JP2016096972A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of making a configuration of a performance device proper.SOLUTION: A bulging part 35 bulging to the front of a game machine is formed in a portion above a glass panel in a front door frame of a pachinko machine 10A. A movable performance device 300A, which has a decorative body 310A movable between a performance position protruding above the game machine and a standby position suppressing the protrusion, is built in the bulging part. A portion of the decorative body, which protrudes upward from at least the front door frame in a state of being arranged at the performance position, is held so as to be displaceable to the rear side of the game machine. During a special performance using the movable performance device, a projection 325A formed in the decorative body is configured to come into contact with a call button 518 of a game information display device 500 by pushing in the decorative body rearward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 28

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Some gaming machines, such as pachinko machines, include a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed and a door that covers the gaming area from the front of the gaming machine. There is a picture display device that displays the change of the picture triggered by the entrance to the pitching part arranged in the game area. By performing various effects on the display screen of this picture display apparatus, The lottery result based on the incoming ball is notified.

  The door body is provided with a light emitting unit, a speaker unit, and the like, and the attention degree to the game is improved by changing the light emitting mode and the sound output mode according to the game situation. In addition, for example, by providing an effect device having a movable body or the like around the display screen, and giving a predetermined correspondence between the effect by the display of the variation of the pattern and the effect by the effect device, and performing an integrated effect, etc. There has been proposed a gaming machine that improves the degree of attention to (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-78904 A

  However, in the above-described movable effect device, the restriction on the operation area becomes stronger due to the relationship with the game parts arranged in the vicinity. Therefore, by providing a movable production device on the door body and using the space outside the gaming machine as a production area, it is possible to reduce such restrictions on the operation area. However, when this type of effect device is installed, there is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the effect device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, etc., and in a gaming machine that uses an area outside the gaming machine as an operation area for the rendering, the configuration related to the rendering device is preferable. The object is to provide a game machine that can be used.

  Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems will be described.

The invention described in claim 1
A gaming machine main body having a pattern display device that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
A movable body that can be switched to a second state in which the amount of protrusion to the region above the door body is larger than the first state and the first state;
Movable body switching means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
A gaming machine arranged below an external device provided outside the gaming machine,
A gaming machine side operation unit operated by a player;
When the movable body is in the second state, an external device switching unit that switches the aspect of the external device based on the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit is provided. .

  In a gaming machine that uses an area outside the gaming machine as an operation area for performance, the configuration related to the rendering device can be made suitable.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board unit from the front. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board unit from the back side. It is a rear view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows a back pack unit. (A) The elements on larger scale of a front door frame, (b) It is an AA line fragmentary sectional view of Drawing 12 (a). It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the various counters used for a success or failure lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process performed by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows game times control processing. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows a game state transfer process. It is a flowchart which shows the process for special effects performed by MPU of an alerting | reporting / production control apparatus. It is the schematic which shows the island equipment of a game hall. (A) The perspective view which looked at the game information display apparatus from diagonally forward, (b) It is the disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the game information display apparatus for every main structure. It is the schematic which shows the change of the attitude | position of a display unit. (A) The block diagram which showed the electrical structure which constructs a game system, (b) It is the schematic which shows the display content in a game information display apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the special effect response process performed in the control part of a game information display apparatus. It is the schematic which shows the positional relationship of a game information display apparatus and a game machine. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of a game. It is the schematic which shows the flow of the calling operation in execution of the special effect in 2nd Embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of the game in a 3rd embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the flow of the game in a 4th embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process for operation teaching performed by MPU of the alerting | reporting / production control apparatus in 5th Embodiment. (A) The timing chart which shows the flow of operation teaching, (b) It is the schematic which shows the mode of operation teaching. (A) Schematic which shows the structure which concerns on the position adjustment provided in the movable production | presentation apparatus in 6th Embodiment, (b) It is the schematic which shows the mode of position adjustment. (A) Schematic which shows the movable production | presentation apparatus in 7th Embodiment, (b) It is the schematic which shows the mode of the calling by a movable production | presentation apparatus. It is the schematic which shows a mode that the malfunctioning generate | occur | produced with the movable production | presentation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process for special effects performed by MPU of an alerting | reporting / production control apparatus. It is the schematic which shows the movable production | presentation apparatus in 8th Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the flow of call operation. (A) The perspective view which looked at the movable production | presentation apparatus in 9th Embodiment from the back side, (b) It is the horizontal sectional view of a movable production | presentation apparatus. It is the schematic which shows the movable production | presentation apparatus in 10th Embodiment. (A) A block diagram showing an electrical configuration in the eleventh embodiment, (b) a flowchart showing a calling process executed by the MPU of the notification / production control device.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a gaming system having a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “pachinko machine”) that is a kind of gaming machine and a game information display device that displays gaming information related to the pachinko machine will be described. This will be described in detail based on the above. First, the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. In FIG. 3, the configuration in the game area in the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

(Pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main part 12 attached to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 11 is formed by connecting a long frame material to four sides, and is formed so as to form a rectangular frame shape as a whole. By attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility, the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and the outer frame 11 may be provided in an island facility or the like of the game hall.

  The gaming machine main part 12 is supported by the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed. Specifically, the upper support bracket 17 is fixed to a connection portion between the upper frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11, and further, a lower portion is connected to the connection portion between the lower frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11. Side support fittings 18 are provided. The upper support bracket 17 and the lower support bracket 18 form a support mechanism. The support mechanism causes the gaming machine main unit 12 to turn the left side of the pachinko machine 10 in the front view with respect to the outer frame 11. The right side can be turned to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 with the turning tip side (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the gaming machine main part 12 is disposed at the inner frame 13 as a base body, the front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and the rear of the inner frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is provided. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main part 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine.

  A front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine. Further, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated rearward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine. Yes.

(Front door frame 14)
Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is mainly composed of a synthetic resin frame body 20 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 13. Yes. A substantially elliptical window portion 21 is formed in the central portion of the frame body 20 so that a substantially entire game area PE described later can be viewed from the front. The window portion 21 is formed by the glass unit 22. The front door frame 14 is closed from the back side.

  The glass unit 22 includes a plurality of glass panels 23 having transparency and a glass holder that holds the glass panels 23. The glass holder is formed with a partition portion for partitioning the holding region of the glass panel 23 in the front-rear direction, and the two glass panels 23 face each other in the front-rear direction with the partition portion interposed therebetween. That is, by securing a predetermined gap between the glass panels 23, the gaming area PE is covered by the glass panels 23 from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 while avoiding interference between the glass panels 23. It is in a state.

  Note that it is not always necessary to unitize both glass panels 23 using a glass holder, and each glass panel 23 may be individually attached to the frame 20. Furthermore, the number of glass panels is arbitrary, and may be one or three or more. However, in view of safety and security improvement, it is preferable to employ a plurality of glass panels and to make the glass panels face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween. Incidentally, it is also possible to employ a synthetic resin panel member having transparency instead of the glass panel.

  Around the glass unit 22 (specifically, the window portion 21), light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, an annular illumination part 26 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window part 21. In the annular illumination part 26, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or at a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp portion 27 is provided at the center of the annular illumination portion 26 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10 to light up when a failure such as an error occurs. A prize ball lamp unit 28 that is lit is provided. In addition, speaker units 29 for outputting sound effects, BGM, and the like corresponding to the gaming state are provided at positions close to the left and right prize ball lamp units 28 (see FIG. 3).

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14 (frame body 20), an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 that bulge toward the front side are arranged side by side. An upper pan 33 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower pan 34 that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32 (see FIG. 2). The upper plate 33 has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to a game ball launching mechanism described later while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 34 has a function of storing excess game balls in the upper tray 33 and games that have not reached the game area PE (see FIG. 3) among the game balls launched by the game ball launching mechanism. When the ball is returned to the player, it has a function as a tray for storing the discharged game ball.

  An effect button 42 that is manually operated by the player is disposed at a position on the upper side of the upper plate 33 in the upper bulging portion 31. The effect button 42 constitutes an operating device for a player to give a predetermined instruction during the progress of the game for the purpose of causing a predetermined effect to be performed on a display screen of a symbol display device described later. .

  A game ball launching handle 41 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 32 so as to protrude toward the front side. By operating the game ball launch handle 41, a game ball is launched from a game ball launch mechanism described later. The game ball firing speed increases as the operation amount (rotation amount) of the game ball launch handle 41 increases, and the game ball is played when the operation amount is adjusted to a predetermined amount by the player. The region PE is reached. Further, by adjusting the operation amount by the player, it becomes possible to divide game balls into a right route and a left route, which will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 45 is attached to the back surface of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 45 is formed of a synthetic resin and includes a front door side upper tray passage that leads to the upper tray 33 and a front door side lower tray passage that leads to the lower tray 34. In the passage forming unit 45, a receiving port portion that protrudes rearward and is opened upward is formed at the upper corner of the passage forming unit 45. The portion and the entrance portion of the front door side lower dish passage are partitioned. The upstream side of the front door side upper dish path and the front door side lower dish path are connected to a game ball distributing section described later, and the game balls that have entered the front door side upper dish path are guided to the upper plate 33 and are moved to the lower side of the front door. The game ball that has entered the dish passage is guided to the lower dish 34.

  Projecting shafts are provided at the upper end and the lower end of the rotation base end side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These projecting shafts constitute an assembly mechanism for the inner frame 13.

  Next, the inner frame 13 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inner frame 13. In FIG. 5, as in FIG. 3, the configuration in the game area PE of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

(Inner frame 13)
The inner frame 13 is mainly configured by an inner frame base body 50 whose outer shape is substantially rectangular like the outer frame 11. The height dimension of the inner frame base body 50 is set slightly smaller than the height dimension of the outer frame 11. The inner frame base body 50 is arranged close to the upper frame portion of the outer frame 11, and a slight gap is formed between the lower frame portion of the outer frame 11 and the inner frame base body 50. A curtain plate is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to close the gap. The curtain plate is disposed below the inner frame base body 50 (specifically, the lower end portion thereof). When the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the inner frame base body 50 is placed on the curtain plate. It will be listed. A slight clearance may be provided between the curtain plate and the inner frame base body 50 for the purpose of preventing mutual interference.

  Support metal fittings 71 and 72 are attached to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 5) on the front surface of the inner frame base body 50. Although illustration is omitted, the support fittings 71 and 72 have shaft portions, and a bearing portion provided on the front door frame 14 is inserted into these shaft portions, so that the front door frame with respect to the inner frame 13 is inserted. 14 is rotatably supported.

  A locking device 75 for locking the inner frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is disposed on the rotating front end side (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame base body 50. The locking device 75 extends vertically along the right end portion (vertical frame member to be described later) of the inner frame base body 50, and the front door collar member 76 is disposed in a scattered manner in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction). have. In the inner frame base body 50, a slit for projecting to the front side of the inner frame 13 corresponding to each of the front door flange members 76 corresponds to the flange receiving member 49 (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14. It is formed in this way. The front door eaves member 76 protruding through the slits is engaged with the eaves receiving member 49 provided on the front door frame 14 in a one-to-one correspondence with the front door eaves member 76, whereby the front door The frame 14 is locked to the inner frame 13 so that it cannot be opened. The locking device 75 has an inner frame collar member 77 extending to the rear side of the inner frame 13. When these inner frame hook members 77 are hooked on the hook receiving member 19 fixed to the outer frame 11, the gaming machine main part 12 is locked in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 11.

  The inner frame base body 50 (locking device 75) is provided with a cylinder lock 78 for performing an unlocking operation of the locking device 75. The cylinder lock 78 is provided separately from the locking units (each of the hook members 76 and 77, the interlocking hooks and the like) constituting the main part of the locking device 75, and is disposed adjacent to the locking unit. When the key inserted into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 78 is turned to the right (clockwise), the lock of the front door frame 14 on the inner frame 13 is released, and the key inserted into the keyhole of the cylinder lock 78 is turned to the left (counterclockwise). The inner frame 13 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 11.

  A housing recess 51 for housing the game board unit 80 is formed in the central portion of the inner frame base body 50. The housing recess is recessed to the rear of the gaming machine according to the outer shape of the game board unit 80, and the game board unit 80 is fixed to the housing recess 51 by a manual lock mechanism in a state of being fitted from the front of the gaming machine. A substantially rectangular window hole 52 is formed at the bottom of the housing recess 51, and the rear configuration of the game board unit 80 (a rear block 80 b described later) protrudes behind the inner frame 13 through the window hole 52. . The window hole 52 is almost entirely covered from the front of the gaming machine by the game board unit 80 mounted on the inner frame base body 50.

(Game board unit 80)
The game board unit 80 is provided with a game area PE on which a game ball flows down on the front surface and is provided on the back side of the game area formation body 80a and various game components (for example, a variable display unit, a control) A back block 80b in which a base body 251 is mounted with a device, a movable effect mechanism, a decorative member capable of emitting light, and the like. The game area forming body 80a is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the front portion of the back block 80b is visible through the game area forming body 80a.

  As already described, the game area PE is covered with the glass unit 22 (specifically, the rear glass panel 23). The glass unit 22 is arranged so that the gap between the rear glass panel 23 and the front surface of the game area forming body 80a is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, that is, the game balls flowing down the game area PE are in the same game area PE. It is arrange | positioned so that it may not line up back and forth in the same location. Thereby, the ball blockage in the game area PE is suppressed.

  Hereinafter, the game board unit 80 (particularly, various configurations arranged in the game area PE of the game area forming body 80a) will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 is a front view of the game board unit 80, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the game board unit 80 viewed from the front, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the game board unit 80 viewed from the rear. In FIG. 7, the configuration that can be visually recognized through the game area forming body 80a is also displayed by a two-dotted line, and is in a state close to an overview when the game board unit 80 is actually viewed.

  The game area forming body 80a is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in its own thickness direction (front-rear direction). As shown in FIG. 6, a general winning port 81, a variable winning device 82, operating ports 83a and 83b, a through gate 84, and the like are disposed in each opening. When game balls enter the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operation ports 83a and 83b, the game balls are detected by detection sensors (not shown) provided corresponding to the respective winning portions, and the detection results thereof. Based on the above, a predetermined number of award balls (payout of game balls) and the like are given to the player. In addition, an out port 89 is provided at the lowermost part of the game area forming body 80a, and game balls that have not entered various ball-entry portions are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 89. In the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 89, the game ball entering the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operation ports 83a and 83b is also referred to as "winning". Express.

  In addition, a large number of nail members 93 are planted in the game area forming body 80a in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the flow path of the game balls, and various members (servants) such as the windmill 94 are disposed. Has been. The flow path of the game ball is differentiated by various configurations such as the nail member 93 and the windmill 94, and is adjusted so that the winning to the above-described general winning opening 81 or the like is generated with an appropriate probability.

  A central opening 85 is formed at the center of the game area forming body 80a, and a transparent opening cover 86 is attached so as to cover the central opening 85 from the back side of the game area forming body 80a. The variable display unit 252 and the like belonging to the back block 80b is located behind the central opening 85, and the variable display unit 252 and the like can be visually recognized through the central opening 85 (opening cover 86) from the front of the gaming machine. Yes. In FIG. 6, for convenience of explanation, the opening cover 86 is indicated by a two-dot chain line, and the variable display unit 252 is visible.

  Operating ports 83a and 83b, a through gate 84, and the like are disposed around the central opening 85. The operation ports 83a and 83b are configured by an upper operation port 83a disposed below the variable display unit 252, and a lower operation port 83b disposed directly below the upper operation port 83a. The (lottery opportunity entrance ball portion) 83b is provided with an electric accessory 91 as an open / close type entrance assist device (entrance assisting means) or an opening / closing member (opening / closing means). The electric accessory 91 includes a movable piece and a solenoid-type drive unit that drives the movable piece. When the position of the movable piece is changed by the drive unit, the ball entering the lower working port 83b is moved. It is possible to switch between an open state (assist state) where it is possible or easy and a closed state (non-assist state) where it is impossible or difficult to enter the ball.

  In the game area PE, the through gate 84 is arranged at a position upstream of the lower operating port 83b (specifically, the side of the variable display unit 252), and the passage of the game ball through the through gate 84 is a trigger. When the lottery is won, the electric accessory 91 is switched from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time.

  When a ball enters the upper operation port 83a, three game balls are paid out. When a ball enters the lower operation port 83b, four game balls are paid out. However, the number of game balls to be paid out is not limited to the above. However, for example, in order to increase the advantage of the lower working port 83b with respect to the upper working port 83a, it is preferable to set the number of payouts related to the lower working port 83b larger than the number of payouts related to the upper working port 83a.

  The variable winning device (special winning device or special winning means) 82 has a large winning opening leading to the back side of the game area forming body 80a, and an opening / closing member (opening / closing) An opening / closing door is provided as a means. The open / close door can be switched between an open state (assist state) in which a game ball can be entered or facilitated and a closed state (non-assist state) in which the enter ball is impossible or difficult. The open / close door is connected to a variable winning drive unit (specifically, a solenoid) provided on the back side of the game area forming body 80a, and the open / close door is normally kept closed, The player can be switched to the open state when winning the opening / closing execution mode (opening / closing execution state) is won (when the result is a special game state advantageous to the player over the normal game state). It has become.

  Here, the opening / closing execution mode is a mode to be shifted to when a big win is won. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 82 in the opening / closing execution mode, for example, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is set as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) is set as an upper limit. It is set so that the opening and closing of the door is repeated.

  Here, the variable display unit 252 will be supplementarily described. The variable display unit 252 has a symbol display device 253 that variably displays symbols (variable display) using a winning at the operation ports 83a and 83b as a trigger. The symbol display device 253 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253, for example, symbols are displayed side by side in the top, middle, and bottom, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. When a big win is won, a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, and the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode (special game state or big win). Note that the symbol display device 253 is not necessarily a liquid crystal display device, and may be a dot matrix or 7-segment display device.

  A center frame 95 is provided in the game area forming body 80 a so as to surround the central opening 85. The center frame 95 is fixed from the front surface side to the game area forming body 80a (specifically, a plate body), and in such a fixed state, the center frame 95 stands up from the front surface of the game area forming body 80a. The gap dimension between the center frame 95 and the glass unit 22 is configured to be smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball. This prevents the game ball flowing down the game area PE from colliding with the symbol display device 253, and the flow path of the game ball flowing down the game area PE moves the variable display unit 252 (specifically, the center frame 95) to the right. The route is divided roughly into the route that detours from and the route that detours from the left side.

  On the upper surface of the frame portion constituting the lower portion of the center frame 95, a stage portion is formed on which the game ball can roll left and right. The game balls that have flowed in from the inflow ports formed in the left and right frame portions of the center frame 95 are discharged onto the stage portion through a warp passage formed in the center frame 95. The stage portion is configured so that the game ball that has reached the stage portion is relatively easy to flow into the upper operation port 83a, and the player's attention to the movement of the game ball on the stage portion is improved. Contributing to

  Here, in the present embodiment, as described above, the central opening 85 is covered by the transparent opening cover 86, so that the game ball reaching the stage portion does not move to the back block 80b (variable display unit 252) side. Is regulated.

  Further, a first reserved lamp portion 98a and a second reserved lamp portion 98b are provided on the front surface of the frame portion constituting the lower portion of the center frame 95. The first hold lamp portion 98a on the left side corresponds to the upper operation port 83a, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the upper operation port 83a is held up to a maximum of four times. It is displayed. The second holding lamp portion 98b on the right side corresponds to the lower operating port 83b, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the lower operating port 83b is held up to four times. Is displayed.

  The operation ports 83a and 83b are arranged at positions close to the central opening 85 (variable display unit 252). Since it is possible to shift to the special game state by using a winning at the operation ports 83a and 83b as a trigger, the player pays attention to whether or not the operation ports 83a and 83b are won, and grasps whether or not to shift to the special game state. Therefore, it is considered that the symbol display device 253 is noticed. Providing the operation ports 83a and 83b closer to the variable display unit 252 is a device for concentrating a portion that the player wants to focus on around the variable display unit 252.

  A game area partition member 99 that partitions the game area PE together with the guide rail 100 described later is disposed at the right end of the game area forming body 80a (the rotation tip of the game board unit 80 described later). The game area partition member 99 is provided with a stopper member with which a game ball flying along the main display unit 87 and the guide rail 100 collides. The stopper member is a buffer member arranged near the tip of the guide rail 100, and the game ball that collides with the stopper member flows down the game area PE after the momentum is weakened. That is, the stopper member is provided with a depressing function that weakens the momentum of the game ball that has collided.

  Here, the main display unit 87 will be described supplementarily. The main display unit 87 is embedded in the game area partition member 99, and a part of the main display unit 87 is arranged to face the glass unit 22. A main display portion on which a predetermined pattern or the like is displayed is provided in the facing portion. The main display unit 87 is electrically connected to a main controller described later, and the display content of the main display unit is controlled by the main controller.

  The main display unit displays the lottery result based on the winning to the upper working port 83a, and the lower working port for displaying the lottery result based on the winning to the lower working port 83b. And a display unit. In the upper working port display section, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the upper working port 83a as a trigger, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the upper working port 83a is performed. The result is specified. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper working port 83a is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, the variable display is stopped on the upper working port display unit, and the predetermined result is the stop result. After the pattern is displayed, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode.

  In the lower working port display unit, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the lower working port 83b as a trigger, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the lower working port 83b is performed. The result is specified. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the lower working port 83b is a winning result corresponding to the jackpot, the variable display is stopped on the lower working port display section, and a predetermined pattern is displayed as the stop result. After that, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode according to the result.

  Here, on the basis of winning in one of the operating ports 83a and 83b, the variable display is started on the corresponding operating port display unit, and after the design corresponding to the lottery result is stopped and displayed, the design is stopped. Until a predetermined stop display time (stop display period or fixed display period) elapses (until the fixed display ends), it corresponds to one game time. However, the number of game times is not limited to the above-mentioned contents. For example, a single display area is provided, and even if a winning to any of the operation ports 83a and 83b occurs, the single game area In the configuration in which the variable display is performed in the display area, the variable display is started in the single display area, and after the variable display is stopped in a state where the predetermined stop result is displayed, until the fixed display is completed. It is also possible to make the game one time.

  In addition to the two display units, the main display unit 87 has a through gate display unit for displaying a lottery result based on a winning to the through gate 84. In the through gate display unit, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the through gate 84 as a trigger, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 84 is clearly shown as the result of stopping the variation display. Is done. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 84 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the open state, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the through gate display unit, and the change display is displayed. After being stopped, the state shifts to the electric power open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 91 provided in the lower operation port 83b is opened in a predetermined manner.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 84 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, but the reserved number is displayed on the main display unit of the main display unit 87. A holding number display section is provided.

  About the main display part explained in full detail above, while being visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 22 of the front door frame 14, it is avoided that the game ball moves in front of these various display parts. Therefore, the visibility is ensured.

  Referring to FIG. 5 again, the configuration of the inner frame 13 will be described. Below the game board unit 80 in the inner frame base body 50, a game ball is launched into the game area PE based on the operation of the game ball launch handle 41. A game ball launching mechanism 110 is provided.

(Game Ball Launching Mechanism 110)
The game ball launching mechanism 110 includes a solenoid 111 that launches a game ball placed at a predetermined launch standby position, a launch rail 112 that defines the launch direction of the game ball launched by the solenoid 111, and a game at the launch standby position. A ball feeding device 113 for supplying a ball and a base plate 114 on which the various configurations 111 to 113 are mounted are provided as main components, and the base plate 114 is fixed to the inner frame base body 50, thereby The inner frame base body 50 is integrated.

  The firing rail 112 is fixed to the base plate 114 in an inclined state so as to be inclined upward toward the game area forming body 80a. The firing rail 112 is formed with a groove portion having a substantially V-shaped cross section, and the front and rear positions of the game ball are defined by fitting the game ball into the groove portion.

  A ball stopper that holds the game ball supplied from the ball feeding device 113 at the above-described firing standby position is disposed at a position closer to the downstream end portion (that is, the lower end portion) of the firing rail 112. The solenoid 111 is arranged at a position further downstream than the ball stopper.

  The solenoid 111 is electrically connected to a power source / launch control device described later. Based on the output of the electrical signal from the power supply / launch control device, the output shaft of the solenoid 111 reciprocates in the expansion / contraction direction, so that the game ball placed at the launch standby position is in detail on the game area forming body 80a side. Is driven out toward the guide rail 100 attached to the game area forming body 80a.

  The guide rail 100 is formed by partitioning the game area PE together with the game area partition member 99 fixed to the game area forming body 80a (specifically, the front surface of the plate) so that the outer shape of the game area PE is substantially circular. Yes. In addition, the guide rail 100 includes an inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 that are arranged so as to face each other with a gap larger than the diameter of the game ball, and a single guide passage 103 is formed by both the rails 101 and 102. Has been. The guide passage 103 includes an inlet portion 104 that is opened to the tip side (obliquely downward) of the firing rail 112, and an outlet portion 105 that is located above the gaming area PE. The game ball fired based on the operation of the solenoid 111 is guided to the game area PE by moving in the order of the firing rail 112 → the guide rail 100 (the entrance portion 104 → the exit portion 105). In the game area forming body 80a, on the front side of the exit portion 105, more specifically, near the tip of the inner rail 101, a reversal prevention member 106 that prevents the game ball that has reached the game area PE from returning back into the guide passage 103. Is attached to prevent the subsequent launch of the game ball by the game ball that has reached the game area PE first.

  Each of the rails 101 and 102 constituting the guide rail 100 has an arc shape centered at a substantially central portion of the game area PE. For this reason, the game ball passing through the guide passage 103 is likely to move (slide or roll) along the outer rail 102, that is, in contact with the outer rail 102 due to the centrifugal force generated by itself. That is, when a game ball is launched so as to be delivered to the game area PE, the area along the outer rail 102 in the guide passage 103 substantially constitutes a pass area (passage path) through which the game ball passes. However, the area along the inner rail 101 is an area through which the game ball does not pass.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the guide rail 100 and the firing rail 112, the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the firing rail 112 are opposed to each other with the lower end edge of the game area forming body 80a interposed therebetween. Is arranged. That is, both the rails 100 and 112 are arranged such that the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the firing rail 112 are shifted left and right in the vicinity of the lower end edge of the game area forming body 80a. Thus, a gap of a predetermined interval is formed between the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the firing rail 112 while bringing both rails 100 and 112 close to the lower end edge of the game area forming body 80a.

  A foul ball passage is disposed below the gap formed in this way. The foul ball path is formed integrally with the path forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. If the game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 do not reach the game area PE and return to the inside of the guide passage 103 as foul balls, the foul balls enter the foul ball passage through the gap. Become. The foul ball path leads to the front door side lower dish path, and the game balls that have entered the foul ball path are discharged to the lower dish 34 shown in FIG. This suppresses interference between the foul ball and the next game ball to be launched.

  A rail cover 107 is provided at the left end of the game area forming body 80a so as to cover the outer rail 102 from the side. The game board unit 80 is often handled as a single unit during manufacturing or maintenance work, and at this time, the outer rail 102 may collide with a game table or the like. The rail cover 107 is a member mounted in view of such circumstances, and is provided with a protective function for preventing the outer rail 102 from being deformed due to the above factors or the like.

  A through-hole penetrating the inner frame base body 50 in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side of the firing rail 112 in the inner frame base body 50 (specifically, the side supporting the front door frame 14). A passage forming member 121 is disposed on the side. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the inner frame base body 50 and has a main body side upper dish path 122 and a main body side lower dish path 123. The upstream side of the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123 communicates with a game ball distributing section described later. In addition, a receiving portion of a passage forming unit attached to the front door frame 14 enters below the passage forming member 121, and a front door side upper plate passage is disposed below the main body side upper plate passage 122, A front door side upper dish passage is disposed below the main body side lower dish passage 123.

  An opening / closing member 124 for opening and closing the main body side upper dish path 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123 is attached below the passage forming member 121 in the inner frame base body 50. The opening / closing member 124 is urged to a front position that closes the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123. When the front door frame 14 is opened, each opening / closing member 124 is urged by this urging force. By being in the closed state, falling off of the game balls from the passages 122 and 123 is avoided. On the other hand, in a state where the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed open against the biasing force by the receiving portion provided in the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper dish path 122 and the front door side upper dish path communicate with each other, and the main body side lower dish path 123 and the front door side lower dish path communicate with each other.

  Next, the back configuration of the inner frame 13 (the inner frame base body 50 and the game board unit 80) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the inner frame 13.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a bearing fitting 132 is attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 9) on the back surface of the inner frame base body 50. A bearing portion 133 is formed on the bearing bracket 132 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the inner frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. A plurality of fixing levers 134 are provided on the back surface of the inner frame base body 50 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the inner frame base body 50 in a closed state.

  As already described, the bottom portion of the housing recess (game board housing portion) 51 in the inner frame base body 50 penetrates in the thickness direction of the inner frame base body 50 and is opened to the back side of the inner frame base body 50. A window hole 52 is formed, and the window hole 52 is covered from the front side of the inner frame 13 by the game board unit 80 housed in the housing recess 51. Various components such as a control device are mounted on the back of the game board unit 80 (rear block 80 b), and these various components are exposed to the back side of the inner frame 13 through the window holes 52. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board unit 80 will be described.

  As described above, the back block 80b is attached to the back of the game area forming body 80a. The back block 80b has a substantially box-shaped base body 251 that is opened on the game area forming body 80a side, and the base body 251 is fixed to the back surface of the game area forming body 80a, thereby forming a game area. The body 80a and the back block 80b are integrated.

  The front side of the base body 251 is an arrangement area for a movable production mechanism, a decorative member capable of emitting light, and the like, and the back side thereof is a control device for controlling these various components and the variable display unit 252 (design display device). 253).

  More specifically, a part of the base body 251 protrudes toward the back side of the inner frame base body 50, and the symbol display device 253 (see FIG. 6) described above with respect to the protruding portion, and the symbol display device. A display control device for driving 253 is attached. The symbol display device 253 and the display control device are arranged so that the symbol display device is on the front side and the display control device is on the rear side in the front-rear direction (thickness direction of the inner frame base body 50). Furthermore, a notification / production control device 140 is mounted on the back surface of the base body 251 so as to be positioned behind the display control device.

  The notification / production control device 140 includes a notification / production control board that controls sound output, lamp display, and control of the display control device in accordance with instructions from the main control device described later. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 141 made of a resin material or the like.

  A main controller unit 160 is provided below the notification / production control device 140 so as to cover the base body 96 from behind. The main controller unit 160 includes a synthetic resin mounting base 161 fixed to the back of the game board unit 80 (specifically, the back block 80b), and a main control unit 162 mounted on the mounting base 161. Yes. The main controller 162 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power source, and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 163 made of, for example.

