turbine shaft is mounted to extend from the shaft mounting portion to each of the front side and the back side, and the wind turbine shaft The wind turbines are respectively disposed on both ends of the wind turbine, and one of the wind turbines is a front wind turbine facing the game area on the front surface, and the other is a back wind turbine facing the game area on the back surface.

  Here, the wind turbine and the wind turbine shaft may be configured such that, for example, the wind turbine shaft with the wind turbine fixed at both ends rotates with respect to the shaft mounting portion, and the wind turbines on the front and back surfaces rotate in conjunction with each other. The wind turbine shaft may be fixed to the shaft mounting portion, the wind turbines at both ends may rotate with respect to the wind turbine shaft, and the wind turbines on the front and back surfaces may rotate independently.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the wind turbine shaft is mounted so as to extend from the shaft mounting portion to each of the front side and the back side, the wind turbines are respectively disposed on both ends of the wind turbine shaft, and one of the wind turbines is disposed on the surface. Because the front windmill facing the game area of the other side and the back windmill facing the game area on the back side, the windmill can also be provided in the game area on the back side of the game board, and the flow of game balls can be varied It can enhance interest. Further, it is possible to efficiently provide a windmill in each of the game areas on the front and back surfaces of the game board in terms of arrangement space.

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The wind turbine shaft is loosely fitted in a through-hole formed in the shaft mounting portion, and each of the front wind turbine and the rear wind turbine is fixed to the wind turbine shaft, so that the other of the wind turbine shaft according to the rotation of the one wind turbine The windmill is made to rotate.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the wind turbine shaft is loosely fitted in the through hole formed in the shaft mounting portion, and each of the front wind turbine and the rear wind turbine is fixed to the wind turbine shaft, thereby rotating one wind turbine. Accordingly, since the other windmill is rotated, the flow mode of the game ball in one game area affects the flow mode of the game ball in the other game area. It is possible to realize an extremely interesting game that pays attention to the flow of game balls.

The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 2,
A warp device for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area on the surface of the game board and flowing down from an outlet formed in the game area on the back of the game board;
The back windmill is disposed below the outlet of the warp device, and is configured to rotate in a predetermined direction by a game ball that has flowed out of the outlet.
When the surface windmill rotates in response to the rotation of the back windmill in a predetermined direction, the game ball is guided to the start port side of the variable display game by the rotation of the surface windmill. To do.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes a warp device that receives a game ball flowing down the game area on the surface of the game board and causes the game ball to flow down from an outlet formed in the game area on the back side of the game board. Since it is arranged below the outflow port of the warp device and is rotated in a predetermined direction by the game ball flowing out from the outflow port, the windmill on the back surface is surely secured by the game ball flowing out from the outflow port of the warp device. It can be rotated. Further, when the surface windmill rotates in response to the rotation of the rear windmill in a predetermined direction, the game ball is guided to the start opening side of the variable display game by the rotation of the surface windmill, so that the game that has flowed out from the outlet The ball is re-discharged to the surface of the game board from the position where it is easy to win the starting point of the variable display game, and it is possible to provide game contents that increase the player's expectation. In addition, when the game ball is received by the warp device, the game ball is advantageous, and other game balls flowing down the surface are also advantageous, so that the player's expectation can be further enhanced.

The invention according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to claim 3,
A first wind turbine shaft to which a blade portion of the surface wind turbine is fixed; a second wind turbine shaft that is loosely fitted in a through hole formed in the first wind turbine shaft and to which a rotating plate of the surface wind turbine is fixed; With
The game area on the back of the game board has a front and rear width in which a plurality of game balls can flow in parallel in the front and rear direction,
The second wind turbine shaft extends rearward from the first wind turbine shaft, and the blade portions are moved back and forth by providing the blade portions in the game area on the back of the game board in each wind turbine shaft. The blade portions fixed to the first and second windmill shafts are independently rotated according to the front and rear positions where the game balls flow down in the game area on the back of the game board.

  Here, the “front-rear width that allows a plurality of game balls to flow in parallel” is a width that is at least twice the diameter of the game ball.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the first wind turbine shaft to which the blade portion of the surface wind turbine is fixed, and the rotary plate of the surface wind turbine are loosely fitted in the through-hole formed in the first wind turbine shaft. Since the rotating plate and the blade portion rotate separately, and the rotation of the rotating plate and the flow-down guiding mode of the game ball do not coincide with each other, an unexpected operation is provided. Thus, the visual decoration effect can be improved. The game area on the back of the game board has a front-rear width in which a plurality of game balls can flow in parallel in the front-rear direction, and the second windmill shaft extends rearward from the first windmill shaft. By providing a blade portion at a portion of the shaft located in the game area on the back of the game board, the blade portions are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction. Since the blade portion fixed to the wind turbine shaft is rotated independently, it is possible to perform a novel game that has not been possible in the past and to further enhance the interest.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein an image display device is arranged behind the gaming board, and the gaming board is watermarked. The display image of the image display device is configured to be visible to the player,
The rotating plate of the windmill is formed of a transparent member.

  Here, the “transparent member” is, for example, a colorless transparent member, a colored transparent member, or a semi-transparent member that can visually recognize an image on the image display device.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the image display device is arranged behind the game board, and the display image of the image display device is made visible to the player through the game board. Is formed of a transparent member, so that the flow of game balls in the game areas on the front and back sides can be seen simultaneously with the display image of the image display device, and the interest is improved. Moreover, even if a windmill is provided, the visibility of image display can be prevented from decreasing.

  According to the present invention, the wind turbine shaft is mounted so as to extend from the shaft mounting portion to each of the front side and the back side, the wind turbines are disposed on both ends of the wind turbine shaft, and one of the wind turbines faces the game area on the surface. Since the front windmill is the back windmill facing the game area on the back, the windmill can also be provided on the game area on the back of the game board. it can. Further, it is possible to efficiently provide a windmill in each of the game areas on the front and back surfaces of the game board in terms of arrangement space.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Here, a pachinko gaming machine as a suitable example of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a machine frame 110 configured in a rectangular frame shape, and the front side of the machine frame 110 is directed forward with respect to the machine frame 110. A rectangular frame-shaped front frame 120 is pivotally attached so as to be rotatable in a door shape. The machine frame 110 having a rectangular frame shape is made of metal on one side on the left side when viewed from the back side, and is made of wood on the other side. Thus, the thickness on the left side when viewed from the back side can be reduced while maintaining the strength, and the back mechanism frame 160 including the large display unit 170 can be disposed as will be described later.

  The front frame 120 is a front frame main body 130 serving as a base for mounting various members and the like provided in the front frame 120, and a clear pivotally supported on the front frame side with respect to the front frame main body 130. The member holding frame 140, the firing operation unit 150 attached to the lower side of the clear member holding frame 140 on the front surface of the front frame body 130, and a pivotally supported on the back side of the front frame body 130 so as to be rotatable. And a back mechanism frame 160 provided with.

  The front frame main body 130 is configured in a substantially rectangular plate shape that just covers the front side of the machine frame 110 having a rectangular frame shape, and accommodates a game board 1 described later in a portion extending from the center to the upper end portion. A rectangular opening 131 is formed for this purpose. The front surface of the game board 1 accommodated in the front frame main body 130 faces the front side from the opening 131 of the front frame main body 130. That is, the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120 by being fitted into the front frame main body 130.

  Further, in the opening 131 in which the game board 1 of the front frame main body 130 is fitted, that is, in a portion extending from slightly lower to the upper end than the center of the front frame main body 130, as shown in FIG. A clear member holding frame 140 is arranged so as to cover the front side, and is provided on the front surface of the game board 1 between the front surface of the game board 1 and the glass plate 141 as a clear member fitted in the clear member holding frame 140. A portion surrounded by the gaming area partition wall 9 is a first gaming area 1a in which a gaming ball is launched and flows down.

  Also, one side of the clear member holding frame 140 (the left side as viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 100) is pivotally supported by one side of the front frame main body 130 so as to be door-shaped. The front side of the first game area 1a on the front side of the game board 1 can be opened by opening the clear member holding frame 140. The clear member holding frame 140 has a first game area 1a in which a game ball can flow down between the game board 1 fitted in the opening 131 so as to substantially close the opening 131 of the front frame main body 130. The double glass plate 141 is fixed at a certain interval. In the clear member holding frame 140, at least a portion of the first game area 1 a on the front side of the game board 1 can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine 100 through the glass plate 141. Further, around the portion of the front surface of the clear member holding frame 140 where the glass plate 141 is fixed and the first game area 1a can be visually recognized, a lamp or LED as a frame decoration device, and a speaker that outputs sound 58, 58, etc. are provided.

  In addition, a key hole 143 that forms a part of the locking device is formed on the front surface of the right end portion when viewed from the front surface side that is the open end side of the clear member holding frame 140 that is pivotally attached to the front frame body 130. . The keyhole 143 is a part of the locking device of the front frame body 130 and also a part of the locking device of the clear member holding frame 140. When the key is inserted into the keyhole 143 and turned to one side (for example, counterclockwise) The front frame main body 130 is unlocked, and when it is turned to the other side (for example, clockwise), the clear member holding frame 140 is unlocked.

