JP2011139932A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine which has improved decorativeness by applying new decoration to a decoration panel attached to a front door of the slot machine. <P>SOLUTION: In a Pachislot game machine including a decorated lower panel (25) attached to the front side of a front door, the lower panel includes: a lower base panel (254) for attaching the lower panel to the front door; a frame-shaped lower panel frame (251) attached to the front side of the lower base panel and having a laterally long opening part (251a) formed therein; and a decoration panel body (252a) provided between the lower panel frame and the lower base panel and having a three-dimensional decoration body (252b) secured to the decoration panel body from the back side by an attaching screw. The lower base panel is formed in a recess chamber shape recessed to the back side so that the back part of an area for attaching the three-dimensional decoration body to the decoration panel body in the inside of the laterally long opening part of the lower panel does no interfere with the attaching screw. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine in which a decorative panel with decoration is attached to a front door.

Conventionally, a pachislot machine is provided with a horizontally-long plate-like decorative panel that is detachable, and various designs are applied to the decorative panel by silk screen printing (for example, see Patent Document 1).
In addition, a light source such as a cold cathode tube is disposed behind the decorative panel so that the decorative panel held by the panel frame having a through hole is illuminated from behind.

JP 2006-94928 A

However, the conventional decorative panel is only decorated with a flat decorative surface, has no impact, and lacks novelty.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of improving decorativeness by applying a novel decoration to a decorative panel.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1
In the slot machine where the decorative panel with decoration is attached to the front side of the front door,
The decorative panel is
A base panel for attaching the decorative panel to the front door;
A frame-shaped front panel attached to the front side of the base panel and having an opening formed therein;
A decorative panel body disposed between the front panel and the base panel, and a three-dimensional decorative body screwed with a mounting screw from the rear side;
The base panel is a recessed chamber that is recessed rearward so that a rear portion of an area in which the three-dimensional decorative body can be attached to the decorative panel body inside the opening of the front panel does not interfere with the mounting screw. It is characterized by its shape.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the decorative panel attached to the front side of the front door of the slot machine is attached to the front side of the base panel, the base panel for attaching the decorative panel to the front door, and the opening. Frame-shaped front panel formed with a portion, and a decorative panel body that is disposed between the front panel and the base panel, and a three-dimensional decorative body is screwed from the rear side with a mounting screw. Therefore, it is possible to give the decorative panel a novel decoration that is not conventionally provided by the three-dimensional decorative body, and the decorativeness of the decorative panel can be improved.
In addition, the base panel has a concave chamber shape that is recessed to the rear side so that the rear part of the region in which the three-dimensional decorative body can be attached to the decorative panel body inside the opening of the front panel does not interfere with the mounting screws. Therefore, even if the position of the screwing portion of the decorative body of the decorative panel changes with the model change, the base panel and the mounting screws are changed depending on the space formed behind the decorative panel by the recessed chamber shape portion of the base panel. Will no longer interfere, eliminating the need to change the shape of the base panel to match the model.

Here, the front door is a decorative panel mounting portion for mounting the decorative panel;
A light emitting source provided behind the decorative panel attached to the decorative panel mounting portion and illuminating the decorative panel main body from the rear; and a reflective recess of a front opening that reflects light from the light emitting source forward. The base panel may be formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and may be configured such that the front surface of the rear wall of the concave chamber is close to the screw head of the mounting screw.

According to this configuration, the front door is provided behind the decorative panel mounting portion for mounting the decorative panel, the decorative panel attached to the decorative panel mounting portion, and the light source that illuminates the decorative panel body from the rear, and the light emission The front panel has a reflective recess with a front opening that reflects the light of the source toward the front, and the front surface of the rear wall of the concave chamber of the base panel is close to the screw head of the mounting screw. Even if it is pushed from the front and bends backward, the mounting panel comes into contact with the front surface of the rear wall of the base panel, so that the bending of the decorative panel is restricted, and the decorative panel can be made difficult to break. . In addition, since the base panel is disposed between the decorative body and the light source, the decorative body does not directly contact the light source even when the decorative panel is pushed from the front, and the light source is not easily destroyed. Can do.
Moreover, since the base panel is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, the decorative panel can be appropriately irradiated without blocking light from the light source by the base panel.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to give a novel decoration which is not in the past to a decoration panel with a three-dimensional decoration body, and the decoration property of the said decoration panel can be improved.
In addition, even if the position of the screwing portion of the decorative body of the decorative panel changes with the model change, the base panel and the mounting screws are not fixed by the space formed behind the decorative panel by the concave chamber-shaped part of the base panel. There will be no interference, and there is no need to change the shape of the base panel to match the model.