  The board box 163 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be unsealed by a box sealing portion 164 as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. A plurality of box sealing portions 164 are provided on the short side portion of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used for sealing processing.

  Any configuration can be applied to the box sealing portion 164 as long as the box base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. However, by inserting a locking pin into the locking hole that forms the box sealing portion 164, the box sealing portion 164 can be applied. The base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. The sealing process by the box sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the unauthorized opening is performed. Even after opening, the sealing process can be performed again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting a locking pin into at least one locking hole portion among the plurality of box sealing portions 164. When the substrate box 163 is opened, such as when a failure occurs in the accommodated main control board or when the main control board is inspected, a connecting portion between the box sealing portion into which the locking pin is inserted and the substrate box 163 main body. Disconnect. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the internal main control substrate can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, a locking pin is inserted into another locking hole. If the history of opening the substrate box 163 is left in the substrate box 163, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 163.

  The board box 163 and the mounting base 161 are connected by a base seal part 165 so that they cannot be opened. Specifically, the pedestal sealing portion 165 has a locking hole portion and a locking pin similarly to the box sealing portion 164, and the locking pin is inserted into the locking hole portion so that the board box 163 and The mounting base 161 is coupled so as not to be separable. This makes it easier to grasp the fact that the substrate box 163 has been illegally removed.

  A portion of the front surface of the base body 251 facing the lower rear portion of the game area forming body 80a corresponds to the game board opening of the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operating ports 83a and 83b and downstream. A collection passage (not shown) that collects in one place on the side is formed. Thereby, all the game balls won in the general winning opening 81 etc. are gathered below the game board unit 80 through the collection passage. That is, the base body 251 is provided with a function of collecting game balls won in various winning ports.

  A discharge passage, which will be described later, is arranged below the game board unit 80, and the game balls gathered below the game board unit 80 by the collection passage are led out into the discharge passage. Similarly, the out port 89 leads to the discharge passage, and a game ball that has not won any winning port is led out into the discharge passage through the out port 89.

  In addition, the base body 251 constituting the back block 80b includes a general winning port detection sensor for detecting a game ball won in the general winning port 81, and an operating port 83a as the detection sensors for the respective winning portions. , 83b and a detection sensor for an operating port that detects a game ball that has entered the game ball, and a winning detection mechanism is constituted by these various detection sensors. These various detection sensors are electrically connected to the main controller 162, and detection information (detection signals) is output from the respective detection sensors to the main controller 162.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 11 is a front view of the back pack unit 15.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the inner frame 13 is covered from behind by the back pack unit 15. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 as a main body of the back pack unit 15, and a payout mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. .

  The back pack 201 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and as shown in FIG. 11, a base portion 211 to which the payout mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. 212. The protective cover part 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 252 (see FIG. 10).

  An external output terminal plate 213 is provided on the upper portion of the base portion 211. Various output terminals are provided on the external output terminal plate 213, and wirings WH1 that connect the management control device (hall computer HC) on the game hall side and the pachinko machine 10 are connected to the output terminals. Various signals output from the external output terminal plate 213 (output terminal) of the pachinko machine 10 are transmitted to the hall computer HC through the wiring WH1, and the hall computer HC indicates the state of the pachinko machine 10 and the game situation based on these various signals. It is configured to grasp.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 214 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the bearings provided on the inner frame 13 are the bearings. The back pack unit 15 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the inner frame 13 by being inserted through the portion 133. The base portion 211 is formed with a plurality of insertion portions through which the fixing levers 134 provided on the inner frame 13 are inserted, and the base portion 211 is contacted from the rear in a state where the fixing levers 134 are inserted through the insertion portions. The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the inner frame 13 by contact.

  In the base portion 211, a payout mechanism portion 202 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout mechanism 202 is provided with a tank 221 that is arranged at the top of the back pack 201 and that opens upward, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221. The A tank rail 222 that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected to the side of the tank 221, and a case rail 223 that extends in the vertical direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 225 provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

  The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, and a discharge passage described later, and the inner opening is the main body described above. It is formed so that it communicates with the upper plate 33 through the side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage, and the outer opening communicates with the lower plate 34 through the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage. Has been.

  At the lower end portion of the base portion 211, the discharge passage board and the control device collective unit 204 are attached so as to sandwich the lower end portion in the front-rear direction. In the discharge passage board, a discharge passage opened rearward is formed on a surface facing the control device assembly unit 204, and an open portion of the discharge passage is closed by the control device assembly unit 204. The discharge passage is formed so as to discharge the game ball to the island facility or the like of the game hall, and the game ball led to the discharge passage from the recovery passage described above passes through the discharge passage to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. Discharged.

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and a payout control device 242 and a power supply / launch control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply / launch control device 243 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 242 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

  In the payout control device 242, a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 is accommodated in the board box 244, and a state return switch 245 provided on the payout control board projects out of the board box 244. For example, when the state return switch 245 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 224, the ball jam is eliminated.

  The power / fire control device 243 has a power / fire control board accommodated in a board box 246. A predetermined power source required by various control devices and the like is generated and output by the power source / launch control board, and further, control of launching of the game ball accompanying the operation of the game ball launch handle 41 by the player is performed. Specifically, drive control of the solenoid 111 constituting the game ball launching mechanism 110 and drive control of the ball feeding device 113 are executed.

  Further, the power source / launch control device 243 is provided with a power switch 247. By operating the power switch 247, the power of the pachinko machine 10 can be switched to the on state (on state) or the shut off state (off state).

  Here, this pachinko machine 10 has a function for storing various data, and even if a power failure occurs, it retains the state at the time of the power failure and returns to the state at the time of the power failure at the time of recovery from the power failure. It can be done. For example, when the power supply is shut down by a normal procedure as in the case of a game hall being closed, the state before the shutdown is stored and held. On the other hand, when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166 provided in the main controller 162, the RAM data is initialized.

  These various switches can be operated from the front side of the gaming machine by opening the gaming machine main part 12 (inner frame 13) and exposing the back side of the inner frame 13. On the other hand, when the opening of the gaming machine main part 12 is restricted by the locking device 75, these various switches cannot be operated from the front side of the gaming machine. In other words, the various switches are difficult to operate when the gaming machine main part 12 is closed, and are operated from the front side of the gaming machine by a person who does not own the key for the locking device 75 (for example, a fraudster). Making it difficult.

  The pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is installed in the island facility or the like of the game hall so that a part of the game machine main part 12 (front door frame 14) swells to the front side of the pachinko machine 10. One of the features is that a movable effect device (hereinafter referred to as a movable effect device 300) is disposed in the bulging portion. Here, a configuration relating to the movable effect device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 12. 12A is a partially enlarged view of the pachinko machine 10 viewed from the front, and FIG. 12B is a longitudinal sectional view of the movable effect device 300 (partial sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 12A).

(Moving effect device 300)
As shown in FIG. 2, a bulging portion 35 that bulges forward in the game is formed in a portion of the frame 20 of the front door frame 14 positioned above the window portion 21. The bulging amount of the bulging portion 35 gradually increases from the left and right ends toward the center, and the bulging portion 35 bulges so as to protrude forward of the gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 12 (1), the movable effect device 300 is accommodated in the central portion of the bulging portion 35, specifically, the portion that is behind the error display lamp portion 27 that constitutes the annular illumination portion 26. A housing portion 36 is formed. That is, the bulging portion 35 accommodates two gaming machines such that the light emitting substrate 27a for the error display lamp portion 27 is on the front side and the movable effect device 300 is on the rear side, and behind the light emitting substrate 27a. The movable effect device 300 is hidden.

  The accommodating portion 36 has a concave shape opened upward, and a part of the movable effect device 300 is exposed through the opened portion. The movable effect device 300 has a decorative body 310 with a decoration such as a pattern on the outer periphery. The decorative body 310 is held in a state in which it can be rotated back and forth by a holding portion 38 formed on the side wall portion 37 of the housing portion 36, and is rotated around a rotation center axis CL <b> 1 by the holding portion 38. It is possible to move to a standby position where protrusion from the storage portion 36 is suppressed and an effect position that protrudes from the storage portion 36 to the outside of the gaming machine (upward).

  Three surface portions are formed on the outer peripheral portion of the decorative body 310 so as to line up in the rotational direction of the decorative body 310. Specifically, a first flat surface portion 311 and a second flat surface portion 312 and a curved surface portion 313 sandwiched between the two flat surface portions 311 and 312 are formed, and the cross section is formed in a substantially fan shape. A portion corresponding to the main part of the decorative body 310 having a fan shape is a holding portion by the holding portion 38, and the rotation center axis CL1 and the center of gravity G of the decorative body 310 are shifted.

  As shown in FIG. 12 (b 1), in a state where the decorative body 310 is disposed at the standby position, the second flat surface portion 312 comes into contact with the rear wall portion 39 of the housing portion 36, thereby rotating the decorative body 310 by its own weight. The movement is blocked. That is, the rear wall portion 39 functions as a stopper. In this state, the first flat surface portion 311 is positioned substantially on the same plane as the upper surface of the frame body 20, and the open portion of the housing portion 36 is closed by the first flat surface portion 311. The curved surface portion 313 remains in the housing portion 36, and the curved surface portion 313 cannot be viewed from the outside.

  The movable effect device 300 is provided with a solenoid 320 that constitutes a driving means for the decorative body 310. The solenoid 320 is connected to the notification / production control device 140 and is configured to operate based on a signal from the notification / production control device 140. When an effect (hereinafter referred to as a special effect) by the movable effect device 300 is executed, a drive signal is output to cause the notification / effect control device 140 to excite the solenoid 320. When the solenoid 320 is excited, the decorative body 310 is pushed by the plunger of the solenoid 320, and the decorative body 310 rotates in a predetermined direction.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, when the decorative body 310 reaches the effect position, the protrusion 315 formed on the second flat surface portion 312 of the decorative body 310 hits the stopper portion 40 provided in the housing portion 36. This prevents further rotation in the predetermined direction. In this state, the curved surface portion 313 protrudes from the housing portion 36, and the visual recognition from the front of the gaming machine of the curved surface portion 313 is allowed. Note that the decorative body 310 includes a light emitter, and when a special effect is executed, light from the light emitter is irradiated to the front side of the gaming machine through the curved surface portion 313. By making the decorative body 310 emit light in this manner, the change in the appearance of the movable effect device 300 is emphasized.

  When the special effect ends, the output of the drive signal to the solenoid 320 is stopped, and the solenoid 320 enters a non-excited state. As a result, the decorative body 310 returns from the effect position to the standby position due to its own weight or the like (see FIG. 12B → FIG. 12A). Incidentally, it is good also as a structure which provides urging means, such as a spring, in the movable production | presentation apparatus 300, and promotes the movement to the standby position of the decoration body 310 by the urging | biasing force of the said urging | biasing means.

(Electric configuration of the pachinko machine 10)
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to the block of FIG.

  An MPU 402 is mounted on a main control board 401 provided in the main controller 162. The MPU 402 is a ROM 403 storing various control programs executed by the MPU 402 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM 403. The RAM 404 is an element incorporating an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like. Note that a part of the functions of the MPU 402, for example, the function of the ROM 403 and the function of the RAM 404 may be provided as separate elements.

  The MPU 402 is provided with an input port and an output port. The input side of the MPU 402 is connected to a power failure monitoring board 405 provided in the main controller 162, a payout controller 242 and various detection sensors. The power failure monitoring board 405 is connected to a power source / launch control device 243, and power is supplied to the MPU 402 via the power failure monitoring board 405.

  As a part of various detection sensors, a detection sensor 391a for detecting a winning in the general winning opening 81, a detection sensor 391b for detecting a winning in the variable winning device 82, a detection sensor 391c for detecting a winning in the variable winning device 82, A detection sensor 391d for detecting a winning at the upper operating port 83a, a detecting sensor 391e for detecting a winning at the lower operating port 83b, and a detecting sensor 391f for detecting a ball entering the through gate 84 are connected to the main control device. In the MPU 402 of 162, a winning determination (entrance determination) for each winning portion is performed. In addition, the MPU 402 executes a lottery occurrence lottery based on the winnings to the upper working port 83a and the lower working port 83b, and executes the support generating lottery based on the winnings to the through gate 84.

  On the output side of the MPU 402, a power failure monitoring board 405, a payout control device 242 and a notification / effect control device 140 are connected. For example, a payout ball command is output to the payout control device 242 based on a winning determination result to the winning-corresponding winning portion such as the operation ports 83a and 83b. In this case, when outputting the prize ball command, the command information storage area 425 of the ROM 403 is referred to. When a winning to the general winning opening 81 is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to paying out 10 gaming balls is output, and when a winning to the variable winning device 82 is specified, 15 gaming balls are output. When the winning ball command corresponding to the payout of the game is output and the winning to the upper operating port 83a is specified, the winning ball command corresponding to the payout of the three game balls is output and the winning to the lower operating port 83b is received. When specified, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of four game balls is output.

  Various commands such as a change command, a type command, a change end command, an opening command, and an ending command are output from the main control device 162 to the notification / production control device 140. In this case, the command information storage area 425 of the ROM 403 is referred to when these various commands are output. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each command is configured as information of a predetermined number of bytes, and various information is included as information of the predetermined number of bytes.

  Further, on the output side of the MPU 402, a variable winning drive unit that opens and closes an opening / closing body (for example, a shutter member 88) of the variable winning device 82, an electric combination drive unit that opens and closes an electric combination 91 of the lower working port 83b, and A main display unit 87 is connected. Various driver circuits are provided on the main control board 401, and the MPU 402 performs drive control of various drive units through the driver circuits.

  That is, in the opening / closing execution mode, the MPU 402 performs drive control of the variable winning drive unit so that the variable winning device 82 is opened and closed. In addition, when the support lottery of the electric accessory 91 is won, drive control of the electric accessory driving unit is executed in the MPU 402 so that the electric accessory 91 is opened and closed. In addition, display control of the main display unit of the main display unit 87 is executed by the MPU 402.

  Furthermore, an external output terminal board 213 is connected to the output side of the MPU 402, and through this external output terminal board 213, information on the entrance to various entrances to the management control device (hall computer HC) on the game hall side. Information on the lottery results such as the jackpot and the jackpot is output. As a result, the hall computer HC can grasp the state of the pachinko machine 10, the game situation, and the like.

  The power failure monitoring board 405 relays the main control board 401 and the power / fire control device 243. The power failure monitoring board 405 has a DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power / fire control device 243. The function to monitor is given. The payout control device 242 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 224 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 162.

  The power / launch control device 243 is connected to, for example, a commercial power source (external power source) in a game hall or the like. Based on the external power supplied from the commercial power supply, necessary operating power is generated for each of the main control board 401, the payout controller 242 and the like, and the generated operating power is supplied through a predetermined power path. To do. The power supply / launch control device 243 is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 110, and the game ball launch mechanism 110 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met.

  The notification / production control device 140 is provided with a notification / production control board on which an MPU is mounted. The MPU includes a ROM that stores various control programs executed by the MPU and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM is executed. A certain RAM and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated. It should be noted that it is not essential that the ROM and RAM are integrated into one chip with respect to the MPU. The MPU of the notification / effect control device 140 drives and controls the lamp units 26 to 28, the speaker unit 29, the movable effect device 300, and the like provided on the front door frame 14 based on various commands input from the main control device 162. In addition, the display control device 410 is controlled.

  The display control device 410 executes display control of the symbol display device 253 based on the command input from the notification / effect control device 140. In this case, in the notification / production control device 140, based on various commands input from the main control device 162, the symbol variation display mode (for example, presence / absence of reach generation, contents of reach production, etc.) and symbols in the symbol display device 253. Stop display mode (the type of combination of symbols to be finally stopped and displayed with the end of the variable display) is determined.

(About various counters)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  The MPU 402 uses lots of counter information during the game to perform jackpot occurrence lottery, display setting of the main display unit 87 (main display unit), setting of symbol display of the symbol display device 253, and the like. As shown in FIG. 14, the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the lottery in which the jackpot is generated, the jackpot type counter C2 used for determining the jackpot type such as the probability variation jackpot result or the normal jackpot result, and the symbol display device 253 are disconnected. Reach random number counter C3 used for reach lottery when it fluctuates, random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of jackpot random number counter C1, variation in the display unit for the operation port of the main display unit 87 and the symbol display device 253 A variation type counter CS that determines a display time (a variation display period) is used. Furthermore, the electric accessory release counter C4 used for the lottery to determine whether or not the electric accessory 91 in the lower working port 83b is in an electric utility open state is used.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a lottery counter buffer 431 set in a predetermined area of the RAM 404. The RAM 404 is provided with a reserved ball storage area 432 including an upper working port holding area Ra, a lower working port holding area Rb, an execution area AE, and a total reserved number storage area. In the reserved ball storage area 432, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are time-sequentially matched to the winning history of the game balls to the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. It is designed to be stored.

  For details of each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured such that, for example, 1 is sequentially added within a range of 0 to 599, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 599), it returns to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The big hit random number counter C1 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 432 of the RAM 404 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b. More specifically, when the game ball is won in the upper operation port 83a, the RAM 404 is stored in the upper operation port holding area Ra, and when the game ball is won in the lower operation port 83b, the lower operation port holding area Rb of the RAM 404 is stored. Stored in

  The value of the random number for winning the jackpot is stored as a success / failure table (availability information group) in a success / failure table storage area 421 as a success / failure information group storage means in the ROM 403. As the success / failure table, a success / failure table for the low probability mode (low probability success / failure information group) and a high probability mode's success / failure table (high probability success / failure information group) are set. That is, in the present pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability state) and a high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery mode in the winning lottery means.

  In the gaming state in which the low-probability mode winning / failing table is referred to at the time of the lottery, there are two random number values (that is, winning information) for winning the jackpot, ie, “7” and “307”. That is, among the values of the jackpot random number counter C1 of “0 to 599”, “7” and “307” correspond to the jackpot result. On the other hand, in the gaming state in which the winning / failing table for the high probability mode is referred to at the time of the lottery, the random number values (that is, the winning information) for winning the jackpot are “7”, “36”. ”And“ 598 ”. That is, among the values of the jackpot random number counter C1 of “0 to 599”, “7”, “36”... “572”, “598” correspond to the jackpot result. Incidentally, if the winning probability is higher in the high probability mode than in the low probability mode, the number and value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary.

  Note that, in each lottery mode, the lottery result is a result other than the random number value that is a big win.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 29, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 29) and then returns to 0. Here, in the present embodiment, a plurality of jackpot results are set. The plurality of jackpot results are different in two conditions: (1) a lottery mode in the success / failure lottery means after the opening / closing execution mode ends, and (2) a support mode by the electric accessory 91 after the opening / closing execution mode ends. .

  As a support mode of the electric workings 91 of the lower working port 83b, when compared in a situation where the game ball is continuously being fired in the same manner with respect to the game area PE, the electric workings 91 of the lower working port 83b are used. The low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) and high-frequency support mode (high-frequency support state or high-frequency guide state) ) And are set.

  Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the power combination open state in the electric combination release lottery using the electric combination release counter C4 is the same. In the support mode, the number of times that the electric accessory 91 is in the open state when the electrified open state is won is set more than in the low-frequency support mode, and the opening time for one time is set longer. In this case, in the high frequency support mode, when the electrified open state is selected and the open state of the electric utility item 91 occurs a plurality of times, the closed state from the end of one open state until the next open state is started The time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high frequency support mode, the minimum secured time is set shorter when the next electric character opening lottery is performed after one electric character opening lottery is performed than in the low frequency support mode. Has been.

  As described above, in the high frequency support mode, there is a higher probability of winning the lower working port 83b than in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, there is a higher probability that a prize will be generated in the upper operating port 83a than in the lower operating port 83b. However, in the high frequency support mode, the lower operating port 83b is connected to the lower operating port 83b. The probability of winning a prize increases. When a winning is made to the lower operating port 83b, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high-frequency support mode, the player plays a game while not reducing the number of possessed balls so much. be able to.

  The configuration for increasing the frequency at which the high frequency support mode is set to the power release state per unit time as compared with the low frequency support mode is not limited to the above-described configuration, for example, the electric component release lottery It is good also as a structure which makes high the probability that it will be elected in the electric character open state in. Further, the high frequency support mode and the low frequency support mode may be set by making any one condition or any combination of conditions among the number of times, the opening time, and the winning probability different.

  The big hit type counter C2 is periodically updated, and the game ball is stored in the reserved ball storage area 432 of the RAM 404 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b. More specifically, when the game ball is won in the upper operation port 83a, the RAM 404 is stored in the upper operation port holding area Ra, and when the game ball is won in the lower operation port 83b, the lower operation port holding area Rb of the RAM 404 is stored. Stored in

  The game result distribution destination for the big hit type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in the distribution table storage area 422 as a distribution information group storage means in the ROM 403. As the distribution destination, a 15R normal jackpot result and a 15R probability variable jackpot result are set.

  The 15R normal jackpot result is that, after the open / close execution mode (corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode) is completed, the winning / raising lottery mode becomes the low probability mode, and the number of games after the support mode shifts is the reference end number (specifically, 100 times). It is a jackpot result that becomes a high frequency support mode until it becomes. After the end reference count has elapsed, the mode shifts to the low frequency support mode. On the other hand, the 15R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the success / failure lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode after the opening / closing execution mode (high frequency winning mode) ends. The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the winning or failing lottery becomes a big hit state winning and the operation shifts to the opening / closing execution mode.

  For example, the reach random number counter C3 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 238) and then returns to 0. The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 432 of the RAM 404 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b. More specifically, when the game ball is won in the upper operation port 83a, the RAM 404 is stored in the upper operation port holding area Ra, and when the game ball is won in the lower operation port 83b, the lower operation port holding area Rb of the RAM 404 is stored. Stored in Then, based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 403, it is determined whether to generate a reach.

  However, in the game times that shift to the open / close execution mode, the MPU 402 determines the occurrence of reach regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. The number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of reach display is the same in each gaming state, but may be set individually according to the gaming state. For example, when the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of reach display may be set larger than that in the low frequency support mode.

  Here, the reach display (reach state) is provided with a symbol display device 253 (display screen 253a) capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of symbols (pictures), and the game result corresponds to the open / close execution mode. In a gaming machine in which the display result after the change display can be a special display result in the game times that are the game results, the stop display result after the display (or variable display) of the pattern (picture) on the pattern display device 253 is started. This is a display state for making the player think that the state is a variable display state in which the special display result is likely to be obtained before the derivation is displayed.

  In other words, a combination of symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the opening / closing execution mode is established by stopping and displaying symbols for some of the symbol sequences displayed on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253. This is a display state in which possible reach symbol combinations are displayed, and in that state, symbols are displayed in a variable manner in the remaining symbol rows.

  More specifically, as a step before ending the symbol variation display, a symbol combination corresponding to the occurrence of the opening / closing execution mode is established on a preset active line in the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying possible combinations of reach symbols, and symbols are displayed in a variable manner by the final stop symbol sequence in a situation where the reach line is formed.

  The display content on the display screen 253a will be described in more detail. First, when the symbol variation display is finished in the upper symbol row and the symbol variation display is finished in the lower symbol row, the symbol hits one of the effective lines. Reach lines are formed by stopping and displaying the main symbols with the numbers that make up the combination, and reach is achieved by displaying the symbols in the middle symbol row in the situation where the reach lines are formed. Display. When a big hit occurs, the main symbols with numbers that make up the combination of winning symbols together with the main symbols forming the reach line are stopped and displayed on the reach line. Is terminated.

  In the reach display, in the state where the combination of reach symbols is displayed as described above, the variation display of symbols is performed on the remaining symbol rows, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen. Those that produce an effect, and those that perform a reach effect by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire display screen 253a after reducing or not displaying a combination of reach symbols. Further, when reach display is performed or before reach display, it is determined using the reach random number counter C3 or other counter whether or not to perform a notice display using a predetermined image such as a predetermined character. May be.

  For example, the variation type counter CS is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 198, for example, and reaches a maximum value (that is, 198) and then returns to 0. The variation type counter CS determines, in the MPU 402, the variation display time in the upper working port display unit and the lower working port display unit of the main display unit 87 (main display unit) and the symbol variation display time in the symbol display device 253. Used in The variation type counter CS is updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer value of the variation type counter CS is acquired at the time of starting the variation display in the upper working port display unit and the lower working port display unit and determining the variation pattern at the time of the symbol variation start by the symbol display device 253.

  The electric accessory release counter C4 is configured so that, for example, 1 is added in order within a range of 0 to 250, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250), it returns to 0. The electric accessory release counter C4 is periodically updated and stored in the electric combination holding area 433 of the RAM 404 at the timing when a game ball wins the through gate 84. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the electric accessory 91 of the lower working port 83b to the open state based on the stored value of the electric accessory release counter C4. For example, if C4 = 0 to 190, the electric accessory 91 is controlled to the open state, and if C4 = 191 to 250, the electric accessory 91 is not controlled to the open state.

  As already described, the MPU 402 determines the variation display time in the upper working port display unit and the lower working port display unit using at least the buffer value of the variation type counter CS. A variable display time table storage area 423 is used. Further, the MPU 402 uses the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE to determine the stop results in the upper working port display unit and the lower working port display unit. However, the stop result table storage area 424 of the ROM 403 is used for the determination.

(About various processes executed by the main controller 162)
Next, a timer interrupt process and a normal process that are executed when the MPU 402 in the main controller 162 advances the game in each game time will be described. In addition to the timer interrupt process and the normal process, the MPU 402 executes a main process activated when the power is turned on and an NMI interrupt process activated by input of a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). Description of these processes is omitted.

(Timer interrupt processing)
First, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is started periodically (for example, at a cycle of 2 msec) by the MPU 402 of the main controller 162.

  First, in step S101, reading processing of various switches and the various detection sensors 391a to 391f is executed. That is, the state of various switches connected to the main controller 162 and various detection sensors 391a to 391f and the like are read, and the state of the switches is determined and the detection information (for example, winning detection information) is stored.

  Thereafter, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the update value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 404.

  In subsequent step S103, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are each incremented by 1, and are cleared to 0 when the counter values reach the maximum value. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 404. After that, in step S104, a winning process for the operating port accompanying winning in the operating ports 83a, 83b is executed, and in addition, in a step S105, a winning process for winning accompanying winning in the through gate 84 is executed. This timer interrupt process is terminated.

(Prize processing for working port)
Here, the winning process for the operation opening will be described. In the winning process for the operating opening, first, it is determined from the detection state of the detection sensor 391d for the upper operating opening 83a whether or not the game ball has won (start winning prize) in the upper operating opening 83a. When it is determined that the game ball has won the upper working port 83a, a prize ball command for causing the payout control device 242 to pay out three game balls is set.

  Thereafter, an external signal setting process is performed to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that a game ball has been won in the upper working port 83a, which is stored in the reserved number storage area of the upper working port holding area Ra. Is read and the number of reserved start storages stored in the upper working port holding area Ra is set (hereinafter also referred to as the upper working port reserved memory number). The signal set here is output to the hall computer HC in step S201 of normal processing (FIG. 16) described later. Further, the output of the external signal set in the process is stopped when a preset condition is satisfied, specifically, when a preset period has elapsed from the start of output.

  A process for turning on the first hold lamp unit 98a is executed in correspondence with the changed start hold storage number. Specifically, a process is performed in which the number of LEDs corresponding to the current winning number is turned on among the four LEDs arranged side by side in the first holding lamp unit 98a. For example, when the number of holds is increased from “2” to “3” due to the current winning, the third LED from the left side is turned on in addition to the two left-side LEDs that have already been lit. Thereafter, an information acquisition process for storing the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is performed, and the main winning process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the game ball has not won the upper operating port 83a, the detection sensor 391e for the lower operating port 83b detects whether or not the game ball has won (started winning) the lower operating port 83b. Judge by state. When it is determined that the game ball has won the lower operation port 83b, a prize ball command for causing the payout control device 242 to pay out four game balls is set.

  Thereafter, an external signal setting process is performed to output a signal to the management controller on the gaming hall side that the game ball has won the lower operating port 83b, and the game is stored in the reserved number storage area of the lower operating port holding area Rb. Then, the number of reserved start memory stored in the reserved area for lower working port Rb is set (hereinafter also referred to as the reserved memory number for lower operating port). The signal set here is output to the hall computer HC in step S201 of normal processing (FIG. 16) described later. Further, the output of the external signal set in the process is stopped when a preset condition is satisfied, specifically, when a preset period has elapsed from the start of output.

  In this way, the second hold lamp unit 98b is turned on in correspondence with the changed start hold storage number. Specifically, processing is performed to turn on the number of LEDs corresponding to the current number of winning prizes among the four LEDs arranged side by side in the second holding lamp unit 98b. For example, when the number of holds is increased from “2” to “3” due to the current winning, the third LED from the left side is turned on in addition to the two left-side LEDs that have already been lit. Thereafter, the same process as the information acquisition process described above is performed, and the main winning process is terminated.

  In the present embodiment, each holding lamp unit 98a, 98b is connected to a notification / production control device 140. The main control device 162 executes a hold command setting process so that the notification / production control device 140, which is the sub-side (sub-side) control device, recognizes that the winning of the operation ports 83a and 83b has occurred. Information related to the winning prize is given to the hold command, and the notification / production control device 140 performs light emission control of the hold lamp units 98a and 98b based on the hold command transmitted from the main control device 162.

  If the game ball has not won in either of the operating ports 83a, 83b, the main winning process is terminated as it is. The winning ball command set in the winning process for the operating port is transmitted to the payout control device 242 in the external output process (step S201) of the normal process described later, and the hold command is transmitted in the external output process. It is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140.

(Normal processing)
Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is activated when the power is turned on, and the main process of the game is executed in the normal process. As an outline, the processing of steps S201 to S207 is executed as a periodic processing with a period of 4 msec, and the counter update processing of steps S209 and S210 is executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal process, in step S201, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, the presence / absence of a prize ball command is determined, and if a prize ball command is set, it is transmitted to the payout control device 242. Further, when various commands such as a change command, a type command, a change end command, and a hold command are set, the command is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140. Further, the output setting for the external output terminal board 213 is performed according to the information set in the external output buffer of the RAM 404. Specifically, a binary signal of ON / OFF (HI / LOW) is output from various output terminals provided on the external output terminal plate 213, and the output mode of each output terminal is different. Set up.

  In the subsequent step S202, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, the counter value is cleared to 0. Then, the update value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 404.

  In subsequent step S203, a game number control process for advancing the game of each game time is executed. In the game times control process, determination of success / failure such as jackpot or the like and determination of allocation are performed, setting of variable display of symbols by the symbol display device 253, display control of the display unit for the operation port in the main display unit 87, and the like are performed. Details of the game times control process will be described later.

