JP2020072887A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine which can suppress interests from lowering.SOLUTION: A plurality of types of patterns are imparted and a plurality of pattern rows to be scrolled are provided. The pattern rows which are being scrolled are stopped on the basis of establishment of a stop condition. A display area is provided in which a plurality of patterns are displayed, for each pattern row, when a plurality of pattern rows are stopped. A game result is shown by a pattern combination to be configured crossing over a plurality of pattern rows out of patterns displayed in the display area. Variable display means appears so as to block visible recognition for the greater part of patterns imparted to any reel, on the basis of establishment of a predetermined condition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 55

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (generally referred to as a “pachinko machine”) or a spinning drum type gaming machine (generally referred to as a “slot machine”).

  Conventionally, for example, a gaming machine typified by a slot machine, a reel having a predetermined number of symbols on its outer periphery rotates, and when each of these reels stops, a part of the symbol attached to each reel through a display window. Will be visible. Then, the game result is shown by the symbol combination constituted by the symbols which are visible through the display window (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP, 2007-021117, A

  However, like conventional gaming machines, when the reels rotate and each of these reels stops, the gaming result is shown by the symbol combination that is made up of the symbols that are visible through the display window. There is a possibility that the game will be a monotonous game in which the reels are rotated and stopped repeatedly. In particular, in recent years, since the stop control of symbols is patterned, the game tends to be more monotonous, which may reduce the interest.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to suppress a decrease in interest.

  The gaming machine according to claim 1 is a stop control capable of executing a control for stopping a plurality of symbol columns to which a large number of symbols are attached and scrolled, and a symbol column being scrolled based on the establishment of a stop condition. A means and a display area for displaying a plurality of symbols for each symbol row when the plurality of symbol rows are stopped, and the plurality of symbol rows among the symbols displayed in the display area are provided. A gaming machine in which a game result is shown by a symbol combination that is straddled, and the gaming machine can further variably display the symbols, and is arranged so that the symbols attached to the symbol rows can always be visually recognized. The movable display that appears in front of the one symbol row in a manner that interrupts the visual recognition of a part of the symbol attached to at least one of the plurality of symbol rows based on the establishment of a predetermined condition. Along with the step, the movable display means, when the one symbol row is stopped, the one symbol row in the form of interrupting the visual recognition about the majority of the symbols in the one symbol row displayed in the display area. When the movable display means appears in front of the one symbol row, the one of the symbol rows in the area corresponding to the one symbol row in the display area. It is configured such that the design attached to the display and the design displayed on the movable display means are displayed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest.

FIG. 38 is a front view showing the transparent portion as opaque in the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine seen from the front in the state of FIG. 1. It is a perspective view of the slot machine as seen from the rear. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the rear of the transparent portion in the slot machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the slot machine seen from the front in the state of FIG. 4. FIG. 37 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine disassembled for each main configuration and seen from the front. FIG. 37 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine disassembled for each main configuration and seen from behind. It is a right side sectional view of the slot machine cut at the center in the left-right direction and viewed from the right side. (A) is a perspective view of the door unit in the slot machine as seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the door unit as seen from the back. It is a disassembled perspective view which disassembled the door unit for every main composition and saw it from the front. It is a disassembled perspective view which disassembled the door unit for every main composition and was seen from the back. It is a right side sectional view which saw the top cover unit in a door unit at the center of the left-right direction, and was seen from the right side. It is a front view shown in the state where the light guide plate in the top cover unit was made to emit light. (A) is a front view of the front movable effect unit in the door unit, and (b) is a front view of the front movable effect unit shown in a state in which the front movable decorative body is lowered from the state of (a). (A) is a front view of a middle unit in a slot machine, and (b) is a rear view of the middle unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the inside unit from the front. It is the perspective view which looked at a middle unit from the right back. It is the perspective view which looked at the inside unit from the left back. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the main unit for every main structure and was seen from the front. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the main unit for every main structure and was seen from back. It is the perspective view seen from the front in the state where the horizontal part movable production unit and the state indicator were attached to the middle unit base in the middle unit. It is the perspective view seen from the rear in the state where the horizontal movable production unit and the status indicator were attached to the middle unit base in the middle unit. (A) is a perspective view of the central movable effect unit in the middle unit as seen from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the central movable effect unit as seen from the rear. It is the disassembled perspective view which disassembled the central movable production unit and was seen from the front. It is a disassembled perspective view which disassembled the central movable production unit and was seen from behind. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the advancing / retreating unit in a center movable production unit from the front, and (b) is the perspective view which looked at the advancing / retreating unit in the central movable production unit from the back. It is the perspective view seen from the front in the state where the wiring member was held by the advancing / retreating unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which disassembled the advancing and retracting unit and was seen from front. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the advancing / retreating unit and was seen from back. (A) is sectional drawing of an advancing / retreating unit, (b) is sectional drawing which expands and shows a part of (a). (A) is a front view which shows the schematic structure in a normal state of a central movable production unit, and (b) is a front view which shows the guidance part which guides the advancing / retreating unit in a central movable production unit. It is a front view which shows a schematic structure in the state which made the advancing / retreating unit advance in the center movable production unit. It is a front view schematically showing a second embodiment of the central movable effect unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the upper movable production unit in the middle unit from the front. It is the perspective view which looked at the upper movable production unit from the back. It is a front view of the upper movable effect unit showing the movement of the upper horizontal movable effect unit in the upper movable effect unit. It is a front view showing an upper middle movable effect unit in an upper movable effect unit in a schematic configuration. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the upper middle movable production unit of a retracted state from the front, and (b) shows the upper middle movable production unit of the state which appeared halfway from the state of (a) from the front. It is an explanatory view, and (c) is an explanatory view showing an upper middle movement production unit of an appearance state roughly from the front. It is a front view of the upper movable effect unit shown in a state where the upper horizontal movable decorative body of the upper horizontal movable effect unit is moved to the center side and the upper middle movable decorative element of the upper middle movable effect unit is moved to the appearance position. It is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state where the front movable decorative body of the front movable effect unit is located at the lower end. FIG. 37 is a front view of the slot machine showing the central movable decorative body unit of the central movable effect unit at the rising end. FIG. 42 is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state where the upper middle left decoration and the upper middle right decoration are moved to the appearance position from the state of FIG. 41. FIG. 43 is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state in which the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 of the upper movable effect unit are moved to the center side from the state of FIG. 42. FIG. 44 is a front view of the slot machine in a state where the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the laterally movable effect unit are upright from the state of FIG. 43. It is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state where the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the laterally movable production unit are lowered horizontally toward the front side of the symbol display region while horizontally extending. It is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the lateral movable art unit are upright and positioned on both left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device. FIG. 47 is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state where the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the laterally movable effect unit are lowered from the state of FIG. 46 and positioned on both left and right sides of the symbol display area. FIG. 11 is a front view of the slot machine showing the light guide plate of the top cover unit with light emission decoration. It is an explanatory view showing a developed pattern row provided on the outer peripheral surface of each reel in the slot machine. It is a hit value determination table. It is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of one basic game in the slot machine. It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure of starting processing. It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure of flag processing. It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure of reel stop processing. It is the explanation drawing which shows the production example of promotion production.

[1. Overall configuration of slot machine]
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings by taking a slot machine 1 as an example with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. 1 is a front view showing a transparent portion as opaque in a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine seen from the front in the state of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the machine from the back. 4 is a front view showing the rear of the transparent portion in the slot machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the slot machine seen from the front in the state of FIG. Further, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine disassembled for each main configuration and seen from the front, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine disassembled for each main configuration and seen from the rear. FIG. 8 is a right side cross-sectional view of the slot machine cut along the center in the left-right direction and viewed from the right side.

  The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a box-shaped housing unit 2 installed in a game hall or the like and having an open front surface, a gaming unit 3 housed in the housing unit 2, and the gaming unit 3 in front. Mainly includes a door unit 4 that opens and closes the front opening of the housing unit 2 so as to be visible from above, and a middle unit 5 attached to the rear side of the door unit 4. ..

  The housing unit 2, which will be described in detail later, has a box-shaped housing body 10, a main control unit 20 for controlling a game, and a payout unit 30 for storing and paying out medals as a game medium. A power supply unit 50 for supplying power to the main control unit 20, the payout unit 30, etc., and a switch unit 60 for turning the power on / off and setting game contents are provided. The main control unit 20, the payout unit 30, the power supply unit 50, and the switch unit 60 are mounted inside the housing body 10.

  As will be described later in detail, the gaming unit 3 has three reels 70 arranged on the left and right, each of which has a row of symbols from a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface, and a reel drive mechanism 80 for independently rotating the three reels 70. , A unit base 90 for mounting the three reels 70 and the reel drive mechanism 80 in the housing unit 2.

  The door unit 4, which will be described in detail later, has a door body unit 100 that opens and closes the front opening of the housing unit 2, a top cover unit 200 that is attached to the top of the door body unit 100, and a rear side of the top cover unit 200. The front movable production unit 300 to be attached is provided. The door body unit 100 stores the medals paid out from the payout unit 30 and an operation unit 120 operated by a player to play a game by rotating or stopping the three reels 70 of the game unit 3. The dish unit 150 of FIG.

  Although the details of the middle unit 5 will be described later, a middle unit base 400 attached to the door unit 4, a main liquid crystal display device 450 capable of displaying a performance image, a peripheral control unit 470 for controlling the performance, and a central movable unit. The production unit 500, the upper movable production unit 600, the horizontal movable production unit 700, and the state indicator 800 for displaying the game state are provided.

[2. Overall configuration of case unit]
Next, the overall configuration of the housing unit 2 in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. The housing unit 2 has a box shape with an open front surface, the game unit 3 is housed inside, and the opening on the front surface is closed by a door unit 4 so as to be openable and closable. The housing unit 2 is a box-shaped housing body 10 having an open front surface, a main control unit 20 attached to an upper portion of the housing body 10 for controlling game contents, and a lower portion of the housing body 10. A payout unit 30 installed in the center for receiving a medal inserted as a game medium and paying out a medal in accordance with a game result, and a payout unit mounted on the right side of the payout unit 30 in the housing body 10 when viewed from the front. A storage box 40 for storing medals overflowing from 30, a power supply unit 50 mounted on the left side of the payout unit 30 in the housing main body 10 when viewed from the front, and a power supply unit 50 in the housing main body 10 for controlling the power supply. And a switch unit 60 attached to the front side of the.

[2-1. Case body]
The case body 10 of the case unit 2 is formed in a box shape with its front surface opened and extending vertically. As shown in the figure, the housing body 10 includes a flat plate-shaped bottom plate 11 that forms a bottom portion, a pair of flat plate-shaped side plates 12 that rise upward from both left and right edges of the bottom plate 11, and a pair of side plates 12. The rear end opening formed by the flat plate-shaped top plate 13 connecting the upper end sides of each other and forming the top part, the top plate 13, the pair of side plates 12, and the bottom plate 11 and having a rectangular shape in a front view is closed. It is provided with a flat plate-shaped back plate 14 and a partition plate 15 that divides the inside into upper and lower parts, and is formed into a box shape having an open front surface. The housing main body 10 is inclined such that the front end sides of the pair of side plates arranged on the left and right sides are positioned such that the upper ends thereof are located rearward of the lower ends. The game unit 3 is mounted on the partition plate 15 in the housing body 10.

  Further, the housing body 10 is provided with a handle 16 that extends in the front-rear direction and is recessed from the outer side toward the inner side, at approximately the center of the pair of side plates 12 in the vertical direction. Further, the housing body 10 is attached to the front end of the side plate 12 on the left side in front view, and is attached to the inside of the front end of the side plate 12 on the right side in front view, and the hinge fitting 17 for attaching the door unit 4 so that the hinge can be rotated. A locking piece (not shown) with which the locking hook 182 of the locking unit 180 of the cage door unit 4 is locked.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the housing body 10 has a replenishment hole 14a penetrating in the front-rear direction at a position slightly higher than an upper end of a hopper 32 in a payout unit 30 which will be described later at the left-right center of the back plate 14. A replenishment lid 18 that is openably and closably closed is provided. The replenishment lid 18 is attached to the replenishment hole 14a of the back plate 14 so as to be detachably attached, and a frame-shaped attachment frame portion 18a, and is rotatably attached along the upper edge of the attachment frame portion 18a. And a flat plate-shaped door portion 18b capable of closing the inside. The replenishing lid 18 has a mounting frame portion 18a and a door portion 18b integrally formed of synthetic resin, and the plastic deformation of the synthetic resin allows the door portion 18b to move openably and closably with respect to the mounting frame portion 18a. it can.

  The operation of the supply lid 18 will be described. When the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is installed in an island facility equipped with an automatic medal supply device, the door portion 18b of the supply lid 18 is rotated inside the housing body 10. Then, the inside of the mounting frame portion 18a is opened, and the supply duct of the automatic supply device is inserted into the housing body 10 through the inside of the opened mounting frame portion 18a. Thereby, the medals from the automatic replenishing device can be replenished into the hopper 32 via the replenishment duct. On the other hand, when the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is installed in an island facility not equipped with an automatic supply device, the slot machine 1 is used while the inside of the frame of the mounting frame 18a is closed by the door 18b. It is possible to prevent dust, dirt, and the like from entering the housing body 10 through the frame of 18a. In addition, in the island facility which is not equipped with the automatic supply device, when supplying medals to the hopper 32, the door unit 4 is opened and the medals are supplied from the front of the housing body 10.

  According to this replenishment lid 18, even when the replenishment duct of the automatic replenishment device is inserted, the replenishment duct is opened inside the body 10 by opening the door 18b without removing the replenishment lid 18 from the body 10. It is possible to eliminate the trouble of storing the replenishing lid removed during use of the slot machine 1 and to eliminate the possibility of losing the replenishing lid due to the removal of the replenishing lid.

  In the present embodiment, the replenishment lid 18 includes the openable / closable door portion 18b, but the replenishment lid does not have the openable / closable door portion 18b because the inside of the mounting frame portion 18a is filled. Also good. In this case, the replenishment lid is removed from the housing body 10 to open the replenishment hole 14a, and the replenishment duct is passed through the replenishment hole 14a, thereby making it possible to deal with an island facility equipped with an automatic replenishment device.

[2-2. Main control unit]
As shown in FIG. 8, the main control unit 20 of the housing unit 2 is attached to the upper front portion of the back plate 14 in the housing body 10. The main control unit 20 includes a main control board 21 for controlling game contents and payout of medals as a game medium, a main control board box 22 accommodating the main control board 21, and a main control board 21. Sub-main control board 23 including a control ROM that pre-stores programs and data used in the control, sub-main control board box 24 housing sub-main control board 23, and main control board box 22. Also, a sub-main control board box 24 is attached, and a plate-like attachment base 25 attached to the back plate 14 of the housing body 10 and the attachment base 25 across the main control board box 22 and the sub main control board box 24. And a box cover 26 to be attached.

  Although not shown in detail, the main control board 21 is formed in a rectangular shape in which the front view extends to the left and right, and a plurality of connectors used for input and output are attached near the lower end of the front surface. The main control board box 22 accommodates the main control board 21 so that the input / output connectors of the main control board 21 face forward. Further, the main control board box 22 is formed so as to be dividable in the front and rear, and is formed so that a trace of division (opening and closing) remains. The main control board box 22 is detachably attached to the upper front surface of the attachment base 25. The main control board box 22 and the mounting base 25 are respectively formed so that a trace of mounting and removal remains.

  The sub main control board 23 is formed in a rectangular shape in which the shape in a front view extends to the left and right, and a plurality of connectors used for input and output are attached near the upper end of the front surface. The sub main control board box 24 accommodates the sub main control board 23 so that the input / output connector of the sub main control board 23 faces the front. Further, the sub main control board box 24 is formed so as to be dividable in the front and rear, and is formed so that a trace of opening and closing remains. The sub main control board box 24 is detachably attached to the lower part of the front surface of the attachment base 25, which is the lower side of the main control board box 22. The sub-main control board box 24 and the mounting base 25 are respectively formed so that a trace of mounting and dismounting remains.

  The main control board box 22 and the sub-main control board box 24 are mounted side by side on the front surface of the mounting base 25. The box cover 26 covers the plurality of connectors of the main control board 21 facing the front from the main control board box 22 and the plurality of connectors of the sub main control board 23 facing the front from the sub main control board box 24. Thus, it is detachably attached to the attachment base 25. The box cover 26 and the mounting base 25 are formed so that a trace of mounting and removal remains.

[2-3. Dispensing unit]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the payout unit 30 of the housing unit 2 is attached to the top surface of the bottom plate 11 at the substantially center in the left-right direction inside the housing body 10, and the insertion opening 123 of the door unit 4. The medals as game media that have been inserted into and distributed by the medal selector 170 are stored, and the stored medals are paid out to the tray 151 of the door unit 4. The payout unit 30 is attached to the upper surface of the unit main body 31 and the unit main body 31 that is attached to the upper surface of the bottom plate 11, and is opened upward and the lower portion is narrowed downward to receive medals. A possible hopper 32, and a plurality of accommodating portions 33a that are rotatably attached to the unit main body 31 at the lower end of the hopper 32, and that penetrate at equal intervals in the circumferential direction with a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the medal. A disk-shaped payout rotating body 33 having a number, a payout motor 34 that is rotationally driven to drive the payout rotating body 33, and a payout motor 34 that is rotated to drive the payout rotating body 33 to be accommodated. And a payout opening 35 that opens to the front of the payout unit main body 31.

  The payout unit 30 can receive the medals distributed by the selector after being inserted into the insertion opening of the door unit 4 by the hopper 32 and store the medals in the hopper 32. When the hopper 32 is filled with medals, the overflowing medals are discharged into the storage box 40 from the discharge port (not shown) of the hopper 32. Further, the payout unit 30 causes the payout motor 34 to rotate the payout rotating body 33 to pay out the medals stored in the hopper 32 from the payout opening 35 in response to a payout command from the main control board 21. .. The medals paid out from the ejection port 35 are supplied (paid out) into the tray 151 through the ejection port 112 of the door unit 4. The payout unit 30 can pay out medals one by one by driving the payout motor 34.

  The storage box 40, from which medals overflowing from the hopper 32 of the payout unit 30 are discharged, is formed in a box shape with an open top. In the storage box 40, a pair of detection rods (not shown) vertically separated from each other are inserted. The pair of detection rods are respectively connected to the main control board 21, and the medals are stored in the storage box 40 so as to fill the space between the pair of detection rods, so that the pair of detection rods come into contact with each other. When it becomes possible to energize between the pair of detection rods through a plurality of medals present, it is determined that the storage box 40 in the main control board 21 is full of medals, and the player or the game hall side is notified of that fact. ..

[2-4. Power supply unit]
The power supply unit 50 of the housing unit 2 is for supplying power to various electric components provided in the slot machine 1 such as the main control unit 20, the payout unit 30, the door unit 4 and the middle unit 5. Is. The power supply unit 50 is attached to the lower portion of the side plate 12 on the left side in front view inside the housing body 10. The power supply unit 50 includes a power supply board (not shown) for supplying power, and a power supply board box 52 that covers the power supply board and is attached to the side plate 12 in the housing body 10. The power supply board is entirely covered by a power supply board box 52.

[2-5. Switch unit]
The switch unit 60 of the housing unit 2 is attached to the front of the power supply unit 50 in the housing body 10 and to the lower inside of the side plate 12 on the left side in front view. The switch unit 60 includes a power switch 61 of the slot machine 1 and a setting switch 62 for setting the game content. The power switch 61 and the setting switch 62 are covered with a cover that can be opened and closed.

  Although detailed illustration is omitted, the setting switch 62 of the switch unit 60 is composed of a key switch and a button switch. By turning a specific key into the key switch and turning the key switch from ON to OFF, Button switch operations can be accepted. By operating the setting switch 62, the slot machine 1 can be reset or the game mode can be changed. The game mode set by the setting switch 62 is displayed in Arabic numerals on the setting display 810 of the status display 800 of the middle unit 5.

[3. Game unit]
Next, the gaming unit 3 in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8. Three cylindrical reels 70, a reel drive mechanism 80 that rotatably mounts each reel 70, and three reel drive mechanisms 80 that support each reel 70 coaxially. And a unit base 90 attached to the upper surface of the partition plate 15 in the interior 10. The game unit 3 includes three reels 70 arranged in the left-right direction and is referred to as a left reel 70L, a middle reel 70M, and a right reel 70L from the front as viewed from the left.

  The reel 70 of the game unit 3, although not shown in detail, is a reel main in which the tips of a plurality of (five in this example) spokes radially extending from a disc-shaped hub are connected by an annular rim. A frame 71, an annular reel subframe (not shown) that is axially separated from the reel main frame 71 and is coaxially arranged and has the same outer diameter as the rim, and the reel subframe and the reel. A reel cylinder 73, which is connected to the rim of the main frame 71 and has a light-transmitting property, is provided. The reel main frame 71 includes a flat plate-shaped detection piece protruding from one of the plurality of spokes toward the reel subframe. On the outer peripheral surface of the reel cylinder 73 of the reel 70, a light-transmitting symbol sheet (not shown) is attached by printing a symbol column (see FIG. 49) in which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a line.

  The reel drive mechanism 80 of the game unit 3 is a plate-shaped drive base 81 attached to the unit base 90, and protrudes at a right angle from one surface of the drive base 81 so that the hub of the reel main frame 71 of the reel 70 can rotate. A columnar shaft portion 82 to support, a reel motor 83 attached to the drive base 81 so that the rotation shaft projects on the same surface side as the side where the shaft portion 82 of the drive base 81 projects, and a reel motor 83. A drive gear (not shown) attached to the rotary shaft of the drive gear, a driven gear 85 engaged with the drive gear and attached to the hub of the reel main frame 71 of the reel 70, and a shaft portion 82 of the drive base 81 protruding. The reel rotation attached to the surface on the side where the reel 70 can detect the detection piece of the reel main frame 71 of the reel 70. It includes a sensor 86, a.

  Further, the reel drive mechanism 80 is attached to the surface of the drive base 81 on the side where the shaft portion 82 projects, and has a box-shaped reflector 87 whose front side is open in the assembled state, and a rear side of the reflector 87. And a reel decoration board 88 on which a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface. The open front side of the reflector 87 is formed in a curved shape along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical reel cylinder 73 of the reel 7. Further, the reflector 87 is equally divided into three in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the reel cylinder 73. On the reel decoration substrate 88, LEDs are mounted so as to correspond to each of the three divided portions of the reflector 87.

  The reel drive mechanism 80 is assembled such that the drive base 81 is located outside on the reel subframe side in the axial direction of the reel 70. Further, in the assembled state, the reflector 87 is located inside the reel cylinder 73 between the reel main frame 71 and the reel subframe of the reel 70. As a result, when the LED of the reel decoration substrate 88 is caused to emit light, a part of the reel cylinder 73 (design sheet) can be illuminated and decorated from the inside.

  The unit base 90 of the gaming unit 3 is formed in a box shape with an open front surface, and the inner peripheral shape in side view is substantially the same as the outer peripheral shape of the drive base 81 in the reel drive mechanism 80. In this unit base 90, three reel drive mechanisms 80 in which the reels 70 are respectively rotatably driven can be mounted coaxially with respect to an axis line in which each reel 70 extends in the left-right direction. .. Further, the unit base 90 is formed such that approximately 1/3 of the outer peripheral surface of the reel 70 is exposed to the front when the reel 70 is mounted inside via the reel drive mechanism 80.

  On the three reels 70 in the gaming unit 3, symbol sheets with different symbol arrangements are attached (see FIG. 49). In the gaming unit 3, the reel motor 83 is used as a stepping motor, and the reel rotation detection sensor 86 detects the detection piece of the reel main frame 71 to accurately control the rotation angle of the reel 70 by the main control board 21. It is possible to stop the rotation of the reel 70 (the design applied to the design sheet) at a desired rotation angle.

  The gaming unit 3 rotates the three reels 70 lined up on the left and right by the reel motor 83 of the reel drive mechanism 80, and thus can display three symbol arrays by the three reels 70 in a variable manner. The soil and the game unit 3 which will be described in detail have three reels 70 arranged side by side so that a plurality of symbols (symbol rows) provided on the outer peripheral surface of each reel motor 83 in front view move from top to bottom. By rotating, the pattern is variably displayed. In addition, the gaming unit 3 can decorate three patterns arranged in the circumferential direction (vertical direction) with light emission by the reflector 87 and the reel decoration substrate 88 arranged in each reel 70. With the decorative substrate 88, a total of nine patterns in three rows, one on the left and one on the right, can be illuminated and decorated. An area where light emission decoration can be performed by the three reel decoration substrates 88 is a symbol display area A by the three reels 70 (see FIG. 4).

[4. Overall structure of door unit]
Next, the overall configuration of the door unit 4 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the door unit in the slot machine as seen from the front, and FIG. 9B is a perspective view of the door unit as seen from the rear. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the door unit disassembled for each main configuration and seen from the front, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the door unit disassembled for each main configuration and seen from the rear.

  The door unit 4 of the slot machine 1 is configured to openably and closably close an opening on the front surface of the housing unit 2 formed in a box shape. The door unit 4 includes a door body unit 100 that is attached to the front surface of the housing unit 2 so as to be openable and closable, a top cover unit 200 that is attached to the upper front surface of the door body unit 100, a top cover unit 200, and a door body unit 100. And a front movable effect unit 300 that is attached between and. The front movable effect unit 300 is attached so as to be visible from the player side (front side) through the top cover unit 200.

[4-1. Door body unit]
The door body unit 100 in the door unit 4 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 9 to 10. The door body unit 100 includes a door base 110 having a size capable of closing a front opening of the housing body 10 in the housing unit 2, an operation unit 120 attached to the front surface of the door base 110, and a lower side of the operation unit 120. The front lower decoration unit 140 is attached to the front surface of the door base 110, and the saucer unit 150 is attached to the front surface of the door base 110 below the front lower decoration unit 140.

  The door body unit 100 includes a reinforcing unit 160 attached to the rear surface of the door base 110, a medal selector 170 attached to the rear surface of the door base 110, and a locking unit attached to the rear surface of the door base 110. The unit 180 and the bass speaker 190 mounted on the rear surface of the door base 110 are provided. The bass speaker 190 is attached so as to radiate (output) sound forward between the front lower decoration unit 140 and the saucer unit 150 on the front surface of the door base 110.

[4-1a. Door base]
The door base 110 of the door body unit 4 is formed in a size capable of closing the front opening of the housing body 10 of the housing unit 2, and has an outer shape in a front view formed in a vertically extending rectangle. .. The door base 110 has a quadrangular opening 111 penetrating forward and backward so that the peripheral edge remains thin from a position slightly lower than the center in the up-down direction to the upper side. Further, the door base 110 further has a discharge port 112 that is a rectangular shape and penetrates in the front-rear direction at a substantially central position in the left-right direction in a front view below the opening 111. The door base 110 is integrally molded of synthetic resin.

[4-1b. Operation unit]
The operation unit 120 of the door body unit 4 is attached to the front side of the door base 110 below the opening 111. The operation unit 120 includes a shelf portion 121 that extends from the lower side of the opening portion 111 of the door base 110 so that the front end side is slightly lower, and a hanging portion 122 that extends downward from the front end of the shelf portion 121. It is provided and bulges forward from the front surface of the door base 110.

  Further, the operation unit 120 is disposed in the vicinity of the right end in front view of the shelf 121, and a slot 123 for inserting a medal as a game medium, and on the left side of the slot 123 in the center of the shelf 121 in the left-right direction in front view. Effect button 124, a MAX bet button 125 arranged near the front end of the shelf 121 on the left side of the effect button 124, a 1 bet button 126 arranged a little to the left behind the MAX bet button 125, and 1 The cross key 127 is provided on the left side of the bet button 126 and the MAX bet button 125 near the left end of the shelf.

  Further, the operation unit 120 is provided with three stop buttons 128 arranged in the left and right at the center of the hanging part 122 in the left-right direction when viewed from the front, and a starter that is disposed on the left side of the stop button 128 when viewed from the front and projects forward from the hanging part 122. The lever 129, a clearing button 130 arranged on the left side of the starting lever 129 near the left end of the hanging portion 122, and a return button 131 arranged on the right side of the stop button 128 in front view.

  The insertion port 123 of the operation unit 120 is formed so that the disc-shaped medals can be inserted one by one with the back surface thereof oriented in the front-rear direction. The medals inserted into the insertion slot 123 are distributed to the payout unit 30 side by the medal selector described later and stored in the hopper 32. The medals inserted into the insertion slot 123 are detected in the medal selector 170, and the detection signal is sent to the main control board 21 to count and store the number of medals inserted in the main control board 21. To be done.

  The effect button 124 is formed in a horizontally long elliptical shape in a plan view. In the normal state, the effect button 124 has an upper surface that projects slightly above the upper surface of the shelf 121, and protrudes higher than the upper surface of the shelf 121 in accordance with the gaming state so that the player can press the button. .. The effect button 124 is for the player to use in an effect that is performed according to the game state. Although not shown in the figure, the effect button 124 is provided with a plurality of LEDs inside, and can be illuminated and decorated by emitting light from the LEDs.

  The MAX bet button 125 has a circular shape in a plan view, is formed smaller than the effect button 124, and is always pressable. The MAX bet button 125 is pressed when the number of medals stored in the insertion slot 123 of the main control board 21 is three or more. When the pressing operation of the MAX bet button 125 is accepted, the game is subtracted from the number of inserted medals stored in the main control board 21, which is the maximum number of medals used for one game. You will be able to start. The MAX bet button 125 has an LED inside, and can be illuminated and decorated by the light emission of the LED.

  The 1-bet button 126 has a circular shape in a plan view and is formed smaller than the MAX-bet button 125. If this 1 bet button 126 is pressed when it can be accepted, the game can be started by subtracting one from the number of medals stored in the main control board 21 as the number of medals used for one game. Like

  Although not shown in detail, the cross key 127 has a circular middle button arranged in the center, fan-shaped upper buttons and lower buttons arranged on the upper side (rear side) and the lower side (front side) of the middle button, respectively. It has a total of five buttons, a fan-shaped left button and right button arranged on the left and right sides of the middle button. The cross key 127 is used by the player in the production performed according to the game state.

  Three stop buttons 128 are arranged side by side, and from the left side, a left stop button 128L, a middle stop button 128M, and a right stop button 128R. These three stop buttons 128 correspond to the three reels 70 (left reel 70L, middle reel 70M, right reel 70R) arranged side by side in the game unit 3, and perform a pressing operation while the reel 70 is rotating. Thus, the rotation of the corresponding reel 70 can be stopped. Each stop button 128 is provided with an LED, respectively, and can be illuminated and decorated by the emission of the LED.

  When the start lever 129 is operated in a state where the player can start the game by operating the MAX bet button 125 or the 1 bet button 126 after inserting a medal into the insertion slot 123, a control command from the main control board 21 is obtained. Based on this, the three reels 70 of the game unit 3 are rotated to start the game. As the three reels 70 rotate, the symbols provided on the outer peripheral surface of each reel 70 are variably displayed.

  The clearing button 130 stores the same number of medals as the medals stored in the main control board 21 after being inserted into the insertion slot 123, from the payout unit 30 into the tray 151, and stored in the main control board 21. The number of medals played is set to "0". The return button 131 is used to return the medals stored in the medal selector 170 to the receiving tray.

  In the operation unit 120, the keyhole 185 of the locking unit 180 faces the right side of the return button 131 when viewed from the front.

[4-1c. Front lower decoration unit]
The lower front decoration unit 140 of the door body unit 100 is below the operation unit 120 and bulges forward from the front surface of the door base 110, like the operation unit 120. The front lower decoration unit 140 has a translucent front lower decoration portion 141 extending downward from a lower end of a hanging portion 122 of the operation unit 120, and speakers 142 arranged on both left and right sides of the front lower decoration portion 141. And are equipped with.

