JP5213243B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine suitable for prevention of fraud through various operation switches related to game operations.

  One type of gaming machine is a spinning machine, for example, a slot machine. The slot machine includes a plurality of reels as rotating bodies with a plurality of symbols, and each reel starts rotating when a player inserts a medal and operates a start switch. After each reel starts to rotate, each reel is sequentially stopped by operating a stop switch or elapse of a predetermined time.

  In the slot machine, a lottery is performed on condition that a medal (or coin) is inserted and a start switch is operated, and the lottery result is a win, and a player is placed on a preset active line. A predetermined number of medals are paid out on condition that the winning symbol is stopped, or a special gaming state (such as a bonus game) advantageous to the player occurs.

  Also, in such a slot machine, a sub-control board that mainly performs control related to game effects, a spinning device board that controls the rotation of the reel, and operation signals from the bet switch, start switch, and stop switch are transferred. A central display substrate and a power supply device substrate that controls power supply to each drive unit and the like, and these substrates are centrally controlled by a main control substrate.

  The main control board also has a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which system programs, programs for slot machine games, and the like are written, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that reads out a predetermined program from the ROM and performs predetermined control. In addition, an electronic device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) that holds the calculation results by the CPU is mounted, and the above-described various substrates are controlled based on a program read from the ROM as the game progresses. It has come to be.

  By the way, in the case of a start switch in such a slot machine, for example, a mechanical contact type switch (micro switch) is turned on / off in accordance with the operation of the start switch, and an operation signal by this on / off is output. However, since the operation direction of the start switch is limited to one direction, in recent years, the operation direction of the start switch is not limited by detecting the operation of the start switch with an optical sensor. Is the mainstream.

  For example, a gaming machine proposed in Patent Document 1 is known as one relating to the operation of a start switch by such an optical sensor. This is because the start switch has a shaft portion, and one end of the shaft portion is formed with a substantially spherical projection that is operated by a player to grip or hit, and the other end of the shaft portion is formed in a disc shape. Each of the detected members is provided, and an elastic member is provided in the central portion of the shaft portion.When the player operates the projection portion and then releases the projection portion, the shaft portion is The shaft portion is configured to return to the initial position by an elastic member for returning to the center position, and further, optical displacement detection units are provided at four locations on the top, bottom, left, and right so as to correspond to the detected member. It is a thing.

JP 2005-198729 A

  In Patent Document 1 described above, the shaft portion of the start switch is displaceable in a plurality of directions, and furthermore, optical displacements in which detected members provided on the other end of the shaft portion are arranged at four positions, top, bottom, left and right Since it is detected by the detection unit, the operation direction of the start switch is not limited.

  However, in such a configuration, a displacement detection unit that is an optical detection sensor is provided in a cylindrical holding unit that holds the shaft portion of the start switch, and the holding unit closes the opening of the housing, for example. The detection result of the displacement detector is output to the central display control board via the harness.

  For this reason, the harness, which is a signal line for outputting the detection result by the displacement detector, is arranged on the back side of the front door, that is, at a position close to the front door. ) Is introduced, and a winning action such as a bonus (BB: Big Bonus, RB: Regular Bonus) or the like is induced, and an illegal act in which a medal is illegally extracted may be performed.

  By the way, the illegal board has an illegal program that induces a winning such as a bonus (BB: Big Bonus, RB: Regular Bonus) when a predetermined procedure (called a set hitting method) is executed. Has been written.

  In order to prevent such an illegal act, the harness that outputs the detection result by the above-described displacement detection unit is not arranged at a position close to the front door, and it is difficult to prepare the illegal board in the harness. Possible countermeasures.

  In this case, for example, a detection means such as a displacement detection unit for detecting the operation action of the start switch is arranged at a position away from the front door, and the operation action of the start switch is transmitted to the detection means by an arbitrary operation action transmission means. Can be considered.

  However, if the operation action transmission means is conductive, the above-mentioned illegal board is loaded in the operation action transmission means, and an illegal action such that a medal is taken out illegally is performed, or a bonus ( BB: Big bonus, RB: Regular bonus), etc., when a special radio wave or the like is generated, a noise signal flows to the operation action transmission means due to the radio wave, and the detection operation by the detection means malfunctions. There is also a risk.

  For this reason, there has been a demand for countermeasures against fraudulent acts in which a fraudulent board is loaded near the front door and malfunctions due to noise signals.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and a gaming machine capable of reliably preventing a fraudulent act in which a fraudulent board is loaded near the front of the gaming machine or a malfunction due to a noise signal. The purpose is to provide.

The gaming machine of the present invention is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, and is provided inside the gaming machine, operating means related to gaming, operating action transmission means for transmitting the operating action by the operating means by fluid, and the operating action Detecting means for detecting an operation action by the operating means transmitted by the transmitting means , wherein the fluid is made of a non-conductive material, and is accommodated in a conduit, and the conduit is formed by a non-conductive member. It is comprised and is further covered with the heat insulation member, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the operation means related to the game is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, the detection means for detecting the operation action by the operation means is provided inside the gaming machine, and is provided between the operation means and the detection means. The operation action by the operation means is transmitted by the fluid of the operation action transmission means.

  In this case, the detection means is disposed at a position far from the front surface of the gaming machine, and the operation action is transmitted to the detection means by the operation action transmission means by the fluid, so that a signal that outputs a detection result from the detection means It becomes difficult to introduce a noise signal by charging an illegal board into the wire or by a special radio wave or the like to the operation action transmission means.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the detecting means is disposed at a position far from the front surface of the gaming machine, and the operation action is transmitted from the detecting means to the detecting means by the operating action transmitting means. Since it has become difficult to feed a fraudulent board into the signal line that outputs the detection result and a noise signal due to special radio waves etc. to the operation action transmission means, a fraudulent board is loaded near the front of the gaming machine Fraudulent acts and malfunctions due to noise signals can be reliably prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the operation means related to the game is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, the detection means for detecting the operation action by the operation means is provided inside the gaming machine, and is provided between the operation means and the detection means. The operation action by the operation means is transmitted by the fluid of the operation action transmission means.

