JP4589666B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention has a housing in which a front surface is opened and a reel unit capable of changing and stopping display of identification information is accommodated, and an identification information display window provided on the front surface of the housing and capable of visually recognizing the identification information. The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a front door.

In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a game display plate provided on the front surface of the front door is provided on the left side of an identification information display window that can visually identify the identification information of the reel unit housed in the housing. A left display window (for example, an effective line display window) and a right display window (for example, a game information display window) provided on the right side of the identification information display window are provided, and each display window is provided on the rear side of the front door. By attaching a display unit having a light source such as a lamp, a light-emitting diode, or a 7-segment light-emitting diode, a light source corresponding to each display window is caused to emit light according to the game situation, and various game information is displayed on each display window. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 2554673

  In the gaming machine as described above, the lamp housing that accommodates the light source of the display unit integrally includes a left display unit that displays game information on the left display window and a right display unit that displays game information on the right display window. It is the composition formed. Therefore, for example, even if it is necessary to change the number and size of only one of the left and right display windows due to a change in the game theme of the gaming machine, etc., only one of the display units should be changed. Therefore, the entire lamp housing must be changed including the other display portion that does not need to be changed. As a result, the entire large lamp housing in which the left and right display portions are integrally formed must be replaced, and the lamp housing needs to be re-molded using a new resin mold. And the display window cannot be changed easily.

  In view of the conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily change the display window of the front door while minimizing an increase in cost.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A housing in which a front surface is opened and a reel unit capable of changing and stopping the identification information is accommodated, and an identification information display window provided on the front surface of the housing and capable of visually recognizing the identification information. And having a translucent display window on the left and right of the identification information display window on the front surface of the front door, and various game information corresponding to the left and right display windows on the rear surface of the front door. In a gaming machine provided with a display unit having a displayable light source, the front door includes a horizontal flange portion arranged in parallel with a lower side of the identification information display window on a rear surface thereof, and the left and right display windows of the horizontal flange portion. a respective engagement recess of the left and right rearward opening provided in the lower, front Symbol display unit is separated into right and left so as to correspond to the right and left of the display window, and the engaging recess accommodating the light source Against both sides There has mateable lamp housing in the lateral direction, and the outer shape of the lamp housing contour and the right of the left front Kira pump housing, a symmetrical shape each other, left and right of the lamp housing, left and right before Symbol in a state that both side walls are fitted in the engaging recess of the flange portion, the engagement with the engaging groove of the engagement recess in the vertical direction engageable positive opening, on the outside of the side wall of the two side walls And a mounting piece detachably fixed to the rear surface of the front door by a fastening means.

(2) beneath the engaging recess in the rear surface of the front door, provided with a rearwardly facing tongue having an upward claw portion engageable against the rear end of the bottom wall of the lamp housing to the rear end, the The mounting piece provided on the upper portion of the lamp housing is fixed to the rear surface of the front door by the fastening means.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(A) According to the first aspect of the invention, the display unit is separated into left and right so as to correspond to the left and right display windows, and the left and right display units are detachably attached to the front door, for example, When changing the number and size of either the left or right display window due to a change in the gaming theme of the gaming machine, etc., replace only the display unit corresponding to the display window to be changed. The display window can be changed easily, and the increase in cost can be minimized.
In addition, the front door is provided with an engagement recess in which the lamp housing can be fitted in the left-right direction, and the lamp housing is provided with an engagement groove in the flange portion of the front door that can be engaged in the vertical direction. Can be positioned in the left-right direction and the up-down direction with respect to the front door, and the display unit can be securely fixed at an accurate position.

( B ) According to the invention of claim 2 , the rear end portion is provided with the backward tongue portion having the upward claw portion engageable with the rear end of the bottom wall of the lamp housing, and is provided at the upper portion of the lamp housing . By fixing the attachment piece to the rear surface of the front door by the fastening means, the lamp housing can be easily and reliably fixed to the front door.