It is a front view which shows the pachislot machine of one Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the front door of the pachislot machine of FIG. It is a rear view which shows the front door of FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the front door in the IV-IV line of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an upper payout display panel attached to the front door of FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a rear view showing the upper payout display panel of FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the upper payout display panel taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the upper payout display panel of FIG. 5. It is a front view which shows the lower panel attached to the front door of FIG. It is a rear view which shows the lower panel of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the lower panel in the XI-XI line of FIG. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the lower panel of FIG. 9.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In the present embodiment, a pachislot machine as an example of a slot machine according to the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the pachislot machine 1 as a slot machine is provided with various devices inside a box-shaped machine casing 8 whose front surface is open, The door 2 is schematically configured by being provided so as to be openable and closable in a single-opening manner.

  A production device 3 (see FIG. 3) is arranged at the center of the front door 2. This performance device 3 includes a motor and a sensor (not shown), and can perform a game effect by operating a performance member (not shown). Speakers 4 and 4 for outputting sound are arranged on the left and right of the upper end portion of the front door 2.

In addition, a main panel (front panel) 80 having a symbol display window 5 (for example, transparent) that can be visually recognized from the rear is disposed at the center of the front door 2.
Although not shown in the figure, the main panel 80 is provided with a predetermined decoration, and a substantially rectangular symbol display window portion 5 is formed at a substantially central portion inside thereof. The variable display means 6 disposed in the machine frame 8 through the symbol display window 5 can be visually recognized.
The variation display means 6 includes a plurality of (for example, three) cylindrical reels 6a, 6b, 6c having a plurality of identification symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface, that is, a first reel (left reel) 6a, a second reel ( A middle reel (6b) and a third reel (right reel) 6c are arranged along the left-right direction. Reel motors (stepping motors) 64a, 64b, and 64c are provided on the reels 6a, 6b, and 6c, respectively, and the reels 6a, 6b, and 6c can be independently rotated and stopped. It has become. As a result, a plurality of types of symbols can be varied in the back of the symbol display window section 5 so as to circulate from top to bottom, for example (the symbols can be variably displayed). As a plurality of identification symbols, a special role symbol and symbols other than the special role symbol (for example, replay, bell, watermelon, cherry, blank) are arranged on each reel 6a, 6b, 6c.

  After the start of such variable display, each reel motor 64a, 64b, 64c stops the rotation of the reels 6a, 6b, 6c based on a predetermined stop operation (operation of reel stop buttons 24a, 24b, 24c described later). As a result, a predetermined number of symbols are displayed in the symbol display window 5. Here, in each reel 6a, 6b, 6c, among the symbols in each symbol row, a predetermined number of consecutive symbols (for example, three) can be visually recognized through the symbol display window 5. As a result, a total of nine symbols are displayed in the symbol display window section 5 in three columns vertically and three columns horizontally.

  A portion through which the symbol of the first reel 6a is visible through the symbol display window portion 5 is the first symbol display portion 7a, and a portion where the symbol of the second reel 6b is visible is the second symbol display. The portion where the symbols of the portion 7b and the third reel 6c are visible is the third symbol display portion 7c. That is, the variation display means 6 and the symbol display window 5 constitute a variation display device 7 having a plurality of symbol display portions 7a, 7b and 7c capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols.

