JP2014226489A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a game environment by reducing noise within a hall or the like.SOLUTION: A game machine comprises: performance sound output means for outputting a performance sound corresponding to a game state toward a playing customer; sound control means for performing control to output the performance sound from the performance sound output means; and sound measurement means for measuring the sound volume of noise in a hall. The sound control means adjusts the sound volume of the performance sound output from the performance sound output means on the basis of the result of the measurement by the sound volume measurement means such that the sound volume of the performance sound becomes smaller when the noise is small and the sound volume of the performance sound becomes larger when the noise is large.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine, and more specifically to a gaming machine and a sound adjustment device that improve the gaming environment by reducing noise in a hall.

  In general, halls in pachinko parlors are equipped with island facilities in which a plurality of gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are arranged. Several to dozens of gaming machines are arranged side by side on each island facility, and the island facilities of pachinko machines are configured to be able to supply and collect gaming balls. Also in the slot machines, there are stores configured such that a plurality of slot machines are arranged side by side to form an installation island, and coins can be supplied to and collected from the slot machines. The installed islands of pachinko machines and slot machines are generally arranged to face each other across the passage except for the installed island facing the wall surface of the hall.

A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine in which a game is executed using a game ball or a coin as a medium is provided with a speaker that outputs sound such as a sound effect as the game progresses. For example, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine 201 shown in FIG. 19, a speaker 259 is disposed on a lower plate 253 that is provided at the approximate center in the left-right direction at the bottom of the main body and stores game balls.
Further, on a board surface part (game area) of the gaming machine and its peripheral part (front frame), etc., an electrical decoration device (lighting member) using various colors of LEDs, lamps, liquid crystals and the like is attached.

  By the way, in order to make the game even more gorgeous, various kinds of performance sounds (music and sound effects) are output from the speaker according to the game state, and the lighting device is turned on and blinking. The production effect is enhanced by doing so. On the other hand, a so-called vacant board where no player is seated is put into a standby state if a game has not been played for a certain period of time, and the production sound output from the speaker is controlled so that the volume is reduced or silenced. .

  Here, in the hall, the sound produced from the speakers of the gaming machines lined up on the installed island is louder than necessary, and sometimes the player feels noisy. Similarly, the effects produced by the lighting device may be too bright depending on the surrounding conditions, and the player may feel dazzling. In other words, if there are a lot of gaming machines that are sparsely seated on the gaming machines lined up on the installed island and are vacant, the vacant machines are in a standby state and the volume of the production sound is also Although the noise in the hall is reduced as a result of this, the volume of the sound produced by the game machine that the player plays under this situation can be heard relatively loud, so the player may feel that the produced sound is loud. . In addition, since there is almost no effect by the lighting device in the game machine in the standby state, the lighting / flashing of the lighting device of the gaming machine in which the game is played is relatively bright when there are many vacant stands in the surrounding area. Sometimes I felt that.

  The volume of the production sound is set so that the production sound of the gaming machine that the player is playing is erased by the noise in the hall and is not easily recognized, but the noise in the hall should be reduced If you can, you can make the production sound of the game machine you play smaller.

For this reason, in recent years, it has been studied to reduce noise in the hall by using ANC (Actine Noise Control) technology that silences noise by causing noise opposite in phase to noise to interfere with the noise.
FIG. 28 explains the principle of noise reduction by the ANC technique. As shown in the figure, the active silencer picks up the sound from the noise source with the microphone 520 so that the noise from the noise source 510 is canceled at the point where the person 550 is present, and the amplifier 530 Amplification is performed in the opposite phase, and sound is generated in the opposite phase by the speaker 540.

  Until now, for example, as in Patent Document 1 below, ANC technology is used to mute the surrounding noise so that the player can hear the performance sound of the gaming machine he / she is playing, and as a result, the noise in the hall is reduced. A game machine or the like for the purpose of enabling a comfortable game by reducing it has also been proposed.

  Also, as long as the production sound of the gaming machine that the player plays can be heard, the volume can be further reduced, and as a result, the noise in the hall can also be reduced. For this reason, the applicant of the present invention does not use the ANC technique to mute the sound, but the approach of devising the arrangement of the speakers as described in Patent Document 2 below, the directing sound of the gaming machine that he plays is given to the player. The noise in the hall is reduced by adjusting the diffusion range so that it is easy to hear and difficult to diffuse around.

JP 2004-141512 A JP 2012-110760 A

However, although the ANC technique shows an advantageous silencing effect in a pipeline or a narrow closed space, the effect cannot be expected so much in a pachinko hall or the like that is a relatively wide open space. In some cases, however, the noise may be amplified.
In order to effectively mute ambient noise by active mute, the sound source, the microphone for recording the noise, the speaker that outputs the suppression sound, and the player's ear must be arranged in this order. Since the speaker that outputs the suppression sound needs to be arranged at a position distant from the main body of the gaming machine, it is difficult to effectively exert the effect of active silencing with the configuration of the “gaming machine” in Patent Document 1. The noise in the hall could not be reduced.

  In addition, in the gaming machine in which the arrangement of the speakers of Patent Document 2 is devised, the noise in the hall can be effectively reduced, but if the performance sound etc. can be controlled according to the situation in the hall, the noise is further reduced. This makes it possible to further improve the gaming environment.

  The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and is not an approach of adjusting the diffusion range of the production sound by devising the noise reduction by active silencing or the arrangement of the speakers, but the actual situation of the actual pachinko hall It is an object to provide a player with a comfortable gaming environment by reducing the noise in the hall without impairing the fun of the game by controlling the production sound and the like.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention as set forth in claim 1 is directed to effect sound output means for outputting effect sound according to the game state to the player, and for outputting effect sound from the effect sound output means. Voice control means for performing control, and volume measuring means for measuring the volume of sound around the arrangement location,
Based on the measurement result of the volume measuring means, the volume of the production sound is reduced when the noise that is a sound other than the production sound output by the gaming machine is low, and the volume of the production sound is increased when the noise is high. Thus, a gaming machine is provided in which the sound control means adjusts the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means.

Here, as described in claim 2, the present invention further includes: a light emitting unit that emits light according to a gaming state; and a light emission control unit that performs control for causing the light emitting unit to emit light,
Based on the measurement result of the sound volume measuring means, the light emission control means causes the light intensity of the light emitting means to decrease when the noise is low, and increases the light intensity of the light emitting means when the noise is high. It is characterized by adjusting.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an effect sound output means for outputting an effect sound corresponding to the game state to the player, and a voice control for performing a control for outputting the effect sound from the effect sound output means. A sound adjusting device used by being attached to a gaming machine comprising means,
The sound adjusting device is configured to measure a volume of sound around a place where the sound is placed, and when the noise that is a sound other than the effect sound output by the gaming machine is small based on the measurement result of the volume measuring means. Has an output adjustment means for adjusting the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means so as to reduce the volume of the effect sound and to increase the volume of the effect sound when the noise is loud. ,
The volume measuring means is disposed outside the gaming machine, and the output adjusting means is provided inside the gaming machine so as to be interposed between the sound control means and the effect sound output means. An audio adjustment device is provided.

  According to the gaming machine and the sound adjustment device of the present invention, the volume of the production sound of the gaming machine can be adjusted according to the situation in the hall, and the noise in the hall can be effectively reduced without impairing the fun of the game. It is possible to provide a player with a comfortable gaming environment.

It is a perspective view in the front side of the pachinko machine as a first embodiment of a basic invention. (A) is a plan view of the upper plate, (b) is a perspective view of the vicinity of the speaker, and (c) is a cross-sectional view along the line AA in the vicinity of the upper plate of (a). It is a perspective view in the back side of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the front frame, game board, etc. in the state which open | released the glass door frame. It is a rear view which shows a glass door frame. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball in an upper plate. It is explanatory drawing which showed a mode that the audio | voice output from the speaker in a space part was transmitted to a player. It is a perspective view in the front side of the parrot machine as 2nd embodiment of basic invention. (A) is a top view of the upper plate in the 1st modification of 1st embodiment of basic invention, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball in the upper plate of (a). (A) is a top view of the upper plate in the 2nd modification of 1st embodiment of basic invention, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball in the upper plate of (a). (A) is a top view of the top plate in the 3rd modification of 1st embodiment of basic invention, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the game ball in the top plate of (a). It is sectional drawing near the upper plate in the 4th modification of 1st embodiment of basic invention. It is sectional drawing of the upper plate vicinity in the 5th modification of 1st embodiment of basic invention. It is a top view of the upper plate in the 6th modification of a first embodiment of a basic invention. It is a perspective view of the speaker vicinity in the 7th modification of 1st embodiment of basic invention. It is a perspective view of the speaker vicinity in the 8th modification of 1st embodiment of basic invention. It is a perspective view near the speaker in the ninth modification of the first embodiment of the basic invention. It is sectional drawing of the upper plate and the speaker vicinity in the modification of 2nd embodiment of basic invention, (a) is the state which opened the front panel from the main body frame side, (b) is the front panel to the main body frame side. Each closed state is shown. It is a perspective view in the front side of the conventional pachinko machine. It is an external appearance perspective view of the game machine main body of a present Example. It is the block diagram which showed the basic composition of the gaming machine of Example 1. It is horizontal direction sectional drawing of a speaker part. It is an example of a volume control table. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a gaming machine (a gaming machine main body and a chair) according to a first embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view of the other form of the gaming machine (game machine main body and chair) of the first embodiment. It is an example of a light quantity control table. It is the block diagram which showed the basic composition of the game machine to which the audio | voice adjustment apparatus is applied. It is a figure explaining the principle of the muffling technique by an active muffler.

First, each embodiment that embodies the basic invention that triggered the creation of the present invention, that is, the invention for reducing the effect sound by devising the arrangement of speakers, will be described first, and then the gaming machine of the present invention will be described. An embodiment embodying the invention for controlling the volume of a production sound in accordance with the size of noise in a hall, which is a characteristic part, will be described.
In the following embodiments, a pachinko machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) will be described as a specific example. However, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, and slot machines, parrots, and the like all generate production sounds from speakers. It can be applied to other gaming machines.

