JP2013146525A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of changing models suitably.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko machine 10, models are changed by exchanging a game board provided at a back side of a front frame set 14. The front frame set 14 includes: opening side sloped walls 401a and 436a emitting light corresponding to variation display, or the like of the game board; and outward sloped walls 401b and 436b emitting light in a fixed mode in a normal game state at a part where a change or not in the mode corresponding to the exchange of the game board 30 is switched. While a plurality of Pachinko machines are lined up in a game parlor, color common to players who select Pachinko machines for performing a game is visually recognized, thus enabling a model change to be recognized easily.

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

  Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. The pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame fixed to a game island of a game hall (a hall), an inner frame that can be opened and closed with the left end side of the outer frame as an opening / closing axis, and a game area at the opening of the inner frame. A game board that is mounted so as to be positioned, and a front door (door member) that is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame with the left end side in front view of the inner frame as an opening and closing axis and has a viewing window corresponding to the game area. I have. The front door is provided with a visual window that allows the game area of the game board to be visually recognized, and a decorative part such as a lamp is provided at the peripheral portion of the visual window. In general, pachinko machines are decorated according to the gaming state by causing the lamp to emit light in multiple modes, or a specific gaming state such as an error state or a big hit state is easily distinguished by the player and the store clerk. It can be done. When changing the model to refurbish a gaming machine in the hall, if the entire pachinko machine is replaced, the gaming board and the front door become new parts and the decorative parts are renewed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-102937 A

  However, there is a problem that when changing the model to refurbish a gaming machine in the hall, the cost of changing the model increases if the entire pachinko machine is replaced. On the other hand, when changing the model by exchanging only the game board, the front door covering the game board itself remains the same, and there is a problem that it is difficult for the player to understand the model change.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably changing the model.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1
A front member forming the front of the gaming machine;
In a gaming machine provided with an exchange member provided on the back side of at least a part of the front member and provided to be exchangeable when changing the model,
The front member is
A changing portion that changes to a mode corresponding to the exchange member;
An invariant portion not corresponding to the exchange member;
And a common mode part which is a portion where whether or not a mode changes corresponding to the replacement of the replacement member and which is set to a substantially constant mode in a normal gaming state.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game machine which can perform a model change suitably can be provided.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a front frame set. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is AA sectional view taken on the line of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 6 (a), and (c) is a schematic view of the structure of the light guide sheet. It is the perspective view shown in. (A) is the elements on larger scale of an upper plate unit, (b) is the DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 7 (a), (c) is sectional drawing which showed the state which attached the other case member. is there. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a front frame set and a front cover. It is a perspective view of the light guide sheet in other embodiments. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing configurations of a slot machine and a front cover.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “pachinko machine”) which is a kind of gaming machine will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a front frame set 14 of the pachinko machine 10. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the pachinko machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 (only the front frame set 14 is shown). FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hole), and one side portion (for example, a front surface) of the outer frame 11. The inner frame 12 supported to be openable / closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with the opening / closing axis as the opening / closing axis, and one side portion of the inner frame 12 (for example, the left side portion in the front view of the pachinko machine 10) opened / closed And a front frame set 14 attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable as an axis.

  The outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole by a wooden plate material in a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a small screw. In addition, the outer frame 11 may be configured by using a light metal such as resin or aluminum partially or entirely instead of the wooden plate material.

  The inner frame 12 includes a resin base (not shown) as a main member that forms the outer shape, and the front frame set 14 is attached to the resin base so that the front frame set 14 can be opened. In addition, the resin base of the inner frame 12 has a rectangular shape whose outer shape is substantially the same size as the outer frame 11 when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and is provided with an opening having a substantially central location as an opening center. The game board 30 is attached to the resin base from the back side, and the front part of the game board 30 is visible from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 through the opening.

  The game board 30 (see FIG. 3) is detachably attached to the resin base so that the game area 30a is positioned in the opening of the resin base (not shown).

  The front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable around an opening / closing axis in the vertical direction on the left side when viewed from the front. The front frame set 14 includes a resin-made glass frame base as a base component that forms the entire back side of the front frame set 14, and a lower dish unit 13 that is attached to the lowermost part on the front side of the glass frame base. It is roughly divided into an upper plate unit 21 attached to the upper side of the lower plate unit 13 on the front side of the glass frame base and a glass frame portion 23 attached to the upper side of the upper plate unit 21 on the front side of the glass frame base.

  The lower plate unit 13 is fixed to the glass frame base with a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at the lowermost portion of the front frame set 14. The lower plate unit 13 includes a lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 17, and a game ball launching handle 18 on the front side thereof. The lower tray 15 serving as a ball receiving tray is provided at substantially the center of the lower tray unit 13, and the game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower tray 15.

  The ball removal lever 17 is used to draw out (discharge) the game ball in the lower tray 15, and by moving the ball removal lever 17 to the left in FIG. The game balls that are opened and stored in the lower plate 15 can be pulled out. The game ball launching handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. A game ball is driven toward the game board 30 by a launcher 229 (see FIG. 5) with a strength corresponding to the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate unit 21 is fixed to the glass frame base with a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at a lower portion of the front frame set 14 (above the lower plate 15). And a key operation unit 14a that is operated when the front frame set 14 and the inner frame 12 are opened. The upper plate 19 temporarily stores the game balls and guides the game balls toward the launching device 229 provided inside the pachinko machine 10 while aligning them in a line.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame portion 23 includes a window portion 101 formed on the upper side of the upper plate unit 21, various electric decoration portions provided around the window portion 101, a sound output port 24, and the like. Consists of.

  The window portion 101 is formed in a substantially elliptical shape so that most of the game area 30a (see FIG. 2) of the game board 30 can be visually recognized from the outside. The window portion 101 has a shape with an open central portion, and a substantially elliptical glass unit 137 is attached to the opening portion. The glass unit 137 is composed of a plate-like component in which a transparent double glass is bonded and integrated with a resin component that surrounds its outer periphery. The transparent component used for the glass unit 137 is not limited to glass, and a resin component such as acrylic resin or polycarbonate may be used.

  Around the window 101 on the front side of the front frame set 14 (for example, the upper part, the left part, the right part, etc.) An illumination part 430 and a corner illumination part 480) are provided. These electric decoration parts are used for decoration of the pachinko machine 10, and the light emission mode is changed and controlled in accordance with changes in the game state such as during jackpot game or predetermined reach production, It plays the role of enhancing the production effect during the game. In addition, a part of the illumination part is used to transmit information such as the machine manufacturer, model image, jackpot probability, etc. to the player by emitting light with a color peculiar to the model of the pachinko machine 10, etc. Details of the contents will be described later.

  A small window 107 made of a transparent resin is provided at a position obliquely below the left and right of the periphery of the window 101 so that a part of the surface of the inner frame 12 and the surface of the game board 30 can be visually recognized. Since the predetermined portion of the small window 107 is flat, the certificate paper or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be suitably read from the flat portion of the small window 107 by a machine.

  A ball rental operation unit 120 is disposed below the window unit 101, and a ball rental button 121 and a return button 122 are provided in the ball rental operation unit 120. When the lending operation unit 120 is operated in a state where a bill or a card (for example, a prepaid card) is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, according to the operation. Game balls are rented out. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium). Is done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. In addition, you may make it provide the frequency display part which displays remaining amount information, such as a card | curd, in the lending operation part 120 further. In addition, a pachinko machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, a so-called cash machine, does not require the ball lending operation unit 120. A decorative sticker or the like may be attached to the installation portion, thereby making it possible to share a ball rental operation unit for a pachinko machine using a card unit and a cash machine.

  Sound for outputting sound from a light emitting component such as an LED and a speaker provided in the front frame set 14 (or the back side) may be displayed on the corner illumination unit 480 at the top of the front frame set 14. An output port 24 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 30 is made of a substantially rectangular plywood as viewed from the front, and is attached in a state in which the peripheral edge is in contact with the back side of the resin base (not shown) of the inner frame 12. The game area 30a located at a substantially central portion on the front side of the game board 30 is made visible from the front side of the inner frame 12 through the resin-based substantially elliptical window portion 101 shown in FIG.

  The game board 30 includes a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, first starting ports 33a and 33b (for example, operation chucker), a second starting port 34 (for example, a through gate), a variable display unit 35, and the like. Yes. These general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, first starting ports 33a and 33b (for example, operation chucker), second starting port 34 (for example, through gate), variable display unit 35, etc. Each of the through holes formed by router processing is disposed in each through hole, and is attached from the front side of the game board 30 with a wood screw or the like. A game ball enters the aforementioned general winning port 31, variable winning device 32, and first start ports 33a and 33b, and the detected balls are detected by detection switches (winning port switch, count switch, operation port switch) described later. Then, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15) based on the output of the detection switch.

  The first start port 33a on the upper side and the first start port 33b on the lower side are provided with operating port switches (passage detection switches), respectively, so that balls entering each of the start ports 33a and 33b can be detected separately. It is configured. In either case of entering a game ball into the first start port 33a on the upper side or entering a game ball into the first start port 33b on the lower side, the change is that it is a start prize. Although there are no prize balls, the number of prize balls is different, for example, 3 balls at the first start port 33a on the upper side and 5 balls at the first start port 33b on the lower side. The first start port 33a on the upper side and the first start port 33b on the lower side are fixed to the game board 30 as an integrated single start winning device 33.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an out port 36 is provided at the lower part of the game board 30, and game balls that have not entered the various winning devices etc. are guided through the out port 36 to a ball discharge path (not shown). The A number of nails are planted on the game board 30 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill 37 are arranged.

  The variable display device unit 35 includes a first symbol display device 40 for variably displaying a first symbol (for example, a special symbol) as identification information, with a winning in the upper and lower first start ports 33a and 33b as a trigger, The second symbol display device 41 for variably displaying the second symbol (for example, a normal symbol) using the passage of the starting port 34 as a trigger and the winning of the first symbol 33a, 33b for the third symbol (for example, The center of the 3rd symbol display device 42 which variably displays (decorative symbols) and the center of the game board 30 so as to surround the image display surface of the 3rd symbol display device 42 when viewed from the front (viewed from the vertical direction in the drawing). And a frame 47.

  The first symbol display device 40 includes, for example, a plurality (two in this embodiment) of two-color light emitting type LEDs (light emitting diodes) 40a and 40b, and an LED 40c indicating the number of suspensions of variable display on the LEDs 40a and 40b. (Hereinafter referred to as “hold lamp” as necessary). The LEDs 40a and 40b can emit light in red and blue, for example. The first symbol display device 40 displays that the first symbol (the emission color mode of each LED 40a, 40b in this embodiment) is in a variable display state by alternately changing the emission color of each LED 40a, 40b. For example, if both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a red light emitting state after a fluctuation display, a probable big hit (specific hit), if both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a blue light emitting state, a normal big hit (non-specific hit), both LEDs 40a, When 40b stops in the light emission state of a different color, it shows that it is a result of detachment.

  The hold lamp 40c displays the number of times that the game ball has passed through the first start ports 33a and 33b and has been put on hold without being executed yet. The maximum number of times of holding is four, and the number of times of holding is lit and displayed by the holding lamp 40c. Note that the hold lamp 40c may be displayed by other configurations such as a configuration in which a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 is displayed by an image.

  In addition, as this 1st symbol display apparatus 40, the LED of the type which can emit at least 3 or more may be employ | adopted, and you may comprise combining multiple types of LED which can emit light of one color. . A variation display state of the first pattern is generated by, for example, alternately emitting light of each color, and when the LED stops in the light emission state of the first color, a probable large hit (specific hit) is indicated, and the LED When it stops in the light emission state of the second color different from the color, it usually shows a big hit (non-specific hit), and when the LED stops in the light emission state of the third color different from the first and second colors, it comes off. You may make it show.

  The second symbol display device 41 includes, for example, a display unit 41a on which “○” is drawn for the second symbol, a display unit 41b on which “x” is drawn for the second symbol, and a holding lamp (holding). LED) 41c, and each time the game ball passes through the second starting port 34, for example, the display symbol (ordinary symbol) by the display units 41a and 41b varies, and the variation display stops at a predetermined symbol. The first start port 33b on the lower side is activated (opened) for a predetermined time. Specifically, the first start port 33b on the lower side is provided with an operation port solenoid that opens a blade-shaped member that can be opened to the left and right as an electric accessory. Under control, the first start port 33b on the lower side is activated.

  The number of times that the game ball has passed through the second start port 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times the game ball is held is lit on the hold lamp 41c. The display units 41a and 41b and the holding lamp 41c each have an LED (light emitting diode) therein, and are variably displayed and stopped by switching the light emission of the LED (or lighting of the lamp).

  The 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 is comprised, for example with the liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by the display control apparatus 45 mentioned later. The third symbol display device 42 displays, for example, three decorative symbol sequences of left, middle and right. Each decorative symbol sequence is composed of a plurality of decorative symbols, and these decorative symbols are displayed on the third symbol display device 42 so as to scroll for each decorative symbol sequence.

  The variable winning device 32 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid for opening the large winning opening 32a. The special winning opening 32a is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won, and alternately repeats an open state in which a game ball is likely to win and a normal closed state in the event of a big win. The state where the big winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 repeatedly forms an open state and a normal closed state at the time of a big win is also referred to as a special gaming state (for example, a big winning state). Since the ball enters (wins) and a large number of game balls are paid out as award for the winning, the game state is advantageous to the player as compared to the normal game state.

  More specifically, when a game ball wins the first start opening 33a, 33b, the two LEDs 40a, 40b of the first symbol display device 40 are displayed in a variable manner, and are preset as the display of the LEDs 40a, 40b after the change is stopped. The special gaming state is generated when the selected light emission mode is selected. For example, in the case of the light emission mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b are stopped in the red light emission state, the special game state is generated after the probability variation big hit (specific hit) is won. When both LEDs 40a and 40b are in a light emitting mode in which they stop in a blue light emitting state, a big hit (non-specific hit) is usually won, and in this case also a special gaming state occurs. In the case of a light emitting mode in which both LEDs 40a and 40b stop in a light emitting state of different colors, it is out of the field, indicating that the lottery is lost in the special gaming state.

  This special game state is configured by repeating a state in which the state where the big winning opening 32a of the variable prize winning device 32 is in a predetermined open state and the game ball is easy to win (a big hit state) continues for a certain period is repeated a plurality of times. Specifically, the passage of a predetermined duration (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 9) of winnings in the open state is defined as one round, and the large winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is determined a predetermined number of times ( For example, 15 times, hereinafter also referred to as the number of rounds.) A special gaming state is formed by repeatedly releasing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30 to guide the game ball launched from the launching device 229 (see FIG. 5) to the upper part of the game board 30. A game ball launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launch handle 18 is guided to the game area 30 a through a ball guide passage 49 formed by the rail unit 50. The rail unit 50 includes a ring-shaped resin molded product (for example, a product molded by adding a fluororesin), and a metal inner rail 51 and an outer rail attached to the resin molded product in an inner and outer double. 52.

