JP5791472B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a hold display means for displaying the number of effective holds of game balls won in a start winning device.

  A gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine, etc. includes a middle frame attached to the outer frame, a game board with an installation member disposed on the back side and attached to the middle frame, a front frame attached to the front side of the middle frame, etc. It has. In the game board, a game area in which guide nails, various winning devices, effect devices, and the like are arranged is defined on the front side, and an opening penetrating the board surface in the front-rear direction is formed in the game area. An annular decorative member (also referred to as a center accessory) formed in a shape along the opening edge is disposed at the opening edge of the opening, and the inner opening of the decorative member is used as an effect region. The installation member includes an installation wall portion that is spaced rearward from the rear surface of the game board and is parallel to the rear surface, and a display opening that opposes the effect area in the front and rear is formed in the center of the installation wall portion. Yes. A display device is attached to the rear side of the installation wall portion with the display unit facing the display opening, and various rendering devices are attached to the front side of the installation wall portion. The display unit and the effect device of the display device are configured to be viewed from the front side of the game board facing the effect region of the decorative member. In such a gaming machine, when a game ball launched into the gaming area wins a start winning device arranged below the decorative member in the gaming area in a pachinko game, the display unit of the display device changes the design. An effect is performed, and the effect device is configured to perform an effect operation by displacing or moving an effect member provided in the effect device in accordance with the symbol variation effect.

  In the gaming machine, in a pachinko game, when a next game ball is won and detected in the start winning device during a symbol variation effect on the display unit of the display device, a preset number (for example, four) Is stored as valid hold, and when the symbol variation effect on the display unit by the previously won game ball is completed, the symbol variation effect by the next winning game ball is continuously performed. The gaming machine is provided with a holding display means for displaying the number of the game balls that have been won, and the number of the game balls that have been won is displayed to the player. Here, the holding display means includes a plurality of LED lamps arranged in a portion adjacent to the display opening on the front side of the installation wall portion, and displays with a picture or a pattern on the display portion of the display device. And so on. A gaming machine provided with a hold display means for displaying the number of effective holds of such winning game balls is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

JP 2003-340038 A

  By the way, the effect device is arranged on the front side of the display unit on the upper and lower sides or the right and left sides of the display device, and the size of the effect member is increased or the amount of movement of the effect member is set large. By doing so, the production effect can be enhanced. Accordingly, many of the effect devices are configured to extend the effect member to the front side of the display unit in conjunction with the contents of the symbol variation effect on the display unit of the display device. Thus, in the case of the production mode in which the production member extends to the front side of the display device or the front side of the display unit, and the production member stops for a while in the extended state, the front side of the holding display means There is an inconvenience that the stage member is located and the hold display means is hidden, so that the player cannot quickly confirm the number of effective holds of the winning game balls.

  Therefore, the present invention has been devised to solve the above-described problem, and is configured to be able to confirm the display of the effective number of holds by the hold display means without being affected by the movement of the effect member. The purpose is to provide a machine.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application provides:
A decoration member (28) that is arranged on a game board (D) in which a game area (10) where a game ball flows down is defined to form an effect area (28A), and an effect area in the decoration member (28) ( 28A) is provided at the lower part of the inner circumference so that the game ball can roll, and the ball guide surface (91) where the rolled game ball falls into the game area (10) and the rear side of the game board (D). setting has been pre Ki演 out region (28A) through the recreation board Symbol prior co the face in front of (D) a game area (10) starting winning opening of game balls flowing down (20 a, 20B) to the incoming prize display symbol variation effect is performed in response to (H), and the starting winning opening (20 a, 20B) holding display means (50) for displaying the effective number of holding the game ball that is finished in the In a gaming machine provided with a production member (102, 103) movable to a position overlapping the front of the display device (H),
The hold display means (50)
A main body (51) disposed below the ball guide surface (91);
The ball guide surface (91) is provided so as to protrude upward from the main body portion (51) and bend in the extending direction of the ball guide surface (91) so as to be positioned on the outer peripheral side of the effect region (28A). A holding display part (52, 53) that is positioned further upward and forms a gap that opens back and forth between the ball guide surface (91),
The hold display unit (52, 53) of the hold display means (50) is positioned so as to overlap the display device (H) facing the effect area (28A), and the hold display means (50) and the display device The effect member (102, 103) is disposed between (H) ,
The effect member (102, 103) overlaps behind the on-hold display means (50), and a part is visually recognized from the front side through a gap between the on-hold display unit (52, 53) and the ball guide surface (91). The first possible posture and the portion visible from the front side through the gap move to the center side of the effect area (28A) rather than the position where the holding display portion (52, 53) is located, and visible from the front side The gist is that the posture can be changed to the second posture which can be changed .

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the holding display means for displaying the number of the effective holdings of the game ball in which the winning at the start winning opening is detected is disposed at a position overlapping the display unit of the display device. At the same time, since the effect member is disposed between the hold display means and the display unit, the hold display means is not hidden by the effect member even if the effect member moves forward of the display unit of the display device. Therefore, the display of the effective hold number on the hold display means can always be visually recognized without being affected by the operation of the effect member, and the effective hold number can be confirmed accurately and promptly.
In addition, the effect member is configured to move to the center side of the effect region from a position overlapping the rear of the holding display means located on the outer peripheral side of the effect region, so that the effect member is moving In addition, it is possible to appropriately confirm the display of the number of effective holds by the hold display means.

In the invention according to claim 2,
The first start winning opening (20A) and the second starting winning opening (20B) are provided as start winning openings through which game balls can be won.
The hold display section (52, 53)
A first holding display unit (52) for displaying the number of effective holdings of the game balls which are positioned at one end side in the extending direction of the ball guiding surface (91) and which have won the first start winning opening (20A); A second hold display section (53) for displaying the number of effective holds of the game balls which are located on the other end side in the extending direction of the ball guide surface (91) and win the second start winning opening (20B) And the first holding display part (52) protruding upward from the main body part (51) is bent toward the arrangement side of the second holding display part (53) and upward from the main body part (51). The protruding second holding display part (53) is provided to bend toward the arrangement side of the first holding display part (52),
The effect member (102, 103) is visible from the front side through a gap between one of the first and second reserved display portions (52, 53) and the ball guide surface (91) in the first posture. A second decorative portion (120) and a second visible portion located between the bent end portions of the first hold display portion (52) and the second hold display portion (53) in the first posture and visible from the front side; With a decorative part (121),
The game board (D) is provided with an installation member (30) defining a space between the game board (D) and the display device (30) on the rear side of the installation member (30). H) is disposed,
When the effect member (102, 103) and the hold display means (50) are arranged on the front side of the installation member (30) and the effect member (102, 103) is displaced in the second posture, the installation member ( The gist of the present invention is that the decorative part 30) is configured to be visible from the front side .

