JP4153469B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine using game balls as game media.

  Several slot machines that use game balls as game media have already been proposed. In such a slot machine, a rotating drum starts rotating by inserting a game ball into a game machine instead of a medal that is normally used as a game medium. Then, when the player stops the rotation of the rotating drum that has started rotating and a predetermined hit state is displayed, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Such a slot machine can be attached to the amusement island to which the pachinko machine is attached in the same manner as the pachinko machine, and the convenience of the player can be improved by coexisting the pachinko machine and the slot machine.

  By the way, unlike such a slot machine using medals, such a slot machine is provided with a storage tray for storing game balls. The storage tray stores game balls supplied from a game island and is generally formed integrally with an upper tray member attached to the front surface of the front frame. A predetermined number of game balls out of the stored game balls are taken in as a betting ball into a ball take-in device provided in the gaming machine main body. The slot machine is also provided with a start lever for starting rotation of the rotary drum, a stop button for stopping rotation, and the like (hereinafter referred to as a game operation unit).

  Here, as a positional relationship between the storage tray and the game operation unit, two configurations have been proposed. One is a configuration in which game operation units are arranged side by side on the front surface of the upper plate member on which the storage tray is formed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The other is a configuration in which the game operation units are arranged side by side above the storage tray (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2001-000626 A JP 2002-191749 A

  In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, there is an advantage that the upper plate member used in the pachinko machine can be diverted, and the height position of the storage tray can be aligned when the game island is made to coexist with the pachinko machine. There is an advantage that the game operation unit can be positioned almost at the height of the chest of the player, following the slot machine using. However, since the storage tray is located in front of the front frame and the upper tray member protrudes forward, the game operation unit is close to the player, which is more cramped than a slot machine using medals. There is a problem of poor operability.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, since the game operation unit is not on the front surface of the upper plate member, the above problem seems to be solved. However, the player must reach out to the game operation unit while floating in the air so that the arm and elbow to be operated are not caught on the storage tray, and there is a problem that a heavy burden is placed on the player's arm and shoulder . Therefore, in any of the configurations described above, there is a problem in the operability of the game operation unit.

  In addition, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-070967, the game operation unit is provided at the rear side of the upper plate member front surface and on the front surface of the protruding portion slightly protruding forward from the front surface of the front frame, thereby improving operability. A configuration for making it possible has also been proposed. However, there is a problem that the protruding portion of the game operation portion partially covers the opening of the storage tray, making it difficult to supply the ball to the storage tray.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-079139 discloses a configuration in which a space for placing a player's arm is provided on an operation table provided with a game operation unit. However, this disclosed configuration is applied to a slot machine that does not include a storage tray that stores game balls, and has a problem that it cannot be applied to a slot machine that includes an upper tray member on which a storage tray is formed. .

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine that can solve the above-described problems.

The present invention comprises an outer frame that is arranged upright on a gaming island and a gaming machine main body that covers a front opening of the outer frame, the gaming machine main body having a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface. A rotating drum, a front frame facing the rotating drum, and a front frame pivotably provided on the front surface of the outer frame, and a game ball, which is a game medium, projecting forward from the front frame and opening upward In a slot machine comprising a storage tray to be operated and a game operation unit disposed at a position higher than the storage tray on the front surface of the front frame to start or stop rotation of at least the rotary drum by a player's operation. A storage tray surrounding member that covers the front of the storage tray is provided on the front surface of the frame, and a handrest portion is provided on the upper edge of the storage tray surrounding member for placing a hand for operating the game operation section. It is a slot machine . Here, the hand which operates the above-described game operation unit includes all parts from the shoulder to the fingertip, such as an arm, an elbow, or a palm.

  With this configuration, since the hand operating the game operation unit is supported by the handrest unit, the burden on the player's arm and shoulder is reduced, and the game can be performed for a long time. Further, in such a configuration, an operation mode in which the entire arm is shaken to strike the game operation unit is eliminated, and the impact on the game operation unit can be reduced.