  In this case, the detection means is disposed at a position far from the front surface of the gaming machine, and the operation action is transmitted to the detection means by the operation action transmission means by the fluid, so that a signal for outputting the detection result from the detection means. Because it becomes difficult for noise signals to enter by special radio waves etc. to induce winnings such as bonuses (BB: Big Bonus, RB: Regular Bonus) to the manipulation action transmission means, etc. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent an illegal act in which an illegal substrate is charged near the front door and a malfunction due to a noise signal.

  In addition, if the fluid is made of a non-conductive material and is accommodated in a conduit, the entry of a noise signal due to a special radio wave or the like to the operation action transmission means is prevented, and malfunction due to the noise signal is prevented. Will be.

  In addition, if the conduit for containing the fluid is made of a non-conductive member and is further covered with a heat insulating member, in the same manner as described above, the entry of a noise signal due to a special radio wave or the like to the operation action transmitting means is prevented. In addition, even if the temperature inside the casing rises, it becomes difficult for heat to be transferred to the fluid contained in the conduit, and the operating action is erroneously transmitted to the detecting means by the operating means due to volume expansion of the fluid, etc. It will disappear.

  Details of the embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a spinning-reel game machine that is a gaming machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing a stop switch unit of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a front view which shows the inside of a gaming machine.

  As shown in these drawings, the slot machine 1 that is a swing-type gaming device has an opening of a housing 2 that faces a player side and that has a front door 3 that constitutes a so-called front mask and is a box having a substantially rectangular shape. A hinge mechanism 2a is attached to the side so that the left end can be opened and closed. The front door 3 is roughly divided into an upper panel portion 3A, a middle panel portion 3B, an operation panel portion 3C, and a lower panel portion 3D, which are integrally formed of a hard plastic designed to enhance the visual effect as a decorative board. ing.

  Inside the housing 2, a spinning device including a main control board 300 that performs overall control of the operation of the entire slot machine 1, and a left reel 611, a middle reel 612, and a right reel 613 that are three cylindrical rotating reels. 610, a power supply device 750 for supplying power to each part of the slot machine 1, a hopper device 710 having a medal discharge slit 711 for paying out medals in accordance with winning of the game, and medals overflowing from the hopper device 710 An auxiliary storage unit 780 and the like for storage are provided.

  Here, the rotating device 610 is configured to rotate the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 by a reel substrate 600 (described later) that receives a rotation drive start control signal, a rotation drive stop control signal, and the like from the main control substrate 300. The rotation stop is controlled. Further, the spinning device 610 is placed so as to be able to be pulled out and pushed back with respect to a base 680 attached to the inside of the housing 2. The left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 are arranged side by side with their respective circumferential surfaces facing one direction (player side).

  Further, for example, a side surface of a power supply device 750 provided inside the housing 2 is provided with a power supply device substrate 700 described later corresponding to a so-called switchboard. The power supply board 700 is formed with a power distribution circuit that distributes various power supply voltages generated by the power supply apparatus 750 to various places such as the drum apparatus 610 and the hopper apparatus 710, and the operation of the slot machine 1 from the power distribution circuit. Supply the necessary system power.

  Further, the front door 3 is locked by a locking device (not shown) having a key hole 4 provided in the operation panel portion 3C at a position where the opening of the housing 2 is closed. When performing maintenance work including confirmation of the state of electronic elements, etc., or ball management work associated with setting value changes, etc., the front door 3 is opened by inserting a dedicated key into the keyhole 4 of the front door 3 and releasing the lock. It has come to be.

  An effect display unit 100 that performs an effect associated with the game is attached to the upper panel portion 3A of the front door 3. The effect display unit 100 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display unit 101 that displays a moving image according to the progress of the game, a display panel 102 that covers the liquid crystal display unit 101, and the liquid crystal display unit 101 and the display panel 102. A clear panel 102a is provided. The display panel 102 has a substantially rectangular transparent window 103 that allows the liquid crystal display unit 101 to be visually recognized at the center.

  The effect display unit 100 includes a high-intensity light emitting diode (LED) and the like, and a plurality of effect lamps that are designed and designed with shapes, colors, patterns, patterns, etc. that appeal to the player's vision in design. 104 to 108 and sound emitting units 109 and 110 having speakers 109a and 110a that emit sound effects for production are provided.

  And the control signal which suggests the production start from the main control board 300 to the sub-control board 400 which has the below-mentioned production control board 410 and the image sound generation board 420 provided on the back surface of the upper panel portion 3A of the front door 3. Is supplied by the sub-control board 400 with the display of a moving image or the like by the liquid crystal display unit 101, the effect by blinking or lighting by the effect lamps 104 to 108, and the sound effect from the sound emitting units 109 and 110 Production etc. are to be performed. Note that, for example, the configuration of the production lamps 105 and 106 and details of the production by blinking or lighting with a high-intensity light emitting diode (LED) will be described later.

  In the middle panel portion 3B of the front door 3, there is provided a main effect portion 200 including a panel 202 having a confirmation window 201 for confirming each left reel 611, middle reel 612, and right reel 613 of the spinning device 610. Yes. Also, below the main effect section 200, a stored number display 210, a game progress display 220, and a payout number display 230 are provided. The stored number display 210, the game progress display 220, and the payout number display 230 have 7 segment LEDs and can display 10 types from 0 to 9.

  The stored number display unit 210 displays the number of medals continuously inserted from the medal insertion unit 6 described later in numbers up to 50 when crediting medals (up to a maximum of 50) while the game is stopped. It has become.

