JP2017018631A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of causing a decorative member to emit light sufficiently.SOLUTION: The game machine comprises a light source (e.g., LED) and a decorative member (e.g., decorative member 201L). The decorative member 201L includes a light ejection part (e.g., base piece 221) and a reflection part (e.g., protruded piece 222). The reflection part 222 is protruded from the light ejection part 221, and reflects the light emitted from the light source. Also, an angle formed by the light ejection part 221 and the reflection part 222 is an obtuse angle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A general gaming machine includes a cabinet and a front door attached to the cabinet so as to be opened and closed. The front door is provided with a decorative member corresponding to the model of the gaming machine. Examples of the decorative member include those that perform a mechanical operation, those that emit light, and those that perform both. The decorative member that emits light generally has a locking claw and is locked to the front door.

  For a gaming machine in which a decorative member is locked to the front door, a so-called goto teacher uses a wire or the like to deform the locking claw of the decorative member and remove the decorative member from the front door. There was a problem of cheating.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine that prevents an illegal act performed by removing such a decorative member. In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, a locking claw that elastically deforms a decorative member is inserted into a front door and locked. Then, after the decorative member is attached, a spacer is press-fitted from the back side of the front door so that the locking claw cannot be elastically deformed. Thereby, the latching claw of the decorative member is difficult to come off from the front door, and removal of the decorative member by a wire or the like is prevented.

JP 2010-75440 A

  By the way, in the conventional gaming machine, when the decorative member is caused to emit light, the light emission may be weakened.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can sufficiently emit light from a decorative member.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine including a light source (for example, an LED 85 described later) and a decorative member (for example, a decorative member 201L described later),
The decorative member has a light emitting part (for example, a base piece 221 described later) and a reflecting part (for example, a protruding piece 222 described later),
The gaming machine, wherein the reflecting portion protrudes from the light emitting portion and reflects light emitted from the light source.

In the gaming machine having the above-described configuration,
The angle formed by the light emitting part and the reflecting part may be an obtuse angle.

  According to the present invention, the decorative member can sufficiently emit light.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the functional flow in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance structure in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a middle door closed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a middle door opened. It is explanatory drawing which shows the inside of the cabinet in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the back surface side of the front door in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control system in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the main control circuit in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the sub control circuit in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the front panel in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which removed the decoration member and the light source from the front panel in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the decoration member in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention from the back side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the decoration member in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the decoration member in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment state of the decoration member in the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a pachislot machine that is a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

<Function flow>
First, the functional flow of the pachislot will be described with reference to FIG.
In the pachislot of this embodiment, medals are used as game media for playing games. In addition to the medals, coins, game balls, game point data, tokens, or the like can be applied as game media.

  When a player inserts a medal and operates the start lever, one value (hereinafter, random number value) is extracted from random numbers in a predetermined numerical range (for example, 0 to 65535).

  The internal lottery means performs lottery based on the extracted random number value and determines an internal winning combination. This internal lottery means is carried out by a main control circuit described later. By determining the internal winning combination, a combination of symbols that permits display along a winning determination line described later is determined. The types of symbol combinations include those related to “winning” in which benefits such as paying out medals, re-games, bonuses, etc. are given to players, and other so-called “loses”. Is provided.

  Further, when the start lever is operated, a plurality of reels are rotated. Thereafter, when the player presses the stop button corresponding to the predetermined reel, the reel stop control means performs control to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel based on the internal winning combination and the timing when the stop button is pressed. Do. The reel stop control means is responsible for a main control circuit described later.

  In the pachislot, basically, a control for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel is performed within a specified time (190 msec or 75 msec) from when the stop button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the number of symbols that move with the rotation of the reel within the specified time is referred to as “the number of sliding symbols”. When the specified period is 190 msec, the maximum number of sliding symbols is set to 4 symbols, and when the specified period is 75 msec, the maximum number of sliding symbols is set to 1 symbol.

  When the internal winning combination allowing the symbol combination display related to winning is determined, the reel stop control means usually displays the symbol combination within the specified time of 190 msec (four symbols) for the winning determination line. The rotation of the reel is stopped so as to display as much as possible. In addition, the reel stop control means is defined for one or more reels when, for example, a challenge bonus (CB), which is a second-type special accessory, and a middle bonus (MB) for continuously operating the CB are operated. The reel rotation is stopped so that the combination of symbols is displayed as much as possible along the winning determination line within a time of 75 msec (for one symbol). Furthermore, the reel stop control means uses various specified times corresponding to the gaming state to rotate the reels so that combinations of symbols that are not permitted to be displayed by the internal winning combination are not displayed along the winning determination line. Stop.

  Thus, when the rotation of the plurality of reels is all stopped, the winning determination means determines whether or not the combination of symbols displayed along the winning determination line is related to winning. This winning determination means is carried out by a main control circuit described later. When it is determined by the winning determination means that it is related to winning, a privilege such as paying out medals is given to the player. In the pachislot, a series of flows as described above is performed as one game.

  Further, in the pachislot, in the above-described series of flows, video display performed by a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, light output performed by various lamps, sound output performed by a speaker, or a combination thereof is used. Various productions are performed.

  When the start lever is operated, an effect random number value (hereinafter referred to as effect random number value) is extracted separately from the random number value used for determining the internal winning combination. When the effect random number value is extracted, the effect content determining means determines, by lottery, what is to be executed this time from among a plurality of types of effect contents associated with the internal winning combination. This effect content determination means is carried out by a sub-control circuit described later.