  Thereafter, in step S204, a game state transition process for shifting the game state is executed. Although details will be described later, the gaming state shifts to an opening / closing execution mode, a high probability mode, a high frequency support mode, and the like by this gaming state transition processing.

  In step S205, an electric combination support process for driving and controlling the electric combination 91 provided in the lower operation port 83b is executed. In this electric role support process, the electric role release indicating whether or not to make the electric accessory 91 open using the numerical information acquired from the electric accessory release counter C4 stored in the electric role holding area 433 of the RAM 404. A lottery is performed, and when the electrified open state is won, an opening / closing process of the electric accessory 91 is executed. In addition, display control of the through-gate display unit in the main display unit 87 is performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electric role release lottery.

  Here, as already described, the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode are set as the modes of support by the electric accessory 91, and a transition to one of the support modes is performed in the gaming state transition process. Is called. In this case, the high frequency support mode is set when the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 404, and the low frequency support mode is set when the flag is not set.

  In the electric power support process, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support mode is set by determining whether or not the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 404. In the case of the high frequency support mode, when the electrified open state is won, the number of times that the electric utility item 91 is in the open state is set larger than in the case of the low frequency support mode. Set a longer opening time. In the high-frequency support mode, when the electrified open state is selected and the open state of the electric utility item 91 occurs multiple times, the next open state is started after one open state is completed. The closing time until is set to be shorter than one opening time.

  Incidentally, when the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode, even if the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 404, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode.

  In a succeeding step S206, a game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball launch control process, a predetermined operation is performed on the condition that a launch permission signal output from the power source / fire control device 243 is input based on the launch operation being performed on the game ball launch handle 41. The solenoid 111 of the game ball launching mechanism 110 is excited once in a firing period (for example, 0.6 sec). Thereby, a game ball is launched toward the game area PE.

  In a succeeding step S207, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is set in the RAM 404. The power failure flag is a flag that is set when the occurrence of a power failure is confirmed in the power failure monitoring board 405 and a power failure signal is input from the power failure monitoring board 405 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 402, and is erased in the next main processing.

  If the power failure flag is not set, the last process of the plurality of processes that are repeatedly executed is completed, so whether or not the next normal process execution timing has been reached in step S208, that is, the previous normal process It is determined whether a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the next normal processing execution timing. That is, in step S209, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated, and in step S210, the variation type counter CS is updated.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S201 to S206 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant and varies. Therefore, by repeatedly updating the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1) can be updated at random. Similarly, The variation type counter CS can also be updated at random.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S207 that the power failure flag has been set, the power interruption has occurred, so the power interruption processing from step S211 is executed. That is, in step S211, the timer interrupt processing is prohibited, and then the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in step S212. After the access to the RAM 404 is prohibited in step S213, the power supply is completely shut down and processed. Continue infinite loop until no longer runs.

(Game control process)
Next, the game times control process of step S203 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 17, in the game times control process, first, in step S301, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is in effect. Specifically, it is determined whether the opening / closing execution mode flag (opening / closing execution state information) is stored (stored) in the opening / closing execution mode flag storage area (opening / closing execution state information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404. To do. The opening / closing execution mode flag is stored when the gaming state is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode in the gaming state transition process described later, and is erased when the opening / closing execution mode is ended in the gaming state transition process.

  When in the opening / closing execution mode, the game is executed without executing any of the processes after step S302, that is, the game turn starting process in steps S303 to S305 and the game turn progress process in steps S306 to S309. End control processing. In other words, in the open / close execution mode, the game round is not started regardless of whether or not a winning is made to the operation ports 83a and 83b.

  If it is not in the opening / closing execution mode, in step S302, it is determined whether or not any one of the upper operation port display unit and the lower operation port display unit of the main display unit 87 is variably displayed, that is, one game. It is determined whether or not the game is being executed. This determination is made as to whether or not the variable display flag (variable display information) is stored (stored) in the variable display flag storage area (variable display information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404. This is done by judging. The variable display flag is stored when variable display is started for one of the upper working port display unit and the lower working port display unit, and is erased when the variable display ends.

  When the operation port display unit is not in a variable display, the process proceeds to the game turn starting process in steps S303 to S305. In the game round start process, first, in step S303, the total number-of-holds storage area of the ball-holding ball storage area 432 is referred to, and the common number-of-holds storage number CRN, which is the number of pieces of hold information stored on hold, is “0”. Determine whether. The case where the common reserved memory number CRN is “0” means that the start reserved memory number is “0” for both the upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b. Therefore, the game times control process is finished as it is.

  On the other hand, if the common holding number CRN is not “0”, in order to set for variable display based on the data stored in the upper working port holding area Ra or the lower working port holding area Rb in step S304. Execute the data setting process.

  In the data setting process, first, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved memory for the lower operating port stored in the reserved area for lower operating port Rb is “0”. When the number of stored memory for the lower working port is “0”, the data setting process for the upper working port is executed, and when the number of stored memory for the lower working port is not “0”, the data setting for the lower working port is set. Execute the process.

  Here, the case where the data setting process is executed is a case where the common pending number CRN is 1 or more as described above. In this case, in the data setting process, it is determined whether or not the number of stored memory for the lower working port is “0”. If stored, the data stored in the lower working port holding area Rb is set for variable display regardless of whether or not the lower working port reserved storage number is 1 or more. Has been. As a result, when the holding information is stored in both the upper working port holding area Ra and the lower working port holding area Rb, the information is stored in the lower working port holding area Rb corresponding to the lower working port 83b. The held information will be given priority.

  In the data setting process for the upper working port 83a, first, the lower working port reserved storage number for the upper working port reserved area Ra is decremented by 1, and then the common reserved number CRN is decremented by one. Thereafter, the data stored in the first area of the upper working port holding area Ra is moved to the execution area AE, and the process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the upper working port holding area Ra is executed.

  This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas to the lower area side, and clears the data in the first area, and the second area → the first area, the first area, Data in each area is shifted, such as 3 area → second area, fourth area → third area, and so on. And the command at the time of a shift which is information for making the alerting / production control device 140 recognize that the data of the holding area has been shifted is set. Thereafter, the data setting process is terminated. The shift command set in this way is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16). Receiving the shift command, the notification / production control device 140 executes a process for changing the display on the first hold lamp unit 98a in accordance with the decrease in the number of hold. Specifically, one LED of the first holding lamp unit 98a that is lit is extinguished. In this turn-off process, contrary to the turn-on process, the LEDs of the first holding lamp unit 98a are turned off sequentially from the right side.

  In the data setting process for the lower working port 83b, first, the lower working port reserved memory number for the lower working port reserved area Rb is decremented by 1, and the common reserved number CRN is decremented by one. Thereafter, the data stored in the first area of the lower working port holding area Rb is moved to the execution area AE, and the process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the lower working port holding area Rb is executed.

  This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas to the lower area side, and clears the data in the first area, and the second area → the first area, the first area, Data in each area is shifted, such as 3 area → second area, fourth area → third area, and so on. A shift command that is information for causing the notification / production control device 140 to recognize that the data in the reserved area has been shifted is set. Thereafter, the data setting process is terminated. The shift command set in this way is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16). Receiving the shift command, the notification / production control device 140 executes a process for changing the display on the first hold lamp unit 98a in accordance with the decrease in the number of hold. Specifically, one LED of the second holding lamp unit 98b that is lit is extinguished. In this turn-off process, contrary to the turn-on process, the LEDs of the second holding lamp unit 98b are turned off sequentially from the right side.

  After performing the data setting process described in detail above, in step S305, start of variation for starting variation display on the main display unit (working port display unit) of the main display unit 87 and variation display on the symbol display device 253. After executing the process, the game times control process is terminated.

(Variation start processing)
Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 18, the variation start process in step S305 will be described.

  In the variation start process, first, in step S401, a success / failure determination process is executed. In the success / failure determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the success / failure lottery mode is a high probability mode. In the case of the high probability mode, with reference to the high probability mode success / failure table among the tables stored in the success / failure table storage area 421, the information for the success / failure determination among the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, It is determined whether or not the numerical information related to the jackpot random number counter C1 matches the high-probability jackpot numerical information, and if it does not match the jackpot numerical information, does it match the special outlier numerical information? Determine whether or not. In the case of the low probability mode, the numerical value relating to the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE with reference to the low probability mode success / failure table among the tables stored in the success / failure table storage area 421. It is determined whether or not the information matches the low probability jackpot information.

  In a succeeding step S402, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure determination process in the step S401 is a jackpot winning result. If it is a big win result, a distribution determination process is executed in step S403.

  In the distribution determination process, information for distribution determination among the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, numerical information related to the big hit type counter C2 is grasped. Then, with reference to the sorting table stored in the sorting table storage area 422, it is specified which jackpot result corresponds to the numerical information related to the grasped jackpot type counter C2. Specifically, which jackpot result corresponds to the 15R normal jackpot result or the 15R probability variable jackpot result is specified.

  In the subsequent step S404, a stop result setting process for the jackpot result is executed. Specifically, in the game times related to the start of the current change, the pattern of the pattern that is finally stopped and displayed on the main display unit (specifically, the lower working port display unit and the upper working port display unit) of the main display unit 87. Information is specified from the stop result table for jackpot results stored in advance in the ROM 403, and the specified information is stored in the RAM 404. In the jackpot result stop result table, the types of patterns that are stopped and displayed on the main display unit are set differently for each jackpot result type. In step S404, the pattern is specified in step S403. Information on the pattern mode according to the type of jackpot result is stored in the RAM 404.

  The information on the type of the picture to be stopped and displayed is determined according to the value of the jackpot type counter C2. In this case, as described above, the pattern modes may be set in a one-to-one correspondence with each game result, and a plurality of types of pattern modes may be set for each game result.

  In the subsequent step S405, a process of setting a flag in the RAM 404 according to the type of jackpot result specified in step S403 is executed. Specifically, the 15R normal flag is set when the 15R normal jackpot result is specified, and the 15R probability change flag is set when the 15R probability change jackpot result is specified. In the following description, whether or not the various jackpot results are determined is determined by determining whether or not a flag corresponding to the RAM 404 is set.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S402 that the result is not a jackpot winning result, the process proceeds to step S406. In step S406, a stop result setting process for a detachment result is executed. Specifically, the stop result table for the detachment result stored in advance in the ROM 403 is information on the pattern mode that is finally stopped and displayed on the main display unit of the main display unit 87 in the game round relating to the start of the current variation. And the specified information is stored in the RAM 404. The information on the pattern mode selected in this case is different from the information on the pattern mode selected in the case of the jackpot result.

  As described above, the display content of the result is set to be different depending on whether or not the jackpot has occurred and its type. Thereby, when the game round is ended, the manager of the game hall is performing the variable display related to the game round among the upper working port display unit and the lower working port display unit of the main display unit. By looking at the thing, it is possible to monitor what the game result of the game times is.

  In particular, the upper working port display unit and the lower working port display unit provided in the main display unit are display units that are directly displayed and controlled by the main control device 162, so that the sub display control device 410 performs display control. Compared to a display unit (symbol display device 253) that intervenes, the display reliability is high.

  However, as described above, for the main display unit, multiple display units such as the display unit for the upper working port and the display unit for the lower working port are aggregated, and it is understood which part shows what content. It has become difficult to do. Furthermore, since it is smaller than the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 and is arranged near the edge of the game area PE, its visibility is also lower than that of the display screen 253a. For this reason, it is assumed that the player's attention tends to be directed to the display screen 253a. Therefore, as described above, even if the display contents are temporarily different between the main display unit and the display screen 253a, it is preferable to appropriately suppress the player from noticing such a difference compared to the hall manager. it can.

  After executing any one of steps S405 and S406, display continuation time (variable display time) setting processing is executed in step S407.

  In this process, the value of the variation type counter CS stored in the variation type counter buffer in the lottery counter buffer of the RAM 404 is acquired. Further, it is determined whether or not reach display is generated in the symbol display device 253 in the current game round. Specifically, it is determined that the reach display is generated when the game times related to the start of the current variation is a jackpot result. Even if it is not a jackpot result, if the numerical information related to the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is the numerical information corresponding to the occurrence of reach, it is determined that reach display occurs.

  When it is determined that reach display occurs, display duration information corresponding to the value of the current variation type counter CS is obtained by referring to the reach generation display duration table stored in the ROM 403 and displayed. The duration information is set in a display duration counter provided in various counter areas 434 of the RAM 404. On the other hand, if it is determined that the reach display does not occur, the display duration information corresponding to the value of the current variation type counter CS is acquired with reference to the reach non-occurrence display duration table stored in the ROM 403. The display duration information is set in the display duration counter. Incidentally, the display duration that can be acquired with reference to the reach non-occurrence display duration table is different from the display duration that can be acquired with reference to the reach occurrence display duration table.

  Note that the display duration information when no reach occurs is set so that the display duration is shorter as the number of common reserved storage counts CRN is larger. In the situation where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the non-reach mode is selected so that a shorter display duration is selected compared to the case where the number of the hold information is the same as in the situation where the low frequency support mode. The generation display duration table is set. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display duration may not be changed according to the common reserved storage number CRN and the support mode, and the above relationship may be reversed. Furthermore, the above-described configuration may be applied to the display continuation time when reach occurs. In addition, in the case of various jackpot results, a display duration table may be individually set for each of the case of outreach and the case of a non-reach outbreak result. In this case, the display duration time is allocated according to each game result.

  After executing the display continuation time setting process in step S407, a change command and a type command are set in step S408. The change command includes display duration information. Here, the display duration obtained by referring to the display non-occurrence display duration table as described above is different from the display duration obtained by referring to the display occurrence time table for reach occurrence. Even if the information about the occurrence of reach is not included in the command, the notification / production control device 140, which is the sub-side control device, can identify the presence or absence of the reach from the display duration information. . In this regard, it can be said that the change command includes information indicating whether or not reach has occurred. Note that the change command may include information that directly indicates whether or not reach has occurred.

  The type command includes game result information. That is, the type command includes 15R normal jackpot result information and 15R probability variable jackpot result information as game result information.

  The variation command and the type command set in step S408 are transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16). Based on the received change command and type command, the notification / effect control device 140 determines the contents of the effect at the game time, and controls various devices so that the determined contents of the effect are executed. The contents of this effect include the variable display mode of the symbol on the symbol display device 253. The determined variable display mode of the symbol is displayed as a display content command from the notification / effect control device 140 to the display control device 410. Is output. Based on the display content command received from the notification / production control device 140, the display control device 410 controls the display of the symbol display device 253 so that the symbol variation display corresponding to each game time is performed. Details of processing in the display control device 410 upon receipt of these commands will be described later. After the process of step S408 is executed, the fluctuation display process of the pattern is started on the main display unit in step S409, and then the fluctuation start process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the game times control process (FIG. 17), when the main display part (specifically, the display part for the working port) is in a variable display, the process for advancing game times in steps S306 to S309 is executed. In the process for advancing game times, first, in step S306, it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game time has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the display duration counter (variable display time information) provided in the various counter areas 434 of the RAM 404 is “0”. The value of the variable display time information is set in the variable display time setting process as described above. The set value of the variable display time information is decremented by 1 every time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 15) is started.

  If the variable display time has not elapsed, the variable display process is executed in step S307. In the variable display process, the display mode of the main display unit (specifically, the upper working port display unit or the lower working port display unit) is changed. Specifically, in the variable display process, the operation port is set so that the LED of the display unit for the operation port related to the current game turn is turned on and off at a predetermined cycle, and the emission color is changed. Display control (light emission control of each display LED). Then, this game times control process is complete | finished.

  If the display continuation time has elapsed, a change end process is executed in step S308. In the change end process, the information stored in the RAM 404 in the process of step S404 or step S407 of the change start process (FIG. 18) executed when starting the currently executed game turn is specified, and the information corresponding to the information is stored. The display of the main display unit 87 is controlled so that the pattern form is displayed on the working port display section of the main display section.

  In the subsequent step S309, a change end command is set. The variation end command set in step S309 is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16). The notification / production control device 140 executes a process for ending the production in the game times based on the reception of the change end command. Further, the change end command is transmitted to the display control device 410 via the notification / production control device 140, and the display control device 410 receives the change end command to thereby combine the final stop symbols in the game round. Is finally displayed (final stop display) on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253. In addition, it is good also as a structure which terminates the effect for game times independently by the alerting / production control device 140 or the display control device 410 without transmitting the change end command.

  Thereafter, in step S310, an external signal setting process is performed to start output of an external signal to the management control device on the game hall side, and the game times control process is terminated. The external signal set in step S310 is set according to the game result of the current game round. Specifically, when the game result of this time is an out-of-game result, the management control device on the game hall side indicates that the picture has been stopped and displayed on the display unit for the operating port (the game has been completed). Set the external signal. On the other hand, when the game result of this time is a jackpot result, an external signal indicating to the management control device on the game hall side that the picture has been stopped and displayed on the operation port display unit (the game round has ended) Then, an external signal is set to indicate to the management control device on the game hall side that the jackpot result has been obtained. The signal set in step S310 is output to the hall computer HC in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16). Further, among the external signals set in the process, those indicating the end of the game times, when a preset condition is satisfied, more specifically, when a preset period has elapsed from the start of output, The output is stopped. On the other hand, for the external signal indicating that the jackpot result is obtained, the output is stopped when a preset condition is satisfied, specifically, when the opening / closing execution mode ends.

  Note that the condition for stopping the output of the external signal does not necessarily require the passage of a preset period as described above. For example, the output of the external signal indicating the end of the game round may be stopped on the condition that the next game round is started (the change display of the picture is started).

(Game state transition process)
Next, the gaming state transition processing in step S204 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the game state transition process, first, in step S501, it is determined whether or not the open / close execution mode is in effect. If it is not in the opening / closing execution mode, the process proceeds to step S502, and it is determined whether or not it is the timing when the display of the variation of the pattern on the upper operation port display unit or the lower operation port display unit is completed in one game. If it is not the timing when the variable display is finished, the gaming state transition process is finished as it is.

  If the variable display has ended, more specifically, if the preset stop display period (interval period: fixed display period) has elapsed since the variable display ended, the process proceeds to step S503. It is determined whether or not the game result of the current game round (the result of the above-mentioned lottery determination result) corresponds to the transition to the opening / closing execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the 15R normal flag (15R normal big hit result correspondence flag) or 15R probability change flag (15R probability big hit result correspondence flag) is stored in the various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404. If none of the above flags is stored, the gaming state transition process is terminated as it is.

  If any of the above flags is stored, start processing of the opening / closing execution mode is executed in step S504. By the start process, the operation restriction of the variable winning device 82 by the lock device is released, and the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 82 is permitted until the opening / closing execution mode is ended.

  In step S505, “15” is set in the open number counter OC provided in the various counter areas of the RAM 404. The number-of-opening counter OC functions as a means for grasping the number of times the variable winning device 82 has been opened. After executing the process of step S505, the process proceeds to step S506, and an opening command is set.

  The set opening command is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 and the display control device 410 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16). The notification / production control device 140 determines the content of the production corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode based on the received opening command, and controls various devices so that the content of the decided production is executed. The contents of the effect include a display mode in the symbol display device 253, and the determined display mode is output from the notification / effect control device 140 to the display control device 410 as a display content command. In the display control device 410, based on the opening command received from the main control device 162 and the display content command received from the notification / production control device 140, the display content corresponding to the current opening / closing execution mode, for example, the display content corresponding to the jackpot The display control of the symbol display device 253 is executed so that the moving image display of the character, etc., the background image, etc. are switched. After executing the process of step S506, the gaming state transition process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of step S501, if it is determined in step S501 that the opening / closing execution mode is in progress, the process proceeds to step S507. In step S507, it is determined whether or not the opening standby time has elapsed. If the opening standby time has not elapsed, the gaming state transition process is terminated. When the waiting time for the opening has elapsed, a big winning opening / closing process is executed in step S508.

  In the big prize opening / closing process, it is first determined whether or not the big prize opening of the variable prize winning device 82 is open. Specifically, this determination is performed based on the driving state of the variable winning drive unit of the variable winning device 82. If the special winning opening is not open, it is determined whether or not the value of the open number counter OC is “0”. When the value of the number-of-opening counter OC is “0”, the main prize winning opening / closing process is finished as it is.

  When the value of the release number counter OC is not “0”, it is determined whether or not the value of the release timer counter TC is “0”. The opening timer counter TC is a counter that is referred to when grasping the opening period and closing period (interval period) of the special winning opening, and the value thereof is “1” every time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 15) is executed. Subtracted one by one. When the value of the opening timer counter TC is not “0”, the big prize winning opening / closing process is terminated.

  When the value of the number-of-opening counter OC is not “0” and the value of the opening timer counter TC is “0”, the process for opening the big prize opening is executed. Specifically, the variable winning drive unit is set in a driving state so as to open the special winning opening. After that, a closing condition setting process (opening setting process) corresponding to the variable winning device 82 (large winning opening) is performed. Specifically, “15000” (corresponding to 30 sec) is set in the open timer counter TC, and “10” is set in the winning counter PC. After executing this setting process, an opening command is set to indicate that the variable winning device 82 (big winning opening) has been opened, and the big winning opening / closing process ends. The set release command is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16). The notification / production control device 140 determines the content of the production corresponding to the release based on the receipt of the release command, and controls various devices so that the content of the decided production is executed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in the opening process that the prize winning opening of the variable prize winning device 82 is open in the prize winning opening / closing process, it is determined whether or not the value of the opening timer counter TC is “0”. When the value of the release timer counter TC is not “0”, it is determined based on a detection signal from the detection sensor 391c corresponding to the variable winning device 82 whether or not the game ball has won the big winning opening. If no winning has occurred, the main prize winning opening / closing process is terminated.

  If a winning has occurred, a winning command output process is executed. The winning command is output to the payout control device 242 and the notification / production control device 140. The payout control device 242 performs a process of paying out a predetermined number of game balls based on receiving the winning command. In the notification / production control device 140, when a winning command is issued during the opening / closing execution mode, a process for changing the effect during the opening / closing execution mode executed on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253, for example, to teach the winning. Do.

  After executing the command output process, after decrementing the value of the winning counter PC by 1, it is determined whether or not the value of the winning counter PC is “0”. The opening / closing process is terminated. If the value of the winning counter PC is “0”, or if it is determined that the value of the opening timer counter TC is “0”, it means that the big winning opening closing condition is established. In this case, the variable winning drive unit is set in a non-driven state so as to close the special winning opening.

Subsequently, update processing of the release number counter OC is executed. Specifically, when the value of the opening number counter OC is not “0”, the opening number counter OC is decremented by 1 and when the value of the opening number counter OC is “0”, the opening number counter OC is decremented. The value of “0” is maintained as “0”. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the value of the updated release number counter OC is “0”.
When it is determined that the value of the opening number counter OC is not “0”, the opening timer counter TC is set to “500” (corresponding to 1.0 sec), and the closing command is set. Exit. The set closing command is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16). In the notification / production control device 140, when a closing command is received in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the 15R normal jackpot result or the 15R probability variation jackpot result, the content of the rendering corresponding to the closing command is determined. Various devices are controlled so that the contents of the determined effect are executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the value of the release counter is “0”, an ending start process is executed. In the start process, an ending waiting time for waiting without starting the next game round is set for the ending in the opening / closing execution mode. Specifically, ending waiting time information stored in advance in the ROM 403 is set in a waiting time counter area provided in various counter areas 434 of the RAM 404.

  Thereafter, after setting the ending command, the main prize winning opening / closing process is terminated. The set ending command is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 16).

  Returning to the description of the game state transition process (FIG. 19), after the big prize opening / closing process is executed in step S508, it is determined in step S509 whether or not the value of the open number counter OC is “0”. In S510, it is determined whether or not the ending standby time has elapsed. If the value of the release number counter OC is not “0” or if the ending waiting time has not elapsed, the gaming state transition process is terminated. On the other hand, when the value of the opening number counter OC is “0” and the waiting time for ending has elapsed, in step S511, after executing the transition process at the end of the opening / closing execution mode, End the state transition process.

  In the transition process at the end of the opening / closing execution mode, first, it is determined whether or not the jackpot result that triggered the current opening / closing execution mode is a 15R probability variable jackpot result. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a 15R probability variation flag (15R probability variation big hit result correspondence flag) is stored in various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404.

  If the jackpot result that triggered the current opening / closing execution mode is a 15R probability variable jackpot result, the flag relating to the transition of the gaming state is deleted. Specifically, the 15R probability change flag stored in the various flag storage area 435 of the RAM 404 is deleted, and if a high probability mode flag, a high frequency support mode flag, or the like is stored, these flags are deleted.

  After executing the erasure process, a game state setting process is executed. Specifically, first, a high probability mode flag is set in various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404. Based on the high-probability mode flag set in this way, the success / failure lottery in the subsequent game times is referred to the success / failure table for the high-probability mode.

  Thereafter, the high frequency support mode flag is set in various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404. Based on the high-frequency support mode flag set in this way, in the subsequent electronic support processing, the success / failure table for the high-frequency support mode is referred to in the support lottery, and the pattern change display time at the time of the support lottery It is shortened (more specifically, it is set to 2.0 sec), and further, the period in which it is opened by one opening is extended (more specifically, it is set to 5.0 sec).

  On the other hand, when the jackpot result triggered by the current opening / closing execution mode is the 15R normal jackpot result, that is, when the 15R normal flag (15R normal jackpot result corresponding flag) is stored in the various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404. Deletes the flag relating to the game state transition. Specifically, the 15R normal flag stored in the various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404 is deleted, and if a high probability mode flag, a high frequency support mode flag, or the like is stored, these flags are deleted.

  After executing the erasure process, a game state setting process is executed. Specifically, first, the high frequency support mode flag is set in various flag storage areas 435 of the RAM 404. Based on the high-frequency support mode flag set in this way, in the subsequent electronic support processing, the success / failure table for the high-frequency support mode is referred to in the support lottery, and the pattern change display time at the time of the support lottery It is shortened (more specifically, it is set to 2.0 sec), and further, the period in which it is opened by one opening is extended (more specifically, it is set to 5.0 sec).

  Unlike the case of the probabilistic jackpot result described above, an upper limit is set for the number of times of support in the high-frequency support mode that shifts after the normal jackpot result. Specifically, “100” is set in the game number counter stored in the various counter areas 434 of the RAM 404. As a result, the high frequency support mode is maintained until the game times are performed 100 times after the opening / closing execution mode ends, and the high frequency support mode is shifted to the low frequency support mode when “100” is reached. .

  After the game state setting process is performed, an external signal output stop process related to the jackpot is executed in step S512, and the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode ends. By executing the process of step S512, the output of the signal indicating that the jackpot result set in the external signal setting process of step S310 is stopped is stopped.

  In the pachinko machine 10 shown in the present embodiment, when a jackpot result is obtained, a special effect using the movable effect device 300 is executed as an effect that clearly indicates that effect. Whether or not the special effect can be executed depends on whether or not the result is a jackpot result, and the decision right is given to the main control device 162, but the function of performing the special effect is the notification / effect control device 140. It is entrusted to. Therefore, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 20, the special appearance appearance processing (special effect processing) executed by the MPU of the notification / effect control device 140 will be described below. The special effect process is a process that is executed as part of the game times control process that is periodically executed by the MPU of the notification / effect control device 140.

(Special effects processing)
In the special effect process, it is first determined in step S601 whether or not the special effect is being executed. If a negative determination is made in step S601, the process proceeds to step S602. In step S602, it is determined whether or not the current game time corresponds to the jackpot result. If a negative determination is made in step S602, the special effect processing is terminated as it is. If an affirmative determination is made in step S602, the process proceeds to step S603.

  In step S603, it is determined whether it is time to start the special effect. If a negative determination is made in step S603, the special effect processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S603, the special effect start process is executed in step S604, and then the special effect process is terminated.

  In the special effect start process of step S604, the light emitter incorporated in the movable effect device 300 is switched from the extinguished state to the light emitting state, and a drive signal is output to the solenoid 320 of the movable effect device 300. As a result, the solenoid 320 is switched to the excited state. When the solenoid 320 is energized and the plunger moves, the decorative body 310 starts moving (turning) from the standby position to the effect position. Note that the solenoid 320 in the present embodiment is not set to have a large driving force, and a certain amount of time lag occurs in order to complete the movement of the decorative body 310 from the standby position to the effect position. It has become.

  Returning to the description of step S601, if an affirmative determination is made in step S601, that is, if it is determined that the special effect is being executed, the process proceeds to step S605. In step S605, it is determined whether or not the ending display start timing has come. Specifically, it is determined whether or not it is the timing at which an ending command is received from main controller 162. If an affirmative determination is made in step S605, the special effect end process is executed in step S606, and then the special effect process is ended.

  In the special effect end process, first, a process of switching the light emitter incorporated in the movable effect device 300 from the light emitting state to the extinguished state is executed. Thereafter, the output of the drive signal to the solenoid 320 of the movable effect device 300 is terminated. Thereby, the solenoid 320 is switched from the excited state to the non-excited state, and the decorative body 310 starts moving from the effect position to the standby position due to its own weight or the like. It should be noted that the movement of the decorative body 310 from the standby position to the effect position is configured such that a certain amount of time lag occurs as in the start.

  In the pachinko machine 10 detailed above, the number of games executed and the number of jackpots differ for each pachinko machine 10. Therefore, in the gaming system according to the present embodiment, the gaming information display device 500 described above is arranged on each island machine such as a gaming hall so that each pachinko machine 10 has a one-to-one correspondence, and the associated pachinko machine is provided. 10 (hereinafter also referred to as a corresponding gaming machine) is configured to individually display the game information on each game information display device 500. Specifically, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 21, game information display devices 500 are respectively arranged above the pachinko machines 10 arranged side by side, and the pachinko machines 10 arranged vertically. The game information display device 500 is paired.

  As described above, the hall computer HC is interposed between the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500, and an external signal output from the corresponding game machine passes through the hall computer HC. The game information display device 500 displays information related to the state of the corresponding gaming machine, the game status, and the like based on these external signals. Hereinafter, the game information display device 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 22A is a perspective view of the game information display device 500 viewed from the front side, and FIG. 22B is an exploded perspective view of the game information display device 500 disassembled for each main configuration.

(Game information display device 500)
As shown in FIG. 22, the game information display device 500 includes a display unit 510 as a “display unit” for displaying game information, and a holder 530 as a “holding unit” for the display unit 510. . The holder 530 has a box-like shape opened to the front side, and the game information display device 500 is integrated with the island facility by fixing the back plate portion 534 of the holder 530 to the island facility of the game hall. Yes.

  The display unit 510 includes a liquid crystal display 511 having a display screen 511a, a control unit that is provided so as to overlap behind the liquid crystal display 511, and a case that houses the liquid crystal display 511 and the control unit. The body 515 is provided, and these various configurations are combined.