  When a special game state (big bonus, regular bonus) advantageous to the player occurs, the game progress indicator 220 displays the number of remaining games in the special game state in numbers.

  On the payout number display 230, the number of medals to be paid out according to the symbols aligned on the effective line as each of the left reel 611, middle reel 612, and right reel 613 of the spinning device 610 stops is a numerical value. It is displayed. In addition, the payout number display unit 230 is also used as a display for setting values for determining, for example, a payout rate (medal payout rate) in the slot machine 1.

  In addition, side lamps 50a and 50b incorporating high-intensity light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as optical displays are arranged on both sides of the middle panel portion 3B. These side lamps 50a and 50b are turned on or blinked in the case of a reach, a big hit, or the like to produce an effect appealing to the player's vision.

  The operation panel 3C of the front door 3 has a medal slot 6 having a slot for inserting medals used in the game, a bet switch 7a for betting one medal at a time, and three bets at a time. A MAX bet switch 7 for starting, a start switch 8 having an operation knob 8a for instructing game operations, a left reel stop switch 90 for stopping each left reel 611, middle reel 612, and right reel 613 of the effect display unit 100, A stop switch unit 9A having a reel stop switch 91, a right reel stop switch 92, and the like are provided.

  The bet switch 7 a and the MAX bet switch 7 are push-type operation switches for presenting the number of medals bet on the game of the slot machine 1. When the medals are credited, if the bet switch 7a or the MAX bet switch 7 is operated at the start of the game, one, two, or three of the credited medals are bet. At this time, the number displayed on the stored number display unit 210 is subtracted and displayed according to the operation of the bet switch 7a or the MAX bet switch 7.

  The start switch 8 is a lever switch for instructing to rotate the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 of the effect display unit 100 all at once, and moves the spherical operation knob 8a provided at the tip up and down. It is configured to turn on when it is tilted in either the left or right direction, and automatically returns to its original position and turns off when the hand is released from the operation knob 8a.

  Here, an action for starting rotation of the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 of the spinning device 610, which is an operation action by the start switch 8, is transmitted to the detection switch 590 by the operation action transmission mechanism 560 described later. The details will be described later.

  The left reel stop switch 90, the middle reel stop switch 91, and the right reel stop switch 92 are pressing switches for individually instructing to stop the rotation of each left reel 611, middle reel 612, and right reel 613 of the spinning device 610. And each of the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 is arranged in parallel.

  Here, the act of stopping the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 of the spinning device 610, which is an operation act of each left reel stop switch 90, middle reel stop switch 91, and right reel stop switch 92, will be described later. The operation action transmission mechanism 520 is transmitted to the detection switch 550, and details thereof will be described later.

  Further, on the back of the operation panel 3C of the front door 3, a bet switch 7a, a MAX bet switch 7, a start switch 8, a left reel stop switch 90, a middle reel stop switch 91, and a right reel stop switch 92 of the operation panel 3C. A central display board 500 to which various operation switches such as these are electrically connected is provided, and output signals of these switches are transferred from the central display board 500 to the main control board 300.

  The central display substrate 500 is provided with a setting switch 501 that is covered with a cover (not shown) that can be freely opened and closed. The setting switch 501 is operated when changing a setting value for determining the payout rate (medal payout rate) of the slot machine 1, and the number of payouts is displayed according to the operation of the setting switch 501. The set value is displayed on the device 230.

  The lower panel 3D of the front door 3 is provided with a panel 10 for displaying, for example, a picture of an appearing character so that the player can recognize the model type of the slot machine 1 and the like.

  Below the lower panel portion 3D, there is a saucer unit 11 having a medal discharge port 12 for discharging medals at the time of winning, etc., and speakers 13a and 13b, which produce effect sound according to the progress of the game. The parts 13 and 14 and the ashtray 15 are disposed.

  Further, on the back surface of the lower panel portion 3D of the front door 3, a selector 510 for determining whether the input material inserted from the medal insertion portion 6 is a regular medal or a foreign material and a medal distributed by the selector 510 are displayed. From a hopper guide member 511 that guides the hopper device 710 provided in the housing 2, a guide member 512 that guides the foreign matter distributed by the selector 510 to the medal discharge port 12, and a medal discharge slit 711 of the hopper device 710. A payout guide member 513 for guiding the discharged medals to the medal discharge port 12 side of the tray unit 11 is provided.

  The selector 510 is inserted from the medal insertion unit 6 when the main reels 611, 612, and 613 of the spinning device 610 in the slot machine 1 are rotating or when a medal cannot be received at the time of replay winning, for example. The medals are distributed to the guide member 502 side. The medals distributed to the guide member 502 side are discharged from the medal discharge port 12 side.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a control system provided in the slot machine 1. The control system mainly includes a main control board 300, a sub control board 400, a central display board 500, a reel board 600, and a power supply board 700, which are connected by a wiring cable.

  The main control board 300 is provided with a main CPU 301, a random number generator 302, a ROM 303, a RAM 304, an I / F (interface) circuit 305, and the like.

  The main CPU 301 reads a system program, a slot machine game program or the like stored in advance in the ROM 302, performs predetermined arithmetic processing in accordance with the progress of the game, and performs a sub-control board 400, a reel board 600, a central display board. 500, a predetermined command for performing distributed control for the power supply device substrate 700 and the like is output.

  The random number generator 302 is mainly composed of a counter that generates random numbers for the lottery drawing, and always generates a numerical value of 0 to 65535 while the power is on, based on a predetermined trigger (player operation). One numerical value is output (latched) as a random value.

  The ROM 303 stores a system program, a slot machine game program, and the like, and stores a part lottery table used for a part lottery process, a stop position determination table used for stop control of a rotating reel, and the like. .

