JP5928529B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a slot machine or the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a gaming machine in which a plurality of predetermined operation units having different roles are arranged, and each predetermined operation unit is operated by a player as the game progresses. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine in which three BET buttons are arranged as an example of a plurality of predetermined operation units. According to this gaming machine, different bet numbers are set for the three BET buttons, respectively, and the player selects and operates the BET button corresponding to the desired bet number.

JP 2003-180924 A

  However, since the operability of each of the plurality of predetermined operation units varies depending on the place where the predetermined operation units are arranged, there is a problem in that there are predetermined operation units that are difficult to operate depending on the arrangement positions.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can ensure the operability of a predetermined operation unit.

The gaming machine according to claim 1 is a gaming machine including one predetermined operation unit, a plurality of detection means capable of detecting an operation state of the one predetermined operation unit, and any of the plurality of detection units Switching means for switching whether to detect the operation state of the one predetermined operation section, and the switching means is disposed between the one predetermined operation section and the plurality of detection means. A transmission member configured to transmit the displacement of the predetermined operation unit to the plurality of detection units and to switch the transmission destination to any one of the detection units. The transmission member is formed between the plurality of detection members formed so as to be detectable by the plurality of detection means, and between the plurality of detection members and the predetermined operation portion of the first, and is formed to be movable therebetween. A moving member, and the 1 When the displacement direction of the predetermined operation part and the movement direction of the moving member are set in directions orthogonal to each other, and the one predetermined operation part is displaced, the moving member is placed between the predetermined operation part. The displacement of the first predetermined operation portion is transmitted to the one detected member in which the first predetermined operation portion is disposed via the moving member, and the moving member is disposed between the first predetermined operation portion. The displacement of the predetermined operation portion is not transmitted to other detected members that are not provided.
A gaming machine according to a second aspect is the one according to the first aspect, wherein the predetermined operating portion is arranged at a position where the player can operate.

According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, the plurality of detection means capable of detecting the operation of the predetermined operation unit and which detection means of the plurality of detection means detect the operation state of the predetermined operation unit. Switching means for switching, and by assigning a plurality of roles when the predetermined operation unit is operated to each detection unit, which detection unit detects the operation state of the predetermined operation unit Accordingly, a plurality of roles can be exhibited only by operating one predetermined operation unit. Therefore, in any case, only one predetermined operation unit needs to be operated, and it is possible to operate at the same position, so that the operability can be ensured.
Furthermore, in the conventional product that needs to provide the same number of predetermined operation parts as the number of roles to be exhibited, it is difficult to arrange all of the plurality of predetermined operation parts at positions where the operations are easy to perform, According to the present invention, the number of the predetermined operation units can be reduced, so that there is an effect that the operation can be easily arranged at a position where the operation is easily performed. In addition, there is an effect that, on the installation surface where the predetermined operation unit is installed, the occupied area occupied by the predetermined operation unit can be reduced, and the installation surface can be used effectively for other purposes.

In addition, as a switching means, the detection means which detects the displacement of one predetermined operation part by a plurality of detection means moving with respect to one predetermined operation part is switched, and one predetermined operation part has a plurality of by moving the detection unit, a method for a detection means for detecting the displacement of one of the predetermined operation unit is switched, the transmitting member for transmitting the first displacement of the predetermined operation unit to any one of the plurality of detecting members provided An example is a method in which the detection means for detecting the displacement of one predetermined operation unit is switched by changing the transmission destination of the transmission member.

Further, it is disposed between one predetermined operation section and a plurality of detection means, and transmits the displacement of the operated member to the plurality of detection means and detects the transmission destination of any one of the plurality of detection means. since the possibility configured transmission member switch to means includes switching means, in the state in which one of the predetermined operation unit and a plurality of detecting means are both fixed, it is possible to enable switching, 1 given There is no need to configure the operation unit and the plurality of detection means to be movable for switching. Therefore, there is an effect that the structure can be simplified and the product cost can be reduced. Note that one predetermined operation unit needs to be configured to be displaceable when operated by the player, and the structure is complicated in order to be configured to be movable for switching. On the other hand, since the detection means has electrical wiring, if it is configured to be movable for switching, the wiring is damaged. Therefore, it is particularly effective to be able to fix these one predetermined operation unit and detection means.

Further , the transmission member is disposed between the plurality of detection members formed so as to be detected by the plurality of detection units, and between the plurality of detection members and one predetermined operation portion, and is configured to be movable therebetween. When one predetermined operation part is displaced, one detected member in which the moving member is disposed between the one predetermined operation part includes a displacement of one predetermined operation part. There while being transmitted through the moving member, the other of the detection member moving member is not disposed between the first predetermined operation unit, the first predetermined operation of the displacement is not transmitted. Therefore, the displacement of one predetermined operation part can be detected by any one of the plurality of detection means via the transmission member and the one detected member. That is, by changing the moving position of the moving member, by switching the first detection means for detecting the displacement of the first predetermined operation unit, selecting a role that can exert from a plurality of roles of the first predetermined operation portion There is an effect that can be.
In addition, since the displacement direction of the predetermined operation unit and the movement direction of the moving member are set to be orthogonal to each other, the direction necessary for operating the predetermined operation unit and the direction necessary for moving the moving member Can be different. Therefore, even if the moving member is inadvertently operated when operating the predetermined operation unit, there is an effect that it is possible to suppress the inadvertent operation of the moving member. Similarly, even when the predetermined operation unit is inadvertently operated when operating the moving member, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of the predetermined operation unit inadvertently.
According to the gaming machine of the second aspect, in addition to the effect achieved by the gaming machine according to the first aspect, there is an effect that the player can operate the predetermined operation unit.

It is a front view of the slot machine in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is closed. It is a perspective view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is opened. It is a front view of a housing | casing. It is an assembly perspective view of a left reel. It is an expanded view of the belt-shaped belt which comprises each reel. The backlight and its periphery are shown. FIG. 1A is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. It is a front view of a selector. It is a block circuit diagram of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows a NMI interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of a power failure. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows a lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows a reel control process. It is a flowchart which shows medal payout processing. It is a flowchart which shows a special game state process. It is a flowchart which shows a bonus symbol determination process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of RB game initial setting process. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of BB game initial setting process, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the counter setting at the time of JAC game initial setting process in BB game. It is a perspective view of a switch apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of a switch apparatus. It is a perspective view of a case member. It is a perspective view of a slide member. (A) is a top view of a slide member, (b) is sectional drawing of the slide member in the XXVIb-XXVIb line | wire of Fig.26 (a). It is a perspective view of a button base. (A) is a bottom view of the button base, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the button base along the line XXVIIIb-XXVIIIb of FIG. 28 (a). (A) is a perspective view of a cap member, (b) is sectional drawing of the cap member in the XXIX-XXIX line of Fig.29 (a). (A) is a perspective view of a switching arm, (b) is sectional drawing of the switching arm in the XXX-XXX line of Fig.30 (a). It is a perspective view of a cover member. It is a top view of a cover member. It is a perspective view of a switch device, and the state where an operation button and a plate member were removed is illustrated typically. It is sectional drawing of the switch apparatus in the XXXIII-XXXIII line | wire of FIG. 33, and the state in which the operation button is not pressed down is illustrated. It is sectional drawing of the switch apparatus in the XXXV-XXXV line | wire of FIG. 33, and the state in which the operation button is not pressed down is illustrated. It is sectional drawing of the switch apparatus in the XXXIII-XXXIII line | wire of FIG. 33, and the state by which the operation button was pressed is illustrated. It is sectional drawing of the switch apparatus in the XXXV-XXXV line | wire of FIG. 33, The state by which the operation button was pushed down is illustrated. It is a top view of a switch device, and the state where the operation button and the plate member were removed is illustrated. It is a perspective view of the switch apparatus in 2nd Embodiment, and the state from which the operation button and the plate member were removed is illustrated. FIG. 40 is a cross-sectional view of the switch device taken along line XXX-XXXX in FIG. 39.

  First, a gaming machine according to the present invention, specifically, a slot machine will be described. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 closed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine 10 with the front door 12 opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the slot machine 10 includes a housing 11 that forms an outer shell thereof. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the housing 11 includes a top plate 11 a, a bottom plate 11 b, a back plate 11 c, a left side plate 11 d, and a right side plate 11 e that are formed in a plate shape. 11e is fixed by fixing means such as adhesion, so that it is formed in a box shape with the front surface opened as a whole. In addition, each board 11a-11e may be comprised with a synthetic resin panel or a metal panel other than being comprised with a wooden panel, or it is comprised by forming in the box shape integral with a synthetic resin material or a metal material. May be. The casing 11 configured as described above is attached by, for example, driving nails against a so-called island facility at the time of installation in the game hall.

  A front door 12 as a front open / close door is attached to the front side of the housing 11 so as to be openable and closable. That is, the left side plate 11d of the housing 11 is provided with a pair of upper and lower support shafts 25a and 25b as shown in FIG. Each of the support shafts 25a and 25b includes a tapered shaft portion that protrudes upward. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the front door 12 is provided with support brackets 26a and 26b having insertion holes into which the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted corresponding to the support shafts 25a and 25b. It has been. Then, the support brackets 26a and 26b are disposed above the support shafts 25a and 25b, and the front door 12 is lowered, whereby the shaft portions of the support shafts 25a and 25b are inserted into the insertion holes of the support brackets 26a and 26b. It is assumed that it was done. As a result, the front door 12 is supported so as to be rotatable about an opening / closing axis extending in the vertical direction connecting the both support shafts 25a and 25b to the housing 11, and the front opening side of the housing 11 is opened by the rotation. It can be closed or closed.

  The front door 12 is brought into a locked state that cannot be opened by a locking device provided on the rear surface. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the key cylinder 20 which is an unlocking operation part is provided in the upper right side upper part of the front door 12. As shown in FIG. The key cylinder 20 is integrated with a locking device, and is configured such that the locked state is released by a predetermined key operation on the key cylinder 20. Therefore, an outline of the lock mechanism including the locking device will be described.

  On the right end side of the front door 12, that is, on the opposite side of the opening / closing axis of the front door 12, a locking device is provided on the back surface. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the locking device includes a base frame that extends in the vertical direction and is fixed to the front door 12, and a key cylinder 20 that extends from the top of the base frame to the front of the front door 12. And a long interlocking rod 21 assembled so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the base frame. And only the key cylinder 20 is provided in the state which protruded ahead of the front door 12 among the locking devices. The position where the key cylinder 20 is provided is the thin upper portion of the front door 12, and as a result, a versatile key cylinder 20 having a short overall length can be employed. In the present embodiment, Omlock (registered trademark) having a high function of preventing unauthorized unlocking is used as the key cylinder 20. The interlocking rod 21 is moved downward by operating the key inserted into the key cylinder 20 clockwise. The interlocking saddle 21 is provided with a pair of upper and lower saddle fittings 22 having a bowl shape. When the front door 12 is closed with respect to the casing 11, the saddle fitting 22 is supported on the casing 11 side. Is locked. In addition, the urging member 22 is provided with an urging member such as a coil spring for urging to the side maintaining the locked state. When the key is operated clockwise with respect to the key cylinder 20, the interlocking rod 21 moves downward, and the saddle fitting 22 is moved against the biasing force of the biasing member. The locked state with the support fitting 23 is released, and the locked state of the front door 12 with respect to the housing 11 is released.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game panel 30 for notifying the player of the game state is provided on the upper side of the central portion of the front door 12. In the game panel 30, three vertically long display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R are formed side by side. The display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R are made of a transparent or translucent material, and the inside of the slot machine 10 is visible through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. The display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R may be combined into a single display window.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the housing 11 is vertically divided into two by a partition plate 40, and a reel unit 41 constituting variable display means is attached to the upper portion of the partition plate 40. The reel unit 41 includes a left reel 42L, a middle reel 42M, and a right reel 42R each formed in a cylindrical shape (annular shape). Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R only needs to be configured as an endless belt, and is not limited to a cylindrical shape (annular shape). Each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is rotatably supported so that the central axis thereof is the rotation axis of the reel. The rotation axes of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are arranged on the same axis extending in the substantially horizontal direction, and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R have a one-to-one correspondence with the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. . Therefore, a part of the surface of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R can be visually recognized through the corresponding display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. Further, when the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R rotate forward, the surfaces of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are projected as if moving from top to bottom through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are connected to stepping motors 61L, 61M, and 61R, and the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are driven by the stepping motors 61L, 61M, and 61R. Are configured to be able to rotate individually, that is, independently of each other. Since these reels 42L, 42M, and 42R have the same configuration, the left reel 42L is illustrated as a representative of each reel in FIG.

  The left reel 42L includes a cylindrical skeleton member 50 that forms a cylindrical cage, and a belt-like belt wound endlessly on the outer peripheral surface thereof. And it is affixed on the cylindrical skeleton member 50 through a pair of seal parts formed along the both sides of the long side of the belt so as to maintain the wound state. A large number of symbols as identification information are printed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the belt.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the left reel stepping motor 61 </ b> L is fixed to the side surface of the motor plate 53 arranged in an upright state in the reel unit 41 (FIG. 3) with screws 54. The motor plate 53 is provided with a reel index sensor (rotational position detection sensor) 55 in which a light emitting element 55a and a light receiving element 55b are held at a predetermined interval. On the other hand, the base end portion 56b of the sensor cut bun 56 extending in the radial direction is fixed to the boss reinforcing plate 52 integrated with the left reel 42L with a screw 57. The front end portion 56a of the sensor cut bun 56 is bent at a substantially right angle and is positioned so that it can pass between both elements 55a and 55b of the reel index sensor 55. Each time the left reel 42L makes one rotation, the reel index sensor 55 detects the passage of the tip end portion 56a of the sensor cut bun 56, and outputs a detection signal to the main controller 131 described later each time the detection is made. Therefore, main controller 131 can confirm and correct the angular position of left reel 42L for each rotation based on this detection signal.

  The stepping motor 61L is set to rotate once by giving, for example, a drive signal of 504 pulses (also referred to as an excitation signal or an excitation pulse; the same applies hereinafter), and the rotation position of the stepping motor 61L, that is, The rotational position of the left reel 42L is controlled.

  On each belt of each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a plurality of, specifically, 21 symbols are drawn in the long side direction (circumferential direction). Therefore, 24 pulses (= 504 pulses ÷ 21 symbols) are required to switch from one symbol to the next symbol at a predetermined position. Based on the number of pulses from the time when the detection signal of the reel index sensor 55 is output, it is possible to recognize which symbol is visible from the display window 31L, or to visually recognize an arbitrary symbol from the exposure window 31L. It is possible to perform control to achieve a proper state.