  An opening 516a penetrating into and out of the case body 515 is formed in the front surface portion 516 facing the display screen 511a in the case body 515, and the display screen 511a can be visually recognized through the opening 516a. A portion of the front surface portion 516 of the case body 515 that is arranged side by side with the opening 516a includes a call button 518 that is operated when calling a player in the game hall as an operation means operated by the player, and a display content on the display screen 511a. And a switching button 519 for switching the display mode are arranged vertically. The call button 518 and the switching button 519 are electrically connected to the control unit of the display unit 510, and a signal from each button 518, 519 is input to the control unit. In particular, the signal from the call button 518 is also transmitted to the hall computer HC through the control unit.

  The left and right side portions 517 of the case body 515 are formed with insertion holes that are continuous with the through holes formed in the left and right side plate portions 535 of the holder 530, and shaft pins inserted into the through holes from the outside of the holder 530 are inserted holes. It is fixed to. Thereby, the display unit 510 can be rotated around the axis of the insertion hole (rotation center axis CL2), and the relative angle between the holder 530 and the display unit 510 can be changed. Note that the rotation center axis CL2 is located at the lower end of the display unit 510, the lower end of the display unit 510 is the rotation base end of the display unit 510, and the upper end of the display unit 510 is the display unit 510. It is the rotation tip part.

  Note that the rotation center axis CL2 is biased to a position closer to the display screen 511a of the display unit 510, and in the state where the display unit 510 is accommodated in the holder 530, the center of gravity of the display unit 510 is the rotation center axis CL2. It is comprised so that it may be located in the back side.

  The holder 530 is provided with a driving unit 550 for generating a driving force for rotating the display unit 510. The drive unit 550 is electrically connected to the control unit of the display unit 510 and operates based on a signal from the control unit. That is, the attitude of the display unit 510, that is, the direction (tilt) of the display screen 511a is changed based on a signal from the control unit. Here, with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG.

  In the game information display device 500, the protrusion of the display unit 510 from the holder 530 is relatively small (see FIG. 23A) and the protrusion of the display unit 510 from the holder 530 is relatively large ( (See FIG. 23B). When a drive signal is output from the control unit to the drive unit 550 constituting the game information display device 500, the drive unit 550 operates to change the form of the game information display device 500. Become. That is, the game information display device 500 described in this embodiment is provided with a tilt function for changing the direction of the display screen 511a.

  In the form shown in FIG. 23A, the back surface of the display unit 510 is in contact with the protrusion 538 formed on the back plate 534 of the holder 530, and further backward tilting is avoided. In this state, since the center of gravity of the display unit 510 is located behind the rotation center axis CL2, the display unit 510 can be supported by the back plate portion 534, and the disorder of the posture of the display unit 510 is suppressed. ing.

  In a state where the display unit 510 is supported by the back plate portion 534 of the holder 530, the entire display unit 510 (specifically, the liquid crystal display 511) excluding the buttons 518 and 519 is accommodated in the holder 530, and the holder The protrusion of the display unit 510 from the open portion 531 of 530 is suppressed. In this state, the display screen 511a of the liquid crystal display 511 is oriented in the horizontal direction.

  In the form shown in FIG. 23B, the display unit 510 is inclined forward so as to protrude from the opening 531 of the holder 530. In this state, the center of gravity of the display unit 510 is located on the front side of the rotation center axis CL2, and the display unit 510 is biased to the front side by its own weight, but the upper end of the display unit 510 is the top of the holder 530. Further contact with the plate portion 536 prevents further forward tilt. That is, the maximum inclination angle of the display unit 510 is defined by the top plate portion 536 of the holder 530. When the display unit 510 is tilted forward as described above, the display screen 511a of the liquid crystal display 511 is directed obliquely downward.

  Here, when the special effect or the like described above is not executed, the display unit 510 is maintained in a state of facing obliquely downward, and temporarily in a state of facing the horizontal direction when the special effect or the like is executed. It has a configuration that switches. In the following description, the position facing diagonally downward is the “standby position” of the display unit 510 (see FIG. 23B), and the position facing the horizontal direction is the “retracted position” of the display unit 510 (see FIG. 23A). ))).

  Next, with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 24A, the electrical configuration relating to the gaming system (the gaming information display device 500 and the pachinko machine 10) will be supplementarily described.

  As already described, the external output terminal plate 213 of the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a plurality of (for example, 10) external output terminals 213a to 213j, and the wiring WH1 connected to each of the external output terminals 213a to 213j is provided. It is connected to a hall computer HC provided in the game hall. The hall computer HC is connected to the control unit 570 of the game information display device 500 via the wiring WH2, and an external signal from the pachinko machine 10 is input to the control unit 570 via the hall computer HC. Has been.

  For example, at the first external output terminal 213a (first terminal 213a), the binary signal of the binary signal is triggered when the picture corresponding to the jackpot result is stopped and the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the jackpot result is ended. Switch. Specifically, the potential of the first terminal 213a is switched from the LOW level to the HI level when the picture corresponding to the jackpot result is stopped, and the first terminal 213a is triggered when the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the jackpot result ends. Is switched from the HI level to the LOW level. The control unit 570 of the hall computer HC and the game information display device 500 grasps that the jackpot result is based on the external signal.

  In addition to the wiring WH2, the call button 518 and the switch button 519 are connected to the input side of the input / output port in the control unit 570, and a signal from the call button 518 or the switch button 519 is input. ing. When the control unit 570 detects that the call button 518 is operated, the display content of the display screen 511a is changed to that corresponding to the call of the staff. In addition, light emitters (not shown) are incorporated in the holder 530 and the case body 515, but the light emission modes of these light emitters are changed to those corresponding to the calling of the staff.

  A liquid crystal display 511 and a drive unit 550 are connected to the output side of the input / output port in the control unit 570, and display control of the liquid crystal display 511 and attitude control of the display unit 510 are performed.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of display modes on the liquid crystal display 511 (display screen 511a) are set. The display mode may be switched when triggered by an operation of the switch button 519 or when triggered by an external signal from the pachinko machine 10. Here, with reference to the group of FIG. 24 (b), the switching of the display mode based on the external signal (specifically, the first terminal 213a) from the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 24B is a schematic diagram of the game information display device 500 when the display screen 511a is viewed from the front.

  The gaming state of the pachinko machine 10 is roughly divided into a normal gaming state and a special gaming state (opening / closing execution mode) that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state. Here, during the normal game state, game information is displayed mainly using the entire display screen 511a as shown in FIG. 24 (b1). Specifically, the graph showing the change in the balance with the progress of the game is displayed so that the information on the upper side, the number of jackpots, the number of first hits, and the number of games (starts) is on the lower side. On the other hand, during the special game state, as shown in FIG. 24 (b2), game information is displayed mainly using the upper half of the display screen 511a. Specifically, the jackpot continuation count and the game count (start count) are displayed. That is, the amount and type of information displayed are limited as compared with the normal gaming state. In the following description, a display mode of game information using the entire display screen 511a is referred to as a normal display mode, and a display mode of game information using a part of the display screen 511a is referred to as a special display mode.

  In the present embodiment, a certain relationship is given to the display mode of the liquid crystal display 511 and the attitude of the liquid crystal display 511, specifically, the attitude control and display control of the liquid crystal display 511. Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 25, the special effect response processing executed by the control unit 570 of the game information display device 500 will be described.

(Special effects processing)
In the special effect handling process, first, in step S701, it is determined whether or not the game information display device 500 is in a state corresponding to the special effect. If a negative determination is made in step S701, the process proceeds to step S702. In step S702, it is determined whether or not the external signal related to the first terminal 213a is at the HI level. If a negative determination is made in step S702, the special effect handling process ends. If a positive determination is made in step S702, the process proceeds to step S703.

  In step S703, the orientation change process of the display unit 510 is executed. Specifically, a drive signal is output to the drive unit 550 to move the display unit 510 from the standby position to the retracted position. As a result, the posture of the display unit 510 is switched from a state in which the display unit 510 is directed obliquely downward to a state in which the display unit 510 is directed in the horizontal direction. After performing the process of step S703, the process which switches the display mode in the liquid crystal display 511 from a normal display mode to a special display mode is performed in step S704. Thereby, the display of game information is switched from full screen display (normal display mode) to partial display (special display mode).

  Returning to the description of step S701, if an affirmative determination is made in step S701, that is, if the game information display device 500 is in a state corresponding to a special effect, the process proceeds to step S705. In step S705, it is determined whether or not the external signal related to the first terminal 213a is at the LOW level. If a negative determination is made in step S705, the special effect handling process ends. If a positive determination is made in step S705, the process proceeds to step S706.

  In step S706, the posture returning process of the display unit 510 is executed. Specifically, a drive signal is output to the drive unit 550 to move the display unit 510 from the retracted position to the standby position. As a result, the display unit 510 is switched from the state facing the horizontal direction to the state facing diagonally downward. After performing the process of step S706, the process which switches the display mode in the liquid crystal display 511 from a special display mode to a normal display mode is performed in step S707. Thereby, the display of game information is switched from partial display (special display mode) to full screen display (normal display mode).

  Here, with reference to FIG. 26, the relationship between the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 will be supplementarily described. 26A is a schematic view of the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 as viewed from the front, and FIG. 26B is a schematic view of the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 as viewed from the side.

  As shown in FIG. 26 (1), the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 are arranged one above the other. By placing the game information display device 500 close to the pachinko machine 10, The amount of line-of-sight movement when changing from the pachinko machine 10 to the game information display device 500 is suppressed. This is advantageous in improving the visibility of game information displayed on the game information display device 500.

  However, since the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 are arranged close to each other, the operation area of the movable effect device 300 (decorative body 310) mounted on the pachinko machine 10 (refer to FIG. 26 (b1)). A part of the display unit 510 overlaps. For this reason, when the decorative body 310 moves from the standby position to the effect position alone, the decorative body 310 interferes with the game information display device 500. In particular, in the present embodiment, the display unit 510 is arranged to be tilted forward, thereby reducing the distance from the player and suppressing the reflection of lighting provided on the ceiling of the game hall. ing. However, such an inclined arrangement is a factor that makes the overlap remarkable. For the above reasons, the movable production device 300 uses the region outside the pachinko machine 10, specifically the region above the pachinko machine 10 to expand the production region and the visibility of the game information display device 500. There is room for improvement in achieving both improvement.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26 (1) → FIG. 26 (2), when a special effect is performed by the movable effect device 300, a game is played according to the movement of the decorative body 310 to the effect position. When the display unit 510 of the information display device 500 moves to the retracted position, interference between the decorative body 310 and the display unit 510 is avoided. In order to exhibit such an interference avoidance function, the operation timing of the decorative body 310 and the operation timing of the display unit 510 are devised. Here, the flow when the special effect is executed will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG.

(Flow when special effects are executed)
When the game turn is started at the timing ta1, the symbol variation display is started on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253, and the symbol variation display is started on the operation port display portion of the main display unit 87. The This game time corresponds to the jackpot result, and the decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300 moves from the standby position toward the effect position at the time ta2 before the predetermined variable display period elapses from the time ta1. To start.

  The symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot result is stopped and displayed on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 at a timing immediately after the timing ta2 and at a timing ta3 when a predetermined variation display time has elapsed from the timing ta1. The display corresponding to the jackpot result is stopped and displayed on the operation port display section of the display unit 87. In accordance with this, the output of an external signal indicating that the potential of the first terminal 213a of the external output terminal plate 213 is a big hit by switching from the LOW level to the HI level is started.

  The decorative body 310 has a structure in which a certain period of time is required for movement from the standby position to the effect position, and the decorative body 310 is still moving at the timing ta3. However, at this time, a gap is secured between the decorative body 310 and the display unit 510, and collision with the display unit 510 is avoided. Then, the external signal output from the first terminal 213a at the timing ta3 is input to the game information display device 500 (control unit 570), and the movement of the display unit 510 from the standby position to the retracted position is started. Become.

  At the timing of ta4 immediately after ta3, the movement of the decorative body 310 to the effect position is completed. Actually, the arrival of the decoration 310 to the effect position is slightly delayed with respect to the stop display of the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot result, but to the extent that the player perceives both of them at the same time in appearance. The difference is suppressed. In FIG. 27, the scale is partially changed for easy understanding.

  When the decorative body 310 reaches the effect position at the timing ta4, the display unit 510 continues to move, and at the timing ta5 immediately after that, the movement of the display unit 510 to the retracted position is completed (FIG. 26 ( 1)). In accordance with this, the display mode of the game information on the display unit 510 is switched from the normal display to the special display.

  Thereafter, the display shifts to an ending display related to the opening / closing execution mode, and the decorative body 310 moves from the effect position to the standby position in order to end the special effect by the movable effect device 300 at the timing ta6 immediately before the end of the opening / closing execution mode. Start.

  At the timing of ta7 when the opening / closing execution mode ends, the output of the external signal indicating that the jackpot is stopped is stopped by switching the potential of the first terminal 213a from the HI level to the LOW level. When the external signal output from the first terminal 213a is interrupted at the timing of ta7, the display unit 510 starts to move from the retracted position to the standby position, and the display mode of the game information on the display unit 510 is specially displayed. Will be switched to normal display.

  At the timing ta8 after the timing ta7, first, the return of the decorative body 310 to the standby position is completed, and at the timing ta9 immediately after that, the return of the display unit 510 to the standby position is completed (see FIG. 26 (2)). .

  According to the first embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects can be expected.

  In game halls, a plurality of pachinko machines are often installed side by side. Further, the visibility of the lower part of the pachinko machine is likely to be hindered by a storage dish or the like. That is, it is difficult to use the space outside the pachinko machine that is on the side or below the pachinko machine as an operation area. On the other hand, although there is a game information display device above the pachinko machine, it is basically an empty area. Further, since the empty area is a position that is difficult to reach when seated, it is possible to easily avoid the action being hindered by the player. However, it can be said that the operation area of the movable effect device is limited by the game information display device 500 when the empty region is used to produce an effect by the movable effect device. In other words, in order to use the area above the pachinko machine as the operation area for the movable effect device, further ingenuity is required to realize coexistence with the game information display device.

  Here, according to the present embodiment, the space that exists between the game information display device 500 and the gaming machine is changed by changing the posture of the game information display device 500 (display unit 510) according to the game situation. Can be expanded or reduced. As a result, the space between the gaming machine and the game information display device 500 can be easily used as the operation area of the movable effect device 300, and the adoption of this type of effect device and the enlargement of the effect device can be promoted. Thereby, the game information display apparatus 500 and the pachinko machine 10 can coexist suitably.

  Furthermore, although the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 are arranged as close as possible to each other, there is a technical significance that the visibility of the game information can be improved. It can be a factor to prevent. In this regard, if the operation area can be secured by changing the posture of the display unit 510 as described above, the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 can be installed as close as possible, which is practically preferable. Configuration is realized.

  More specifically, when an external signal indicating that a big hit result is transmitted from the first terminal 213a of the pachinko machine 10, the display unit 510 moves vertically from the standby position to the effect position. The inclination of the display unit 510 with respect to the direction is reduced, and the display unit 510 is detached from the operation area of the movable effect device 300 (decorative body 310). If the area where the display unit 510 previously existed can be used as the operation area, it is possible to avoid temporarily placing luggage such as bags or wallets in the area, and the movement of the decorative body 310 can be prevented. Can be prevented from being disturbed by sexual factors. Therefore, the operation | movement of the movable production | presentation apparatus 300 is ensured and it can suppress that the production | presentation using the said movable production | presentation apparatus 300 is not performed well.

  The display unit 510 is pivotally supported at the lower end of the display unit 510, and the display unit 510 is rotatable around the pivotal support portion. In the state where the display unit 510 is arranged at the effect position, the orientation of the display unit 510 becomes horizontal, so that the deviation of the center of gravity G of the display unit 510 from the rotation center axis CL1 in the front-rear direction becomes small. Thereby, the support load of the display unit 510 can be reduced and it can contribute to simplification of the structure for hold | maintaining in a production | presentation position.

  In addition, when comparing the two provision functions of providing the game information to the player who is playing the gaming machine with the corresponding gaming machine and the function of providing the game information to other players, hall managers, etc. It is preferable to strengthen the function of providing information to the player. Here, according to the configuration shown in the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the resistance associated with the start of the return operation when returning from the effect position to the standby position, which can contribute to improvement of responsiveness at the time of return. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to strengthening the information providing function for the above-mentioned player.

  When the display unit 510 is a rotation type, when a call button 518 or the like as an “operation unit” is pressed by the player, the operation force (pressing force) is rotated by the display unit 510. Can work. In particular, in a configuration in which the display unit 510 is maintained in a forward-tilted state, the operability when a player who is playing a game on the corresponding gaming machine reaches out and operates the call button 518 or the like from below is improved. Can contribute.

  However, the operational force applied to the display unit 510 can be increased by improving the operability. When the display unit 510 is deformed by such an operation force, such as wobbling, the operability is deteriorated and the rotation function of the display unit 510 may be hindered. In this regard, as shown in the present embodiment, if the call button 518 is arranged at a position where the lower end portion close to the player is the rotation base end portion and closer to the rotation base end portion, the call button While facilitating access to 518 and the like, it is possible to reduce the moment caused by the operating force when the call button 518 is pressed and suppress the above-described adverse effects.

  In a configuration in which a game effect or the like is performed using the movable effect device 300 having the decorative body 310 protruding out of the gaming machine, the display unit 510 operates prior to the decorative body 310 so that the performance or the like by the decorative body 310 is performed. Is likely to be exposed in advance. In this case, there is a concern that the existence significance of the decorative body 310 is lowered. Therefore, by starting the operation of the display unit 510 with a delay from the operation of the decorative body 310, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the above inconvenience due to the movement of the display unit 510 being noticed.

  Note that when the decorative body 310 returns to the standby position, the decorative body 310 is configured to start the operation in advance of the display unit 510, thereby suitably suppressing interference between the decorative body 310 and the display unit 510. be able to.

  By rotating the display unit 510 when the decorative body 310 protrudes above the game, interference between the display unit 510 and the decorative body 310 can be avoided. However, even if the interference is avoided, it is assumed that if the display unit 510 is hidden behind the decorative body 310, the game information becomes difficult to see. In particular, even when the overlap between the decorative body 310 and the display unit 510 in the front-rear direction is small, the display unit 510 is more difficult to see than the above-described overlap if the display unit 510 is looked up from below.

  Here, if it is necessary to look at the game information hidden behind the decorative body 310 so as to avoid the decorative body 310, the player's time is increased and the original function of the game information display device 500 is improved. Concern about being used. Therefore, as shown in the present embodiment, the display area in the display unit 510 is changed in accordance with the change in the attitude of the display unit 510, and the display area is compressed to the upper part of the display unit 510 (display screen 511a). If it is set as a structure, it can suppress that the decoration body 310 obstructs confirmation of game information, and can suppress generation | occurrence | production of the said problem suitably.

  Further, if the interference is to be avoided with an excessive margin (for example, if the overlap with the decorative body 310 is to be completely avoided), the change in the angle of the display unit 510 becomes large, and instead the display unit 510 (game information) is changed. The possibility of being difficult to see cannot be denied. In this respect, according to the configuration shown in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to excessively increase the angle change by changing the display area in accordance with the angle change. Thereby, it can avoid that a change of an angle becomes a factor of a visibility fall.

  In particular, by aligning the operation directions of the decorative body 310 and the display unit 510, even if the decorative body 310 collides with the display unit 510, for example, the operation of the display unit 510 is delayed, the decorative body 310 is pressed by the decorative body 310. The display unit 510 will escape in the pressing direction. Thereby, a collision load can be reduced and the decorative body 310 and the display unit 510 can be suitably protected.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, in the case of shifting to a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player as a jackpot result, the external output terminal board 213 is triggered by the fact that the symbol combination and the picture corresponding to the jackpot result are stopped and displayed. An external signal is output from the first terminal 213a, and the output of the external signal is maintained until the end of the special gaming state. If such a configuration is used to change the attitude of the game information display device 500 using an external signal, the configuration related to external output and the like will be complicated while enjoying the various effects described above. Can be suppressed.

<Second Embodiment>
In the decorative body 310 as the “movable body” constituting the movable effect device 300, the change in the appearance can be emphasized by increasing the amount of protrusion in the state where it is arranged at the effect position. This is advantageous in enhancing the impact of special effects by the movable effect device 300 and realizing an improvement in the degree of attention to the game. However, such a change can be a factor that reduces the operability of the operating means (for example, the call button 518) provided in the display unit 510. One of the features of the present embodiment is that the movable stage device 300 is used to improve the degree of attention to the game while avoiding the above-described inconvenience. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 28, a configuration according to the device will be described. FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the game information display device 500 and the pachinko machine 10A. In addition, since the basic structure which concerns on 10 A of pachinko machines and the game information display apparatus 500 is common in 1st Embodiment, description is used about these common structures.

  As shown in FIG. 28A, in a state where the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A is disposed at the effect position and the display unit 510 of the game information display device 500 is disposed at the retracted position, A call button 518 is hidden behind the decorative body 310A. In such a state, access to the call button 518 is blocked by the decorative body 310A, and it becomes difficult to directly operate the call button 518.

  As shown in the first embodiment, the special effect by the movable effect device 300A is continued until the opening / closing execution mode ends. Here, during the opening / closing execution mode, the variable winning device 82 is opened, which provides an opportunity to acquire a large amount of game balls. In such a situation, for example, it may be necessary to replace a storage box on hand, so that it is easier to call a clerk than in a normal gaming state. In addition, the opening / closing execution mode has a limited execution period. Under such circumstances, when a problem such as a ball clogging occurs, a privilege that can be originally acquired may be missed, so it is necessary to call an attendant immediately. In consideration of these various circumstances, it is not preferable that the operation of the call button 518 is prevented during the special game state.

  Here, the stopper portion 40 shown in the present embodiment is made of an elastically deformable synthetic resin material (specifically, hard rubber), and further rotates the decorative body 310A arranged at the production position to the rear. Is allowed. A protrusion 325 </ b> A that protrudes rearward is formed on a portion of the first plane portion 311 facing the display unit 510 that faces the call button 518.

  As shown in FIG. 28 (a) → FIG. 28 (b), when an external force directed backward is applied to the decorative body 310A, the stopper portion 40 is deformed so that the rotation center axis line CL1 is the center. The decorative body 310A further tilts backward. As a result, the call button 518 is pressed by the protrusion 325A. That is, in the situation where the decorative body 310A is placed in the production position, if the clerk needs to be called, the player pushes the decorative body 310A backward without touching the call button 518 directly. A call can be made.

  Thereby, it can be avoided that the presence of the decorative body 310A becomes a factor that hinders the calling of the attendant. Rather, in view of the fact that the decorative body 310A is larger than the call button 518, it can be said that an increase in the size of the decorative body 310A can contribute to facilitating the calling operation and improving convenience. Thereby, the movable effect device 300A and the game information display device 500 can coexist suitably.

  Further, since the pressing surface (curved surface portion 313) that is the target of operation by the player in the decorative body 310A is located above the rotation center axis CL1, the pressing force is used as the operating force for the call button 518. It can convert suitably.

  However, when the conversion efficiency is increased in this way, the load on the call button 518 may be excessive due to the fact that the operation target is large. In this respect, in the present embodiment, since the curved surface portion 313 as the operation target faces obliquely upward, a part of the force can be deflected obliquely upward when the curved surface portion 313 is pressed. Thereby, it is possible to protect the call button 518 while suppressing a decrease in operability.

<Third Embodiment>
In the said 1st Embodiment, although the movable production | presentation apparatus 300 was utilized as a production | presentation means for jackpot notification, utilization of the movable presentation apparatus 300 is not necessarily limited to the above. In the present embodiment, one of the features is that the movable effect device 300 is utilized as effect means that indicates the type of jackpot (specifically, the mode that shifts after the end of the special game state). In addition, about the structure concerning the movable production | presentation apparatus 300 and the game information display apparatus 500, since it is common in 1st Embodiment, description is used about these common structures.

  As already described, the outline of the variation display mode of the symbols on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 is identified by the notification / production control device 140 with reference to the command from the main controller 162, and based on the identification result. The details of the variable display mode are determined by the display control device 410. Here, a supplementary description will be given of the configuration related to the variable display of symbols of each game time and the content of the variable display.

  The display control device 410 stores in advance nine types of main symbol data to which numbers “1” to “9” are attached and sub-symbol data to which numbers are not added. On the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253, three symbol rows of upper, middle, and lower rows are set, and each symbol row is configured by arranging a main symbol and a sub symbol in a predetermined order. On the display screen 253a, the symbols in each symbol row are displayed in a variable manner so as to scroll in a predetermined direction (specifically, from right to left) with periodicity.

  In the display screen 253a, three symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols of 3 × 3 are stopped and displayed. In addition, a plurality of effective lines are set on the display screen 253a. Then, the variable display stops in the order of the upper symbol row → the lower symbol row → the middle symbol row, and a state where a predetermined symbol combination (for example, a combination of symbols with the same numbers) is formed on any active line When the variation display of all symbol sequences ends, the jackpot moving image is displayed as the occurrence of the 15R normal jackpot result or the 15R probability variable jackpot result.

  In the case of a 15R probability variation jackpot result, as in the first embodiment, after the end of the special game state, it is set to shift to the high probability game state compatible with the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode. However, if the 15R normal jackpot result is reached, the high frequency support mode with a limited number of times is not entered after the special game state ends, and the low probability mode and low frequency support compatible low probability game state is entered. The difference in the advantage after the big hit result is large.

  Among the above main symbols, the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) correspond to “specific symbols” and have even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8). The main symbol corresponds to “non-specific symbol”. When a 15R probability variation jackpot result occurs, the same specific symbol combination or the same non-specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed. When the 15R normal jackpot result occurs, the same combination of non-specific symbols is stopped and displayed.

  That is, when the same specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the display screen 253a, it is clearly indicated that the result is a 15R probability variation jackpot result, while when the same non-specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed. Either the probability variation jackpot result or the 15R normal jackpot result, but not explicitly stated.

  As detailed above, the type of jackpot result is intentionally hidden from the time when the symbol combination is stopped to the end of the special gaming state, and at the end of the special gaming state, specifically, the above ending display Since there is a case where the type of jackpot result is clearly indicated at the end, it is avoided that the sense of expectation for the transition to the highly probable gaming state after the opening / closing execution mode ends is lowered early.

  Here, with respect to the ending command in the present embodiment, the first type ending command and the second type ending command are set in accordance with the transition timing to the opening / closing execution mode. When receiving the first type ending command corresponding to the 15R probability variation jackpot result, the notification / production control device 140 selects the former from two types of moving images (first ending and second ending) used as the ending. When the second type ending command corresponding to the 15R normal jackpot result is received, it is easy to select the latter of the two types of moving images. That is, when the first ending is displayed, the expectation to the highly probable gaming state is higher than when the second ending is displayed.

  In the first ending and the second ending, there is a difference in the course of the course, but it is common in that the possibility of transition to the highly probable gaming state is clearly indicated. A special effect by 300 is executed. Specifically, when the transition to the high-probability gaming state is made, an image clearly showing the transition to the high-probability gaming state is displayed on the display screen 253a at the end of the ending display. Production begins. On the other hand, when transitioning to the low-probability gaming state, an image that clearly indicates the transition to the low-probability gaming state is displayed on the display screen 253a at the end of the ending display.

  In the first embodiment, the posture control and display control of the movable effect device 300 are performed based on the external signal output from the first terminal 213a of the external output terminal plate 213. Is configured to perform posture control and display control of the movable effect device 300 based on an external signal output from the second external output terminal 213b (second terminal 213b) of the external output terminal plate 213. Here, the second terminal 213b will be described supplementarily.

  At the second terminal 213b, the binary signal is switched in response to the high probability gaming state (specifically, the high frequency support mode) and the high probability gaming state being completed. Specifically, the potential of the second terminal 213b is switched from the LOW level to the HI level when the transition to the high probability state is performed, and the potential of the second terminal 213b is switched from the HI level to the LOW when the high probability gaming state ends. Switch to level. The control unit 570 of the hall computer HC and the game information display device 500 grasps that the game state is in a highly probable gaming state based on the external signal.

  Next, a flow when the special effect is executed will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In FIG. 29, a case where a 15R probability variation jackpot result is illustrated.

(Flow when special effects are executed)
The gaming state is switched from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state at the timing of tb1. At the timing of tb2 after the game progresses in the special game state and shifts to the ending display, it is clearly indicated on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 whether to shift to the high probability game state or the low probability game state. There is a roaring production. At the timing tb2, the decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300 starts moving from the standby position to the effect position.

  At the timing of tb3 immediately after the timing of tb2, the transition to the high probability gaming state is clearly indicated on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253. In accordance with this, the output of an external signal indicating that a highly probable gaming state has been reached is started when the potential of the second terminal 213b of the external output terminal plate 213 is switched from the LOW level to the HI level.

  The decorative body 310 has a configuration in which a certain period of time is required to move from the standby position to the effect position, and the decorative body 310 is still moving at the timing tb3. However, at this time, a gap is secured between the decorative body 310 and the display unit 510, and collision with the display unit 510 is avoided. Then, the external signal output from the second terminal 213b at the timing of tb3 is input to the game information display device 500 (control unit 570), and the movement of the display unit 510 from the standby position to the retracted position is started. Become.

  At the timing of tb4 immediately after tb3, the movement of the decorative body 310 to the effect position is completed. In actuality, the arrival of the decorative body 310 to the effect position is slightly delayed with respect to the display of the image clearly indicating the transition to the highly probable gaming state, but in appearance, the player recognizes that both are simultaneous. The difference is limited. In FIG. 29, the scale is partially changed for easy understanding.

  When the decorative body 310 reaches the effect position at the timing tb4, the display unit 510 continues to move, and the movement of the display unit 510 to the retracted position is completed at the timing tb5 immediately after. In accordance with this, the display mode of the game information on the display unit 510 is switched to a special display corresponding to the highly probable gaming state. In the present embodiment, the high-probability gaming state is continued until the next jackpot result, and the special performance is continued while the high-probability gaming state is set.

  Thereafter, when a big hit result is obtained at the timing of tb6, the output of an external signal indicating that a highly probable gaming state is achieved is stopped by switching the potential of the second terminal 213b from the HI level to the LOW level. . Then, when the external signal output from the second terminal 213b is interrupted at the timing of tb6, the display unit 510 starts moving from the retracted position to the standby position and ends the special effect by the movable effect device 300. Accordingly, the decorative body 310 starts moving from the effect position to the standby position.

  At the timing of tb7 after the timing of tb6, the return of the decorative body 310 to the standby position is completed, and the return of the display unit 510 to the standby position is completed. In accordance with this, the display mode of the game information on the display unit 510 is switched from the special display to the normal display.