Further, an engagement rail is formed on the upper edge of the storage tray surrounding member along the upper edge, and an engagement portion that is slidably engaged with the engagement rail is formed on the handrest portion. As the portion slides on the engagement rail, the handrest portion slides along the upper edge of the storage tray surrounding member, and a plurality of game operation portions are arranged along the sliding direction of the handrest portion. Are arranged in a line.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to sequentially operate a plurality of game operation units in a series of operations while putting a hand on the handrest unit, and it is possible to reduce physical fatigue and speed up the operation. Can be performed. Furthermore, if the game operation unit is operated in accordance with the sliding of the handrest unit, an error in the operation procedure can be prevented. In addition, since the player's posture is determined based on the arrangement position of the handrest portion, the player plays in a certain area around the handrest portion. Thereby, it can reduce that an arm or an elbow hits (contacts) an adjacent player.

Moreover, it is good also as a structure by which a game operation part is arrange | positioned on the upper inclined surface which is coupled to the front surface of the front frame, or is inclined upward toward the rear .

  Conventionally, the game operation unit is generally arranged on a wall surface that stands substantially vertically. However, with the configuration according to the present invention, the bending angle of the wrist portion of the hand placed on the handrest portion can be reduced. In other words, it is not necessary to operate the game operation unit with the wrist raised to the back side. Thereby, the operativity of a game operation part will improve.

In addition, a front door on which a transparent plate is mounted is pivotally mounted on the front frame, and a storage tray surrounding member having a storage tray is disposed at a position spaced below the front door. The game operation unit may be provided on the front door .

  With this configuration, even if vibration generated by operating the game operation unit is generated at the front door, it is difficult to transmit to the storage tray surrounding member, which is a separate member. The game balls in the dish do not collide with each other to generate an unpleasant collision sound, and the game balls are not concentrated in one place and the balls are not easily jammed.

In addition, a connecting arm portion is projected rearward from the storage dish surrounding member, the connecting arm portion is inserted into a through-hole provided in the front frame and penetrating in the front-rear direction, and the connecting arm portion is used as an outer frame. A configuration is proposed in which the storage tray surrounding members are connected to each other and held on the front frame .

  In this way, by connecting the storage tray surrounding member to the outer frame, even when the player puts his hand on the handrest portion and puts weight on the storage tray surrounding member, the storage tray surrounding member is stored against the load. It is possible to reliably and stably hold the dish surrounding member with respect to the front frame.

Since the slot machine of the present invention has a structure in which the handrest portion is provided on the upper edge of the storage tray surrounding member provided on the front surface of the front frame, the hand operating the game operation portion is supported by the handrest portion. The burden on the player's arm and shoulder is reduced, and the operability of the game operation unit is improved. In addition, since it is not necessary to swing the entire arm and hit the game operation unit, there is an advantage that the impact on the game operation unit can be reduced. In addition, according to this invention, since it is not necessary to arrange | position the game operation part on the front surface of the upper plate member which protruded ahead, the problem that it is cramped and operability is bad can be solved. Further, according to the present invention, since the operability is good without causing the game operation unit to protrude above the storage tray, the problem that it is difficult to replenish the storage tray with the protruding portion is also solved. The

Further, the hand rest portion is slid along the upper edge of the reservoir tray enclosing member, along the sliding direction, a plurality of game operating unit has a structure comprising a sequence set, the hand rest portion It is possible to sequentially operate a plurality of game operation units by a series of operations while putting a hand on them, and it is possible to reduce physical fatigue and to produce an excellent effect that operations can be performed quickly. Further, there is an advantage that an error in the operation procedure can be prevented by operating the game operation unit according to the sliding of the handrest unit. In addition, since the player's posture is determined based on the placement position of the handrest portion, the player will play in a certain area around the handrest portion, and the next player It is possible to reduce the hit (contact) of the arm and elbow.