  The inner rail 51 is arranged in a substantially semicircular shape excluding about 1/2 corresponding to the upper and right sides of the entire circumference. The outer rail 52 is arranged such that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. A ball guide passage 49 for guiding the game ball fired from the launching device 229 to the game area 30a is formed by a portion where the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval (a portion on the left side). . The ball guide passage 49 is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is opened, and the open portion is covered with the glass unit 137 (glass) described above.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 2). The return ball prevention member 53 prevents the game ball guided once from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 from returning to the ball guide passage 49 again. The upper right end portion of the outer rail 52 is a position corresponding to the maximum flying portion of the game ball (upper right portion in FIG. 2: a portion corresponding to the tip end portion of the outer rail 52), and the return rubber 54 is attached to the position. ing. The game ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 54 and is bounced back. The outer rail 52 is formed of a long metal strip made of stainless steel, and the flight of the game ball is smoother.

  An arc-shaped flange 56 is formed on the outer periphery of the rail unit 50 so as to project outward from the periphery when viewed from the front. The flange 56 constitutes a mounting surface for the game board 30. When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 is brought into contact with the game board 30, and in this state, screws or the like are inserted into a plurality of through holes formed in the flange 56. The rail unit 50 is fastened to 30.

  The ends of the rail unit 50 are formed in a substantially linear shape (flat). That is, at each of the top, bottom, left, and right ends of the rail unit 50, a part of the flange 56 having a shape that is spread outward by a certain amount with respect to the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 is cut off. Thereby, even if the width and height of the pachinko machine 10 are limited, an area for forming the flange 56 is secured while maximizing the rail diameter, and the game area 30a on the front surface of the game board 30 is expanded. ing.

  A convex portion 57 is formed at the entrance of the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 so as to close a part of the ball guide passage 49. The convex portion 57 is provided in a substantially vertical direction from the inner rail 51 to the lower end portion of the rail unit 50, and a foul ball that does not reach the game area 30 a and flows backward in the ball guide passage 49 is provided on the inner frame 12. It plays a role of guiding to a ball passage (not shown).

  In the lower right corner and the lower left corner of the game board 30, there are provided spaces for sticking stickers (S1 and S2 in FIG. 3) such as certificate paper (for example, a serial number is written) and plates. In order to ensure a large attachment space, notches 58 and 59 having a shape in which a part of the flange 56 is missing are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game area 30 a is an area that is partitioned into a substantially circular shape by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 of the rail unit 50. The game area 30 a is defined as an area excluding the ball guide passage 49 that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52 among the area surrounded by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52. For this reason, the part of the ball guide passage 49 is not included in the game area 30a, and the limit position on the left side of the game area 30a is specified by the inner rail 51, not by the outer rail 52. Similarly, the right limit position toward the game area 30a is specified by the wall portion of the resin molded product of the rail unit 50 in which the inner side is formed in an extended shape of the inner rail 51. The lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the lower end position of the inner rail 51. The upper limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the outer rail 52.

  Next, the arrangement of the decorative parts and the light emission mode of the front frame set 14 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The left side illumination part 410 and the right side illumination part 430 which incorporated LED etc. are provided in the left side location and the right side location among the periphery of the window part 101, respectively. In the upper part (the uppermost part of the pachinko machine 10) of the periphery of the window part 101, an upper illumination part 400 that also incorporates LEDs and the like is provided. Corner lighting parts 480 that also incorporate LEDs and the like are provided at diagonally upper and lower corners of the periphery of the window 101. A part of the left side illumination part 410, the right side illumination part 430, and the upper side illumination part 400 among each illumination part functions as a decoration lamp for the jackpot game, and is turned on and flashing during the jackpot game, Announce that it is in. In addition, the corner illumination unit 480 includes a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during payout of a prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs, and lighting control is performed corresponding to each state.

  The left side illumination part 410 and the right side illumination part 430 are made of substantially the same components, and both have a substantially symmetrical shape. First, the configuration of the right illumination unit 430 will be described, and the left illumination unit 410 will be described with respect to differences from the right illumination unit 430.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a plurality of LEDs 431 (6 in this embodiment, 6 on the window 101 side and 6 on the outside) are incorporated in the right illumination unit 430. An opening-side inclined wall 436a for diffusing and outputting the light from the LED 431 to the window 101 side is provided on the front side (lower side in FIG. 4) of the LED 431 (production LED 431c) closer to the window 101 among the LEDs 431. The front side of the LED 431 (frame color LED 431a) located outside the front frame set 14 is provided with an outer inclined wall 436b for outputting light from the LED 431 to the side opposite to the window portion 101 side. Note that the number and arrangement position of the LEDs 431 are not limited to this embodiment, and the light emitting means is not necessarily constituted by LEDs, and may be constituted by other light emitting means.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, an LED substrate 435 on which a plurality of LEDs 431 are mounted is provided on the right side illumination unit 430 so as to face the front side of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, the right illumination unit 430 is provided with a substrate protection base 437 in which the LED substrate 435 is accommodated and a light output direction (front side of the pachinko machine 10) of the LED substrate 435, and is made of a light-transmitting material. A case member 436 that forms a part of the front surface of the machine 10, a plate 438 provided between the LED 431 and the case member 436, and the interior of the case member 436 that stands on the plate 438 is connected to the window portion 101 side. A light-reflecting reflector 440 that is divided into the opposite side (the right end side of the pachinko machine 10), a light guide member 450 that guides and diffuses the light of the LED 431 on the window side, and a white resin that transmits light The frame member 460 is formed.

  The case member 436 of the right illumination part 430 has a hollow mountain shape in a cross-sectional view, and is inclined toward the opening side inclined wall 436a inclined toward the window part 101 side and toward the side opposite to the window part 101 side. The outer inclined wall 436b has a shape. The case member 436 is formed of a white resin material having optical transparency. Note that the case member 436 is colored in the present embodiment, but a colorless, transparent or colorless and translucent member with a different color may be used.

  A plurality of parallel recesses (grooves) are provided on the inner surface side of the opening-side inclined wall 436a of the right-side illumination part 430 along the left-right direction of the pachinko machine 10 when viewed from the front. The concave portions are formed in a groove shape having an arcuate cross section, and are formed so finely as to be a horizontal stripe pattern with the naked eye. On the other hand, a plurality of convex portions parallel to the longitudinal direction of the pachinko machine 10 are provided on the inner surface side of the outer inclined wall 436b of the right electrical decoration portion 430. This convex part is formed in a protrusion with an arcuate cross section, and the size and interval thereof are formed larger than the groove of the right electric decoration part 430. In addition, it is not necessary to form a recessed part or a convex part on the inner surface side of the opening-side inclined wall 436a and the outer inclined wall 436b, and it may be formed with a smooth surface along the outer shape, or both may be a recessed part or a convex part. In addition, a concave portion or a convex portion may be formed by a separate component from the inclined wall and disposed on the inner surface side of the inclined wall.

  The reflector 440 is formed of a non-transmissive component, and is a light-reflective member whose surface is mirror-finished by, for example, chrome plating. The reflector 440 is a wall-like member that partitions between the LED 431 on the window 101 side and the outer LED 431 in the internal space of the case member 436. The reflector 440 is erected on a U-shaped plate 438 in a cross-sectional view covering the LED mounting surface except for the portion of the LED 431 on the LED substrate 435. The reflector 440 is not necessarily provided. Instead of the reflector 440, a substrate on which LEDs are arranged at a portion where the reflector 440 is arranged is arranged so as to have a surface perpendicular to the left-right direction of the pachinko machine 10, and left and right It is good also as a structure which light-emits separately the opening side inclined wall 436a and the outer side inclined wall 436b by arrange | positioning LED on both surfaces.

  The wall surface on the side of the window portion 101 of the reflector 440 is provided with a plurality of convex portions having a circular arc cross section so that the light of the LED 431 is diffused. The wall surface of the reflector 440 opposite to the window portion 101 side is formed as a condensing surface on which the light of the LED 431 is condensed and emitted, and a plurality of concave portions having an arcuate cross section are provided. In addition, the reflector 440 of the right illumination unit 430 is formed by connecting a plurality of arcs in a front view of the pachinko machine 10 so that the ends thereof are directed to the same side (opposite the window 101). The outer LED 431 is disposed at a height position corresponding to the center of the concave surface of each arc, and the LED 431 on the window 101 side is disposed at a height position corresponding to the connection portion of the arc. Therefore, the light from the outer LED 431 is collected and the light from the LED 431 on the window 101 side is diffused. In addition, the surface shape of the wall surface of the reflector 440 and the shape of the pachinko machine 10 in a front view are not limited to the above shapes, and the reflector 440 is not necessarily provided in the pachinko machine 10.

  The plate 438 is a member in which a board protection base 437 in a state where the LED board 435 is accommodated can be fitted in a U-shaped space. The plate 438 has a through hole 438a (a square through hole in this embodiment) at a position corresponding to the LED 431 of the LED substrate 435 in a state where the substrate protection base 437 is fitted. In FIG. 4, a through hole is formed on the LED 431 side on the window portion 101 side, and the outer LED 431 is not provided in a cross-sectional view. Therefore, the through hole is not shown in the sectional view, and the through hole of the outer LED 431 is not shown. Is provided on the back side of the sheet of FIG.

  The light guide member 450 has an incident surface on the side close to the LED 431 on the window portion 101 side, and has a flat shape that tapers as the distance from the LED 431 decreases and the thickness in the direction toward the window portion 101 is thin. By the light guide of the light guide member 450, the light from the LED 431 can be diffused and output toward the reflector 440 side and the window portion 101 side, and the emission intensity of the opening-side inclined wall 436a can be further reduced. The light guide member 450 is not necessarily provided only on the inner surface side of the opening-side inclined wall 436a, and may be provided on the inner surface side of the outer inclined wall 436b or may be provided only on the outer inclined wall 436b side. Further, it may not be provided on the inner surface side of both inclined walls, and the light of the LED 431 on the window portion 101 side or the LED 431 on the outer side may be guided to a frame member 460 described later.

  The frame member 460 is formed of a white resin having translucency and is fastened to the front end of the right side illumination part 430 with a screw to increase the rigidity of the right side illumination part 430. The frame member 460 is positioned in front of a space irradiated with light from the outer LED 431 among the internal space of the case member 436 partitioned inside and outside by the reflector 440, and is weakened by one step from the light emission of the outer inclined wall 436b. Irradiate the light with the brightness. The light output from the light guide member 450 inside the opening-side inclined wall 436a of the case member 436 and the light reflected by the reflector 440 are guided in a shape that does not face the distal end side (lower side in FIG. 4) of the case member 436. Member 450 and reflector 440 are formed. For this reason, the frame member 460 emits light by the light of the outer LED 431 among the inner and outer LEDs 431. Although this frame member 460 is disposed at a position that can be visually recognized by the player who plays the game, when viewing the third symbol display device 42 provided at the center of the game board 30, the frame member 460 can be seen from the opening-side inclined wall 436a. The player is located on the side of the player, hardly enters the field of view, and is configured to be dimmed so that the player who is playing is not so concerned. The frame member 460 is not necessarily provided. In this case, the case member 436 may be formed in an outer shape that matches the outer shape of the frame member 460.

  The left side illumination part 410 is composed of parts that are symmetrical with respect to the right side illumination part 430 described above. The left side illumination unit 410 is the same as the right side illumination unit 430 in that the light output to the window unit 101 side is a diffuse output and the light output to the opposite side of the window unit 101 is a condensed output. Since it is set as the structure, other description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, the light emission mode of the left and right electric decorations 410 and 430 will be described. First, the outer inclined wall 436b in the right illumination part 430 is output to the outside in a state where the light from the outer LED 431 is reflected by the condensing surface of the reflector 440 and condensed on the outer inclined wall 436b. . Since the outer inclined wall 436b is roughly provided with a plurality of convex portions 436d, the outer inclined wall 436b is diffused and outputted over a wide range of the tip end (lower side in FIG. 4) and the base end side (upper side in FIG. 4) of the case member 436. The

  When the right illumination unit 430 is viewed from the right slanting direction or the right lateral direction of the pachinko machine 10, the outer inclined wall 436b of the right illumination unit 430 has a plurality (for example, 6) of outer inclined walls 436b spaced from top to bottom. Bright spots can be confirmed individually. This light emission mode is focused and emphasized by the light collecting surface of the reflector 440, and can be clearly seen from a hall person or a player away from the pachinko machine 10.

  The light traveling toward the distal end side (the lower side in FIG. 4) of the case member 436 inside the outer inclined wall 436b of the case member 436 is emitted while being attenuated by the frame member 460. For this reason, since the site | part located in the forefront of the right side illumination part 430 light-emits with the same color as the outer side inclination wall 436b, the player who visually recognized the pachinko machine 10 from diagonally recognizes the color of outer LED431 more clearly. In addition, the light is not excessively dazzled by a player who sits on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 and plays a game.

  The opening-side inclined wall 436a of the right-side electric decoration 430 is reflected by the diffusion surface of the reflector 440 after the light from the LED 431 on the window 101 side is diffused through the light guide member 450, and further, the opening-side inclined wall 436a. The light is diffused by the concave portion 436c on the inner surface and output. Since the opening-side inclined wall 436a is provided with a plurality of recesses 436c, light is output in a state in which light is diffused in the longitudinal direction of the case member 436 (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 4).

  When the right illumination part 430 is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 or from the left oblique direction or the left lateral direction, the opening-side inclined wall 436 of the right illumination part 430 emits light more uniformly than the outer inclined wall 436b. The aspect which carried out can be confirmed. For the player who performs the game, the opening-side inclined wall 436 is the easiest to enter the field of view in the right side illumination part 430, and the light emission mode of the opening-side inclined wall 436 is diffused by the diffusion surface of the reflector 440 and the like. Since it is assumed to be uniform, a player who plays with the pachinko machine 10 is not dazzled even when viewed for a long time, and is a light emission mode that is gentle to the eyes.

  Next, the other illumination parts of the front frame set 14 will be described. The upper illumination part 400 provided on the upper side of the outer periphery of the window part 101 is formed by dividing the inside into a side close to the window part 101 and the outside, like the above-described left and right illumination parts 410 and 430. Since the internal structure is the same, the description is omitted. The upper illumination part 400 includes case members 401 corresponding to the case members 436 of the left and right illumination parts 410 and 430 at two locations, and each case member 401 is inclined toward the lower side corresponding to the opening side. An opening-side inclined wall 401a and an upper inclined wall 401b inclined upward are provided. The opening-side inclined wall 401a of the upper illumination part 400 is output by diffusing light by a built-in light guide member and reflector, while the upper-side inclined wall 401b is condensed compared to the opening-side inclined wall 401b. Will output light.

  On the outer peripheral surface that protrudes forward among the portions that form the upper plate 19, there is provided a ball tray electric decoration portion 470 that decorates the periphery of the upper plate 19. As in the case of the left and right illumination parts 410 and 430, the ball dish illumination part 470 has an inner side close to the window part 101 (upward surface side) and an outer side (surface side facing slightly forward). Lights up separately. The ball tray electric decoration part 470 includes a case member 471 corresponding to the case member 436 of the left and right electric decoration parts 410 and 430, and the case member 471 is inclined toward the upper side corresponding to the opening side. A wall 471a and an outer inclined wall 471b that is inclined slightly forward and downward are provided. The opening-side inclined wall 471a of the ball dish illumination portion 471 is output by diffusing light by the light guide member (case member 471) and the reflector (diffusing member 631), while the outer inclined wall 471b is inclined on the opening side. Light is output in a condensed state compared to the wall 471b. In addition, the ball dish decorating portion 470 is provided with left and right side walls 471c facing left and right sides in the pachinko machine 10, and a board on which LEDs are mounted is disposed inside, and the left and right sides are the same as the outer inclined walls 471b. The light condensed to the extent is output.

