JP2011101756A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adopt a structure capable of replacing a decoration portion for decorating the periphery of a transparent portion for visually recognizing a game board with a new one individually according to the model of a game board when the game board is changed, and to sufficiently and effectively utilize the space in the periphery of a game ball feeding tray. <P>SOLUTION: A transparent housing portion 62 is formed on the upper side of a transparent window 61 for visually recognizing the game board in a front door body 8, and a three-dimensional presentation generator 101 fixed to an extension portion 100 of the game board 6 is housed in the transparent housing portion 62 in such a state as can be inserted or removed. Sound output portions 204L, 204M and 204R are disposed along the whole width of a tray unit 9 in such a state as held between lower inclined faces 78L, 78F and 78R of the tray unit 9 and a lower illumination portion 205 to output sounds. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is supported on a front surface of a game board mounting frame to which a game board can be attached and detached in a state in which a front door body can be opened and closed.

  Conventional pachinko gaming machines are usually attached to the front of a wooden frame, a front panel called a front panel, and a game board mounting frame for mounting the game board is openable and closable via a hinge. A glass frame fitted with a glass plate is attached via a hinge so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front surface of the game board.

  In recent years, in pachinko machines, pachinko machines have been developed that have a glass frame decoration frame made of synthetic resin decorated in various colors on the front edge of the glass frame for the purpose of making the front decoration stand out. Yes. Here, in the gaming facility, in order to attract the player's interest and improve the customer-collection performance, the new machine is usually replaced for a certain period of time. However, the pachinko machine's game board tends to get dirty with use, and the pachinko game Since it takes a lot of money to replace the entire machine with a new pachinko machine, the normal replacement of a new machine is performed by exchanging only the game board.

  For this reason, even if the pachinko machine has a glass plate decorative frame made of synthetic resin on the front side, when the pachinko hall is replaced with a new stand, it is only necessary to replace the game board with a new one. However, since the conventional one is used, there is a problem that it is difficult for the player to feel the novelty of the new stand replacement.

  Corresponding to this, in the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, a gaming board mounting frame for mounting the gaming board, and a front side of the gaming board mounting frame are provided so as to be openable and closable, and the peripheral portion has translucency. It has a front decorative frame with a translucent transparent part and a detachable arrangement on the rear side of this front decorative frame, and has a decorative part with decoration on the peripheral part, and the game board can be visually recognized from the center And a glass plate member having a transparent portion for visual recognition of the game board, and making the decorative portion of the glass plate member visible from the translucent transparent portion of the peripheral portion of the front decorative frame. A technique is disclosed in which a decorative portion that decorates the periphery of a transparent portion can be easily renewed.

  On the other hand, in recent years, in the sound device of a pachinko machine, one or two speakers are installed on the front side, and music and sound effect data according to game contents stored in advance in a ROM (read only memory) are voiced. A configuration is adopted in which control processing is performed by a circuit-dedicated microprocessor, and the processed sound signal is amplified by an amplifier and sound is generated from an output-side speaker. The speaker installation location and sound generation method of such a conventional acoustic device tend to be less important because they are peripheral elements of the main body of the pachinko machine, and the sound level and sound expansion are also seen from the player side. It was a situation where such points were not fully considered. Corresponding to this, in the sound device of the pachinko machine described in Patent Document 2, the game ball supply tray (upper plate) provided on the front frame of the pachinko machine or an appropriate location above the game ball supply plate is provided. The sound emission part of the first speaker is arranged, and the sound emission part of the second speaker is arranged below the game ball supply tray, so that music and sound effects associated with the game are generated in a well-balanced manner by dividing it into a high sound part and a low sound part. I was letting.

Japanese Patent No. 3806798 (paragraphs 0015 to 0019, FIGS. 1 and 3) JP 2001-46594 A (paragraph 0013, FIG. 1)

  As described above, the conventional pachinko gaming machine has a structure in which the decoration part that decorates the periphery of the transparent part for visually recognizing the game board can be renewed individually corresponding to the model of the game board when the game board is replaced. When it is adopted, the decoration part has a planar shape and lacks a three-dimensional effect, and it is difficult to incorporate an effect device such as a rotating part or a light emitting part into the decoration part. Further, in the conventional sound device of a pachinko machine, the position of the sound emitting portion of the speaker is not efficient, and the space around the game ball supply tray is not fully utilized effectively.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention adopts a structure in which the decoration part for decorating the periphery of the transparent part for visually recognizing the game board can be renewed individually corresponding to the model of the game board when the game board is replaced. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of sufficiently effectively utilizing the space around the game ball supply tray.

The gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention has a fixed frame formed in a frame shape, a stage effect formed in a three-dimensional shape, and a plate-shaped portion formed in a plate shape. The game board has a game area in which a game ball moves on one side of the game board, and the stage board is attached to the outside of the game area. The game board is formed in a frame shape and can be opened and closed with respect to the fixed frame. And a game board mounting frame that can be attached to and detached from the inside of the frame shape, and the game board that is supported on the front side of the game board mounting frame and that can be opened and closed, and is attached to the game board mounting frame. A transparent window for visually recognizing the game board is provided, and a transparent storage portion having transparency is formed outside the outer periphery of the transparent window for visual recognition of the game area. A front door body that is stored in an insertable / removable state, and the game board viewing transparency of the front door body. A saucer unit that is provided below the window and has a concave game ball supply tray that is open on the upper side and is formed with a substantially planar panel on the front and side of the game ball supply tray. And a lower illumination part that is provided in the lower part of the saucer unit for performing lighting, a speaker that is provided on the inner side of the saucer unit and emits sound, and is formed in a tubular shape. A sound transmission conduit that is provided on the inside and that introduces sound emitted from the speaker from a rear opening and transmits the sound into the conduit to be guided to the front opening; the panel portion of the tray unit; and the lower illumination Is provided across the entire width of the tray unit in a state of being sandwiched between the parts, the opening on the front side of the sound transmission conduit is disposed on the back side, and the sound from the opening on the front side of the sound transmission conduit is To the outside of the pan unit A sound emitting unit that emits sound, an upper opening serving as an entrance for the game ball is provided on the bottom surface of the game ball supply tray, and a lower ball discharge port that discharges the game ball is provided below the tray unit. The ball tray side ball discharge pipe is provided in a path in which the middle part of the pipe avoids the position of the speaker.
The ball tray side sphere discharge conduit is arranged on a side of the speaker (Claim 2).
The intermediate portion of the ball tray side ball discharge pipe is arranged at a position between the sound emitting portion and the speaker.
The intermediate portion of the ball tray side sphere discharge conduit is disposed behind the speaker (claim 4).
The speaker includes left and right speakers that emit left and right sounds that are higher than a predetermined frequency, and an intermediate speaker that can emit sound that is equal to or lower than the predetermined frequency, and the sound transmission line includes the left and right and the right and left speakers. Left and right and intermediate sound transmission conduits for transmitting sound from intermediate speakers, respectively, and the sound emitting section is provided on both the left and right sides in the width direction and is higher than a predetermined frequency from the left and right sound transmission conduits It is provided in the middle between the left and right treble sound emission that emits left and right sounds respectively, and the sound of the predetermined frequency or less can be emitted from the intermediate sound transmission conduit And an intermediate sound emitting part.
The intermediate sound emitting portion and the left and right high sound emitting portions are formed in a horizontally long shape having substantially the same size in the vertical direction (Claim 6).
The intermediate portion of the ball tray side ball discharge conduit is arranged at a position between two adjacent speakers of the left and right and intermediate speakers (Claim 7).
The transparent window and the transparent storage portion are integrally formed of a transparent material (Claim 8).

  Conventionally, in the technology of redecorating the decoration part for decorating the periphery of the transparent part for visually recognizing the game board when replacing the game board individually corresponding to the model of the game board, the decoration part has a planar shape, and the three-dimensional feeling It was scarce and it was difficult to incorporate production devices such as rotating parts and light emitting parts. Moreover, in the conventional pachinko machine, the arrangement position of the sound emitting part of the speaker is not efficient, and the space around the game ball supply tray is not sufficiently utilized.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, a transparent storage part having transparency is formed on the front door body outside the outer periphery of the transparent window for visually recognizing the game board, and the transparent storage part has a three-dimensional effect. Can be inserted and removed as a decoration part so that the decoration part that decorates the periphery of the transparent part for visual recognition of the game board can be renewed individually for each game board model when replacing the game board The new structure can be used to enhance the three-dimensional appearance of the decoration part, making it easy to incorporate production equipment such as a rotating part and light-emitting part into the decoration part, and to make the player strongly feel the novelty of replacing the new stand. The sound emitting unit for emitting sound is provided across substantially the entire width of the saucer unit in a state of being sandwiched between the panel part and the lower illumination part of the saucer unit, The side ball discharge pipe has a speed at which the middle part of the pipe guides sound to the sound emitting part. Since is provided a path to avoid the position of the mosquito, it can be sufficiently effectively utilize the space around the game ball supply tray.