In addition, when the game operation unit is arranged on the horizontal plane coupled to the front surface of the front frame or on the upper inclined surface, it is necessary to forcibly bend the hand placed on the handrest unit to the back side. There is an advantage that the operability of the game operation unit is improved.

In addition, when the storage tray surrounding member is pivotally provided on the front frame so as to be openable and closable, and the game operation unit is provided on the front door pivoted on the front frame , the game operation unit is operated. Even if the vibration generated by this occurs at the front door, the vibration is difficult to be transmitted to the storage tray surrounding member which is a separate member, so that game balls in the storage tray collide with each other, and an unpleasant collision sound is generated, There is an advantage that game balls are not densely packed in one place and ball clogging easily occurs.

Further, when the connecting arm portion protrudes rearward from the side surface of the storage tray surrounding member and the connecting arm portion is connected to the outer frame , the player puts his hand on the handrest portion and stores the storage tray. Even when the weight is applied to the surrounding member, there is an effect that the storage dish surrounding member can be reliably and stably held with respect to the front frame against the load.

  The slot machine 1 according to the present invention uses a game ball as a game medium and is attached to a game island for a pachinko machine in the same manner as the pachinko machine. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 is a game that covers a rectangular outer frame 2 arranged upright on a game island and a front opening of the outer frame 2. It is composed of the machine body 3.

  The gaming machine main body 3 includes a front frame 4 pivotably mounted on the front surface of the outer frame 2 via a hinge member 9, and three rotary drums 12 a, 12 b, provided at a rear position of the front frame 4. 12c.

  A front door 13 to which the transparent plate 6 is attached is attached to the upper half of the front side of the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. The display window 48 formed at the center of the front door 13 and the front frame 4 The rotating drums 12a to 12c, the display device 19 and the like face the formed window 47 so that the player can visually recognize the symbols and the like disposed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the rotating drums 12a to 12c through the transparent plate 6. It has a configuration.

  Further, various buttons and the like (game operation unit) operated by the player are formed at the lower end of the front door 13. Specifically, a start lever 41, a bet button 42, a left stop button 43, a middle stop button 44, and a right stop button 45 are provided side by side in order from the left. The front frame 4 is provided with a wiring hole 49a for wiring the start lever 41 and a wiring port 49b for wiring the bet button 42 and the stop buttons 43 to 45 in a penetrating manner.

  Here, the bet button 42 is used to determine a unit of the bet number, and as will be described later, a predetermined number of game balls in the storage tray 8 are automatically taken into the game machine by this button operation.

  The start lever 41 is used to start rotation of the rotary drums 12a to 12c. When the start lever 41 is operated, a rotating device (not shown) connected to each of the rotary drums 12a to 12c is triggered by this operation. ) Starts driving, and accordingly, the rotating drums 12a to 12c rotate forward at a predetermined speed.

  The stop buttons 43 to 45 are used to stop the rotation of the rotary drums 12a to 12c. When these buttons are pressed while the rotary drums 12a to 12c are rotating, the rotating device is based on the operation timing. Stops the rotary drums 12a to 12c corresponding to the buttons 43 to 45, respectively. In addition, the structure which starts rotation of the rotating drums 12a-12c or stops rotation can use a conventional structure suitably.

  An open / close panel 50 (see FIG. 3) made of a metal plate is attached to the lower half of the front frame 4 on the front side so as to be openable and closable. An upper plate member 15 made of a synthetic resin material is fixed to the front surface of the open / close panel 50. The upper plate member 15 is integrally formed with a storage tray 8 that protrudes forward from the front frame 4 and opens upward, and is a molded body that covers the front and lower sides of the storage tray 8. The upper dish member 15 constitutes a storage dish surrounding member according to the present invention.