  A firing operation unit 150 is attached to the lower side of the clear member holding frame 140 on the front side of the front frame body 130. The firing operation unit 150 has a left and right side part, which is one side part of the left and right side parts, pivotally attached to the front frame main body 130, and can be opened and closed by rotating in the left and right direction, and a lower panel 152 below the opening and closing panel 151. It consists of. The open / close panel 151 has an upper plate 153 that stores the discharged game balls and sends the game balls to a launching device (not shown) that launches the game balls. An effect button (not shown) that can be operated by the player is provided around the upper plate 153. The lower panel 152 on the lower side of the open / close panel 151 has a lower plate 154 and an ashtray 155 for storing game balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 153, and a game ball launch operation toward the first game area 1a. In addition, an operation handle 156 for adjusting a firing force when a game ball is launched into the first game area 1a, a speaker 58 for outputting sound, and the like are provided.

  In addition, on the back side of the front frame body 130 and below the opening 131 into which the game board 1 is fitted, a discharge and launch control device that controls the discharge of prize balls by the discharge unit and the launch of game balls by the launch device, A power supply device as a power supply circuit for supplying power to each device in the gaming machine 100 is attached. In addition, the front frame main body 130 is provided with a structure for attaching each member to the attachment position of each member. For example, a reinforcing rib is formed so as to surround the attached member, A boss or the like for attaching the member is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the front frame main body 130, a portion extending from the upper end portion of the opening 131 into which the game board 1 is fitted to slightly below the center to the back side of the front frame main body 130. A back mechanism frame 160 is arranged so as to cover the side. The left end portion of the front surface of the back mechanism frame 160 is the back surface of the front frame main body 130 and is pivotally supported on the right side portion when viewed from the back surface side of the gaming machine 100 so that it can be opened and closed like a door. By opening the back mechanism frame 160, the upper part on the back side of the game board 1 can be opened. The connecting portion between the back mechanism frame 160 and the front frame body 130 is detachable, and the front frame body 130 and the back mechanism frame 160 can be replaced or maintained in units.

  The back mechanism frame 160 includes a back mechanism frame main body 161 and a guide unit 162 for guiding a display unit 170 as an image display device that displays an image, and controls the display unit 170 in addition to the display unit 170. A first effect control device 33 is provided. Although not shown, a discharge unit for discharging prize balls and the like and a storage tank 192 for supplying game balls to the discharge unit are provided.

  U-shaped guide portions 162 and 162 are attached to the front side of the back mechanism frame main body 161 so that the left and right side surfaces extend to the front side, and have a predetermined depth on the front side of the back mechanism frame 160 and the front side. A substantially rectangular recessed chamber-shaped space (a space surrounded by at least the back surface and the left and right side surfaces) is formed in the opening (the side facing the back surface of the game board 1), and this space stores the display unit 170. 168. That is, the guide portions 162 and 162 are provided at the left and right ends of the back mechanism frame main body 161 and form the side surface portion of the display unit storage portion 168 together with the peripheral wall 187 surrounding the back mechanism frame main body 161.

  In the display unit storage portion 168 formed in this way, the display unit 170 is disposed so that the image display surface 171 is on the front side (open side), and the back mechanism frame 160 is placed on the back surface of the game board 1. By arranging so as to face, the image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 faces the back side of the game board 1. That is, the display unit 170 is disposed at the rear position of the game board 1 in a state of being disposed on the front frame 120 side via the back mechanism frame 160.

  The display unit 170 includes a metal display unit case 174 formed in a rectangular box shape (frame shape) whose front side is open, and a liquid crystal display panel 175 (liquid crystal display) accommodated in the rectangular box-shaped display unit case 174. , Including a backlight). The front surface of the liquid crystal display panel 175 having the image display surface 171 is exposed from the front surface side of the display unit case 174.

  Guided portions (not shown) are provided on the upper and lower side portions of the display unit case 174 and projecting outwardly perpendicularly to the side portions from a total of four locations including the left end portion and the right end portion. The guided portion is formed by fixing a guided member made of a material having a low coefficient of friction (for example, polyacetal, metal) to the upper and lower portions (upper left and right ends of the upper and lower surfaces) of the display unit case 174. In addition, the guided portion provided on the lower surface of the display unit 170 includes a roller having a rotating shaft along the left-right direction as a sliding body at a lower portion thereof. The display unit storage portion 168 is formed with a groove-shaped guide portion (not shown) extending in the front-rear direction at a position corresponding to the guided portion, and the display unit 170 is located in the display unit storage portion 168. It will be arranged to move back and forth freely. In addition, a guided portion or a rotatable roller made of a material having a low friction coefficient comes into contact with the guide portion, so that the frictional resistance between the guided portion and the guide portion is reduced, and the display unit 170 is made smooth. It can be moved back and forth.

  The area of the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display panel 175 is an area that can cover most of the game board 1 fitted in the opening 131 formed in the front frame body 130 from the back side, which will be described later. It is wider than the visual recognition opening 87 formed in the game board back surface constituent member 80 and visible through the game board main body 1b. That is, the area of the image display surface 171 is larger than at least the visual recognition opening 87 formed in the game board back surface constituting member 80, and even if the size of the visual recognition opening 87 formed in the game board back surface constituting member 80 changes, It can be supported. As described above, when the game display of the gaming machine 100 is changed by changing the gaming board 1 by covering the back side of the gaming board 1 widely with the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display device, It corresponds to the board 1.

  The display unit 170 is connected to the first effect control device 33 arranged on the back side of the back mechanism frame 160, and the first effect control device 33 controls the display on the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display panel 175. Since the area of the image display surface 171 is larger than the visual recognition opening 87 formed in the game board back surface constituting member 80, a predetermined image is displayed in an area exposed from the visual recognition opening 87 formed in the game board back surface constituting member 80. It is controlled so that. Initial information on the size and position of the visual recognition opening 87 formed on the game board back surface constituting member 80 of the game board 1 for determining the image display area and information on the image of the variable display game are the effect data of the second effect control device 31. Although stored in the board, the second effect control device 31 is attached to the game board 1, and the second effect control device 31 is exchanged together with the game board 1. Therefore, with the replacement of the game board 1, for example, the image display area corresponding to the previous game board can be changed to the image display area corresponding to the new game board 1.

  Further, the vertical width and the horizontal width of the display unit storage portion 168 are larger than the vertical width and the horizontal width of the display unit 170, and a space is provided around the display unit 170. As a result, the display unit 170 can be easily moved in the front-rear direction, and the display unit 170 can be slightly tilted in the display unit storage portion 168 (non-parallel to the left-right direction of the game board 1). It becomes possible. In addition, since the guided portion is housed in the guide portion that is a groove-shaped recess, the guided portion is not dropped from the guide portion even when the display unit 170 is in a non-parallel state.

  Further, the display unit 170 is urged forward by a display unit urging means including a compression coil spring, and the display mechanism 170 is opened or the game board 1 is placed in the front frame 120. In the state where it is removed from, it is arranged at the frontmost position of the front and rear movement range.

  In the state where the game board 1 is mounted and the back mechanism frame 160 is closed, the pressing portions 83, 83,... It is located behind the foremost position in the moving range in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the pressing member 83b at the rear end of the pressing portion 83 is in close contact with the front surface of the display unit 170, and the display unit 170 corresponds to the protrusion width of the pressing portions 83, 83,. It is arranged in a position isolated to the rear side. With the configuration as described above, the display unit 170 including the liquid crystal display is held by the back mechanism frame 160 so as to be movable back and forth.

  A first effect control device 33 is disposed on the back surface (back surface) of the back mechanism frame 160. The first effect control device 33 has an effect control board having a CPU and the like, and constitutes a display control device that controls the display of the liquid crystal display in the display unit 170 constituting the image display device. Further, the lower portion of the first effect control device 33 extends to an opening 163 formed below the back mechanism frame, and extends to the opening 163 on the front side of the first effect control device 33. The connector part 33a, which is exposed to the outside from the part, is connected to the connector part (not shown) of the second effect control device 31 attached to the back surface of the game board 1, Thus, the second effect control device 31 and the first effect control device 33 are directly connected.

  In addition, a storage tank 192 for temporarily storing game balls supplied from a supply device provided in an island facility (not shown) on which the gaming machine 100 is installed and supplying it to the discharge unit is attached to the upper surface of the back mechanism frame main body 161. It has been. Then, when the discharge and firing control device operates the discharge unit under the control of the game control device 30, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 153 formed on the front surface of the firing operation unit 150. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the gaming board 1 fitted into the opening 131 of the front frame body 130 includes a gaming board body 1 b and a gaming board back surface constituting member 80 arranged on the back side of the gaming board body 1 b. With. The game board main body 1b is made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, polycarbonate or acrylic), and has a first game area 1a surrounded by a game area partition wall 9 on the front surface, and fires into the first game area 1a. A game ball (hit ball; game medium) is fired from a device (not shown) to play a game.

  .. Are attached to the front side of the game board main body 1b. The game area partition members 8, 8,... Have a game area partition wall 9 that partitions the first game area 1a. The game area partition members 8, 8,... Have a predetermined thickness and are arranged at the four corners of the front surface of the game board main body 1b to partition the first game area 1a. The arranged side surface forms a game area partition wall 9 that partitions the first game area 1a. Moreover, the game area partition members 8, 8,... Are made of an opaque material so that the inside of the gaming machine 100 cannot be seen from other than the first game area 1a.

