JP2016185390A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can reduce chances for fraudulence being performed from the back side of a game machine body.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a reel device and a liquid crystal display for executing variation display corresponding to a progress of a game. A door block is provided on the front side of a face replacement block in which the reel device and the like are mounted, and a discharge block is attached to the door block so as to cover the rear side of the face replacement block. A locking device 120 is attached to a door block for locking the discharge block to the door block. The discharge block is provided with enclosure covers 675, 676. When the discharge block and the door block are locked by the locking device 120, the locking parts are enclosed by the enclosure covers 675, 676.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 53

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  As a kind of gaming machine, it has a reel device with a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface, and starts rotation of the reel device (variable display of symbols on the display device) with the start operation by the player, and also stops by the player 2. Description of the Related Art A ball-use spinning machine that stops the rotation of a reel device with an operation is known. In such a gaming machine, the rotation of the reel device is started by performing a starting operation after a predetermined number of game balls are taken in. When the stop symbol displayed on the predetermined active line matches the predetermined small combination formation symbol at the time when the rotation of the reel device stops, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out corresponding to the respective combination combination. When the stop symbol matches the specific combination formation symbol, for example, the game shifts to a predetermined game (special game state) that is advantageous to the player such as a big bonus game.

  The above-mentioned ball-use spinning machine has various parts and devices such as various operation members operated by a player, a reel device, a main control device that manages the progress of the game, and a payout device that pays out game balls. These are integrally mounted. In addition, the ball-cylinder spinning machine has an outer frame (also referred to as a wooden frame) similar to a pachinko machine, and a gaming machine body on which a reel device and a main control device are mounted on the outer frame. It is attached so that it can be opened and closed. The various operation members described above are attached to the front side of the gaming machine main body. Further, the payout device is mounted on the payout mechanism body. The payout mechanism body, in addition to the payout device, stores a game ball storage tank or a payout game ball on a player side storage unit (for example, an upper plate or A passage leading to the lower plate is provided. The payout mechanism is attached to the back side of the gaming machine main body so as to be openable and closable (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the case of a ball-carrying revolving game machine having the above configuration, an opening is provided in the payout mechanism body so as to expose the reel device or the main control device from the back side, or the payout mechanism body is arranged so as to avoid the reel device or the main control device. It is common to be attached. The gaming machine main body and the outer frame are locked so that the gaming machine main body can be opened from the outer frame only by a specific operator such as a manager of a gaming hall, for example. Generally, a locking device that can be unlocked from the front side is attached.

  However, in such a configuration, when the locked state of the gaming machine main body and the outer frame is illegally released, the reel device and the main control device are exposed from the back side of the gaming machine main body. For this reason, the inventor of the present application has become concerned that the locked state of the gaming machine main body and the outer frame may be illegally released and the main control device or the like may be illegal.

  On the other hand, in a pachinko machine, a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed and a liquid crystal display device is installed is mounted on the gaming machine body, a door is attached to the front side of the gaming machine body, and main control is performed on the rear side. A device and a payout mechanism are attached. The gaming machine main body is attached to the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, and a locking device for locking the gaming machine main body and the outer frame so that they cannot be opened is attached. Even in such a case, if the locked state of the gaming machine main body and the outer frame is illegally released, the back side of the gaming board or the like will be exposed, and there is a concern that fraud may be performed from the back side of the gaming machine main body. .

JP 2005-245794 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can reduce the chance of fraud from the back side of the gaming machine main body.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 has a supported portion supported to be attached to an attachment object so as to be openable and closable, and a pattern display device that variably displays the pattern, and the stop timing of the pattern and the progress of the game A main control device that manages the main control device, etc., and when the picture display device stops and displays the specific design at an effective position visible from the front of the game machine, the main control device In a gaming machine that shifts the gaming state to a special gaming state in which the opportunity to be paid out increases, a cover that is supported on the back side of the gaming machine body so as to be openable and closable and covers at least the main controller from the back side of the gaming machine body A body and a movable locking member, and when the covering body is closed with respect to the gaming machine main body, the locking member is locked to a locked member provided on the covering body side. The closed state And a locking device for lifting, characterized by being surrounded by the enclosing means locking portion by the locking member and the engaged member.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the chance of fraud from the back side of the gaming machine body.

It is a perspective view showing the whole gaming machine in one embodiment. It is a front view of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the internal open state of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the internal open state of a gaming machine. It is a rear view of a gaming machine. It is a figure which shows typically the outline | summary of the game machine main part and its opening / closing operation | movement. It is the perspective view which looked at the door block from back. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the main structures of a door block. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the main structures of a door block. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows a front door body and an inner frame. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows a front door body and an inner frame. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows an upper cover part in a door block. It is the figure which looked at the locking device from the back side of a game machine. It is the figure which looked at the locking device from the open end side of a gaming machine. It is the figure which looked at the locking device in the state where the protective cover was removed from the back side of the gaming machine. It is the figure which looked at the locking device of the state where the protective cover was removed from the open end side of the gaming machine. It is the figure which looked at the locking device of the state where the protective cover was removed from the opening and closing center side of the gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing explaining the peripheral site | part to which the protective cover in a locking device is attached, and a protective cover. (A) is a figure which shows the initial state of a locking device, (b) is a figure which shows operation | movement of a locking device when an operation key is rotated clockwise. (A) is a figure which shows the initial state of a locking device, (b) is a figure which shows operation | movement of a locking device when an operation key is rotated counterclockwise. It is a perspective view of an upper plate unit. (A) is the top view seen from the upper direction of the upper plate unit, (b) is the top view seen from the lower side of the upper plate unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of an upper plate unit. It is a perspective view of an upper plate. It is a top view of an upper plate. It is a perspective view which shows an upper plate and the cover member provided in this upper plate. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a discharge operation transmission apparatus. It is a top view which shows the structure of the discharge operation transmission apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of a ball stopper. It is a top view which shows the structure of a ball stopper. It is a rear view which shows the state with which the intake unit was mounted | worn under the upper plate, and the state isolate | separated from the back side. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the operation state of a ball stopper and the flow of a game ball. It is a perspective view of an intake unit. It is a perspective view of an intake unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of an intake unit. It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of a taking-in apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of a taking-in apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a discharge gate member. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of a discharge gate member. It is a perspective view of a surface change block. It is a perspective view of a surface change block. It is a front view of a surface change block. It is a disassembled perspective view of a surface change block. It is a disassembled perspective view of a surface change block. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a front frame. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a reel apparatus. It is a perspective view of a payout block. It is a perspective view of a payout block. It is a rear view of a payout block. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows a payout apparatus etc. from the payout block. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed control devices from the payout block. It is a rear view which shows the state which removed control devices from the payout block. It is an enlarged view which expands and shows the latching | locking site | part of a payout block and a door block. It is a figure for demonstrating the unlocking operation | movement of a locking device. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the electrical structure of a game machine. It is an enlarged view which expands and shows the latching | locking site | part of a payout block and a door block using another surrounding member.

  First, invention groups that can be extracted from the present embodiment are shown as means n (n = 1, 2, 3,...), And will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the present embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Means 1. A design display device (reel device 503) having a supported portion (hinge bracket 8) supported to be opened and closed on an attachment target (outer frame 2), and a stop timing of the design and progress of the game And a main control device (main control device 505) for managing the game machine main body (door block 4 and face change block 5), and the picture display device is in an effective position visible from the front of the game machine. In the case where the specific picture is stopped and displayed, the main control device, in the gaming machine that shifts the gaming state to a special gaming state (bonus game) in which the chance of the game ball being paid out increases,
A cover (a payout block 6 having a protective cover portion 612) that is supported on the back side of the gaming machine body so as to be openable and closable and covers at least the main controller from the back side of the gaming machine body;
There are movable locking members (second metal fittings 451, 452), and when the cover is closed with respect to the gaming machine main body, the locked member (covered) provided on the cover side is provided. A locking device (locking device 120) that holds the closed state by locking the locking member to the locking pieces 673, 674),
Enclosed portions (enclosed portions of second hook metal parts 451 and 452 and locked pieces 673 and 674) by the locking member and the locked member are surrounded by surrounding means (enclosure covers 675 and 676). A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the means 1, the covering body that covers at least the main control device from the back side of the gaming machine body is provided on the back side of the gaming machine body so as to be opened and closed. When the covering body is closed with respect to the gaming machine main body, the locking member of the locking device is locked to the locked member provided on the covering body side, thereby being held in the closed state. As described above, by providing a cover that covers at least the main control device from the back side of the gaming machine main body, the main control device is unexposed and reduces the chance of fraud from the back side of the gaming machine to the main control device. can do.

  In this configuration, the locking portions of the locking member and the locked member are surrounded by the surrounding means. As a result, in the locked state of the locking member and the locked member, the locking member is moved by a fraudulent tool such as a wire to be in the unlocked state, and accordingly the cover is released from the gaming machine main body. Cheating can be prevented. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the chance of fraud in the main control device.

  In addition, the covering body may be configured to cover a part of the main control device in addition to the configuration covering the main control device from the back side of the gaming machine main body, and in essence, the removal of the main control device is regulated. Anything that plays a role is acceptable. Further, the surrounding means may be configured to surround a part of the locking part in addition to the structure surrounding the entire locking part, and it is difficult to release the locking part illegally. Anything that plays a role is acceptable.

Mean 2. In means 1, an enclosure member (enclosure cover 675,676) as the enclosure means is provided on either the gaming machine body or the covering body,
When the locking member and the locked member are brought into a locked state, the locking portion is surrounded by the surrounding member.

  According to the means 2, the surrounding member as the surrounding means is provided in either the gaming machine main body or the covering body. And when a locking member and a to-be-latched member are made into a latching state, the latching site | part will be enclosed by the surrounding member. Thereby, the operation | work which makes a covering body closed with respect to a game machine main body, and the operation | work which surrounds a latching site | part can be performed collectively.

Means 3. In the means 1, an enclosure member as the enclosure means is provided separately from the gaming machine main body and the covering body,
The surrounding member has a sandwiched portion that is sandwiched between the gaming machine main body and the covering body,
When the covering body is in a closed state with respect to the gaming machine main body, the surrounding member is mounted in a state in which the surrounding member cannot be detached by being sandwiched between the gaming machine main body and the covering body. A featured gaming machine.

  According to the means 3, the surrounding member as the surrounding means is provided separately from the gaming machine main body and the covering body. The surrounding member has a sandwiched portion. This sandwiched portion is sandwiched between the gaming machine main body and the cover, and the surrounding member is mounted in a state in which it cannot be detached. Thereby, the removal of the surrounding member is regulated, and the locking portion can be surrounded by the surrounding member. As a result, the effect of the means 1 can be realized.

  Means 4. In the means 2 or 3, the surrounding member is configured such that the locking portion surrounded by the surrounding member is visible.

  According to the means 4, the surrounding member is configured such that the locking portion surrounded by the surrounding member is visible. Thereby, even if the gaming machine main body and the cover are held in the closed state (the locked state of the locking member and the locked member), the locking member and the locked member are interposed via the surrounding member. It can be confirmed whether or not is in a locked state. As a result, for example, even if the covering body is intended to be held in a closed state with respect to the gaming machine main body, a locking error such that the locking member and the locked member are not actually locked is avoided. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, as a structure of the surrounding member which can visually recognize a locking part, for example, the structure which makes a locking part visible by making the surrounding member transparent or partially transparent, and a plurality of slits are formed in the surrounding member The structure etc. which can visually recognize a latching part by this are mentioned.

  Means 5. In any one of means 2 to means 4, the surrounding member is formed in a case shape so as to accommodate the locking portion.

  According to the means 5, the surrounding member is formed in a case shape so as to accommodate the locking portion. Thus, when the gaming machine main body and the covering body are held in the closed state, the locking portion is accommodated and surrounded by the surrounding member. As a result, in the locked state of the locking member and the locked member, the locking member is moved by a fraudulent tool such as a wire to release the locking state, and accordingly, the cover body is released from the gaming machine body. Actions can be further suppressed.

Means 6. In the gaming machine body, the picture display device is mounted at substantially the center thereof, and the gaming machine body is an open end side of the gaming machine body and the locking device is attached to the side of the pattern display device,
6. The device according to any one of means 2 to 5, wherein the surrounding member is provided so as to protrude laterally from a display device cover portion (protective cover portion 612) that covers the picture display device of the covering. Game machines.

  In the gaming machine of the means 6, a picture display device is mounted substantially at the center of the gaming machine main body, and a locking device is attached to the open end side of the gaming machine main body and to the side of the picture display device.

  In the above gaming machine, the surrounding member is provided so as to protrude laterally from a display device covering portion that covers the pattern display device of the covering. Thereby, the cover can be made compact as compared with the configuration in which the display device cover in the cover is extended to cover the locking portion and the display device cover functions as the surrounding member. As a result, handling of the covering is advantageous during the manufacture and assembly of the gaming machine, and it is possible to prevent the covering from interfering with the equipment when installing the gaming machine on an island facility or the like.

Mean 7 In any one of the means 2 to 6, the locking member is formed in a bowl shape,
Restriction pieces (projecting projecting piece portions 404 and 405) that protrude from the gaming machine main body side to the rear of the gaming machine and restrict the movement of the locking member that is in the locked state from the locked state overlap the locking member. And fixed to the locking device as described above,
A gaming machine, wherein the locking portion including the regulating piece is surrounded by the surrounding member.

  According to the means 7, the locking member has a hook shape, and the regulating piece is fixed to the locking device so as to protrude from the gaming machine main body side to the rear of the gaming machine and overlap the locking member. As a result, even if it is attempted to move the locking member by a fraudulent tool such as a wire in order to bring the locking member and the locked member in the locked state into the unlocked state, the fraudulent act is caused by the fixed regulating piece. Is regulated. Further, in this configuration, the locking portion including the restriction piece is surrounded by the surrounding member. Thereby, double fraud countermeasures can be applied to the locking part.

Means 8. In any one of the means 2 to 7, the locking device includes an external operation means (key cylinder 411) that is operated to move the locking member from the front side of the gaming machine to release the locking state. A transmission portion (cam plate 413) for transmitting a release operation of the operation means to the locking member;
A gaming machine, wherein the transmitting portion is surrounded by a transmitting portion surrounding member (protective cover 401) in a locked state of the locking member and the locked member.

  According to the means 8, when the release operation of the external operation means is performed, the locking member moves through the transmission portion to be in the unlocked state. The transmitting portion is surrounded by the transmitting portion surrounding member in the locked state of the locking member and the locked member. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the transmission unit from being fraudulently opened so that the covering body is illegally opened with respect to the gaming machine main body.

  In addition, it is good to form a transmission part surrounding member in a case shape. That is, since the transmission unit is surrounded and surrounded by the transmission unit enclosing member, it is possible to further suppress illegal acts on the transmission unit.

Means 9. In the means 8, the locking device holds the gaming machine main body and the attachment target in a closed state, and the main body locking members (first hook metal parts 421, 422) that move by the operation of the external operation means. Prepared,
When an unlocking operation for the main body is performed by the external operation means in a locked state of the main body locking member and the main body locked member (holding metal fittings 7a, 7b) which is the receiving side member, A gaming machine, wherein the locking member for main body moves through a transmission portion to be in a locked release state.

  According to the means 9, the locking device is provided with the locking member for the main body, and when the locking member for the main body and the locked member for the main body are in the locked state, the gaming machine main body is the object to be attached. Is kept closed. In the locked state of the locking member for the main body and the locked member for the main body, if the locking operation for the main body is performed by the external operation means, the locking member for the main body moves through the transmission portion and is engaged. It becomes a stop release state. This transmission part is enclosed by the transmission part surrounding member. For this reason, it is possible to suppress fraud on the transmission unit so that the gaming machine main body is illegally opened with respect to the attachment target.

  Further, the locking device makes the attachment target and the gaming machine main body unopenable and possible, and makes the covering and the gaming machine main body unopenable and possible. Thereby, the manager of the game hall where the gaming machine is installed can release the state where the gaming machine main body or the covering body cannot be opened from the front side of the gaming machine, and the workability when the covering body is normally opened is improved. It becomes possible to make it easy.

Means 10. A design display device (reel device 503) having a supported portion (hinge bracket 8) supported to be opened and closed on an attachment target (outer frame 2), and a stop timing of the design and progress of the game And a main control device (main control device 505) for managing the game machine main body (door block 4 and face change block 5), and the picture display device is in an effective position visible from the front of the game machine. In the case where the specific picture is stopped and displayed, the main control device, in the gaming machine that shifts the gaming state to a special gaming state (bonus game) in which the chance of the game ball being paid out increases,
A cover (a payout block 6 having a protective cover portion 612) that is supported on the back side of the gaming machine body so as to be openable and closable and covers at least the main controller from the back side of the gaming machine body;
The locking members (second metal fittings 451 and 452) provided on the gaming machine main body side and the locked members (locked pieces 673 and 674) provided on the covering body side are locked. As a result, the gaming machine main body and the covering body are held in a closed state, and either the locking member or the locked member is moved by a predetermined operation to open the gaming machine main body and the covering body. Locking means (locking device 120) to be enabled;
Enclosure means (enclosure covers 675 and 676) for enclosing the locking portions (locking portions of the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674) by the locking member and the locked member. A gaming machine characterized by having it.

  According to the means 10, on the back side of the gaming machine main body, a covering that covers at least the main controller from the back side of the gaming machine main body is provided so as to be openable and closable. The gaming machine main body and the cover are held in a closed state when the locking member and the locked member are locked. As described above, by providing a cover that covers at least the main control device from the back side of the gaming machine main body, the main control device is unexposed and reduces the chance of fraud from the back side of the gaming machine to the main control device. can do.

  In this configuration, the locking portions of the locking member and the locked member are surrounded by the surrounding means. As a result, in the locked state of the locking member and the locked member, either the locking member or the locked member is moved by a fraudulent tool such as a wire to release the locked state. Unauthorized acts such as opening up to the gaming machine body can be prevented. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the chance of fraud in the main control device.

  In addition, the covering body may be configured to cover a part of the main control device in addition to the configuration covering the main control device from the back side of the gaming machine main body, and in essence, the removal of the main control device is regulated. Anything that plays a role is acceptable. Further, the surrounding means may be configured to surround a part of the locking part in addition to the structure surrounding the entire locking part, and it is difficult to release the locking part illegally. Anything that plays a role is acceptable.

Means 11. In the means 10, an enclosure member (enclosure cover 675,676) as the enclosure means is provided on either the gaming machine main body or the covering body,
When the locking member and the locked member are brought into a locked state, the locking portion is surrounded by the surrounding member.

  According to the means 11, the surrounding member as the surrounding means is provided in either the gaming machine main body or the covering body. And when a locking member and a to-be-latched member are made into a latching state, the latching site | part will be enclosed by the surrounding member. Thereby, the operation | work which makes a covering body closed with respect to a game machine main body, and the operation | work which surrounds a latching site | part can be performed collectively.

Means 12. In the means 10, the surrounding body as the surrounding means is provided separately from the gaming machine main body and the covering body,
The surrounding member has a sandwiched portion that is sandwiched between the gaming machine main body and the covering body,
When the covering body is in a closed state with respect to the gaming machine main body, the surrounding member is mounted in a state in which the surrounding member cannot be detached by being sandwiched between the gaming machine main body and the covering body. A featured gaming machine.

  According to the means 12, the surrounding member as the surrounding means is provided separately from the gaming machine main body and the covering body. The surrounding member has a sandwiched portion. This sandwiched portion is sandwiched between the gaming machine main body and the cover, and the surrounding member is mounted in a state in which it cannot be detached. Thereby, the removal of the surrounding member is regulated, and the locking portion can be surrounded by the surrounding member. As a result, the effect of the means 10 can be realized.

  Means 13. The gaming machine according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the surrounding member is configured such that the locking portion surrounded by the surrounding member is visible.

  According to the means 13, the surrounding member is configured such that the locking portion surrounded by the surrounding member is visible. Thereby, even if the gaming machine main body and the cover are held in the closed state (the locked state of the locking member and the locked member), the locking member and the locked member are interposed via the surrounding member. It can be confirmed whether or not is in a locked state. As a result, for example, even if the covering body is intended to be held in a closed state with respect to the gaming machine main body, a locking error such that the locking member and the locked member are not actually locked is avoided. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, as a structure of the surrounding member which can visually recognize a locking part, for example, the structure which makes a locking part visible by making the surrounding member transparent or partially transparent, and a plurality of slits are formed in the surrounding member The structure etc. which can visually recognize a latching part by this are mentioned.

