JP5821352B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, for example, there is a slot machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. This slot machine has, for example, a front door partially formed with a transparent viewing window, a housing whose front opening is closed by the front door, and an outer shape provided in the housing having a substantially cylindrical shape. The reel has a reel on which the symbols are sequentially displayed on the outer peripheral surface, and a rotation mechanism that rotates the reel around the center of the cylinder as a rotation axis. Visible to the player through the window. In addition, the reel is provided with a backlight LED (light emitting diode) that irradiates light toward the rear surface of the reel at a position inside the reel and near the viewing window, and is positioned in the viewing window of the reel that has stopped rotating. The stop symbol is displayed brightly (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-162152 A (page 4-11, FIG. 1-6)

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
For example, to display varying symbols displayed on the reel surface by rotating the reels, it is not possible to improve the interest of more gaming respect variable display. In order to improve the interest of the game with respect to the variable display, for example, because the reel may also be different types of variable display device, device configuration order to provide a variable display device of this said another type is increased in size Different problems arise.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the fun of gaming with respect to variable display without increasing the size of the apparatus.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.
That is, the invention described in claim 1
A symbol variation display means for variably displaying a symbol within the visual recognition unit by driving a reel member having light transparency in which a plurality of symbols are arranged with respect to the visual recognition unit located in front of the reel member;
A light emitting unit disposed around a predetermined箇plants of the visible part in a state viewed from the front of the viewing portion,
A specific display unit light emitting means for emitting a specific display unit located at a predetermined position in the visual recognition unit at a specific location of the reel member;
Control means for controlling the reel member, the light emitting part and the specific display part light emitting means so as to form and display predetermined symbol information by a combination of the specific display part in the visual recognition part and the light emitting part;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  [Operation / Effect] According to the invention described in claim 1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the interest of the game with respect to the variable display without increasing the size of the apparatus.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can improve the interest of the game with respect to the variable display without increasing the size of the apparatus.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine of Example 1 of the present invention. It is a front perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a right view of a pachinko machine. It is a left view of a pachinko machine. It is a top view of a pachinko machine. It is a bottom view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display content of a 3rd symbol display apparatus. It is a perspective view of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game board. (A) is a perspective view of a front side member constituting the center frame, (b) is a cross-sectional view of a vertically oriented reel segment, and (c) is a cross-sectional view of a horizontally oriented reel segment. (A) is a perspective view of a rear member and a reel unit constituting the center frame, and (b) is a schematic explanatory view of a receiving portion of the rear member to which the reel unit is attached as viewed from the side. (A) is a front perspective view of a reel unit, (b) is a rear perspective view of a reel unit. (A)-(f) is the top view, left view, front view, right view, back view, and bottom view of a reel unit in that order. It is a disassembled perspective view of a reel unit. (A) is a disassembled perspective view of a reel surface light-emitting device, (b) is a perspective view of a reel surface light-emitting device. It is a front view of a center frame. FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the center frame shown in FIG. 19 taken along line AA. (A) is a front view of an outer reel, (b) is a front view of an inner reel. (A) is a figure which shows the state in which the design of an inner reel can be visually recognized through the transparent area | region part of an outer reel, (b) is the reel display window in the (a), the transparent area part of an outer reel, and an inner reel. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the state in which the light-shielding area part of the outer reel was located in the reel display window, (b) is the positional relationship between the reel display window, the light-shielding area part of the outer reel, and the inner reel in (a). FIG. It is sectional drawing of the reel unit which a light guide lens can displace with respect to a supporting member to a storage position and a retracted position. (A)-(h) is a figure explaining the Amida lottery effect performed by the reel unit, the vertically oriented segment for reels, and the center segment. (A), (b) is a schematic plan view and a front view of three reel units arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and (c), (d) are the reel units on both sides separated from the central reel unit. It is a schematic plan view and a front view when slidably moving. (A), (b) is a schematic plan view and a front view of three reel units arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and (c), (d) are reel units in which the front side of both reel units is the center. It is a schematic plan view and a front view when it is rotated so that it may leave | separate from. (A), (b) is a schematic plan view and a front view of three reel units arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and (c), (d) are reel units on both sides of the front side of the central reel unit. It is the schematic plan view and front view when it slides back so that it may leave | separate from the front side. (A)-(c) is the top view of the reel unit of Example 4, a front view, and a right view. 6 is a perspective view of a reel unit according to Embodiment 4. FIG. (A) is a disassembled perspective view of the reel surface light-emitting device of Example 4, (b) is a perspective view of a reel surface light-emitting device. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the center frame 47. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows the state in which the light-shielding area part of the outer reel was located in the reel display window, (b) is the positional relationship between the reel display window, the light-shielding area part of the outer reel, and the inner reel in (a). FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure for demonstrating the display in the reel display window of the 3rd symbol display apparatus of the 3rd symbol display apparatus in the super reach with the symbol drum reach production of Example 5, and the reel unit. (A), (b) is a figure for demonstrating the display in the reel display window of the 3rd symbol display apparatus of the 3rd symbol display apparatus displayed following FIG.34 (c), and a reel unit. (A)-(c) is a figure for demonstrating making it light-emit the fluctuation | variation stop location of the reel display window located on a new reach line, and making it not light-emit other fluctuation | variation stop locations. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the reel surface light-emitting device of Example 6 to the inner surface location of the control board in a reel. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the center frame of Example 6. It is a cross-sectional view of a center frame when the reel surface light emitting device of Example 6 includes a light guide lens with an inclined surface. (A) is a partial side view of an inner reel of a modified example in which a condensing lens is disposed at the back surface portion, and (b) is a partial side surface of the inner reel of the modified example in which an annular light guide lens is disposed at the rear surface portion. FIG. (A), (b) is a side view which shows the LED mounting board | substrate of the modification which is driven so that light irradiation may be followed following the specific pattern of the rotating inner reel.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The pachinko machine of Example 1 is demonstrated in detail based on drawing. 1 to 7 are a front view, a front perspective view, a rear view, a right side view, a left side view, a plan view, and a bottom view of the pachinko machine 10, respectively. FIG. 8 is a front view of the game board 30. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the display contents of the third symbol display device 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and is fixed to a game island of a game hall (hole), and one side portion of the outer frame 11. An inner frame 12 supported to be openable / closable with respect to the outer frame 11 with the opening / closing axis J1 (for example, the left side in a front view) as an opening / closing axis J2. And a front frame set 14 attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable.

  The outer frame 11 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole by a wooden plate material, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a machine screw. In the present embodiment, for example, the outer dimension of the outer frame 11 is 809 mm (inner dimension 771 mm) and the outer dimension in the left and right direction is 518 mm (inner dimension 480 mm). The outer frame 11 may be made of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

  The inner frame 12 is roughly provided with a resin base 12a (see FIG. 2) as a main member that forms the outer shape, and a game board 30 (see FIG. 8) attached to the resin base 12a. 1 and 2, the inner frame 12 includes a front frame set 14 that can be freely opened on the front side of the resin base 12a.

  Specifically, the resin base 12a has a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from the front, and has a size equivalent to an opening (a game area 30a described later (see FIG. 8)) whose opening center is the substantially central portion. This is a plate-like member having an opening).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is attached to the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable about a vertical opening / closing axis J2 on the left side when viewed from the front. Specifically, the front frame set 14 is configured to be capable of rotating forward with the left side as the open / close base end side and the right side as the open / close front end side in front view.

  The game board 30 (see FIG. 8) is detachably attached from the back side of the resin base 12a so that the game area 30a is positioned at the opening of the resin base 12a.

  Here, the front frame set 14 will be described in a little more detail.

  When the front frame set 14 is viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower pan portion 13 located at the lowermost portion, the upper pan portion 21 located above the lower pan portion 13, and the upper pan portion 21 is roughly divided into a glass frame portion 23 located on the upper side of 21 and a large three-dimensional character portion 25 located on the right side of the lower plate portion 13 and the upper plate portion 21.

  The lower plate part 13, the upper plate part 21, the glass frame part 23, and the large three-dimensional character part 25 are respectively attached to the respective portions on the front side of the base plate (not shown) which is a resin molded part of the front frame set 14. Thus, the front frame set 14 is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower platen portion 13 is a component in which the components that form the lower plate 15 and the components that surround the component are integrated, and is positioned at the lowermost portion of the front frame set 14. The base plate (not shown) is fixed to the lowermost portion by a fastener such as a screw when viewed from the front. The lower plate part 13 includes a lower plate 15 and a ball removal lever 17 on the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower tray 15 as a ball receiving tray is provided at the left side of the large three-dimensional character portion 25 in the front view of the pachinko machine 10, and is about half the width of the front frame set 14. The game ball discharged from the discharge port 16 can be stored in the lower plate 15. The ball removal lever 17 is for removing (discharging) the game ball in the lower plate 15, and by moving the ball removal lever 17 to the left in FIG. 1, a predetermined position (on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15 ( For example, a circular discharge portion 15a (see FIG. 2) formed at a substantially central location) is opened, and the game balls stored in the lower plate 15 are passed through the circular discharge portion 15a opened on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15 to the outside in the downward direction. Can be pulled out.

  The large three-dimensional character unit 25 includes a game ball launch handle 18 as shown in FIG. The game ball launching handle 18 is disposed so as to protrude to the front side on the right side of the lower plate 15. In response to the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player, the game ball is driven toward the game board 30 (see FIG. 8) by the launching device 229 (see FIGS. 3 and 9).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate portion 21 is a component in which the components that form the upper plate 19 and the components that surround the component are integrated, and the lower portion of the front frame set 14 (the lower plate 15 described above). The base plate body (not shown) is fixed to the lower portion of the base plate body (not shown) by a fastener such as a screw so as to be positioned at the upper position), and is provided with an upper plate 19 as a tray for playing balls. Here, the upper plate 19 is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them to the launching device 229 while aligning them in a line.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame portion 23 includes a window portion 101 formed on the upper side of the upper plate portion 21, and various electric decoration portions (first electric decoration portion 300) provided around the window portion 101. , Second electrical decoration unit 302 and third electrical decoration unit 304) and sound output unit 24.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sound output unit 24 is provided at two places on the left and right of the upper part of the front frame set 14 in a front view, and outputs sound from speakers provided in the front frame set 14 or at the back position. Are formed with a plurality of output ports. Only a part of the output port is shown in FIG. 1, and the whole illustration is omitted.

  More specifically, in the front frame set 14, as shown in FIG. 1, a game area 30a (see FIG. 8) of the game board 30 is provided at the central position of the glass frame part 23 located above the upper plate part 21. A window portion 101 having a substantially vertically elliptical shape is formed so that most can be visually recognized from the outside. Specifically, the window portion 101 has a substantially vertically long oval shape, and has a hollow (opening portion 101a) in the center, and a glass unit (not shown) is covered with a glass plate 137 having a substantially vertically long oval shape or the like. Is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14. This glass unit has a double glass structure in which two glass plates 137 are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction. The substantially central portion of the window 101 may be linear, and the glass plate 137 may be matched to the shape. The glass plate 137 is not limited to glass, and any material may be used as long as it is a transparent plate having a predetermined strength.

  Furthermore, the glass frame part 23 is provided with the 1st electrical decoration part 300, the 2nd electrical decoration part 302, and the 3rd electrical decoration part 304 around the window part 101, as shown in FIG. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 includes a first electrical decoration unit 300 (left electrical decoration unit) that includes an LED or the like in the left portion around the window 101 in a front view. ) In the right part around the window part 101, the second electric decoration part 302 (right-side electric decoration part) containing the LED etc., and the third electric part containing the LED etc. in the upper part around the window part 101. The decoration part 304 (upper electrical decoration part) is provided. These lighting parts play a role of enhancing the effect of the game by changing the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach.

  In the pachinko machine 10, the first electric decoration unit 300, the second electric decoration unit 302, and the third electric decoration unit 304 function as jackpot lamps, and are turned on and blinking at the jackpot to notify that the jackpot is being hit. To do. In addition, the first and second illumination units 300 and 302 of the pachinko machine 10 are provided with a prize ball lamp 105 that is lit during the payout of the prize ball and an error display lamp 106 that is lit when a predetermined error occurs. Yes.

  In addition, a small window 107 made of a transparent resin is provided at a lower right corner of the periphery of the window 101 so that a part of the inner frame 12 surface, the game board 30 surface, and the like can be visually recognized. Since the predetermined portion of the small window 107 is flat, the certificate paper or the like attached to the lower right corner of the game board 30 can be suitably read from the flat portion of the small window 107 by a machine.

  In addition, a ball rental operation unit 120 is provided in the large three-dimensional character unit 25 at the lower right of the window unit 101, and the ball rental operation unit 120 is provided with a ball rental button 121 and a return button 122. When the lending operation unit 120 is operated in a state where a bill or a card (for example, a prepaid card) is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, according to the operation. Game balls are rented out. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 19 as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. Is done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. The lending operation unit 120 may be further provided with a frequency display unit (not shown). This frequency display unit (not shown) displays the remaining amount information such as a card. It should be noted that the ball rental operation unit 120 is not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, that is, a so-called cash machine. Therefore, a decorative seal or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. Thereby, the common use of the lending operation unit of the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine can be achieved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the large three-dimensional character unit 25 is provided in the front frame set 14 so as to face the game area 30a, so that the player can naturally watch the game area 30a. be able to.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the large three-dimensional character unit 25 is a character having a size including at least a part of the game ball launch handle 18, and the game ball launch handle 18 is related to the large three-dimensional character unit 25. Since the decoration (for example, at least one of the color, the pattern, the shape, etc. is the same) is applied, the game ball launching handle 18 having a sense of unity with the large three-dimensional character portion 25 can be obtained. Furthermore, the pachinko machine (game machine) having the large three-dimensional character part 25 of the first embodiment can be clearly distinguished from other pachinko machines (game machines) not having such a large three-dimensional character part 25, and other games. Can stand out from the machine.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front frame set 14 is provided with a character portion 26 a in the shape of a “scallop” in the upper right corner when the pachinko machine 10 is viewed from the front. The character portion 26a is also a light emitting portion that emits and displays a payout abnormality, for example. As shown in FIG. 1, a character portion 26 b that imitates a female face (for example, Marin) is provided at the upper left corner of the front frame set 14. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a character portion 26 c representing “crab” is provided at the right sound output port 24 and the left side portion of the front frame set 14, and the left sound output port of the front frame set 14. 24 and the right side are provided with a character portion 26d in the shape of “octopus”. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the ball release lever 17 adopts a shape that imitates “fish”.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the game board 30 is provided with a game board 30 b having a rectangular shape (for example, plywood) in the front view and having a shape in which both left corners are removed. The outer rails 51 and 52 are attached in contact with the back side of the resin base 12a of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 2). The game area 30a, which is a substantially central portion on the front side of the game board 30, is passed through the glass plate 137 of the window 101 shown in FIG. 1 of the base plate body (not shown) of the front frame set 14 shown in FIG. It is visible from the front outside of the frame set 14.

  In addition, the game board 30 includes a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, a starting winning device 33 (for example, an operation chucker), a third starting port 34 (for example, a through gate), and a variable display unit 35. The general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the starting winning device 33, the third starting port 34, and the variable display device unit 35 are respectively disposed in the through holes formed by router processing in the game board 30. The game board 30 is attached from the front side with a wood screw or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the start winning device 33 is a single unit in which a first start port 33 a (for example, an operation chucker) and a second start port 33 b (for example, an operation chucker) are arranged in order from the top to the bottom. It consists of a winning device. The first start port 33a on the upper side is provided with an operation port switch (passage detection switch) (not shown) for the first start port 33a. It is detected by an operation port switch for the first start port 33a. The lower second start port 33b is provided with an unillustrated operating port switch (passage detection switch) for the second start port 33b. It is detected by the operation port switch for the second start port 33b. In either case of entering the game ball into the first start port 33a on the upper side or entering the game ball into the second start port 33b on the lower side, it is a start prize. There is no change, and those balls can be detected individually.

  In addition, a ball entering the general winning award 31 is detected by a detection switch (a winning port switch not shown), and a ball entering the variable winning device 32 is detected by a detection switch (a count switch not shown). Based on the output of the detection switch, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15).

  For example, in the case of entering the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b, three prize balls are paid out. In addition, in the case of entering the general winning opening 31 and the variable winning device 32, ten prize balls are paid out. In addition, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary and may be various.

  Note that a game ball enters the third start port 34 and the detected ball is detected by a detection switch (passage detection switch not shown), but even if it enters the third start port 34, The payout of game balls is not executed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that have not entered various winning devices or the like pass through the out port 36 in a ball discharge path (not shown). You will be guided toward. A number of nails 39 are implanted in the game board 30 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (instruments) such as a windmill 37 are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the variable display device unit 35 variably displays the first symbol (for example, a special symbol) as identification information with a winning at the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b as a trigger. Triggered by the passage of the first symbol display device 40 and the third starting port 34, the second symbol display device 41 for variably displaying the second symbol (for example, a normal symbol), the first starting port 33a, the second A third symbol display device 42 that displays a third symbol (for example, a decorative symbol) in a variable manner with a winning at the start port 33b as a trigger is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the first symbol display device 40 is, for example, a first segment display which is a segment display (for example, a 7-segment LED display with a decimal point) in which a plurality of segment light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner. Part 40a and second segment display part 40d. The first segment display unit 40a performs variable emission based on the ball entering the first start port 33a. The second segment display unit 40d performs variable emission based on the ball entering the second start port 33b. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the first symbol display device 40 indicates a hold lamp 40c indicating the number of hold of the variable display in the first segment display unit 40a and the number of hold of the variable display in the second segment display unit 40d. A holding lamp 40f.

  The first segment display unit 40a changes the light emission of each segment light-emitting unit randomly or in sequence based on the ball entering the first start port 33a, thereby changing the display state of the first symbol (in this embodiment, each When the light emission fluctuation mode of the segment light emitting section is generated and the light emission fluctuation stops, for example, if a symbol indicating a probability big hit (for example, a number or a letter) is displayed and displayed, the probability big hit (specific hit) is indicated and the normal big hit is indicated. When a symbol (for example, a number or a character) is displayed in a light-emitting manner, a big hit (non-specific hit) is usually indicated.

  Similarly to the above, the second segment display unit 40d changes the light emission of each segment light emitting unit randomly or in sequence based on the ball entering the first start port 33b, thereby changing the display state of the first symbol ( In this embodiment, when the light emission fluctuation mode of each segment light emitting portion is generated and the light emission fluctuation is stopped, for example, a symbol indicating a probability variation big hit (for example, a number or a letter) is displayed by light emission to show a probability variation big hit (specific hit). When a symbol indicating a big hit (for example, a number or a character) is displayed in a light-emitting manner, a normal big hit (non-specific hit) is indicated, and when a symbol indicating a loss (for example, a number or a character) is displayed in a light-emitting manner, a loss is indicated.

  In this way, when the probability variation big hit (specific hit) or the normal big hit (non-specific hit), the variable winning device 32 enters a specific gaming state (for example, big hit state) described later.

  In addition, as this 1st symbol display apparatus 40, you may employ | adopt single or several LED of the type which can light-emit at least 2 colors or more. Specifically, as an example of the case where two LEDs capable of emitting red and blue are employed as the first symbol display device 40, for example, by changing the emission color of each LED alternately, A variation display state of the pattern (light emission color mode of each LED) is generated. For example, when both LEDs stop in a red light emission state, a probable big hit (specific hit) is shown, and when both LEDs stop in a blue light emission state, a normal big hit (Non-specific hit) is indicated, and when both LEDs stop in a light emission state of different colors, they indicate a disconnection. Further, at least one of the first segment display unit 40a, the second segment display unit 40d, the holding lamp 40c, and the holding lamp 40f constituting the first symbol display device 40 may be a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT or You may comprise by other types of display apparatuses, such as a dot matrix display, and it is good also as a structure displayed on the display screen of the 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 especially. In addition, as a pattern displayed on the first symbol display device 40, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are displayed, or a plurality of types of characters are displayed. A configuration in which colors are displayed is conceivable.

  The second symbol display device 41 includes, for example, a display unit 41a on which “○” is drawn for the second symbol, a display unit 41b on which “x” is drawn for the second symbol, and a holding lamp 41c. When the game ball passes through the third starting port 34, for example, the display symbol (ordinary symbol) by the display units 41a and 41b fluctuates, and when the variation display stops at a predetermined symbol, The two start ports 33b are configured to be activated (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the third starting port 34 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times of holding is lit and displayed by the holding lamp 41c. The display units 41a and 41b have LEDs (light emitting diodes) inside thereof, and are configured to be variably displayed by switching the light emission of the LEDs (or lighting of the lamps). Further, at least one of the second symbol display device 41 and the holding lamp 41c may be constituted by other types of display devices such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT or a dot matrix display, and in particular. It is good also as a structure displayed on the display screen of the 3rd symbol display apparatus 42. FIG.

  In the third symbol display device 42, the first symbol display device 40 performs variable display of the first symbol and predetermined display (stop display) on the basis of winning in the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b. In response to this, a variation display of the third symbol and a predetermined display (stop display) are performed accordingly. In addition, in the 3rd symbol display apparatus 42, not only the display effect which triggered the winning to the 1st start opening 33a or the 2nd start opening 33b but the display in the specific game state which transfers after winning a big win Production is performed.

  The 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 is comprised, for example with the liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by the display control apparatus 45 mentioned later. On the third symbol display device 42, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are displayed. Each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R is composed of a plurality of decorative symbols, and these decorative symbols are variably displayed on the third symbol display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each of the decorative symbol rows L, M, R. The In the present embodiment, the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) includes, for example, a large liquid crystal display of 11 inch size. The variable display device unit 35 is provided with a center frame 47 on the front side of the third symbol display device 42 so as to substantially surround the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 when viewed from the front. In the present embodiment, a liquid crystal display device is adopted as the third symbol display device 42, but other types of image display devices (for example, PDP: plasma display panel, EL: electroluminescence display, organic EL, etc.) But you can.

  The variable winning device 32 shown in FIG. 8 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won (or may be in a closed state in which it is difficult to win a prize). It is operated repeatedly in the closed state. In this way, the state in which the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated in the open state and the normal closed state at the time of a big win is called a specific gaming state (for example, a big winning state), and the variable winning device 32 has a large number of games. Since the ball enters (wins) and a lot of game balls are paid out for the winning, the game state is advantageous to the player. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the number of game balls thrown in (the number of game balls fired into the game area 30a by the launching device 229) is greater than the number of game balls awarded (general winning port 31, variable). More than the normal game state (game ball consumption state) than the number of prize balls paid out based on the entry of game balls into the winning device 32, the first start port 33a, the second start port 33b, etc. It is possible to change the state to a specific gaming state (for example, a big hit state) in which the number of balls paid out is larger than the number of game balls inserted.

  More specifically, when a game ball wins the first start opening 33a, the first segment display unit 40a of the first symbol display device 40 is displayed in a variable manner, and the display of the first segment display unit 40a after the stop of the change is displayed in advance. A specific gaming state occurs when you stop at the set symbol. For example, when a symbol indicating a promising big hit is displayed in a stopped state, it indicates that the specific gaming state of the probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and when a symbol indicating a normal big hit is displayed in a stopped state, a normal big hit (not specified) The win indicates that the player has won the specified game state, and when the symbol indicating the losing is displayed in a stopped state, it indicates that the player has lost (the player has lost the specified game state).

  In the same manner as described above, when a game ball wins the second start opening 33b, the second segment display unit 40d of the first symbol display device 40 is variably displayed, and the display of the second segment display unit 40d after the change is stopped is displayed. A specific gaming state occurs when the player stops at a preset symbol. For example, when a symbol indicating a promising big hit is displayed in a stopped state, it indicates that the specific gaming state of the probable big hit (specific hit) is won, and when a symbol indicating a normal big hit is displayed in a stopped state, a normal big hit (not specified) The win indicates that the player has won the specified game state, and when the symbol indicating the losing is displayed in a stopped state, it indicates that the player has lost (the player has lost the specified game state).

  When a specific gaming state occurs, the variable winning device 32 is configured such that the big winning opening 32a is in a predetermined open state, and the game ball is likely to win (a big hit state). Specifically, the special winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times (the number of rounds) with the passage of a predetermined time or a predetermined number of winnings in the open state as one round. In addition, the number of times that the game ball has passed through the first start port 33a is held up to 4 times, and the number of times of holding is displayed by the holding lamp 40c. In addition, the number of times that the game ball has passed through the second start port 33b is also held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of times of holding is displayed by the hold lamp 40f. Note that the hold lamps 40c and 40f may be configured to hold display on a part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the game board 30 is provided with two rails 51 and 52 for guiding the game balls launched from the launching device 229 (see FIG. 3) to the upper part of the game board 30. In addition, the game balls launched in accordance with the turning operation of the game ball launching handle 18 are guided to a predetermined game area 30a through a ball guide passage 49 described later of the two rails 51 and 52. The two rails 51 and 52 are long metal strip members made of stainless steel, and are attached to the game board 30 in an inner and outer double. The inner rail 51 is formed in a shape excluding a portion from the upper left corner of the substantially vertical ellipse to the upper right corner of the game board 30 in the clockwise direction. The outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and a ball guide passage 49 is formed by a portion (the left portion toward the left) where the rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval. . The ball guide passage 49 is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is opened.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip of the inner rail 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 8). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the ball guide passage 49 between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper portion of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage 49 again. Further, in a state where the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12, the outer rail 52 is located at a position corresponding to the maximum flight portion of the game ball (upper right portion in FIG. 8: a portion corresponding to the tip portion of the outer rail 52). , The return rubber 54 is located. Therefore, the game ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 54 and is bounced back. Since the outer rail 52 is made of a long metal strip made of stainless steel, the flight of the game ball can be made smoother, that is, the frictional resistance of the game ball can be reduced. As shown in FIG. 8, from the front end portion of the outer rail 52 (upper right portion of FIG. 8) to the right end portion of the inner rail 51 (upper right portion of FIG. 8), the return rubber 54 formed on the inner frame 12 is provided. And the wall part 55 (it shows with a broken line in FIG. 8) formed in the inner frame 12 is located, The game area | region 30a is partitioned off.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the lower right corner of the game board 30 is a space for attaching a seal SL (which may be a plate) such as a certificate (for example, a serial number is described). By sticking a sticker SL such as a certificate to the lower right corner of the game board 30, the game board 30 and the certificate can be uniquely defined.

  Next, the game area 30a of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the game area 30 a is partitioned and formed in a substantially vertically long circle shape by inner peripheral portions (inner and outer rails) of the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and particularly in the present embodiment, the game board 30 The game area 30a partitioned on the board surface is greatly configured.