  A plurality of enabling lines are set for a total of nine symbols displayed in the upper and lower three columns and the left and right three columns displayed on the variable display device 7. That is, for example, in the variable display device 7, an enableable line (middle horizontal line) crossing the middle symbols of each reel 6a, 6b, 6c, and an enableable line (upper horizontal) crossing the upper symbols of each reel 6a, 6b, 6c. Line), an enableable line (lower horizontal line) crossing the lower symbol of each reel 6a, 6b, 6c, each reel 6a, 6b, 6c from the first reel 6a lower stage-second reel 6b middle stage-third reel 6c upper stage. Can be activated across the reels 6a, 6b, 6c diagonally from the first reel 6a upper stage-second reel 6b middle stage-third reel 6c lower stage. There are five lines that can be activated, that is, diagonal lines (lower right diagonal lines).

  Then, a predetermined number of enabling lines are activated according to the number of bets (the number of bets) so that each becomes a valid line. For example, a middle horizontal line is activated with a bet number 1, and a bet number 2 In addition to the middle horizontal line, the upper and lower horizontal lines are activated, and in the case of 3 bets, the upper right and lower right lines are activated in addition to the upper middle and lower horizontal lines. It should be noted that it is possible to dedicate so-called three cards that can be played only when the number of bets is three. In this case, five enabling lines are always effective.

  On the active line, a symbol is formed by stopping and displaying a symbol in a symbol combination mode corresponding to one of a plurality of types of combinations, and a predetermined number of award medals (game value) corresponding to each symbol combination mode are established. ) Is paid out. In particular, when a special symbol combination mode in which special role symbols are arranged on an effective line is derived, a special role that allows the player to execute the game is established.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the front payout 2 is detachably provided with an upper payout display panel 90 so as to be in front of the main panel 80 and overlap the upper portion. Yes.

  The upper payout display panel 90 is provided separately from the main panel 80, and as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the outer shape is substantially horizontally long. From the front side, the upper frame 91, the upper payout display panel main body 92, the upper The base panel 93 is formed by overlapping the front and back.

The upper frame 91 includes a lower frame portion 911 that is elongated in the left-right direction, and left and right frame portions 91L and 91R that extend substantially directly from both end portions of the lower frame portion 911, and are substantially omitted in front view. It is formed in a U shape.
A projecting portion 91a is formed at a substantially center in the left-right direction of the lower frame portion 911 so as to project a predetermined length substantially rearward (backward) (see FIG. 4). In addition, screw holes 91b into which mounting screws (not shown) are screwed when the upper payout display panel 90 is attached to the front door 2 are formed at the base portions of the left and right frame portions 91L and 91R of the lower frame portion 911. Provided (see FIG. 6).
Here, the protrusion 91 a and the screw hole 91 b of the upper frame 91 constitute a panel mounting portion for mounting the upper payout display panel 90 to the front door 2.

  The upper payout display panel main body 92 is disposed inside the upper frame 91 and displays a combination of a combination, a payout and the like in addition to a predetermined decoration. The upper payout display panel main body 92 has a substantially rectangular outer shape, and the lower left and right ends are partially cut away so as to correspond to the screw holes 91b of the lower frame portion 911.

The upper base panel 93 sandwiches the upper payout display panel main body 92 together with the upper frame 91 in the front-rear direction. The upper base panel 93 includes a wide surface portion 931 disposed on the back side of the upper payout display panel main body 92, and left and right small surface portions 93L that are formed continuously from the left and right ends of the wide surface portion 931 and extend in the vertical direction. , 93R.
The wide surface portion 931 has a substantially rectangular outer shape, and the lower substantially central portion and the left and right end portions thereof are partially cut away so as to correspond to the protrusions 91a and the screw holes 91b of the lower frame portion 911. In addition, support portions 93a that support the upper payout display panel main body 92 from below are extended forward on the left and right sides of the cutouts corresponding to the protrusions 91a at the lower end of the wide surface portion 931.

  The upper payout display panel main body 92 is arranged to be supported by the support portion 93a between the left and right small face portions 93L and 93R of the upper base panel 93, and the upper payout display panel main body 92 and the upper base panel 93 are lowered. Arranged on the upper frame 91 so as to be supported by the side frame portion 911. Thus, the upper payout display panel 90 is formed so that the upper payout display panel main body 92 is sandwiched between the upper base panel 93 and the upper frame 91.