  1 is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the gaming machine with the front door opened, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the gaming machine with the front door removed. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the front door as seen from diagonally forward, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the upper door as seen from diagonally forward, and FIG. 6 is a state in which the lower panel and edge members are seen from diagonally forward. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the front door as viewed from diagonally rear, FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the upper door as viewed from diagonally rear, and FIG. 9 is a main part viewed from diagonally rear. 10 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1, FIG. 11 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG. 1, and FIG. 12 is taken along line XII- in FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 1, and FIG. 14 is an enlarged vertical cross-section taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG. FIG, 15 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the main part. In the following description, the front side of the page in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 is the front of the gaming machine, the back side of the page is the back side, the left side of the page is the left side, and the right side of the page is the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a gaming machine (1) which is a slot machine (including a pachislot machine) includes a housing (2) having a rectangular front view with an open front (front) and a housing (2). And a front door (3) pivotably supported by a pair of upper and lower hinge shafts (4) and (4) facing the up and down direction provided at the left end of the front surface. A pair of hinge shafts (4) and (4) are attached to the vertical plate (5) made of a metal plate, which is fixed to the inner surface of the left plate (21) in the housing (2) by screws (not shown). 21) is provided so as to protrude forward from the front end.

  In the housing (2), as shown mainly in FIG. 3, identification information composed of a plurality of types of symbols, numbers, etc. is added to the outer peripheral surface, and is pivotally supported around a horizontal axis. A reel unit (6) having three cylindrical rotating reels (6a) arranged side by side, and a hopper unit (7) capable of storing and paying out medals (including coins) as game media. A main control board (8) for controlling the game, a sub-control board (9) capable of outputting control signals to various devices based on the control of the main control board (8), and a main control board (8) A rotary reel control board (10) that drives and controls a motor (not shown) that rotates each rotary reel (6a) based on the control, and a reel unit (6) and a hopper unit (7) via the main control board (8). ), And other electric devices, a power supply device (11) capable of supplying electric power is provided.

  The front door (3) has an upper door (31) that forms the upper part of the front door (3) that is formed by dividing the upper and lower parts, and a lower door (32) that forms the lower part. ) And the lower door (32) are vertically connected by metal left and right vertical connection rods (12) (13) and horizontal connection rods (14) facing left and right. It is formed.

  On the front of the lower door (32), a medal insertion part (39) into which medals forming the operation part are inserted, a MAX bet switch button (40) for setting the maximum number of medals (three), Single bet switch button (41) to set the bet number to one, start lever (42) operated when rotating the rotating reel (6a), operated to stop rotation of each rotating reel (6a) 3 stop buttons (43) to be operated, a settlement switch operated when the medals in the credit state (the state in which the number of medals inserted in the medal insertion unit (39) is electrically stored and stored in advance) is settled A button (44) is provided.

  On the rear side of the lower door (32), as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, a medal selector (45) capable of detecting the authenticity of medals inserted into the medal insertion section (39), and a medal selector (45 ) A hopper guideway (46) that can guide only true medals that have passed through the hopper unit (7) and a medal that has been determined to be false by the medal selector (45) is provided at the lower front of the lower door (32). A guided tray guide path (47) and the like are provided in the medal tray (32a).

  Nearly the lower half of the upper door (31) is provided with an opening (31a) (mainly see FIG. 6) facing the front surface of the reel unit (6). The left-right width (W1) of the opening (31a) is larger than the left-right width (W2) of the front surface of the three rotary reels (6a) as shown in FIG. An effective line display unit (35) and a game information display unit (36), which will be described later, are attached to the left end and the right end of the opening (31a).

  An upper panel plate (17) formed of a transparent acrylic plate is fitted on the upper front surface of the upper door (31), and similarly, on the lower front surface, the opening (31a) is closed from the front surface. A lower panel plate (18) formed of a transparent acrylic plate is fitted together with the edge member (19).

  The upper panel plate (17) is provided with a transparent effect display window (17a) having a rectangular front view in which various game information and effect images displayed on the liquid crystal display unit (34) described later can be visually recognized.

