JP5989041B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a light emitter and a drive circuit that causes the light emitter to emit light when energized.

  In recent years, light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been widely used as light emitters for gaming machines because of their high luminous efficiency and long life. In the case of using these light emitting diodes (LEDs), if an excessive current flows, the light emitting diodes (LEDs) are damaged and no light is emitted. Therefore, there is a protective resistor for preventing these excessive currents from flowing. In order to prevent overheating due to energization of these protective resistors, the substrate is provided with corresponding to each light emitting diode (LED), and the heat radiation amount is increased by increasing the electrode area of the connecting portion of the resistor, The temperature rise of the protective resistor is suppressed.

  However, in gaming machines, in order to improve the design, light emitting diodes (LEDs) are scattered and arranged on the substrate, so as a connection part, it is often impossible to ensure a sufficient area for heat dissipation, In this case, since there is a possibility that a failure occurs in the light emitting diode (LED) due to heat generation due to energization of the protective resistance, the substrate is arranged so that the light emitting diode (LED) is not damaged due to heat generation of the protection resistance. In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-227707, there is a device in which a corresponding protective resistor is mounted on a surface opposite to a mounting surface on which a light emitting diode (LED) is mounted (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-141683 A (page 10, FIGS. 3, 4)

  However, in Patent Document 1, even though it is possible to prevent damage to the light emitting diode (LED) due to heat generation of the protective resistor by energization, the protective resistor itself generates heat by energization in the same manner as in the past. The mounting part of the board on which these protective resistors are mounted deteriorates significantly faster than other parts due to the heat generated by the protective resistor, and the protective resistor is provided only on the back surface of the light emitting diode (LED). There is a problem that the degree of freedom of circuit layout on the substrate is remarkably reduced, such as it is difficult to mount a light emitting diode (LED).

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and it is possible to eliminate the fact that the degree of freedom of circuit layout on the substrate is significantly reduced by the protective resistance corresponding to the light emitter (LED), It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of avoiding that only a part of a substrate is deteriorated remarkably quickly due to heat generated by these protective resistors.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
A game having a light emitter (LED 535 ′ for rotating body, LD1 to LD10) and a drive circuit (top lamp module substrate 542) that emits light when the light emitter is energized, and using a game medium (pachinko ball) Machine (Pachinko machine 1),
The drive circuit includes a heat dissipation region (a mounting electrode) for a protective resistor (resistors R1 to R6, R10, R11...) Having a predetermined value that limits a current flowing through the light emitter when energized. Mounted on mounting electrodes (mounting electrodes 545a, b, 546a, b, 547a, b, 548a, b, 549a, b, 550a, b, 551a, b) formed around the resistance connecting portion) The protective resistor includes a plurality of small resistors (resistor R1 and resistor R2, resistor R3 and resistor R4, resistor R5) having a total resistance value of the predetermined value. a resistor R6, a resistor R10 and resistor R11) is formed by series connection, are mounted at a position where the plurality of small resistors not adjacent to each other,
The light emitter is caused to emit light based on serial data received from a control means for controlling light emission of the light emitter.
According to this feature, the protective resistor is formed by connecting a plurality of small resistors in series, so that the heat generating portions are dispersed as compared with the case where the protective resistor is formed of one resistor. Since sufficient heat dissipation can be obtained even if the area of the heat dissipation area is small, the temperature rise of the small resistor can be kept low, and only a part of the substrate deteriorates very quickly due to the heat generated by these protective resistors. Not only can this be avoided, but the small resistor can be mounted on the same surface as the light emitter by suppressing the temperature rise of the small resistor, so that the protective resistance corresponding to the light emitter (LED) Further, it is possible to solve the problem that the degree of freedom of circuit layout on the substrate is significantly reduced.
A gaming machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The small resistors are distributed and mounted on the front surface and the back surface of the substrate,
The small resistor on the front surface and the small resistor on the back surface are mounted at positions shifted so as not to overlap each other.
According to this feature, each of the small resistors can be radiated more effectively, and the temperature of the overlapping region between the small resistors on each surface of the substrate becomes extremely high, leading to deterioration. Can also be avoided.

A gaming machine according to means 1 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The small resistors (resistors R1 and R2, resistors R3 and R4, resistors R5 and R6, resistors R10 and R11) are dispersed on the front and back surfaces (upper and lower surfaces) of the substrate (top lamp module substrate 542). It is characterized by being implemented.
According to this feature, compared to the case where the small resistor is mounted only on one side, the size of the substrate can be reduced, so that space can be saved and the flexibility of circuit layout on the substrate is improved. Can be made.

The gaming machine according to means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1 ,
Small resistors (resistors R1 and R2, resistors R3 and R4, resistors R5 and R6, resistors R10 and R11) mounted on each surface (upper and lower surfaces) of the substrate (top lamp module substrate 542) are provided. It is mounted in a different position on the board without a region sandwiched between the small resistors on each surface (in a position shifted so that there is no region where the small resistors on each surface overlap each other) It is characterized by.
According to this feature, since there is no region sandwiched between the small resistors on each surface, the heat radiation of each small resistor can be carried out more effectively, and between the small resistors on each surface of the substrate It can also be avoided that the temperature of the region sandwiched between the layers becomes extremely high and the deterioration proceeds.

The gaming machine according to means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 2 ,
The substrate has a second heat radiation area (heat radiation electrodes 545c, d, 546c, d, 547c, d, 548c, d, 549c, d, 550c, d, 551c, d), and the second heat dissipation region and the heat dissipation region (mounting electrodes 545a, b, 546a, b, 547a, b, 548a, b, 549a, b, 550a, b, 551a, b) Are connected by a conduction hole (through hole S) penetrating through the substrate (the top lamp module substrate 542).
According to this feature, the heat of the heat dissipation region is conducted to the second heat dissipation region through the conduction hole, so that heat is dissipated from the surface opposite to the mounting surface of the small resistor. The rise can be further suppressed, or the area of the first heat radiation region can be made smaller, and the degree of freedom of circuit layout on the substrate can be improved.

The gaming machine according to means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 3 ,
The conduction hole (through hole S) is distant from the mounting electrode (mounting electrodes 545a, b, 546a, b, 547a, b, 548a, b, 549a, b, 550a, b, 551a, b). A plurality of the heat dissipation regions are provided in the peripheral position.
According to this feature, by using a plurality of conduction holes, the heat in the heat dissipation region is well conducted to the second heat dissipation region and is dissipated, and the plurality of conduction holes are small resistances that generate heat. Since the body is connected, it is not located near the mounting electrode where the dimensional change due to temperature change is large, but is located near the heat radiation area far from the mounting electrode where the dimensional change due to temperature change is small. It is possible to avoid the occurrence of cracks due to dimensional changes between the relatively low conduction holes as much as possible.

A gaming machine according to means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 1 to 4 ,
The substrate (top lamp module substrate 542) has an opening (opening 543) through which a rotatable light emitter (rotor 535) is inserted.
According to this feature, the protective resistance does not significantly reduce the degree of freedom of circuit layout on the board, so an opening for inserting a rotatable light emitter that improves the effect of the gaming machine is formed in the board. Even if this is done, it can be avoided that only a part of the substrate deteriorates remarkably quickly due to the heat generated by the protective resistor.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a rear view which shows the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in a main board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in a main board | substrate. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration in an operation board substrate 508. FIG. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the input signal and output signal in the drive feedback (FB) signal output gate used for the operation base board | substrate 508, (b) is the excitation phase used for the operation base board 508. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the input signal and output signal in a feedback (FB) signal output gate. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the internal structure of an operation lever. (A) is an expanded sectional view showing the structure near the upper part when the operation lever is tilted backward, and (b) is an enlarged sectional view showing the structure near the upper part when the operation lever is tilted forward. It is a disassembled perspective view of the top lamp module 530. FIG. (A) is a top view of the top lamp module substrate 542 in the top lamp module 530, (b) is a bottom view of the top lamp module substrate 542, and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the top lamp module substrate 542. is there. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the circuit structure in the top lamp module board | substrate 542. FIG. (A) is a graph which shows the relationship between the relative brightness | luminance of each color LED incorporated in white LED, and an energization current, (b) is the brightness | luminance compensation table memorize | stored in the microcomputer 81 for effect control. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the main process which the microcomputer 156 for game control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process which the microcomputer 156 for game control performs. It is a figure which shows an example of a battle notice. It is a figure which shows an example of a bombardment notice. (A) is a figure which shows the notice selection table A, FIG.19 (b) is a figure which shows the notice selection table B. FIG. It is a figure which shows a battle notice pattern selection table. (A) is a figure which shows the bombardment notice pattern selection table A, FIG.21 (b) is a figure which shows the bombardment notice pattern selection table B. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the presentation control main process which the microcomputer 81 for presentation control performs. 12 is a flowchart showing a decorative symbol process executed by the effect control microcomputer 81. It is a flowchart which shows the notice effect selection process which the microcomputer 81 for effect control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process during decoration design change which the microcomputer 81 for effect control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the motor abnormality determination process which the microcomputer 81 for effect control performs. (A) and (b) are front views showing a slot machine which is another example of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the pachinko game machine from diagonally upward right. (A) is a left side view showing a pachinko gaming machine, (b) is a right side view. (A) is a top view which shows a pachinko game machine, (b) is a bottom view. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the pachinko game machine. It is a front view which shows a front frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the front surface of a front frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which similarly shows the structure of the front surface of a front frame. (A) is a figure which shows the state which attaches a glass door frame to an upper hinge sheet metal, (b) is a bottom view which shows an upper hinge sheet metal. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a handle unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a handle | steering-wheel. It is a rear view which shows a front frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the back surface of a front frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a ball | bowl tank. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a full tank path | route unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a control board base. (A) is an exploded perspective view showing a power supply board case, and (b) is an exploded view showing a payout control board case. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a door opening detection unit. It is a rear view which shows a glass door frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the glass door frame from the back side. It is a bottom view which shows a glass door frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a glass door frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a front board base unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which similarly shows the structure of a front board base unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a top lens unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a front board side unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a front board lower decoration unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a lower door frame. It is a rear view which shows the lower door frame of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the member attached to the back surface of a lower door frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the member attached to the back surface of a lower door frame. FIG. 58 is a rear view showing the lower door frame of FIG. 57. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the member attached to the back surface of a lower door frame. FIG. 60 is a rear view showing the lower door frame of FIG. 59. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the member attached to the front surface of a lower door frame. It is a perspective view which shows each unit which comprises the front surface of a lower door frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the internal structure of an upper plate. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the member attached to an upper plate. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of an upper plate unit. (A) is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the button switch, (b) is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the balance unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a lower plate unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of an upper plate speaker decoration.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine that is an example of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as “pachinko gaming machine 1”) as seen from the front, and FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the pachinko machine. In the following description, the front side of FIG. 1 will be described as the front side of the pachinko machine, and the back side will be described as the back side. In addition, the front surface of the pachinko machine in a present Example is an opposing surface which opposes this player when the pachinko machine 1 is seen from the player side.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is mainly configured by an outer frame 100 (see FIG. 2) formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and a front frame 101 (see FIG. 2) attached to the outer frame 100 so as to be openable and closable. Yes. A glass door frame 102 and a lower door frame 103 are provided on the front surface of the front frame 101 so as to be openable and closable around one side, respectively. In this embodiment, the lower door frame 103 is provided so as to be openable and closable around one side with respect to the front frame 101. However, the lower door frame 103 may not be provided so as to be openable. It may be fixed to the front of the.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper front portion of the lower door frame 103 attached to the lower side of the glass door frame 102 is a game ball storage unit that can store pachinko balls (hitting balls) as game media (game balls). An upper plate portion 3a having a hitting ball supply tray (also referred to as an upper plate) 3 formed on the upper surface thereof projects toward the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (front direction of the pachinko gaming machine 1). Also, below this upper plate portion 3a, an operation lever 600, which will be described later, is pivotally supported, and a lower plate portion 4a (also called a lower plate) 4 is formed on the upper surface. The projecting portion) is projected toward the front of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (front direction of the pachinko gaming machine 1). A hitting operation handle (operation knob) 5 for firing a pachinko ball is provided on the right side.

  A pair of left and right speakers 27a and 27b, which will be described later, are disposed on the left and right sides of the front surface of the lower door frame 103, and a wind from a blower fan 515 described later is sent between the speakers 27a and 27b. A blower opening 352 is formed.

  A game board 6 detachably attached to the front frame 101 is disposed on the back surface of the glass door frame 102. The game board 6 is a structure including a plate-like body constituting the game board 6 and various components attached to the plate-like body. A game area 7 is formed on the front surface of the game board 6.

  Near the center of the game area 7, there is provided a variable display device (decorative symbol display device) 9 including a plurality of variable display regions each displaying a decorative symbol for effect. In addition, a special symbol display device (special symbol display device) 8 (see FIG. 3) for variably displaying special symbols as a plurality of types of identification information that can identify each of them is provided at predetermined locations on the game board 6. . The fluctuation display device 9 has, for example, three fluctuation display areas (symbol display areas) of “left”, “middle”, and “right”. The variable display device 9 displays decorative symbols as decorative information as a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified during the variable symbol display period of the special symbols by the special symbol indicator 8. I do. The variation display device 9 is controlled by an effect control microcomputer 81 (see FIG. 3) mounted on an effect control board 80 described later. Since the display portion of the special symbol display 8 is small, the variation display mode and the display result of the variation display are difficult to see compared with the variation display device 9, so the player mainly pays attention to the variation display device 9.

  The special symbol display 8 is realized by a simple and small display (for example, 7-segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers 0 to 9, for example. The special symbol display 8 may be configured to display various numbers such as 0 to 99 in a variable manner in order to make it difficult for the player to grasp the type of winning. The variable display device 9 is realized by an image display device including a liquid crystal display device. The variation display device 9 performs a variation display of the decorative symbol during the variation display period of the special symbol by the special symbol indicator 8.

  In the present embodiment, an example using a liquid crystal display device as the variable display device 9 will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the variable display device 9 can be a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or FED (Field Emission Display). , PDP (Plasma Display Panel), dot matrix, LED (Light Emitting Diode) such as 7 segment LED, electroluminescence, and other image display type display devices such as a fluorescent display tube. The fluctuation display device 9 may be a mechanical display device such as a rotary drum display device.

  Below the variation display device 9, a start winning device 15 having a first start port 15a and a second start port 15b as a winning area capable of receiving a pachinko ball is provided. In the start winning device 15, the first start port 15a is provided in the upper part, and the second start port 15b is provided in the lower part. A pair of movable pieces 13 and 13 are provided on the left and right sides of the second start port 15b in such a manner that the opening and closing operation can be performed. The first start port 15a is open upward and is always in a state where a pachinko ball can enter (accept). On the other hand, the second start port 15b is provided with a structure around the first start port 15a on the upper side and the movable pieces 13 and 13 on the left and right, so that the movable pieces 13 and 13 are in a closed state. When the movable pieces 13 and 13 are in the open state, the pachinko ball can enter (accept). Thus, the first start port 15a does not change the easiness of winning, and the second start port 15b changes the easiness of winning by the opening / closing operation of the movable pieces 13 and 13.

  The start winning device 15 is able to win in the state where the movable pieces 13 and 13 are in the closed state, although it is difficult to win the second start port 15b (that is, the pachinko ball wins a prize). It may be configured to be difficult). In addition, the start winning device 15 may be provided with only the first start port 15a that does not change the easiness of winning as a start port, and it is easy to win by opening and closing the movable pieces 13 and 13. Only the second start port 15b whose height changes may be provided.

  The movable pieces 13 and 13 of the start prize-winning device 15 are driven by the solenoid 16 when an opening condition described later is satisfied, so that the movable pieces 13 and 13 are opened from the closed state for a predetermined period and then closed. When the movable pieces 13 and 13 of the start winning device 15 are in the open state, the pachinko ball is likely to win the second start port 15b (easier to start winning) and is advantageous to the player (first state). ) On the other hand, when the movable pieces 13 and 13 of the start winning device 15 are in the closed state, the pachinko ball does not win the second start opening 15b (becomes difficult to start winning), which is disadvantageous for the player (second state). State). The winning ball that has entered the first start port 15a is guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by the first start port switch 14a. The winning ball that has entered the second start port 15b is guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by the second start port switch 14b.

  The predetermined number of the game board 6 displays four numbers indicating the number of valid winning balls that have entered the first starting port switch 14a or the second starting port switch 14b, that is, the number of reserved memories (also referred to as starting memory or starting winning memory). A special symbol storage memory display 18 (see FIG. 3) is provided. The special symbol reservation storage display 18 displays up to four reservation storage numbers in the order of winning. The special symbol hold memory display 18 increases the stored data in the hold memory by 1 and increases the number of LEDs in the lit state by 1 every time there is a start winning in the first start port 15a or the second start port 15b. Each time the special symbol display 8 starts the variable display, the special symbol storage memory display 18 decreases the storage data of the storage by 1 and decreases the number of LEDs in the lit state by 1 (that is, one LED Is turned off. Specifically, the special symbol hold storage display 18 shifts the lighting state every time the special symbol display 8 starts the variable display. In this example, an upper limit number (up to 4) is provided for the number of reserved memories by winning to the first start port 15a or the second start port 15b. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper limit number of the reserved storage number may be a value of 4 or more, or may be a value less than 4.

  A special variable winning ball device 20 using an opening / closing plate that is opened and closed by a solenoid 21 is provided below the start winning device 15. The special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is provided with a big winning opening that is opened and closed by an opening / closing plate, and the opening / closing plate is controlled to an open state (first state) advantageous to the player in the big hit gaming state, and the big hit gaming state In other states, the open / close plate is controlled to a closed state (second state) which is disadvantageous to the player. As described above, the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 satisfies the release condition when it enters the big hit gaming state. Of the winning balls that are won in the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 and guided to the back of the game board 6, the winning ball that has entered one (V winning area: special area) and the pachinko ball that has entered the other area are counted as they are. 23. A solenoid 21a (see FIG. 3) for switching the route in the special winning opening is also provided on the back of the game board 6.

  When the pachinko ball passes through the gate 32 and is detected by the gate switch 32a, the variable display on the normal symbol display 10 which displays the normal symbols as a plurality of types of identification information in a variable manner is started. In this embodiment, left and right LEDs (not shown) can be turned on by alternately turning on the left and right LEDs (the symbols can be visually recognized). For example, if the left LED is turned on at the end of the change display, Become. When the stop symbol on the normal symbol display 10 becomes a predetermined symbol (winning symbol), the opening condition of the movable pieces 13 and 13 of the start winning device 15 is established, and the movable pieces 13 and 13 in the start winning device 15 are 13 is opened for a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time. In the vicinity of the normal symbol display 10, the normal symbol holding memory display 41 (see FIG. 3) having a display unit with four LEDs for displaying the number of memorized effective passing spheres that have passed through the gate 32, that is, the starting passing memorized number. ) Is provided. Every time there is a pachinko ball passing through the gate 32, the stored data of the start passing memory is incremented by 1, and the normal symbol holding memory display 41 increments the LED to be lit by 1. Then, every time the variable display on the normal symbol display 10 is started, the stored data of the start passage memory is decreased by 1, and the LED to be lit is decreased by 1.

  The game board 6 is provided with a plurality of normal winning ports including a first normal winning port 29 and a second normal winning port 30 as a winning area of a winning device that accepts a pachinko ball and allows winning. The winning of the pachinko ball to the first normal winning opening 29 is detected by the first winning opening switch 29a. The winning of the pachinko ball in the second normal winning opening 30 is detected by the second winning opening switch 30a. The first starting port 15a, the second starting port 15b, and the big winning port also constitute a winning area of a winning device that accepts a pachinko ball and allows winning. In addition, decorative light emitting portions 25L and 25R in which decorative LEDs 25a blinking and displayed during the game are provided around the left and right sides of the game area 7, and an outlet 26 for collecting pachinko balls that have not won a prize is provided at the bottom. There is.

  Two speakers 27L and 27R that emit sound effects are provided on the left and right upper portions outside the game area 7, and two speakers 27a and 27b that emit sound effects are provided on the left and right lower portions. On the outer periphery of the game area 7, there is a sky lamp module 530 in which various LEDs such as a rotating body LED 535 ′ are incorporated, a left light emitting unit 28L in which a left frame LED 28b (see FIG. 3) is incorporated, and a right frame LED 28c (FIG. 3) The right light-emitting portion 28R in which the reference is incorporated is provided. Further, a decoration LED is installed around each structure (such as a big prize opening) in the game area 7. The rotating body LED 535 ′, the left frame LED 28 b, the right frame LED 28 c, and the decorative LED are examples of a decorative light emitter provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  In this example, a prize ball LED 51 that is lit during award ball payout is provided at a predetermined position of the left light emitting unit 28L, and a ball break LED 52 that is lit when a supply ball is cut is provided at a predetermined position of the right frame LED 28c. Is provided. In this embodiment, the prize ball LED 51 and the ball break LED 52 are provided separately from the left frame LED 28b and the right frame LED 28c. You may make it alert | report that the supply ball | bowl has run out.

  Various light emitting means such as prize ball LED 51, ball-out LED 52, decoration LED 25 a, left frame LED 28 b, right frame LED 28 c, and each LED in the top lamp module 530 are based on the effect control command output from the main board 31. Lighting control (LED control) is performed based on the serial signal output from the computer 81. Sound generation control (sound control) from the speakers 27L, 27R, 27a, and 27b is performed by an audio output board 70 described later.

  A pachinko ball launched from a hitting ball launcher (not shown) by operating the player's handle 5 enters the game area 7 through a hitting guide rail (not shown), and then descends the game area 7. When a pachinko ball enters the first start port 15a and is detected by the first start port switch 14a, or enters the second start port 15b and is detected by the second start port switch 14b, a special symbol variation display is displayed. If it can be started, the special symbol on the special symbol display 8 starts to be displayed in a variable manner. If the special symbol variable display is not ready to start, the number of reserved memories is increased by one.

  The variation display of the special symbol on the special symbol display 8 stops when the variation display time set every time the variation display is performed. If the special symbol (stop symbol) at the time of stoppage is a jackpot symbol (also referred to as a jackpot display result) as a specific display result, it will be a jackpot and the game will shift to a jackpot gaming state. In the big hit gaming state, the special variable winning ball device 20 is released until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number (for example, ten) of pachinko balls wins. Then, if the pachinko ball wins the V winning area while the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is opened and is detected by the count switch 23, a continuation right is generated and the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is opened again. The generation of the continuation right is allowed with a predetermined number of times such as 15 rounds as an upper limit value. Such control is called repeated continuation control. In the repeated continuation control, a state in which the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is opened is called a round. In addition, you may control not to provide V winning area but to generate a continuation right unconditionally in each round.

  If the special symbol on the special symbol display 8 at the time of stoppage is a predetermined special big-hit symbol (probable variation big-hit symbol) among the big-hit symbols (probability big-hit symbol) ) Becomes a more advantageous state for the player, a probability variation state (hereinafter referred to as a probability variation state) that becomes higher than the normal gaming state, which is a normal state different from the big hit gaming state. Hereinafter, the probability variation state is also referred to as a high probability state (sometimes abbreviated as a high probability state). Further, the non-probable change state is also referred to as a low probability state (sometimes abbreviated as a low probability state).

  In addition, when the display result of the special symbol when the variable display on the special symbol display 8 is stopped is the probability variation big hit symbol, the variable time is reduced after the big hit gaming state, and the control is performed for a predetermined period of time. The Compared to the normal gaming state, the time-short state is a variation display time of each of the special symbol display 8, the variation display device 9, and the normal symbol display 10 (the time from the start of variation to the time when the display result is derived and displayed). ) Is a control state in which display results are derived and displayed at an early stage. Furthermore, during the time-shortening state, the probability that the stop symbol in the normal symbol display 10 becomes a winning symbol is increased, the opening time of the movable pieces 13 and 13 of the start winning device 15 is lengthened, and the number of times of opening is increased. . In the short-time state, the display time of the fluctuation of the symbol is shortened, so that the number of reserved memories to be described later is exhausted early, and the start winnings that have occurred exceeding the upper limit (for example, “4”) of the number of reserved memories are invalidated. Since it is easy to derive and display the jackpot display result early in the short term, it is easy to derive and display the jackpot display result early, so the display result of the variable display is likely to become the display result of the jackpot symbol from a time efficient viewpoint It becomes a gaming state advantageous to the player. As described above, in the case of a probable big hit, the high probability state and the short time state are controlled in a predetermined period after the end of the big hit gaming state. The short time state over a predetermined period after the end of the jackpot gaming state is the earlier, until the next jackpot gaming state occurs or until the special symbols and decorative symbols are displayed a predetermined number of times (100 times). Continue until either condition is met.

  Also, when considering the payout of pachinko balls according to the winning, the time-short state is shorter than the non-time-short state and the normal symbol variation display time is shortened, and the stop symbol in the normal symbol display 10 becomes a winning symbol. The probability is increased, the opening time of the movable pieces 13 and 13 of the start winning device 15 at the time of winning is lengthened, and the number of times of opening the movable pieces 13 and 13 of the starting winning device 15 at the time of hitting is increased. Based on this, the movable pieces 13 and 13 of the start winning device 15 are likely to be in an open state as compared with the normal gaming state. Accordingly, in the short-time state, it is easy to generate a prize (including both a case where the start prize is valid and a case where the prize is invalid) in the second start port 15b, so the number of pachinko balls ( The ratio of the number of pachinko balls (the number of balls to be paid out) to be paid out as winning balls according to the winning is greater than the number of hitting balls) compared to the normal gaming state. In general, the ratio of the number of paid-out balls for winning a prize to the number of shot balls is called “base”. For example, when there are 40 payout balls with respect to 100 shot balls, the base is 40 (%). In the case of this embodiment, for example, a time-short state having a higher base than a non-time-short state such as a normal gaming state is called a high base state, and conversely, a normal gaming state having a lower base compared to such a high base state Such a non-time-short state is called a low base state.

  Thus, the ratio of the number of award balls paid out by winning a prize to the number of balls launched is generally called “base”, but the maximum number of pachinko balls fired per unit time such as 1 minute is limited to a certain number. ing. For this reason, the “base” can also be indicated by a total value of the number of winning balls paid out by winning a plurality of winning openings provided in the game area in a unit time. For example, assuming that the maximum number of pachinko balls fired per unit time is 100, the total number of award balls paid out by winning in a unit time matches the general “base” value. Based on such relevance, in the present embodiment, each of the first start port 15a, the second start port 15b, the first normal winning port 29, and the second normal winning port 30 is an abnormality monitoring target winning port, A total value of the number of paid-out balls of the winning ball due to the winning of the abnormality monitoring target winning opening is called a base, and is used as an object of abnormality monitoring regarding winning.

  Whether the probability variation state (high probability state) or the non-probability variation state (low probability state) is determined based on whether or not the probability variation flag, which is a flag set in the probability variation state, is set. . Also, whether the time-short state (high base state) or the non-time-short state (low base state) is determined based on whether or not the time-short flag, which is a flag set in the time-short state, is set. Is done.

  In addition, in the state that is not controlled to the above-mentioned time-short state, every time the number of special symbols on-hold storage exceeds a predetermined number, the memory that controls the memory variation shortened state that shortens the variation display time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol Variation shortening control is performed. The memory fluctuation shortening control ends when the number of reserved symbols for special symbols is less than a predetermined number. Therefore, even in a state where the time-short state is not controlled, there is a case where the variation display time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened.

  The decorative symbols that are variably displayed in the variable display device 9 are variably displayed in a predetermined relationship with the special symbol variation display in order to enhance the decoration effect of the special symbol variation display in the special symbol display 8. It is a symbol with a special meaning. For example, the predetermined relationship with respect to the symbol includes, for example, the relationship in which the variation display of the decorative symbol starts when the variation display of the special symbol is started, and the display result of the special symbol at the end of the variation display of the special symbol. This includes a relationship in which the decorative symbol display result is derived and displayed and the decorative symbol variation display is terminated. When the special symbol display unit 8 derives and displays a predetermined jackpot symbol as a display result, the variable display device 9 derives and displays a combination of the jackpot symbol having left, middle and right symbols as a display result. The Such a display result of the jackpot symbol by the special symbol and the display result of the combination of the jackpot symbol by the decoration symbol are referred to as a jackpot display result.

  Since the special symbol display 8 and the fluctuation display device 9 have the correspondence relationship as described above, the fluctuation display results may be collectively referred to as a fluctuation display unit in the following description.

  Next, the reach display mode (reach) will be described. The reach display mode (reach) in the present embodiment means that the symbols that have not been stopped when the stopped symbols constitute a part of the jackpot symbol, and that all or This is a state where some symbols are synchronously displayed while constituting all or part of the jackpot symbol.

  For example, in the variable display device 9, an effective line (one effective line in the case of the present embodiment) that becomes a big hit when the symbol stops is determined in advance, and a part of the display area on the effective line is displayed. A state in which the variable display is performed in the display area on the active line that has not been stopped when the predetermined symbol is stopped (for example, the left, middle, and right variable display areas in the variable display device 9). Of these, all or some of the display areas on the valid line) Are in a variable display in synchronism while constituting all or part of the jackpot symbol (for example, the variable display is performed in all of the left, middle and right display areas in the variable display device 9, Same state) the variation displayed with the symbol are aligned is made that reach the display mode or reach.

  Also, during the reach, an unusual effect may be performed with LEDs or sounds. This production is called reach production. Further, in the case of reach, a character (an effect display imitating a person or the like, which is different from a design (decoration design etc.)) or a display mode (for example, color etc.) of the background image of the variable display device 9 is displayed. ) May change. This change in character display and background display mode is called reach effect display. In addition, some reach is set so that when it appears, a big hit is likely to occur compared to a normal reach. Such special (specific) reach is called super reach.

  In addition, for the variable display device 9, there is a case where a big hit announcement effect is given to notify that there is a possibility of a big hit in the variable display that triggers the occurrence of the big hit. The type and content of the jackpot notice effect will be described later.

  In the case of this embodiment, as a big hit, a plurality of types of big hits such as a normal big hit and a probable big hit are provided. In the following description, when “big hit” is simply indicated without specifying the types of big hits, it is a case where these multiple types of big hits are representatively shown.

  Usually, the big hit is a big hit (non-probable big hit) that becomes a low probability state and a low base state by not being in a probable change state after the end of the big hit gaming state and being in a short time state. Such a state with a low probability state and a low base state is called a low probability low base state. The probable big hit is a big hit that becomes a probable state after the end of the big hit gaming state, a high probability state in which the time is short for a predetermined period, and a high base state. Such a state with a high probability state and a high base state is referred to as a highly accurate high base state. After the probability variation big hit, when the predetermined period elapses, the time reduction state ends, and the state becomes a high probability state and a low base state. Such a state having a high probability state and a low base state is referred to as a high probability low base state.

  Next, the structure of the back surface (back surface) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the pachinko machine.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, there are a variable display control unit 49 including an effect control board 80 on which an effect control microcomputer for controlling the variable display device 9 is mounted, a game control microcomputer, and the like. Various boards such as a mounted game control board (main board) 31, an audio output board 70, an LED driver board (not shown), and a payout control board 37 on which a payout control microcomputer for performing ball payout control is mounted. Is installed.