  The RAM 304 temporarily stores a system program executed by the main CPU 301, a slot machine game program, a calculation result by the main CPU 301, and the like.

  An I / F (interface) circuit 305 transmits and receives commands among the sub-control board 400, the central display board 500, the reel board 600, and the power supply board 700.

  The sub-control board 400 mainly controls effects, and includes an effect control board 410 and an image sound generation board 420. The effect control board 410 performs control to turn on the side lamps 50a and 50b and the effect lamps 104 to 108 mainly at the time of production, and includes an I / F (interface) circuit 411, a sub CPU 412, a random number generator 413, a ROM 414, A RAM 415 is included.

  The I / F (interface) circuit 411 receives a command from the I / F (interface) circuit 305 of the main control board 300. The sub CPU 412 reads an effect program or the like stored in advance in the ROM 414, performs a predetermined calculation based on a command or the like indicating an effect start from the main control board 300, and outputs the calculation result to the image control IC 421 or the sound source IC 424. To give.

  The random number generator 413 is mainly composed of a counter that generates random numbers for the effect lottery. The random number generator 413 always generates a numerical value of 0 to 65535 while the power is on, and 1 based on a command from the main control board 300. Two numbers are output (latched) as random values. The ROM 414 stores an effect program and the like, and stores an effect lottery table and the like used for effect lottery processing. The RAM 415 temporarily stores an effect program executed by the sub CPU 412, a calculation result by the sub CPU 412, and the like.

  The image sound generation board 420 mainly controls display and sound during production, and includes an image control IC 421, an image ROM 422, a video RAM 423, a sound source IC 424, a sound source ROM 425, and an amplifier 426.

  The image control IC 421 reads an image program and data from the image ROM 422 and generates image data for displaying an image on the liquid crystal display unit 101. The image ROM 422 stores programs and data related to images used for production, and mainly stores image data such as characters. The video RAM 423 temporarily stores programs and data for performing effects, and is a work area mainly for generating image data by combining them.

  The sound source IC 424 reads a program and data related to sound from the sound source ROM 425, and generates sound signals for driving the speakers 13a, 13b, 109a, and 110a. The sound source ROM 425 stores programs and data for performing effects, and mainly stores programs and data related to sound. The amplifier 426 amplifies the audio signal from the sound source IC 424 and outputs it to the speakers 13a, 13b, 109a, 110a.

  The central display board 500 includes a setting switch 501, a settlement switch 502, a selector 510, a bet switch 7a, a MAX bet switch 7, a start switch 8, a left reel stop switch 90, a middle reel stop switch 91, a right reel stop switch 92, and an operation. Action transmission mechanisms 520 and 560 and detection switches 550 and 590 are connected.

  As described above, the setting switch 501 is operated when changing a setting value for determining the payout rate (medal payout rate) of the slot machine 1. The settlement switch 502 is a switch for storing medals obtained by inserting medals or winning a small role in the slot machine 1 and paying out the stored medals out of the slot machine 1.

  As described above, the selector 510 discriminates and sorts the input inserted from the medal insertion unit 6 as a regular medal or a foreign object. The bet switch 7a bets one medal at a time as described above, and the MAX bet switch 7 bets three medals at a time as described above. The start switch 8 is a lever switch for instructing to rotate the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 all at once as described above.

  The left reel stop switch 90, the middle reel stop switch 91, and the right reel stop switch 92 are for stopping the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 as described above.

  The operation action transmission mechanism 520 is an operation action by the left reel stop switch 90, the middle reel stop switch 91, and the right reel stop switch 92 described above, and the operation of the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 of the spinning device 610. The stop action is transmitted to the detection switch 550.

  The detection switch 550 serving as a detection unit detects an operation action by each left reel stop switch 90, middle reel stop switch 91, and right reel stop switch 92 transmitted by the operation action transmission mechanism 520. The detection switch 550 is provided corresponding to each of the left reel stop switch 90, the middle reel stop switch 91, and the right reel stop switch 92.

  The operation action transmission mechanism 560 transmits an action for starting rotation of the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 of the spinning device 610, which is an operation action by the start switch 8 described above, to the detection switch 590.

  The detection switch 590 serving as detection means detects the operation action by the start switch 8 transmitted by the operation action transmission mechanism 560.

  These operation action transmission mechanisms 520 and 560 are provided with, for example, fluid movement detection sensors, and the operation actions by the left reel stop switch 90, the middle reel stop switch 91, and the right reel stop switch 92, and the start switch 8 The detection result by the fluid movement detection sensor can be obtained in accordance with the operation action by. As described above, when the detection result by the fluid movement detection sensor is obtained, for example, when there is a detection by any of the detection switches 550 and 590 even though there is no detection result by the fluid movement detection sensor, It is possible to recognize that any one of the detection switches 550 and 590 is malfunctioning.

  The reel substrate 600 includes a left reel motor 601, a middle reel motor 602, a right reel motor 603, a reel sensor (left reel) 604, a reel sensor (middle reel) 605, a reel sensor (right reel) 606, an external concentration terminal 690, A door switch 4a is connected.

  The left reel motor 601, middle reel motor 602, and right reel motor 603 are stepping motors that accelerate, decelerate, and stop the left reel 611, middle reel 612, and right reel 613. A reel sensor (left reel) 604, a reel sensor (middle reel) 605, and a reel sensor (right reel) 606 detect rotational angular positions of the left reel 611, middle reel 612, and right reel 613.

  The external concentration terminal 690 receives signals related to game information such as medal payout and medal insertion, and signals related to security such as door opening, setting change, insertion error and payout error, and outputs them to the hall computer. The door switch 4a transmits a door open / close switch signal.