  The storage tray 8 has an inner bottom surface 81 that is inclined downward, and an intake port 85 and a ball alignment groove 82 are provided at the innermost position (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The ball alignment grooves 82 are formed in the left-right direction, and the game balls thrown into the storage tray 8 flow into the ball alignment grooves 82 and are aligned in a line. A predetermined number (5) is taken as a unit by 35 and discharged to the game island side.

  In addition, a ball discharge port (hidden and cannot be seen) is formed at the lowermost position of the front frame 4, and an auxiliary storage dish 14 is disposed so as to face this ball discharge port. The ball discharge port communicates with the storage space of the storage tray 8, and when the storage tray 8 is full, the game ball of the storage tray 8 is placed in the auxiliary storage tray 14 through the ball discharge port. This is an inflow configuration. In addition, the structure which makes a game ball flow in into the storage tray 8 and the auxiliary storage tray 14 can use the structure of the existing pachinko machine suitably.

  In the slot machine 1 having such a configuration, when the bet number is determined by operating the bet button 42, the number of so-called effective lines is determined accordingly. When the player pushes down the start lever 41, the rotary drums 12a to 12c start rotating. Thereby, it is visually recognized through the transparent plate 6 that the symbols on the rotary drums 12a to 12c move from the upper side to the lower side. Then, when the stop buttons 43 to 45 are sequentially turned on in this state, the rotary drums 12a to 12c are stopped in order. At this time, if symbols with the same pattern are arranged on any of the effective lines, a predetermined number of game balls are delivered to the storage tray 8 in a winning combination.

  In addition, if the upper plate member 15 is pivotally provided in the front frame 4 so that opening and closing is possible, and the stop button 43-45 grade | etc., Is provided in the front door 13 pivoted in the front frame 4, the vibration which arises by button operation will be produced. It is difficult to transmit to the upper plate member 15, and the game balls in the storage plate 8 collide with each other to generate an unpleasant collision sound, or the game balls are densely gathered at one place and the ball is likely to be clogged. There is nothing.

Next, the main part of the present invention will be described.
The present invention is characterized in that a hand rest portion 11 on which a hand for operating the start lever 41 and the stop buttons 43 to 45 is placed is provided on the upper edge of the upper plate member 15. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the handrest portion 11 having a rectangular longitudinal section made of a rubber material is formed in a belt shape along the upper edge of the upper plate member 15. By setting it as this structure, since the hand which operates the start lever 41 and each stop button 43-45 is supported by a handrest part, the burden of a player's arm and shoulder will be reduced.

  The handrest portion 11 is preferably made of a flexible material such as a sponge or a low resilience material in addition to a rubber material.

  Further, the handrest portion 11 may be configured to be slidable along the upper edge of the upper plate member 15. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment example, one upper plate member 15 is provided with two handrest portions (first handrest portion 11a and second handrest portion 11b).

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an engagement groove 20 is formed in the upper edge of the upper plate member 15 in a penetrating manner along the upper edge. And the engagement convex piece 23 suspended by the lower surface of the handrest parts 11a and 11b is inserted into the engagement groove 20. Further, a locking plate 21 wider than the groove width of the engagement groove 20 is fixed to the tip of the engagement convex piece 23 to prevent the handrest portions 11a and 11b from being detached from the engagement groove 20. ing. A bearing 24 is interposed between the lower surfaces of the handrest portions 11a and 11b and the upper surface of the upper plate member 15 in order to achieve smoothness.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to sequentially operate the start lever 41 and the stop buttons 43 to 45 by a series of operations by placing the hands on the handrest portions 11a and 11b, for example, sliding in the left-right direction. In addition, the engagement rail concerning this invention is comprised by the engagement groove | channel 20 concerning this embodiment, and the engagement part concerning this invention is comprised by the engagement convex piece 23 and the latching plate 21. FIG.

