JP4364127B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a gaming board forming a gaming area is detachably arranged with respect to a front frame, and a display game related to a game is displayed on a display window portion of the gaming board.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a gaming machine in which a game board forming a game area is detachably attached to a main body frame (front frame). The game board is provided with a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information to display an image specific to each model, and the game board is provided with a decoration member and a cell board specific to each model. Recently, a liquid crystal display device or the like is provided as the variable display device. And when changing the model of the gaming machine, it is possible to replace only the gaming board without replacing the entire gaming machine, but in the case of a conventional gaming machine, a variation display device on the gaming board Therefore, when the game board is replaced, a relatively expensive variable display device is also replaced.

Also, by arranging the variable display device on the main body frame side and making the game board and the variable display device (liquid crystal display) separate, even when replacing the game board, the variable display device remains on the main body frame side. A gaming machine that can be left is also considered (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-320094 A

However, in the conventional gaming machine, the variable display device is arranged on the main body frame side on the back of the game board. In order to display the image of the variable display device, the game board is made of a transparent synthetic resin. Since it was configured so that the image could be seen through the image, the following problems occurred.
When the game board is formed of a synthetic resin, the holding power of the obstacle nails and windmills that have been planted may drop and drop off. In addition, it is difficult to adjust the obstacle nail, and the holding force is further reduced by the adjustment.
When a winning opening is formed, the flow path on the back side is seen through and the decoration effect is lowered. Therefore, it is conceivable to use the gate type as in the prior art, but in the gate type, the detection mechanism becomes complicated and large, and the gate type has a configuration in which the game ball that has passed again flows down the game area. Therefore, if all the winning areas are made the gate type, the game content is restricted, for example, not so many winning areas can be provided.

  An object of the present invention is to prevent adjustment of obstacle nails or the like placed on the surface of a game board or arrangement of a winning area in a game machine in which a game board and a variation display device are separately configured. is there.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is arranged such that a game board forming a game area is detachably arranged with respect to a front frame, and a display related to a game is displayed in a display window portion of the game board. In gaming machines that display games,
The game board includes a wooden game board main body in which obstacle nails are implanted, and a front structural member that is attached corresponding to a display opening formed in the game board main body and defines the display window. And including
A display unit for displaying the display game is disposed on the back side of the game board in the front frame;
A control circuit for controlling the display unit; a first control circuit having a ROM in which information about the size and position of the display window depending on the game board is stored; And a second control circuit that can be commonly used in a plurality of game boards having different positions,
The display unit is configured so that an area of an image display surface is at least larger than the display window portion, and an area corresponding to the display window portion of the image display surface displays the display game. Set as the image display area,
When the control circuit replaces the game board, the image display area of the display unit is stored in the ROM of the first control circuit of the new game board. Based on the above, it is possible to change to an image display area corresponding to the display window portion of the new game board .

Here, the “game area” is an area formed on the surface of the game board where the game balls flow down.
In addition, “so that the area of the image display surface is at least wider than the display window” means, for example, “so that the image display surface has almost the same area as the game board” or “image display surface” Can be paraphrased as `` extending to the site where the obstacle nail is implanted in the game board '' or `` image display surface corresponding to the display window part having a different area '', that is, the image display surface Means that even if the size of the display window changes, it is set to a size that can cope with it.

In this way, the game board is detachably arranged with respect to the front frame, and the display unit is arranged on the back side of the game board in the front frame so that when the game board is replaced, a new game board is displayed. Since the display can be changed to the image display corresponding to the window portion, even when the game board is replaced, there is no need to replace the display unit, so that the display unit can be used even with a new game board.
Even when the entire gaming machine is replaced when the gaming machine is replaced, the display unit is configured separately from the gaming board, and the display unit can be easily removed. Therefore, it is effective when the display unit is reused. .
In addition, within the range of the image display surface of the display unit, it is possible to replace the game board on which the display window having various areas is formed, and display according to the display window of the new game board. Can be done.

Further, since the game board body is made of wood, the holding force of the obstacle nail is sufficient, and there is no problem with the adjustment of the obstacle nail. Furthermore, the flow path on the back side can be seen through and the decorative effect does not deteriorate.
In addition, a winning opening can be formed at a desired position, and a variety of game boards can be exchanged.

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a back surface component member for disposing the display unit is provided on the rear side of the game board in the front frame,
The back surface constituting member is configured to be disposed at a position separated from the back surface of the game board to the rear side.

  Here, the “back surface constituent member for disposing the display unit” has, for example, a front opening (concave chamber shape) storage portion that can store the display unit, and the storage portion has a depth of a predetermined dimension. In addition, the display unit can be arranged separately from the back side of the game board to the rear side.

As described above, the rear surface constituent member for disposing the display unit is provided on the rear side of the game board in the front frame, and the rear surface constituent member is disposed at a position separated from the rear surface of the game board to the rear side. Therefore, even if a member protruding rearward is formed on the back surface of the game board, the game board can be mounted without any problem.
In particular, since the front structural member forms a depth on the front side of the display area, forms a stage, or includes a warp device, the front structural member protrudes relatively rearward. The game board can be installed without any problems in the shape.
Since a game board having such a front component can be mounted, a winning opening can be formed at a desired position, and a variety of game boards can be exchanged.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the back surface component member includes a discharge device that discharges the game ball and a storage tank that temporarily stores the game ball to be discharged. It was set up.

  Thus, since the back surface component is provided with a discharge device for discharging game balls and a storage tank for temporarily storing game balls to be discharged, various back mechanisms can be efficiently attached to the back surface of the gaming machine. It becomes possible to arrange in the side. In addition, a mechanism that can be used in common with the display unit can be configured as a unit with a back surface configuration member, so that assembly work of the gaming machine can be simplified and productivity can be improved.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the display unit is disposed on the rear side of the game board in the front frame. Providing a back surface component,
The back surface component, when the game board is mounted, forms an opening facing a predetermined part on the rear side of the game board ,
While disposed in a portion facing the first control circuit to the opening in the game board rear surface side, by disposing the second control circuit to the edge of the opening in the back component, the game When the board is mounted on the front frame, the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be directly connected.

The “opening where the predetermined part on the back side of the game board faces” may be a notch formed by cutting out a part of the lower side part of the back surface component member, or a hole through which the predetermined part on the back side of the game board can be inserted. Also good.
Further, “the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be directly connected” means that, for example, connectors provided in both control circuits can be connected without using a wiring.

In this way, the first control circuit depending on the model is arranged in the part facing the opening on the back side of the game board, and the second control circuit that can be used in common is arranged on the edge of the opening in the back side component. Thus, when the game board is replaced, it can be reused while leaving a control circuit that can be used in common, and waste can be saved.
In addition, since the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be directly connected, the electrical connection between the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be simplified when the game board is mounted. Connection work is also easy. In addition, since wiring can be omitted, wiring processing on the back side of the gaming machine is not necessary.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects , wherein the display unit is a region separated from the display window portion of the image display surface. characterized in that said performing the display of objects that differ from the display game in.

  The “display on the front side of the game board different from the display game on the display window” is, for example, a decorative light emission display, a special figure display, a general map display, or the like.

  In this way, the display unit can display different from the display game on the game board in an area separated from the display window, and thus can support a wide variety of game board exchanges. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide a device for performing a display different from the display game on the game board, the configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the display unit is movable forward and backward and biased forward. Is disposed on the front frame side, and when the game board is mounted on the front frame, the rear end portion of the front structural member and the surface of the display unit are provided so as to be in contact with each other.
A rear end portion of the front structural member is formed to be inclined in any direction in a non-parallel state to the game area surface, and when the game board is mounted on the front frame, the display unit is It changes to the state inclined according to the rear-end part of a structural member, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

“Moveable back and forth” includes not only parallel movement but also non-parallel movement (oscillation). More specifically, the display unit is in an inclined state in surface contact with the rear end portion (contact surface with the display unit) of the front structural member. The inclination direction may be any one of upper, lower, left and right.

Thus, the display unit can be moved back and forth, and is arranged in a state of being biased forward, so that the display unit moves corresponding to the shape of the rear end portion of the front structural member. Therefore, it is possible to reliably make surface contact with the rear end portion of the front structural member.
Therefore, even if the shape of the front structural member is changed by exchanging the game board, it is possible to cope with it, and various game boards can be mounted.
Further, it is possible to deal with a game board configured such that the display direction of the display unit is a direction that is easy for the player to see (for example, obliquely upward).

According to the present invention, since the display unit is configured separately from the game board, even when the game board is replaced, the display unit does not need to be replaced, and the display unit can be used with a new game board. Even when the entire gaming machine is replaced when the gaming machine is replaced, the display unit can be easily removed and reused. Furthermore, if it is within the range of the image display surface of the display unit, it is possible to replace the game board on which the display window having various areas is formed, and display according to the display window of the new game board. Can be done.
Moreover, since the game board is made of wood, the holding force of the obstacle nail is sufficient, and there is no problem with the adjustment of the obstacle nail. Furthermore, the flow path on the back side can be seen through and the decorative effect does not deteriorate.
In addition, a winning opening can be formed at a desired position, and a variety of game boards can be exchanged.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Here, a pachinko gaming machine as a suitable example of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a machine frame 110 configured in a rectangular frame shape, and is rotated around the machine frame 110 at one side of the machine frame 110. A frontal frame 120 having a rectangular frame shape is pivotally supported. Further, the front frame 120 is pivotally supported on the front frame main body 130 serving as a base for mounting various members and the like provided in the front frame 120, and is pivotable to the front frame side with respect to the front frame main body 130. The clear member holding frame 140 (open / close frame) and the firing operation unit 150 attached to the lower side of the clear member holding frame 140 on the front surface of the front frame body 130 are provided. Further, on the back side of the front frame main body 130, a back surface constituent member 160 including a display unit 170 is pivotally supported.

  The front frame main body 130 is configured in a substantially rectangular plate shape so as to fit within the machine frame 110 having a rectangular frame shape, and accommodates the game board 1 described later in a portion extending from the center to the upper end portion. For this purpose, a rectangular opening 131 is formed. The front surface of the game board 1 accommodated in the front frame main body 130 faces the front side from the opening 131 of the front frame main body 130. That is, the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120 by being fitted into the front frame main body 130.