  Of the symbols attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, the number of symbols that can be visually recognized through the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R is mainly determined by the vertical length of the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. Is limited to a predetermined number. In this embodiment, three reels are provided. For this reason, when all the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are stopped, 3 × 3 = 9 symbols are visible to the player.

  Here, the symbols attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R will be described. FIG. 6 shows a symbol array drawn on the belt wound around each of the left reel 42L, the middle reel 42M, and the right reel 42R. As shown in the figure, each of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is provided with 21 symbols in a row. Numbers 1 to 21 are assigned to the respective reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, but these are given for convenience of explanation and are not actually attached to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R. . However, in the following description, the number is used for explanation.

  As the symbols, there are a “7” symbol (for example, the left belt 20th) and a “youth” symbol (for example, the left belt 19th) as the first special symbol for shifting to the big bonus game. In addition, there is a “BAR” symbol (for example, the 14th left belt) as the second special symbol for shifting to the regular bonus game. Further, there is a “replay” symbol (for example, the eleventh left belt) as a third special symbol for shifting to the replay game. In addition, a “watermelon” symbol (for example, the left belt ninth), a “bell” symbol (for example, the left belt eighth), and a “cherry” symbol (for example, left) as the small character symbols from which the small character is paid out. Belt 4th). In the belts wound around the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, the number and arrangement order of various symbols are completely different.

  Each reel 42L, 42M, 42R of the reel unit 41 is an example of variable display means for variably displaying the identification information, and constitutes a main display unit. However, the variable display means may have other configurations. For example, other mechanical reel configurations such as a type in which the belt is rotated instead of rotating may be used, and instead of or in addition to the mechanical reel configuration, a liquid crystal display or a dot matrix display It is also possible to provide a display that variably displays the identification information by electrical display such as, and in this case, it is possible to provide a variety of display forms.

  In addition, backlight devices 100L, 100M, and 100R that illuminate the belts of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R from the inside are disposed inside the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, these backlight devices 100L, 100M, and 100R are attached to the respective reels 42L, 42M, and 42R in a one-to-one correspondence with the left backlight device 100L and the middle backlight. The apparatus 100M includes a right backlight apparatus 100R. As described above, each of the backlight devices 100L, 100M, and 100R includes the game panel 30 on the side surface of each of the motor plates 53L, 53M, and 53R arranged in correspondence with the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R. Is attached to the side. And each backlight apparatus 100L, 100M, 100R is arrange | positioned in the same position seeing to an up-down direction. FIG. 7A is an enlarged perspective view showing the periphery of the reel unit 41 in a state where the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are removed. Moreover, FIG.7 (b) used by the following description is a front view of the left backlight apparatus 100L. In FIG. 7B, since the backlight devices 100L, 100M, and 100R all have the same structure, the left backlight device 100L is representatively illustrated.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the left backlight device 100L has a box shape with the front side opened, and the length in the vertical direction and the length in the horizontal direction are substantially the same as those of the display window 31L (FIG. 1). A base 101L is provided. In the base 101L, two partition walls that divide the opening region are formed at equal intervals, so that the first opening region 102L, the second opening region 103L, and the third opening region 104L are formed in an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage, respectively. It has a structure that is lined up. When the front door 12 is closed, the opening regions 102L, 103L, and 104L are arranged behind the positions corresponding to the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display window 31L. Specifically, the first opening area 102L is arranged behind the upper stage of the display window 31L, the second opening area 103L is arranged behind the middle stage of the display window 31L, and the third opening area 104L is arranged in the display window 31L. It is placed behind the lower stage. The opening front of the first opening region 102L is slightly upward, and the opening front of the third opening region 104L is slightly downward. Accordingly, the side surface of the base 101L has an arc shape that bulges toward the game panel 30 side.

  In each of the opening regions 102L, 103L, and 104L, four backlights 105 each made of a light emitting diode are disposed so as to stand forward. Two backlights 105 in each of the opening regions 102L, 103L, and 104L are arranged in two upper and lower rows with a predetermined interval, and the backlights 105 in each row are horizontal with a predetermined interval. Are lined up like That is, the left backlight device 100L includes a first line L1 that is an upper row of the first opening region 102L, a second line L2 that is a lower row, and a third line that is a row above the second opening region 103L. L3 and the fourth line L4, which is the lower row, the fifth line L5, which is the upper row of the third opening region 104L, and the sixth line L6, which is the lower row, total 6 in the vertical direction across the partition wall. There will be a line of backlight 105 in the column. The middle backlight device 100M and the right backlight device 100R also have a total of six lines of the backlight 105. As described above, the backlight devices 100L, 100M, and 100R are viewed in the vertical direction. Since they are arranged at the same position, the lines L1 to L6 of the backlight devices 100L, 100M, and 100R are located on the same line. That is, the line L1 is a line that horizontally connects a total of six backlights 105 arranged in a row above the first opening regions 102L, 102M, and 102R of the backlight devices 100L, 100M, and 100R. Become. The same applies to the other lines L2 to L6. Each backlight 105 is controlled for each of the lines L1 to L6. Accordingly, the backlight 105 is turned on and off for each of the lines L1 to L6.

  When the backlights 105 on the lines L1 to L6 are turned on, different positions of the belts of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are illuminated from the rear. As described above, each of the bases 101L, 101M, and 101R is divided into three opening regions 102 to 104 by the partition walls. Therefore, when the backlight 105 on the first line L1 and the second line L2 is turned on, only the inner surface of the belt near the position corresponding to the upper stage of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R is illuminated, and the display window 31L , 31M, 31R, the inner surface of the belt near the positions corresponding to the middle and lower stages is not illuminated. This is the same when the backlight 105 on the other lines L3 to L6 is turned on. As described above, since the belt is formed of a material that can transmit the irradiated light to some extent, when the belt is illuminated from the rear by the backlight 105, the light transmitted through the belt is displayed on the display window 31L, It is visually recognized by the player through 31M and 31R. Further, when the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are rotating, the symbols attached to the belt passing in front of the lit backlight 105 are emphasized.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game panel 30 has a combination line of 3 display windows 31L, 31M and 31R, 3 in parallel in the horizontal direction and 2 in the diagonal direction. Is attached. Of course, the maximum number of combined lines may be 6 or more, or less than 5, and the maximum number of combined lines may be changed according to a predetermined condition. Corresponding to each of these combination lines, effective line display sections 32, 33, and 34 are provided on the left side as viewed from the front of the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R. The first effective line display unit 32 is notified by lighting or the like when the central horizontal line (center line) of the combination lines is activated. When the upper and lower horizontal lines (upper line and lower line) of the combination lines are activated, the second effective line display unit 33 is displayed and notified by lighting or the like. The third effective line display unit 34 is notified by lighting or the like when a pair of diagonal lines (downward right line and upward right line) of the combination lines is activated. A winning is awarded when the symbols are stopped in a predetermined combination on the activated combination line, that is, on the activated line, and a predetermined medal payout process, a transition process to a specific game, and the like are executed.

  Here, the payout number regarding each symbol when winning is explained. Regarding the small role design, when the “Watermelon” design is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line, 15 medals are paid out. When the “Bell” design is aligned with the left, middle and right on the effective line Pays out 8 medals, and when the “cherry” symbol on the left reel 42L stops on the active line, 2 medals are paid out. That is, the “cherry” symbols of the middle reel 42M and the right reel 42R are irrelevant to the medal payout. In addition, for the “cherry” symbol, medals are paid out regardless of the combination with other symbols. When the “cherry” symbol is stopped, medals are paid out by multiplying the number of overlapping active lines. As a result, in this embodiment, four medals are paid out.

  As for other symbols, when the “7” symbol or “youth” symbol, which is a combination of the first special symbol (big bonus symbol), is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line in the same symbol The 15 medals are also paid out when the “BAR” symbol which is a combination of 15 medal payouts and the second special symbol (regular bonus symbol) is aligned with the left, middle and right on the active line. In the present embodiment, for example, a case where the “7” symbol and the “cherry” symbol are established simultaneously may occur, but in this case, 15 medals are paid out. This is because the upper limit number for one medal payout is set to 15.

  Further, when the “replay” symbol, which is the combination of the third special symbol, is aligned with the left, middle, and right on the active line, the medal payout is not performed. In other cases, that is, when the “cherry” symbol of the left reel 42L does not stop on the active line and the same symbols as the left, middle, and right are not aligned on the active line, no medal payout is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a start lever 71 operated to start rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R all at once (not necessarily simultaneously) is provided on the lower left side of the game panel 30 as shown in FIG. . The start lever 71 constitutes start operation means or start operation means operated to start rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, that is, to start variable display. The start lever 71 is a lever that is pushed by the hand when the player starts the game, and automatically returns to the original position after the hand is released. When the start lever 52 is operated while a medal is inserted, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R start to rotate all at once.

  On the right side of the start lever 71, button-like stop switches 72, 73, and 74 that are operated to individually stop the rotating reels 42L, 42M, and 42R are provided. The stop switches 72, 73, and 74 are respectively disposed below the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R corresponding to the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R to be stopped. The stop switches 72, 73, 74 constitute stop operation means that are operated to stop variable display based on the rotation of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R. Each of the stop switches 72, 73, 74 can be stopped when each of the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is rotated at a constant speed. During such a state, the lamps (not shown) are turned on and stopped. It is notified that the operation is possible, and is turned off when the rotation stops.

  On the lower right side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R, a medal inserter 180 for inserting medals as an investment value is provided. The medal inserter 180 constitutes an input means for inputting the investment value. Further, if attention is paid to the point that the medal insertion device 180 involves an operation of directly inserting a medal by the player, it can be said that the medal insertion device 180 constitutes a direct input means for directly inputting the investment value.

  The details of the medal inserter 180 in this embodiment will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the medal inserted from the medal inserter 180 is guided to either the storage passage 81 or the discharge passage 82 by the selector 84 provided on the back surface of the front door 12.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the selector 84. The two-dot chain line in the figure indicates the medal passage route for easy understanding. The selector 84 is formed with a guide passage 85 for guiding medals inserted from the medal inserter 180 to the storage passage 81. The guide passage 85 is formed in a curved line that draws an arc from the upper end to the lower right in the drawing so that medals can pass in one row. More specifically, the selector body constituting the selector 84 is provided with a protrusion 85a protruding toward the front side of the figure, and a guide passage 85 is formed along the protrusion 85a. Thereby, the medal that has reached the guide passage 85 flows in the downstream direction so as to roll on the ridge 85a.

  The medal passage switching member 83 includes a passage switching piece 83a that is provided in the upstream portion of the guide passage 85 and can be moved in and out of the guide passage 85, and a solenoid (not shown) for operating the passage switching piece 83a. doing. When the solenoid is not excited, the passage switching piece 83a protrudes into the guide passage 85, and the flow of medals to the storage passage 81 is obstructed. As a result, the medal falls downward so as to get over the protrusion 85 a and is guided to the discharge passage 82. Further, the passage switching piece 83a is sunk outside the guide passage 85 when the solenoid is excited. Thereby, the medal flows along the guide passage 85 and is guided to the storage passage 81.

  On the downstream side of the passage switching piece 83a, a first inserted medal detection sensor 86 and a second inserted medal detection sensor 87 for detecting the passage of medals are arranged close to each other so as to be arranged upstream and downstream of the guide passage 85. (At least one time is set to a close state where the same medal is detected at the same time). When the solenoid of the medal path switching member 83 is not energized, the medal falls downward from the middle of the guide path 84, so that the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 do not detect the passage of the medal. On the other hand, when the medal passage switching member 83 is energized with solenoid, the inserted medal detection sensors 86 and 87 sequentially detect the passage of medals.

  Then, the medal guided to the storage passage 81 is guided to the hopper device 91 housed in the housing 11. On the other hand, the medal guided to the discharge passage 82 is guided to the medal tray 18 from the medal discharge port 17 provided in the lower front portion of the front door 12 and returned to the player.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the hopper device 91 serving as a payout means for giving a medal to a player includes a storage tank 92 for storing a medal and a payout device 93 for paying out a medal to the player. Yes. The payout device 93 rotates a medal payout rotating plate (not shown) to discharge the medal to the opening 94 provided in the central right part of the discharge passage 82 and to the medal tray 18 through the discharge passage 82. To come out. Further, a reserve tank 95 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 91 in order to avoid storing a predetermined amount or more of medals in the storage tank 92. A guide plate 96 for discharging medals from the storage tank 92 to the reserve tank 95 is provided inside the storage tank 92 of the hopper device 91. Therefore, when medals are stored more than the height at which the guide plate 96 is provided, the medals are stored in the reserve tank 95 via the guide plate 96.

  A button-like return switch 76 (FIG. 1) is provided below the medal inserter 180. The return switch 76 is a switch that is pressed when a medal inserted into the medal inserter 180 is jammed in the selector 84. When this switch is pressed, the selector 84 is mechanically interlocked to operate. The medals packed in 84 are returned from the medal discharge port 17.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an operation button 1500 and a switching arm 1700 are provided on the lower left side of the display windows 31L, 31M, 31R. The operation button 1500 functions as a first credit insertion switch, a second credit insertion switch, and a third credit insertion switch according to the operation state of the switching arm 1700. That is, when the changeover arm 1700 is in the first position, the operation button 1500 functions as a first credit insertion switch, and when the changeover switch 1700 is in the second position and the third position, the operation button 1500 is in the first position. It functions as a 2 credit insertion switch and a third credit insertion switch, respectively.

  The operation button 1500 as the first credit insertion switch is for inserting three virtual medals credited as investment values at a time, and the operation button 1500 as the second credit insertion switch is credited. An operation button 1500 serving as a third credit insertion switch is for inserting one virtual medal. Each of these credit insertion switches constitutes an input means for inputting the investment value together with the medal insertion device 180. In addition, the medal insertion device 180 is accompanied by an operation of directly inserting a medal by the player, whereas the operation button 1500 as each credit insertion switch is only accompanied by an operation of inserting a virtual medal based on the stored memory. If attention is paid, it can be said that it constitutes an indirect input means for indirectly inputting the investment value.

