JP2019076227A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of reducing manufacturing costs.SOLUTION: A barrel part 620 of a game nail 617 has: a knurl-shaped part 621 which is formed into a grove shape spirally extending near an end part 618 of the game nail 617 and makes an outer diameter larger than a maximum inner diameter of a lower hole; a reverse cut part 622 which is formed into a projection shape extending circularly nearer on the side of a head 619 of the game nail 617 than the knurl-shaped part 621; and an exposure part 623 formed bearer on the head 619 side of the game nail 617 than the reverse cut part 622. In the state that the game nail 617 is implanted into the lower hole 613 of the game board member 611 formed by using synthetic resin, the end part 618 of the game nail 617, the knurl-shaped part 621 in the barrel part 620 of the game nail 617 and the reverse cut part 622 reach the inside of the lower hole 613, and the head 619 of the game nail 617 and the exposure part 623 in the barrel part 620 of the game nail 617 are exposed from the lower hole 613.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 29

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

  In a pachinko game machine which is one of the game machines, a back mechanism board on which a payout device and various control boards are mounted is attached to a game machine frame holding a game board provided with a game area for playing a game with a game ball Is configured. Then, in the process of dropping the game ball hit above the game area by the firing mechanism, a game in which various winning devices provided in the game area are made to win is performed. In the game area, in addition to a plurality of game nails and a windmill, in addition to various winning devices, a center decoration, an image display device, a rendering device and the like are provided in order to enhance the game (see Patent Document 1, for example). As a base member for providing a game area, there are, for example, a game board member formed using wood plywood and a game board member formed using synthetic resin.

JP, 2017-124051, A

  In such a gaming machine, a measure for reducing the manufacturing cost is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the manufacturing cost.

  In order to achieve such an object, the gaming machine according to the present invention comprises a gaming board (for example, the gaming board 100 in the embodiment) provided with a gaming area on the front side for playing a game using a gaming ball, and the gaming board And the gaming board is a synthetic resin game board member (for example, the game board member 111 in the embodiment) on which the gaming area is provided. A predetermined cylindrical or substantially conical shape on the side of the game board member on which the game area is provided, from the side on which the game area of the game board member is provided It has a game nail (for example, the game nail 617 in the embodiment) which is driven to a depth and disposed in the game area. And, the body portion of the game nail is formed in the shape of a spiral extending in the vicinity of the tip end portion of the game nail, and the knurl formed so that the outer diameter is larger than the maximum inner diameter of the pilot hole. Portion, a reverse eye portion formed in a ring shape extending like a ring on the head side of the gaming nail from the knurled portion, and an exposed portion formed on the head side of the gaming nail from the reverse eye portion And, with the gaming nail being driven into the pilot hole, the tip of the gaming nail and the knurled portion and the reverse eye portion of the torso portion of the gaming nail are inside the pilot hole. , And the head of the game nail and the exposed portion of the body of the game nail are exposed from the pilot hole.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of a gaming machine.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko game machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a side view showing a pachinko game machine of a 1st embodiment. It is a top view which shows the pachinko game machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state which removed the glass frame of the pachinko game machine of 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko game machine of 1st Embodiment from diagonally back. They are the front view which shows the pachinko game machine of 1st Embodiment, and front-back sectional drawing of a glass unit and a game board member. It is the front-back sectional view of the glass unit and game board member which show the state by which the game nail was arrange | positioned appropriately. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the glass unit and game board member which show the state by which the game nail was improperly arrange | positioned. It is a front view of the game board which shows the game nail arrange | positioned in the game area, and a nail image. It is a front view of the game board which shows the presentation apparatus arrange | positioned by the game board. It is a front view of the game board which shows the production operation state of an upper production apparatus. It is a front view of a lower left side effect device and an upper left side effect device. It is a front view which shows the production operation state of a lower left side production apparatus and an upper left side production apparatus. It is a front view of a right side presentation device. It is a front view showing the production operation state of the right side rendering device. It is a front view of a lower side presentation device. It is a front view which shows the production operation state of a lower side production apparatus. It is a front-back cross section of the game board which shows the buffer member arrange | positioned by the game board. It is front and back sectional drawing of the game board which shows the shrinkage | contraction state of the said buffer member. It is front-back sectional drawing of the game board which shows the modification of the said buffer member. It is a front view of the game board which is a modification of the above-mentioned game board. It is a front view which shows the pachinko game machine of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the state in which the protection member was attached to the pachinko game machine of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front enlarged view of the visual recognition hole formed in the protection member. It is the perspective view which looked at the glass frame of 2nd Embodiment from the front. It is a rear view of a window frame. It is a side surface enlarged view which shows the upper part of the glass frame of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of a protection member. It is a side enlarged view which shows the state by which the game nail was hammered into the lower hole of the game board member of 2nd Embodiment. It is a side enlarged view which shows the game board member and game nail of 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view of the game nail of 2nd Embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the slot machine which applied the above-mentioned shock absorbing member from diagonally front. FIG. 18 is a front and rear sectional view showing the top of the slot machine. It is a rear view of the front door of the above-mentioned slot machine.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A pachinko gaming machine PM1 is shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 as a gaming machine according to the first embodiment. First, with reference to these drawings, the entire configuration of the pachinko gaming machine PM1 will be described. In the present embodiment, in the pachinko gaming machine PM1, the side facing the player will be described as the forward direction, and the left side as viewed from the player as the left direction (see the arrow shown in FIG. 5).

[General configuration of pachinko gaming machine]
First, the basic structure of the front side of the pachinko gaming machine PM1 will be described. The pachinko gaming machine PM1 is, as shown in FIG. 1, formed of an outer frame 1 forming a fixed holding frame in the vertical direction and formed in an outer rectangular frame size, and a rectangular frame size matching this, forming an open / close mounting frame It consists mainly of the front frame 2 and so on. The front frame 2 is attached to the front opening of the outer frame 1 so as to be opened, closed, opened and closed detachably by upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3 a and 3 b disposed at the left side edge of the outer frame 1 and the front frame 2. Further, the front frame 2 is always held in a closed state engaged with and coupled to the outer frame 1 by using a locking device 4 called a double lock provided at the right side edge.

  On the front side of the front frame 2, a rectangular frame-shaped glass frame 5 matched with the front area of the front frame 2 is assembled so as to be opened, closed, and detached laterally by the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b. The upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b support the glass frame 5 and the front frame 2 by respective independent hinges, and independently support the glass frame 5 and the front frame 2 so as to open / close horizontally and detachably. doing. The glass frame 5 is always held in a closed state covering the front surface of the front frame 2 by using the above-mentioned locking device 4. A glass unit 40 is provided on the rear surface side of the glass frame 5 so as to close a window through which the glass frame 5 penetrates. The game board 100 is detachably set and held in the accommodation frame 2a provided on the upper side of the front frame 2 (see FIG. 4), and is transmitted through the glass unit 40 of the glass frame 5 which is always closed and held. The game area PA1a provided on the front of the screen 100 can be viewed in a visible manner.

  In the glass unit 40, the first glass member 41 on the front side and the second glass member 42 on the rear side are arranged side by side with a spacer interposed therebetween, and a hollow layer is formed between the first glass member 41 and the second glass member 42. It has a multilayer glass structure with S1 (see FIG. 7). The transmissive display unit 205 of the nail monitor 200 is disposed in the hollow layer S1. The nail monitor device 200 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 100 is configured to have a game board member 111 formed in a flat plate shape using a transparent synthetic resin such as acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, and ABS resin. The gaming board member 111 is formed with a designed board thickness set to 10 mm. On the front side of the game board member 111, a substantially circular game area PA1a is formed so as to be surrounded by the inner and outer rail portions 112 and 113. The outer rail portion 113 is formed in an arc shape in which the lower side is open, and is adapted to guide the game ball fired from the launch mechanism 22 to the game area PA1a. The inner rail portion 112 is formed in an arc shape with the right side opened, and disposed at a front surface of the game board 100 (game board member 111) so as to have a predetermined interval with respect to the outer rail portion 113. A launch passage 115 is formed between the two. At the lower end of the game area PA1a, an out port 129 through which the game ball can pass is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the game area PA1a of the game board 100, a large number of game nails 117, a windmill 118, a general winning device 121 capable of entering game balls, first and second start winning devices 122 and 123. , And various winning devices such as the big winning device 124 and the like. In the approximate center of the game area PA1a, an opening that penetrates back and forth is formed, and a frame-shaped center ornament 130 is provided around the opening. Behind the game board 100, an image display device 140 for displaying effect images according to the development state of the game is provided, and the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 140 can be viewed through the opening. . The game nail 117 is driven into a pilot hole formed on the front surface of the game board member 111 and disposed in the game area PA1a. 1, 6, and 9 show the schematic configuration of the game board 100, and FIG. 4 shows the detailed configuration of the game board 100 in a state where the description of the game nail is omitted.

  The center ornament 130 has functions such as the flow path of the game ball, the protection of the image display unit of the image display device 140, and decoration. The center decoration 130 includes a plurality of rendering devices (upper rendering device 150, lower left rendering device 160, upper left rendering device 170, right rendering device 180, and lower rendering device 190) that perform rendering operations according to the game expansion state. ) Is provided. Each effect device is configured to include an electric motor (stepping motor), a solenoid, and the like as a drive source. Although only the upper rendering device 150 is illustrated in FIG. 1, these rendering devices will be described later.

  A light guide plate 145 is provided to close the opening of the center decoration 130 (see also FIG. 18). A light source such as an LED is provided on the side of the light guide plate 145. The light guide plate 145 is formed in a flat plate shape using a transparent synthetic resin, and a character or pattern-shaped decoration (pattern) is formed on the front or back surface of the light guide plate 145. This decoration is formed with fine asperities and is difficult to be recognized in normal times (when light is not irradiated from the light source). In addition, when the light is emitted from the light source through the inside of the light guide plate 145, the decoration is diffused forward to be displayed on the light guide plate 145 so as to be visible.

  The above-mentioned decoration (pattern) may be formed on the front and back sides of the light guide plate 145. In that case, on the front surface and the rear surface of the light guide plate 145, decorations of different characters and pattern shapes may be formed, respectively. In addition, a light source is also provided under the light guide plate 145, and a first decoration for diffusing and displaying light from the light source at the side and a second decoration for diffusing and displaying light from the light source at the lower and front And two different types of decoration can be displayed. Furthermore, light sources may be provided on the upper and lower sides and the left and right sides of the light guide plate 145 so that three or more types of decorations can be displayed using light from the respective light sources.

  The image display unit of the image display device 140 is visible through the light guide plate 145. A movable space MS is formed between the light guide plate 145 and the image display unit of the image display device 140 (see FIG. 18), and the upper rendering device 150 and the like are operable in the movable space MS. The upper rendering device 150 or the like which has been operated to the front position of the image display unit of the image display device 140 is also visible through the light guide plate 145.

  On the lower front side of the glass frame 5, upper and lower bowls (upper bowl 6a and lower bowl 6b) for storing gaming balls are provided. On the upper front side of the glass frame 5, there are provided an electric decoration device 7 such as a light emitting diode (LED) or a lamp, and a speaker 8 for generating sound effects according to the developed state of the game. The lower ball tray 6 b is provided at a position close to the left side with respect to the left and right centers of the glass frame 5. Thus, in the space formed substantially at the center of the glass frame 5, the effect operating device 70 capable of performing an operation related to a game effect by the player is provided. On the front of the glass frame 5 on the opposite side to the lower ball tray 6b across the effect operating device 70, although illustration is omitted, a cross key and operation buttons capable of various environment settings and effect operations by the player are provided. It is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, at the lower right portion of the front frame 2, a launch handle 9 is provided for performing a launch operation of the gaming ball. In the area behind the glass frame 5 in the lower part of the front frame 2 (hereinafter referred to as the game support board 20), a rectifier 21 which sends out the game balls stored in the upper bowl 6a one by one and A launch mechanism 22 for launching the shot game balls toward the play area PA1a and a launch control board 23 for controlling the operation of the launch mechanism 22 are provided.

