JP2017064007A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of efficiently performing a performance using a decorative member.SOLUTION: A game machine 1Y comprises: a game area 7 in which a game is performed; and a front member 3 arranged on a front face side of the game area 7. The game machine comprises: an inside transparent plate disposed on the front member 3 and making the game area 7 visible; an outside transparent plate 11b provided on the front member 3, forms a space between the same and the inside transparent plate, and making the game area 7 visible; width change means for changing a cross direction width of the space between the outside transparent plate 11b and the inside transparent plate; and a decorative member 24 stored in a prescribed decorative storage part 25. The decorative member 24 is changed to a decorative state, in which the decorative member enters a space between the inside transparent plate and the outside transparent plate 11b from the decorative storage part 25 and is exposed to a front face of the game area 7, and a storage state, in which the decorative member is stored in the decorative storage part 25 without entry to the space, and the width change means may enlarge the width of the space as the decorative member 24 enters the space.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a gaming area where a game is played.

  A rectangular frame (generally also referred to as an “outer frame”), a main body part attached to one side of the front surface of the frame in the form of a single-open door, and a front surface of the main body part. A front member constituting the front side (generally also referred to as “front frame” or “front frame”), a window provided on the front member, and a detachably mounted on the main body and the window A game board located at the back of the game board, a substantially circular game area formed on the front surface of the game board, a glass plate attached to a window portion of a front member to cover the front surface of the game area, and a game board A gaming machine having a decorative member provided so as to be swingable in a direction parallel to the front surface is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

JP 2010-259554 A

  The decoration member of the gaming machine of Patent Document 1 is located in the space between the front surface of the effect display device of the center accessory provided in the game area (the accessory arranged almost in the center of the game area) and the glass plate. Although it is designed to move, normally, in order to prevent fraud by magnets, etc., in addition to the one that covers the front of the game area, another glass plate is provided away from it to the player side Therefore, the decorative member is located at the back of the two glass plates as viewed from the player. Therefore, the player is likely to fall into a cold feeling like a bystander, and the intention of production is not sufficiently transmitted, and there is a possibility that the gaming interest is reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can effectively produce a decoration member.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention
In a gaming machine comprising a gaming area where a game is performed and a front member provided on the front side of the gaming area,
An inner transparent plate that is provided on the front member and makes the gaming area visible;
An outer transparent plate which is provided on the front member and is arranged so as to form a space between the inner transparent plate and allowing the game area to be visually recognized;
Width changing means capable of changing the width in the front-rear direction of the space between the outer transparent plate and the inner transparent plate;
A decoration member stored in a predetermined decoration storage unit,
The decoration member enters the space between the inner transparent plate and the outer transparent plate from the decoration storage portion and is exposed to the front surface of the game area, and enters the decoration storage portion without entering the space. It can change to the stored state,
On the other hand, the width changing means provides a gaming machine capable of expanding the width of the space as the decorative member enters the space.

  In such a gaming machine, a decorative member enters a space between the inner transparent plate and the outer transparent plate at a portion closest to the player side across one outer transparent plate, and the space is moved along with the entry. The width of can be expanded. As a result, for example, toward the player sitting in front of the gaming machine, a dynamic effect can be realized as if the decorative member appears by pushing and moving the outer transparent plate. The game can be improved by giving the player a surprise or surprise.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to effectively produce a decoration member.

It is a front view of the gaming machine of the first form. It is a front view of the game machine of the 1st form which shows the decoration state where the decoration member was exposed. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine of the first form. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 1st form which shows the state where the front member and the main-body part were rotated. It is a side view of the game machine of the 1st form which made a part into a section. It is a side view of the game machine of the 1st form which made the section which showed the state where the outside transparent board was tilted into a section. It is a front view of the gaming machine of the second form. It is a front view of the game machine of the 2nd form which shows the decoration state where the decoration member was exposed. It is a side view of the game machine of the 2nd form which made a part into a section. It is a side view of the game machine of the 1st form which made the section which showed the state where the outside transparent board was tilted into a section. It is a perspective view of the transparent board unit which shows the state which opened the space of the inner side transparent board and the outer side transparent board to the side.

