JP2012045037A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to concentrate on a game by preventing a peep, from another player, of a display image in a front visual recognition area of an image display part of an image display means.SOLUTION: This game machine includes the image display means having the image display part 33 variably displaying a game image of a performance symbol in a game area of a game board 5, and includes a transparent light emission sheet 15 forming a visual recognition blocking part 52 on the front side of the image display means. The transparent light emission sheet 15 is installed on a glass plate 13, 14 of a glass door. The visual recognition blocking part 52 is formed by light emission of the transparent light emission sheet 15, makes the game image in the front visual recognition area 53 of the image display part 33 difficult to be visually recognized from a direction except the front direction of the image display part 33, and is disposed on at least both the right and left sides of the front visual recognition area 53.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, etc., so that it is difficult to visually recognize a game image displayed in a front view area of an image display unit of an image display unit from other than the front of the image display unit. It is a thing.

  In a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine, a special symbol starting means and an image display means are provided in the game area of the game board, and the image display means is provided on the condition that the special symbol starting means detects the game ball. When the special symbol (game symbol) of the special symbol display means constituted by the image display unit fluctuates for a predetermined time in any of a plurality of types of variation patterns, and the stop symbol after the variation stops in a big hit mode, A profitable state is generated. The image display unit of the image display means displays other effect images in a synchronized manner in synchronization with the display of the special symbol.

  On the other hand, with the progress of transparent light emitting sheets such as organic EL in recent years, a transparent light emitting sheet is attached to a glass plate of a glass door through which a game area of a game board can be seen through, and the conventional game board side is attached by this transparent light emitting sheet. Further improvement in performance can be achieved by constructing variable display means (Patent Document 1) that replaces the image display means of this type or by combining this transparent light emitting sheet and image display means on the game board side. (Patent Document 2) and the like have been proposed.

JP 2002-224349 A JP 2004-24610 A

  In this kind of ball game machine, the variation pattern when the special symbol fluctuates includes a variation pattern with reach and a variation pattern without reach, and even in the variation pattern with reach, the appearance rate varies greatly depending on the type, and the appearance rate There are many types of variation patterns such as a low probability that the special symbol after variation becomes a big hit mode. For this reason, it is very important to determine in which fluctuation pattern the special symbol changes whether or not the special symbol after the change stops in a big hit mode.

  Therefore, if the special symbol fluctuates with a variation pattern with a very low appearance rate, and the production symbol starts to fluctuate with the production symbol variation pattern corresponding to that variation pattern, the result after the variation is very It will be fun, but in such a case, if the next player looks into the production pattern of the image display unit, it becomes difficult to concentrate on the game, so for the player, I do not want to look into the next player, It may become a psychology that wants to prevent the next player from peeping.

  However, in the ball and ball game machine in which the image display means is configured by a transparent light emitting sheet, the variable light emission of the transparent light emitting sheet displays the special symbol and the production symbol synchronized with the variable symbol, so the display position of the special symbol and the effect symbol is displayed. Has moved from the image display means of the conventional game board to the image display means on the glass door side, and as with the ball game machine without the transparent light emitting sheet, the display images of special symbols, production symbols and other are still displayed. There is a problem that looks into.

  In addition, in a ball game machine in which a transparent light emitting sheet is provided on the glass door separately from the image display means on the game board side, special symbols, production symbols, etc. displayed on the image display part of the image display means, and light emission of the transparent light emitting sheet It is premised that the display effect of the image display means can be visually recognized through the transparent light emitting sheet. Therefore, it is not possible to prevent the display image on the image display unit of the image display means from being looked into.

  In view of such a conventional problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of concentrating on a game without viewing a display image of a front view area of an image display unit of an image display unit from other players. To do.

  The present invention provides a ball game machine having an image display means having an image display unit for variably displaying a game image such as a predetermined effect pattern or effect image in a game area of a game board. A transparent light-emitting sheet is provided that forms a visual recognition block for making it difficult to view the game image in the front visual recognition area of the image display unit from other than the front.

  It is desirable to provide the visual recognition prevention part on at least the left and right sides of the front visual recognition area. A glass door having a glass plate capable of visually recognizing the game area may be provided on the front side of the game board, and the transparent light emitting sheet may be mounted on the glass plate.

  The transparent light emitting sheet is disposed so as to correspond to substantially the entire surface corresponding to the gaming area, and the transparent light emitting sheet emits light so that all or a part of the gaming balls passing through the ball passing area of the gaming area can be visually recognized. May be. The transparent light-emitting sheet may form the visual recognition blocking portion in a portion excluding a portion corresponding to a ball passage region of the game region. The portion corresponding to the front view area of the transparent light emitting sheet may emit light so that the game image in the front view area can be viewed from the front.

  The image display unit capable of displaying an effect symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time in the front visual recognition area and stops in either a jackpot effect mode or a loss effect mode, and an operation means operated by a player, wherein the effect symbol is Control means for causing the transparent light emitting sheet to emit light when the player operates the operation means during the fluctuation in the highly reliable production symbol variation pattern that stops in the jackpot effect mode, thereby forming the visual recognition blocking portion. Also good.