  A handle cover made of a white transparent synthetic resin is provided on the front side portion of the game ball launching handle 18, and an LED is also incorporated inside the handle cover 472 so that the entire handle cover emits light.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 10 includes a main control device 261, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub control device 262, a display control device 45, a power supply device 313, and the like.

  The main controller 261 of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  Even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off, the RAM 503 is supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 and holds (backs up) data. When the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 executes the regular processing that is periodically repeated until the end. Execute. The RAM 503 stores the contents of the counter buffer and the holding ball storage area at that timing as information when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs, the same applies hereinafter), and the state of the pachinko machine 10 is changed to the power The state before cutting is restored. A power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Interrupt processing) is executed immediately.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 505 includes a RAM erasing switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a sub control device 262, a first symbol display device 40, a second symbol display device 41, and other switches not shown. Etc. are connected. The main controller 261 also has a function of controlling the first symbol variation display on the first symbol display device 40 and the second symbol variation display on the second symbol display device 41.

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by a payout motor 358a. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  Similarly to the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 described above, the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 is supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and retains data before the power is cut off (backup). Is done. The storage holding of the RAM 513 is executed when the power is turned off by executing the NMI interrupt process, and conversely, the restoration of the stored information in the RAM 513 is executed in the power recovery process when the power is turned on.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. Main controller 261, launch controller 312 and payout motor 358a are connected to input / output port 515, respectively.

  The firing control device 312 permits or prohibits the launching of the game ball by the launching device 229, and the launching device 229 is permitted to be driven when the firing conditions are satisfied. Specifically, the launch control device 312 receives a card unit connection signal S4 from the payout control device 311 (a signal that is output when the card unit described above is connected to the pachinko machine 10), and the player Touch detection signal S5 output when the game ball launch handle 18 is touched and output when the launch stop switch 18a provided on the game ball launch handle 18 for stopping the launch is not operated. The firing permission signal S7 is output to the main controller 261 on condition that all of the fired maintenance signals S6 to be performed are inputted.

  That is, the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level) is a firing permission state, and the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level) is a firing non-permission state. That is, the main control device 261 has a firing control signal S8 (pulse signal) for controlling a launching solenoid (not shown) that launches a game ball during a period when the input firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level). The ball feed control signal S9 (pulse signal) for controlling the ball feed solenoid that sends the game ball to the launch rail is repeatedly output to the launch control device 312 at a predetermined repetition period. The launch control device 312 drives and controls the launch device 229 based on the launch control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9, and a game ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 18. On the contrary, the main control device 261 does not output the firing control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9 to the firing control device 312 during the period when the input firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level). The game ball is not fired by 229.

  The display control device 45 controls the variable display of the third symbol (decorative symbol) on the third symbol display device 42. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. The input of the input port 527 is connected to the output of the sub-control device 262, and the CPU 521, ROM 522, work RAM 523, and image controller 526 are connected to the input port 527. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a third symbol display device 42 which is a liquid crystal display device is connected to an output of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 controls the decorative symbol display on the third symbol display device 42 based on the various commands transmitted by editing the various commands from the main control device 261 by the sub-control device 262. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data, and the work RAM 523 temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is a memory for.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the third symbol display device 42, and the display contents of the third symbol display device 42 are changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as decorative symbols displayed on the third symbol display device 42. The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing. It is displayed on the symbol display device 42.

  The power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24 volt power supply supplied from the outside, and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like. Then, these + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  The main control device 261 includes a main control board 261a and a power supply monitoring board 261b separate from the main control board 261a in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. The power monitoring board 261b includes a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure or the like, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal S1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of AC 24 volts with the power supply unit 541 and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when the time when this voltage has become less than 24 volts exceeds, for example, 20 milliseconds. The power failure signal S1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal S1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt process).

  In addition, even after the time when the AC 5 volts monitored by the power supply unit 541 becomes less than 5 volts exceeds 20 milliseconds, the power supply unit 541 has a sufficient time to execute the power failure process. The control system is configured to maintain the output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit for taking in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clearing backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal S2 to the main control board 261a. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the RAM 503 is cleared in the main controller 261, and the payout controller 311 is in the main controller. When the initialization command from H.261 is received, the data in RAM 513 is cleared.

  In the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device), three decorative symbol sequences of left, middle, and right are set, and an upper decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a lower decorative symbol are provided for each of the decorative symbol sequences L, M, and R. The three decorative symbols are displayed in a variable manner. In the present embodiment, the series of symbols includes a main decorative symbol with numbers “0” to “9”, and a sub-decorative symbol consisting of a rhombus-shaped symbol which is a different form from the main decorative symbol. The main decorative symbols are scroll-displayed in ascending or descending numerical order, and the sub decorative symbols are arranged between the main decorative symbols to form a series of decorative symbol sequences. Then, the main decoration design and the sub-decoration design are variably displayed from top to bottom with periodicity.

  The sub-control device 262 selects an effect to be executed based on various commands transmitted from the main control device 261, outputs a command for display control of the third symbol display device 42, and plays the game board 30 and the front frame. This is a control device for controlling the LEDs provided in the set 14, the speakers provided in the front frame set 14, and the like, and causing the devices to perform synchronized effects. The sub-control device 262 includes a CPU 551 that is an arithmetic device incorporating a ROM (program ROM) 552 and a RAM 553 that are storage devices, a bus line 554, and an input / output port 555. Note that the ROM 552 and the RAM 553 of the sub-control device 262 are not necessarily built in the arithmetic device, and may be connected via a bus line or the like separately from the CPU. The sub-control device 262 is not necessarily provided separately from the display control device 45. The sub-control device 262 and the display control device 45 are integrated, and the third symbol display device 42, the speaker and the like are controlled by one CPU. You may do it.

  An input / output port 555 is connected to the CPU 511 of the sub-control device 262 via a bus line 554 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 555 is connected to a main controller 261, various LEDs 431, a display controller 45, a speaker (not shown), motors 623, 624, and the like.

  The sub control device 262 is supplied with electric power from the power supply device 313 via a power line (not shown), and the CPU 551 and the like are controlled by this electric power. In addition, the sub control device 262 is provided with a frame control circuit 556 to which power is supplied from the power supply device 313.

  The frame control circuit 556 controls some LEDs 431 provided in the pachinko machine 10 separately from the control of the CPU 551. The frame control circuit 556 has a different power supply period from the CPU 551 and the like of the sub-control device 262. Specifically, the frame control circuit 556 is provided with charging means such as a capacitor (not shown), and when power is supplied to the pachinko machine 10 for a day, the LED 431 to be connected decreases for a certain period of time, for example, about 8 hours. It is supposed that light emission is continued in the illuminated state.

  Among the LEDs 431 connected to the sub-control device 262, some of the LEDs provided in the front frame set 14 are configured by LEDs 431 capable of displaying a full color in which three colors of RGB are integrated. The LED 431 is roughly divided into a frame color LED 431a, a specification LED 431b, and an effect LED 431c.

  The frame color LED 431 a is an LED for displaying the image color of the pachinko machine 10 as the light emission color of the front frame set 14. The pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a model that uses sea creatures for display and production for variation display, and the frame color LED 431a is continuously lit and displayed in such a manner that the blue LED repeats light emission and light reduction. The The frame color LED 431a includes the LEDs 431 in the outer inclined walls 401b and 436b of the left and right electric decoration parts 410 and 430 and the upper electric decoration part 400, and the outer inclined wall 471b and the left and right side walls 471c of the ball dish electric decoration part 470. The LED 431 is arranged. The frame color LED 431a continuously emits blue light toward the left and right and upper parts of the pachinko machine 10 under the control of the frame control circuit 556 while the power is on.

  When a player selects a pachinko machine to play a game, he looks at the pachinko machine from one of the left and right sides of the game island and selects the model he wants to execute. At this time, the frame color LED 431a of the pachinko machine 10 continuously emits blue light while the power is on. This blue light emitting part is provided on both the left and right sides and the upper part of the pachinko machine 10, and generally a plurality of pachinko machines of the same model are provided side by side, so that the player can easily recognize the blue image. Moreover, the light emitting unit is displayed in a conspicuous state by the light collecting function. For this reason, it can be easily visually recognized that the player is a model in which the ocean is imaged.

  The specification LED 431 b is an LED that displays a color corresponding to the specification of the pachinko machine 10. The pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a model in which a big hit is generated in 1/100 by entering the start openings 33a and 33b, and other models using the same design as the pachinko machine 10 are, for example, jackpot probabilities. Is a model with 1 / 200th and a model with a jackpot probability of 1/350. Corresponding to these three types of jackpot probabilities, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, which is the model with the highest jackpot probability, is “blue”, and the model with a medium jackpot probability of 1/200 is “green”. “The model with a jackpot probability of 1/350 is an LED displayed as“ red ”, and when the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 is attached to the inner frame 12, it is controlled by the frame control circuit 556 of the game board 30. The specification LED 431b emits “blue” light. This specification LED 431b is constituted by the LED 431 provided on the opening-side inclined wall 471a of the ball tray electric decoration part 470 and the handle electric decoration part 472 of the game ball launching handle 18, and the ball rental that is always operated when the player plays a game. Since the operation unit 120 and the game ball launching handle 18 emit light in a color corresponding to the jackpot probability as a specification, it is possible to reduce that the player mistakenly starts a game with a previously favorite model.

  The effect LED 431c is controlled by the CPU 551 of the sub-control board 262a, unlike the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b described above. This effect LED 431c is an LED that is controlled in the same manner as the LED provided on the front frame set 14 in the related art, and corresponds to the fluctuating effect, jackpot effect, reach effect, etc. of the third symbol display device 42 provided on the game board 30. The emission mode is controlled. The effect LED 431c is arranged as the LED 431 in the opening-side inclined walls 401a and 436a of the left and right electric decorations 410 and 430 and the upper electric decoration part 400. The effect button 600 provided at the center of the opening-side inclined wall 471a of the ball dish decorating portion 470 is a push button type input device for performing a player participation type effect during the variation effect, The provided LED is also configured by the production LED 431c. Of the portions emitting light in the front frame set 14 described above, the inclined walls 401a, 436a and the player participation type are arranged at positions closest to the field of view range for the player who is watching the third symbol display device 42 and playing the game. The light emission of the effect button 600 as an input device operated when executing the effect is linked to the fluctuation effect or the like. Therefore, it is possible to increase the player's feeling of uplifting with respect to changes in the gaming state.

  Next, the case where the game board 30 is replaced and the model is changed will be described. When changing the model, another game board is attached instead of the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 described above. The electrical configuration of the game board after the model change is the same as that described above, and the frame control circuit is configured so that the color of the frame color LED 431a matches the image of the model after the change. For example, in a model based on summer, a frame control circuit is provided that causes the frame color LED 431a to emit light with yellow light emission that is similar to the sun. Then, the player can recognize at first glance that the model has been changed by changing the part that has been continuously emitting light in blue before changing the model to yellow.

  In addition, in this model change, a configuration of a game board of a model having a similar (or the same) jackpot probability as the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 before the change will be described. The electrical configuration of the game board after the model change is the same as that described above, and the specification LED 431b emits light in the same color as before the model change as the configuration of the frame control circuit. Then, the player can easily recognize that the parts expressing the specifications are emitted in the same manner before and after the model change, and the specifications are similar or the same. it can. On the contrary, when a game board of a model having a different jackpot probability from the game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 before the change is attached, the color of the specification LED 431b is emitted in a color different from that before the model exchange as a configuration of the frame control circuit. It shall be. Therefore, the player can easily recognize that the specifications are different before and after the model change.

  In addition, even if the model is changed, the lower plate 15 itself and the corner decoration part 480 are invariable parts that do not change in appearance from the state in which the game board 30 before the model change is attached, and by providing this part, The cost of the pachinko machine 10 can be reduced, and invariable information can be easily shown to the player. The invariable part is preferably a part that is not visually recognized by the player or a part having a function other than electrical decoration. In the pachinko machine 10, it is difficult to enter the field of view when the player is sitting and playing a game. Around the lower platen 15 corresponding to the lower end of the pachinko machine 10, a part having a sound output function in which a speaker for outputting sound is provided and a sound output port is provided (corner illumination part 480), during paying out a prize ball It is set as the display part (corner lighting part 480) by which lighting control is performed corresponding to each state, such as lighting at the time of an error.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a model that is changed by exchanging the game board 30 provided on the back side of the front frame set 14 that forms the front surface thereof. Inclined walls 401a and 436a as changing portions that emit light by the effect LED 431c that changes to a mode corresponding to the fluctuation display and jackpot effect of the game board 30, and the lower plate 15 and the corner illumination part as invariable parts not corresponding to the game board 30 As a common mode portion that emits light by the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b, which is a portion where whether or not the mode changes in response to the exchange of the game board 480 and the game board 30 and is a substantially constant mode in the normal gaming state The inclined walls 401b, 436b, 471b, and 471c are provided. Since the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b continue to emit light with a certain color when the power is turned on, the pachinko machine 10 that is being played and the reach performance is being performed in a state where a plurality of devices are lined up in the amusement hall, and the pachinko machine that is in the big hit state Even when the machines 10 are mixed, the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b continue to emit light in the same color. Therefore, it is possible to make it easier for a player who selects a pachinko machine to play a game to recognize that the same model has been changed and the model has been changed by visually recognizing a common color.

  Further, since the frame color LED 431a is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the effect LED 431c in the front view of the pachinko machine 10 among the left and right and upper illumination parts 400, 410, 430, the player provides the effect of light by the effect LED 431c. It is possible to provide an effect of light emitted in a uniform color of the plurality of pachinko machines 10 for a player who selects a gaming machine on the game island while securing the above.

  Since the specification LED 431b is configured to emit light in a color corresponding to the jackpot probability, the player who performs the game can recognize the jackpot probability through the color of the specification LED 431b, and the model that the player previously liked It is possible to reduce the mistaken start of the game.

  Next, the decoration structure of the pachinko machine 10 by the upper plate unit 21 will be described with reference to FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the pachinko machine 10 shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 6A, and FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the structure of the light sheets 621 and 622 typically. In FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, some components such as the LED 431 and the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are not shown in cross-section.

  As described above, the upper plate unit 21 is a member that forms the periphery of the upper plate 19 as a ball tray, and as shown in FIG. 1, an effect button 600 provided at the center in the left-right direction and the surrounding portions And a ball tray electric decoration part 470.