  Although not shown, the front lower decoration unit 140 is disposed behind the front lower decoration portion 141 and has a translucent decorative panel on which a decoration according to the concept of the slot machine 1 is printed, and a rear decorative panel. And a front lower decoration substrate having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface. The front lower decorative portion 141 can be made to emit light by appropriately emitting the LED of the front lower decorative substrate.

  The two speakers 142 can output sound in stereo according to the sound signal from the peripheral control board. Further, the speaker 142 is covered with a speaker cover made of punching metal on the front surface.

[4-1d. Saucer unit]
The saucer unit 150 of the door body unit 100 is attached to the lower end of the front surface of the door base 110 with a space below the lower surface of the front lower decoration unit 140. The saucer unit 150 includes a tray-shaped saucer 151 that is bulged forward from the front surface of the door base 110 and is open upward, and an ashtray 152 that is arranged on the left side of the saucer 151 in front view. There is. The outlet 112 is arranged in a portion of the door base 110 that forms the rear wall of the tray 151, and the medals paid out from the payout unit 30 are discharged into the tray 151 through the outlet 112.

[4-1e. Reinforcement unit]
The reinforcing unit 160 of the door body unit 100 is formed of a metal plate and reinforces the door base 110 from the rear side. The reinforcing unit 160 is attached to the rear surface of the door base 110 along the left side in a front view, and has a rod-shaped left reinforcing metal member 161 that is hingeably attached to the hinge metal member 17 of the housing body 10 of the housing unit 2. , A rod-shaped upper reinforcing metal member 162 mounted along the upper side on the rear surface of the door base 110, a bar-shaped middle reinforcing metal member 163 mounted along the lower side of the opening 111 on the rear surface of the door base 110, and the rear surface of the door base 110. And a flat plate-shaped lower reinforcing plate 164 that is attached to a portion below the front lower decorative unit 140.

  The left reinforcing metal member 161, the upper reinforcing metal member 162, and the middle reinforcing metal member 163 in the reinforcing unit 160 are formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate. The middle unit 5 described later is attached to the upper reinforcing metal member 161 and the middle reinforcing metal member 163 of the reinforcing unit 160.

[4-1f. Medal selector]
The medal selector 170 of the door body unit 100 is attached to a portion of the rear surface of the door base 110 below the opening 111 and corresponding to the rear of the insertion opening 123 of the operation unit 120. In a normal state, when a medal is inserted into the insertion slot 123 of the operation unit 120, the medal selector 170 guides the inserted medal to the payout unit 30 side, detects the medal, and then causes the hopper 32 of the payout unit 30 to detect the medal. discharge.

  When the return button 131 of the operation unit 120 is pressed, the medal selector 170 distributes the medals stored in the medal selector 170 and the medals newly inserted into the insertion slot 123 to the tray 151 side. Then, it is discharged from the door base 110 discharge port 112 into the tray 151. That is, the medal selector 170 normally distributes the medals inserted into the insertion slot 123 to the payout unit 30 side.

[4-1 g. Locking unit]
The locking unit 180 of the door body unit 100 is attached to the rear surface of the door base 110 along the right side in a front view. The locking unit 170 is formed to be slightly shorter than the length of the right side of the door base 110 when viewed from the front, and extends in the left-right direction around the locking body 181 attached to the rear surface of the door base 110 and near the upper and lower ends of the locking body 181. A pair of locking hooks 182 that are rotatably attached around the axis and can be locked to a locking piece (not shown) of the housing body 10 and a pair of locking hooks 182 are respectively rotated to lock the locking body 181. A slide rod 183 slidably attached to the lock rod 183, a lock cam 184 for sliding the slide rod 183 along the lock body 181 by rotating around a shaft extending in the front-rear direction, and a key hole 185 opened at the front end. The lock cam 184 can be rotated by inserting a key into the lock cylinder, and the lock cam 184 can be rotated by rotating the inserted key. Includes a substantially), the.

  In the locking unit 180, when the open front surface of the housing unit 2 is closed by the door unit 4, the pair of locking hooks 182 are respectively locked by locking pieces (not shown) of the housing unit 2, and the locking unit 180 is fixed to the housing unit 2. On the other hand, the door unit 4 cannot be opened. In this state, when a key corresponding to the key hole 185 of the locking unit 180 is inserted and rotated, the pair of locking hooks 182 respectively rotate and the locking with the locking piece is released, and the housing unit. The door unit 4 can be opened with respect to 2.

  In the locking unit 180, the locking body 181 and the like are formed of a metal plate and are attached to the rear surface of the door base 110 to reinforce the door base 110 together with the reinforcing unit 160.

[4-2. Top cover unit]
Next, the top cover unit 200 of the door unit 4 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13. FIG. 12 is a right side cross-sectional view of the top cover unit of the door unit cut along the center in the left-right direction and viewed from the right side. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a state where the light guide plate in the top cover unit is made to emit light. The top cover unit 200 is attached to the upper front surface of the door body unit 100 so as to close the opening 111 of the door base 110.

  The top cover unit 200 is capable of closing the opening 111 of the door base 110 in the door body unit 100, and has a shallow box-shaped top cover 201 having an open rear, and a transparent flat plate disposed inside the top cover 201. -Shaped light guide plate 202, an upper pressing member 203 having the upper end side of the light guide plate 202 attached to the top cover 201, a lower pressing member 204 having the lower end side of the light guide plate 202 attached to the top cover 201, and an upper pressing member. 203 is mounted on the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 on which a plurality of LEDs that emit light from the upper side to the upper surface of the light guide plate 202 are mounted, and the lower holding member 204. And a light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 on which a plurality of LEDs that emit light toward the lower surface of the light plate 202 are mounted.

  The top cover 201 is substantially transparent except for the four corners. The top cover 201 rises substantially vertically when assembled in the slot machine 1 and has a flat window portion 201a having substantially the same size as the opening portion 111 of the door base 110.

  The light guide plate 202 is formed to have substantially the same size as the window 201a of the top cover 201, and is attached to the top cover 201 by an upper pressing member 203 and a lower pressing member 204 in parallel with the window 201a. Although not shown in detail, the light guide plate 202 includes a decorative layer having a plurality of minute transparent dots on one surface (rear surface). In the normal state where the LEDs of the light guide plate upper decoration substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decoration substrate 206 are not emitting light, the light guide plate 201 cannot see the dots of the decoration layer from the player side and the rear side It is in a transparent state where it can be seen as it is. The dots of the decorative layer on the light guide plate 202 are formed by a printing technique.

  The light guide plate 202 irradiates light from the upper surface and the lower surface to the inside by the LEDs of the light guide plate upper decoration substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decoration substrate 206, so that the light passing through the light guide plate 202 is forwarded by the dots of the decoration layer. Each dot can be reflected and can be made to emit light, and a pattern or the like represented by a plurality of dots can be light-emitted (see FIG. 13). It should be noted that in FIGS. 13 and 48, the minute black dots representing the pattern actually shine at the dots, and the rear one can be seen through the white portion. The light guide plate 202 has a non-decorative region 202a having no dots in a range extending from the lower side to the left and right at a predetermined height in the decorative layer (see FIG. 13). Therefore, when the decorative layer of the light guide plate 202 is decorated with light emission, at least the inside of the non-decorative area 202a does not emit light at all, so that the object arranged behind the non-decorative area 202a can be visually recognized well.

  The non-decorative area 202a of the light guide plate 202 corresponds to the lower area in the upper and lower three-row symbol display area A displayed by the three reels 70 (symbol rows) arranged side by side in the game unit 3. That is, when the decoration (picture) of the decoration layer of the light guide plate 202 is light-emitted and decorated, of the plurality of pictures displayed by the three reels 70 through the non-decoration area 202a, only the picture located in the lower stage is on the player side. It can be seen well from the bottom (see FIG. 48). In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as will be described later in detail, in the symbol display area A consisting of three rows in the left and right, three rows in the upper and lower rows, only the lower row (lower row) is the effective line, and the pattern of the light guide plate 202 is shown. By illuminating and decorating, only the symbols located on the activated line can be visually recognized well, and the privilege described later is given according to the combination of symbols stopped and displayed side by side in the lower row (effective line).

  Although not shown, the light guide plate 202 has reflective layers on both left and right side surfaces. The reflective layer prevents light emitted from the upper and lower surfaces of the LEDs of the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 from leaking to the outside from the left and right side surfaces of the light guiding plate 202. It is possible to reflect the light to the inside, so that the design of the decorative layer can be made to emit light more brightly, and the entire design can be made to emit light more uniformly.

  Although not shown, the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 have a plurality of LEDs mounted in a row in the left-right direction on the lower surface and the upper surface, respectively. The LEDs mounted on the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 are high-intensity color LEDs or monochromatic and colored (excluding white) high-intensity LEDs. The design of the decorative layer of the light guide plate 202 can be entirely illuminated with a partially different color such as iridescent, or can be entirely illuminated with a single color such as red or blue.

  In the present embodiment, the light guide plate 202 having one decorative layer is shown. However, for example, one light guide plate may have a plurality of decorative layers having different patterns, or may have decorative layers having different patterns. It is also possible to provide a plurality of the above-mentioned light guide plates so that each of the decorative layers above the light guide plate and below the light guide plate can be independently light-emitted and decorated. Thus, by differentiating the decorative layer for light emission decoration according to the game state, different patterns can be displayed according to the game state, and it is possible to present the player with a variety of effects to prevent the player from getting tired. be able to. In addition, when different patterns are used to sequentially emit and decorate different frames of a continuous moving image, a short moving image can be displayed on the top cover unit in front of the reel 70, which surprises the player. Therefore, it is possible to entertain the player and suppress a decrease in interest in the game.

[4-3. Front movable production unit]
The front movable effect unit 300 in the door unit 4 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 10, 11, and 14. FIG. 14A is a front view of the front movable effect unit in the door unit, and FIG. 14B is a front view of the front movable effect unit shown with the front movable decorative body lowered from the state of FIG. The front movable effect unit 300 is mounted on the rear side of the top cover unit 200 and on the front surface of the door base 110 of the door body unit 100 where the opening 111 is formed.

  The front movable effect unit 300 has a unit base 301 formed in a frame shape having a substantially quadrangular shape in a front view, and a front movable decoration body that is arranged on the rear side of the unit base and is decorated at least on the front surface. 310, and an elevating drive mechanism 320 for elevating the front movable decorative body 310 according to the game state.

  The unit base 301 of the front movable effect unit 300 is attached to the upper front surface of the door body unit 100 where the opening portion 111 of the door base 110 is formed. The unit base 301 is slightly larger than the inner peripheral shape of the opening 111 of the door base 110. In the frame-shaped unit base 301, the width of the portion forming the upper side is larger than that of the portion forming the other side (upper and lower dimensions). The unit base 301 is transparent.

  The front movable decorative body 310 is formed to have a substantially constant size in the up-down direction, is formed to be slightly shorter in the left-right direction than the left-right size of the unit base 301, and extends long in the left-right direction. The vertical dimension of the front movable decorative body 310 is substantially the same as the vertical dimension of the portion forming the upper side of the unit base 301. The front movable decorative body 310 is formed in an outer shape in which the vicinity of the left end of the lower side projects downward when viewed from the front. The front movable ornament 310 is an item in line with the concept of the slot machine 1 and is formed in a shape simulating a nata (a sickle) with the left side in front view as the tip side. Further, although not shown, the front movable decorative body 310 includes a front movable decorative body decorative substrate on which a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface, and light emission decoration can be performed by light emission of the plurality of LEDs.

  The up-and-down drive mechanism 320 has upper and lower ends attached to the rear sides of the portions forming the left and right sides of the frame-shaped unit base 310, and the left and right end portions of the front movable decorative body 310 are attached so as to be able to move up and down. A columnar slide shaft 321 and a pair of vertically spaced pulleys 322 mounted on the unit base 310 so as to be rotatable around axes extending back and forth near the upper and lower ends of the left and right slide shafts 321, respectively. The drive belt 323 is wound around a pair of vertically spaced pulleys 322, and a part of the drive belt 323 is attached to the left end portion or the right end portion of the front movable decorative body 310, and the left and right slide shafts 321 are respectively attached. Of the pulleys 322 mounted on the unit base 310 near the upper end of the Before driving people rotate it includes a left drive motor 324 and the front right driving motor 325, a.

  The peripheral control board 471 controls the not-shown front movable decorative body decorative board of the front movable decorative body 310 in the front movable effect unit 300, the front left drive motor 324 and the front right drive motor 325 of the lifting drive mechanism 320, and the like.

  The front movable effect unit 300 is attached to the left and right sides of the front surface of the frame-shaped unit base 301, and includes a front side decoration member 330 having a three-dimensional decoration. The front side decoration member 330 extends vertically over substantially the entire height of the unit base 301. Further, the front side decoration member 330 has a plated layer having a metallic luster on the surface. The left and right front side decoration members 330 are located on both left and right sides of the window portion 201a of the top cover 201 in the top cover unit 200 in a state of being assembled to the door unit 4, and decorate both left and right sides of the window portion 201a. ing.

  The front movable effect unit 300 is arranged between the light guide plate 202 of the top cover unit 200 and the gaming unit 3 and the middle unit 5, and includes three reels 70 of the gaming unit 3 and two later-described middle units 4 of the middle unit 4. It is arranged in front of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. In the normal state of the front movable effect unit 300, as shown in FIG. 14A, the front movable decorative body 310 is located at the rising end. In this state, the lower end of the front movable decorative body 310 is located slightly lower than the lower side of the portion forming the upper side of the unit base 301. Although illustration is omitted, the front movable decorative body 310 can be seen from the front (player side) through the transparent unit base 301 even in this state.

  The front movable effect unit 300 rotationally drives the front left drive motor 324 and the front right drive motor 325 of the elevation drive mechanism 320 according to the game state, so that the front movable decorative body 310 located at the upper end is lowered. Can be lowered to the position (see FIG. 14B). In the state in which the front movable decorative body 310 is located at the lower end, as shown in the figure, the portion of the lower side of the front movable decorative body 310 extending downward near the left end in front view is the lower side of the frame-shaped unit base 301. Since it descends to the position of the part forming the part, most parts of the lower side of the front movable decorative body 310 are separated above the lower side of the unit base 301. That is, when the front movable decorative body 310 is located at the lower end, a substantially quadrangular rear visible region 302 that extends rearward and is visible is formed below the lower side of the front movable decorative body 310.

  The rear viewable area 302 formed by the lowering of the front movable decorative body 310 in the front movable effect unit 300 is a three-tiered symbol display that is displayed by the three reels 70 (symbol rows) arranged on the left and right of the game unit 3. It corresponds to the lower area in the area A. That is, when the front movable decorative body 310 is located at the lower end, only the symbols located in the lower row out of the plurality of symbols displayed by the three reels 70 through the rear viewable area 302 are favorably viewed from the player side. It is visible (see FIG. 40). In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as will be described later in detail, in the symbol display area A having three rows of left and right and three rows of upper and lower rows, only the lower row (lower row) is an effective line, and the front movable ornament 310 is When it is located at the descending end, only the symbols located on the effective line can be seen well.

  Further, the front movable effect unit 300 appropriately controls the front left drive motor 324 and the front right drive motor 325 by the peripheral control board to move the front movable decorative body 310 to an arbitrary position between the rising end and the falling end. Can be stopped at. Therefore, since it is possible to stop the front movable decorative body 310 at various elevating positions and elevate and lower the front movable decorative body 310 in various patterns, it is possible to present a variety of effects to the player, and the game can be played. It is possible to prevent the player from getting tired of the game and to prevent a decrease in interest in the game.

[5. Overall configuration of middle unit]
Next, the overall configuration of the middle unit 5 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 15 to 20. 15A is a front view of the middle unit in the slot machine, and FIG. 15B is a rear view of the middle unit. 16 is a perspective view of the middle unit viewed from the front, FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the middle unit viewed from the right rear, and FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the middle unit viewed from the left rear. Further, FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the middle unit disassembled for each main structure and seen from the front, and FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the middle unit disassembled for each main structure and seen from the rear. The middle unit 5 is attached to the rear side of the door body 110 of the door unit 4 where the opening portion 111 of the door base 110 is formed, and is provided to the player through the window portion 201a of the top cover 201 to provide a player with an effect image and a movable effect. Etc. are presented.

  The middle unit 5 includes a frame-shaped middle unit base 400 that is attached to the rear side of the door base 110, and a main liquid crystal display device 450 that is detachably attached to the upper rear surface of the middle unit base 400 and is capable of displaying an effect image. The peripheral control unit 470 mounted on the rear surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450, the security member 490 for preventing the main liquid crystal display device 450 from being detached from the middle unit base 400, and the upper and lower parts on the front surface of the middle unit base 400. A central movable effect unit 500 that is attached substantially at the center of the direction, an upper movable effect unit 600 that is attached to the front side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 at the upper rear surface of the middle unit base 400, and attached to the left and right sides of the front of the intermediate unit base 400. The horizontal movable effect unit 700 and the middle unit base 400 A state indicator 800 attached to the lower end of the surface, and a decoration drive substrate unit 900 detachably attached to the rear surface of the middle unit base 400 so as to cover the main liquid crystal display device 450 from the rear side. There is.

[5-1. Medium unit base]
The middle unit base 400 of the middle unit 5 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 15 to 22. FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the middle unit base of the middle unit with the laterally movable production unit and the status indicator attached, and FIG. 22 is a front view of the middle unit base of the middle unit. It is the perspective view seen from the back in the state where the indicator was attached. The middle unit base 400 is attached to the rear surface of the upper reinforcement fitting 162 and the middle reinforcement fitting 163 of the reinforcement unit 160 behind the opening 111 of the door base 110 in the door body unit 100 of the door unit 4.

  The middle unit base 400 includes a pair of flat plate-shaped side portions 401 that are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction and have a substantially constant front-rear direction and extend in the up-down direction, and an upper connection portion that connects upper ends of the pair of side portions 401. 402, a middle connecting portion 403 that connects substantially vertical centers of the pair of side portions 401, and a lower connecting portion 404 that connects lower ends of the pair of side portions 401. The upper connecting portion 402 is formed in a rod shape, and connects the rear portions at the upper ends of the pair of side portions 401. The middle connecting part 403 connects the parts on the rear side in the front-rear direction with the pair of side parts 401 in the up-down direction being located downward from the center. The middle connecting portion 403 is formed so as to horizontally extend rearward from a position closer to the front than the center in the front-rear direction of the pair of side portions 401 and then extend upward from the rear end thereof. The side cross-sectional shape is formed into a substantially L shape. The lower connecting portion 404 connects the front portions at the lower ends of the pair of side portions 401. The middle unit base 400 is formed in a frame shape of a substantially "Sun" shape in a front view.

  The middle unit base 400 includes a pair of locking pieces 405 projecting forward from the upper surface near the left and right ends of the upper connecting portion 402, and a pair of lower pieces projecting downward from the front ends of the left and right ends of the lower connecting portion 404. And a mounting portion 406. The pair of locking pieces 405 are locked to the upper surface of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 162 in the reinforcing unit 160 of the door unit 4, and by locking the upper reinforcing metal fitting 162, the middle unit 5 is attached to the door unit 4. At the time of mounting, the middle unit 5 can be positioned with respect to the door unit 4 in the height direction, and the middle unit 5 can be hung so that the mounting work can be facilitated. In the middle unit base 400, the upper connecting portion 402 and the pair of lower attaching portions 406 are attached to the upper reinforcing metal fitting 162 and the middle reinforcing metal fitting 163 of the reinforcing unit 160 by screws (screws) not shown.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 22, the middle unit base 400 includes a main liquid crystal display device 450 and a decoration on the rear side of the side portion 401 on the left side in a front view, at a portion between the upper coupling portion 402 and the middle coupling portion 403. A plurality of bearing portions 407 for mounting the drive substrate unit 900 such that the hinge is rotatable are provided in a plurality of rows (four here) in a row. The upper end of each of the four bearing portions 407 is open. Of the four bearings 407 arranged vertically, the first and third bearings 407 from the top are for attaching the decorative drive board unit 900 so that the hinge can be rotated. The bearing portion 407 is for attaching the main liquid crystal display device 450 so that the hinge can rotate.

  The middle unit base 400 includes a lock mechanism 410 for detachably attaching the protruding piece 452 of the main liquid crystal display device 450 on the rear side of the side portion 401 on the right side in front view. The lock mechanism 410 includes a lock lever 411 that has an opening 411a that slides up and down and that is open rearward at the top. The lock mechanism 410 is configured such that, with the lock lever 411 slid downward, the main liquid crystal display device 450, which is mounted on the left end side in front view so as to be hinge-rotatable by a bearing portion 407, has its display screen facing the front. When the hinge is rotated (so as to close the opening between the upper connecting portion 402 and the middle connecting portion 403 in the middle unit base 400), the protruding piece 452 protruding outward from the right side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in front view. Is inserted into the opening 411a of the lock lever 411. Then, when the lock lever 411 is slid upward in this state, the rearward movement of the protruding piece 452 of the main liquid crystal display device 450 is restricted, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 is locked to the middle unit base 400. It will be installed in the installed state.

  The middle unit base 400 also includes a locking groove 415 for detachably mounting the decorative drive board unit 900 on the rear side of the side portion 401 on the right side in front view and above the lock mechanism 410. The locking groove 415 is formed in a groove shape that is recessed from the rear surface toward the front, and the locking portion of the decorative drive board unit 900 is elastically locked.

  Further, the middle unit base 400 is on the rear side of the side portion 401 on the left side in front view, below the third bearing portion 407 from the top among the four bearing portions 407 arranged vertically, that is, from the top 3 A mounting recess 420 that is recessed from the rear surface toward the front is provided between the second bearing portion 407 and the fourth bearing portion 407. The crime prevention member 490 is attached to the attachment recess 420.

[5-2. Main LCD device]
The main liquid crystal display device 450 of the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. The main liquid crystal display device 450 is attached to the upper rear surface of the middle unit base 400, and has a display screen for displaying an effect image on the front surface. The main liquid crystal display device 450 is capable of closing an opening of a substantially rectangular shape in a front view, which is formed by a pair of left and right side portions 401, an upper connecting portion 402, and a middle connecting portion 403 of the middle unit base 400, and is long in the left and right sides in the front view. It is formed in a rectangular shape.

  The main liquid crystal display device 450 includes a pair of hinge shaft portions 451 that are vertically spaced apart from each other on the left side in a front view, project outwardly, and extend downward in a cylindrical shape. The pair of hinge shaft portions 451 are inserted into the second and fourth bearing portions 407 from the top among the four bearing portions 407 of the middle unit base 400. Further, the main liquid crystal display device 450 is provided with a flat plate-shaped projecting piece 452 that projects outward from substantially the center in the vertical direction on the right side in front view. The protruding piece 452 is attached to the rear surface of the middle unit base 400 by the lock mechanism 410 of the middle unit base 400.

  The main liquid crystal display device 450 is rotatably attached to the middle unit base 400 by inserting the pair of hinge shaft parts 451 into the bearing portion 407 of the middle unit base 400 so as to be opened and closed rearward.

[5-3. Peripheral control unit]
The peripheral control unit 470 of the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 8, FIG. 15, FIG. 17, and FIG. The peripheral control unit 470 is detachably attached to the rear surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450. The peripheral control unit 470 is a peripheral control board 471 for controlling game contents and effect contents based on control commands from the main control board 21 and the sub main control board 23 of the main control unit 20, and the rear side of the peripheral control board 471. A ROM board 472 that is attached to the peripheral control board 471, the main control board 21 and the sub-control board 23, and has a ROM in which control programs, effect images, effect sounds, and the like are stored in advance. It is attached to the rear side of the peripheral control board 471, and in response to a control command from the peripheral control board 471, the main liquid crystal display device 450, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R of the horizontal movable production unit 700. A display control board 473 for controlling the effect image displayed on the screen, a peripheral control board 471, a ROM board 472, and A peripheral control board box 474 housing the 示制 control board 473, and a.

  The peripheral control board 471 is formed in a rectangular shape in which the front view is long in the left-right direction, and a plurality of input / output connectors are attached to the lower portion of the rear surface along the lower side. In addition, the peripheral control board 471 is provided with a volume 471a for adjusting the volume, which projects rearward from between the plurality of input / output connectors (see FIG. 15B).

  The peripheral control board box 474 is formed so that the input / output connector of the peripheral control board 471 and the volume 471a face rearward. The peripheral control board box 474 is formed so that it can be divided into front and rear parts, and is formed so that the divided (open / closed) traces remain. The peripheral control board box 474 is attached to the rear surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450 by a member having the same structure as a security member 490, which will be described in detail later, so that a trace of removal remains.

[5-4. Crime prevention member]
The crime prevention member 490 of the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 15 and 18 to 20. The security member 490 is attached to the attachment recess 420 of the middle unit base 400 to prevent the main liquid crystal display device 450 attached to the middle unit base 400 from being removed. The security member 490 includes a pedestal portion 491 having a bottomed rectangular tube shape and a cap 492 that closes the open side of the pedestal portion 491. Although not shown in detail, the pedestal portion 491 of the security member 490 is provided with a through hole through which a screw can pass in the bottom portion and a pair of recessed recessed portions on the inner peripheral surface facing each other. There is.

  The cap 492 of the security member 490 is formed in a bottomed tubular shape that can be inserted into the pedestal portion 491. Although not shown in detail, the cap 492 is provided with a pair of protruding protrusions on the outer peripheral surface near the open end portion at positions facing each other. When the cap 492 is inserted into the pedestal portion 491 with its open side facing the pedestal portion 491, the pair of protrusions are elastically deformed and then protrude into the pair of concave portions of the pedestal portion 491, respectively. By engaging the protrusion and the recess with each other, the cap 492 can be mounted in the pedestal portion 491.

  In this security member 490, the hinge shaft portion 451 of the main liquid crystal display device 450 is inserted into the bearing portion 407 of the middle unit base 400, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 is hingeably attached to the middle unit base 400. In this state, only the pedestal portion 491 of the crime prevention member 490 is inserted into the attachment concave portion 420 with its bottom end side facing the attachment concave portion 420 of the middle unit base 400, and the side of the pedestal portion 491 opened. A screw (not shown) inserted from above is screwed into the middle unit base 400 through the through hole at the bottom, and the pedestal 491 is attached to the mounting recess 420. As a result, the pedestal portion 491 having a square tubular shape is projected rearward from the mounting recess 420 on the upper side of the hinge shaft portion 451 which is inserted into the fourth bearing portion 407 from the upper side. The upward movement of 451 is blocked by the base 491. This prevents the hinge shaft portion 451 from coming off the bearing portion 407, so that the main liquid crystal display device 450 cannot be detached from the middle unit base 400.

  After that, the cap 492 is inserted into the pedestal portion 491, and the projection of the cap 492 is locked in the concave portion of the pedestal portion 491. By attaching the cap 492 to the pedestal portion 491, the screw attaching the pedestal portion 491 to the attachment recess 420 can be covered, and the screw cannot be removed from the rear side. In order to remove the screw attaching the pedestal portion 491, it is necessary to break the cap 492 inserted into the pedestal portion 491 and remove it from the pedestal portion 491.

  By the way, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the peripheral control unit 470 attached to the main liquid crystal display device 450 is provided with the control function and the ROM related to the game. There is a risk of fraudulent acts such as removal from 400 and replacement with a fraudulent main liquid crystal display device replaced with a fraudulent substrate or ROM. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the crime prevention member 490 is attached to the attachment recess 420 with the main liquid crystal display device 450 attached to the middle unit base 400, so that the main liquid crystal display device 450 is first moved from the middle unit base 400. Since it is difficult to remove the main liquid crystal display device 450, it is possible to hesitate to perform an illegal act such as removing the main liquid crystal display device 450, which makes it difficult to perform the illegal act.

  Further, even if the main liquid crystal display device 450 is removed, it is necessary to destroy the cap 492 of the security member 490 and remove the pedestal portion 491 in order to remove the main liquid crystal display device 450. Since a trace of the removal of the main liquid crystal display device 450 from the base 400 remains, it can be found that a fraudulent act such as replacement of the main liquid crystal display device 450 (peripheral control unit 470) was performed. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the deterrence against fraudulent acts and prevent fraudulent acts from occurring as much as possible.

[5-5. Central movable production unit overall configuration]
The central movable effect unit 500 in the middle unit 5 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 23 to 32. 23A is a perspective view of the central movable effect unit in the middle unit as seen from the front, and FIG. 23B is a perspective view of the central movable effect unit as seen from the rear. 24 is an exploded perspective view of the central movable effect unit disassembled and seen from the front, and FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view of the central movable effect unit disassembled and seen from the rear. FIG. 26A is a perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit of the central movable effect unit seen from the front, and FIG. 26B is a perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit of the central movable effect unit seen from the rear. Further, FIG. 27 is a perspective view seen from the front in a state where the advancing / retreating unit holds the wiring member. 28 is an exploded perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit disassembled and seen from the front, and FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit disassembled and seen from the rear. FIG. 30A is a sectional view of the advancing / retreating unit, and FIG. 30B is a sectional view showing a part of FIG. In addition, FIG. 31A is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the central movable effect unit in a normal state, and FIG. 31B is a front view showing a guide portion for guiding the advancing / retreating unit in the central movable effect unit. 32 is a front view showing a schematic configuration in a state where the advancing / retreating unit is moved forward in the central movable effect unit.

  The central movable effect unit 500 is attached to the upper surface (within the L shape) of the middle connecting portion 403 of the middle unit base 400. The central movable effect unit 500 is attached to the middle unit base 400, and is extended to the left and right. A central movable decorative body unit 550 attached to the tip of the advancing / retreating unit 530 and at least decorated on the front surface; an advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 attached to the base unit 510 to slide the advancing / retreating unit 530; Is equipped with.

  In addition, the central movable effect unit 500 includes an elevating / lowering support mechanism 590 that assists the elevating / lowering of the central movable decorative body unit 550 that moves up and down by the advancing / retreating unit 530 driven by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570.

[5-5a. Base unit]
The base unit 510 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. The base unit 510 is formed in a shallow box shape that extends in the left-right direction and is capable of accommodating the advancing / retreating unit 530 inside, and has an opening 510a through which the advancing / retreating unit 530 can protrude upward in the upper surface at the center in the left-right direction. An advance / retreat unit 530 is slidably mounted in the base unit 510. The base unit 510 includes a front base 511 extending left and right, and a rear base 512 attached to the rear side of the front base 511.

  Further, the base unit 510 is formed on the rear surface of the front base 511 and the front surface of the rear base 512, respectively, and includes a guide portion 513 that slidably guides the advancing / retreating unit 530. The guide portion 513 projects from the rear surface of the front base 511 and the front surface of the rear base 512, and is formed in a groove shape capable of accommodating and rolling the roller 536 of the advancing / retreating unit 530. The guide part 513 is formed substantially symmetrically with respect to the center of the base unit 510 in the left-right direction (see FIG. 31B and the like). The guide part 513 extends from the left and right ends of the base unit 510 horizontally toward the center in the left-right direction, and the pair of horizontal parts 513a extends from the end close to the center to the vicinity of the center. And a pair of first rising portions 513b extending obliquely upward and a pair of second rising portions 513c extending further obliquely upward from the ends of the pair of first rising portions 513b close to the center toward the center. And are equipped with.

  The horizontal portion 513a of the guide portion 513 has a length in the left-right direction that is approximately 4/5 of half the length of the entire guide portion 513 (the length from the center in the left-right direction to the end portion). The first rising part 513b is inclined at an angle of 30 degrees with respect to the horizontal, and the length in the left-right direction is about 7/8 of the length from the end of the horizontal part 513a closer to the center to the center. It is said to be the length of. The second rising portion 513c is inclined at an angle of 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal.

  The guide portion 513 can slidably accommodate the advancing / retreating unit 530. Further, the guide portion 513 can slide (move) the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the horizontal direction by the horizontal portion 513a, and can move the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the vertical direction from the horizontal direction by the first rising portion 513b and the second rising portion 513c. Can be slid on. As a result, when the guide units 513 move the advancing / retreating units respectively accommodated on the left and right sides toward the center in the left-right direction, the leading end side of the advancing / retreating unit 530 moves upward from the opening 510a of the base unit 510 while contacting each other at the center in the left-right direction. It can be induced to project.