  In the present invention, there is an advantage that the display image of the front view area of the image display unit of the image display means can be concentrated on the game without being looked into by other players.

1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a plane sectional view of the game board portion. It is a plane sectional view of the important section. It is a front view of the game board. It is a block diagram of the control system. It is explanatory drawing of the light emission area | region. It is the same time chart. It is a plane sectional view of a game board part showing a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of a game board part showing a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the light emission area | region which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the light emission area | region which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view of the game board portion. It is explanatory drawing of the light emission area | region which shows the 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view of the glass door which shows a 7th embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of a game board part showing an 8th embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the game board portion. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 9th Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1-8 has illustrated 1st Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. 1 and 2, a gaming machine main body 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 via a hinge 3 so as to be opened and closed and detachable about a longitudinal axis. I have.

  The front frame 4 is provided with a game board 5 and the like on the upper side, and a launching means (not shown) and the like on the lower side. On the front side of the front frame 4, a glass door 6 that covers the front side of the game board 5 and a lower opening / closing door 7 that covers the front side of the launching means and the like below the glass door 6 are opened and closed by a hinge 8 on the same side as the hinge 3. It is pivotally attached in a removable manner.

  The glass door 6 includes a door frame 10 having a see-through window 9 corresponding to the game area 12 on the front side of the game board 5, and a glass plate unit 11 detachably mounted on the back side of the door frame 10. . The glass plate unit 11 closes the see-through window 9 so that the game area 12 can be seen through. The two front and rear transparent glass plates (transparent plates) 13 and 14 arranged at a predetermined interval, and the two A holding frame 22 that holds the glass plates 13 and 14 on the outer peripheral side is provided, and the inside is configured to be hollow.

  A transparent light emitting sheet 15 is mounted on the back surface of the front glass plate 13 among the two glass plates 13 and 14, as shown in FIGS. This transparent light-emitting sheet 15 is used to form a visual recognition prevention section described later at the time of light emission, and is provided so as to correspond to substantially the entire surface of the game area 12 of the game board 5 and the see-through window 9 of the glass door 6. The game area 12 is seen through the transparent light emitting sheet 15. As shown in FIG. 4, conventionally known organic EL, inorganic EL, etc. in which a transparent light emitting layer 18 is interposed between front and back transparent electrode layers 16, 17 are used for the transparent light emitting sheet 15. Other than inorganic EL or the like may be used.

  The lower opening / closing door 7 is provided with a storage tray 19 for storing the game balls paid out from the payout means (not shown) and supplying the game balls to the discharge means, and a firing handle 20 operated to operate the firing means. ing. An operation means 21 such as an operation button is provided on the peripheral edge of the storage tray 19. The operating means 21 is a light emitting type that notifies the player of the operation timing by light emission, and the transparent light emitting sheet 15 emits light when operated by the player during the light emission.

  A guide rail 23 is attached to the front surface of the game board 5 as shown in FIG. The guide rail 23 is arranged in a substantially annular shape on the outer periphery of the game area 12, and a left side of the guide rail 23 serves as a shot ball guide path 24 that guides the game ball launched from the launch means to the upper side of the game area 12. . In the game area 12, an image display means 25 is disposed substantially at the center, and the normal symbol starting means 26, the special symbol starting means 27, the special winning means 28 and the normal winning means 28 are straddled from the left side to the lower side of the image display means 25. A winning means 29 is arranged.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, the image display means 25 includes a front decoration frame 31 that fits into the opening 30 and is mounted on the front surface of the game board 5, and a display window for the front decoration frame 31. 32, and a liquid crystal type, plasma type or other panel type image display unit 33 mounted on the back surface of the game board 5, and the image display unit 33 displays predetermined game images such as production symbols 34a to 34c. It is supposed to be.

  The front decoration frame 31 includes a mounting plate 35 that contacts the front surface of the game board 5, an outer peripheral wall 36 that protrudes forward from the mounting plate 35, a front decorative plate 37 that is attached to the front end side of the outer peripheral wall 36, and a front decoration An inner peripheral wall 38 that is bent backward from the inner peripheral side of the plate 37 to form the display window 32, and a transparent protective plate 39 that covers the image display portion 33 is attached to the rear end of the inner peripheral wall 38. The outer peripheral wall 36 forms a ball collision surface 36a on which the game balls in the game area 12 collide, and the game ball passes outside the ball collision surface 36a of the outer peripheral wall 36 near the outer periphery of the image display means 25. It is a possible sphere passage area 40a.

  In this embodiment, the game balls that are driven into the upper portion of the game area 12 via the launch ball guide path 24 are sequentially dropped via either the left or right ball passage area 40a of the image display means 25. However, the game ball may fall from the upper side of the image display means 25 through the left side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the front decoration frame 31 is provided with a normal symbol display means 41 and a special symbol display means 42 on the upper side of the image display portion 33, and a game ball falls on the lower front side of the image display portion 33. A stage 43 is provided. The normal symbol display means 41 and the special symbol display means 42 are arranged at appropriate places such as the front decoration board 37.