In invention of Claim 3,
In the production member (102, 103),
Centered on the shaft portion (106), is supported rotatably in the first posture and the second posture, and is located behind the main body portion (51) of the holding display means (50) in the first posture from the front side. The first effect member (102) that becomes invisible and moves to the center side of the effect area (28A) from the position where the holding display part (52, 53) is disposed in the second posture and is visible from the front side. )When,
A retracted position supported by the first effect member (102) and proximate to the shaft (106) side with respect to the first effect member (102) and an extension extending to the opposite side of the shaft (106). A second effect member (103) capable of moving forward and backward between the exit positions,
In the first posture, a part of the second effect member (103) positioned in the retracted position is visually recognized from the front side through a gap between the holding display part (52, 53) and the ball guide surface (91). Configured to be able to
When the posture is displaced to the second posture, the portion of the second effect member (103) that is visible from the front side through the gap is more than the effect area (52, 53) than the arrangement position of the hold display portion (52, 53). 28A) is moved to the center side so as to be visible from the front side, and the second effect member (103) can be moved to the extended position in the second posture .

In the invention according to claim 4,
The lower region of the presentation area (28A), fluoroscopy protective plate to be positioned on the front side (95) is disposed in the hold display unit (50),
In the first posture, the effect member (102, 103) is located on the rear side of the fluoroscopic protective plate (95), and when the posture is displaced to the second posture, the portion visible from the front side through the gap The gist of the invention is that it is positioned above the fluoroscopic protection plate (95) in front of the display device (H) .
Therefore, according to the invention according to claim 4, even if the game ball moves to the front side of the hold display means in the effect area, the game ball hits the fluoroscopy protection plate and does not hit the hold display means. It is possible to prevent the hold display means from being damaged or defective. Further, even if the fluoroscopic protective plate is disposed on the front side of the holding display means, it is possible to appropriately confirm the display of the number of the effective balls being held by the holding display means.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to confirm the display of the effective number of reservations by the reservation display means without being affected by the movement of the effect member.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine of an example. It is a front view of the game board in the pachinko machine of the example. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attaches a holding | maintenance display apparatus to the installation member which installed the movable production | presentation apparatus etc. It is a disassembled perspective view of the holding | maintenance display apparatus seen from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the holding | maintenance display apparatus seen from the rear side. It is a front view of the movable production | presentation apparatus which carried out attitude | position displacement to the 3rd attitude | position. It is a disassembled perspective view of a movable production | presentation apparatus. (a) is a front view of the installation member in a movable attitude | position device in a 1st attitude | position, (b) is the IX-IX sectional view taken on the line of (a). (a) is a front view of the installation member in a movable attitude | position in a 3rd attitude | position, (b) is sectional drawing which fractured | ruptured each member except a movable effect apparatus by the XX line of (a). .

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. As a gaming machine, a general pachinko machine P will be described as an example. In the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” refer to the pachinko machine P viewed from the front (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. Named by state.

(Pachinko machine)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine P according to the embodiment is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens forward and backward, and an outer frame A as a fixed frame that is installed in a vertically installed posture on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game shop. A middle frame B as a main body frame for detachably holding the game board D is assembled to the front side of the opening so as to be openable and detachable. Then, on the back side of the game board D, a design for performing a design variation effect is displayed by variably displaying a design for an event triggered by the establishment of a predetermined condition (winning of a game ball (pachinko ball) to a start winning device 20 described later). A display device (display device) H is detachably disposed. Further, on the front side of the middle frame B, a decoration configured to cover a window portion opened in the front and back with a glass plate for transparently protecting the game board D and a transparent protective plate 26 formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. A front frame C as a frame is assembled so as to be openable and closable, and a lower ball tray F that stores game balls below the front frame C is assembled to the middle frame B. Further, an upper ball tray E for storing game balls is integrally assembled at a lower position of the front frame C, and the upper ball tray E is also opened and closed integrally with the opening and closing of the front frame C. The

  An operation handle G for operating a ball striking device (not shown) disposed in the middle frame B is provided at a lower right position of the middle frame B. The ball striking device is operated by operating the operation handle G. As a result of the operation, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray E are continuously launched toward the game board D one by one at a predetermined interval. In the embodiment, as the symbol display device H, a liquid crystal display device provided with a display effect unit H1 composed of a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying various symbols and accommodating the display effect unit H1 in an accommodation case is adopted. The present invention is not limited to this, and various conventionally known display devices capable of stopping and variably displaying various symbols such as a drum-type symbol display device and a dot matrix-type symbol display device can be adopted. Further, the upper ball tray E may be formed separately from the front frame C and assembled to the middle frame B so as to be opened and closed.