In the pachinko machine of the basic invention, the arrangement of the speakers is devised so that the player of the gaming machine can hear the sound clearly and is difficult to hear from the surroundings. That is, in the conventional pachinko machine shown in FIG. 19, the speaker 259 is disposed in the lower part of the lower plate 253 which is the lower part of the main body separated from the player's ears and is behind the upper plate 254 when viewed from the player. Therefore, it is necessary to set the volume of the speaker to be relatively large so that the player can clearly hear the sound (production sound). The voice was troublesome noise, and this basic invention is an improvement of this.

First, a first embodiment of a pachinko machine that is a basic invention will be described.
The pachinko machine according to the present invention is a pachinko machine of the type called a CR machine that lends out game balls using an internal game ball payout mechanism. As shown in FIG. 1, the card units 20 are arranged adjacent to each other. And are electrically connected. The card unit 20 has a card insertion slot 21 into which a prepaid card 22 as a value medium in which monetary information is recorded in advance, and monetary information can be read and written from the prepaid card 22.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 that is provided at a front portion of the outer frame 2 and is supported at one side of the outer frame 2 so as to be opened and closed. I have. The outer frame 2 is a frame that serves as a base of the pachinko machine 1, and is configured in a rectangular shape as a whole by a plate material. In the present embodiment, the outer frame 2 is made of wood and has a vertical length of 808 mm and a horizontal length of 520 mm. The front frame 3 is made of a synthetic resin, specifically, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) resin. The opening / closing axis of the front frame 3 is set so as to extend vertically on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 1. In addition, the outer frame 2 may be comprised with resin, and may be comprised as if the outer frame 2 and the front frame 3 seem to be an integrated object.

A glass door frame 4 is provided on the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front side of the front frame 3 excluding the lower plate unit 51 described later. The glass door frame 4 constitutes the open / close frame of the basic invention, and the front frame 3 constitutes the main body frame of the basic invention. Moreover, all the structural members of the pachinko machine 1 including the outer frame 2, the front frame 3 and the glass door frame 4 except for the upper plate 54 described later constitute the main body of the basic invention. The opening / closing axis (shaft support) of the glass door frame 4 is also set so as to extend vertically to the left when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 1.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 which is a rear view of the glass door frame 4, a rotation shaft 91 is provided near the upper end portion on the right side when viewed from the back side of the glass door frame 4, and the front frame as shown in FIG. 3 is provided with a bearing portion 92 into which the rotating shaft 91 is fitted in the vicinity of the upper end portion on the left side when viewed from the front. Further, a projecting and rotating shaft 93 projecting upward is provided below the bearing portion 92, and the projecting and rotating shaft 93 is disposed on the lower side surface of the glass door frame 4 at a position below the rotating shaft 91. A bearing recess (not shown) for fitting is provided. Then, the glass door frame 4 is pivotally supported and can be opened and closed by fitting the projecting pivot shaft 93 into the bearing recess and fitting the pivot shaft 91 into the bearing portion 92. Thus, in the present embodiment, a line connecting the rotation shaft 91 and the projecting rotation shaft 93 is set as the opening / closing axis of the glass door frame 4.

A pair of glasses 42 are attached to the glass door frame 4 in parallel from the back side. The length of the glass door frame 4 in the left-right direction is substantially the same as that of the front frame 3, and most of the glass door frame 4 except the lower plate unit 51 provided at the lower part of the front frame 3 is covered by the glass door frame 4. ing.

A game board 5 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the front frame 3 (the back of the glass door frame 4 and the inside of the outer frame 2). Note that the game board 5 is attached in a state in which the peripheral edge thereof is in contact with the back side of the front frame 3. In FIG. 4, only the substantially central portion of the front part of the game board 5 is on the front side of the front frame 3. It is in an exposed state. The game board 5 has a vertical length of 476 mm and a horizontal length of 451 mm. Further, the game board 5 is formed with a plurality of openings by being subjected to router processing, and each opening has a normal winning chucker 6, a variable winning device 7, an operation chucker 8, and a symbol variation display device. 57, a through chucker 10 and the like are disposed. The symbol variation display device 57 includes a liquid crystal display unit and a center frame disposed around the liquid crystal display unit.

Various control boards including a display control board for controlling the symbol variation display device 57 and a voice control board for controlling voice output from the speaker 59 are arranged on the back side of the game board 5 as shown in FIG. It is covered with a backpack 5a made of transparent resin. Also, the main board that performs the main control of the pachinko machine 1 is discharged to the main board box 5b, the payout unit 5d for paying out the game balls by winning and the payout of the game balls based on the lending request from the card unit 20, and the launch of the game balls The payout launch control board for controlling the launching device 31 is stored in the payout launch control board box 5c.

For example, three display columns of a left symbol row, a middle symbol row, and a right symbol row are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit of the symbol variation display device 57. Each symbol row is composed of a plurality of symbols, and these symbols are variably displayed on the display screen so as to be scrolled for each symbol row. The arrangement structure of the symbol variation display device 57 will be described later.

Further, the variable winning device 7 is normally in a state where the game ball B cannot win or is difficult to win. More specifically, the symbols on the liquid crystal display unit of the symbol variation display device 57 are variably displayed based on the winning of the game ball B to the operation chucker 8. Then, a special gaming state is generated on the condition that the determined symbol combination is a specific symbol combination set in advance, that the stopped symbol is a specific combination, and the variable winning device 7 The big winning opening is in a predetermined open state (specifically, it is opened for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times), and the game ball B is in a state where it is easy to win a prize (big hit game state). In addition, when the combination at the time of the stop of the other symbol sequences other than one among the plurality of symbol sequences variably displayed on the symbol variation display device 57 becomes a reach gaming state that is a combination of jackpot symbols, the symbol variation The reach effect screen is displayed on the display device 57, and the occurrence of the reach gaming state is notified by a sound effect output from a speaker 59 described later.

Further, as is well known, a predetermined number of upper plates 54 (in some cases, a lower plate 53) to be described later, based on the winning of the game balls B in the general winning port 6, the variable winning device 7, and the operation chucker 8. A prize ball is paid out. The game board 5 is provided with a large number of nails for distributing and adjusting the falling direction of the game ball B as appropriate, and various members (functions) such as a windmill 9 are provided. .

The front frame 3 has a resin base 11 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 2 and an inner rail 12 that is positioned on the innermost peripheral side of the resin base 11 and is integrally formed so as to form a substantially arc shape. And an outer rail 13 formed integrally with the resin base 11 with a predetermined distance from the inner rail 12 on the left side of the figure. The inner rail 12 and the outer rail 13 mainly serve as a launch path for guiding the game ball B launched from the launch device 31 to the upper part of the game board 5 based on the turning operation of the game ball launch handle 52. Therefore, the guide rail is constituted by a portion where the inner rail 12 and the outer rail 13 are parallel (the portion on the left side).

In the vicinity of the lower end of the inner rail 12, the game board 5 is formed with an out port 25 through which the game ball B is led out. Most of the game balls that have dropped to the lower part of the game board 5 are guided through the out port 25 toward a ball discharge path (not shown). Under such a configuration, the extension of the game area is mainly determined by the window hole on the inner peripheral side of the front frame 3. When the game board 5 is mounted on the front frame 3, the inner rail 12 And the outer rail 13 will be in the state which contact | abutted or adjoined to the game board 5. FIG. The game ball B launched by the launch device 31 is guided mainly to the upper part of the game board 5 by the outer rail 13. Further, the game board 5 is provided with a payout opening 32 for paying out game balls, and a payout opening 45 is provided on the glass door frame 4 side so as to communicate with the payout opening 32 (FIGS. 4 and 5). reference).

Next, the game area will be described. In the present embodiment, the game area is a region surrounded by the inner rail 12 and the outer rail 13 as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 1, except for a guide rail region that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 12 and 13. As an area. In the pachinko machine 1, the distance from the uppermost point of the outer rail 13 to the lower part of the game board 5 is 462 mm, and the distance from the extreme left position of the outer rail 13 to the extreme right position of the inner rail 12 is 449 mm. Yes. The distance from the extreme left position of the inner rail 12 to the extreme right position of the inner rail 12 is 432 mm.

Here, the glass door frame 4 will be described. The glass door frame 4 is formed with a substantially elliptical window 41 so that most of the game area can be visually recognized from the outside. Specifically, the window portion 41 has a shape in which a substantially central portion on the left and right sides thereof is curved relatively gently as compared with the upper and lower sides. The substantially central portion may be linear. In the present embodiment, the distance between the upper end of the window portion 41 (the uppermost portion of the outer rail 13 and the upper end of the game area) and the upper end of the glass door frame 4 (so-called upper and lower width of the upper frame portion) is 50 mm. Compared with the prior art having an upper frame width of about 85 mm to 95 mm, it is significantly shorter. The distance is desirably 80 mm or less, more desirably 70 mm or less, and further desirably 60 mm or less. Of course, as long as a predetermined strength can be secured, it may be 50 mm or less.

The shortest distance between the left end of the window 41 and the left end of the glass door frame 4 (so-called left and right width of the left frame portion) is relatively large in order to increase the strength and support strength of the glass door frame 4 itself. Is set. More specifically, as is apparent from a comparison between FIGS. 1 and 4, when the glass door frame 4 is closed, not only the left side of the outer rail 13 but also the left side of the inner rail 12 is the left side frame. Covered by part. That is, a part of the guide rail is obscured. Even if it becomes difficult to visually recognize the game ball B in this way, it is only a passing point where the game ball B is guided to the game area, and the game ball B is played in the game area where the player mainly enjoys the game. It is not difficult to see. Therefore, there is no trouble in actual game. Moreover, while such a trouble does not arise, sufficient intensity | strength and support strength of the glass door frame 4 are securable. Incidentally, the distance in the left-right direction between the left end position of the outer rail 13 and the left end position of the outer frame 2 is 21 mm, and the distance in the left-right direction between the right end position of the game area (the right end position of the inner rail 12) and the right end position of the outer frame 2 is 44 mm. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, metal reinforcing members 43 and 44 for reinforcing the glass door frame 4 are attached to the glass door frame 4 on the back side of the left and right frame portions.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the lower portion of the front frame 3 where the glass door frame 4 does not exist is a lower plate unit 51 made of, for example, ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) resin. A game ball launching handle 52 extends from the lower right side of the lower plate unit 51 to the front side. Also, a lower tray 53 for paying out a prize ball as a ball receiving tray is provided at a substantially central portion of the lower tray unit 51. Further, an ashtray 56 is provided in the lower tray unit 51 adjacent to the left side of the lower tray 53.