  Means 14. In any one of means 11 to means 13, the surrounding member is formed in a case shape so as to accommodate the locking portion.

  According to the means 14, the surrounding member is formed in a case shape so as to accommodate the locking portion. Thus, when the gaming machine main body and the covering body are held in the closed state, the locking portion is accommodated and surrounded by the surrounding member. As a result, in the locked state of the locking member and the locked member, either the locking member or the locked member is moved by a fraudulent tool such as a wire to release the locked state, and the covering body is game-played accordingly. It is possible to further suppress illegal acts such as opening the machine body.

Means 15. In the gaming machine body, the picture display device is mounted at substantially the center thereof, and the gaming machine body is an open end side of the gaming machine body and the locking device is attached to the side of the pattern display device,
The means 11 to the means 14 according to any one of the means 11 to the means 14, wherein the surrounding member is provided so as to protrude laterally from a display device cover portion (protective cover portion 612) that covers the pattern display device of the covering body. Game machines.

  In the gaming machine of the means 15, a picture display device is mounted substantially at the center of the gaming machine main body, and a locking device is attached to the open end side of the gaming machine main body and to the side of the picture display device.

  In the above gaming machine, the surrounding member is provided so as to protrude laterally from a display device covering portion that covers the pattern display device of the covering. Thereby, the cover can be made compact as compared with the configuration in which the display device cover in the cover is extended to cover the locking portion and the display device cover functions as the surrounding member. As a result, handling of the covering is advantageous during the manufacture and assembly of the gaming machine, and it is possible to prevent the covering from interfering with the equipment when installing the gaming machine on an island facility or the like.

Means 16. In any one of the means 11 to 15, the movement of either the locking member or the locked member that protrudes from the gaming machine main body side to the rear of the gaming machine and is in the unlocked state from the locked state is restricted. A regulating piece (overhang projecting piece 404, 405) to be fixed to the locking means so as to overlap the locking part,
A gaming machine, wherein the locking portion including the regulating piece is surrounded by the surrounding member.

  According to the means 16, the regulating piece is fixed to the locking device so as to protrude from the gaming machine main body side toward the rear of the gaming machine and overlap the locking portion. Thereby, even if trying to move one of the locking member and the locked member with a fraudulent tool such as a wire in order to set the locking member and the locked member in the locked state to the unlocked state, The fraudulent acts are regulated by fixed regulation pieces. Further, in this configuration, the locking portion including the restriction piece is surrounded by the surrounding member. Thereby, double fraud countermeasures can be applied to the locking part.

Means 17. In any one of the means 11 to 16, the locking means is an external operation that is operated to move one of the locking member and the locked member from the front side of the gaming machine to release the locked state. Means (key cylinder 411) and a transmission part (cam plate 413) for transmitting the release operation of the external operation means to one of the locking member and the locked member,
A gaming machine, wherein the transmitting portion is surrounded by a transmitting portion surrounding member (protective cover 401) in a locked state of the locking member and the locked member.

  According to the means 17, when the release operation of the external operation means is performed, one of the locking member and the locked member is moved via the transmission portion to be in the unlocked state. The transmitting portion is surrounded by the transmitting portion surrounding member in the locked state of the locking member and the locked member. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the transmission unit from being fraudulently opened so that the covering body is illegally opened with respect to the gaming machine main body.

  In addition, it is good to form a transmission part surrounding member in a case shape. That is, since the transmission unit is surrounded and surrounded by the transmission unit enclosing member, it is possible to further suppress illegal acts on the transmission unit.

Means 18. In the means 17, the locking means includes a main body locking member (first metal fittings 421, 422) for holding the gaming machine main body and the attachment target in a closed state, and a receiving side of the main body locking member. A main body locked member (holding bracket 7a, 7b) which is a member,
When an unlocking operation for the main body is performed by the external operation means in a locked state of the main body locking member and the main body locked member, the main body locking member and Any one of the locked members for the main body is moved to be in an unlocked state.

  According to the means 18, the locking means is provided with the main body locking member and the main body locked member, and the main body locking member and the main body locked member are brought into the locked state. The gaming machine main body is held closed with respect to the attachment target. When the unlocking operation for the main body is performed by the external operation means in the locked state of the locking member for the main body and the locked member for the main body, the locking member for the main body and the engaged member for the main body are connected via the transmission unit. Either one of the stop members moves to enter the unlocked state. This transmission part is enclosed by the transmission part surrounding member. For this reason, it is possible to suppress fraud on the transmission unit so that the gaming machine main body is illegally opened with respect to the attachment target.

  Further, the locking means makes the attachment object and the gaming machine main body unopenable and possible, and makes the covering and the gaming machine main body unopenable and possible. Thereby, the manager of the game hall where the gaming machine is installed can release the state where the gaming machine main body or the covering body cannot be opened from the front side of the gaming machine, and the workability when the covering body is normally opened is improved. It becomes possible to make it easy.

  Means 19. A game machine according to any one of means 1 to 18, wherein a game ball payout mechanism (payout mechanism 602) for paying out a game ball is mounted on the covering.

  According to the means 19, a game ball payout mechanism for paying out game balls is mounted on the covering. By adopting such a configuration, for example, when a game hall administrator performs maintenance work or the like from the back side of the gaming machine main body, the covering body and the game ball payout mechanism can be integrally released from the gaming machine main body, Since the covering is provided on the back side of the gaming machine main body, it is possible to suppress deterioration of workability.

  Means 20. In any one of means 1 to 19, the picture display device and the main control device are mounted on a base member (front frame 501) to form a picture display unit (replacement block 5), and the picture display unit is A gaming machine characterized in that it is provided on the back side of the gaming machine main body so as to be openable and closable, and the covering body covers the picture display unit from the rear.

  According to the means 20, the picture display unit and the main controller are mounted on the base member to constitute the picture display unit. As a result, when the model change is performed at a game arcade or the like where the gaming machine is installed, it is only necessary to replace this picture display unit with a new picture display unit, and the workability at the time of the model change can be improved. In addition, since the pattern display unit is covered from behind by the covering, even if the gaming machine main body and the attachment target are illegally opened, devices related to the game are exposed from the back side of the gaming machine main body. It is possible to avoid this, and it is possible to reduce the chance of fraud from the back side of the gaming machine body.

  Means 21. In any one of the means 1 to 20, the pattern display device includes a rotating device (reel device 503) having a rotating body (reels 541 to 543) having a plurality of patterns on the outer peripheral surface, A start operation member (start lever 33) operated to start the rotation of the rotating body and a stop operation member (stop switch 35) operated to stop the rotation of the rotating body are provided on the front side of the gaming machine body. 37), and the main controller determines whether or not to shift to the special gaming state based on the result of stopping the rotating body.

  Each of the above-described means can be suitably embodied in a gaming machine generally called a ball-use spinning machine.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment relating to a revolving gaming machine using a gaming ball in which a game is played using a gaming ball as a gaming medium will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The gaming machine according to the present embodiment requires a predetermined number of game balls (for example, a game ball similar to a pachinko machine: pachinko balls) as a game medium (game value) when playing a game, and a predetermined condition is satisfied. Is configured to pay out a plurality of game balls, and in some cases, a large number of game balls. This game machine is supplied with game balls from the same game ball supply system as the pachinko machine in the game hall, etc., and this game is installed in the existing island facility (pachinko island) where the pachinko machine is installed. It is possible to install a machine.

  First, the outline of the external configuration and internal structure of the gaming machine 1 will be described. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire gaming machine 1, FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine 1, FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing an internal open state of the gaming machine 1, and FIG. FIG. In the following description, unless otherwise noted, directions such as left, right, up and down are described with reference to a state viewed from the front of the gaming machine 1.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a main frame 3 or an outer frame 2 as an attachment target, and a gaming machine main part 3 attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be rotatable forward. The outer frame 2 is configured by connecting wooden plate members to four sides, and has a rectangular shape as a whole. When the gaming machine 1 is installed in the game hall, the outer frame 2 is attached and fixed to the island facility. The outer frame 2 can be made of a metal such as synthetic resin or aluminum. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the right side plate material among the four side plate materials constituting the outer frame 2 is provided with holding brackets 7 a for holding the door block 4 to be described later in a closed state at two locations on the inner upper and lower sides. 7b is provided.

  The gaming machine main part 3 includes a door block 4 that is a door body unit, a face changing block 5 that is a picture display unit, and a payout block 6 that is a payout unit for game balls. The door block 4 is provided with hinge metal fittings 8 at two upper and lower positions. The door metal block 4 (the main part 3 of the gaming machine) is externally connected by the hinge metal fitting 8 and the two upper and lower metal fittings 9 on the outer frame 2 side. The frame 2 is supported so as to be rotatable. In this case, the rotation axis is provided on the left side when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front, and the gaming machine main part 3 is opened with the right side as the rotation tip when viewed from the front. Hereinafter, the left side is also referred to as the opening / closing center side, and the right side is also referred to as the open end side. In a state where the gaming machine main part 3 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the rear surface of the outer peripheral edge of the door block 4 comes into contact with the front surface of the outer frame 2.

  The surface changing block 5 is attached to the back side of the door block 4, and the payout block 6 is attached so as to cover the surface changing block 5 from the back side. The surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 are rotatably supported by a part of the door block 4, and can be rotated integrally with the door block 4 with respect to the outer frame 2. In contrast, each has a structure that can be individually rotated.

  Here, the relative positional relationship and the operation state of each of the members constituting the gaming machine main part 3 will be briefly described. FIG. 6 is a drawing schematically showing the gaming machine main part 3, (a) is a view of the gaming machine main part 3 as seen from the back side, and (b) and (c) are the surface changing blocks 5 for the door block 4. It is a figure which shows the open | release operation | movement condition of the payout block 6.

  As shown in (a), an axis AX1 for opening the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 with respect to the door block 4 is set on the right side in FIG. The axis AX1 serves as both an axis for supporting the surface changing block 5 and an axis for supporting the payout block 6. In this case, M11 and M12 shown in the figure are support means for supporting the surface changing block 5, and M21, M22 and M23 are support means for supporting the payout block 6. That is, the support means M11 and M12 for the surface changing block 5 are provided at the upper and lower positions so as to be coaxial, and the support means M21 to M23 for the payout block 6 are similarly provided at the upper and lower positions so as to be coaxial. The support means M11 and M12 are arranged so as to be sandwiched between the support means M21 and M22 for the payout block 6. In particular, the support means of the blocks 5 and 6 are all provided coaxially.

  With the above configuration, the operations (b) and (c) can be performed. In (b), the surface changing block 5 and the dispensing block 6 are integrally opened with respect to the door block 4. In (c), from the state of (b), the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 are separated, and the surface changing block 5 is rotated forward.

(Description of door block 4)
Next, the door block 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the door block 4 as viewed from the rear, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are exploded perspective views of the main structure of the door block 4 from the front and rear. In the following description of the door block 4, the above-described FIG. 1 and FIG.

  In the door block 4, the front door body 11 has substantially the same size (vertical dimension and horizontal dimension) as the outer frame 2, and an inner frame 12 is attached so as to overlap the back side. Both the front door body 11 and the inner frame 12 are formed of a synthetic resin material, and are joined by screwing at a plurality of locations from the back. However, in order to increase the rigidity of the door block 4, the inner frame 12 can be formed of a metal material (for example, formed by aluminum die casting).

  And the transparent panel 13 and the panel support member 14 are assembled | attached from the back side of the front door body 11 and the inner frame 12. As shown in FIG. Further, an upper plate unit 15 and a take-in unit 16 are mounted on the back side of the front door body 11 and the inner frame 12.

(Description of the front door 11)
The front door 11 stores a symbol visual recognition unit that enables visual recognition of a reel symbol, a liquid crystal symbol, and the like, which will be described later, an operation unit that is manually operated by a player when playing a game, and a game ball that is redundant in the upper plate part. A lower plate part is provided. Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the front door body 11 will be described with reference to enlarged perspective views (FIG. 10 and FIG. 11) showing the front door body 11 and the inner frame 12.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10 and the like, a visual recognition window 21 having a substantially trapezoidal shape as a symbol visual recognition portion is formed in the upper half portion of the front door body 11. A transparent panel 13 (see FIG. 8) made of a flat transparent plate and having substantially the same shape as that of the viewing window 21 is fitted into the viewing window 21, and the inside of the viewing window 21 is formed through the transparent panel 13. Is visible. The viewing window 21 is provided in a substantially upper half region of the front surface portion of the front door body 11, and according to the viewing window 21 configured to be relatively large, an image using a large liquid crystal display device is displayed. In addition to being able to give a great impact to the player by the display effect, the visibility of the symbol of the reel device as the main display device of the gaming machine 1 is good.

  Here, the transparent panel 13 is attached to the front door body 11 from the back side and is fixed by the panel support member 14. Specifically, the panel support member 14 is configured as a frame having openings having the same shape as the viewing window 21 and the transparent panel 13, and fixed support portions having screw holes and the like in the respective left and right and upper and lower frame portions. 14a is formed. In such a case, with the inner frame 12 assembled to the front door body 11, the transparent panel 13 and the panel support member 14 are mounted from the back side, and screw fixing or the like is performed at the fixed support portion 14a. The member 14 is fixed. Thereby, the peripheral part surrounding the visual recognition window 21 of the front door body 11 and the panel support member 14 sandwich the peripheral portion of the transparent panel 13, and the mounting of the transparent panel 13 to the front door body 11 is completed.

  On the front side of the front door 11, an enclosure 23 is provided on the left and right side portions and the upper portion of the viewing window 21, and the enclosure portion 23 has a central lamp portion 24 and a pair of left and right side lamp portions 25. And a speaker unit 26 is provided at the upper right corner and the upper left corner of the front door body 11. During the game, the lamp units 24 and 25 and the speaker unit 26 perform a lamp effect, a sound effect, and the like according to the game situation each time. In other words, the player is notified of the formation of the winning combination by appropriately changing the light emission color and light emission pattern by the lamp units 24 and 25 or by appropriately changing the sound pattern by the speaker unit 26. Further, it is possible to perform error notification or the like using the lamp units 24 and 25 and the speaker unit 26.

  Incidentally, the viewing window 21 is provided in a range excluding the surrounding portion 23 (left and right side lamp portions 25) with respect to the left and right width of the front door body 11, and thus the viewing window 21 is wide on the left and right. ing. In addition, the visual recognition window 21 is wider than the lateral width of a reel device or a liquid crystal device described later.

  Below the viewing window 21 is provided an operation unit 30 provided with various operation members operated by the player. The operation unit 30 has a front plate portion 31 which is horizontally long and slightly arcuate as a whole. The front plate portion 31 is provided with a start lever 33 and a stop switch 35 including a triple button. , 36, 37 are provided. In addition, at the upper end portion of the front plate portion 31, the bed switch mounting plate portion protrudes rearward from the front plate portion 31 at a position toward the left side (generally between the start lever 33 and the left stop switch 35). 32 is formed, and a button-like bed switch 38 is attached to the attachment plate portion 32.

  The bet switch 38 allows the player to set a bet (the number of bets), and a predetermined number of game balls stored in the upper plate 151 are taken in by the pushing operation. In the present embodiment, a so-called MAX bet switch is provided as the bet switch 38, and game balls equivalent to 3 bets (for 15 balls) are taken in by an effective one-time pressing operation. The bet switch 38 constitutes an input command means for instructing input of a game ball as an investment value. In addition to the bet switch 38 as the MAX bet switch, a configuration in which a 1-bet switch or a 2-bet switch is provided may be used. By the way, the 1-bet switch is a bet switch for taking in a game ball equivalent to 1 bet (for 5 balls) by one push operation, and the 2-bet switch is equivalent to 2 bets by a single push operation (10 This is a bet switch for taking in game balls.

  The start lever 33 is an operation member for starting rotation of each reel (rotating body) of the reel device 503 described later, and start operation means operated to start rotation of each reel, that is, to start variable display of symbols. Configure.

  The stop switches 35 to 37 are provided so as to correspond to the reels to be stopped (left, middle and right three rows of reels), and are operated to stop each of the rotating reels individually. Configure the means. Each of the stop switches 35 to 37 can be stopped when each reel is rotated at a constant speed, and is pressed in that state. Further, while a stop operation is possible, a lamp (not shown) is turned on to notify that the stop operation is possible, and is turned off when the rotation of each reel is stopped.

  A laterally long opening 41 having substantially the same length as the front plate 31 and opening upward is formed behind the operation unit 30. The opening 41 is an opening region for arranging the upper plate 151 when the upper plate unit 15 is mounted on the front door body 11, and the width dimension in the left-right direction of the opening 41 is the left-right direction of the upper plate 151. The width dimension of the opening 41 is generally shorter than the width dimension of the upper plate 151 in the front-rear direction.

  A cutout 42 is formed in the lower right portion of the front plate 31 of the operation unit 30 when viewed from the front. The notch 42 is an installation space for installing an operation lever 198 of a discharge operation transmission device 154 to be described later.

  A horizontally long window portion 50 extending in the left-right direction is provided between the viewing window 21 (transparent panel 13) and the operation unit 30. The horizontally long window portion 50 is located on the back side of the visual recognition window 21 (transparent panel 13), and the length in the left-right direction is substantially the same as the length in the horizontal direction of the visual recognition window 21. Two small holes 51 and 52 are provided on the right side of the horizontally long window portion 50. The small holes 51 and 52 are holes for exposing operation switches 518 and 519, which will be described later, so that they can be pushed.

  In the front door 11, arc-shaped recess portions 61 are provided on the left and right side portions of the horizontally long window portion 50 so as to recede to the back side as compared with the surrounding enclosure portion 23. A key cylinder installation hole 62 penetrating in the front-rear direction is provided in the recess 61 on the open end side, and the key hole 412 of the key cylinder 411 is visible from the key cylinder installation hole 62.

  As can be seen in FIG. 1 and the like, the left and right recesses 61 are located immediately above the upper plate 151. Therefore, even if a game ball is lent to the upper plate 151 via a ball rental nozzle (so-called elephant nose) extending from the ball rental unit in the game hall, the interference between the ball rental nozzle and the front door body 11 Can be avoided. Therefore, it is a useful configuration even considering the installation situation in the game hall.

  Further, in the front door body 11, a bulging portion 70 is formed below the operation portion 30 so that the design shape is continuous with the surrounding portion 23 and the concave portion 61, and is surrounded by the bulging portion 70. Thus, the lower tray 71 and the ashtray 72 are formed. A lower dish discharge port 74 and a speaker hole 75 are formed in the back wall portion 73 surrounded by the bulging portion 70. When the game ball is fully stored in the upper plate 151 or its upstream passage and the game ball is paid out from the payout device, or for the game ball stored in the upper plate 151 When the ball removal operation is performed, the game ball is discharged to the lower plate 71 through the lower plate discharge port 74.

  An opening is formed in the bottom of the lower plate 71, and an opening / closing plate 76 is provided in the opening. In addition, a ball punching operation piece 77 for a lower dish is provided at a substantially central portion of the bulging portion 70. The ball removal operation piece 77 is an operation piece for discharging the game balls stored in the lower plate 71 to a ball storage box (a so-called dollar box) placed below the lower plate 71, from the normal position shown in the figure. By operating leftward, the opening / closing plate 76 slides to the open position, and the game balls in the lower plate 71 are discharged. In addition, lower plate lamp portions 78 are provided on the left and right sides of the lower plate 71 in the bulging portion 70.

  As shown in FIG. 11, as a configuration on the back side of the front door body 11, lamp accommodation portions 91 that accommodate the side lamp portions 25 are provided on both the left and right sides of the viewing window 21. The lamp housing portion 91 has a substantially prismatic shape, and when the transparent panel 13 is attached to the front door body 11, the panel support member 14 is mounted along the inner side surface of the lamp housing portion 91. Yes.