  Here, various aspects are proposed for the configuration in which the handrest portion 11 is slidable with respect to the upper plate member 15. That is, instead of the above-described configuration, a convex engagement rail is provided integrally with the upper plate member 15 at the upper edge of the upper plate member 15, and a concave engagement portion that is slidably engaged with the upper plate member 15 is provided in the hand. Of course, it is good also as a structure provided in the rest part 11. FIG. Of course, the engaging rail may be formed of a member separate from the upper plate member 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the start lever 41, the stop buttons 43 to 45, etc. are moved backward in the recess 18 formed at the lower end of the front door 13 on the front surface of the front frame 4. A configuration is proposed that is arranged on the upper inclined surface 17 for installing the game operation unit that is inclined upward. As described above, the buttons and the like are arranged on the upper inclined surface 17 coupled to the front surface of the front frame 4, so that the wrist portion of the hand placed on the handrest portion 11 when the button is operated. The bending angle can be reduced. As another example of the embodiment, the upper inclined surface 17 may be a horizontal surface for game operation unit installation (not shown). Even with such a configuration, the bending angle of the wrist portion can be reduced.

Another example embodiment is also proposed. Description of parts common to those described so far is simplified or omitted.
The slot machine 1 shown in FIG. 9 is configured such that a cover member 49 is detachably attached to the front frame 4 instead of the upper plate member 15 that opens and closes with respect to the front frame 4.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a back mechanism plate 5 is pivotally provided on the back surface of the front frame 4 via a hinge member 10 so as to be opened and closed. The back mechanism plate 5 is made of a synthetic resin material, and a back mechanism plate window 51 that allows the rotary drums 12a to 12c to be visually recognized is formed in the center. In addition, a plurality of boards (not shown) in which a ball path (not shown) through which a game ball passes and an electronic circuit are incorporated are provided on the front or back side.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, a ball throwing opening 30 of a storage tray 8 (not hidden and visible) for storing game balls is opened at a position directly below the display window 48. The game ball can be thrown into the storage tray 8 on the back side of the front frame 4 through the ball throwing opening 30. The storage tray 8 will be described later in detail.

  Further, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped cover member 49 is disposed in front of the ball insertion opening 30 of the storage tray 8 so as to cover the front surface of the storage tray 8. The cover member 49 will be described in detail later.

  An auxiliary storage tray 14 is disposed at the lowest position of the front frame 4.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a through-mounting opening 46 is formed in the front frame 4 described above at a position directly below the window 47. This through-mounting opening 46 penetrates in the front-rear direction and is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape. It should be noted that the position where the through-mounting opening 46 is formed substantially corresponds to the height position of the player's chest.

  On the other hand, the storage tray 8 is placed in the back mechanism plate window 51 of the back mechanism plate 5 so as to protrude in the front-rear direction from the back mechanism plate surface. More specifically, the storage tray 8 is made of a synthetic resin material and includes an inner bottom surface 81 and a tray wall 80 surrounding the inner bottom surface 81. The lateral width (longitudinal direction) of the storage tray 8 is set to be the same as the opening width of the back mechanism plate window 51, and the storage tray 8 is fitted and fixed to the back mechanism plate window 51. The outer bottom surface of the back mechanism plate 5 is in contact with the lower edge of the back mechanism plate window 51. When the so-called credit number exceeds a predetermined upper limit number, the game ball is paid out to the storage space via the ball supply port 83 opened in the dish wall 80.

  In addition, a take-in port 85 (see FIG. 13) is formed in the inner bottom surface 81, and a ball collection device for a game island is stored through the take-in port 85 with a predetermined number of stored game balls as a unit. It is discharged (not shown). The height position at which the storage tray 8 is provided corresponds to the height position of the player's chest.

