JP2011143303A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, attracting a game player by rendering movements of a game ball interesting with the inability to quickly anticipate whether or not a game ball received from a warp passage has a chance to win in a starting prize-winning port and a rich variation of passages on which the game balls flow down. <P>SOLUTION: A game ball rolling part 400 includes: a first rolling part 410; and a second rolling part 420. The first rolling part 410 includes: a starting prize-winning guide part 414 for guiding the game ball to the starting prize-winning port 21; and a starting prize-winning regulation part 415 for guiding the game ball in a direction apart from the starting prize-winning port 21. The second rolling part 420 is spaced above the first rolling part 410, and includes a starting prize-winning assisting guide part 421 for guiding the game ball to the starting prize-winning guide part 414. The second rolling part 420 further includes: a plurality of rolling parts 423, 424 spaced above the first rolling part 410; and a bridge-like rolling part 425 including a plurality of rolling parts 423, 424 constructed to stride over the first rolling part 410. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a gaming ball rolling part that is arranged in front of a visible area of a display device and allows a game ball to roll, and warp means that receives a gaming ball flowing down the gaming area and causes the gaming ball rolling part to flow out to the gaming ball rolling part. The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a center case provided and a start winning means that is provided on a game area located below the center case and that can be given start conditions for changing a display state of the display device by winning a game ball.

  Conventionally, this type of gaming machine is generally a pachinko machine, and a center case in which an opening for partitioning the visible area of the screen of the display device is arranged in the gaming area on the gaming board, and the bottom of the opening of the center case is In addition, a game ball rolling part having a plurality of game ball rolling paths through which the game ball can roll is provided, and a starting condition for changing the display state of the display device by winning the game ball can be given below the center case. There is a known gaming machine with a start winning opening.

  In such a gaming machine, the center case is further provided with a warp passage for receiving the game ball flowing down the game area and flowing it out to the game ball rolling portion, and the game ball flowing out from the warp passage rolls. Depending on the ball rolling path, the game ball is guided to the upper part of the start winning opening. Therefore, it is determined which game ball rolling path the game ball rolls in the game ball rolling part. Will be noted.

  In addition, a game ball rolling path (hereinafter referred to as a “specific path”) with a high probability that the game ball is guided to the upper part of the start winning opening by the distribution unit for distributing the game balls flowing out from the warp passage, or the start winning prize A gaming machine configured to distribute to a gaming ball rolling path (hereinafter referred to as “normal path”) with a low probability that a gaming ball is guided to the upper part of the mouth has already been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). .

JP 2003-220191 A JP 2006-230894 A

  However, in the gaming machines disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, when the game balls are both distributed to the normal route, the game balls will drop to the game area off the start winning opening almost without exception. ing. For this reason, when the game balls are distributed to the normal route, there is no choice but to abandon the winning at the start winning opening, and there is a problem that the game ball rolling part lacks interest in game play.

  Moreover, in the game ball rolling part described in Patent Document 1, a ball drop opening that is provided in the center of the specific path and through which the game ball passes is guided to the upper part of the start winning opening almost without exception. Are provided on the right and left sides of the ball drop opening, and are provided with a groove-shaped guiding portion inclined downward to guide the game ball on the normal path side. A leading opening guide portion is provided. For this reason, game balls are distributed to a specific route, and as long as they reach the vicinity of the ball drop part, they are guided to the upper part of the starting prize opening almost without exception, so the behavior of the game ball on the specific route is simple and interesting. There was a problem of lacking.

  Furthermore, in the game ball rolling part described in Patent Document 2, when the game balls are distributed to a specific route, they are surely guided to the upper part of the start winning opening. In this way, because it is configured so that there is only a very simple rolling mode of the game ball, it is easy to start a winning immediately depending on whether the route distributed by the distribution unit is a normal route or a specific route There is a problem that it can be predicted whether or not, and the behavior of the game ball at the game ball rolling part is not interesting.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is possible to immediately predict whether or not the game ball that has flowed out of the warp passage is likely to win the start winning opening. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that has a wide variety of paths through which game balls flow down, makes the behavior of game balls interesting, and can attract players.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object described above resides in the inventions of the following items.
[1] A game ball rolling unit (400) disposed in front of the visible region of the display device (310) and capable of rolling a game ball, and a game ball flowing down the game region (3) and receiving the game ball rolling A center case (40) having a warp means (44) for flowing out to the moving part (400), and a game area (3) located below the center case (40), and a game ball winning In a gaming machine (1) having start winning means (21) capable of giving a start condition for changing a display state of the display device (310),
The gaming ball rolling part (400)
A game winning ball is extended in the left-right direction so that it can roll, and a start winning guide section (414) for guiding the game ball above the start winning means (21) at a position in the left-right direction, and the start winning means A first rolling part (410) provided with a start winning restriction part (415) for guiding the game ball in a direction away from above (21),
A second rolling part (420) provided above the first rolling part (410) and provided with a start winning assistance guide part (421) for guiding a game ball to the start winning guide part (414); With
The second rolling part (420) includes a plurality of rolling parts (423, 424) spaced apart above the first rolling part (410) and the first rolling part (410). A gaming machine (1) comprising: a bridge-like rolling part (425) for laying the plurality of rolling parts (423, 424) across the upper side.

[2] The start winning assistance guide part (421) is formed on the rear upper side of the start winning guide part (414) in the first rolling part (410) and faces the start winning guide part (414). Configured to tilt down
The second rolling part (420)
A rear rolling part (423) extending behind the first rolling part (410) so as to incline downward from both the left and right sides toward the start winning assistance guide part (421);
A front rolling part (424) extending in the left-right direction above the first rolling part (410) and above the rear rolling part (423),
The bridge-shaped rolling part (425) is constructed so as to be inclined downward from the front rolling part (424) toward the rear rolling part (423). A gaming machine (1).

  [3] The trajectory of the game ball flowing down the bridge-like rolling part (425) is corrected by forming the upper surface side longitudinal section of the bridge-like rolling part (425) into a curved concave shape, and the starting The gaming machine (1) according to [2], which assists reaching the winning assistance guide section (421).

  [4] The bridge-like rolling part (425) is disposed so as to cover a part of the first rolling part (410) and is made of a transparent member [1] To [3] The gaming machine according to any one of [3].

The present invention operates as follows.
According to the gaming machine (1) described in [1], when the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area (3) is received by the warp means (44), the gaming ball flows out to the gaming ball rolling unit (400). Then roll.

  The first rolling part (410) in the gaming ball rolling part (400) includes a starting winning guide part (414) for guiding the gaming ball above the starting winning means (21) and an upper part of the starting winning means (21). A start winning restriction unit (415) for guiding the game ball in a direction away from the game is provided.

  On the other hand, the second rolling part (420) in the gaming ball rolling part (400) is disposed above the first rolling part (410) and guides the gaming ball to the start winning guide part (414). A start winning assistance guide (421) is provided.

  Both the first rolling part (410) and the second rolling part (420) cannot judge whether the game ball is likely to win the start winning means (21) immediately after the game ball starts rolling. Therefore, the behavior of the game ball can be made interesting and the player is not bored.

  In particular, the second rolling part (420) includes a plurality of rolling parts (423, 424) provided above the first rolling part (410) and above the first rolling part (410). And a bridge-like rolling part (425) for laying the plurality of rolling parts (423, 424) across the board, so that the behavior of the game ball is more varied and the player can be entertained. Can do.

  According to the gaming machine (1) described in [2], the rolling direction of the game ball in the second rolling part (420) is the left-right direction in the upstream rolling part (424), and the bridge-like rolling. Since the moving part (425) is in the front-rear direction and the downstream rear rolling part (423) is in the left-right direction again, the game ball flows down even if the second rolling part (420) is inclined downward as a whole. There are many variations of the route to play, and the behavior of the game ball can be interesting.

  According to the gaming machine (1) described in [3] above, the bridge-like rolling part (425) is formed in a curved concave shape on the upper surface side, and flows down the bridge-like rolling part (425). By correcting the trajectory of the game ball and assisting in reaching the start winning assistance guide section (421), the game ball flowing down the bridge-shaped rolling section (425) is moved to the first rolling section (410). Can be prevented from falling easily.

  However, since it is a curved concave shape, it may fall to the first rolling part (410) depending on the momentum of the game ball, and the gaming ball flowing down the bridge-like rolling part (425) Since it cannot be determined immediately whether or not the rear rolling part (423) can be reached without falling on the rolling part (410), the game ball finishes passing through the bridge-like rolling part (425). Until then, it can attract the player's interest.

  Therefore, a structure (for example, the first rolling part (410) of the first rolling part (410) that prevents the game ball from being guided to the start winning means (21) before the game ball reaches the start winning auxiliary guide part (421). Even if the start winning restriction part (415) is not actively provided, the start winning rate of the game ball rolling on the second rolling part (420) does not become extremely high. Here, the game ball dropped from the bridge-shaped rolling portion (425) is not a start winning guide portion (414), but a concave shape in which the start winning restricting portion (415) or the game ball is easily guided to the start winning restricting portion (415). It is good to set to the position where it is easy to guide to a part (413).