  When the contents of the effect are determined, the effect executing means executes the corresponding effect in conjunction with each opportunity, such as when the rotation of the reels starts, when the rotation of each reel stops, or when determining whether there is a winning. In this way, in the pachislot machine, the player has the opportunity to know or predict the determined internal winning combination (in other words, the combination of symbols to be aimed at) by executing the production contents associated with the internal winning combination. It is possible to improve the player's interest.

<Pachislot structure>
Next, the structure of the pachislot machine 1 according to one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Appearance structure]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the pachi-slot 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pachi-slot 1 includes an exterior body 2. The exterior body 2 includes a cabinet 2a that houses a hopper device 51, a medal auxiliary storage 52, and the like (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, and a front door 2b that is attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be opened and closed.
Handles 7 are provided on both side surfaces of the cabinet 2a (only one handle 7 is shown in FIG. 2). The handle 7 is a recess that is put on when carrying the pachi-slot 1.

  Inside the exterior body 2, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided side by side. Hereinafter, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are referred to as a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R, respectively. Each reel 3L, 3C, 3R has a reel body formed in a cylindrical shape and a translucent sheet material mounted on the peripheral surface of the reel body. A plurality of (for example, 20) symbols are drawn on the surface of the sheet material at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction.

  The front door 2b includes a door body 9, a front panel 10, and a liquid crystal display device 11 showing a specific example of the display device.

  The door body 9 is attached to the cabinet 2a using a hinge (not shown), and opens and closes the opening of the cabinet 2a. The hinge is provided at the left end of the door body 9 when the door body 9 is viewed from the front of the pachi-slot 1. The liquid crystal display device 11 is attached to the upper part of the door body 9. The liquid crystal display device 11 includes a display unit (display screen) 11a, and the liquid crystal display device 11 performs an effect by displaying an image.

  The front panel 10 is disposed so as to overlap the display unit 11 a side of the liquid crystal display device 11, and is formed in a frame shape having a panel opening 10 a that exposes the display unit 11 a of the liquid crystal display device 11. The front panel 10 is provided with a lamp group 18 and decorative members 201L and 201R (see FIG. 10 for the decorative member 201R). The lamp group 18 is configured by an LED (Light Emitting Diode) or the like, and turns on and off the light in a pattern corresponding to the effect content. The decorative members 201L and 201R will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  A pedestal 12 is formed in the center of the front door 2b. The pedestal portion 12 is provided with a symbol display area 4 and various devices to be operated by the player.

  The symbol display area 4 is arranged on the front side superimposed on the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R when viewed from the front, and is provided corresponding to the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R. The symbol display area 4 functions as a display window, and has a configuration capable of transmitting through the reels 3L, 3C, 3R provided behind the display window. Hereinafter, the symbol display area 4 is referred to as a reel display window 4.

  When the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided behind the reel display window 4 stop rotating, the reel display window 4 has an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage within the frame among a plurality of types of symbols of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. One symbol (three in total) is displayed in each area. In the present embodiment, a target for determining whether or not to win a pseudo line configured by combining any one of the three regions including the upper, middle and lower regions of the reel display window 4 is determined. Is defined as a line (winning determination line).

  The reel display window 4 is formed by a frame member 13 provided on the pedestal portion 12. The frame member 13 has a reel display window 4, an information display window 14, and a stop button attachment portion 15.

  The information display window 14 is provided continuously below the reel display window 4 and opens upward. That is, the reel display window 4 and the information display window 14 are formed as one continuous opening. The information display window 14 and the reel display window 4 are covered with a transparent window cover 16.

  The window cover 16 is disposed on the inner surface side of the frame member 13 and cannot be removed from the front side of the front door 2b. In addition, the frame member 13 includes a sheet placement portion 17 that faces the opening of the information display window 14 with the window cover 16 interposed therebetween. And between the sheet | seat mounting part 17 and the window cover 16, the sheet | seat member (information sheet) in which the information regarding a game was described is arrange | positioned. Therefore, the information sheet is covered with the window cover 16 having a smooth surface without unevenness or gaps.

  The window cover 16 that constitutes the information sheet attachment portion cannot be removed from the front side of the front door 2b, and has a smooth surface with no irregularities or gaps. Can prevent fraudulent access to the inside.

  The stop button mounting portion 15 is provided below the information display window 14 and is formed on a plane facing the front. The stop button mounting portion 15 is provided with a through hole through which the stop buttons 19L, 19C, 19R pass. Stop buttons 19L, 19C, 19R are associated with each of the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R, and are provided to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels. Hereinafter, the stop buttons 19L, 19C, and 19R are referred to as a left stop button 19L, a middle stop button 19C, and a right stop button 19R, respectively.

  The stop buttons 19L, 19C, and 19R show examples of various devices that are targets of operations by the player. In addition, the pedestal portion 12 is provided with a medal slot 21, a BET button 22, and a start lever 23 as various devices to be operated by the player.

  The medal slot 21 is provided to accept a medal dropped from the outside by the player. The medals accepted by the medal slot 21 are inserted into one game with a predetermined number as the upper limit, and the amount exceeding the specified number can be deposited inside the pachislot 1 ( So-called credit function).

  The BET button 22 is provided to determine the number of coins to be inserted into one game from medals deposited inside the pachislot 1. The start lever 23 is provided to start rotation of all reels (3L, 3C, 3R).