  Further, on the arrangement surface member 12a, information on the role of the operation button 1500 (information on the number of inserted sheets in the present embodiment) is displayed at the movement position of the switching arm 1700, respectively. That is, at the first position, the inserted number “3” is displayed as information on the role of the first credit insertion switch, and at the second position, the inserted number “3” is displayed as information on the role of the second credit insertion switch. 2 ”is displayed, and the number of inserted“ 1 ”is displayed at the third position as information on the role of the third credit insertion switch.

  Thereby, even if one operation button 1500 has a plurality of roles according to the operation position of the switching arm 1700, the operation selected based on the display corresponding to the movement position of the switching arm 1700. The role of the button 1500 (that is, the number of inserted sheets) can be grasped.

  Here, the switching arm 1700 is positioned between the operation button 1500 and the game panel 30 of the front door 12, that is, the operation button 1500 is positioned closer to the player than the switching arm 1700. The operation button 1500 can be operated without being obstructed by the switching arm 1700, and the operability can be improved.

  In addition, by arranging the switching arm 1700 at a position farther from the player than the operation button 1500 (that is, the back side of the operation button 1500), the switching arm 1700 is also operated when the operation button 1500 is operated. Inadvertent misoperation can be suppressed.

  On the other hand, the switching arm 1700 is operated while operating the operation button 1500 by disposing the switching arm 1700 at a position farther away from the player than the operation button 1500 (that is, the back side of the operation button 1500). This operation can also be performed easily.

  That is, when the switching arm 1700 is arranged on the player side (near side) with respect to the operation button 1500, the operation button 1500 is moved when the hand is moved to move the switching arm 1700 with a finger. Although it becomes impossible to operate, if the switching arm 1700 is arranged on the back side of the operation button 1500, the switching arm can be operated while operating the operation button 1500 with a part of the palm (base side) without moving the hand. The operation 1700 can also be performed with a finger.

  Further, the disposition surface member 12a on which the operation button 1500 is installed is formed in a planar shape that slopes downward as it is separated from the front door 12 (game panel 30), and the switching arm 1700 is along the disposition surface member 12a. Since they are arranged, they are formed so as to be separated from the operation buttons 1500 and thus to rise. Therefore, since the switching arm 1700 can be positioned above the operation button 1500, the switching arm 1700 is located farther from the player than the operation button 1500, that is, the switching arm 1700 is behind the operation button 1500. Even if it is arrange | positioned in this, this switching arm 1700 can be made easy to make a player visually recognize, and can be made easy to operate.

  A button-like changeover switch 80 is provided on the left side of the start lever 71. The change-over switch 80 is configured to be a toggle type that is turned on when pressed once, turned off when pressed again, and turned on / off every time the pressing operation is performed. The changeover switch 80 is operated in order to change the handling format of inserted medals inserted into the medal inserter 180 more than necessary, or acquired medals returned to the player as a result of a predetermined game.

  When the change-over switch 80 is in the ON state, the “credit mode” is set so that surplus inserted medals up to a predetermined maximum value (for example, 50 medals) and winning medals are stored and stored as credit medals. " When the changeover switch 80 is in the OFF state, the “direct mode” is set so that surplus inserted medals and winning medals are paid out as actual medals. If there is a credit medal when the credit mode is switched to the direct mode, the corresponding credit medal is paid out as an actual medal. Thus, the player can execute the game in a format according to his / her preference by switching between the credit mode and the direct mode. The changeover switch 80 constitutes a changeover operation means for changing over the input value and game value handling formats. Further, if paying attention to the function of paying out a credited virtual medal as an actual medal, it can be said that the changeover switch 80 constitutes a settlement operation means for actually paying out the stored game value. In addition to being configured to switch between the “credit mode” and the “direct mode” by operating the changeover switch 80, the virtual medal stored and stored is paid out when the changeover switch 80 is operated by always setting the “credit mode”. It may be made to function as only a settlement switch.

  Below the display windows 31L, 31M, and 31R of the game panel 30, a remaining number display unit 35 that displays the number of medals that are activated and stored in the credit mode, and a special game state such as a big bonus or a regular bonus are displayed. In this case, for example, a game number display unit 36 for displaying the number of remaining games and an acquired number display unit 37 for displaying the number of acquired medals are provided. Although these display parts 35-37 are comprised by the 7 segment display, it is naturally possible to substitute by a liquid crystal display etc. FIG.

  Here, a procedure for betting medals will be described. In both the direct mode and the credit mode, a bet is placed when a medal is inserted from the medal inserter 180 at the start of the game.

  That is, when the first medal is inserted into the medal inserter 180, the first effective line display unit 32 is turned on, and the corresponding center line becomes the effective line, and the second medal is the medal inserter. When it is inserted into 180, the second effective line display section 33 is further lit, and a total of three combination lines including the upper line and the lower line corresponding thereto become effective lines, respectively, and the third medal is a medal. When inserted into the input device 180, the third effective line display unit 34 is further turned on, and all five combination lines including a pair of diagonal lines corresponding thereto become effective lines.

  When four or more medals are inserted into the medal inserter 180, the surplus medals exceeding three are switched to the discharge passage 82 by the selector 84 if the current mode is the direct mode. It is returned from the outlet 17 to the medal tray 18. On the other hand, in the credit mode, it is stored inside the slot machine, and the number of stored sheets is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35. An upper limit number is determined for the number of stored sheets (for example, 50), and when a medal exceeding the number is inserted, it is returned from the medal discharge port 17 to the medal tray 18.

  Further, when a game is played in the credit mode and the stored number is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35, a virtual medal is inserted even when the operation button 1500 is pressed, and a bet is placed. It becomes.

  When the operation button 1500 is pressed as a third credit insertion switch (that is, in a state where the switching arm 1700 is positioned at the third position), it is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35 as one virtual medal has been inserted. 1 is decremented, the first effective line display section 32 is turned on, and the central line becomes the effective line. When the operation button 1500 is pressed as the second credit insertion switch (that is, in a state where the switching arm 1700 is located at the second position), it is displayed on the remaining number display section 35 as two virtual medals are inserted. The two values are decremented, the first effective line display part 32 and the second effective line display part 33 are turned on, and a total of three combination lines become effective lines. When the operation button 1500 is pressed as the first credit insertion switch (that is, in a state where the switching arm 1700 is located at the first position), it is displayed on the remaining number display unit 35 as three virtual medals are inserted. 3 are decremented, all the effective line display sections 32 to 34 are turned on, and a total of five combination lines become effective lines.

  In addition, when the virtual medal to be inserted when the operation button 1500 is pressed as one of the first to third credit insertion switches is not stored, for example, when the display of the remaining number display unit 35 is 2, For example, when the operation button 1500 is pressed as a 1 credit insertion switch, all the values in the remaining number display section 35 are decremented to 0, and a bet is made for the number of virtual medals that can be inserted.

  On the upper part of the front door 12, there are an upper lamp 13 that lights up or flashes as the game progresses, and a pair of left and right sounds that make various sound effects as the game progresses and inform the player of the game state Speaker 14 and an auxiliary display unit 15 for giving various information to the player. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary display unit 15 is configured by a liquid crystal display for the purpose of diversifying display contents and increasing the display effect. However, other displays such as a dot matrix display may be used. Good. The auxiliary display unit 15 is for executing various display effects as the game progresses, and it can be considered that the game by the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R is caused by the main display unit. This is referred to as an auxiliary display unit 15. A sub-control device 111 for driving the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, the auxiliary display unit 15, the backlight 105, and the electric motor 223a is provided on the back surface of the auxiliary display unit 15. Note that the positions and number of the upper lamps 13 and the speakers 14 are not particularly limited to those described above.

  A lower plate 16 on which a model name, a character related to a game, and the like are displayed is mounted above the medal tray 18. In addition, an ashtray 19 that can be reversed to the lower side on the front side is provided on the left side of the medal tray 18.

  A power supply box 121 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 91 inside the housing 11. The power supply box 121 includes a power switch 122, a reset switch 123, a setting key insertion hole 124, and the like. The power switch 122 is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller 131.

  The reset switch 123 is a switch for resetting various states of the slot machine 10. This slot machine 10 has a backup function for various data, and even if a power failure occurs, it retains the state at the time of the power failure and returns to the state at the time of the power failure at the time of recovery from power failure (power recovery). It can be done. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is shut down by a normal procedure, such as when the game hall is closed, the state before the power shut-off is stored, but if the power switch 122 is turned on while pressing the reset switch 123, the backup data is reset. It has become so. If the reset switch 123 is pressed while the power switch 122 is on, the error state is reset.

  The setting key insertion hole 124 is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust the appearance of medals. That is, the setting state (winning probability setting process) of the slot machine 10 can be changed from “setting 1” to “setting 6” by operating the hole manager or the like by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole 124. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a main control device 131 is attached to the back plate 11 c of the housing 11 above the reel unit 41. The main control device 131 includes a CPU that controls the main control, a ROM that stores a game program, a RAM that temporarily stores necessary data according to the progress of the game, a port that communicates with various devices, time counting and synchronization. A main board including a clock circuit and the like used in the case of planning is provided, and the main board is accommodated in a board box as an encapsulating means made of a transparent resin material or the like.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  The main control device 131 is equipped with a microcomputer centering on a CPU 151 as arithmetic processing means. In addition to the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121, the CPU 151 is connected to a clock circuit 154 that outputs a rectangular wave having a predetermined frequency, an input / output port 155, and the like via an internal bus. The main control device 131 functions as a main base incorporated in the slot machine 10.

  On the input side of the main controller 131, a start detection sensor 71a that detects the operation of the start lever 71, stop detection sensors 72a, 73a, and 74a that individually detect the operations of the stop switches 72, 73, and 74, a medal inserter The inserted medal detection sensor 75a for detecting the medal inserted from 180, the credit insertion detection sensors 1820a to 1820c for detecting the operation of the operation button 1500, the switching detection sensor 80a for detecting the operation of the changeover switch 80, and the rotational position of each reel 42 Reel index sensor 55 that individually detects (origin position), payout detection sensor 91a that detects medals paid out from the hopper device 91, reset detection sensor 123a that detects the operation of the reset switch 123, and setting keys in the setting key insertion hole 124 Detected that was inserted That setting key detection sensor 124a sensors are connected, such as, signals from these various sensors are outputted to the CPU151 through the input and output ports 155.

  The inserted medal detection sensor 75a is actually composed of a plurality of sensors. The main control device 131 monitors the order in which the first sensor and the second sensor are turned on / off, the first and second sensors are both off, only the first sensor is on, the first and second sensors are both on, It is determined that the medal has been normally taken in only when the sensor is turned on and both the first and second sensors are turned off and when the time for switching to each on / off switch is within a predetermined time. Otherwise, it is an error. The reason for this is to prevent fraud in which a medal is reciprocated near the inserted medal detection sensor 75a and misidentified as a medal inserted.

  Further, a power failure monitoring circuit 161 b provided in the power supply device 161 is connected to the input side of the main control device 131 via the input / output port 155. On the power supply board 161, a power supply unit 161 a that supplies driving power to each electronic device of the slot machine 10 including the main control device 131, the power failure monitoring circuit 161 b described above, and the like are mounted.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 161b is for monitoring the power-off state and generating a power failure signal not only at the time of power failure but also at the time of power-off by the power switch 122. For this reason, the power failure monitoring circuit 161b monitors the stabilized drive voltage of 12 VDC in this example output from the power supply unit 161a, and determines that the power supply is shut off when the drive voltage drops below, for example, 10 volts. Power outage signal is output. The power failure signal is supplied to each of the CPU 151 and the input / output port 155, and the CPU 151 recognizes this power failure signal and executes a power failure process described later.

  Even when the output voltage drops below 22 volts, the power supply unit 161a is configured to output a stabilized voltage of 5 volts that is used as a drive voltage in a control system such as the main controller 131. As the time during which the stabilization voltage is output, sufficient time is secured to execute the power failure process by the main controller 131.

  On the output side of the main controller 131, each of the effective line display units 32, 33, 34, the remaining number display unit 35, the game number display unit 36, the acquired number display unit 37, and the reels 42L, 42M, 42R is rotated. Stepping motors 61 (61L, 61M, 61R), a medal path switching solenoid 83 provided in the selector 84, a hopper device 91, a sub-control device 111, an external concentration terminal plate 171 capable of transmitting information to a hall management device (not shown), etc. Are connected via the input / output port 155.

  The sub-control device 111 is a control device for driving the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, the auxiliary display unit 15, the backlight 105, and the electric motor 223a, and a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like for driving these are integrated. Provided with a substrate. Then, after receiving a signal from the main control device 131, the sub-control device 111 independently drives and controls the upper lamp 13, the speaker 14, and the auxiliary display unit 15. Therefore, the sub-control device 111 is a sub-base that executes auxiliary control in relation to the main control device 131 that is a main base that manages and manages the game. In other words, the sub-base is provided for voice, lamp, and display related to indirect games, thereby reducing the burden on the main base. In addition, it is good also as a structure which the sub control apparatus 111 controls the various display parts 32-37.

  The CPU 151 described above stores various control programs executed by the CPU 151 and a ROM 152 storing fixed value data, and temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 152 is executed. In addition to the RAM 153 for securing the area, although not shown, various processing circuits necessary for the slot machine 10 such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit, as well known, and a credit counter for counting the number of credits are known. Various counters such as are built-in. The ROM 152 and the RAM 153 constitute a main memory as storage means, and a program for executing the processes shown in the various flowcharts shown in FIGS. 10 to 19 is stored in the ROM 152 described above as a part of the control program. Yes.

  The RAM 153 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 161 provided in the power supply box 121 and data can be retained (backed up) even after the power of the slot machine 10 is shut off. In addition to a memory and an area for temporarily storing various data and the like, a backup area is provided.

  In the backup area, when the power is shut down due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the values of the stack pointer, each register, I / O, etc. when the power is shut down (including power shut down by operating the power switch 122; the same applies hereinafter) When the power failure is resolved (including power-on by operating the power switch 122. The same applies hereinafter), the slot machine 10 is in the state before power-off based on the backup area information. It is possible to return to the state. Writing to the backup area is executed when the power is shut off by the power failure process (see FIG. 12), and the restoration of each value written in the backup area is executed in the main process (see FIG. 13) when the power is turned on. Note that a power failure signal from the power failure monitoring circuit 161b is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 151 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. NMI interrupt processing as flag generation processing is immediately executed.

  Subsequently, each control process executed by the CPU 151 in the main control device 131 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The processing of the CPU 151 is broadly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in a cycle of 1.49 msec in the present embodiment), and an NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). For convenience of explanation, the NMI interrupt process and the timer interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the NMI interrupt process. When the power is shut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure monitoring circuit 161b of the power supply device 161 generates a power failure signal and outputs it to the main controller 131. In the main controller 131 that has received the power failure signal via the NMI terminal, NMI interrupt processing is executed.