  In the present embodiment, the game area 30a is viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and the area of the guide rail that is a parallel part of the inner and outer rails 51 and 52 is excluded from the area surrounded by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52. As an area. Accordingly, when the game area 30 a is referred to, the guide rail portion is not included, and therefore the left limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51, not by the outer rail 52. Further, the right limit position toward the game area 30 a is specified by the wall portion 55 (a part of the inner frame 12) and the inner rail 51. Further, the lower limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the inner rail 51. The upper limit position of the game area 30 a is specified by the outer rail 52.

  Although detailed disclosure of the drawings is omitted, game balls are supplied to the launching device 229 one by one from a ball outlet (not shown) of the front frame set 14 (ball outlet leading from the most downstream portion of the upper plate 19). .

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 has various control boards arranged vertically and horizontally on the back side (actually the back side of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30), and a predetermined control board is stacked back and forth (see FIG. 3). For example, a payout control board 311a shown in FIG. 9 to be described later is on the near side in the rear view, and a power supply control board of the power supply device 313 and a launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 are located behind the payout control board 311a. Furthermore, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism unit 352) for supplying game balls, a protective cover 353 made of resin, and the like are attached. In the present embodiment, various control boards are divided and mounted on a plurality (three) of mounting bases 230 to 232 shown in FIG. 3 to form each control board unit, and each control board unit is individually divided into the inner frame 12 or The game board 30 is mounted on the back side. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the main control device 261 is mounted on the mounting base 230 and the sub-control device 262 is mounted on the mounting base 232 to be unitized, and the payout control device 311 and the launch control device. 312 and the power supply device 313 are mounted on the mounting base 231 and unitized.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the payout mechanism unit 352 has various components (a tank 355, a tank rail 356, a case rail 357, a payout device 358, and a power switch board 382, which will be described later) reversed in a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. The payout mechanism 352 and the protective cover 353 are integrated as one unit, and the unit is sometimes referred to as a back pack. This is referred to as “pack unit 203”.

  The back pack unit 203 is configured to be detachable in units of units without using any tools, and in addition to this, a support shaft portion is provided in part to the inner frame 12 or the back of the game board 30. It can be opened and closed. This is also a device for making it possible to easily check a hidden configuration or the like even if the back pack unit 203 and other configurations are arranged one behind the other.

  In addition, on the back side of the game board 30, a winning detection mechanism for detecting passage of game balls such as various winning holes is provided. Specifically, a prize opening switch (not shown) is provided at a position corresponding to the general prize opening 31 on the front side of the game board 30, and a count switch (not shown) is provided in the variable prize winning device 32. The count switch is a switch for counting winning balls. In addition, an operating port switch (not shown) for the first starting port 33a and an operating port switch (not shown) for the second starting port 33b are located at positions corresponding to the first starting port 33a and the second starting port 33b. (Omitted) (not shown) are provided, and the entry of the game ball into the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b is detected by the respective operation port switches. A gate switch is provided at a position corresponding to the third start port 34, and the passage of the game ball to the third start port 34 is detected by the gate switch.

  A prize opening switch (not shown) of the general winning opening 31 and a gate switch of the third start opening 34 are connected to a board connection board (not shown) through an electric wiring (not shown), and this board connection board is a main control described later. It is connected to a main control board 261a (see FIG. 9) in the device 261. Further, the count switch of the variable winning device 32 is connected to a large winning opening relay terminal board (not shown), and this large winning opening relay terminal board is also connected to the main control board 261a. On the other hand, the operation port switches of the first start port 33a and the second start port 33b are directly connected to the main control board 261a without going through the relay board.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the variable winning device 32 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid for opening the large winning opening 32a, and the second start opening 33b on the lower side is used to open the electric accessory. Is provided.

  The detection results detected by the winning detection mechanism are taken into a main control board 261a in a main control device 261, which will be described later, and the main control board 261a issues a payout command (a game ball of each game ball) according to the winning situation each time. The number of payouts) is transmitted to the payout control board 311a. Then, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the output of the payout control board 311a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control device 261 is mounted on the lower mounting base 230 in the rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and the sub-control device 262 is mounted on the upper mounting base 232 in the rear view of the pachinko machine 10. Has been. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the main control device 261 includes a CPU 501 that controls the main control, a ROM 502 that stores a game program, a RAM 503 that stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, and various devices. Main control including an input / output port 505 for communication, a random number generator (not shown) used in various lotteries, a clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) used for time counting and synchronization, etc. The main control board 261a is configured to be accommodated in a board box 263 (encapsulating means) made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected by the sealing unit 261c so as not to be opened, and thereby the substrate box 263 is sealed.

  Further, the sub control device 262, for example, in accordance with an instruction from the main control board 261a in the main control device 261, controls the voice and lamp display and the control of the display control device 45, the other ROM 552, RAM 553, bus line 554, A sub-control board 262a including an input / output port 555 and the like is provided, and the sub-control board 262a is accommodated in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. Power supplied from a power supply board described later is output to the display control device 45 via the sub control device 262.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are mounted on the mounting base 231. The payout control device 311 includes a control board including a CPU that is the center of control, and other ROM, RAM, various ports, and the like. The launch control device 312 includes a launch control board. In addition, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply control board. The payout control board 311a of the payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls. In addition, the launch control board of the launch control apparatus 312 controls the launch apparatus 229 (see FIG. 9) in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player. The required power supply voltage required is generated and output. The launching device 229 of the present embodiment employs a solenoid-type launching part that strikes and launches a game ball with a launching rod (not shown) that can advance and retreat according to energization / non-energization of a launching solenoid (not shown). In addition, as other launching devices 229, there are various types such as a mechanical launching component that strikes and launches a game ball with a launcher that operates according to the driving of the launching motor, and an electromagnetic launching component that launches a game ball by generating an electromagnetic field. The following types may be adopted. The card unit connection board 314 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and receives a ball lending operation command by the player and pays it out. Is output. Note that the card unit connection board 314 is unnecessary in a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit.

  The payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are each housed and configured in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the dispensing control device 311, similarly to the main control device 261 described above, the box base and the box cover that constitute the substrate box 311 b (encapsulating means) are connected by the sealing unit (sealing means) so that they cannot be opened. The substrate box 311b is sealed.

  The payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 311c as shown in FIG. For example, when the state return switch 311c is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout motor unit, the payout motor 358a (see FIG. 9) slowly rotates forward to eliminate the ball jam (return to the normal state). ) Is designed.

  Further, a RAM erase switch 323 is provided on the power supply monitoring board 261b. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and maintains the state at the time of a power failure even if a power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of a power failure when returning from a power failure (power recovery). Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, hold down the RAM erase switch 323 and turn the We are going to throw it in.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a protective cover 353 made of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated.

  The back pack unit 203 is provided with a tank 355 that opens upward at the top, and the tank 355 is sequentially replenished with game balls supplied from the island equipment (game island equipment) of the game hall. Below the tank 355 is connected, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of spherical passages in the horizontal direction and gently descends and inclines toward the downstream side. Further, a case rail 357 is installed on the downstream side of the tank rail 356 in the vertical direction. Are connected. A payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor 358a. Then, the game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 through a payout passage (not shown) or the like.

  The tank rail 356 is provided with a vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356. For example, the vibrator 360 is fastened and attached to the tank rail 356 with, for example, two screws. Furthermore, the vibrator 360 is not in surface contact with the tank rail 356 but is in contact with the two screw portions, so that vibration by the vibrator 360 is more effectively transmitted to the tank rail 356. Therefore, if a ball clogging occurs near the tank rail 356, the vibrator 360 is driven to eliminate the ball clogging.

  The payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board (not shown) for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from outside. is set up. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, AC 24V main power via a voltage converter, and the power switch 382a is switched to turn the power on or off.

  Each of the dispensing mechanisms 352 from the tank 355 to the dispensing passage (not shown) is formed of a conductive resin material (for example, conductive polycarbonate resin) and grounded (grounded) at a part thereof. . Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the noise by charging of a game ball is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an inner frame open detection switch 388 for detecting that the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 12. When the inner frame 12 is opened, it is output from the inner frame opening detection switch 388 to the computer for the hall (in the pachinko parlor).

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 10 includes a main control device 261, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub control device 262, a display control device 45, a power supply device 313, and the like. In the following, these devices will be described in detail individually.

  The main control device 261 of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A RAM 503 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated.

  The RAM 503 is configured so that the backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off and data can be retained (backed up). The RAM 503 temporarily stores various data and the like. Has memory and area.

  That is, when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 executes the normal processing up to the end, so that the RAM 503 is when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs; It is only necessary to store and hold the contents of the counter buffer and the holding ball storage area, and the state of the pachinko machine 10 can be restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. Specifically, there is no need to provide a dedicated backup area in the RAM 503 for storing values of registers, I / O, and the like for game information during normal processing when the power is turned off. The N501 terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to receive a power failure signal S1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 505 includes a RAM erasing switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a firing control device 312, a sub control device 262, a first symbol display device 40, a second symbol display device 41, and other switches not shown. Etc. are connected. The main controller 261 also has a function of controlling the first symbol variation display on the first symbol display device 40 and the second symbol variation display on the second symbol display device 41.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is configured so that the backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 and data can be retained (backup) even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 described above. The RAM 513 includes a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data.

  The RAM 513 stores and holds information related to the state when the power is turned off in order to return the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. In other words, the storage of the RAM 513 is executed when the power is turned off by the NMI interrupt process and the second half of the payout control process, and the storage information stored in the RAM 513 is restored in the power recovery process when the power is turned on. .

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. The main controller 261, the launch controller 312 and the payout motor 358a are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 229, and the launch device 229 is permitted to drive when a predetermined condition is met. Specifically, the launch control device 312 receives a card unit connection signal S4 from the payout control device 311 (a signal that is output when the card unit described above is connected to the pachinko machine 10), and the player Touch detection signal S5 output when the game ball launch handle 18 is touched and output when the launch stop switch 18a provided on the game ball launch handle 18 for stopping the launch is not operated. The firing permission signal S7 is output to the main controller 261 on condition that all of the fired maintenance signals S6 to be performed are inputted. Further, a volume signal S10 corresponding to the operation amount of the game ball launch handle 18 is input from the game ball launch handle 18 to the launch control device 312. The launch control device 312 outputs this volume signal S10 to the main control device 261. To do.

  That is, the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is ON (high level) is a firing permission state, and the period during which the firing permission signal S7 is OFF (low level) is a firing non-permission state. That is, the main control device 261 controls the launch control signal S8 (pulse signal) for controlling the launch solenoid (not shown) for launching the game ball and the launch rail during the period when the launch permit signal S7 that is input is ON. A ball feed control signal S9 (pulse signal) for controlling a ball feed solenoid for sending a game ball is repeatedly output to the firing control device 312 at a predetermined repetition cycle. The amplitude value of the firing control signal S8 (pulse signal) is determined based on the volume signal S10 in the main controller 261. For example, the larger the operation amount of the game ball launching handle 18, the greater the firing control signal S8 (pulse signal). ) Becomes larger. The launch control device 312 drives and controls the launch device 229 based on the launch control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9, and a game ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 18. Conversely, the main control device 261 does not output the firing control signal S8 and the ball feed control signal S9 to the firing control device 312 during the period when the input firing permission signal S7 is OFF, and the gaming device 229 plays the game ball. Will never be fired.

  The display control device 45 controls the variable display of the third symbol (decorative symbol) on the third symbol display device 42. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. The output of the sub-control device 262 is connected to the input of the input port 527, and the CPU 521, ROM 522, work RAM 523, and image controller 526 are connected to the output of the input port 527. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the image controller 526 via a bus line 531, and a third symbol display device 42 which is a liquid crystal display device is connected to an output of the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 controls the decorative symbol display on the third symbol display device 42 based on the various commands transmitted by editing the various commands from the main control device 261 by the sub-control device 262. The ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data, and the work RAM 523 temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is a memory for.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the third symbol display device 42, and the display contents of the third symbol display device 42 are changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as decorative symbols displayed on the third symbol display device 42. The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the output port 529 to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing. It is displayed on the symbol display device 42.

  In addition, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10. The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24 volt power supply supplied from the outside, and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like. Then, these + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the main control device 261 includes a main control board 261a and a power supply monitoring board 261b separate from the main control board 261a in a board box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. . The power monitoring board 261b includes a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure or the like, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal S1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of AC 24 volts with the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when the time when this voltage has become less than 22 volts exceeds, for example, 20 milliseconds. The power failure signal S1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal S1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt process).

  Note that the power supply unit 541 has a sufficient time to execute the power failure process even after the time when the AC 24 volts monitored by the power supply unit 541 becomes less than 22 volts exceeds 20 milliseconds. The control system is configured to maintain the output of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, at a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit for taking in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clearing backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal S2 to the main control board 261a. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the RAM 503 is cleared in the main controller 261, and the payout controller 311 is in the main controller. When the initialization command from H.261 is received, the data in RAM 513 is cleared.

  Here, the relationship between the main control device 261, the sub control device 262, and the display control device 45 in the pachinko machine 10 that executes a decorative display variation display effect or the like in response to the start winning prize will be described below.

  The main control device 261 shown in FIG. 9 is a jackpot random number counter for lottery for determining whether or not to generate a jackpot state, a jackpot symbol random number counter for lottery for determining whether it is a probabilistic jackpot or a normal jackpot, the third symbol The first starting port 33a or the second starting point is provided with a reach random number counter or the like for drawing whether or not to perform various reach display effects in the variable display effect of the third symbol displayed on the display device 42. Whether or not to win the jackpot state and whether or not to perform reach display based on the random number values such as the jackpot random number counter, the jackpot symbol random number counter, and the reach random number counter when entering the mouth 33b (see FIG. 8) Determine. In addition, main controller 261 outputs a command corresponding to the determination result to sub controller 262.

  The sub-control device 262 outputs a command obtained by editing the command from the main control device 261 to the display control device 45 and, on the basis of the command from the main control device 261, a reel unit 600 and a reel segment (vertically oriented) And horizontal reel segments 440 and 450) and game rotation indicator lamps 490 (see FIG. 8) and the like.

  Based on the command from the sub-control device 262, the display control device 45 performs display control so that the third symbol display device 42 executes the variation display effect of the third symbol. Reach display effects include, for example, a normal reach with a low expected value that is a big hit state, a super reach with a higher expected value than this normal reach, a special reach with a higher expected value than this super reach, and a higher expected value than this special reach Super special reach with a high value, premium reach that will always be a big hit.

  By the way, in the third symbol display device 42 (liquid crystal display device), as shown in FIG. 10, three decorative symbol rows L, M, and R of left, middle, and right are set. For each of M and R, three decorative symbols, an upper decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a lower decorative symbol, are variably displayed. In the present embodiment, a series of symbols is composed of a main decorative symbol SZ with numbers “0” to “9” and a sub-decorative symbol FZ composed of rhombus-shaped symbols. A main decorative symbol SZ is displayed in ascending or descending order, and a sub decorative symbol FZ is arranged between the main decorative symbols SZ to form a series of decorative symbol strings L, M, and R. Then, the main decorative design SZ and the secondary decorative design FZ are displayed variably from top to bottom with periodicity.

  In this case, in the left decorative design row L, the above-mentioned series of decorative designs are displayed in descending order (that is, in the order of decreasing the number of the main decorative design SZ), and in the middle decorative design row M and the right decorative design row R, the same The series of decorative symbols is displayed in ascending order (that is, in order of increasing the number of the main decorative symbols SZ). Then, the variable display stops in the order of the left decorative symbol row L → the right decorative symbol row R → the middle decorative symbol row M, and at the time of the stop, five effective lines on the third symbol display device 42, that is, the upper line L1, the middle line If the main decorative symbol SZ is a jackpot symbol combination (in this embodiment, the same main decorative symbol SZ combination) in any of L2, the lower line L3, the right rising line L4, and the left rising line L5, it is special as a big hit A game video is displayed.

  Next, the center frame 47 of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the game board 30. FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the game board 30. 13A is a perspective view of the front member 400 constituting the center frame 47, FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view of the vertical reel segment 440, and FIG. 13C is a horizontal reel segment. FIG. 14A is a perspective view of the rear member 480 and the reel unit 600 constituting the center frame 47, and FIG. 14B is a location of the accommodating portion 484 for the rear member 480 to which the reel unit 600 is attached. It is the schematic explanatory drawing which looked at the side.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the center frame 47 is disposed at a predetermined location in the game area 30 a of the game board 30. Specifically, when the game area 30a is approximately divided into three equal parts in the height direction, the area excluding the upper end part and the left end part in the upper two-thirds range of the game area 30a, A center frame 47 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the center frame 47 includes a front member 400 attached to the front surface (front surface) of the game board 30, a rear member 480 attached to the rear surface (back surface) of the game board 30, and the rear member 480. And a reel unit 600 attached to a housing portion 484 formed on the right side of the front view. The third symbol display device 42 (see FIG. 8) is attached to the rear portion of the rear member 480 and other than the accommodating portion 484.

  Below, each structure of the front side member 400, the rear side member 480, and the reel unit 600 is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the front member 400 is a frame-like member that covers the periphery of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 (see FIG. 8) when viewed from the front. This is a resin molded product in which a reel display window 410 in which the symbol of the unit 600 (such as the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 shown in FIG. 22) is visible is formed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the front member 400 is partially inserted into an opening 30c formed in the game area 30a of the game board 30 in a state where it is attached from the front side of the game board 30. An annular region extending along the surface of the game board 30 so as to cover the insertion region part 420 where the other part protrudes behind the game board 30 and the front peripheral edge part 30d of the opening 30c in the game board 30 An outer peripheral flange 460, and a front protruding portion 470 that is a position protruding a predetermined length (at least the length of one game ball) ahead of the outer peripheral flange 460 (in front of the game area 30a). Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the insertion region portion 420 of the front member 400 is an annular shape that protrudes rearward so as to go to the peripheral portion of the display screen in a front view of the third symbol display device 42 (see FIG. 8). The peripheral wall 421 is provided. Specifically, the peripheral wall 421 protrudes toward the upper side, the left side, the right side, and the lower side, which are the peripheral positions on the rectangular display screen in front view of the third symbol display device 42 (see FIG. 8). An upper side wall part 422, a left side wall part 423, a right side wall part 424 and a lower side wall part 425 are provided.

  The upper side wall portion 422 has a shape that covers the front side and the lower side of a game rotation indicator lamp 490, which will be described later, and includes a transparent wall portion 422a through which the game rotation indicator lamp 490 can be visually recognized. The transparent wall portion 422a is a colored wall portion that may be colored while maintaining light transmittance (which may be composed of the color of the resin itself or may be colored afterwards such as painting. The same applies hereinafter). Alternatively, it may be a translucent wall, or a translucent and colored wall. The left side wall part 423 is a colored transparent wall in which decorative irregularities are formed. The right side wall 424 is a wall that protrudes toward the right side of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 and has a colored and opaque region that is hidden so that the left side of the reel unit 600 cannot be seen. . The lower side wall portion 425 is erected by a predetermined length (for example, three game balls) from the back side end portion of the stage 426, which will be described later, and then the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 (see FIG. 8). A transparent wall portion having a stepped shape projecting toward the lower side portion (a wall portion that is colored, translucent, translucent, or colored) may be used.

  When the front member 400 is attached to the game board 30 as shown in FIG. 11, the outer peripheral flange 460 of the front member 400 is located on the front peripheral edge 30d of the opening 30c in the game board 30 as shown in FIG. It is in contact. In addition, as shown in FIG. 13A, the outer peripheral flange 460 has two through holes 461 into which screws are inserted for screwing the front member 400 to the game board 30. It is formed in nine places in total, including the upper left and lower left places, the lower center two places and the lower right place, and the upper right and lower right places. In a state where the insertion region portion 420 of the front member 400 is inserted into the opening 30 c from the front side of the game board 30, screws inserted into the through holes 461 in the outer peripheral flange portion 460 of the front member 400 are screwed into the game board 30. As a result, the front member 400 is fixed to the game board 30.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the front protrusions 470 of the front member 400 are, as viewed from the front, the upper part 471, the right part 472, the right end part of the lower part 473, and the upper part of the left part 474. Since the center portion is connected to each other and protrudes forward from the game area 30a, a game ball flowing down the game area 30a can be contacted. For example, the game ball rolls down on the upper surface of the upper portion 471 of the front protrusion 470 in the left or right direction, or comes into contact with the right side 472 or the left side 474 of the front protrusion 470, etc. Sometimes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13A, the left side portion 474 of the front protruding portion 470 includes a entrance 475 through which a game ball can enter. The left side wall portion 423 in the insertion region portion 420 of the front side member 400 is provided with a passage portion 423a (for example, a warp passage) that guides a game ball that has entered the entrance 475. The insertion region portion 420 includes a stage 426 on the front side of the lower wall portion 425 so that the game ball that has passed through the passage portion 423a can roll and is discharged again to the game region 30a. The passage portion 423a is colored and translucent (can be colorless and transparent or colorless and translucent) so that it can be seen that a game ball is passing therethrough.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the stage 426 is inclined downward from the left end side toward the center side in the front view to reach the valley portion 427, and thereafter, the gentle mountain portion 429 formed at the center portion. When it exceeds the top of the peak part 429, it slopes downward again to reach the valley part 427, and then forms a rolling surface that is inclined upward toward the right end side.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the stage 426 is formed with an inclined depression passage 430 that is inclined downward toward the lower side wall portion 425 located on the back side of the mountain portion 429 at the top portion of the mountain portion 429. At a position corresponding to the downstream end of the inclined recess passage 430 in the lower wall portion 425, a ball guide port 431 into which a game ball guided toward the back side by the inclined recess passage 430 can be formed is formed. There is a diving discharge passage 432 through which the game ball that has entered the ball guide port 431 passes under the mountain portion 429 and is discharged again toward the start winning device 33 (particularly, the first start port 33a) in the game area 30a. It is formed in the lower part on the top of the peak part 429. For example, a game ball guided to the stage 426 and swinging left and right in the front view on the stage 426 is captured by the inclined hollow passage 430 of the mountain portion 429 and is located on the back side of the mountain portion 429. The ball enters the ball guide opening 431 in the side wall 425, is discharged toward the start winning device 33 in the game area 30a through the diving discharge passage 432, and is discharged to the first start opening 33a and the second start opening 33b. You may enter the ball.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, each valley portion 427 of the stage 426 is formed with a valley downward inclined portion 428 inclined downward toward the board surface of the game board 30. For example, a game ball guided to the stage 426 and swinging left and right in the front view on the stage 426 is caught by the valley downward slope 428 of the valley 427 and discharged again into the game area 30a. Sometimes. As shown in FIG. 8, the start winning device 33 is positioned directly below the peak portion 429, and the start winning device 33 is not positioned directly below the valley portion 427. When the game ball is discharged from 428, it is more difficult to enter the start winning device 33 than when the game ball is discharged from the diving discharge passage 432 of the mountain portion 429.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13A, the right side portion of the upper side portion 471, the right side portion 472 and the right end portion of the lower side portion 473 of the front side member 400 protrude from the game area 30a to the near side, thereby playing the game board. The game balls flowing down the 30 game areas 30 a are prevented from colliding with the reel display window 410.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 13A, the front member 400 has a plurality (six in this embodiment) of vertical members along the outer peripheral portion 401 of the reel display window 410 in a front view. Oriented and lateral reel segments 440 and 450 are arranged. Specifically, two vertical reel segments 440 are arranged in a line in the vertical direction along the left side portion of the outer peripheral portion 401 of the reel display window 410 in the front member 400, and the outer peripheral portion Two vertical reel segments 440 are arranged in a line in the vertical direction along the right side of the points 401. In addition, lateral reel segments 450 are respectively disposed at the upper portion and the lower portion of the outer peripheral portion 401 of the reel display window 410 in the front member 400.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the vertical reel segment 440 includes a plurality of (three in this embodiment) LEDs 441 (light-emitting diodes) mounted at intervals. A mounting substrate 442 and a rod-shaped rod disposed on the mounting surface of the LED 441 on the LED mounting substrate 442, in which light from these LEDs 441 is incident and light is diffused inside, and the front side surface (light emitting surface) emits light. A light guide component 443. The LED mounting substrate 442 in the vertically oriented reel segment 440 has, for example, a rectangular shape in a front view and a thin plate shape in a side view. Moreover, the light guide component 443 in the vertically oriented reel segment 440 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. 13A, and has an emission surface when viewed from the side, as shown in FIG. An arc shape is used, and the incident surface has a linear shape.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13C, the horizontal reel segment 450 includes an LED mounting board 452 on which a plurality (three in this embodiment) of LEDs 451 (light emitting diodes) are mounted with a space therebetween, A rod-shaped light guide component 453 disposed on the mounting surface of the LED 451 on the LED mounting substrate 452, in which light from the LED 451 is incident and light is diffused inside and the front side surface (outgoing surface) emits light. It is equipped with. As shown in FIG. 13C, the LED mounting substrate 452 in the horizontally oriented reel segment 450 has, for example, a rectangular shape in a front view and a thin plate shape in a side view. Further, as shown in FIG. 13C, the light guide component 453 in the horizontal reel segment 450 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and has a thin plate shape in which the emission surface and the incident surface are linear when viewed from the side. .

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 13, the outer peripheral portion 401 of the reel display window 410 in the front member 400 is, for example, colored and light transmissive, so that the above-described vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel portion are used. The player can visually recognize the light emission display of the segment 450 through the peripheral peripheral portion.

  Subsequently, the rear member 480 will be described. As shown in FIG. 14A, the rear member 480 has a substantially rectangular outer shape in a front view (when viewed from the side attached to the back side of the game board 30) (from the back side of the game board 30). It is a frame-like member that is recessed in the direction of leaving. Further, the rear member 480 has contact portions 481 formed at upper, lower, left and right locations on the outer periphery thereof, and the contact portion 481 contacts the back surface of the game board 30 in the attached state to the back surface of the game board 30. . A through hole 482 into which a screw is inserted is formed in the contact portion 481, and the screw is inserted into the through hole 482 of the contact portion 481 with the rear member 480 positioned on the back surface of the game board 30. Then, the rear member 480 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 30 by being screwed into the back surface of the game board 30.