  The ball tray electric decoration unit 470 is a decorative part that can emit light in a plurality of colors by the built-in LED 431. As shown in FIG. 6A, the ball dish decoration unit 470 includes a case member 471 that forms the surface on the front surface side of the upper plate 19, and an effect button 600 is provided on the inner surface side of the case member 471. A button decoration light guide plate 610 that decorates the surroundings, two light guide sheets 621 and 622 that are positioned further on the inner surface side of the case member 471 than the button decoration light guide plate 610 and can display decoration by a character, and an LED 431 ( The printed circuit board 630 to which the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b) are attached and the diffusion lens 631 that diffuses the light of the LED 431 provided on the printed circuit board 630 are provided.

  The case member 471 is formed in a hollow shape by a shape that bulges to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 of the upper plate 19 (the left side in FIG. 6A), the upper end portion is located at the front end portion of the upper plate 19, and the lower end side is It is in a state of being fitted into the upper plate cover 21a formed of colored resin. The button decorative light guide plate 610 located on the inner surface side of the case member 471 is provided inside the opening-side inclined wall 471a of the case member 471 and has a size that does not reach the inner portion of the outer inclined wall 471b. The button decoration light guide plate 610 emits light corresponding to the effect of the variable display by the effect LED 431c. For this reason, the opening-side inclined wall 471a of the case member 471 may be decorated by light emission corresponding to the variable display by light emission of the button decoration light guide plate 610, and the outer inclined wall 471b that emits light by the frame color 431a is the effect LED 431c. The effect of discoloration due to light emission is considered to be small.

  7 (a) is a partially enlarged view of the upper plate unit 21, FIG. 7 (b) is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 7 (a), and FIG. 7 (c) is attached with another case member 900. It is sectional drawing which showed the state. 7B and 7C, for ease of understanding, the case member 471, the button decoration light guide plate 610, and other case members 900 that are not located on the extension line of the DD line are shown. The attachment portion is schematically shown, and some parts are shown as they are without being viewed in cross section.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 decorate around the effect button 600, and are formed by molding a transparent resin of acrylic or polycarbonate. The triangular shape that decorates the effect button 600 and the line pattern that goes around the effect button 600 are formed by undulating portions 611 that are provided with irregularities on the inner surface side of the button decoration light guide plate 610. When the effect LED 431c that can emit light in full color is lit on the left and right sides of the button decoration light guide plate 610, the undulation portion 611 emits light around the effect button 600 in the lighting color. For example, when the input of the effect button 600 is validated in the variable display, the effect LED 431c is controlled to emit light with a color according to the expected value of whether or not to win the variable display. , Blue, yellow, green, and red in order of the expected emission colors. Note that the undulating portion 611 does not need to emit light with the light emission color of the effect LED 431c due to unevenness, and may form a pattern by printing or painting.

  Of the both surfaces of the case member 471, the inner surface facing the button decorative light guide plate 610 has an unevenness lower than the undulating portion 611 of the button decorative light guide plate 610, and is provided with unevenness that cannot be visually recognized from the surface side. An effect LED 431c capable of emitting light in full color is arranged on both the left and right sides of the case member 471. When the effect LED 431c is lit, the area around the effect button 600 emits light uniformly in a color corresponding to the specifications of the pachinko machine 10. . At this time, the undulating portion 611 of the button-decorating light guide plate 610 is not visible due to the light emission of the case member 471, or is hardly visible to the extent that it cannot be seen at first glance. On the other hand, when the effect LEDs 431c on the left and right sides of the case member 471 are dimmed or turned off, the undulation of the case member 471 becomes transparent without irregular reflection, and the button decoration light guide plate 610 on the inner surface side can be seen. In other words, the decoration around the effect button 600 is displayed by controlling the lighting of the effect LED 431c so that the decoration by the undulating portion 611 of the button decoration light guide plate 610 is shown to the player or is almost completely hidden, and the decoration that looks good is displayed. It can be applied around 600.

  Here, the case member 471 emits light as the ball-bowl illumination portion 470 even when the LED 431 (specification LED 431b) on the printed circuit board 630 provided on the inner surface side thereof is lit. By causing the specification LED 431b to emit light, the case member 471 emits light. The color corresponding to the specifications of the machine 10 can be generated. In addition, the production LED 431c provided on both ends of the case member 471 may emit light with the same color as the specification LED 431b, and in this case, high intensity light emission is performed as compared with the case where only the LED 431 on the printed circuit board 630 is lit. Can do.

  The case member 471 and the button decorative light guide plate 610 cover the upper plate from the inner surface side of the case member 471 by an operation screw 615 that can be touched from the rear surface side of the front frame set 14 on the condition that the front frame set 14 is opened. 21a is fixed. The operation screw 615 is separated from the upper plate cover 21a by rotating a cylindrical portion having an uneven outer periphery, and when the operation screw 615 is removed, the case member 471 and the button decorative light guide plate 610 are The front frame set 14 can be separated.

  When performing the above-described model change, the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 can be removed and replaced with, for example, another decoration case member 900 having no opening of the effect button 600 (FIG. 7C). )reference). The case member 900 does not need to be provided with the button decoration light guide plate 610, and a transparent or translucent resin capable of emitting light separately from the opening-side inclined wall 471a and the outer inclined wall 471b by the LEDs 431 provided on the printed circuit board 630. Formed by. For this reason, when using a game board that does not use the production button 600, there is no need to provide extra parts, and the game hall purchases a pachinko machine equipped with a game board that does not use the production button 600 as a new model. Even in such a case, the effect button 600 can be easily retrofitted at the time of subsequent replacement with another model.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the effect button 600 is located around the operation unit 601 that moves downward when operated by the player, and the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate. A button cover 602 having a peripheral edge portion covering the opening for the effect button 600 provided at 610, an effect button case 603 for fixing the effect button 600 so that it does not come out of the case member 471, and wiring connection Connector 604, and an operation screw 605 for fixing the effect button 600 to the case member 471 and the button decorative light guide plate 610.

  The effect button case 603 includes a flange portion 603a formed so that the vicinity of the opening for the effect button 600 protrudes outward with a constant width over the entire circumference. Both the flange portion 603a of the effect button case 603 and the peripheral portion of the button cover 602 are formed of synthetic resin such as colored and opaque ABS. For this reason, even if the light guided from the left and right sides of the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 is reflected by the effect button 600, the leakage of light to the inside of the ball tray electric decoration unit 470 and around the effect button 600 is prevented. Can be suppressed.

  The operation screw 605 of the effect button 600 is a part that can be touched from the back side of the front frame set 14 on the condition that the front frame set 14 is opened, and is used for fixing the effect button 600 to the case member 471. Is. The operation screw 605 is separated from the button cover 602 by rotating a cylindrical portion having an uneven outer periphery so that the button cover 602 and the effect button case 603 can be separated. By this operation, the effect button 600 can be pulled out to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the outside.

  When changing the model, the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 are removed. For example, the effect button 600 itself is diverted to the next model, and at least one of the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 is used. To change. In this way, the divertable parts can be adopted in the new model, and it is possible to change the model that can be used in various ways at the minimum necessary cost.

  In addition, when changing the model, the decoration around the effect button 600 is changed as necessary to match the game board. The decoration around the effect button 600 is changed by inserting a key into the key operation unit 14 and opening the front frame set 14, removing the operation screw 615 from the back side of the front frame set 14, and the effect button 600, the case member 471, and the like. The button decoration light guide plate 610 is removed from the front frame set 14. Further, when the operation screw 605 provided on the effect button 600 is removed, the effect button 600, the case member 471, and the button decorative light guide plate 610 are completely separated. From this separated state, only the button decoration light guide plate 610 is changed to one suitable for the game board, the production button 600 is changed, all three parts are changed, or the production button is unnecessary. The decoration around the effect button 600 can be made to correspond to the model after replacement by replacing the member 900 (see FIG. 7C).

  Also, the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 are detached from the front frame set 14 by inserting a key into the key operation unit 14 and opening the front frame set 14 and operating an operation screw 605 provided on the effect button 600. The production button 600 can be removed without removing it. Therefore, operability is good when only the effect button 600 is changed when changing the model, and parts can be easily replaced even when the effect button is damaged.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes the case member 471 and the button decorative light guide plate 610 as decorative parts provided around the effect button 600 on each of the case member 471 and the button decorative light guide plate 610. By separately decorating and changing the light input state by the effect LED 431c, the visibility of the decoration provided on the button decoration light guide plate 610 changes. For this reason, the case member 471 can emit light with a color corresponding to the gaming state, or a decoration corresponding to the presence / absence of the presence / absence of the input of the effect button 600 can be applied around the effect button 600.

  Further, the case member 471 is decorated with unevenness having a size smaller than that of the button decoration light guide plate 610 provided on the inner surface side, and the decoration is left and right of the case member 471 corresponding to the light not passing through the button decoration light guide plate 610. Light can be emitted by the lights of the effect LEDs 431c on both sides. For this reason, the player can visually recognize the decoration of the case member 471 clearly without being affected by light unevenness due to the decoration of the button decoration light guide plate 610. On the other hand, when the player visually recognizes the decoration of the button decoration light guide plate 610, the player visually recognizes the decoration through the decoration of the case member 471, but the decoration larger than the decoration of the small size is preferred. Since it is conspicuous, the player can firmly recognize the decoration of the button decoration light guide plate 610.

  Further, by selecting different decorations of the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 corresponding to the exchange of the game board 30, the front appearance of the pachinko machine 10 can be seen without replacing the front frame set 14. It is possible to provide the pachinko machine 10 that allows the player to easily understand the model change at a glance while suppressing the product cost.

  Further, by changing the effect button 600, the case member 471, and the button decoration light guide plate 610 in conjunction with the replacement of the game board 30, the decoration around the effect button 600 can be changed corresponding to the replacement of the game board 30. . Therefore, the appearance of the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 when changing the model can be further changed without replacing the entire front frame set 14.

  In addition, a ball dish illumination portion 470 (case member 471) is provided as a part of the portion that emits light by the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b, and the left and right illumination portions 436 are other portions that emit light by the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b. And an upper illumination part 401 are provided. For this reason, the parts used as the common mode part can make it easy to divert the parts before the model change, and the model can be changed at a low cost while inheriting the decorations unique to the gaming machine manufacturer. .

  In addition, the effect LED 431c that emits light from the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 is arranged in a direction in which light is guided from the both end sides to the center side, that is, along the plate surface of the plate-like component, and the case member 471 and The specification LED 431b of the printed circuit board 630 provided on the inner surface side of the button decorative light guide plate 610 is arranged in a direction in which light is emitted from the inner surface side to the outer surface side of the case member 471 and the button decorative light guide plate 610. For this reason, in the situation where the control in which the specification LED 431b emits light is continuously performed, if the effect LED 431c is not caused to emit light, the light emission state corresponds to the specification of the pachinko machine 10, and the effect LED 431c is caused to emit light. The light emission of the LED 431b and the light emission of the effect LED 431c are mixed, and the part can be in a light emission state corresponding to the effect. Therefore, the outer surface of the case member 471 can be used as a common mode part or as a changing part corresponding to a change display effect, and a limited space can be effectively used depending on the model and gaming state. Can do.

  Next, decoration by the light guide sheets 621 and 622 will be described with reference mainly to FIG. The light guide sheets 621 and 622 are thin plate-shaped light guide parts having a thickness of 0.7 millimeters, for example, and are transparent such as soft vinyl chloride resin (PVC) and thermoplastic polyurethane resin (TPU). It is made of a material and is configured so as to be wound into a cylindrical shape. The light guide sheets 621 and 622 are configured to be operable by motors 623 and 624 as switching means provided on one end side in the axial direction of the rod-shaped member serving as an axis, and the motors 623 and 624 are attached to the upper plate cover 21a. By fixing, the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are supported in a cantilever state.

  The two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are provided with a free end whose one end on the extending direction side becomes a tip portion, and the free end is not a uniform length perpendicular to the extending direction, but in a plan view. The right side is shorter than the left side. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer inclined wall 471 b corresponding to the front end side in the expanded state of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 in the left portion of the effect button 600 of the case member 471 has a shape that rises to the right. Since 622 is a decorative part for decorating the left portion of the effect button 600, the length of the free end side is different. In this way, by forming the unfolded state with one end as a free end, expanded states corresponding to various shapes can be formed in the light guide sheets 621 and 622 that are tubular in the housed state. In the present embodiment, the widths of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are uniform. However, the width may be changed according to the portion, and the free end is harder than the material of the light guide sheet. For example, a resin such as polycarbonate may be attached to prevent deformation on the free end side when the light guide sheet is expanded.

  The motors 623 and 624 are connected to the sub-control board 262a and controlled by the CPU 551. By this control, the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are respectively stored in a cylindrical shape and the leading end side is expanded. Thus, it is possible to switch to the expanded state overlapping the inner surface side of the case member 471. Note that it is not always necessary to switch the state of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 by the motors 623 and 624 as the switching means, and the state of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 is switched by the switching means by another driving device such as a solenoid. Alternatively, the state may be switched by adding an urging mechanism to one side, for example, the storage state side, using an elastic member such as a spring. Further, instead of being electrically operated, a handle or the like for switching the state of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 by manual operation may be provided. Further, it is not always necessary to control the state of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 by the CPU 551 of the sub-control board 262a, and the state of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 is controlled by the frame control circuit 556 similarly to the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b. May be controlled.

  On each of the two light guide sheets 621 and 622, patterns 621a and 622a imitating different characters exemplified by fish and octopus are drawn as decorations visible to the player, and these patterns 621a and 622a are drawn. It can be displayed on the ball dish illumination unit 470. As in this embodiment, a plurality of patterns may be displayed on the same model as the pattern of the fish and octopus related to the sea as in this embodiment. Each pattern may be displayed on different models as different types that are not related to each other.

  The patterns 621 a and 622 a of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are patterns that emit light by irradiating light with fine unevenness on the film, and are designed to be drawn on the surface of the third symbol display device 42 or the game board 30. For example, when the model is changed, the rotation of the motors 623 and 624 is controlled so that the pattern suitable for the model is in the expanded state. The light guide sheets 621 and 622 may be provided with the same pattern as the notice character displayed corresponding to the expected degree of jackpot after the variable display in the third symbol display device 42. The third symbol display device As an effect that the character is displayed in advance as a notice before the character is displayed on 42, or the character once displayed on the third symbol display device 42 is continuously displayed by the light guide sheets 621 and 622, the motors 623 and 624 Drive control may be performed.

  These two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are arranged side by side vertically on the side close to the upper plate 19, and when one light guide sheet is expanded, the other light guide sheet is wound up. It is controlled so that both do not enter the expanded state at the same time. As shown in FIG. 7B, the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are supported on the outer surface side by protrusions 610 a formed on the side where the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are arranged on one side of the button decorative light guide plate 610. The protrusions are continuous with convex portions along both ends of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 in the width direction and in the moving direction when the light guide sheet is expanded or stored at one or a plurality of locations therebetween. The shape is made. The inner surfaces of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are supported by the outer surface of the diffusion lens 631. The maximum thickness of the film that can enter the space formed by the diffusing lens 631 and the protrusion 610a is set to 1 mm, and the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 cannot enter at the same time.