  In addition, a 7-segment display 24 including a 7-segment LED (Light Emitting Diode) is provided on the left side of the reel display window 4 when the front door 2b is viewed from the front. The 7-segment display 24 digitally displays information such as the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a privilege (hereinafter referred to as payout number) and the number of medals deposited in the pachislot (hereinafter referred to as credit number). .

  A settlement button 27 is provided on the left side of the base 12 when the front door 2b is viewed from the front. The checkout button 27 is provided to pull out (discharge) the outside stored in the interior of the pachislot machine 1. A lower panel unit 31 is provided below the pedestal 12. The waist panel unit 31 includes a decorative panel on which an arbitrary image is drawn and a light source that emits light for illuminating the decorative panel from the back side.

  Below the waist panel unit 31, a medal payout port 32, speaker holes 33L and 33R, and a medal tray unit 34 are provided. The medal payout port 32 guides medals discharged by driving a hopper device 51 described later to the outside. The medals discharged from the medal payout opening 32 are stored in the medal tray unit 34. The speaker holes 33L and 33R are provided for outputting sound such as sound effects and music corresponding to the contents of the performance.

[Internal structure]
3 and 4 are perspective views showing the internal structure of the pachi-slot 1. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the front door 2b is opened and the middle door 41 provided on the back side of the front door 2b is closed with respect to the front door 2b. FIG. 4 shows a state where the front door 2b is opened and the middle door 41 is opened with respect to the front door 2b.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the inside of the cabinet 2a. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the back side of the front door 2b.

  The cabinet 2a includes a top plate 20a, a bottom plate 20b, left and right side plates 20c and 20d, and a back plate 20e (see FIG. 5). A cabinet-side speaker 42 is disposed on the upper side inside the cabinet 2a. The cabinet-side speaker 42 is attached to the back plate 20e of the cabinet 2a via attachment brackets 43L and 43R. The cabinet side speaker 42 is, for example, a speaker for outputting sound effects.

  A cabinet-side relay board 44 is disposed on the left side of the cabinet-side speaker 42 when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front. The cabinet side relay board 44 is attached to the left side plate 20c of the cabinet 2a. The cabinet-side relay board 44 includes a main control board 71 (see FIG. 7), which will be described later, attached to the middle door 41 (see FIGS. 3 and 4), a hopper device 51, a medal auxiliary storage switch (not shown), and a medal payout. The wiring connecting the count switch (not shown) is relayed.

  An amplifier board 45 that controls the output of sound from the cabinet-side speaker 42 is disposed in the center of the cabinet 2a. The amplifier board 45 is attached to a mounting shelf 46 fixed to the left and right side plates 20c, 20d.

  Further, an external concentrated terminal plate 47 is disposed on the right side of the amplifier board 45 when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front (see FIG. 5). The external concentrated terminal plate 47 is attached to the right side plate 20d of the cabinet 2a. The external concentration terminal board 47 is provided for outputting signals such as a medal insertion signal, a medal payout signal, and a security signal to the outside of the pachislot machine 1.

  A sub power supply device 48 is disposed on the left side of the amplifier board 45 when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front. The sub power supply 48 is attached to the left side plate 20c of the cabinet 2a. The sub power supply device 48 supplies power with an AC voltage of 100 V to the power supply device 53 described later. Further, the power of the AC voltage 100V is converted into the power of the DC voltage and supplied to the amplifier board 45.

  A medal payout device (hereinafter referred to as a hopper device) 51, a medal auxiliary storage 52, and a power supply device 53 are disposed on the lower side of the cabinet 2a.

  The hopper device 51 is attached to the central portion of the bottom plate 20b in the cabinet 2a. This hopper device 51 can accommodate a large amount of medals, and has a structure capable of discharging them one by one. The hopper device 51 pays out medals when the number of stored medals exceeds 50, for example, or when the settlement button 27 (see FIG. 2) is pressed to settle the medals. The medals paid out by the hopper device 51 are discharged from the medal payout port 32 (see FIG. 2).

  The medal auxiliary storage 52 stores medals overflowing from the hopper device 51. The medal auxiliary storage 52 is disposed on the right side of the hopper device 51 when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front. The medal auxiliary storage 52 is engaged with the bottom plate 20b of the cabinet 2a, and is configured to be detachable from the bottom plate 20b.

  The power supply device 53 is disposed on the left side of the hopper device 51 when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front, and is attached to the left side plate 20c. The power supply device 53 includes a power switch 53a and a power supply board 53b (see FIG. 7). The power supply device 53 converts the power of the AC voltage 100V supplied from the sub power supply device 48 into the power of the DC voltage necessary for each part, and supplies the converted power to each part.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 6, the middle door 41 is arranged at the center of the back surface of the front door 2b, and is configured such that the reel display window 4 (see FIG. 4) can be opened and closed from the back side. Door stoppers 41a, 41b, and 41c are provided on the upper and lower portions of the middle door 41. The door stoppers 41a, 41b and 41c fix (prohibit) the opening operation of the middle door 41 in a state where the reel display window 4 is closed from the back side. That is, in order to open the middle door 41, it is necessary to rotate the door stoppers 41a, 41b, and 41c to release the middle door 41 from being fixed.

  A main control board case 55 that houses a main control board 71 (see FIG. 7) and three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are attached to the middle door 41. Stepping motors are connected to the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R through gears having a predetermined reduction ratio.