  A pair of left and right upper speakers 92 are provided at the upper position on the back side of the front door body 11. The upper speaker 92 is a sound source provided behind the speaker unit 26 provided on the front side of the front door body 11, and the sound of the upper speaker 92 is emitted from the speaker unit 26 to the front of the gaming machine.

  An upper plate accommodating portion 93 for accommodating the upper plate 151 of the upper plate unit 15 is provided below the horizontally long window portion 50 when viewed from the back side of the front door body 11. The upper plate accommodating portion 93 extends in the left-right direction, and is provided so as to communicate with the opening 41 (an opening region on the front surface side of the front door body 11) in front thereof.

(Description of inner frame 12)
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the inner frame 12 has a rectangular shape that is similar to the front door body 11, and has a left frame portion 101, a right frame portion 102, and an upper frame portion 103 having substantially the same narrow width. And a lower frame portion 104 wider than them. A portion surrounded by each of the frame portions 101 to 104 is a central opening portion 105, and the central opening portion 105 is formed on the back side of the inner frame 12 within a range excluding a part of the upper edge portion of the lower frame portion 104. A rib 106 having a constant height is formed so as to surround it. However, the left frame portion 101 is provided with shaft fittings 111 to 113, and the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 are supported by the shaft fittings 111 to 113. It is formed relatively thick to increase the rigidity.

  Further, on the front side of the inner frame 12, a lamp substrate 107 mounted with lamps serving as a light source of the central lamp unit 24 is attached to the upper frame portion 103, and an audio lamp relay substrate 108 is attached to the rear side thereof. It has been.

  Here, in a state where the inner frame 12 is assembled to the front door body 11, the lamp substrate 107 is hidden behind the central lamp portion 24 of the front door body 11, but in this embodiment, in particular, a part of the upper side of the front door body 11. The lamp board 107 and the upper speaker 92 behind the lamp board 107 can be easily maintained. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the front portion of the front door body 11 is divided and configured in a range including the central lamp portion 24 and the speaker portion 26, with respect to the front door body 11 (door block 4). The separable part is the upper cover body 94. As a fixing means for fixing the upper cover body 94, a plurality of screwing portions 109 are provided on the front door body 11 and the inner frame 12, and screw fastening is performed from the rear of the inner frame 12. Actually, screwing portions 109 are provided at a total of five locations, one on the top and two on the left and right. Note that reference numeral 107 a in FIG. 12 is an insertion hole for fixing the upper cover body 94. It is also possible to use this insertion hole 107a as a screw tightening hole.

  In the upper cover body 94, a colored transparent or translucent panel is incorporated in the central lamp portion 24, and light emission from the lamp substrate 107 can be confirmed in front of the gaming machine through the panel. In addition, a large number of slits are formed in the speaker unit 26, and sound from the upper speaker 92 can be confirmed in front of the gaming machine through the slits.

  According to this configuration, the lamp substrate 107 and the upper speaker 92 can be exposed by removing the upper cover body 94. In this case, the lamps on the lamp substrate 107 and the upper speaker 92 can be repaired or replaced without the door block 4 being left open.

  As described above, the gaming machine 1 has a configuration in which the rotation axis is provided on the left side when viewed from the front, and the hinge bracket 8 is attached to the upper frame portion 103 and the lower frame portion 104 at two upper and lower positions. It has been. At this time, the above-described upper speaker 92 is positioned in front of the hinge fitting 8, and the upper speaker 92 is provided on the front side. In such a configuration, since the upper cover body 94 can be removed in front, maintenance of the upper speaker 92 is facilitated. Also, since the left and right upper speakers 92 are provided at the corners, the lamp substrate 107 (central lamp portion 24) between them can be formed wide. Furthermore, since the left and right upper speakers 92 are respectively provided at the corners, the viewing window 21 can be enlarged, and the display area for symbols and the like can be expanded. When various displays are performed in a limited area, the above configuration is considered to be effective.

  In the left frame portion 101, shaft fittings 111, 112, and 113 are attached to the tip end portion of the rib 106 at three upper and lower portions at predetermined intervals. These shaft fittings 111 to 113 are fitting members for rotatably supporting the surface changing block 5 and the dispensing block 6. The shaft brackets 111 to 113 are all substantially U-shaped. The shaft bracket 111 has upper and lower bearing portions 111a and 111b, and the shaft bracket 112 has upper and lower bearing portions 112a and 112b. The metal fitting 113 is formed with bearing portions 113a and 113b in the vertical direction. A shaft hole is formed in each of the bearing portions 111a, 111b, 112a, 112b, 113a, and 113b of the shaft fittings 111 to 113, and all the shaft holes of the shaft fittings 111 to 113 are arranged on the same axis. It is being fixed to the rib 106 so that.

  In such a case, the lower bearing portion 111b of the shaft bracket 111 and the upper bearing portion 112a of the shaft bracket 112 correspond to a surface changing block support means for supporting the surface changing block 5, and the bearing on the upper side of the shaft bracket 111. The portion 111 a, the lower bearing portion 112 b of the shaft fitting 112, and the lower bearing portion 113 b of the shaft fitting 113 correspond to a dispensing block support means for supporting the dispensing block 6.

  Further, the right frame portion 102 is provided with a locking device 120 for holding the door block 4 and the payout block 6 in a locked state that cannot be opened.

  Here, the configuration of the locking device 120 will be described in more detail. FIG. 13 is a view of the locking device 120 viewed from the back side of the gaming machine 1, and FIG. 14 is a view of the locking device 120 viewed from the open end side of the gaming machine 1. 15 is a view of the locking device 120 with the protective cover 401 removed as viewed from the back side of the gaming machine 1, and FIG. 16 shows the locking device 120 with the protective cover 401 removed when the gaming machine 1 is opened. FIG. 17 is a view seen from the end side, and FIG. 17 is a view seen from the open / close center side of the gaming machine 1 with the locking device 120 with the protective cover 401 removed.

  The locking device 120 has a vertically long base frame 400 formed of a steel plate. The base frame 400 includes a base frame fixing portion 400a that extends vertically and a member attachment portion 400b that is bent so as to stand up from the opening / closing center side end portion (the right end portion in FIG. 13) of the base frame fixing portion 400a. The cross section is substantially L-shaped. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the locking device 120 of the present embodiment fixes the base frame fixing portion 400 a to the back side of the right frame portion 102 so that the member mounting portion 400 b follows the rib 106 of the right frame portion 102. Thus, it can be attached to the inner frame 12. In such a case, the base frame fixing part 400a has a function as a fixing member for fixing the locking device 120 to the right frame part 102 and a function as a reinforcing member for reinforcing the right frame part 102 of the inner frame 12. . The member mounting portion 400b has a function of partitioning the back side of the inner frame 12 into an opening / closing center side and an open end side.

  A key cylinder 411 serving as an unlocking operation device for performing an unlocking operation is attached to a lower center portion of the base frame fixing portion 400a. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the key cylinder 411 includes a fixing portion 411a for fixing the key cylinder 411 to the base frame fixing portion 400a, and a cylindrical lock shaft portion extending from the fixing portion toward one side. 411b is formed, and a key hole 412 for performing a predetermined key operation from the outside is formed on the distal end surface of the lock shaft portion 411b (see FIG. 1 and the like). The key cylinder 411 is fixed to the base frame fixing portion 400a with the lock shaft portion 411b protruding from the base frame fixing portion 400a. When the inner frame 12 is assembled to the front door body 11, the front door body The key hole 412 is exposed from the eleven key cylinder installation holes 62. A cam plate 413 that rotates in accordance with a key operation is provided on the base end surface of the lock shaft portion 411b. The cam plate 413 includes a first engagement claw portion 413a that protrudes from the upper portion of the cam plate 413 toward the opening / closing center side, and a second engagement member that protrudes from the lower portion of the cam plate 413 toward the opening / closing center side. And a claw portion 413b. The key cylinder 411 may be configured to use Omlock (registered trademark) having a high function of preventing unauthorized unlocking.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, on the side surface (left side surface in FIG. 15) on the open end side of the member mounting portion 400b, there are two first metal fittings 421 and 422 as mounting target locking members. It is attached. Each of the first metal fittings 421, 422 is formed with a collar recess 421a, 422a at the center upper portion, and an inclined portion 421b that is inclined downward from the collar recess 421a, 422a toward the tip of the first metal fitting 421, 422. , 422b are formed. In addition, standing pieces 421c and 422c that stand toward the open end are formed at the base ends of the first metal fittings 421 and 422, respectively. Each of the first metal fittings 421 and 422 is rotatably supported with respect to the member mounting portion 400b by inserting the pin members 423a and 423b of the member mounting portion 400b into the center of the base end portion. .

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, on the side surface on the open end side of the member mounting portion 400b (as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16), both the first metal fittings 421 and 422 are sandwiched between the member mounting portions 400b and used as moving members. The first interlocking rod 431 is attached. The first interlocking rod 431 is formed into a long plate shape as a whole with a steel plate, and a recessed portion 431a is formed at a position corresponding to the fixing portion 411a of the key cylinder 411. In the recess 431a, two engagement holes 432a and 432b are formed so as to be lined up and down at positions corresponding to the first engagement claw 413a and the second engagement claw 413b of the key cylinder 411. Yes. In addition, a protruding piece 433 that protrudes toward the rear of the gaming machine 1 (rightward in FIG. 16) is formed at the center of the recessed portion 431a. An extension plate portion 434 is formed at the lower portion of the first interlocking rod 431 so as to block the flange recess 422b of the lower first metal fitting 422 from above.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the first interlocking rod 431 is formed with two guide holes 435 extending in the vertical direction. The first interlocking rod 431 is movable up and down by the length of the guide hole 435 with respect to the member mounting portion 400b when the pin member 436 fixed to the member mounting portion 400b is inserted into the guide hole 435. It is attached. In addition, a slit hole 437 extending in the vertical direction is formed in the first interlocking rod 431 at a position corresponding to the standing pieces 421c and 422c of the first rod fittings 421 and 422. Therefore, when the first interlocking rod 431 is attached to the member attachment portion 400b, the upright pieces 421c and 422c protrude from the slit hole 437 to the open end side as shown in FIG. Coil springs 438a and 438b for urging the first hooks 421 and 422 downward are respectively hung between the upright pieces 421c and 422c and the base frame fixing portion 400a. The slit hole 437 will be described in more detail. The slit hole 437 engages with the standing pieces 421c and 422c when the first interlocking rod 431 moves upward, and the first interlocking rod 431 moves downward. In this case, it is formed so as not to engage with the upright pieces 421c and 422c. In other words, when the first interlocking rod 431 moves upward, the first hook metal 421, 422 has an upward external force applied to the upright pieces 421c, 422c, and the base end portion is at the top with the pin members 423a, 423b as the axes. The part moves downward.

  Here, the holding metal fittings 7a and 7b (see FIG. 5) of the outer frame 2 are provided at positions corresponding to the flange recesses 421a and 422a of the first metal fittings 421 and 422, and the height of each holding metal fitting 7a and 7b. The height dimension is formed to be slightly smaller than the height dimension from the lower edge portion of the lower flange recess 422a to the lower edge portion of the extension plate portion 434.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a second interlocking rod 441 as a moving member is attached to the side surface (right side surface in FIG. 15) on the opening / closing center side of the member attachment portion 400 b. The second interlocking rod 441 is formed in a long plate shape as a whole with a steel plate, and is attached so as to enter the inside from the distal end portion (left end in FIG. 17) of the member attachment portion 400b. Therefore, when the locking device 120 is viewed from the open end side (see FIG. 14), the second interlocking rod 441 is hidden by the member mounting portion 400b.

  In the second interlocking rod 441, guide holes 442 extending in the vertical direction are formed at three locations, upper, middle and lower. The second interlocking rod 441 is movable in the vertical direction by the length of the guide hole 442 with respect to the member mounting portion 400b when the pin member 443 fixed to the member mounting portion 400b is inserted into the guide hole 442. It is attached. At the lower part of the second interlocking rod 441, an engagement piece 444 that stands up toward the open end is formed at a position corresponding to the protruding piece 433 of the first interlocking rod 431 (see FIGS. 15 and 16). ). The member mounting portion 400b is formed with a slit hole 402 extending in the vertical direction at a position corresponding to the engagement piece 444 of the second interlocking rod 441. Therefore, when the second interlocking rod 441 is attached to the member attachment portion 400b, the engagement piece 444 protrudes from the slit hole 402 toward the open end as shown in FIG. The slit hole 402 will be described in more detail. The slit hole 402 is formed so as not to hinder the movement of the engagement piece 444 accompanying the second interlocking rod 441 moving in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 16, the member mounting portion 400 b has a notch 403 formed above the slit hole 402, and a part of the second interlocking rod 441 extends from the notch 403 to the open end side. It is supposed to be exposed. A coil spring 445 that urges the second interlocking rod 441 upward is hung between the second interlocking rod 441 and the member mounting portion 400b.

  Here, the initial positions of the first metal fittings 421 and 422 and the interlocking rods 431 and 441 will be described. As shown in FIG. 16, the second interlocking rod 441 is pulled upward by the urging force of the coil spring 445 and is held at a position where the engagement piece 444 contacts the upper edge of the slit hole 402. The first end fittings 421 and 422 have their base end portions (standing portions 421c and 422c) pulled downward by the urging force of the coil springs 438a and 438b, and the first interlocking rod 431 is also lowered downward in conjunction with this. And the 1st metal fittings 421 and 422 and the 1st interlocking rod 431 are hold | maintained in the position where the protrusion piece 433 of the 1st interlocking rod 431 and the engagement piece 444 of the 2nd interlocking rod 441 engage. Although not shown in the drawings, the side surface on the open end side of the member mounting portion 400b is provided with a restriction portion that restricts the upright portions 421c and 422c of the first metal fittings 421 and 422 from moving downward from the initial position. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 17, second hook metal parts 451 and 452 are formed at both upper and lower ends of the second interlocking hook 441. Each of the second metal fittings 451 and 452 is formed with a collar recess 451a and 452a at the center upper portion, and is inclined downward from the collar recess 451a and 452a toward the tip of the second metal fitting 451 and 452. Portions 451b and 452b are formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the member mounting portion 400 b has a pair of upper and lower tensions extending to the second interlocking rod 441 side at a position corresponding to the initial position of the second metal fittings 451 and 452. Protruding pieces 404 and 405 are formed. The overhanging protrusions 404 and 405 include upright wall portions 404a and 405a extending in the vertical direction, and overhanging wall portions 404b extending from the upright wall portions 404a and 405a in the same direction as the second metal fittings portions 451 and 452. , 405b. The overhanging wall portions 404b and 405b are formed so as to cover the second metal fitting portions 451 and 452 from the open end side. The upper edge portions of the overhanging wall portions 404b and 405b are flat portions 404c and 405c that extend horizontally at substantially the same height as the lower edge portions of the collar recesses 451a and 452a of the second collar fitting portions 451 and 452, respectively. The guide portions 404d and 405d are inclined from the tip of the portion 404c in substantially the same direction as the inclined portions 451b and 452b of the second metal fitting portions 451 and 452. That is, the overhanging wall portions 404b and 405b open the regions below the flange recesses 451a and 452a of the second metal fitting portions 451 and 452 when the second metal fitting portions 451 and 452 are in the initial positions. It can be said that it is formed so as to be hidden from the side.

  An extended wall portion 406 is formed above the lower second metal fitting 452 on the lower protruding protrusion 405. The extending wall portion 406 is formed so as to close the flange recess 452a of the lower second metal fitting portion 452 from above. Although details will be described later, the payout block 6 is locked to hold the door block 4 and the payout block 6 in a closed state at positions corresponding to the flange recesses 451a and 452a of the second hook metal parts 451 and 452. Pieces 673 and 674 are provided (see FIG. 48).

  As can be confirmed in FIG. 13 and the like, a protective cover 401 is attached to an attachment site of the key cylinder 411 of the base frame fixing portion 400a (a central lower portion of the base frame fixing portion 400a). Here, the details of the protective cover 401 will be described with reference to FIG. 18 (a1) and 18 (b1) are exploded perspective views in which the peripheral portion of the locking device 120 to which the protective cover 401 is attached and the protective cover 401 are enlarged and viewed from two opposite directions, (a2), (B2) is a perspective view showing a state in which the protective cover 401 is attached to the locking device 120. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the base frame fixing portion 400a, a claw hole 407 is formed in the upper part of the key cylinder 411, and a screw hole 408 is formed in the lower part thereof. On the other hand, the protective cover 401 includes a first cover part 401a that covers the base frame fixing part 400a and a second cover part 401b that is formed continuously with the first cover part 401a and covers the member mounting part 400b. A claw portion 417 extending upward is formed at the upper end portion of the first cover portion 401a, and a mounting portion 418 extending downward is formed at the lower end portion. An insertion hole is formed in the attachment portion 418.

  In the protective cover 401, the claw portion 417 is inserted into the claw hole 407, and the screw inserted into the insertion hole of the attachment portion 418 is screwed into the screw hole 408 and attached to the base frame fixing portion 400a. Thereby, in the locking device 120, the cam plate 413 provided on the base end surface of the key cylinder 411, and the first engagement hook 413a and the second engagement hook 413b of the cam plate 413 are engaged. The protective cover 401 covers the recessed portion 431a of 431 and the engaging piece 444 of the second interlocking rod 441 to which the protruding piece 433 of the recessed portion 431a is engaged.

  Next, the operation of the locking device 120 accompanying the rotation operation of the operation key will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG. 19A is a diagram illustrating an initial state of the locking device 120, and FIG. 19B is a diagram illustrating an operation of the locking device 120 when the operation key is rotated clockwise. 20A is a diagram illustrating an initial state of the locking device 120, and FIG. 20B is a diagram illustrating an operation of the locking device 120 when the operation key is rotated counterclockwise. . 19 and 20 show the locking device 120 with the protective cover 401 removed in order to show the operation of each member.

  In FIG. 19, an operation key (not shown) is inserted into the key cylinder 411 and rotated clockwise. Then, as shown in FIG. 19B, the cam plate 413 also rotates clockwise in conjunction with the rotation operation of the operation key. That is, when the locking device 120 is viewed from the back side of the gaming machine 1, the cam plate 413 of the key cylinder 411 rotates counterclockwise. Accordingly, the second engaging claw portion 413b of the cam plate 413 is engaged with the lower engaging hole 432b formed in the first interlocking rod 431, and the first interlocking rod 431 is attached to the coil springs 438a and 438b. Moves up against the forces. As a result, the upright portions 421c and 422c of the first first metal fittings 421 and 422 also move upward in conjunction with the first interlocking metal rod 431, and the tip portions of the first first metal fittings 421 and 422 move downward. As a result, the collar recesses 421a and 422a of the first first metal fittings 421 and 422 move downward. Thereafter, when the rotation operation of the operation key is released, the first interlocking bar 431 and the first bar brackets 421 and 422 are returned to the initial state shown in FIG. 19A by the urging force of the coil springs 438a and 438b.

  In FIG. 20, an operation key (not shown) is inserted into the key cylinder 411 and rotated counterclockwise. Then, as shown in FIG. 20B, the cam plate 413 is also rotated counterclockwise in conjunction with the rotation operation of the operation key. That is, when the locking device 120 is viewed from the back side of the gaming machine 1, the cam plate 413 of the key cylinder 411 rotates clockwise. Accordingly, the first engagement claw portion 413a of the cam plate 413 engages with the upper engagement hole 432a formed in the first interlocking rod 431, and the first interlocking rod 431 moves downward. At this time, since an external force is applied downward to the engagement piece 444 of the second interlocking rod 441 from the protruding piece 433 of the first interlocking rod 431, the second interlocking rod 441 moves downward in conjunction with the first interlocking rod 431. To do. As a result, both the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 formed on the second interlocking bar 441 also move downward together with the second interlocking bar 441, and the hook recesses 451a and 452a of the two second metal hook parts 451 and 452 are moved downward. Move to. And when the position of the 2nd interlocking rod 441 becomes a position where the engagement piece 444 of the 2nd interlocking rod 441 contacts the lower edge part of the slit hole 402 formed in the member attaching part 400b, both 2nd collars The upper ends of the flange portions of the metal fitting portions 451 and 452 move to positions below the flat portions 404c and 405c of the protruding protrusion pieces 404 and 405. Thereafter, when the turning operation of the operation key is released, the first interlocking rod 431 and the second interlocking rod 441 are returned to the initial state shown in FIG. Incidentally, since both the first metal fittings 421 and 422 are restricted from moving downward from the initial position by the restricting portions (not shown) provided in the member mounting portion 400b, When the 1 interlocking rod 431 moves downward, it does not move from the initial position.