  As shown in FIG. 6C, the light guide sheets 621 and 622 emit light by, for example, LEDs 431 provided on both ends in the width direction of the light guide sheets 621 and 622. In this embodiment, the LED 431 is an effect LED 431c, and control corresponding to the state of the game, such as a jackpot game or a variable display effect, is performed by the sub-control device 262. Note that the LEDs 431 that cause the light guide sheets 621 and 622 to emit light do not necessarily have to be provided on both ends in the width direction of the light guide sheets 621 and 622, and may be provided on only one side, as indicated by the arrows in FIG. As shown, you may provide in the front end side edge part which a light guide sheet is expand | deployed. The LED that emits light from the light guide sheets 621 and 622 is not necessarily the effect LED 431c, and may be either the frame color LED 431a or the specification LED 431b, and a plurality of the effect LED 431c and at least one of the frame color LED 431a or the specification LED 431b. LED may be arranged side by side on both ends in the width direction of the light guide sheets 621, 622, etc., and light emission control may be enabled by the plurality of LEDs 431 of the production LED 431c and the frame color LED 431a or the specification LED 431b. It is possible to switch the light emission control in accordance with the model image and the effect of the variable display in more detail corresponding to the type of game board.

  The diffusing lens 631 diffuses the light of the LED 431 provided on the inner surface side thereof, and unevenness is provided on both sides of the LED 431 side and the side where the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are disposed. The irregularities are shaped such that the inner portion of the opening-side inclined wall 471a diffuses light compared to the inner portion of the outer inclined wall 471b. Details of the shape of the lens may be any shape that diffuses general light, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When the game board 30 is replaced and the model is changed, the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are, for example, light guide sheets 621 provided with a fish pattern 621a when a game board with a fish motif is used. Is expanded to be positioned on the inner surface side of the case member 471 by driving the motor 623. On the other hand, the light guide sheet 622 provided with the octopus pattern 622a is in a storage state in which the light guide sheet 622 is wound in a cylindrical shape so as not to overlap the case member 471 by driving the motor 624.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the plurality of light guide sheets 621 and 622 are expanded so as to overlap the inner surface of the same case member 471, so that the separate light guide sheets 621 and 622 are provided separately. The player can visually recognize the decoration by the patterns 621a and 622a through the case member 471. Therefore, even if the model is changed without replacing the front frame set 14, the appearance of not only the game board 30 but also the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 can be changed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which the player can easily understand the model change at a glance while suppressing the product cost.

  In addition, the surface of the case member 471 as the same decorative surface (or decorative region) can be a different decoration for each of the light guide sheets 621 and 622. For this reason, the display area of the large sized light guide sheet 621,622 can be ensured compared with the case where an area | region is divided for every light guide sheet 621,622.

  Furthermore, one of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 overlaps the case member 471 without passing through another light guide sheet. Therefore, it can reduce that an appearance is impaired by the decoration given to other light guide sheets.

  Further, since the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are extended to the same extension region, the space in the thickness direction of the extended light guide sheet can be reduced, and the degree of freedom of other component layouts can be increased. Further, the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are extended to the same extension region, and light can be incident on the plurality of light guide sheets 621 and 622 using a common light emitting component. Can be reduced.

  Moreover, the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are expanded so as to overlap the surface of the case member 471 as a decorative surface corresponding to the common mode part. For this reason, it is possible to display the character patterns 621a and 622a corresponding to the variable display effect on a part of the outer inclined wall 471b without changing the control of the frame color LED 431a. The part that continues to emit light can be used as a decoration area corresponding to the display effect as necessary.

  Further, the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 that cover the surface side of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 can be separated from the front frame set 14 by removing the operation screw 615. For this reason, the store clerk can touch the surface side of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 from the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and the light guide sheet 621 and the button decoration light guide plate 610 are exchanged together with the production button 600, the case member 471, and the button decoration light guide plate 610. Exchange of 622 can be easily performed. Therefore, the appearance of the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 when changing the model can be easily and variously changed without replacing the entire front frame set 14.

  In addition, the production LED 431c that causes the light guide sheets 621 and 622 to emit light is disposed in a direction in which light is guided from the both end sides to the center side, that is, along the plate surface of the plate-like component. The specification LED 431b of the printed circuit board 630 provided on the inner surface side is arranged in a direction in which light is emitted from the inner surface side of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 toward the outer surface side. For this reason, in the situation where the control in which the specification LED 431b emits light is continuously performed, the specification of the pachinko machine 10 is required unless the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are in the expanded state or the effect LED 431c is not caused to emit light even in the expanded state. When the effect LED 431c is caused to emit light, the light emission of the specification LED 431b and the light emission of the effect LED 431c are mixed, and the part is in a light emission state corresponding to the effect. Therefore, when the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are in the expanded state, the outer surface of the case member 471 located on the outer surface side can be used as a common mode part, or can be used as a changing part corresponding to a variable display effect. The limited space can be used effectively according to the model and gaming state.

  When the light guide sheet having light shielding properties is applied or printed on at least one inner surface side (printed circuit board 630 side) of the light guide sheets 621 and 622, and the light guide sheet having light shielding properties is expanded, the specification LED 431b The influence of the light emission state may be further reduced, or the portion covered with the light guide sheet may function as a changing portion that is emitted by the effect LED 431c, so that the outer surface side is not completely irradiated. In the expanded state of the light guide sheets 621 and 622, the influence of the light emission state of the frame color LED 431a located on the inner surface side on the front end side is further reduced, or the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are covered by the light guide sheet so that they are not completely irradiated to the outer surface side. Alternatively, the part may function as a changing part that emits light by the effect LED 431c.

  Next, another method for changing the appearance of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the front frame set 14 and the front cover 700.

  The front cover 700 is a 0.5 mm thick sheet-shaped molded part formed by vacuum forming polyethylene terephthalate (hereinafter abbreviated as “PET”) in a shape that matches the front surface shape of the front frame set 14. .

  The front cover 700 is formed, for example, by forming a plate-like material in a state in which a film having an aurora-like hue having a thickness of 0.03 millimeters is disposed on the entire surface of PET into a shape matching the front surface of the front frame set 14 by vacuum forming. Is done. For this reason, when the light input to one surface side of the front cover 700 passes through the layer of the aurora film disposed on the entire front cover as a discoloration portion, the single light emission color is changed to various colors different for each portion. Is output to the opposite side.

  The surface shape of the front frame set 14 is such that the LED 431 is disposed in a portion protruding forward as seen in the left and right electric decorations 410, 430, and the protruding portion is extended when the aurora film is molded. Become. For this reason, the thickness of the aurora film changes for each part, and even the LED 431 that emits light of the same color can be visually recognized as a different color from the surface side. Therefore, even if the same LED lighting control as in the state without the front cover 700 is performed, the appearance can be greatly varied.

  The front cover 700 is provided with a portion of the front surface of the front frame set 14 that has an opening formed in the same shape corresponding to each functional unit. Specifically, a window portion opening 701 corresponding to the window portion 101 that allows the game area 30a of the game board 30 to be visually recognized, an upper plate opening 702 corresponding to the upper plate 19, and a lower plate corresponding to the periphery of the lower plate 15 An opening 703, an effect button opening 704 corresponding to the effect button 600, a ball rental operation part opening 705 corresponding to the ball rental operation part 120, small window openings 706 and 707 corresponding to the small window 107 that makes it possible to visually confirm the seal sticker, etc. A key portion opening 708 corresponding to the key operation portion 14a, a handle opening 709 corresponding to the mounting portion 18c of the game ball launching handle 18, and a sound output opening 710 corresponding to the sound output port 24 are provided.

  The front cover 700 is attached to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 when it is desired to change the appearance of the pachinko machine 10. For example, an adhesive is applied to the back surface side of the outer peripheral edge portion 711 and the window portion opening 701 in a front view, and is pressed against the front frame set 14 and pasted. In this mounting, the handle opening 709 is formed in a shape corresponding to the mounting portion 18c of the game ball launching handle 18 and has a size that the game ball launching handle 18 cannot pass through, so is provided on the back side of the front frame set 14. The front cover 700 is attached with the screws removed in advance and the game ball launch handle 18 removed from the front frame set 14, and the game ball launch handle 18 is attached to the front frame set 14 after the attachment. A claw portion that engages with the front frame set 14 is formed in a part of the front cover 700 in the outer peripheral edge portion 711, the window opening 701, and the like, and the front cover 700 is pushed into the front frame set 14 and operated. May be attached by other methods such as fitting to the front frame set 14.

  When the front cover 700 is attached to the pachinko machine 10, light emission from the left and right illumination parts 410 and 430, the upper illumination part 400, and the ball dish illumination part 470 of the front frame set 14 of the pachinko machine 10 is emitted from the front cover 700. The color changes through the aurora film and is output to the front side of the pachinko machine 10. From the front side of the pachinko machine 10, the unevenness of the front cover 700, the distance from the illumination part, the color of the player's viewpoint, etc., and different colors, the appearance of the front frame set 14 has been renewed compared to the state without the front cover 700 can do. Therefore, the pachinko machine 10 can be made easier for the player to understand the model change by adding the front cover 700 in the model change described above.

  In addition, the front cover 700 decorates the front side of the pachinko machine 10 with an aurora film provided on the entire surface of the thin sheet-shaped molded part, so that the left and right illumination parts 410 and 430 and the upper illumination part of the front frame set 14 are decorated. 400, the appearance of the ball dish illumination part 470, etc. can be changed. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a plurality of types of pachinko machines having two or more different decorations using one type of front frame set 14 depending on the presence or absence of the front cover 700.

  In addition, a thin sheet-shaped molded part is formed by vacuum molding that can be molded by a die that is machined only at a portion corresponding to one side of the part, and the part can be molded by a single-sided mold. For this reason, parts cost can also be held down to low cost.

  In the pachinko machine 10, the left and right illumination parts 410 and 430, the upper illumination part 400, the ball dish illumination part 470, and the like of the front frame set 14 are covered by the front cover 700. For this reason, the pachinko machine 10 is used in a form that matches the requirements of the amusement hall by attaching the front cover 700 to a model that wants to emit multicolor light with few LEDs and removing it if you want a model with a refreshing impression. can do.

  Further, since the front cover 700 covers the mating portion between the parts around the electric decoration part and the electric decoration parts 400, 410, 430, and 470, it is difficult to intrude illegal parts. When a hole is formed or scratched in a molded part, the light condensing or diffusing state from the electric parts 400, 410, 430, 470 on the molded part changes, or the part becomes noticeable due to whitening of the molded part. It becomes. Therefore, it is easy to visually check the scratched part, and it is possible to more reliably detect fraud.

  Also, the pachinko machine 10 is in a state where there is no passage from the front side to the game area even without the front cover 700, and the LED and electric parts are covered by the case member so that the player touches the LED during the game. There is no danger of high temperature burns or electric shock. For this reason, even if there is no front cover 700, it can be sold as a general gaming machine without any disadvantages and safety problems, and by adding molded parts, Appearance can be realized. Therefore, a plurality of types of models can be manufactured at low cost.

  The game ball launching handle 18 has a built-in specification LED 431b and displays a color corresponding to the specifications of the pachinko machine 10, and this part is not covered by the front cover 700. Therefore, since the influence of the color change by the front cover 700 does not affect the emission color of the game ball launch handle 18, the specification of the gaming machine can be appropriately transmitted to the player.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, For example, you may deform | transform and implement as described below. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

  The frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b described above are configured to emit light by the charging function even after the power is turned off by the frame control circuit 556 in the sub-control device 262. However, it is not always necessary to emit light in the power off state. It may be configured to emit light only. The full-color LED 431 described above can emit various colors, but when emitting light even when the power is off, the LEDs corresponding to the colors of the three-color LEDs such as red, green, and blue are turned on. The configuration is preferable because of the advantage that the circuit can be simply configured.

  The frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b are configured to emit light in a color corresponding to the image and specification of the model depending on the circuit configuration of the frame control circuit 556 described above, but the circuit configuration of the frame control circuit 556 itself is not necessarily different for each model. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a configuration that emits light in a color corresponding to each model. For example, the frame control circuit is configured by a program in a ROM such as a sub-control board, a program capable of emitting the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b with a plurality of colors according to each specification is stored, and the main control device when the power is turned on The command output from the H.261 may be different for each specification, and the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b may emit light in a color corresponding to the command.

  The frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b do not necessarily need to be displayed in a certain lighting mode, and may partially change. For example, the frame control circuit may be configured by a program in the ROM of the sub control board as described above, and the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b may be synchronized with the display effect of the third symbol display device 42. In this case, as a function of the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b, in order to appropriately transmit the model information to the player, the luminance is changed according to the changing sound and the changing display effect without changing the basic color, for example, in parallel. The light emitting unit may be moved and displayed in accordance with the effect LED 431c (for example, the light emitting unit rotates around the window 101). The frame color LED 431a may also change its luminance without changing its color. Alternatively, the light emission time may be limited, for example, light emission may be performed for a certain time in the basic color and then light emission may be performed for another time in another color. The fixed time is preferably 3 seconds or less, and more preferably 1 second or less, so that the player can easily understand the model image and specifications at first glance. .

  The frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b do not necessarily have to emit light as in the above-described embodiment, and may repeat light emission and dimming, may continue to emit light with a certain luminance, or blink. There may be. Further, it is not always necessary to emit light with a completely constant color, and the color may change in color, or the color may change with respect to the basic color. However, if the color changes greatly, it becomes difficult to transmit the model information to the player through the frame color LED 431a. Therefore, the color should be an approximate color, for example, a color including a basic emission color. Is preferred.

  The frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b may give priority to the abnormality notification when an abnormal situation of the pachinko machine 10 occurs, for example, when the door is opened as a fraud detection function or when the magnetic sensor detects abnormal magnetism. good.

  The device that controls the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b is not necessarily provided in the sub-control device 262, and may be provided as a part of another control device such as the main control device 261 or the display control device 45, or a dedicated device. The board may be provided on the game board 30 or a member different from the game board (the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14, etc.).

  The frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b are configured to emit light in a color corresponding to the image and specification of the model depending on the circuit configuration of the frame control circuit 556 described above. For example, the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b may emit light in a color corresponding to the gaming machine manufacturer. For example, light may be emitted in a color according to the manufacturing year.

  The frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b are configured to emit light in a color corresponding to the model image and specifications by the circuit configuration of the frame control circuit 556 described above. An operating device may be provided, and a color corresponding to the specification may be selectable on the game hall side by operating the operating device.

  In the above embodiment, the model image and specifications are shown to the player by the light emission of the three color LEDs, but it is not always necessary to indicate the three color LEDs, and a single LED having different colors is provided at a plurality of locations. The slant wall of each illumination part may be configured to emit light in a plurality of colors, and model information is displayed using other display means such as a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, and an organic EL display device. You may do it.

  In the above embodiment, the image and specifications of the model are shown to the player by the light emission of the three colors of LEDs. However, it is not always necessary to display the image and specifications of the model with the light emitters, and the rotating body with colors and designs. Alternatively, a movable object such as a slidable display object may be operated by a driving unit such as a motor or a solenoid to express an image of the model, and specifications may be displayed. In this case, it is possible to display the model image and specifications even when the power is off, to reduce model errors in inspections at the time of manufacture and shipment and installation of the gaming machine, and to facilitate the confirmation work. it can.