  According to the present invention, a transparent storage portion having transparency is formed on the front door body outside the outer periphery of the transparent window for viewing the game board, and the transparent storage portion is decorated with a three-dimensional stage effect. Since it is housed in a removable state as a part, a structure that can be renewed by individually changing the decoration part that decorates the periphery of the transparent part for visual recognition of the game board when replacing the game board In addition, the three-dimensional effect of the decorative part is enhanced, it is easy to incorporate a production device such as a rotating part and a light emitting part in the decorative part, and the player can strongly feel the novelty of replacing the new stand. The sound emitting unit for emitting sound is provided across substantially the entire width of the saucer unit in a state of being sandwiched between the panel part and the lower illumination part of the saucer unit, The side ball discharge pipe is a speaker whose middle part of the pipe leads the sound to the sound emitting part. Since is provided a path to avoid the position, it is possible to sufficiently effectively utilize the space around the game ball supply tray.

1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the gaming machine of the first embodiment according to the present invention. It is a front view of the gaming machine of the first embodiment according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which makes opaque the front door body of the game machine of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a rear view of the gaming machine of the first embodiment according to the present invention. It is the perspective view seen from the diagonally left rear of the gaming machine of the first embodiment according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the cross section seen from the right side of the gaming machine of the first embodiment according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the right-and-left and intermediate | middle sound transmission conduit and its peripheral part of 1st Embodiment which concern on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the right-and-left and intermediate | middle sound transmission pipeline play of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and a game ball discharge pipeline. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the game machine of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and the equipment connected with this. It is a disassembled perspective view of the fixed frame of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of the game board mounting frame of the 1st embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the game board of a 1st embodiment concerning the present invention. It is the perspective view seen from the right diagonal front of the front door body of a 1st embodiment concerning the present invention. It is the perspective view seen from the right diagonal back of the front door set of a 1st embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view of the state which assembled the fixed frame and game board mounting frame of 1st Embodiment which concern on this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which a fixed board and a game board mounting frame according to a first embodiment of the present invention are assembled and a game board is attached to the game board mounting frame. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine with a game board mounting frame opened from a fixed frame according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine with a front door set opened from a gaming board mounting frame according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the right-and-left and intermediate | middle sound transmission conduit and game ball discharge conduit of the second embodiment according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the positional relationship of the right-and-left and intermediate | middle sound transmission duct and game ball discharge duct of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the right-and-left and intermediate | middle sound transmission pipeline and game ball discharge pipeline of 3rd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the positional relationship of the right-and-left and intermediate | middle sound transmission pipeline and game ball discharge pipeline of 3rd Embodiment which concerns on this invention.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
(1) First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 10 show a first embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the gaming machine 1. FIG. 3 is a front view of the gaming machine 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the front door body 8 of the gaming machine 1 in an opaque state. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the gaming machine 1 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the gaming machine 1 as viewed obliquely from the rear. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a cross section viewed from the right side of the gaming machine 1. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the left, middle and right sound transmission conduits 247L, 247M, 247R and their peripheral parts. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the left and right and middle sound transmission conduits 247L, 247M, 247R and the game ball discharge conduit 251. As shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the gaming machine 1 and equipment connected thereto.

First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be described.
In FIG. 1, a gaming machine 1 includes a fixed frame (outer frame) 2, a game board mounting frame (inner frame) 3, a game board set 4, and a front door set 5.

  The fixed frame 2 is fixed to a game island facility where the gaming machine 1 is arranged in the hall, and is configured as a machine frame or a predetermined outer rectangular frame size.

  The game board mounting frame 3 is formed in a frame shape and can be opened and closed (cantilevered laterally open) to the fixed frame 2 via the open / close connection support mechanisms 11 and 12 (see FIG. 3) disposed on the upper left and right sides of the front. By being assembled, it is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the fixed frame 2.

  The game board mounting frame 3 has a game board set 4 detachably set inside the frame shape. The game board set 4 can develop a pachinko game. Further, the game board mounting frame 3 is closed with respect to the fixed frame 2 by using a cylinder lock 13 disposed in the lower right front portion of the gaming machine 1 and a locking device 161 (see FIG. 12) which will be described later. Kept in a state.

  On the front side of the game board mounting frame 3, a rectangular front door set 5 adapted to the front side area of the game board mounting frame 3 is assembled so that it can be opened, closed, and detached. It is held in a closed state covering the front surface of the game board mounting frame 3 using a locking device 161 (see FIG. 12) which will be described later in conjunction with.

In FIG. 2, the fixed frame 2 has a structure in which a decorative member 22 is attached and fixed to the lower portion of the fixed frame main body 21 with screws.
The game board set 4 includes a game board 6 and an inner transparent door 7.
The front door set 5 includes a front door body 8 and a tray unit 9.

  1 and 2, the inner transparent door 7 has a structure in which an inner transparent plate 81 formed of a glass plate is held by a frame member 82. Hinges 83 and 84 are provided on the left side of the frame member 82 and are attached to the upper and lower portions near the left side of the game board 40 of the game board 6. The left side of the frame member 82 is formed on the right side of the rail 42 of the game board 6. A locking portion 85 that locks in the groove portion 89 is formed. The inner transparent door 7 is supported on the front side of the game board 6 so as to be openable and closable, and restricts the forward movement of the game ball.

  1 and 2, the front door body 8 is supported on the front side of the game board mounting frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The front door body 8 is provided with a transparent gaming board visualizing transparent window 61 (see FIG. 4) for making the gaming board set 4 attached to the gaming board mounting frame 3 visible, and has transparency. A transparent storage part 62 (see FIG. 4) is formed on the upper side of the transparent board 61 for visually recognizing the game board, and the three-dimensional effect agent 101 on the game board set 4 side can be inserted into and removed from the transparent storage part 62. It is designed to be stored in a state. The transparent storage unit 62 makes it possible to visually recognize the effect actor 101 from the outside. The game board viewing transparent window 61 and the transparent storage portion 62 are integrally formed of a transparent material such as polycarbonate.

  The saucer unit 9 is provided below the game board viewing transparent window 61 of the front door body 6. The tray unit 9 is formed with a concave game ball supply tray 71 whose upper side is open. The game ball supply tray 71 stores and aligns the game balls paid out from the ball payout opening 64 of the front door body 8.

  In FIG. 7, the game board 6 of the game board set 4 attached to the game board mounting frame 3 uses the game area 41 provided on the front surface of the game board 40 as a base material and the inner transparent board 81 of the inner transparent door 7. Through the front of the front door body 8.

  In FIG. 1, an operation handle 65 for operating the launching portion 31 (see FIG. 2) provided on the game board mounting frame 3 is disposed at the lower right position of the tray unit 9.

  The operation handle 65 protrudes from the front door 8 to the player side, and is operated by the player when the game ball is fired by driving the launcher 31 (see FIG. 2).

  The operation handle 65 includes a firing instruction member 66 that drives the launching portion 31 (see FIG. 2) to launch a game ball. The firing instructing member 66 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the operation handle 65 so as to be able to rotate clockwise when viewed from the player, and has a firing volume 65a (see FIG. 10) that is interlocked with this rotation, and is directly operated by the player. When instructed, a game ball launch instruction is given to the launching portion 31 (see FIG. 2) by the resistance value of the launch volume 65a. The operation handle 65 incorporates a touch sensor 65b (see FIG. 10) that detects that the player directly operates the firing instruction member 66. When touching the operation handle 65, a touch sensor 65b provided on the operation handle 65 detects that the player has touched the operation handle 65, and sends a touch signal to the firing control board 36 (see FIGS. 6 and 10). Send. When receiving a touch signal from the touch sensor 65b, the firing control board 36 permits energization of the firing solenoid 31a (see FIG. 10) of the launching unit 31.

  After the game ball launched by the driving of the launch unit 31 rises between the outer and inner rails 42 and 43 attached to the game board 40 of the game board set 4 and reaches the upper position of the game board set 4, The game area 41 falls. In the game area 41, in addition to a plurality of nails for dropping the game ball in an unspecified direction, a windmill and a entrance for changing the fall direction of the game ball are arranged.

  A center accessory 44 is disposed in the central portion of the game area 41. For example, an image output device 45 using a liquid crystal display (LCD) is disposed in the center accessory 44.

  A first start port 46 capable of receiving a game ball is disposed below the image output device 45, and a second start port having a pair of movable pieces 47L and 47R (see FIG. 3) below the first start port 46. 48 is arranged. The second starting port 48 makes it difficult to receive game balls when the pair of movable pieces 47L and 47R (see FIG. 3) are closed, and easier to receive game balls than the first starting port 46 when opened. To.

  On the left side of the image output device 45, there is arranged a winning gate 49 for detecting the passing of a game ball and performing a lottery of a normal symbol for opening the second starting port 48 for a predetermined time. Below the winning gate 49, etc., there are arranged normal winning ports 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d for acquiring a predetermined number (for example, ten) of paying out award when a game ball enters. At the bottom of the game area 41, a collection port 51 for collecting game balls that have not entered any of the entrances is disposed.

  In FIG. 3, in the lower right of the game board 40, a first special symbol display device 52 for displaying a lottery result by a first special symbol lottery means provided on the main control board 401 (see FIG. 10), and a main control board A second special symbol display device 53 for displaying a lottery result by the second special symbol lottery means provided in 401 (see FIG. 10) is arranged. These display devices 52 and 53 display a special symbol in a variable manner, and a predetermined symbol is stopped and displayed after a lapse of a predetermined time, and a result of a lottery triggered by a game ball entering the starting port is displayed. ing. A plurality of LEDs are used for both display devices 52 and 53, and the LED blinks with the start of the variable symbol display, giving the player the impression that the lottery is currently being drawn. After a predetermined time has elapsed, an LED preset according to the lottery result is lit up and the lottery result is notified to the player.