  Further, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, there are provided a power supply board 910 and a launch control board 91A (see FIG. 38) on which power supply circuits for generating various power supply voltages such as DC30V, DC21V, DC12V and DC5V are mounted. . The power supply board 910 is attached to the back side of the launch control board 91A, and the payout control board 37 is overlapped on the back side, but the exposed part exposed so as to be visible from the outside without overlapping the payout control board 37 is Main board 31 and each electrical component control board (production control board 80 and payout control board 37) in pachinko gaming machine 1 and each electrical part provided in pachinko gaming machine 1 (parts that operate when power is supplied) A power switch is provided as a power supply permission means for executing or cutting off the power supply to the. Furthermore, a replaceable fuse is provided inside the power switch in the exposed portion (inside the substrate).

  An electrical component control means including an electrical component control microcomputer is mounted on the electrical component control board. The electrical component control means is an electrical component (game device: ball payout device 97, variable display device 9, LED) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in accordance with a command signal (control signal) as a command from the game control means or the like. Etc., and a speaker 27a, 27b, etc.). Hereinafter, description may be made by including the main board 31 in the electric component control board. In that case, the electrical component control means mounted on the electrical component control board includes a game control means and means for controlling the electrical components provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in accordance with a command signal from the game control means and the like. Each of them. A substrate on which a microcomputer other than the main substrate 31 is mounted may be referred to as a sub-substrate.

  On the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a terminal board (not shown) provided with terminals for outputting various information to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed above. On the terminal board, at least a ball break terminal for introducing the output of the ball break detection switch 167 and outputting it externally, a terminal for a prize ball for outputting prize ball information (prize ball number signal) and a ball lending A ball lending terminal for externally outputting information (ball lending number signal) is provided. Near the center, an information terminal board (information output board) 36 provided with terminals for outputting various information from the main board 31 to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed.

  The ball break terminal, prize ball information (prize ball number signal) and ball rental information (ball rental number signal) may be output from the main board 31 via the information terminal board 36 to the outside. That is, by providing the terminal for ball breakage, the terminal for winning ball, and the terminal for ball lending provided on the terminal board (not shown) in this manner on the information terminal board 36, wiring and board mounting work and the like are facilitated. be able to. In addition, the terminals provided on the terminal board and the information terminal board 36 may be mounted together on one board, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Pachinko balls stored in a ball tank 38 capable of storing balls supplied from an unillustrated gaming machine installation island, pass through the tank rail, and reach a ball dispensing device 97 covered with a case cover through a curve rod. The ball path 761 above the ball payout device 97 is provided with a ball break detection switch 167 as a game medium break detection means for detecting that there is no ball in the passage. When the ball break detection switch 167 detects a ball break, the payout operation of the ball payout device 97 is stopped. The ball break detection switch 167 is a switch for detecting the presence or absence of a pachinko ball in the pachinko ball passage. When the ball break detection switch 167 detects a shortage of pachinko balls, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is supplied with the pachinko balls from the supply mechanism provided on the gaming machine installation island.

  When a large number of pachinko balls as prizes based on winning prizes or pachinko balls based on ball lending requests are paid out and the upper plate 3 is full, the pachinko balls are guided to the lower plate 4 via an overflow ball passage 1009 (see FIG. 55) described later. It is burned. Further, when the pachinko ball is paid out, the switch piece (not shown) presses the full tank switch 19 (see FIG. 41) as the storage state detection means, and the full tank switch 19 as the storage state detection means is turned on. In this state, the rotation of the payout motor in the ball payout device is stopped, the operation of the ball payout device is stopped, and the driving of the ball hitting device is also stopped. In the state where the full tank switch 19 is turned on, the operation of the ball dispensing device and the driving of the ball hitting device may not necessarily be stopped, or may be stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time of turning on.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration in the main board 31. 3 also shows a payout control board 37, an LED driver board 35, an audio output board 70, a relay board 77, and an effect control board 80 that are mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 1. The main board (game control board) 31 includes a game control microcomputer 156 that is a basic circuit (corresponding to game control means) for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program, a gate switch 32a, and a first start port switch 14a. In addition to signals from the second start port switch 14b, the count switch 23, the first winning port switch 29a, the second winning port switch 30a, the full switch 19, various signals such as a power-off signal and a clear signal are used for game control. An input driver circuit 58 applied to the microcomputer 156, a solenoid 16 that opens and closes the movable pieces 13 and 13 of the start winning device 15, a solenoid 21 that opens and closes the special variable winning ball device 20, and a path for switching in the special winning opening The solenoid 21a is commanded from the game control microcomputer 156. And an information output circuit 53 for outputting various information signals to a device provided outside the pachinko gaming machine 1 such as a hall management computer in accordance with instructions from the game control microcomputer 156. Has been. The information signal output from the information output circuit 53 is output to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 through the information terminal board 36.

  In this embodiment, the detection signal of the full switch 19 is inputted to the main board 31 via the payout control board 37. However, the detection signal to the input driver circuit 58 does not go through the payout control board 37. You may make it input directly.

  The information signal output from the information output circuit 53 includes one jackpot information signal, two jackpot information signals, three jackpot information signals, a high probability information signal, a short time information signal, a first start information signal, a second start information signal, The first prize number abnormality signal, the second prize number abnormality signal, the first base abnormality signal, the second base abnormality signal, and the start opening prize abnormality signal are included.

  Each of the jackpot 1 information signal, jackpot 2 information signal and jackpot 3 information signal is a signal indicating the occurrence of a jackpot specifying the type of jackpot such as a probability variation jackpot or a non-probability variation jackpot. The high probability information signal is a signal indicating that a probability fluctuation has occurred. The time reduction information signal is a signal indicating that a time reduction state has occurred. The first start information signal is a signal indicating that a pachinko ball to be used for the start of variable display of special symbols and decorative symbols is detected by winning the first start port 15a. The second start information signal is a signal indicating that a pachinko ball used for starting the variable display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is detected by winning the second start port 15b.

  The first winning number abnormality signal is executed as will be described later with each of the first starting port 15a, the second starting port 15b, the first normal winning port 29, and the second normal winning port 30 as abnormality monitoring target winning ports. In the winning number monitoring process, there is an abnormal state (hereinafter also referred to as a winning number abnormal state or a first winning number abnormal state) based on the fact that the number of winnings in a predetermined unit time is equal to or greater than the first winning number abnormality determination value. When it occurs, it is a signal indicating that such an abnormality has occurred. The second winning number abnormality signal is executed as will be described later, with each of the first starting port 15a, the second starting port 15b, the first normal winning port 29, and the second normal winning port 30 as abnormality monitoring target winning ports. In the winning number monitoring process, an abnormal state based on the fact that the number of winnings in a predetermined unit time is equal to or greater than the second winning number abnormality determination value larger than the first winning number abnormality determination value (hereinafter referred to as a winning number abnormality state or This is a signal indicating that such an abnormality has occurred when a second winning number abnormality state) occurs.

  The first base abnormality signal is the number of winning balls based on the number of winnings in the winning unit during a predetermined unit time in the winning number monitoring process executed as described later for the above-described abnormality monitoring target winning unit. When an abnormal state (hereinafter also referred to as a base abnormal state or a first base abnormal state) based on the sum of the values (hereinafter referred to as the base) being equal to or greater than the first base abnormality determination value occurs It is a signal indicating that an abnormality has occurred. The second base abnormality signal is the number of winning balls based on the number of winnings in the winning unit during a predetermined unit time in the winning number monitoring process executed as described later for the above-described abnormality monitoring target winning unit. An abnormal state (hereinafter also referred to as a base abnormal state or a second base abnormal state) based on the total value (base) of the second base abnormality determination value being greater than or equal to the first base abnormality determination value occurs. Is a signal indicating that such an abnormality has occurred.

  When the movable piece 13 or 13 is in the closed state with respect to the second start opening 15b, the start opening winning abnormality signal is generated when an abnormal state based on the winning of the pachinko ball occurs. It is a signal indicating that it has occurred.

  The switches such as the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 14a, the second start port switch 14b, the count switch 23, the first winning port switch 29a, the second winning port switch 30a, and the like may be referred to as sensors. Good. In other words, any name may be used as long as it is a game medium detecting means (in this example, a pachinko ball detecting means) capable of detecting a pachinko ball. It is also a winning detection means for detecting the winning of the pachinko ball to the first starting port switch 14a, the second starting port switch 14b, the count switch 23, the first winning port switch 29a, and the second winning port switch 30a for detecting the winning.

  Even if a passing gate such as the gate 32 is used, if a prize ball is to be paid out, a pachinko ball entering the passing gate becomes a prize, and a switch (for example, provided in the passing gate) The gate switch 32a) becomes a winning detection means. Further, the pachinko ball that has won the V winning area is also detected by the count switch 23. Therefore, the number of pachinko balls won in the big winning opening corresponds to the number detected by the count switch 23. Also, the pachinko balls won in the V prize area are detected only by the V prize switch, and the number of pachinko balls won in the big prize opening is the sum of the number detected by the V prize switch and the number detected by the count switch 23. It may be made to become. Further, the V winning area may not be provided, and the continuation right may always be generated in rounds other than the final round. Also, a V winning area is provided so that the continuation right is generated unconditionally (regardless of the winning in the V winning area) in the first round, and the continuation right is generated by winning in the V winning area in the second and subsequent rounds. May be.

  The game control microcomputer 156 includes a ROM 54 for storing a game control (game progress control) program and the like, a RAM 55 as storage means (variation data storage means for storing fluctuation data) used as a work memory, and a program. Therefore, it includes a CPU 56 that is a processor that performs a control operation, and an I / O port 57. The game control microcomputer 156 is a one-chip microcomputer. Note that the one-chip microcomputer may include at least the RAM 55 in addition to the CPU 56. Further, the ROM 54 and the I / O port 57 may be externally attached or incorporated.

  In the game control microcomputer 156, the CPU 56 executes control according to a program stored in the ROM 54. Therefore, the execution (or processing) of the game control microcomputer 156 as described below specifically means that the CPU 56 executes control according to a program. The same applies to microcomputers mounted on substrates other than the main substrate 31. The game control means is realized by a game control microcomputer 156 including a CPU 56.

  The game control microcomputer 156 includes a clock circuit that generates a clock signal, a reset controller that functions as a system reset means, a random number circuit, and a CTC that sends an interrupt request signal to the CPU 56.

  The random number circuit is a hardware circuit that is used to generate a random number for determination to determine whether or not to win a jackpot based on the display result of the variation display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol. This random number circuit updates numerical data in accordance with a set update rule within a numerical range in which an initial value (for example, 0) and an upper limit value (for example, 65535) are set, and at random timing. Based on the fact that the start winning time generated is the time of reading (extracting) the numerical data, it has a random number generation function in which the numerical data to be read becomes a random value.

  The game control microcomputer 156 reads the numerical data from the random number circuit as the random number value R1 when a start winning to the first starting port switch 14a or the second starting port switch 14b occurs, and specifies a specific value based on the numerical data. It is determined whether or not to make a jackpot display result as a display result, that is, whether or not to make a jackpot. When it is determined that the game is a big hit, the gaming state is shifted to a big hit gaming state as a specific gaming state advantageous to the player. The determination as to whether or not to win is actually executed based on the random number value extracted at the time of starting winning at the start of the variation display of the special symbol and the decorative symbol. Whether the random number generated by the random number circuit is a big hit, such as a random number for probability variation determination for determining whether or not to make a probability variation, and a random number for variation pattern determination for determining a variation pattern of a special symbol. It may be used as a random number for determination other than determination.

  The random number circuit includes a numeric data update range selection setting function (initial value selection setting function and upper limit selection setting function), numeric data update rule selection setting function, and numeric data update rule. It has various functions such as a selection switching function. With such a function, the random number circuit can improve the randomness of the generated random number.

  Further, the game control microcomputer 156 has a function of setting an initial value of the numerical data updated by the random number circuit. For example, the game control microcomputer 156 stores the game control microcomputer 156 stored in a predetermined storage area such as the ROM 54. Numerical data obtained by performing a predetermined calculation using an ID number (ID number assigned with a different numerical value for each product of the game control microcomputer 156) is used as an initial value of the numerical data updated by the random number circuit. Set. Thereby, the randomness of the random number generated by the random number circuit can be further improved. Further, when setting the initial value, by performing a predetermined calculation using the ID number, it is possible to make it difficult to recognize the initial value of the random number only by looking at the ID number of the game control microcomputer 156. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the transition condition to the big hit state from being illegally established by an action such as generating a capture signal using a radio signal to the pachinko gaming machine 1. Can be improved.

  The clock circuit outputs a system clock signal to the CPU 56, and outputs a reference clock signal CLK having a predetermined cycle generated by dividing the system clock signal to the power of 2 (= 128) to each random number circuit. When a low level signal is input for a certain period, the reset controller outputs a predetermined initialization signal to the CPU 56 and each random number circuit to reset the game control microcomputer 156 as a system.

  In addition, the game control microcomputer 156 is equipped with two random number circuits having different ranges of random number values that can be generated. The first random number circuit is a random number circuit (hereinafter also referred to as a 12-bit random number circuit) that generates a 12-bit pseudo-random number. The 12-bit random number circuit has a function of generating a random number having a value in a range that can be generated by 12 bits (that is, a range from 1 to 4095). The second random number circuit is a random number circuit (hereinafter also referred to as a 16-bit random number circuit) that generates a 16-bit pseudo random number. The 16-bit random number circuit has a function of generating a random number having a value in a range that can be generated by 16 bits (that is, a range from 1 to 65535). One of the two random number circuits selected in advance is used to generate a random number.

  In this embodiment, the case where the game control microcomputer 156 includes two random number circuits is described. However, the game control microcomputer 156 may include one random number circuit, and three or more random number circuits may be included. A random number circuit may be incorporated. In this embodiment, when the 12-bit random number circuit and the 16-bit random number circuit are comprehensively expressed, or when referring to either the 12-bit random number circuit or the 16-bit random number circuit, the random number circuit is referred to.

  The RAM 55 is a backup RAM as a volatile storage means that is partially or entirely backed up by a backup power source created on the power supply substrate 910. That is, even when the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped, a part of the RAM 55 is kept for a predetermined period (until the backup power supply cannot be supplied because the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged). Or the entire contents are preserved. In particular, at least data corresponding to the control state of the game (special symbol process flag or the like) and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are stored in the RAM 55 as backup data. The data corresponding to the control state is data necessary for restoring the control state before the occurrence of a power failure or the like based on the data when the power is restored after a power failure or the like. Further, data corresponding to the control state and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are defined as data indicating the progress state of the game. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the entire storage area of the RAM 55 is backed up.

  A reset signal from the power supply board 910 is input to the reset terminal of the game control microcomputer 156. The reset signal from the power supply board 910 is also input to the reset terminal of the payout control microcomputer. When the reset signal becomes high level, the game control microcomputer 156 and the payout control microcomputer become operable, and when the reset signal becomes low level, the game control microcomputer 156 and the payout control microcomputer stop operating. It becomes a state. Accordingly, during the period in which the reset signal is at a high level, an allowable signal that allows the operation of the game control microcomputer 156 and the payout control microcomputer is output, and during the period in which the reset signal is at a low level, An operation stop signal for stopping the operations of the game control microcomputer 156 and the payout control microcomputer is output. A reset circuit may be mounted on each electrical component control board (including the main board 31), or a reset circuit is mounted on one or more of the plurality of electrical component control boards, and a reset signal is output therefrom. You may make it supply to another electric component control board.

  Further, a power-off signal indicating that the power supply voltage from the power supply board 910 has dropped below a predetermined value is input to the input driver circuit 58 via the payout control board 37. The power-off signal is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 156 via the input driver circuit 58. A clear signal indicating that the clear switch for instructing clearing of the contents of the RAM is operated is input to the input driver circuit 58 at the input port of the game control microcomputer 156. The clear signal is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 156 via the input driver circuit 58.

  In this embodiment, the power-off signal is input to the main board 31 via the payout control board 37, but directly input to the input driver circuit 58 without passing through the payout control board 37. You may make it do. Further, a power interruption detection circuit (not shown) for detecting that the power supply voltage from the power supply board 910 has dropped below a predetermined value may be provided on the main board 31, or both the main board 31 and the payout control board 37. May be provided. Alternatively, the power supply board 910 may be provided so that a power-off signal is input to both the main board 31 and the payout control board 37.

  Further, the game control microcomputer 156 has the above-described opening / closing plate of the special variable winning ball device 20 when the ball is detected by the count switch 23 in a state other than the big hit gaming state, that is, for example, in a state other than the big hit gaming state. An effect control command indicating that error information is output when an error has occurred when the ball is detected by the count switch 23 in an open state (first state) that is advantageous to the player by an unauthorized device or the like. It transmits to the production control board 80.

  The clear signal is branched at the main board 31 and is also supplied to the payout control board 37. The state of the clear signal input by the game control microcomputer 156 via the input port may be output to the payout control board 37 via the output port.

  In this embodiment, the power-off signal is input to the main board 31 via the payout control board 37. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the power-off signal is supplied to the payout control board 37. The backup data may be stored in the RAM 55 by being directly input only to the main board 31 without going through the board 37.

  Each of the plurality of switches is connected to an input port of the game control microcomputer 156 via the input driver circuit 58. Thereby, the game control microcomputer 156 receives an input detection signal indicating the input state of each switch from each of the plurality of switches.

  Further, the serial output circuit 78 mounted on the game control microcomputer 156 is constituted by a shift register or the like, converts the effect control command output from the CPU 56 into serial data, and sends it to the effect control board 80 via the relay board 77. Send. The serial output circuit 78 converts the control signal output from the CPU 56 into serial data, and via the relay board 77, the special symbol display 8, the special symbol hold storage display 18, the normal symbol display 10, and the normal symbol. Output to the on-hold storage display 41. The special symbol display 8, the special symbol hold storage display 18, the normal symbol display 10 and the normal symbol hold storage display 41 are provided with serial-parallel conversion ICs for converting serial data into parallel data, respectively. The control signal from the relay board 77 is converted into parallel data and supplied to the special symbol display 8, the special symbol hold storage display 18, the normal symbol display 10, and the normal symbol hold storage display 41.

  In this embodiment, the control signal output from the CPU 56 is converted into serial data by the serial output circuit 78, and the special symbol display 8, the special symbol hold storage display 18, and the normal symbol display are transmitted via the relay board 77. The special symbol display 8, the special symbol reservation storage display 18, the normal symbol display 10, and the normal symbol reservation storage display 41 are provided. Each display may be directly connected to the main board 31 without a relay board or the like, and the control signal output by the CPU 56 may be output to each display 8, 18, 10, 41 as parallel data. By doing in this way, since a signal does not enter from the outside, an accurate display can be performed.

  The game control microcomputer 156 transmits an effect control command (effect control signal) as a control signal for instructing effect control including display control, sound control, and LED control to the effect control board 80. The effect control board 80 receives an effect control command from the game control microcomputer 156 via the relay board 77, and performs an electric component control means such as an effect control microcomputer 81 that performs display control in the variable display device 9. Is installed.

  In this embodiment, the effect control means (configured by the effect control microcomputer) mounted on the effect control board 80 receives the effect control command from the game control microcomputer 156 via the relay board 77. The display control is performed for the variable display device 9 that receives the data as a serial data system and displays the decorative symbols variably. The effect control means receives the effect control command from the game control microcomputer 156 via the relay board 77 as a parallel data system, and performs display control of the variable display device 9 that variably displays the decorative symbols. Also good.

  Further, the effect control means mounted on the effect control board 80 controls the display of the stage LED 25b provided on the game board 6, and the prize ball LED 51, the ball-out LED 52, the left frame provided on the frame side. The display control of each LED in the LED 28b, the right frame LED 28c, and the top lamp module 530 is performed, and the sound output from the speaker 27 is controlled.

  The effect control microcomputer 81 of the effect control board 80 is equipped with a serial output circuit 253 for converting a control signal for display control of each LED output by the effect control means from parallel data to serial data. . The effect control microcomputer 81 of the effect control board 80 is equipped with a serial input circuit 254 that converts the input serial data into parallel data and outputs the parallel data to the effect control means. Therefore, the effect control means performs display control of each LED by outputting a control signal serving as a lighting instruction through the serial output circuit 253 as a serial data system.

  On the game board 6 side, a decoration board 98 and a stage decoration board 99 are provided as board-side IC boards on which a serial-parallel conversion IC for converting serial data into parallel data is mounted. The board side IC boards 98 and 99 are connected to the effect control board 80 via the relay board 88. Further, on the front frame 101 side, a top lamp module substrate 542, a left front plate top substrate 473b, and a right front plate top as each frame side IC substrate on which a serial-parallel conversion IC for converting serial data into parallel data is mounted. A substrate 473c, an operation table substrate 508, and a frame button substrate 509 are provided. Each of these frame side IC substrates 542, 473b, 473c, 508, 509 is connected to the effect control substrate 80 via the relay substrates 88, 89.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the effect control board 80, the relay board 88, and the relay board 89 are connected to each other by a single wiring route in a bus shape. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration example of the relay board 77 and the effect control board 80. In addition, although the example shown in FIG. 4 shows the case where only the effect control board 80 is provided regarding effect control, you may provide an LED driver board and an audio | voice output board. In this case, a microcomputer is not mounted on the LED driver board and the audio output board, but a microcomputer may be mounted.

  The effect control board 80 includes an effect control microcomputer 81 including an effect control CPU 86, a RAM 85, a serial output circuit 253, a serial input circuit 254, a clock signal output unit 256, and an input capture signal output unit 257. The RAM may be externally attached. In the effect control board 80, the effect control CPU 86 operates according to a program stored in a built-in or external ROM (not shown), and receives an effect control command via the serial input circuit 260 and the input port 261. In this case, the serial input circuit 260 converts the effect control command received as the serial data method into parallel data and outputs it. Further, the effect control CPU 86 causes the VDP (video display processor) 262 to perform display control of the variable display device 9 based on the effect control command.

  In this embodiment, a VDP 262 that performs display control of the variable display device 9 in cooperation with the effect control microcomputer 81 is mounted on the effect control board 80. The VDP 262 has an address space independent from the effect control microcomputer 81, and maps the VRAM therein. VRAM is a buffer memory for developing image data. The VDP 262 outputs the image data in the VRAM to the variable display device 9 via the frame memory.

  The effect control CPU 86 outputs to the VDP 262 a command for reading out necessary data from a CGROM (not shown) in accordance with the received effect control command. The CGROM stores in advance character image data and moving image data displayed on the variable display device 9, specifically, a person, characters, figures, symbols, etc. (including decorative designs), and background image data. ROM. The VDP 262 reads image data from the CGROM in response to the instruction from the effect control CPU 86. The VDP 262 performs display control based on the read image data.

  As a signal direction regulating means, the signal inputted from the main board 31 is allowed to pass through the relay board 77 only in the direction toward the effect control board 80 (the signal is not passed in the direction from the effect control board 80 to the relay board 77). The unidirectional circuit 74 is mounted. For example, a diode or a transistor is used as the unidirectional circuit. FIG. 4 illustrates a diode.

  Further, the effect control CPU 86 outputs a signal for driving the LED via the serial output circuit 253. The serial output circuit converts the input signal for driving the LED (parallel data) into serial data and outputs the serial data to the relay board 88. Further, the effect control CPU 86 outputs the sound number data to the speech synthesis IC 173.

  Further, the clock signal output unit 256 outputs the clock signal to the relay boards 88 and 89 as shown in FIG. The clock signal from the clock signal output unit 256 is sent to the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520,... And the parallel-serial conversion ICs 523 mounted on the frame side IC boards 542, 473b, 473c, 508, 509 via the relay boards 88 and 89, respectively. , ... are supplied. The clock signal from the clock signal output unit 256 is supplied to the serial-parallel conversion IC and the parallel-serial conversion IC mounted on the board side IC boards 98 and 99 via the relay boards 88 and 89. Therefore, in this embodiment, a common clock signal is supplied to each serial-parallel conversion IC 520,... And each parallel-serial conversion IC 523,.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the input capture signal output unit 257 outputs an input capture signal (latch signal) to the operation base boards 508 and 509 via the relay board 89 in accordance with the instruction of the effect control CPU 86. To do. The parallel-serial conversion IC 523, which is an input IC mounted on the operation board 508, receives lever switches 510a to 510d, a trigger switch 512a, and a touch sensor 513 when an input capture signal from the production control microcomputer 81 is input. Detection signals, drive feedback signals and excitation phase feedback signals of the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a in the vibrator 514, and an excitation phase feedback signal are latched and output to the effect control microcomputer 81 via the relay boards 88 and 89 as a serial data system. .

  Similarly, the parallel-serial conversion IC which is an input IC mounted on the frame button substrate 509 also latches the button switch 516 detection signal when the input capture signal output from the input capture signal output unit 257 is input. Then, it is output to the production control microcomputer 81 via the relay substrate 89 as a serial data system.

  When the sound number IC 173 receives the sound number data, the sound synthesizing IC 173 generates a sound or a sound effect corresponding to the sound number data and outputs it to the amplifier circuit 175. The amplifying circuit 175 outputs an audio signal obtained by amplifying the output level of the voice synthesis IC 173 to a level corresponding to the volume set by the volume 176 to the speakers 27a and 27b. The voice data ROM 174 stores control data corresponding to the sound number data. The control data corresponding to the sound number data is a collection of data indicating the sound effect or sound output mode in a time series in a predetermined period (for example, a decorative symbol variation period).

  The relay board 88 supplies the serial data and clock signal input from the effect control microcomputer 81 to each serial-parallel conversion IC mounted on the board side IC boards 98 and 99. Each serial-parallel conversion IC checks whether the address added to the input serial data matches its own address, and if it matches, converts the input serial data into parallel data. The LED 25a and 25b provided on the game board 6 are supplied.

  The relay board 89 is connected to the relay board 88 through a single wiring route in a bus type, and the serial data line and the clock signal line connected to each serial-parallel conversion IC are on the board side IC board. Connected to bus form. Each serial-parallel conversion IC mounted on the board side IC substrate has a unique ID.

  The serial data and clock signal input to the relay board 89 are supplied to the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580,... Mounted on the frame side IC boards 542, 473b, 473c, 508, 509, respectively. The serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580,... Check whether or not the address added to the supplied serial data matches their own address, and if they match, the supplied serial data is parallelized. Convert to data and output.

  Each frame side IC substrate 542, 473b, 473c includes serial data input to the relay substrate 89 as well as the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580. LED control ICs 582,... To which a clock signal is supplied are mounted. Each LED control IC 582,... Is assigned with a unique ID together with each serial-parallel conversion IC 520, 580, etc. The ICs 582,... Are provided on the front frame 101 based on the supplied serial data if the address added to the input serial data matches the address of their own. Each LED 51, 52, 28b, 28c and each LED of the top lamp module are turned on / off. That.

  Further, serial data lines and clock signal lines connected to the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580, and the LED control ICs 582,... Are connected in a bus form on each frame side IC substrate. Further, serial data lines and clock signal lines connected to the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580, and the LED control ICs 582,.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in addition to the serial-parallel conversion IC 520, parallel data output from the serial-parallel conversion IC 520 is input to the operation board 508, so that the vibration motor in the vibrator 514 is received. 514a and the drive control IC 521 for driving the wind motor 515a, lever switches 510a to 510d provided on the operation lever 600, trigger switch 512a, signals output from the touch sensor 513, drive feedback (FB) signal output gate 525a, Detects input of drive feedback (FB) signal output from 525b and excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output from excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output gates 526a and 526b, and predetermined detection corresponding to the signal input Output signal And capacitors monitoring IC524, parallel detection signal by the sensor monitoring IC524 are input - serial converter IC523 is mounted.

  In this embodiment, the parallel-serial conversion IC 523 which is an input IC mounted on the operation board 508 and the effect control microcomputer 81 are connected to the input signal line, the clock signal line and the input via the relay boards 88 and 89. The capture signal line is connected, and the production control microcomputer 81 outputs the input capture signal to the parallel-serial conversion IC 523 via the relay boards 88 and 89 at a predetermined timing. Then, the parallel-serial conversion IC 523, based on the input capture signal (latch signal), the lever switches 510a to 510d output from the sensor monitoring IC 524, the trigger switch 512a, the detection signal from the touch sensor 513, and the vibration motor 514a The detection signals of the drive feedback (FB) signal and the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal of the wind motor 515a are latched and output to the effect control microcomputer 81 via the relay boards 88 and 89. That is, the parallel-serial conversion IC 523 includes the lever switches 510a to 510d, the trigger switch 512a, the touch sensor 513, the drive feedback (FB) signal output gates 525a and 525b, and the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output gates 526a and 526b. Detection signals input in parallel via the monitoring IC 524 are converted into serial data and output. It should be noted that the operation base board 508 and the frame button board 509 may be integrated so that a detection signal from the button switch 516a is input to the sensor monitoring IC 524.

  The drive control IC 521 is connected to a vibration motor 514a and a wind motor 515a included in the vibrator 514. As the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a, a well-known four-phase stepping motor including four excitation coils to which voltage pulse signals are individually input is used, and the drive control IC 521 has an excitation coil for each phase. By supplying the voltage pulse signals individually based on the parallel data based on the serial data transmitted from the effect control microcomputer 81 so as to be in the 1-phase excitation drive or 1-2 phase excitation drive, the vibration motor 514a The wind motor 515a is rotated or stopped in accordance with an instruction from the effect control microcomputer 81.

  In addition, the voltage pulse signal supplied from the drive control IC 521 to each excitation coil of the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a is, together with the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a, a drive feedback (FB) signal output gate 525a for the vibration motor, Each drive feedback (FB) signal output gate 525a, 525b is connected to each signal line of the voltage pulse signal so as to be input in parallel to the drive feedback (FB) signal output gate 525b for the wind motor.

  As these drive feedback (FB) signal output gates 525a and 525b, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), a voltage pulse signal is supplied to one of the excitation coils of one to four phases (in FIG. 6, “H”). A drive feedback (FB) signal of a predetermined voltage is output to the sensor monitoring IC 524 except when voltage pulse signals are not supplied to all excitation coils, while voltage pulses are applied to all excitation coils. When no signal is supplied, a drive feedback (FB) signal is not output to the sensor monitoring IC 524. That is, the drive feedback (FB) signal output from the drive feedback (FB) signal output gates 525a and 525b is at a high level when a voltage signal is supplied to any excitation coil in the vibration motor 514a or the wind motor 515a. The signal becomes a low level signal when no voltage signal is supplied to any of the exciting coils.

  As these drive feedback (FB) signal output gates 525a and 525b, an OR gate circuit which is a logic gate circuit can be suitably used.

  As the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output gates 526a and 526b, as shown in FIG. 6B, voltage pulse signals are simultaneously applied to three or more excitation coils among four excitation coils of one to four phases. Is supplied (indicated by “H” in FIG. 6), that is, when an abnormal drive deviating from one-phase excitation or 1-2-phase excitation is performed, an excitation phase feedback (FB) signal having a predetermined voltage is supplied. When the number of exciting coils to be output to the sensor monitoring IC 524 and simultaneously supplied with voltage pulse signals (indicated by “H” in FIG. 6) is two or less, the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal is sent to the sensor monitoring IC 524. Is not output.