As shown in FIG. 6, the main control board case 55 is provided with a setting key type switch 56. The setting key type switch 56 is used when changing the setting of the pachislot 1 or confirming the setting of the pachislot 1.
In the present embodiment, a main control board unit is configured by the main control board case 55 and the main control board 71 accommodated in the main control board case 55.

  The main control board 71 accommodated in the main control board case 55 constitutes a main control circuit 91 (see FIG. 8) described later. The main control circuit 91 is a circuit that controls the main flow of the game in the pachislot 1 such as determination of an internal winning combination, rotation and stop of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, and determination of the presence or absence of winning. A specific configuration of the main control circuit 91 will be described later.

  A sub-control board case 57 that accommodates the sub-control board 72 (see FIG. 7) is disposed above the middle door 41, and a center speaker 58 is disposed above the sub-control board case 57. The sub control board 72 housed in the sub control board case 57 constitutes the sub control circuit 101 (see FIG. 9). The sub-control circuit 101 is a circuit that controls execution of effects by displaying images. A specific configuration of the sub control circuit 101 will be described later.

  A sub relay board 61 is disposed on the right side of the sub control board case 57 when the front door 2b is viewed from the back side. The sub relay board 61 relays the wiring connecting the sub control board 72 and the main control board 71. Further, it is a board that relays the wiring that connects the sub-control board 72 and the board disposed around the sub-control board 72. In addition, as a board | substrate arrange | positioned around the sub control board 72, LED board 62A, 62B, 62C mentioned later is mentioned.

  The LED boards 62A, 62B, and 62C are disposed on both sides of the sub control board case 57 when viewed from the back side of the front door 2b. These LED boards 62A, 62B, and 62C have a plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 85 (see FIG. 7) showing a specific example of the light source in accordance with the effects executed by the control of the sub control circuit 101 (see FIG. 8). ) To display a blinking pattern. Note that the pachislot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of LED boards in addition to the LED boards 62A, 62B, and 62C.

  Below the sub-relay board 61, a 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 63 is disposed. The 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 63 stores the opening / closing history of the middle door 41. When the middle door 41 is opened, a signal for displaying an error on the liquid crystal display device 11 is output to the sub control board 72 (sub control circuit 101).

  Below the middle door 41, a board speaker 64 and lower speakers 65L and 65R are arranged. The board speaker 64 faces the waist panel unit 31 (see FIG. 2), and the lower speakers 65L and 65R face the speaker holes 33L and 33R (see FIG. 2), respectively.

  A selector 66 and a door open / close monitoring switch 67 are disposed above the lower speaker 65L. The selector 66 is a device for selecting whether or not the medal material and shape are appropriate, and guides an appropriate medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 21 to the hopper device 51. A medal sensor (not shown) for detecting that an appropriate medal has passed is provided on the path through which the medal passes in the selector 66.

  The door open / close monitoring switch 67 is arranged on the left side of the selector 66 when the front door 2b is viewed from the back side. The door open / close monitoring switch 67 outputs a security signal for notifying the opening / closing of the front door 2b to the outside of the pachi-slot 1.

  Further, a door relay terminal plate 68 is disposed in a region below the reel display window 4 and opened and closed by the middle door 41 (see FIG. 4). The door relay terminal board 68 includes a main control board 71 (see FIG. 7) in the main control board case 55, various buttons and switches, a sub-control board 72 (see FIG. 7), a selector 66, and a game operation display board 81. It is a board | substrate which relays wiring with (refer FIG. 7). Examples of the various buttons and switches include a BET button 22, a settlement button 27, a door open / close monitoring switch 67, a BET switch 77, a start switch 79, and the like, which will be described later.

<Configuration of circuits provided in pachislot>
Next, a configuration of a circuit included in the pachislo 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a block configuration diagram of the entire circuit provided in the pachi-slot 1. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the main control circuit. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the sub-control circuit.

The pachi-slot 1 has a main control board 71 disposed on the middle door 41 and a sub-control board 72 disposed on the front door 2b.
The main control board 71 includes a reel relay terminal board 74, a setting key switch 56, an external concentration terminal board 47, a hopper device 51, a medal auxiliary storage switch 75, and a power supply board 53b of the power supply 53. It is connected. The setting key switch 56, the external concentration terminal board 47, the hopper device 51, and the medal auxiliary storage switch 75 are connected to the main control board 71 via the cabinet-side relay board 44. Since the external concentration terminal board 47 and the hopper device 51 have been described above, description thereof will be omitted.

  The reel relay terminal plate 74 is disposed inside the reel body of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R. The reel relay terminal plate 74 is electrically connected to stepping motors (not shown) of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, and relays signals output from the main control board 71 to the stepping motors.

  The medal auxiliary storage switch 75 passes through a switch through hole (not shown) of the medal auxiliary storage 52. The medal auxiliary storage switch 75 detects whether or not the medal auxiliary storage 52 is full of medals.

  A power switch 53 a is connected to the power supply board 53 b of the power supply device 53. The power switch 53a is turned on when supplying necessary power to the pachislot machine 1.

  The main control board 71 has a selector 66, a door open / close monitoring switch 67, a BET switch 77, a settlement switch 78, a start switch 79, a stop switch board 80, a game operation display board 81, and a door relay terminal board 68. The sub relay board 61 is connected. Since the selector 66, the door open / close monitoring switch 67, and the sub relay board 61 have been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

  The BET switch 77 detects that the BET button 22 has been pressed by the player. The settlement switch 78 detects that the settlement button 27 has been pressed by the player. The start switch 79 detects that the start lever 23 has been operated by the player (start operation).