  The base unit 510 penetrates the front base 511 and the rear base 512 in the front-rear direction at substantially the center of the horizontal portion 513a of the guiding portion 513 in the up-down direction, and has a long hole-shaped slit extending over the entire length of the horizontal portion 513a. 514 is provided. Further, the base unit 510 extends on substantially the entire length of the front base 511 in the left-right direction on the front surface of the front base 511 on both upper and lower sides of the slit 514, and includes a pair of guide grooves 515 recessed rearward. ing. The pair of guide grooves 515 are for guiding the lower main body 575a and the upper main body 576a of the lower slider 575 and the upper main body 576a of the forward / backward drive mechanism 570, respectively, in the left-right direction.

  The base unit 510 is mounted on the front surface of the front base 511 and is mounted on the rear surface of the front base 511 between the front base 511 and the rear base 512, and the translucent flat plate-shaped base cover 520. A center left decorative substrate 521 and a center right decorative substrate 522, on which a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface, and a plurality of LEDs on the lower surface, which are sandwiched between the lower ends of the front base 511 and the rear base 512. And a reel illumination board 523 on which is mounted.

  The base cover 520 has a quadrangular shape that is long in the left-right direction when viewed from the front, and has an opening 520a that is quadrangularly cut from the upper side to the vicinity of the center in the up-down direction at the center in the left-right direction. The lateral size of the base cover 520 is substantially the same as the lateral size of the front base 511 and the rear base 512. Further, the vertical dimension of the base cover 520 is slightly larger than the vertical dimensions of the front base 511 and the rear base 512. The opening 520a of the base cover 520 is substantially aligned with the opening 510a of the base unit 510. Although illustration is omitted, the front surface of the base cover 520 is decorated according to the concept of the slot machine 1.

  The center left decorative substrate 521 is attached to the left part in the left-right direction in front view, above the slit 514 on the rear surface of the front base 511. The central right decorative substrate 522 is attached to the right side in the left-right direction in front view, above the slit 514 on the rear surface of the front base 511. The central right decorative substrate 522 is connected to the central rotary drive motor 554 of the central movable decorative body unit 550 and the central movable decorative body decorative substrate (not shown) via the wiring member 525 (see FIG. 27).

  The reel illumination board 523 is formed such that the left-right length thereof is slightly shorter than the left-right lengths of the front base 511 and the rear base 512. The reel illumination board 523 is attached between the front base 511 and the rear base 512 in a state of being inclined forward and backward so that the front end side is higher than the rear end side. The reel illumination board 523 can directly and indirectly illuminate the three reels 70 in the game unit 3 from the front by causing the LEDs mounted on the lower surface to emit light. It should be noted that indirectly illuminating means that light can be emitted obliquely downward and forward from the LED of the reel lighting board 523, so that the light from the LED is transparent to the top cover unit 200 of the door unit 4. 201 and the light guide plate 202 are irradiated from the rear, and the light is reflected rearward by the top cover 201 and the light guide plate 202, and the three reels 70 can be indirectly illuminated from the front side.

[5-5b. Advance unit]
The advancing / retreating unit 530 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 26 to 30. The advancing / retreating unit 530 is capable of being housed in the base unit 510, and is also capable of projecting upward (advancing / retreating) from an opening 510a at the center of the upper surface of the base unit 510 in the left-right direction. The advancing / retreating unit 530 is composed of a left unit 530L arranged on the left side of the center in the left-right direction and a right unit 530R arranged on the right side of the center in the left-right direction. In the advancing / retreating unit 530, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are each formed in a roller chain shape as shown in the drawing.

  As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the advancing / retreating unit 530 includes an outer first plate 531 and an outer second plate 532, and an outer first plate 531 and an outer second plate 532, which are opposed to each other with a space. The inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534 are arranged so as to be in contact with the inside, respectively, and the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534 project from the vicinity of both ends of the outer first plate 531 to the outer second plate 532 side. The inner second plate 534 and the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532 are alternately rotatably connected, and a connecting pin 535 is provided. In other words, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530 are composed of the top formed of the outer first plate 351 and the outer second partial rate 352, and the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534. Are connected alternately by connecting pins 535 and can be bent in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the connecting pins 535 (having flexibility).

  Further, the advancing / retreating unit 530 includes a roller 536 rotatably mounted coaxially with the connecting pin 535 on the outer side of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, respectively, and the roller 536 to the outer first plate 531 or the connecting side. A screw 537 rotatably attached to the tip of the pin 535 and a magnet 538 attached to each of the outer first plate 531 and the inner first plate 533 are provided. The advancing / retreating unit 530 is coaxial with the most proximal connecting pin 535 of the plurality of connecting pins 535 in the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, and protrudes outward from the outer first plate 531 respectively. The forward / backward drive mechanism 570 includes a cylindrical drive shaft 539 attached to the drive hole 575d of the lower slider 575 and the drive hole 576d of the upper slider 576.

  The outer first plate 531 of the advancing / retreating unit 530 is formed in a laterally long track shape in a front view. The outer first plate 531 has a flat plate-shaped locking piece 531a extending rearward from the upper side of the center in the longitudinal direction, and a bulging rearwardly protruding from the lower side to the lower side of the locking piece 531a. The portion 531b, the storage recess 531c that is recessed forward from the rear surface of the bulging portion 531b and stores the magnet 538, and the restriction protrusion 531c that projects from the bulging portion 531b toward the connecting pins 535 on both sides. I have it. The storage recess 531c of the outer first plate 531 is formed below the vertical center of the outer first plate 531.

  The outer first plate 531 has a disk-shaped boss portion 531e for coaxially mounting the roller 536 so as to protrude forward from the front surface coaxially with the connecting pin 535. The boss portion 531e is not provided at a portion of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R that is coaxial with the most proximal coupling pin 535, and the rear end of the drive shaft 539 is inserted into that portion. A bearing hole 531f is provided.

  The outer second plate 532 is provided with mounting holes 532a formed in the same length as the outer first plate 531 near both ends, into which the tips of the connecting pins 535 are inserted. The outer second plate 532 also includes a sandwiching portion 532b that extends forward from the front surface to the lower side of the locking piece of the outer first plate 531. The sandwiching portion 532b of the outer second plate 532 is configured such that the outer second plate 532 on the most proximal end side of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R has a flat upper surface and bulges forward. The plate 532 is in the form of a pair of rods that are separated from each other on the left and right.

  The inner first plate 533 has a pair of insertion holes 533a penetrating forward and backward in the vicinity of both ends of the semicircular shape and through which the connecting pins 535 are respectively inserted, and fan-shaped cutouts along the outer peripheral edges of the semicircular ends. Regulating recess 533b, a bulging portion 533c bulging backward from the lower side to the vicinity of the upper side in the longitudinal center, and a magnet 538 recessed from the rear surface of the bulging portion 533c toward the front. And a storage recess 533d. The accommodation recess 533d of the inner first plate 533 is formed below the center of the inner first plate 533 in the vertical direction.

  The inner second plate 534 has a pair of insertion holes 534a through which the connecting pins 535 are respectively inserted in the vicinity of both ends of the semicircular shape and through which the connecting pins 535 are inserted, and the second inner plate 534 extends forward from the upper side of the center in the longitudinal direction with a vertical gap. And a locking piece 534b that extends.

  The connecting pin 535 has a cylindrical shape and a step is formed at the tip thereof, and the roller 536 is rotatably attached by the stepped portion having a small diameter. Further, the connecting pin 535 has a plurality of (four in this case) ridges protruding outward and extending in the axial direction on the outer peripheral surface of the columnar shape and arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. is doing. The plurality of protrusions extend to a position closer to the base end than the step of the tip of the connecting pin 535, and the mounting hole 532a of the outer second plate 532 is fitted between the tip and the step of the protrusion. Further, the plurality of protrusions are formed so as to abut on the inner peripheral surfaces of the insertion hole 533a of the inner first plate 533 and the insertion hole 534a of the inner second plate 534. Among the plurality of connecting pins 535, the connecting pin 535 on the most proximal end side (the rightmost end side in front view) of the right unit 530R is provided with a mounting boss 535a protruding rearward from the rear end in a cylindrical shape. There is. An end portion of an assist elastic body 596 of a lifting support mechanism 590, which will be described later, is attached to the attachment boss 535a.

  In the advancing / retreating unit 530 of the present embodiment, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R include three sets of the outer first plate 351 and the outer second plate 352, and two sets of the inner first play 533 and the inner second plate 534. Each is composed. That is, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are configured by three tops composed of a pair of outer first plate 531 and outer second plate 532, and a pair of inner first plate 533 and inner second plate 534. It consists of a total of five frames, including the two frames that were played. Each of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is formed to have a length longer than the height of the base unit 510 (formed to be about twice the height of the base cover 520).

  Next, the assembly of the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the present embodiment will be described in detail. In a state where the three outer first plates 351 are arranged in a row in the left-right direction at equal intervals, from the rear surface of the ends that are close to each other. The connecting pins 535 projecting rearward are respectively inserted into the insertion holes 533a at both ends of the inner first plate 533 to connect the three outer first plates 531 with the two inner first plates 533.

  In the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, the most distal end side (center side in the left-right direction when viewed from the front) of the connecting pin 535 is inserted into the pair of connecting holes 551a of the connecting base 551 of the central movable decorative body unit 550 described later, respectively. Let

  In this state, cylindrical magnets 538 are housed in the housing recesses 531c of the outer first plate 531 and the housing recesses 533d of the inner first plate 533, respectively. When storing the magnet 538, in the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, the same pole is stored downward in one unit and the different poles are stored downward between the units. That is, for example, in the left unit 530L, the N pole is stored so as to face downward, and in the right unit 530R, the S pole is stored so as to face downward.

  Then, the inner second plate 534 is positioned directly behind each inner first plate 533, and the connecting pins 535 penetrating the pair of insertion holes 533 a of the inner first plate 533 are connected to the pair of inner second plates 534. Through the insertion hole 534a. Then, the front surface of the inner second plate 534 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the bulging portion 533c of the inner first plate 533, and the rear end opening of the storage recess 533d in which the magnet 535 is stored is opened by the inner second plate 534. The inner second plate 534 is closed and attached to the inner first plate 533 using a machine screw (not shown).

  Then, the outer second plate 532 is positioned directly behind each outer first plate 531 and the rear end of the connecting pin 535 protruding rearward from the rear surface of the inner second plate 534 is attached to the mounting hole of the outer second plate 532. Insert into 532a. Then, the front surface of the outer second plate 532 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the bulging portion 531b of the outer first plate 531, and the rear end opening of the storage recess 531c in which the magnet 535 is stored is closed by the outer second plate 532. At the same time, the outer second plate 532 is attached to the outer first plate 531 using a small screw (not shown).

  In this state, the roller 536 is fitted to the boss portion 531e protruding from the front surface of the outer first plate 531 and then the screw 537 is screwed into the front surface of the boss portion 531e from the front, whereby the outer first plate 531 A roller 536 is rotatably attached to the front side. Further, the roller 536 is fitted to the tip (rear end) of the connecting pin 535 protruding rearward from the mounting hole 532a of the outer second plate 532, and then the screw 537 is screwed from the rear to the tip surface of the connecting pin 535. By inserting the roller 536, the roller 536 is rotatably attached to the rear side of the outer second plate 532.

  After that, the drive shafts 539 are inserted (press-fitted) into the bearing holes 531f of the outer first plate 531 that are open to the front surfaces of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, respectively, which are closest to the base end side. This completes the assembly of the advancing / retreating unit 530.

  In the advancing / retreating unit 530, the outer first plate 531, the outer second plate 532, the inner first plate 533, the inner second plate 534, the connecting pin 535, and the roller 536 are each made of synthetic resin. Thereby, the magnetic forces of the magnets 538 housed in the housing recesses 531c of the outer first plate 531 and the housing recesses 533d of the inner first plate 533 are applied to the outside of the outer first plate 531 and the inner first plate 533, respectively. You can Further, the outer first plate 531 and the connecting pin 535 are integrally formed.

  In the assembled state of the advancing / retreating unit 530, as shown in FIG. 30, the magnet 538 is arranged near the lower side of each of the storage recesses 531c of the outer first plate 531 and the storage recess 533d of the inner first plate 533 (storage). ) Has been.

  Further, in the assembled state of the advancing / retreating unit 530, the restriction protrusion 531d of the outer first plate 531 is located in the restriction recess 533b of the inner first plate 533. The relationship between the restriction protrusion 531d and the restriction recess 533b is such that, when the outer first plate 531 and the inner first plate 533 are linearly extended, the restriction protrusion 531d has one end (the magnet 538 is It is in contact with the end portion on the side closer to the lower side where it is arranged), and a space where the regulation projection 531d can rotate about 60 degrees is provided between the regulation projection 531d and the end portion on the opposite side of the regulation recess 533b. Has been formed. Therefore, the advancing / retreating unit 530 cannot bend to the lower side where the magnet 538 is arranged from the linearly extending state by the regulating projection 531d and the regulating recess 533b, and each connecting pin 535 to the upper side. You can turn at about 60 degrees. That is, it is formed so as to bend only to the upper side.

  In the advancing / retreating unit 530, when the lower sides of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought close to each other, the magnets 538 provided in the respective units attract each other, and in a state where they are in contact with each other, they are brought into close contact with each other by magnetic force. From the relationship between the restriction protrusion 531d and the restriction recess 533b described above, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, which are in close contact with each other, are maintained in a straight state without bending within the range of the magnetic force of the magnet 538. It

  Further, in the advancing / retreating unit 530, the plurality of rollers 536 attached to the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, respectively, are guided by the guide portion 513 of the base unit 510.

  Further, in the advancing / retreating unit 530, the drive shaft 539 of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R penetrates the slit 514 of the front base 511 of the base unit 510 from the rear side and projects forward. Further, the mounting boss 535a of the left unit 530R penetrates the slit 514 of the rear base 512 of the base unit 510 from the front side and projects rearward.

  In addition, the advancing / retreating unit 530 has a gap between the locking piece 531a of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532 holding portion 532b and a gap between the pair of locking pieces 534b of the inner second plate 534. By inserting the wiring member 525 made of a flat cable, the wiring member 525 can be held along the advancing / retreating unit 530 (the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R) (see FIG. 27).

  More specifically, in the advancing / retreating unit 530, in the top composed of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, the lower side of the locking piece 531a protruding rearward from the outer first plate 531 on the front side is set to the inner side. In the top composed of the first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534, the wiring member 525 is held so that it passes below the locking piece 534b protruding forward from the rear inner second plate 534. There is. That is, by holding the wiring member 525 to the locking pieces 531a and 534b that alternately extend from the front-rear direction for each frame connected in a strip shape, the advancing / retreating unit 530 bends (the connecting pin 535 extends. Not only can the wiring member 525 be prevented from coming off in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wiring member 525 extends, but also the wiring member 525 can be prevented from coming off in the direction in which the connecting pin 535 extends (the front-rear direction), and the forward / backward movement can be performed. The wiring member 525 can be held in a better condition with respect to the unit 530.

  Further, in the frame composed of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, the wiring member 525 is provided between one locking piece 531a of the outer first plate 531 and the sandwiching portion 532b of the outer second plate 532. By holding the wiring member 525 between the pair of locking pieces 534b that are vertically spaced from each other in the inner second plate 534 in the frame configured by the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534, It is possible to reliably prevent the wiring member 525 from moving inward and outward of the advancing / retreating unit 530.

  In addition, with respect to the advancing / retreating unit 530 having a strip shape, the wiring member 525 is connected to the engaging pieces 531a of the plurality of first outer plates 531, the holding portions 532b of the second outer plate 532, and the inner second plate 534. Since it is held by the locking piece 534b and extends along the advancing / retreating unit 530, it is possible to prevent the wiring member 525 held by the advancing / retreating unit 530 from bending, and prevent the wiring member 525 from breaking due to bending. In addition, it is possible to prevent the central movable decorative body 553 from being driven due to the disconnection of the wiring member 525 and causing the player to feel uncomfortable. It is possible to surely entertain and suppress a decrease in the interest of the player.

[5-5c. Central movable decoration unit]
The central movable decorative body unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25. The central movable decorative body unit 550 is attached to the tip of the advancing / retreating unit 530 (the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R). The central movable decoration unit 550 includes a connection base 551 that rotatably connects the ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530, a decoration base 552 attached to the front surface of the connection base 551, and a decoration. A central movable decorative body 553 rotatably mounted on the front surface of the body base 552, a central rotary drive motor 554 mounted on the rear surface of the decorative body base 552, and a rotary shaft of the central rotary drive motor 554. A spur gear-shaped drive gear (not shown), a driven gear (not shown) that meshes with the drive gear and rotates integrally with the central movable decorative body, and the decorative body base 552 and the central movable decorative body 553. A central movable decorative body decorative substrate (shown in the figure) that is mounted on the front surface of the decorative body base 552 between and has a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface. Includes a substantially), the.

  The connecting base 551 of the central movable decorative body unit 550 has a pair of connecting holes 551a penetrating in the front-rear direction and separated from each other in the left-right direction at the lower end. The connecting pin 535 located at the most tip end side of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530 is inserted into the connecting hole 551a of the connecting base 551. Through the pair of connecting holes 551a, the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be connected to each other.

  The center movable decoration body 553 has a substantially circular shape when viewed from the front, and is formed in a short bottomed cylinder shape with the front side as the bottom. The central movable decorative body 553 is attached to the decorative body base 552 so as to rotate around the center of the circular front surface. The central movable decorative body 553 has a light-transmitting property.

  The central rotation drive motor 554 and the central movable decorative body decorative board are connected to the central right decorative board 522 via a wiring member 525 made of a flexible flat cable.

  The central movable decorative body unit 550 can rotate the central movable decorative body 553 around the axis extending in the front-rear direction by rotating the central rotary drive motor 554. Further, the central movable decorative body unit 550 can cause the central movable decorative body 553 to emit light by making a plurality of LEDs on the front surface of the central movable decorative body decorative substrate emit light.

  In the assembled state of the central movable decorative body unit 550, the central movable decorative body 553 rotated by the central rotation drive motor 554 is located in front of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 (the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R). There is.

[5-5d. Forward / backward drive mechanism]
The advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. The advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 is a mechanism for driving the advancing / retreating unit 530 to raise / lower the central movable decorative body unit 550. The advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 includes a central lifting drive motor 571 mounted on the rear surface of the front base 511 of the base unit 510 such that a rotation shaft projects between the front base 511 and the base cover 520, and a rotation of the central lifting drive motor 571. A drive gear 572 attached to the shaft, a transmission gear 573 meshed with the drive gear 572 and rotatably attached to the front surface of the front base 511, and a front gear of the front base 511 meshed with the transmission gear 573. And an operating gear 574 rotatably attached to the.

  The advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 engages the operating gear 574 from the lower side and slides in the left / right direction, and the lower slider 575 that moves the drive shaft 539 of the left unit 530L of the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the left / right direction and the operating gear 574. An upper slider 576 that engages from the upper side and slides in the left-right direction and moves the drive shaft 539 of the right unit 530R of the advancing / retracting unit 530 in the left-right direction, and a slide position of the upper slider 576 attached to the front base 511 are detected. And a lift detection sensor 577. The lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 are attached between the front base 511 and the base cover 520 of the base unit 510.

  The lower slider 575 is formed on the upper surface of the lower body 575a, which is attached to the front surface of the front base 511 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction below the operating gear 574, and is engaged with the operating gear 574 from below. The left and right lower rack gears 575b, the flat plate-shaped extending piece 575c extending upward from the left end of the lower main body 575a when viewed from the front, and the extending piece 575c penetrating forward and backward to the left and right of the advancing / retreating unit 530. And a drive hole 575d into which the drive shaft 539 of the unit 350L is inserted. The lower main body 575a of the lower slider 575 is supported by the lower guide groove 515 of the front base 511 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction.

  The upper slider 576 is formed on the lower surface of the upper body 576a, which is attached to the front surface of the front base 511 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction above the operating gear 574, and is meshed with the operating gear 574 from above. The right and left upper units of the forward / backward unit 530, which extend in the left and right directions, the flat-shaped extending piece 576c extending downward from the right end of the upper main body 576a in a front view, and the extending piece 576c in the front-rear direction. A drive hole 576d into which the drive shaft 539 of 350R is inserted, and a flat plate-shaped detection piece 576e that extends upward from the right end of the upper main body 576a when viewed from the front and that can be detected by the elevation detection sensor 577 are provided. The upper main body 576a of the upper slider 576 is supported by the upper guide groove 515 of the front base 511 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction.

  In the normal state (the state in which the central movable decorative body unit 550 is located at the lower end), the forward / backward drive mechanism 570 has the drive hole 575d of the lower slider 575 and the drive hole 576d of the upper slider 576 in the front view base unit. They are located near the left end and near the right end of 510, respectively, and are in the most separated state. In this state, when the operating gear 574 is rotated counterclockwise in a front view by the central lifting drive motor 571, the lower slider 575 can be slid to the right and the upper slider 576 can be slid to the left at the same speed.

[5-5e. Lift support mechanism]
The lifting support mechanism 590 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25. The lifting support mechanism 590 is attached to the rear side of the base unit 511 (rear base 512) and is a mechanism for supporting the lifting of the central movable decorative body unit 550. The lifting support mechanism 590 includes a flat plate-shaped first lifting guide 591 that is slidably supported in the vertical direction on the rear surface of the rear base 512, and between the first lifting guide 591 and the rear base 512. A second elevating guide 592, which is slidably supported in the vertical direction by the first elevating guide 591 and has an upper end attached to the connecting base 551 of the central movable decorative body unit 550, and a rear surface of the first elevating guide 591. And a guide cover 593 attached to the rear base 512.

  The first elevating guide 591 is attached so as to be vertically slidable only in a direction projecting upward from the upper end of the rear base 512. The second elevating guide 592 is attached slidably up and down only in a direction projecting upward from the upper end of the first elevating guide 591. The first raising / lowering guide 591 and the second raising / lowering guide 592 of the raising / lowering support mechanism 590 do not bend the connecting base 551 of the central movable decorative body unit 550 attached to the upper end of the second raising / lowering guide 592 in the left-right direction when viewed from the front. We are assisting you to move straight up and down.

  The lifting support mechanism 590 includes a pair of guide bushes 595 that are rotatably mounted on the right portion of the rear surface of the rear base 512 in the left-right direction when viewed from the front, and one pair of guide bushes 595 that are attached to the rear base 512 at one end. The other end on the opposite side is attached to the rear end of the attachment boss 535a of the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530, and is a stretchable cord-shaped assist elastic body 596 wound around a pair of guide bushes. And are equipped with. The assist elastic body 596 is a long coil spring, and the other end is attached to the attachment boss 535a with a screw 597. The mounting boss 535a slidably passes through the slit 514 of the rear base 512 via the bush 598.

  The pair of guide bushes 595 of the lifting support mechanism 590 are attached to respective portions of the rear base 512 near left and right ends of the slit 514 extending left and right in a right portion when viewed from the front. Then, the assist elastic body 596 is attached to the rear base 512 at one end thereof near the center of the rear base 512 in the left-right direction between the pair of guide bushes 595, and is also attached near the end portion of the rear base 512. After being wound around the guide bush 595 from the lower side, it is folded back to the center side of the rear base 512, and is wound around the guide bush 595 near the center from the upper side to the rear end of the mounting boss 535a. The other end is attached.

  The assist elastic body 596 is wound around the pair of guide bushes 595 in an expanded state, and both ends thereof are attached to the rear base 512 and the attachment boss 535a, respectively. As a result, the assist elastic body 596 constantly biases the mounting boss 535a of the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the left direction when viewed from the front. That is, the assist elastic body 596 assists (assists) the ascent of the central movable decorative body unit 550.

[5-5f. Operation of central movable production unit]
Next, the operation of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 31 and 33. In a normal state, as shown in FIG. 31 (a), the central movable effect unit 500 includes the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530 which are symmetrically arranged with the center in the left / right direction as a base. It is accommodated in the unit 510 (between the front base 511 and the rear base 512). In this state, the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R (the left end of the left unit 530L and the right end of the right unit 530R when viewed from the front) are located near the left and right ends of the base unit 510, and The tips of the unit 530L and the right unit 530R are located substantially in the center of the base unit 510.

  More specifically, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530 are wholly located on the guide portion 513 of the base unit 510, and all the rollers 536 of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are connected to the guide portion 513. Abutting. More specifically, one top composed of a pair of outermost first plate 531 and outermost second plate 532 located at the most distal end side in the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is the first standing portion of the guiding portion 513. The left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are positioned on the upper portion 513b, and the remaining four tops are positioned on the horizontal portion 513a of the guiding portion 513.

  In this normal state, the central movable decorative body unit 550, which is attached so as to connect the respective tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, is in the state of the most lowered descending end, and the central movable The decorative body 553 is located directly in front of the base cover 520 of the base unit 510. That is, the central movable decorative body unit 550 is in a state of not protruding (raising) upward from the base unit 510.

  Further, in a normal state, since the respective base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are located near the left and right ends of the base unit 510, the drive shafts at the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, respectively. By the driving hole 575d of the lower slider 575 and the driving hole 576d of the upper slider 576 in which 539 is inserted, the lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 are moved to the left and right in the left and right directions by the guide groove 515 of the base unit 510. It is located at the moving end of each. Further, in a normal state, the detection piece 576e of the upper slider 576 is detected by the lift detection sensor 577.

  Further, in a normal state, the first lifting guide 591 and the second lifting guide 592 of the lifting support mechanism 590 are located directly behind the rear base 512 of the base unit 510 (see FIG. 23 (b)). Further, in a normal state, the assist elastic body 596 of the lifting support mechanism 590 urges the right unit 530L to move leftward in front view via the mounting boss 535a of the right unit 530L.

  In this normal state, when the central ascending / descending drive motor 571 rotationally drives the operating gear 574 through the drive gear 572 and the transmission gear 573 so as to rotate in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front, the operating gear 574 is engaged with the gear from below. The lower rack gear 575b that slides moves the lower slider 575 to the right when viewed from the front, and the upper rack gear 576b that meshes with the operating gear 574 from above slides the upper slider 576 to the left when viewed from the front. The lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 slide in the opposite directions at the same speed.

  The lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 slide rightward and leftward, respectively, so that the driving shaft 539 of the left unit 530L inserted into the driving hole 575d of the lower slider 575 and the driving hole 576d of the upper slider 576, respectively. The drive shaft 539 of the right unit 530R presses the base end of the left unit 530L to the right in front view and the base end of the right unit 530R to the left in front view. That is, the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are pressed toward the center of the base unit 510 in the left-right direction.

  When the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are pressed toward the center side, the roller 536 located at the most distal ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R causes the second rising portion 513c of the guide portion 513 to move. The central movable decorative body unit 550 starts to rise through the connection base 551 that connects the ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R to each other. Becomes Although not shown, when the central movable decorative body unit 550 rises, the first elevating guide 591 guides the second elevating guide 592 attached to the rear surface of the connecting base 551 to the first elevating guide 591. It extends upward from the upper end of the elevating guide 591, and assists the central movable decorative body unit 550 so as to rise straight without bending in the left-right direction when viewed from the front.

  Then, when the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are pressed toward the center side, and the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R move upward, two tips from the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are moved. The th roller 536 rolls on the first rising portion 513b of the guiding portion 513 toward the center side, respectively, so that the leftmost pieces of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R have their lower sides approaching each other. Will rise to. As a result, the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R (the central movable decorative body unit 550) move further upward. At this time, since the respective base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are moved to the center side, the second top from each tip is located at the first rising portion 513b of the guiding portion 513. ing.

  When the lower ends of the leftmost units 530L and the right unit 530R come closer to each other, the magnetic forces of the magnets 538 provided in each unit attract each other, and the rollers 536 on the proximal end side of the respective units are guided. When the upper part of the part 513 is separated upward from the second rising part 513c, the top end pieces of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R come into contact with each other due to the magnetic force of the magnet 538 and come into close contact with each other. The tops of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought into close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 538, so that the rigidity of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is increased and the central movable decorative body unit 550 attached to the ends is dropped. It can be supported without being allowed.

  By moving the respective base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R toward the center, the tops of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are moved to the first rising portion 513b and the first rising portion 513b of the guiding portion 513. The two rising portions 513c are sequentially guided to move upward, the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R project upward through the opening 510a of the base unit 510, and the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are guided. The central movable decorative body unit 550 attached to the tip will be further raised.

  The tops of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, which are guided upward by the guide portion 513 of the base unit 510, are in close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnets 538 attached to the respective tops so that their lower sides contact each other. The pieces are straightly extended upward. In this state, between the vertically arranged tops, the restriction protrusion 531d of the outer first plate 531 forming one of the tops is in the restriction recess 533b of the inner first plate 533 forming the other. It is in contact with the end portion on the lower side, and is prevented from bending to the lower side (center side in the left-right direction of the base unit 510) around the connecting pin 535 connecting the pieces. Therefore, the restriction projection 531d and the restriction recess 533b also assist the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R so that the portions of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R that project upward from the base unit 510 extend straight upward without bending in the left-right direction when viewed from the front.

  When the roller 536 at the base end of each of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R reaches the vicinity of the end of the horizontal portion 513a of the guiding portion 513 near the center, the driving of the central lifting drive motor 571 is stopped, and the left unit 513 is stopped. The movement of the 530L and the right unit 530R stops. In this state, only the most proximal end pieces in the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are positioned and guided in the guide portion 513 (first rising portion 513b), and the remaining four pieces stand in the vertical direction. It is in a raised state (see FIG. 32). That is, the respective tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are in a state of being most protruded upward from the base unit 510, and the central movable decorative body unit 550 attached to these tips is the most elevated end. Is located in.

  When the central movable decorative body unit 550 is located at the rising end, the lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 are located at the right and left moving ends, respectively. Further, in the state in which the central movable decorative body unit 550 is positioned at the rising end, the central movable decorative body unit 550 projects upward higher than the vertical size of the base unit 510 (base cover 520). In this state, the central movable decorative body unit 550 is located substantially at the center of the front surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450 (see FIG. 41).

  In order to return the central movable decorative body unit 550 from the position of the ascending end to the position of the normal descending end, the central ascending / descending drive motor 571 causes the actuating gear 574 to rotate in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front, which is opposite to the above. Then, the operation opposite to the above can be performed to return the central movable decorative body unit 550 to the position in the normal state. At this time, the pair of second rising parts 513c of the guiding portion 513 exert a wedge action on the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R that are in close contact with each other due to the magnetic force of the magnet 538, and are in close contact with each other. It is possible to smoothly separate the frames of the 530L and the right unit 530R.

  The central movable effect unit 500 of the present embodiment can stop the central movable decorative body unit 550 at any position between the lower end and the upper end by appropriately controlling the central lifting drive motor 571. Further, the central movable effect unit 500 can be moved centrally by driving the central rotary drive motor 554 whether the central movable decorative body unit 550 is at the lower end position, the upper end position, or the position between the lower end and the upper end. The decoration body 553 can be rotated. Further, the central movable effect unit 500 can cause the base cover 520 to emit light by appropriately causing the LEDs of the central left decorative substrate 521 and the central right decorative substrate 523 to emit light. The central movable decorative body 553 can be made to emit light by appropriately causing the LEDs of the movable decorative body decorative substrate to emit light.

  As described above, according to the central movable effect unit 500 of the present embodiment, the central movable decorative body unit 550 can be raised higher than the vertical dimension of the base unit 510, which makes the player wonder. Therefore, a strong impact can be given, and the player's interest can be strongly attracted to the central movable decoration body 550.

