JP6291384B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that includes a front member that is disposed to be openable and closable on the front side of a main body on which a display device that performs a symbol combination effect is disposed.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine includes a display device having a display body on which a symbol combination effect is performed, a main body in which various devices are accommodated or attached, and a front member attached to the front side of the main body so as to be opened and closed. I have. In the front member, a front unit member configured to be able to visually recognize the display device is detachably disposed on the front member of the front device. In such a gaming machine, on the pachinko machine, based on the condition that the pachinko ball, which is the game medium, won the winning opening, and on the slot machine, on the condition that the medal, which is the game medium, is inserted and the start lever is operated, the display device When the symbol combination effect is performed on the display body and a specific symbol combination is established, specific game conditions advantageous to the player are established. Such a gaming machine is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  In addition, some gaming machines are provided with a movable effect device including a movable body whose posture is displaced or moved in accordance with the symbol combination effect on the display body on the top, bottom, left and right surrounding the display body of the display device. . The movable effect device includes driving means (for example, an electric motor, a rotary solenoid, a linear solenoid, etc.) controlled by a control means mounted on the gaming machine, and a movable body is linked to the driving means. The movable body is configured to be displaced or moved between the first position and the second position by driving. A gaming machine equipped with such a movable effect device can enhance the effect by causing the movable effect device to perform a predetermined effect operation in accordance with the symbol combination effect of the display device.

JP 2003-260172 A

  The gaming machine can be changed to a gaming machine with different game content and design by replacing the display device, the movable effect device, and the front unit member with another different display device, the movable effect device, and the front unit member. There is something configured. Here, in the conventional gaming machine, the movable effect device is disposed on the main body side, and the front unit member is disposed on the front side member. For this reason, when changing the game content and design of the gaming machine, it is necessary to individually replace the movable effect device and the front unit member, and there is a problem that the change work cannot be performed efficiently. Moreover, since a movable production | presentation apparatus is arrange | positioned in the back side from a front unit member, there also exists the subject by which a powerful production is not made.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been devised to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that improves the efficiency of game content and design change work.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application provides:
In a gaming machine comprising a front member (14) arranged to be openable and closable on the front side of a main body (12) on which a display device (200) for performing a symbol combination effect is arranged,
An effect display device (75) provided on the front member (14) and provided with a display unit (77) capable of displaying a display effect,
Manual operation means (90) provided on the front member (14) and configured to allow fingertip operation and to be seen through the back side is detachable in a state of being overlapped with the front side of the effect display device (75). Mounting means (100);
The first front unit member (110) provided on the front member (14) and configured to allow fingertip operation to the manual operation means (90), or fingertip operation to the manual operation means (90) is impossible. A second mounting means (101) capable of selectively attaching or detaching one of the second front unit members (120) configured to the front side member (14) from the front side ;
The manual operation means (90) is attached to the front member (14) by the first attachment means (100), and the first front unit member (110) is attached to the front member (14 by the second attachment means (101). ), It can be configured to be able to execute an effect that links the display of the display unit (77) of the display device (75) and the fingertip operation of the manual operation means (90),
By attaching the second front unit member (120) to the front member (14) by the second attachment means (101), it is possible to perform an effect only on the display unit (77) of the effect display device (75). Can be configured ,
Said second front unit member (120) have a transparent or translucent front plate portion on the front surface (127), such that the front plate portion and the display device (200) are the (127) overlaps the front and rear while the position, the display device (200) of the movable body effect interlocked with the symbol combination effect (152,153,182) can accommodate accommodating portion moving effect device (150, 180) for performing the operation of the (128) said front plate portion (127 ) is delimited on the rear side of, consists movable directing device (150, 180) capable disposed between the front of the effect display device the front plate section (127) (75),
The movable body (152, 153, 182) of the movable effect device (150, 180) attached to the second front unit member (120) in a state of being accommodated in the accommodation portion (128) is seen through the front plate portion (127). The gist is that it is possible.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by attaching the first front unit member, it is possible to execute an effect in which the effect display on the display unit of the effect display device and the fingertip operation of the fingertip operation means are linked. At the same time, by attaching the second front unit member 120, it is possible to execute the effect of the display unit of the effect display device and the effect of the movable effect device. And the gaming machine provided with the fingertip operating means removes the fingertip operating means and the first front unit member, and attaches the second front unit member with the second mounting means, thereby producing the effect of the display unit of the effect display device. And it can be easily changed to a gaming machine that can execute only the effects of the movable effect device.
In addition, an accommodation portion is defined on the rear side of the front plate portion of the second front unit member that is detachably attached to the front member, and the second stage unit member is accommodated in the state where the movable effect device is accommodated in the accommodation portion. Since it is configured to be attached, the second front unit member can be attached to and detached from the front member and the movable effect device can be attached and detached at the same time, and the game content and design change work of the gaming machine can be performed efficiently. And since the movable body of a movable production | presentation apparatus moves the back side of the transparent or semi-transparent front board part in a 2nd front unit member, powerful production can be performed and the production effect can be heightened.
Furthermore, since the second front unit member is formed in a large size with the front plate portion positioned on the front side of the display device, the second front unit member is widely exposed on the front side of the gaming machine to enhance the decoration effect. Can do.

In addition, the present application includes the following technical ideas.
The gist of the housing portion (128) is that the movable body (152, 153, 182) is configured to be movable in front of the rear end of the second front unit member (120).
According to this structure , since the movable body of the movable production | presentation apparatus arrange | positioned in the accommodating part moves the position which adjoined to the front-surface board part, an effect can be heightened.

In addition, the present application includes the following technical ideas.
On the front member (14), an effect display device (75) having a display unit (77) capable of displaying an effect display is arranged so that the second front unit member (120) overlaps the front side. ,
With the effect display device (75) attached to the front member (14), the second front unit member (120) is detachably attached to the front member (14) . The gist is that the effect display device (75) is detachably attached to the front member (14) in a state where the front unit member (120) is attached to the front member (14).
According to this structure , since the display part of the production | presentation display apparatus arrange | positioned in the front side member is visually recognized via the front-surface board part of a 2nd front unit member, the visibility of a display part can be improved. The second front unit member, so may detachable from the front side member in a state in which the effect display device attached to the front member may be carried out easily attached and detached of the second front unit member. In addition, the effect display device can be attached to and detached from the front member with the second front unit member attached to the front member, so that the effect display device can be easily attached and detached.

In addition, the present application includes the following technical ideas.
The accommodating portion (128) is defined on the front side of the display portion (77) in the effect display device (75),
The gist is that the movable body (152, 153, 182) of the movable effect device (150, 180) is configured to move to the front side of the display unit (77).
According to this configuration , since the movable body of the movable effect device moves to the front of the display unit of the effect display device, an effect in which the effect display on the display unit is associated with the movement of the movable object is possible, and the effect is achieved. Can be improved. In addition, since the movable body moves in front of the display unit, it is possible to produce an effect with a three-dimensional effect.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the game content and design change work.

It is a front view of the slot machine of the Example equipped with the 2nd front unit member. It is the X1-X1 sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine as seen from the upper front obliquely upper side. It is a rear view of the front frame body which attached the effect display apparatus and the front panel member. FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the slot machine of the second specification broken along line X2-X2 in FIG. 4. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which isolate | separated the state which isolate | separated the front frame body, the glass plate, the touch panel, and the 1st attachment means which attaches this touch panel to a front frame body with a glass plate. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the structure of the 1st attachment means which can attach a touch panel to a front frame with a glass plate. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which isolate | separated the front frame and the effect display apparatus from back diagonally upward. It is the perspective view which looked at the 2nd support body of the 2nd front unit member which abbreviate | omits a 2nd decorative body, and the front frame body which attached the production | presentation display apparatus from the back diagonally upward from the back. It is a vertical side view of the slot machine of the Example which mounted | wore with the 1st front unit member. FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the first specification slot machine taken along line X2-X2 in FIG. 4. It is the perspective view which looked at the 1st front unit member which constitutes the slot machine of the 1st specification equipped with the touch panel from the front right upper part in the state where the 1st support and the 1st decoration object were separated. It is the perspective view which looked at the 1st front unit member which constitutes the slot machine of the 1st specification equipped with the touch panel from the back left upper direction in the state where the 1st support and the 1st decoration object were separated. It is the perspective view which looked at the 1st support body of the 1st front unit member which abbreviate | omits a 1st decoration body, and the front frame body which attached the production | presentation display apparatus from the back left diagonally upward in the state which isolate | separated.

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, the slot machine 10 will be described as an example of a gaming machine. Further, in the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” mean that the slot machine 10 is viewed from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. Named by state.