  If a game ball enters the first start port 46 or the second start port 48 during the special symbol variation display, the right to display the special symbol variation display (hereinafter referred to as “reserved ball”) reserved by the entry is reserved. Has been. The number of reserved balls reserved is displayed on the first special symbol hold display device 54 and the second special symbol hold display device 55.

  When a game ball enters the winning gate 49 during the special symbol variation display, the normal symbol lottery means that a lottery is performed. The normal symbol display device 56 for displaying the lottery result is in the vicinity of the display devices 52 and 53. Is arranged. The normal symbol change display right obtained by the game ball entering the winning gate 49 during the normal symbol change display, that is, the number of reserved balls is displayed on the normal symbol display device 57.

  When the game ball enters the first start port 46 or the second start port 48, the image output device 45 starts to display a plurality of decorative symbol variations, and stops the variation of the ornament symbols after a predetermined time. If a specific symbol (for example, “777”) is prepared at the time of stoppage, it means that the right to execute the jackpot game (long win game) is acquired, and then the jackpot game (long hit game) is started. When the big hit game (long win game) is started, the opening / closing door 59 in the big prize opening unit 58 located below the game area 41 is repeatedly opened for a predetermined time (for example, 15 times) to enter the ball. Prize balls corresponding to game balls are paid out.

  The big prize opening unit 58 supports an openable / closable door 59 that opens and closes the big prize opening 60 provided in the game board set 4, and the open / close door 59 is positioned on the front (front) side of the big prize opening 60. It is installed on the back of the game board set 4. The open / close door 59 is normally closed to close the special winning opening 60, thereby preventing a game ball from entering the special winning opening 60. When the big hit game is started, the open / close door 59 is opened by the energization of the big winning opening / closing solenoid 58b (see FIG. 10), and the big winning opening 60 is opened. When the grand prize opening 60 is opened, the open / close door 59 functions as a tray for guiding the game ball into the big prize opening 60, so that the game ball can enter the big prize opening 60.

  On the upper side and side (right side of the drawing in FIG. 1) of the image output device 45 in the center accessory 44, effect accessory devices (hereinafter referred to as “effect accessory devices”) 91 and 92 are arranged. Yes. The effect accessory devices 91 and 92 are driven by a motor, for example. An electrical decoration device 93 simulating the product name of the gaming machine 1 is provided above the effect accessory device 91 in the center accessory 44.

On the upper side of the game area 41 of the game board 40, an extension part 100 is formed by extending the board surface upward. On the front surface of the extension part 100, a director role 101 is attached. The stage object 101 is stored in the transparent storage unit 62 in a state where the front door body 8 is closed, and is visible from the outside. The effect actor 101 is provided with a light source using a light emitting diode, and emits light according to the contents of the effect.
In FIG. 1, upper inclined surface portions 72 </ b> L, 72 </ b> F, 72 </ b> R that are inclined obliquely forward are provided on the left side, the front side, and the right side of the game ball supply tray 71 of the tray unit 9. A chance button 73 is disposed at the center of the front upper inclined surface portion 72F. The operation of the chance button 73 is effective while guidance for prompting the operation of the chance button 73 is displayed, for example, in the case of a specific reach effect during the game. On the right side inclined surface portion 72R of the game ball supply tray 71, a display portion 74 that displays information by lighting a plurality of LEDs is provided. On the right side of the display unit 74, a ball lending button 75 and a return button 76 related to the game ball lending device (CR machine) are provided.
The gaming machine 1 is connected to a gaming ball lending device (CR machine) 20 shown in FIG. The game ball lending device 20 includes an insertion / extraction port 500 for a recording medium such as a prepaid card, and controls lending according to the balance of the amount recorded on the recording medium. The display unit 74 shown in FIG. 1 displays information on the balance of the amount recorded on the recording medium.

  In FIG. 1, a lower inclined surface portion 78L disposed on the lower side through a stepped portion 77L is provided on the left side of the left upper inclined surface portion 72L. In front of the front upper inclined surface portion 72F, a lower inclined surface portion 78F disposed on the lower side through a stepped portion 77F is provided. On the right side of the upper side inclined surface portion 72R on the right side, a lower inclined surface portion 78R disposed on the lower side via a stepped portion 77R is provided. The lower inclined surface portions 78L, 78F, and 78R are inclined obliquely forward.

  An alignment path 79 is provided on the left side of the display unit 74. The alignment path 79 is slightly inclined downward toward the game ball supply port 80, and the game balls from the game ball supply tray 71 are aligned and guided to the game ball supply port 80.

  A first ball removal button 201 is provided on the front side of the display unit 74. By manually pressing the first ball removal button 201, an opening / closing plate provided at the tip of the alignment path 79 is moved. The first ball tray side ball discharge port 202 is opened, the game balls stored in the game ball supply tray 71 are removed, and the lower ball discharge is performed via a game ball discharge line 251 (see FIG. 9) described later. It is sent to the exit 203. The game balls discharged from the lower ball discharge port 203 are normally received and stored in a game ball storage box called a dollar box.

  A second ball removal button 208 is provided on the left side of the upper inclined surface portion 72F, and is provided on the left side of the bottom surface of the game ball supply tray 71 by continuously pressing the second ball removal button 208. The open / close plate is moved to open the second ball tray side ball discharge port 209, the game balls stored in the game ball supply tray 71 are removed, and a game ball discharge pipe 251 described later (see FIG. 9). Is sent to the lower sphere outlet 203.

  The saucer unit 9 incorporates left, middle, and right speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R (see FIG. 8) that output production effect sounds or sounds that inform fraud.

  On the front surface of the saucer unit 9, the left, middle, and right sound emitting portions that emit sound from the left, middle, and right speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R (see FIG. 8) provided on the game board mounting frame 3 204L, 204M, and 204R are provided.

  The left and right speakers 32L and 32R shown in FIG. 8 have a function capable of outputting high, medium, and low sound areas, and output a high sound, medium sound, and low sound with a good balance during normal performance, Alternatively, when there is fraud or the like, the high sound region is controlled to be output high so that it can be heard well around. The middle speaker 32M has a function that can output heavy bass in addition to the treble, middle, and bass areas, and outputs high, medium, and bass in a balanced manner during normal performances, but heavy output during special productions such as reach. Controlled to output bass.

  In the lower part of the tray unit 9, the lower illumination unit 205 that performs lighting for production is provided. The lower illumination part 205 is provided with an illumination apparatus 207 that performs illumination for production inside the transparent part 206.

  The left, middle, and right sound emitting portions 204L, 204M, and 204R are sandwiched between the lower inclined surface portions 78L, 78F, and 78R of the saucer unit 9 and the lower illumination portion 205, and the saucer unit. 9 is provided over substantially the entire width of 9 and emits sound.

  In FIG. 4, the game board visualizing transparent window 61 of the front door body 8 is formed in a planar shape with the plate surface facing forward. The transparent storage portion 62 is formed in a horizontally long shape, and inclined surface portions 212 and 213 are provided on the left and right of the planar intermediate portion 211 whose plate surface faces obliquely downward on the front side. The inclined surface portions 212 and 213 face the right diagonally lower front and the left diagonally lower front.

Hereinafter, the back side of the gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
5 and 6, a storage tank 33 for storing game balls is installed at the upper part of the back surface of the gaming machine 1, and the storage tank 33 is attached to the upper prize ball case 34 on the left side of the back surface of the game machine 1. It is connected to the covered dispensing device 35. The prize ball case 34 pays out to the player a game ball as a prize ball (prize) based on entry or a game ball based on a ball rental request through the game ball passage. The payout device 35 pays out a game ball as a winning ball or a rental ball to the player one by one when the driving unit 31b (see FIG. 10) such as a stepping motor is driven.

  A launch control board 36 and a payout control board 37 are attached to the lower side of the payout device 35 on the back surface of the gaming machine 1 in a state where they are arranged side by side. The launch control board 36 and the payout control board 37 are housed in a board case 301.

  A power supply board 38 housed in a board case 302 is attached to the right side of the payout control board 37 on the back surface of the gaming machine 1. A payout information output terminal board 39 is provided above the payout control board 37 on the back surface of the gaming machine 1. The payout information output terminal board 39 is accommodated in the board case 301.

  The storage tank 33, prize ball case 34, payout device 35, launch control board 36, payout control board 37, and power supply board 38 are fixed to the game board mounting frame 3 side.

  A main control board 401 housed in a board case 411 is provided above the power supply board 38 on the back side of the gaming machine 1. Between the main control board 401 and the storage tank 33 on the back side of the gaming machine 1, an effect control board 402 that is housed in the board case 413 and covered with the back cover 412 is provided. A game information output terminal board 403 is attached to the lower left side of the effect control board 402 on the back side of the gaming machine 1.

  The main control board 401, the effect control board 402, the game information output terminal board 403, the board cases 411 and 413, and the back cover 412 are attached to the game board set 4 side.

1 and 7, the inner transparent door 7 is supported on the front side of the game board 6 in an openable and closable state, and restricts the forward movement of the game ball.
Next, the left, middle, and right sound emitting units 204L, 204M, and 204R and their internal structures will be described in detail.