(Game board)
As shown in FIG. 2, the game board D is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin plate such as acrylic or polycarbonate, or a wood plywood such as veneer, and a game board holding portion (not shown) provided on the middle frame B. 3) formed in the shape of a substantially rectangular flat plate having an outer edge that matches the inner edge shape, and a game area 10 is provided on the front side thereof, and an installation member 30 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is provided on the rear side thereof. Has been. Further, on the front side of the game board D, an outer rail 11 extending in an arc shape from the lower left part to the upper right part, and an inner rail 12 arranged side by side from the center lower part to the upper left part inside the outer rail 11, Between the upper right part of the outer rail 11 and the lower part of the inner rail 12, a panel decoration member 13 or the like having a curved shape that is recessed rightward is disposed, and is surrounded by the rails 11 and 12 and the panel decoration member 13. The inside is configured as the gaming area 10. Thereby, the game ball launched from the hitting ball launching device passes between the outer rail 11 and the inner rail 12 and is launched to the upper left part of the game area 10 and then flows down in the game area 10. However, the extending length of the inner rail 12 may be set to be large so that the game area 10 is formed by the outer rail 11 and the inner rail 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board D includes a frame-shaped decorative member (decorative member) 28 in which a large through-hole 14 is formed in the center and a display window 28A opened in the front and rear is formed as an effect area. It arrange | positions so that the opening edge of the through-hole 14 may be covered. The frame-shaped decorative member 28 includes a display effect portion H1 of the symbol display device H (see FIG. 3) that is detachably disposed on the rear side of the installation member 30 in a portion exposed to the front side of the game board D. Decorated with the contents of the design variation effect displayed in. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the display window 28 </ b> A of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 has a display effect unit H <b> 1 of the symbol display device H disposed on the rear side of the installation member 30, and the installation. A movable rendering device 100 and first to third decorative members 40, 41, and 42, which will be described later, which are disposed on the front side of the member 30, and a hold display device 50 and the like which will be described later are faced.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the frame-shaped decorative member 28 has a ball entrance 90 that opens in the game area 10 and opens in the lower left portion of the display window 28A on the left side of the display window 28A. A ball guide surface 91 that extends to the left and right and communicates with the ball entrance 90 is provided at the lower inner periphery of the display window 28A. Furthermore, a ball outlet 92 that opens to the ball guide surface 91 and opens to the game area 10 is provided in a portion of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 that is positioned above the start winning device 20. Accordingly, a part of the game ball that has flowed down the game area 10 flows into the ball guide surface 91 through the ball entrance 90, rolls the upper surface of the ball guide surface 91 to the left and right, and then guides the guide ball. It moves from the surface 91 forward and falls to the game area 10 or falls above the start winning device 20 via the ball outlet 92.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the frame-shaped decorative member 28 is provided with a transparent protective plate 95 positioned in the lower region of the display window 28 </ b> A. Is prevented from falling backward from the display window 28A. The transparent protective plate 95 is a transparent plate-like member, and extends to the left and right on the rear side of the ball guide surface 91 and rises upward from the rear end of the ball guide surface 91. And a second protection plate portion 97 extending forward from the upper edge of the first protection plate portion 96 and extending horizontally to the left and right and positioned above the ball guide surface 91. The first protective plate 96 is raised to a position that is higher than the opening on the side of the display window 28A in the ball entrance 90 and slightly higher than the upper edges of the first hold display 52 and the second hold display 53. It is set to height. The transparent protective plate 95 does not hinder the perspective of the first holding display unit 52 and the second holding display unit 53 disposed on the rear side, the first decorative member 40 described later, and the movable effect device 100 described later. .

  In addition, the game board D has a first mounting opening 15 (see FIG. 3) in the center of the right and left just below the through opening, and a second mounting at the lower left of the through opening (left side of the first mounting opening 15). A mouth (not shown) is established. A start winning device 20 is disposed above the first mounting port 15 from the front side, and a special winning device 21 is disposed below the first mounting port 15 from the front side. Is located directly under the start winning device 20. The start winning device 20 in the embodiment includes a first start winning port 20A and a second start winning port 20B provided immediately below the first start winning port 20A. When a game ball wins a game, the symbol display device H performs a symbol variation effect. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the second mounting port is provided with a normal winning tool 22 in which a plurality (three in the embodiment) of winning ports 22A are arranged. A large number of ball guide nails 23, rotating ball guides 24, and the like are arranged in the game area 10 on the front surface of the game board D.

  Each of the start winning device 20, the special winning device 21, and the normal winning device 22 is individually provided with a ball detection switch that detects a game ball that has won a prize. It is attached to the rear side of the member 30 and sent to a main controller (not shown) that comprehensively controls the pachinko machine P. When the main control device receives a detection signal from the ball detection switch of the start winning device 20, the main control device performs lottery lottery and controls to a general control device (not shown) attached to the rear side of the installation member 30. A signal is output to cause the symbol display device H to perform a symbol variation effect, and a control signal is output to a payout control device (not shown) disposed on the rear side of the middle frame B, whereby a ball payout device (Not shown) causes a predetermined number of prize balls to be paid out. And, when a big win occurs as a result of the jackpot lottery in the main control device, after the symbol variation effect in the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H, the display effect unit H1 in a predetermined symbol combination The symbols are stopped and displayed, and the opening / closing door 21A of the special prize-winning device 21 is displaced to the open position so that a large number of game balls can be won. When receiving a detection signal from the ball detection switch of the special winning device 21, the main control device outputs a control signal to the payout control device to cause the ball payout device to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. Further, when receiving a detection signal from the ball detection switch of the normal winning tool 22, the main control device outputs a control signal to the payout control device to cause the ball payout device to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls.

(Installation material)
2 to 4, the installation member 30 is a synthetic resin member integrally formed in a substantially rectangular case shape that opens to the front, and has a front open end on the rear surface of the game board D. It is abutted and attached to the game board D. The installation member 30 is opposed to the rear surface of the game board D in parallel at a predetermined interval from the rear, and the installation wall portion 31 constituting the rear surface of the game board D, and from the periphery of the installation wall portion 31 to the front. The outer peripheral wall part 32 extended and the attachment plate part 33 etc. which were formed in the shape bent outward from the front end of this outer peripheral wall part 32 are provided. That is, the installation member 30 is formed in a rectangular shape with a front opening that is surrounded by the outer peripheral wall portion 32 and opens to the game board D side, and the outer peripheral edge of the mounting plate portion 33 is more than the outer peripheral edge of the game board D. It is formed with a small shape and size. Such an installation member 30 is fixed to the game board D by screwing the mounting plate 33 to the rear surface of the game board D, and is movable to the front side of the installation wall part 31 separated from the rear surface of the game board D. A space SP that enables installation of the production device 100, the first to third decorative members 40, 41, and 42, and various accessory parts is defined.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the installation wall portion 31 of the installation member 30 is formed with a display opening (display portion) 34 penetrating in the front-rear direction, and on the rear side of the installation wall portion 31, The symbol display device H is detachably attached with the display effect portion H1 facing the display opening 34. The symbol display device H is a unit member in which a liquid crystal panel constituting the display effect portion H1 is accommodated in a housing case, and a display of the display effect portion H1 of the symbol display device H is provided on the rear surface of the housing case. A display control device that performs control and the overall control device that comprehensively controls the game effects of the pachinko machine P are disposed. In the overall control device, the symbol display device H, the illumination device provided in the front frame C, and the middle frame B are connected via a relay board (not shown) provided on the rear side of the installation wall portion 31. Arranged speakers and the like are electrically connected, and the operation of each device is controlled based on a control signal output from the overall control device. Also, the overall control device is electrically connected to each of the decorative members 40, 41, 42 disposed on the front side of the installation wall portion 31, the movable effect device 100, etc., and outputs from the overall control device. The lighting control of each lighting device and the operation of the movable effect device 100 are controlled based on the control signal. In the embodiment, for the installation wall portion 31, the upper portion of the display opening 34 is the upper plate portion 31A, the lower portion of the display opening 34 is the lower plate portion 31B, and the right portion of the display opening 34 is the right plate portion 31C. The left side portion of the opening 34 is referred to as a left plate portion 31D. The upper plate portion 31A, the lower plate portion 31B, the right plate portion 31C, and the left plate portion 31D of the installation wall portion 31 are basically formed vertically, although there are partial irregularities and steps in the front-rear direction. It is parallel to the rear surface of the game board D.