[First form]
The gaming machine 1X according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This first form of gaming machine 1X is
In a gaming machine comprising a gaming area where a game is performed and a front member provided on the front side of the gaming area,
An inner transparent plate that is provided on the front member and makes the gaming area visible;
An outer transparent plate which is provided on the front member and is arranged so as to form a space between the inner transparent plate and allowing the game area to be visually recognized;
A decoration member stored in a predetermined decoration storage unit,
The gaming area has a first area where a main game is performed and a second area where decoration or performance is performed;
The decoration member enters the space between the inner transparent plate and the outer transparent plate from the decoration storage portion and is exposed to the front surface of the second area of the game area, and is stored in the decoration storage portion. It is characterized in that it can be changed to a storage state.
In the above, the “first area where the main game is performed” means, for example, a portion formed so that the game ball can roll and fall in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that uses a game ball as a game medium. Further, in a slot machine that uses a game medal as a game medium, this is a portion in which a plurality of digits or symbols are variably displayed depending on a reel or an image.
On the other hand, the “second area where decoration or performance is performed” is a portion occupied by elements that assist the main game, such as an effect display device, other than the first area.

  According to the gaming machine 1X, the decoration is made so as to overlap the portion closest to the player side across the outer transparent plate and not overlapping the main game (second region) in the gaming region. Since a member can appear, a player can be surprised and surprised, and a decrease in gaming interest can be suppressed.

[Game machine]
The gaming machine 1X is a pachinko machine that uses a game ball (pachinko ball) as a game medium. As shown in FIG. 4, a square frame 2 (generally used) attached to an island facility of a game hall with wood screws or the like. And the front member 3 pivotally mounted in a single-opening door shape on one side of the front surface of the frame body 2 (left side when viewed from the front), and the frame body. 2. A main body 4 that is pivotally mounted in a single-opened door shape on one side of the front surface of 2 and can overlap the rear surface of the front member 3, and a game board that is detachably attached to the main body 4 5 is provided.

[Game board]
The game board 5 is mainly composed of a board made of wooden or synthetic resin, and a game area 7 surrounded by a guide rail 6 in a substantially circular shape is formed on the front surface thereof. The game area 7 is an area that is visible from a window portion 12 (described later) of the front member 3. In addition, the game area 7 includes a game action part 7a (first area) in which a game ball can flow down and a non-game action part 7b (second area) in which a game ball cannot flow down. . The game actual working part 7a and the non-game actual working part 7b are partitioned by imaginary lines (L-shaped dotted lines) shown in FIGS.

  The game actual part 7a (first area) is a game area in which a game ball driven along the guide rail 6 can roll down from the upper side to the lower side. There are provided winning devices, variable winning devices, start winning ports, windmills and obstacle nails that give irregular changes to the falling of the game balls, and the out ball port 9 for collecting the game balls that have not won. . In this way, the game operating part 7a (first area) functions as an area for advancing the main game (the ball rolling game in this embodiment) using the game medium (game ball).

  On the other hand, the non-game actual part 7b (second area) is generally occupied by an effect display device 8 such as a liquid crystal that assists the main game played in the game actual part 7a. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper right half of the substantially circular gaming area 7 is a non-game playing portion 7b, and this non-game playing portion 7b is an intrusion prevention wall made of a game nail or a resin part. Thus, the game balls 7 are separated from the game actual working portion 7a, and the game balls driven along the guide rail 6 are prevented from entering. It should be noted that the specific effect display device 8 is incorporated as a main part of the center character, and when a winning device or the like is provided below the effect display device 8 of the center character. The lower part of the effect display device 8 of the center character becomes a part of the game actual working part 7a. In this way, the non-game active part 7b (second area) functions as an area where effects, decorations, and the like associated with the main game performed in the game actual part 7a are performed.