  Further, since the band-shaped and flexible left unit 530L and the right unit 530R each made of a chain are brought into close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 538, the rigidity is higher than that of the left unit 530L, the right unit 530R, or a single unit. The central movable decorative body unit 550 can be sufficiently supported by the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R that are raised and are in close contact with each other, and the central movable decorative body unit 550 can be projected (raised) from the base unit 510 without any problem. ..

  Further, in the connecting base 551 of the central movable decorative body unit 550, since the respective tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are rotatably attached, the respective tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are coupled. By rotating (rotating) relative to the base 551, the extending direction of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R from the central movable decorative body unit 550 can be variously changed. Therefore, when the left / right unit 530L and the right unit 530R are retracted by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, a direction (as much as possible) orthogonal to the direction in which the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R project outward from the base unit 510 ( Since the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be extended from the connection base 551 of the central movable decorative body unit 550 in the direction parallel to the long side of the base unit 510, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are inserted. The central movable decorative body unit 550 can be retracted to the base unit 510 as much as possible, and the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 further increases the distance from the position where the central movable decorative body unit 550 is most retracted to the most advanced position. It is possible to make it longer, and the central movable decoration unit 5 0 can be moved greater.

[5-5 g. Second embodiment of central movable production unit]
Next, a central movable effect unit 500A having a configuration different from that of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 33 is a front view schematically showing a second embodiment of the central movable effect unit. Although not shown in the figure, the central movable effect unit 500A does not include the restriction protrusion 531d of the outer first plate 531 and the restriction recess 533b of the inner first plate 533 in the advancing / retreating unit 530. The advance / retreat drive mechanism 570 is configured so that the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advance / retreat unit 530 can be separately driven.

  In the central movable effect unit 500A, when the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are simultaneously moved to the central side at the same speed, the central movable decorative body unit 550 is moved straight up and down like the central movable effect unit 500. be able to.

  Further, when the central movable effect unit 500A moves the right unit 530R to the center side earlier than the left unit 530L when raising the central movable decorative body unit 550 from the position of the lower end, for example, the central movable effect unit 500A becomes faster than the left unit 530L. The right unit 530R protrudes (extends) more outward from the opening 510a of the base unit 510, and the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are magnetized by the magnets 538 provided in the respective tops of the left unit 530R. The lower sides of the 530L and the right unit 530R attract each other and are in contact with each other, and the advancing / retreating unit 530 extends outward from the base unit 510 with the left unit 530L side curved in an arc. (See Figure 33). That is, the central movable decorative body unit 550 can be moved up and down (advanced and retracted) so as to draw an arc to the left of the center in the front view.

  At this time, since the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought into close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 538, the lower side of the left unit 530L and the lower side of the right unit 530R are partially in contact with each other and are entirely in contact with each other. Even if it is not attached, it can be brought into close contact, and the rigidity of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be increased to sufficiently support the central movable decorative body unit 550.

  On the other hand, although illustration is omitted, when the central movable decorative body unit 550 is raised from the lower end position, the left movable unit 530L is moved to the central side earlier than the right unit 530R, contrary to the above. The decorative body unit 550 can be moved up and down so as to draw an arc from the center of the front view to the right side.

  Further, although not shown in the drawing, by moving the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R to the center side at the same speed at the same time, the central movable decorative body unit 550 is raised straight and positioned at the rising end. When only the left unit 530L or the right unit 530R is retracted to the base unit 510 side (base end side), the lower sides in contact with each other slide, and the retracted base unit 510 moves to the central movable ornament unit. Since the length up to 550 is shortened, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, which are in close contact with each other, are bent with the retracted side as the inner side, and the central movable decorative body unit is shaken in one of the left and right directions. The 550 can be moved. At this time, since the lower sides of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are in close contact with each other due to the magnetic force of the magnet 538, when only one is retracted, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R that are in contact with each other are retracted. It can slide between the lower sides and can easily bend to one side in the left-right direction.

  As described above, according to the central movable effect unit 500A, by appropriately selecting the moving speed (feeding speed) and moving direction (feeding direction) of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530 by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, respectively. Since the moving direction of the central movable decorative body unit 550 protruding upward from the base unit 510 can be variously changed, the central movable decorative body unit 550 can be made to perform various movements, which further amuses the player. In addition, it is possible to prevent the player from getting tired of the game, and it is possible to prevent a decrease in interest in the game.

  Further, since the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought into close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 538, when the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought close to each other, they attract each other even if they are not in contact with each other. It is possible to make close contact with each other. Further, since the magnetic force of the magnet 538 causes the close contact, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are relatively in contact with each other in the direction along the surface in which the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are in contact with each other, as compared with the case where the surface fasteners and the adhesive material are used for close contact. Since the slide unit is easily slid to, when the feed speed of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is made different by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, the pair of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R protruding outward from the base unit 510, Bending can be facilitated with the side with the slower feed rate as the inside. Therefore, as described above, by appropriately selecting the feed speeds of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, the moving direction of the central movable decorative body unit 550 protruding outward from the base unit 510 is changed. Since the central movable decoration unit 550 can be moved in various ways, the player can be more entertained, the player can be less tired, and the interest in the game is reduced. Can be suppressed.

[5-6. Overall composition of upper movable production unit]
Next, the upper movable effect unit 600 of the middle unit 5 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 34 to 39. 34 is a perspective view of the upper movable effect unit in the middle unit as seen from the front, FIG. 35 is a perspective view of the upper movable effect unit as seen from the rear, and FIG. 36 is an upper lateral movable effect unit in the upper movable effect unit. Is a front view of the upper movable effect unit showing the movement of. In addition, FIG. 37 is a front view schematically showing the upper-middle movable effect unit in the upper movable effect unit. FIG. 38 (a) is an explanatory view schematically showing the upper / middle movable effect unit from the front in the retracted state, and FIG. 38 (b) is a schematic view from the front of the upper / middle movable effect unit in a state that has appeared halfway from the state of (a). It is an explanatory view shown by, and (c) is an explanatory view showing the upper middle movable effect unit in the appearance state from the front. FIG. 39 shows an upper movable effect unit shown in a state in which the upper horizontal movable decorative element of the upper horizontal movable effect unit is moved to the center side and the upper middle movable decorative element of the upper middle movable effect unit is moved to the appearance position. It is a front view.

  The upper movable effect unit 600 of the present embodiment is attached from the rear side to a portion of the middle unit base 400 surrounded by the pair of side portions 401, the upper connecting portion 402, and the middle connecting portion 403. The upper movable effect unit 600 includes a unit base 601 having a frame shape in a front view, which is attached to the middle unit base 400, an upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 attached to the unit base 601, and an upper front surface of the upper horizontal movable effect unit 610. The upper and middle movable effect unit 650 is provided.

  The upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 includes a pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 which are arranged in the frame of the unit base 601 when viewed from the front and which are always visible from the player side. The pair of upper laterally movable ornaments 612 are movable in the left-right direction between the left and right ends in the frame of the unit base 601 and the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction. In addition, in the normal state, the upper-middle movable effect unit 600 is arranged outside the frame (above the inside of the frame) of the unit base 601 in a front view, and is a pair of semi-circular annular upper-middle decorations invisible from the player side. The body 661 and the upper middle right decoration 671 are provided. The pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 are moved to the inside of the front view frame of the unit base 601 according to the game state and combined into one large annular shape, which is visible from the player side. Becomes

  The unit base 601 of the upper movable effect unit 600 is formed in a square frame shape that extends left and right when viewed from the front. The unit base 601 is formed in a strip plate shape in which both left and right sides vertically extend with a predetermined width in the front-rear direction, and an upper side is formed in a flat plate shape extending rearward from rear ends of both left and right sides. At the same time, the lower side is formed in a flat plate shape extending forward of the front ends of the left and right sides. The unit base 601 is formed with a pair of groove-shaped lower guides 602 that extend from the left and right ends toward the center and open upward, near the rear end on the upper surface of the lower side. The lower guide 602 slidably guides a lower guide pin 612a of a pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 in an upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 described later.

[5-6a. Upper horizontal movable production unit]
The upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 of the upper movable effect unit 600 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 34 to 36. The upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 is separated from the upper horizontal base 611 attached to the upper surface of the upper side of the unit base 601 in the horizontal direction near the front end of the upper horizontal base 611, and is movably suspended in the horizontal direction. The pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 extending vertically and a part of the upper ends of the pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 are respectively supported, and can be slid in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the upper horizontal base 611. A pair of sliders (not shown) attached to each pair, an upper lateral drive motor (not shown) attached to each pair of sliders to move the sliders in the left-right direction, and a pair of upper lateral drives. And an upper cover 615 attached to the upper side of the upper horizontal base 611 so as to cover the motor and the slider from above.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the upper horizontal base 611 vertically penetrates near the front end and near both left and right ends and extends left and right, and is rotatable about an axis that vertically extends the upper horizontal movable decorative body 612. A pair of guide slits for suspending in the left and right direction, guide slits penetrating vertically behind the pair of guide slits and extending straight in the left and right directions, and formed on the rear side of the guide slits, respectively. And a pair of rack gears that extend to the left and right.

  The guide slit has an end portion on the side closer to the left and right ends of the upper horizontal base 611, and is bent forward so as to move away from the guide slit as it approaches the end portion, and an end on the side closer to the center in the left-right direction of the upper horizontal base 611. The part is farther from the center than the guide slit. The guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611 is inserted so that the drive pin extending upward from the upper horizontal movable decorative body 612 projects upward.

  The pair of upper laterally movable ornaments 612 has a three-dimensional surface formed at substantially the same height as the height inside the frame of the frame-shaped unit base 601, and has translucency. Although not shown, the upper horizontal movable decorative body 612 slides in the upper horizontal decorative substrate in which a plurality of LEDs are mounted inside and the lower guide 602 protruding downward from the lower end and the unit base 601. A lower guide pin 612a (see FIG. 36) that can be inserted, a hanging part that protrudes upward from the upper end and that is slidably and rotatably suspended in the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611, and a hanging part. And a drive pin that protrudes upward from a position different from that and is inserted into the guide slit of the upper lateral base 611.

  Although illustration is omitted, the upper horizontal movable decoration body 612 can be light-embellished by appropriately causing the LEDs of the upper horizontal decoration substrate to emit light. The drive pin of the upper horizontal movable ornament 612 is rotatably attached to a slider that is attached to the upper surface of the upper horizontal base 611 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction.

  Although illustration is omitted, the upper lateral drive motor is mounted on the upper surface of the slider, and a drive gear that meshes with the rack gear of the upper lateral base 611 is mounted on a rotation shaft that penetrates the slider. As a result, when the drive gear is rotationally driven by the upper lateral drive motor, the slider slides in the left-right direction.

  Next, the operation of the upper horizontal movable effect unit 600 will be described. In the upper horizontal movable effect unit 600, in a normal state, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 are located at the farthest positions that are most distant from each other in the left-right direction, and are located near both the left and right sides of the unit base 601. (See FIG. 36 and the like). In this normal state, when assembled in the middle unit 5, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 are located at the left and right ends of the main liquid crystal display device 450 respectively in a front view, and the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450 are respectively located. Is decorated.

  In this normal state, the hanging portion and the drive pin of the upper horizontal movable decorative body 612 are in a state of being positioned side by side by the guide slit and the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611, so that the upper horizontal movable decorative body is formed. The front surface of the body 612 is inclined about 63 degrees with respect to the front surface. That is, in a normal state, the left and right upper laterally movable decorative bodies 612 are inclined so that their front surfaces face the center of the frame of the unit base 601 respectively.

  In a normal state, when the left and right sliders are respectively slid toward the lateral center of the upper lateral base 611 by driving a pair of upper lateral driving motors (not shown), the upper lateral movable ornaments 612 supported by the respective sliders are moved. The drive pin moves to the center in the left-right direction along the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611, and the hanging portion of the upper horizontal movable decorative body 612 also moves to the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611 as the drive pin moves. It will move to the center side along the left-right direction. At this time, the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611 is formed so as to bend in an arc shape rearward so as to approach the guide slit toward the center side, and then extend parallel to the guide slit. The hanging portion of the decorative body 612 and the drive pin are relatively separated in the left-right direction and approach in the front-rear direction, and the upper horizontal movable decorative body 612 rotates around the hanging portion. As a result, the upper horizontal movable decorative body 612 moves toward the center of the upper horizontal base 611 while rotating so that the front surface faces the front.

  Then, when the pair of sliders reach the moving end toward the center in the left-right direction, the driving of the pair of upper lateral drive motors is stopped, and the movement of the pair of sliders is stopped. In this state, the pair of upper laterally movable ornaments 612 are located at close positions separated from each other so that the front surface of the ornamental body 612 faces the front and the inside of the frame of the unit base 601 is divided into three parts in the left-right direction. (See FIG. 39). Further, when the pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 are moved to the center side, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 is located on the front surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450.

[5-6b. Upper and middle movable production unit]
Next, the upper-middle movable effect unit 650 of the upper movable effect unit 600 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 34 to 38. The upper middle movable effect unit 650 is attached to the front surface of the upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 above the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612. The upper-middle movable effect unit 650 is an upper-middle base 651 that is attached to the upper front surface of the upper-lateral movable effect unit 610, and a front cover 652 that is attached to the front surface of the upper-middle base 651 and is decorated on the front surface. Is equipped with.

  Further, the upper-middle movable effect unit 650 is rotatably attached to the upper-middle base 651 between the front cover 652 and the upper-middle base 651 so as to have a rotation center on the right side of the center in the left-right direction. An annular upper-middle-left movable decoration unit 660 and a semi-annular upper-middle-movable decoration which is rotatably attached to the rear side of the upper-middle base 651 so as to have a rotation center on the left side of the center in the left-right direction. The body unit 670 and the upper middle base 651 are attached so as to be vertically slidable at the center in the left-right direction, and the rotation of the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is transmitted to rotate the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670. A transmission slider 680 for rotating the upper middle base 651 and a rotation drive mechanism 690 attached to the upper middle base 651 for rotating the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 are provided.

  The upper middle base 651 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650 is formed in a substantially quadrangular shape when viewed from the front and extends left and right. The upper middle base 651 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape as a whole, and the right side portion is located in front of the left side portion from the center in the left-right direction when viewed from the front, and the right end of the left side portion and the left end of the right side portion are formed. Are connected to form a crank shape in a plan view. The upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is arranged in front of the portion on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the upper middle base 651, and the upper middle right movable ornament is arranged behind the portion on the right side of the center. The upper middle right decorative body 671 is arranged on the body unit 670. In addition, the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are located at the same position in the front-rear direction by the upper middle base 651. Will be placed.

  The upper-middle base 651 protrudes forward from the front surface of the portion on the right side from the center in the left-right direction when viewed from the front, and the left shaft portion 651a for rotatably mounting the upper-middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the left-right direction when viewed from the front. A right shaft portion 651b protruding rearward from the rear surface of the portion on the left side of the center for rotatably mounting the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670, and up and down near the left end of the portion on the right side from the center in the left-right direction in front view. And a guide groove (not shown) for mounting the transmission slider 680 slidably in the vertical direction. The left-side shaft portion 651a and the right-side shaft portion 651b of the upper middle base 651 are provided at left-right symmetrical positions with the center of the upper middle base 651 in the left-right direction as a boundary.

  The upper middle left movable decoration unit 660 is a semi-circular annular decoration, and has a translucent upper middle left decoration body 661 and a left decoration body in which the upper middle left decoration body 661 is attached from the rear side. A body base 662, an upper middle left decoration board (not shown) mounted between the left decoration body base 662 and the upper middle left decoration body 661 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface. There is. The upper middle left decorative body 661 can be light-emittered by appropriately emitting light from the LEDs of the upper middle left decorative substrate. The semi-annular upper middle left decorative body 661 is formed such that the radius on the inner peripheral side is slightly larger than the radius of the central movable decorative body 553 in the central movable effect unit 500, and the radius on the outer peripheral side is a frame-shaped unit base. It is formed to be slightly smaller than the height inside the frame at 601.

  The left decorative body base 662 has a semicircular decorative body mounting portion 662a to which the upper middle left decorative body 661 is mounted on the front surface, and a flat plate-like shape extending outward from one end of the decorative body mounting portion 662a. A substrate portion 662b, a rotation bearing portion 662c rotatably attached to the left shaft portion 651a of the upper middle base 651 at the tip of the substrate portion 662b, a rotation bearing portion 662c in the substrate portion 662b, and a decorative body attachment portion 662a. The left transmission slit 662d in the shape of a long hole penetrating in the front-rear direction, and the front transmission in the front-rear direction at a position separated from the rotation bearing portion 662c of the base plate portion 662b in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of the left transmission slit 662d. And a flat plate-shaped detection piece 662f extending from the working bearing portion 662e in a direction opposite to the rotation bearing portion 662c.

  In the left decorative body base 662, a substrate portion 662b extends in a direction away from the center of the semicircular ring on the side opposite to the arc side at one end of the semicircular circular ornamental body mounting portion 662a. In the base plate portion 662b of the left decorative body base 662, the portion extending from the decorative body attaching portion 662a extends forward and then extends in parallel with the front surface of the decorative body attaching portion 662a, and thus has a shape in plan view. It is formed in a crank shape. The left transmission pin 681 of the transmission slider 680 is slidably inserted into the left transmission slit 662d of the left decorative body base 662. The action pin 694b of the link rod 694 of the rotation transmission mechanism 690 is rotatably inserted into the action bearing portion 662e of the left decorative body base 662. Further, the detection piece 662f of the left decorative body base 662 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 653 attached to the upper middle base 651.

  In the upper-middle-left movable decorative body unit 660, the upper-middle-left decorative body 661 and the decorative-body mounting portion 662a of the left decorative body base 662 are located in front of the right-side portion of the upper-center base 651 on the left side of the left-right center. Is also located rearward, and the substrate portion 662b of the left decorative body base 662 is located on the front surface of the portion on the right side of the center of the upper middle base 651 in the left-right direction. The upper middle left decorative body unit 660 is attached such that the arc side of the semi-annular upper middle left decorative body 661 faces clockwise in a front view with the left shaft portion 651a of the upper middle base 651 as the center. ..

  Further, in the upper middle left movable decoration unit 660, the front surface of the semi-annular upper middle left decoration body 661 and the front surface of the central movable decoration body 553 in the central movable decoration unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 are in the front-back direction. Are formed so that the positions of are substantially the same. Further, the ornament attachment portion 662a of the left ornament base 662 is formed so as to be located in front of the advancing / retreating unit 530 of the central movable effect unit 500.

  The upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 is a semi-circular annular decoration on the front surface and has a translucent upper middle right decorative body 671 and a right middle decorative body 671 attached from the rear side. A body base 672, and an upper middle right decorative board (not shown) mounted between the right decorative body base 672 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface thereof. There is. The upper middle right decorative body 671 can be light-embellished by appropriately causing the LEDs of the upper middle right decorative substrate to emit light. The semi-annular upper middle right decoration 671 is formed such that the radius on the inner peripheral side is slightly larger than the radius of the central movable decorative body 553 in the central movable effect unit 500, and the radius on the outer peripheral side is a frame-shaped unit base. It is formed to be slightly smaller than the height inside the frame at 601.

  The right decorative body base 672 is a semicircular decorative body mounting portion 672a to which the upper middle right decorative body 671 is mounted on the front surface, and a flat plate-like shape extending outward from one end of the decorative body mounting portion 672a. A substrate portion 672b, a rotation bearing portion 672c rotatably attached to the right shaft portion 651b of the upper middle base 651 at the tip of the substrate portion 672b, a rotation bearing portion 672c in the substrate portion 672b, and a decorative body attachment portion 672a. And a right transmission slit 672d in the shape of a long hole that penetrates in the front-rear direction.

  In the right decorative body base 672, a substrate portion 672b extends in a direction away from the center of the semicircular ring on the side opposite to the arc side at one end of the semicircular decorative body mounting portion 672a. The base portion 672b of the right ornamental body base 672 has a portion extending from the ornamental body attaching portion 672a that extends frontward and rearward and then extends in parallel with the front surface of the ornamental body attaching portion 672a. Is formed in a crank shape. The left transmission pin 682 of the transmission slider 680 is slidably inserted into the right transmission slit 672d of the right decorative body base 672.

  In the upper-middle-right movable decorative body unit 670, the upper-middle-right decorative body 671 and the decorative-body mounting portion 672a of the right decorative body base 672 are located behind the left-side portion of the upper-right center 651 on the right side of the left-right center. Is also located in the front, and the base plate portion 672b of the right decorative body base 672 is located on the rear surface of the portion on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the upper middle base 651. Further, in the upper middle right decorative body unit 670, the arc side of the semicircular upper middle right decorative body 671 is oriented counterclockwise in a front view with the right shaft portion 651b of the upper middle base 651 as the center. Mounted.

  Further, in the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670, the front surface of the semicircular upper middle right decorative body 671 is in front-rear direction with the front surface of the central movable decorative body 553 in the central movable decorative body unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500. Are formed so that the positions of are substantially the same. Further, the decorative body attaching portion 672a of the right decorative body base 672 is formed so as to be located in front of the advancing / retreating unit 530 of the central movable effect unit 500.

  The transmission slider 680 of the upper middle movable performance knit 650 is attached so as to be slidable up and down by a guide groove (not shown) of the upper middle base 651. The transmission slider 680 includes a left transmission pin 681 slidably inserted in the left transmission slit 662d of the left decoration base 662 and a right transmission slit 672d of the right decoration base 672 just below the left transmission pin 681. And a right transmission pin 682 that is slidably inserted.

  The left transmission pin 681 and the right transmission pin 682 of the transmission slider 680 are shafts passing through the center between the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b in a state where the transmission slider 680 is slidably attached to the upper middle base 651. It is formed so as to be located on the line.

  The rotation driving mechanism 690 of the upper-middle movable effect unit 650 is an upper-middle drive motor 691 that is attached so that the rotation shaft penetrates through the rear surface of the upper-middle base 651 at the upper right corner of the front view and projects forward. A spur gear-shaped drive gear 692 attached to the rotation shaft of the motor 691, a spur gear-shaped driven gear portion 693a that meshes with the drive gear 692, an extending portion 693b that extends outward from the driven gear portion 693a, and It has a drive bearing portion 693c penetrating in the front-rear direction at the tip of the extending portion 693b, and has a cam member 693 rotatably attached to the rear surface of the front cover 652 and a cam member 693 having a rod shape at one end. Has a drive pin 694a rotatably inserted in the drive bearing portion 693c of the above, and is rotatably inserted in the working bearing portion 662e of the left decorative body base 662 at the other end. Includes a link rod 694, a having an action pin 694b to be.

  The cam member 693 of the rotation drive mechanism 690 is rotatably attached to the front cover 652 coaxially with the driven gear portion 693a. Accordingly, when the cam member 693 is rotated, the drive bearing portion 693c at the tip of the extending portion 693b revolves with a predetermined radius.

  Next, the operation of the upper and middle movable effect unit 650 will be described. In the normal state, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are located directly behind the front cover 652 in the normal state. It is in an impossible state (retracted position). In this retracted position, as shown in FIG. 37, the upper-middle-left movable decorative body unit 660 rotatably attached to the left-side shaft portion 651a of the upper-middle base 651 has the left-side shaft portion 651a (rotating bearing). The left transmission slit 662d of the left decorative body base 662 is located diagonally upper left in front view from the portion 662c), and the semicircular tip side (free end side) is located slightly below the left shaft portion 651a. .. Further, in the left decorative body base 662, the action bearing portion 662e is located at the upper right of the rotation bearing portion 662c as viewed from the front and at substantially the same height as the rotation center of the cam member 693. The detection piece 662f of the left decorative body base 662 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 653.

  The link rod 694 in which the action pin 694b is rotatably attached to the action bearing portion 662e of the left decorative body base 662 extends from the action bearing portion 662e to the right in front view across the rotation center behind the cam member 693. The drive pin 694a extending substantially horizontally and located at the end opposite to the action pin 694b is located at the right side of the rotation center of the cam member 693 in front view and is rotatable with respect to the drive bearing portion 693c of the cam member 693. Installed. As a result, the extending portion 693b of the cam member 693 extends substantially horizontally from the driven gear portion 693a to the right in front view.

  Further, in the retracted position, the upper-middle-right movable decorative body unit 670 rotatably attached to the right shaft portion 651b of the upper-middle base 651 moves from the right shaft portion 651b (rotating bearing portion 672c). The right transmission slit 672d of the right decorative body base 672 is located diagonally upper right of the front view, and the semicircular tip side (free end side) is located slightly below the right shaft portion 651b. The right transmission slit 672d of the right decoration base 672 is located below the left transmission slit 662d of the left decoration base 662. The left transmission slit 662d and the right transmission slit 672d are slidably inserted with the left transmission pin 681 and the right transmission pin 682, which are arranged above and below in the transmission slider 680, respectively.

  In this retreat position state (normal state), when the cam member 693 is driven to rotate in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front by the upper middle drive motor 691 in accordance with the game state, with respect to the rotation center of the cam member 693. The eccentric drive bearing portion 693c revolves so as to move leftward and downward when viewed from the front. When the drive bearing portion 693c revolves, the drive pin 694a of the link rod 694 attached to the drive bearing portion 693c tries to move the link rod 694 as a whole to the left, and the action pin 694b of the link rod 694 is moved. The action bearing portion 662e of the left decorative body base 662 is pressed to the left in the front view through.

  When the action bearing portion 662e is pressed to the left in the front view by the link rod 694, the left decorative body base 662 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the front view around the left shaft portion 651a. The front end side of the semicircular ornament attachment portion 662a of 662 moves downward. When the left decorative body base 662 rotates counterclockwise around the left shaft portion 651a, the left transmission slit 662d formed on the substrate portion 662b revolves so as to move downward. .. When the left transmission slit 662d revolves so as to move downward when viewed from the front, the left transmission pin 681 inserted into the left transmission slit 662d is pressed downward by the inner peripheral surface of the left transmission slit 662d, and the left transmission pin 681 is moved. Thus, the transmission slider 680 slides straight downward through.

  When the transmission slider 680 slides downward, the right transmission pin 682 arranged directly below the left transmission pin 681 also moves downward, so that the left transmission pin 682 is inserted by the downward movement of the left transmission pin 682. The right transmission slit 672d of the existing right ornament base 672 is pressed downward. When the right transmission slit 672d is pressed downward by the right transmission pin 682, the right decorative body base 672 rotates in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front, with the right shaft portion 651b as the center, and thus the right decorative body. The tip side of the semicircular ornament attachment portion 672a of the base 672 moves downward.

  Thus, when the cam member 693 is rotated clockwise in the front view by the upper middle drive motor 691, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are rotated in the counterclockwise direction. And, the semi-circular upper middle left decoration body 661 and the upper middle right decoration body 671 move downward while rotating, respectively, by rotating in the clockwise direction (see FIG. 38B). When the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 move downward while rotating, the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are located below the front cover 652 from the front end side in front view. It will be sequentially moved to (inside the frame of the frame-shaped unit base 601 in a front view), and the portion located below the front cover 652 will be visible (appearing) from the player side.

  Then, when the cam member 693 is further rotated clockwise in the front view by the upper-middle drive motor 691, the tips of the semi-circular upper middle left decoration body 661 and the upper middle right decoration body 671 contact each other, The upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 stop rotating, and the upper middle driving motor 691 stops rotating. As a result, the entire upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are located below the front cover 652, can be visually recognized from the player side, and the upper middle left decorative body is below the front cover 652. One large annular ornament is formed by the 661 and the upper middle right ornament 671 (state of appearance position) (see FIG. 37 (c)).

[5-6c. Operation of upper movable production unit]
Next, the operation of the upper movable effect unit 600 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 36 and 39. In the upper movable effect unit 600, in a normal state, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative objects 612 of the upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 are located near both left and right sides in the frame of the unit base 601, and the upper middle movable effect is generated. A pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 of the unit 650 are respectively located above the inside of the frame of the unit base 601. In this normal state, only a pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 can be seen from the player side, and a pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 decorates the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in a front view. (See FIG. 15A). Note that, in a normal state, the pair of upper laterally movable decorations 612 are rotated by a predetermined angle with respect to the vertically extending axis, and the front surfaces thereof face the center side in the frame of the unit base 601. ..

  In this normal state, by driving a pair of upper horizontal drive motors (not shown) of the upper horizontal movable effect unit 610, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 located at the left and right ends inside the frame of the unit base 601 are displayed. , Can be moved to a position closer to the center in the left-right direction when viewed from the front. At this time, the pair of upper laterally movable decorative bodies 612 respectively rotate around the vertically extending axes, and the front surface is in a state of facing the front. The display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 450 can be divided into three parts in the left-right direction by moving the pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 to the center side. The pair of upper and lower movable ornaments 612 can be independently moved in the left-right direction, and both are simultaneously moved, or only one is moved to present a variety of movable effects to the player. can do.

  Further, in a normal state, by driving the upper-middle drive motor 691 of the upper-middle movable effect unit 650, a pair of semi-annular upper-middle-left ornaments positioned above the frame of the unit base 601. 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 can be respectively rotated and lowered to bring the respective end portions into contact with each other so as to be combined, and one large annular decoration is provided in the frame of the unit base 601 in a front view. The body can be made to appear visibly from the player side (see FIG. 39). In a state in which the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 appear, the annular decorative body formed by the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 is the unit base 601. It is located in the center of the frame and stands out from the player side.

  In the upper movable effect unit 600, a pair of upper horizontal movable decorative members 612 of the upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 and a pair of upper middle left decorative member 661 and upper middle right decorative member 671 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650, Since they are respectively arranged at different positions in the front-rear direction, for example, after moving the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 to the center side, the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 are placed at the appearance position. After moving or moving the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 to the appearance position, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 is moved to the center side, or the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies is moved. 612 and the pair of the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 can be moved to the center side, and the player can be presented with various movable pattern effects to prevent the player from getting tired. be able to.

  Further, in the upper movable effect unit 600, the center of the annular ornament formed when the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650 is moved to the appearance position. The center movable decorative body 553 in the center movable effect unit 500 is substantially coincident with the center of the center movable decorative body 553 when it is located at the rising end. Therefore, when viewed from the front, the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 can decorate the outer periphery of the central movable decorative body 553 located at the rising end (see FIG. 42). ..

  Further, in the upper movable effect unit 600, the front surfaces of the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650 are located in the front-rear direction with the front surface of the central movable decorative body 553. Are substantially coincident with each other, the center movable decorative body 553 is moved to the appearance position by moving the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 with the central movable decorative body 553 positioned at the rising end. By enclosing (combining) the outer periphery of, the central movable decorative body 553 and the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 can form one large disk-shaped decorative body, It is possible to make a strong impact on the player by making the player stand out.

  At this time, the outer circumference of the center movable decorative body 553 can be guided by the inner circumferences of the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671. When the central movable decoration body 553 is rotated while being surrounded (combined) by the middle left decoration body 661 and the upper middle right decoration body 671, the left and right blurring of the center movable decoration body 553 due to the rotation is paired with the upper middle left decoration. This can be suppressed by the body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671, and the central movable decorative body 553 can be rotated in a good state. Therefore, the center (center movable decoration body 553) of one large disk-shaped decoration body formed by combining the center movable decoration body 553 with the pair of upper middle left decoration body 661 and upper middle right decoration body 671 rotates. Since it is possible to show the effect to the player, it is possible to make a stronger impact on the player, and to entertain the player and suppress a decrease in interest.

[5-7. Horizontal movable production unit]
The horizontal movable effect unit 700 of the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 21 and 22. The horizontal movable effect unit 700 is attached inside the left and right side portions 401 of the middle unit base 400, respectively. The horizontal movable production unit 700 is a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L, sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and a sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L, which are spaced apart from each other on the left and right sides and have a substantially rectangular shape in a front view and can display a predetermined production image. A left rotation drive mechanism 730L and a right rotation drive mechanism 730R that rotate the liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R around axes extending in the front-rear direction, and a left rotation drive mechanism 730L and a right rotation drive mechanism. 730R is moved up and down respectively to be attached to the middle unit base 400 and mounted on the middle unit base 400 along the left lift drive mechanism 750L and the right lift drive mechanism 750R, and the left lift drive mechanism 750L and the right lift drive mechanism 750R. The lateral left decoration member 770L and the lateral right decoration member 770R are provided.