  According to the gaming machine (1) described in the above [4], the bridge-like rolling part (425) is disposed so as to cover a part of the first rolling part (410) and is made of a transparent member. Since it is comprised, it can enjoy the mode that a game ball flows down, without preventing visual recognition of the game ball flowing down the 1st rolling part (410).

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, the first rolling part and the second rolling part of the gaming ball rolling unit may win the winning ball in the start winning means immediately after the gaming ball starts rolling. Since the height of the game ball cannot be determined, the behavior of the game ball can be made interesting and the player is not bored.

  In particular, the second rolling part has a plurality of rolling parts spaced apart above the first rolling part and a bridge-like structure that spans the plurality of rolling parts across the first rolling part. Since the rolling part is provided, the behavior of the game ball is more varied and the player can be entertained.

It is a front view which shows the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the center case of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the game ball rolling part of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the distribution part, the 1st rolling part, the return part, and the 1st, 2nd ball receiving part which comprise the game ball rolling part of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd rolling part which comprises the game ball rolling part of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view explaining the distribution state of the game ball in the distribution part of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view explaining the rolling state of the game ball in the 1st rolling part of the game machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a perspective view explaining the rolling state of the game ball in the 2nd rolling part of the game machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a perspective view explaining another rolling state of the game ball in the 2nd rolling part of the gaming machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a block diagram which shows the whole circuit structure of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the main board | substrate of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the presentation control board of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the example of a display of the fluctuation | variation display apparatus of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment that represents the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
1 to 13 show a gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a pachinko machine that launches a game ball and plays a game in a game area 3 formed on the front side of the game board 2. The gaming machine 1 is provided with a card unit (CR ball lending machine) 101 (see FIG. 10) for lending a gaming ball by inserting a valuable card.

First, an outline of the entire gaming machine 1 will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the entire gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 includes a game board 2 on which various parts for allowing a game ball to fall and proceeding the game are attached, a glass frame 4 for fixing a glass plate covering the front of the game board 2, and the like. . The game board 2 and the glass frame 4 are assembled with lamps, LEDs, etc., which are decoration devices.

  Below the glass frame 4, an upper receiving tray 5 for storing rental balls and prize balls as game balls, a lower receiving tray 6 for storing gaming balls overflowing from the upper receiving tray 5, and a game ball launch operation. A handle 7 or the like for performing the above is provided. Each of the trays 5 and 6 is provided with a ball removal lever for extracting the stored game balls.

  In front of the game board 2, a guide rail 11 is provided for guiding the launched game ball to the upper part of the game area 3. In the game area 3, a path for the falling game ball is changed. Game nails and windmills (both not shown), various winning holes, normal symbol operation gate 25, special symbol display device 301 for displaying special symbols, variable display device 310 for executing variable display corresponding to special symbol display, normal A normal symbol display device 320 for displaying symbols is provided.

  The variable display device 310 is disposed substantially at the center of the game area 3 and occupies the largest arrangement space on the game area 3. The center case 40 that borders the variable display device 310 is formed with an opening 41 that divides the visible region of the variable display device 310, and is arranged at the bottom of the opening 41 so that the game ball can roll. A rolling part 400 and warp means 44 for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area 3 and flowing it out to the game ball rolling part 400 are provided.

  Further, the center case 40 is provided with a movable effect device 42 that performs an effect operation linked to the change display of the change display device 310, a lens member 43 that expands a part of the display area of the change display device 310, and the like. ing. The production device 42 is not necessarily a movable device that performs the production operation in conjunction with the variation display, and is an accessory that performs an operation unrelated to the variation display or that does not operate at all. May be.

  As the various winning openings, there are a starting winning opening 21 which is a starting winning means, an upper sleeve winning opening 22a, a lower sleeve winning opening 22b, a right dropping winning opening 23a, a left dropping winning opening 23b, a large winning opening 24 and the like. When a game ball wins at various winning holes, it is detected by a switch attached to each. Each switch may be composed of various sensors such as an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, or a magnetic sensor.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, for each winning opening as each switch, the starting winning opening switch 121, the upper sleeve winning opening switch 122a, the lower sleeve winning opening switch 122b, the right dropping winning opening switch 123a, and the left dropping winning opening switch. 123b is installed. A count switch 124 is installed inside the special winning opening 24, and a gate switch 125 is installed inside the normal symbol operating gate 25.

  When a game ball is detected by each of the switches, a predetermined number of prize balls assigned to each prize opening are paid out each time it is detected. In the present embodiment, the start winning opening 21 has five pieces, the upper sleeve winning opening 22a, the lower sleeve winning opening 22b, the right dropping winning opening 23a, the left dropping winning opening 23b, and each of the eight winning winning openings 24. Fifteen balls and the number of prize balls are assigned. However, the normal symbol operating gate 25 is a passage opening, and no prize ball is paid out even if a game ball passes. At the bottom of the game board 2, an out port 26 is provided for discharging game balls that have fallen without entering any winning port in the game area 3 to the outside.

Next, the main components on the game board 2 will be described in more detail.
The start winning opening 21 is generally called a start chucker, and a pair of movable pieces are swingably provided at both left and right ends of the start winning opening 21. Each movable piece is expanded / contracted by a normal electric accessory solenoid 135. The start winning opening 21 is configured as a normal electric accessory that operates in a contracted state in which the game ball is difficult to win and an expanded state in which it is easy to win, by expanding and contracting each movable piece.

  Each movable piece of the start winning opening 21 operates based on the display result of the normal symbol display in the normal symbol display device 320. The normal symbol display device 320 performs normal symbol display by lighting two LEDs provided at the top and bottom, and for example, lighting of the upper LED is assigned as “win” and lighting of the lower LED is assigned as “off”. . When the result of the normal symbol display corresponds to “winning”, each movable piece of the start winning opening 21 operates until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of game balls are won from the normal contracted state to the expanded state. In addition to the lighting of the two LEDs, a 7-segment display may be used as a normal symbol display or may be displayed on a part of the display area of the variable display device 310.

  In the normal symbol display device 320, when the passage of the game ball is detected by the gate switch 125, the right of normal symbol display is acquired, and the normal symbol display is performed based on the right. The normal symbol display starts by alternately flashing the upper and lower LEDs of the normal symbol display device 320, and when the predetermined time passes and stops, either the upper or lower LED is turned on, and the player can visually confirm the display result. .

  If the passing of a game ball is detected by the gate switch 125 during execution of the normal symbol display on the normal symbol display device 320, the right to display the normal symbol display on the normal symbol display device 320 is acquired, but it is put on hold and is currently in progress. After the normal symbol display is finished, the reserved rights are sequentially consumed. The number of holdings of normal symbol display is, for example, an upper limit of four, and is notified by lighting of the normal symbol holding LED around the normal symbol display device 320.

  It is set as a “starting condition” for the game display to change in the display state when the display of the game ball is won in the start winning opening 21 is executed by the change display device 310 described below. When winning of a game ball is detected by the start winning port switch 121 inside the start winning port 21, start memory for executing variable display is stored in the variable display device 310, and the variable display is based on the start memory. It is executed sequentially.

  The variable display device 310 includes a liquid crystal unit. The display unit 311 of the liquid crystal unit includes a plurality of identification information (decorative symbols) related to the display result of the variable display and a plurality of start storage display areas 313a to 313d. It is possible to display various images related to the start memory display unit 312 and the continuous effect that is a series of effects on display. In addition to the liquid crystal unit, the variable display device 310 may be composed of, for example, a CRT (cathode ray tube) display, an organic EL display, or the like as long as it can display various images.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the variable display is started on the basis of the establishment of the start condition, the display unit 311 basically has a left side decorative symbol, a right side decorative symbol, and a central decorative symbol in three horizontal rows. Information is displayed in a line, and the identification information scrolls for each column. When a predetermined time elapses from the start of the fluctuation, arbitrary identification information is stopped and fixed for each column. During the execution of the variable display, the character image, the background image, and the like are appropriately displayed on the display unit 311 in accordance with the variable display of the identification information. Note that the number of pieces of identification information to be variably displayed is not limited to three horizontal rows, but may be, for example, arranged in a matrix by variably displaying multiple pieces vertically and horizontally.

  Regarding the variation display, a plurality of types of variation patterns having different variation times and display contents are prepared in advance as display modes from the start to the display result being derived. For any variation pattern, the display result of the variation display indicates that the identification information that has been confirmed to be stopped is in a specific combination (for example, “333” etc., all in the same type). "Results (big hit)". In addition, before the special display result is confirmed, among the combinations of identification information to be the special display result, the other identification information except for one identification information is a combination to be the special display result, and the one identification information is not yet confirmed. This state corresponds to “reach display”.

  When a game ball is won in the start winning opening 21 during execution of the change display or occurrence of a special game state to be described later, the stored start memory is temporarily held, and a change display currently in progress is displayed. After completion, the start-up memory that has been put on hold is sequentially digested. The upper limit value in which the start memory is stored is set to four, for example, and each stored start memory is displayed by the start memory display unit 312 so that the player can visually check it.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the start memory display unit 312 is displayed at one corner of the display unit 311, and a plurality of start memory display areas 313a to 313d for individually displaying each stored start memory. Have The number of start memory display areas 313a to 313d is equal to the upper limit value in which the start memory is stored, and four are provided in the present embodiment. Instead of displaying the start-up storage display unit 312 on the display unit 311, the start-up storage display unit 312 may be configured as a separate display device from the variable display device 310.