  That is, the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output from the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output gates 526a and 526b is equal to the number of excitation coils to which voltage pulse signals are simultaneously supplied in the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a. A high level signal is obtained when abnormal driving is performed with three or more, and a low level signal is obtained when normal driving is performed with the number of excitation coils supplied with voltage pulse signals being two or less. .

  As these excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output gates 526a and 526b, a combination of various logic gates such as an OR gate circuit, an AND gate circuit, a NOR gate circuit, and a NAND gate circuit is preferably used. it can.

  These drive feedback (FB) signals and excitation phase feedback (FB) signals are input to the sensor monitoring IC 524 to which output signals from the lever switches 510a to 510d, the trigger switch 512a, and the touch sensor 513 are input. The sensor monitoring IC 524 is output from the lever switches 510a to 510d, the trigger switch 512a, the touch sensor 513, the drive feedback (FB) signal output gates 525a and 525b, and the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output gates 526a and 526b. Signal input is detected, and signals in a predetermined form (voltage, high, low, etc.) corresponding to the input state of each signal are converted into lever switches 510a to 510d, trigger switch 512a, touch sensor 513, and drive feedback (FB) signal. The signal is output to the parallel input port of the parallel-serial conversion IC 523 corresponding to each of the output gates 525a and 525b and the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output gates 526a and 526b.

  Therefore, the parallel input ports of the parallel-serial conversion IC 523 include lever switches 510a to 510d, trigger switch 512a, touch sensor 513, drive feedback (FB) signal output gates 525a and 525b, and excitation phase feedback (FB) signal output gate 526a. , 526b, a signal that matches the output signal is input, so that the signal input to the parallel input port is input in response to the input input signal (latch signal) and relay boards 88, 89 Is output to the production control microcomputer 81 as serial data, so that the production control microcomputer 81 detects whether the operation lever 600 is touched, the operation direction of the operation lever 600, and the operation of the trigger switch 512a. Can be detected and It is possible to detect whether the motor 514a and the wind motor 515a are operating (rotating) or abnormally driven. The vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a are operating (rotating). Whether or not the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a are abnormal is determined by the production control microcomputer 81 in the motor abnormality determination process (Sa59) to be described later based on whether or not abnormal driving is performed. It is to be judged.

  In the present embodiment, a drive feedback (FB) signal and an excitation phase feedback (FB) signal are input to the sensor monitoring IC 524 constituting the operation signal input circuit unit of the present invention, to which the operation signals from the lever switches 510a to 510d are input. In this way, since the operation signal and each feedback (FB) signal are input to the common sensor monitoring IC 524, the drive feedback (FB) signal and the excitation phase feedback (FB) are input. ) This is preferable because it is possible to save the trouble of mounting the input IC as an individual circuit unit for outputting the signal to the production control microcomputer 81 on the operation board 508, but the present invention is limited to this. Rather than directing these drive feedback (FB) signals and excitation phase feedback (FB) signals It may be mounted separate IC for outputting the use microcomputer 81.

  In this embodiment, excitation phase feedback (FB) signals of the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a are input to the sensor monitoring IC 524. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the excitation By not inputting the phase feedback (FB) signal to the sensor monitoring IC 524, it is possible not to detect the occurrence of abnormal driving.

  In this embodiment, a stepping motor is used as the wind motor 515a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a known DC motor may be used as the wind motor 515a. In this case, the drive voltage supplied to the DC motor may be directly input to the sensor monitoring IC 524 via an appropriate resistor without providing the drive feedback (FB) signal output gate 525b. good.

  The serial-parallel conversion IC mounted on the board-side IC boards 98 and 99 and the serial-parallel conversion IC mounted on each frame-side IC board 542, 473b, 473c, 508, 509 are connected via one line of wiring. It is connected. Specifically, the connection through one system of wiring means that the relay boards 88 and 89 are connected in a bus type, and the serial-parallel conversion ICs are connected in a bus type or a daisy chain type. That is. In this embodiment, each serial-parallel conversion IC is connected in a bus type. Thus, in this embodiment, each serial-parallel conversion IC mounted on the board side IC boards 98 and 99 and each serial-board mounted on each frame side IC board 542, 473b, 473c, 508, 509 are provided. The parallel IC is connected via a single line of wiring using a connector via relay boards 88 and 89. Therefore, the wiring work between the front frame 101 and the game board 6 can be performed only by attaching / detaching the connector, and the attaching / detaching work between the front frame 101 and the game board 6 can be performed more easily.

  Further, according to this embodiment, the serial-parallel conversion IC mounted on the board side IC substrates 98, 99, the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580... Mounted on the frame side IC substrate, the LED control ICs 582,. A common clock signal is input from the production control microcomputer 81 to the parallel-serial conversion IC 523. Therefore, the clock signal wiring to the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580..., The clock signal wiring to the LED control ICs 582,..., And the clock signal wiring to the parallel-serial conversion IC 523 can be shared. Communication between the effect control means and the board side IC board and communication between the effect control means and the frame side IC board can be realized using one channel, respectively, and the number of wirings can be reduced. . Further, the serial-parallel conversion IC mounted on the board side IC substrates 98 and 99, the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580..., The LED control ICs 582,. The number of clock signal wirings can also be reduced.

  In this embodiment, each serial-parallel conversion IC 520, 580,..., LED control IC 582,... Is assigned an address (ID) in advance, and the effect control microcomputer 81 performs control converted into serial data. When outputting a signal, an address (ID) is added to the serial data and output. The control signal is composed of a command having a fixed length (the number of command bytes (for example, a command of 2 bytes or 3 bytes)), and the bits corresponding to the addresses are different. When the serial data is input to the serial-parallel conversion ICs 520, 580,..., And the LED control ICs 582 mounted on each IC board, the address added to the input serial data matches its own address (ID). If it matches, it is converted into parallel data and output, or a voltage is output (energized) to an LED instructed to be turned on based on serial data. If the addresses do not match, parallel data is not output and the LED is not energized. It should be noted that the serial data input to each LED control IC 582,... Is different in bits other than the bit corresponding to the address depending on the lighting pattern, etc., so that the LED corresponding to each address has various lighting patterns. It emits light.

  That is, the effect control microcomputer 81 receives the effect control command output from the game control microcomputer 156 when the ball detection signal is input from the count switch 23 in a state other than the big hit game state. When a control signal for controlling lighting of various LEDs provided on the front frame 101 side is output, a control signal to which address information that can specify the frame side serial-parallel conversion circuit is added is serially transmitted from the serial output circuit 253. Output by signal system.

  As described above, when the production control microcomputer 81 outputs a control signal converted into serial data, it adds an address to the serial data and outputs it, and the LED control ICs 582,. When serial data is input, check whether the address added to the input serial data matches your address, and if it matches, convert it to parallel data and connect each connected Since the LEDs are energized, fluctuations provided on the game board 6 side due to the light emission when a light-emitting effect is provided by each LED provided at a location other than the game board 6 in the front frame 101. Since the production performed on the display device 9 or the like is not obstructed, it is possible to prevent the production effect from being reduced, and the serial is arranged compared to the parallel case. Since the number is reduced, the wiring is facilitated.

  Here, the structure of the top lamp module 530 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the top lamp module 530 is disposed at the center of the upper end of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so as to face downward, and a transparent portion facing the front side thereof is provided on the front frame 101. Like the light emission of each LED, it emits light in a strip shape, and the rotating body provided in the interior rotates to emit light like a rotating lamp.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the ceiling lamp module 530 is mainly formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape in which a cylindrical turntable 532 that is rotated by being inserted with a transparent acrylic resin rotor 535 is formed at the center. The base plate 531 and a drive gear 539 that rotates the rotor 535 and the transmission gear 537 are sandwiched between the base plate 531 and a transparent lamp that holds the top lamp module substrate 542 mounted on the lower surface side. A substrate holder 590 made of an acrylic resin and an opening formed in the center portion of the top lamp module substrate 542 so that a cylindrical convex portion around the insertion hole 591 provided in the center of the substrate holder 590 can be inserted. A disc-shaped mirror surface plate 555 disposed so as to match 543, and a gear disposed on the lower side of the mirror surface plate 555 and having a plurality of grooves formed radially from the center. A transparent acrylic radiation lens 559, a circular opening 561 at the center where the radiation lens 559 is disposed, an outer cover 560 disposed so as to cover the periphery of the opening 561, and a radiation lens 559. A transparent substantially conical lamp cover 570 attached to the opening 561 of the outer peripheral cover 560 so as to cover the central portion to be disposed, and lamp cover holders 565a to 565c for fixing the lamp cover 570 to the outer peripheral cover 560, , Is composed of.

  The base plate 531 is formed with a motor fixing portion 533 to which a stepping motor 540 for rotating the rotor 535 is fixed. The stepping motor 540 is screwed to the columnar protrusions 534a and 534b of the motor fixing portion 533. Is fixed.

  A motor gear 536 is mounted on the rotation shaft of the stepping motor 540, and a transmission gear 537 is pivotally supported between the base plate 531 and the substrate holder 590 so as to engage with the motor gear 536.

  The transmission gear 537 has a mounting hole that can be mounted on the rotor 535 at the center, and is engaged with a drive gear 539 that is fitted on the rotor 535 so that the stepping motor 540 rotates. As a result, the rotor 535 rotates within the turntable 532.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the rotor 535 is formed with a pair of prism pillars that guide light incident from above the rotor 535 and radiate it from the side surface of the lower end at one diagonal position. By rotating the rotor 535, the prism column is also rotated and moved, so that the intensity of light emitted in the outer circumferential direction of the rotor 535 is increased and decreased, and the radiation through which the rotor 535 is inserted is formed. The lens 559 emits strong and weak light as the rotor 535 rotates in the same manner as the rotating lamp.

  The substrate holder 590 is formed of a transparent acrylic resin, and LD8 to LD10 which are white LEDs (described later) mounted on the upper surface of the ceiling lamp module substrate 542 held by the substrate holder 590 emit light, thereby A band-shaped portion 593 that forms the front surface of the lamp module 530 emits light.

  Further, the substrate holder 590 has an insertion hole 591 through which the tubular portion of the lower portion of the drive gear 539 is inserted, and four mounting holes 592 are formed around the insertion hole 591. In the mounting hole 592, four columnar projections 559 ′ formed on the radiation lens 559 are mounted through the mirror plate 555 and the insertion holes 544, 557 formed on the top lamp module substrate 542. The substrate holder 590, the top lamp module substrate 542, the mirror plate 555, and the radiation lens 559 are integrated.

  The lamp cover 570 is held between the outer peripheral cover 560 and the lamp cover holders 565a to 565c. The lamp cover holder 565c inserts a columnar protrusion 566 formed on the lamp cover holder 565c facing upward into a mounting hole 563 formed on the outer cover 560, and on the back side of the outer cover 560. By being screwed, the outer cover 560 is integrated. Further, lamp cover holders 565a and 565b are screwed to the outer peripheral cover 560 from the lower surface side, and columnar protrusions formed upward on the lamp cover holders 565a and 565b are provided at the corners of the outer cover 560. The base plate 531 and the substrate holder 590 are integrated with the base plate 531 and the substrate holder 590 by being screwed with screws passing through the base plate 531, the substrate holder 590, and the top lamp module substrate 542 from the rear surface of the base plate 531. It becomes.

  12 is a detailed view showing the top lamp module substrate 542, and FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram of the top lamp module substrate 542. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the ceiling lamp module substrate 542 includes a circular opening 543 having a size capable of inserting a cylindrical convex portion around the insertion hole 591 provided in the center of the substrate holder 590, and the opening 543. Is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape having four insertion holes 544 through which four columnar protrusions 559 ′ formed in the radiation lens 559 can be inserted.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the ceiling lamp module substrate 542 converts serial data output from the production control microcomputer 81 via the relay substrate 89 into parallel data and outputs the parallel data. IC 580, drive control IC 581 for controlling operations such as rotation / stop of stepping motor 540 based on parallel data output from serial-parallel conversion IC 580, and serial data output from production control microcomputer 81 Accordingly, an LED control IC 582 for controlling lighting of each LED mounted or connected to the top lamp module substrate 542 is mounted.

  The drive control IC 581 rotates the stepping motor 540 by supplying a voltage pulse signal to each of the four excitation coils provided in the stepping motor 540. The drive mode is one-phase excitation drive or 1-2 phase excitation drive.

  The LED control IC 582 controls the amount of current supplied to each LED in a maximum of 64 stages by PWI control that controls the signal width of a pulse signal of a predetermined voltage to each connected LED in time series. The light emission intensity (gradation) of the LED can be adjusted in multiple stages.

  On the top surface of the top lamp module substrate 542, as shown in FIG. 12A, three white light emitting elements are located near the short side where the notch 542 ′ is formed, which is the front side of the top lamp module substrate 542. The diodes LD8 to LD10 are mounted on the surface, and when the white light emitting diodes LD8 to LD10 emit light, the emitted light is sent to the substrate holder 590 made of an acrylic resin to each of the white light emitting diodes LD8 to LD10. The belt-shaped portion 593 emits light by being guided to the belt-shaped portion 593 by a light guide portion (not shown) formed so as to correspond.

  On the lower surface of the top lamp module substrate 542, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), seven white light emitting diodes LD1 to LD7 of the same type are disposed at predetermined intervals so as to surround the opening 543 on the outer periphery of the circular opening 543. Has been implemented. The white light emitting diode LD1 is paired with the white light emitting diode LD5, and is mounted at a position diagonal to each other with respect to the opening 543. The white light emitting diode LD2 is paired with the white light emitting diode LD6, and the opening 543 The white light emitting diode LD3 forms a pair with the white light emitting diode LD7, and is mounted at a position diagonal to each other with respect to the opening 543. Two white light emitting diodes are turned on simultaneously. The white light emitting diode LD4 is not provided with a pair of white light emitting diodes.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the white light emitting diodes LD <b> 1 to LD <b> 10 mounted on the top lamp module substrate 542 and a rotating body provided in a turntable 532 of the base plate 531 are provided on the top lamp module substrate 542. Protective resistors (hereinafter simply abbreviated as resistors) R1 to R6, R10, R11... That protect by restricting the current flowing through the LED 535 ′ correspond to the white light emitting diodes LD1 to LD10 and the rotating body LED 535 ′. Has been implemented.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the white light emitting diodes LD4 and LD8 to LD10 have a relatively small amount of energized current and little heat generation. One resistor R0 is provided for each drive signal line of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode.

  On the other hand, as described above, the white light emitting diodes LD1, LD2, LD3, LD5, LD6, and LD7 that are lit in pairs are inherent because the energized current amount is relatively large and the heat generation is large. A plurality of two resistors are provided for each drive signal line of the red light emitting diode, the green light emitting diode, and the blue light emitting diode.

  That is, for the white light emitting diodes LD1 and LD5, two resistors R1 and R2 are mounted in series on the drive signal line of the red light emitting diode, and two resistors R3 and R4 are also mounted on the drive signal line of the green light emitting diode. Are mounted in series, and two resistors R5 and R6 are also mounted in series on the drive signal line of the blue light-emitting diode. Thus, by providing a plurality of resistors mounted on each drive signal line, The heat generated by the resistors is dispersed to prevent the resistors R1 and R2 from excessively rising in temperature.

  Note that the resistance values of these resistors R1 to R6 are the sum of the resistance values of R1 and R2 connected in series, the sum of the resistance values of R3 and R4, and the sum of the resistance values of R5 and R6. What is necessary is just to determine so that it may become the predetermined resistance which matched the upper limit electric current of a light emitting diode.

  Similarly, for the rotating body LED 535 ′ that emits light only in red, a plurality of two resistors R <b> 10 and R <b> 11 are mounted on the drive signal line as protective resistors for the rotating body LED 535 ′. The resistance values of the resistors R10 and R11 connected in series may be determined so that the sum of the resistance values of the resistors R10 and R11 becomes a predetermined resistance that matches the upper limit current of the rotating body LED 535 ′ to be used. .

  Here, the mounting form of the above-described resistors R1 to R6, R10, and R11 on the top lamp module substrate 542 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the resistors R10 and R11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12B, the resistor R10 is a ceiling lamp module substrate on which a connection connector LDCN to which a connection cable to the LED 535 ′ for a rotating body is connected is mounted. The top lamp module substrate, which is surface-mounted between mounting electrodes 545a and 545b formed on the front side of the lower surface of 542, and the resistance R11 is the opposite surface of the resistance R10 as shown in FIG. Surface mounting is performed between mounting electrodes 546a and 546b formed at side positions on the rear side of the upper surface of 542.

  That is, the resistors R10 and R11 connected in series are mounted with one resistor R10 dispersed on the bottom surface and the other resistor R11 dispersed on the top surface, and a region sandwiched between the resistors R10 and R11 on each surface. In order to avoid this, the resistors R10 and R11 are mounted at different positions on the substrate.

  The mounting electrodes 545a, 545b, 546a, and 546b are all formed so as to have a heat dissipation area having a much larger area than the size of the connection electrodes of the resistors R10 and R11, and the heat dissipation areas around these connection electrodes Therefore, the heat of the mounted resistors R10 and R11 can be dissipated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12C, heat radiation electrodes 545c and 545d having the same shape as the mounting electrodes 545a and 545b are formed on the back surface (upper surface) of the mounting electrodes 545a and 545b on which the resistor R10 is mounted. In addition, heat radiation electrodes 546c and 546d having the same shape as the mounting electrodes 546a and 546b are formed on the back surface (lower surface) of the mounting electrodes 546a and 546b on which the resistor R11 is mounted. The mounting electrodes 545a The mounting electrode 545c, the mounting electrode 545b and the heat dissipation electrode 545d, the mounting electrode 546a and the heat dissipation electrode 546c, and the mounting electrode 546b and the heat dissipation electrode 546d are electrically connected to each other through a plurality of through holes S plated inside. The heat of the mounting electrodes 545a, 545b, 546a, 546b through the through-holes S 45c, 545d, 546c, and conducted to 546d, the heat dissipation of the resistors R10, R11 that is implemented is adapted to be performed from the opposite side.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, heat radiation is performed also from the opposite surface of the mounting electrodes 545a, 545b, 546a, and 546b. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and from these opposite surfaces. The heat dissipation may not be performed.

  The shape and size of the heat radiation electrodes 545c, 545d, 546c, and 546d are the same as those of the mounting electrodes 545a, 545b, 546a, and 546b, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the shape and size are not limited thereto. In view of circuit layout, for example, the heat radiation electrodes 545c, 545d, 546c, 546d are made larger than the mounting electrodes 545a, 545b, 546a, 546b, or conversely, the heat radiation electrodes 545c, 545d, 546c. 546d may be smaller than the mounting electrodes 545a, 545b, 546a, and 546b.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the heat radiation electrodes 545c, 545d, 546c, and 546d are provided on the back surface portions of the mounting electrodes 545a, 545b, 546a, and 546b. However, the present invention is not limited to these, The heat radiation effect may be further enhanced by providing an offset at a position away from the back surface portion.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the through-hole S includes mounting electrodes 545a, 545b, 546a, and 546b, and heat radiation electrodes 545c, 545d, 546c, and 546d that are distant from the connection electrodes of the mounted resistors R10 and R11. A plurality of outer peripheral portions are formed, and this is because the temperature change due to the heat generation of the resistors R10 and R11 is large in the vicinity of the connecting electrodes of the mounted resistors R10 and R11. Since the dimensional change of the substrate also becomes large, it is preferable that it is possible to avoid the occurrence of cracks or the like in the part between the through holes S due to these dimensional changes, but the present invention is not limited to this. The arrangement positions and the number of the through holes S are, for example, such that the distance between the through holes S is remarkably close and the mechanical strength of the substrate is weakened. Moiety may be suitably determined so as not to cause.

  Further, RM in FIG. 12C is a resist film for protecting the top lamp module substrate 542.

  Next, the resistors R1 to R6 will be described. In FIG. 12, only R1 to R6 corresponding to the white light emitting diodes LD1 and LD5 are shown, but six resistors corresponding to the white light emitting diodes LD2 and LD6 also correspond to the white light emitting diodes LD3 and LD7. The two resistors are also mounted on the top lamp module substrate 542, similarly to R1 to R6.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, the resistors R1, R3, and R5 are mounted electrodes 547a formed in a region between the white light emitting diode LD2 and the white light emitting diode LD3 on the lower surface of the top lamp module substrate 542. And 547b, between the mounting electrodes 550a and 550b, and between the mounting electrodes 551a and 551b, respectively.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12A, the resistors R2, R4, and R6 are formed on the upper surface of the top lamp module substrate 542 in a region that becomes the back surface portion of the split portion on which the resistors R1, R3, and R5 are mounted. Are mounted between the mounting electrodes 548a and 548b, between the mounting electrodes 549a and 549b, and between the mounting electrodes 552a and 552b.

  That is, the resistances R1 and R2 corresponding to the red diodes included in the white light emitting diodes LD1 and LD5 are opposite to each other, as in the case of the resistances R10 and R11 in the case of the rotating body LED 535 ′ that emits a single color. The surface is mounted so that there is no region sandwiched between the resistors R1 and R2 on each surface, and the resistors R3 and R4 corresponding to the green diodes included in the white light emitting diodes LD1 and LD5 are on opposite surfaces. , Mounted so that there is no region sandwiched between the resistors R3 and R4 on each surface, and the resistors R5 and R6 corresponding to the green diodes included in the white light emitting diodes LD1 and LD5 are on opposite surfaces, It is mounted so that there is no region sandwiched between the surface resistors R5 and R6.

  The mounting electrodes 547a, 547b, 548a, 548b, 549a, 549b, 550a, 550b, 551a, 551b, 552a, and 552b on which the resistors R1 to R6 are mounted are all based on the size of the connection electrode of the resistors R1 to R6. Is formed so as to have a heat radiation region having a very large area, and heat of the mounted resistors R1 to R6 can be radiated from the heat radiation region around these connection electrodes.

  Further, heat radiation electrodes 547c to 552c and 547d to 552d having the same shape as the mounting electrodes 547a to 552a and 547b to 552b are formed on the back surface portions of the mounting electrodes 547a to 552a and 547b to 552b. The electrodes 547a to 552a, 547b to 552b and the heat radiation electrodes 547c to 552c and 547d to 552d are electrically connected to each other through a plurality of through holes S plated inside, and the mounting electrodes 547a to 552a, through the through holes S, The heat of 547b to 552b is conducted to the heat radiation electrodes 547c to 552c, 547d to 552d, and the mounted resistors R1 to R6 are radiated from the opposite surface.

  When these resistors R1 to R6 are mounted side by side, as shown in FIG. 12, the resistors mounted on the same surface are mounted so as to be separated from each other as much as possible. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mounting arrangement and the like may be appropriately determined in consideration of heat radiation.

  In addition, the through holes S that conduct the respective mounting electrodes 547a to 552a, 547b to 552b and the heat radiation electrodes 547c to 552c, 547d to 552d are also mounted resistors R1 to R6 as in the case of the resistors R10 and R11 described above. A plurality of mounting electrodes 547a to 552a, 547b to 552b, and heat radiation electrodes 547c to 552c, 547d to 552d may be formed on the outer periphery of the mounting electrodes 547a to 552a and 547b to 552b.

  In the present embodiment, the LED 535 ′ for the rotator and the white light emitting diodes LD1, LD2, LD3, LD5, LD6, and LD7 have a plurality of resistances in the respective signal lines. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The protective resistors are not limited in series, and the series distributed arrangement of the protective resistors is performed only on the rotating body LED 535 ′ that is not mounted on the top lamp module substrate 542, or the white that is mounted on the top lamp module substrate 542 is used. You may make it implement only about light emitting diode LD1-LD10.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the form which distributed the protection resistor to two small resistance as a plurality was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this, The number of these small resistance is 3 Two or more small resistors may be used, and the resistance value of each small resistor may be made different according to the size of the mounting electrode on which each small resistor is mounted.

  Here, taking the case of each of the white light emitting diodes LD1 to LD10 connected to the sky lamp module substrate 542 as an example, the effect control microcomputer 81 implements to correct the emission color of each of the white light emitting diodes LD1 to LD10. The contents of control will be described with reference to FIG.

  As described above, the white light emitting diodes LD1 to LD10 include each light emitting diode that emits light of three primary colors of red, green, and blue, and the white light emitting diodes that emit white light by emitting all the light emitting diodes. By selecting and controlling the emission intensity, various colors can be emitted.

  When the relationship between the light emission intensity and the energization current in each color light emitting diode is linearly proportional as in the red light emitting diode and the green light emitting diode shown in FIG. For example, if the microcomputer 81 wants to control the light emission intensity to the brightness of the fifth of the 16 stages, the microcomputer 81 corresponds to the fifth stage based on the proportional relationship among the energization current steps of 0 to 64 stages. (64/16) × 5 = 20 steps are specified, and serial data including an instruction to set the energization current to 20 steps may be transmitted to the LED control IC 582.

  However, unlike the blue light emitting diode shown in FIG. 14A, the relationship between the light emission intensity and the energization current is not proportional, and the light emission intensity suddenly increases due to a low current value or is low. When the light emission intensity does not increase depending on the current value, and the light emission intensity sharply increases at a high current value, the energization current is set to 20 steps in order to obtain the fifth stage based on the proportional relationship described above. When serial data including an instruction is transmitted to the LED control IC 582, the blue light emitting diode emits light at the light emission intensity at the eighth level, and blue becomes a strong light emission color.

  For this reason, in the production control microcomputer 81, as shown in FIG. 14B, 1 to 16 is provided for each color corresponding to the LED numbers (ID) assigned to the white light emitting diodes LD1 to LD10. When a brightness compensation table in which step values of energization currents for gradation are stored is stored, and the production control microcomputer 81 transmits serial data including a light emission instruction to the LED control IC 582, a light emission target A light emission instruction based on the corresponding color stored in the luminance compensation table in association with the white light emitting diode and the step value of the energization current corresponding to the light emission intensity is transmitted.

  In this embodiment, in order to avoid an increase in the amount of data, a table describing current values of only 16 gradations as shown in FIG. 14B is used. However, a table describing current values of 64 gradations may be used as it is as the brightness compensation table.

  Specifically, for example, if the light emitting state of the white light emitting diode LD1 is to be emitted in white at 8 out of 16 levels (half intensity), the LED provided to the white light emitting diode LD1. The step value “32” of the red energization current stored corresponding to the luminance of “8/16” in the luminance item of the luminance compensation table corresponding to the number (ID) “LD1”, the step of the green energization current By reading out the value “32” and the blue energizing current step value “19” and transmitting the light emission instruction including the read energizing current step value of each color to the LED control IC 582 as serial data, the white light emitting diode The light emitted from the LD 1 does not become a strong white color of blue, but becomes a good white color.

  In the above description, the white light emitting diodes LD1 to LD10 are exemplified. However, the brightness compensation table described above is provided for all the light emitting diodes that emit light in multiple colors provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Control may be performed so that the light emission color of the light emitting diode becomes an accurate light emission color based on the data in the table.

  Next, the structure of the lower door frame 103 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 7 to 10. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the operation lever. 10A is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the structure near the upper part when the operation lever is tilted to the back side, and FIG. 10B is the structure near the upper part when the operation lever is tilted to the front side. FIG. The left side in FIG. 7 and the lower side in FIG. 8 are the front side of the pachinko machine.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, an upper plate portion 3 a having an upper plate 3 extending in the left-right direction recessed on the upper surface is formed on the upper front portion of the lower door frame 103 that constitutes the lower front portion of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1. While projecting toward the front, a lower plate part 4a extending in the left-right direction with the lower plate 4 recessed in the upper surface is projected toward the front at the lower part of the front surface. The upper plate portion 3a and the lower plate portion 4a are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and an operation lever 600 extending in the vertical direction is provided between the upper plate portion 3a and the lower plate portion 4a. .

  On the upper surface of the upper plate portion 3a, an upper plate 3 that opens upward so as to store pachinko balls is recessed in the left-right direction, and a player presses the center front portion in the left-right direction. A possible operation button 516 is provided on the upper surface, and an operation is detected by a built-in button switch 516a (see FIG. 3).

  A lever guide metal plate 361 (see FIG. 64) for restricting the swing range of the operation lever 600 is provided inside the upper plate portion 3a. As shown in FIG. 10, the lever guide metal plate 361 includes a restricting portion 361a in which a substantially square-shaped restricting opening 363 for restricting the tip of the operation lever 600 is formed, and from the left and right sides of the restricting portion 361a toward the back side. The mounting piece 361b is fixed to the wall portion 362 formed inside the upper plate portion 3a with a screw. The restricting portion 361a is made of a plate material formed in an arcuate spherical shape centering on a shaft support portion (not shown) of the operation lever 600, and a grip stopper pin 615 protruding from the tip (upper end) of the operation lever 600 is loosely inserted. The inner edge of the restriction opening 363 constitutes a contact restricting portion that restricts the swing range of the operation lever 600.

  Immediately below the restriction opening 363 on the lower surface of the upper plate portion 3a, an insertion port 364 through which the tip (the other end) of the operation lever 600 is inserted is formed correspondingly. The insertion port 364 is formed to be slightly larger than the restriction opening 363 and is provided so as not to directly contact the grip stopper pin 615.

  Between the upper plate part 3a and the lower plate part 4a, as shown in FIG. 8, an internal space whose front-rear width is shorter than the upper plate part 3a and the lower plate part 4a is formed. A fan 515, speakers 27a, 27b, and the like are disposed, and an operation lever 600 is disposed at a central front position in the left-right direction.

  The air blowing port 352 is formed in the central portion in the left-right direction between the upper plate portion 3a and the lower plate portion 4a. The air blowing port 352 is formed by a plurality of horizontally long slits, and each of these slits is provided with a net or the like for preventing entry of a louver (not shown) and a wire.

  The operation lever 600 of the present embodiment is a character or character displayed on the variable display device 9 when an effect such as a jackpot notice effect, which will be described later, is executed, or when a game history is browsed or various setting operations are performed. This is used when an operation for moving an operation target part such as an image such as a cursor is performed. Specific usage examples will be described later.

(Control lever)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the operation lever 600 provided between the upper plate portion 3a and the lower plate portion 4a so as to be operated by a player is pivotally supported by the lower plate portion 4a at one end side, as shown in FIGS. This is a so-called joystick whose side is swingable in a multi-axis direction (four-axis direction in this embodiment). Specifically, the operation lever 600 includes a grip base 603 to which a joystick unit 602 on which a metal grip shaft 601 is erected is attached, and a grip 604 including a pair of left and right grip members 604a and 604b. Is done.

  The grip shaft 601 is configured as a metal rod-like aggregate, and a base end (lower end) of the grip shaft 601 is rotatably supported on the upper surface of the joystick unit 602, although not shown in detail. Is swingable in multi-axis directions (in this embodiment, eight directions of front, rear, left, right, diagonally front left, diagonally front right, diagonally rear left, diagonally rear right), and any direction In addition, there is provided a posture holding mechanism (for example, urging the grip shaft 601 vertically downward by a spring or the like to hold it in a standing posture) for holding it in an upright posture in a substantially vertical direction when no external force is applied. (Not shown).