  The falling stage 43 is disposed on the lower side of the inner peripheral wall 38 in the left-right direction, and enters the game ball guided from the ball entrance 44 on the side of the outer peripheral wall 36 of the front decorative frame 31 through the guide passage 45 into the game board 5. It is designed to drop to the front side. Accordingly, the drop stage 43, the drop part on the front side thereof, and the guide passage 45 from the ball entrance 44 to the drop stage 43 serve as a ball passage area 40b. The front decoration plate 37 is provided with a large number of small holes 45a so that a game ball passing through the guide passage 45 can be visually recognized.

  The special symbol starting means 27 is provided with a non-opening / closing-type starting opening 27a and an opening / closing-type starting opening 27b on the upper and lower sides, and is disposed below the dropping stage 43 of the image display means 25. The big winning means 28 includes an opening / closing plate 28a, and when the big hit occurs, the opening / closing plate 28a opens to the front side, and guides a game ball falling from above into the big winning means 28. . The big winning means 28 repeats a predetermined opening and closing operation a plurality of times when a predetermined time elapses after the opening / closing plate 28a is opened or when a predetermined number of game balls have been won. In addition, what is necessary is just to determine suitably the opening time of 1 time, the number of winning, and the number of repetitions.

  The normal symbol display means 41 is for variably displaying normal symbols, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On condition that the starting means 26 detects a game ball, the two light-emitting elements blink for a predetermined time so that they are alternately turned on, and a random value randomly drawn when the normal symbol starting means 26 detects the game ball is determined in advance. The light emitting element on the “◯” side of the hit state is turned on when the hit determination value matches the given hit determination value, and the light emitting element on the “x” side of the off state is turned on and stopped in other cases. Note that the normal symbol after the change has a hitting state with a predetermined probability of about 1/10, and when the normal symbol stops in the hitting manner, the openable opening 27b of the special symbol starting means 27 is opened for a predetermined time.

The special symbol display means 42 is constituted by a display means such as a segment type that can display the special symbols variably by changing the light emitting part, etc., and that the start openings 27a and 27b of the special symbol start means 27 detect the game ball. When the special symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time in the condition, and the random value lottery at the time of detection of the game ball of the special symbol starting means 27 coincides with a predetermined jackpot determination value, in a predetermined jackpot mode, otherwise It is designed to stop in an off mode. In addition, the special symbol after the change becomes a big hit mode with a predetermined probability of about 1/380, and when the special symbol stops in the big win mode, the big winning means 28 starts the opening / closing operation. The image display unit 33 is on standby. In addition to the demonstration image or the like, when the special symbol on the special symbol display means 42 fluctuates, one or a plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 34a to 34c, which fluctuate in synchronization with the symbol variation, change to a predetermined display area 47. While displaying, the background image used as the background of the effect design 34a-34c is variably displayed. The effect symbols 34a to 34c change for a predetermined time through a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern determined by lottery on the condition that the special symbol starter 27 detects a game ball, and then synchronize with the end of the variation of the special symbol. Stop sequentially in a predetermined order.

  The stop symbol after the change of the effect symbols 34a to 34c is a jackpot effect mode in which all are aligned when the special symbol is stopped in the big hit mode, and at least a part of the off symbol effect is different when the special symbol stops in the off mode. It becomes an aspect.

  For example, in the case where numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are used for the effect symbols 34a to 34c, when the special symbol stops in the jackpot mode, the effect symbols 34a to 34c have a jackpot effect mode such as “7/7/7”. When the special symbol is stopped in a detaching manner, the effect symbols 34a to 34c are stopped in a detaching effect mode such as “2, 4, 5”. Accordingly, the changed effect symbols 34a to 34c are stopped in either the jackpot effect mode or the off-ramp effect mode.

  There are many types of effect symbol variation patterns corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern when the special symbol varies. For example, there are a variation pattern with reach and a variation pattern without reach depending on whether or not the reach is made during the variation of the production symbols 34a to 34c, and the variation design pattern with reach also includes the special symbols of the production symbols 34a to 34c after the variation. There are many types depending on the difference in reliability corresponding to the jackpot mode. A variation pattern with low reliability has a high appearance rate, and a variation pattern with high reliability has a low appearance rate.

  FIG. 6 shows a control system for symbol variation control. The main control means 50 for controlling the game action determines whether or not the winning is based on a random number value drawn on condition that the normal symbol starting means 26 detects a game ball. Whether the open / close-type start port 27b of the special symbol starter 27 is opened for a predetermined time after the stop and whether the start port 27a, 27b of the special symbol starter 27 detects a game ball is a big hit A function for opening and closing the open / close plate 28a of the big winning means 28 after the special symbol is stopped in the big hit mode at the time of the big hit determination, and a command based on the determination results such as the hit determination and the big hit determination as the sub control means 51 and the like.