  When the display result of the variable display is finally determined as the special display result, a special game state is set in which the next prize winning opening 24 described below is repeatedly opened and closed a predetermined number of times. On the other hand, when the display result of the variable display is not finally confirmed as the special display result, it corresponds to “out-of-display display result (out)”, and the special gaming state does not occur. Note that the identification information used for the variable display is not limited to simple decorative symbols such as numbers and symbols of 0 to 9, and for example, a decorative symbol imitating a specific character may be used.

  In addition, the display result of the variable display is a special type in which all of the identification information is the same type in any of the probable variation symbols (for example, odd symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “9”). When the display result (probability big hit) is confirmed, a special game state with a high probability state occurs. In other words, when the special display result (probability variation jackpot) is confirmed with the probability variation symbol, the display result of the variable display is specially displayed until the next special game state occurs after the special game state generated based on this is completed. The jackpot probability determined in the result changes to a high probability.

  In this way, a gaming state having a higher jackpot probability determined in a special display result than a normal gaming state (low probability state) is a high probability state (or “probability variation state”, “probability variation mode” as a special gaming state. Is also called.). In addition, during the high probability state, a time reduction state (or also referred to as “time reduction state” or “time reduction mode”) in which the fluctuation display fluctuation time in the fluctuation display device 310 is reduced is also set to occur. May be. Further, in the time reduction state, the normal symbol display fluctuation time in the normal symbol display device 320 may be set to be shortened.

  On the other hand, the display results of the variable display are all the same type in any of the non-probability variable symbols (for example, even symbols “0”, “2”, “4”, “6”, “8”) in the identification information. When the special display result (non-probability variation jackpot) is confirmed, a special gaming state without a high probability state occurs. Here, when the special display result (non-probable big hit) arranged with non-probable variation symbols is confirmed, after the special game state generated based on this is completed, the next and subsequent variable display is limited to a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times). Alternatively, it may be set so that the fluctuation time in the normal symbol display is shortened.

  The special symbol display device 301 variably displays the jackpot determination result that is the basis of the display result of the variation display executed by the variation display device 310, and the special symbol that can distinguish the probability variation jackpot or the non-probability variation jackpot. After that, the stop is confirmed. Specifically, the special symbol display device 301 is configured using, for example, a 7-segment LED. Along with the execution of the special symbol display in the special symbol display device 301, the variable display in the variable display device 310 is executed.

  The special winning opening 24 is generally referred to as an attacker, and is configured to change between an open state in which a game ball is easy to win and a normal closed state in which it is impossible to win a gaming ball by the operation of the big winning solenoid 134. Has been. The door that opens and closes the winning opening of the big winning opening 24 is opened by tilting forward with its lower end as a swing center. The special winning opening 24 is controlled to be opened and closed by the special winning opening solenoid 134 in order to form a special gaming state when the above-described special display result is derived from the display result of the variable display.

  In the special game state, the door of the grand prize opening 24 is opened and the game ball is easily opened, and the door is closed after a predetermined time (for example, 25 seconds) or a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 9). This is a state in which the closed state that is difficult to win is repeated up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds).

Next, the game ball rolling unit 400 that forms the basis of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire center case 40 including the game ball rolling part 400. The game ball rolling unit 400 is arranged on the lower bottom of the opening 41 of the center case 40 so as to border the lower side of the display unit 311 of the variation display device 310, and rolls the received game ball on various routes. It is configured to let you.

  As shown in FIG. 2, warp means 44 that receives a game ball flowing down the game area 3 and flows it out to the game ball rolling unit 400 is provided on one side of the center case 40 (lower left portion in FIG. 2). Is provided. The warp means 44 includes a game ball entrance 45 opened on one side of the center case 40, a game ball passage 46 for dropping the game ball entering the game ball entrance 45, and an opening at the lower end of the game ball passage 46. And a game ball outlet 47 through which the game ball flows out to the game ball rolling unit 400.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the game ball rolling unit 400. The game ball rolling unit 400 is disposed adjacent to the first rolling unit 410 and the first rolling unit 410 extending in the left-right direction so that the game ball can roll, and the game ball can roll. A second rolling part 420 including a plurality of different paths, and distribution of the game balls distributed to the first rolling part 410 or the second rolling part 420 after receiving the game balls flowing out from the warp means 44 Part 430.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the first rolling part 410 and the distributing part 430 are viewed from above, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the second rolling part 420 is seen obliquely from the front. is there. The first rolling part 410 is formed between the first inclined parts 411 and 411 inclined downward from the left and right end sides and the first left and right inclined parts 411 and 411 above the start winning opening 21. Arc-shaped convex portions 412, and arc-shaped concave portions 413 and 413 formed on the left and right sides of the convex portions 412 and connected to the first inclined portion 411.

  In the middle of the first rolling part 410 in the left-right direction, a start winning guide part 414 that guides the game ball above the start winning opening 21 and a game ball is guided in a direction away from above the starting winning opening 21. There are provided start prize restricting sections 415 and 415 for performing. The start winning guide portion 414 is formed in a groove shape at the top of the convex portion 412 and is inclined downward toward the front side toward the upper side of the start winning port 21. In addition, the start winning restriction portion 415 is formed in a groove shape at the bottom of each concave portion 413 and is inclined downward toward the front side toward the game area 3 below the center case 40.

  The inclination angle from the bottom of each concave portion 413 to each first inclined portion 411 is formed larger than the inclination angle from the bottom of each concave portion 413 to the top of the convex portion 412. The top of one first inclined portion 411 (left side in FIG. 3) is connected to communicate with a distribution portion 430 described later.

  In addition, a passage hole 416 through which a game ball can pass is formed in the front-rear direction below the first inclined portion 411 (left side in FIG. 3) where the distributing portion 430 is disposed on the side. The first inclined portion 411 (the left side in FIG. 3) where the distributing portion 430 is disposed on the side by the amount corresponding to the passage hole 416 is on the opposite side to the first inclined portion 411 (see FIG. 3 is set higher than the position of the uppermost end on the right side), and the inclination angle from the bottom of the concave portion 413 to the first inclined portion 411 is also made larger.

  A flange 417 is provided on the rear end edge side of the first rolling portion 410 extending in the left-right direction so as to prevent the game ball from getting over by extending upward by a predetermined width. However, the flange 417 is cut out only at the part connected to the rear side of the start winning guide part 414 so that the game ball can pass therethrough, and the game ball can be received from the start winning auxiliary guide part 421 of the second rolling part 420 described later. Is formed. In addition, the flange 417 is arrange | positioned so that it may contact | abut on the front wall of the rear rolling part 423 of the 2nd rolling part 420 mentioned later.

  Further, from the first inclined portions 411 and 411 inclined downward from the left and right ends of the first rolling portion 410 to the front edge of the inner left and right concave portions 413 and 413 before the start winning restricting portion 415. Also, a flange 418 is provided to extend upward with a predetermined width and prevent the game ball from getting over.

  As shown in FIG. 2, at the front edge of the lower side of the center case 40, a first introduction port 48 that opens upward from the start winning port 21, and the start winning port 21 on both sides of the first introduction port 48. Second introduction ports 49, 49 are formed that open in a direction away from the top. Then, in front of the first rolling part 410 and below the start winning restriction part 415, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. And a second ball receiving portion 442 that transfers the game ball guided from the start winning restriction restricting portion 415 to the second introduction port 49.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the second rolling part 420 is disposed adjacent to the first rolling part 410 in the front, rear, upper, and lower sides, and includes a plurality of paths through which the game ball can roll, A start winning assistance guide 421 for guiding the game ball to the start winning guide 414 is provided at the lowest position where each path converges. The start winning assistance guide section 421 is formed on the rear upper side of the start winning guide section 414 in the first rolling section 410 and is inclined downward toward the front winning guide section 414.

  The second rolling part 420 includes a second inclined part 422 that extends at least on both the left and right sides of the start winning auxiliary guide part 421 and inclines downward toward the start winning auxiliary guide part 421. In addition, a trajectory correction unit that corrects the trajectory of the game ball flowing down the second inclined portion 422 and assists the arrival at the start winning assistance guide portion 421 is provided at a required position of the second inclined portion 422. Yes.

  More specifically, the second inclined portion 422 is inclined downward from both the left and right sides toward the start winning assistance guide portion 421 behind the first rolling portion 410 and above the top of the convex portion 412. A rear rolling part 423, a front rolling part 424 extending in the left-right direction in front of the first rolling part 410 and above the rear rolling part 423, and the first rolling part 410 And a bridge-like rolling part 425 installed so as to incline downward from the front rolling part 424 toward the rear rolling part 423. In this way, by making a part of the second inclined portion 422 into the bridge-like rolling portion 425 that straddles the first rolling portion 410 having a low starting winning rate, the game ball becomes the starting winning assistance guide portion 421. There is a possibility of falling on the first rolling part 410 before reaching.