  The lower panel plate (18) is arranged on the left side of a transparent identification information display window (18a) in which the identification information of each rotary reel (6a) can be visually recognized by three folds, and the identification information display window (18a). There are provided a translucent effective line display window (18b) and three translucent game information display windows (18c) arranged on the right side of the identification information display window (18a). . Further, below the identification information display window (18a), three game medal insertion number display windows (18d), a game medal payout number display window (18e), a middle display window (18f), A game medal storage number display window (18g), a start display window (18h), a throw-in display window (18i), and a replay display window (18j) are provided. In addition, a top lamp (15) is provided on the upper part of the upper door (31) for enhancing the effect of playing the game.

  The area surfaces of the upper panel plate (17) and the lower panel plate (18) except for the display windows (17a), (18a) to (18j) are colored, patterned, etc., and become translucent and translucent. Yes. The effective line display window (18b) and the game information display window (18c) are translucent and translucent, and numbers, letters and the like are drawn on the surfaces thereof.

  Each active line display window (18b) displays game information, for example, active lines (three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines in the upper, middle and lower stages) corresponding to the number of medals betted by the player on the game. It is displayed by turning on the light emitting diode (62) of the effective line display unit (35) attached to the rear position of the effective line display window (18b). Numbers indicating the number of bets, for example, “1”, “2”, and “3” are drawn on the surface of each active line display window (18b). In the case of one bet, the effective line display window (18b) in the third row from the top is lit. In the case of two bets, the effective line display window (18b) in the second, third and fourth steps from the top. Is turned on, and in the case of a maximum of three bets, all the active line display windows (18b) in the first to fifth tiers are turned on to display the effective lines corresponding to the number of each bet. Is done.

  When the game information display window (18c) is stopped with 3 pieces of game information, for example, “7” on the active line, a game for winning a small role with a high probability is subsequently performed up to 30 games (bonus game). The information of the game information display unit (36) that is attached to the rear position of the game information display window (18c), such as information that announces the winning of a big bonus that can be won, information about whether the big bonus is won or not The display is performed by turning on the light emitting diode (65).

  In the game medal insertion number display window (18d), the number of inserted 1 to 3 medals inserted by the player into the medal insertion unit (39) is displayed by lighting a light emitting diode (70) described later. .

  In the game medal payout number display window (18e), the payout number of medals when winning is displayed by a 7-segment light emitting diode (74) described later.

  In the middle display window (18f), game information, for example, the remaining number of bonus games is displayed by a 7-segment light emitting diode (75) described later.

  In the game medal storage number display window (18g), the current credit number is displayed by a 7-segment light emitting diode (76) described later. The gaming machine (1) can store the maximum value of 50 medals in memory as a credit. When the stored number of credits reaches the limit number, medals inserted thereafter are returned to the medal tray (32a). If there is a winning exceeding the upper limit of the number of credits stored, medals exceeding the upper limit are paid out to the medal tray (32a).

  When the start display window (18h) is ready to start the game, the player is informed of this by lighting a light emitting diode (71), which will be described later, provided behind the start display window (18h). Is.

  When a medal can be inserted into the medal insertion part (39), the insertion-possible display window (18i) is lit by a light-emitting diode (72) described later provided at the rear position of the insertion-possible display window (18i). This is to notify the player to that effect.

  The replay display window (18j) shows that the game result is replayed (when the predetermined identification information is determined in advance, the player can play the next game without consuming credits) In such a case, a light-emitting diode (73), which will be described later, provided at the rear position of the replay display window (18j) is turned on to notify the player to that effect.

  On the rear surface of the upper door (31), specifically, at the lower edge of the opening (31a), as shown mainly in FIGS. 6 and 8, there is a substantially horizontal flange portion (31b) protruding rearward. It is provided along the left-right direction.

  An active line display unit (35) and a game information display unit are provided at the left and right ends of the flange portion (31b) located below the left active line display window (18b) and the right game information display window (18c). (36) Recessed opening engaging recesses (31c) (31c) that can be fitted in the left-right direction are provided so that both side surfaces of each lamp housing (60) (63) do not rattle in the left-right direction. Yes. In addition, the upper and lower portions of the rear surface of the upper door (31) that protrude downwardly and have hook-like claw portions (31d) on the upper surface of the rear end portion are below the respective engagement recesses (31c) and (31c). Tongue pieces (31e) (31e) (see FIG. 10) that are elastically deformable in the direction are provided.