  Further, the rear member 480 has a screen opening 483 having a size corresponding to the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 (see FIG. 8) formed in a recessed portion in front view. An accommodation portion 484 to which the reel unit 600 is attached is formed on the right side. In addition, among the depressions in the rear member 480, a game rotation indicator lamp 490 is disposed in the upper depression 485 located above the screen opening 483, and below the screen opening 483. The first symbol display device 40 and the second symbol display device 41 described above are disposed in the lower side depression 486 located.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, the rear member 480 is formed along the rear side of the reel unit 600 formed at the rear portion of the rear member 480 and below the housing portion 484. An elongated support portion 487 having an elongated groove shape that can be supported by inserting the lower end 602b of the metal back plate 602 extending in the vertical direction, and a rear portion of the rear member 480 and an upper portion of the housing portion 484 Two projecting pins 489 inserted into two mounting holes 602a (see FIG. 15) spaced laterally at the upper end 602c of the back plate 602, which are projecting rearwardly, A fixed lever 498 is provided that is capable of rotating and switching between a contact state and a non-contact state with respect to the upper end 602c of the back plate 602 with a rotation shaft as an axis.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, a partition plate 499 is formed between the screen opening 483 and the accommodating portion 484. As shown in FIG. 11, when the rear member 480 is attached to the back surface of the game board 30 and the front member 400 is attached to the front surface of the game board 30, the rear side shown in FIG. The right side wall portion 424 of the front side member 400 is close to the side surface of the partition plate 499 of the member 480 closer to the screen opening 483.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the game rotation indicator lamp 490 is a transparent disk 493 rotated by a motor 492 about a vertical rotation shaft 491 (enlarged in a two-dot chain line circle in FIG. 14A). And an eccentric rotation reflecting portion 494 which is a tongue-like member extending downward at an eccentric position on the lower surface side of the transparent disk 493, and the rotation shaft 491 around the rotation shaft 491 on the upper surface side of the transparent disk 493. LED mounting board (not shown) in which a plurality of (for example, nine) LEDs are arranged in a circular arc around the front, and light reflected from the LED and light reflected in the back direction by the eccentric rotation reflection portion 494 forward And a reflecting mirror part 497 shaped like a half of a downward ridge that is vertically divided. As shown in the partially broken enlarged view of the game rotation indicator lamp 490 shown in a two-dot chain line circle in FIG. 14A, the eccentric rotation reflecting portion 494 is a character 494b (for example, a whale) on the surface 494a of the tongue-like member. And a reflective surface is formed on the back surface 494c.

  The game rotation display lamp 490 performs a light emission rotation display when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when super reach, special reach, super special reach, premium reach occurs, etc.).

  Specifically, all the LEDs on the LED mounting substrate above the transparent disk 493 emit light, pass through the transparent disk 493, emit light downward, and the motor 492 rotates the transparent disk 493 so that The eccentric rotation reflecting portion 494 disposed on the lower surface side of the transparent disk 493 rotates eccentrically, and the character 494b and the back surface 494c (reflecting surface) of the front surface 494a of the eccentric rotation reflecting portion 494 rotating eccentrically appear alternately. Become.

  For example, in a state where the back surface 494c (reflection surface) of the eccentric rotation reflection portion 494 is directed forward, the light from the LED is reflected forward by the back surface 494c (reflection surface), so that the back surface 494c (reflection surface) is It becomes the aspect which light-emits. On the other hand, when the surface 494a of the eccentric rotation reflection portion 494 (surface on which the character 494b exists) faces forward, the light from the LED is reflected back by the back surface 494c (reflection surface) of the eccentric rotation reflection portion 494. And reaches the reflecting mirror part 497 and is dispersed and reflected forward by the reflecting mirror part 497. Therefore, unlike the above-described case where the back surface 494c (reflecting surface) faces frontward, In the reflecting mirror part 497, both side portions of the eccentric rotation reflection unit 494 (that is, portions not hidden by the eccentric rotation reflection unit 494) emit light.

  The game rotation display lamp 490 is controlled to be rotated and displayed by, for example, the sub-control device 262 shown in FIG. Specifically, the sub-control device 262 does not display the game rotation display lamp 490 so as to rotate and display when the command from the main control device 261 is, for example, a normal reach with a low expected value that is a big hit state for the player or a simple losing. .

  On the other hand, when the command from the main control device 261 is a command that indicates a super reach where the expected value that is a big hit state for the player is higher than the normal reach, the CPU 551 displays the game rotation display. By executing the rotation display control program for the lamp 490, the game rotation display lamp 490 rotates at the first rotation speed and emits light in a predetermined color (for example, red).

  In addition, the sub-control device 262 is a special reach in which a command from the main control device 261 has a higher expected value than a super reach, a super special reach in which an expected value is higher than a special reach, or a premium reach that is always in a big hit state. In this case, the CPU 551 executes the rotation display control program of the game rotation indicator lamp 490, so that the game rotation indicator lamp 490 is faster than the first rotation speed, and the second to fourth rotation speeds (the fourth rotation speed is the fastest). And the red light emission brightness increases in that order (premium reach has the highest brightness).

  For example, in the case of Super Reach, Special Reach, Super Special Reach and Premium Reach, for example, symbol variation display by the reel unit 600 is performed, so that the player is indicated by the rotation lighting display by the game rotation display lamp 490. In addition to being able to pay attention to the symbol variation display or the like, it is possible to perform a rotating lighting display corresponding to the type of reach effect.

  In this embodiment, as the reach effect with a high expected value is obtained, the rotation speed of the game rotation display lamp 490 increases and the light emission luminance increases. However, other types of rotation lighting display may be employed. Good. For example, a mode in which the luminescent color is changed instead of changing the luminance, a mode in which the rotation speed, the luminance and the luminescent color are all different, a mode in which only the luminance remains different while the rotation speed is constant, or the rotation speed is constant Various modes such as a mode in which only the emission color is different as it is, a mode in which the brightness and the emission color are different while the rotation speed is constant, a mode in which the light is flashed, and a mode in which these are combined may be adopted.

  Next, the reel unit 600 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  15A and 15B are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view of the reel unit 600, respectively. 16A to 16F are a plan view, a left side view, a front view, a right side view, a rear view, and a bottom view of the reel unit 600 in that order. FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the reel unit 600. 18A is an exploded perspective view of the reel surface light emitting device 750, and FIG. 18B is a perspective view of the reel surface light emitting device 750. FIG. 19 is a front view of the center frame 47. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the center frame 47 shown in FIG. FIG. 21A is a front view of the outer reel 720, and FIG. 21B is a front view of the inner reel 740.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the reel unit 600 includes a front transparent cover portion 601 that is a transparent resin molded product located on the front side, a metal back plate 602 located on the rear side, and an upper side. A top part 603 that is a resin molded product, a bottom part 604 that is a resin molded product located on the lower side, a metal left side plate 605 located on the left side, and a metal right side plate 606 located on the right side. Thus, an outer container is formed, and a double reel portion 700 (see FIG. 17) is provided inside the outer container.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the double reel unit 700 is pivotally supported by an outer reel step motor 710 screwed to the inner surface of the left side plate 605 and a rotating unit 711 of the outer reel step motor 710. The outer reel 720 is rotatable about the rotation axis of the portion 711, the inner reel step motor 730 screwed to the inner surface of the right side plate 606, and the rotating portion 731 of the inner reel step motor 730. The inner reel 740 is rotatable about the rotation axis of the rotating portion 731 as a center of rotation, and is positioned on the inner peripheral side of the outer reel 720 and is rotatable in a non-contact manner with the outer reel 720.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the outer reel 720 includes a cylindrical part 721 that is a resin-molded product and has a transparent cylindrical shape, a spoke part 722 that is integrally formed on one opening side of the cylindrical part 721, and the spoke part 722. And a central abutting portion 723 attached to the rotating portion 711 of the outer reel step motor 710. A long outer reel film 724 shown in FIG. 21A is wound around the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion 721. As shown in FIG. 21A, when the outer reel film 724 is divided into two in the longitudinal direction, a transparent region 725 is formed in one half of the film, and the other half is shielded from light. A region portion 726 is formed. A central segment 727 that is transparent and has a horizontally-oriented rectangular shape is formed at the central portion of the light-shielding region 726.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a through hole 723a is formed at the center of the central contact portion 723 of the outer reel 720, and positioning holes 723b are formed at two locations sandwiching the through hole 723a in the central contact portion 723, respectively. Has been. The rotating portion 711 of the outer reel step motor 710 is formed with a screw hole 712 at the center thereof, and positioning projections 713 are formed at two locations sandwiching the screw hole 712.

  Then, the positioning projection 713 in the rotating portion 711 of the outer reel step motor 710 is inserted into the positioning hole 723b of the outer reel 720, and the screw inserted into the through hole 723a of the outer reel 720 is inserted into the positioning hole 723b of the outer reel 720. The outer reel 720 is attached to the rotating portion 711 of the outer reel step motor 710 by being screwed into the screw hole 712 in the rotating portion 711.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the outer reel step motor 710 has its connector portion 710a and the connector portion 715a of the relay board 715 connected by a wiring cable (not shown). Further, the connector portion 715b of the relay board 715 is connected to the sub-control device 262 (see FIG. 9) by a wiring cable (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 17, the inner reel 740 is a resin to which an annular inner reel film 741 having optical transparency and an inner peripheral end portion on one opening side of the annular inner reel film 741 are bonded. A spoke portion 743 that is a molded product and a ring portion 744 that is a resin molded product to which an inner peripheral end portion on the other opening side of the inner reel film 741 is bonded are provided. The spoke portion 743 includes a central abutting portion 743a attached to the rotating portion 731 of the inner reel step motor 730 at the central portion thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 21B, for example, ten reel symbols 741a (reel symbols 741a of “0” to “9”) are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the inner reel film 741. A region other than the reel symbol 741a is a colorless and transparent background portion 741b. In addition, the numerical part on the reel symbol 741a indicating “7” of the inner reel film 741 has a light transmittance higher than that of the reel symbol 741a of other numbers, although the light transmittance is lower than that of the background portion 741b. This is a display area 742. The bright light display area 742 is transparent with, for example, a light color (for example, light red). Further, the other reel symbols 741a (“0” to “6”, “8”, and “9”) are dark colors (for example, dark blue), and light transmittance is lower than that of the bright light display region portion 742. Yes. Therefore, the brightness of the bright light display area 742 is higher than that of the other reel symbol 741a.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a through hole 743b is formed at the center of the central contact portion 743a of the inner reel 740, and positioning holes 743c are formed at two locations sandwiching the through hole 743b in the central contact portion 743a. Has been. The rotating portion 731 of the inner reel step motor 730 has a screw hole 732 formed at the center thereof, and positioning protrusions 733 formed at two positions sandwiching the screw hole 732.

  Then, the positioning protrusion 733 in the rotating portion 731 of the inner reel step motor 730 is inserted into the positioning hole 743 c of the inner reel 740, and the screw inserted into the through hole 743 b of the inner reel 740 is inserted into the positioning hole 743 c of the inner reel 740. The inner reel 740 is attached to the rotating portion 731 of the inner reel step motor 730 by being screwed into the screw hole 732 in the rotating portion 731.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the inner reel step motor 730 has a connector portion 730a and a connector portion 770a of the reel inner substrate 770 connected by a wiring cable (not shown). Further, the connector portion 770b of the in-reel substrate 770 is connected to the sub-control device 262 (see FIG. 9) by a wiring cable (not shown).

  When the center frame 47 shown in FIG. 19 is viewed in the AA line cross section, the outer reel 720 can rotate on the rotating portion 711 of the step motor 710 for the outer reel attached to the inner surface of the left side plate 605 as shown in FIG. The inner reel 740 is rotatably attached to the rotating portion 731 of the inner reel step motor 730 on the inner periphery of the outer reel 720 in a non-contact manner with respect to the outer reel 720. And the inner reel 740 can rotate independently of each other.

  Further, on the inner side of the inner reel 740, a reel surface that emits light toward a portion corresponding to the reel display window 410 in the inner reel 740 (an area portion of the inner reel 740 on which the reel display window 410 is projected). A light emitting device 750 is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the reel surface light-emitting device 750 includes a light guide lens 751 that emits planar light by diffusing incident light therein, and a support member that supports the light guide lens 751. 752 and three LED mounting boards on which a plurality of (for example, four) LEDs 761 are mounted by being screwed to the upper portion 753, the middle portion 754, and the lower portion 755 on the rear surface side of the support member 752, respectively. 760.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the light guide lens 751 is an optical component having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front and an arc shape when viewed from the side, and has a front surface (outgoing surface side) corresponding to the reel display window 410. It is said. Specifically, the light guide lens 751 has a front side (outgoing surface side) that fits in the reel display window 410 when the reel display window 410 is viewed from the front.

  In this light guide lens 751, light from the LED 761 of the LED mounting substrate 760 is incident on the rear surface side (incident surface side), the incident light is diffused inside, and the front surface side (light emitting surface side) emits light in a planar shape. To do. Uniform planar light from the front surface side (outgoing surface side) of the light guide lens 751 is irradiated to the back surface side of the portion located in the reel display window 410 in the inner reel 740. In other words, the light guide lens 751 transmits light to the reel symbol 741a at each of the fluctuation positions when the reel symbol 741a is located at each fluctuation position of the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 in the reel display window 410. Change to reduce the difference in irradiation intensity.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18A, the light guide lens 751 has locking holes 751a formed at the upper end and the lower end thereof.

  In addition, the support member 752 has locking claws 756a formed inside the inclined top portion 756 and the inclined bottom portion 757, respectively. As shown in FIG. 18B, in a state where the light guide lens 751 is attached to the support member 752, the locking claws 756 a of the support member 752 are locked in the locking holes 751 a of the light guide lens 751. The light guide lens 751 is held by the support member 752.

  The support member 752 is, for example, a resin molded product, and the inclined top portion 756 and the inclined bottom portion 757 are deflected in the direction away from each other by applying force in the direction away from each other, whereby the locking hole 751a of the light guide lens 751 and the support member 752 are supported. The locking state with the locking claw 756a can be released, and the light guide lens 751 can be detached from the support member 752.

  Further, the light guide lens 751 is provided with a light-transmitting white coating (other color coating may be applied) on the front side (outgoing side). Note that a light-transmitting white coating may be applied to the rear side (incident surface) of the light guide lens 751. Alternatively, the front lens and the rear lens may be overlapped in the front-rear direction to form the light guide lens 751, and a white coating may be applied to the rear lens side portion of the front lens or the front lens side portion of the rear lens. Further, instead of this white coating, a light-transmitting white display film may be attached to the front side (outgoing surface), rear side (incident surface) of the light guide lens 751 or the transmission surface therebetween. Good. In addition, the light guide lens 751 itself may be a resin molded product that emits white light, or a light emitting lens that emits white light by applying unevenness to the exit surface, the incident surface, or the transmission surface between them. May be.

  As illustrated in FIG. 18A, the support member 752 has a plurality of (for example, four) openings 759 at the upper portion 753, the middle portion 754, and the lower portion 755. As shown in FIG. 18B, in a state where the light guide lens 751 is attached to the support member 752, the opening 759 formed in the upper portion 753, the middle portion 754, and the lower portion 755 of the support member 752, respectively. The LEDs 761 of the LED mounting substrate 760 are located respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the inner reel step motor 730 is rotationally controlled at the inner surface of the right side plate 606 other than the position where the inner reel step motor 730 is disposed, and the LED of the reel surface light emitting device 750 is controlled. An in-reel control board 770 for controlling the light emission of the LED 761 on the mounting board 760 is provided. Specifically, the reel control substrate 770 is screwed to the inner surface of the right plate 606 with an insulating film 780 interposed between the reel control substrate 770 and the metal right plate 606. The insulation of the inner reel control board is enhanced.

  As shown in FIG. 18, a mounting portion 758 is formed on the right end side of the support member 752, and a through hole 758 a is formed in the mounting portion 758. As shown in FIG. 17, the in-reel control board 770 has a through hole 771 at a location corresponding to the through hole 758 a of the mounting portion 758. A screw hole 606a is formed at a location corresponding to the through hole 771 of the in-reel control board 770 in the right side plate 606. As shown in FIG. 17, the support member 752 is positioned at a corresponding position on the in-reel control board 770 attached to the right side plate 606, and the through hole 758 a of the support member 752 and the in-reel control board 770 are arranged. By inserting a screw into the through hole 771 and screwing it into the screw hole 606a of the right side plate 606, the support member 752 is fixed inside the right side plate 606 via the in-reel control board 770.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the light emitted from the LED 761 of the reel surface light emitting device 750 is incident on the incident surface which is the rear surface of the light guide lens 751, and the light emitting surface which is the front surface of the light guide lens 751 emits light in a planar shape. The inner reel 740 is illuminated from behind by the light emitted from the light guide lens 751, and the outer reel 720 is illuminated from behind by the light transmitted through the inner reel 740.

  Here, the case where the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 is displayed in a variably displayed manner through the reel display window 410 will be described with reference to FIG.

  22A is a view showing a state in which the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 is visible through the transparent area 725 of the outer reel 720, and FIG. 22B is a reel display in FIG. 22A. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a window 410, a transparent area 725 of an outer reel 720, and an inner reel 740.

  As shown in FIG. 22B, the transparent area 725 of the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410, and the inner reel 740 is rotated, so that the outer reel 720 is rotated as shown in FIG. The change in the design of the inner reel 740 (for example, the change in the order in which the number of the reel design 741a increases) becomes visible to the player through the transparent area 725, and the reel design of the inner reel 740 is stopped by stopping the rotation of the inner reel 740. 741a is confirmed and displayed. In FIG. 22A, in the reel display window 410, for example, the reel symbols 741a of “6” to “8” in the inner reel 740 are stopped and displayed.

  In the reel unit 600, for example, the rotation of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 is controlled by the sub-control device 262 shown in FIG. 9, and the above-described symbol variation display of the inner reel 740 is executed. Specifically, the sub-control device 262 indicates that the command from the main control device 261 indicates, for example, a command indicating a single drum fluctuation or a super reach (including a super reach with a drum reach effect in the fifth embodiment described later). In this case, the CPU 551 executes the rotation control program for the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740, whereby the symbol variation display of the inner reel 740 is executed. The ROM 552 of the sub-control device 262 stores a rotation control program for the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740, and the RAM 553 controls the rotation when the CPU 551 executes the rotation control program for the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740. A storage area is provided for temporarily storing programs, data, and the like.

  Since the sub-control device 262 controls the rotation of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740, the processing load of the main control device 261 can be reduced without causing the main control device 261 to bear the rotation control.

  The reel unit 600 can not only simply rotate the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 but also control the rotation of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 so as to be in a designated rotation position, and the reel display window 410 can have a target reel symbol 741a. Etc. can be located.

  Specifically, the outer reel step motor 710 and the inner reel step motor 730 can detect the reference angular positions (for example, 0 degree positions) of the rotating portions 711 and 731, for example. The outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are uniquely attached to the outer reel step motor 710 and the inner reel step motor 730 by the two positioning projections 713 and 733 of the rotating portions 711 and 731, respectively. It is decided and attached. The outer reel film 724 and the inner reel film 741 are attached to the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 in a predetermined positional relationship. Further, the outer reel step motor 710 and the inner reel step motor 730 are rotated downward in the reel display window 410 by a predetermined angle (for example, 1 degree or any other angle) in “+1” steps. Then, in the “−1” step, the reel display window 410 is rotated upward only once. From the above, by rotating the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 from the reference angle position to the designated steps, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 can be controlled to the designated rotational positions, and the reel display window 410 has a target rotation. A reel symbol 741a or the like can be positioned. Further, as will be described later, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 can be rotated while maintaining the facing relationship between the central segment 727 and the bright light display area 742.

  Next, the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410, and a reel comprising a central segment 727, a vertically oriented reel segment 440, and a horizontally oriented reel segment 450 in the light shielding area 726. The segment display by the segment display unit 800 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 23A shows a state where the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is positioned on the reel display window 410, and FIG. 23B shows the reel display window 410 and the outer reel 720 in FIG. 22A. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the light-shielding area | region part 726 and the inner reel 740. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 23B, the light shielding area 726 in the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410, and the bright light display area 742 (“ When the inner reel 740 rotates so that the horizontally long portion (the horizontally long rectangular portion indicated by the broken line in FIG. 23B) of the reel symbol 741a indicating “7” faces directly, FIG. As shown, the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410, and the central segment 727 of the light shielding area 726 emits light. In the case of performing segment display, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are controlled to rotate while maintaining the facing relationship between the central segment 727 and the horizontally long portion of the bright light display area 742.

  In the reel unit 600, for example, the rotation of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 is controlled by the sub-control device 262 shown in FIG. 9, and the light emission display of the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 described above is executed. Specifically, when the command from the main control device 261 is, for example, a command indicating special reach, the sub-control device 262 executes the segment display control program so that the outer reel as described above. The rotation of the 720 and the inner reel 740 is controlled, and the light emission display of the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 is executed. The ROM 552 of the sub-control device 262 stores a segment display control program, and the RAM 553 temporarily stores programs and data related to segment display control when the CPU 551 executes the segment display control program. A storage area is provided.

  Since the sub-control device 262 performs segment display control, the processing load on the main control device 261 can be reduced without causing the main control device 261 to bear the segment display control.

  Further, the sub-control device 262 emits a predetermined segment of the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 shown in FIG. 19 when the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 is displayed. Control. For example, when the numbers “0” and “8” are displayed, all of the vertically oriented reel segment 440 and the horizontally oriented reel segment 450 emit light. Then, as shown in FIG. 19, when the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 stops at the central portion of the reel display window 410, the number “8” as predetermined symbol information is displayed by these segments, The central segment 727 of the reel 720 moves downward as it is without being positioned at the central portion of the reel display window 410, and when it moves outside the reel display window 410 and stops, the number “0” is displayed. Become.

  More specifically, if the command from the main control device 261 is a command indicating special reach, for example, the left decorative symbol row L and the right decorative symbol row R shown in FIG. The reach display stopped at “8” and the middle decorative symbol sequence M stops at a number other than “8”, and then the game rotation display lamp 490 is rotated and the above segment display is executed. In this segment display, first, the outer reel 720 is controlled to rotate so that only the light shielding area 726 is positioned in the reel display window 410 and the central segment 727 is not positioned. All of the horizontally oriented reel segments 450 emit light. At this time, the number “0” is in a segment display state.

  Thereafter, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are rotated, and the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 appears on the upper side of the reel display window 410, and a display that fluctuates downward is performed. In the case of a big hit, the central segment 727 finally stops at the central location, and the number “8” is displayed as a segment. That is, the number “8” of the segment display and the stop symbol of the number “8” in the left decorative symbol row L and the right decorative symbol row R of the third symbol display device 42 are aligned with the number “8”. This is a big hit. It is also possible to produce an effect in which the central segment 727 goes too far through the central location and returns to the central location and stops.

  If the jackpot is not a big hit, the center segment 727 does not stop changing at the center of the reel display window 410, continues to change and stops outside the reel display window 410, and the reel display window 410 blocks light. Only the area portion 726 may be displayed, the segment display may be the number “0”, and the final result of unreaching may be displayed.

  Further, each reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 described above corresponds to a display unit described later. The central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 described above corresponds to a display unit and a specific display unit. The above-described inner reel 740 corresponds to a display member, a rear display member, and a reel member, the outer reel 720 corresponds to a display member, a front display member, and a reel member, and the above-described reel display window 410 corresponds to a visual recognition unit. The outer reel step motor 710 corresponds to the driving means and the first driving means, the inner reel step motor 730 corresponds to the driving means and the second driving means, and the three LED mounting boards 760 described above are the irradiation means. The light guide lens 751 described above corresponds to the changing unit, the reel surface light emitting device 750 described above corresponds to the specific display unit light emitting unit, and the reel unit 600 described above corresponds to the symbol variation display unit. The sub control device 262 corresponds to the control means.

  Further, the light-transmitting white coating applied to the light exit surface side of the light guide lens 751 corresponds to a color display member described later. Further, the vertically oriented reel segment 440 and the horizontally oriented reel segment 450 correspond to a light emitting unit described later. The bright light display area 742 described above corresponds to the bright light display section.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment, the inner reel 740 having light transmissivity in which a plurality of reel symbols 741a (for example, reel symbols 741a of “0” to “9”) are arranged, A reel display window 410 in which the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 is disposed so as to be visible, and these reel symbols 741a are arranged in a predetermined order (for example, ascending order, that is, the number of the reel symbol 741a) through the reel display window 410. The inner reel step motor 730 that rotates the inner reel 740 so that the inner reel 740 is displayed in a variable manner, and the reel symbol that fluctuates in the reel display window 410 of the inner reel 740 that is rotated by the inner reel step motor 730. Three LED mounting boards 760 that perform light irradiation on the back side of 741a over the variation process; When the reel symbol 741a is located at each variation position of the reel symbol 741a in the reel display window 410, the change is made so as to reduce the difference in the light irradiation intensity to the reel symbol 741a at each variation position. A light guide lens 751.

  Therefore, the three LED mounting boards 760 irradiate light to the back side of the reel symbol 741a that fluctuates in the reel display window 410 in the inner reel 740 rotated by the inner reel step motor 730. Perform throughout the process. The light guide lens 751 reduces the difference in light irradiation intensity to the reel symbol 741a at each variation position when the reel symbol 741a is positioned at each variation position of the reel symbol 741a in the reel display window 410. Thus, the reel symbol 741a that fluctuates in the reel display window 410 can be made to emit light while reducing unevenness of light emission in the fluctuating process. To be precise, the light guide lens 751 reduces the difference in the light irradiation intensity to the reel symbol 741a at each fluctuation position of the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 in the reel display window 410 to such an extent that the player cannot identify. Therefore, the reel symbol 741a that fluctuates in the reel display window 410 can be emitted uniformly in the variation process. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can display the reel symbol 741a that fluctuates in the reel display window 410 of the inner reel 740 that is being rotated.

  The light guide lens 751 that transmits incident light from the reel surface light emitting device 750 and emits it to the back side of the inner reel 740 has a light-transmitting white coating on the exit surface, and the reel display window 410. It is the size corresponding to. Further, the background portion 741b, which is the whole of the inner reel 740 except the reel symbol 741a, is transparent.

  Therefore, the LED 761 of the reel surface light emitting device 750 (that is, the LED 761 on the back surface side of the inner reel 740) can be hidden so that it cannot be seen directly by the light-transmitting white coating applied to the exit surface of the light guide lens 751. In addition, since the exit surface of the light guide lens 751 has a size corresponding to the reel display window 410, the exit surface of the light guide lens 751 having a size corresponding to the range of the reel display window 410, which is the minimum necessary range. It is only necessary to give a predetermined color to the light, and the white light can be emitted to the range in the reel display window 410 in the inner reel 740. Further, the background portion 741b, which is the entire portion other than the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740, is made transparent, and the step of applying a predetermined ground color (background color) over the entire portion of the inner reel 740 other than the reel symbol 741a can be eliminated. Further, the light of the color can be uniformly emitted to the reel symbol 741a that fluctuates in the reel display window 410 of the driven inner reel 740. Further, since there is no need to provide a color display section (for concealing the light source so as not to be seen directly) between the reel symbols 741a in the inner reel 740, the gap between the reel symbols 741a in the inner reel 740 can be reduced.

  Further, when the reel display window 410 is viewed from the front, the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 disposed around the reel display window 410, and the identification of the plurality of reel symbols 741a The predetermined symbol information is formed and displayed by a combination of a central segment 727 that is fluctuated and stopped in the reel display window 410, and a vertically oriented reel segment 440 and a horizontally oriented reel segment 450. And a sub-control device 262 for controlling.