  The grip members 604a and 604b are formed such that their opposing surfaces are opened by a synthetic resin material or the like, and are attached so as to sandwich the grip shaft 601 from the left and right sides. Specifically, the left grip member 604a is attached to the upper portion of the grip shaft 601 by a screw 605a inserted from the right side, and the right grip member 604b is screwed to the grip shaft 601 from the right side of the grip member 604b. It is attached with a screw 605b. Also, the left and right grip members 604a, 604b and the grip shaft 601 are integrally fixed by screws 605c inserted through the grip shaft 601 from the left side of the left grip member 604a and screwed into the right grip member 604b. It has become so. Further, screws 605a to 605c provided under the grip members 604a and 604b are covered with a grip cover 606 attached from the back side.

  On the front side of the grip members 604a and 604b integrated with each other, a grip board presser 607 to which a grip board 608 having a plurality of LEDs arranged on the front face is attached from the front side is attached. A grip inner lens 609 and a grip lens 610, and a grip plating 611 for decorating the front surface of the main body of the grip 604 are attached. The grip substrate 608, the grip inner lens 609, and the grip lens 610 are sandwiched between the grip plating 611 and the grip substrate press 607 by attaching the grip substrate press 607 to the back side of the grip plating 611 with three screws 612. It is attached.

  A vibrator 514 for vibrating the main body of the grip 604 is provided inside the main body of the grip 604. The vibrator 514 includes a vibration motor 514a and a semi-disc-shaped vibrator 514b fixed to the output shaft of the motor. By driving the vibration motor 514a, the vibrator 514b rotates eccentrically with respect to the output shaft. By doing so, the main body of the grip 604 is vibrated. A motor heat conduction sheet 514c, a heat conduction plate 514d, and a shaft heat conduction sheet 514e are attached to the lower surface of the vibration motor 514a.

  Above the vibrator 514, a grip trigger 512 is provided so as to be swingable about a swing shaft 512b that is provided in the upper part and faces in the left-right direction. The grip trigger 512 is disposed in a state in which the pressing operation portion is urged by the trigger torsion spring 512c so as to always protrude toward the back side of the grip 604, and the index finger of the hand holding the grip 604 as shown in FIG. And the middle finger can be applied, and by pulling the grip trigger 512 toward the main body of the grip 604 against the biasing force of the trigger torsion spring 512c, the operation is detected by the trigger switch 512a. ing.

  Although not particularly illustrated, a touch sensor 513 (see FIG. 3) for detecting that a finger is in contact with the main body of the grip 604 is provided inside the main body of the grip 604.

  A lower portion of a grip stopper pin 615 made of a metal material is fitted to the upper end portion of the grip member 604a, and a grip top 617 made of a metal plate is attached to the upper end portion by a plurality of screws 619. It is fastened. An insertion hole 618 is formed at a substantially central position of the grip top 617, and when attached to the upper end of the grip 604, the grip stopper pin 615 is inserted through the insertion hole 618 and above the upper surface of the grip top 617. It protrudes (see FIG. 7).

  On the upper surface of the joystick unit 602, a grip shaft 601 that faces in the vertical direction is multiaxial (in this embodiment, front, rear, left, right, diagonal front left, diagonal front right, diagonal rear left, diagonal rear right 8 The coil spring 625 is mounted on the base of the grip shaft 601 so as to be swingable in the direction), and in an upright posture in a state where no external force is applied in any direction. Is retained. In addition, lever switches 510a to 510d that detect the tilting direction of the grip shaft 601 are disposed around the periphery.

  The joystick unit 602 is attached to the lower surface side of the grip base 603 with a plurality of screws 626, and the upper surface is covered with the grip base 603 (see FIG. 9B). In addition, a wiring insertion port 603 b is formed on the back side of the grip base 603, and the wiring insertion port 603 b is covered with a grip wiring cover 622 attached to the grip base 603 with screws 624. In addition, a concave wiring groove 603c is provided on the back side of the grip base 603 to which a cable or the like extended from the wiring insertion port 603b is routed, and the upper surface of the wiring groove 603c is formed by a grip base sheet 623. Covered.

  On the lower surface of the joystick unit 602, a horizontal plate portion 620a of an L-shaped grip reinforcement sheet metal 620 having a horizontal plate portion 620a and a vertical plate portion 620b bent upward from the rear end of the horizontal plate portion 620a is screwed. It is fixed by 621. In this way, the grip unit composed of the joystick unit 602, the grip base 603, and the grip reinforcing sheet metal 620 fixes the vertical plate portion 620b to the front surface of the upper plate body 1002 (see FIG. 54) of the lower door frame 103 described later. At the same time, the mounting pieces 603a and 603a projecting from the left and right sides of the grip base 603 are fixed to the lower platen portion 4a described later from below.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the tip of the upward grip stopper pin 615 protruding from the upper end of the grip 604 is inserted through an insertion port 364 formed in the lower surface of the upper plate 3a, and is positioned immediately above it. When the operating lever 600 swings in a predetermined direction around the shaft (not shown) when inserted into the restricting opening 363, the peripheral surface of the grip stopper pin 615 contacts the inner edge of the restricting opening 363. It comes to touch. That is, the swing range of the operation lever 600 is restricted by contact with the inner edge of the restriction opening 363. Since the restriction range is set smaller than the maximum swing range (maximum tilt angle) of the grip shaft 601, even when the operation lever 600 is tilted with an excessive force, the tip of the grip stopper pin 615 is not moved. Oscillation is restricted by contacting the inner edge of the restriction opening 363 and the load is distributed to the lever guide metal plate 361. Therefore, an unreasonable load is applied to the shaft portion (not shown) of the grip shaft 601 and the grip shaft 601 It is possible to prevent the shaft portion (not shown) from being damaged, the lever switches 510a to 510d and the like from being broken, and the grip reinforcing sheet metal 620 and the fixing portion of the grip reinforcing sheet metal 620 in the lower platen portion 4a from being damaged.

  In addition, since a grip top 617 larger than the outer shape of the grip 604 is attached to the base of the grip stopper pin 615 so as to spread laterally from the upper end of the grip 604, for example, as shown in FIG. 10A or 10B, the operation lever 600 is tilted backward or forward, and the tip of the grip stopper pin 615 comes into contact with the inner surface of the restriction opening 363. When the swinging is restricted, or although not particularly illustrated, the operation lever 600 is tilted to the left or right, and the tip of the grip stopper pin 615 comes into contact with the inner side surface of the restriction opening 363 to swing. When the tip of the grip stopper pin 615 moves within the restriction opening 363, such as when restricted, the insertion opening 364 always has the grip top 61. Because it is blocked by, or inside exposure of upper tray section 3a, the foreign matter wire or the like is easily entered is prevented for the purpose of fraud to the internal of the various devices.

  Further, the periphery of the insertion opening 364 and the upper surface of the grip top 617 on the lower surface of the upper plate portion 3a are formed in a spherical shape centering on the bearing portion, respectively, and the lower surface of the upper plate portion 3a and the upper surface of the grip top 617 are formed. Are in close proximity to or in sliding contact with each other, so that foreign matters such as wires are introduced from the gap between the lower surface of the upper plate portion 3a and the upper surface of the grip top 617 through the insertion port 364 to illegal acts on various internal devices. It is possible to prevent dangers such as easy entry and fingers being pinched between the lower surface of the upper plate portion 3a and the upper surface of the grip top 617.

  On the rear side of the grip 604, a grip trigger 512 is provided so as to be swingable about a swing shaft 512b facing in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the player grips with the hand holding the operation lever 600. The trigger 512 can be pressed to the near side.

  Further, the above-described touch sensor 513 (not shown) is provided inside the cylindrical grip 604 so that it can be detected that the player holds or touches the operation lever 600. . The touch sensor 513 of the present embodiment is a dielectric sensor that detects whether or not the metal grip shaft 601 is touched by detecting a change in conductivity, and is attached to the grip shaft 601 (not shown). . Note that the detection unit of the touch sensor 513 may be exposed on the surface of the grip 604 and provided so as to be directly contacted by the player to detect contact.

  In addition, a vibrator 514 that generates vibration is provided in the operation lever 600. For example, as described later, when the operation lever 600 is operated, the vibrator 514 is driven to vibrate the operation lever 600, thereby playing a game. An impact can be given to a person by touch.

  The operation lever 600 configured as described above is in contact with the inner surface of the restriction opening 363 in which the swing range of the operation lever 600 is a contact restriction portion even when the operation lever 600 is operated with an excessive force. Since the excessive load is distributed to the lever guide plate 361 without being applied only to the shaft portion (not shown) of the grip shaft 601, the shaft portion is broken or the shaft portion is provided. Damage to the door frame 103 is prevented. In addition, the operation lever 600 is arranged in the vertical direction between the upper plate portion 3a that is a game ball storage portion protruding from the front of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the lower plate portion 4a that is a protruding portion, In addition to being able to arrange the shaft portion on the lower plate portion 4a and the lever guide metal plate 361 on the upper plate portion 3a, the tip of the operation lever 600 does not protrude from the front surface of the main body, so the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 The operation lever 600 is less likely to be damaged during the transport of the sheet.

  Specifically, the upper end of the operation lever 600 is covered from above by an upper plate portion 3a protruding forward from the front surface of the lower door frame 103, and as shown in FIG. 7, the upper plate portion 3a and the lower plate portion Since it is provided so as not to protrude forward from the front end portion of 4a, for example, even if the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 falls to the front side, the operation lever 600 is protected by the upper plate portion 3a and the lower plate portion 4a. The

  Next, the operation of the gaming machine will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the game control microcomputer 156 on the main board 31. When power is supplied to the gaming machine and power supply is started, the input level of the reset terminal to which the reset signal is input becomes high level, and the gaming control microcomputer 156 (specifically, the CPU 56) After executing a security check process, which is a process for confirming whether the contents of the program are valid, the main process after step S1 is started. In the main process, the CPU 56 first performs necessary initial settings.

  In the initial setting process, the CPU 56 first sets the interrupt prohibition (step S1). Next, the interrupt mode is set to interrupt mode 2 (step S2), and a stack pointer designation address is set to the stack pointer (step S3). After initialization of the built-in device (CTC (counter / timer) and PIO (parallel input / output port), which are built-in devices (built-in peripheral circuits)) is performed (step S4), the RAM is accessible (Step S5). In the interrupt mode 2, the address synthesized from the value (1 byte) of the specific register (I register) built in the CPU 56 and the interrupt vector (1 byte: least significant bit 0) output from the built-in device is This mode indicates an interrupt address.

  Next, the CPU 56 checks the state of the output signal of the clear switch (for example, mounted on the power supply board) input via the input port (step S6). When the ON is detected in the confirmation, the CPU 56 executes a normal initialization process (steps S10 to S15, including S44 and S45).

  If the clear switch is not on, check whether data protection processing of the backup RAM area (for example, power supply stop processing such as addition of parity data) was performed when power supply to the gaming machine was stopped (Step S7). When it is confirmed that such protection processing is not performed, the CPU 56 executes initialization processing. Whether there is backup data in the backup RAM area is confirmed, for example, by the state of the backup flag set in the backup RAM area in the power supply stop process.

  When it is confirmed that the power supply stop process has been performed, the CPU 56 performs data check of the backup RAM area (step S8). In this embodiment, a parity check is performed as a data check. Therefore, in step S8, the calculated checksum is compared with the checksum calculated and stored by the same process in the power supply stop process. When the power supply is stopped after an unexpected power failure or the like, the data in the backup RAM area should be saved, so the check result (comparison result) is normal (matched). That the check result is not normal means that the data in the backup RAM area is different from the data when the power supply is stopped. In such a case, since the internal state cannot be returned to the state when the power supply is stopped, an initialization process that is executed when the power is turned on is not performed when the power supply is stopped.

  If the check result is normal, the CPU 56 recovers the game state restoration process (steps S41 to S43) for returning the internal state of the game control means and the control state of the electrical component control means such as the effect control means to the state when the power supply is stopped. Process). Specifically, the start address of the backup setting table stored in the ROM 54 is set as a pointer (step S41), and the contents of the backup setting table are sequentially set in the work area (area in the RAM 55) (step S42). ). The work area is backed up by a backup power source. In the backup setting table, initialization data for an area that may be initialized in the work area is set. As a result of the processing in steps S41 and S42, the saved contents of the work area that should not be initialized remain as they are. The part that should not be initialized is, for example, data indicating the gaming state before the power supply is stopped (special symbol process flag, probability variation flag, time reduction flag, etc.), and the area where the output state of the output port is saved (output port buffer) ), A portion in which data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls is set.

  Further, the CPU 56 transmits a power failure recovery designation command as an initialization command at the time of power supply recovery (step S43). Then, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In this embodiment, it is confirmed whether the data in the backup RAM area is stored using both the backup flag and the check data. However, only one of them may be used. That is, either the backup flag or the check data may be used as an opportunity for executing the game state restoration process.

  In the initialization process, the CPU 56 first performs a RAM clear process (step S10). The RAM clear process initializes predetermined data (for example, count value data of a counter for generating a big hit determination random number) to 0, but is initialized to an arbitrary value or a predetermined value. You may make it do. Alternatively, the entire area of the RAM 55 may not be initialized, and predetermined data (for example, count value data of a counter for generating a big hit determination random number) may be left as it is. Further, the start address of the initialization setting table stored in the ROM 54 is set as a pointer (step S11), and the contents of the initialization setting table are sequentially set in the work area (step S12).

  By the processing of steps S11 and S12, for example, a normal symbol determination random number counter, a normal symbol determination buffer, a special symbol buffer, a total prize ball number storage buffer, a special symbol process flag, an award ball flag, a ball out flag, and a payout stop An initial value is set to a flag such as a flag for selectively performing processing according to the control state.

  In addition, the CPU 56 initializes a sub board (a board on which a microcomputer other than the main board 31 is mounted). An initialization designation command (a command indicating that the game control microcomputer 156 has executed initialization processing). Is also transmitted to the sub-board (step S13). For example, when receiving the initialization designation command, the effect control microcomputer 81 performs a screen display for notifying that the control of the gaming machine has been initialized, that is, initialization notification in the variable display device 9.

  Further, the CPU 56 executes a random number circuit setting process for initial setting of a random number circuit (not shown) (step S14). The CPU 56 performs settings according to, for example, a random number circuit (not shown) to update the value of random R (big hit determination random number) by executing processing according to a random number circuit setting program.

  In step S15, the CPU 56 sets a CTC register built in the game control microcomputer 156 so that a timer interrupt is periodically generated every predetermined time (for example, 2 ms). That is, a value corresponding to, for example, 2 ms is set in a predetermined register (time constant register) as an initial value. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a timer interrupt is periodically taken every 2 ms.

  When the execution of the initialization process (steps S10 to S15) is completed, the CPU 56 repeatedly executes the display random number update process (step S17) and the initial value random number update process (step S18) in the main process. When executing the display random number update process and the initial value random number update process, the interrupt disabled state is set (step S16). When the display random number update process and the initial value random number update process are finished, the interrupt enabled state is set. Set (step S19). In this embodiment, the display random number is a random number for determining a stop symbol of a special symbol or a random number for determining a variation pattern, and the display random number update process is for generating a display random number. This is a process of updating the count value of the counter. The initial value random number update process is a process for updating the count value of the counter for generating the initial value random number. In this embodiment, the initial value random number is an initial count value such as a counter for generating a random number for determining whether or not to win a normal symbol (ordinary random number generation counter for normal symbol determination). It is a random number for determining the value. A game control process for controlling the progress of a game, which will be described later (the game control microcomputer 156 is a game device such as a variable motion display device, a variable winning ball device, a ball payout device, etc. In the process of controlling, the process of sending a command signal to cause another microcomputer to control, or the game device control process), the count value of the random number for determining the normal symbol is one round (the random number for determining the normal symbol) When the number of values between the minimum value and the maximum value that can be taken is increased), an initial value is set in the counter.

  When the timer interrupt occurs, the CPU 56 executes the timer interrupt process in steps S20 to S35 shown in FIG. In the timer interrupt process, first, a power-off detection process for detecting whether or not a power-off signal is output (whether or not an on-state is turned on) is executed (step S20). The power-off signal is output when, for example, a voltage drop monitoring circuit mounted on the power supply board detects a drop in the voltage of the power supplied to the gaming machine. In the power-off detection process, when detecting that the power-off signal is output, the CPU 56 executes a power supply stop process for saving necessary data in the backup RAM area. Next, detection signals of the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 14a, the second start port switch 14b, the count switch 23, and the winning port switches 29a and 30a are input via the input driver circuit 58, and the state determination thereof is performed. (Switch processing: step S21).

  Next, the CPU 56 executes display control processing for performing display control of the special symbol display 8, the normal symbol display 10, the special symbol hold storage display 18, and the normal symbol hold storage display 41 (step S22). For the special symbol display 8 and the normal symbol display 10, control for outputting a drive signal to each display is executed according to the contents of the output buffer set in steps S33 and S34.

  In addition, the CPU 56 detects that a game ball has won the grand prize opening at a time other than the regular time, or has detected that a game ball has won the second start prize opening at a time other than the regular time. In such a case, a process for notifying abnormal winning is performed (step S23: abnormal winning notifying process).

  Next, processing for updating the count value of each counter for generating random numbers for determination such as random numbers for determining jackpot symbols used for game control is performed (determination random number update processing: step S24). The CPU 56 further performs a process of updating the count value of the counter for generating the initial value random number and the display random number (initial value random number update process, display random number update process: steps S25 and S26).

  Each random number is used as follows. (1) Random 1: Determine the type of jackpot (for determining the jackpot type) (2) Random 2: Determine the special symbol's off symbol (for off symbol design) (3) Random 3: Change the special symbol's variation pattern Determine (for variation pattern determination) (4) Random 4: Determine whether or not to generate a hit based on a normal symbol (For normal symbol per determination) (5) Random 5: Determine an initial value of Random 4 (Random (4 for initial value determination)

  In step S24 in the game control process, the game control microcomputer 156 counts up (adds 1) the counter for generating the jackpot type determination random number (1) and the random number for determination per ordinary symbol (4). I do. That is, they are determination random numbers, and other random numbers are display random numbers or initial value random numbers. In addition, in order to improve a game effect, you may make it use random numbers other than the random number of said (1)-(5). In this embodiment, the big hit determination random number is a random number generated by hardware (random number circuit (not shown)) built in the game control microcomputer 156, but the big hit determination random number is used for game control. Software random numbers generated by the microcomputer 156 based on the program may be used.

  Further, the CPU 56 performs special symbol process processing (step S27). In the special symbol process, the corresponding symbol is executed in accordance with a special symbol process flag for controlling the special symbol display 8 and the special winning award in a predetermined order. The CPU 56 updates the value of the special symbol process flag according to the gaming state. Specifically, when the variation is started on the special symbol display 8, whether or not to win is selected by lottery, and when the variation of the special symbol display 8 stops, the variation can be started if it is off. While the process is shifted to the state, if it is a big hit, the process is decided to be a big hit and the process is shifted to a process for controlling the opening of the big winning opening.

  Next, normal symbol process processing is performed (step S28). In the normal symbol process, the CPU 56 executes a corresponding process according to the normal symbol process flag for controlling the display state of the normal symbol display 10 in a predetermined order. The CPU 56 updates the value of the normal symbol process flag according to the gaming state.

  In addition, the CPU 56 performs a process of sending an effect control command or the like related to the display control of the decorative symbols in the variable display device 9 (decorative symbol command control processing: step S29).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs information output processing for outputting data such as jackpot information, start information, probability variation information supplied to the hall management computer, for example (step S30).

  Further, the CPU 56 executes prize ball processing for setting the number of prize balls based on detection signals from the first start port switch 14a, the second start port switch 14b, the count switch 23, and the winning port switches 29a and 30a (step). S31). Specifically, it is mounted on the payout control board 37 in response to a winning detection based on one of the first starting port switch 14a, the second starting port switch 14b, the count switch 23 and the winning port switches 29a, 30a being turned on. A payout control command (award ball number signal) indicating the number of prize balls is output to the payout control microcomputer. The payout control microcomputer drives the ball payout device 97 in accordance with a payout control command indicating the number of winning balls.

  In this embodiment, a RAM area (output port buffer) corresponding to the output state of the output port is provided. However, the CPU 56 relates to on / off of the solenoid in the RAM area corresponding to the output state of the output port. The contents are output to the output port (step S32: output processing).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs special symbol display control processing for setting special symbol display control data for effect display of the special symbol in the output buffer for setting the special symbol display control data according to the value of the special symbol process flag ( Step S33). For example, if the variation speed is 1 frame / 0.2 seconds until the end flag is set when the start flag set in the special symbol process is set, the CPU 56, for example, every 0.2 seconds passes. Then, the value of the display control data set in the output buffer is incremented by one. Further, the CPU 56 performs variable display of the special symbol on the special symbol display 8 by outputting a drive signal in step S22 according to the display control data set in the output buffer.

  Further, the CPU 56 performs a normal symbol display control process for setting normal symbol display control data for effect display of the normal symbol in an output buffer for setting the normal symbol display control data according to the value of the normal symbol process flag ( Step S34). For example, when the start flag related to the variation of the normal symbol is set, the CPU 56 switches the display state (“◯” and “×”) for the variation rate of the normal symbol every 0.2 seconds until the end flag is set. With such a speed, the value of the display control data set in the output buffer (for example, 1 indicating “◯” and 0 indicating “x”) is switched every 0.2 seconds. Further, the CPU 56 outputs a normal signal on the normal symbol display 10 by outputting a drive signal in step S22 according to the display control data set in the output buffer.

  Thereafter, the interrupt permission state is set (step S35), and the process is terminated.

  With the above control, in this embodiment, the game control process is started every 2 ms. The game control process corresponds to the processes of steps S21 to S34 (excluding step S30) in the timer interrupt process. In this embodiment, the game control process is executed by the timer interrupt process. However, in the timer interrupt process, for example, only a flag indicating that an interrupt has occurred is set, and the game control process is performed by the main process. May be executed.

  Next, a method for sending a control command from the game control microcomputer 156 to the effect control microcomputer 81 will be described. In this embodiment, the effect control command is transmitted from the main board 31 to the effect control board 80 via the relay board 77 through eight signal lines of the effect control signals D0 to D7. Further, between the main board 31 and the effect control board 80, a signal line of the effect control INT signal for transmitting the capture signal (effect control INT signal) is also wired.

  In this embodiment, the effect control command has a 2-byte structure, the first byte represents MODE (command classification), and the second byte represents EXT (command type). The first bit (bit 7) of the MODE data is always set to “1”, and the first bit (bit 7) of the EXT data is always set to “0”. Note that such a command form is an example, and other command forms may be used. For example, a control command composed of 1 byte or 3 bytes or more may be used.

  The 8-bit effect control command data of the effect control command is output in synchronization with the effect control INT signal. The effect control microcomputer 81 mounted on the effect control board 80 detects that the effect control INT signal has risen, and starts a 1-byte data capturing process through an interrupt process. Therefore, when viewed from the effect control microcomputer 81, the effect control INT signal corresponds to a signal that triggers the acquisition of effect control command data.

  The effect control command is sent only once so that the effect control microcomputer 81 can recognize it. In this example, “recognizable” means that the level of the effect control INT signal changes, and that it is sent only once so as to be recognizable means that, for example, each of the first and second bytes of the effect control command data Accordingly, the production control INT signal is output in a pulse shape (rectangular wave shape) only once.

  In this embodiment, the effect control command sent to the effect control board 80 has a 2-byte configuration. The first byte represents MODE (command classification), and the second byte represents EXT (command type). The first bit (bit 7) of the MODE data is always “1”, and the first bit (bit 7) of the EXT data is always “0”. Note that such a command form is an example, and other command forms may be used. For example, a control command composed of 1 byte or 3 bytes or more may be used.

  Commands 8000 (H) to 800 F (H) are effect control commands (variation pattern commands) for designating a variation pattern of a decorative symbol that is variably displayed on the variation display device 9 in response to variable display of a special symbol. The effect control command for designating the variation pattern is also a command for designating the variation start.

  Commands 8C00 (H) to 8C06 (H) are effect control commands for designating the contents of the stop symbols (display results) of the decorative symbols in the variable display device 9. In this embodiment, commands 8C00 (H) to 8C06 (H) are referred to as symbol information designation commands.

  The command 8C00 (H) is an effect control command (outgoing designation command) for designating that the stop symbol (display result) of the special symbol is determined as the offcoming symbol. Command 8C01 (H) is an effect control command (ordinary big hit designation command) that designates that the stop symbol of the special symbol has been decided as a non-probable variation symbol (that is, a non-probability variation big hit (also referred to as a normal big hit)). ).

  The command 8C02 (H) is an effect control command (designated to specify that the stop symbol of the special symbol is determined to be a probable variation symbol (that is, a probable variation big hit is determined), and that it is determined not to execute the re-lottery effect after the big hit game starts. 1 specified command per probability variation. Command 8C03 (H) is an effect control command (probability variable big hit 2 designation command) that designates that the stop symbol of the special symbol is decided as the probability varying symbol and that it is decided to execute the re-lottery effect during the big hit game. Command 8C04 (H) is an effect control command (probability variable big hit) that designates that the stop symbol of the special symbol is determined to be a probable variable symbol and that it is determined to execute the re-lottery effect after the big hit game is finished (during the ending effect) 3 designation command).

  Command 8C05 (H) is an effect control command (suddenly probable big hit designation command) for designating that the stop symbol of the special symbol has been suddenly determined to be a probable change symbol (that is, that it has been determined to be suddenly probable big hit). The command 8C06 (H) is an effect control command (small hit designation command) that designates that the stop symbol of the special symbol is determined as the small hit symbol (that is, determined as the small hit symbol).

  Here, the “re-lottery effect” refers to an effect that makes it appear that the jackpot symbol is re-lotted and displayed after the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the variable display device 9. Specifically, in the case where it is determined in advance that the jackpot symbol (non-probability variable symbol or probability variable symbol) is derived and displayed on the variable display device 9, the left, right and right decorative symbols are the same in the variable display device 9. This is an effect of deriving and displaying a jackpot symbol (non-probability variation symbol or probability variation symbol) after stopping and displaying the non-probability variation symbol and then changing the non-probability variation symbol again. The re-lottery effect includes a case where a non-probable variable symbol is promoted to a probable variable symbol (when a non-probable variable symbol is displayed after being stopped), and a case where a non-probable variable symbol is not promoted to a probable variable symbol (a non-probable variable symbol is displayed). However, in this embodiment, only the case where the non-probability variable symbol is promoted to the probable variation symbol is shown. Therefore, the re-lottery effect may be referred to as “promotion effect” or “rising effect”.

  The command 8F00 (H) is an effect control command (decoration symbol stop designation command, symbol confirmation designation command) for designating the stop of variable display (fluctuation) of the ornament symbol on the variation display device 9.

  Command 9000 (H) is an effect control command (initialization designation command: power-on designation command) transmitted when power supply to the gaming machine is started. Command 9200 (H) is an effect control command (power failure recovery designation command) transmitted when power supply to the gaming machine is resumed. When the power supply to the gaming machine is started, the gaming control microcomputer 156 transmits a power failure recovery designation command if data is stored in the backup RAM, and if not, initialization designation is performed. Send a command.

  Commands 9500 (H) to 9503 (H) are effect control commands (background designation commands) for designating background display according to the gaming state in the variable display device 9. Command 9500 (H) is an effect control command (normal state background designation command) for designating background display in the normal game state in the variable display device 9. The command 9501 (H) is an effect control command (high probability state background designation command) for designating background display in the probability changing state (high probability state) in the variable display device 9. Command 9502 (H) is an effect control command (time-short state background designation command) for designating background display when the variable display device 9 is in the time-short state. Command 9503 (H) is an effect control command (chance state background designation command) for designating background display when the variable display device 9 is in the chance mode state. The chance mode is an effect mode in which an expectation for the transition to the probability change state is given after the sudden probability big hit and the small hit end.

  The command 9F00 (H) is an effect control command (customer waiting demonstration designation command) for designating display during the customer waiting demonstration.

  Commands A000 (H) to A004 (H) are effect control commands (fanfare designation commands) for designating that a big hit game is started. Command A000 (H) is an effect control command (fanfare 1 designation command) that designates the start of a big hit when a normal big hit (non-probable big hit) is determined. Command A001 (H) is an effect control command (fanfare 2 designation command) that designates the start of a big hit when it is determined that the probability variation big hit is determined and the re-lottery effect is not executed after the big hit game is started. Command A002 (H) is an effect control command (fanfare 3 designation command) that designates the start of a big hit when it is determined that a probability variation big hit is determined and a re-lottery effect is executed during the big hit game. Command A003 (H) is an effect control command (fanfare 4 designation command) that designates the start of a jackpot when it is determined that a probability variation jackpot is determined and the re-lottery is to be executed after the jackpot game ends (during the ending effect) It is. Command A004 (H) is an effect control command (fanfare 5 designation command) that designates the start of sudden probability variation jackpot.

  The command A1XX (H) is an effect control command (specifying command for opening a big prize opening) that designates display during a round in the 15 round jackpot game. The command A2XX (H) is an effect control command (designation command after opening the big prize opening) that designates display after the round (display of the interval between rounds) in the 15 round big hit game. Note that the number of rounds displayed in “XX” is set.

  Commands A301 (H) to A305 (H) are effect control commands (ending designation commands) that designate the end of the big hit game. The command A301 (H) is an effect control command (ending 1 designation command) for designating the end of the normal jackpot game (displaying that the game will shift to the short time state after the jackpot game is finished). Command A302 (H) is an effect control command (ending 2 designation command) for designating the end of jackpot when it is determined that the probability variation jackpot is determined and the re-lottery effect is not executed after the jackpot game is started. The command A303 (H) is an effect control command (ending 3 designation command) for designating the end of the big hit when the probability variation big hit is determined and it is determined to execute the re-lottery during the big hit game. Command A304 (H) is an effect control command (ending 4 designation command) that is promoted to a probable variation symbol in the re-lottery effect after the end of the big hit game (during the ending effect) and designates that it will be a promising big hit. Command A 305 (H) is an effect control command (ending 5 designation command) for designating the end of sudden probability variation jackpot.

  Command A4XX (H) is an effect control command (specifying command for opening a big prize opening) that designates display during a round in a two-round big hit game (suddenly probable big hit game). Command A5XX (H) is an effect control command (designation command after opening the big prize opening) that designates display after the round (display of the interval between rounds) in the two round big hit game (suddenly probable big hit game). In “XX”, the number of rounds is set.

  Command A600 (H) is an effect control command (small hit fanfare designation command) that designates that a small hit game is started.

  The command C0XX (H) is an effect control command (start winning memory designation command) for designating the number of starting winning memories shown by XX.

  Command D001 (H) is an effect control command (abnormal winning notification designation command) for instructing notification of abnormal winning.