  In the above embodiment, the model image and specifications are shown to the player by guiding or diffusing the light of the three colors of LEDs. However, by the same method as the above embodiment or another method. A light guide or the like may be allowed. For example, a structure in which a plurality of light guide plates are stacked and light is emitted by different LEDs, and each light guide plate is subjected to different surface processing so that a character as a model image can be displayed on a part of the outer surface of the front frame set 14. The fish character is displayed on one light guide plate, and the other light guide plate has a light-emitting display on the entire surface. The fish character appears on the model of the sea, and the other model has a color that matches the model. A configuration in which light is emitted from the entire surface may be used. In this case, a light guide plate whose entire surface is processed, such as a light guide plate that emits light from the entire surface, is disposed on the outer surface side, and a light guide plate that emits a part of the character or the like is disposed on the inner surface side. It is possible to improve the appearance by reducing the appearance of the picture on the outer surface. In addition, the part for displaying the image and specifications of the model is configured by using a film-shaped light guide plate and a light emitting device such as an LED that inputs light to the end of the light guide plate, and this light guide plate is driven by a motor or the like. By winding the film in a direction opposite to the winding direction, one end of the film-shaped light guide plate that has been wound up is spread to a part of the outer surface of the front frame set 14. The film-shaped light guide plate (roll-shaped member obtained by rounding the light guide plate) may be provided at a plurality of locations and driven by separate motors, and a part of the outer surface of the front frame set 14 may be used. Any light guide plate may be configured to be selectively spread inside. As a result, display objects with different patterns can be displayed on a part of the outer surface of the front frame set 14. The film-like member does not necessarily need to be formed of a light guide plate, and a picture such as a character as a model image may be drawn, or a part of the specification may be described.

  In the above embodiment, the light emission corresponding to the model image and specifications is controlled by the frame control circuit 556 provided in the game board 30, but as a part of the game board 30, a two-dot chain line in FIG. As shown, a light emitting unit 601 is provided in the upper left and right corners, or a light emitting unit 602 is provided in the game board itself, such as a light emitting unit 602 in the ball guide passage 49, and the parts It is good also as a structure which light-guides the color which light-emits by front frame set 14, and the left and right both ends of a front frame set emit light. In addition, the light emitting unit provided in the game board 30 described above may incorporate an LED or the like as a light emitting means, or the game board 30 may have a translucent member or a reflective member having a color corresponding to the image or specification of the model. Is installed as a light emitting part, and a light emitter is installed in a part different from the game board 30 located on the back side or the front side of the game board 30, and the light emitter is caused to emit light so that it passes through the translucent member and the reflective member. The light may be a color corresponding to the image and specification of the model of the game board 30 so that a part of the front frame set emits light.

  In the above embodiment, the light emission corresponding to the image and specifications of the model is configured to emit light on the outside in front view of the pachinko machine 10, and the inside is the effect LED 431c synchronized with the effect, but is not necessarily limited to the above embodiment. . The LED 431 incorporated in the upper illumination part 400 is a frame color LED 431a, the LED 431 incorporated in the left and right illumination parts 410, 430 is a production LED 431c, etc. May be different. Further, both the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b are not necessarily provided, and may be configured by either one.

  In the above embodiment, the frame color LED 431a selects the gaming machine as a surface (wall) inclined with respect to the front of the pachinko machine 10 as the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 that emits light by the frame color LED 431a, the specification LED 431b, and the effect LED 431c. The effect LED 431c is configured to be easily recognized by a player who is playing the game, but the light emitting surface is not necessarily inclined, and may be configured with a surface facing the front. For example, the front surface of the LED 431 outside the left and right illumination units 410 and 430 and the LED on the window unit 101 side may be a flat surface facing the front. In this case, the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b can be configured to emit light at a position protruding from the effect LED 431c, thereby achieving the same effect as in the case of tilting.

  The frame color LED 431a, the specification LED 431b, and the effect LED 431c do not necessarily need to be arranged separately on the opening side closer to the window portion 101 and the outer side. A frame color LED 431a and a specification LED 431b that emit light in a certain manner and an effect LED 431c that corresponds to a fluctuating effect etc. are arranged along the outer periphery of the window 101, and at least one of the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b that emits light in a certain manner. Further, an effect LED 431 c corresponding to a change effect or the like may be arranged along the circumferential direction of the window portion 101.

  The front surface portion of the pachinko machine 10 that emits light by the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b may be added with a light guide plate that disperses light so as to emit light in a nearly uniform shape. A color or the like may be determined. When the light emission color is changed according to the frame color and specifications by replacing the game board, it looks the same as when it is replaced with a new pachinko machine with a different color of the resin part of the front frame set 14 together with the game board Thus, an appearance that is similar to the conventional one can be realized by exchanging only the game board.

  In the above embodiment, the window portion 101 is adopted as the visual recognition portion, but an information display area (for example, a display screen of various display means such as a liquid crystal display device) for displaying information related to the game is provided in the front frame set 14. It may be provided. For example, a symbol display device in the case of the pachinko machine 10, a spinning reel display device in the case of a slot machine, and display screens of various display means other than the spinning reel display device.

  In the above-described embodiment, although the front frame set 14 is viewed from the front, the lighting unit is provided with light emitting walls inclined on the inside and outside on the top, bottom, left, and right of the window unit 101, and an electrical decoration unit that can display model information is disposed. It is not always necessary to arrange the upper, lower, left and right, and an illumination part capable of displaying model information may be arranged only on a part of them, and in addition to the illumination part in the above-described embodiment, the window part 101 and the ball An illumination part capable of displaying the model information may be arranged in other parts such as a region between the dish illuminations 470 and a part forming the lower dish 15.

  In the above embodiment, the inclined wall 401b, 436b, 471b, 471c, which is a portion that is a substantially constant aspect in the normal gaming state and emits light by the frame color LED 431a and the specification LED 431b, is provided as the common aspect part. It is not necessary to provide light emitting portions as the common mode part, and those portions may emit light by the effect LED 431c.

  In the above embodiment, the case member 471, the button decoration light guide plate 610, and the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are provided for the decoration of the ball tray electric decoration portion 470. However, it is not always necessary to apply the decoration by these members. Any or all of these members may not be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the case member 471, the button decoration light guide plate 610, and the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are provided for decoration of the ball dish decorating unit 470, but these members are not necessarily used as the ball dish decorating unit 470. There is no need to provide the case member 471, the button decoration light guide plate 610, and other parts different from the above-described embodiment, such as the left and right or upper electrical decorations 400, 410, 430 and the center frame 47 provided on the game board 30. Any one or a combination of the light guide sheets 621 and 622 may be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the player visually recognizes the light guide sheets 621 and 622 via the case member 471 and the button decoration light guide plate 610. However, the light guide sheet 621 for the case member 471, the button decoration light guide plate 610, and the like. , 622 in the expanded state, the portion where the patterns 621a, 622a overlap may be transparent or may have no unevenness. It is possible to make it easier for the player to visually recognize the patterns 621a and 622a of the light guide sheets 621 and 622.

  In the above embodiment, the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are arranged side by side on the upper plate 19 side along the horizontal direction of the pachinko machine 10, but three or more light guide sheets are further added by adding a light guide sheet. May be used. Further, although the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are arranged in the upper plate unit 21, when the light guide sheets 621 and 622 are provided in the game board 30 as an exchange member and are in an expanded state, they are the same balls as in the above embodiment. It may be expandable to the inner surface side of the plate electric decoration portion 470, and may be expanded and decorated so as to overlap with a part of other parts than the game board 30.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, a plurality of light guide sheets 911 and 912 are arranged so that the axial directions of the light guide sheets 911 and 912 are different, and light is incident from the arrow direction of FIG. In this case, the light guide sheets 911 and 912 can be moved in a plurality of directions. As shown in FIG. 9B, the light guide sheets 921 and 922 have the same axial direction, and the light guide sheet is wound in the opposite direction, and a plurality of light guide sheets are arranged at separate positions. As a configuration in which light is incident from the arrow direction of (b), the light guide sheet may be extended between the plurality of light guide sheets 921 and 922. Here, when the character displayed on the light guide sheet is displayed on the third symbol display device 42, the direction of the axis of the light guide sheet is set so that the pattern can move in the direction along the moving direction of the character. For example, as shown in FIG. 9B, character patterns 921a and 921b imitating fish and octopus are arranged so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, and the characters are also displayed on the third symbol display device 42. Is movably displayed in the horizontal direction, which is preferable because the player can easily recognize the effect of the display contents.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, it is not always necessary to separate the end portions of the light guide sheets 921 and 922, and the end portions of the light guide sheets 921 and 922 are connected to each other to form a plurality of cylindrical portions. The both ends of the light guide sheet may be supported in this case, and in this case, the light guide sheet can be more stably expanded. The expanded state in this case corresponds to a state in which the player can visually recognize the pattern from the front side of the pachinko machine with respect to the storage state in which the predetermined pattern cannot be seen. Thus, when both ends of the light guide sheet can be rolled up, a transparent portion having no pattern is provided between the portions where a plurality of types of patterns are arranged or a part of one side, etc. If the part is arranged at a position that can be viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine by a player or the like, the back side may be visible, and in this case, one end side of the plurality of light guide sheets becomes a free end. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, a state where a plurality of light guide sheets cannot be visually recognized from the front side of the pachinko machine can be formed, and the degree of freedom of decoration by the light guide sheet can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, the character patterns 621a and 622a are displayed on the two light guide sheets 621 and 622. However, it is not always necessary to display the character patterns. A uniform unevenness may be provided over the entire surface as in the member 471, and light emission of a single color may be performed. For example, the button decoration light guide plate 610 may display other parts such as attention. It is also good.

  In the above embodiment, the case member 471 is decorated by expanding the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 from the state of being wound in a cylindrical shape. There is no need to form a sheet member, and a sheet member in which a pattern on one sheet or both sheets is formed by at least one of a concavo-convex part on which an uneven surface is formed, printing or painting, or a combination of a plurality of them may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are not dedicated but have a configuration in which light is incident and emitted by a common (that is, the same) LED 431, but it is not necessarily required to have a configuration in which light is emitted by the common LED 431. Instead, LEDs may be provided separately for the respective light guide sheets 621 and 622. In addition, the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are configured not to be in an expanded state at the same time, but are configured so that a plurality of light guide sheets can be expanded at the same time and can be decorated with a plurality of light guide sheets overlapping. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the two light guide sheets 621 and 622 are configured to be expandable so as to overlap the case member 471 (inclined wall 471b) serving as the common mode portion, but do not necessarily overlap the common mode portion. It is not necessary to be able to be expanded to a state, and it is good also as what can be expanded to the state which overlaps only the site | part as an invariable part or a change part.

  In the above-described embodiment, the front cover 700 has a decoration that changes the emission color by the aurora film as the discoloration portion. However, the front cover 700 does not necessarily have to be decorated only by the aurora color, instead of the aurora color layer, or In addition, another color or pattern, for example, a white or black layer, or a woodgrain layer, may be applied to a part of the front cover 700 or the entire surface. In addition, it is not always necessary to change the emission color by a molded part using a film. Instead of the film, or in addition to the film, coloring may be performed by other coloring methods such as painting or vapor deposition. You may color as a color. In addition, the entire surface of the front cover 700 does not necessarily have to be a uniform color, and the ball tray electric decoration part 470 and the left and right electric decoration parts 410 and 430 may be separately decorated, and a film is partially arranged. Alternatively, a part of the transparent resin may be provided with a portion where no color change occurs.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the front cover 700 was set as the structure which is located in the front surface of the front frame set 14 and decorated, it does not necessarily need to be provided in the front surface of the front frame set 14, for example, it is in the game board 30. You may arrange | position to the front side of other components, such as setting it as the structure which arrange | positions in the front side of the light emission part of the center frame 47 to be provided, and decorates. Further, the front cover 700 does not necessarily have to decorate the pachinko machine 10, and as shown in FIG. 10, the front cover 720 is formed in the same shape as the front shape of the slot machine 710. You may make it change appearance. For example, the front cover 720 of the slot machine 710 has an opening 721 corresponding to the window portion 711 that allows the reel of the slot machine 710 to be visually recognized, an opening 722 corresponding to the operation component 712, a decorative panel 713 that displays a model name and the like. In addition, an opening 723 corresponding to the medal tray 714 may be provided. An illegally strong slot machine can be provided by covering the joints of the parts around the operation parts.

  In the above embodiment, the game ball launching handle 18 with the built-in specification LED 431b is configured not to be covered with the front cover 700 so that the emission color of the specification LED 431b does not change, but is not necessarily covered with the front cover 700. It is not necessary to change the emission color in the state, and the color change is made by not arranging the change part for changing the color such as the aurora film while covering the front side of the part where the specification LED 431b is provided with the front cover It is also good. Moreover, it is not necessary that only the game ball launching handle 18 is covered by the front cover 700 as a part in which the specification LED 431b is built, and a portion corresponding to the opening-side inclined wall 471a of the other ball-bowl electric decoration portion 470 is also included. An opening may be provided in the front cover 700 so that the color of the part does not change.

  In the above embodiment, the game machine can be used even when the front cover 700 is removed. However, the game machine may be disabled when the front cover 700 is removed. For example, the LED may be exposed when the front cover 700 is removed, or the gaming unit may be covered with the front cover 700 by eliminating the glass unit.

  The present invention may be implemented in various (for example, first type, third type, etc.) gaming machines, or may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may employ | adopt as what is called a normal machine without lottery functions, such as jackpot. You may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning slot. Moreover, you may implement in the enclosed pachinko machine with which a ball | bowl circulates. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, it may be implemented as various gaming machines such as arranged ball pachinko machines, sparrow balls, so-called pachinko machines and slot machines, or as slot machines. good.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means for displaying a fixed symbol after displaying a variable symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or the predetermined amount With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in each of the above embodiments is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses. In addition, the meanings and examples of terms described in each feature may be applied as the meanings and examples of terms described in other features described in the same wording. <Feature A Group>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. The pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame fixed to a game island of a game hall (a hall), an inner frame that can be opened and closed with the left end side of the outer frame as an opening / closing axis, and a game area at the opening of the inner frame. A game board that is mounted so as to be positioned, and a front door (door member) that is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame with the left end side in front view of the inner frame as an opening and closing axis and has a viewing window corresponding to the game area. I have. The front door is provided with a visual window that allows the game area of the game board to be visually recognized, and a decorative part such as a lamp is provided at the peripheral portion of the visual window. In general, pachinko machines are decorated according to the gaming state by causing the lamp to emit light in multiple modes, or a specific gaming state such as an error state or a big hit state is easily distinguished by the player and the store clerk. It can be done. When changing the model to refurbish a gaming machine in the hall, if the entire pachinko machine is replaced, the gaming board and the front door become new parts and the decorative parts are renewed (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-102937 ( (See page 7-8, FIG. 4-8)).

  However, there is a problem that when changing the model to refurbish a gaming machine in the hall, the cost of changing the model increases if the entire pachinko machine is replaced. On the other hand, when changing the model by exchanging only the game board, the front door itself covering the game board remains the same as before, and there is a problem that it is difficult for the player to understand the model change.

