JP4644584B2 - Amusement stand - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a slot machine (pachislot machine), and more particularly to an effect in the vicinity of an operation unit of the gaming machine.

  In recent years, gaming machines employ various production devices to make games interesting. Many have display devices such as lamps and liquid crystal, and speakers that output sound effects corresponding thereto. In addition, as an effect device that appeals to a tactile sensation that cannot be realized by these, an effect device that transmits internal information by vibration to the body of a player who touches the gaming machine is also employed.

  In addition, a gaming machine that employs a blower device has been proposed as a presentation device that transmits internal information to the body of a player who does not touch the gaming machine. For example, a pachinko machine (see Patent Document 1) that provides a powerful air blower on the front of the gaming machine to enhance the presence of a special prize, an air exhaust hole in or near the handle of the pachinko machine, A gaming machine (see Patent Document 2) that notifies by generating an air flow from an air discharge hole when in a specific state is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-165568 JP 2004-105242 A

  However, as described above, if the specifications are such that a powerful air blower is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, the dust or smoking odor in the gaming machine or in the store will be blown directly to the player's face, etc. There is a problem of giving.

  Also, the hands that operate the handle part of the pachinko machine are in the same position for a long time, but if the operation part is pushed or hit, the time to operate the operation part is short, and the position of the player's hand is specified Are not necessarily in the same position. Furthermore, the player feels the air flow while pushing or hitting the hand, and it is difficult for the player to notice that there was a blow by the production. Although it is considered that the wind force generated by the air blower may be strengthened in order to reliably transmit the air blowing, this causes a problem of giving the above-mentioned unpleasant feeling.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a gaming table that can effectively send air to the player and give an effective presentation by air without causing discomfort to the player. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes an operation unit that receives an operation related to a game, an operation unit that receives the operation by an operation of the operation unit that receives the operation, and a vicinity of the operation unit. And air blowing means for sending wind from at least one of them.

  Further, as an example, the operating means includes a push button portion and a recess portion that can accommodate the push button portion, and a holder portion that allows the push button portion to move in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the recess portion. The air blowing means may include a pump part that is pressed by the movement of the push button part and a discharge port that discharges air from the pressed pump part.

  In this case, the air blowing means includes a plurality of the discharge ports, and a part of the plurality of discharge ports includes a valve device that can be opened and closed, and can control the discharge and non-discharge of the air, The remaining portions of the plurality of discharge ports may increase the amount of air discharged when the valve device is closed.

  The holder portion may include an air passage connected to the remaining portions of the plurality of discharge ports, and a jet outlet for jetting air that has passed through the air passage to the outside of the game table.

  Further, the spout is an opening provided on a side surface of the recess, and is provided at a position that is exposed when the push button portion is pressed and moves in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the recess. It is preferable to configure so that the

  Further, as an example, the air blowing means may send out a larger amount of air when a predetermined condition is satisfied than when the condition is not satisfied.

  In addition, a gaming table according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of types of symbols, a plurality of rotatable reels, and a plurality of reels corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, wherein the reels are individually stopped from rotating. In the vicinity of the push button, the second push button for instructing to put in the game medium to be thrown in from the storage of the electronically stored game medium, the first push button, and the vicinity of the first push button , And a second blowing button and a blowing means for sending wind from at least one of the vicinity of the second pressing button.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to transmit air to the player without fail to give the player an uncomfortable feeling and perform an effective effect by the air.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is a slot machine having a blowing function, and when a predetermined blowing condition is satisfied, an effect of blowing wind from the vicinity of the stop button unit is executed according to a stop operation. It has become.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the slot machine 100, a game is started when a medal is inserted, and a medal is paid out according to the result of the game.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the center of the slot machine 100, a cylindrical shape in which a plurality of types of patterns (“7”, “Bar”, “Bell”, “Watermelon”, etc .: not shown) are arranged on the outer peripheral surface) is arranged. Three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) are accommodated and configured to be rotatable inside the main body 201. Handles 201 c are provided on both sides of the main body 201 and are used when the slot machine 100 is transported.

  The front door 101 is provided with a reel display window 113. When the reels 110 to 112 are viewed from the front, three patterns applied to the reels 110 to 112 are visible from the reel display window 113 in the vertical direction. That is, when all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the player can see a total of nine patterns of 3 × 3. As these reels 110 to 112 rotate and stop, various combinations of patterns are displayed. In the present embodiment, three reels are provided, but the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  On the back side of each of the reels 110 to 112, a backlight (not shown) for illuminating each picture displayed on the reel display window 113 is disposed. The backlight is capable of emitting light of, for example, seven colors (three primary colors of red, green, and bluish purple and a mixed color such as white) and includes an LED corresponding to each primary color. Is done.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating a winning line 114 that is valid for each game. The effective winning line 114 changes depending on the number of game media (in this embodiment, medals are assumed) inserted into the slot machine 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, in the case of having five winning lines 114, when one medal is inserted, the middle horizontal winning line, when two medals are inserted, the upper horizontal winning line and the lower horizontal winning line are shown. When 3 sheets are added, 3 lines are added, and 5 lines including 2 diagonal lines are valid, and the winning combination is judged by the combination of the patterns on the effective line 114. It becomes. Of course, the number of winning lines is not limited to five.

  The start lamp 121 is a lamp that informs the player that the reels 110 to 112 are in a state of being able to rotate. When the replay lamp 122 wins a replay that is a winning combination (for example, when a combination of replay-replay-replay replay patterns is arranged on the winning line 114), the next game is replayed to the player. It is a lamp that informs that it is. In the case of a re-game, the medal that is a game medium is exempted in the next game. The notification lamp 123 is a lamp for notifying the player that a special winning combination (for example, a big bonus (BB) or a regular bonus (RB)) has been won internally. The medal insertion lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying the player that it is necessary to insert a medal at the start of the game. The medal insertion number display lamp 125 is a lamp for displaying the number of medals inserted by the player. In the present embodiment, since up to three medals can be inserted in one game, the number of medals inserted is displayed using three vertically arranged lamps. Of course, in addition to displaying with a lamp, the number of medals inserted directly may be displayed on a 7-segment display or the like.

  The payout number display unit 126 is a display unit that displays the number of medals to be paid out to the player when winning a winning combination with a medal payout. The number-of-games display 127 is a display for displaying the number of base games in the big bonus game. The stored number display unit 128 is a display unit that displays the number of medals that are electronically stored (credited).