  Further, in the game area partition members 8, 8,... Arranged at the four corners of the game board main body 1b, engagement recesses 8b that allow the game board 1 to be attached to and detached from the openings formed in the front frame main body 130, A fixed recess 8c is formed. The game area partition members 8 and 8 on the upper left and right sides as viewed from the front side are formed with engagement recesses 8b in which the engagement members 132 and 132 provided on the front frame body 130 can be engaged. Fixed to the upper and lower game area partition members 8, 8 when viewed from the front side is a fixed recess 8 c that can be engaged with a fixed portion provided on the front frame body 130. Then, the engaging recesses 8b and 8b are engaged with the engaging members 132 and 132 from the front side with respect to the opening formed in the front frame main body 130, and the other end portion is rearward with the engaging portion as an axis. The game board 1 is fixed to the front frame body 130 by rotating and accommodating in the opening, and engaging the fixing portions 133 and 133 with the fixing recesses 8c and 8c.

  In the first game area 1a formed on the front side of the game board main body 1b constituting the game board 1, as a game apparatus for guiding the decoration of the game board 1 and the game balls to flow down, a general start gate 6, a start prize A mouth 10, an ordinary variable winning device 3, and a special variable winning device 4 are provided. Further, as game devices, general winning port 2, 2 provided in the general winning port forming members 14, 14, windmill devices 70, 70 for changing the flow direction of the game ball, a number of obstacle nails (not shown), flow direction regulation A device 7, an out port 5 for collecting a game ball that has not won a prize, a game board decoration device such as a lamp / LED, and the like are provided. Further, a second game area 20 (to be described later) through which a game ball can flow down is provided on the back side of the game board main body 1b, and an introduction port to the second game area 20 is provided in the first game area 1a as a gaming device. The warp inlets 12 and 12 and the outlet 13 from the second game area 20 are provided.

  The usual start gate 6 is a gate through which a game ball can pass up and down, and a gate sensor 6a for detecting the passage of the game ball is provided therein. The start condition of the normal variation display game is established based on the detection of the game ball by the gate sensor 6a. In addition, the usual figure change display game is displayed on a not-shown usual figure change display provided on the front side of the game board 1. Further, on the front side of the game board 1, there is provided a not-illustrated ordinary start memory display for displaying the number of unprocessed first ordinary figure variation display games by blinking LEDs.

  The start winning opening 10 and the normal variation winning apparatus 3 are located below the first game area 1a, and a start opening sensor for detecting the inflow of game balls is provided therein. The start winning opening 10 and the normal variation winning apparatus 3 are special figure start winning openings, and the start condition of the special figure changing display game is established based on the detection of the game ball by the start opening sensor. Yes. The special figure fluctuation display game is displayed on a special figure fluctuation display (not shown) provided on the front side of the game board 1. Further, on the front side of the game board 1, a special figure start memory display (not shown) for displaying the number of unprocessed special figure variation display games by blinking LEDs is provided.

  The normal variation winning device 3 includes a pair of left and right opening / closing members 3a, 3a, and is disposed below the start winning opening 10, and the opening / closing members 3a, 3a are in a closed state in which a game ball cannot normally flow (game). However, if the result of the normal fluctuation display game becomes a predetermined stop display mode (for example, “7”), it becomes a normal hit and the normal fluctuation A state in which the open / close members 3a, 3a of the winning device 3 are opened in a reverse “C” shape for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) and the game balls are likely to flow into the normal variation winning device 3 (a state advantageous to the player) ) To be changed. This facilitates the start of the special figure variation display game.

  The special figure variation display game is executed by a special figure fluctuation display device provided in the first game area 1a. A display game corresponding to the special figure fluctuation display game executed here is displayed on the display unit 170. It is displayed on the image display surface 171. The display area of the display game corresponding to the special figure variation display game is an area partitioned by the display area partition walls 64 and 92 disposed on the back side of the game board main body 1b and the upper accessory device 25, and is transparent. The image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 disposed on the back side of the game board main body 1b made of any material is visible. It should be noted that the game machine 100 may not be provided with the special figure fluctuation display, and the special figure fluctuation display game may be executed only by the display unit 170. And, as a result of the special figure variation display game, when the display form of the special figure fluctuation display becomes a special result form (for example, “7”), it becomes a big hit and a special gaming state (so-called big hit state) Become. Corresponding to this, the display mode of the display game on the image display surface 171 is also a special result mode (for example, any one of the numbers of the flat eyes such as “7, 7, 7”).

  The special variable winning device 4 is provided with a large winning opening that is opened and closed by an attacker-type opening / closing door 4a that can be opened by rotating in a direction in which the upper end side is tilted toward the front side. By converting the winning opening from the closed state to the opened state, the inflow of game balls into the large winning opening is facilitated. The open / close door 4a is driven by a solenoid (large winning opening SOL). In addition, a special winning opening sensor (count sensor) for detecting a game ball that has entered the special winning opening is disposed inside the special winning opening (winning area).

  The general prize opening forming members 14 and 14 are arranged along the game area partition wall 9 located at the lower part of the first game area 1a, and the general prize opening 2 and 2 are formed on the front side. In addition, a general winning opening sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered the general winning openings 2 and 2 is disposed in the general winning openings 2 and 2. In addition, the general prize opening forming members 14 and 14 are decorated with a game and partially configured to transmit light, and are provided with LEDs and the like, and a game board for decorating the game board 1. Part of the decoration device.

  The game balls that are driven into the first game area 1a by starting the game are the general winning ports 2, 2, the special drawing starting winning port (starting winning port 10, ordinary variable winning device 3), the big winning port. When a prize is entered in any of the prize winning openings such as (special variable prize winning apparatus 4), a predetermined number of game balls corresponding to each prize winning opening are discharged by the discharge and emission control device (discharge and emission control board). Is discharged (paid out) to the upper plate 153.

  Further, the flow-down direction regulating device 7 is attached so as to protrude from the front surface of the game board main body 1b that becomes the first game area 1a. This flow direction regulating device 7 is a member made of a material having translucency, and is formed in a substantially U shape from an armor portion 7a and guide portions 7b, 7b connected to both ends thereof, and a U-shaped opening portion. Is arranged in the central part of the first game area 1a so as to face downward, and divides the central part of the first game area 1a. As a result, the game balls launched into the first game area 1a and flowing down are distributed to the left and right of the first game area 1a, so that the visibility of the image display surface 171 in the central portion of the first game area 1a is maintained. It has become.

  The armor portion 7a of the flow direction restriction device 7 has an arc shape that is arranged on the upper side and protrudes upward with respect to the central portion of the first game area 1a, and its upper surface is lowered from the center to the left and right. It is considered as an inclined surface. Since the upper surface is arcuate in this way, the game balls that are launched above the first game area 1a and flow down can be distributed to the left and right along the inclination.

  In addition, the guide portions 7b and 7b continuous to the end portion of the armor portion 7a are arranged on the left and right with respect to the central portion of the first game area 1a and extend downward. The guide portions 7b and 7b are for guiding the game balls distributed left and right by the armor portion 7a downward so as not to return to the central portion. In addition, warp inlets 12 and 12 that serve as inlets to the warp flow paths 24a and 24a are provided at the lower ends of the guide portions 7b and 7b, respectively, outside the flow direction regulating device 7 (the guide region 7b and the game area partition wall that faces the guide portion 7b). 9 is formed so as to be able to receive a game ball flowing down. Further, a warp hole penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in a portion of the game board main body 1b where the warp inlets 12 and 12 are arranged, and game balls flowing from the warp inlets 12 and 12 are placed on the back side of the game board main body 1b. It is possible to be guided to the formed second game area 20 described later.

  In addition, windmill devices 70 and 70 are disposed below the guide portions 7b and 7b. The windmill device 70 includes 76 and 76 windmills on an extension line in the flow direction of the game balls flowing down along the guide portions 7b and 7b, and most of the game balls flowing down along the guide portions 7b and 7b are windmills. It collides with 76,76. When the game balls collide with the windmills 76, 76, the windmills 76, 76 rotate and the flow direction of the game balls is changed. Details of the wind turbine device 70 will be described later.

  In addition, a lead-out port 13 from the second game region 20 described later is formed above the start winning port 10 in the first game region 1a. This lead-out port 13 is configured by attaching a lead-out port forming member 23 to a lead-out hole penetrating in the front-rear direction formed in the game board main body 1b. The outlet opening forming member 23 has substantially the same thickness as the game board main body 1b, and a cylindrical opening 23a that forms the outlet 13 is formed in a portion fitted into the outlet hole. The lower surface (the bottom surface of the outlet 13) on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical opening 23a is a curved surface that matches the shape of the stage member 21 to be described later and is inclined forward. The game ball guided forward from the stage can be guided to the first game area 1a. Further, below the lower surface on which the curved game ball rolls, a downstream end portion of the ball guide path 22 formed so as to extend along the front-rear direction below the stage is provided. Is formed. The downstream end of the ball guide path 22 located at the front end of the outlet opening forming member 23 is positioned immediately above the start winning opening 10, and the game ball flowing down here has a high probability of starting winning opening. 10 flows in.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a game board back surface constituting member 80 is attached to the back surface side of the game board main body 1 b constituting the game board 1. The game board back surface constituting member 80 is formed in a rectangular shape along the periphery of the game board main body 1b from the upper cover member 81, the lower cover member 82, and the side cover member 84, and is made of a synthetic resin (transparent or translucent). For example, it is made of polycarbonate or ABS. A substantially rectangular viewing opening 87 is formed at a substantially central portion of the game board back surface component 80 so as to overlap most of the first game area 1a formed in the game board main body 1b.