  As described above, the locking device 120 according to the present embodiment interlocks with the movement of the first interlocking rod 431 and the second interlocking rod 441 in the vertical direction, so that the first and second metal fittings 421 and 422 and the second metal fittings 451 and 452 are interlocked. Is configured to move. Further, the first interlocking rod 431 moves due to the engagement between the engagement holes 432a and 432b formed in the recess 431a and the engagement claws 413a and 413b of the cam plate 413, and the second interlocking rod 441 is The first interlocking rod 431 moves by the engagement between the protruding piece 433 of the first interlocking rod 431 and the engaging piece 444 of the second interlocking rod 441. That is, the cam plate 413 is a transmission unit for moving the first metal fittings 421 and 422 and the second metal fittings 451 and 452 by the unlocking operation of the key cylinder 411. Therefore, by attaching the protective cover 401 to the locking device 120, the cam plate 413 which is a transmission portion is brought into a non-exposed state.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the lower frame portion 104 is formed with an intake unit accommodating portion 141 for accommodating the intake unit 16. The take-in unit accommodating portion 141 is a unit holding portion that holds the take-in unit 16 so as to surround the back side (the front side in the case of the gaming machine 1) and the left and right sides. A ball discharge chamber 142 for discharging game balls taken in by the take-in unit 16 is formed at the bottom of the take-in unit accommodating portion 141, and the game balls collected in the ball discharge chamber 142 are not shown. It is discharged to the outside of the gaming machine (such as island facilities in the gaming hall) through the discharge passage. In addition, on the left side (left side as viewed from the back side) of the take-in unit accommodating portion 141, a game ball (that is, returned to the player) that is once guided to the take-in unit 16 and then discharged to the lower plate 71. A discharge passage 143 for allowing a game ball to pass therethrough, and the game ball flowing into the discharge passage 143 is provided with an opening 144 opened on the front side of the inner frame 12 and a lower dish discharge opening of the front door body 11. It is discharged to the lower plate 71 via 74. Further, a lower plate communication path 145 leading to the lower plate 71 is formed on the right side (right side when viewed from the back side) of the take-in unit accommodating portion 141, and the game balls flowing into the lower plate communication path 145 are Similarly to the game ball flowing into the discharge passage 143, the game ball is discharged to the lower plate 71 through the opening 144 of the inner frame 12 and the lower plate discharge port 74 of the front door body 11.

  The lower frame portion 104 is provided with a speaker 146. The speaker 146 is exposed forward from the speaker hole 75 of the front door body 11, and thereby the sound is emitted forward.

  On the back side of the inner frame 12, metal fittings 147 and 148 are provided as fixing means for fixing the payout block 6 attached to the back side of the door block 4 at the upper right corner and the side of the speaker 146. ing.

(Description of the upper plate unit 15)
Next, the upper plate unit 15 will be described. 21 is a perspective view of the upper plate unit 15, FIG. 22 is a plan view of the upper plate unit 15 ((a) is a plan view seen from above, (b) is a plan view seen from below), and FIG. 23 is an upper plate. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a unit 15. FIG.

  The upper plate unit 15 has an upper plate 151 having a function of temporarily storing game balls that are sequentially taken in during the game, and a cover member 152 that covers the vicinity of the ball outlet portion on the upper surface side of the upper plate 151. And a horizontally long thin plate-like upper cover plate 157 is attached so as to cover a part of the upper plate 151. A ball rental operating device 153, a discharge operation transmitting device 154, and a ball retaining device 155 are attached to the lower surface side of the upper plate 151.

  As shown in FIG. 22A, on the upper surface side of the upper plate unit 15, an area near half of the upper plate 151 is covered with the upper cover plate 157, and the upper cover plate 157 further reduces the cover member 152. Half covered. Further, as shown in FIG. 22 (b), on the lower surface side of the upper plate unit 15, the ball lending operation device 153 and the discharge operation transmitting device 154 are arranged so as to overlap each other, and these lending balls A ball retainer 155 is disposed on the rear side (lower side in the figure) of the operation device 153 and the discharge operation transmission device 154.

(Description of the upper plate 151)
Next, the configuration of the upper plate 151 will be described. FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the upper plate 151, and FIG. 25 is a plan view of the upper plate 151. FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a state where the ball rental operating device 153 is installed on the upper plate 151 and the cover member 152 is separated.

  The upper plate 151 constitutes a tray member for temporarily storing game balls lent out from the ball lending device of the island facility or game balls paid out from the payout device. The bottom plate portion 161 and its peripheral portion Is formed into a horizontally long bowl shape. A game ball storage area is formed by being surrounded by the bottom plate portion 161 and the peripheral wall portion 162. A discharge port 163 is provided in a wall portion on the back side of the peripheral wall portion 162 at a position on the left side when viewed from the front. In addition, the bottom plate portion 161 is provided with an opening 164 at a position on the right side when viewed from the front. In the upper plate 151, the bottom plate 161 is generally lowered from the discharge port 163 toward the opening 164. When a game ball is discharged from the discharge port 163, the game ball is moved from the left side to the right side in FIG. It is designed to flow toward

  A concave portion 165 having a concave shape on the back side is formed in the front wall portion of the peripheral wall portion 162, and when the upper plate unit 15 is assembled to the front door body 11 by the concave portion 165, Interference between the switch mounting plate 32 and the upper plate 151 is avoided.

  Two partition portions 167 and 168 that protrude from the bottom plate portion 161 are provided at the most downstream portion of the upper plate 151, and the three guide passages 171, 172, and 173 are partitioned by the partition portions 167 and 168. Is formed. Each of these guide passages 171 to 173 is provided so as to communicate with the opening 164, and constitutes an alignment passage portion for aligning the game balls in each row.

  On the front side of the three rows of guide passages 171 to 173, a ball rental operating device installation unit 175 for installing the ball rental operating device 153 and the like is provided. The ball lending operation device installation portion 175 is formed with two left and right circular concave portions 176 and 177 and a rectangular window portion 178.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the ball lending operation device 153 includes an operation device substrate 181 and a base plate 182 for installing the operation device substrate 181. The operation device substrate 181 is installed on the base plate 182. As a result, a ball rental operating device 153 is configured.

  Here, the ball lending operation device 153 performs the ball lending operation in a state where, for example, bills or cards are inserted into a vertically long card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side (for example, the left side) of the gaming machine 1. The card return operation and the effective frequency are confirmed. A ball lending button 183, a return button 184, and a frequency display unit 185 are integrally arranged in parallel on the operation device substrate 181. In this case, the ball lending button 183 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card (recording medium) or the like, and the lending ball is paid out as long as the remaining amount exists on the card or the like. . The return button 184 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The frequency display portion 185 displays the remaining amount information of the card, the amount of money inserted, and the like.

  In a state where the ball rental operating device 153 is installed in the ball rental operating device installation unit 175, as shown in FIG. 26, the frequency display unit 185 can be viewed from the window 178 of the ball rental operating device installation unit 175. FIG. 26 shows a state where push button members 186 and 187 each having a hemispherical shape are attached to the circular concave portions 176 and 177 of the ball lending operation device installation portion 175, and the push button members 186 and 187 are pushed. Accordingly, the ball lending button 183 and the return button 184 are indirectly pressed, and accordingly, the lending of game balls, the return of cards and the like are appropriately performed.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the cover member 152 includes a cover main body 188 and a lower cover body 189 that is assembled on the lower surface side of the cover main body 188. Both the cover main body 188 and the lower cover body 189 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. Circular holes 188a and 189a are formed in the cover main body 188 and the lower cover body 189, respectively. When the cover member 152 is attached to the upper plate 151 in a state where these two members are overlapped with each other, the holes 188a and 189a are provided. The push button members 186 and 187 are exposed through the. Thereby, the push operation of the push button members 186 and 187 is possible. Further, since the cover main body 188 and the lower cover body 189 are each formed of a transparent body, even if the cover member 152 is put on the frequency display portion 185, the frequency display and the like can be visually recognized. Reference numeral 190 denotes a fixing hook portion for fixing the cover member 152 to the upper plate 151.

  The cover member 152 is attached to the upper plate 151 so as to cover the opening 164, a part of each of the guide passages 171 to 173 and the rental ball operating device installation unit 175 from above, and at that time, the cover member 152 The guide passages 171 to 173 also function as passage height regulating members for regulating the dimension in the height direction to approximately one game ball. That is, by attaching the cover member 152 to the upper plate 151, one game ball is taken in each of the guide passages 171 to 173. At this time, since the cover member 152 is made of a transparent body, the lower game balls (game balls passing through the guide passages 171 to 173) are visible.

  The upper cover plate 157 is attached to the upper plate 151 as described above. In this case, according to the upper cover plate 157, an upper lid is provided on a part of the back side of the upper plate 151 (see FIG. 21 and the like). The covered portion of the upper plate 151 by the upper cover plate 157 corresponds to a portion where the upper plate 151 is hidden inside the door block 4 when the upper plate unit 15 is mounted on the door block 4. That is, in the state where the upper plate unit 15 is mounted on the door block 4, the width dimension (A) in the front-rear direction of the opening 41 provided in the door block 4 (front door body 11) and the width in the front-rear direction of the upper plate 151. Since the dimension (B) is A <B (A and B are dimension comparisons at the same place in the left-right direction), a part of the back side of the upper plate 151 is immersed inside the door block 4. In this case, if the portion of the upper plate 151 that has entered the inside of the door block 4 remains open upward, fingers or unauthorized tools placed from the front side of the upper plate 151 to the back side will open upward on the back side of the upper plate 151. There is a concern that it will be inserted into the gaming machine through the part and illegal activities will be performed inside the gaming machine. In this regard, by providing the upper cover plate 157 as described above, it is possible to suppress an illegal act caused by inserting a finger, an unauthorized tool, or the like into the gaming machine through the upper plate 151. In short, the upper cover plate 157 is a shielding member that shields between the upper plate 151 and the space inside the gaming machine (the inner region of the door block 4).

  The upper cover plate 157 is made of a transparent plate. Therefore, even if a part of the upper plate 151 is hidden by the upper cover plate 157, it is easy to confirm the inside of the upper plate 151 (including confirmation of dirt, damage, etc.).

(Description of discharge operation transmission device 154)
Next, the discharge operation transmission device 154 will be described. This discharge operation transmission device 154 is a ball removal operation device for operating a discharge gate member 340 of the take-in unit 16 described later to discharge the stored balls in the upper plate 151 to the lower plate 71, and its detailed configuration Are shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, in the discharge operation transmitting device 154, the case body 191 is provided with two shaft portions 192 and 193, and the shaft portions 192 and 193 have first link pieces 194 and 194, respectively. A second link piece 195 is rotatably supported. The first and second link pieces 194 and 195 are partially connected to each other, and the second link piece 195 rotates in conjunction with the first link piece 194. The first link piece 194 is provided with a tension spring 196, and the first link piece 194 is always biased in the same direction (counterclockwise direction in the figure) by the spring force of the tension spring 196. In addition, an operation lever 198 that is movable in the left-right direction is provided on the front side end surface of the case body 191, and a support column 198 a provided integrally with the operation lever 198 is provided on the first link piece 194. It is inserted through the hole 194a. Therefore, the first link piece 194 rotates around the shaft portion 192 as the operating lever 198 is slid.

  In the discharging operation transmission device 154 configured as described above, the operation lever 198 is slid to the left (P1 direction in FIG. 28) from the illustrated position by a player or the like, whereby the first link piece 194 is the spring of the tension spring 196. The second link piece 195 rotates counterclockwise (P3 direction in FIG. 28) while rotating clockwise (P2 direction in FIG. 28) against the force. Thereby, the rotation front-end | tip part of the 2nd link piece 195 moves to the back side (P4 direction of FIG. 28). When the operation of the operation lever 198 is released, the first link piece 194 is rotated counterclockwise by the spring force of the tension spring 196 and the second link piece 195 is rotated clockwise. Thereby, the discharge operation transmission device 154 returns to the original state. By such an operation of the discharge operation transmission device 154, a discharge gate member 340 of the take-in unit 16 described later is operated, and game balls are discharged through the take-in unit 16 (actually, the game balls are discharged to the lower plate 71). ) Is to be performed.

(Description of the ball stopper device 155)
Next, the ball retainer 155 will be described. This ball stopper device 155 is a game ball fall prevention device for preventing a game ball from spilling down from the upper plate 151 when the take-in unit 16 installed below the upper plate 151 is removed. A detailed configuration will be described below. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the ball-clamping device 155, FIG. 30 is a plan view showing a single unit configuration of the ball-clamping device 155, and FIG. 31 is a rear view showing a state where the take-in unit 16 is mounted below and separated from the upper plate 151. It is a rear view shown from the side. In addition, as an operation state of the ball retainer 155, (a) in FIG. 30 corresponds to (a) in FIG. 31, and (b) in FIG. 30 corresponds to (b) in FIG.

  The ball retainer 155 includes a main body 211 fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate 151, a movable part 212 that is placed on the main body 211 and can reciprocate in the left-right direction (vertical direction in FIG. 30), and a movable part And an operation lever 213 that is rotated to reciprocate 212 in the left-right direction. And this ball-clamping device 155 is assembled to the upper plate 151 so that the operation lever 213 is located behind the gaming machine.

  Three arms 214, 215, and 216 are formed on the movable portion 212 so as to be aligned in the same direction. Each of the arm portions 214 to 216 is bifurcated, and two standing portions 217, 218, and 219 are formed at the front end of the arm portions 214 to 216 so as to be bent upward (front side in FIG. 30). ing. The intervals between the arm portions 214 to 216 formed in the movable portion 212 are matched with the three guide passages 171 to 173 formed in the upper plate 151, and the standing portions 217 to 219 of the arm portions 214 to 216 are The upper plate 151 emerges from the opening 164 leading to the guide passages 171 to 173. Further, a groove portion 220 extending in the same direction as the operation lever 213 is formed on the lower surface side of the movable portion 212.

  The operation lever 213 has a shaft portion 221 supported by the main body portion 211, and can be rotated within an angle range of approximately 90 degrees. Projection pieces 222 a and 222 b extending radially from the shaft center at an angle of 90 degrees are formed on the shaft portion 221, and the protrusion pieces 222 a and 222 b are accommodated in a groove portion 220 formed in the movable portion 212. Yes. The width in the left-right direction of the groove part 220 is substantially the same as the diameter of the shaft part 221 and the length of the protruding piece 222a or 222b. In this case, in the state shown in FIGS. 30 (a) and 31 (a), the tip of one projection piece 222a hits the inner wall of the groove 220, and the operation lever 213 is rotated to rotate the operation lever 213. When the state shifts to the state of (b), the tip of the other protruding piece 222b comes into contact with the inner wall of the groove 220 (for convenience, in FIG. 30 and FIG. 31, the protruding pieces 222a and 222b are hatched). As a result, the movable portion 212 moves in the left-right direction. In FIG. 30, due to the movement of the movable portion 212 in the left-right direction, the protruding amounts of the tips of the arm portions 214 to 216 of the movable portion 212 are different between (a) and (b). In (a), the tip protrusion amount = L1, whereas in (b), the tip protrusion amount = L2 (L1 <L2).

  The operation lever 213 is provided with a holding plate piece 224 for holding the take-in unit 16 in a state of being mounted on the door block 4 (specifically, the inner frame 12). The hold plate piece 224 has a tongue shape extending from the axial center of the shaft portion 221, and the hold plate piece 224 is rotated by operating the operation lever 213, as shown in FIGS. It is moved to each position shown in FIG.

  Here, the mutual relationship between the operation position of the operation lever 213 and the capture unit 16 will be described. When the operation lever 213 is in the state shown in FIG. 31A, the rotating tip of the holding plate piece 224 provided integrally with the operation lever 213 is in contact with the back surface of the capture unit 16. This is the take-in unit holding position (lock position). In this state, the take-in unit 16 is held in a state where it is attached to the door block 4 (specifically, the inner frame 12), and the take-in unit 16 cannot be removed. On the other hand, when the operation lever 213 shifts to the state shown in FIG. 31B, the state in which the rotation tip of the hold plate piece 224 hits the back surface of the take-in unit 16 is released. This is the take-in unit removal position (unlock position). Thereby, the take-in unit 16 can be removed (a state where the take-in unit 16 is removed is shown in FIG. 31B).

  FIG. 32 shows the relationship between the operation state of the ball retainer 155 and the flow of the game ball. 32A shows a state in which the take-in unit 16 cannot be removed, and this state corresponds to the state of FIG. 30A and the state of FIG. Moreover, (b) and (c) show the detachable state and post-detachment state of the take-in unit 16, and this state corresponds to the states of FIG. 30 (b) and FIG. 31 (b). .

  In the state of FIG. 32 (a), as shown in FIG. 30 (a), the protruding amount of the tip of each arm part 214 to 216 of the movable part 212 is relatively small, and therefore the guide passages 171 to 173 of the upper plate 151. The flow of game balls supplied from is not blocked. Therefore, game balls are successively sent to the take-in unit 16 side.

  On the other hand, in the state of FIG. 32 (b), as shown in FIG. 30 (b), the leading end protrusion amount of each arm part 214 to 216 of the movable part 212 is relatively large. The flow of the game balls supplied from the passages 171 to 173 is blocked by the tip portions (standing portions 217 to 219) of the arm portions 214 to 216. In this state, since the game ball is not sent to the take-in unit 16 side, as shown in (c), even if the take-in unit 16 is removed, the game ball in the upper plate 151 may fall. Is prevented.

(Description of capture unit 16)
The take-in unit 16 constitutes take-in means for taking in a predetermined number of game balls based on an operation by the player, and each time the take-in unit 16 takes in a predetermined number of game balls, A game (game) start condition is established, and preparations for game start are made.

  33 is a perspective view of the capture unit 16 as viewed from the front side, FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the capture unit 16 as viewed from the rear side, and FIG. 35 is an exploded perspective view of the capture unit 16. The take-in unit 16 is provided with three take-in devices 301, 302, and 303 so as to overlap each other, and the take-up unit 16 has a substantially cubic shape as a whole. In the following description, in FIG. 33, the capture device 301 located on the near side is referred to as “first capture device”, the capture device 302 located in the center is referred to as “second capture device”, and the capture device located on the back side. The device 303 is also referred to as a “third capture device”.

  On the upper surface of each of the capture devices 301 to 303, inlet passages 305, 306, and 307 are formed in three rows so as to be opened upward and exposed to the outside. These entrance passages 305 to 307 constitute a game ball entrance portion in the take-in unit 16, and in the completed state as the door block 4, the game balls supplied from the upper plate 151 are first entered into the entrance passages 305 to 307. And then sequentially taken in a line. In the completed state, the inlet passages 305 to 307 are visible from above through an opening 164 (see FIG. 25) provided in the upper plate 151. A coupling case member 308 for coupling them is attached to the side surfaces of the respective capture devices 301 to 303. In the coupling case member 308, a take-in unit relay board 309 that collects the electrical wiring and the like in the take-in unit 16 at a time and can be electrically connected to the main control device or the like is accommodated.

(Description of capture devices 301-303)
Next, the configuration of each of the capture devices 301 to 303 will be described. However, since each of the capture devices 301 to 303 has substantially the same configuration, the third capture device 303 is basically described as an example here. FIG. 36 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the capture device 303, and FIG. 37 is an exploded perspective view showing the capture device 303. In the following description, for convenience, the up, down, left, and right directions are described in the state shown in FIG.

  The take-in device 303 includes a pair of front and back housing members 311 and 312 made of a synthetic resin molded product. These two housings 311 and 312 are connected by screws or the like to form a substantially square box-shaped housing, and a game ball passage to be described later is formed in the internal space, and an opening / closing gate for opening and closing the passage The mechanism is accommodated. Each housing 311, 312 is molded from a black resin material containing carbon. For convenience of explanation, the housing member 311 is also referred to as a “first housing”, and the housing member 312 is also referred to as a “second housing”.