  The rear rolling part 423 extends in the left-right direction along the rear end edge of the first rolling part 410 so as to extend in parallel with the first rolling part 410. The front rolling part 424 Along the front edge of the first rolling part 410, the first rolling part 410 extends in the left-right direction so as to extend in parallel with the first rolling part 410. The front rolling part 424 is disposed at a position higher than the rear rolling part 423, and the bridge-like rolling part 425 extends in the front-rear direction from the front rolling part 424 toward the rear rolling part 423. In other words, the rear rolling portion 423 and the front rolling portion 424 extend so as to intersect at substantially right angles.

  The rear rolling part 423 is curved so as to be recessed one step toward the center from the outer rear rolling parts 4231 and 4231 that gently descend and incline from both left and right ends, and the left and right outer rear rolling parts 4231 and descends downward. And inner rear rolling parts 4232 and 4232. The start winning assistance guide portion 421 is formed in a groove shape that is one step lower in the approximate center of the left and right inner rear rolling portions 4232. The top end of one outer rear rolling part 4231 (left side in FIG. 5) faces the downstream end of a downward inclined part 426, which will be described later, across the isolation wall 428, and there was a momentum over the isolation wall 428. There may be a case where the game ball moves from the downward inclined portion 426 to one outer rear rolling portion 4231.

  A downstream end 4233 of one inner rear rolling part 4232 (left side in FIG. 5) located on the distribution part 430 side is inclined in a taper shape so that the game ball can be easily guided to the start winning assistance guide part 421. Yes. On the other hand, the downstream end 4234 of the opposite inner rear rolling part 4232 (right side in FIG. 5) collides with a game ball that has flowed down from one inner rear rolling part 4232 and got over the start winning auxiliary guide part 421. Thus, it is formed in a substantially right-angled precipice so that it can easily fall into the start winning assistance guide section 421.

  Further, the flange 417 is disposed on the front end edge side of each of the downstream ends 4233 and 4234 of the left and right inner rear rolling portions 4232 so as to prevent the game ball from dropping to the first rolling portion 410 side at that position. Further, flanges 4235 and 4235 are provided that extend higher upward. In addition, a flange 4236 is provided on the rear end edge side extending in the left-right direction of the entire rear rolling portion 423 so as to prevent the game ball from getting over by extending upward by a predetermined width. Moreover, the downstream end of each bridge-shaped rolling part 425 is smoothly connected to the curved upstream side of the inner rear rolling part 4232 facing each other.

  The front rolling part 424 is inclined upwardly between the outer front rolling parts 4241 and 4241 and the left and right outer front rolling parts 4241 which gradually slope down from the left and right ends and then rise upward toward the center. It consists of a central front rolling part 4242 protruding in a convex shape. A groove portion 4243 is formed on the top of the center front rolling portion 4242 so as to incline backward toward the start winning guide portion 414. The groove 4243 guides the game ball to the start winning guide 414 similarly to the start winning assist guide 421, but is not necessarily provided unlike the start winning assist guide 421.

  The upstream end of each bridge-like rolling part 425 is smoothly connected to the bottom part of the outer front rolling part 4241 facing each other. Here, at the bottom of the outer front rolling part 4241 that is a midway position of the front rolling part 424, as one of the trajectory correction parts for assisting the arrival of the game ball to the start winning assistance guide part 421, a bridge shape is provided. A trajectory correction groove 4244 that is inclined downward toward the upstream end of the rolling portion 425 is formed.

  Furthermore, the second inclined portion 422 includes a downward inclined portion 426 disposed so as to be continuous with the side of the distributing portion 430 as the most upstream end thereof, and a passage hole bottom surface portion 427 that forms the bottom surface of the passage hole 416. ing. The downward inclined portion 426 extends in parallel along the upstream side rear of the one first inclined portion 411, and the passage hole 416 opened below the first inclined portion 411 (left side in FIG. 3). It is inclined downward toward the rear entrance.

  The downward inclined portion 426 is formed in a staircase shape so as to reduce the momentum of the rolling game ball. Further, at the downstream end of the downward inclined portion 426, an isolation wall 428 that stands so as to separate the downstream end side of the downward inclined portion 426 and the top end of one outer rear rolling portion 4231 in the rear rolling portion 423. Is arranged.

  The passage hole bottom surface portion 427 is inclined downward toward the upstream end of one outer front rolling portion 4241 in the front rolling portion 424. A game ball that has flowed down from the front outlet of the passage hole bottom surface portion 427 to the outer front rolling portion 4241 along the front end edge of the outer front rolling portion 4241 is directed toward the bridge-shaped rolling portion 425, specifically, the track correction groove 4244. A trajectory correcting upright wall 4245 is formed for guiding. The trajectory correction standing wall 4245 is also one of trajectory correction units for assisting the arrival of the game ball to the start winning assisting auxiliary guide unit 421.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, a portion where the upstream end of the bridge-like rolling part 425 continues along the rear edge of the outer front rolling part 4241 and the central front rolling part 4242 in the front rolling part 424 is also shown. In addition, trajectory correction upright walls 4246a and 4246b for guiding the game ball toward the trajectory correction groove 4244 are formed. The trajectory correction standing walls 4246a and 4246b are also one of trajectory correction units for assisting the arrival of the game ball to the start winning assisting auxiliary guide unit 421.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the bridge-like rolling part 425 is formed in a concave shape whose upper surface side longitudinal section is curved. As a result, the game ball flowing down the bridge-like rolling part 425 is unlikely to fall from the upper surface of the bridge-like rolling part 425, and such a curved concave shape is also connected to the start winning assistance guide part 421. This is one of the trajectory correction units that assist the arrival of the game ball.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the distributing unit 430 is disposed on one side of each of the first rolling unit 410 and the second rolling unit 420, and from the warp means 44 (see FIG. 2). In this structure, after the game ball that has flowed out is received, the game ball is distributed to the first rolling unit 410 or the second rolling unit 420.

  The distribution unit 430 is disposed so as to extend in the front-rear direction at a substantially right angle with respect to one side end (the left side in FIG. 6) of each of the first rolling unit 410 and the second rolling unit 420. After rolling the game ball received from the game ball outlet 47 of the means 44 in the front-rear direction, the game ball is tilted down one of the first inclined portions 411 or the second rolling portion 420 of the first rolling portion 410. The part 426 is configured to be distributed to one side end.

  Specifically, the bottom portion 431 of the distribution portion 430 is inclined downward from both the front and rear ends, and the lowest portion 432 is connected to the upstream ends of the first inclined portion 411 and the downward inclined portion 426. Here, the distribution unit 430 is formed with a lower probability of distributing the game ball to the second rolling unit 420 than to the first rolling unit 410. That is, the allocating unit 430 includes a regulating unit that regulates that the game balls are allocated to the second rolling unit 420.

  The bottom portion 431 of the allocating portion 430 gently slopes downward from the front end side receiving the game ball from the warp means 44 toward the lowest portion 432 located near the rear end, and the rear end side is short toward the lowest portion 432. The side edge of the flange 417 that partitions between the first inclined portion 411 and the downward inclined portion 426 is disposed so as to be inclined downward at a steep angle with a distance and facing the lowest portion 432.

  Due to the bottom shape of the allocating portion 430 and the relative positional relationship between the first inclined portion 411 and the upstream end of the descending inclined portion 426 and the flange 417 that partitions each upstream end, the game ball is moved to the first rolling portion 410. In addition, a restricting unit that sets a lower probability of allocating to the second rolling unit 420 is configured. The lowest part 432 of the allocating part 430 is preferably formed in a groove shape that slopes downward toward the upstream end of each of the first slope part 411 and the downward slope part 426.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, among the first inclined portions 411 and 411 that are inclined downward from the left and right ends of the first rolling portion 410, the distributing portion 430 is not disposed laterally. A guide groove 419 that is inclined downward toward the upstream end of one outer front rolling portion 4241 in the front rolling portion 424 is provided at the top of the first inclined portion 411 (right side in each drawing). . The flange 418 is notched so that a game ball can pass only in a portion where the guide groove 419 continues to the upstream end of the outer front rolling portion 4241.

  The guide groove 419 is a structure for shifting the game ball, which has gained momentum as it rides on the top of the first inclined portion 411, to the upstream end of the outer front rolling portion 4241. Further, along the front edge of the outer front rolling portion 4241, the game ball that has flowed down from the guide groove 419 to the outer front rolling portion 4241 is guided toward the bridge-shaped rolling portion 425, specifically, the trajectory correction groove 4244. A trajectory correcting upright wall 4247 is formed. The trajectory correction upright wall 4247 is one of trajectory correction units that assists the arrival of the game ball to the start winning award assistance guide unit 421.

  Furthermore, the game ball rolling unit 400 includes a return unit 450 that guides a game ball that passes through the guide groove 419 at the top of the first inclined portion 411 and travels to the side to the guide groove 419 again. The return portion 450 is bent upward toward the guide groove 419 from the top of the upward slope 451 and the upward slope 451 that slopes further upward than the guide groove 419 at the top of the first slope 411. It consists of a return path 452 that slopes downward.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the return path 452 is bent at a substantially right angle toward the rear from the end of the upward inclined portion 451, and further bent in the left-right direction toward the top end of the outer rear rolling portion 4231. The terminal end of 452 communicates with the guide groove 419. A pair of partition walls 453 and 453 are provided at the entrance of the return path 452 connected to the top of the upward inclined part 451 as a regulation part for regulating the inflow of game balls into the return path 452 so as to narrow both ends of the entrance. Is provided.