  The sub-control means 51 is for controlling the normal symbol display means 41, the special symbol display means 42, the image display means 25, etc. according to the command from the main control means 50. When there is a command to change the normal symbol of the normal symbol display means 41 according to the command and the main control means 50, a special symbol fluctuation pattern corresponding to the command is received. The function of controlling the special symbol of the special symbol display means 42 and the effect of the image display unit 33 according to any of the effect symbol variation patterns corresponding to the command when the main control means 50 receives a big hit / off command. The function of performing fluctuation control on the symbols 34a to 34c, and the reliability that the effect symbols 34a to 34c after the variation become a jackpot effect mode. In the case of one or a plurality of types of effect design variation patterns with a high level, a function of notifying the player by causing the operation means 21 to emit light during a predetermined operation period, and when the player operates the operation means 21 within the operation period Has a function of causing the transparent light emitting sheet 15 to emit light.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the transparent light emitting sheet 15 causes the light emitting area 52 a corresponding to the front surface of the image display means 25 to emit light, and displays an image from a range other than a certain range in front of the image display unit 33 at the time of light emission. All or part of the game balls that pass through the ball passage areas 40a and 40b in the game area 12 are configured to constitute the visual recognition block 52 that makes it difficult to visually recognize the display images such as the production symbols 34a to 34c of the section 33. The light is emitted so as to be visible.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a predetermined display range of the peripheral background image is displayed in the display area 47 of the effect symbols 34 a to 34 c or the display area 47 of the effect symbols 34 a to 34 c of the image display unit 33. A range to which the width is added is referred to as a front visual recognition region 53. Then, the transparent light emitting sheet 15 corresponding to substantially the entire game area 12 emits light on the outer peripheral side of the front visual recognition area 53 corresponding to the front surface of the image display means 25 (shaded area in FIG. 7) to prevent visual recognition. The part 52 is formed.

  In this way, the transparent light-emitting sheet 15 is caused to emit light to form the visual recognition blocking portion 52, so that the player can display display images such as effect symbols 34 a to 34 c displayed in the front visual recognition area 53 in the direction indicated by the arrow X from the front in front. Although it can be visually recognized, even if the player on the adjacent side looks into the direction indicated by the arrow Y from the front side other than the front side, for example, it is blocked by the visual blocking unit 52 in the light emitting state and displayed in the front view area 53. It is difficult to visually recognize display images such as the production symbols 34a to 34c. Therefore, the player can concentrate on the game.

  The outer periphery of the light emitting region 52 a of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 extends to a range substantially corresponding to the outer periphery of the front decorative plate 37. For this reason, the outer periphery of the light emitting region 52a partially overlaps the ball passing region 40a, but the projecting dimension from the ball collision surface 36a of the outer peripheral wall 36 to the outer peripheral edge of the front decoration plate 37 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball. The transparent light emitting sheet 15 emits light within a range in which all or a part of the game ball passing through the game ball passage area 40a can be visually recognized, and the game ball is not made invisible by the visual recognition blocking unit 52.

  Further, from the side to the front lower side of the image display unit 33, as shown in FIG. 7, all of the game balls passing through the ball passage area 40b straddling the drop stage 43 and the lower drop part from the guide passage 45, or In order to be able to see a part, the area corresponding to the sphere passing area 40b does not emit light, and the area excluding the area corresponding to the sphere passing area 40b emits light.

  Note that even if the light emitting area 52a of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 extends outside the outer periphery of the image display means 25, the light emitting area 52a is within the range from the ball collision surface 36a of the outer peripheral wall 36 to less than the diameter of the game ball. Can be visually recognized.

  Further, in the case where the visual recognition blocking unit 52 is configured by the light emission of the transparent light emitting sheet 15, as shown in FIG. 3, from the portion corresponding to the front decoration plate 37 outside the front end opening of the display window 32, the front of the image display unit 33. Since the display image of the visual recognition area 53 cannot be visually recognized, it is not necessary to emit the entire area outside the front end opening of the display window 32, but it may be emitted for other purposes. However, in this case as well, it is desirable that all or part of the game balls passing through the ball passage areas 40a and 40b be visible.

  When the sub-control means 51 selects a highly reliable effect symbol variation pattern in which the effect symbols 34a to 34c after the change become the jackpot effect mode, the effect symbol variation pattern is changed to the effect symbol variation pattern during the variation of the effect symbols 34a to 34c. A signal for notifying the operation period is output at a corresponding timing so that the player can be informed that the visual recognition blocking part 52 can be formed by the light emission of the operation means 21.

  In this case, the operation period may be determined in consideration of the time when the player is in a psychological situation where he / she does not want the other player to view the image displayed on the image display unit 33 of his / her own image display means 25. For example, as shown in FIGS. 8 (A) to 8 (C), the effect symbols 34a to 34c that have started to fluctuate substantially simultaneously stop sequentially in a predetermined order such as left, right, and middle, and are shown in FIG. 8 (G) after confirmation. As shown in FIG. 8D, when the transition to the jackpot game is made, when the effect symbols 34a to 34c except for one reach reach to stop display the same type a, before reaching reach b or Immediately after reaching reach, such as c, from the appropriate time near or near reach, the fluctuation end point d at which the last effect symbol 34a to 34c stops, the fluctuation rate of the last effect symbol 34a to 34c decreases, and is almost stopped. It is desirable that the time e be reached or during any predetermined time until f immediately after the last effect symbols 34a to 34c stop.