  In FIG. 8, output side openings 512L, 512M, and 512R of the left, middle, and right sound transmission pipes 247L, 247M, and 247R are attached to the inside of the left, middle, and right sound emitting portions 204L, 204M, and 204R. It has been. Speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R are disposed in the input side openings 511L, 511M, and 511R of the left, middle, and right sound transmission pipes 247L, 247M, and 247R. The left, middle, and right sound transmission pipes 247L, 247M, and 247R are formed by molding synthetic resin with a mold. The left, middle, and right sound transmission pipes 247L, 247M, and 247R expand toward the output side when viewed from above, and are squeezed toward the output side when viewed from the side and smoothly meander and bend. The sound from the speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R is efficiently guided to the horizontally elongated left, middle, and right sound emitting portions 204L, 204M, and 204R, respectively. The left, middle, and right sound emitting portions 204L, 204M, and 204R are formed by dividing a horizontally-oriented metal mesh 513 into left, middle, and right regions by vertically long partitions 514 and 515. ing.

  In FIG. 9, the game ball discharge conduit 251 is composed of upper left and right conduits 252 and 253, an intermediate conduit 254, and a lower conduit 255.

  The left conduit 252 is provided with a second ball tray side ball discharge port 209 at the left end, is inclined downward from the left end toward the right, and is connected to the upper end of the intermediate conduit 254.

  The right pipe 253 is provided with a first ball tray side ball discharge port 202 at the right end, is inclined downward from the left end toward the left side, and is connected to the upper end of the intermediate pipe 254.

  The intermediate conduit 254 is curved rearward as it goes downward, and is disposed on the left side of the intermediate speaker 32M. The lower end of the intermediate conduit 254 is connected to the upper end of the lower conduit 255. The lower pipe line 255 meanders forward as it goes downward on the rear side of the lighting device 207 and passes through the lower side of the intermediate sound transmission pipe line 247M and is connected to the lower bulb outlet 203.

  The game ball that has flowed to the first ball tray side ball discharge port 202 is discharged from the lower ball discharge port 203 via the right conduit 253, the intermediate conduit 254, and the lower conduit 255. The game ball that has flowed to the second ball tray side ball discharge port 209 is discharged from the lower ball discharge port 203 via the left pipe line 252, the intermediate pipe line 254, and the lower pipe line 255.

(Internal structure of control means)
Next, control means for controlling the progress of the game will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 10, the control means of the gaming machine 1 includes a main control board 401, an effect control board 402, a payout control board 37, a lamp control board 404 and an image control board 405.

  The main control board 401 controls the basic operation of the game. The main control board 401 includes a main CPU 401a, a main ROM 401b, and a main RAM 401c. The main CPU 401a reads out the program stored in the main ROM 401b based on the input signals from each detection sensor and timer, performs arithmetic processing, and directly controls each device and display device, or determines the result of the arithmetic processing. In response, a predetermined command is transmitted to another board. The main RAM 401c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 401a.

  Connected to the input side of the main control board 401 are a first start port detection sensor 46a, a second start port detection sensor 48a, a first large winning port detection sensor 58a, a winning gate detection sensor 49a, and a general winning port detection sensor 50e. Has been. Each of these sensors 46a, 48a, 58a, 49a, 50e transmits a corresponding detection signal to the main control board 401.

  On the output side of the main control board 401, a second start opening / closing solenoid 48b for moving the pair of movable pieces 47L, 47R of the second start opening 48, and a large winning opening for moving the large winning opening / closing door 59 of the large winning opening unit 58 are provided. An open / close solenoid 58b is connected. The main control board 401 transmits a signal for controlling each solenoid 48b, 58b to each solenoid 48b, 58b via an output port (not shown). Further, the first special symbol display device 52, the second special symbol display device 53, and the normal symbol display device 56 are connected to the output side of the main control board 401, and the first special symbol display device 54, the second special symbol display device 54, and the second special symbol display device 54. A special symbol hold display device 55 and a normal symbol hold display device 57 are connected. The main control board 401 sends a signal for controlling each display device 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 to each display device 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 via an output port (not shown). Send. In addition, the main control board 401 determines each entrance (on the basis of the detection results of the first start opening detection sensor 46a, the second start opening detection sensor 48a, the general winning opening detection sensor 50e, and the first big winning opening detection sensor 58a). 1st start opening 46, 2nd start opening 48, normal winning opening 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d, big winning opening 60) paying out the winning ball request signal which pays out the number of winning balls corresponding to the game ball which entered Transmit to the control board 37.

  Further, a game information output terminal board 403 is connected to the output side of the main control board 401. The main control board 401 transmits an external signal obtained by converting information related to a predetermined game (hereinafter referred to as game information) to the game information output terminal board 403 via the output port. The game information output terminal board 403 is connected to the game information display device 10 provided outside the gaming machine 1 and the hall computer of the game store. The game information output terminal board 403 is connected to the predetermined game information (external Signal) is transmitted to the game information display device 10 and the hall computer. A predetermined game information is output (displayed) by the game information display device 10 to the player, thereby providing a judgment material for selecting a gaming machine (unit). On the other hand, the game store can grasp the operating status of each gaming machine by outputting (displaying / printing) the predetermined game information with a display device or printer connected to the hall computer.

  The effect control board 402 mainly controls each effect such as during a game or standby. The effect control board 402 includes a sub CPU 402a, a sub ROM 402b, and a sub RAM 402c, and is connected to the main control board 401 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 401 to the effect control board 402. A chance button detection switch 73 a is connected to the input side of the effect control board 402. An effect button detection signal indicating that an operation has been performed on the chance button 73 is transmitted from the chance button detection switch 73a to the effect control board 402.

  The sub CPU 402a reads out a program stored in the sub ROM 402b based on a command transmitted from the main control board 401 or a received signal from the chance button detection switch 73a or a timer (not shown), and performs arithmetic processing. Based on this processing, a command is transmitted to the lamp control board 404 and the image control board 405. The sub RAM 402c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the sub CPU 402a.

  The payout control board 37 performs game ball launch control and game ball payout control. The payout control board 37 includes a payout CPU 37a, a payout ROM 37b, and a payout RAM 37c. The payout control board 37 is connected to the main control board 401 and the launch control board 36 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication.

  On the input side of the payout CPU 37a, a payout ball counting switch 35a for detecting whether or not a game ball has been paid out in the payout device 35 is connected. The payout CPU 37a reads out the program stored in the payout ROM 37b based on the payout ball detection signal from the payout ball counting switch 35a and the received signal from the timer, performs arithmetic processing, and responds based on the processing. Data is transmitted to the main control board 401.

  On the output side of the payout control board 37, a payout driving unit 35 b of the payout device 35 for paying out a predetermined number of game balls from the storage tank 33 to the player is connected. Based on the prize ball request signal transmitted from the main control board 401, the payout CPU 37a reads a predetermined program from the payout ROM 37b and performs arithmetic processing, and controls the payout device 35 to give a predetermined game ball to the player. Pay out. At this time, the payout RAM 37c functions as a data work area during the calculation process of the payout CPU 37a.

  The payout CPU 37a checks whether or not the game ball lending device (card unit) 20 provided outside the gaming machine 1 is connected to the payout control board 37, and the game ball lending device 20 is connected. For example, the launch control data permitting the launch control board 36 to launch the game ball is transmitted.

  When the launch control board 36 receives the launch control data from the payout control board 37, the launch control board 36 permits the launch by the launch unit 31 (see FIG. 2). Then, the touch signal from the touch sensor 65b provided on the operation handle 65 (see FIG. 1) and the input signal from the firing volume 65a linked to the firing instruction member 66 (see FIG. 1) are read out, and the launching unit 31 (see FIG. 1). 2) to control the energization of the launching solenoid 31a to launch a game ball.

  In the first embodiment, the rotational speed of the firing solenoid 31a is set to about 99.9 (times / minute) from the frequency based on the output period of the crystal oscillator provided on the firing control board 36. As a result, the number of games played in one minute is about 99.9 (pieces / minute) because one shot is fired each time the firing solenoid 31a rotates once.

  The lamp control board 404 is provided with a lamp CPU 404a, a lamp ROM 404b, and a lamp RAM 404c, as in the above-described boards, and controls lighting of the lighting devices 93 and 205 provided on the game board 2 and the light-emitting diodes of the stage actor 101. To do. In addition, energization control is performed on a drive source such as a solenoid or a motor that operates the effect accessory devices 91 and 92. The lamp control board 404 is connected to the effect control board 402, and performs each of the above-described controls based on a command transmitted from the effect control board 402.

  The image control board 405 controls sound output from the image control unit 405B that controls at least images such as moving images and still images displayed on the image output device 45, and the left, middle, and right speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R. An audio control unit 405C for controlling the image control unit 405B and the sound control unit 405C.

  The overall control unit 405A of the image control board 405 receives the effect confirmation command transmitted from the effect control board 402, and the overall CPU 405A1 of the overall control unit 405A controls the image displayed on the image output device 45, and controls the left, middle and right sides. The sound output from the speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R is controlled. The overall ROM 405A2 stores a control program executed by the overall CPU 405A1. The general CPU 405A1 is connected to a general ROM 405A2 and a general RAM 405A3 so that a control program necessary for the operation of the general CPU 405A1 is read out.