  The stop switch substrate 80 is a substrate constituting a circuit for stopping the rotating reel and a circuit for displaying the stopable reel by an LED or the like. The stop switch substrate 80 is provided with a stop switch. The stop switch detects that each stop button 19L, 19C, 19R has been pressed by the player (stop operation).

  The game operation display board 81 displays the number of inserted medals on the 7-segment display 24 when accepting insertion of medals, when the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotatable and when replaying. It is a substrate for making it. A 7-segment display 24 and an LED 82 are connected to the game operation display board 81. The LED 82 lights, for example, a mark for displaying the start of a game or a mark for performing a re-game.

  The sub control board 72 is connected to the main control board 71 via the door relay terminal board 68 and the sub relay board 61. A sound I / O board 84, LED boards 62A, 62B, 62C, and a 24h door open / close monitoring unit 63 are connected to the sub control board 72 via a sub relay board 61. Since these LED boards 62A, 62B, 62C and the 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 63 have been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

  The sound I / O board 84 outputs sound to a center speaker 58, a board speaker 64, lower speakers 65L and 65R, and a speaker (not shown) provided on the front door 2b.

  The sub-control board 72 is connected to a ROM cartridge board 86 and a liquid crystal relay board 87. The ROM cartridge substrate 86 and the liquid crystal relay substrate 87 are housed in the sub control board case 57 together with the sub control board 72. The ROM cartridge substrate 86 is a substrate for managing production images (video), sound, LED substrates 62A and 62B, other LED substrates (not shown), and communication data. The liquid crystal relay substrate 87 is a substrate that relays wiring that connects the sub-control board 72 and the liquid crystal display device 11.

<Main control circuit>
Next, the main control circuit 91 constituted by the main control board 71 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the main control circuit 91 of the pachi-slot 1.

  The main control circuit 91 includes a microcomputer 92 installed on the main control board 71 as a main component. The microcomputer 92 includes a main CPU 93, a main ROM 94, and a main RAM 95. The main CPU 93 and the hopper device 51 described above constitute a game medium payout device of the present invention.

  The main ROM 94 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 93, a data table, data for transmitting various control commands (commands) to the sub control circuit 101, and the like. The main RAM 95 is provided with a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

  The main CPU 93 is connected to a clock pulse generation circuit 96, a frequency divider 97, a random number generator 98, and a sampling circuit 99. The clock pulse generation circuit 96 and the frequency divider 97 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 93 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 98 generates a random number in a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535). The sampling circuit 99 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

The main CPU 93 counts the number of times pulses are output to the stepping motors of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R after detecting the reel index. Thereby, the main CPU 93 manages the rotation angle of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R (mainly, how many symbols the reel has rotated).
The reel index is information indicating that the reel has made one revolution. This reel index is provided at a predetermined position of each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, for example, with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit by the rotation of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R. Detection is performed by a reel position detection unit (not shown) including a detection piece interposed therebetween.

  Here, the management of the rotation angle of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R will be specifically described. The number of pulses output to the stepping motor is counted by a pulse counter provided in the main RAM 95. Each time the output of a predetermined number of pulses (for example, 16 times) necessary for the rotation of one symbol is counted by the pulse counter, the symbol counter provided in the main RAM 95 is incremented by one. The symbol counter is provided for each reel 3L, 3C, 3R. The value of the symbol counter is cleared when a reel index is detected by a reel position detector (not shown).

  In other words, in the present embodiment, by managing the symbol counter, it is possible to manage how many symbols have been rotated since the reel index was detected. Therefore, the position of each symbol on each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is detected with reference to the position where the reel index is detected.

  As described above, when the maximum number of sliding symbols is set to four symbols, the symbol of the left reel 3L in the middle of the reel display window 4 when the left stop button 19L is pressed, and the four symbols. Each symbol within the range up to the previous symbol becomes a symbol that can be stopped at the middle stage of the reel display window 4.

<Sub control circuit>
Next, the sub control circuit 101 constituted by the sub control board 72 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the sub control circuit 101 of the pachi-slot 1.

  The sub control circuit 101 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 91 and performs processing such as determination and execution of effect contents based on a command transmitted from the main control circuit 91. The sub control circuit 101 basically includes a sub CPU 102, a sub RAM 103, a rendering processor 104, a drawing RAM 105, and a driver 106.

  The sub CPU 102 controls the output of video, sound, and light according to the control program stored in the ROM cartridge substrate 86 in accordance with the command transmitted from the main control circuit 91. The ROM cartridge substrate 86 basically includes a program storage area and a data storage area.

  A control program executed by the sub CPU 102 is stored in the program storage area. For example, the control program includes a main board communication task for controlling communication with the main control circuit 91 and an effect registration task for extracting and registering effect contents (effect data) by extracting effect random numbers. Is included. Further, a drawing control task for controlling display of an image by the liquid crystal display device 11 (see FIG. 6) based on the determined contents of the effect, a lamp control task for controlling light output by a light source such as the LED 85, and the speakers 58, 64, and 65L. , 65R, etc., and a voice control task for controlling the sound output from the speaker.

  The data storage area includes a storage area for storing various data tables, a storage area for storing effect data constituting each effect content, and a storage area for storing animation data related to creation of video. Also included are a storage area for storing sound data related to BGM and sound effects, a storage area for storing lamp data related to the light on / off pattern, and the like.

  The sub-RAM 103 is provided with a storage area for registering the determined contents and effects data, and a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 91.