(Schematic configuration of slot machine)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slot machine 10 of the embodiment is formed in a rectangular box shape that opens to the front, and is a casing as a main body that is installed in a vertically installed posture on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game shop. 12 and a front door 14 as a front member attached to the front side of the housing 12 so as to be openable and closable. The front door 14 is provided with a second front unit member (front unit member) 120, a front panel member 55, an effect display device 75, and the like, and the front door 14 is closed to the housing 12 (see FIG. 2). As a result, the front opening of the housing 12 is closed. A support frame 16 attached to the housing 12 so as to be openable and closable is provided on the rear side of the front door 14. A symbol display device (display device) 200, a control device 210, and the like are mounted on the support frame 16, and the symbol display device 200 is closed by closing the support frame 16 to the housing 12 (see FIG. 2). The control device 210 and the like are accommodated in the housing 12. Further, a hopper device 18 for paying out medals, a power supply unit 19 and the like are disposed in the housing 12.

(Case)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the housing 12 includes a bottom plate 12a, left and right side plates 12b and 12c, a top plate 12d, and a rear plate 12e, and is formed as a box-shaped member having an open front side. The top plate 12d has a smaller front-rear width than the bottom plate 12a, and the left-side plate 12b and the right-side plate 12c have the front-rear width of the lower edge set to be the same as the front-rear width of the bottom plate 12a. The front and rear widths of the left side plate 12b and the right side plate 12c are set to be the same as the front and rear width of 12d, and are inclined rearward as they go upward. The bottom plate 12a, the left and right side plates 12b and 12c, the top plate 12d, and the rear plate 12e are formed with a plurality of slit-shaped through holes at appropriate positions so that the inside of the housing 12 can be ventilated. In addition, a thin metal plate 20 is disposed inside the bottom plate 12a, the left and right side plates 12b and 12c, the top plate 12d, and the rear plate 12e, so that devices and devices housed in the housing 12 are affected by electromagnetic waves and the like. It is configured to be difficult to receive.

(Hinge support member)
As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 12 is provided with a hinge support member 21 that rotatably supports the front door 14 and the support frame 16 at a portion along the front edge on the inner surface of the left side plate 12b. The hinge support member 21 includes a first hinge support 22 that supports the front door 14 and the support frame 16 in common, a second hinge support 23 that supports the front door 14, and a third that supports the support frame 16. And a hinge support 24. The first hinge support portion 22 is provided on the upper portion of the housing 12 and can support the left side edge of the front door 14 and the support frame 16 so as to be rotatable. The 2nd hinge support part 23 is provided in the lower part of the housing | casing 12, and can support the front door 14 so that rotation is possible. The 3rd hinge support part 24 is provided between the 1st hinge support part 22 and the 2nd hinge support part 23, and can support the support frame body 16 rotatably. Each of the first hinge support portion 22, the second hinge support portion 23, and the third hinge support portion 24 includes a support pin that protrudes upward.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 12 is provided with a lock member 25 that locks the front door 14 in a closed state inside the right front edge (inside the front edge of the right side plate 12c). A lock member (not shown) that locks the support frame 16 in the closed state is provided inside the right front edge of the housing 12.

(Support frame)
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the support frame 16 is configured such that the symbol display device 200, the control device 210, and other components and parts are attached. The support frame body 16 is spaced apart from the left and right, and extends in the up-down direction. The left frame member 30 and the right frame member 31, and the lower frame member 32 fixed to the lower portions of the left frame member 30 and the right frame member 31. And an upper frame member 33 fixed to the upper rear side of the left frame member 30 and the upper rear side of the right frame member 31. The symbol display device 200 is fixed to the lower rear side of the left frame member 30 and the lower rear side of the right frame member 31 so that the symbol display device 200 is held between the lower frame member 32 and the upper frame member 33. It has become. Further, the upper frame member 33 is formed in a U-shape protruding rearward when viewed from above, and is fixed so that the main control device 211 and the sub control device 212 constituting the control device 210 are overlapped in the front-rear direction. It has become.

(Connecting member and locking member)
As shown in FIG. 3, the left frame member 30 of the support frame body 16 includes the support pins of the first hinge support portion 22 and the third hinge support portion 24 in the above-described hinge support member 21 provided in the housing 12. Are provided with hinge connecting portions 34, 34 into which the two are fitted. As a result, the support frame body 16 is rotatably arranged with respect to the housing 12 by connecting the hinge connecting portions 34 and 34 to the first hinge support portion 22 and the third hinge support portion 24. The posture is changed between a closed state (see FIG. 2) housed in the front opening of the body 12 and an open state extending forward from the housing 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the right frame member 31 of the support frame 16 can be engaged with and disengaged from a lock member (not shown) provided in the housing 12 when the support frame 16 is closed. A locking member 35 for locking is provided. Thus, the support frame 16 is held in the closed state by the locking member 35 being locked to the locking member, and the main control device 211 and the sub control device 212 that form the symbol display device 200 and the control device 210 are enclosed. Hold in the body 12.

(About symbol display device)
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the symbol display device 200 is unitized by housing the first to third reel units 201, 202, 203 side by side in a unit case 204 that is open on the front side. The unit case 204 is provided with a fixing portion for fixing to the support frame 16, and the symbol display device 200 is configured so that the front opening of the unit case 204 is aligned with the support frame 16. 16 is attached. As shown in FIG. 2, the first to third reel units 201, 202, and 203 include a driving board 205, a reel driving motor 206 that is a stepping motor disposed on the driving board 205, and a plurality of symbols that are not shown. Are arranged around and are provided with a reel 207 that is rotated by a reel drive motor 206, an illumination device 208 that is disposed inside the reel 207 and illuminates a symbol from the inside. In such a symbol display device 200, when the start lever 63 (see FIG. 1) disposed on the front panel member 55 is operated, the reels 207, 207 of the first to third reel units 201, 202, 203 are operated. , 207 are controlled to start rotating. Further, the symbol display device 200 stops the reel 207 of the first reel unit 201 based on the pressing operation of the first stop button 64 (see FIG. 1) disposed on the front panel member 55, and the second stop button 65. The reel 207 of the second reel unit 202 is stopped based on this pressing operation, and the reel 207 of the third reel unit 203 is controlled to stop based on the pressing operation of the third stop button 66.

(About control device)
The control device 210 is disposed above the support frame 16 from the position where the symbol display device 200 is disposed. The control device 210 includes a main control device 211 and a sub control device 212 disposed on the upper frame member 33 of the support frame 16. In the embodiment, the main control device 211 is attached to the rear surface side of the upper frame member 33, and the sub control device 212 is attached inside the upper frame member 33 in a stored state. The main controller 211 includes a 1 bet button 60 and a MAX bet button 61 provided on the front panel member 55, a start lever 63, first to third stop buttons 64, 65, 66, and first to third reel units. The drive motor 206 of 201,202,203, the hopper apparatus 18, etc. are connected. The 1 bet button 60, the MAX bet button 61, the start lever 63, the first to third stop buttons 64, 65, 66 are the 1 bet button 60, the MAX bet button 61, the start lever 63, the first to third buttons. A switch is provided that outputs an operation signal when the stop buttons 64, 65, 66 are operated. The main control device 211 receives the first to third buttons based on the input of operation signals from the 1 bet button 60, the MAX bet button 61, the start lever 63, the first to third stop buttons 64, 65, 66, and the like. It is configured to perform various controls relating mainly to the game of the slot machine 10, such as operation control of the reel units 201, 202, 203 and winning combination lottery. In contrast, the sub-control device 212 includes an effect display device 75, various illumination devices including the illumination device 68, a speaker 70, a first movable effect device (movable effect device) 150, and a second movable effect device (movable effect device). Various rendering devices including 180 are connected. Then, the sub-control device 212 selects an image or a moving image according to the progress of the game, a display mode on the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75, a light emission mode of the lighting device 68, and the first and second movable effect devices 150. , 180 and the sound output mode of the speaker 70, and the like.