  In the NMI interrupt processing, first, in step S 101, the data of the used register provided in the CPU 151 is saved in the backup area provided in the RAM 153. Subsequently, in step S102, the power failure flag is set in a power failure flag storage area provided in the RAM 153. Thereafter, the data saved in the backup area of the RAM 153 in step S103 is restored to the use register of the CPU 151 again. With this return processing, the NMI interrupt processing ends. If the power failure flag can be set without destroying the data in the register used by the CPU 151, the saving and restoring processing to the backup area can be omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing periodically executed by the main control device 131, and a timer interrupt is generated by the CPU 151 of the main control device 131 every 1.49 msec, for example.

  First, in the register saving process shown in step S201, the values of all the registers in the CPU 151 used in the normal process described later are saved in the backup area of the RAM 153. In step S202, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure flag is set. If the power failure flag is set, the process proceeds to step S203, and a power failure process is executed.

  Here, the power failure process will be described with reference to FIG. Since the power failure process is performed immediately after the register saving process in the timer interrupt process, other interrupt processes can be executed without interruption. Therefore, for example, during the transmission process of various commands and during the reading process of the switch state (ON or OFF), the interruption process is not executed and this power failure process is not executed. This eliminates the need to create a power failure processing program that takes this into consideration. This simplifies the processing program for power failure processing and reduces the program capacity. This also applies to a processing program for power recovery processing described later.

  In step S301, it is determined whether command transmission has been completed. If the transmission has not ended, the process returns to the original process of FIG. In this way, it is determined whether or not the command transmission is completed at the initial stage of the power failure process, the transmission process is prioritized when the transmission is incomplete, and the power failure process is executed after the unit command transmission process is completed. By doing so, it is no longer necessary to construct a power failure processing program that takes into account that power failure processing is executed during command transmission. As a result, the power failure processing program can be simplified and the ROM 152 can be reduced in capacity.

  If step S301 is YES, that is, if the command transmission is completed, the process proceeds to step S302, and the value of the stack pointer of the CPU 151 is stored in the backup area in the RAM 153. Thereafter, in step S303, a RAM determination value, which will be described later, is cleared as a stop process and the output state of the output port in the input / output port 155 is cleared, and all actuators (not shown) are turned off. In step S304, a RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area. The RAM determination value is specifically a 2's complement of the checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 153. By storing the RAM determination value in the backup area, the checksum of the RAM 153 becomes zero. By setting the checksum of the RAM 153 to 0, subsequent RAM access is prohibited in step S305. After that, an infinite loop is entered in preparation for the case where the power supply is completely shut down and processing cannot be executed.

  The power supply unit 161a of the power supply device 161 holds the output of the stabilization voltage (5 volts) used as the drive voltage for the control system for a time sufficient to execute the above-described NMI interrupt processing and power failure processing. It is comprised so that. In the present embodiment, the drive voltage is continuously output for 30 msec.

  Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process, if the power failure flag is not set in step S202, various processes after step S204 are performed.

  That is, in step S204, a watchdog timer clearing process for initializing the value of the watchdog timer for monitoring the occurrence of malfunction is performed. In step S205, an interrupt end declaration process for giving an interrupt permission to the CPU 151 itself is performed. In step S206, in order to rotate the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R, a stepping motor control process for driving the stepping motors 61L to 61R, which are the respective rotary drive motors, is performed. In step S207, sensor monitoring processing for monitoring the state of various sensors (see FIG. 14) connected to the input / output port 155 is performed. In step S208, timer calculation processing for subtracting the value of each counter or timer is performed. In step S209, counter processing for counting the number of medals bet and the number of payouts is performed.

  In step S210, command output processing for transmitting a command or the like to the sub-control device 111 is performed. In step S211, a segment data setting process for setting segment data displayed on the remaining number display unit 35, the game number display unit 36, and the acquired number display unit 37 is performed. In step S212, segment data set processing in the segment data setting processing is supplied to the display units 35 to 37, and segment data display processing for displaying corresponding numbers, symbols, and the like is performed. In step S213, port output processing for outputting data corresponding to the I / O device from the input / output port 155 is performed. In step S214, the value of each register saved in the backup area in the previous step S201 is restored to the corresponding register in the CPU 151. Thereafter, in step S215, an interrupt permission process for permitting the next timer interrupt is performed, and this series of timer interrupt processes is terminated.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a main process in main controller 131 executed after power-on. The main process is executed when the power is turned on by recovery from a power failure or by turning on the power switch 122.

  First, in step S401, as initialization processing, the value of the stack pointer is set in the CPU 151, and an interrupt mode that permits interrupt processing is set. Thereafter, various settings for the register group in the CPU 151, the I / O device, etc. And so on.

  When these initialization processes are completed, it is next determined in step S402 whether or not the reset switch 123 has been turned on. If the reset switch 123 has been turned on, the process proceeds to step S403, and all data stored in the RAM 153 is cleared as a RAM clear process.

  After confirming that the reset switch has not been operated in step S402 or performing a RAM clear process in step S403, it is determined in step S404 whether or not a setting key has been inserted into the setting key insertion hole 124. To do. If the setting key has been inserted, the process proceeds to step S405 to perform setting change processing. As the setting change process, first, all data stored in the RAM 153 is cleared. Then, after determining which setting state is selected from the six preset setting states (“Setting 1” to “Setting 6”), internal processing corresponding to the selected setting state is executed. .

  In step S406, it is confirmed whether or not a power failure flag is set. When the power failure flag is not set, that is, when the data in the RAM 153 is cleared in the previous step S403 or step S405, the process proceeds to a normal process in step S407 to be described later, and this process ends.

  When the power failure flag is set in step S406, the process proceeds to the power recovery process shown in step S408 and thereafter. The fact that the power failure flag is set means that subroutine processing such as RAM clear processing in step S403 and setting change processing in step S405 is not executed at all. Therefore, the data in the RAM 153 is not rewritten at all, and the power recovery process requires confirmation processing such as whether or not the data in the RAM 153 is normal.

  For this purpose, first, in step S408, it is confirmed whether or not the RAM determination value is normal. More specifically, the checksum of the RAM 153 is checked to check whether the value is normal, that is, whether the checksum taking into account the RAM determination value is 0. If the checksum value including the RAM determination value is 0, it is determined that the data in the RAM 153 is normal.

  If the RAM determination value is abnormal in step S408, that is, if the checksum value is not 0, there is a high possibility that the data in the RAM 153 has been destroyed. Therefore, in such a case, an error display process is performed in step S409. As error display processing, interrupt processing is first prohibited and all output ports in the input / output port 155 are cleared to control all actuators connected to the input / output port 155 to an off state. Thereafter, an error display for notifying the occurrence of an error to the hall manager or the like is performed, and this state is maintained until the reset switch 123 is turned on.

  If it is determined in step S408 that the RAM determination value is normal, the process proceeds to step S410, the stack pointer value stored in the backup area is written to the stack pointer of the CPU 151, and the stack state before the power is shut off is written. Return to the state. Next, in step S411, a power recovery command for transmitting the power recovery process is transmitted to the sub-control device 111. Thereafter, in step S412, the game state is stopped and automatic settlement setting storage processing is performed. In step S413, various sensors such as the start detection sensor 71a are initialized. After the above processing is completed, the power failure flag is reset in step S414, and the processing returns to the address before the power is shut off. Specifically, the process returns to the timer interrupt process described above, and the watchdog timer clear process (step S204) is executed.

  Next, normal processing for performing main control related to the game will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S501, it is determined whether or not a medal is bet. If a medal is bet, it is subsequently determined in step S502 whether the start lever 71 has been operated. If both step S501 and step S502 are YES, the lottery process in step S503, the reel control process in step S504, the medal payout process in step S505, and the special game state process in step S506 are executed in order, and the process returns to step S501. On the other hand, if no medal is bet in step S501 or the start lever 71 is not operated in step S502, the process returns to step S501.

  Next, the lottery process in step S503 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S601, the random number table for determination of success / failure is selected based on the current setting state of the slot machine 10, the number of medals bet, and the small / probable combination probability. Here, the setting state of the slot machine 10 is any one of “setting 1” to “setting 6” set using a setting key (not shown), and the random number having the lowest winning probability of the combination when “setting 1” is set. A table is selected, and when “setting 6” is selected, the random number table having the highest winning probability of the combination is selected. Further, the number of medals bet is any one of 1 to 3, and a random number table is selected such that the winning probability of winning combination increases as the number of bets increases. For example, the winning probability of a winning combination when three bets are higher than the winning probability of winning when a single bet is three times. In addition, there are two types of small role probabilities: a random number table with a high small role winning probability is selected when the current payout rate is lower than the predetermined expected value, and small when the current winning rate is higher than the predetermined expected value. A random number table with a low winning probability is selected.

  In step S602, a random number table selected in this way is used for lottery in light of the random numbers latched by the random number counter when the start lever 71 is operated. In step S603, it is determined whether or not any of the winning combinations has been won. If any of the winning combinations has not been won, the process is terminated. If any of the winning combinations is won, the process proceeds to step S604, where a winning flag corresponding to the winning combination is set and an effective line to be aligned is determined. In step S605, a slip table for reel stop control is determined and stored in the slip table storage area of the RAM 153. Here, when the symbols on the predetermined effective line at the timing when the stop switches 72 to 74 are pressed are different from the symbols to be stopped on the effective line, the slip table is a predetermined symbol to be stopped. It is a table that defines how much the reel slides so as to stop on the active line.

  Next, the reel control processing in step S504 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the reel control process, first, a wait process is performed in step S701. This wait process is a process of waiting without starting the reel rotation in the current game until a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) elapses from the time when the reel rotation is started in the previous game. Therefore, even if the player bets a medal and operates the start lever 71, the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R may not immediately rotate. Following the weight process, the reel rotation process of step S702 is performed to rotate the reels 42L, 42M, and 42R. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S703, and it is determined whether or not any of the stop switches 72 to 74 is pressed to generate a reel stop command. If no stop command has been issued, the process advances to step S704 to determine whether or not a predetermined maximum rotation time (for example, 40 seconds) of each reel 42L, 42M, 42R has elapsed. If the maximum rotation time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S703. If the maximum rotation time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S705 to perform a forced stop process for forcibly stopping all the rotating reels.

  On the other hand, if any one of the stop switches 72 to 74 is pressed in step S703 and a stop command is generated, the process proceeds to step S706 to perform reel stop processing. In this reel stop process, the reel corresponding to the pressed stop switch is stopped. If a winning combination is won in the winning lottery and the winning flag is set, the reel is stored in the sliding table storage area of the RAM 153. With reference to the sliding table, control is performed so that the winning combinations are arranged on a predetermined effective line as much as possible. For example, when the “watermelon” symbol is lined up on the lower line and the stop switch is pressed at the timing when the “watermelon” symbol stops on the upper line, the symbol 2 is set so that it stops on the lower line. Slide the reel as much as you can. However, since the range that can be slid is determined in advance (for example, up to four symbols), the “watermelon” symbol may not stop on the lower line depending on the timing of pressing the stop switch. Even in the forced stop process in step S705, if the winning flag is set, the same process is performed.

  Subsequently, in step S707, it is determined whether or not the current stop command is the first stop command, that is, whether or not the stop switch has been pressed when all three reels are rotating. In the case of the first stop command, the process proceeds to step S708, and the slip table changing process is performed. In this slide table change process, for example, it is determined whether or not a combination of combinations occurs when trying to align a combination on the selected active line, and when a combination of combinations does not occur, the process proceeds to the next step as it is. When a combination of combinations occurs, the selected effective line is changed to another effective line, and after changing to a sliding table suitable for the changed effective line, the process proceeds to the next step. Here, “combination of a combination” means that, for example, when a “watermelon” symbol is arranged on the upper line, a “cherry” symbol appears on the lower line when the “cherry” symbol appears on the lower line. Refers to cases. The slip table changing process may be performed other than when avoiding the combination of the combinations.

  On the other hand, if the current stop command is not the first stop command in step S707, the process proceeds to step S709 to determine whether the second stop command is present, that is, one of the three reels is stopped and the two reels are rotating. It is determined whether or not the stop switch has been pressed. If it is the second stop command, the process proceeds to step S710 and a stop eye determination process is performed. In this stop eye determination process, when two reels are stopped, it is determined whether or not the two are aligned with a bonus symbol such as “7” symbol. If they are not aligned, the process proceeds to the next step as it is. When sound effects are generated from the speaker 14, the process proceeds to the next step. In the stop eye determination process, it may be determined whether another condition other than two bonus symbols is satisfied, or an effect using the auxiliary display unit 15 may be performed in addition to the sound effect.

  Then, after the forced stop process in step S705, after the slip table change process in step S708, when the current stop command is not the second stop command in step S709, or the stop eye determination process in step S710 is performed. After that, in step S711, it is determined whether or not all rotations of the left, middle, and right reels 42L, 42M, and 42R have stopped. If step S711 is NO, the process returns to step S703. If YES, the payout determination process is performed in the subsequent step S712, and then the process ends. In the payout determination process, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is arranged on the effective line. When the winning combination is not aligned on the effective line, 0 is set in the payout number storage area of the RAM 153, and the winning combination is aligned on the effective line. When it is, it is determined whether or not the winning combination matches the winning combination, and if not, an error is displayed by the upper lamp 13 or the like and 0 is set in the scheduled payout number storage area. If they match, the number of payouts corresponding to the combinations arranged in the payout amount storage area is set.

  Next, the medal payout process in step S505 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  In the medal payout process, first, it is determined whether or not the payout number counted by the payout number counter in step S801 matches the planned payout number stored in the payout planned number storage area. If the number of payouts does not match the planned payout number, it is determined in step S802 whether or not the game is being performed in the credit mode. If it is in the credit mode, it is determined in step S803 whether or not the count value of the credit counter has reached the upper limit (the number of stored medals is 50). If the upper limit is not reached, the count value of the credit counter and the number of payouts are each incremented by 1 in step S804. Accordingly, the remaining number display unit 35 and the acquired number display unit 37 are each incremented by one.