  The sub CPU 102, the rendering processor 104, the drawing RAM (including the frame buffer) 105, and the driver 106 create a video according to the animation data designated by the content of the presentation, and display the created video on the liquid crystal display device 11.

  Further, the sub CPU 102 causes a sound such as BGM to be output from a speaker such as speakers 58, 64, 65L, and 65R in accordance with the sound data specified by the contents of the effect. Further, the sub CPU 102 controls the turning on and off of the light source such as the LED 85 in accordance with the lamp data designated by the contents of the effect.

<Front panel configuration>
Next, the configuration of the front panel 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the front panel 10. FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the decorative member 201L and a plurality of LEDs (light sources) 85 are removed from the front panel 10. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the front panel 10 is formed in a frame shape that exposes the liquid crystal display device 11 and the pedestal portion 12, and includes an upper frame side 10b, a lower frame side 10c, a left frame side 10d, And a frame side 10e.

  A lamp group 18 is provided at the center of the upper frame side 10b. The left frame side 10d is provided with a plurality of LEDs 85 (not shown in FIG. 10) and a decorative member 201L, and the right frame side 10e is provided with a plurality of LEDs 85 (not shown in FIG. 10) and a decoration. A member 201R is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the right side surface of the left frame side 10 d forms a part of the inner peripheral surface of the front panel 10. An opening 120 that is long in the vertical direction is formed on the right side surface of the left frame side 10d. The plurality of LEDs 85 are mounted on the LED boards 62A, 62B, and 62C, and the LED boards 62A, 62B, and 62C are disposed inside the left frame side 10d.

  A light guide panel 130 is arranged inside the left frame side 10d. The light guide panel 130 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction, and the planar outer shape is larger than the opening 120. The light guide panel 130 has a plurality of light incident portions 131 facing the plurality of LEDs 85 and a light emitting portion 132 formed on one plane. The light emitting part 132 of the light guide panel 130 faces the opening 120 of the left frame side 10d.

  The left side surface of the right frame side 10e forms a part of the inner peripheral surface of the front panel 10, and has an opening that is long in the vertical direction. In the right frame side 10e, the LED substrate and the light guide panel are arranged as in the left frame side 10d. The light guide panel is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction, and includes a plurality of light incident portions opposed to the plurality of LEDs mounted on the LED substrate, and a light emitting portion formed on one plane. have.

<Configuration of decorative member>
Next, the configuration of the decorative member 201L will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the decorative member 201L as viewed from the back side. 13 and 14 are exploded perspective views of the decorative member 201L.

  The front panel 10 is provided with decorative members 201L and 201R (see FIG. 10). The decorative members 201L and 201R have the same configuration and are symmetrically formed. Therefore, here, the configuration of the decorative member according to the present embodiment will be described using the decorative member 201L as an example.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 12 to 14, the decorative member 201 </ b> L includes a light collecting portion 211, a light transmitting portion 212, and an exterior portion 213.

  The condensing part 211 has a substantially rectangular base piece 221 that is long in the vertical direction, and a protruding piece 222 that protrudes from the base piece 221. One plane of the base piece 221 faces the light transmitting part 212 and the exterior part 213, and the other plane faces the light guide panel 130 (see FIG. 11). As shown in FIG. 14, a light incident portion 224 into which light emitted from the light guide panel 130 enters is provided on the other plane of the base piece 221. The light incident part 224 is formed by a plurality of grooves for collecting light on one plane.

  As shown in FIG. 13, one plane of the base piece 221 has engagement surfaces 225A and 225B, a light emission surface 226, and light shielding portions 227A and 227B. The engagement surfaces 225A and 225B are provided at one end in the width direction of the base piece 221 and at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and engage with the inner surface of the left frame side 10d. These engagement surfaces 225A and 225B show a specific example of an engagement portion that engages with the front panel according to the gaming machine of the present invention.

  The light emitting surface 226 is provided on the other side in the width direction of the base piece 221 and in the center in the longitudinal direction, and is located on the opposite side of the light incident part 224. The light shielding portions 227A and 227B are provided on both sides of the light emitting surface 226 in the longitudinal direction of the base piece 221. The planar shape of the light emitting surface 226 and the light shielding portions 227A and 227B is substantially equal to the shape of the opening 120 (see FIG. 11) in the left frame side 10d. The light exit surface 226 and the light shielding portions 227A and 227B are exposed to the outside through the opening 120.

  A plurality of through grooves 228 are formed on the end surface of the base piece 221 where the light emitting surface 226 and the light incident part 224 are provided. The plurality of through grooves 228 are arranged at appropriate intervals in the longitudinal direction of the base piece 221. Locking projections 268 described later of the exterior portion 213 pass through the plurality of through grooves 228.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of through grooves 228 are formed on the end surface of the base piece 221 where the light emitting surface 226 and the light incident portion 224 are provided. However, the through groove according to the present invention is not limited to being formed on the end surface where the light emitting surface 226 and the light incident portion 224 are provided, and can be arbitrarily selected depending on the position of the locking protrusion provided on the exterior portion. Can be formed in position.

  The protruding piece 222 protrudes from one plane of the base piece 221 and is formed in a plate shape that is inclined with respect to the light emitting surface 226. The protruding piece 222 is positioned at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the base piece 221 and extends along the side opposite to the side where the plurality of through grooves 228 of the light emitting surface 226 are provided.