  Subsequently, the basic structure on the rear side of the pachinko gaming machine PM1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, on the rear surface side of the front frame 2, there is provided a back mechanism board 30 having an opening communicating with the center in the center and formed in a rectangular frame slightly smaller than the front frame 2. ing. In each part of the back mechanism board 30, a tank member 33 for storing gaming balls supplied from the gaming facility side, a weir member 34 for flowing the gaming balls supplied from the tank member 33, and a game for flowing the weir member 34 A prize ball dispensing unit 35 for dispensing balls and a back side passage member 36 for allowing the gaming balls dispensed from the prize ball dispensing unit 35 to flow down the upper bowl 6a or the lower bowl 6b are provided.

  On the rear side of the game board 100, there is a main control board 51 that controls the operation of the pachinko gaming machine PM1 in an integrated manner, and control of overall effects such as presentation operation, image display, effect lighting, and sound effects according to the game development. An effect control board 52 to perform is provided. The effect control board 52 is provided in a state of a unit integrated with the image display device 140. In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a game board cover 59 which covers the rear side of the main control board 51 and the effect control board 52 entirely is provided. On the rear side of the back mechanism board 30, a payout control board 54 for controlling the payout of gaming balls and a power board 55 for receiving power from the gaming facility and supplying power to various control devices and electric / electronic parts are provided. It is done. The control device and the electric / electronic parts of each part of the pachinko gaming machine PM1 are connected by a harness (connector cable), and the pachinko gaming machine PM1 is configured to be operable.

  The pachinko game machine PM1 is provided for the game with the outer frame 1 fixedly installed on the game island (installation frame) of the gaming facility and the front frame 2 and the glass frame 5 closed and locked, and the upper ball tray 6a is played The game is started by storing the ball and rotating the firing handle 9. When the firing handle 9 is rotated, the gaming balls stored in the upper bowl 6 a are sent out to the firing mechanism 22 one ball at a time by the rectifier 21 and are fired out onto the playing space PA 1 a by the firing mechanism 22.

[Schematic explanation of pachinko game]
In the pachinko gaming machine PM1, when the gaming ball rolling down the gaming area PA1a enters any of the first start winning device 122, the second starting winning device 123, the big winning device 124, and the general winning device 121, When the upper ball tray 6a or the upper ball tray 6a is full, the number of winning balls corresponding to the type of the winning device is paid out to the lower ball tray 6b. When the game ball enters the first start winning device 122 or the second start winning device 123, the lottery random number value of the special symbol game is acquired on the main control board 51, and the special symbol is held until the predetermined upper limit number of the random number. Temporarily memorize as a ball. Then, when a predetermined start condition (variation start condition) is satisfied, the special symbol pass / fail determination, the symbol determination, and the variation pattern determination are performed on the lottery random number value related to the foremost holding ball. In the aspect, the special symbol is variably displayed on the symbol display device 126, and the decorative symbol is variably displayed on the image display unit of the image display device 140. The variation display of the special symbol and the decoration symbol is synchronously stopped after the lapse of the variation time according to the variation pattern. A presentation for enhancing the interest of the game or suggesting the expectation of the big hit on the image display device 140 in conjunction with the variable display of the decorative symbol on the image display device 140 and the execution of a special game to be described later. While displaying a typical moving image, the rendering operation of the upper rendering device 150 of the center decoration 130 and the like, the sound rendering from the speaker 8 and the light emission rendering of the lighting device 7 and the like of the glass frame 5 are performed.

  In the symbol display device 126, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is determined and displayed in the stop mode indicating a big hit, the special game is started, and the opening / closing operation of the open / close door of the big winning device 124 is started. The stop mode of the decorative symbol indicating the big hit in the image display device 140 is, for example, a mode in which the types of three symbols match. As a special game (big hit game), one of a plurality of special games different in the prescribed number of rounds is developed according to the jackpot type (big hit symbol) that has been won. In the special game, one or more opening / closing operations of the big winning device 124 (opening / closing door) is regarded as one round game, and the round game is executed continuously for a prescribed number of rounds (for example, 16R, 8R, 2R) It is a thing. The game balls that have not entered any of the first start winning device 122, the second start winning device 123, the big winning device 124 and the general winning device 121 are discharged to the rear side of the game board 100 through the out port 129. Be done.

[Configuration of nail monitor]
As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine PM1, the game balls hit in the game area PA1a of the game board 100 repeat contact with the game nails 117, the windmill 118, etc. provided in the game area PA1a. The game ball is obtained by winning on the device 121, the first and second start winning devices 122 and 123, and the big winning device 124). If improper tilt adjustment is performed on the game nail 117 in the gaming facility, the number of winning balls for each winning device originally set for a fixed number of firing balls may not be obtained. Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine PM1 is provided with the nail monitoring device 200 in order to confirm whether the game nail 117 is not properly adjusted in inclination. The nail monitoring device 200 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  The nail monitoring apparatus 200 is configured to have a transmissive display portion 205 disposed in the hollow layer S1 between the first and second glass members 41 and 42 of the glass unit 40, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. Be done. The transmissive display unit 205 includes, for example, a transparent liquid crystal panel, a transparent light guide plate provided on the rear surface side of the transparent liquid crystal panel, and a light source provided on the side or lower part of the transparent light guide plate. While being able to display an image on a transparent liquid crystal panel by using it as a light, it is configured so as to be able to visually recognize the game board 100 on the rear side through the transparent liquid crystal panel and the transparent light guide plate. The transmissive display portion 205 (transparent liquid crystal panel) has vertical and horizontal dimensions covering substantially the entire area of the front surface (game area PA1a) of the game board 100, as with the glass unit 40. The image display control of the nail monitor device 200 is performed by the effect control board 52.

  When a predetermined display switching condition occurs, the nail monitor device 200 properly confirms the game nail 117 with a confirmation image (nail image A described later) for confirming whether the game nail 117 is properly disposed. When arranged, the display unit 205 is configured to display the confirmation image so that the confirmation image is positioned in a region directly facing the game nail 117 which is visually recognized through the transmission display unit 205. The display switching condition is, for example, when a display switching button is provided on the rear surface side of the glass frame 5 and the display switching button is operated. Alternatively, when the cross key or the operation button provided on the front surface of the glass frame 5 is operated and a predetermined instruction command is input, a confirmation image may be displayed on the transmissive display unit 205. Alternatively, a setting switching unit capable of switching the probability of a big hit in the pachinko gaming machine PM1 may be provided in the front frame 2, and a display switching button of the transmissive display unit 205 may be provided in the setting switching unit. Alternatively, a confirmation image may be displayed on the transparent display unit 205 when a key is inserted into the setting switching unit and the probability setting can be switched. Alternatively, when the key inserted into the setting switching unit is operated to the display switching position, a confirmation image may be displayed on the transmissive display unit 205.

  The game nails 117 are erected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the game board member 111 (the board surface constituting the game area PA1a), and the head side of the game nails 117 is the front of the game board member 111 It is formed extending to the vicinity of the rear surface. Note that “generally vertical” means that the game nail 117 is slightly inclined with respect to the front of the game board member 111 in addition to the case where the game nail 117 is perpendicular to the front of the game board member 111 The case is also included. For example, the gaming nail 117 (center line) is inclined upward by 5 degrees with respect to the normal to the front surface of the gaming board member 111. Hereinafter, in order to facilitate the description, in each embodiment, the state in which each game nail is arranged at the designed inclination angle (tilt) is appropriately arranged (arranged) in the game area We will call it. Further, in the front view of the game nail 117 shown in FIG. 9 and the like, it is assumed that the game nail 117 is disposed perpendicularly to the game board member 111 in a proper manner for easy understanding. explain.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a circular nail image A showing the outline of the head of the game nail 117 in a state where the game nail 117 is properly disposed in the game area PA1a is transmitted as the confirmation image. It is displayed on the display unit 205. In this nail image A, as described above, in consideration of the tilt angle of the game nail 117 and the distance between the head of the game nail 117 and the transparent display unit 205, the transparent display unit 205 directly faces the game nail 117. It is displayed in the upper position. Therefore, when the gaming nail 117 is properly disposed, the head of the gaming nail 117 and the nail image A are viewed in an overlapping manner as viewed from the front.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, in the case where the game nail 117 'inclined beyond the appropriate (designally adapted) inclination angle (upwardly) is disposed in the game area PA1a, as shown in FIG. As shown, the head of the game nail 117 'can be recognized at a glance as if it is jumping out (upward) than the nail image A (confirmation image) displayed on the transparent display unit 205. ing. As described above, it can be easily determined whether the game nails 117 are properly disposed. Therefore, for example, when installing the pachinko gaming machine PM1 on a gaming island (not shown) provided in a gaming facility, or after installing it, the fact that the gaming nail 117 is properly disposed is a dedicated jig It is easy to confirm without using.

  The nail monitor apparatus 200 has a circular windmill image B showing the outline of the properly arranged windmill 118 as the confirmation image, in addition to the nail image A showing the outline of the head of the game nail 117 properly arranged. It is comprised so that it may display on the part of the transparent display part 205 directly opposite to 118. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine whether the windmill 118 is properly disposed as well as the game nail 117. Furthermore, the nail monitor device 200 transmits a character image indicating the entrance dimension L of the winning opening (the interval dimension of the game nail 117 immediately above the winning device), the maintenance content of the game nail 117 (proper direction, angle, etc.) It can be displayed on the display unit 205. In addition, in order to determine whether the display position of the confirmation image (the nail image A or the windmill image B) is aligned with the position of the game nail 117 or the like disposed on the game board 100, the criteria of the game board 100. A reference position image indicating a position (for example, a mounting reference hole of the game board 100) is displayed on the portion of the transparent display portion 205 directly facing the reference position. Also, in order to determine whether these display images are appropriate for the type of game board 100, type information etc. of the game board 100 encoded (encrypted) such as a two-dimensional code etc. The display unit 205 is configured to display at a position not overlapping with the display image in the transmissive display unit 205.

  The nail monitor device 200 is configured to be able to display an effect image according to the game development on the transmissive display unit 205 when the firing handle 9 is operated and the pachinko gaming machine PM1 is in the gaming state. It is preferable that this effect image is displayed centering on the area of the transparent display portion 205 which does not overlap with the game area PA1a in which the game nail 117, the windmill 118 and the like are provided. In addition, when the firing handle 9 is not operated and the pachinko gaming machine PM1 is in the non-playing state, a demonstration image (for example, a game image using a pseudo game ball, etc.) or a game explanation image etc. is displayed transparently The display unit 205 is configured to be able to display.

  In the nail monitor device 200 of this embodiment, the transparent display unit 205 is configured to display the nail images A of all the game nails 117 disposed on the game board 100, but the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. For example, game nails 117 (inappropriate nails having high relevance to the number of winning balls and the number of winning balls around the winning devices, particularly around the first and second start winning devices 122 and 123 and the big winning device 124 etc. Only the nail image A of the game nail 117) in which the adjustment is easily performed may be displayed.

  In the nail monitor 200, the transmissive display unit 205 is disposed in the hollow layer S1 between the first and second glass members 41 and 42 of the glass unit 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the transparent display unit 205 may be disposed in the space between the second glass member 42 and the front surface (game area PA1a) of the game board 100 so as not to contact the game nail 117 or the like. In this case, the transmissive display unit 205 may be disposed in contact with the rear surface of the second glass member 42.

  Further, for example, the transmissive display unit 205 may be disposed on the rear surface side of the game board member 111. In this case, it is preferable to display type information and the like of the above-described encoded (encrypted) game board 100 at a position which does not overlap (is not shielded) with each device arranged in the game area PA1a. Further, an image indicating the outline of each device disposed on the game board 100 may be displayed and used as the reference position image. When the transmissive display portion 205 is disposed on the rear surface side of the game board member 111, not the transmissive display portion but a normal display portion (non-transmissive display portion) which can not perform transmissive visual recognition on the rear side may be used.