<Feature A1>
A front member (front frame set 14) that forms the front of the gaming machine;
In a gaming machine provided with an exchange member (game board 30) provided on at least a part of the back side of the front member and provided to be exchangeable when changing the model,
The front member is
Change portions (opening-side inclined walls 401a, 436a) that change into a mode corresponding to the replacement member;
An invariant portion (lower plate 15, corner illumination portion 480) not corresponding to the replacement member;
A common mode portion (outer inclined walls 436b, 471b, upper inclined wall 401b, which is a portion where whether or not the mode changes corresponding to the replacement of the replacement member and which is a substantially constant mode in a normal gaming state) And a left and right side wall 471c and a handle electric decoration portion 472).

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably changing the model.

  Note that the “front member” in the feature A1 is exemplified by a front door that forms a window portion that is opened as a visual recognition portion that enables visual recognition of an area in which symbols are variably displayed in a pachinko machine or a slot machine. In addition, the “front member” in the feature A1 is a game medium that is provided so as to be openable to the front side with respect to the inner frame or the casing as the main body member, as an integral part or as a separate part with the member that forms the visual recognition unit. It may be a component having a receiving portion. One or a plurality of game medium receiving units may be provided as game machines, and examples of the game medium include pachinko balls and medals.

  The “exchange member” in the feature A1, for example, is provided so as to be exchangeable when changing the model in a pachinko machine, and controls to control a game board, a front frame unit, etc. that form a game area where game balls flow down on the front side Examples are a device (sub-control device), a reel unit whose model is changed when replaced in a slot machine, a unit for model change in which a reel unit and a control device are integrated, and the like.

  The “exchange member” in the feature A1 may be a member having a part corresponding to manufacturing information or a model image or a part that determines at least a part of model performance. “Manufacturing information” is information relating to manufacturing, and includes a model manufacturer, model manufacturing time, and the like. The “model image” is an image provided to the player. For example, the model name of the gaming machine, a character or decoration used for the production, etc. are exemplified, and the “model performance” is an actual value obtained by the game. The amount of game media or the amount of game media stored as numerical information corresponding to the amount of game media, and the payout conditions and the number of prize balls set for each gaming machine, special games advantageous to the player Examples include state lottery conditions, probabilistic variable gaming states advantageous to the player, transition conditions to gaming states such as short-time gaming states, and the like.

  The “common aspect portion” of the feature A1 may display model information. This model information is information related to the model, and includes the “manufacturing information”, “model image”, and “model performance” described above. Etc. are exemplified. The “normal game state” of the feature A1 is exemplified by a normal game state different from the special game state in a gaming machine having a special game state such as a jackpot game advantageous to the player, and there is no special game state. In a gaming machine such as a normal machine, the entire period during which a player plays a game is exemplified. The “substantially constant aspect” of the feature A1 is an aspect that is the same or similar to the extent that the player can visually recognize that it is a common aspect when a plurality of gaming machines according to the feature A1 are installed side by side with the same model For example, a portion provided with light emitting means such as an LED used for a variable display effect that emits completely different color light with the passage of time or a change in gaming state is not a “substantially constant mode”. In addition, a part provided with a single color light emitting means that can always emit light only in a certain color, or a decorative part with a picture that can display only a single display content (model name etc. is displayed at the bottom of the slot machine) The information display panel) and the like are portions that are “substantially constant”, but are not portions that are “whether or not the aspect changes corresponding to the replacement of the replacement member”, and thus are not common aspect portions.

  The “invariant part” of the feature A1 is a part where the appearance does not change corresponding to the replacement member, and the color is fixedly formed by the part colored by resin molding on the front member, painting, printing, or the like. The part to be used, the speaker itself or the hole part of the speaker are exemplified. This “invariant portion” is not necessarily required for the feature A1 when the entire front member of the gaming machine is configured by a combination of the changed portion and the common mode portion, and the entire front member is colored by an LED or the like. In such a case, the gaming machine according to the present invention may be configured without the feature A1.

<Feature A2>
The exchange member controls at least display means for displaying a variable display of identification information that allows the player to recognize whether or not a special gaming state advantageous to the player is generated by a lottery performed according to the player's operation. Control means to
The front member includes a visual recognition unit that enables the player to visually recognize the variation display of the identification information.
The change unit is a part where the control is performed by the control unit so that the aspect changes according to the change display of the identification information.
The common mode part is a part that can be changed at least partially to another mode when the replacement member is replaced, and the player does not play a game during the execution of the change display of the identification information. The gaming machine according to Feature A1, wherein at least one aspect is common to the waiting period.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A2, the common mode part can be changed to a mode corresponding to the exchange member, and during the execution period of the change display of the identification information and the waiting period during which the player is not playing a game The situation where a plurality of gaming machines are installed side by side by making the state of the common mode part almost constant regardless of the state of the variable display It can be recognized at a glance that the same model is installed side by side by the viewed player.

  Note that the “identification information” in the feature A2 includes information by turning on and off light emitting means such as an LED and a lamp constituted by a single light emitter, information by colors of light emitting means capable of emitting a plurality of colors, numbers and characters, Examples include information based on the type of character or the like, or information configured by combining a plurality of such information. The “control means” in the feature A2 may be any means for controlling at least the display means, and may be configured as a part of a device for controlling the display means. For example, a ROM that stores display contents It may be a single product or a control device (for example, the above-described sub-control device) provided with a ROM.

  “According to the player's operation” includes, for example, an operation of launching a game ball by a player in a pachinko machine, an operation of inserting a game medium by a player in a slot machine or the like, and an operation of a start lever.

  In the case of “variable display of identification information is performed in accordance with the player's operation”, a game ball launched into the game area in response to the player's launch operation enters a predetermined entrance provided in the game area. Illustrative examples include the display of variation in identification information when a ball is thrown, and an operation corresponding to an operation of inserting a medal itself as an object or an operation of inserting a virtual game medium (so-called betting operation), etc. The

  The “viewing portion” may be a window portion that forms an opening in which a transparent or translucent transparent member that allows the display content of the display means provided on the replacement member to be visible is provided. In this case, the transparent member Even if it is provided on the front member (for example, the above-described front frame set or so-called front door in a pachinko machine), it is provided in addition to the front member on the replacement member side (for example, the inner frame or game board in the pachinko machine). It may be a thing. Further, the “viewing part” may be a part that allows the display content of the display means provided on the front member to be visually recognized.

<Feature A3>
The changing portion is provided on both the left and right sides of the visual recognition portion, and has a both-side change portion formed to be inclined toward the visual recognition portion side from the front side facing the visual recognition portion,
The gaming machine according to feature A1 or A2, wherein the common mode part is provided on both left and right sides of the both-side change part, and has a both-side common mode part formed to be inclined outward from the both-side change part. .

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A3, the common aspect portion is provided on both the left and right sides of the both-side change portion, and has the both-side common aspect portion formed to be inclined outward from the both-side change portion. The player who is located in front of the player visually recognizes the display of the aspect centered on the situation corresponding to the gaming state by the both-side change unit, and the same model is installed by the both-side common aspect unit for the player who selects the gaming machine The situation can be recognized at a glance.

<Feature A4>
The front member has operation means that is operated by a player,
In any one of the features A1 to A3, the common aspect includes an operation common aspect provided in at least a part of the operation unit, or at least a part of the operation unit or around the entire operation unit. The gaming machine described.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A4, the common mode section is provided in at least a part of the operation means, or at least a part or the entire circumference around the operation means. Since the operation unit is a part that the player is aware of when operating, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which the player can easily recognize the model information by making the mode of the common mode unit more reliable.

<Feature A5>
A lottery means for performing a lottery on whether or not to generate a special gaming state advantageous to the player based on the establishment of the lottery conditions;
Any of the features A1 to A4, wherein the common mode section includes a performance common mode section that forms a mode according to the setting content of the special gaming state generated based on the establishment of the lottery condition of the lottery means. The gaming machine described in 1.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A5, the setting content of the special gaming state can be shown in the form of the front member to the player who executes the game through the aspect of the performance common aspect part. Even when the player selects a gaming machine from the next time onward, it is possible to easily show that the setting content of the special gaming state of the gaming machine is the same model as the previous time.

  The “special game state setting contents” in the feature A5 include, for example, the probability of winning a lottery to determine whether or not to generate a special game state, and the amount of game value that a player acquires by the occurrence of a special game state ( When the number of game balls won at the winning opening due to the occurrence of a special gaming state is multiplied by the number of winning balls for winning at the winning opening), and when there are multiple types of special gaming states among the corresponding selection probabilities Probability of winning a special gaming state that can obtain a gaming value above a certain level, probability of transitioning to a gaming state advantageous to the player after the special gaming state, and player following a special gaming state Probability of the advantageous gaming state in a gaming machine that transitions to a gaming state advantageous to the player, advantageous gaming state in a gaming machine that transitions to a gaming state advantageous to the player after a special gaming state Acquisition expected value of the game value the player to finish from the start to acquire, or combination of conditions described above can be mentioned.

  The “performance common mode section” in the feature A5 may be the operation common mode section described in the feature A4. In this case, when the player plays a game, the opportunity to confirm the setting contents of the special game state is increased. Therefore, the dissatisfaction of the player due to the model mistake can be eliminated.

<Feature A6>
The common aspect section includes a model common aspect section that forms an aspect corresponding to at least one of a color corresponding to a display target of a character or the like used to produce a gaming machine or a color representing a model image. A gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A5.

  In addition, in the “display target of a character or the like used for the effect of the gaming machine” in the feature A6, as a pattern as identification information that expresses to the player whether or not a special game state is generated as a static display target, for example. Examples are display objects to be displayed, display objects such as characters used for effects and the like executed during the variable display of symbols.

  In addition, the “model image” in the feature A6 is exemplified by a model image recalled by a character or the like used for production in a display device that displays a model name or a variable display of an identification display, for example, a model including sea characters The blue image color recalled by the sun, the yellow image color recalled by the sun, and the like are exemplified.

<Feature B group>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. The pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame fixed to a game island of a game hall (a hall), an inner frame that can be opened and closed with the left end side of the outer frame as an opening / closing axis, and a game area at the opening of the inner frame. A game board that is mounted so as to be positioned, and a front door (door member) that is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame with the left end side in front view of the inner frame as an opening and closing axis and has a viewing window corresponding to the game area. I have. The front door is provided with a visual window that allows the game area of the game board to be visually recognized, and a decorative part such as a lamp is provided at the peripheral portion of the visual window. Using these decorative parts, light emitting bodies such as LEDs are made to emit light in a plurality of modes, so that decoration according to the gaming state is given, or a specific gaming state such as an error state or a big hit state is given to the player and the store clerk. You can be notified. Amusement machine manufacturers have developed and manufactured decorative parts that are different from other manufacturers and existing models, thereby showing the uniqueness of the manufacturers and enhancing the ability to attract customers (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-102937 (No. 1). (See page 7-8, Fig. 4-8)).

  However, when a decorative part is newly designed or the like, there is a problem that a design cost and a part cost are added, and a product cost of the gaming machine itself increases.

  In addition, when changing the model to refurbish a gaming machine in the hall, if the entire pachinko machine is replaced, the gaming board and the front door will become new parts, and the decorative parts will be renewed. There is a problem that the cost increases. On the other hand, when changing the model by exchanging only the game board, the front door itself covering the game board remains the same as before, and there is a problem that it is difficult for the player to understand the model change.

<Feature B1>
In gaming machines equipped with decorative parts that can emit light in single or multiple colors,
A thin sheet-shaped molded part provided on the front side of the gaming machine of the decorative part,
The molded part has a discoloration part that changes the color of the light input to one side and outputs it to the opposite side,
The gaming machine is configured such that the light input to the color changing portion is discolored by the decorative part so that the front side of the gaming machine can be decorated.

<Feature B2>
A front member forming the front of the gaming machine;
Provided on the back side of at least a part of the front member, and provided with a replacement member that can be replaced when changing the model,
The front member is
A visual recognition part formed so that at least a part of the exchange member is visible from the front side of the gaming machine;
A decorative part provided on at least a part of the periphery of the visual recognition unit, capable of emitting light in a single color or a plurality of colors and capable of forming the front surface of the gaming machine;
The sheet is formed in a size that surrounds the periphery of the visual recognition part, and has a thin sheet-shaped molded part provided on the gaming machine front side of the decorative part,
The molded part has a discoloration part that changes the color of the light input to one side and outputs it to the opposite side,
The gaming machine is configured such that the light input to the color changing portion is discolored by the decorative part so that the front side of the gaming machine can be decorated.

  According to the gaming machines described in the features B1 and B2, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a good appearance while suppressing an increase in cost. Specifically, the appearance of the decorative part can be changed by decorating the front side of the gaming machine with a discoloration part provided on the thin sheet-shaped molded part, so two or more types using one type of decorative part It is possible to manufacture a plurality of types of gaming machines with different-looking decorations. In addition, thin sheet-shaped molded parts can be molded with a small amount of mold, such as vacuum molding that can be molded with a mold that has been machined only on the part corresponding to one side of the part. Can also be kept at a low cost.

  Moreover, according to the gaming machine described in the feature B2, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of performing a suitable model change. Specifically, by adding or replacing molded parts in addition to replacement parts, the appearance of not only replacement parts but also the front of the gaming machine can be changed. It is possible to provide a gaming machine in which the player can easily understand the change.

  The “thin sheet-shaped molded part” in the characteristics B1 and B2 may be a part having a thickness of 1 mm or less, preferably 0.5 mm or less. Further, the “thin sheet-shaped molded part” may be a molded part having a constant or substantially constant thickness. For example, the constant thickness is formed by extruding a plate material having a constant thickness by vacuum forming or the like. In some cases, the thickness of the extruded portion may be constant so as to include a portion that does not become constant due to thinning. “Thin sheet-shaped molded parts” may be formed by injection molding, but from the viewpoint of mold cost, blow molding, vacuum molding, and other methods that can be molded with a mold on only one side of the molded part. It is preferable to form.

  In addition, the decorative part “which can form the front surface of the gaming machine” in the feature B2 does not necessarily need to be a part that forms the front surface of the gaming machine. It is good also as a decorative part which can be used as a game machine without losing the appearance and crime prevention which are the functions of.

<Feature B3>
The one or more decorative parts are:
A changing portion that changes to a mode corresponding to the exchange member;
A common aspect portion that is a portion where whether or not the aspect changes corresponding to the replacement of the replacement member and is a substantially constant aspect in a normal gaming state, and the molded part includes the changing part and It is formed in a size that can cover at least a part of the mating part of the parts that form the front face of the gaming machine by the plurality of decorative parts, including at least one of the common mode parts, by the integrally molded part. A gaming machine according to Feature B2, characterized by:

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B3, as the appearance of the decorative part, the appearance of the changing portion and the common mode portion can be changed at a low cost according to, for example, each model, each store, or the brightness of the hall. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a gaming machine that meets a wide variety of small requirements at low cost. In addition, since the mating parts are covered with molded parts, easy entry of unauthorized parts is prevented, and if holes are formed or scratched on the molded parts, light from the back of the gaming machine is concentrated on the molded parts. Alternatively, since the portion is conspicuous due to the diffusion state or whitening of the molded part, fraud detection can be performed more reliably.