  One plane of the protruding piece 222 is a reflecting surface 222 a that reflects the light emitted from the light emitting surface 226 toward the light transmitting portion 212. The corner formed by the reflecting surface 222a and the light emitting surface 226 is an obtuse angle. In addition, a plurality of screwing portions 229 are provided on the other plane of the protruding piece 222. That is, the light emission surface 226 is disposed in front of the plurality of screwing portions 229.

  The plurality of screwing portions 229 are formed in a columnar shape extending in the width direction of the base piece 221 and have screw holes 229a (see FIG. 12) that open toward the rear of the front door 2b. Screws for fixing the translucent part 212 and the exterior part 213 to the plurality of screwing parts 229 are screwed into the screw holes 229a.

  The translucent part 212 includes a translucent table 231, a color sheet 232 disposed in front of the translucent table 231, and a sheet cover 233 disposed in front of the color sheet 232.

The light transmitting table 231 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with one surface opened, and covers the light emitting surface 226 and the protruding piece 222 of the light collecting unit 211. The translucent table 231 includes a rear plate 241 facing the rear of the front door 2b, an upper plate 242 and a lower plate 243 that are continuous with the rear plate 241 and face each other in the vertical direction, a rear plate 241, an upper plate 242, and a lower plate. A curved plate 244 continuous with the plate 243;
As a material of the translucent stand 231, what is necessary is just to have translucency, For example, transparent or translucent resin can be mentioned.

  The rear plate 241 faces the screwing portion 229 of the light collecting portion 211. The rear plate 241 is formed with a screw through hole 241 a that faces the screw hole 229 a of the screwing portion 229. The curved plate 244 is curved so as to be convex on the opposite side of the light collecting portion 211 and faces the light emitting surface 226 and the reflecting surface 222a of the light collecting portion 211. The curved plate 244 is formed with a through groove 248 through which a locking projection 268 described later of the exterior portion 213 passes.

  The color sheet 232 is made of, for example, a film such as red or blue, and changes the color of the transmitted light. The color sheet 232 faces the curved plate 244 of the translucent table 231. Further, the color sheet 232 is formed with a through groove 238 through which a locking projection 268 described later of the exterior portion 213 passes.

  In the present embodiment, the color sheet 232 is arranged in front of the translucent table 231. However, various optical sheets (films) such as a diffusion sheet, a polarizing sheet, and a prism sheet may be disposed in front of the light transmitting table 231 according to the present invention.

The seat cover 233 includes a transmission region 251 that transmits light and a shielding region 252 that blocks light. The outline of the transmission region 251 is substantially the same as the outline of an opening 264a described later of the exterior portion 213. The transmission region 251 is opposed to an opening 264a described later of the exterior part 213. Further, the seat cover 233 is formed with a through groove 258 through which a locking projection 268 described later of the exterior portion 213 passes.

  As a material of the exterior portion 213, a resin that does not transmit light can be used. The exterior portion 213 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with one surface opened, similar to the light transmitting table 231 of the light transmitting portion 212, and covers the light transmitting portion 212. The exterior portion 213 includes a rear plate 261 facing the rear of the front door 2b, an upper plate 262 and a lower plate 263 that are continuous with the rear plate 261 and face each other in the vertical direction, and a rear plate 261, an upper plate 262, and a lower plate. 263 and a decorative curved surface plate 264.

  The rear plate 261 faces the translucent table 231. The rear plate 261 is formed with a screw through-hole 261a facing the screw hole 229a of the screwing portion 229. The decorative curved surface plate 264 is curved so as to be convex on the opposite side to the light transmitting part 212, and has an opening 264 a that exposes the transmission region 251 in the light transmitting part 212. The surface of the decorative curved surface plate 264 is decorated with irregularities.

  The decorative curved surface plate 264 has a plurality of locking projections 268 (see FIG. 14). The plurality of locking projections 268 protrude from the back surface of the decorative curved surface plate 264 toward the light transmitting portion 212 and the light collecting portion 211, pass through the through grooves 238, 248, and 258 and engage with the inner surface of the left frame side 10 d. Stopped.

<Attaching decorative elements>
Next, attachment of the decorative member 201L to the left frame side 10d will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the decorative member 201L is attached.

  The light transmitting base 231 and the exterior portion 213 of the light transmitting portion 212 are fixed to the light collecting portion 211 of the decorative member 201L by screws screwed into the plurality of screwing portions 229. Further, a color sheet 232 and a sheet cover 233 are interposed between the translucent table 231 and the exterior part 213.

  Thereby, the condensing part 211, the translucent part 212, and the exterior part 213 are assembled integrally, and form the decoration member 201L. Then, the engaging surfaces 225A and 225B of the light collecting portion 211 are engaged with the inner surface of the left frame side 10d, and the plurality of locking projections 268 of the exterior portion 213 are locked to the inner surface of the left frame side 10d. The decorative member 201L is attached to the left frame side 10d.

  In order to remove the decorative member 201L from the left frame side 10d, it is necessary to remove screws from the plurality of screwing portions 229 and to remove the exterior portion 213 from the light collecting portion 211. However, the screw holes 229a (see FIG. 11) of the plurality of screwing portions 229 open toward the rear of the front door 2b. That is, the screw holes 229a of the plurality of screwing portions 229 are opposed to the display portion 11a (see FIG. 10) of the liquid crystal display device 11.

  Therefore, it is difficult for the player to remove the screws screwed into the plurality of screwing portions 229. As a result, it is possible to prevent the decoration member 201L attached to the front panel 10 (front door 2b) from being removed by the player.