  The medal insertion buttons 131 and 132 are insertion buttons for electronically inserting the stored medals into the slot machine 100, and are so-called bet buttons. In the present embodiment, there is a maximum medal insertion button 131 (so-called “max bet button”) and a one-medal insertion button 132 (so-called one-bet button) that inserts one medal every time the button is pressed. By pressing one of the buttons, 1 to 3 medals necessary for the game are electronically inserted into the slot machine 100. When inserting two medals, the one-medal insertion button 131 is pressed twice. The number of inserted medals is subtracted from the current stored number, and the remaining number is displayed on the stored number display 128.

  The medal slot block 133 has an opening through which a player directly inserts medals when starting a game. When a medal is directly inserted, if a medal is jammed in a medal selector unit (not shown) immediately below the medal insertion slot, the clogging of the medal is eliminated by operating the medal cancel switch 134a. The start lever 135 is a lever-type switch that starts the rotation of the reels 110 to 112 as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with three stop buttons (left, middle, and right). Each stop button is a button type switch that stops the corresponding reel 110 to 112 when pressed. Each stop button is provided with a lamp (not shown). After the start lever 135 is operated, all the lamps are turned on when the reels 110 to 112 can be stopped. Notify that the stop operation has become possible. Each stop button lamp is turned off each time the stop button is pressed. Of course, it is also possible to change the light emission color of the lamp between the stop operation enabled state and other states.

  Further, the stop button unit 136 is a characteristic component of the present embodiment. As will be described later, the stop button unit 136 has a blowing function, and when a predetermined blowing condition is satisfied (in the present embodiment, at the time of internal winning of the BB). When the stop button is pressed, wind is blown to the pressed finger.

  The settlement button 138 is a button that is pressed when performing a settlement process in which the medals acquired by the player are settled and discharged. The checkout button 138 is used to switch whether or not to store up to a maximum of 50 medals acquired by winning or winning a predetermined number (for example, 3) of medals inserted by the player from the medal slot block 133. For example, when the settlement button is pressed once and the settlement process is performed, the non-storage mode is set, and when the settlement button is pressed again, the storage mode is set. Here, storing medals means temporarily storing the number of medals temporarily in a control unit (to be described later) without directly paying out medals.

  The key hole 139 is a hole into which a door opening / closing key is inserted. When the key is inserted and turned clockwise, the lock is released and the front door 101 of the slot machine 100 can be opened. The title panel 140 is a panel on which the model name of the slot machine and various designs are drawn. The medal discharge port 165 is an opening for discharging medals, and medals paid out at the time of winning a prize are discharged from here. The discharged medals are accumulated in the tray 160. The saucer 160 employs a saucer capable of emitting light in the present embodiment, and may be hereinafter referred to as a saucer lamp 160.

  The upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, and the lower lamp 154 are effects lamps for exciting the game, and are turned on / off / flashing according to the game state. In addition, the tray 160 is provided with an ashtray unit 170 configured to be detachable.

  The liquid crystal display (LCD) 180 displays various information relating to the game (game screens for characters to appear to make the game more exciting, error screens for displaying error contents when an abnormality occurs in the slot machine, etc.) can do.

  Speaker sound holes (not shown) are provided on the left and right in the vicinity of the upper lamp 150. In addition, a sound hole for outputting sound effects from the rear speaker is provided immediately below the stop button unit 136. A speaker cover 173 with a decoration is attached to the sound hole of the rear speaker, from which a game sound effect is output.

<Control unit>
Next, the configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. The control unit in the present embodiment includes a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game, and control related to effects for exciting the game in accordance with a control command (hereinafter abbreviated as a command) transmitted from the main control unit 300. And a sub-control unit B500 that controls the liquid crystal display device 180. The configuration of the control unit is not limited to this. For example, there is no problem even if the main control unit 300 and the sub control units A400 and B500 are combined.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The main control unit 300 includes a CPU 310 that is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire main control unit 300, a data bus and an address bus for the CPU 310 to transmit and receive signals to and from each IC and each circuit, It has the structure described below.

  The clock correction circuit 314 is a circuit that divides the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and supplies it to the CPU 310. For example, when the frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 is 12 MHz, the divided clock is 6 MHz. The CPU 310 operates by receiving the clock divided by the clock circuit 314 as a system clock.

  The CPU 310 is connected to a timer circuit 315 for setting a monitoring cycle for constantly monitoring the states of sensors and switches, which will be described later, and a transmission cycle of motor drive pulses, via a bus. When the power is turned on, the CPU 310 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 312 to the timer circuit 315 via the data bus.

  The timer circuit 315 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 310 at each interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 310 executes monitoring of each sensor and transmission of drive pulses. For example, when the system clock of the CPU 310 is set to 6 MHz, the frequency division value of the timer circuit 315 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 312 is set to 44, the reference time for this interrupt is 256 × 44 ÷ 6 MHz = 1. 877 ms.

  Connected to the CPU 310 are a ROM 312 for storing programs for controlling each IC, lottery data used for internal winning lottery, reel stop positions, and a RAM 313 for storing temporary data. Has been. Other storage means may be used for these ROM 312 and RAM 313, and this is the same in the sub-control unit A 400 and sub-control unit B 500 described later.

  The CPU 310 is connected to an input interface 360 for receiving an external signal. The medal insertion sensor 320, the start lever sensor 321, the stop button sensor 322, and the medal insertion button are connected via the input interface 360 at every interruption time. The state of the sensor 323, the settlement switch sensor 324, and the medal payout sensor 326 is detected, and each sensor is monitored.

  Two medal insertion sensors 320 are installed in the passage inside the medal insertion port 133, and detect whether or not a medal has passed. The start lever sensor 321 is installed on the start lever 135 and detects a start operation by the player. The stop button sensor 322 is installed on each stop button (left, middle, right) of the stop button unit 136, and detects the operation of the stop button by the player.

  The medal insertion button sensor 323 is installed in each of the medal insertion buttons 131 and 132, and detects an insertion operation when a medal electronically stored in the RAM 313 is inserted as a game medal. For example, when the medal insertion sensor 323 corresponding to the medal insertion button 132 becomes H level, the CPU 310 electronically inserts one stored medal and the medal insertion sensor 323 corresponding to the medal insertion button 131 is H level. When it becomes, three stored medals are electronically inserted.