  It should be noted that a predetermined time during the change in the state after the other effect symbols 34 a to 34 c except the one become the same type may be used as the operation period of the operation means 21. It may be a predetermined time before the stop of the effect symbols 34a to 34c to be stopped first.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8F, the visual recognition prevention period due to the formation of the visual prevention part 52 is from the operation g of the operating means 21 to the change end time h of the effect symbols 34a to 34c, i immediately before the end of change, and immediately after the end of the change. Any of up to j may be used. Of course, when the predetermined period before the first effect symbols 34a to 34c are stopped is set as the operation period, if the effect symbols 34a to 34c are in the reach state or changing while displaying others, the operation means 21 The transparent light emitting sheet 15 may emit light after a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation.

  In the game, the game balls are sequentially fired to the game area 12 of the game board 5 by the launching means. The game ball launched into the game area 12 falls along the ball passage area 40a while colliding with a game nail or the like, and if the normal symbol starting means 26 detects the game ball in the meantime, the main control means 50 performs random lottery. The normal symbol on the normal symbol display means 41 fluctuates for a predetermined time by the control of the sub-control means 51 according to the determination result. And if it is a hit determination, the normal symbol after the fluctuation | variation of the normal symbol display means 41 will stop in a hit state, and the opening-and-closing type start port 27b of the special symbol starting means 27 will open for a short time.

  If any of the starting openings 27a, 27b of the special symbol starting means 27 detects a game ball, the main control means 50 makes a big hit by random number lottery and makes a judgment of losing, and the special control is made by the control of the sub-control means 51 according to the judgment result. The special symbol of the symbol display means 42 and the effect symbols 34a to 34c of the image display unit 33 of the image display means 25 change in synchronization for a predetermined time. As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the effect symbols 34a to 34c start to change at substantially the same time, and change among the plurality of types of effect symbol change patterns for a predetermined time with any one of the effect symbol change patterns. After continuing, stop in the order of left, right, middle, etc.

  If the drawn effect pattern variation pattern at this time is a reach variation pattern, for example, after the left effect design 34a stops at “7”, the right effect design 34c stops at “7”, and then the middle The change display ends when the effect symbol 34b is stopped. And if it is the production | presentation symbol fluctuation | variation based on jackpot determination, it will be in the jackpot state which the opening / closing plate 28a of the big winning means 28 opens and closes after that the inside design pattern 34b will show "7". In addition, if the effect design variation is based on the determination of detachment, the detachment effect mode in which the effect design 34b in the middle is other than “7” is shown. If the variation pattern without reach based on the determination of detachment, the effect symbols 34a to 34c stop and display different types of symbols.

  When a highly reliable production symbol variation pattern (including a production symbol variation pattern that becomes a jackpot effect mode) is selected based on the determination result of the jackpot or loss, the effect symbols 34a to 34c are displayed. If it becomes an operation period (see FIG. 8D) during the fluctuation, the operation means 21 emits light under the control of the sub-control means 51, and the operation period necessary for the player to form the visual recognition prevention unit 52 has arrived. Is notified.

  In this embodiment, the operation means 21 emits light when a highly reliable design symbol variation pattern (including a design symbol variation pattern that becomes a jackpot effect mode) is selected that becomes a jackpot effect mode after variation. Therefore, this light emission has an effect of notifying that the reliability that becomes the jackpot effect mode after fluctuation is high.

  If the player operates the operation means 21 while the operation means 21 emits light (see FIG. 8E), the sub-control means 51 controls the portion corresponding to the front side of the image display means 25 of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 to emit light. And the visual recognition prevention part 52 is formed inside the glass plate 13 of the glass door 6 (refer FIG.8 (F)).

  By forming the visual recognition blocking part 52 in this way, it is limited to a portion corresponding to the front of the front visual recognition area 53, so that the visual design variation pattern having a high reliability and a low appearance rate in the image display unit 33. Even when .about.34c is changing, the player in front of the front seen from the direction indicated by the X arrow can check his / her game image displayed in the front visual recognition area 53, but the side seen from the direction indicated by the Y arrow other than the front front. It is difficult for the player or the like to visually recognize the production symbols 34 a to 34 c in the front visual recognition area 53. Accordingly, the visual recognition blocking unit 52 can prevent the adjacent player or the like from peeping.