  On the rear side of the upper door (31) is a horizontally long light source (33) (see FIG. 2) that can irradiate the outer peripheral surface of each rotary reel (6a), and various game information and effect images on the effect display window (17a). A liquid crystal display unit (34) that can display etc. and an effective line display window that illuminates the effective line display window (18b) according to the number of medals bet and displays the effective line at that time on the effective line display window (18b) A game information display unit (36) for irradiating the rear surface of the unit (35) and the game information display window (18c) and displaying the game state at that time on the game information display window (18c), and a game medal insertion number display window (18d), game medal payout number display window (18e), middle display window (18f), game medal storage number display window (18g), start display window (18h), insertable display window (18i), replay display window ( 18j) are mounted with the above-mentioned light emitting diodes (70) to (74) and 7 segment light emitting diodes (74) to (76), respectively, to display the fact. Further, a middle substrate (37) and left and right speakers (38) are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the effective line display unit (35) includes a synthetic resin lamp housing (60) that is detachably fixed to the left rear portion of the upper door (31) from behind. A board on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (62) are mounted that are fixed to the rear part of the lamp housing (60) with screws (66) and that serve as a light source capable of irradiating the rear surface of the effective line display window (18b) corresponding to the front surface (61)

  The lamp housing (60) has a rectangular frame shape in which front and rear surfaces having an upper wall (60a), a bottom wall (60b), and left and right side walls (60c) (60d) are opened, and left and right side walls (60c) ( 60d) are partitioned vertically into six stages so as to correspond to each effective line display window (31c) by five partition plates (60g) installed between them. In this embodiment, the housing (60) is vertically divided into six stages, which is one stage higher than the number of effective line display windows (18b). Is for.

On the lower front part of both side walls (60c) and (60d) in the lamp housing (60), the left and right side walls (60c) and (60d) are located below the effective line display window (18b) in the upper door (31). An engagement groove (60e) with a forward opening is provided so that it can engage with the flange portion (31b) in the vertical direction while being engaged with the engagement recess (31c) in the left-right direction. ing.
In addition, the outer side wall (60d) of both side walls (60c) (60d) is attached to the rear side of the upper front door (31) by screws (67) as fastening means (60h). ) Is provided.
Furthermore, at the rear end of the bottom wall (60b), as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, with respect to the claw portion (31d) of the tongue piece (31e) provided on the rear surface of the front door (31), A recess (60f) that can be engaged in the direction and the rear is provided.

The effective line display unit (35) is attached to the upper door (31) as follows. The outer side surfaces of both side walls (60c) (60d) of the lamp housing (60) are fitted into the left engaging recess (31c) provided at the lower position of the effective line display window (18b) so While positioning, the lamp housing (60) is pushed forward with the lower surface of the bottom wall (60b) of the lamp housing (60) placed on the tongue piece (31e). Thus, the engaging groove (60e) of the lamp housing (60) engages with the flange portion (31b) of the upper door (31) in the vertical direction, and the claw portion (31d) of the tongue piece (31e). However, the lower end of the lamp housing (60) is positioned in the left-right direction, the up-down direction, and the front-rear direction by engaging with the rear end of the recess (60f) of the lamp housing (60). In this state, the screw (67) is used to fasten the mounting piece (60h) provided on the outer side wall (60d) of the lamp housing (60) to the rear surface of the upper door (31) with the screw (67). Thus, the effective line display unit (35) is securely fixed to the upper door (31).

  Also, when removing the effective line display unit (35) from the upper door (31), after removing the screw (67), the tongue piece (31e) is bent downward, and the claw portion (31d) is recessed ( 60f) Remove the lamp housing (60) rearward from the rear end.

  The active line display unit (35) is the third light emitting diode (62) from the top when the number of medals is one, and the second, third and fourth from the top when there are two medals. In the case of three light emitting diodes (62), all the light emitting diodes (62) are turned on to display an effective line corresponding to the number of medals on the active line display window (18b). .