  As shown in the present embodiment, in a configuration in which a difference in the advantageous degree of subsequent game progress occurs according to the jackpot result, the player's attention tends to be directed to the jackpot type. If it is announced when the type of jackpot results in a jackpot, it is assumed that the degree of attention to the game will be reduced early, and the special game state will be digested. In this regard, as shown in the present embodiment, the jackpot result → special gaming state, and the jackpot type is notified at the ending of the special gaming state, thereby reducing the player's attention level at an early stage. This makes it possible to appropriately maintain the expectation of the game even during the special game state.

  In the pachinko machine 10, when it becomes a highly probable gaming state (high frequency support mode) and it is easy to enter the condition device (for example, the electric accessory 91), an external signal indicating that fact is output. This external signal is continued until the highly probable gaming state ends. Therefore, during the output period of the external signal, the decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300 is placed at the effect position, thereby informing that the decorative body 310 is in a highly probable gaming state. Thus, if the existing external signal is used, it is possible to prevent the structure from becoming excessively complicated when the movable effect device 300 and the game information display device 500 are linked.

<Fourth embodiment>
In each of the embodiments described above, the tilt function of the game information display device 500 is used in conjunction with the movable effect device 300, but it is not always necessary to associate this tilt function with the movable effect device 300. In the present embodiment, one of the features is that the posture of the game information display device 500 (display unit 510) is changed according to the game situation. Specifically, based on external signals from the third external output terminal 213c (third terminal 213c) and the fourth external output terminal 213d (fourth terminal 213d) which are output terminals of the external output terminal plate 213, the game The attitude of the information display device 500 changes.

  At the third terminal 213c, the pattern that has been variably displayed on the working port display section of the main display unit 87 (the pattern that has been variably displayed on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253) has been stopped and displayed, and The binary signal is switched when a predetermined period has passed since the picture (symbol) is stopped and displayed. Specifically, the third terminal 213c is triggered by the fact that the potential of the third terminal 213c is switched from the LOW level to the HI level when the display of the picture corresponding to the game result is stopped, and a predetermined period has elapsed since the stop display. Is switched from the HI level to the LOW level. The control unit 570 of the hall computer HC and the game information display device 500 grasps that the game times are progressing based on this external signal.

  In addition, at the fourth terminal 213d, the binary signal is switched in response to the occurrence of a winning to the operation ports 83a and 83b and the elapse of a predetermined period from the winning. Specifically, the potential of the fourth terminal 213d is switched from the LOW level to the HI level when a winning is made to the operation ports 83a and 83b, and the potential of the fourth terminal 213d is triggered when a predetermined period has passed since the winning. Switches from the HI level to the LOW level. In the control unit 570 of the hall computer HC and the game information display device 500, the presence or absence of winning in the operation ports 83a and 83b is grasped based on this external signal.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 30, a change in the posture of the movable effect device 300 shown in the present embodiment will be described.

  When winning in the operation ports 83a and 83b occurs at the timing of tc1, during which the symbol variation display is being performed on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 (during game play), the external output terminal plate 213 The potential of the fourth terminal 213d is temporarily switched from the LOW level to the HI level. As a result, in the hall computer HC and the game information display device 500, it is grasped that the winning to the operation ports 83a and 83b has occurred. Note that at the timing of tc1, the number of holds is “0”, but the number of holds is changed from “0” to “1” by winning in the operating ports 83a and 83b, and execution of the next game round is confirmed. To do.

  At the timing of tc2, when the symbol variation display on the display screen 253a is finished and the symbol combination corresponding to the game result is stopped and displayed, the potential of the third terminal 213c of the external output terminal plate 213 temporarily changes from the LOW level. Switch to HI level. Thereby, in the hall computer HC and the game information display device 500, it is grasped that the game is progressing.

  At the subsequent timing of tc3, since the number of stored hold information is “1”, the next game round is started. At the timing of tc4 when a predetermined variation display period has elapsed from the timing of tc3, when the symbol variation display on the display screen 253a is finished and the symbol combination corresponding to the game result is stopped, the third of the external output terminal plate 213 is displayed. The potential of the terminal 213c is temporarily switched from the LOW level to the HI level. Thereby, in the hall computer HC and the game information display device 500, it is grasped that the game is progressing. Since the timing of tc2 and the timing of tc4 correspond to the detachment result, the symbol combination corresponding to the detachment result is stopped and displayed.

  The pachinko machine 10 shifts from the normal mode to the energy saving mode in which the power consumption is suppressed as compared with the normal mode at the timing of tc5 when a predetermined standby period has elapsed since the symbol is stopped and displayed. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, consideration is given to the environment, and when the state where the game is not performed continues, the symbol display device 253 and the like are turned off by shifting to the energy saving mode. The power consumption is reduced.

  Here, the control unit 570 of the game information display device 500 is provided with a timer counter corresponding to the energy saving mode. This timer counter measures the period during which no external signal is received from the third terminal 213c. At the timing of tc5, the value of the timer counter becomes a predetermined value, and the display unit 510 of the game information display device 500 moves from the standby position (hereinafter referred to as the first standby position) to the retracted position (hereinafter referred to as the second standby position). ). Then, the movement of the display unit 510 to the second standby position is completed at the timing immediately after tc6n.

  When a game is not being performed, the posture changes so that the display unit 510 faces the horizontal direction, not diagonally below. When a player selects a gaming machine, it is assumed that the gaming information displayed on the gaming information display device 500 is confirmed while moving in the gaming hall on foot. When standing in this way, the player's eyes are higher than when sitting. In the first place, from the viewpoint of ensuring visibility, the pachinko machine 10 is generally installed so that the game area PE (specifically, the symbol display device 253) is located in front of the sitting player's face. . In the state where the display unit 510 is disposed at the first position, it is easy to check game information from a player who is sitting, but it is difficult to check game information from a standing player.

  In a situation where a game is not being performed, the need to consider a sitting player is reduced, so the function of providing game information is preferred by matching the orientation of the display unit 510 to the player standing Can be demonstrated.

  After that, when a game ball is fired and the game ball thus fired enters the operation ports 83a and 83b, the potential of the fourth terminal 213d of the external output terminal plate 213 is temporarily switched from the LOW level to the HI level. As a result, in the hall computer HC and the game information display device 500, it is grasped that the winning to the operation ports 83a and 83b has occurred. With this as an opportunity, the display unit 510 starts moving from the second standby position to the first standby position, and the return to the first standby position is completed at the timing of tc8 immediately after. As a result, the display unit 510 is tilted downward (tilted forward), and the visibility of game information from a player playing a game on the corresponding gaming machine is improved.

  The game information display device 500 has a function of providing game information to a player playing a game with the associated pachinko machine 10 (corresponding game machine), and game information to other players and game hall staff. And the function to provide. Here, the height of the line of sight differs between when sitting on a chair or the like installed in front of the gaming machine and when standing. According to this embodiment, when a game is being played, the display unit is tilted forward in consideration of a lower eye level, and when a game is not being played, the display unit is taken into consideration with a higher eye level. The forward lean is alleviated. Thus, by changing the posture of the display unit 510 according to the operating status of the pachinko machine 10, it becomes possible to provide game information in a mode suitable for the situation, and the presence significance of the game information display device 500 is improved. Can contribute.

<Fifth embodiment>
In the second embodiment, the movable effect device 300A and the game information display device are made to function as the “auxiliary means” or “operation means” for the call operation by using the decorative body 310A constituting the movable effect device 300A. Although the occurrence of inconvenience related to coexistence with 500 has been eliminated, when the movable effect device 300A constituting the effect means functions as an auxiliary means, the presence of a newly added support function (operation function) must be recognized. The function will not be used successfully. In this case, an attempt to eliminate the above-described inconvenience can be stopped.

  In the present embodiment, in view of such circumstances, a function for teaching the player that the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A functions as an “auxiliary means” for the call operation is provided. One of the features is that Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 31, the operation teaching process executed to teach the operation of the decorative body 310A will be described. The operation teaching process is a process executed as part of the regular process by the MPU of the notification / production control device 140.

(Operation teaching process)
In the operation teaching process, it is first determined in step S801 whether or not it is time to end the special effect. If a negative determination is made in step S801, the process proceeds to step S802. In step S802, it is determined whether or not the special effect is being executed. If a negative determination is made in step S802, the operation teaching process is terminated as it is. If a positive determination is made in step S802, the process proceeds to step S803.

  In step S803, it is determined whether it is the start timing of the opening / closing execution mode (special game state). If an affirmative determination is made in step S803, the first teaching image display process is executed in step S804, and the operation teaching process ends. In the display processing of the first teaching image, a display command for displaying the first teaching image on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 is transmitted to the display control device 410. Based on the reception of the display command, the display control device 410 indicates on the display screen 253a that the operation teaching image, specifically, the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A functions as an operation means when calling an attendant. Process to display the message.

  Returning to the description of step S803, if a negative determination is made in step S803, that is, if it is not the start timing of the opening / closing execution mode, the process proceeds to step S805. In step S805, it is determined whether a full tank detection command is received from the MPU 402 of the main controller 162. Here, a supplementary description will be given of the configuration relating to full tank detection.

  As already described, a passage forming unit 45 that guides the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to the upper plate 33 and the lower plate 34 is disposed on the back surface portion of the front door frame 14 of the pachinko machine 10. . In the passage that follows the lower plate 34 in the passage formation unit 45, for example, a detection sensor that detects that a game ball row has been formed to a predetermined position in the passage starting from the game balls accumulated in the lower plate 34 is provided. Yes. This detection sensor is connected to the main control device 162, and the MPU 402 of the main control device 162 monitors whether or not the game ball has accumulated up to the predetermined position based on detection information (detection signal) from this detection sensor. doing. When it is determined that the game ball has accumulated to a predetermined position (full tank), a command (the full tank detection command) indicating that is sent from the main control device 162 to the notification / production control device 140. Is output.

  If a full tank detection command has not been received from the main controller 162, a negative determination is made in step S805, and the process proceeds to step S806. In step S806, it is determined whether an error detection command has been received from the MPU 402 of the main controller 162. Here, a supplementary description will be given of the configuration relating to error detection.

  The payout device 224 of the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a detection sensor for payout. The payout detection sensor is connected to the payout control device 242, and the payout control device 242 determines whether or not the game ball is paid out normally based on the detection information from the detection sensor. Here, for example, when the tank 221 for storing the game balls becomes empty or a ball clogging occurs in the tank rail 222 or the like, the game balls are not normally paid out. When the payout control device 242 determines that the payout is not normally performed, a command indicating a payout abnormality is output from the payout control device 242 to the main control device 162. Then, the fact that the payout is not normally performed is transmitted as an error detection command to the notification / production control device 140 via the main control device 162.

  If either the full tank detection command or the error detection command is received from the main control device 162, the process proceeds to step S807, and a process for switching to the second teaching image is performed. In the switching process to the second teaching image, a display command for displaying the second teaching image on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 is transmitted to the display control device 410. Based on the reception of the display command, the display control device 410 is in a situation where an operation teaching image on the display screen 253a, more specifically, the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A is operated to call an attendant. The process which displays the message which shows is performed. When the lower plate 34 is full, it is necessary to call an attendant for replacement of the storage box, etc., and when the payout is not performed well, for replenishment of game balls and elimination of ball clogging It will be necessary to call an attendant. In other words, the full tank detection command and the error detection command serve as triggers (calling conditions) for calling an attendant.

  If a negative determination is made in both step S805 and step S806, that is, if the calling condition of the clerk is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S808. In step S808, it is confirmed that the lower plate 34 is not full and no abnormality relating to payout has occurred. In the present embodiment, when the lower plate 34 is not full, the main controller 162 transmits a full tank cancel command to the notification / production control device 140, and when the payout abnormality is resolved, the main controller. The error cancellation command is transmitted from 162 to the notification / production control device 140. By receiving the above-described full tank detection command, a full tank flag is stored in the RAM (various flag storage area) of the notification / production control device 140, and by receiving the full tank cancellation command, the full tank flag is erased. . Also, by receiving the error detection command described above, an error detection flag is stored in the RAM (various flag storage) of the notification / production control device 140, and by receiving the error resolution command, the error detection flag is erased. The In the processing of step S808, it is determined whether or not these flags are stored in various flag storage areas of the RAM.

  If a negative determination is made in step S808, the operation teaching process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S808, the process for switching to the first teaching image is executed in step S809, and then the operation teaching process is terminated. In the switching process to the first teaching image, a display command for displaying the first teaching image on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 is transmitted to the display control device 410. The display control device 410 performs processing for displaying the first teaching image based on the reception of the display command.

  Returning to the description of step S801, if an affirmative determination is made in step S801, that is, if it is determined that it is the end timing of the special effect, the process proceeds to step S810. Then, after the instruction image non-display process is executed in step S810, the operation instruction process is terminated. In the teaching image non-display processing, a non-display command for non-displaying the teaching image displayed on the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253 is transmitted to the display control device 410. The display control device 410 performs a process of hiding the teaching image being displayed based on the reception of the non-display command.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 32 etc., the flow of the special effect and the display of the teaching image will be described. Note that FIG. 32A is a timing chart illustrating a display switching mode of the teaching image according to the progress of the game. In FIG. 32A, the scale is compressed and simplified so that, for example, the timing for shifting to the opening / closing execution mode coincides with the operation timing of the movable effect device 300A. Strictly speaking, the special effect is started slightly before the transition to the opening / closing execution mode. See FIG. 27 for details on the timing differences.

  As shown in FIG. 32 (a), at the timing td1 when the game progresses, the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A moves in response to the transition to the opening / closing execution mode. Move from the standby position to the effect position. Thereby, a special effect will be started. When the decorative body 310A moves from the standby position to the effect position, the call button 518 of the game information display device 500 is hidden behind the decorative body 310A (see FIG. 28A). That is, access to the call button 518 is blocked by the decorative body 310A.

  At the timing of td1, a message indicating that the first teaching image, specifically, the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A is functioning as an operating means when calling an attendant is displayed on the upper portion of the display screen 253a. (See the schematic diagram in FIG. 32 (b1)).

  When the lower plate 34 becomes full at the timing td2 in the opening / closing execution mode, the teaching image displayed on the upper part of the display screen 253a is switched from the first teaching image to the second teaching image. Become. As a result, a message indicating that it is in a situation to call an attendant by operating the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A is displayed on the upper part of the display screen 253a (outline of FIG. 32 (b2)). (See figure). Thereafter, when the above-described full tank state is resolved at the timing td3, the first teaching image is displayed again on the upper portion of the display screen 253a (see the schematic diagram in FIG. 32 (b1)).

  When a payout abnormality occurs at the timing td4 in the opening / closing execution mode, the teaching image displayed on the upper portion of the display screen 253a is switched from the first teaching image to the second teaching image. As a result, a message indicating that it is in a situation to call an attendant by operating the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A is displayed on the upper part of the display screen 253a (outline of FIG. 32 (b2)). (See figure). Thereafter, when the above-described payout abnormality is resolved at the timing td5, the first teaching image is displayed again on the upper portion of the display screen 253a (see the schematic diagram in FIG. 32 (b1)).

  At the timing of td6 when the special effect ends, the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A returns from the effect position to the standby position. As a result, the overlap between the decoration 310A and the call button 518 of the game information display device 500 is released, and access to the call button 518 is allowed. That is, when calling the staff, it is possible to directly press the call button 518. At the same time, the teaching image being displayed on the display screen 253a is not displayed.

  As described above in detail, a newly added support function (operation function) is provided by instructing the player that the decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A functions as “auxiliary means” or “operation means”. ) Can be recognized. Thereby, it can suppress suitably that the said function is not utilized well and presence of movable production | presentation apparatus 300A becomes a factor which obstructs coexistence of 10 A of pachinko machines, and the game information display apparatus 500. FIG.

  The decorative body 310A of the movable effect device 300A is arranged at the standby position in a situation where no special effect is performed. When the above-described teaching is performed in such a situation, there is a high possibility that the meaning of the teaching is not transmitted well because the decorative object 310A that is the operation target is hidden. Therefore, when the special effect is started and access to the call button 518 is hindered by the decorative body 310A, the teaching described above is performed, which contributes to facilitating understanding of the teaching content.

  In addition, there is a difference depending on the situation regarding the necessity of calling an attendant. For example, during the special game state, since it is a chance to acquire a large amount of game balls, it may be necessary to replace a storage box for game balls, but whether or not to call a clerk is arbitrary. On the other hand, when a game ball payout abnormality occurs, there is a possibility that the game ball cannot be fired due to the absence of the game ball on hand, even though the game ball should be fired. There is. This is an obstacle to enjoying the benefits of the special gaming state. Therefore, in such a highly urgent situation, the teaching content is differentiated from a less urgent situation (see FIG. 32B). Thereby, teaching suitable for the situation can be performed.

<Sixth Embodiment>
In the second embodiment, the movable effect device 300A and the game information display device are made to function as the “auxiliary means” or “operation means” for the call operation by using the decorative body 310A constituting the movable effect device 300A. The occurrence of inconvenience related to coexistence with 500 was solved. Here, not only various types of game information display devices exist, but the arrangement of the game information display devices can be varied for each game hall (island facility). In the movable effect device 300B shown in the present embodiment, in view of these circumstances, a device for expanding the application target of the configuration shown in the second embodiment, specifically, a protrusion 325B as a “contact portion”. One of the features is that a position adjusting mechanism 330B for adjusting the position is provided. Hereinafter, the configuration of the position adjusting mechanism 330B will be described with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. Note that the main effect of the movable effect device 300B shown in the present embodiment is the same as that of the movable effect device 300A shown in the second embodiment. Therefore, explanations are used for these common configurations.

  An accommodation recess 314B that accommodates the position adjustment mechanism 330B is formed in the first flat surface portion 311B of the decorative body 310B. A pair of horizontal rails 331B extending in the same direction (lateral direction) as the rotation center axis CL1 of the decorative body 310B is disposed at the bottom of the accommodation recess 314B. A vertical rail 332B is attached to a portion of the horizontal rail 331B opposite to the bottom portion so as to straddle the horizontal rail 331B. The vertical rail 332B is held by the horizontal rail 331B so as to be slidable in the same direction as the rotation center axis CL1.

  A base body 333B having protrusions 325B is attached to a portion of the vertical rail 332B that is opposite to the horizontal rail 331B. The base body 333B is held by the vertical rail 332B so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the vertical rail 332B (direction intersecting the rotation center axis CL1).

  About the protrusion 325B formed in the base body 333B, it arrange | positions so that the front-end | tip part may protrude from the accommodation recessed part 314B. Specifically, the sum of the thickness dimension of the horizontal rail 331B, the thickness dimension of the vertical rail 332B, and the thickness dimension of the base body 333B is the same as the depth dimension of the housing recess 314B. Accordingly, the horizontal rail 331B, the vertical rail 332B, and the base body 333B are prevented from protruding from the receiving recess 314B, and the entire protrusion 325B is protruded from the receiving recess 314B. This is a device for ensuring the protective function of the position adjusting mechanism 330B and the function of the protrusion 325B as the “contact portion”.

  As described above, according to the position adjustment mechanism 330B described in detail, the base body 333B is moved along the vertical rail 332B, thereby arbitrarily changing the height position of the protrusion 325B in a state where the decorative body 310B is arranged at the effect position. can do. Further, the left and right positions of the protrusion 325B can be arbitrarily changed by sliding the vertical rail 332B along the horizontal rail 331B.

  Further, the position adjusting mechanism 330B is provided with a lock device that can be switched between a locked state in which the slide movement of the vertical rail 332B and the slide movement of the base body 333B are disabled and an unlocked state in which the same movement is allowed. That is, changing the position of the base body 333B (projection 325B) is permitted by switching the lock device from the locked state to the unlocked state, and changing the position of the base body 333B (projection 325B) by switching the lock device from the unlocked state to the locked state. The position change is impossible.

  Here, the flow of position adjustment of the protrusion 325B will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 33B is a schematic view illustrating the flow of position adjustment. As for the position adjustment of the protrusion 325B, the positional relationship between the protrusion 325B of the pachinko machine 10B and the call button of the game information display device when the pachinko machine 10B is introduced, when the layout is changed, or when the game information display device is replaced. This can be caused by changing.

  In FIG. 33 (b1) → FIG. 33 (b2), for example, the corresponding game information display device is changed from the game information display device 500X to the game information display device 500Y by changing the arrangement of the pachinko machine 10B. In contrast to the call button 518X associated with the game information display device 500X and the call button 518Y associated with the game information display device 500Y, the left and right positions (positions in the horizontal direction) are the same, but the vertical positions (positions in the height direction). Is different. Specifically, although any of the call buttons 518X and 518Y is arranged at a position hidden behind the decorative body 310B under the situation where the decorative body 310B of the movable effect device 300B is arranged at the effect position. The call button 518Y is closer to the pachinko machine 10 than the call button 518X.

  Here, if the positional relationship between the call button 518 and the protrusion 325B is broken, the function as “auxiliary means” or “operation means” given to the decorative body 310B cannot be performed well. In this way, when the positional relationship between the two is destroyed, the function can be secured by adjusting the position of the protrusion 325B. When performing the position adjustment, first, the locking device described above is switched from the locked state to the unlocked state. Thereby, the position adjustment of the protrusion 315B is allowed.

  After the protrusion 325B is picked with a finger and moved to a position corresponding to the call button 518Y, the position adjustment is disabled by switching the lock device to the locked state, and the position of the protrusion 325B on the decorative body 310B is fixed. In this state, by tilting the decorative body 310B backward, the protrusion 325B is displaced rearward and comes into contact with the call button 518Y. Thereby, the function as the “auxiliary means” or “operation means” given to the decorative body 310B (projection 325B) is secured. In this way, if the position of the protrusion 325B can be adjusted according to the arrangement of the target game information display device and the pachinko machine 10B, etc., use of a movable effect device of a type that uses an area outside the game machine as an operation area Can be promoted.

<Seventh embodiment>
As for the movable effect device of the type that uses the area outside the gaming machine as the operation area as shown in the above embodiment, compared to the movable effect device of the type that uses the area inside the game machine as the operation area, the movable effect device Access to the decorative body (corresponding to a “movable body”) that constitutes is easy. Under such circumstances, it is assumed that the former is more likely to be hindered in operation or malfunction than the latter.

  Here, for example, when the decorative body stops during the movement from the standby position to the effect position (intermediate position) for the above-described reason, the following event occurs. That is, the hiding of the call button 518 behind the decorative body not only hinders access to the call button 518, but also the positional relationship between the protrusion of the decorative body and the call button 518 collapses, so ”Or“ operating means ”. In other words, for example, if the decorative body stays at the standby position, the influence of the inconvenience is limited to the special effect, but by staying at the intermediate position, the influence of the inconvenience extends not only to the special effect but also to the call operation. Become.

  In the present embodiment, one of the features is that a response to a case where an abnormal operation or the like occurs in the movable effect device 300C. Here, with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 34, a configuration related to the operation abnormality is described. In the movable effect device 300C shown in the present embodiment, the operation mode of the decorative body 310C is different from the operation mode of the decorative body 310A shown in the second embodiment. Therefore, first, a configuration related to the operation of the decorative body 310C will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 34A, the decorative body 310C of the movable effect device 300C is held in a state in which it can be slid up and down (lifted and lowered) by a holding portion formed on the side wall portion 37C of the housing portion 36C. A stopper portion 40C is formed on the side wall portion 37C where the opening edge of the accommodating portion 36C is formed so as to protrude to the inside of the accommodating portion 36C. When the leg portion 316C formed at the lower end portion of the decorative body 310C abuts against the stopper portion 40C from below, further upward movement is prevented. In the present embodiment, the position where the bottom surface portion 312C of the decorative body 310C contacts the bottom of the housing portion 36C is the “standby position” of the decorative body 310C, and the position where the leg portion 316C of the decorative body 310C contacts the stopper portion 40C. It is the effect position of the decorative body 310C, and the stroke amount of the decorative body 310C in the vertical direction is defined by the housing portion 36C (specifically, the bottom portion and the stopper portion 40C).

  The bulging portion 35C is provided with a position detection sensor 340C that detects the position of the decorative body 310C (specifically, detects the decorative body 310C arranged at the effect position). The position detection sensor 340C is connected to the notification / production control device 140. In the notification / production control device 140, whether the decorative body 310C is arranged at the production position based on detection information (detection signal) from the position detection sensor 340C. It is the composition which grasps whether or not.

  A gap is formed between the back surface portion 311C of the decorative body 310C and the rear wall portion 39C of the housing portion 36C, and the back and forth movement (sliding movement in the front-rear direction) of the decorative body 310C is allowed. That is, the stroke amount in the front-rear direction is defined by the accommodating portion 36C. As shown in FIG. 34 (a) → FIG. 34 (b), the decorative body 310C is pushed backward in a state where the decorative body 310C is disposed at the effect position, whereby the protrusion 325C of the decorative body 310C and the game information display device 500 are displayed. The call button 518 comes into contact with the call button 518 and is pressed.

  In contrast, when the decorative body 310C stops at an intermediate position between the effect position and the standby position as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 35, the decorative body 310C and the call button 518 overlap in the front-rear direction. Get smaller. In this state, the entire call button 518 is not hidden behind the decorative body 310C, and access to the call button 518 is not completely prevented.

  However, when the player looks up at the call button 518 while playing a game in a seated state, the decorative body 310C becomes in the way and makes the call button 518 difficult to see. Such low visibility can hinder direct operation of the call button 518. In addition, the protrusion 325C of the decorative body 310C is positioned below the call button 518. For this reason, even if the decorative body 310C is pushed backward instead of directly operating the call button 518, the protrusion 325C does not contact the call button 518, and functions as the decorative body 310C “auxiliary means” or “operation means”. do not do.

  In this Embodiment, in order to suppress such a malfunction, the device for avoiding the decoration body 310C staying in the said intermediate position is made | formed. Specifically, the movement of the decorative body 310C is monitored, and when the movement is not normally performed, a process for forcibly returning the decorative body 310C to the standby position is devised. Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 36, the special effect process in which the driving process for the decorative body 310C is incorporated will be described.

(Special effects processing)
In the special effect processing, first, it is determined in step S901 whether the special effect is being executed. If a negative determination is made in step S901, it is determined in step S902 whether the game time corresponds to a jackpot result. If a positive determination is made in step S902, the process proceeds to step S903. In step S903, it is determined whether it is the start timing of the special effect. If a negative determination is made in either step S902 or step S903, the special effect execution condition is not satisfied, and thus the special effect process is terminated. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in both step S902 and step S903, the condition for executing the special effect is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S904.

  In step S904, a special effect start process is executed. In the special effect start process, the light emitter incorporated in the movable effect device 300C (decorative body 310C) is switched from the extinguished state to the light emitting state, and a drive signal is output to the solenoid 320 of the movable effect device 300C. As a result, the solenoid 320 is switched to the excited state. When the solenoid 320 is energized and the plunger moves, the decorative body 310C starts moving (sliding) from the standby position to the effect position.

  The driving force of the solenoid 320 in the present embodiment is not set so large, and a certain amount of time lag occurs in order to complete the movement of the decorative body 310 from the standby position to the effect position. Yes. In step S905, a predetermined value is set in the timer counter for operation confirmation. This set value corresponds to a period slightly longer than the period corresponding to the time lag.

  Returning to the description of step S901, if an affirmative determination is made in step S901, that is, if it is determined that the special effect is being executed, the process proceeds to step S906. In step S906, the timer counter is referenced to determine whether or not it is time to check the operation of the decorative body 310C. If an affirmative determination is made in step S906, the process proceeds to step S907.

  In step S907, it is determined based on the detection information from the position detection sensor 340C whether the decorative body 310C has reached the effect position. If an affirmative determination is made in step S907, that is, if the decorative object 310C has reached the effect position, the special effect process is terminated. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S907, the process proceeds to step S908.

  The driving force of the solenoid 320 in this embodiment is kept small. For this reason, when resistance which prevents the movement to the production | presentation position of the decoration body 310 generate | occur | produces, not only the period required for a movement will be extended but the reach | attainment itself to the production | presentation position may become impossible. For the above reasons, in many cases where a negative determination is made in step S907, the movement to the effect position is not completed, and the decorative body 310C remains at the standby position or the intermediate position. Therefore, in step S908, processing for forcibly returning the decorative body 310C to the standby position is performed. Specifically, the output of the drive signal to the solenoid 320 is stopped. As a result, the solenoid 320 is switched from the excited state to the non-excited state, and the decorative body 310C returns to the standby position by its own weight or the like.

  Returning to the description of step S906, if a negative determination is made in step S906, that is, if it is determined that it is not time to confirm the operation of the decorative body 310C, the process proceeds to step S909. In step S909, it is determined whether or not the ending display start timing has come. Specifically, it is determined whether or not it is the timing at which an ending command is received from main controller 162. If an affirmative determination is made in step S909, the special effect end processing is executed in step S606, and then the special effect processing is ended.

  In the special effect end process, first, a process of switching the light emitting body incorporated in the movable effect device 300C (decorative body 310C) from the light emitting state to the off state is executed. Thereafter, the output of the drive signal to the solenoid 320 of the movable effect device 300C is terminated. Thereby, the solenoid 320 is switched from the excited state to the non-excited state, and the decorative body 310C starts moving from the effect position to the standby position due to its own weight or the like.

  In a configuration in which an area outside the gaming machine is used as an operation area of the movable effect device 300C (decorative body 310C), the decorative body 310C reaches the specified effect position for the auxiliary function of the calling operation by the ornament 310C. It is demonstrated on the premise that If the movement of the decorative body 310C is hindered by a wallet or the like placed on the upper part of the front door frame 14, the decorative body 310C cannot reach the effect position, making it difficult to access the call button 518; A situation in which the auxiliary function is not performed may occur. In the present embodiment, when decorative body 310C has not reached the effect position, that is, when some kind of obstacle has occurred that hinders the movement of decorative body 310C, the decorative body 310C is forcibly returned to the standby position. It becomes the composition to make. Thereby, access to the call button 518 is secured, and the presence of the decorative body 310C is prevented from becoming a factor that hinders the calling of the attendant due to incomplete special effects.

<Eighth Embodiment>
In the second embodiment, the entire decorative body 310A is configured to function as “auxiliary means” or “operation means” by tilting the decorative body 310A backward. Although this is advantageous for improving the convenience of the player, since the operation is easy, the load on the game information display device 500 (call button 518) is excessive when the decorative body 310A is pushed backward. Easy to grow. One of the features of this embodiment is that the device is designed to protect the call button 518 while improving the player's convenience. Hereinafter, the configuration according to the device will be described with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG.