  In addition, the opening 131 into which the game board 1 of the front frame body 130 is fitted, that is, a portion extending from a slightly lower side to an upper end portion than the center of the front frame body 130, covers the front side of the front frame body 130 so as to cover the front side. A member holding frame 140 is disposed, and a guide rail 2 provided on the front surface of the game board 1 between the front surface of the game board 1 and a glass plate 141 as a clear member fitted in the clear member holding frame 140. A portion surrounded by is a game area 1a in which a game ball is launched and flows down.

Also, one side of the clear member holding frame 140 (the left side as viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 100) is pivotally supported by one side of the front frame main body 130 so as to be door-shaped. The front side of the game area 1 a on the front side of the game board 1 can be opened by opening the clear member holding frame 140.
The clear member holding frame 140 has a space that forms a game area 1a in which a game ball can flow down between the game board 1 fitted in the opening 131 so that the opening 131 of the front frame body 130 is substantially closed. And a double glass plate 141 is fixed. In the clear member holding frame 140, at least a part of the game area 1 a on the front side of the game board 1 can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine 100 through the glass plate 141.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, frame decoration lamps 9 and 9 as frame decoration 39 are provided on the front side of the clear member holding frame 140 at positions that do not hinder the visual recognition of the game area 1a. In response to the above, effects such as lighting, blinking, and change of emission color are performed.

A firing operation unit 150 is attached to the lower side of the clear member holding frame 140 on the front side of the front frame body 130.
The firing operation unit 150 has an opening / closing panel 150a that can be opened / closed by pivoting in the left / right direction by pivotally attaching the left side portion, which is one side portion of the left / right side portions, to the front frame body 130, and a lower panel 150b below it. It consists of. The open / close panel 150a has an upper plate 153 that stores the discharged game balls and sends the game balls to a launching device (not shown) that launches the game balls. The lower panel 150b on the lower side of the opening / closing panel 150a performs a lower ball 154 and an ashtray 155 for storing game balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 153, and a game ball launch operation toward the game area 1a. In addition, an operation handle 151 for adjusting the firing force when a game ball is launched in the game area 1a, a speaker 152 for outputting sound, and the like are provided.

Further, the back side of the front frame main body 130 is configured to cover the back side of the front frame main body 130 in a portion extending from the upper end of the opening 131 into which the game board 1 is fitted to a position slightly below the center. A member 160 is disposed.
As shown in FIG. 5, the left end of the front surface of the back surface component 160 is the back surface of the front frame main body 130 and the mounting member 132 provided on the right side when viewed from the back surface side of the gaming machine 100. It is pivotally supported so that it can be opened and closed like a door. By opening the back surface component 160, the upper part on the back surface side of the game board 1 can be opened.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, the opening 131 formed in the front frame main body 130 has a regulation wall 133, a locking member 134, and a fixing member 135 for fixing the game board 1 in the opening 131. A positioning member 136 is provided.

  In addition, the front frame main body 130 is provided with a structure for attaching each member to the attachment position of each member. For example, a reinforcing rib is formed so as to surround the attached member, A boss or the like for attaching the member is formed.

The game board 1 fitted in the opening 131 has a game area 1a surrounded by a guide rail 2 arranged in a substantially circular shape on the front surface of the wooden game board main body 10, and a game ball (hit ball) is placed in the game area 1a. A game medium) to play a game.
In the game area 1a, there is a general diagram start gate 3, and a general diagram start memory display for displaying the number of unprocessed times that the game sphere has passed through the general diagram start gate 3 and the general variation display game has not yet been processed. (Not shown), there is provided a normal diagram change display (not shown) for displaying a normal symbol (normal) change display game. In addition, the normal variation winning device 7 and a special figure start memory display (not shown) that displays the unprocessed number of times that the game ball has won the normal variation winning device 7 and the special figure variation display game is unprocessed are displayed. ), A front structural member 11 that forms a display window 12 serving as a display area of a special symbol (special symbol, identification information) variable display game, a special variable prize device 6, a panel decoration lamp 20 as a panel decoration 38, etc. A winning opening (not shown), a hitting direction changing member (not shown) called a windmill, a number of obstacle nails (not shown), and the like are provided.

  A gate sensor (not shown) for detecting a game ball that has passed through the general diagram start gate 3 is provided in the general diagram start gate 3. Then, when the game ball that has been driven into the game area 1a passes through the usual figure start gate 3, a usual fluctuation display game is played on a usual figure fluctuation display (not shown). Here, the common figure change indicator is composed of, for example, LEDs, etc., and a change display game of normal symbols (for example, numbers, symbols, character designs, etc.) displays the lighting state of the common figure change indicator for a predetermined time. This is done by stopping the display. It should be noted that the universal map display game may be displayed in a part of the display area of the special map variable display game. As a result of the usual fluctuation display game, if the stop display on the usual fluctuation display becomes a special result mode, the opening / closing member 7a of the normal fluctuation prize winning device 7 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, (0.5 seconds) released as described below. Thereby, it becomes easy to win a game ball in the normal variation winning device 7, and it becomes easy to start a special display variation display game.

The normal variation winning device 7 includes a pair of left and right opening / closing members 7a, and this opening / closing member 7a always maintains a closed state (a disadvantageous state for the player) at an interval that allows one game ball to flow in. However, if the result of the normal map change display game of the normal map change display becomes a predetermined stop display mode (for example, “7”), it is opened in a reverse “C” shape and the normal variable prize is won. The state is changed to a state in which a game ball easily flows into the device 7 (a state advantageous to the player).
This normal variation winning device 7 also serves as a special winning start opening. That is, the start condition is established based on the detection of the game ball by the start port sensor (not shown) provided in the inside of the normal variation winning device 7 (winning area) so that the special display variable display game is started. It has become.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a front structural member 11 that forms a display window 12 serving as a display area for a special variable display game is attached to a substantially central portion of the game area 1 a.
The front structural member 11 is a cylindrical member having a complicated cross section, and the substantially central portion of the game board 1 is such that the direction in which the cylindrical space extends is along the front-rear direction of the game board 1. It is attached in a state of being inserted into the display opening 13 formed in the above. The display opening 13 is formed in accordance with the cross-sectional shape of the front structural member 11 having a complicated cross section.

  The front end surface of the front structural member 11 is decorated and a panel decoration lamp 20 as a panel decoration 38 is provided. An attachment portion 14 for fixing the front component 11 to the game board 1 is also formed. Further, the lower part of the inner peripheral surface of the front structural member 11 is a stage 15 on which a game ball can roll. The rear portion of the front surface component 11 protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board, and the rear end portion 16 is arranged so that the front surface of the display unit 170 attached to the back surface component 160 described later contacts. As a result, the display on the image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 can be viewed from the front side of the game board 1 through the display window 12 which is an opening of the cylindrical front structural member 11. Yes. As will be described later, the area of the image display surface 171 is sufficiently larger than the area of the display window portion 12, and the display on the image display surface 171 is performed only in the region where the display window portion 12 is disposed. So that it is controlled.

Then, based on the fact that the game ball thrown into the game area 1a enters the normal variation winning device 7 which also serves as the start port of the special figure and the start condition is satisfied, a plurality of types of identification information ( For example, it is possible to execute a special symbol variable display game in which numbers, symbols, character symbols, etc.) are displayed in a variable manner. The special display variable display game is performed by displaying a plurality of types of identification information on the image display surface 171 for a predetermined time.
As a result of the special display variable display game, when the display mode of the image display surface 171 becomes a special result mode (for example, any one of the numbers of the flat eyes such as “7, 7, 7”), It becomes a big hit and it becomes a special game state (so-called big hit state).

  The special variable winning device 6 includes a large winning opening 6b that is opened and closed by an attacker-type opening / closing door 6a that can be opened by rotating in a direction in which the upper end side is tilted toward the front side. During the special gaming state, By converting the big winning opening 6b from the closed state to the opened state, the game balls can easily flow into the big winning opening 6b. The open / close door 6a is driven by a drive device such as a solenoid. In addition, a prize winning sensor (not shown) for detecting a game ball that has entered the prize winning opening 6b is disposed inside the prize winning opening 6b (winning area).

  In addition, a general winning sensor (not shown) for detecting a game ball that has entered the general winning opening is disposed at each general winning opening (not shown) provided in the game area 1a. Then, when a game ball that has been driven into the game area 1a by starting a game wins a prize opening such as a general prize opening, a starting prize opening (ordinary variable prize winning device 7), or a big prize opening 6b, A predetermined number of game balls corresponding to each winning opening are discharged (paid out) to the upper plate 153 by the discharge device 190.

  A peripheral component 17 is attached to the front surface of the game board main body 10 and on the outer side of the guide rail 2 that partitions the game area 1a. And as shown in FIG. 10, it is a rectangular shape with which the front-end | tip part of the latching member 134 mentioned later contact | abuts the front-end | tip of the surrounding structural member 17, and the left side seeing from the front side of the game board 1. Two locking receiving portions 18 that are concave portions are formed on the upper and lower sides. In addition, two fixing member receiving portions 19, which are stepped portions with which a fixing member 135 (described later) abuts, are provided on the front end of the surrounding component member 17 and on the right end when viewed from the front side of the game board 1. Is formed.

The game board 1 is detachably fitted into and fixed to the opening 131 formed in the front frame body 130 from the front side of the gaming machine 100. In other words, the game board 1 is detachably arranged with respect to the front frame 120, but the game board 1 is fixed to a predetermined position in the opening 131 in the opening 131 as shown in FIGS. As the members, a regulating wall 133, a locking member 134, a fixing member 135, and a positioning member 136 are provided.
The restriction wall 133 is a plate-like member that extends in the center direction of the opening 131 perpendicular to the inner surface of the opening 131 and is formed along the inner peripheral surface of the opening 131. The restriction wall 133 is not formed on a part of the lower inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral surface of the opening 131.
The opening 131 is in a state where the area of the opening portion is narrowed by the restriction wall 133, but the width of the restriction wall 133 extending from the inner peripheral surface of the opening 131 is on the back side of the front frame body 130. The width does not cover an image display surface 171 of a display unit 170 to be described later. That is, in the state where the game board 1 is removed, the entire image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 is visible through the opening 131 of the front frame main body 130.