  The upper cover member 81 is a plate-like member that covers the upper portion of the back surface of the game board main body 1b, and has a shape in which the left and right and upper peripheral edges follow the outer periphery of the upper portion of the game board main body 1b. Further, the lower peripheral edge has a curved shape so as to substantially follow the game area partition wall 9 forming the peripheral edge of the first game area 1a formed on the front side of the game board main body 1b. An upper accessory device 25 is attached to the back side of the upper cover member 81. That is, the upper cover member 81 forms a mounting base for the upper accessory device 25.

  Most of the upper accessory device 25 is arranged below the lower peripheral edge of the upper cover member 81, and the front surface thereof passes through the game board main body 1 b from the front side of the game board 1. On the front surface, for example, a model name, a decorative pattern, and the like are drawn, and a decorative board with a decoration is arranged on the front surface.

  The upper accessory device 25 is provided with an effect member and a drive device for driving the effect member, and the effect member appears in the visual recognition opening 87 as the game progresses. Is to do. That is, the production member is normally housed in the upper accessory device 25 and is concealed by a decorative board on which the model name is drawn so as not to be seen by the player. It is driven by the driving device, appears in the visual recognition opening 87, and is rendered visible by being visible to the player. The upper accessory device 25 is a part of the game board decoration device, and is controlled by the first effect control device 33 via the second effect control device 31. Further, the upper accessory device 25 has a predetermined front-rear width and has a function of preventing the inside of the gaming machine 100 from being seen from the upper gap between the game board 1 and the display unit 170.

  The lower cover member 82 is a plate-like member that covers the lower part of the back surface of the game board main body 1b, and has a shape in which the left and right and lower peripheral edges are along the outer periphery of the lower part of the game board main body 1b. . Further, the upper peripheral edge can cover the rear part of the accessory device (ordinary variable prize apparatus 3, special variable prize apparatus 4, general prize port forming members 14, 14) provided in the first game area 1a. It is made into the shape in alignment with the upper edge part in the arrangement | positioning site | part of an accessory device. A lower cover member 60 that covers the rear part of the accessory device is attached to the back surface side of the lower cover member 82. That is, the lower cover member 82 forms a mounting base for the lower cover member 60.

  The lower covering member 60 has a winning ball flow path for flowing down the game balls won in the starting winning port 10, the normal variation winning device 3, the special variable winning device 4, the general winning ports 2, 2 and the like on the front side thereof. The winning ball flow path is connected to a flow path (not shown) that communicates with the outside of the gaming machine 100 (the collection bin of the island facility). Further, the left end portion of the lower covering member 60 as viewed from the back side is formed with a connecting portion 62 having a rotating shaft extending along the up-down direction, and the second effect control device 31 is moved in the left-right direction. Is pivotally supported in a door-like manner.

  Further, the lower covering member 60 is made of a transparent material, and a part thereof is processed like a lens, and the light from the LED provided on the LED substrate (not shown) arranged on the back side is used as the accessory device. It also has a function to guide it toward. Further, a plate-like display area partition wall 64 that is colored and made translucent is formed on the upper portion of the lower covering member 60, partitioning the display area and preventing the inside of the gaming machine 100 from being seen. Yes. In addition, the game control device 30 is attached to the back side of the second effect control device 31 attached to the back side of the lower covering member 60.

  The second effect control device 31 includes an effect data board including a ROM that stores image data and the like, and a driver board that includes a board decoration driver for driving the game board decoration device. The production control is performed by A pair of support portions 31a and 31a having a rotation shaft extending in the left-right direction is formed on the back side of the second effect control device 31, and the game control device 30 is formed in a door shape in the vertical direction. The shaft is pivotally supported. Further, in the vicinity of the support portions 31a and 31a that pivotally support the game control device 30 that controls the game, the game control device 30 is arranged along the back surface of the first effect control device 33, that is, the game control device 30. Is provided with a holding member (not shown) for holding the upright state. That is, the back surface of the second performance control device 31 forms a pedestal for attaching the game control device 30.

  That is, the second effect control device 31 and the game control device 30 provided with the effect data board depending on the model are attached to the game board 1, and the first effect control device 33 and the discharge and emission control device that can be used in common by a plurality of models. The power supply device is attached to the front frame body 130 or the back mechanism frame 160. Therefore, by changing the game board 1, only the device (board) depending on the model is exchanged, and the game content of the gaming machine 100 can be changed.

  The side cover member 84 is attached along the left and right side edges of the game board main body 1b. The side cover member 84 is disposed so that the upper end portion is in contact with the lower end of the upper cover member 81 and is continuous. The cover member 82 is arranged so as to be in contact with the upper end of the cover member 82 and to be continuous. Further, a side wall member 90 including a display area partition wall 92 is attached integrally with the side cover member 84.

  The side wall member 90 includes a display area partition wall 92 that partitions the display area, and the display area partition wall 92 extends in the vertical direction and extends backward with respect to the game board main body 1b. The The left and right display area partition walls 92 are arranged substantially perpendicular to the game board main body 1b. More specifically, the left and right display area partition walls 92 are arranged slightly obliquely so that the intervals are narrowed toward the rear. Yes. The display area partition wall 92 is semi-transparent so that the inside of the gaming machine 100 cannot be seen through the display area partition wall 92, and is configured to conceal the outside of the display area partition wall 92 from the front. Yes. Further, the surface of the display area partition wall 92 that is disposed on the side end side of the game board main body 1b is formed with wavy irregularities, and is further disposed on the center side of the game board main body 1b of the display area partition wall 92. An opaque decorative sticker is affixed to the surface of the game machine 100 so that the inside of the gaming machine 100 cannot be seen through the display area partition wall 92.

  A cylindrical space along the front-rear direction is formed on the back side of the game board main body 1b by the upper accessory device 25 and the display area partition walls 92 and 64 having the above-described configuration. The display area partition walls 92 and 64 and the upper accessory device 25 are arranged so as to be close to (not in contact with) an image display surface 171 of a display unit 170 to be described later arranged behind the game board 1. A display area such as a display game corresponding to the figure variation display game is divided. That is, of the image display surface 171 of the display unit 170, an area surrounded by the display area partition walls 92 and 64 and the upper accessory device 25 is a display area (viewing area) that can be viewed from the front side of the game board 1. . As a result, the image of the display unit 170 is displayed over most of the first game area 1a. Further, as will be described later, a part of the area surrounded by the display area partition walls 92 and 64 and the upper accessory device 25 on the back side of the game board main body 1b is a second game area 20 in which a game ball can flow down. Has been.

  In addition, since the area of the image display surface 171 is larger than the visual recognition opening 87 formed in the game board back surface structural member 80, the 1st effect control apparatus is displayed so that a predetermined | prescribed image may be displayed on the area | region exposed from the visual recognition opening 87. 33. Further, as described above, the display area partition walls 92 and 64 and the upper accessory device 25 also have a function of preventing the inside of the gaming machine 100 from being seen, and the outer periphery of the visual recognition opening 87 surrounded by them. The area to be a part is not visible from the front side of the game board 1.

  In addition, on the back surfaces of the upper cover member 81 and the lower cover member 82, pressing portions 83, 83,... Projecting rearward are formed in the vicinity of the periphery arranged along the left and right end portions of the game board main body 1b. . The pressing portions 83, 83,... Are in contact with the front surface of the display unit 170 disposed on the back side of the game board 1 (the front surface of the display unit case 174 that forms the outer frame of the display unit 170). It has become. Since the display unit 170 is urged forward by the display unit urging means (compression coil spring), the pressing units 83, 83,... And the display unit 170 are held in close contact with each other.

  Further, the pressing portions 83, 83,... Have a predetermined front-rear width, and the gaming board 1 and the display unit 170 have a predetermined width when the pressing portions 83, 83,. It is arranged in parallel with an interval, and a space is formed between them. The front and rear widths of the pressing portions 83, 83,... Are slightly wider than the front and rear widths of the display area partition wall 92 described above, and the pressing portions 83, 83,. The display area partition wall 92 is arranged at a position close to the image display surface 171.

  As described above, since the display unit 170 is arranged on the back side of the gaming machine 100 with a predetermined interval with respect to the game board 1, the distance between the display unit 170 and the player can be secured and a sense of depth can be obtained. In addition, even when a large display unit 170 is used, the player can easily view the structure. Further, it is possible to prevent the display on the image display surface 171 from being difficult to see due to external light entering from the game board side.

  Further, the pressing parts 83, 83,... Are made of a material having a low coefficient of friction (for example, polyacetal) attached to the back surface of the upper cover member 81, the back surface of the lower cover member 82, and the rear end portion of the base by screws. And a pressing member 83b made of metal. Furthermore, in addition to the pressing member 83b, the base portion of the pressing portions 83, 83 located on the right side when viewed from the back side of the upper cover member 81 and the lower cover member 82 can be rotated around an axis along the vertical direction. The roller 83c can be attached to the corner located outside.

  Since the pressing portions 83, 83, etc. that contact the front surface of the display unit 170 have such a configuration, the pressing portions 83, 83,. It can be moved to any position.