On the other hand, the upper plate 54 is integrally provided in the lower frame below the window 41 in the glass door frame 4. The upper plate 54 is manufactured by molding a synthetic resin, and stores the game balls paid out from the payout opening 45 of the glass door frame 4 and the game balls thrown in by the player. An inlet 54l for allowing the paid game balls to flow into the storage portion 54a, and a supply port 54r for supplying the game balls stored in the storage portion 54a to the launching device 31 side through the supply holes 49 of the glass door frame 4 are provided. The rear end surfaces of the inlet 54l and the supply port 54r are attached and fixed to the glass door frame 4 using screws or the like.

The storage portion 54a of the upper plate 54 has a bottom surface portion 54b continuous to the inlet 54l and the supply port 54r, a front wall portion 54c erected so as to surround the periphery of the bottom surface portion 54b, and a front portion sandwiching the bottom surface portion 54b. A rear wall 54d is provided between the inlet 54l and the supply port 54r so as to face the wall 54c and is curved so as to be convex toward the front wall 54c. The bottom surface portion 54b is elongated in the left-right direction and is formed to project forward from the glass door frame 4. Further, a concave contour portion 54u having a concave shape forward is formed between the inlet 54l at the rear of the bottom surface portion 54b and the supply port 54r, and the above-described rear wall portion 54d is erected along the concave contour portion 54u. ing. The rear wall portion 54d is spaced forward from the glass door frame 4 by about several tens of mm (for example, 30 to 50 mm) at the center in the left-right direction, and between the rear surface of the rear wall portion 54d and the front surface of the glass door frame 4. The space 54h is formed.

2A is a plan view of the upper plate 54, FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the vicinity of the speaker 59, FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the upper plate of FIG. The glass door frame 4 to which the upper plate 54 is attached is indicated by a dotted line. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the upper edge of the rear wall portion 54d is formed in a rounded cross-sectional shape, so that the safety is extremely high. For example, even when the player touches the rear wall 54d when moving his / her finger, the player's finger is prevented from being damaged.

On the bottom surface portion 54b of the storage portion 54a, a rectifying portion 54e is provided on the right side of the rear wall portion 54d to align the game balls in a line and flow down from the supply port 54r to the launching device 31 side through the supply hole 49. . In the rectifying portion 54e, inclined walls 54k for guiding the game ball to the straight portion 54f to be described later are formed on the front wall portion 54c side and the rear wall portion 54d side with the straight portion 54f interposed therebetween. The flow path is gradually narrowed. Further, the straightening portion 54e is provided with a straight portion 54f that extends in the front-rear direction on the bottom surface portion 54b and inclines downward from the front side toward the rear side where the supply hole 49 is located, and the bottom surface of the straight portion 54f A thin and long rectangular metal plate 54m is attached. The metal plate 54m has a function of smoothing the flow of the game ball, a function of reinforcing the bottom surface to prevent scraping due to friction, a function of preventing noise, and the like. A ball hole 54j is formed on the downstream end side of the metal plate 54m. The ball removal hole 54j is closed by an open / close valve 54i slidably provided on the back side of the bottom surface of the linear portion 54f in a normal state, and the open / close valve 54i is operated by operating a ball release lever 54g provided on the front wall portion 54c. When moved, the ball removal hole 54j is opened and the game ball stored in the storage portion 54a is moved to the lower plate 53 via a ball removal passage (not shown).

Here, the flow of the game ball B in the storage part 54a of the upper plate 54 will be described with reference to FIG. When the game ball B is paid out from the payout opening 45, it flows into the storage part 54a from the inlet 54l, and is guided to the bottom face part 54b, the front wall part 54c, and the rear wall part 54d which are gently inclined downward to the right. Rolls toward the supply port 54r on the right side of the reservoir 54a and reaches the rectifier 54e. Similarly, when the game ball B is thrown into the storage part 54a by the player, the game ball B is guided by the bottom face part 54b or the like and rolls to reach the rectifying part 54e. The game balls B are guided by the inclined walls 54k provided on both sides of the straight portion 54f of the rectifying portion 54e and are aligned in a line, and the rear side (the glass door frame 4 is inclined downward on the straight portion 54f). To the supply hole 49 from the downstream end of the metal plate 54m. The game balls supplied from the supply hole 49 to the ball feeder 48 are guided one by one to the launch rail 33 and are launched by the launcher 31.

Below the window 41 of the glass door frame 4 is provided a ball rental operation unit 46 for performing operations relating to the rental of game balls, and further below, a speaker 59 constituting the sound output unit of the basic invention is arranged. Has been. As shown in FIG. 1, the lending operation unit 46 returns a lending button lamp 46 a that indicates a rentable state of the game ball by a lamp, a lending button 46 b for lending the game ball, and a return of the prepaid card 22. A return button 46c and a frequency display LED 46d for displaying the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 22 are provided.

The speaker 59 includes a speaker body 59a that is electrically connected to the audio control board via a connection cord (not shown), and a case 59b that houses the speaker body 59a. A large number of small holes are formed in the front surface of the case 59b so that the sound output from the speaker body 59a can be easily heard from the outside. The speaker 59 is disposed in a space portion 54 h formed between the rear wall portion 54 d of the upper plate 54 and the glass door frame 4. That is, the speaker 59 is fixed to a region of the glass door frame 4 that faces the rear wall portion 54d of the upper plate 54 with the space portion 54h interposed therebetween. The speaker 59 is inclined so that the front surface of the speaker main body 59a faces the player.

Around the glass door frame 4 (for example, the corner portion and the peripheral edge of the window portion 41), an electric decoration member 62 provided with light emitting means such as various lamps and LEDs is provided. The lighting members 62 are controlled so as to change the light emission mode of the light emitting means such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the gaming state such as a big hit or a predetermined reach so that the effect effect during the game is enhanced. It has become. Of course, these electrical decoration members 62 may be configured to be provided on the game board 5 (the electrical decoration members 62 called corner decorations are disposed at the corners of the game board 5). It is good also as a structure provided in. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure arrange | positioned between a pair of front and back glass 42. FIG.

Further, as is well known, when the front frame 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the lock is automatically applied, and the lock is released by performing a predetermined key operation. Similarly, when the glass door frame 4 is closed with respect to the front frame 3, the lock is automatically applied, and the lock is released by performing a separate key operation. Thus, the lock mechanism for performing locking and unlocking is provided at the lower right portion of the front frame 3, that is, at the right end portion of the lower dish unit 51. The lock mechanism includes a key cylinder (release key) 55 having a keyhole, and a second lock mechanism for locking and releasing between the front frame 3 and the outer frame 2. In the present embodiment, the key cylinder 55 and the like are provided at the lower right portion of the front frame 3 which is the narrowest and has a relatively large space, not the right center portion of the front frame which hinders expansion of the game area. The lock mechanism (particularly the key cylinder 55) is disposed. In other words, the key cylinder 55 is disposed so as to avoid the position that becomes the maximum width of the game area. With such a configuration, the game area can be expanded more easily and reliably.

Of course, as long as it is other than the narrowest part, it may be provided in a part other than the above, and for example, it may be provided in the upper right part of the front frame 3. In the above example, both the first lock mechanism and the second lock mechanism can be released by the key cylinder 55, but the key cylinders for releasing each may be provided separately.

As is clear from the above detailed description, according to the present embodiment, a part of the storage part 54a of the upper plate 54 is formed away from the main body (glass door frame 4) to form the storage part 54a and the main body ( Since the space portion 54h is formed between the glass door frame 4) and the speaker 59 as the sound output portion is disposed in the space portion 54h, the player can clearly hear the sound, It can be made difficult to hear from surrounding players. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the head of a player who plays a game with the pachinko machine 1 is located above the space 54h, is located at the approximate center in the vertical direction of the main body of the pachinko machine 1, and the player's head When the sound output from the speaker 59 directly reaches the player's ear in the space 54h between the upper plate storage 54a and the glass door frame 4 close to the player, the volume is set to be relatively low However, the player can hear the sound clearly. In particular, in this embodiment, since the speaker 59 is inclined toward the player, the sound reaches the player's ear more directly, and the player can hear the sound more clearly. .

On the other hand, since the sound output in the space portion 54h surrounded by the upper plate storage portion 54a and the glass door frame 4 in the direction other than the vertical direction does not spread widely around the player, the player of the surroundings is concerned with the pachinko machine 1 Is difficult to hear. Therefore, it is prevented that the surrounding player is bothered by the sound output from the pachinko machine 1. Further, for example, the player of the pachinko machine 1 is hardly aware of the sound effect (speech and music such as “reach”) emitted from the pachinko machine 1 in the reach game state in which the expectation of occurrence of a big hit increases. It is possible to prevent the symbol variation display device 57 or the like from being looked into by another player and making the player feel uncomfortable. In addition, since the speaker 59 is disposed in the space 54h, there is an advantage that it does not interfere with the arrangement of other members.

Further, by attaching the upper plate 54 in a state where the speaker 59 is fixed to the glass door frame 4, it is possible to easily and reliably form a structure in which the speaker 59 as an audio output unit is disposed in the space 54h. . In addition, a rectifying unit 54e is provided on the bottom surface part 54b, and an inclined wall 54k for guiding a game ball is formed on the rectifying unit 54e so that the flow path of the game ball is gradually narrowed. Can be surely flowed down from the supply port 54r to the launching device 31 side. In particular, since the inclined wall 54k for guiding the game ball is formed not only on the front wall portion 54c side but also on the rear wall portion 54d side, the game ball faces the supply port 54r without stagnation on the rear wall portion 54d side. Be guided.

The rectifying unit 54e includes a linear part 54f that extends in the front-rear direction on the bottom surface part 54b and slopes downward from the front side toward the rear side where the supply port 54r is provided. Therefore, the game ball that has flowed into the bottom surface portion 54b from the inlet 54l rolls along the path toward the supply port 54r, bypassing the rear wall portion 54d formed in a convex shape toward the front wall portion 54c, The straight portions 54f of the rectifying portion 54e are smoothly aligned in a line and reliably flow down from the supply port 54r to the launching device 31 side.

Next, a second embodiment of the basic invention will be described with reference to FIG. The second embodiment has a plurality of rotating reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed, and a parrot gaming machine in which game balls are paid out according to a winning mode based on a combination of symbols when rotation of each rotating reel is stopped (Hereinafter simply referred to as “parrot machine”). As shown in FIG. 8, the parrot machine 101 of the present embodiment has a main body frame 120 that opens on the front side and accommodates a plurality (three) of rotating reels (not shown) on which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed, A synthetic resin front panel 160 provided with a display window 163 that is attached so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front surface of the main body frame 120 and can visually recognize the design of each rotary reel.