  Further, since a wide area corresponding to the front surface of the image display means 25 of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is caused to emit light, the visual effect of the game area 12 can be improved by the wide light emission of the transparent light emitting sheet 15. In forming the visual recognition blocking part 52 by the light emission of the transparent light emitting sheet 15, the light emitting region 52a may be merely light-emitted with a single color, or a moving image may be displayed with light emission. Further, when a moving image is displayed by light emission, even if it is a light emission state having a brightness (luminance) that can visually recognize the effect symbols 34a to 34c if the light emission is stationary, it is difficult to visually recognize the effect symbols 34a to 34c. It is possible. Note that the visual recognition block 52 may be such that a part of the display image on the end side of the front visual recognition area 53 can be seen when viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow Y.

  FIG. 9 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a glass plate is used so that a region outside the front visual recognition region 53 of the image display unit 33 of the image display means 25 and corresponding to the vicinity of the inside of the front decoration frame 31 from the image display unit 33 is the visual recognition prevention unit 52. The transparent light emitting sheet 15 is attached to a portion corresponding to the visual recognition blocking portion 52 of 13.

  Even when the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is attached to the back surface of the front glass plate 13, the front decorative frame 31 of the image display means 25 approaches the glass plate unit 11, and the front decorative plate of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 and the front decorative frame 31. If the distance from the front 37 is small, by forming the visual recognition block 52 in the region corresponding to the inside of the front decorative frame 31 from the image display unit 33 and outside the front visual recognition region 53, the front horizontal obliquely forward. The display image of the image display unit 33 cannot be seen through.

  Therefore, if it is only for forming the visual recognition prevention part 52, if the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is provided in the area | region which is the inner peripheral side rather than the front decoration board 37 of the front decoration frame 31 and becomes the outer side of the front visual recognition area 53, it is. Good. Further, when the mounting area of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is wide, it is sufficient to cause the transparent light emitting sheet 15 in the area outside the front visual recognition area 53 to emit light at least on the inner peripheral side of the front decorative plate 37 of the front decorative frame 31. It is. Even if there is a slight margin, the outer peripheral portion of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 or the outer peripheral portion of the visual recognition blocking portion 52 may be partially overlapped with the front decorative frame 31. The lower side may be approximately the same height as the lower side of the image display unit 33.

  FIG. 10 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention. When the horizontal width of the display window 32 of the image display means 25 and the front visual recognition area 53 of the image display section 33 are approximately the same as in this embodiment, the left and right end portions of the front visual recognition area 53 correspond to the outside. The transparent light emitting sheet 15 may be provided in the portion to be formed, and the visual recognition blocking portion 52 may be formed by light emission of the transparent light emitting sheet 15.

  Also in this case, the area that can be visually recognized by the player on the adjacent side can be greatly limited by the visual recognition blocking unit 52. Note that the visual recognition block 52 may be provided in a limited range near the outside of the front visual recognition area 53.

  FIG. 11 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a front decorative frame is formed from the outer peripheral side of the front view area 53 of the image display section 33 of the image display means 25 out of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 attached to the glass plate 13 corresponding to substantially the entire surface of the game area 12. The visual recognition prevention part 52 is formed in the area | region corresponding to 31, the transparent light emission area | region 55 in the area | region corresponding to the front visual recognition area | region 53 inside this visual prevention part 52, and the ball | bowl passage area | region 40a outside the visual recognition prevention part 52. In order to form the fluoroscopic light emitting areas 56 in the areas corresponding to the above, the portions corresponding to substantially the entire game area 12 of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 are caused to emit light. In addition, the visual recognition blocking part 52 and the transparent light emitting regions 55 and 56 are indicated by oblique lines having different directions in FIG.

  The visual recognition blocking unit 52 is in a light emitting state capable of blocking the see-through of the display image on the image display unit 33, the inner fluoroscopic light emitting region 55 is the production symbols 34a to 34c, and the outer fluoroscopic light emitting region 56 is the game ball or the like. The light is emitted in a low light emission state that can be seen through.

  In this case, since the transparent light emitting sheet 15 emits light over substantially the entire area of the game area 12, a visual effect of the game area 12 can be achieved through the glass plate 13 in the light emitting state. In addition, you may form the visual recognition prevention part 52 in the same part as the 1st-3rd embodiment.

  12 and 13 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a vertical band-shaped transparent light emitting sheet 15 is provided on the glass plate 13 corresponding to both sides of the front visual recognition area 53 of the image display unit 33, and the front visual recognition area 53 is emitted by the light emission of the transparent light emission sheet 15. The visual recognition blocking parts 52 are formed on both sides.

  Thus, you may provide the transparent light emission sheet 15 and the visual recognition prevention part 52 in both right and left sides. Even if there is a slight gap y between the inner edge of the front decorative frame 31 and the transparent light emitting sheet 15 and the visual recognition blocking part 52 when viewed from the Y direction, the design symbols 34a to 34c of the front visual recognition region 53, etc. If it is difficult to visually recognize the display image, there is no problem. Therefore, the transparent light emitting sheet 15 and the visual recognition blocking part 52 may be at least near both the left and right sides of the front visual recognition region 53, and may have a width that partially overlaps the inner end side of the front decorative frame 31.