  The game information display unit (36) includes a synthetic resin lamp housing (63) that is detachably fixed to the rear right part of the upper door (31) from the rear, and a screw (68) at the rear part of the lamp housing (63). And a substrate (64) on which a light emitting diode (65) serving as a light source capable of irradiating the rear surface of the game guidance display window (18c) corresponding to the front surface is mounted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lamp housing (63) is symmetrical to the outer shape of the lamp housing (60) of the effective line display unit (35), and has an upper wall (63a), a bottom wall (63b), and left and right The front and rear surfaces with side walls (63c) and (63d) form a rectangular frame, and each active line is displayed by two partition plates (63g) installed between the left and right side walls (63c) and (63d). It is vertically divided into three stages so as to correspond to the window (31c).
Front to the bottom, two side walls (63c) right engagement recess provided in the lower position of the game information display window in a (63d) in the upper door (31) (18c) of the side walls (63c) (63d) ( An engagement groove (63e) having a forward opening is provided so as to be able to engage with the flange portion (31b) in the vertical direction while being engaged with 31c). In addition, the outer side wall (63d) of both side walls (63c) and (63d) has a mounting piece (63h) fixed to the rear surface of the upper front door (31) by a screw (69) as a fastening means. ) Is provided. Furthermore, the rear end of the bottom wall (63b) is engaged with the claw portion (31d) of the tongue piece (31e) provided at the lower position of the right engagement recess (31c) in the left-right direction and the rear direction. A recess (63f) that can be mated is provided. Thus, the game information display unit (36), in a manner similar to the effective line display unit (35) method, is positioned on the surface right portion after the upper door (31), Flip it through the mounting pieces (63h) (69) Is detachably fixed.

  The fastening means is formed integrally with the rear surface of the upper door (31) instead of the screws (67) (69), and can be engaged with and disengaged from the upper part of each lamp housing (60) (63). Or it is good also as a synthetic resin fastener which can be engaged / disengaged with respect to an upper door (31).

  The game in the gaming machine (1) is invested in the game by taking one to three medals inserted into the medal insertion part (39) directly into the gaming machine (1), or is inserted in advance. As a credit state for electrically storing and storing the number of medals, the medals are invested in the game by operating the single bet switch button (41) or the MAX bet switch button (40), and the start lever (42) The game is started by operating.

  The medals inserted into the medal insertion unit (39) are sent to the medal selector (45) arranged immediately below the medal insertion unit (39), and the medal selector ( 45) is sent to the hopper unit (6) arranged below.

  When the start lever (42) is operated after the medal is taken into the gaming machine (1), the three rotating reels (6a) rotate at the same time, and the game is started. After a predetermined time has elapsed, each stop switch button (43) corresponding to each rotating reel (6a) is sequentially operated to stop the rotation of each rotating reel (6a) individually, so that they are arranged on the effective line. Depending on the combination of the identification information, the presence / absence of a prize and the number of medal payouts according to the magnitude of the prize are determined. In the case of winning, medals are paid out from the hopper unit (6) to the medal tray (32a) from the payout opening by the number of payouts.

  In addition, when the big win (big bonus) is won in the winning, the effect of the game is enhanced by displaying game information related to the big win on the effect display window (17a) by the liquid crystal display unit (34), and a predetermined value is set. Shifting to a bonus game, the player can obtain a large number of medals in a short time. Note that the liquid crystal display unit (34) can also display information other than the game information related to the jackpot on the effect display window (31a).

Next, the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) forming the front door (3) will be described.
The upper door (31) forms the upper half of the front door (3), and is formed of a synthetic resin and has a central lower end (31f) protruding downward (see FIGS. 7 and 8). Are provided with a concave portion (31g) (see FIG. 11) having a forward opening, and downward projections (31h) projecting downward in a substantially V shape in plan view at the left and right lower ends, respectively.