  Similarly to the seventh embodiment, the decorative body 310D of the movable effect device 300D in the present embodiment is also slidable up and down, and is configured to move up and down to move to the standby position and the effect position. ing. However, unlike the decorative body 310C, the decorative body 310D is sandwiched between the front and rear wall portions of the housing portion 36D. This makes it impossible to move in the front-rear direction. That is, the operation direction of the decorative body 310C is limited to only the former of the up-down direction and the front-rear direction.

  The decorative body 310D is formed with a through hole 317D that is continuous with the front surface portion 313D and the back surface portion 311D. The through hole 317D extends in a direction intersecting (specifically, orthogonal) with the sliding direction (front-rear direction) of the decorative body 310D, and the shaft body 350D is inserted therein. The entire length of the shaft body 350D is longer than the entire length of the through-hole 317D, and at least one of both end portions of the shaft body 350D is configured to protrude from the through-hole 317D.

  The shaft body 350D is held so as to be slidable back and forth, and the moving range is defined by the decorative body 310D. Specifically, the front end portion of the shaft body 350D can move to a first position where the front end portion protrudes forward from the through hole 317D, and the rear end portion of the shaft body 350D can move to a second position where the rear end portion protrudes rearward from the through hole 317D. ing. The decorative body 310D includes a spring 355D as a biasing means, and is biased to the first position by the spring 355D.

  Here, with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 38, the flow of operation in the case where a staff member is called under the situation where the special effect is performed by the movable effect device 300D of the pachinko machine 10D will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 38 (a), when the decorative body 310D slides upward and moves from the standby position to the effect position, the shaft body 350D is detached from the housing portion 36D and aligned with the call button 318 in the front and rear directions. Become. In this state, the call button 318 is positioned on the operation path of the shaft body 350D.

  When the player pushes the front end portion of the shaft body 350D backward against the biasing force of the spring 355D, the shaft body 350D moves backward as shown in FIG. 38 (a) → FIG. 38 (d). Head to the position. In this process, the rear end portion of the shaft body 350D contacts the call button 518, and the call button 518 is pressed by further pressing the shaft body 350D. Thereby, the game information display device 500 switches to a state corresponding to the call of the clerk.

  After operating the shaft body 350D to call a staff member, the shaft body 350 is returned to the first position by the biasing force of the spring 355D by releasing the hand from the shaft body 350D. As a result, the pressing of the call button 518 is released.

  As described above in detail, by using a part of the decorative body 310D as an operation block, it is possible to suppress an excessive operation force generated with the calling operation. Thus, the game information display device 500 (call button 518) is protected. Even in such a configuration, since the operation part of the shaft body 350D is located closer to the player than the call button 518, it can be accessed relatively easily as compared with the case where the hand is extended to the call button 518. . Thereby, the improvement effect of the convenience of call operation can be enjoyed.

  In addition, by simplifying the movement of the decorative body 310D, the holding structure of the decorative body 310D can be simplified, and it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the durability of the decorative body 310D and the configuration associated therewith. This is advantageous in maintaining both the rendering function and the support function given to the movable rendering device 300D.

  The sliding direction of the shaft body 350D intersects with the sliding direction of the decoration body 310D. This prevents the vertical position of the decoration body 310D from changing due to the pressing force when the shaft body 350D is pressed. This is a preferable configuration in order to avoid a vertical position shift between the shaft body 350D and the call button 518. In particular, in the present embodiment, the sliding direction of the shaft body 350D and the sliding direction of the decorative body 310D are orthogonal to each other, so that the effect can be suitably exhibited.

<Ninth embodiment>
In the movable effect device 300E (decorative body 310E) shown in the present embodiment, an operation block 361E that acts on the call button 518 of the game information display device 500 when a special effect is being performed, and a player are operated. An auxiliary unit 360E having an operation block 371E is provided, and by allowing a change in the relative position of each of the blocks 361E and 371E, the technical idea shown in the sixth embodiment and the seventh embodiment are achieved. One of the features is that it combines the technical ideas shown. Hereinafter, the auxiliary unit 360E corresponding to “auxiliary means” or “operation means” will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 39A is a perspective view of the movable effect device 300E viewed from the rear, and FIG. 39B is a horizontal sectional view of the auxiliary unit 360E.

  An accommodation recess 314E that accommodates the action block 361E (specifically, the position adjustment mechanism 330E) is formed on the back surface portion 311E of the decorative body 310E constituting the movable effect device 300E. The action block 361E includes a pair of horizontal rails 362E disposed in the bottom of the housing recess 314E and extending in the horizontal direction (left-right direction). A vertical rail 363E is attached to a portion opposite to the bottom portion with respect to the horizontal rail 362E so as to straddle the horizontal rail 362E. The vertical rail 363E is held by the horizontal rail 362E so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction (left-right direction).

  A pressing device 364E is attached to a portion of the vertical rail 363E that is opposite to the horizontal rail 362E. The pressing device 364E is held by the vertical rail 363E so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the vertical rail 363E. The action block 361E is constructed by the horizontal rail 362E, the vertical rail 363E, and the pressing device 364E.

  The pressing device 364E includes a base body 365E to be attached to the vertical rail 363E, a piston 366E that is slidable back and forth by the base body 365E, and a spring that biases the piston 366E rearward. 367E. The piston 366E is formed with a main body portion 366aE accommodated in the chamber CR of the base body 365E and a protruding portion 366bE protruding from the base body 365E. The piston 366E has a function as a “contact portion”, and is configured such that the protruding portion 366bE presses the call button 518 by sliding backward against the urging force of the spring 367E.

  Here, the gap between the inner wall surface of the chamber CR and the outer peripheral surface of the main body 366aE is substantially 0, and movement of air between the chamber CR and the main body 366aE is restricted. A boss 365aE in which a vent hole communicating with the chamber CR is formed is formed on the part of the base body 365E opposite to the opening for the protrusion 366bE. One end of a tubular tube 381E is connected to the boss 365aE, and the chamber CR and the internal space IE of the tube 381E communicate with each other.

  An operation block 371E is connected to the other end of the tube 381E. The operation block 371E includes a button member 372E that is pressed by the player, and a holder member 373E that holds the button member 372E so as to be able to appear and retract. The holder member 373E is provided with a chamber CF that can accommodate the button member 372E. The gap between the inner wall surface of the chamber CF and the outer peripheral surface of the button member 372E (specifically, the body portion) is substantially zero, and movement of air between the chamber CF and the body portion of the button member 372E is restricted. A boss 373aE in which a vent hole communicating with the chamber CF is formed is formed on a portion of the holder member 373E opposite to the opening for the button member 372E. The boss 373aE is a connection target of the tube 381E.

  When the button member 372E is pressed against the urging force of the spring 374E in the operation block 371E, the button member 372E moves backward to push the air in the chamber CF toward the tube 381E. . When pressure is applied to the air in the tube 381E, the air in the tube 381E is pushed out to the action block 361E side, and the pushed-out air flows into the chamber CR of the base body 365E. When air flows into the chamber CR, the piston 366E is pushed to the opposite side of the tube 381E and moves backward against the biasing force of the spring 367E. Thereby, the protrusion amount to the back of piston 366E (protrusion part 366bE) increases. As a result, the call button 518 of the game information display device 500 is pressed by the protrusion 366bE of the piston 366E.

  After calling the clerk, pressing is released by releasing the finger from the button member 372E, and the button member 372E and the piston 366E are returned to their original positions by the biasing force of the springs 367E and 374E. Note that the piston 366E in the present embodiment is not a sealed structure, and slight air leakage or the like is allowed. Therefore, even when the button member 372E is pressed for a long time, the piston 366E is gradually pushed back as the period elapses, and the pressing of the call button 518 is released when a certain period elapses. .

  The tube 381E functions as “operation force transmission means” that transmits the operation force (pressing force) applied to the operation block 371E to the action block 361E using air as a medium. Here, the tube 381E is slightly elastically deformable (expandable / compressible). When transmitting the operating force from the operation block 371E to the action block 361E using air as a medium, the tube 381E can expand when the pressure becomes excessively large. Thus, by absorbing a part of the pressure by the deformation of the tube 381E itself, even if the button member 372E is operated excessively strongly, a part of the operation force can be released. As a result, the piston 366E is prevented from being pushed out too strongly, and the call button 518 is protected.

  According to the auxiliary unit 360E detailed above, the position of the piston 366E in the decorative body 310E can be adjusted according to the position of the call button of the game information display device, the arrangement of the pachinko machine, and the like. Even when the position of the piston 366E is adjusted, a change in the relative position between the operation block 371E and the action block 361E is allowed by the tube 381E, and the function of transmitting the operation force can be ensured.

<Tenth Embodiment>
In the ninth embodiment, both the operation block 371E and the action block 361E are mounted on the decorative body 310E constituting the movable effect device 300E. However, in the present embodiment, a configuration corresponding to the operation block 371E is used. One feature is that it is mounted on the bulging portion 35F of the front door frame 14F. Here, with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 40, the movable effect device 300 </ b> F and the configuration accompanying it will be described. In addition, since it is the same as that of the said 7th Embodiment about the main structure of the movable production | presentation apparatus 300F, description is used.

  A protruding portion 326F that protrudes rearward is formed on the back surface portion 311F of the decorative body 310F in the same manner as the protrusion 325F. The projecting portion 326F extends from the middle position of the decorative body 310F in the vertical direction to the upper end position. In a state in which the decorative body 310F is disposed at the standby position, the protruding portion 326F is in contact with the rear wall portion 39F of the housing portion 36F, and the rearward displacement of the decorative body 310F is restricted (FIG. )reference). Note that the protruding portions 326F in the present embodiment are provided at the left and right ends of the decorative body 310F, and the protruding amount is larger than the protruding amount of the protrusion 325F. This is a device for avoiding interference between the protrusion 325F and the rear wall portion 39F in a situation where the protrusion 325F is disposed at the standby position and protecting the protrusion 325F.

  In a state where the decorative body 310F is disposed at the effect position, the protruding portion 326F is detached from the housing portion 36F. Thereby, the displacement restriction | limiting by the said protrusion part 326F is cancelled | released, and the displacement to the back of the decoration body 310F will be accept | permitted (refer FIG.40 (b)).

  A button member 396 </ b> F is disposed in a swellable portion 35 </ b> F of the front door frame 14 at a front portion of the housing portion 36 </ b> F so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. An opening 35aF is formed in the front surface portion of the bulging portion 35F, and the button member 396F is projected and retracted through the opening 35aF. A spring as an urging means is accommodated in the bulging portion 35F, and the button member 396F is urged to the maximum projecting position from the opening 35aF by this spring.

  An opening is formed in the front wall portion of the accommodating portion 36F, and the rear end portion of the button member 396F is exposed to the accommodating portion 36F through this opening. A receiving portion 316F is formed on the front surface portion of the decorative body 310F, and the rear end portion of the button member 396F is in contact with the receiving portion 316F. That is, when the decorative body 310 is disposed at the standby position, the decorative body 310F is sandwiched between the button member 396F and the rear wall portion 39F disposed at the maximum projecting position.

  In the movable effect device of the type shown in each of the above embodiments, the operation part is also hidden in the housing part when the decorative body is arranged at the standby position, and the presence of the operation part is a pachinko machine. It was restrained from becoming a factor that deteriorated the appearance of. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the button member 396F is visible from the player regardless of whether or not the special effect is possible, and the presence of the button member 396F becomes a factor that reduces the appearance of the pachinko machine 10F. There is concern. Here, the front portion of the bulging portion 35F is decorated with a pattern, characters, and the like so as to improve the appearance of the bulging portion 35F. The button member 396F is disposed so as to be confused with the pattern of the decoration (as if mimicking), and constitutes a part of the decoration. Thereby, the button member 396F is conspicuous, and the appearance of the pachinko machine 10F is prevented from deteriorating.

  When the special effect by the movable effect device 300F (decorative body 310F) is executed, the decorative object 310F moves from the standby position to the effect position as shown in FIG. Thereby, the backward movement of the decorative body 310F is allowed. Even when the decorative body 310F is disposed at the effect position, the contact state between the button member 396F and the receiving portion 316F is maintained. As a result, a transmission path for operating force is secured.

  When the button member 396F is pressed in a state where the decorative body 310F is disposed at the effect position, the operating force is transmitted to the decorative body 310F via the button member 396F. Here, when the operating force exceeds the urging force of the urging means for the button member 396F and the urging means for the decorative body 310F, the button member 396F moves to the maximum pressing position and follows the movement. The decorative body 310F will retreat. Thereby, the protrusion 325F comes into contact with the call button 518 of the game information display device 500, and the call button 518 is pressed.

  When the pressing operation of the button member 396F is finished and the hand is released from the button member 396F, the button member 396F and the decorative body 310F are returned to the positions before the operation by the urging force of the urging means.

  In the present embodiment, an operation target (button member 396F) for calling an attendant under a situation where a special effect is being performed is disposed on the front surface portion of the bulging portion 35F. Thus, by shortening the distance between the operation target and the player, access to the operation target is facilitated. Thereby, it can contribute to the further improvement of a player's convenience. Further, by providing the operation object separately from the decorative body 310F, it is not necessary to touch the decorative body 310F. Thereby, the protection function of the decorative body 310F can be improved.

  In a configuration in which access to an operation target is always permitted, an unexpected situation may occur when the operation target is operated while a special effect is not being performed. For example, when the button member 396F is pressed at the start timing of the special effect, the resistance (friction resistance) that hinders the movement of the decorative body 310F to the effect position increases, and the special effect may not be executed successfully. Occurs. Therefore, the button member 396F is not allowed to move before special appearance, thereby preventing the button member 396F from being operated in the dark and suppressing the occurrence of the inconvenience.

<Eleventh embodiment>
In the tenth embodiment, the button member 396F constituting the operation target (operation block) is disposed in the bulging portion 35F. However, in the present embodiment, the existing configuration provided in the front door frame 14 is used. One feature is that it is used as an operation target. Therefore, a characteristic configuration in the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  As already described, the effect button 42 is disposed on the upper bulging portion 31 of the front door frame 14 (see FIG. 2). As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 41 (a), the effect button 42 is connected to the notification / effect control device 140, and predetermined detection information (detection signal) is notified based on the player's operation. It is configured to output to 140. The notification / production control device 140 is configured to grasp the presence / absence of operation of the production button 42 based on detection information from the production button 42.

  The movable effect device 300G is provided with a first solenoid 320G for moving the decorative body 310G up and down and a second solenoid 330G for moving the decorative body 310G back and forth. That is, the configuration is different from the movable effect device 300F shown in the tenth embodiment in that an actuator that generates a driving force for moving the decorative body 310G back and forth is mounted.

  The effect button 42 shown in the present embodiment functions as a means for determining whether or not an operation-compatible effect is possible when a special effect is not performed, and calls an attendant when the special effect is performed. Specifically, it is configured to function as a trigger for driving the second solenoid 330G so as to function as a means. Specifically, the notification / production control device 140 uses the signal from the production button 42 according to the situation, so that the function as the determination means for the operation-compatible production and the function as the clerk calling device coexist. ing. Here, the calling process executed by the MPU of the notification / production control device 140 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The calling process is a process executed as part of the regular process by the MPU of the notification / production control device 140.

(Call processing)
In the calling process, first, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the special effect is being executed. If a negative determination is made in step S1001, the calling process is terminated as it is. That is, the function as the above-mentioned staff calling means is invalid except during special effects.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1001, the process proceeds to step S1002. In step S1002, it is determined whether or not the effect button 42 has been operated, more specifically, whether or not a special operation associated with the call of the clerk has been performed. In the present embodiment, when performing an operation corresponding effect, the execution condition of the operation corresponding effect is established when the effect button 42 is pressed for the first predetermined period. Determines that the special operation has been performed when the production button 42 is pressed for a second predetermined period longer than the first predetermined period (when a so-called long press is performed).

  If a negative determination is made in step S1002, the calling process is terminated as it is. If a positive determination is made in step S1002, the process proceeds to step S1003. In step S1003, it is determined whether an attendant is being called. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a later-described calling flag is stored in various flag storage areas of the RAM. If a negative determination is made in step S1003, the process proceeds to step S1004.

  In step S1004, the driving process of the second solenoid 330G is executed. In the drive process, a drive signal is output to the second solenoid 330G to bring the second solenoid 330G into an excited state. Thereby, the decorative body 310G slides backward, and the call button 518 of the game information display device 500 is pressed. In the game information display device 500, when the call button 518 is pressed in a situation where the clerk is not called, the clerk call is started. The drive signal to the second solenoid 330G is continued for a preset period (for example, 1 sec), and the output of the drive signal is stopped when the period elapses.

  After executing the process of step S1004, a special operation acceptance command for calling start is set in step S1005. This command is output to the display control device 410, and the display control device 410 displays a message on the display screen 253 a of the symbol display device 253 indicating that the special operation (call start operation) has been effectively accepted based on the command. Process. After executing the process of step S1005, in step S1006, the calling flag is set in the various flag storage areas of the RAM, and the calling process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of step S1003, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1003, that is, if it is determined that an attendant is calling based on the calling flag, the process proceeds to step S1007. In step S1007, the second solenoid 330G is driven. In the drive process, a drive signal is output to the second solenoid 330G to bring the second solenoid 330G into an excited state. Thereby, the decorative body 310G slides backward, and the call button 518 of the game information display device 500 is pressed. In the game information display device 500, when the call button 518 is pressed under the situation where the clerk is being called, the call of the clerk is ended. The drive signal to the second solenoid 330G is continued for a preset period (for example, 1 sec), and the output of the drive signal is stopped when the period elapses.

  After executing the process of step S1007, a special operation acceptance command for call termination is set in step S1008. This command is output to the display control device 410, and the display control device 410 displays a message on the display screen 253 a of the symbol display device 253 indicating that the special operation (call termination operation) has been effectively accepted based on the command. Process. After executing the processing of step S1008, the in-calling flag stored in the various flag storage areas of the RAM is erased in step S1009, and this calling processing ends.

  According to the configuration described above in detail, the operation system is unified for production and call, thereby suppressing the expansion of the area occupied by the operation means. In particular, by using the existing configuration (the effect button 42) as an operation means for calling, it is possible to prevent the configuration from becoming complicated in order to exhibit a support function that supports the calling of a staff member at the time of a special effect.

  The effect button 42 is present at a position where the player can easily access the game while he / she is playing (a state where the hand is attached to the game ball launch handle 41). The use of such a configuration as a call operation target has a technical significance that the convenience of the player can be preferably improved.

  Although the decorative body 310G is retracted in response to the player's operation, it is the same as in the above embodiments, but the operating force is not directly transmitted to the decorative body 310G, but an actuator (second solenoid 330G) is interposed. By adopting a configuration in which power is generated by the actuator, occurrence of excess or deficiency in the pressing force transmitted to the call button 518 is suppressed. This contributes to improving the responsiveness of the call operation and protecting the call button 518.

<Other embodiments>
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, each of the following configurations may be individually applied to each of the above embodiments, or a part or all of them may be combined and applied to each of the above embodiments. It is also possible to arbitrarily combine all or some of the various configurations shown in the above embodiments. In this case, it is preferable that the technical significance (effects to be exerted) of the components to be combined is ensured. Each of the following configurations may be applied individually to a new configuration that is a combination of the embodiments, or a part or all of the configurations may be applied in combination.

  (1) In the first to third embodiments, when the decorative body 310 (corresponding to the “movable body”) constituting the movable effect device 300 moves from the standby position to the effect position, the direction to the effect position is set. The movement of the display unit 510 (corresponding to the “display unit”) of the game information display device 500 from the standby position to the retracted position is started after the start of the movement. The order is not limited. For example, the movement start timing of the decorative body 310 and the movement start timing of the display unit 510 may be aligned, or the movement of the display unit 510 may precede the movement of the decorative body 310.

  However, the movable effect device 300 is responsible for a part of the game effect, and that the operation of the movable effect device 300 is exposed in advance by the movement of the display unit 510 is a factor that causes a decrease in the impact of the effect by the movable effect device 300. It is assumed that In consideration of such circumstances, at least the movement start timings of the two are aligned, or the movement start timing of the display unit 510 is delayed from the movement start timing of the decorative body 310 as described in the above embodiment. It is preferable.

  (2) In each of the above embodiments, the decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300 is a rotary type. However, as long as an area outside the pachinko machine 10 can be used as an operation area, the operation mode is arbitrary. It is. For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the decorative body moves to the effect position / standby position by sliding.

  Moreover, it is also possible to divide the decorative body 310 shown in the above-described embodiment into a plurality of pieces and move each piece individually. If it is set as the structure which divides | segments into several pieces and aggregates each piece in a production | presentation position, even if it is a case where the enlargement of a decoration body is accelerated | stimulated, it can suppress that the responsiveness at the time of special production execution deteriorates.

  (3) In each of the above embodiments, the movable effect device 300 is disposed on the front door frame 14 as a “door body”. However, the object to be disposed of the movable effect device 300 is limited to this. It is not a thing. A portion that protrudes forward from the island facility in a state where the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the island facility of the game hall and that constitutes the outer periphery of the pachinko machine 10 is sufficient. For example, in the case where not only the front door frame 14 but also the inner frame 13 (specifically, the inner frame base body 50) is configured to protrude forward from the island facility, the inner frame 13 may be used as a movable object. Good.

  (4) In the first and second embodiments described above, the movable effect device 300 is used as the jackpot finalizing effect (informing) means. However, the movable effect device 300 is operated in any situation. Is optional. For example, the movable effect device 300 is operated as an effect indicating the transition to an advantageous mode such as the high probability mode or the high frequency support mode, or the advantageous mode such as the high probability mode or the high frequency support mode is set. The movable effect device 300 may be operated as an effect to be shown. However, when the movable effect device 300 is to be operated under a special situation that cannot be specified by an existing external signal, it is necessary to provide an output terminal for a dedicated signal for specifying it. This causes an increase in the configuration related to signal output to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 (the output terminal of the external output terminal plate 213) and the complexity of the game system. In consideration of such circumstances, it is technically significant to use an existing external signal indicating a change in gaming state for posture control of the gaming information display device 500 or the like.

  (5) In the first and second embodiments described above, it is determined in advance that a jackpot result will be obtained with the end of the game round, and immediately before the output of an external signal indicating that the jackpot result has been started is started. Although the configuration is such that the movement of the decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300 is started at the timing, the degree of advancement of the movement of the decorative body 310 is arbitrary. However, in order to avoid interference with the display unit 510 of the game information display device 500, it is preferable to make the preceding period shorter than the period required to reach the display unit 510 when the decorative body 310 operates alone. .

  (6) A movement start timing for moving the decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300 from the effect position toward the standby position, and a movement start timing for moving the display unit 510 of the game information display device 500 from the retracted position toward the standby position. However, the movement start timing of the decorative body 310 and the display unit 510 can be arbitrarily changed.

  However, for example, in the configuration in which the decorative body 310 notifies whether or not the gaming state shifts to a state disadvantageous to the player depending on whether or not the decorative body 310 returns to the standby position, the decorative body 310 is preceded by the display unit 510. It is assumed that the subsequent movement of In this case, the impact of notification by the decorative body 310 is weakened. When used in combination with such a configuration, it is advantageous to advance the return of the decorative body 310 in order to improve the degree of attention to the movable effect device 300.

  (7) In the third embodiment, the rotation direction of the decorative body 310 when moving from the standby position to the production position is reversed, and a push-back operation toward the standby position is performed in the state where the decoration body 310 is arranged at the production position. It is good also as a structure to accept | permit. In this case, the call button 518 as the “operation unit” is disposed below the rotation center, and the call button 518 is shifted from the rear side to the front side with respect to the rotation center by the rotation of the display unit 510. By this, the function as the operation means provided to the decorative body 310 can be suitably secured.

  (8) In each of the above-described embodiments, the display unit 510 (corresponding to the “display unit”) of the game information display device 500 is rotated. Alternatively, the display unit 510 may be moved up and down. However, it may be configured to slide back and forth. In particular, in the first to third embodiments, it is only necessary to be able to move to a position outside the operation region of the decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300, and the specific operation mode is arbitrary.

  (9) In each of the above embodiments, the lower end portion of the display unit 510 is the rotation base end portion, but the upper end portion of the display unit 510 can also be the rotation base end portion. However, in consideration of the security of the holding strength of the display unit 510 and the security of the operability of the buttons 518 and 519, it is preferable that the lower end portion of the display unit 510 is the rotation base end portion.

  (10) In the first to third embodiments, when the orientation of the display unit 510 is changed, the display area of the game information on the display screen 511a of the display unit 510 is changed (reduced or enlarged) accordingly. However, it is sufficient if the display mode of the game information is changed at least according to the rotation angle, and the display area is not necessarily changed. For example, the display area can be unified regardless of the orientation of the display unit 510, while the display position of main information can be changed and the occupied area for each game information can be changed.

  (11) In the first to third embodiments, the holder 530 as the “holding portion” is formed in a box shape. However, as long as the display unit 510 can be held movably, the specific shape thereof is arbitrary. You may change to For example, if the holder has an arm shape, the presence of the holder is prevented from hindering the expansion of the operation area of the movable rendering device 300 (decorative body 310), and the size of the ornament 310 is increased. it can.

  (12) In each of the above embodiments, the signal from the pachinko machine 10 as the “game machine” is input to the game information display device 500 via the hall computer HC constituting the “game system”. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to change the signal transmission path as follows. In other words, a signal from the pachinko machine 10 may be input to the game information display device 500 and transmitted to the hall computer HC via the game information display device 500. It is also possible to provide two signal transmission paths: a transmission path for the game information display device 500 and a transmission path for the hall computer HC.

  (13) In each of the above embodiments, the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 are electrically connected using wiring. However, an external signal output from the pachinko machine 10 is a game information display device 500. It is also possible to change the configuration related to signal transmission from wired to wireless.

  (14) In the sixth embodiment and the ninth embodiment, the region that overlaps the back surface portion 311B of the decorative body 310B in the front-rear direction is used as the region for adjusting the position of the protrusion 325B. This may be changed as follows. That is, the position adjustment region may include a region that does not overlap with the back surface portion 311B in the front-rear direction. Even when the call button 518 of the game information display device 500 is not completely hidden behind the decorative body 310B arranged at the effect position, the operability is reduced by hiding a part of the call button 518. Therefore, as shown in the present modification, if the position adjustment region is expanded, it is possible to suitably compensate for a decrease in operability. The specific configuration in the case of adopting this modification is arbitrary, but, for example, using a variable rail that can be expanded and contracted, the decorative body 310B moves from the standby position to the effect position, and the reel extends. Good. According to such a configuration, it is possible to suitably suppress the deterioration of the accommodation in the storage portion 36 due to, for example, the occupied area being unnecessarily bulky under the situation where the decorative body 310B is disposed at the standby position.

  (15) In the sixth embodiment and the ninth embodiment, the protrusion 325B of the movable effect device 300B and the call button 518B of the game information display device 500 are provided by the position adjusting mechanism 330B provided in the movable effect device 300B. However, it is not always necessary for the movable effect device 300B (pachinko machine) to have all the functions related to the adjustment of the positional relationship. For example, you may provide the function which concerns on adjustment of a positional relationship to both the movable production | presentation apparatus 300B and the game information display apparatus 500. FIG. For example, one of a function for adjusting the positional relationship in the height direction and a function for adjusting the positional relationship in the horizontal direction may be given to the movable effect device 300B and the other to the game information display device 500. It is.

  (16) In the seventh embodiment and the like, slide movement in the front-rear direction is allowed regardless of whether the decorative body 310C constituting the movable effect device 300C is arranged at either the standby position or the effect position. Although configured, it is not limited to this. For example, when a lock device or the like (corresponding to “regulating means”) that can be switched between an allowable state that allows sliding movement in the front-rear direction and a blocking state that blocks it is provided, and the decorative body 310C is disposed at the standby position. The lock device may be in a blocking state, and the lock device may be switched from the blocking state to an allowable state based on the decorative body 310C being placed in the effect position.

  (17) In the seventh embodiment, the position detection sensor 340C as the “detection means” detects whether or not the decorative body 310C is arranged at the effect position. However, the present invention is not limited to this. is not. For example, a detection sensor that detects whether or not the decorative body 310C is disposed at the standby position may be provided. In this case, when the special effect is executed, for example, based on detection information from the detection sensor, it is monitored whether or not the decorative body 310C is present at the standby position, and a timing at which a predetermined operation period has elapsed since the start of the special effect. Thus, when the decorative body 310C is not moved from the standby position, it is possible to restrict the movement of the decorative body 310C from the standby position. However, when making such a change, considering that the movement of the decorative body 310C can stop at an intermediate position between the standby position and the effect position, the detection range by the detection sensor is expanded to the intermediate position, etc. It is preferable to devise.

  (18) In the seventh embodiment, when a malfunction occurs in the movable effect device 300C (decorative body 310C), the decorative body 310C is forcibly returned to the position before moving (standby position). However, if it is possible to avoid the overlap of the decorative body 310C with the call button 518 of the game information display device 500, it is not always necessary to return to the standby position. For example, the decorative body 310C may be stopped before the standby position. However, in setting the stop position at an intermediate position between the standby position and the effect position, it is preferable to change the “driving means” for the decorative body 310C from a solenoid to a motor (for example, a stepping motor).

  (19) In the eighth embodiment or the like, the sliding direction of the decorative body 310D when performing a special effect and the sliding direction of the shaft body 350D (corresponding to “operation means”) when calling an attendant are set. Although the configuration is orthogonal, it is not necessarily limited to this. It is sufficient if the movement (position shift) of the decorative body 310D from the effect position can be suppressed by the pushing operation of the shaft body 350D. That is, the sliding direction of the decorative body 310D and the sliding direction of the shaft body 350D may be crossed. In this case, the relationship between the sliding direction of the decorative body 310D and the sliding direction of the shaft body 350D is such that the operating force generated when the shaft body 350D is pushed away from the decorative body 310D from the standby position or in the direction where the effect remains. You should devise it to work. Since the movement upward from the production position is restricted by the stopper portion 40D and the movement in the left-right direction is restricted by the side wall portion 37D, the decorative body 310D can prevent the lowering, thereby realizing a practically preferable configuration. .

  Further, in order to avoid the decorative body 310D from escaping from the effect position due to the call operation, when the decorative object 310D reaches the effect position, the standby position of the decorative object 310D until the end of the special effect. You may provide the stopper (blocking means) which blocks the movement which went to.

  (20) In the ninth embodiment, the operation force applied to the operation block 371E is transmitted to the action block 361E using the tube 381E (pressure hose) as the “driving force transmitting means”. However, when the operation force is used as the driving force for the piston 366E, the operation force is not necessarily limited to the tube 381E, and a link mechanism such as a gear may be provided.