  In the pachinko machine P of the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4, 9 and 10, the movable wall extending to the front lower side of the left plate portion 31 </ b> D in the installation wall portion 31 and extending in front of the lower plate portion 31 </ b> B. An effect device 100 is provided. The first decorative member 40 having the same left and right dimensions as the left and right opening widths of the display opening 34 is disposed on the front surface of the lower plate portion 31B of the installation wall portion 31, and the front upper side of the left plate portion 31D. In addition, a second decorative member 41 is disposed, and a third decorative member 42 is disposed in front of the right plate portion 31C. In addition, a bottom wall member 43 extending in the left-right direction and projecting the right side portion upward and having a required front-rear width is disposed below the first decorative member 40 in the lower plate portion 31B. Has been. Accordingly, a recess opening upward and forward is formed on the front side of the first decorative member 40. This recess defines a storage space 86 (described later) shown in FIGS. 9B and 10B, and the bottom wall member 43 defines the lower surface of the storage space 86.

(Pending display device)
In the pachinko machine P of the embodiment, in the pachinko game, the first start winning port 20A or the second start winning port 20B of the start winning device 20 during the symbol variation effect in the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H. When the next game ball is won and detected, up to a preset number (four in each embodiment for each start winning opening 20A, 20B) is stored as valid hold, and the game won first When the symbol variation effect on the display unit by the ball is completed, the symbol variation effect by the next winning game ball is continuously performed. For this reason, in the pachinko machine P, the number of effective reservations related to the holding ball generated at the first starting winning port 20A of the start winning device 20, and the effective holding ball related to the holding ball generated at the second starting winning port 20B, As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 9, and 10, a hold display device 50 as a hold display means for displaying is attached to the front side of the bottom wall member 43 and the front side of the movable effect device 100. That is, the hold display device 50 includes the movable effect device 100 disposed on the front side of the installation wall portion 31 of the installation member 30, the first to third decorative members 40, 41, 42, and the bottom wall member 43. It arrange | positions so that it may be located in the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the holding display device 50 is formed in a horizontally long shape with substantially the same width as the left and right opening width of the display opening 34, and the front side of the bottom wall member 43 and the movable effect device 100. A main body portion 51 fixed to the front side, a first holding display portion 52 that protrudes upward from the upper left side of the main body portion 51 and bends and extends rightward, and upward from the upper right side of the main body portion 51. And a second holding display portion 53 that protrudes and bends and extends to the left. The first hold display unit 52 displays the number of game balls that have been won in the first start winning port 20A of the start winning device 20, and the second hold display unit 53 includes the start winning device. The number of game balls that have won a prize at the 20th second start winning opening 20B is displayed. Such a holding display device 50 is attached to the front panel member 55 formed integrally with the main body 51, the first holding display portion 52, and the second holding display portion 53, and to the rear side of the front panel member 55. The rear panel member 56 includes a display substrate 57 sandwiched between the front panel member 55 and the rear panel member 56.

(Front panel member)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front panel member 55 includes a front plate 55A constituting the front surface of the main body 51, the first hold display portion 52, and the second hold display portion 53, and an outer edge of the front plate 55A. And a rear part of the front plate 55A surrounded by the outer peripheral rib 55B. The outer peripheral rib 55B is integrally formed with the outer peripheral rib 55B that protrudes rearward from the outer edge and extends along the outer edge. It is set as the board | substrate accommodating part to accommodate. In addition, the said front panel member 55 may be comprised from what was comprised single, and the shaping | molding member divided | segmented into plurality.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a plurality of (four in the embodiment) openings 58 are arranged in a line on the straight line descending to the right in the portion of the front panel member 55 corresponding to the first hold display portion 52. A lens member 59 that is formed and includes a lens portion 59A that matches each opening 58 is disposed from the rear side. In the front panel member 55, a plurality of (four in the embodiment) openings 60 are formed in a line on the left-down straight line at a portion corresponding to the second holding display portion 53. A lens member 61 provided with a lens portion 61A matching the above is disposed from the rear side. Each of the lens members 59 and 61 is a transparent or translucent member capable of transmitting light, and the front surfaces of the lens portions 59A and 61A are formed in an uneven shape or a polyhedral shape to have a light diffusion effect and are necessary. Depending on the color, it is colored appropriately. In the front plate 55A of the panel member 55, a plurality of (four in the embodiment) openings 62 are formed in the left-right direction along the upper edge of the main body 51 at a portion corresponding to the main body 51. The LED 66 as the light emitter provided on the display substrate 57 faces each opening 62. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hold display device 50 of such an embodiment has the first hold display portion 52 and the second hold display portion 53 protruding into the display window 28 </ b> A, and the main body portion 51 has a frame. The decorative member 28 is located on the rear side.

  The upper edge of the main body 51 of the panel member 55 is formed with a recess 63 that opens to the front and upper sides. When the installation member 30 is attached to the rear surface of the game board D, the frame-like decorative member 28 is provided. A provided ball outlet 92 described later and the concave portion 63 are aligned to avoid interference between the holding display device 50 and the frame-shaped decorative member 28. The right front part of the main body 51 is attached with a lighting device 68 for illuminating a circular decorative part (see FIG. 2) formed on the lower right part of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 from the rear side. (See FIG. 4).