  Two locking members 134 are provided vertically on the inner peripheral surface of the opening 131 on the left side when viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 100 and on the front side of the restriction wall 133. The position where the locking member 134 is provided is a position facing the above-described locking receiving portion 18 formed in the game board 1. The locking member 134 is a plate-like member made of an elastic material such as metal or synthetic resin. The plate surface extends forward along the inner peripheral surface of the opening 131, and the tip side is the opening 131. The tip portion is further curved and formed into a cylindrical shape. In addition, in a state where no external force is applied, the distance between the front end of the locking member 134 and the front surface of the regulating wall 133 is narrower than the thickness of the portion where the locking receiving portion 18 of the game board 1 is formed. Has been.

  Two fixing members 135 are provided vertically on the inner peripheral surface of the opening 131 on the right side when viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 100 and on the front side of the restriction wall 133. The position where the fixing member 135 is provided is a position facing the above-described fixing member receiving portion 19 formed in the game board 1. The fixing member 135 includes a rotation shaft 135a planted perpendicularly to the restriction wall 133 on the front surface side of the restriction wall 133, and an oval plate rotatably attached to a front end portion of the rotation shaft 135a. The fixed portion 135b is in contact with the front side of the game board 1 accommodated in the opening 131 and restricts the movement of the game board 1 in the forward direction.

  The fixed portion 135b has an end portion of the plate surface attached to the rotation shaft 135a so that the plate surface thereof is parallel to the regulation wall 133. Further, the distance between the rear surface of the fixed portion 135b attached to the rotating shaft 135a and the front surface of the regulating wall 133 is substantially the same as the thickness of the portion of the game board 1 where the fixed member receiving portion 19 is formed. ing. Therefore, by rotating the fixing portion 135b in a state where the game board 1 is accommodated in the opening 131, a state in which the back surface of the fixing portion 135b abuts on the fixing member receiving portion 19 formed on the front surface of the gaming board 1, It can be converted into a state of being retracted from the fixing member receiving portion 19, whereby the game board 1 can be fixed and released. The fixing member receiving portion 19 formed on the game board 1 is a step portion having a vertical width and a horizontal width that can receive the fixing portion 135b that rotates as described above.

  A plate-like positioning member 136 having a shape in which one rectangular corner is cut off is provided on the front side of the regulating wall 133 and at a position adjacent to the locking member 134 and the fixing member 135 described above. . The positioning member 136 is in contact with the front surface of the restriction wall 133 and the inner peripheral surface of the opening 131 so that the plate surface thereof is horizontal, and the portion where the corner portion is cut off and becomes the oblique side is the inner side and the front side of the opening portion 131. It is provided so as to be arranged on the side where the game board 1 is inserted. Further, the interval between the side end portions of the positioning members 136 and 136 facing each other across the opening portion of the opening portion 131 and located inside the opening portion 131 is substantially equal to the lateral width of the game board 1. It is the same. As will be described later, the positioning member 136 can guide the game board 1 to a predetermined position of the opening 131 when the game board 1 is attached, and the game is completely accommodated in the opening 131. Abutting on the side surface of the board 1 can restrict the movement of the game board 1 in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 11, the gaming machine 100 has a main control circuit (main control board 30) that controls the progress of the game as its control system, and various effects under the control of the main control circuit. First control circuit (production ROM board 32) for performing control, second control circuit (production control board 33), payout control circuit (payout control board 34) for controlling payout of prize balls, and launch of game ball by launching device And a power supply circuit (power supply board 37) for supplying power.

A main control board 30 as a main control circuit includes a gaming microcomputer 31 having a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, etc., an input / output interface (not shown), a clock for outputting pulse signals for synchronization of various processes, a timer, and the like ( And an oscillator (not shown).
The CPU includes a control unit and a calculation unit, performs calculation control, and also generates various random number values such as a jackpot determination random number value for a special figure variation display game.
The RAM includes a storage area for storing an ON signal of a start port sensor provided in the normal variation winning device 7, a storage area for the various random numbers, a work area for the CPU, and the like.
In addition to the game control program and control data being written in the ROM, the special display variable display game for determining the occurrence of the big hit of the special display variable display game corresponding to the various random numbers described above. Jackpot determination value, determination value of variation pattern (type of reach action), and the like are stored.

In addition, the input / output interface is connected to a start sensor of the normal variation prize winning device 7 through a low-pass filter and a buffer gate, and various signals from these are input. It is relayed by the interface and output to the CPU.
Further, various control signals output from the CPU are input to the input / output interface, and these control signals are relayed by the input / output interface, and the normal variation winning device 7 is connected via an output port and a driver (not shown). And various open / close solenoids as driving means of the special variable winning device 6, the effect ROM board 32 as the first control circuit, the payout control board 34 as the payout control circuit for controlling the payout of the prize balls, and the like.

The effect ROM board 32 as the first control circuit includes a control ROM that stores the control details of the effect, a CGROM that stores image and video data, and a sound data ROM that stores sound data. Note that the contents stored in the various ROMs provided on the effect ROM board 32 depend on the model of the gaming machine.
The effect ROM board 32 includes a control circuit (not shown) for controlling the board decoration 38 such as the board decoration lamp 20, and is based on the control signal (effect command) received from the main control board 30 (the main control board 30. The board decoration 38 is controlled under the control of

An effect control board 33 as a second control circuit directly connected to the effect ROM board 32 is an image memory that controls display on the CPU and RAM as a control device and the display unit 170 (liquid crystal display panel 173). And a video circuit including a video display processor (VDP) as a graphic processor, a sound source LSI for controlling sound output, and the like. The effect control board 33 can be commonly used in a plurality of models.
The effect control board 33 is based on a control signal (effect command) received from the main control board 30 via the effect ROM board 32 (under the control of the main control board 30). Control of the decoration 39, control of the liquid crystal display panel 173 of the display unit 170, control of the backlight 173a of the liquid crystal display panel 173, and control of sound output by the speaker 152 are performed.

The payout control circuit 34 as a payout control circuit has a microcomputer 35 having a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and receives a control signal (prize ball command) from the main control board 30 and a ball lending machine (not shown). Based on the control signal (ball lending command), control is performed to discharge the required number of game balls (prize balls, lending balls) from the discharging device 190.
In addition, the launch control board 36 as a launch control circuit performs launch control of the game ball by the launch device.
Power is supplied to each control board described above and each device provided in the gaming machine 100 from a power supply board 37 as a power supply circuit.

In these control circuits, for example, the following control is performed.
The CPU of the main control board 30 extracts the jackpot determination random number value of the special figure based on the input of the detection signal of the game ball from the start port sensor provided in the normal variation winning device 7 and stores it in the ROM. Compared with the determination value, a process of determining whether or not the special display variable display game is hit is performed. In addition, a process for determining a variation pattern is performed, and a control signal including these results is output to the effect ROM board 32. In the effect ROM board 32 and the effect control board 33 connected thereto, based on the control signal from the main control board 30, a process for displaying the special display variable display game on the liquid crystal display panel 173, sound output, and lamp flashing A process for controlling the panel decoration 38 and the frame decoration 39 is performed. Then, the CPU of the main control board 30 performs a control for generating a special game state and operating the special variable winning device 6 when the special display variable display game is a big hit.

  In addition, the CPU of the main control board 30 determines whether or not the normal variation display game is missed in the same manner as described above based on the input of the detection signal of the game ball from the gate sensor provided at the normal start gate 3. A control signal is output to the effect ROM board 32, and the usual figure fluctuation display game is displayed on the usual figure fluctuation display. Then, the CPU of the main control board 30 performs control for operating the normal variation winning device 7 when the usual variation display game is won.

Further, the CPU of the main control board 30 outputs a control signal to the payout control board 34 based on the detection signal of the game ball input from sensors provided at various winning ports. The payout control board 34 controls the discharge device 190 based on the input of the control signal so that a predetermined number of game balls are paid out.
The CPU of the main control board 30 outputs a control signal to the launch control board 36 via the payout control board 34 based on a predetermined input signal. The launch control board 36 controls the launch device based on the input of the control signal so that the game ball is launched into the game area 1a.
That is, from the above, the main control board 30 that forms the main control circuit constitutes a game control device that controls the progress of the game, and the effect ROM board 32 that forms the first control circuit and the effect control board 33 that forms the second control circuit. Constitutes an effect control device that controls various effects in the gaming machine 100.

And each of these board | substrates is attached to the gaming machine as follows.
As shown in FIG. 5, the effect ROM board 32 as the first control circuit in which data depending on the model such as display data on the image display surface 171 is stored is on the back side of the game board 1 and will be described later. A main control board 30 as a main control circuit for controlling a game is attached to a position facing the opening 202 of the member 160, and is attached in a state of being housed in the box 30a. An effect control board 33 as a second control circuit that can be commonly used by a plurality of models is attached to a back surface constituent member 160 (described later) attached to the back side of the front frame body 130 while being housed in the box 33a. ing. Also, a payout control board 34 as a payout control circuit for controlling the payout of prize balls by the discharge device 190 and a power supply board 37 as a power supply circuit for supplying power to each device in the gaming machine 100 are respectively supplied to boxes 34a and 37a. In the housed state, the front frame body 130 is attached to a position on the back side and below the opening 131. The launch control board 36 is also attached to the front frame body 130.