  The lower door (32) forms the lower half of the front door (3) and is formed of synthetic resin. The upper door is connected to the upper door (31) and the lower door (32). 11, a rearward projecting plate portion (32b) that can be engaged in the vertical direction from the front to the concave portion (31g) of the upper door (31), and the upper door (31) at the upper left and right sides. As shown in FIG. 14, fitting grooves (32 c) that can be engaged in the left-right direction are provided for the downward projecting portion (31 h), respectively.

  When connecting the upper door (31) and the lower door (32), before fixing the first and second vertical connecting rods (12) (13) and the horizontal connecting rod (14), the upper door (31 ) Is engaged with the protrusion (32b) provided on the lower door (32) in the vertical direction, and the downward protrusion (31h) provided on the upper door (31) is engaged with the lower door (31). It is engaged with the fitting groove (32c) provided in 32) in the left-right direction. Thereby, position alignment and connection with an upper door (31) and a lower door (32) can be performed reliably.

  The first vertical connection rod (12) is formed by bending a metal plate having excellent strength, and has a number of screws (51) facing the front, so that the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) The left side of the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) are connected to each other by being fixed to the left end in front view on the back side.

  The base portion (12a) of the first vertical connecting rod (12) has two upper and lower openings (12b) penetrating in the front-rear direction and corresponding to the hinge shaft (4), as shown mainly in FIG. A bearing member (52) disposed in front of the opening (12b) is fixed to the front surface of the base (12a) by welding or the like. A shaft hole (52b) into which each hinge shaft (4) is pivoted is formed in the upper piece (52a) of each bearing member (52).

  The front door (3) formed by connecting the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) up and down mainly includes a hinge shaft (as shown in FIG. 15) provided on the housing (2) side. 4) is pivotally supported by the front surface of the housing (2) so as to be openable and closable by passing through the opening (12b) and being pivotally fitted into the shaft hole (52b) of the bearing member (52).

  The second vertical connection rod (13) is formed by bending a metal plate having excellent strength into a U shape, and has a number of screws (53) facing the front, and the upper door (31) and the lower door. The upper door (31) is connected to the right side of the lower door (32) by being fixed to the right end in front view on the back side of (32).

  As shown mainly in FIG. 7, the second connecting rod (13) is pivotally supported by an inner side piece (13a) facing rearward by a shaft (not shown) facing left and right, and the housing (2) An upper and lower hook lever (54) that can be engaged with and disengaged from an engaging portion (not shown) provided on the inner surface of the right side plate (22) of the right side plate (22), and a hook piece (13b) A lock mechanism including a key cylinder (55) for releasing the operation 54) is provided.

  The key cylinder (55) is attached so that the key hole is exposed to the front surface of the lower door (32) by being inserted into an insertion hole (32d) provided in the right part of the lower door (32). Each hook lever (54) is connected via an upper and lower connecting rod (56) facing upward and downward so as to be detached from the engaging portion of the housing (2) in synchronization with the release operation of the key cylinder (55). And connected to the key cylinder (55).

  The front door (3) is constrained to the closed state when the upper and lower hook levers (54) are engaged with the engaging portion of the housing (2), and is opened when the front door (3) is released from the engaging portion. .

  The lateral connection rod (14) is formed by bending a metal plate excellent in strength, and has a number of screws (57) facing the front, the lower end of the upper door (31) and the lower door (32). It is fixed along the upper end of the. Specifically, as shown mainly in FIG. 11, the horizontal connecting rod (14) is fitted to the rear side of the central lower end (31f) of the upper door (31), and the lower portion of the upper door (31). And the upper part of the lower door (32). As a result, the central lower end portion (31f) is reinforced by the lateral coupling rod (14), so the vertical plate between the protruding plate portion (32b) of the lower door (32) and the concave portion (31g) of the upper door (31). Engagement is made strong and the lower end part of the upper door (31) and the upper end part of the lower door (32) can be firmly connected.