Here, a method of attaching the upper payout display panel 90 to the front door 2 will be described.
First, the configuration of the attachment portion of the upper payout display panel 90 of the front door 2 will be described.
A slit (engagement recess) 81a with which the upper end portion of the upper payout display panel 90 engages is formed in the left and right upper frame 81 disposed substantially directly above the main panel 80 of the front door 2 in the left and right direction. (See FIG. 4).
On the upper side of the symbol display window portion 5 of the main panel 80, there is provided an engagement hole portion (see FIG. 3) 80a with which the protrusion 91a of the upper payout display panel 90 is engaged.
The engagement hole 80a is disposed at the approximate center of the main panel 80 in the left-right direction. Insertion holes 80L and 80R through which mounting screws (not shown) for screwing the upper payout display panel 90 are inserted are provided on the left and right sides of the engagement hole 80a.
Each insertion hole 80L, 80R is disposed substantially directly above both left and right ends of the symbol display window 5 of the main panel 80.

Then, the upper frame 91 of the upper payout display panel 90 and the upper end portions of the upper payout display panel main body 92 are engaged with the slits 81a of the upper frame 81 so as to be obliquely inserted from the front side, and then the substantially upright state is obtained. By tilting the upper payout display panel 90, the protrusion 91a is engaged with the engagement hole 80a of the main panel 80 and positioned.
Thereafter, the upper payout display panel 90 is attached and fixed to the front door 2 by inserting attachment screws from the rear side into the insertion holes 80L and 80R of the main panel 80, rotating in a predetermined direction and screwing into the screw holes 91b. The

  On the other hand, when removing the upper payout display panel 90 from the front door 2, first, the front door 2 is opened with respect to the machine casing 8, and the screwed into the screw hole 91b through the insertion holes 80L and 80R. The screw is released by rotating the screw for use in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction. The upper payout display panel 90 can be removed from the front door 2 by releasing the engagement between the engagement hole 80a and the protrusion 91a and the engagement between the slit 81a and the upper end of the upper payout display panel 90.

  In FIG. 3, illustration of a relay device 72 (see FIG. 4) for relaying the conducting wire of the light emitting device 71 is omitted.

  On the lower side of the symbol display window portion 5, a step portion protruding forward is formed, and the upper surface of the step portion is a front shelf 14. The front shelf 14 is provided with a medal slot 15, a bet button (not shown), and a max bet button 16.

  The medal slot 15 is on the right side (the open end side of the front door 2) when viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 1 in the front shelf 14, and is for inserting and betting medals (betting). . A medal insertion detection sensor 51 (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting the passage of medals is provided in a path through which medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 15 pass. Originally, the number of medals inserted is counted.

  When medals exceeding the maximum bet number (for example, 3) are inserted from the medal insertion slot 15 and the credit is possible, the predetermined number of medals exceeds the maximum bet number. Up to (for example, 50) are stored in the gaming machine 1 as credits and can be used in subsequent games. Further, when medals exceeding a predetermined number that can be stored as credits are inserted, they are returned to the tray 27. If the credit is not possible, medals exceeding the maximum bet number are returned to the tray 27.

  One bet button can bet one by one every time an operation is performed, and the maximum bet button 16 bets up to a limit number of bets (for example, three) by performing one operation. It is something that can be done.

  In addition, on the front side of the front door 2 and below the front shelf 14, a credit selection button 20 for selecting whether credits are permitted, a start lever 21 for starting a one-segment game, and a medal slot 15 is provided with a medal clogging elimination button 22 for eliminating a clogged medal and a key hole 23 for inserting a key for opening the front door 2.

  Further, on the front surface of the front door 2 and on the lower side of the front shelf 14, the first reel 6a, the second reel 6b, and the third reel 6c are associated one-to-one with the corresponding reel 6a. , 6b, 6c are provided with stop buttons for stopping and displaying symbols, ie, a first reel stop button 24a, a second reel stop button 24b, and a third reel stop button 24c. . The reel stop buttons 24a, 24b, and 24c are made of, for example, colored translucent resin. Further, a stop button LED (indicating that the reels can be stopped by operating the reel stop buttons 24a, 24b, 24c by lighting them is provided in the back of the reel stop buttons 24a, 24b, 24c. (Not shown) are provided.