  That is, the production ROM board 32 and the main control board 30 depending on the model are attached to the game board 1, and the production control board 33, the payout control board 34, the launch control board 36, and the power supply board 37 that can be commonly used by a plurality of models are provided. It is attached to the front frame body 130 or the back surface component 160. Therefore, by changing the game board 1, only the board depending on the model is exchanged, and the game content of the gaming machine 100 can be changed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 10, the back surface component 160 has a main body portion 161 and a guide portion 162 for supporting and guiding a display unit 170 described later including a liquid crystal display panel 173 for displaying an image. In addition to the display unit 170, an effect control board 33 that controls the display unit 170, a discharge device 190 that discharges prize balls and the like, a storage tank 192 that supplies game balls to the discharge device 190, and a chute 195 are attached.
As described above, the left end portion of the front surface of the back surface component 160 is rotated to the attachment member 132 provided on the back surface of the front frame body 130 and on the right side when viewed from the back surface side of the gaming machine 100. From the state where the upper half of the opening 131 formed in the front frame body 130 is covered from the back side and faces the back side of the game board 1, it is pivoted rearward to form a door shape. It can be rotated between a state where the back surface side of 131 is opened.

  The main body 161 has a display unit disposition portion 163 that is a rectangular box-shaped recess that opens to the front side (the side facing the back surface of the game board 1) when the back surface component 160 faces the back surface of the game board 1. Is formed. In addition, when viewed from the back surface side of the back surface component 160, a discharge device disposition portion 164 that is a rectangular box-shaped recess opening on the back surface side is formed adjacent to the right side of the display unit disposition portion 163.

As will be described later, the display unit arrangement portion 163 forms a display unit storage portion 168 that stores the display unit 170 together with the guide portion 162.
As shown in FIG. 8, reinforcing ribs 165 for reinforcing the main body portion 161 are formed in a lattice shape on the front surface of the main body portion 161 which is the back surface of the display unit arrangement portion 163, and a display unit described later. A contact portion 166 with which a rear position restricting member 177 formed on the back surface side of 170 is in contact is formed.
Further, the peripheral wall 167 forming the peripheral surface of the display unit disposing portion 163 which is a rectangular box-shaped concave portion also serves as the outer peripheral wall of the main body portion 161 except for a portion adjacent to the discharge device disposing portion 164. Reinforcing ribs are formed in the inside while having a predetermined thickness. It should be noted that the lower peripheral wall 167 of the peripheral wall 167 is in a state of being cut out with a part continuing to the corner. The left and right width of the remaining lower peripheral wall 167 is sufficient to support the display unit 170 accommodated therein and to guide it in the front-rear direction.

In addition, guide portions 162 having a U-shaped cross section are respectively provided on the front sides of the left and right peripheral walls 167, and the opened sides face each other, and among the peripheral walls 167 of the display unit arrangement portion 163, the left and right peripheral walls 167. And the front side of a part of the upper and lower peripheral walls 167 are attached so as to protrude forward.
The guide portion 162 is connected to the side wall portion 162a disposed along the right or left peripheral wall 167 of the display unit arrangement portion 163 and one end portion of the side wall portion 162a at a right angle, and extends along the upper peripheral wall 167. The upper wall portion 162b is disposed at right angles to the other end portion of the side wall portion 162a, and the lower wall portion 162c is disposed along the lower peripheral wall 167.

The guide portion 162 arranged on the right side when viewed from the front side of the main body portion 161 has a side wall portion 162a having substantially the same thickness and length as the right peripheral wall 167 of the display unit arrangement portion 163, and an upper wall portion 162b. Has substantially the same thickness as the upper peripheral wall 167, and the lower wall portion 162 c has the same thickness as the lower peripheral wall 167. The left and right width of the lower wall portion 162c of the guide portion 162 is the same as the left and right width of the lower peripheral wall 167, and the upper wall portion 162b of the guide portion 162 is also the same as the left and right width of the lower wall portion 162c. It is wide.
Further, the guide portion 162 arranged on the left side when viewed from the front side of the main body portion 161 has substantially the same configuration, but as shown in FIG. 10, the thickness of the peripheral wall 167 on the left side of the display unit arrangement portion 163 is the same. Since the thickness is smaller than the thickness of the right peripheral wall 167, the side wall portion 162 a of the guide portion 162 disposed on the left side is thicker than the left peripheral wall 167.
In addition, reinforcing ribs 162d are formed inside the side wall portions 162a, the upper wall portions 162b, and the lower wall portions 162c of the guide portions 162 in the same manner as the surrounding walls 167.

  In the state where the guide portion 162 having such a configuration is attached to the main body portion 161, the inner peripheral surface of the guide portion 162 is the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 167 of the display unit disposing portion 163 as shown in FIGS. The guide part 162 is in a state in which, of the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 167, a part of the side surface and the upper and lower surfaces are extended to the front side. A rectangular concave chamber-shaped space having a predetermined depth and opened to the front side, which is formed by the display unit arrangement portion 163 and the guide portion 162, serves as a display unit storage portion 168 for storing the display unit 170. The periphery of the corner portion where the upper wall portion 162b or the lower wall portion 162c of the guide portion 162 and the side wall portion 162a are connected to each other, and the periphery of the corner portion of the display unit disposing portion 163 continuous to the rear side of the corner portion are mainly. It functions as a guide unit 169 that supports and guides the display unit 170.

  In the display unit storage section 168, the display unit 170 is arranged so that the image display surface 171 is on the front side (open side). Then, as shown in FIG. 2, by arranging the back surface component 160 so as to face the back surface of the game board 1, the image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 faces the back surface side of the game board 1. When the back surface component 160 faces the back surface of the game board 1, the display unit 170 is arranged at a position separated from the back surface of the game board 1 to the rear side. Further, the vertical width and the horizontal width of the display unit storage portion 168 are larger than the vertical width and the horizontal width of the display unit 170. Accordingly, the display unit 170 can be easily moved in the front-rear direction, and the display unit 170 can be inclined in the display unit storage portion 168.

  That is, the back surface constituent member 160 includes a display unit storage portion 168 having a concave chamber shape that can store the display unit 170 formed by the display unit arrangement portion 163 and the guide portion 162, and the display unit storage portion 168. Has a depth of a predetermined dimension, and the display unit 170 can be disposed separately from the back side of the game board 1 to the rear side.

  From the above, the back surface component member 160 for disposing the display unit 170 is provided on the rear side of the game board 1 in the front frame 120 (the front frame body 130), and the back surface member 160 plays the display unit 170 in the game. This means that it can be arranged at a position spaced rearward from the back surface of the panel 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, front position restricting members 180 are formed on the front sides of the inner surfaces of the upper wall portion 162 b and the lower wall portion 162 c of the left and right guide portions 162, respectively. The front position restricting member 180 is a right triangle plate-like member, and is formed so as to be in perpendicular contact with the inner surface of the side wall portion 162a and the inner surface of the upper wall portion 162b or the lower wall portion 162c. The position where the front position restricting member 180 is formed is a position that is the front end of the moving range of the display unit 170 in the display unit storage portion 168, and the display unit 170 contacts the front position restricting member 180. Therefore, further forward movement is restricted.

Further, an urging member attaching portion 181 is formed at a position adjacent to the front position restricting member 180 on the inner peripheral surface of the side wall portion 162 a of the guide portion 162. That is, urging member mounting portions 181 are formed at the four corners of the display unit storage portion 168, respectively.
The urging member attaching portion 181 is provided at an urging member guide portion 183 for arranging a tension coil spring 182 as an urging member along the inner surface of the side wall portion 162a, and a front end portion of the urging member attaching portion 181. An urging member fixing portion 184 that fixes one end of the tension coil spring 182 is provided. The biasing member guide portion 183 is a groove-shaped portion formed along the front-rear direction of the guide portion 162, accommodates a part of the side portion of the tension coil spring 182, and is pulled along the front-rear direction of the guide portion 162. The coil spring 182 is guided so as to expand and contract. Further, the urging member fixing portion 184 is formed in a semicircular cylindrical shape that protrudes from the inner surface of the side wall portion 162a on the front end side of the urging member guide portion 183, and a tensile coil is formed inside the cylindrical portion. One end of the spring 182 can be fixed.

The other end of the tension coil spring 182 is fixed to fixing portions 178 formed at the four corners of the display unit 170 that can move in the front-rear direction in the display unit storage portion 168, as will be described later. That is, the opposing corner portions of the display unit storage portion 168 and the display unit 170 are connected via the tension coil spring 182, and the four corners of the display unit 170 are directed toward the biasing member fixing portion 184 formed in the guide portion 162. That is, the display unit storage portion 168 is biased toward the front end side.
The tension coil springs 182 attached to the respective corners can be expanded and contracted independently, and the display unit 170 is inclined in the display unit storage unit 168, and the expansion and contraction width of each tension coil spring 182 is increased. It is possible to have different states.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the display unit 170 includes a substantially rectangular box-shaped frame 172 having an opening on the front side, a liquid crystal display panel 173 capable of displaying an image, a backlight 173a (shown in FIG. 11), a liquid crystal A front cover 174 that protects the display panel 173 is provided.
The frame body 172 forms an outer peripheral surface other than the front surface of the display unit 170, and the liquid crystal display panel 173 and the front cover 174 are accommodated in this frame body.

  The liquid crystal display panel 173 is accommodated in the frame 172 such that an image display surface 171 capable of displaying an image is disposed on the front side (opening side of the frame 172), and further, on the front side thereof, a liquid crystal display is provided. A transparent front cover 174 that protects the panel 173 is attached. Therefore, the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display panel 173 is visible from the front side of the display unit 170 through the front cover 174. The area of the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display panel 173 is substantially equal to the area of the opening of the frame body 172, and as shown in FIG. 2, the upper half of the opening 131 formed in the front frame body 130 is substantially half. It is an area that can cover (approximately the upper half of the game board 1) from the back surface side, and is wider than the display window portion 12 formed by the front structural member 11. In other words, the area of the image display surface 171 is at least larger than that of the display window portion 12, so that even if the size of the display window portion 12 changes, it can cope with it. As described above, the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display panel 173 covers the back side of the game board 1 widely, so that various game contents of the gaming machine 100 can be changed by replacing the game board 1. It can be adapted to the display window 12 of the game board 1.