  Note that the reference numerals of the screws (51), (53), and (57) are given to some screws and the other screws are omitted for simplification of the drawing.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming machine (1) has been described as a slot machine (including a pachislot machine) whose gaming medium is a medal, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the gaming machine (1) It may be a pachinko machine or slot machine in which the game medium is a pachinko ball.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the front door (3) is divided into the upper door (31) provided with the display windows (17a) (18a) to (18j) and the various operation units (39) to (44). When the upper half of the front door (3) is partially changed by, for example, a minor change of the gaming machine (1) Replace only the upper door (31), and replace the entire front door (3) by replacing only the lower door (32) when the lower half of the front door (3) is partially changed. The front door (3) can be changed. Thereby, a partial change of the front door (3) can be performed easily, and reduction of cost can be aimed at.

  In addition, the front door (3) is formed by connecting the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) vertically by the first and second vertical connecting rods (12) and (13) to form the front door (3). The rigidity of the game machine (1) can be improved. Furthermore, the rigidity of the front door (3) can be further improved by fixing the horizontal connecting rod (14) along the lower end of the upper door (31) and the upper end of the lower door (32). .

  Furthermore, the bearing member (52) is provided on the first vertical connecting rod (12), and the lock mechanism (54) (55) is provided on the second vertical connecting rod (13), so that the upper door (31) and There is no need to perform processing for attaching the bearing member (52) and the lock mechanism (54) (55) to the lower door (32). Thereby, the shape of the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and instead of the front door (3) formed by dividing the upper door (31) and the lower door (32), the upper door ( The front door (3) may be formed integrally with the lower door (32). Further, the effective line display window (18b) and the game information display window (18c) provided on the left and right of the identification information display window (18a) may be changed to display windows capable of displaying other information.

  As described above, in the present invention, the front surface is open, and the housing (2) containing the reel unit (6) capable of changing and stopping the identification information can be opened and opened on the front surface of the housing (2). And a front door (3) having an identification information display window (18a) for visually recognizing the identification information, and translucent on the left side of the identification information display window (18a) on the front surface of the front door (3). Display window (18b), and a light-transmitting display window (18c) on the right side, as well as various game information on the left and right display windows (18b) (18c) on the rear side of the front door (3) Display units (35) and (36) with display units (35) and (36) having light sources (62) and (65) that can respectively display the display units (35) and (36) corresponding to the left and right display windows (18b) and (18c) The left and right display units (35) and (36) are detachably attached to the front door (3), so that, for example, the minor minor check of the gaming machine (1) When changing the number or size of either the left or right display window due to the change of the size, etc., it can be handled by replacing only the display unit corresponding to the display window to be changed. The rise can be minimized.

  The left and right display units (35) and (36) have lamp housings (60) and (63) for accommodating the light sources (62) and (65), respectively, and project rearward on the rear surface of the front door (3). A substantially horizontal flange portion (31b) is provided along the left and right direction, and the flange portion (31b) is positioned below the left and right display windows (18b) and (18c), and the left and right lamp housings (60 ) (63) Both side walls (60c) (60d) (63c) (63d) are provided with left and right engagement recesses (31c) (31c) with rearward openings that can be fitted respectively, and left and right lamp housings (60) ( 63), both side walls (60c), (60d), (63c) and (63d) are provided with engaging grooves (63e) with forward openings that can be engaged with the flange portion (31b) in the vertical direction. The lamp housings (60) and (63) can be positioned in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, and the display units (35) and (36) can be securely attached at accurate positions.

  Further, below the left and right engaging recesses (31c) (31c) on the rear surface of the front door (3), the rear end of the bottom wall (60b) (63b) of the lamp housing (60) (63) is located at the rear end. A rear tongue portion (31e) having an upward claw portion (31d) that can be engaged with the front door (3) is provided on the upper portion of the lamp housing (60) (63) by fastening means (67) (69). By fixing to the rear surface, the lamp housing (60) (63) can be easily and reliably fixed to the front door (3).