(Display board)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the display substrate 57 is formed to have an outer peripheral contour shape that is slightly smaller than the inner peripheral contour shape of the outer peripheral rib 55 </ b> B of the front panel member 55, and from the rear side of the main body 51. It extends to the rear side of the first hold display unit 52 and the rear side of the second hold display unit 53. On the front surface of the display substrate 57, four LEDs 64 serving as light emitters respectively corresponding to the four openings provided in the first hold display unit 52, and four LEDs provided in the second hold display unit 53 are provided. Four LEDs 65 each corresponding to the opening and eight LEDs 66 each corresponding to the opening 62 provided in the main body 51 are disposed. Therefore, the first hold display section 52 is provided with a total of four hold display lamps 71, 72, 73, 74 in which each lens portion 59A of the lens member 59 and each LED 64 are paired one by one. The second hold display section 53 is provided with a total of four hold display lamps 75, 76, 77, 78 in which each lens portion 61 </ b> A of the lens member 61 and each LED 65 are paired one by one. Further, each LED 66 facing each opening 62 is located on the rear side of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 located on the front side of the main body 51, and irradiates the opposite part of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 from the rear side. To do. A connector connection terminal 69 to which wiring from a relay board (not shown) provided on the rear side of the installation wall portion 31 of the installation member 30 is connected is provided on the rear surface of the display board 57. Yes.

(Rear panel member)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rear panel member 56 is formed with screw insertion holes 81 that are aligned with a plurality of bosses 80 protruding rearward on the rear surface of the front panel member 55. A screw (not shown) is fastened from the rear side of 56 to a screw hole formed at the tip of the boss 80 through the screw insertion hole 81, so that the front panel member 55 is attached to the rear side. A concave portion 82 that is recessed rearward is formed on the front surface of the rear panel member 56, and the periphery of the concave portion 82 comes into contact with the rear surface of the display substrate 57, thereby the rear panel member 56 and the display substrate 57. A space is defined between the back and the back. Therefore, the rear panel member 56 prevents the circuit component 67 from coming into contact with the rear panel member 56 by aligning the recessed portion 82 with the portion where the circuit component 67 (see FIG. 6) of the display substrate 57 is disposed. It is configured to

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 9, and 10, the hold display device 50 of the embodiment configured as described above has the bottom wall member 43 and the movable effect device in a posture in which the front panel member 55 faces the front side. It is attached to the front side of 100 and is disposed so as to close the front opening of the recess defined on the front side of the first decorative member 40. The front panel member 55 is formed with a plurality of screw insertion holes 84 (four in the embodiment) penetrating in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 4, screw fastening bosses 85 that are aligned with the respective screw insertion holes 84 are formed, and screws (not shown) are fastened to the screw fastening bosses 85 via the screw insertion holes 84 from the front side of the holding display device 50. As a result, the hold display device 50 is fixed to the front side of the bottom wall member 43 and the front side of the movable effect device 100. Then, on the rear side of the holding display device 50 attached to the bottom wall member 43 and the device main body 101 of the movable effect device 100, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 9 (b), FIG. Between the decorative member 40, an accommodation space 86 is defined that opens upward with the same front-rear width as the front-rear width of the bottom wall member 43.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the holding display device 50 disposed in front of the lower plate portion 31 </ b> B in the installation wall portion 31 of the installation member 30 is connected to the game board D as described above. When attached to the rear side, the first hold display portion 52 and the second hold display portion 53 protrude from the lower side into the display window 28 </ b> A, and the main body portion 51 is located on the rear side of the frame-shaped decorative member 28. The first hold display section 52 and the second hold display section 53 are located on the outer peripheral side of the display window 28A provided on the installation member 30 and are displayed on the symbol display device H facing the display opening 34. It is located so as to overlap the front of the production section H1. In other words, the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 are positioned so as to overlap the lower side of the display effect unit H1.

(First hold display)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first hold display section 52 includes four hold display lamps each including the lens portions 59 </ b> A and the LEDs 64 of the lens member 59, that is, the first hold display lamp 71 from the left side of the front. A second hold display lamp 72, a third hold display lamp 73, and a fourth hold display lamp 74 are provided. The first hold display section 52 is configured to display the first hold display lamp when the number of effective holds is “1” due to continuous winning of game balls at the first start winning opening 20A of the start winning device 20. The LED 64 of 71 is controlled to emit light, whereby the first hold display lamp 71 is turned on to display that the number of effective hold is one. When the number of effective holds at the first start winning opening 20A becomes “2”, the LED 64 of the second hold display lamp 72 is further controlled to emit light, and the first hold display lamp 71 and the second hold are displayed. The display lamp 72 is turned on at the same time to indicate that the number of valid reservations is two. When the number of effective reservations at the first start winning opening 20A is “3”, the first to third hold display lamps 71, 72, 73 are simultaneously turned on and the number of effective reservations is three. If the number of valid holds at the first start winning opening 20A becomes “4”, the first to fourth hold indication lamps 71, 72, 73, 74 are simultaneously turned on and valid. It is displayed that the number of holds is four.

(Second hold display)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second hold display portion 53 includes four hold display lamps including the lens portions 61 </ b> A and the LEDs 65 of the lens member 61, that is, a fifth hold display lamp 75 from the front right side. The sixth hold display lamp 76, the seventh hold display lamp 77, and the eighth hold display lamp 78 are provided. The second hold display unit 53 is configured to display the fifth hold display lamp when the number of effective holds becomes “1” due to continuous winning of game balls at the second start winning opening 20B of the start winning device 20. The 75 LEDs 65 are controlled to emit light, so that the fifth hold display lamp 75 is turned on to indicate that the number of effective holds is one. When the number of effective holds at the second start winning opening 20B becomes “2”, the LED 65 of the sixth hold display lamp 76 is further controlled to emit light, and the fifth hold display lamp 75 and the sixth hold display lamp are controlled. The display lamp 76 is turned on at the same time to display that the number of valid reservations is two. Further, when the number of effective reservations at the second start winning opening 20B becomes “3”, the fifth to seventh hold display lamps 75, 76, 77 are simultaneously turned on and the number of effective reservations is three. When the number of valid holds at the second start winning opening 20B becomes “4”, the fifth to eighth hold display lamps 75, 76, 77, 78 are simultaneously turned on and valid. It is displayed that the number of holds is four.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and as described above, the transparent protective plate 95 disposed on the frame-shaped decorative member 28 is located on the front side of the first hold display portion 52 and the second hold display portion 53. ing. Therefore, when the game ball that has flowed into the display window 28A from the ball entrance 90 rolls on the ball guide surface 91 on the front side of the first hold display portion 52 and the second hold display portion 53, the transparent protection The plate 95 prevents contact between the front surfaces of the both holding display portions 52 and 53.