  The game board 5 includes a winning ball sensor for detecting a gaming ball won in the winning opening and the starting winning port of the winning device, and the like, and each of the winning ball sensors on the rear side (opposite the gaming area 7). One or a plurality of control devices that receive and process detection signals and input signals from various switches provided in the gaming machine 1X are provided. The control device receives the input signal and draws a game to determine whether the game has been missed, game progress control for controlling the progress of the game, such as operation processing of the variable winning device, a drive unit 21 of the peripheral decoration unit 10 to be described later, and the like. It performs production control and the like.

Here, an outline of the game of the gaming machine 1X will be shown.
When a gaming ball launched from a predetermined ball striking device that is driven based on an operation of an operation handle 15 described later enters a starting winning opening provided in the game operating unit 7a of the gaming area 7, the gaming machine 1X starts the starting winning opening. A winning ball sensor provided in correspondence with is detected to enter the starting winning opening. Then, when the winning detection information of the winning ball sensor is input to the control device described above, a lottery (for example, a lottery that wins at 1/300) is determined by the control device. The lottery result is indicated by the special symbol display device (7-segment etc.) being variably displayed over a predetermined variation time and stopped. The special symbol is a special symbol of “off” corresponding to “out” (for example, a “-” segment display) or a special symbol of “7” (for example, a “seg” display of “7”) after a predetermined time fluctuation display. Is stopped and displayed. In addition, in order to excite the game during the variation display of the special symbol, in the non-game actual part 7b of the game area 7, the effect display device 8 suggests an image display effect (character image or decorative symbol image). Etc., and a movable effect that suggests a lottery result is performed on various movable decorative bodies. When the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device, it becomes “big hit”, and the variable winning device in the closed state is controlled to the big hit state in which it is opened for a predetermined period. When a game ball launched from the hitting ball launching device enters the open variable winning device, a predetermined number of prize balls (15 in this embodiment) are paid out. Thereafter, when the big hit state ending condition is satisfied, the big hit state is finished, and the lottery based on the ball entering the start winning opening is again controlled (referred to as a normal gaming state or a normal state). As described above, in the gaming machine 1X according to the first embodiment, various control for advancing the game by the control device is performed by the game ball being launched by the hitting ball launching device toward the game active portion 7a of the game area 7. The game progresses as it is played.

[Front material]
The front member 3 has a substantially frame-shaped base plate 13 provided with a window portion 12 with an inner transparent plate 11a at a position corresponding to the game area 7 of the game board 5 in a shape matching the front surface of the frame body 2, A peripheral decoration part 10 on the front surface of the base plate 13 for decorating the upper side and the side of the window part 12, a decoration member 24 capable of decorating the front surface of the game area 7, and the window on the front surface of the base plate 13 One or a plurality of ball trays 14 for decorating the lower part of the unit 12 and storing game balls, an operation handle 15 for adjusting the launching force of the game balls, and further changing to image display effects and movable effects performed in the course of the game And a front panel portion 17 provided with parts used directly by the player for the game, such as a first effect switch button 16 which is an operation unit for the operation operated by the player to give the game.

[Peripheral decoration part]
The peripheral decorative portion 10 of the front member 3 decorates the upper decorative portion 10u that decorates the upper portion of the window portion 12 and is also used as a decorative storage portion 25 described later of the decorative member 24, and the left and right sides of the window portion 12. A game for outputting sound effects according to image display effects and movable effects that are performed in the course of the game, and two vertical decoration portions 10s that are connected to each other and a lower connecting portion 10t that connects the lower ends of the vertical decoration portions 10s. The upper decoration portion 10u, the vertical decoration portion 10s, and the lower connection portion are formed so as to form a space s that opens upward on the front side of the inner transparent plate 11a of the window portion 12 and the speaker 18 for lighting, the light emitter 19 for electric decoration. An outer transparent plate 11b mounted on the rear side of 10t is appropriately provided.
In addition, the peripheral decoration unit 10 is also provided with a second effect switch button 160 that is an operation unit for effects operated by the player in order to change the image display effects and the movable effects that are performed in the course of the game. Yes. The second effect switch button 160 may be configured such that the operation can be received at a time different from the game progress time when the operation of the first effect switch button 16 can be received, or the first effect switch described above. You may comprise so that operation can be received at the same time as the game progress time which enables operation of the button 16. In addition, the 2nd effect switch button 160 of the 1st form is provided in the periphery decoration part 10, and all have the same function and effect | action, and the 2nd effect switch button 160 can accept operation. In this case, the player may select and operate the second effect switch button 160 at a position where the player can easily operate.