  Incidentally, each housing 311 and 312 may be formed of a transparent resin material. By making each housing 311, 312 transparent, it is possible to visually recognize game balls stored in the passage in addition to the game ball passage and the open / close gate mechanism inside the take-in device, without disconnecting the housings 311, 312. Will be able to.

  Passage walls 313 and 314 are respectively formed on the upper surface portions of the first housing 311 and the second housing 312, and the housings 311 and 312 are coupled to each other so that the passage walls 313 and 314 are opposed to each other. An inlet passage 307 is formed. The bottom surface of the entrance passage 307 is slightly inclined downward toward the left side of FIG.

  The intake device 303 is provided with an intake passage 315 and a discharge passage 316 so as to be surrounded by the first housing 311 and the second housing 312 on the downstream side of the inlet passage 307. Similar to the entrance passage 307, the intake passage 315 and the discharge passage 316 have passage widths sufficient to allow the game balls to pass in a row. The intake passage 315 is provided continuously to the inlet passage 307 and is formed to bend in the vertical direction in the middle thereof. When a predetermined game start operation is performed by the player, a predetermined number of game balls that are used as a game start condition are acquired through the intake passage 315. Further, the discharge passage 316 is provided so as to be branched from the bent portion (corner portion) of the intake passage 315 from the intake passage 315. At the time of payment at the end of the game, the game balls remaining on the take-in device 303 and the upper plate 151 are returned to the player through the discharge passage 316 (ie, the upper plate 151 and the like are removed). )

  The first housing 311 and the second housing 312 have different thickness dimensions, and most of the inlet passage 307, the intake passage 315, and the discharge passage 316 are formed on the first housing 311 side. It has come to be. As a result, the path where the game balls actually come into contact with each other is a part deviated from the boundary part (joint part) between the housings 311 and 312, and the flow of the game ball is obstructed by dust, dust, etc. accumulated in the boundary part. Inconvenience is to be avoided.

  Further, the first and second housings 311 and 312 are provided with a straight protrusion 317 along the inlet passage 307 and the intake passage 315. The protruding portion 317 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the game ball passing through the inlet passage 307 and the intake passage 315 (in the inlet passage 307, the central portion in the vertical width direction, the intake portion). In the passage 315, it is provided in the central portion in the left-right width direction. The height of the protrusion 317 (projecting dimension to the inside of the passage) is about 0.5 mm, so that the passage widths of the inlet passage 307 and the intake passage 315 are narrowed. That is, the entrance passage 307 and the intake passage 315 basically have a passage width of about 12 mm, but the provision of the protrusion 317 narrows the substantial passage width to about 11.5 mm. Thereby, the clearance gap (play) between the inner wall of the entrance passage 307 and the intake passage 315 and the game ball can be reduced, and the game ball flows down in a stable state. In particular, in the take-in passage 315, game ball detection, which will be described later, is performed, so that detection errors can be reduced. However, the protrusion 317 may be configured to be provided only on one of the first and second housings 311 and 312. Installation of the protrusion 317 in the rectifying unit is arbitrary.

  A take-in gate member 320 is provided on the side of the take-in passage 315 in the housing internal space so as to follow the vertical direction portion of the take-in passage 315. The take-in gate member 320 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 321, and the claw portion 320 a provided at the distal end portion of the take-in gate member 320 is taken in by turning about the support shaft 321. Invade with respect to the passage 315. At this time, a passage notch 322 is formed in the passage wall of the take-in passage 315, and the claw portion 320 a of the take-in gate member 320 goes in and out through the passage notch 322. When the claw portion 320a of the take-in gate member 320 protrudes from the take-in passage 315, the passage of the game ball through the take-in passage 315 is inhibited. Further, when the claw portion 320a of the take-in gate member 320 is immersed in the take-in passage 315, the game ball is allowed to pass through the take-in passage 315.

  In such a case, since the protruding and retracting position of the claw portion 320a of the intake gate member 320 is a position immediately downstream of the corner portion in the intake passage 315, in other words, the passage notch portion 322 is immediately downstream of the corner portion in the intake passage 315. Therefore, in the state where the claw portion 320a of the intake gate member 320 protrudes into the passage (passage prevention state), the game ball flowing to the corner portion of the intake passage 315 is in the intake passage 315. It has a configuration that does not flow into the vertical part.

  A solenoid 325 is disposed in the housing internal space as a drive source for the take-in gate member 320. The solenoid 325 has an output shaft 325a that moves in the expansion / contraction direction when energized. The solenoid 325 is disposed so that the output shaft 325a protrudes downward on the right side of the take-in gate member 320. The output shaft 325a of the solenoid 325 is provided with a coil spring 326 for holding the output shaft 325a in an extended state. The solenoid 325 is fixed to the first housing 311 by a solenoid cover 327.

  A guide 331 is attached to the tip of the solenoid output shaft 325a. A part of the rotating piece 332 is engaged with the guide 331, and the other part of the rotating piece 332 is drivingly connected to the rear end portion of the take-in gate member 320. Reference numeral 333 is a support shaft that is provided substantially at the center of the rotating piece 332 and rotatably supports the rotating piece 332.

  According to this configuration, when the solenoid 325 is not energized, the output shaft 325a is held in an extended state by the urging force of the coil spring 326 as shown, and the claw portion 320a of the take-in gate member 320 is taken in the take-in passage. It is in a state of protruding into 315. Thereby, the intake passage 315 is closed. On the other hand, when the solenoid 325 is energized, the output shaft 325a moves in the contracting direction against the urging force of the coil spring 326. Therefore, the take-in gate member 320 is turned through the guide 331 and the turning piece 332 (turns clockwise in FIG. 36), and the claw portion 320a of the take-in gate member 320 is retracted outside the take-in passage 315. It is assumed that it is in a state. Thereby, the intake passage 315 is opened. When the energization of the solenoid 325 is stopped, the output shaft 325 a is extended by the urging force of the coil spring 326, and the claw portion 320 a of the take-in gate member 320 returns to the state in which it protrudes into the take-in passage 315.

  On the other hand, through holes 337 and 338 are respectively provided at the inlet positions of the discharge passage 316 in the first and second housings 311 and 312, and the discharge gates pass through the through holes 337 and 338 in the front-rear direction. A member 340 is provided. The discharge gate member 340 is not provided individually to the capture devices 301 to 303 but is provided in common to all the capture devices 301 to 303. Depending on the operating state of the discharge gate member 340, each In the take-in devices 301 to 303, the discharge (ball removal) of the game balls is allowed or prevented at the same time.

  Here, details of the discharge gate member 340 will be described with reference to FIG. The discharge gate member 340 has a substantially rectangular shape as a whole, and substantially square openings 341, 342, 343 are formed at three locations. These openings 341 to 343 respectively correspond to the discharge passages 316 provided in the respective intake devices 301 to 303, and are provided at regular intervals. The openings 341 to 343 constitute a part of the discharge passage 316. In this case, when the discharge gate member 340 moves in the longitudinal direction (the front-rear direction of the take-in unit 153), the discharge passage 316 is closed or opened. That is, when the discharge gate member 340 is in the initial position, the discharge passage 316 of each of the capture devices 301 to 303 is closed by the wall plate portion of the discharge gate member 340, and the discharge of the game ball through the passage 316 is prevented. . Further, when the discharge gate member 340 moves in the longitudinal direction, the discharge passages 316 of the intake devices 301 to 303 are simultaneously opened by the openings 341 to 343 of the discharge gate member 340, and the game balls passing through the passages 316 are opened. Discharge is allowed.

  Ball guide protrusions 344, 345, and 346 are formed below the openings 341 to 343, respectively. The upper surfaces of the ball guide protrusions 344 to 346 are continuously provided at the same angle as the upper surfaces of the bottoms of the openings 341 to 343, and the angle matches the inclination angle of the inlet portion of the discharge passage 316. . Accordingly, when the game ball flows into the discharge passage 316 through the openings 341 to 343, the game ball passes while rolling on the ball guide protrusions 344 to 346, and the game ball flows into the discharge passage 316. Will be performed smoothly.

  A spring receiving portion 347 is formed at one end of the discharge gate member 340, and a rod portion 348 is formed at the other end. In this case, as shown in FIG. 35 and the like, a cover member 351 is provided outside the third take-in device 303, and a coil spring 352 is incorporated between the cover member 351 and the spring receiving portion 347 of the discharge gate member 340. . Reference numeral 353 denotes a spring accommodating portion for accommodating the coil spring 352.

  The discharge gate member 340 is always urged in one direction by the urging force of the coil spring 352. At this time, the discharge gate member 340 is held at the initial position (position where the discharge passage 316 is closed) by the biasing force of the coil spring 352, and when a force is applied from the rod portion 348, the discharge gate member 340 resists the biasing force of the coil spring 352. 316 shifts to the open position.

  As shown in FIG. 33 and the like, the rod unit 348 protrudes on the first capture device 301 side in the capture unit 16 so that the rod portion 348 is pushed by the discharge operation transmission device 154 described above. It has become. As shown in FIG. 38 and the like, a protrusion 355 extending in the longitudinal direction of the discharge gate member 340 is formed below the spring receiving portion 347 at one end of the discharge gate member 340. On the other hand, a discharge gate detection sensor 356 is provided on the cover member 351 provided on one end side of the discharge gate member 340. In this configuration, when the discharge gate member 340 is operated in accordance with the operation of the discharge operation transmission device 154, the operation state is sequentially detected by the discharge gate detection sensor 356. Details thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 39A shows an initial state before the rod portion 348 (discharge gate member 340) is pushed in, and FIG. 39B shows a state where the rod portion 348 (discharge gate member 340) is pushed.

  As shown in FIG. 39, a discharge operation transmission device 154 is provided on the side of the take-in unit 16 (the front side in the gaming machine 1), and the tip of the rod portion 348 is the second link of the discharge operation transmission device 154. Opposite the rotating tip of the piece 195. In this case, in FIG. 39A, since the discharge gate member 340 is in the initial position, the inlet of the discharge passage 316 is closed and the flow of the game ball into the discharge passage 316 is prevented. In this state, the protrusion 355 of the discharge gate member 340 does not protrude outward from the capture device 303, and the protrusion 355 is not detected by the discharge gate detection sensor 356.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 39B, the link pieces 194 and 195 are rotated by the operation of the operation lever 198 in the discharge operation transmission device 154, and the operation is transmitted to the rod portion 348. Thereby, the discharge gate member 340 moves to a position where the discharge passage 316 is opened, and the flow of the game ball into the discharge passage 316 is allowed. In this state, the protruding portion 355 of the discharge gate member 340 protrudes outward from the capture device 303, and accordingly, the protruding portion 355 is detected by the discharge gate detection sensor 356. The discharge gate detection sensor 356 constitutes a discharge operation detection means for detecting the operation state (operation position) of the discharge gate member 340.

  A detection signal from the discharge gate detection sensor 356 is output to a main controller 505 described later. In this case, the main controller 505 detects the open / close state of the discharge passage 316 based on the detection signal of the discharge gate detection sensor 356, and prohibits the game ball taking-in operation when the discharge passage 316 is open. Execute processing such as By prohibiting the taking-in operation of the game ball when the discharge passage 316 is opened, inconveniences such as an unstable take-in state of the game ball and a decrease in detection accuracy of the taken game ball are eliminated. .

  As shown in FIGS. 36 and 37, the take-in device 303 is provided with a sensor unit 370 that detects the passage of the game ball in the take-in passage 315. This sensor unit 370 constitutes a game ball counting means for counting the number of game balls passing through the take-in passage 315, and includes a known optical sensor composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

  The sensor unit 370 has a substantially U-shape and is assembled so as to straddle the first and second housings 311 and 312. Specifically, the sensor unit 370 includes a sensor body 371 extending in the thickness direction of the take-in device 303, and both ends of the sensor body 371 along the outer wall surfaces of the housings 311 and 312 toward the take-in passage 315. And extending arm portions 372 and 373. A sensor circuit board (not shown) is accommodated in the sensor body 371, and a connector hole 371a for exposing a connector terminal 374 provided on the sensor circuit board to the outside is provided on the back surface of the sensor body 371. Is formed.

  A light emitting element is accommodated in one of the arm portions 372 and 373, and a light receiving element is accommodated in the other. In addition, a pair of upper and lower sensor detection holes 376 are formed at the distal ends of the arm portions 372 and 373 at portions that are inside each other. In this case, two light emitting elements and two light receiving elements are accommodated in the arm portions 372 and 373, respectively, and each of these elements emits and receives light through the sensor detection hole 376. A pair of upper and lower through holes 378 are formed in the first and second housings 311 and 312. When the sensor unit 370 is assembled to each housing 311 and 312 in the housing joined state, each arm portion 372. , 373 are arranged such that the position of the sensor detection hole 376 provided at the front end portion of the housing 311 matches the position of the through hole 378 of each housing 311, 312.

  As shown in FIG. 36, the through hole 378 is provided in the intake passage 315 at a position slightly offset from the center inside the housing. The position of the through hole 378 is a game ball detection position by the sensor unit 370. In this case, in particular, the through hole 378 is provided at a position directly below the claw portion 320a formed at the distal end portion of the intake gate member 320 (a right-side offset position of the intake passage 315 in FIG. 36). A game ball is not detected by the sensor unit 370 unless the claw portion 320a of 320 moves to the immersive side. If it is assumed that the through hole 378 is provided on the opposite side of the intake passage 315 (the left offset position of the intake passage 315 in FIG. 36), the claw portion 320a of the intake gate member 320 is in the protruding position. In order to prevent erroneous detection of the game ball in the state (including erroneous detection of the game ball when discharging the game ball through the discharge passage 316), it is necessary to lower the position of the through hole 378 below the illustrated position. According to the above configuration of the gaming machine 1, the through hole 378 can be disposed in the vicinity of the claw portion 320 a of the take-in gate member 320. Therefore, it is possible to quickly detect a game ball that flows down due to the opening of the intake gate member 320.

  When a game ball is taken in with the take-in gate member 320 opened, in the upper and lower sensor elements (light emitting element + light receiving element) in the sensor unit 370, the game ball is first detected by the upstream sensor element, Thereafter, the game ball is detected by the sensor element on the downstream side. Detection signals from these sensor elements are sequentially output to a main controller 505 described later that manages the taking-in of game balls. In this case, main controller 505 determines whether or not a game ball has been normally taken in based on a game ball detection signal from each sensor element. Specifically, it is determined that the game ball has been normally taken in only when the game ball is detected in the order of the upstream sensor element → the downstream sensor element within a predetermined specified time. The

  If the required time from the detection of the game ball by the upstream sensor element to the detection of the game ball by the downstream sensor element is longer than the specified time, or contrary to normal, the downstream sensor element → the upstream sensor When the game balls are detected in the order of the elements, it is regarded as abnormal, the fact is notified, and the subsequent games are stopped. Therefore, for example, by attaching a string or the like to a game ball or other dummy object to be moved up and down, it is possible to prevent cheating as if a plurality of game balls were taken in.

  As described above, in the sensor unit 370, one of the arm portions 372 and 373 is a light emitting portion and the other is a light receiving portion, and the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are provided integrally. Thereby, the alignment precision of a light emitting element and a light receiving element can be raised, and the detection precision of a game ball can be made favorable. In addition, a sensor circuit board is provided in the sensor main body 371 that connects the arm parts 372 and 373, and the connector terminal 374 provided on the sensor circuit board enables electrical connection to an external board. In addition, the signal lines connected to the light receiving element can be integrated and integrated, and the wiring can be easily connected to the external substrate.

  In addition, a downstream side intake sensor 380 for detecting again the game ball detected by the sensor unit 370 is provided at the most downstream portion of the intake passage 315. This downstream side intake sensor 380 is configured by a magnetic detection type proximity sensor, and detects the passage of the game ball by the change of the magnetic field accompanying the passage of the game ball. That is, the plate-shaped sensor main body 381 is provided with a through hole 381a, and the sensor main body 381 detects a change in magnetic field when a game ball passes through the through hole 381a and outputs it as an electrical signal. The through hole 381 a has a substantially perfect circle shape, and its diameter substantially matches the width dimension of the intake passage 315. A connector terminal 382 is provided on the sensor main body 381.

  Similar to the detection signal of the sensor unit 370, the detection signal from the downstream intake sensor 380 is output to the main controller 505 described later. In this case, the main controller 505 detects the current game ball uptake detection result (result of uptake determination by the sensor unit 370) based on the detection signal of the sensor unit 370 and the detection signal of the downstream uptake sensor 380. Is determined to be legitimate, i.e., not fraudulent. Specifically, the ball game ball count number by the sensor unit 370 (for example, the game ball count number by the detection result of one sensor element) is compared with the game ball count number by the downstream side intake sensor 380, and each count When the numbers match, it is determined that the detection result of the current game ball uptake (result of the uptake determination by the sensor unit 370) is normal. On the other hand, when the count numbers do not match, it is determined that the detection result of the current game ball capture (the result of the capture determination by the sensor unit 370) is not a regular one but is due to an illegal act. .

  As a fraudulent act with respect to the take-in unit 16, it is conceivable to attach a fraudulent device that emits light so as to cause the sensor unit 370 to erroneously detect the passage of a game ball. For example, a fraudulent device comprising two light emitters that blinks regardless of actual game ball take-in is attached to the take-in unit 16, and these light emitters are blinked in a predetermined order to play game balls. Make sure that the passage is falsely detected. When such an illegal act is performed, it is difficult to avoid erroneous detection of the game ball due to the illegal act only by the detection of the game ball by the sensor unit 370. In this regard, it is possible to avoid erroneous detection of a game ball due to fraudulent action by fraud confirmation based on the detection signal of the downstream intake sensor 380 as described above.

  Since two sensor devices (sensor unit 370 and downstream side intake sensor 380) having different detection methods are provided in the intake passage 315, it is difficult to erroneously detect a game ball in any of the sensor devices. It will be something. Therefore, countermeasures against fraud in the capture unit 16 are desirable.

  Each component of the intake device 303 described above (excluding the discharge gate member 340, the intake gate member 320, the gate drive mechanism including the solenoid 325, the sensor unit 370, etc.) is a corner between the inlet passage 307 and the intake passage 315. It is arranged in a concentrated manner in the inner region of the part. Thereby, each structural member can be efficiently arrange | positioned in the limited area | region, As a result, size reduction (including thickness reduction) of the capture device 303 can be implement | achieved.

  In the main take-in unit 16 in which the take-in devices 301 to 303 having the above-described configuration are provided in triplicate, game balls are supplied from the guide passages 171 to 173 of the upper plate 151 to the take-in devices 301 to 303, respectively. In accordance with the operation of the front bet switch 37, the respective take-in devices 301 to 303 take in the game balls. Specifically, for example, when 15 (maximum bet) game balls are taken in, the take-in gate member 320 is simultaneously operated to the open position in all the take-in devices 301 to 303, and the take-in of game balls is performed all at once. To begin. At this time, each of the take-in devices 301 to 303 takes in five game balls.

  However, if any of the three capture devices 301 to 303 is not filled with a game ball, or if any of the capture devices does not operate normally due to a malfunction of the solenoid 325, etc. The game balls are taken in by the remaining take-in devices that can perform normal take-in operations. For example, when the first take-in device 301 is not filled with a game ball or when the solenoid 325 of the take-in device 301 is out of order, the take-in devices other than the first take-in device 301 (second, second, 15 game balls are taken in by the 3 take-in devices 302 and 303).

  On the other hand, when the game balls remaining on the take-in devices 301 to 303 and the upper plate 151 are discharged to the lower plate 71, the discharge gate member 340 is operated in accordance with the operation of the operation lever 198 on the front side of the gaming machine, and each take-off is performed. The game balls are discharged all at once by the insertion devices 301 to 303.

(Explanation of the replacement block 5)
Next, the surface changing block 5 will be described. FIG. 40 is a perspective view of the surface changing block 5 as seen from the diagonally front side, FIG. 41 is a perspective view of the surface changing block 5 as seen from the diagonally rear side, and FIG. 43 and 44 are exploded perspective views of the surface changing block 5. FIG.