  And the lower panel 25 which comprises the lower area | region of the front door 2 is provided under the part in which these buttons were provided, and also the lower part of the lower part of the front door 2 is the lower side of the lower panel 25. Are provided with an ashtray 26 and a tray 27 for storing medals, and speakers 4 and 4 for outputting sound.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the lower panel 25 has a substantially rectangular shape with corners slightly rounded when viewed from the front, and the lower panel frame 251, the decorative panel 252, and the lower base panel 254 from the front side. Are overlapped in the front-rear direction, and the lower payout display panel 253 is attached to the lower base panel 254.

  The lower panel frame (front panel) 251 is a frame-like member having a substantially rectangular horizontally-long opening 251a whose corners are slightly rounded when viewed from the front. Further, on the back side of the lower panel frame 251, a screw hole 251b (FIG. 12 (FIG. 12)) is inserted into the mounting screw 255 inserted into the insertion hole 254d of the lower base panel 254 for combination with the lower base panel 254. b)) is provided.

  The decorative panel 252 includes a decorative panel main body 252a having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and a three-dimensional decorative body 252b screwed to the decorative panel main body 252a by mounting screws 252c from the rear side.

  The lower payout display panel 253 includes a lower payout display panel body 253a having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, a panel frame 253b having a substantially rectangular shape with the left and upper corners slightly rounded when viewed from the front, and the like. It has.

  The lower payout display panel main body 253a is a display in which a winning combination, payout, and the like are displayed on the front side of the lower payout display panel body 253a. The lower payout display panel main body 253a has a issuance certificate paper (not shown) attached to the lower part on the back side.

The panel frame 253b is a member having a vertically long opening 253c that is substantially rectangular in a front view, and four screw holes 253d into which mounting screws (not shown) are screwed are provided on the back side of each corner. . In addition, at the approximate center of the upper and lower sides of the panel frame 253b in the left-right direction, the payout display panel upper hook portion 253e that engages with the payout display panel engaged portion 2541b of the lower base panel 254 and the payout display panel below A side hook portion 253f is provided.
The payout display panel upper hook portion 253e and the payout display panel lower hook portion 253f are elastically deformed so as to bend in the vertical direction, and are restored to their original shapes when passing through the payout display panel engaged portion 2541b. It is hooked to the edge of the engaged portion 2541b. When removing the lower payout display panel 253, the payout display panel engaged portion is bent by pushing down the payout display panel upper hook portion 253e and bending the payout display panel lower hook portion 253f. The engagement with the edge of 2541b can be released.

  The lower base panel 254 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, a wide surface portion 254a on which the decorative panel 252 and the lower payout display panel 253 are disposed, and predetermined portions of the wide surface portion 254a. A lower panel upper hook portion 254b and a lower panel lower hook portion 254c that protrude rearward from the position and engage with the lower panel mounting portion 82 of the front door 2 are provided.

  The wide surface portion 254a is provided with a lower payout display panel mounting portion 2541 to which the lower payout display panel 253 is attached at the left end portion thereof, and a decorative panel arrangement portion 2542 in which the decorative panel 252 is provided on the right side thereof. ing. Further, an insertion hole 254d (see FIG. 12) through which the mounting screw 255 is inserted when being combined with the lower panel frame 251 is disposed at the edge of the wide surface portion 254a.

The lower payout display panel mounting portion 2541 includes four insertion holes 2541a through which mounting screws (not shown) are inserted so as to correspond to the screw holes 253d of the panel frame 253b, the payout display panel upper hook portion 253e, and the like. The upper and lower payout display panel engaged portions 2541b and the like to which the payout display panel lower hook portion 253f is engaged are provided.
Then, the lower payout display panel body 253a is disposed on the panel frame 253b so that the surface is exposed from the opening 253c, and then the payout display panel lower hook portion 253f is engaged with the lower payout display panel. While engaging with the portion 2541b, the payout display panel upper hook portion 253e is engaged with the upper payout display panel engaged portion 2541b. Thereafter, the mounting of the lower payout display panel 253 to the lower payout display panel mounting portion 2541 is completed by screwing a mounting screw into the screw hole 253d through the insertion hole 2541a of the lower payout display panel mounting portion 2541. .
Thus, the lower payout display panel main body 253a is attached and fixed in a state of being sandwiched between the edges of the lower base panel 254 and the panel frame 253b.