  A stage member 21 as a gaming device is arranged in a region surrounded by the display region partition walls 92 and 64 and the upper accessory device 25 on the back side of the game board main body 1b. The stage member 21 is a plate-like member made of a light-transmitting material, and the left and right end portions are partially supported by the display area partition wall 92 and arranged close to each other, and the rear end portion is displayed. The front and rear positions are equal to the rear end of the area partition wall 92. That is, the stage member 21 divides the cylindrical space along the front-rear direction formed by the display area partition walls 92 and 64 and the upper accessory device 25 vertically. The display unit 170 is arranged on the back side of the game board 1, so that the second game area 20 that is a space surrounded by the display unit 170, the display area partition wall 92, the stage member 21, and the upper accessory device 25. Is formed on the back side of the game board main body 1b. The game balls that have flowed into the warp inlets 12 and 12 formed in the guide portions 7b and 7b are guided to the second game area 20 formed in this way.

  Warp flow path forming members 24, 24 forming a warp device are arranged at positions corresponding to the warp inlets 12, 12 on the back surface of the game board main body 1b. The warp flow path forming members 24, 24 are members made of a material having translucency, and a game ball that flows into the warp inlets 12, 12 and reaches the back surface of the game board main body 1b through the warp hole is used as a stage member. Warp flow paths 24a and 24a for guiding the stage 21a formed on the upper surface of the 21 are formed inside. The warp flow paths 24a and 24a are cylindrical flow paths through which game balls can flow in a line, and an upstream end portion serving as an inlet is connected to a warp hole formed in the game board main body 1b. From here, it bends in the direction of the side end of the game board main body 1b along the back surface of the game board main body 1b, and the downstream side end serving as the outlet is arranged at a position close to the upper side of the side end of the stage 21a. It has become. Thereby, the game ball that has flowed into the warp inlet 12 opened to the first game area 1a passes through the warp flow paths 24a and 24a, and the side end of the stage 21a formed on the upper surface of the stage member 21 in the second game area 20 Will be guided in the direction.

  The stage member 21 is formed in a substantially W shape in which the left and right sides are inclined surfaces that descend toward the center, and the center portion protrudes upward. The upper surface of the stage member 21 is a stage 21a on which a game ball rolls, and the game ball rolls left and right along a substantially W-shaped inclination. Further, the central portion of the stage member 21 is formed so as to be located behind the outlet 13 formed in the game board main body 1 b, and the stage 21 a is the outlet 13 formed by the outlet forming member 23. It continues to the bottom of the. Thereby, the game ball rolling on the stage 21a is guided to the front side and led out from the outlet 13 to the first game area 1a.

  In addition, a rear portion of a ball guide path 22 that is a flow path through which the game ball can flow is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the stage 21a and below the surface on which the game ball rolls. The ball guiding path 22 is a cylindrical flow path having an inner diameter that allows one game ball formed so as to extend along the front-rear direction, and is inclined so as to descend toward the front side. The upstream end of the ball guide path 22 opens to the stage 21a, and the downstream end opens to the front end of the outlet forming member 23 as described above.

  Further, a back wind turbine 78 of the wind turbine device 70, 70 is located at a position adjacent to the lower side of the outlets 24b, 24b of the warp channels 24a, 24a, and the game balls discharged from the warp channels 24a, 24a are The rear windmill 78 collides with the rear windmill 78 and rotates the rear windmill 78, and the flow mode changes. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the windmill device 70 is rotatably supported by the main body 71 and a main body 71 fixed to the opening 1 c that penetrates the front and rear of the game board main body 1 b. A surface windmill 77 attached to both ends of the windmill shaft 75 and facing the first game area 1a formed on the front side of the game board main body 1b, and a second game area described later formed on the back side of the game board main body 1b. And a rear wind turbine 78 facing 20.

  The main body 71 includes an attachment base 72 that is fixed to the front surface of the game board main body 1 b, a shaft attachment part 73 that passes through the windmill shaft 75, and a shaft support board 74. The attachment base 72 is a base member for attaching various members of the windmill device 70, and is for attaching the windmill device 70 to the game board main body 1b. The mounting base 72 is a plate-like member that is larger than the circular opening 1c for mounting the windmill device 70 formed on the game board main body 1b, and is arranged so that the back surface is in close contact with the front side of the game board main body 1b. The opening 1c is covered from the front side.

  Further, screw holes 72a and 72a penetrating front and rear are formed in a portion of the mounting base 72 that is arranged so as not to overlap with the opening 1c in the front and rear, and the mounting base 72 is screwed to the front surface of the game board main body 1b. It can be fixed to. Further, positioning bosses 72b and 72b extending rearward are formed on the back surface of the portion adjacent to the screw holes 72a and 72a so as not to overlap the opening 1c. By attaching the positioning bosses 72b and 72b to the insertion portions 1d and 1d formed on the front surface of the game board main body 1b, the attachment base 72 can be attached to a predetermined position of the game board main body 1b. ing. In addition, the outer peripheral portion 72c of the front surface of the mounting base 72 arranged on the front surface of the game board main body 1b is tapered so that the thickness becomes thinner toward the outside, thereby constituting the first game area 1a. A mounting base 72 arranged along the front surface of the gaming board main body 1b does not prevent the game balls from flowing down.

  A shaft mounting portion 73 is formed on the back surface of the mounting base 72 so as to cover the circular opening 1c so as to extend rearward at a portion located at the center of the opening 1c. ing. The shaft mounting portion 73 is a substantially columnar portion formed so as to extend perpendicularly to the mounting base 72, and reinforcing ribs 73 a, 73 a,. Are formed at equal intervals. Further, a circular plate-like shaft support board 74 is formed at the rear end of the shaft mounting portion 73 perpendicular to the extending direction of the shaft mounting portion 73. The shaft support board 74 has a circular plate shape with a diameter slightly smaller than the circular opening 1 c formed in the game board main body 1 b, and the rear end of the shaft mounting portion 73 is at the center of the shaft support board 74. Connected.

  That is, in the main body 71, the mounting base 72 and the shaft support board 74 are arranged in parallel with the shaft mounting portion 73 interposed therebetween. Further, the distance between the mounting base 72 and the shaft support board 74 is substantially equal to the thickness of the game board main body 1b. The mounting base 72 closes the front side of the opening 1c formed in the game board main body 1b, and the shaft support board. 74 closes the back side of the opening 1c. The shaft support board 74 closes the circular opening 1c and is arranged so that the back surface thereof is substantially flush with the back surface of the game board main body 1b. The circular opening 1c and the shaft support board 74 are the second. This prevents the game ball flowing down the game area 20 from becoming an obstacle. Further, a through hole 71 a through which the wind turbine shaft 75 can be inserted is formed in the main body portion 71 so as to penetrate the mounting base 72, the shaft mounting portion 73, and the shaft support board 74. The through hole 71a is formed so as to penetrate the center of the shaft mounting portion 73 along the extending direction, and extends perpendicularly to the mounting base 72 and the shaft support plate 74 arranged in parallel with the game board 1. It is formed to exist.

  The windmill shaft 75 is rotatably inserted (freely fitted) into the above-described through hole 71 a and is supported so as to be arranged perpendicular to the mounting base 72 and the shaft support board 74. It has become. The length of the windmill shaft 75 is longer than the thickness of the main body 71 that is substantially equal to the thickness of the game board main body 1b, and the ends extend from both ends of the main body 71 when inserted through the through hole 71a. . Wind turbines 76 are fixed to both ends of the wind turbine shaft 75 extending from both ends of the main body 71.

  The windmill 76 includes a front surface windmill 77 disposed on the mounting base 72 side and facing the first game area 1a, and a rear surface windmill 78 disposed on the shaft support board 74 side and facing the second game area 20, both of which are It has the same configuration. The windmill 76 has a circular plate-like rotating plate 76a, and a shaft insertion portion 76b for inserting and fixing the end of the windmill shaft 75 on one side surface of the rotating plate 76a, and a blade portion on which a game ball collides. 76c is formed.

  The shaft insertion portion 76b is a columnar portion that is formed at the center of one side surface of the rotating plate 76a so as to extend perpendicularly to the rotating plate 76a. The extending width of the shaft insertion portion 76b from the rotating plate 76a is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball. A connection hole for inserting and fixing the wind turbine shaft 75 is formed at the center of the shaft insertion portion 76b. The connection hole extends perpendicularly to the rotating plate 76a along the central axis of the rotating plate 76a, and is formed so as to penetrate the shaft insertion portion 76b and the rotating plate 76a. The blade portions 76c are plate-like portions connected perpendicularly to the peripheral surface of the shaft insertion portion 76b and one side surface of the rotary plate 76a, and are equally spaced along the radial direction of the circular plate-like rotary plate 76a. Three (every 120 degrees) are formed.

  In the wind turbine 76 having such a configuration, the end portion of the wind turbine shaft 75 extending on both sides of the main body 71 is connected to the connection hole so that the shaft insertion portion 76b is positioned on the main body 71 side of the rotating plate 76a. By being inserted into and fixed to the main body 71, it can be rotatably attached to both sides of the main body 71. The connection hole is formed so as to penetrate the rotating plate 76a, and the end portion of the wind turbine shaft 75 protrudes outside the rotating plate 76a. Thus, by attaching two windmills to both ends of one windmill shaft, when one windmill 76 rotates, the other windmill 76 also rotates in conjunction.

  The windmill device 70 having the above-described configuration is such that the side on which the shaft support board 74 is formed is directed to the circular opening 1c formed in the game board main body 1b with the front surface of the mounting base 72 facing the front. So that it can be inserted from the front side. The inner diameter of the circular opening 1c is larger than the outer diameters of the wind turbine 76 (back wind turbine 78) and the shaft support board 74, and these can be inserted. The rear surface of the mounting base 72 that is larger than the circular opening 1c comes into contact with the front surface of the game board main body 1b, so that the rearward movement of the windmill device 70 is restricted and arranged at a predetermined front-rear position. Become. At this time, the shaft support board 74 is arranged such that the circular opening 1c is closed and the back surface thereof is substantially flush with the back surface of the game board main body 1b.