Next, various control boards used for controlling the gaming machine 1 will be described.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing various control boards and related components used for controlling the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 10, the present embodiment includes a main board 1100, an effect control board 1200, a payout control board 1300, a launch control board 1400, a power supply board 1500, and the like as control boards. The main board 1100 is a control board that controls the entire gaming machine 1, and the effect control board 1200 performs the display control of the variable display device 310, the LED / lamp lighting control, and the audio output control. Control board.

  FIG. 11 shows details of the main board 1100. The main board 1100 operates based on the clock generated by the clock circuit 1110 inside the main board 1100. In addition, by inputting an interrupt signal at a predetermined time interval obtained by dividing the clock generated by the clock circuit 1110 by the internal timer 1107 to the CPU 1102, the CPU 1102 executes timer interrupt processing at regular time intervals. The CPU 1102 performs a series of operations by executing, for each interrupt, processing divided so as to end in a time shorter than the interval of the timer setting time.

  The start winning port switch 121, the upper sleeve winning port switch 122a, the lower sleeve winning port switch 122b, the right dropping winning port switch 123a, the left dropping winning port switch 123b, the count switch 124, and the gate switch 125 each detect a winning of a game ball. The input signals from these switches are input to the input interface circuit 1115a. Input signals from the chute ball break switch 131, the glass frame open detection switch 132, and the overflow switch 133 are input to the input interface circuit 1115b.

  The addresses of the input interface circuits 1115a and 1115b are set in the address space of the CPU 1102 by the memory mapped I / O method. The address select circuit 1113 decodes the address signal output from the CPU 1102 and the read / write control signal in accordance with the system clock output from the CPU 1102 to generate a chip select signal.

  When the input interface circuits 1115a and 1115b are selected by the chip select signal, the input signals from the start winning a prize opening switch 121 and the like are output to the data bus through the input interface circuits 1115a and 1115b. Each input signal on the data bus is specified for each input signal after it has been detected multiple times and chattering prevention processing is performed until the next interrupt processing is executed by an interrupt signal generated at regular intervals. The stored RAM area (RAM 1104) is stored.

  The input signal from the starting winning port switch 121 is a five ball ball signal, and from the upper sleeve winning port switch 122a, the lower sleeve winning port switch 122b, the right dropping winning port switch 123a, and the left dropping winning port switch 123b. Each of the input signals is treated as a prize ball signal of 8 prize balls, and further, the input signal from the count switch 124 is treated as a prize ball signal of 15 prize balls, and the number of winning prizes detected by each switch is designated. Stored in the RAM area. At the same time, the total number of winning balls is calculated by the CPU 1102 and stored in a designated RAM area. In addition, although the number of prize balls to be paid out of the switches provided at each winning opening is fixed, the number of payouts can be changed according to the specifications of the gaming machine.

  In addition, random numbers are obtained for the input signals from the start winning port switch 121 and the gate switch 125, and these values are stored in the random number storage areas of the RAM area. Based on this data, the gaming machine One game state, game effect, etc. are set, and data such as game state, game effect, etc. are sequentially output to each control board. Output data to each control board passes through a buffer 1114 provided in the middle of the data bus, and is further output to the latch circuits 1116a to 1116e through the output data bus. By disposing the buffer 1114 in the middle of the data bus connecting the output latch circuits 1116a to 1116e and the CPU 1102, the bus signal flows in one direction, which is a countermeasure against fraud.

  Since there are data in the starting winning hole switch 5 ball ball area, the upper and lower sleeve winning hole switch, the left and right falling winning hole switch 8 prize ball RAM area, and the 15 count switch prize ball RAM area, the CPU 1102 receives each prize ball. The 8-bit award ball data set to the number is sequentially output to the latch circuit 1116a through the data bus and the output data bus. In synchronization with this, an interrupt signal for the payout control board 1300 and a control signal for the strobe signal are output to the latch circuit 1116c through the data bus and the output data bus.

  When the chip select signal decoded by the address decoding circuit 1113 controlled by the memory mapped I / O is sequentially output to the latch circuit 1116a and the latch circuit 1116c, the 8-bit prize ball data is interrupted to the latch circuit 1116a. The signal and the control signal of the strobe signal are latched in the latch circuit 1116c, respectively, and an output signal composed of an 8-bit parallel prize ball output signal, an interrupt signal, and a 2-bit control signal of the strobe signal is given to the payout control board 1300. Output as data.

  The payout control board 1300, to which the prize ball data is input, controls the ball discharge mechanism to discharge the number of prize balls corresponding to the input prize ball data. The total number of winning balls actually paid out is calculated by the CPU 1102, the value is subtracted from the stored data in the RAM area (RAM 1104), and the data of the total number of winning balls is updated in real time. In addition, an output signal is output to the latch circuit 1116d for each set number of winning prize balls, and is output to the outside in synchronization with the chip select signal of the address decode circuit 1113, which is managed via the frame external output terminal plate 1600. To a computer (not shown).

  When random number values are stored in the RAM area (RAM 1104) in which random number values corresponding to the input signals of the start winning port switch 121 and the gate switch 125 are stored, the display on the normal symbol display device 320 and the variable display device 310 is performed. The aforementioned variation pattern command or the like is determined immediately before the start of the transmission, the determined variation pattern command or the like is transmitted to the effect control board 1200, and the determined information is stored in the RAM area (RAM 1104).

  When random numbers related to normal symbols are stored, display control data for executing normal symbol display of the normal symbol display device 320 is generated, and the display control data is output from the CPU 1102 to the latch circuit 1116e through the data bus. The Each time the chip select signal is output from the address decode circuit 1113, the normal symbol display device 320 performs normal symbol display for a certain period of time.

  When the display result of the normal symbol display device 320 is a win, the braking data of the normal electric accessory solenoid 135 for expanding each movable piece of the start winning opening 21 is output from the CPU 1102 to the latch circuit 1116e. In response to the chip select signal from the address decode circuit 1113, the latch circuit 1116e outputs the signal for a predetermined time to control the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 135. Thereby, the start winning opening 21 is in an expanded state, and a state in which the game ball is likely to win is generated.

  When a random number value (starting memory) related to the start winning opening 21 is stored, the change pattern command and a stop pattern corresponding to the change pattern command are displayed on the effect control board 1200 in order to display the change display of the change display device 310. Data relating to each stop symbol to be determined is sequentially output as effect output data to the effect control board 1200 via the latch circuit 1116b in time series, and the effect control board 1200 is controlled. In addition, LED / lamp lighting effects and sound effects are also executed synchronously.

  When the special gaming state occurs, the control data of the special winning opening solenoid 134 is output to the latch circuit 1116e, and the chip select signal from the address decode circuit 1113 is input to the latch circuit 1116e. As a result, the control data of the big prize opening solenoid 134 is outputted from the latch circuit 1116e, the big prize opening solenoid 134 is driven, and the big prize opening 24 is opened and closed so that the game ball can be guided into the big prize opening 24. Become.

  The winning game balls are counted by the count switch 124 disposed in the big winning opening 24. When the total count of the data counted by the count switch 124 reaches a predetermined quantity, the output data of the latch circuit 1116e is changed, the special winning opening solenoid 134 is deactivated, and one round is completed. After that, if the upper limit number of rounds has not yet been reached, the big hit round will continue further.

  When power is supplied to the gaming machine 1, a reset signal is supplied from the power supply board 1500, and each device on the main board 1100 is in a reset state. Thereafter, the system reset signal becomes inactive, and each device transitions to the active state. When the system reset signal changes to the inactive state, the reset signal to the one-chip microcomputer 1101 becomes inactive after a lapse of a predetermined time due to delay processing by the clock synchronization / delay circuit 1111. As a result, the one-chip microcomputer 1101 enters an operating state, and the operating state of the main board 1100 is maintained. Thereafter, initial setting of the one-chip microcomputer 1101 is performed.

  When the power supply externally supplied from the gaming machine is unstable, a power failure detection signal is supplied from the power supply board 1500 to the NMI (non-maskable interrupt) 1105 of the one-chip microcomputer 1101, and the one-chip microcomputer 1101 performs a save operation for each storage area. Done. Specifically, after detecting the winning ball detection data for a certain period of time, the power failure processing determination data is stored in the RAM 1104 to protect the RAM 1104. That is, as the power supply voltage decreases, the backup power supply DC5VBB is supplied from the power supply board 1500 to the RAM 1104, and the storage state of the RAM 1104 is maintained.

  When power is next supplied, the one-chip microcomputer 1101 performs power failure recovery processing upon recognizing that power failure processing has occurred based on the presence or absence of power failure processing determination data. If the RAM initialization signal is active during initialization, the CPU 1102 detects data in the I / O port 1106 and initializes the RAM 1104. A signal for detecting the ball breakage by the shot ball break switch 131 and a signal for detecting the ball clogging of the award ball in the lower tray 6 of the gaming machine 1 by the overflow switch 133 are sent to the one-chip microcomputer 1101 through the input interface circuit 1115b and the data bus. Is taken in.