(Front door)
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the front door 14 includes a front frame 15 having a shape that matches the outer peripheral edge of the front opening of the housing 12. The front frame 15 includes a lower frame member 40 extending in the left-right direction, a left frame member 41 extending in the vertical direction and having a lower end connected to the left end of the lower frame member 40, and extending in the vertical direction. A right frame member 42 whose lower end is connected to the right end of the lower frame member 40, and an upper frame member that extends in the left-right direction and whose left end and right end are connected to the upper end of the left frame member 41 and the upper end of the right frame member 42, respectively. 43 to form a frame shape. The front frame 15 has an intermediate frame member 44 extending left and right between the upper frame member 43 and the lower frame member 40, and the left end thereof is connected to the upper and lower intermediate portions of the left frame member 41. The right end is provided in a state where it is connected to the upper and lower intermediate portions of the right frame member 42. Here, the upper part from the upper and lower approximate centers in the front frame 15 is the first installation part 45, and the lower part from the approximate upper and lower centers in the front frame 15 is the second installation part 46. An effect display device 75 is detachably attached to the first installation unit 45 (see FIG. 8), and a first front unit member 110 or a second front unit member 120, which will be described later, is selectively detachably attached. In addition, the touch panel 90 as manual operation means can be detachably attached (see FIG. 6). A front panel member 55 is attached to the second installation portion 46. In the front frame body 15, a transparent glass plate 49 that matches the opening is attached to the opening surrounded by the left frame member 41, the right frame member 42, the upper frame member 43, and the middle frame member 44 ( (See FIGS. 2 and 3).

(Connecting member and lock mechanism)
On the left frame member 41 of the front door 14, as shown in FIG. 4, the support pins of the first hinge support portion 22 and the second hinge support portion 23 in the hinge support member 21 provided in the housing 12 are provided. Fitting hinge connecting portions 47, 47 are provided. Accordingly, the front door 14 is disposed so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing 12 by connecting the hinge connecting portions 47 and 47 to the first hinge support portion 22 and the second hinge support portion 23. Is displaced in a closed state (see FIG. 2) in which the front frame 15 is aligned with the front opening of the housing 12 and an open state that extends forward from the housing 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the right frame member 42 of the front door 14 has a locking portion that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock member 25 provided in the housing 12 when the front door 14 is closed. A provided locking mechanism 48 is provided. Accordingly, the front door 14 is held in the closed state by the locking portion of the lock mechanism 48 being locked to the lock member 25. The lock mechanism 48 is configured to be able to release the engagement between the engagement portion and the lock member 25 by an operation with an opening / closing key.

(Front panel member)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the front panel member 55 is configured to bulge forward. The front panel member 55 includes an operation panel unit 56 provided at an upper portion, a decoration panel unit 57 provided at a lower side of the operation panel unit 56, and a tray 58 provided at a lower side of the decoration panel unit 57. I have. On the upper surface of the operation panel 56, a medal slot 59 for inserting a medal as a game medium, and a maximum number (3 in the embodiment) of a predetermined number determined according to a game state using a credit medal. A MAX bet button 61 that is operated when a player enters the game, a chance button 62 that can be operated in a timely manner during the game, a settlement switch 71, and the like are provided. Further, a 1-bet button 60 that is operated when inserting one credit medal is provided on the left side of the front surface of the operation panel unit 56. Further, on the front surface of the operation panel unit 56, a start lever operated when the reels 207, 207, 207 of the first to third reel units 201, 202, 203 in the symbol display device 200 are rotated to start a game. 63, a first stop button 64 operated when stopping the reel 207 of the first reel unit 201, a second stop button 65 operated when stopping the reel 207 of the second reel unit 202, A third stop button 66 and the like that are operated when stopping the reel 207 of the three reel unit 203 are disposed.

  The decorative panel 57 is provided with a transparent or translucent transparent member 67, a lighting device 68 disposed on the rear side of the decorative member 67, and a tray 58. It is unitized by a speaker 70 or the like, and the decorative lamp 67 is brightened when a light emitting lamp 68a provided in the illumination device 68 is turned on and blinks. Further, a discharge port 69 is provided between the speakers 70, so that medals paid out from the hopper device 18 can be paid out from the discharge port 69 toward the tray 58.

  In the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 59 or when the 1-bet button 60 or the MAX bet button 61 is operated, the medal is bet and the start lever 63 is activated. ing. When the activated start lever 63 is operated, the game is started accordingly. In addition, when the game is started, a winning combination lottery for determining whether or not the winning combination is won is executed in the main control device 211, and any one or a plurality of types of winning combinations are determined, and the first to first winning combinations are determined. Each reel 207 of the third reel unit 201, 202, 203 starts to rotate. After that, when the first to third stop buttons 64, 65, 66 are activated and the activated first to third stop buttons 64, 65, 66 are operated, the operated first to third buttons are operated. The rotation of the reels 207 of the first to third reel units 201, 202, 203 corresponding to the stop buttons 64, 65, 66 is stopped. Then, when all of the reels 207 of the first to third reel units 201, 202, and 203 are stopped, one game is completed, and as a result of this game, the winning combination won in the winning combination lottery wins (winned winning selection) When the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is completed), the processing associated with the winning winning combination is executed.

  Here, the winning combination includes a small combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out, a replay combination in which a game can be executed without betting medals, and a bonus combination in which a special game is started after the next time. A winning combination is set.

(Glass plate)
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a transparent glass plate 49 is disposed in the first installation portion 45 in the first installation portion 45 of the front frame 15. The glass plate 49 is formed in a rectangular shape covering the entire opening region surrounded by the left frame member 41, the right frame member 42, the upper frame member 43, and the middle frame member 44, and an effect display disposed on the rear side. The device 75 can be seen through. The glass plate 49 is attached to a glass installation portion 142 provided on the front frame body 15, and holding brackets 131 constituting first mounting means 100 described later that hold the left edge portion and the right edge portion of the glass plate 49, 131 is disposed on the front frame 15 by using 131. Here, the glass installation portion 142 includes an upper pedestal member 134 disposed on the front surface of the upper frame member 43 of the front frame body 15, corner portions of the left frame member 41 and the middle frame member 44, and the right frame member 42. It is provided on the lower pedestal members 135 and 135 disposed at the corners with the middle frame member 44, and is configured to be able to hold the four corners of the glass plate 49 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

(Retention bracket)
One holding bracket 131 is configured such that the front left edge of the glass plate 49 can be held by the front frame body 15, and the other holding bracket 131 can hold the front right edge of the glass plate 49 by the front frame body 15. It is configured. Holding bracket 131 that can hold the front left edge of the glass plate 49 (hereinafter referred to as “left holding bracket”) and holding bracket 131 that can hold the front right edge of the glass plate 49 (hereinafter referred to as “right holding bracket”). ) Are formed symmetrically with each other, and each is formed with a vertically symmetrical shape. The left and right holding brackets 131 and 131 are formed with the same length as the vertical dimension of the glass plate 49 and extend in the vertical direction along the front left edge or the front right edge of the glass plate 49, and the holding bracket 132 And a mounting portion 133 that is provided integrally with the portion 132 and holds the holding bracket 131 on the front frame body 15.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the holding portion 132 includes a first holding piece 132 a that holds the glass plate 49 from the front side, and a second holding piece 132 b that holds the side edge of the glass plate 49. The left and right holding brackets 131, 131 extend upward from the upper end of the holding portion 132 and extend downward from the lower end of the holding portion 132. The upper mounting piece 133 a is formed with a screw insertion hole penetrating in the front-rear direction. A lower mounting piece 133b formed with a screw insertion hole penetrating in the front-rear direction, and extends from the holding portion 132 to the side (the left holding bracket 131 is on the left side and the right holding bracket 131 is on the right side) and opens rearward And a middle attachment piece 133c in which a screw fastening hole is formed is provided as the attachment portion 133.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first installation portion 45 of the front frame 15 is provided with a screw fastening portion 136 and a screw insertion hole 137 for detachably attaching the left and right holding brackets 131 and 131. It has been. That is, the above-described upper base member 134 is provided with a screw fastening portion 136 provided with a screw fastening hole that is aligned with the screw insertion hole of the upper mounting piece 133a, and the above-described lower base member 135, 135 has a lower mounting piece. A screw fastening portion 136 provided with a screw fastening hole that matches the screw insertion hole of 133b is provided. The left frame member 41 and the right frame member 42 are provided with screw insertion holes 137 that match the screw fastening holes of the middle mounting piece 133c.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the left holding bracket 131 and the right holding bracket 131 are respectively attached to the screw insertion holes 138 inserted into the screw insertion holes of the upper attachment piece 133a and the screw insertion holes of the lower attachment piece 133b. Are fastened to the corresponding screw fastening portions 136, 136, and the attachment screw 138 inserted from the rear side into the screw insertion hole 137 is fastened to the screw fastening hole of the middle attachment piece 133c, whereby the left side of the front frame 15 is It is attached to the front side of the frame member 41 and the right frame member 42 in a direction in which the vertical direction is the longitudinal direction. And the left edge part and the right edge part of the glass plate 49 set to the glass installation part 142 are hold | maintained by attaching the left and right holding bracket 131 to the front frame body 15. In the embodiment, the mounting screw 138 fastened to the middle mounting piece 133c from the rear side of the front frame body 15 includes the mounting screw 141 for mounting the first or second front unit member 110, 120 to the front frame body 15; They are also used (see FIGS. 9 and 14). The two screw insertion holes 137 provided in the left frame member 41 and the right frame member 42 of the front frame body 15 also serve as the screw insertion holes 140 through which the mounting screws 141 are inserted (FIGS. 4 and 4). 9, see FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the left and right holding brackets 131, 131 hold the glass plate 49 set in the glass setting portion 142 on the glass setting portion 142, thereby allowing the upper pedestal member 134 and the lower pedestal members 135, 135. The touch panel 90 set in the panel installation unit 143 provided in the panel installation unit 143 can be held by the panel installation unit 143. Further, the left and right holding brackets 131 and 131 can be easily detached from the upper base member 134 and the lower base member 135 attached to the front frame 15 by removing the respective mounting screws 138, and the glass installation portion 142. The touch panel 90 can be easily attached to and detached from the panel mounting portion 143.