  The settlement switch sensor 324 is provided on the settlement button 138. When the settlement button 138 is pressed once, the stored medals are settled, and when the settlement button 138 is pressed again, the storage mode is set in which the medals to be paid out are stored electronically. The medal payout sensor 326 is a sensor for detecting a payout medal. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

  The CPU 310 further has an input interface 361 and output interfaces 370 and 371 connected to an address bus via an address decoding circuit 350. The CPU 310 exchanges signals with external devices via these interfaces.

  An index sensor 325 is connected to the input interface 361. Specifically, the index sensor 325 is installed at a predetermined position on the mounting base of each of the reels 110 to 112, and becomes H level each time the light shielding piece provided on the reel passes through the index sensor 325. When detecting this signal, the CPU 310 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero.

  The output interface 370 includes a reel motor driving unit 330 for driving the reel, and a motor for driving a hopper (a device for paying out medals accumulated in the bucket from the medal discharge port 165, not shown). A hopper motor driving unit 331, a game lamp 340 (specifically, a winning line display lamp 120, a start lamp 121, a re-game lamp 122, a notification lamp 123, a medal insertion lamp 124, etc.), and a 7-segment display 341 (payout) A number display device 126, a game number display device 127, a stored number display device 128, etc.) are connected.

  A random number generation circuit 317 is connected to the CPU 310 via a data bus. The random number generation circuit 317 is an increment counter capable of incrementing a value within a certain range based on a clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and the crystal oscillator 316 and outputting the count value to the CPU 310, which will be described later. Used for various lottery processes, including internal lottery for winning positions. The random number generation circuit 317 in the present embodiment includes two random number counters. For example, a counter that increments a value from 0 to 65535 using the clock frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 and a counter that increments a value from 0 to 16777215 using the clock frequency of the crystal oscillator 316 are provided.

  Further, an output interface 371 for transmitting a command to the sub-control unit A400 is connected to the data bus of the CPU 310.

<Sub-control unit A>
Next, the sub-control unit A400 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The sub-control unit A400 is a CPU 410 that is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the entire sub-control unit A400 based on a command or the like transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the CPU 410 transmits and receives signals to and from each IC and each circuit. The data bus and the address bus are provided, and the configuration described below is provided.

  The clock correction circuit 414 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 411 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 410 as a system clock.

  Further, a timer circuit 415 is connected to the CPU 410 via a bus. The CPU 410 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 412 to the timer circuit 415 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 415 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 410 at each interrupt time. The CPU 410 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  In addition, the CPU 410 temporarily stores a ROM 412 in which commands and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit A400, backlight lighting patterns and data for controlling various displays, and data are stored. The RAM 413 is connected via each bus.

  The CPU 410 is connected to an input / output interface 460 for transmitting and receiving external signals. The input / output interface 460 includes a backlight 420 for illuminating the picture of each reel 110 to 112 from the back, a front surface. A door sensor 421 for detecting opening and closing of the door 101 and a reset switch 422 for clearing data in the RAM 413 are connected.

  An input interface 461 for receiving commands from the main control unit 300 is connected to the CPU 410 via a data bus, and an effect process or the like that excites the entire game based on the commands received via the input interface 461 is performed. Executed.

  A sound source IC 480 is connected to the data bus and address bus of the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 controls sound according to a command from the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 is connected to a ROM 481 that stores sound data. The sound source IC 480 amplifies the sound data acquired from the ROM 481 by the amplifier 482 and outputs the sound data from the speaker 483.

  The CPU 410 is connected to an address decoding circuit 450 for selecting an external IC, similar to the main control unit 300, and the input interface for receiving a command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the address decoding circuit 450. An input interface 471 for inputting a signal from the sub-control unit B500, a clock IC 423, and an output interface 472 for outputting a signal to the 7-segment display 440 are connected.

  The CPU 410 can acquire the current time by connecting the clock IC 423. The 7-segment display 440 is provided inside the slot machine 100, and for example, a store clerk or the like can check predetermined information set in the sub-control unit A400.

  Further, a demultiplexer 419 is connected to the output interface 470. The demultiplexer 419 distributes the signal transmitted from the output interface 470 to each display unit and the like. In other words, the demultiplexer 419 performs upper lamp 150, side lamp 151, center lamp 152, waist lamp 153, lower lamp 154, reel panel lamp 128, title panel lamp 141, payout strobe 171 in accordance with data received from CPU 410. The tray lamp 160 is controlled.

  The title panel lamp 141 is a lamp that illuminates the title panel 140, and the payout exit strobe 171 is a strobe type lamp installed inside the medal discharge port 165.

  Note that the CPU 410 transmits a signal to the sub-control unit B500 via the demultiplexer 419. Conversely, the CPU 410 receives a signal from the sub control unit B500 via the input interface 471. That is, the CPU 410 performs bidirectional communication with the sub-control unit B500 via the demultiplexer 419 and the input interface 471.

<Sub-control unit B>
Next, the sub control unit B500 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. Sub-control unit B500 The sub-control unit B500 includes a CPU 510, which is an arithmetic processing unit, and a data bus and an address bus for transmitting and receiving signals to and from each IC and each circuit, and has the configuration described below.

  The clock correction circuit 514 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 511 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 510 as a system clock.

  A timer circuit 515 is connected to the CPU 510 via a bus. The CPU 510 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 512 to the timer circuit 515 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 515 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 510 for each interrupt time. The CPU 510 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The CPU 510 receives a signal from the CPU 410 output via the output interface 470 and the demultiplexer 419 of the sub-control unit A400 via the input interface 520 and the bus, and controls the sub-control unit B500 as a whole. Further, the CPU 510 transmits a signal to the sub control unit A400 via the output interface 521 as necessary.

  The ROM 512 stores programs and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit B500. The RAM 513 includes a work area for programs processed by the CPU 510. The ROM 512 and RAM 513 are connected to the CPU 510 via a bus.

  A ROM 531, a RAM 532, and a VDP (video display processor) 534 are connected to the CPU 530 via a bus.

  On the other hand, the ROM 531 stores a program processed by the CPU 530. The RAM 532 has a work area for programs processed by the CPU 530 and the like. A crystal oscillator 533 is connected to the VDP 534, and further a ROM 535 and a RAM 536 are connected via a bus. The ROM 535 stores a plurality of types of image data of the liquid crystal display device 180. The CPU 530 reads out image data in the ROM 535 based on the signal from the CPU 510, generates an image signal using the work area of the RAM 536, and displays the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 180 via the D / A converter 537. Display an image.