The peripheral decorative portion 10 can swing within a certain range around the lower end of the vertical decorative portion 10s that is substantially the same height as the bottom of the outer transparent plate 11b.
That is, the peripheral decorative portion 10 is swingable at the lower end position of the vertical decorative portion 10s so as to be swingable around a virtual line L that is parallel to the front surface of the front member 3 in the front view horizontal as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. An erected posture in which the entire peripheral decoration portion 10 is erected substantially vertically as shown by a solid line in FIG. 5, and an imaginary line and a solid line in FIG. 6. Thus, it can be changed to the tilted posture tilted forward toward the player side.

The surrounding decoration unit 10 changes to a tilted posture including the game effect speaker 18, the lighting element 19 for lighting, and the second effect switch button 160. For this reason, it is possible to realize a dynamic production as if the gaming machine itself is falling down toward the player who is sitting in front of the gaming machine 1X and playing, and has unexpected surprises and surprises. It can be given to the player to improve the gaming interest.
Although not shown, the front member 3 is provided with sensors for detecting the postures of the peripheral decoration portion 10, that is, the standing posture and the tilting posture, and the posture information is sent to the control device.

  The switching between the standing posture and the tilting posture of the peripheral decoration portion 10 and the switching of the tilting / returning movement of the outer transparent plate 11b integrated with the peripheral decoration portion 10 are performed by driving the electric drive control unit 21. Done. The details of the drive control unit 21 are as follows.

[Drive control unit]
As shown in FIG. 5, the drive controller 21 includes a cylinder 21a attached to the base plate 13, and a rod 21b attached to the rear surface (inner surface) of the upper decorative portion 10u that can move forward and backward with respect to the cylinder 21a. And the base end of the cylinder 21a is pivotally attached to the base plate 13, while the tip of the rod 21b is projected from the rear surface side of the upper decorative portion 10u of the peripheral decorative portion 10 It is connected to the piece 22 with a slight play in the vertical direction. Specifically, the pin 21c of the rod 21b is slidably and rotatably fitted in the long hole 22a of the connection piece 22 so as to be connected with a play in the vertical direction. ing. When the rod 21b is pushed out from the cylinder 21a, the pin 21c of the rod 21b slides relatively upward in the elongated hole 22a of the connecting piece 22, and the entire peripheral decoration portion 10 is entirely moved to the aforementioned swing center portion 20. Is tilted forward (the tilted posture is the imaginary line in FIG. 5 and the solid line in FIG. 6). In this state, the rod 21b is fixed and the peripheral decorative portion 10 can be locked in a tilted posture.
Further, when the rod 21b of the drive control unit 21 is drawn into the cylinder 21a, the pin 21c of the rod 21b relatively slides downward in the long hole 22a of the connecting piece 22, and the entire peripheral decoration unit 10 is moved. It swings about the swing center part 20 as an axis and stands up substantially perpendicularly to the bottom surface of the gaming machine 1X (the standing posture shown in FIG. 5 is a solid line).
The peripheral decorative portion 10 and the outer transparent plate 11b are integrated, so that the outer transparent plate 11b is also tilted about its own bottom together with the swing of the peripheral decorative portion 10, and thereby the inner transparent plate 11a is in contact with the inner transparent plate 11a. The space s between them changes into a taper shape spreading upward, and the width in the front-rear direction is increased. Therefore, the drive control unit 21 is also a width changing unit that can tilt the outer transparent plate 11b via the peripheral decoration unit 10 and thus increase the width in the front-rear direction of the space s in a tapered shape (hereinafter referred to as “drive control”). Part "is also referred to as" width changing means ").