  In addition, the light exit surface 226 of the light collector 211 is positioned in front of the plurality of screwing portions 229. Therefore, the light emitted from the light emitting surface 226 is not blocked by the plurality of screwing portions 229. Therefore, it is possible to secure the amount of light irradiated to the translucent part 212 (decorative member 201L). Moreover, since the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 85 (light source) is collected by the light collecting unit 211, the light can be efficiently applied to the light transmitting unit 212 (decorative member 201L).

  In the present embodiment, the reflecting surface 222 a that reflects the light emitted from the light emitting surface 226 toward the light transmitting portion 212 is formed by providing the projecting piece 222 on the light collecting portion 211. Thereby, while increasing the light quantity which goes to the translucent part 212, the space which arrange | positions the screwing part 229 in the position which does not interfere with the light which goes to the translucent part 212 can be ensured. As a result, it is possible to secure the amount of light applied to the light transmitting part 212 (decorative member 201L) and to reduce the size of the light collecting part 211.

  In the present embodiment, the translucent table 231, the color sheet 232, and the sheet cover 233 are provided with a plurality of through grooves 248, 238, and 258 through which the plurality of locking projections 268 pass. Accordingly, the light transmitting table 231 is fixed to the light collecting unit 211 by the screws screwed into the plurality of screwing portions 229 and the plurality of locking projections 268.

  As a result, even if the pachislot 1 vibrates when the pachislot 1 is transported, it is possible to suppress rattling that occurs in the translucent table 231. As a result, breakage of the translucent table 231 can be prevented or suppressed. The color sheet 232 and the sheet cover 233 are interposed between the translucent table 231 and the exterior portion 213 by the plurality of locking projections 268 passing through the through grooves 238 and 258 of the color sheet 232 and the sheet cover 233. Can be positioned.

<Modification>
The gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention has been described above including the effects thereof. However, the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the decorative member 201L includes the color sheet 232 and the sheet cover 233. However, the decorative member according to the present invention may not include the color sheet 232 and the sheet cover 233.

  In the above-described embodiment, the decorative member 201 </ b> L is configured to include the exterior portion 213. However, the decorative member according to the present invention may be configured without the exterior portion 213.

  In this case, locking projections similar to the plurality of locking projections 268 provided on the exterior portion 213 are provided on the translucent table. As a result, the engagement surfaces 225A and 225B of the light collector 211 are engaged with the inner surface of the left frame side 10d, and the plurality of locking projections of the translucent table are locked to the inner surface of the left frame side 10d. A decorative member made up of the light condensing part 211 and the translucent base is attached to the left frame side 10d.

  In order to remove the decorative member having such a configuration from the front panel 10, it is necessary to remove screws from the plurality of screwing portions 229 and remove the light transmitting portion from the light collecting portion 211. However, since the screw holes 229a of the plurality of screwing portions 229 open toward the rear of the front door 2b, it is difficult for the player to remove the screws screwed into the plurality of screwing portions 229. . As a result, it is possible to prevent the decoration member attached to the front panel 10 (front door 2b) from being removed by the player.

  However, in the gaming machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-75440, since the spacer is not fixed to the decorative member or the front door, it is insufficient as a measure for preventing the decorative member from being removed.

  In addition, although it is possible to fasten a decoration member to a front door with a screw, when providing a screwing part in the back side of a front door, it is necessary to arrange | position a screwing part inside the outline of a decoration member. Thereby, when irradiating light to a decoration member and making it light-emit, the range in which the light in a decoration member is irradiated becomes narrow, and the light emission of a decoration member will become weak. Further, it is difficult to secure a space for arranging the screwing portion on the back side of the front door.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing the decoration member attached to the front door from being removed and ensuring the amount of light applied to the decoration member.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while removing the decoration member attached to the front door, it can ensure the light quantity irradiated with respect to a decoration member.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachislot, 2 ... Exterior body, 2a ... Cabinet, 2b ... Front door, 3L ... Left reel, 3C ... Middle reel, 3R ... Right reel, 4 ... Reel display window, 9 ... Door main body, 10 ... Front panel, 10a ... Panel opening, 10b ... Upper frame side, 10c ... Lower frame side, 10d ... Left frame side, 10e ... Right frame side, 11 ... Liquid crystal display device, 11a ... Display part, 12 ... Pedestal part, 19L ... Left stop button, 19C ... Middle stop button, 19R ... Right stop button, 82, 85 (light source) ... LED, 91 ... Main control circuit, 101 ... Sub control circuit, 120 ... Opening, 130 ... Light guide panel, 201L ... Decoration member, 201R DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Decoration member 211 ... Condensing part 212 ... Translucent part 213 ... Exterior part 221 ... Base piece 222 ... Protruding piece 222a ... Reflecting surface 224 ... Light incident part, 2 5A, 225B ... engaging surface (engaging portion), 226 ... light-emitting surface, 227A, 227B ... light shield portion,
228, 238, 248, 258 ... through groove, 229 ... screwing portion, 229a ... screw hole, 231 ... translucent table, 232 ... color sheet, 233 ... seat cover, 264 ... decorative curved plate, 264a ... opening, 268 ... Locking protrusion

Claims (2)

A gaming machine comprising a light source and a decorative member,
The decorative member has a light emitting part and a reflecting part,
The gaming machine, wherein the reflecting portion protrudes from the light emitting portion and reflects light emitted from the light source. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an angle formed by the light emitting portion and the reflecting portion is an obtuse angle.

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