  In the nail monitor device 200 of the present embodiment, the transmissive display unit 205 uses a transparent liquid crystal panel, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the transmissive display unit 205 may be configured using a transparent organic EL panel. Further, for example, as a configuration in which a transmission type film is provided in the hollow layer S1, a projection device such as a laser projector is provided in the front frame 2 or the glass frame 5 and the confirmation image is projected on the transmission type film by the projection device. It is also good. It is preferable to use a laser projector as the projection device because it is not necessary to focus the image projected onto the transmission film.

  Further, although the transmissive display unit 205 is provided to cover substantially the entire area of the front surface (game area PA1a) of the gaming board 100, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game area PA1a provided with winning devices such as the first and second start winning devices 122 and 123 and the big winning device 124 and having the game nail 117 highly associated with the number of winning balls and the number of winning balls. It may be provided to cover only the lower half of the In that case, there is a portion that is viewed through the transmissive display portion 205 and a portion that is viewed without passing through the transmissive display portion 205, so the transmissive display portion 205 has a configuration with high transmittance (for example, , Transmittance of 90% or more), and it is preferable to configure the game area PA1a and the image display unit 140 so that they do not look unnatural.

  In addition, although the transparent display unit 205 is configured to display only the outline of the head of the game nail 117 as a confirmation image (nail image A), the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the game nail 117 is disposed obliquely to the game board member 111, not only the outline of the head of the game nail 117 but an image showing the entire shape of the game nail 117 is displayed. It is also good. Further, for example, as the confirmation image (nail image A), an image showing the outline of the head of the game nail 117 and the center point of the game nail 117 (center point viewed from the head side) may be displayed. . In this case, in the confirmation image, the tilt direction of the game nail 117 with respect to the game board member 111 can be recognized depending on which direction the center point of the game nail 117 is biased from the center of the image.

[Configuration of production device]
The center decoration 130 of the game board 100 is provided with an upper rendering device 150 that performs rendering operations according to the game development, a lower left rendering device 160, an upper left rendering device 170, a right rendering device 180, and a lower rendering device 190. ing. These rendering devices will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  The upper effect device 150 is provided on the upper front side of the center decoration 130 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. The upper rendering device 150 includes an upper base portion 151 attached and fixed to the upper front side of the center decoration 130, an upper support portion 152 supported so as to be vertically movable up and down on the front side of the upper base portion 151, and an upper support portion 152. A sub-display device 153 rotatably supported on the front side of the sub-display, a first upper effect member 154 supported by the upper support portion 152 and disposed on the front side of the sub-display device 153; And a second upper effect member 155 supported on the front side of the sub display 153 so as to be vertically movable, and a drive mechanism (such as an electric motor or a gear mechanism) for moving these. The sub display device 153 is configured to be able to display the effect image on the image display unit (screen) on the front surface.

  In the upper effect device 150, in the normal gaming state (during production standby), as shown in FIG. 10, the upper support portion 152 moves upward with respect to the upper base portion 151, and the sub display device 153 moves in the left and right direction. It rotates so as to extend, and the second upper effect member 155 moves upward. At this time, the first upper rendering member 154 and the second upper rendering member 155 are integrated side by side, and the front of the sub display device 153 is covered by the first and second upper rendering members 154 and 155 when viewed from the front. It becomes a state. At this time, the first and second upper effect members 154 and 155 together with the upper support portion 152 and the sub display device 153 are located above the center decoration 130 which does not overlap in front of the image display portion (screen) of the image display device 140. To position. In this state, when the effect image is displayed on the image display unit of the sub display device 153, the first and second upper effect members 154 and 155 are lighted and displayed by the light emitted from the image.

  Then, in the predetermined gaming state (during production operation), from the state shown in FIG. 10, the upper support portion 152 with respect to the upper base portion 151 together with the secondary display device 153, the first upper effect member 154 and the second upper effect member 155 is designed to move diagonally downward to the left. At this time, the sub-display device 153, the first upper effect member 154, and the second upper effect member 155 are at a position overlapping the front of the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 140. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, the second upper effect member 155 moves obliquely downward to the right with respect to the upper support portion 152 in accordance with the game development, and the sub display device 153 rotates so as to extend in the vertical direction. It has become. At this time, substantially the entire image display unit of the sub display device 153 can be viewed from the front, and the effect image displayed on the image display unit can be viewed.

  The lower left rendering device 160 is provided on the lower left side of the center decoration 130 behind the gaming board member 111 of the gaming board 100, as shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a view of the gaming board 100 with the gaming board member 111 removed. The lower left rendering device 160 is, as shown in FIG. 12, a lower left side base portion 161 disposed on the lower left side of the center decoration 130 behind the gaming board member 111 and a left and right rear side of the lower left side base portion 161. A lower left rear effect member 162 supported movably, a lower left front effect member 163 supported so as to be able to swing left and right on the front side of the lower left base portion 161, and a drive mechanism (electric motor, gear mechanism, etc.) And is configured.

  The left upper effect device 170 is provided on the upper left side of the center ornament 130 on the rear side of the gaming board member 111 of the gaming board 100, as shown in FIG. The left upper effect device 170 is disposed above the lower left effect device 160. The left upper effect device 170 is, as shown in FIG. 12, an upper left side base portion 171 disposed on the upper left side of the center decoration 130 behind the gaming board member 111 and a left side and a rear side of the upper left side base portion 171. An upper left rear effect member 172 supported movably, an upper left front effect member 173 supported movably up and down on the front side of the upper left base portion 171, and a drive mechanism (electric motor, gear mechanism, etc.) for moving them It is configured to have

  When the lower left rendering device 160 and the upper left rendering device 170 are in the normal gaming state (during rendering standby), the lower left rear rendering member 162 of the lower left rendering device 160 is the lower left base portion 161, as shown in FIG. The left lower front effect member 163 swings upward. Further, the upper left rear effect member 172 of the upper left side effect device 170 moves leftward relative to the upper left side base portion 171, and the upper left front effect member 173 moves upward. At this time, the upper left rear effect member 172 is hidden behind the upper left base portion 171, and the lower left rear effect member 162 is hidden behind the lower left base portion 161.

  Then, in the predetermined gaming state (during production operation), as shown in FIG. 13 from the state shown in FIG. 12, the lower left front effect member 163 of the lower left effect device 160 sets the lower end as a swing center and the lower left base It swings to the right with respect to the portion 161. At this time, the lower left front effect member 163 is at a position overlapping the front of the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 140. Furthermore, the upper left front effect member 173 of the upper left side effect device 170 is configured to move downward with respect to the upper left side base portion 171. At this time, the lower end portion of the upper left front effect member 173 is located at a position closer to the upper side of the lower left front effect member 163 swinging to the right. Thus, the rendering operation is performed such that the upper left front effect member 173 and the lower left front effect member 163 collapse.

  In the predetermined gaming state (during production operation), the lower left rear effect member 162 of the lower left effect device 160 moves to the right with respect to the lower left base portion 161 from the state shown in FIG. The upper left rear effect member 172 of the effect device 170 moves to the right with respect to the upper left base portion 171, and the lower left and upper left rear effect members 162 and 172 move in front of the image display portion (screen) of the image display device 140. It is also possible to appear. If the lower left and upper left rear effect members 162 and 172 move left and right according to the lower left front effect member 163 swinging to the left and right and the upper left front effect member 173 moving up and down, there is depth It is possible to perform a rendering operation rich in three-dimensionality.

  The right side effect device 180 is provided on the right side of the center decoration 130 on the rear side of the gaming board member 111 of the gaming board 100, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the right-side effect device 180 is movable to the left and right below the right side base portion 181 disposed on the right side of the center decoration 130 behind the game board member 111 and the lower side of the right side base portion 181 It is supported by the lower right rear effect member 182 supported, the upper right rear effect member 183 supported movably to the left and right on the upper rear side of the right base portion 181, and the left swingable to the front side of the right base portion 181 And a drive mechanism (an electric motor, a gear mechanism, etc.) for moving these components.

  In the normal gaming state (during production standby), the right-side effect device 180 moves the lower right and upper right rear-side effect members 182 and 183 to the right with respect to the right side base portion 181, as shown in FIG. The right front effect member 184 is configured to swing upward. At this time, the lower right and upper right rear effect members 182 and 183 are hidden behind the right base portion 181, and the right front effect member 184 extends vertically.

  Then, in the predetermined gaming state (during production operation), as shown in FIG. 15, from the state shown in FIG. 14, the right front effect member 184 is left with respect to the right base portion 181 with the lower end as the swing center. It is supposed to rock. At this time, the right front effect member 184 is at a position overlapping the front of the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 140. Further, from the state shown in FIG. 14, the lower right and upper right rear effect members 182 and 183 move to the left with respect to the right base portion 181, and the lower right and upper right rear effect members 182 and 183 are displayed on the image display device 140. It is also possible to appear in front of the image display unit (screen) of If the lower right and upper right rear effect members 182 and 183 move to the left and right according to the right front effect member 184 swinging to the left and right, a rich rich stereoscopic operation is performed. Is possible.

  The lower effect device 190 is provided below the center of the center decoration 130 on the rear side of the gaming board member 111 of the gaming board 100 (see FIG. 18). The lower effect device 190 is, as shown in FIG. 16, a lower base portion 191 disposed at the center lower side of the center ornament 130 at the rear side of the game board member 111 and an upper and lower portions at the front side of the lower base portion 191. A lower support 192 supported movably, first and second rear effect members 193 and 194 rotatably supported on the front side of the lower support 192, and left and right movable to the lower support 192 The first and second front effect members 195 and 196 supported on the front side of the first and second rear effect members 193 and 194, and a drive mechanism (electric motor, gear mechanism, etc.) for moving them And is configured.

  When the lower effect device 190 is in the normal gaming state (during effect standby), the lower support portion 192 moves downward with respect to the lower base portion 191 as shown in FIG. The rear effect members 193 and 194 rotate so as to be hidden behind the first and second front effect members 195 and 196, and the first and second front effect members 195 and 196 move in directions approaching each other. There is. At this time, the first front effect member 195 and the second front effect member 196 are closely adjacent and integrated side by side, and the first and second rear effects are achieved by the first and second front effect members 195 and 196 when viewed from the front. The front of the effect members 193 and 194 is covered. At this time, the first and second rear effect members 193 and 194 are hidden behind the first and second front effect members 195 and 196.

  Then, in the predetermined gaming state (during production operation), the first and second rear effect members 193 and 194 as well as the lower support portion 192 with respect to the lower base portion 191 and the state shown in FIG. The first and second front effect members 195 and 196 move upward. At this time, the first and second rear effect members 193 and 194 and the first and second front effect members 195 and 196 are at positions overlapping the front of the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 140. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 17, according to the game development, the first and second front effect members 195 and 196 move in directions away from each other with respect to the lower support portion 192, and the first rear effect member 193 moves. The second rear effect member 194 rotates downward as it rotates upward. At this time, the first front effect member 195 and the second front effect member 196 are opened to the left and right, and the decorative portion disposed between the first and second front effect members 195 and 196 is visually recognized from the front through the gap. It will be possible. At this time, the first rear effect member 193 appears above the first and second front effect members 195 and 196 so that it can be viewed from the front, and the second rear effect member 194 becomes the first and second It appears below the front effect members 195 and 196 to be visible from the front, and is disposed between the first and second rear effect members 193 and 194 and the first and second front effect members 195 and 196. The unit is integrated with the decorative portion to form an integral decorative shape in which a plurality of stars are arranged.