  The solenoid driver 540 is a driver for controlling the solenoid 673 of the valve device 670 provided in the stop button unit 136. When a predetermined air blowing condition is established (in the present embodiment, at the time of internal winning of the BB), the solenoid driver 540 is stopped. When blowing air from the button, the CPU 510 controls the solenoid 673 so as to close the valve of the valve device 670.

<Basic control of games>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the main process of the main control unit showing the basic control of the game in the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment. Basic control of the game is performed mainly by the CPU 310 of the main control unit 300, and the processing of steps S102 to S109 in FIG.

  In step S101, when power is turned on, first, various initialization processes are performed.

  In step S102, a game start process is executed. Here, processing relating to medal insertion and processing relating to the start of a game by the start lever 135 are performed.

  In step S103, the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 317 is acquired. In step S104, an internal lottery of a winning combination is performed using the random number acquired in step S103 and the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 312. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination is won internally, the winning combination flag set in the RAM 313 is turned ON. Examples of winning combinations include replay (replay), small combination, bonus (BB, RB), and the like. Here, the big bonus (BB) and the regular bonus (RB) are awarded as a picture that shifts to the bonus game, and the replay (replay) is awarded as a picture that can be replayed without inserting a new medal. In some cases, the winning combination in this embodiment includes a big bonus, a regular bonus, a replay, and a shift regular bonus. The “winning” in this embodiment Includes winnings for big bonuses, regular bonuses, replays, and shift regular bonuses.

  Each winning combination has a winning probability of internal lottery set for each bet number of medals and set values (1 to 6), and the winning combination lottery table is configured in accordance with this and is obtained at the time of the lottery. The numerical value range (for example, 0 to 16384) is divided in advance into several areas (areas corresponding to the size of each winning probability), and each area is associated with winning or losing of each winning combination. . In the internal lottery of the winning combination, whether or not the internal winning of the winning combination is successful is determined according to which range the acquired random number value belongs. This method is also employed in other lottery processes (such as production lottery).

  In step S104, the reel stop control table is selected after the internal lottery. This is a process of selecting a control for the stop operation of each reel. Here, the stop control of the reels 110 to 112 will be briefly described. The reel stop control is performed based on the selected reel stop control table by selecting one of a plurality of predetermined reel stop control tables based on the internal lottery result. The reel stop control table is stored in the ROM 312 of the main control unit 300. The reel stop control table is allowed to display the corresponding combination of symbols for the winning combination won internally by the internal lottery or the so-called flag carryover winning combination. It is configured so that the pattern combinations corresponding to each winning combination are not displayed together. For example, when the small member “Bell” is not internally won, even if the reels 110 to 112 are stopped at the timing when the “Bell” symbol combination is displayed, the reels 110 to 112 are immediately stopped. Therefore, control is performed so that the combination of bell patterns is not completed. On the other hand, when “Bell” is won internally, even if the reels 110 to 112 are not stopped at the timing when the bell picture combination is displayed, the reels 110 to 112 are within a certain range. It will be controlled so that the combination of the pattern of the bells is aligned without stopping immediately. The sub-control unit A400 transmits a lottery result command including information on the internal lottery. For example, when BB is won internally, a lottery result command indicating BB internal winning is transmitted.

  In step S105, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started. Thereafter, each stop button can be received. In step S106, reel stop control is performed. Here, according to the operation on each stop button, one of the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the operated stop button is stopped according to the reel stop control table selected in step S104. When all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped, the process proceeds to step S107. Note that a stop button operation command indicating a stop button stop operation is transmitted to the sub-control unit A400.

  In step S107, a winning determination is performed. Here, it is determined that a winning combination has been won when a picture combination corresponding to an internally winning winning combination or a winning combination with a flag carryover is displayed on the activated winning line 114. For example, if “bell-bell-bell” is arranged on the validated winning line 114, it is determined that the bell is won. In addition, the flag corresponding to the winning combination won is reset.

  In step S108, if any winning combination with payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out. In step S109, a game state control process is executed. In this gaming state control process, control for shifting the gaming state is performed. For example, in the case of a bonus winning such as a big bonus or a regular bonus, a corresponding bonus game is prepared to be started from the next time, and the final In the game, prepare to start the normal game next time. Thus, the process for one game is completed, and then the process proceeds by returning to step S102 and repeating the same process.

<Processing of sub-control unit>
Next, processing of the sub control unit A400 will be described. FIG. 6A is a flowchart of interrupt processing executed by the CPU 410 of the sub-control unit A400, and FIG. 6B is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 410 of the sub-control unit A400. First, interrupt processing will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 410 performs the process of FIG.

  In step S201, it is determined whether a command from the main control unit 300 has been received. When the command from the main control unit 300 is received, the process proceeds to step S202, and when the command from the main control unit 300 is not received, the process ends.

  In step S202, commands received from the main control unit 300 are sequentially stored in a predetermined area (referred to as a command storage area) of the RAM 413 without being overwritten.

  Next, the main process will be described with reference to FIG. In step S211, it is determined whether or not at least one command is stored in the command storage area. When the command is stored, the process proceeds to step S212, and when the command is not stored, the process returns to step S211.

  In step S212, one command is acquired from the command storage area, and its content is determined. The acquired command is deleted from the command storage area. In step S213, effect data is acquired according to the determination result of step S212. In step S214, it is determined whether or not the effect data acquired in step S213 includes data to be output to the driver of each effect device of the sub-control unit A400. When there is data to be output to the driver of each production device of the sub-control unit A400, the process proceeds to step S215, and when there is no data to be output to the driver of each production device of the sub-control unit A400, the process proceeds to step S216.

  In step S215, data is set in the driver of the rendering device of the sub control unit A400. The production device executes the production according to the data by setting the data.

  In step S216, it is determined whether or not there is a command to be transmitted to the sub control unit B500 in the effect data acquired in step S213. When there is a command to be transmitted to the sub control unit B500, the process proceeds to step S217, and when there is no command to be transmitted to the sub control unit B500, the process returns to step 211.

  In step S217, a command is transmitted to the sub control unit B500, and the process returns to step S211.

<Processing of sub-control unit B>
Next, processing of the sub control unit B500 will be described. FIG. 7A is a flowchart of interrupt processing executed by the CPU 510 of the sub-control unit B500, and FIG. 7B is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 510 of the sub-control unit B500. First, interrupt processing will be described with reference to FIG. The CPU 510 performs the process of FIG.