  The main part of the surface changing block 5 is a synthetic resin front frame 501, a reel device 503 as a symbol display device, a liquid crystal display device 504 as an auxiliary effect device, and a main control unit that performs various main controls relating to the game. A control device 505, a display control device 506 for performing subordinate display control based on a command from the main control device 505, a pedestal base 507 for the main control device for mounting the main control device 505, and a display control device 506 And a display control device base base 508. In the present embodiment, the face change block 5 is configured to include all the main parts that determine the game content of the gaming machine 1, and this face change block is used when changing the model in a game hall or the like. The model can be changed by replacing 5 with the new model. That is, the surface changing block 5 is an exchange unit at the time of model change.

(Description of front frame 501)
Details of the front frame 501 will be described with reference to FIG. 45A is a perspective view of the front frame 501 viewed from the front, and FIG. 45B is a perspective view of the front frame 501 viewed from the rear.

  The front frame 501 has a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, and a portion of the front surface framed in a substantially trapezoidal shape has a shape and a size that substantially coincide with the viewing window 21 of the front door body 11. In this case, in a state where the surface changing block 5 is attached to the door block 4, almost the entire front frame 501 is visible from the viewing window 21 of the front door body 11.

  A display window 511 having a horizontally long rectangular shape is provided on the front surface of the front frame 501, and a display window 512 having a horizontally long rectangular shape is also provided above the display window 511. In the following description, the lower display window 511 is referred to as “lower display window 511”, and the upper display window 512 is referred to as “upper display window 512”. The lower display window 511 corresponds to a reel symbol display unit for displaying the reel symbol attached to the outer periphery of the reel device 503, and the upper display window 512 is a liquid crystal for displaying a display image by the liquid crystal display device 504. It corresponds to an image display unit.

  Each of the display windows 511 and 512 is provided at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction on the front surface portion of the front frame 501 and has substantially the same horizontal dimension (the height dimension is slightly larger in the upper display window 512). However, the size (absolute size) of each display window 511, 512, the relative size when comparing each display window 511, 512, and the shape of each display window 511, 512 can be arbitrarily changed. For example, the upper display window 512 may be more horizontally long, or the upper display window 512 may be smaller than the lower display window 511. In the front portion of the front frame 501, the peripheral portions of the display windows 511 and 512 are substantially flat surfaces.

  A protruding portion 513 is provided on the peripheral edge of the lower display window 511 so as to protrude forward. When the reel device 503 is attached to the back side of the front frame 501, a part of the reel device 503 protrudes forward from the front surface portion (flat portion around the display window) of the front frame 501. The protruding portion of the reel device 503 is surrounded. In this case, the upper and lower overhang portions 513 can clearly divide the reel symbol range that is visible / invisible (or difficult to view) from the outside at the front protruding portion of the reel device 503. Further, according to the left and right overhang portions 513, it is possible to suppress the inside of the reel device 503 from being seen from the outside.

  In a state where the surface changing block 5 is mounted on the door block 4, the peripheral portion of the front frame 501 (portion A in FIG. 45) abuts on the panel support member 14 (see FIG. 7) of the door block 4. At this time, in the front frame 501, the peripheral portion (portion A in FIG. 45) and the other central portion are substantially flush. Therefore, a gap is formed between the central portion of the front frame 501 and the transparent panel 13 in the mounted state.

  In the gaming machine 1, when the front frame 501 is viewed through the viewing window 21 (transparent panel 13) of the door block 4, a wide area including the display windows 511 and 512 can be viewed. Therefore, if various information (model information, dividend table, etc.) and decorations related to the gaming machine 1 are given to the front area of the front frame 501, the various information and decorations can be played through the visual window 21 (transparent panel 13). Visible from the front of the machine. In this case, as described above, the portions other than the display windows 511 and 512 in the front surface portion of the front frame 501 are generally flat surfaces, and therefore it is possible to affix a seal or the like to which various information or the like is applied to the front region. .

  As shown in FIG. 42, an information display substrate 514 is provided on the right side of the lower display window 511 of the front frame 501. On this information display board 514, the number of acquired balls displayed when the small role is established, and the number of games for displaying, for example, the number of remaining games in a special game state such as a big bonus or a regular bonus A display unit is provided. These display units are composed of a 7-segment display, but it is naturally possible to replace them with a liquid crystal display or the like.

  A lower panel portion 516 is provided below the lower display window 511 on the front side of the front frame 501. The lower panel portion 516 is a portion that is visible from the front of the gaming machine through the horizontally long window portion 50 provided in the front door body 11 in a state in which the surface changing block 5 is attached to the door block 4. Various information related to the gaming machine 1 (model information, payout table, etc.), decoration, and the like are given to the back side of the transparent panel that constitutes. It is also possible to attach a stamp or the like on the back side of the lower panel portion 516 (transparent panel). An illumination device 517 (see FIG. 42) made of a fluorescent tube, a cold cathode tube, or the like is provided on the back side of the lower panel portion 516, so that the visibility of various information and the like is enhanced by the illumination light of the illumination device. It has become.

  The illumination device 517 provided on the back side of the lower panel portion 516 can irradiate light below the surface change block 5. Further, in this case, in a state where the surface changing block 5 is mounted on the door block 4, the lighting device 517 is positioned above the upper cover plate 157 provided on the upper plate 151 (see FIGS. 7 and 21). ). Therefore, when the illumination device 517 emits illumination light, the light is applied to the rear region of the upper plate 151 through the upper cover plate 157. As a result, the rear area of the upper plate 151 is brightly illuminated, and the game balls existing in the area can be easily confirmed.

  A pair of upper and lower operation switches 518 and 519 are provided on the right side of the lower panel portion 516. The operation switches 518 and 519 are, for example, push button type switch members used for information menu operations, and the number of transitions to the special gaming state, the transition probability, the total number of games, and the output by the operation of the operation switches 518 and 519 Various information such as the number of balls (the difference between the number of input game balls and the number of payout game balls) is appropriately displayed on the liquid crystal display device 504 or the like. The information menu includes a description of a special game in the gaming machine 1 and the like.

  On the other hand, on the back side of the front frame 501, a length for attaching the reel device 503 to the opening edge between the upper and lower display windows 511 and 512 and the lower opening edge of the lower display window 511, respectively. Scale-shaped reel mounting brackets 521 and 522 are provided.

  A support metal fitting 524 is attached to the right side portion of the front frame 501 on the back side. The support metal fitting 524 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 525 and 526. The support shafts 525 and 526 of the support fitting 524 constitute support means for rotatably supporting the surface changing block 5 on the door block 4. The support shafts 525 and 526 are provided on the door block 4. The shaft fittings 111 and 112 are inserted into the shaft holes (see FIG. 11 and the like) of the bearing portions 111b and 112a. The bearing portions 111b and 112a on the door block 4 side and the support shafts 525 and 526 on the surface changing block 5 correspond to the “support means M11 and M12 for the surface changing block 5” shown in FIG.

  Similarly, a pedestal base mounting means for mounting a pedestal base 507 for the main controller is provided on the left side of the front frame 501 on the left side. In this case, the main controller pedestal base 507 (main controller 505) is vertically mounted on the left side of the rear surface of the front frame 501, and serves as a pedestal base mounting means. A substantially U-shaped support fitting 527 that supports the lower end portion of 507 and a fastener 528 that supports the upper end portion of the main controller 505 are provided.

  Further, on the back side of the front frame 501, coupling hook members 531 and 532 for coupling with the payout block 6 attached to the back side of the surface changing block 5 are provided at the upper left corner and the lower left corner. Yes. The coupling hook members 531 and 532 are provided on the open end side opposite to the rotational axis of the main surface changing block 5, and the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 are operated by being operated to the connecting position. The combined state is maintained. Further, when the coupling hook members 531 and 532 are operated to the coupling release position, the coupling of the chamfering block 5 and the payout block 6 is released, and the chamfering block 5 can be rotated so as to be separated from the payout block 6. It is supposed to be.

(Description of reel device 503)
FIG. 46 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the reel device 503. The reel device 503 includes a metal case member 540 and three reels 541, 542, and 543 on the left, middle, and right that are accommodated in the case member 540. The case member 540 has three reels 541 to 543 rotatably accommodated therein, and a part of the reels 541 to 543 appears forward. In the case member 540, a support fixing portion 545 formed by bending upward is provided at the front end portion of the upper surface portion, and a support fixing portion 546 formed by bending downward is provided at the front end portion of the lower surface portion. It has been. These support fixing portions 545 and 546 constitute attachment means for attaching the reel device 503 to the front frame 501, and the reel device 503 is supported and fixed to the reel mounting brackets 521 and 522 provided on the front frame 501. The reel device 503 is mounted on the back side of the front frame 501 by fixing the portions 545 and 546 with screws or the like.

  The upper support fixing portion 545 has a shape having protrusions 545a at both left and right end portions. Both the protrusions 545a are formed by cutting out the central portion of the support fixing portion 545, and the liquid crystal display device 504 is attached to and detached from the front frame 501 by reducing the height of the central portion. Interference at the time can be avoided.

  On the upper part of the case member 540, a reel relay board 548 is provided for electrical connection between the reel device 503 and a control system such as the main controller 505.

  Since the configuration of each of the reels 541 to 543 is well known, detailed illustration is omitted here, and the configuration will be briefly described. Each of the reels 541 to 543 includes a cylindrical skeleton member that forms a cylindrical cage, and a belt-like belt wound around the outer periphery thereof. On the outer peripheral surface of the belt, a number of symbols as identification information are printed at equal intervals (for example, 21 symbols). A stepping motor as a drive source is provided at the center of each of the reels 541 to 543, and the reels 541 to 543 are driven to rotate individually, that is, independently, by driving the stepping motor. The reel device 503 is provided with a reel index sensor (rotational position detection sensor) for detecting the rotational position of each of the reels 541 to 543 as another configuration. Further, a backlight (rear light emitting means) made of a fluorescent lamp or the like is provided on the inner peripheral side of each reel 541 to 543, and each symbol attached to the outer peripheral surface of the reel is brighter than the rear by this backlight. Illuminated. By the light emission of the backlight, it is possible to improve the visibility of each symbol attached to the outer peripheral surface of the reel and to diversify the auxiliary effects in the game.

(Description of main controller 505, etc.)
Next, the configuration of the main controller 505, the display controller 506, etc. will be described with reference to FIG.

  The main controller 505 includes a main control board 561 on which electronic components such as a CPU and a memory are mounted, and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case member (the front case 562 and the back case 563) for housing the main control board 561. It is configured. The front case 562 and the back case 563 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the main control board 561 inside thereof can be visually recognized by the transparent front case 562 and the back case 563.

  The main controller pedestal base 507 is a pedestal member on which the main controller 505 is slidably mounted in one direction. In this embodiment, the main controller 505 is slid upward with respect to the pedestal base 507. The main controller 505 can be detached from the pedestal base 507.

  Near the lower corner portion of the main controller base base 507, a supported portion 507a that is rotatably supported by a support fitting 527 provided on the front frame 501 is provided. In this case, when the supported portion 507a is supported by the support fitting 527, the main controller base base 507 (main control device 505) can be rotated with respect to the front frame 501 with the supported portion 507a as a fulcrum ( In other words, it can tilt backward).

  The front case 562, the back case 563, and the main controller base base 507 are provided with sealing portions f1, f2, and f3 (so-called caulking portions) as sealing means for connecting these members. The sealing parts f1 to f3 are capable of opening the case member due to breakage and the like, and the member that has been broken remains as the opening history after opening, so the opening fact can be confirmed by the opening history It has become. Thereby, in the case where the case member is illegally opened, for example, it is possible to find an illegal act by checking the sealing portions f1 to f3.

  On the other hand, the display control device 506 includes a display control board 571 on which electronic components such as a CPU and a memory are mounted, and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case member (a front case 572 and a back case 573) for housing the display control board 571. It consists of and. The front case 572 and the back case 573 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the display control board 571 inside thereof can be visually recognized by the transparent front case 572 and the back case 573. The back case 573 is provided with a triangular leg 573a. The display control device 506 is attached to the back surface of the front frame 501 while being fixed on the display control device base 508. At this time, the display control device 506 is attached in an inclined state by the leg portion 573a provided in the back case 573. An external terminal board 575 is attached to the display control device base 508.

  In the above configuration, the electronic component mounting surface of the main control board 561 is arranged to face outward in the main control device 505, and the electronic component mounting surface of the display control board 571 in the display control device 506 is obliquely upward on the rear side. It is arranged to face. Such an arrangement facilitates fraud confirmation with respect to the main control board 561 and the display control board 571.

  The liquid crystal display device 504 includes a liquid crystal panel 581 and a liquid crystal driver 582 that drives the liquid crystal panel 581.

(Explanation of completed state as reshuffling block 5)
The completed state of the surface changing block 5 will be described again with reference to FIGS. As the face change block 5, a reel device 503 is attached to the back side of the front frame 501, and a liquid crystal display device 504 is attached above the reel device 503. A main control device 505 is attached to the side of the reel device 503, and a display control device 506 is attached above the reel device 503 via a display control device base 508.

  The entire panel surface of the liquid crystal panel 581 can be visually recognized from the upper display window 512 of the front frame 501 on the front side of the face change block 5. In addition, a part of each reel 541 to 543 of the reel device 503 can be seen from the lower display window 511 of the front frame 501. At this time, out of many symbols (21 in this embodiment) attached to the outer circumference of each of the reels 541 to 543, three symbols for each reel can be visually recognized through the lower display window 511. Yes.

(Description of payout block 6)
Next, the payout block 6 will be described. 47 and 48 are perspective views of the payout block 6. FIG. 49 is a rear view of the payout block 6. FIG. 50 is a perspective view showing the payout device 618 separated from the payout block 6. FIG. FIG. 52 is a rear view showing a state in which the control devices are removed from the payout block 6. In FIG. 52, the game ball passage formed in the payout block 6 is indicated by a dotted line.

  The payout block 6 includes a back cover member 601 integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, a payout mechanism 602 for paying out game balls, a payout control device 603 that controls payout control, and a power supply voltage generated from an external power supply. It has a power supply device 604 that supplies various control devices and actuators, and is configured by integrating them.

  The back cover member 601 includes a base portion 611 having a substantially flat shape, and a protective cover portion 612 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape protruding rearward (rearward of the gaming machine 1). The protective cover portion 612 has a shape in which the left and right surfaces and the upper and lower surfaces and the rear surface are closed, and is large enough to accommodate at least the reel device 503, the main control device 505, and the display control device 506 of the surface changing block 5. Have Although illustration is omitted, a large number of air holes can be provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 612. The base portion 611 and the protective cover portion 612 may be integrally formed as described above, or may be formed separately and integrated with screws or the like.

  The payout mechanism 602 is attached to the base portion 611 of the back cover member 601 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 612. That is, as the payout mechanism 602, a tank 615 opened upward is provided at the uppermost portion of the back cover member 601, and the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 615. Below the tank 615, for example, tank rails 616 that have four rows (four strips) of ball paths in the front-rear direction and are gently inclined toward the downstream side are connected. The tank rail 616 extends in the vertical direction downstream of the tank rail 616. Case rails 617 are connected.

  A payout device 618 for paying out game balls is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 617. As shown in FIG. 52, the payout device 618 has a payout motor 619 and a payout gate member 620 driven by the payout motor 619, and the payout motor 619 is driven by a control signal from the payout control device 603. Then, with the driving of the payout motor 619, the payout gate member 620 moves to the passage opening position. Thereby, the required number of game balls are paid out as appropriate.

  The payout device 618 has a game ball discharge function for discharging game balls staying on the case rail 617 and the like to the outside in addition to a game ball payout function performed in accordance with winnings during a game. When the game ball is discharged, the passage switching lever 621 is switched from the payout execution position to the discharge execution position, and the payout motor 619 is driven to discharge the game ball to the outside.

  As with the tank rail 616, the case rails 617 are provided in four rows in the front-rear direction, and the payout devices 618 are provided in four rows accordingly. In this case, as shown in FIG. 50, the base plate 611 of the back cover member 601 is provided with a metal plate 625 in an overlapping manner, and two metal boss members so as to stand on the metal plate 625. 626 is provided. In FIG. 48, reference numeral 627 denotes a metal plate for fixing the base end portion of the boss member 626. That is, the base end of the boss member 626 is firmly fixed by the two front and back metal plates 625 and 627. The four rows of payout devices 618 are fixed together while being inserted through the boss member 626.

  On the downstream side of the payout device 618, a passage forming member 630 for forming four rows of game ball passages is also provided. The passage forming member 630 has a payout passage 631 and a discharge passage 632 therein, and the game balls are paid out to the upper plate 151 and the like by passing through the payout passage 631. In addition, the game ball is discharged outside by passing through the discharge passage 632. The passage forming member 630 is fixed by two support members 633 provided on the metal plate 625.

  The passage forming member 630 is provided with a payout relay board 635 that relays a payout command signal from the payout control device 603 to the payout device 618. Although not shown, a tank ball absence sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball supplied from the tank 615 or the tank rail 616 is provided upstream of the case rail 617. Also, the payout device 618 is provided with a payout rotation sensor that detects the rotation of the payout motor 619 and a payout count switch that counts the number of game balls to be paid out.

  Both the tank and the passage members in the dispensing mechanism 602 are formed of a conductive synthetic resin material such as a conductive polycarbonate resin, and are grounded at a part thereof. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  A game ball distribution unit 640 for distributing game balls flowing down from the payout mechanism 602 is provided on the downstream side of the passage forming member 630 in the base unit 611. As shown in FIG. 50, the game ball distribution unit 640 is provided with three passage openings 641, 642, 643, of which the passage opening 641 communicates with the upper plate 151, and the passage opening 642 has The passage opening 643 communicates with the lower plate 71 and is configured to communicate with a game ball discharge unit connected to the outside of the gaming machine.

  Here, the game ball passage on the downstream side of the game ball distribution unit 640 will be described with reference to FIG. In the back cover member 601, an upper plate guide passage 651 communicating with the passage opening 641 of the game ball distribution portion 640 is provided below the protective cover portion 612. The upper plate guide passage 651 is open on the front side of the back cover member 601, and when the dispensing block 6 is mounted on the door block 4, the front-side opening of the upper plate guide passage 651 is disposed on the upper plate unit 15. It is configured to communicate with the outlet 163 (see FIG. 7 and the like).

  The back cover member 601 has a lower plate guide passage 652 communicating with the passage opening 642 of the game ball distribution unit 640 and an external discharge passage 653 communicating with the passage opening 643 of the game ball distribution unit 640 in parallel. Is provided. The lower plate guide passage 652 is opened to the front side of the back cover member 601, and when the dispensing block 6 is attached to the door block 4, the front side opening of the lower plate guide passage 652 is connected to the lower plate of the inner frame 12. It is the structure which communicates with the channel | path 145 (refer FIG. 7 etc.). In addition, the code | symbol 655 in a figure is a lower tray full tank switch for detecting when the lower ball | bowl 71 becomes full and the game ball overflows to the upstream side.

  In this case, the game balls that have flowed down the payout passage 631 of the passage forming member 630 basically flow into the passage opening 641 as they are, and then are discharged to the upper plate 151 through the upper plate guide passage 651. However, when the game balls that have become surplus as the upper plate 151 becomes full are overflowing through the upper plate guide passage 651, the excess game balls flow into the passage opening 642, and then the lower plate guide passage It is discharged to the lower plate 71 through 652. The game balls that have flowed down the discharge passage 632 of the passage forming member 630 are discharged to the outside of the gaming machine (island facility of the game hall) through the external discharge passage 653.

  Further, when the payout block 6 is mounted on the door block 4, the payout block 6 surrounds the back and surroundings of the take-in unit 16 provided on the door block 4. In this case, in particular, the base portion 611 of the back cover member 601 is provided with a lever insertion hole 657 that matches the shape of the operation lever 213 of the ball retaining device 155, and the lever insertion hole 657 has an operation of the ball retaining device 155. A lever 213 is inserted. The lever insertion hole 657 has a shape and a size that allow the operation lever 213 to be inserted only when the operation lever 213 is in the take-in unit holding position (the hold plate piece 224 is in contact with the back surface of the take-in unit 16). If the operation lever 213 is in the take-in unit removal position (the hold plate piece 224 is not in contact with the back surface of the take-in unit 16), the payout block with respect to the door block 4 is provided. 6, the operation lever 213 cannot be inserted into the lever insertion hole 657, so that it cannot be mounted.

  Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a work mistake such as forgetting to operate the operation lever 213 of the ball retainer 155 to the take-in unit holding position after attaching the take-in unit 16 to the door block 4. it can. Further, at this time, the operation lever 213 is surely operated to the take-in unit holding position, so that the flow of the game ball from the upper plate 151 to the take-in unit 16 is unexpectedly obstructed during the game. Can be avoided.

  A support fitting 661 is attached to the left end portion of the back cover member 601 when viewed from the inner surface side (front side). The support metal fitting 661 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 662 and 663. A support fitting 665 having a support shaft 666 is attached below the support fitting 661. The support shafts 662, 663, 666 of these support fittings 661, 665 constitute support means for rotatably supporting the payout block 6 on the door block 4, and these support shafts 662, 663, 666. Is inserted into the shaft holes (see FIG. 7 and the like) of the bearing portions 111a, 112b, and 113b of the shaft fittings 111, 112, and 113 provided in the door block 4. The bearing portions 111a, 112b, 113b on the door block 4 side and the support shafts 662, 663, 666 on the payout block 6 side correspond to the “support means M21 to M23 for the payout block 6” shown in FIG.

  On the inner surface side of the back cover member 601, metal locking pieces 671, 672 that are locked by two coupling hook members 531, 532 provided on the surface changing block 5 at the upper and lower portions of the protective cover portion 612. Is attached. By operating the coupling hook members 531 and 532 of the surface changing block 5 to the locking position in a state where the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 are overlapped, the blocks 5 and 6 are connected to each other. , 532 are operated to the unlocking position so that both blocks 5 and 6 can be separated.

  In this case, the operation of the coupling hook members 531 and 532 can be performed only on the front side of the back cover member 601 of the dispensing block 6, and if the front side of the dispensing block 6 is not opened, the engagement of the coupling hook members 531 and 532 is possible. Stop release operation is impossible. In other words, in a state where the integrated body of the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 is attached to the door block 4 (the state shown in FIG. 3), the coupling hook members 531 and 532 are hidden inside, and the coupling hook members 531 and 532 The opening operation of the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 by manual operation is impossible.

  Similarly, on the inner surface side of the back cover member 601, positions corresponding to the flange recesses 451 a and 452 a of the second flange metal parts 451 and 452, that is, the side opposite to the support metal 661 (the rotation tip side of the payout block 6). In each of the upper and lower portions with the protective cover portion 612 sandwiched therebetween, metal locked pieces that are locked to the second hook metal portions 451 and 452 of the locking device 120 provided on the door block 4 673, 674 are attached. Each of the latched pieces 673 and 674 is formed such that the height dimension thereof is slightly smaller than the height dimension from the flat portion 405 c formed on the lower projecting protrusion 405 to the extending wall portion 406. Has been. In a state in which the dispensing block 6 is closed with respect to the door block 4, the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 of the locking device 120 are latched to the latched pieces 673 and 674, and the dispensing block 6 is held in the closed state. The Then, when the second metal fittings 451 and 452 move to the unlocking position in accordance with the unlocking operation by the operation key, the locking with the locked pieces 673 and 674 is released, and the payout block 6 can be opened. .

  The back cover member 601 is provided with surrounding covers 675 and 676 having a box shape that is opened only in the front, and the internal regions thereof are accommodating portions 675a and 676a, respectively. And each said latching piece 673,674 is arrange | positioned at the open | release side (front side) of each accommodating part 675a, 676a. Therefore, the surrounding covers 675 and 676 are provided in the back cover member 601 so as to protrude laterally from the protective cover portion 612. The surrounding cover 675 is formed to have a size sufficient for the housing portion 675a to house the overhanging protruding piece portion 404 and the second hook metal portion 451 of the locking device 120. Specifically, the accommodating portion 675 a has a width dimension in the depth direction that is slightly larger than a protruding dimension from the member mounting portion 400 b in the protruding protrusion piece 404, and a vertical width dimension in the upper and lower portions of the protruding protrusion piece 404. It is formed to be slightly larger than the dimension in the direction. The surrounding cover 676 is formed to have a size sufficient to accommodate the lower overhanging protruding piece 405 and the second metal fitting 452. Specifically, the accommodating portion 676a has a width dimension in the depth direction slightly larger than a protruding dimension from the member mounting portion 400b in the protruding protrusion piece 405, and a vertical width dimension of the protruding protrusion piece section 405 above and below the protruding protrusion piece 405. It is formed to be slightly larger than the dimension in the direction. The surrounding covers 675 and 676 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the inside of the surrounding covers 675 and 676 is visible from the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 53, which shows an enlarged view of the locking portion between the payout block 6 and the door block 4, when the payout block 6 is closed by the door block 4, the second hook metal parts 451, 452 of the locking device 120 The locked pieces 673 and 674 of the payout block 6 are locked. As a result, the payout block 6 is held closed with respect to the door block 4. In addition, with the closing operation of the payout block 6 (the turning operation of the payout block 6), the locking portion of the second hook metal 451 including the upper projecting protruding piece 404 and the locked piece 673 is the receiving portion 675a. The second hook metal fitting 452 including the lower projecting protrusion piece 405 and the locking portion of the locked piece 674 are received in the receiving portion 676a. In this case, the opening side (front side) of the housing portion 675a is closed by the inner frame 12 and the locking device 120, and the opening side of the housing portion 676a is closed by the locking device 120. As a result, in the state where the payout block 6 is closed with respect to the door block 4, the locking portion between the payout block 6 and the door block 4 is surrounded.

  In addition, the back cover member 601 is provided with lock members 678 and 679 for fixing the payout block 6 in a state of being attached to the door block 4. The lock members 678 and 679 are provided at positions corresponding to the metal fittings 147 and 148 (see FIG. 11) of the inner frame 12, and have locking pieces to be engaged with the metal fittings 147 and 148, respectively. ing. In this case, the payout block 6 is fixed to the door block 4 by bringing the locking pieces of the lock members 678 and 679 into the locked state with respect to the metal fittings 147 and 148. Further, after the locking state of the lock members 678 and 679 is released, the payout block 6 can be removed from the door block 4 by releasing the lock by the lock device 120. This is a case where the locking of the door block 4 and the dispensing block 6 by the locking device 120 is illegally released by providing the locking members 678 and 679 on the back cover member 601 and the metal fittings 147 and 148 on the inner frame 12. However, it is possible to prevent the dispensing block 6 from being opened or removed from the door block 4.

(Description of payout control device 603 and power supply device 604)
Next, the dispensing control device 603 and the power supply device 604 attached to the back side of the back cover member 601 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The payout control device 603 includes a payout control board 681 on which electronic components such as a CPU and a memory are mounted, and a board box 682 that accommodates the payout control board 681, similarly to the main control device 505. The substrate box 682 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the dispensing control substrate 681 inside the substrate box 682 can be visually recognized by the transparent substrate box 682. The board box 682 is provided with a sealing part 683 (so-called caulking part) as sealing means for connecting the front and back side case members constituting the box 682. The sealing part 683 allows the substrate box 682 to be opened by breaking or the like, and since the member that has been broken remains as the opening history after opening, the opening history can be confirmed by the opening history. It has become. Thereby, in the case where the substrate box 682 is illegally opened, an illegal act can be found by checking the sealing part 683.

  The board box 682 of the payout control device 603 is provided with fixtures 684 and 685 made of Nylatch (registered trademark) or the like, and on the other hand, on the base portion 611 of the back cover member 601 to which the payout control device 603 is attached. Are provided with attached holes 686 and 687 (see FIG. 51). In this case, the payout control device 603 is arranged at a predetermined mounting position, and the fixtures 684 and 685 are set in a fixed operation state with respect to the attached hole portions 686 and 687, whereby the payout control device 603 for the back cover member 601 is set. Installation is complete.

  On the other hand, the power supply device 604 includes a power supply board 691 and a board box 692 that houses the power supply board 691. The board box 692 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the power board 691 inside the board box 692 can be visually recognized by the transparent board box 692. The power supply device 604 includes a power switch 694 for starting the gaming machine 1, a reset switch 695 for resetting various states of the gaming machine 1, and a hall manager and the like for adjusting the payout of the game balls to be paid out. A setting key switch 696 is provided. This gaming machine 10 has a backup function for various data, and maintains the state at the time of power failure even in the event of a power failure, and returns to the state at the time of power failure upon recovery from power failure (recovery) It can be done. In this case, for example, when the power supply is shut down by a normal procedure, such as when the game hall is closed, the state before shutting down is stored and retained, but if the power switch 694 is turned on while pressing the reset switch 695, the backup data is reset. It has come to be. Further, when the reset switch 695 is pressed while the power switch 694 is turned on, the error state is reset. Further, the setting state of the gaming machine 1 is changed in multiple stages by operating the setting key switch 696 by operating the setting key by a hall manager or the like. At this time, for example, the setting is changed in six stages from “setting 1” to “setting 6”, and the winning probability is changed along with the setting change. The power supply device 604 is fixed to the base portion 611 of the back cover member 601 with screws or the like.

  In addition, the base portion 611 of the back cover member 601 is provided with a ball lending unit connection board 698 that manages payout of game balls lent out from the ball lending unit.

(Explanation of replacement work etc. of the surface changing block 5)
As described above, the surface changing block 5 is a replaceable unit. Here, the replacement work of the surface changing block 5 at the time of model change in the game hall will be described with reference to the unlocking operation of the locking device 120. FIG. 54 is a view showing a state in which the door block 4, the outer frame 2 and the payout block 6 are locked and unlocked as viewed from the open end side (that is, the right side of the gaming machine 1). In FIG. 54, for easy understanding, only the locking device 120 is used for the door block 4, and only the holding fittings 7a and 7b and the locked pieces 673 and 674 are used for the outer frame 2 and the payout block 6. It is shown.

  Prior to the description of the replacement work, the state in which the door block 4, the outer frame 2 and the payout block 6 are closed will be described. FIG. 54A is a view showing a state in which the door block 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2 and the dispensing block 6 is closed with respect to the door block 4.

  At this time, the first hook metal fittings 421 and 422 of the locking device 120 are locked to the holding metal fittings 7a and 7b provided on the outer frame 2 by the hook recesses 421a and 422a. That is, the locking device 120 is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 54) by the holding metal fittings 7a, 7b. As a result, the door block 4 is held in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 2. Further, as described above, the first interlocking rod 431 is formed with the extension plate portion 434 so as to close the flange recess 422b of the lower first rod fitting 422 from above, and the holding brackets 7a, 7b. Is formed so as to be slightly smaller than the height from the lower flange recess 422a to the extension plate portion 434. Therefore, when the door block 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the lower holding metal fitting 7 b is sandwiched between the lower first metal fitting 422 and the extension plate portion 434. .

  In addition, the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 of the locking device 120 are locked to locked pieces 673 and 674 provided in the dispensing block 6 by hook recesses 451a and 452a. That is, the latched pieces 673 and 674 are restricted from moving in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 54) by the second metal fittings 451 and 452. As a result, the payout block 6 is held in a closed state with respect to the door block 4. Furthermore, as described above, the projecting protrusions 404 and 405 are formed on the member mounting portion 400b so as to hide the regions below the collar recesses 451a and 452a of the second metal fittings 451 and 452 from the open end side. The extending wall portion 406 is formed on the lower protruding protrusion 405 so as to close the flange recess 452a of the lower second metal fitting 452 from above. Each of the latched pieces 673 and 674 has a height dimension slightly smaller than the height dimension from the flat portion 405 c formed on the lower projecting protrusion 405 to the extending wall portion 406. Is formed. Therefore, in a situation where the dispensing block 6 is closed with respect to the door block 4, the flat portion 405 c formed on the lower projecting protrusion 405 and the extending wall portion 406 cause a lower covering. The movement of the locking piece 674 in the vertical direction is restricted. That is, by providing each of the second metal fittings 451 and 452, the protruding protrusions 404 and 405, and the extending wall 406 in the locking device 120, the dispensing block 6 is held in a closed state with respect to the door block 4. At the same time, it is possible to prevent the payout block 6 from rattling against the door block 4. Furthermore, as described above, the locking portion between the payout block 6 and the door block 4 is housed and enclosed in the housing portions 675a and 676a of the surrounding covers 675 and 676.

  When exchanging the surface changing block 5, first, an operation key (not shown) is inserted into the key cylinder 411 of the locking device 120 and rotated clockwise. At this time, as shown in FIG. 54 (b), the first interlocking rod 431 moves upward against the urging force of the coil springs 438a and 438b, and the first interlocking rods 431 interlock with the first interlocking rods 431. The tip portions of 421 and 422 move downward. As a result, the flange recesses 421a and 422a of the first first metal fittings 421 and 422 move downward, and the first metal fittings 421 and 422 and the holding metal fittings 7a and 7b provided on the outer frame 2 are engaged. The stop state is released, and the locked state of the door block 4 with respect to the outer frame 2 is released. At this time, the locked state of both the second metal fittings 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674 provided in the payout block 6 is maintained. Therefore, if the door block 4 is opened to the near side without ending the first unlocking operation, the surface changing block 5 and the dispensing block 6 operate integrally with the door block 4 as shown in FIG.

  Next, the lock members 678 and 679 provided on the back cover member 601 of the payout block 6 are operated to be unlocked with a finger or the like. Thereafter, an operation key (not shown) is inserted into the key cylinder 411 of the locking device 120 and rotated in the counterclockwise direction. At this time, as shown in FIG. 54 (c), the first interlocking rod 431 moves downward, and in conjunction with this, both the second hook metal parts 451, 452 formed on the second interlocking rod 441 move downward. Moving. As a result, the hook recesses 451a and 452a of the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 move downward, and the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 provided on the payout block 6 are moved. The locked state with 674 is released, and the locked state of the dispensing block 6 with respect to the door block 4 is released. Thereby, it becomes possible to open the integrated body of the surface changing block 5 and the dispensing block 6 with respect to the door block 4. Accordingly, if the dispensing block 6 is opened rearward without ending the second unlocking operation, the surface changing block 5 operates integrally with the dispensing block 6 as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. Further, when the coupling hook members 531 and 532 provided on the surface changing block 5 are operated to the coupling release position and the surface changing block 5 is opened forward, the state shown in FIG. 4 is obtained. In this state, electrical wiring between the blocks is removed as appropriate.

  Then, in the state of FIG. 4, the surface changing block 5 is removed from the door block 4 so as to be lifted upward. At this time, the support shafts 525 and 526 provided on the surface changing block 5 side are pulled out from the bearing portions 111 b and 112 a of the shaft fittings 111 and 112 provided on the door block 4 side, and the surface changing block 5 is removed from the door block 4. To be separated.

  After the new surface changing block 5 is mounted, the work procedure reverse to the above removal work is performed. That is, a new surface changing block 5 is attached to the door block 4 and electrical wiring or the like is appropriately connected. Then, the coupling hook members 531 and 532 are operated to the coupling position in a state where the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 are overlapped, and then the integrated body of the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 is turned to the door block 4 side. Move them so that they overlap. At this time, the locked pieces 673 and 674 of the payout block 6 first come into contact with the guide portions 404d and 405d of the overhanging projection pieces 404 and 405 provided in the locking device 120, and the guide portions 404d and 405d are inclined. And is guided to the flat portions 404c and 405c. The second metal fittings 451 and 452 are returned to the initial positions by the urging force of the coil spring 445, but the inclined portions 451b and 452b similar to the guides 404d and 405d are formed. It moves downward as the stop pieces 673 and 674 move forward (leftward in FIG. 54). And if the to-be-latched piece 673,674 moves to the position which contact | abuts the standing wall part 404a, 405a of the overhang | projection protrusion piece part 404,405, the 2nd metal fitting part 451,452 will return to an initial position, and a door block 4 is locked to the payout block 6, and the locking portions are surrounded by the surrounding covers 675 and 676. Thereafter, the lock members 678 and 679 of the payout block 6 are operated to be locked with a finger or the like.

  Thereafter, when the door block 4 is closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the replacement work of the gaming machine 1 is completed. At this time, the first metal fittings 421 and 422 are returned to the initial positions by the biasing forces of the coil springs 438a and 438b, but are formed with inclined portions 421b and 422b that are inclined downward toward the tip. The holding brackets 7a and 7b provided on the outer frame 2 move downward as they move forward (to the left in FIG. 54). Then, when the holding metal fittings 7a and 7b move to a position where they contact the member mounting portion 400b, the first metal fittings 421 and 422 return to the initial positions, and the door block 4 is locked to the outer frame 2.

  Furthermore, in this gaming machine 1, when the door block 4 and the outer frame 2 are in a locked state, the locked state of the door block 4 and the payout block 6 cannot be released. As shown in FIG. 54 (c), when the unlocking operation (the operation key is inserted into the key cylinder 411 and rotated counterclockwise) between the door block 4 and the payout block 6 is performed. The collar 431 moves downward, and the second interlocking collar 441 and the second collar fitting parts 451 and 452 move downward in conjunction with this movement. However, when the door block 4 and the outer frame 2 are in a locked state, as shown in FIG. 54 (a), the lower holding fitting 7b of the outer frame 2 is fitted with a flange recess 422a of the lower first fitting 422. And the lower first metal fitting 422 is engaged so as to be sandwiched between the extending plate portions 434 formed on the first interlocking rod 431. Therefore, the downward movement of the first interlocking rod 431 is hindered by the lower holding fitting 7b, and the locked state of the door block 4 and the payout block 6 cannot be released. In other words, it can be said that the extension plate portion 434 has a function of preventing the payout block 6 from being erroneously opened. Since the gaming machine 1 is generally installed on the island facility of the game hall so as to be back-to-back with other gaming machines, such a configuration opens the door block 4 from the outer frame 2. Accordingly, the unlocking operation of the door block 4 and the payout block 6 is performed, and it is possible to avoid the problem that the payout block 6 collides with a gaming machine installed on the back side.

  When exchanging the surface changing block 5, no special tools or the like are required except for unlocking the door block 4 with an operation key, and the exchanging operation is facilitated.

  Incidentally, during maintenance of the reel device 503 and the like and inspection of the main control device 505 and the like, the lock members 678 and 679 and the coupling hooks are opened after the door block 4, the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 are opened. The members 531 and 532 are operated to release the coupling, and the surface changing block 5 and the payout block 6 are separated (state shown in FIG. 4). In this state, maintenance of the reel device 503 or the like, inspection of the main control device 505 or the like is performed.

(Explanation of electrical configuration)
Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 55, each electrical component is divided into a door block 4, a surface changing block 5, and a payout block 6. In addition, a supply line of power supplied from the power supply device 604 is indicated by a double line arrow, and a signal line is indicated by a solid line arrow.

  55, the main control device 505, the display control device 506, and the payout control device 603 are all configured by a logical operation device having a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and the CPU of each control device is a ROM. Various controls relating to the game are executed based on a calculation program stored in advance. Each of these control devices is connected via a signal line, a relay board, and the like, and in the game, the game progresses by exchanging commands and the like between the control devices.

  Specifically, in the surface changing block 5, the main controller 505 is connected to the reel device 503 and the external terminal plate 575 via the reel relay substrate 548, and the display control device 506 via the sub relay substrate 701. It is connected. In the reel device 503, the rotation of each reel 541 to 543 is controlled based on a command from the main control device 505. The external terminal board 575 is a relay device connected to a hall management device (so-called hall computer) installed in a game hall or the like. Through this external terminal board 575, a game situation (number of games, transition to a special game state) The number of times etc.) is output to the hall management device. The display control device 506 receives various commands related to the auxiliary effects of each game from the main control device 505, and performs the auxiliary effects by the liquid crystal display device 504 according to the commands, and the door upper relay board provided in the door block 4 The driving of speakers and lamps is controlled via 703 (corresponding to the audio lamp relay board 108).

  Although description by illustration etc. was abbreviate | omitted, this game machine 1 is provided with the door switch for detecting that the game machine main part 3 (door block 4) was open | released with respect to the outer frame 2, This door switch detection signal is input to the main controller 505 via the reel relay board 548.

  In the main controller 505, a part of the RAM is provided with a backup area in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 604 and data can be retained (backup) even after the gaming machine 1 is powered off. ing. Therefore, when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the various data at the time of power shut-off are stored and retained in the RAM backup area, and the gaming machine 1 at the next power-on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation). Can be restored to the state before the power was shut off.