  Accordingly, since the central segment 727 that varies in the reel display window 410 can be caused to emit light uniformly during the variation process, the central segment 727 that varies in the reel display window 410 and the inner reel 740 in the reel display window 410 can be illuminated. The combination of the surrounding vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 can reduce misidentification of the formation display of predetermined symbol information (for example, the number “8” in this embodiment).

  The reel display window 410 also includes an outer reel 720 positioned on the front side of the reel display window 410 and an inner reel 740 positioned on the back side of the outer reel 720. The inner reel 740 includes a plurality of reel symbols 741a. And the outer reel 720 includes a transparent area 725 in which the reel symbol 741a provided on the inner reel 740 can be visually recognized, and a light shielding area 726 in which the reel symbol 741a provided on the inner reel 740 cannot be visually recognized. A light-transmitting central segment 727 surrounded by the light-shielding region 726, and an outer reel step motor 710 for rotating the outer reel 720 and an inner reel step motor 730 for rotating the inner reel 740. The sub-control device 262 displays the transparent area 72 in the reel display window 410 when the symbol variation display of the inner reel 740 is visually recognized. The outer reel 720 is controlled to rotate such that the outer reel 720 is positioned, and the inner reel 740 is controlled to rotate so that the fluctuation display of the central segment 727 is visually recognized, so that the light shielding area 726 is positioned in the reel display window 410. , And the light emission of the vertically oriented reel segment 440 and the horizontally oriented reel segment 450 is controlled.

  Therefore, by rotating the inner reel 740 by positioning the transparent area 725 of the outer reel 720 in the reel display window 410, the variable display of the reel symbol 741a by the inner reel 740 can be performed via the transparent area 725. . Further, the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is positioned on the reel display window 410 and the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 are controlled to emit light, so that the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 is changed to the outer reel. 720 can be concealed by the light shielding area 726, and the central segment 727 of the light shielding area 726 by the outer reel 720, the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment positioned at predetermined positions around the light shielding area 726. 450 can be displayed in an easy-to-see manner.

  Also, the bright light display area 742, which is the number “7” portion of the reel symbol 741a indicating “7” among the plurality of reel symbols 741a in the inner reel 740, has other reel symbols 741a (“0” to “6”). , “8” and “9” reel symbols 741a), the light transmittance is higher than the other reel symbols 741a (“0” to “6”, “8” and “9” reels). It can be displayed brighter than the symbol 741a). Therefore, when the transparent area 725 of the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410 and the symbol variation display of the inner reel 740 is visually recognized, a game provided with a reel stop button (stop operation means) operated by the player. In a machine (such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine), when a player operates the reel stop button to stop the rotation of the inner reel 740, it can be used for a pushing operation.

  Further, when the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410 and when the variable display of the central segment 727 that is a part of the light shielding area 726 is viewed, the light shielding area 726 in the outer reel 720 Since the bright light display area 742 is located on the back side of the central segment 727, the central segment 727 can be displayed brighter than when the reel symbol 741a other than the bright light display area 742 is located on the back side of the central segment 727. .

  Further, a reel unit 600 that variably displays the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 in the reel display window 410 by rotating the inner reel 740 having light transparency in which the reel symbols 741a of “0” to “9” are arranged. When the reel display window 410 is viewed from the front, the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 disposed along the periphery of the reel display window 410, and the specific location of the outer reel 720, the reel A reel surface light emitting device 750 that emits light from a central segment 727 located at a predetermined position (for example, a central position) in the display window 410, a central segment 727 in the reel display window 410, a vertical reel segment 440, and a horizontal reel. The outer reel is used to display the change with the segment 450 (segment change display). 20, and includes an inner reel 740, vertically oriented reel segment 440, the sub-control unit 262 for controlling the lateral reel segment 450 and the reel-emitting device 750, a.

  Therefore, when the variable display by the reel symbol 741a is performed, the reel symbol is displayed in the reel display window 410 by rotating the inner reel 740 with the transparent area 725 of the outer reel 720 positioned on the reel indicator window 410. The symbol variation display in which 741a varies can be provided. Further, a central segment 727 located at a specific position of the outer reel 720 and at a central position in the reel display window 410, a vertical reel segment 440 disposed along the periphery of the reel display window 410, and a lateral direction Segment variation display with the reel segment 450 (for example, the center segment 727, the vertical reel segment 440, and the horizontal reel segment 450 are turned on and off at random, and finally the desired numbers and characters are shown. (Variable display that lights up in the state) can be performed, so that a variable display (segment variation display) different from the variable display by the reel symbol 741a can be provided, and the fun of the game can be further improved with respect to the variable display.

  Further, since the segment variation display is performed by the central segment 727 located in the reel display window 410, the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 located at the outer peripheral portion of the reel display window 410, The player looks at the reel display window 410 in the same manner as when viewing the variable display by the normal reel symbol 741a, and uses the central segment 727, the vertical reel segment 440, and the horizontal reel segment 450. Since the segment variation display can be seen, it is possible to reduce the oversight of the variation display and the segment variation display by the reel symbol 741a. Further, the variable display using the central segment 727 in the reel display window 410, that is, the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 arranged on the outer periphery of the reel display window 410, and the reel display window 410 In addition to being able to realize a variable display with a sufficiently large size, other variable display devices having a size comparable to that of the reel unit 600 can be realized. Therefore, there is an advantage that the apparatus configuration does not increase in size as compared with the configuration in which the other variable display devices are separately disposed.

  In the first embodiment, the reel unit 600 including the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 is employed. However, a single reel configuration is used, and a plurality of symbols are arranged on the single reel. It is good also as a structure which can light-emit the predetermined location of a specific design. For example, the inner reel 740 of the first embodiment is adopted as a single reel, and the reel surface light emitting device 750 of the first embodiment is not provided with the light guide lens 751, and the single reel (the inner reel 740) A configuration in which only the LED 761 located behind a horizontally long portion (a horizontally long rectangular portion indicated by a broken line in FIG. 23B) of the number portion of the reel symbol 741a indicating “7” lights up and only the horizontally long portion can emit light. And so on.

  In this case, among the plural (“0” to “9”) reel symbols 741a in a single reel (for example, the inner reel 740), the numerical location of a specific reel symbol 741a (reel symbol 741a indicating “7”) Since only the horizontally long portion (the horizontally long rectangular portion indicated by the broken line in FIG. 23B) emits light, the horizontally long portion of the specific reel symbol 741a can be used as the central segment 727, and a plurality of Apart from the reel symbol 741a, it is possible to prevent the arrangement of a dedicated display unit that is unrelated to the variation of the reel symbol 741a. For example, if a dedicated display unit is arranged separately from the reel symbol 741a in the arrangement of the plurality of reel symbols 741a in the inner reel 740, a dedicated display unit unrelated to the reel symbol 741a exists separately. In this case, there is a concern that the player may feel uncomfortable in the variable display of the reel symbol 741a. However, a predetermined portion of the specific reel symbol 741a (a horizontally long rectangular portion indicated by a broken line in FIG. 23B). Is used as the central segment 727, so that it does not give the player the impression that a dedicated display unit exists separately, and gives a sense of incongruity to the variable display of the reel symbol 741a. Can be reduced.

  In addition, the sub-control device 262 changes the center segment 727 in the reel display window 410 and then changes it to a predetermined position (for example, the center position) in the reel display window 410 or an external position of the reel display window 410 (not visible to the player). Since the outer reel 720 and the reel surface light emitting device 750 are controlled to stop the fluctuation at the position), the central position in the reel display window 410 or the reel display window is changed after the central segment 727 is changed in the reel display window 410. Since the center segment 727 is stopped at the center position in the reel display window 410, the center segment 727 varies depending on the center segment 727, the vertically oriented reel segment 440, and the horizontally oriented reel segment 450. In addition to the variable display that the result is displayed, the central segment 727 is displayed on the reel display window 4 0 is varied stopped outside position, it is possible to provide a display variation of vertical variation result by only reel segments 440 and lateral reel segments 450 are displayed.

  The reel unit 600 has a double reel structure, and an outer reel 720 positioned on the outer side, and an inner reel 740 having a light transmitting property, which is positioned on the inner side of the outer reel 720 and in which a plurality of reel symbols 741a are arranged. The outer reel 720 includes a transparent area portion 725 where the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 can be visually recognized and a light shielding area portion 726 where the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 cannot be visually recognized. A light transmitting central segment 727 is formed in part of the portion 726, and the reel unit 600 includes an outer reel step motor 710 that drives the outer reel 720, and an inner reel step motor 730 that drives the inner reel 740. And the sub-control device 262 visually recognizes the variable display of the plurality of reel symbols 741a of the inner reel 740. In addition, the outer reel 720 is driven and controlled so that the transparent area 725 is positioned in the reel display window 410, and the inner reel 740 is driven and controlled, and the central segment 727, the vertical reel segment 440, and the horizontal reel segment 450 are controlled. When the segment variation display is visually recognized, the outer reel 720 is driven and controlled so that the light shielding area 726 and the central segment 727 are positioned in the reel display window 410, and the inner reel is connected to the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720. Among the plural (“0” to “9”) reel designs 741a in 740, the horizontally long portions (the horizontally long rectangular portions indicated by broken lines in FIG. 23B) of the reel symbol 741a indicating “7” are opposed to each other. The inner reel 740 is driven and controlled so that the vertical reel segment 440 is controlled. Controlling light emission fine lateral reel segment 450.

  Therefore, by moving the inner reel 740 by positioning the transparent area 725 of the outer reel 720 in the reel display window 410, the variable display of the reel symbol 741a by the inner reel 740 can be performed via the transparent area 725. . In addition, the light shielding area 726 and the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 are positioned on the reel display window 410, and the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 are controlled to emit light, whereby the reel pattern of the inner reel 740 is controlled. 741a can be concealed by the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720, the central segment 727 of the light shielding area 726 by the outer reel 720, the vertical reel segment 440 located at a predetermined position around the light shielding area 726, and the horizontal orientation The change display by the reel segment 450 can be easily viewed.

  The center frame 47 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. FIG.

  FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the reel unit 600 in which the light guide lens 751 can be displaced between the storage position and the retracted position with respect to the support member 752.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the reel unit 600 according to the second embodiment has an entrance / exit 607 larger than the side shape of the light guide lens 751 at a position corresponding to the light guide lens 751 in the right side plate 606. A storage position (a position in the light guide lens 751 indicated by a broken line) where the light guide lens 751 is stored in the support member 752 and a retract position where the light guide lens 751 is retracted from the support member 752 (on the outer side of the right side plate 606) A lens displacement mechanism 610 that is displaceable at a position in the light guide lens 751 indicated by a solid line) is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the lens displacement mechanism 610 rotates a movable part 611 (nut) to which the light guide lens 751 is attached, a ball screw 612 on which the movable part 611 slides, and the ball screw 612. A motor 613, a bearing 614 provided at the tip of the ball screw 612, and a support wall 615 that supports the motor 613 are provided. By rotating the motor 613 in the forward direction, the ball screw 612 rotates in the forward direction, the movable portion 611 moves along the ball screw 612 in a direction approaching the support member 752, and the light guide lens 751 can be positioned in the storage position. is there. Further, by reversing the motor 613, the ball screw 612 is reversed, the movable part 611 moves along the ball screw 612 in a direction away from the support member 752, and the light guide lens 751 can be positioned at the retracted position. is there.

  In the above-described first embodiment, the light guide lens 751 is attached to the support member 752 by the locking claw 756a of the support member 752 being locked in the lock hole 751a of the light guide lens 751 as shown in FIG. However, instead of such a locking structure, the second embodiment adopts a configuration in which the light guide lens 751 is supported by the movable portion 611 as shown in FIG.

  Moreover, in Example 1 mentioned above, as shown in FIG. 18, in the LED mounting substrate 760 of the reel surface emitting device 750, the two LEDs 761 are arranged side by side, but in Example 2, it is shown in FIG. As described above, four LEDs 761 are arranged side by side in the LED mounting substrate 760 of the reel surface light emitting device 750. In addition, in this LED mounting substrate 760, a plurality of LEDs 761 other than four may be arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13A, three LEDs 441 are juxtaposed in the vertical direction on the LED mounting substrate 442 of the vertical reel segment 440. 25, the LED mounting substrate 442 of the vertical reel segment 440 employs seven LEDs 441 arranged in the vertical direction so that the light of each LED 441 can be displayed separately. The light guide component 443 includes a partition portion 444 (see the reel segment 440 in the upper left of FIG. 25A) that blocks light between adjacent LEDs 441. In FIG. 444 is omitted). In addition, in this LED mounting substrate 442, a plurality of LEDs 441 other than seven may be arranged side by side in the vertical direction, or the light guide component 443 described above may not be employed.

  Here, a case where an Amida lottery effect is performed by the central segment 727 of the reel unit 600 and the vertically oriented reel segments 440 arranged at the left and right portions of the reel unit 600 will be described below.

  25 (a) to 25 (h) are diagrams illustrating an Amidakuji effect performed by the reel unit 600, the vertically oriented reel segment 440, and the central segment 727. FIG.

  The sub control device 262 (see FIG. 9) controls the rotation of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 of the reel unit 600, and only the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is displayed on the reel display window 410 as shown in FIG. (I.e., the state where the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is located but the central segment 727 does not appear in the reel display window 410), the light emission control of the vertically oriented reel segment 440, By performing drive control and light emission display control on the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720, for example, an Amidakuji effect by LED lighting is controlled as shown in FIGS. That is, the LED 441 of the vertical reel segment 440 and the LED 761 of the central segment 727 are formed in a ladder shape formed by the vertical reel segment 440 and the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 as shown in FIG. A route that starts from one of its plurality of starting ends (two uppermost ends in FIG. 25) and that has traveled once does not pass again, so that one of a plurality of arrival ends (two lowermost ends in FIG. 25) Go to.

  Specifically, when the command from the main control device 261 is, for example, a command indicating super special reach, the sub-control device 262 executes the segment display control program, so that the external control device 262 operates as described above. The rotation of the reel 720 and the inner reel 740 is controlled, and the light emission display of the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 is executed. The ROM 552 of the sub-control device 262 stores an Amidakuji effect control program, and the RAM 553 temporarily stores programs, data, and the like related to the Amidakuji effect control when the CPU 551 executes the Amidakuji effect control program. A storage area is provided.

  In the third symbol display device 42 shown in FIG. 8, the change display of the super special reach effect is executed, and a display suggesting that the Amidakuji effect is executed in the reel unit 600 is displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 25A, only the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is displayed on the reel display window 410. Then, the uppermost (first) LED 441 in the upper left vertical reel segment 440 is turned on, and the Amidakuji effect starts.

  Finally, when the lowermost LED 441 in the vertical reel segment 440 on the lower left side lights up, it indicates (suggests) that it has been removed from the Amida lottery, and the vertical reel segment on the lower right side. When the lowermost LED 441 in 440 is lit, it indicates (suggests) that it has hit the Amida lottery.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (b), following the lighting of the uppermost LED 441 in the vertical reel segment 440 on the upper left side, the second and third LEDs 441 are sequentially turned on. When these lights are turned on, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 rotate, so that the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 appears from the upper side of the reel display window 410, and the central segment 727 is a vertically oriented reel on the upper left side. It is assumed that the rotation of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 is stopped in a state where the fourth LED 441 in the segment 440 is located.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 25C, the fourth LED 441 in the upper left vertical reel segment 440 is turned on in turn, and the left end (first) LED 761 of the central segment 727 is turned on.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 25 (d), the second to fourth LEDs 761 of the central segment 727 are sequentially lit, and the fourth LED 441 from the top in the vertically oriented reel segment 440 is lit in order. .

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 25E, the fifth to seventh LEDs 441 in the vertically oriented reel segment 440 on the upper right side are lit in order. When these lights are turned on, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 rotate after all the LEDs 761 of the central segment 727 are turned off, so that the inside of the reel display window 720 is moved inside the reel display window 720 as shown in FIG. Center segment 727 is moved downward, and the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are rotated in a state where the center segment 727 is positioned at the position of the uppermost (first) LED 441 in the vertically oriented reel segment 440 on the lower left side. Assume that it has stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 25 (f), after the first LED 441 in the lower right reel segment 440 is turned on, the right end (fourth) LED 761 of the central segment 727 is turned on, and then the third LED 441 is turned on. The LED 761 lights up.

  Subsequently, the second and first (leftmost) LEDs 761 of the central segment 727 are turned on, and the first to fourth LEDs 441 in the vertically oriented reel segment 440 on the lower left side are turned on as shown in FIG. Light up in order. When these LEDs are turned on, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are rotated after all the LEDs 761 of the central segment 727 are turned off, so that the inside of the outer reel 720 is moved inside the reel display window 410 as shown in FIG. The center segment 727 is moved downward, and the rotation of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 is stopped in a state where the center segment 727 is positioned at the position of the sixth LED 441 in the vertical-facing reel segment 440 on the lower left side. .

  As shown in FIG. 25 (h), after the fifth and sixth LEDs 441 in the lower left vertical reel segment 440 are turned on, the left end (first) LED 761 of the central segment 727 is turned on, followed by 2 The fourth to fourth LEDs 761 are turned on, and then the seventh and eighth LEDs 441 in the lower right vertical reel segment 440 are turned on. In this manner, the lowermost (eighth) LED 441 in the vertically oriented reel segment 440 on the lower right side is lit, so it can be seen that the current Amidakuji effect was won.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the second embodiment, the vertically oriented reel segments 440 are arranged along the left side or the right side of the outer reel 720 on the left and right sides of the outer peripheral part of the outer reel 720. A plurality of (for example, seven) LEDs 441 are provided, and the reel surface light emitting device 750 has a plurality (for example, four) disposed along the length direction in the central segment 727 when the reel viewing window is viewed from the front. Light source (LED 441 of the vertical reel segment 440 and LED 761 of the central segment 727) for each LED 441 of the vertical reel segment 440 and each LED 761 of the reel surface light emitting device 750. As shown in FIG. 25 (h), the center segment of the vertical reel segment 440 and the outer reel 720 is shown. 25. The ladder route formed by the ment 727 starts from one of the plurality of starting ends (two uppermost ends in FIG. 25), and once travels, the path that has once advanced does not pass through the plurality of arrival ends (FIG. 25). In this case, the lighting LEDs 441 and 761 are turned on as shown in FIG. 25 (h). It is possible to provide a display mode (Amidakuji display mode) in which a ladder-shaped path formed by the vertically oriented reel segment 440 and the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720 is moved like an Amida lottery.

  A pachinko machine 10 according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  26 (a) and 26 (b) are a schematic plan view and a front view of the reel unit 600A in a state where three reel units are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction, and FIGS. 26 (c) and 26 (d) show the reel units 600A on both sides. FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view and a front view when the slide unit is moved away from the central reel unit 600A.

  In the first embodiment described above, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with the single reel unit 600 on the right side of the third symbol display device 42. However, in the third embodiment, the third symbol display device 42 and the first embodiment of the first embodiment are used. Instead of the reel unit 600, the pachinko machine 10 including the reel display device 810 in which a total of three reel units 600A are arranged in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. Is different.

  In the third embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 26B, the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 is located in the front view of the center frame 47 shown in FIG. In addition, three reel units 600A are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction, and the right end receiving portion 484 of the center frame 47 shown in FIG. 8 is eliminated, and the center frame 47 is located at the outer periphery of the three reel units 600A. The position configuration is adopted.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the reel display device 810 includes three reel units 600A each including the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 according to the first embodiment, arranged side by side.

  Similar to the first embodiment described above, each reel unit 600A displays the reel symbols 741a of the numbers “0” to “9” on the inner reel 740 via the reel display window 410A, or displays the central segment of the outer reel 720. An outer reel step motor 710 that rotates the outer reel 720 and an inner reel step motor 730 that rotates the inner reel 740 are provided so as to variably display 727.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 26B, each reel unit 600A includes a reel display window 410A through which a part of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 can be visually recognized. In the first embodiment described above, the entire front transparent cover portion 601 in the reel unit 600A is transparent. However, as shown in FIG. 26B, an opaque member is formed on the peripheral surface portion of the front transparent cover portion 600A in front view. (For example, an opaque seal member or the like) is positioned, and a transparent region portion positioned inside the opaque member is used as a reel display window 410A. Further, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), in the front view of the front transparent cover portion 600A, the portion of the opaque member corresponding to the horizontal reel segment 450 is visible to the horizontal reel segment 450. The area is transparent.

  In the first embodiment, the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450 are disposed on the front member 400. In the third embodiment, FIGS. 26A and 26B are used. As shown in FIG. 2, two vertical reel segments 440 are arranged in the vertical direction on the outer side of the right side plate 606 and the left side plate 605 of the left reel unit 600A, and the top side component 603 and the bottom side component are arranged. This is different from the first embodiment described above in that laterally oriented reel segments 450 are respectively provided at 604. As shown in FIG. 26B, when the reel display device 810 is viewed from the front, the vertically oriented reel segment 440 of each reel unit 600A is positioned between the adjacent reel display windows 410A. . That is, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), the vertically oriented reel segment 440 is in close proximity between adjacent reel units 600A.

  Further, the reel display device 810 according to the third embodiment includes, as shown in FIGS. 26A and 26B, the normal positions where the left and right reel units 600A are brought close to the central reel unit 600A, and the respective normal positions. The left and right reel units 600A at the position can be displaced to the respective separated positions that are slid (moved linearly) away from the central reel unit 600A as shown in FIGS. 26 (c) and 26 (d). The unit displacement mechanism 820 is provided.

  The unit displacement mechanism 820 is roughly divided into a left mechanism 820A and a right mechanism 820B, as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 26A, the left mechanism unit 820A includes a left unit motor 821A attached to the center frame 47, a left unit ball screw 822A rotated by the left unit motor 821A, and a left unit unit. Slided along the ball screw 822A and provided at the center frame 47 while pivotally supporting the unit movable portion 823 formed at the back surface of the left reel unit 600A and the left side unit ball screw 822A. And a bearing 824.

  By rotating the left unit motor 821A in the forward direction, the left unit ball screw 822A rotates in the forward direction, and the unit movable portion 823 moves along the left unit ball screw 822A in a direction approaching the bearing 824, and the left reel unit 600A can be moved to a distant position (see FIGS. 26C and 26D). Further, by reversing the left unit motor 821A, the left unit ball screw 822A is reversed, the unit movable portion 823 moves along the ball screw in a direction approaching the motor, and the left reel unit 600A is moved to the normal position ( 26 (a) and (b)).

  As shown in FIG. 26A, the right mechanism 820B includes a right unit motor 821B attached to the center frame 47, a right unit ball screw 822B rotated by the right unit motor 821B, and a right unit. The unit movable portion 823 formed on the back surface of the right reel unit 600A and the front end side of the right unit ball screw 822B are pivotally supported and provided on the center frame 47 while sliding along the ball screw 822B. Bearing 824.

  By rotating the right unit motor 821B in the forward direction, the right unit ball screw 822B rotates in the forward direction, the unit movable portion 823 moves along the right unit ball screw 822B in a direction approaching the bearing 824, and the right reel unit 600A can be moved to a distant position (see FIGS. 26C and 26D). Further, by reversing the right unit motor 821B, the right unit ball screw 822B is reversed, the unit movable portion 823 moves along the ball screw in a direction approaching the motor, and the right reel unit 600A is moved to the normal position. (See FIGS. 26A and 26B).

  As shown in FIG. 26 (d), when the left reel unit 600A and the right reel unit 600A are slid and moved away from the central reel unit 600A, each vertical unit located between adjacent reel units 600A is moved. The facing reel segment 440 is appropriately separated, and the reel segment display of each reel unit 600A becomes easy to see.

  Specifically, the sub-control device 262 starts from the normal position shown in FIGS. 26 (a) and 26 (b) based on the segment display execution command from the main control device 261, as shown in FIGS. 26 (c) and 26 (d). The unit displacement mechanism 820 is controlled so that the left reel unit 600A and the right reel unit 600A are slid and moved to the distant positions shown in FIG. 6B, and the reel unit 600A is displayed in the reel display window 410A. Instead of the symbol variation display of the reel 740, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are controlled to rotate so as to display the light shielding area 726, and the segment display on the reel display device 810 is executed and controlled.

  Further, the sub control device 262 slides the left reel unit 600A and the right reel unit 600A to the separated positions shown in FIGS. 26C and 26D based on the normal display execution command from the main control device 261. The unit displacement mechanism 820 is controlled so as to return to the normal position shown in FIGS. 26A and 26B from the moved state, and the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are controlled to rotate to thereby display the reel display device. Instead of the segment display in 810, the control is performed so that the symbol variation display by the inner reel 740 is executed in the reel display window 410A for each reel unit 600A.

  Each reel unit 600A described above corresponds to a display member, and the reel display device 810 corresponds to a display unit. The vertical reel segment 440 positioned between the adjacent reel units 600A described above corresponds to a segment light emitting unit, the reel segment display unit 800 corresponds to a light emitting display unit, and the unit displacement mechanism unit 820 serves as a displacement driving unit. The sub-control device 262 corresponds to the control means.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the third embodiment, the light shielding area 726 and the central segment 727 in the outer reel 720 of each reel unit 600A arranged in parallel are positioned in each reel display window 410A. The reel display device 810 is configured by vertically disposing reel segments 440 on the outer peripheral left and right portions of the adjacent reel unit 600A. The unit displacement mechanism unit 820 also displays the left reel unit 600A and the right reel unit 600A so that the adjacent interval between the reel segment display units 800 is wide when the segment light emission display is performed by the reel segment display units 800. Is slid to a position away from the central reel unit 600A, so that both vertically adjacent reel segments 440 in the reel display device 810 can be separated in the horizontal direction, and each reel display device 810 can be separated. The reel segment display unit 800 can be easily distinguished for each reel unit 600A, and the display of the vertically oriented reel segment 440 on each reel segment display unit 800 can be easily viewed.

  In the above-described configuration, the unit movable portion 823 is provided at the back portion of the reel unit 600A, but may be provided on the upper surface, the lower surface, the side surface, and the like of the reel unit 600A.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), each reel unit 600A has an area from the reel surface light emitting device 750 to the area of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 located in the reel display window 410A. Since the light is irradiated, the symbols positioned on the reel display windows 410A of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 emit light, and the player can be watched by the symbol variation display by each reel unit 600A.

  Further, in place of the state in which the symbols in the reel display window 410A emit light and are variably displayed, as shown in FIGS. 26C and 26D, the adjacent interval between the reel segment display portions 800 is widened. When the left reel unit 600A and the right reel unit 600A are slid to a position (separated position) away from the center reel unit 600A, the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are rotationally controlled by the sub-control device 262. Since the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410A, the area other than the central segment 727 is darkened in each reel display window 410A, and the vertically oriented reel segment 440 of each reel unit 600A. , Segment display with horizontal reel segment 450 and center segment 727 The vertical reel segments 440 of each reel unit 600A can be reeled by separating the vertical reel segments 440 adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction in each reel unit 600A. It becomes easy to distinguish each unit 600A.