(Touch panel)
The touch panel 90 as the manual operation means is disposed so as to overlap the front side of the effect display device 75, and when an operation of touching a button, an image, or the like displayed on the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 with a fingertip is performed. This is a position input device capable of sensing a portion close to a fingertip. The implementation touch panel 90 is arranged on the rear side of the glass plate 49 as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 11. A touch panel such as an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, a capacitance method, or the like can be used. In the embodiment, a projection electrostatic type capable of sensing a fingertip through the glass plate 49 is used. The touch panel 90 is formed in a transparent sheet shape having an outer shape slightly smaller than the glass plate 49, and can be seen through the effect display device 75 disposed on the rear side. The touch panel 90 includes a sensing area 91 that can sense the proximity position of the fingertip at a position corresponding to the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the touch panel 90 is attached to the panel installation portion 143 that is attached to the front frame 15 and constitutes the first attachment means 100 provided on the upper base member 134 and the lower base members 135 and 135. It is attached and held by the front frame 15 by holding brackets 131 and 131 via a glass plate 49 disposed in the glass installation part 142. Here, the touch panel 90 is attached to the front frame 15 when the slot machine 10 of the embodiment is configured as a specification capable of fingertip operation, and the fingertip operation of the slot machine 10 of the embodiment is impossible. When configured as a specification, the arrangement with respect to the front frame 15 can be omitted. As will be described later, in the slot machine 10 with the specification that the fingertip operation is impossible, the second front unit member 120 shown in FIG. By attaching, for example, when changing from a specification that allows fingertip operation to a specification that does not allow fingertip operation, it may be configured as a specification that does not allow fingertip operation even if the touch panel 90 is left attached to the front frame 15. It is possible.

(About panel installation section)
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the panel installation portion 143 is provided on the upper pedestal member 134 and the lower pedestal members 135 and 135, and can hold the corners at the four corners of the touch panel 90. The panel installation unit 143 is provided along the glass installation unit 142 inside the glass installation unit 142 in accordance with the outer size of the touch panel 90, and is stepped backward from the glass installation unit 142 by the thickness of the touch panel 90. (See FIG. 6). Thereby, in the state which set the touch panel 90 to the panel installation part 143, the front surface of this touch panel 90 becomes the same position as the rear surface of the glass installation part 142 (refer FIG. 11). Accordingly, the touch panel 90 is set on the panel installation unit 143, and the glass plate 49 set on the glass installation unit 142 is held by the holding brackets 131 and 131, so that the panel installation unit 143 is not rattled. It is supposed to be retained. The glass plate 49 is held by the holding brackets 131 and 131 on the glass setting portion 142 without rattling regardless of whether the touch panel 90 is provided on the panel setting portion 143. As shown in FIG. 11, the touch panel 90 disposed in the panel installation portion 143 has a front end of the outer peripheral wall portion 85 in the holding member 78 of the effect display device 75 attached to the rear side of the front frame body 15. It is comprised so that it can contact | abut from the back side and can be hold | maintained.

(Production display device)
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the effect display device 75 includes a display unit 76 including a display unit 77 for displaying the effect contents, and a holding member that holds the display unit 76 from the rear side and is attached to the front door 14. 78. The display unit 76 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and is configured to have substantially the same size as the opening area of the first installation portion 45. As shown in FIG. 1, the effect display device 75 is provided with a display unit 77 capable of effect display by an image, video, or the like above a substantially vertical center, and a symbol display device below the display unit 77. In the first to third reel units 201, 202, and 203, there are provided side by side windows 82, 82, and 82 through which symbols formed on the outer peripheral surface of each reel 207 can be seen through.

  The display unit 76 of the embodiment employs a liquid crystal panel as the display unit 77, and can display various images, moving images, and the like as the game progresses. Examples of the image and the moving image displayed on the display unit 77 of the display unit 76 include an image that notifies the player that various winning combinations have been established, a character moving image that improves the interest of the player, and the like. The display unit 77 is not limited to a liquid crystal panel, and may be an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) or the like. A connector terminal 81 for connecting wiring from the sub control device 212 is provided on the rear side of the display unit 77.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the window portions 82, 82, 82 is provided in front of the first to third reel units 201, 202, 203 of the symbol display device 200. Each of the window portions 82, 82, 82 has a rectangular shape, and is formed in a size that allows a plurality of symbols (three in the embodiment) of the symbols formed on the outer periphery of the reels 207, 207, 207 to be seen through. A total of 9 symbols are visible in 3 rows x 3 rows.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8, the holding member 78 is a member that has a shape that opens forward and can accommodate the display unit 76. The holding member 78 includes a cover portion 83 that covers the rear side of the display portion 77, an opening portion 84 that is provided below the cover portion 83 and exposes the windows 82, 82, 82 to the rear side, and the display unit 76. And an outer peripheral wall portion 85 that covers the outer edge of the outer peripheral wall. The cover 83 is formed so as to be spaced apart from the rear surface of the display unit 76 to the rear side, and defines a space between the cover unit 83 and the display unit 76. On the front surface of the cover portion 83, ribs 83a extending in the left-right direction and the vertical direction and extending forward are provided in a lattice shape (see FIG. 5), and the front end of the rib 83a is the rear surface of the display unit 76. The rib 83a makes it difficult for the holding member 78 to be twisted or bent. Further, the cover 83 has a wiring insertion port through which a wiring (not shown) connected to the connector terminal 81 is inserted into a portion that is aligned with the lower side of the connector terminal 81 provided on the rear side of the display unit 76. 86 is formed (see FIG. 8).

(About the installation mode of the effect display device to the front frame)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the effect display device 75 is detachably attached to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame 15 by the third attachment means 102. The third attachment means 102 includes rotation locking members 145 and 145 provided on the upper frame member 43 of the front frame body 15, and locking recesses 147 and 147 provided on the middle frame member 44 of the front frame body 15. It has. The respective rotation locking members 145 and 145 are arranged on the rear side of the support pieces 146 and 146 formed to extend downward at positions close to the left frame member 41 and the right frame member 42 in the upper frame member 43. It is rotatably arranged on the extending rotating shaft. Each of the rotation locking members 145 and 145 is a knob-shaped member that can be operated by a fingertip, and has an insertion position where the longitudinal direction is the left-right direction and a locking position where the longitudinal direction is 90 ° rotated from the insertion position and the longitudinal direction is the vertical direction. The posture is displaced. In addition, the respective locking recesses 147 and 147 are recesses that extend rearward and are recessed downward and open upward at positions close to the left frame member 41 and the right frame member 42 in the middle frame member 44.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 8, and 11, the effect display device 75 includes mounting base portions 87 and 87 that are detachably locked to the rotation locking members 145 and 145 of the third mounting means 102. And mounting protrusions 88 and 88 that are removably locked to the locking recesses 147 and 147 of the third mounting means 102. The respective mounting base portions 87 and 87 are formed to extend upward in the vicinity of the left end and the vicinity of the right end of the upper edge of the holding member 78 and allow the rotation locking member 145 in the insertion posture to be inserted and locked. A locking hole 87a that is open before and after the insertion of the rotational locking member 145 in the posture is restricted is formed. The locking hole 87a is a long hole whose left and right opening width is larger than the vertical opening width, and the insertion of the rotation locking member 145 is restricted by rotating the rotation locking member 145 inserted at the insertion position to the locking position. . Each of the mounting projections 88 and 88 is formed in a shape that projects downward near the left end and near the right end of the lower edge of the holding member 78 and engages with the locking recess 147 from above. Yes.