(Moving effect device)
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the movable effect device 100 includes a device main body 101 that is fixed to a front left portion of the lower plate portion 31 </ b> B from a lower front portion of the left plate portion 31 </ b> D of the installation wall portion 31, and A first effect member 102 rotatably disposed on the apparatus main body 101 and a second effect member 103 disposed on the first effect member 102 so as to advance and retreat are provided. The movable effect device 100 is accommodated from above between the hold display device 50 and the symbol display device H in a state where the second effect member 103 has moved to the first effect member 102 side when not operating. At the time of operation, it is rotated upward to displace the posture toward the center of the display opening 34 in an upwardly inclined manner. That is, the movable effect device 100 includes a first posture (see FIG. 9) that is positioned behind the on-hold display device 50, and the first effect member 102 rotates from the first posture (second effect member 103). 2) from the position of the hold display device 50 to the center of the display window 28A and extending to the front of the display opening 34, and from the state of the second posture to the second position. The effect member 103 can be displaced in the third posture (see FIG. 10) extended from the first effect member 102.

(Device main body)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the apparatus main body 101 includes a front case body 104 and a rear case body 105 that are assembled in the front-rear direction. By assembling the front case body 104 and the rear case body 105, The first effect member 102 can be accommodated and held by defining an internal space that is open to the outside. The front case body 104 and the rear case body 105 are formed with rotation support portions 106 and 106 that rotatably support the first effect member 102 in a state where the rotation center axis extends in the front-rear direction. . A first electric motor 107 is attached to the upper portion of the rear case body 105 as first driving means for rotationally displacing the first effect member 102. Such an apparatus main body 101 is fixed to the front side of the left plate portion 31D of the installation wall portion 31 by screws or the like.

(First production member)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the first effect member 102 includes a front half body 108 and a rear half body 109 assembled in the front-rear direction, and a partition plate 110 disposed between the front half body 108 and the rear half body 109. And the first half body 108 and the second half body 109 are assembled with the partition plate 110 in between, thereby forming a hollow body in which spaces are respectively defined before and after the partition plate 110. The first effect member 102 is supported from the front and rear by the rotation support portions 106 and 106 provided in the apparatus main body 101, and can rotate around the rotation support portion 106. An arc-shaped rack gear 111 whose arc center is aligned with the rotation center of the rotation support portion 106 is disposed on the rear surface of the latter half body 109, and this rack gear 111 is attached to the drive shaft of the first electric motor 107. The drive gear provided and the intermediate gear 112 are linked. Accordingly, the first effect member 102 is rotationally displaced along the vertical plane with the rotation support portion 106 as the center by driving the first electric motor 107.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the partition plate 110 of the first effect member 102 has a pair of guide rails 113, 113 slidably supporting the second effect member 103 at the lower front portion of the partition plate 110. They are spaced apart in parallel in the vertical direction. Further, a first slit 114 is formed between the guide rails 113 in the partition plate 110 so as to penetrate the partition plate 110 back and forth and extend in parallel with the guide rails 113 and 113. In the first slit 114, a guide pin 123 (see FIG. 8) provided so as to extend rearward from the second effect member 103 is engaged and slid from the front side. In addition, a second electric motor 115 as second driving means for reciprocatingly sliding the second effect member 103 along the guide rails 113 and 113 is disposed on the upper front surface of the partition plate 110. Further, the partition plate 110 is provided with a second rotation support portion 116 located on the same axis as the rotation support portions 106 and 106 of the apparatus main body 101. A lever body 117 that is rotatably supported by the second rotation support portion 116 is disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the lever body 117 is provided with an arc-shaped second rack gear 118 centered on the second rotation support portion 116, and the second rack gear 118 is arranged on the second electric motor 115. It is linked with a drive gear fixed to the drive shaft. Further, the lever body 117 is formed with a second slit 119 extending in a position overlapping with the guide rails 113, 113 in the front-rear direction, and the guide pin 123 provided in the second effect member 103 is engaged from the front side. And slides.

(2nd production member)
As shown in FIG. 8, the second effect member 103 includes a support portion 120 that is slidably engaged with the guide rails 113, 113, and an annular portion 121 that is integrally formed with a ring at the right end of the support portion 120. It has. The support portion 120 is provided with slide portions 122 and 122 slidably engaged with the guide rails 113 and 113, respectively, and is slidable into the second slit 119 through the first slit 114. The slide pin 123 is provided to engage with the slide pin 123. The second effect member 103 disposed on the partition plate 110 with the slide portions 122 and 122 engaged with the guide rails 113 and 113 and the guide pin 123 engaged with the second slit 119. Is a retreat position in which the lever body 117 reciprocates along the guide rails 113 and 113 by the drive of the second electric motor 115 and retreats into the first effect member 102 (see FIG. 9). And a forward / backward movement between the extended position extended from the first effect member 102 (see FIG. 10). When the second effect member 103 moves between the retracted position and the extended position, and between the retracted position and the extended position, the second effect member 103 does not extend forward or protrude from the first effect member 102. It is like that.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the movable effect device 100, the first effect member 102 and the second effect member 103 are located behind the hold display device 50 in the first posture accommodated in the accommodation space 86. ing. Then, the movable effect device 100 is driven by the first electric motor 107 and the second electric motor 115, as shown in FIG. The effect member 103 moves behind the hold display device 50. Further, when the posture is displaced between the first posture and the second posture and when the posture is displaced between the second posture and the third posture, the first effect member 102 and the second effect member 103 are There is no need to move backward or move forward from the hold display device 50.

(Operation of Example)
In the pachinko machine P according to the embodiment configured as described above, the game ball launched into the game area 10 of the game board D enters the first start prize port 20A or the second start prize port 20B of the start prize device 20. When the main control device receives a ball detection signal from the ball detection switch disposed in the start winning device 20 after winning a prize, the main control device performs a big win lottery and sends a control signal to the overall control device. The output is performed and a symbol variation effect is performed in the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H. Then, when a big win occurs as a result of the jackpot lottery, the main control device causes the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H to stop display with a predetermined symbol combination via the overall control device, and the special winning device The open / close door 21A is opened to open the winning opening. In addition, the overall control device, based on a control signal from the main control device, moves the movable effect device 100, the first to third decorative members 40, 41, 42, and other game parts to the design. The operation is comprehensively controlled in accordance with the design effect contents in the display effect unit H1 of the display device H.