  Further, in place of the above-described slide movement configuration, as shown in FIG. 27, a configuration is adopted in which the front sides of the left reel unit 600A and the right reel unit 600A are rotated and moved away from the center reel unit 600A. May be.

  27 (a) and 27 (b) are a schematic plan view and a front view of the reel unit 600A in a state where three are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and FIGS. 27 (c) and 27 (d) are views of the reel units 600A on both sides. It is a schematic plan view and a front view when the front side is rotated so as to be away from the central reel unit 600A.

  As shown in FIGS. 27A and 27B, the center frame 47 is supported by the center frame 47 so as to be positioned at the upper right side of the left reel unit 600A, and the motor 825. And a bearing 827 disposed at the lower end portion of the rotating shaft 826 and supported by the center frame 47. When the rotating shaft 826 rotates clockwise in FIG. As shown in FIG. 27C, the left reel unit 600A rotates clockwise around the rotation shaft 826, and the front side of the left reel unit 600A is positioned away from the center reel unit 600A. To do.

  The right reel unit 600A has the same configuration as described above. When the rotation shaft 826 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 27A, the rotation shaft 826 is centered as shown in FIG. 27C. The right reel unit 600A rotates counterclockwise, and the front side of the right reel unit 600A is positioned away from the central reel unit 600A.

  As shown in FIG. 27D, the vertically oriented reel segments 440 located between adjacent reel units 600A are appropriately separated, and the reel segment display of each reel unit 600A is easy to see.

  Further, instead of the above-described configuration in which the reel units 600A on both sides are slid and rotated, as shown in FIG. 28, the center reel unit 600A moves backward to the back side and the front surface of the center reel unit 600A. A configuration may be adopted in which the sides are slid and moved away from each other in the front-rear direction with respect to the front side of the reel units 600A on both sides.

  28A and 28B are a schematic plan view and a front view of the reel unit 600A in a state in which three are arranged side by side, and FIGS. 28C and 28D are views of the central reel unit 600A. FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view and a front view when the front side is slid back so as to be separated from the front side of the reel units 600A on both sides.

  As shown in FIGS. 28A and 28B, the center frame 47 is supported by the center frame 47 so as to be positioned at the upper position on the back side of the central reel unit 600A. A rotating ball screw 831, a movable portion 832 that slides along the ball screw 831, and is formed at the back side of the upper surface of the central reel unit 600 A, and a center frame that pivotally supports the tip end side of the ball screw 831 And a bearing 833 provided at 47.

  By rotating the motor 830 in the forward direction, the ball screw 831 rotates in the forward direction, and the movable portion 832 moves along the ball screw 831 in a direction approaching the motor 830 to leave the central reel unit 600A (see FIG. 28C). , (D) (refer to the retracted position shown in FIG. 4). Further, by reversing the motor 830, the ball screw 831 is reversed, the movable part 832 moves along the ball screw 831 in a direction approaching the bearing 833, and the central reel unit 600A is moved to the normal position (FIG. 28A, FIG. (See (b)).

  As shown in FIGS. 28C and 28D, the front surface of the central reel unit 600A moves backward with respect to the front surfaces of the reel units 600A on both sides and is separated in the front-rear direction (retracted position). The reel segments 440 in the vertical direction between the reel units 600A are appropriately separated, and the reel segment display of each reel unit 600A is easy to see.

  In the configuration in which the central reel unit 600A is retracted, the movable portion 832 is provided at the upper surface portion of the central reel unit 600A. However, the movable unit 832 may be provided on the lower surface, the rear surface, or the like of the reel unit 600A.

  In the third embodiment, the configuration in which the three reel units 600A are arranged in parallel is illustrated, but the present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which a plurality of reel units 600A other than the three reel units 600A are arranged in parallel.

  A reel unit 600B according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIGS. 29A to 29C are a plan view, a front view, and a right side view of a reel unit 600B of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 30 is a perspective view of a reel unit 600B according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 31A is an exploded perspective view of the reel surface light emitting device 750 of the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 31B is a perspective view of the reel surface light emitting device 750. FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view of the center frame 47. FIG. 33A shows a state where the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720A is positioned on the reel display window 410, and FIG. 33B shows the reel display window 410 and the outer reel 720A in FIG. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the light-shielding area | region part 726 and the inner reel 740. FIG.

  In the first embodiment described above, the front member 400, which is a part other than the reel unit 600, is configured to include the vertical reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450. As shown in FIG. 29 (b), this embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a vertical reel segment 440A and a horizontal reel segment 450A are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 29, a horizontal reel segment 450A according to the fourth embodiment includes a light guide 840 attached to a notch 601a formed in the upper and lower portions of the front transparent cover 601 and the light guide. LED 844 is disposed in a light shielding part 843 provided between 840 and the cutout part 601a of front transparent cover part 601 and a depression part of incident surface 841 which is a back side part of light guide 840. The LED mounting substrate 845, the outgoing light region part 842 formed in a horizontally long shape at a predetermined position on the front surface of the light guide 840, and the pasted part of the front side of the light guide 840 other than the outgoing light region part 842 A reflection seal portion 846.

  In order to explain the positional relationship between the reel display window 410 of the front member 400 and the reel unit 600B, in FIG. 29B, the reel display window 410 is indicated by a two-dot chain line on the front side of the reel unit 600B. FIG. 29 (c) shows a state where the front member 400 having the reel display window 410 is positioned at the front portion of the reel unit 600B.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 29, the front side member 400 has a horizontal reel segment 450A visually recognizable in a size corresponding to the horizontal reel segment 450A above and below the reel display window 410. Possible opening windows 411 are provided. In addition, the reel display window 410 and the opening window 411 may be configured to be a transparent region by, for example, transparent resin molding or the like, instead of having an opening shape.

  Next, the vertically oriented reel segment 440A according to the fourth embodiment will be described.

  The vertically oriented reel segment 440A of the fourth embodiment is formed by the reel surface light emitting device 750 of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the reel surface light emitting device 750 of the fourth embodiment employs a light guide lens 751A, a support member 752A, and an LED mounting board 760A that are different in detail from the first embodiment described above. This is different from the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the light guide lens 751 </ b> A according to the fourth embodiment includes a central lens unit 850 in which a light shielding sheet 851 (or a reflection sheet or the like) may be attached to the left side surface and the right side surface, and the central lens unit. Two left lens portions 853 that are bonded along the left side surface of 850 and sandwiching the light shielding component 852 therebetween, and a light shielding component 852 that is bonded along the right side surface of the central lens portion 850 are sandwiched therebetween. Two right lens portions 854, and these are integrated.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the support member 752A of the fourth embodiment has three openings 759 arranged in the horizontal direction at the upper portion 753, the middle portion 754, and the lower portion 755, respectively, for two rows, This is different from the support member 752 of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the three LED mounting boards 760A in Example 4 are locations corresponding to a total of six openings 759 formed in the upper portion 753, the middle portion 754, and the lower portion 755 of the support member 752A. Further, six LEDs 761 are mounted, which is different from the LED mounting substrate 760 of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 31 (a), the light guide lens 751A of the fourth embodiment has locking holes 751a formed at the upper end and the lower end thereof, respectively, and the support member 752A of the fourth embodiment has an inclined ceiling. A locking claw 756a is formed inside each of the portion 756 and the inclined bottom portion 757, and each locking claw 756a of the support member 752A is locked in each locking hole 751a of the light guide lens 751A, so that the light guide lens 751A is held by the support member 752A.

  As shown in FIGS. 31 (b) and 32, the left lens portion 853 is located at the location where the LED 761 (6 LEDs 761 in total) in the left row on the LED mounting substrate 760A, and the central lens portion 850 is an LED. The right lens portion 854 is positioned at the location where the LEDs 761 (total 6 LEDs 761) in the right row on the LED mounting substrate 760A are disposed. positioned.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 31B, among the LEDs 761 in the left column (total of six LEDs 761) on the three LED mounting boards 760A, the light from the upper three LEDs 761 is the upper left lens portion 853. The light from the lower three LEDs 761 enters the lower left lens portion 853, and the two left lens portions 853 emit light. Light from the middle row of LEDs 761 (total of six LEDs 761) on the three LED mounting substrates 760A is incident on the central lens portion 850, and the central lens portion 850 emits light. Of the LEDs 761 in the right row (total of six LEDs 761) on the three LED mounting boards 760A, the light from the upper three LEDs 761 is incident on the upper right lens portion 854 and the lower three LEDs 761. Light enters the lower right lens portion 854, and the two right lens portions 854 respectively emit light.

  Since the central lens unit 850 has a light shielding sheet 851 (or a reflection sheet) attached to the left side surface and the right side surface thereof, the light incident on the central lens unit 850 is the left side surface and the right side surface of the central lens. Through the left lens portion 853 and the right lens portion 854, and the light incident on the left lens portion 853 and the right lens portion 854 is incident on the central lens portion 850 through the left side surface and the right side surface of the central lens. It never happens.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 33B, the outer reel 720A has segment light transmission region portions 728 formed on both sides of the light shielding region portion 726. Further, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), the inner reel 740 is a light transmissive region where it overlaps the segment light transmitting region 728 of the outer reel 720A, and two right lenses are behind this region. The position relationship is such that the portion 854 and the two left lens portions 853 are located.

  Here, segment display by the reel unit 600B according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As in the first embodiment, the reel unit 600B controls the rotation of the outer reel 720A and the inner reel 740 by the sub-control device 262 shown in FIG. 9, and performs the light emission display of the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720A. The light emission display of the vertical reel segment 440A in the reel display window 410 and the light emission display of the horizontal reel segment 450A at the upper and lower portions of the front transparent cover portion 601 are performed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), the reel unit 600B positions the light shielding area 726, the central segment 727, and the segment light transmission area 728 in the outer reel 720A in the reel display window 410. A horizontally long portion (a horizontally long rectangular portion indicated by a broken line in FIG. 33B) of the bright light display region portion 742 of the inner reel 740 (the numeric portion of the reel symbol 741a “7”) with respect to the central segment 727 of the light shielding region portion 726. By rotating the inner reel 740 so as to face each other, the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720A is positioned in the reel display window 410 as shown in FIG. 33A, and the central segment of the light shielding area 726 is placed. It is assumed that 727 emits light. Note that when performing segment display, the outer reel 720A and the inner reel 740 are controlled to rotate while maintaining the facing relationship between the central segment 727 and the horizontally long portion of the bright light display area 742.

  Further, the reel unit 600B causes a predetermined segment of the vertical reel segment 440A and the horizontal reel segment 450A shown in FIG. 33A to emit light when the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720A is lit. .

  For example, when the numbers “0” and “8” are displayed as segments, all of the vertical reel segments 440A and the horizontal reel segments 450A emit light. In the fourth embodiment, a case where all of the vertical reel segment 440A and the horizontal reel segment 450A are caused to emit light will be described.

  The reel unit 600B causes two right lens portions 854 and two left lens portions 853 provided behind the inner reel 740 to emit light. The light emission of the right lens portion 854 and the left lens portion 853 can be visually recognized through the light transmissive regions on both sides of the inner reel 740 and the segment light transmissive region portion 728 of the outer reel 720A. In FIG. 5, the vertical reel segments 440A can be displayed on both sides of the light shielding area 726.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, the reel unit 600 </ b> B causes the LED 844 of the LED mounting substrate 845 located behind the light guide 840 of the front transparent cover portion 601 to emit light, and the front transparent cover portion 601. The light guide 840 is caused to emit light, and the horizontal reel segment 450 </ b> A constituted by the light guide 840 is caused to emit light. As shown in FIGS. 29 and 33A, the horizontal reel segments 450 </ b> A are located at the outer upper portion and the outer lower portion of the reel display window 410, respectively.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 33A, when the central segment 727 of the outer reel 720A stops at the central portion of the reel display window 410, the number “8” is displayed by these segments, and the outer reel 720A When the central segment 727 moves downward as it is without being positioned at the central portion of the reel display window 410 and moves to the outside of the reel display window 410 and stops, the number “0” is displayed.

  When the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 is displayed on the reel unit 600B of the fourth embodiment, the outer reel 720A is rotated to rotate the outer reel 720A in the reel display window 410 as in the first embodiment. The transparent area portion 725 is positioned, and the inner reel 740 is rotated to display the symbol variation display of the inner reel 740.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the fourth embodiment, the reel unit 600B includes the central segment 727, the vertically oriented reel segment 440A, and the horizontally oriented reel segment 450A. The segment display can be performed by itself.

  In addition, when the reel display window 410 is viewed from the front, the vertical reel segments 440A are provided on both sides of the back surface of the portion of the inner reel 740 located in the reel display window 410. The changing center segment 727 can emit light uniformly in the changing process, and the center segment 727 changing in the reel display window 410 and the vertical positions of the both sides of the back surface of the portion of the inner reel 740 located in the reel display window 410 are arranged. It is possible to reduce misunderstanding about the variable display due to the reel segment 440A in the direction. Further, since the central segment 727 and the vertically oriented reel segment 440A are housed in the area of the inner reel 740 located in the reel display window 410 when the reel display window 410 is viewed from the front, the inner reel While maintaining the area of 740 without expanding, the variable display by the central segment 727 and the vertically oriented reel segment 440A can be performed.

  The pachinko machine 10 of Example 5 is demonstrated using FIG.34 and FIG.35.

  FIGS. 34A to 34C are diagrams for explaining the display in the reel display window 410 of the reel unit 600 and the variable display image of the third symbol display device 42 in the super reach with the design drum reach effect of the fifth embodiment. FIG. FIGS. 35A and 35B are diagrams for explaining the variable display image of the third symbol display device 42 displayed subsequent to FIG. 34C and the display in the reel display window 410 of the reel unit 600. FIG. It is.

  In the first embodiment, the execution of the symbol variation display of the inner reel 740 in the reel unit 600 is described based on the command indicating the single drum variation. However, in the fifth embodiment, the super reach with the drum reach effect is provided. The variable display image of the third symbol display device 42 is out of reach based on the command indicating that, but the new reach display is executed with the variable display image of the third symbol display device 42 and the reel unit 600. However, this is different from the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 10 in the first embodiment, the third symbol display device 42 is advantageous to the player on the display screen disposed in the opening 30c formed at the substantially central portion of the game board 30. A variable display image of the third symbol (main decorative symbol SZ and secondary decorative symbol FZ) of a plurality of columns (left decorative symbol sequence L, middle decorative symbol sequence M, and right decorative symbol sequence R) that suggests the occurrence of a gaming state. indicate.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 34, the reel display window 410 has a size corresponding to the fluctuation region on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 34, the reel display window 410 has a vertical side length of the vertical side length on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 (the length of the third symbol variation direction). ), And the horizontal side length is the same as the horizontal width length of the right decorative design row R. In addition, as shown in FIG. 34, the reel display window 410 is arranged side by side with the right decorative symbol row R which is the adjacent variable region in a predetermined variable display state (super reach with a symbol drum reach effect). It is installed. That is, they are arranged side by side at the outer right side of the right decorative design row R on the display screen in front view of the third symbol display device 42. Further, the variation direction of the reel symbol 741a in the reel display window 410 is the same as the variation direction from the top to the bottom in the right decorative symbol row R as shown in FIG.

  In the reel unit 600, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 21 in the first embodiment, the inner reel 740 in which the reel symbols 741a of “0” to “9” are fixedly arranged is arranged with respect to the reel display window 410. In this manner, the reel display 741a of “0” to “9” is displayed in a variable manner in the reel display window 410.

  Of these reels 740, the reel symbols 741 a (“0” to “9” for one row) corresponding to the main decorative symbols SZ for “0” to “9” for one row on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. Reel symbols 741a) having the same appearance as the main decorative symbols SZ are fixedly arranged. Further, the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 has the same size as the main decorative symbol SZ in the third symbol display device 42.

  The sub-control device 262 performs a reel unit so as to perform a hit display between the main decorative symbol SZ whose variation is stopped on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 and the reel symbol 741a in the reel unit 600 based on the establishment of a predetermined condition. 600 is controlled.

  Here, the super reach with drum reach production will be described below.

  When the command from the main control device 261 is a command indicating super reach with a drum reach effect, the CPU 551 outputs a command indicating the super reach to the display control device 45 to display control. The device 45 performs super reach display on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 based on the command, and the CPU 551 executes a rotation control program for the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740, thereby changing the symbol variation of the inner reel 740. When the display is executed, a drum reach effect as shown in FIGS. 34 and 35 is executed.

  Specifically, the display control device 45 starts the variable display of the third symbol on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 based on a command indicating super reach from the sub-control device 262. As shown in FIG. 10, a series of decorative symbols (a main decorative symbol SZ with numbers “0” to “9” respectively) in a left decorative symbol row L, a middle decorative symbol row M, and a right decorative symbol row R, and a rhombus shape The sub-decorative pattern FZ consisting of the above-mentioned symbols is displayed in a variable manner from the top to the bottom of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42.

  Then, the variable display stops in the order of the left decorative symbol row L and the right decorative symbol row R, and as shown in FIG. 34 (a), the main screen indicating “1”, for example, is displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. The decorative symbol SZ (third symbol) is reach-displayed in the middle line L2. For example, the main decoration symbol SZ of “1” related to whether or not the hit display is performed in the middle line L2 shown in FIG. 34A is displayed with the first luminance. At this time, the LED 761 of the LED mounting board 760 in the reel surface emitting device 750 of the reel unit 600 shown in FIG. 18 is turned off, and the inside of the reel display window 410 of the reel unit 600 is dark as shown in FIG. It has become.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 34 (b), the variation display of the middle decorative symbol row M is stopped, and the sub-decorative symbol FZ is stopped on the middle line L2 in the middle decorative symbol row M. Results are displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 34 (c), the display control device 45 is related to whether or not a winning display is made among the variable display images displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. The main decorative design SZ of “0” displays the main decorative design SZ and sub-decorative design FZ of “0”, which are other than this, in a dilute display (lightly displayed).

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 34C, two new reach lines NL2 and NL5 are formed. It should be noted that the main decorative symbol SZ of “1” related to whether or not the hit line is displayed on the reach lines NL2 and NL5 shown in FIG. 34C is the first on the middle line L2 shown in FIG. It is displayed with the second luminance which is higher than the main decorative symbol SZ of “1” displayed with the luminance.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 35A, the LED 761 of the LED mounting board 760 in the reel surface light emitting device 750 of the reel unit 600 is turned on, and the transparent area 725 of the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410. Then, the symbol variation display of the inner reel 740 is executed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 35 (b), the reel symbol 741a indicating “1” of the inner reel 740 is variably stopped at the lower position when the reel display window 410 is divided into three equal parts in the vertical direction. On the new reach line NL5, the main decorative symbol SZ of “1” related to whether or not the winning display is displayed among the variable display images displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42, and the inner reel 740 The reel symbols 741a indicating “1” are displayed together. Immediately after this, the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly operated in an open state and a normal closed state, and a large number of game balls enter (win) the variable winning device 32, and a large number of game balls are awarded for the winning. A game state advantageous to the player that the ball is paid out occurs.

  Further, the game board 30 described above corresponds to a game component described later. The above-described third symbol display device 42 corresponds to the image display means. The above-described inner reel 740 corresponds to a notation, and the reel unit 600 corresponds to notation changing means. The sub-control device 262 described above corresponds to the change effect control means.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the fifth embodiment, a plurality of columns (the left decorative symbol sequence L, the middle decorative symbol sequence M, and the right decorative symbol sequence, which indicate the presence or absence of occurrence of a gaming state advantageous to the player) R) a third symbol display device 42 that displays a variation display image of the third symbol (main decoration symbol SZ and sub-decoration symbol FZ) on the display screen, and a game in front view of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 In the display screen portion visible to the user in a predetermined variable display state (super reach with drum reach effect), which is arranged side by side with the adjacent variable region (the variable region of the right decorative design row R). The reel display window 410 having a size corresponding to the area and the inner reel 740 in which a plurality of (“0” to “9”) reel symbols 741 a are fixedly arranged are changed with respect to the reel display window 410. Re In accordance with the reel unit 600 capable of displaying the variation of the identification information in the display window 410 and the establishment of a predetermined condition (a command indicating a super reach with a drum reach effect), the variation is stopped on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. And a sub-control device 262 for controlling the reel unit 600 so as to perform a hit display with the main decoration symbol SZ and the reel symbol 741a in the reel unit 600.

  Therefore, the image of the variable stop display (the variable display image of the main decoration symbol SZ displayed with the variable stop displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42) and the entity (the reel symbol 741a by the inner reel 740 of the reel unit 600) are displayed. The variation display effect can be performed using the (variable display). That is, the variation result of the variation display image of the main decoration symbol SZ displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 is, for example, a reach failure (one more predetermined (for example, “1”) main decoration symbol on the jackpot determination line). If the main decorative symbol SZ of “1” is not aligned on the determination line because the SZ has not stopped changing, the reel symbol 741a is displayed in a variable manner by the inner reel 740, which is an entity. The reel symbol 741a of “1” stops variably at a predetermined position in the reel display window 410, and is aligned with the main decorative symbol SZ of “1” and the reel symbol 741a (a new reach line in FIG. 35B). (See the state of being aligned on NL5). Therefore, there is no need to unnaturally display the variation display result of the third symbol display device 42, so that the player may feel uncomfortable or distrust about the variation display of the third symbol display device 42. Can be reduced. Further, when the variation display result of the third symbol display device 42 is out of reach, the variation of the reel symbol 741a by the inner reel 740 which is an entity is maintained without changing the variation display image. It is possible to provide a fluctuating effect in which the display is supplemented in the form of supplementation and led to a jackpot. As a result, the interest of the game can be further improved with respect to the variable display.

  For example, a configuration in which a variable display image in which four columns of identification information are displayed in a variable manner is displayed on the display screen, that is, variable display of all four columns of identification information is started on the display screen, In the configuration in which all four columns are in a final stop state in which all four columns have been suspended, and the identification information for three or more columns is aligned with the predetermined hit identification information, the identification information for up to three columns is suspended. Even if the defeat is confirmed without waiting for the change of the identification information in the fourth column being changed, the player has to wait for the change of the identification information in the fourth row to be stopped. There is a problem of feeling stressed. In addition, since the player has to watch all four columns of the variable display every time, there is a problem that the variable display effect is poor in visual change. In other words, even if the winning result is confirmed by the fluctuation stop of the 1st to 3rd rows, it is necessary to wait until the 4th row stops changing, and the success / failure result becomes clear if the 4th row stops changing. Even in this case, since it is the same as the four-row variation mode, the variation display effect is poor in visual change.

  On the other hand, in the case of the pachinko machine 10 according to the fifth embodiment described above, as a case where a predetermined condition is not satisfied (for example, super reach with a drum reach effect), the main decorative symbol on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 is used. The entity does not operate when winning in the SZ variable display image or when it is simply dismissed (not reachable), so that the player waits uselessly even though the result of the variable display is known. There is nothing wrong. Furthermore, only when the predetermined condition is satisfied (super reach with drum reach production), the image displayed with the variable stop displayed (the variable display image of the main decorative symbol SZ displayed with the variable stop displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42) ) And the entity (variable display of the reel symbol 741a by the reel 740 of the reel unit 600) can be used to perform a variation display effect of the hit display. The display can be changed to a display with an entity, and a variable display effect with a changed appearance can be provided.

  Further, in the reel unit 600, the same reel symbol 741a as the main decorative symbol SZ for one column in the third symbol display device 42 is fixedly arranged on the inner reel 740, so that a plurality of columns by the third symbol display device 42 is provided. The variation display image for the main decoration symbol SZ and the variation display for the reel symbol 741a for one row by the inner reel 740, which is an entity, can be performed, and the variation display of these two systems can be realized. In addition, since the single inner reels 740 on which the reel symbols 741a for one row are shown are arranged side by side, a minimum space for arranging one inner reel 740 in parallel is sufficient. As a result, these two systems of variable display can be realized in a limited space.

  The inner reel 740 has the reel symbol 741a at least as large as the main decorative symbol SZ displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. It is possible to provide an easy-to-see variation display as to whether or not the main decoration symbol SZ in the display image and the reel symbol 741a by the inner reel 740 which is an entity are aligned.

  In addition, the 3rd symbol display device 42 changes the display screen when the main decorative symbol SZ whose variation is stopped on the display screen of the 3rd symbol display device 42 and the reel symbol 741a in the reel unit 600 are displayed. For example, the main decorative symbol SZ of “1” (see FIG. 35A) related to whether or not the winning main decorative symbol SZ is displayed is “0”, “2” to “9”. Since the highlight display that displays the main decoration symbol SZ and the sub-decoration design FZ so as to be relatively conspicuous is different from the highlight display in the case of display only by the variable display image of the third symbol display device 42, Whether or not the display is based on the variable display image is distinguished from the case of the display based on the reel design 741a of the inner reel 740 and whether or not the display is a win display. It is possible to provide the main decorative pattern SZ to be engaged to the player.

  And in the case of the display by the image and the entity, the main decorative symbol SZ related to whether or not it will be displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 is displayed prominently. It can be seen that attention should be paid to the reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 that has the same appearance as the main decorative symbol SZ that is prominently displayed, and the reel symbol 741a of “1” to be noted in the reel unit 600 is given to the player. The reel display window 410 positioned on the new reach lines NL2 and NL5, which are extended lines in the direction of arrangement of the main decorative symbols SZ of “1”, which can be suggested in an easy-to-understand manner and are related to whether or not a hit display is made. It can be noted whether or not the “1” reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 stops variably at the fluctuation stop point. As a result, a change in whether or not a new win display is made between a part of the change display image resulting from the detachment in the third symbol display device 42 and the change display of the reel symbol 741a by the inner reel 740 which is an entity. The display can be provided to the player in an easily understandable manner.

  In the fifth embodiment, “the main decorative symbol SZ related to whether or not the winning display is to be displayed is displayed relatively prominently” is stopped on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. Identification information (“0”, “2” to “9” main decoration symbols SZ and sub-decoration symbols other than the main decoration symbol SZ of “1” related to whether or not a winning display is made among the main decoration symbols SZ FZ) is displayed dilutely, but may be erased. Further, in the fifth embodiment, the main decoration symbol SZ of “1” related to whether or not the winning display in the case of the display only by the variable display image is displayed with the first luminance, and the main decoration symbol SZ stops changing. The main decorative design SZ related to whether or not the winning display is displayed in the case of the display by the changed display image and the reel design 741a of the inner reel 740 is displayed at the second luminance higher than the first luminance. These highlights may be displayed differently by changing the brightness or increasing the blinking interval together with the brightness.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 36, for example, the arrangement direction of the main decoration symbol SZ of “1” related to whether or not the winning information is displayed among the identification information whose variation is stopped on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. It is also possible to cause the variation stop points of the reel display window 410 located on the new reach lines NL2 and NL5, which are the extension lines, to emit light and not emit light at other variation stop points.

  Here, a display mode in which the fluctuation stop points of the reel display window 410 located on the new reach lines NL2 and NL5 are caused to emit light and the other fluctuation stop points are not caused to emit light will be described below with reference to FIG.