  Therefore, the effect display device 75 configured to accommodate and hold the display unit 76 in the holding member 78 has a structure in which the mounting projections 88 and 88 and the locking recesses 147 and 147 are locked and mounted as shown in FIG. Based on the engagement between the portions 87 and 87 and the rotation locking members 145 and 145, the display unit 76 is opposed to the opening area of the first installation portion 45 provided on the front frame 15 from the rear. It is attached and fixed to the front frame 15. That is, with the rotation locking members 145 and 145 provided on the front frame 15 in the insertion position, the mounting projections 88 and 88 are locked to the locking recesses 147 and 147 from above, respectively. After the stop members 145 and 145 are inserted into the corresponding lock holes 87a and 87a, the effect display device 75 is attached to the front frame 15 by rotating the respective rotation lock members 145 and 145 to the lock positions. Removably fixed.

(Front unit member)
As described above, the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment performs the fingertip operation on the first front unit member 110 (see FIGS. 10, 12, and 13) configured to be capable of fingertip operation on the touch panel 90 or the touch panel 90. Any one of the second front unit members 120 (see FIG. 2) configured to be impossible is selectively detachable. That is, by attaching the touch panel 90 to the panel installation portion 143 of the front frame body 15 and attaching the first front unit member 110 to the front frame body 15, the slot machine 10 of the embodiment displays the display of the effect display device 75. It may be a specification (hereinafter referred to as “first specification”) configured to be able to execute an effect in which the display of the unit 77 and the fingertip operation of the touch panel 90 are linked. Further, the arrangement of the touch panel 90 with respect to the front frame body 15 is omitted, and the second front unit member 120 in which the first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device 180 are disposed on the front frame body 15 is provided. By attaching, the slot machine 10 of the embodiment can execute the effects of the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 and the effects of the first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device 180 on the front side of the display unit 77. (Hereinafter referred to as “second specification”).

(First front unit member)
As shown in FIG. 14, the first front unit member 110 can be attached to and detached from the first installation portion 45 provided on the front frame body 15 from the front side by the second mounting means 101 provided on the front frame body 15. It is configured to be attached to. The first front unit member 110 is formed in a rectangular frame shape, and has a display window 111 that opens in front and rear, and is formed in a shape that can cover the outer peripheral portion of the first installation portion 45 from the front side. Yes. In other words, the first front unit member 110 is disposed so as not to overlap the sensing area 91 of the touch panel 90 disposed so as to overlap the front side of the effect display device 75 and is located above the front panel member 55. It arrange | positions so that it may continue. The first front unit member 110 includes a first support body 112 fixed to the front frame body 15 and a first decorative body 113 provided on the front side of the first support body 112. The first support body 112 and the first decorative body 113 are configured to be assembled to each other by fastening a plurality of screws after being assembled separately. The first front unit member 110 may be configured as a single member in which the first support body 112 and the first decorative body 113 are integrated.

(First support)
As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the first support 112 in the first front unit member 110 is formed in a rectangular frame shape and can cover the rear side of the first decorative body 113. The first support 112 includes a fixing portion 114 that is aligned with the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15, and a cover portion 115 that is integrally formed with the fixing portion 114 and covers the rear side of the first decorative body 113. It has. The fixing portion 114 includes a front surface and an outer edge of the upper frame member 43 in the front frame body 15, a portion corresponding to the first installation portion 45 on the front surface and the left edge of the left frame member 41, and a first portion on the front surface and the right edge of the right frame member 42. The portion corresponding to the one installation portion 45 is opposed to the front surface of the middle frame member 44. A plurality of mounting bosses 116 (six in the embodiment) are provided on the rear side of the fixing portion 114. Each mounting boss 116 is provided at a position aligned with the screw insertion hole 140 forming the second mounting means 101, and a screw fastening hole 116a extending in the front-rear direction and opening to the rear side is formed. Accordingly, the fixing portion 114 is set on the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 from the front, and the mounting screws 141 inserted from the rear into the respective screw insertion holes 140 of the front frame body 15 are inserted into the screw insertion holes 140. The first support body 112 is configured to be fixed to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 by being fastened to the screw fastening holes 116 a of the corresponding mounting bosses 116.

(First decorative body)
As shown in FIGS. 10, 12, and 13, the first decorative body 113 in the first front unit member 110 includes an outer peripheral decorative portion 117 configured in a rectangular frame shape with a depth. The outer peripheral decorative portion 117 includes an upper decorative wall 117a, a left decorative wall 117b, a right decorative wall 117c, and a lower decorative wall 117d. The wall portion is formed of an inner peripheral wall portion that is connected to the front portion and faces the display window 111, and a space is defined between the outer peripheral wall portion and the inner peripheral wall portion. Each constituent member of the outer periphery decorative portion 117 is formed from a colored material or is coated after molding, has light transmittance, and has an outer surface provided with a required uneven pattern. In addition, the inner surface facing the space in the outer periphery decorative portion 117 is subjected to a light diffusion process, and a predetermined number of light emitting substrates (not shown) are disposed in the space, and the light emitting portion of the light emitting substrate. The outer periphery decorative portion 117 is brightened by emitting light. In the outer periphery decorative portion 117, the front and rear width of the upper decorative wall 117a is larger than the front and rear width of the lower decorative wall 117d, and the left decorative wall 117b and the right decorative wall 117c are from the upper part connected to the upper decorative wall 117a. The front-rear width is substantially the same up to the center of the top and bottom, and the front-rear width gradually decreases from the center of the top-bottom.

  The first front unit member 110 configured by assembling the first support body 112 and the first decorative body 113 is set on the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 from the front, as shown in FIG. Mounting screws 141 inserted from the rear into the respective screw insertion holes 140 of the front frame 15 are provided on the fixing portion 114 of the first support 112 and screw fastening holes of the mounting bosses 116 corresponding to the screw insertion holes 140. By fastening to 116 a, the first front unit member 110 is attached to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 (the first decorative body 113 is omitted in FIG. 14). When the first front unit member 110 is attached to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15, the effect display device 75 is provided via the display window 111 opened before and after the first front unit member 110. The fingertip operation can be performed on the touch panel 90 attached so as to overlap the front side.

  Then, the first front unit member 110 is fixed to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 by removing each mounting screw 141 from the mounting boss 116, so that the first front unit member 110 is moved to the front frame. It can be removed from the body 15.

(Second front unit member)
As shown in FIG. 9, the second front unit member 120 can be attached to and detached from the first installation portion 45 provided on the front frame body 15 from the front side by the second mounting means 101 provided on the front frame body 15. It is configured to be attached to. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the second front unit member 120 is configured in a rectangular box shape that opens rearward, and is formed in a shape that can cover the entire front side of the first installation portion 45 from the front side. ing. That is, the second front unit member 120 is disposed so as to overlap the front and rear of the effect display device 75 and to cover the entire front surface of the effect display device 75, and to be connected to the upper side of the front panel member 55. Is done. The second front unit member 120 includes a second support 121 fixed to the front frame 15 and a second decorative body 122 provided on the front side of the second support 121. The second support body 121 and the second decorative body 122 are configured to be assembled together after being assembled separately. The second front unit member 120 may be configured as a single member in which the second support body 121 and the second decorative body 122 are integrated.

(Second support)
As shown in FIG. 2, the second support body 121 in the second front unit member 120 is formed in a rectangular frame shape and can cover the rear side of the second decorative body 122. The second support body 121 is formed integrally with the fixing portion 123 that aligns with the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15, and first and second movable effect devices 150 and 180 described later. And a mounting base portion 124 to which the light emitting substrate, the relay substrate 129, and the like are attached. The fixing portion 123 includes a front surface and an outer edge of the upper frame member 43 in the front frame body 15, a portion corresponding to the first installation portion 45 on the front surface and the left edge of the left frame member 41, and a first portion on the front surface and the right edge of the right frame member 42. The portion corresponding to the one installation portion 45 is opposed to the front surface of the middle frame member 44. A plurality of mounting bosses 125 (six in the embodiment) corresponding to the screw insertion holes 140 serving as the second mounting means 101 provided in the front frame 15 are provided on the rear side of the fixing portion 123. Each mounting boss 125 is provided at a position aligned with each screw insertion hole 140, and a screw fastening hole 125a extending in the front-rear direction and opening to the rear side is formed. Therefore, the fixing portion 123 is set on the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 from the front, and the mounting screws 141 inserted from the rear into the respective screw insertion holes 140 of the front frame body 15 are inserted into the screw insertion holes 140. The second support body 121 is fixed to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 by being fastened to the screw fastening holes 125 a of the corresponding mounting bosses 125. That is, each mounting boss 125 provided on the second support 121 of the second front unit member 120 is the same as each mounting boss 116 provided on the first support 112 of the first front unit member 110 described above. It is formed in position and shape.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the mounting base portion 124 of the second support 121 is composed of an upper mounting portion 124a, a left mounting portion 124b, a right mounting portion 124c, and a lower mounting portion 124d, and is formed in a rectangular frame shape. The insides of the attachment portions 124a, 124b, 124c, and 124d are open. Each attachment portion 124a, 124b, 124c, 124d of the attachment base portion 124 is provided with attachment means for attaching the first and second movable effect devices 150, 180, other effect devices, a light emitting board, a relay board, and the like. ing. In addition, the mounting portions 124a, 124b, 124c, and 124d of the mounting base portion 124 are connected to the first and second movable effect devices 150 and 180, other effect devices, connector terminals mounted on the light emitting board and the relay board, respectively. A plurality of openings are formed so as to be exposed to the rear side of the second support body 121 to the side, and to lead out the wiring connected to the connector terminal to the rear side of the second support body 121.