  When the effect control microcomputer 81 mounted on the effect control board 80 receives the above-described effect control command from the game control microcomputer 156 mounted on the main board 31, the change display device 9 performs the operation according to the content. The display state is changed, the display state of the lamp is changed, and the sound number data is output to the sound output board 70. An effect control command other than the effect control command is also transmitted from the main board 31 to the effect control board 80. For example, when displaying the number of winning balls that is a big hit on the variable display device 9, an effect control command for designating the count number of the count switch 23 is also transmitted from the main board 31 to the effect control board 80.

  Next, the jackpot notice effect performed by the CPU 86 of the effect control microcomputer 81 will be described.

  The CPU 86 can execute various effects according to the symbol variation of the variable display device 9 and wins the aforementioned jackpot lottery, and the special symbol display unit 8 stops the jackpot symbol as a specific display result and becomes a big hit. The variable display device 9 performs a jackpot notice effect informing that there is a possibility of shifting to a jackpot gaming state that is advantageous to the player. As will be described later, this jackpot notice effect is not performed only when the jackpot lottery is won, but also when the winner is not won. In other words, when the jackpot lottery is won, the performance is executed with a higher probability than when the jackpot lottery is not won.

  In the present embodiment, as this jackpot announcement effect, a battle announcement that shoots down an enemy aircraft by pulling the grip trigger 512 in a timely manner while operating the fighter plane and the sight displayed on the screen of the variable display device 9 with the operation lever 600. (FIG. 17), a shelling advance notice (see FIG. 18) that shoots down the enemy aircraft with the grip trigger 512 at the timing when the enemy aircraft is locked on the aim fixedly displayed on the screen of the variable display device 9, and others Various notices can be executed.

  In this embodiment, the battle notice (FIG. 17) and the bombardment notice (FIG. 18) are implemented as notice effects. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these effects are represented by reach. It may be a production or a notice production during reach.

  Here, the battle notice will be described. As shown in FIG. 17, the battle notice is executed at the same time as the start of the change of the symbol of the change display device 9, and includes a normal pattern, a chance pattern, and an intense heat pattern. Each of these patterns is determined according to the status of winning the jackpot, as will be described later, and when the jackpot is won, the intense heat pattern is won with a higher probability than when the jackpot is not won. (See FIG. 20).

  Each of these patterns is prepared in advance with an operation progress pattern that progresses by a screen operation by operating the operation lever 600 and a non-operation progress pattern that progresses without a screen operation by the operation lever 600. When the player touches the operation lever 600 or the grip trigger 512 is detected until a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the display of FIG. When it is not possible to detect that the player has touched the operation lever 600 or operated the grip trigger 512 until a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed after the progress pattern is executed and the start screen is displayed. A non-operation progress pattern is executed.

  The operation progress pattern and the non-operation progress pattern are substantially the same, and the operation progress pattern moves and displays the aim (operation target) displayed on the screen in accordance with the operation of the operation lever 600. The non-operation progress pattern is a pattern in which the aim (operation target) displayed on the screen is moved and displayed in a predetermined pattern regardless of the operation of the operation lever 600.

  In addition, these operation progress patterns and non-operation progress patterns are further selected when the jackpot operation progress pattern and jackpot non-operation progress pattern selected when the jackpot is won by lottery, respectively, and when the jackpot is not win A selection operation progress pattern for detachment and a non-operation progress pattern for detachment are prepared in advance, and are selected according to the result of the big hit lottery.

  Note that the big hit non-operational progression pattern is not only an effect that hits the enemy aircraft and makes a big hit. It may include a relief effect that hits the enemy aircraft again and makes a big hit.

  Specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 17A, for example, with the start of symbol variation of the variation display device 9, the message “enemy aircraft, attack” and the player is prompted to touch the operation lever 600. An operation promotion notification image (the image of the lever and the text message “Start fighting when you hold the lever and pull the trigger!”) Is displayed.

  Although the start screen when the intense heat pattern is selected is shown here, for example, when a normal pattern or a chance pattern is selected, the above "enemy aircraft, attack" A screen with a different message content or a different character color, typeface, background color or the like is selected and displayed.

  Here, the CPU 86 determines whether or not the touch sensor 513 or the trigger switch 512a is on, that is, whether or not the player is touching the operation lever 600 or operating the grip trigger 512, and the start screen (FIG. 17 (a)), that is, when the touch sensor 513 or the trigger switch 512a is not detected to be on until the predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the display of the start screen, the non-operation progress pattern is displayed. Select to display the next screen.

  Then, after either the operation progress pattern or the non-operation progress pattern is selected, the production proceeds as shown in FIGS. 17B to 17F below. Here, the contents of both the operation progress pattern and the non-operation progress pattern are the same, and in the non-operation progress pattern, only the aim that is the operation target does not move. Will be described as an example.

  In the following, the content of the effect when the intense heat pattern is selected will be described. For example, when a normal pattern or a chance pattern is selected, depending on the expectation level of each effect, for example, the color and size of the aiming, etc. A screen with a different form or a different form or number of enemy aircraft appears is selected and displayed.

  After switching the start screen, first, an aim as an example of the operation target is displayed on the screen (see FIG. 17B), and a screen for notifying that the battle is started is displayed. This aim is moved up, down, left and right by front / back / left / right operation of the operation lever 600.

  Next, an attack start screen is displayed (see FIG. 17C). Here, the player moves the sight by operating the operation lever 600 back and forth, and right and left, and as shown in FIG. 17D, the sight is well aligned with the enemy aircraft and a speaker is displayed with the text “TARGET LOCK ON!”. When a voice trigger or sound effect is output from 27a, 27b, and the grip trigger 512 is operated, a missile is fired, and a screen is displayed as if an enemy aircraft was shot down.

  Further, the CPU 86 drives the blower fan 515 in conjunction with this display while the on-attack screen (moving image) indicating the situation in which the aircraft on board sees a missile while attacking the enemy aircraft and attacks. The wind is sent out from the air blowing port 352 toward the player's hand holding the operation lever 600. Thereby, since the wind actually hits the player's hand, the atmosphere as if flying in the sky can be effectively produced by the display and the wind.

  Further, for example, in accordance with the display of the image of the boarding machine turning right on the screen, only the right blower fan 515 is driven to blow the player's hand from the right side, and the boarding machine turns left. If only the left blower fan 515 is driven in accordance with the display and wind is applied to the player's hand from the left side, a turning atmosphere or the like can be effectively produced.

  Further, for example, the vibrator 514 is driven to generate vibrations on the operation lever 600 in accordance with the timing of displaying an image in which a grip trigger 512 is operated to launch a missile or an image in which an enemy missile hits a boarding aircraft. Thus, it is possible to effectively produce an atmosphere as if the enemy aircraft was attacked or destroyed by the enemy aircraft.

  As a result, the player not only displays the attacking screen on the display screen of the variable display device 9 but also outputs sound effects from the speakers 27a and 27b. Because the vibration is transmitted to the player, the player receives not only the visual sense but also the auditory or tactile sense, so that the production can have a sense of reality.

  And if there are only one enemy aircraft (see Fig. 17 (e)) and this one was successfully shot down, a big hit notification screen (see Fig. 17 (f)) is displayed and a big hit The player is notified that

  It should be noted that the on-attack screens of FIGS. 17C to 17F are sequentially switched with the passage of a predetermined time regardless of the player's operation result, so that the operation lever 600 In addition, even if the enemy aircraft cannot be shot down by the operation of the grip trigger 512, the enemy aircraft is reduced according to the screen transition.

  In addition, when the detachment operation progress pattern is selected, a screen will be displayed in which the time is up before all enemy aircraft cannot be shot down during an attack, or the enemy aircraft is intercepted during the attack. In the end, the player is informed that he did not win the big hit such as “Sorry.

  As described above, the content of the battle warning is explained. For example, after displaying an image that the enemy aircraft could not be sunk during the performance and the enemy aircraft escaped, for example, suddenly accelerated and approached the enemy aircraft again, You may make it perform the relief production which shoots down and becomes a big hit.

  Moreover, although this battle notice was demonstrated as what is performed at the time of the fluctuation | variation start of the pattern of the fluctuation | variation display apparatus 9, you may perform as a reach notice effect before reach is achieved, for example, For example, when the reach is established after the reach notice effect is executed, the reach effect is executed, and when the jackpot is won, the jackpot display result may be displayed by the reach effect. Note that when such a reach notice effect is executed, it is not necessary to execute the relief effect as described above.

  Next, the advance notice of shelling will be described. As shown in FIG. 18, the bombardment notice is executed mainly when the above-described reach is established during the change of the design of the variable display device 9, and the content is gradually changed according to the progress of the production (in this embodiment, It is a step-up notice that develops to 3 steps), and if step 1 can be cleared, it will develop to step 2, if step 2 can be cleared, it will develop to step 3, and if step 3 can be cleared, a big hit announcement will be made. ing.

  In other words, the bombardment notice includes the pattern S1 in which the result of the big hit or miss is displayed in step 1, the pattern S2 in which the result of the big hit or miss is displayed after developing to step 2, and the jackpot after developing to step 3 Alternatively, a pattern S3 on which the result of dislocation is displayed is included.

  In addition, each of these patterns S1 to S3 corresponds to a cherry blossom pattern in which the boarding machine model displayed on the start screen described later is the latest cherry blossom pattern, a cherry blossom pattern, and an old-fashioned pattern that is an old-fashioned mass-production model. Prepared.

  Further, each of the cherry patterns S1 to S3 and the old patterns S1 to S3 includes an operation progress pattern that progresses by a screen operation by operating the operation lever 600, a non-operation progress pattern that progresses without a screen operation by the operation lever 600, Are prepared in advance. Further, depending on the detection state of the touch sensor 513 when the reach is established, that is, whether or not the player is touching the operation lever 600, the table shown in FIG. Any one of the start screens is selected, and the selected start screen is displayed.

  Then, the player touches the operation lever 600 until the predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) elapses after the start screen (see FIG. 18A or FIG. 18B) is displayed, or the grip trigger 512. When it is detected that the player has been operated, an operation progress pattern is executed, and the player touches the operation lever 600 before a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) elapses after the start screen is displayed or a grip trigger. When it is not possible to detect that 512 has been operated, a non-operation progress pattern is executed.

  The operation progress pattern and the non-operation progress pattern are substantially the same, and the operation progress pattern fires a missile (operation object) displayed on the screen in accordance with the operation of the grip trigger 512 ( The non-operation progress pattern is a missile (operation target) displayed on the screen in a predetermined pattern regardless of the operation of the grip trigger 512 (movement display). To do.

  In addition, these operation progress patterns and non-operation progress patterns are further selected when the jackpot operation progress pattern and jackpot non-operation progress pattern selected when the jackpot is won by lottery, respectively, and when the jackpot is not win A selection operation progress pattern for detachment and a non-operation progress pattern for detachment are prepared in advance, and are selected according to the result of the big hit lottery.

  More specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 18A, for example, when reach is established during symbol variation of the variable display device 9, the CPU 86 displays a message “Shoot down the enemy aircraft to approach!” A start screen on which the aircraft model image is displayed is displayed. Here, when reach is established, whether or not the touch sensor 513 or the trigger switch 512a is on, that is, whether or not the player is touching the operation lever 600 or operating the grip trigger 512. In response, either the start screen on which the boarding machine model displays a cherry pattern image or the start screen on which the boarding machine model displays an old-fashioned mass production image is selected and displayed. Here, when reach is established, when the touch sensor 513 or the trigger switch 512a is on, a start screen on which the image of the cherry blossom pattern is displayed with a higher probability than when it is not on is selected. Thus, the player can expect a big hit when holding the operation lever 600.

  If the touch sensor 513 or the trigger switch 512a is on, the operation progress pattern is selected to display the next screen. If the touch sensor 513 or the trigger switch 512a is not on, no operation is performed. Select the progress pattern and display the next screen.

  Then, after either the operation progress pattern or the non-operation progress pattern is selected, the production proceeds as shown in FIGS. 18C to 18F below. Here, the contents of both the operation progress pattern and the non-operation progress pattern are the same, and in the non-operation progress pattern, the missile that is the operation target only fires in a predetermined pattern regardless of the operation of the grip trigger 512. Therefore, in the following, description will be given by taking as an example the pattern S3 that develops up to step S3 (proceeding for jackpot operation).

  After switching the start screen, first, the step 1 screen (see FIG. 18 (c)) where the aim is fixedly displayed on the screen is displayed, and then the enemy aircraft starts moving in a predetermined pattern and the shelling game starts. Is done. Then, by operating the grip trigger 512 at a timing when the enemy aircraft is aimed, the missile as the operation target is launched, and if the enemy aircraft is successfully hit and sunk, the screen shifts to the screen of step S2.

  Next, after displaying the step S2 screen (see FIG. 18 (d)) in which the number of enemy aircraft is larger than in step S1, the enemy aircraft starts moving in a predetermined pattern and the shelling game is started as in step 1. The When all enemy aircraft are sunk, the screen moves to step S3. In other words, as the steps evolve, the apparent difficulty of operation increases.

  Next, after displaying a step S3 screen (see FIG. 18 (e)) in which a boss enemy aircraft stronger than steps S1 and S2 appears, the enemy aircraft starts moving in a predetermined pattern as in steps 1 and 2. A shelling game is started.

  When the boss enemy aircraft is smashed, a big hit notification screen (see FIG. 18 (f)) is displayed to notify the player that the big hit has been won.

  Although not specifically described, during the execution of these steps S1 to S3, not only the bombardment screen is displayed on the display screen of the variable display device 9, but also this screen display (effect The sound effects are output from the speakers 27a and 27b in conjunction with the progress, and the player is actually hit by the wind or the vibration is transmitted to the hand. Because it receives stimulation by touch and touch, it can give a sense of reality to the production.

  Note that the during-bombardment screens of FIGS. 18C to 18F are sequentially switched with the passage of a predetermined time regardless of the player's operation result, so the grip trigger 512 Even if the enemy aircraft cannot be accurately shot down on the display by the operation of, the enemy aircraft is destroyed.

  In addition, when the detachment operation progress pattern is selected, the time is up before the enemy aircraft can not be shot down in any one of steps S1 to S3, and finally “sorry. The player is informed that he has not won the big hit.

  The production contents when the pattern S3 is selected have been described above. For example, when the big hit pattern S1 or the big hit pattern S2 is selected, the enemy aircraft cannot be sunk in step S1 or step S2, and the enemy aircraft After displaying an image that the player escapes, for example, a relief effect is performed in which the player suddenly accelerates, approaches the enemy aircraft, shoots down the enemy aircraft again, and becomes a big hit. Further, when the pattern for detachment S1 or the pattern for detachment S2 is selected, an image in which the enemy aircraft cannot be sunk in step S1 or step S2 and the enemy aircraft escapes is displayed, and then the process proceeds to the next step. The player is informed that the player has not won a big hit such as “Sorry….

  Moreover, although this bombardment notice was described as being executed when the above-mentioned reach was established during the change of the design of the variable display device 9, for example, it is executed as a reach notice effect before the reach is established. In this case, for example, when the reach is established after the execution of the reach notice effect, the reach effect is executed, and when the big win is won, the jackpot display result is displayed by the reach effect. Good. Note that when such a reach notice effect is executed, it is not necessary to execute the relief effect as described above.

  In the above notice effect, the detection of the button switch 516a provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 3 is made effective instead of the operation of the grip trigger 512, and the missile is fired based on the detection of the button switch 516a. May be advanced.

  Whether or not the jackpot notice such as the battle notice and the bombardment notice described above is executed by the notice lottery executed according to the result of the jackpot lottery is determined. FIG. 19 shows a notice selection table used for this notice effect lottery. As the notice selection table, a different table is selected depending on whether or not the player touches the operation lever 600 when the notice lottery is executed.

  FIG. 19A shows a notice selection table A that is selected when the player touches the operation lever 600 when the notice lottery is executed, and FIG. 19B shows a case where the notice lottery is executed. In addition, the notice selection table B is selected when the player does not touch the operation lever 600.

  When the notice selection table A is selected, if the jackpot is won, if the extracted random number is a value in the range of 0 to 10, no notice is won, and the random value is 11 to 11. If the value is in the range of 80, the bombardment notice is won, and if the random number is a value in the range of 81 to 191, the battle notice is won. In the case of a loss (big hit is not won), if the extracted random number value is a value in the range of 0-100, no notice is won, and if the random value is a value in the range of 101-150 Will win the bombardment advance notice, and if the random number is a value in the range of 151-191, the battle advance notice will be won.

  When the notice selection table B is selected, if the jackpot is won, if the extracted random number is a value in the range of 0 to 10, no notice is won, and the random value is 11 to 11. If the value is in the range of 191, the fire notice is won and the battle notice is not won. In the case of a loss (big hit is not won), if the extracted random number value is a numerical value in the range of 0-100, no notice is won, and the random value is a numerical value in the range of 101-191. Will win the bombardment notice and will not win the battle notice.

  In this way, regardless of whether the advance notice selection table A or the advance notice selection table B is selected, when the jackpot is won, either the bombardment notice or the battle notice is won with a higher probability than in the case of a loss. Therefore, by executing the jackpot notice, the player's sense of expectation for occurrence of the jackpot gaming state can be effectively increased. Further, when the advance notice selection table B is selected, that is, when the advance notice lottery is executed, if the player does not touch the operation lever 600, the battle advance notice is not won. Can be contacted.

  FIG. 20 shows a battle notice pattern selection table used for the type determination lottery for determining the battle notice pattern when the battle notice is won by the notice lottery.

  In this case, when the big hit is won, when the extracted random number is a numerical value in the range of 0-9, the normal pattern is won, and the random value is a numerical value in the range of 10-30 The chance pattern is won, and if the random number is a value in the range of 31 to 77, the intense heat pattern is won. In the case of a loss (big hit is not won), if the extracted random value is a value in the range of 0-50, the normal pattern is won, and the random value is a value in the range of 51-70 If the chance pattern is won and the random number is a value in the range of 71 to 77, the intense heat pattern is won.

  In other words, when the big win is won, the hot pattern of the normal pattern, chance pattern, and hot pattern is won with a higher probability than the case of a loss, so the hot pattern is When executed, it is possible to improve the player's sense of expectation for occurrence of the big hit gaming state.

  FIG. 21 shows a case in which the advance notice lottery wins the advance notice pattern, that is, the advance notice pattern, that is, the pattern S1 in which the result is displayed in Step 1, the pattern S2 in which the result is displayed in Step 2, and the result in Step 3. And a bombardment notice pattern selection table used for the type determination lottery for determining one of the patterns S3.

  FIG. 21A shows a bombardment notice pattern selection table A that is selected when the player touches the operation lever 600 when executing the type determination lottery. FIG. 21B shows the type determination lottery. This is a bombardment notice pattern selection table B that is selected when the player touches the operation lever 600 when executing.

  When the big hit is won when the bombardment notice pattern selection table A of FIG. 21A is selected, if the extracted random number is a numerical value in the range of 0 to 90, The cherry blossom pattern in which the latest machine / sakura (fighter) is displayed on the start screen is selected, and if the random value is a value in the range of 91 to 101, the normal pattern is won. More specifically, when the extracted random number value is a numerical value in the range of 0 to 10, the cherry pattern S1 is won, and when the random number value is a numerical value in the range of 11 to 40, the cherry pattern S2 is won. If the random number is a value in the range of 41 to 90, the cherry pattern S3 is won. Further, when the extracted random number value is a numerical value in the range of 91 to 92, the normal pattern S1 is won, and when the random number value is a numerical value in the range of 93 to 95, the normal pattern S2 is won. When the numerical value is in the range of 96 to 101, the normal pattern S3 is won.

  In the case of a loss, the cherry pattern is won when the extracted random number is a numerical value in the range of 0-30, and the normal pattern is selected when the random number is a numerical value in the range of 31-101. Wins. More specifically, if the extracted random number is a numerical value in the range of 0 to 15, the cherry pattern S1 is won, and if the random number is a numerical value in the range of 16 to 25, the cherry pattern S2 is won. If the random value is a value in the range of 26-30, the cherry pattern S3 is won. Further, when the extracted random number value is a numerical value in the range of 31 to 70, the normal pattern S1 is won, and when the random number value is a numerical value in the range of 71 to 90, the normal pattern S2 is won. When the numerical value is in the range of 91 to 101, the normal pattern S3 is won.

  If the jackpot is selected when the bombardment notice pattern selection table B in FIG. 21B is selected, the cherry blossom pattern is first selected when the extracted random number is a value in the range of 0 to 70. Is won and the normal pattern is won if the random number is a value in the range of 71-101. More specifically, when the extracted random number value is a numerical value in the range of 0 to 10, the cherry pattern S1 is won, and when the random number value is a numerical value in the range of 11 to 40, the cherry pattern S2 is won. If the random number is a value in the range of 41 to 70, the cherry blossom pattern S3 is won. Further, when the extracted random number value is a numerical value in the range of 71 to 80, the normal pattern S1 is won, and when the random number value is a numerical value in the range of 81 to 90, the normal pattern S2 is won. When the numerical value is in the range of 91 to 101, the normal pattern S3 is won.

  In the case of a loss, the cherry pattern is won when the extracted random number is a numerical value in the range of 0-6, and the normal pattern is selected when the random number is a numerical value in the range of 7-101. Wins. More specifically, when the extracted random number value is a numerical value in the range of 0 to 2, the cherry pattern S1 is won, and when the random number value is a numerical value in the range of 3 to 4, the cherry pattern S2 is won. If the random number is a value in the range of 5-6, the cherry blossom pattern S3 is won. Further, when the extracted random number value is a numerical value in the range of 7 to 70, the normal pattern S1 is won, and when the random number value is a numerical value in the range of 71 to 90, the normal pattern S2 is won. When the numerical value is in the range of 91 to 101, the normal pattern S3 is won.

  In this way, regardless of whether the bombardment notice pattern selection table A or the bombardment notice pattern selection table B is selected, the cherry blossom pattern is won with a higher probability than a loss when the jackpot is won. By executing the cherry blossom pattern, it is possible to effectively increase the player's sense of expectation for occurrence of the big hit gaming state.

  Also, regardless of whether or not the jackpot is won, when the bombardment notice pattern selection table A is selected, the cherry pattern is won with a higher probability than when the bombardment notice pattern selection table B is selected. Therefore, the player's willingness to participate can be improved.

  Here, the number of steps for lottery advancement to advance to step S1 to S3 and the fighter type lottery for selecting either cherry blossom pattern or old-style pattern are performed simultaneously. The step number lottery and the fighter-type lottery may be selected by separate lotteries. In this case, after determining the number of steps based on the jackpot lottery result, the fighter type may be determined based on the jackpot lottery result and the operation lever 600 detection result.

  Next, the operation in the effect control board 80 will be described. In the effect control board 80, when the power supply voltage is supplied from the power supply board, the effect control microcomputer 81 is activated, and the CPU 86 executes the effect control main process as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the production control main process shown in FIG. 22 is started, the CPU 86 first executes a predetermined initialization process (step Sa51), clears the RAM 85, sets various initial values, and is mounted on the production control board 80. Register setting of a CTC (counter / timer circuit) (not shown) is performed. Subsequently, the CPU 86 executes a storage area setting command process, thereby giving a command for setting the storage area in the temporary storage memory (not shown) included in the VDP 262 to a fixed address area and a variable address area (step). Sa52).

  After executing the storage area setting command processing, the pre-transfer command processing is executed, so that the display image on the variable display device 9 has the required display frequency in the storage area that becomes the fixed address area of the temporary storage memory (not shown). A command for temporarily storing image data corresponding to the effect image set so as to be higher than is provided (step Sa53).

  Next, a timer interrupt flag provided in the effect control flag setting unit of the RAM 85 is monitored to determine whether or not the flag is turned on (step Sa54). If no timer interrupt occurs and the timer interrupt flag is off (step Sa54; No), the loop processing is executed until a timer interrupt occurs, and the process waits. On the other hand, when the timer interrupt flag is turned on due to the occurrence of the timer interrupt (step Sa54; Yes), the flag is cleared and turned off (step Sa55), and then the effect control transmitted from the main board 31 is performed. Command analysis processing for analyzing the command is executed (step Sa56).

  In the command analysis process in step Sa56, first, the reception command buffer is checked to determine whether or not the effect control command transmitted from the main board 31 has been received. When it is determined that there is a received command, the command is read from the received command buffer. Subsequently, various processes corresponding to the read reception command are executed.

  After executing the command analysis process, the decorative symbol process process is executed (step Sa57). In this decorative symbol process, according to the progress of variable display of decorative symbols performed on the display screen of the variable display device 9, the display output of the variable display device 9, the sound output from the speakers 27a and 27b, and the various LED's. Settings for executing various production operations are performed by lighting operations and the like. Then, the effect random number value update process is executed (step Sa58), and various random values counted by a random number circuit (not shown) or the like are updated on the effect control board 80 side. Further, a motor abnormality determination process (step Sa59) for determining an abnormal operation of the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a in the vibrator 514, and a notification for notifying the occurrence of the abnormality, etc. using an effect device such as the variable display device 9 After executing the control process (step Sa60), the process returns to step Sa54.

  In addition, in the effect control microcomputer 81, an interrupt for receiving the effect control command from the main board 31 is generated separately from the timer interrupt that occurs every time a predetermined time elapses. This interruption is generated when, for example, an effect control INT signal from the main board 31 is turned on. When an interrupt due to the turn-on of the effect control INT signal occurs, the CPU 86 automatically sets the interrupt disabled state. However, if a CPU that does not automatically enter the interrupt disabled state is used, the interrupt prohibit command It is preferable to issue (DI command).

  In response to the interrupt generated when the effect control INT signal from the main board 31 is turned on, the CPU 86 executes a predetermined command reception interrupt process, for example. In this command reception interrupt process, a predetermined signal for receiving a control signal transmitted from the main board 31 via a signal relay board (not shown) among the input ports included in the input / output ports provided in the effect control microcomputer 81. A control signal to be an effect control command is taken in from the input port. The effect control command fetched at this time is stored in, for example, an effect side reception command buffer provided in the effect control buffer setting unit of the RAM 85. As an example, when the production control command has a 2-byte configuration, the first byte (MODE) and the second byte (EXT) are sequentially received and stored in the production side reception command buffer. Thereafter, the CPU 86 sets the interrupt permission, and then ends the command reception interrupt process.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an example of the decorative symbol process executed in step S57 of FIG. In the decorative symbol process, for example, the following processes of steps S100 to S105 are executed according to the value of the decorative symbol process flag provided in the effect control flag setting unit of the RAM 85.

  The variable display start command reception waiting process in step Sa100 is a process executed when the value of the decorative symbol process flag is “0”. The variable display start command reception waiting process includes a process of determining whether or not to start variable display of decorative symbols on the variable display device 9 based on whether or not a variable display start command from the main board 31 has been received. Contains.

  The decorative symbol variable display setting process in step Sa101 is executed when the value of the decorative symbol process flag is “1”. This decorative symbol variable display setting process corresponds to the start of variable display of the special symbol in the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 8, and the variable display including the variable symbol variable display in the variable display device 9. Various operations such as a display operation of the effect image in the device 9 and a display operation in which various effect images are displayed on the variable display device 9 in a period from the start of the variable display of the decoration design to the display of the finalized decoration design. In order to perform an effect operation, for example, a process of selecting one corresponding to a variable display pattern or a display result type from among a plurality of types of effect control patterns stored in an effect control pattern table (not shown) is included. It is out. In particular, in this embodiment, a notice effect selection process described later is performed.

  The decorative symbol changing process in step Sa102 is executed when the value of the decorative symbol process flag is “2”. In this process, the CPU 86 produces effect control data such as display control data, sound control data, lamp control data, etc. from the effect control pattern, corresponding to the timer value in the effect control process timer provided in the effect control timer setting unit of the RAM 85. Is read. In accordance with the effect control data read at this time, for example, a display control command is transmitted to the VDP 262 of the display control unit (not shown), various processes corresponding to the data transferred from the VDP 262 are executed, and the sound control unit Various effects control during variable display of decorative symbols, such as transmitting a voice control command (not shown) and transmitting a lamp control command to a lamp control unit (not shown), is performed. Then, when an end code corresponding to the end of the variable display of the decorative symbol is read from the effect control pattern, a predetermined timer initial value corresponding to the big hit start command reception waiting time is set in the effect control process timer. Thereafter, the value of the decorative symbol process flag is updated to “3” which is a value corresponding to the big hit start waiting process.

  The big hit start waiting process in step Sa103 is executed when the value of the decorative symbol process flag is “3”. In this process, the CPU 86 determines whether or not a jackpot start command transmitted from the main board 31 has been received. When the big hit start command is received, the value of the decorative symbol process flag is updated to “4” corresponding to the big hit effect processing based on the determination that the variable display result of the decorative symbol is big hit. To do. On the other hand, when the effect control process timer times out without receiving the jackpot start command from the main board 31, the decorative symbol process flag is determined based on the determination that the variable symbol display result is lost. Is updated to “0” which is an initial value.

  The big hit effect process in step Sa104 is a process executed when the value of the decorative symbol process flag is “4”. In this processing, for example, the CPU 86 controls the display operation in the variable display device 9 to display an image corresponding to the jackpot gaming state, or controls the sound output operation in the speakers 27a and 27b to sound corresponding to the jackpot gaming state. Various effects control in the big hit gaming state, such as turning on / off / flashing according to the big hit gaming state by controlling the lighting / extinguishing operation in the decorative LED 25a and the stage decoration LED 25b. Then, in response to the fact that the round game executed in the big hit gaming state has reached the end of the last round (for example, the fifteenth round), the big hit end command transmitted from the main board 31 has been received, etc. The value of the process flag is updated to “5” which is a value corresponding to the ending effect process.

  The ending effect process in step Sa105 is a process executed when the value of the decorative symbol process flag is “5”. In this ending effect process, for example, a predetermined effect image is displayed on the variable display device 9, sound is output from the speakers 27 and 27, and the decoration LED 25a and the stage decoration LED 25b are lit, thereby causing the big hit gaming state. It includes a process for controlling the production operation for notifying the end.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an example of the notice effect selection process executed in step Sa101 in FIG. In this notice effect selection process, the CPU 86 first determines whether or not the effect control microcomputer 81 has the touch sensor 513 turned on, that is, whether or not the player is touching the operation lever 600 (step Sa150). ). And when it determines with it being on in step Sa150, ie, when it determines with the player touching the operation lever 600, the notice selection table A (refer Fig.19 (a)) is set, and it is not on. That is, when it is determined that the player has not touched the operation lever 600, the notice selection table B (see FIG. 19B) is set.

  Next, a random number for determining the notice effect type is extracted (step Sa153), and the notice effect type is determined based on the extracted random number value and the table set in step Sa151 or Sa152 (step Sa154). Then, it is determined whether or not the execution of the notice effect is determined (step Sa155). If it is determined, it is determined whether or not the determined notice effect is a bombardment notice (step Sa156), and then a battle notice is given. If so, a battle notice effect selection table (see FIG. 20) is set (step Sa157). If the execution of the notice effect is not determined in step Sa155, the process ends as it is.

  If it is determined in step Sa156 that the determined notice effect is not a battle notice, it is determined again whether or not the touch sensor 513 is on, that is, whether or not the player is touching the operation lever 600 ( Step Sa160) If it is determined that it is on, that is, if it is determined that the player is touching the operation lever 600, the bombardment notice pattern selection table A (see FIG. 21A) is set, and if on, If it is determined that the player is not touching the operation lever 600, the bombardment notice pattern selection table B (see FIG. 21B) is set.