  (21) In each of the above embodiments, as a result of operating the decorative body 310 or the like, the game information display device 500 switches to a state where the game information display device 500 calls an attendant when the call button 518 of the game information display device 500 is pressed. Although it was set as the structure, you may change this as follows. That is, when the pachinko machine 10 and the game information display device 500 are electrically connected to each other by wiring or the like and an operation related to the calling of an attendant is performed on the pachinko machine 10, a signal indicating that is displayed in the game information display. The game information display device 500 may be switched to a state in which an attendant is called based on the signal transmitted to the device 500.

  (22) In each of the above embodiments, the operation force applied to the operation portion provided on the decorative body 310 or the like is used as power for pressing the call button 518 of the game information display device 500. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if an actuator (second solenoid 330G) that generates power triggered by the player's operation as shown in the eleventh embodiment is provided, the operation portion does not need to be movable, and the touch sensor Etc. can also be adopted.

  (23) In the tenth embodiment and the eleventh embodiment, the operation section for calling the clerk is arranged in a portion other than the decorative body 310F, but the game is displayed more than the call button 518 of the game information display device 500. Even if it is a position that is close to the player, it is sufficient if the position is accessible to the player, and the specific arrangement may be arbitrarily changed.

  (24) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above-described embodiments, such as pachinko machines in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or games in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a big hit when a ball enters, a pachinko machine equipped with another accessory, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and the like.

  Also, a non-ball-type gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction, starts rotation of the reel by inserting a medal and operating a start lever, and a stop switch is operated. The present invention also relates to a slot machine that gives a player a privilege such as paying out medals when a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on an effective line that can be visually recognized from the display window after the reel stops. Can be applied.

  Further, the gaming machine main body supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable is provided with a storage unit and a capture device, and the start lever is operated after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are captured by the capture device. Thus, the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused to start the rotation of the reel.

<Invention Group Extracted from the above Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

<Feature A group>
The following group A of features is: “In a game hall island facility, etc., a game information display device for displaying game information related to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is installed above the gaming machine. With regard to the background technology, for example, the convenience of the hall manager and the player is improved by notifying the number of hits, the number of games, etc. (for example, Patent Document 1). In the information display device, there is still room for improvement in coexistence with a gaming machine. "

Feature A1. Game information (for example, the number of wins and the number of wins) corresponding to the gaming machine that advances the game based on the use of a game medium (for example, a game ball) and grants the game medium to the player based on a prize generated as the game progresses A game information display device provided in association with the gaming machine so that it can be displayed,
A display unit (display unit 510) for displaying the game information;
A holding unit (holder 530) that holds the display unit in a changeable posture;
A game information display device comprising posture changing means (for example, a drive unit 550 or a control unit 570) for changing the posture of the display unit in accordance with a game situation in the gaming machine.

  Regarding the game information display device, a function for providing game information to a player playing a game on a gaming machine (hereinafter also referred to as a corresponding gaming machine) associated with the gaming information display device, and other games And a function of providing game information to a hall manager such as a person or a staff member. According to this feature, by changing the orientation (orientation) of the display unit according to the game situation, the above functions can be performed well for each situation, and the convenience of the game information display device is improved. Can contribute. For example, the height of the line of sight differs between when sitting in a chair or the like installed in front of a gaming machine and when standing. If the game is being played, the display unit should be tilted forward in consideration of a lower eye level, and if no game is being played, the display unit should be tilted in consideration of a higher eye level. That's fine.

  In addition, by changing the posture of the display unit according to the game situation, the space existing between the game information display device (display unit) and the gaming machine can be expanded or reduced. This makes it easy to use the space between the gaming machine and the game information display device, for example, as an operation area of a movable production device, and can promote the adoption of this type of production device and the enlargement of the production device. . Thereby, the game information display device can coexist suitably with the gaming machine. Furthermore, although it is technically significant to arrange the gaming machine and the game information display device (display unit) as close as possible, the visibility of the game information can be improved. This may be a factor that hinders the adoption of the production device. In this regard, if the operation area can be secured by changing the orientation of the display unit as described above, the gaming machine and the game information display device can be installed as close as possible, and a practically preferable configuration is realized. Is done.

Feature A2. Game information (for example, the number of wins and the number of wins) corresponding to the gaming machine that advances the game based on the use of a game medium (for example, a game ball) and grants the game medium to the player based on a prize generated as the game progresses A game information display device provided in association with the gaming machine so that it can be displayed,
A display unit (display unit 510) provided with a display screen (display screen 511a) for displaying the game information;
A holding unit (holder 530) for holding the display unit in a state where the angle of the display screen can be changed;
An gaming information display device comprising angle changing means (for example, a drive unit 550 or a control unit 570) for changing the angle of the display unit based on a signal transmitted from the gaming machine.

  Regarding the game information display device, a function for providing game information to a player playing a game on a gaming machine (hereinafter also referred to as a corresponding gaming machine) associated with the gaming information display device, and other games And a function of providing game information to a hall manager such as a person or a staff member. According to this feature, by changing the orientation (orientation) of the display unit according to the game situation, the above functions can be performed well for each situation, and the convenience of the game information display device is improved. Can contribute. For example, the height of the line of sight differs between when sitting in a chair or the like installed in front of a gaming machine and when standing. If the game is being played, the display unit should be tilted forward in consideration of a lower eye level, and if no game is being played, the display unit should be tilted in consideration of a higher eye level. That's fine.

  Further, by changing the posture of the display unit in accordance with the game situation, the space existing between the game information display device (display unit) and the gaming machine can be expanded or reduced. This makes it easy to use the space between the gaming machine and the game information display device, for example, as an operation area of a movable production device, and can promote the adoption of this type of production device and the enlargement of the production device. . Thereby, the game information display device can coexist suitably with the gaming machine. Furthermore, although it is technically significant to arrange the gaming machine and the game information display device (display unit) as close as possible, the visibility of the game information can be improved. This may be a factor that hinders the adoption of the production device. In this regard, if the operation area can be secured by changing the orientation of the display unit as described above, the gaming machine and the game information display device can be installed as close as possible, and a practically preferable configuration is realized. Is done.

Feature A3. The gaming information display device can be installed above the associated gaming machine,
The holding unit is configured to rotatably hold the display unit such that the lower end of the display unit is a rotation base end.
As the angle of the display unit, a first angle with a relatively large inclination toward the front side and a relatively small second angle are set,
The angle changing means includes means for changing the angle of the display unit from the first angle to the second angle based on a specific signal transmitted from the gaming machine. The game information display device described in 1.

  According to the feature A3, when a specific signal is transmitted from the gaming machine, the display unit is switched from the first angle to the second angle. That is, the space existing between the gaming information display device (display unit) located above the gaming machine and the gaming machine is expanded based on the transmission of the specific signal. Thereby, for example, an operation area such as a movable effect device can be secured around (above) the gaming machine. If it is possible to use the area where the game information display device previously existed as an operation area, it is possible to avoid temporarily placing luggage or the like in the area, and the player can It is possible to prevent the movement from being hindered. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the performance using the rendering device from being performed well by securing the movement of the rendering device or the like.

  Further, the holding unit holds the lower end of the display unit, and the display unit can be rotated around the holding portion. With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the holding load on the display unit when the second angle is reached, and it is possible to contribute to simplification of the configuration for holding the second angle. In addition, when comparing the two provision functions of providing the game information to the player who is playing the gaming machine with the corresponding gaming machine and the function of providing the game information to other players, hall managers, etc. It is preferable to strengthen the function of providing information to the player. Here, according to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to reduce the resistance accompanying the start of the return operation when returning to the first angle, and it is possible to contribute to the improvement of responsiveness at the time of return. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to strengthening the information providing function for the above-mentioned player.

Feature A4. The gaming information display device can be installed above the associated gaming machine,
The holding unit is configured to rotatably hold the display unit such that the upper end of the display unit is a rotation base end.
As the angle of the display unit, a first angle with a relatively small inclination toward the front side and a relatively large second angle are set,
The angle changing means includes means for changing the angle of the display unit from the first angle to the second angle based on a specific signal transmitted from the gaming machine. The game information display device described in 1.

  According to the feature A4, when a specific signal is transmitted from the gaming machine, the display unit is switched from the first angle to the second angle. That is, the space existing between the gaming information display device (display unit) located above the gaming machine and the gaming machine is expanded based on the transmission of the specific signal. As a result, an operation area of a movable effect device or the like can be secured around (above) the gaming machine. If it is possible to use the area where the game information display device previously existed as an operation area, it is possible to avoid temporarily placing luggage or the like in the area, and the player can It is possible to prevent the movement from being hindered. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the performance using the rendering device from being performed well by securing the movement of the rendering device or the like.

  Moreover, since it can suppress that the weight of a display part acts so that the said return may be prevented when returning to a 1st angle, it can contribute to smoothing of a return operation | movement and improvement of responsiveness. This is a preferable configuration for enhancing the above-described information providing function for the player.

Feature A5. An operation unit (call button 518) pressed by a player;
Means (control unit 570) for changing the display mode of the display unit to a mode corresponding to the pressing operation based on the pressing operation of the operation unit,
The game information display device according to Feature A3 or Feature A4, wherein the operation unit is disposed at a position near the rotation base end of the display unit.

  As shown in the feature A3 and the feature A4, in the case where the display unit is a rotation type, when the operation unit is pushed by the player, the operation force (pressing force) causes the display unit to rotate. Can act on. In particular, if the display unit is maintained in a forward tilted state regardless of whether the display unit is at the first angle or the second angle, a player who is playing a game on the corresponding gaming machine This contributes to improvement in operability when operating the operation unit with the hand extended. However, the operational force applied to the display unit tends to increase due to the improvement in operability. If the display unit is wobbled by such an operation, not only the operability is deteriorated but also the rotation function of the display unit may be hindered. In this regard, as shown in this feature, if the operation unit is arranged near the rotation base end of the display unit, the influence of the operation force when the operation unit is pressed can be suppressed.

Feature A6. The gaming machine includes a movable body (movable effect device) that switches from a first state to a second state in which a protruding amount from the first state to an area above the gaming machine is larger than the first state when a predetermined operating condition is satisfied. 300 decorative bodies 310) are provided,
The change start timing of the display unit from the first angle to the second angle is configured to be delayed from the switch start timing of the movable body from the first state to the second state. The game information display device according to any one of features A3 to A5.

  In a configuration in which a game effect or the like is performed using a configuration having a movable body that protrudes outside the gaming machine, it is revealed in advance that an effect or the like by the movable body is performed by the display unit operating prior to the movable body. The possibility increases. In this case, there is a concern that the existence significance of the movable body is lowered. Therefore, by starting the operation of the display unit with a delay from the operation of the movable body, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience due to the movement of the display unit being noticed.

  Feature A7. The change start timing of the display unit from the second angle to the first angle is configured to be delayed from the switch start timing of the movable body from the second state to the first state. The game information display device according to Feature A6.

  When the movable body returns to the first state, the movable body is configured to start the operation in advance of the display unit, whereby interference between the movable body and the display unit can be suitably suppressed. Further, even when the game situation is notified by the return of the movable body, it is possible to suitably avoid the movement of the movable body being exposed in advance by the movement of the display unit.

  Feature A8. The game information display device according to any one of features A2 to A7, further comprising display mode switching means for switching a display mode of the display unit according to an angle of the display unit.

  In the configuration in which the angle of the display unit changes, the appearance of the display unit (game information) also changes depending on the angle. Then, if it is set as the structure which switches a display mode according to the angle of a display part, it can contribute to the further improvement of the visibility of a display part.

  In addition, as shown in the feature A2 and the like, there is a possibility that the preferred mode of provision may also be changed by changing the target for providing game information. According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to switch the display mode mainly when providing game information to a player who is playing a game on the corresponding gaming machine and mainly when providing game information to another player or the like. Therefore, it can contribute to the improvement of convenience.

  Feature A9. Means for switching the display area of the game information to a first area and a second area that is narrower than the first area and is on the upper end side of the display screen; and the display area is the first area. If it is, the game information is displayed in a mode corresponding to the first area, and if the display area is the second area, the game information is displayed in a mode corresponding to the second area. Means for displaying game information in the first area when the angle is the first angle, and displaying game information in the second area when the angle is the second angle. The game information display device according to Feature A6 and Feature A7, comprising display mode switching means for displaying.

  When used together with a configuration in which the movable body protrudes above the game as shown in the feature A6, the interference between the movable body and the display portion can be avoided by rotating the display portion. However, even if the interference is avoided, it is assumed that the game information is difficult to see if the display unit is hidden behind the movable body. If it is necessary to look into the movable body to check the game information hidden behind the movable body, there is a concern that the player's trouble increases and the original function of the game information display device is used. Then, if it is set as the structure which changes a display area as shown to this characteristic, it can suppress that a movable body obstructs confirmation of game information, and can suppress generation | occurrence | production of the said problem suitably.

  Also, if the interference is avoided with an excessive margin (for example, if the overlap with the movable body is completely avoided), it is impossible to deny the possibility that the change in the angle of the display unit becomes large and the display screen becomes difficult to see. . In this regard, according to the configuration shown in this feature, it is not necessary to excessively increase the angle change by changing the display area in accordance with the angle change. Thereby, it can avoid that a change of an angle becomes a factor of a visibility fall.

<Feature B group>
The following feature group B is: “Some gaming machines such as pachinko machines include a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed and a door body that covers the gaming area from the front of the gaming machine. In addition, a light emitting unit, a speaker unit, and the like are provided, and the monotonousness of the game is suppressed by changing the light emission mode and the sound output mode according to the game situation (for example, Patent Document 1). A gaming machine has been proposed in which a movable production device is provided on the body and the space outside the gaming machine is used as a production area, thereby improving the degree of attention to the game. " The present invention has been made with a problem to be solved by the invention that “the gaming machine having the above-described movable effect device still has room for improvement in securing its operation area”.

Feature B1. A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) having a pattern display device (for example, symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door body (front door frame 14) that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
A movable body (decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300) that can be switched to a first state and a second state in which the amount of protrusion to the region above the door body is larger than that in the first state;
Switching means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) for outputting a signal to the game system (hall computer HC) of the game hall as the game progresses;
When the movable body is switched from the first state to the second state, by outputting a specific signal from the external signal output unit, the game system is constructed and game information of the associated gaming machine is obtained. It is provided with a posture changing means (a function for executing an external output process or the like in the MPU 402 of the main control device 162) for changing the posture of the displayable game information display unit (the display unit 510 of the game information display device 500). A featured gaming machine.

  By changing the attitude of the game information display unit according to the game situation, the space existing between the game information display unit and the gaming machine can be expanded or reduced. This makes it easy to use the space between the gaming machine and the game information display unit as the operation area of the movable body (hereinafter also referred to as a production device), and promotes the adoption of this type of production device and the enlargement of the production device. can do. Thereby, a gaming machine and a game information display part can coexist suitably. Although it is technically important to arrange the gaming machine and the game information display unit as close to each other as possible, it is possible to improve the visibility of the game information. It can be a disturbing factor. In this regard, as described above, if the operation area can be secured by changing the attitude of the game information display unit, it is possible to install the gaming machine and the game information display unit as close as possible, which is a practically preferable configuration. Is realized.

Feature B2. A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) provided with a pattern display device (for example, a symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door body (front door frame 14) that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
A movable body (decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300) that can be switched to a first state and a second state in which the amount of protrusion to the region above the door body is larger than that in the first state;
A gaming machine comprising switching means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) that outputs a signal to the game system (hall computer HC) of the game hall as the game progresses,
The gaming system includes:
A game information display unit (display unit 510 of the game information display device 500) that is arranged above the gaming machine and displays game information based on a signal from the external signal output unit;
A holding unit (a holder 530 of the gaming information display device 500) that holds the gaming information display unit so that the attitude of the gaming information display unit can be changed;
When the movable body switches from the first state to the second state, a posture change means (main control device) that changes the posture of the game information display unit by outputting a specific signal from the external signal output unit 162. A gaming machine having a function of executing external output processing or the like in the MPU 402 of 162.

  By changing the attitude of the game information display unit according to the game situation, the space existing between the game information display unit and the gaming machine can be expanded or reduced. This makes it easy to use the space between the gaming machine and the game information display unit as the operation area of the movable body (hereinafter also referred to as a production device), and promotes the adoption of this type of production device and the enlargement of the production device. can do. Thereby, a gaming machine and a game information display part can coexist suitably. Although it is technically important to arrange the gaming machine and the game information display unit as close to each other as possible, it is possible to improve the visibility of the game information. It can be a disturbing factor. In this regard, as described above, if the operation area can be secured by changing the attitude of the game information display unit, it is possible to install the gaming machine and the game information display unit as close as possible, which is a practically preferable configuration. Is realized.

Feature B3. The operation area of the movable body is set so that the game information display unit is positioned on the operation area,
When the movable body is switched from the first state to the second state, the posture changing means changes the posture of the game information display unit to remove the game information display unit from the operation region of the movable body. The gaming machine according to Feature B1 or Feature B2, characterized in that:

  If the game information display unit is arranged on the operation area of the movable body and the configuration is such that interference between the movable body and the game information display unit is avoided by changing the attitude of the game information display unit, the effects shown in the feature B1 and the like are preferable. Can be demonstrated.

  In addition, the space existing between the gaming information display device (display unit) located above the gaming machine and the gaming machine is expanded, so that the operation of a movable effect device or the like around the gaming machine (upward) An area can be secured. If it is possible to use the area where the game information display device previously existed as an operation area, it is possible to avoid temporarily placing luggage or the like in the area, and the player can It is possible to prevent the movement from being hindered. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the performance using the rendering device from being performed well by securing the movement of the rendering device or the like.

  In particular, in combination with the feature B2, “the holding unit is configured to hold the game information display unit in a rotatable manner so that the upper end portion of the game information display unit serves as a rotation base end portion. As the angle of the game information display section, a first angle with a relatively small inclination toward the front side and a relatively large second angle are set, and the posture changing means It is also possible to have a configuration that includes means for changing the angle of the game information display unit from the first angle to the second angle based on a specific signal transmitted from the machine ”.

  Feature B4. The switching unit is configured to start switching of the movable body from the first state to the second state prior to the change of the posture of the game information display unit by the posture changing unit. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B3.

  In a configuration in which production or notification is performed by a configuration having a movable body projecting outside the gaming machine, it is revealed in advance that the production or the like is performed by the movable body by operating the game information display unit prior to the movable body. Resulting in. In this case, there is a concern that the existence significance of the movable body is lowered. Therefore, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed by starting the operation of the game information display unit after the operation of the movable body.

Feature B5. Information acquisition means (a function of acquiring hold information in the MPU 402 of the main control device 162) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (RAM 404 of the main controller 162) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means;
Transition determination means for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to predetermined transition information (a function for determining whether or not the MPU 402 of the main control device 162 is correct). When,
Based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means being the transition result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the transition information, the special game that is advantageous to the player than the normal game state Special game state transition means (function to execute game state transition processing in the MPU 402 of the main control device 162) to shift to the state
Prior to the transition determination being performed by the transition determination means or based on the transition determination being performed by the transition determination means, variable display of the picture on the pattern display device is started, and the transition determination means The display corresponding to the result of the transition determination is stopped and displayed as one game time so that the design is displayed for each game time according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. Game time control means for controlling the pattern display device (function to execute game time control processing in the MPU 402 of the main control device 162),
The external signal output unit outputs the specific signal until the special game state is ended after the picture corresponding to the transition result is stopped and displayed in the game times corresponding to the transition result, thereby the game information. Means for displaying information indicating that the game is in the special game state on the display unit;
The posture changing means is to change the posture of the game information display unit by the specific signal,
The switching means is configured to start switching the movable body from the first state to the second state prior to the output of the specific signal. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  In a configuration in which production or notification is performed by a configuration having a movable body projecting outside the gaming machine, it is revealed in advance that the production or the like is performed by the movable body by operating the game information display unit prior to the movable body. Resulting in. In this case, there is a concern that the existence significance of the movable body is lowered. Therefore, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed by starting the operation of the game information display unit after the operation of the movable body.

  When the game state shifts to a special game state advantageous to the player, game information corresponding to the special game state (game information indicating that the game state is in a special game state) is displayed on the game information display unit based on a specific signal. Will be. Here, as shown in this feature, if the posture is changed by using the output of the signal indicating the transition to the special gaming state, the effect shown in the feature B1 and the like can be enjoyed and caused thereby. It can suppress that the structure concerning an external output becomes complicated.

Feature B6. The switching means is a first switching means,
The posture changing means is configured to return the posture of the game information display unit before the change by stopping the output of the specific signal,
The gaming machine according to feature B5, further comprising second switching means for starting switching of the movable body from the second state to the first state prior to the end of the special gaming state.

  According to the feature B6, the switch of the movable body to the first state is started before the return of the game information display unit is started. Thereby, when returning a movable body and a game information display part to an original state, it can suppress that both generate | occur | produce interference.

Feature B7. The game information display unit is provided with an operation unit (call button 518) that is pressed by a player.
In the movable body, a contact portion (projection 325A) that can contact the operation portion is formed in a portion (first flat portion 311) facing the operation portion,
The movable body is configured to be allowed to be displaced toward the game information display unit when pressed from the front.
The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B6, wherein the operation portion is pressed by the contact portion when the movable body is displaced toward the game information display portion.

  As described above, when trying to avoid the interference with the movable body by changing the attitude of the game information display unit, by trying to avoid the interference with an excessive margin (for example, the overlap with the movable body is completely It is assumed that the change in the angle of the display unit becomes large and it becomes difficult to see the display unit (for example, the display screen). Here, if an attempt is made to minimize the change in posture, the movable body and the game information display unit overlap each other and the operation of the operation unit is hindered. In particular, by increasing the size of the movable body so as to improve the appearance and the like, such inconvenience is likely to occur.

  In this regard, as shown in this feature, if the operation unit can be pressed by the movable body (contact portion), the above-described influence due to the overlap between the movable body and the game information display unit can be eliminated. Thereby, a movable body and a game information display part can coexist suitably.

  In order to secure the operation function of the operation unit, for example, a movable body may be provided with a through-hole through which a finger can be inserted in the part facing the operation unit, but this makes it difficult to operate or the finger is caught The return of the movable body is hindered. In addition, the presence of such a through hole is not preferable because it causes a decrease in the appearance of the movable body. In this regard, according to the configuration shown in this feature, the larger the movable body, the higher the operability, and the appearance of the contact portion located on the back side of the movable body (part that is difficult or impossible to see). Can be suppressed.

  In particular, in the combination with the feature B6, it is possible to avoid the contact portion from hitting the operation portion with the return of the movable body and the display portion, and the occurrence of an erroneous operation can be suppressed.

Feature B8. The game information display unit is provided with an operation unit (call button 518) that is pressed by the player when calling a staff member of the game hall,
In the movable body, a contact portion (projection 325A) that can contact the operation portion is formed in a portion facing the operation portion.
The movable body is configured to be allowed to be displaced toward the game information display unit when pressed from the front.
When the movable body is displaced toward the game information display unit, the operation unit is pressed by the contact unit.
Variable pitching means (variable winning device 82) provided in the game area (game area PE) and switched from the closed state to the open state by entering the special game state;
A payout means (payout device 224) for paying out a game ball when a ball enters the variable ball entry means;
The gaming machine according to Feature B6, wherein when the special gaming state ends, the output of the specific signal is stopped.

  As described above, when trying to avoid the interference with the movable body by changing the attitude of the game information display unit, by trying to avoid the interference with an excessive margin (for example, the overlap with the movable body is completely It is assumed that the change in the angle of the display unit becomes large and it becomes difficult to see the display unit (for example, the display screen). Here, if an attempt is made to minimize the change in posture, the movable body and the game information display unit overlap each other and the operation of the operation unit is hindered. In particular, by increasing the size of the movable body so as to improve the appearance and the like, such inconvenience is likely to occur.

  In this regard, as shown in this feature, if the operation unit can be pressed by the movable body (contact portion), the above-described influence due to the overlap between the movable body and the game information display unit can be eliminated. Thereby, a movable body and a game information display part can coexist suitably.

  In order to secure the operation function of the operation unit, for example, a movable body may be provided with a through-hole through which a finger can be inserted in the part facing the operation unit, but this makes it difficult to operate or the finger is caught The return of the movable body is hindered. In addition, the presence of such a through hole is not preferable because it causes a decrease in the appearance of the movable body. In this regard, according to the configuration shown in this feature, the larger the movable body, the higher the operability, and the appearance of the contact portion located on the back side of the movable body (part that is difficult or impossible to see). Can be suppressed.

  Further, in combination with the configuration in which the movable body is maintained in the second state for a certain period of time as shown in the feature B6 (the configuration in which the overlap with the game information display unit is maintained), There is no need to wait for the movable body to return to the first state in order to perform the operation. Therefore, it is possible to suitably avoid a decrease in convenience for the player. In particular, in a situation where game balls are likely to be paid out, a situation in which a clerk (store clerk) needs to be called for the purpose of replacing a storage box for game balls or the like is likely to occur. By applying the technical idea shown in this feature, it is possible to favorably secure the call function of the clerk during the special game state.

Feature B9. The door body has a panel portion (glass panel 23) having transparency and a frame body (frame body 20) formed so as to surround the panel portion,
In the frame body, an overhanging portion (bulging portion 35) that protrudes forward of the gaming machine is formed in a portion that is above the panel portion.
The bulging part is formed with an accommodating part (accommodating part 36) that accommodates the movable body and a light emitting part that emits light according to the gaming situation so that the light emitting part is on the front side and the movable body is on the rear side. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B7, wherein

  In game halls, a plurality of gaming machines are often installed side by side. Further, the visibility of the lower part of the gaming machine is likely to be hindered by a storage dish or the like. That is, it is difficult to use the space outside the gaming machine as the operation area on both the left and right sides and the lower side of the gaming machine. On the other hand, above the gaming machine, although the gaming information display section exists, it is basically a free area. Further, since the empty area is a position that is difficult to reach when seated, it is possible to easily avoid the action being hindered by the player. However, it can be said that the operation area of the effect device is limited by the game information display unit in the case of performing an effect or the like by using the movable effect device by utilizing this empty area. In other words, in order to use the area above the gaming machine as the operation area for the movable effect device, further ingenuity is required to realize coexistence with the game information display unit. By applying the technical idea shown in the feature B1 or the like to such a configuration, a practically preferable configuration is realized.

  In addition, each technical idea shown in the feature A group and each technical idea shown in the feature B group may be combined with each other.

<Feature C group>
The following feature C group is “There are game machines such as pachinko machines having a game board in which a game area is formed and a door body that covers the game area from the front of the game machine. There is provided a pattern display device that displays a variation of the pattern triggered by entering the pitched portion, and various effects are performed on the display screen of the pattern display device, thereby allowing the ball to enter the pitched portion. The door lot is provided with a light emitting part, a speaker part, etc., and the degree of attention to the game is improved by changing the light emitting mode and the sound output mode according to the gaming situation. In addition, for example, by providing an effect device having a movable body around the display screen, by giving a predetermined correspondence between the effect by the change display of the pattern and the effect by the effect device, and performing an integrated effect, etc. Proposed gaming machines designed to increase attention to gaming (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). ”However, with regard to the movable effect device described above, restrictions on the operation region are strengthened due to the relationship with the game parts arranged in the vicinity. Therefore, by providing a movable production device on the door body and using the space outside the gaming machine as a production area, it is possible to reduce such restrictions on the operation area. However, there is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the rendering device. ”

Feature C1. A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) having a pattern display device (for example, symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door body (front door frame 14) that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
A movable body (decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300) that can be switched to a first state and a second state in which the amount of protrusion to the region above the door body is larger than that in the first state;
Switching means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
A game characterized in that the movable body is configured so that at least a predetermined portion protruding out of the gaming machine by the movable body can be displaced rearward in the second state. Machine.

  In game halls, a plurality of gaming machines are often installed side by side. Further, the visibility of the lower part of the gaming machine is likely to be hindered by a storage dish or the like. That is, it is difficult to use the space outside the gaming machine as the operation area on both the left and right sides and the lower side of the gaming machine. On the other hand, above the gaming machine, although the gaming information display section exists, it is basically a free area. Further, since the empty area is a position that is difficult to reach when seated, it is possible to easily avoid the action being hindered by the player. Thus, by setting the outside of the gaming machine (upward) as the operation area, it is possible to contribute to the expansion of the production range and the enlargement of the production device.

  However, in a configuration in which the movable body protrudes outside the gaming machine, the player can touch the movable body. For this reason, for example, when the movable body is pushed from the front of the gaming machine or obliquely below, it is assumed that inconveniences such as malfunctions are likely to occur. Even if the area above the folding game machine is used as an operation area to expand the production range, etc., if a malfunction occurs, the production function using the movable body will be reduced, and its presence will be impaired. Is concerned. In this regard, as shown in the present invention, in the situation where it is in the second state, by allowing displacement of the movable body to the rear, plastic deformation and breakage of the movable body and various configurations relating to the movable body, etc. Generation can be suppressed. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of the said malfunctioning can be suppressed and it can contribute to the guarantee of the production | presentation function of a movable body.

Feature C2. An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) that outputs a signal to the game system (hall computer HC) of the game hall as the game progresses,
The gaming system includes:
A game information display unit (display unit 510 of the game information display device 500) provided above the gaming machine and capable of displaying game information;
An operation unit (call button 518 or the like) provided in the game information display unit and operated to be touched by a player;
Update means (e.g., control unit 570) for updating the game information displayed on the game information display unit based on the signal from the external signal output unit and the operation of the operation unit;
The predetermined portion of the movable body is provided with a contact portion (protrusion 325A) that comes into contact with the operation portion by being displaced rearward under the second state. A gaming machine according to Feature C1.

  In a game hall island facility, etc., a game information display unit is provided to display game information related to a game machine (hereinafter also referred to as a corresponding game machine) to which the game information display device is associated. It is possible to contribute to the improvement of the convenience of hall managers such as players and clerk when confirming etc. For example, when a ball clogging or the like occurs or when a storage box for storing game media needs to be replaced, an operation button may be operated to call a staff member. However, as shown in the feature C1, in the configuration in which the movable body protrudes above the gaming machine, if the movable body is in the second state and the performance is executed, the movable body is operated by the movable body. There is a possibility that the operation of the part is hindered.

  In this regard, as shown in this feature, if the operation unit can be operated by the movable body (contact portion), the above-described influence due to the overlap between the movable body and the game information display unit can be eliminated. Thereby, a movable body and a game information display part can coexist suitably. Even when the movable body is in the second state, the configuration relating to the operation of the operation unit is ensured to reduce the restrictions on the size and the operation range of the movable body. In addition, by ensuring the operation of the operation unit, it is possible to reduce the restriction relating to the period during which the movable body is in the second state. Thereby, a movable body and a game information display part can coexist suitably.