The front panel 160 also has a decorative lamp 162, an upper plate 154 formed in a base shape protruding forward, a lower game plate 170 that receives and stores the game balls that are paid out or the game balls guided from the upper plate 154. Etc. are provided. On the upper surface of the upper plate 154, game balls paid out from the payout port 145 of the front panel 160 and game balls thrown in by the player according to the winning mode based on the combination of symbols when the rotation of each rotary reel is stopped. Are stored in the storage portion 154a, the inflow port 154l into which the game ball paid out from the payout port 145 flows into the storage portion 154a, and the game ball stored in the storage portion 154a through the supply hole 149 of the front panel 160 to the main body side. A supply port 154r for supply is provided.

The storage part 154a of the upper plate 154 includes a bottom surface part 154b continuous to the inflow port 154l and the supply port 154r, a front wall part 154c erected so as to surround the periphery of the bottom surface part 154b, and a front surface across the bottom surface part 154b. A rear wall 154d is provided between the inlet 154l and the supply port 154r so as to face the wall 154c and is curved so as to be convex toward the front wall 154c. The bottom surface portion 154b is elongated in the left-right direction and is formed so as to protrude forward from the main body side. In addition, a concave contour portion that is concave toward the front side is formed between the inlet 154l and the supply port 154r at the rear of the bottom surface portion 154b, and the rear wall portion 154d described above is erected along the concave contour portion. . The rear wall portion 154d is spaced forward from the front panel 160 by several tens of mm (for example, 30 to 50 mm) at the center in the left-right direction, and a space portion 154h is provided between the rear wall portion 154d and the front panel 160. The structure is formed.

Below the window 141 facing the rotating reel of the front panel 160, a speaker 159 constituting the audio output unit of the basic invention is provided. The speaker 159 is a device having the same configuration as the speaker 59 of the first embodiment, and is disposed in a space portion 154h formed between the rear wall portion 154d of the upper plate 154 and the front panel 160. Yes. That is, the speaker 159 is fixed to a region of the front panel 160 that faces the rear wall 154d of the upper plate 154 with the space 154h interposed therebetween. The speaker 159 is inclined so that the front portion faces the player direction.

In addition, a bet switch 165 for inserting a credited game ball and a cancel switch 166 for paying out the credited game ball are provided on the upper surface of the front wall portion 154c. Further, the front surface of the front wall portion 154c is an operation portion 164, which includes a start lever 167 for performing rotation start operation of the rotary reel, and a stop switch 168 provided corresponding to each of the left, middle, and right rotary reels. Is provided.

As is clear from the above detailed description, according to the present embodiment, in the parrot gaming machine 101, a part of the storage part 154a of the upper plate 154 is formed away from the front panel 160 on the main body side and stored. Since the space portion 154h is formed between the portion 154a and the front panel 160 and the speaker 159 as the sound output portion is disposed in the space portion 154h, the player can hear the sound clearly. It is possible to make it difficult for the surrounding players to hear, and the speaker 159 does not interfere with the arrangement of other members, and thus has the same various effects as the first embodiment.

In addition, since the space portion 154h is formed between the inlet 154l and the supply port 154r that are spaced apart from each other at the rear end of the storage portion 154a, the size of the space portion 154h is increased to increase the size of the information display portion 157. A sufficient installation area can be secured. In addition, since the space portion 154h is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the storage portion 154a, the left and right strength can be ensured in the resin member constituting the storage portion 154a. In addition, since the entire shape of the storage portion 154a is formed in an arch shape with both the inlet 154l side and the supply port 154r side as both ends and curved forward, the storage portion 154a serving as an inner peripheral side portion of the arch shape The space 154h can be reliably formed between the front panel 160 and the front panel 160.

The basic invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the basic invention. For example, in the first embodiment, the example in which the upper plate 54 is provided on the glass door frame 4 has been described. However, an upper plate that can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame 3 is provided below the glass door frame. The basic invention may be applied to a pachinko machine configured to provide the upper plate 54 on the upper plate. In this modification, the upper plate constitutes the open / close frame of the basic invention. Alternatively, in the first embodiment, the upper plate 54 may be provided on the front frame 3 without being provided on the glass door frame 4 or the upper plate as an opening / closing frame. Similarly, in 2nd embodiment, it is good also as a structure provided in the main body frame 120, without providing the upper plate 154 in the front panel 160 as an opening-and-closing frame.

In the first embodiment, the straight portion 54f is provided in the front-rear direction on the rectifying portion 54e of the storage portion 54a. However, as in the first modification shown in FIG. A straight portion 54n extending obliquely with respect to 4 and inclined downward from the front side toward the rear side is provided, and the inclined wall 54k is provided on the front wall portion 54c side and the rear wall portion 54d side across the straight portion 54n. It is good also as a structure which provides. According to this modified example, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the game ball B is paid out from the payout opening 45, it flows into the storage portion 54a from the inflow port 54l, and the bottom surface portion gently inclines to the right. 54b, the front wall portion 54c and the rear wall portion 54d are guided along the front wall portion 54c so as to bypass the rear wall portion 54d and roll along a path toward the supply port 54r. It reaches the rectifying unit 54e on the right side of 54a. Similarly, when the game ball B is thrown into the storage part 54a by the player, the game ball B is guided by the bottom face part 54b or the like and rolls to reach the rectifying part 54e. The game balls B are guided by the inclined walls 54k provided on both sides of the straight part 54n and aligned in a line, and roll to the rear side (the glass door frame 4 side) inclined downward on the straight part 54n. Then, it flows down to the supply hole 49 from the downstream end of the metal plate 54m.

Further, as in the second modification shown in FIG. 10A, the supply port 54r extends from the front side along the curved path from the inlet 54l to the supply port 54r on the bottom surface portion 54b. A curved portion 54o that slopes downward toward the rear side may be provided, and a sloped wall 54k may be provided on the front wall portion 54c side and the rear wall portion 54d side across the curved portion 54o. According to this modification, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), when the game ball B is paid out from the payout opening 45, it flows into the storage portion 54a from the inflow port 54l, and is a bottom surface portion that gently slopes downwardly to the right. 54b, the front wall portion 54c and the rear wall portion 54d are guided along the front wall portion 54c so as to bypass the rear wall portion 54d and roll along a path toward the supply port 54r. It reaches the rectifying unit 54e on the right side of 54a. Similarly, when the game ball B is thrown into the storage part 54a by the player, the game ball B is guided by the bottom face part 54b or the like and rolls to reach the rectifying part 54e. The game balls B are guided by the inclined walls 54k provided on both sides of the curved portion 54o and aligned in a line, and roll to the rear side (the glass door frame 4 side) inclined downward on the curved portion 54o. Then, it flows down to the supply hole 49 from the downstream end of the metal plate 54m.

Further, as in the third modified example shown in FIG. 11A, the supply port 54r extends in the left-right direction on the bottom surface 54b on the opposite side (right side) from the inflow port 54l with respect to the supply port 54r. A straight part 54p that slopes downward toward the left where 54r is provided may be provided, and a sloped wall 54k may be provided on the front wall part 54c side and the rear wall part 54d side across the straight part 54p. According to this modification, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), when the game ball B is paid out from the payout port 45, it flows into the storage portion 54a from the inflow port 54l, and the bottom surface portion is gently inclined downward to the right. 54b, the front wall portion 54c and the rear wall portion 54d are guided along the front wall portion 54c so as to bypass the rear wall portion 54d and roll along a path toward the supply port 54r. It reaches the rectifying unit 54e on the right side of 54a. Similarly, when the game ball B is thrown into the storage part 54a by the player, the game ball B is guided by the bottom face part 54b or the like and rolls to reach the rectifying part 54e. The game balls B are guided by the inclined walls 54k provided on both sides of the straight portion 54p and aligned in a row, and roll to the left side inclined downward on the straight portion 54p from the downstream end of the metal plate 54m. It flows down to the supply hole 49.

In the first embodiment, the speaker 59 is fixed to the glass door frame 4 side. However, the speaker 59 may be fixed to the rear wall portion 54d of the upper plate 54. Or it is good also as a structure fixed to the glass door frame 4 and the upper-plate rear-wall part 54d like the 4th modification shown in FIG. In this modification, the speaker 59 is fixed on both the front and rear sides, so that the mounting strength is ensured and the mounting state can be stabilized. For example, by attaching the upper plate 54 to the glass door frame 4 with the speaker 59 fixed to the upper plate rear wall 54d, and further fixing the speaker 59 to the glass door frame 4, the speaker 59 is arranged in the space 54h. The provided structure can be formed easily and reliably. Further, in this modification, the speaker 59 is disposed upward, and the inner wall surface defining the space portion 54h is formed in a tapered shape so as to expand upward. Can be heard more clearly. In addition, in this modification, it is good also as a structure which installs the connection part which connects 54 d of rear wall parts and the glass door frame 4 in the space part 54h, and arrange | positions the speaker 59 on the connection part.

Moreover, it is good also as a structure where the recessed part 4a is formed in the front surface of the glass door frame 4, and at least one part of the speaker 59 is arrange | positioned in the recessed part 4a like the 5th modification shown in FIG. According to this modification, even a large speaker 59 can be arranged in the space 54h.

In the first embodiment, an example in which one speaker 59 is disposed in the space portion 54h has been described. However, the speaker 59 is disposed in the space portion 54h as in the sixth modification shown in FIG. A plurality (two in FIG. 14) may be disposed, and a display unit 57 ′ capable of screen display may be disposed in the space 54h. According to this modification, the player can enjoy three-dimensional sound by outputting sound from each of the plurality of speakers 59. In addition, since the display unit 57 ′ is disposed with the speaker 59 in the space part 54h, the player turns his / her line of sight toward the display unit 57 ′ so that both ears are directed to the space part 54h. Can be heard.

Further, as in the seventh modification example shown in FIG. 15, the wall-like members 54q and 54q may be erected on the left and right with the speaker 59 interposed therebetween. According to this modification, since the wall-like members 54q and 54q extending toward the rear wall portion 54d are provided on the left and right of the speaker 59, the directivity of the sound output is improved and the player of the gaming machine can be improved. Can be heard more clearly, and can be made more difficult to hear from surrounding players.