  In step S301, it is determined whether a command from the sub-control unit A400 has been received. When a command is received from the sub-control unit A400, the process proceeds to step S302. When a command is not received from the sub-control unit A400, the process is terminated.

  In step S302, the control commands received from the sub-control unit A400 are sequentially stored without overwriting a predetermined area (referred to as a command storage area) in the RAM 513.

  Next, the main process will be described with reference to FIG. In step S311, it is determined whether at least one command is stored in the command storage area of the RAM 513. When the command is stored, the process proceeds to step S312. When the command is not stored, the process returns to step S311.

  In step S312, it is determined whether or not the stored command is a command indicating BB internal winning. When the stored command is a command indicating BB internal winning, the process proceeds to step S313, drive data for driving the solenoid 673 of the valve device 670 is set, and the process returns to step S311. Due to the setting of the drive data for driving the solenoid 673 of the valve device 670, the valve of the valve device 670 is closed during the stop operation of the stop button, and a blowing effect is performed.

  On the other hand, when the stored command is not a command indicating BB internal winning, the process proceeds to step S314, and effect data corresponding to the stored command is acquired. Next, in step S315, when there is data to be output to the driver of each effect device of the sub control unit B500 in the obtained effect data, the data is set in the driver of each device, and the process returns to step S311. The production device executes the production according to the data by setting the data.

  Although not shown in FIG. 7B, when the air blowing effect is executed, the air blowing effect ends when winning a prize for BB. Therefore, when it is determined that the stored command is a command indicating a BB winning, the valve of the valve device 670 is opened. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the BB internal winning time was made into the opportunity that a ventilation effect is performed, it is good also considering a state other than this as the opportunity of a ventilation effect. For example, in a standard game other than a game in which BB is internally won or a big bonus game, a lottery is executed to determine whether or not to execute a fan effect, and when the player wins the lottery, the fan effect is executed. There may be. In this case, the chance that the player can expect to have won the BB internally increases, and the interest of the entire game can be enhanced.

<Stop button unit>
Next, the stop button unit 136 having a blowing function will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an outline of the operation of the stop button unit 136 having a blowing function. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view in which the approximate center of the front center portion of the slot machine 100 is cut in the vertical direction. FIG. 8A shows the state before operating the middle stop button, and FIG. 8B shows the middle stop button. The state after operating is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the stop button 610 is pressed, the back of the stop button 610 (the front-rear direction in the present embodiment refers to the front of the game table from the player, the front side of the game table is Since the pump 640 provided on the rear side is defined as rear), the air in the pump is blown out from the front discharge port 642 via the jet port 634. Here, the spout 634 is provided on the front side surface of a recessed portion (space recessed as viewed from the front) 633 formed when the stop button 610 is pressed, and as shown in FIG. In a state before the button 610 is pressed, the stop button 610 is closed by the side surface. However, when the stop button 610 is pressed, the stop button 610 slides backward and the jet outlet 634 is exposed, so that air is blown from the jet outlet 634. That is, since the finger operating the stop button 610 feels the wind in the recess 633, in this embodiment, it is possible to reliably convey the blowing effect to the player. The spout 634 may be provided anywhere on the side surface of the recess 633 as long as it is formed so as to be exposed when the stop button 610 is pressed, and is not limited to the vertical position as shown in FIG. Moreover, the installation location of the jet nozzle 632 is not limited to two locations, and may be any number.

Of course, as described above, in the present embodiment, the wind is not blown every time the stop button 610 is pressed, but the wind is blown only when BB is internally won. ing. This is due to the opening / closing control of the valve that restricts the discharge of air from the rear discharge port 643 provided in the pump 640. That is, when the internal winning is made to BB, the valve of the rear exhaust port 643 is closed, so that the air in the pump 640 is not exhausted from the rear exhaust port 643 but exhausted only from the front exhaust port 642. However, since the rear exhaust port 643 is open during normal times (except for games that are internally won by BB or big bonus games), the air in the pump is exhausted rearward. Most of the air is discharged from the air vent 643 and hardly discharged from the front exhaust air vent 642. (The opening area of the rear discharge port 643 is formed to be larger than the opening area of the front discharge port 642. Therefore, in the state where the valve of the rear discharge port 643 is opened, the air discharged from the rear discharge port 643 In addition, during intake, air can be sucked in from the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 regardless of whether or not the valve is opened or closed, so that the intake can be completed in a short time. Can do.)
In this embodiment, since it is a manual blower, the air volume can be adjusted by the force of the player pressing the stop button 610 (when the stop button 610 is pressed with a strong force, The wind becomes stronger from the spout 634). Further, the valve of the rear outlet 643 is closed at the time of the airing effect, and a load is applied to pressing the stop button 610 as compared to the normal time. Therefore, the player may feel a sign of the airing effect from the sense of operation of the stop button 610. It can be done.

  Next, the configuration of the stop button unit 136 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the stop button unit 136. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 9. FIG. 10A shows a state before the stop button is pressed, and FIG. 10B shows a state after the stop button is pressed. (The bottom cover and valve device are omitted). 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 9. FIG. 11 (a) shows a state in which the valve of the valve device is closed, and FIG. 11 (b) shows a state in which the valve of the valve device is opened. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the stop button unit 136 includes three stop buttons 610, three return springs 620, a holder 630, a pump 640, a stop button substrate 650, a bottom cover 660, and a valve device 670.

  In detail, the stop button 610 includes a cap portion 611 and an operation main body portion 612. Here, the cap part 611 and the operation main body part 612 are formed so as to be fitted together and integrated. A locking hook 613 for locking to the concave portion 633 of the holder portion 630 is provided on the rear side surface of the operation main body portion 612 (lower side surface in FIG. 9), and the central rear portion (( In FIG. 9, a detection piece 614 protrudes downward as shown in FIG. 10 at the lower center portion (the portion indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 10 is A1 in front of the AA cross section). 10 shows the portion shown in the cross section of A1. Moreover, as shown in Fig. 10, the rear bottom surface (outer edge portion) 612a of the operation main body 612 is formed so as to contact the pump 640, and the stop button 610 moves backward. Thus, the pump 640 is compressed.

  The return spring 620 is housed in the recess 633 of the holder part 630 together with the stop button 610. When the user releases the hand after pressing the stop button 610, the stop button 610 can be returned to the non-operation position again by the elastic force of the return spring 620. Note that the return spring 620 is not necessarily required if the pump 640 described later has an appropriate restoring force.