  After any of the notice pattern selection tables is determined, a notice pattern determination random number is extracted (step Sa158), and the extracted random number value is set in any one of steps Sa157, Sa161, and Sa162. The notice pattern is determined based on the determined table, the decided notice pattern is stored in the RAM 85 (step Sa159), and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an example of the decorative symbol variation process executed in step S102 of FIG. In the decorative symbol changing process, the CPU 86 first updates the effect control process timer value by, for example, subtracting 1 (step Sa170). Next, in the above-described notice effect selection process, it is determined whether or not execution of the notice effect is determined (step Sa171). If determined, the timing at which the operation of the grip trigger 512 is effective, that is, the fluctuation It is determined whether or not a preset time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed corresponding to the effect pattern set based on the decision to execute the notice effect at the start (step Sa172), and at an effective timing. In some cases, it is determined whether or not the touch sensor 513 is on, that is, whether or not the player is touching the operation lever 600 (step Sa173). If it is determined that the lever 600 is not touched, an operation promotion notification is issued to prompt the player to touch the operation lever 600 (step A174, see FIG. 18 (a)), the process proceeds to step Sa175.

  If the execution of the notice effect is not determined in step Sa171, or if the operation of the grip trigger 512 is not effective timing in step Sa172, the touch sensor 513 is not on in step Sa173, that is, the player operates the operation lever. If 600 is not touched, the process proceeds to step Sa175.

  In step Sa175, it is determined whether or not the notice effect is at the execution timing. If it is at the execution timing, whether or not the grip trigger 512 is operated, that is, whether or not the trigger switch 512a is on. When the determination is made (step Sa176) and the grip trigger 512 is operated, that is, when the trigger switch 512a is on, the notice pattern stored in the RAM 85 is executed in the notice pattern selection process described above (step Sa177).

  Specifically, an effect of launching a missile is executed at the timing when the operation of the grip trigger 512 is detected, depending on whether the stored pattern is a battle advance notice or a bombardment advance notice. In the case of the non-operation progress pattern, an effect corresponding to the non-operation progress pattern is performed without executing the processes of Sa171 to 177 regardless of whether or not the touch sensor 513 is detected.

  Further, in the decorative symbol variation process, before the process is finished (for example, after step Sa175 No, Sa176 No, Sa177), in order to execute the updated process data and the effect corresponding to the button operation. Then, after the display of the variable display device 9 and control for executing effects such as sound, LED, wind, vibration, etc., are performed, the processing is terminated.

  If it is not the execution timing of the notice effect in step Sa175, if the grip trigger 512 is not operated in step Sa176, that is, if the trigger switch 512a is not on, the processing is terminated as it is.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an example of the motor abnormality determination process executed in step S59 of FIG. In the motor abnormality determination process, the vibration motor 514a and the wind motor 515a are controlled based on the serial data output (transmitted) from the parallel-serial conversion IC 523 of the operation table board 508 according to the output of the input capture signal (latch signal). Determine abnormal operation.

  In this embodiment, the motor abnormality determination process is performed every time there is a timer interruption. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the motor abnormality determination process is performed in the production control main. By performing between the pre-transfer command process of Sa53 and the interrupt flag determination of Sa54 in the process, it is performed in accordance with these initial settings before normal control is started at the initial setting at power-on. Anyway.

  First, based on the serial data, it is determined whether there is an excitation phase feedback (FB) signal input of the vibration motor 514a (excitation phase feedback (FB) signal is ON) (Sa201).

  In this determination, if there is an excitation phase feedback (FB) signal input, that is, if the vibration motor 514a is abnormally driven to supply voltage to three or more excitation coils at the same time, step Sa202 is performed. Then, the vibration motor error notification flag is set, and the process proceeds to step Sa207. When no excitation phase feedback (FB) signal is input, that is, the vibration motor 514a supplies voltage to three or more excitation coils simultaneously. When the abnormal driving is not performed, that is, when the normal driving in which the voltage is supplied to only two or less exciting coils simultaneously is performed, the process proceeds to step Sa203.

  In step Sa203, whether or not serial data instructing driving of the vibration motor 514a is output (transmitted) to the serial-parallel conversion IC 520 of the operation board 508, that is, any excitation coil of the vibration motor 514a. It is determined whether or not a voltage is applied.

  If serial data for instructing driving has not been output (transmitted), the process proceeds to step Sa204, and based on the serial data output (transmitted) from the parallel-serial conversion IC 523, a drive feedback (FB) signal for the vibration motor 514a. It is determined whether or not there is no input (OFF state), and if there is a drive feedback (FB) signal input (in the ON state), the vibration motor 514a is erroneously driven and correctly After determining that the motor is not stopped and setting the vibration motor error notification flag (step Sa205), the process proceeds to step Sa207. On the other hand, if no drive feedback (FB) signal is input (in the OFF state), vibration is generated. It is determined that the motor 514a is correctly stopped, and the process does not go through step Sa205. The process proceeds to step Sa207.

  On the other hand, when the serial data instructing driving is output (transmitted), the process proceeds to step Sa206, and based on the serial data output (transmitted) from the parallel-serial conversion IC 523, the drive feedback (FB) of the vibration motor 514a. ) It is determined whether or not a signal is input (ON state), that is, whether or not the vibration motor 514a is operating correctly. If there is no drive feedback (FB) signal input (in the OFF state), vibration is generated. After determining that the motor 514a is not operating correctly and setting the vibration motor error notification flag (step Sa205), the process proceeds to step Sa207, while a drive feedback (FB) signal is input (in the ON state) In step Sa205, it is determined that the vibration motor 514a is operating correctly. The process proceeds to step Sa207 without going through.

  When the vibration motor error notification flag is set in the steps of Sa202 and Sa205, it is displayed and notified on the fluctuation display device 9 that an abnormality has occurred in the vibration motor 514a in the notification control process of step Sa60. At the same time, the vibration motor error notification flag is reset according to the notification. The period during which errors are displayed on these variable display devices 9 may be displayed until the error that has occurred is eliminated, or may be displayed only for a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) after the error has occurred. .

  Further, in the error display of the present embodiment, both abnormal driving (driving abnormality) associated with the input of the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal and erroneous driving of the vibration motor 514a associated with the input of the driving feedback (FB) signal. However, the same error notification is performed by setting the same vibration motor error notification flag, but the present invention is not limited to this, and individual error notifications in these abnormal driving and erroneous driving. Different types of display may be performed by setting a flag so that the type of error that has occurred may be identified.

  Next, based on the serial data, it is determined whether there is an excitation phase feedback (FB) signal input of the wind motor 515a (excitation phase feedback (FB) signal is ON) (Sa207).

  In this determination, if an excitation phase feedback (FB) signal is input, that is, if the wind motor 515a is abnormally driven to supply voltage to three or more excitation coils at the same time, step Sa208 is performed. If the wind motor error notification flag is set and the process is completed, the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal is not input, that is, in the wind motor 515a, voltages are applied to three or more exciting coils simultaneously. If the supplied abnormal driving is not performed, that is, if normal driving is performed in which voltage is supplied to only two or less exciting coils simultaneously, the process proceeds to step Sa209.

  In step Sa209, whether or not serial data instructing driving of the wind motor 515a is output (transmitted) to the serial-parallel conversion IC 520 of the operation board 508, that is, any excitation coil of the wind motor 515a. It is determined whether or not a voltage is applied.

  When the serial data for instructing driving is not output (transmitted), the process proceeds to step Sa210, and based on the serial data output (transmitted) from the parallel-serial conversion IC 523, the drive feedback (FB) signal of the wind motor 515a. It is determined whether or not there is no input (OFF state), and if there is a drive feedback (FB) signal input (in the ON state), the wind motor 515a is driven incorrectly and is After determining that it has not been stopped and setting the wind motor error notification flag (step Sa211), the process is terminated. On the other hand, when no drive feedback (FB) signal is input (in the OFF state), It is determined that the wind motor 515a is correctly stopped, and the process is terminated without going through step Sa211. To.

  On the other hand, if serial data instructing driving is being output (transmitted), the process proceeds to step Sa212, and drive feedback (FB) of the wind motor 515a is based on the serial data output (transmitted) from the parallel-serial conversion IC 523. ) It is determined whether or not a signal is input (ON state), that is, whether or not the wind motor 515a is operating correctly. If no drive feedback (FB) signal is input (in the OFF state), the wind When it is determined that the motor 515a is not operating correctly and the wind motor error notification flag is set (step Sa211), the process is terminated, while a drive feedback (FB) signal is input (in the ON state) ), It is determined that the wind motor 515a is operating correctly, and the process does not go through step Sa211. The process is terminated.

  When the wind motor error notification flag is set in the steps of Sa208 and Sa211, it is displayed and notified on the fluctuation display device 9 that an abnormality has occurred in the wind motor 515a in the notification control processing of step Sa60. At the same time, the wind motor error notification flag is reset in accordance with the notification. The period during which errors are displayed on these variable display devices 9 may be displayed until the error that has occurred is eliminated, or may be displayed only for a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) after the error has occurred. .

  Further, in the error display of the present embodiment, both abnormal driving (driving abnormality) associated with the input of the excitation phase feedback (FB) signal and erroneous driving of the vibration motor 514a associated with the input of the driving feedback (FB) signal. However, the same error notification is performed by setting the same vibration motor error notification flag, but the present invention is not limited to this, and individual error notifications in these abnormal driving and erroneous driving. Different types of display may be performed by setting a flag so that the type of error that has occurred may be identified.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the operation lever 600 is pivotally supported at one end by the lower platen portion 4a projecting from the lower front surface of the lower door frame 103 that constitutes the lower front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and projecting from the upper front surface. The swing range of the other end (tip) is regulated by the lever guide metal plate 361 provided inside the upper plate portion 3a, but one end is pivotally supported on the upper plate portion 3a, You may make it the rocking | fluctuation range of an other end (lower end) regulated by the lower plate part 4a below.

  In the above embodiment, the game ball storage portion is the upper plate portion 3a and the projection portion is the lower plate portion 4a. However, the upper and lower ends of the operation lever 600 are pivoted by at least the game ball storage portion and the projection portion. If the support and swinging are restricted, for example, a game ball storage part is provided in the lower dish part 4a, and the other end is pivotally supported or shaken by a protruding part provided separately from the hitting ball supply dish. It may be possible to regulate the movement. Furthermore, you may form the storage recessed part which can store the pachinko ball overflowing from the upper plate 3 in the lower plate | board part 4a.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation lever 600 is pivotally supported at the lower end of the lower platen portion 4a as the projecting portion and swings (tilts (tilts)) in the multi-axis direction. The invention is not limited to an operation lever that is pivotably supported around one end. For example, a connection portion that connects one end of the operation lever to one of the game medium storage portion and the projection portion is provided. The control lever is attached to the other of the game medium storage part or the projecting part, and the tilt or movement range of the control lever is restricted by the contact restricting part that contacts the other end of the control lever. In this case, for example, an operation lever or the like that is connected to the game ball storage unit or the protruding unit so as to be slidable (horizontal movement) in a multi-axis direction while being in an upright posture may be used.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the operation lever 600 was arrange | positioned in the approximate center position of the left-right direction of the pachinko game machine 1, you may arrange | position at the right side or the left side rather than the center.

  In the above embodiment, the swing range of the upper end of the operation lever 600 is restricted by the lever guide metal plate 361 provided inside the upper plate 3, but directly through the insertion port 364 formed in the upper plate 3a. It may be regulated.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the aim image, the missile image, etc. which are displayed on the fluctuation | variation display apparatus 9 were described as an example as an operation target part moved by operation with the operation lever 600, it is not limited to these. Another image such as a character image may be used.

  Further, the operation target unit is not limited to the image displayed on such a display, and may be an effect object (structure) provided movably on the game board 6 or the like, for example. It is only necessary to move a part of the accessory in a predetermined direction by operating the operation lever.

  In addition, in the bombardment notice effect of the above-described embodiment, either the operation progress pattern or the non-operation progress pattern is selected depending on whether or not the player touches the operation lever 600 at the start timing of the notice effect. However, after either the cherry blossom pattern or the old-fashioned pattern is selected depending on whether or not the player is touching the operation lever 600 Even if is selected, it may be a notice effect that can execute only a non-operation progress pattern in which the effect progresses without operating the grip trigger 512.

  In the above-described embodiment, the battle notice and the bombardment notice relating to the operation lever 600 are executed when the special symbol starts to be changed or when reach is established, but it is notified that the reach may be established. It can also be applied to reach announcements and probable promotion effects that give notice of the possibility that the game state after the jackpot will be shifted to the probability variation state during the jackpot game state that was a big hit in the normal design It is.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 that plays a game by firing a pachinko ball toward the game board 6 is applied as an example of the gaming machine, but includes a gaming medium such as a gaming ball or a medal. The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using the gaming value, and a display result is displayed on a variable motion display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols each identifiable. This is applicable to various game machines such as a slot machine in which one game is completed by deriving and winning can be generated according to the display result derived to the variable motion display device.

  Specifically, FIG. 27A shows a medal-type slot machine 2000 as another example of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. The slot machine 2000 is provided with operation means such as a start switch 2002 for starting a game by rotating a reel 2001 as a variable motion display device, a stop switch 2003 for stopping the rotation of the reel 2001, a medal slot 2004, and the like. And a lower plate portion 2006 having a lower plate for storing medals is provided at the lower portion of the front surface of the main body.

  The operation lever 600 of the present invention has a lower end supported at a predetermined position of the lower plate part 2006, and an upper end of the operation lever 600 that protrudes forward between the operation table 2005 and the lower plate part 2006. In 2007, the swing is restricted. As described above, the operation lever of the present invention can be disposed between the protruding portion 2007 projecting from the front surface of the main body of the slot machine 2000 and the lower plate portion 2006 (game medium storage portion).

  FIG. 27 shows a slot machine 2000 'using a game ball as another example of a game machine to which the present invention is applied. In the slot machine 2000 ′ using the game ball, a storage recess 2008 is formed on the upper surface of the operation table 2005, and the operation table 2005 also functions as a game medium storage unit. Is supported at a predetermined position of the lower plate portion 2006, and the upper end of the lower plate portion 2006 is restricted by the operation table 2005. As described above, the operation lever of the present invention includes the operation table 2005 (protrusion part, game medium storage part) and the lower plate part 2006 (game medium storage part) provided on the front surface of the main body of the slot machine 2000 ′ using game balls. Between the two.

  It should be noted that such slot machines 2000 and 2000 ', such as big bonuses and regular bonuses that are advantageous for the player, regular bonuses, replay times when the replaying player (replay) is won with a higher probability than usual, and for the player If the game is controlled so that it can be shifted to the assist time when the advantageous operation procedure is notified, the assist replay time when the advantageous operation procedure is notified to the player during the replay time, etc., the possibility of shifting to these specific gaming states As a notice effect for notifying that there is a notice, it may be possible to execute a notice effect or the like composed of an operation progress pattern as described in the battle notice or the bombardment notice described above.

(Disclosure of pachinko machine structure)
Hereinafter, the structure of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 28 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pachinko gaming machine is viewed from the upper right side. FIG. 29A is a left side view showing a pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 29B is a right side view. 30A is a plan view showing a pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 30B is a bottom view. FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pachinko gaming machine is opened.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is mainly configured by an outer frame 100 formed in a vertically long rectangular frame shape and a front frame 101 attached to the outer frame 100 so as to be openable and closable. A glass door frame 102 and a lower door frame 103 are provided on the front surface of the front frame 101 so as to be openable and closable around the left side. The outer frame 100 includes an upper plate 100a and a lower plate 100d made of a wooden plate material, and left and right side plates 100b and 100c made of an iron plate material, and the left and right end portions of the upper plate 100a and the left and right side plates 100b and 100c. The left and right end portions of the lower plate 100d and the lower end portions of the left and right side plates 100b and 100c are connected by an L-shaped metal fitting 100e to form a rectangular frame shape. The left and right side plates 100b and 100c are made of iron material, but may be made of other metal materials such as aluminum material.

  The left and right side plates 100b and 100c have a double structure in which a vertically long strip-shaped iron plate is bent backward on the left and right sides around a central portion in the left and right width direction, and the outer bent piece has a vertical direction along the front end portion. The bulging portion 110, which is composed of a vertical bulging portion 110 a that extends in the vertical direction and a lateral bulging portion 110 b that extends backward from a plurality of locations in the vertical direction of the vertical bulging portion 110 a, presses the bent piece from the inside. It is formed to bulge to the outer surface by processing. By providing rigidity by forming the double structure by bending and the bulging portion 110 by pressing, the rigidity is equal to or higher than that of a wooden plate such as the upper plate 100a and the lower plate 100d. At the same time, the side plates 100b and 100c having a thinner width than the upper plate 100a and the lower plate 100d can be formed.

  The front frame 101 is arranged so that the peripheral edge of the rear surface of the front frame 101 abuts the front end of the outer frame 100 at a closed position where the opening of the outer frame 100 is closed. Various components mounted on the back surface are accommodated inside the outer frame 100 (see FIG. 29). Therefore, by making the left and right width dimensions of the left and right side plates 100b and 100c thin and making the left and right width dimensions of the opening of the outer frame 100 as long as possible, the parts protruding from the rear surface of the front frame 101, various parts, etc. Interference with the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 100b and 100c during opening and closing and closing is prevented.

  As shown in FIGS. 28 and 30 (a), at the rear end surface of the upper plate 100a, when the front frame 101 is disposed at the closed position, the portion corresponding to the ball tank 38 provided at the upper back of the front frame 101 is provided. A notch 111 is formed for allowing the front end of the top opening of the ball tank 38 to face upward. Thereby, since the ball tank 38 can be disposed as far as possible, it is possible to prevent the ball tank 38 from greatly projecting to the back side and increasing the front-rear width dimension of the pachinko gaming machine 1. A horizontally long decorative panel 112 made of a synthetic resin material is attached to the lower front surface of the outer frame 100.

  From the front end of the L-shaped metal fitting 100e that connects the left end portion of the upper plate 100a and the upper end portion of the left side plate 100b, a longitudinally supporting piece 100f having an L-shaped longitudinal section that pivotally supports the upper portion of the left side of the front frame 101 is forward. It is extended toward. A pivot piece 100g (see FIGS. 29 and 30B) that pivots on the lower left side of the front frame 101 extends forward from a predetermined lower portion of the left side plate 100b.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the front frame 101 has a vertically long rectangular opening 115 formed in the center, and locking recesses 116a and 116b are provided on the upper left and right sides of the opening 115, and on the upper right and lower parts. Is provided with board presser fittings 692 and 693 which will be described later, with the left end of the game board 6 being inserted into the locking recesses 116a and 116b as shown by thick arrows in the figure, the right end part being the board presser fittings 692 and 693. The game board 6 can be attached to the front surface by being locked at. The retaining recesses 116a and 116b are provided with board presser springs 690 and 691, which will be described later, to prevent back and forth play of the game board 6 that is retained by the retaining recesses 116a and 116b.

  The game board 6 includes a board surface plate 6a made of a synthetic resin having a game area 7 formed on the front surface, a spacer member 6b having a predetermined thickness width dimension, and a mounting surface for attaching the board surface plate 6a provided on the front surface, On the back side of the spacer member 6b, a unit member 6c to which game parts related to games such as the variable display control unit 49 including the variable display device 9 and the effect control board 80 are assembled is integrally formed. It is attached. When the game board unit in which the game board 6 and the unit member 6c are integrally assembled is attached to the front surface of the front frame 101, the unit member 6c provided on the back surface of the spacer member 6b is connected to the opening 117. Through the front frame 101.

  Although the game board 6 of this embodiment is composed of the synthetic resin board face plate 6a and the spacer member 6b, it may be made of wood such as veneer plywood.

(Front of the front frame)
Next, the configuration of the front surface of the front frame 101 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 32 is a front view showing the front frame. FIG. 33 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the front surface of the front frame. FIG. 34 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the front face of the front frame. FIG. 35A is a view showing a state where the glass door frame is attached to the upper hinge sheet metal, and FIG. 35B is a bottom view showing the upper hinge sheet metal. FIG. 36 is an exploded perspective view showing the handle unit. FIG. 37 is an exploded perspective view showing the handle.

  The front frame 101 is configured by a synthetic resin material in a square frame shape having an opening 115 at the center. An inner hinge upper 650 is fixed to the upper left corner of the front frame 101 from the front side by a screw 650a, and an inner hinge lower 651 is fixed to the lower left corner from the rear side by a screw 651a. A shaft pin 650b (see FIG. 32) projects downward from the tip lower surface of the protruding piece protruding forward from the inner hinge top 650, and a shaft is provided on the tip upper surface of the protruding piece protruding forward from the inner hinge lower 651. A hole 651b is formed, and the shaft pin 650b is pivotally supported on the pivot piece 100f of the outer frame 100 from above, and the pivot hole 651b is pivotally supported on the pivot piece 100g of the outer frame 100 from above. The front frame 101 is pivotally supported with respect to the frame 100 so as to be rotatable around these shaft pins 650b and 651b.

  A bar-shaped reinforcing sheet metal 652 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is attached to the left side of the front surface of the front frame 101 with screws 652a. An upper hinge sheet metal 653 that pivotally supports the upper part of the glass door frame 102 is attached to the upper part of the reinforcing sheet metal 652 by screws 653a. The lower part of the glass door frame 102 and the lower part of the reinforcing sheet metal 652 are located near the lower part of the opening 115. A hinge metal plate 654 that pivotally supports the upper portion of the door frame 103 is attached by a screw 654a, and a hinge metal plate lower portion 655 that pivotally supports the lower portion of the lower door frame 103 is attached by a screw 655a to the lower portion of the reinforcing metal plate 652. . The hinge sheet metal upper 653, the hinge sheet metal middle 654, and the hinge sheet metal lower 655 are attached so as to partially overlap the reinforcing sheet metal 652. A shaft cover upper 656 is attached to the front surface of the hinge metal plate upper 653 by a screw 656a attached from the back side of the front frame 101, and a shaft cover lower 657 is attached to the hinge metal plate lower 655 by a screw 657a. Mounted from below.

(Hinge)
Here, the detailed structure of the hinge metal plate 653 will be described with reference to FIG. 35. The hinge metal plate 653 has a first metal plate 658 made of a metal plate formed in an L shape in a side view, and the first metal plate 658. The first sheet metal 658 is thicker than the first sheet metal 658, and the lower surface of the first sheet metal 658 is pivotally supported around a shaft portion 663d that faces in the vertical direction. The member 663 is mainly configured.

  From the right side of the horizontal portion of the first metal plate 658, a guide groove 660 having a width dimension capable of inserting a shaft pin 662 protruding from the upper surface of the upper hinge metal plate 661 of the glass door frame 102 shown in FIG. Is formed in an L-shape that extends toward the left side and then bends forward. As shown in FIG. 35B, the second sheet metal 659 is formed in a substantially J shape when viewed from the bottom, and is disposed in a region excluding the guide groove 660 on the lower surface of the first sheet metal 658. A U-shaped shaft support recess 659b is formed along the periphery of the distal end of the guide groove 660. On the left side of the bent portion of the guide groove 660, an accommodation portion 659a capable of accommodating a regulation piece 663a described later is provided. Is formed.

  The restricting member 663 includes a restricting piece 663a extending from the shaft portion 663d toward the guide groove 660, and an elastically deformable spring piece extending from the vicinity of the shaft portion 663d of the restricting piece 663a toward the housing portion 659a. 663b and an operation piece 663c extending so as to protrude from the right side of the first sheet metal 658 to the side. The restricting piece 663a has a restricting position (a position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 35B) in which the tip of the spring piece 663b is in contact with the wall surface of the accommodating portion 659a and the tip is located at the bent portion of the guide groove 660, and the restricting position. From the storage position (two-dot chain line position in FIG. 35 (b)) retracted from the storage portion 659a, and the regulation piece 663a is always located at the bent portion and operated. The piece 663 c is provided so as to be positioned at a restriction position protruding from the right side of the first sheet metal 658.

  In order to pivotally support the shaft pin 662 of the glass door frame 102 on the hinge metal plate 653 configured as described above, the shaft pin 662 is inserted through the opening of the guide groove 660 as shown in FIG. When the inserted shaft pin 662 reaches the bent portion and the restriction piece 663a is pressed, the restriction piece 663a swings around the shaft portion 663d against the urging force of the spring piece 663b, and moves toward the housing portion 659a. It is pushed in (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 35 (b)). Then, when the shaft pin 662 is moved forward as it is and disposed at the tip of the guide groove 660, the restricting piece 663a is returned to the restricting position by the urging force of the spring piece 663b, so that the shaft pin 662 The reverse movement, that is, the deviation from the guide groove 660 is abutted and regulated by the regulating piece 663 a and is held in a state of being arranged at the end of the guide groove 660. That is, the shaft pin 662 is pivotally supported at the tip end position of the guide groove 660 with respect to the hinge metal plate 653.

  In addition, since the periphery of the front end portion of the guide groove 660 is reinforced by the shaft support recess 659b of the second metal plate 659, damage to the periphery of the front end portion of the guide groove 660 due to repeated opening and closing of the glass door frame 102 is prevented. ing. Further, the upper end of the shaft pin 662 inserted into the guide groove 660 protrudes from the upper surface of the first sheet metal 658, but it is safe without being in danger of pinching fingers by being covered with the shaft cover 653b from above.

  Further, in order to extract the shaft pin 662 from the guide groove 660, the operation pin 663c is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 35 (b) by manual operation, and the shaft pin 662 is retracted to the accommodating portion 659a. It is only necessary to move in the direction opposite to the insertion direction.

  Although not shown in detail in detail, the hinge metal plate 654 includes a first metal plate 658, a second metal plate 659, and a regulating member 663 like the upper hinge metal plate 653, and the first metal plate 658 is formed on the upper surface. A shaft pin 654b that is inserted into a shaft hole 666 (see FIG. 49) in the lower hinge sheet metal 665 provided at the lower portion of the glass door frame 102 is provided to project (see FIG. 33). Further, the guide groove 660 is not formed in the first sheet metal 658, and the shaft pin 668 on the hinge sheet metal upper 667 provided on the upper portion of the lower door frame 103 at the shaft supporting recess 659b of the second sheet metal 659 (see FIG. 61). Is directly supported.

  The lower hinge metal plate 655 is composed of only the first metal plate 658 in which the guide groove 660 is not formed, and the upper surface is inserted into the shaft hole 670 (see FIG. 61) of the lower hinge metal plate 669 provided at the lower part of the lower door frame 103. A shaft pin 655b is projected.

  In order to pivotally support the glass door frame 102 on the front frame 101, the shaft pin 662 on the upper part of the glass door frame 102 is inserted in the state where the shaft hole 666 on the lower part of the glass door frame 102 is inserted into the shaft pin 654b of the hinge sheet metal 654. May be inserted into the guide groove 660 of the hinge metal plate 653. Since the guide groove 660 is provided on the hinge metal plate 653, the shaft pin 662 of the heavy glass door frame 102 can be easily moved along the guide groove 660, and the guide groove 660 has an L shape. By being bent, it is safe because the shaft pin 662 does not suddenly deviate from the guide groove 660 at the same time when the regulating member 663 is moved to the retracted position when removing.

  Further, in order to pivotally support the lower door frame 103 on the front frame 101, an upper shaft of the lower door frame 103 is inserted in a state where the shaft hole 670 on the lower portion of the lower door frame 103 is inserted into the shaft pin 655 b of the lower hinge sheet metal 655. What is necessary is just to insert the pin 668 in the axial support recessed part 659b of 654 in hinge sheet metal. Since the lower door frame 103 is smaller and lighter than the glass door frame 102, the shaft pin 668 can be easily inserted into the shaft support recess 659 b without the guide groove 660.

  A reinforcing sheet metal lower 680 formed with locking holes 685a and 685b and an insertion hole 685c for locking the lower door frame 103 is attached to the lower side portion of the front frame 101 by screws 680a. A reinforcing sheet metal right 681 is attached by a screw 681a. In addition, a reinforcing metal plate 682 is attached to the lower side of the opening 115 with a screw 682a, and a locking hole 684 for locking the lower door frame 103 is formed on the right side of the locking plate 683. Are attached by screws 683a. On the right side of the lock plate 683, an upper plate lock plate 687 is attached by screws 687a so as to close the right side of the front opening of the locking hole 686 for locking the lower door frame 103 formed in the front frame 101. Yes.

  A panel retainer spring 690 is attached to the locking recess 116a formed on the upper left side of the opening 115 by a screw 690a, and a panel retainer spring 691 is mounted on the locking recess 116b formed on the lower left side of the opening 115. It is attached by screws 691a. A panel retainer 692 is attached to the upper right side of the opening 115 with a screw 692a, and a panel retainer 693 is attached to the lower right side of the opening 115 with a screw 693a. The board retainer brackets 692 and 693 are pressed toward the rear with the back face of the game board 6 in contact with the press piece (not shown) facing the front side in the unlocked state, so that the lock piece (not shown) becomes the game board. 6, the presser piece and the lock piece are locked by holding the peripheral edge of the game board 6 from the front and rear, and the game board 6 is fixed, and the operation piece (not shown) is pulled to the near side. The game board 6 can be removed to the front side by releasing the locked state (see FIG. 31). It should be noted that the glass door frame 102 cannot be disposed at the closed position where the front surface of the front frame 101 is closed in a state where the locks of the panel holding metal fittings 692 and 693 are released.

  As shown in FIGS. 32 and 34, a game ball paid out from a ball payout device 97 provided on the back surface of the front frame 101 is placed on the front side of the front frame 101 at the lower left portion of the opening 115 on the front surface of the front frame 101. A payout port 700 for payout is formed. Below the payout connection port 700, a ball stopper 701 is provided for preventing the game ball from dropping from the payout contact port 700 when the lower door frame 103 is opened. The ball stopper 701 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to a stopper base 702 attached to the front frame 101 with a screw 702a so as to cover the front surface of the ball stopper 701. A screw 703a is provided on the front surface of the stopper base 702. It is linked to a stopper link 703 provided so as to be swingable through the.

  The stopper link 703 is urged upward by a coil spring 705 (see FIG. 32), and the ball stopper 701 is disposed on the front surface of the dispensing connection port 700 in a state where the lower door frame 103 is opened. To prevent the game ball from falling. Further, when the lower door frame 103 is located at the closed position, the coil spring is formed by an inclined surface formed on the lower surface of a stopper pressing portion 1035 (see FIGS. 55 and 56), which will be described later, protruding from the rear surface of the lower door frame 103. The ball stopper 701 is pushed down against the urging force of 705, and the ball stopper 701 is retracted from the front surface of the payout connection port 700 so that the game ball can flow down from the payout contact port 700 to the upper plate 3.

  Further, on the lower left side of the ball stopper 701, a balance relay board 704 connected to a card unit (not shown) disposed on the side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is attached by a screw 704a.