Feature C3. An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) that outputs a signal to the game system (hall computer HC) of the game hall as the game progresses,
The gaming system includes:
A game information display unit (display unit 510 of the game information display device 500) provided above the gaming machine and capable of displaying game information;
An operation unit (call button 518 or the like) provided in the game information display unit and operated to be touched by a player;
Update means (e.g., control unit 570) for updating the game information displayed on the game information display unit based on the signal from the external signal output unit and the operation of the operation unit;
The movable body is configured such that the predetermined portion overlaps the game information display unit from the front of the gaming machine by being in the second state,
A contact portion (protrusion 325A) that comes into contact with the operation portion when the movable body is displaced rearward in a portion of the movable body that faces the operation portion (call button 518 or the like). The gaming machine according to Feature C1, wherein the gaming machine is provided.

  In a game hall island facility, etc., a game information display unit is provided to display game information related to a game machine (hereinafter also referred to as a corresponding game machine) to which the game information display device is associated. It is possible to contribute to the improvement of the convenience of hall managers such as players and clerk when confirming etc. For example, when a ball clogging or the like occurs or when a storage box for storing game media needs to be replaced, an operation button may be operated to call a staff member. However, as shown in the feature C1, in the configuration in which the movable body protrudes above the gaming machine, if the movable body is in the second state and the performance is executed, the movable body is operated by the movable body. There is a possibility that the operation of the part is hindered.

  In this regard, as shown in this feature, if the operation unit can be operated by the movable body (contact portion), the above-described influence due to the overlap between the movable body and the game information display unit can be eliminated. Thereby, a movable body and a game information display part can coexist suitably. Even when the movable body is in the second state, the configuration relating to the operation of the operation unit is ensured to reduce the restrictions on the size and the operation range of the movable body. In addition, by ensuring the operation of the operation unit, it is possible to reduce the restriction relating to the period during which the movable body is in the second state. Thereby, a movable body and a game information display part can coexist suitably.

Feature C4. A holding part (holding part 38) for holding the movable body rotatably;
A drive unit (solenoid 320) for rotating the movable body;
When the movable body rotates in a predetermined direction, a stopper portion (stopper portion 40) that generates a resistance larger than the driving force of the drive portion so as to stop the movable body at an intermediate position in the entire movable range. And
The state where the movable body stops at the midway position is the second state,
The stopper C is configured to allow further rotation of the movable body in the predetermined direction when a force directed in the predetermined direction exceeds the resistance. The gaming machine according to any one of features C3.

  According to the feature C4, the function as an absorber shown in the feature C1 can be suitably exhibited.

  In particular, in combination with the feature C2 or the like, it is possible to prevent the operation unit from being erroneously operated by the movable body (contact portion) when the movable body is switched to the second state.

Feature C5. The stopper portion is a first stopper portion;
The gaming machine according to Feature C4, further comprising a second stopper portion (an upper end of the side wall portion 37) that defines a maximum rotation position in the predetermined direction.

  When the movable body that overlaps the operation unit is caused to function as the operation means, the operability can be improved by increasing the movable body. Although this is advantageous in improving convenience, it may be disadvantageous in realizing protection of the operation unit because the load on the operation unit increases. In this regard, according to the configuration shown in this feature, the first stopper portion and the second stopper portion are used in combination, and after the resistance is increased, the rearward movement is substantially impossible. It is possible to suppress an excessively large load from being applied to the operation unit. By protecting the operation unit in this way, it is possible to suitably suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience due to the improvement of convenience.

Feature C6. An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) that outputs a signal to the game system (hall computer HC) of the game hall as the game progresses,
The gaming system includes:
A game information display unit (display unit 510 of the game information display device 500) provided above the gaming machine and capable of displaying game information;
An operation unit (call button 518 or the like) provided in the game information display unit and operated to be touched by a player;
Updating means for updating the game information displayed on the game information display unit based on a signal from the external signal output unit;
The predetermined portion of the movable body is provided with a contact portion (protrusion 325A) that comes into contact with the operation portion by being displaced rearward under the second state.
The front surface portion of the predetermined portion is configured to face a direction intersecting with an operation direction of the operation portion when the movable body is in the second state. The gaming machine according to any one of features C5.

  When the movable body that overlaps the operation unit is caused to function as the operation means, the operability can be improved by increasing the movable body. Although this is advantageous in improving convenience, it may be disadvantageous in realizing protection of the operation unit because the load on the operation unit increases. In this regard, according to this feature, when the movable body (front surface portion) is pushed toward the operation unit, a part of the force escapes in the direction toward the front surface portion, for example. Thereby, while enjoying the benefit of the improvement of operativity, the fall of the protection function of the operation part resulting from it can be suppressed suitably.

Feature C7. A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) having a pattern display device (for example, symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door body (front door frame 14) that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
A movable body (decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300) that can be switched to a first state and a second state in which the amount of protrusion to the region above the door body is larger than that in the first state;
Switching means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) that outputs a signal to the game system (hall computer HC) of the game hall as the game progresses,
The gaming system includes:
A game information display unit (display unit 510 of the game information display device 500) provided above the gaming machine and capable of displaying game information;
An operation unit (call button 518 or the like) provided in the game information display unit and operated to be touched by a player;
Update means (e.g., control unit 570) for updating the game information displayed on the game information display unit based on the signal from the external signal output unit and the operation of the operation unit;
The display of the game information display unit is updated to the one corresponding to the operation of the operation unit when the movable body is displaced in a predetermined direction under the condition of the second state. Gaming machine.

  In a game hall island facility, etc., a game information display unit is provided to display game information related to a game machine (hereinafter also referred to as a corresponding game machine) to which the game information display device is associated. It is possible to contribute to the improvement of the convenience of hall managers such as players and clerk when confirming etc. For example, when a ball clogging or the like occurs or when a storage box for storing game media needs to be replaced, an operation button may be operated to call a staff member. However, as shown in the feature C1, in the configuration in which the movable body protrudes above the gaming machine, if the movable body is in the second state and the performance is executed, the movable body is operated by the movable body. There is a possibility that the operation of the part is hindered.

  In this regard, as shown in this feature, when the movable body (contact portion) is displaced in a predetermined direction, the display of the game information display portion is updated to the one corresponding to the operation of the operation portion. And the influence of the overlap between the game information display unit and the game information display unit can be eliminated. Thereby, a movable body and a game information display part can coexist suitably. Even when the movable body is in the second state, restrictions on the size and the operation range of the movable body can be reduced by adopting a configuration in which display of information corresponding to the operation is ensured.

  The technical ideas shown in the feature C group and the technical ideas shown in the feature A group and the feature B group may be combined with each other.

<Feature D group>
The following feature group D is “A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine includes a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed and a door that covers the gaming area from the front of the gaming machine. A picture display device that displays a change in the picture when triggered by entering the pitched club is provided. By performing various effects on the display screen of the picture display device, it is based on the ball entering the pitched club. The door lot is provided with a light emitting part, a speaker part, etc., and the degree of attention to the game is improved by changing the light emitting mode and the sound output mode according to the gaming situation. In addition, for example, by providing an effect device having a movable body around the display screen, by giving a predetermined correspondence between the effect by the change display of the pattern and the effect by the effect device, and performing an integrated effect, etc. A gaming machine designed to increase attention to gaming (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). ”However, in the above-described movable production device, restrictions on the operation region are strengthened due to the relationship with the game parts arranged in the vicinity. Therefore, by providing a movable production device on the door body and using the space outside the gaming machine as a production area, it is possible to reduce such restrictions on the operation area. In order to mount the effect device, there is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the effect device. "

Feature D1. A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) having a pattern display device (for example, symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A gaming machine side operation section (for example, a decorative body 310A) operated by a player;
A gaming machine comprising switching means (for example, a protrusion 325A) for switching an aspect of an external device provided outside the gaming machine when the gaming machine side operation unit is operated.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, the aspect of the external device can be switched by operating the gaming machine side operation unit. Since it is not necessary to access an external device, it is possible to contribute to improving the convenience of the player.

  The configuration shown in this feature may be changed as follows.

A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) having a pattern display device (for example, symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) that outputs a signal to a game system (for example, the hall computer HC or the game information display device 500) of the game hall as the game progresses,
The gaming system is provided with a system-side operation unit (for example, a call button 518) operated by a player, and an external device (for example, a switch from the first mode to the second mode based on the operation of the system-side operation unit) A game information display device 500),
A gaming machine side operation section (for example, a decorative body 310A) operated by a player;
A gaming machine comprising switching means (for example, a protrusion 325A) that changes the external device to the second mode based on an operation of the gaming machine side operation unit.

  In a configuration in which the external device mode (for example, the display mode) changes based on the player's operation on the system-side operation unit, the operation on the system-side operation unit may be difficult or impossible in some cases. Moreover, it cannot be denied that the operation of the system side operation unit may be difficult depending on the physique of the player or the like.

  In this regard, according to this configuration, the same result as that obtained when the system side operation unit is operated by operating the gaming machine side operation unit is obtained. Thereby, the occurrence of the above inconvenience can be preferably eliminated, and the convenience of the player can be improved.

Feature D2. A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) having a pattern display device (for example, symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door body (front door frame 14) that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
Switchable between the first state (the state disposed at the standby position) and the second state (the state disposed at the effect position) having a larger amount of protrusion to the region above the door body than the first state. A movable body (decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300);
Movable body switching means (notification / production control device 140 or solenoid 320) for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
A gaming machine arranged below an external device provided outside the gaming machine,
A gaming machine side operation section (for example, a decorative body 310A) operated by a player;
When the movable body is in the second state, external device switching means (for example, a protrusion 325A) that switches the aspect of the external device based on the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit is provided. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  When the gaming machine and the external device associated with the gaming machine are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, there is a possibility that the movable body and the external device overlap when the movable body operates. By using the area above the gaming machine (external area) as the operation area (production area) of the movable body, it is possible to contribute to the expansion of the production range and the enlargement of the production device. In addition, the upper area of the gaming machine is a position that is difficult for the player to reach when seated, compared to the side area of the gaming machine, so that it is easy to avoid the movement of the movable body being obstructed by the player. it can.

  However, when an external device is installed above the gaming machine, there is a possibility that the movable body overlaps the external device from the front. Here, if access to the system-side operation unit or the like provided in the external device is hindered by the movable body, even if the configuration of the gaming machine itself can be made suitable, The convenience of the user may be reduced.

  In this regard, according to the configuration shown in this feature, the aspect of the external device can be switched by operating the gaming machine side operation unit. Since it is not necessary to access an external device, it is possible to contribute to improving the convenience of the player.

  Note that the configuration shown in this feature can be changed as follows.

A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) having a pattern display device (for example, symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door body (front door frame 14) that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
Switchable between the first state (the state disposed at the standby position) and the second state (the state disposed at the effect position) having a larger amount of protrusion to the region above the door body than the first state. A movable body (decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300);
Movable body switching means (notification / production control device 140 or solenoid 320) for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) that outputs a signal to a game system (for example, the hall computer HC or the game information display device 500) of the game hall as the game progresses,
The gaming system is provided with a system-side operation unit (for example, a call button 518) operated by a player, and an external device (game) that switches from the first mode to the second mode based on the operation of the system-side operation unit. An information display device 500),
A gaming machine disposed below the external device,
A gaming machine side operation section (for example, a decorative body 310A) operated by a player;
When the movable body is in the second state, an external device switching means (for example, a protrusion 325A) that sets the external device as the second mode based on the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit. A gaming machine characterized by comprising.

  When the gaming machine and the external device associated with the gaming machine are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, there is a possibility that the movable body and the external device overlap when the movable body operates. By using the area above the gaming machine (external area) as the operation area (production area) of the movable body, it is possible to contribute to the expansion of the production range and the enlargement of the production device. In addition, the upper area of the gaming machine is a position that is difficult for the player to reach when seated, compared to the side area of the gaming machine, so that it is easy to avoid the movement of the movable body being obstructed by the player. it can.

  However, when an external device is installed above the gaming machine, there is a possibility that the movable body overlaps the external device from the front. Here, if access to the system side operation unit provided in the external device is obstructed by the movable body, even if the configuration of the gaming machine itself can be made favorable, the player is caused thereby. The convenience may be reduced.

  In this regard, according to the configuration shown in this feature, by operating the gaming machine side operation unit provided in the gaming machine, the same result as when the system side operation unit is operated can be obtained. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the said problem can be eliminated suitably. Therefore, it becomes easy to allow overlap between the movable body and the external device (system side operation unit), and it is possible to favorably promote the adoption of the movable body, the enlargement of the movable body, and the like.

Feature D3. The external device is
A game information display unit (display unit 510) capable of displaying game information related to the associated gaming machine;
A call operation unit (call button 518) that is operated by a player when calling a staff member of the game hall;
The display mode of the game information display unit is configured to switch from the first mode to the second mode based on the operation of the call operation unit (for example, the call button 518) by a player,
The gaming machine according to Feature D2, wherein the external device switching unit is configured to switch a mode of the external device based on an operation of the gaming machine side operation unit.

  For example, when an error or the like occurs in a gaming machine, or when a storage box or the like needs to be replaced, a staff member can be called by operating a call operation unit (system side operation unit). In such a configuration, it is not necessary to leave the seat in search of a staff member, so that it is expected to improve the convenience of the player. Here, if the movable body operates as described above and the operation of the calling operation unit is hindered by the movable body, the calling function described above cannot be performed well. Preventing the call of the staff member as necessary can be a factor that causes an unexpected disadvantage to the player or the game hall. Therefore, if it is difficult to operate the call operation unit, for example, because the movable body gets in the way, it is preferable to call the clerk by operating the game machine side operation unit instead. Can be suppressed.

  Feature D4. The gaming machine according to Feature D2 or Feature D3, wherein when the movable body is in the second state, the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit is allowed.

  If the movable body is in the second state, the inconvenience shown in the feature D2 or the like is likely to occur. Therefore, a practically preferable configuration can be realized if the support function by the gaming machine side operation unit is effective in the second state. About the structure shown to this feature, it can contribute to protection of the structure which avoids that a game machine side operation part is operated darkly and functions as a game machine side operation part.

  Feature D5. The movable body is provided with a contact portion (projection 325A) that comes into contact with the operation portion when the movable body is in the second state and is displaced rearward in a state of facing the call operation portion. The gaming machine according to any one of features D2 to D4, wherein

  As shown in this feature, if the calling operation unit (system side operation unit) can be operated by the movable body (contact portion), the influence of the overlap between the movable body and the external device can be eliminated. Even when the movable body is in the second state, the restriction on the size and operation range of the movable body can be reduced by adopting a configuration in which the operation of the call operation unit is ensured. In addition, by ensuring the operation of the operation unit, it is possible to reduce the restriction relating to the period during which the movable body is in the second state. Thereby, a movable body and an external apparatus can coexist suitably.

  In addition, by providing a fixed block (main body portion) and a movable block (contact portion) as a configuration in which the main body portion and the contact portion of the movable body are combined so as to allow a change in relative position, portions other than the contact portion can be It is possible to suppress the movement of the contact portion from being hindered by hitting an external device.

  Feature D6. The movable body is configured to hold a contact portion (a position adjustment mechanism 330B or the like in the decorative body 310) so that the position of the movable portion can be adjusted in a direction intersecting the backward displacement direction of the contact portion. The game machine according to Feature D5, wherein a main body portion is provided.

  Regarding the above-mentioned external device, the specifications such as the size and shape are not uniform, and the mounting position of the external device may be different depending on the game hall. In this regard, as shown in this feature, when the position of the contact part can be adjusted, the position and position of the contact part are adjusted after the installation of the gaming machine is completed. The variation in the positional relationship between the accompanying contact portion and the call operation portion (system side operation portion) can be suitably allowed. Thereby, the restrictions concerning the combination of the external device and the gaming machine can be suppressed.

  Feature D7. The holding part is configured such that an area including an overlapping area where the contact part overlaps the movable body in the front-rear direction and a non-overlapping area where the overlapping is avoided are within the position adjustment range. A gaming machine according to D6.

  When a game is being performed with the player sitting on a chair or the like placed in front of the gaming machine, the picture display device is positioned in front of the player's face (at the same height as the line of sight). It is often configured as follows. In view of such circumstances, even if the movable body and the call operation unit (system side operation unit) do not overlap each other, the player's face (eyes) and the system side operation unit The possibility that a movable body intervenes between them cannot be denied. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if the non-overlapping region that exceeds the overlapping region with the movable body is followed, the effect shown in the feature D6 can be suitably exhibited.

  Feature D8. The driving force transmitting means for displacing the contact portion rearward by transmitting an operation force based on an operation of the gaming machine side operation portion to the contact portion is provided. Gaming machine.

  As shown in this feature, by adopting a configuration in which the operation force is transmitted to the system side operation unit via the driving force transmission means, it is possible to contribute to simplification of the configuration related to the operation function. This is advantageous in suppressing an increase in the weight of the movable body and improving responsiveness when the movable body operates. Further, by adopting a configuration in which the power transmission means is interposed, the force transmitted to the system side operation unit can be reduced so as not to become excessively large.

  Feature D9. A feature D5 to a feature D7, comprising a drive unit (for example, a second solenoid 330G) that generates a drive force that displaces the contact unit backward based on the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  In a configuration in which the operation function of the external device is supplemented using the configuration on the gaming machine side (game machine side operation unit), the game machine side operation unit is closer to the player than the call operation unit (system side operation unit) ( The player's access is facilitated for the reason that it exists on the front side. However, on the other hand, the operation force can be increased by facilitating the operation. This can be a factor of excessively increasing the load applied to the external device (system side operation unit) as compared with the case where the system side operation unit is directly operated. In this respect, the protection function of the system-side operation unit can be enhanced by providing a drive unit as shown in this feature to avoid direct transmission of the operation force.

  Feature D10. When the movable body is in the second state, the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit is allowed. When the movable body is in the first state, the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit is permitted. The gaming machine according to any one of the features D2 to D9, further comprising an operation regulating means for regulating the game.

  When the movable body is in the first state, the possibility that the operation of the call operation unit (system side operation unit) is hindered is lower than that in the second state. Therefore, in the first state, it is possible to prevent the operation from being performed in the dark by restricting the operation of the gaming machine side restricting unit. When the configuration related to the operation unit, the drive unit, or the like is disposed on the movable body, it is difficult to ensure the holding strength of these various configurations. Therefore, by avoiding unnecessary operations and reducing the load related to the configuration, it is possible to suitably suppress the occurrence of these various inconveniences.

Feature D11. When the movable body is in the first state, a housing portion (housing portion 36) that houses the movable body is provided,
The gaming machine side operation section is disposed on the movable body, and when the movable body is in the first state, the gaming machine side operation section is accommodated in the housing section and the movable body is in the second state. The gaming machine according to any one of features D2 to D10, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be exposed from the housing portion.

  By adopting a configuration in which the movable body (game machine side operation unit) is accommodated in the housing unit, it is possible to protect the game machine side operation unit from being operated darkly. By prohibiting access to the gaming machine side operation unit itself, the protection function shown in the feature B9 and the like can be suitably enhanced.

Feature D12. The gaming machine side operation part constitutes a part of the decoration provided on the front part of the gaming machine,
When the gaming machine side operation unit can be operated, the external device is set as the second mode by operating the gaming machine side operation unit or indicating that the gaming machine side operation unit is operable. The game according to any one of features D2 to D11, further comprising notification means (a function of executing notification processing by the MPU of the notification / production control device 140) for notifying that the information is to be obtained. Machine.

  When the gaming machine side operation part constitutes a part of the decoration on the front side of the gaming machine, the presence of the gaming machine side operation part can be suppressed from deteriorating the appearance of the gaming machine, but the gaming machine side Concerns arise when the player cannot use the above-mentioned support function well because the operation unit becomes inconspicuous. This can be a hindrance in exerting the effect shown in the feature D2 or the like. In this regard, as shown in this feature, if the configuration is used to prompt the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit using the notification means, the use of the gaming machine side operation unit can be promoted while suppressing a decrease in appearance.

  In addition, as a configuration for notifying what kind of events will occur by operating the operating unit on the gaming machine side, consideration for players with poor specifications of gaming machines, etc. will reduce the satisfaction of the players. It can suppress suitably.

Feature D13. The external device has a call operation unit operated when calling an attendant,
Special gaming state transition means for transitioning the gaming state to a special gaming state more advantageous to the player than usual when a specific transition condition is satisfied;
The movable body switching means comprises means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when shifting to the special gaming state,
The gaming machine according to Feature D11, wherein the notification unit includes a unit that performs the notification when a predetermined condition is satisfied under the condition of the second state.

  In the first place, it is not a frequent occurrence for situations that require a call from an attendant. Therefore, it is determined whether or not it is better to call the clerk on the gaming machine side, and the above notification is made according to the judgment result, so that the gaming machine side operation is performed in accordance with the flow of the game. The use of the department can be encouraged.

Feature D14. The external device has a call operation unit operated when calling an attendant,
A game board (game board unit 80) in which a game area is formed;
A starting entrance (acting ports 83a, 83b) provided in the gaming area and into which a gaming ball can enter;
Lottery means (lottery function in the MPU 402 of the main controller 162) for lottery of whether or not to generate a special game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state based on the entry to the starting pitching unit; ,
A variable pitching portion (variable winning device 82) that is provided in the gaming area and can be switched between an accepting state in which a game ball can enter and a non-accepting state in which entering the ball is more difficult than the accepting state;
Switching control means for switching the variable pitching portion to the acceptance state and the non-acceptance state when the special game state is entered;
Payout means (payout device 224) for paying out game balls to the storage tray (lower plate 34) based on the entry into the variable entry portion,
Monitoring means for monitoring the amount of game balls stored in the storage tray (for example, a full tank detection sensor);
The informing means includes means for informing the informing when the storage amount reaches a predetermined amount in a state where the movable body is in the second state. Or the gaming machine according to Feature D13.

  In the special game state, the entry into the variable entry portion is allowed, and the game ball is paid out according to the entry into the variable entry portion. For these reasons, during the special game state, there is a high possibility that the player's ball will increase and the storage box needs to be replaced. In particular, when the storage tray is full, there is a higher need to call a staff member for replacement of the storage box. Therefore, it is possible to realize a configuration that is actually preferable by determining that the situation is such a situation on the gaming machine side and performing the notification.

Feature D15. Stopping means for stopping the switching to the second state when the switching of the movable body to the second state is prevented;
And a return means for returning the movable body to the first state when the movable body is in an intermediate state between the first state and the second state by the stopping means. The gaming machine according to any one of features D2 to D14.

  If the movable body protrudes halfway, it is assumed that not only the operation of the call operation unit (system side operation unit) is hindered, but also the complementary function by the gaming machine side operation unit is not exhibited well. Therefore, in such a situation, the occurrence of the above-described inconvenience can be suitably suppressed by forcibly returning the movable body to the first state.

Feature D16. The gaming machine side operation unit is provided on the movable body,
The operation direction of the gaming machine side operation unit is defined to be a direction intersecting with an operation direction of the movable body when the movable body is switched from the second state to the first state. The gaming machine according to any one of features D2 to D15.

  In the configuration in which the movable body can be switched between the first state and the second state, there is a possibility that the movable body is about to switch to the first state by operating the gaming machine side operation unit. When such a displacement of the movable body occurs, it is assumed that the above-described support function cannot be performed well due to a change in the positional relationship between the movable body and the call operation unit (system side operation unit). Therefore, if the moving direction of the movable body and the operation direction are crossed as shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the displacement of the movable body due to the player's operation. As a result, the support function can be suitably exhibited.

  Feature D17. The gaming machine according to Feature D16, wherein the holding unit is configured to hold the movable body in the second state so as to allow the return to the first state.

  When an external force that pushes the movable body back to the first state is applied, allowing the movable body to move toward the first state can contribute to protection of the movable body. However, the above-described misalignment easily occurs due to such enhancement of the protection function. Therefore, when the configuration shown in the feature D16 is applied to the configuration shown in this feature, the protection function of the movable body and the support function can be preferably made compatible.

  Feature D18. According to any one of features D2 to D17, wherein the area of the operation part in the gaming machine side operation part is configured to be larger than the area of the operation part in the call operation part. Gaming machine.

  According to the feature D18, even if it becomes difficult to access the call operation unit (system side operation unit), the operation target is located on the gaming machine side operation unit that is located on the near side and larger than the call operation unit. By shifting, a decrease in operability is suitably suppressed.

Feature D19. The door body is provided with a bulging portion that bulges forward in the gaming machine,
The bulging portion is formed with a housing portion for housing the movable body,
The gaming machine according to any one of features D2 to D18, wherein the operation is disposed at a position in front of the housing portion.

  According to the feature D19, even if it becomes difficult to access the call operation unit (system side operation unit), the operation target is moved to the gaming machine side operation unit located on the front side of the call operation unit (system side operation unit). The decrease is suitably suppressed. In particular, by setting the bulging portion bulging forward in the gaming machine as an object to be disposed of the gaming machine side operation unit, the gaming machine side operation unit can be suitably brought close to the player.

  In addition, by providing the gaming machine side operation unit separately from the movable body, it is possible to avoid the movable body being an operation target by the player. This is a preferable configuration not only for protecting the movable body but also for suppressing the displacement of the movable body when the gaming machine side operation unit is operated.

Feature D20. A gaming machine main body (inner frame 13) having a pattern display device (for example, symbol display device 253) that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door body (front door frame 14) that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
Switchable between the first state (the state disposed at the standby position) and the second state (the state disposed at the effect position) having a larger amount of protrusion to the region above the door body than the first state. A movable body (decorative body 310 of the movable effect device 300);
Movable body switching means (notification / production control device 140 or solenoid 320) for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
An external signal output unit (external output terminal plate 213) that outputs a signal to a game system (for example, the hall computer HC or the game information display device 500) of the game hall as the game progresses,
The gaming system is provided with a system-side operation unit (for example, a call button 518) operated by a player, and an external device (game) that switches from the first mode to the second mode based on the operation of the system-side operation unit. An information display device 500),
A gaming machine disposed below the external device,
A gaming machine side operation section (for example, a decorative body 310A) provided on the door body or the gaming machine main body and operated by a player;
In the movable body, the movable body is provided in a portion facing the system-side operation unit in the second state, and the gaming machine-side operation unit is operated under the second state. A gaming machine comprising a contact portion (protrusion 325A) that comes into contact with the operation portion by being displaced rearward when it is played.

  When the gaming machine and the external device associated with the gaming machine are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, there is a possibility that the movable body and the external device overlap when the movable body operates. By using the area above the gaming machine (external area) as the operation area (production area) of the movable body, it is possible to contribute to the expansion of the production range and the enlargement of the production device. In addition, the upper area of the gaming machine is a position that is difficult for the player to reach when seated, compared to the side area of the gaming machine, so that it is easy to avoid the movement of the movable body being obstructed by the player. it can.

  However, when an external device is installed above the gaming machine, there is a possibility that the movable body overlaps the external device from the front. Here, if access to the system side operation unit provided in the external device is obstructed by the movable body, even if the configuration of the gaming machine itself can be made favorable, the player is caused thereby. The convenience may be reduced.

  In this regard, according to the configuration shown in this feature, by operating the gaming machine side operation unit provided in the gaming machine, the same result as when the system side operation unit is operated can be obtained. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the said problem can be eliminated suitably. Therefore, it becomes easy to allow overlap between the movable body and the external device (system side operation unit), and it is possible to favorably promote the adoption of the movable body, the enlargement of the movable body, and the like.

  In addition, by providing the gaming machine side operation unit separately from the movable body, it is possible to avoid the movable body being an operation target by the player. This is a preferable configuration not only for protecting the movable body but also for suppressing the displacement of the movable body when the gaming machine side operation unit is operated.

  The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko machine: operation means (game ball launching handle 41) operated by a player, game ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 110) for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and the fired A ball path (guidance path 103) for guiding a game ball to a predetermined game area (game area PE) and game parts (such as nail members 93) arranged in the game area are provided. A gaming machine that gives a bonus to a player when a game ball passes through a passing part (such as a general winning opening 81).

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

  Ball-use belt-type game machine: Equipped with variable display means that displays the symbol sequence consisting of multiple symbols in a variably displayed state, and then stops and displays the symbol sequence. The special game state (bonus) that is advantageous to the player on the condition that the change of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the operating means or when the predetermined time elapses, and the final stop symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol A throwing device that performs a throwing process for taking in a game ball from the ball tray and a payout device for paying out the game ball to the ball tray, A gaming machine configured such that the operation of the starting operation means is made effective when a game ball is inserted by.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine as a game machine, 13 ... Inner frame which comprises a game machine main body, 14 ... Front door frame as a door body, 20 ... Frame body, 26 ... Lamp part, 35 ... Swelling part, 36 ... Accommodating part 38 ... Holding part, 40 ... Stopper part, 80 ... Game board unit, 82 ... Variable winning device as variable pitching means, 83a ... Upper operating port, 83b ... Lower operating port, 87 ... Main display unit, 140 ... Notification -Production control device, 162 ... Main control device, 213 ... External output terminal board, 213a to 213j ... External output terminal, 253 ... Symbol display device, 253a ... Display screen, 300 ... Movable production device, 310 ... Decoration as movable body Body 320 ... Solenoid 325A ... Projection as contact part or contact part 500 ... Game information display device as external device 510 ... Display unit as display part 511 ... Liquid crystal display 511 ... Display screen, 515 ... Case body, 518 ... Call button as system side operation unit, 530 ... Holder as holding unit, 570 ... Control unit, CL1, CL2 ... Rotation center axis, HC ... Hall computer, WH ... Wiring .

Claims (5)

A gaming machine main body having a pattern display device that variably displays a pattern as the game progresses;
A door that covers the pattern display device and is rotatable forward of the gaming machine;
A movable body that can be switched to a second state in which the amount of protrusion to the region above the door body is larger than the first state and the first state;
Movable body switching means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied;
A gaming machine arranged below an external device provided outside the gaming machine,
A gaming machine side operation unit operated by a player;
When the movable body is in the second state, an external device switching unit that switches the aspect of the external device based on the operation of the gaming machine side operation unit is provided. Gaming machine.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the movable body is in the second state, an operation of the gaming machine side operation unit is allowed. 3.   The movable body comes into contact with the external device side operation section by displacing the movable body in the second state in a state where the movable body faces the external device side operation section of the external device. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a contact portion is provided.   4. The movable body is provided with a holding portion that holds the contact portion so that the position of the movable portion can be adjusted in a direction that intersects a rearward displacement direction of the contact portion. The gaming machine described in 1.   The holding unit is configured such that an area including an overlapping area where the contact part overlaps the movable body in the front-rear direction and a non-overlapping area where the overlapping is avoided are within the range of the position adjustment. Item 5. The gaming machine according to item 4.

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