  The holder 630 includes a collar portion 631 that is positioned and exposed to the front door 101, and a holder portion 632 that is mounted inside the housing. The holder 630 includes three recesses 633 that are configured to accommodate the stop button 610. I have. Further, an outlet 634 through which wind is blown out is provided on the front side surface of the recess 633. As shown in FIG. 10, the spout 634 is one end of a passage 635 formed in the holder 630, and the other end of the passage 635 is formed so that a front discharge port 642 protruding from the pump 640 can be inserted. ing.

  The pump 640 is capable of accommodating air, and pumps 641 that sucks and exhausts air by expanding and contracting forward and backward, a cylindrical front discharge port 642 protruding forward, and a cylindrical rear discharge port protruding backward 643. As described above, since the opening area of the rear discharge port 643 is formed to be relatively larger than the opening area of the front discharge port 642, it is normal (when a valve 676 of the rear discharge port 643 described later is opened). )), The amount of air discharged from the front discharge port 642 is suppressed as much as possible. Thereby, in the normal time, even if the stop button 610 is pressed and the pump unit 641 is compressed, almost no air is blown from the front discharge port 642. On the other hand, when the valve 676 of the rear discharge port 643 is closed, the pump unit 641 is compressed in response to pressing of the stop button 610, and the air in the pump unit 641 is injected through the front discharge port 642. It is sent out from the outlet 634.

  Here, discharge of air from the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 in a state where the valve 676 of the rear discharge port 643 is opened will be described in more detail. As described above, when one stop button 610 is pressed, the remaining two stop buttons 610 are in the non-operation position. Therefore, in the comparison of the opening areas described above, the two front discharge ports 642 are accurate. What is necessary is just to compare the opening area total of these, and the opening area of one back discharge port 643. That is, from the viewpoint of the opening area, when considering the opening shapes of the desirable front discharge port 642 and rear discharge port 643 of this embodiment, the opening area of one rear discharge port 643 is larger than the total opening area of the two front discharge ports 642. The front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 may be formed so as to increase.

  In addition, the amount of air discharged from the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 does not depend solely on the opening area, but the resistance received when air moves in the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643. Also depends. That is, since both the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 are formed in a circular tube shape, the air passing through the circular tube causes friction with the inner wall of the circular tube. Although the length of the tube also affects the resistance, in this embodiment, the lengths of the tubes of the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 are the same. Here, even if the total opening area of the two front outlets 642 and the opening area of the rear outlet 643 are the same (actually, the opening area of the rear outlet 643 is larger as described above). ) Since the friction force received by air is smaller in the thick circular tube than in the thin circular tube, the rear discharge port 643 is easier to pass air than the front discharge port 642. Thus, in the present embodiment, the thickness of the circular tubes of the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 is also affected, and air is easily discharged from the rear discharge port 643 at normal times.

  From the above, in the present embodiment, the number, opening area, length, and the like of the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 are suitably selected, and when the stop button 610 is pressed during normal operation, Air is mostly discharged from the rear discharge port 643. In this embodiment, the opening shapes of the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 are circular. However, the opening shapes of the front discharge port 642 and the rear discharge port 643 are not limited to a circle.

  The pump portion 641 has a long and thin donut shape, and electronic components on the substrate such as the light emitter 652 and the detection sensor 653 of the stop button substrate 650 can be inserted into the hollow hole in the center portion.

  The stop button substrate 650 is mounted with a light emitting body 652 such as an LED, a detection sensor 653, a connector 654, and other electronic components such as a resistor and a capacitor on the substrate 651. Three light emitters 652 are arranged in accordance with the positions of the respective stop buttons 610, and emit light on the center extension of the bottom surface of the cap portion 611 as shown in FIG. The detection sensor 653 includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and a detection piece 614 that moves backward when the stop button 610 is pressed is inserted between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the detection sensor 653 so as to detect light shielding. (See FIG. 10B). Thereby, the stop operation of the stop button 610 is detected. A connection cable is connected to the connector 654, and the other end of the connection cable is connected to the board of the main control unit 300, so that a detection signal of the detection sensor 653 is output to the main control unit 300. . The substrate 651 is provided with a through hole 655 through which the rear discharge port 643 passes and a through hole 656 through which the attachment screw 661 passes.

  The bottom cover 660, together with the holder 630, houses the pump 640 and the stop button substrate 650 in the stop button unit 136 to protect them. The bottom cover 660 is provided with a cylindrical body 662 that allows the attachment screw 661 to pass therethrough, and the holder 630 and the bottom cover 660 are fixed by the attachment screw 661. Further, the bottom cover 660 is provided with a through hole 663 through which the rear discharge port 643 passes.

  The valve device 670 includes a solenoid 673 (linear solenoid) in a box 671 provided with an open air hole 672, and a hollow passage 674 into which a rear discharge port 643 can be inserted. . The valve device 670 is provided with a through hole 675 through which the mounting screw 661 passes. The valve device 670 is fixed to the stop button unit 136 by the mounting screw 661. Although not shown in FIG. 9, the solenoid 673 is connected to the substrate of the sub-control unit B500 via a connection cable.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a valve 676 that can be opened and closed is provided in the passage 674 of the valve device 670. The solenoid 673 is excited and the movable iron core of the solenoid 673 extends linearly to push the valve 675. When moved, the valve 676 is opened. In other words, in the present embodiment, when BB is won internally, the valve 676 is closed without extending the movable iron core of the solenoid 673 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11B, the movable iron core of the solenoid 673 is extended and the valve 675 is opened. Therefore, in normal times, even if the stop button 610 is operated, the air in the pump 640 is mostly discharged from the valve 675 through the rear discharge port 643, so that air is blown through the front discharge port 642. Although the valve 675 is closed when the BB is won internally, when the stop button 610 is operated, the air in the pump 640 is sent through the front outlet 642, and the player may feel the wind. it can.

  When the pressed stop button 610 attempts to return to the non-operation position, the pump 640 attempts to take in air, and the force of this air causes the valve 676 to move to the open position regardless of the position of the movable iron core. It is formed as follows.

  As described above, according to the stop button unit 136 of the present embodiment, when the BB is won internally, the valve of the rear outlet 643 is closed, so that the pump 640 is compressed by the operation of the stop button 610, and the compressed air However, air is blown from the jet outlet 634 provided in the recess 633 through the front discharge port 642.