  On the other hand, when the game is performed in the direct mode, or when the count value of the credit counter reaches the upper limit, the medal payout rotary plate is driven in step S805 and the medal is discharged from the hopper device 91 to the medal discharge port. 17 through the medal tray 18. At this time, in step S806, the number of payouts is incremented by 1 according to the medal detection signal of the payout detection sensor 91a attached to the hopper device 91. As a result, the number of acquired number display section 37 is incremented by one. Then, after the payout number is incremented by 1 in step S804 or step S806, the process returns to step S801 again. When the number of payouts and the planned number of payouts match in step S801, the medal payout rotating plate of the hopper device 91 is stopped in step S807, and this process is terminated. The payout number / acquired number display section 37 is reset when the start lever 71 is operated next time.

  Next, the special game state process of step S506 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

  Prior to the description of the special game state process, the bonus game will be described. The regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB”) game is composed of 12 JAC games. The JAC game is a game in which only one bet is allowed, and is a game with a very high probability that the JAC symbols (replay symbols in this case) are aligned on the active line, that is, the probability of establishment of the JAC symbols. When a JAC symbol is established in a JAC game, the maximum number (15 in this case) of medals is paid out. When the JAC symbol is established 8 times, the RB game is ended even before the JAC game reaches 12 times. On the other hand, the big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB”) game is composed of 30 small role games and 3 JAC ins. A small role game is a game in which a small role is won with a high probability (“Bell” symbols etc. are on the active line), and JAC in means entering the JAC game 12 times. When JAC symbols are aligned on the active line, JAC in is established. The JAC game is the same as that of the RB game. Also, when the JAC game by the third JAC in is finished, the BB game is finished even before the small role game reaches 30 times, and before the JAC in reaches 3 times after the 30 small role games are finished. Even if there is, the BB game ends.

  In the special game state process, first, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the game state is a bonus game. If it is not during the bonus game, the process proceeds to step S902, and bonus symbol determination processing is performed.

  In this bonus symbol determination process, as shown in FIG. 19, it is first determined in step S1001 whether or not the RB winning flag is set. If it is set, the process proceeds to step S1002, and the RB symbol is placed on the current effective line. It is determined whether or not (for example, “BAR” symbols) are aligned, and if the RB symbols are not aligned, this processing is terminated. On the other hand, when the RB symbols are aligned on the active line this time, in step S1003, the RB winning flag is reset and the RB setting flag is set to make an RB game which is one type of bonus game, and the RB game initial setting process shown in FIG. To finish this processing. If the RB winning flag is not set in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the BB winning flag is set in step S1004. If it is not set, the process is terminated. When the BB winning flag is set, the process proceeds to step S1005, where it is determined whether or not the BB symbol (for example, symbol “7”) is aligned on the current effective line, and when the BB symbol is not aligned, this processing is terminated. . On the other hand, when the BB symbols are aligned on the active line this time, in step S1006, the BB winning flag is reset and the BB setting flag is set to obtain a BB game which is one type of bonus game, and the BB game shown in FIG. The initial setting process is executed and this process is terminated.

  20 and 21, the remaining small role game counter represents the remaining number of small role games (also referred to as the remaining small role game number), and the remaining JAC in counter represents the remaining number of remaining JAC in (remaining JAC in number). The remaining JAC establishment counter represents the remaining number of times that the JAC symbol can be established (also referred to as the number of remaining JAC formations), and the remaining JAC game counter represents the number of remaining JAC games (also referred to as the number of remaining JAC games). Represent. The number of remaining small role games, the number of remaining JAC ins, the number of remaining JACs established, and the number of remaining JAC games are appropriately displayed on the game number display unit 36. By the way, if a small role winning flag or replay winning flag is set by winning a small role or replay in the role lottery, those winning flags will not be aligned on the active line in the game. Will be reset, but if the RB winning flag or the BB winning flag is set by winning the RB or BB in the winning lottery, even if the RB symbol or BB symbol cannot be aligned on the active line in the game The winning flag will be carried over to the next time. In the lottery process in the next game that carries over the BB or RB winning flag, a lottery regarding whether or not a small role or replay is won is performed, but a lottery regarding BB or RB is not performed. In addition, when a small combination or replay is won in a state where the BB or RB winning flag is carried over, a slide table is stored so that the small combination or replay is preferentially aligned.

  Returning to FIG. 16, when the gaming state is a bonus game in step S901, it is determined in step S903 whether the bonus game is a JAC game. If it is not a JAC game, it means that the BB game is in the small role game, so the process proceeds to step S904, and it is determined whether or not the JAC symbols are aligned on the active line. When the JAC symbols are aligned on the active line, the JAC game is started in step S905 and the JAC game initial setting process during the BB game shown in FIG. 21B is performed, and this process ends. On the other hand, when the JAC symbols are not aligned on the active line in step S904, the small role game has been consumed, so in step S906 the remaining small role game number is decremented by 1, and in step S907. It is determined whether or not the number of remaining small role games has become zero. When the remaining small role game number is not 0, the present process is terminated. When the remaining small role game number is 0, the process proceeds to step S908, and a special game state end process for appropriately resetting various setting flags, BB setting flags, various counters, etc. or performing an ending process. To end this process.

  When the gaming state is a JAC game in step S903, the process proceeds to step S909 to determine whether or not the JAC symbols are aligned on the active line. When the JAC symbols are aligned on the active line, the number of remaining JACs established is determined in step S910. Decrement by one. After that, or when the JAC symbols are not aligned on the active line in step S909, one JAC game has been consumed, so the number of remaining JAC games is decremented by 1 in step S911. Subsequently, in step S912, it is determined whether or not any of the remaining number of JACs or the number of remaining JAC games has become 0. If neither is 0, that is, the JAC symbol has not yet been established 8 times. If the JAC game has not been digested 12 times, the process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if any of them is 0, that is, if the JAC symbol is established 8 times or the JAC game is digested 12 times, the JAC in is digested once, so in step S913 the remaining JAC in The number of times is decremented by 1, and in the subsequent step S914, it is determined whether or not the number of remaining JAC in is zero. When it is 0, the special gaming state termination process of step S908 described above is performed, and this process is terminated. Incidentally, if the bonus game is an RB bonus, the initial remaining JAC in number is 1 (see FIG. 20), so it becomes 0 in step S913, and a positive determination is always made in step S914, and the special game in step S908. The RB setting flag is reset in the state end process.

  On the other hand, when the number of remaining JAC ins is not zero in step S914, that is, when the JAC in has not been digested three times in the BB game, after performing the JAC game end processing for resetting the JAC game setting flag in step S915, When the player enters the game, one of the small role games is digested, so the number of remaining small role games is decremented by 1 in step S906, and then whether or not the remaining small role game number has become 0 in step S907. If it is determined that the number of remaining small role games is 0, the special game state ending process in step S908 described above is performed, and this process is ended. On the other hand, when the remaining small-combination game number is not 0, the small-combination game in the BB bonus has not reached 30 times and the JAC in has not reached 3 times.

  FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the switch device 1100, and FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view of the switch device 1100. In FIG. 22, illustration of electrical wiring of the sensor device 1820 and the light emitting device 1840 is omitted.

  The switch device 1100 is a device for switching the role of the operation button 1500 to any one of the first credit insertion switch, the second credit insertion switch, or the third credit insertion switch by changing the operation position of the switching arm 1700. A case member 1200 that forms a skeleton of the switch device 1100; a slide member 1300 that is slidably accommodated in the case member 1200; and a case member 1200 that is accommodated in the case member 1200 above the slide member 1300. Button base 1400, the operation button 1500 and the plate member 1550 which are arranged above the button base 1400, close the opening on the upper side of the case member 1200 and are formed in a disk shape from a light transmissive material, and the operation Button 1500 and plate A cap member 1600 for restricting the upward movement of the material 1550, a switching arm 1700 having one end protruding from the case member 1200 and the other end interposed between the button base 1400 and the plate member 1550, and the case member 1200. And a cover member 1800 that closes the opening on the lower side, and is disposed on the arrangement surface member 12a (see FIGS. 1 and 2) with the operation button 1500, the cap member 1600, and the switching arm 1700 exposed. ing.

  According to the switch device 1100, by changing to the operation position of the arm member 1700, one operation button 1500 has a plurality of roles (in the present embodiment, roles as first to third credit insertion switches). Can be made. In other words, in any case, only one operation button 1500 needs to be operated, so that the same operability can be ensured.

  Furthermore, in the conventional product in which it is necessary to provide the same number of switches as the number of roles to be exerted, it is difficult to arrange all of the plurality of switches at positions that are easy to operate. Since there is only one switch (operation button 1500), it can be easily arranged at a position where it can be easily operated. Further, in the arrangement surface member 12a (see FIG. 1 or FIG. 2), the occupied area occupied by the switch (operation button 1500) is reduced, and the area on the arrangement surface member 12a is used for other purposes accordingly. It can be used effectively.

  The case member 1200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the case member 1200. The case member 1200 includes a main body cylinder portion 1210 that is formed in a cylindrical shape whose both ends are open, an overhang portion 1220 that projects outward from the upper end of the main body cylinder portion 1210, and both side surfaces of the main body cylinder portion 1210. A pair of locking plate portions 1230 extending obliquely upward is provided, and these are integrally formed of a resin material.

  The main body cylinder portion 1210 has an inner peripheral cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the axial direction formed in a substantially rectangular shape corresponding to the outer peripheral cross-sectional shape of the slide member 1300, and guides the slide member 1300 in the vertical direction along the inner peripheral surface. It is configured to be possible. In addition, the inner peripheral surfaces of the main body cylinder portion 1210 facing each other have a larger interval between the lower surface and the upper surface, thereby forming a stepped portion 1210a between both surfaces. . The restriction claw portion 1311a of the slide member 1300 is locked to the step portion 1210a (see FIG. 35).

  The overhanging portion 1220 is a portion where the cap member 1600 is superposed, and a pair of engaging recess portions 1221 and a rotating recess portion 1222 are formed as recesses. A pair of engaging recesses 1221 are opposed to each other (that is, arranged at a position where the phase is shifted by 180 degrees), and the width dimension thereof is a width dimension that can receive the engaging claw part 1620 of the cap member 1600. Is set. Therefore, by inserting the engaging claw portion 1620 of the cap member 1600 into the engaging concave portion 1221, the tip end portion of the engaging claw portion 1620 is engaged with the lower surface side of the overhang portion 1220, and the case member 1200 is capped. The member 1600 is mounted (see FIG. 35).

  The rotation recess 1222 is a recess for forming a moving space of the switching arm 1700, and is formed between the engagement recesses 1221 (that is, the phase is shifted by 90 degrees). The rotation recess 1222 is formed with restriction walls 1222a at both ends thereof, and the switching arm 1700 is brought into contact with the restriction wall 1222a, thereby restricting the rotation of the switching arm 1700.

  The locking plate portion 1230 is a plate-like portion for fixing the switch device 1100 to the arrangement surface member 12a (see FIG. 1 or 2), and a pair is arranged below the engagement recess portion 1221. ing. That is, the arrangement surface member 12a is formed with an opening having a size that allows the main body cylinder portion 1210 to pass therethrough and the overhang portion 1220 not to pass therethrough, and the switch device 1100 (case member 1200) is formed in the opening portion. Is inserted and the lower surface of the overhanging portion 1220 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the disposing surface member 12a, the elastic deformation of the locking plate portion 1230 that has passed through the inner edge of the opening while being elastically deformed is recovered. The front end of the plate portion 1230 is locked to the lower surface of the arrangement surface member 12a. Thereby, the switch apparatus 1100 is fixed to the arrangement surface member 12a.

  The slide member 1300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 and 26. FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the slide member 1300. 26A is a top view of the slide member 1300, and FIG. 26B is a cross-sectional view of the slide member 1300 along the line XXVIb-XXVIb of FIG.

  The slide member 1300 is a member that moves up and down in the case member 1200 in accordance with the operation of the operation button 1500, and has a substantially rectangular outer peripheral cross-sectional shape corresponding to the inner peripheral cross-sectional shape of the main body cylindrical portion 1210 of the case member 1200. A cylindrical slide main body 1310 and a bottomed funnel-shaped widened portion 1320 which is disposed on the upper end side of the slide main body 1310 and expands upward, and is integrally formed from a resin material. It is configured.

  The slide main body 1310 is formed with a U-shaped slit on both side walls facing each other, and a regulating piece 1311 is formed in a portion surrounded by the slit. A restricting claw portion 1311a that protrudes outward is formed at the tip of the restricting piece 1311 (below in FIG. 25 or FIG. 26B). When the slide member 1300 is housed inside the case main body 1200, the upward movement of the slide member 1300 relative to the case main body portion 1200 is restricted by the restriction claw portion 1311a being locked to the step portion 1210a (see FIG. 35).

  The enlarged diameter portion 1320 includes an upper end surface 1320a formed on the upper end surface, a button receiving portion 1321 formed to project outward, and a bottom portion 1322 that forms the bottom of the enlarged diameter portion 1320. A plate member 1550 is placed on the upper end surface 1320a, an operation button 1500 is placed on the button receiving portion 1321, and a spring member 1900 is brought into contact with the bottom portion 1322 (see FIG. 35).

  The bottom portion 1320c includes a hole portion 1322a that is drilled as a circular hole when viewed from above, and a rod-like rod-shaped member 1323 that extends downward from the bottom surface. When the slide member 1300 is housed in the case member 1200, the hole 1322a receives the light emitting device 1840 on the inner peripheral side to allow the slide member 1300 to move in the vertical direction, and the insertion member 1323 has the spring member 1900. The spring member 1900 is prevented from falling off (see FIG. 35).

  The button base 1400 will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28. FIG. FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the button base 1400. FIG. 28A is a bottom view of the button base 1400, and FIG. 28B is a cross-sectional view of the button base 1400 taken along line XXVIIIb-XXVIIIb of FIG.

  The button base 1400 is a member that constitutes, together with the switching arm 1700, a transmission means for transmitting the operation state of the operation button 1500 to the sensor device 1820, a support main body portion 1410 having a shape obtained by dividing an annular shape in half, and the support main body portion. A substantially trapezoidal base portion 1421-1423 arranged on the inner peripheral side of 1410, a connecting member 1430 for connecting the lower base of these base portions 1421-1423 to the inner periphery of the support main body portion 1410, and base portions 1421-1423. Leg portions 1441 to 1443 extending downward from the lower surface of the base plate, and are integrally formed of a resin material.

  The support main body portion 1410 includes a support convex portion 1410a that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface, and the support convex portion 1410 is fitted into a support concave portion 1621 (see FIG. 29) of the cap member 1600. The button base 1400 is held by the cap member 1600.