  A ball hitting motor set 706 including a ball hitting device for launching a game ball waiting on the upper plate 3 toward the game area 7 is attached to the lower right front portion of the front frame 101 by a screw 706a. A handle unit 707 including a handle 5 and a speaker 27b for performing an operation of launching a game ball is attached by a screw 707a.

(Handle unit)
As shown in FIG. 36, the handle unit 707 includes a handle attachment cover 708 attached to the front frame 101 by screws 707a (see FIG. 34), a speaker box 709 attached to the front side of the handle attachment cover 708, and a handle attachment base. 710 is mainly composed of a handle 5 attached to the handle attachment base 710.

  The speaker box 709 has a built-in speaker 27b and is attached to the handle attachment cover 708 with screws 709a. The handle mounting base 710 is formed with a sound emission port 711 for emitting sound output from the speaker 27b forward, and a plurality of small holes are formed in the metal plate on the back side of the sound emission port 711. A punching metal 712 as a speaker cover is attached by screws 712a. A handle 5 is attached to the lower right side of the sound emission port 711 with a screw 5a, and a handle right ornament 713 is attached to the right side of the handle 5 with a screw 713a. The handle attachment base 710 is attached to the front surface of the handle attachment cover 708 with screws 710 a so as to cover the speaker box 709.

(handle)
As shown in FIG. 37, the handle 5 includes a handle base 720 attached to the handle attachment base 710 by screws 5a, and various members attached to the front side of the handle base 720. The handle base 720 includes a cylindrical portion 720a and a dish-shaped flange portion 720b whose diameter is increased from the front end portion of the cylindrical portion 720a. An insertion passage 721 through which the handle shaft 726 is inserted from the front side through the handle collar 727 is formed in the center of the cylindrical portion 720a so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction, and is fixed to the upper portion of the flange portion 720b. A boss 723 protrudes and a fixing boss 722 for fixing the handle top 731 protrudes from the lower part. The handle shaft 726 is configured such that its front-rear position with respect to the insertion path 721 is determined by an E-ring 726a that is mounted on the outer periphery.

  On the left side of the front surface of the flange portion 720b, a one-shot switch lever 724 having an operation portion 724b that is operated when firing game balls one by one is provided. A screw 724a is disposed so that the operation portion 724b is disposed outside the flange portion 720b. The single switch 725 for detecting the single switch lever 724 is attached by a screw 725a in the vicinity of the single switch lever 724.

  An annular touch ring 728 is non-rotatably attached by a screw 728a, and an annular touch attachment plate 729 is attached to the front surface of the touch ring 728 by a screw 729a to fix the touch ring 728. On the front side of the touch attachment plate 729, a handle ring 730 that is rotated by the player is disposed so as to be rotatable relative to the touch attachment plate 729.

  The handle ring 730 is formed with a fitting hole 732 into which the tip of the handle shaft 726 is fitted so as not to rotate relative to the center of the handle ring 730, and an arc-shaped insertion groove through which the fixing boss 722 is inserted. An arcuate insertion groove 733b is formed through which 733a and the fixing boss 723 are inserted, and the fixing boss 722 is inserted into the insertion groove 733a and the fixing boss 723 is inserted into the insertion groove 733b. It is disposed on the front surface of the plate 729.

  The handle top 731 disposed on the front surface side of the handle ring 730 is fixed from the back surface side of the flange portion 720b of the handle base 720 and the screw 731a inserted into the fixing boss 722 from the back surface side of the flange portion 720b of the handle base 720. By being fixed to the fixing bosses 722 and 723 by screws 731b inserted through the bosses 723a, the rotation is about 90 degrees with respect to the touch mounting plate 729 around the handle shaft 726 facing in the front-rear direction. It is mounted so that it can move. Further, the handle ring 730 is always biased in the counterclockwise direction by a handle spring 734 interposed between the handle top 731 and the handle ring 730.

  Further, a handle decoration 735, an inner base 736, a handle lens 737, and a face cover 738 are disposed on the front surface of the handle top 731. The face cover 738 is attached by a screw 738a inserted from the back surface of the handle top 731. A handle decoration 735, an inner base 736, and a handle lens 737 are interposed between the handle top 731 and the face cover 738.

  The handle 5 configured as described above has a handle shaft that protrudes from the rear surface of the tubular portion 720a and is connected to the ball striking motor set 706 by rotating the handle ring 730 clockwise against the urging force of the handle spring 734. 726 rotates, and the amount of rotation is transmitted to the ball hitting motor set 706, so that the game ball set at the launch position is launched with a force corresponding to the amount of transfer.

(Back of the front frame)
Next, the configuration of the back surface of the front frame 101 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 38 is a rear view showing the front frame. FIG. 39 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the back surface of the front frame. FIG. 40 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the ball tank. FIG. 41 is an exploded perspective view showing the full tank path unit. FIG. 42 is an exploded perspective view showing the control board base. 43A is an exploded perspective view showing a power supply board case, and FIG. 43B is an exploded view showing a payout control board case. FIG. 44 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the door opening detection unit. In the following description, the left side of FIG. 38 is the right side of the front frame, the right side is the left side of the front frame, the near side is the back side of the front frame, and the back side is the front side of the front frame. That is, in the following description, the left-right direction will be described with reference to the left-right direction when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front.

  A door opening detection unit 750 is attached to the upper right side of the opening 115 on the back surface of the front frame 101 with a screw 750a. Above the door opening detection unit 750, a ball tank 38 capable of storing a game ball supplied from a gaming machine installation island (not shown) is attached via a screw 38a. Above this ball tank 38, a ball break switch lever 757 is pivotally supported by a ball break lever shaft 758 so as to be able to come into contact with the game ball in the ball tank 38. A ball breakage detection switch 167 (see FIG. 2) for detecting the switch lever 757 is attached by a screw 167a.

  A front plate relay board 755 is attached to the upper left portion of the opening 115 with screws 755a, and an earth board 756 is attached with screws 756a, and an earth board cover 760 covering the back side of these is also provided with screws. It is attached by 760a.

  On the left side of the opening 115, a ball path 761 in which a one-way passage through which game balls flowing out from the ball tank 38 flow down is attached by screws 761a. In addition, a ball break detection switch 167 (see FIG. 2) is built in the ball path 761. Below the ball path 761, a ball payout device 97 for paying out a predetermined number of game balls flowing down the ball path 761 is mounted, and a case cover 762 covering the back of the ball payout device 97 is provided. It is pivotally supported by the lower part of the upper spherical path 761 so as to be swingable around an axis directed in the left-right direction. Also, below the ball payout device 97, a full tank path unit 763 for letting the game balls flowing out from the ball payout device 97 flow into the payout connection port 700 (see FIG. 32) or the lower plate 4 is attached by screws 763a. It has been.

  Below the opening 115, there is a receiving port 764a for receiving a winning ball won in the game area 7 or an out ball (non-winning ball) that has flowed into the out port 26 without winning, and the received gaming ball will be described later. A merging path 764 that merges with the discharge path 765 to be received, and a receiving port 765a that receives a game ball that has flowed out from the ball passage 799 of the full tank path unit 763, and the gaming ball and the merging path 764 that are received from the receiving port 765a. A back plate 766 having a discharge path 765 for discharging the merged game balls to a collection basket (not shown) provided inside a game machine installation island (not shown) is attached by screws 766a.

  On the back side of the back plate 766, a power supply board case 770 in which the power supply board 910 is accommodated, a payout control board case 771, and a control board base unit 774 on which an IF (interface) board case 772 is mounted are attached by screws 774a. Yes. A relay board base cover 773 is attached to the back side of the IF board case 772 so that it can be opened / closed around the left side and cannot be opened by attaching the right side with a screw 773a. Further, on the left side of the back plate 766, a launch control board case 775 in which the launch control board 91A is accommodated is attached by screws 775a.

  On the right side of the opening 115, a lock mechanism (not shown) that prevents the front frame 101 from being opened with respect to the outer frame 100 and a lock mechanism (not shown) that prevents the glass door frame 102 from being opened with respect to the front frame 101. A metal cylinder lock 776 having a left side is attached along the left side of the front frame 101 with a screw 776a. The ball tank 38 is formed of a conductive member having conductivity (such as a synthetic resin containing carbon fiber), and the uppermost screw 776a and one screw 38a of the ball tank 38 are grounded. By being connected by the wire 777, the static electricity charged in the ball tank 38 is grounded to the metal cylinder lock 776 via the ball tank 38 and the ground wire 777, and thereby the game ball stored in the ball tank 38 is stored. It is charged and prevented from adversely affecting various electronic devices.

(Ball tank)
Next, the detailed structure of the ball tank 38 will be described with reference to FIG. The spherical tank 38 includes a tank portion 780 formed in a horizontally long box shape with an open top surface, and a strip-shaped passage portion 781 extending from the rear side of the left side of the tank portion 780 toward the left side. Are formed integrally. The bottom surface of the tank portion 780 is disposed on a belt-shaped first bottom surface 782a inclined downward from the left side toward the right side, and on the back side (front side in the figure) of the first bottom surface 782a, and downward from the right side toward the left side. The second bottom surface 782b is inclined and extends to the end of the passage portion 781 in an inclined manner.

  A tank upper cover 783 for guiding the game ball supplied from above toward the left side and preventing the game ball from dropping directly to the downstream portion of the second bottom surface 782b is provided at the upper left portion of the tank portion 780. The tank portion 780 is attached to the front and rear walls by screws 783a attached from the front side and screws 783b attached from the back side. An overflow preventing member 784 is attached to the upper edge of the rear wall by being inserted from above.

  A partition wall 785 extending in the longitudinal direction is erected at the center position in the width direction of the passage portion 781, and two spherical passages 781 a and 781 b are formed before and after the passage portion 781 by the partition wall 785. In addition, since the spherical passages 781a and 781b are formed to meander back and forth in the downward direction, the spherical passages 781a and 781b are stored in the tank portion 780 on the wall portion standing on the downstream side (left side) end portion of the spherical passage 781a. In addition, damage caused by direct application of the ball pressure of the spheres can be prevented, and the spheres can flow down in an aligned state without clogging the spheres.

  A tank rail block 786 for relaxing the impact and pressure of the game balls flowing down the ball passages 781a and 781b is disposed at the downstream (left side) end of the passage portion 781, and a ball rail is placed above the ball rail block 786. A tank rail cam 787 including cams 787a and 787b arranged corresponding to the passages 781a and 781b is rotatably supported by a tank shaft 788 facing in the front-rear direction.

  The cams 787a and 787b are arranged to contact the game balls in the ball passages 781a and 781b, respectively, and to rotate around the tank shaft 788 by the flow of the game balls. Since the cams 787a and 787b are arranged so that their gears are shifted from each other, the game balls flowing down the ball passages 781a and 781b are placed at the bottom downstream side (left side) ends of the ball passages 781a and 781b, respectively. It can be made to flow out alternately from each discharge port (not shown) formed. Therefore, the game balls discharged alternately from the front and rear discharge ports (not shown) join at the upper part of the above-described ball path 761 and flow into the single ball path so as to be supplied to the ball payout device 97. It has become.

  Above the tank rail cam 787, a cam cover 789 is attached by a passage portion 781 with screws 789a so as to cover the upper portion of the tank rail cam 787 and the downstream portions of the ball passages 781a and 781b. By attaching the cam cover 789 to the upper portion of the passage portion 781, the deviation from the bearing recess provided in the passage portion 781 of the tank shaft 788 is prevented, and the tank rail cam 787 and the ball passages 781a and 781b The upper part of the downstream part is covered to prevent the game ball from falling. Further, on the upper portion of the cam cover 789, the left end portion of the ball stopper 790 having an arc shape in a rear view for preventing the game ball from dropping from the discharge port (not shown) is swingable around a shaft portion facing in the front-rear direction. Is pivotally supported. The ball stopper 790 has ball stopper claws 790a and 790b corresponding to the ball passages 781a and 781b. The ball stopper claws 790a and 790b are inserted into insertion holes 789a and 789b formed in the cam cover 789, respectively. By projecting into the passages 781a and 781b, the fall of the game ball from the discharge port (not shown) can be regulated.

(Full tank route unit)
Next, the detailed structure of the full tank path unit 763 will be described with reference to FIG. The full tank path unit 763 is arranged on the left side of the full tank path 791, the full tank path 792 attached to the right side surface of the full tank path left 791 with a screw 792 a, and the right side surface of the full tank path 792. A full tank passage right 793 attached to the full tank passage left 791 by a screw 793a inserted through the middle 792 is integrated. The full tank passage left 791, the full tank passage 792, and the full tank passage right 793 are formed in an L shape in side view, and a screw 794a is used to fill the tank between the full tank passage left 791 and the full tank passage 792. A partition plate 794 attached to the passage left 791 is disposed.

  An overflow ball passage 795 is recessed in the lower part of the right side surface of the left full tank passage 791, and a full tank lever 796 is pivotally supported by the full tank lever 796 a in the overflow ball passage 795. A full switch 19 for detecting the full lever 796 is attached by a screw 19a. Further, on the upstream side of the full tank lever 796, a full tank passage pendulum 797 having a full tank passage pendulum weight 797b is pivotally supported by a full tank passage pendulum shaft 797a so as to be leveled. ing. Further, a payout passage 798 is formed in the lower portion of the left side of the full tank passage 792 so that the overflow ball passage 795 and the payout passage 798 are partitioned by a partition plate 794 so that the right and left ball passages 795 and 795 are separated. 798 is configured.

  Between the upper portion 791a of the full tank passage left 791 and the upper portion 792a of the full tank passage 792, a meandering passage (not shown) for allowing the game balls paid out from the ball payout device 97 to flow down while being meandered from side to side is formed. The game ball that has flowed down the meandering passage is formed to flow into the payout passage 798. An overflow port (not shown) is formed in the upper part of the payout passage 798 so that when the payout passage 798 is full, the game ball overflows into the left overflow ball passage 795.

  Further, the front end port 795a of the overflow ball passage 795 and the front end port 798a of the discharge passage 798 are disposed so as to face the discharge connection port 700, and the overflow ball that has flowed out from the front end port 795a of the overflow ball passage 795 is discharged to the lower plate 4. The payout balls that have flowed out from the front end port 798a of the payout passage 798 are supplied to the upper plate 3.

  A ball passage 799 is recessed on the left side of the full tank passage right 793. The upper end portion 799a of the ball discharge passage 799 is communicated with a discharge port (not shown) of the ball dispensing device 97, and the front end port 799b is communicated with a reception port 765a (see FIG. 39) of the discharge path 765. Is discharged to a collection bin in the game machine installation island (not shown).

(Control board base unit)
Next, the detailed structure of the control board base unit 774 will be described with reference to FIG. The control board base unit 774 mainly includes a control board base 810 formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape, and a relay board base 811 attached to the left side of the back surface of the control board base 810 with screws 811a. A serial relay board 812 is attached to the left side of the front face of the control board base 810 with screws 812a. On the back surface of the control board base 810, a power supply board case 770 and a board case mounting portion 813 to which a payout control board case 771 disposed on the back surface is mounted are provided. The board case mounting portion 813 has a shield metal plate 814. Is laid.

  On the upper right side of the back surface of the control board base 810, there is a wiring portion 817 in which openings 815a and 816a into which drawer wirings 815 and 816 extending from the power supply board 910 and the payout control board 37 are fitted are formed above and below. It is extended toward. The wiring portion 817 is disposed opposite to a wiring board 818 (see FIGS. 32 and 38) formed on the lower right side of the opening 115 of the front frame 101. At that time, openings 815a and 816a are formed in the wiring board 818. Since the openings 818a and 818b are opposed to each other, the connection terminals of the drawer wirings 815 and 816 fitted to the openings 815a and 816a from the back side face the front side through the openings 818a and 818b.

  As described above, the drawer wirings 815 and 816 arranged above and below the wiring part 817 are arranged so that when the game board 6 is attached to the front side of the opening 115 in the front frame 101, Drawer wiring (not shown) arranged on the front side is connected from the front side, whereby the power board 910 and the payout control board 37 are connected to the main board 31 attached to the back side of the game board 6.

  A drawer wiring cover 819 is attached to the back surface of the wiring portion 817 with screws 819a so as to cover the back surfaces of the drawer wirings 815 and 816. In addition, on the back surface of the drawer wiring cover 819, for example, a wiring groove 820 capable of wiring an outlet cable or the like for taking power is extended in the vertical direction.

  A payout relay board 821 is attached to the back surface of the relay board base 811 with screws 821a. Further, a right side of the relay board base 811 is formed with a case holding piece 822 having a U-shape when viewed from the right side, and the case holding piece 822 allows the power supply board case 770 attached to the board case mounting portion 813 and the payout. The left end portion of the control board case 771 is pressed from the back side.

(Power supply board case)
Next, the detailed structure of the power supply substrate case 770 will be described with reference to FIG. The power supply board case 770 includes a power supply base 830 formed in a horizontally long plate shape with a transparent synthetic resin material, a power supply board 910 attached to the power supply base 830 with screws 910a, and a box shape whose front surface is opened with a transparent synthetic resin material. And a power supply cover 831 formed on the substrate. On the left side of the power supply cover 831, a switch port 832 for exposing the power switch 910 b provided on the power supply board 910 to the outside is formed, and a power switch cover 833 that can open and close the switch port 832 is swingable. Is pivotally supported.

  In addition, a power supply clear switch button 834 for pressing a power supply clear switch 910c provided on the power supply board 910 is mounted in the vicinity of the switch port 832, and on the left wall surface of the switch port 832 and the power supply clear switch button 834. Shows the arrangement positions of the power switch 910b and the power clear switch 910c, and a power switch seal 835 indicating that the power switch 910b is to be turned on while pressing the power clear switch 910c is attached when initializing. Yes.

  The power supply board 910 is housed in the case by locking the power supply cover 831 to the power supply base 830, and the left side of the power supply board case 770 and the payout control board case 771 is inserted into the case holding piece 822 so that the board case The latch members 836 and 836 attached to the insertion holes 837 and 837 formed in the power supply cover 831 in the state of being disposed in the attachment portion 813 are attached to the attachment holes 838 and 838 formed in the board case attachment portion 813 (see FIG. 42). By attaching, the power supply substrate case 770 and the payout control substrate case 771 can be attached to the substrate case attachment portion 813.

(Discharge control board case)
Next, the detailed structure of the payout control board case 771 will be described with reference to FIG. The dispensing control board case 771 has a dispensing base 840 formed in a horizontally long plate shape with a transparent synthetic resin material, a dispensing control board 37 attached to the power supply base 830 with screws 37a, and a front surface opened with the transparent synthetic resin material. The payout cover 841 is formed in a box shape.

  The payout control board 37 is accommodated in the case by sliding and locking the payout cover 841 in the direction of the arrow in the drawing on the payout base 840. Then, the payout cover 841 is attached to the payout base 840 by screwing a screw 843 inserted into a screw insertion hole 842 formed on the right side of the payout cover 841 into an attachment hole 844 formed in the payout base 840. Further, the fixed portion 849 provided on the payout base 840 and the fixed portion 850 provided on the payout cover 841 are arranged to face each other when the payout cover 841 is attached to the payout base 840, and these are ultrasonic waves. By being welded or the like, a sealed state that cannot be opened unless the case or the like is broken can be formed.

  Further, a spare one-way screw 845 and a screw cap 846 for the screw 843 are attached in the vicinity of the attachment hole 844. A clear switch seal 847 is attached to the back of the payout cover 841 so as to indicate the position of the error release switch 37b provided on the payout control board 37, and is used to mark the opening history of the case. An opening history seal 848 is affixed.

  In the payout control board case 771 configured in this manner, a locking piece (not shown) formed on the front surface of the payout base 840 is inserted into a locking groove 851 formed in the power supply cover 831 and slid to the left. At the same time, when a locking piece (not shown) is disposed at the left end of the locking groove 851, the elastic engagement portion 852 is engaged with the right side of the payout base 840, so that the power supply cover 831 can be Withdrawal is regulated.

(Door open detection unit)
Next, the detailed structure of the door opening detection unit 750 will be described with reference to FIG. The door opening detection unit 750 includes a door detection unit base 860, a door detection unit cover 861 attached to the upper surface of the door detection unit base 860 with screws 861a, and the door detection unit base 860 and the door detection unit cover 861. A front frame detection lever 862 that is disposed and detects the opening of the front frame 101 relative to the outer frame 100 and a glass door frame detection lever 863 that detects the opening of the glass door frame 102 relative to the front frame 101 are mainly configured.

  The front frame detection lever 862 is composed of a band-shaped plate member extending in the left-right direction, and a shaft hole 865 that can be inserted into a swing shaft 864 that protrudes from the upper surface of the door detection unit base 860 is formed at the left end. In addition, a contact piece 866 that can contact the outer frame 100 is provided on the upper surface of the right end so as to be swingable around the swing shaft 864. Further, the other end of the coil spring 867 whose one end is attached to the door detection unit base 860 is attached to the right end portion, and the contact piece 866 is constantly biased toward the back side, that is, the outer frame 100 side. ing.

  The contact piece 866 is provided so as to protrude above the upper surface of the door detection unit cover 861. A clearance hole 868 for avoiding interference with the swing shaft 870 protruding from the upper surface of the door detection unit base 860 is formed at the center position in the longitudinal direction of the front frame detection lever 862.

  The glass door frame detection lever 863 is configured by a strip-shaped plate member that is disposed on the upper surface of the front frame detection lever 862 and extends in the left-right direction, and a shaft hole 871 that can be inserted into the swing shaft 870 at the center position in the longitudinal direction. And a contact piece 872 that can contact the glass door frame 102 protrudes toward the front surface and swings around a swing shaft 870 protruding upward from the escape hole 868. It is provided freely. Further, the other end of a coil spring 873 having one end attached to the door detection unit base 860 is attached to the back side of the shaft hole 871, and the contact piece 872 is always directed to the front side, that is, the glass door frame 102 side. Is energized.

  The contact piece 872 is provided so as to protrude from the front surfaces of the door detection unit base 860 and the door detection unit cover 861, and in the state where the door opening detection unit 750 is attached to the front frame 101, It arrange | positions so that it may protrude in the front side of the front frame 101 through the formed lever window 753 (refer FIG. 32).

  On the upper surface of the door detection unit base 860, a door opening switch 875 is fixed with the switch portion 875a facing the front side. A pressing portion 869 of the front frame detection lever 862 is disposed to face the lower portion of the front end surface of the switch portion 875a, and is pressed by the pressing portion 869 in a state of being biased by the biasing force of the coil spring 867. In addition, a pressing portion 874 of the glass door frame detection lever 863 is opposed to the upper portion of the front end surface of the switch portion 875a, and is pressed by the pressing portion 874 in a state of being biased by the biasing force of the coil spring 873. Yes.

  In a state where the front frame 101 is located at a closed position that closes the opening of the outer frame 100, the contact piece 866 is pushed out to the front side against the urging force of the coil spring 867 by the front end surface of the outer frame 100 and pressed. Since the part 869 is separated from the switch part 875a, it is not detected by the door opening switch 875. Further, when the front frame 101 is opened with respect to the outer frame 100, the contact piece 866 is urged toward the back side by the urging force of the coil spring 867 and is separated from the front end surface of the outer frame 100. Since the portion 869 presses the switch portion 875a, the door opening switch 875 detects that the front frame 101 has been opened.

  In a state where the glass door frame 102 is located at a closed position that closes the front surface of the front frame 101, the contact piece 872 is against the biasing force of the coil spring 873 by the back surface of the glass door frame 102, and on the back side of the lever window 753. And the pressing portion 874 is separated from the switch portion 875a, so that it is not detected by the door opening switch 875. Further, when the glass door frame 102 is opened with respect to the front frame 101, the contact piece 872 is urged to the front side by the urging force of the coil spring 873 and protrudes forward. Since the portion 875a is pressed, the door opening switch 875 detects that the glass door frame 102 has been opened.

  That is, the door opening switch 875 detects the opening when the switch portion 875a is pressed when at least one of the front frame 101 and the glass door frame 102 is opened.

(Glass door frame)
Next, the structure of the glass door frame 102 (also referred to as a front plate) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 45 is a rear view showing the glass door frame. FIG. 46 is a perspective view of the glass door frame as viewed from the back side. FIG. 47 is a bottom view showing the glass door frame. FIG. 48 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the glass door frame. FIG. 49 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the front plate base unit. FIG. 50 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the front plate base unit. FIG. 51 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the top lens unit. FIG. 52 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the front plate side unit. FIG. 53 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the front panel lower decoration unit.

  As shown in FIGS. 45 and 46, the glass door frame 102 is formed with a viewing window 900 made of a glass plate (not shown) for allowing the game area 7 of the game board 6 to be seen through from the front side. It is composed of a rectangular frame. Further, the shaft hole 666 formed in the lower left portion is inserted into the shaft pin 654 b of the hinge metal plate 654 attached to the front frame 101, and the left upper shaft pin 662 is guided to the hinge plate upper 653 of the front frame 101. By being inserted into the groove 660, the front frame 101 is pivotally supported around the left side to open and close the upper half of the front surface of the front frame 101.

  Various lens units, which will be described later, are attached to the front surface of the glass door frame 102, and the periphery of the viewing window 900 is decorated with light. In particular, the ceiling lens unit 902 provided at the upper portion of the viewing window 900 is formed in a three-dimensional shape that bulges forward greatly as shown in FIG. 47, and the lower surface of the ceiling lens unit 902 has a front side. Instead, a light emitting unit that emits light toward the lower surface side is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 48, the glass door frame 102 includes a front plate base unit 901 that constitutes a casing of the glass door frame 102, and a top lens unit 902 that is attached to the upper side of the front surface of the front plate base unit 901 with screws 902a. A front plate left side lens unit 903 attached to the front left side of the front plate base unit 901 with a screw 903a; a front plate right side lens unit 904 attached to the front right side of the front plate base unit 901 with a screw 904a; The front base unit 901 is mainly composed of a front panel lower decoration unit 905 that is attached to the lower front side portion of the board base unit 901 with screws 905a.

(Front plate base unit)
As shown in FIG. 49, the front plate base unit 901 is constituted by a front plate base 907 formed in a square frame shape having a visual recognition opening 906 that forms a visual recognition window 900 in the center by a synthetic resin material. A front plate reinforcing sheet metal top 908 is attached by screws 908a on the rear upper side of the front plate base 907, and a front plate reinforcing sheet metal left set 909 is attached by screws 908a on the left side of the rear surface of the front plate base 907. A front plate reinforcing sheet metal right set 910 is attached to the right side of the back surface of 907 by screws 910a, and a front plate reinforcing sheet metal lower portion 911 is attached to the lower side of the front surface of the front plate base 907 by screws 911a. It is reinforced.

  A hinge plate upper 661 having a shaft pin 662 is fixed to the upper front side of the front plate reinforcing sheet metal left set 909, and a front plate square bracket 912 is attached to the back side by screws 912a. A hinge sheet metal lower 665 having a shaft hole 666 is attached to the front surface of the left end portion of the reinforcing sheet metal lower 911 by a screw 665a.

  The front plate reinforcing sheet metal right set 910 is a plane on which locking claws 914a and 914b (see FIG. 39) formed on the cylinder lock 776 are locked when the glass door frame 102 is closed with respect to the front frame 101. L-shaped locking pieces 913a and 913b facing inward are formed.

  Further, on the upper left and right sides of the viewing opening 906, glass pressers 915 and 916 for pressing a glass plate (not shown) arranged so as to close the viewing opening 906 from the back side of the front plate base 907 are respectively screws 915a. , 916a is rotatably attached.

  45 and 46, a front plate protection sheet metal 955 is attached to the back side of the front plate reinforcement sheet metal left set 909 so as to cover the front plate reinforcement sheet metal left set 909 with screws 955a. In addition, on the upper right side of the front plate protection sheet metal 955, a cable shown in the upper left portion of the glass door frame 102 in FIG. 45 is connected between the glass door frame 102 and the front frame 101 as the glass door frame 102 is opened and closed. A wire stretcher 956 is attached with a screw 956a to avoid being broken or cut between them. Further, a breakage cover 957 made of a soft resin material that closes a gap between the back surface of the glass door frame 102 and the game board 6 disposed on the back surface side of the front plate base 907 is provided. It is attached by screws 957a.

  As shown in FIG. 50, a center relay board 920 and a relay board protection sheet 921 disposed on the front side of the front board base 907 are attached to the front upper portion of the front plate base 907 by screws 920a. On the left side of the center relay board 920, a speaker upper left board 922L and a board protection sheet speaker upper 923L disposed on the front side thereof are attached by screws 922a, and on the right side of the center relay board 920, the speaker upper right board 922R. And the board | substrate protection sheet speaker top 923R arrange | positioned in the front side is attached with the screw | thread 923a.

  A speaker lower left substrate 924L and a substrate protection sheet speaker lower 925L arranged on the front side of the speaker upper left substrate 922L are attached by screws 924a, and a speaker right upper substrate 922R is lower right of the speaker upper left substrate 922L. A lower substrate 924R and a lower substrate protection sheet speaker 925R disposed on the front side of the lower substrate 924R are attached by screws 925a.

  A left front plate top board 473b and a substrate protection sheet left 926L disposed on the front side of the front plate base 907 are attached by screws 926a on the front left side of the front plate base 907, and a right front plate is provided on the front right side of the front plate base 907. The top board 473c and the board protection sheet left 926R disposed on the front side thereof are attached by screws 926b. Further, above the right front plate top substrate 473c, a front plate upper right substrate 927 and a substrate protection sheet front plate upper right substrate 928 arranged on the front side thereof are attached by screws 927a.

(Heavenly lens unit)
As shown in FIG. 51, the top lens unit 902 includes a front plate plating base 930 that is attached to the front surface of the front plate base 907, and a top lamp module 530 that is attached to the center of the front side of the front plate plating base 930 by screws 530a. A speaker unit left 931L attached to the left side of the sky lamp module 530 with a screw 931a and a speaker unit left 931L with a built-in speaker 27L, and a speaker unit right 931R attached to the right side of the sky lamp module 530 with a screw 931b and a speaker 27R built-in. The ceiling lamp module 530, the speaker unit left 931L, and the speaker unit right 931R are mainly composed of a ceiling lens 932 that is attached to the front surface of the front plate plating base 930 by screws 932a so as to cover the front surface side.

  Sound emission holes 933a and 933b corresponding to the speaker units 931L and 931R arranged on the back side are formed on the left and right sides of the top lens 932, respectively, and metal surfaces are formed on the front side of the sound emission holes 933a and 933b. Punching metal tops 934L and 934R serving as speaker covers each having a plurality of small holes formed in the plate are arranged, and a front plate speaker decoration left 935L is attached to the front side of the sound emission hole 933a by a screw 935a. A front panel speaker decoration right 935R is attached to the front side of the sound hole 933b with a screw 935b to decorate the periphery of the speaker.

  Also, on the left side of the front plate plating base 930, a front plate shaft cover upper 936 that covers the lower surface of the hinge metal plate upper 661 from below is attached by screws 936a. Since the detailed structure of the top lamp module 530 has been described with reference to FIG. 11, a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

(Front plate left side lens unit)
As shown in FIG. 52, the front plate left side lens unit 903 and the front plate right side lens unit 904 include front plate plating bases 940L and 940R attached to the front left and right sides of the front plate base 907, front plate plating bases 940L, The front plate inner lenses 941L and 941R arranged on the front side of the 940R, the side lenses 942L and 942R arranged on the front side of the front plate inner lenses 941L and 941R, and the front side of the side lenses 942L and 942R. The front plate side moldings 943L and 943R are integrated.