  Further, the positioning boss 72b formed on the back surface of the mounting base 72 is inserted into the insertion portion 1d formed in the game board main body 1b, and the screw inserted through the screw hole 72a formed in the mounting base 72 is used in the game board. The windmill device 70 is fixed at a predetermined position of the game board main body 1b by being screwed into the main body 1b. By attaching the windmill device 70 in this way, the windmills 76 come to the front and back of the game board main body 1b, and among these, the windmill 76 attached to the attachment base 72 side faces the first game area 1a. The windmill 76 is the front windmill 77 and the windmill 76 attached to the shaft support board 74 is the rear windmill 78 facing the second game area 20.

  Note that the windmill 76 (the rotating plate 76a and the like) and the main body 71 of the windmill device 70 are made of a transparent material so that the display image of the display unit 170 disposed behind the game board 1 is not obstructed. . The transparent material may be colorless and transparent, colored and transparent, or translucent so that the image of the display unit 170 can be visually recognized. Further, the surface (surface visible to the player) of the blade portion 76c of the rear windmill 78 facing the shaft support board 74 may be colored so that the rotation of the windmills 76 and 76 can be easily understood.

  From the above, the windmill devices 70 and 70, the winning devices (the general winning port 2, the normal variable winning device 3, the special variable winning device 4, the starting winning port 10) and the like are arranged in the gaming area (first gaming area 1a). In the gaming machine 100 in which the main body of the gaming board (the gaming board main body 1b) is formed of a light-transmitting member, gaming areas (first gaming area 1a, second) are formed on the front and back surfaces of the gaming board 1, respectively. The windmill device 70, 70 includes a mounting base 72 for mounting the windmills 76, 76 to the opening 1 c formed in the game board 1, and the mounting base 72 includes the windmill 76, A shaft mounting portion 73 for mounting the wind turbine shaft 75 forming the rotation shaft 76 is formed. The wind turbine shaft 75 is mounted so as to extend from the shaft mounting portion 73 to each of the front side and the back side. Wind turbines 76 and 76 are installed in each And surface wind turbine 77 facing one of 該風Sha 76 to the game area of the surface (the first game region 1a), and thus that the back wind turbine 78 facing the other on the rear surface of the game area (second game region 20).

  In addition, the wind turbine shaft 75 is loosely fitted in a through hole 71 a formed in the shaft mounting portion 73 and the front wind turbine 77 and the rear wind turbine 78 are fixed to the wind turbine shaft 75, so that one wind turbine 76 is rotated. This means that the other windmill 76 is rotated.

  In addition, an image display device (display unit 170) is provided behind the game board 1 so that the display image of the image display device can be seen by the player through the game board 1, and the rotating plate 76a of the windmill 76 is configured. Is formed of a transparent member.

  By providing such a windmill device 70 on the game board 1, in the first game area 1 a, a game ball flowing down to the surface windmill 77 collides and the surface windmill 77 rotates and its flow direction changes. Is done. Further, in the second game area 20, the game ball discharged from the outlet 24b of the warp flow path 24a collides with the back wind turbine 78 and the back wind turbine 78 rotates, and the flow down direction is changed. As described above, the front windmill 77 and the rear windmill 78 rotate in conjunction with each other, and when the game ball collides with one windmill 76 and rotates, the other windmill also rotates in conjunction with the 76. The action of the game ball that collides with the other windmill 76 is changed. Thereby, the flow-down mode of the game ball can be varied to enhance the interest.

  In the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, a part of the launched game ball flows down the warp flow paths 24a and 24a to reach the second game area 20, and most of the first game area. 1a will flow down. Therefore, game balls that flow down the first game area 1 a mainly change the flow mode of the game balls in the second game area 20 via the windmill device 70. On the contrary, there is a case where the flow mode of the game ball flowing down the first game area 1a via the windmill device 70 is changed. In this case, the player is in an advantageous state.

  The back wind turbine 78 is arranged below the outflow port 24b of the warp flow path 24a in the second game area 20 and above the downflow path of the game balls discharged from the outflow port 24b. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, in the windmill device 70 on the right side when viewed from the back side of the game board 1, the game ball discharged from the warp flow path 24 a collides, thereby causing a predetermined direction (counterclockwise). Direction). As shown in FIG. 4, the windmill device 70 is on the left side when viewed from the front side of the game board 1, and is interlocked with the backside windmill 78 rotating due to the collision of the game balls discharged from the warp flow path 24 a. The rotating surface wind turbine 77 rotates in a predetermined direction (clockwise direction).

  That is, the game ball flowing down from above the surface windmill 77 is rotated so as to be guided toward the center of the first game area 1a where the start winning port 10 and the special variable winning device 4 are located, which is advantageous for the player. Become. Similarly, in the windmill device 70 on the right side when viewed from the front side of the game board 1, the surface that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the backside windmill 78 by the collision of the game balls discharged from the warp flow path 24 a. The windmill 77 rotates in a direction (counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front side) for guiding the game ball toward the center of the game board 1. With this operation, when a game ball is received in the warp channel 24a, the game ball is advantageous, and other game balls flowing down the surface are also advantageous. Can increase the expectation of the person.

  From the above, the game balls flowing down the game area (first game area 1a) on the surface of the game board are received and flowed down from the outlet 24b formed in the game area (second game area 20) on the back of the game board. A warp device (warp flow path forming members 24, 24) is provided, and a rear wind turbine 78 is disposed below the outflow port 24b of the warp device so as to rotate in a predetermined direction by a game ball flowing out from the outflow port 24b. When the surface windmill 77 rotates in response to the rotation of the rear windmill 78 in a predetermined direction, the game ball is moved to the start port (starting prize opening 10) side of the variable display game by the rotation of the surface windmill 77. It is configured to be guided.

  In the above embodiment, the wind turbine shaft 75 with the wind turbines 76 and 76 fixed at both ends is rotated with respect to the shaft mounting portion 73, and the front wind turbine 77 and the rear wind turbine 78 are rotated in conjunction with each other. However, the windmill shaft 75 may be fixed to the shaft mounting portion 73 so that the windmills 76 at both ends rotate with respect to the windmill shaft 75, and the front windmill 77 and the rear windmill 78 rotate independently. .

The gaming board 1 is attached to the front frame 120 from the front side, but the gaming board 1 may be attached to the front frame 120 from the rear side (or slide-inserted from the side). In this case, the back mechanism frame 160 is closed after the game board 1 is mounted on the front frame 120.
Further, although the back mechanism frame 160 can be opened and closed, the back mechanism frame 160 that cannot be opened and closed may be used in the case where the game board 1 is mounted from the front side. Further, the display unit 170 may be arranged on the back side of the front frame body 130 so as to be movable back and forth without providing the back mechanism frame 160 separately. Moreover, it is good also as a structure fixed to the front frame 120 etc. so that the display unit 170 may be distribute | arranged to the position on the back of the game board 1 with the predetermined space | interval.

  In addition, the game board 1 is made of a transparent synthetic resin. However, it is sufficient that at least the portion where the viewing opening 87 is set is transparent, and the game board 1 may be all transparent or partly transparent. There may be.

  Next, a first modification of the gaming machine of the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Basically, it has the same configuration as the gaming machine of the above-described embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the portions having the same configuration, the description is omitted, and different portions are mainly described. . In the gaming machine of this modification, the stage 40 has two upper and lower stages, and is distributed to any stage by the rear windmill 78.

  FIG. 11 shows the windmill device 70 located on the right side when viewed from the back side of the game board 1 and the stage 40 located below the windmill device 70. The rear windmill 78 of the windmill device 70 is arranged directly below the outlet 24b of the warp flow path 24a, and the game balls that collide with the rear windmill 78 are distributed to either the left or right of the rear windmill 78 and formed below. It flows down to the stage 40.

  The stage 40 formed below the back wind turbine 78 has two upper and lower stages, and the upper first stage 41 has an end located below the back wind turbine 78, and from this end to the center side of the game board 1 It is formed to go down. Further, the lower second stage 42 has an end located at a side end of the game board 1 and is formed so as to descend from the end toward the center. In addition, a lead-out port (not shown) for guiding the game ball flowing down along the inclination of the stage 40 to the first game area 1a is formed in the center of the game board 1, but in the lead-out port of this modification example, The game ball that has flowed down the first stage 41 on the upper side is more likely to be guided to the start winning opening 10 than the game ball that has flowed down the second stage 42 on the lower side. That is, the first stage 41 is more advantageous for the player than the second stage 42. In addition, the structure of the stage 40 is formed symmetrically with respect to the center of the game board 1, and also in the portion where the windmill device 70 located on the left side as viewed from the back side of the game board 1 is provided. It is constituted similarly.

  Then, the game balls distributed to the center side (left side in FIG. 11) of the game board 1 by the back windmill 78 flow down onto the first stage 41 and to the side end side (right side in FIG. 11) of the game board 1. The played game ball flows down onto the second stage 42. Here, the back windmill 78 rotates in conjunction with the front windmill 77, and when the front windmill 77 rotates to guide the game ball flowing down from above to the center side of the game board 1, The back wind turbine 78 also rotates so as to guide the game ball flowing down from above to the center side of the game board 1, thereby causing the game ball to flow down to the first stage 41. That is, when the front windmill 77 rotates in a direction advantageous to the player, the back windmill 78 also rotates in a direction advantageous to the player, and the player's expectation can be improved.