<Feature B4>
The molded part is formed in substantially the same shape as at least a part of the front member formed by a decorative part on the front member, and can be used as a gaming machine even when the molded part is removed. The gaming machine according to Feature B2 or B3, wherein

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B4, the gaming machine can be sold even in the absence of a molded part, and the appearance as a different model can be realized by adding a molded part. Can be manufactured at low cost.

  Note that “substantially the same shape” in the feature B4 includes completely the same shape, and includes shapes that are similar to the extent that they appear to be the same when they are not completely the same. In addition, “configuration that can be used as a gaming machine” means that there is no passage from the front side of the gaming machine to the gaming area, or there is a risk of high-temperature burns or electric shock during use, such as LEDs or electrical components. May not be exposed on the front side of the gaming machine, and the player may be configured to be able to execute the game without causing danger and without causing the gaming hall to be excessively disadvantaged.

<Feature C group>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. The pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame fixed to a game island of a game hall (a hall), an inner frame that can be opened and closed with the left end side of the outer frame as an opening / closing axis, and a game area at the opening of the inner frame. A game board that is mounted so as to be positioned, and a front door (door member) that is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame with the left end side in front view of the inner frame as an opening and closing axis and has a viewing window corresponding to the game area. I have. The front door is provided with a visual window that allows the game area of the game board to be visually recognized, and a decorative part such as a lamp is provided at the peripheral portion of the visual window. Using these decorative parts, light emitting bodies such as LEDs are made to emit light in a plurality of modes, so that decoration according to the gaming state is given, or a specific gaming state such as an error state or a big hit state is given to the player and the store clerk. You can be notified. Amusement machine manufacturers have developed and manufactured decorative parts that are different from other manufacturers and existing models, thereby showing the uniqueness of the manufacturers and enhancing the ability to attract customers (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-102937 (No. 1). (See page 7-8, Fig. 4-8)).

  However, there is a problem that it is difficult to suitably apply various decorations to a limited space.

  In addition, when changing the model to refurbish a gaming machine in the hall, if the entire pachinko machine is replaced, the gaming board and the front door will become new parts, and the decorative parts will be renewed. There is a problem that the cost increases. On the other hand, when changing the model by exchanging only the game board, the front door itself covering the game board remains the same as before, and there is a problem that it is difficult for the player to understand the model change.

<Feature C1>
Sheet members (light guide sheets 621 and 622) for forming a decorative surface (the surface of the case member 471) or a decorative region with a decoration visible to the player;
In a gaming machine provided with switching means (motors 623 and 624) for switching between a storage state in which the sheet member is wound and stored in a cylindrical shape, and an extended state in which the sheet member is extended to one end side from the storage state,
A gaming machine, wherein a plurality of the sheet members are provided so that one sheet member and at least one other sheet member can be extended so as to overlap the same decorative surface.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C1, various decorations can be suitably applied to a limited space. Specifically, since the plurality of sheet members are expanded so as to overlap the same decorative surface, the player can visually recognize different decorations applied to the respective sheet members through the same decorative surface. In addition, since the same decorative surface can be made a different decoration for each sheet member, it is possible to secure a decoration region for a large sheet member as compared with the case where the region is divided for each sheet member. Moreover, since each sheet member can be in a state of overlapping the same decorative surface without passing through another sheet member, it is possible to reduce the loss of appearance due to the decoration applied to the other sheet member. .

  Furthermore, in a gaming machine having a front member and a replacement member, the front member is replaced by providing a seat member on the front member and decorating the decorative surface of the front member with the seat member suitable for replacement of the replacement member in an expanded state. Even if the model is changed without doing, not only the replacement member but also the appearance of the front of the gaming machine can be changed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which the player can easily understand the model change at a glance while suppressing the product cost.

  Note that “one sheet member and at least one other sheet member are configured to be expandable so as to overlap the same decorative surface” means that a plurality of sheet members are overlapped on the same decorative surface. It may be configured to be expandable in an overlapping state, or may be configured to be expandable to a state in which each of a plurality of sheet members overlaps the same decorative surface. In addition, “the state of overlapping the same decorative surface” does not necessarily mean that the decorative surface and the member to be formed overlap the sheet member without interposing any other member therebetween, and the decorative surface and the sheet member are not overlapped. Even if other parts are interposed between them, it is only necessary that the decorative surface can be decorated by the sheet member. Further, the “decorative surface” may be an external surface that is decorated when the player visually recognizes it, and even if it is an external surface of a simple transparent part, it can be a decorative surface as long as the sheet member can be visually recognized. Applicable. The decorative surface does not have to be the entire surface and may be a part of the surface, or may be configured by a plurality of surfaces, and an area where the sheet member can be visually recognized may be expressed as a decorative area. .

<Feature C2>
Among the sheet members, at least two sheet members that overlap the same decorative surface are members that emit light so as to be visible through the decorative surface by light incident from one side, and are each in an expanded state by the switching means. Is expanded in the same expansion area,
The gaming machine according to Feature C1, wherein a common component is used as a light-emitting component that makes light incident on the sheet member.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C2, since the two sheet members are expanded to the same expansion region, it is possible to reduce the space in the thickness direction of the expanded sheet member and increase the degree of freedom of other component layouts. it can. Moreover, since it is expanded to the same expansion area | region, a light decoration can be given to several sheet | seat members using a common light emitting component.

<Feature C3>
A front member forming the front of the gaming machine;
Provided on the back side of at least a part of the front member, and provided with a replacement member that can be replaced when changing the model,
The one or more decorative parts are:
A changeable portion that can be changed to a mode corresponding to the replacement member;
A common mode part that is a part where whether or not the mode changes corresponding to the replacement of the replacement member and can be set to a substantially constant mode in a normal gaming state,
The gaming machine according to C1 or C2, wherein the at least one sheet member is configured to be expandable so as to overlap with a decorative surface corresponding to at least a part of the common mode portion.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C3, at least one of the common aspect portions is expanded without changing the light emission state of the common aspect portion by expanding one sheet member so as to overlap the decorative surface corresponding to the common aspect portion. Some can be used for other decorations.

<Feature D group>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. The pachinko machine has, for example, an outer frame fixed to a game island of a game hall (a hall), an inner frame that can be opened and closed with the left end side of the outer frame as an opening / closing axis, and a game area at the opening of the inner frame. A game board that is mounted so as to be positioned, and a front door (door member) that is supported to be openable and closable with respect to the inner frame with the left end side in front view of the inner frame as an opening and closing axis and has a viewing window corresponding to the game area. I have. The front door is provided with a visual window that allows the game area of the game board to be visually recognized, and a decorative part such as a lamp is provided at the peripheral portion of the visual window. Using these decorative parts, light emitting bodies such as LEDs are made to emit light in a plurality of modes, so that decoration according to the gaming state is given, or a specific gaming state such as an error state or a big hit state is given to the player and the store clerk. You can be notified. Amusement machine manufacturers have developed and manufactured decorative parts that are different from other manufacturers and existing models, thereby showing the uniqueness of the manufacturers and enhancing the ability to attract customers (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-102937 (No. 1). (See page 7-8, Fig. 4-8)).

  However, there is a problem that it is difficult to suitably apply various decorations to a limited space.

  In addition, when changing the model to refurbish a gaming machine in the hall, if the entire pachinko machine is replaced, the gaming board and the front door will become new parts, and the decorative parts will be renewed. There is a problem that the cost increases. On the other hand, when changing the model by exchanging only the game board, the front door itself covering the game board remains the same as before, and there is a problem that it is difficult for the player to understand the model change.

<Feature D1>
A front member forming the front of the gaming machine;
In a gaming machine provided with an exchange member provided on the back side of at least a part of the front member and provided to be exchangeable when changing the model,
The front member is
An input component (production button 600) capable of inputting information by the player;
A decorative part for decorating at least a part of the periphery of the input part (ball tray electric decoration unit 470),
The decorative part includes a surface portion (case member 471) and an inner surface portion (button decoration light guide plate 610) provided on the inner surface side away from the player from the surface portion,
The surface portion is decorated with a size smaller than a decoration (an undulating portion 611) provided on the inner surface portion, and has a decoration capable of emitting light by input of light without passing through the inner surface portion,
A gaming machine, wherein the ease of visually recognizing a decoration provided on the inner surface portion can be changed by changing a light input state to the surface portion.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature D1, various decorations can be suitably applied to a limited space. Specifically, the decorative parts provided around the input parts are provided with different decorations for the front surface part and the inner surface part, and the decorative parts provided on the inner surface part can be changed by changing the light input state. Visibility changes. For this reason, it is possible to apply decorations corresponding to the gaming state and to the surroundings of the input component corresponding to the status of whether or not the input component is input. In addition, the surface portion is decorated with a size smaller than the decoration provided on the inner surface portion, and the decoration can be emitted by inputting light without passing through the inner surface portion. The player can visually recognize the decoration of the clear surface portion without being affected by unevenness or the like. On the other hand, when making the player visually recognize the decoration on the inner surface, the player will visually recognize the decoration through the decoration on the surface, but the larger decoration is more conspicuous than the small decoration, It is possible to make the player firmly recognize the decoration on the inner surface.

  Moreover, according to the gaming machine described in the feature D1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of performing a suitable model change. Specifically, the appearance of the front of the gaming machine can be changed without replacing the front member by selecting and applying separate decorations for the surface and inner surface corresponding to the replacement of the replacement member. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which the player can easily understand the model change at a glance while suppressing the product cost.

  “Small size decoration” means a small size decoration for each character or the like when decoration by the shape of the character, etc., and the light diffused light is diffused by the light guide component in a wide and uniform range. Examples include a case where at least one of a decoration in a light emitting state, a decoration having a shallow unevenness, and a decoration in which the end of the unevenness is rounded and the ridgeline is difficult to see. The “surface part” does not necessarily have to be a part disposed on the surface facing the player, and the surface part surface does not face the player as long as the part is located on the surface side compared to the inner surface part. A cover part or the like covering the side may be arranged.

  In addition, “the visibility of the decoration provided on the inner surface portion can be changed” means that the decoration provided on the inner surface portion is difficult to visually recognize due to a change in the light emission state of the decoration provided on the front surface portion, and the state The state that is easier to visually recognize may be switched, and the state that the decoration provided on the inner surface portion cannot be visually recognized and the state that is easier to visually recognize than that state may be switched.

<Feature D2>
A front member forming the front of the gaming machine;
Provided on the back side of at least a part of the front member, and provided with a replacement member that can be replaced when changing the model,
The front member is
A changing portion that changes to a mode corresponding to the exchange member;
An invariant portion not corresponding to the exchange member;
A common aspect portion that is a portion where whether or not the aspect changes corresponding to the replacement of the replacement member and is a substantially constant aspect in a normal gaming state, the decorative component includes the front member A part that is configured to be removable to the front side of the gaming machine by performing a predetermined operation in a predetermined open state, and constitutes at least a part of the changing part and constitutes at least a part of the common mode part The gaming machine according to Feature D1, wherein the gaming machine is a non-part.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature D2, by exchanging the decorative part in conjunction with the replacement of the replacement member, it is possible to change the portion constituting the change portion in accordance with the replacement of the replacement member. Therefore, it is possible to further change the appearance of the front of the gaming machine when changing the model without exchanging the entire front member. In addition, since the decorative part is a part that does not constitute at least a part of the common mode part, the part as the common mode part can easily use the part before the model change, and is low cost and unique to the gaming machine manufacturer. It is possible to change the model with a new appearance while inheriting the decoration.

<Feature D3>
A sheet member for forming a decorative surface;
A switching means for switching between a storage state in which the sheet member is wound and stored in a cylindrical shape, and an expanded state in which the sheet member is expanded to one end side from the storage state;
A plurality of the sheet members are provided, and one sheet member and at least one other sheet member are expanded so as to overlap the same decorative surface,
The gaming machine according to feature D1 or 2, wherein the plurality of sheet members are arranged in a state of being covered by an inner surface portion of the decorative part.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature D3, the clerk can touch the plurality of sheet members from the front side of the gaming machine by removing the decorative parts, and the seat members can be easily exchanged together with the replacement of the decorative parts. Can do. Therefore, the appearance of the front of the gaming machine when changing the model can be easily and variously changed without replacing the entire front member.

  Note that any one of the features described in the features A1 to A6, the features B1 to B4, the features C1 to C3, and the features D1 to D3 may be applied in combination with any one or more features. The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, a ball path for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, and a game A gaming machine that includes each gaming component arranged in an area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each gaming component.

  Slot machine, etc .: A variable display means that displays a symbol sequence consisting of a plurality of symbols in a variable manner and then stops and displays the symbol sequence. Special game advantageous to the player on the condition that the change of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stoppage or when a predetermined time elapses and the final stop symbol at the time of stoppage is a specific symbol A gaming machine that generates a state (bonus game, etc.).

  Ball-use spinning-type gaming machine: equipped with variable display means for variably displaying a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols, and finally stopping and displaying the symbol string, and the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the starting operation means, Due to the operation of the stop operating means or after a lapse of a predetermined time, the variation of the symbol is stopped, and a special game state advantageous to the player (required that the final stop symbol at the time of stoppage is a specific symbol) Bonus game, etc.), a ball receiving tray is provided, a loading device for performing a loading process for taking a game ball from the ball tray, and a paying device for paying out the game ball to the ball tray, A gaming machine configured such that the operation of the starting operation means is made effective when a game ball is inserted by the apparatus.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

14: Front frame set (front member)
15: Lower plate (unchangeable part)
30: Game board (exchange member)
101: Window part (viewing part)
401a, 436a: opening side inclined wall (change part)
401b: Upper inclined wall (common mode part)
436b, 471b: outer inclined wall (common aspect)
471c: Left and right side walls (common aspect)
472: Handle electrical decoration part (common aspect part)
480: Corner lighting part (unchangeable part)

Claims (3)

A front member forming the front of the gaming machine;
In a gaming machine provided with an exchange member provided on the back side of at least a part of the front member and provided to be exchangeable when changing the model,
The front member is
A changing portion that changes to a mode corresponding to the exchange member;
An invariant portion not corresponding to the exchange member;
A gaming machine comprising: a common mode portion that is a portion where whether or not a mode changes corresponding to the replacement of the replacement member and is set to a substantially constant mode in a normal gaming state. . The exchange member controls at least display means for displaying a variable display of identification information that allows the player to recognize whether or not a special gaming state advantageous to the player is generated by a lottery performed according to the player's operation. Control means to
The front member includes a visual recognition unit that enables the player to visually recognize the variation display of the identification information.
The change unit is a part where the control is performed by the control unit so that the aspect changes according to the change display of the identification information.
The common mode part is a part that can be changed at least partially to another mode when the replacement member is replaced, and the player does not play a game during the execution of the change display of the identification information. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one aspect is a common aspect during the waiting period. The front member has operation means that is operated by a player,
The game according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the common mode section includes an operation common mode section provided in at least a part of the operation means, or at least a part or all around the operation means. Machine.

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