Moreover, in 1st embodiment, it is good also as a structure which provides a light emission part in the speaker 59 as an audio | voice output part, or its vicinity. For example, a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) 59c as light emitting units may be arranged around the front surface of the speaker 59 as in the eighth modification shown in FIG. According to this modification, the LED 59c provided in the speaker 59 emits light to make the speaker 59 itself stand out, so that an effective presentation can be realized and the interest of the game can be increased.

Moreover, it is good also as a structure which provides the light bulbs 59d and 59d which can illuminate the speaker 59 in the surface opposite to the speaker 59 of the rear wall part 54d like the 9th modification shown in FIG. According to this modified example, the light bulbs 59d and 59d provided in the vicinity of the speaker 59 illuminate the speaker 59 to make it stand out, thereby realizing an effective presentation and increasing the interest of the game.

Further, in the second embodiment, as in the modification shown in FIG. 18, a space 154 h is formed between the upper dish rear wall 154 d and the main body frame 120, and the speaker 159 is fixed to the main body frame 120. In addition, an opening 160a that allows the speaker 159 to face the space 154h may be provided in the front panel 160. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the upper plate 154 and the speaker 159. FIG. 18A shows a state in which the front panel 160 is opened from the main body frame 120 side, and FIG. 18B shows a state in which the front panel 160 is moved to the main body frame 120 side. Each closed state is shown. According to this modification, the speaker 159 fixed to the main body frame 120 has a positional relationship facing the space 154 h through the opening 160 a provided in the front panel 160. Further, by arranging the speaker 159 on the main body frame 120 side so as to be separate from the front panel 160, it is possible to reduce the weight of the front panel 160 and to reduce the burden of opening and closing the front panel 160. it can. In this modified example, the front panel 160 may be provided with a protective cover that covers the opening 160a and is formed with a large number of small holes, so that the speaker 159 can be reliably protected from falling of the game ball. Moreover, in this modification, it is good also as a structure which forms a recessed part in the front surface of the main body frame 120, and arrange | positions at least one part of the speaker 159 in the recessed part. As a result, even a large speaker 159 can be disposed in the space 154h.

In each of the above embodiments, a piezo speaker that generates vibrations together with sound output may be used as the speaker 59 or 159. Since the piezo speaker generates a large vibration when outputting sound, it is possible to effectively promote the rolling of the game ball in the upper dish storage unit and prevent the game ball from staying. However, the audio output unit configured by the piezo speaker is merely an example, and another speaker that outputs audio while generating vibration may be used.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine of the basic invention described above, the player of the gaming machine can clearly hear the production sound by devising the arrangement of the speakers, Since the production sound can be made difficult to hear, the volume of the production sound can be lowered without impairing the fun of the game, and as a result, the noise in the hall can be reduced and the gaming environment can be improved.

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Each means of the basic invention shown below can be extracted from the embodiment of the basic invention described above. In the following, each means will be described with the effects and the like added as necessary.
1. A main body configured to execute a predetermined game using a game ball as a medium and pay out the game ball as a prize ball, a game ball paid out from the main body, and a game ball thrown by the player are stored. An upper plate having a storage unit, an inlet for allowing the game balls paid out from the main body to flow into the storage unit, and a supply port for supplying the game balls stored in the storage unit to the main body side, and outputting sound In a gaming machine equipped with a possible audio output unit,
A part of the storage part of the upper plate is formed away from the main body to form a space part between the storage part and the main body, and the audio output part is disposed in the space part. A gaming machine characterized by

According to the means 1, since the voice output unit is disposed in the space formed between the storage unit and the main body by forming a part of the storage unit of the upper plate away from the main body, the player Can be heard clearly, and can be made difficult to hear from surrounding players. That is, the head of a player who plays a game on the gaming machine is located above the space, and is located at the approximate center of the main body in the vertical and horizontal directions and close to the player's head. Since the sound output by the sound output unit directly reaches the player's ear in the space between the player and the player, the player can listen to the sound clearly even when the volume is set relatively low. it can. On the other hand, since the sound output in the space part surrounded by the storage part and the main body other than the vertical direction does not spread greatly around, it is difficult for the surrounding players to hear the sound of the gaming machine. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the surrounding players from being bothered by the sound output from the gaming machine. Furthermore, for example, because the surrounding players are hardly aware of the sound effect emitted from the gaming machine in the reach gaming state in which the expectation of occurrence of a big hit is increased, the symbol variation display device of the gaming machine or the like is looked at from other players. This can prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable. In addition, since the audio output unit is arranged in the space, there is an advantage that it does not interfere with the arrangement of other members.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an inner wall surface that defines the space portion is formed in a tapered shape that expands upward.
According to the means 2, the inner wall surface defining the space portion is formed in a tapered shape that expands upward, so that the player can hear the sound output from the sound output portion more clearly.

3. The gaming machine according to means 1 or 2, wherein the sound output unit is arranged to be inclined toward the player.
According to the means 3, since the sound output unit is inclined toward the player, the sound reaches the player's ear more directly, and the player can hear the sound more clearly. .

4). The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of the audio output units are arranged in the space.
According to the means 4, since a plurality of sound output units are arranged in the space, the player can enjoy three-dimensional sound by outputting sound from the plurality of sound output units.

5. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4, wherein the voice output unit is configured to generate vibration together with voice output.
According to the means 5, since the sound output unit generates vibration together with the sound output, the upper plate is vibrated by the sound output unit to promote the rolling of the game ball in the storage unit and prevent the game ball from staying. can do.

6). The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the sound output unit includes a piezo speaker.
According to the means 6, since the sound output unit includes a piezo speaker that generates a large vibration when outputting sound, the game ball in the upper dish storage unit is effectively promoted and the game ball is retained. Can be prevented. However, the configuration of the audio output unit with a piezo speaker is only an example, and it is possible to configure the audio output unit as long as it outputs sound while generating vibration. May be.

7). The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6, wherein a display unit capable of displaying a screen is disposed in the space.
According to the means 7, since the display unit capable of displaying a screen in the space part is disposed together with the sound output part, the player turns his eyes toward the display part so that both ears face the space part. It can be heard clearly.

8). 8. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 7, characterized in that wall-like members are erected on the left and right of the audio output unit.
According to the means 8, since the wall-like members are erected on the left and right of the sound output unit, the directivity of the sound output is improved and the player of the gaming machine can hear the sound more clearly. In addition, it can be made more difficult to hear from surrounding players.

9. 9. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 8, wherein a light emitting part is provided in the sound output part or in the vicinity thereof.
According to the means 9, the sound output unit disposed in the space part or the light emitting part provided in the vicinity thereof emits light and makes the sound output part stand out, thereby realizing an effective presentation and increasing the interest of the game. Can be made.

10. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the light emitting unit is provided in the audio output unit.
According to the means 10, the light emitting unit provided in the sound output unit emits light and makes the sound output unit itself stand out, thereby realizing an effective presentation and increasing the interest of the game.

11. The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the light emitting unit is provided in the vicinity of the audio output unit and is configured to be capable of illuminating the audio output unit.
According to the means 11, the light emitting unit provided in the vicinity of the audio output unit illuminates the audio output unit and makes the audio output unit stand out, thereby realizing an effective presentation and increasing the interest of the game. .

12 The storage part is opposed to the front wall part across the bottom surface part, a bottom wall part that is continuous with the inflow port and the supply port, a front wall part that is erected so as to surround the periphery of the bottom part. A rear wall portion that is erected and formed in a convex shape toward the front wall portion side,
The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 11, wherein the sound output unit is disposed in a space formed between the rear wall and the main body.
According to the means 12, the rear wall portion erected so as to face the front wall portion with the bottom surface portion interposed therebetween is formed in a convex shape toward the front wall portion side, so that a space is surely provided between the rear wall portion and the main body. Since the sound output unit is formed in the space portion, the player can clearly hear the sound and can be made difficult to hear from the surrounding players.

13. The main body includes a main body frame in which the predetermined game is executed, and an open / close frame that is provided to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame and to which the upper plate is attached.
The gaming machine according to claim 12, wherein a space is formed between the rear wall and the opening / closing frame.
According to the means 13, since the sound output unit is disposed in the space formed between the rear wall portion of the upper plate and the opening / closing frame, the player can clearly hear the sound, It can be made difficult to hear from surrounding players.

14 The gaming machine according to claim 13, wherein the sound output unit is fixed to the opening / closing frame.
According to the means 14, the structure in which the audio output unit is disposed in the space can be easily and reliably formed by attaching the upper plate in a state where the audio output unit is fixed to the opening / closing frame.

15. The gaming machine according to claim 13, wherein the sound output unit is fixed to the rear wall.
According to the means 15, the structure in which the sound output portion is disposed in the space portion can be easily and reliably formed by attaching the upper plate to the opening / closing frame with the sound output portion fixed to the rear wall portion of the upper plate. Can do.

16. The gaming machine according to claim 13, wherein the sound output unit is fixed to the opening / closing frame and the rear wall.
According to the means 16, since the sound output part is fixed to the opening / closing frame and the rear wall part, the attachment strength of the sound output part is ensured, and the attachment state can be stabilized. For example, a structure in which the audio output unit is disposed in the space portion by attaching the upper plate to the opening / closing frame with the audio output unit fixed to the rear wall of the upper plate and further fixing the audio output unit to the opening / closing frame. It can be formed easily and reliably.

17. 14. A gaming machine according to claim 13, wherein a connecting portion for connecting the rear wall portion and the opening / closing frame is installed in the space portion, and the sound output portion is disposed on the connecting portion.
According to the means 17, the sound output unit is disposed in the space part by disposing the sound output unit on the connecting part constructed so as to connect the rear wall part and the opening / closing frame in the space part. The structure can be formed easily and reliably.

18. The gaming machine according to any one of means 13 to 17, wherein a recess is formed in the front surface of the opening / closing frame, and at least a part of the audio output unit is disposed in the recess.
According to the means 18, since at least a part of the sound output unit is disposed in the recess formed in the front surface of the open / close frame, even a large sound output unit can be disposed in the space.