  FIG. 14 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the visual recognition block 52 is formed by light emission in the area corresponding to the image display means 25 in the transparent light emitting sheet 15 as in the first embodiment, and the ball passage area 40a outside the image display means 25 is formed. In a region corresponding to, the light is emitted in a band shape or a streak shape so that a game ball passing through the ball passage region 40a can be visually recognized from between the band-shaped or streaky light emitting portions 58. The width of the light emitting unit 58 is less than the diameter of the game ball.

  As described above, the light emitting unit 58 may be provided at intervals in the ball passage region 40 a so that the game ball can be visually recognized from between the light emitting units 58. Further, the belt-like or streaky light-emitting portion 58 may be linear or curved. Further, since it is only necessary to provide an interval between the light emitting units 58, the light emitting units 58 can be provided in a dot shape having a size that does not hide the game ball.

  FIG. 15 illustrates a seventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is mounted on the front surface of the glass plate 14 on the back side of the two glass plates 13 and 14 of the glass plate unit 11. As described above, when the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is provided in the glass plate unit 11 on the front side of the game board 5, it may be provided on any of the two glass plates 13 and 14.

  In the case of the front glass plate 13, the transparent light emitting sheet 15 can be prevented from being damaged as much as possible by providing the transparent light emitting sheet 15 on the back surface thereof, and in the case of the back glass plate 14 on the front surface thereof. When the sheet 15 has sufficient wear resistance, etc., it can be provided on the front surface of the front glass plate 13 or on the back surface of the back glass plate 14.

  16 and 17 illustrate an eighth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a transparent protective plate 39 that covers the image display unit 33 of the image display means 25 from the front side is provided in the vicinity of the front end of the front decorative frame 31, and the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is provided on substantially the entire surface of the protective plate 39. It is installed.

  The protective plate 39 may be provided either before or after the front decoration plate 37. In FIG. 16, a protective plate 39 is disposed so as to overlap the front side of the inner peripheral portion of the front decorative plate 37, and the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is mounted on the front surface of the protective plate 39. The outer peripheral portion of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is covered with a seal or other decorative material 59 that is pasted over the front decorative plate 37.

  In FIG. 17, a protection plate 39 is disposed so as to overlap the back side of the inner peripheral portion of the front decoration plate 37, and the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is attached to the back surface of the protection plate 39. The outer peripheral portion of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is covered from the front side by a front decorative plate 37.

  Thus, even when the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is attached to the protective plate 39 disposed in the vicinity of the glass plate unit 11, the display area 47 of the effect symbols 34 a to 34 c displayed on the image display unit 33, or the display area By causing the transparent light emitting sheet 15 to emit light outside the front visual recognition area 53 including 47, the visual recognition block 52 can be formed in that portion, so that other players can look at the display image of the display area 47 or the front visual recognition area 53. Can solve problems such as

  In addition, the part corresponding to the front visual recognition area | region 53 etc. of the transparent light emission sheet 15 does not need to be light-emitted, and you may make it light so that the display image of the image display part 33 can be seen through. The transparent light emitting sheet 15 may be attached to the back surface of the protective plate 39. Further, when the protective plate 39 is in the vicinity of the front surface of the image display unit 33, such as when the protective plate 39 is attached to the rear end portion of the front decorative frame 31 as in the first embodiment, the protective plate 39 is transparent. A light emitting sheet 15 may be provided.

  18A to 18C illustrate the ninth embodiment of the present invention. When the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is provided in the glass plate unit 11 corresponding to the game area 12 in which the image display means 25 is disposed and the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is caused to emit light, as shown in FIG. Partitioned into a plurality of upper and lower, left and right regions 61 to 64 at a boundary 60, or partitioned into a plurality of regions 61 to 64 in a left and right direction at a plurality of vertical boundaries 60 as shown in FIG. The plurality of regions 61 to 64 may emit light sequentially in a predetermined order by operating the operation means 21 or the like. In addition, you may partition into the some area | regions 61-64 in the up-down direction at the boundary 60 of the horizontal direction.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 18C, a plurality of lightning and other regions 66 to 70 are provided in the circumferential direction around the image display means 25, and the plurality of regions 66 are operated by operating the operation means 21. ˜70 may emit light sequentially in a predetermined order.

  Also in these cases, the display image of the image display unit 33 of the image display means 25 depends on the light emission brightness when the transparent light emitting sheet 15 emits light, the time during which the light emitting state regions 61 to 64 and 66 to 70 change, and the like. It is possible to make it difficult to visually recognize. In addition, you may provide the transparent light emission sheet 15 separately for every area | region.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the image display means 25 includes a panel-type image display unit 33, and also includes one or a plurality of game images such as game symbols, effect symbols 34a to 34c, and effect images displayed on the outer periphery by printing or the like. A reel-type image display means 25 having a rotating reel may be used.

  The transparent light emitting sheet 15 is preferably attached to a transparent plate such as the glass plates 13 and 14 and the protective plate 39. However, when the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is a sheet having a predetermined strength, the outer peripheral portion of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is The transparent light emitting sheet 15 may be supported by the holding frame, for example, by being fixed to the holding frame. The transparent light-emitting sheet 15 is preferably a conventionally known organic EL, but may be other.