  FIGS. 36A to 36C illustrate that the variation stop points of the reel display window 410 located on the new reach lines NL2 and NL5 are caused to emit light, and other variation stop points are not caused to emit light. FIG.

  In this fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 34, after the out of reach is displayed on the third symbol display device 42 as shown in FIG. 34, as shown in FIG. When the reel display window 410 is divided into three equal parts in the vertical direction, the middle part and the lower part are caused to emit light, and the reel display window 410 is divided into three equal parts in the vertical direction as other fluctuation stop points. Do not light up the upper part.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 36B, the fluctuation of the inner reel 740 is stopped, and the main decorative symbol SZ of “1” of the third symbol display device 42 and the “” of the inner reel 740 are changed on the new reach line NL5. 1 "reel symbol 741a.

  Finally, as shown in FIG. 36 (c), only the part on the new reach line NL5 in the reel display window 410, that is, the lower part when the reel display window 410 is divided into three equal parts in the vertical direction. The light is emitted, and it is highlighted that the “1” main decoration symbol SZ of the third symbol display device 42 and the “1” reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 are aligned on the new reach line NL5.

  In the case shown in FIG. 36, the reach formation lines NL2 and NL5 newly formed from the third symbol display device 42 to the inner reel 740 can be suggested to the player, Since a noticeable variation stop point (a middle point and a lower point when the reel display window 410 is divided into three equal parts in the up and down direction) emits light, such a point can be easily suggested to the player. As a result, reach formation lines NL2 and NL5 that are newly formed from the variation display image of the third symbol display device 42 to the inner reel 740 that is the entity, and the variation stop point reel to be noted in the reel display window 410 It is possible to provide the player with an easy-to-understand description of the middle position and the lower position when the display window 410 is divided into three equal parts in the vertical direction.

  A pachinko machine 10 according to Embodiment 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 37 and 38.

  FIG. 37 is a perspective view showing a state where the reel surface light emitting device 750 of Example 6 is attached to the inner surface portion of the in-reel control board 770. FIG. 38 is a cross-sectional view of the center frame 47 of the sixth embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, the reel surface light emitting device 750 includes the light guide lens 751, but in the sixth embodiment, the light guide lens 751 is not provided, which is different from the first embodiment. .

  As shown in FIG. 8, the pachinko machine 10 according to the sixth embodiment has a third row of main symbols L, M, and R shown in FIG. 10 that suggests whether or not a game state advantageous to the player has occurred. A third symbol display device 42 that displays a variable display image of SZ and sub-decorative symbols FZ) on the display screen, and a reel display that is positioned alongside the third symbol display device 42 in a front view of the third symbol display device 42. A reel unit 600 that variably displays the reel symbol 741a in the reel display window 410 by driving a light-transmitting inner reel 740 in which the reel symbol 741a is fixedly disposed with respect to the window 410; It has. This is the same as in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the reel surface light emitting device 750 of the reel unit 600 has an opening 759 formed in each of the upper portion 753, the middle portion 754, and the lower portion 755 of the support member 752. The LED 761 is configured to be positioned. Then, the light from each of the LEDs 761 is applied to the back surface side of the portion located in the reel display window 410 in the inner reel 740 as indicated by a broken line arrow in FIG.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the pachinko machine 10 according to the sixth embodiment is positioned farther from the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 in the reel unit 600 in the front view of the third symbol display device 42. Is provided at a predetermined location (for example, a location where the reel surface light emitting device 750 is located and faces the inside of the support member 752) of the in-reel control board 770 attached to the right side plate 606 (see FIG. 17). An LED 773 that irradiates light obliquely to the back side of the inner reel 740 from a position facing the inside of the support member 752 on the in-reel control board 770 is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 37, the in-reel control board 770 has, for example, six LEDs 773 at the location where the reel surface light emitting device 750 is located and faces the inside of the support member 752. The light emitting device 750 is mounted with a space along the right side surface. More specifically, the two upper LEDs 773 are provided corresponding to the upper portion 753 of the support member 752, and the two middle LEDs 773 are provided corresponding to the middle portion 754 of the support member 752. The two lower LEDs 773 are provided corresponding to the lower portion 755 of the support member 752.

  The light emitted from the LED 773 of the in-reel control board 770 is irradiated obliquely to the back side of the location located in the reel display window 410 in the inner reel 740 as indicated by a two-dot chain arrow in FIG. . Specifically, the LED 773 is arranged such that the direction with the highest irradiation intensity is directed obliquely toward the back surface side of the portion located in the reel display window 410 in the inner reel 740 and is irradiated.

  As shown in FIG. 38, the reel display window 410 is located on the front side of the display screen position P1 of the third symbol display device 42 in a plan view of the third symbol display device 42.

  As shown in FIG. 38, the reel unit 600 includes a left side plate 605 on the side close to the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 in a plan view of the third symbol display device 42. The left side plate 605 has at least a protruding length from the display screen position P 1 of the third symbol display device 42 to the reel display window 410, and is the depth length of the reel unit 600.

  Since the left side plate 605 is made of a metallic and colored (for example, silver) plate member as in the first embodiment, the left side plate 605 blocks visible light. That is, since the light from the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 cannot pass through the left side plate 605 of the reel unit 600, it does not pass through the left side plate 605 and enter the inside of the reel unit 600. Further, the light from the LED 761 and the LED 773 inside the reel unit 600 cannot be transmitted through the left side plate 605 of the reel unit 600, and therefore does not pass through the left side plate 605 and advance outside the reel unit 600.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 38, the reel unit 600 has a double reel structure, and has a cylindrical outer reel 720 positioned outside and a plurality of reel symbols 741a positioned inside the outer reel 720. And an inner reel 720 having a light-transmitting cylindrical shape.

  As shown in FIG. 38, the reel unit 600 includes an outer reel step motor 710 on the left side plate 605 on the side close to the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 in front view, and the display of the third symbol display device 42 is performed. An inner reel step motor 730 is provided on the right side plate 606 far from the screen.

  As in the first embodiment described above, the outer reel 720 is attached to the rotating portion 711 (see FIG. 17) of the step motor 710 for the outer reel at the center of the cylindrical portion 721 as shown in FIG. The center contact part 723 and the spoke part 722 which connects this center contact part 723 and the opening location near the 3rd symbol display apparatus 42 in the cylindrical part 721 are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 38, the inner reel 740 is positioned at the center of the cylinder of the inner reel film 741, and is attached to the rotating portion 731 (see FIG. 17) of the inner reel step motor 730. And a spoke portion 743 that connects the central abutting portion 743a and the opening portion of the inner reel film 741 closer to the third symbol display device 42.

  The inner reel 740 is a cylindrical reel member, and the reel symbol 741a is fixedly disposed so as to be visible in a state where the outer peripheral surface portion is viewed. Specifically, the reel design 741a is printed on the outer surface of the inner reel film 741, which is the outer peripheral surface of the inner reel 740. If the reel design 741a can be visually recognized in a state where the outer peripheral surface portion is viewed, The reel design 741a may be printed on the inner surface of the inner reel film 741 that is the inner peripheral surface of the inner reel 740.

  Further, the above-described third symbol display device 42 corresponds to an image display means, the above-described reel display window 410 corresponds to a visual recognition unit, the above-described inner reel 740 corresponds to a display member, and the reel unit 600 displays a symbol variation display. The right side plate 606 described above corresponds to a wall to be described later, the LED 773 of the in-reel control board 770 corresponds to an oblique light irradiation unit to be described later, and the left side plate 605 corresponds to a light shielding wall portion to be described later. To do.

  The outer reel 720 described above corresponds to an outer reel member described later, the inner reel 740 described above corresponds to an inner reel member described later, and the outer reel step motor 710 corresponds to a first motor described later. The inner reel step motor described above corresponds to a second motor described later, and the outer reel step motor 710 described above corresponds to a rotating portion of a first motor described later. The inner reel step motor described above. A rotating portion 731 of 730 corresponds to a rotating portion of a second motor described later, the above-described central contact portion 723 corresponds to a rotation center portion of an outer reel member described later, and the above-described central contact portion 743a is described later. The spoke portion 722 described above corresponds to the rotation center portion of the inner reel member, the connecting portion of the outer reel member described later, and the spoke portion 743 described above corresponds to the inner reel described later. Corresponding to the connecting portion of the member.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the sixth embodiment, the third symbols (main decoration symbols) of the plurality of rows L, M, and R shown in FIG. 10 suggesting the occurrence of a gaming state advantageous to the player. The third symbol display device 42 that displays a variable display image of SZ and the sub-decorative symbol FZ) on the display screen, and a position alongside the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 in a front view of the third symbol display device 42 A reel unit that variably displays the reel symbol 741a in the reel display window 410 by driving a light-transmitting inner reel 740 in which the reel symbol 741a is fixedly disposed with respect to the reel display window 410. 600 and the in-reel control board 770 attached to the right side plate 606 far from the third symbol display device 42 in the reel unit 600 in the front view of the third symbol display device 42. It is provided at a predetermined location (for example, a location where the reel surface light emitting device 750 is located and faces the inside of the support member 752), and the inside reel 740 is arranged from a location facing the inside of the support member 752 on the in-reel control board 770. LED773 which irradiates light diagonally with respect to a back surface side.

  Accordingly, the reel unit 600 variably displays the reel symbol 741 a in the reel display window 410 by driving the inner reel 740 with respect to the reel display window 410 aligned with the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. The LED 773 is a predetermined part (for example, a reel control board 770 attached to the right side plate 606 far from the display screen in the reel unit 600 aligned with the display screen in the front view of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. The reel surface light emitting device 750 is located at a location facing the inside of the support member 752, and the location facing the inside of the support member 752 in the in-reel control board 770 from the back side of the inner reel 740. Therefore, the light transmitted obliquely through the inner reel 740 (see the two-dot chain line arrow in FIG. 38) is directed to the front part of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. That is, it goes to the player in the front location. Therefore, even if the reel unit 600 produces a light emission effect on the surface of the inner reel 740 when the player's line of sight is facing the display screen of the third symbol display device 42, the light transmitted obliquely through the surface of the inner reel 740 Is emitted toward the player, that is, the emitted light is light that is inserted from an oblique direction, unlike the light from the display screen of the third symbol display device 42, so that the player is directed toward himself / herself. In addition, the light emitted from the surface of the inner reel 740 can be easily detected, and the light emission effect of the inner reel 740 can be easily noticed. Further, since it is not necessary to change the reel unit 600 to an oblique arrangement so that the surface of the inner reel 740 faces the player, it is dead between the third symbol display device 42 and the reel unit 600 caused by the oblique arrangement. There is no problem that a space is generated or a problem that the occupied width of the reel unit 600 is increased by the diagonal arrangement in the front view of the gaming machine.

  Further, since the reel display window 410 is located in front of the display screen position P1 in the front view of the display screen of the third symbol display device 42, the reel display window 410 is in front of the display screen. The light transmitted through the inner reel 740 diagonally because the difference between the front and rear positional relationship and the light from the inner reel 740 located closer to the display screen is inserted from the diagonal direction with respect to the player. Can be distinguished from the light from the display screen and can be easily detected by the player. Further, the amount of light that has been transmitted through the inner reel 740 obliquely to reach the player is reduced by the amount that the surface of the inner reel 740 that emits light in the reel display window 410 is closer to the player than the position P1 of the display screen. The amount (propagation loss) can be suppressed, and an LED (light emitting diode) or the like can be employed as the light source.

  Further, the front screen of the third symbol display device 42 divides the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 from the reel unit 600 by the left side plate 605 positioned on the reel unit 600 on the side close to the third symbol display device 42. It is possible to reduce the light from the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 from being inserted into the reel unit 600 and the light from the reel unit 600 from being directed to the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. As a result, the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 and the reel unit 600 are arranged in a configuration in which the reel display window 410 arranged in parallel with the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 is located in front of the display screen. The variation display image on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 and the variation of the reel symbol 741a in the reel display window 410 can be provided to the player without mutual interference.

  Further, the inner reel 740 has a cylindrical shape in which the reel symbol 741a is fixedly disposed so as to be visible in a state where the outer peripheral surface portion is viewed, and the center abutting portion 743a is displayed as a third symbol by the spoke portion 743. Since it is configured to be connected to the opening portion of the inner reel film 741 on the side close to the device 42, an opening can be secured on the inner reel 740 on the side far from the third symbol display device 42. Therefore, a predetermined location (for example, a location where the reel surface light emitting device 750 is located) of the in-reel control board 770 attached to the right side plate 606 (see FIG. 17) located far from the third symbol display device 42 in the reel unit 600. The inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel 740 positioned in the reel display window 410 is configured to transmit light from the LED 773 provided at the inner surface of the support member 752 through the opening on the far side of the inner reel 740. The oblique light applied to the inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel 740 is stable without being obstructed or obstructed by any member or the like when the inner reel 740 rotates. Thus, it is possible to irradiate the inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel 740, and it is possible to suitably emit light that has been transmitted through the inner reel 740 obliquely toward the player. Kill.

  Each of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 constituting the double reel structure has a cylindrical shape, and the central abutting portions 723 and 743a are openings close to the third symbol display device 42 by the spoke portions 722 and 743. Since it is configured to be connected to each location, openings can be secured on the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 on the side far from the third symbol display device 42. Therefore, the light from the LED 773 provided on the in-reel control board 770 attached to the right side plate 606 (see FIG. 17) located far from the third symbol display device 42 in the reel unit 600 is transmitted to the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 720. Through the opening on the far side of the reel 740, the inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel 740 positioned on the reel display window 410 can be irradiated obliquely, and the inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel 740 is irradiated. The oblique light can be stably irradiated to the inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel 740 without being obstructed or obstructed by any member or the like when the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 are rotated. Light that is transmitted obliquely through the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 can be suitably emitted toward the player.

  In addition, an outer reel step motor 710 is provided on the left side plate 605 of the reel unit 600 closer to the third symbol display device 42, and an inner reel step motor 730 is provided on the right side plate 606 farther from the third symbol display device 42. Thus, the outer reel step motor 710 and the inner reel step motor 730 can be arranged to face each other, and the weight balance of the reel unit 600 can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 39, the reel unit 600 may have a configuration in which the support member 752 includes a light guide lens 751B. The light guide lens 751B includes an opposing surface 751b that faces the back side of the inner reel 740, and an inclined surface 751c that irradiates light obliquely to the back side of the inner reel 740. Even with the configuration including such an inclined surface 751 c, light can be irradiated obliquely to the back surface side of the inner reel 740. That is, since the emitted light indicated by the two-dot chain line arrow in FIG. 39 is light that is inserted from an oblique direction, unlike the light from the display screen of the third symbol display device 42, the player is directed to herself. The light emitted from the surface of the reel 740 can be easily detected, and the light emission effect of the inner reel 740 can be easily noticed.

  An arc surface may be adopted instead of the inclined surface 751c. In this case, the boundary between the opposing surface 751b and the inclined surface 751c can be blurred.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may have another configuration that exhibits the same effect. For example, the present invention can be modified as follows.

  <1> In the first embodiment described above, the light guide lens 751 is employed in the reel surface light emitting device 750 located inside the inner reel 740 as shown in FIG. 17, but as shown in FIG. For example, a lens component 860 (for example, a condensing lens) is disposed at a position corresponding to the specific symbol 862 among the back surface portions of the inner reel 740, and the LED 761 is in a state where the rear portion of the specific symbol 862 is not directly facing the LED 761. May be made incident. In FIG. 40 (a), the four broken lines indicated along the front side of the inner reel 740 indicate locations where the reel symbol 741a is displayed. Among these reel symbols 741a, a specific symbol is shown. A reference numeral 862 is assigned. As shown in FIG. 40A, in the side view of the reel unit 600, even when the specific symbol 862 is positioned between the LEDs 761 arranged in the vertical direction, the lens component 860 can collect light and specify the inner reel 740. In the process in which the symbol 862 fluctuates the reel display window 410, the specific symbol 862 can emit light uniformly.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 40B, an annular light guide lens 864 having a size along the back surface may be disposed on the back surface of the inner reel 740. In FIG. 40B, the four broken lines shown along the front side of the inner reel 740 indicate the places where the reel symbol 741a is displayed. The light from the LED 761 enters the annular light guide lens 864, the light diffuses inside the light guide lens 864, and at least the light is emitted toward the position located on the reel display window 410 in the inner reel 740. . Therefore, in the process in which each reel symbol 741a of the inner reel 740 fluctuates the reel display window 410, each reel symbol 741a can emit light uniformly.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 41, a configuration is adopted in which the LED mounting substrate 760 is made to follow so that the LED 761 keeps facing the position corresponding to the specific symbol 862 among the back surface portions of the inner reel 740. Also good. As shown in FIG. 41 (a), the LED 761 faces the portion corresponding to the specific symbol 862 among the back surface portions of the inner reel 740. As shown in FIG. 41B, when the inner reel 740 rotates, the LED mounting board 760 moves to follow the specific symbol 862 of the inner reel 740. Also in this case, in the process in which the specific symbol 862 of the inner reel 740 changes the reel display window 410, the specific symbol 862 can be caused to emit light uniformly. Before the specific symbol 862 of the inner reel 740 returns to the reel display window 410 again, the LED 761 is temporarily turned off to return to the state shown in FIG. 41A, and the specific symbol 862 is displayed again on the reel. For example, the LED mounting substrate 760 may be moved following the change display on the window 410.

  <2> In each of the above-described embodiments, the double reel unit 700 is used. However, a single reel that displays symbols on a reel surface in a variable manner or a single reel that displays a segment may be used. .

  <3> In the third embodiment described above, as shown in FIGS. 26C and 26D, the light shielding area 726 of the outer reel 720 is positioned in the reel display window 410A, and the center in the reel display window 410A is located. The segment display by the segment 727, the vertically oriented reel segment 440, and the horizontally oriented reel segment 450 has been described, but the light irradiation by the reel surface light emitting device 750 is stopped to darken the inside of the reel display window 410A. Alternatively, segment light emission display using only the segments 440 and 450 around the reel unit 600A may be performed.

  In this case, in the normal state, each reel unit 600A irradiates light from the reel surface light emitting device 750 from the rear surface side to the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 located in the reel display window 410A. Therefore, the symbols located in the reel display window 410A of the outer reel 720 and the inner reel 740 emit light, and the player can be watched by the symbol variation display by each reel unit 600A.

  On the other hand, at the time of segment light emission display, the light irradiation by the reel surface light emitting device 750 is stopped, the inside of the reel display window 410A is darkened, and as shown in FIGS. The left reel unit 600A and the right reel unit 600A are slid and moved away from the center reel unit 600A so that the adjacent interval of the reel segment display unit 800 is widened. The player can watch the segment display by the reel segment 440 and the horizontal reel segment 450. For example, there is a segment light emission display that is determined to be hit when all of the vertically oriented reel segment 440 and the horizontally oriented reel segment 450 are turned on, and is removed when at least a part of them is turned off. Further, by separating the vertical reel segments 440 adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction in each reel unit 600A in the arrangement direction, the vertical reel segments 440 of each reel unit 600A can be easily distinguished for each reel unit 600A. .

  <4> In each of the embodiments described above, 7-segment display is adopted, but 14-segment display or dot matrix display may be adopted.

  <5> In the first embodiment described above, the background portion 741b that is the whole of the inner reel 740 except for the reel symbol 741a is transparent. Good.

  <6> In the fifth embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 34, the third symbol display device 42 has a plurality of third symbols (left decorative symbol row L, middle decorative symbol row M, and right decorative symbol row R). (The main decorative symbol SZ and the sub decorative symbol FZ) have the same variation direction (for example, the same in the downward direction). For example, as the first case, the variation direction of the third symbol in a plurality of rows is not the same (the variation in the third symbol). The direction is different depending on the column) or, as a second case, in the case of a predetermined variation display, the first variation display mode (for example, a variation display in which the identification information is displayed in a large size and rotated), a specific variation In the case of display, even when the second variation display mode (variation display in which a plurality of columns of identification information varies in a predetermined variation direction) is different from the first variation display mode, an image (third symbol display) is displayed. Change display image of main decorative design SZ by device 42 ) And the entity object (inner reel 740 variable display of reel symbols 741a by) and can perform a change effect using the.

  In the case of the first case, the reel display window 410 is located next to a specific variable area among the variable areas for the column based on the identification information of a plurality of columns on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. By setting the size to be approximately the same as the length in the direction of variation of the specific variation area, an image (a variation display image of the main decoration symbol SZ by the third symbol display device 42) and an entity (the variation of the reel symbol 741a by the inner reel 740) Display) can be performed.

  In the case of the second case, in the case of a predetermined variation display (for example, reach variation display without drum reach effect), the first variation display mode (for example, a plurality of variations) is displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. Only the 3rd (for example, 3) 3rd symbols are displayed in large size, and they are displayed as a variable display that rotates, etc., and in the case of a specific variable display (for example, a super reach variation display with a drum reach effect) , A second variation display mode different from the first variation display mode (a variation display in which the third symbol of a plurality of columns (for example, three columns) varies in a predetermined variation direction (for example, a variation direction from top to bottom). ), The reel display window 410 is located next to a specific fluctuation area (for example, the fluctuation area in the rightmost column) of the three fluctuation areas on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42. Of this particular variation area By using the same size as the length in the moving direction, an image (a variation display image of the main decoration symbol SZ by the third symbol display device 42) and an entity (a variation display of the reel symbol 741a by the inner reel 740) are used. Fluctuating effects can be performed.

  <7> In the fifth embodiment, the reel symbol 741a having the same appearance as the main decorative symbol SZ displayed on the display screen of the third symbol display device 42 is fixedly disposed on the inner reel 740. However, the reel design 741a may be fixedly disposed even if the appearance is different from the main decorative design SZ, but the content is the same (including the same in terms of showing the same numbers). Good.

  <8> In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the reel units 600, 600A, and 600B according to each embodiment are employed in a pachinko machine has been described. However, the reel units 600, 600A, and 600B may be employed in other types of gaming machines such as a slot machine. May be.

  For example, the present invention may be implemented in various (for example, first, third, etc.) gaming machines, or may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, once a big hit, a pachinko machine that raises the expected value of the big hit until a big hit state occurs (for example, two times or three times) including that (for example, a two-time right item, a three-time right item) May also be implemented. Moreover, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a specific gaming state on the condition that a ball is won in a predetermined area. Moreover, you may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a specific game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine, a sparrow ball, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated may be used.

  In addition, as a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, a variable display means for displaying a fixed symbol after displaying a variable symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is provided. What is not provided. In this case, after inserting a predetermined amount of game balls based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the variation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or the predetermined amount With the passage of time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a jackpot state advantageous to the player is generated on the condition that the confirmed symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. A lot of balls are paid out.

  The present specification also discloses an invention relating to the following gaming machines.

<First issue>
Conventionally, for example, there is a slot machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. In this slot machine, for example, a front door partially formed with a transparent viewing portion (for example, a viewing window), a housing whose front opening is closed by the front door, and a side-by-side installation in the housing are provided. Three reels whose outer shape is substantially cylindrical and each symbol is sequentially displayed on the outer peripheral surface in the circumferential direction, and each rotation mechanism that rotates the three reels around the center of the cylinder as a rotation axis. The surface portion of each reel located in the viewing window is visible to the player through the viewing window. In addition, the reel is provided with a backlight LED (light emitting diode) that irradiates light toward the rear surface of the reel at a position inside the reel and near the viewing window, and is positioned in the viewing window of the reel that has stopped rotating. The stop symbol is displayed brightly (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-162152 (pages 4-11 and 1-6)).

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in the conventional slot machine, for example, the display part (for example, symbol) located in the viewing window on the display member (for example, reel) that has stopped rotating is brightly displayed, so that the stop symbol is easily displayed, for example, The symbols of the reel in the low-speed rotation state before the rotation is stopped are displayed with different brightness depending on the reel rotation position. That is, when the symbol of the reel that rotates at a low speed is at a position opposite to the backlight LED, it is displayed brightly, and when it is at a position away from the opposite position, it is displayed darkly. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is difficult to see the symbol display on the rotating reel because there is uneven light emission of the symbol moving within the range of the viewing window.

  The following invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can easily display a display unit that fluctuates in the visual recognition unit of a driven display member.

(A1) a light-transmissive display member in which a plurality of display units are arranged;
A visual recognition unit disposed at a front position of the display member so that at least one display unit of the plurality of display units is visible;
Driving means for driving the display member so that the plurality of display units are variably displayed in a predetermined order via the visual recognition unit;
Irradiating means for irradiating light to the back side of the display unit that fluctuates in the visual recognition unit in the display member driven by the driving unit;
Changing means for changing so as to reduce the difference in the light irradiation intensity to the display unit for each of these variation positions when the display unit is located at each variation position of the display unit in the visual recognition unit;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (A1), the irradiating means irradiates light on the back surface side of the display part that fluctuates in the visual recognition part in the display member driven by the driving means over the changing process. Since the changing means changes so as to reduce the difference in light irradiation intensity to the display unit for each of the change positions when the display unit is located at each change position of the display unit in the view part, In the variation process, the display unit that fluctuates inside the unit can emit light while reducing unevenness in light emission, or can emit light uniformly. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can easily display the display unit that fluctuates in the visual recognition unit of the driven display member.

  The variable positions include a final stop position at which the display unit is finally stopped and displayed in the visual recognition unit, and positions other than the final stop position in the visual recognition unit. More specifically, it includes the final stop position in the visual recognition part, each position in the visual recognition part up to the final stop position, and each position in the visual recognition part past the final stop position to the outside of the visual recognition part. For example, as each of the variable positions, when three display units are finally stopped and displayed in the visual recognition unit, the upper final stop position and the middle final stop position in the visual display unit in which the three display units are finally stopped and displayed. And lower final stop positions and positions between these upper, middle and lower final stop positions.

  In addition, as said change means, the said display part is each in each position other than the said predetermined position in the said visual recognition part to the light irradiation intensity | strength to the said display part when the said display part is located in the predetermined position in the said visual recognition part, respectively. The configuration for changing the light irradiation intensity to the display unit when it is positioned, and the position when the display unit is located at a predetermined position in the visual recognition unit and each position other than the predetermined position A configuration in which the light irradiation intensity to the display unit is the same can be given.

  Specifically, as the changing means, a configuration in which light is uniformly irradiated to the inside of the visual recognition part in the display member driven by the driving means, or the display member driven by the driving means The structure etc. which irradiate light following the said display part which fluctuates in the visual recognition part are mentioned.

(A2) In the gaming machine according to (A1),
Incident light from the irradiation means is transmitted and emitted to the back side of the display member, and at least one of the incident surface, the emission surface, or the transmission surface therebetween is a predetermined color, and the visual recognition unit A color display member having a size corresponding to
A gaming machine, wherein at least a part of the display member other than the display portion is transparent.