  The lower payout display panel mounting portion 2541 has a substantially rectangular opening 2541c when viewed from the front, and the lower payout display panel body 253a from the rear side with the lower payout display panel 253 attached. A issuance paper (not shown) can be affixed to a predetermined position.

The decorative panel arrangement portion 2542 is formed in a rectangular shape slightly smaller than the decorative panel main body 252a in a plan view, and has a recessed chamber portion 2542a that is recessed to a predetermined depth on the rear side.
The recessed chamber portion 2542a is disposed inside the horizontally long opening portion 251a in a state where the lower panel frame 251 is assembled to the lower base panel 254. In the state where the decorative panel main body 252a is disposed, a space is formed between the back surface of the decorative panel main body 252a and the rear wall front surface of the concave chamber portion 2542a. A rear portion to which the decorative body 252b can be attached to the panel main body 252a does not interfere with the attachment screw 252c.
In addition, a positioning convex portion 2542b (see FIG. 12A) for positioning the decorative panel main body 252a is disposed outside the edge portion of the concave chamber portion 2542a.

Then, the decorative panel main body 252a to which the decorative body 252b is attached is disposed on the decorative panel disposing portion 2542 so as to be positioned by the positioning convex portion 2542b. Thereafter, the lower panel frame 251 and the lower base panel 254 are combined so that the edge of the decorative panel body 252a is pressed by the edge of the opening 251a of the lower panel frame 251, and the mounting screw is inserted through the insertion hole 254d. The lower base panel 254 and the lower panel frame 251 are joined by screwing 255 into the screw hole 251b. In this way, the placement of the decorative panel 252 with respect to the decorative panel placement portion 2542 is completed.
As a result, the decorative panel 252 is disposed so that the surface is exposed from the opening 251a of the lower panel frame 251, and the front surface of the rear wall of the recessed chamber portion 2542a of the wide surface portion 254a is the screw head of the mounting screw 252c. It will be in the state close to the part.
Note that proximity means includes a contact state.

The lower panel lower hook portion 254c is a member having a substantially “L” shape in side view, and a hook-shaped portion at the tip thereof can be locked to a lower panel engaged portion 821 (described later). .
The lower panel upper hook portion 254b is elastically deformed so as to bend in the vertical direction, and when it passes through the lower panel engaged portion 821, it is restored to its original shape and hooked on the edge of the lower panel engaged portion 821. ing. When the lower panel 25 is removed, the lower panel upper hook portion 254b is bent so as to be pushed down, so that the engagement with the edge portion of the lower panel engaged portion 821 can be released.

The lower panel mounting portion (decorative panel mounting portion) 82 corresponds to the lower panel upper hook portion 254b and the lower panel lower hook portion 254c, and is provided below the start lever 21 and the key hole 23 and above the ashtray 26 and the tray 27. Lower panel engaged portions 821 are arranged at four locations.
Then, the lower panel lower hook portion 254c is hooked on the lower panel engaged portion 821 on the lower side, and the lower panel 25 is tilted so as to be substantially upright, whereby the lower panel upper hook portion 254b is moved upward. Engage with the lower panel engaged portion 821. Thereby, the attachment of the lower panel 25 to the lower panel attachment portion 82 of the front door 2 is completed.

Between the upper and lower lower panel engaged portions 821, two cold cathode tubes (light emitting sources) 822 and 822 that illuminate the lower panel 25 from the rear are provided.
The cold cathode tube 822 is formed so as to be recessed by a predetermined depth from the surface of the front door 2, and is disposed inside the reflective recess 823 of the front opening that reflects the light of the cold cathode tube 822 forward. Yes. That is, the cold cathode tube 822 is provided behind the lower panel 25 attached to the lower panel attachment portion 82.