It is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine with the front door opened. It is a front view of the gaming machine with the front door removed. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front door seen from diagonally forward. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper door seen from diagonally forward. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper door of the state which removed the lower panel and edge member seen from diagonally forward. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front door seen from diagonally back. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper door seen from diagonally back. It is an expansion perspective view of the principal part seen from diagonally back. FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1. It is an expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the XI-XI line in FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG. 2. It is an expansion disassembled perspective view of the principal part.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Pachislot machines
(2) Housing
(3) Front door
(4) Hinge shaft
(5) Downspout
(6) Reel unit
(6a) Rotating reel
(7) Hopper unit
(8) Main control board
(9) Sub control board
(10) Rotary reel control board
(11) Power supply
(12) First vertical connection rod
(12a) Base
(12b) Opening
(13) Second vertical connection rod
(13a) Side piece
(13b) Base piece
(14) Horizontal connection
(15) Top lamp
(17) Upper panel board
(17a) Production display window
(18) Lower panel board
(18a) Identification information display window
(18b) Effective line display window (display window)
(18c) Game information display window (display window)
(18d) Game medal insertion number display window
(18e) Game medal payout number display window
(18f) Central display window
(18g) Game medal storage number display window
(18h) Start display window
(18i) Putable display window
(18j) Replay display window
(19) Edge member
(21) Left side plate
(22) Right side plate
(31) Upper door (front door)
(31a) Opening
(31b) Flange
(31c) Engaging recess
(31d) Claw
(31e) Tongue
(31f) Center bottom
(31g) Recess
(31h) Downward protrusion
(32) Lower door (front door)
(32a) Medal tray
(32b) Veneer part
(32c) Mating groove
(32d) Insertion hole
(33) Light source
(34) Liquid crystal display unit
(35) Effective line display unit (display unit)
(36) Game information display unit (display unit)
(37) Central PCB
(38) Speaker
(39) Medal insertion part
(40) MAX bet switch button
(41) Single bet switch button
(42) Start lever
(43) Stop button
(44) Checkout button
(45) Medal selector
(46) Hopper taxiway
(47) Sauce taxiway
(51) Screw
(52) Bearing member
(52a) Upper piece
(52b) Shaft hole
(53) Screw
(54) Hook lever (locking mechanism)
(55) Key cylinder (locking mechanism)
(56) Linkage
(57) Screw
(60) Lamp housing
(60a) Upper wall
(60b) Bottom wall
(60c) (60d) Side wall
(60e) Engagement groove
(60f) recess
(60g) Partition plate
(60h) Mounting piece
(61) Board
(62) Light emitting diode (light source)
(63) Lamp housing
(63a) Upper wall
(63b) Bottom wall
(63c) (63d) Side wall
(63e) Engaging groove
(63f) recess
(63g) divider
(63h) Mounting piece
(64) Board
(65) Light emitting diode (light source)
(66) (68) Screw
(67) (69) Screw (fastening means)
(70)-(73) Light emitting diode
(74)-(76) 7 segment light emitting diode

Claims (2)

A front door that has a front face that has a housing that houses a reel unit that can change and stop the identification information, and an identification information display window that is provided on the front face of the housing and that allows the identification information to be visually recognized. Provided with translucent display windows on the left and right sides of the identification information display window on the front face of the front door, and various game information corresponding to the left and right display windows can be displayed on the rear face of the front door, respectively. In a gaming machine provided with a display unit having a simple light source,
The front door has a horizontal flange portion provided in parallel with a lower side of the identification information display window on the back surface thereof, and engagement recesses of left and right rearward openings provided below the left and right display windows of the horizontal flange portion. And
Before Symbol Display unit is separated into right and left so as to correspond to the right and left of the display window, and have a matable lamp housing side walls in the lateral direction with respect to the engagement recess accommodating the light source ,
The left front Kira pump housing profile and right profile of the lamp housing, a symmetrical shape each other, left and right of the lamp housing, said engagement recess before Symbol both left and right side walls of said flange portion The engagement groove of the front opening that can be engaged with the engagement recess in the up and down direction and the side wall on the outer side of the both side walls are detachably fixed to the rear surface of the front door by the fastening means. And a mounting piece. Below the engaging recess in the rear surface of the front door, provided with a rearwardly facing tongue having an upward claw portion engageable against the rear end of the bottom wall of the lamp housing to the rear end, of the lamp housing gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that fixed to the rear surface of the front door by the fastening means the attachment piece provided in the upper.

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