Next, the effect control board 1200 shown in FIG. 12 will be described.
The effect control board 1200 has a variable display on the variable display device 310 disposed in the game area 3, flashing of various LEDs and lamps installed on the game board 2 and the glass frame 4, sound from the speaker 510, and sound effects. The control relating to the warning sound for notifying the abnormal state of the gaming machine 1 is performed.

  The production control board 1200 executes the production control based on the clock output 1216 for operating the microcomputer 1201, the control RAM 1211 for temporarily storing information acquired by executing the production control, and the production output data. The control ROM 1210 storing the control program is acquired, the control information is acquired through the input interface 1214 for inputting the control information from the main board 1100, and the game effect is executed based on the acquired information.

  The microcomputer 1201 operates based on the clock generated by the clock generator 1216, and control information from the main board 1100 is input to the PIOa 1206 a and PIOj 1206 j in the microcomputer 1201 through the input interface 1214, and the variable display is performed based on the input information. An effect by the device 310, an effect by light from various lamps / LEDs, an effect by sound, and the like are executed in accordance with a program procedure stored in the control ROM 1210.

  The reset signal from the power supply board 1500 is input from the power supply board 1500 to the microcomputer 1201 when the gaming machine 1 is turned on, and the microcomputer 1201 is reset according to the control procedure stored in the control ROM 1210. At the same time, the effect control board 1200 is set to be initialized.

  The effect control board 1200 includes an image processing section, a lamp / LED drive circuit section, and an audio control section. The microcomputer 1201 controls each based on a control signal from the main board 1100. First, the image processing unit is a part that produces an effect on the variable display device 310, and the microcomputer 1201 gives a specific instruction to the image control IC 1220 based on each control signal. The image control IC 1220 operates based on the clock signal of the clock generator 1216.

  The image control IC 1220 acquires the image data in the image data ROM 1222 according to the control information from the microcomputer 1201, generates a specific video signal, and outputs it to the variable display device 310. In FIG. 12, a VRAM that is an area for temporarily storing image data generated by the image control IC 1220, pallet (color) information, and the like is not shown. However, the image control IC 1220 is an image control IC that has a built-in VRAM. It is configured. Note that image data relating to display contents for each variation pattern is stored in the image data ROM 1222.

  The image correction IC 1221 corrects and outputs the input image signal (analog R, G, B signal, horizontal and vertical synchronization signal) from the image control IC 1220 for the variable display device 310. The power supply generation circuits 1224a to 1224f supply each voltage of DC13V, 23V, -5V, 3.3V, and 2.5V to the image processing unit based on the power supply from the power supply board 1500, whereby the image control IC 1220, the image The correction IC 1221 is driven.

  In addition, the lamp / LED drive circuit unit is a part for effect control by light, and LED drive circuits 1340a to 1340a are configured to perform a specific effect by lamps / LEDs installed on the gaming machine 1 and the game board 2. It is executed through 1340c and the drive circuit 1341. In accordance with the control of the CPU 1202, the PIOb 1206b to PIOe 1206e (parallel I / O) are passed through, and a control signal is output to the LED drive circuit a1340a, the LED drive circuit b1340b, the LED drive circuit c1340c, and the drive circuit 1341, and each drive circuit outputs a lamp / LED. To work.

  Further, the voice control unit is a part that produces a sound effect, and the microcomputer 1201 outputs control information to the sound control IC 1350 in order to cause the speaker 510 installed in the gaming machine 1 to perform a specific effect. To do. The voice control IC 1350 divides the clock signal of the clock generator 1216 by the frequency divider 1217 and uses it as an operation clock of the voice control IC 1350. Further, according to the control information of the microcomputer 1201, the audio data in the audio data ROM 1351 is obtained, a specific audio signal is generated, and output to the speaker 510.

  The CPU 1202 outputs control information based on sound to the voice control IC 1350 through the PIOF 1206f and the PIOg 1206g which are parallel I / O. The PIOF 1206f outputs data, and the PIOF 1206g outputs control signals (chip select, read, write, etc.). The voice control IC 1350 obtains data in the voice data ROM 1351 based on control information from the microcomputer 1201 and converts it into a voice signal.

  In addition, pseudo sounds, sound effects, and the like are produced and output by a transmitter built in the voice control IC 1350. The audio signal from the audio control IC 1350 is adjusted to an output voltage by a filter 1352 to remove noise components other than audio and output to an amplifier 1353. The amplifier 1353 amplifies the audio signal to a voltage level that can be driven by a speaker. Is output as

Below, the effect | action of the gaming machine 1 which concerns on this Embodiment is demonstrated.
When the player operates the handle 7, game balls are launched one by one into the game area 3. The game ball may flow down on the game area 3 while changing its direction while colliding with a game nail, a windmill, and the like, and may win various winning holes on the way or pass through the normal symbol operation gate 25. A game ball that has fallen without entering any winning opening in the game area 3 is discharged to the outside through the out opening 26.

  In FIG. 2, the warp means 44 guides the game ball as follows. That is, when a game ball that has flowed down the game area 3 on the side of the variation display device 310 flows into the game ball inlet 45, the game ball flows down the game ball passage 46 as it is. The game ball that has finished flowing down the game ball passage 46 is discharged from the game ball outlet 47 and flows out to the game ball rolling part 400 side.

  In this way, by using the center case 40 attached to the enlarged variation display device 310 as a moving path of the game ball in the warp means 44, the variation display device 310 can be enlarged in the limited game area 3. Accordingly, even if the space where the game ball flows down is eroded, various movement forms of the game ball can be realized. Note that the game ball introduced into the game ball rolling unit 400 may be received directly from the game area 3 as well as being received via the warp means 44.

  The game balls discharged from the game ball outlet 47 of the warp means 44 are first introduced into the distribution unit 430 of the game ball rolling unit 400 in FIG. Here, since the allocating portion 430 is disposed so as to extend in the front-rear direction at a substantially right angle with respect to the corresponding one end of the first rolling portion 410 and the second rolling portion 420, The length of the moving part 400 in the left-right direction can be suppressed as much as possible, and a request for space saving in the limited game area 3 can be met. Since the game ball outlet 47 communicates with the front end side of the allocating portion 430 (see FIG. 2), the game ball can flow out to the front by the depth of the game ball outlet 47. It becomes possible to have play.

  Thus, the allocating unit 430 can roll the game ball in the front-rear direction even in a narrow space (see arrow C in FIG. 6), and the game ball can be rolled into the first rolling unit 410 and the second rolling unit 420. Can be efficiently distributed to any of the above. Even during this distribution, it is impossible to immediately determine whether the game ball enters the first rolling unit 410 or the second rolling unit 420, so that the behavior of the game ball can be interesting. .

  In the allocating unit 430, the game balls are distributed to a path (arrow B in FIG. 6) flowing down to the second rolling unit 420 rather than a path (arrow A in FIG. 6) flowing down to the first rolling part 410. The probability of being received is lower. More specifically, the bottom portion 431 of the distribution portion 430 gently descends from the front end side that receives the game ball from the game ball outlet 47 toward the lowest portion 432 closer to the rear end, and the rear end side faces the lowest portion 432. The side end of the flange 417 that partitions the first inclined portion 411 and the downward inclined portion 426 is positioned so as to incline downward at a steep angle at a short distance and face the lowest portion 432. The restricting portion having such a relative positional relationship restricts the game balls from being distributed to the second rolling portion 420.

  The first rolling section 410 includes a start winning guide section 414 that guides a game ball above the start winning opening 21, and a start winning restricting section 415 that guides the game ball in a direction away from the start winning opening 21. As described above, game balls are distributed to the first rolling unit 410 with a high probability by the distribution unit 430. The second rolling section 420 includes a plurality of paths through which the game ball can roll, and a start winning assistance guide section 421 for guiding the game ball to the start winning guide section 414 at the lowest position where each path converges. The game balls are hardly distributed to the second rolling section 420 by the distributing section 430 as described above.

  Here, as compared with the second rolling unit 420, the first rolling unit 410 includes the starting winning restriction unit 415, so that the start winning rate for winning the game ball in the starting winning port 21 is low, but the distributing unit There is a possibility that the game balls are awarded to the start winning opening 21 by providing the start winning guide section 414 with the game balls being distributed with high probability by 430.

  On the other hand, as compared with the first rolling unit 410, the second rolling unit 420 is provided with a start winning assistance guide unit 421 so that a game ball can be won in the start winning port 21 via the start winning guide unit 414. Although the rate is high, when the game ball reaches the start winning assistance guide 421 provided at the lowest position where a plurality of paths converge, the start winning guide is reduced. It becomes possible for the game ball to win the start winning opening 21 via the section 414, in other words, the game ball may not always reach the terminal side of a plurality of paths, so that the game ball is set to the start winning opening. There is no possibility that the start winning rate for winning 21 will become extremely high.