  The overall CPU 405A1 is connected to the image CPU 405B1 of the image control unit 405B and the sound CPU 405C1 of the sound control unit 405C. The image CPU 405B1 generates an image signal corresponding to the image to be displayed on the image output device 45, and transmits the generated image signal to the drive circuit of the image output device 45. On the other hand, the sound CPU 405C1 generates sound signals corresponding to sounds output from the left, middle, and right speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R, and drives the generated sound signals to the left, middle, and right speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R. Send to circuit.

  An image ROM 405B2 is connected to the image CPU 405B1. The image ROM 405B2 stores a control program executed by the image CPU 405B1. From the image ROM 405B2, a control program necessary for the operation of the image CPU 405B1 is read out under the control of the image CPU 405B1. The image CPU 405B1 also stores in advance image data relating to an image such as a background, a character, a decorative design, and the like displayed on the image output device 45. The image CPU 405B1 is also connected to an image RAM 405B3 that develops and stores the generated image signal.

  The image CPU 405B1 executes various image processing such as background image display processing, decorative design display processing, and character image display processing on the image output device 45. However, the background image, decorative design image, and character image are output as images. The image is superimposed on the display screen of the device 45. That is, the decorative design image and the character image are displayed so as to be seen in front of the background image. At this time, if the background image and the design image overlap at the same position, the design image is preferentially stored in the image RAM 405B3 by referring to the Z value of the Z buffer of each image data by a known hidden surface removal method such as the Z buffer method. Let

  On the other hand, the sound ROM 405C2 is also connected to the sound CPU 405C1. The sound ROM 405C2 stores a control program executed by the sound CPU 405C1. A control program necessary for the operation of the sound 405C1 is read from the sound ROM 405C2 under the control of the sound CPU 405C1. The sound 405C1 also stores sound data of sounds output from the left, middle, and right speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R in advance. The sound CPU 405C1 is also connected to a sound RAM 405C3 that expands and stores the generated sound signal.

  On the other hand, the game information output terminal board 403 is a relay board for transmitting an external signal generated in the main control board 401 to the hall computer of the game shop and the game information display device 10. In the first embodiment, the game information output terminal board 403 is directly connected only to the game information display device 10 on the output side, and is connected to the hall computer via the game information display device 10. The game information output terminal board 403 is connected to the main control board 401 by wiring, and is provided with a connector for connecting to a hall computer or the like of a game store.

  In the first embodiment, the game information output terminal plate 403 is connected to the hall computer via the game information display device 10, but the game information output terminal plate 403 is connected to both the game information display device 10 and the hall computer. It may be configured to be connected. The game information output terminal board 403 may be connected to the game information display device 10 via a hall computer.

  The above-mentioned payout information output terminal board 39 is a relay for outputting to the hall computer a prize ball request signal indicating the number of prize balls to be paid and a ball lending request signal indicating the number of balls to be paid out, generated on the payout control board 37. It is a simple substrate. In the first embodiment, the payout information output terminal board 39 is also connected to the hall computer via the game information display device 10. The payout information output terminal board 39 is wired to the payout control board 37 and is provided with a connector for connecting to a hall computer or the like of a game store.

  In the first embodiment, the payout information output terminal board 39 is connected to the hall computer via the game information display device 10, but the payout information output terminal board 39 is connected to both the game information display device 10 and the hall computer. It may be configured to be connected. Further, the payout information output terminal board 39 may be connected to the game information display device 10 via a hall computer.

  The power supply board 38 has a backup power supply made of a capacitor (not shown), monitors the power supply voltage supplied to the gaming machine, and controls the power interruption detection signal when the power supply voltage falls below a predetermined value. Output to the substrate 401. More specifically, when the power interruption detection signal becomes high level, the main CPU 401a becomes operable, and when the power interruption detection signal becomes low level, the main CPU 401a becomes inactive state. The backup power source is not limited to a capacitor, and for example, a battery may be used, and a capacitor and a battery may be used in combination.

Hereinafter, each member of the gaming machine 1 will be described in detail.
11 to 19 show a first embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the fixed frame 2. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the game board mounting frame 3. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the game board set 4. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the front door 8 as viewed from the right front side. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the front door set 5 as viewed from the right rear side. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a state in which the fixed frame 2 and the game board mounting frame 3 are assembled. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a state in which the fixed board 2 and the game board mounting frame 3 are assembled and the game board set 4 is attached to the game board mounting frame 3. FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the gaming machine 1 in a state where the game board mounting frame 3 is opened from the fixed frame 2. FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the gaming machine 1 in a state where the front door set 505 is opened from the gaming board mounting frame 3.

First, the fixed frame 2 will be described in detail.
In FIG. 11, the fixed frame 2 in the first embodiment includes a fixed frame main body 21, a decorative member 22, and screws 23 and 23.

  The fixed frame main body 21 has, for example, upper and lower sides 111 and 112 formed by overlapping aluminum plate members 121 and 122 and wooden plate members 123 and 124, and left and right side portions 113 and 114 are made of aluminum plate members 125 and 126. These plate members are assembled in a rectangular frame shape as a whole by a detachable fastener such as a small screw.

  At the upper and lower ends of the left side portion 113, the upper and lower connecting pieces 131 and 132 shown in FIG. 2 are provided. As shown in FIG. 16, the upper and lower bearing pieces 131 and 132 support the upper and lower portions of the game board mounting frame 3 so that the game board mounting frame 3 can be opened and closed. .

  11, on the upper and lower portions of the inner side surface of the right side 114, inner frame collars 163, 164 (see FIG. 12) of a locking device 161 (see FIG. 12), which will be described later, provided on the game board mounting frame 3. ) Is provided with a pair of upper and lower hook receiving portions 133 and 134. As a result, the inner frame flange parts 163 and 164 are locked to the hook receiving parts 133 and 134 in a state where the game board mounting frame 3 is closed with respect to the fixed frame 2.

  Further, a resin decorative member 22 is fixed to the lower side portion 112 of the fixed frame 2 with screws 23 and 23. A vertical surface portion 141 facing forward is provided on the upper side of the front surface of the decorative member 22. On the lower side of the front surface of the decorative member 22, an inclined surface portion 142 that faces obliquely downward on the front side is provided.

Next, the game board mounting frame 3 is shown in detail.
In FIG. 12, the game board mounting frame 3 is mainly composed of a resin base 151 whose outer shape is rectangular, and a substantially rectangular component insertion hole 152 is formed at the center of the resin base 151. .

  The main control board 401, the effect control board 402, the game information output terminal board 403, the board cases 411 and 413, and the back cover 412 of the game board set 4 shown in FIG. 6 are inserted into the component insertion holes 152.

  In FIG. 12, a frame-like portion 153 into which the game board 40 of the game board set 4 is inserted is formed on the front side of the component insertion hole 152 of the resin base 151.

  The frame-shaped portion 153 has a substantially rectangular surrounding space formed by four inner surfaces including an upper wall 154, a lower wall 155, a left side wall 156, and a right side wall 157, and the game board set 4 shown in FIG. 13) is fixed. As means for fixing the game board set 4, game board stoppers 158 a and 158 b are provided on the upper and lower parts of the frame-shaped inner surface of the left side wall 156 of the frame-like part 153, and the upper wall 154 and the lower wall 155 Game board fixtures 159 and 160 are provided near the right side wall 157, respectively.

  When the game board set 4 is fixed to the game board mounting frame 3, the left side of the game board 40 of the game board set 4 is inserted into the game board stoppers 158a and 158b as shown in FIG. The upper right corner and the lower right corner of the board 40 are pressed by the game board fixtures 159 and 160.

  The game board set 4 fixed to the game board mounting frame 3 can be detached from the game board mounting frame 3 by operating the game board fixing tools 159 and 160.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a locking device 161 is provided on the right side of the game board mounting frame 3. The locking device 161 includes an inner frame collar 162 provided at the front and inner frame collars 163 and 164 provided at the rear, and is interlocked with the operation of the interlocking projections 165 and 166 provided at the front. The inner frame collars 162, 163 and 164 slide up and down. The interlocking protrusions 165 and 166 are operated by a slide portion 14 (see FIG. 15) that interlocks with the rotor of the cylinder lock 13 of the front door set 5.

  When the operator inserts the key into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 13 (see FIG. 4) and operates it clockwise, the slide portion 14 (see FIG. 15) of the front door set 5 (see FIG. 15) is lowered from the middle portion. 12, the interlocking projection 165 of the locking device 161 shown in FIG. 12 slides downward, and the inner frame collars 163 and 164 are pushed downward, so that the inner frame collars 163 and 164 receive the collars. The portions 133 and 134 (see FIG. 11) are unlocked, and the game board mounting frame 3 can be opened with respect to the fixed frame 2 as shown in FIG.

  When the operator inserts a key into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 13 (see FIG. 4) and operates it counterclockwise, the slide portion 14 (see FIG. 15) of the front door set 5 slides upward from the intermediate portion. The interlocking projection 166 of the locking device 161 shown in FIG. 12 slides upward, the inner frame collar 162 is pushed upward, and the locking of the collar receiving section 15 (see FIG. 15) by the inner frame collar 162 is released. Then, the front door set 5 can be opened with respect to the game board mounting frame 3 as shown in FIG.