  As a result, since the wind is sent to the operation part that the player intends to operate from now on, the player can surely feel the wind. Further, since the player's finger can surely receive the wind in the recess 633 when the stop button 610 is operated, an effective airing effect of BB internal winning can be performed. Furthermore, since the player receives only a part of the wind from the vicinity of the stop button 610, the player does not feel uncomfortable.

  In the above embodiment, one pump 640 is attached to the stop button unit 136. However, a pump 640 may be attached to each stop button 610 (a valve device 670 is also provided corresponding to each pump 640). Becomes). In this case, since it is possible to set whether or not to blow air in response to the operation of each stop button 610, more precise air blow control is possible. For example, specifically, when the left stop button 610 and the middle stop button 610 are operated, air blowing is not performed, but when the right stop button 610 is operated, control can be performed such that air blowing is performed. Therefore, the player can face with a sense of expectation by each stop operation.

<Other embodiments>
While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiments of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the stop button unit 136 of the above embodiment is configured to include a manual blower, but a stop button unit including an electric blower may be employed.

  12 and 13 show the configuration of a stop button unit 136A including an electric blower. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the stop button unit 136A, and FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the stop button unit 136 </ b> A includes three stop buttons 610, three return springs 620, a holder 630, a stop button substrate 650, a blower unit 680, and a bottom cover 690. In this modification, only configurations and functions different from those of the above-described embodiment will be described, and with regard to other configurations and functions, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

  The blower unit 680 includes a cylindrical front discharge port 642 that protrudes forward, a substrate placement portion 681, and a blower portion 682. The substrate placement portion 681 and the blower portion 682 are hollow, and FIG. As shown, an electric blower 685 is disposed in the blower 682. In this modified example, when a predetermined air blowing condition is satisfied, the motor of the air blower 685 is driven to rotate the propeller, and the propeller rotates, so that the air sucked from the air intake hole 686 is passed through the front discharge port 642. The gas is discharged from the ejection port 634. Therefore, when the player presses the stop button 610 and the spout 634 is exposed, the player can surely feel the wind as in the above embodiment.

  The blower unit 680 is provided with a connector 683 and is connected to the sub-control unit B500 via a connection cable. Further, the stop button substrate 650 can be placed on the substrate placement unit 681.

  The bottom cover 690, together with the holder 630, houses and protects the stop button substrate 650 and the blower unit 680 in the stop button unit 136A. The bottom cover 690 is provided with a cylindrical body 662 that allows the attachment screw 661 to pass therethrough, and the holder 630 and the bottom cover 690 are fixed by the attachment screw 661. Further, the bottom cover 690 is provided with a projecting hole 691 from which the air blowing unit 682 of the air blowing unit 680 projects.

  Therefore, according to the stop button unit 136A of the present modification, the electric blower 685 is operated when a predetermined air blowing condition is satisfied, so that air is blown from the exposed outlet 634 by the operation of the stop button 610. Is called.

  As a result, since the wind is sent to the operation part that the player intends to operate from now on, the player can surely feel the wind. Further, since the player's finger can reliably receive wind in the recess 633 when the stop button 610 is operated, an effective air blowing effect can be performed. Furthermore, since the player receives only a part of the wind from the vicinity of the stop button 610, the player does not feel uncomfortable.

As in the above-described embodiment, a specification may be made such that a fan effect is executed when a BB internal winning is made, and whether or not a fan effect is executed in a normal game other than a game in which BB is internally won or a big bonus game. It may be a specification that executes a lottery to determine whether or not a lottery effect is executed when the lottery is won. Opportunities for expecting that the player has won the BB inside will increase, and the game will be more interesting. Moreover, it is good also as a specification by which a ventilation effect is performed at the time of reception of stop operation of the stop button 610. For example, when an attempt is made to execute a blowing effect on a stop button 610 that is operated last among three stop button operations, the blowing effect is executed after the second stop button operation is received. In addition, it is possible to secure a preparation time from when the blower 685 starts to rotate until sufficient air can be blown.

The operation detection of the stop button 610 is not limited to the detection sensor 653 that is an optical sensor. For example, a part of the stop button has a sealed structure, and a pressure sensor that detects pressure is used. An operation of the stop button 610 may be detected. In this case, the internal pressure increased by pressing the stop button 610 is detected, and the blower 685 is operated.

  Furthermore, when the trigger for executing the air blowing effect is when the stop button 610 is stopped, the air is blown between the time when the stop button 610 is operated and the time when the operation stops, and the air volume is changed. You may control to make it. That is, when the command for detecting the operation of the stop button 610 is received, the blowing is started, and the amount of blowing is gradually increased until the command for detecting the absence of the operation of the stop button 610 is received (from the start of the blowing). For example, increase the air volume every 1 second).

  Moreover, it is good also as an air blower which is equipped with an air compressor and discharge | releases air instead of the air blower 685 using the motor and propeller which were mentioned above.

  FIG. 14 shows a modified example of the spout (like FIG. 8, a cross-sectional view in which the approximate center of the front center of the slot machine is cut in the vertical direction). The outlet 634B of the stop button unit 136B shown in FIG. 14A is formed so that the wind blows not only in the recess 633 but also in front of the outside when the stop button 610 is operated. That is, the stop button unit 136B is provided with a spout 634B that is inclined with respect to the front of the outside. The spout 634B is closed when the stop button 610 is not operated, and the spout 634B is exposed when the stop button 610 is operated. Thus, the wind may be sent to the outside front. The stop button unit 136B has an effect that the wind can be received not only by the operated finger but also by the entire hand.

  14B is formed so that the wind blows out to the outside front, not only when the stop button 610 is operated, but also when the stop button 610 is not operated. (Eject port 634C is not hidden even when stop button 610 is not operated). That is, the stop button unit 136C is provided with the jet port 634C exposed to the outside both when the stop button 610 is not operated and when the stop button 610 is operated, so that the wind can always be sent regardless of the operation of the stop button 610. May be. The stop button unit 136C has an effect that the wind can be received by the entire hand before the stop button 610 is operated.

  Furthermore, the stop button unit 136D shown in FIG. 14 (c) is provided with a spout 634D in the cap part of the stop button 610D so that the player can feel the wind from the cap part of the stop button 610. It has become. That is, the stop button unit 136D is provided with a plurality of spouts 634D in the cap portion 610D of the stop button 610. When the stop button 610 is pressed, the wind is blown from the spout 634D toward the front of the game table from the back of the game table. You may make it send out. The stop button unit 136D has an effect that it can receive wind directly on the ventral side of the finger in contact with the cap portion 610D. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14C, the pump is compressed by operating the stop button 610D so that the pump is provided in the operation main body of the stop button 610D. Air may be discharged from the jet outlet 634D. Further, the stop button unit 136D is configured such that the stop button 610D is returned to the non-operation position by the restoring force of the pump, and thus a return spring is not necessary.