  The above-described rendering operation of the upper rendering device 150, the lower left rendering device 160, the upper left rendering device 170, the right rendering device 180 and the lower rendering device 190 is on the front end side of the center decoration 130 as shown in FIG. The process is performed in the movable space MS formed between the provided light guide plate 145 and the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 140. Specifically, at the position closest to the light guide plate 145 in the movable space MS, the upper support portion 152, the secondary display device 153, the first upper effect member 154 and the second upper effect member 155 of the upper effect device 150 perform effect operation Is supposed to do. At a position behind the space where the upper rendering device 150 in the movable space MS performs the rendering operation, the lower left rendering device 160, the upper left rendering device 170, the right rendering device 180 and the lower rendering device 190 perform rendering as described above It is supposed to work. The lower left rendering device 160, the upper left rendering device 170, the right rendering device 180, and the lower rendering device 190 perform rendering operations at substantially the same position in the front-rear direction of the movable space MS.

  Thus, the upper effect device 150, the lower left effect device 160, the upper left effect device 170, the right effect device 180 and the lower effect device 190 are very close to each other in the semi-closed space between the image display device 140 and the light guide plate 145. The rendering operation is performed in the movable space MS which is a limited space. Therefore, when transporting the pachinko gaming machine PM1 from the manufacturing plant to the gaming facility, if the component members of the rendering device move due to vibration etc., there is a defect such as collision with other devices or components and breakage. It may occur. In particular, in the upper effect device 150, since the first and second upper effect members 154 and 155 can move up and down in the vicinity of the rear surface of the light guide plate 145, the first and second upper effects can be Movement of the members 154 and 155 may damage the rear surface of the light guide plate 145. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine PM1, a buffer member 250 for preventing damage to the rendering device and the like during transport can be disposed (stored) in the movable space MS of the rendering device.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the buffer member 250 is an air packing that is formed of a transparent synthetic resin and that can expand and contract in response to the supply and discharge of gas inside. A tubular handle portion 251 is provided at the end of the buffer member 250, and gas can be supplied from the handle portion 251 to the inside. The handle portion 251 is closed by heat welding so that the gas in the buffer member 250 is not discharged when the gas supply into the buffer member 250 is completed. An opening 146 communicating with the movable space MS formed between the light guide plate 145 and the image display device 140 and the front space of the game board 100 is formed in the upper right corner of the light guide plate 145 (FIG. 1) See also). The size of the opening 146 is such that the gaming ball can not enter the movable space MS through the opening 146 (smaller than the diameter of the gaming ball). The opening 146 is formed in the vicinity of the boundary between the display area of the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 140 and the non-display area (the area on the center decoration 130 side) so that the visibility of the image display unit is not impaired. It has become. The buffer member 250 can be disposed by being inserted into the movable space MS from the opening 146 in a state where the gas inside is exhausted and contracted. When the buffer member 250 is disposed in the movable space MS, the handle portion 251 pops out from the opening 146, and gas is supplied from the handle portion 251 into the buffer member 250 for expansion. It is possible to

  When the pachinko gaming machine PM1 is assembled in the manufacturing plant (the light guide plate 145 is assembled) and the operation confirmation of the upper rendering device 150 etc. on the game board 100 is completed, the buffer member 250 discharges the internal gas and contracts. The opening 146 is inserted into the movable space MS. Then, a gas is supplied from the handle portion 251 protruding out from the opening 146 into the buffer member 250, and the buffer member 250 disposed in the movable space MS is expanded (the state of FIG. 18). The buffer member 250 is expanded until it becomes larger than the opening 146, and it becomes difficult to take it out of the opening 146. When the gas supply into the buffer member 250 is completed, the handle 250 is closed by heat welding so that the gas in the buffer member 250 is not discharged. The buffer member 250 disposed in the movable space MS in this manner is disposed between the upper rendering device 150 and the lower stage portion 131 and the lower rendering device 190 in the vertical direction. It becomes a state. Further, the buffer member 250 is disposed between the light guide plate 145 and the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 140 in the front-rear direction.

  Thus, with the buffer member 250 disposed in the movable space MS, the pachinko gaming machine PM1 is shipped from the manufacturing plant and transported to the gaming facility. Therefore, even if the first and second upper effect members 154 and 155 of the upper effect device 150 and the first and second front effect members 195 and 196 of the lower effect device 190 move vertically during conveyance, Those members are in contact with the buffer member 250 to be protected. As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine PM1, since the buffer member 250 can be disposed in the movable space MS, the first and second upper effect members 154, 155, etc. The buffer member 250 can prevent movement. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the upper rendering device 150 from moving downward during transport to damage the rear surface of the light guide plate 145 or damage to the upper rendering device 150 or the like. Further, the buffer member 250 can prevent the first and second front effect members 195, 196 and the like of the lower effect device 190 from moving upward and being damaged.

  When the pachinko game machine PM1 is transported to the game facility and installed on the game island, a hole (or a needle member) is used to make a hole in the handle portion 251 protruding from the opening 146 The portion 250 is cut), and the gas in the buffer member 250 disposed in the movable space MS is discharged and contracted (the state of FIG. 19). Then, the buffer member 250 in a contracted state can be extracted from the movable space MS through the opening 146 by holding the handle 250. As described above, after being installed in the game arcade, it is possible to make a hole in the buffer member 250 (the handle portion 250) and shrink it using the jig as described above, and the buffer member 250 can be pulled out from the opening 146 The buffer member 250 can be easily removed from the movable space MS. In addition, since the buffer member 250 is in a state in which the gas is discharged and contracted, it is easier to handle without being bulky than the conventional buffer member.

  Although the buffer member 250 of the present embodiment has been described as to the configuration in which the buffer member 250 is inserted into the movable space MS from the opening 146 after the light guide plate 145 is assembled, the present invention is not limited thereto. . For example, the buffer member 250 may be disposed in the movable space MS before the light guide plate 145 is assembled in the process of assembling the gaming board 100. In this case, as shown in FIG. 20, the first and second front effect members 195 and 196 of the lower effect device 190 are moved to the upper position, and the buffer member 250 is moved to the first and second front sides. It may be disposed between the front surface of the effect members 195 and 196 and the rear surface of the light guide plate 145. In addition, the left lower front effect member 163 of the lower left effect device 160 and the right front effect member 182 of the right effect device 180 are swung toward the movable space MS, and the buffer member 250 is moved to the lower left front effect member 163 and the right front effect member. It may be disposed between the front surface 182 and the rear surface of the light guide plate 145. In this way, the size (the size in the front-rear direction) of the buffer member 250 can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which one buffer member 250 is disposed in the movable space MS has been described, but a plurality of buffer members 250 may be disposed in the movable space MS. In such a case, it is preferable that the handle portion 251 of each of the plurality of buffer members 250 be ejected out of the opening 146.

  Further, even if the groove portion (locking portion) for hooking the handle portion 251 is provided in the vicinity of the opening 146 or the opening 146 so that the handle 251 of the buffer member 250 does not enter the movable space MS during transportation. Good. Alternatively, at the time of gas supply into the buffer member 250, the tip of the handle portion 251 may be configured to expand to a size not passing through the opening 146. Alternatively, the distal end portion of the handle portion 251 may be configured so as not to pass through the opening portion 146 by providing a ring-shaped member at the distal end portion of the handle portion 251 or the like.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the buffer member 250 is contracted by making a hole in the handle portion 251 protruding from the opening 146 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a jig (for example, a needle-like member) may be inserted into the movable space MS from the opening 146, and the buffer member 250 may be punctured and contracted by the jig. Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated the structure which closes the handle part 250 by heat welding and it is made not to discharge | emit gas, it is not restricted to this. For example, a check valve or the like may be provided in the handle portion 250 to prevent the gas from being discharged. In this case, a hole is made in the body side of the buffer member 250 rather than the check valve, and the hole is contracted.

  Also, the buffer member 250 may be formed using an elastic material such as a rubber material. Furthermore, it is not limited to the air packing, but may be a buffer member made of a sponge material, a buffer member configured by putting together a string-like foam polystyrene, and the like. The size of the opening 146 formed in the light guide plate 145 may be changed as appropriate. Also, the opening 146 may be formed in any part of the light guide plate 145 or may be formed in the center decoration 130 or the like instead of the light guide plate 145.

[Modification of game board]
A game board 300 which is a modified example of the game board 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. Similar to the above-described gaming board 100, the gaming board 300 is configured to have a gaming board member 311 formed in a flat plate shape using a transparent synthetic resin. On the front side of the game board member 311, a substantially circular game area PA1b is formed so as to be surrounded by the inner and outer rail portions 312 and 313. At the lower end of the game area PA1b, an out port 329 through which the game ball can pass is formed. In the game area PA1 b, various winning devices such as a large number of gaming nails 317, a windmill 318, a general winning device 321 capable of entering gaming balls, a starting winning device 322, a big winning device 324 and the like are provided. Although not shown in FIG. 20, the game board 300 is provided with a plurality of effect devices and image display devices in the center decoration, like the above-described game board 100. The big winning device 324 is provided with a cover member that covers the front side, but in FIG. 20, the illustration of the cover member is omitted. Reference holes 319 serving as reference positions for positioning when attaching the game board 300 to the accommodation frame 2a of the front frame 2 are formed outside the game area PA1b at the lower left portion and the upper right portion of the game board member 311, respectively.

  The game board member 311 of the game board 300 has a decorative pattern D drawn in a line drawing by a groove d formed on the rear surface of the game board member 311. The groove portion d is engraved on the rear surface side of the game board member 311 by mechanical processing such as cutting, and is formed in, for example, an R groove shape, a V groove shape, or the like. As described above, since the gaming board member 311 is formed using a transparent synthetic resin, the decorative picture D can be viewed through the gaming board member 311 from the front. Although the decorative pattern D can be formed on the entire rear surface of the game board member 311, a reference hole 319 which is a reference position for positioning when the game board 300 is attached to the front frame 2 outside the game area PA1b. Preferably, it is formed in a portion (region) other than the vicinity of.

  For example, in the case of forming the decorative pattern D by the V-groove-shaped groove portion d, engraving is performed by a processing blade having a width of 3 mm, and the Z-axis of the processing blade is utilized using the taper portion of the blade tip. It is possible to vary the width by movement in the direction (normal direction). Further, the maximum width of the engraving becomes 3 [mm] by the blade tip of 90 degrees, and can be formed by performing design engraving by the movement in the XY axis direction.

  A plurality of pilot holes are formed in the game area PA1b on the front side of the gaming board member 311, and gaming nails 317 are provided in the pilot holes respectively. Therefore, the depth of the groove d formed on the back surface of the gaming board member 311 when forming the decorative pattern D is a depth which does not reach the tip of the gaming nail 317 in consideration of the driving depth of the gaming nail 317 The decorative pattern D is formed on the basis of the setting value. For example, the thickness of the game board member 311 is formed to 10 [mm] (tolerance ± 0.5 [mm]), and the design that the game nail 317 is driven to the depth of 8.3 [mm] to the game board member 311 In this case, the depth of the groove d that forms the decorative pattern D is set, for example, within 1.0 [mm]. In this way, even if the decorative pattern D is formed on the rear surface of the game board member 311, the tip of the game nail 317 driven into the game board member 311 is reliably prevented from penetrating through the decorative picture D and jumping out. As a result, the strength of the game board member 311 can be maintained.

  For the area where the game nail 317 is not driven (for example, the outside of the game area PA1 b), the depth of the groove d when forming the decorative pattern D is the area where the game nail 317 is driven (the game area PA1 b It may be set deeper (for example, within 1.5 [mm] or the like) than the inside. By setting the depth of the groove d forming the decorative pattern D in this manner, the decorative pattern D is formed on the back surface of the game board member 311 without affecting the arrangement of the game nail 317 or the holding power of the game nail 317. It can be formed. Further, with regard to the reduction in strength of the game board member 311 due to the formation of the decorative pattern D, the function (strength) as the game board member 311 can be reliably maintained.