  In the display unit 170, as shown in FIG. 12, the area of the image display surface 171 is larger than that of the display window 12, so that an image is displayed in the area 171a corresponding to the area where the display window 12 is arranged. As described above, the effect ROM board 32 and the effect control board 33 are controlled. Information regarding the size and position of the display window portion 12 of the game board 1 that determines the area 171a for displaying the image is stored in the effect ROM board 32, but the effect ROM board 32 is attached to the game board 1. The production ROM board 32 is also exchanged together with the game board 1. Therefore, with the replacement of the game board 1, for example, a new game shown in FIG. 12 (b) from the image display area 171a corresponding to the display window portion of the game board shown in FIG. 12 (a). It can be changed to an image display area 171 a corresponding to the display window 12 of the panel 1.

  From the above, the game board 1 forming the game area 1a is detachably arranged with respect to the front frame 120 (front frame main body 130), and the display game related to the game in the display window portion 12 of the game board 1 is provided. In the gaming machine 100 configured to display the game board 1, the game board 1 is attached in correspondence with the wooden game board main body 10 in which the obstacle nail is implanted and the display opening 13 formed in the game board main body 10. A display unit 170 for displaying a display game is disposed on the back side of the game board 1 in the front frame 120, and the display unit 170 is an image. When the game board 1 is replaced, the display surface 171 can be changed to an image display corresponding to the display window part 12 of the game board 1 when the area of the display surface 171 is at least wider than the display window part 12. Would be

Each corner portion of the substantially rectangular display unit 170 protrudes laterally from the side surface, and a reinforcing member 176 that reinforces the corner portion is attached to each corner portion. As shown in FIG. 7, the display unit 170 is mainly supported and guided by the guide portion 169 around the corner portion of the display unit storage portion 168, so that a load is applied to the corner portion of the display unit 170. Therefore, the durability of the display unit 170 is improved by attaching the reinforcing members 176 to the corners of the display unit 170. Further, since the corner portion protrudes laterally from the side surface and the reinforcing member 176 covers the corner portion from the outside and protrudes outward, the contact area with the display unit storage portion 168 is reduced. Further, since the reinforcing member 176 itself is made of a slippery material (for example, polyacetal), the display unit 170 can be easily moved back and forth.
Further, a part of the front side of the reinforcing member 176 is formed so as to protrude into the opening on the front side of the box-shaped space formed by the frame body 172, and this part contacts the front surface of the front cover 174. By contacting, the front cover 174 is restricted from moving forward, and the front cover 174 and the liquid crystal display panel 173 are held in the frame 172.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the left and right side surfaces of the display unit 170 are adjacent to the corners where the reinforcing members 176 are attached. Portions 178 are formed on the top and bottom, respectively. As described above, the other end of the tension coil spring 182 is fixed to the biasing member mounting portion 181 formed on the guide portion 162, and the display unit 170 is biased forward.

  Further, on the back side of the display unit 170, a connection part 179 for connecting the effect control board 33 and the liquid crystal display panel 173 arranged on the back side of the main body part 161 is formed. This connection portion 179 is provided with a connector (not shown) so that wiring from the effect control board 33 can be connected.

  Further, a rear position restricting member 177 for restricting the backward operation of the display unit 170 is formed on the back side of the display unit 170. The rear position restricting member 177 is a rod-like member and is formed to protrude rearward perpendicularly to the back surface of the display unit 170. As described above, the contact portion 166 is formed on the front surface of the main body 161 facing the rear position restricting member 177, and when the display unit 170 moves rearward more than necessary, the rear position restricting member 177 is formed. The rear end portion is in contact with the contact portion 166 to restrict further rearward movement. That is, the display unit 170 is housed in a display unit housing portion 168 having a predetermined depth of the back surface component member 160 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The member 177 is restricted to a predetermined range.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 9, and 10, a discharge device that is a substantially rectangular box-shaped recess opening on the back surface side of the main body portion 161 on the right side of the display unit arrangement portion 163 when viewed from the back surface side of the main body portion 161. An arrangement portion 164 is formed and a discharge device 190 is attached.
The discharge device 190 is controlled by the payout (discharge) control board 34 under the control of the main control board 30, and is output from the main control board 30 to the payout control board 34 by winning a prize. A predetermined number of game balls are discharged based on a control signal for instructing the discharge of the prize balls. In addition, a predetermined number of game balls are discharged based on a control signal instructing discharge of a ball that is output from a ball lending machine (not shown) to the payout control board 34. The game ball discharged from the discharge device 190 flows into an upper plate 153 provided on the front side of the launch operation unit 150. Further, the back surface side of the discharge device 190 is covered with a cover body 191, and the discharge device 190 is arranged in a space formed by the discharge device arrangement portion 164 and the cover body 191.

  In addition, a game ball supplied to the discharging device 190 is stored on the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall on the upper side of the main body portion 161, that is, on the upper surface of the main body portion 161 where the display unit arrangement portion 163 is formed. The storage tank 192 is provided, and is further discharged from the storage tank 192 to the upper surface of the main body 161 on which the storage tank 192 is provided, on the side end on the side where the display unit disposition portion 163 is formed. A guide channel 193 for guiding the game ball to the back side of the main body 161 is formed. Further, a chute attachment portion 194 for attaching a chute 195 for guiding the game ball from the position where the guide flow path 193 is formed to the discharge device arrangement portion 164 is formed on the back side of the display unit arrangement portion 163. Yes.

  The storage tank 192 is a substantially rectangular box-shaped member, and is attached to the upper surface of the main body portion 161 so that its length direction is along the left-right direction of the main body portion 161 and opens upward. The storage tank 192 temporarily stores game balls supplied from a supply device provided in an island facility (not shown) where the gaming machine 100 is installed, and supplies the game balls to the discharge device 190. The width along the left-right direction of the main body 161 of the storage tank 192 is narrower than the left-right width of the display unit disposition unit 163, and the width along the front-rear direction of the main body 161 of the storage tank 192 is smaller than the storage tank 192. Is wider than the front-rear width of the upper surface of the main body part 161 to which is attached.

  A portion disposed on the upper surface of the main body portion 161 in the substantially central portion before and after the storage tank 192 extends in the left-right direction along the upper surface of the main body portion 161, and the bottom surface is one end portion in the extending direction ( A downflow path 196 is formed having an inclination that descends toward the right side when viewed from the front side of the main body 161. An opening through which the game ball can pass is formed as a discharge port 197 through which the game ball in the storage tank 192 is discharged to the outside at the bottom surface of the downstream end portion of the downflow path 196. In addition, a portion on the front side of the flow path 196 protrudes to the front side up to substantially the same front-rear position as the front end portion of the guide portion 162 provided on the main body portion 161 and faces backward so as to guide the game ball to the flow path 196. The rear inclined portion 198 has a downward inclination. And the part of the rear side from the downflow path 196 protrudes to the rear side to substantially the same front-rear position as the rear end part of the step part 200 formed on the back surface of the main body part 161 forming the chute mounting part 194 described later. The front inclined portion 199 has an inclination that descends forward so as to guide the game ball to 196.

  Note that the rear inclined portion 198 and the front inclined portion 199 are not formed before and after the portion where the discharge port 197 of the downflow path 196 is formed, and this portion protrudes from the side end of the storage tank 192. ing. As a result, it is possible to prevent the game ball flowing down from the rear inclined portion 198 and the front inclined portion 199 toward the flow down path 196 from directly flowing into the discharge port 197 and preventing the occurrence of ball clogging in the vicinity of the discharge port 197. It is out.

  As shown in FIG. 9, on the outer peripheral wall on the upper side of the main body 161 that forms the upper surface of the main body 161 on which the storage tank 192 is provided, the side end opposite to the side on which the discharge device installation portion 164 is adjacently provided. A guide channel 193 is formed in the first. The guide channel 193 is formed along the front-rear direction of the main body 161 from the front end to the rear end of the outer peripheral wall, has a width that allows the game ball to flow down, and has a slope that goes down toward the back side. Further, on the back surface of the main body portion 161 where the guide channel 193 is formed, a recess 193a continuous to the guide channel 193 is formed up to the stepped portion 200 that forms the chute mounting portion 194 along the vertical direction. . A discharge port 197 of the storage tank 192 is disposed above the guide channel 193, and a game ball discharged from the storage tank 192 is guided to the back side of the main body 161 along the inclination of the guide channel 193. It is like that.

  A step portion 200 that protrudes rearward is formed on the back surface of the portion of the main body portion 161 where the display unit arrangement portion 163 is formed, and a chute attachment portion that attaches a chute 195 whose upper surface forms a flow path of a game ball. 194. The upper surface of the step portion 200 forming the chute mounting portion 194 has a front-rear width (a width protruding rearward of the step portion 200) larger than the diameter of the game ball, and is discharged from the position where the guide channel 193 is formed. It is formed so as to have an inclination that goes down toward the discharge device arrangement portion 164 over the device arrangement portion 164.

  A chute 195 attached to the chute attachment portion 194 is an L-shaped configuration comprising a bottom plate 195a having the same size as the upper surface of the stepped portion 200 forming the chute attachment portion 194 and a back plate 195b connected perpendicularly to the bottom plate 195a. It is a plate-shaped member. The chute 195 is mounted such that the bottom plate 195a is disposed on the chute mounting portion 194 and the back plate 195b is disposed on the rear end side of the chute mounting portion 194. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the back plate 195 b forms substantially the same surface as the back surface of the main body portion 161 below the stepped portion 200. In addition, the vertical width of the back plate 195b is the width from the upper surface of the step portion 200 to the upper end of the storage tank 192 attached to the upper surface of the main body portion 161, and is rearward to substantially the same position as the rear end portion of the step portion 200. The upper end portion of the back plate 195b can be fixed to the rear end surface of the forward inclined portion 199 of the protruding storage tank 192.

  That is, the bottom plate 195a of the chute 195 forms the bottom surface of the backflow channel 201 from the guide channel 193 to the discharge device disposition portion 164, and the back surface of the main body 161 above the back plate 195b and the stepped portion 200 is the backflow channel 201. Of the side. In addition, the front inclined portion 199 of the storage tank 192 provided on the upper portion of the main body portion 161 forms the upper surface of the back surface downflow passage 201, and the upper end portion of the back plate 195b is fixed to the rear end portion of the front inclined portion 199. In addition, a cylindrical back surface flow path 201 connected to the discharge device 190 is formed on the back surface side of the main body portion 161.