  In the lead-out port of this modification, the game ball that has flowed down the upper first stage 41 may be guided to the start winning port 10 rather than the game ball that has flowed down the lower second stage 42. However, the second stage may be more likely to be guided to the start winning opening 10.

  In other words, a plurality of flow paths (first stage 41, first stage 41, different probabilities of guiding the flowing game balls to the start port (start winning award port 10) of the variable display game in the game area (second game area 20) on the back of the game board. The second stage 42) is provided, and the back wind turbine 78 distributes the game balls that have flowed out from the outlet 24b of the warp device (warp flow path forming members 24, 24) to any one of the flow paths.

  Next, a second modification of the gaming machine of the above-described embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Basically, it has the same configuration as the gaming machine of the above-described embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the portions having the same configuration, the description is omitted, and different portions are mainly described. . In the gaming machine of this modification, the front / rear width of the stage 50 is set to a width that allows a plurality of game balls to flow in parallel, and the front blade portion 51a and the rear blade portion 51b can rotate independently as the blade portion 51 of the rear windmill 78. Are arranged side by side.

  FIG. 12 shows a cross-sectional view of the windmill device 200 located on the left side when viewed from the front side of the game board 1 and the stage 50 located below the windmill device 200 as seen from above. The stage 50 constituting the second game area 20 has a front and rear width that is at least twice as large as the diameter of the game ball, and has an inclined surface that descends from the side edge of the game board 1 toward the center side. The spheres can flow toward the center in parallel. That is, the second game area 20 has a front-rear width in which a plurality of game balls can flow in parallel in the front-rear direction. Further, the outlet 24b of the warp flow path 24a for guiding the game ball from the first game area 1a to the stage 50 is on the side end side of the game board 1 from the position where the rear windmill 78 of the windmill device 70 is disposed, that is, The game ball is formed to be discharged to the upstream side of the inclination. Therefore, the game ball discharged from the warp flow path 24a onto the stage 50 is guided to the center side of the game board 1 through a portion where the rear windmill 78 is provided.

  The windmill device 200 includes a first windmill shaft 75 a and a second windmill shaft 75 b as the windmill shaft 75. The first windmill shaft 75a has a cylindrical shape having a through hole extending in the center in the center, and is rotatably inserted (freely fitted) into the through hole 71a of the main body 71. The second windmill shaft 75b is rotatably inserted (freely fitted) through a through hole formed in the first windmill shaft 75a. The second wind turbine shaft 75b is longer in the extending direction than the first wind turbine shaft 75a, and the rear end portion extends rearward from the first wind turbine shaft 75a. . In addition, the rotation center of the 1st windmill shaft 75a and the 2nd windmill shaft 75b is common. That is, the windmill shaft 75 has a double structure in which the outer first rotation shaft 75a and the inner second rotation shaft 75b can rotate independently about the same rotation center.

  A blade 52 of the surface windmill 77 is formed on the peripheral surface of the end portion of the first windmill shaft 75a on the first game area 1a side so as to extend along the radial direction of the first windmill shaft 75a. Yes. Further, on the peripheral surface of the end portion on the second game area 20 side of the first wind turbine shaft 75a, a front blade portion 51a forming a part of the blade portion 51 of the back wind turbine 78 is in the radial direction of the first wind turbine shaft 75a. It is formed to extend along. The front blade portion 51 a has a width approximately half the front-rear width of the stage 50, and is arranged in the front half portion of the stage 50.

  A rotary plate 76a of the surface windmill 77 is formed perpendicular to the extending direction of the second windmill shaft 75b at the end of the second windmill shaft 75b on the first game area 1a side. Further, at the end of the second wind turbine shaft 75b on the second game area 20 side extending rearward from the first wind turbine shaft 75a, the rotating plate 76a of the back wind turbine 78 is connected to the second wind turbine shaft 75b. The rear blade portion 51b that forms a part of the blade portion 51 of the back wind turbine 78 is formed so as to extend along the radial direction of the second wind turbine shaft 75b. ing. The rear blade portion 51 b has a width that is substantially half the front-rear width of the stage 50, and is arranged in the rear half portion of the stage 50. It should be noted that the wind turbine device 70 is disposed such that the blade portion 51 (front blade portion 51a, rear blade portion 51b) of the back wind turbine 78 is close to the upper surface of the stage 50 and can collide with a game ball flowing down on the stage 50. It is the position that becomes.

  With such a configuration, the surface windmill 77 facing the first game area 1a is configured such that the rotating plate 76a and the blade portion 52 rotate independently. Moreover, the blade | wing part 51 of the back surface windmill 78 which faces the 2nd game area | region 20 is provided along with front and back, and is comprised by the front blade | wing part 51a and the back blade | wing part 51b which rotate independently, respectively. Further, the blade portion 52 of the front surface windmill 77 and the front blade portion 51a forming a part of the blade portion 51 of the rear surface windmill 78 are rotated in conjunction with each other. The rotating blade 76a and the rear blade portion 51b forming a part of the blade portion 51 are rotated in conjunction with each other.

  Then, the game ball discharged from the outlet 24b of the warp flow path 24a and flowing down the first half of the stage 50 collides with the front blade portion 51a. The front blade portion 51a rotates in conjunction with the blade portion 52 of the surface windmill 77, and flows down the game ball flowing down the first game area 1a and the first half of the second game area 20. The flowing-down modes of the game balls to be influenced are designed to influence each other. If the game ball flowing down the first game area 1a passes under the surface windmill 77, the front blade portion 51a and the blade portion 52 that rotate in conjunction with each other receive the game ball as a player. It leads to the central direction of the game board 1 which is advantageous to the player.

  In addition, the game ball discharged from the outlet 24b of the warp flow path 24a and flowing down the latter half of the stage 50 collides with the rear blade portion 51b. The rear blade portion 51b rotates in conjunction with the rotating plate 76a of the surface windmill 77, and flows down the game ball flowing down the first game area 1 and the second half of the second game area 20. The flow-down modes of the game balls that do not affect each other. As described above, the influence on the game ball flowing down the first game area 1a and the influence from the game ball flowing down the first game area 1a are different depending on the flow position on the stage 50.

  Moreover, in the surface windmill 77, since the rotating plate 76a and the blade | wing part 52 rotate separately, for example, although the rotating plate 76a is rotating, the blade | wing part 52 is not rotating. In some cases, the rotation of the rotating plate 76a does not coincide with the flow-down guidance mode of the game ball, and the visual decoration effect can be improved due to an unexpected operation.

  From the above, the first windmill shaft 75a to which the blades 52 of the surface windmill 77 are fixed, and the rotary plate 76a of the surface windmill 77 are loosely fitted in the through holes formed in the first windmill shaft 75a. And a second windmill shaft 75b to which the game area on the back of the game board (second game area 20) has a front-rear width in which a plurality of game balls can flow in parallel in the front-rear direction, The second windmill shaft 75b extends rearward from the windmill shaft 75a, and the blade section 51 is provided in the front and rear by providing the blade section 51 in a portion of the windmill shaft 75a, 75b located in the game area on the back of the game board. The blades 51 fixed to the first and second windmill shafts 75a and 75b are independently rotated by the front and rear positions where the game balls flow down in the game area on the back of the game board. Become.

  The rear wind turbine 78 of the wind turbine device 200 of the second modified example is disposed below the outlet 24b of the warp device 24, and the outlet 24b is set to a size that allows about two game balls to flow forward and backward. A part of the game ball that has flowed out of the outlet 24b collides with the front blade portion 51a of the rear wind turbine 78 to rotate the front blade portion 51a in a predetermined direction. When the blade portion 52 of the surface windmill 77 rotates in response to the rotation of the surface windmill 77 in a predetermined direction, the game ball is changed by the rotation of the blade portion 52 of the surface windmill 77. It is good also as a structure guided to the side. Moreover, you may apply the windmill apparatus 200 of this 2nd modification to the game machine of a 1st modification. In this case, the game balls discharged from the outlet 24b of the warp channel 24a may be distributed back and forth at a predetermined rate, and may collide with either the front blade portion 51a or the rear blade portion 51b. good.

  In the gaming machine 100 as described above, the windmill devices 70 and 70 and the winning devices (the general winning port 2, the normal variable winning device 3, the special variable winning device 4, and the starting winning port 10) are provided in the gaming area (first gaming area 1a). A gaming machine 100 in which a gaming board main body (gaming board main body 1b) provided with a light transmitting member is formed on each of the front and back surfaces of the gaming board 1 is a gaming area (first The game area 1a and the second game area 20) are formed, and the windmill devices 70 and 70 include an attachment base 72 for attaching the windmills 76 and 76 to the opening 1c formed in the game board 1, and the attachment base 72 72 is formed with a shaft attachment portion 73 for attaching a windmill shaft 75 that forms the rotation axis of the windmills 76, 76. The windmill shaft 75 is attached so as to extend from the shaft attachment portion 73 to the front side and the back side, Wind turbines 76, 76 are provided at both ends of the wind turbine shaft 75. Each of the windmills 76, 76 is disposed as a front surface windmill 77 facing the game area (first game area 1a) on the front surface, and the back windmill 78 facing the game area on the back surface (second game area 20). Yes.