[Decorative material]
The decorative member 24 of the first form exclusively decorates the non-game actual working portion 7b of the game area 7, and the inner transparent plate 11a and the outer transparent plate 11b are disposed in the upper decorative portion 10u of the peripheral decorative portion 10. It is stored in a decoration storage part 25 formed so as to communicate with the opening of the space s so that it is difficult to visually recognize from the outside.
As shown in FIG. 2, the decorative member 24 connects a plurality of transparent links 24a to the pantograph structure, and the space between the uppermost links 24a is increased or decreased by a driving member 26 so as to expand and contract in the vertical direction. The decorative object 24b formed by coloring one of the links 24a into a bomb shape is appropriately raised and lowered.
The drive member 26 includes a motor 26a that can rotate forward and backward, a screw shaft 26b that can rotate forward and backward with the motor 26a, and a female screw type bearing 26c formed on each uppermost link 24a. Thus, the internal thread of the bearing 26c of each link 24a is reversed, and the interval between the bearings 26c is narrowed by forward rotation of the screw shaft 26b, and the interval between the bearings 26c is widened by reverse rotation.
The decoration member 24 extends from the compact storage state stored in the decoration storage unit 25 toward the space s between the inner transparent plate 11a and the outer transparent plate 11b, and the entire thickness of the link 24a is also increased. 5, it is smaller than the normal width in the front-rear direction of the space s between the inner transparent plate 11a and the outer transparent plate 11b. Therefore, the decorative member 24 can raise and lower the decorative object 24b in the space s at any time regardless of the state of the outer transparent plate 11b.

  As described above, the drive control unit (width changing means) 21 for driving the peripheral decoration unit 10 (outer transparent plate 11b) and the drive member 26 for driving the decoration member 24 are connected to the control device on the back of the game board 5. The operation is appropriately controlled by the control device.

  In addition, an inner cover 23 is provided on the front surface of the base plate 13 of the front member 3 so as to be in sliding contact with the inner surface of the upper decorative portion 10 u and the vertical decorative portion 10 s of the peripheral decorative portion 10. Even when the peripheral decorative portion 10 is changed to the tilted posture, no gap is generated between the peripheral decorative portion 10 and the base plate 13. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of inserting a foreign object into the machine aiming at the gap.

  The gaming machine 1X of the first form has the above-described configuration, and drives the drive control unit (width changing means) 21 that drives the peripheral decoration part 10 (outer transparent plate 11b) and the decoration member 24. The drive member 26 is appropriately controlled by the control device according to the progress of the game, the posture of the peripheral decoration portion 10 changes, and the decoration member 24 is in the space s between the outer transparent plate 11b and the inner transparent plate 11a. The decorative object 24b moves up and down. Below, an example of the change aspect of the periphery decoration part 10 in the 1st form and the decoration member 24 is demonstrated.

  First, in the normal gaming state, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the game mainly proceeds when the peripheral decoration portion 10 is in a standing posture in which it stands up substantially vertically. As in the prior art, a sound effect flows from the speaker 18 of the peripheral decoration unit 10 according to the progress of the game, and the light emitter 19 emits light or blinks.

  Next, when the result of the lottery in which the game ball enters the start winning opening of the game area 7 and the hit / decision is determined is obtained based on the result of the lottery at a predetermined time during the special symbol variation display. The screw shaft 26b of the drive member 26 is rotated forward by a command from the control device, and the link 24a of the decorative member 24 extends downward. As shown in FIG. Control is performed to stop in a state of hanging from the front of the machine. As an operation pattern leading to the stop, “a first operation pattern (a slowly descending pattern) in which the time until the decoration 24b is exposed and stopped is a first time (for example, 2 seconds)”, “decoration” A plurality of operations including “a second operation pattern (a pattern in which it immediately falls)” in which the time until 24b is exposed and stopped is a second time (for example, 0.5 seconds) shorter than the first time. One of the operation patterns is appropriately selected and controlled according to the result of the lottery that has the pattern and determines the hit / fail. The operation pattern is determined so that, for example, when the lottery for determining the hit / fail is lost, the first operation pattern is more likely to be selected than the second operation pattern. It can be exemplified that the second operation pattern is more likely to be selected than the first operation pattern in the case of a big win in the lottery for determining the winning / losing.