  With the configuration as described above, the game balls supplied from an island facility supply device (not shown) and stored in the storage tank 192 are stored in the storage tank 192 by the inclination of the rear inclined portion 198 or the front inclined portion 199 of the storage tank 192. It is guided to the downflow path 196 formed at the center in the front-rear direction, and further guided to the discharge port 197 along the inclination of the downflow path 196. The game ball discharged from the discharge port 197 flows down to the back surface side of the main body 161 along the inclination of the guide channel 193, reaches the discharge device 190 along the back surface flow path 201 formed by the chute 195, and is discharged. When the apparatus 190 operates, the apparatus is discharged to the upper plate 153 formed on the front surface of the firing operation unit 150. Note that game balls are always waiting in the flow path from the discharge port 197 of the storage tank 192 to the discharge device 190, and the game balls in the flow path are discharged by the discharge device 190. Along with this, a game ball flows from the storage tank 192 into the flow path.

  From the above, the back surface component 160 is provided with the discharge device 190 that discharges the game balls and the storage tank 192 that temporarily stores the game balls to be discharged.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, the lower portion of the discharge device disposition portion 164 is formed to extend below the display unit disposition portion 163. In other words, the main body 161 has a notch-shaped opening below the display unit disposing portion 163, and the notch-shaped opening 202 has an effect ROM board as a first control circuit attached to the game board 1. A part of 32 is accommodated. Then, a circuit mounting recess opening rearward for attaching the effect control board 33 as the second control circuit to the rear side of the front frame body 130 and above the notch-shaped opening 202. 203 is formed.

  The effect control board 33 is accommodated in a box 33a, and the box 33a is sized to be accommodated in the circuit mounting recess 203. A rotation shaft 204 extending along the left-right direction of the main body portion 161 is provided at the upper end portion of the circuit mounting recess 203, and this rotation shaft 204 is provided above the box 33 a that stores the effect control board 33. The box 33a is inserted into the formed bearing 33b and supported so as to be openable and closable in a door shape with respect to the circuit mounting recess 203. The box 33a is rotatable in the direction of the back surface of the main body 161 from the state accommodated in the circuit mounting recess 203.

  In addition, an opening 205 communicating with the display unit storage portion 168 formed on the front surface side of the circuit mounting recess 203 is formed on the back surface of the main body 161 that forms the back surface of the circuit mounting recess 203, and this opening of the box 33a is formed. In a portion facing 205, a connector (not shown) provided on the effect control board 33 is exposed outside the box 33a. And the wiring connected to the connector of this presentation control board 33 is connected to the connector provided in the connection part 179 of the back surface of the display unit 170 through the opening 205 formed in the back surface of the circuit attachment recessed part 203. Thus, the effect control board 33 and the liquid crystal display panel 173 are connected.

  Further, the connector 33c provided on the effect control board 33 is exposed to the outside of the box 33a also from the right side as viewed from the back side of the box 33a. Wiring is also connected to this connector 33c and connected to other boards provided in the gaming machine 100. A notch 206 is formed in the side wall of the circuit mounting recess 203 that faces the right side surface of the box 33a to allow wiring connected to the connector 33c to pass therethrough. The notch 206 communicates with a recess 207 provided adjacent to the circuit mounting recess 203, and the wiring is disposed toward another substrate or the like via the recess 207. The recess 207 is provided with an external information terminal board 208 having an external information terminal for connecting to a device (such as a management device) provided outside the gaming machine 100.

  The vertical width of the box 33 a that houses the effect control board 33 is wider than the vertical width of the circuit mounting recess 203, and when the box 33 a is received in the circuit mounting recess 203, the lower portion of the box 33 a is formed below the circuit mounting recess 203. The opening 202 is extended. And as shown in FIG. 8, the connector 33e provided in the production | presentation control board 33 is exposed to the outer side of the box 33a from the part extended in the opening part 202 on the front side of the box 33a.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 4, an effect ROM board 32 is attached to the back surface of the game board 1, and when the back surface constituent member 160 is disposed so as to face the back surface of the game board 1, the opening 202 has an upper portion. It is to be accommodated. And the connector 32a is provided in the back surface of this effect ROM board | substrate 32, and the part located in the downward direction of the circuit attachment recessed part 203 to which the effect control board 33 was attached while being accommodated in the opening part 202. FIG.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a box 33 a that houses the effect control board 33 in a state where the game board 1 is attached to the front frame body 130 and the back surface component 160 is arranged on the back side of the game board 1. Is placed in the circuit mounting recess 203, the connector 32a of the effect ROM board 32 and the connector 33e of the effect control board 33 are connected, and the effect ROM board 32 and the effect control board 33 are directly connected. . Furthermore, one-touch detachable fixing members 33 d are provided on both side surfaces of the portion extending to the opening 202 of the box 33 a that houses the effect control board 33, and mounting holes 32 b formed in the effect ROM board 32. By pushing the fixing portion of the fixing member 33d into the connector 32a, the connectors 32a and 33e of both substrates can be reliably connected.

  From the above, the back surface component 160 for disposing the display unit 170 is provided on the rear side of the game board 1 in the front frame 120 (front frame body 130), and the back surface member 160 is mounted with the game board 1. In this case, the control circuit for controlling the display unit 170 by forming the opening 202 facing the predetermined part on the rear side of the game board 1 is used as a first control circuit (effect ROM board 32) depending on the model and a plurality of control circuits. A second control circuit (production control board 33) that can be used in common with the model is separated and arranged, and the first control circuit is disposed at a portion facing the opening 202 on the back side of the game board, while the second control circuit is provided on the back side. By disposing at the edge of the opening 202 in the component member 160, the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be directly connected when the game board 1 is mounted on the front frame 120. .

  Next, a method for mounting the game board 1 in the gaming machine 100 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the old game board 1 has already been removed from the opening 131, and the back component 160 is in a state in which the display unit 170 faces the back side of the front frame body 130, and an effect control board It is assumed that the box 33a for storing 33 is turned rearward.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, when the game board 1 is attached to the opening 131 of the front frame body 130, first, the tips of the upper and lower two locking members 134 provided on one side of the opening 131 are used. The game board 1 is slanted with respect to the opening 131 from the front side of the opening 131 with the surface on which the game area 1 a is formed in the front side so that the portion is inserted into each locking receiving portion 18 formed on the gaming board 1. insert. In addition, the side wall 18a formed on the side end portion side of the game board of the lock receiving portion 18 is formed lower than the side wall of other portions, and the front end portion of the lock member 134 is used as the lock receiving portion 18. Easy to put.

  Next, the gaming board 1 is fitted into the opening 131 while rotating the gaming board 1 to the rear side of the gaming machine 100 around the contact point between the distal end portion of the locking member 134 and the locking receiving portion 18 as an axis. In this process, the side wall 18a formed on the side end portion side of the game board 1 of the lock receiving portion 18 is engaged with the tip end portion of the lock member 134, so that the lock member 134 is locked to the lock receiving portion 18. It is possible to easily turn the game board 1 without deviating from the above.

  In this process, the locking member 134 is initially elastically deformed so that the tip portion moves forward, and the game board 1 is urged backward. As the game board 1 is rotated, the original state is gradually restored from the elastically deformed state. However, as described above, the thickness of the portion of the gaming board 1 where the locking receiving portion 18 is formed is thicker than the distance between the distal end portion of the locking member 134 and the restriction wall 133, so that the gaming board 1 has the opening 131. In a state in which the locking member 134 is completely fitted, the distal end portion of the locking member 134 presses the locking receiving portion 18 in the backward direction. That is, the locking member 134 is always in a state where the game board 1 is urged backward.

  Further, the side end portion on the back side of the game board, on the side where the lock receiving portion 18 is formed, is rearized by the lock member 134 in the process of rotating the game board 1 as described above. By being urged in the direction, it moves toward the outside of the opening 131 along the left-right direction of the gaming machine 100 while contacting the front surface of the regulation wall 133. And when the side surface of the game board 1 continuing to this side edge part contacts the side surface of the positioning member 136, while the movement along the left-right direction of the game board 1 of this side edge part is controlled, a control wall The front surface of 133 is in contact with the back surface of the game board 1, and the game board 1 is completely accommodated in the opening 131.

  Further, the side end portion on the back side of the game board, which is the opposite side end portion, and the side end portion on the side where the fixing member receiving portion 19 is formed is positioned in the process of rotating the game board 1. And is guided inward of the opening 131 along the hypotenuse. Further, when the side end portion of the game board 1 is guided to the end portion inside the opening portion 131 of the hypotenuse along the hypotenuse, it is guided to the rear side of the gaming machine 100 along the side surface of the positioning member 136 continuing to the hypotenuse. Is done. Then, when the back surface of the game board 1 is in contact with the front surface of the regulation wall 133, the backward movement is restricted, and the side surface of the game board 1 continuing to this side end portion is at the side end portion of the positioning member 136. As a result, the game board 1 is completely accommodated in the opening 131.

  Further, the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 protruding rearward of the game board 1 abuts on the front surface of the display unit 170 provided on the back structural member 160 in the process of rotating the game board 1, The display unit 170 is pushed backward against the biasing force of the tension coil spring 182 as the biasing member attached to the 170. At this time, the game board 1 rotates about the portion with which the locking member 134 abuts, so that the rear end portion 16 on the side closer to this axis among the rear end portions 16 of the front component 11 is displayed first. It abuts on the unit 170. As described above, the display unit 170 can be in an inclined state in the display unit storage portion 168 and is inclined so that the side on which the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 contacts is pushed backward. In this state, the display unit 170 itself moves backward.

  The rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 gradually follows the left-right direction of the gaming machine 100 as the gaming board 1 rotates, and in the state where the gaming board 1 is completely accommodated in the opening 131, the game It becomes a state parallel to the left-right direction of the board 1. In addition, the inclination of the display unit 170 gradually follows the left and right direction of the gaming machine 100 following the state of the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11. In the state where the game board 1 is completely accommodated in the opening 131, the front surface of the display unit 170 comes into surface contact with the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 and is parallel to the left and right direction of the game board 1. . It should be noted that at the beginning of the process of rotating the game board 1, the inclination of the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 is larger than the tiltable range of the display unit 170, and a part of the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 is When the inclination of the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 falls within the tiltable range of the display unit 170 as the game board 1 rotates, the rear of the front structural member 11 is thereafter applied. The front surface of the display unit 170 is in surface contact with the end portion 16.