  A hopper device 710, a reset switch 751, a power switch 752, and a setting change validation switch 753 are connected to the power device board 700. As described above, the hopper device 710 pays out medals in response to winning a game. The reset switch 751 stops outputting the error signal and outputs a reset switch signal for recovering from the error state. The power switch 752 is operated when supplying power to the entire slot machine 1.

  The setting change validation switch 753 transmits a setting change validation signal for validating the operation of the setting switch 501 described above.

  Next, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, details of the operation action transmission mechanism 520 that transmits the operation actions of the left reel stop switch 90, the middle reel stop switch 91, and the right reel stop switch 92 of the stop switch unit 9A described above. Will be described. Here, FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state before each left reel stop switch 90, middle reel stop switch 91, and right reel stop switch 92 are operated, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which operation by the reel stop switch 91 and the right reel stop switch 92 was performed.

  In the following description, the configuration of the operation action transmission mechanism 520 corresponding to each left reel stop switch 90, middle reel stop switch 91, and right reel stop switch 92 of the stop switch unit 9A is substantially the same. The operation action transmission mechanism 520 of the left reel stop switch 90 will be described as a representative.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation action transmission mechanism 520 includes a conduit 521 that houses a fluid 520a that is an operation action transmission means, and a detection switch that detects an operation action by the left reel stop switch 90 by the movement of the fluid 520a. 550.

  A fluid pumping unit 530 that pumps the fluid 520a is provided on one end side of the body 521a of the conduit 521, and a fluid pressure receiving unit 540 that receives the pumped fluid 520a is provided on the other end of the body 521a. . The fluid 520a inside the conduit 521 may be a liquid or gas made of a non-conductive material. Moreover, the conduit | pipe 521 can be comprised with nonelectroconductive members, such as resin. As described above, when the fluid 520a is made of a non-conductive material and the conduit 521 is made of a non-conductive member, a special prize for inducing a prize such as a bonus to the conduit 521 (BB: Big bonus, RB: Regular bonus) is provided. Intrusion of noise signals by radio waves or the like is eliminated.

  Even if an illegal board (called a hanging board) is charged in the conduit 521, the left reel stop switch 90 and the detection switch 550 are electrically insulated, so a bonus (BB: Big bonus) , RB: Regular Bonus) etc. are induced, and no illegal act such that a medal is extracted illegally is performed. In addition, since it becomes difficult for a noise signal to enter due to a special radio wave or the like for inducing a prize such as a bonus (BB: Big Bonus, RB: Regular Bonus), the detection switch 530 may malfunction due to the noise signal. Absent.

  The body portion 521a is covered with a heat insulating member 521b. As described above, by covering the body portion 521a with the heat insulating member 521b, even if the temperature inside the housing 2 rises, heat is hardly transmitted to the fluid 520a in the body portion 521a, and volume expansion of the fluid 520a occurs. It becomes difficult.

  The fluid pumping part 530 on one end side of the body part 521a is accommodated in a case body 532 attached to a mounting plate 93 on the back side of the stop switch unit 9A via screws 531. The body portion 521 a of the conduit 521 is inserted through the insertion hole 533 of the case body 532 via the seal member 534. As a result, the inside of the case body 532 is sealed, and entry of dust and the like is prevented. Further, since the fluid pumping unit 530 is accommodated in the case body 532, there is no possibility that the fluid pumping unit 530 is illegally operated from the outside.

  In addition, the case body 532 can be comprised with what has heat insulation. As described above, when the case body 532 is configured to have heat insulation properties, even if the temperature inside the housing 2 rises, it becomes difficult for heat to be transferred to the fluid 520a in the fluid pumping unit 530, and the volume expansion of the fluid 520a, etc. And the detection switch 550 is not erroneously turned on.

  Further, the fluid pumping unit 530 accommodates a valve 536 attached to one end of the piston shaft 535. The piston shaft 535 is inserted into the insertion hole 94 of the mounting plate 93 so as to be able to advance and retract. Further, the other end of the piston shaft 535 is in contact with the central portion on the back side of the operation element 90b that is biased in the protruding direction by the coil spring 90a of the left reel stop switch 90. Note that the other end of the piston shaft 535 may be fixed to the center portion on the back side of the operation element 90b.

  On the other hand, the fluid pressure receiving portion 540 on the other end side of the body portion 521a is disposed in an empty space on the back surface (back plate) of the housing 2, for example. The fluid pressure receiving portion 540 is not limited to the empty space on the back surface (back plate), and may be disposed in any empty space on the left and right upper and lower surfaces (side plates) of the housing 2.

  Further, the fluid pressure receiving portion 540 is accommodated in a case body 542 attached to, for example, the back surface (back plate) of the housing 2 via screws 541. The body portion 521 a of the conduit 521 is inserted through the insertion hole 543 of the case body 542 through the seal member 544. As a result, the inside of the case body 542 is sealed to prevent entry of dust or the like. Further, since the fluid pressure receiving portion 540 is accommodated in the case body 542, there is no possibility that the fluid pressure receiving portion 540 is illegally operated from the outside.

  In addition, the case body 542 can be comprised with what has heat insulation similarly to the above. As described above, when the case body 542 is configured to have a heat insulating property, even if the temperature inside the housing 2 rises, heat is hardly transmitted to the fluid 520a in the fluid pressure receiving portion 540, and the volume expansion of the fluid 520a, etc. And the detection switch 550 is not erroneously turned on.

  Further, the fluid pressure receiving portion 540 accommodates a valve 546 attached to one end of the piston shaft 545. The valve 546 is urged by a spring 547 in a direction to be pushed into the fluid pressure receiving portion 540.

  The other end of the piston shaft 545 is covered with the case body 542 and is in contact with the switch piece 551 of the detection switch 550 attached to, for example, the back surface (back plate) of the housing 2. Here, the detection switch 550 is a mechanical type, but is not limited thereto, and may be another sensor such as an optical type having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit.