  The game board member 311 is formed to have a predetermined thickness (about 10 mm) by predetermined processing, but naturally it has a predetermined thickness tolerance because it is a processed work. After the gaming board member 311 is processed and formed to a predetermined thickness and shape, a decorative picture D is formed on the rear surface of the gaming board member 311. At this time, the decorative pattern D is formed on the basis of the front surface (the mounting surface of the processing machine) of the game board member 311, but the depth of the groove d when forming the decorative pattern D is the same as that of the game board member 311. If the thickness is smaller than the thickness tolerance, the decorative picture D may not be formed on the rear surface of the game board member 311. The processing tolerance for forming the decorative pattern D is premised to be smaller than the thickness tolerance of the game board member 311. Therefore, the depth of the groove d when forming the decorative pattern D is set to a depth larger than the thickness tolerance in consideration of the thickness tolerance of the game board member 311, and the decorative pattern D is formed based on the setting value. Is to be formed. For example, in the case where the thickness of the game board member 311 is 10 mm and the thickness processing tolerance is ± 0.5 mm, the depth of the groove d forming the decorative pattern D is 0.5 mm] is set to a larger value. That is, when the thickness processing tolerance of the gaming board member 311 is ± 5% of the board thickness, the depth of the groove d is set to a value larger than 5% of the board thickness, and the decorative picture D is formed. In this way, even when the gaming board member 311 has the maximum thickness tolerance, the decorative picture D can be formed reliably on the rear surface of the gaming board member 311. As described above, by forming the decorative picture D by the groove d on the rear surface of the transparent game board member 311, the decorativeness of the game board member 311, that is, the game board 300 can be improved. In particular, in consideration of the fact that the approximate vertical and horizontal dimensions of the game board member 311 are about 500 [mm] x 500 [mm], setting the groove d to a depth of about 5% of the board thickness reliably Decoration process is reflected.

  Such a decorative pattern D is formed on the rear surface of the game board member 111 of the game board 100 provided with a plurality of rendering devices such as the image display device 140, the light guide plate 145, and the upper rendering device 150 in the first embodiment described above. You may In addition, the game board 300 is provided with an image display device, a light guide plate and a plurality of effect devices, as in the above-described game plate 100, and in the movable space of the effect device between the image display device and the light guide plate. , It is possible to arrange a buffer member. Further, in the front of the game board 300, a nail monitor device is provided similarly to the above-described game board 100.

  It is also possible to provide an illumination part behind or to the side of the game board member 311 and to apply light to the decoration pattern D from the illumination part to enhance the decoration effect. In that case, when displaying and confirming a nail image by the nail monitor device in front of the game board 300, it is preferable to control so that the light is not irradiated from the illumination unit. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the difficulty of checking the game nail due to the irregular reflection of the light.

  As shown in FIG. 21, a decorative pattern similar to the decorative pattern D is formed on the center decoration provided on the game board 300 and the base member and the cover member of each winning device, and formed on the back surface of the game board member 311. It may be configured to be a series of decorative patterns when viewed from the front with the decorative pattern D that has been made. In addition, in the image display unit of the image display device, a design image that is continuous with the decorative pattern D formed on the rear surface of the game board member 311 or the like is displayed to perform image effects using the decorative pattern D. It is also good. For example, the background image of the decorative symbol variably displayed on the image display unit of the image display device according to the lottery result performed with the game ball entering the start winning device as the rear surface of the game board member 311 or the like The formed decorative pattern D and a series of pattern images may be used. Alternatively, the decorative symbol itself variably displayed on the image display unit may be a decorative symbol D formed on the rear surface of the game board member 311 or the like and a series of symbol images (patterns).

  On the front side of the game board member 311, pins and the like for attaching game components such as inner and outer rails are driven in, and in the area in which such pins and the like are driven in, a decorative pattern D is formed. It is preferable to set the depth of the groove part d at the time of doing so to a depth which does not interfere with the above-mentioned pin or the like. The grooved portion d when forming the decorative pattern D is difficult to process with countersunk in the game board member 311, so the width becomes smaller toward the bottom side in order to widen the grooved portion d (R groove shape, It is necessary to increase the depth of the groove portion d of V-shaped groove). However, in order to maintain the strength of the gaming board member 311, the depth of the groove d is preferably set as described above. In the first embodiment described above, the game areas PA1a and PA1b are formed on the front side of the game board 100 and 300, but the present invention is not limited to this. Since the game board 100, 300 is formed of the transparent game board members 111, 311, the game areas PA1a, PA1b may be formed on the rear side of the game board members 111, 311.

[Second embodiment of a gaming machine]
Next, a pachinko gaming machine according to a second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 22, in the pachinko gaming machine PM2 according to the second embodiment, the configuration other than the glass frame 505 and the game board 600 is the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, the components other than the glass frame 505 and the game board 600 are given the same reference numerals as in the case of the first embodiment, and the detailed description will be omitted.

[Structure of glass frame]
The glass frame 505 of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 25, the glass frame 505 according to the second embodiment mainly includes a window frame 520 and a glass unit 540. The window frame 520 is formed in a frame shape using a resin material, and is laterally open, closed, and detachably assembled on the front side of the front frame 2 by using the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3a and 3b. Upper and lower bowls (upper bowl 6a and lower bowl 6b) and an effect operating device 70 are provided on the lower front side of the window frame 520, as in the first embodiment. The electric decoration device 7 and the speaker 8 are provided on the upper front side of the window frame 520 as in the first embodiment. At the central portion of the window frame 520, a window 521 opened in the front-rear direction is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 26, on the rear surface side of the window frame 520, a frame-shaped housing frame portion 522 is formed in accordance with the outer peripheral shape of the glass unit 540. A glass unit 540 is removably attached to the housing frame 522. Glass holding portions 523 for detachably attaching and holding the glass unit 540 to the housing frame 522 are provided on upper left and right sides of the housing frame 522. As shown in FIG. 27, the glass holding portion 523 engages with the rear side of the upper edge (left or right) of the glass unit 540 (spacer 543) attached to the housing frame 522 in a releasable manner.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 26, a housing-like first protection can be engaged with a first engagement piece 561a of a protection member 560 (see FIG. 28) described later in detail at the upper end of the accommodation frame 522. A member engaging portion 524a is formed. At the lower left portion of the housing frame 522, a housing-like second protection member engagement portion 524b is formed, with which the second engagement piece portion 561b of the protection member 560 can be engaged. At the lower right portion of the accommodation frame 522, a housing-like third protection member engaging portion 524c with which the third engagement piece 561c of the protection member 560 can be engaged is formed. The first to third protection member engaging portions 524 a to 524 c are disposed at positions where the mounting of the glass unit 540 in the accommodation frame 522 is not hindered.

  As shown in FIG. 27, in the glass unit 540, the first glass member 541 on the front side and the second glass member 542 on the rear side are arranged side by side across the spacer 543, and the first glass member 541 and the second It has a double-layered glass structure having a hollow layer S2 between glass members 542. The glass unit 540 closes the window 521 of the window frame 520 and is attached to the housing frame 522. Thus, as shown in FIG. 22, the game area PA2a provided on the front of the game board 600 can be viewed through the glass unit 540 of the glass frame 505 which is closed and held covering the front of the front frame 2. It is supposed to be on the horizon.

  In this embodiment, for example, when the pachinko gaming machine PM2 is shipped from the manufacturing plant and transported to the gaming facility, a protective member 560 covering the front of the game board 600 is a housing frame portion of the window frame 520 instead of the glass unit 540. It can be attached to 522 (see FIG. 23). As shown in FIG. 28, the protective member 560 is formed in a plate shape having the same outer peripheral shape as the glass unit 540, using a thin plate material such as a coated cardboard. At an upper end portion of the protection member 560, a first engagement piece portion 561a engageable with the first protection member engagement portion 524a of the accommodation frame 522 is formed. At the lower left portion of the protection member 560, a second engagement piece portion 561b engageable with the second protection member engagement portion 524b of the accommodation frame 522 is formed. At the lower right portion of the protection member 560, a third engagement piece portion 561c engageable with the third protection member engagement portion 524c of the accommodation frame 522 is formed. In a state where the first to third engagement piece portions 561a to 561c of the protection member 560 are respectively engaged with the first to third protection member engagement portions 524a to 524c of the accommodation frame portion 522, the protection member 560 is accommodated in the accommodation frame portion It is attached and held at 522.

  A type indicator 562 is formed on the front center of the protection member 560 by printing or the like. The type display unit 562 can be identified using visible information (for example, characters indicating the type name of the pachinko gaming machine PM2) regarding the type of the pachinko gaming machine PM2 or a predetermined reader (not shown) Information (eg, a two-dimensional code including identification information on the type of pachinko gaming machine PM2) is described. The information described in the type display unit 562 differs depending on the type of the pachinko gaming machine PM2 (the type of the game board 600), so the information is simply described using FIGS. ing.

  In a portion of the protection member 560 which does not overlap with the type display portion 562, a visual hole 563 in which the gaming nail 617 (see FIGS. 22 and 29) of the gaming board 600 can be seen is formed. A plurality of visual recognition holes 563 are provided corresponding to the respective game nails 617 of the game board 600. Each of the visual recognition holes 563 is formed in a portion of the protection member 560, which faces the head 619 of the game nail 617 in a proper arrangement on the game board 600 (game area PA2a) (see FIG. 24).

  When the pachinko gaming machine PM2 is shipped from the manufacturing plant and transported to the gaming facility, the pachinko gaming machine PM2 with the glass unit 540 removed from the window frame 520 (housing frame 522) of the glass frame 505 and the removed glass The unit 540 is packaged separately. At this time, in place of the glass unit 540, the protection member 560 is attached to the accommodation frame portion 522 of the window frame 520. When attaching the protection member 560 to the accommodation frame portion 522, the first to third engagement piece portions 561a to 561c of the protection member 560 are respectively first elastically deformed while temporarily protecting the protection member 560. By engaging the third protective member engaging portions 524 a to 524 c, the protective members 560 having different thicknesses from the glass unit 540 are attached to and held by the accommodation frame 522.

  When the pachinko gaming machine PM2 is transported to the gaming facility, for example, when installing the pachinko gaming machine PM2 on a gaming island (not shown) provided in the gaming facility, the gaming nail 617. Confirmation is made. When the game nail 617 is checked, the checker is viewed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine PM2 (from a position away from the front of the pachinko gaming machine PM2 by a predetermined distance) each visual recognition hole 563 of the protective member 560. Visually As described above, each visual recognition hole 563 is formed in a portion of the protection member 560 in the game board 600 (the game area PA2a) that faces the head 619 of the game nail 617 in a proper arrangement. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 24, if the gaming nail 617 is properly disposed in the gaming area PA2a, the head 619 of the gaming nail 617 is generally viewed through the viewing hole 563. On the other hand, when the game nail 617 ′ inclined beyond the appropriate (designally adapted) inclination angle (upwardly) is disposed, the head 619 ′ of the game nail 617 ′ is with respect to the visual hole 563. The head 619 ′ of the gaming nail 617 ′ is partially viewed through the viewing hole 563 so as to be hidden behind the protection member 560. Thereby, the verifier recognizes the game nail 617 in which the head 619 is generally viewed through the sight hole 563 as a game nail in a properly arranged state, and the head 619 ′ is partially through the sight hole 563. The game nail 617 'which is visually recognized by the player can be recognized as a game nail which is not in the properly arranged state.

  In addition, when checking the game nail 617, the checker uses the information described in the type display portion 562 of the protection member 560 to check the type of the game nail 617 by the protection member 560. It is possible to check if it corresponds to For example, the model name of the pachinko gaming machine PM2 described in the model display unit 562 is confirmed by visual inspection by the checker. Further, for example, the model name of pachinko gaming machine PM2 by reading a two-dimensional code including identification information on the model of pachinko gaming machine PM2 described in model display unit 562 using a predetermined reader (not shown) Confirm. In this case, the two-dimensional code may include information capable of recognizing that the protection member 560 is an authentic product. When it is confirmed by the checker that the game nail 617 is properly arranged, the protection member 560 is removed from the accommodation frame portion 522 of the window frame 520. Then, the glass unit 540, which has been separately packaged at the time of transportation, is attached to the accommodation frame portion 522 of the window frame 520.