  According to the invention described in (A2), the color display member can transmit the incident light from the irradiating means, and at least one of the incident surface, the output surface, or the transmitting surface between them has a predetermined color. The irradiation means on the back side of the display member can be hidden so that it cannot be directly viewed. Further, since the color display member has a size corresponding to the visual recognition part, it is only necessary to give a predetermined color to the color display member corresponding to the visual recognition part range which is the minimum necessary range. The light of the said color can be radiate | emitted with respect to the range in a part. Further, since at least a part other than the display portion of the display member is transparent, there is no need to apply a predetermined ground color (background color) to the transparent region portion. Moreover, when all except the display part of a display member is made transparent, the process of giving a predetermined ground color (background color) over the whole except a display part of a display member can be excluded. Moreover, the light of the said color can be uniformly radiate | emitted with respect to the display part which fluctuates within the visual recognition part of the drive display member. In addition, since there is no need to provide a color display section (for hiding the light source so that it is not directly viewed) between the display portions of the display member, the gap between the display portions of the display member can be reduced.

(A3) In the gaming machine according to (A1) or (A2),
It is disposed at a predetermined position around the visual recognition part when the visual recognition part is viewed in front, or at a predetermined peripheral edge on the back side of a portion located in the visual recognition part of the display member when the visual recognition part is viewed from the front. Light emitting part,
Control that controls to form and display predetermined symbol information by a combination of the specific display unit that is a specific display unit of the plurality of display units and that is changed and stopped in the visual recognition unit, and the light emitting unit. Means,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (A3), the specific display unit that fluctuates in the visual recognition part can be caused to emit light with uniform light emission in the fluctuation process, or to emit light uniformly. The combination of the specific display unit that fluctuates with the light emitting unit at a predetermined location around the visual recognition unit or the light emitting unit disposed at the predetermined peripheral portion on the back side of the portion located in the visual recognition unit of the display member. It is possible to reduce misidentification about the formation display. This “symbol information” is a notification to the player about the contents and circumstances of the game, and may include letters, numbers, codes, marks, etc. used to represent certain contents.

  In addition, the configuration is such that predetermined symbol information is formed and displayed by a combination of a specific display portion that fluctuates in the visual recognition portion and a light emitting portion arranged at a predetermined peripheral edge on the back side of the portion of the display member located in the visual recognition portion. As for the case, since the specific display unit and the light emitting unit are housed in the region of the display member located in the viewing unit in a state where the viewing unit is viewed from the front, the region of the display member is maintained without being expanded. On the other hand, the variable display by the specific display unit and the light emitting unit can be performed.

  In addition, examples of the formation display of the predetermined symbol information by combining the specific display unit and the light emitting unit described above include, for example, a multi-segment display (for example, a 7-segment display), a dot matrix display, and the like.

(A4) In the gaming machine according to (A3),
The display member includes a front display member positioned on the near side when the visual recognition unit is viewed from the front, and a rear display member positioned on the back side of the front display member,
The rear display member has the plurality of display portions arranged,
The front display member includes a transparent region portion where the display portion provided on the rear display member is visible, a light shielding region portion where the display portion provided on the rear display member is not visible, and The specific display unit having light transparency surrounded by a light shielding region unit,
The driving means includes first driving means for driving the front display member, and second driving means for driving the rear display member,
The control means drives and controls the front display member so that the transparent region portion is positioned in the visual recognition portion when the variable display of the plurality of display portions of the rear display member is visually recognized. Driving the member and controlling the front-side display member so that the light-shielding region portion is positioned in the viewing portion when the variable display of the specific display portion is visually recognized, and controlling the light emission of the light emitting portion. A featured gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (A4) above, the transparent region portion of the front display member is positioned in the visual recognition portion and the rear display member is driven, whereby the display portion of the display portion by the rear display member is interposed through the transparent region portion. Fluctuation display can be performed. Further, by positioning the light-shielding area of the front display member in the visual recognition part and controlling the light emission of the light-emitting part, the display part of the rear display member can be hidden by the light-shielding area of the front display member. The variable display by the specific display part of the light-shielding area part and the light-emitting part located at a predetermined location around the light-shielding area part can be easily displayed.

(A5) In the gaming machine according to (A4),
Among the plurality of display parts in the rear display member, the predetermined display part is a bright light display part having a high light transmittance even if at least a part thereof is any part of the other display part,
The gaming machine, wherein the control means drives and controls the rear display member so that the bright light display unit is positioned on the back surface side of the specific display unit in the light shielding region of the front display member.

  According to the invention described in (A5) above, the predetermined bright light display part among the plurality of display parts in the rear display member is light transmittance even if at least part of it is compared with any part of the other display parts. Since it is high, it can be displayed brighter than other display units. Therefore, in the case where the transparent region portion of the front display member is positioned in the visual recognition portion and the variable display of the plurality of display portions of the rear display member is visually recognized, the player operates the stop operation means to operate the rear display member. When stopping the driving, it can be used for the pushing operation.

  Further, when the light-shielding area portion of the front display member is positioned in the visual recognition portion and the variable display of the specific display portion that is a part of the light-shielding area portion is visually recognized, the back surface of the specific display portion in the light-shielding area portion of the front display member Since the bright light display portion is located on the side, the specific display portion can be displayed brighter than when a display portion other than the bright light display portion is located on the back side of the specific display portion.

(A6) In the gaming machine according to any one of (A3) to (A5),
The light-emitting unit includes a plurality of light sources disposed along the periphery or periphery of the display member at the periphery predetermined portion or the peripheral predetermined portion.
The irradiation means includes a plurality of light sources arranged along the length direction in the specific display portion in a state where the visual recognition portion is viewed from the front.
For the plurality of light sources in the light emitting unit and the irradiation unit, a light source that is turned on, off, or blinking starts from one of the plurality of starting ends of a ladder path formed by the light emitting unit and the specific display unit. A game machine characterized by performing control to turn on, turn off, or blink in a predetermined order so that a route once advanced does not pass again and moves to one of a plurality of arrival ends.

  According to the invention described in (A6), in a state in which the visual recognition unit is viewed from the front, the light source is disposed along the specific display unit and the plurality of light sources disposed at the predetermined peripheral part or the peripheral peripheral part of the display member. For a plurality of light sources, a light source that is turned on, turned off, or blinking does not pass through a ladder route formed by the light emitting unit and the specific display unit once from a starting point of the plurality of starting points. The light source that lights up, turns off, or blinks in a predetermined order so as to move to one of the plurality of arrival ends. Thus, it is possible to provide a display mode that moves as described above.

(A7) In the gaming machine according to any one of (A1) to (A6),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (A7), it is possible to provide a pachinko machine that can easily display the display unit that fluctuates in the visual recognition unit of the driven display member. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a specific gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

(A8) In the gaming machine according to any one of (A1) to (A6),
The gaming machine is a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (A8), it is possible to provide a slot machine that can easily display the display unit that fluctuates in the visual recognition unit of the driven display member. The basic configuration of the slot machine is as follows: “Variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever) As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at that time is the specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.

<Second issue>
Conventionally, for example, there is a slot machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. In this slot machine, for example, a front door partially formed with a transparent viewing portion (for example, a viewing window), a housing whose front opening is closed by the front door, and a side-by-side installation in the housing are provided. Three reels whose outer shape is substantially cylindrical and each symbol is sequentially displayed on the outer peripheral surface in the circumferential direction, and each rotation mechanism that rotates the three reels around the center of the cylinder as a rotation axis. And the surface portion of each reel located in the viewing window is visible to the player through the viewing window (for example, Patent Document: JP 2010-162152 A (page 4-10, page 4 (See Fig. 1-4)).

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in the conventional slot machine, for example, the symbols are changed by rotating each reel, but in order to further improve the fun of the game, the peripheral portion of the reel ( For example, in the case where a light emitting display unit (for example, a segment display unit) configured by disposing each of the divided light emitting units (for example, segments) at a total of four locations (up, down, left, and right) is provided for each reel, adjacent reel Since adjacent segments are close to each other, there is a new problem that both segments adjacent in the reel alignment direction (horizontal alignment direction) are misidentified as a single segment, or each segment display part cannot be distinguished. is assumed. That is, there is a problem that it is difficult to see the display (segment display) of the segmented light emitting unit by each light emitting display unit (each segment display unit).

  The following invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine in which the display of the divided light emitting units by each light emitting display unit is easy to see.

(B1) display means in which a plurality of display members arranged in a plurality of display units are arranged in parallel in a predetermined direction;
A visual recognition part in which a part of each display member in the display means is disposed so as to be visible;
Driving means for driving each of the display members so that the plurality of display units are variably displayed in a predetermined order via the visual recognition unit;
In the state where the visual recognition part is viewed from the front, the divided light emitting parts are respectively disposed at least at positions where the display member is adjacent among the peripheral parts or the peripheral parts of each region portion located in the visual recognition part for each display member. Each light-emitting display unit for each display member,
When a predetermined light emission display is performed by each light emission display unit, the adjacent interval between the light emission display units is widened or the front-rear positional relationship of at least one light emission display unit among the light emission display units is changed. And a displacement driving means for displacing and driving the predetermined display member,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (B1), each region configured by arranging each region portion of each display member arranged in parallel and a divided light emitting portion around each region portion in the visual recognition portion. The light emitting display portion is positioned so as to be visible. When a predetermined light emission display is performed by each light emitting display unit, the displacement driving means is configured so that the adjacent interval between the light emitting display units is widened or the front-rear positional relationship of at least one light emitting display unit among the light emitting display units is set. Since the predetermined display member is driven to be displaced so as to change, both the divided light-emitting portions adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction in the display member can be separated in the arrangement direction or the front-rear direction, and the light-emitting display portions of each display member are displayed on the display member It becomes easy to distinguish each, and the display of the division light emission part by each light emission display part can be made easy to see.

  Note that the predetermined display member is driven to be displaced so that the adjacent interval between the light emitting display units described above becomes wider. At least one of the adjacent display members so as to increase the adjacent interval between the light emitting display units. Can be relatively translated, or at least one of the adjacent display members can be rotated.

  In addition, when changing the front-rear positional relationship of at least one light-emitting display part among the light-emitting display parts, the width of the display members in the arrangement direction is not enlarged, so that the width of the display means can be maintained without being enlarged. In addition, it is possible to easily view the display of the divided light emitting units by the respective light emitting display units.

(B2) In the gaming machine according to (B1),
The display member is light transmissive,
The gaming machine is
Irradiation means for irradiating light from the back side to each region portion located in the visual recognition part for each display member;
When the predetermined display member is driven to be displaced so that the interval between adjacent light emitting display portions is widened or the front-rear positional relationship of at least one light emitting display portion among the light emitting display portions is changed, Irradiation control means for controlling to stop light irradiation by the irradiation means;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (B2), each region portion of each display member emits light because light is irradiated from the back side to each region portion located in the viewing portion for each display member. The player can watch the change display of the display unit by each display member. Further, instead of this state, when the front-rear positional relationship of at least one light-emitting display unit among the light-emitting display units is changed so that the adjacent interval between the light-emitting display units is wide, Since the light irradiation to the region portion is stopped, each region portion becomes dark, the player can be watched by the light emitting display portion of each display member, and both the divided light emitting portions adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction on the display member are displayed. By separating in the arrangement direction or the front-rear direction, the light-emitting display portions of the display members can be easily distinguished for each display member.

(B3) In the gaming machine according to (B1),
The display member shields the periphery of a light-transmitting specific display portion formed longer than a light-transmitting region in which the plurality of display portions are arranged and a variation direction width of the display portion in the visual recognition portion. The light-shielding area
The gaming machine is
Irradiation means for irradiating light from the back side to each region portion located in the visual recognition part for each display member;
The predetermined display member is driven to be displaced by the displacement driving means so as to increase the adjacent interval between the light emitting display portions or to change the front-rear positional relationship of at least one light emitting display portion among the light emitting display portions. The drive means is controlled so that the light shielding region of the display member is located in the visual recognition part, the specific display part of the light shielding region located in the visual recognition part, and the light emitting display Control means for controlling light emission of the illumination means and the light emitting display part so as to perform predetermined fluctuation display with the part,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (B3) above, the irradiating means irradiates light on the back side of each region portion located in the viewing portion for each display member, so that each region portion of each display member emits light. The player can watch the change display of the display unit by each display member.

  Further, instead of the display variation display of each display member, the adjacent interval between the light emission display units is increased or the front-rear positional relationship of at least one light emission display unit among the light emission display units is changed. In this case, the control means drives and controls the drive means so that the light shielding region and the specific display part of the display member are positioned in the visual recognition part, and the control means performs light emission control on the illumination means and the light emitting display part. The player can be gazed at a predetermined variation display by the specific display portion of the area portion and the light emitting display portion of each display member, and both the divided light emitting portions adjacent to the arrangement direction in the display member are arranged in the arrangement direction or the front-rear direction. By separating them, it becomes easy to distinguish the light emitting display portion of each display member for each display member.

  Note that examples of the predetermined variable display by the specific display unit and the light emitting display unit described above include multi-segment display (for example, 7-segment display), dot matrix display, and the like.

(B4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (B1) to (B3),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (B4), a pachinko machine that can be provided can be provided. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a specific gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

(B5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (B1) to (B3),
The gaming machine is a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (B5), it is possible to provide a possible slot machine. The basic configuration of the slot machine is as follows: “Variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever) As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at that time is the specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.

<Third issue>
Conventionally, for example, there is a slot machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. In this slot machine, for example, a front door partially formed with a transparent viewing portion (for example, a viewing window), a housing whose front opening is closed by the front door, and a side-by-side installation in the housing are provided. Three reels whose outer shape is substantially cylindrical and each symbol is sequentially displayed on the outer peripheral surface in the circumferential direction, and each rotation mechanism that rotates the three reels around the center of the cylinder as a rotation axis. And the surface portion of each reel located in the viewing window is visible to the player through the viewing window (for example, Patent Document: JP 2010-162152 A (page 4-10, page 4 (See Fig. 1-4)).

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, since the conventional slot machine displays, for example, the symbols displayed on the reel surface by variably rotating each reel, there is a problem in that it is not possible to further improve the interest of the game with respect to the variability display. is there. In addition, in order to improve the fun of the game with respect to the variable display, when a variable display device of a different type from the reel is provided, the player may overlook the variable display because he does not know which variable display should be viewed. In addition to this, there is another problem that the apparatus configuration is increased in size due to the provision of the different type of variable display device.

  The following invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the interest of a game with respect to a variable display without increasing the size of the apparatus.

(C1) Symbol variation display means for variably displaying symbols within the visual recognition part by driving a light-transmitting reel member in which a plurality of symbols are arranged with respect to the visual recognition part located in front of the reel member. ,
A light emitting section disposed at a predetermined position around the visual recognition section in a state where the visual recognition section is viewed from the front, or a predetermined peripheral position on the back surface side of the portion located in the visual recognition section of the reel member;
A specific display unit light emitting means for emitting a specific display unit located at a predetermined position in the visual recognition unit at a specific location of the reel member;
Control means for controlling the reel member, the light emitting part and the specific display part light emitting means so as to form and display predetermined symbol information by a combination of the specific display part in the visual recognition part and the light emitting part;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (C1), in the case of performing the variable display by the reel symbol, it is possible to provide the symbol variation display in which the symbol is varied in the visual recognition part by driving the reel member. Furthermore, the specific display part located at a predetermined position in the visual recognition part, which is a specific part of the reel member, and a predetermined peripheral part on the back surface side of the part around the visual recognition part or the part located on the visual recognition part of the reel member. Since the predetermined symbol information can be formed and displayed in combination with the light emitting unit thus formed, a variation display different from the reel symbol variation display can be provided, and the interest of the game can be further improved with respect to the variation display.

  In addition, since the predetermined symbol information is formed and displayed by a combination of the specific display portion located in the visual recognition portion and the light emitting portion located at the outer periphery or the inner peripheral portion of the visual recognition portion, the player can change the normal reel symbol variation. In the same way as when viewing the image, it is possible to see the formation display of the predetermined symbol information by the specific display portion and the light emitting portion while looking at the viewing portion, so that it is possible to reduce overlooking the formation display of the symbol information. . In addition, because it is a variable display utilizing the specific display part in the visual recognition part, that is, the predetermined symbol information by the light emitting part disposed on the outer periphery or the inner periphery of the visual recognition part and the specific display part in the visual recognition part is a formation display, Not only can the formation and display of symbol information with a sufficient size be realized, but it is not intended to dispose another variation display device having a size similar to that separately from the symbol variation display means. There is an advantage that the apparatus configuration does not increase in size as compared with a configuration in which other variable display devices are separately arranged.

(C2) In the gaming machine according to (C1),
The gaming machine characterized in that the specific display portion is formed at a predetermined position of a specific symbol among a plurality of symbols on the reel member.

  According to the invention described in (C2) above, a predetermined portion of a specific symbol among the plurality of symbols on the reel member is used as the specific display portion. Therefore, the predetermined portion of the specific symbol can be used as the specific display portion. In addition, it is possible to prevent a dedicated display unit that is irrelevant to the variation of the reel symbol from being arranged separately from the plurality of symbols on the reel member. For example, in a plurality of symbol arrangements on the reel member, if a dedicated display unit is arranged separately from the symbol, a dedicated display unit irrelevant to the symbol is present separately, so that the reel symbol There is a concern that the player may feel uncomfortable in the variable display, but since a predetermined part in a specific design is used as a specific display part, the impression that a dedicated display part exists separately Without giving to the player, it is possible to reduce giving a sense of discomfort to the reel symbol variation display.

(C3) In the gaming machine according to (C1) or (C2),
The control unit controls the reel member and the specific display unit light emitting unit so that the specific display unit is fluctuated and stopped at a predetermined position in the visual recognition unit or a position outside the visual recognition unit after the specific display unit is varied in the visual recognition unit. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the invention described in (C3) above, after the specific display portion is changed in the visual recognition portion, the change is stopped at a predetermined position in the visual recognition portion or a position outside the visual recognition portion. In addition to the fluctuation display result that the predetermined symbol information is formed and displayed by the combination of the specific display section and the light emitting section, the specific display section is stopped and fluctuated outside the viewing section, and only the light emitting section is stopped. It is possible to provide a variable display in which a variable display result is displayed.

(C4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (C1) to (C3),
The reel member has a double reel structure, and includes an outer reel member positioned on the outer side, and an inner reel member having light transmissivity arranged on the inner side of the outer reel member and arranged with a plurality of symbols. ,
The outer reel member has a transparent area portion in which the design of the inner reel member can be visually recognized, a light shielding area portion in which the design of the inner reel member cannot be visually recognized, and light transmittance surrounded by the light shielding region portion. The specific display unit,
The symbol variation display means includes first driving means for driving the outer reel member, and second driving means for driving the inner reel member,
The control means drives and controls the outer reel member so that the transparent region portion is positioned in the visual recognition portion when the change display of the plurality of symbols on the inner reel member is visually recognized. When driving and controlling the display of variation by the specific display unit and the light emitting unit, the outer reel member is driven and controlled so that the light shielding region unit and the specific display unit are positioned in the visual display unit; and The inner reel member is driven and controlled so that a predetermined portion of a specific symbol among the plurality of symbols on the inner reel member faces the specific display portion of the outer reel member, and the light emitting portion is controlled to emit light. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the invention described in (C4) above, by displaying the transparent region portion of the outer reel member at the visual recognition portion and driving the inner reel member, the change display of the symbols by the inner reel member can be performed via the transparent region portion. It can be carried out. In addition, by positioning the light shielding area and the specific display part of the outer reel member in the visual recognition part and controlling the light emission of the light emitting part, the design of the inner reel member can be hidden by the light shielding area part of the outer reel member, and the outer reel The variable display by the specific display part of the light shielding area part by the member and the light emitting part located at a predetermined position around the light shielding area part can be displayed in an easy-to-see manner.

(C5) In the gaming machine according to (C4),
The predetermined part of the specific symbol in the inner reel member is a bright light display portion having a high light transmittance as compared with any part of the other symbol,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the control means drives and controls the inner reel member so that the bright light display portion is positioned on a back surface side of the specific display portion in the light shielding region portion of the outer reel member.

  According to the invention described in (C5) above, the bright light display portion, which is a predetermined portion of a specific symbol on the inner reel member, has a higher light transmittance than any other portion of the other symbol. Can be displayed brighter. Therefore, when the transparent area portion of the outer reel member is positioned in the visual recognition portion and the change display of a plurality of symbols on the inner reel member is visually recognized, the player operates the stop operating means to stop the driving of the inner reel member. When performing, it can be useful for pushing operation.

  In addition, when the light shielding area portion of the outer reel member is positioned in the visual recognition portion and the variable display of the specific display portion that is a part of the light shielding area portion is visually recognized, the back surface of the specific display portion in the light shielding area portion of the outer reel member Since the bright light display portion is located on the side, the specific display portion can be displayed brighter than when the symbols other than the bright light display portion are located on the back side of the specific display portion.

(C6) In the gaming machine according to any one of (C3) to (C5),
The light emitting unit includes a plurality of light sources arranged along the periphery or periphery of the reel member at the periphery predetermined portion or the peripheral predetermined portion.
The specific display unit light emitting means includes a plurality of light sources disposed along the length direction in the specific display unit in a state where the visual recognition unit is viewed from the front.
For the plurality of light sources in the light emitting section and the specific display section light emitting means, a light source that is turned on, off, or blinking is provided from one of the starting ends of a ladder path formed by the light emitting section and the specific display section. A game machine characterized by performing a control to turn on, turn off, or blink in a predetermined order so that a route once departed and not traveled again is moved to one of a plurality of arrival ends.

  According to the invention described in (C6), in a state where the visual recognition unit is viewed from the front, the light source is disposed along the specific display unit and the plurality of light sources disposed at the predetermined peripheral portion or the peripheral peripheral portion of the reel member. For a plurality of light sources, a light source that is turned on, turned off, or blinking does not pass through a ladder route formed by the light emitting unit and the specific display unit once from a starting point of the plurality of starting points. The light source that lights up, turns off, or blinks in a predetermined order so as to move to one of the plurality of arrival ends. Thus, it is possible to provide a display mode that moves as described above.

(C7) In the gaming machine according to any one of (C1) to (C6),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in the above (C7), it is possible to provide a pachinko machine that can improve the interest of the game with respect to the variable display without increasing the size of the apparatus. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a specific gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

(C8) In the gaming machine according to any one of (C1) to (C6),
The gaming machine is a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (C8), it is possible to provide a slot machine that can improve the fun of gaming with respect to variable display without increasing the size of the apparatus. The basic configuration of the slot machine is as follows: “Variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever) As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at that time is the specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.

<Fourth issue>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. As this pachinko machine, for example, a game board having a game area into which a game ball is to be driven on the front side, a winning opening provided in the game area of the game board and allowing a game ball to win, and a substantially center of the game board A liquid crystal display device that is provided behind the game board so that the display screen is positioned in the opening formed in the location, and that displays the identification information in a variable manner based on winning a prize opening. When a variation display image of identification information is displayed on the display screen and the variation display result is a win, there is a game state that is advantageous to the player (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-181070 ( (See page 4-5, Fig. 3-6)).

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, in the conventional pachinko machine, the variation display image of the identification information is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device, and the player is informed whether the variation display result is win or miss. For example, if the fluctuation display result is out of reach, and the display effect is changed to the win result by re-displaying the fluctuation display image, the player feels uncomfortable that the out-of-reach has changed to the win. In addition, there is a risk of distrust in the variation display of the identification information, and there is a problem that the interest of the game cannot be further improved with respect to the variation display.

  The following invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the interest of a game with respect to a variable display.

(D1) In a gaming machine provided with image display means for displaying a variation display image of a plurality of columns of identification information that suggests the occurrence of a gaming state advantageous to a player on a display screen,
A visual recognition unit that is arranged side by side with a variable region located next to the display screen portion that is visible to the player in front view of the display screen in a predetermined variable display state, and has a size corresponding to the variable region;
A notation changing means capable of moving and displaying the identification information in the viewing portion by changing the notation in which the identification information is fixedly arranged with respect to the viewing portion;
Fluctuation effect control for controlling the notation changing means so as to perform a hit display between the identification information that is fluctuated on the display screen of the image display means and the identification information in the notation changing means based on establishment of a predetermined condition Means,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (D1) above, an image displayed in a variable stop state (a variable display image of identification information displayed in a variable stop display on the display screen of the image display unit) and an entity (a notation body in the display unit variable unit) The variation display effect can be performed using the identification information variation display). That is, the variation result of the variation display image of the identification information displayed on the display screen of the image display means is, for example, out of reach (on the determination line because one more predetermined identification information has not stopped varying on the jackpot determination line) In the state where the predetermined identification information is not arranged in the above), the variation display of the identification information is performed by the notation that is an entity, and the predetermined identification information is variably stopped at a predetermined position in the visual recognition unit. It is possible to generate a state that is aligned with the identification information. Therefore, since it is not necessary to unnaturally change and display the variation display result of the image display means, the player can reduce the possibility of feeling discomfort or distrust in the variation display of the image display means. Further, when the variation display result of the image display means is out of reach, the variation display of the identification information by the notation that is an entity is added while maintaining the variation display image without any change. It is possible to provide a fluctuating production that is supplemented with and leads to a big hit. As a result, the interest of the game can be further improved with respect to the variable display.

  For example, a configuration in which a variable display image in which four columns of identification information are displayed in a variable manner is displayed on the display screen, that is, variable display of all four columns of identification information is started on the display screen, In the configuration in which all four columns are in a final stop state in which all four columns have been suspended, and the identification information for three or more columns is aligned with the predetermined hit identification information, the identification information for up to three columns is suspended. Even if the defeat is confirmed without waiting for the change of the identification information in the fourth column being changed, the player has to wait for the change of the identification information in the fourth row to be stopped. There is a problem of feeling stressed. In addition, since the player has to watch all four columns of the variable display every time, there is a problem that the variable display effect is poor in visual change. In other words, even if the winning result is confirmed by the fluctuation stop of the 1st to 3rd rows, it is necessary to wait until the 4th row stops changing, and the success / failure result becomes clear if the 4th row stops changing. Even in this case, since it is the same as the four-row variation mode, the variation display effect is poor in visual change.

  On the other hand, if the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the entity is activated if the identification information variation display image on the display screen of the image display means is won or if it is simply dismissed (not reachable). Therefore, the player is not made to wait in vain even though the result of the change display is known. Further, only when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the image is displayed with the variable stop displayed (the variable display image of the identification information displayed with the variable display stopped on the display screen of the image display unit) and the entity (the display unit of the display unit variable unit). The variation display can be performed using the variation display of the identification information, so that the display can be changed from the display of the variation display image only to the display of the variation stopped image and the entity, and the appearance is changed. A variable display effect can be provided.