(Second decorative body)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the second decorative body 122 that constitutes the second front unit member 120 is configured in a rectangular box shape that opens to the rear side, and is configured in a rectangular frame shape that has a depth. The outer peripheral decorative portion 126 and a transparent or translucent front plate portion 127 that covers the entire front inner edge of the outer peripheral decorative portion 126 are provided. The outer peripheral decorative portion 126 includes an upper decorative wall 126a, a left decorative wall 126b, a right decorative wall 126c, and a lower decorative wall 126d. The decorative walls 126a, 126b, 126c, and 126d include an outer peripheral wall portion that faces outward and the outer peripheral wall. The wall portion is formed of an inner peripheral wall portion that is connected to the front portion and faces the space, and a space is defined between the outer peripheral wall portion and the inner peripheral wall portion. Each component of the outer periphery decorative portion 126 is formed from a colored material or is coated after molding, has light transmittance, and has an outer surface provided with a required uneven pattern. In addition, the inner surface of the outer peripheral decorative portion 126 facing the space between the outer peripheral wall portion and the inner peripheral wall portion is subjected to a light diffusion process, and a predetermined number of light emitting substrates (not shown) are arranged in the space. The outer periphery decorative portion 126 is brightened when the light emitting portion of the light emitting substrate emits light. In the outer peripheral decorative part 126, the front and rear width of the upper decorative wall 126a is larger than the front and rear width of the lower decorative wall 126d, and the left decorative wall 126b and the right decorative wall 126c are connected to the upper decorative wall 126a from the upper part. The front-rear width is substantially the same up to the center of the top and bottom, and the front-rear width gradually decreases from the center of the top-bottom. The outer periphery decorative portion 126 may be configured by assembling a plurality of constituent members, or may be configured by a single member.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front plate portion 127 is continuous with the front edge of the outer periphery decorative portion 126. That is, the front plate portion 127 is bent at the upper and lower approximate centers in accordance with the front edge of the left decorative wall 126b and the front edge shape of the right decorative wall, and from the upper edge continuous to the upper decorative wall 126a to the bent portion. It is substantially vertical and slopes backward from the bent portion to the lower edge continuous with the lower decorative wall 126d so as to be displaced backward as it goes downward. The front plate 127 is disposed so as to overlap the display 77 of the effect display device 75 and the front sides of the windows 82, 82, 82. That is, the front plate portion 127 is disposed so as to overlap with the first to third reel units 201, 202, and 203 in the front-rear direction. The front plate 127 is disposed at a position spaced from the front of the effect display device 75 to the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second front unit member 120 is disposed between the second support member 121 that contacts the front frame 15 and the front plate portion 127 (the front plate portion 127 and the effect display device 75 The first movable effect device (effect device) 150 and the second movable effect that can perform effects linked to the symbol combination effects of the first to third reel units 201, 202, and 203 of the symbol display device 200. A device (production device) 180 is configured to be disposed. That is, the second front unit member 120 is arranged in a state where the first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device 180 are accommodated in a portion surrounded by the outer periphery decoration portion 126 on the rear side of the front plate portion 127. A possible containment 128 is defined. Here, the accommodating portion 128 is located on the front side of the display portion 77 of the effect display device 75 (is located away from the front side of each window portion 82). As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the accommodating portion 128 is defined so that the movable bodies 152, 153, 182 of the first and second movable effect devices 150, 180 can move. The movable bodies 152, 153, and 182 of the second movable effect devices 150 and 180 are configured to be allowed to move to the front side of the display unit 77.

  The second support 121 and the second decorative body 122 are assembled and the first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device 180 are attached to the second support 121 in a state of being accommodated in the accommodating portion 128. As shown in FIG. 9, the two front unit members 120 are set to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 from the front and are attached to the respective screw insertion holes 140 of the front frame body 15 from the rear. 141 is fastened to the screw fastening hole 125a of the mounting boss 125 provided in the fixing portion 123 of the second support 121 and corresponding to the screw insertion hole 140, so that the second front unit member 120 is in the front frame body. 15 is attached to the first installation portion 45 (in FIG. 9, the second decorative body 122 is omitted). And when the 2nd front unit member 120 is attached to the 1st installation part 45 of the front frame 15, the front board part 127 is spaced apart ahead from the front of the production | presentation display apparatus 75, and this production | generation is carried out. The entire front surface of the display device 75 is covered. Therefore, when the second front unit member 120 is attached to the first installation part 45 of the front frame body 15, even if the touch panel 90 is attached so as to overlap the front side of the effect display device 75, the front plate part 127. Thus, the fingertip operation on the touch panel 90 is impossible.

  Then, by removing each mounting screw 141 that fixes the second front unit member 120 to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15 from the mounting boss 125, the second front unit member 120 becomes the front frame. It can be removed from the body 15. Here, the second front unit member 120 has the front frame in a state where the first and second movable effect devices 150 and 180 and other constituent members are attached to the second support 121 and accommodated in the accommodating portion 128. It can be removed from the body 15.

(About the mounting mode of each front unit member to the front frame)
As described above and as shown in FIGS. 9 and 14, the slot machine 10 of the embodiment includes a first front unit member 110 (see FIGS. 12 and 13) configured to be capable of fingertip operation on the touch panel 90, or A second attachment means 101 is provided that can selectively attach or detach any one of the second front unit members 120 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) configured so as not to allow fingertip operations on the touch panel 90. The second attachment means 101 of the embodiment is provided on the left frame member 41, the right frame member 42, and the upper frame member 43 in the front frame body 15. A plurality of screw insertion holes 140 are provided in the front wall portions of the left frame member 41, the right frame member 42, and the upper frame member 43 so as to penetrate the front wall portion in the front-rear direction. A mounting screw 141 for detachably attaching 110 or the second front unit member 120 can be inserted. In the embodiment, the left frame member 41 and the right frame member 42 are provided with two screw insertion holes 140 spaced vertically, and the upper frame member 43 is provided with two screw insertion holes 140 spaced left and right. Therefore, a total of six screw insertion holes 140 are provided in the front frame body 15.

  As described above, the mounting boss 116 provided on the first support 112 of the first front unit member 110 and the mounting boss 125 provided on the second support 121 of the second front unit member 120 are The screw insertion holes 140 provided in the left frame member 41, the right frame member 42, and the upper frame member 43 of the front frame body 15 are aligned with each other. Thus, the mounting screws 141 inserted through the screw insertion holes 140 provided in the left frame member 41, the right frame member 42, and the upper frame member 43 of the front frame body 15 are attached to the first front unit member 110 and It is commonly used to attach the two front unit members 120. Then, by removing the mounting screw 141 fastened to the mounting boss 116 of the first front unit member 110 or the mounting boss 125 of the second front unit member 120, the first front unit member 110 is attached to the first installation portion 45 of the front frame body 15. The first front unit member 110 or the second front unit member 120 that has been provided can be easily removed, and the replacement operation involving the attachment / detachment of the front unit members 110 and 120 can be easily performed. .

(About movable production equipment)
The slot machine 10 according to the embodiment includes a plurality of (two in the embodiment) movable effect devices (the first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device) in a state of being accommodated in the accommodating portion 128 in the second front unit member 120. An effect device 180) is provided. Here, the first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device 180 will be schematically described.