  In the pachinko game, the pachinko machine P of the embodiment is next to the first start winning port 20A or the second start winning port 20B of the start winning device 20 during the symbol variation effect in the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H. Up to a preset number (four in each embodiment for each start winning opening 20A, 20B) is stored as valid hold, and the game balls that have been won first are detected. When the symbol variation effect on the display unit is completed, the symbol variation effect by the next winning game ball is continuously performed. Then, in the hold display device 50, when the next game ball is won and detected in the first start winning port 20A of the start winning device 20 during the symbol variation effect in the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H, it is detected. Since the number of effective holds becomes “1” due to continuous winning of game balls at the first start winning opening 20A, the first hold display lamp 71 of the first hold display section 52 is lit and the number of effective holds is one. Is displayed. Further, when a next game ball is further won and detected in the first start winning opening 20A during the symbol variation effect in the display effect section H1 of the symbol display device H, the game ball is detected in the first start winning opening 20A. Since the number of effective reservations becomes “2” due to consecutive winnings, the first reservation display lamp 71 and the second reservation display lamp 72 of the first reservation display section 52 are lit and the number of effective reservations is two. indicate. Furthermore, when the number of effective reservations at the first start winning opening 20A becomes “3”, the first to third hold indication lamps 71, 72, 73 are simultaneously turned on and the number of effective reservations is three. If the number of valid holds at the first start winning opening 20A becomes “4”, the first to fourth hold indication lamps 71, 72, 73, 74 are simultaneously turned on and valid. It is displayed that the number of holds is four. If a game ball wins further in the first start winning opening 20A in a state where the number of effective holds is “4”, this is not recognized as an effective hold ball.

  On the other hand, in the hold display device 50, in the pachinko game, the next game ball wins the second start winning opening 20B of the start winning device 20 during the symbol variation effect in the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H. In this case, the number of effective reservations becomes “1” due to the consecutive winning of the game balls at the second start winning opening 20B, so that the fifth reservation display lamp 75 of the second reservation display section 53 is lit and effective. Displays that the number of holds is one. Further, when the next game ball is further won and detected in the second start winning port 20B during the symbol variation effect in the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H, the game ball is detected in the second start winning port 20B. Since the number of effective reservations becomes “2” due to consecutive winnings, the fifth reservation display lamp 75 and the sixth reservation display lamp 76 of the second reservation display section 53 are lit and the number of effective reservations is two. indicate. Further, when the number of effective reservations at the second start winning opening 20B becomes “3”, the fifth to seventh hold display lamps 75, 76, 77 are simultaneously turned on and the number of effective reservations is three. When the number of valid holds at the second start winning opening 20B becomes “4”, the fifth to eighth hold display lamps 75, 76, 77, 78 are simultaneously turned on and valid. It is displayed that the number of holds is four. In addition, when a game ball wins further in the 2nd start winning opening 20B in the state where the number of effective reservations is "4", this is not recognized as an effective reservation ball.

  And the said movable production | presentation apparatus 100 is between the said 1st attitude | position and 2nd attitude | position between the said hold | maintenance display apparatus 50 and the display presentation part H1 which faces the display opening 34 of the symbol display apparatus H, and a 2nd attitude | position. The posture is displaced between the third posture. Accordingly, the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 of the hold display device 50 are not hidden by the first effect member 102 and the second effect member 103 whose posture of the movable effect device 100 is displaced.

  In addition, the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 of the hold display device 50 are located below the outer peripheral portion of the display window 28A and face the display opening 34 in the symbol display device H. It is located so as to overlap the front of the production section H1. Therefore, the symbol effect display displayed in the display effect section H1, the lighting of the first to fourth hold display lamps 71 to 74 of the first hold display section 52, and the fifth to eighth of the second hold display section 53. Each of the hold display lamps 75 to 78 overlaps and is displayed. In particular, in the pachinko machine, there are many that hold display with an image on the lower side of the outer periphery of the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H, and the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 of the hold display device 50. However, the player can grasp the positions of the on-hold display lamps 71 to 78 in the on-hold display units 52 and 53 without a sense of incongruity.

  According to the pachinko machine P of the embodiment configured as described above, the hold display device 50 is disposed at a position overlapping the front of the display effect unit H1 of the symbol display device H, and the hold display device 50 and the display are displayed. The movable effect device 100 is disposed between the effect unit H1 and the first effect member 102 and the second effect member 103 of the movable effect device 100 are disposed between the hold display device 50 and the display effect unit H1. Since it is configured to move to the center side of the display window 28A from a position overlapping the rear of the hold display device 50, the first hold display portion 52 and the second hold display portion 53 of the hold display device 50 are both effect members 102 and 103. Never hide. Accordingly, the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 of the hold display device 50 are always affected without being affected by the movement of the first effect member 102 and the second effect member 103 of the movable effect device 100 when the posture is changed. The display of the effective number of reservations at the start winning device 20 can be visually confirmed, and the number of effective reservations at the first start winning port 20A and the second effective start number 20B of the start winning device 20 can be accurately and quickly confirmed. .

  In addition, the symbol effect display in the display effect unit H1 facing the display opening 34 in the symbol display device H and the first to fourth of the first holding display unit 52 positioned in front of the display effect unit H1. Since the lighting of each of the holding display lamps 71 to 74 and the lighting display of the fifth to eighth holding display lamps 75 to 78 of the second holding display unit 53 overlap, the symbol effect in the symbol effect unit H1. The display and the lighting display of each of the first to eighth on-hold display lamps 71 to 78 can be linked. Moreover, since each 1st-8th holding | maintenance display lamps 71-78 light in the position away in front of the symbol effect part H1, the effect display with a three-dimensional effect can also be performed.

  And since the said holding | maintenance display apparatus 50 is attached to the said installation member 30 to which the said movable presentation apparatus 100 grade | etc., Was attached to the front side, it is attached or detached with respect to the game board D by attachment / detachment of the installation member 30 with respect to the game board D. The attaching / detaching work with respect to the game board D is simplified. In addition, since the movable effect device 100 and the hold display device 50 can be easily removed from the game board D by removing the installation member 30 from the game board D, the movable effect device 100 and the hold display device 50 are reused. Becomes easier. Further, since the hold display device 50 is attached to the front side of the movable effect device 100 on the front side of the installation member 30, the hold display device 50 and the movable effect device 100 are installed with a predetermined arrangement positional relationship. The inconvenience that the hold display device 50, the first effect member 102, and the second effect member 103 come into contact with each other when the movable effect device 100 is displaced is avoided.

  Further, in the pachinko machine P of the embodiment, the transparent protective plate 95 is provided in front of the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 of the hold display device 50 in the display window 28A of the frame-shaped decorative member 28. Therefore, even if a game ball is inserted into the ball guide surface 91 in the display window 28A, contact between the game ball and the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 is avoided, and the game There is no breakage, damage, failure, etc. of both holding display parts 52, 53 due to contact with the ball. In addition, since the transparent protective plate 95 can see through the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 of the hold display device 50, the effective holding of the winning ball by the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 is enabled. The display of the number can be confirmed appropriately.