  When only the game board 600 is shipped from the manufacturing plant and transported to the game facility, the protective member 560 is packaged together with the game board 600. When the game board 600 is transported to the game facility, the game nail is set, for example, when setting the game board 600 in the front frame 2 of the pachinko game machine from which the game board before replacement has been removed, at the time of delivery to the game facility. A verification of 617 is performed. When the game nail 617 is confirmed, the glass unit 540 is temporarily removed, and the protection member 560 is attached to the accommodation frame portion 522 of the window frame 520 in the same manner as described above. Thereby, the checker can check the game nail 617 in the same manner as described above by visually observing each visual recognition hole 563 of the protective member 560 from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine PM2. When it is confirmed by the checker that the game nail 617 is properly arranged, the protection member 560 is removed from the accommodation frame portion 522 of the window frame 520. Then, the glass unit 540 temporarily removed is attached to the housing frame 522 of the window frame 520.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to attach the plate-like protection member 560 covering the front of the game board 600 to the window frame 520 of the glass frame 505, and the visual recognition hole 563 of the protection member 560 , In the portion of the game board 600 (game area PA2a) in the protection member 560, which is formed in a portion of the game board 600 (game area PA2a) that faces the head 619 of the game nail 617 in an appropriate arrangement. As a result, when the game nail 617 is not properly disposed in the game area PA2a, the head 619 of the game nail 617 is shifted relative to the visual recognition hole 563 so as to be hidden behind the protective member 560. It can be easily determined whether or not the game nail is properly arranged, and it can be easily confirmed that the game nail 617 is properly arranged in the game area PA2a. The protective member 560 blocks the window 521 and is attached to the window frame 520, making it easy for the game nail 617 to be properly disposed in the game area PA2a for all the game nails 617 disposed in the game area PA2a. It is possible to confirm.

  In addition, when transporting the pachinko gaming machine PM2, it is possible to attach the protection member 560 to the accommodation frame portion 522 of the window frame 520 instead of the glass unit 540. As described above, by forming the visual holes 563 capable of visualizing the game nail 617 in the protective member 560 used when transporting the pachinko gaming machine PM2, it is possible to use the game nail without using a dedicated jig. It can be easily confirmed that 617 is properly arranged in the game area PA2a. When the pachinko gaming machine PM2 is shipped from the factory and transported, all the pachinko games shipped from the factory are attached by attaching the protection member 560 to the accommodation frame portion 522 of the window frame 520 instead of the glass unit 540. It is possible to easily confirm that the gaming nail 617 is properly disposed in the gaming area PA2a for the machine PM2.

  Even after the pachinko gaming machine PM2 is delivered, it is possible to check the game nail 617 again using the protection member 560 (removed from the accommodation frame 522 of the window frame 520). For example, when the game ball contacts the game nail 617 many times during the game, the inclination of the game nail 617 may change, or after delivery of the pachinko gaming machine PM2, the game machine 617 may have an inappropriate inclination with respect to the game nail 617. It is because adjustment may be performed. If the glass unit 540 is temporarily removed and the protection member 560 is attached to the accommodation frame 522 of the window frame 520, it is possible to check the game nail 617 again in the same manner as described above. . When it is troublesome to remove the glass unit 540 temporarily, for example, the outer peripheral portion of the protective member 560 is conformed to the shape of the window 521 of the window frame 520 with a cutter or the like (for example, a sewing machine formed on the outer peripheral side of the protective member 560) The protective member in a state where the outer peripheral portion is cut off may be superimposed on the front surface of the glass unit 540 by cutting it off along the portion of the eye (see the dotted line in FIG. 28). In this way, it is possible to easily confirm that the game nail 617 is properly disposed in the game area PA2a without temporarily removing the glass unit 540.

  In addition, when a long period of time passes after the pachinko gaming machine PM2 is delivered, the protective member 560 formed using a thin plate material expands and contracts due to environmental changes such as temperature and humidity, and temporal changes. When the protective member 560 expands and contracts, in particular, the relative position of the far apart visual recognition holes 563 changes significantly, so that there is a possibility that the confirmation of the game nail 617 using the protective member 560 may not be accurately performed. In order to suppress the influence of the relative position change of the visual recognition holes 563 due to the expansion and contraction of the protection member 560, the protection member 560 is made of a cutter or the like (for example, of perforations formed in the vertical and horizontal directions of the protection member 560). The divided protective members may be separately stacked on the front surface of the glass unit 540 along the portion).

  When a protective member (having its outer periphery cut off or divided) is superimposed on the front surface of the glass unit 540, an alignment hole 566 for alignment is formed in the protective member by a cutter or the like (for example, a circular shape is formed in the protective member 560). The openings are formed along the perforations (see dotted lines in FIG. 28), and the positions of the alignment holes 566 and the corresponding alignment marks MK (see dashed-two dotted lines in FIG. 22) of the game board 600 By performing the alignment, it is possible to position the protective member. For example, it is possible to form a circular alignment mark MK formed on the front surface of the game board 600 in accordance with the shape of the alignment hole 566. For example, as alignment marks, it is also possible to use screw members or the like for fixing the inner and outer rail portions 112 and 113 and various winning devices to the game board 600. When the protective member is formed of a transparent resin material, a mark having the same shape as the alignment mark formed on the game board 600 is formed on the protective member instead of the alignment hole 566. You may do so.

[Configuration of game board]
The gaming board 600 of the second embodiment will be described below with additional reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 22, the gaming board 600 of the second embodiment is configured in the same manner as the first embodiment except for the gaming board member 611 (see FIG. 29) and the game nail 617. Therefore, the configuration other than the game board member 611 and the game nail 617 is given the same reference numeral as that of the first embodiment, and the detailed description will be omitted. The game board member 611 is formed in a flat plate shape similar to the game board member 111 of the first embodiment by using wooden plywood. That is, the game board member 611 of the second embodiment has a configuration in which the material is changed (from synthetic resin to wooden plywood) to the game board member 111 of the first embodiment.

  On the front surface of the game board member 611 (see FIG. 29), a decoration sheet (not shown) on which a predetermined decoration is printed is attached. As in the first embodiment, a game area PA2a is formed on the front side of the game board member 611 to which the decorative sheet is attached by being surrounded by inner and outer rail portions 112 and 113. Similar to the first embodiment, a large number of game nails 617, a windmill 118, a general winning device 121, first and second start winning devices 122 and 123, a big winning device 124, etc. in the game area PA2a of the game board 600. Various prize winning devices are provided. A center decoration 130 is provided at an opening formed substantially at the center of the game area PA2a. Behind the game board 600, an image display device 140 is provided. The center decoration 130 is provided with a plurality of rendering devices (upper rendering device 150, lower left rendering device 160, upper left rendering device 170, right rendering device 180, lower rendering device 190), light guide plate 145, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, the game nail 617 is inserted into the lower hole 613 formed on the front side of the game board member 611 and disposed in the game area PA2a. The game nail 617, as shown in FIG. 31, is formed in a round umbrella shape on the other end side of the gaming nail 617, and a tip end portion 618 formed in a pointed shape on one end side (tip side) of the gaming nail 617. And a body 620 formed in a rod-like shape between the tip 618 and the head 619. A knurled portion 621 is formed in the vicinity of the tip end portion 618 of the torso portion 620 of the game nail 617. The knurled portion 621 is formed in a spirally extending groove shape. In the vicinity of the head 619 side of the knurled portion 621 in the torso portion 620 of the game nail 617, a reverse eye portion 622 is formed. The barbs 622 are formed in the shape of a protrusion extending in an annular shape, and a plurality of barbs 622 are arranged side by side in the extending direction of the body 620. An exposed portion 623 is formed on the head 619 side of the eyebrow portion 622 in the torso portion 620 of the game nail 617.

  The game nail 617 is driven into the lower hole 613 of the game board member 611 using a nail driver (not shown) at a drive angle set in accordance with the (designed) inclination angle of the game nail 617. . As shown in FIG. 29, with the game nail 617 being driven into the lower hole 613 of the game board member 611, the tip end 618 of the game nail 617 and the knurled portion 621 and the reverse eye portion 622 in the body 620 , Reaches the inside of the pilot hole 613. The head 619 of the game nail 617 and the exposed portion 623 of the body 620 are exposed to the front of the game board member 611 from the lower hole 613. The design driving depth LN1 of the gaming nail 617 by the nailing machine (not shown) is set to, for example, 7.7 [mm]. The designed length LN2 of the exposed portion 623 in the body portion 620 is set to, for example, 17.8 [mm]. Thus, the magnitude relation between the designed driving depth LN1 of the game nail 617 and the designed length LN2 of the exposed portion 623 is LN1 <LN2.

  As described in the first embodiment, the gaming nail 617 is erected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front surface (the board surface configuring the gaming area PA2a) of the gaming board member 611, and the head 619 side of the gaming nail 617 is It is formed extending from the front surface of the game board member 611 to the vicinity of the rear surface of the glass unit 540. Also, “generally perpendicular” means that the game nail 617 is slightly inclined to the front of the game board member 611 in addition to the case where the game nail 617 is perpendicular to the front of the game board member 611 The case is included. For example, the gaming nail 617 (center line) is inclined upward by 5 degrees with respect to the normal to the front surface of the gaming board member 611.

  The lower hole 613 of the gaming board member 611 is formed to extend rearward from the front surface of the gaming board member 611, as shown in FIG. The lower hole 613 is formed in a cylindrical shape from the front end to the rear end, and is formed in a conical shape at the rear end. The diameter (maximum inner diameter) φH of the lower hole 613 is designed to be smaller than the diameter of the largest diameter portion (for example, the barbed portion 622) in the body 620 of the gaming nail 617. The depth LH of the lower hole 613 is designed to be smaller than the driving depth LN1 of the play nail 617 by the nailing machine (not shown). The depth LH of the pilot hole 613 is a depth along the extension direction of the pilot hole 613. The inclination angle of the lower hole 613 (center line) with respect to the normal to the front surface of the game board member 611 is designed according to the (designed) inclination angle of the game nail 617.

  The designed board thickness of the game board member 611 of the second embodiment formed using wood plywood is the same as the designed board thickness of the game board member 111 of the first embodiment formed using synthetic resin. It is 10 [mm]. In addition, the design board thickness of the decoration sheet (not shown) mentioned above is 0.2-0.4 [mm], and the design board of the game board member 611 in the state with which the decoration sheet was stuck The thickness is 10.2 to 10.4 [mm].

  With respect to such a game board member 611, the diameter .phi.N1 of the knurled portion 621 in the trunk portion 620 of the game nail 617 is 2.00 to 2.07 mm. The diameter φN2 of the reverse eye portion 622 in the body portion 620 of the game nail 617 is 2.05 to 2.42 [mm]. The diameter φN3 of the exposed portion 623 in the body portion 620 of the game nail 617 is 1.81 to 1.86 [mm]. At this time, for example, the designed diameter φN1 of the knurled portion 621 is 2.05 [mm], the designed diameter φN2 of the reverse eye portion 622 is 2.10 to 2.40 [mm], and The designed diameter φN3 can be 1.83 [mm]. For example, the design diameter φN1 of the knurled portion 621 is 2.02 mm, the design diameter φN2 of the reverse eye portion 622 is 2.07 to 2.08 mm, and the design of the exposed portion 623 It is possible to set the typical diameter .phi.N3 to 1.84 [mm]. Thus, the magnitude relationship between the designed diameter NN1 of the knurled portion 621, the designed diameter NN2 of the reverse eye portion 622, and the designed diameter NN3 of the exposed portion 623 is NN2> φN1> φN3. . As shown in FIG. 31, the diameter φN1 of the knurled portion 621 is the diameter of the portion where the diameter of the knurled portion 621 is the largest. The diameter φN2 of the barbed portion 622 is also the diameter of the portion where the diameter of the barbed portion 622 is the largest.