  Further, a hook 167 that holds a harness 243 extending from the front door body 8 of the front door set 5 is provided on the inner right side of the game board mounting frame 3. A through portion 168 through which the harness 243 is inserted into the back side of the game board mounting frame 3 is provided on the lower right side of the game board mounting frame 3.

  At the upper and lower ends of the left side portion of the game board mounting frame 3, an upper shaft mounting piece 169 and a lower shaft mounting / bearing piece 170 shown in FIG. 2 are provided. The upper shaft mounting piece 169 and the lower shaft mounting / bearing piece 170 are provided with shafts 171 and 172, respectively. The shafts 171 and 172 are configured such that the bearings are performed in a state where the shafts 171 and 172 are rotatable by the upper bearing piece 131 and the lower bearing piece 132 of the fixed frame 2 (see FIG. 11). The upper shaft mounting piece 169 and the lower shaft mounting / bearing piece 170 are configured to rotatably support the upper and lower portions of the front door body 8 of the front door set 5 as shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the game board 6 of the game board set 4 will be described in detail.
In FIG. 13, the game board 6 is a game board 40 having a structure in which a resin sheet is attached to the front surface of a plywood, and various features such as a center accessory 44 and game nails 427 are arranged.

A game area 41 is formed on the front surface of the game board 6.
The center accessory 44 is provided in the center of the game area 41, and has a front unit 420 mainly composed of a frame member 421 in which an opening 422 is formed, and an image output device 45 on the back side of the opening 422. Is arranged. A portion exposed from the opening 422 of the image output device 45 is a screen 423.

  A curved surface portion 424 (see FIG. 3) is provided slightly to the left of the upper center of the frame member 421 of the center accessory 44, and the game area 41 branches left and right from the curved surface portion 424 for left-handed use. The game area 425 is divided into a track 426 that decelerates the game ball that is too vigorous and leads it to the collection port 51.

  In the left-handed game area 425, together with a large number of game nails 427, a winning gate 49, normal winning ports 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d, a windmill 428, a first starting port 46, a second starting port 48, a big prize A mouth unit 58 and the like are arranged. The big prize opening unit 58 is attached and fixed to an attachment hole penetrating the game board 40.

  On the other hand, the left wall 431 of the frame member 421 is provided with a warp path 432 through which a game ball falling in the left-handed game area 425 enters with a relatively low probability by the guidance of a nearby game nail 427.

  On the upper surface on the front side of the lower wall 433 of the frame member 421, a stage surface 434 on which the game ball that has passed through the warp path 432 rolls is formed. In the center of the stage surface 434, an entrance 436 of a guide hole 435 for guiding the game ball to the first start port 46 is provided. The outlet 437 of the guide hole 435 is located above the first start port 46. In front of the stage surface 434, a stage surface 438 is formed on which a game ball that falls from the stage surface 434 rolls. In the center of the stage surface 438, a guide groove 439 for guiding the game ball to the first starting port 46 is formed.

  A region surrounded by the left side wall 431, the lower wall 433, the right side wall 440, and the upper wall 441 of the frame member 421 is the above-described opening 422.

  In a normal gaming state, the game ball falls to the lower left side with respect to the curved surface portion 424 and is guided to the left-handed game area 425, and while hitting the game nail 427 and the windmill 428, there is a warp path 432. , Passes through the stage surface 434 and the guide hole 435 and falls to the first start port 46, and some passes through the stage surface 438 and the guide groove 439 and falls to the first start port 46, and some , It falls directly downward without going through the warp path 432 and wins the normal winning holes 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d or the first starting port 46, and some collects at the collecting port 51 as an out ball and goes out. It is discharged to the back side (back side) of the game board set 4 through the ball passage hole.

  On the front surface of the extending portion 100 on the upper side of the game board 40, a three-dimensional effect object 101 designed with a sword is attached by screwing from the back side of the extending portion 100.

  A light emitting unit 451 designed with a blade of a sword is provided in the center of the director role 101. A plurality of light emitting diodes 452 are provided inside the light emitting unit 451. The plurality of light emitting diodes 452 are connected to a lamp control board 404 (see FIG. 10) provided in the back cover 412 via a harness 453, and emit light in various light emitting patterns according to the contents of the effects of the gaming machine 1. It is like that.

  On the right side of the rail 42 of the game board 6, a wide portion 88 is formed by expanding the left and right widths with synthetic resin. On the right surface of the wide portion 88, a groove portion 89 that the locking portion 85 of the inner transparent door 7 is locked. Is formed.

Hereinafter, the front door body 8 and the tray unit 9 will be described in detail.
In FIG. 14, an opaque portion 68 is provided on the lower side of the transparent board 61 for visually confirming the game board of the front door body 8. A ball outlet 64 is provided on the left side of the surface of the opaque portion 68.

  In FIG. 15, a game ball guide 241 connected to the ball payout outlet 64 is provided on the back side of the opaque portion 68. The game ball guide 241 guides the game ball that flows backward from the rails 42 and 43 (see FIG. 13) and the game ball paid out from the payout device 35 (see FIG. 5) to the ball payout port 64. An opening 242 (see FIG. 15) is provided on the back side of the opaque portion 68 on the right side of the ball outlet 64, and a firing volume 65a (see FIG. 15) of the operation handle 65 of the tray unit 9 is provided from the opening 242 (see FIG. 15). 10) and a harness 243 connected to an electronic component such as a touch sensor 65b (see FIG. 10) extends.

A through hole 244 into which a game ball guide member 210 (see FIG. 15) provided on the back surface of the tray unit 9 is inserted is formed at substantially the center of the opaque portion 68.
On the left side of the opaque portion 68, on the left side from the center, and on the right side, there are mounting portions 245L, 245M, 245R for mounting the left, middle and right speakers 32L, 32M, 32R (see FIG. 12) provided on the game board mounting frame 3. Is formed.

  Openings 246L, 246M, and 246R formed in the back surface of the left, middle, and right through-hole mounting portions 245L, 245M, and 245R are the left, middle, and right sound transmission conduits 247L, 247M, and 247R (see FIG. 10). Are connected to the left, middle, and right sound emitting portions 204L, 204M, and 204R. The sound from the speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R (see FIG. 13) passes through the left and right through holes 245L and 245R and the left and right sound transmission pipes 247L, 247M, and 247R, and the left, middle, and right sound emitting portions 204L and 204M. , 204R is emitted to the outside.

  Screw insertion holes through which the screw portions of the screws 248 and 248 are inserted are provided on both the left and right sides of the opaque portion 68. On the back side of the tray unit 9, a screw insertion hole into which a screw portion of the screw 248 is screwed is provided. The screws 248 and 248 are screwed through the screw insertion holes of the opaque portion 68 and screwed into the screw holes on the back side of the tray unit 9 to be tightened, so that the tray unit 9 is screwed to the front surface of the opaque portion 68. Fix it.

A game ball guide member 210 (see FIG. 15) provided on the back surface of the tray unit 9 guides the game ball from the game ball supply port 80 of the tray unit 9 to the launching portion 31 of the game board mounting frame 3.
Hereinafter, the back side of the front door body 8 will be described in more detail.

  In FIG. 15, the transparent storage portion 62 of the front door body 8 is formed by a flat intermediate portion 211, inclined surface portions 212 and 213, an upper horizontal surface portion 214, and left and right side wall portions 215 and 216. The three-dimensional stage effect object 101 on the game board set 4 (see FIG. 13) side is accommodated in a recess 217 formed on the back side by the surface portions 212 and 213, the upper horizontal surface portion 214 and the left and right side wall portions 215 and 216. It has become.

  The side wall portions 215 and 216 are connected to the side wall portions 221 and 222 arranged on the left and right sides of the game board viewing transparent window 61.

  The transparent window 61 for visually recognizing the game board is formed such that the upper side is formed in a straight line and the left and right sides bulge toward the side. Between the side wall parts 221 and 222 and the transparent board 61 for visually recognizing the game board, there are concave curved surface parts 223 and 224 when viewed from the front as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 15, the upper shaft attaching piece 261 and the lower shaft attaching piece 262 shown in FIG. 2 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the left side portion of the front door body 8. The upper shaft mounting piece 261 and the lower shaft mounting piece 262 are provided with shafts 263 and 264, respectively. The shafts 263 and 264 are provided with an upper bearing piece 131 (see FIG. 11) of the fixed frame 2 (see FIG. 11) and The bearing is performed in a rotatable state by the lower shaft mounting and bearing piece 170 (see FIG. 12) of the game board mounting frame 3 (see FIG. 12). The upper shaft 263 can slide up and down with respect to the main body of the upper shaft mounting piece 261 and is biased upward by a coil spring (not shown). When the upper shaft 263 is attached to the lower bearing hole of the upper bearing piece 131 (see FIG. 12), the upper shaft 263 is once slid downward.

  In FIG. 18, the opening / closing axis L1 of the game board mounting frame 3 with respect to the fixed frame 2 by the opening / closing connection support mechanisms 11 and 12 (see FIG. 2) is set along the top and bottom on the left side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine 1 as described above. The game board mounting frame 3 can be opened forward with respect to the fixed frame 2 with the opening / closing axis as an axis.