  The base portions 1421 to 1423 are portions pressed by the switching arm 1700, and are formed as a substantially trapezoidal flat plate-like body in a top view, and the upper bottom side is directed toward the center (the center of the support main body portion 1410 in the top view). Further, the lower bottom side is disposed in a state of facing the inner periphery of the support main body 1410. The base portions 1421 to 1423 are formed in a similar shape when viewed from above, and the central base portion 1422 is smaller than the left and right base portions 1421 and 1423.

  The connecting member 1430 is configured as a rod-like body having a square cross section, and connects the two lower bases of the base portions 1421 to 1423 to the inner periphery of the support main body portion 1410, respectively. In addition, each connection member 1430 is formed in the same shape, and the thickness dimension (FIG.28 (b) vertical direction dimension) is set to 1/3 or less of the base parts 1421-1423. In addition, as shown in FIG. 28A, each connecting member 1430 is arranged radially toward the center of the support main body 1410 in a top view, and a pair of connecting members that connect the central base portion 1442. The interval of 1430 is narrower than the interval of the pair of connecting members 1430 that connect the left and right base portions 1421, 1423, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 28A, the leg portions 1441 to 1443 are set to have the same distance from the inner periphery of the support main body portion 1410. The leg portion 1442 disposed in the central base portion 1422 is disposed in the center in the width direction of the base portion 1422, while the leg portions 1441 and 1443 disposed in the left and right base portions 1421 and 1423 are the base portion. The leg portions 1441 and 1443 arranged at 1421 and 1423 are arranged to be biased toward the base portion 1442 side from the center in the width direction.

  The cap member 1600 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29A is a perspective view of the cap member 1600, and FIG. 29B is a cross-sectional view of the cap member 1600 taken along the line XXIX-XXIX in FIG.

  The cap member 1600 is a member that holds the button base 1400 and restricts the movement of the operation button 1500, and has an annular main body ring portion 1610 as viewed from above, and downward from the lower surface side of the main body ring portion 1610. A pair of engaging claws 1620 are provided, and are integrally formed from a resin material.

  As shown in FIG. 29B, the main body ring portion 1610 includes an overhanging portion 1610a that protrudes inward from the inner peripheral surface of the upper end, and this overhanging portion 1610a extends from the outer peripheral surface of the operation button 1500. The overhang part to be extended is locked (see FIG. 35). Due to this locking, the upward movement of the operation button 1500 is restricted. Further, the main body ring portion 1610 includes a rotation recess portion 1630 formed by recessing a part thereof from the lower surface side.

  The rotation recess 1630 is a portion that forms a space for the switching arm 1700 to rotate, and positioning recesses 1630a are recessed at three locations on the lower surface thereof. The positioning recess 1630a is a part for positioning a rotation position for rotating the switching arm 1700, and is formed so as to be able to be fitted to a positioning protrusion 1711 protruding from the upper surface of the switching arm 1700. (See FIG. 34). By this fitting, the rotation position of the switching arm 1700 is temporarily fixed and positioned. Thereby, the switching arm 1700 can be accurately arranged at positions corresponding to the respective base portions 1421 to 1423, and the operational feeling can be improved.

  The engagement claw portion 1620 is an engagement portion for attaching the cap member 1600 to the case member 1200, and the engagement claw portion 1620 is fitted into the engagement recess portion 1221 of the case member 1200 so that the engagement is performed. The tip of the claw portion 1620 is engaged with the lower surface side of the overhang portion 1220 (see FIG. 35).

  A groove-like support recess 1621 extending in the circumferential direction is formed in the inner peripheral surface of the engagement claw portion 1620. A support convex portion 1410 a of the support main body portion 1410 of the button base 1400 is fitted into the support concave portion 1621, and the button base 1400 is held by the cap member 1600 by this internal fit.

  The switching arm 1700 will be described with reference to FIG. 30A is a perspective view of the switching arm 1700, and FIG. 30B is a cross-sectional view of the switching arm 1700 taken along the line XXX-XXX in FIG.

  The switching arm 30 includes an operation unit 1710 and an interposed unit 1720 extending from the distal end side of the operation unit 1710, and is integrally configured from a resin material. The operation portion 1710 is a portion that protrudes through the rotating recess portions 1222 and 1630 and is operated by the player, and is formed as a rod-shaped body having a rectangular cross section. A hemispherical positioning protrusion 1711 is provided so as to be fitted in the positioning recess.

  The interposed part 1720 is a part interposed between the button base 1400 and the plate member 1550, and is formed as a rod-shaped body having a rectangular cross section. In addition, the thickness dimension of the interposition part 1720 is made smaller than the thickness dimension of the operation part 1710, and the cross-sectional shape is formed in the horizontally long rectangular shape. Therefore, when the plate member 1550 is pushed down in accordance with the operation of the operation button 1500, the interposed portion 1720 is bent, so that the displacement of the plate member 1550 is transmitted to the button base 1400.

  A rotation hole 1721 is formed on the base side (operation unit 1710 side) of the interposed portion 1720, and a rotation shaft 1551 protruding from the lower surface of the plate member 1550 is formed in the rotation hole 1721. Inserted. As a result, the switching arm 1700 is pivotally supported by the plate member 1550 (see FIGS. 34 and 35). In addition, the interposed part 1720 is formed so that the peripheral part of the rotation hole 1721 is wider than the tip part.

  A distal end portion 1722 having an increased thickness is formed on the distal end side of the interposed portion 1720 (the opposite side of the operation portion 1710). The distal end portion 1722 is slightly smaller in the thickness dimension than the facing distance between the button base 1400 and the plate member 1550, and the distance between the facing between the button base 1400 and the plate member 1550 is changed as the switching arm 1700 rotates. It can be moved (see FIG. 34).

  In this way, the interposition part 1720 sets only the thickness dimension of the distal end part 1722 to be larger, so that the intervening part 1720 is lower in accordance with the operation of the operation button 1500 than in the case where the thickness dimension of the interposition part 1720 is set to be constant. The displacement to the button base 1400 can be reliably transmitted. Note that a V-shaped groove in a side view is recessed at a position corresponding to the base portion of the distal end portion 1722 on the lower surface side of the interposed portion 1720. Also by this, the interposed part 1720 can be easily bent, and the downward displacement accompanying the operation of the operation button 1500 can be reliably transmitted to the button base 1400.

  The cover member 1800 will be described with reference to FIGS. 31 and 32. FIG. 31 is a perspective view of the cover member 1800, and FIG. 32 is a top view of the cover member 1800. In FIG. 31, in order to explain the positional relationship between the sensor device 1820 and the legs 1441 to 1443, a button base 1400 in a state where the operation button 1500 is not operated is shown in the drawing. Further, in FIG. 32, in order to simplify the drawing and facilitate understanding, the illustration of the light emitting device 1840 and the like is omitted, and the leg portions 1441 to 1443 are virtually illustrated using a two-dot chain line. .

  The cover member 1800 includes a sensor device 1820 that detects a displacement state of each leg portion 1441 to 1443 of the button base 1400, a light emitting device 1840 that illuminates the operation button 1500 and the plate member 1550 from the inside, and a spring member that is configured as a coil spring. 1900 and is attached to the lower end opening of the case member 1200 (see FIGS. 34 and 35).

  The sensor device 1820 includes three elements (credit insertion detection sensors 1820a to 1820c), and the button base 1400 has the tip ends (lower side in FIG. 31) of the credit insertion detection sensors 1820a to 1820c. It is arranged at a height position that can pass through each detection region.

  That is, each of the credit insertion detection sensors 1820a to 1820c is an optical sensor in which the light emitting part and the light receiving part are arranged to face each other, and as shown in FIG. 31, the leg parts 1441 to 1443 are disposed between the facing surfaces (detection areas). When the tip is arranged, light reception at the light receiving unit is cut off and turned on. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 32, when the tip of the legs 1441 to 1443 is not arranged between the opposing surfaces, the light receiving unit Is allowed and turned off.

  Note that, when the operation button 1500 is operated (pressed), only one of the legs 1441 to 1443 is displaced according to the operation position of the switching arm 1700. In addition, when the credit insertion detection sensor 1820a is turned off in accordance with the displacement of the leg 1441, the sensor device 1820 outputs a detection signal indicating that the operation button 1500 is operated (pressed) as the first credit insertion switch. When the credit insertion detection sensor 1820b is turned off as the leg 1442 is displaced, a detection signal indicating that the operation button 1500 is operated (pressed) as a second credit insertion switch is output to the main controller 131. When the credit insertion detection sensor 1820c is turned off along with the displacement of the leg 1443, a detection signal indicating that the operation button 1500 is operated (pressed) as a third credit insertion switch is output to the main controller 131.

  With reference to FIG. 33 to FIG. 37, the overall configuration and operation of the switch device 1100 will be described. FIG. 33 is a perspective view of the switch device 1100 schematically showing a state in which the operation button 1500 and the plate member 1550 are removed. 34 and 36 are sectional views of the switch device 1100 taken along the line XXXIII-XXXIII of FIG. 33, and FIGS. 35 and 37 are sectional views of the switch device 1100 taken along the line XXXV-XXXV of FIG. 34 and 35 illustrate a state where the operation button 1500 is not operated (pressed), and FIGS. 36 and 37 illustrate a state where the operation button 1500 is operated (pressed). Also, in FIGS. 34 to 37, the cover member 1800 is shown in a side view without a cross-sectional view for easy understanding.

  In the switching arm 1700, a rotation hole 1721 is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft 1551 of the plate member 1555, and is configured to be rotatable between a first position and a third position. That is, when the switching arm 1700 is disposed at the first position, the tip end portion 1722 of the switching arm 1700 is moved onto the base portion 1421 of the button base 1400 and when the switching arm 1700 is disposed at the second position, the switching is performed. When the distal end portion 1722 of the arm 1700 is moved onto the base portion 1422 of the button base 1400 (FIG. 32) and disposed at the third position, the distal end portion 1723 of the switching arm 1700 is placed on the base portion 1423 of the button base 1400. Moved.

  In this case, the rotation recess 1630 of the cap member 1600 has positioning recesses 1630a recessed at three positions on the lower surface thereof, and can be fitted with positioning protrusions 1711 protruding from the upper surface of the switching arm 1700. By this fitting, the rotation position of the switching arm 1700 is temporarily fixed to any one of the first position, the second position, and the third position. Thereby, the switching arm 1700 can be accurately arranged at positions corresponding to the respective base portions 1421 to 1423, and the operational feeling can be improved.

  In the assembled state of the switch device 1100, as shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, the slide member 1300 is housed inside the case member 1300, and between the lower surface of the bottom portion 1322 of the slide member 1300 and the upper surface of the cover member 1800. An elastically compressed spring member 1900 is interposed between the two members. As a result, the slide member 130 is biased upward by the elastic recovery force of the spring member 1900, and is held in a state where the restriction claw portion 1311a of the restriction piece 1311 is locked by the step portion 1210a of the case member 1200. ing.

  When the operation button 1500 is operated (pressed), the button receiving portion 1321 and the upper end surface 1320a of the slide member 1200 are pushed downward by the lower surfaces of the operation button 1500 and the plate member 1550, whereby the slide member 1200 of the spring member 1900 is pressed. It moves downward while resisting the urging force. In this case, as shown in FIG. 33, the switching arm 1700 is disposed at the second position, that is, the leading end portion 1722 of the switching arm 1700 is interposed between the base portion 1422 and the plate member 1550. In the button base 1400, only the base portion 1422 is pushed downward via the switching arm 1700.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 36 and FIG. 37, the base portion 1422 is swung with the connecting portion 1430 as a fulcrum, and the tip of the leg portion 1442 is moved outward as the base portion 1422 is swung. It is moved (swinged) toward (right side in FIG. 36). As a result, the credit insertion detection sensor 1820b is retracted from between the opposing surfaces, and the credit insertion detection sensor 1820b is turned off.

  On the other hand, the operations of the operation button 1500 and the plate member 1550 are not transmitted to the base portions 1421, 1423, and thus the base portions 1421, 1423 are not swung. The credit insertion detection sensor 1820b is kept in an on state while being positioned between the surfaces. As a result, a detection signal indicating that the operation button 1500 has been operated (pressed) as the second credit input switch is output from the sensor device 1820 to the main control device 131.

  In the state where the switching arm 1700 is disposed at the first position, only the base portion 1421 is pushed downward via the distal end portion 1722 of the switching arm 1700, so that only the credit insertion detection sensor 1820a is turned off and the operation button is pressed. A detection signal indicating that 1500 is operated (pressed) as the first credit input switch is output from the sensor device 1820 to the main control device 131.

  Similarly, in a state where the switching arm 1700 is disposed at the third position, only the base portion 1423 is pushed downward via the distal end portion 1722 of the switching arm 1700, so that only the credit insertion detection sensor 1820c is turned off and the operation is performed. A detection signal indicating that the button 1500 has been operated (pressed) as a third credit insertion switch is output from the sensor device 1820 to the main control device 131.

  In this case, for example, in a configuration in which only one of the base portions 1421 to 1423 is displaced in the same direction as the operation direction (displacement direction) of the operation button 1500 and the displacement is detected, each base portion 1421 to 1423 is detected. Therefore, a structure for moving the slides individually is required, which complicates the structure and increases the product cost. On the other hand, in the switch device 1100 according to the present embodiment, the base member 1400 connects the outer edges (supporting convex portions 1410a) of the base portions 1421 to 1423 to the inner peripheral side (supporting concave portion 1621) of the cap member 1600. When any one of the parts 1421 to 1423 is pressed by the distal end part 1722 of the switching arm 1700, the leg part 1441 to 1443 is displaced (swinged) by swinging with the connecting part 1430 as a fulcrum. Simplification can be achieved, and the product cost can be reduced accordingly.

  Here, in switch device 1100 in the present embodiment, since the operation direction of operation button 1500 and the rotation direction of switching arm 1700 are set to be different directions, that is, orthogonal directions, operation button 1500 is operated. Therefore, the direction necessary for rotating and the direction necessary for rotating the switching arm 1700 can be made different. Therefore, even if the switching arm 1700 is inadvertently operated when operating the operation button 1500, it is possible to prevent the switching arm 1700 from being erroneously operated. Similarly, even if the operation button 1500 is inadvertently operated when operating the switching arm 1700, it is possible to prevent the operation button 1500 from being erroneously operated.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 38, the positional relationship between the switching arm 1700 and the base portions 1421 to 1423 of the button base 1400 will be described. FIG. 38 is a top view of the switch device 1100, showing a state where the operation button 1500 and the plate member 1550 are removed.