  The diameter φH of the lower hole 613 of the game board member 611 is 1.48 to 1.52 [mm]. The depth LH of the lower hole 613 of the game board member 611 is 4.98 to 7.02 [mm]. At this time, for example, the design diameter φH of the pilot hole 613 can be 1.50 [mm], and the design depth LH of the pilot hole 613 can be 5.00 [mm]. Further, for example, the design diameter φH of the pilot hole 613 can be 1.50 [mm], and the design depth LH of the pilot hole 613 can be 7.00 [mm]. The relationship between the diameter φH of the pilot hole 613, the diameter φN1 of the knurled portion 621 of the gaming nail 617, and the diameter φN3 of the exposed portion 623 is 0.09 <(φN1−φN3) / φH <0.18. Can be represented. The relationship between the diameter .phi.H of the pilot hole 613, the diameter .phi.N2 of the reverse eye portion 622 of the gaming nail 617, and the diameter .phi.N3 of the exposed portion 623 is expressed as 0.12 <(. Phi.N2-.phi.N3) /. Phi.H <0.42. Can.

  As described above, the designed board thickness of the game board member 111 of the first embodiment formed using a synthetic resin is 10 [mm] as in the conventional case. Since the synthetic resin has a relatively high density, the holding power of the game nail is high, and it is relatively easy to thin the game board member formed using the synthetic resin. On the other hand, since wooden plywood has a minute gap and is lower in density than synthetic resin, it is necessary to obtain a certain level of holding power for playing nails, and then to thin the game board member formed using wooden plywood. Was difficult.

  The inventor of the present application configures the shape and dimension of the game nail 617 and the shape and dimension of the lower hole 613 of the game plate member 611 so as to fall within the above range. (For example, the thickness of the game board member 611 is compared with the prior art without decreasing the difficulty of bending, bending, pulling, etc. of the game nail 617 punched into the lower hole 613 of the game board member 611) I found that I could make it smaller. As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to make the game board member 611 of the game board 600 formed using wood plywood thin.

  The design board thickness of the gaming board member 611 is 10 mm, which is smaller than the diameter (11 mm) of the gaming ball. Thus, by thinning the game board member 611, the amount of wooden plywood used for the game board member 611 can be reduced, and the time required for processing the router for the game board member 611 can be shortened. . Therefore, it becomes possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the game board 600 in which the game board member 611 is formed using wooden plywood and the pachinko game machine PM2 provided with the game board 600. Moreover, it is also possible to achieve weight reduction of the game board 600 in which the game board member 611 is formed using wooden plywood.

  In addition, the board thickness of the game board member 611 according to the second embodiment, which is formed using wood plywood, is a game board member formed using a synthetic resin (the game board member 111 according to the first embodiment, etc.) It is possible to make it the same as the designed board thickness of. Thereby, the front frame 2 does not use a spacer (not shown) as in the conventional case, and the game board member 611 is formed using wooden plywood, and the game board member uses synthetic resin. It becomes possible to exchange and hold the formed game board (the game board 100 of the first embodiment, etc.). Therefore, a pachinko gaming machine PM2 including the gaming board 600 in which the gaming board member 611 is formed using wooden plywood and a pachinko gaming machine including the gaming board in which the gaming board member is formed using synthetic resin (first embodiment) It becomes easy to manufacture the pachinko gaming machine PM1 etc. in the same production line. In addition, since the thickness of the game board member is the same, the game board 600 in which the game board member 611 is formed using wooden plywood and the game board in which the game board member is formed using synthetic resin (first embodiment It is also possible to achieve commonality of parts with the game board 100 or the like of the form (for example, commonality of parts regarding the center decoration 130, the upper rendering device 135, etc.).

  In the above-described second embodiment, the game board 600 in which the game board member 611 is formed using wood plywood is not limited to the above-described configuration. Also in other types of game boards in which the game board members are formed using wood plywood, the shape and size of the game nails and the shape and size of the lower holes of the game board members are the same as described above. You can get the effect of

  In the second embodiment described above, the gaming nail 617 of the second embodiment is configured to be driven into the lower hole 613 of the gaming board member 611 formed using wooden plywood, but is limited thereto is not. For example, the gaming nail 617 of the second embodiment may be driven into the lower hole of the gaming board member 111 of the first embodiment formed using a synthetic resin. At this time, the game board member 611 is configured by configuring the shape and size of the game nail 617 and the shape and size of the lower hole of the game board member 111 made of synthetic resin to be in the same range as the second embodiment described above. Not only can the board thickness of the game board members be made common between the game board 600 formed of wooden plywood and the game board 100 of which the game board members 111 are formed of synthetic resin, as well as the game nails Parts can be standardized. Therefore, it becomes possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the game board and the pachinko game machine equipped with the same.

  Also, for example, the gaming nail 617 of the second embodiment may be configured to be driven into the lower hole of the gaming board member 311 of the modified example formed using a synthetic resin. At this time, the game board member 611 is configured by configuring the shape and size of the game nail 617 and the shape and dimension of the lower hole of the game board member 311 made of synthetic resin to be in the same range as the second embodiment described above. Not only can the board thickness of the game board members be made common between the game board 600 formed of wooden plywood and the game board 300 of which the game board member 311 is formed of synthetic resin, as well as the game nails Parts can be standardized. Therefore, it becomes possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the game board and the pachinko game machine equipped with the same.

  In the above-described second embodiment, the game board 600 in which the game board member 611 is formed using wood plywood is set and held in the front frame 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other types of game boards such as the game board 100 of the first embodiment and the game board 300 of the modification may be replaced with the game board 600 of the second embodiment and set in the front frame 2 . In this case, a type display unit corresponding to the type of game board set in the front frame 2 is formed by printing, and a protective member in which a visual recognition hole is formed according to the arrangement of game nails of the game board set in the front frame 2 By using the same, it is possible to easily confirm that the game nails are properly arranged in the game area, as in the case described above.

  It is also possible to replace the game board 600 in which the game board member 611 is formed using wooden plywood with the game board 100 of the pachinko game machine PM1 of the first embodiment and set it in the front frame 2. In this case, if the nail monitor device displays a nail image or the like indicating the proper arrangement of the game nail 617 according to the second embodiment on the transmission display unit, the game nail is the same as in the first embodiment. It can be easily confirmed that 617 is properly arranged in the game area PA2a.

  In the second embodiment described above, when transporting the pachinko gaming machine PM2, as in the first embodiment, the upper support 152, the secondary display 153, and the first upper side of the upper rendering device 150 provided on the game board 600. A buffer member 250 may be used to protect the effect member 154 and the second upper effect member 155 from movement. As a result, the upper support portion 152, the secondary display device 153, the first upper effect member 154, and the second upper effect member 155 of the upper effect device 150 move due to vibration or the like during conveyance of the pachinko gaming machine PM2. Therefore, the upper effect device 150 and the like can be prevented from being damaged.

  In the above-described second embodiment, in a state where the first to third engagement piece portions 561a to 561c of the protection member 560 are respectively engaged with the first to third protection member engagement portions 524a to 524c of the accommodation frame 522 Although the protection member 560 is configured to be attached to and held by the accommodation frame 522, the invention is not limited thereto. For example, in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the protective member, an engagement hole is formed in which a rib, a boss or the like (not shown) formed on the rear surface side of the window frame 520 can engage. The protective member may be attached and held on the rear surface side of the window frame 520 in a state in which the rib, the boss, and the like are engaged. Further, in this case, an engagement holding member for holding an engaged state in which a rib, a boss or the like of the window frame 520 is engaged is provided in the engagement hole of the protection member, and the engaged state is engaged by breaking the engagement holding member. May be configured to be released. Thereby, when transporting the pachinko gaming machine PM2, it is possible to prevent the protection member from being illegally removed and replaced.

  In the second embodiment described above, a protection member 560 covering the front of the game board 600 can be attached to the accommodation frame 522 of the window frame 520 instead of the glass unit 540, but the invention is limited thereto. It is not a thing. For example, the plate-like protection member may be configured to be attachable to the window frame 520 in a state in which the plate-like protection member overlaps the front side or the rear side of the glass unit 540.

  In the above-described second embodiment, the visual inspection holes 563 corresponding to all the game nails 617 disposed in the game area PA2a are formed in the protective member 560, but the present invention is not limited to this. Only the visual recognition hole 563 corresponding to the game nail 617 having high relevance to the number of winning balls (in which proper nail adjustment is easily performed) may be formed.

  In the second embodiment described above, the glass unit 540 having a multi-layered glass structure is attached to the accommodation frame 522 of the window frame 520, but the invention is not limited thereto. A transparent plate member made of synthetic resin is attached It may be possible to

  Based on the above-described embodiment, a game area for playing a game using a game ball is provided, and a game board on which game nails are arranged in the game area, and a transparent plate member arranged in front of the game board And a transmissive display unit disposed in front of the game board behind the front surface of the transparent plate member, capable of displaying a predetermined image, and transparently viewing the game board behind the player from the front A confirmation image for confirming whether or not the game nail is properly disposed, the image being visually recognized through the transparent display unit when the game nail is properly disposed A gaming machine configured to be capable of being displayed on the transparent display unit is obtained such that the confirmation image is positioned in the area directly facing the gaming nail. Thereby, it can be easily confirmed that the game nail is properly arranged in the game area.

  In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the transparent plate member is formed of a multilayer glass in which a plurality of glass members are arranged in parallel, and the transmissive display unit is disposed between the plurality of glass members. Thus, the transmissive display portion can be disposed by effectively utilizing the hollow layer of the multilayer glass.

  Further, based on the above-described embodiment, the gaming board is provided with a gaming board provided with a gaming area for playing a game using a game ball, and a gaming machine frame for holding the gaming board, the gaming board has one side The game board member is made of synthetic resin in which the game area is provided, and the game board member has a predetermined decoration constituted by a groove formed on the other surface of the game The gaming machine is configured such that the decoration is visible. Thereby, the decorativeness of the gaming machine can be improved.

  In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the gaming board has a gaming nail which is inserted into a pilot hole formed in the surface (for example, the surface) of the one side of the gaming board member and disposed in the gaming area. The depth of the groove formed on the other surface (for example, the back surface) of the gaming board member when forming the decoration is set to a depth not reaching the tip of the gaming nail driven into the pilot hole. It is done. Thereby, the strength of the game board can be maintained while improving the decoration of the game board by the decoration.

  In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the depth of the groove formed on the other surface of the gaming board member when forming the decoration is set to a depth greater than the thickness tolerance of the gaming board member. . Thereby, the said decoration can be reliably formed in a game board member.

  In the above-described gaming machine, a reference hole serving as a reference position when the gaming board is accommodated in the gaming machine frame is formed outside the gaming area of the gaming board member, outside the gaming area, and The decoration is formed in a portion other than the vicinity of the reference hole in the gaming board member. This makes it possible to prevent the positioning from being difficult to perform due to the decoration.

  Further, based on the above-described embodiment, the gaming board is provided with a gaming board provided with a gaming area for playing a game using a game ball, and a gaming machine frame for holding the gaming board, the gaming board being the gaming area The gaming area of the gaming board member with respect to the synthetic resin gaming board member provided and the pilot hole formed in a substantially cylindrical or substantially conical shape on the side of the gaming board member on which the gaming area is provided And a game nail which is driven to a predetermined depth from the side on which the game is provided and disposed in the game area, and the torso portion of the game nail spirals in the vicinity of the tip of the game nail A knurled portion formed in the form of an extending groove and having an outer diameter larger than the maximum inner diameter of the pilot hole, and a projection extending annularly from the knurled portion to the head side of the gaming nail And the game from the reverse eye portion The exposed portion formed on the head side of the head, and the knurled portion and the knurled portion in the torso portion of the gaming nail and the gaming nail in a state where the gaming nail is driven into the pilot hole A gaming machine is obtained in which the reverse eye portion reaches the inside of the pilot hole, and the head of the gaming nail and the exposed portion of the barrel of the gaming nail are exposed from the pilot hole. . This makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine.