  The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R of the horizontal movable production unit 700 are formed symmetrically with each other. The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are formed in a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from the front, and have long sides whose lengths are equal to each other between the inner surfaces of the pair of side portions 401 in the middle unit base 400. The length is about 2/5 of the distance, and the length of the short side is slightly longer than the height of the base cover 520 in the central movable effect unit 500.

  The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R have a rectangular display screen 711 on which an effect image is displayed, and a frame-shaped decorative frame member 712 that decorates the outer periphery of the display screen and has translucency. And a sub liquid crystal decorative substrate 713 arranged behind the decorative frame member 712 and the display screen 711 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface thereof, and a decorative frame member 712 so as to cover the rear surface of the sub liquid crystal decorative substrate 713. A sub liquid crystal base 714 attached to the rear side and a flat weight 714 attached to the rear surface of the sub liquid crystal base 714 are respectively provided.

  The decorative frame member 712 is formed with a three-dimensional decoration imitating a nail on a portion that constitutes two short sides. The sub liquid crystal decoration substrate 713 has a width shorter than the short side of the rectangular display screen 711 and extends longer than the long side of the display screen 711, and extends outward from the two short sides of the display screen 711 in a front view. It is assembled so as to have a part to be projected, and a plurality of LEDs are mounted on a part extending outward from the two short sides of the display screen 711. Thus, by making the LED of the sub liquid crystal decoration substrate 713 emit light, the portion of the decoration frame member 712 where the nail decoration is formed can be made to emit light.

  Although not shown, the sub liquid crystal base 714 has a rotation shaft that protrudes rearward in a cylindrical shape from one of the four corners on the rear surface. In the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, the rotation axes of the sub-liquid crystal base 714 are respectively in bearing portions of the rotation drive bases (not shown) in the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R. By being attached, it can be rotated around an axis extending in the front-rear direction. The weight 715 is formed of a metal plate such as an iron plate, and is attached along the longer side of the two rear sides of the sub liquid crystal base 714 that is closer to the rotation axis.

  Although not shown, the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R include a bearing portion through which the rotation shaft of the sub liquid crystal base 714 is rotatably inserted, and the left lift drive mechanism 750L or the right lift drive mechanism. Attached to a rotary drive base having a nut hole through which an elevator drive shaft (not shown) of 750R is inserted, and to the tip (rear end) of the rotary shaft of the sub liquid crystal base 714 that penetrates the bearing portion on the rear side of the rotary drive base. And an actuating rotating member having an actuating pin at a position eccentric from the turning shaft, a lateral rotation driving motor mounted on the front surface of the turning drive base so that the rotating shaft projects rearward, and a lateral turning drive. A drive rotating member that is attached to a rotating shaft of a motor and has a drive pin at a position eccentric from the rotation center, and one end side of the drive rotating member is rotatably attached to the drive pin of the drive rotating member. A connecting rod whose other end is rotatably attached to the pin, and an elevating slider which is attached to the rear side of the rotation drive base and is attached to the guide base 751 of the left elevating drive mechanism 750L or the right elevating drive mechanism 750R so as to be able to ascend and descend. , Are provided.

  The left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R are mounted on the front surface of the rotation drive base so as to cover the front side of the lateral rotation drive motor, and slide vertically on the rotation drive base. The assist slider is movably attached and slides in the vertical direction as the actuating rotary member rotates, and an assist spring that urges the assist slider to move upward.

  The nut hole of the rotary drive base has a plurality of protrusions inside, and these protrusions are inserted into the spiral grooves of the vertical drive shafts of the left vertical drive mechanism 750L and the right vertical drive mechanism 750R to drive the vertical drive. It can be screwed to the shaft.

  The actuating rotary member has a fan-shaped gear part centering on the turning axis, and the gear part meshes with the rack gear of the assist slider, whereby the assist slider slides in the vertical direction by the rotation of the actuating rotary member. be able to. Further, the actuating rotary member has a restricting piece protruding outward, and the end portion of the restricting piece abuts a predetermined position of the rotary drive base to restrict the range of rotation of the actuating rotating member. There is.

  In the assembled state of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R, the operation pin of the operation rotation member is located outside in the left-right direction with respect to the center of rotation (center of the rotation axis). The assist slider is arranged on the inner side in the left-right direction with respect to the center of rotation of the operating rotary member.

  The left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R can rotate the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 730L by 90 degrees with respect to the axes extending in the front-rear direction, respectively. .. More specifically, the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R are the horizontal left and right liquid crystal display devices 710L and 730L having a rectangular outer shape with respect to the rotation axis of the sub liquid crystal base 714. It can be rotated between a state in which it extends to the vertical direction and a state in which it vertically extends (rises) upward.

  The left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R include a rotation restriction mechanism that restricts the rotation range of the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 730L. This rotation restricting mechanism can prevent the front end (upper end) of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 730L from rotating (falling) to the opposite side when they are raised, and at the same time horizontal When it is set, the tip can be prevented from rotating further downward.

  The assist spring urges the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 730L to rotate in the rising direction via the assist slider, and drives the lateral portion to rotate when rising from a horizontal state. The load acting on the motor is reduced.

  The left lift drive mechanism 750L and the right lift drive mechanism 750R extend over substantially the entire height of the side portion 401 of the middle unit base 400 and are attached to the left and right ends of the middle unit base 400 near the left and right guide bases 751, respectively. An upper base 752 attached to an upper end of the guide base 751, a lower base 753 attached to a lower end of the guide base 751, and an upper end and a lower end of the upper base 752 and the lower base 753 are rotatably attached to each other and a spiral groove is formed on an outer periphery thereof. Lift drive shaft (not shown), a spur gear-shaped shaft gear (not shown) attached to the upper end of the lift drive shaft, and a spur gear-shaped drive gear (not shown) meshing with the shaft gear. Is omitted), and a drive gear is attached to the rotating shaft, and a horizontal part lifting drive is attached to the upper base 752. It is provided with a chromatography data 757, the.

  The guide rail 751 is formed in a form in which both left and right ends of a vertically extending strip plate are bent forward. In the guide base 751, the elevating slider of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L or the right rotation drive mechanism 730R is inserted from the front. As a result, the elevating slider can be guided only in the vertical direction by the guide base 751.

  The left lift drive mechanism 750L and the right lift drive mechanism 750R insert the lift drive shaft into the nut holes of the rotation drive bases of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730L to form a spiral formed on the outer circumference. The groove allows a screw connection with the nut hole. The left lift drive mechanism 750L and the right lift drive mechanism 750R can rotate the lift drive shaft by driving the lateral lift drive motor 757.

  The lateral left decorative member 770L and the lateral right decorative member 770R are lateral upper decorative members 771 arranged on both left and right sides between the upper connecting portion 402 and the middle connecting portion 403 of the frame-shaped middle unit base 400. A lateral lower decorative body 772 that extends from the lower end of the lateral upper decorative body 771 to the lower connecting portion 404 of the middle unit base 400, and a plurality of LEDs arranged on the rear side of the lateral lower decorative body 772 on the front side. And a lateral lower part decorative board (not shown) on which the are mounted.

  The lateral left decorative member 770L and the lateral right decorative member 770R are arranged so as to cover the front of the lifting drive shafts in the left lift drive mechanism 750L and the right lift drive mechanism 750R.

  The lateral upper decorative body 771 is bent so that the side close to the center of the middle unit base 400 is directed rearward at the approximate center of the front surface in the left-right direction. The lower lateral decoration 772 is formed in a flat plate shape with the front surface facing the front. The lateral lower part decoration body 772 can be light-embellished by appropriately causing the LEDs of the lateral lower part decoration substrate to emit light.

[5-7a. Operation of the horizontal movable production unit]
Next, the operation of the horizontal movable production unit 700 will be described. In the horizontal movable production unit 700, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R is provided between the front movable decorative body 310 of the front movable production unit 300 and the game unit 3 (three reels 70). And is movable to the front of the reel 70 (symbol display area A). In the normal state, the horizontal movable production unit 700 has the same height as the central movable production unit 500 in a state where the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R extend horizontally. positioned. Therefore, when the central movable decorative body unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 is located at the lower end, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are arranged on both left and right sides of the central rotary decorative body 553. They are located respectively (see FIG. 15A, etc.).

  In this normal state, the restricting pieces of the actuating rotary members of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R are in contact with the predetermined position of the rotation drive base, and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display 710L. The front end side of the display device 710R is prevented from further rotating so as to move downward.

  In a normal state, the lateral rotation drive motors of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R are driven to rotate the operating rotary member in a counterclockwise direction and a clockwise direction in a front view. Then, the tip ends of the horizontally extending sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are rotated so as to rise, and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are respectively rotated. It will be upright and upright. At this time, the respective assist springs of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R rotate in the counterclockwise direction and the clockwise direction as viewed from the front with respect to the respective operation rotation members. Assisting (biasing).

  When the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are erected upright by the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R, the restricting piece of the operation rotation member is located at a predetermined position of the rotation drive base. The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are in contact with each other, and are prevented from rotating so that their tip ends (upper end sides) move to the outside in the left-right direction of the middle unit base 400. There is. Further, in the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, the weights 715 provided respectively are located outside the rotation axis of the sub-liquid crystal base 714 in the left and right direction in the middle unit base 400. There is. As a result, the weights 715 cause rotational moments to act on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R in the counterclockwise direction and the clockwise direction in front view, respectively, with respect to the rotation axis. Becomes Therefore, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R rotate such that their respective tip ends (upper end sides) move to the outside in the left-right direction of the middle unit base 400 by the rotational moments acting on them. Is suppressed.

  Further, in a normal state, when the horizontal lifting drive motor 757 of each of the left lifting drive mechanism 750L and the right lifting drive mechanism 750R is driven to rotate the lifting drive shaft, the left lifting drive mechanism 750L moves in accordance with the rotation direction of the lifting drive shaft. The sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R can be moved up and down via the rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R. In the present embodiment, the elevation drive shaft can be raised by rotating it in the counterclockwise direction in plan view, and can be lowered by rotating it in the clockwise direction in plan view.

  When the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are upright, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the three reels 70 of the gaming unit 3, respectively. It is located on both the left and right outer sides (see FIGS. 46 and 47, etc.). In this state, the three reels 70 and the main liquid crystal display device 450 can be viewed by the player in a good state regardless of the heights of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R.

  Further, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can be vertically moved up and down while being horizontally extended. When the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved horizontally below the central movable effect unit 500, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are reeled. 70 will be moved to the front side, and the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R will play the symbols for two left reels 70L and two right reels 70R on the left and right sides of the three reels 70, respectively. It can be hidden invisible from the person side (see FIG. 45).

  In the horizontal movable production unit 700 of the present embodiment, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved to the lowest position (downward end) with the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R kept upright. The sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R cannot be rotated in a horizontally extended state. Further, in a state where the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R extend horizontally, they cannot be moved below the middle pattern in the symbol display area A when viewed from the front. In other words, the horizontal movable production unit 700 is configured (controlled) such that the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are not located in front of the lower stage (effective line), and is effective from the player side. The pattern on the line is always visible.

  As described above, according to the lateral movable effect unit 700 of the present embodiment, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can be rotated or moved up and down according to the gaming state. In addition to being able to perform various movable effects, it is possible to display various effect images on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, making the player more entertaining and less entertaining. Can be suppressed.

[5-8. Status display]
Next, the status indicator 800 in the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 15 to 17. The status indicator 800 extends in the left-right direction and is attached near the front end of the upper surface in the left-right direction of the lower connecting portion 404 of the middle unit base 400. The state indicator 800 is paid out according to a combination of a storage indicator 801 that displays the number of stored medals that have been inserted into the insertion slot 123 and that can be used in the game, and a symbol that is displayed by stopping the three reels 70. A combination of a payout indicator 802 that displays the number of medals paid out, a bet indicator 803 that displays the number of medals used in one game (the number of bets), and a symbol displayed by stopping the three reels 70 When the re-play display 804 that displays "replay", the start display 805 that displays the start (start) of the game, and the number of stored medals displayed on the storage display 801 become "0" A turn-on indicator 806 that lights up is provided on the front surface.

  The storage indicator 801 is composed of two 7-segment LEDs arranged side by side, and displays the number of stored medals in Arabic numerals. The payout indicator 802 is composed of two 7-segment LEDs arranged side by side, and displays the payout number of medals in Arabic numerals. The bet indicator 803 is composed of three LEDs arranged side by side, and displays 1 bet, 2 bets, and 3 bets (MAX bet) by lighting them from the left side.

  The replay display unit 804 is composed of one LED, and lights up to indicate that the replay is possible. The start indicator 805 is composed of one LED, and when turned on, indicates that the operation of the start lever 129 can be accepted (the rotation of the reel 70 can be started). The throw-in indicator 806 is composed of one LED, and when turned on, indicates that the number of stored medals is “0”, and at the same time, prompts the medals to be thrown into the throw-in port 123.

  In the state indicator 800, a storage indicator 801 and a payout indicator 802 are arranged near the left end in front view, and a bet indicator 803, a re-game indicator 804, a start indicator 805, and a throw-in indicator 806 are seen in front. It is located near the right end.

  The state indicator 800 is formed such that the length in the left-right direction is substantially the same as the width of the three reels 70 arranged side by side in the game unit 3. The state indicator 800 is arranged in the slot machine 1 in front of the three reels 70 of the gaming unit 3 and directly below the lower effective line (see FIG. 4 and the like). As a result, the state indicator 800 is arranged at a position as close as possible to the game area in which the reel 70 is variably displayed by rotating the reel 70. Therefore, during the game in which the reel 70 is rotating. Since the state indicator 800 can be visually recognized from the reel 70 (variable symbol) with a slight movement of the line of sight, the present situation can be recognized without missing the variable symbol display, and the slot machine 1 is easy to play. You can

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the state indicator 800 is inclined so that the front surface faces upward and frontward. More specifically, the front surface of the status display 800 is inclined so that a vertical line extending forward from the front surface of the status display 800 intersects a line horizontally extending forward from the front surface of the symbol display area A. .. As a result, the front surface of the status display device 800 is directed toward the player located in front of the slot machine 1, and the status display device 800 can be seen more easily from the player side.

  In addition, the status indicator 800 includes a setting indicator 810 on the rear surface, as shown in FIG. The setting display 810 is composed of one 7-segment LED. The setting display 810 displays the game mode number set by operating the setting switch 62 in the switch unit 60 of the housing unit 2 in Arabic numerals.

  The status indicator 800 and the setting indicator 810 are connected to the main control board 21 of the main control unit 20, and the main control board 21 displays a game state and a game mode (setting state). ..

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game mode setting indicator 810 is arranged on the rear surface of the state indicator 800 in the middle unit 5, that is, the rear surface of the middle unit 5 attached to the rear side of the door unit 4. Therefore, when the door unit 4 is opened from the casing unit 2 when changing the setting mode, the setting switch 62 attached to the casing unit 2 and the door unit 4 (middle unit 5) are attached. The setting display 810 is located at a position where it can be easily seen by the operator, and the game mode setting operation is facilitated.

[5-9. Decorative drive board unit]
Next, the decoration drive board unit 900 in the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20. The decoration drive board unit 900 is attached so that the rear surface of the middle unit base 400 covers the rear side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 (peripheral control unit 470). The decorative drive board unit 900 includes a rectangular flat plate-shaped decorative drive board 901 extending to the left and right, a board base 902 to which the front side of the decorative drive board 901 is attached and a rear surface of the middle unit base 400, and a board base 902. A board cover 903 attached to the rear side so as to cover the rear surface of the decoration drive board 901 is provided.

  The decoration drive board 901 responds to control commands from the peripheral control board 471 and the display control board 473 to drive motors of the central movable effect unit 500, the upper movable effect unit 600, and the horizontal movable effect unit 700, decorative boards, and subs. The left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are controlled.

  The board base 902 is a flat plate-shaped board mounting portion 902a that is slightly larger than the decoration drive board 901, and a hinge portion that projects from the left side of the board mounting portion 902a when viewed from the front and is rotatably mounted on the rear surface of the middle unit base 400. The board mounting portion 902a includes a board mounting portion 902a and a locking portion 902c which extends leftward from the upper right side of the board mounting portion 902a and which is detachably mounted on the rear surface of the middle unit base 400.

  The board base 903 is attached to the rear side of the board mounting portion 902a of the board base 902, and the rear side of the decorative drive board 901 is placed so that the plurality of connectors provided on the rear surface of the decorative drive board 901 face rearward. It is covered.

[6. Movable effect and luminous effect]
Next, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the top cover unit 200 of the door unit 4, the front movable effect unit 300, the central movable effect unit 500 of the middle unit 5, the upper movable effect unit 600, and the lateral movable effect unit 700. The movable effect and the light emission effect using will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 4 and 40 to 48. FIG. 40 is a front view of the slot machine showing the front movable decorative body of the front movable effect unit at the lower end. 41 is a front view of the slot machine showing the central movable decorative body unit of the central movable effect unit at the rising end, and FIG. 42 shows the upper middle left decorative element of the upper movable effect unit in the state of FIG. FIG. 43 is a front view of the slot machine showing a state where the upper middle right decorative body is moved to the appearance position, and FIG. 43 is a diagram showing a state in which the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 of the upper movable effect unit are moved to the center side from the state of FIG. 42. FIG. 44 is a front view of the slot machine shown in FIG. 43, and FIG. 44 is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the lateral movable effect unit are upright from the state of FIG. is there.

  FIG. 45 is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the horizontal movable production unit are lowered horizontally toward the front side of the symbol display area. FIG. 46 is a front view of the slot machine showing the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the laterally movable effect unit in an upright position on both left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device, and FIG. FIG. 47 is a front view of the slot machine shown in a state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the laterally movable effect unit are lowered from the state of FIG. 46 to be positioned on the left and right sides of the symbol display area. Further, FIG. 48 is a front view of the slot machine shown with the light guide plate of the top cover unit light-emitting decorated.

  In the normal state of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the front movable decorative body 310 of the front movable effect unit 300 is located at the rising end, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 is viewed from the front side. Is also located on the upper side. Further, in the normal state, the central movable decorative body unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 in the middle unit 5 is located at the lower end, and in the front view, the symbol display area A formed of the three reels 70 in the game unit 3. And the main liquid crystal display device 450.

  In addition, in a normal state, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 of the upper movable effect unit 600 in the middle unit 5 are located at the farthest positions apart from each other, and the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in a front view. It is located on each side. Further, in a normal state, the upper middle left decoration body 661 and the upper middle right decoration body 671 are located at the retracted positions, respectively, and the front cover 652 is above the main liquid crystal display device 450 in a front view. It is located on the rear side of. In this normal state, the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are invisible from the player side.

  Further, in a normal state, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R of the laterally movable effect unit 700 are horizontally extended and positioned at substantially the center in the vertical direction, and are viewed from the front. In the above, the center movable decorative body unit 550 is located on both left and right sides so as to cover the front surface of the base cover 520 of the center movable effect unit 500.

  In this normal state, the light guide plate 202 of the top cover unit 200 is not lighted and decorated, and the three reels 70 (the symbol display) of the game unit 3 arranged on the rear side through the window portion 201a of the transparent top cover 201. The area A), the main liquid crystal display device 450, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L, the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the like can be favorably viewed from the player side.

  In the normal state, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a symbol display area A for displaying a symbol by using three reels 70 from below in a window 201a which occupies an upper side from a substantially center in a vertical direction in a front view. A sub effect display area B for displaying an effect image using the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and a sub right liquid crystal display device 710R, a main effect display area C for displaying an effect image using the main liquid crystal display device 450, and a front movable It has four areas, a logo display area D using the decorative body 310.

  In this normal state, when the front left drive motor 324 and the front right drive motor 325 of the front movable effect unit 300 are rotationally driven according to the game state, the front movable decorative body 310 located at the rising end is displayed in the symbol display area A. In order to hide a part of each of the three reels 70, the three reels 70 are suddenly lowered to the position of the lower end (see FIG. 40). As a result, the player can be surprised by the large front movable decorative body 310 that extends to the left and right in front of the player's eyes so as to drop. In the state in which the front movable decoration 310 is located at the lower end, as shown in FIG. 40, most of the lower side of the front movable decoration 310 is located above the lower end of the window 201a. On the lower side of the body 310, only the symbols in the lower row (effective line) in the symbol display area A can be visually recognized well.

  When the movement of the front movable decorative body 310 to the descending end is performed while the symbol is changing (at least one of the three reels 70 is rotating), only the symbol located in the lower stage (effective line) in the symbol display area A is used. Since it cannot be seen well, the difficulty level of “pushing” to operate the stop button 128 so that a desired symbol is stopped and displayed becomes high. As a result, it is possible to arouse the player with a challenging spirit, and to suppress the decline in interest in the game by concentrating on the “push”.

  On the other hand, when all the symbols stop changing and the front movable decorative body 310 is moved to the descending end, only the symbol positioned in the lower stage (effective line) of the symbol display area A by the front movable decorative body 310 is moved. Since it is in the visible state, the player can immediately recognize the symbols stopped on the activated line, and it is possible to easily know whether or not the combination has a privilege.

  Further, in a normal state, when the central rotary drive motor 554 of the central movable effect unit 500 is rotationally driven according to the game state, the central movable decorative body 553 forms a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. Rotate between and. Thereby, the interest of the player can be attracted to the central movable decorative body 553.

  Further, in a normal state, when the central lifting drive motor 571 of the central movable effect unit 500 is rotationally driven in accordance with the game state, the central movable decorative body unit 550 located at substantially the center of the front view window portion 201a rises. It rises to the end position and is located in the center of the main liquid crystal display device 450 when viewed from the front (see FIG. 41). As a result, the central movable decorative body unit 550 is positioned at the center of the front surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450, so that the central movable decorative body unit 550 becomes conspicuous, and the player can pay attention to the central movable decorative body unit 550. it can. By raising the central movable decorative body unit 550, it is possible to make the player think that something is good, and it is possible to increase the player's expectation for the game. The central movable decorative body 553 may be rotated by the central rotary drive motor 554 while the central movable decorative body unit 550 is positioned at the rising end.

  When the upper-middle drive motor 691 of the upper-middle movable effect unit 650 in the upper movable effect unit 600 is rotated with the central movable decorative body unit 550 positioned at the rising end, the main liquid crystal display device 450 is retracted above the front view. The pair of semi-annular upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 located at the position move downward while rotating to move the outer periphery of the central movable decorative body 553 of the central movable decorative body unit 550. It is in the enclosed state (see FIG. 42). In this state, the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 are located in front of the advancing / retreating unit 530 (the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R) supporting the central movable decorative body unit 550. In addition, the front surfaces of the pair of upper middle left decoration body 661 and the upper middle right decoration body 671 substantially match the front surface of the central movable decoration body 553, and the central movable decoration body 553 and the pair of upper middle left decoration body 531 The body 661 and the upper middle right decoration 671 are combined to form one large disk-shaped decoration. As a result, a large disk-shaped ornament appears on the front surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450, which can give a strong impact to the player and strongly suggest that something good will happen. It is possible to raise expectations for the game.

  Further, in the state where the central movable decorative body 553 and the pair of the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are united, the pair of the central movable decorative body 553 (the central movable decorative body unit 550) is supported. A part of the front surface of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be hidden by the front end sides of the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671, respectively, and the overall appearance can be improved. ..

  When the central movable decoration body 553 is rotated by the central rotation drive motor 554 in the state of FIG. 42, the outer circumference of the central movable decoration body 553 becomes the inner circumferences of the pair of upper middle left decoration body 661 and upper middle right decoration body 671. Since the center movable decorative body 553 is rotated in a guided state, the left and right blurring of the central movable decorative body 553 due to the rotation is suppressed by the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671. Rotate in good condition without. Therefore, the center (center movable decoration body 553) of one large disk-shaped decoration body formed by combining the center movable decoration body 553 with the pair of upper middle left decoration body 661 and upper middle right decoration body 671 rotates. Since it is possible to show the effect to the player, it is possible to make a stronger impact on the player, and to entertain the player and suppress a decrease in interest.

  Further, when the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 are moved from the retracted position to the appearance position, from the left and right sides of the center movable decorative body 553, the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle left decorative body 661 are separated from each other. Since the upper middle right decorative body 671 is united so as to sandwich the central movable decorative body 553, it is possible to entertain the player with a large movement using the entire front surface of the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in a front view.

  Illustration of the upper horizontal movable effect unit 610 in the upper movable effect unit 600 with the pair of upper middle left decorative element 661 and upper middle right decorative element 671 being moved to the appearance position so as to surround the outer periphery of the central movable decorative element 533. When the upper horizontal drive motor is rotated, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 located at the left and right ends of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in the front view causes the central movable decoration 553, the upper middle left decoration 661, and the upper middle right decoration. It moves to the center side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 behind the body 671 (see FIG. 43). As shown in FIG. 43, when the pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 are moved from the remote position to the near position, the pair of upper horizontal movable decorations 612 respectively show the upper middle left decorative body when viewed from the front. 661 and the upper middle-right decoration 671 are positioned so as to decorate the outer peripheral edges thereof, and are large disk-shaped decorations formed by the central movable decoration 553, the upper middle left decoration 661, and the upper middle right decoration 671. Both left and right sides of the are decorated with a pair of upper laterally movable ornaments 612. In this state, the central movable decorative body 553, the upper middle left decorative body 661, the upper middle right decorative body 671, and the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 divide the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 450 into left and right. Since it covers almost half of the whole, it becomes extremely noticeable from the player side, and the player's interest can be strongly attracted.

  The central movable decorative body 553, the upper middle left decorative body 661, the upper middle right decorative body 671, and the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 are located in the center of the front surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in a front view, and are positioned horizontally. When a horizontal rotation drive motor (not shown) of the movable effect unit 700 is rotated, a pair of horizontally extending sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are located on the upper left and right outer sides of each of the four corners. Centering around the corners, the tips near the center of the left and right are respectively rotated so as to move upward, and become upright (see FIG. 44). In this state, when viewed from the front, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are located on the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450, respectively. As shown in FIG. 44, in this state, a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R display effect images so as to be continuous with the effect images displayed on the main liquid crystal display device 450. Thus, it is possible to make the player feel as if the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 450 spreads to the left and right, and entertain the player.

  Further, in a normal state, when the pair of horizontal portion raising / lowering drive motors 757 of the horizontal portion movable effect unit 700 are rotated in a predetermined direction, a pair of horizontally extending sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are generated. , The central movable effect unit 500 is moved downward from the left and right positions of the central movable decorative body unit 550 (the position of the front surface of the base cover 520) to cover a part of the symbol display area A (see FIG. 45). reference). As shown in FIG. 45, in this state, a pair of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R has a left reel 70L and a right reel 70R out of the three reels 70 arranged side by side. , The three symbols in the lower row of the symbol display area A and the middle reel 70M can be seen well.

  As a pattern of the effect of moving the pair of horizontally extending sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R downward (in front of the symbol display area A), for example, all symbols are variably displayed (three (While one reel 70 is rotating), by lowering the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R to the state shown in FIG. 45, the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R are "pressed". With the middle reel 70M, it is possible to make it easier to perform "eye-pressing", and it is possible to entertain the player by clearly adjusting the operation of the stop button 128. It should be noted that the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R covering the upper and middle stages of the reel 70 are provided with an effect image of a varying pattern similar to the variable display of the symbol due to the rotation of the reel 70. It may be displayed, and it is possible to entertain the player by simultaneously showing the variable display of the symbol due to the rotation of the reel 70 and the variable display of the symbol due to the effect image.

  Alternatively, among the three reels 70 that are rotating, the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R are stopped, and the symbols stopped at the lower stage (effective line) can satisfy the combination of symbols to which the privilege is given. At the time of possible combination (so-called “reach”), the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R may be lowered to obtain the state of FIG. 45. On the other hand, it is possible to entertain "pressing".

  Although not shown, only one of the pair of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R is moved downward so that one of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R of the three reels 70 is moved. Only one reel 70 may be made to hide the upper and middle stages, so that a variety of games can be enjoyed to the player, and the player can be prevented from getting bored.

  In addition, when a horizontal rotation driving motor (not shown) of the horizontal movable effect unit 700 is rotated in a normal state, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R that extend horizontally are respectively separated. Of the four corners of each of the four corners, the tip ends near the center of the left and right sides are rotated so as to move upward, and the upright state is established (see FIG. 46). In this state, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are located outside the upper horizontal movable ornaments 612 on the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450 respectively when viewed from the front, The front surface of the base cover 520 of the central movable effect unit 500 becomes visible from the player side. In the state of FIG. 46, since the outer circumferences of the three reels 70 arranged side by side are surrounded by the flat plate-shaped base cover 520 and the pair of lateral lower decoration bodies 772, the three reels 70 (the symbol display area A ) Can be emphasized, and the player can be entertained by operating the stop button 128 (“pressing”).

  When the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and 710R and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are erected upright, when the horizontal portion elevation drive motor 757 is rotated in a predetermined direction, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display devices are displayed. The devices 710R descend and are located on the left and right sides of the three reels 70 arranged side by side (see FIG. 47). In the state shown in FIG. 47, even if the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are made to display the effect image of a varying pattern similar to the variable display of the symbol due to the rotation of the reel 70. Good, by doing so, it is possible to variably display the five symbol arrays that are lined up on the left and right together with the three reels 70, which can entertain the player and suppress a decrease in interest.

  Further, in a normal state, when the LEDs of the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 of the top cover unit 200 are made to emit light, the pattern provided on the light guide plate 202 can be illuminated and decorated (FIG. 48). As shown in FIG. 48, when the light guide plate 202 is decorated with light emission, a pattern of a character according to the concept of the present slot machine 1 is displayed on substantially the entire window 201a of the top cover 201. In this state, the pattern displayed on the light guide plate 202 is shining, and a part of the three reels 70 (the pattern display area A) of the game unit 3 arranged behind the light guide plate 202, the main liquid crystal display device 450, The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are difficult to see from the player side. The light guide plate 202 has a non-decorative area 202a in which a pattern is not displayed (light emission decoration) at the bottom, and this non-decorative area 202a corresponds to the lower stage (effective line) of the symbol display area in a front view. Therefore, even when the light guide plate 202 is illuminated and decorated, the pattern located in the lower stage (effective line) can be visually recognized well.

  Then, for example, in a state where the three reels 70 are rotated, as shown in FIG. 48, when the light guide plate 202 is light-emitted and decorated, the symbols located in the upper stage and the middle stage excluding the lower stage in the symbol display area become difficult to see. Therefore, it becomes difficult to "touch" and the difficulty level becomes higher, which makes it possible to improve the entertaining spirit of the player and entertain, and at the same time, it seems that the difficulty level of "pressing" has increased. It is possible to convince the person that there is a good thing that the symbols should be aligned in this state, and it is possible to raise the expectation for the game.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to present a game with various effects to the player, so that it is possible to prevent the player from getting tired, and entertain the player to enjoy the game. It is possible to suppress the decrease.

[7. Reel design]
Next, the symbol arrays provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 70 of the gaming unit 3 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 49. FIG. 49 is an explanatory view showing the developed symbol rows provided on the outer peripheral surface of each reel in the slot machine. On the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 70 in the game unit 3, as shown in FIG. 49, a symbol row made up of a plurality of symbols each having a different arrangement is provided. Further, in the present embodiment, one symbol row is composed of 21 symbols.

  The design used in the design row is the "red 7" design in which the number 7 is drawn in red, the "white 7" design in which the barb is drawn, and the black "BAR" in which the outer shape is drawn in a horizontally long rectangular shape. Design, "cherry" design with cherry (cherry), "replay" design with laterally elliptical outline, "bell" design with two bells (bell), watermelon " There are "watermelon" designs, and "blank" designs in which multiple crystals are drawn. In each symbol row, the same symbols are arranged vertically so as not to be adjacent to each other.