(First movable effect device)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first movable effect device 150 is attached to the upper portion of the mounting portion 124 in the second support 121 of the second front unit member 120, and the second front unit It is accommodated in an accommodating portion 128 formed in the member 120. The first movable effect device 150 includes a fixed base body 151 attached to the mounting base portion 124 of the second support body 121, and a first movable body movably arranged side by side with respect to the fixed base body 151. 152 and a second movable body 153. The first and second movable bodies 152 and 153 are individually provided with moving mechanisms controlled by the sub-control device 212, and in the housing portion 128, a first position (FIG. 1) separated left and right and the first The first and second movable bodies 152 and 153 are configured to reciprocate between second positions separated from the position in the center, and the first and second movable bodies 152 and 153 are positioned in front of the display unit 77 at the second position.

(Second movable production device)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the second movable effect device 180 is attached to the upper mounting portion 124 a of the mounting base portion 124 in the second support 121 of the second front unit member 120, and It is housed in a housing portion 128 formed in the front unit member 120. The second movable effect device 180 includes a fixed body 181 attached to the mounting base portion 124 of the second support body 121, a first initial position (FIG. 1) that overlaps the fixed body 181 and a downward distance from the first initial position. And a movable body 182 movable between the first movement positions. The movable body 182 is configured to reciprocate between the first initial position and the first movement position in the housing portion 128 based on the operation control by the sub-control device 212, and the display unit 77 at the first movement position. It is designed to be located on the front side. Note that the first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device 180 do not operate simultaneously, and when one of them operates, the other does not operate.

(Operation of Example)
Next, the operation of the slot machine 10 of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. The slot machine 10 according to the embodiment has a first specification configured to execute an effect in which the display on the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 and the fingertip operation on the touch panel 90 can be executed at the time of manufacture, or an operation function using the touch panel. Without being provided, it is possible to selectively configure either one of the second specifications configured to be able to execute only the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75.

(When configuring to the first specification)
When the slot machine 10 of the embodiment has the first specification, the touch panel 90 is attached from the front side to the panel installation portion 143 provided on the front frame 15 by the holding brackets 131 and 131, and the front frame The glass plate 49 is attached to the glass installation part 142 provided in 15 from the front side. Further, the effect display device 75 is attached to the rear side of the front frame body 15 by using the rotation locking member 145 and the locking recess 147. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 11, the touch panel 90 is held between the effect display device 75 and the glass plate 49 and is positioned on the front side of the effect display device 75. Then, the first front unit member 110 assembled in advance and unitized in a separate process is attached to the front side of the front frame 15 using the screw insertion hole 140 and the attachment screw 141. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 and the windows 82, 82, 82 can be visually recognized via the display window 111 of the first front unit member 110. And the reels 207 of the first to third reel units 201, 202, and 203 of the symbol display device 200 can be visually recognized. Further, the proximity position of the fingertip can be sensed in the sensing area 91 of the touch panel 90 via the display window 111 of the first front unit member 110, and the slot machine 10 is configured to the first specification.

(When configured to 2nd specification)
When the slot machine 10 of the embodiment is set to the second specification, the glass plate 49 is attached from the front side to the glass setting portion 142 provided on the front frame 15 by the holding brackets 131 and 131. Further, the effect display device 75 is attached to the rear side of the front frame 15 using the rotation locking member 145 and the locking recess 147 (see FIG. 5). Then, in a separate step, the second front unit member 120 is attached in a state where the first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device 180 are accommodated in the accommodating portion 128 and is unitized by attaching other components. Is attached to the front side of the front frame 15 using the screw insertion hole 140 and the attachment screw 141. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the display 77 of the effect display device 75 and the windows 82, 82, 82 can be visually recognized through the front plate 127 of the second front unit member 120. The effect display on the display unit 77 and the reels 207 of the first to third reel units 201, 202, and 203 of the symbol display device 200 are visible. In addition, the first movable body 152 and the second movable body 153 of the first movable effect device 150 housed in the housing portion 128 and the second movable effect device 180 through the front plate portion 127 of the second front unit member 120. The movable body 182 is visible, and the slot machine 10 is configured to the second specification.

  In the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 59 or when the 1-bet button 60 or the MAX bet button 61 is operated, the start lever 63 is activated. When the activated start lever 63 is operated, the game is started accordingly. In addition, when the game is started, a winning combination lottery for determining whether or not the winning combination is won is executed in the main control device 211, and any one or a plurality of types of winning combinations are determined, and the first to first winning combinations are determined. The rotation of the reels 207 of the third reel units 201, 202, 203 is started. After that, when the first to third stop buttons 64, 65, 66 are activated and the activated first to third stop buttons 64, 65, 66 are operated, the operated first to third buttons are operated. The rotation of the reels 207 of the first to third reel units 201, 202, 203 corresponding to the stop buttons 64, 65, 66 is stopped. Then, when all the reels 207 of the first to third reel units 201, 202, and 203 are stopped, one game is completed, and as a result of this game, a set of symbols corresponding to the winning combination won in the winning combination lottery When the alignment is aligned with the windows 82, 82, 82, processing associated with the winning winning combination is executed.

  Here, in the case of the slot machine 10 of the first specification, the winning combination lottery result on the main control board of the main control device 211 is transmitted to the sub control board of the sub control device 212. The sub control board of the sub control device 212 is based on the winning combination lottery result received from the main control device 211, and the display device 77 of the display unit 76 in the display display device 75 and the lighting device 68 including the lighting device 68. The content of the production, the content of the production at the speaker 70, etc. are determined, and the operation is controlled based on the determined content. In addition, when the sub control device 212 determines to execute the effect in which the effect display on the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 and the fingertip operation on the touch panel 90 are linked, in the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75, A display indicating the use of the touch panel 90 is given to the player. Thereby, in the slot machine 10 of the first specification, the player can play a game using the touch panel 90 via the display window 111 of the first front unit member 110. An effect in which the effect display and the fingertip operation on the touch panel 90 are linked is executed.

  On the other hand, in the case of the slot machine 10 of the second specification, the winning combination lottery result on the main control board of the main control device 211 is transmitted to the sub control board of the sub control device 212. The sub control board of the sub control device 212 is based on the winning combination lottery result received from the main control device 211, and the display device 77 of the display unit 76 in the display display device 75 and the lighting device 68 including the lighting device 68. The content of the production, the content of the production at the speaker 70, the presence / absence of operation of the first and second movable production devices 150, 180, etc. are determined, and the operation is controlled based on the determined content. Thereby, in the slot machine 10 of the second specification, the effect display of the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 and the effects of the first and second movable effect devices 150 and 180 are executed.

  The slot machine 10 according to the embodiment is configured so that the change from the first specification to the second specification and the change from the second specification to the first specification can be easily performed.

(Change from 1st specification to 2nd specification)
When the slot machine 10 is changed from the first specification to the second specification, the first front unit member 110 attached to the front frame body 15 using the attachment screw 141 inserted through the screw insertion hole 140 is used. Then, each mounting screw 141 is loosened and removed from the front frame body 15. Further, the touch panel 90 disposed on the panel installation portion 143 of the front frame 15 by the holding brackets 131 and 131 is removed from the front frame 15 by removing the holding brackets 131 and 131. Then, the first movable rendering device 150 and the second movable rendering device 180 are attached in a state of being accommodated in the accommodating portion 128, and the second front unit member 120 that is unitized by attaching other constituent members is the first The slot machine 10 is changed to the second specification by attaching the front unit member 110 to the front side of the front frame 15 using the mounting screw 141 used when attaching the front unit member 110 to the front frame 15.

  The second front unit member 120 is such that the front plate portion 127 is positioned forwardly away from the front surface of the effect display device 75, and the touch panel 90 is attached to the front side of the effect display device 75. However, it is configured such that a fingertip operation on the sensing area 91 of the touch panel 90 cannot be performed. Therefore, when changing from the first specification to the second specification, there is no problem even if the touch panel 90 is attached to the panel installation portion 143 of the front frame 15.

(Change from 2nd specification to 1st specification)
When the slot machine 10 is changed from the second specification to the first specification, the second front unit member 120 attached to the front frame 15 by the attachment screw 141 inserted through the screw insertion hole 140 is used as the attachment screw. It is removed from the front frame 15 by loosening and removing 141. Then, the touch panel 90 is attached to the front side of the front frame body 15 using the holding brackets 131 and 131 with respect to the panel installation portion 143 of the front frame body 15. The touch panel 90 attached to the panel installation unit 143 using the holding brackets 131 and 131 is positioned on the front side of the effect display device 75 so as to overlap the effect display device 75 in the front-rear direction. Next, the first front unit member 110 assembled in advance in a separate process and unitized is moved forward using the mounting screws 141 used when the second front unit member 120 is attached to the front frame body 15. By attaching to the front side of the frame 15, the slot machine 10 is changed to the first specification.