  The switching arm 1700 and the button base 1400 are arranged so that the switching arm 1700 overlaps only with any one of the base portions 1421 to 1423 among the base portions 1421 to 1423 of the button base 1400 in the top view shown in FIG. A dimension of 1700 and a spacing interval between the base portions 1421 to 1423 are set.

  That is, the switching arm 1700 does not overlap the base portion 1421 and the base portion 1422 at the same time when rotating between the first position and the second position in the top view, and the second position. And the third position do not overlap with both the base portion 1422 and the base portion 1423 at the same time. Thereby, even if the player operates the operation button 1500 in a state where the switching arm 1700 is not located at the specified position (first position, second position, or third position), It can be avoided that the displacement is simultaneously transmitted to the two base portions 1421 to 1423 via the switching arm 1700. Thereby, when the operation button 1500 is operated, it can be avoided that it is determined that two types of switches among the first credit insertion switch, the second credit insertion switch, or the third credit insertion switch are operated. it can.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 39 and 40. FIG. 39 is a perspective view of the switch device 2100 according to the second embodiment, and shows a state where the operation button 1500 and the plate member 2550 are removed. 40 is a cross-sectional view of the switch device 2100 taken along the line XXX-XXXX in FIG. In FIG. 39, a part of the cap member 2600 is partially seen in cross section. Also, in FIG. 40, for easy understanding, the cover member 1800 is shown in a side view without a cross-sectional view.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the player manually operates the switching arm 1700 has been described. However, in the switch device 2100 in the second embodiment, the switching arm 2700 is rotated by the rotational driving force of the motor 2600. It is configured as follows. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as above-described 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The slide member 2300 according to the second embodiment has a through-hole 2300 that penetrates vertically, and a rotation shaft 2950 is inserted through the through-hole 2300. The rotation shaft 2950 has a switching arm 2700 fixed to one end side (upper side in FIG. 40) and a spur gear on the other end side (lower side in FIG. 40) that extends through the cover member 1800 to the outside. A sprocket 2960 to be formed is fixed, and a pinion 2980 fixed to a shaft 2970a of a motor 2970 is engaged with the sprocket 2960.

  Therefore, when the pinion 2980 is rotated in the forward direction or the reverse direction by the rotational drive of the motor 2970, the rotation is transmitted to the rotating shaft 2950 via the sprocket 2960, and the rotating shaft 2950 is rotated forward and backward. Thus, the switching arm 2700 is rotated. Therefore, the switching arm 2700 can be disposed at the first position, the second position, or the third position by controlling the rotation of the motor 2970 by the main controller 131.

  The switching arm 2700 in the second embodiment is different from the switching arm 1700 in the first embodiment only in that the length of the grip portion 2710 is shortened and the rotation shaft 2950 is fixed. The others are configured similarly. On the other hand, the cap member 2600 according to the second embodiment is different from the cap member 1600 according to the first embodiment in that the rotational recess 1630 is not recessed and an outer peripheral wall is formed over the entire circumference. Are different, and the others are similarly configured. Therefore, a positioning recess 1630a is formed at a position corresponding to the rotational recess 1222 of the case member 1200, and the positioning protrusion 1711 of the switching arm 2700 can be fitted.

  In this way, the outer peripheral wall of the cap member 2600 is formed over the entire periphery, and the outer peripheral wall shields the grip portion 2710 of the switching arm 2700, that is, the grip portion 2710 is not exposed to the outside. When the switching arm 2700 is being rotated by the rotational driving force of the motor 2970, it is possible to prevent the player from inadvertently operating the switching arm 2700.

  As described above, the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be guessed.

  The numerical values given in the above embodiments are examples, and other numerical values can naturally be adopted.

  In each of the above embodiments, when the operation button 1500 is not operated (pressed), the tips of the legs 1441 to 1443 are positioned between the opposing surfaces of the credit insertion detection sensors 1820a to 1820c, and the operation button 1500 Although the case where only the tips of the leg portions 1441 to 1443 swung with the operation are retracted from between the opposing surfaces of the credit insertion detection sensors 1820a to 1820c has been described, the invention is not necessarily limited to this, and the operation button 1500 is operated ( In a state in which the leg portions 1441 to 1443 are not pressed, the tips of the leg portions 1441 to 1443 are retracted from the opposing surfaces of the credit insertion detection sensors 1820a to 1820c, respectively, and the leg portions 1441 to 1443 are swung with the operation of the operation button 1500. Only the tip of the credit is the credit insertion detection sensor 1820a-182 It may be configured so as to be located between the facing surfaces of the c.

  In the second embodiment, when the switching arm 2700 is arranged at any one of the first position, the second position, and the third position by the rotational driving force of the motor 2970, light emission is performed according to the arrangement of the switching arm 2700. The device 1840 may emit light in different ways. Since the operation button 1500 and the plate member 2550 are made of a light-transmitting material, the operation is performed by emitting light in different modes depending on the arrangement of the switching arm 2700, that is, the role exhibited by the operation of the operation button 1500. The player can intuitively recognize the role exhibited by operating the button 1500 based on the light emission mode visually recognized through the operation button 1500 and the plate member 2550.

  In addition, as a light emission mode of the light emitting device 1840, for example, a mode of changing a blinking interval, a mode of changing a light emission color (for example, a mode of using a three-color LED (full color LED)), a mode of changing luminance, and the like Examples in which the respective modes are combined are exemplified.

  Similarly, in the first embodiment, a sensor that detects the arrangement of the switching arm 1700 may be provided, and the light emitting device 1840 may emit light according to the detection result.

  In the second embodiment, the case where the gripping portion 2710 of the switching arm 2700 is shielded by the outer peripheral wall of the cap member 2600 and the player is made inoperable has been described. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. In addition to using the cap member 1600 in one embodiment, the length of the grip portion 2710 may be extended to allow the player to perform an operation in addition to the operation by the rotational driving force of the motor 2970.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the first to third credit insertion switches have been described as examples of the predetermined operation unit. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and the present invention can naturally be applied to other predetermined operation units. It is. Examples of the other predetermined operation unit include a ball lending button and a return button, and a plurality of buttons for switching video displayed on the liquid crystal display device. Further, the predetermined operation unit is not limited to an operation unit that can be operated by the player, but may be an operation unit arranged in a gaming machine such as a setting change operation unit or a power switch.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is embodied with respect to the slot machine 10 is shown, but the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine of a type in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are integrated. That is, in the slot machine, instead of the medal insertion and medal payout functions, a gaming machine having a ball insertion and ball payout function such as a pachinko machine may be used. If such a gaming machine is used in place of a slot machine, only a ball can be handled as a gaming value in the gaming hall. Therefore, a medal as a gaming value in a current gaming hall in which pachinko machines and slot machines are mixed. The problem of the burden on the equipment and the restriction of the location of the gaming machine due to the separate handling of the ball and the ball can be solved.

  It is also possible to apply the present invention to a pachinko machine. In the case of a pachinko machine, the gaming machine main body is mounted on the outer frame, and a door member is provided on the front side of the gaming machine main body. The gaming machine main body is provided with a gaming board in which a gaming area as a gaming ball flying area is formed and an operating port and a liquid crystal display device are installed, and the gaming area and liquid crystal are provided by a visual window provided on the door member. The display device is visible. Then, as the game ball launched by the game ball launching device wins the operating opening, an internal lottery is performed and a variable display of the pattern is performed on the liquid crystal display device. Even when the configuration of the display control device and the sub-control device of the above-described embodiment is applied to such a pachinko machine, it is apparent that the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the game machine may be implemented as various game machines such as an alepatchi, a sparrow ball, a slot machine, a game machine in which a so-called pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated.

  As a specific example of a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are merged, a display device that displays a symbol after a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed is provided, and a handle for launching a ball is not provided. Things. In this case, after throwing a predetermined amount of spheres based on a predetermined operation (button operation), for example, the change of the symbol is started due to the operation of the operation lever, for example, due to the operation of the stop button, or With the passage of time, the variation of the symbol is stopped, and a special game that gives a predetermined game value to the player is generated on the condition that the determined symbol at the time of stoppage is a so-called jackpot symbol. In this case, a large amount of balls are paid out to the lower tray.

  Hereinafter, in addition to the gaming machine of the present invention, the concept of various inventions included in the above embodiment will be described. In a gaming machine including a predetermined operation unit, a plurality of detection means capable of detecting an operation state of the predetermined operation unit, and which detection unit of the plurality of detection units detects the operation state of the predetermined operation unit. A gaming machine A1 comprising switching means for switching between.

  According to the gaming machine A1, a plurality of detection means capable of detecting the operation of the predetermined operation section, and a switching means for switching which detection means of the plurality of detection means detects the operation state of the predetermined operation section; Therefore, by assigning a plurality of roles when the predetermined operation unit is operated to each detection unit, depending on which detection unit detects the operation state of the predetermined operation unit, 1 A plurality of roles can be exhibited only by operating the predetermined operation unit. Therefore, in any case, only one predetermined operation unit needs to be operated, and it is possible to operate at the same position, so that the operability can be ensured.

  Furthermore, in the conventional product that needs to provide the same number of predetermined operation parts as the number of roles to be exhibited, it is difficult to arrange all of the plurality of predetermined operation parts at positions where the operations are easy to perform, According to the present invention, the number of the predetermined operation units can be reduced, so that there is an effect that the operation can be easily arranged at a position where the operation is easily performed. In addition, there is an effect that, on the installation surface where the predetermined operation unit is installed, the occupied area occupied by the predetermined operation unit can be reduced, and the installation surface can be used effectively for other purposes.

  As the switching means, a method in which the detection means for detecting the displacement of the predetermined operation section is switched by moving a plurality of detection means relative to the predetermined operation section, and the predetermined operation section is moved relative to the plurality of detection means. Thus, a method for switching the detection means for detecting the displacement of the predetermined operation portion, a transmission member for transmitting the displacement of the predetermined operation portion to any one of the plurality of detection members, and a transmission destination by the transmission member are changed. Thus, a method of switching detection means for detecting the displacement of the predetermined operation unit is exemplified.

  In the gaming machine A1, the switching unit is disposed between the predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detection units, transmits the displacement of the predetermined operation unit to the plurality of detection units, and transmits the transmission destination to the plurality of detection units. A gaming machine A2 comprising a transmission member configured to be switchable to any one of a plurality of detection means.

  According to the gaming machine A2, in addition to the effects produced by the gaming machine A1, it is disposed between the predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detection means, and transmits the displacement of the operated member to the plurality of detection means and the transmission destination thereof. Since the switching means includes a transmission member configured to be able to switch to any one of the plurality of detection means, the switching is performed while the predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detection means are fixed together. The predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detection means need not be configured to be movable for switching. Therefore, there is an effect that the structure can be simplified and the product cost can be reduced. The predetermined operation unit needs to be configured to be displaceable at the time of operation, and the structure becomes complicated in order to be configured to be movable for switching. On the other hand, since the detection means has electrical wiring, if it is configured to be movable for switching, the wiring is damaged. Therefore, it is particularly effective that the predetermined operation unit and the detection means can be fixed.

  In the gaming machine A2, the transmission member is disposed between the plurality of detection members formed so as to be detectable by the plurality of detection means, the plurality of detection members, and the predetermined operation unit, and moves between them. When the predetermined operation part is displaced, the predetermined operation part is included in one detected member in which the movement member is disposed between the predetermined operation part and the predetermined operation part. That the displacement of the predetermined operation portion is not transmitted to other detected members that are not provided with the movement member between the displacement and the predetermined operation portion. Characteristic gaming machine A3.

  According to the gaming machine A3, in addition to the effects produced by the gaming machine A2, the transmission member includes a plurality of detected members formed so as to be detected by a plurality of detecting means, a plurality of detected members, and a predetermined operation unit. And a movable member formed so as to be movable therebetween, and when the predetermined operation unit is displaced, the one detected member in which the movement member is disposed between the predetermined operation unit includes The displacement of the predetermined operation portion is transmitted through the moving member, and the displacement of the predetermined operation portion is not transmitted to other detected members that are not provided with the moving member. Therefore, the displacement of the predetermined operation portion can be detected by any one of the plurality of detection means via the transmission member and one detected member. That is, by changing the moving position of the moving member and switching one detection means for detecting the displacement of the predetermined operation unit, it is possible to select a role that can be exhibited from a plurality of roles of the predetermined operation unit. There is.

  The gaming machine A3 includes a display unit that displays information on the role of the predetermined operation unit, and is configured so that the moving member can be operated. The information on the role of the predetermined operation unit corresponds to the movement position of the moving member. A gaming machine A4, which is displayed at each position by the display unit.

  According to the gaming machine A4, in addition to the effects played by the gaming machine A3, the gaming machine A4 includes a display unit that displays information related to the role of the predetermined operation unit, the movable member is configured to be operable, and information regarding the role of the predetermined operation unit is provided. Since the display unit displays the position corresponding to the moving position of the moving member, even if one predetermined operation unit has a plurality of different roles, the display unit corresponding to the moving position of the moving member Based on the display, there is an effect that the role of the predetermined operation unit selected along with the movement of the moving member can be grasped.

  In the gaming machine A3 or A4, the game machine A3 or A4 includes a guide portion disposed to face the moving member, the moving member includes one of a protrusion or a recess formed on a surface facing the guide portion, and the guide portion includes: A plurality of projections or recesses formed so as to be able to be fitted to the projections or recesses of the moving member are provided, and when the projections and recesses are fitted, the moving member is one of the plurality of detected members. A gaming machine A5, which is arranged at a corresponding position.

  According to the gaming machine A5, it is provided with a guide portion arranged to face the moving member, and the moving member has one of a protrusion or a recess formed on a surface facing the guide portion, and the guide portion is a protrusion of the moving member. Alternatively, a plurality of projections or other recesses that can be fitted to the recesses are provided, and in the state where the projections and recesses are fitted, the moving member is arranged at a position corresponding to any of the plurality of detected members. Using the fitting of protrusions and recesses, the moving position of the moving member is temporarily fixed and positioned, thereby improving the operational feeling and accurately arranging the moving member at the position corresponding to each detected member. There is an effect that can be done.

  In any one of the gaming machines A3 to A5, the moving member is configured to be operable by a player, and a portion of the moving member operated by the player is between the predetermined operation unit and the gaming machine front side. A gaming machine A6 characterized by being located.