  Accordingly, the wind turbine shaft 75 is mounted so as to extend from the shaft mounting portion 73 to each of the front side and the back side, the wind turbines 76 and 76 are disposed on both ends of the wind turbine shaft 75, respectively, and one of the wind turbines 76 and 76 is disposed on the surface. Since the front windmill 77 facing the game area (first game area 1a) and the back windmill 78 facing the other game area (second game area 20) are used, the windmill is also applied to the game area on the back surface of the game board 1. 76 can be provided, and the flow-down mode of the game ball can be varied to enhance the interest. In addition, the windmills 76 can be provided efficiently in the arrangement space in each of the front and back game areas of the game board 1.

  In addition, the wind turbine shaft 75 is loosely fitted in a through hole 71 a formed in the shaft mounting portion 73 and the front wind turbine 77 and the rear wind turbine 78 are fixed to the wind turbine shaft 75, so that one wind turbine 76 is rotated. The other windmill 76 is rotated.

  Therefore, the wind turbine shaft 75 is loosely fitted in the through hole 71 a formed in the shaft mounting portion 73 and the front wind turbine 77 and the rear wind turbine 78 are fixed to the wind turbine shaft 75, so that one wind turbine 76 is rotated. Since the other windmill 76 is rotated, the flow mode of the game ball in one game area affects the flow mode of the game ball in the other game area, and the player can play the game area (second It is possible to realize an extremely interesting game that pays attention to the flow of game balls in the game area 20).

  Also, a warp device that accepts a game ball flowing down the game area (first game area 1a) on the surface of the game board and flows down from the outlet 24b formed in the game area (second game area 20) on the back of the game board ( Warp flow path forming members 24, 24) are provided, and the rear wind turbine 78 is disposed below the outflow port 24b of the warp device 24, and is configured to rotate in a predetermined direction by game balls flowing out from the outflow port 24b. When the front surface windmill 77 rotates in response to the rotation of the rear surface windmill 78 in a predetermined direction, the game ball is guided to the start opening (starting winning opening 10) side of the variation display game by the rotation of the front surface windmill 77. It is constituted so that.

  Therefore, the warp device 24 that receives the game ball flowing down the game area on the surface of the game board and flows down from the outlet 24b formed in the game area on the back of the game board is provided, and the rear windmill 78 is connected to the outlet of the warp device 24. Since it is arranged below 24b and is configured to rotate in a predetermined direction by the game ball flowing out from the outlet 24b, the back wind turbine 78 is reliably rotated by the game ball flowing out from the outlet 24b of the warp device 24. It becomes possible to make it. Further, when the front surface windmill 77 rotates in response to the rotation of the rear surface windmill 78 in a predetermined direction, the game ball is guided to the start opening side of the variable display game by the rotation of the front surface windmill 77, so the outlet 24b The game ball that has flowed out of the game is re-discharged to the surface of the game board from the position where it is easy to win a prize at the starting point of the variable display game, so that the game content that enhances the player's expectation can be provided. In addition, when the game ball is received by the warp device 24, the game ball is advantageous, and other game balls flowing down the surface are also advantageous, so that the player's expectation can be further enhanced. .

  Further, the first windmill shaft 75a to which the blade portion 52 of the surface windmill 77 is fixed, and the through hole formed in the first windmill shaft 75a are loosely fitted, and the rotating plate 76a of the surface windmill 77 is fixed. A second windmill shaft 75b, the game area on the back of the game board (second game area 20) has a front-rear width in which a plurality of game balls can flow in parallel in the front-rear direction, and the first windmill shaft 75a Further, the second windmill shaft 75b extends rearward, and the blade sections 51 are arranged side by side by providing the blade sections 51 in the portions of the windmill shafts 75a and 75b located in the game area on the back of the game board. Thus, the blade portions 51 fixed to the first and second windmill shafts 75a and 75b are independently rotated by the front and rear positions where the game balls flow down in the game area on the back of the game board.

Accordingly, the first windmill shaft 75a to which the blade portion 52 of the surface windmill 77 is fixed and the through hole formed in the first windmill shaft 75a are loosely fitted, and the rotating plate 76a of the surface windmill 77 is fixed. Since the second windmill shaft 75b is provided, the rotating plate 76a and the blade portion 52 rotate separately, and the rotation of the rotating plate 76a does not coincide with the flow-down guiding mode of the game ball, which is surprising. As a result, the visual decoration effect can be improved. The game area on the back side of the game board has a front and rear width that allows a plurality of game balls to flow in parallel in the front and rear direction, and the first windmill shaft 75a
Further, the second windmill shaft 75b extends rearward, and the blade sections 51 are arranged side by side by providing the blade sections 51 in the portions of the windmill shafts 75a and 75b located in the game area on the back of the game board. Since the blade portions 51 fixed to the first and second windmill shafts 75a and 75b are independently rotated by the front and rear positions where the game balls flow down in the game area on the back of the game board, there is no conventional method. It will be possible to play innovative games and further enhance the interest.

  In addition, an image display device (display unit 170) is provided behind the game board 1 so that the display image of the image display device can be seen by the player through the game board 1, and the rotating plate 76a of the windmill 76 is configured. Is formed of a transparent member.

  Accordingly, an image display device is provided behind the game board 1 so that the display image of the image display device can be seen by the player through the game board 1, and the rotating plate 76c of the windmill 76 is formed of a transparent member. Therefore, it is possible to see the flow of game balls in the front and back game areas simultaneously with the display image of the image display device, and the interest is improved. Further, even if the windmill 76 is provided, it is possible to prevent the visibility of the image display from being lowered.

  Note that the gaming machine 100 of the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine shown in the above embodiment as the gaming machine 100. For example, other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, sparrow ball games, and the like. It is applicable to all gaming machines that use gaming balls such as machines.

  In addition, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine showing a configuration of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a front view of the gaming machine with the transparent member holding frame removed. It is the perspective view seen from the front side of the front frame of the state which removed the transparent member holding frame and the game board. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of a game board. It is a front view of a windmill device. It is the perspective view seen from the front side of the windmill device. It is the perspective view seen from the back surface side of a windmill apparatus. It is the perspective view seen from the side surface side of a windmill apparatus. It is a side view of a windmill device. It is a figure which shows a part of back surface of the game board in the game machine of a 1st modification, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the periphery of the right windmill apparatus seeing from the back surface side. It is a figure which shows a part of game board in the game machine of a 2nd modification, Comprising: It is sectional drawing seen from the upper part of the part in which the windmill apparatus was provided.

Explanation of symbols

1 Game board 1a 1st game area (surface game area)
1b Game board body 1c Opening 2 General prize opening (winning equipment)
3 Ordinary variable winning device (winning device)
4 Special variable prize-winning equipment (winning equipment)
10 Start prize opening (winning equipment, start opening)
20 2nd game area (game area on the back)
24 Warp flow path forming member (warp device)
24a Warp channel 24b Outlet 40 Stage 50 Stage 51 Blade portion 51a Front blade portion 51b Rear blade portion 52 Blade portion 70 Windmill device 71a Through hole 72 Mounting base 73 Shaft mounting portion 75 Windmill shaft 75a First windmill shaft 75b Second Wind turbine shaft 76 Wind turbine 76a Rotating plate 77 Front wind turbine 78 Back wind turbine 100 Game machine 170 Display unit (image display device)

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine in which a main body of a gaming board in which a windmill device or a winning device is arranged in a gaming area is formed by a member having translucency,
Forming a game area on each of the front and back surfaces of the game board;
The windmill device is
An attachment base for attaching a windmill to an opening formed in the game board;
The mounting base is formed with a shaft mounting portion for mounting a wind turbine shaft that forms a rotation axis of the wind turbine, and the wind turbine shaft is mounted to extend from the shaft mounting portion to each of the front side and the back side, and the wind turbine shaft A game machine characterized in that the wind turbines are respectively disposed on both ends of the front wind turbine, one of the wind turbines is a front wind turbine facing the game area on the front surface, and the other is a back wind turbine facing the game area on the back surface.   The wind turbine shaft is loosely fitted in a through-hole formed in the shaft mounting portion, and each of the front wind turbine and the rear wind turbine is fixed to the wind turbine shaft, so that the other of the wind turbine shaft according to the rotation of the one wind turbine 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the windmill rotates. A warp device for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area on the surface of the game board and flowing down from an outlet formed in the game area on the back of the game board;
The back windmill is disposed below the outlet of the warp device, and is configured to rotate in a predetermined direction by a game ball that has flowed out of the outlet.
When the surface windmill rotates in response to the rotation of the back windmill in a predetermined direction, the game ball is guided to the start port side of the variable display game by the rotation of the surface windmill. The gaming machine according to claim 2. A first wind turbine shaft to which a blade portion of the surface wind turbine is fixed; a second wind turbine shaft that is loosely fitted in a through hole formed in the first wind turbine shaft and to which a rotating plate of the surface wind turbine is fixed; With
The game area on the back of the game board has a front and rear width in which a plurality of game balls can flow in parallel in the front and rear direction,
The second wind turbine shaft extends rearward from the first wind turbine shaft, and the blade portions are moved back and forth by providing the blade portions in the game area on the back of the game board in each wind turbine shaft. The blade portions fixed to the first and second windmill shafts are independently rotated according to the front and rear positions where the game balls flow down in the game area on the back of the game board. Item 4. The gaming machine according to Item 3. An image display device is arranged behind the game board, and the display image of the image display device is configured to be visible to the player through the game board,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a rotating plate of the windmill is formed of a transparent member.

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