  In addition, the payout block 6 is provided with a payout block relay board 702, and the main control device 505 of the surface changing block 5, the payout control device 603 of the main payout block 6, and the pick-up block 6 are connected via the payout block relay board 702. Plug-in unit 16 is connected. In addition, the main controller 505 of the surface changing block 5 and the door block relay board 704 of the door block 4 are connected via a payout block relay board 702.

  In this case, when various operation members (the bet switch 38, the start lever 33, and the stop switches 35 to 37) of the door block 4 are operated by the player, the operation is detected by the operation detection unit built in these operation members. Each operation detection signal is input to the main controller 505 via the door block relay board 704 and the payout block relay board 702. For example, when an operation detection signal associated with the operation of the bet switch 38 is input to the main control device 505, the main control device 505 outputs an acquisition control signal to the acquisition unit 16 via the payout block relay board 702. By this take-in control signal, the solenoid 325 in each take-in device 301 to 303 of the take-in unit 16 is driven, and game balls are taken in sequentially. Detection signals from the game ball take-in detection sensors (sensor unit 370 and downstream take-in sensor 380) at the time of taking in the game balls are also input to the main controller 505 via the payout block relay board 702.

  In addition, a stop symbol (three upper and lower symbols visible from the visual window 21 of the door block 4 and a combination of the symbols) of each reel of the reel device 503 is a predetermined game ball paying combination (small role symbol, bonus symbol). If it matches, the main control device 505 sets the number of game balls to be paid out according to each winning combination, and issues a payout control signal corresponding to the payout number via the payout block relay board 702. To 603. As a result, the payout control device 603 drives the payout device 618 (the payout motor 619) to pay out the game ball.

  In the payout control device 603, a part of the RAM retains data by supplying a backup voltage from the power supply device 604 even after the game machine 1 is turned off, like the RAM of the main control device 505. There is a backup area that can be used. Therefore, when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the various data at the time of power shut-off are stored and retained in the RAM backup area, and the gaming machine 1 at the next power-on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation). Can be restored to the state before the power was shut off.

  Although not shown, the payout control device 603 is connected to a ball rental unit that manages the information display board 514 provided on the front frame 501 of the face change block 5 and the payout of game balls lent out from the ball rental unit. A substrate 698 and the like are connected.

  The power supply device 604 takes in AC 24 volt power supplied from the outside, generates + 12V power for driving various switches, motors, etc., + 5V power for logic, backup power for RAM backup, and the like. + 5V power and backup power are supplied to the main controller 505, the payout controller 603, and the like.

(Outline explanation of the game)
Next, an outline of the game performed by the player for the gaming machine 1 configured as described above will be briefly described.

  At the start of the game, when the player presses the bet switch 38 in a situation where there are enough game balls on the upper plate 151, the game balls are taken in by the take-in devices 301 to 303 of the take-in unit 16. Done. When the start lever 33 is operated after a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls corresponding to the number of bets has been taken in, the reels 541 to 543 of the reel device 503 are simultaneously or in a predetermined order. Start spinning. When the start lever 33 is operated, the main control unit 505 performs an internal lottery regarding a small role, replay (replay), bonus game, and the like. When the reels 541 to 543 are rotated, the symbols attached to the outer peripheral surface thereof are visually recognized in such a manner as to move from top to bottom through the viewing window 21.

  Thereafter, when the player operates the stop switches 35 to 37 in an arbitrary order, the rotation of the corresponding reels 541 to 543 is stopped in accordance with the operation timing of each of the stop switches 35 to 37. At this time, when the reels 541 to 543 are stopped, pull-in stop control for stopping a predetermined symbol at a specific position is appropriately performed. For example, when a small combination is established by an internal lottery, the stop symbols can be slid up to 4 symbols from the operation timing of the stop switches 35 to 37 so that the combination of the stop symbols in which the small combination is established (Stop symbol sliding is performed). Incidentally, after the start of the rotation of the reels 541 to 543, when the specified time elapses without the stop switches 35 to 37 being operated, the rotation of the reels 541 to 543 is stopped at that time.

  When the reels 541 to 543 are stopped (when the symbols are stopped), when the stopped symbols and the combinations thereof match the small role symbols, the number of game balls corresponding to the established combination at that time is paid out. In this case, the game ball is paid out to the upper plate 151 by driving the payout device 618. If the stop symbol and the combination match the bonus symbol, the game shifts to a bonus game in which the probability of winning the game ball payout in the internal lottery after the next game is increased.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the dispensing block 6 is attached so as to cover the back side of the surface changing block 5 on which the reel device 503 and the main control device 505 are mounted. Thereby, even if the gaming machine main part 3 is illegally released from the outer frame 2, it is possible to avoid the reel device 503 and the main control device 505 from being exposed from the back side. As a result, it is possible to reduce the chances of fraud from the back side of the gaming machine main unit 3 to the reel device 503 and the main control device 505.

  In the present embodiment, the surrounding covers 675 and 676 surrounding the locking portion between the payout block 6 and the door block 4, that is, the locking portion between the second metal fittings 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674 are provided. Provided. As a result, the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 which are in a locked state with the locked pieces 673 and 674 are moved by a fraudulent tool such as a wire to release the locked state. It is possible to prevent a fraudulent act such as being open to 4. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the chances of cheating on the main controller 505 and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the surrounding covers 675 and 676 are provided on the dispensing block 6. Thereby, as the payout block 6 is closed with respect to the door block 4, the locking portion between the payout block 6 and the door block 4 can be surrounded by the surrounding covers 675 and 676. Thereby, the closing operation | work of the payout block 6 and the door block 6 and the surrounding operation | work of the said locking part can be performed simultaneously, and it can suppress that an operation | work becomes complicated.

  In the present embodiment, the surrounding covers 675 and 676 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin material so that the inside thereof can be visually recognized. Thereby, the latching | locking site | part of the payout block 6 and the door block 4 enclosed by the surrounding covers 675 and 676 can be visually recognized. As a result, even when the dispensing block 6 and the door block 4 are locked, the second metal fittings 451 and 452 are locked to the locked pieces 673 and 674 via the surrounding covers 675 and 676. It can be confirmed whether or not. Thereby, for example, even if the door block 4 and the payout block 6 are intended to be locked, the second metal fittings 451 and 452 are not actually locked to the locked pieces 673 and 674. Locking mistakes can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the enclosure covers 675 and 676 are formed in a box shape to have the accommodating portions 675a and 676a. And the accommodating parts 675a and 676a accommodated the latching | locking site | part of the delivery block 6 and the door block 4, and it was set as the structure which the surrounding covers 675 and 676 enclose the said latching site. As a result, it becomes even more difficult to illegally release the locked state of the second metal fittings 451, 452 and the locked pieces 673, 674, and reduce the chance of fraud in the main controller 505 and the like. can do.

  In the present embodiment, the surrounding covers 675 and 676 are provided on the back cover member 601 so as to protrude laterally from the protective cover portion 612 that covers the reel device 503, the main control device 505, and the like. Accordingly, the protective cover portion 612 is extended so as to cover up to the locking portions of the second metal fitting portions 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674, and the protective cover portion 612 functions as the surrounding covers 675 and 676. In comparison, the back cover member 601 can be made compact. As a result, handling of the back cover member 601 is advantageous when the gaming machine is manufactured and assembled, and the back cover member 601 can be prevented from interfering with the equipment when the gaming machine is installed on an island facility or the like.

  In the present embodiment, in the locking device 120, the upper and lower projecting protrusions 404 and 405 are formed at positions corresponding to the initial positions of the second hook metal parts 451 and 452, and the upper and lower projecting protrusions 404 are formed. 405 to cover the second metal fittings 451 and 452 from the open end side. As a result, even if the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674 are improperly unlocked (for example, the second metal fitting parts 451 and 452 may be The overhanging protrusions 404 and 405 make it difficult to cheat even if the tool is to be hooked and moved. Further, in the present embodiment, when the payout block 6 is held in the closed state with respect to the door block 4, the engagement between the second hook metal part 451 including the upper projecting protrusion piece 404 and the locked piece 673. The stop portion is surrounded by the surrounding cover 675, and the locking portion of the second hook metal part 452 including the lower projecting protrusion piece 405 and the locked piece 674 is surrounded by the surrounding cover 676. Thereby, a double countermeasure against fraud is applied to the locking part.

  In the present embodiment, the locking device 120 is provided with a protective cover 401 that covers the cam plate 413 and its peripheral portion. The cam plate 413 moves the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 from the locked state of the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674 by the unlocking operation of the key cylinder 411. It is a transmission part to move. For this reason, if the cam plate 413 is cheated, there is a risk that the payout block 6 locked to the door block 4 may be illegally opened. Therefore, by making the cam plate 413 unexposed by the protective cover 401 as described above, it is possible to suppress fraud with respect to the cam plate 413 and thus prevent unauthorized opening of the payout block 6.

  The locking device 120 includes first hook metal parts 421 and 422 that lock the door block 4 to the outer frame 2 to be attached, in addition to the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 that lock the dispensing block 6 to the door block 4. It was set as the structure provided with. When the unlocking operation (the operation key is inserted into the key cylinder 411 and rotated clockwise) to open the door block 4 with respect to the outer frame 2, the first metal fittings 421, 422 and the holding metal fittings are performed. The first metal fittings 421 and 422 are moved via the cam plate 413 so that the locked state of 7a and 7b is changed to the unlocked state. As described above, since the cam plate 413 is not exposed by the protective cover 401, the cam plate 413 cannot be tampered with, so that the door block 4 can be prevented from being illegally opened with respect to the outer frame 2. it can.

In the present embodiment, the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 are such that the locking parts between the door block 4 and the payout block 6 are the upper and lower parts across the protective cover part 612 of the payout block 6. And the to-be-latched piece 673,674 was arrange | positioned. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a problem that the payout block 6 rattles under the situation where the payout block 6 is locked to the door block 4. By adopting a configuration in which the payout mechanism 602 for paying out the game ball is mounted on the payout block 6. For example, when a manager of a game hall performs maintenance work or the like from the back side of the gaming machine main unit 3, the protective cover unit 612 and the payout mechanism 602 that cover the main controller 505 and the like are integrally opened from the door block 4. This makes it possible to suppress the problem that workability deteriorates because the protective cover 612 is provided on the back side of the door block 4.

  Since the surface changing block 5 includes components having uniqueness for each model, such as a reel device 503, a liquid crystal display device 504, a main control device 505, and a display control device 506, these devices are grouped together. Thus, replacement work or the like can be performed. That is, at the time of model replacement in a game hall or the like, the main model replacement work is completed by exchanging the surface changing block 5. Therefore, it is possible to easily change the model of the gaming machine 1. In addition, since the blocks other than the replacement block 5 can be reused, it is possible to reduce consumption resources.

  In addition to the embodiment described above, for example, the following may be implemented.

  (A) In the said embodiment, although the protective cover part 612 was set as the structure which covers the back side of the surface changing block 5, what is necessary is just the structure which covers the main control apparatus 505 from the back of the surface changing block 5 at least. The possibility that fraud is performed from the back side of the gaming machine 1 is high because it is the main control device 505 that performs various main controls relating to the game. In addition to this, the payout control device 603 that performs control related to payout of the game ball may be covered from behind by the protective cover portion 612.

  (B) In the above embodiment, surrounding covers 675 and 676 are provided on the dispensing block 6 as surrounding members that surround the locking portion between the dispensing block 6 and the door block 4, and the dispensing block 6 is closed to the door block 4. Accordingly, the locking portion is surrounded by the surrounding covers 675 and 676, but this may be changed. For example, the surrounding members 675 and 676 may not be provided on the dispensing block 6 and the surrounding member may be attached to the locking portion each time the dispensing block 6 and the door block 4 are locked. In this case, a sandwiched portion between the payout block 6 and the door block 4 is formed on the surrounding member, and the sandwiched portion is sandwiched between the payout block 6 and the door block 4 to attach the surrounding member. Thereby, removal of the surrounding member is regulated. Even in this case, unauthorized opening of the payout block 6 can be suppressed. However, in the configuration in which the surrounding member is attached each time, the attachment work is troublesome or the attachment may be forgotten.

  Moreover, the structure provided in members other than the payout block 6, such as providing the surrounding member in the door block 4 side, may be sufficient. For example, when the surrounding member is provided on the door block 4 side, the surrounding member may be formed in a case shape in which the surface on the dispensing block 6 side is opened. Accordingly, since the locking portion is surrounded and surrounded by the surrounding member, it is possible to further suppress the locking state from being illegally released.

  (C) In the above-described embodiment, the surrounding covers 675a and 676a having the accommodating portions 675a and 676a are provided as the surrounding members that surround the locking portion between the payout block 6 and the door block 4. An enclosing member may be provided.

  Using a surrounding member different from that of the above embodiment, the locking part between the payout block 6 and the door block 4 (the locking part between the second metal fittings 451, 452 and the locked pieces 673, 674) is enlarged. As shown in FIG. 56, plate members 1001 and 1002 may be provided as surrounding members. The plate members 1001 and 1002 are provided on the locking device 120 and the like so as to be positioned on the open end side with respect to the upper and lower projecting protrusions 404 and 405 of the locking device 120. In this case, when the dispensing block 6 and the door block 4 are closed, the locking parts between the second metal fittings 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674 are the plate members 1001 and 1002 and the protective cover 612. Surrounded by. As a result, a wire or the like is inserted through the gap on the open end side of the gaming machine 1 so that the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674 are illegally released. Even if the metal fittings 451 and 452 are moved, insertion of the wire or the like is hindered by the plate members 1001 and 1002 and the protective cover 612. Thereby, unauthorized opening of the payout block 6 can be prevented.

  (D) In the above embodiment, the cam plate 413 serving as the transmission unit of the locking device 120 and the peripheral portion of the cam plate 413 are covered with the protective cover 401. However, even if only the cam plate 413 is covered. good. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the cam plate 413 as the transmission unit from being cheated.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the protective cover 401 was attached to the locking device 120, this may be changed and the protective cover 401 may be provided in the payout block 6. FIG. In this case, when the dispensing block 6 is locked to the door block 4, the cam plate 413 and the peripheral portion of the cam plate 413 are not exposed by the protective cover 401, and the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained. Furthermore, in this case, when the payout block 6 is released from the door block 4, the cam plate 413 and the like are exposed, so that the maintenance of the cam plate 413 and its surroundings can be performed.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, a new cover member that covers the first interlocking rod 431 of the locking device 120 may be provided. Thereby, since the open end side of the locking device 120 is not exposed by the protective cover 401 and the cover member, unauthorized opening of the dispensing block 6 can be further suppressed.

  (E) In the above-described embodiment, the surrounding cover 675 and 676 as the surrounding member that surrounds the locking portion between the dispensing block 6 and the door block 4 is provided on the dispensing block 6, but in addition to this, the locking device 120 A member that surrounds the attachment portion of the protective cover 401 attached to the dispensing block 6 may be provided in the dispensing block 6. As a result, it is possible to restrict the removal of the protective cover 401, and it is possible to suppress fraud on the cam plate 413 and the peripheral portion of the cam plate 413.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the locking device 120 is provided with the first and second metal fittings 421 and 422 and the second metal fittings 451 and 452, and the locking and dispensing of the door block 4 and the outer frame 2 by one locking device. Although the block 6 and the door block 4 are locked, separate locking devices may be provided. However, from the viewpoint of simplifying the locking device 120 and its surrounding parts, the above embodiment is desirable.

  (G) In the above embodiment, the surrounding covers 675 and 676 are provided on the back cover member 601 so as to protrude laterally from the protective cover portion 612. However, the protective cover portion 612 is provided with the second metal fitting portions 451 and 452. In addition, the configuration may be such that the function of the surrounding covers 675 and 676 is added to the protective cover portion 612 by extending to the locking portions of the locked pieces 673 and 674. In this case, since the locking parts of the second metal fitting parts 451 and 452 and the locked pieces 673 and 674 are surrounded by the protective cover part 612, unauthorized opening of the payout block 6 can be prevented.

  In the above-described embodiment, the surrounding covers 675 and 676 are provided according to the number of locking portions between the payout block 6 and the door block 4, and these locking portions are individually surrounded by the surrounding covers 675 and 676. Although it was set as the structure, the structure by which a several latching | locking site | part is enclosed by one surrounding cover may be sufficient.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the lock | rock part of the payout block 6 and the door block 4 was made into two places, three places may be sufficient and four or more may be sufficient. Also in this case, it is desirable to provide the surrounding cover in units of locking sites.

  (H) In the above-described embodiment, the locking device 120 is configured such that the second hook metal parts 451 and 452 are moved by the operation of the key cylinder 411 to be in the unlocked state with the locked pieces 673 and 674. You may change this. For example, the locking device is provided with a link member that moves while the locked piece is linked to the operation of the key cylinder, and the metal fitting is fixed so as not to move. As a result, the locked piece is moved through the link member by the operation of the key cylinder, so that the lock is released from the second bracket part. Even in such a locking device, it is possible to achieve the same effect as that of the above embodiment by surrounding the locking portion with the surrounding cover.

  (I) In the above embodiment, the payout block 6 is mounted with the payout mechanism 602 and the protective cover portion 612 is formed. However, the payout mechanism body on which the payout mechanism 602 is mounted and the rear surface of the surface changing block 5 are provided. It goes without saying that the protective cover body covering the side may be configured separately and each may be attached to the door block 4 so as to be openable and closable.

  (J) In the above-described embodiment, the reel device 503 and the liquid crystal display device 504 are used as gaming devices to be mounted on the surface changing block 5, and these devices are provided side by side, but this is changed. For example, the reel device 503 and the liquid crystal display device 504 are provided side by side. Further, only a single reel device may be mounted, or a plurality of reel devices may be mounted. In addition, the liquid crystal display device that functions as an auxiliary effect device can be changed to another electrical display device such as a dot matrix, LED, electroluminescence (EL), or a fluorescent display tube.

  (K) The ball-use type spinning cylinder machine 1 in the above embodiment does not necessarily have to be installed on Pachinko Island. In this case, the outer frame may not be a requirement, and the gaming machine main unit 3 may be supported by a housing or the like. Moreover, the structure by which the game machine main part 3 is directly supported by island equipment may be sufficient. In such a case, the casing or the island facility corresponds to the attachment target. In addition, the game balls are not limited to pachinko balls, and may be metal balls other than pachinko standards. Other than the metal sphere, for example, a ceramic sphere may be used.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine, 2 ... Outer frame as attachment object, 4 ... Door block as game machine main body, 5 ... Surface change block as picture display unit, 6 ... Dispensing block as covering body, 7a, 7b ... For main body Holding bracket as a member to be locked, 8 ... Hinge bracket as a supported portion, 33 ... Start lever as a start operation member, 35-37 ... Stop switch as a stop operation member, 120 ... Locking device, 401 ... Transmission portion Protective cover as a surrounding member, 404, 405... Projection protruding piece as a restricting piece, 411... Key cylinder as external operation means, 413... Cam plate as a transmission part, 421, 422. ,..., 501... Front frame as a base member, 503. 505 ... Main control device, 541-543 ... Reel as rotating body, 602 ... Payout mechanism as game ball payout mechanism, 612 ... Protective cover portion as picture display device covering portion, 673,674 ... Locked Locked pieces as members, 675,676 ... enclosure covers as enclosure members, 675a, 676a ... accommodating sections.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine having a supported portion that is supported by an attachment target so as to be opened and closed, and a pattern display device that variably displays a pattern, and a main control device that manages the stop timing of the pattern and the progress of the game. When the picture display device stops displaying a specific picture at an effective position visible from the front of the gaming machine with the main body, the main control device shifts the gaming state to a special gaming state in which the chance of paying out a game ball increases. In the gaming machine to let
A cover that is supported on the back side of the gaming machine main body so as to be opened and closed, and covers at least the main control device from the back side of the gaming machine main body,
When the cover is closed with respect to the gaming machine main body, the lock member is locked to a locked member provided on the cover body side. A locking device for holding the closed state,
A gaming machine characterized in that a locking portion by the locking member and the locked member is surrounded by surrounding means.

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