  Among these symbols, the "red 7" symbol, the "white 7" symbol, and the "BAR" symbol are more conspicuous and easier to identify than the other symbols. The term “easy to identify” as used herein means the degree of highness with which the player can easily identify the symbols including the state in which the reel 70 is rotating and the reel 70 is stopped. In addition, the "red 7" symbol is provided for each of the three reels 70 at the array number 4 respectively. There is only one "red 7" symbol on each reel 70L, 70M, 70R, and in addition, the color (red) is easier to see than other symbols. Only one "white 7" symbol is provided on the array number 17 of the middle reel 70M, and is not provided on the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R. There is only one "BAR" symbol for each of the array number 11 on the left reel 70L, the array number 6 for the middle reel 70M, and the array number 17 for the right reel 70R, and also the color (black). It is easier to see than other patterns. These symbols are easy for the player to set as the target symbol because of the color and the size of the symbol while the reel is rotating. These symbols are only symbolic symbols by themselves (only one symbol does not correspond to the winning combination), but by becoming a predetermined combination, it becomes a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination. .. That is, a predetermined game privilege is awarded.

  One "cherry" symbol is provided on the left reel 70L, and four are provided on each of the middle reel 70M and the right reel 70R. Five "replay" symbols are provided on each of the three reels 70. Six "bell" symbols are provided on each of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R, and five are provided on the middle reel 70M.

  Six "watermelon" symbols are provided on the left reel 70L, and three are provided on each of the middle reel 70M and the right reel 70R. A "blank" symbol is provided on each of the three reels 70.

  In the slot machine 1, the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line in the symbol display area is a symbol of “red 7”-“red 7”-“red 7” or “watermelon”-“watermelon”-“blank” At the time of the symbol (BB symbol), a big bonus (BB) is given as a privilege, and 300 medals are paid out in the BB game. Further, when all the symbol combinations stopped on the activated line are "BAR" symbols (RB combination symbols), a regular bonus (RB) is given as a privilege, and 20 medals are paid out by the RB game. Furthermore, a combination of symbols stopped on the activated line is a symbol "Replay"-"BAR"-"any one of replay, bell, watermelon, and cherry" from the left, "cherry"-"BAR"-". "Replay, bell, watermelon, or cherry" design, "Replay"-"bell"-"Replay, bell, watermelon, or cherry" design, and "cherry"-"bell" "-" Replay or Bell "symbol (cherry combination symbol), 1 (weak cherry combination) or 9 (strong cherry combination) medals are paid out as a privilege.

  In addition, the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line is from the left, the design of "bell"-"red 7"-"watermelon or cherry", the design of "bell"-"cherry"-"watermelon or cherry", the "bell" -"Blank"-"Watermelon or Cherry" pattern, "Bell"-"White 7"-"Watermelon or Cherry" pattern, "BAR or Watermelon"-"Bell or Watermelon"-"Red 7, BAR, and "Bell either" design, "BAR or watermelon"-"any of red 7, cherry, blank, and white 7"-"Replay" design, "bell"-"red 7, replay, cherry, blank," And any of white 7 "-" Replay "design," BAR or watermelon "-" Replay "-" watermelon or cherry "design," Bell "-" Bell "-" Replay or cherry "design," Replay " -"Red 7, Jelly, blank, and white 7 "-" Replay or White 7 "design," Replay "-" Replay or Watermelon "-" Replay or Cherry "design," Bell "-" Watermelon "-" BAR, " Replay is given as a privilege in the case of any of the symbols of “Bell and White 7” (replay combination symbol).

  Also, the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line is from the left, the symbols "BAR"-"Replay"-"Replay", the symbols "Watermelon"-"Replay"-"Replay", and "Bell"-"Bell". ]-"Bell" symbol, any one of the symbols (bell pattern), pays out 9 medals (bell pattern, correct answer bell pattern) as a privilege. Also, the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line is from the left, "BAR or watermelon"-"red 7 or blank"-"watermelon or cherry" symbol, or "BAR or watermelon"-"cherry or white 7"- In the case of the pattern of “watermelon or cherry” (incorrect answer bell role pattern), one medal (incorrect answer bell role) is paid out as a privilege.

  The bell combination includes a push order bell combination (bell A to bell F) and an ALL combination. When the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are operated in the proper pressing order determined for each of them (correct answer bell combination), the stop buttons 128L, 128M are operated in the proper pressing order. , 128R is not operated (incorrect answer bell role), the number of medals to be paid out is different.

  More specifically, the pressing order of the bell combination is a bell A of "left reel 70L → middle reel 70M → right reel 70R" and a "left reel 70L → right reel 70R → middle reel 70M". "Bell B", "Middle reel 70M → Left reel 70L → Right reel 70R" Bell C, "Middle reel 70M → Right reel 70R → Left reel 70L" Bell D, "Right reel 70R → Left reel 70L → Middle reel There is a bell E of “70M” and a bell F of “right reel 70R → middle reel 70M → left reel 70L”. Then, when the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in this proper pressing order, the bell symbol is controlled so as to be aligned with the activated line, and 9 medals are paid out based on this. In addition, since the bell symbols constituting the bell symbol are arranged within the range in which the reel pull-in control can be executed, the bell symbol must be operated as long as the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in an appropriate pushing order. Are controlled so that they are aligned with the effective line.

  On the other hand, when the stop button 128L, 128M, 128R is operated in an improper push order in the push order of the bell combination, the bell combination is controlled so as not to be aligned on the activated line, and the incorrect answer bell combination pattern is displayed. Are controlled so that they are aligned with the effective line.

  In addition, when the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line is a "bell"-"BAR or cherry"-"watermelon" symbol (watermelon symbol) from the left, 3 (weak watermelon symbol) or 9 symbols as a privilege Pay out the medal of (strong watermelon role). Further, when the combination of symbols stopped on the activated line is a combination other than the above, the privilege is not given as “miss”.

  Thus, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a symbol is stopped in a specific combination on the activated line in the symbol display area, a privilege corresponding to the stopped symbol combination is given, so that the player In contrast, the three stop buttons 128 can be operated so that the symbols are stopped on the activated line in the desired combination, and whether or not the symbols can be stopped on the activated line in the desired combination of symbols. It can entertain the player.

[8. Combination of winning combination and design]
Next, a winning combination (including a winning combination) of the slot machine 1 and a combination of symbols corresponding thereto will be described. FIG. 50 is a winning value determination table used to determine whether a winning combination is achieved in a flag process described later.

  As described above, each reel 70L, 70M, 70R is provided with a large number of symbols. The order of symbols, the types of symbols, etc. are different for each reel.

  Then, it is determined whether or not a combination mode of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is displayed from the display content (combination mode of symbols) displayed on the activated line when all reels 70L, 70M, 70R are stopped. To be done. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a combination mode of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is displayed on the above-mentioned activated line in the symbol display area A.

  In the following, when the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is displayed on the activated line, the combination of the symbols corresponding to the (predetermined) winning combination (this is referred to as the winning symbol) is arranged, Or, the winning symbols have been gathered.

[8-1. Bonus part]
The bonus combination is to give a profit to the player when the regular bonus game is executed, and the combination mode of the red 7 symbol and the combination mode of the BAR symbol is a combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the bonus combination. .. As shown in FIG. 50, in this example, a big bonus combination (BB) is won with a probability of 256/65536, and a regular bonus combination (RB) is winning with a probability of 16/65536.

  Then, when a bonus combination is won, it is allowed that a combination mode of symbols corresponding to the bonus combination (BB bonus combination, RB bonus combination) (hereinafter, referred to as BB bonus combination symbol, RB bonus combination symbol) is displayed on the activated line. When the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the BB bonus combination is aligned on the activated line, a game privilege called a big bonus game (hereinafter referred to as BB game) is given, and the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the RB bonus combination is set on the activated line. When aligned, a gaming bonus called a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as an RB game) is given. In the BB game and the RB game, a plurality of games in which medals can be easily obtained are concentrated and continuously executed until a specified number of games are executed or a specified number of medals are paid out. When the paid-out medals reach the specified number (or may exceed the specified number), the BB game and the RB game are over.

  Even when the bonus combination symbols (BB bonus symbol, RB bonus symbol) are gathered, no medals are awarded in the game, and only the role as an opportunity to shift to the bonus game is provided.

  Further, instead of the real bonus combination such as the above-mentioned bonus combination, a game which is advantageous to the player such as an ART game may be regarded as a bonus game.

[8-2. Replay]
As a combination mode of the pattern corresponding to the replay combination (replay combination pattern), the design of “bell”-“red 7”-“watermelon or cherry”, the design of “bell”-“cherry”-“watermelon or cherry”, “ "Bell"-"Blank"-"Watermelon or Cherry" design, "Bell"-"White 7"-"Watermelon or Cherry" design, "BAR or Watermelon"-"Bell or Watermelon"-"Red 7, BAR," And any of the bells "," BAR or watermelon "-" any of red 7, cherry, blank, and white 7 "-" Replay "," bell "-" red 7, replay, cherry, blank " , And White 7 "-" Replay "pattern," BAR or watermelon "-" Replay "-" watermelon or cherry "pattern," Bell "-" Bell "-" Replay or cherry "pattern," Lip B)-"Any of red 7, cherry, blank, and white 7"-"Replay or White 7" design, "Replay"-"Replay or Watermelon"-"Replay or Cherry" design, "Bell"- The design of "watermelon"-"any one of BAR, bell, and white 7" is predetermined. Also, as shown in FIG. 50, in this example, three types of replay combination are provided: (normal) replay, blade replay, and blade fall replay. The "Hake Replay" is a replay role that can be won only during the ART game, and is a winning role that causes promotion to a super ART game (SART game), which has a higher advantage than the ART game. In addition, the “Hake Tumble Replay” is a replay role that can be won only for SART, and is a winning role that causes a fall from the SART game to the ART game.

  When any combination mode of the replay combination symbols is aligned on the activated line, a game privilege called a replay game is awarded. In this replay game, a game to be played as the next game can be executed as a replay game without inserting a medal or betting operation again.

  Further, even when the above-mentioned replay combination symbols are aligned on the activated line, no medals are given, and the role is provided as an opportunity to shift to the replay game. A feature of the game privilege of this replay game is that it is not necessary to consume a new medal (to add a new medal) in the next game, instead of paying out the medal. Further, since replay is a winning role without paying out medals, it can be said that there is very little disadvantage to the hole even if the winning frequency becomes high by increasing the winning probability. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, the probability of winning is about once in seven times. As a result, the amount of medals consumed by the player (the number of medals consumed per fixed time) can be kept within a certain range. In other words, the winning combination of replay can have a role of suppressing excessive medal consumption in the game progress.

  Further, in each reel 70L, 70M, 70R, the replay combination symbol in the sliding range (for example, within 4 symbols) of the reel 70L, 70M, 70R from the stop operation of the stop button 128L, 128M, 128R to the actual stop. The symbols constituting the combination mode of the replay combination symbols are evenly arranged so as to be able to display the combination mode (for example, other reels 70L, 70M, 70R are arranged between the replay symbols and the replay symbols). The design (designs other than the replay design) is set from 2 to 4 at the maximum), which allows the replay combination designs to be arranged without the need of pressing.

[8-3. bell]
The combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the role of the bell (bell role pattern) is, "BAR"-"Replay"-"Replay" symbol, "Watermelon"-"Replay"-"Replay" symbol, "Bell"-"Bell"-"Bell" pattern, "BAR or watermelon"-"Red 7 or blank"-"Watermelon or cherry" pattern, and "BAR or watermelon"-"Cherry or white 7"-"Watermelon or cherry" in advance It has been decided.

  When the bell combination symbols are aligned on the activated line, a prescribed number (for example, 9) of medals are paid out. The payout of medals at this time is performed in the game. That is, when the bell symbols are aligned, a game privilege of paying out 9 medals is given. Therefore, it can be said that Bell can be expected to increase the number of medals or to suppress the consumption of medals in advancing the game. However, the winning probability of the bell in the normal gaming state is suppressed lower than that in the replay. As for the bell symbols, like the above-mentioned replay combination symbols, the reel symbols are evenly arranged on the reels 70L, 70M, 70R so that they can be aligned without the need for eye-catching.

  In the pressing order bell combination, as long as the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in an appropriate pressing order, the correct answer bell combination symbols are controlled so as to be aligned with the activated line. However, when the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in an improper pressing order, the political circle bell symbol is controlled so as not to be aligned with the effective line, and the incorrect answer bell symbol is aligned with the effective line. Tolerate. Therefore, if you win the bell combination, you can win 9 medals by operating the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R in the proper pressing sequence when you win the bell combination, but stop in the improper pressing sequence. When the buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are operated, only one medal can be acquired, or a single medal cannot be acquired.

The ALL combination of the bell combination is controlled so that the correct answer Bell combination pattern is aligned with the activated line even if the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in any pressing order, and based on this, 9 pieces of Medals are paid out. As described above, the bell symbols that make up the correct answer bell symbol are arranged within the range in which the reel pull-in control can be executed, so that the correct answer symbol is always aligned on the effective line in the ALL role of the bell symbol. Controlled. In this example, the hit value determination table, which will be described later, is configured so as to win the pushing bell combination with a high probability (about 1 / 6.5), and the normal state (the bonus game and the ART game are not executed). In (state), the theoretical probability of winning a medal is one-sixth even if you win the Pushing Bell role, whereas in the ART game you win the Pushing Bell role (Bell A to Bell F) in advance. By notifying (navigating) the player of the proper pressing order of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R, the medals can be acquired with a probability of 100%, so a large amount of medals can be acquired compared to the normal state (this example Then, the net number of medals added per game in the ART game is about 2.7), which is advantageous for the player.
In the winning value determination table during the BB game, the ALL winning combination of the winning combination is set as a winning combination, and in this example, when the correct answer winning combination winning combination is arranged 33 times, that is, the payout of more than 297 medals is performed. If so, the BB game ends. Also, in the winning value determination table during the RB game, the ALL winning combination of the winning combination is set as a winning combination, and in this example, when the correct answer winning combination winning combination is completed three times, that is, the payout of more than 27 medals is performed. RB game ends. As described above, during the bonus game, by making it easy to align the correct answer bell symbol, it is possible to concentrate and execute a plurality of games in which medals can be easily obtained. In addition, in order to start each game in the bonus game, it is necessary to insert 3 medals or 3 bets, and since the correct answer role symbol is always aligned in each game, the net increase in the BB game is 198 And the net increase in the RB game is 18.

[8-4. watermelon]
As a combination mode of the symbols (watermelon role symbols) corresponding to the watermelon role, the symbols "bell"-"BAR or cherry"-"watermelon" are predetermined. Further, as shown in FIG. 50, in this example, two types of watermelon are provided, a weak watermelon and a strong watermelon.

  Among the above two types of watermelon roles, the weak watermelon allows the combination mode of “bell”-“BAR”-“watermelon” to be displayed on the activated line as the weak watermelon role pattern, and the strong watermelon is strong. The combination form of "bell"-"cherry"-"watermelon" is allowed to be displayed on the activated line as a watermelon combination symbol. When either the weak watermelon combination design or the strong watermelon combination design is displayed on the activated line, a combination mode of "watermelon design-watermelon design-watermelon design" is displayed on lines other than the activated line. It has become.

When the weak watermelon role symbols are lined up on the activated line, the specified number (three in this example) of medals are paid out, and when the strong watermelon role symbols are lined up on the activated line, the specified number (9 in this example) of medals are paid out. Will be paid out. The payout of medals at this time is performed in the game. That is, a game privilege of paying out three medals is awarded when the weak watermelon symbols are aligned, and a game privilege of paying out nine medals is awarded when the strong watermelon symbols are aligned. Therefore, it can be said that the watermelon is a winning role that can be expected to increase medals and suppress consumption of medals in advancing the game. Also, the probability of winning a watermelon in the normal gaming state is kept low compared to replay and bell. Regarding the watermelon symbol, unlike the above-mentioned replay symbol and bell symbol, the reel 70L, 70M, 70R has reel buttons 70L, 70M, 70R until the stop button 128L, 128M, 128R is stopped. It is also arranged outside the sliding range of 70M and 70R (for example, within 4 symbols), and it is necessary to press the stitches in order to align the watermelon winning symbols, and if the pushing is insufficient, there is a possibility of dropping.
[8-5. Cherry]
For the symbol corresponding to the role of cherry (cherry symbol), the combination of symbols stopped in the symbol display area is one cherry symbol such as "cherry symbol-ANY symbol-ANY symbol" (in this example, left If there is only the reel 70L), it is considered that the cherry symbols are complete. The "ANY symbol" used here indicates that any symbol may be used. Further, as shown in FIG. 50, in this example, two types of cherry cherries, weak cherry and strong cherry, are provided.

  Among the above two types of cherry roles, the weak cherry is a weak cherry role symbol, which is a symbol of "replay"-"BAR"-"replay, bell, watermelon, and cherry", and "cherry"-"BAR". -"It is allowed that the combination mode of the symbols" replay, bell, watermelon, and cherry "is displayed on the activated line, and the strong cherry is" replay "as the strong cherry role symbol. A combination of the "bell"-"one of replay, bell, watermelon, and cherry" symbols and the combination mode of the "cherry"-"bell"-"replay or bell" symbols should be displayed on the activated line. Is tolerated. When the weak cherry combination symbol is displayed on the activated line, a combination mode of "cherry symbol-ANY symbol excluding cherry symbol-ANY symbol including cherry symbol" is displayed on the activated line or a line other than the activated line. , When the strong cherry combination symbol is displayed on the activated line, a combination mode of "cherry symbol-cherry symbol-ANY symbol including cherry symbol" is displayed on the activated line on the activated line or a line other than the activated line. ..

  Then, when the weak cherry symbols are gathered, the specified number of medals (1 in this example) is paid out in the game, and when the strong cherry symbols are gathered, the specified number (9 in this example) is paid in the game. Will be paid out. That is, a game privilege of paying out one medal is awarded when the weak cherry symbols are aligned, and a game privilege of paying out nine medals is awarded when the strong cherry symbols are aligned.

  Therefore, the cherry symbols are not determined to be aligned by the combination of the symbols in the state where all reels are stopped, but only for at least one reel, the symbols displayed on the activated line in the state where the reels are stopped. It can be said that these are determined to have been completed by. However, medals are paid out after all reels are stopped. With respect to the cherry symbol, only one is arranged on the left reel 70L, so that it is not possible to align the cherry symbol unless the stop button 128L is operated to stop within a range in which the cherry symbol can be drawn in (without pressing). There is.

  The bell, watermelon, and cherry are all winning combinations corresponding to the gaming privilege of paying out medals, and therefore, in the following, they are collectively referred to as “small winning combinations” as necessary.

  In the above description, the bell, watermelon and cherry are described as small wins, but other small wins may be provided. For example, a bell pattern, a watermelon pattern, and a cherry symbol are provided with a different type of symbol (for example, a plum symbol), and the payout number (specified number) of medals corresponding to this is differentiated to distinguish it from the above small wins, Alternatively, it is possible to reduce the number of symbols arranged on the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R to increase the degree of difficulty as a winning symbol to be pushed.

[8-7. Lost]
If the symbol combination mode stopped and displayed on the activated line does not correspond to the symbol combination mode corresponding to any winning combination, the game is lost. Then, no medals are awarded in the lost game. It should be noted that, with regard to winning combinations other than bonus winning combinations such as small winning combinations, the game results will be lost unless they are aligned in the winning game. In other words, if you have won a small winning combination (for example, watermelon) that cannot be arranged unless you press it, but if the symbol combination mode corresponding to that small winning combination is not displayed on the activated line, you will lose. The winning results will not be carried over after the game. However, when the bonus combination is won, the winning result is carried over to the next game and thereafter even if the winning game is not arranged (the bonus symbols can be arranged after the next game).

  The above is the combination mode of each winning combination in the slot machine 1 and the symbols corresponding to each winning combination. In addition, by making the symbol combination mode corresponding to each winning combination a heterogeneous symbol combination mode, a heterogeneous symbol combination mode (so-called variegation) is displayed on the activated line, but the same type symbol combination mode is displayed on lines other than the activated line. May be displayed so that the winning combination can be easily grasped by appearance.

[9. Game processing]
Next, the flow of game processing in the slot machine 1 will be described. The following game processing proceeds according to the processing procedure on the control program executed by the main control board 21 (mainly the CPU or the like). It should be noted that the main control board 21 (CPU) stores and holds, as backup data, information regarding the progress of the game (progress of the game process) when the power is shut off (including the case where a power failure or an instantaneous power failure occurs).

  FIG. 51 shows a basic processing procedure of one game in the slot machine 1. First, in step S1, initial setting for preparing for a game start is executed. Especially when the power is turned on, the above-mentioned various devices are checked for connection and operating status, and the presence / absence of backup data is confirmed. If backup data exists, a process to restore the state before power-off To execute.

  In the next step S2, the multiplier is determined by the number of medals inserted from the insertion slot 123, or if there are already stored medals, the multiplier is determined by pressing the MAX bet button 125 or the 1 bet button 126, and the start is started. The operation waits for the lever 129. That is, the BET processing is performed until the multiplication number of one game is determined and the state where the start lever 129 can be operated is obtained. It should be noted that this step S2 corresponds to an example of the multiplication number determining means described in the solving means.

  In step S3, the game is started by operating the start lever 129 which is in the operation waiting state in step S2, and an internal lottery process for determining whether or not any winning combination should be the result of the internal lottery. Run. This internal lottery process is one of the stages before all the reels 70L, 70M, 70R that start to rotate in the next step S4 are in a stopped state (become stopped by the player's stop operation). It is executed to determine whether or not the winning combination of is the lottery result of the game. That is, only when the lottery result of this lottery corresponds to any winning combination, the corresponding winning combination is allowed.

  Next, in step S4, a reel rotation process for starting the rotation of all the reels 70L, 70M, 70R is executed with the end of the internal lottery process in step S3. In this reel rotation processing, the operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R is made effective when the rotation of all the reels 70L, 70M, 70R is started, and the operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R is made effective. The operation valid lamp (not shown) that notifies that is turned on, and the timer count is started until the next reel rotation process is executed. The operation effective lamps are lamps incorporated in the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R corresponding to the reels 70L, 70M, 70R, respectively.

  In step S5, a reel stop process of accepting the pressing operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R by the player, turning off the operation valid lamps in the order of acceptance, and stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels 70L, 70M, 70R. Run.

  In the next step S6, when it is determined in step S5 that the rotations of all the reels 70L, 70M, 70R are in a stopped state, the display content (symbol combination mode) displayed on the activated line and the above-mentioned step A determination process of performing a determination of a winning combination is performed by collating the allowed items as a result of the internal lottery determined in S3.

  In step S7, a medal payout process is executed based on the contents of the game privilege corresponding to the winning combination determined in step S6. When the winning combination is a bonus combination or a replay combination, the game state is changed and various game benefits such as re-play are given.

  The above is the processing procedure of one basic game of the slot machine 1. Here, step S2 (BET processing), step S3 (internal lottery processing), and step S4 (reel rotation processing) are performed by the player as a series of operations. Therefore, these processes (step S2, step S3, step S4) are collectively called a start process. The following is a specific description of this starting process.

[9-1. Startup process]
FIG. 52 specifically shows each process performed in the starting process.

  In the starting process, first, in step S101, the insertion of a medal or the operation of the bet buttons 125 and 126 is awaited. When the bet button is operated or a medal is inserted, the determination at step S101 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S102.

  In the next step S102, as a reception process, the bet number (MAX bet only in this example) is determined and the activated line lamp is turned on.

  In step S103, the operation of the starting lever 129 is validated. When the operation of the starting lever 129 is validated, the operation waits until the operation of the starting lever 129 is accepted, and the process proceeds to the next step S104.

  In the next step S104, it is determined whether the operation of the starting lever 129 is valid, and in that case, whether the operation of the starting lever 129 is accepted. If the operation of the starting lever 129 is validated in the previous step S103 and the operation of the starting lever 129 by the player is accepted, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the subsequent Step S105.

  If the player does not make a bet operation or inserts a medal in step S101 or does not reach a MAX bet, the determination in step S101 is not satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S104. At this time, the determination in step S104 is also not satisfied, the process returns to step S101 and the subsequent processing is repeated.

  Further, in the replay game, it is not necessary to newly place a medal bet. This automatically sets the MAX bet state when the MAX bet command is stored in the RAM 1114 in the replay game process described later. As a result, the determination in step S101 is satisfied.

  In step S105, the operation of the starting lever 129 is invalidated in response to the operation of the starting lever 129 in step S104.

  Next, in step S106, when the start lever 129 is operated, the random number is extracted with this as a trigger. After the random number is extracted, the process proceeds to the next step S107. Regarding the timing of extracting the random number at this time, it is necessary to set an appropriate extraction timing in the process of programming such that the random number is extracted immediately after the operation of the start lever 129 but after a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds). You can

  In step S107, as a flag process, it is determined which of the extracted random number values (hereinafter referred to as the extracted random number value) corresponds to the winning combination (matching of the random number values). In this determination, the extracted random number values are collated in the hit value determination table. The collation of the random number value performed here is to determine whether or not the extracted random number value matches (matches or matches) the predetermined random number value of the winning combination. At this time, when it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any winning combination, the flag corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is turned on (= 1). The flag corresponding to the winning combination that is turned ON (= 1) at this time is called the winning combination winning flag.

  Then, in the flag processing, when determining the hit value determination table that serves as a reference for determination when matching the extracted random number values in the game, the in-RB flag or the BB game indicating that the RB game is in progress. The hit value determination table in the game is determined by referring to the game state flag such as the BB game flag indicating that the game is in progress. That is, the hit random number determination table corresponding to the game state flag that is in the ON (= 1) state in the game is set and the extracted random number values are collated. The game state flags include an in-game flag and an in-game flag, as well as an in-game flag. Then, when both the RB in-game flag and the BB in-game flag are in the OFF (= 0) state, the in-game flag is always set to the ON (= 1) state.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S107 that the extracted random number value does not correspond to any winning combination, the result is “miss” that does not correspond to any winning combination, and the loss flag is turned on. Here, the winning flag or the loss flag (these are collectively referred to as the establishment flag), it is possible to align the winning symbol pattern corresponding to the establishment flag, only when the corresponding establishment flag is ON. It will be. Therefore, when the loss flag corresponds to the establishment flag, it is impossible to align any winning symbol. It can be said that the random number lottery is performed inside the slot machine 1 in the above steps S106 and S107. Hereinafter, these steps are collectively referred to as an internal lottery or an internal lottery. It should be noted that the process from the extraction of the random number to the flag processing corresponds to the internal lottery (step S3 of FIG. 51 described above).

  In the next step S108, it is determined whether or not the wait timer started in the previous start processing (specifically, the game one time before the game) has timed out (for example, 4.1 seconds have elapsed). A timer called this wait timer measures the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) from the start of the rotation of the reel in the game to the start of the rotation of the reel in the next game. It is a thing. Here, when the wait timer has timed out (4.1 seconds have already passed), this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the subsequent Step S 109. Also, this determination loops until the wait timer times out.

  In step S109, rotation of all reels 70L, 70M, 70R is started. When the rotation speeds of all the reels 70L, 70M, 70R become constant, the operation valid lamps of the respective stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are turned on. By this lighting, the player will know that the pressing operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R has been activated.

  In the slot machine 1, the reel that has started to rotate continues to rotate at the above-mentioned constant speed until a stop operation (pressing operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R) by the player is accepted.

  Next, in step S110, the wait timer is reset and the wait timer is started until the next starting process, and the starting process is ended.

[9-2. Flag processing]
Next, the flag processing (step S107) executed by the main control board 21 (mainly the CPU or the like) will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, in the flag processing, the main control board 21 (mainly the CPU etc.) compares the extracted random number value with the winning value set in the winning value determination table shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not (a random number value is compared) (step S301). When it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any winning combination, the flag corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is turned on (step S302).

  If the gaming state is normal (state in which none of the chance zone 1, chance zone 2, and ART game described later are being executed) (step S303), normal processing is executed (step S304). In the normal-time process, when the lottery process whether to shift to the ART game or the lottery process whether to shift to the ART game is won, the process shifts to the ART game before actually shifting to the ART game. When the winning process is executed for the setting process for executing the suggestive indication effect, the lottery process for migrating to the chance zone 1 described later, and the lottery process for migrating to the chance zone 1, the chance zone 1 is actually selected. A setting process for executing a precursor effect that suggests that the player will be moved to the chance zone 1 before the transfer, and a trigger for executing a lottery process that determines whether or not to transfer to the chance zone 2, which will be described later. Without performing the lottery process of whether or not to move to zone 2, the number of times in stage 1 was a chance role as a winning role in stage 1 Each time, the lottery process of whether or not to shift to the chance zone 2 is executed, and in the stage 2, whether or not to shift to the chance zone 2 every time the number of watermelon roles as the winning role in the stage 2 reaches 5 times. The lottery process is performed, and at stage 3, the lottery process is performed to determine whether or not to shift to the chance zone 2 every time the number of cherry roles as the winning role in stage 3 reaches 5) or this lottery A lottery process for selecting a stage to be used among a plurality of stages (stage 0 to stage 3 in this example) having different tables used in the process is executed.

  On the other hand, when the game state is not normal in step S303, the CZ1 precursor counter indicating the remaining number of precursor productions indicating that the player is going to the chance zone 1 is not “0” (step S305), in other words, the chance. If the precursor effect suggesting that the zone 1 is to be moved is being executed, chance zone 1 setting processing for executing the chance zone 1 is executed (step S306). In the chance zone 1 setting process, the CZ1 counter is decremented by 1 each time the game is started, and when the CZ1 counter becomes 0, a process of setting "10" to the CZ1 counter indicating the remaining number of chance zone 1 is executed. .. As described above, in the present example, when the lottery process of whether or not to execute the chance zone 1 is won, the transition control to the chance zone 1 is performed over 10 games.

  In step S305, the CZ1 precursor counter is “0”, that is, when the precursor effect indicating that the CZ1 precursor is transferred is not executed, the remaining number of the precursor effects indicating that the CZ1 precursor is transferred to the chance zone 2 is set. If the CZ2 precursor counter shown is not "0" (step S307), in other words, if the precursor effect suggesting that the transition to the chance zone 2 is being executed, chance zone 2 setting for executing the chance zone 2 is set. The process is executed (step S308). In the chance zone 2 setting process, the CZ2 counter is decremented by 1 each time the game is started, and when the CZ2 counter becomes 0, a process of setting "15" to the CZ2 counter indicating the remaining number of chance zone 2 is executed. .. As described above, in the present example, when the lottery process of whether or not to execute the chance zone 2 is won, the shift control to the chance zone 1 is performed over 15 games.

  In step S307, the CZ2 precursor counter is "0", that is, when the precursor effect indicating that the transition to the chance zone 2 is not executed, the CZ1 counter indicating the remaining number of times in the chance zone 1 is not "0". (Step S309) In other words, if the chance zone 1 is being executed, chance zone 1 execution processing for executing the chance zone 1 is executed (step S310). In the chance zone 1 execution process, a lottery process is executed for each game until the CZ1 counter reaches “0”, that is, until the number of games in the chance game 1 reaches 10 times. During the chance zone 1, the lottery process of whether or not to shift to the ART game is won rather than the normal time (lottery process of whether or not to shift to the ART game executed in the normal process of step S304). The probability is high. In this way, when the shift control to the chance zone 1 is performed, the expectation for the ART game can be increased, and the deterioration of the enjoyment of the game can be suppressed.