  According to the gaming machine A6, in addition to the effects of any of the gaming machines A3 to A5, the moving member is configured to be operable by the player, and the portion of the moving member operated by the player is a predetermined operation unit. Since the predetermined operation unit is located closer to the player than the moving member, the predetermined operation unit is operated without being obstructed by the moving member. If possible, the operability can be improved. In addition, in this way, by disposing the moving member at a position farther from the player than the predetermined operation unit (that is, the back side of the predetermined operation unit), the moving member is not prepared when operating the predetermined operation unit. There is an effect that it is possible to suppress erroneous operation.

  On the other hand, when the moving member is arranged at a position farther from the player than the predetermined operation unit (that is, on the back side of the predetermined operation unit), the operation of the moving member is performed while operating the predetermined operation unit. There is an effect that can be easily performed. That is, when the moving member is disposed on the player side (near side) with respect to the predetermined operation unit, the predetermined operation unit can be operated by moving the hand to the front in order to operate the moving member with a finger. However, if the moving member is arranged behind the predetermined operation unit, the user can operate the moving member with a finger while operating the predetermined operation unit with a part of the palm without moving the hand. You can also.

  In the gaming machine A6, the installation surface on which the predetermined operation unit is installed is formed in a planar shape that is inclined downward as it is separated from the front side of the gaming machine, and the portion of the moving member that is operated by the player is the installation surface. A gaming machine A7, which is formed along the upper and lower sides of the predetermined operation portion so as to be inclined upward.

  According to the gaming machine A7, in addition to the effects achieved by the gaming machine A6, the installation surface on which the predetermined operation unit is installed is formed in a flat shape that is inclined downward as the distance from the front side of the gaming machine increases. The part to be operated is arranged along the installation surface and is formed so as to rise away from the predetermined operation part, so that the moving member can be positioned above the predetermined operation part. Therefore, even when the moving member is located farther from the player than the predetermined operation unit, that is, when the moving member is disposed on the back side of the predetermined operation unit, the moving member is easily visible to the player. Moreover, there is an effect that the operation can be facilitated.

  In the gaming machines A3 to A7, the gaming machine A8 is characterized in that the direction of displacement of the predetermined operation portion and the direction of movement of the moving member are set to be different directions.

  According to the gaming machine A8, in addition to the effects produced by any of the gaming machines A3 to A7, the displacement direction of the predetermined operation unit and the moving direction of the moving member are set in different directions, so that the predetermined operation unit is operated. Therefore, the direction necessary for moving the moving member and the direction necessary for moving the moving member can be made different. Therefore, even if the moving member is inadvertently operated when operating the predetermined operation unit, there is an effect that it is possible to suppress the inadvertent operation of the moving member. Similarly, even when the predetermined operation unit is inadvertently operated when operating the moving member, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of the predetermined operation unit inadvertently.

  Each of the gaming machines A3 to A8 includes a main body portion that is formed in a cylindrical shape and in which the predetermined operation portion is disposed in an opening on one side, and the plurality of detected members are disposed to face the predetermined operation portion. A facing portion, a leg portion extending from the facing portion toward the side opposite to the predetermined operation portion and detected by the detecting means, and an outer edge of the facing portion are connected to an inner peripheral side of the main body portion. Each having a connecting portion, and when the predetermined operation portion is displaced and the opposing portion is pressed by the moving member, the leg portion is swung around the connecting portion as a fulcrum. A gaming machine A9.

  According to the gaming machine A9, in addition to the effects of any of the gaming machines A3 to A8, the gaming machine A9 includes a main body portion that is formed in a cylindrical shape and has a predetermined operation portion disposed on one side of the opening. The member includes a facing portion disposed to face the predetermined operation portion, a leg portion extending from the facing portion toward the opposite side of the predetermined operation portion and detected by the detection means, and an outer edge of the facing portion as a main body portion. Each of which has a connecting portion connected to the inner peripheral side, and when the predetermined operation portion is displaced and the opposing portion is pressed by the moving member, the leg portion is swung around the connecting portion as a fulcrum. Therefore, the displacement of the predetermined operation part can be detected by detecting the swinging state of the leg part by the detecting means.

  In this case, for example, in the configuration in which the detected member is displaced in the same direction as the displacement direction of the predetermined operation unit and the displacement is detected, a configuration for sliding the detected member is required, so that the structure becomes complicated. This increases the product cost. On the other hand, in the present invention, the detected member connects the outer edge of the opposing portion to the inner peripheral side of the main body, and when the opposing portion is pressed by the moving member, the leg is swung with the connecting portion as a fulcrum. Therefore, there is an effect that the structure can be simplified and the product cost can be reduced accordingly.

  The gaming machine A9 includes a shaft support portion that pivotally supports the moving member so that one end side of the moving member protrudes operably outside the main body portion, and the one end with the shaft support portion interposed therebetween. The gaming machine A10 is characterized in that the other end side opposite to the side is moved between the predetermined operation portion and the facing portion of the detected member.

  According to the gaming machine A10, it is provided with a shaft support portion that pivotally supports the moving member, and one end side of the moving member projects so as to be operable outside the main body portion, and the one end side across the shaft support portion. The other end, which is the opposite side, is moved between the predetermined operating portion and the opposite portion of the detected member. By operating one end of the moving member, the other end is moved out of the plurality of detected members. There exists an effect that the structure which can be arrange | positioned in the position corresponding to either can be achieved with a simple structure.

  In the gaming machine A10, the plurality of detected members are spaced apart from each other so that the other end side of the moving member overlaps only one of the opposing parts in the displacement direction view of the predetermined operation part. Is set, the gaming machine A11.

  According to the gaming machine A11, the plurality of members to be detected are spaced apart from each other so that the other end side of the moving member overlaps only one of the opposing parts when the predetermined operation part is viewed in the displacement direction. For example, even when the operator operates the predetermined operation unit with the moving member not positioned at the specified position, the displacement of the predetermined operation unit is not changed via the moving member. There is an effect that it is possible to avoid simultaneous transmission to the two detected members.

  In the gaming machines A3 to A11, a gaming machine A12 comprising a movement driving means for moving the movement means and a drive control means for controlling the operation of the movement driving means.

  According to the gaming machine A12, in addition to the effects exerted by any of the gaming machines A3 to A11, the gaming machine A12 includes a movement driving unit that moves and drives the moving member, and a drive control unit that controls the operation of the movement driving unit. The moving member can be moved by controlling the movement driving means by the drive control means. As a result, the moving member is moved to a position corresponding to any one of the plurality of detection means, and any of the detection means detects the operation state of the predetermined operation unit. There is an effect that can be switched.

  In any one of the gaming machines A1 to A12, the gaming machine A13 is provided with a notifying means for notifying which of a plurality of roles of the predetermined operation unit is selected.

  According to the gaming machine A13, it is provided with notifying means for notifying which one of the plurality of roles of the predetermined operation unit is selected, so that one predetermined operation unit has a plurality of different roles. Even so, there is an effect that the operator can recognize the role of the selected predetermined operation unit.

  The gaming machine A13 includes a light emitting unit configured to emit light and disposed on a back side of the predetermined operation unit, the predetermined operation unit is formed of a translucent material, and a light emission mode of the light emitting unit is the predetermined light unit. A gaming machine A14 that is changed according to which of a plurality of roles of the operation unit is selected.

  According to the gaming machine A14, the light emitting means is configured to be capable of emitting light and disposed on the back side of the predetermined operation portion, the predetermined operation portion is made of a light-transmitting material, and the light emission mode of the light emission means is the predetermined operation portion. The role of the predetermined operation unit is intuitively determined by the operator based on the light emission mode of the light emitting means. There is an effect that it can be recognized.

Examples of the light emission mode of the light emitting means include a mode in which the blinking interval is changed, a mode in which the emission color is changed, a mode in which the luminance is changed, and a mode in which these modes are combined.
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The gaming machine of the technical idea 1 is a gaming machine including a predetermined operation unit, wherein a plurality of detection means capable of detecting an operation state of the predetermined operation unit, and any of the plurality of detection units is the predetermined detection unit. And switching means for switching whether to detect the operation state of the operation unit.
The gaming machine according to the technical idea 2 is the gaming machine according to the technical idea 1, wherein the switching unit is disposed between the predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detecting units, and the displacement of the predetermined operation unit is A transmission member configured to transmit to a plurality of detection means and to switch the transmission destination to any one of the plurality of detection means is provided.
The gaming machine according to technical idea 3 is the gaming machine according to technical idea 2, wherein the transmission member includes a plurality of detection members formed so as to be detectable by the plurality of detection units, and the plurality of detection members. And a movable member that is disposed between the predetermined operation portions and is movable between the predetermined operation portions. When the predetermined operation portion is displaced, the movable member is disposed between the predetermined operation portions. Displacement of the predetermined operation portion is transmitted to the one detected member that has been transmitted through the moving member, and the other detection target that is not provided with the moving member between the predetermined operation portion The displacement of the predetermined operation portion is not transmitted to the member.
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According to the gaming machine described in the technical idea 1, a plurality of detection means capable of detecting the operation of the predetermined operation unit, and which of the detection means detects the operation state of the predetermined operation unit. Switching means for switching between them, and by assigning a plurality of roles when the predetermined operation unit is operated to each detection unit, which detection unit has detected the operation state of the predetermined operation unit Accordingly, a plurality of roles can be exhibited only by operating one predetermined operation unit. Therefore, in any case, only one predetermined operation unit needs to be operated, and it is possible to operate at the same position, so that the operability can be ensured.
Furthermore, in the conventional product that needs to provide the same number of predetermined operation parts as the number of roles to be exhibited, it is difficult to arrange all of the plurality of predetermined operation parts at positions where the operations are easy to perform, According to the present invention, the number of the predetermined operation units can be reduced, so that there is an effect that the operation can be easily arranged at a position where the operation is easily performed. In addition, there is an effect that, on the installation surface where the predetermined operation unit is installed, the occupied area occupied by the predetermined operation unit can be reduced, and the installation surface can be used effectively for other purposes.
As the switching means, a method in which the detection means for detecting the displacement of the predetermined operation section is switched by moving a plurality of detection means relative to the predetermined operation section, and the predetermined operation section is moved relative to the plurality of detection means. Thus, a method for switching the detection means for detecting the displacement of the predetermined operation portion, a transmission member for transmitting the displacement of the predetermined operation portion to any one of the plurality of detection members, and a transmission destination by the transmission member are changed. Thus, a method of switching detection means for detecting the displacement of the predetermined operation unit is exemplified.
According to the gaming machine described in the technical idea 2, in addition to the effects produced by the gaming machine described in the technical idea 1, the gaming machine is disposed between the predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detection means, Since the switching means includes a transmission member configured to transmit to the detection means and switch the transmission destination to any one of the plurality of detection means, the predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detection means are provided. Switching can be performed while both are fixed, and the predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detection units do not need to be configured to be movable for switching. Therefore, there is an effect that the structure can be simplified and the product cost can be reduced. The predetermined operation unit needs to be configured to be displaceable when operated by the player, and the structure is complicated in order to be configured to be movable for switching. On the other hand, since the detection means has electrical wiring, if it is configured to be movable for switching, the wiring is damaged. Therefore, it is particularly effective that the predetermined operation unit and the detection means can be fixed.
According to the gaming machine described in the technical idea 3, in addition to the effects produced by the gaming machine described in the technical idea 2, the transmission member includes a plurality of detected members formed to be detected by a plurality of detecting means, A movable member disposed between the plurality of detected members and the predetermined operation unit so as to be movable between the plurality of detected members, and when the predetermined operation unit is displaced, the moving member is disposed between the predetermined operation unit and the predetermined operation unit. The displacement of the predetermined operation portion is transmitted to the one detected member that is being transmitted through the moving member, and the other detected members that are not provided with the moving member between the predetermined operation portion include: The displacement of the predetermined operation unit is not transmitted. Therefore, the displacement of the predetermined operation portion can be detected by any one of the plurality of detection means via the transmission member and one detected member. That is, by changing the moving position of the moving member and switching one detection means for detecting the displacement of the predetermined operation unit, it is possible to select a role that can be exhibited from a plurality of roles of the predetermined operation unit. There is.

10 Slot machines (gaming machines)
12 Front door 131 Main controller (drive control means)
1200 Case member (part of main body)
1400 Button base (part of transmission means, part of switching means)
1421 Base part (part of detected member, facing part)
1422 base part (part of detected member, facing part)
1423 Base part (part of detected member, facing part)
1430 Connection part 1441 Leg part (a part of to-be-detected member)
1442 Leg (a part of the member to be detected)
1443 Leg (part of the member to be detected)
1500 operation buttons (part of the specified operation section)
1550, 2550 Plate member (part of transmission member)
1551 Rotating shaft (shaft support)
1600, 2600 Cap member (part of main body)
1630 Rotating recess (guide)
1630a Positioning recess (recess)
1700, 2700 switching arm (moving means, part of transmission means, part of switching means)
1710 Grasping part (operated part)
1711 Positioning protrusion (protrusion)
1820a Credit insertion detection sensor (detection means)
1820b Credit insertion detection sensor (detection means)
1820c Credit insertion detection sensor (detection means)
1840 Light emitting device (light emitting means)
2950 Rotating shaft (shaft support)
2970 Motor (moving drive means)

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine having one predetermined operation unit,
A plurality of detection means capable of detecting an operation state of the predetermined operation unit;
Switching means for switching which detection means of the plurality of detection means detects the operation state of the one predetermined operation section, and
The switching unit is disposed between the one predetermined operation unit and the plurality of detection units, transmits the displacement of the one predetermined operation unit to the plurality of detection units, and transmits the transmission destination to the plurality of detection units. A transmission member configured to be switchable to any one of the detection means,
The transmission member is
A plurality of detected members formed to be detectable by the plurality of detecting means,
A movable member that is disposed between the plurality of detected members and the predetermined operation portion of the first and is formed to be movable there between,
The displacement direction of the predetermined operation part of 1 and the movement direction of the moving member are set in directions orthogonal to each other,
When the one predetermined operation portion is displaced, the displacement of the one predetermined operation portion is moved to the one detected member in which the moving member is disposed between the one predetermined operation portion. The displacement of the predetermined operation portion is not transmitted to another detected member that is transmitted through the member and is not provided with the moving member between the predetermined operation portion. Gaming machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the one predetermined operation unit is arranged at a position where the player can operate.

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