  In FIG. 19, a front door set 5 is attached to the front side of the game board mounting frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. As with the game board mounting frame 3, the front door set 5 has an opening / closing axis L1 set along the top and bottom on the left side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine 1 by the opening / closing connection support mechanisms 11 and 12 (see FIG. 2). It can be opened forward as an axis. The harness 243 extending from the front door body 8 of the front door set 5 is held by the hook 167 and is inserted through the through portion 168. The harness 243 inserted through the penetration portion 168 to the back side of the game board mounting frame 3 is a launch control board 36 (see FIG. 6), a payout control board 37 (see FIG. 6) and a power board 38 on the game board mounting frame 3 side. (Refer to FIG. 6) and the like, and electrically connected to the main control board 401 (see FIG. 6), the effect control board 402 (see FIG. 6), etc. on the game board set 4 side via the relay board and the harness. Connect to.

  In a state where the front door set 5 is opened with respect to the game board mounting frame 3, the inner transparent door 7 is released by releasing the lock of the lock 85 from the groove 89 formed on the right side of the rail 42 of the game board 6. However, the inner transparent door 7 can be rotated via hinges 83 and 84 and can be opened and closed with respect to the game board 6. In a state where the inner transparent door 7 is opened with respect to the game board 6, it is possible to manually remove game balls accumulated in the game area 41 and dirt in the game area 41.

When the front door set 5 is closed with respect to the game board mounting frame 3 in the state of FIG. 19, the three-dimensional effect object 101 on the game board set 4 side is stored in the transparent storage portion 62 from the back side of the front door set 5. The inner frame collar 162 of the locking device 161 locks the collar receiving portion 15 of the front door set 5, and the game board mounting frame 3 is locked with the front door set 5 closed. In a state in which the front door set 5 is closed with respect to the game board mounting frame 3, the game balls and the game board set 4 are lifted between the rails 42 and 43 of the game board set 4 by the inner transparent plate 81 of the inner transparent door 7. The game ball 500 (see FIG. 7) falling in the game area 41 is prevented from moving forward and dropping off.
If such a configuration and operation are described together, the fixed frame 2 is formed in a frame shape.
The director character 101 is formed in a three-dimensional shape.

  The game board 6 has a plate-like portion 40 formed in a plate shape, has a game area 41 in which a game ball moves on one plate surface side of the plate-like part 40, and is located outside the game area 41. The stage actor 101 is attached.

  The game board mounting frame 3 is formed in a frame shape, is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the fixed frame 2, and the game board 6 is detachable inside the frame shape.

  The front door 8 is supported on the front side of the game board mounting frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, and the game board viewing transparent window 61 that allows the game board 6 attached to the game board mounting frame 3 to be viewed. And a transparent storage portion 62 having transparency is formed outside the outer periphery of the transparent window 61 for visually recognizing the game board, and the stage object 101 can be inserted into and removed from the transparent storage portion 62. To do.

  The tray unit 9 is provided below the gaming board viewing transparent window 61 of the front door body 8 and has a concave gaming ball supply tray 71 open on the upper side. Lower inclined surface portions 78L, 78F, and 78R are formed as front and side panels of the plate 71 as substantially planar panel portions.

  The lower illumination unit 205 is provided in the lower part of the tray unit 9 and performs lighting for production.

  The speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R are provided inside the tray unit 9 and emit sound.

  The sound transmission conduits 247L, 247M, 247R are formed in a tubular shape, are provided inside the tray unit 9, and input-side openings 511L, which are rear openings for the sound emitted by the speakers 32L, 32M, 32R, 511M and 511R are transmitted into the introduction pipe and led to output side openings 512L, 512M and 512R which are front side openings.

  The sound emitting portions 204L, 204M, and 204R cover substantially the entire width of the saucer unit 9 in a state of being sandwiched between the lower inclined surface portions 78L, 78F, and 78R of the saucer unit 9 and the lower illumination portion 205. The output side openings 512L, 512M, 512R of the sound transmission pipes 247L, 247M, 247R are arranged on the back side, and the output side openings 512L, 512M, 512R of the sound transmission pipes 247L, 247M, 247R are arranged on the back side. Is emitted toward the outside of the tray unit 9.

  The game ball discharge conduit 251 is provided with first and second ball tray side ball discharge ports 202 and 209 as upper openings serving as game ball inlets on the bottom surface of the game ball supply tray 71, and the tray unit 9 A lower ball discharge port 203 for discharging game balls is provided on the lower side, and an intermediate pipe 254 that is an intermediate part of the pipe is provided in a path that avoids the positions of the speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R.

  The speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R include left and right speakers 32L and 32R that emit left and right sounds that are higher than a predetermined frequency, respectively, and an intermediate speaker 32M that can emit sound that is equal to or lower than the predetermined frequency. Yes.

  The sound transmission conduits 247L, 247M, 247R include left, right, and intermediate sound transmission conduits 247L, 247M, 247R that transmit sound from the left and right speakers 32L, 32M, 32R, respectively.

  The sound emitting portions 204L and 204R are provided on both the left and right sides in the width direction, and are left and right high sound emitting sound that emits a sound higher than a predetermined frequency from the left and right sound transmission pipes 247L and 247R.

  The sound emitting unit 204M is an intermediate sound emitting unit that is provided in an intermediate part between the left and right treble sound emitting parts and that can emit sound having the predetermined frequency or less from the intermediate sound transmission line 247M. Yes.

  The intermediate sound emitting unit 204M and the left and right high sound emitting units 204L and 204R are formed in a horizontally long shape having substantially the same vertical size.

The intermediate conduit 254 of the game ball discharge conduit 251 is disposed at a position between two adjacent speakers 32L, 32M among the left and right speakers 32L, 32M, 32R.
Further, the intermediate conduit 254 of the game ball discharge conduit 251 is disposed on the side of the intermediate speaker 32L.

  The game board viewing transparent window 61 and the transparent storage portion 62 are integrally formed of a transparent material.

  According to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the front door body 8 is formed with the transparent storage portion 62 having transparency outside the outer periphery of the transparent board 61 for viewing the game board. Since the three-dimensional effect object 101 is stored in the storage portion 62 in a detachable state as a decoration portion, the game board viewing transparent window 61 which is a game board viewing transparent portion when the game board 6 is replaced. In addition to adopting a structure that allows the decoration part to decorate the surroundings to be renewed individually corresponding to the type of game board 6, it enhances the three-dimensional appearance of the decoration part, and effects such as rotating parts and light emitting parts in the decoration part This makes it easy to incorporate the device, making the player strongly feel the novelty of replacing the new stand, and giving a good impression to both the player and the people involved in the gaming facility. In addition, the sound emitting portions 204L, 204M, and 204R that emit sound are sandwiched between the lower inclined surface portions 78L, 78F, and 78R of the tray unit 9 and the lower electrical decoration portion 205 in the state where the saucers 204L, 204M, and 204R are sandwiched. The ball tray side ball discharge pipe 205 is provided over substantially the entire width of the unit 9 and the positions of the speakers 32L, 32M, and 32R in which the middle part of the pipe leads the sound to the sound emitting parts 204L, 204M, and 204R. Since it is provided in the route to avoid, the space around the game ball supply tray can be used sufficiently effectively.

  According to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the front door body 8 is formed with the transparent storage portion 62 having transparency above the transparent board 61 for visually recognizing the game board, and the transparent storage portion 62. Since the three-dimensional stage effect object 101 fixed to the extending portion 100 of the game board 6 is stored in a detachable state, the stage action object 101 is attached when the game board set 4 is replaced. By simply exchanging the game board set 4, a decorative part for decorating the periphery of the game board visualizing transparent window 61, which is a transparent part for visual recognition of the game board, is individually adapted to the model of the game board set 4. In addition, it enhances the three-dimensional effect of the effector 101 in the decoration part, facilitates the incorporation of effector devices such as a movable part and a light emitting part in the effector 101, and strengthens the novelty of replacing the new stand to the player. It is possible to make it feel like a player It can give a good impression to.

In addition, you may incorporate the movable part electrically driven as a production | presentation apparatus in the said production | presentation actor 101 shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG.
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

(2) Second Embodiment FIGS. 20 and 21 show a second embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the left and right and intermediate sound transmission conduits 247L, 747M, 247R and the game ball discharge conduit 751 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship between the left and right and intermediate sound transmission conduits 247L, 747M, 247R and the game ball discharge conduit 751 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The components not shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 will be described by substituting the drawings used for the description of the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 20, the game ball discharge conduit 751 is composed of upper left and right conduits 752 and 753, an intermediate conduit 754, and a lower conduit 755.

  The left pipe 752 is provided with a second ball tray side ball discharge port 209 at the left end, is inclined downward from the left end toward the right, and is connected to the upper end of the intermediate pipe 754.

  The right pipe 753 is provided with a first ball tray side ball discharge port 202 at the right end, is inclined downward from the left end toward the left side, and is connected to the upper end of the intermediate pipe 754.

The intermediate conduit 754 curves forward as it goes downward, and passes through the hole 761 formed in the upper surface of the intermediate sound transmission conduit 747M shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the pipe of the sound transmission conduit 747M, and sound transmission. The through hole 762 formed in the lower surface of the pipe line 747M is inserted to extend below the intermediate sound transmission pipe line 747M.