  In such a configuration, when the operation (pressing) to the left reel stop switch 90 is not performed, the operating element 90b is urged in the protruding direction by the coil spring 90a, thereby pressing the piston shaft 535. Therefore, fluid pumping from the fluid pumping unit 530 does not occur.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the left reel stop switch 90 is operated (pressed), the operating element 90b is pushed against the urging force of the coil spring 90a. At this time, the piston shaft 545 is also pushed in, whereby the internal pressure of the fluid pumping portion 530 is increased by the movement of the valve 536 attached to one end of the piston shaft 535, and the fluid 520a in the body portion 521a is in the direction of the arrow. It moves to the fluid pressure receiving part 540 side.

  At this time, when the internal pressure of the fluid pressure receiving portion 540 is increased, the piston shaft 545 to which the valve 546 is attached moves in the arrow direction against the urging force of the spring 547. Along with this, the other end of the piston shaft 545 moves to the detection switch 550 side, and when the switch piece 551 is pushed in, the detection switch 550 is turned on. When the detection switch 550 is turned on, the act of operating the left reel stop switch 90 is detected.

  When the operation (pressing) on the left reel stop switch 90 is released, the operating element 90b is pushed back by the urging force of the coil spring 90a. At this time, the pressure on the piston shaft 545 of the fluid pumping unit 530 is released, so that the increase in internal pressure of the fluid pumping unit 530 by the valve 536 attached to one end of the piston shaft 535 is released.

  As a result, the pressure of the fluid 520a from the fluid pumping unit 530 to the fluid pressure receiving unit 540 is also released, so that the valve 546 attached to the piston shaft 545 is pushed back by the biasing force of the spring 547. At this time, when the other end of the piston shaft 545 is separated from the switch piece 551 of the detection switch 550, the detection switch 550 is turned off.

  Further, the valve 546 attached to the piston shaft 545 is pushed back by the biasing force of the spring 547, so that the pressure of the fluid 520a from the fluid pressure receiving portion 540 to the fluid pumping portion 530 is increased and attached to one end of the piston shaft 535. Valve 536 is returned to the home position shown in FIG.

  As described above, for example, the operation action by the left reel stop switch 90 is performed by the detection of the detection switch 530 according to the change in the pressure of the fluid 520a from the fluid pumping unit 530 to the fluid pressure receiving unit 540. And the detection switch 550 are not electrically coupled. Therefore, as described above, for example, even if an unauthorized board on which an unauthorized program is written is loaded into the operation action transmission mechanism 520, a signal from the unauthorized board is transmitted to the main control board 300 side via the operation action transmission mechanism 520. Therefore, it is difficult to perform an illegal act in which a medal is illegally extracted.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 6 to 10, an operation for transmitting the action for starting rotation of the left reel 611, the middle reel 612, and the right reel 613 of the spinning device 610, which is an operation action by the start switch 8 described above. Details of the action transmission mechanism 560 will be described. Here, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state before the operation by the start switch 8 is performed, FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a portion A of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a start switch of FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are cross-sectional views for explaining an operation action transmission mechanism 560 according to an operation by the start switch 8.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation action transmission mechanism 560 is similar to the operation action transmission mechanism 520 described above, and includes a conduit 561 that accommodates a fluid 560a that is an operation action transmission means, and a start switch that moves by the movement of the fluid 560a. 8 is provided with a detection switch 590 for detecting an operation action by the control unit 8.

  A fluid pumping portion 570 that pumps the fluid 560a is provided on one end side of the body portion 561a of the conduit 561, and a fluid pressure receiving portion 580 that receives the pumped fluid 560a is provided on the other end side of the body portion 561a. . Note that the fluid 560a is made of a non-conductive material in the same manner as described above, and the conduit 561 can be formed of a non-conductive member such as a resin in the same manner as above. Further, the fluid 560a inside the conduit 561 may be a liquid or a gas as described above.

  As a result, similarly to the above, the entry of noise signals due to special radio waves or the like for inducing winnings such as bonuses (BB: Big bonus, RB: Regular bonus) to the conduit 561 is eliminated. Similarly to the above, even if an illegal substrate (called a hanging substrate) is loaded in the conduit 561, the start switch 8 and the detection switch 590 are electrically insulated, so that the bonus (BB: A winning action such as a big bonus or RB (regular bonus) is induced, and an illegal act such that a medal is illegally extracted is not performed. In addition, as described above, it is difficult for a noise signal to enter due to a special radio wave or the like, so that the detection switch 590 does not malfunction due to the noise signal.

  The body portion 561a is covered with a heat insulating member 561b as described above. The fluid pumping part 570 on one end side of the body part 561a is accommodated in a case body 572 attached to the back side of the operation panel part 3C of the front door 3 via screws 571. The body portion 561 a of the conduit 561 is inserted through the insertion hole 573 of the case body 572 via the seal member 574. Thereby, like the above, the inside of case body 572 is sealed. Further, since the fluid pumping unit 570 is accommodated in the case body 572, there is no possibility that the fluid pumping unit 570 is illegally operated from the outside in the same manner as described above. In addition, the case body 572 can be comprised by what has heat insulation similarly to the above.

  In addition, a valve 575 is accommodated in the fluid pressure feeding unit 570. The valve 575 is in contact with a pressing member 80 that applies a pressing force according to the operation of the operation knob 8 a of the start switch 8.

  Here, the configuration on the start switch 8 side will be described. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a spherical bearing portion 82 is attached to the shaft portion 81 of the operation knob 8a. A screw shaft portion 84 a of a connecting member 84 to which the above-described pressing member 80 is attached is screwed into the screw hole 83 of the bearing portion 82.