As shown in FIG. 10B, when the game board 1 is completely fitted into the opening 131, the fixed parts 135 b of the upper and lower fixing members 135 are rotated so as to contact the fixed member receiving part 19. Is fixed in the opening 131.
In a state where the game board 1 is completely fitted into the opening 131, the regulation wall 133 abuts on the back side of the game board 1, and the locking member 134 presses the locking receiving part 18 in the rear direction. The movement of the game board 1 in the front-rear direction is restricted by the fixed member 135 coming into contact with the fixed member receiving portion 19. Further, the side end portion of the positioning member 136 is in contact with the side end portion of the game board 1 so that the movement of the game board 1 in the left-right direction is restricted. Further, since the display unit 170 is biased forward by the biasing member (tensile coil spring 182), the front surface is held in a state of being in close contact with the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11. Then, the image display surface 171 can be seen from the front surface of the game board 1 through the display window portion 12 formed by the front structural member 11.

After the gaming board 1 is attached to the opening 131, on the back side of the gaming machine 100, the production ROM board 32 as the first control circuit provided on the gaming board 1 and the second control provided on the back surface constituent member 160. Connection with the effect control board 33 as a circuit is performed. As described above, this connection work is performed by turning the gaming machine 100 forward to connect the connectors on both boards so that the box 33a in which the effect control board 33 is housed is housed in the circuit mounting recess 203, It is completed by fixing with the fixing member 33d. In addition to this, each substrate and apparatus are connected by wiring.
This completes the operation of mounting the game board 1. In addition, what is necessary is just to perform the operation | work contrary to the above-mentioned operation | work when removing the game board 1. FIG.

When the gaming machine 100 is turned on after the game board 1 is replaced, the image display area 171a on the image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 is updated as an initial setting. The update of the image display area 171a is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, in accordance with the size of the display window 12 changed by replacing the game board 1, the image display area 171a. Is to change.
The production ROM board 32 attached to the game board 1 stores information related to the position and size of the display window portion 12 formed on the front structural member 11 attached to the game board 1. In the effect control board 33, an image display area 171a corresponding to the new display window 12 is set based on this information.

  Since the game board 1 can be exchanged as described above, the game content of the gaming machine 100 can be easily changed. In addition, since only the members depending on the model are replaced at the time of the replacement, the members that can be commonly used in a plurality of models can be efficiently reused. When the entire gaming machine is replaced when the gaming machine is replaced, it can be reused by removing the back surface component 160 from the front frame body 130 and attaching it to the front frame body of a new gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, the size of the image display surface 171 is set so as to cover the upper half of the gaming board 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as in the present embodiment, even if the image display surface 171 extends to the part where the obstacle nail is planted in the game board 1, the arrangement position of the board on the back side of the game board and the back side configuration The configuration of the member 160 may be changed so that a larger display unit 170 can be disposed, and the image display surface 171 may have an area substantially equal to that of the game board 1. That is, the size of the image display surface 171 may be set to a size that can cope with changes in the size of the display window 12.

Further, the size of the image display area 171a is set in advance in the effect ROM board 32, and when the game board 1 is replaced, an image corresponding to the new display window 12 can be displayed. An adjustment device (such as a dip switch) for adjusting the size of the image display area 171a is provided on the effect control board 33, and the size of the image display area 171a is adjusted to correspond to the display window 12 of the new game board 1. You may make it do.
In addition, the effect control board 33 is provided with an adjustment member that adjusts (fine-adjusts) the horizontal and vertical positions of the image display area. You may be able to adjust it to fit.

In addition, a lens member is provided at an edge of the front component member 11 (around the display window portion 12) and the back side is covered by the display unit 170, and a portion corresponding to the back side of the lens member in the display unit 170. The edge of the front structural member 11 may be decorated by emitting light. By doing so, it is not necessary to provide a lamp or the like, and the configuration of the gaming machine can be simplified.
Further, a warp inlet for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area 1a, a warp passage for flowing down the received game ball, and a game ball flowing down the warp passage at the edge of the front component 11 A display unit 170 is provided with a warp device comprising a warp outlet for leading out a game ball to a stage 15 formed in the lower part of the member 11, and all or part of the back side of the warp device is covered with the display unit 170. The warp device may be decorated by emitting light by emitting a portion corresponding to the back side of the lens member in 170.

In addition, an opening that communicates with the display unit storage portion 168 and the outside is provided in a required portion (back surface portion, side surface portion) of the back surface component 160, and a cooling fan is provided in the opening to provide air in the display unit storage portion 168. May be discharged to the outside so that overheating of the display unit 170 or the electrical device of the game board 1 may be prevented.
In addition, a mechanical-type effect that produces a display game and a drive source (for example, a motor or a solenoid) for driving the display game are provided on the back surface component 160, and the effect is provided from the opening formed in the front surface component 11. May be configured to be able to appear and disappear.

  In the gaming machine according to the first embodiment as described above, the gaming board 1 forming the gaming area 1a is detachably attached to the front frame 120 (front frame main body 130), and the display of the gaming board 1 is displayed. A gaming machine 100 configured to display a display game related to a game in a window 12 for a game, wherein the gaming board 1 is formed on a wooden gaming board body 10 in which obstacle nails are planted, and the gaming board body 10 A display unit 170 for displaying a display game on the front frame 120 on the back surface of the game board 1. The display unit 170 is arranged so that the area of the image display surface 171 is at least larger than the display window portion 12, and when the game board 1 is replaced, a new display of the game board 1 is displayed. Image table corresponding to window 12 It is set to be changed to.

Accordingly, the game board 1 is detachably arranged with respect to the front frame 120, and the display unit 170 is arranged on the back side of the game board 1 in the front frame 120. When the game board 1 is replaced, a new game is provided. Since the display can be changed to the image display corresponding to the display window 12 of the board 1, the display unit 170 does not need to be exchanged even when the game board is exchanged. There is an effect that it can be used.
Further, even when the entire gaming machine 100 is replaced when the gaming machine is replaced, the display unit 170 is configured separately from the gaming board 1 and the display unit 170 can be easily removed. Therefore, when the display unit 170 is reused. Is also effective.
Moreover, if it is within the range of the image display surface 171 of the display unit 170, it is possible to replace the game board 1 on which the display window portion 12 having various areas is formed, and the display window of the new game board 1 can be replaced. It is possible to perform display according to the part 12.

Further, since the game board 1 is made of wood, the holding force of the obstacle nail is sufficient, and there is no problem with the adjustment of the obstacle nail. Furthermore, the flow path on the back side can be seen through and the decorative effect does not deteriorate.
In addition, a winning opening can be formed at a desired position, and a variety of game boards can be exchanged.

  Further, a back surface component 160 for disposing the display unit 170 is provided on the rear side of the game board 1 in the front frame 120 (front frame main body 130). It is configured to be disposed at a position separated rearward.

Accordingly, a rear surface component member 160 for disposing the display unit 170 is provided on the rear side of the game board 1 in the front frame 120, and the rear surface component member 160 is positioned away from the rear surface of the game board to the rear side. Therefore, even if a member protruding rearward is formed on the back surface of the game board 1, the game board 1 can be mounted without any problem.
In particular, the front component 11 has a depth on the front side of the display area, a stage 15, or a warp device, and thus protrudes relatively rearward. Even with such a shape, the game board 1 can be mounted without any problem.
Since the game board 1 having such a front component 11 can be mounted, a winning opening can be formed at a desired position, and a variety of game boards 1 can be exchanged.

  Further, the back surface component 160 is provided with a discharge device 190 that discharges game balls and a storage tank 192 that temporarily stores the game balls to be discharged.

  Accordingly, the back surface component 160 is provided with a discharge device 190 that discharges game balls and a storage tank 192 that temporarily stores the game balls to be discharged. It becomes possible to arrange | position on the back surface side. Further, a mechanism that can be used in common with the display unit 170 can be configured as a unit by the back surface component 160, so that the assembly work of the gaming machine 100 can be simplified and the productivity can be improved.

  In addition, a back surface component member 160 for disposing the display unit 170 is provided on the rear side of the game board 1 in the front frame 120 (the front frame body 130), and the back surface component member 160 is provided when the game board 1 is mounted. The control circuit for controlling the display unit 170 by forming the opening 202 facing the predetermined part on the rear side of the game board 1 and the first control circuit (the effect ROM board 32) depending on the model are common to a plurality of models. The second control circuit (production control board 33) is separated and configured, and the first control circuit is disposed at a portion facing the opening 202 on the back side of the game board, while the second control circuit is provided on the back side component 160. When the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120, the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be directly connected to each other.

Therefore, the first control circuit (production ROM board 32) depending on the model is arranged at a part facing the opening 202 on the back side of the game board, and the second control circuit (production control board 33) that can be used in common is configured on the back side. By disposing at the edge of the opening 202 in the member 160, when the game board 1 is replaced, it can be reused leaving a control circuit that can be used in common, and waste can be saved.
In addition, since the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be directly connected, the electrical connection between the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be simplified when the game board is mounted. Connection work is also easy. Further, since wiring can be omitted, wiring processing on the back side of the gaming machine 100 becomes unnecessary.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Note that the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment basically has substantially the same configuration as the gaming machine 100 of the first embodiment, and is mainly different from the gaming machine 100 of the first embodiment below. The part will be described.