  The side lenses 942L and 942R are locked to the front surface of the front plate plating bases 940L and 940R with the front plate inner lenses 941L and 941R sandwiched therebetween, and the front plate side moldings 943L and 943R include the front plate left side lens unit 903 and The front plate right side lens unit 904 is attached to the front plate plating bases 940L and 940R by screws 903a and 904a (see FIG. 48) for attaching the front plate right side lens unit 904 to the front left and right sides of the front plate base 907. The lower part of the front plate side molding 943R is attached to the front plate plating base 940R with screws 943a. Also, below the front plate side molding 943L, a front plate shaft cover lower 944 that covers the upper surface of the hinge metal plate lower 665 from above is attached by screws 944a, and the lower end of the front plate side molding 943L is attached to the front plate shaft cover lower 944. Is locked and attached to the front plate base 907.

(Front panel decoration unit)
As shown in FIG. 53, the front plate lower ornament unit 905 includes a front plate lower ornament 950 and triangular front plate lower ornaments 951L attached to the front left and right sides of the front plate lower ornament 950 by screws 951a and 951b. 951R, and decorates the lower part of the viewing window 900.

(Lower door frame)
Next, the configuration of the lower door frame 103 (also referred to as a front plate) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 54 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the lower door frame. FIG. 55 is a rear view showing the lower door frame of FIG. FIG. 56 is an exploded perspective view showing members attached to the back surface of the lower door frame. FIG. 57 is an exploded perspective view showing members attached to the back surface of the lower door frame. FIG. 58 is a rear view showing the lower door frame of FIG. FIG. 59 is an exploded perspective view showing members attached to the back surface of the lower door frame. FIG. 60 is a rear view showing the lower door frame of FIG. FIG. 61 is an exploded perspective view showing members attached to the front surface of the lower door frame. FIG. 62 is a perspective view showing each unit constituting the front surface of the lower door frame. FIG. 63 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal structure of the upper plate. FIG. 64 is an exploded perspective view showing members attached to the upper plate. FIG. 65 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the upper plate unit. 66A is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the button switch, and FIG. 66B is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the balance unit. FIG. 67 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the lower dish unit. FIG. 68 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the upper speaker decoration.

  As shown in FIGS. 54 and 55, the lower door frame 103 includes a main body unit 1000 composed of a plate-shaped upper plate body 1002 formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape from a synthetic resin material, and a screw 1001a on the front surface of the main body unit 1000. And an upper and lower pan unit 1001 attached by the above. The upper plate body 1002 is made of a plate material that can open and close the area of the lower front portion of the front frame 101 excluding the periphery of the handle 5, and is attached to the front frame 101 by a hinge sheet metal upper 667 and a hinge sheet metal lower 669 provided on the left and upper sides. It can be pivotally attached to it. Further, an operation base board 508 is attached to the left side of the back of the upper plate main body 1002 with screws 508a, and is inserted from the front side through wiring holes 1003a and 1003b formed at substantially upper and lower portions of the upper plate main body 1002. Cable is connected.

(Main unit)
As shown in FIG. 56, a horizontally long rectangular outlet 1004 is formed on the upper right side of the back of the upper plate body 1002, and a front plate chute 1005 and a front plate chute are provided on the rear side of the outlet 1004. A front plate chute sheet metal lower 1006 disposed on the lower surface side of 1005 and a front plate chute sheet metal upper 1007 disposed on the upper surface side of the front plate chute 1005 are attached by screws 1005a.

  The front plate chute 1005 has an opening 1005b that is substantially the same shape as the payout opening 1004 on the front surface, and an opening 1005c that is substantially the same shape as the payout connection port 700 (see FIG. 32) on the back surface, and expands toward the front side. It is comprised by the funnel-shaped cylinder which diameters. Inside the front plate chute 1005, a partition plate 1005d arranged so as to partition the front and rear openings 1005b and 1005c to the left and right is erected so as to partition the inner space to the left and right, and on the right side of the partition plate 1005d. Is a payout part, and an overflow ball part is formed on the left side. A drop hole 1005e is formed on the lower surface of the overflow ball portion, and a game ball dropped from the drop hole 1005e flows into an overflow ball passage to be described later. Further, the opening 1005c is arranged to face the front side of the payout connection port 700 when the lower door frame 103 is closed, and is connected to the payout passage and the overflow ball passage in the full tank route unit 763 through the payout connection port 700. Communicate.

  A stopper pressing portion 1035 that presses down the stopper link 703 of the above-described ball stopper 701 when the lower door frame 103 is closed protrudes below the payout opening 1004, and below that, a lower speaker unit left 1072 described later. A bulging portion 1008 having a rectangular shape in the rear view is formed, which is formed of a housing concave portion 1070 (see FIG. 61) for housing the operation base board 508, and an operation table substrate 508 is attached to the back surface of the bulging portion 1008 with screws 508a. On the left side and the lower side of the bulging portion 1008, a passage wall 1009a that constitutes a side wall of a spherical passage through which an overflow ball that has fallen from the drop port 1005e of the front plate chute 1005 flows is extended in an inverted L shape in rear view. In addition, a return opening 1010 is formed at the lower end of the passage wall 1009a for returning the overflow ball that has flowed down the ball passage to the lower plate 4. A passage cover 1009b is attached to the back surface of the passage wall 1009a with screws 1009c, and an overflow ball passage 1009 is formed by the passage wall 1009a and the passage cover 1009b so as to wrap around the lower side from the left side of the bulging portion 1008. ing.

  In the upper center of the back surface of the upper plate body 1002, a passage cover sheet metal 1011 and a foul passage cover 1012a that is disposed on the back surface of the passage cover sheet metal 1011 and extends in the left-right direction are attached by screws 1012b. The foul passage cover 1012a has a substantially U-shape in front of a sectional view with the front surface opened, and forms a foul ball passage 1012 together with the passage cover metal plate 1011. At the left end of the foul passage cover 1012a, a receiving port 1012c for receiving a foul ball which has been launched from the ball striking device but returned without reaching the game area 7 from the front frame 101 side is formed on the back surface. The right end portion of the front opening of the foul passage cover 1012a is opened without the passage cover sheet metal 1011 being arranged, and flows out from the foul ball port 1013 formed in the upper plate body 1002 to the front side. Further, on the right side of the foul ball port 1013, an upper plate body sheet metal upper 1014 is attached by a screw 1014a.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 57 and 58, an upper plate body sheet metal set 1015 is attached by screws 1015a from the center of the back surface of the upper plate body 1002 to the lower side of the bulging portion 1008. The upper plate body sheet metal set 1015 is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view, and a rectangular opening 1016 corresponding to the circular suction port 1028 formed in the upper plate body 1002 is formed on the right side of the bulging portion 1008. In order to close the opening 1016, a blower fan 515 having a built-in wind motor 515a is attached from the back side with a screw 515b. A fan cover 1022 is attached to the rear surface of the blower fan 515 with screws 1022a. Note that wiring openings 1017 a and 1017 b corresponding to the wiring holes 1003 a and 1003 b are formed above and below the opening 1016.

  A hood portion 1029 for guiding the wind sent from the upper right portion of the blower fan 515 to the front side is formed on the upper right side of the suction port 1028 so as to bulge to the rear side, and the front surface of the hood portion 1029 A blower outlet 1030 (see FIG. 61) is formed on the side, and the wind blown from the blower fan 515 is guided to the front side.

  On the right side of the blower fan 515, an upper plate lock link 1018 made of a rod-shaped metal material is pivotally supported around an upper plate lock shaft pin 1019 that is disposed at the center position in the vertical direction and faces in the front-rear direction. At the same time, it is pressed from the back side by an upper plate lock shaft presser 1020 attached to the back side by screws 1020a. A fan cover metal plate 1021 is attached to the back surface of the upper plate lock shaft presser 1020 with screws 1021a. In addition, linkage pins 1018a and 1018b project from the upper and lower ends of the upper plate lock link 1018.

  A lower part of the upper plate body sheet metal set 1015 has a band-like portion extending toward the left side so as to cover the back surface of the passage cover 1009b, and a metal upper plate lock lower set 1025 facing left and right is provided on the back surface. It is attached with screws 1025a. The upper plate lock lower set 1025 includes a base sheet metal 1023 fixed to the back surface of the upper plate body 1002 and a slide sheet metal 1024 guided to the back surface of the base sheet metal 1023 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. . On the left side of the base metal plate 1023, when the lower door frame 103 is closed, an insertion piece 1023 a that is inserted into an insertion hole 685 c provided in the front frame 101 protrudes toward the back side. The insertion piece 1023a is curved upward toward the tip so that the insertion piece 1023a can be climbed up and inserted without being caught by the lower edge of the insertion hole 685c when the lower door frame 103 is closed.

  When the lower door frame 103 is closed, the slide sheet metal 1024 has left-side hook-shaped locking pieces 1024a and 1024b that are locked in locking holes 685a and 685b provided in the front frame 101. And a link hole 1024c into which the link pin 1018b of the upper plate lock link 1018 is engaged is formed at the right end. And it is always urged | biased by the coil spring 1026 (refer FIG. 58) with respect to the base sheet metal 1023 in the left side, ie, the latching direction. In addition, on the left side of the upper plate main body 1002, an upper plate return sheet metal 1027 facing upward and downward is attached by a screw 1027 a, and the left side of the upper plate main body 1002 is reinforced.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 59 and 60, a plate-shaped upper plate body sheet metal set upper 1040 extending to the vicinity of the left and right side end portions of the upper plate body 1002 is attached to the upper back of the upper plate body 1002 with screws 1040a. Thus, the rear side of the foul ball passage 1012 is covered. A notch 1041 corresponding to the front plate chute 1005 is formed on the left side of the upper plate body sheet metal set upper 1040, and a foul port 1042 is formed at a position corresponding to the receiving port 1012c of the foul ball passage 1012. The entrance 1012c faces the back side. On the right side of the front surface, an upper plate lock upper set 1043 having locking pieces 1044a and 1044b is attached in a state where the locking pieces 1044a and 1044b protrude to the back side. Like the upper plate lock lower set 1025, the upper plate lock upper set 1043 is composed of a base sheet metal fixed to the back surface of the upper plate body 1002 and a slide sheet metal that is slidable with respect to the base sheet metal. Detailed illustration in FIG.

  The locking pieces 1044a and 1044b are formed in a hook shape facing right, that is, opposite to the locking pieces 1024a and 1024b, and the slide metal plate is always directed rightward by a coil spring (not shown) with respect to the base metal plate. It is energized. An upper link pin 1018a of the upper plate lock link 1018 is engaged with the left end portion of the slide metal plate, and the slide metal plate is moved to the left side against the urging force of the coil spring at the right end portion. The operation piece 1045 is provided so as to be arranged near the upper portion of the upper plate body 1002.

  When the front surface of the front frame 101 is closed by the lower door frame 103, the upper locking pieces 1044a and 1044b are locked in the locking holes 684 and 686 (see FIG. 32) of the front frame 101, and the lower locking frame 1044a and 1044b are locked. The pieces 1024a and 1024b are locked in the locking holes 685a and 685b (see FIG. 33). In order to open the lower door frame 103, the glass door frame 102 is first opened. As a result, the operation piece 1045 is exposed and can be operated. When the operation piece 1045 is slid to the left, the slide metal plate on the upper plate main body metal plate set 1040 is moved to the left against the biasing force of the coil spring, and this movement causes the upper plate lock link 1018 to move to the rear view clock. By rotating around, the slide metal plate 1024 of the upper plate lock lower set 1025 is interlocked via the upper plate lock link 1018 and moves to the right against the urging force of the coil spring.

  As a result, the locked state between the upper locking pieces 1044a and 1044b and the locking holes 684 and 686 and the locked state between the lower locking pieces 1024a and 1024b and the locking holes 685a and 685b are released. Therefore, the lower door frame 103 can be opened.

  A foul ball receiver 1055 made of a synthetic resin material that receives the foul ball described above and flows into the receiving port 1012c of the foul passage cover 1012a is attached to the screw 1055a on the left side of the back surface of the upper plate body sheet metal set 1040. The foul ball receiver 1055 includes a ball receiver 1055b whose upper surface is open and a guide piece 1055c extending leftward from the ball receiver 1055b. An outflow port 1056 facing the receiving port 1012c is formed on the front surface of the ball receiving portion via a foul port 1042, and a foul ball receiving cover 1057 is attached to the back side with screws 1057a.

  An upper plate sheet metal cover 1058 made of a synthetic resin material extending in the left-right direction is attached to the right side of the foul ball receiver 1055 to prevent a game ball, dust, or the like from dropping onto the lower rectifier 1050 or the hitting motor set 706. ing. Further, an upper plate earth plate 1059 is attached to the right side of the back surface of the upper plate sheet metal cover 1058 with a screw 1059a to prevent the upper plate 3 from being charged. Further, an operation table board cover 1060 is attached to the back surface of the operation table substrate 508 with screws 1060a, and the back surface of the operation table substrate 508 is covered.

  On the right side of the upper plate main body 1002, the game ball waiting on the upper plate 3 on the front side of the upper plate main body 1002 is guided to the hitting motor set 706 of the front frame 101 disposed on the back side of the upper plate main body 1002. And a rectifier 1050 for supplying game balls waiting on the upper plate 3 to the hitting motor set 706 one by one on the back surface of the firing ball guiding hole 1031. A rectifier presser fitting 1051 that holds the upper back of the rectifier 1050 is attached with a screw 1051a.

  As shown in FIG. 61, an upper hinge sheet metal 667 is attached to the upper left portion of the front surface of the upper plate body 1002 with screws 667a, and a lower hinge plate metal 669 is attached to the lower left portion of the front surface with screws 669a. . A horizontally-long rectangular housing recess 1070 is recessed at a location corresponding to the back-side bulging portion 1008 so as to bulge to the back side, and a speaker cover sheet metal 1071 is interposed in the housing recess 1070. A lower speaker unit left 1072 with a built-in speaker 27a is accommodated from the front side and is attached by screws 1072a. A plate-shaped upper plate ball receiving metal plate 1073 is attached to the upper left side of the housing recess 1070 with a screw 1073a, and a belt-like ball passage cover seal 1074 is attached to the upper right side of the housing recess 1070. Wear due to contact with a game ball waiting for 3 is prevented.

  On the right side of the outlet 1030, a ball removal passage cover 1076 that constitutes a ball removal passage 1075 that faces the upper plate 3 by dropping the game ball waiting on the upper plate 3 and guiding it to the lower plate 4 is attached by screws 1076a. ing. In addition, an upper dish decoration right 1077 is locked to the front right end of the upper dish body 1002.

(Upper and lower pan unit)
As shown in FIG. 62, the upper and lower dish unit 1001 includes an upper dish base unit 1080 having an upper dish 3, a lower dish unit 1081 having a lower dish 4, a grip unit 1082 having an operation lever 600, and a speaker unit 1072. And an upper plate speaker decoration 1083 to be decorated.

  A lower part of the upper dish base unit 1080 is attached to the upper part of the lower dish unit 1081 by a screw 1080a, and an upper dish speaker decoration 1083 is attached to the screw 1083a. A grip unit 1082 is attached to the lower center of the lower dish unit 1081 by a screw 1082a. . Further, the left end portion of the upper plate base unit 1080 is attached to the upper plate speaker decoration 1083 by a screw 1080b, and these units are integrated.

(Top plate base unit)
As shown in FIG. 63, the upper plate base unit 1080 has an outer shape formed by an upper plate base 1085 extending in the left-right direction so as to bulge to the front side. On the left and right sides of the front surface of the upper plate base 1085, horizontally long strip-shaped openings 1086a and 1086b are formed.

  On the back side of the left opening 1086a, an upper plate front decoration left 1089L in which an upper plate lens left 1087L and an upper plate front inner lens left 1088L disposed on the back surface of the upper plate lens left 1087L are assembled on the front is a screw 1089a. In addition, an upper plate left substrate 1090L having an LED disposed on the front surface is attached to the back surface of the upper plate front ornament left 1089L by screws 1090a. Further, on the back side of the right opening 1086b, there is an upper plate front decoration right 1089R in which the upper plate lens right 1087R and the upper plate front inner lens right 1088R arranged on the back surface of the upper plate lens right 1087R are assembled on the front surface. An upper plate left substrate 1090R having an LED disposed on the front surface is attached to the back surface of the upper plate front decoration right 1089R by screws 1090b.

  Below the opening 1086a, a base substrate mounting base 1091 is mounted with screws 1091a. An upper plate lower left substrate 1092 is locked to the left side of the front surface of the base substrate mounting base 1091, and an upper plate base relay substrate 1093 is mounted to the back surface by screws 1093 a. Also, an upper pan lower lens left 1094L is attached to the lower left portion by a screw 1094a, and an upper pan lower lens right 1094R (see FIG. 64) is attached to the lower right portion by a screw 1094b.

  Openings 1095a and 1095b are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the upper base 1085, and a logo lens left 1096L for closing the opening 1095a is fitted to the back surface of the left-side opening 1095a. A logo middle lens 1097L is assembled to the left side of the logo lens left 1096L, and a logo cover left 1099L to which the upper plate logo left substrate 1098L is assembled is attached to the back by screws 1099a. Further, a logo lens right 1096R that closes the opening 1095b is fitted to the back surface of the right opening 1095b. On the back side of the logo lens right 1096R, a logo middle lens 1097R is assembled on the right side, and a logo cover right 1099R on which the upper plate logo right board 1098R is assembled is attached on the back side by screws 1099b.

  As shown in FIG. 64, an upper dish ball receiving unit 1100 constituting the upper dish 3 is assembled from the rear side to a concave notch 1101 formed on the upper left side of the upper dish base 1085, and is fixed by screws 1100a. Has been. A balance unit 1103 connected to a card unit (not shown) is assembled from below into an opening 1102 formed on the upper right side of the upper plate base 1085, and an upper plate lower right substrate 1105 is attached to the lower side. A balance presser base 1104 is attached by screws 1104a, and the balance unit 1103 is supported from below.

  An upper dish lower lens base 1106 is attached to the back side of the upper dish lower lens right 1094R by a screw 1106a. Further, the upper part of the upper plate base sheet metal 1107 is attached by screws 1107a and the lower part is attached by screws 1107b at the center position of the upper plate base 1085 in the left-right direction on the back side.

  A grip guide cover 1110 made of a synthetic resin material in which the insertion port 364 described above is formed is disposed in front of the upper plate base sheet metal 1107 on the front surface of the upper plate base 1085. The grip guide cover 1110 is attached from below to the lower surface of the recess 1111 formed in the center of the upper surface of the upper plate base 1085 by screws 1110a, and the screw 1107a of the upper plate base sheet metal 1107 is attached to the upper surface of the upper surface of the upper plate base 1085. It is attached through. That is, the rear surface of the grip guide cover 1110 is firmly fixed to the upper plate base sheet metal 1107 on the rear surface side.

  Further, the lever guide sheet metal 361 described above is disposed on the upper surface of the grip guide cover 1110, and the screw 1107a of the upper plate base sheet metal 1107 is inserted through the attachment hole of the grip guide cover 1110 into the attachment piece 361b at the rear end. It is attached. That is, the back surface of the lever guide sheet metal 361 is also firmly fixed to the upper plate base sheet metal 1107.

  The chance button unit 1112 having the operation button 516 and the button switch 516a described above is disposed on the upper surface of the recess 1111. The screw 1110a of the grip guide cover 1110 is inserted through the bottom surface of the recess 1111 and attached to the chance button unit 1112. Yes. That is, the chance button unit 1112 and the grip guide cover 1110 are attached to the bottom surface of the recess 1111 from above and below.

(Upper bowl receiving unit)
As shown in FIG. 65, the upper tray ball receiving unit 1100 has a storage portion 1120a constituting the upper plate 3 whose upper surface is open, and extends from the storage portion 1120a toward the right side, and is narrower than the storage portion 1120a. The belt-shaped portion 1120b. In the belt-like portion 1120b, a single ball passage 1122 for allowing the game ball of the storage portion 1120a to flow down toward the outflow portion 1121 formed at the right end is formed in a straight line, and on the upper surface of the ball passage 1122 A metal shoe 1123 made of metal is disposed, and the metal shoe 1123 is attached by a screw 1123a. A ground wire 1124 for grounding static electricity charged on the metal shoe 1123 is attached to the screw 1123a.

  On the front side of the outflow part 1121 in the belt-like part 1120b, an upper plate shutter base 1126 provided with a ball-shutter shutter 1125 that opens and closes the outflow part 1121 is slidable in the front-rear direction. The ball-shutter shutter 1125 is urged toward the outflow part 1121 by the shutter spring 1127 and is arranged so as to be able to appear and retract from the lower part of the upper plate shutter base 1126 toward the back side.

  Above the ball removal shutter 1125, a shutter pin 1129 that pivotally supports the ball removal link 1128 is installed in the left-right direction, and is positioned by an E-ring 1129a. From the ball removal link 1128 pivotally supported by the shutter pin 1129, a lower link 1128a whose lower end is engaged with a recess 1125a formed on the upper surface of the ball removal shutter 1125 extends obliquely downward, and the pressed piece 1128b extends obliquely upward.

  Above the upper plate shutter base 1126, a ball removal lever base 1130 having a ball removal lever 1131 attached to the top with a screw 1131a swings up and down with respect to a shaft portion 1133 protruding from the wall portion of the belt-like portion 1120b. It is pivotally supported. The pressing piece 1132 suspended from the lower surface of the ball releasing lever 1131 is placed on the pressed piece 1128b.

  Since the ball shutter 1125 is always urged toward the outflow portion 1121 by the shutter spring 1127, the outflow portion 1121 is normally closed. Therefore, the game ball that has flowed down the ball passage 1122 passes over the outflow portion 1121, the flow direction is converted into the launch ball guide hole 1031 on the back side by the direction changing portion 1133, and is guided to the rectifier 1050.

  When the ball removal lever 1131 is pressed, the pressure piece 1132 presses the pressed piece 1128b downward, whereby the ball removal link 1128 rotates. As a result, the lower link 1128a rotates forward to move the ball shutter 1125 to the front side and retract from the outflow portion 1121. Therefore, by pressing the ball release lever 1131, the game ball of the upper plate 3 falls downward at the outflow portion 1121, and flows down the ball extraction passage 1075 formed below the outflow portion 1121 to the lower plate 4. Be guided.

(Chance button unit)
As shown in FIG. 66 (a), the chance button unit 1112 includes a button cover 1150 having a frame button substrate 509 attached to the upper surface thereof by screws 509a, a button bezel 1153 attached to the button cover 1150 by screws 1150a, and a button bezel 1153. A button housing 1152 disposed between the frame button substrate 509 and the frame button substrate 509, a diffusion sheet 1154 attached to the upper surface of the button housing 1152, a lens 1155, and a button top 1156. The diffusion sheet 1154, The periphery of the lens 1155 and the button top 1156 is pressed by a button bezel 1153.

(Balance unit)
As shown in FIG. 66 (b), the balance unit 1103 includes a frame-shaped balance decoration 1160, a smoke lens 1161 having a balance display board 1168 attached to the lower surface with screws 1161a, and an upper surface thereof. The upper plate decoration upper lens 1164 is attached to the balance decoration 1160 with a screw 1164a, so that the smoke lens 1161, the upper plate decoration middle lens 1162, the upper plate lens 1163, and the upper plate decoration upper 1164 are arranged. The dish decoration middle lens 1162, the upper dish lens 1163, and the upper dish decoration top 1164 are attached to the upper surface side of the balance decoration 1160.

  On the upper surface of the balance display board 1168, a button sheet 1167 is arranged, and a ball lending button 1165 and a return button 1166 are arranged. The ball lending button 1165 and the return button 1166 are button holes 1161b formed in the smoke lens 1161. 1161c and the upper plate lens 1163 are inserted through button holes 1163b and 1163c so as to face the upper surface, and are arranged so as to be pressed by the player.

(Lower plate unit)
As shown in FIG. 67 (a), the lower plate unit 1081 includes a lower plate body 1170 in which a lower plate ball receiver 1171 constituting the lower plate 4 is attached from the back side by screws 1171a, and a lower plate body 1170 by screws 1170a. The lower plate back plate 1172 attached to the front surface is mainly configured. On the right side of the lower dish main body 1170, a lower dish display holder 1173 to which a wind display seal 1174 and a lower dish display lens 1175 are assembled is attached on the upper surface. Note that the wind display seal 1174 is marked with a notice that the wind is blown from the blower fan 515 and that fingers are pinched when the operation lever 600 is operated. A recess 1176 for attaching the above-described grip unit 1082 is formed in the center of the front surface of the lower plate body 1170.

  The lower dish ball receiver 1171 includes a storage part 1178a that constitutes the lower dish 4, and a ball receiving part that extends from the storage part 1178a toward the right side and that corresponds to a ball discharge outlet 1177 formed in the lower dish back plate 1172. The game ball that has flowed down from the above-described ball discharge passage 1075 through the ball discharge outlet 1177 is received by the ball receiving portion 1178b and guided to the storage portion 1178a.

  A circular discharge port 1179 for discharging the stored game ball to the lower side of the lower plate 4 is formed in the center of the storage unit 1178a, and the discharge port 1179 is provided on the lower surface of the discharge port 1179. A ball removing unit 1181 having a lower plate ball removing slide plate 1180 to be opened and closed is attached from below by screws 1181a.

  As shown in FIG. 67 (b), the ball removal unit 1181 has a lower dish ball removal base 1182 formed with a discharge hole 1182a communicating with the discharge port 1179, and a lower dish ball removal button 1186 operated by the player. A lower plate ball removal button base 1183 which is attached to the front portion by a screw 1186a and has a long hole 1183a whose longitudinal width is longer than the discharge port 1179, and the lower plate ball removal button base 1183 is connected to the lower plate ball removal base. A lower plate ball removing spring 1185 that urges the front plate 1182 against the front plate, and a lower plate ball removal button base 1183 against the lower plate ball removal base 1182 against the urging force of the lower plate ball removal spring 1185. A latch 1184 that is held in the open position. The latch 1184 holds the lower pan ball release button base 1183 in the open position when the latch 1184 is pushed in once, and can release the hold state in the open position of the lower pan ball release button base 1183 to return to the closed position. And

  The lower dish ball removal button base 1183 is disposed on the upper surface of the lower dish ball removal base 1182 so as to be movable back and forth so that the elongated hole 1183a is fitted to an annular rib 1182b provided upright at the periphery of the discharge port 1179. At the same time, a linkage pin 1183b projects upward from the side of the elongated hole 1183a.

  The lower plate ball removal slide plate 1180 has a size capable of closing the discharge port 1179, and is formed with a shaft hole 1180 a that is pivotally supported by a swing shaft 1182 c projecting laterally of the discharge port 1179 at one end. In addition, a long groove 1180b into which the connecting pin 1183b is inserted is formed in the vicinity of the shaft hole 1180a. As shown in FIG. 67 (a), the ball removal unit 1181 configured as described above has a lower plate ball removal button base 1183 slidably disposed back and forth on the upper surface of the lower plate ball removal base 1182. The shaft hole 1180a is inserted into the swinging shaft 1182c and attached to the lower surface of the discharge port 1179 with the linkage pin 1183b inserted into the long groove 1180b.

  Under normal conditions, the lower dish ball removal button base 1183 is disposed on the front side by the biasing force of the lower dish ball removal spring 1185 with respect to the lower dish ball removal base 1182 so that the lower dish ball removal slide plate 1180 is discharged. It arrange | positions in the obstruction | occlusion position obstruct | occluded in the lower surface of the exit 1179, and it becomes possible to store a game ball in the storage part 1178a. Then, the lower dish ball removal button 1186 is pressed to the rear side, and the lower dish ball removal button base 1183 is moved to the rear side with respect to the lower dish ball removal base 1182 against the urging force of the lower dish ball removal spring 1185. Then, with the movement of the linkage pin 1183b, the lower pan ball removal slide plate 1180 engaged with the linkage pin 1183b via the long groove 1180b rotates around the swing shaft 1182c to the back side. As a result, the lower plate ball removal slide plate 1180 is retracted from the discharge port 1179, the discharge port 1179 is opened, and the game balls stored in the storage unit 1178a can be discharged downward from the discharge port 1179.

  A lower plate cover sheet metal 1190 is attached to the left side of the ball removal outlet 1177 on the back surface of the lower plate back plate 1172 with screws 1190a. Further, a horizontally-long rectangular return port 1191 is formed at a position facing the return opening 1010 formed in the upper plate main body 1002, and the game ball flowing down the overflow ball passage 1009 described above passes the return port 1191. Via the storage unit 1178a.

(Upper speaker decoration)
As shown in FIG. 68, the upper plate speaker ornament 1083 includes an upper plate speaker ornament main body 1200 in which a sound emission port 1201 corresponding to the speaker 27a is formed, and a peripheral edge of the sound emission port 1201 on the back of the upper plate speaker ornament main body 1200. A punching metal lower left 1202 as a speaker cover in which a plurality of small holes are formed in a metal plate is attached by screws 1202a. In addition, an upper dish side decoration left 1203 is attached to the left side of the sound emission opening 1201 on the front surface by a screw 1203a. In addition, an upper pan shaft cover 1204 that covers the upper portion of the shaft hole 670 of the lower hinge sheet metal 669 is attached to the lower left corner portion with a screw 1204a.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Hitting ball supply tray 6 Game board 9 Fluctuation display device 103 Lower door frame 156 Game control microcomputer 535 Rotor 535 ′ LED for rotating body
542 Top lamp module substrate 543 Opening 545a, b Mounting electrode 546a, b Mounting electrode 547a, b Mounting electrode 548a, b Mounting electrode 549a, b Mounting electrode 550a, b Mounting electrode 551a, b Mounting electrode 545c, d Heat dissipation electrode 546c, d Heat radiation electrode 547c, d Heat radiation electrode 548c, d Heat radiation electrode 549c, d Heat radiation electrode 550c, d Heat radiation electrode 551c, d Heat radiation electrode 582 LED control IC
600 Operation levers R1 to R6 Resistance (resistor)
R10, R11 Resistance (resistor)
LD1-10 White light emitting diode S Through hole

Claims (2)

A gaming machine having a light emitter and a drive circuit that causes the light emitter to emit light when energized,
The drive circuit includes a substrate mounted on a mounting electrode in which a protective resistor of a predetermined value that limits a current flowing through the light emitter when energized is formed, and a heat dissipation area that dissipates heat of the protective resistor is formed around Including
The protective resistor, a plurality of small resistors sum of the resistance value becomes the predetermined value is formed by the series connection are mounted on a position where the plurality of small resistors not adjacent to each other,
A gaming machine, wherein the light emitter is caused to emit light based on serial data received from a control means for controlling light emission of the light emitter. The small resistors are distributed and mounted on the front surface and the back surface of the substrate,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the small resistor on the front surface and the small resistor on the back surface are mounted at positions shifted so as not to overlap each other.

Images