  Further, the bearing portion 82 is swingably accommodated in the holding holes 85c of the two-divided holding members 85a and 85b attached to the screw holes 3a of the operation panel portion 3C of the front door 3. A spring 86 is mounted between the bottom portion 82a of the bearing portion 82 and the bottom portions 84b of the holding members 85a and 85b. The spring 86 urges the bearing portion 82 in the outward direction (the direction opposite to pressing).

  As a result, the bearing portion 82 can move outward (in a direction opposite to pressing) or inward (pressing direction) within the holding hole 85c of the holding members 85a and 85b while receiving the biasing force of the spring 86. At the same time, it can swing freely in the vertical and horizontal directions and in the circumferential direction. As a result, the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 can be operated by pressing the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 inward, pressing in the up / down / left / right direction, or rotating in the circumferential direction.

  Further, in accordance with the operation of the operation knob 8 a of the start switch 8, the above-described pressing member 80 presses the valve 575 of the fluid pumping unit 570 to increase the internal pressure of the fluid pumping unit 570.

  On the other hand, the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 on the other end side of the body portion 561a is disposed in an empty space on the back surface (back plate) of the housing 2 in the same manner as described above. Note that the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 is not limited to the empty space on the back surface (back plate), but may be disposed in any empty space on the left, right, upper and lower surfaces (side plates) of the housing 2 as described above.

  Further, the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 is accommodated in a case body 582 attached to, for example, the back surface (back plate) of the housing 2 via screws 581. The body portion 561 a of the conduit 561 is inserted through the insertion hole 583 of the case body 582 via the seal member 584. As a result, similarly to the above, the inside of the case body 582 is sealed, and entry of dust or the like is prevented. Further, since the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 is accommodated in the case body 582, similarly to the above, there is no possibility that the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 is illegally operated from the outside. In addition, the case body 582 can be comprised with what has heat insulation similarly to the above.

  Further, the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 accommodates a valve 586 attached to one end of the piston shaft 585 in the same manner as described above. The valve 586 is biased by a spring 587 in a direction to be pushed into the fluid pressure receiving portion 580.

  The other end of the piston shaft 585 is covered with a case body 582 and is in contact with a switch piece 551 of a detection switch 590 attached to, for example, the back surface (back plate) of the housing 2. Here, the detection switch 590 is a mechanical type, but is not limited to this, and may be another sensor such as an optical type having a light emitting part and a light receiving part as described above.

  In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, when the operation of the start switch 8 via the operation knob 8 a is not performed, the bearing 82 described above is moved outward (opposite to pressing) by the spring 86. Since the fluid pressure feeding unit 570 is not pressed against the valve 575 by the pressing member 80, the fluid pressure feeding from the fluid pressure feeding unit 570 does not occur.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when the operation knob 8 a of the start switch 8 is pressed downward, for example, the bearing portion 82 receives the urging force of the spring 86 and swings in the holding holes 85 c of the holding members 85 a and 85 b. Move. In accordance with this, the connecting member 84 to which the pressing member 80 is attached is tilted, and the pressing member 80 is further tilted, whereby the valve 575 is pushed in and the internal pressure of the fluid pumping unit 570 is increased. Thereby, the fluid 560a in the trunk | drum 561a moves to the fluid pressure receiving part 580 side which is an arrow direction.

  At this time, when the internal pressure of the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 is increased, the piston shaft 585 moves in the arrow direction against the urging force of the spring 587. Along with this, the other end of the piston shaft 585 moves to the detection switch 590 side, and when the switch piece 551 is pushed in, the detection switch 590 is turned on. When the detection switch 590 is turned on, the operation action of the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 is detected.

  When the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 is released, for example, downward, the operation knob 8a is returned to the home position shown in FIG. 6 via the bearing portion 82 that receives the biasing force of the spring 86. At this time, since the pushing of the valve 575 by the pressing member 80 is eliminated, the increase in the internal pressure of the fluid pumping unit 530 is eliminated.

  Accordingly, as described above, the pressure of the fluid 560a from the fluid pumping unit 530 to the fluid pressure receiving unit 540 is also eliminated, so that the valve 546 attached to the piston shaft 545 is pushed back by the biasing force of the spring 547. At this time, when the other end of the piston shaft 545 is separated from the switch piece 551 of the detection switch 550, the detection switch 550 is turned off.

  Similarly to the above, when the valve 546 attached to the piston shaft 545 is pushed back by the biasing force of the spring 547, the pressure of the fluid 560a from the fluid pressure receiving portion 540 to the fluid pressure feeding portion 530 increases, and the valve 575 is shown in FIG. 6 is returned to the home position.

  Thus, since the operation action by the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 is performed by the detection of the detection switch 590 according to the change in the pressure of the fluid 560a from the fluid pressure feeding unit 570 to the fluid pressure receiving unit 580, as described above. The operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 and the detection switch 590 are not electrically coupled. Therefore, as described above, for example, even when an unauthorized board on which an unauthorized program is written is loaded into the operation action transmission mechanism 560, a signal from the unauthorized board is transmitted to the main control board 300 side via the operation action transmission mechanism 560. Therefore, it is difficult to perform an illegal act in which a medal is illegally extracted.

  Note that the detection switch 590 is turned on in the same manner when the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 is pressed downward, in addition to pressing the operation knob 8a upward, left and right, and further in the circumferential direction. An operation action is detected.

  Even when the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 is pushed in, for example, in the horizontal direction, the detection switch 590 is turned on in the same manner, and the operation action of the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 is detected.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the bearing portion 82 resists the biasing force of the spring 86 and moves horizontally in the holding holes 85c of the holding members 85a and 85b. In accordance with this, the connecting member 84 is pushed in horizontally, and the entire surface of the pressing member 80 presses the valve 575, whereby the internal pressure of the fluid pumping unit 570 is increased.