  As described above, when the storage tray 8 protrudes in the front-rear direction so as to straddle the back mechanism plate 5 and is held, the front frame 4 and the back mechanism plate 5 are in a closed state. As shown, the protruding portion of the storage tray 8 protruding forward passes through the through-mounting opening 46 of the front frame 4, and the front edge of the storage tray 8 is exposed from the front surface of the front frame 4. A portion opened upward in front of the front frame 4 is located in the notch 33 of the cover member 49, and the ball insertion opening 30 that allows the player to throw the game ball into the storage space; Become.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10 and the like, a configuration is proposed in which flexible elastic connecting arm portions 55 and 55 are respectively provided on both side edges of the cover member 49 so as to protrude rearward. Then, an engaging claw 55 a protruding sideways is formed at the tip of each elastic connecting arm portion 55.

  On the other hand, the width of the through-mounting port 46 is set so that the inner side surface of the through-mounting port 46 and the inner side surface of the outer frame 2 coupled to the inner surface are flush with each other. In addition, through holes 56 that are open at the sides are formed on the left and right outer edges of the back mechanism plate 5.

  Here, the distance between the elastic connecting arm portions 55 and 55 is substantially the same as the lateral width of the through-mounting port 46, and when the cover member 49 is inserted into the through-mounting port 46 from the elastic connecting arm portions 55 and 55, both The joint claws 55a and 55a are in contact with the inner side surface of the through-mounting opening 46 so that the elastic connecting arm portions 55 and 55 are slightly curved inward. When the cover member 49 is further press-fitted against this urging force, the elastic connecting arm portion 55 passes through the through-hole 56 of the back mechanism plate 5, and as shown in FIGS. Is engaged with the front surface of the front frame 4, the engaging claw 55 a is pulled out to the rear of the outer frame 2, and the elastic coupling arm portion 55 is released from the elastic state. 55a will be engaged from the inside. As a result, the cover member 49 is held against the front frame 4. On the other hand, when the cover member 49 is detached from the front frame 4, the engagement of the engagement claws 55 a and 55 a is released, and the cover member 49 is extracted from the through-mounting opening 46. The elastic connecting arm portion 55 of the cover member 49 is preferably composed of a flexible metal material.

  In addition, the connection arm part concerning this invention is comprised by the elastic connection arm part 55 concerning this embodiment. Further, the through-mounting opening 46 according to the present embodiment constitutes the through-hole of the front frame according to the present invention. Further, the cover member 49 constitutes a storage dish surrounding member according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the game balls thrown into the storage space flow into the ball alignment groove 82 and are aligned in a line, and are taken in at the right end of the ball alignment groove 82. The predetermined number (five) is taken as one unit from the mouth 85 and is taken into a later-described take-in ball passing saddle member 69.

  In addition, the take-in port 85 is provided with a ball removal rod member 84 communicating with the auxiliary storage tray 14. This ball pulling trough member 84 is opened at a position facing the leading game ball of the ball alignment groove 82, and the auxiliary storage tray is timely controlled by opening / closing control of an opening / closing member 88 provided to be openable / closable at the opening. 14 can be discharged.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, a motor base 62 made of a resin member is suspended from the outer bottom surface of the storage tray 8, and as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a sprocket 71 is attached to the motor base 62. The take-in motor 72 that rotates the motor is fixed.

  The sprocket 71 is provided with three recesses 70 that can accommodate one game ball in the periphery thereof at equal intervals, and between the recesses 70 is a locking portion 73 that locks the game balls. As shown in FIG. 15, the shaft hole 74 formed at the center of the sprocket 71 is attached to the rotating shaft 75 of the take-in motor 72, and is located immediately below the take-in port 85.

  In this configuration, when the take-in motor 72, which is a stepping motor, rotates the sprocket 71 at a rotation angle corresponding to a predetermined control signal, the game balls that are sequentially aligned in the ball alignment grooves 82 are accommodated in the recesses 70. Then, it is fed into the take-in ball passing saddle member 69 disposed in the take-in port 85. Then, the game balls are guided to the back surface of the gaming machine main body 3 by the guiding action of the take-in ball passing saddle member 69 and discharged to the ball collecting device on the game island. The sprocket 71 and the take-in motor 72 constitute a ball take-in device 35.