  Further, both the first rolling unit 410 and the second rolling unit 420 cannot determine the level of the possibility that the game ball will win the start winning opening 21 immediately after the game ball is distributed by the sorting unit 430. Then, each game ball is rolled. For this reason, it is possible to make the behavior of the game ball interesting, and the player is not bored. In particular, since the second rolling unit 420 includes a plurality of paths through which the game ball can roll, the behavior of the game ball is more varied and the player can be entertained.

  In FIG. 7, the game balls distributed to the first rolling part 410 flow down one of the first inclined parts 411 (see arrow D in FIG. 7), and then pass through the concave part 413 to the convex part 412 ( After getting over a certain start winning guide part 414) and passing through the other concave part 413 and going up the first inclined part 411, this time it flows down the other first inclined part 411 and rolls again toward one side. The operation is repeated until the momentum disappears (see arrow E in FIG. 7).

  During the rolling, the game ball is guided by the start winning guide section 414 in the convex section 412 and falls above the start winning opening 21 (see arrow F in FIG. 7), or left and right concave sections 413. Is dropped in a direction away from above the start winning opening 21 (see arrow G in FIG. 7). Here, since the game ball flows down by its own weight, it is easy to be guided to the start prize restricting unit 415 which is lower and has a larger number. In addition, after the game balls distributed to the first rolling portion 410 by the allocating portion 430 flow down the first inclined portion 411, the game balls return to the concave portion 413 without getting over the convex portion 412, and the start prize restriction In some cases, the information is guided to the part 415.

  Further, in the first rolling portion 410, the angle from the bottom of the concave portion 413 to the first inclined portions 411 on both sides is larger than the inclination angle from the bottom of the left and right concave portions 413 to the top of the substantially central convex portion 412. Since the inclination angle is formed larger, the momentum of the game ball returning without going up the slope of the first inclined portion 411 is reduced in the direction in which the convex portion 412 exists.

  Therefore, the probability of reaching the start winning guide section 414 by reaching the top of the convex section 412 is reduced. Thereby, even if a game ball is distributed to the 1st rolling part 410 with a high probability by distribution part 430, the start winning rate does not become extremely high, and the 1st rolling part 410 and the 2nd rolling It is possible to add a sharpness to the start winning rate of the section 420.

  In particular, a passage hole 416 through which a game ball can pass is provided below the first inclined portion 411 (on the left side in FIG. 7) where the distribution portion 430 is disposed on the side. The uppermost end of one first inclined portion 411 becomes higher than the uppermost position of the other first inclined portion 411 (right side in FIG. 7) by the height of the height, and the momentum of the game ball is further reduced. effective.

  By the way, since the first rolling part 410 having the start winning guide part 414 and the starting prize restricting part 415 is located behind the front rolling part 424 of the second rolling part 420 described below, the start winning guide part 414 is provided. Further, it is necessary to further guide the game ball guided by the start winning regulation unit 415 forward by the depth of the front rolling unit 424. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the game ball is devised so as to be passed forward via the ball receiving portions 441 and 442.

  In other words, the game ball guided by the start winning guide section 414 of the first rolling section 410 is transferred to the first introduction port 48 via the first ball receiving section 441 and directed upward above the start winning opening 21. Fall. In addition, the game ball guided by the start winning restriction unit 415 of the first rolling unit 410 is transferred to the second introduction port 49 via the second ball receiving unit 442 and deviates from above the start winning port 21. Fall in the direction. Thus, the game balls can be smoothly guided onto the game area 3 by the ball receiving portions 441 and 442.

  In FIG. 8, the game balls distributed to the second rolling part 420 first flow down the downward inclined part 426 of the second inclined part 422, and then pass through the through hole 416 opened below the first inclined part 411. Since it passes through the bottom surface portion 427 (see arrow H in FIG. 8), the path through which the game ball flows down is rich in three-dimensional effect, and the behavior of the game ball can be made more interesting.

  Here, by providing an isolation wall 428 that separates the downstream end of the downward inclined portion 426 and the top end of the outer rear rolling portion 4231, the game ball that has flowed down the downward inclined portion 426 immediately goes to the outer rear rolling portion 4231. Instead, it passes through the passage hole bottom surface part 427 and rolls in the order of the front rolling part 424, the bridge-like rolling part 425, and the rear rolling part 423 as described below. Accordingly, not only the behavior of the game ball is made interesting, but also the rolling period of the game ball can be lengthened, so that the player's interest can be drawn for a long time.

  However, if there is a momentum over the isolation wall 428 among the game balls flowing down the downward inclined portion 426, there is a possibility that the downward moving inclined portion 426 directly shifts to the outer rear rolling portion 4231. Thereby, the variation of the path | route where game balls flow down becomes abundant. Note that if the number of game balls that directly move from the downward slope 426 to the outer rear rolling portion 4231 increases, the start winning rate may become too high, so the downward slope 426 reduces the momentum of the rolling game balls. It is formed like a staircase.

  The game ball that has exited from the passage hole 416 is introduced into the front rolling portion 424. Here, a trajectory correction standing wall 4245 for guiding the game ball toward the trajectory correction groove 4244 in the middle of the front rolling portion 424 along the front end edge of the outer front rolling portion 4241 facing the front exit of the passage hole 416 is provided. Therefore, the game ball guided from the bottom surface portion 427 of the passage hole to the outer front rolling portion 4241 can immediately fall from the front edge of the front rolling portion 424 to the game area 3 below the center case 40. The trajectory is corrected.

  In the front rolling part 424, the game ball gently flows down the outer front rolling part 4241, rises halfway through the central front rolling part 4242, and then flows down the central front rolling part 4242 and again outside. The operation of rolling toward the front rolling portion 4241 is repeated until the momentum disappears (see arrow I in FIG. 8). Then, it is guided to the bridge-like rolling portion 425 by the track correction groove 4244 at the bottom of the outer front rolling portion 4241. As described above, when the game ball flows down to the bridge-shaped rolling portion 425 through the front rolling portion 424, the rolling direction of the gaming ball changes from the left-right direction to the front-rear direction, but the track correction groove 4244 as the track correction portion. Is provided in the front rolling part 424, so that the trajectory of the rolling game ball can be effectively corrected toward the bridge-like rolling part 425.

  In addition, in the front rolling part 424, the game ball that has rarely climbed up to the top of the central front rolling part 4242 falls directly to the game area 3 from the groove part 4243 (see arrow L in FIG. 8), and the groove part 4243. May be led right above the start winning guide section 414 (see arrow M in FIG. 8). Thereby, the variation of the path | route where game balls flow down becomes still more abundant. In addition to the warp means 44, the game ball on the game area 3 may jump on the front rolling part 424 and reach the groove part 4243.

  The bridge-like rolling part 425 is provided so as to straddle the upper part of the first rolling part 410, and realizes a path of a game ball rich in stereoscopic effect. The longitudinal cross section on the upper surface side of the bridge-shaped rolling part 425 is formed in a curved concave shape, and by using such a shape as a trajectory correction unit, the game ball is relatively stable at the bottom of the bridge-shaped rolling part 425. It flows down (see arrow J in FIG. 8). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game ball flowing down the bridge-like rolling part 425 from easily falling on the first rolling part 410.

  However, since the bridge-like rolling part 425 has a curved concave shape, it may fall to the first rolling part 410 depending on the momentum of the game ball (see arrow K in FIG. 8). That is, even if a game ball is guided to the bridge-like rolling part 425, it does not necessarily reach the rear rolling part 423, and may fall to the first rolling part 410 on the way. For this reason, the start winning rate of the game ball rolling on the second rolling part 420 does not become extremely high.

  In addition, since it is not possible to immediately determine whether or not the game ball flowing down the bridge-like rolling part 425 can reach the rear rolling part 423 without falling on the first rolling part 410, It is possible to attract the player's interest until the bridge-shaped rolling portion 425 is passed. Note that the game ball dropped from the bridge-shaped rolling unit 425 is set at a position where it is easy to be guided by the start winning regulation unit 415 instead of the start winning guide unit 414.

  The game ball that has successfully flown down the bridge-like rolling part 425 is introduced into one inner rear rolling part 4232 (left side in FIG. 8) in the rear rolling part 423 (arrow in FIG. 8). N). Then, the game ball flows down the inner rear rolling part 4232 and is guided to the start winning auxiliary guide part 421 (see arrow O in FIG. 8), and further to the start winning guide part 414 of the first rolling part 410. It will be handed over.

  By the way, the downstream end 4233 of one inner rear rolling part 4232 is inclined in a tapered shape, and the downstream end 4234 of the inner rear rolling part 4232 (right side in FIG. 8) on the opposite side is connected to the start winning auxiliary guide part 421. Since the game ball that has been overcome has a substantially perpendicular cliff shape that easily collides, the game ball is more easily guided to the start winning assistance guide 421.

  Further, FIG. 9 shows another path of game balls in the second rolling part 420. If there is momentum of the game ball rolling on the first rolling part 410 described above, the first inclined part 411 on the opposite side to the allocating part 430 may go up, but the top of the first inclined part 411 A guide groove 419 is provided, and the game ball that has reached the guide groove 419 has its trajectory corrected from the first rolling portion 410 to the front rolling portion 424 of the second rolling portion 420 (in FIG. 9). (See arrow P). Thereby, even if it distributes to the 1st rolling part 410 with a low start winning rate in distribution part 430, the trajectory of a game ball may be changed to the 2nd rolling part 420 with a high start winning rate, A player's expectation can be continued.