  Similarly to the above, the fluid 560a in the body portion 561a moves to the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 side in the arrow direction, so that the piston shaft 585 on the fluid pressure receiving portion 580 side resists the biasing force of the spring 587 in the arrow direction. When the switch piece 551 is pushed in, the detection switch 590 is turned on.

  When the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 is released from the horizontal direction, the operation knob 8a is returned to the home position shown in FIG. 6 via the bearing portion 82 that receives the biasing force of the spring 86 as described above. At this time, as described above, the increase in the internal pressure of the fluid pumping unit 530 is eliminated, and the pressure of the fluid 560a from the fluid pumping unit 530 to the fluid pressure receiving unit 540 is also eliminated, so that the valve 546 attached to the piston shaft 545 is spring 547. When the other end of the piston shaft 545 is separated from the switch piece 551 of the detection switch 550, the detection switch 550 is turned off.

  As described above, in this embodiment, each left reel stop switch 90, middle reel stop switch 91, right reel stop switch 92, and start switch 8 as operation means related to the game are attached to the housing 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. Detection switches 550 and 590 provided on the front door 3 as detection means for detecting an operation action by each left reel stop switch 90, middle reel stop switch 91, right reel stop switch 92, and start switch 8 are provided on the housing 2 side. Provided between each of the left reel stop switch 90, the middle reel stop switch 91, the right reel stop switch 92, the start switch 8 and the detection switches 550 and 590, conduits 521 and 561 serving as operation action transmission means. The fluid 520a and 560a contained in the Te, and so the left reel stop switch 90, the center reel stop switch 91, the right reel stop switch 92, the operation action by the start switch 8 is transmitted.

  In this case, the detection switches 550 and 590 are disposed at a position far from the front door 3, and the operation action is transmitted to the detection switches 550 and 590 by the fluids 520a and 560a. Special radio waves to induce winnings such as bonuses (BB: Big Bonus, RB: Regular Bonus) to the conduits 521 and 561 serving as means for transmitting an operation action to signal lines that output detection results As a result, it is difficult to enter a noise signal due to, for example, an illegal act of improper boarding in the vicinity of the front door 3 or a malfunction due to a noise signal.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the fluids 520a and 560a accommodated in the conduits 521 and 561 are made of a non-conductive material, entry of noise signals due to special radio waves or the like to the conduits 521 and 561 is prevented. , Malfunction due to the noise signal can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the conduits 521 and 561 that contain the fluids 520a and 560a are made of a non-conductive member, and are further covered with the heat insulating members 521b and 561b. Intrusion of a noise signal due to a special radio wave or the like is prevented, and even when the temperature inside the housing 2 rises, heat is hardly transmitted to the fluids 520a and 560a accommodated in the conduits 521 and 561, and the fluid 520a , 560a volume expansion or the like, it is possible to prevent erroneous transmission of the operation action to the detection switches 550, 590 by the operating means.

  In the present embodiment, for example, the fluid pumping units 530 and 570 are accommodated in the case bodies 532 and 572, so that there is no possibility that the fluid pumping units 530 and 570 are illegally operated from the outside. Similarly, since the fluid pressure receiving portions 540 and 580 are accommodated in the case bodies 542 and 582, there is no possibility that the fluid pressure receiving portions 540 and 580 are illegally operated from the outside.

  In addition, since the operation by the start switch 8 in this embodiment is performed by pressing the operation knob 8a inward, pressing up / down / left / right, or rotating in the circumferential direction, The degree of freedom of operation with the operation knob 8a of the start switch 8 can be increased.

  Not only slot machines but also other game machines such as pachinko machines, pinball game machines, arrange ball game machines, and ball balls are applicable.

It is a front view which shows one Example of the spinning cylinder type game device which is a game machine of this invention. It is a front view which expands and shows the stop switch unit of the gaming machine of FIG. It is a front view which shows the inside of the gaming machine of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state before transmission of an operation action by each left reel stop switch, middle reel stop switch, and right reel stop switch in the operation action transmission mechanism of FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which an operation action is transmitted by each left reel stop switch, middle reel stop switch, and right reel stop switch in the operation action transmission mechanism of FIG. 3. It is sectional drawing which shows the state before transmission of the operation action by the start switch in the operation action transmission mechanism of FIG. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the A section of FIG. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the start switch of FIG. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating transmission of the operation action according to the operation action by a start switch in the operation action transmission mechanism of FIG. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating transmission of the operation action according to the operation action by a start switch in the operation action transmission mechanism of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Case 3 Front door 3C Operation panel part 7, 7a Bet switch 8 Start switch 8a Operation knob 9A Stop switch unit 80 Press member 81 Shaft part 82 Bearing part 84 Connection member 84a Screw shaft part 85a, 85b Holding member 85c Holding hole 86 Spring 90 Left reel stop switch 90b Operator 91 Middle reel stop switch 92 Right reel stop switch 300 Main control board 400 Sub control board 410 Production control board 500 Central display board 520, 560 Operation action transmission mechanism 520a, 560a Fluid 521 , 561 Conduit 521a, 561a Body part 521b, 561b Heat insulation member 530, 570 Fluid pressure feeding part 532, 542, 572, 582 Case body 535, 585 Piston shaft 536, 546, 576, 586 Valve 54 0, 580 Fluid pressure receiving portion 545 Piston shaft 547, 587 Spring 550, 590 Detection switch 551 Switch piece 600 Reel board

Claims (1)

Provided on the front of the gaming machine, operation means related to the game,
An operation action transmission means for transmitting an operation action by the operation means by a fluid;
A detection means provided inside the gaming machine and detecting an operation action by the operation means transmitted by the operation action transmission means ;
The fluid is composed of a non-conductive material and is contained in a conduit;
The game machine , wherein the conduit is made of a non-conductive member and is covered with a heat insulating member .

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