(Change example)
The gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiment illustrated in the embodiments, and various modifications are possible.
(1) In the embodiment, the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 of the hold display device 50 are illustrated below the outer periphery of the display window 28A. The second hold display unit 53 may be disposed at any position in the display window 28A as long as it overlaps the front of the symbol display device H facing the display window 28A.
(2) When the hold display device 50 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the display window 28A, the hold display device 50 is provided not only on the outer peripheral lower side of the effect area but also on the outer peripheral right side, the outer peripheral left side, or the outer peripheral upper side. May be.
(3) The hold display form of the first hold display unit 52 and the second hold display unit 53 is not limited to the lamp by lighting the LED shown in the embodiment, but the display means by 7 segments, the display means by the dot matrix, the design Or display means etc., such as a picture, may be sufficient.
(4) The hold display device 50 is not limited to the one installed on the installation member 30, but is attached to the rear side of the frame-shaped decorative member 28 attached to the game board D so that the hold display unit is exposed to the effect area 28A. You may make it do.
(5) If the movable effect device 100 is set so that the rotation center axis of the rotation support portion 106 in the device main body 101 is slightly inclined backward from the horizontal, the first effect member 102 is inclined slightly backward from the vertical. Thus, the first displacement member 102 and the hold display device 50 are reliably prevented from interfering with each other. Further, the second effect member 103 disposed on the first effect member 102 extends forward from the hold display device 50 by the rotational displacement of the first effect member 102 in a slightly inclined direction rearward. There is no out.
(6) If the movable production | presentation apparatus arrange | positioned between the holding | maintenance display apparatus 50 and the display production | presentation part H1 of the symbol display apparatus H is a posture displacement behind a holding | maintenance display apparatus, rotation illustrated in an Example. Not only what is displaced, but the effect member may be a member that slides between the hold display device 50 and the display effect unit H1.
(7) The transparent protective plate 95 is not limited to the shape of the embodiment, and may be of a shape and size that can cover at least a portion exposed in the display window 28A of the hold display device 50.
(8) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine as a gaming machine is shown, but the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be an arrangement ball machine or the like.

10 gaming areas, 20 A 1st starting prize opening (starting prize opening)
20B Second start prize opening (start prize opening), 28 Frame-shaped decorative body (decorative member)
28A display window (effect region) 5 0 hold display unit (hold display unit), 51 a body portion
52 1st reservation display part (holding display part), 53 2nd reservation display part (holding display part), 91 ball guide surface 95 fluoroscopic protective plate, 102 1st production member (production member), 103 2nd production member (production Element)
106 Rotation support part (shaft part), D game board , H Symbol display device (display device)

Claims (4)

A decoration member that is arranged on a game board in which a game area in which a game ball flows down is defined to form an effect area, and a game ball that can roll on the inner peripheral lower portion of the effect area in the decoration member. falling movement the game ball and the ball guide surface to fall on the game area, the pre-Symbol game area co the face in front of Ki演 out the recreation board through the region before being disposed on the rear side of the game board a hold display unit that displays a display device symbol variation effect is performed in response to input award to start winning opening the game ball, the effective number of holding the game ball that is finished in the starting winning opening the front of the display device In a gaming machine equipped with a production member that can move to a position overlapping with
The hold display means
A main body disposed below the spherical guide surface;
Projecting upward from the main body portion and bent in the extending direction of the ball guide surface, positioned above the ball guide surface so as to be positioned on the outer peripheral portion side of the effect area, With a holding display part that forms a gap opening between the front and rear,
The hold display unit of the hold display means is positioned so as to overlap the display device facing the effect area, and the effect member is disposed between the hold display means and the display device ,
The effect member overlaps behind the holding display means and is partially visible from the front side through a gap between the holding display unit and the ball guide surface, and from the front side through the gap. The recognizable portion is configured to be displaceable to a second posture that is visible from the front side by moving to a center side of the effect area from the arrangement position of the holding display portion. A gaming machine. A first start winning opening and a second starting winning opening are provided as start winning openings through which game balls can be won,
The hold display section
A first holding display unit that is located on one end side in the extending direction of the ball guiding surface and displays the effective holding number of the game balls won in the first start winning opening; and the extending direction of the ball guiding surface And a second hold display unit that displays the number of effective reserves of game balls that have been won in the second start winning opening and located on the other end side of the first hold display unit that protrudes upward from the main body unit Is bent to the arrangement side of the second holding display part, and the second holding display part protruding upward from the main body part is provided to be bent to the arrangement side of the first holding display part,
The effect member includes a first decorative portion visible from the front side through a gap between one of the first and second reserved display portions and the ball guide surface in the first posture, and the first posture. And a second decorative portion which is located between the bent end portions of the first hold display portion and the second hold display portion and is visible from the front side,
The game board is provided with an installation member for defining a space between the game board and the display board, and the display device is provided on the rear side of the installation member.
The effect member and the hold display means are arranged on the front side of the installation member, and the decoration part of the installation member is exposed so as to be visible from the front side when the effect member is displaced in the second posture. The gaming machine according to claim 1. In the production member,
Centered on the shaft portion, the first posture and the second posture are supported so as to be rotationally displaceable. In the first posture, the second posture is located behind the main body of the holding display means and cannot be seen from the front side. In the first effect member that is visible from the front side by moving to the center side of the effect region than the arrangement position of the hold display unit,
The second effect supported by the first effect member and capable of moving forward and backward between a retracted position close to the shaft portion side and an extended position extending to the opposite side of the shaft portion with respect to the first effect member. With members,
In the first posture, a part of the second effect member positioned at the retracted position can be viewed from the front side through a gap between the holding display portion and the ball guide surface,
When the posture is displaced to the second posture, the portion of the second effect member visible from the front side through the gap moves from the front side to the center side of the effect region rather than the arrangement position of the holding display portion. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be visible and configured to be capable of moving the second effect member to the extended position in the second posture . The lower region of the presentation region, is disposed the transparent protective plate to be positioned in front of the hold display unit,
In the first posture, the effect member is positioned on the rear side of the fluoroscopic protective plate, and when the posture is displaced to the second posture, the portion visible from the front side through the gap is the front of the display device. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be positioned above the fluoroscopic protective plate .

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