  It should be noted that various modes can be proposed for this embodiment without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the window 47, the through-mounting opening 46, and the through-hole 56 of the front frame 4 may each be surrounded by four sides, or may be partially cut out to the side.

2 is a front view of the slot machine 1. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine 1. FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal side view of the slot machine 1. FIG. 4 is a transverse plan view of the slot machine 1. FIG. It is a partial vertical side view of the slot machine 1 provided with the slidable handrest parts 11a and 11b. It is a cross-sectional plan view of the slot machine 1 provided with the slidable handrest parts 11a and 11b. FIG. 3 is a front view of the slot machine 1 having an upper inclined surface 17. FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal side view of the slot machine 1 having an upper inclined surface 17. 4 is a perspective view of the slot machine 1 including a cover member 49. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine 1 including a cover member 49. FIG. 4 is a transverse plan view of the slot machine 1 including a cover member 49. FIG. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal side view of the slot machine 1 including a cover member 49. It is an enlarged view of the B section which concerns on FIG. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal front view showing an arrangement relationship of a ball take-in device 35, a ball alignment groove 82, and a take-in port 85. It is a vertical side view which shows the arrangement | positioning relationship of the ball | bowl taking-in apparatus 35, the ball | bowl alignment groove | channel 82, and the taking-in opening 85. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Outer frame 3 Game machine main body 4 Front frame 6 Transparent plate 8 Storage tray 11, 11a, 11b Handrest part 12a, 12b, 12c Rotating drum 13 Front door 15 Upper plate member 17 Upper inclined surface 20 Engaging groove 21 Locking plate 23 Engaging convex piece 41 Start lever 42 Bet button 43 Left stop button 44 Middle stop button 45 Right stop button 46 Through-mounting port 47 Window 49 Cover member 55 Elastic connecting arm portion 55a Engaging claw 56 Through port

Claims (4)

It consists of an outer frame arranged upright on the game island, and a gaming machine body that covers the front opening of the outer frame,
The gaming machine body is
A plurality of rotating drums having a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface;
A front frame provided with a window facing the rotating drum and pivoted on the front surface of the outer frame so as to be opened and closed;
A storage tray for storing a game ball, which is a game medium, projecting forward from the front frame and opening upward;
In a slot machine provided with a game operation unit disposed at a position higher than the storage tray on the front surface of the front frame and starting or stopping rotation of at least the rotating drum by a player's operation,
On the front surface of the front frame, a storage tray surrounding member that covers the front of the storage tray is provided, and on the upper edge of the storage tray surrounding member, a handrest portion for placing a hand for operating the game operation portion is provided ,
An engagement rail is formed on the upper edge of the storage tray surrounding member along the upper edge, and an engagement portion that slidably engages with the engagement rail is formed on the handrest portion.
As the engaging portion slides on the engaging rail, the handrest portion slides along the upper edge of the storage dish surrounding member,
A slot machine comprising a plurality of game operation units arranged along a sliding direction of the handrest unit . The game operation unit
2. The slot machine according to claim 1 , wherein the slot machine is disposed on a horizontal plane or on an upper inclined surface that is inclined upward toward the rear, which is coupled to the front surface of the front frame. In the front frame, a front door on which a transparent plate is mounted is pivotally disposed so as to be openable and closable, and a storage tray surrounding member including a storage tray is disposed at a position spaced below the front door,
The front door, according to claim 1 or slot machine according to claim 2, characterized by comprising the game operation unit is provided. A connecting arm is projected rearward on the storage dish surrounding member,
Inserting the connecting arm portion into a through-hole that is provided in the front frame and penetrating in the front-rear direction, and connecting the connecting arm portion to the outer frame, holding the storage dish surrounding member on the front frame The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:

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