Further, when the second pattern is selected and a big hit is made, the rod 21b of the drive control unit 21 is pushed out from the cylinder 21a while generating an explosive sound. 10 tilts forward about the swing center 20 and stops in the tilted position of the imaginary line in FIG. 5 and the solid line in FIG. Thereby, it is possible to give a surprise to the player who is sitting in front of the gaming machine 1X and playing the game machine 1X as if the gaming machine 1X is about to fall down due to the explosion of the bomb.
Then, when a predetermined return condition (e.g., elapse of a predetermined standby time) is established after the peripheral decoration portion 10 is in the tilted posture, control is performed so that the rod 21b of the drive control portion 21 is drawn into the cylinder 21a. The peripheral decorative portion 10 swings about the swing center portion 20 and returns to the standing posture shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, and the motor 26a of the driving member 26 of the decorative member 24 rotates reversely, and the decorative object 24b is stored in the decorative manner. Return to section 25.

  In addition, the operation input timing (second operation) of the second effect switch button 160 during the period in which the second effect switch button 160 can accept the operation in the process of progressing the game is exposed and lowered in the first embodiment. 2 when the operation input of the second effect switch button 160 is detected), and in this way, when the player operates the second effect switch button 160, the decoration is performed. An effect can be realized as if the object 24b appears and falls. As a result, it is possible to surprise the player with a more surprising production that the ornament 24b falls due to his own action and the gaming machine 1X falls down, and the game entertainment can be further enhanced. Become.

Further, in the gaming machine 1X of the first form, the peripheral decoration portion 10 itself is also used as game input means (game input means different from the first effect switch button 16 and the second effect switch button 160). It may be configured. That is, the return from the tilted posture to the standing posture of the peripheral decoration unit 10 is performed by a manual pressing operation instead of the drive control unit 21, and the return (change) from the tilted posture to the standing posture is detected by the sensor. Therefore, it may be determined that an input operation by the player has been performed based on the detection. The manual pressing operation at this time may be performed by pressing the upper decorative portion 10u or the vertical decorative portion 10s. However, if the outer transparent plate 11b is pressed by hand, the balance of force with respect to the left and right swing center portion 20 is achieved. The movement is stable and the position is easy to push.
Thus, by using the peripheral decoration portion 10 itself as a game input means in this way, for example, after changing the peripheral decoration portion 10 from a standing posture to a tilted posture in the course of the game, the player is surprised. A new mode in which the player or the like is instructed by voice or a production image to return the peripheral decoration portion 10 in the tilted posture to the standing posture, and the player pushes the peripheral decoration portion 10 in the tilted posture to the standing posture. The player participation type production can be realized.

  In the first aspect of the gaming machine 1X, the total thickness of the link 24a of the decorative member 24 is made smaller than the normal width of the space s between the inner transparent plate 11a and the outer transparent plate 11b, regardless of the state of the outer transparent plate 11b. Although the decorative member 24 can be exposed to the non-game active portion 7b, the decorative member 24 becomes the non-game active portion 7b only when the outer transparent plate 11b tilts together with the peripheral decorative portion 10 and the space s expands. If it is set so that it can be exposed, the thickness of the decorative member 24 can be increased, so that the decorative object 24b can be three-dimensionally formed as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. In this case, in order to prevent the outer transparent plate 11b from being pushed back by the player while the decorative member 24 is in the space s, the cylinder 21a of the width changing means 21 is fixed and the outer transparent plate 11b is locked. deep.