  If the CZ1 counter is "0" in step S309, that is, if the chance zone 1 is not executed, the CZ2 counter indicating the remaining number of times in the chance zone 2 is not "0" (step S311), in other words, the chance zone 2 If it is being executed, chance zone 2 execution processing for executing chance zone 2 is executed (step S312). In the chance zone 2 execution process, until the CZ2 counter becomes “0”, that is, until the number of games in the chance game 2 reaches 15, the lottery process of whether or not to shift to the ART game and the ART game In a lottery process of whether or not to make a transition, a lottery process of which CZ2 state among a plurality of CZ2 states (CZ2 state 0 to CZ2 state 3 in this example) having different probabilities of transition to an ART game, etc. are executed. To be done. Further, in this example, although the shift control is performed in the chance zone 2, the number of times the shift control is performed in the normal state again without being controlled in the ART game is counted by the CZ2 history counter, and when the shift control is performed in the chance zone 2. If the number of times counted by the CZ2 history counter has reached a predetermined number (five in this example), it is possible to immediately shift to the ART game without executing the lottery process as to whether or not to shift to the ART game. Is becoming In addition, the probability of winning the lottery process for moving to the ART game in the chance zone 2 is equal to that in the chance zone 1 or higher than that in the chance zone 1. In this way, the chance zone 2 is set to have a higher degree of advantage than the chance zone 1, and when the transition control is performed to the chance zone 2, the expectation for the ART game is higher than when the transition control is performed to the chance zone 1. It is being further enhanced to prevent a decline in the enjoyment of games.

  When the CZ2 counter is "0" in step S311, that is, when the chance zone 2 is not executed, the ART counter indicating the remaining number of ART games is not "0" (step S313), in other words, the ART game is being executed. If so, the ART process for executing the ART game is executed (step S314). In the ART process, a process of executing the ART game until the ART counter becomes “0”, that is, until the number of games in the ART game reaches 30, if the winning combination is a hook replay, the above-mentioned super ART game (SART game) is executed. Transition control processing, lottery processing to determine whether or not to continue the ART game when the number of games in the ART game reaches 30, probability to be determined to continue in the lottery processing to determine whether or not to continue the ART game A lottery process as to whether or not to add (ART continuation probability), whether or not to shift to the RUSH state in which the probability of being determined to be added to the ART continuation probability and the degree of probability of being added are higher than in a normal ART game In a lottery process and a lottery process as to whether or not the transition control to the RUSH state is performed, a plurality of ART steps having different probabilities of transitioning to the RUSH state are performed. J. (ART stage 0 to ART stage 3 in this example), a lottery process for determining which ART stage to use, and a probability of being determined by the lottery process for determining whether to continue the ART game during the RUSH state ( Addition of the probability (ART continuation probability) of whether to continue the ART game during the super ART game (SART game) or not (lot continuation probability) Whether or not a lottery process, a winning combination during a super ART game (SART game), if the winning replay is a replay of a hook, a process of terminating the super ART game (SART game) and controlling the transition to a normal ART game are executed. It

  The ART game continues until the number of games in the ART game reaches 30 times, and a lottery process is performed every time the number of games in the ART game reaches 30 times to determine whether or not to continue the ART game. On the other hand, the super ART game (SART game) continues until the winning combination is a hook fall replay, and when the winning combination is a hook fall replay, the transition to the normal ART game is controlled. That is, the super ART game (SART game) continues regardless of the number of games executed during the ART game. Further, the probability of determining that the ART continuation probability in the super ART game (SART game) is added and the degree of the probability of adding the ART continuation probability are higher than in the normal ART game. In this way, the super ART game (SART game) is in a more advantageous state than the ART game. Further, the probability that it is determined that the ART continuation probability is to be added and the degree of the probability that the ART continuation probability is to be added are set to be highest in the RUSH state, followed by the lowest in the super ART game (SART game) and the ART game.

[9-3. Reel stop processing]
When the start-up process is completed, the operation waits for an operation (stop operation, that is, an operation of pressing the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R) for stopping the reel that continues to rotate at a constant speed. In FIG. 54, as an example, the content of the reel stop processing by the “table method” is shown. The flow of the reel stop control process will be described below.

  In the reel stop process, first, in step S201, a reel stop control table is selected according to an internal lottery flag indicating the result of the internal lottery in the game. In this reel stop control table, patterns are prepared in advance for all the internal lottery flags, and these are stored as read-only table data in a control ROM that stores in advance programs and data used for control by the main control board 21. Has been done.

  When the reel stop control table is selected based on the internal lottery flag in step S201 described above, the reel stop control table is in a standby state until the pressing operation of each stop button 128L, 128M, 128R is accepted (steps S202, S210, S217). ). In these standby states, whether or not the reels of the left reel 70L, the middle reel 70M, and the right reel 70R are already stopped, or the first reel stop flag is not ON (F = 0, that is, OFF). It is also determined whether or not any of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R is pressed. Until the pressing operation of all the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R is accepted, the determination of step S209 is not satisfied, and the processing of step S202 and subsequent steps is repeated.

  Here, the order in which the pressing operations of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are accepted (stop operating procedure) are called “forward pressing”, “reverse pressing”, and “middle pressing”, respectively (also referred to as pressing order). ).

  The above-mentioned “forward pressing” stop operation procedure means an operation procedure for stopping the left reel 70La first (that is, a procedure for pressing the left stop button 128L first), and a second operation The operation sequence of the reels to be stopped thereafter is further divided into two stop operation procedures of [left reel → middle reel → right reel] or [left reel → right reel → middle reel]. These two are collectively called "forward push". Note that the latter stop operation procedure may also be referred to as “forward scissor pressing”.

  Contrary to the above-mentioned "reverse push" stop operation procedure, contrary to "forward push", the right reel 70R is stopped first (that is, the right stop button 128R is pushed first). According to the operation sequence of the reels to be stopped after the second reel, it is further divided into two stop operation procedures: [right reel → middle reel → left reel] or [right reel → left reel → middle reel]. Be done. These two are collectively called "reverse push". The latter stop operation procedure may also be called "reverse scissor pushing".

  The above-mentioned “middle press” stop operation procedure means an operation procedure for stopping the middle reel 70M first (that is, a procedure for pressing the middle stop button 128M first), and the second and subsequent steps. Depending on the operation sequence of the reels to be stopped in the above, it is further divided into two stop operation procedures of [middle reel → left reel → right reel] or [middle reel → right reel → left reel]. These two are collectively called "middle press".

  In step S202, it is determined whether the flag indicating that the left reel 70L has stopped (left reel stop flag LF) is OFF (LF = 0), and the operation of pressing the left stop button 128L has been accepted. .. If it is assumed in step S201 that the left stop button 128L is first (first) pressed from the standby state for the pressing operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R along the "forward pressing" stop operation procedure, the determination in step S202 Is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S203.

  In step S203, it is determined whether the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0). The "first reel" referred to here is a reel that first receives a stop operation or that stops first. In this example (“forward pressing”), the stop operation of the left reel 70L is firstly accepted, so the first reel stop flag is in the OFF state (F = 0). Therefore, the determination at step S203 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the subsequent Step S204.

  In the next step S204, the first reel stop process is performed on the left reel 70L. In the first reel stop processing, the stop position control of the winning symbol corresponding to the internal lottery flag is executed based on the reel stop control table corresponding to the internal lottery flag.

  In step S206, a reel stop control table for the remaining middle reel 70M and right reel 70R is determined. As described above, since the slot machine 1 has only one effective line, the number of stop control tables for the remaining reels (the middle reel 70M and the right reel 70R) can be determined to be one at this point. In other words, if the symbol on the activated line on the first stop reel (in this case, the left reel 70L) is a symbol that may be a winning symbol, the remaining reels (middle reel 70M, right reel) on the activated line. 70R), a reel stop control table capable of aligning the corresponding winning symbol is selected. As a result, the winning symbols other than the BB symbol and the RB symbol can be arranged without any need of pressing.

  In step S207, the first reel stop flag is set to ON (F = 1), and the process proceeds to the next step S208.

  Next, in step S208, the left reel stop flag LF is turned ON (LF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

  Then, in step S209, it is determined whether all the reels 70L, 70M, 70R are in the stopped state. In this example, the left reel stop flag LF is still ON, and the middle reel 70M and the right reel 70R are still rotating. Therefore, this determination is not satisfied, and the processing returns to step S202 and the subsequent processing is repeated. Run.

  Then, when the processing of step S202 and subsequent steps is executed again, the left reel 70L is already in the stopped state, so the determination of step S202 is not satisfied, and the routine goes to step S210.

  In step S210, it is determined whether the flag indicating that the middle reel 70M is stopped (the middle reel stop flag MF) is OFF (MF = 0), and the operation of pressing the middle stop button 128M is accepted. .. Here, since the "forward push" stop operation procedure is followed, the press operation of the middle stop button 128M is accepted. Therefore, the determination at step S210 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the subsequent Step S211.

  In step S211, it is determined whether the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0) as in step S203. Since the first reel stop flag is already ON (F = 1) at this point, this determination is not satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S213.

  In step S213, as a middle reel stop process, control of the stop position of the winning symbol is executed based on the reel control table corresponding to the internal lottery flag (in this case, the reel stop control table determined in step S206). .. At this time, the middle reel 70M becomes the second stop reel (second reel), and steps S212, S214, and S215 are all bypassed, and the process proceeds to step S216 to set the middle reel stop flag MF to ON (MF = 1). Then, the process proceeds to step S209.

  Then, in step S209 again, only the left reel 70L and the middle reel 70M are stopped, and the right reel 70R is still rotating and stopped (the right reel stop flag RF is OFF). Since this is not the case, this determination is not satisfied, and the processing returns to step S202, and the subsequent processing is repeated again.

  Further, in the processing from step S202 onward for the third time, it is first determined in step S217 whether the right reel stop flag MF is OFF (MF = 0) and the pressing operation of the right stop button 128R is accepted. However, the subsequent processing of steps S218, S220 and the like is the same as the processing of steps S210 and subsequent steps (steps S211, S213), and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  Then, in step S223, the right reel stop flag RF is turned ON (MF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

  Finally, in step S209, all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R are in the stopped state at this time point, so this determination is satisfied, and the reel stop processing ends.

  It should be noted that the description similar to the above can be applied to the case of the "middle press" stop operation procedure, and thus the details are omitted. However, in the case of the "reverse push" stop operation procedure, there are some differences from the above description, and therefore the following description will be made.

  The "reverse push" stop operation procedure differs from the "forward push" or "middle press" stop operation procedure described above in step S221 (determination of the remaining reel stop control table after the first reel stop processing). is there. That is, in the "reverse push" stop operation procedure, only the right reel 70R is stopped. Therefore, at the stage of step S221, a plurality of reel stop control tables capable of aligning the corresponding winning symbol can be prepared on any of the activated lines, and any one of them may be selected.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a plurality of condition devices are operated as a result of the lottery for one game, the operation mode of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R (stop operation is performed among these condition devices). The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination according to the predetermined condition device is drawn into the activated line for each timing and the order in which the stop operation is performed. That is, if the condition devices that are satisfied are the same, as long as the operation modes of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are the same, the same symbol combination will be stopped on the activated line. When the result of the lottery for one game is lost, reel stop control is performed so that a predetermined combination of lost symbols for each operation mode of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R is drawn into the activated line. That is, if the lottery result is a loss, the same lost symbol combination will be stopped on the activated line as long as the operation modes of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are the same.

  Finally, in step S209, all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R are in the stopped state at this time point, so this determination is satisfied, and the reel stop processing ends.

[9-4. Reel stop control]
In the above reel stop processing, reel stop control for pulling the winning symbol corresponding to the establishment flag (corresponding winning symbol) to the effective line as much as possible is performed (so-called pull-in control). Specifically, when the reel stop operation by the player is accepted, the range in which the reel can be stopped on the activated line (the range in which the winning symbol can be drawn, for example, four symbols) is set. If it is determined in advance and there is a corresponding winning symbol within the range, the control for pulling this into the activated line and stopping the reel is executed. The "retractable range" here means the maximum number of symbols that can be moved in the rotation direction of the reel after the reel stop operation is accepted until the reel stops. Say. For example, if the maximum retractable range is four symbols, when the stop operation of the reel is accepted, the reel can be further rotationally moved up to four symbols based on the position.

  Therefore, according to such reel stop control, at the time when the reel stop operation is accepted, even if there is no corresponding winning symbol on the activated line, if the corresponding winning symbol is within the retractable range. , It is possible to stop after moving the corresponding winning symbol to the activated line. By performing this pull-in control, even if the player hits the winning symbol with a slightly earlier timing, if the winning symbol is within the retractable range, the winning symbol is an effective line. Can be stopped by pulling in. Therefore, it is possible to suppress as much as possible (missing the game privilege without being able to obtain the game privilege corresponding to the winning combination without being able to arrange the winning symbol).

  Specifically, a reel stop control data table is provided according to the winning combination, and the reel stop control data table corresponds to the array numbers of the left reel 70L, the middle reel 70M, and the right reel 70R and the array numbers thereof. The number of slips (the number of symbols to be pulled in) is set. Then, when the stop button 128 is operated, the main control board 21 performs the stop operation of the reel 70 (the reel 70 corresponding to the operated stop button 128 of the left reel 70L, the middle reel 70M, and the right reel 70R). With reference to the table corresponding to the winning combination and the winning combination, control is performed to stop the reel 70 with the slip number associated with the symbol (array number) on the activated line of the reel 70 that has been stopped.

  The above is an example of the reel stop processing based on the table method. Aside from this, there is a reel stop process by a control method, but since a known process can be applied to this as well, a detailed description thereof will be omitted here. Further, in the present embodiment, either reel control processing of the control method or the table method may be executed, and which method should be adopted may be appropriately determined when constructing the control program.

  Then, when the reel stop processing ends, it is determined whether or not the winning symbols are all on the activated line (whether a combination mode of symbols corresponding to any winning symbol is displayed). When the winning combination symbols are aligned on the activated line, a prescribed number of medals are paid out from the payout unit 30, and the payout number of medals is displayed on a payout indicator (not shown) of the middle unit 5.

[10. Promotion production from ART game to SART game]
As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present example, when the winning combination is a hook replay during the ART game, the transition control is performed to the super ART game (SART game) which is more advantageous than the ART game. At this time, a special promotion effect is executed. This promotion effect will be described with reference to FIG. 55. FIG. 55 is a front view of the slot machine 1 shown with the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R of the horizontal movable production unit 700 being lowered horizontally toward the front side of the symbol display area A while being horizontally extended. Is.

  When the flag process (step S107) is executed based on the operation of the start lever 129 during the ART game, the hit value determination table during the ART game shown in FIG. 50 is compared with the extracted hit value determination random number. When the winning combination becomes "Hake Replay" by doing so, the reel 70 is started to rotate, and the pair of horizontal portion raising / lowering drive motors 757 of the horizontal portion movable effect unit 700 are rotated in a predetermined direction to extend the pair horizontally extending. The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved downward from positions on the left and right sides of the central movable decorative body unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 (positions on the front surface of the base cover 520).

  As shown in FIG. 55, a pair of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R covers the upper and middle front surfaces of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R among the three reels 70 arranged side by side. It moves to the lowermost position, and in this state, only the lower three symbols of the symbol display area A and the middle reel 70M can be visually recognized well.

  When the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R move to the lowest position on the front surface side of the reel 79, the movement of the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R is stopped. Then, a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R display "white 7" symbols, respectively, and display for instructing the player to operate the right stop button 128R to stop the right reel 70R ( "Right!" Is output as voice, and a display for instructing the operation of the right stop button 128R is performed on the main liquid crystal display device 450).

  Also, the "white 7" symbols displayed on the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, respectively, are displayed so as to correspond to the middle stages of the left and right reels 70R and 70L, and apparently the middle stage line. The left and right reels 70R and 70L have reached the "white 7" symbol.

  Then, when the right reel 70R is stopped based on the player operating the right stop button 128R, a display or the like for instructing the player to operate the middle stop button 128M to stop the middle reel 70M next ("middle" ! ”And a display for instructing the operation of the middle stop button 128M on the main liquid crystal display device 450). At this time, a display for instructing the player to operate the middle stop button 128M in order to aim for the "white 7" symbol in the middle stage of the middle reel 70M (voice output of "middle!", Main liquid crystal display device 450, etc. When the "white 7" symbol is stopped in the middle stage of the middle reel 70M, the "white 7" symbol provided on the middle reel 70M and a pair of subs are displayed. With the "white 7" symbols displayed on the left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, respectively, double stitches of the "white 7" symbol are formed in the middle line.

  When the player stops the middle reel 70M based on the operation of the middle stop button 128M, a display or the like for instructing the player to operate the left stop button 128L to stop the left reel 70L next time (“left ! ”And a display for instructing the operation of the left stop button 128L on the main liquid crystal display device 450).

  Then, when all reels are stopped based on the operation of all the stop buttons 128, if the double stitches of the "white 7" symbol are formed on the middle line, the "white 7" symbols are aligned. And a notification that the ART game is promoted to the super ART game (SART game) is displayed. In this example, when all reels are stopped based on the operation of all the stop buttons 128, even when the doublet pattern of the "white 7" symbol is not formed in the middle line, the ART game to the super ART game ( In this case as well, in order to be promoted to the SART game), a display for notifying that the ART game is promoted to the super ART game (SART game) is displayed. When all reels are stopped based on the operation of all the stop buttons 128, if the doublet pattern of the "white 7" symbol is not formed in the middle line, once the ART game is switched to the super ART game (SART game). ) May be notified that the promotion is not performed, and then the promotion of the ART game to the super ART game (SART game) may be notified by a revival effect or the like.

  Further, when the winning combination is a hook replay during the ART game, and when all reels are stopped based on the operation of all the stop buttons 128, "hedge replay" is displayed in the lower line which is the effective line. It is in a state in which the combination mode of the replay combination symbols corresponding to the winning combination is prepared.

  In addition, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are at the lowest position that covers the upper and middle front surfaces of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R among the three reels 70 arranged side by side. In order to display the "white 7" symbol, in the left reel 70L, the image displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L ("white 7" symbol in this example) and the symbols provided on the left reel 70L are in a stopped state. The left reel 70L (the symbol row of the left reel 70L) is constituted by the symbols displayed in the lower row, and the image displayed on the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R in the right reel 70R (the "white 7" symbol in this example). The right reel 70R (the symbol row of the right reel 70R) is configured by the symbols displayed on the lower stage in a stopped state among the symbols provided on the right reel 70R. You have me.

  In addition, when the super ART game (SART game) is started and the start lever 129 is operated after notifying that the ART game is promoted to the super ART game (SART game), the pair of lateral movable production units 700 The pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R that extend horizontally are rotated in the opposite direction by rotating the horizontal portion elevation drive motor 757 so that the central movable decoration unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 is moved. It is moved to both left and right positions (positions on the front surface of the base cover 520).

  In the above example, when the winning combination is a hook replay during the ART game, the reel 70 is stopped by a stop operation procedure of reversely pressing the player (right reel 70R → middle reel 70M → left reel 70L). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reel 70 may be stopped by another stop operation procedure. In this example, in order to execute the effect of aiming the "white 7" symbol in the middle stage of the middle reel 70M, the reels other than the middle reel 70M (the right reel 70R or the left reel 70L) are stopped first, When the operation of the stop button 128M is instructed, it is possible to avoid the operation of the middle stop button 128M to stop the middle reel 70M without aiming for the "white 7" symbol, and the original It is possible to entertain the player by executing the performance.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present example, during the ART game, promotion production is performed by using the "white 7" symbol which is provided only on the middle reel 70M but not on the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R. To execute. In other words, during the normal time when the ART game is not executed, the promotion effect is executed by using the "white 7" symbol which is not used as a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination in any winning combination. In addition, in this promotion effect, the "white 7" symbol is displayed on each of the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the "white 7" symbol is aligned on a predetermined line (the middle line in this example). In this way, by operating the middle stop button 128M to stop the middle reel 70M, the "white 7" symbols are aligned, and it is displayed as if promoted to a super ART game (SART game) having a higher advantage than the ART game. Execute promotion production. That is, even if the "white 7" symbols are not actually collected, the ART game is promoted to the super ART game (SART game). It is possible to concentrate on the operation of the middle reel 70M aiming for the "white 7" symbol when the promotion effect is executed by making the player think as if it was promoted to "game", and the "white 7" symbol is complete. Sometimes the interest of the player can be improved.

  In the above example, when the winning combination is a hook replay during the ART game, the "white 7" symbol is displayed on each of the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the middle reel is displayed. The "white 7" symbol was stopped on 70M so that the predetermined line (in this example, the middle line) "white 7" symbol was aligned, but displayed on the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. Depending on the image to be displayed and the pattern provided on the middle reel 70M (not limited to the pattern, it may be any form), a predetermined line (in this example, the middle line) may have any form (shape, pattern, Colors) (for example, images displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the pattern provided on the middle reel 70M form a single image. (For example, an image of a pine displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and a plum image displayed on the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R). The combination of the image and the bamboo pattern provided on the middle reel 70M forms a unified concept of "Shochikumei").

  In the above example, during the normal time when the ART game is not executed, the promotion effect is executed by using the "white 7" symbol which is not used as a symbol combination corresponding to the winning symbol in any winning symbol. Although it is shown, if the winning combination is not used as a symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination during the normal time when the ART game is not executed, it is not limited to the "white 7" symbol, For example, a "blank" design or the like may be used.

  Further, in the above example, when executing the promotion effect, the pair of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R includes the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R among the three reels 70 arranged side by side. It moves to the lowermost position that covers the front surface of the upper and middle tiers, and is configured so that only the lower three symbols in the symbol display area A and the middle reel 70M can be seen well, but at least the three reels 70 The reel 70 may cover the front surface of the reel 70, and the portion that covers the front surface of the reel 70 is not limited to a plurality of stages (in this example, the upper stage and the middle stage), but at least one stage (the upper stage, the middle stage, and the lower stage). It may be one that hides a large number of one of them (the part that constitutes the effective line may not be covered), or one that covers the entire front surface of the upper, middle, and lower stages. That is, one reel 70 (the left reel 70L corresponding to the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the right reel 70R corresponding to the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R) is made up of a pair of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. One of the reels 70 (the left reel 70L corresponding to the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the right reel 70R corresponding to the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R) may cover less than half of the reels 70. May cover a part of the area.

  Further, in this example, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are configured to instruct the player to operate the stop button 128 while displaying the "white 7" symbol, respectively. Without displaying the "white 7" symbol on the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, a display for instructing the operation of the stop button 128 is performed, and the player operates the right stop button 128R. The "white 7" symbol is displayed on the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R based on what is done, and the "white 7" symbol is displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L based on that the player has operated the left stop button 128L. You may do it. Further, in this case, the symbols are scroll-displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, respectively, until the player operates the stop button 128, and based on the fact that the player operates the stop button 128. The scroll display may be stopped and the "white 7" symbol may be displayed. It should be noted that the scroll display means displaying while moving up and down or left and right, and corresponds to, for example, rotating display. Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, both the reel 70 and the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can be scroll-displayed.

[11. Characteristic effects of this embodiment]
In this manner, the player operates the operation unit 120 of the door unit 4 so that the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 70 arranged side by side in the symbol display area A of the game unit 3 facing from a part of the window 201a are arranged. Since the plurality of symbols provided are variably displayed by the rotation of the reel 70 and then stopped and displayed, the privilege is given according to the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed in the lower effective line (specific area). By operating the operation unit 120, it is possible to allow the player to play a game in which the symbols can be stopped and displayed depending on whether or not the symbols can be stopped and displayed in the combination of the symbols to which the privilege is given on the activated line. Then, depending on the game state that changes as the game is played in the symbol display area A, the sub-left liquid crystal display device of the lateral movable production unit 700 that is located outside (upper side) the symbol display area A in the front view. 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R and the movable member of the front movable decorative body 710 of the front movable effect unit 300 move to the symbol display area A side without blocking the effective line and cover a part of the symbol display area A. Because of the state, even if the player concentrates on the game and gazes (gazes) in the symbol display area A (variable display or stop display symbol), part of the symbol display area A moves Since it is blocked by the member, it is possible to make the player surely notice the movement of the movable member, and it is possible to make the player pay attention to the movable member and enjoy the effect by the movable member. Also, since the movable member moves to the front side of the symbol display area A according to the game state, it is possible to make the inside of the symbol display area A difficult to see by the movable member, and thus the movable member in the slot machine so far. It is possible to present a completely different impression of a movable effect to the player, a strong impact can be given to the player, the player's interest can be strongly attracted to the movable member, and the movable member can be By obstructing a part of the symbol display area A, it is possible to make the player think that there is something good, and to increase the player's expectation for the game and suppress a decrease in interest. You can At this time, even if the movable member moves to the front side of the symbol display area A, at least the part of the effective line in the front view is not covered by the movable member, so is the desired symbol stopped on the effective line? It is possible to clearly see whether or not it is possible to entertain the game, and the movable member does not obscure the pattern displayed on the effective line, which gives the player a sense of distrust. Can be avoided, and the player can play the game with peace of mind, and it is possible to prevent the player from having less interest in the game.

  Further, in a game state in which a plurality of symbol rows are variably displayed in the symbol display area A, when the movable member is moved from above the front view symbol display area A to the front side of the symbol display area A, the symbol display area The pattern located on the effective line in A can be seen, but the patterns located in other parts cannot be visually recognized because they are blocked by the movable member. Therefore, from the pattern seen on the effective line to the pattern coming on the next effective line. It is necessary to make a prediction or to pay attention to visible parts other than the effective line in the symbol display area A so as to see the symbols that come on the effective line. It becomes difficult to understand the timing when the desired symbol is located on the activated line, and it is difficult to stop and display the desired symbol on the activated line. In other words, the difficulty level of the game in which the desired symbol is stopped and displayed on the activated line becomes higher, so that it is possible to motivate the player, entertain the game, and the difficulty level of the game is high. As a result, the privilege given to the player can be made to be a special one, and the player can be concentrated on the game to suppress the decrease in interest.

  Further, as a movable member that moves to the front side of the symbol display region A, a sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and a sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R capable of covering a part of the symbol display region A except on the effective line, and the symbol display region. Since the front movable decorative body 310 capable of covering the part excluding the effective line from A is provided, by selecting the movable member to be moved to the front side of the symbol display area A according to the game state. It is possible to present different movable effects to the player, and it is possible to prevent the player from getting tired and suppress a decrease in interest with various effects.

  Further, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L, the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the front movable decorative body 310 move to the front surface side of the symbol display region A because the range in which the symbol display region A is covered is different in the front view. By the movable member, the appearance of the symbol display area A can be made different, and it is possible to make the game in the symbol display area A more diverse and entertain the player more. Specifically, when the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved to the front side of the symbol display area A, the symbol display area excluding the valid line and the valid line in the symbol display area A is displayed. Since a part of A can be visually recognized, the player can estimate the symbol within the visible range on the effective line and a part of the symbol display area A, which can increase the difficulty level of the game. The player's motivation can be motivated and a decrease in interest can be suppressed. On the other hand, when the front movable decorative body 310 is moved to the front side of the symbol display area A, only the effective line in the symbol display area A can be visually recognized, so that it is possible to further increase the difficulty level of the game, and it is given. The privilege can be made to be special, and the player can be concentrated on the game to suppress the decrease in interest.

  Further, since the front movable decorative body 310 is arranged on the front side of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are first displayed in the symbol display area. When the front movable decorative body 310 is moved to the front side of the symbol display area A after being moved to the front side of A, the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are covered with the front movable decorative body 310. In addition to being able to, it is possible to narrow the part that can be seen from the player side in the symbol display area A so that it is only on the effective line, so that it is possible to present the player with a multistage game or effect. , It is possible to make the player more entertaining the game and suppress the deterioration of interest.

  Furthermore, when the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved to the front side of the symbol display area A, in addition to the symbols on the activated line, three symbol rows (reel 70) arranged side by side are displayed. In at least one of the symbol rows, a plurality of symbols can be visually recognized, and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are separated from each other in the left-right direction. When only one of the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R separated from each other is moved to the front side of the symbol display area A, one of the left and right sides of the symbol display area A excluding the active line ( Only the left reel 70L or the right reel 70R) can be covered, and the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can be designed together. When it is moved to the front side of the display area A, the symbol display area A excluding the center line (middle reel 70M) between the effective line and the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R is removed. Since both the left and right sides (the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R) can be covered, with respect to the symbol row (reel 70) that is visible without being blocked by the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. The player can be paid attention to, the player can be concentrated on the symbol row, and the coverage of the symbol display area A by the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R is made more diverse. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from getting bored with various effects, and to keep the player entertained and to prevent a decrease in interest in the game. It can be. Therefore, for example, by operating the operation unit 120 to variably display a plurality of symbol columns, the left and right symbol columns are sequentially stopped and displayed, and the symbols on the activated line in the symbol columns which are stopped and displayed are predetermined to give the privilege. When the condition (combination of symbols) can be satisfied (so-called, when reaching), the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the front side of the symbol row (left reel 70L and right reel 70R) that is already stopped and displayed. By moving the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, it is possible to satisfactorily visually recognize only the variable display (middle reel 70M) of the variable display that is not yet stopped and displayed, and the variable display is performed. It is possible to emphasize the pattern row that is displayed. This allows the player's line of sight to be focused on the changing pattern line that is visible without being obstructed by the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the consciousness is concentrated on the pattern line. Since it can be done, it is possible to actively play the game of operating the operation unit 120 (stop button 128) so that the desired symbol is stopped on the activated line, and entertaining the player to the game is entertaining. It is possible to suppress the decrease.

  Further, since the effect image can be displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, in addition to the movements of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R and the front movable decorative body 310, The player can be entertained by displaying the effect images by the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and various effects can be presented to the player to prevent the player from getting tired. In the state where the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved to the front side of the symbol display area A according to the game state, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R display symbols. When the same effect image as in the area A is displayed, the player is given a sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and a sub right liquid crystal. Display device can be illusion as symbols on the variable display in the rear and stop display in it is visible through 710R, a reduction in the interest in the game to delight the player can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the player operates the operation unit 120 of the door unit 4, so that a plurality of symbols are displayed in the symbol display area A of the game unit 3 facing from a part of the window 201a. Since the privilege is given in accordance with the combination of the symbols that are variably displayed and then stopped and then displayed in the lower effective line (specific area), the privilege is activated on the effective line by the operation of the operation unit 120. It is possible to make the player perform a game in which the player can be excited and excited depending on whether or not the symbols can be stopped and displayed by the combination of the symbols provided. A light guide plate 202 is attached to the rear side of the window 201a facing the symbol display area A, and the light guide plate 202 directs the window 201a to substantially the entire area except the effective line (non-decoration area 202a) in a front view. Images can be displayed. More specifically, the light guide plate 202 having substantially the same size as the window 201a is provided with a decorative layer (diffusion sheet) having a plurality of microlenses (transparent dots) on one surface thereof, and the light guide plate 202 is arranged above and below the light guide plate 202. A light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and a light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 on which LEDs capable of irradiating light to a pair of outer peripheral surfaces facing each other are mounted. Light from the LEDs of the decorative substrate 206 enters the light guide plate 202 from the upper and lower outer peripheral surfaces of the light guide plate 202, is alternately reflected on the front surface and the back surface of the light guide plate 202, and is guided along the light guide plate 202. .. When the light guided in the light guide plate 202 reaches the minute lens, the light is reflected to the front side by the minute lens, and the minute lens appears to shine from the front side (player side). The effect image stippled by a plurality of minute lenses is emitted and displayed. Therefore, when the effect image is displayed by the light guide plate 202 in accordance with the game state that is changed by the game being played in the symbol display area A, the symbol display area A partially faces in front of the symbol display area A. Since the effect image is displayed on substantially the entire window 201a of the door unit 4 that is present, the player can be surprised and a strong impact can be given, the appeal to the player can be enhanced, and the window 201a can be omitted. By displaying a large effect image over the whole, it is possible to make the player think that there is something good, and increase the player's expectation for the game and suppress the decline of interest. Can be made When the effect image is displayed by the light guide plate 202, the effect image is displayed over substantially the entire window 201a excluding the effective line (non-decoration area 202a) in the symbol display area A when viewed from the front. Therefore, the effective line is not obstructed by the effect image, and it is possible to satisfactorily view the effective line in the symbol display area A from the player side, and thus the decisive part (effective line) in the game disappears. As a result, it is possible to avoid giving the player a sense of distrust, and it is possible for the player to play the game with peace of mind, and it is possible to prevent the player from having less interest in the game.