  Moreover, you may add the effect by a sound to the ventilation effect mentioned above. For example, a tool that emits sound by blowing air, such as a whistle, may be provided at the spout 634, and when an effect by wind is performed, an effect by sound may also be performed at the same time. FIG. 15A shows an example in which a spout 634E is provided between the stop button 610 and the stop button 610 to produce a sound effect.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although establishment of ventilation conditions was made at the time of internal winning of BB (or stop operation of a stop button), the ventilation conditions in this invention are not limited to this, Other conditions are conditions. May be set as For example, it may be RT (replay time; replay high probability state) gaming, continuous production (a production with high expectation is performed over several games), or pre-setting after setting change It may be between the number of played games (for example, 30 games).

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment and the said modification, although it was the ventilation effect for operation of a stop button, this invention is not limited to the ventilation effect by operation of a stop button, What is a push button? For example, other operation buttons may be targeted. FIG. 15B shows an example of the airing effect by the bet buttons (the max bet button 131F and the one bet button 132F). In the bet button shown in FIG. 15B, a plurality of small spouts 134F are provided around the outer edge of the bet button. With such a configuration, air is blown in the direction (from bottom to top in the figure) opposite to the direction of operation of the player's hand (from top to bottom in the figure), so when the player operates the bet button The air will be felt more strongly, and an effective production can be achieved. In addition, since the spout 134F is made small, it is possible to prevent unnecessary items such as dust from being inserted and illegal acts.

  In this modification, it is good also as a specification which blows when predetermined blow conditions are satisfied (for example, after setting change, blow is carried out for a predetermined number of games. Thereby, opening a store) Later, a player who starts a game immediately can play with a sense of expectation), and when a predetermined air blowing condition is satisfied, it may be a specification in which air is blown according to a button operation (for example, After the setting is changed, air is blown according to the operation of the bet button for a predetermined number of games). In addition, it may be a specification in which the air is constantly blown (this allows the player to play with a sense of expectation throughout the day). In other words, it is a push button that is used for game operations and has a plurality of air discharge ports around the outer edge, and is configured to blow wind when a predetermined air blowing condition is satisfied from the plurality of air discharge ports. May be. Further, the push button is used for a game operation and has a plurality of air discharge ports around the outer edge, and when a predetermined air blowing condition is established from the plurality of air discharge ports, the push button is stopped. You may comprise so that a wind may be blown out according to it. Moreover, it is a push button used for game operation and provided with a plurality of air discharge ports around the outer edge, and may be configured so that air is constantly blown from the plurality of air discharge ports.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment and modification, the present invention is applied to the operation buttons of the slot machine that uses medals, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation buttons of the pachinko that use game balls. It can also be applied to.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of a pachinko that includes an effect button. For example, in a pachinko machine 700 that includes a liquid crystal display and includes a symbol display device 710 that variably displays a predetermined symbol (identification information) and performs various effects, a game ball enters a start opening (not shown). The symbol display device 710 notifies the game state transition by stopping the display after changing the symbol. More specifically, in the pachinko machine 700, when a game ball enters the start opening, a lottery is performed and it is determined whether or not the lottery result is a win. When winning a jackpot in this lottery, the symbol display device displays a combination with a specific symbol (for example, 777) and shifts to a jackpot mode (special game state). In the jackpot mode, the big winning opening (not shown) is kept open, for example, for a predetermined time or a predetermined number of times, so that the game ball is easy to enter and a state advantageous to the player is realized. Here, the effect button 720 is urged to be pressed in such an effect executed by the symbol display device 710, and the content of the effect is changed by pressing the effect button 720. And the effect button 720 itself or the outer periphery of the effect button 720 is provided with an air outlet (not shown) so that wind can be sent out.

  In other words, as an example, the pachinko to which the present invention is applied uses a value that periodically changes within a predetermined range as an acquired value at the timing when the game ball wins the starting opening, and the acquired value matches a predetermined jackpot value. When the acquired value matches the jackpot value, the control means for making the jackpot gaming state advantageous to the player, and the display of the symbol display device based on the information transmitted from the control means A symbol display control means for displaying various effect contents on the section, at least an operation button for accepting a player's operation to change the effect content displayed by the symbol display control means, and the operation button and the vicinity of the operation button It is good also as a structure which has a ventilation means which sends out wind from at least any one of them.

It is a perspective view showing the appearance of the slot machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a main control unit of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing a sub-control unit A of the slot machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing a sub-control unit B of the slot machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a flowchart showing main processing of the main control unit of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of the sub-control part A of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of the sub-control part B of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing an operation outline of a stop button unit of the slot machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the stop button unit of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a stop button unit of a slot machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement outline | summary of the stop button unit of the slot machine which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a diagram illustrating a stop button unit and a bet button of a slot machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example which applied this invention to the pachinko.

Claims (4)

An operation means for receiving an operation related to a game;
A blowing unit that sends out wind from at least one of the operation unit that has received the operation and the vicinity of the operation unit by the operation of the operation unit that has received the operation;
I have a,
The operation means includes
A push button,
A holder having a recess capable of accommodating the push button portion; and a holder portion capable of moving the push button portion into the recess;
Have
The blowing means is
A pump part pressed by movement of the push button part;
A plurality of outlets for discharging the air of the pressed pump part;
Have
Some of the plurality of outlets are
With a valve device that can be opened and closed, it is possible to control the discharge and non-discharge of the air,
The remainder of the plurality of outlets is
A game table , wherein the amount of air discharged increases when the valve device is closed . The holder part is
An air passage connected to the remainder of the plurality of outlets;
A spout for ejecting air that has passed through the air passage to the outside of the game table;
The game table according to claim 1, further comprising: The spout is
An opening provided on a side surface of the recess,
3. The game table according to claim 2 , wherein the game table is provided at a position where the push button portion is exposed when the push button portion is pressed and moved into the recess . When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the blower means closes the valve device to send a larger amount of air from the remaining portions of the plurality of outlets than when the condition is not satisfied. The game table according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein:

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