[Second form]
Next, the gaming machine 1Y according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The gaming machine 1Y of this second form is
In a gaming machine comprising a gaming area where a game is performed and a front member provided on the front side of the gaming area,
An inner transparent plate that is provided on the front member and makes the gaming area visible;
An outer transparent plate which is provided on the front member and is arranged so as to form a space between the inner transparent plate and allowing the game area to be visually recognized;
Width changing means capable of changing the width in the front-rear direction of the space between the outer transparent plate and the inner transparent plate;
A decoration member stored in a predetermined decoration storage unit,
The decoration member enters the space between the inner transparent plate and the outer transparent plate from the decoration storage portion and is exposed to the front surface of the game area, and enters the decoration storage portion without entering the space. It can change to the stored state,
On the other hand, the width changing means can increase the width of the space as the decorative member enters the space.

  In this gaming machine 1Y, the decorative member enters the space between the inner transparent plate and the outer transparent plate at the portion closest to the player side across one outer transparent plate, and as the entry proceeds, The width of the space can be expanded. As a result, for example, toward the player sitting in front of the gaming machine, a dynamic effect can be realized as if the decorative member appears by pushing and moving the outer transparent plate. The game can be improved by giving the player a surprise or surprise.

  Since the gaming machine 1Y of the second form is the same as the gaming machine 1X of the first form except for the differences described below, the same reference numerals are given to the drawings and description thereof is omitted.

[Decorative material]
The decorative member 24 of the second form is formed in a three-dimensional shape in which the total thickness in the stored state is larger than the normal width of the space s between the inner transparent plate 11a and the outer transparent plate 11b, and the outer transparent plate 11b tilts. A portion necessary for decoration can be exposed to the game area 7 when the enlarged width expands in a tapered shape.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the specific decorative member 24 includes a first decorative object 24c and a second decorative object 24d, which are separately molded, arranged in the front and rear in the decorative storage unit 25 (stored state). Next to the second decorative object 24d on the side, the first decorative object 24c on the front side is gradually drawn into the space s from the tip, and finally the second decorative object 24d and the first decorative object 24c are vertically connected. The second decorative object 24d itself has a thickness smaller than the normal width of the space s, but in the retracted state where the first decorative object 24c and the second decorative object 24d overlap each other Is larger than the normal width of the space s. Accordingly, both the first decorative object 24c and the second decorative object 24d can be exposed to the game area 7 only with an enlarged width in which the outer transparent plate 11b tilts and expands in a tapered shape.
The decoration member 24 of the second form is configured such that a dragon face appears in a decoration state exposed in the game area 7, and the first decoration 24 c constitutes the upper half of the face including eyes, and the second decoration The object 24d constitutes the lower half of the face including the nose and mouth.

The decoration member 24 of the second form is entirely formed of a transparent material (synthetic resin), and is colored by overlapping with the image of the effect display device 8. Therefore, even when the non-game actual part 7b of the game area 7 is surrounded by the game actual part 7a in an island shape and the decoration member 24 needs to cross the game actual part 7a, the visibility of the game actual part 7a is almost lost. I can't.
The driving member for driving the decorative member 24 of the second form may be any type. For example, the first decorative object 24c and the second decorative object 24d are connected via a push-pull wire (not shown) that can be pushed and pulled. What is necessary is just to drive.

When the decorative member 24 of the second form having the above configuration is changed from the retracted state of FIG. 9 to the decorative state of FIG. 10, first, the second decorative object 24d of the decorative member 24 is first moved in advance as shown in FIG. Move to the normal width space s. As a result, the lower half of the dragon's face appears in the game area 7. Next, the first decorative object 24c is moved downward following the second decorative object 24d, and the outer transparent plate 11b is tilted by driving the width changing means 21 as the tip of the first decorative object 24c enters the space s. Thus, the width of the space s is gradually increased in a tapered shape.
Looking at this state from the player seated in front of the gaming machine 1Y, a sensation as if a dragon trapped in the gaming machine 1Y is about to push out (push out) the outer transparent plate 11b. Fall into. If the outer transparent plate 11b is controlled to vibrate at this time, the effect can be further enhanced.