19. The main body includes a main body frame in which the predetermined game is executed, and an open / close frame that is provided to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame and to which the upper plate is attached.
A space portion is formed between the rear wall portion and the main body frame, and an opening is provided in the opening / closing frame so that the sound output portion is fixed to the main body frame and the sound output portion faces the space portion. The gaming machine according to means 12, wherein the gaming machine is characterized in that
According to the means 19, a space portion is formed between the rear wall portion of the upper plate and the main body frame, and the audio output portion fixed to the main body frame faces the space portion through the opening provided in the opening / closing frame. It is out. Further, by arranging the audio output unit on the main body frame side so as to be separate from the opening / closing frame, the weight of the opening / closing frame can be reduced, and the burden of opening / closing the opening / closing frame can be reduced.

20. The gaming machine according to claim 19, wherein a recess is formed in the front surface of the main body frame, and at least a part of the audio output unit is disposed in the recess.
According to the means 20, since at least a part of the sound output unit is disposed in the recess formed in the front surface of the main body frame, even a large sound output unit can be disposed in the space.

21. The gaming machine according to means 19 or 20, wherein the opening / closing frame is provided with a protective cover that covers the opening and has a large number of small holes.
According to the means 21, the display part is reliably protected from falling of the game ball or the like by covering the opening part for allowing the sound output part to face the space part with the protective cover provided in the opening / closing frame. Moreover, since the sound output from the sound output unit passes through a large number of small holes formed in the protective cover, the player can clearly hear it.

22. The gaming machine according to any one of means 12 to 21, wherein an upper edge of the rear wall portion is formed in a rounded cross-sectional shape.
According to the gaming machine described in the means 22, since the upper edge of the rear wall portion is formed in a rounded cross-sectional shape, the safety is extremely high.

23. 23. The gaming machine according to any one of means 12 to 22, wherein a rectifying unit is provided on the bottom surface part to arrange the game balls in a line and flow down from the supply port to the main body side.
According to the means 23, since the rectification part is provided on the bottom part of the storage part, it is possible to align the game balls in a line and flow down from the supply port to the main body side.

24. 24. The gaming machine according to claim 23, wherein the rectifying portion is formed with an inclined wall for guiding a game ball on at least one of the front wall portion side and the rear wall portion side.
According to the means 24, since the rectifying portion is formed with the inclined wall for guiding the game ball on at least one of the front wall portion side and the rear wall portion side, the game balls are surely aligned in a row and the supply port Is reliably guided towards.

25. 24. The gaming machine according to claim 23, wherein the rectifying portion is formed with inclined walls for guiding a game ball on both the front wall portion side and the rear wall portion side.
According to the means 25, since the inclined wall for guiding the game ball is formed not only on the front wall part side but also on the rear wall part side in the rectifying part, the game ball does not stagnate on the rear wall part side. Is reliably guided towards.

26. The inflow port and the supply port are spaced apart from each other at the rear end of the storage portion, and the rear wall portion is formed between the inflow port and the supply port. The gaming machine according to any one of 23 to 25.
According to the means 26, the rear wall is erected on the rear end of the storage part, spaced apart from the left and right, with the bottom face part sandwiched between the inlet and the supply port, and facing the front wall part. Since the portion is formed in a convex shape toward the front wall portion, a space is reliably formed between the rear wall portion and the main body.

27. The game according to means 26, characterized in that the rectifying unit includes a linear part that extends in the front-rear direction on the bottom surface part and slopes downward from the front side toward the rear side where the supply port is provided. Machine.
According to the means 27, the game ball that has flowed into the bottom surface portion from the inflow port rolls along the path toward the supply port, bypassing the rear wall portion formed in a convex shape toward the front wall portion side. In the straight portion of the rectifying unit that extends in the front-rear direction on the portion and descends downward from the front side toward the rear side where the supply port is provided, the straight portion smoothly flows in a line from the supply port to the main body side.

28. The rectifying unit includes a linear portion that extends in the left-right direction on the bottom surface of the supply port on the opposite side of the supply port and inclines downward in the direction in which the supply port is provided. The gaming machine according to means 26, characterized in that:
According to the means 28, the game ball that has flowed into the bottom surface portion from the inflow port rolls along the path toward the supply port, bypassing the rear wall portion that is convexly formed toward the front wall portion side. The supply port is smoothly aligned in a line at the straight portion of the rectifying unit that extends in the left-right direction on the opposite side of the supply port with respect to the supply port and inclines downward toward the direction in which the supply port is provided. It will surely flow down to the main body.

29. The rectifying unit includes a linear part that extends obliquely with respect to the main body on the bottom surface part, and that slopes downward from the front side toward the rear side where the supply port is provided. The gaming machine according to 26.
According to the means 29, the game ball that has flowed into the bottom surface portion from the inflow port rolls along the path toward the supply port, bypassing the rear wall portion formed in a convex shape toward the front wall portion side. In the straight portion of the rectifying unit that extends obliquely with respect to the main body and tilts downward from the front side toward the rear side where the supply port is provided, it is smoothly aligned in a line and reliably from the supply port to the main body side. To flow down.

30. The rectifying unit includes a curved portion that extends along a curved path from the payout port to the supply port on the bottom surface portion and is inclined downward from the front side toward the rear side where the supply port is provided. The gaming machine according to means 26, characterized by comprising:
According to the means 30, the game ball that has flowed into the bottom surface portion from the inflow port rolls along the path toward the supply port, bypassing the rear wall portion formed in a convex shape toward the front wall portion side. Smoothly aligned in a line at the curvilinear portion of the rectifying portion that extends along a curved path from the discharge outlet to the supply port on the portion and descends from the front side toward the rear side where the supply port is provided. It flows down reliably from the supply port to the main unit.

31. The inflow port and the supply port are spaced apart from each other at the rear end of the storage portion, and the space portion is formed between the inflow port and the supply port. A gaming machine according to any one of thirty to thirty.
According to the means 31, since the space portion is formed between the inlet and the supply port provided at the rear end of the storage portion so as to be separated from each other in the left and right directions, the size of the space portion is increased and the audio output portion is disposed. A sufficient space can be secured.

32. The gaming machine according to claim 31, wherein the space portion is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the storage portion.
According to the means 32, since the space part is formed in the center in the left-right direction of the storage part, it is possible to ensure the right and left strength in the storage part.

33. The gaming machine according to claim 31 or 32, wherein the overall shape of the storage part is formed in an arch shape that has both the inlet side and the supply port side as both ends and curves forward.
According to the means 33, since the entire shape of the storage portion is formed in an arch shape having both the inlet side and the supply port side as both ends and curved forward, the storage portion serving as the inner peripheral side portion of the arch shape; A space can be reliably formed between the main body.

34. 34. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 33, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine.
According to the means 34, in the pachinko gaming machine, it is possible to make the player hear the voice clearly and to make it difficult for the voice to spread around.

35. 35. A gaming machine according to claim 34, wherein the upper plate is attached to a glass door frame provided with glass at a window portion facing the game board.
According to the means 35, in the pachinko gaming machine in which the upper plate is attached to the glass door frame, it is possible to make the player hear the voice clearly and make it difficult for the surrounding players to hear.

36. The upper plate is attached to an upper plate provided separately from the glass door frame below the glass door frame in which glass is provided in a window facing the game board. The gaming machine described in 1.
According to the means 36, in the pachinko gaming machine in which the upper plate is attached to the upper plate of the body separate from the glass door frame, the player can clearly hear the voice and the surrounding players can hear it. Can be made difficult.

37. The gaming machine is a parrot gaming machine having a plurality of rotating reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed, and game balls are paid out in accordance with a winning mode based on a combination of symbols when the rotation of the rotating reels is stopped. 34. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 22, 31 to 33.
According to the means 37, in the parrot gaming machine, it is possible to make the player hear the sound clearly and make it difficult for the surrounding players to hear.

In the gaming machine of the basic invention described above, an approach such as disposing the speaker 59 in the space portion 54h formed between the rear wall portion 54d of the upper plate 54 for storing the game ball and the glass door frame 4 or the like. This makes it possible for the player to clearly hear the production sound of the gaming machine that he / she plays, and makes it difficult for surrounding players to hear the production sound, thereby reducing the volume of the production sound without impairing the fun of the game. Although the problem of reducing the noise in the hall by reducing the noise in the hall can be solved, the present invention is different from this basic invention, that is, the control of the production sound etc. based on the current situation of the actual pachinko hall By doing this, the noise in the hall is reduced without impairing the fun of the game, and a comfortable gaming environment is provided to the player.
The present invention is applied to a gaming machine together with or in place of the above basic invention.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those described in the embodiments of the basic invention, and redundant description will be omitted. .

Example 1
FIG. 20 is an external perspective view of the gaming machine (pachinko machine body) of the present embodiment. Similar to general gaming machines, this gaming machine 301 is provided with speakers 80 as output means 71 at the upper two corners, and with an illumination device 87 as light emitting means 74 so as to surround the periphery of the board surface. Yes. A volume sensor 85, which is a volume measuring means 73, is attached to the lower left corner of the gaming machine main body, but there is almost no difference in appearance from the conventional gaming machine.

The gaming machine 301 of the present embodiment adjusts the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means 71 according to the measured noise level in the hall, so that the player can control the volume of the gaming machine that the player plays. This solves the problem that the production sound can be heard clearly and the production sound is output at a volume higher than necessary, and the player does not feel the production sound noisy. In addition, by adjusting the light intensity of the light emitting means, which is an electric decoration device to make the game gorgeous, according to the measured noise level in the hall, it is possible to increase the light intensity more than necessary without impairing the gorgeousness of the game. It solves the problem of preventing the player from feeling dazzled by turning on and blinking the light emitting means.

Therefore, the gaming machine 301 according to the present embodiment measures the sound around the gaming machine, particularly the noise that is a sound other than the production sound output by the gaming machine, and if the measured noise is small, the production sound By controlling the volume of the effect sound emitted from the speaker so that the volume of the effect sound emitted from the speaker is increased so that the volume of the effect sound is increased when the noise is large, While making it possible to hear the production sound clearly, it is devised to prevent the production sound from being felt loud.
For example, in a hall where a plurality of gaming machines are lined up on the island, there are many gaming machines that are vacant with only a few players sitting on the gaming machines, and each empty board has a volume of production sound reduced. Since the noise in the hall (especially around the island where it is installed) is low in a situation where the player is in a standby state, the volume of the production sound is reduced on the gaming machine of a player who plays on the island. Even if it does, the player can listen to the production sound clearly at an appropriate volume, and can avoid feeling too loud. Conversely, if there is no vacant stand on the installed island and each gaming machine is playing, the noise in the hall is high, so the volume of the production sound is increased on the gaming machine of the player who plays on the installed island By doing so, the player can listen to the performance sound clearly.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration related to voice control and the like of the gaming machine of this embodiment.
The gaming machine 301 according to the present embodiment includes an effect sound output means 71 that outputs an effect sound according to the game state to the player, and a voice control means that performs control for outputting the effect sound from the effect sound output means 71. 72, volume measuring means 73 for measuring the volume of noise in the hall, light emitting means 74 for emitting light according to the gaming state, and light emission control means 75 for performing control for causing the light emitting means 74 to emit light. Yes.