  As described above, in the slot machine 10 of the embodiment, the second front unit member 120 that is detachably attached to the front frame body 15 has the accommodating portion 128 on the rear side of the transparent or translucent front plate portion 127. The first movable effect device 150 and the second movable effect device 180 are configured to be attached to the front frame 15 in a state of being accommodated in the accommodating portion 128. Thereby, the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment can simultaneously attach / detach the second front unit member 120 to / from the front frame 15 and attach / detach the first and second movable effect devices 150, 180. Can be performed efficiently. Then, the first movable body 152 and the second movable body 153 of the first movable effect device 150 and the movable body 182 of the second movable effect device 180 of the second front unit member 120 positioned on the front side of the slot machine 10 Since the position close to the front plate part 127 (immediately rear side) is moved, powerful effects can be performed and the effects can be enhanced. Further, since the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 disposed in the front frame 15 is visually recognized through the front plate part 127 of the second front unit member 120, the visibility of the display unit 77 is improved. obtain.

  And in the slot machine 10 of the 2nd specification which attached the 2nd front unit member 120, the 1st movable body 152 and the 2nd movable body 153 of the 1st movable production device 150, and the movable body of the 2nd movable production device 180 Since 182 moves to the front of the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 in the storage unit 128, an effect in which the effect display on the display unit 77 and the movement of the movable bodies 152, 153, and 182 are associated with each other is possible. The production effect can be improved. Moreover, since each movable body 152,153,182 moves in front of the display part 77, the production | presentation with a three-dimensional effect can be performed.

  On the other hand, in the slot machine 10 of the first specification equipped with the first front unit member 110, the first front unit member 110 is formed in a large size in which the symbol display device 200 is located on the rear side in the display window 111. Therefore, the first front unit member 110 can be widely exposed on the front side of the slot machine 10 to enhance the decoration effect. Similarly, in the slot machine 10 of the second specification equipped with the second front unit member 120, the second front unit member 120 is formed in a large size in which the front plate portion 127 is located on the front side of the symbol display device 200. Therefore, the second front unit member 120 is widely exposed to the front side of the slot machine 10 and the decoration effect can be enhanced.

  In the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment, the touch panel 90 and the first front unit member 110 as manual operation means are attached to the front frame 15 on which the effect display device 75 is disposed, the first attachment means 100 and the second attachment means 100. By attaching each by the attachment means 101, it can be set as the slot machine of the 1st specification comprised so that the production | presentation which linked the production | presentation display of the display part 77 of the production | presentation display apparatus 75 and the fingertip operation of the touch panel 90 was executable. Further, by attaching the second front unit member 120 to the front frame 15 on which the effect display device 75 is disposed by the second attachment means 101, the effect of the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 and the first and first It can be set as the slot machine of the 2nd specification which can perform the production of 2 movable production devices 150 and 180. Then, the slot machine 10 of the first specification including the touch panel 90 removes the touch panel 90 and the first front unit member 110 from the front frame body 15, and the second front unit member 120 is moved forward by the second attachment means 101. By attaching to the frame 15, it is possible to easily change to the slot machine 10 of the second specification capable of executing the effects of the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 and the effects of the first and second movable effect devices 150 and 180. Further, in the slot machine 10 of the second specification not equipped with the touch panel 90, the second front unit member 120 is removed from the front frame 15, and the touch panel 90 and the first front unit member 110 are removed from the first attachment means 100 and the second mounting unit 100. By attaching to the front frame 15 by the attaching means 101, the slot machine 10 can easily be changed to the first specification slot machine 10 capable of executing an effect in which the effect on the display unit 77 of the effect display device 75 and the fingertip operation on the touch panel 90 are linked. Can do.

  And since the 1st front unit member 110 and the 2nd front unit member 120 can attach or detach with respect to this front frame body 15 from the front side in the state which attached the effect display apparatus 75 to the rear side of the front frame body 15. The first front unit member 110 and the second front unit member 120 can be easily attached to and detached from the front frame 15. Further, the effect display device 75 can be attached to and detached from the front frame body 15 from the rear side with the first front unit member 110 or the second front unit member 120 attached to the front side of the front frame body 15. The attachment / detachment work of the effect display device 75 with respect to the front frame 15 can be easily performed.

[Example of change]
The gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiment illustrated in the embodiments, and various modifications are possible.
(1) One or three or more movable effect devices may be attached to the second front unit member in a state of being accommodated in the accommodation unit of the second front unit member.
(2) As long as the movable rendering device accommodated in the accommodating portion of the second front unit member is movable in the accommodating portion, the movable aspect of the movable member is not limited to that exemplified in the embodiment. .
(3) The housing portion for the second front unit member may be provided at a position that does not overlap the display portion of the effect display device.
(4) The manual operation means is not limited to the touch panel exemplified in the embodiment, and may be a button, a switch, a sensor, or the like capable of fingertip operation.
(5) First attachment means for detachably attaching the manual operation means to the front frame body, second attachment means for detachably attaching the first or second front unit member to the front frame body, and the effect display device as the front frame body The third attachment means that is detachably attached to is not limited to the shape and form exemplified in the embodiment. For example, in the second attachment means for detachably attaching the first or second front unit member to the front frame body, a configuration such as the third attachment means may be adopted, or the manual operation means may be used as the front frame body. The first attachment means that is detachably attached may adopt a configuration such as the second attachment means.
(6) The shape and size of the second front unit member may be such that the front plate portion does not overlap with the symbol display device in the front-rear direction.
(7) The first front unit member is provided with the front plate portion if the fingertip operation on the manual operation means is possible even when the front plate portion located immediately before the manual operation means is provided. May be.
(8) In the embodiment, the sub-control device controls the operation of the first movable effect device and the second movable effect device, but the main control device may control the operation of each movable effect device.
(9) In the embodiment, the slot machine as a gaming machine is shown, but the gaming machine in which the movable effect device is arranged is not limited to the slot machine, and may be a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, or the like. . That is, the invention of the present application is a main body frame that detachably holds a game board that is detachably assembled to the front side of the opening of an outer frame as a fixed frame and is provided with a display device that performs symbol combination effects. In a pachinko machine comprising a main body having a frame, and a front member comprising a front frame as a decorative frame that is assembled to the front side of the middle frame in the main body so as to be openable and closable and can be seen through the game board Or the pachinko machine by which the front decoration member as a front unit member which has a translucent front board part was arrange | positioned by the front side of the front frame is also made into object.
(10) In the embodiment, a slot machine is illustrated in which a support frame is disposed between the housing and the front door, and the symbol display device and the control device are disposed on the support frame. The slot machine may be a slot machine in which the symbol display device and the control device are installed in the housing without providing the support frame.

12 Case (main body)
14 Front door (front member)
75 Production display device 77 Display unit 120 Second front unit member (front unit member)
127 Front plate part 128 Housing part 150 First movable effect device (movable effect device)
152 First movable body (movable body)
153 Second movable body (movable body)
180 Second movable effect device (movable effect device)
182 First movable body (movable body)
200 Symbol display device (display device)

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine provided with a front side member arranged to be openable and closable on the front side of a main body on which a display device that performs a symbol combination effect is arranged,
An effect display device provided on the front member and provided with a display unit capable of displaying a display effect;
Manual operation means provided on the front side member and capable of fingertip operation and configured to allow the back side to be seen through, first attaching means detachable in a state of overlapping the front side of the effect display device;
A first front unit member provided on the front member and configured to allow fingertip operation with respect to the finger manual operation means, or a second front unit member configured to disable fingertip operation with respect to the manual operation means. Any one of them is provided with a second mounting means that can be selectively attached to and detached from the front side member from the front side ,
The manual operation means is attached to the front member by the first attachment means, and the first front unit member is attached to the front member by the second attachment means, whereby the display on the display unit of the effect display device and the manual operation are performed. It can be configured to be able to produce an effect linked with the fingertip operation of the operation means,
By attaching the second front unit member to the front member by the second attachment means, it can be configured to be able to produce an effect of only the display unit of the effect display device ,
Said second front unit member may have a transparent or translucent front plate portion on the front, along with with the front plate portion and the display device is positioned so as to overlap the front and rear, the symbol combination effect of the display device the interlock was directed by housing portion capable of housing the movable effect device which performs the operation of the movable member is defined on the rear side of the front plate portion, the movable directing between the front of the effect display device with the front plate portion The device can be arranged,
Game in which a movable body attached to the second front unit member in a state of being accommodated in the accommodation portion and the movable effect device, characterized in that <br/> that are enabled seen through the front plate portion Machine.

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