  In the gaming board 1 of the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, an auxiliary display unit constituting member 210 is provided separately from the front constituting member 11 in a portion where the image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 is arranged. The auxiliary display unit constituting member 210 is a cylindrical member, and an auxiliary display unit opening formed in the game board 1 such that the direction in which the cylindrical space extends is along the front-rear direction of the game board 1. It is attached in a state of being inserted into the portion 211. The auxiliary display portion opening 211 is formed in accordance with the cross-sectional shape of the auxiliary display portion constituting member 210. The rear portion of the auxiliary display unit constituting member 210 protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board 1, and is arranged so that the front surface of the display unit 170 is in contact with the rear end surface 212. Further, the front / rear position of the rear end face 212 of the auxiliary display part constituting member 210 projecting rearward of the game board 1 projects to the same front / rear position as the rear end part 16 of the front face constituting member 11.

  A cell 213 made of a material capable of transmitting light and having a decorative image is attached to the opening on the front side of the auxiliary display unit constituting member 210. The cell 213 can transmit a certain amount of light even if a decorative image is drawn. A lens member 214 is attached to the opening on the rear side of the auxiliary display unit constituting member 210. The image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 is controlled so as to display, for example, white in the area where the auxiliary display unit constituting member 210 is disposed.

  By having such a configuration, the light emitted from the region where the auxiliary display unit constituting member 210 of the image display surface 171 is disposed is condensed or scattered by the lens member 214 and then transmitted through the cell 213. It becomes visible on the front side of the gaming machine 100. That is, when viewed from the front side of the game board 1, the portion of the cell 213 appears to shine, resulting in a decorative light emission display on the front side of the game board. Therefore, it is possible to perform decoration with light in the game area 1a without arranging a light emitting member such as a lamp or LED, and the configuration of the game board 1 can be simplified.

  From the above, the display unit 170 performs display on the front surface of the game board different from the display game in a region separated from the display window portion 12.

  Note that the cell 213 on which the decorative picture is drawn includes, for example, a picture or a pattern related to a character or the like used in the gaming machine 100 as well as a single-colored picture. That is, with the above-described configuration, the decorative image drawn on the cell 213 can be used not only to make it stand out, but also to be used as a lamp or LED for decorating the game board surface. Alternatively, the cell 213 may be transparent or white translucent, and the display color on the image display surface 171 may be changed so that the cell 213 can be used as a light emitting member capable of multicolor light emission.

  Further, a transparent cell 213 may be attached without providing the lens member 214 so that the display on the image display surface 171 can be viewed from the front side of the game board 1. With such a configuration, for example, a general map display for displaying the results of the general map change display game, or a special map display for displaying the results of the special map change display game (in this case, the display window section 12). The display performed in (1) becomes an effect display for producing a special figure variation display game), and a display such as a so-called 7-segment display can be performed. In addition, information related to the game (for example, special figure, ordinary start memory display) may be displayed. Thereby, there is no need to provide a general-purpose display or a special-purpose display on the game board 1, and the configuration of the game board 1 can be simplified.

  In the gaming machine 100 according to the second embodiment as described above, the display unit 170 performs display on the front surface of the game board different from the display game in an area separated from the display window 12. .

  Therefore, since the display unit 170 can display different from the display game on the game board 1 in an area isolated from the display window portion 12, it is possible to deal with various exchanges of the game board 1. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide a device for performing a display different from the display game on the game board 1, the configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Note that the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment basically has substantially the same configuration as the gaming machine 100 of the first embodiment, and is mainly different from the gaming machine 100 of the first embodiment below. The part will be described.
In the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, an image display surface 171 that can be visually recognized from the front surface of the game board 1 through the display window portion 12 is arranged so as to face obliquely upward, so that it is easy for the player to see. ing.

  As described above, the display unit 170 is movable in the front-rear direction within the display unit storage portion 168. In addition, the image display surface 171 is not only movable in the front-rear direction with the image display surface 171 parallel to the game board 1 but also tilted non-parallel to the game board 1. Only one side of the display unit 170 can move in the front-rear direction (the display unit 170 swings in the display unit storage portion 168) so as to be in a state. In addition, the opposing corners of the display unit storage unit 168 and the display unit 170 are connected via a tension coil spring 182, and the four corners of the display unit 170 are independently attached to the front end side direction of the display unit storage unit 168. Has come to be.

  And the rear-end part 16 of the front structural member 11 in the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment is formed such that the lower end part is located in front of the upper end part, and faces obliquely upward. In the state in which the gaming board 1 is attached to the gaming machine 100, the lower end and the upper end of the rear end 16 are arranged at positions that fall within the movement range along the front-rear direction of the display unit 170. ing. Further, the inclination angle of the rear end portion 16 is an angle that falls within the range of the inclination angle of the display unit 170.

  In this way, the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 is directed obliquely upward, and the tension coil springs 182 provided at the four corners of the display unit 170 can be independently expanded and contracted. The image display surface 171 of the display unit 170 can be disposed so as to face obliquely upward. That is, when the movement of the display unit 170 in the forward direction is restricted by the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 facing obliquely upward, the tension coil springs provided at both lower corners of the display unit 170 182 is retracted from the tension coil springs 182 provided at both upper corners, and the front surface of the display unit 170 is in close contact with the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 and inclined. As a result, the image display surface 171 is arranged in a diagonally upward direction.

  The display unit 170 can be tilted not only in the upward direction but also in the downward direction or the left-right direction. Therefore, if the inclination direction of the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 is changed, the direction of the image display surface 171 can be changed to a diagonally downward direction, a diagonally left direction, or a diagonally right direction. That is, the display unit 170 can be provided with the image display surface 171 so as to be in close contact with the rear end portion 16 in accordance with the inclination direction of the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11. It can be installed.

  In the gaming machine 100 according to the third embodiment as described above, the display unit 170 is arranged on the front frame 120 (front frame main body 130) side in a state that it can move back and forth and is biased forward. When the game board 1 is mounted on the front frame 120, the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11 and the surface of the display unit 170 are provided so as to be able to contact each other. Is formed so as to be inclined in any one direction in a non-parallel state to the game area surface, and when the game board 1 is mounted on the front frame 120, the display unit 170 is connected to the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11. It changes to the state which inclined according to.

  Therefore, the display unit 170 can be moved back and forth, and is arranged in a state of being biased forward, so that the display unit 170 can correspond to the shape of the rear end portion 16 of the front structural member 11. Since it moves, the surface contact with the rear-end part 16 of the front structural member 11 can be ensured. Therefore, even if the shape of the front structural member 11 is changed by exchanging the game board 1, it is possible to cope with it, and it is possible to mount various game boards 1. Further, it is possible to deal with the game board 1 configured such that the display direction of the display unit 170 is a direction that is easy for the player to see (for example, a diagonally upward direction).

  The gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine as shown in the first to third embodiments as a gaming machine. For example, other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, sparrows, etc. The present invention is applicable to all gaming machines that use game balls such as ball game machines.

  In addition, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a perspective view showing the front side of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the front side of the gaming machine showing a state in which the glass frame is opened from the state of FIG. 1 and the game board is removed. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of the game machine concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of the gaming machine which removed the machine frame, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state which rotated the box in which the extension control board | substrate was accommodated. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of the game machine which shows the state which rotated the back surface structural member from the state of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of the front frame main body and back surface structural member of the gaming machine concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the front side of the back surface structural member of the gaming machine concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the front side of the back surface component shown in FIG. 7, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state which removed the display unit. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back surface side of the back surface component of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an upper cross-sectional view of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment, (a) a diagram showing a state where a gaming board is attached to the gaming machine, and (b) a diagram showing a state where the gaming board is attached to the gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the game machine concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the image display area and the display window part in the image display surface of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment. It is a top sectional view of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment. It is side part sectional drawing of the game machine concerning 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 1a Game area 10 Game board main body 11 Front structural member 12 Display window part 13 Display opening part 16 Rear end part 30 Main control board (main control circuit)
32 Production ROM board (first control circuit)
33 Production control board (second control circuit)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Game machine 120 Front frame 130 Front frame main body 131 Opening part 160 Back surface component 168 Display unit storage part 170 Display unit 171 Image display surface 182 Tension coil spring (biasing member)
190 Discharge device 192 Storage tank 202 Opening 210 Auxiliary display component

Claims (6)

In a gaming machine in which a gaming board forming a gaming area is detachably arranged with respect to a front frame, and a display game related to a game is displayed in a display window portion of the gaming board,
The game board includes a wooden game board main body in which obstacle nails are implanted, and a front structural member that is attached corresponding to a display opening formed in the game board main body and defines the display window. And including
A display unit for displaying the display game is disposed on the back side of the game board in the front frame;
A control circuit for controlling the display unit; a first control circuit having a ROM in which information about the size and position of the display window depending on the game board is stored; And a second control circuit that can be commonly used in a plurality of game boards having different positions,
The display unit is configured so that an area of an image display surface is at least larger than the display window portion, and an area corresponding to the display window portion of the image display surface displays the display game. Set as the image display area,
When the control circuit replaces the game board, the image display area of the display unit is stored in the ROM of the first control circuit of the new game board. Based on the above, it is possible to change to an image display area corresponding to the display window portion of the new game board . On the rear side of the game board in the front frame, a back surface constituent member for disposing the display unit is provided,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the back surface constituting member is configured so that the display unit can be disposed at a position spaced rearward from the back surface of the game board.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the back surface component member includes a discharge device that discharges the game ball and a storage tank that temporarily stores the game ball to be discharged. On the rear side of the game board in the front frame, a back surface constituent member for disposing the display unit is provided,
The back surface component, when the game board is mounted, forms an opening facing a predetermined part on the rear side of the game board ,
While disposed in a portion facing the first control circuit to the opening in the game board rear surface side, by disposing the second control circuit to the edge of the opening in the back component, the game The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first control circuit and the second control circuit can be directly connected when the board is mounted on the front frame. Wherein the display unit is any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that to perform the display of objects that differ from said display game in spaced regions and the display window portion of the image display surface The gaming machine according to the item. The display unit is movable in the front-rear direction and disposed on the front frame side in a state of being biased forward, and a rear end of the front component when the game board is mounted on the front frame. Part and the surface of the display unit are provided in contact with each other,
A rear end portion of the front structural member is formed to be inclined in any direction in a non-parallel state to the game area surface, and when the game board is mounted on the front frame, the display unit is The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the gaming machine is changed to an inclined state corresponding to a rear end portion of the component member.

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