  In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the gaming machine frame includes the gaming board configured to have the gaming board member made of the synthetic resin and the other gaming board where the gaming board member is formed using wooden plywood. It is possible to replace and hold, and the design board thickness of the game board member made of the synthetic resin and the design board thickness of the game board member formed using the wooden plywood become the same. ing. In this way, a gaming machine having a gaming board formed of wooden plywood using a gaming board member and a gaming machine having another gaming board having a gaming board member formed of a synthetic resin on the same production line It becomes easy to manufacture.

  In the above-described gaming machine, the gaming board member made of synthetic resin has a predetermined decoration formed by a groove portion formed on the side opposite to the side on which the gaming area of the gaming board member is provided. And the decoration is visible from the front. Thereby, the decorativeness of the gaming machine can be improved.

  A buffer member used when transporting a gaming machine to a predetermined installation location based on the above embodiment, the gaming machine displaying an effect image according to the game development and A movable space operable in accordance with game development, and a movable space forming member disposed in front of the image display unit and forming a movable space in which the movable object is operable between the movable body and the image display unit; An opening communicating with a predetermined space of the gaming machine and the movable space is provided, and the buffer member is configured to be able to expand and contract according to supply and discharge of gas to the inside, and the buffer member is provided. In a state in which the movable member is accommodated in the movable space and expanded, the buffer member expands more than the opening and can protect the movable object, and in a state in which the buffer member accommodated in the movable space is contracted. , In front of the buffer member It is possible to take out from the movable space to the predetermined space through the opening, and the buffer member is provided with an access portion accessible from the opening, and the buffer member before expansion The buffer member can be expanded by supplying a gas to the inside of the buffer member via the access portion in a state of being accommodated in the movable space, and a gas inside the buffer member via the access portion The game machine in which the buffer member is formed to be contractible is obtained by discharging the This makes it possible to streamline the attachment and removal operations of the buffer member.

  Further, based on the above-described embodiment, an image display unit displaying an effect image according to the game development, a movable object operable according to the game development, and an image display unit disposed in front of the image display unit A gaming machine comprising a movable space forming member for forming a movable space in which the movable object can move between the display unit and the display unit, wherein an opening communicating with a predetermined space of the gaming machine and the movable space is provided The movable space can accommodate a buffer member configured to be able to expand and contract in response to supply and discharge of gas to the inside, and the opening is sized so as not to receive game media and in a contracted state The gaming machine is formed in such a size that the buffer member can be taken out from the movable space to the predetermined space. This makes it possible to streamline the attachment and removal operations of the buffer member.

  In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the opening is formed in the vicinity of the boundary between the display area and the non-display area of the image display unit. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the display area of the image display unit from being difficult to see by the opening.

  In addition, based on the above-described embodiment, a game board provided with a game area for playing a game using a game ball, a game machine frame holding the game board, and a front side of the game machine frame can be opened and closed. It is a gaming machine provided with an opening / closing member configured so that the game area of the game board can be viewed in the closed state, wherein the game board has a game nail disposed in the game area The opening and closing member has a window opened in the front and rear direction, and has a window frame attached to the front side of the gaming machine frame so as to be openable and closable, and a plate shape attached to the rear face of the window frame and closing the window A plate-like protective member having a transparent plate member and having a visual hole for visualizing the game nail from the front to cover the front of the game board, which can be attached to the window frame; The sighting holes are formed of the play nails of the proper arrangement in the protection member. Parts and directly faces the gaming machine is formed in a portion can be obtained. Thereby, it can be easily confirmed that the game nail is properly arranged in the game area.

  In the above-described gaming machine, when transporting the gaming machine, it is possible to attach the protective member to the rear side of the window frame, instead of the transparent plate member. This makes it possible to easily confirm that the game nail is properly arranged in the game area without using a dedicated jig.

  In the above-mentioned gaming machine, it is possible to provide a movable member operable in the game, and to provide a buffer member for protecting the movable member so as not to move when transporting the gaming machine. This can prevent the movable object from being damaged.

  Further, based on the above-described embodiment, the gaming board is provided with a gaming board provided with a gaming area for playing a game using a game ball, and a gaming machine frame for holding the gaming board, the gaming board being the gaming area The gaming area of the gaming board member with respect to a plate-shaped gaming board member to be provided, and a pilot hole formed in a substantially cylindrical or substantially conical shape on the side of the gaming board member on which the gaming area is provided And the game nail which is driven to a predetermined depth from the side on which the game player is provided and disposed in the game area, the maximum inside diameter of the pilot hole is smaller than the diameter of the trunk of the game nail, A gaming machine is obtained in which the length of the portion exposed from the pilot hole in the gaming nail is larger than the predetermined depth. This makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine.

  Further, based on the above-described embodiment, the gaming board includes a gaming board provided with a gaming area for playing a game using a gaming ball on the front side, and a gaming machine frame holding the gaming board, the gaming board being A gaming board member in which the gaming area is provided on the side, and a game nail which is inserted into the pilot hole formed on the front side of the gaming board member and disposed in the gaming area; The body of the nail has a knurled portion formed like a groove extending helically in the vicinity of the tip end of the game nail, and a projection extending annularly from the knurled portion to the head side of the game nail The tip of the game nail, having the formed reverse eye portion and the exposed portion formed on the head side of the game nail from the reverse eye portion, with the game nail being driven into the pilot hole Part and the knurled part and the barbed part in the torso part of the gaming nail are inside the pre-hole And the head of the gaming nail and the exposed portion of the gaming nail are exposed to the front of the gaming board through the pilot hole, and the gaming board is made of wood. The knurled portion in the torso portion of the gaming nail is formed using plywood, and the diameter of the knurled portion is 2.00 to 2.07 mm, and the diameter of the reverse eye portion on the torso portion of the gaming nail is It is 2.05 to 2.42 [mm], the diameter of the exposed part in the torso of the gaming nail is 1.81 to 1.86 [mm], and the diameter of the pilot hole is 1.48 A gaming machine having a size of about 1.52 mm and a depth of the pilot hole of 4.98 to 7.02 mm is obtained. This makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine.

  In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the thickness of the gaming board member is smaller than the diameter of the gaming ball. This makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the gaming machine.

  In the above-described gaming machine, the gaming machine frame exchanges the gaming board in which the gaming board member is formed using the wooden plywood and another gaming board in which the gaming board member is formed using a synthetic resin. Design thickness of the gaming board member formed using the wooden plywood, and design thickness of the gaming board member formed using the synthetic resin. And is the same. In this way, a gaming machine having a gaming board formed of wooden plywood using a gaming board member and a gaming machine having another gaming board having a gaming board member formed of a synthetic resin on the same production line It becomes easy to manufacture.

  In the first embodiment described above, the buffer member 250 is used for the pachinko game machine PM1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the same applies to a slot machine (roll-type game machine). You can get the effect. Therefore, an example in which the buffer member 250 is applied to a slot machine will be briefly described below. As shown in FIG. 32, the slot machine SM is configured to have a box-like base portion 810 and a front door 820 attached to the front of the base portion 810 so as to be openable and closable. At the upper part of the front door 820, an upper mask unit 900 provided with an image display device 910 and a rendering device 920 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, upper mask unit 900 includes an image display device 910 for displaying a predetermined effect image, a presentation device 920 disposed in front of image display device 910, an image display device 910, and It has a transparent synthetic resin protective cover 930 covering the front side of the rendering device 920. The rendering device 920 includes a base member 921, a left rendering member 922 provided on the base member 921 so as to be movable horizontally and vertically, a right rendering member 923 provided on the base member 921 so as to be movable horizontally and vertically, and a base member 921. It has a central effect member 924 provided so as to be vertically movable, and a drive mechanism (an electric motor, a gear mechanism, etc.) for moving these. A movable space MS 'is formed between the image display unit (screen) of the image display device 910 and the rear surface of the protective cover 930. In the movable space MS, the left and right presentation members 922 and 923 perform rendering operations in the left and right and up and down directions, and the central rendering member 924 performs rendering operations in the up and down directions.

  As shown in FIG. 34, on the rear side of the rendering device 920, an opening 926 communicating with the movable space MS 'is formed in a portion exposed to the rear of the front door 820 on the side of the image display device 910. It is done. The buffer member 250 can be disposed in the movable space MS ′ by inserting the buffer member 250 in a contracted state from the opening 926. At this time, the handle portion 251 pops out from the opening portion 926, and gas can be supplied from the handle portion 251 to expand the buffer member 250 in the movable space MS '. . According to the buffer member 250 disposed in this manner, when the slot machine SM is transported, the left and right presentation members 922 and 923 and the central presentation member 924 are moved by the vibration during transport. It can be prevented by Therefore, damage to the left and right presentation members 922 and 923 and the central presentation member 924 can be prevented during transportation.

  When the slot machine SM is installed in the game arcade, a hole is made in the handle portion 251 protruding out of the opening 926 or a jig is inserted in the opening 926 and a hole is formed in the main body side of the buffer member 250. When opened, the gas of the buffer member 250 is discharged and contracted. The buffer member 250 can be extracted from the movable space MS ′ by holding the handle portion 251 extending from the opening 926. Therefore, after the slot machine SM is installed in the game arcade, the buffer member 250 can be easily removed from the movable space MS '.

  Although a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine (rolling-type gaming machine) have been illustrated and described as gaming machines according to the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an arrange ball, a ball ball game machine, an (arcade) game machine, a casino machine or the like may be used as a game machine to which each of the above-described embodiments can be applied.

PM1 Pachinko gaming machine (first embodiment of gaming machine)
2 Front frame (game machine frame)
40 Glass unit (Transparent plate member)
100 game board 117 game nail 140 image display part 146 light guide plate (movable space forming member)
150 Upper production device (movable)
200 nail monitor device 205 transparent display portion 250 buffer member 300 game board (modification of game board)
311 game board member 317 game nail 319 standard hole PM2 pachinko game machine (the 2nd execution form of the game machine)
PA2a game area 505 glass frame (opening and closing member)
520 window frame 521 window 522 storage frame 540 glass unit (transparent plate member)
541 first glass member 542 second glass member 560 protection member 563 visual recognition hole 600 game board 611 gaming board member 613 lower hole 617 game nail 618 tip 619 head 620 head 621 knurled part 622 reverse eye part 623 exposed part

Claims (3)

A game board provided with a game area for playing a game using a game ball,
And a gaming machine frame for holding the gaming board,
The gaming board is a synthetic resin gaming board member provided with the gaming area, and a pilot hole formed in a substantially cylindrical or substantially conical shape on the side of the gaming board member on which the gaming area is provided. A game nail which is driven to a predetermined depth from the side of the game board member on which the game area is provided, and is disposed in the game area;
The body portion of the gaming nail is formed in the shape of a spiral extending in the vicinity of the front end portion of the gaming nail, and the knurled portion formed so that the outer diameter is larger than the maximum inner diameter of the pilot hole And a reverse eye portion formed in a projecting shape extending annularly on the head side of the game nail from the knurled portion, and an exposed portion formed on the head side of the game nail from the reverse eye portion. Have
With the gaming nail being driven into the pilot hole, the tip end of the gaming nail and the knurled portion and the reverse eye portion in the trunk portion of the gaming nail reach the inside of the pilot hole, and the gaming A gaming machine characterized in that a head of a nail and the exposed portion of a body portion of the game nail are exposed from the pilot hole. The gaming machine frame is to exchange and hold the gaming board configured to have the gaming board member made of the synthetic resin, and another gaming board where the gaming board member is formed using wooden plywood. Is possible,
The design board thickness of the synthetic resin game board member and the design board thickness of the game board member formed using the wooden plywood are the same. Gaming machine. The game board member made of synthetic resin has a predetermined decoration formed of a groove portion formed on the side opposite to the side on which the game area of the game board member is provided, and the decoration from the front The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be visible.

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