  The lower end of the intermediate pipeline 754 is connected to the upper end of the lower pipeline 755. The lower pipe line 755 meanders backward as it goes downward on the rear side of the lighting device 207 and passes through the lower side of the intermediate sound transmission pipe line 747M and is connected to the lower bulb outlet 203.

  The game ball that has flowed to the first ball tray side ball discharge port 202 is discharged from the lower ball discharge port 203 through the right pipe line 753, the intermediate pipe line 754, and the lower pipe line 755. The game ball that has flowed to the second ball tray side ball discharge port 209 is discharged from the lower ball discharge port 203 via the left pipe line 752, the intermediate pipe line 754, and the lower pipe line 755.

With such a structure, the intermediate conduit 754 that is the intermediate portion of the game ball discharge conduit 751 is disposed at a position between the sound emitting portion 204M and the speaker 32M.
According to such 2nd Embodiment, the effect similar to 1st Embodiment is acquired.
(2) Third Embodiment FIGS. 22 and 23 show a third embodiment according to the present invention.

  FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the left and right and intermediate sound transmission conduits 247L, 847M, 247R and the game ball discharge conduit 851 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship between the left and right and intermediate sound transmission conduits 247L, 847M, 247R and the game ball discharge conduit 851 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The components not shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 will be described by substituting the drawings used for the description of the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 22, an intermediate sound transmission line 847M has an input side opening 811M at the rear end of the sound transmission lines 847L and 847R formed on the front side. The middle speaker 832M is disposed in front of the left and right speakers 32L and 32R.

  The game ball discharge conduit 851 includes upper left and right conduits 852 and 853, an intermediate conduit 854, and a lower conduit 855.

  The left conduit 852 is provided with a second ball tray side ball discharge port 209 at the left end, is inclined downward from the left end toward the right, and is connected to the upper end of the intermediate conduit 854.

  The right pipe 853 is provided with a first ball tray side ball discharge port 202 at the right end, is inclined downward from the left end toward the left side, and is connected to the upper end of the intermediate pipe 854.

  Here, in the third embodiment, an opaque part 801 is provided on the lower side of the transparent window 61 for visually confirming the game board of the front door body 8. A mounting portion 845M for attaching the middle speaker 832M is formed in the opaque portion 801. The formed upper through hole 761 is formed in the upper surface of the mounting portion 845M, and the lower portion formed in the lower surface of the mounting portion 845M. A side through hole 762 is formed.

  The intermediate pipe line 854 is curved rearward as it goes downward, and has an upper through-hole 861 formed in the attachment portion 845M shown in FIG. 23, the rear side of the middle speaker 832M inside the attachment portion 845M, It passes through the lower through-hole 862 and extends downward from the middle speaker 832M.

  The lower end of the intermediate conduit 854 is connected to the upper end of the lower conduit 855. The lower pipe line 855 meanders forward as it goes downward on the rear side of the lighting device 207 and passes through the lower side of the intermediate sound transmission pipe line 847M and is connected to the lower bulb outlet 203.

  The game ball that has flowed to the first ball tray side ball discharge port 202 is discharged from the lower ball discharge port 203 through the right pipe 853, the intermediate pipe 854, and the lower pipe 855. The game ball that has flowed to the second ball tray side ball discharge port 209 is discharged from the lower ball discharge port 203 through the left pipe line 852, the intermediate pipe line 854, and the lower pipe line 855.

With such a structure, the intermediate conduit 854 that is the intermediate portion of the game ball discharge conduit 851 is disposed behind the speaker 832M.
According to such 3rd Embodiment, the effect similar to 1st Embodiment is acquired.

1 …… Game machine 2 …… Fixed frame (outer frame) 3 …… Game board mounting frame (inner frame),
4 …… Game board set, 5 …… Front door set, 6 …… Game board,
7 …… Inner transparent door, 8 …… Front door, 9 …… Tray unit,
11, 12 ... Open / close connection support mechanism, 13 ... Cylinder lock,
21... Fixed frame body, 31... Launcher, 32L, 32M, 32R.
33... Storage tank, 34. Upper prize ball case, 35.
36 ... Launch control board, 37 ... Discharge control board, 38 ... Power supply board,
40 …… Game board, 41 …… Game area, 42, 43 …… Rail,
44 …… Center role, 45 …… Image output device, 46 …… First start port,
47L, 47R ... movable piece, 48 ... second start port,
49 …… Winning gate, 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d …… Normal winning gate,
58 …… Grand prize opening unit, 59 …… Opening / closing door, 60 …… Grand prize opening,
61 …… Transparent window for viewing game board, 62 …… Transparent storage,
64 …… Ball payout exit, 65 …… Operating handle, 66 …… Launch indicating member,
71 …… Game ball supply tray, 72L, 72F, 72R …… Upper inclined surface portion,
73 ... Chance button, 74 ... Display, 75 ... Ball rental button,
76 …… Return button, 20 …… Game ball lending device (CR machine),
77F, 77L, 77R ... Stepped part,
78L, 78F, 78R ... lower inclined surface part, 79 ... alignment path,
80 …… Game ball supply port 81 ... Inner transparent plate, 82 …… Frame member,
83, 84 ... hinge, 88 ... wide part, 89 ... groove part, 85 ... locking part,
91, 92 ... Director device for production, 100 ... Extension part, 101 ... Director,
201 …… First ball removal button, 202 …… First ball side ball discharge port,
203 …… Lower ball outlet, speaker, 208 …… Second ball release button,
209 …… Second ball side ball outlet,
204L, 204M, 204R …… Sound emission part, 205 …… Lower illumination part,
206 …… Transparent part, 207 …… Lighting device,
247L, 247M, 247R ... Sound transmission line,
252 …… Game ball discharge conduit, 752, 753 …… Left and right conduits,
254 …… Intermediate pipeline, 255 …… Lower pipeline,
512L, 512M, 512R ... Output side,
511L, 511M, 511R ... input side, 513 ... mesh,
514, 515 ... partition,
751, 851 …… Game ball discharge conduit, 752,753 …… Left and right conduits,
754, 854 ... Intermediate pipeline, 755, 855 ... Lower pipeline,
747M, 847M …… Sound transmission line,
832M …… Speaker, 852, 853 …… Left and right pipes

Claims (8)

A fixed frame formed in a frame shape;
A production role formed in a three-dimensional shape,
A game having a plate-like portion formed in a plate shape, having a game area in which a game ball moves on one plate surface side of the plate-like part, and having the effect agent attached to the outside of the game area The board,
Formed in a frame shape, supported to be openable and closable with respect to the fixed frame, a game board mounting frame in which the game board can be attached and detached inside the frame shape, and supported in a state that can be opened and closed on the front side of the game board mounting frame A transparent storage portion provided with a transparent window for visually recognizing the gaming board mounted on the gaming board mounting frame and having transparency on the outer side of the outer periphery of the transparent window for viewing the gaming area. Is formed, and the front door body that stores the stage actor in a state where it can be inserted into and removed from the transparent storage section,
A concave game ball supply tray provided below the game board viewing transparent window of the front door body and having an open upper side is formed in the upper portion, and is approximately at the front and side of the game ball supply tray. A tray unit having a planar panel portion formed thereon;
A lower illumination part that is provided at the lower part of the tray unit and performs lighting for production,
A speaker provided inside the saucer unit for emitting sound;
A sound transmission conduit that is formed in a tubular shape, is provided inside the tray unit, introduces sound emitted from the speaker from a rear opening, transmits the sound into the conduit, and guides the sound to the front opening;
Provided across the entire width of the saucer unit in a state of being sandwiched between the panel portion and the lower illumination part of the saucer unit, the opening on the front side of the sound transmission conduit is disposed on the back side, A sound emitting unit that emits sound from the opening on the front side of the sound transmission pipe toward the outside of the tray unit;
An upper opening serving as an entrance for the game ball is provided on the bottom surface of the game ball supply tray, a lower ball discharge port for discharging the game ball is provided below the tray unit, and an intermediate portion of a pipe line is the speaker. A game ball discharge line provided in a path that avoids the position of
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion of the game ball discharge conduit is disposed on a side of the speaker.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion of the game ball discharge conduit is disposed at a position between the sound emitting portion and the speaker.   The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion of the game ball discharge conduit is disposed behind the speaker.   The speaker includes left and right speakers that emit left and right sounds that are higher than a predetermined frequency, and an intermediate speaker that can emit sound that is equal to or lower than the predetermined frequency, and the sound transmission line includes the left and right and the right and left speakers. Left and right and intermediate sound transmission conduits for transmitting sound from intermediate speakers, respectively, and the sound emitting section is provided on both the left and right sides in the width direction and is higher than a predetermined frequency from the left and right sound transmission conduits It is provided in the middle between the left and right treble sound emission that emits left and right sounds respectively, and the sound of the predetermined frequency or less can be emitted from the intermediate sound transmission conduit The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising an intermediate sound emitting unit.   The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the intermediate sound emitting unit and the left and right high sound emitting units are formed in a horizontally long shape having substantially the same size in the vertical direction.   The gaming machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the intermediate portion of the game ball discharge conduit is disposed at a position between two adjacent speakers among the left and right and intermediate speakers. .   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the transparent window and the transparent storage portion are integrally formed of a transparent material.

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