Next, a method for removing the lower payout display panel 253 will be described.
First, the front door 2 is opened with respect to the machine casing 8, the lower panel upper hook portion 254b and the lower panel engaged portion 821 are disengaged, and then the lower panel 25 is tilted to the front side by a predetermined angle. By pulling up diagonally upward, the lower panel lower hook portion 254c is unlocked from the lower panel engaged portion 821, and the lower panel 25 is removed from the front door 2.
Thereafter, the mounting screw (not shown) screwed into the screw hole 253d of the panel frame 253b through the insertion hole 254d of the lower base panel 254 is rotated in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction to release the screwing. Then, the engagement of the payout display panel upper hook portion 253e and the upper payout display panel engaged portion 2541b and the disengagement of the payout display panel lower hook portion 253f and the payout display panel engaged portion 2541b are released. The payout display panel 253 is removed from the front door 2.

  In the pachislot gaming machine 1 having the above configuration, a player places a bet by inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 15, and an effective line is set according to the number of bets. Further, when medals exceeding the maximum bet number are inserted and credits are possible, up to a predetermined number is stored as credits. If there are medals stored as credits, the bet is made up to the maximum bet number by operating the max bet button 16 if the credit is equal to or greater than the maximum bet number. If the credit is less than the maximum bet number, all of the credit is bet. When one bet button is operated, one bet is placed.

  After a bet is made, by operating the start lever 21, a lottery process is performed in the game control device (not shown) to determine whether or not a winning combination has been won, and the variable display on the variable display device 7 is started. When the reel stop buttons 24a, 24b, and 24c are pressed after a predetermined time has elapsed, the variable display device 7 is stopped by stop control based on whether or not a winning combination is won in the game control device. Then, in the variable display device 7, when a symbol combination mode corresponding to the winning combination on the active line is derived, a combination is established, and the number of medals corresponding to the symbol combination mode is a medal payout device (not shown). And discharged to the tray 27. Alternatively, it is stored as a credit.

  This completes the one-segment game, and the game is played by repeating this operation thereafter. Depending on the winning combination, the winning combination may not be established depending on the timing of pressing the reel stop buttons 24a, 24b, 24c (so-called missing). However, if the winning combination is a special combination, the right to establish a combination is carried over to each game until these combinations are established. Further, when any of the special symbol combination modes is derived and a special combination is established, a special game state in which a large amount of game media can be easily acquired can be executed.

  As described above, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in the pachislot machine 1 in which the decorated lower panel 25 is attached to the front side of the front door 2, the lower panel 25 is positioned in front of the lower panel 25. A lower base panel 254 to be attached to the door 2, a frame-like lower panel frame 251 attached to the front side of the lower base panel 254 and having a horizontally long opening 251a, a lower panel frame 251 and a lower base A decorative panel body 252a that is disposed between the panels 254 and has a three-dimensional decorative body 252b screwed from the rear side with a mounting screw 252c. The lower base panel 254 is a horizontally long panel panel 251. The rear portion of the region where the three-dimensional decorative body 252b can be attached to the decorative panel body 252a inside the opening 251a does not interfere with the mounting screw 252c. There is a recessed recessed chamber shape on the rear side so.

Accordingly, the lower panel 25 attached to the front side of the front door 2 is attached to the lower base panel 254 for attaching the lower panel 25 to the front door 2 and the front side of the lower base panel 254, and the horizontally long opening A frame-like lower panel frame 251 formed with 251a, and disposed between the lower panel frame 251 and the lower base panel 254, and a three-dimensional decorative body 252b is screwed from the rear side by mounting screws 252c. Since the decorative panel main body 252a is provided, the three-dimensional decorative body 252b allows the lower panel 25 to be provided with a novel decoration that has not been achieved in the past, thereby improving the decorative properties of the lower panel 25. it can.
Further, the lower base panel 254 is arranged so that the rear part of the region where the three-dimensional decorative body 252b can be attached to the decorative panel body 252a inside the horizontally long opening 251a of the lower panel frame 251 does not interfere with the mounting screw 252c. Since the concave chamber shape is recessed to the rear side, the lower panel 25 is formed by the concave chamber shape portion of the lower base panel 254 even if the position of the screwing portion of the decorative body 252b of the lower panel 25 changes with the model change. The lower base panel 254 and the mounting screw 252c do not interfere with each other because of the space formed at the rear of the base plate, and the shape of the lower base panel 254 need not be changed according to the model.