The effect sound output means 71 is provided with two speakers 80 (disposed at the upper two corners on the front of the gaming machine main body for outputting the effect sound corresponding to the gaming state based on the output signal from the sound control board inside the gaming machine. 20), the sound of the right speaker (the production sound for the right ear) is mainly to the player's right ear, and the sound of the left speaker (the production sound for the left ear) is mainly the left of the player. The directivity is increased so that the sound reaches the ear and spreads out to the surroundings as much as possible. This makes it easier for the player to listen to the production sound of the gaming machine that he / she plays, thereby reducing the volume of the production sound without compromising the fun of the game, and suppressing the spread of the production sound to the surroundings This is to reduce noise in the hall.

Specifically, the right speaker is directed to the player's right ear from near the player's head, and the left speaker is directed to the player's left ear from near the player's head. As shown in FIG. 22 which is a horizontal sectional view of the portion, the speaker body 81 is disposed at the bottom of the recess 82 which is a bowl-shaped recess, and the sound reflected by the wall surface of the recess 82 is collected and played. It efficiently reaches the ears of the person (located in the upper right in the figure). In addition, a louver-like partition 83 is formed on the front surface of the recess 82 in a direction perpendicular to the opening of the recess 82, and further protrudes and curves forward to a half of the side surface side of the recess 82. An enclosure wall 84 that covers about 1/3 is provided, and the directivity of the production sound is also enhanced by the partition 83 and the enclosure wall 84, and it is difficult for a player sitting next to hear the production sound of one gaming machine. It is supposed to be. Of course, in addition to the speaker having such a structure, a so-called directional speaker may be adopted as the speaker itself.

  In the present embodiment, the production sound output means 71 is disposed at the upper two corners on the front of the gaming machine main body, but other than that, as in the basic invention, the rear wall portion 54d of the upper plate 54 and the glass door A speaker is arranged in a space 54h formed between the frame 4 and a speaker is arranged between the lower corner of the front of the gaming machine main body or between the upper plate and the lower plate like other general gaming machines. There are no particular restrictions on the arrangement or number of the elements. However, it is important for reducing the noise of the entire hall to make it difficult for players of other gaming machines, especially the players sitting on the left and right sides, to make the production sound emitted from the speaker as much as possible.

The voice control means 72 is provided with a voice control circuit and a voice provided in a voice control unit (voice control board) in the sub-control board inside the gaming machine in order to perform control for outputting the production sound from the production sound output means 71. It is a control program. The sound control means 72 causes the effect sound output means 71 to output the effect sound preset to make the game gorgeous based on the signal indicating the game state sent from the main control board to the sub control board. .
The sound control means 72 is connected to a sound volume measuring means 73 described below, and performs sound control for adjusting the sound volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means 71 based on the signal of the measurement result of the sound volume measurement means 73. Do.
More specifically, the sound control means 72 has a volume control table (FIG. 23) that defines the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means 71 corresponding to the noise level based on the measurement result by the sound volume measurement means 73. Reference) is stored, and defines how much the volume of the production sound is reduced according to the noise level from the maximum volume set as the initial value. Based on this volume control table, when the ambient noise is high, the production sound is at the maximum volume, when the ambient noise is medium, the production sound is about 70% of the maximum volume, and when the ambient noise is low. The sound control means 72 controls the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means 71 so that the effect sound is reduced to about 30% of the maximum volume.

The volume measuring means 73 is a volume sensor 85 for measuring noise in the hall. The sound volume measuring means 73 is a sensor for measuring the sound volume of the ambient noise of the gaming machine, particularly the noise heard by the player, and the effect sound emitted from the speaker which is the effect sound output means 71 of the gaming machine is Since it is desired to exclude not the noise but the measurement target, the volume sensor 85 is preferably arranged as far as possible from the speaker. In other words, it is convenient to place the volume sensor 85 at a position away from the speaker in order to measure the volume of ambient noise. Therefore, the speaker as the effect sound output means 71 is arranged at the upper two corners of the game machine body. In the gaming machine 301 of this embodiment, a volume sensor 85 (volume measuring means 73) is disposed at the lower left corner of the gaming machine main body. Note that in a gaming machine in which the speaker is disposed at the lower part of the gaming machine body, the volume sensor 85 is preferably disposed at the upper part of the gaming machine body.
Further, the sound control means 72 calculates the volume of the effect sound that is output from the effect sound output means 71 of the gaming machine and is considered to reach the volume sensor 85 from the output signal of the effect sound, and the calculated volume is the volume measurement means 73. By subtracting from the volume of the ambient sound measured by the above, the pure sound volume excluding the effect sound emitted from the effect sound output means 71 of the gaming machine may be obtained.
The processed sound (pure noise) is obtained by subtracting the waveform of the sound produced by the gaming machine from the waveform of the sound collected by the volume sensor 85 (microphone) of the gaming machine. You may measure the volume of.

In addition to this, as shown in FIG. 24, the volume sensor 85, which is the volume measuring means 73, is placed on the main body of the game machine, and the speaker 80, which is the effect sound output means 71, is lower than the shoulder of the chair 302 where the player sits. It may be arranged with the upper side of the backrest 86 facing upward. This is advantageous because the speaker 80 and the volume sensor 85 can be arranged farther apart. In particular, if the volume sensor 85 is disposed on the gaming machine main body and the speaker 80 is disposed on the chair 302 where the player sits, the production sound can be output from a position close to the player's ear and without touching the player, Even if the volume of the production sound is lowered, there is an advantage that the player can hardly hear the production sound and noise in the hall can be reduced.
In this case as well, in order to prevent the diffusion of the production sound to the surroundings, a cover that covers the rear side and the side (the back side and the left and right sides of the backrest 86) is provided on the speaker body, for example, so-called directivity is provided on the speaker itself. It is also desirable to employ a speaker.
Of course, conversely, the speaker 80 as the production sound output means 71 can be arranged on the main body of the game machine, and the volume sensor 85 as the volume measurement means 73 can be arranged on the back of the backrest 86 of the chair 302 where the player sits.
As another form in the case where the speaker 80 is provided on the chair, as shown in FIG. 25, the backrest 86 is higher than the height of the player's shoulder so that the headrest at the upper end portion surrounds the player's head. The speaker 80 (effect sound output means 71) which is formed and connected to the sound control board of the gaming machine main body may be provided on the left and right portions of the headrest. Thus, by providing the speaker 80 on the headrest that surrounds the player's head, it is possible to output the effect sound with less diffusion to the surroundings at a position closer to the ear. If the speaker 80 is provided on the headrest, it is possible to output sound from the immediate vicinity of the player's ear, so that the speaker itself requires little directivity.
Alternatively, although not shown in the drawings, a volume sensor 85 as the volume measuring means 73 is disposed on the back of the back of the chair where the player sits, and a speaker 80 as the effect sound output means 71 is placed from the shoulder of the chair 302 where the player sits. You may arrange | position to the headrest which surrounds the upper end part of the backrest 86 of low height, or a player's head. In this case, the volume sensor 85 and the speaker are disposed relatively close to each other, but the volume sensor 85 mainly measures the volume of noise that reaches the player's ear from behind the player. Since the speaker outputs a production sound toward the player's ear, the volume sensor 85 is designed to exclude the production sound output by the gaming machine from the measurement target as much as possible.

The light emitting means 74 is an LED, a lamp, a liquid crystal or the like that lights or blinks on the back side of a multi-colored translucent cover formed on the board surface (game area) of the gaming machine or its peripheral part (front frame). The lighting device (lighting member) 87 is used, and its lighting / flashing is controlled by the light emission control means 75.

The light emission control means 75 is a light emission control circuit and a light emission control program provided in a light emission control unit (light emission control board) in a sub-control board inside the gaming machine in order to perform control for lighting / flashing the light emission means 74, etc. It is. The light emission control means 75 controls the light emission means 74 with a light emission pattern preset in accordance with the game state in order to make the game gorgeous, based on a signal indicating the game state sent from the main control board (main board) to the sub control board. Turn on and blink.
The light emission control means 75 performs control to adjust the light quantity of the light emission means 74 based on the measurement result signal of the sound volume measurement means 73. That is, the light emission control means 75 is connected to a volume sensor 85 that is a volume measurement means 73, and performs control to adjust the light quantity of the light emission means 74 based on the measurement result signal of the volume measurement means 73.
More specifically, the light emission control means 75 stores a light quantity control table (see FIG. 26) that defines the light quantity of the light emission means 74 corresponding to the noise level based on the measurement result by the sound volume measurement means 73. It defines how much the light intensity of the light emitting means 74 is reduced according to the noise level from the maximum light intensity set as the initial value. In this light quantity control table, the maximum light quantity is obtained when the ambient noise is high, about 80% of the maximum light quantity when the ambient noise is medium, and about 60% of the maximum light quantity when the ambient noise is low. Based on this, the light emission control means 75 controls the light quantity of the light emission means 74. This is because when the ambient noise is large, most of the gaming machines installed on the islands that are installed or facing each other are in a gaming state, and the lighting device 87 of those gaming machines is also lit and flashing, etc. Therefore, it is possible for the player to fully enjoy the effects of light by maintaining the relative gorgeousness by setting the light intensity of the lighting device 87 of the gaming machine that he / she plays to be the maximum light quantity. On the other hand, when the ambient noise is small, most of the gaming machines installed on the installation island or the facing installation island are in a standby state, and the lighting device 87 of those gaming machines is also gorgeous. Therefore, even if the light intensity of the lighting device 87 of the gaming machine where the player plays is reduced, the player rarely feels that the lighting device 87 has become dark sensuously, but rather dazzles the lighting device 87. Moderate without feeling It can improve the game environment by emitting at a light quantity.
It is also possible to measure the brightness around the gaming machine by using an optical sensor (illuminance meter) and adjust the light quantity of the light emitting means 74 based on the measurement result. Since a new optical sensor or the like is required and light reaching the optical sensor may be easily blocked by a person's shadow or the like, in the present invention, the light amount of the light emitting unit 74 is based on the volume of noise measured by the volume measuring unit 73. It was decided to adjust.