  A trajectory correction standing wall 4247 for guiding the game ball toward the trajectory correction groove 4244 in the middle of the front rolling portion 424 is formed along the front end edge of the outer front rolling portion 4241 facing the downstream side of the guide groove 419. Therefore, the game ball guided from the guide groove 419 to the outer front rolling portion 4241 is corrected in its trajectory without immediately falling from the front edge of the front rolling portion 424 to the game area 3 below the center case 40. (See arrow Q in FIG. 9). Most of the game balls guided to the other bridge-like rolling part 425 by the track correction groove 4244 are the same as when guided to the other bridge-like rolling part 425 described above. (See arrow R in FIG. 9).

  Further, if there is momentum of the game ball rolling on the first rolling part 410, it may go up the first inclined part 411 and further pass through the guide groove 419, but pass through the guide groove 419 to the side. The game ball to be directed is guided again to the guide groove 419 by the return portion 450. Thereby, the probability that the trajectory of the game ball rolling on the first rolling part 410 is corrected to the second rolling part 420 from the middle is further increased.

  More specifically, when the game ball that has passed through the guide groove 419 reaches the upward inclined portion 451 that inclines further upward than the guide groove 419, the game ball is introduced to the entrance of the return path 452. Subsequently, the game ball flows down along the return path 452 so as to bend toward the rear at a substantially right angle, and further flows down so as to bend in the left-right direction toward the top of the outer rear rolling part 4231, and then returns to the return path 452. From the exit, the guide groove 419 is guided (see arrow S in FIG. 9).

  As described above, the return portion 450 includes the return path 452 that is inclined downward while being bent toward the guide groove 419 from the top of the upward inclined portion 451, so that the variation of the path along which the game ball flows down becomes more abundant. The behavior of the sphere can be interesting. However, since there is a pair of partition walls 453 and 453 that restrict the inflow of game balls to the return path 452 at the entrance of the return path 452, when the game balls come into contact with the partition wall 453, the game balls Without flowing down 452, it returns to the first inclined portion 411 and rolls again. Thereby, the start winning rate can be adjusted also in the return unit 450.

  As described above, the game balls distributed to the second rolling unit 420 flow down any one of a plurality of paths in the second inclined unit 422, and the trajectory is corrected by each of the trajectory correcting units described above. Correction is made to reach the start winning assistance guide section 421. The rolling direction of the game ball in the second inclined portion 422 is the left-right direction at the upstream front rolling portion 424, the front-rear direction at the bridge-shaped rolling portion 425, and the left-right direction again at the downstream rear rolling portion 423. In addition, since the game ball may move from the second inclined portion 422 to the first rolling portion 410, the behavior of the game ball can be interesting.

  After flowing down one of the routes, the game ball that has reached the start winning assistance guide 421 falls toward the start winning guide 414 of the first rolling unit 410. Such a second rolling unit 420 is not only rich in variations of the path through which the game ball flows down, but also compared with the first rolling unit 410, the second rolling unit 420 can be used to start the first winning unit 410. Although the start winning rate for winning at the start winning opening 21 via 414 is high, the probability that game balls are distributed by the sorting unit 430 is low in the first place, and the start of the game ball is corrected by the track correction unit to assist start winning Since it reaches the guide part 421, there is no possibility that the start winning rate becomes extremely high.

  Further, when two or more game balls pass through the warp means 44, etc., even if the game balls are distributed to the second rolling unit 420 having a high start winning rate, the first rolling unit at the last end. It may be played by a game ball transferred from 410, and it is possible to attract the player's interest in that it is difficult to predict where the game ball will go to the end.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention can be modified or added without departing from the scope of the present invention. Included in the invention. In the embodiment described above, the case where the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been described. However, the gaming machine 1 is not limited to a pachinko machine, and a smart ball game machine and an arrangement ball game that are program-controlled. The present invention can be similarly applied to other gaming machines such as machines and slot machines.

  Although the start winning auxiliary guide part 421 is formed in a groove shape, if the structure is such that a game ball can be guided toward the start winning guide part 414, the start winning auxiliary guide part 421 is not at the groove but at a position facing the start winning guide part 414. You may form in the shape of an open hole. Similarly, the start winning guide portion 414 is formed in a groove shape. However, if the structure is such that a game ball can be guided toward the start winning opening 21, a hole opened at a position facing the starting winning opening 21 instead of the groove. You may form in a shape.

  Further, since a part of the first rolling part 410 is covered by the bridge-like rolling part 425, it is preferable that at least the bridge-like rolling part 425 is formed of a permeable material. Or you may form the whole 2nd rolling part 420 and the whole game ball rolling part 400 with a permeable material.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, and can also be applied to other gaming machines such as a smart ball game machine, an arrangement ball game machine, and a slot machine that are controlled by a program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game board 3 ... Game area 4 ... Glass frame 5 ... Upper receiving tray 6 ... Lower receiving tray 7 ... Handle 11 ... Guiding rail 21 ... Starting winning opening 22a ... Upper sleeve winning opening 22b ... Lower sleeve winning opening 23a ... Right drop winning opening 23b ... Left dropping winning opening 24 ... Large winning opening 25 ... Normal symbol operation gate 26 ... Out opening 40 ... Center case 41 ... Opening portion 42 ... Directing device 43 ... Lens member 44 ... Warp means 45 ... Game ball entrance 46 ... Game ball passage 47 ... Game ball exit 48 ... First introduction port 49 ... Second introduction port 121 ... Starting winning port switch 122a ... Upper sleeve winning port switch 122b ... Lower sleeve winning port switch 123a ... Right dropping winning port switch 123b ... Left-off winning port switch 124 ... Count switch 125 ... Gate switch 134 ... Large winning port solenoid 135 ... Sole NOID 301 ... Special symbol display device 310 ... Fluctuation display device 311 ... Display unit 312 ... Starting memory display unit 320 ... Normal symbol display device 400 ... Game ball rolling unit 410 ... First rolling unit 411 ... First inclined unit 412 ... Convex part 413 ... concave part 414 ... start prize guide part 415 ... start prize restricting part 416 ... passage hole 417 ... flange 418 ... flange 419 ... guide groove 420 ... second rolling part 421 ... start prize auxiliary guide part 422 ... first 2 inclined part 423 ... rear rolling part 424 ... forward rolling part 425 ... bridge-like rolling part 426 ... descending inclined part 427 ... passing hole bottom face part 428 ... isolation wall 430 ... sorting part 431 ... bottom part 432 ... lowest part 441 ... 1st ball receiving part 442 ... 2nd ball receiving part 450 ... return part 451 ... ascending inclined part 452 ... return path 453 ... partition wall 4231 ... outer rear rolling part 4232 ... inner rear rolling 4233 ... downstream end 4234 ... downstream end 4235 ... flange 4236 ... flange 4241 ... outer front rolling part 4242 ... center front rolling part 4243 ... groove part 4244 ... orbit correction groove 4245 ... orbit correction standing wall 4246a, 4246b ... orbit correction standing wall 4247 ... Orbit correction standing wall 1100 ... Main board 1200 ... Production control board 1300 ... Discharge control board 1400 ... Launch control board 1500 ... Power supply board 1600 ... External output terminal board for frame

Claims (4)

A game ball rolling part arranged in front of a visible area of the display device and capable of rolling a game ball, and a warp means for receiving the game ball flowing down the game area and flowing it out to the game ball rolling part In a gaming machine having a case and a start winning means provided on a gaming area located below the center case and capable of giving a starting condition for changing a display state of the display device by winning a game ball,
The game ball rolling part is
A game ball is extended in the left-right direction so as to be able to roll, and at a midway position in the left-right direction, a start winning guide section for guiding the game ball above the start winning means, and in a direction away from above the start winning means A first rolling part provided with a start winning regulation part for guiding a game ball,
A second rolling part provided above the first rolling part and provided with a start winning assistance guide part for guiding the game ball to the start winning guide part,
The second rolling part includes a plurality of rolling parts provided separately above the first rolling part, and a bridge that bridges the plurality of rolling parts across the first rolling part. A gaming machine comprising a rolling member. The start winning assistance guide is formed on the rear upper side of the start winning guide in the first rolling part, and is configured to incline downward toward the start winning guide.
The second rolling part is
A rear rolling portion extending behind the first rolling portion so as to incline downward from both the left and right sides toward the start winning assistance guide portion;
A front rolling part extending in the left-right direction above the first rolling part and above the rear rolling part,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the bridge-like rolling part is constructed so as to incline downward from the front rolling part toward the rear rolling part.   By forming a curved concave surface on the upper surface side of the bridge-like rolling part, the trajectory of the game ball flowing down the bridge-like rolling part is corrected to assist in reaching the start winning assistance guide part. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein:   4. The bridge-shaped rolling portion is disposed so as to cover a part of the first rolling portion, and is configured by a transparent member. 5. The gaming machine described in 1.

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