  The front door 2 is provided at the rear of the lower panel mounting part 82 for mounting the lower panel 25 and the lower panel 25 attached to the lower panel mounting part 82, and illuminates the decorative panel body 252a from the rear. 822 and a reflective recess 823 having a front opening that reflects light from the cold cathode fluorescent lamp 822 toward the front, and the lower base panel 254 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin and has a concave chamber-shaped rear wall. The front surface is close to the screw head of the mounting screw 252c.

Therefore, the front door 2 is provided at the rear of the lower panel mounting portion 82 for mounting the lower panel 25 and the lower panel 25 mounted on the lower panel mounting portion 82, and illuminates the decorative panel body 252a from the rear. 822 and a reflective recess 823 having a front opening that reflects light from the cold cathode tube 822 forward, and the front surface of the rear wall of the lower chamber of the lower base panel 254 is the screw head of the mounting screw 252c. Therefore, even if the lower panel 25 is pushed from the front and bent backward, the bending of the lower panel 25 is restricted by the mounting screw coming into contact with the front surface of the rear wall of the lower base panel 254. As a result, the lower panel 25 can be made difficult to be destroyed. Further, since the lower base panel 254 is disposed between the decorative body 252b and the cold cathode tube 822, the decorative body 252b does not directly contact the cold cathode tube 822 even when the lower panel 25 is pushed from the front. Thus, the cold cathode tube 822 can be made difficult to be destroyed.
Further, since the lower base panel 254 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, the lower base panel 254 can appropriately irradiate the lower panel 25 without the light from the cold cathode tube 822 being blocked.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and design changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
In the above embodiment, the lower door mounting portion 82, the cold cathode tube 822, and the reflective recess 823 are provided on the front door 2, but the structure of the front door 2 is not limited to this. .
The lower base panel 254 is made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the front surface of the rear wall of the recessed chamber portion 2542a is close to the screw head of the mounting screw 252c. The structure of the lower base panel 254 is as follows. It is not limited to this.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described pachislot gaming machine 1 and can be applied to other revolving gaming machines such as a slot machine that uses a game ball instead of a medal.

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

1 Pachislot machine (slot machine)
2 Front door 8 Machine frame 80 Main panel (front panel)
80a engagement hole 80L, 80R insertion hole 81a slit (engagement recess)
82 Lower panel mounting part (decorative panel mounting part)
822 Cold cathode tube (light source)
823 Reflective recess 90 Upper dividend display panel 91 Upper frame (panel mounting portion)
91a Protrusion 92 Upper dividend display panel body 93 Upper base panel 25 Lower panel 251 Lower panel frame (front panel)
252 Decorative panel 252a Decorative panel body 252b Decorative body 252c Mounting screw 253 Lower payout display panel 253b Panel frame 254 Lower base panel (panel mounting portion)
254b Lower panel upper side hook part (panel engagement part)
254c Lower panel lower hook part (panel engagement part)
2542a Recessed chamber 255 mounting screw

Claims (1)

In the slot machine where the decorative panel with decoration is attached to the front side of the front door,
The decorative panel is
A base panel for attaching the decorative panel to the front door;
A frame-shaped front panel attached to the front side of the base panel and having an opening formed therein;
A decorative panel body disposed between the front panel and the base panel, and a three-dimensional decorative body screwed with a mounting screw from the rear side;
The base panel is a recessed chamber that is recessed rearward so that a rear portion of an area in which the three-dimensional decorative body can be attached to the decorative panel body inside the opening of the front panel does not interfere with the mounting screw. A slot machine characterized by its shape.

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