  Note that the above-mentioned “variable area” is not limited to the area where the identification information (eg, symbol) is actually displayed in a variable manner. It may be an area including at least one of areas for displaying a background image and a decoration image other than information. In addition, the above-mentioned “adjacent” means, for example, that a plurality of variable regions for displaying identification information of a plurality of columns (for example, three columns) has a plurality of variable regions, and the closer one of the plurality of variable regions. It means that it is located next to the fluctuation area, and in the case of a fluctuation area in one row, it means that it is located next to the fluctuation area. This includes a case where an interval smaller than one piece of identification information is available, and a case where another member (for example, a decorative member or a passage part having a width of about the interval) is positioned between the change area.

  Note that, as described above, the visual recognition unit has a size corresponding to the variable region (it can be said that the size is suitable for the variable region or the same size as the variable region). For example, when a plurality of identification information variation stop positions are provided along the variation direction in the variation region, the visual recognition unit detects the most downstream side from the identification information stopped at the most upstream variation stop position. An area that is greater than or equal to the size (minimum size) of the range including the identification information stopped at the variable stop position and smaller than the minimum size by one piece of identification information upstream from the variable stop position on the most upstream side. It is preferable that the size is within a range equal to or smaller than the size (maximum size) of the portion and the region portion smaller than one piece of identification information downstream from the most downstream variation stop position. The “identification information fluctuation stop position” includes the position of the identification information fluctuation stop on the effective line for determining whether or not the identification information is available. In addition, when there is a single change stop position of the identification information along the change direction in the change region, the visual recognition unit has a size (minimum size) including the identification information stopped at the single change stop position. In the above-described manner, an area portion smaller than one piece of identification information upstream from the fluctuation stop position and a region portion smaller than one piece of identification information downstream from the fluctuation stop position. It is preferable that the size is within the range of the size plus the maximum (maximum size).

  Further, the above-described “displaying a hit with the identification information whose variation is stopped on the display screen of the image display unit and the identification information of the notation variation unit” includes the following configuration. First, identification information having the same appearance or content as the identification information displayed on the display screen of the image display means is fixedly arranged on the notation. Then, if the winning identification result is obtained by replacing the discernment identification information with the hit identification information in the variation display image of the identification information indicating the result of the selection displayed on the display screen of the image display means, the winning identification information and the appearance or content Are displayed in the visual recognition part by displaying the identification information of the notation that is the same.

(D2) In the gaming machine according to (D1),
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the notation changing means is arranged such that identification information for one column in the image display means is fixedly arranged on the notation.

  According to the invention described in (D2), it is possible to perform a variable display image for a plurality of columns of identification information by the image display means and a variable display for a single column of identification information by a notation that is an entity. The fluctuation display of these two systems can be realized. In addition, since the single notation in which the identification information for one row is described is stopped from being arranged in parallel, the minimum space for arranging one notation in parallel is sufficient. As a result, these two systems of variable display can be realized in a limited space.

(D3) In the gaming machine according to (D1) or (D2),
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the notation has the same size as the identification information displayed on the display screen of the image display means.

  According to the invention described in (D3) above, since the identification information is written on the notation in the same size as the identification information by the image display means, the identification information in the variable display image by the image display means Further, it is possible to provide an easy-to-see variation display as to whether or not the identification information by the notation that is an entity is aligned.

(D4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (D1) to (D3),
In the case where the image display means performs display by using the identification information whose variation is stopped on the display screen and the identification information in the notation variation means, the image display means becomes a winning display among the identification information whose variation is stopped on the display screen. Whether the identification information related to whether or not the identification information other than the identification information is displayed relatively prominently is different from the highlighted display in the case of the display using only the variable display image. A featured gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in (D4), the display screen of the image display means varies when the display is performed using the identification information whose variation is stopped on the display screen of the image display means and the identification information of the notation variation means. In the case of display using only the variable display image, the highlighted display that displays the identification information related to whether or not to be the winning display among the stopped identification information is more prominent than the identification information other than this identification information. Since the display is different from the highlight display in FIG. 2, the display is made by distinguishing between the display using only the variable display image and the display using the variable display image whose identification information is stopped and the identification information of the notation. The identification information related to whether or not can be provided to the player.

  In the case of the display using the image and the entity, the identification information related to whether or not the display is made on the display screen of the image display means is prominently displayed. It is understood that it is only necessary to pay attention to the identification information of the notation whose appearance or content is the same as the identification information, and it is possible to suggest to the player the identification information to be noticed in the notation variation means in an easy-to-understand manner. It can be noted whether or not the identification information that should be noted of the notation is changed and stopped at the fluctuation stop position of the visual recognition unit located on the extension line in the arrangement direction of the identification information related to whether or not the identification information is changed. As a result, it is possible to give the player a variable display as to whether or not a new hit display is made between a part of the variable display image resulting in the detachment result in the image display means and a variable display of the identification information by the notation that is an entity. It can be provided in an easy-to-understand manner.

  Note that “display identification information related to whether or not to win a display relatively prominently” means whether or not the identification information that has been suspended on the display screen of the image display means For example, the identification information other than the identification information may be erased or displayed in a thin display. In addition, when the display is based only on the variable display image, it is based on the variable display image whose identification information has been suspended and the identification information of the notation, as compared to the brightness and blinking interval of the identification information related to whether or not the hit display is performed. By increasing the brightness of the identification information related to whether or not it is a win display in the case of display or increasing the blinking interval, it is possible to provide display with different highlighting.

  Contrary to the above, in the case where the display is performed with the identification information suspended on the display screen of the image display means and the identification information on the notation variation means, the identification suspended on the display screen of the image display means. The highlight display in which the identification information related to whether or not the information is displayed as a hit display is more prominent than the identification information other than the identification information is the highlight display in the case of the display using only the variable display image. It may be the same. In this case, the display with only the variable display image and the display with the variable display image in which the identification information is suspended and the display with the identification information of the notation can be the same highlighted display. After the highlight display in the case of only display, the same highlight display is also performed in the display with the variable display image and the notation, so that the player can see the variable display result while paying attention to the same highlight display. The display is easy to see.

(D5) In the gaming machine according to (D4),
The variation stop point of the visual recognition unit located on the extension line in the arrangement direction of the identification information related to whether or not the hit display is performed among the identification information that is fluctuated and stopped on the display screen of the image display means, A gaming machine characterized by preventing light from being emitted at a non-variable stop point.

  According to the invention described in (D5) above, the visual recognition located on the extension line in the arrangement direction of the identification information related to whether or not the winning display is performed among the identification information whose variation is stopped on the display screen of the image display means. Since the light is emitted at the fluctuation stop point of the part and the light is not emitted at the other fluctuation stop points, the reach formation line newly formed from the image display means to the notation can be suggested to the player. Since the fluctuation stop point to be noticed in the visual recognition part emits light, it is possible to suggest such a point to the player in an easy-to-understand manner. As a result, it is possible to provide a player with an easy-to-understand understanding of the reach formation line that is newly formed from the variable display image of the image display means to the notation that is an entity and the variable stop point to be noted in the visual recognition unit. Can do.

(D6) In the gaming machine according to any one of (D1) to (D5),
The notation changing means varies the identification information in the visual recognition part by driving a light-transmitting reel member in which a plurality of identification information is arranged with respect to the visual recognition part located in front of the reel member. Is to display
A light emitting section disposed at a predetermined position around the visual recognition section in a state where the visual recognition section is viewed from the front, or a predetermined peripheral position on the back surface side of the portion located in the visual recognition section of the reel member;
A specific display unit light emitting means for emitting a specific display unit located at a predetermined position in the visual recognition unit at a specific location of the reel member;
Control means for controlling the reel member, the light emitting part and the specific display part light emitting means so as to form and display predetermined symbol information by a combination of the specific display part in the visual recognition part and the light emitting part;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (D6), in the case of performing the variable display by the reel symbol, it is possible to provide the symbol variation display in which the symbol is varied in the visual recognition part by driving the reel member. Furthermore, the specific display part located at a predetermined position in the visual recognition part, which is a specific part of the reel member, and a predetermined peripheral part on the back surface side of the part around the visual recognition part or the part located on the visual recognition part of the reel member. Since the predetermined symbol information can be formed and displayed in combination with the light emitting unit thus formed, a variation display different from the reel symbol variation display can be provided, and the interest of the game can be further improved with respect to the variation display.

  In addition, since the predetermined symbol information is formed and displayed by a combination of the specific display portion located in the visual recognition portion and the light emitting portion located at the outer periphery or the inner peripheral portion of the visual recognition portion, the player can change the normal reel symbol variation. In the same way as when viewing the image, it is possible to see the formation display of the predetermined symbol information by the specific display portion and the light emitting portion while looking at the viewing portion, so that it is possible to reduce overlooking the formation display of the symbol information. . In addition, because it is a variable display utilizing the specific display part in the visual recognition part, that is, the predetermined symbol information by the light emitting part disposed on the outer periphery or the inner periphery of the visual recognition part and the specific display part in the visual recognition part is a formation display, Not only can the formation and display of symbol information with a sufficient size be realized, but it is not intended to dispose another variation display device having a size similar to that separately from the symbol variation display means. There is an advantage that the apparatus configuration does not increase in size as compared with a configuration in which other variable display devices are separately arranged.

  And changing means for changing so as to reduce a difference in light irradiation intensity to the identification information for each of the fluctuation positions when the identification information is located at each of the fluctuation positions of the identification information in the visual recognition unit. In the case where it is provided, the identification information that fluctuates in the visual recognition part can be emitted with light emission unevenness or uniform light emission in the fluctuation process, so that low-speed fluctuation display (low-speed scroll display) The identification information in the case can be displayed easily.

(D7) In the gaming machine according to (D6),
The gaming machine characterized in that the specific display portion is formed at a predetermined position of a specific symbol among a plurality of symbols on the reel member.

  According to the invention described in (D7) above, a predetermined portion of a specific symbol among the plurality of symbols on the reel member is used as the specific display portion. Therefore, the predetermined portion of the specific symbol can be used as the specific display portion. In addition, it is possible to prevent a dedicated display unit that is irrelevant to the variation of the reel symbol from being arranged separately from the plurality of symbols on the reel member. For example, in a plurality of symbol arrangements on the reel member, if a dedicated display unit is arranged separately from the symbol, a dedicated display unit irrelevant to the symbol is present separately, so that the reel symbol There is a concern that the player may feel uncomfortable in the variable display, but since a predetermined part in a specific design is used as a specific display part, the impression that a dedicated display part exists separately Without giving to the player, it is possible to reduce giving a sense of discomfort to the reel symbol variation display.

(D8) In the gaming machine according to (D6) or (D7),
The control unit controls the reel member and the specific display unit light emitting unit so that the specific display unit is fluctuated and stopped at a predetermined position in the visual recognition unit or a position outside the visual recognition unit after the specific display unit is varied in the visual recognition unit. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the invention described in (D8), after the specific display portion is changed in the visual recognition portion, the change is stopped at a predetermined position in the visual recognition portion or a position outside the visual recognition portion. In addition to the fluctuation display result that the predetermined symbol information is formed and displayed by the combination of the specific display section and the light emitting section, the specific display section is stopped and fluctuated outside the viewing section, and only the light emitting section is stopped. It is possible to provide a variable display in which a variable display result is displayed.

(D9) In the gaming machine according to any one of (D6) to (D8),
The reel member has a double reel structure, and includes an outer reel member positioned on the outer side, and an inner reel member having light transmissivity arranged on the inner side of the outer reel member and arranged with a plurality of symbols. ,
The outer reel member has a transparent area portion in which the design of the inner reel member can be visually recognized, a light shielding area portion in which the design of the inner reel member cannot be visually recognized, and light transmittance surrounded by the light shielding region portion. The specific display unit,
The symbol variation display means includes first driving means for driving the outer reel member, and second driving means for driving the inner reel member,
The control means drives and controls the outer reel member so that the transparent region portion is positioned in the visual recognition portion when the change display of the plurality of symbols on the inner reel member is visually recognized. When driving and controlling the display of variation by the specific display unit and the light emitting unit, the outer reel member is driven and controlled so that the light shielding region unit and the specific display unit are positioned in the visual display unit; and The inner reel member is driven and controlled so that a predetermined portion of a specific symbol among the plurality of symbols on the inner reel member faces the specific display portion of the outer reel member, and the light emitting portion is controlled to emit light. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the invention described in (D9) above, the transparent region portion of the outer reel member is positioned in the visual recognition portion and the inner reel member is driven, so that the symbol variation display by the inner reel member can be displayed via the transparent region portion. It can be carried out. In addition, by positioning the light shielding area and the specific display part of the outer reel member in the visual recognition part and controlling the light emission of the light emitting part, the design of the inner reel member can be hidden by the light shielding area part of the outer reel member, and the outer reel The variable display by the specific display part of the light shielding area part by the member and the light emitting part located at a predetermined position around the light shielding area part can be displayed in an easy-to-see manner.

(D10) In the gaming machine according to (D9),
The predetermined part of the specific symbol in the inner reel member is a bright light display portion having a high light transmittance as compared with any part of the other symbol,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the control means drives and controls the inner reel member so that the bright light display portion is positioned on a back surface side of the specific display portion in the light shielding region portion of the outer reel member.

  According to the invention described in (D10), the bright light display portion, which is a predetermined portion of a specific symbol on the inner reel member, has a higher light transmittance than any other portion of the other symbol, so Can be displayed brighter. Therefore, when the transparent area portion of the outer reel member is positioned in the visual recognition portion and the change display of a plurality of symbols on the inner reel member is visually recognized, the player operates the stop operating means to stop the driving of the inner reel member. When performing, it can be useful for pushing operation.

  In addition, when the light shielding area portion of the outer reel member is positioned in the visual recognition portion and the variable display of the specific display portion that is a part of the light shielding area portion is visually recognized, the back surface of the specific display portion in the light shielding area portion of the outer reel member Since the bright light display portion is located on the side, the specific display portion can be displayed brighter than when the symbols other than the bright light display portion are located on the back side of the specific display portion.

(D11) In the gaming machine according to any one of (D8) to (D10),
The light emitting unit includes a plurality of light sources arranged along the periphery or periphery of the reel member at the periphery predetermined portion or the peripheral predetermined portion.
The specific display unit light emitting means includes a plurality of light sources disposed along the length direction in the specific display unit in a state where the visual recognition unit is viewed from the front.
For the plurality of light sources in the light emitting section and the specific display section light emitting means, a light source that is turned on, off, or blinking is provided from one of the starting ends of a ladder path formed by the light emitting section and the specific display section. A game machine characterized by performing a control to turn on, turn off, or blink in a predetermined order so that a route once departed and not traveled again is moved to one of a plurality of arrival ends.

  According to the invention described in (D11), in a state where the visual recognition unit is viewed from the front, the light source is disposed along the specific display unit and the plurality of light sources disposed at the predetermined peripheral portion or the peripheral peripheral portion of the reel member. For a plurality of light sources, a light source that is turned on, turned off, or blinking does not pass through a ladder route formed by the light emitting unit and the specific display unit once from a starting point of the plurality of starting points. The light source that lights up, turns off, or blinks in a predetermined order so as to move to one of the plurality of arrival ends. Thus, it is possible to provide a display mode that moves as described above.

(D12) In the gaming machine according to any one of (D1) to (D11),
The gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (D12), when any one of (D1) to (D5) is provided, a pachinko machine that can further improve the fun of the game with respect to the variable display is provided. it can. In addition, when any one of (D6) to (D11) is provided, a pachinko machine that can improve the fun of the game with respect to the variable display can be provided without increasing the size of the apparatus. The basic configuration of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball as a game medium is launched into a predetermined game area in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. In other words, the identification information (such as symbols) that is dynamically displayed on the display device is determined and stopped after a predetermined time on the condition that a winning (or passing through the operation gate) is required for the operation port. In addition, when a specific gaming state occurs, variable winning means (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

(D13) In the gaming machine according to any one of (D1) to (D11),
The gaming machine is a slot machine.

  According to the gaming machine described in (D13), when any one of (D1) to (D5) is provided, a pachinko machine that can further improve the fun of the game with respect to the variable display is provided. it can. Further, when any one of (D6) to (D11) is provided, it is possible to provide a slot machine that can improve the fun of the game with respect to the variable display without increasing the size of the apparatus. The basic configuration of the slot machine is as follows: “Variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever) As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information at that time is the specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.

<Fifth issue>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine, for example, as a representative example of a gaming machine. As this pachinko machine, for example, a game board having a game area into which a game ball is to be driven on the front side, a winning opening provided in the game area of the game board and allowing a game ball to win, and a substantially center of the game board A liquid crystal display device that is provided behind the game board so that the display screen is positioned in the opening formed at the location and displays the symbols in a variable manner based on winning in the winning opening, and the display of the liquid crystal display device When a variation display image of a symbol is displayed on the screen and the variation display result is a hit, there is a game state that is advantageous to the player (for example, Patent Document: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-162117 (No. 5 (See page -7, Fig. 1-2).

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.
That is, as a conventional pachinko machine, the display screen of an image display device (for example, a liquid crystal display device) has recently been enlarged. For example, a configuration is adopted in which a plurality of symbols are printed on the outer peripheral surface of an annular reel and a reel display device that displays the symbol variation by rotating the reel is provided at the right outer portion of the enlarged display screen. By doing so, it is expected that the liquid crystal display device and the reel display device perform variable display and further improve the fun of the game. However, although the reel display device is directed to the front of the pachinko machine, the reel display device is positioned at the right end side of the game board, so that the reel surface is Since the player's line of sight is facing the display screen of the liquid crystal display device, there is a possibility that the player may not notice the light emission effect when the light emission effect on the reel surface is made on the reel display device. There's a problem. That being said, if the azimuth angle of the reel display device is changed so that the reel surface faces the player, the dead space is created between the liquid crystal display device and the reel display device, etc. Another problem arises in that the occupied width of the reel display device is increased by an amount corresponding to the diagonal arrangement in front view.

  The following invention has been made in view of such circumstances and the like, and the player can perform the reel surface light emission without causing the player to face the reel surface of the reel display device aligned with the display screen of the image display device. An object is to provide a gaming machine that can be noticed.

(E1) In a gaming machine provided with image display means for displaying on a display screen a plurality of columns of variable display images suggesting the occurrence of a gaming state advantageous to the player,
By driving a light-transmitting display member in which a symbol is fixedly arranged with respect to a visual recognition part positioned alongside the display screen in a front view of the display screen, the design is changed in the visual recognition part. A symbol variation display means for displaying;
Oblique light irradiating means for irradiating light obliquely toward the front portion of the display screen with respect to the back surface side of the display member located in the visual recognition unit;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the invention described in (E1), the symbol variation display means displays the symbols in the visual recognition portion by driving the display member with respect to the visual recognition portion aligned with the display screen of the image display means. The oblique light irradiating means irradiates light obliquely toward the front portion of the display screen with respect to the back surface side of the display member located in the visual recognition portion, so that the light obliquely transmitted through the display member is displayed on the image display. Head to the front of the display screen. That is, it goes to the player in the front location. Therefore, even if the display member surface emits light in the symbol variation display means when the player's line of sight is directed to the display screen of the image display means, the light transmitted obliquely through the display member surface is Unlike the light from the display screen, this emitted light is inserted from an oblique direction, so that the player senses the emitted light from the display member surface directed toward himself / herself. This makes it easier to notice the light emission effect of the display member. In addition, since it is not necessary to change the symbol variation display means to the diagonal arrangement so that the display member surface faces the player, there is a dead space between the image display means and the symbol variation display means due to the diagonal arrangement. There is no problem that arises or a problem that the occupied width of the symbol variation display means is increased by an amount corresponding to the diagonal arrangement in the front view of the gaming machine.

  The oblique light irradiation means is provided at a predetermined location on the wall farther from the display screen in the symbol variation display means in the front view of the display screen, and from the predetermined location on the wall to the back side of the display member. And a configuration including a light guide member having an exit surface that emits light incident from a light source toward a front portion of the display screen.

  The oblique light irradiating means may irradiate such that the direction with the highest irradiation intensity is directed obliquely with respect to the back side of the display member. Therefore, when the light source is directly opposed to the back surface side of the display member and the direction in which the irradiation intensity is the highest is orthogonal to the back surface side of the display member, the light from the light source is the display member. The oblique light irradiating means does not include a configuration that irradiates the back surface side of the light obliquely.

(E2) In the gaming machine according to (E1),
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the visual recognition unit is located on a front side of the display screen in a front view of the display screen.

  According to the invention described in (E2), since the visual recognition unit is located on the near side of the display screen in the front view of the display screen of the image display unit, the visual recognition unit is on the near side of the display screen. The light transmitted through the display member obliquely because the difference in the positional relationship between the position and the position of the display member and the light from the display member located closer to the display screen is inserted from the oblique direction with respect to the player. Can be distinguished from the light from the display screen and can be easily detected by the player. In addition, the amount of attenuation (propagation loss) until the light transmitted obliquely through the display member reaches the player is reduced by the amount that the display member surface that emits light in the viewing portion is positioned closer to the player than the display screen position. LED (light emitting diode) or the like can be employed as the light source.

(E3) In the gaming machine according to (E2),
The light-shielding wall part which is located in the near side to the display screen in the design change display means in the front view of the display screen, and has a projection length from the position of the display screen to the visual recognition part is provided. To play.

  According to the invention described in (E3), in the front view of the display screen, the display screen and the design variation display means can be partitioned by the light shielding wall portion located on the side closer to the display screen in the design variation display means. It is possible to reduce the light from the display screen from being inserted into the symbol variation display means and the light from the symbol variation display means from being directed to the display screen. As a result, in a configuration in which the visual recognition part arranged in parallel with the display screen in front view is located on the front side of the display screen, it is possible to reduce the mutual interference of light between the display screen of the image display means and the symbol variation display means. It is possible to provide the player with the fluctuation display image by the screen and the symbol fluctuation in the visual recognition part without mutual interference.

(E4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (E1) to (E3),
The display member is a cylindrical reel member, and the symbols are fixedly disposed so as to be visible in a state where the outer peripheral surface portion is viewed, and is positioned at a cylindrical center portion of the reel member. A game comprising: a rotation center portion attached to a rotation portion of a motor; and a connecting portion that connects the rotation center portion and a predetermined portion of an opening close to the display screen. Machine.

  According to the invention described in (E4), the reel member as the display member has a cylindrical shape in which the symbols are fixedly disposed so that the symbols can be visually recognized in a state where the outer peripheral surface portion is viewed. Is connected to a predetermined portion of the opening on the side close to the display screen by the connecting portion, so that the opening can be secured on the reel member on the side far from the display screen. Therefore, the light from the oblique light irradiation means provided at the predetermined location on the wall far from the display screen in the symbol variation display means is transmitted to the reel member located in the visual recognition part through the opening on the far side of the reel member. The inner peripheral surface portion can be irradiated obliquely, and oblique light irradiated to the inner peripheral surface portion of the reel member is not blocked or obstructed by any member or the like when the reel member rotates. Thus, it is possible to stably irradiate the inner peripheral surface portion of the reel member, and it is possible to suitably emit the light transmitted through the reel member obliquely toward the player.

(E5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (E1) to (E3),
The display member has a double-reel structure, and has a cylindrical outer reel member positioned on the outside and a cylindrical shape having light transmissivity, which is positioned on the inner side of the outer reel member and in which a plurality of symbols are arranged. An inner reel member,
A first motor on a wall closer to the display screen in the symbol variation display means in a front view of the display screen, and a second motor on a wall farther from the display screen;
The outer reel member is located at a cylindrical center portion of the outer reel member and is attached to a rotation portion of the first motor, and has an opening on the side close to the rotation center portion and the display screen. It is provided with a connecting part that connects a predetermined place,
The inner reel member is located at a center of the cylinder of the inner reel member and is attached to a rotation portion of the second motor, and has an opening on the side close to the rotation center and the display screen. A gaming machine comprising a connecting portion that connects a predetermined location.

  According to the invention described in (E5), the outer reel member and the inner reel member constituting the double reel structure as the display member are each cylindrical, and the rotation center portion thereof is closer to the display screen by the connecting portion. Since it is configured to be connected to a predetermined portion of the opening, it is possible to secure the openings on the outer reel member and the inner reel member on the side far from the display screen. Therefore, the light from the oblique light irradiation means provided at a predetermined position on the wall far from the display screen in the symbol variation display means is transmitted to the visual recognition part through the opening on the far side of the outer reel member and the inner reel member. The inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel member that is positioned can be irradiated obliquely, and oblique light that is irradiated to the inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel member can be applied in some way when the outer reel member and the inner reel member rotate. The player can stably irradiate the inner peripheral surface portion of the inner reel member without being blocked or obstructed by the member, and the player transmits light that is transmitted obliquely through the outer reel member and the inner reel member. It can radiate | emit suitably toward this direction.

  Further, since the first motor is provided on the wall near the display screen in the symbol variation display means, and the second motor is provided on the wall far from the display screen, the first motor and the second motor are arranged to face each other. And the weight balance of the symbol variation display means can be improved.

  In addition, with respect to the structure shown to said (E1)-(E5), said (A1)-(A8), said (B1)-(B5), said (C1)-(C8), and said (D1) -(D13) may be combined with at least one of the configurations.

  It should be noted that regarding the various inventions disclosed in this specification, various combinations can be made for all the constituent elements, and the invention can be established independently without any other constituent requirements.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

30 ... Game board (game parts)
42 ... 3rd symbol display device (image display means)
262... Sub-control device (control means, variation effect control means)
410: Reel display window (viewing part)
440 ... Vertically oriented reel segment 440 (light emitting section, section light emitting section)
450 ... Horizontal reel segment 450 (light emitting part)
727 ... Central segment (display part, specific display part)
600... Reel unit (notation body variation means, symbol variation display means)
600A ... reel unit (display member)
605 ... Left side plate (light shielding wall)
710 ... Step motor for outer reel (driving means, first driving means, first motor)
720 ... Outer reel (display member, front display member, outer reel member)
730 ... Inner reel step motor (drive means, second drive means, second motor)
740 ... Inner reel (display member, rear display member, notation, inner reel member)
741a ... Reel design (display part)
742 ... Bright light display area part (bright light display part)
751 ... Light guiding lens (changing means)
760 ... LED mounting substrate (irradiation means)
773 ... LED (oblique light irradiation means)
800 ... reel segment display section (light emitting display section)
810 ... Reel display device (display means)
820 ... Unit displacement mechanism (displacement driving means)

Claims (1)

A symbol variation display means for variably displaying a symbol within the visual recognition unit by driving a reel member having light transparency in which a plurality of symbols are arranged with respect to the visual recognition unit located in front of the reel member;
A light emitting unit disposed around a predetermined箇plants of the visible part in a state viewed from the front of the viewing portion,
A specific display unit light emitting means for emitting a specific display unit located at a predetermined position in the visual recognition unit at a specific location of the reel member;
Control means for controlling the reel member, the light emitting part and the specific display part light emitting means so as to form and display predetermined symbol information by a combination of the specific display part in the visual recognition part and the light emitting part;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

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