  Moreover, since the effect image is displayed by the light guide plate 202 arranged in front of the symbol display area A by the three reels 70 in which the game is performed by the operation of the player, the symbol display area A is made small. Since it is possible to display a large effect image without doing so, it is possible to make the symbol display area A large in the front view window 201a so as to be conspicuous and enhance the appealing power to the player to play the slot machine. As a result, the slot machine 1 can be easily selected.

  Further, when the effect image is displayed by the light guide plate 202 in a state where the three reels 70 are variably displayed by the three reels 70 in the game unit 3, the effective line (non-decoration region 202a) in the symbol display area A is displayed. Although the symbol located can be seen, the symbols located in other parts cannot be visually recognized well because they are blocked by the effect image, and therefore the symbol coming to the non-decorative region 202a can be predicted from the symbol seen in the non-decorative region 202a. , It is necessary to pay attention to the part other than the non-decoration region 202a in the symbol display region A so as to see the symbols coming to the non-decoration region 202a, among the plural symbols in the variable display symbol sequence. It becomes difficult to understand the timing when the desired pattern is located in the non-decorative area 202a (effective line), and the desired pattern is displayed on the effective line. It becomes difficult to stop display. In other words, the difficulty level of the game in which the desired symbol is stopped and displayed on the activated line becomes higher, so that it is possible to motivate the player, entertain the game, and the difficulty level of the game is high. As a result, the privilege given to the player can be made to be a special one, and the player can be concentrated on the game to suppress the decrease in interest.

  Furthermore, as an effect image is displayed over substantially the entire window 201a, an effect image can be displayed by irradiating light from the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate 202 having a plurality of minute lenses (transparent dots). Therefore, compared to the case of using a liquid crystal panel, it is possible to reduce the cost of displaying the effect image, it is possible to reduce the configuration arranged on the outer periphery of the effect image to be displayed, The light guide plate 202 can be made relatively large to display a larger effect image, and a stronger impact can be given to the player.

  Further, since the portion of the light guide plate 202 for displaying the effect image is the sheet-shaped decoration layer, even if the decoration layer of the light guide plate 202 is provided with a plurality of minute lenses, it is possible to suppress the decrease in the transparency of the light guide plate. Therefore, when the effect image is not displayed, the symbol display area A and other members arranged on the rear side can be visually recognized well.

  Further, on the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate 202, reflective layers (reflective members) are provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the left and right side surfaces of the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 which are not irradiated with light from the LEDs. Therefore, the reflection layer prevents the light from leaking outward from the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate 202 and reflects the light inward, so that the light can be guided to the entire light guide plate 202, and the effect image can be displayed. Since the whole light can be emitted uniformly and the amount of light in the light guide plate 202 can be increased, the effect image can be emitted brighter and made easier to see, and the player can enjoy the effect image. Can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the peripheral control unit 470 having the peripheral control board 471 that gives a privilege according to the gaming state is provided on the rear side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 of the middle unit 5 as an electronic component. Of the middle unit 5 disposed in the housing body 10, the portion of the plurality of (two) hinge shaft portions 451 provided in the main liquid crystal display device 450 extending in a cylindrical shape. The main liquid crystal display device 450 is rotatably attached to the middle unit base 400 by being inserted and held from a plurality of (two) bearing portions 407 in the middle unit base 400 from above. Further, in the middle unit base 400, a mounting recess 420 that is recessed forward is formed on the upper side of one of the plurality of bearings 407 in which the hinge shaft 451 is inserted, and this mounting recess 420 Further, a crime prevention member 490 for preventing the hinge shaft portion 451 from moving in a direction (upward) away from the bearing portion 407 is attached. Therefore, when removing the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 from the middle unit base 400, the hinge shaft portion 451 of the main liquid crystal display device 450 is not removed unless the crime prevention member 490 is removed from the middle unit base 400. Since it is impossible to remove the main liquid crystal display device 450 by removing the main liquid crystal display device 450 from the bearing portion 407 of 400, it is troublesome to remove the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470. A person who tries to improperly act on the peripheral control board 471 of the peripheral control unit 470 can be irritated, and hesitates to take away or misconduct the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470, thereby stealing or misconducting. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of such as.

  Further, in order to remove the security member 490 attached to the middle unit base 400, it is necessary to remove the cap 492 inserted into the pedestal portion 491 and then remove the screw (not shown) attaching the pedestal portion 491. Therefore, it takes time to remove the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 from the middle unit base 400. You can hesitate to prevent theft and fraud.

  Further, in the crime prevention member 490, the cap 492 is fitted into the bottomed tubular base portion 491, and the projection (not shown) of the cap 492 is projected into the recess (not shown) of the base portion 491 to be locked to each other. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to remove the cap 492 from the pedestal portion 491, and it is possible to further enhance the deterrent force against theft, fraud, and the like. It should be noted that a special tool that has a pair of tip portions that can be inserted between the pedestal portion 491 and the cap 492, and that holds the cap 492 by bringing the pair of tip portions toward each other can be used to easily remove the cap 492 from the pedestal portion 491. It is desirable to be able to remove it. Specifically, when the tip of the special tool is inserted into a portion of the cap 492 where the protrusion projects into the recess of the pedestal portion 491, the protrusion of the special tool elastically deforms the protrusion to lock the protrusion and the recess. Can be released, and the cap 492 can be easily removed from the pedestal portion 491. Then, only the person who performs maintenance of the slot machine 1 can carry this special tool so that the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 can be prevented from being stolen or fraudulent. The workability of the maintenance for the display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 can be improved, and the burden on the gaming hall where the slot machine 1 is installed can be reduced.

  Further, since the crime prevention member 490 is attached by inserting a part of the pedestal portion 491 into the attachment concave portion 420 that is recessed at a predetermined depth from the rear surface of the middle unit base 400, it looks like a minus driver. Even if the tip of a tool with a flat and pointed tip is moved to the crime prevention member 490 side along the surface of the middle unit base 400, the tip just comes into contact with the side surface of the crime prevention member 490 (base portion 491). Since it does not enter between the unit base 400 and the pedestal portion 491, the crime prevention member 490 cannot be easily removed even if a tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver is used. Sufficient deterrent can be exerted, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 are hesitated to take away or steal the illegal act of carrying out unauthorized modification. The generation of positive action and the like can be suppressed.

  Further, since the main liquid crystal display device 450 attached to the middle unit base 400 can be hinge-rotated with respect to the middle unit base 400 about the plurality of hinge shaft portions 451 as compared with the main liquid crystal display device 450. The main liquid crystal display device 450 is detached from the middle unit base 400 when performing maintenance of the members arranged on the middle unit base 400 side or maintenance of the main liquid crystal display device 450 from the side facing the middle unit base 400. Maintenance can be performed without it, and the labor required for maintenance can be simplified and the load on the game hall side can be reduced.

  Further, as described above, the crime prevention member 490 can prevent the main liquid crystal display device 450 from being illegally removed from the middle unit base 400, so that the rear side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 can be changed according to the game state. Even if the peripheral control unit 470 having the peripheral control board 471 for giving a privilege is attached, the peripheral control unit 470 is removed from the middle unit base 400 together with the main liquid crystal display device 450, and the peripheral control board 471 of the peripheral control unit 470 is removed. It is possible to prevent unauthorized modification to the game, and it is possible to avoid an increase in the burden on the game hall side due to an unauthorized act performed on the peripheral control board 471 that gives a privilege.

  Further, among the control related to the game, the peripheral control board 471 that performs control related to granting of a privilege is attached to the rear side of the main liquid crystal display device 450, so the main control board 21 that performs other control is different from the other. Since it is attached to a part (inside the housing body 10), the control related to the game is shared by a plurality of boards, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of overload, and the game is interrupted by the overload. It is possible to prevent the player from getting irritated, and it is possible to prevent the player from having less interest in the game.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, from the top to the bottom in the symbol display area A (game area) of the game unit 3 which is visible through the window 201a of the top cover 201 in the top cover unit 200 of the door unit 4. For a game in which the symbols in the symbol row change, a state indicator 800 for displaying the game state is arranged so as to contact the lower side of the symbol display area A in front view, and the lower side of the symbol display area A Since it is formed in a strip shape shorter than the length, the distance of the line-of-sight movement between the symbol display area A and the status display 800 is shortened as much as possible, and the player paying attention to the symbol display area A The state indicator 800 can be easily entered in the field of view, the game state and the like displayed on the state indicator 800 can be surely recognized, and the line-of-sight movement is small. It becomes possible early can eyeball reduce to fatigue, a drop in interest in the game of the player by eye fatigue can be suppressed. In addition, since the line-of-sight movement between the symbol display area A and the state display device 800 is reduced, the state display device 800 can be more easily seen and the player can be made to accurately recognize information such as the game state. It is possible to make the game more entertaining and suppress a decrease in interest in the game.

  Further, the front surface of the status display device 800 is directed forward and upward so that the vertical line extending forward from the front surface of the status display device 800 intersects the vertical line extending forward from the front surface of the symbol display area A in a front view. Since the front surface of the status indicator 800 can be directed toward the player located in front of the slot machine 1 since it is inclined to, the status indicator 800 can be made more visible, and is described above. It is possible to reliably obtain the action and effect.

  Furthermore, since the state indicator 800 is arranged at a position in contact with the lower side in the front view of the symbol display area A in which the game in which the symbols in the symbol row fluctuate from top to bottom is performed, in the symbol display area A When the player pays attention to the game being performed, the line of sight of the player moves from top to bottom in accordance with the variation of the symbol, and the line of sight to the state indicator 800 located below the symbol display area A Since it is easier to move, the status display 800 can be made easier to see, and the number of stored medals that can be used in the game by being inserted into the slot 123 displayed on the status display 800, the number of paid-out medals, It is possible to surely recognize the number of medals (the number of bets) used in one game, the replay (replay), and other game states.

  Further, since the status indicator 800 is attached so as to contact the lower side of the symbol display area A which is arranged at the most conspicuous position in the front view of the door unit 4, the status indicator 800 is also arranged at the conspicuous position. Therefore, the rear surface of the status indicator 800 is located at a conspicuous position also on the rear side of the door unit 4. Since the setting indicator 810 is attached to the rear side of the status indicator 800 and the setting switch 62 of the switch unit 60 is attached near the front end inside the housing body 10, the setting of the slot machine 1 is changed. When the door unit 4 is opened from the housing body 10 (housing unit 2) to do so, the rear side of the door unit 4 and the inside of the housing body 10 can be visually recognized together, and the door unit 4 is mounted on the rear side of the door unit 4. The setting switch 62 attached near the front end inside the housing body 10 can be operated while looking at the set display 810 thus set, and it is possible to facilitate the setting work of the game contents. When the setting switch 62 is operated to change the setting, the setting indicator 810 is attached at a conspicuous position on the rear side of the door unit 4 (rear side of the status indicator 800). You can easily find it without searching.

  Further, with respect to the state indicator 800 and the setting indicator 810 attached to the door unit 4, the main control unit 20 attached inside the housing body 10 displays the game state and the setting state. Since the wiring members for connecting the status display device 800 and the setting display device 810 to the main control unit 20 can be partially shared or bundled together, the slot machine 1 is assembled. The labor can be simplified and the number of components can be reduced, and an increase in the cost of the slot machine 1 can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is moved to the upper middle base 651 by the rotation drive mechanism 690 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650 in the upper movable effect unit 600 of the middle unit 5. When the left shaft portion 651a is rotated about the left shaft portion 651a, the elongated left transmission slit 662d formed in the left decoration base 662 of the upper middle left movable decoration unit 660 causes the left shaft portion 651a (the rotation bearing portion) to rotate. It will revolve around 662c). Since the left transmission pin 681 of the transmission slider 680 is slidably inserted in the left transmission slit 662d, the left transmission pin 681 slides in the left transmission slit 662d as the left transmission slit 662d revolves. At the same time, the left transmission pin 681 is pressed by the revolving left transmission slit 662d and the transmission slider 680 slides in the vertical direction. More specifically, for example, the rotation driving mechanism 690 rotates the upper-middle-left movable decorative body unit 660 in a direction in which the left transmission slit 662d moves away from the axis connecting the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b. At times, the transmission slider 680 is moved in the same direction via the left transmission pin 681 slidably inserted into the left transmission slit 662d so as to move away from the axis connecting the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b. It will be moved. Since the transmission slider 680 is provided with the right transmission pin 682 slidably inserted into the right transmission slit 672d of the upper-middle-right movable decorative body unit 670, the upper-middle-left movable decorative body unit 660 is provided. When the transmission slider 680 slides in one of the up and down directions due to the rotation, the right transmission pin 682 also moves in the same direction, so that the moving right transmission pin 682 presses the right transmission slit 672d in one of the up and down directions. , The upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 moves the right shaft portion 651b so that the right transmission pin 682 slides in the right transmission slit 672d and the right transmission slit 672d revolves around the right shaft portion 651b. It will rotate to the center.

  At this time, the left transmission slit 662d and the right transmission slit 672d are separated from the left shaft portion 651a (rotating bearing portion 662c) and the right shaft portion 651b (rotating bearing portion 672c) by a specific distance (the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 672c, respectively). The left transmission pin 681 and the right transmission pin 682 of the transmission slider 680 are formed between the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b in a front view. Since the right transmission pin 682 is pressed, the right transmission slit 672d revolves in the opposite direction to the left transmission slit 662d. That is, when the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is rotated in the predetermined direction by the rotation drive mechanism 690, the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 is moved to the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 via the transmission slider 680. In the front view, the tip ends of the upper-middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper-middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are moved farthest apart from each other in the front view, The left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper-middle right movable decorative body unit 670 can be brought into contact with (joined to) the ends thereof to form a large annular decorative body. Then, assuming that the tips of the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are most separated from each other, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are moved forward. It is located behind the cover 652 and is invisible from the player side.

  Therefore, when the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is rotated in an appropriate direction by the rotation drive mechanism 690 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are moved. Since it is possible to combine them to make a large decorative body appear, and to hide the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right The appearance of the movable decorative body unit 670 can give a strong impact to the player, and the player's interest can be strongly attracted to the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670. Besides, there is something good for the player due to the appearance of the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670. Can be suspect that may be, let me raise expectations on the game player's to suppress the lowering of interest.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are rotatably attached to the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b of the upper middle base 651. At the same time, the left transmission pin 681 and the right transmission pin 682 of the transmission slider 680 slidably attached to the upper middle base 651 are arranged in the left transmission slit 662d of the upper middle left movable decoration unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decoration unit. Just by slidably mounting the right transmission slit 672d of 670, the pair of ornaments (upper-middle-left movable ornamental unit 660 and upper-middle-right movable ornamental unit 670) is rotated in opposite directions. Since the movable effect unit 650 can be reliably assembled, it is possible to prevent assembly errors and reduce the time and effort required for assembly. The increase in cost of the slot machine 1 can be suppressed.

  Further, the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b are attached to the front surface side and the rear surface side of the upper middle base 651, respectively. Since the decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are attached and the positions of the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are different in the front-rear direction, the front view. In, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are respectively passed from the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b to the right shaft portion 651b and the left shaft portion 651a. It can be formed so as to extend to the opposite side. That is, with the center between the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b being aligned with the center of the middle unit 5 (slot machine 1) in the left-right direction, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle The tip end side of the right movable decorative body unit 670 is passed from the left shaft portion 651a (rotating bearing portion 662c) and the right shaft portion 651b (rotating bearing portion 672c) through the right shaft portion 651b and the left shaft portion 651a. Since it can be extended to the vicinity of the left and right ends of the middle unit 5, the length of the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 can be made equal to the horizontal length of the middle unit 5. And the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 can be made as long as possible (larger) than the conventional one. Therefore, since the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 can be made larger, a pair of large upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and upper middle right movable decorative body unit 660 can be obtained. By combining 670, a larger decorative body can be shown to the player, a strong impact can be given to the player, and the player's interest can be strongly attracted. It is possible to entertain the movements of the left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670, and to prevent a decrease in interest in the game.

  When the upper-middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is rotated by the rotation drive mechanism 690, the upper-middle right movable decorative body unit 670 can be rotated in opposite directions via the transmission slider 680. A rotation drive mechanism as compared with a case where the middle left movable decoration unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decoration unit 670 are rotated by different drive sources (for example, a drive motor, a drive solenoid, etc.). The structure relating to 690 can be simplified, the space required for the rotation drive mechanism 690 can be reduced, and the rotation drive mechanism 690 can be made smaller to relatively easily secure an empty space. Therefore, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 can be made larger by securing the empty space.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the lower long side of the substantially rectangular base unit 510 in the central movable effect unit 500 of the middle unit 5 is adjacent to the symbol display area A as a game area in a front view. In addition, the upper long side of the base unit 510 is adjacent to the main liquid crystal display device 450, and a pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are symmetrical in the base unit 510 with the center in the long side direction (left-right direction) as a boundary. (Left unit 530L and right unit 530R) are housed. In this state, when the central lifting drive motor 571 of the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 is driven according to the game state that is changed by the game played in the symbol display area A, the rear ends of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are pressed. The front end sides of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are guided outside by the guide portions 513 of the base unit 510, respectively, and are straight outside in a state of abutting each other from the center of the long side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 side (upper side) of the base unit 510. The central movable decoration body 553 having a light-transmitting property is protruded toward one side (upward), and the central movable decoration body 553 having a light-transmitting property is connected to the front side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 via the connection base 551 connecting the tips of the pair of advancing and retracting units 530. Then, it moves away from the base unit 510. On this connection base 551, an electric component effect member including a central movable decorative body decorative board and a central rotary drive motor 554 is attached to the rear side of the central movable decorative body 553. Since the body 553 can be illuminated and decorated, and the central movable decoration body 553 can be rotated by the central rotation drive motor 554 to produce an effect, it can be combined with the movement (elevation) of the central movable decoration body 553 by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570. Various presentations can be presented to the player, and the player can be prevented from getting tired, and the impact of the production effect by the central movable decorative body 553 can be further enhanced by the various presentations. It is possible to entertain and suppress a decrease in interest in the game. Then, the wiring member 525 for supplying electricity or the like to the electric component production member such as the central rotation drive motor 554 is provided with a plurality of holding pieces (the locking piece 531a of the first outer plate 531 and the second outer plate 532) of the advancing / retreating unit 530. Since it is held by the holding portion 532b and the locking piece 534b) of the inner second plate 534, the wiring member 525 is in a state of extending along the strip-shaped advancing / retreating unit 530, so that from the player side. The wiring member 525 can be seen integrally with the pair of advancing / retreating units 530, and the overall appearance can be improved, and the effect of decoration and movement of the central movable decorative body 553 protruding from the base unit 510 can be sufficiently exerted. Therefore, it is possible to entertain the player and suppress a decrease in interest in the game.

  In addition, when the pair of flexible advancing / retreating units 530 are projected outward from the base unit 510, the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 have a plurality of first tops (outer first plates 531) and second tops (outer first plates 531). The magnetic force of a magnet 538 provided on the inner first plate 533) attracts each other, and the plurality of first and second tops come into contact with each other in a linearly extending state, and the outer first Since the one plate 531 and the inner first plate 533 are in contact with each other by the contact between the restriction protrusion 531d and the restriction recess 533b that form the rotation restriction mechanism, the rotation toward the contacting side is restricted. Even if the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 try to bend to one side in the direction in which they are in contact with each other, the advancing / retreating unit 530 on the outer peripheral side bends further due to the rotation restricting mechanism. Can not bets, a pair of retractable unit 530 is maintained in a state extending straight. Therefore, the rigidity of the portion of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 projecting outward from the base unit 510 is further increased, so that the central movable decorative body 553 and the central rotation drive motor 554 attached to the tips of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530. Since it is possible to more sufficiently support the electric component production members such as the above, the central movable decorative body 553 attached to the tip ends of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 should be enlarged, or an electric component production member capable of complex performance driving should be provided. Therefore, the central movable decorative body 553 having a higher effect can be provided, and the effect of the central movable decorative body 553 can be more enjoyed, and a decrease in interest in the game can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, the plurality of holding pieces of the advancing / retreating unit 530 (the engaging piece 531a of the first outer plate 531, the holding portion 532b of the second outer plate 532, and the engaging piece 534b of the inner second plate 534) are moved to the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570. Since it is provided on the side opposite to the side that is brought into contact with each other by a plurality of holding pieces (the locking pieces 531a of the first outer plate 531, the sandwiching portion 532b of the second outer plate 532, and the inner second plate 534). Even when the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are brought into contact with each other while the wiring member 525 is held by the locking pieces 534b), the wiring member 525 is not sandwiched by the pair of advancing / retreating units 530, but the wiring member 525 is sandwiched. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems such as electric leakage and disconnection due to wear, and to reliably drive the electric production members such as the central rotation drive motor 554. Allowed can be reliably exhibit the advantageous effects described above with. In addition, since the wiring member 525 is held on the side opposite to the side where the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 contact each other, when the magnets 538 included in each advancing / retreating unit 530 attract each other to magnetically attach them. The magnetic force is not weakened by the wiring member 525, the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 can be favorably magnetically attached to each other by the respective magnets 538, and the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 projecting from the base unit 510. It is possible to increase rigidity and sufficiently support the central movable decorative body 553, the central rotary drive motor 554, and other electrical component production members that are attached to the distal end side.

  Further, when the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 is projected outward from the base unit 510, the rear ends of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are respectively pressed to retract the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 projecting outward into the base unit 510. Since the rear ends of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are pulled respectively when they are made to move, a plurality of holding pieces (the locking pieces 531a of the first outer plate 531, the sandwiching portion 532b of the second outer plate 532, and the inner side). The wiring member 525 held along the advancing / retreating unit 530 by the locking piece 534b) of the second plate 534 does not contact the member for moving the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, and the wiring member 525. It is possible to prevent a problem from occurring in the.

  Further, since the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 is guided by the guiding portion 513 in the base unit 510, when the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 presses the rear end of the belt-shaped advancing / retreating unit 530, the advancing / retreating unit 530 is moved to the base. It is possible to prevent it from wavy bending in the unit 510, and it is possible to guide the advancing / retreating unit 530 straight in the moving direction (direction in which the guiding part 513 extends) by the guiding part 513. Therefore, the tip ends of the advancing / retreating units 530 can be reliably moved by the amount pressed by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, and the tip ends of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 can be projected to the outside of the base unit 510 without any problem. Therefore, it is possible to embody the slot machine 1 that surely exhibits the above-described effects. Kill.

  Further, since the plurality of rollers 536 attached to the advancing / retreating unit 530 are guided in the guiding unit 513 by rolling, the advancing / retreating unit 530 is guided by sliding. Compared with the case, the resistance acting when guiding the advance / retreat unit 530 can be reduced, and the advance / retreat unit 530 can be smoothly guided.

  Further, the first frame and the second frame forming the advancing / retreating unit are respectively configured by the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, and the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534, respectively. Therefore, both ends of the strip-shaped outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, and the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534 are connected by the connecting pins 535, respectively. The top and the second top each have a rectangular frame shape, so that the rigidity of each of the first and the second tops can be increased, and a pair of advance / retreat units 530 are projected outward from the base unit 510 by the advance / retreat drive mechanism 570. At the same time, the central movable decorative body 553 (central movable decorative body unit 550) attached to the tip can be supported in a good state.

  Further, the short side of the base unit 510 is made shorter than the advance / retreat unit 530 (the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R), and the pair of advance / retreat units 530 are projected upward from the long side of the base unit 510. When the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 is projected upward by the driving mechanism 570, the tips of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are projected upward longer than the short sides of the base unit 510, and the central movable decorative body unit 550 is moved to the base unit 510. It can be moved longer than the short side of. Therefore, the central movable decorative body unit 550, which moves upward from the long side of the base unit 510, can be moved longer than the short side of the base unit 510, which can make the player wonder, and It is possible to strongly attract the interest to the central movable decorative body unit 550, and to greatly amaze the player by the large movable central movable decorative body unit 550, which can entertain the player and suppress a decrease in interest. it can.

  Further, the central movable decorative body unit 550 (central movable decorative body 553) is projected (raised) upward from the base unit 510 arranged adjacent to the front view symbol display area A on the opposite side to the symbol display area A. Therefore, even if the central movable decorative body unit 550 is projected upward, the central movable decorative body unit 550 does not block the inside of the symbol display area A, and the symbol in the symbol display area A is shown to the player. Can be visually recognized in a good manner, the game in the symbol display area A can be surely enjoyed, and a decrease in interest can be suppressed.

  Further, since the base unit 510 (central movable decorative body unit 550) is arranged so as to be adjacent to the symbol display area A in the front view, when the player visually recognizes the inside of the symbol display area A, the central movable ornament unit. Since it is easy for 550 to come into view, when the central movable decorative body unit 550 is moved (moved) by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 and the central rotation driving motor 554, the central movable decorative body unit 550 becomes movable to the player. It is possible to make it easier to notice, and to move the line of sight to the movable central movable decorative body unit 550 to show the movable state of the central movable decorative body unit 550 (central movable decorative body 553) reliably, and at the same time, to move the central movable decorative body. It is possible to entertain the movement of the unit 550, and it is possible to prevent the player from having less interest in the game.

  Further, when the central movable decorative body 553 (central movable decorative body unit 550) is projected from the base unit 510, the central movable decorative body 553 blocks a part of the effect image displayed on the main liquid crystal display device 450, so that the game is played. It is possible to make it easier for a person to notice the protrusion (movement) of the central movable decorative body 553, to attract the player's interest to the central movable decorative body 553, and to move the player to the central movable decorative body 553. By paying attention, it is possible to entertain the player with the effect produced by the central movable decorative body 553, and it is possible to prevent the player from having less interest in the game.

  The slot machine 1 of this embodiment can be expressed as the following technical idea.

[Technical thought]
A gaming machine typified by the slot machine described in the present embodiment stops a plurality of symbol rows that are scrolled along with a large number of symbols and a symbol row that is being scrolled based on the establishment of a stop condition. A stop control means capable of executing control, and a display area in which a plurality of symbols are displayed for each symbol row when the plurality of symbol rows are stopped, and the symbols displayed in the display area are provided. A gaming machine in which a game result is shown by a symbol combination formed across the plurality of symbol rows, wherein the gaming machine can further variably display symbols, and is always attached to the symbol row. The symbols are arranged so that they can be visually recognized, and based on the establishment of a predetermined condition, at least one of the plurality of symbol columns is visually identified as a part of the symbols attached to the symbol column. A movable display means that appears in front of the design row is provided, and the movable display means visually recognizes a majority of the symbols in the one design row displayed in the display area when the one design row is stopped. It is configured so as to appear in front of the one symbol row in a blocking manner, and when the movable display means appears in front of the one symbol row, an area corresponding to the one symbol row in the display area. Is characterized in that the design attached to the one design row and the design displayed on the movable display means are displayed.

  According to the gaming machine described in the above technical idea, when a plurality of symbol rows (reels 70) are stopped, each reel is provided with a display area (symbol display area A) in which a plurality of symbols are displayed. That is, when a plurality of symbol rows are stopped, one symbol (three symbols in one symbol row) is displayed in the display area for each symbol row, for example, in each of the upper row, the middle row, and the lower row. Then, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, in front of at least one symbol row (the left reel 70L and the right reel R in the embodiment), movable display means (sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal) capable of variably displaying a picture. The display device 710R) appears. At this time, the movable display means appears in front of one symbol row in such a manner that a part of the display area corresponding to one symbol row (that is, the upper, middle and lower row regions) is blocked. More specifically, the movable display means has a majority of the symbols in the one symbol row displayed in the display area when the one symbol row is stopped (in the embodiment, stopped in each of the upper stage, the middle stage and the lower stage). Among the three symbols, the two symbols stopped in the upper and middle stages) appear in front of the one symbol row. As a result, when one symbol row is stopped, in the area corresponding to the one symbol row in the display area, the symbol displayed on the movable display means and the symbol attached to the one symbol row are displayed. Will be done. Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a slot machine in which a plurality of reels are arranged, since the symbols appearing in the display area are limited to the symbols attached to the reels, variations in the symbols displayed are limited. However, according to the gaming machine of the present technical idea, since the movable display means appears in front of one symbol row, it is possible to display a wide variety of symbols, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest. Moreover, in the display area, not only the movable display means capable of displaying a wide variety of designs but also the designs attached to the design rows are also displayed. It is possible to display a variety of patterns on the movable display means while maintaining the fun of the game machine. In particular, since the movable display means appears so as to block the majority of the symbols in one symbol row, the player's gaze can be directed to the movable display means capable of displaying a variety of patterns. The design displayed on the movable display means is a concept wider than the design, and is a concept including not only the design attached to the design sequence, but also the design, characters, and the like.

  Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various improvements can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention as shown below. And the design can be changed.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the gaming machine applied to the slot machine 1 (pachislot machine) is shown, but the gaming machine is not limited to this, and a game that is a combination of a pachinko machine or a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine. It may be applied to a machine, and even in this case, the same operational effect as described above can be obtained.

A symbol display area (game area)
1 slot machine 2 housing unit 3 gaming unit 4 door unit 5 middle unit 10 housing body (housing)
70 reel 70L left reel 70M middle reel 70R right reel 120 operation unit (operation unit)
200 Top Cover Unit 201 Top Cover 201a Window 300 Front Movable Performance Unit 302 Rear Viewable Area (Specific Area)
310 Front movable ornament (second movable member, movable member)
700 Horizontal movable production unit 710L Sub left liquid crystal display device (first movable member, movable member)
710R Sub-right liquid crystal display device (first movable member, movable member)

However, since it is a general gaming machine that displays a symbol combination as a result of the game and repeatedly executes the game, various effects are executed to suppress a decrease in interest.

  A lottery means for performing a lottery on winning, an operation means operable by the player, a result suggesting means for suggesting the result of the lottery when the operating means is operated, and a result of the lottery by the lottery means are shown. When a predetermined condition is satisfied by the game machine, the gaming machine is provided with an advantageous game state control means for controlling to an advantageous game state advantageous to the player, before the result of the lottery by the lottery means is shown. It is made possible to recognize that the advantageous game state is controlled at the timing of, and the operation instruction display for the operation means is performed while it is made possible to recognize that the advantageous game state is controlled. It is possible to execute a notification effect that notifies that the advantageous gaming state is controlled, and the notification effect that notifies that the advantageous gaming state is controlled is the result of the lottery by the lottery means. Although it is possible to recognize that it is controlled to the advantageous game state at a timing before is shown, the notification effect is not executed at that timing, and after the operation instruction display is performed, A gaming machine, which is an effect that can be executed after the result of the lottery is shown, and is capable of executing the notification effect when the result of the lottery by the lottery means is a special result.

Claims (1)

A plurality of symbol rows that are scrolled together with a large number of symbols, a stop control means that can execute control to stop the scrolled symbol rows based on the establishment of a stop condition, and the plurality of symbol rows stop Display area for displaying a plurality of symbols for each symbol row when
In the gaming machine, the game result is shown by a symbol combination constituted by straddling the plurality of symbol rows among the symbols displayed in the display area,
The gaming machine further comprises
The symbols can be variably displayed, and the symbols attached to the symbol columns are always arranged so that the symbols can be visually recognized. Based on the establishment of a predetermined condition, the symbols are attached to at least one of the symbol columns. With a movable display means that appears in front of the one symbol row in a manner that interrupts the visual recognition of a part of the symbol that is displayed,
The movable display means,
It is configured to appear in front of the one symbol row in a manner that interrupts the visual recognition of the majority of the symbols in the one symbol row displayed in the display area when the one symbol row is stopped,
When the movable display means appears in front of the one symbol row, in the area corresponding to the one symbol row in the display area, the symbol attached to the one symbol row and the movable display means A game machine characterized in that it is configured to display the pattern displayed on.