  In addition, it is desirable that the visual recognition prevention unit 52 formed by light emission of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 makes it difficult to visually recognize the display image from other than the front front of the image display unit 33 or the front visual recognition region 53 thereof. However, since the game hall sits on a chair and plays a game, the peeping by the player on the adjacent side can be from either or both of the left and right. Therefore, it is sufficient that the visual recognition prevention unit 52 is provided on both the left and right sides of the image display unit 33 or the front visual recognition region 53, and the upper and lower sides may be omitted. The visual recognition block 52 may be provided at least on both the left and right sides of the front visual recognition area 53. The visual recognition blocking part 52 does not need to be completely coincident with both the left and right ends of the front visual recognition area 53, and may be somewhat overlapped with each other, or may be slightly spaced in the left-right direction between the two.

  The transparent light emitting sheet 15 may be provided on substantially the entire surface corresponding to the game area 12, or may be provided only on a portion where the visual recognition blocking portion 52 is to be formed. When there is a ball passage area 40b such as the drop stage 43 near the lower side of the image display unit 33, even when the transparent light emitting sheet 15 is provided outside from the outer periphery of the image display unit 33 or near the outer periphery, It is desirable to emit light at least in a portion other than the portion corresponding to the ball passage region 40b, or to emit light in a state where the game ball is visible in the portion corresponding to the ball passage region 40b. Further, when the transparent light emitting sheet 15 corresponding to the ball passing area 40a outside the front decoration frame 31 is caused to emit light, it is desirable that the part corresponding to the ball passing area 40a emits light so that a part of the game ball can be seen.

  In the embodiment, the image display unit 33 can display the effect symbols 34a to 34c that change and stop for a predetermined time in the front visual recognition area 53, and the effect image of the image display unit 33 stops in a jackpot effect mode after the change. In the case of changing with a highly reliable production symbol change pattern, the visual light blocking portion 52 is formed by causing the transparent light emitting sheet 15 to emit light when the player operates the operation means 21 within the effective period. In the case of one or a plurality of effect symbol variation patterns among a plurality of highly reliable effect symbol variation patterns that stop in a jackpot effect mode after variation, without using the operation of the operation means 21 as a condition, The visible light blocking portion 52 may be formed by automatically causing the transparent light emitting sheet 15 to emit light under the condition of reach or the like. Further, the light emission by the operation of the operation means 21 and the automatic light emission not by the operation of the operation means 21 may be used in combination.

  After the transparent light emitting sheet 15 emits light by the operation of the operating means and the visual recognition blocking portion 52 is formed, the light emission of the transparent light emitting sheet 15 may be terminated by operating the operating means 21. In addition, the transparent light emitting sheet 15 may emit light by a player's operation while the game symbols such as the effect symbols 34a to 34c are changing, regardless of the type of effect symbol variation pattern.

  When the operation means 21 has a limited effective period, it is necessary to notify the player of the effective period. However, as illustrated in the embodiment, the operation means 21 may be lit to notify the player. You may make it alert | report by displaying on the display part 33, or you may make it alert | report by some other means. The operation means 21 may be provided at a place where the player can easily operate. Furthermore, in addition to the production of pachinko machines, it may be employed in combination gaming machines such as slot machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Game board 6 Glass door 12 Game area | region 13, 14 Glass plate 15 Transparent light emission sheet 21 Operation means 25 Image display means 33 Image display part 34a-34c Production design 50 Main control means 51 Sub-control means 52 Visual-prevention part 53 Front visual recognition area

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  In a ball game machine provided with an image display means having an image display unit for variably displaying a game image such as a predetermined effect design or effect image in a game area of the game board, the ball display device from other than the front of the image display unit when emitting light A gaming machine comprising a transparent light-emitting sheet that forms a visual recognition block for making it difficult to visually recognize the gaming image in the front visual recognition area of the image display unit.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the visual recognition blocking portion is provided at least on both left and right sides of the front visual recognition area.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a glass door having a glass plate capable of visually recognizing the game area on a front side of the game board, and the transparent light-emitting sheet is mounted on the glass plate.   The transparent light emitting sheet is arranged corresponding to substantially the entire surface corresponding to the game area, and the transparent light emitting sheet is caused to emit light so that all or part of the game ball passing through the ball passing area of the game area can be visually recognized. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transparent light emitting sheet forms the visual recognition blocking portion in a portion excluding a portion corresponding to a ball passing region of the gaming region.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the transparent light-emitting sheet corresponding to the front view area emits light so that the game image in the front view area can be viewed from the front.   The image display unit capable of displaying an effect symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time in the front visual recognition area and stops in either a jackpot effect mode or a loss effect mode, and an operation means operated by a player, wherein the effect symbol is Control means for causing the transparent light-emitting sheet to emit light when the player operates the operation means during the fluctuation in the highly reliable production symbol fluctuation pattern that stops in the jackpot presentation mode, thereby forming the visual recognition blocking portion. The gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 6, characterized in that.

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