As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the volume of the effect sound to be output is adjusted according to the noise level in the hall, and the light quantity of the lighting device is adjusted according to the noise level in the hall. By adjusting the, the production sound can be output at a necessary and sufficient volume without impairing the fun of the game, the illumination device can emit light with a necessary and sufficient amount of light without impairing the fun of the game, and It is possible to prevent the volume of the production sound from being felt loud and the lighting device from being dazzled. As a result, the noise in the hall is reduced, and the player can play a game more comfortably than before by avoiding the effect of the lighting device being excessively flashy.

(Example 2)
In the second embodiment, a gaming machine to which a sound adjusting device that can adjust the volume of the effect sound according to the level of noise in the hall by being retrofitted to a conventional gaming machine will be described. Note that a gaming machine to which this sound adjusting device is applied performs effect sound output means 71 that outputs at least effect sound according to the game state to the player, and control for outputting effect sound from the effect sound output means 71. Needless to say, the sound control means 72 is provided.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a gaming machine to which the sound adjustment device is applied.
The sound adjusting device 76 measures the noise in the hall, and based on the measurement result of the volume measuring means 73, the sound volume is reduced when the noise is low, and the sound is high when the noise is high. Output adjustment means 77 for adjusting the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means 71 is provided so as to increase the sound volume.

The volume measuring means 73 is a volume sensor for measuring the noise in the hall, and is for measuring the volume of noise around the gaming machine as in the first embodiment. However, the sound volume measuring means 73 has a function for wirelessly transmitting the measured sound volume to the output adjusting means 77 described below. Here, since the volume measuring means 73 is operated by a battery or an external power supply, the degree of freedom of installation is high as long as wireless transmission is possible, but at a position away from the effect sound output means 71 as in the first embodiment. It is preferable to install, for example, in a position such as the back of the back of the chair on which the player sits in addition to the front of the gaming machine main body.
When the sound volume measuring means 73 is connected to the output adjusting means 77 described below by wire and the sound volume of the measured noise is sent by wire, a cable is connected between the outer frame 2 and the front frame 3 (see FIG. 1). You need to pull it out.

The output adjusting means 77 is provided so as to be interposed between the sound control board and the speaker as the effect sound output means 71, and an attenuation function (attenuator: for attenuating the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means 71). An attenuator) and a reception function for receiving a measurement value wirelessly transmitted from the volume measurement means 73, and a variable function for changing the attenuation of the volume of the effect sound based on the received measurement value. The output adjusting means 77 is connected to the sound control board by a connector, and the production sound output means 71 is also connected by a connector. The power supply to the output adjusting unit 77 is performed from the voice control board through the connector.
Similarly to the first embodiment, the output adjustment unit 77 has a volume control table that defines the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output unit 71 in accordance with the noise level based on the measurement result by the volume measurement unit 73. It is stored and defines how much the volume of the production sound is reduced from the maximum volume set as the initial value according to the noise level. Based on this volume control table, when the ambient noise is high, the production sound is at the maximum volume, and when the ambient noise is medium, the production sound is about 70% of the maximum volume, and the ambient noise is low The sound control means 72 controls the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means 71 so that the effect sound is reduced to about 30% of the maximum sound volume.
Note that in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of speakers serving as production sound output means, the volume control by the output adjustment means 77 may be performed at different rates for each speaker. For example, in a gaming machine in which speakers are provided between the upper two corners of the gaming machine and between the upper plate and the lower plate, the volume of the speakers at the upper two corners is large, and the volume of the speaker between the upper plate and the lower plate is large. By controlling so that the aperture of the speaker is reduced, the volume of the speaker at a position where the sound is likely to diffuse around the surroundings is preferentially reduced without affecting the volume that the player can audibly perceive. Can be reduced.

  As in the first embodiment, the light quantity of the light emitting means 74 may be adjusted based on the measurement value of the sound volume measuring means 73, but the light quantity adjusting means is provided between the light emission control means 75 and the light emitting means 74 by retrofitting. Since it may be difficult for an existing gaming machine to intervene, the light amount is not adjusted in this embodiment.

As described above, according to the sound adjustment apparatus of the present embodiment, the effect similar to that of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment can be obtained by retrofitting the existing gaming machine, that is, the production sound with the necessary and sufficient volume without impairing the fun of the game. It is possible to prevent the volume of the production sound from being felt loud.

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Finally, features extracted from the above-described embodiment as confirmation items will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

[Game machine 1]
Effect sound output means for outputting effect sound according to the game state to the player, sound control means for performing control for outputting effect sound from the effect sound output means 71, and sound around the location And a volume measuring means for measuring the volume of
Based on the measurement result of the volume measuring means, the volume of the production sound is reduced when the noise that is a sound other than the production sound output by the gaming machine is low, and the volume of the production sound is increased when the noise is high. The gaming machine is characterized in that the sound control means adjusts the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means.

[Game machine 2]
The gaming machine 1 further includes: a light emitting unit that emits light according to a gaming state; and a light emission control unit that performs control for causing the light emitting unit to emit light,
Based on the measurement result of the sound volume measuring means, the light emission control means causes the light intensity of the light emitting means to decrease when the noise is low, and increases the light intensity of the light emitting means when the noise is high. A game machine characterized by adjusting the above.

[Game machine 3]
This gaming machine is provided with the following audio adjusting device.
That is, to a gaming machine provided with effect sound output means for outputting effect sound according to the game state to the player, and voice control means for performing control for outputting effect sound from the effect sound output means An audio adjustment device that is installed and used,
The sound adjusting device is configured to measure a volume of sound around a place where the sound is placed, and when the noise that is a sound other than the effect sound output by the gaming machine is small based on the measurement result of the volume measuring means. Has an output adjustment means for adjusting the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means so as to reduce the volume of the effect sound and to increase the volume of the effect sound when the noise is loud. ,
The volume measuring means is disposed outside the gaming machine, and the output adjusting means is provided inside the gaming machine so as to be interposed between the sound control means and the effect sound output means. Audio adjustment device.

According to the gaming machines 1 to 3, by adjusting the volume of the production sound according to the level of the noise in the hall, the production sound becomes noisy while outputting the production sound at a necessary and sufficient volume without impairing the fun of the game. It can be prevented from being too much. Thereby, the noise in the hall can be reduced, and a comfortable game can be achieved by improving the game environment.

Further, the present invention may be applied to a game machine of a type different from the above-described form, specifically, a ball-type game machine using a game ball as a game medium, a so-called pachinko machine. For example, a pachinko machine that unlocks a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, a pachinko machine that generates a right when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, and other objects The present invention may be implemented as a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, or a sparrow ball provided with the above.
Furthermore, a non-ballistic gaming machine, for example, a gaming machine main body that is supported by an outer frame so as to be openable and closable is provided with a storage unit and an intake device, and a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are obtained by the intake device. The present invention may be implemented as a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, in which rotation of a reel is started by operating a start lever after being taken in. Specifically, it is as follows.

The present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

The present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the above gaming machines 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area according to the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed in an operation port disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through the operating port), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

The present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the gaming machines 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is a fusion of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The change of the identification information is started due to the operation of, the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation hand throw (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses, Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, on condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification The game machine is configured so that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of information, and a large number of balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

The present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, slot machines, as long as it is a gaming machine equipped with a speaker that generates a variety of gorgeous music and sound effects such as sound effects by electronic sounds so that the game becomes even more enjoyable. It can be applied to all game machines such as Parrot.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
4 Glass door frame (open / close frame, body)
3 Front frame (main frame, main unit)
54 Upper plate 54a Storage part 54b Bottom face part 54c Front wall part 54d Rear wall part 54e Rectifying part 54f, 54n, 54p Straight line part 54o Curved part 54k Inclined wall 54h Space part 54l Inlet 54q Wall-shaped member 54r Supply port 54u Concave contour part 59 Speaker (Audio output unit)
59a Speaker body 59b Case 59c LED (light emitting part)
59d Light bulb 71 Production sound output means 72 Audio control means 73 Volume measurement means 74 Light emission means 75 Light emission control means 76 Audio adjustment device 77 Output adjustment means 80 Speaker 81 Speaker body 82 Recess 83 Partition 84 Enclosure wall 85 Volume sensor 86 Backrest 87 Electric decoration Device 101 Parrot game machine (game machine)
120 Body frame (body)
154 Upper plate 154a Storage part 154b Bottom face part 154c Front wall part 154d Rear wall part 154h Space part 154l Inlet 154r Supply port 159 Speaker 80 (Audio output part)
159a Speaker body 81
159b Case 160 Front panel (open / close frame, body)
160a opening 301 gaming machine 302 chair

Claims (3)

Effect sound output means for outputting effect sound according to the game state to the player, sound control means for performing control for outputting effect sound from the effect sound output means, and sound of surrounding sounds A volume measuring means for measuring the volume,
Based on the measurement result of the volume measuring means, the volume of the production sound is reduced when the noise that is a sound other than the production sound output by the gaming machine is low, and the volume of the production sound is increased when the noise is high. The gaming machine is characterized in that the sound control means adjusts the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means. A light emitting means for emitting light according to the gaming state, and a light emission control means for performing control for causing the light emitting means to emit light,
Based on the measurement result of the sound volume measuring means, the light emission control means causes the light intensity of the light emitting means to decrease when the noise is low, and increases the light intensity of the light emitting means when the noise is high. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is adjusted. An effect sound output means for outputting effect sound according to the game state to the player, and a sound control means for performing control for outputting the effect sound from the effect sound output means are attached to a gaming machine. Sound adjustment device used,
The sound adjusting device is configured to measure a volume of sound around a place where the sound is placed, and when the noise that is a sound other than the effect sound output by the gaming machine is small based on the measurement result of the volume measuring means. Has an output adjustment means for adjusting the volume of the effect sound output from the effect sound output means so as to reduce the volume of the effect sound and to increase the volume of the effect sound when the noise is loud. ,
The volume measuring means is disposed outside the gaming machine, and the output adjusting means is provided inside the gaming machine so as to be interposed between the sound control means and the effect sound output means. Audio adjustment device.