  As an operation pattern of the decoration member 24 of the second form, “the first operation pattern in which the second decoration 24d appears and returns to the storage state”, “the first decoration 24c appears after the second decoration 24d. It has a plurality of operation patterns including a “second operation pattern that returns to the storage state” and the like, and any one of the operation patterns is appropriately selected according to the result of the lottery that determines the hit / fail as in the first embodiment. Controlled.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was described about embodiment, of course this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the peripheral decorative portion 10 is driven to tilt the outer transparent plate 11b, but the first decorative object 24c and the outer transparent plate 11b are brought into contact without driving the peripheral decorative portion 10. The outer transparent plate 11b may be tilted forward by the pressing force by the contact (the tip of the first decorative object 24c is tapered and the outer transparent plate 11b is gradually pushed forward). Alternatively, the peripheral decorative portion 10 may be fixed and only the outer transparent plate 11b may be tilted.

Moreover, in the said form, although the decoration storage part 25 was provided above the space s of the inner side transparent board 11a and the outer side transparent board 11b, as shown, for example in FIG. 11, the space s of the inner side transparent board 11a and the outer side transparent board 11b. The decorative storage portion 25 may be provided on the side of the space s between the inner transparent plate 11a and the outer transparent plate 11b.
Further, in the above embodiment, the outer transparent plate 11b can be tilted about the substantially bottom portion of the outer transparent plate 11b. For example, the outer transparent plate 11b is inclined to the substantially side portion (preferably toward the front) of the outer transparent plate 11b. The left side portion may be tilted around the center.

  In the above embodiment, a pachinko machine is exemplified as the gaming machine 1, but other ball game machines such as a sparrow ball machine and an arrange ball machine, and a slot that rotates a plurality of reels using a game medal. It can also be applied to machines. When applied to the slot machine, for example, instead of the front member 3, a front door having a shape that matches the front surface of the box on which a plurality of cylinders are arranged is provided, and an inner transparent plate and a front door are provided on the front door. A window made of an outer transparent plate is provided. Then, through the window portion, it is possible to visually recognize a game area including a plurality of spinning cylinders and decorations around the spinning cylinders. Further, in place of the game operation part 7a of the above-described form, an area in which a game in which a plurality of drums are rotated and stopped, which is a main game using a game medium (game medal), is performed (for example, 3 3 × 3 display area in which three symbols are displayed on the spinning cylinder of each book) corresponds to the game actual part (first area), and instead of the non-game actual part 7b of the above form, The “area of the decorative portion around the plurality of spinning cylinders” may be made to correspond to the non-game active portion (second region), and the decorative members of the above-described forms may be made to appear and appear on the front surface of the non-game active portion. By doing so, even in the slot machine, it becomes possible to exhibit the gaming effect equivalent to each of the above embodiments.

1X, 1Y ... gaming machine 3 ... front member 7 ... game area 11a ... inner transparent plate 11b ... outer transparent plate 21 ... width changing means 24 ... decoration member 25 ... decoration storage part s ... space

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine comprising a gaming area where a game is performed and a front member provided on the front side of the gaming area,
An inner transparent plate that is provided on the front member and makes the gaming area visible;
An outer transparent plate which is provided on the front member and is arranged so as to form a space between the inner transparent plate and allowing the game area to be visually recognized;
Width changing means capable of changing the width in the front-rear direction of the space between the outer transparent plate and the inner transparent plate;
A decoration member stored in a predetermined decoration storage unit,
The decoration member enters the space between the inner transparent plate and the outer transparent plate from the decoration storage portion and is exposed to the front surface of the game area, and enters the decoration storage portion without entering the space. It can change to the stored state,
On the other hand, the width changing means can increase the width of the space as the decorative member enters the space.

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